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Setting up pastures for winter
Heading into winter it is critical we have lots of high quality pasture on hand, pasture growth rates decline as the days shorten and our soils cool down. To manage our pastures we monitor the pasture cover in each paddock … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Cows, Dairy, Milk, Pasture, Technology
Tagged agriculture, cows, dairy, environment, Pasture, science, Technology
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Milk now and mud later??
Recent heavy rains have forced us to evaluate how we approach the next six weeks on our farm. Our herd is due to start calving on the 12th of next month and in order to give the cows a break … Continue reading
Nuffield Scholarships offer a chance of a life time.
Nuffield Australia scholarships applications are now open for 2013. I was lucky enough to be awarded a scholarship in 2010. It was an incredible year of learning and I made many life long friendships. Any Australian primary producer should consider … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Community, Dairy Farming, Education
Tagged agriculture, awards, cows, dairy, education, Nuffield Scholarships, research, science
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Autumn sets in
The weather for the last 6 months here at Hoddle has been fantastic for growing grass with a very mild summer and just enough rain to keep the grass ticking along. With the deciduous trees losing their leaves and a … Continue reading
Getting a grip on Dairy farm GHG emmisions
In 2010 we undertook our first analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from our dairy farm. To do this we used the industry developed tool DGAS. DGAS software is intended to give the user an understanding of the greenhouse gases emitted … Continue reading
Dairy farmers do have holidays.
A common misconception is dairy farmers are tied to their farms and never get away. Like many people running a small businesses it can be difficult to get away from a dairy farm but it is a high priority for … Continue reading
Dairy and Guinness-got to be a winner
Posting recipes on this blog was never the plan but… I was recently given this recipe by a brother-in-law and he gives a very big wrap for the resultant cake. Now having tried the cake I feel the recipe deserves … Continue reading
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Tagged cake, dairy, dairy products, Guinness, Guinness cake, recipe
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