Dairy

Federated Farmers Dairy aims to maintain a strong, progressive and sustainable dairy industry through representation, consultation and advocacy.

Federated Farmers Dairy focuses on developing sensible policy by influencing local and central government, the wider industry and community groups.

Federated Farmers Dairy is made up of three parts representing dairy farmers, sharemilkers and sharemilker farm owners.

For more on the Dairy Industry Group click here

Biosecurity Policy

This policy sets out how Farm Owners and their Sharemilkers and Contract Milkers will manage biosecurity threats, such as Mycoplasma bovis and Velvet Leaf.   It will be going out with our Sharemilking (both Variable Order and Herd Owning) and Contract Milking Agreements from now on. 

It is available free for members ($20 (GST inclusive) for non-members) who want to add it to their current Agreements.
  • Members click here to download your copy. 
  • Non-members please phone 0800 327 646 to order.

Dairy Group News

Grab deals for your farm at the Bunnings Expo

Posted on 22/02/2024
Bunnings are having their annual Trade Expo and we’re encouraging farmers to get along and grab a deal.

Federated Farmers acknowledge anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle

Posted on 14/02/2024
Today marks one year since Cyclone Garbielle struck the East Coast causing widespread damage across your farms and your communities.

PINZ 2024 - Help us celebrate farmer innovation

Posted on 13/02/2024
As rural professionals and those involved with management of farming assets, you'll no doubt know several examples of No. 8 wire innovations from humble people within your networks that go unnoticed beyond the farm gate.

Dairy Industry Newsletters

Click here to view the latest Dairy Alert

Posted on 17/05/2021

Dairy Policy Work

Guaranteed Minimum Return Factsheet

Posted on 15/02/2024
Factsheet regarding the Guaranteed Minimum Return (GMR) in the Contract Milking Agreement,

New-Season Farm Confidence Report - July 2023

Posted on 28/07/2023
This report summarises the July 2023 Federated Farmers’ New-Season Farm Confidence survey results. The survey is undertaken twice a year (January and July); this is the 29th iteration.

Submission on Stock Exclusion Regulations 2020

Posted on 18/07/2023
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Federated Farmers of New Zealand, and Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) welcome the opportunity to make a joint submission on the Resource Management (Stock Exclusion) Regulations 2020.

Season Changeover Factsheet

Posted on 18/05/2023
A checklist to help in preparing for the change of season and dairy changeovers.

Mid-Season Farm Confidence Report - January 2023

Posted on 7/02/2023
This report summarises the January 2023 Federated Farmers’ Mid-Season Farm Confidence survey results. The survey is undertaken twice a year (January and July); this is the 28th iteration.

Factsheets

Guaranteed Minimum Return Factsheet

Posted on 15/02/2024
Factsheet regarding the Guaranteed Minimum Return (GMR) in the Contract Milking Agreement,

Season Changeover Factsheet

Posted on 18/05/2023
A checklist to help in preparing for the change of season and dairy changeovers.

Regional Stock Burial Rules

Posted on 15/09/2022
The below is a summary as at 20 July 2020, and it is based on our initial appraisal...

Good practice guidelines for the Welfare of Bobby Calves

Posted on 15/09/2022
DairyNZ good practice guidelines for the welfare of bobby calves

Southland and Otago Winter Feed Management Toolkit

Posted on 15/09/2022
This toolkit has been prepared to give farmers options to minimise the impact of the wet 2019-2020 season

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