The DairyBio Animal Program is targeting an additional value of $350 per cow per year in Australian dairy herds through genetic improvement, lower costs by enabling selection for health traits and developing improved breeding management tools. Genetic improvement for traits...

Dairy Australia is one of a network of industry partners who invest in dairy research and innovation to deliver transformational herd and forage productivity gains for Australian dairy farmers. The two main research and innovation programs that Dairy Australia invests...

Dairy Australia has an important role in innovation in the dairy industry on behalf of the 5500 dairy farmers across Australia. Collaborating with industry partners such as the Gardiner Foundation, Agriculture Victoria and others, Dairy Australia ensures the maximum value...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In early February, Gardiner Dairy Foundation joined the Foundation for Rural and Regional renewal (FRRR) to deliver workshops on how to successfully apply for community grants. We visited the communities of Foster, Peterborough and Numurkah. Whilst in the regions, we...