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Passion shows in dedication to farming

With her sights set firmly on a future in the dairy industry there is no stopping 19-year-old Ally Dickson. Farming with her dad Neil at Bookaar in the Western District, Ally is heavily involved in every aspect of farm management including the...

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Murray Goulburn shell company goes into liquidation

The remaining assets of former dairy co-operative, Murray Goulburn, have been placed into voluntary liquidation. Most of the assets of the once dominating dairy processor were sold to Saputo in 2018, but a shell company remained to finance...

Geoff Adams
Management

John Wright’s recipe for success - dungbeetles, dairy and days off

Dairying can be a relentless and busy occupation, yet dairy farmer John Wright has achieved a work life balance on his Lockington farm which includes time away and at least one good holiday a year. Not a bad effort considering he does most of the...

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Doolan family are investing in a sustainable future

Sustainability is the key to the future for Ecklin South dairy farmers Sam and Peter Doolan and at the very centre of that philosophy is carbon farming. The brothers milk 580 cows along with their wives Belinda and Bonnie and parents Carol and Sam...

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Freedom Foods CEO resigns

Freedom Foods, which operates a dairy processing factory in Shepparton, has lost its chief executive officer, Rory Macleod.

Geoff Adams
Management

A different way to farm

A burning desire to own land in his home state of Tasmania led Stephen Fisher on a journey he couldn’t possibly have foreseen. Mr Fisher is the driving force and director behind Circular Head Farms (CHF), a community-based investment group...

Sophie Baldwin
Management

Cross breed cows paying off for Tassie farmers

Looking to produce more milk from less cows was the drive behind Tasmanian dairy farmers Paul and Nadine Lambert changing their former Jersey herd to a cross breed herd. The process was gradual but now the family milk a majority straight...

Sophie Baldwin
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Rising from the ashes

grummett220420a,b The scene from the rear of the Grummett house after the fires. grummett220420 c,d: Jordan Kidd at work during the refencing program grummett220420 e,f: Phillip Grummett says farmers affected by fire need to seek help if...

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Freedom Foods CEO resigns

Freedom Foods, which operates a dairy processing factory in Shepparton, has lost its chief executive officer, Rory Macleod.

Geoff Adams
Management

A different way to farm

A burning desire to own land in his home state of Tasmania led Stephen Fisher on a journey he couldn’t possibly have foreseen. Mr Fisher is the driving force and director behind Circular Head Farms (CHF), a community-based investment group...

Sophie Baldwin
Management

Cross breed cows paying off for Tassie farmers

Looking to produce more milk from less cows was the drive behind Tasmanian dairy farmers Paul and Nadine Lambert changing their former Jersey herd to a cross breed herd. The process was gradual but now the family milk a majority straight...

Sophie Baldwin
News

Rising from the ashes

grummett220420a,b The scene from the rear of the Grummett house after the fires. grummett220420 c,d: Jordan Kidd at work during the refencing program grummett220420 e,f: Phillip Grummett says farmers affected by fire need to seek help if...

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John Wright’s recipe for success - dungbeetles, dairy and days off

Dairying can be a relentless and busy occupation, yet dairy farmer John Wright has achieved a work life balance on his Lockington farm which includes time away and at least one good holiday a year. Not a bad effort considering he does most of the...

Dairy News Australia
Management

Doolan family are investing in a sustainable future

Sustainability is the key to the future for Ecklin South dairy farmers Sam and Peter Doolan and at the very centre of that philosophy is carbon farming. The brothers milk 580 cows along with their wives Belinda and Bonnie and parents Carol and Sam...

Dairy News Australia
Management

A different way to farm

A burning desire to own land in his home state of Tasmania led Stephen Fisher on a journey he couldn’t possibly have foreseen. Mr Fisher is the driving force and director behind Circular Head Farms (CHF), a community-based investment group...

Sophie Baldwin
Management

Cross breed cows paying off for Tassie farmers

Looking to produce more milk from less cows was the drive behind Tasmanian dairy farmers Paul and Nadine Lambert changing their former Jersey herd to a cross breed herd. The process was gradual but now the family milk a majority straight...

Sophie Baldwin
Management

Rising from the ashes

When the 2018 St Patrick’s Day fires hit Phillip Grummett’s farm near Terang, it wasn’t only the grass that was damaged. Six months after the fires, Mr Grummett found himself crashing to the ground. “The first six months are okay because...

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Breeding, feeding and flattening the curve

In this era of flattening the curve, Dave Weel and Bec Lucas are a step ahead of the game. With a focus on breeding and feeding and three calving periods spread across the year, the share farmers from Kennedy’s Creek are heading in the right...

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Preparing the team ahead of the game

When it comes to preparing for the next joining period, it’s never too early to start thinking about your bulls. Often, these blokes are away in a back paddock or at the out-block, out of sight and out of mind. However, a recent study in...

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Consistency of good behaviours drives calf rearing success

Consistency in all that we do around calves is pivotal to calf health, wellbeing and performance. This was the overarching message when MaxCare hosted a calf rearing seminar at International Dairy Week in Tatura in January, and a message that...

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ABV release prompts sire review

The August release of Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) and the upcoming joining season will have dairy farmers around the country thinking about the next best sires to use over their herds. While breeding enthusiasts will delve into great detail...

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Sires’ success is proven

THE DESIRE by ABS to make better cows faster has never been more evident than in the August ABV proofs, delivering top sires in both the Holstein genomic rankings and sires with Australian milking daughters. The success of the ABS genomic program is...

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Markets

Australian milk production turn-around, while international head-winds emerge

Heading into winter, some things were looking up for the dairy industry. Favourable weather conditions in many regions, combined with a partial recovery in milk production, have improved the outlook for the coming season. Late summer and autumn...

Sam Leishman
Markets

Future of the dairy industry set to be a battle of fact vs fiction

Mail-order ice-cream and dairy protein made in a science laboratory are threats facing the future of the Australian dairy industry. And this lab-produced dairy could compete with bovine milk products on cost — with production of dairy proteins...

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Global trade challenges: Supply outlook for Aussie fertiliser and agricultural chemicals

THE IMPACTS of COVID-19 on global markets and supply chains have been heavily reported on over the past three months. A slowdown in global trade has raised concerns regarding product availability in most industries. Locally, unanticipated summer...

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Machinery & Products

McIntosh Beater Wagons are saving farmers time and money

The new McIntosh Beater Wagons are getting plenty of praise from farmers who are using the equipment on their farms. Users say the unique design of the beater wagon, with its three PTO-driven horizontal beaters, allows you to better incorporate...

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Farming smarter makes life easier for the Vines family

Only 11 years ago this farming family started off with one cow, called ‘Hope’. With no family farm to begin their rural journey, the couple made the move to South West Victoria because they were uncomfortable with water security in Northern...

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Speedtiller gives fuel for thought when sowing

FOLLOWING THE devastating fires over summer and a long period of drought many dairy farmers are now working towards pasture improvement or establishment, which starts with better soil health and structure. Not often can you buy the one machine that...

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Transition cow management checklist

About 80 per cent of all cow health problems occur within four weeks of calving. Gippsland dairy farmers Mike and Sarah O’Brien have developed a transition feeding program to reduce the stress associated with cow health problems like milk...

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Animal Health

Managing calf rearing during COVID-19

Calf rearing on any dairy farm can be demanding. It requires attention to detail, especially during the first month of an individual calf’s life. This is when neonatal disease risk is highest and feeding practices are being established to set...

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Animal Health

Preparing the team ahead of the game

When it comes to preparing for the next joining period, it’s never too early to start thinking about your bulls. Often, these blokes are away in a back paddock or at the out-block, out of sight and out of mind. However, a recent study in...

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