February 24, 2025
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…
February 24, 2025
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 –…
February 24, 2025
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…
February 24, 2025
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.…
February 24, 2025
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…
February 21, 2025
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…
February 21, 2025
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…
February 21, 2025
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…
February 21, 2025
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,…
February 21, 2025
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…