Dairy Farming

Supermarkets struggle to meet demand for cottage cheese as the product becomes the subject of viral videos.

Despite applying for government drought funding months ago, one South Australian farmer says he is still waiting for assistance.

While many dairy farmers were forced to dump milk due to tankers not being able to access properties, Debra and Jim Allard were able to use their Jersey milk to continue making cheese with the factory powered by a generator. 

Dairy farmers say the sector is struggling amid consumers turning to cheaper cheese imports flooding supermarket shelves.

Rum distillers are taking over a 1940s milk factory in the Hunter Valley, as the industry looks to go large in the international market.

Horticulture businesses were some of the hardest hit with strong winds causing widespread damage in orchards.

For thousands of years farmers have kept cats for their talents at catching rats and mice, and now there are calls for people working the land to be able to claim tax deductions their health and upkeep,

Dairy farmers in NSW and Queensland have been forced to discard vast quantities of their product as road damage renders their properties inaccessible to trucks.

One of the new owners of King Island Dairy says he plans to introduce creamier and softer cheeses to keep up with changing consumer tastes, while still respecting the "rich heritage" of the brand.

Tasmanian cheesemaker King Island Dairy is sold after more than a year on the market and the threat of closure hanging over it. 

Royal Agricultural Society's dairy awards head judge Tiffany Beer says the complex flavours and craftsmanship in the cheesemaking process created a "truly exceptional" cheese.

Managing livestock health in remote areas is no easy task, but AI motion cameras may soon provide an automated way to detect diseases and monitor calving rates.

'Voluntary milking systems' — or robots — are not new to the industry, but it's hoped a significant uptake of the technology will entice the next generation of producers to stay in the industry.

Farmers in southern New South Wales have welcomed recent rain, but it won't be enough to break the drought in two affected regions.

A charity that runs an early intervention program for vulnerable boys in regional areas says it's changing their lives and transforming their communities. 

Premier Jeremy Rockliff calls on Canadian dairy giant Saputo to "back Tasmania" and find a buyer for its King Island Dairy.

The cattle have arrived in Jakarta for Indonesia's new school lunch program. The country's new president has vowed to give all students free lunches and milk through the program, which is set to cost billions of dollars.

The workers and 22 dairy farmers have been in limbo since the company went into voluntary administration, and 41 farmers owed more than $10 million for milk supplied pre-administration will not be paid.

As young as one-day-old calves are removed from their mothers and killed. But now there is a push to stop the practice. 

Indonesia is one of Australia's biggest customers for wheat, red meat and live cattle but new president Prabowo Subianto wants the nation to be food self-sufficient within five years.