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Topics: wool, beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, dairy-production, food-processing, sheep-production, sydney-2000
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More than 600 farmers applied for money that came out of a controversial milk deal between the Victorian Farmers Federation and Coles supermarket. VFF president David Jochinke says the lobby group has entered discussions with Woolworths. Read More
Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, dairy-production, food-and-beverage, colac-3250
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Sixty dairy farmers have reaped the financial benefits of a controversial milk deal between Victoria's peak farm lobby group and supermarket giant Coles.
Topics: dairy-production, agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, food-and-beverage, colac-3250
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Bega Cheese shares reach a 52-week low of $4.14 as investors continue to offload shares in the dairy processor.
Topics: dairy-production, bega-2550
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Topics: dairy-production, bega-2550
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| UpdatedQueensland dairy farmers are being warned to protect themselves against possible incursions of Bovine Johnes disease as southern producers sell up their herds.
Topics: rural, state-parliament, beef-cattle, quarantine, veterinary-medicine, dairy-production, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedAnimal welfare expert says animals experience pleasure and fear, and deserve an enriched life of positive experiences.
Topics: agricultural-prices, wool, food-processing, beef-cattle, vegetables, dairy-production, sheep-production, rural-youth, sydney-2000
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Darling Downs coal miners and farmers picket outside Queensland Parliament in Brisbane to protest against a water bill they say will threaten hundreds of jobs.
Topics: state-parliament, coal, mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, agribusiness, dairy-production, beef-cattle, brisbane-4000, toowoomba-4350
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Philip Tracy is re-elected as the chairman of Murray Goulburn, but says he will only hold the position until an appropriate replacement is found.
Topics: dairy-production, sale-3850
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Topics: dairy-production, sale-3850
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The glyphosate debate has divided Australian farmers, with livestock producers joining a sector of the grain industry in rallying against a bid to legalise the use of the herbicide on late-growth crops. Read More
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-crops, agricultural-chemicals, agricultural-marketing, grain, sheep-production, dairy-production, beef-cattle, birchip-3483
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The glyphosate debate has divided Australian farmers, with livestock producers joining a sector of the grain industry in rallying against a bid to legalise the use of the herbicide on late-growth crops.
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-crops, agricultural-chemicals, agricultural-marketing, grain, sheep-production, dairy-production, beef-cattle, birchip-3483
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| UpdatedThe ACCC begins Federal Court action, alleging Woolworths attempted to gain $60 million in payments from weaker grocery suppliers ahead of Christmas 2014.
Topics: food-processing, vegetables, consumer-protection, retail, dairy-production, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedPhilip Tracy told Murray Goulburn's annual meeting that he planned to retire from the company's board after it had hired a new managing director.
Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, dairy-production, food-processing, food-and-beverage, melbourne-3000, cobram-3644, koroit-3282, sale-3850
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Topics: dairy-production, tongala-3621
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Dairy farming families facing the hardships of the milk price crisis from Murray Goulburn AGM.
Topics: dairy-production, livestock, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, food-processing, food-and-beverage, company-news, shepparton-3630, melbourne-3000, tongala-3621
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The move to ship fresh Tasmanian milk to China is a welcome shift away from the state's reliance on commodity products, according to a dairy industry leader.
Topics: rural, dairy-production, agricultural-marketing, food-and-beverage, trade, tas, china, woolnorth-7330
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Topics: rural, agribusiness, dairy-production, trade, air-transport, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedDairy giant Murray Goulburn is lifting milk prices and extending its controversial claw back loan program from three to six years.
Topics: dairy-production, agricultural-prices, melbourne-3000, sale-3850, cobram-3644, koroit-3282
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Dairy processor Murray Goulburn is yet to face direct consequences over cuts to milk prices, but class actions and regulator inquiries loom.
Topics: dairy-production, business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, rural, sale-3850
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| UpdatedWest Australian Agriculture Minister Mark Lewis has met with the three dairy farmers in the state's south-west who do not have anywhere to send their milk after being dumped by processor Brownes.
Topics: dairy-production, agribusiness, forms-of-government, perth-6000
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| UpdatedFresh Tasmanian milk will be flown directly to China on weekly flights under a new export plan unveiled by VDL Farms.
Topics: dairy-production, rural, woolnorth-7330, tas
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| UpdatedA Senate inquiry into the Australian dairy industry will consider impact of processor cuts to farm gate milk price, $1 litre milk and unfair contracts.
Topics: dairy-production, federal-government, sale-3850
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| UpdatedAt least three WA cheese making businesses are told they may not get a milk supply from Brownes from next year, just weeks after the company blamed an oversupply of milk for its refusal to renew contracts with dairy farmers.
Topics: dairy-production, wa
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| UpdatedBega Cheese shares fall as company confirms troubles with exporting infant milk powder to Asia.
Topics: dairy-production, livestock, bega-2550, china, nsw, sydney-2000