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Drought management strategy for dairy farmers |
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| 09 Dec 2010 |
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Two bites of the cherry |
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To get two bites of the recruitment cherry, now is the time to start looking for next season’s farm staff.
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| 01 Dec 2010 |
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Effect of Genetic Improvement on Feed Demand |
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| 15 Oct 2010 |
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Why can’t we feed our cows like we used to? |
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| 13 Sep 2010 |
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Improved mating performance increases milk production |
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Achieving more days in milk and increased production at the start of the season equals more profit - the way to achieve this is by improving mating performance. says a Waikato diary farm consultant FarmWise.
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| 14 May 2010 |
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Farmers cautioned to check feed levels at changeover |
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| 16 Mar 2010 |
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Experienced hands take up FarmWise reins |
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| 04 Mar 2010 |
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Long summer dry brings diverse challenges for Northland farmers |
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The long summer dry has delivered a round of challenges for Northland farmers – drought, lower pasture growth, facial eczema spore counts on the rise – and now crickets.
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| 03 Feb 2010 |
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Consider compatibility before committing |
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| 22 Jan 2010 |
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Weather conditions put cows at risk |
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Recent rain across much of the North Island, though very welcome for many farmers, has raised the potential of disease among animals.
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| 04 Dec 2009 |
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Check your bull power before it is too late |
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| 19 Oct 2009 |
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Three Ps in dairying success |
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The basics of dairy farming come down to the three Ps
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| 13 Oct 2009 |
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Fix the feeding, get the breeding |
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| 12 Oct 2009 |
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Canterbury and West Coast cows |
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| 22 Sep 2009 |
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Reproductive performance sorted at seminars |
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FarmWise dairy farm consultants held a series of three, well attended, on-farm Mating Management seminars
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| 01 Sep 2009 |
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Mating management 'sorted' at seminars |
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This season has thrown farmers some challenges both environmentally and financially.
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| 13 Aug 2009 |
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Monitor the basics for a successful spring |
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By FarmWise Consultant for the Manawatu/ Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay region, Dean Edwards
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| 11 Aug 2009 |
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Southland farmers told to stick to the basics |
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Sticking with the basics could be the difference between stress and success this spring
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| 08 Aug 2009 |
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Farmers, feed and fertility |
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Southland farmers are being urged to spend time and money getting their cow condition to the level it needs to be to ensure they get in calf this spring.
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| 03 Aug 2009 |
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Concentrate on getting cows through calving |
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Many farmers do not have the pasture to get them through calving
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| 17 Jul 2009 |
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Farmers must take control of their finances |
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New Zealand dairy farmers must take back financial control of their farm operations and control spending in order to survive
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| 09 Jul 2009 |
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Dairy specialist relocates to Invercargill |
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Bryan Anderson is the newest member of the FarmWise Consulting team in Southland
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| 01 Apr 2009 |
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Herds at home or away? |
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Taranaki farmers are undecided whether to send their herds away for winter, or keep them at home.
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| 30 Mar 2009 |
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Simon says: 'Increase production' |
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“West Coast farmers are missing out on a fair chunk of production,” according to the newest member of LIC’s nationwide team of dairy farm consultants, Simon Pontin.
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| 20 Mar 2009 |
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Understanding Ryegrass - key to successful pasture management |
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Dairy farmers, spending time actively managing pasture will, at the end of the day, save dollars
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| 20 Mar 2009 |
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Importance of condition scoring as season end nears |
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Relationship of dairy cow condition to profit
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| 13 Mar 2009 |
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'Fit farmers' employ sound reason |
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Paeroa farmers David and Lee-Ann Sharp have been called competitive, determined and driven by the people who know them and that’s probably because they excel in everything they do.
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| 09 Mar 2009 |
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Keeping Farming Financial: The big picture is needed |
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With dairy farmers facing Fonterra’s payout structure changes and reduced payout, it is vital finances are revised/re-evaluated and equally important is to not lose sight of the Big Picture.
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| 20 Jan 2009 |
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Cash farming the focus for the next two years |
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Dairy farming in the next two years must be about farming for cash, according to an industry expert.
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