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Farmers around the country are set to learn more about the basics of National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) in a new Dairy Women’s Network workshop series. Delivered in conjunction with disease management agency and NAIT tool owner, OSPRI, the free three-hour sessions will cover the registration process and how to keep up to date […]

18th August 2020 At 10.30am this morning a platform where New Zealanders can show their support for Aucklanders trapped in lockdown went live. The brainchild of a group of business people from the food and fibre sector in the Waikato, the Kia Kaha Auckland Facebook page is the first step for the group whose aim

9th JULY 2020 Dairy farmers throughout New Zealand are about to benefit from specialist animal health knowledge, as Dairy Women’s Network enters into a new partnership with global veterinary diagnostics and leading research and development organisation IDEXX. The partnership is the latest in a series of IDEXX community support initiatives worldwide, and sees a team

3 June 2020 Existing best practice and vital new research aimed at producing strong, healthy, well grown calves is the focus of five calf rearing webinars being run by the Dairy Women’s Network starting on Monday. Calf rearing is a critical time for dairy farmers, with success determined by the quality and management of new-born

2 June 2020 The Dairy Women’s Network will have three new faces when its board meets on Friday. Fonterra Dairy Woman of the year 2019 Trish Rankin, Dairy Women’s Network Business Group Director Rachel Haskew and Chief Executive of iwi-owned Pouarua Farms Jenna Smith will all bring valuable varied skills and experiences, Dairy Women’s Network

26 May 2020 After seven years Alison Gibb will pull up her chair as a Trustee at next week’s Dairy Women’s Network board meeting for the last time. “It’s time to step back and let fresh eyes and input take the organisation to the next level, and it’s also important for me that I move

How to be a bloody good boss virtual workshops are being by the Dairy Women’s Network this week. The workshops are the second wave of seminars run by the Dairy Women’s Network that were originally being held in person throughout the country but have been adapted to run as an online webinar series. “Moving our

The Dairy Women’s Network inaugural Regional Leader of the Year award was won by Mid-Canterbury farmer Tania Burrows. The award, which recognises grassroots dairy farming leadership efforts from throughout New Zealand, was announced at tonight’s Dairy Women’s Network virtual awards evening. (Wednesday 6 May). The other finalists were Sue Skelton, who is farming south west

Ngai Tahu Farm Manager Ash-Leigh Campbell from Christchurch is the 2020 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year. The prestigious dairy award was announced at tonight’s Dairy Women’s Network virtual awards evening. (Wednesday 6 May). The other finalists were Auckland based microbiologist and bio chemist Natasha Maguire and West Coast dairy farmer Heather McKay. Dairy Women’s