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There are many product options when it comes to supplementing dairy cows, which can make it difficult to choose what to use. This is where “off the shelf” products such as HiTrace5® or AquaTrace5® Hoof n Udder have been useful and have been successfully used on many dairy farms over the years. However, there can […]
Microbial Bedding Conditioner Shown to Support Udder Health and Reduce Mastitis Risk. The dry period is a critical phase in a cow’s lactation cycle. New intramammary infections often occur due to changes in the udder environment and reduced bacteria flushing. Maintaining a clean, biologically balanced bedding surface is essential to reducing environmental mastitis risk during […]
Keeping Livestock Healthy Through Winter at Darroch’s Grazing Ltd Located 45 minutes south of Christchurch, Darroch’s Grazing is situated on the northern banks of the Rakaia River, where winter conditions can be harsh. Over the years, however, Adam Hardie and Don Hayes have found a way to keep the 3000 winter graziers and 1000 beef […]
Managing Fodder Beet feeding in Autumn for optimal production and animal health. It is well known that the gradual introduction of Fodder Beet (FB) into the diet of lactating dairy cows in Autumn is critical to maintaining milk production and preventing rumen acidosis. But, even in experienced and motivated operations, some cows may still experience […]
Congratulations to Kuljeet Singh (KJ) for Reaching the New Zealand Dairy Industry – Canterbury/North Otago Awards Finals! Kuljeet Singh (KJ) has earned a place in the final round of the prestigious New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (Canterbury/North Otago region), recognising his dedication, innovation, and commitment to excellent farm management. Managing a herd of 730 cows […]
Boot proof, dog proof, even Pukeko proof – SiloStop® AntiUV covers, partnered with SiloStop® Orange Oxygen Barrier Film are the perfect combination to protect your maize silage this coming season. Maize silage is prone to surface spoilage – how many stacks do you see with a layer or patches of spoilage at the top/shoulders? The […]
Mountview Farming Trust are continuously trying new approaches to keep improving their dairy farming operation. Led by Alastair Neville, Mountview Farming Trust run an Autumn calving herd of 340-350 Friesian cows. Central to their operation is the utilisation of silage for winter milking, of which maize silage is a significant part of the diet. At […]
Good site preparation key to quality silage By Trish Lewis, Forage and Nutrition Consultant Good preparation of a silage stack or pit site before the contractor arrives is a critical component of making quality silage. It is a waste to cut a young, leafy crop of grass, wilt it well but then contaminate it with […]
How can you harvest the same maize, but get more of it? So you’ve done the ground-work, grown the crop, paid for it to be harvested and stacked, now what’s in the stack is what you’ve got, right? Unfortunately what you grow and harvest is not what you get. Once maize silage is in the […]
