DairyRobot R9500 is ideal for smaller herds, offering the flexibility of voluntary milking.

GEA Farm Technologies New Zealand is announcing the launch of its cutting- edge Automatic Milking Systems (AMS), designed to bring a new level of efficiency, profitability, and sustainability to pasture-based dairy farming.

Effluent is fertiliser already on farm, that just needs to be well stirred and spread onto the land.

Precision Slurry says they are effluent application specialists who pride themselves on leading the way in cleaning out any system - fully utilising the nutrients often seen as a problem on farms.

Hamish and Rachel Hammond are now in their second season as 50:50 sharemilkers on Hamish’s family farm in Wairarapa.

Hamish and Rachel Hammond jumped at the chance to put their university learning into practice by taking up a contract milking offer right after graduation.

Allan Steele, Coolcare.

Last month marked one year since the launch of an innovative collaboration known as the PAUS Programme (Pay- As-You-Save), which has made it easier for Fonterra farmers to access next generation milk chilling technology.

With the advent of climate change, dairy farmers could expect to be dealing with more days where their cows are suffering from heat stress.

Dairy farmers can boost their reproduction success this mating season by prioritising hoof health and early lameness detection to keep cows in top condition and make the most of a promising forecast payout, according to agritech company Herd-i.

Rare Canterbury mudfish and tadpole shrimp have been discovered at an environmental restoration site at Bennetts Stream in North Canterbury which is part of a biodiversity initiative being carried out by Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL).

Tucked away in a remote part of the central North Island, staff at a Pāmu (Landcorp) farm are working hard to solve one of the biggest challenges facing the dairy and beef sectors.

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