In what has been called the most significant change to global dairy trade in the last 20 years, milk fat will earn dairy farmers more than protein in the 2018/19 season.
Milk price and the relative value of fat and protein are the biggest factors in the Breeding Worth (BW) of dairy cattle.
As a result of the shift to fat, DairyNZ is releasing its upcoming changes to BW ahead of the main spring mating season.
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