Nick’s water rat sensor takes out top prize
A Water Rat that sends an alert when water levels get too low has taken out the top prize in the inaugural South-west Victorian Dairy Innovation Challenge.
Customised herd audit with precision mapping wins farm award
A precision map for dairy cow breeding with a customised herd audit that shows genetic trends won the farm award from outside south-west Victoria in the inaugural DemoDAIRY Foundation Dairy Innovation Challenge.
Peter’s Robo Dog concept wins farm encouragement award
Wouldn’t we all love a dog who did everything we asked?
Peter Crothers from Wangoom has come up with an idea for a “Robo Dog” to help out on farms.
Pop-Up-Puddle Biodiversity Survey Kit enables farm businesses to get evidence property biodiversity
A Pop-Up-Puddle Biodiversity Survey Kit enables farm businesses to get verifiable evidence of the biodiversity their property supports.
Geoff takes the pressure off with milk pump line monitor
The DemoDAIRY Foundation Dairy Innovation Challenge Sustainability-Environmental award for outside the south-west was won by Geoff Schaller of Arcoflex Pty Ltd Boronia for the system to monitor milk pump line pressure, detecting both over and under pressure with the same sensor.
Milk hose steady as she goes with Jamie’s milk hose steadier
A magnet, length of cord and a hook were all that Scott’s Creek farmer Jamie Vogels needed to come up with his award-winning innovation.
Dairy Innovation winners announced
A Water Rat that sends an alert when water levels get too low has taken out the top prize in the inaugural South-west Victorian Dairy Innovation Challenge.
The Water Rat trough and tank sensor, entered by Nick Seymour of Farmo Group Pty Ltd, also took out the local sustainability-environmental award.
The entry eclipsed 18 other entries in the competition. The Challenge is an initiative of the...
Dairy Innovation winners to be announced
South-west Victoria’s first Dairy Innovation Challenge winners will now be announced on Wednesday May 11 at the South West TAFE library.
The awards were originally scheduled to be announced on April 27 but have been deferred due to unavailability of the venue.
A total of 19 innovations and ideas have been submitted, with most interest being generated in on-farm and sustainability areas.
Along...
Dairy Innovation Challenge launched
South-west Victorian dairy farmers can share their innovations and win up to $4000 with the launch of the region’s first Dairy Innovation Challenge.
The Challenge, an initiative of the DemoDAIRY Foundation (DDF) in partnership with Great South Coast Food and Fibre, and Elders, was officially launched on Wednesday February 23 during the Cream of the Crop conference visit to Apostle Whey Cheese....
Dairy Innovation Challenge to be launched
South-west Victoria’s farmers will have a chance to share and promote their ideas and inventions with the launch of the region’s first dairy innovation challenge.
The South West Victoria Dairy Innovation Challenge is an initiative of the DemoDAIRY Foundation (DDF).
Innovations in milk harvesting, farm operations and management, fodder production and harvesting, sustainability and the...