Smart farming

The National Farmers’ Union says GWP* provides a measure of the behaviour of methane in the atmosphere and its net contribution to global warming to a greater degree of accuracy. Photo: Twan Wiermans

06-06-2023 | News

Calls for new methane metric to be used for GHG calculations

Weighing cows is necessary to assess their production performance and timely identify health problems. On the other hand, traditional livestock weighing is stressful for animals. Photo: Canva

12-05-2023 | News

Research in Russia: non-contact cattle weighing

Ed Wright, head of sustainability at Dale Farm: “We want to lead the dairy sector on sustainability. We constantly assess our processes to see where we can improve, and step by step we are improving packaging sustainability across our product range." Photo: Dale Farm

11-05-2023 | News

Switching to clear milk caps to increase sustainability

Investing in PLF techniques determines positive effects on all/almost all the criteria adopted for the sustainability indicators, with case-specific aspects to consider. Photo: Jan Willem van Vliet

10-05-2023 | News

Sustainable dairy: precision livestock farming’s effects

From feed efficiency to methane emission solutions - don't miss this upcoming webinar on Sustainable Dairy Farming. Photo: Mark Pasveer

06-04-2023 | News

Don’t miss it! Webinar on Sustainable Dairy Farming

In a recent interview we explore work carried out by Dr Ali Shojaeipour who reveals more about his research and work on his application that based on artificial intelligence capable of identifying individual cattle via their muzzle (nose) patterns– with high accuracy. Photo: Canva

06-04-2023 | News

VIDEO interview: next in cattle facial recognition

From better feed management to the latest progress in automation, there are many aspects that can assist in keeping a dairy operation running as cost-efficiently as possible. Photo: Misset

23-03-2023 | News

Watch seminar on-demand: Maximising dairy farm profits

Dairy Global is at Booth 3080 in Hall 2 at VIV Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, along with Poultry World, Pig Progress and All About Feed. Photo: Misset

07-03-2023 | News

Preparations underway: Dairy Global at VIV Asia

The demonstration farm at the centre of the project is a 290-hectare property surrounding Fonterra’s Whareroa site. Photo: Nestlé

03-03-2023 | News

New Zealand gets its first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm

From virtual fencing to probiotics in dairy cattle, the presentations focused on an array of topics. Photo: Misset

09-02-2023 | News

Seminar video: Advanced Dairy Farming

Best practices

18-12-2024 | Expert opinion

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

25-04-2024 | Article

5 top tips to avoid drop in milk quality at turnout

20-03-2024 | Article

Best biosecurity practices on dairy farms

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