Murray Goulburn: Co-op is ‘not the whey to go’, says Pulford

VICTORIAN dairy farmers do not need a co-operative, ­according to Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford.
By: KATH SULLIVAN
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/murray-goulburn-coop-is-not-the-whey-to-go-says-pulford/news-story/fe81efaf60e9b7f39195d20977d04558

Fonterra buys into Lithuanian dairy company

Fonterra has spent $11.5 million to take a 10 per cent shareholding in Lithuania’s biggest dairy producer, AB Rokiskio Suris.
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Source: NZ Herald
Link: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11941502

From the cow to the cone: Dairy Farmer turns ice cream artisan

Putting aside a career in advertising to return to the family farm to settle down and raise kids, marketer Tim Marwood soon discovered to make ends meet he would need to open a side business.
By: Cec Busby
Source: Kochie’s Business Builders
Link: https://www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au/cow-cone-dairy-farmer-turns-ice-cream-artisan/

Dairy superfood must counter ill-informed messages

From biosecurity to food safety, from microbial resistance to the environment – and the anti-dairy lobby – it was all on the table at this year’s International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
By: TIM MACKLE
Source: Stuff
Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/dairy/98645817/dairy-superfood-must-counter-illinformed-messages

Global dairy prices slide, but saved by the NZ dollar

The impact of the slide in dairy prices at the latest global dairy auction could have been worse if the value of the New Zealand dollar was higher, Federated Farmers says.
By: GERARD HUTCHING
Source: Stuff
Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/98648556/global-dairy-prices-slide-35-per-cent

Dairy industry to meet at this year's Winter Fair

THE outlook for the north’s dairy sector is «now more optimistic», an agricultural banker believes.
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Source: Irish News
Link: http://www.irishnews.com/business/2017/11/07/news/dairy-industry-to-meet-at-this-year-s-winter-fair-1179045/