All posts tagged "dairy"

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  Monto farming stalwart a dairy man for life

  Grahame Sanderson might be 80 and long retired, but he still sees himself as a dairy farmer.

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  Dairy support boost gives relief to farmers

  The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria has welcomed the Victorian State Government’s delivery of a $6.7 million support package to ease some of...

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  More support for dairy farmers and their families

  The Vic Government has announced further support for dairy farmers with $6.7 million of new programs to help them get through the...

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  Small Farms

  One year on, clear roof shelter proves its worth for dairy farm

  Australia’s first clear-roofed deep-litter cow shelter has proven its worth during its first year of operation, helping a south-west Victorian dairy farm...

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  New dairy president for WAFarmers

  WAFarmers has welcomed Brunswick dairy farmer Michael Partridge to the position of WAFarmers Dairy Council President at the 2016 WAFarmers Dairy Conference.

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  Small Farms

  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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  Farm Management

  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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  Small Farms

  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...