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Milking energy savings
14 Mar 10 | Milk producers across the north of the State are making big savings, and helping combat climate change, by taking a close look at their energy requirements and implementing a range of often very simple, yet very effective, measures to cut usage.
Big cheeses miss out on record offers
09 Mar 10 | THIS year's Bega Cheese Pro Am is far from being a formal international dairy summit, but in its 19th year has proved to be something of an unofficial talkfest, according to The Australian Financial Review.  | Australian Dairy Conference a ...Dairy lessons come with a dose ...
China woos Aussie dairy farmers at conference
04 Mar 10 | THE CHINESE market opportunities for Australian dairy products go well beyond milk powder and heifer imports: the giant dragon economy is crying out for dairy technology, farm know-how and experienced farm managers.
Dairy lessons come with a dose of entertainment
25 Feb 10 | PRICE volatility is the new world order, cow comfort the ultimate mantra and developing a resilient mindset is as crucial to staying in the milking game as the ability to grow pasture.
Australian Dairy Conference a one-stop shop
24 Feb 10 | From robotics to udder health, the 2010 Australian Dairy Conference, which kicks off today (WED) on the NSW South Coast has it all for the 21st Century milk producer.
Green acres of joy in the disaster zone
19 Feb 10 | THE key dairy producing area of Bega has returned to a brilliant shade of green in the wake of this week's amazing rainfall as much of the South Coast was declared a natural disaster area yesterday.  | Dairymen being milked to deathByrnes leaves Bega Cheese post
Dairy's cautious optimism
15 Feb 10 | Australian dairy farmers should be cautiously optimistic over the coming months as milk prices improve and for most irrigators, water allocations look the best they have for four years.   | Macksville’s bio boostDairymen being milked to death
11 Feb 10 | After 24 years working at Bega Cheese, Mick Byrnes has stepped down as chief executive officer due to health reasons.
Dairymen being milked to death
08 Feb 10 | A decade on from the deregulation of the $12 billion dairy industry, the removal of government-mandated farm gate prices and subsequent consolidation have failed to deliver many of the promised benefits for farmers, processors or consumers.
Macksville’s bio boost
31 Jan 10 | An overhaul of pasture management which broke away from relying on superphosphate to lift soil fertility has combined with a crossbreeding program to boost milk yields for Mid North Coast dairy farmers, Bev and Max Saul.
Gourmet grub gives cows something to ruminate on as drought continues
22 Jan 10 | ''I ENJOY growing grass. The fact that dairy cows can turn grass into liquid milk still blows my mind after 15 years. Those girls work so hard in that paddock,'' says farmer Vanessa Todd.   | Lachlan River flows but ...For sale: An ocean of green feed
Udderly fantastic way to stay in touch
19 Jan 10 | THE Australian dairy industry now has its own social media website, called Udderly Fantastic, a joint web-project managed between the Australian Dairy Industry Council and Dairy Australia, and designed to encourage farmers to participate in social media and networking.   | CommentsComments (3) | Whey of the future
18 Jan 10 | Health supplement distributor Probiotec has acquired all of the shares in the Australian Dairy Proteins joint venture it set up with Dairy Farmers.
Road to Copenhagen: Dairy co-op chases green dollar
01 Dec 09 | ONE of the world’s largest dairy companies is working on fixing its weakest link in pursuit of minimising waste across its whole supply chain – and consumers are in its sights.  | ETS debacle fails to dent ...Crucial votes on ETS bill will ... | SLIDESHOW: Around SA in seven days
Europe ends its dairy export subsidies
22 Nov 09 | In a major boost to Australian dairy farmers and dairy exports, the European Union has announced it will end its dairy export subsidies.
Vietnam flies in for Holstein haul
19 Nov 09 | A SHIPMENT of 20 Holstein bulls, including some of the leading genetics from big NSW dairy seedstock supplier, David Blanch at Gloucester, will fly to Vietnam later this month to help boost the Asian country’s fast-growing dairy industry.
Northern NSW dairy co-op powers ahead
17 Nov 09 | Lismore-based dairy co-operative Norco has weathered the global financial crisis to maintain milk prices in the mid 50s.
You'll be milked on the Harbour Bridge? Pull the other one
23 Oct 09 | THEY may look like ordinary farm paddock stock but on Sunday, these cows will become the first livestock to set hoof on the Sydney Harbour Bridge since the 1930s, when farmers paid tuppence to move their stock across the span.   | CommentsComments (7)
Cool heads on dairy cows
21 Oct 09 | With the hot weather already on our doorstep, dairy farmers are being reminded to take steps to keep their cows cool this summer. And it can be done for little or no cost.
Oasis in dairy storm
18 Oct 09 | MORE stable milk prices, combined with lower grain and fertiliser costs, has seen many northern NSW and southern Queensland dairy herds rebuilt to pre-drought levels, but processor signals and a lack of winter and spring rain are likely to keep production static.
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