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September 3, 2025

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Vet support in Livestock grants

Minister for Agriculture Ros Spence today announced $15 million for 22 projects that will strengthen Victoria’s biosecurity and safeguard our livestock industries as part of the 2025 Livestock Biosecurity Funds Grant Program.

Check your bulls’ fertility

Hidden dangers in pasture

Many farmers with spring calving herds will be facing the daunting prospect of transitioning cows...

By Dr Robert Bonanno

Hidden dangers in pasture

Good health at every age

Good health at every age

More milk in the tank is easier to achieve with a healthy herd.

By Dairy News Australia

Data automation helps with herd management

Visiting US vet suggests calf feeding rethink

Heat-tolerant bulls redefine breeding

A valuable management tool

No answers yet on dead stock disposal

Step up to deal with hoof disease

Take the stress out of management

A ‘catch-all’ in dairy rations

Take the stress out of heat

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Avian influenza funding welcomed by ADF

Learn to read all the signs

The hidden costs of poor cow fertility

Research identifies under-performing calves

New research into antibiotic resistance on dairy farms

Dairy Australia and Food Innovation Australia Limited are joining forces with leading Australian researchers to...

By Dairy News Australia

Shelters help calves thrive

South Gippsland farmer Rowen Foote likes his dairy shelter so much that he’s built a...

By Dairy News Australia

Virtual fencing one step closer

The Victorian Farmers Federation has welcomed the partnership between Agriculture Victoria and Halter in trialling...

By Dairy News Australia

Keep up with body condition

September is often an extremely busy time on the average dairy farm.

By Dr Robert Bonanno

Research shows benefits of microbials

New scientific research in a commercial dairy herd has shown how feeding a microbial supplement...

By Dairy News Australia

Transition critical for cows

Springtime is commonly associated with calving time and it is well known that the three...

By Dr Robert Bonanno

It’s cold, wet and windy

Cows need extra care as a wintry blast rolls across the state.

By Country News

Cows need extra care in cold and wet weather

As winter blasts roll across the regions, reducing the impacts of cold weather on cattle...

By Dairy News Australia