Special Reports
Taking out a contract
Canterbury couple Ben and Emma Falconer are making good progress in their current contract milking role but their first foray into the system taught them some lessons. Anne Lee talked to them about their move from farm management to contract milking.
Words from the wise
Five contract milking operators give some wise advice on how to make the most money and have the most success running your own contract milking business.
Making the sums add up
Due diligence before signing a contract milking agreement has made all the difference for Clay and Joy Paton. Words and pics by Anne Hardie.
US tests for NZ-developed ryegrass
Field trials of a genetically modified High Metabolisable Energy (HME) ryegrass, underway in the United States since 2017, will help determine its value proposition for New Zealand and what the next steps should be, AgResearch principal scientist Dr Greg Bryan says. By Elaine Fisher