Dairy Farming Family

Why Dairy Farmers Love What They Do

In the coming decades, dairy farming will face profound changes. Already feeling the impact, Australia’s dairy sector anticipates higher temperatures, less rainfall, and more floods, fires, and droughts by 2030. For livestock, these changes mean more frequent intense heat days and warmer nights, compromising cow health and milk production. Cows start to struggle above 25°C, affecting reproduction and milk yields. Heat stress also reduces milk production and increases susceptibility to diseases.

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