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Fonterra’s Aussie suppliers well paid – report
FONTERRA SUPPLIERS in Australia were among the highest paid last season, according to an independent report.
Aussie/China FTA welcomed
AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL farmer lobby has welcomed the free trade deal with China – but not everyone is happy.
A2 baby formula sales boom in Oz
THE A2 MILK Company (a2MC) believes a lot of its new a2Platinum infant formula could be finding its way from Australia into China on the ‘grey market’ – though regulation changes have hampered its launch of the product there.
FTA good for Aussies and for us – Groser
ANYTHING GOOD for Australia is in the long run good for New Zealand. That’s the reaction of Trade Minister Tim Groser to the news that Australia has signed a free trade agreement with China, and to speculation that their FTA with China is better than NZ’s, especially regarding dairy products.
Editorial - Good to see neighbour succeed
IT IS great to see Trade Minister Tim Groser and DCANZ executive director Kimberly Crewther taking a positive stance on the news that Australia and China have signed a free trade agreement.
Rita Angus painting kept in country
THE AUSSIES blocked our apple exports for 90 years, but they were keen to get their hands on The Apple Pickers – at least a noteworthy 1940s painting by the famous New Zealand artist Rita Angus.
Aussies claim world-first worm vaccine
THE WORLD’S first sheep worm vaccine has been released in Australia.
Barbervax protects against barber’s pole (Haemonchus contortus) giving farmers and vets a drench alternative that will limit drench resistance, says Australia’s Sheep Collaborative Research Center (Sheep CRC).
Kiwi effluent solution for Oz farmer
AN AUSTRALIAN first – an above-ground effluent storage tank – is fixing problems for a Tasmanian farmer and is an aid to major research into methane gas emissions.
Robot brings flexibility, insights
MANY DAIRY farmers in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, are caught in the same position as Trevor Mills a year ago. He was grappling with issues of farm scale on his 180-cow unit, trying to balance a need to increase the flexibility of his time against the economic realities of volatile milk returns and labour costs.
No EID for Aussie sheep
AUSTRALIAN FARMERS will not have imposed on them a national electronic ID system for identifying sheep and goats.
