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New directors for Murray Dairy

MURRAY DAIRY has nominated two new board members, with chair Rick Cross and director Greg Ault to step down at the organisation’s annual general meeting in October. Lachlan Marshall from Blighty and Rochester’s Tom Acocks will take up three-year...

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Farmers form new dairy co-op

A GROUP of concerned farmers, formerly known as United We Stand, has formalised its commitment to the dairy industry and established a new co-operative — Eureka Dairy Co-op. The co-operative has been approved by the Australian Competition and...

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Young farmers question their future

STEPHEN FISICARO and Emily Brown purchased their first dairy farm three years ago — and they have been on a rollercoaster ride ever since. The joy of owning their own farm has been soured by tough times that haven’t been of their own making. The...

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Young farmers question their future

STEPHEN FISICARO and Emily Brown purchased their first dairy farm three years ago — and they have been on a rollercoaster ride ever since. The joy of owning their own farm has been soured by tough times that haven’t been of their own making. The...

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Investing in factories future

THE SHEPPARTON UHT dairy factory of Freedom Foods will become the cornerstore of the company’s dairy push, with $70 million earmarked for investment at the site during the next 12 months. The company is planning to boost its milk throughput on the...

Geoff Adams

Attention to detail brings rewards again

KEEP A watchful eye and do everything well, including the little things. That’s Craig Stephens’ ‘secret’ to keeping his herd bulk milk cell count low. His herd’s average BMCC of 77 000 has placed him in the best five per cent of Australian...

Stephen Cooke

Gallery: Strong showing at Dairy Week

Competitors from the Murray region were out in force at International Dairy Week in Tatura from January 21 to 25. With competitors participating in all levels of competition, from youth to senior shows, there was plenty of success enjoyed by the...

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Make the most of Spring

HEADING INTO spring, it is crucial that we maximise pasture growth to ensure that we are able to produce and conserve as much high-quality forage as possible. Setting paddock rotations to maximise pasture quality Through most of winter, pasture...

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Day showcases innovation

AN INNOVATION Day has showcased the latest developments in agriculture across all commodities and provided hands-on workshops about how to implement these new ideas on-farm. About 120 people, including farmers and service providers, attended the day...

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Applying farm philosophy to bigger dairy picture

AS A WestVic Dairy director, Matt Glennen is keen to ensure industry money is well spent —and he applies the same philosophy to his farm. At 30, Mr Glennen is investing in a long-term future in dairy. His farm at Dixie has a full range of...

Rick Bayne

Producers take seats on DA board

DAIRY AUSTRALIA members have elected a new director from western Victoria to their board. Tania Luckin has been elected for the ﬁrst time and will ﬁll one of the two milk producer vacancies. Mrs Luckin has been farming for 20 years in Australi...

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Putting pain into words

TRAGOWEL DAIRY farmer Catherine Shepard is well aware of the pain the dairy industry is going through — it is what prompted her to put pen to paper and write her poem The Dairy Farmer’s Eyes. She said it was the mental anguish and suffering she...

Simone Dunne

Niche market has potential

COULD DAIRY beef become the next market? Agriculture Victoria dairy development specialist Sarah Chaplin thinks so. Dr Chaplin joined a tour to the United States, organised by Dairy Australia and Meat & Livestock Australia, to investigate the...

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Fonterra posts $196m loss

FONTERRA HAS posted a $196 million loss for 2018, the first in the co-op’s 17-year history. The 2018 annual results announced today make grim reading for farmer shareholders; normalised EBIT was $902 million, down 22 per cent, gearing ratio was up...

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November reminders

Pasture management Pasture intake per cow depends on having high quality pasture and enough pasture available/ha. This is challenging through the seed-head phase on rye-grass but achievable with rotation management. Monitoring is paramount to know...

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Kirin looks to sell Lion Dairy

JAPANESE BEVERAGE giant Kirin Holdings said it has started a strategic review of its Lion-Dairy and Drinks unit, looking at a possible sale among its options. Lion-Dairy and Drinks owns the Masters and Yoplait brands, among other dairy and beverage...

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Farmers form new dairy co-op

Australia’s latest dairy co-op — Eureka Dairy — has been approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer commission and is looking for suppliers. ACCC approval gives it the legal governance required to operate. Interim director, Steve...

Sophie Baldwin

Still at the top of his game

BERNIE MCMANUS has no plans to retire from dairy farming in the near future, despite his advancing age. The spritely 71-year-old still gets up every day to milk his 130-cow dairy herd at Bamawm with his wife Carol. He has also just signed a new...

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Major milk research looking deeper

A FIVE year, $11 million research project in New Zealand will investigate milk properties of different animals in a bid to produce new high value milk products. Led by Professor Warren McNabb, of New Zealand’s Riddet Institute, the project will...

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