Dairy Farming

One of Australia's biggest dairy manufacturers, Bega, is warning about soaring food inflation, as the war in the Middle East disrupts global supply chains.

An Australian dairy program in Indonesia is helping farmers in West Java boost production after a devastating foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

Supermarket milk price rises linked to the war in Iran are predicted in the coming months as hundreds of dairy farmers battling increasing costs receive more for their product.

Dairy farmers across Australia are battling crippling fuel and fertiliser costs. The industry is now calling for a 30-cent-per-litre rise in milk prices on supermarket shelves.

More than half a million tonnes of dairy products are wasted in Australia each year, across all stages of the supply chain from farm to consumer.  A new Australian innovation that can detect contaminants in dairy products could change that.

The 22,000-hectare Rushy Lagoon property has long been used for dairy and beef production, but its potential sale to the UK's largest forestry asset manager has raised concerns about agricultural land being used for pine plantations.

A UK court has expanded on a ruling that an oat-based drinks company can no longer use the term "milk" in its product marketing.

Dairy farmers say the case highlights the need for Australia to tighten its labelling laws around what can be called milk.

Facing rising electricity costs and repeated outages, WA's biggest dairy farm is investing $650,000 in a hybrid solar and battery system to keep irrigation running and milk flowing as the number of dairy farms in the state continues to decline.

Australian dairy farmers say the plant-based drinks industry has "stolen" the word milk, and they are pointing to a recent court ruling as an opportunity to claim it back.

The recent death of a respected Victorian dairy farmer has prompted fresh warnings about workplace dangers in the agricultural sector.

After a period of turmoil, the number of dairy farms in Queensland has stabilised, and the industry is starting to rebuild.

Over this season's hot and dry summer in New South Wales, farmer Ryan Staniforth has spent much of his time carting water to keep his sheep alive.

When John Interlandi's father began making "fancy cheese" in Gippsland, few Australians had heard of parmesan. At 90 years old, Mr Interlandi is still perfecting it.

The NSW government has announced a fresh assessment of a key transport route recently closed by a 200-tonne landslip, but residents say it has all been done before.

Queensland's largest and oldest milk processing plant will close in South Brisbane in July, opening development opportunities for the valuable riverfront site.

An 86-year-old farmer claims this year's Dairy Science Award for inventing spreadable butter, by mixing oils with cultured cream at a time when it was illegal.

Excerpt from an ABC story aired in 1971, when Kalgoorlie-Boulder was home to about 600 dairy cows, abattoirs producing fresh meat, market gardens and poultry farms.

Tony Forrest reflects on his father's love of old tractors as he prepares them for sale. 

Australia's dairy industry is concerned a US brand, packaged in green and gold with a white colouring and bland flavour, looks as if it's locally made.