Comment: Can dairy farmers get more from less?

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth has a PhD in soil science and has been analysing agri-environment interaction for several decades. She has a 5 per cent share in a 56ha dairy farm in the Waikato.

Nothing wrong with A1 milk – Wilson

Asked if Jersey farmers should start breeding for A2 milk – achieveable within five years in Jerseys but at a price in genetic diversity – Fonterra chairman John Wilson advises, “select for the animals which would give the best genetic gain – full stop”.