Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ

Tuesday, 25 October 2016 11:55

Rural banking beckons top Massey ag student

The winner of the Massey Agricultural Student of the Year prize, DairyNZ scholar Jack van Bussel (20), is planning a future in rural banking.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 11:23

Farmers walloped by the wet

Dairy farmers in most North Island regions are hard hit by rain which is hindering pasture utilisation and causing milk production to drop.

Published in General News
Thursday, 13 October 2016 12:55

Going the extra mile is getting us through

In DairyNZ’s 2015-16 annual report chief executive Tim Mackle spoke of the team effort in the industry. Here is Mackle’s report.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 13:55

Top ten ways to profit against the odds

What makes some of New Zealand’s best dairy farmers tick?

Published in General News
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 09:55

Southland hub to supply Fonterra

The new Southern Dairy Hub in Invercargill will start milking cows next season.

Published in General News

Dairy farmers Rachel and Kenneth Short say despite a potential increase in forecast milk price, they won’t be making any changes to their farm budget.

Published in General News
Thursday, 29 September 2016 11:55

Body condition scoring service shaping up better

Body condition score (BCS) will increasingly be adopted as a measure in welfare assurance schemes, so scoring must be accurate throughout the BCS range, say DairyNZ’s Chris Leach and Jacqueline McGowan.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 29 September 2016 08:55

Making high quality pasture silage

Recently there has been an increased dairy industry focus on getting more out of pasture.

Published in Farm Health

DairyNZ is encouraging farmers to lock in the gains achieved in the past two seasons, as a pasture-first farm system will continue to provide payback as the milk price rises.

Published in General News
Thursday, 15 September 2016 11:55

Grassy path to herd reproduction

For Wilfred van Beek, getting the basics right in a simple grass-fed system has led to successful herd reproduction and repeatability.

Published in Management
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