Pregnancy testing is a big event in your farming calendar. By choosing to get as much information as possible, about each cow in the herd, you can make sure you are maximising value for the money. This allows you to reflect on the success of mating, then knowledgeably...
Seasoned Waikato dairy farmers know how to prepare for a summer dry, so we don’t want to teach you how to suck eggs. However, we know you also have calves to wean, cows to mate, staff to manage, contractors to coordinate… and that’s just before lunch! A predicted El...
We are over halfway through scanning our spring-calving herds now, so we can start looking at some trends in the numbers. Our analysis so far indicates the average 6-week in-calf rate is sitting at 68% which is a couple of percent down on last season. While the...
