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Farmers win solar battle

DAIRY FARMERS near Camperdown have claimed victory after Victoria’s planning tribunal rejected a $150 million solar farm. Three neighbouring dairy farmers were among the objectors who feared the Bookaar solar farm could be a flood and fire risk...

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Objectors lose

Disappointment was the main reaction of dairy farmers objecting the approval of three solar farms in northern Victoria, despite new guidelines not yet being implemented into the planning scheme. Planning Minister Richard Wynne approved three...

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MG has $265m in funds

THE FINANCIAL shell of fallen dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn is sitting on $265 million in equity, but it is still unclear how much investors will see once the company is wound up. The group, which exists to fulfil financial reporting...

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Infant milk pushes up A2 result

CEO JAYNE Hrdlicka said the business results were driven by strong performance across their portfolio. “The continued growth of our infant nutrition products was a strong contributor to the results with sales totalling $1.1 billion for the year...

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Farming smarter reaps rewards for SA farm

PRODUCING 2.1 million litres of milk with an annual rainfall of 350 mm has meant Gary and Ros Zweck and their son Justin have had to farm smarter. Their system is based around a TMR and a feed pad which can challenge controlling cell counts and...

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Farm profits fall to 13-year low in Victoria’s northern dairy region

Farm profits in Victoria’s northern dairy region fell to record lows in 2018-19, as dry conditions and high input costs continued to plague farmers.

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Dairy gets heart health approval

DAIRY AUSTRALIA has welcomed new advice from the Heart Foundation which says regular fat milk, yoghurt and cheese are healthy options for Australians. The updated advice means the Heart Foundation has removed its previous restriction on regular fat...

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Colliding views on inquiry focus

FARMERS NEED to ask trespassers if they are animal rights activists. That was the facetious view of Andy Meddick MLC, a member of the panel committee conducting a public inquiry into the impact of animal rights activism on Victorian agriculture. Mr...

Jeanette Severs
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Coomboona farm hosts major waste reduction project

A Coomboona farm will play a major role in developing a new way of cutting down on agricultural waste.

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Farmers urge united front to save industry

DAVID JANKE wants the dairy industry — suppliers, processors and supermarkets to forget the last eight years and move forward — as a united front, starting with a base milk price of $1.50/litre for all milk sold into the fresh milk market. He is...

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Nominees for DA election

DAIRY AUSTRALIA has announced the three board nominees standing for election at the 2019 AGM to be held in November. Josephine Rozman is standing for the finance and governance position, Jeff Odgers has been nominated for the milk producer position...

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Dairy plan group named

FORMER UDV president Adam Jenkins and Blighty dairy farmer Malcolm Holm headline the members of a dairy industry task force, which will advise on options to reform the industry’s organisational structures. The eight-person panel was announced on...

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National milk production slows

AUSTRALIAN MILK production for the 2018–19 season has reduced by 5.7 per cent to 8.8 billion litres, down from 9.3 billion litres the previous year. The number is a revision upward of Dairy Australia’s previous estimate of 8.45 billion litres...

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No more milking after 110 years

Every single day for 110 years, a member of the Lostroh family has been up with the sun milking cows.

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Make sure cows don’t lose too much weight, says Agriculture Victoria

Story by: Dr Sarah Chaplin, Agriculture Victoria development specialist

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Calivil farmer’s bull tops ranking

Calivil’s Craig Lister is on cloud nine after one of his bulls topped the ABV’s national best Holstein bull rankings.

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Bega profit down 59% amid milk supply woes

Full-year profit at Bega Cheese has more than halved amid a tough milk market and higher finance and depreciation costs.

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Nestle Tongala to close

Nestlé today announced plans to close its Tongala factory meaning all 106 roles at the factory will be made redundant. The closure of the factory, which primarily produces tinned milk products, will be staged progressively throughout a period of up...

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120 native birds found dead near Violet Town

Authorities are investigating the suspected poisoning of 120 protected native birds, including 76 wedge-tailed eagles, after they were discovered on a property near Violet Town.

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1000 people rally in Tocumwal to fix basin plan

Voices for change and supportive applause is echoing across Tocumwal, as at least 1000 people rally to ‘Fix the Basin Plan’. Farmers and community members from across the district have flooded the Tocumwal Foreshore, many travelling for hours to...

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Basin rally at Tocumwal

A protest rally against the Murray-Darling Basin Plan will be held in Tocumwal tomorrow (September 5). The rally will be held at the Tocumwal foreshore from 11am. A number of politicians were invited, with Victorian State Member for Shepparton...

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