Dairy News
Jersey sale of century
IT HAS staked its claim as Australia's oldest continuously run dairy cattle club and now it is going to celebrate.
Dairy exports steady
FUTURE dairy live-export sales should remain the same as last year as more farmers factor cash from heifer sales into their annual budgets.
Milk-feed price margin widens
A FAVOURABLE margin between milk and feed prices is driving the value of commercial Holsteins in Victoria - not the value of milk.
Good signs for online dairy chat
DAIRY online discussion service Ausdairy-L has signed up its 600th email address.
Sexed semen sales double
DAIRY sexed semen sales have doubled as farmers scramble to rebuild the nation's herd and supply livestock to the export market.
Bullish tip for milk future
FARMGATE milk prices should sit somewhere between $4.50 and $5.50 a kilogram of milk solids during the next five years.
Leongatha hosts first levy meeting
UPDATE: VICTORIA'S first meeting on the Dairy Australia levy attracted about 35 people.
Apathetic approach to levy vote
THE levy poll looms, yet farmers haven't heeded the call, writes SIMONE SMITH
Bulla expansion will create jobs
BULLA Dairy Foods has reinforced its commitment to the Victorian town of Colac as it starts works on its $8 million innovation centre.
On the city fringe
MELBOURNE'S northern fringe is one of the last places that springs to mind when you think dairy farming, but that hasn't always been the case.
Longwarry steps up milk price
LONGWARRY Food Park has announced its second milk price step-up for the 2011/12 season.
Farmers slam response to milk inquiry
FARM leaders say the Federal Government has taken the "do nothing'' approach to milk prices.
Dairy growth envy of world
THE global dairy sector and its future solid market growth will be the envy of the food world, according to a new report released today.
More income into levy
AUSTRALIAN dairy farmers would have contributed more than usual to the "levies" part of their milk cheque last month.
Britts pour faith into Inglenook
FOR a future in dairy farming, the Britt family had to think outside the boundary fence.
NZ dairy product prices slip 0.9 per cent
PRICES of dairy products sold on Fonterra's GlobalDairyTrade platform fell for the third time in four sales.
Dairy herd fertility concerns
THE dairy herd's 12-week-not-in-calf rate could reach 70 per cent by 2030 unless reproduction issues are addressed.
Check milking machines soon
THE Department of Primary Industries has reminded dairy farmers to book a milking machine check in the next few months.
Renewed interest in perennial ryegrass
EVEN more perennial ryegrass is expected to be planted across northern Victoria in the coming months.
Go global with milk price
THE domestic drinking-milk price should be pegged to the export price of dairy products, the head of Australia's dairy farmers says.
MG price step-up
MURRAY Goulburn suppliers will receive bigger pay cheques after the company announced a second step-up this afternoon.
ADF board open to all farmers
ANY Australian dairy farmer will be able to stand for election to the board of the industry's peak lobby group.
Dairy key to weight loss
CHEESE, milk, yoghurt and other dairy foods could help dieters lose those extra kilograms, a new scientific study suggests.
Fury as NZ farms sold to China
NEW Zealand PM John Key is under fire following the announcement 16 Crafar dairy farms will soon be Chinese-owned.
Levy lift crucial for dairy
FARMERS must support a much-needed increase in the Dairy Australia levy, writes KERRY CALLOW
Dairy prices firming
MILK cheques will be healthier next month, but only for the suppliers of a few dairy processors.
Coles dictates dairy's year
THE dairy industry has had a tumultuous 12 months, due mainly to Coles, writes SIMONE SMITH
Milk price war heats up
FRUSTRATED dairy farmers are leaving the industry while the government sits on three reports on the supermarket milk price war.
