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Latest enrich magazine
Ahead of mating season, August’s edition of Enrich is about setting up for success with stronger heats from your cows and innovation in heat detection.
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Turn up the heat
Blinkies, cats’ eyes and UFOs. These are a few of the names kicking around for FlashMate, an award-winning local innovation and the world’s only heat detector that has clinically proven a six percent lift in six week in-calf rate (6WICR).
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Turn a chilly chore into an opportunity this winter
South Island farmers are being urged to turn a chilly chore into an opportunity when shifting stock on fodder beet.
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North Island - TSR Regional Report - August 2020
Nine months into her role as TSR at Dannevirke’s Farm Source, Zoe Haylock is enjoying learning about the Hawke’s Bay and how to best support her 70 farmers.
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South Island - TSR Regional Report - August 2020
Lindsay Youngman still describes no day as the same after six and a half years as TSR at Otautau.
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To treat or not to treat, that is the question
Non-cycling, or anoestrous, cows are a challenge. Cows are in a race against time to recover from calving and begin cycling again in time for mating.
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Heat detection made simple
Accurately determining when a cow is on heat ensures a more successful mating period. You need a clear process, good observation and effective use of a reliable heat detection tool. Water-based tail paint is your simplest, safest and most cost-effective option.
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Turn up the heat on your cow’s heats!
One of the drivers of a strong six week in-calf rate is the performance of the herd during the first three weeks of mating. The industry target is to achieve a 90 percent submission rate within this time frame. With focus, this five-star target is achievable.
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2020 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award winners driving positive change
Hawke’s Bay/Wairarapa farmers Nick and Nicky Dawson were named the 2020 Fonterra Responsible Dairying Award winners during the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards on Saturday night and received the John Wilson Memorial Trophy.
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Meeting pasture’s potential
New pasture is more likely to meet its potential when it has adequate nutrients at sowing and while establishing.
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Get back in clover with spring oversowing
White clover has done great things for New Zealand farming over the last 100 years. Now more than ever, it still has much to offer, such as superb animal nutrition and production, climatic resilience, and free nitrogen (N).
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Celebrating the grassroots of Dairy Women’s Network
From a new brand, to battling floods, droughts and a global pandemic, the Dairy Women’s Network has gone through multiple changes and challenges during the past year. At the heart of it all is a team of volunteer Regional Leaders, who have kept the Network connected to farmers around the country.
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What’s your plan Stan?
Do you have a plan for having to leave the farm if an emergency arises, or do you just hope nothing will go wrong? Safer Farms’ General Manager, Tony Watson, suggests writing it down.
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Making wellbeing a priority
More than 18,000 Kiwi farmers and their families were involved in nationwide, rural wellbeing programme Farmstrong last year. Here’s why.
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Cost effective summer feed
Finding a summer forage option that will last and meet both feed and budget requirements through a dry summer is crucial for Brendon O’Leary, who farms 210 cows on a 62 effective hectare dairy farm near Hamilton.
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