Dairy Goat Co-operative appoints David Hemara as new chief executive
David Hemara has been appointed new chief executive of the Dairy Goat Co-operative after Tony Giles announced last year he would step down from the role.
Dairy cooperatives see value in category expansion
KANSAS CITY — Surviving as a dairy cooperative today means offering more than just milk, butter and cheese.
Dairy cooperative reacts to farm provisions in omnibus funding bill
Brody Stapel, president of Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, today spoke out about the inclusion of two important farm provisions in the federal omnibus funding bill.
Section 199
Global co-ops find it tough in China
Fonterra is not the only global dairy co-op struggling to save a joint venture in China.
Milk co-op mailing highlights suicide risk for dairy farmers
Accompanying the routine payments and price forecasts sent to some Northeast dairy farmers last month were a list of mental health services and the number of a suicide prevention hotline.
Murray Goulburn: Co-op results
MG. Financial results released by Murray Goulburn show the co-operative’s milk intake, of 1.1 billion litres, in the first half of the 2018-19 financial year was 29.9 per cent lower.
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Source: Circular Head Chronicle
Link: http://www.chchronicle.com.au/co-op-results-26699/
Jeff Lyon new GM of FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative
MADISON – Jeff Lyon will take the helm as general manager for FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative on February 1, 2018.
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Source: Wisconsin State Farmer
Link: http://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2018/01/25/jeff-lyon-new-gm-farmfirst-dairy-cooperative/1064896001/
Murray Goulburn: Class action muddies dairy co-op’s sale bid
IT HAS been an annus horribilis for Murray Goulburn and the first few months of 2018 possibly hold further embarrassment.
By: PETER HEMPHILL
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/opinion/murray-goulburn-class-action-muddies-dairy-coops-sale-bid/news-story/e46a12ac6c2af0c43f6423e1ef3b705a
Farmers, Cooperatives Win Big With Last Minute Tax Change
A ninth inning change to the conference tax reform conference bill is a win for farmers and cooperatives. A small portion of the conference bill that many anticipate Congress will vote on today addresses a key issue left out of the initial language: Section 199.
By: Anna-Lisa Laca
Source: Dairy Herd
Link: https://www.dairyherd.com/article/farmers-cooperatives-win-big-last-minute-tax-change
Co-op dairy farmers to get ₹4 per litre incentive
The amount will be directly credited into their bank accounts every month
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Source: The Hindu
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/co-op-dairy-farmers-to-get-4-per-litre-incentive/article20631537.ece