Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ

Thursday, 26 January 2017 10:55

Bovine viral diarrhoae – a cautionary tale

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a surprisingly common viral disease of cattle and other ruminants.

Published in Farm Health
Wednesday, 25 January 2017 14:55

Battle won, war not over — Editorial

Some newspaper headlines refer to a victory for Greenpeace, but is it?

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 25 January 2017 13:55

Milk matters, beyond Waikato

Cow Central's (Hamilton) Waikato Museum is looking to tell a broader story about the white stuff via its Milk Matters exhibition which opened recently.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 25 January 2017 11:55

Unrelenting wind adds to dry

Northland and some upper regions of Waikato are highest on the radar for concern about summer dry, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager, extension.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 24 January 2017 06:55

Dairy leaders honoured

A key contributor to the dairy industry for 20 years, Justine Kidd, was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours for services to dairy and equestrian last month.

Published in General News
Thursday, 19 January 2017 12:05

Adding fuel to fire?

Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard is worried that an appeal against a Greenpeace advertisement ruling on river pollution could prolong unfair media coverage.
Published in General News
Thursday, 12 January 2017 08:55

Design key to indoor barn success

Correct design is crucial to the success of indoor barn dairy farming, says farm consultant Keith Woodford.

Published in Management
Tuesday, 03 January 2017 08:55

New generation needs to roll in grass

DairyNZ's extension manager Andrew Reid says there’s some truth in the suggestion that a whole generation of farmers have never relied solely on grazing their cows on grass.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 20 December 2016 09:12

Keep in control of your finances

Helping farm owners, managers, contract milkers and sharemilkers feel in control of their finances is the aim of the game for the next round of Dairy Women’s Network dairy modules in early 2017.

Published in General News
Monday, 19 December 2016 10:42

Ryan looks forward to challenges

The New Zealand Farm Environment Trust’s new General Manager James Ryan is looking forward to the challenges the new job will bring.

Published in General News
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