Dairy farmers fight to protect their Murray waters

The unresolved dispute over how much water must be returned to the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is expected to dominate a meeting between federal and state water ministers today, with the Victorian town of Shepparton warning of dire social and economic consequences from further forced savings.
By: Chip Le Grand
Source: The Australian
Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/dairy-farmers-fight-to-protect-their-murray-waters/news-story/a16f3e2c8af47ab9cc1b2f124fc2a0f5

Massive Qatari dairy farm battling Arab boycott to go public next year – sources

Qatari company Baladna, which is creating a dairy industry in the desert to help the country to cope with a boycott by other Arab states, is planning an initial public offer of its shares (IPO) to raise funds and bring in strategic investors, sources familiar with the matter said.
By: Hadeel Al Sayegh
Source: Independent
Link: https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/dairy/massive-qatari-dairy-farm-battling-arab-boycott-to-go-public-next-year-sources-36415366.html

New National Dairying Award Announced

A new national award will recognise dairy farmers who demonstrate leadership in their approach to sustainable dairying and who are ambassadors for the industry.
By: NZ Dairy Industry Awards
Source: Scoop Media
Link: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1712/S00555/new-national-dairying-award-announced.htm

Defence lawyer criticises Crown for milk powder case delays

A lawyer representing a man charged with trying to cause major commercial losses with false claims about contaminated milk powder has criticised the Crown’s delays in obtaining evidence.
By: JENNIFER EDER
Source: The Marlborough Express
Link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/99984754/defence-lawyer-criticises-crown-for-milk-powder-case-delays

Stocks of these regional dairy firms may give good returns

Companies from the dairy sector— a subset of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) segment— have been on a growth trajectory in the recent past.
By: Narendra Nathan
Source: The Times Of India
Link: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/invest/stocks-of-these-regional-dairy-firms-may-give-good-returns/articleshow/62094434.cms

MT: produção de milho pode cair 18,75%

Milho – Algodão e milho devem passar por situações diferentes em 2018 em Mato Grosso. O Instituto Mato-grossense de Economia Agropecuária (Imea) aponta uma projeção significativa