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As we head into the latter half of the year, many farmers will be starting to think about mating season for their cows.
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Hayden Dorman and Jessie Chan came onto the Rakaia farm as lower order sharemilkers in 2009. Within two years they had purchased the herd and now lease the farm.
With pregnancy scans mostly completed, farmers are being handed their reproduction 'report cards' for last season's mating.
South Island dairy farmers' attitudes towards breeding are rapidly changing, with cow performance data driving sire selection in an effort to maximise the value of herd progeny.
Good bull management means running adequte numbers of bulls with the herd, reducing their stress, and handling bulls to minimise the risk of injury to people and animals.
It is no secret that the reproductive performance of any herd is very closely associated with the overall financial outcome of the farming enterprise.
OPINION: Canterbury milk processor Synlait is showing no sign of bouncing back from its financial doldrums.
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