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With NIWA predicting a hot, dry summer, farmers are being encouraged to consider once-a-day (OAD) milking as a low-cost strategy to minimise the impact of dry conditions on next season, while looking after their cows and their team.

Dairy professional Rob Brazendale has joined Perrin Ag as the consultancy firm looks to strengthen its support of farmers and growers.

Mind your negative language to farmers: that’s the message to rural professionals dealing with dairy farmers in the lower North Island.

Smart pasture management can give the average dairy farmer an extra $40,000 of feed, according DairyNZ’s team leader for productivity, Rob Brazendale.