Dairy

Basin plan discussed at Murray Dairy meeting

The first Murray Dairy agronomy network meeting was held in Echuca recently, with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, water policy and water use on the agenda. Among the guest speakers were Claire Miller from Claire Miller Consulting. Ms Miller has been...

Sophie Baldwin

Fonterra milk production continues to decline

Australia’s milk production has continued to decline according to the 2020 Global Dairy Update, released by New Zealand dairy company Fonterra. In November 2019, Australian milk production decreased 3.4 per cent, compared to November 2018. Production...

Jamieson Salter

Tatura dairy celebrates healthy success

Tatura dairy farmer Markus Lang has a healthy herd of 2000 cows and attributes his success to VikingGenetics. “It’s uncommon for herds this size not to have more sick cows and the fact that we don’t have a sick herd for the number...

Jamieson Salter

Tatura dairy celebrates healthy success

Tatura dairy farmer Markus Lang has a healthy herd of 2000 cows and attributes his success to VikingGenetics. “It’s uncommon for herds this size not to have more sick cows and the fact that we don’t have a sick herd for the number...

Jamieson Salter

Dairy’s best cattle take centre stage at Tatura

The build-up to International Dairy Week 2020 had it all and yet fires, drought and tough conditions still weren’t enough to deter a determined group of exhibitors from presenting their best cattle to the world.

Sophie Baldwin

Dairy week has winners of all colours

Dairy week has winners of all colours

Sophie Baldwin

Holsteins put on a show for International Dairy Week

Holsteins put on a show for International Dairy Week

Sophie Baldwin

Jerseys shine at International Dairy Week

Jerseys shine at International Dairy Week

Sophie Baldwin

Ten times in the ring at IDW

A northern Victorian cow will be back in the International Dairy Week show ring this month for the 10th time.

Geoff Adams

Vala Holsteins benefiting farmers from all over the globe

The downfall of Coomboona Dairies was the birth of the breeding program at Toolamba stud Vala Holsteins, which will return to International Dairy Week for just the second time. Angela and Steve Varcoe manage the farm owned by Alex Arena, who is...

Rodney Woods

Katandra West farmer calls pricing forum “informative”

Katandra West dairy farmer Paul Harry took part in Goulburn-Murray Water’s three-day Price Submission Customer Forum to learn how prices are set for use of the irrigation delivery system that his business relies on. The Goulburn Murray...

Rodney Woods

New year marks a new era for dairy industry

2020 will deliver a fairer go for the more than 5000 Australian dairy farmers who now have more sway with processors under the dairy industry’s Mandatory Code of Conduct.

Rodney Woods

New grants open for dairy farmers

Dairy farmers in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District impacted by drought and dry seasonal conditions are encouraged to apply for two grant programs offering on-farm assistance and direct financial household relief. The Country Women’s...

Country News

Kyabram dairy farmer to upskill with Victorian Government scholarship

Kyabram dairy farmer Andrew Murphy will use a Victorian Government scholarship to improve his skills in business management, as his family looks to expand despite the unfavourable conditions. The Upskill and Invest Young Farmer Scholarships offer up...

Rodney Woods

Kyabram the home of new milk processing factory

A new milk processing factory is coming to Kyabram, with the Kyabram Jam Company set to invest $40 million to $50 million to diversify the former SPC-owned IXL site.

Rodney Woods

Coles reimburses milk suppliers

Supermarket giant Coles has been forced to pay $5 million to a group of farmers after accusations it short-changed them on a scheme to provide drought relief.

Geoff Adams

New research to help predict likelihood of dairy cow pregnancies

Agriculture Victoria research scientists have developed a model that can predict how likely a dairy cow is to conceive from first insemination, with up to 77 per cent accuracy. The world-first research combined mid-infrared spectroscopy &mdash...

Rodney Woods

Chinese company buys Lion dairy labels

The Chinese dairy heavyweight behind the $1.5 billion bid for organic infant formula maker Bellamy’s Australia has agreed to acquire another of Australia’s biggest dairy operations. China Mengniu Dairy will pay Japanese beverage giant Kirin...

Geoff Adams

Farmer Power cools the pressure on Bridget McKenzie for now

Farmer lobby group Farmer Power is giving Federal Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie “the benefit of the doubt” over issues the group had with the mandatory dairy code of conduct, after meeting with the minister recently. The group’s chief...

Rodney Woods