CRV’s new herd recording and farm management programme, myHERD is now available for CRV InSight customers. myHERD means dairy farmers can now manage all their herd records and data from multiple farming operations using just one tool. myHERD is the result of CRV’s partnership with leading farm software provider, FarmIQ. Listen to CRV Information and IT Manager Andrew Singers and FarmIQ GM Customer Success Jock Richardson as they chat about myHERD and the collaborative data integration this partnership offers.

Dairy cow fertility underpins the viability and productivity of every dairy business. So how do you determine the key management areas to focus on in order to maximise your herd's reproductive performance? Sheryl Haitana chats with senior research scientist Jane Kay from DairyNZ about how body condition at a herd level influences reproductive performance. Find out why hitting body condition score targets is important, what strategies farmers can use to get every cow close to her ideal BCS at calving, and the tools available to help. For more information from DairyNZ about body condition score strategies, click . To learn more about body condition and nutrition for reproduction, click .

CRV Ambreed managing director Angus Haslett has officially taken over the reins as CEO of CRV’s global artificial breeding business. He is the company’s first ever international CEO. Angus has succeeded Roald van Noort, who successfully led the company for over 12 years. Angus will continue to be based in New Zealand until travel restrictions allow him to relocate to Holland. CRV is a cooperative. About 25,000 dairy and beef farmers in the Netherlands and Flanders are members and have influence on CRV’s policy through the co-operative’s advisory bodies and member committees. In this episode, Angus joins Sheryl Haitana from his home office to talk about his tenure with CRV Ambreed, the benefits of the Dutch-Kiwi relationship for NZ farmers, and his views on where the industry is heading in the next 10 years.

CRV Ambreed will be launching its new herd recording and management tool in June this year.  Sheryl Haitana talks with CRV IT manager Andrew Singers and the company’s herd testing manager Mark Redgate about the new tool and how herd testing data will be incorporated. She is also joined by Waikato dairy farmer Marty Vickers who has been part of the farmer group testing myHERD. Marty will also be using CRV’s through milk sampling next season.

Part 2:  talks to CRV’s and  about CRV’s latest bull portfolio, the standout sires for the coming season, and industry trends that have influenced CRV’s breeding offer to farmers.  For more information, check out the  or read our 

 talks to CRV’s and  about CRV’s latest bull portfolio, the standout sires for the coming season, and industry trends that have influenced CRV’s breeding offer to farmers. For more information, check out the  or read our 

Join our host Sheryl Haitana (NZ Dairy Exporter) as she chats with Brian Wickham (NZAEL) and Jon Lee (CRV Ambreed) about the new genetic evaluation system for dairy cattle. Listen to find out what these changes will mean for farmers.