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The Better Herd Podcast

Jul 26, 2021

Dairy farmers and their staff spend about 50% of their time milking. Milking times have a big impact on the structure of the working day.

An increasing number of farmers are looking for more flexibility in their milking routine and considering alternative options to twice-a-day.

CRV’s Rosanna Dickson talks to DairyNZ...


Jun 10, 2021

Breeding for increased numbers of heifers has become popular for dairy farmers wanting more from their top cows.

An increasing number of farmers are considering sorted semen as a tool to get more from their herd improvement programme, getting replacement heifers from high genetic merit heifers and top producing...


May 5, 2021

NZAEL manager Brian Wickham gives us an update on the new animal evaluation system and what dairy farmers can expect over the coming months.

We discuss the automatic transfer of data from your herd recording service provider to NZAEL.

We talk about NZAEL’s new model for fertility evaluation and other traits being...


Apr 12, 2021

CRV’s latest bull team offers more than just high index. The 2021 line-up responds to farmer demand for genetic solutions to tackle challenges around the environment, herd efficiency and animal welfare.

CRV has introduced a wide range of new sires to its portfolio for 2021, with 22 newly graduated sires and 15 new...


Mar 26, 2021

It’s conference time for The Dairy Women’s Network (DWN).

CRV is proud to be an event sponsor and supporting dairying women across the country.

Together with Allflex, the DWN is this year bringing networking and professional development opportunities to the regions. They will be holding three one day events in...