Dairy

Dairy farming news, milk production insights, and breed developments across Australia.

$5000 dairy scholarship on offer to people of all ages

The Sydney Royal Dairy Produce Committee, in partnership with the RAS Foundation, is providing a tertiary scholarship, the Sydney Royal Dairy Produce Scholarship.

Brewer’s grain increasing milk output in cows

Dairy farmers who supply Lion in South Australia and South East Queensland have had the opportunity to access brewers’ grain for stockfeed at competitive rates through the Lion Dairy Pride By-Products Program.

$12 million investment in SA manufacturing plant

Parmalat has announced a further $12 million capital investment into its Clarence Gardens manufacturing site in South Australia.

Burra offers 40c/kg milk solids cash injection

Burra Foods has announced it is offering the opportunity for new and existing Milk Supply Partners to receive a $0.40 per kilogram milk solids cash injection to start the 2017/18 season.

Dairy suppliers welcome MG opening milk price of $4.70/kg

DAIRY suppliers have welcomed Murray Goulburn’s honesty and transparency as the milk processor released a conservative opening milk price of $4.70 per kilogram of milk solids, with a full year forecast of $5.20-$5.40.

Ryegrass trial set to revolutionise dairy feedbase

Agriculture Victoria scientists have created the world’s largest and most detailed perennial ryegrass testing field trial in a bid to revolutionise Australia’s dairy feedbase.

Ensuring a social licence to continue dairy farming

There are many on-farm practices that have been part of dairy farming for hundreds of years and we must ensure we have a social license from consumers to continue the practices

Dairy outlook and cheese grading at DIAA dinner

By popular demand, DIAA Victoria’s Western Region is again hosting ‘A Night with Norm’ at The Flying Horse in Warrnambool on Wednesday, 21 June 2017.

Jerseys sold direct to NZ for first time in 30 years

A huge crowd of Jersey enthusiasts from 5 States of Australia and New Zealand were at the Kenarie ‘Sale of the half Century’, celebrating 53 years of Breeding by Pat & Trish McDonald at Murwillumbah, NSW.

Wagga student wins Greenham Gotafe dairy scholarship

Charles Sturt University student Matthew De Cicco is the winner of the 2017 Greenham GOTAFE Dairy Scholarship.

Call to pass Fair Milk Price logo by Qld farmers

Queensland milk consumers are set to receive the transparency and clarity they have been calling out for if the ‘Fair Milk Price logo’ laws pass parliament.

QDO welcomes extension of short term asset write-off

Along with many other rural industries and small businesses the dairy industry cautiously welcomes the 2017 federal budget that was handed down by Treasurer Morrison.