The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) wants to hear from the dairy industry and others on how the dairy herd improvement regulatory regime can help to ensure that New Zealand's dairy industry remains world leading.
"The dairy herd improvement regulatory regime has not been comprehensively reviewed since it was established
in 2001," says Emma Taylor, MPI's director of agriculture, marine and plant policy.
"It's important the dairy herd improvement regulatory regime reflects the changing needs of the dairy industry. It's timely to look at how the regulatory settings can better support industry both now and into the future.
"Dairy herd improvement adds substantial value to New Zealand's dairy industry, estimated at around $300 million each year."
Farmers have been testing samples of milk from their dairy cattle and recording data to inform their herd management decisions for over a century.
