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Zmags
NEW ZEALAND
Best of
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Contents March 2012 – Volume 87, No 8 Page 132:
upfront 8 Trading among farmers 10
Dairy Diary B rought to you by Waik
NEW ZEALAND NZ Dairy Exporter is published by
Upfront Keeping it ‘in the family’ limits discuss
Happy after the overwhelming vote in favour in 20
Trading among farmers Trading among farmers (TA
➥ From 9 shareholders, the threshold required to
LAND & FEED: What's it all about? his is the fina
www.lic.co.nz VET TAPS IN TO CLIENTS' MINDA M
Sub heading March 2012 Tetraploid or diploid
Industry regulations Phantom loophole will clo
What happens to the regulated milk price is a
Dairy Exporter March 2012 Sub heading
Industry regulations Competition benefits all pl
Crafar Farms Deal stumbles on legal steps Rich
Land sales Foreign investment fears Bob Edlin b
bidder”. A high standard for any further investme
Economic development The cost of saying can’t B
encouraging a responsible approach to sustainabil
Sub heading Pu
Cost of production Dairying wins efficiency batt
Federated Farmers Dairy Council Population grow
Farmers liked but not trusted Despite the acc
Federated Farmers Dairy Council Call for equal
Sub heading “The higher cell co
Federated Farmers Dairy Council Cultural differ
Federated Farmers Dairy Council It’s all in the
Dairy Holdings Long-running battle now over fo
company’s constitution and a shareholders agreeme
The late Allan Hubbard who the Armers joined in b
Sub heading DRY COW THERAPIES ARE LIKE A FARME
Fertiliser Proactive stance brings results Jack
Dairy Exporter WHO CARES...
Fertilizer and Lime Conference Grazing impact
Fertilizer and Lime Conference Tracking nutrien
‘The real value of Overseer was being able to tra
Sub heading HE ASKED FOR IT Andrew
Cash back from LIC Richard Rennie richard.rennie@
OECD report Commodity markets not as thin as y
except butter and maize. As expected, the rat
Environmental sustainability Kiwi best practic
committee, said the delegates were impressed by N
Business 48
On-farm Best of the West Gunsight Farm, Ika
While many farmers are focusing on reducing costs
Part of the farm team, from left, Peter Jelinek,
Andrew hasn’t carried out a lot of re-grassin
Grow your business with our All In One account Th
Synlait Getting InSynC with the lean thinking a
CO Diary Positive culture brings benefits Tafi Manj
Economy Optimism remains high, but threats stil
Sub heading POINT, SHOOT, COMPLY Read any NAIT
Sub heading ARION 400 Designed for the New Zeala
➥ From 56 spending yet. It’s still a steady cour
Legal Briefs Tangled web of family dynamics makes
Regrassing this autumn? Discuss your requirements
go to her nieces and nephew in equal shares.
Sub heading
Recruitment Getting it right to get right staff
Synlait Concern follows Chinese decision Anne L
Staff management Managing people for optimum p
Sub heading NEED A BALANCED DIET? WE'VE GOT YOU
Environment Leaching losses reduced on sens
Dairy Exporter On-farm Even in the Southla
Years of experience on his Southland dairy unit m
ploughing and tile drainage underneath it,” he sa
This is the second year maize has been grown on t
➥ From 72 Warren MacPherson with farm manager Pau
Effluent Expo provides expertise Anne Lee anne.le
Waikato water controls Concern at challenges of
Sub heading BETTLE9864D The thing about dairyin
Biological debate continues Dear Editor, I wo
Sub heading BETTLE9638C Milk is money, more to
Water Price signals to set the market Bob Edlin
Effluent Uniformity in design aim Anne Hardie ver
Effluent ponds Keep It Low to avoid overflow
For every $100 spent on fencing products
Effluent ponds Little storage prompts big atten
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Sub heading Grow up to 60% more pasture in just
A plane about to take off from Dunedin Internatio
Worms One third of Waikato soils up to scratch
WestfaliaSurge Sub heading
FARM INFORMATION Sub heading O U T G R O S O
copper is required. Low copper also can also show
Systems Hi-tech water management brings imme
Dairy Exporter On-farm John and
Water is essential for dairy farms. Anne Lee talk
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Sub heading ®
➥ From 94 relation to the gains. Instead the
John Wright demonstrates varying water holding ca
John believes around 50l/second is being saved th
Irrigation innovators Young talent makes a diff
- Advertisement - Persistence and performance –
Australian Dairy Conference Past has lessons fo
Australian Dairy Conference Doing the right thi
Lincoln University Dairy Farm How cows eat influ
LUDF is producing more milk from fewer cows and k
Southland Demonstration Farm Difficult growing
Kale, grown on 7ha, also struck well and yiel
before it is too late to do anything about them”.
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Stock Best in show and productive too Bonacor
Dairy Exporter On-farm
A pretty cow is not necessarily a productive cow,
Otago shows and Fynn and Reuben also compete in t
cows” isn’t always easy. In his father’s day, whe
Kelly’s brother-in-law Dale Harris has been broug
Sub heading Win big monthly
Past show ribbons are displayed in the farm’s smo
LIC Strong full year profit likely Richard Renni
Good results from LIC Karen Trebilcock ak.trebilc
National database Industry ownership championed
Sub heading IT'S BEEN EFFECTIVELY SAVING FARMER
Sub heading
Animal cruelty Injuring animal ‘unacceptable’
Sire-proving Cost-saving creates top herd An
It was a $5000 exercise but the Gibbins say t
Dropping the stocking rate has taken the pressure
The latest progeny from the sire-proving scheme.
Sub heading D N A E N I L D E T co oma
Animal identification NAIT passes last hurdle Bo
Ayrshires Special award ranks highly for breed
WestfaliaSurge Sub head
People Farm stays are fun but the work on
On-farm Dairying and fishing make good partners Ti
The chance to combine a passion for dairying with
THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARM DETERGENTS HAS ARRIVE
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Cows have their appeal, and so do Shari’s hens th
Dairy Women’s Network Conference attracting big
Sponsorship deal for regional groups RD1 is t
On-farm Off-field Gearing up for a Romaniac run
east of Perth then in the mines driving bulldozer
Go Fish Summer stocks show quota management su
Minister who picked up the fisheries portfolio in
Cow’s Life Not wrecks but a new way of recyling E
On the way to a new life. then threw his cap on
Demonstration Farm The pros and cons of putting c
$200,000 and a working life of 10 years, deprecia
Dairy Solutions Recording on the web CRV Ambr
Feeding Make your own mix Fonterra farmers
Tanks/Herd data Hi-tech tanks withstand quake
Irrigators/clothing Travelling, the best way
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Property P roductive farm in best kept secre
Immaculate opportunity in South Australia Anne Ha
➥ From 156 and a cut above the rest,” he said.
Well set up in Southland A large-scale Southl
Recent conversion features top technology Pro
E asy management on compact farm A well-plann
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