Features:
- Open Books
Farmers from two top-performing businesses (one large, one small) talk openly about their approach to budgeting as a way to achieve their goals. - Banks explain capital changes
What will capital requirement changes mean for dairy farmers? Find out from the country’s five largest rural lenders. - New season checklist
Now’s the ideal time to tick off those dry-off tasks and prepare for the June 1 changeover. Use our checklist to stay on track.
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Winter is coming — start planning now
01 March 2020
The key to successful grazing of a winter crop is to start your planning early, as DairyNZ animal and feed developer Maitland Manning explains.
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A truckie's view of cow transport
01 March 2020
DairyNZ’s Jac McGowan joins a truck driver for the day, to see for herself why carefully preparing and managing cows before and during transport is so important.
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Working through the challenges
01 March 2020
DairyNZ’s recent Dairy Environment Leaders’ Forum was an opportunity to show others that dairy farmers are responding to sector issues and policy direction, says chair Tracy Brown.
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Banks explain what capital changes will mean for farmers
01 March 2020
How will the recent changes to bank capital requirements affect dairy farmers? We put some questions to the country’s five largest rural lenders.
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BCS some cows, or all cows?
01 March 2020
Is it sufficient to body condition score only a selection of the herd when you’re making dry-off decisions?
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Using milk to pregnancy test
01 March 2020
DairyNZ’s InCalf project manager Samantha Tennent explores the value of a recent technological development: using a cow's milk to test her for pregnancy.
