Dairy case studies

Dairy Australia's role is to help farmers adapt to a changing operating environment, and achieve a profitable, sustainable dairy industry. These case studies show you how different dairy farmers are achieving it...

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Productivity gains

“Soaring productivity - Australia produces far much more milk than in the 1970s, thanks to...

Case study of dairy farmers

Cutting fertiliser costs

South-west Vic farmers Casey & Bonnie Taylor saved $20,000 on fertiliser through an expanded soil...

Sustainability in the dairy industry

On-farm sustainability

Sustainable dairying is about balancing profitability with environmental responsibility.

The Good Bulls Guide

Greg and Joanne Ault’s cows earn up to $12,700 more a year, because they use genetic data from...

Dairy farmer testing his feed

Feed testing

The Rapid Feed Analysis services developed by Dairy Australia improves Peter's profits by...

transition cows management

Transition cow management

"Feeding the transition ration paid big dividends in time and money,” Mr Fitz-patrick said. “It...

Ron Paynter dairy farmer

Good genes, long life

By breeding high genetic merit cows using ADHIS tools (funded by Dairy Australia) the Paynter's...

Dairy farming case study

Managing information & decision making

“I can’t control commodity prices, but I can control the info I get to make business decisions. I...

Farmer case study

Managing your staff - the next generation

Warren says sending staff to workshops saves the business time and money, as they end up adopting...

Jersey calf

Five ET heifers

Bryan and Jo’s herd is ranked in the top 10 for Australian Profit Ranking (APR). The herd is bred...

Animal welfare case studies

Dairy farmers are serious about the welfare of their calves and cows. Here are a few of their...

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Think heifers when ordering straws

The Glennen family take breeding replacement heifers seriously. Working with ADHIS guidelines,...