Equity partnerships are still rare in Australian dairy, so this episode should interest anyone looking to grow their business or ease out of the industry.
Western Victoria farm owners Bruce and Andrea Vallance started an equity partnership with Issac Fynn two years ago. It’s the second time the Vallances have successfully ventured into an equity partnership, so they have a wealth of knowledge to share.
It’s a full house for this episode with Issac joining Bruce and Andrea in the pod, as well as farm consultant Angus Drummond who has helped facilitate the partnership.
Fiona Smith, who co-ordinates DairyBase for Dairy Australia will lead the discussion.

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With the release of the December Situation and Outlook Report we look at how Australian dairy is tracking in Indonesia.
In this episode, Ausfine Foods’ Garry Embleton talks to Dairy Australia's John Droppert about the trade opportunities and challenges for dairy in the world's fourth most populous country.

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Adelaide Hills dairy farmer Rick Gladigau explains how fire ripped through his local farming community on December 20 last year.
Rick, who recorded this episode earlier with DairySA regional extension officer Beck Burgess, shares some of the decisions that helped save his dairy and some mistakes that could have been extremely costly.

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For many farmers, antibiotics are a major cost that impacts on the bottom line of their farm business. One farmer recently saved $100,000 in antibiotic costs by changing herd health procedures.
It’s also a community-wide issue about protecting life-saving medicines that can be weakened by over-use.
In the episode, Gippsland vet and mastitis guru Mark Humphris looks at how prevention and improved drying off techniques can dramatically cut antibiotic usage.
In a wide-ranging discussion with Steph Bullen from Dairy Australia’s animal health and nutrition team, Mark explains how dairy farmers can develop systems and procedures that reduce antibiotic usage (and vet bills) and improve herd health.

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If you’ve ever wondered about adding a beef component to your breeding program, then this DairyPod is well worth a listen.
With beef prices riding high and on-going community concerns over replacement cows, breeding calves for beef is an increasingly attractive option for many dairy farmers.
In this episode, Dairy Australia’s Sarah Bolton talks to Charles Sturt University researcher Michael Campbell on the pros and cons of adding dairy beef to your system, how overseas markets view dairy beef products and how the domestic market is growing.

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With the release of the October 2020 Situation and Outlook Report, Dairy Australia’s John Droppert chats with Rabobank analyst Michael Harvey about where the industry is placed, where it is likely to be heading and what international markets are telling us about dairy supply in a Covid-19 world. Topics covered include improving trends in farm profitability, the impact of Victoria’s food service restrictions and where the Chinese market is heading.

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In a tough year, Justin Walsh made Earnings Before Income and Tax (EBIT) of more than $3.50 per kg of milk solids or around $2000 per cow.
It’s an amazing result - and even more so when you consider Justin put in less work last year than he ever has before.
There’s no silver bullet behind Justin’s success. Instead, he explains how he picks the brains of good farmers, has reassessed his farm business to get the big settings right and looks for the source of problems, rather than continually dealing with the results.
DairyNSW’s Greg Duncan visited Justin on his South Coast farm near Nowra to find out how this young farmer is working less and making more money.

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In the second instalment of Frank Mickan’s silage production podcast, the man known as Mister Silage shares his thoughts how to improve harvesting and ensiling of your spring pasture.
As anyone who listened to the previous podcast will know, Frank has a wealth of knowledge, and in this episode he discusses a wide range of topics including wilting rates, silage machinery, compaction and density, face management and plenty more.

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When it comes to silage, Frank Mickan has probably forgotten more than the rest of us will ever know.
For over forty years, the man known as 'Mister Silage' has been turning pasture and fodder conservation research into practical outcomes, helping farmers produce consistently better silage and boost their profit margins in the process.
In the first of two podcasts, Frank shares his know-how with GippsDairy regional extension officer Karen Romano.

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Don and Jen Stolp, who farm at Mt Gambier in the south east of South Australia, have built a farm business from scratch, moving from farm employees to 50/50 share farmers on one of Chris Proctor’s SA farms.
DairySA’s Beck Burgess will guide us through this great story of how smart and bold decision making, surrounding yourself with good people and sheer perseverance have helped carve out a profitable niche in the dairy industry for a young farming couple.

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