Dairy’s commitment to long-term sustainability
For over a decade, the Australian dairy industry has been internationally recognised for commitments to tangible goals and targets established through the Australian Dairy Industry Sustainability Fram...
24 Apr 202512min
Fall Armyworm: Risks and management
This episode is part of a series that focuses on Fall Armyworm (FAW), a destructive horticultural and field pest that was detected in Australia in 2020. Queensland dairy farmer, Melvyn Zischke, shares...
21 Mar 202539min
Making research-based ryegrass choices
In this episode, South Gippsland dairy farmer Graeme Nicoll joins Mikaela Baker (Dairy Australia) and Kevin Smith (Agriculture Victoria) to share practical insights into how he selects the most produc...
13 Mar 202544min
Farm safety: Employee onboarding and induction
Hear from New South Wales dairy farmer, Simon Scowen, as he joins Dairy Australia’s National People Lead Mick Fuller to discuss the importance of a safety-first culture in the workplace – particularly...
26 Feb 202518min
Benefits of a multispecies pasture system
In this episode, hear from Irish dairy farmers Gillian and Neil O’Sullivan as they discuss their farming system and successfully changing from a conventional, monoculture pasture system to a multispec...
13 Feb 202531min
Dairy pathways: Transition from school to workforce
In this episode, Dairy Australia’s Carly Potts is joined by Jade Pepper to discuss career opportunities and staff retention within the dairy industry. Jade is a farmhand and trainee at Wallis Dairy i...
6 Feb 202515min
Improving soil health and function
In this DairyPod episode, Dairy Australia’s Cath Lescun sits down with Professor Helen Suter and dairy farmer Simon Scott to discuss how dairy farmers can potentially improve soil health through the u...
22 Jan 202530min
Wellbeing and farmer resilience
Since 2013, the Regional Wellbeing team at the University of Canberra has surveyed Australians in remote, rural and urban areas to better understand community liveability, wellbeing and resilience – c...
9 Jan 202541min
