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Adding value to dairy waste

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.

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DRF Symposium

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.

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Recent Publications

Recent Publications

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

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American Dairy Science Association conference

American Dairy Science Association conference

Dairy UP work was recently showcased at the conference of the prestigious American Dairy Society Association. PhD student Md Rezaul Rakib presented early findings from P9b: Milk as an Indicator of Heat Load and Adj Prof. Ian Lean presented findings from David Sheedy’s PhD studies which are part of P2a Cattle Longevity. 

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P2 Infectious diseases

P2 Infectious diseases

It’s been a busy few months for Dairy UP’s P2f team who have now completed sample collection from farms.
More than 2000 samples have been collected from 72 farms

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Congratulations Rose

Congratulations Rose

Dr Rose Phillipzen received an Honorary Fellowship of the University of Sydney.
Rose is a member of Dairy UP’s Steering and Advisory Board and Head of Livestock and Genetics as Australian Fresh Milk Holdings, Leppington Pastoral Company.

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Early alerts for calf husbandry

Early alerts for calf husbandry

Recent findings by Sarah Legge and her Dairy UP colleagues provide the basis to develop early alert systems for calves being reared with automatic calf feeders.

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Supplements boost profit, reduce GHG

Supplements boost profit, reduce GHG

Dairy UP PhD student Mulisa Jaji Dida has recently had an article published in the Journal of Dairy Science, entitled Dietary Concentrate Supplementation Increases Milk Production and Reduces Predicted Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity in Pasture-based Commercial Dairy Farms. 

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Ideal age of first calving

Ideal age of first calving

Dairy UP PhD student, Andrew Lean is investigating the effect of age a heifer calves for the first time on lifetime milk production, health and fertility.

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Resources for resilient farming

Resources for resilient farming

People issues are one of the top three challenges reported by Australian dairy farmers. These issues include training, managing and retaining staff, ensuring practices are complaint with regulations such as OH&S and people are paid according to the appropriate awards.

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Tim Bale case study

Tim Bale case study

Read about NSW dairy farmer Tim Bale’s experience with Remote Pasture Monitoring project.
He is a partner farm with Dairy UP’s P1a project.

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Farm system evaluator

Farm system evaluator

The NSW Raising the Roof event demonstrated huge interest in intensive feeding systems.
Dairy Australia now offers an online tool (and a 2-day workshop) to help farmers evaluate a farm system change.

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P8 Farmer Capability

P8 Farmer Capability

Dairy UP’s P8 project developed/updated a suite of training resources for farmers focussing on human resources (HR), safety and developing people capability.

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Resources for resilient farming

Resources for resilient farming

The Nicholson family from Jones Island in the Manning Valley have been a partner farm for Dairy UP’s P1a Remote Monitoring project since late 2021.

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