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Dairy Price War
Struggling Toowoomba Dairy Farmer Scott Priebbenow pictured with a herd of dairy heifers.
Photo: Ben Harden
Queensland and New South Wales dairy farmers say they are devastated major supermarkets have not passed on recent increases in milk prices. Last month, Coles, Woolworths and Aldi increased the price of their home brand milk products from $1.10 to $1.20 per litre. But unlike the price increase earlier in the year, last month's extra 10 cents did not go to farmers.
Riverina dealing with the drought
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Riverina supples to LIvestock businesses across Queensland and New South Wales. The Dairy industry is one of their biggest clients. Photo: Ben Harden
Queensland's largest feed grain supplier says while the drought has kept them very busy, high grain and frieght prices has meant remaining competive has also been difficult. Riverina Australia produces feed mixes, liquid suppliments and also has 5 feedmils in Queensland and one in New South Wales - that has been running flat out all year. Managing director David Hunter says while that's tough, by far one of his biggest concerns has been the welfare of his staff, who are often confronted with distressed landholders.
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South East Queensland rain rally
Parts of the Darling Basin were treated to a small deluge of rain. Although, some producers only recived fewer than 15 milimetres, it was enough to settle the dust in some areas. I spoke to two beef producers in South East Queensland who welcomed the rain. Photo: Supplied. 29/08/2019
AUstralias garlic association chair is pleading guilty to illegally importing garlic
Tasmania garlic grower Letitia Ware (Pictured) has stepped down as Australian Garlic Association Chair after pleading guilty to illegally importing garlic over an 18 month period. Photo: Courtesy ABC
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A Queensland garlic grower has reacted angrily to the news that garlic has been illegally imported into Australia. Tasmanian-based Letitia Ware has stood down from her role as the Chair of the Australian Garlic Industry Association and will be sentenced in Hobart next week after pleading guilty to illegally importing garlic from the United States and Canada.
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53 year old Letitia Ware from Middlebrook in southern Tasmania used several E-Bay accounts to import more than two thousand Garlic bulbils from the two countries over an 18 month period.
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It's the last thing growers want to hear and Mundubbera grower Russell Zahnow (ZAR-now) told Ben Harden it's yet another issue for an already troubled industry.
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