Dairy set for a favourable season ahead with firm milk prices likely
Dairy farmers still hold onto the hope of four good seasons in a row as big processors set their offers in writing for coming season prices Dairy producers can look forward to another favourable season in 2023/24, with the sector set for its fourth consecutive profitable year, if predictions in the recently released Rabobank annual Australian […]
Ellinbank SmartFarm to become the first carbon neutral grazing dairy farm
Ellinbank SmartFarm run by AgVic is set to become the world’s first carbon neutral grazing based dairy farm with a tender now awarded To achieve the aim of being the world’s first carbon neutral grazing based dairy farm, a tender has been awarded to Gaia EnviroTech by the Victorian Government. Part of the tender is […]
Coles secures Saputo operations as sell down of facilities begins
It’s wait and see for production requirements and pricing trends as Saputo quits some of its sites The big news in dairy is Saputo’s sale to Coles of two milk processing facilities in Laverton Victoria and Erskine Park New South Wales. According to analysts such as the Rural Bank this retreat of larger processors results […]
Norco Dairy Co-op wins Champion category in Grand Dairy awards
Norco Pure Jersey Milk and Real Iced Chocolate have been awarded Champions in the Australian Grand Dairy Awards Norco, recognised as Australia’s largest and oldest dairy co-operative, is celebrating incredible recognition after taking home not one, but two distinguished awards at Dairy Australia’s, Grand Dairy Awards 2023. Norco has been acknowledged as ‘best of the […]
Dairy industry future down to people drinking more milk
A report into the future of the Dairy industry as low margins come to an end concludes more people need to drink milk The liquid ‘drinking’ milk market remains of key importance to the local dairy sector – with improved domestic retail pricing and opportunities for further export growth – according to a Just-released industry […]
Tommerup Dairy farm named in Farmer of the Year Awards
How 20 Jersey cows gave the Tommerup Dairy farming family inspiration to change the way a traditional milking farm was run Twenty Jersey Cows. That’s all it took for Kay and Dave Tommerup to take an enormous leap of faith and believe their farm in the Kerry Valley in Queensland’s Scenic Rim could stand alone […]
Norco partners with NFF for first ever farmer well being study
Norco and NFF want farmers to take part in a survey that takes about 5 minutes to complete and closes this Friday 17 Feb – link can be found here Norco is the oldest and largest 100% farmer-owned dairy co-operative and has partnered with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) to conduct this first-of-its-kind study into Australian […]
Norco dairy farmers receive top honours for milk quality
Norco dairy farmer members have figured highly in the Dairy Australia Milk Quality Awards In a continuation of their quality brand,Norco Co-operative is celebrating four of its dairy farmer members who have been recognised as some of the best quality milk producers in Australia at Dairy Australia’s Milk Quality Awards. The prestigious award celebrates the top 100 […]
Lactalign has won an innovation award for its ability to help prevent Mastitis
Lactalign has been installed for 6,099,040 million milkings to date and can be retrofitted to rotary, rapid exit and herringbone configurations Lactalign has won an Innovation Award as a device designed to counter the often-costly impact of uneven weight and vacuum distribution of a milking cluster. Mastitis is still the biggest disease cost on dairy […]
What to expect from dairy produce in 2023 according to Rural Bank research
Expected lower milk supply should see high prices sustained in the coming season, but the elevated cost of inputs could keep margins for farmers at the slim end Australian milk production is forecast to be 6 to 8% below average in the 2022-23 season. The dairy industry continues to contend with elevated input costs and […]