Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ
Opening the agri sector to senior students
A group of high school students have spent four days on a live-in event at Waikato University to learn more about career opportunities in agriculture.
M. bovis costs to add 3.9c/kgMS to levy
Dairy farmers are being asked to approve a levy of up to 3.9 cents/kgMS over the next two seasons to pay their share of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication effort.
Input sought for dairy’s biosecurity response levy
Dairy farmers are being strongly encouraged to give their feedback on how the sector will pay its share of the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) response programme.
Pasture-based system champion passes away
The dairy sector is recognising the loss of pasture-based farm system advocate Adrian van Bysterveldt.
Once-a-day milking clicks with farmers
Interest in once-a-day (OAD) milking is rising, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dr Paul Edwards.
Farmers face ‘ongoing challenges’
DairyNZ's chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the dairy industry faces ongoing challenges this year.
Bumper crops boost feeding
Many farmers in the lower North Island and Taranaki are a bit embarrassed by the oversupply of feed they have on their farms.
Farming systems will need to change
Farmers will have to look at their fundamental farming systems if they are to meet future nitrogen leaching limits, claims DairyNZ science manager Dave McCall.
Extra production does not necessarily mean extra dollars
The extra and hidden costs of bringing in feed can often mean increased milk production, but not increased operating profit.
Fewer herds, but more milk
New Zealand's dairy sector is evolving, with the latest data showing a shift to fewer herds and a greater focus on their performance.
