A cow that was the intermediate champion at the 2019 Victorian Winter Fair returned on Thursday to take the supreme senior champion award.

John and Cherie Gardiner's Avonlea Holsteins swept the awards in the in-milk classes at the Victorian Winter Fair in Bendigo, Vic, on Thursday.

A dairy family whose farm was under water just a few months ago triumphed at the Victorian Winter Fair in Bendigo, Vic, on Wednesday, claiming the junior champion award.

Jersey Australia's first female president Lisa Broad wants Jersey cows to become Australia's top breed.

Victorian Winter Fair organisers are looking forward to the show's return in Bendigo next week.

New study takes novel genes-first approach to mapping disorders.

Genomic testing can be done as early as birth, so farmers can make early decisions about a heifer's role in their herd.

In 2000, the Hopper family decided to build their own processing and bottling plant, and so began Maleny Dairies.

Israel is well-known for producing high-yielding dairy cows with excellent milk quality statistics, and indeed it exports genetics all over the world.

The Australian dairy industry has long been grappling with the management of calves not required as replacement milking females; these include bull calves and surplus heifers.