Project Portfolio

Banksia-awards-2010_03---fixed — The Green Cleaning project team at the 2010 Banksia Environmental Awards

(see Research and Development – Green Cleaning project)

GreenClean17.3.11.128 — Victorian Environment Minister Ryan Smith launches the first commercial Green CleaningTM system in March 2011

(see Research and Development – Green Cleaning project)

DPI-upgrade — New facilities at DPI Ellinbank

(see Dairy Technology & Design – Infrastructure work at DPI Ellinbank)

Savewater-Award_87 — Rob Greenall and Gabriel Hakim at the National Savewater! Awards 2011

(see Research and Development – Green Cleaning project)

PROJECT	DESCRIPTION	DATE	LINK
Industry Leadership
Milk safety and quality - risks and opportunities for the Australian dairy industry	Mapped the key milk safety and quality risks across the supply chain against the projects and activities being undertaken – to feed into an industry led strategic review. Involved researchers, milk companies, regulators and industry stakeholders.	Nov 2014	N/A
Antimicrobial use in the Australian dairy industry	Reviewed and reported on current antimicrobial use, residue and resistance risks to industry	Sept 2014	N/A
The development of a strategy to deliver RDE&E services to NSW dairy farmers	A strategic review of the provision of research, development & extension services to the NSW dairy industry	April 2012	N/A
NCDEA industry validation project	Establish 12 industry panels involving 76 industry representatives to review and validate vocational education units for the NCDEA	Feb 2012	N/A
Development of the ‘Dairy Unplugged’ project	Leading the development of a new industry initiative to improve the energy efficiency of dairy farms, in collaboration with the industry and the major milk companies	Feb 2012	N/A
Coordination of the industry reference groups - National Centre For Dairy Education Australia	Coordinate and lead industry stakeholder groups in developing the national curriculum, training resources and assessment for vocational level dairy education	Sept 2008	N/A
Australian Dairy Conference program - speaker	‘Parkie' ran another 'on the couch' session with industry leaders, this time discussing 'right to farm' issues	Jan 2008	N/A
Australian Dairy Conference program - speaker	A live panel session were 'Parkie' interviewed leading farmers about the secrets of their success	Feb 2007	N/A
Skills Development
Product development and training – DeLaval Australia	Assisted in the local introduction of the VPR200 equipment and technology. Conducted intensive dealership network training for users across Australia	On-going	N/A
Training of dairy energy assessors in Victoria and Tasmania	Training qualified electricians and milk harvesting specialists in the standardised assessment of dairy farm energy use.	March 2014	N/A
Course: Practical dairy hygiene / milk quality skills for factory field officers	Building practical and theoretical skills to investigate farm milk quality issues	on-going
Course: Practical mastitis investigation skills for factory field officers	Building practical and theoretical skills to investigate cell count and mastitis issues in herds	on-going
Course: Milking machine testing skills for technicians	Individual skills coaching program for milking machine technicians	on-going
Milking machine dealership business development	Setting up business systems to improve business analysis and strategic planning for dealerships	on-going
National Centre For Dairy Education Australia	Developing national curriculum and resources for level 5 (advanced diploma) animal health and welfare unit	April 2010	N/A
National Centre For Dairy Education Australia - Animal health learning resources project	Developing the national animal health and welfare vocational training package units	April 2008	N/A
Animal Health & Welfare
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) management strategies	Developing a systematic approach to evaluating the biosecurity risks and assessing options for the prevention and control of endemic diseases on Australian dairy farms (using BVD as a case study)	Dec 2014	N/A
Validation of industry AH&W training resources	Reviewed the technical content and assessment materials of selected AH&W units used by the NCDEA	June 2013	N/A
Animal welfare in large herds	A study into animal welfare management in large herds	June 2013	N/A
Biosecurity legislation review	Evaluation of draft legislation on behalf of industry	Dec 2012	N/A
Implications of new animal welfare Standards	Assessing the key implications of the new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for the land transport of livestock, and proposed Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle	March 2012 / April 2010	N/A
Wet conditions response	A range of information sheets on options for managing dairy cattle in response to very wet conditions in Tasmania	Nov 2009
Animal welfare indicators for Demo Farms	Developing systems to track animal health and welfare on dairy industry demonstration farms	Oct 2009	N/A
Calf management	Review of recommendations and current practices in managing calves from birth to 1 week of age	Dec 2008	N/A
Dairy welfare outcomes	Review of welfare outcomes in the Australian dairy industry’s current research, development, education and training portfolio	Dec 2008	N/A
Milk harvesting & mastitis investigation - Farm investigations	On-farm trouble shooting and problem solving	on-going
Dairy cow lameness - national economic analysis	An economic analysis of the cost of lameness to the Australian dairy industry	June 2008	N/A
Bovine Johnes Disease farmer information booklet	A booklet for farmers on the key aspects of BJD	Feb 2008	N/A
Bobby calf fact sheet	A fact sheet designed to support bobby calf welfare	Jan 2008	N/A
Tail docking fact sheets	A series of web-based fact sheets to promote alternatives to tail docking	June 2007	N/A
Agvet chemicals regulation
Data guideline to support the efficacy of teat disinfectants	Engaged dairy industry stakeholders and authored an update to the APVMA’s guideline #46.	Dec 2014
Regulatory consultant	Appointed as the Australian regulatory consultant for a large multinational manufacturer of agvet chemicals.	On-going	N/A
Efficacy requirements for dairy cleansers	Developing guidelines for the generation of efficacy data required to support the registration of dairy cleansers	Feb 2012	N/A
Risk and Quality Management
Milk quality systems review	Delivered a ‘root and branch’ review of the milk quality management systems for Murray Goulburn Cooperative Ltd, Australia’s largest dairy co-operative.	March 2014	N/A
Dairy hygiene guidelines for the Australian dairy industry	Consulted with industry and authored a comprehensive technical manual on dairy cleaning and hygiene	Dec 2013	N/A
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds	Reviewed the on-farm uses, alternatives and residue issues of QACs on behalf of the Australian dairy industry. Provided recommendations to milk companies to manage the risks.	June 2013	The Australian dairy industry was deemed compliant by Unilever in December 2013
Australian industry compliance with Unilever’s SAC	Provided technical support for the Australian industry’s response to meet Unilever’s Sustainable Agriculture Code	Oct 2013	N/A
Risk Management Systems in the Australian dairy industry	Acting as part of a team to review and produce resources that explain the dairy industry’s risk management systems that manage animal health, welfare, biosecurity, food safety, OH&S, environmental and public health risks.	On-going	N/A
Issues Reference Manual for the Australian Dairy Industry - Part 3	Writing and updating of specific risk management Issues Notes for the Australian dairy industry	May 2009 onwards	N/A
Dairy food safety frameworks	Assisting the development of a document to introduce international auditors to the Australian dairy industry’s risk management and regulatory frameworks	March 2009	N/A
Issues Reference Manual for the Australian Dairy Industry - Part 2	Writing and updating of specific risk management issues	March 2009	N/A
Agricultural and veterinary chemicals risk management strategy project	Contributions to the dairy industry's chemical risk strategy document with a focus on risks posed by animal treatments, water and dairy cleaning chemicals	June 2008	N/A
Issues Reference Manual for the Australian Dairy Industry - Part 1	Updating and reviewing of the Australian dairy industry's key risk management reference	June 2007	N/A
Dairy Technology & Design
Review of major dairy feed-lot proposal	Review and evaluation of a proposal for a major dairy fed-lot development in Western NSW	Jan 2013	N/A
Calf housing case studies	Developing the structure and content requirements, and then completing multi-media case studies for the Dairy Australia website	March 2013
Dairy energy assessment services	Delivering dairy farm energy assessment services for industry and the commercial sector to AS/NZS 3598:2000.	Dec 2014
Dairy effluent advice	Assessment and advice in meeting EPA requirements for Victorian dairy farmers	On-going	N/A
Dairy energy assessment tool	Creating a national tool to assess the energy used by Australian dairies.	March 2012	N/A
Infrastructure work at DPI Ellinbank	Consulting work to guide a major new infrastructure project at Australia’s largest Government research farm. The project encompasses feedpads, feed bunkers, tied-stall feed shed, feed mixing facility, cattle handling facilities, effluent management system, water recycling and re-use.	March 2010	N/A
Water use in dairy sheds	Developing a workbook and training advisers on how to estimate the volume of water used for dairy shed processes	Sept 2009
Innovations in dairy design	A web-based resource for farmers building new environmentally friendly dairies	Feb 2008
Water savings in the dairy project	A series of 50 fact sheets promoting ideas to save water around the dairy	July 2008
Research & Development
Green Cleaning system market development	Further work to support the introduction of Green Cleaning to the Victorian dairy industry	July 2012	N/A
Green Cleaning project	A large research and development project which aims to develop and commercialise the next generation of environmentally - friendly milking machine cleaning technology	June 2011	Final Report
CowTime project planning	Planning and writing the successful 2007 funding submission	March 2007
International Projects
International Dairy Federation (IDF) Farm Guidelines	Review, update and author IDF Guides on ‘good dairy farming practice’, ‘Prudent use of veterinary antimicrobial agents’ and ‘dairy hygiene’ for consideration by the IDF’s Standing Committee on Farm Management	June 2014	View Guide View Guide
Sri Lanka	Consultancy services in tropical dairy farming systems (feeding, animal health, milk harvesting and infrastructure) provided on site for a proposed large scale dairy development	Aug 2008	N/A