2026 Board Director Elections
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2025 Board Director Elections
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2024 Discovery Project team
The 2024 Discovery Project Team has recently been announced, with 24 heifers from 16 Holstein ...
2024 Board Director Elections
Do you want to help shape the future of NZ’s largest dairy breed society? Nominations ...
The next step on a journey to genetic excellence
The highly anticipated 2023 Discovery Project team has been revealed, marking an exciting milestone for ...
Dairy industry’s brightest youth Belgium-bound for Young Breeders School
Five of the New Zealand dairy industry’s brightest young people will be heading to Belgium ...
Training an eye for detail at HFNZ judging school
New Zealand’s Holstein Friesian cattle judging community is gearing up for their first series of ...
Elite genetics captured early with Discovery Project
The next generation of high-BW Holstein Friesian heifers earmarked to breed genetically-elite Holstein Friesian females ...
2021 Discovery Project team
The 2021 Discovery Project Team has recently been announced, with 30 heifers from 14 Holstein ...
2021 Holstein Friesian New Zealand Award Results
2021 Valden Cow of the Year - Raymac ME Expresso VG87 5*SP 2021 Valden Cow ...
2021 Holstein Friesian New Zealand-DeLaval All NZ Photo Competition results
Announced at the Holstein Friesian NZ Northland conference in June, the 2021 HFNZ-DeLaval All NZ ...
Farming for capacity
Tom and Francesca Bennett were able to reduce their herd numbers and still increase production. ...
Working with nature
David and Karen Cole have found a winning recipe for soil health. Northland dairy farmer ...
HFNZ General Manager appointed to lead world’s largest dairy breed federation
The General Manager of New Zealand’s largest dairy breed association, Holstein Friesian NZ, has been ...
Elite Heifer Raffle winners drawn
Stephen and Judith Ray, from Balclutha, have won the Holstein Friesian NZ, Elite Heifer Raffle ...
Waikato dairy farming couple take home two prestigious titles
Te Hau Windbrook Cleo EX, Tom Bennett, LInda Deane with Fearne Bennett and Francesca Bennett ...
Taranaki teenager takes top spot at a national dairy youth camp in Southland
A Taranaki teenager has been recognised for his cattle handling skills, ability with a pair ...
Canterbury A&P On-Farm show a Charm for Sherraine Holsteins
Olivia Carhill and Sherraine Gold Charm ET. Photo credit: Dianna Malcolm, Mud Media. The Canterbury ...
Dairy animals back in the show ring after two-year M.Bovis hiatus
Tony Jenkins with Waikato A&P Show, Supreme Champion Holstein Friesian, Co-Coch Armni Roma-Red-ET Dairy animals ...
Quinedale Igniter Daisy goes TOP in class with five Excellents
Quinedale Igniter Daisy EX5 Quinedale Igniter Daisy goes TOP in class with five Excellents At ...
Discovery project delivers two new premier sires for LIC
Meander ATM Apple-ET S1F. Dam of Meander MH Armour-ET S2F. Two Holstein Friesian bulls selected ...
Car-racing farm manager artificially inseminates more than 25,000 dairy cows in 10-year career
It is 3.15am on a calm spring morning as Dannevirke dairy farmer Tania Cresswell slides ...
2020 Black & White Youth Auction
A huge thank you to all our bidders, online bidding platform bidr® and all our ...
Post-lockdown job offer enables Hawke’s Bay dairy farmers to expand their business
The start of the new dairy season saw a Hawke’s Bay couple triple the number ...
Unique Christmas calving pattern helps Wairarapa dairy farmers boost milk production
A Wairarapa dairy farm has adopted a unique calving pattern to boost milk production and ...
Sire profile: Westcoast River
Westcoast Montana Riza 4700 VG85 Canadian sire 120738 Westcoast River is one of the leading ...
Young dairy farmer seizes agricultural opportunities and takes out national award
Pete Smit is one of a growing number of young business-savvy New Zealanders seizing opportunities ...
Rare accolade for 18-year-old North Canterbury Holstein Friesian cow
Belbrook Dynamic Vanessa EX5. An 18-year-old dairy cow in North Canterbury has achieved a rare ...
Technology helps ensure dairy replacement heifers hit target weights
The Eden's milk 275 Holstein Friesian cows. Investing in weigh scales is helping Southland dairy ...
Remembering long-serving HFNZ member Peter Robertson
Peter Robertson (second from left) with other Honorary Life members in 1989 A World War ...
Ellen Sands drives genetic change in her family’s dairy business
Ellen Sands can vividly recall the moment that ignited her passion for genetics and breeding ...
Taranaki dairy farm scoops national production awards
A Taranaki dairy farmer who has won a raft of production awards attributes his success ...
Raymac Holsteins clinch Valden Cow of the Year
A 13-year-old Holstein Friesian dairy cow from Otago has been named the 2020 Valden Cow ...
Sherraine Holsteins big winners in Semex On Farm Competition
A North Canterbury farm has clinched two awards in the national final of a major ...
Gauntlet heifer sells for $6,000
Muritai Gauntlet Winfall. An in-calf Holstein Friesian heifer carrying a CRV contract mating has sold ...
New outcross bull with strong udder scores
116561 Woodcote H McLaren-ET S3F. A new outcross bull with strong udder scores is creating ...
Zero bobby calves a benefit of milking Holstein Friesians
The versatility of Holstein Friesians is being credited with allowing a young South Canterbury couple ...
New system to help evaluate performance of NZ’s dairy genetics
A new $1 million project backed by funding from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) ...
Obituary: Well-known Holstein Friesian breeder dies
Charles Roberts. Source NZ Herald A legend of the New Zealand racing industry, who was ...
High-tech collars help Southland dairy farm get more cows in-calf
The Copinga's had Allflex smart collars fixed to their cows in August 2019. Identifying cows ...
Southland dairy farmer to join Holstein Friesian NZ Board
It has taken two months to repair kilometres of damaged fences on Helen Cummings’ flood-ravaged ...
University study on hold for young breeder during lockdown
Monique Radford is supposed to be sitting in a laboratory at Massey University learning about ...
Technology used to fast-track genetic gains on Geraldine dairy farm
New technology is helping Hugh and Jennifer Forsythe fast-track genetic gains in their dairy herd ...
A2 advantage helps Schat’s buy first farm
A lucrative contract supplying sought-after A2 milk to Synlait has helped Daniel and Amanda Schat ...
Sire profile: Coastal-View Mookie-ET
Coastal View Mookie-ET daughter Coastal-View Mookie-ET has a growing reputation as a high fat component, ...
Judging helps dairy farmer see NZ
Bradley Parkes’ skill for judging Holstein Friesian dairy cattle has taken him around New Zealand ...
Discovery Project bulls picked up by LIC
The dam of Woodcote G Lookout-ET S2F. Discovery Project 2016. A project designed to help ...
Milestone for Holstein Friesian breeder
Wentworth Talent Duchess EX4 in 2016. A trophy-winning dairy cow in the Waikato who’s nearing ...
End of an era for Taranaki Holstein Friesian stud
A Taranaki farmer’s 40-year commitment to breeding Holstein Friesians is set to come to an ...
Taranaki dairy farmer wins big at the North Island Championships
Makuri Gold Amber-ET EX2 and Joanne Dorn in the show ring at the Stratford Show ...
Show ring success for central Hawke’s Bay breeder
Tararua Impression Roxy and Hazel Schroder It’s been a bittersweet return to the show ring ...
Clover-Lane Aftshk Sue-ET EX wins supreme champion title
A dairy cow co-owned by a North Canterbury family has been named the South Island’s ...
Taranaki to host National All Dairy Breeds Youth Camp
Taranaki is set to host a national youth camp designed to upskill young people interested ...
Genomic testing helps fast-track genetic gain
David Fullerton can tell before heifer calf is weaned if it’s going to grow into ...
Robbie Wakelin to represent NZ in Switzerland
A young North Canterbury man will represent New Zealand at an international gathering of dairy ...
Otto urges people to apply for HFNZ Scholarship
Lauren Otto is counting down the days until she can trade her textbooks for the ...