Why we may not need cows to make milk | Milk and Money | Episode 6

It can be easy to forget that milk is produced for baby calves, and for cows to produce milk we need to impregnate them once a year. Half of calves in New Zealand are killed within days or weeks of being born. Subscribe to Re: http://bit.ly/subscribe-re We explore the experience of the dairy cows, if there are more ethical ways we could be treating them, or if we need cows to produce milk at all. Re: Journalist Baz Macdonald speaks to vet and agricultural consultant Alison Dewes, executive chairman of Southern Pastures Prem Maan, postdoctoral fellow Olivia Ogilvie, biotechnologist Dr Laura Domigan, and Maury Leyland and John Penno of Leaft Foods. Milk and Money: The True Cost of Dairy in Aotearoa is a six-part series exploring the dairy industry’s impact on the community, economy and environment of Aotearoa, and considering what a sustainable future for the industry could look like. Watch the full series here:    • Milk and Money   Made with the support of NZ on Air. Re: makes videos, articles and podcasts about the things that matter to young people in Aotearoa. Check out: https://www.renews.co.nz/ Follow Re: on Instagram:   / renewsnz   Follow Re: on Twitter:   / renews_nz   Follow Re: on Facebook:   / renewsnz