It's past mid-September and as calving draws to a close it is time to ensure mating plans are in place.

A flexible, high-performance cow monitoring system was just what Alastair Robinson needed in his 70-bail rotary shed in Waikuku, North Canterbury, reports the supplier, Allflex.

Rising land costs, fewer available workers and heavy state government regulation are hurting California dairy farmers.

After fifteen years of planning and red tape, a controversial large dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Basin is expected to be up and running next season, despite environmentalists’ ongoing opposition.

With dry off date just around the corner for the vast majority of spring calving herds, it is easy to assume the next few months leading up to spring presents an opportunity to relax and take a breather. 

A new screen that allows effluent to be better applied to pastures has won IrrigationNZ’s Irrigation Innovation Award for 2018.

LIC is mourning the passing away of its longest serving staff and one the dairy industry’s most influential scientists.

The power of cooperative agriculture is proudly on display at a dairy farm near the German city of Dresden. 

The power of cooperative agriculture is proudly on display at a dairy farm near the German city of Dresden. 

A lot has changed in farming over the last 22 years since LIC launched the production worth (PW) index in 1996, with breeding worth (BW) and lactation worth (LW).