DairyBase

DairyBase is an online tool enabling dairy farmers and their advisors to measure and compare farm business performance over time. Login to DairyBase.

DairyBase enables farmers to create annual reports and forecasts and helps to identify opportunities to drive profit and manage risk. Farmers are equipped to make better informed decisions using DairyBase and generate comparative analysis according to farm size, region and production system.

DairyBase has been running since 2015 and currently has 2,500 users, including 1,800 farmers, jointly managing more than 10,000 unique data sets.

DairyBase has recently been upgraded, meaning dairy farmers can now forward budget for the coming season with ease.

By combining existing data with estimated milk price and input costs, farmers can build a more accurate picture of where opportunities for profit might be found.

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How to access DairyBase

Dairy farmers can access guides on how to use DairyBase, training and education opportunities, and case studies to demonstrate how farmers are using DairyBase as part of managing their farm business.

Why DairyBase was created

Every on-farm decision is made based on a combination of experience, data, and gut feel. Independent and reliable data to support on-farm decisions is often hard to find. Dairy Australia works with farmers and the broader industry to establish common language, terminology and metrics about farm performance, and provides tools like DairyBase to equip farmers to measure and track farm performance. This enables dairy farmers to better understand where they sit compared to others, informing future decisions.

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Case studies

Dairy Australia promotes farmer's voices and farmer's stories. These profitable case studies demonstrate how different farms from across the nation having been performing.

Gerard and Ria Mulder | Forest, DairyTas region

Luke and Stacey Madden | Naringal East, WestVic region

David and Robyn Kucks | Darling Downs, Subtropical Dairy region

Justin and Libby Walsh | Nowra, DairyNSW region

Mike and Sarah O'Brien | Gippsland, GippsDairy region

Ben and Anna Kenna | Terang, WestVic region

Kinloch Farm | Mt Shank, DairySA region

Warrick and Emma Tyrrell | Dardanup, Western Dairy region

Dehne and Sarah Vinnicombe | Yarrawalla, Murray Dairy region