The new boss of the environmental software tool Overseer claims there is much support in the agri sector for what they are trying to do and that criticism of the tool appears to have gone quiet.

Farmgate prices for dairy and meat this season are likely to be lower compared to the year past, says BNZ senior economist Doug Steel.

Dairy farmers around the country are in breach of a new law around reporting synthetic nitrogen because the Government has failed to deliver an online measuring tool on time.

Body condition scoring (BCS) is the assessment of the amount of fat covering the bones of a dairy cow, regardless of her body size.

Forming connections with future employers and celebrating academic achievement were on the menu for 160 students at Lincoln University’s inaugural Food and Fibre Awards and Networking Dinner earlier this week.

Dairy farmers keen to be part of shaping the dairy sector’s future are encouraged to consider joining DairyNZ’s Board of Directors.

A recent study has confirmed numerous benefits for dairy farmers to synchronising mating of heifers.

For the longest time, sexed semen was talked about, but not really implemented in mainstream dairy farms. This is rapidly changing.

Dairy farmers are being encouraged to consider using genetically superior beef bulls across their herds this spring to help create greater value along the value chain.

Some dairy farmers could be missing out on up to 160 kgMS of production because they are not herd testing.