Premier Bartlett kick starts Dairy Fighting Fund
Source: Tasmania. The Premier
"The State Government's $50,000 contribution towards a fighting fund comes on top of work by Minister Llewellyn which includes:
Talks with dairy industry farmers to obtain grass roots understanding of what farmers are facing and action being taken,
Meeting with representatives from the TFGA Dairy Council and Tas Dairy,
Writing to and meeting with the CEO of National Foods over unacceptable prices being paid to local dairy farmers,
Writing to the CEOs of Fonterra and Cadbury's expressing concern on the low price offered for milk solids,
A plan to convene a Ministers' Advisory Committee composing government and dairy industry representatives to determine the needs of the dairy industry and the role the Government might play.
The State Govt has a long history of being there for farmers such as throughout the drought and the veggie campaign."