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OPINION: Sydney has a $12 million milk disposal problem.
Many farms are running with lower than target average pasture covers (APC) this time of the year. The months of June and July were cooler than normal so pasture growth rates have not been where they would normally be.
Last month we discussed the importance of colostrum, the consequences of insufficient colostrum feeding and how to assess colostrum management on farm.
Ensuring every calf goes into the herd at target weight makes sure a Patea, Taranaki, dairy farm is running at full capacity, even on once-a-day (OAD) milking, says calf feed maker Fiber Fresh.
Manawatu dairy farmers George and Ellen Bartlett entered the 2015 Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) because they wanted to support their industry and learn more about sustainability.
For the next couple of years, some dairy farming challenges will be a reality. It will be a slog for some, financially and psychologically.
Good soils are at the heart of farming in Waikato.
The latest Pioneer brand ‘Maize for Silage 2015-16’ catalogue gives average estimated growing costs for maize silage planted in high fertility or low fertility paddocks (Table 1).
The severity of the recent change in dairy fortunes has certainly been a left-field event. How such a dramatic change has emerged without warning and how businesses can best respond are key issues.
A major global challenge for the agricultural industry is pesticide resistance. A resulting loss of pesticide options can be costly and environmentally harmful.
The rural sector will need a major financial re-set as a result of the current low dairy prices, says the director of business, innovation and strategy at Massey University, Professor Hamish Gow.
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Effluent irrigation expert Stuart Reid, Spitfire Revolution, was recently called to Southland to attend to a bridge mixing propeller fouled by a rope.
The dairy industry’s ongoing volatility coupled with a cold wet winter in many parts of the country has highlighted the real value of New Zealand’s pasture based system.
Ignore our milk at your peril; that’s the message from UK farmers who are taking their protests against low prices to supermarket doors.
Everyone knows rats and mice can navigate mazes, but cows?
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