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07 January 2020
Supply Shortages Loom as Aussie Dairy Industry Ravaged by BushfiresAUSTRALIA - Authorities have warned that supplies of Australian dairy products could be significantly affected by the ongoing bushfire disaster, which has already wiped out vast numbers of livestock, Xinhua news agency reported....
19 December 2019
Research Reveals Cows Maintain Individual VoicesAUSTRALIA - Farmers might finally be able to answer the question: How now brown cow?...
13 December 2019
ACCC Welcomes Mandatory Dairy CodeAUSTRALIA - The ACCC welcomes today’s announcement of the introduction of a mandatory dairy industry code by the Minister for Agriculture, Sen. The Hon. Bridget McKenzie....
09 December 2019
Minister Ramps Up Dairy Attack on ColesAUSTRALIA - Drought Minister David Littleproud has doubled down on his scathing criticism of Coles, accusing the supermarket giant of greed....
05 December 2019
Coles to Pay A$5m to Dairy FarmersAUSTRALIA - Coles will pay over $5 million to Norco dairy farmers after it was found it had not passed on the full amount of a milk price rise, despite claiming it did in a marketing campaign....
13 November 2019
Varied Conditions and Modest Prospects for Australia's Winter CropsABARES’s latest crop report reveals mixed prospects for Australia’s winter crop, according to ABARES acting Executive Director Peter Gooday....
08 November 2019
Australia's Record Farmgate Prices Weighed Down by High CostsDairy Australia’s October Situation and Outlook report for the first quarter of the season shows record high farmgate milk prices continue to be weighed down by high input costs and a dry weather outlook....
07 November 2019
Decision Making Crucial in High Milk Price YearFarmers looking to take advantage of the high farmgate milk prices this season are being challenged by ongoing cost pressures and a dry weather outlook. ...
29 October 2019
RMAC Says Trade Agreements Critical to Australia and Red Meat JobsThe Australian red meat industry has urged both sides of Parliament to proceed with ratification of two critical free trade agreements without delay, following the release of a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) report....
22 October 2019
Australia's State of the Industry Red Meat Report 2019 ReleasedAs the world’s largest sheepmeat and goatmeat exporter, and third largest beef exporter behind Brazil and India, Australia consistently exports more than 65% of its red meat production to overseas markets. That’s according to the Australian red meat...
21 October 2019
New online tool to manage biosecurity risks for dairy farmersDairy farmers now have access to a new online tool to build their skills and adapt their management approach to biosecurity risks....
01 October 2019
Spring Australian pasture into actionWith continuing tough seasonal conditions forecast for the southern livestock production zone, producers are urged to focus on spring pasture management....
23 September 2019
Marcus Oldham College and Dairy Australia Launch Dairy Farm Business Management Skills ProgramMarcus Oldham College and Dairy Australia have launched a new learning program to support the development of business management capabilities in Australian dairy farming....
13 September 2019
Live Shipment of Aussie Cattle Halted Over Alleged Ear Tag TamperingAUSTRALIA - Australian officials have halted a proposed shipment of 5,000 cattle over allegations that ear tags had been tampered with to circumvent China’s strict import protocols....
20 August 2019
Experts Call for End to Overuse of Antibiotics in LivestockAUSTRALIA - The country's experts are calling for cutting down the amounts of antibiotics being given to animals in an attempt to help address antibiotic resistance in humans....
27 June 2019
Animal Welfare Concerns Cause Turmoil for Australia's Largest DairyAUSTRALIA - The owner of Australia's largest dairy farm is facing a staff mutiny over serious animal welfare and safety concerns....
19 June 2019
Costs, Weather Hit Dairy Farmer Confidence and ProfitsAUSTRALIA - Costs are crippling the nation's dairy farmers with only a third positive about the future of the industry....
RSPCA Files Complaint Over Alleged Mistreatment of CattleAUSTRALIA - RSPCA Australia has lodged a formal complaint with the federal Department of Agriculture after receiving images and footage revealing allegedly brutal treatment of Australian cattle live exported to Israel on board the notorious ship Maysora....
03 June 2019
Live Export Relief as New Cattle Density Rules DelayedAUSTRALIA - Cattle exporters have been granted an 11th-hour reprieve after being told yesterday tougher new rules that reduce stocking densities up to 15 per cent will not come into effect from today as originally planned....
14 May 2019
WA’s Biggest Dairy Farm Set to End Milk ProductionAUSTRALIA - Milk production is likely to cease on WA’s biggest dairy farm and the land put to other uses, according to owner Ross Woodhouse....
03 May 2019
Live Export Industry Braces for Cost of Fewer Cattle on ShipsAUSTRALIA - As of 1 June, the number of cattle allowed onboard live export ships will be reduced, in a decision industry says makes no sense and will hurt the hip-pocket of exporters and producers....
22 April 2019
Dairy Expert Says Australian Industry at 'Tipping Point'AUSTRALIA - Australia is home to some of the best dairy operations in the world, but an analyst has warned that without a drastic increase in production the country could soon become an "import nation"....
09 April 2019
Camperdown Dairy Extends NZ Yoghurt DealAUSTRALIA - Camperdown Dairy Company has extended its production contract with New Zealand yoghurt brand The Collective by two years, potentially doubling the value of the deal for owner Australian Dairy Nutritionals Group....
14 March 2019
Aboriginal Corporation Eyes BHP Cattle StationsAUSTRALIA - An indigenous corporation has emerged as the preferred bidder for two BHP-owned cattle stations in the iron ore rich Pilbara....
13 March 2019
Queensland Dairy Farmers Protest Coles Milk PriceAUSTRALIA - Queensland dairy farmers rallied at a Coles in Brisbane to protest the supermarket giant's refusal to increase the price of milk....
27 February 2019
Multi-million Dollar WA Dairy, Processing Facility Takes Transparent ApproachAUSTRALIA - A West Australian dairy has taken an innovative step towards transparency in the industry with a plan to open up its new multi-million-dollar dairy and processing facility to the public....
22 January 2019
Indigenous Cattle Company Building Billionaire-style Cattle EmpireAUSTRALIA - An Indigenous-owned cattle company is building a portfolio of stations akin to those of Australian and foreign billionaires, but their endgame is radically different....
16 January 2019
Dairy Farmers Welcome Draft Mandatory Dairy Code of ConductAUSTRALIA - Farmers are embracing plans for a mandatory code of conduct for the dairy industry, while also highlighting fundamental problems facing the sector they say are being ignored....
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