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AfiCollar's a game-changer this mating season

More farmers using cow monitoring technology is a game-changer this mating season, as dairy farmers across the country shift their focus to the tail end of mating and achieving optimal insemination rates. Headlands business manager Jono Buchly says for AfiCollar farms, he’s seen more cows cycling, less use of CIDRs in herds, and no tail paint. “AfiCollars have become an essential tool in helping our farmers improve herd fertili...

Research demonstrates the environment and NZ’s dairy economy can thrive while exceeding climate change targets

New research by Headlands Consulting suggests the blunt tools proposed in the Government’s agricultural emissions consultation document could devastate New Zealand’s economy and crush the country’s largest export sector, when there are better ways to achieve, and even exceed, the climate change targets. Headlands managing director Warren Morritt says, better outcomes in terms of reductions in the carbon footprint of milk, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, nitrogen leaching, dairy cow numbers...

Join us at AgFest 2022

The Headlands team is heading to the West Coast’s biggest rural day out this month to showcase the business, celebrate the agriculture sector, and share the latest in innovation and technology in farming.  AgFest West Coast is back for 2022 and will be the first rural field day since the last of the lockdowns. It takes place on 14 and 15 October at Greymouth Aerodrome. Headlands business manager Jono Buchly says it is the first time the team has attended AgFest, which comes with the reput...

Dairy conference puts minds to innovation and feeding the world

The Dairy Business 360 conference returns this month after a two-year hiatus caused by COVID-19 restrictions. Kicking off in Hamilton on Friday, 30 September, this year’s Dairy Business 360 focuses on using innovation and technology for the health of farming businesses, dairy farmers, local communities, and the economy. Jono Buchly is one of the organisers of Dairy Business 360 and is the business manager at Headlands, a primary sponsor of the conference. He says there is an impressive line-up...

Northland farm crowned best of the best

Northland farm, Okaihau Pastoral Holdings Ltd, is the 2019 Dairy Business of the Year Supreme Award winner.  Okaihau, a 367-hectare property milking 1150-1200 cows and producing about 646,000 kilograms of milksolids, is an equity partnership with 17 shareholders.  Okaihau also won the Best Northland Farm Performance award and High Input Farm with Best Financials. Headlands farm consultant and Okaihau independent director, Paul Martin, said the win is reassuring for the shareholder...