Elizabeth Anderson

PASTURES - how to grow them and how to make the most of them - was the major topic at the DairySA Innovation Day, held yesterday in the South East.

IN THE past two decades, the McCaul family have revolutionised their operation from supplying milk to processors, to becoming a full "paddock-to-plate" operation.

MAKING the right decisions when raising calves can have a big impact on the lifetime productivity of the cow, according to United States-based consultant Bob James.

The time is right to table a bill in South Australian parliament cementing farmers' rights.

THE ongoing drought and rising feed prices have been the tipping point that forced Victor Harbor dairyfarmers Stephen Treloar and Colin Dohnt to reassess their place in the industry.

A SUCCESSFUL showing for WA in the national young judges’ competition has resulted in that state taking honourship of the Keast Shield.

“Unreal” is how national dairy handler champion Clinton Keir, Sunshine Coast, Qld, described winning the competition.

ELDERS has reaffirmed its focus on digital with the appointment to the board of Diana Eilert as a non-executive director.

A PUSH to market Australian wine and regions internationally has received a $50-million funding boost.

SPECIFIC research and a united industry voice have been named as two factors to help drive the development of Australia’s camel milk industry.