Why cows lose their bearings
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View ArticleIs milk the new energy drink?
Falling milk prices, and a drop in global demand, times are certainly tough at the moment for dairy farmers.
View ArticleRobots run the dairy
Queensland's first robotic dairy is now up and running on the Atherton Tableland in the far north of the state.
View ArticleDeregulation links to milk price drops: research
If you're a dairy farmer, what do you think is the main reason why your farmgate milk price has dropped? As part of a submission to a Senate inquiry looking at dairy prices in Australia, a former...
View ArticleDairy innovation money for live exports
The head of Australia's dairy innovation, research and development body welcomes a million dollar Budget boost to support Australia's live animal export industry.
View ArticleSenate inquiry recommends more oversight of prices for farmers
A Senate committee has found that a lack of competition between retailers is bringing down the milk price for dairy farmers.
View ArticleNSW Dairy finalist in national Landcare awards
A highly efficient dairy in the Illawarra is the NSW Primary producer winner in the Landcare awards. 10 years ago, when other dairies were small selling up during deregulation, the Clover Hill Dairy...
View ArticleJamberoo dairy - providing clean milk and water
The owners of a highly efficient dairy in the Illawarra are the primary producer winner in the NSW Landcare awards and finalists in the national competition.
View ArticleConcern about loss of livestock biodiversity
A leading science writer says Australia needs to halt the decline in biodiversity.
View ArticleAustralian aid program in Pakistan
More than 1600 people have been killed and there are fears that waterbourne diseases could drastically raise that figure in the coming months.
View ArticleCow shortage restricting dairy industry growth
Cows are in short supply nationwide, and that's restricting the growth of the Australian dairy industry, according to the latest industry outlook survey.
View ArticleDairy farmers deny they're wasting Murray-Darling water
The dairy industry is backing its future in the Murry-Darling Basin despite growing questions over its water use.
View ArticleSouth Australians lobby in Canberra over Basin Plan
Lobbying over the Murray-Darling Basin Plan continues, with a group of South Australian farmers and fishers in Canberra today to tell the Federal Government that water entitlements must be reduced to...
View ArticleTreasure Trove: Unlocking Canberra's rural past
Canberra's history of farming is being unlocked through artefacts from the Duntroon Dairy.
View ArticleDairy demand strong for medium term, with help from China
Dairy producers will welcome continuing strong demand and firm prices for their products in 2011-12.
View ArticleFarmers tell Senate inquiry that supermarket milk prices are unsustainable
Farm lobby group Australian Dairy Farmers has told a Senate inquiry that some producers will be paid less for their milk from later this month, as a result of supermarket discounts.
View ArticleFeast at Duntroon Dairy: Canberra's oldest food centre
In the 1830s milk production in the Canberra region was centuries ahead of its time
View ArticleDairy company says supermarket price war will cut returns to farmers
Dairy processor National Foods says its farmers will be paid less for their milk if Coles and Woolworths continue to sell generic brands for $1 a litre.
View ArticleColes defends its milk pricing, in submission to inquiry
Coles has told a Senate inquiry that its milk price reductions shouldn't have any effect on prices paid to dairy farmers.
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