Recognition is urgently needed on a new measure for short and long-lived greenhouse gases and their impact on global warming.

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

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

A negative energy balance (NEB) is when the energy demands for lactation, maintenance and activity are not met by dietary intake and the cow is forced to mobilise its fat and muscle to provide energy to meet the deficit.

Successful calf rearing starts as soon as the calf is born.

The next generation of high-BW Holstein Friesian heifers earmarked to breed genetically-elite calves has been announced.

You'd be hard pressed to pick dairy farmer Hayley Hoogendyk as someone who grew up in the sunny beach town of Mount Maunganui, and not rural Manawatu, where she has farmed for the last 10 seasons.

A strong focus on genetics and DNA has paid dividends for Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw with four of her cows being selected for the LIC breeding programme.

The name Von Ah Contracting gives a clue to its origins.

The so-called Forgotten Highway, between Taumaranui and Stratford, has many surprises to offer - if you care to stop and look. In farming terms, one of these is Paparata Station, near the settlement of Tokirima, owned by Trevor Johnson. Peter Burke recently paid a visit to this magnificent property.