We take a look at the Top 5 farming Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that Trev CEO and creator Scott Townshend likes to focus on.

We look at the top 5 KPIs that Ash-Leigh Campbell, 2020 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year, monitors, records and reports on every week.

We caught up with James Courtman about the Top 5 KPIs that he focuses on across his dairy operations, from both 'on-the-ground' and shareholder/director perspectives.

We spoke to Trev Director and Southland farmer, John White, about the Top 5 KPIs he measures and the impact they have on his farming outputs.

Simon Le Heron is the CEO at Canterbury Grasslands Limited (Canterbury Hub). With a legal background, a strong technical understanding of farming, and his own farming investments, Simon puts a unique lens on the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) he focuses on.

Julia Jones, Head of Insight at NZX, shares her favourite KPIs when thinking about farming through the lens of the consumer.

Murray King, Kingsway Farms, former Chair of LIC, Appleby Farms Director shares his Top 5 farming standards.

Jim's Top 5 KPIs offer some sage advice learnt from his years in farming. He says no matter what, "focus on the things you can control, have a plan, then you can work out what actions you’re going to take to get you through. Once the decision is made, implement and monitor.  If circumstances change make a new decision."

Richard farms on the Hauraki Plains and is a director of farm supervisory company Dairy Direct which oversees the daily operations of around 35 dairy units in the greater Waikato and has just expanded into Southland. Richard shares some of key indicators that he and the Dairy Direct farm supervisors follow regularly to track and benchmark farm operational performance.

Cam Henderson farms with his wife and two children near Oxford, North Canterbury. Cam is also a director of Ballance and a Steering Committee member for He Waka Eke Noa. As a passionate advocate for sustainable agriculture, Cam shares his Top 5 KPIs which focus on achieving a balance of productivity, profitability and sustainability.

Steve and Trish farm 2600 cows across 4 different operations in the Waikato. They run a contract milking system which extends to a farming team of 15. Steve says "our team are the ones that bring our farming system to life so while we have our non-negotiables on farm, our people are just as important. "

Colin owns and operates a 650-cow dairy farm, and two further irrigated properties that rear and finish bull beef at Methven in Mid-Canterbury with his wife Paula, and their two daughters.  Colin is chief executive of Dairy Holdings Limited which has extensive operations throughout the South Island. Colin shares the Top 5 KPIs he follows closely at Dairy Holdings.

Rebecca Hyde is a Nuffield Scholar and owner of TFD Consulting where she works alongside farmers and businesses to strengthen environmental management. Rebecca shares what she thinks are the most important data sets to be capturing on farm.

Gareth Lash is Chairman of Base Two Holdings, a 1400 cow equity partnership in Southland. Here he shares the operational KPIs the Board tracks to ensure the growth equity partnership will deliver on its business model. 

Craig Hickman is a proud Fonterra farmer and the owner of a 1000-cow farm in mid-Canterbury. Craig shares the ways he strives for efficiency on farm

Kate Scott is the Executive Director of Landpro, which works alongside dairy, sheep and beef, horticulture and viticulture farmers.  Before co-founding Landpro, Kate and her husband were managing a 200ha dairy farm in Roxburgh. Kate's Top 5 KPIs emphasise the importance of starting conversations and using available data to inform strategic decision making on farm.