Editorial
More cows, bigger farms, more milk
Date: 2011-01-01
(Pg 20) We're milking more cows, in bigger herds on larger farms with higher stocking rates and (no doubt with a collective sigh of relief from farmers) we're producing more milk. ... Read full article »
Calls that don't just sound good
Date: 2011-01-01
(Pg 74) How does a dairy farmer control the business? How do they make decisions? From where do they draw the information to make good, sound decisions - as opposed to just decisions that sound good?... Read full article »
‘Clockwork’ farm doubles Kiwi production
Date: 2010-12-01
(Pg 19) Cows that spend as much time as possible lying down and producing milk are the aim of Todd Meyer, general manager of Fonterra's Tangshan Farm in the Hebei province of China.... Read full article »
Arapuni Milk loses
Date: 2010-12-01
(Pg 32) The fate of Arapuni Milk now depends on the outcome of a resource consent appeal and the company's success in finding new investors.... Read full article »
‘Novice’ shows the experts
Date: 2010-12-01
(Pg 61) A simple DIY check of Lincoln University Dairy Farm's (LUDF) irrigation system has found some areas under its centre pivot are being under-watered while other parts have been getting too much.... Read full article »
Internet superway leads to high-speed future
Date: 2010-12-01
(Pg 69) A big step up from the old copper-wire phone system to state-of-the-art technology means big efficiency gains on a Mid-Canterbury dairy conversion, Anne Lee finds.... Read full article »
Life with an eye on the weather
Date: 2010-07-01
(Pg 122) Generations of the Kirkland family have farmed Elm Grove, on the Taieri Plains. The hardest battle over the years has been flooding Karen Trebilcock found.... Read full article »
Here’s to you, Trish
Date: 2010-04-01
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Dairy farms fetching average $35,500/ha
Date: 2009-09-01
(Pg 149) Around 40 dairy farms were sold in the three months to July at prices the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) described as good news.... Read full article »
When feeding grain is banned
Date: 2009-08-01
(Pg 67) It's time to redefine nutrition, according to Alltech's president Dr Pearse Lyons.... Read full article »
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