5+ hour, 56+ min ago  (175+ words) Holstein Australia's South Australian sub-branch held their 45th annual All Breeds Calf and Handlers Day at Murray Bridge in April. The event was well attended with about 60 participants and 70 animals on show. Senior Champion Heifer was Froglands Mr Bright Ranunculus owned…...

15+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1042+ words) In another timeline, Will Mahony could have been studying mechanical engineering at university in Melbourne. In fact, if it wasn't for the robot milkers installed on the family farm at Bookar, Will probably would have taken up the course. Instead,…...

23+ hour, 43+ min ago  (471+ words) NSW captain Isaah Yeo has lauded Latrell Mitchell's selflessness in ruling himself out of the State of Origin series opener after aggravating his back injury. The night before Laurie Daley was due to announce his team, Mitchell informed the Blues…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (482+ words) By Leighton Hart and Greg Morris From weaning through to first lactation, heifers represent one of the longest and most capital-intensive investments on a dairy farm. Yet too often, their nutrition relies on suboptimal feed. Consistently hitting growth and weight…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (380+ words) The only stationary baler in Australia made a visit to Congupna in May to create 250 bales of a mix of white seed sorghum and barley grain with minor weevil contamination to become silage. The Vario Master Stationery Baler-Wrapper from G'weil,…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (493+ words) Anna Dickson and Angus Fraser have gone straight to the top in their first year of dairy share farming. In the April Data Gene Australian Breeding Values (ABVs), Tesbury Dairies, owned by Anna and Angus, topped the Jersey herd list…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (552+ words) The Gipps Dairy Muster once again delivered as the region's flagship dairy event, bringing together farmers, industry and service providers for a day of learning, connection and forward thinking. Held April 23 at Clint and Tania Staley's farm, Franklin Downs, Toora,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (694+ words) This year's Muster in Gippsland celebrated 30 years of Gipps Dairy and the organisation's collaboration with Gippsland dairy farmers and service providers. The Muster is held annually, with alternate years on a Gippsland farm, and addresses topics of interest to dairy…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (313+ words) Ava Brown, has been awarded a Francis Gregory Scholarship. Ava is the daughter of well known Gunbower dairy farmers, Steven and Brooke Brown. Ava attended Saint Joseph's College, Echuca and has now commenced a Bachelor of Arts at the Australian…...

4+ day, 55+ min ago  (937+ words) Farming has become a lot easier this year for Alister and Renee Murfett. A new relocated dairy has halved the time they and their cows spend in the shed and they're happy with the improved work-life balance after a long…...