To milk or not to milk? It is a question facing many dairy farmers hit by the effects of the pandemic.
When eateries closed in March, Australia’s dairy farms saw a significant drop in milk supply demand as a result of cafe and restaurant restrictions.
Inglenook Dairy in Dunnstown, Victoria, went from 25,000 litres a week to 3500 litres after cafes cut weekly milk consumption by more than half.
“We lost 90 per cent of our business overnight, which impacted my staff and four other farming families,” Inglenook Dairy owner Troy…
