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Seeking happy feet
Lameness may be one of the more prevalent limits to production on a dairy farm. By Karen Trebilcock.
Dry cow antibiotic therapy – just a piece of the puzzle
What are dry cow antibiotics actually for? By Lisa Whitfield.
It’s a people business
Profile: John Perrin was a Lincoln graduate who saw an opportunity to create a consultancy profession to help Rotorua Maori Trusts diversify.
Market marked by volatility
March saw export dairy markets pared back after gains in January and February, Alex Winning reports.
Will Britain’s rebound lead to a meaningful relationship?
Fresh from ditching membership of the European Union, Britain has joined the Pacific trade group CPTPP. By Tim Price.
Southern Hub shares wintering insights
Evolution and revolution have played their part in Southern Dairy Hub’s wintering. By Louise Cook.
Flooding halts northern Future Dairy Farm project
Cyclone Gabrielle put a spanner in the works for research on the Northland Agricultural Research Farm. By Delwyn Dickey.
Automation and flexibility may be key to future
Changing the job is likely to be an important factor in attracting and retaining staff, Anne Lee writes.
Doing the right thing
A two-day agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) conference held in Wellington just days after Cyclone Gabrielle started out with the grim facts on climate change, but ended with a level of optimism and energy for finding solutions and doing the right thing. Anne Lee reports.
Region well-suited to diversification
David and Lesley Jensen run dairying, kiwifruit and avocado operations near Tauranga and say the area is well-suited to this mixed type of venture.
Time to play with nature?
Realising the potential benefits of gene editing technology in New Zealand has been given a boost this year with a government-backed reference report setting a case for a national discussion to amend legislation preventing its use.
Our shrinking pool of people
New Zealand’s workforce is shrinking - and there’s no way that will change, a leading economists says. Anne Lee reports.
Stick to your knitting, it always pays
Once-a-day milking has paid off this season for Penelope and Blair Drysdale at Te Miro, near Norsewood, Penelope writes.
Flashback to conversion
John Milne reflects on the family’s conversion of a beef and sheep farm to dairy.
Introducing Milking Shorthorns to the mix
Anieka Templer introduces herself and family to Milking Platform.
First-hand education
Anne-Marie Wells enjoys showing farm visitors what really goes on behind the farm gate.