11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (559+ words) Research data and practical experience, from New Zealand and around the world, has shown that youngstock rearers can positively influence lifetime productivity of calves, kids and lambs, simply by feeding them well in the first eight weeks of their lives....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (733+ words) He dedicated the awards to his parents Ben and Fieke Meyer, who founded the business 50 years ago and are now retired, and also to his current team. "They're the ones in there every day doing the work, making the calls,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (931+ words) The viist to the Oxford farm of DairyNZ deputy chair, Cameron Henderson, included a ceremonial native tree planting, and a look at the EcoPond methane mitigation system in operation. Aimed at reducing emissions and improving on-farm biodiversity, the'Nestl-Synlait partnership rewards…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (722+ words) Matthew Zonderop launched Perfect Cow Breeding Systems at Fieldays last year after toying with AI to find suitable bulls to mate with his 400 crossbreed cows. At the start of the season last year, he did a full genomic trait analysis…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (618+ words) Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair Kate Acland says the Dairy Beef Opportunities programme will give farmers more confidence and more options. "We're proud to stand alongside our sector partners in driving this next step for dairy beef. "This is about…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (608+ words) Nine years after purchasing the property, the Watsons have developed the 123ha (112ha effective) grazing platform and 150ha runoff into a highly productive dairy and beef system. Drawing on their backgrounds as veterinarians, they have applied deep expertise in animal health, genetics and…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (816+ words) The awards also saw Lauren McConnachie named Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Manager of the Year while the Canterbury/North Island Dairy Trainee of the Year went to Sam O'Neil. Marc and Megan Lalich, are 50/50 sharemilking 680 cows on Peter and Susan…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (863+ words) Attendees at a recent Smaller Milk and Supply Herds (SMASH) event, near Patea in Taranaki, heard how the Werders have created a plan where everyone in the family benefits. They also found out how Thomas and Courtney Werder's farming system…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (496+ words) DairyNZ chair Tracy Brown says the result shows farmers support the work DairyNZ delivers on behalf of New Zealand dairy farmers. "Over the last year farmers gave clear feedback on the areas they want DairyNZ to focus on," Brown says....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (468+ words) Alan Thomson, chief executive of Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), says'after a thorough and robust judging process, it was a pleasure to be able to announce the finalists. "We have been very impressed by the quality of entries across…...