Over 2 million calves are produced from the dairy herd in NZ every year, with only a quarter retained for herd replacements. How do we build a ‘beef on dairy’ industry that is growing successfully in the States?
2023 Nuffield scholar and Canterbury farmer, Matt Iremonger says, money may save the bobby calf but to have a successful beef on dairy value chain several key changes need to be made to our dysfunctional supply chain.
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Read Matt’s full Nuffield Report “What’s the Beef? Opportunities for Beef on Dairy in New Zealand”
Listen to the Beef + Lamb NZ Genetics Informing NZ Beef Podcast
This episode is a special bonus episode through CountryWide Media’s partnership with Rural Leaders and the New Zealand Nuffield Farming Scholarship.

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