Taieri dairy farmer Ryan Sutherland entered his herd in a regional Holstein Friesian competition for the first time and his cow Raymac Beamer Estyle won the top prize. He talks to Shawn McAvinue about the prize-winning cow and why she will...
A calving barn is making life easier for a team of dairy farmers in Eastern Southland. The contract milking operation of Jimmy and Louise Purdon, Lisdale Dairies, was the second and final stop on a DairyNZ calving infrastructure...
A bark chip calving pad reduces soil damage, ensures a herd gets their minerals and makes their diet transition and calving easier, an Eastern Southland sharemilker says. Tim Warnock is the 50:50 sharemilker on selfcontained Inglenook...
Q Speckle What was your reaction to the Park and Holstein Friesian cross heifer you and your husband Tim entered in the Otago and Southland Hoof and Hook Beef Competition winning the prizes for best marbled carcass and best on fork? It was a...