Milk production in Northern Victoria could halve again in five years

Marian Macdonald
May 23 2019 - 6:00pm
RUNNING DRY: Daryl Hoey says it will be difficult for dairy farmers in northern Victoria to maintain production with a farmgate price of less than $6kg/MS in dry years.
RUNNING DRY: Daryl Hoey says it will be difficult for dairy farmers in northern Victoria to maintain production with a farmgate price of less than $6kg/MS in dry years.

Northern Victoria's milk production has already halved since 2001/02 and analysts fear it could halve again in as few as five years.

Marian Macdonald

Marian Macdonald

National rural property writer

Writing for farmers in the Stock & Land, The Land, Queensland Country Life, Stock Journal and FarmWeekly, farming in Gippsland.

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