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Stopbank responsibilities

Stopbanks are compacted earth banks built next to rivers to help contain water and protect communities in flooding events.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding rural landowners of their responsibility to protect the region's stopbanks this winter.

Treating effluent while the sun shines

10 days after adding Biostack, the sludge has lifted from the base of the pond and the odour has noticeably reduced.

Handling the challenges of effluent management could become easier with a new product that allows dairy farmers to treat their effluent systems as a routine part of weekly milking shed maintenance.

Keeping an eye out for water-logged paddocks

DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley says a trial carried out in Southland last winter used tracking devices to look at cows’ lying behavior and found significant decrease in lying time in response to rain.

Surface ponding water is the factor that has the most effect on cows' lying time - and hence animal welfare - in winter grazing paddocks, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley.

The Government's recent decision to delay Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) rules until May 2022, following pressure from farming and industry groups, has provided farmers with a year-long opportunity to demonstrate how best practice management on-farm can influence future environmental policy.

Classy new home for CLAAS

Visitors to last week's National Fieldays were able to check out the new home for CLAAS Harvest Centre, Waikato and the parts, training and demonstration hub for the network's five other branches in the North Island.

Telehandler with lots to offer

The Case IH Farmlift 742 Telehandler comes with all the bells and whistles.

The Case IH Farmlift 742 telehandler has a lot to offer.

Jersey bulls breed heat tolerant cows

Thermo Regulatory Genetics chief executive Derek Fairweather.

A New Zealand company says it has bred the world's first team of bulls that all carry a dominant gene certain to breed heat tolerant cows.

Being green and profitable

A major, three-year research project is underway in Taranaki to see what can be done to practically reduce the environmental footprint of dairy farmers and, above all, ensure that farms remain profitable. Reporter Peter Burke looks at the initiative and how it's progressing.

Genetics to help meet climate change targets?

CRV managing director James Smallwood says genetics has been identified as a means of building a long-term solution to climate change.

Genetics will play a key role in helping dairy farmers meet climate targets at a herd level, while maintaining the highest quality milk production, says CRV managing director James Smallwood.