Elizabeth Anderson

It can take months for rain to translate into money, and that doesn't cancel out the years of lost income.

WINE and cheese are a classic pairing, particularly in the Barossa Valley, with the Nietschke family at Moppa not just supplying milk for cheese production, but also growing top-end grapes for premium wine.

DAIRYFARMERS - and the agriculture industry at large - are being urged to shift their thinking on male dairy calves.

DESPITE some delays due to the coronavirus crisis, the SA Dairy Industry Action Plan is still heading towards its 2024 goals, according to SA Dairyfarmers' Association chief executive Andrew Curtis.

CHANGED consumer behaviour is making forecasts difficult for the dairy industry, with a potential global depression looming, according to a Dairy Australia analyst.

CORONAVIRUS has forced the cancellation of another major event on the calendar with the Royal Adelaide Show not to go ahead in September.

A NEW genetic tool is emerging worldwide to help dairyfarmers to select the right pairings of sire and dam.

NUMBERS were lighter - both in yarding and crowd - at the Mount Pleasant market on Thursday last week, but prices remained "fully firm" on recent sales for most categories.

THE top price of $10,000 was achieved twice at the Walmona Santa Gertrudis Invitation Sale a Truro on Friday.

AUSTRALIAN dairy is well-placed for the next decade but, in the short-term, coronavirus has contributed to market uncertainty, according to Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey.