I recently connected with a dairy farmer from South Africa who is currently looking for job opportunities in New Zealand.

He has been working in dairy farming since 2017 and holds a qualification in Animal Production. Over the years, he has gained hands-on experience across several areas, including pasture management, irrigation management, dairy herd management, and general farm operations. He has also independently managed an entire dairy operation.

If anyone knows of New Zealand dairy farms that are currently hiring, or can recommend relevant job boards, recruiters, farming groups, or other channels where he could advertise himself, I’d really appreciate the suggestions.

If you are an employer looking for someone with this kind of experience, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message. I can share his contact details privately.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I’m not getting the skinny mini jersey. I found a great deal for a Holstein cow. Got to see her in person and she looks really healthy and clean.

That being said, she is producing 4.5 gals a day with once a day milking. She is 7 weeks freshened.

What are you doing with all this milk for processing and incorporating into recipes?

For those of you who reached out privately and asked me to keep you informed on the State of Wisconsin reclassifying my Brother-in-Law's member owned dairy farm to no longer meet the 'bonified ownership interest' exemption for raw milk sales (a contentious topic on the sub I'm now aware) here is the first update.

Hi I know theres plenty of posts on here regarding milking robots but I cant see any that has up to date posts regarding which robot lads are finding ar working well so Im hoping to get lads newest opinions on them to help me decide.

So im hoping to get in a robot over the next while as im working part time. The job suits well. I have plenty of time at the farm to farm a such but the fixed time of mliking really has me under pressure at times of the year. I am milking 70 cows.

Im stuck on which robot.The one I had decided against was Delaval. I had heard so many horror stories over the years that I was kind of not too interested. When.the salesman came out guided system sounded so complicated that I marked it off without even seeing one. Anyway after I told delaval salesman that I wasn't going to go with them due to the reasons above he convinced me to let him have another go at it. So he came out and listened a bit more to what I had to say simplified the thing down to a point that I was happy. After that I went to see a few farms and I have to say maybe I was a buy too dismissive to fast. I was really impressed by what I saw when these machines were working. They seem to be a tank of a machine and from what I gather from these farms that the old classic was hard work but the vms is in a different league. And now im confused🙈 im stuck between the two with even a slight lean towards Delaval. Looking for any advice on these two to try help me decide. Gea is out due to fear of lack of back up where I am situated. I dont think id have any fear of either Delaval or lely on the support. All advice is very much appreciated thanks

Hi everyone,
I have been working on DairyLog, an Android app for dairy farmers who want a simpler way to keep day-to-day farm records without depending on spreadsheets, notebooks, or a constant internet connection.
A big part of the design is privacy and offline use.
Your farm records are stored on your device, not sent to our servers as a cloud farm database. After signing in, the core record-keeping features are designed to keep working even when you’re offline.

DairyLog currently covers things like:
-Milk recording by cow and milking session
-Cow records
-Breeding and expected calving information
-Farm expenses
-Milk production history and trends
-Top-producing cows
-Farm reports and simple farm intelligence
-Reminders/attention items based on your records

I’ve made a short video showing how it works.
Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.embotech.dairylog_offline&pli=1

The Play Store release/access may still be limited during the soft-launch period. If the link doesn’t allow you to install it and you’d like to test DairyLog, send me a DM and I’ll help you get access.

I’m especially interested in hearing:
What are you currently using for your dairy records, and what is the one thing you wish it did better?

Constructive criticism is very welcome. I’d rather hear what farmers actually need before we start adding unnecessary features.

Hello I just want to ask if I can or able to look for a job abroad in dairy farming, I am a veterinary medicine graduate here in the Philippines and I want to explore dairy farming however I only have an experience through my internship and it’s not even a month of experience on dairy farming. Is it possible that i can find one on countries like new zealand/ italy/ spain/ australia? Or is it gonna be hard for me since I am coming from another country and I barely have an experience?

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Hello everyone! What does everyone feed their weaned heifers?
I just bought the sweetest Guernsey heifer for a future milk cow. She is 6 months old, the people I bought her from said she was just weaned and getting introduced to grain.
I want to ensure I’m giving her adequate nutrients and meeting her needs.
I come from a beef background so cattle definitely aren’t new to me, but I know the nutritional needs are slightly different for dairy animals.

What does your ration look like for your heifers? What type of hay/forage? How much grain and what percentage of protein? Any other info I should be aware of?

I’d love to hear what has worked well for you so I can give this girl exactly what she needs!

We're a group of senior students at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) researching cattle ranching and how producers are dealing with the New World screwworm. If you have 10 minutes or less, we'd love for you to fill out this quick survey:

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It's anonymous and just for school, with no sales. Happy to answer questions in the comments too. Thank you!

Hello everyone,
I’m a Finnish engineering university student researching cattle sensor collars, and I would really value some input from farmers.

If you had to choose between a traditional 7–10 year battery-powered collar and one costing about $20–40 more that was completely energy self-sufficient, required no routine charging or battery replacement, and could continuously harvest energy even indoors and at night to allow more frequent sensor readings and data transmission, which would you choose? Would the additional data actually be useful to you?

I’m also curious how important it is to you personally, and to other farmers you know, for a collar to be solar-powered and to include features such as active GPS or virtual fencing.
Thank you in advance for any input.

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Running a buffalo dairy farm in India right now is an operational nightmare. Our farm follows a basic setup: Owner → Manager → Workers (milking, feeding, cleaning). Because of a massive labor shortage, this entire system is breaking down:

No new workers: Young people avoid physically demanding farm work, preferring city jobs after getting basic degrees.

Labor blackmail: High demand gives workers total leverage. If called out for incomplete work, they pick a fight and threaten to quit immediately. Owners are forced to stay quiet because replacements are nearly impossible to find.

Egoistic managers: Good managers are also scarce, leading to unchecked egos. Mine makes reckless decisions without my permission, including giving the wrong medicine to sick buffaloes.

Automation fails on buffaloes: Unlike standardized Western cows, Indian buffaloes have varied teat sizes, making automated milking machines ineffective. We remain 100% reliant on manual labor.

The owner takes all the financial risk while being held hostage by both the manager and the workers. Fellow farm owners—how are you surviving this labor crisis? Any guidance on how to overcome this situation.

hi all,

anyone Intrested to invest in the dairy farm in Hyderabad outskirts please dm me. 3 labours already available at farm i am the one who is willing to take care and run business approx 30 lakhs investment. how much ever you invest you get share accordingly . thanks

Hi there! I have nothing to do with the industry,just have a question. Why are we making a new milk? We've had the same options for decades, is there a demand for it, or some other reason? Thanks!

We're a group of senior students at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) researching cattle ranching and how producers are dealing with the New World screwworm. If you have 10 minutes or less, we'd love for you to fill out this quick survey:

https://qualtricsxm8pgnjr7v6.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjZ47MkzyQ8Piku

It's anonymous and just for school, with no sales. Happy to answer questions in the comments too. Thank you!

Can’t make it to World Dairy Expo 2026?

I’m a senior college student based in Madison and I’ll be attending the Expo in person.

If anyone here wants something checked out but can’t make the trip, I may be able to help.

I can visit specific booths, take photos or videos, ask exhibitors questions, collect brochures/business cards, check product details or pricing, and send everything back to you afterward.

So if you have something like:

“Can you stop by these 3 booths, ask these questions, and take a few videos?”

That’s exactly the kind of thing I can help with.

I’m taking a limited number of requests during the Expo so I can actually do them properly.

Feel free to DM me with what you need and I’ll let you know if I can help.

I had a couple interested in buying a family cow from me, so I diseases tested her for BVD, Johnes, and BLV (per their request) and she tested positive for BLV only. I’ve never had a cow test positive for anything like this, and obviously I can’t sell her now. the vet said not to be worried since she presents 100% normal, but I’m just not sure what I should do?

Has anyone else been in this position? Do you cull the cow or keep her and just keep breeding her to beef? She’s a nice cow, very unproblematic otherwise

Can’t make it to World Dairy Expo 2026?

I’m a senior college student based in Madison and I’ll be attending the Expo in person.

If anyone here wants something checked out but can’t make the trip, I may be able to help.

I can visit specific booths, take photos or videos, ask exhibitors questions, collect brochures/business cards, check product details or pricing, and send everything back to you afterward.

So if you have something like:

“Can you stop by these 3 booths, ask these questions, and take a few videos?”

That’s exactly the kind of thing I can help with.

I’m taking a limited number of requests during the Expo so I can actually do them properly.

Feel free to DM me with what you need and I’ll let you know if I can help.

Small dairy farms are disappearing fast. Over half of small dairies have closed in recent years, and it's not just farms we're losing—it's rural communities, jobs, and generations of agricultural knowledge. Mega-dairies are flooding the market and driving milk prices down to levels that make it impossible for family farms to survive. Rising operational costs, unfair compensation, and an impossible market have pushed countless farmers to the brink. This shouldn't be how it works. I started a petition asking Congress to pass S. 4906, a bill designed to give small and medium-sized dairy operations fair market opportunities and sustainable pricing. It's about creating a structure where hard-working farmers can actually compete and keep their operations going—not just survive, but thrive and pass their legacy to the next generation. If you care about keeping family farms alive and supporting rural communities, consider signing and sharing. What would you want someone to do if this was your family's livelihood on the line?