date:May 26, 2016
Deputy Prime Minster Barnaby Joyce has this week announced a $550 million support package for Australian dairy farmers in hopes of saving their farms after a sudden crash in milk returns to farmers in the past month.
The package includes $555 million in concessional loans for farmers and $2 million to establish a commodity milk price index.
Despite the announcement, dairy farmer street rallies went ahead in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide this week.
The Farmer Power group says that the conce