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The number of New Zealand dairy cows mated to sexed semen is set to double this year as farmers look to capitalise on the technology which delivers a 90% chance of producing a female calf.

Magnesium plays a vital role in the prevention of milk fever.

Dairy farmers are facing a tight supply of magnesium due to Covid-19 related shipping delays.

As we head into the latter half of the year, many farmers will be starting to think about mating season for their cows.

This mating season your objective will be to get as many cows in-calf, as early as possible.

The Tailpainter heat detection tool is now complemented by the Daisy Paint tail paint range, which made its debut at the 2021 National Fieldays.

Hayden Dorman and Jessie Chan came onto the Rakaia farm as lower order sharemilkers in 2009. Within two years they had purchased the herd and now lease the farm.

With pregnancy scans mostly completed, farmers are being handed their reproduction 'report cards' for last season's mating.

South Island dairy farmers' attitudes towards breeding are rapidly changing, with cow performance data driving sire selection in an effort to maximise the value of herd progeny.

Good bull management means running adequte numbers of bulls with the herd, reducing their stress, and handling bulls to minimise the risk of injury to people and animals.