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Read all the latest news here from our National Office, our regional Rural Support Trusts along with what is happening in the NZ food & fibre sectors.

Turning of the Tide! Whakatane - Bay of Plenty 18
Jun
2025

Turning of the Tide! Whakatane - Bay of Plenty

Turning of the Tide: Winter Trivia Nights! 

South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) - Timarau, Canterbury

South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) - Timarau, Canterbury

The South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) is a two day conference for farmers, led by farmers

November 12, 2024 0 Comments
Drought Support - Tips and Resources

Drought Support - Tips and Resources

The situation While some areas of the lower South have received some rainfall during late summer and early Autumn, there are areas throughout the Southland region and South Otago where there has been very little rainfall at all. Looking ahead, the MetService long-range forecast is predicting near normal monthly rainfall totals for Southland in March, with drier than...
March 21, 2023 0 Comments
Dairy Budget Case Studies

Dairy Budget Case Studies

DairyNZ have collected in-depth current season budgets from a number of top performing farms with a focus on lower ‘per unit’ cost of production to help you identify opportunities.

January 29, 2023 0 Comments
Asking for help shouldn’t be the hardest thing we do in life, says Otago Federated Farmers' Luke Kane.

Asking for help shouldn’t be the hardest thing we do in life, says Otago Federated Farmers' Luke Kane.

Rural Life story - 23 November 2022

Luke Kane shares what it is like dealing with losing a family member to suicide.

November 23, 2022 0 Comments
Decision Tree for Flood Damaged Farms

Decision Tree for Flood Damaged Farms

DairyNZ - Decision Tree for Flood Damaged Farms

July 12, 2022 0 Comments
Heavy Snow - advice from DairyNZ and B+LNZ

Heavy Snow - advice from DairyNZ and B+LNZ

Heavy Snow - DairyNZ

Checklist to help you reduce the impact of heavy snow conditions on farm 

July 12, 2022 0 Comments
DairyNZ - Talking Dairy Podcast Series - Episode 36 "Rural Women are Struggling too"

DairyNZ - Talking Dairy Podcast Series - Episode 36 "Rural Women are Struggling too"

Listen to Southland Dairy Farmer and the woman behind the Thriving Farming Women Group, Loshni Manikam.
Dairy Industry - Encouraging Kiwi's to have a change of career

Dairy Industry - Encouraging Kiwi's to have a change of career

The New Zealand Dairy industry is desperate for more workers this season.

Tim Mackle from DairyNZ spoke to Seven Sharp about why you should go dairying.

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