Beware of the Kiwi trap of 1m unprofitable cows

Staggering changes in how milk is produced in New Zealand are reported by Teagasc dairy expert George Ramsbottom, back in Ireland from a month down under, who previously worked in New Zealand for a year in the late 1990s.

He said Kiwi dairy farmers added a million cows to their national herd in the last 10 years, but are no better off .

“The creep towards more ‘grass-poor’ systems of production is noticeable everywhere.”