Milked dry: Victorian dairy farmer hits rock bottom amid plummeting milk prices
GEORGE Kantarias sat back and watched as thousands of litres of his precious milk gushed out onto the floor. By REBEKAH CAVANAGH.
One Chennai dairy shows the way: Farmers paid via bank transfers
While countless businesses across India have faced problems after demonetisation, leading to spate of payment defaults, Hatsun Agro’s 3.1 lakh farmers have received payments against milk supplies without any issues through bank transfers. By Harish Damodaran
Dairy co-operatives happy about demonetisation boost to banking transactions
NEW DELHI/PUNE: Dairy milk cooperatives across several big states are happy about the demonetisation-led boost to banking transactions and many like Amul, Karnataka Milk Federation and Mother Dairy expect to overcome resistance from farmers while transferring money to their bank accounts. By Madhvi Sally & Jayashree Bhosale.
Andrew Little wants banks 'stiff armed' into not forcing dairy farmers off land
Labour leader Andrew Little has called for banks to be «stiff armed» into not forcing dairy farmers off their land, warning that could see more farms fall into overseas ownership.
Dairy support payments arrive on farm
Special support payments for hard-pressed UK dairy producers have started arriving in farm bank accounts, says the government.
New Zealand central bank warns of dairy farmer debt
New Zealand’s Central Bank has warned of excessive debt building up on dairy farms as farmers struggle with low prices.
'Banks putting pressure on dairy farmers'
Banks are putting pressure on struggling dairy farmers after Fonterra slashed its payout figure last week, a rural banking lawyer says.
Dairy banks on China FTA
IT is difficult to overestimate the importance of the bilateral trade relationship between China and Australia.
N.Z. Inflation, Dairy Prices Ease Pressure on RBNZ to Raise Rate
New Zealand inflation accelerated less than economists expected and dairy prices slumped, easing pressure on the central bank to continue raising borrowing costs and sending the Kiwi dollar lower.
Food banks short of #milk supply
That gallon of milk you consider a staple in your refrigerator is missing in Iowa’s food banks.