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Hit the ground running this mating with these foundations for success.

While the recent payout announcement is not the news dairy farmers were hoping for, it’s an opportunity to review on farm performance with a specific focus on protecting your farm’s profitability.

The highly anticipated 2023 Discovery Project team has been revealed, marking an exciting milestone for New Zealand Holstein Friesian breeders.

This mating you may be looking to adopt some changes.

Rams are getting ready to fulfil their life’s purpose as mating gets underway around the country.

Body condition scoring (BCS) is the assessment of the amount of fat covering the bones of a dairy cow, regardless of her body size.

A recent study has confirmed numerous benefits for dairy farmers to synchronising mating of heifers.

For the longest time, sexed semen was talked about, but not really implemented in mainstream dairy farms. This is rapidly changing.

Some dairy farmers could be missing out on up to 160 kgMS of production because they are not herd testing.

A negative energy balance (NEB) is when the energy demands for lactation, maintenance and activity are not met by dietary intake and the cow is forced to mobilise its fat and muscle to provide energy to meet the deficit.