EXPECT THE global dairy market to grow strongly: that's the forecast from global lender Rabobank.

ALL THE milk the Tait-Jamiesons produce from their 150 cows is processed by them on their farm into organic yoghurt and milk, and sold to supermarkets around the country. 

SIMPLE RULES and precision pasture management make David Lister's 147ha dairy farm near Temuka one of the most profitable in the country, and he's got the award to prove it.

FARMERS AROUND the country are making great strides improving the quality of their dairy effluent ponds as they balance the demands of farms and growth. Now the message this summer is, empty your storage ponds when you can.

RATED BY some among the top farmers in New Zealand, Kevin Davidson and his wife Linda run a large enterprise at Onga Onga, Hawkes Bay.

LOSING NUTRIENTS is just losing money. That was one of the key messages from Southland dairy farmer Vaughan Templeton speaking at last week's Fertiliser and Lime Research Centre conference at Massey University.

FACIAL ECZEMA (FE) occurs when grazing animals eat pasture containing large numbers of spores from the fungus Pithomyces chartarum. They contain sporidesmin, a toxin which causes inflammation of the liver and bile ducts.

SPRAYING PASTURE with a fungicide that kills fungus and inhibits FE spore production is the only direct means to manage spore numbers during risk periods. Fungicidal sprays provide a secondary benefit by controlling rust on ryegrass and also give opportunity to apply broad-leaf herbicides to improve pasture quality.

A NEW mobile hydraulic tipping crush is revolutionising hoof trimming of cows and bulls, and infusing teat seal in heifers, in south-west Victoria, Australia.

ONE OF the most effective ways to control clinical mastitis in the milking herd is to identify infected cows early, so they can be treated before the disease is spread to other animals, says equipment manufacturer Skellerup.

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