Legislation to deliver ongoing benefits for New Zealand farmers was passed, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor announced.
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Can you lobby using levies and government research funding or not?
The need to streamline industry structures, to merge advocacy and RDE organisations, was the number one priority outcome of consultations with dairy farmers across the country during Dairy Plan over a year ago.
Indonesia-Australia trade deal provides savings for dairy exports
All tariffs on Australian dairy exports into Indonesia will eventually be scrapped as part of a new economic partnership agreement between the two countries, providing millions of dollars in savings for Australia’s dairy industry.
Dairy farmers to power on with Federal energy grants
Dairy farmers now have access to $10 million in Federal Government grants to help lower their energy bills and reduce emissions, as part of a multi-million-dollar election commitment welcomed by dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF).
Nowra Dairy Farms join together to become a renewable energy hub
A group of 18 Dairy Farming families in the Nowra area have banded together to support the establishment of a large-scale Renewable Energy Biogas Power Generation Plant to be built by Innovating Energy Pty Ltd. The plant will be the first planned to be developed on a number of sites secured by the company at Dairies, Pig Farms, Beef Cattle Feedlots and Chicken farms in most States.
New milk supply agreements must comply with dairy code
Dairy farmer group Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) is reminding farmers and processors to ensure all new milk supply agreements comply with the industry’s mandatory Code of Conduct.
COVID-19 compounds dairy woes
QDO welcomes Littleproud’s push for retail levy on all dairy products.
Two-pronged approach needed to address dairy staff shortfall
DairyNZ is calling on the Government to work with the dairy sector to address a looming staff shortage for the coming season, that has been exacerbated by the impacts of COVID-19.