The collaborative dairy RD&E program for NSW

Unlocking the potential of milk, cow and water to increase productivity and profitability,
de-risk the dairy industry and develop new markets.

Resources for resilience – loose housing and freestalls

Dairy Australia’s website features some great farmer case studies that came out Dairy UP’s P3: Economics of intensification project and related work funded by DA.

Adding value to dairy waste

In Australia, about 8% of total on-farm milk production is discarded as waste. The benefits of reducing this wastage are financial, environment and improved security.

DRF Symposium

Due to clashes with other events in November and with the aim of joining forces with other industry organisations, the Dairy Research Foundation is postponing its annual symposium for a bigger and better event in 2025.

PhD students make progress on P2f Infectious diseases project

Two PhD students at UTS are working on Dairy UP’s P2f Infectious diseases project, under the supervision of Dr Barbara Brito Rodriguez at EMAI and others at UTS.

Recent Publications

Members of the P2 team have had an editorial published in the Australian Veterinary Journal Volume 102, Issue 1-2.

Resources for resilience – farm expansion goals and cattle shelters

Some great farmer case studies were produced for the Raising the Roof field days including the one held in the Hunter Valley in February.

Quick Reads

Pressed for time? Our summary documents give a quick understanding of the scope of Dairy UP.

Executive Summary

Key Achievements 2023

Why

Helping farmers increase
productivity and profitability

De-risking the dairy industry

Developing new markets

What

3 theme areas
10 projects
5 years
A coordinated network of monitored dairy farms

Who

The Dairy Research Foundation (DRF)
The Program Coordination Group (PCG)
The individual Project Teams (PT)
The Steering & Advisory Board (SAB)

News

Project releases and updates

Contact

Dairy Research Foundation
Dairy UP is located at the Centre for Carbon, Water and Food (CCWF) on Camden Campus, Faculty of Science,
The University of Sydney.

General Enquiries
Phone: (02) 4651 9871

Media Enquiries:
Phone: 0419 349 244
lmonks@monkscom.com.au