Displaying items by tag: Australia
No major dent in global milk supply
Dairy Australia's next 'Situation and Outlook' report will be released on June 1, as a challenging season for many farmers approaches its end.
Milk price cuts hit Oz suppliers
The low milk price is starting to bite Australian farmers.
Fonterra drops Oz milk price, offers support loan
Fonterra has revised its Australia farmgate milk price; from A$5.60/kgMS to A$5.00/kgMS for the current season.
Australians move towards 15% induction limit
The Australian Dairy Industry Council is targeting a 2016 limit for routine calving induction of 15% of cows per herd.
Milking vodka from sheep
Fancy a vodka? Ever thought of looking over the fence for your quaff?
Practical tools to prevent lameness
Lameness is estimated to cost Australian farmers at least A$250 for each cow that develops the problem and can greatly reduce cow comfort and longevity.
Infant formula the Oz standout star
Infant formula and nutritional products are the flavour of the month for Australian dairy processors.
Politics out, in with calving and cows
Moving from the corridors of powers in Australia to the hill country of northern Waikato can be daunting for anyone.
WA farmers bucking trend
West Australian milk production is booming on the back of its higher farm milk price of more than A$7/kgMS.
Is that a market recovery looming?
Recent guidance suggesting farmgate milk prices will remain around A$5.60kg/MS in southern export regions have confirmed what many farmers had quietly suspected.
