Dairy News
Milk is in strong demand at home and across export regions
Dairy producers remain positive with support from a stable domestic market and strong international demand for protein-rich products The outlook for dairy producers remained broadly
Norco boosts farm-gate milk price in broader commitment to the industry
Norco has announced a farm-gate price increase linked to milk quality and on-farm reporting as part of a strategy to strengthen resilience and sustainability Norco,
Global dairy commodity prices rise strongly from early 2025
Industry experts are contemplating whether dairy prices will rise further in the second half of 2025 or stumble under fragile demand Global dairy commodity prices
Norco marks 130 years with week long celebrations
Norco partners with local communities to mark a significant milestone by offering free milk for school students and burying a time capsule Norco, the oldest
Dairy farmers experts at keeping a lid on costs considered global leaders
While worldwide there is a structural uplift in dairy production costs local farmers continue to remain among the lowest-cost producers The cost of producing milk
Saputo gazumps Fonterra with opening milk price for season 2024-25
Hot on the heels of Fonterra advising their farmgate price range for season 2024-245 Saputo has increased the stakes with an opening milk price of
Fonterra announced farmgate milk price for season 2024-25
With a suggested farmgate price range from $7.25 to $8.75 per kgMS Fonterra is hinting at a mid-point of $8.00 per kgMS Fonterra Co-operative Group
Low gas output bred cows move to the front line of climate change fight
With methane playing a major role in climate change breeding less flatulent cows could significantly reduce rising emissions levels aggravating climate change A Curtin University
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Livestock and food production renderers set their first sustainability agenda
The rendering and used cooking oil recycling sector has launched the first industry-wide ARA Sustainability Framework, establishing a common plan to measure and strengthen performance across some of the most
The Nationals identify Visa slowdowns as putting regional job vacancies at risk of not being filled
Farmers and regional employers are warning they could be left without the workers they need for the peak summer harvest and tourism season unless the Federal Government urgently fixes delays
Water conference will highlight water security and supply at a local level
Water security for rural, regional, and remote communities will take centre stage at the 2026 Water Management Conference being hosted by Local Government NSW (LGNSW) in Ballina from 2 to
Water flows will be diverted for the environment even though the Murray-Darling Basin faces likely drier year ahead
With warmer, drier conditions forecast across much of the Murray–Darling Basin. Not all stakeholders will be onboard with the plan laid out by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) today
Coalition calls on the Federal Labor government to stop selling productive farmland for foreign-backed carbon projects
The Coalition is calling on Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Foreign Investment Review Board to reject the proposed foreign-backed acquisition of Victoria’s iconic Cobungra Station, warning Labor has already shown
AGCO snares net sales of US$2.61 billion for the second quarter of 2026
AGCO has managed solid second quarter net sales of US$2,609.7 million, representing a modest 1.0% decline when compared to the same time last year. But some analysts have pointed out