If Australia has reached ‘peak milk’, what does that mean for our food security? | Gabrielle Chan
Written by Gabrielle Chan from the Guardian
Consumers assume Australia has milk production covered – but the national dairy herd is declining and imports are at record highs
If the last thing you remember about Australian dairy farmers is the $1 milk price war, it is worth thinking a little more deeply about the white in your flat white and what it signifies for food producers.
Last year, the standing committee on agriculture’s final report into food security, chaired by Labor MP Meryl Swanson, recommended a National Food Plan.
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Written by Gabrielle Chan from the Guardian
Consumers assume Australia has milk production covered – but the national dairy herd is declining and imports are at record highs
If the last thing you remember about Australian dairy farmers is the $1 milk price war, it is worth thinking a little more deeply about the white in your flat white and what it signifies for food producers.
Last year, the standing committee on agriculture’s final report into food security, chaired by Labor MP Meryl Swanson, recommended a National Food Plan.
Continue reading...
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