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Kirin scraps Lion Dairy sale to China firm

Kirin Holdings Co has pulled the pin up on a deal that would have seen the Japanese company’s wholly-owned Australian dairy firm Lion Dairy & Drinks sold to a Chinese company. The announcement follows reports the Australian government could...

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Freedom Foods CEO resigns

Freedom Foods, which operates a dairy processing factory in Shepparton, has lost its chief executive officer, Rory Macleod.

Geoff Adams
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Milk prices met with optimism from local farmers

Opening farm gate milk prices have been met with some optimism by dairy farmers around the region, with many hoping for a good season after years of drought and high production costs. This was the first time the mandatory dairy code of conduct was...

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Dairy code could be thrown out by Senate committee

Doubt has been cast over the future of the mandatory dairy code, with a Senate committee saying unclear drafting could see the law disallowed.

Alana Christensen
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Breeding to future-proof the dairy industry

Gene editing and genomics are breeding tools that will help the dairy industry adapt and thrive, according to World Wide Sires and Select Sires director of global training Joel Mergler. Mr Mergler spoke in the 2020 Genetics Australia online...

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Littleproud slams Woolworths over 10 cent levy

Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has slammed Woolworths, labelling its decision to extend the 10 cent levy on its home-brand milk a “tokenistic gimick”. Woolworths made the announcement to extend the levy on two and three litre...

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Fonterra revises opening price to $6.40/kgMS

Fonterra Australia has revised its weighted average opening price to $6.40 per kgMS and forecast closing range to $6.40 - $6.70 per kgMS for the 2020/21 season. Fonterra Australia managing director René Dedoncker said that Fonterra had kept in line...

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Dairy co-operative goes into voluntary administration

Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia has gone into voluntary administration following increased pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. The dairy co-operative was taken over by Scott Andersen and Ivan Glavas of Worrells Solvency and Forensic...

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Saputo reveals opening milk price

Saputo has announced an opening milk price of $6.40 per kgMS for the southern milking region. Saputo has committed to to no price step-downs in any circumstances during the year. “Determining the outlook for milk prices for the 2020/21 milk year has...

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ACM gets $50,000 grant to support organic suppliers

Australian Consolidated Milk will use a Federal Government grant to help its organic suppliers better understand soil chemistry to enhance the quality and quantity of their fodder. The $50 000 grant, as part of the Smart Farms Small Grants...

Rodney Woods
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Fonterra Australia announce opening milk price

Fonterra Australia has announced its weighted average farmgate milk price for the 2020/2021 season of $6.06 per kgMS, with an estimated closing price range of $6.30 to $6.70 per kgMS. Fonterra Australia managing director René Dedoncker says that...

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Kicking goals on World Milk Day

It’s time to celebrate the global dairy industry, with the annual World Milk Day on Monday, June 1. This year, Dairy Australia has asked Australians to recognise why milk matters and to show appreciation to farmers, producers and communities who...

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Vala Holsteins hosts successful autumn sale

The two highest priced lots sold for $8000 to western Victoria’s Emu Banks Holsteins

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Victorian businessman wants a 40-cent levy to help dairy farmers

Victorian businessman John Dahlsen is calling for a supermarket levy supervised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission so dairy farmers get a greater slice of the returns on milk sold in supermarkets. Mr Dahlsen, who is a former...

Rodney Woods
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Girgarre and Kyabram dairy businesses take home gold

Kyabram and Girgarre dairy businesses have cleaned up in this year’s Dairy Industry Association of Australia dairy product competition. Despite the official awards ceremony being pushed back to October due to coronavirus restrictions, award...

Rodney Woods
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Ardmona dairy farmer announces resignation from Bega board

Bega Cheese director Jeff Odgers will step down from the role on June 30. Mr Odgers, who farms at Ardmona, made the decision after his son died in a farm accident in March. “Jeff has been a wonderful contributor to the success of Beg...

Rodney Woods
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Dairy code fact sheet for farmers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has published a fact sheet to assist farmers in understanding their rights and obligations under the Dairy Industry Code of Conduct. The Dairy Industry Code of Conduct came into effect on January 1...

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ADF responds to stories linking it to milk price levy

The stories were published in Stock and Land as well as other ACM papers and Farm Online

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Regional Victoria to move to step three

REGIONAL Victoria will move to Step Three of the Victorian Government’s COVID-19 roadmap from 11.59pm on Wednesday – but freedom is still not on the agenda until the end of November.

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COVID-19 restrictions loosen from next Sunday for regional Victoria

Gatherings of up to five people will be allowed in outdoor public places while single parents and people living alone will be able to nominate a friend or family member to visit them, as part of eased restrictions.

Charmayne Allison
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$23,128 party breach in Yarrawonga

A party in Yarrawonga on the weekend turned costly when local police intervened and issued 14 $1,652 fines totalling $23,128 for COVID infringements as police patrols beef up with a focus on a 24-hour response.

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NSW-Victoria border restrictions to be eased for border communities

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Wednesday that anything allowed under step three in regional Victoria will be allowed in border communities.

Brayden May