New robot boosts job satisfaction and eases labour shortage at SealesWinslow Morrinsville site

SealesWinslow has turned to a Spanish robot called Aurora to boost employee job satisfaction and ease the effects of the national labour shortage, which has had an impact at its Morrinsville site.

Morrinsville man becomes youngest leader at SealesWinslow

Morrinsville local Ashley Taylder (25) has become SealesWinslow’s youngest people leader, rising from forklift driver to Production Manager in just five years.

New TSR for West Coast Nelson and Tasman

New sales rep at home with cows on the Coast. When British-born Charlotte van der Hulst decided to step away from contract milking she wanted a role where she could still have day-to-day contact with the dairy industry she loves.

Farmers urged to closely monitor replacement nutrition to protect their investment

With dairy farmers gearing up to send their replacements off farm for grazing, closely monitoring their nutrition will be crucial before the first mating to protect farmers’ bottom lines.

Tips for protecting cashflow and profitability

As a dry summer looms, dairy farmers need a plan for their herds’ nutrition now to keep their cows in milk, protect their cashflow and secure long term business profitability.

Ashburton farmer’s secrets to calf rearing success - August 23

Kathryn Stoddart’s key goal every season is to rear happy, healthy calves that become a part of a happy, healthy and productive milking herd.

Weighing up feed options? Do your numbers - September 23

Research shows dairy farmers could miss out on 30% more income by not crunching the numbers.

A love of dairy and cows drives calf rearing for Otago raw milk business -August 23

When Steve and Shelli Mears retired from sharemilking four years ago, the one thing they couldn’t face was selling their favourite cows. After breeding precious cow families for more than 20 years, they sat around the kitchen table and tried to come up with a plan. The family’s boutique raw milk business, Otago Fresh Milk, was born.

Dairy farmers urged to be vigilant for coccidiosis this calving - June 23

With calving almost underway, dairy farmers are being urged to be vigilant for coccidiosis by planning their calf feeding regimes and using nutrition to combat the potentially fatal disease.

Starch and energy a priority for calving cows to complement potential farm feed shortcomings - June 23

While most dairy farmers are heading into Spring calving with lush grass cover, cows may need more starch and energy to compensate for pasture deficiencies this season.

Agrecovery partnership could save up to one million feed bags a year from landfill - June 23

More than one million calf feed bags each year could be saved from landfill as SealesWinslow becomes one of the first animal nutrition companies in New Zealand to join Agrecovery.