Displaying items by tag: Australia
Saputo pays $1.9b for Dairy Crest
Canadian dairy giant Saputo is continuing its global buying spree, stitching up a deal to buy the listed UK company Dairy Crest.
Oz farmers plead to end sale of $1/L fresh milk
Australian dairy farmers are pleading for supermarket chains Coles and Aldi to join Woolworths in ending the sale of fresh milk for just $1/litre.
ACCC green light for PGG Wrightson Seeds sale
Australia’s competition regulator has given its green light for Danish company, DLF Seeds’ proposed acquisition of PGG Wrightson Seeds.
Australian Lamb campaign targets Kiwis
Australia has launched its Australian Lamb summer campaign and the target is New Zealand.
OZ/NZ share many common problems
New Zealand and Australia share many problems in common in their dairy industries, says Professor Yani Garcia from Sydney University.
Dwarf breeds impress
Good things often come in smaller packages and it may soon be true for dairy farmers.
Dealing with climate change
New Zealand is heading towards much warmer summers by the end of the century, along with more extremes in terms of heatwaves and short deluges.
Ethics matter most at Oz creamery
Innovative Western Australian dairy farmers Mat and Sue Daubney have added another feather to their cap.
Milk levy plan turns sour
Moves by an Australian supermarket chain to introduce a milk levy to help drought-stricken farmers has backfired.
Fake milk in Aussie
A new audit of plant-based milk alternatives in Australia shows the category has grown by 58% in several products in two years, but health professionals are alerting Australians that not all ‘mylks’ are nutritionally equal.
