THE IMPORTANCE of getting cows up to the recommended body condition scores (BCS) of 5.0 for cows and 5.5 for rising three-year-olds and heifers has been proven by research at DairyNZ.

MAIZE CROPS could help farmers worried about high nitrogen leeching, said Pioneer and Ballance representatives speaking at a roadshow seminar organised in Northland by HerdHomes founder Tom Pow.

AT LEAST 300 dairy farmers turned out last month in the South Island to hear the results of LIC’s national herd fertility study, described as a “big hit” by Greg McNeil, the co-op’s reproduction solutions manager. He is co-hosting the event with Cognosco, the research arm of Anexa Health Centre Ltd, and DairyNZ. 

THIS ARTICLE addresses the question ‘Are higher input systems more or less risky than low input systems?’ 

HAVING TROUBLE with heifers not performing as you’d like when they come into the herd? Then it might be worth looking at how they’re reared as calves, judging by research soon to be published by Massey University.

Import requirements will be strengthened after a small part of an animal limb was recently discovered in a shipment.

Lincoln University has made public the building development plan for the Selwyn campus for the next 25 years which includes aspects of the proposed 'Lincoln Hub'.

An agribusiness roadshow on high profit/low environmental impact farming systems will continue through the country from this month with two events at Waikato, says HerdHomes company founder Tom Pow.

A MARKET is emerging in China for cleaner, greener food and if this could happen in China, it could happen anywhere, says Australian sustainability advisor Paul Gilding.

THE BIGGEST threat to the sheep industry in New Zealand is the competition for grass – especially from the dairy industry, says ag consultant Peter Fennessey, a speaker at a recent BLNZ science day at Feilding.