Dairy Production

Gippsland dairy farmer Bruce Manintveld, 50, who died in severe storms on Tuesday afternoon, has been remembered as a generous man who shared his knowledge with younger farmers.

In Ukraine, formerly one of Europe's biggest dairy suppliers, 50 per cent of the industry is gone, 200,000 cows have been bombed, and farmers are very much on the front line.

Tasmania's Van Dairy will send about 10 per cent of its herd to slaughter after losing its milk supply contract with Fonterra this month.

A Mirboo North public meeting hears of a long wait for electricity to be restored after powerful winds felled gum forests, tore through steel sheds, and killed a man.  

Cheese lovers are aghast at claims some French soft cheeses are "under threat" from a lack of genetic diversity in cheese cultures. But it's a bit more complicated than that.

Thousands of donated hours, countless sausage sizzles and a donation to assuage a former scout's conscience over a stolen cheese wheel, have breathed new life into this historic South Australian butter factory.

State-owned energy provider Synergy is looking at setting up a wind farm south-east of Margaret River, and is reaching out to landholders to put turbines on their properties.

Momentum is growing in one of Australia's largest cattle-producing states to overturn a ban on virtual fencing technology. However, a peak animal welfare charity says using electric shocks to train animals raises significant ethical and animal welfare concerns.

Students from Toolamba Primary School, near Shepparton, have won a national competition with their eye-catching cow 'Moolamba', and along the way brushed up on their nutrition knowledge.

Many shoppers are questioning whether supermarket prices are fair, and so next year the Senate will examine claims of price gouging by Coles and Woolworths.

Do you know where your milk comes from? If you're in Queensland there's half a chance it's travelled through NSW and Victoria, possibly from a dairy up to 2,000 kilometres away.

Dredgers at the River Murray mouth were halted for the first time in six years when floodwaters arrived in 2022. But now they're back in action in what irrigators and scientists see as an unfortunate necessity in this unique ecosystem.

The farmer-owned Norco factory remains on a flood-prone site on the bank of the Wilsons River, but the design is different.

Robbie Radel's voice breaks as he describes his dread of the week ahead — having to watch the last of his beloved milkers being trucked away from the farm his family has owned since 1906.

Dairy group Farmer Power has announced it intends to disband — but not before leaving a significant mark on the industry.

A plan to build a centre focused on the development of circular economies has been announced for Bega, New South Wales.

During the $1-per-litre milk wars, desperate producers in SA decided to launch their own brand. Ten years later, they say millions of dollars has been invested back into their industry.

The potential sell-off of the only dairy processing plant on King Island comes as a little surprise to locals who have witnessed a dwindling industry.

The Murray Darling Basin back in the spotlight as the federal government rushes to extend the 2024 deadline to return more water to rivers and restart water buybacks.

Vitasoy Australia chief executive David Tyack predicts the plant-based milk market will continue to grow, noting there hasn't been a contraction in the past decade.

Australia's trade minister is set to resume talks with his European Union counterpart, vowing he won't sign a deal for the sake of it.

Dairy companies have averted a six-day strike by offering factory workers an improved pay deal.

Fresh milk is a staple in many people's refrigerators, but for the Far West New South Wales town of Brewarrina, it went missing from households and businesses for close to two weeks last month.

Dairy factory workers in Victoria have returned to work after taking strike action, but warn they may strike again this week.

Surging supermarket prices tell the story of why a wide range of dairy industry workers have mounted coordinated strike action this week. So where are these dairy profits going?