Displaying items by tag: goats
Unique sheds make job easier
The Schuler Brothers Ltd (SBL) dairy goat farm in Te Aroha has a unique milking shed.
Swiss beauties live up to their name
There is a definite Swiss connection on Rene and Verena Burri’s dairy goat farm at Te Aroha, Waikato.
Placid animals help spread business risk
Hauraki dairy farmers Michael and Megan Webster looked at diversifying their business three years ago in a bid to spread the risk.
Production cap keeps dairy goat co-op ahead
Dairy Goat Co-operative, Hamilton, the world’s largest maker of goat infant formula, is happy to follow a market-led philosophy.
New challenge in milking goats
South Auckland farmer Hamish Noakes had no crystal ball four years ago when he pulled out of cow dairying and started milking goats.
Imported goats’ milk powder products not ‘New Zealand made’
The High Court has found that New Zealand Nutritionals (2004) Ltd made misleading 'New Zealand made' claims about two dietary supplements.
Mohair growth no woolly thinking
Northland goat farmer David Brown is expanding his business.
Goats can save the hill country
The benefits of pastoral goats are largely ignored in New Zealand, but these animals could be, for some hill country farmers, as important for their survival as fertiliser and fencing.
No acting the goat for these farmers
Goats can be like pets and easier to handle than dairy cattle, says Oete Farms director Matt Bolton.
Goat feeders meet growing need
A recently introduced premium range of goat feeding equipment from Stallion Plastics should hit the shelves in time for this year’s kid rearing season.