Dairy Innovation Day will bring together some of the brightest minds to provide insight into the big questions around the changing climate and the impact on the Australian dairy industry. This is your opportunity to gain practical, science-backed knowledge into how carbon challenges can become opportunities for your farm.

AGENDA

The morning session is proudly sponsored by GEA Farm Technologies

09.30: Mc Welcome | Selina Green
09.40: DairySA Update | Andrew Cavill
09.55: Sol Energy | Simon McKay

10.00: Emissions Data: Why Consumers Care, Supply Chain Commitments and the value of farm level information | Tanisha Shields
10.30: Breeding climate smart dairy cattle: From Phenotyping to Genetic Selection for Low Methane Emitting Cattle | Anouk Van Breukelen
11.00: Resilient Forages: A precise approach to multispecies design and management | Anna Thomson
11.30: What changes or improvements have you made on your farm, and what motivated those decisions? | Andrew Jenkins, Reggie & Lachie Davis
12.00: TAFE Graduation Presentations

12.15: Lunch is proudly sponsored by Alltech Lienert Australia

The afternoon session is proudly sponsored by Total Result Ag Consulting

13.15: The Government of South Australia | Minister Clare Scriven
13.15: (Breakout sessions - Pick 3 to attend)
> Do we have the tools to significantly reduce methane emissions from ruminants? | Paul Wood AO
> Effects of feeding herb-rich multispecies swards to high yielding cows in Spring | Anna Thomson
> What changes or improvements have you made on your farm, and what motivated those decisions? Panel Discussion | Andrew Jenkins, Reggie & Lachie Davis
> DairySoils - Transforming Soil and Nutrient Management on Dairy Farms | Angela Avery

15.00: Afternoon tea is proudly sponsored by Alltech Lienert Australia

15.40: YDN Network - Ireland Tour
16.00: SA Dairy Farmers Association Update | Robert Brockenshire
16.15: Wrap Up | David Nation
16.35: MC Close

16.45: Gather & Graze is proudly sponsored by Graincorp

18.00: 2025 DairySA Innovation Day Dinner is proudly sponsored by BioGro

The DairySA Innovation Day is proudly supported by:

Industry Partner: Dairy Australia
Major Sponsor: SolEnergy
Supporting Sponsor: Sinclair Wilson
Satchel & Name Badges: Pinion Advisory
Coffee Cart: Australian Waste Engineering
Session Sponsors: GEA Farm Technologies & Total Result Ag Consulting
Catering: Alltech Lienert Australia & Bega
Gather & Graze: Graincorp
Dinner: BioGro

Trade Exhibitors:
Water Dynamics Australia | Beachport Liquid Minerals | Pioneer Seeds | Dairy Safe | Intergrated Irrigation | ADM Australia | Barenbrug Australia | MSD Animal Health | South Australian Dairy Farmers Association | Phnxx | Delaval | LIC Australia | Brandt | Rabobank | Zoetis

See you soon!

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