Tag: dairy industry

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:24 UTC

  Bushfires in Australia threaten the dairy industry; “thousands of cattle have been lost”

  

  Bushfires across Australia's east coast are set to pile on more pain for the country's dairy industry, already hurt by a prolonged drought, as processors in one of the world's largest exporters face tightening milk supplies.

• Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  New Zealand' dairy industry struggling with an outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis

  

  While experts struggle to pinpoint the original source of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak, New Zealand Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says resources may be better spent on bio security systems that prevent similar outbreaks. Last May the New Zeland government announced it would try to eradicate the disease, which can cause mastitis and abortions in cows, ordering a phased culling program that's expected to cost close to US$ 700 million.