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Your on farm sustainability questions answered
Hosted by Julia Jones, our experts Greig Sinclair, Charlotte Glass, Annika Coveney and Will Burrett, will talk through the issues facing farmers...

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Moving Day 2022
We have collated partner resources for the upcoming 2022 Moving Day so you can be sure you have the most up-to-date information...

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How to build a bloody good business
Strong and resilient dairy farming businesses are more important now than ever before. We are facing significant change, both in our sector...

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Crucial Conversations
Join Sara Keenan online as she explains the science behind trigger points, emotional reactions, and resistance – and how to navigate through...

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Managing and Diffusing Conflict
Join Sara Keenan online as she explains the science behind trigger points, emotional reactions, and resistance – and how to navigate through...

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Getting back on track with NAIT
Join dairy farmer, Louisa Sahin to understand NAIT’s timeframes for registration and movement recording, and why this is important for biosecurity. You’ll...

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Annual General Meeting
We’ve been up to a lot over the past year and are excited to share with you some of our highlights, take a look....

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Farmer led cow pregnancy test
Hear about IDEXX’s new cow side pregnancy test. This new pregnancy test is another tool to help farmers increase fertility and profitability...

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DairyNZ’s 2021 Residents Visa Webinar
Hear from Federated Farmers Immigration Spokesman and Board Member Chris Lewis, and Greenstone Recruitment Immigration Specialist Graydon Sharratt to get a better...

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From Calf Shed to Cow Shed
Hear Natalie Hughes (SealesWinslow) speak about weaning and growing out heifers and Steve Forsman (LIC) around how to interpret MINDA-Weights and what...

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DWN on a mission with Dr Tom
Dr Tom Mulholland has been touring rural New Zealand for the past 7 years in his retro chevy ambulance taking the pulse...

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Focus Mastery: Communication Power
Enhance your communication and curiosity, and explore new ways to: Understand and tailor your communication Deliver a message that lands well and...

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Milk Fever Webinar
Milk fever, a metabolic disease that occurs around calving, dramatically reduces milk production in both clinical and subclinical cows. Natalie Chrystal from...

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Focus Mastery: Developing a learning mindset, a toolkit for self-development
Explore why a learning mindset can enhance your motivation and confidence. Understand: The impact of curiosity on the brain The learning zone...

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Make time for your people – Webinars
People are at the epicentre of our farm businesses, and ensuring employers and employees have strong relationships and a good work-life balance...

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Focus Mastery: Mastering your focus day-to-day
With busy lives how do we master our energy and environment to achieve focus Learn how to: Tailor your day and week...

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Protect your farm and family from salmonella
Salmonella is a significant disease of cattle and is found throughout New Zealand. To learn more about Salmonella and how to protect...

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Managing risks of Drug and Alcohol in the workplace/on farm Webinar
The referendums brought this topic to mind and we want to ensure you are able to feel confident in what you need...

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Minimising Lameness Webinar
We want to support you in keeping your herd healthy from top to bottom, so we teamed up with Andrew from Clutha...

DIY December
This year, Christmas might look a little different. DIY different. We’re turning the month of December into your go-to holiday kit. From...

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YUM Granola
We are here to connect you with the tools to help you feel inspired and supported in your business and personal life....

Partner Resources
PaySauce Hiring Checklist
Get cracking when you need a new employee with this checklist from PaySauce.

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THE WORLD NEEDS DYSLEXICS NOW MORE THAN EVER
Claire is a Davis Facilitator providing programmes for individuals presenting with Dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, confusion around Maths Concepts and also for those with Focus and Coordination issues.

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DWN2020 MAKE.IT.MATTER CONFERENCE
Join us online for our DWN2020 Make.It.Matter Conference. This year’s conference was moved entirely online so you can watch replay sessions for all the talks at any time, anywhere.

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Supporting You and Your Team to Thrive
Join us online for our four-part webinar series Supporting You and Your Team to Thrive as we explore how valuable it is that dairy farmers, their teams and their communities can flourish in a positive, supportive environment.

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Raising Resilient Children
The way to build emotional resilience is to ensure we have “multiple moments of tolerable stress in the presence of an attuned relationship”...

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How to Be a Bloody Good Boss Series
Together with DairyNZ, and PaySauce, we are proud to deliver these informative sessions covering the whole recruitment process.

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Anxiety in Children Returning to School
Children are particularly impacted by the environment, so as adults, we need to be very aware of the messages we are sending verbally and non-verbally...

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Totally Balmy
We are here to connect you with the tools to help you feel inspired and supported in your business and personal life....

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The Honey Crate
We are here to connect you with the tools to help you feel inspired and supported in your business and personal life....

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Kereru Natural Products
We are here to connect you with the tools to help you feel inspired and supported in your business and personal life....
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Rolling a Down Cow
Getting a cow back on her feet and returned to the herd as quickly as possible is rewarding for you and the...
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Heat Stress
Dairy cows in all areas of New Zealand are affected by heat stress during summer. Heat stress occurs when an animal’s heat...

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NAIT Calving Tips
The main focus of the annual OSPRI NAIT calving campaign is to build farmer/industry awareness on tagging and registering calves, as this is...
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Calf Rearing
Be confident this calving season with all you need to know about raising healthy calves. These resources will leave you with not...

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FarmIQ and NZ Landcare Trust FEP Webinars
NZLT and FarmIQ have teamed up to provide three helpful webinars for those thinking of undertaking a Farm Environment Plan. Week 1: ‘What is an...

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Recipes
Here you’ll find recipes and meal plans. Whether you’re after a quick dessert or ideas for easy family meals, we have the resources to...

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Break Even Milk Price Calculator
We’ve created an interactive spreadsheet for you to use to calculate your farm’s BEMP – the price that you need to reach to meet...

Partner Resources
PaySimple – A PaySauce Tool
PaySimple is a streamlined version of PaySauce that PaySauce are providing free until June 30th, to support small businesses who are hard...

Key Industry Updates
NZ Dairy Exporter
April Issue – Cream of the Crop The NZ Dairy Exporter April Cream of the Crop issue is a celebration of excellence...
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How Cows View the World
Cows have senses just like us – sight, sound, smell, touch and taste, but these senses operate differently to ours. Because cows...
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Fit for Transport
Are your cows fit for transport? Preparing stock for transport ensures a comfortable and safe journey for cattle, reduces effluent on public...
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Facial Eczema
Facial Eczema (FE) is a disease which causes lowered production, skin irritation and peeling, and sometimes death. As our climate warms the...

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Farm Accommodation
Become knowledgeable on the Residential Tenancy Act, Healthy Homes Guarantee Act and what your requirements, rights and responsibilities...

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DWN19 Invest in You
DWN19 is an opportunity. A personal development day, upskill with practical on farm learning, a social outing, a night of good company and great...

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Health and Wellbeing
The Dairy Farmer Wellness and Wellbeing Programme that was led by Dairy Women’s Network focused on physical and emotional wellbeing, including...
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Mycoplasma Bovis
We are committed to keeping you up-to-date on the most current resources available on Mycoplasma Bovis. Check back here every so often...