Resources for resilience – farm expansion goals and cattle shelters

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

This field day featured many of the results from Dairy UP’s P3: Economics of intensification project.

Click the links below to see some of the case studies (video and written formats): 

Achieving farm expansion goals 

  • Reagan and Sherrie Hamilton (pictured above) (Riverina, NSW) (Video) (Case study)

Cattle shelters 

  • The case for an effective design.
    Andrew Tyler, (Riverina, NSW) (Video) (Case study) 
  • Adding flexibility in grazing systems.
    Jodie Hay, (NVic) (Video) (Case study) 
  • Complementing grazing systems in the winter.
    Simon Rea, (SW Vic) (Video) (Case study) 

About Dairy UP
Dairy UP is a collaborative research, development and extension program for the NSW dairy industry. It aims to unlock the potential of pastures, cows, water and milk to increase productivity and profitability, and de-risk the industry  and develop new markets.