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What are dry cow antibiotics actually for? By Lisa Whitfield. This post is only available to members ..read more

Cyclone Gabrielle and recent drought and flood events have had an immense impact on farming communities. Such events highlight the need to reduce risks for farmers and growers and enhance their resilience.  The experience of extreme weather, pests, plant diseases and an overall changing climate add to an already long list of daily tasks and challenges. Communication around pressing environmental changes and the desired transitions in land use might make you feel locked-in rather than prepared for changes on the way, and those already here.  Decisions about change – be it related to ..read more

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Dancing with the Stars was the theme for the national Dairy Industry Awards held on Saturday, May 13, at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland.  The stars of the night were of course everyone who had entered and participated in the awards, not forgetting the judges who travelled the length and breadth of the country during judging rounds, and of course the sponsors. The theme of the farming community supporting each other was one echoed by many of the finalists in their speeches. The national winners of the Share Farmer of the Year award were Hayden and Bridget Goble, from Tataraimaka, north Taran ..read more

David and Lesley Jensen run dairying, kiwifruit and avocado operations near Tauranga and say the area is well-suited to this mixed type of venture. To access this post, you must purchase Dairy Exporter Print Subscription or Dairy Exporter Digital Only Subscription ..read more

A two-day agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) conference held in Wellington just days after Cyclone Gabrielle started out with the grim facts on climate change, but ended with a level of optimism and energy for finding solutions and doing the right thing. Anne Lee reports. To access this post, you must purchase Dairy Exporter Print Subscription or Dairy Exporter Digital Only Subscription ..read more

Creating the right culture in a business where people live and work together is imperative, Anne Lee reports. Aaron Jay (AJ) is unapologetically ambitious in business because for the company to succeed his employees must succeed too. The widespread ripple effect of that success, that goes well beyond New Zealand’s shores, is a huge motivating... To access this post, you must purchase Dairy Exporter Print Subscription or Dairy Exporter Digital Only Subscription ..read more

Safer and less physical workplaces have the potential to attract and retain staff. By Karen Trebilcock. South Taranaki farmer Hayden Lawrence used to spend nine hours a day, every day, milking. “We had a 22-aside herringbone shed and were milking 400 cows. I was falling asleep at the dinner table and couldn’t drive the car... To access this post, you must purchase Dairy Exporter Print Subscription or Dairy Exporter Digital Only Subscription ..read more

John Milne reflects on the family’s conversion of a beef and sheep farm to dairy. To access this post, you must purchase Dairy Exporter Print Subscription or Dairy Exporter Digital Only Subscription ..read more