Chinese firm's promises on Tasmanian dairy farm 'not legally binding'
Moon Lake Investments won approval to buy Van Diemen’s Land Company after promising to invest $100m in Tasmania and create jobs.
Mass resignations at Chinese owner of Australia's largest dairy farm cast doubt on investment
Andrew Wilkie says opponents of Van Diemen’s Land Company’s sale to Moon Lake Investments were ‘right all along’.
Directors of Australia's biggest dairy company quit board over VDL's future direction
Five non-executive directors who quit the board of Australia’s largest dairy company this week say they resigned over a difference of opinion about the future management of dairy farms in north-west Tasmania.
Dairy farm to use ‘daigou’ network to sell fresh milk to China
Australia’s biggest dairy farming company is enlisting the support of the 80,000 local “daigou” or Chinese-Australian shoppers living in Australia to help sell its $20-a litre fresh Tasmanian milk direct to China. By Sue Neales.
VDL Farms continues plans to export fresh milk to China despite chief executive resignation
Australia’s largest and oldest dairy will continue with plans to export fresh milk to China despite the resignation of its chief executive. By Margot Kelly.
Qantas sets up Tasmania-China milk run
In a further sign of China’s growing appetite for Australian agricultural products, Qantas has announced a partnership with VAN Dairy that will see fresh Tasmanian milk exported directly to the port city of Ningbo. By Peter Wells.
Tasmania to Get First Direct Flight to China (But Only for Milk)
China’s path to food security is taking a big swing to the south. In fact, 5,300 miles down to Tasmania, the dairy-hungry nation’s newest source of fresh milk. By Jason Scott
Bought Out: China’s Attack on Agriculture
China is successfully manipulating the economies of Australia and New Zealand for its own gain.
Tasmanian devils ‘in danger’ from VPL dairy land clearing
The new Chinese owner of the nation’s largest dairy faces an early introduction to Australian environmentalism, with demands that he immediately drop plans to bulldoze more than 1800ha of key Tasmanian devil habitat.
Australia's largest dairy farm to be sold to Chinese investor
Van Diemen’s Land Company (VDL), Australia’s largest dairy farm, is to be sold to Moon Lake Investments, owned by Chinese investor Lu Xianfeng.