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Treating dry cows with teat sealant alone may be just as effective as the use of teat sealant and antibiotic dry cow treatment (DCT).

Farmers may be missing out on animal health benefits because there is insufficient culture testing to find out what bugs are causing mastitis.

Can farms make money – or at least save it – by extracting the energy latent in dairy effluent?

Farmers should see in August the first results of a project funded by DairyNZ and others to allow organisations servicing agriculture to share data effectively.

A UK expert has warned that less-than-ideal onfarm biosecurity in NZ could lead to a more widespread outbreak in the event of a serious animal disease epidemic here.

While fodder beet has been grown in NZ for years, it has only recently gained popularity as an important dairy cow winter feed.

A special press conference with the Minister for Primary Industries, at Parliament, and a look at research projects at Massey University.

A dairying revolution is underway in Kaikoura, and it's a positive revolution.

Science backs what humans need to thrive, and DairyNZ wellness and wellbeing specialist Dana Carver is keen for dairy farmers to benefit from such science to stay strong and healthy.

Southland dairy farmers are urged to take it slow and steady when transitioning dairy cows onto fodder beet crops this season.