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Positive steps amid lowest payout ever
Few farmers will be surprised to know that the 2015-16 season was the most challenging year yet for them.
Self-managing cows
The possible future of dairy farming was displayed in Canterbury recently to attendees of the NZ Grassland Association’s 78th annual conference, held this year in Timaru.
Rain flattens milk production
The persistent rain of the last four months is causing serious problems for dairy farmers in most regions of the North Island.
Positive steps in most challenging season in a decade
Figures released at DairyNZ annual general meeting (AGM) in Ashburton shows the 2015/16 dairy season was the most challenging year yet for dairy farmers.
Options for switching to robotics
Is a robotic milking system an option for your farm? According to DairyNZ it depends on many factors.
FE workshop launched in wake of crisis
Feedback from farmers is crucial to DairyNZ, helping it respond to farmers’ needs and fine-tune resources. A case in point is its facial eczema workshop.
Pasture renewal only the first step
Cruel treatment of calves not condoned by industry
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says cruel and illegal practices are not in any way condoned or accepted by the industry as part of dairy farming.
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.
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.