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Australian dairy: does it matter if it’s sold to China?
Does Australian milk matter? We have to decide. It seems two of Australia’s milk processors, United Dairy Power and Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, are about to be sold to China. Firms backed by the...
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How an FTA with China will keep fresh milk on Aussie tables
If you live in the big Australian states there’s a real chance the milk on your Weeties has to be trucked across the Nullabor or over the Murray. Why? Because the local dairy farmers just can’t make a...
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The trouble with the MG and “Gary the Great” sideshow
Murray Goulburn’s colourful managing director, Gary Helou, is not universally loved and he’s become a bit of a target over the last year or so. Some dairy farmers are nervous about his proposed...
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Mastitis, antibiotics and milk
Why do we use antibiotics on our farm? Very simply, because despite everything we do to look after their well being, cows, just like people, sometimes fall ill and need antibiotics to get better. It’s...
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How our milk is tested for antibiotics
Yesterday, I explained why and how we use antibiotics to treat a cow who falls ill in the herd, together with what we do to make sure no antibiotics get in the milk that leaves the farm. In this post,...
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Fonterra’s Judith Swales explains Theo’s thoughts on Aussie dairy farmers
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings. Photo: Pat Scala, Sydney Morning Herald Fonterra is one of the world’s biggest dairy companies with a glittering history. A cooperative in New Zealand, Fonterra...
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Who deserves the cream of Australian dairy?
“When we have to go to four different stores or supermarkets and still can’t buy a single tin of what I need … start looking after Australian babies first before sending all of our stock overseas for a...
View ArticleCrushed nut juice
Sorry if that headline created a word picture you’d rather forget but it wasn’t mine. It’s the phrase used by a farmer describing almond “milk” that caught Twitter’s attention yesterday. “Crushed nut...
View ArticleThe truth about $6 cheese
I love a supermarket bargain as much as any mum trying to balance the family budget. But there’s one I won’t be buying and that’s a 1kg block of cheese for $6. Why? To explain, Zoe and I have made a...
View ArticleWhat the cold, cold heart of Coles reveals
The man who directs the face and voice of Coles must have become a little overconfident. In a breathtaking display of arrogance, Coles’ general manager of corporate affairs, Robert Hadler, addressed an...
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