Lower Milk Prices - Options for this season, 28 July 2009, Macalister Research Farm

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Milk Price Drop, April 2009

In reponse to the 2009 milk price drop the Gippsland Dairy Extension Centre team organised a series of information sessions for farmers. Here are the handouts from these sessions:

Confronting a lower milk price: John Mulvany, ONFARM Consulting Pty Ltd

• Tackling the milk price drop: covering all the bases : John Mulvany, April 2009
• Annual farm budgets and financial indicators : John Mulvany, April 2009
• Gippsland farmer forums: Our fragile industry : John Mulvany, April 2009
• Sharpening a very sharp pencil without breaking the point : John Mulvany, April 2009

Soils and Fertilisers: John Gallienne, John Gallienne & Co Pty Ltd

• Fertilisers - How low can you go this year? John Gallienne, April 2009
• Pasture recovery from fire: John Gallienne, March 2009

Pastures and crops: Why move away from ryegrass?

• Why move away from ryegrass? Craig McWhinney, Ag Challenge Consulting Pty Ltd, April 2009 
• Take another look at ryegrass management: Project 3030, April 2009
• The role of alternatives forages in rainfed dairy: Project 3030, Greg O'Brien, March 2009

Cost saving ideas

• Terms of grain contracts can be reviewed. Grains2Milk, February 2009
• Controlling herd improvements and AI costs. Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme, February 2009

Lower Milk Prices - Options for this season