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Could Australia soon be importing milk from New Zealand?
Yes, say some beleaguered Australian dairy farmers; they recently warned a Senate inquiry this could be the outcome of the crisis enveloping their dairy industry.
Voluntary group Farmer Power has joined calls for a A50 cent/L levy on milk to help farmers struggling against the pricing policies of big supermarkets and the clawback schemes of Murray Goulburn and Fonterra.
Farmer Power argues that raising the supermarket price of 1L of milk from $A1 to $A1.50 would return it to 1980s levels.
Fonterra has increased its 2024/25 forecast Farmgate Milk Price from $10/kgMS to $10.15/kgMS.
It took a stint at university to remind Otago dairy farmer Megan Morrison that being stuck in a classroom was not for her.
Farmer lobby group Federated Farmers has announced it is supporting a new Member’s Bill which it says could bring clarity to New Zealand farmers and save millions in legal costs.
DairyNZ has announced the date for its upcoming Milksolids Levy vote.
Federated Farmers says climate protest group Greenpeace is manufacturing outrage and attempting to scare New Zealanders with headlines that have no basis in science.
New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) says it is supporting importer Goodfood Group in its decision to recall Food Snob and Mon Ami brand French Brie and Camembert cheeses.
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