DairyNZ http://www.dairynz.co.nz/ purpose is to secure and enhance the profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of New Zealand dairy farming.
DairyNZ was formed in 2007 from the vote of farmers and where two independent organisations Dairy Insight and Dexcel were merged. Dairy NZ is independently run band governed by a farmer-elected board. It is funded by farmers through a levy on milksolids. Through this levy, farmers invest in much of the work carried out through Dairy NZ.
There are many branches within the organisation, I am part of the Research and Development Team where there are many sub branches including Business, Economics and People, Sustainability, Productivity, Feed & Systems, Animal Science, and Science Support, which is where I am located.
The organisation has developed good pathways from entry level right through to Principle Scientists. They have a range of positions in the Research & Development branch:
Principle Scientist, Senior Scientists, Post doc Scientists, PHD /MA Students, Science Interns, Senior Research Technicians, Research Technicians and Assistant Research Technicians.
They also explained that there are a lot of different areas that are explored Systems, Modelling/Biometrics, Reproduction, Nutrition, Lactation Biology, Animal Welfare and Dairy training just to name a few.
The team at Lye Farm at Dairy NZ made me extremely welcome, I have managed to get be to get involved with various amounts of things. I have fed cows, cut grass for analysis, carried out tiller densities, and read....
What I have found from observation that the team work needed for this kind of work is huge, everyone is very helpful and works all together, regardless on which trial they are working on. It goes to show you that Science is a not solo job!
I look forward to next week.
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