Rod and Sandra McKinnon milk 365 cows through a 32-point rotary on 120ha (effective) at Oakstone, a few km southwest of Matamata.

Two dairy farm workers died between 2009 and 2011 while servicing pumps on pontoons floating on farm effluent ponds.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council welcomed 200 primary students to its Hands on Water Expo last month at Redwood Valley Farm near Paengaroa.

An award winning effluent storage ‘bag’ new in New Zealand is an effective alternative to open ponds or tanks, says distributor TechniPharm.

The future reproductive and lactation performance of your herd relies on the optimal management of heifers from birth.

Better breeding is shown to be raising the fertility level of Holstein Friesians, say the breeders.

The New Zealand farmer can be sure that in some years his income will be high and in others it will be low -- while costs keep climbing.

Peer to peer is the best way to get farmers to change to new systems and technologies, says an Irish researcher.

Since mastitis on average costs each Kiwi dairy farmer $54,500 per annum, it must be taken seriously to stem the loss of money, time and milk from your bottom line.

Few farmers will be surprised to know that the 2015-16 season was the most challenging year yet for them.

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