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Marian Macdonald

Journalist

Writing for farmers in the Stock & Land, farming in Gippsland.

Latest Stories

ADF's million-dollar fund hit

ADF's million-dollar fund hit

Peak dairy farmer lobby group, ADF, is taking a big hit to its funding as it seeks to create a distance from processors.

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Milk price rollercoaster

Milk price rollercoaster

As farmgate milk prices hit record levels, the wholesale price is steadily coming down. We asked two analysts whether farmers should be concerned.

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ADF joins plant 'drink' push

ADF joins plant 'drink' push

Australia's peak dairy farmer lobby group has joined the push for the word "milk" to be reserved for dairy products as the government takes a fresh look at labelling.

AWI delays tenure vote for another year and revamps consultation

AWI delays tenure vote for another year and revamps consultation

AWI has published its strategic plan for the next three years, which included a move to replace the Industry Consultative Committee.

ASIC goes after Hingle and Helou

ASIC goes after Hingle and Helou

ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne against Murray Goulburn's former managing director Gary Helou and former CFO Bradley Hingle.

Lino says one year to get Aus right

Lino says one year to get Aus right

Lino Saputo Jr. says he needs another 500 million litres of milk in the next financial year to make Saputo's Australian operations perform.

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Numbers show dairy distress

Numbers show dairy distress

Depending which way you look at the numbers, confidence among Australian dairy farmers has either turned the corner or is at an all-time low.

Farmers making the processor switch

Farmers making the processor switch

Dairy farmers are moving their milk from one processor to another.

Processor churn: before you make the move

Processor churn: before you make the move

Dairy farmers are moving their milk from one processor to another.

Numbers show dairy distress

Numbers show dairy distress

Depending which way you look at the numbers, confidence among Australian dairy farmers has either turned the corner or is at an all-time low.

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Wild about water licencing at Warwick

Wild about water licencing at Warwick

Upwards of 500 people are expected to pack the Swan Creek Hall near Warwick for a meeting on Thursday morning after being hit with news of vastly restricted watering limitations.

No going back on pain relief

No going back on pain relief

The inclusion of pain relief as a routine part of animal husbandry practices is increasingly here to stay.

'Intensive farming Diamantina-style' | Lake Eyre in pictures

'Intensive farming Diamantina-style' | Lake Eyre in pictures

Every cloud has a silver lining and for February's devastating monsoon in north west Queensland, that lining is now radiant in the western and southern parts of the Channel Country.