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Words of wisdom from dairying women

GippsDairy’s annual women’s lunch will be held this year at Moe Racing Club on Friday, November 29. The much-anticipated event is organised by the Gippsland Women in Dairy Working Committee and celebrates the hard work and achievements of dairying...

New research aims to add value to dairy waste

About 710,000 tonnes of Australia’s on-farm milk production is discarded as waste each year but new research could see it transformed into a range of valuable products. Researchers from the Dairy UP team are investigating fermentation opportunities...

Understanding and managing facial eczema

Facial eczema is caused by cattle ingesting spores of the fungus Pithomyces chartarum through pastures. Once ingested, the fungus produces a toxin called sporidesmin in the gastrointestinal tract. This toxin causes damage to the liver and mammary...

Continual weed battle

The invasive weed African lovegrass was under the spotlight at the recent Gippsland Agricultural Group’s Spring Field Day, with 79 plots and several management strategies dedicated to finding the best way to manage it. The key message from the Toms...

Edging towards drenching

Is it time to drench? If so, step back and consider a few things. Worm burdens will vary between different classes of livestock. Therefore, it’s important to first establish what really needs drenching. In doing so, you may save yourself time and...

Learnings on show

More than 150 people made for record numbers at the Gippsland Agricultural Group’s fifth annual field day recently, where demonstrations and trials were put under the microscope. GAgG chief executive officer Trevor Caithness said it was an...

Cream of the crop

A number of West Gippsland dairy farmers have enjoyed the accolades of being recognised in Dairy Australia’s 2024 Countdown Milk Quality Awards.  Awarded by Dairy Australia annually since 2002, the awards celebrate farmers who have produced the...

Enhanced surveillancefor animal diseases

Victoria’s livestock industries are fortunate to be free of most of the serious diseases that affect animals in other parts of the world. Despite this fact, on-going surveillance for new or exotic disease is important to reassure our trading partners...

Insight to dairy leadership

Traveling at 95 kilometres per hour on a jet boat in Queenstown may not seem like your typical professional development activity – but for Gippsland dairy farmer Miranda Knight, it was a thrilling end to her eight-day New Zealand study tour. “It...

Top tips for calving season

We are well into calving season and the odd tricky calving which requires assistance is therefore unavoidable. Agriculture Victoria livestock development officer Hannah Manning said during calving season regular monitoring of cows is important to...

Solid results continue for dairy industry

A new report has found Victorian dairy farm profits in 2023–24 were above the long-term average for the fifth consecutive year. The 2023–24 Dairy Farm Monitor is an annual survey tracking 80 dairy farm businesses across the state. In 2023–2024...

Focus on production

Soils, pastures, livestock, grains and fodder, the four research pillars of the Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) will be covered in detail at the upcoming Spring Field Day, which includes presenters from local farmers to industry experts. GAgG...

Worms what is the spring risk?

The reduced pasture heights for much of Victoria are increasing the susceptibility of sheep, and cattle, to internal parasites. Grazing below a pasture height of four centimetres will increase the ingestion of infective larvae. While most egg...

Farmer fined $8000

A West Gippsland farmer was fined $8000 after pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty charges. Barry Hillbrick recently pleaded guilty in Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court to aggravated cruelty and a failure to fulfil a notice to comply. He was...

Strategy consultation

The Gippsland Dairy Industry Leadership Group is seeking involvement from Gippsland dairy farmers and service providers in the development of a Gippsland Dairy Industry Strategy. Dairy Australia will be holding a series of face to face and online...

Engagement and training for staff retention

The staff at Franklin Downs Dairy aren’t just workers to Gippsland farmers Tania and Clint Staley – they’re more like family. “We have two workers from Kenya who we sponsored to come to Australia. To them, I’m sort of like their Australian mum,“...

Tools available to assess dam levels

Agriculture Victoria has a range of online tools available to assist farmers in assessing the volume of water in their dams and how long that water may last. Agriculture Victoria land management extension officer Clem Sturmfels said assessing how...

Itching to scratch liceand ringworm in cattle

Have you ever wondered why some poor and under-condition young cattle coats look so rough at this time of year?It could be due to lice or ringworm, which both thrive under similar circumstances. Both lice and ringworm are typically a greater problem...

Farmers facing tough conditions

Agriculture Victoria is encouraging farmers to take up ongoing support and assistance to help manage current difficult seasonal conditions. Agriculture Victoria’s Aimee McCutcheon said Agriculture Victoria continues to monitor conditions across the...