Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
North Otago farmer Francois Tillard is among farmers who have signed up for LIC’s female genotyping service to identify their best heifer calves long before they step up to the milking platform.
Five young breeders will be heading to Belgium in August to attend the European Young Breeders School (EYBS), making their mark on the future of the industry.
Increasing input costs on farm are topical, but it’s well-accepted that reproduction really is a key moment in the farming calendar.
As dry summers persist in the South Island, genetics could hold the answer to helping dairy farmers breed healthy cows that produce more milk from less feed.
The largest genetics co-operative in the world, Select Sires, has officially recognised the contribution of Waikato farmer and World Wide Sires (WWS) breeding consultant, Dyanne Osborne.
After an absence of two years due to Covid and international travel restrictions, the New Zealand Dairy Youth Team returned to Northern Victoria, Australia recently to compete at International Dairy Week (IDW) at Tatura Park.
Woodville dairy farmer Ben Allomes says the adoption of plantain has been a game changer for his farm system and business.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has elected Waikato farmer and businesswoman Jenni Vernon at their recent annual general meeting-their first female president/board chair in the organisation’s 55-year history.
Westmoreland Estate Ltd, which runs three dairy farms in Waikato with a multinational team of workers, recently held its annual performance awards.
Environment Minister David Parker spoke about RMA reform last week at the Environment Defence Society (EDS) conference in Auckland. Here's an excerpt from his speech...
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