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Farmers win solar battle

DAIRY FARMERS near Camperdown have claimed victory after Victoria’s planning tribunal rejected a $150 million solar farm. Three neighbouring dairy farmers were among the objectors who feared the Bookaar solar farm could be a flood and fire risk...

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Objectors lose

Disappointment was the main reaction of dairy farmers objecting the approval of three solar farms in northern Victoria, despite new guidelines not yet being implemented into the planning scheme. Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved three...

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MG has $265m in funds

THE FINANCIAL shell of fallen dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn is sitting on $265 million in equity, but it is still unclear how much investors will see once the company is wound up. The group, which exists to fulfil financial reporting...

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Infant milk pushes up A2 result

CEO JAYNE Hrdlicka said the business results were driven by strong performance across their portfolio. “The continued growth of our infant nutrition products was a strong contributor to the results with sales totalling $1.1 billion for the year...

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Farming smarter reaps rewards for SA farm

PRODUCING 2.1 million litres of milk with an annual rainfall of 350 mm has meant Gary and Ros Zweck and their son Justin have had to farm smarter. Their system is based around a TMR and a feed pad which can challenge controlling cell counts and...

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Dairy gets heart health approval

DAIRY AUSTRALIA has welcomed new advice from the Heart Foundation which says regular fat milk, yoghurt and cheese are healthy options for Australians. The updated advice means the Heart Foundation has removed its previous restriction on regular fat...

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Colliding views on inquiry focus

FARMERS NEED to ask trespassers if they are animal rights activists. That was the facetious view of Andy Meddick MLC, a member of the panel committee conducting a public inquiry into the impact of animal rights activism on Victorian agriculture. Mr...

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Farmers urge united front to save industry

DAVID JANKE wants the dairy industry — suppliers, processors and supermarkets to forget the last eight years and move forward — as a united front, starting with a base milk price of $1.50/litre for all milk sold into the fresh milk market. He is...

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Nominees for DA election

DAIRY AUSTRALIA has announced the three board nominees standing for election at the 2019 AGM to be held in November. Josephine Rozman is standing for the finance and governance position, Jeff Odgers has been nominated for the milk producer position...

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Dairy plan group named

FORMER UDV president Adam Jenkins and Blighty dairy farmer Malcolm Holm headline the members of a dairy industry task force, which will advise on options to reform the industry’s organisational structures. The eight-person panel was announced on...

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National milk production slows

AUSTRALIAN MILK production for the 2018–19 season has reduced by 5.7 per cent to 8.8 billion litres, down from 9.3 billion litres the previous year. The number is a revision upward of Dairy Australia’s previous estimate of 8.45 billion litres...

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New nominee for Dairy Australia board position

Dairy Australia has announced an additional board nominee will stand for election at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, following the closure of nominations on August 30. Mark Neal, who is a trained agricultural economist and has worked in farm profitability analysis and farm systems economic modelling and design, is standing for election for the first time.

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Former UDV president and Blighty farmer join dairy plan task force

Former UDV president Adam Jenkins and Blighty dairy farmer Malcolm Holm headline the members of a dairy industry task force, which will advise on options to reform the industry’s organisational structures.

Rodney Woods
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Nestle Tongala to close

Nestlé today announced plans to close its Tongala factory meaning all 106 roles at the factory will be made redundant. The closure of the factory, which primarily produces tinned milk products, will be staged progressively throughout a period of up...

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Consumer focus for young farmers

MEMBERS OF Murray Dairy’s Young Dairy Network came from across the region — including Finley, Stanhope and Yarrawonga — to share a night off the farm and celebrate Christmas in July. The event, held at Katunga’s Monichino Wines on July 12...

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Home-grown milk in Kyabram

ASIDE FROM milking a cow yourself, there is not a glass of milk that comes fresher than the new-look GV Milk Distributors’ product. It has partnered with Kyvalley Dairy to bring the district milk and cream straight from local paddocks under the...

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Water shortage threatens Riverina

SOUTHERN RIVERINA farmers are facing another irrigation season of zero allocation, with major implications for the dairy industry. For Helen Clark and daughters Kristen and Donna, who milk 800 cows just outside Finley, the most recent zero...

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A2 profit up, but shares plunge

A2 Milk shares have dipped nearly 15 per cent after its 47 per cent rise in full-year profit disappointed traders who were expecting more. At 1051 AEST on Wednesday, August 21, the Kiwi company’s shares were down 14.4 per cent to an eight-week low...

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Nestle Tongala to close

Nestlé today announced plans to close its Tongala factory meaning all 106 roles at the factory will be made redundant. The closure of the factory, which primarily produces tinned milk products, will be staged progressively throughout a period of up...

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New nominee for Dairy Australia board position

Dairy Australia has announced an additional board nominee will stand for election at the 2019 Annual General Meeting, following the closure of nominations on August 30. Mark Neal, who is a trained agricultural economist and has worked in farm profitability analysis and farm systems economic modelling and design, is standing for election for the first time.

Rodney Woods
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National milk production slows

AUSTRALIAN MILK production for the 2018–19 season has reduced by 5.7 per cent to 8.8 billion litres, down from 9.3 billion litres the previous year. The number is a revision upward of Dairy Australia’s previous estimate of 8.45 billion litres...

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Former UDV president and Blighty farmer join dairy plan task force

Former UDV president Adam Jenkins and Blighty dairy farmer Malcolm Holm headline the members of a dairy industry task force, which will advise on options to reform the industry’s organisational structures.

Rodney Woods