Farmer fury over ‘lenient’ fine handed to former Murray Goulburn chief Gary Helou
DAIRY farmers are outraged over a lenient penalty handed out to former Murray Goulburn managing director Gary Helou over misleading milk suppliers on the 2015-16 milk price.
Australian dairy farmers declare war on Fonterra
Dairy farmers supplying the Fonterra processing company have called for consumers to boycott its products, including Western Star butter, Mainland cheese and Woolworths $1-a-litre discount milk.
Australian competition watchdog clears Fonterra after inquiry into cut milk payouts
Australia’s competition watchdog has decided not to take action against Fonterra for the way it changed its prices to farmers last year, a move a Kiwi farmer has described as «shocking». By GERARD HUTCHING.
Innovation needed to protect dairy industry
Australian farmers are among the world’s most innovative and efficient. We have to be, with frequent droughts driving us to take full advantage of better times in between. By Karrinjeet Singh-Mahil.
Dairy companies battle it out in Australia to entice farmers
Fonterra Australia may have difficulty in sourcing enough milk for its upgraded Stanhope cheese factory, says a Kiwi dairy farming couple who have decided to cut their links with the co-operative. By GERARD HUTCHING
Murray Goulburn: Chairman appears before Senate Inquiry
MURRAY Goulburn dairy co-operative has not ruled out another milk price crash in the future.
Fonterra cuts loan payments
Dairy processor Fonterra has halved its loan repayment to one cent a kg/ms. By Andrew Miller
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra announces $807 million profit
New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra has announced a profit of $807 million (NZ$834 million) amidst an ongoing global price crisis that has forced farmers out of the industry. By Nikolai Beilharz
Fonterra 'robbing from Australia to help NZ'
Fonterra is facing an angry backlash from devastated Australian farmers, who say they are victims of «immoral» cuts to milk payouts.
Fonterra Australia farmers up in arms over payment clawback
Fonterra has served notice on its Australian farmers that it will claw back payments that have been made since July last year.