Our Farms

At around 8.30-9am, the Grays gather for breakfast, before Mick heads off on the tractor to attend to his daily farming duties. With the second daily milking commencing at around 3.30pm, the Grays are usually ready for dinner by 7.30pm.

The Grays herd gets to graze on some mighty fine pastures, feeding on a combination of lucerne, chicory, rye grass, kikuya and clover. They’re also fed nutrition-intensive corn and a protein source such as cotton seed, and hay rings are also put out for the cows to stand around to feed at night. According to Mick, it’s so important to maintain the cow's respective weights at all times – for good health, first and foremost, and producing the highest-quality a2 Milk®.

The Grays are proud of the fact their hard work has helped many people who are concerned with dairy digestion. As the milk from their cows contains only A2-type beta-casein protein, to the exclusion of A1 protein. Each cow in the Grays herd has been DNA tested to ensure the integrity and purity of their a2 Milk® supply.

The Billing Farm is a genuine family affair. In fact, a2 Milk®-certified farmer Tim Billing has lived his whole life on the family farm and Tim and his son Jono run the operation.

With the road running through the property named after them, the Billing family has a longstanding history in the area.

Located just outside of Dorrigo on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, the farm itself, was originally purchased by Tim’s grandfather in 1946 – while Tim’s father was serving in Papua New Guinea during WWII – and started with just seven cows and no electricity.

From its humble beginnings, the Billing Farm now runs a herd of 160 cows, producing around 1 million litres of a2 Milk® a year.

Tim also likes to keep a few bottles of fresh a2 Milk® handy in a small refrigerator in the dairy and enjoys the occasional milk-and-cookies break during milking.

The Billing farm continues to build on their sustainability initiatives each year with a focus on enhancing the natural environment. The farm has constructed laneways for biodiversity corridors and native vegetation regeneration as well as improved water and soil quality through protection of natural wetland areas.

The Cleary family have been farming for 30 years. Their stunning 300 acre property is perched on the Hastings River, just inland of Port Macquarie on New South Wales’ Mid North Coast.

After hearing about a2 Milk® in 2012, the Cleary family had their cows tested through a DNA test which analyses a tissue sample from each dairy cow to identify cows that produce only A2-type beta-casein protein and not A1 protein.

Over the next six months, they transitioned the rest of the herd to pure A2/A2-type cows, something the Cleary family believe is well and truly worth it.

Today, the Cleary’s herd sits at 350 and produces around 3 million litres of pure, natural a2 Milk® annually.

Sustainability is a major focus for the Cleary family. Over the last few years they have completed multiple projects including an effluent system upgrade for water quality sustainability, energy reduction initiatives and recently a shade shelter over their feed pad to reduce the impact of heat stress on their cows.

The Perry family farm, run by Mark Perry, was one of the first dairy farms to transition their herd to A2/A2-type cows. Since that time, Perry View farm has gone from strength to strength. Today on Perry View Farm, the cows are producing around 1.2 million litres a year of milk with only A2-type beta-casein protein and no A1 protein.

The farm is nestled on the slopes of the idyllic Bellingen River, a spot that’s a perennial favourite with adventurous canoeists. 

Josh in particular loves helping out on the farm and he is a dab hand at herding the a2 Milk® girls to the dairy for their afternoon milking! The Perry family’s total A2/A2-type genetics herd currently sits at 150, comprised mainly of Holstein cows.

Before he came into dairy farming, Mark had worked a variety of jobs but says that one of the great things about running his own dairy farm is the flexibility it gives him to attend local school events for the kids.

Scott and Anna Fitzgerald with their four children milk 400 cows on 250ha in Northern Victoria. The Fitzgerald family have been supplying a2 Milk^® since 2016 and currently supply 3.5 million litres of milk annually from A2/A2-type genetically tested cows. Through the a2™ Farm Sustainability Fund, the farm has been able to upgrade their effluent system and install a glycol milk cooling system to decrease energy usage. They have a strong sustainability focus with cow health and welfare a priority on farm.

The Fitzgeralds are very proud of their cows and their farm, a culture that flows through to their kids, staff and anyone involved with Warrina Farms. A business that’s stainable and healthy for the next generation is constantly front of mind for Scott and Anna as they navigate through a changing environment.