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DairyNZ says emissions prices suggested by the Productivity Commission would heavily affect NZ farming if the sector faced a full emissions price under the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Farmer groups, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are in damage control.

DairyNZ director Ben Allomes believes every day should be worker appreciation day.

New Zealand has the highest agricultural emissions of the 170 countries that have ratified the Paris agreement, says DairyNZ’s Nick Tait.

Keen to serve on the DairyNZ board? Here’s your chance.

Weaning based on calf weight and meal intake will help calves develop into healthy heifers, says DairyNZ.

DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel says the dairy sector and Fonterra has benefited from John Wilson’s “inspirational leadership” for over 20 years.

In seasonally calving herds all heifers are expected to be fertile and mated at the same time, but their birth dates typically span four-six weeks. 

A major initiative launched in the Tararua district seeks to reduce nitrate leaching on 135 dairy farms which can’t get consent for their operations. The hope is to achieve this with a single forage – plantain.

Making your farm a ‘biosecurity island’ can help you protect your business sustainability.