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Giving calves the best start to life

Feed inputs play a crucial role in the development, growth and well-being of young calves.

The better start a calf has in life, the better animal they will be in years to come.

Minimising weaning stress on farms

Avoid any abrupt changes in feeding practices, such as removing milk or meal suddenly.

Every change at weaning should be carefully planned and gradually implemented.

DIRA changes get the green light

Fonterra will no longer have to accept all applications from dairy farmers wanting to become shareholders and supply milk to the co-op.

Parliament has removed the open entry and exit provisions of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (DIRA).

Preventing scours

Calves with nutritional scours are often still bright.

The most common cause of scouring is nutritional scours, which happens when there is a change in diet or a diet that is inappropriate for the age group of calves.

Well-looked after calves thrive

Calves that are cared for well have a reduced risk of disease and cost less to rear, says DairyNZ.

Narva's rotating beacons

Narva's new Aeromax LED Rotating Beacons are said to offer big performance and durability.

Landpower invests in cow central

An artist’s impression of the new $10m building.

One of Australasia’s largest, privately-owned farm machinery distributors, Landpower is building a new $10 million complex adjacent to Hamilton Airport.

Semi-mounted central delivery rakes

Kuhn GA 7631 semi-mounted rake with central delivery.

Intended for use on medium and large farms, the latest Kuhn GA 7631 and GA 8131 semi-mounted central-delivery rakes come with working widths from 6.7m to 7.5m and 7.1m to 8m respectively.

Still life in the old gal yet!

Chris Kenel with his Valtra tractors. Kenel says the only thing that has worn out is the seat (right).

When Chris Kenel bought his first Valtra tractor back in 2003, he told the dealer he thought it would last 20,000 hours and he expected the only thing that would wear out would be the seat.