Dairy In memory of Neville McDonald Neville McDonald never got to fulfil his dream of celebrating the 50th anniversary of his Jersey property, Sunshine Farm Country News 02 Aug 2020 02 Aug 2020
Dairy Farmers benefit from soil moisture monitoring More than 1000 local dairy farmers have experienced improved confidence to make irrigation scheduling decisions through a range of soil moisture monitoring programs. Murray Dairy demonstration programs were carried out at farms across the region and... Jamie Salter 13 Aug 2020 13 Aug 2020
Dairy A2 Milk Company appoints new CEO The a2 Milk Company has appointed David Bortolussi to the role of managing director and chief executive officer. Mr Bortolussi is expected to start in the role early next year and will succeed Geoffrey Babidge, who has been the chief executive... Jamie Salter 11 Aug 2020 11 Aug 2020
Dairy A2 Milk Company appoints new CEO The a2 Milk Company has appointed David Bortolussi to the role of managing director and chief executive officer. Mr Bortolussi is expected to start in the role early next year and will succeed Geoffrey Babidge, who has been the chief executive... Jamie Salter 11 Aug 2020 11 Aug 2020
Dairy New Murray Dairy board director appointed Lockington dairy farmer Dustin Kemp has been appointed to the Murray Dairy board as a new director. Mr Kemp has extensive experience in the dairy industry and currently manages a 194 ha farm, milking 180 cows. He has run a mixed operation... Jamie Salter 03 Aug 2020 03 Aug 2020
Dairy Australian Dairy Conference moved to 2022 The Australian Dairy Conference has confirmed the next gathering of dairy farmers has been rescheduled to February 2022 in Hobart, Tasmania. Jamie Salter 06 Aug 2020 06 Aug 2020
Dairy Dairy Australia announces board nominees Three Dairy Australia board nominees are standing for election at the 2020 annual general meeting, to be held in November. There are three vacancies for director positions as serving terms come to an end. Two of the vacant positions must be filled... Jamie Salter 05 Aug 2020 05 Aug 2020
Dairy Young Leitchville farmer wins dairy scholarship Leitchville’s Mitchell Lumsden is the latest Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Australian Fodder Industry Association GenAg scholarship winner. “We are not dairy farmers anymore; we are crop growers who milk cows,” he said. The 22-year-old... Jamie Salter 03 Aug 2020 03 Aug 2020
Dairy Silage webinar to help farmers get the most out of their crop Dairy Australia is hosting a silage webinar on August 6 to help farmers get the most of the silage they grow this season. David Lewis, from Lallemand Animal Nutrition, will be the guest speaker and will provide information on getting the best... Rodney Woods 05 Aug 2020 05 Aug 2020
Dairy New Dairy Australia chair appointed Board director James Mann has been appointed as the new chair of Dairy Australia, following Jeff Odgers’ decision to step down early from the role. Jamie Salter 01 Aug 2020 01 Aug 2020
Dairy Young herd leads to gold award for Katunga farmers The Cavallaro family, from Katunga, has taken out a gold award for producing some of the country’s best milk as part of Dairy Australia’s 2020 Milk Quality Awards. The awards recognise farmers producing the country’s best milk based on bulk... Rodney Woods 30 Jul 2020 30 Jul 2020
Dairy Find an identification system that works for you Records must be kept for every calf – they must be accurate and complete. The benefits of accurate records include: ● informed management and breeding decisions; ● less risk of selling calves with antibiotic residues... Country News 24 Jul 2020 24 Jul 2020
Dairy Tools to determine colostrum quality Dairy Australia is reminding dairy farmers to routinely check colostrum quality to ensure that calves get sufficient antibodies (IgG) for successful transfer of passive immunity. Assess quality You should routinely assess the quality of each... Country News 23 Jul 2020 23 Jul 2020
Dairy Cinnamon popular with voters ‘‘The winning cow was also bred by Avonle Country News 10 Jul 2020 10 Jul 2020
Dairy Make sure you know all the information when purchasing probiotics for your calves Three questions separate the pretenders from the real deal in probiotic efficacy, according to Allan Hain, who is known as the grandfather of the live micro-organism debate. Mr Hain, who has arguably the most credibility on probiotics within... Rodney Woods 25 Jul 2020 25 Jul 2020
Dairy Invergordon dairy farm’s dispersal sale tops at $5000 Dairy farmers from all parts of Victoria as well as some from northern NSW were keen to secure cows at the dispersal sale of Nick and Jane Andrews’ herd, which saw a top price of $5000. The Andrews, who have sold their Invergordon farm, sold... Rodney Woods 23 Jul 2020 23 Jul 2020
Dairy Coon cheese to be renamed The near-century-old Australian-made Coon cheese will be renamed after the brand’s owners acknowledged the racial overtones of the label. Country News 24 Jul 2020 24 Jul 2020
Dairy ‘Cleanliness is next to godliness’ for Tatura dairy farm’s calf rearing program Hygiene and cleanliness are the keys to successful calf rearing, according to Tatura’s Phil Lang. Mr Lang, along with brother Markus and parents Werner and Josy, rear up to 200 calves at a time — 100 in each shed, as part of their three-farm... Rodney Woods 21 Jul 2020 21 Jul 2020
Dairy Northern Victorian Jerseys winners in Great Australian Challenge Northern Victorian cows have won three of the five classes in the Jersey Australia Semex Great Australian Challenge, including the top honour. Tallygaroopna’s Ben Pedretti of Froglands Jerseys won Supreme Champion and Mature Class with Meldan... Jamie Salter 20 Jul 2020 20 Jul 2020
News Echuca-Moama border leaders unite to get restrictions changed CAMPASPE Shire and Murray River Council mayors and chief executives have joined forces in an unprecedented show of strength to convince the NSW Government to ease its latest tough border restrictions. Since the new public health orders came into... Ivy Jensen 24 Jul 2020 24 Jul 2020
News SPC still in organic milk deal The owners of fruit processing business SPC are continuing to develop a debt for equity swap in an organic dairy business, despite supply problems created by the collapse of an organic milk supplier. Geoff Adams 08 Aug 2020 08 Aug 2020
News Face masks mandatory for farmers From midnight on Sunday, regional Victorians are now required to wear face masks — including farmers. Farmers whose family home is also their workplace are only required to wear a mask if they have staff coming and going from the... Jamie Salter 31 Jul 2020 31 Jul 2020
Dairy Young Leitchville farmer wins dairy scholarship Leitchville’s Mitchell Lumsden is the latest Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Australian Fodder Industry Association GenAg scholarship winner. “We are not dairy farmers anymore; we are crop growers who milk cows,” he said. The 22-year-old... Jamie Salter 03 Aug 2020 03 Aug 2020
