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With the paint still wet on Robertson Manufacturing’s Little Ripper bale feeder, the company exhibited the machine for the first time at the South Island Field Days, taking the runner-up prize for New Zealand-made farm machinery.
Organisers of the 2015 South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) are pleased with how smoothly the three-day event ran last month at its new site near Kirwee.
Australian farmer Mark Billing does not consider himself a technology nerd, but is certainly an early adopter of techniques and equipment to improve his herd management.
Australian dairy genetics is coming to New Zealand, with Genetics Australia Cooperative Ltd (GAC) teaming up with Kiwi genetics company Genetic Enterprises (GE) to distribute the Australian products here.
Getting a premium on calves he would otherwise send away on the bobby calf truck is a seasonal bonus enjoyed by Waikato share-milker Markus Ruegger, according to Firstlight Wagyu.
Hot, muggy conditions this year were a pointed reminder to dairy farmers to breed animals more tolerant of facial eczema (FE) and more resistant to the disease long-term, says CRV Ambreed.
DairyNZ senior scientist Jane Lacy-Hulbert outlines seven ways to fine-tune your dry cow approach and get the most out of your time and money.
Dystocia, or difficulty in giving birth, is a common problem encountered in dairy herds.
Western Australian dairy farmers Ruth and Ian McGregor can only rely on pasture for five months of the season on their Chapman Hill farm, near Busselton, so each blade grown must be maximised.
Go online to see the impact of genetic improvement on farm profit and team averages, says NZ Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DairyNZ.
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There's been noise in the market recently about urea coatings that can reduce volatilisation -– the process where nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere rather than available to the plant.
Million of dollars of nitrogen is vanishing into thin air, causing losses to farmers and to New Zealand in wasted imports, says fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Aussie dairy farmers have long been interested in how their trans-Tasman neighbours produce milk.
Tasmainian dairy farmer Paul Lambert’s secret to success is to make farms efficient.
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