Dairying by Design NZ

16/06/2026

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16/06/2026

Feeding Dairy Cows Through the Dry Period: Investing in Next Season's Success

Learn why dry cow nutrition and mineral management are essential before calving. Discover how the right feeding programme supports cow health, transition success, milk production, and profitability.

15/06/2026

From saddles to side-by-sides: The Trax story

Discover how Trax Equipment evolved from hand-crafted saddles to New Zealand's leading manufacturer of side-by-side, quad bike and farm vehicle accessories, delivering innovation, durability and safety for Kiwi farmers for more than 50 years.

15/06/2026

Antibiotic residues in milk - why early detection matters

Early detection of antibiotic residues in milk helps dairy farmers reduce risk, protect milk quality, improve compliance, and avoid costly contamination incidents through rapid onsite screening technology.

04/06/2026

Antibiotic Residues in Milk – Why Early Detection Matters

Milk quality assurance has always been a critical part of the dairy industry, but growing consumer expectations, tighter compliance requirements, and the financial implications of contamination events mean antibiotic residue management is more important than ever. Across New Zealand’s dairy sector, companies such as Evident are seeing increasing demand for rapid screening technologies that help farmers and processors manage residue risk more proactively and with greater confidence.
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Early detection of antibiotic residues in milk helps dairy farmers reduce risk, protect milk quality, improve compliance, and avoid costly contamination incidents through rapid onsite screening technology.

03/06/2026

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03/06/2026

01/06/2026

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22/05/2026

We are incredibly humbled and proud to read these comments from the Community Newspapers Association Awards judging panel.

To have Dairying by Design NZ recognised with:

🏆 **Winner – Best Idea / Innovation**
🏆 **Runner Up – Best Feature / Supplement**

is something very special for our small team.

When we launched Dairying by Design NZ, we simply wanted to create a publication that genuinely celebrated New Zealand’s dairy industry, its people, innovation and stories. To receive feedback recognising the professionalism, readability, photography and passion behind what we do honestly means the world to us.

As two women taking a leap of faith with a new publication, reading comments such as “they took a risk, followed it and delivered a top product” is incredibly rewarding and very emotional.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us — our advertisers, contributors, farmers, clients, readers and supporters. This recognition belongs to all of you as much as it does to us. 💙🐄

We are truly grateful.