Victorian dairy farmers unite in fight for better milk price
A group of Victorian dairy farmers is trying to reclaim bargaining power in a fight for a better milk price by offering processors a collective pool of milk.
Farmers failing to report suspect livestock trades: MPI
Farmers are failing to report livestock trades where the Mycoplasma bovis is suspected, the Ministry for Primary Industries says.
Insight: The blight of Mycoplasma bovis
The government has entered the fight against Mycoplasma bovis all guns blazing with a promise to spend almost one billion dollars trying to eradicate the cattle disease. Whether it will succeed remains uncertain.
Opening milk price: Colac’s Bulla Dairy Foods announces increase
COLAC cream and ice-cream manufacturer Bulla Dairy Foods has increased its opening price, throwing down a challenge to competitors.
New Zealand
Farmers failing to report suspect livestock trades: MPI
Insight: The blight of Mycoplasma bovis
Business uncertainty shared by agriculture community: ANZ
Regulator says Fonterra’s asset beta for calculating milk price ‘not practically feasible’
Winston Peters says ‘heads should roll’ at Fonterra over its loss on China’s Beingmate, says the buck stops at the top
United States
Milk may need a makeover: Alternatives to dairy are increasingly winning over consumers
Canada
Canadian dairy giant to purchase St.Mary’s company
Trump made US dairy access to Canada a big issue, but NAFTA 2.0 may bring only ‘marginal’ concessions from Ottawa
Schumer calls for better deal for farmers SENATOR: Canada’s dairy pricing policies should be a priority for U.S.
Dairy not sounding like deal breaker
Canadian farmers deny U.S. dumping allegations on dairy
