Littleproud lays blame for massive new drop in dairy farm numbers

Marian Macdonald
Updated April 18 2022 - 8:56am, first published 9:27am
Littleproud's dairy frustration as farmers quit
Littleproud's dairy frustration as farmers quit

Supermarkets, unions, drought and poor advocacy are all to blame for a massive drop in dairy farm numbers laid bare by last week's levy poll figures, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says.

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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