Dairy

MARCUS Weiser was disappointed to learn the farmgate milk price was tipped to open about $5 a kilogram of milk solids.

THE Murray Goulburn's board structure is top-heavy and out of step with industry best practice, the chairman says.

DURING the past decade producers stayed ahead of rising costs to stay in the black, new GippsDairy research shows.

HEIFERS are most susceptible to clinical mastitis within the first week of calving, according to Australia-first research.

DAIRY farmers have labelled predicted farmgate milk prices as unsustainable in the face of rising costs and growing debt.

A DAIRY farmer raided for supplying raw milk to 600 customers will defy orders to become licensed.

MURRAY Goulburn's equity will take a hit of about $78 million by paying out employee shares, but it says the milk price won't be affected.

FOUR farms, two calving systems, staff and a selection of milking systems - including the Australia's first automatic milking rotary system.

DAIRY cattle breeding using genomic technology has won an industry body a national innovation award.

THE Victorian Government needs a plan to tackle the dairy crisis and plummeting confidence, the Greens say.

TINAMBA dairy farmer Gavin Williamson is more optimistic than most about the industry.

A MARKETING campaign to remove permeate from fresh milk has played a part in driving some consumers back to branded milk.

Tassie's Dornauf Dairies is proof of the changing and complex nature of modern farm businesses. More.

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