Dairy farming news, milk production insights, and breed developments across Australia.
Limited milk supply growth and lacklustre demand led to soft global dairy commodity pricing in 2023. However, the global dairy market appears to be transitioning to the next phase in its cycle, with prices expected to move higher through 2024, according to a new report from Rabobank.
Dairy Express is exploring offering testing for Staphylococcus aureus, Australia’s most common sub-clinical mastitis pathogen.
The 2022-2023 Dairy Farm Monitor Project has found Victorian dairy farmers had a record profitable year, thanks to high milk prices and carefully managed high costs.
Electricity is a major and unavoidable cost for dairy farms, and dairy farmers are under pressure from rising cost of electricity and concerns over energy security.
Saputo Dairy Australia will undertake a strategic review of its King Island Dairy facility in Tasmania, and has committed an additional $27 million towards improvement projects across its sites in Victoria and Tasmania, commencing this fiscal year.
Following several months of negotiations, Fonterra Australia has reached an in-principle agreement with the United Workers’ Union to support production workers at our Cobden, Stanhope and Darnum sites.
A group of mostly NSW Breeders combined to stage the Online Auction of young cows, heifers, embryos & semen representing Jerseys, Holsteins and one Illawarra and one Swiss. Auctioned from the DLS Office via the Elite Livestock Auctions platform to more than 360 viewers.
A new breed record was reached for an unjoined heifer at the Victorian Branch Guernsey Sale held at the Rochester Showgrounds when Glamorous Kakadu Barbell, 9 month old heifer sold a/c Andrew and Abbey Crawford of Numbaa, NSW to Ray Perkins and Shirleen Evans of Laceby, Vic at $17,000.
A new genetic disorder was recently identified within the Holstein breed. Formerly called calf recumbency – has now been named Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome (MW).
Holstein enthusiasts from around Australia were keen to secure the quality Holsteins on offer at the recent Spring Selection Sale in Shepparton.
A group of mostly NSW Breeders combined to stage the Online Auction of young cows, heifers, embryos and semen representing Jerseys, Holsteins and one Illawarra and one Swiss.
The winner of the 2023 Holstein Australia cow of the year is Clydevale MrSam Pisa EX91-3E bred and owned by Clydevale Holsteins.
