Wanaka A&P Show 2016
Shane McDonald, Huw Davies and Graham Petrie attended this year’s Wanaka A&P Show, held on the 11th and 12th March.
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New dairy technology in 2019
While the most obvious signs of change might be thinner phones, electric cars and faster internet, the advances we’re seeing in technology are also being applied to the dairy industry. Here’s a look at a few ways farmers are already using new technology to make their lives’ easier – both here and abroad.
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South farmers’ champion still active at 98
The oldest working dairy farmer in Southland tells Rob Tipa about his long life of farming and public service.
Find out moreSmoothing out the milking seasons in NZ
New Zealand has to supply milk consistently throughout the year if it wants to be in the value-add game, writes Keith Woodford.
Find out moreNZ 'needs to use more technology'
The use of technology in dairy farming in the United States is more advanced than in New Zealand, says a Taranaki farmer. Omata farmer and former Fonterra shareholders' councillor Nick Barrett was a member of a tour group of farmers, bankers, and businessmen who recently visited dairy farms in Wisconsin and the World Dairy Expo in Michigan.
A cow barn has enabled a West Otago family to increase their milking herd
With snow on the ground last week, West Otago dairy farmers Ken and Bruce Eade were happy to bring their whole herd of 550 ayrshire and holstein friesian cows under cover in their 5100 square metre cow shed.
Find out moreStrategic positioning down on the dairy farm
Right now, everyone in the New Zealand dairy industry is figuring out how to get through the next 12 months without too much pain. But eventually events will turn and we will be able to think more strategically about where the industry is going.
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