by Freshagenda | Jul 28, 2021 | Australia, News
Lactalis Australia has won new contracts to process and package Woolworths’s milk in Western Australia for the next five years, commencing 1 January 2022. Lactalis takes over from Brownes Dairy who held the Woolworths contracts since July 2014. The Woolies contract is...
by Freshagenda | Jul 28, 2021 | Australia, News
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated federal court proceedings against Lactalis for alleged breaches of the Dairy Code. ACCC alleges Lactalis breached several provisions of the Code and by doing so, weakened the bargaining power of...
by Freshagenda | Jul 21, 2021 | Australia, News
Dairy Australia (DA) has commissioned a research project aimed at improving the understanding of dairy farm productivity and its relationship to profitability. Agricultural economists from Marsden Jacobs Associates and other organisations will explore the change in...
by Freshagenda | Jul 14, 2021 | Australia, News
Woolworths have launched its Dairy Innovation Fund, scheduled to deliver $5m in grants to support on-farm improvements for Woolies dairy suppliers. The grants are up to $100,000 and aims to deliver innovation, efficiency, greater resilience or enhanced sustainability....
by Freshagenda | Jul 14, 2021 | Australia, News
Dairy Australia (DA) will lead a project to support dairy farmers who want to explore a new feeding and/or housing system, delivering economic and risk analysis of both partial and total mixed ration feeding systems. In Victoria, the project Is co-founded by DA and...
by Freshagenda | Jul 7, 2021 | Australia, Volume trends
Recent rainfall has generated flows into all major storages and improved water availability in all systems. The resource manager for northern Victoria announced opening 2021/22 seasonal determinations which have been assisted by reserves established during 2020/21 as...
