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Parwan Park to be sold as Genetics Australia moves to Camperdown

Parwan Park to be sold as Genetics Australia moves to Camperdown

The country's largest bull and semen facility is being established near Camperdown.

Chinese demand for liquid milk surges

Chinese demand for liquid milk surges

Chinese consumption of liquid milk rose strongly in 2020 and is expected to continue growing in the coming decade.

Bigger Bega bounces ahead with 154pc half year profit lift to $21.7m

Bigger Bega bounces ahead with 154pc half year profit lift to $21.7m

Milk market competition hurt revenue, but but Bega Cheese's half year profit after tax has jumped 154 per cent.

Bega wins right to keep spreading its brand name on peanut butter

Supreme Court of Victoria rejects Fonterra's efforts to stop Bega Cheese using its trademark brand on its non-cheese products

Chinese demand for liquid milk surges

Chinese demand for liquid milk surges

Chinese consumption of liquid milk rose strongly in 2020 and is expected to continue growing in the coming decade.

Rollover devices are a must for quads says ACCC boss

Rollover devices are a must for quads says ACCC boss

ACCC chairman Rod Sims has used a major speech to reinforce the commission's priority for the mandatory fitting of rollover protection devices on quad bikes.

Bega, Burra step up prices

Bega, Burra step up prices

Bega Cheese and Burra Foods have stepped up milk prices for their southern Australia suppliers - their first step ups this season.

Dairy campaign to encourage support of community

Dairy campaign to encourage support of community

A NEW campaign promoting the Australian dairy industry will be rolling out across television, radio, podcast, digital and social media throughout 2021

City sprawl puts the squeeze on cattle genetics HQ

City sprawl puts the squeeze on cattle genetics HQ

Australia's largest bull genetics supplier has fallen victim to Melbourne's urban sprawl.

Rollover devices are a must for quads says ACCC boss

Rollover devices are a must for quads says ACCC boss

ACCC chairman Rod Sims has used a major speech to reinforce the commission's priority for the mandatory fitting of rollover protection devices on quad bikes.

Bega wins right to keep spreading its brand name on peanut butter

Supreme Court of Victoria rejects Fonterra's efforts to stop Bega Cheese using its trademark brand on its non-cheese products

Dairy campaign to encourage support of community

Dairy campaign to encourage support of community

A NEW campaign promoting the Australian dairy industry will be rolling out across television, radio, podcast, digital and social media throughout 2021

Bigger Bega bounces ahead with 154pc half year profit lift to $21.7m

Bigger Bega bounces ahead with 154pc half year profit lift to $21.7m

Milk market competition hurt revenue, but but Bega Cheese's half year profit after tax has jumped 154 per cent.

City sprawl puts the squeeze on cattle genetics HQ

City sprawl puts the squeeze on cattle genetics HQ

Australia's largest bull genetics supplier has fallen victim to Melbourne's urban sprawl.

Call for cream of the crop dairy products

Call for cream of the crop dairy products

Australian dairy producers have the chance to earn top honours, with entries opening on Monday for the Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show's (RQFWS) dairy shows.

Genetics Australia posts profit increase

Genetics Australia posts profit increase

Genetics Australia Co-operative Limited has recorded a $1 million increase in sales revenue and a stronger profit, reflecting improved weather and industry conditions.

Bega, Burra step up prices

Bega, Burra step up prices

Bega Cheese and Burra Foods have stepped up milk prices for their southern Australia suppliers - their first step ups this season.

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Synergies in dairy beef industry

Synergies in dairy beef industry

Using European breeds to boost the potential of dairy, beef programs.

Border tick control "broken"

Border tick control "broken"

Years of falling in and out of tick quarantine has left vulnerable border country graziers frustrated.

Cross-breed program achieves breeding goals

Cross-breed program achieves breeding goals

A three-way crossbreeding program is driving growth for Lauren and Jarrod Meade.

Lifetime achievement for Illawarra cow

Lifetime achievement for Illawarra cow

A South Australian Illawarra trumped both its Holstein and Illawarra herd mates when its recently achieved a lifetime production of close to 150,000 litres within a 500-cow herd.

Feed Management

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Who will foot the bill for Fall Armyworm?

Who will foot the bill for Fall Armyworm?

Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries first reported sightings of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in February last year and to be fair, it's been closely monitoring its progress as it spreads.

Collingullie hay producer investigates biosecurity practices

Collingullie hay producer investigates biosecurity practices

Improving the hay industry's biosecurity.

Hunt for pasture dieback answers continues

Hunt for pasture dieback answers continues

The fight to find a cause and then a cure for pasture dieback is continuing, with Gatton-based researchers hoping to find out more about how the presence of ground pearls may be connected to the phenomenon.

Tasmanian program helps lift irrigator skills

Tasmanian program helps lift irrigator skills

Tasmanian farmers have benefited from a specialised irrigation coaching program led by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA).

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Western Victorian focus farms to open doors

Western Victorian focus farms to open doors

Two upcoming field days will give the western Victorian dairy farmers the opportunity to see the progress being made at WestVic Dairy's Focus Farms.

South Australia dairy outlook improves

South Australia dairy outlook improves

South Australia's dairy farmers - on average - are in their strongest position for several years, with seasonal conditions and an improved farmgate milk price boosting profitability.

On-farm Internet of Things trial funding deadline extended

On-farm Internet of Things trial funding deadline extended

The deadline for farmers to apply for grants in a Victorian Government on-farm Internet of Things trial has been extended.

Effluent upgrades a winner of RWUE

Effluent upgrades a winner of RWUE

The rural water use efficiency program helps farmers improve water, energy and nutrient management practices.