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A 'lack of will', not resources, hobbling dairy

Marian Macdonald
Updated May 19 2020 - 7:53am, first published May 18 2020 - 5:30pm
TIME FOR ACTION: John Dahlsen, former Woolworths chairman, says he is dismayed by the time it takes Australian dairy bodies to act.
TIME FOR ACTION: John Dahlsen, former Woolworths chairman, says he is dismayed by the time it takes Australian dairy bodies to act.

Dairy leaders and politicians already understand the needs of farmers but a lack of leadership is hampering timely action to stem the exodus of nine farms a week.

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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