Situation and Outlook Sessions
Murray Dairy and Dairy Australia held five meetings for dairy farmers from 27th April to May 1st.
Additional meetings were also held with service providers and the financial sector.
Topics covered in the sessions included:
- Milk price and markets;
- Key drivers for the industry's future;
- Grain and hay availability and prices;
- Water situation;
- Options going forward;
- Farmer survey results (national and regional).
Copies of the presentations are available - see below:
Situation and Outlook Presentation, Chris Phillips & Jo Bills, Dairy Australia
Current Water Resource Position and 2009/10 Outlook, Goulburn-Murray Water
Grain and Hay Update, Ron Storey, Nick McClelland
Looking for Opportunities to Improve Milk Income minus Feed Costs, Steve Little
Options Moving Forward, Managing Uncertainty as best as we can, Daryl Poole & Cameron Smith