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Learning to live with Kikuyu is the reality for more farmers in the upper North Island. Featured in the brand new Dairy Exporter Summer issue, Natalie and Andre Meier share their learnings from managing the subtropical grass on their farm. Also hear from Northland consultant Kim Robinson who gives her top tips for management of a Kikuyu system.
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Natalie & Andre Meier, Bay of Plenty Farmers
Kim Robinson, Agribusiness Consultant & Director, AgFirst
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Sheryl Haitana, Editor, Dairy Exporter
Anne Lee, Deputy Editor, Dairy Exporter
Bay of Plenty dairy farmers Andre and Natalie Meier have learnt to embrace the summer grass Kikuyu, and have also altered their system to once-a-day and are enjoying the productivity wins. They discuss how they got here.
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Kim Robinson, Agribusiness Consultant and Director at AgFirst, has been part of the system alternation on the Meier’s farm, and discusses the approach they took, and the advice she has for other farmers dealing with Kikuyu.
Find Kikuyu resources on the AgFirst website here.
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With mating underway it’s important to look at your pasture management systems to make sure your herd is eating well. Keeping quality while there is a surplus and then keeping an eye out on when to slow down your round is important to future proof feed supply.
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DairyNZ’s Mark Williams discusses pasture management as we head into the spring flush for pastures, including the targets farmers need to keep in mind, having a well communicated plan, and making the right decisions at the right time.
Robbie Ferris is the General Manager of Piriaka Farms, as well as the Chairperson of the Pasture Summit. He discusses why pasture management is important especially at this time of year, with mating underway, and why it’s important to have the right policy onfarm including stocking rates.
Learn more about the Pasture Summit in Episode 9 of the podcast here.
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With mating season underway farmers will be considering how to make their herds more efficient, through breeding. Fonterra have been around the country on their Efficiency Evolution Strategy Roadshow, and two of their presenters share the tools they encourage farmers to think about when it comes to getting the most from your herd. Also hear from two LIC Agri Managers on their MINDA tool, and how they’re using it to make bespoke plans for their farmers on what efficiency means to them.
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Malcolm Ellis and Louise Cook from Fonterra hosted Fonterra’s Efficiency Evolution Strategy Roadshow. They discuss different strategies to get more efficiency from your herd and farm system. They say due to challenges like M Bovis farmers haven't had the chance to get into selecting cows for efficiency, but it’s time to look more closely at the replacements we are breeding.
Senior Agri Managers at LIC Charlotte Gray and Rosanna Dickson discuss the “MINDA” tool, and how LIC creates bespoke understandings of what “efficient” is to each individual farmer. They discuss how to get the best from the best cows, the limitations of herd data, and ways of measuring efficiency.
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Salmonella outbreaks in herds can be devastating, and given the wet spring across the country, it is a grim reality for some farmers at the moment.
In this episode, hear from a vet managing Salmonella outbreaks in Southland; two Veterinary Technical Advisors from MSD Animal Health about how to prevent a Salmonella outbreak on your farm; and a Waikato dairy farmer about how she managed an outbreak on her farm during the dry period, and what she’s doing now to prevent it happening again.
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Southland Dairy Vet Sam Lee says cows that are already under stress are more prone to contracting Salmonella, and it doesn’t have to have been brought onto the farm by external factors such as birds. The Salmonella bacteria likes wet conditions, so he has been dealing with it especially this year with an especially wet spring in Southland right now.
MSD Animal Health are receiving a high number of calls from vets around the country seeking advice on best practice management of Salmonella as a result of outbreaks they are seeing from their farming clients. Livestock Veterinary Technical Advisor for MSD Animal Health Kim Kelly, and Veterinary Technical Advisor Andrew MacPherson, share what they are seeing out on farms at the moment and how to avoid an outbreak of this devastating bacteria on your farm.
Thanks to using SenseHub Dairy collars Ōtorohanga dairy farmer Louise Collingwood was able to pick up the symptoms of Salmonella and get the farm vet involved early to treat her herd. The health alerts from the devices go out even before the cows themselves show symptoms visible to the farmer.
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Springtime is said to be the best time of year to put your farm on the property market, and those across the real estate sector are feeling optimistic about the way the market is heading with rising milk payouts, and more interest from investors back into the dairy sector. After a tough couple of years, it looks like confidence and capital are building – so could it be a good time to look at buying land?
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Rabobanks General Manager of Country Banking Bruce Weir says in their latest Rural Confidence Survey 26% of farmers surveyed were looking to expand their farm business. He says at the moment they’re seeing confidence begin to grow after a tough couple of years, and are seeing a lot more diversification of farm systems, into the likes of solar, arable, and agritourism.
Rural General Manager for Property Brokers Conrad Wilkshire says that while dairy payouts have gone up, turnover of farm sales has gone down – with the lowest year in the past decade being 2019, when the Reserve Bank tightened up access to capital. He says the valuation of land at the moment is low, but that will change over time, and in the past twelve months they’ve had a higher number than usual of farmers buying their first dairy farms.
Craig Bates says they’ve been getting a steady number of people interested in buying their first dairy farm, or diversifying their current farm with dairy, as well property being sold by those already in the industry. He’s optimistic about the spring season with loan interest rates coming down, and interest from investors increasing.
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Dairy companies are finding ways to make their businesses more efficient in a bid to lower emissions. However, we are also going through an electricity crisis, and how we use energy needs to be looked at across the board. In this episode we look at new technology such as hydrogen powered milk tankers, and electric powered boilers, as well as new mapping and modelling tools coming from Fonterra to measure carbon removal on farms.
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Farmsource’s Manager for Innovation Michelle Good discusses a new carbon removal and vegetation mapping tool that Fonterra is looking into. This modelling will look at annual sequestration from trees, using data sources like satellite technology to identify where vegetation is onfarm.
Mark de Lautour from Open Country discusses their world-first electric boiler which is powered by renewable energy including hydroelectric power and wind farms. They’re using the transition period to find out what does and doesn’t work for their system, and also how moving to electric power is affected by a nationwide electricity shortage.
Miraka has started driving around their dual-fuel hydrogen-diesel milk tanker, as part of the company’s goal to reduce milk transportation emissions. Miraka Kaitiaki Brendan Haigh discusses the challenges and opportunities of being early adopters of the technology, and what they’re planning next.
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With the latest Global Dairy Trade report out this week, the impacts of what’s happening overseas will be on farmers' minds. We chat to those with an eye on the global pulse about what New Zealand dairy farmers can expect for the rest of the year, and into 2025.
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Senior Manager of Global Market Insights Stu Davison discusses the trade climate in the United States at the moment, and the impact the current election will have on worldwide dairy trade; the USA is currently the fourth largest trade destination for New Zealand dairy. He also discusses the US consumer demand for high protein foods which is great news for dairy, and how challenges like bird-flu and blue-tongue will impact global trade.
Irish Journalist Chris McCullough gives an update from Ireland, about what’s happening over there as the summer season wraps up, including milk prices and the impact of new regulations around the environment and live exports.
Cristina Alvarado of the NZX discusses the GDT report out this week. She says the results show that the results are higher than a year ago, and the demand for dairy products is still there. She also discusses how global trade routes have been disrupted, and what this means for New Zealand.
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A busy calving season is underway across the country, and for farmers calf nutrition will be top of mind. In this episode we look at the different ways to develop your calf’s rumen, to raise healthy and feed-efficient cows.
Hear from Jacqueline McGowan from DairyNZ about developing the rumen; Grant Jackson from SealesWinslow about raising feed-efficient cows; and Penelope Drysdale, a Manawatū farmer, about how integrating an organics system has benefitted her herd’s health.
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DairyNZ’s Jacqueline McGowan discusses tips for farmers during the busy calving season, especially when it comes to healthy rumen development. She discusses how they quantify development, through the size of the rumen, and how that links to animal health and welfare codes. She says the key is to make sure the calves aren’t having too much change at once.
CEO of SealesWinslow Grant Jackson discusses the importance of getting calf nutrition right, as we go into calving season, and how the proper development of the rumen in replacement heifer calves is essential for breeding feed-efficient cows. This in turn means the cows can convert feed into milk effectively, reduce waste, lower feed costs, and boost overall productivity.
For tips to get the most out of starch in your calf-rearing programme talk to your local SealesWinslow Technical Sales Rep and check out the valuable tips on the SealesWinslow website here.
Manawatū Dairy Farmer Penelope Drysdale discusses their journey to transitioning to an organic system, and how calf rearing fits into that, to make sure they’re getting the best nutrition. She says mimicking what the mother cow would do is the best for developing resilience in their calves.
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Farmers are increasingly being asked to be as efficient as possible in order to meet emissions and environmental obligations – but what tools are out there to get started, and maintain, efficiency goals?
In this episode we look at how dedicated farm reporting can improve efficiency onfarm, and put the tools in farmers hands. Also we get an update on the changes to the Fonterra Farm Insights reports.
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Fonterra’s Laura Cookson discusses how there has been an increased link between customers and onfarm projects, and the impact this has had on the demand for farm efficiency. This includes the development of tools and services, to help farmers, which could help them meet emissions reduction targets set by the likes of Nestlé.
Trev’s CEO Scott Townshend discusses why there has been a recent emphasis on efficiency onfarm, and why Fonterra have decided to partner with Trev to help farmers on their efficiency journey. He discusses how recording data and benchmarking these results can provide insights and “windows of opportunity” for farmers.
Dairy Farmer Jason Christensen has been part of a Nestlé trial into farm efficiency and driving down emissions, and discusses his experience. He discusses the quick wins he’s had onfarm, and some of his longer term goals.
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A jump in the payout forecast could signal dairy is again going to do the heavy lifting for the country’s struggling economy and brighter times could be on the horizon. So it’s a good time to look at what’s happening in global markets and what tools are available here to give farmers an edge onfarm.
In this episode we talk to Southland Sharemilker Anieka Templer about equity partnerships and wearable technology; RaboResearch’s Stefan Vogel at the NZIPIM Conference about how the global markets are stacking up; and agribusiness consultant James Allen about the role of farm advisors.
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Southland Sharemilker Anieka Templer discusses why they decided to introduce wearables with the Allflex cow collars, and how that has benefited their system, and what data they’ve been able to collect. She says it's completely changed how they manage their time onfarm, including being able to focus on other projects.
RaboResearch Australia & New Zealand’s General Manager Stefan Vogel gives an update on what dairy farmers can expect in the next twelve months with overseas export markets and discusses why shipping prices are so high at the moment.
He also discusses how the Chinese are favouring sustainably sourced, and therefore healthy, food, which has become more important to them post-Covid. He warns that this doesn’t mean they’re likely to pay a premium for New Zealand products yet.
Farm consultant James Allen spoke at the NZIPIM Conference last week, and discusses the current role of farm consultants as farming gets more complex. He says the advisory role has evolved into supporting compliance from an independent viewpoint, or it could be around helping with consents management and nutritional advice. He also discusses how farmers can use data to influence onfarm decisions, with the help of their farm advisors, and also the future role of AI on our farms. .
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