United Dairyfarmers of Victoria urges more militancy on milk pricing
A LEADING dairy consultant has called for farmers to become “aggressive” in their call for simpler and fairer payment systems.
Dairy farmers criticise Coles Farmers' Fund milk at United Dairyfarmers of Victoria annual meeting
The Victorian Farmers Federation Coles Farmers’ Fund was in the firing line at last week’s United Dairyfarmers of Victoria annual meeting.
United Dairy Farmers of Victoria president Adam Jenkins pushing for farmer unity
THE dairy industry tackled big issues at last week’s Tasmanian dairy conference in Launceston, which was attended by about 130 farmers.
United Dairyfarmers of Victoria meeting: Farms’ ‘third world’ power
SOUTH West Victorian dairy farmers were coping with “third world” energy infrastructure, a United Dairyfarmers of Victoria meeting in Warrnambool was told on Monday night.
By: SIMONE SMITH
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/dairy/united-dairyfarmers-of-victoria-meeting-farms-third-world-power/news-story/c442b877ebe7eca89bfc99d9602388d3
Dairy advocacy fires up between Farmer Power and United Dairyfarmers of Victoria
FARMER Power is stepping into the ring to take on the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria in the battle to become a key dairy industry advocate. By: PETER HUNT and SIMONE SMITH
United Dairyfarmers of Victoria in row over incentives
DAIRY industry lobby groups are assessing if the move for processors to include incentives in opening milk price announcements is in contravention of the new voluntary code of conduct. By: SIMONE SMITH
Fonterra price cut ‘opportunistic’, says United Dairyfarmers of Victoria president
Farmers have suggested dairy giant Fonterra did not need to cut its milk price, but was “opportunistic” following the announcement that rival Murray Goulburn would slash its farmgate milk price.