Are we running out of milk? Who's to blame?

Marian Macdonald
Updated May 13 2020 - 1:42pm, first published May 12 2020 - 12:00pm
NOT ALL BAD: Australian Dairy Products Federation chair and Burra Foods managing director Grant Crothers says farmers in many parts of the southern region have much to celebrate.
NOT ALL BAD: Australian Dairy Products Federation chair and Burra Foods managing director Grant Crothers says farmers in many parts of the southern region have much to celebrate.

When agriculture minister David Littleproud said Australians should not take fresh milk on supermarket shelves for granted last week, he was met with disbelief.

Marian Macdonald

Marian Macdonald

National rural property writer

Writing for farmers in the Stock & Land, The Land, Queensland Country Life, Stock Journal and FarmWeekly, farming in Gippsland.

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