Gardiner Dairy Foundation appoints new Chief Executive
Gardiner Dairy Foundation has announced the appointment of Allan Cameron as its new Chief Executive Officer to replace outgoing CEO, Dr Clive Noble. Mr Cameron is currently Executive Officer of GippsDairy, the Dairy Australia Regional Development Program serving the Gippsland...
Read moreSimpson farmers U-turn from dairy exit plan
Two years ago, Simpson dairy farmers Craig and Sophie Bennett were making plans to leave the industry; today they have plans in place for a long-term future in dairying. The turnaround has been inspired by Dairy Australia’s Our Farm, Our...
Read moreVictorian scientists looking at cows’ environmental footprint
A $55 million Victorian project will look at the environmental footprint of the Australian cow. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has launched the second phase of DairyBio21-26. Ms Thomas said the five-year research partnership between industry and government aimed to address...
Read moreStudy tour cements Jake’s dairy ambitions
Jake Seuren has just turned 21 and already manages a leased farm at Lang Lang in Gippsland and runs a contracting business boasting gear worth more than half-a-million dollars. But Jake doesn’t plan to stop there. He is a young...
Read moreLegendary sportsman and leader, John Bertrand AO, to launch Dairy leadership plan
John Bertrand AO, legendary Australian sportsman, business leader and skipper of America’s Cup winning yacht, Australia II, will launch the dairy industry’s new leadership strategy at a nationwide webinar today. Following his record-breaking victory in 1983, John Bertrand AO has...
Read moreDairyBio’s cow and forage innovation lifts farm profit
A farmer might not see the DairyBio logo on anything on their farm, but the bioscience it's delivered has been helping boost their profitability. In the past five years, that biological science has been delivered to the farm through commercial...
Read moreProfessional development opportunity for Victorian dairy farmers
Victorian dairy farmers aiming for professional development can now apply for a Gardiner Dairy Foundation scholarship to enter the prestigious 2022 Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP). “The ARLP scholarship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that immerses participants in a series of...
Read moreLegendary sportsman and leader, John Bertrand AO, to launch Dairy leadership strategy
John Bertrand AO, legendary Australian sportsman, leader and skipper of America’s Cup winning yacht, Australia II, will launch the dairy industry’s new leadership strategy at a webinar on Wednesday 4 August 2021. John Bertrand AO is a leader and innovator in...
Read moreNuffield scholarship helps to build a resilient dairy business
South Gippsland dairy farmer Graeme Nicoll has learnt a lot about resilience in his 25 years in the industry. Graeme, who farms in partnership with his wife Gillian at Fish Creek, has had good times and tough seasons but is...
Read moreVictorian Dairy Communities share in over $130,000 in grant funding
Thirty projects from across Victoria's three main dairy regions will share in $131,188 in grant funding to help build community capacity to deal with local issues and enhance existing community infrastructure. Now in its 19th year, the Gardiner Dairy Foundation...
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