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Henry receives honours in humble stride

HENRY BATH has received many awards for services to the dairy industry and the community of Cedar Creek in Queensland’s sunny north over his 81 years, including a recent OAM in 2019, but the awards do not faze him one little bit. As...

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Pathway to a dairy future

Two young people from northern Victoria with an eye on dairy farming as a career attended last week’s Dairy Research Foundation symposium at Bega.

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Scientists tell farmers to act on climate change

THE SCIENTISTS were the rock stars at the Climate Risk in Agriculture conference, held at Warragul in June. Under discussion was how to build on-farm resilience around climate change and what are the risks and opportunities for doing nothing in the...

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Dairy award for Melbourne scientist

A SCIENTIST whose work is boosting the $3 billion-a-year dairy export sector has been recognised with one of Australia’s top awards. Lydia Ong from the University of Melbourne has been presented with ICM Agrifood award at a gala event in Sydney...

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Irvin recognised for industry contribution

Bega Cheese executive chair Barry Irvin has been recognised for his role in the industry, awarded the University of Sydney’s Dairy Research Foundation 2019 Dairy Science Award.

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Positive engagement

Engagement by farmers in the development of the Australian Dairy Plan has been excellent, Dairy Australia chairman Jeff Odgers has told the Dairy Research Symposium at Bega.

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Image vital: producer

Major dairy producer Michael Perich has told a dairy conference the industry needs to carefully manage its public profile and to work on increasing dairy’s value to consumers.

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DA board nominations sought for three positions

Dairy Australia is calling for nominations to fill three vacancies on its board of directors, ahead of elections at its annual general meeting in November. Three serving directors’ board terms are expiring this year. Chair Jeff Odgers and Paul...

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Colostrum key factor

Research from the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation in Wagga Wagga has identified opportunities to improve the health and productivity of Australian dairy calves.

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Fall in dairy commodity prices and milk production in June, Rabobank says

June was characterised by falling dairy commodity prices in Oceania and declining national milk production in Australia, according to international bank, Rabobank.

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Tahlia set to learn on UK exchange

FOURTH-GENERATION DAIRY farmer, Tahlia McSwain, from Chapman Hill in Western Australia has been announced as the 2019 Holstein Australia Youth UK Exchange winner. Funded by Holstein Australia, in partnership with Holstein UK, the exchange begins in...

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Northern Victorian dairy communities receive funding

Greater Shepparton City Council and the Stanhope and District Development Committee are among several towns in northern Victoria to receive funding as part of the Gardiner Dairy Foundation’s Working in Dairy Communities Small Grants program.

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Gain insight for season ahead

Dairy farmers and industry service providers looking for some insight into the season ahead are invited to Murray Dairy’s Seasonal Update events across the region next week.

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ADF want change to food standards in a bid to an plant based ‘milk’ term

Dairy farmers are urging the Federal Government to change the country’s food standards in a bid to ban plant-based products from using the term ‘milk’ on labels and in marketing.

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Milk contamination explained

RECENTLY, DAIRY company Lactalis Australia recalled eight varieties of milk over concerns the products could be contaminated with the bacteria Escherichia coli (E. coli). This recall affects several brands of milk purchased at Coles, Woolworths, IG...

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Saputo chasing milk

WITH SEVEN new companies acquired in the past two years, Canadian dairy company entrepreneur Lino Saputo could be accused of being in an acquisitive mood. Whether that translates to the Australian corporate landscape, is yet to be seen. The Saputo...

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Staying close to home

Aside from milking a cow yourself, there is not a glass of milk that comes fresher than the new-look GV Milk Distributors’ product.

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Green cow breeding possible

An international team of scientists has shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions.

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Body found at Mooroopna campsite

Human remains were discovered in dense bushland in Mooroopna on Wednesday afternoon. The body was found in the vicinity of Common Track by members of the public who quickly notified police. Shepparton Police processed the site in the early hours of...

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Fatal crash on Goulburn Valley Highway

Part of the Goulburn Valley Hwy is closed in Kialla West due to an incident which occurred about 4.20pm. Police are currently diverting all traffic along the highway onto Mitchell Rd, Central Kialla Rd and Union Rd. It is unknown when the road will...

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Mooroopna man airlifted to hospital following assault

A hotel in Mooroopna is currently taped off by police due to an assault that took place on the premises overnight. Shepparton Crime Investigation Unit acting sergeant Jeff Wren said a person has been hospitalised following the incident. He said the...

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Power outage continues in Tatura

Powercor expects power will be restored in Tatura after midday today, after mass outages occurred across the town yesterday afternoon. The first reports of power outages in Tatura were at 3.30pm, due to high winds and heavy rainfall. A Powercor...

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