BLESSED SPEEDY

Today is a sad day and I feel a bit like the last episode of MASH - hence the blog post title. Why am I sad? Well today is the last day we will be Murray Goulburn Suppliers - as of tomorrow we will be Saputo Suppliers as the production has been sold  Click here to find out more if you dont know already As you would be aware Ive been a vocal and passionate supporter of Murray Goulburn and the co-op. When I married Gary I jumped into the dairy industry and was hungry to learn and understand how it worked - I was lucky enough to do the Murray Goulburn Supplier Development Program and it gave me a really good understanding of the co-op approach and the benefits of being a supplier.  I got to know a lot of the staff well, as well as many fellow suppliers. I became an advocate for MG Then came April 27th 2016 - which you can read about it some of my previous blog posts I was still happy to speak out in support of MG - I believed in the co-op and I believed that the company ...

I have recently come across this quote from Henry Ford - and I think it is extremely appropriate at the present time in the Australian Dairy industry. I believe we are at the cross roads as dairy producers and how we interact with and perceive the processors that we supply milk to. Many many dairy farmers are angry (and rightly so) at the drop in milk prices which has recently affected us, as well as the claw back conditions attached to this.  We supply Murray Goulburn so our pay back is called Milk Supplier Support Package and results in us having a reduced milk price for the next 3 years until our overpayment has been recovered.  No this is not good, but it is a lot better than some dairy farmers who supply other milk companies - our debt is not a personal debt but a co-operative one and is not applied to individual balance sheets as is happening to many. However back to the above quote - its all very well and good to be angry and cheesed off and feel like you need ...