Farmers telll agriculture minister: 'We can't make a living'

By Daniel Pedersen
Updated September 9 2019 - 8:58am, first published 7:30am
John Brien, Cornelia Creek, Tongala, Vic, with his full-time employees Scott Thompson and Dallas McIntyre. Mr Brien blames carryover water for the dairy industry's troubles. Photo: Rachael Webb
John Brien, Cornelia Creek, Tongala, Vic, with his full-time employees Scott Thompson and Dallas McIntyre. Mr Brien blames carryover water for the dairy industry's troubles. Photo: Rachael Webb

ON EITHER bank of the Murray River dairy farmers are downsizing their herds or getting out of the game altogether as the monthly milk cheque fails to match their outgoing costs.

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