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This is a group intended for dairy farmers worldwide. To foster discussions on industry topics

Location: Australia
Members: 31
Latest Activity: Apr 22

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Dairy cow numbers growth/decline 27 Replies

This doesn't really relate to the immediate pricing concerns, but some of it is relevant. If anyone has time, I'd love your comments...Two or so years ago I spent a lot of time putting together a…Continue

Started by Madeleine Love. Last reply by Alyn Roule Apr 22.

Murray Goulburn 2010 Dividend 8 Replies

I see MG (who I don't supply milk to) have announced their dividend policy for this year. The last lot of dividends (interim & final) over the past seven years are as follows;May 2004 Interim 5%…Continue

Tags: of, return, rate, dividends, share

Started by Matthew Hoffmann. Last reply by Alyn Roule Apr 15.

Dairy Industry -- EVENTS & ACTIVITY 5 Replies

As Global discussion starts to rise about Food security from Price, Volume, Capacity and Value Added performance, Events and Activity in the Industry really need to be highlighted to not just those…Continue

Tags: Activity, Issues, Events, Milk, Dairy

Started by Alyn Roule. Last reply by John Cartwright Feb 21.

Vale Russell Holland 3 Replies

Russell Holland passed away this morning at the Timboon & District Hospital in South West Victoria. While I am not privy to all the details at this time, I can tell the members that Russ had…Continue

Tags: Holland, Russell

Started by Matthew Hoffmann. Last reply by Rob Moore May 29, 2012.

Distribution of Fresh Milk through Co-operative farming 4 Replies

I have been talking to various people involved in consuming and collecting fresh milk.This has lead me to believe if you are part of the dairy process in someway you can legally get and drink fresh…Continue

Tags: co-operative, distribution, fresh, legal, farmers

Started by Russell Paul Luck. Last reply by Elizebeth Flower Oct 19, 2010.

Orderly Marketing US Style

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/FederalMilkMarketingOrderscan one of the Dairy people go on this site and see if the ordrly…Continue

Started by Rowell Walton Jul 30, 2010.

Should the UDV split from the VFF? 8 Replies

I actually posted this comment on Christmas Day (believe it or not) and while I didn't have the time to do a 'proper' discussion posting (and still don't have the necessary time to explore all the…Continue

Tags: Commodity, Broad, UDV, VFF, Griffin

Started by Matthew Hoffmann. Last reply by John Cartwright Apr 15, 2010.

Dairy Australia - Job advert - Water Policy Senior Analyst 14 Replies

Not to detract from the ETS fiasco, but Dad picked up on a job advert in the Saturday 21st November 2009 Age Newspaper (pg 11 of the Jobs section).Dairy Australia is advertising for a "Water Policy -…Continue

Tags: policy, water, Australia, Dairy

Started by Matthew Hoffmann. Last reply by John Cartwright Dec 12, 2009.

NATIONAL FOODS ARROGANCE 6 Replies

Dear AllWe have just attended a Franchise Owner meeting in Wollongong NSW.Lion Nathan/National Foods are running promotions in the Franchise System and giving away cars, PS3, Video Cameras etc. to…Continue

Tags: Milk, Nathan, Lion, Foods, National

Started by Julie White. Last reply by Russell G Holland Nov 1, 2009.

Who makes money from our milk? 3 Replies

Who makes money from our milk (read, blood, sweat and tears!)? I know many think that the supermarkets are grabbing the lions share but are others making a very tidy profit too? Just as an exercise,…Continue

Tags: profit, price, money, milk

Started by Andrea Balcombe. Last reply by Andrea Balcombe Oct 22, 2009.

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Comment by Cate Stuart on February 14, 2013 at 2:56pm: Wake up Dairymen and women - there is need for you to comment in here once again please.

There are many who are supporting you, and most especially in light of the recent meetings where Joyce, katter and the Dr spoke - if you are uniting let us here on the site know, so we can give you guys more exposure and support!

Cheers Cate

Comment by Cate Stuart on December 10, 2012 at 6:41pm: So, let me get this right, John Cartwright, is the only dairy farmer on this group, who has been affected from live exporting of heifers to China in the last 3 months? Hmm so if that is the case, how on earth is he, and all of you paying your bills? You cant be! What an incompetant govt we have that stops productive people from being productive especially in the chain of food supply - just stupidity!

Comment by Rob Moore on December 10, 2012 at 5:01pm: G'day everyone,

                       I can tell that you're all like me -almost burn out and speechless!!

         Darkest hour 's before the dawn they reckon! I see all these names here and hope you are all finding your way somehow.

             Regards,

                           Rob

Comment by Cate Stuart on December 8, 2012 at 7:07pm: G'Day Madeleline and John,

John you just take care of yourself - and Shirl of course - you know you have many people who care about you both on this site :) I am fully aware of the effort it took you to reply - would really like some of the other dairy men and women on here as well, to take you up on your offer to add a comment or two - we need to hear from the real dairy people in the front line - so that others may read your comments about your livlihoods and what is happening.

Great to see you are still online Madeleine, it seems like a life time ago we were discussing GM crops ..maybe 2009 -2010? Hope you are keeping well in your part of Australia.

Cheers Cate

Comment by Madeleine Love on December 8, 2012 at 3:22pm: Hi Cate & John,

It's good to see the comments still coming through the inbox to keep up with what's happening. Sorry your health isn't good John.

Madeleine

Comment by John Cartwright on December 8, 2012 at 2:43pm: Hello Cate
Sorry it has taken so long to reply,since the bad news on my health i have slowed down a lot.
But i am still alive and doing better than the Dr's said i would be.
As for the other dairy farmers they probably have their head down and a se up just trying to survive if they can.
At the moment down victoria way they will be trying to get by receiving about 25 cents a litre spring prices and i can tell you that you can not run a dairy farm on that.
Every thing i predicted about deregulation has come true.
I now watch the moaning going on about the $1.00 a litre milk at the supermarkets and how it is hurting the farmers by our so called industry leaders.
Well in my opinion you can not vote for the removal of set pricing structure and leave it to the power of the supermarkets to give you a good price.
So to wrap up the QLD,NSW AND WA dairy industry as we once knew it it all but stuffed.And not much better any where else.
A lot of farmers have come to include export heifers in their budgets but that has been well and truely stuffed as well at the moment.
Know of one farmer who was into export in a big way and he has not sold a animal in the last 5 months.
Got to go now so hope a few more dairy farmers would comment as well,so come on people.

Comment by John Cartwright on December 8, 2012 at 2:18pm

Comment by Cate Stuart on December 4, 2012 at 9:46pm: Quiet on this group - so anyone care to give an update how things are going in the dairy industry in different states?

Also, what was your thoughts on live x and dairy cattle being caught up in that "little debacle".

How is my old mate John Cartwright doing? :)

Comment by John Cartwright on March 18, 2011 at 2:14pm: Many thanks Dale

Did enjoy very much........ more milk

Comment by Vi Pretty on February 22, 2011 at 10:06pm: Hi just lending a hand here.

Dairing at this current time.

Farmers can either milk for milk money or sit back relax and let the calves suckle off a/milking cow.

Markets showing prefferably a registered hefier or just a black white hefier brings in bigger & better dollars to live off.

Exporting is a bigg boom. So if people can track down breeding your laughing all the way to the bank...

cheers