Why difficult conversations matter: dairy lunch told (2020)
Carlene Dowie @DowieDairyEd Difficult conversations are a critical for industries and people to grow, the Gardiner Dairy Foundation Australian Dairy Leaders Luncheon earlier this year was told. Leadership specialist Anneli Blundell challenged those at the luncheon to not shy away...
Read moreKnowledge is power for Victorian dairy farmer
Dairy farmer Con Glennen believes there is no such thing as the perfect cow but he wants to take advantage of all the genomic advantages that DairyBio research can deliver. Mr Glennen with wife Michelle and two sons farms at...
Read moreLeaving the ocean to find a new way of life in dairy
Growing up in Ocean Grove, Audrey Kottek knew very little about Australia’s dairy industry and certainly had no inkling of working in it. Today, Audrey has exchanged the sandy beaches of the tourist town for the rolling hills of Korumburra...
Read moreForage Value Index worth investigating for dairy farmers
Dairy farmers who have chosen to renovate perennial pastures this autumn are encouraged to use Dairy Australia's Forage Value Index (FVI) to select the right ryegrass for their farm and ensure they are making the best decisions for the year...
Read morePandemic training reignites passion for biosecurity
In November 2019, with support from Gardiner Dairy Foundation, Amabel Grinter travelled to Nepal for an Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) training program with the European Commission for the control of Foot and Mouth Disease (a division of the Food...
Read moreDairyBio finding pasture and animal solutions
Helping dairy farmers to produce more fertile, productive and healthy herds is the impetus behind DairyBio, a $60 million bio-science innovation initiative of Dairy Australia, the Victorian government and the Gardiner Foundation. The DairyBio team works in purpose-built facilities at...
Read moreLeading the way for Mitta Valley farmers
Laura Sutherland loved the freedom of growing up on a dairy farm and wants to give her children the same experience. Laura was raised on a family dairy farm and now lives on the runoff property, five minutes from the...
Read moreProgram to help farmers achieve long-term goals
A new program from Dairy Australia is helping dairy farmers to document their long-term goals on a single page and put plans in place to achieve them. 'Our Farm, Our Plan' has been developed by Dairy Australia with support from...
Read moreSeven exceptional rural students receive Gardiner Dairy Foundation tertiary scholarships
Seven Tertiary Scholarships have been awarded to students from each of the major Victorian dairy regions who are commencing their first year of tertiary study in 2020. These students have demonstrated sound academic achievement, a commitment to further study and...
Read moreGrants to support Victorian dairy communities
Gardiner Dairy Foundation is once again partnering with FRRR to offer grants of up to $5,000 to not-for-profit groups to strengthen small Victorian dairy communities in Gippsland, Northern Victoria and South West Victoria with a total funding pool of $120,000....
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