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Learning from crisis

January 6, 2019

When Australia’s largest dairy processor and farmer co-operative Murray Goulburn announced in April 2016 that it was slashing the farmgate...

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Dairy’s watershed year

December 6, 2018

It has been a big year for the dairy industry and ADF – sometimes difficult, but often rewarding. I want...

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Drought policy priority

November 1, 2018

This season on my farm we are paying $470 a tonne for grain. Last year we paid around $280/t but...

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Retailers must do the right thing by dairy farmers

October 8, 2018

For nearly a decade, dairy farmers have been wearing the pain caused by discounted products, whether it’s $1 per litre...

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Time for young dairy representatives to step forward

September 13, 2018

I was in Canberra last month and witnessed first-hand the political turmoil that rocked the federal Government and which ultimately...

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Dairy Code of Practice must address key concerns

August 2, 2018

Farmers want protection. They want to know that if they have a contract dispute with their processor, there is a...

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United we stand, divided we fall

July 4, 2018

It’s not news to say that the Australian dairy industry is highly fractured. Divisions exist all along the supply chain,...

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A conversation we need to have

July 1, 2018

Farmers are admired for the way they reach out and help neighbours and friends in time of need. However, they...

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