TEATSEAL HAS slashed mastitis in south-west Victoria dairy herds but poor insertion methods are diluting its effectiveness.

"I'm not a high-tech farmer. I just concentrate on getting the basics right."

EXTRA CARE in building and maintaining races on dairy farms can markedly reduce lameness problems, says DairyNZ.

DAIRY farmers looking to maximise production and minimise feed costs may now do this with a production tracking tool launched at National Fieldays by feed specialist SealesWinslow.

DROUGHT HAS prompted many more farmers to look hard at how they handle and feed silage, says equipment supplier Webbline.

TIME IS running out if you want to vaccinate to minimise the risk of a rotavirus outbreak in your calves this spring.

ROTARY AND herringbone milking systems get equal notice at Waikato Milking Systems, depending on the size of would-be or actual customers’ herds. 

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.

NORTHLAND FARMERS now have a new AI facility in Dargaville to help them prepare for the coming mating season. 

HIGH FARM production and heavy stocking rates need not burden the environment, say brother and sister Shayne and Charmaine O’Shea, this year’s supreme winners of the Ballance Northland Farm Environmental Awards.