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Early identification and treatment of cow lameness can achieve faster recovery rates, according to the results of a recent study.

Find out what a decade’s research has taught us about this nutritious herb, including impressive results from the latest farm-scale trials.

Canterbury couple Warren Thomas and Nicole Mayberry are focused on getting the best from their young stock, having spent three seasons refining their system to maximise calf care and minimise non-replacements.

Dairy farmer Sam Spencer-Bower hopes his mental health story will encourage others struggling with depression to speak up and ask for help.

Enterprising farmers, scientists and rural professionals are exploring what the NZ dairy farm will look like in 2030.

While we already know of fodder beet’s strengths as a high-yield, high-energy feed in the dairy system, recent research has revealed its notable environmental benefits.

We explore some of the claims being made about milk alternatives and how those claims relate to the competitiveness of New Zealand’s dairy sector.

In every challenge, there’s opportunity. That’s if you can adapt, as these farmers have done.

After 30 years’ dairying on the same Bay of Plenty farm, Donna and Corrie Smit have learned lessons on weathering everything from devastating floods, to milk price fluctuations resembling a seismic graph of nearby White Island’s volcanic activity.

Bay of Plenty dairy farm manager Dayna Rowe and her team are building a great workplace together – one so energising, no one wants to leave. Here’s how they’re shaping up.