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Dairy Beef Supply Chain

Dairy Australia

This project is investigating genetic and nutritional/management growth paths on the performance and eating quality of beef from dairy breeds. The key aim of the project is to increase the value proposition of dairy (Holstein/Jersey) beef production as well as investigate the viability of veal as part of the Meat...

1 Feb 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Scibus

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DairyBase

Dairy Australia

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

1 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2024

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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People in Agriculture

Dairy Australia

People in Agriculture is an online portal of practical employment information for growers/producers and employees across Australian agriculture to attract and retain the calibre of people required to address the barriers to adoption of technical developments and ensure ongoing and improved business efficiency and profitability. Objectives are to attract and...

8 Sep 2015 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Australian Pork (APL), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Australi...

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Pathways for People in Dairy

Dairy Australia

This project aims to delive tools that enable the rapid, high-quality and safe induction of new employees on an Australian dairy farm during COVID-19 and beyond. The project includes new and innovative methods for delivering training modules for new dairy farm workers, support for the employer farm owner to assist...

11 May 2020 - 1 Aug 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Rural Health and Safety Alliance

Dairy Australia

There is an enormous social, emotional and economic toll to workplace death and injury. The Rural Safety and Health Alliance is focused on giving farmers and fishers the tools to create safer working environments for themselves, their workers and their families. Australia’s rural Industries, represented by nine rural Research and...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Agrifutures Australia, Dairy Australia, Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Wool, Au...

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Farm Safety

Dairy Australia

The objective of this project is to change the way farmers think about safety on their farms in order to make a sustainable improvement to the safety of farm owners, employees, families, contractors, service providers and visitors that come onto the farm. This project will promote and encourage a whole...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Regional Projects Enabling People in Dairy

Dairy Australia

Dairy is a dynamic industry requiring a highly skilled and capable workforce to support business profitability and sustainability in an increasingly complex operating environment. As farms grow in size and complexity, understanding how to manage and lead people becomes even more important. This project aims to attract and retain dairy...

1 Jul 2020 - 5 May 2022

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Sustainable Dairy Products

Dairy Australia

The Australian dairy industry is committed to addressing emerging sustainability issues so as to ensure Australian dairy farmers are in business for the long term and improving the industry’s resilience to meet challenges as they come, including a changing climate. This project aims to build the capacity of Australian dairy...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Nov 2022

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Dairy heat forecast service 2020-21

Dairy Australia

This investment provides the Australian dairy industry with an early warning service for potential heat stress conditions. The forecast service runs 24/7 during the hot season (from 1 October to 31 March) every year and can provide information for specific locations. The project includes on going evaluation (via survey) of...

1 Oct 2020 - 1 May 2021

Victoria, Australia

Weather Intelligence

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Adapting to climate change on dairy farms

Dairy Australia

Climate change is a key sustainability risk for the Australian dairy industry. Australia is already the world's driest inhabited continent with the most variable climate. Modelling suggests that climate change will increase the frequency of extreme weather events and also change climate zones across dairy regions. Impacts including water scarcity...

1 Jan 2021 - 1 Jan 2022

Victoria, Australia

Dairy Australia

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Dairy heat forecast service 2020-21

Adapting to climate change on dairy farms

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