Dairy farming news, milk production insights, and breed developments across Australia.
South Australian based cheese maker La Casa Del Formaggio is significantly expanding its production capacity by building a new $35 million facility at Edinburgh Parks – creating 208 new jobs during construction and a further 90 ongoing.
An election platform which seeks political party support for policies driving nutritional health, regional jobs and on-farm sustainability and productivity was launched by Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF).
The 2020/21 season proved to be one of most profitable for Australia’s dairy industry, according to Dairy Australia’s Situation and Outlook Report, December 2021.
The End of year Dispersal held at Shepparton on December 16 saw Holsteins sell to buyers from Northern Victoria, Western Districts and South Gippsland.
A large crowd of keen dairy enthusiasts from throughout the State along with a huge online audience via the Elite platform were keen to secure the exceptional offering at the recent Lightning Ridge Dispersal offered at Westmuir Farms at Bungador in Western Victoria by Declan Patten and partners.
It is an exciting moment for any breeder when their cow scores Excellent 90. For North West Victorian breeders Tim and Maddi Somerville, True Blue Holsteins, it was even more exciting when they had three ET sisters achieve this elusive classification score.
Back by popular demand, Holstein Australia’s Virtual Holstein Spectacular kicks off next year with the backing of new sponsor STG Australia.
As the weather heats up across the state, ground-breaking research is helping farmers deal with the impact that hot weather conditions can have on the milk production of dairy cows.
