https://www.dfms.co.nz https://www.dfms.co.nz/mating-results-for-2020-2021 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:40:57 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/mating-results-for-2020-2021 https://www.dfms.co.nz/a-year-in-review-at-dfms Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:59:26 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/a-year-in-review-at-dfms https://www.dfms.co.nz/season-to-date Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/season-to-date https://www.dfms.co.nz/salmonellosis-in-dairy-cattle Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:44:14 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/salmonellosis-in-dairy-cattle https://www.dfms.co.nz/increasing-controls-on-antibiotic-usage Mon, 24 Aug 2020 23:09:50 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/increasing-controls-on-antibiotic-usage https://www.dfms.co.nz/action-for-healthy-waterways Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/action-for-healthy-waterways https://www.dfms.co.nz/do-you-have-a-wetland-on-your-property Environment Canterbury have recently released a potential wetlands map using a mixture of aerial and ground surveys. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:12:53 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/do-you-have-a-wetland-on-your-property wetland,news,environment,canterbury,search thumbnail https://www.dfms.co.nz/dairying-on-the-up It's been a tough few years for dairy farmers so it is encouraging to be finishing 2019 on a more positive note. Mon, 20 Apr 2020 02:12:45 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/dairying-on-the-up dairy,overview,2019,economy thumbnail https://www.dfms.co.nz/green-house-gas-update The Zero Carbon Bill was passed unopposed in November, meaning carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N20) emissions must be reduced to net zero (CO2 and N2O emissions are reduced 100%) by 2050. What does this mean for your property? Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:36:03 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/green-house-gas-update greenhouse,ghg,update,co2,n2o thumbnail https://www.dfms.co.nz/land-and-water-regional-plan-plan-change-5-is-operative-on-1st-february-2019 Find out exactly what the Plan changes mean for your farm business. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/land-and-water-regional-plan-plan-change-5-is-operative-on-1st-february-2019 water,land,plan,changes,sustainable,milk,hurunui,selwyn,hinds,canterbury,south,north,coastal,streams,milking,dairy,regional,mahinga,kai,values,winter,grazing,overseer,overseerfm,update,announcement,consent thumbnail https://www.dfms.co.nz/dfms-newsletter-1 Welcome to our newsletter!! The aim of this newsletter is to provide you with industry specific news and information. If you have questions or topics you would like to see discussed, please email us at admin@dfms.co.nz. In this newsletter we have articles about strategic and succession planning, an introduction to the consultant team and an update from Kirsty Martin our environmental consultant. Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/dfms-newsletter-1 NEWS,team,newsletter,succession,planning,strategic,kirsty,environmental,update,introduction,christmas thumbnail https://www.dfms.co.nz/Waimakaririr-Water-Zone-Committee The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee, made up of local residents, have put forward a Draft ZIPA with recommendations of how nutrients should be managed in the catchment to improve water quality in a sustainable way. The Draft ZIPA will go to ECAN who will consider the recommendations but ultimately decide the Sub-regional plan for this catchment. Therefore, please be aware that the farming targets outlined below from the Draft ZIPA may change once the Waimakariri sub-regional plan is confirmed. This is expected to be in 2021. So what does the Draft ZIPA mean for farmers? Read on ... Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/Waimakaririr-Water-Zone-Committee water,waimakariri,draft,zone,programme,addendum,ZIPA,ECAN,Plan,farmers,nitrate,priority,management,runnoff,sediment,phosphorus,ecoli thumbnail https://www.dfms.co.nz/Mycoplasma-bovis-disease The government and industry funded phased eradication program for M. bovis is underway. This program could take up to 10 years to achieve eradication if it succeeds. If unsuccessful we will continue farming with M. bovis on NZ farms. At present we cannot be sure how widespread M. bovis is and so investigations are continuing. This includes further bulk milk testing from dairy farms and tonsillar swabs collected from beef cattle in the meat works. This means we are now farming with M. bovis in NZ at least for the foreseeable future. Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://www.dfms.co.nz/Mycoplasma-bovis-disease Mycoplasma,disease,nz,infection,dairy,cows,farming,organism,eradication,government,farm,milk,testing,mastitis,calf,hard,mating,biosecurity,news,healthy,canterbury thumbnail