Smart farming

The new proposals plan to charge farmers for their gas emissions from 2025, with different charges for those gases that are shorter and longer term. Photo: Chris McCullough

16-06-2022 | News

Farmers in New Zealand may be taxed for cow and sheep burps

At present, there is limited data on how dairy farmers currently record antibiotic use, so the study looked at the accuracy of the records and how producers came to decisions on capturing antibiotic usage (ABU). Photo: Bert Jansen

02-06-2022 | News

Data and drivers for antibiotic use on UK dairy farms

Sea Forest is dramatically increasing its production of the seaweed supplement. Photo: Fonterra

02-06-2022 | News

Fonterra’s seaweed trial to lower emissions – what’s the latest?

In this webinar we will hone in on sustainability in dairy farming and take into account feed efficiency and herd longevity in the dairy farming sector.

25-05-2022 | News

Webinar: Sustainable Dairy Farming

Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra

25-04-2022 | Article

8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

Precision feeding in dairy cattle is progressing and in Canada, development of a new, highly-innovative system is well underway. Photo: Koos Groenewold

13-04-2022 | Article

New approach: Optimised precision feeding in dairy

Utilising smart dairy technologies such as robotic milking facilities provide dairy farmers an upper hand when it comes to gradually drying cows off. Photo: Henk Riswick

01-04-2022 | Article

Drying off management on smart dairy farms

Once fields have been grazed-off and grass covers are low, Fox believes it is an ideal time to apply lime. Photo: Shutterstock

29-03-2022 | Article

Turning to lime to reduce costs for dairy farmers

Antennae in the enclosures pick up signals from the sensors, allowing them to monitor what all the cows are up to: where the cows are walking, how active they are and what behaviour they are displaying, such as standing up or lying down. Photo: Hans Prinsen

22-03-2022 | News

Automatic lameness detection at the touch of a button

John Deere has stopped all shipments to Russia and Belarus. Photo: Chris McCullough

15-03-2022 | News

Farm machinery companies pull out of Russia

Best practices

19-05 | Article

Boosting reproduction and milk yield in transition cows

How to improve dairy labour efficiency on-farm

18-12-2024 | Expert opinion

Debunking a myth: ‘You can’t successfully import foreign cattle breeds into Africa’

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