NSW dairy inquiry identifies cost pressure
The inquiry found a retail price of $1 per litre for drinking milk had hurt the industry
With no rainfall, there’s no food: NSW cattle farmers
Fatal floods washed away bridges in the upper Hunter Valley only four years ago, but that seems a distant memory now for cattleman Peter Lawrence, who hasn’t seen drought conditions like this for decades.
NSW farmers desperately seeking feed from all over Australia as the drought deepens
Many farmers in Australia are desperately searching for feed to keep precious livestock alive as the drought deepens.
Dairy farmers exiting the industry across NSW due to low milk prices
Farmers across New South Wales are actively making plans to exit the dairy industry.
Murray Goulburn loses more suppliers
DAIRY co-operative Murray Goulburn continues to bleed milk, with more than 100 Victorian and NSW Riverina dairy farmers deserting the processor in the past three months. By PETER HEMPHILL.
Herefords Australia bull donor scheme a dairy saver
A BULL donation program by Herefords Australia aims to put dairy farmers back in the black. By FIONA MYERS
NSW dairy project on show
At a time when Australia’s dairy industry has been under unprecedented pressure, dairy farmers of the NSW Mid Coast have rallied with Hunter Local Land Services (Hunter LLS) to start the innovative Mid-Coast Adaptable Dairy Farming Systems Project.
Forbes floods: Hundreds of thousands of litres of milk go down the drain
More than 300,000 litres of milk destined for supermarket shelves has been tipped out by farmers in central-western NSW as trucks struggle to get through to some of the country’s largest dairy farms in a natural disaster zone. By Eryk Bagshaw
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
Farm lobby groups call for 'dodgy' milk contracts to be ditched
Dairy farmer lobby groups want the contracts they sign with milk processors changed so the cuts the industry has experienced never happen again. By Warwick Long