Dairy NZ

Publication Date: September 2009

Description: This booklet aims to give farmers the tools that they need to extract maximum value from this investment, providing the most topical information on maize crop preparation, management and harvest, in one easy to access resource.

Description: This tool allows you to proactively manage your pasture using your farmwalk data to allocate feed and make early decisions on feed deficits and surpluses.  The benefit of plotting farm walk covers into a wedge is that it puts the current situation in picture form, allowing better communication with your farm team.

Updated: March 2012

Description: Body condition score (BCS) at calving is a key driver of the 6 week in calf rate and empty rate. Achieving the targets at calving is therefore important to run a sustainable dairy system.

This calculator can be used to help make decisions on purchasing supplement to feed to dry cows for live weight gain.

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