New Zealand is sometimes called the world biggest farm as their economy strongly based on agriculture and horticulture.
Agricultural research is advance, and selective breeding has been developed to a high degree. Farms offer a wonderful opportunity to gain an insight into one of the world’s most agriculturally advanced nations.
Thousands of dairy herds, totaling millions of cattle, are farmed in New Zealand. Most are operated by its owner. Only some employ worker who provide labor in exchange for a share in the profits.
Herds are large with more than one hundred and forties milking cows. Mechanical milking was actually pioneered in New Zealand to cope with this; some automated sheds can milk more than 350 cows in an hour. Milk is then cooled and pumped to vats from which road tankers collect it once or twice daily.
The dairy sector in New Zealand is also distinctive in that it is pasture based rather than using barn feeding, and is focused almost entirely on producing milk for manufacturing rather than for fluid milk.
The warm, moist climate of the country means that year round pasture grazing without expensive feed supplements is possible and this contributes to low production costs and high efficiency. Mainly flat land with mild temperatures and adequate rain to ensure grass growth is favored for dairying.
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