Future of fresh milk drains away with another producer bowing out

By Jamie Brown
Updated December 4 2019 - 9:38am, first published December 2 2019 - 7:00pm
Friesian and Jersey cows wait to be milked outside the rotary dairy at Big River Milk near Grafton. The company's niche branded single-source product was cruelled by drought, saline water, a loss of volume and an unsympathetic consumer.
Friesian and Jersey cows wait to be milked outside the rotary dairy at Big River Milk near Grafton. The company's niche branded single-source product was cruelled by drought, saline water, a loss of volume and an unsympathetic consumer.

Another dairy producer has closed its gates, offering the enterprise for sale, citing drought, cost of feed and other issues like saline creek water for turning off the tap to production.

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