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Breeding for heat tolerance
Australian dairy farmers can now add breeding to their ways of helping cows handle the heat.
‘Variable’ is the only constant
A weather snapshot across the country shows ‘variable’ as the only word to describe weather and pasture conditions, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ general manager extension.
Dry squeezes prices higher
Dry conditions in the early part of summer are suppressing milk production and squeezing dairy prices higher, says BNZ senior economist research Doug Steel.
Record temperatures bring challenges
With New Zealand experiencing record-breaking heatwaves this summer, AgResearch scientists say farmed animals can be susceptible and the pressure is on farmers to manage it.
La Nina already here
We are already in a La Nina, say weather experts.
Take care after big wet
It's been a wet year alright: MetService is already describing 2017 as “the year it didn’t stop raining” with Waikato rainfall at record levels for January to September.
Wet makes tough job tougher
Floods in April and continuing rain are costing some Bay of Plenty farmers up to $700 per cow to repair damage and buy extra feed.
Wet and cold hits onion harvest
The worst season for 70 years, is how one onion grower in Horowhenua, Chris Pescini, describes the year from hell that has struck his operation.
Rain hits harvest
The maize harvest in many regions is being severely hampered by rain and high soil moisture levels.
Floods hit hard
Some dairy farmers in flood-hit Edgecumbe face hefty financial pressure as the impact of the floods is realised.
