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Nineteen-year-old Ashlee Ennis is thrilled she has got a job on a dairy farm after recently completing three-weeks of GoDairy Farm Ready Training with DairyNZ.

DairyNZ has released its ten policy priorities for the 2020 election.

With the passing of the Government’s new rules to protect and restore fresh waterways, DairyNZ says it’s turning its attention to what this now means on-farm.

DairyNZ says some of the people who have completed their training programme – GoDairy are already working on dairy farms.

A major recruitment campaign is in full swing to get people displaced by job losses due to Covid-19 into roles in the primary sector.

DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the joint decision three years ago to eradicate Mycoplamsa bovis was a difficult call.

DairyNZ says some of the people who have completed their training programme, Go Dairy, are already working on dairy farms.

DairyNZ says it’s backing changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA).

Calves that are cared for well have a reduced risk of disease and cost less to rear, says DairyNZ.

Despite it being a busy time, being a good boss during calving is absolutely achievable, says DairyNZ’s People Team leader Jane Muir.