Dairy Exporter November 2021

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SOLUTIONS What’s NEW? LEARNING

Skill set key to growing business

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he New Zealand Diploma in Primary Industry Business Management, is the new name for the highly successful Agribusiness Diploma, reflecting that this qualification is relevant to all primary industry businesses – and that many farms also incorporate other ventures such as orchards, honey production, or tourism operations. Farm owners and managers increasingly need to navigate changing workplace rules, environmental regulations and a myriad of other things, as well as planning ahead for

success. These changing needs are part of why the diploma is a great way to gain extra skills, in a flexible way to fit in study around the other demands of life. The diploma is also covered by the Government’s “Trades Training and Apprenticeship Fund”, which means course fees are covered until the end of 2022. Learning through Primary ITO means people gain the skills specifically needed for their farming business, with the support of experts from Primary ITO

and the polytechnic in their own region. The diploma covers four topic areas: Strategic Planning, Financial Planning & Management, Human Resource Management, and Environment & Sustainability Management. It’s the practical application of learning that farmers find invaluable. Primary ITO is taking registrations for courses starting in February 2022. Find out more at www. primaryitodiploma.co.nz and see what people who have completed their diploma have to say.

Want to save time milking?

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nsurprisingly on dairy farms between 40-50% of staffing hours are spent milking cows. However, a lot of this time is wasted due to inefficient routines. When the milking routine lacks structure then this will lead to inefficiencies. This results in longer than necessary milking times - costing time and money. That’s why Josh Wheeler from QCONZ developed the Milking by Time (MbT) device which has been designed to help farmers implement and maintain efficient milking routines. Josh realised the need for the MbT through his milking efficiency work with DairyNZ and their Milksmart programme. The opportunity for NZ farmers to improve milking efficiency was highlighted by the recent benchmarking work Josh was involved with. This showed 94% of rotaries and 85% of herringbones were achieving less than 80% of their potential efficiency. Fonterra farmers wanting to see their potential time savings from implementing an efficient milking routine can review their Milking Efficiency Insights Report distributed in October 2021. With the MbT farmers have been able to operate rotary and herringbone dairies consistently at 90-100% of their potential. A win-win for all - less time milking, better teat health, and less overmilking. To learn more about MbT and how easy it is to use, visit the website https://milkingbytime.co.nz/ . To watch some video clips of farmers using the MbT, go to the Milking by Time page on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/milkingbytime/ To talk to Josh directly, call him on (027) 431 0543 or email josh@qconz.co.nz Dairy Exporter | www.nzfarmlife.co.nz | November 2021

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Keep the water flowing

5min
pages 86-88

The Dairy Exporter in November 1971

3min
pages 90-92

Want to save time milking?

2min
page 89

Former Lincoln student making a buzz from honey

6min
pages 80-81

Kieran McCahon hears the call of the land

6min
pages 82-83

LUDF: Cows approve of milking blend

6min
pages 84-85

Mastitis: Somatic cell counts - How low can you go?

6min
pages 74-75

Tools for timing effluent application

8min
pages 68-71

System in-line to cut methane

7min
pages 64-66

Soil carbon: Blame it on the worms

6min
pages 72-73

Wagyu: Calf contracts come with semen straws

3min
page 76

Winning with tetraploids

4min
pages 62-63

Soil Carbon: The promise in biochar

2min
page 67

MINDA: Sharing the technology

2min
page 77

Collaborating on forages

6min
pages 60-61

Endophytes key to ryegrass success

5min
pages 56-57

Lipids: Catching them in the rye

5min
pages 58-59

Treating the pasture right at Canvastown

6min
pages 52-53

Trevor Ellett: A ryegrass pioneer

3min
pages 54-55

Why do more on emissions?

3min
pages 44-45

Strong growth in sheep dairy

3min
pages 42-43

US tests of NZ-developed ryegrass

5min
pages 49-51

Saving on summer nitrogen

2min
page 41

Realising the ownership goal

8min
pages 38-40

Market View: Milk price silly season continues 12

3min
pages 20-21

Dispensers get farm fresh milk close to customers

4min
pages 30-33

Making the most of a Treaty settlement

7min
pages 22-24

Phil Edmonds reckons it’s time for banks to go back to the land

9min
pages 14-17

Mark Chamberlain detects change with a difference

3min
page 13

Global Dairy: US Cheesemakers on the march

5min
pages 18-19

At a wet Punakaiki, risk is real for the Reynolds family

3min
page 11

Hamish Hammond transitions to once-a-day milking

3min
page 12
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