Situation and Outlook Sessions April 2009

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