Better Nutrition. Better Performance. 

A practical video series for NZ dairy farmers.

This exclusive video series features independent nutritionist and agronomist Grant Richards (B.Ag.Sci, P.G. Dip Sci Nutr.Sci) from Newtrition Solutions Ltd, sharing sharp, farm-focused advice for improving feed strategy on NZ dairy farms.

Each episode covers a key area where better nutrition planning can lead to measurable gains — from reducing empty cows and protecting rumen health, to mixing accuracy and mating outcomes.

Whether you're already feeding with a mixer wagon or reviewing your system, this series is packed with real-world insights you can apply straight away.

 

EPISODE 01: Unlocking Dairy Efficiency

Is your current setup is costing you more than it should?

In this first episode Grant Richards takes a closer look at the real cost of underperformance on farm and how smart feed strategies can deliver measurable gains including:

  • The true cost of empty cows (and how to reduce it).
  • How genetic potential gets wasted — and how to stop it.
  • Mixing accuracy and the link to feed performance.
  • Why your feed strategy is the new profit lever for NZ dairy farms.
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Expert Guidance, Grounded in Science
Grant Richards | B.Ag.Sci, P.G. Dip Sci Nutr.Sci​

Grant Richards

Newtrition Solutions | B.Ag.Sci, P.G. Dip Sci Nutr.Sci​

Grant Richards is a qualified animal and human nutritionist and agronomist with over 35 years of hands-on experience across New Zealand. Through his consultancy, Newtrition Solutions Ltd, he helps farmers improve feed efficiency, fertility outcomes, and long-term productivity — without pushing products. His approach is grounded, diagnostic, and backed by science.

Thinking about a smarter feed setup?

Talk to a BvL Mixer Wagon Specialist today?  |  0800 932 254