“I was looking for new ideas and inspiration for our farming business and I wanted to be able to paint a picture of what’s coming and how it will make us more efficient and profitable,” Mr Pellett said. He said...

The sectors offering Australia the most benefit in coming years are agriculture and food, water, energy and horticulture. The vital ingredient for success is a close collaboration between the ‘golden triangle’; government, private industry and universities and research  institutes, both...

An international expert on infectious livestock diseases has warned that Australian policy makers need to continue to have the resolve and ability to collaborate to ensure all prevention strategies are in place to prevent a devastating disease outbreak in Australia,...

The annual Program is funded by the Geoffrey Gardiner Dairy Foundation and is delivered collaboratively by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) to strengthn communities in three Victorian Dairy Regions: Gippsland, North East and South West. This is...

The next generation of Victorian dairy industry leaders have departed to New Zealand today on an annual study tour funded by the Gardiner Foundation. The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria, the dairy group of the VFF, organise the annual tour to...

The $1.4 million collaboration between the Gardiner Dairy Foundation, Dairy Australia, the University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary Science and the veterinary clinics was first introduced in 2010. The program encourages highly skilled dairy veterinarians to live and work in...

Image caption: Dr Andy Hancock, a dairy resident based with The Vet Group at Timboon with a veterinary student, preparing to test bulls on farm. He has been conducting research into the fertility of ‘mop-up’ bulls and found that one...

The next group of future dairy industry leaders have been selected for the 2015 New Zealand study tour. “We were incredibly impressed by the standard of applications this year; it made selecting only six recipients very difficult,” United Dairyfarmers of...

The Gardiner Foundation provided three Victorian dairy farmers with the unique opportunity to join the Victorian Agricultural Minister, the Hon Peter Walsh on the Government Food and Beverage Super Trade Mission to China in September. Dedicated to the future of...

The Australian Milk Quality Steering Group (AMQSG) was established three years ago to improve milk quality across the industry. Its members have broad-ranging expertise in the field and have worked hard to set targets that are worthwhile, measurable and achievable....