Raising the roof, Hunter Valley

Raising the roof, Hunter Valley

Raising the roof, Hunter Valley Dairy Australia’s Raising the Roof 3-day event comes to the Hunter Valley 27-29 February 2024. It’s your opportunity to hear how the results from Dairy UP’s P3 project (Intensive Systems) and P2 (Unlocking the Potential of Cows) can be...
P9b Monitoring heat load in milk

P9b Monitoring heat load in milk

P9b Monitoring heat load in milk Dairy UP’s P9b project is researching the value of a modified ELISA test using milk samples to monitor heat load in dairy cows. This would be less invasive than testing through traditional methods of blood and saliva. There’s also less...
Managing cows in hot, humid weather

Managing cows in hot, humid weather

Managing cows in hot, humid weather With summer in full force, many dairy farmers around the country are looking for ways to manage cows in hot, humid weather. Dairy Australia’s website has some quick handy tips as well as it’s Cool Cows manual which provides detailed...
Preparing for bushfires

Preparing for bushfires

Preparing for bushfires With the fire season coming up, it’s worth working through Dairy Australia’s bushfire toolkit and Dairy Farm Fire plan. The tool kit covers three steps: Planning, response and recovery.Among the many resources are a fire plan template, and...
Longevity

Longevity

Longevity Dairy UP’s P2a Longevity project aims to keep the best cows in herds for longer by predicting and preventing diseases that contribute to early culling. The team is combining information from existing large cow data sets with real-world, extensive monitoring...