Displaying items by tag: milking

The swing-over herringbone is the most common dairy type in New Zealand, used on 69% of dairy farms. Simple changes save seconds per cow, and that quickly adds up. 

This season's dry conditions have made one thing clear: not having enough feed on hand can bring your season to an early close.

Waikato Milking Systems’ latest innovation, ErgoPOD is now commercially available within New Zealand and Australia.

"Ask me in about three weeks’ time."

DairyNZ's Kirsty Verhoek ‘walks the talk’, balancing her interests in animal welfare, agricultural science and innovative dairy farming.

MSD Animal Health has launched its comprehensive milk monitoring solution, under the SenseHub Dairy brand, for herringbone sheds following successful trials on Fonterra’s Te Rapa dairy farm in the Waikato.

At this time of year, I regularly get asked a version of the same question: Should I dry off or keep milking my cows? I often see farmers tempted to milk on when the milk price is high.

A new generation of milking robots is promising greater profitability for farmers.

OPINION: The hype around veganism has exploded worldwide and many are reportedly flocking to join this trendy ethical and environmental movement.

Milking cows, goats and sheep on one farm has been a steep learning curve for Te Aroha farmer Kevin Schuler and his brother Paul.