Displaying items by tag: DairyNZ
M. bovis levy to hit dairy farmers
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.
Reducing heat stress on cows
Dairy cows in all regions are affected by heat stress during summer. The comfort zone of a cow is 4-20°C, about 10-15° lower than the comfort zone of a human.
Good news on M. bovis eradication
DairyNZ is welcoming a report confirming M. bovis eradication is likely achievable.
Plaintain research can save farmers
Plantain could ‘save’ some Manawatu dairy farmers faced with cutting nitrogen losses from pasture by 60%, comments 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.
