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Body Condition Scoring

New and improved BCS app

Animal health

Reduce the risk of salmonella infection

Considerations for the whole farm system

Managing GHG emissions

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Our purpose

Learn more about DairyNZ’s purpose, and what progressing a positive future for New Zealand dairy farming means to us.

What's new

New Talking Dairy episode

Smart dry-off strategies

Antibiotic resistance is rising - so how can you protect your herd at dry-off? We break down the latest research on selective dry cow therapy and share practical tips to reduce antibiotics, manage dry-off risks, and keep cows healthy.

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March update now live

Discover NZ's top proven bulls on the latest Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list update - helping you breed more productive and efficient cows.

View the RAS lists

Autumn smarts for a successful season

Get autumn-ready with seasonal tips, tools and resoures in one handy place.

Browse here

RMA changes welcomed by DairyNZ but more details needed

Media releases

2 min. read

27 Mar 2025

Inside Dairy: Waterway health is taking root

Inside Dairy

2 min. read

20 Mar 2025

Upcoming events

Collaborative research efforts to quantify methane emissions

To support farmers in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we’ve teamed up with Irish researchers to quantify methane emissions from dairy cows in pasture-based systems. This collaborative research programme delves into the complexities of methane emissions from grazing cows, aiming to develop more precise emission factors and mitigation strategies for our unique pasture-based systems.

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About us

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Years of science

We’re proud to be working alongside farmers to provide science solutions to farming challenges for more than 15 years.

+ $67m

Invested

In 2022/23 DairyNZ invested $67.25m into programmes and projects that support profitable and sustainable dairy farming, and continue to progress the positive future of our sector.

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Tools and resources

We have a breadth of useful tools and resources available to help farmers run their business throughout the seasons. They are tried and tested and have been developed using the latest science and research.

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Research partners

Working together with others in the sector is an important part of how we collaborate to solve the longer-term challenges.

Next generation improvements

NZ Animal Evaluation by DairyNZ works closely with farmers and industry to bring you the data to lift the genetic potential of New Zealand’s dairy herd, and to help ensure improvements continue from this generation to the next.

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