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Efficiencies in scale as US producers expand operation

EVERYTHING LOOKED new. There were no marks on the walls and any manure which splashed on the milking machines was quickly pressure cleaned-off. The 80 Holsteins calmly chewing their cuds where spinning around on a shiny rotary platform. Above all...

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Management

Secret to top quality milk is all-round approach

AFTER YEARS on the cusp of the dairy industry’s top prize for milk quality, Yarroweyah dairy farmer Chris and Nicole Hibberson have been announced the 2019 winner of Dairy Australia’s Milk Quality Awards. Maintaining a focus on mastitis...

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Mastitis prevention maintains winning quality

NSW DAIRY farmers James, Peter, Cheryl and Katrina Neal have just won their fifth consecutive milk quality award − staying up-to-date with best practice for mastitis prevention and treatment is keeping them at the top of their game. James believes...

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Business prize for Tongala farmer

TRANSITIONING HER farm’s milk pool to A2 has seen Tongala dairy farmer Bonita Koch awarded Rabobank’s annual Dr John Morris Business Development prize at a graduation dinner in Sydney in July. Mrs Koch participated in the bank’s Executive...

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A decade in the making for three-way breeding results

A decade in the making for three-way breeding results THE USE of three-way cross breeding in dairy operations is a popular topic at present. With more farmers using the system, and herd conversions are obtaining critical mass due to decisions made...

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Data drives WA business

EVERY DECISION on Bob and Jacqui Biddulph’s dairy farm is data driven. There’s no stone unturned when it comes to measuring and monitoring performance for the self-confessed ‘number crunchers’. “We keep a lot of records, but that’s only...

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Management

Late heading grasses maximise spring timing

GROWING LEAFY, quality, late heading Italian rye-grass cultivars right through the silage and hay season has become a valuable tool for Australian dairy farmers looking to maximise flexibility and production. Late heading cultivars provide...

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Management

Investment in quality seed

UPPER MURRAY Seeds from Albury will launch the new Silver varieties of lucerne at Henty and Elmore field days in Victoria after they garnered plenty of interest at AgQuip in August. “We launched our new lucerne varieties in northern NSW in August...

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Management

Cropmark spreads summer options

WITH SPRING here many producers will be looking closely at their summer cropping options and Cropmark Seeds has plenty to choose from, according to operations manager Adam Sheedy. Mr Sheedy said it depends if you are looking for quick feed single...

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Heritage sows seeds in Australia’s north

A DRIVE to expand Heritage Seeds into northern Australia is continuing with the opening of a new $15 million state-of-the-art facility in Toowoomba, along with the ramping up of production and efficiencies at Walkamin. National production manager...

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Management

Rates and timing are keys to nitrogen use

MURRAY DAIRY hosted ‘Making It Stack Up’ — a workshop about getting the most from spring silage in Echuca recently. Incitec Pivot’s Lee Menhenett spoke on maximising production through strategic fertiliser and water use, understanding how...

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Management

Looking for a reason to smile

HAPPY COWS mean happy farmers and young Western District farmer Rachael McGrath is doing her best to keep smiling. At 25, Rachael is taking over management of her family farm which has endured years of adversity and setbacks. With a good 2019...

Rick Bayne
Management

Making a moove to a new processor in south-west Victoria

IT’S MILKING time at Sarah Chant’s farm in south-west Victoria. The 240-Jersey herd ambles to the herringbone dairy from paddocks at the foot of Warrion Hill, just north of Colac. There’s been a shower of rain, but the sun’s out and...

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Management

“Two speed” autumn in western Victoria

FARMERS KNOW better than anyone the power of Mother Nature. In western Victoria, the weather has played a huge role in the fortunes of dairy farmers this autumn. Early rain for some, has delivered pasture to calve cows on, while others had to...

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Farmers share business philosophies

FIVE DIVERSE dairy farmers, with five different farming systems, formed a panel as part of day two of Murray Dairy’s Murray Muster, held in Kyabram during May. The panel spoke to the group about their own businesses and management, their own...

Sophie Baldwin
Management

Fodder in the bank brings peace of mind

THERE HAVEN’T been too many things in the dairy industry that have made people smile this year but for Patho dairy farmers Chris and Jade Jones, the sight of a 150 m long pit of corn has brought some joy. Of course, the pit didn’t come for free...

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How Now Dairy milks new system

AN EXCLUSIVE female herd and keeping calves alongside their mothers for longer are the cornerstone characteristics of Congupna’s How Now Dairy. Co-founded by Cathy Palmer and Dr Les Sandles, How Now Dairy, whose farming practices are a first for...

Rodney Woods
Management

Investment a nod to future in dairy

SCOTT AND Anna Fitzgerald are looking at the construction of a 50-unit rotary on the Tongala dairy farm they lease as an investment in efficiency. The couple has a long-term 30-year lease on the property (including water) with Scott’s parents and...

Sophie Baldwin

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Man in a coma after Sturt St crash

A MALE is being airlifted to hospital after being cut free from his crashed car in Sturt St this evening. He had collided with a parked truck near intersection of Darling and Sturt streets. Emergency services including CFA, ambulance and police...

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Seven teenagers charged over JB Hi-Fi theft

Seven teenagers have been charged following the theft of $20,000 worth of stock from JB Hi-Fi yesterday

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Sport

Rumbalara player cops 18-match suspension

A Rumbalara under-17 player has been handed an 18-match suspension after pleading guilty to two charges of intentionally striking another player. The incidents happened in last month’s Murray Football League grand final against Cobram at Finley...

Tyler Maher
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Breakthrough in Cohuna murder case

A second man has been charged in relation to the Cohuna murder last month. Homicide Squad detectives arrested the man in Echuca this morning. The man is expected to appear in Echuca Magistrates Court this afternoon

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