Fairvale Holsteins – Milk Taxi
The next generation of calves in Fairvale Holsteins’ pens are now being fed by a 400-litre Holm & Laue Milk Taxi Mobile Mixer & Dispenser, which has significantly lightened their workload.
Upgrading a dairy while still milking has never been so achievable
Peter West and Brendan McGrath (Daviesway – right). The milking machine change over was completed in a day. At 10:00am there was nothing in the pit and Peter and his team were milking in the afternoon with the new equipment.
Rotary Dairy Upgrades
Paul and Lisa Mumford decided to add significant automation to their dairy so they could support their manager, Aaron Thomas, who has been with them 16 years.
Bayriver Pastoral - Rotary Dairy Project
Bayriver Pastoral's new 60-unit dairy and feed-pad on 2.5ha at Curdievale in the Western Districts of Victoria is saving the family four hours a day at the dairy, milking 80 more cows.
Vital addition for your calf-rearing toolbox
Cindy Lucas joined Daviesway late in 2020, bring with her many years of experience rearing
upwards of 500 calves every year.
Your dairy, Your way – Daviesway
Nico Polato checks out Daviesway new CR-1 Automatic Cup Remover
Newborn calves are like cancer patients
A newborn calf’s immunity is similar to that of a cancer patient, according to one of Australia’s premier dairy veterinarians, Rob Bonanno.
It was the phone call every dairy farmer dreads when they are off-farm
On March 17, 2018, Brad and Jill Porter were in Tasmania for a short break when a devastating fire engulfed their farm
Walk-through dairy benefits from Milkrite triangular vented liners
Anyone who thinks they have seen everything in dairy configurations, is in for a surprise at Francis and Leanne Hawker’s Victorian operation.
Predicting the future
DASCO led the way when it introduced Ready-To-Use Redene (RTU) teat spray to Australia’s dairy community back in 2000.
Calf rearing challenges
There is no handy “one size fits all” when it comes to rearing calves.
Calf feeding – key points to managing colostrum
While for many years Australian dairy farmers have recognised the importance of their calves receiving maternal colostrum, it continues to be an evolving story. The reality is that a calf is born with no immunity.
The power of shared knowledge
Few things are as frustrating as high Thermoduric and Bactoscan counts.
Water quality and temperature can be the enemy
Two critical areas are often overlooked in the dairy washdown space.
Teat hygiene has never been more critical
Teat hygiene has never been more critical
Biggest single improvement our dairy – Triangular Vented liners
“Biggest single improvement our dairy”
Liner choice critical in achieving low BMCC
Colin and Tracy Haberfield dropped their bulk milk cell count (BMCC) from routine peaks of 200,000 down to an average of 80,000 with just one change.
Boumatic Guardian ll – Easy, accurate & repeatable
Easy, accurate & repeatable: GUARDIAN II – CIP AUTO WASH SYSTEM
