dairy farm

Bigfoot comes up trumps

Kawasaki reports that its Mule SX-XC Bigfoot is finding favour with many dairy operations around the country.

Call them what you will, but UTVs, or side-by-sides, have certainly found a place in much of New Zealand’s rural sector.

Published in Machinery & Products

Good herd health vital

Animal health is a big cost on-farm and good herd health is crucial to optimise performance, says WelFarm general manager Samantha Tennent.

Samantha Tennent is the new general manager of WelFarm, XLVets’ assurance programme.

Published in Farm Health

'Pretty extraordinary' - Fonterra on GDT results

Fonterra's chief executive Miles Hurrell says the latest GDT results are 'pretty extraordinary'.

Fonterra’s reliable supply chain and strong demand from China and South East Asia are helping drive dairy prices up, says co-op chief executive Miles Hurrell.

Published in General News

Lessons from M.Bovis outbreak

Massey University academic Nicola Shadbolt says the M.bovis review is about learning from the past and helping us to be stronger in the future.

The chair of a new committee set up to review the handling of Mycoplasma bovis outbreak says it isn’t a witch-hunt.

Published in Farm Health

Changes are afoot

Maize silage and maize grain are both low protein feeds that have the effect of reducing dietary protein and therefore urinary nitrogen.

There has been a mixed response by the agriculture sector to the recently released Climate Change Commission’s 2021 draft report.

Published in General News

Labour shortage

If you think labour shortage on New Zealand dairy farms is unique to our country, then think again.

Published in Milking It

Killer claims

OPINION: Nitrates from dairy farms have long been suspected of polluting waterways around New Zealand, now they could be "killing" people, according to Greenpeace.

Published in Milking It