DairyBase celebrates 20-year milestone | Ep. 78

How do you benchmark your farm systems and performance within the sector? DairyBase enables you to better understand your farm system and its performance, by comparing KPIs (key performance indicators) and determining what is working well, then identifying opportunities for improvement. 20% of New Zealand farms contribute to DairyBase which offers two types of benchmarking – the business’s financial performance and the farm’s physical aspects, and compares them to industry standards or targets. Joining us for this episode to discuss everything DairyBase is DairyNZ DairyBase operations manager Jodie Goudswaard and dairy farmer Therese Earls.

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Chapters

• 0:58 Jodie Goudswaard career overview
• 1:50 Dairy farmer Therese Earls
• 2:11 Jodie Goudswaard role and relation to DairyBase
• 2:35 DairyBase overview and meaning for the industry
• 3:28 DairyBase celebrates turning 20 years, what difference this means for the industry
• 4:15 Importance of benchmarking farms
• 5:10 Overview of Therese’s farming operation
• 5:30 Therese’s motivation for using DairyBase
• 7:56 Benefits of using DairyBase data from a farmers perspective
• 8:31 Benefits of having 20 years of data accessible for farmers
• 9:37 DairyBase tools and publications
• 10:44 DairyBase benching application on farm
• 12:30 DairyBase offerings and events for farmers
• 15:45 Episode summary