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IDW Ayrshire Show

The first day of breed competitions at International Dairy Week took place in Tatura on Tuesday, and featured Australia’s National Ayrshire Show. Owners primed and polished their cows for showing with anticipation, many having travelled from...

Jamieson Salter
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Emotional journey to show ring

PAUL ALLOTT and Emma Spedding have a strong attachment to Brown Swiss that is not only born out of a genuine love for the breed but also tragedy. In October 2015 a truck load of Dryfesdale Brown Swiss cattle belonging to Jeremy Josefski arrived at...

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Breeding for improved heat tolerance

THE ARRIVAL of summer sees dairy farmers in hot areas looking at ways to help cows handle hot, humid weather. The latest release of Australian Breeding Values from DataGene is a good opportunity for farmers to think about adding breeding to their...

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Doing it for the kids

SHOWING AT International Dairy Week is a family affair for the Rundle family from Ecklin in south-west Victoria. Dad Will Rundle admits he might not go if it wasn’t for his three children, but their enthusiasm is enough to keep him motivated...

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Super dairy cow set for decade milestone

THERE WOULDN’T be too many cows in the show ring that can lay claim to attending an annual event multiple times but come this January, Tandara Etvei Heidi will walk out into the International Dairy Week show ring incredibly for her 10th time. The...

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Appeal for farmers who died in the fires

Funds raised during the drive at International Dairy Week (IDW) will be donated to the Salway family and the Dairy Industry Bushfire Relief Support Fund

Geoff Adams
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Fire threat brings priorities into focus

(By Dairy News Australia journalist from Gippsland, Jeanette Severs) Do you stay or do you go? What are the things you don’t want to lose? These are the questions and risk assessments many people have been making with bushfires spread across many...

Jeanette Severs
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Young dairy technician dies in fires

The death of 29-year-old Patrick Salway, who died alongside his father as they tried to save their southern NSW farm from fire, has devastated his wife.“I love you now, I love you still, I always have and I always will,“ Renee Salway said on Tuesday...

Geoff Adams
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Super dairy cow set for decade milestone

THERE WOULDN’T be too many cows in the show ring that can lay claim to attending an annual event multiple times but come this January, Tandara Etvei Heidi will walk out into the International Dairy Week show ring incredibly for her 10th time. The...

Dairy News
Dairy News

Appeal for farmers who died in the fires

Funds raised during the drive at International Dairy Week (IDW) will be donated to the Salway family and the Dairy Industry Bushfire Relief Support Fund

Geoff Adams
Dairy News

Fire threat brings priorities into focus

(By Dairy News Australia journalist from Gippsland, Jeanette Severs) Do you stay or do you go? What are the things you don’t want to lose? These are the questions and risk assessments many people have been making with bushfires spread across many...

Jeanette Severs
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Young dairy technician dies in fires

The death of 29-year-old Patrick Salway, who died alongside his father as they tried to save their southern NSW farm from fire, has devastated his wife.“I love you now, I love you still, I always have and I always will,“ Renee Salway said on Tuesday...

Geoff Adams

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‘Hillbillies moment’ hits jackpot at Gunbower

Uncertainty surrounding the future of irrigation was the catalyst for Gunbower dairy farmers Harry and Jodie Rowlands to look outside the square and do something no-one in the area had done before — install a bore. It was October 2018 when Harry...

Sophie Baldwin
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Farm evolves at steady pace

In the words of dairy farmer John Cockerell, the family has been ‘puttering away’ on its Baulkamaugh North farm, Warrain Jersey’s, for four decades. John, wife Margaret, and son Edan have expanded their land holding from one settlement block...

Sophie Baldwin
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Mixing milk and wine

Barry and Bernadette Wurlod’s farm south of Terang makes milk for breakfast and will soon make wine to have with dinner. The dairy part of the farm is leased but Barry and Bernadette have been tinkering with a vineyard for the past 12 years and...

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Breeding progress on track in Tasmania

Accurate record keeping and data collection has always been at the heart of Mark Kerr’s operation. But now the dairy farmer from Winnaleah in north-east Tasmania has refocused his business to make the most of this information. A huge increase in...

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‘Struggle’ family moves on

Barry and Rosey Warburton brought dairy farming, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan and the effects of poor water policy into the spotlight when they recently featured on the SBS documentary Struggle. The couple were facing their second year with zero...

Sophie Baldwin
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Measuring grain for rye-grass value

Agriculture Victoria research scientists have developed a quicker and more cost-effective way to measure the nutritive value of thousands of individual rye-grass plants, enabling pasture breeders to select for high-energy varieties. The nutritive...

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From The Experts

From the Experts

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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Scientists expand genetic horizons

Australia’s geneticists are leading the world in expanding the horizons of genetic selection of dairy cattle. WHAT DO you achieve if you take a team of clever geneticists, give them state-of-the-art research facilities and supply them with...

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Trial sparks interest

A TRIAL of sexed semen three years ago ignited one Tasmanian dairy farming family’s passion for breeding and laid a foundation for the business’s future. Stuart and Kylie Nailer milk 215 cows at Ringarooma, in Tasmania’s north-east, with their...

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Australian consumers and the value of premium products

With temperatures heating up, all eyes are on southern Australia’s harvest prospects. As northern parts of the country experience yet another failed harvest, the southern crop will be paramount for any potential impact on current feed costs. While...

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Trade disputes and their impact

THE BEGINNING of spring has routinely seen a flurry of activity, both on farms and throughout the wider dairy supply chain. Global markets remained subdued over winter but have now started to see increased activity. While the outcome of the spring...

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Value change in the Australian milk market

THE START of 2019–20 has seen record high milk price announcement as processers compete for a smaller national milk pool. Cost of production is elevated, due to high cost of feed, electricity and purchased irrigated water, which is impacting...

Sofia Omstedt

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Machinery & Products

Machinery & Products

Quadtrac journeys full circle

After more than two decades plying its trade in Australian paddocks, a very special Case IH Steiger Quadtrac has returned to where it all began. The Quadtrac 9370 has gone on display at the iconic Case IH factory in North Dakota, United States...

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Fast-tracking with JCB

The world speed record set by JCB with its 1016 hp Fastrac tractor was achieved with the ultimate BKT know-how. In addition to the revised chassis and powertrain developments carried out by the British tractor maker, this speed machine was also...

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Award winning tractor

John Deere is being honoured in the Tech for a Better World category of the 2020 CES Innovation Awards, which recognise outstanding product design and engineering in consumer technology products. John Deere is an Innovation Awards Honouree for its...

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Animal Health

Animal Health

Look out for cancer eye

The most common type of tumour or “cancer eye” in cattle is squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer eye is an invasive and rapidly spreading tumour and is economically important, representing 58 per cent of all cancers that result in condemnation of...

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Heat strategies for summer

With the prospects of another long hot summer in front of us, what can you do to minimise the impacts on your cows? Heat stress can have a very significant impact on your dairy cows, and ultimately your farm income. Heat stress can: Reduce milk...

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Nutrition counters stress

Every Australian dairy farmer knows the impact heat stress can have on their herd. New research has found feeding protected B vitamins can help improve reproduction and achieve higher milk production. Jefo Nutrition’s Hélène Leclerc said dairy...

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