Milk prices revealed in first test of mandatory dairy code of conduct
Australian dairy farmers are learning what they will be paid for the coming year.
Program helps attract young engineers to dairy industry
Growing up in Ocean Grove, Vic, Audrey Kottek knew very little about Australia’s dairy industry and certainly had no inkling of working in it.
ACCC happy with $600m Lion dairy sale to China’s Mengniu
The national competition regulator has given its tick of approval to the $600 million purchase of Lion Dairy and Drinks by China’s Mengniu Dairy Company, rejecting concerns about reduced milk market competition in Victoria’s Gippsland region.
Mengniu closer to lapping up Lion Dairy
The ACCC has cleared the way for China Mengniu Dairy to lap up Lion’s Dairy and Drinks portfolio, which includes the Dairy Farmers, Pura milk, Dare and Farmers Union iced coffee brands.
Australian bushfires: Burra Foods bushfire donation while Bega and Saputo help with ‘cow parking’
CASH, care packages and ‘cow parking’ are being offered to dairy farmers in fire-ravaged districts of southeastern Australia as the bushfires blaze on.
Competition regulator to review Mengniu bid for Lion dairy business
The competition regulator will review the proposed $600 million sale of Lion’s dairy and drinks business to China Mengniu Dairy, as concerns grow over whether the deal will reduce competition and impact dairy farmers.
Farmers to pay for processor promise in Dairy Plan
Speaking candidly about the Australian Dairy Plan, processor peak body chair Grant Crothers says at least one of the promises made by processors will end up coming out of farmers’ pockets.
China's dairy bid likely to get the nod
It is difficult to see either the Foreign Investment Review Board or Treasurer Josh Frydenberg opposing Mengniu’s takeover of Lion’s Dairy & Drinks.
Chinese company scoops Masters
A SECOND iconic Western Australian dairy name, Masters, is about to get a Chinese owner.
Former ACCC chair Fels: No competition concerns in latest China dairy deal
The former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Allan Fels, does not expect significant competition issues to emerge when the ACCC assesses China Mengniu Dairy’s proposed $600 million purchase of a key Australian milk processor.
