A century-old farm and a lifelong nurse
This dairy farmer can be found either in the dairy shed or the urgent care clinic, where she puts her nursing skills to good use.
Landing big rewards with embryo transfer
A Te Awamutu family are in their third season of operating a surrogate breeding business matching top embryos with cows of lower breeding worth.
Rural accountant puts skills to work at DWN
An associate trustee with the Dairy Women’s Network believes in saying yes to opportunities.
Moving countries to milk opportunities
Christopher Gerard Vila relocated from the Philippines 17 years ago to build a new life in dairy in NZ.
Strategies for success after learning the hard way
‘Character building’ is one way of describing buying a farm right before the payout crash in 2014.
Spanish and NZ dairy connect on sustainability
Delegation visits producers and processors dealing with similar challenges half a world away.
Breeding will out for young ram farmer
Kristina Illston of Minda Hill Genetics spread her wings for a few years but she always heard Taihape calling.
Concrete plan keeps staff well fed and communication lines open
Since starting Archway Group with her husband, Amanda Hodgson has learnt that sometimes it is the small things that create a great team culture.
The domino effect of lameness management
“We can’t ask the cows what they need, you’ve got to try and use all the information you’ve got to figure out the best plan moving forward for them.”
Learning NZ’s dairying ropes a family affair
Battling to recruit staff for the remote North Canterbury farm he manages, Jaspal Singh looked closer to home – thousands of kilometres away.