Dairy Exporter March 2023

By Jackie Harrigan.

Ireland has strengthened nitrogen rules. Anne Lee explains them and how the system works.

Sjoerd Hofstee reports.

When Steve and Shelli Mears, and their daughter Katie, decided to give up sharemilking, buy their first farm and sell raw milk directly to consumers, it was for the cows.

Transitioning to a System 1 operation with A2 cows is in progress for Pete Morgan on his farm at Pokuru, near Te Awamutu.

While New Zealand is a long way from the nitrogen pollution crisis gripping many parts of the world, our industry is charged with using less nitrogen and using it more efficiently.

As well as the effects on human life and property, February’s disastrous weather events in the North Island highlighted the health risks for cows and other livestock exposed to flood waters, vet Lisa Whitfield writes.

By Claire Ashton.

Story and photographs by Karen Trebilcock.

Adding a roof to the farm’s feed pad has made all the difference at Eureka farm in Waikato, Claire Ashton writes.