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Rising star takes the Winter Fair’s Highest BPI Award
A heifer bred by 20-year-old Angus Fraser has taken out the BPI Heifer Award at this year’s Victorian Winter Fair. With a BPI of 417, Montrose Dropbox Tiffany descends from the Gordon Brothers’ Tiffany cow family. The BPI Awards were presented by DataGene in...
DataGene CEO receives breeding Fellowship
Outgoing DataGene Chief Executive Officer Dr Matthew Shaffer has been awarded a Fellowship of Australia and New Zealand’s peak body for animal breeding and genetics. Dr Shaffer was last week elected as a Fellow of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of...
New data automations a game changer for farmers and advisers
Dairy adviser: Craig Wood Region: South-West Victoria
Dairy retains top talent
Dr Matthew Shaffer – DataGene’s CEO since its formation in 2016 – will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Australia, from 16 July. DataGene Chair, Tim Jelbart, said that while the move created a vacancy at the organisation, he was delighted as a farmer...
Genetic selection for successful breeding
Dairy farmer: Anthony Eccles
Region: South-West Victoria
Genomics help deliver step-change in SA business
Dairy farmer: Pearson family
Region: Mount Gambier, SA
Events
Public ABV Release
December 2026
Public Release: 4 pm AEDT, Tuesday 1 December 2026
Official bull rankings: 1 pm AEDT, Monday 7 December 2026
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