Dairy Australia

Not to be confused with Australia Dairy Company.

Dairy Australia is the Australian national body for the dairy industry, and a Research and development corporation (RDC). It is mainly funded by the Dairy Services Levy, a tax paid by farmers based on milk production. It also acts as a funding body through which the federal Department of Agriculture provides funding for rural research and development in Australia. Dairy Australia also attracts funding at project level from state governments, universities, research organisations and other dairy support organisations. It was previously known as the Dairy Research & Development Corporation.^[1][2]

Dairy Australia

Company type	Industry Association
Industry	Food processing
Founded	1 July 2003
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria
Area served	Australia
Services	Information, networking and professional development for the post-farmgate dairy sector in Australia
Parent	Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Website	Dairy Australia

Industry figure Pat Rowley acted as Chairman of Dairy Australia from 2003 until his retirement in 2006.^[3]

Dairy Australia have argued that adding dairy products to plant-based diets enhances the nutritional adequacy of the diet and the taste.^[4]