A fall in the farm gate price of milk and the pain felt by dairy farmers as a result, has many pointing the finger at supermarkets for discounting the price in the so-called “milk wars.”
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Nestlé collaborates with DBV on diagnostic tool for cow’s milk protein allergy
The collaboration is aimed at developing and bringing to market DBV’s innovative patch-test tool for the diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in infants.
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‘Cold-pressed raw milk’ to be sold in NSW
Sydney company Made by Cow will this week start selling unpasteurised milk that has undergone a high water pressure treatment to kill harmful bacteria within it.
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Dairy avoidance reaching dangerous levels, especially for women
A study has found for the first time that one in six adult Australians are choosing to avoid milk and dairy foods, the majority without a medical diagnosis.
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Greens say milk floor price is an option
Greens leader Richard Di Natale has taken aim at Coles and Woolworths for selling milk for $1 a litre and indicated he may support a milk floor price.
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Murray Goulburn saga has roots in deregulation
The history of Murray Goulburn and its farmer suppliers shows how a close relationship of trust has developed and been broken with the collapse of the farmgate milk price.
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Barnaby Joyce delivers half billion in assistance to dairy farmers
The Federal Government has announced a half-billion-dollar assistance package including concessional loans to dairy farmers dealing with the collapse of farmgate milk price
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Dairy farmers are being ‘milked dry’, but let’s remember the real cost of milk
Australian dairy farmers are facing a crisis. But this is only half the problem. The true cost of dairy is also paid by dairy cows and the environment.
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China’s demand for Australian dairy to keep growing
China’s demand for Australian milk and other products like bottled milk will continue to grow as its middle class grows, according to a high ranking Chinese banker.
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Gerry Harvey dismisses proposed milk levy
Retailer Gerry Harvey has dismissed proposals to impose a consumer levy on milk as a way to help struggling dairy farmers and said the price should be left up to market forces.
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Warrnambool Cheese & Butter picks up multiple dairy awards
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter’s Warrnambool Heritage and Mil Lel brands have won five gold medals in the Australian Dairy Product Awards 2016.
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Murray Goulburn and Fonterra are playing chicken with dairy farmers
Even though both cooperatives are shifting responsibility to each other for the fall in milk prices, which is pushing dairy farmers to the brink, they are both at fault for their race to the bottom.
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Victorian farmers welcome Coles milk fund after prices were slashed by Murray Goulburn
The Coles supermarket chain is launching a consumer-driven milk fund to help Victorian and NSW dairy farmers affected by a sudden drop in milk payments.
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Freedom Foods launches Australian UHT milk range in Vietnam
Freedom Foods and partner International Dairy Products have launched the Love’in Farm UHT milk range in Vietnam.
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Barnaby Joyce to urge higher milk prices
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has said he will urge retailers and dairy processors to increase what they pay dairy farmers for milk.
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Milk price cuts reflect the reality of sweeping changes in global dairy market
A perfect storm has emerged across the major dairy producing nations which will result in a long term significant reset of dairy economics across the globe.
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Fonterra axes 30 jobs from Hamilton Canpac plant
There is sadness among workers as Fonterra cuts 30 jobs from its Hamilton packaging facility Canpac.
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Fonterra follows Murray Goulburn lead and slashes milk prices
Australian dairy farmers received another blow yesterday as dairy processor Fonterra cut the price it pays suppliers by more than 10 per cent.
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Two Murray Goulburn directors quit in two days
Dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn said on Wednesday that Special Director, Kiera Grant has resigned from its board.
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Murray Goulburn meets dairy farmers to explain milk price cuts
Dairy processor Murray Goulburn management yesterday met with dairy farmers for the first time since its decision to cut the price it pays suppliers.
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