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Getting a life with OAD milking
SAM CAPES is switching permanently to once-a-day milking to restore some sanity to his hectic life as dairy farmer.
Early research showed OAD would succeed
A FORMER DairyNZ scientist, Dave Clark, says much of the early research into once-a-day milking has given farmers today the confidence to do it.
Different milking regimes work
ABOUT 50 OAD farmers, and others thinking about converting, turned up for a field day at Longview. Especially interesting is that the established dairy farm on the property is twice-a-day (TAD) while the newer conversion is running OAD.
OAD milking, stock health benefit newcomers
TAKING EXTRA care of young stock and strategically adopting once-a-day (OAD) milking have allowed a Northland couple to halve their calving spread while increasing production.
Special bulls for OAD cows
BULLS BRED to meet the special requirements of farmers milking once a day (OAD) could be available in New Zealand within the next five years.
OAD best way to keep NZ’s edge
ONCE-A-DAY (OAD) milking is the only way New Zealand will retain its competitive advantage, Small Herds Association field day participants were told last week at Hikurangi, Northland.