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.
Here’s the links to some of the case studies (video and written formats):
Loose housing
- Finding efficiencies: Redgrove family, NSW (Case study)
- Planning for animal welfare and business flexibility: David Christie, NVic (Video)(Case study)
- Driving productivity and cow comfort: Victoria Mulcahy, NVic (Video)(Case study)
Freestalls
- Bringing consistency for daily farm management: Mark Walpole, Riverina (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.