Dairy Exporter Autumn 2024
The Big Ball – in support of Rural Change
Looking an excuse to get out and have some fun while raising funds for a good cause? Why not dust off your ball gown or tuxedo and head along to The Big Ball at Lincoln in June and support rural mental health.
The veal deal
Where others saw the issue of bobby calves in the dairy industry as a serious issue, Alan McDermont and Julia Galway saw an opportunity: to produce world class pasture-raised veal that everyone could enjoy.
Margin squeezed but profits possible
Despite the rapid downward movements in milk price, and upward movements in onfarm costs, the rules of a successful dairy farming system remain the same, Mark Aitken writes.
A woman with a farming future
An addition to the family is on the horizon for Finja Philips, with a new generation for the family. Her first baby is due in March, luckily the perfect “time” for a spring calving calendar laughs Finja. By Claire Ashton.
Co-op focuses on the family
Fonterra has seen a significant increase in return and retention rates since implementing its new parental leave policy. By Sheryl Haitana.
Pasture comes first and supplement follows
Virginia Serra advises on the profitable use of feed.
50 years ago in the Dairy Exporter: February 1974
As NZ Dairy Exporter counts down to its centenary in 2025, we look back at the issues of earlier decades.
50 years ago in the Dairy Exporter January 1974
As NZ Dairy Exporter counts down to its centenary in 2025, we look back at the issues of earlier decades.
AHV: Steering away from antibiotics
Constant use of antibiotics and the repetitive cases of severe udder health challenges have prompted a change in practice. Sheryl Haitana reports.
Tow and Fert: Slurry cuts fert application
Driving down fertiliser use through applying it in a foliar slurry has shown good results for an Irish farm and was highlighted at a recent field day.