News Denison hosts Dairy Muster By Jeanette Severs May 6, 2022 GippsDairy executive officer Karen McLennan with Longwarry dairy farmer John Versteden. Photos: Jeanette Severs Mick and Fiona Courtney, Courtney Cartage, Nambrock. Caleb Berry, dairy farmer at Glen Alvie, and Jared Moon, dairy farmer at Yanakie. GippsDairy board chair and Yannathan dairy farmer Lauren Finger, Colac dairy farmer and acting UDV president Mark Billing and UDV manager Shane Byrne. Athlone dairy farmer Lyndsay Anderson, Tony Platt of Rabobank and Lindenow dairy farmer Huw Evans. Mark Coleman, Wellington Shire Council with Veronica Joiner, dairy farmer at Jarrahmond. Murray Dairy’s Liz Byrne and Dairy Australia’s Sarah Thompson. Gavin Notman, Notman Seeds, and Darrel Rowe, Fonterra. Jason Sherrin of Gibsons Groundspread and Valencia Creek dairy farmer Mark McDonald. Stuart Quigley and Barry Shepherd, both from TAFE Gippsland. Boisdale dairy farmer and GippsDairy board member Jessica Knight, with guest speakers Nollaig Heffernan, from Ireland, and Shiona Berry, a dairy farmer at Glen Alvie. Rhiannon Schellekens of Lactalis, Jindivick dairy farmer and GippsDairy board member Ken Lawrence and Mick West, representing Dairy Muster’s major sponsor, Fonterra. Libby Heard, Dairy Australia, with Andrew Wood, Lely. Kate Mirams, a dairy farmer at Newry, talked about soil health and multispecies crops in one of the breakout sessions. Lauren Clyne and Jon Ryan, dairy farmers at Denison, hosted Dairy Muster on their property, and discussed their farm business strategy. Richard Eckard discussed greenhouse gas emissions, carbon emissions and carbon neutrality. Lauren Finger, Yannathan dairy farmer and GippsDairy board chair, with keynote speaker Rachael Robertson. By Jeanette Severs Contributor
News Robots future-proof farmingIt is nearly 12 months since a greenfield site on an existing family farm began operation as a robot dairy milking system. By Jeanette Severs
News Gallery | Robotic dairy on showDairy farmers arrived from as far afield as Germany, and as close as the neighbours next door, when the Vening family held on open day at their dairy farm at Hedley, South Gippsland, Victoria. By Jeanette Severs
News Genetics in polled positionAustralian dairy farmers will soon have access to the most genetically diverse and high-quality polled Holstein bulls ever. By Dairy News Australia
News Genetic gains are off the chartsSome Australian dairy farmers have made genetic gains of more than 200 per cent in recent years thanks to industry tools such as the genomic testing, the Balanced Performance Index, Good Bulls and sexed semen. By Dairy News Australia