Welcome Rafiq

Dairy UP

Dr Md Rafiq Islam – Research Fellow, Dairy UP’s P4 Project 

We are delighted to welcome Dr Md Rafiq Islam to the Dairy UP team.

Rafiq was previously a researcher on FutureDairy’s forage crops program. He has been already working for Dairy UP, but until now through a technical position based at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Science. He has now been appointed Research Fellow, working directly on Dairy UP’s Project P4 – feedbase for intensive dairy systems.

Rafiq brings lots of expertise in forage crop research supported by an extended list of scientific publications and also deep knowledge on plant/dairy nutritional lab analyses, techniques and lab management.


About Dairy UP
Dairy UP is a collaborative research, development and extension program for the NSW dairy industry. It aims to unlock the potential of pastures, cows, water and milk to increase productivity and profitability, and de-risk the industry  and develop new markets.