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The lighter side of dairy
Our regular cartoonist - Dave - posts here each week with his... view on things.

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How does it all work? Xcheque Blog 2 April 2012: 
Global milk quantity converter

What cultural artifact?

Xcheque Blog 17 March 2012:
What Is This Thing Called 'Food Security'?

 World gone mad

Dairy News 8 April 2011:
Scientists develop breast milk

Andrew and Sir Henry with huge .... moneybags

Xcheque Blog 4 March 2011:
Fonterra's rabbit becomes a golden goose

Sir Henry strikes back     

Dairy News 24 February 2011:
Sir Henry has the last laugh?

Wooo Hooo     

Xcheque Blog 21 February 2011:
Global milk production 7 - Global climate 1

It may be a donkey but it is still THE FARMER's donkey     

Xcheque Blog 20 February 2011:
An Australian dairy co-operative strikes back

 the luck of the Irish     

Xcheque Blog 11 February 2011:
The global dairy industry fails the logic test

A truly crude mix up     

Xcheque Blog 5 February 2011:
In dairy, oils ain't oils and proteins ain't proteins

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story     

Xcheque Blog 28 January 2011:
Correcting Australia's milk marketing dilemma

 the wonderers     

Xcheque Blog 21 January 2011:
The Global Dairy Industry - Who's to know?

Head or tails?     

Xcheque Blog 18 January 2011:
Making sense out of units of milk price

Bragging rights at the local     

Xcheque Blog 24 December 2010:
Do you like the colour of my brand new debt reduction?

Dr Hauser in thinking mode     

Xcheque Blog 20 November 2010:
US milk production turns the corner

Europe learns to cope with economic gravity

Xcheque Blog 12 November 2010:
The global dairy industry's paradigm shift

Dairy Farmers: Then Next Generation     

Xcheque Blog 12 November 2010:
Myths and Legends - Dairy farmer average age

 the sun sets on the reign of O'Rourke     

Dairy News 6 November 2010:
Murray Goulburn Managing Director set to retire in 2011

Heading North    

Dairy News 20 October 2010:
Fonterra's Chinese foray

 the US crashes the party     

Xcheque Blog 15 October 2010:
US economy rains on Oceania's dairy industry parade

Selling dairy in Northern Victoria     

Dairy News 8 October 2010:
Murray Darling irrigation water under pressure

USed cows anyone?     

Dairy News 24 September 2010:
USed cows anyone?

Pastures for profit?     

Xcheque Blog 17 September 2010:
The changing nature of Australian milk supply - Part 1

Father O'Rourke sells the co-op message     

Xcheque Blog 3 September 2010:
Choosing a dance partner in the Australian dairy industry

Fonterra learns to tango     

Xcheque Dairy News 29 August 2010:
Fonterra to learn spanish in Buenos Aires

Excessive Demand     

Xcheque Blog 27 August 2010:
Xcheque's three laws of economic gravity - The Third Law

Seatbelts Please     

Xcheque Blog 19 August 2010:
USA, EU and Australia ramp up milk production

Chipping Away at Xcheque 3.0     

Xcheque Bulletin 6 August 2010:
"Chip Chip Chip"

Le Volatil     

Xcheque Blog 25 July 2010:
Charting Global Milk Price Volatility

Xcheque Stocktake     

Xcheque Blog 2 July 2010:
Xcheque Stocktake

 three's a Crowd     

Xcheque Blog 4 June 2010:
The air cools in the Fonterra Auction balloon

Cooperative Playgrounds     

Xcheque Blog 21st May 2010:
When is one less competitor too few?

 the International Marketplace     

Xcheque Blog 28th May 2010:
Is the bear back in dairy trade?

Wobbly Horizons?     

Xcheque Blog 30 April 2010:
Dairy in the UK - Sharing the Wealth

Badger calls his mates in Australia     

Xcheque Blog 23 April 2010:
European Dairy Diary - of Badgers and Bluetongue

Dr. Hauser travels abroad     

Xcheque Blog 16 April 2010:
A Journey of Dairy Discovery

Fonterra Auction prices rise to new heights     

Xcheque Blog 11 April 2010:
What is going on with this Fonterra Auction???

I told him we already got one     

Xcheque Blog 20 March 2010:
Thanks for the cheese! ... Mate

EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos explains the Future for Milk in Europe       

Xcheque Weekly Bulletin 2 April 2010:
"European 'Future For Milk' conference"

Ooh nasty one Richie ... That's got to hurt     

Xcheque Blog 17 December 2009:
Urgent memo to National Foods dairy farmers

Dad! The other team is kicking more goals! I want to go for them!     

Xcheque Blog 31 December 2009:
Where to now for Australian dairy co-operatives?

The NZ fertiliser industry in a spin  

Xcheque Blog 8 December 2009:
Fertiliser prices on the nose

Give it up mate. You're are playing with the big boys now

Xcheque Blog 30 November 2009:
Australian farmers not the poor cousin

Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning     

Xcheque Blog 21 November 2009:
Dairy Free Trade - A hard row to hoe