Federal agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce has the hopes of rural Australia resting on his shoulders, with Victoria’s peak farmer organisation optimistic a positive working relationship can continue under the new Nationals leader.
The success of Fonterra’s organic business has prompted the Co-operative to introduce an independent organic milk price linked to market returns for organic products.
Rural accountants say dairy farmers will benefit from Dairy Australia’s new Standard Chart of Accounts with higher quality information for analysis leading to better informed decisions made on-farm.
Genetics Australia Co-Operative and the Irish company Alanya Animal Health Monitoring have announced that Genetics Australia will be the exclusive distributor for HerdInsights in Australia.
Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter is furious that Queensland will import milk for domestic supply for the third year in a row, saying it was no wonder we no longer had sufficient farmers to meet demand.
The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) is proud to announce that the State’s best online market place for buying and selling feed and fodder is now live.
The decision by national milk processor Lion Dairy and Drinks (LDD) to invest $40 million over the next three years towards upgrades at the Bentley plant in Perth has been applauded by WAFarmers Dairy Council.