Contract Milking
Contract milking during a low milk price
Inevitable fluctuations of milk prices potentially bring stress to contract milking relationships. Paul Bird offers some help.
Contract Milking SIDE Workshop
Contract milkers, farm owners and farm advisers gave their advice at a workshop on contract milking at this year’s South Island Dairy Event. By Anne Lee.
Tension ahead over contracts
Tumbling milk prices and rising costs may lead to strife between farm owners and their contract milkers, Anne Lee reports.
A plan with pink hearts
A target of 50/50 sharemilking in five years features in the plans of a young migrant couple, contract milking in Southland. By Anne Lee. Photos by Edwin Mabonga.
Taking out a contract
Canterbury couple Ben and Emma Falconer are making good progress in their current contract milking role but their first foray into the system taught them some lessons. Anne Lee talked to them about their move from farm management to contract milking.
Words from the wise
Five contract milking operators give some wise advice on how to make the most money and have the most success running your own contract milking business.