Links

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	ADHIS: Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme The core activity of ADHIS is to calculate Australian Breeding Values (ABVs) for dairy traits. http://www.adhis.com.au
	ASRIS: Australian Soil Resource Information System ASRIS provides online access to the best publicly available information on soil and land resources in a consistent format across Australia. http://www.asris.csiro.au/index_ie.html
	Best Management Practices for Nitrogen on Pastures Visit the Tools section to find a nitrogen ready reckoner for 3 Victorian regions - Gippsland, Northern Irrigation and Western Victoria. www.nitrogen.unimelb.edu.au
	CountDown DownUnder Mastitis lowers farm profitability, reduces product quality and quantity, and potentially damages exports and the image of milk. Countdown provides practical advice for farmers and advisers to help you get the count down. www.countdown.org.au
	CowTime CowTimes goal is to make milking easier and more productive for Australian dairy farmers. The website contains plenty of technical information and a section on dairy designs. www.cowtime.com.au
	Dairy Australia Dairy Australia delivers the services needed by the Australian dairy industry for its ongoing and future development as a competitive, innovative and sustainable dairy industry that contributes to the overall prosperity of Australian and regional economies. www.dairyaustralia.com.au
	Dairy NZ Plenty of resources and tools for the dairy farmer on this Dairy New Zealand website. www.dairynz.co.nz
	Dairy.Com A Dairy Australia website on the health benefits of dairy. www.dairy.com.au
	Department of Primary Industry This website contains a wealth of information on dairy operations as well as information on other agricultural industries. www.dpi.vic.gov.au
	Future Dairy FutureDairy is a research and extension program to help Australia’s dairy farmers manage the challenges they are likely to face during the next 20 years. The challenges are expected to be related to the availability and cost of land and water resources and the availability and cost of labour and associated lifestyle issues. www.futuredairy.com.au
	GippsDairy GippsDairy is the regional development program for dairy farmers in Gippsland. GippsDairy’s role is to enhance dairying in Gippsland by investing in projects that address the needs of local dairy farmers. http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/sitecore/content/gippsdairy/home.aspx
	Greenhouse in Agriculture Coordinated by the University of Melbourne, this project forms the core of the non-CO2 (methane, nitrous oxide etc) program of the CRC for Greenhouse Accounting. http://www.greenhouse.unimelb.edu.au
	InCalf InCalf is a national learning program funded by dairy farmers through Dairy Australia. Now launching into its third phase, InCalf is working with dairy farmers and advisers to achieve measured improvement in herd reproductive performance. www.incalf.com.au
	National Centre for Dairy Education The NCDEA delivers short courses and customised programs for dairy and processing organisations, individual farmers and people in the dairy service industry. www.ncdea.edu.au
	Soils Health Knowledge Bank: an Australian Government Initiative This site has been developed for farmers and the wider industry to provide an overview of current soil health knowledge and tools to assess soil condition – providing information on soil properties, processes and management for profit across a range of industries and regions http://www.soilhealthknowledge.com.au/
	South West Climate Change Forum This site includes tips for how primary producers could adapt to likely climate change and the potential impacts on specific industries in the south-west of Victoria. Also has ideas on how to reduce carbon footprint and explains the developing carbon trading market. For livestock based industries there are examples of what likely costs of an emissions trading scheme could be for a farm and how those emissions could be offset. www.swccf.com.au
	The People in Dairy People are the core of success in the Australian dairy industry. Over 32,000 people work on or own dairy businesses. Their skills and energy are critical to the farm’s profitability and resilience. The resources on this site are designed especially for dairy farmers to get the best outcomes from the people in their business www.thepeopleindairy.com.au
	Victorian Climate Change Program This web site provides information about the comprehensive suite of actions led by the Victorian Government to address climate change and how you can play your part http://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/
	Young Dairy Development Program Aims to meet the needs of young dairyfarmers (18-40 years) and those who are new to the industry. www.yddp.vff.org.au