Carlene Dowie

Bega Cheese and Burra Foods have stepped up milk prices for their southern Australia suppliers - their first step ups this season.

Embattled dairy processor Freedom Foods new chief financial officer Josee Lemoine has taken up the position this week.

Global dairy prices surged at auction on Tuesday night, posting a 3 per cent lift.

A new global competition is looking to unearth dairy on-farm sustainability and animal welfare innovations.

A call by dairy business analyst David Beca to overhaul the Dairy Australia board election process has been taken on board by the organisation, who will meet with him this month.

Fonterra has lifted its forecast farmgate milk price range in New Zealand in the wake of another strong result in the Global Dairy Trade auction on Tuesday night.

Freedom Foods has failed in its bid to attract a new investor, turning to its major shareholder Arrovest to inject the cash needed for a recapitalisation plan.

This is the third in our International Dairy Week flashback series - this time it's back to 2017 when the Jersey cow reigned supreme.

Global dairy prices have started the year with a bang with strong results at the first two Global Dairy Trade auctions.

The second in our series of International Dairy Week flashbacks - this time looking at a family that has dominated in the Guernsey ring for many years.