Dairy Australia is the Australian national body for the

dairy industry A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese, and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. It may be a room, a building, or a larger establishment. In the United States, the word may also des ...

, and a

Research and development corporation Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to c ...

(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 Funding is the act of providing resources to finance a need, program, or project. While this is usually in the form of money, it can also take the form of effort or time from an organization or company. Generally, this word is used when a firm use ...

through which the federal

Department of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

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. Industry figure Pat Rowley acted as Chairman of Dairy Australia from 2003 until his retirement in 2006. Dairy Australia have argued that adding

dairy product Dairy products or milk products are food products made from (or containing) milk. The most common dairy animals are cow, water buffalo, goat, nanny goat, and Sheep, ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food around the world such as y ...

s to

plant-based diet A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of fiber-rich plant products such as vegetables ...

s enhances the nutritional adequacy of the diet and the taste."Dairy’s role in a plant-based dietary pattern"
dairyaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

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* Australian dairy organisations Government-owned companies of Australia {{Australia-gov-stub