UDV opposes new transport laws
The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria wants new Chain of Responsibility laws scrapped, just weeks after they were approved.
Farmers’ Fund milk: UDV president Adam Jenkins attacks brand
VICTORIA’S dairy farmer leader Adam Jenkins has attacked the Farmers’ Fund milk brand, despite playing a pivotal role in its formation.
Farmers’ Fund milk: Six months of donations yet to be passed on by VFF
NONE of the 40c a litre that Coles’ customers paid on two-litre bottles of Farmers’ Fund milk over the past six months has been passed on to dairy farmers.
Fires southwest Victoria: Communities unite after blaze
FIRES that swept through southwest Victoria have stunned firefighters and farmers with their speed and ferocity, devouring 18 homes, killing 2600 livestock and scorching at least 300 farms across 15,000ha.
Heavy stock losses in south-west
Dairy farmers are scrambling to save milk supplies while others are tallying significant stock and property losses after severe bushfires swept through the state’s south-west.
Victoria bushfires: Farmers count losses to stock, property
Dairy farmers are scrambling to save milk supplies while others are tallying significant stock and property losses after severe bushfires swept through the state’s south-west.
Dairy farmer irrigators in debt to Goulburn Murray Water
THE true picture of Victoria’s dairy price crisis is emerging with dairy farmers facing massive water debts.
By: PETER HUNT
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/dairy-farmer-irrigators-in-debt-to-goulburn-murray-water/news-story/5490ee1c58b7820be7b3cb5d8b264eb4
Bluetongue virus antibodies detected in dairy heifers near Echuca
SIGNS of Bluetongue virus have been found near Echuca.
By: JAMIE-LEE OLDFIELD
Source: The Weekly Times
Link: http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/blutongue-virus-antibodies-detected-in-dairy-heifers-near-echuca/news-story/72673c7485a2819c30518e2eefef94b3
Farmers 'leaving the grid in droves' as power prices rise, says primary producers' peak body
The National Farmers Federation (NFF) says the National Electricity Market (NEM) is broken, and farmers are «leaving it in droves».
By: Clint Jasper
Source: ABC Rural
VFF splinters in UDV breakaway
VICTORIA’s main farm lobby continues to splinter after its livestock group president supported a proposal that would see the United Dairyfamers of Victoria move away from the Victorian Farmers Federation and realign funding with Australian Dairy Farmers.
By: PETER HUNT and KATH SULLIVAN
Source: The Weekly Times