Herd data key to dry cow decisions for Gippsland dairy farmer
Gippsland dairy farmer Huw Evans slashed his expenditure on antibiotic dry cow therapy by 75 per cent while maintaining his low cell count by making informed decisions using herd test data.
New chapter for Dennington Factory – ProviCo Australia buys Fonterra’s Dennington site
Fonterra Australia and ProviCo Australia have signed a sale agreement for Fonterra’s Dennington manufacturing site. The sale will be complete by 22 April 2020.
Dennington milk factory sold
The Dennington dairy plant has found a buyer after Fonterra announced it would be sold in May last year.
Victorian producers lead the way at dairy awards
The best of the best Australian dairy and cheese products were announced at this year’s Australian Grand Dairy Awards, held in Melbourne on Thursday night.
North-east Victorian dairy farmers set their own course
In 2017, as dairy processor Murray Goulburn announced plans to sell the co-operative’s assets to Canadian-based Saputo Dairy Australia for $1.3 billion, a group of five dairy families from North East Victoria aimed to take their future into their own hands.
The face in the fire: Dairy farmer claims to have spotted the DEVIL lurking in bushfire clouds in Victoria
The devil’s face has appeared in an image of bushfire smoke in regional Victoria
Image was captured by the friend of Gippsland farmer Craig Calvert
It emerged from the fires which left one dead and 28 missing in East Gippsland
Australian Fresh Milk buys Victorian producer
Freedom Foods Group has announced Australian Fresh Milk Holdings (AFMH) will purchase the Torrumbarry Aggregation in Northern Victoria
Victorian dairy industry advocate calls for minister to step down
Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie should step down, according to a south-west dairy industry advocate.
Dennington Fonterra factory undergoes final milk powder production run
THE slow beating drum of Fonterra’s spray dryer at Dennington will sound for the last time tonight as workers wind down operations at the site.
Flooding rains, infant milk demand from China buoy South Gippsland dairy industry
While many dairy farmers in northern Victoria are downsizing and selling up due to drought and the cost of water, in South Gippsland they are investing in their businesses.
