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More farmers tipped to embrace once-a-day milking
Mixed blessings in soggy autumn
Some Canterbury dairy farmers are moving to once-a-day (OAD) milking after the tail end of Cyclone Cook capped off an already wet autumn.
Changing milking intervals to balance work, life
Milking frequency can be adjusted in a number of ways during a season, or part of a season, to become more efficient, reduce farmers’ hours in the milking shed and improve their lifestyle.
Changing milking intervals to balance work, life
Milking frequency can be adjusted in a number of ways during a season, or part of a season, to become more efficient, reduce farmers’ hours in the milking shed and improve their lifestyle.
Once a day milking attracts many explorers
What’s happening with once a day (OAD) milking now, following the death last year of its great advocate professor Colin Holmes?
Square liners pay off in milk quality
Changing milk liners after every 2500 milkings is paying dividends for South Island sharemilkers Andrea Harvey and Jason DeBoo, says Skellerup.
Coping with El Nino
Weather forecasters are predicting an El Nino weather pattern this season which could be the strongest yet, resulting in a drought similar to the 1972-73, 1982-83 and 1997-98 events.
Smaller herd, OAD – and the sunrise
The strong working partnership of smaller herd farmers Matt and Sarah-Jane Yates has been a cornerstone of their farming success.
Tough season prompts switch to OAD milking
OTAKI SHAREMILKER Allen Cottle has reduced milking to once a day (OAD) because of a ‘green drought’ in the area.
OAD routine productive for 50:50 sharemilker
SEVEN YEARS into once-a-day milking of a split herd, life for 50:50 sharemilker Sean Ross has settled to a productive routine.