Dairy Exporter November December 2023
What to do with Bobby?
Our tenacious team of journalists love nothing more than to get their teeth into a good challenge. The challenge this issue is around “What to do with a problem like Bobby?”
Natural rearing makes Pearl Veal the real deal
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.
Dutch farmers fasten their seat belts
After a few great years of production and earnings, Dutch dairy farmers are deep in the manure. By Sjoerd Hofstee.
Dairy season showing resurgence
After August’s fall has come the recovery of the dairy market. By Rosalind Crickett.
Soil nitrogen to reduce maize growing costs
While nitrogen fertiliser prices have eased, they are still a significant contributor to the cost of maize production.
Dairy Exporter’s generational shift
New Zealand Dairy Exporter has undergone a generational shift with a move to new owners.
Applying science to suckling
Keeping calves with mum until weaning is part of a study of alternative rearing systems. By Anne Lee.
Going green while staying in the black
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.
Pasture management is where it starts
The long-held, fundamental tenet of getting the stocking rate and calving date right is confirmed with the data analysis, Anne Lee reports.
Programme helps Canterbury farmers meet N loss targets
A programme covering the Selwyn/Hinds districts of Canterbury has helped farmers meet nitrogen loss targets, writes Virginia Serra, DairyNZ senior manager, solutions and development.