Contents

• Antibiotics: changing how we look after dairy cows
  Learn how to better target dairy cows for antibiotic treatments, to help halt the spread of antibiotic resistance and reduce our reliance on these drugs.
• Plantain helping farmers to achieve environmental targets
  Promising results from a DairyNZ/AgResearch study on the link between plantain, nitrogen, and the environment suggests this cultivar may help farmers meet environmental targets.
• N surplus shows performance
  Soil type and climate variations mean nitrogen (N) leaching is not a straightforward performance indicator – but looking at a farm’s N surplus might be.
• Science backs riparian management
  Read about the science that confirms riparian management’s ability to help improve water quality on your farm, and its downstream environments.
• Aiming high with grazed forages
  A recent DairyNZ experiment examined how grazed forage dry matter can help lift milk production and profit.