Fodder costs and low milk prices drive Nowra farmers to brink

John Ellicott
Updated October 3 2018 - 4:15pm, first published 3:21pm
The Shoalhaven is losing more than 2000 dairy cows due to the milk price squeeze and fodder costs.
The Shoalhaven is losing more than 2000 dairy cows due to the milk price squeeze and fodder costs.

It’s one of the oldest dairying regions in Australia, but the Shoalhaven Flats near Nowra are losing dairy cow after dairy cow as low milk prices and high fodder costs drive dairy farmers to the wall.

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John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

journalist and author