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Celebrating whats best in dairy

THE 2018 Great South West Dairy Awards celebrated the achievements and commitment of the local dairy industry at a gala night on Wednesday, July 11 at the City Memorial Bowls Club in Warrnambool. This year for the first time the awards celebrated...

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Founder back in top job

The founder of Bubs Australia is returning as chief executive after the baby food maker’s current head said he would step down next month.

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Fonterra helps feed needy

Dairy processor Fonterra has delivered 2.5million kilograms of dairy products to charity.

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A festival of fodder

The Australian Fodder Industry Association has teamed up with Murray Dairy to provide a demonstration and interactive field day, called the AFIA Fodder Festival. The day will be a mix of paddock demonstrations and presentations at the Elmore Field...

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Winter champions crowned

THE FIFTH annual National Herd Development Winter Fair has come and gone, with four-year-old Cairnsdale Sid Anastasia, owned by the Gardiner family from Five Ways in Cardinia, crowned Supreme Senior Champion. Despite tough times in the industry...

Sophie Baldwin
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Turning dreams into reality

FIVE YEARS ago Dean and Sarah Kendrick took a huge leap of faith and bought a dairy farm. Not a strange thing to do really, except Mr Kendrick was a builder in Melbourne and his farming experience was limited to some time spent on his...

Sophie Baldwin
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Farming is family’s blood

COLIN AND Karen Gamble are proud of the fact their two children, Chris and Ashleigh, want to take over the family farm. They just worry what about what sort of future awaits this next generation. The rising cost of production, water availability and...

Sophie Baldwin
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Focusing on what matters

IF THERE’S one program that sums up what our dairy industry is about, it’s Focus Farms. The three new Focus Farms that are just starting in Gippsland will see ideas discussed, preconceptions challenged and significant changes made to the farm...

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Dairy code war goes on

The dairy industry’s internal debate about a potential mandatory code of conduct continues to drag on, with Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud declaring he is sick of the delays.

Alana Christensen
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Dairy levy floated

Support is growing for a temporary 10¢/litre levy on milk to support drought-affected dairy farmers, as a groundswell of community support for the measure has forced politicians and supermarkets to consider the idea.

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Farmers unite to form co-operative

UNITED WE Stand farmers are in the process of legally forming their own co-operative after receiving overwhelming support from the dairying community. The group has formally elected a committee, which includes chair Marshall Jacobs (Rochester)...

Sophie Baldwin
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Bega sweetens its holdings

Bega Cheese has added a smidgen of honey to its Vegemite, confirming the purchase of a stake in Capilano Honey and raising the prospect of a bidding war for the ASX-listed honey firm.

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Dairy hit by rising costs

Dairy farmers continue to do it tough as dry conditions and rising feed prices have seen average profit across Victoria fall to the fifth lowest level in 12 years.

Alana Christensen
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Celebrating the regions best

AS I look out the window the sun is beaming through and, while it is not warm by any measure, it has a way of making you feel that bit brighter about the day ahead. The Great South West Dairy Awards Gala Night was held in mid-July and it was...

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Gerry’s dairy for sale

ADMINISTRATORS FOR Coomboona Holdings are putting up the big Undera dairy business for sale. The company was placed in voluntary administration in March. The dairy business gained significant coverage when Harvey Norman founder and executive...

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Industry split on code

FONTERRA AUSTRALIA and Saputo Dairy Australia have different views on whether a voluntary or mandatory code of conduct is the best way forward for the dairy industry. Fonterra’s managing director René Dedoncker has called for patience when it...

Rodney Woods
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Genetics Australia sells farm

GENETICS AUSTRALIA has sold its 125-hectare property at Parwan Park South near Bacchus Marsh for $14.65 million to a property developer. The property was purchased by GA in 1986 and has been used as a quarantine facility for bulls prior to their...

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Tom puts cows on notice

ROCHESTER DAIRY farmer Tom Acocks reckons his cows need to start giving him more milk now that they’re eating award-winning hay. In his first year entering the Feed Central National Hay Quality competition, Tom’s Lucerne crop won the state and...

Rick Bayne

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Moama woman missing

POLICE are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Moama woman Jasmine Armstrong. The 18-year-old was last seen at a Northcote address about 7pm on Tuesday, 21 August. Police have concerns for her welfare as her disappearance is out...

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Father killed in bike accident

POLICE are investigating the death of a man killed in a motorbike accident at a Bunnaloo property on Sunday.

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Woman dies in two-car collision at Wyuna

Emergency services are on their way to a two-vehicle accident in Wyuna. The accident is believed to be serious and occurred on the corner of Trevaskis and Hawdon roads about 3.10pm. Police have not confirmed if it is a fatal. More to come

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Man dies after motorcycle crash at Bunnaloo

Police are investigating after a man was found deceased on a property in the state’s south overnight. About 7pm yesterday, a 39-year-old man was located deceased under a motorbike on a private property on Nolan Road, Bunnaloo. Despite...

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