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Genetics go under the hammer

TOP GENETICS will once again be on offer at International Dairy Week at the World Wide Sires Evolution Sale. Taking place on Tuesday, January 23, the evening sale will see genetics from across the country go under the hammer, including high ranking...

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Back to defend her title

THE COW that took out Grand Champion Ayrshire Exhibit at the 2018 International Dairy Week will return in 2019 to try to repeat her success. Waaia’s James Dillon will take four cows, one of which he owns in partnership with South Australian Shaun...

Rodney Woods

Celebrating dairy women

WOMEN IN dairy will be celebrated at International Dairy Week’s annual Power of Women event on Tuesday, January 22. Rosalie Ham, author of three books including her bestseller The Dressmaker, now an award-winning film, will be guest speaker at the...

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Celebrating dairy women

WOMEN IN dairy will be celebrated at International Dairy Week’s annual Power of Women event on Tuesday, January 22. Rosalie Ham, author of three books including her bestseller The Dressmaker, now an award-winning film, will be guest speaker at the...

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Champions’ sons make debut

TWO NEW Holstein sires and a new Illawarra sire are making their debut at International Dairy Week this year. Sons of reigning IDW Supreme Champion All Breeds, Elmar Goldwyn Jessica 11 EX92 3E, J11SALONE and J11CRUISER are sired by the prominent...

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Leading by example

ALICE COLCLOUGH describes leaving her banking job to become a dairy farmer as a “baptism of fire”. Little did she know five years ago that a fast-tracked succession plan was barely the beginning of the challenges she and husband Justin would...

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Pushing ahead with new ideas

MARCUS FLANAGAN is looking to make management as simple as possible on his 700-cow dairy farm at Finley. And he is not afraid to invest in new technology, especially when it comes to reducing labour. Installing a GEA FR1 feed pusher from Advanced...

Sophie Baldwin

Celebrate all things dairy

WITH ENTRIES coming from across Australia and even as far as the United States and United Arab Emirates, International Dairy Week is shaping up for another successful year. A total of 156 exhibitors and 700 head of cattle will take to the Tatur...

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Chasing his dairy dream

AS A 22-year-old forging a strong path in the dairy industry, Liam Allan has a pretty simple outlook on farming. “We keep it simple and easy,” he says. “There’s nothing too dramatic about we do here.” Mr Allan is sharefarming with new...

Rick Bayne

Finding the right balance

PETER CHOW’S 280 dairy cows used to help sustain his passion for horse racing; now he wonders if it’s the other way around. After 21 years on his farm at Purnim, north of Warrnambool, and years before that on his grandfather’s farm 40 minutes...

Rick Bayne

Passion drives young farmer

A PASSION to work in agriculture has driven Lucy Powell from a very young age. Having grown up on her parents’ hobby farm in Paraparup near Winchelsea, her dedication was something WestVic Dairy’s Young Dairy Network regional extension officer...

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Grabbing every opportunity

DYLAN LIGHT doesn’t turn 21 until next March, but he’s already moving up in the dairy industry. With a herd topping 150, mostly young stock, and a sharefarming agreement in the pipeline for next year, the 2018 Great South West Dairy Awards’...

Rick Bayne

Leading change with a healthy dose of kindness

IN LIFE’S big and unassuming moments, Sallie Jones thrives on creating positive change with kindness. From fostering community pride to empowering rural women, and inspiring dairy farmers to nurture their mental health, Ms Jones’ generosity of...

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Boost summer crops with effluent

AS WE head into summer, many dairy farmers are keenly focused on growing as much fodder as possible to prepare for the possibility that current conditions will affect feed availability and pricing for the year ahead. A sound strategy is to utilise...

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Shining light on Q fever

A MACKINNON Project veterinarian researching Q fever believes there may be a geographic link between herd and human infection. Dr Tabita Tan’s three-year research project investigated the dairy regions of the Goulburn Valley and Gippsland in...

Jeanette Severs

Conditions cause early milk peak

VICTORIA’S MILK production peaked earlier this season, as dry conditions hit pastures and high grain and fodder prices bite. This comes as total Australian milk production is expected to be down five to seven per cent to less than 9 billion litres...

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MG agrees to ACCC settlement

Murray Goulburn Co-operative has given the green light to an in-principle agreement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in relation to allegations the company contravened consumer law in its handling of the 2016 milk price...

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People and pastures are key to success

MANAGING PEOPLE and grazing pressure are key operations in the Vagg dairy farm business, in southern Victoria. Gordon and Sylvia Vagg have a farm manager, family members and other employees in their Leongatha South business. Along with themselves...

Jeanette Severs

Family rises to the challenge

STEPHEN AND Brooke Brown might have to reconsider the definition of their Jersey herd after cleaning up at the Murray Valley Jersey Breeders Club On-Farm Challenge this year. The Gunbower couple won junior two-year-old in-milk and Junior Champion...

Sophie Baldwin