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Bluechip heifer makes $28,000

Bluechip heifer makes $28,000
THE Bluechip Genetics sale reached $28,000 earlier today for heifer Bluechip LR Windbrook Dancer, bo...

Holsteins scores impressive double

Holsteins scores impressive double
MEADOWS stud Grantley Holsteins had a great day out on Friday when it won the junior champion heifer...

Feed

Profitable Feeding Systems winter campaign

THREE on-farm workshops early in June aim to help south-west Victorian dairy farmers to grow more grass in winter for their cows.
THREE on-farm workshops early in June aim to help south-west Victorian dairy farmers to grow more grass in...

Poor uptake of improved grass species

A national symposium in Canberra to set future research priorities for perennial grasses has questioned whether existing stocks are being under-utilised.
A national symposium in Canberra to set future research priorities for perennial grasses has questioned...

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Farmer Power changes focus

Equipment & Tech

Focus farm under new management

DUE to demonstration dairy farm DemoDairy running at a reported $80,000 loss per year, a new management structure has been announced in a bid to return the farm to profitability.
DUE to demonstration dairy farm DemoDairy running at a reported $80,000 loss per year, a new management...

Shed installation increases productivity

WHEN the Western District's McGrath family decided to set up a new dairy on what was previously a sheep farm at Orford, there was a lot of work to be done to get it all going.
WHEN the Western District's McGrath family decided to set up a new dairy on what was previously a sheep...

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Producing profits in a tight year

Producing profits in a tight year
GLANCING across to the lofty peaks of the Great Western Tiers at the base of their northern Tasmania...

Dairy passion takes over

Dairy passion takes over
IN the face of rising input costs and diminishing returns, Mid North dairyfarmer Nick Masterman is m...

New dairy sunken treasure

New dairy sunken treasure
Russell Cumming’s new dairy at Toolong near Koroit in south-west Victoria is like a sunken treasure....

Cashins adapt to tough times

Cashins adapt to tough times
TIM and Grit Cashin, who farm at Leongatha South in Gippsland are typical of a young couple in a vol...

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DUE to demonstration dairy farm DemoDairy running at a reported $80,000 loss per year, a new management structure has been announced in a bid to return the farm to profitability.

Murray Goulburn makes a move

Murray Goulburn makes a move
VICTORIA'S big Murray Goulburn (MG) co-operative has begun its cross-border manoeuvres...

DemoDairy turns waste into resource

TURNING waste into a resource is the new nutrient management plan for a dairy demonstration site in Terang, Victoria.

Dairy Council sets political agenda

Dairy Council sets political agenda
MARKETS and trade, people and workforce issues, and sustainability top the Australian...

Fonterra invests at Cobden site

Fonterra is installing two new, state-of-the-art milk silos at its Cobden manufacturing site in south-west Victoria.

Murray Dairy's new plan

Murray Dairy's new plan
MURRAY Dairy's new three-year direction has been announced with a focus on...

Final Focus Farm Open Day for North West

Final Focus Farm Open Day for North West
After two years, the North West Dairy Focus Farm project is drawing to a close.

Industry News

Improve data on Mastitis

DAIRY farmers need to improve data recording and change attitudes towards mastitis control to increase overall milk quality and production levels.

DemoDairy turns waste into resource

TURNING waste into a resource is the new nutrient management plan for a dairy demonstration site in Terang, Victoria.

Genetics/Breeding

Fertility gain in ABVs

DAIRYFARMERS who want to breed for improved fertility and workability will be keen to see the latest Australian Breeding Values (ABVs), released today by the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme (ADHIS).
DAIRYFARMERS who want to breed for improved fertility and workability will be keen to see the latest...

Measure mating success

NOW is a good time for producers to investigate how successful their mating program was this year
NOW is a good time for producers to investigate how successful their mating program was this year

Dairy's master breeders

Australia’s top dairy breeders were recognised at an awards night held last week to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the first publication of Australian Breeding Values (ABVs).
Australia’s top dairy breeders were recognised at an awards night held last week to celebrate the 30 year...light grey video

Livestock

Negative energy affecting fertility

INTERNATIONAL research has pointed to the high negative energy balance (NEBAL) of lactating cows as an explanation for the world-wide decline in dairy cow fertility rates.
INTERNATIONAL research has pointed to the high negative energy balance (NEBAL) of lactating cows as an...

Young judge's dairy pedigree

A YOUNG stud dairy owner, Cameron Yarnold, Wingham, was the 2013 Royal Agricultural Society of NSW/Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Dairy Cattle State Judging champion.
A YOUNG stud dairy owner, Cameron Yarnold, Wingham, was the 2013 Royal Agricultural Society of...

Farm Business

Farmers in serious trouble

At least 80 significant farming operations across Australia worth more than $1 million each are in receivership or some form of distress, with more likely to fold due to high...

Soil test rethink

DAIRY farmers are being advised to take separate soil tests at the front and at the rear of their paddocks and to intensify their soil testing strategies.
DAIRY farmers are being advised to take separate soil tests at the front and at the rear of their paddocks...

Jersey win at Sydney

LAST year's Sydney Royal Show supreme champion Jersey returned to lead its Shirlinn stud team to an unprecedented clean sweep of the dairy interbreed awards.
LAST year's Sydney Royal Show supreme champion Jersey returned to lead its Shirlinn stud team to an...
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