Remote pasture sensing workshop

Remote pasture sensing workshop

by | May 1, 2025 | Media 2025, P1a

Remote pasture sensing workshop In February, more than 20 service providers, consultants and researchers attended Dairy UP’s remote pasture sensing workshop. Results to date were presented from Dairy UP’s findings for remote sensing of Kikuyu pastures. The workshop...
Milk with less lactose

Milk with less lactose

by | Mar 7, 2025 | P9a, Media 2025

Milk with less lactose Dairy UP’s P9a project is looking for ways to produce cows’ milk with high concentrations of solids and less water. Lactose is a focus of this work as it is responsible for incorporating water into milk. Results to date show significant...
Markers for cow longevity

Markers for cow longevity

by | Mar 7, 2025 | P2 Project, Media 2025, P2a

Markers for cow longevity Results from Dairy UP PhD student, David Sheedy’s, work have been published in the Journal of Dairy Science. He is investigating biomarkers associated with increased aging and number of calvings (parity). This project involved collecting...
Amazing maize

Amazing maize

by | Mar 7, 2025 | P4 Project, Media 2025

Amazing maize Dairy UP’s P4 project (Feedbase – Maize for Silage) is progressing well. The team is currently working with Pioneer Seeds to evaluate the yield and nutritional characteristics of conventional and ‘brown mid-rib’ (BMR) hybrids grown under full irrigation...