DairySA - Dairy Innovation Day 2025
The Barn
mount gambier, australia
Event description
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
| Session | Description | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Registration & Morning Tea | Start your day right with a hot coffee and a friendly chat. It’s the perfect chance to connect with local service providers, explore their trade displays and catch up with familiar faces. | – |
| Morning Session - Proudly sponsored by GEA Farm Technologies | – | |
| MC Welcome | – | Selina Green |
| DairySA Update | – | Andrew Cavill |
| Sol Energy | Hear from our major sponsor! | Simon McKay |
| Breeding climate smart dairy cattle: From phenotyping to genetic selection for low methane emitting cattle | Reducing the carbon footprint of dairy products is essential. The project started in 2020 and focused on large scale phenotyping to enable selective breeding to reduce methane emissions. | Anouk Van Breukelen |
| Resilient Forages: A precise approach to multispecies design and management | Exploring how dairy pastures can adapt to future climate challenges using multispecies pastures. The project evaluates their value, environmental benefits and pasture lifespan. | Anna Thomson |
| What changes or improvements have you made on your farm, and what motivated those decisions? | – | Reggie / Lachie Davis & Andrew Jenkins |
| TAFE Graduation Presentations | Recognise and congratulate TAFE students who graduated with Cert IV in Agriculture | – |
| Lunch | ||
| Afternoon Session - Sponsored by Total Result Ag | – | |
| Do we have the tools to significantly reduce methane emissions from ruminants? | Global Methane Hub invests $200m to reduce emissions via inhibitors, vaccines, genetics, tools & management. | 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? | – | Reggie / Lachie Davis & Andrew Jenkins |
| DairySoils - Transforming soil and nutrient management on dairy farms | Uses smart tech and bioscience to improve soil management and reduce fertiliser use, boosting sustainability. | Angela Avery |
| Afternoon Tea | ||
| YDN - Ireland Tour | Panel discussion about the upcoming Ireland tour and its benefits for young dairy professionals. | – |
| SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED! | ||
| SADA Industry Update | – | Robert Brockenshire |
| Wrap Up | – | David Nation |
| MC Close | – | Selina Green |
| Gather & Graze - Sponsored by Graincorp | Unwind with the DairySA Board, speakers, and sponsors over drinks and nibbles. | Dinner |
| 2025 Innovation Day Dinner - Sponsored by BioGro | Enjoy a 2-course dinner and hear from Paul Wood AO about alternative proteins—their taste, texture, and future. | Andrew Cavill |
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