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Merry Christmas from everyone at DairyNZ! 🎅🎄 Our offices are closed over the holiday period and will re-open on January 6. The 0800 4 DairyNZ farmer information line will not be staffed over the break but if you leave a message we’ll get back to you in the New Year. For urgent support, you can find the contact details of our regional teams at https://lnkd.in/gRu2aeXy. Take care and we'll see you in 2025. 📷 Photo credit: Mary the Cow at DairyNZ's Lye Farm.

DairyNZ’s latest farm financial forecast shows a national breakeven milk price of $8.32 per kgMS. With the average national forecast payout now sitting at $10.08 per kgMS, that’s potentially $1.76 of cream on top for farmers. “It’s the perfect time to take a moment to celebrate a positive end to 2024, while reflecting on how to approach the New Year, including how to utilise the higher payout to best support long-term success,” says DairyNZ Senior Business Specialist Paul Bird. Read more at bit.ly/econ-tracker.

DairyNZ - Scientific strength shows sector is in safe hands https://lnkd.in/g6x_tf8c

In another boost for the sector, the latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report from Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has shown food and fibre exports are forecast to hit $56.9 billion by 30 June 2025 and climb to a record $58.3 billion the following year. Dairy exports alone are forecast to grow by 10 per cent to $25.5 billion in the year to 30 June 2025. The news follows our latest New Zealand Dairy Statistics report which highlighted the dairy sector’s resilience. Read more at bit.ly/dnz-dairy-stats.

Today we released the 2023-24 edition of New Zealand Dairy Statistics, in collaboration with Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC). Despite tight and uncertain economic conditions, the report has emphasised the dairy sector’s resilience and the importance of dairy to the New Zealand economy. Read more at bit.ly/dairy-stats or download the full report at https://lnkd.in/ggdncgvT.

DairyNZ Scientist Dr Charlotte Reed has received the 2024 Australasian Dairy Science Symposium (ADSS) Emerging Scientist Award in recognition of her exceptional achievements as an early-career scientist, including leading innovative and high-quality research, and her ability to convey the scientific outcomes to the audience. Charlotte shared research on ‘What do milk urea concentrations tell us in temperate grazing systems?’ from a collaboration between DairyNZ, AgResearch, Lincoln University (NZ) and Fonterra under the Low N Systems research programme. The award was sponsored by the Ellett Agricultural Research Trust (ellett.org.nz). Congratulations Charlotte!

DairyNZ was a key partner at the 2024 Australasian Dairy Science Symposium (ADSS) held in Christchurch this week. Members of the DairyNZ Research & Science team attended and presented on their high quality, credible and impactful research to a large group of science and extension professionals from Australia and New Zealand who are committed to the future of the dairy industry. Bridget Maclean Mark Neal Paul Edwards Holly Williamson Nicole Wheadon Konagh Garrett Rhiannon Handcock Elena Minnee Dawn Dalley Jenny Jago Chris Glassey Susanne Meier Roshean Woods Sarah Gard Kirsty Verhoek Brian Dela Rue Tai Chikazhe Lydia Farrell Teresa Anderson Claire Phyn Stacey Hendriks Lucy Hall Jane Kay Nicolas Lyons Callum Eastwood Simon Woodward

Episode 90 of Talking Dairy is out now. Hear from Tracy Brown, DairyNZ’s new Chair, as she shares her inspiring journey and vision for the future of the dairy sector. Listen now at bit.ly/dnz-td90.

Celebrating 20 years, the Australasian Dairy Science Symposium (ADSS) conference is being held in Christchurch this week. This conference brings together dairy scientists from Australia and New Zealand with this year's theme reflecting on timeless practices, re-invention and future thinking in the Australasian Dairy Industry. While we reflect on two decades of impact, we will hear from four early career researchers entered into the 'ADSS Emerging Scientist Award' competition. DairyNZ’s Dr Lucy Hall, Dr Konagh Garrett, Dr Stacey Hendriks, and Dr Charlotte Reed will present research spanning the impact of farm factors on dairy farmer’s sleep, using on-animal sensors to predict pasture covers, insights on methane emissions under different nutritional strategies, and linking milk urea levels to risks for animal and environmental impacts. https://lnkd.in/gKfFjEUe

DairyNZ's Research and Science team out and about this week seeing our research applied on farm at Owl Farm near Cambridge, and an interesting visit to MilkTestNZ laboratory, analysing milk samples from every dairy farm for daily milk composition and quality. For more on our research and science, visit dairynz.co.nz/research.