Coles pays $4m to dry dairy farmers, but hard summer still hurting milk industry

Andrew Marshall
January 21 2019 - 3:00pm
Coles’ drought milk payout for thirsty dairy farms
Coles’ drought milk payout for thirsty dairy farms

As the withering hot summer hits dairy herds hard, Coles has begun distributing almost $4 million from its short term dairy drought relief fund to help almost 640 farmers impacted by the big dry.

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Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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