The phrase "from the farm to the customer" is often heard in agricultural circles, but Silver Fern Farms is turning that philosophy on its head.

LIGHT EWES, likely due to the recent drought, deserve all the help they can get prior to lambing this year, says Merial.

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.

Locally produced flour, up to 28,000 metric tonnes of it a year, will be on the menu for New Zealand families with the opening today of a new flour processing mill in the South Island city of Timaru.

The winners of the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards take pride their work and are focused on achieving best practice in all facets of dairy farming.

A resolution has been agreed which should see authorities clearing New Zealand meat exports to China from next week, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

PALM KERNEL extract is a reasonable quality feed for dairy cows when pasture supply is short, says DairyNZ.

SEVERAL STRATEGIES allow farmers to achieve BCS targets at calving, says DairyNZ.

DAIRY FARM use of chicory is increasing considerably because the plant’s tap root makes it particularly suitable for dry conditions. But using the ryegrass standard formula for plate meter readings will not give an accurate estimate of chicory mass, the recent DairyNZ Farmers Forum heard.  

WHEN IRRIGATING effluent, consistent pressure and volume over greater distances are crucial – a case for progressing cavity (PC) pumps, says noted pump maker NOV Mono.