2018 a year of highs and lows for the dairy industry
It has been a year of highs and lows and a few frustrations for the dairy industry.
BJD researcher wants to hear from Australian farmers
Learning what did and did not work for Australia would be valuable to Canadian dairy farmers.
Production pressure sees Rabobank lowering farm gate milk price forecast despite another small lift in recent GDT auction results
Despite a continued slow-down in milk supply growth across the “Big 7” dairy exporting regions in the final quarter of 2018, exceptionally strong New Zealand milk production in recent months has seen Oceania commodity prices drift lower and a weaker New Zealand milk price of NZD 6.25kg/MS is now forecast for 2018/19, according to Rabobank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report.
34% of dairy farms predicted to have negative farm cash income
MORE than a third of southeastern Australia’s dairy farmers are expected to be in the red this year.
Share price falls after Bega Cheese announces low after-tax profit
SHARES in Bega Cheese have fallen 14 per cent after the company announced lower-than-expected profits for 2018-19.
NSW dairy inquiry identifies cost pressure
The inquiry found a retail price of $1 per litre for drinking milk had hurt the industry
Be bold, be brave and be brilliant at conference
We have identified that as an industry we need to be bold and brilliant to overcome obstacles …
St Patrick's Day bushfire victims 'treading water' as legal battles drag on for Victorian farmers
Farmers devastated by fires in rural south-west Victoria say it could be years before they see any compensation, if any comes at all.
Bega share price sours as farm gate milk price rises hit earnings
Bega Cheese chairman Barry Irvin has blamed the failure of the east coast grain harvest and increased competition for dairy shortages that will force it to pay more for milk and eat into earnings.
Australian milk production lowest in two decades
AUSTRALIAN milk production is likely to be the lowest level in more than 20 years, says the nation’s government agricultural forecaster.