Displaying items by tag: JERSEY COWS

The global organisation for Jersey breeders has undergone a strategy refresh - spearheaded by new president and the first New Zealander to hold the post, Alison Gibb.

The Horn family's Kuku and Allandale Jersey Studs are the oldest Jersey studs owned by one family in New Zealand, says Peter Horn recalling his great-grandfather started the Kuku Stud in 1914.

The sale of a line of elite, high BW, young Jersey cows and heifers is attracting interest from farmers across the country.

In Jim and Debra Kirkham's Waikato-based farming operation, Jerseys are outperforming the other breeds, claims Jersey Advantage New Zealand.

Jersey cows are not normally synonymous with high input systems, but one farming couple are proving that Jerseys can hold their own under any system.

A Taranaki couple, who breed top Jersey bulls for CRV, have won a prestigious award for the second year running.

Four generations have farmed on John Totty’s 465-hectare property at Staveley, mid-Canterbury with Jersey cows featuring prominently throughout the years.

Ross and Kristy Conder are not milking your typical Southland herd. The successful farming couple 50:50 sharemilk 840 predominantly Jersey cows at Otapiri, near Winton.

Sophia Clark didn’t think she would end up a dairy farmer but a season milking Jersey cows showed her that a career in farming could deliver both a business and a lifestyle.

Kiwi farmers are turning to Jersey beef as a profitable sideline, according to Jersey Advantage.