Special Reports and Podcasts

Pamu is now rearing more than 50% of its calves born on the dairy farms, with a target to get to 75% in the next three years, and 100% by 2030.

Calving ease and the animal’s value through the chain to end market are major considerations in the drive to reduce bobby calf numbers for Waikato’s Owl Farm. Louise Hanlon reports.

Using proven beef sires over dairy cows adds value to surplus calves, AgFirst Agribusiness Consultant Bob Thomson writes.

A Mid-Canterbury dairy farm, with connections to Synlait, is tackling the bobby calf issue with a beef twist. Anne Lee reports.

The team at Odeon restaurant have whipped up a delicious recipe for BBQ Veal Ribeye Chop with house mustard and spiced jus

The aim of a pasture-raised veal system is to give calves great lives and keep rearing as close to nature as possible, Anne Lee writes.

The thought of reducing the stocking rate by 19% while cutting both nitrogen use in half and slashing imported feed would strike fear in the hearts of most dairy farmers. But the Step Change project at Dairy Trust Taranaki (DTT) Gibson farm has proven the strategy can improve profitability by 15% while reducing overall GHG by 18% and methane by 15%. By Jackie Harrigan.

The long-held, fundamental tenet of getting the stocking rate and calving date right is confirmed with the data analysis, Anne Lee reports.

Not enough is done to define the sweet spot in dairy farming. While the term is used readily, farmers do not know what it looks like. Chris Lewis writes.

A scientist with an agricultural background believes he has an answer to the glut of bobby calves. By Ashley Smith.

Calving half a herd in alternate years could reduce workloads onfarm. Anne Lee reporrts..

Dairy beef animals have to be the most efficient animals possible and genetics is a key factor. By Sheryl Haitana.