INSTALLING ADF in his new herringbone dairy shed was a “no brainer” according to dairy farmer Mark Williams when he converted his sheep farm to dairy in July 2012. 

INSTALLING ADF in his new herringbone dairy shed was a “no brainer” according to dairy farmer Mark Williams when he converted his sheep farm to dairy in July 2012. 

THE JERSEY breed was one of the foundation stones of the New Zealand dairy industry; not so today with the number and popularity of these brown cows diminishing initially in favour of the larger-framed Friesians but more latterly for crossbreds. 

A Kiwi company with an innovation and technology focus has invented the first ever New Zealand-made electronic milk meter designed to use every milking, every day.

AUTOMATED milking machines and calf feeders are letting four Waikato dairy farmers take farming easier while retaining healthy businesses.

AS THE drought remains a ‘watching brief’, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says only about 100 people have taken up the rural assistance payments under drought provisions.

Te Awahohono Forest Trust’s Tarawera Station is one of three finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for Maori Excellence in farming. Peter Burke reports from a field day held earlier this month, a final stage in the judging process.

A RELAXATION of post-graze pasture residual principles and a rapid grazing round lead to some pointed questions at Lincoln University Dairy Farm’s latest Focus Day.

A NEW auto drafting machine is making a huge savings in time and money on a large-scale sheep and beef farm, near Dannevirke, in the Tararua district.

Fonterra's forecast payout for the 2013/14 will significantly boost dairy farmers' spirits after a tough season impacted by the worst drought for 70 years, says DairyNZ.