Dairy lobby group banned from Federal Government symposium, slams meeting as 'a performance'
A dairy lobby group, banned from attending a key industry meeting planned by the deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, claims only those in support of Federal Government policies made the guest list. By Danielle Grindlay
Rural financial counsellors tell dairy farmers Federal Government loan scheme is 'too hard' to access
Rural financial counsellors, commissioned by the Federal Government to assist dairy farmers in applying for concessional loans, are reportedly advising clients not to bother with applications. By Danielle Grindlay
Murray Goulburn backs milk price transparency plan to help dairy farmers
Following meeting between Malcolm Turnbull, Barnaby Joyce and the Murray Goulburn board, the cooperative says it supports a commodity index.
Tempers boil as farmers attack dairy processors
WA’s leading dairy processors have warned farmers there is no quick fix for supply problems in the industry during an emotion-charged meeting in Busselton. By Brad Thompson
‘Any support is better than no support’: Dairy farmer defends $1-a-litre milk
After copping abuse from a random stranger in her local Woolworths for buying private-label milk, Townsville grandmother Nadine was fed up.
Barnaby Joyce launches dairy assistance package after cuts to milk price
The $555m package includes $55m of new concessional loans after Murray Goulburn and Fonterra slash prices for previous 11 months
Government announces $578 million support package as dairy farmers rally around the nation
Dairy farmers say the Federal Government’s assistance package aimed at helping the industry is too little, too late.
Milk price cuts make for dairy farm battleground
THE dairy industry crisis is shaping as a key federal election issue in the state’s marginal electorates.
Some get the cream! Dairy boss who slashed the price Australian farmers get for milk from 55c to 15c per litre is paid $4.6MILLION a year
The man who runs multinational dairy co-operative Fonterra – under fire this week for cutting its milk price paid to farmers by up to 10 per cent – is the company’s highest paid employee with his salary falling between NZ$4.93 million (AU$4.61 million) and $4.94 million (AU$4.62 million).
Barnaby Joyce urges Victorian dairy farmers to stay strong
Struggling dairy farmers have been urged to stay resilient in the face of plummeting milk prices.