OVERSEER, A system used to track nutrient flows around farms – especially dairy – is to be upgraded. Overseer is owned jointly by MAF, Fert Research and AgResearch.

OLAM INTERNATIONAL, the Singapore-based multinational with stakes in a couple of New Zealand registered dairy firms, is moving into Russia.

FONTERRA FARMERS can now mix and order supplementary feed blends online through the co-op subsidiary RD1.

FONTERRA FARMERS say they don't want to be fined or rewarded for shorter or longer milking windows.

QUEENSLAND DAIRY farmers are accusing the Federal Government of a sellout.

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.

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.

When funding was pulled from wild animal control in the late 1970s, many of New Zealand's cattle and deer herds fell foul of TB, says Animal Health Board chairman John Dalziell, in the introduction to the board's Making TB History. This extract from the booklet tells one farmer's story.