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Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) needs your help.

A top farm accountant says in the present downturn, it's vital that farmers take heed of all the good advice on offer.

Anna Kalma is Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH’s) national coordinator and has seen it all in her time on the national committee.

Michael Kiernan's lucerne crop was a godsend in the dry Southland summer this season.

The poor pasture performance of traditional ryegrass/white clover mixes has many Northland farmers searching for substitutes and Evan Smeath, who farms in Hukerenui, is willing to try alternative solutions.

Social media has proven to be a great tool for Waikato farmer Andrew Macky.

A midlife crisis and the desire for a new challenge were the catalysts for Nathan and Rosie Hughes’ switch to smaller herd dairy farming three years ago.

New farming rules around sustainability are driving elderly farmers out of the dairy industry, says agri-economist Phil Journeaux.

Once-a-day (OAD) milking was up for discussion at a recent Small Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) field day at Massey University.

Contract milking is a good introduction to self-employment, says Northland AgFirst consultant Kim Robinson.