All posts tagged "dairy"

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  Dairy cow fertility genes are improving

  Genetic selection has played an important role in halting the downward trend in Australian dairy herd reproductive performance.

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  Happy cows make more nutritious milk

  Dairy cows given daily treatment with the “feel good” drug, serotonin, produce milk higher in calcium, say US scientists.

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  Crop, grazing and dairy farm surveys underway

  The annual ABARES survey of broadacre and dairy farms is underway.

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  Dairy Australia to advance virtual herding technology

  Dairy Australia has been successful in obtaining a Commonwealth Government grant for the development of virtual herding technology. The grant announced by...

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  Australian dairy – well positioned to ride out stormy weather

  Australian dairy producers entered the current global price downturn “well prepared” with sufficient equity levels, putting them in good stead to weather...

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  Dairy oversupply priority issue for WA dairy industry

  Following recent difficulties for suppliers in the WA dairy industry, WAFarmers continues to work towards addressing the issue of oversupply and protecting...

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  Opening milk prices raise questions of pricing transparency

  The Victorian dairy industry has welcomed Fonterra’s opening milk price of $4.75 per kilogram of milk solids, but warned that this falls...

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  MG’s opening price a bitter blow, says UDV

  Victorian dairy farmers have been left gutted by major processor Murray Goulburn’s low opening milk price of $4.31 per kilogram milk solids.

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  Australia’s lactose intolerance is getting dangerous

  We’ve seen similar habits from Australians with other food groups – you might remember our findings about wheat avoidance.

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  Dairy farmer’s call of duty

  When you milk cows before the sun comes up, the last thing you need is an emergency in the middle of the...