A glance at China’s dairy market

If we glance at China’s dairy market in recent years and understand the situation of the largest dairy importer on the earth at the beginning of 2025, we can…


Pasture-based corporate dairy farming – a path forward for Zimbabwe?

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) stands on the brink of profound demographic transformation. With its population projected to double by 2050 to 2.5 billion people –…


Measuring milk urea

Farmers may soon have a bulk milk urea (BMU) indicator tool to help them make tactical on-farm decisions to optimise their nitrogen use efficiency and reduce…


Facial Eczema decisions

Facial eczema is a disease of the liver, not the skin. It causes milk production loss and welfare challenges, most of the time without farmers even realising.…


Sun damage – prevention and repair

Those long days sitting behind cows in the race, fixing fences, picking up hay are all examples of continuous sun exposure for farmers, leading to a lot of sun…


Getting pasture renewal right

Autumn is the time to look forward and begin planning for next season. One of the most important targets is pasture eaten and what you do now, in terms of…


Controlling the controllables

Growing grass in South Canterbury can be a challenge with pasture performance relying heavily on the availability of water from irrigation schemes and what…


Traceability starts at home

With the dairy and beef market both looking positive for 2025, beef finishers will be looking for quality dairy beef genetics to buy. The proof behind those…


Autumn 2025

Read NZ Dairy Exporter Autumn 2025 issue here. NZ Dairy Exporter is NZ’s premier dairy farming subscription magazine. Our magazine tagline says it all: Learn,…


Episode 54 – Breeding for the Future: Mating Plans, How to select the best bull team for your herd.

In this episode, we discuss pregnancy scanning results across the country, with some farmers reporting low not-in-calf rates. We also explore the importance of…