Extreme weather puts pressure on daily farm operations, so you'll find guidance below on getting back to a normal milking schedule, managing feed, and keeping your cows healthy.

Are you looking to hire a new employee? Having a well-planned recruitment and selection process is the first step towards finding the right person to fit into your team.

Researchers share how dairy farmers are using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), and the benefits, risks and opportunities.

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a practical tool you can use to inform decision-making, easily access information, save time and lighten your mental load. Many farmers are using simple, low-cost GenAI tools on their phones or computers.

Reducing nitrogen losses from your farm can help improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve water quality, meet regulatory requirements, and strengthen your bottom line. There are 10 main actions to consider.

Proactive visitor biosecurity management helps protect your herd and your business. Visitors can unknowingly bring in diseases, weeds or pests that threaten animal health and farm productivity.

Good effluent management on your dairy farm combines a well-designed system with proper processes to ensure the right amount of effluent gets applied to pasture at the right time.

An employment agreement defines the rules of the working relationship between the employee and the farm owner/manager on a dairy farm. It must be in writing, and the employer is responsible for arranging it.

Wearable technologies (such as cow collars) are becoming a popular tool for assisting with reproductive management. In 2025, around 1 in 5 dairy farms are using wearables , mostly to help with heat detection, a factor in getting cows in calf.

Review your heat detection strategy each season, ensuring it includes careful planning, effective use of aids, keen observation, accurate record-keeping, and regular staff training.

How to interpret rumination data and use daily rumination time for day-to-day decision-making.

Experience the energy and insights from the 2025 Precision Dairy Farming Conference. Hear Sharn Roskam and Stu Taylor share their experience and key insights from adopting different farm tech.

Understand the additional cost of feeding supplements for extra milk production. Read more on the research to learn how marginal milk costs compare to milk price and profitability.

Facial eczema costs farmers $330M annually and risk is rising. Hear from experts on the latest research and practical steps to protect your herd.