The Rumen – The engine house of the developing heifer

The Rumen – The engine house of the developing heifer

Our role here at NZ Grazing is to take on dairy farmers young stock, place them on a grower farm, oversee and manage the heifer requirements along the way and ensure they grow like stink! Both the dairy farmer and the grower farmer put trust in us doing our job well...

BVD – Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

BVD – Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

Here at NZ Grazing we look after dairy heifer young stock and unfortunately every now and then we end up working with a vet to investigate suspected BVD in a line of heifers. Whether you are a dairy farmer or a beef farmer BVD management should be on your radar. In...

Operations Manager’s time in Northland

Operations Manager’s time in Northland

As operations manager for NZ Grazing Company I get to visit our regions and meet a few of our owner and grower clients. In the last week of June I spent a few days in Northland with Ruth and Kevin who are our NZG team in Northland and also got to visit and meet a few...

May Day, May Day

May Day, May Day

May Day, May Day Hi to all our farmer clients! As most of you will be aware, here at NZ Grazing we have just been through our busiest time of year with grazing contracts ending and new contracts beginning. This all happens around the end of April/beginning of May....

The Start of April 2023

The Start of April 2023

And here we are at the start of April 2023 – They say time flies when you’re having fun! So far 2023 has given many a roller coaster ride, a crazy year with extreme weather anomalies, many of which I don’t think would be considered fun. It has been heartening to see...

Facial Eczema in Cattle

Facial Eczema in Cattle

Facial Eczema in Cattle  By Bridget Clark - NZG Operational Manger    Facial Eczema (FE) is a disease of the liver caused by a mycotoxin (sporidesmin) found in pastures that affects all ruminants even when they have low exposure to the fungus (Pithomyces...

The Joys of Farming

The Joys of Farming

As I write, we are experiencing what I describe as weather less than ideal for good farming operations. Following droughts in several regions, there have been periods of dry and cold and then extreme rain deluges causing damage to both pastures and infrastructure....

Is The Cost of Grazing Going Up?

Is The Cost of Grazing Going Up?

By Ian Wickham Part 2 - November 2022 How much bang for your buck? In Part 1 of this topic I stated “It all depends on how you measure the cost ” and discussed how the historical relative price of grazing (based on weekly rates) and the price of milksolid payout...

SMASH Field Day held in Taranaki

SMASH Field Day held in Taranaki

At short notice due to a speaker unable to attend, Ian Wickham was invited to speak about WORKING TOGETHER - BUILDING STRONG GRAZIER / OWNER RELATIONSHIPS and we have enclosed a copy of my Handout which summarizes 10 points to consider to achieve a good relationship....

Why do we support mental health initiatives such as: Gumboot Friday and TheRural Support Trust? By Frank Weterman CA At our Staff Conference in March 2020 (just before the COVID shutdowns – so much has happenedsince) we had the privilege of having Marcia Paurini...