Crisis and adverse events

Drought management in dairy farming is about preparing for and recovering from dry conditions. This page provides you with various options to deal with drought.

Power outages on NZ dairy farms can lead to significant disruptions, affecting daily activities such as providing water to animals, keeping lights on, milking, and maintaining proper heating and cooling.

The page offers comprehensive guidelines to dairy farmers affected by adverse weather conditions, particularly cyclones. It covers three main aspects: people, animals, and business.

Prolonged wet weather poses challenges to normal farming activities by saturating soils. This page provides information on managing the impact of wet weather on dairy farming.

Flooding on a dairy farm can be devastating, but the page you're reading provides essential guidelines to mitigate its effects.

Sending in-milk cows off the property is a practice where a grazier cares for and milks the cows during floods or drought, while the owner renovates pastures and recovers.

Pasture renovation after major flooding events requires a careful and strategic approach. The page provides guidelines on how to handle different types of damage to your pastures, from lightly silted to completely dead, due to being underwater.

Milk disposal on your farm may become necessary after an adverse event. This page covers guidelines for various disposal methods, including applying milk directly to the land or discharging into effluent ponds.

Missed milkings due to power cuts or extreme weather events can be managed without severely affecting your cows' milk production. DairyNZ research indicates that mid-lactation herds can tolerate up to a week's delay.

Earthquakes can lead to significant disruption and damage on dairy farms. This page provides information to help you manage the aftermath of an earthquake on your farm.