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THERE is no better time than now to celebrate milk.

With the current controversy over the dairy industry  – in which Victorian and Tasmanian farmers faced ruin after processors Murray Goulburn and Fonterra recently slashed milk prices within a week of each other – it’s important to celebrate the dairy beverage and the farmers that make drinking it possible.

June 1 is World Milk Day, which was started in 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. It’s a day to celebrate the Aussie farmers who work hard to produce this delicious and nutritious beverage.

For Australian dairy farmers, producing and delivering premium milk is a matter of pride. Our farmers work hard seven days a week, all year, to create the great tasting and wholesome milk that most Aussies consume on a daily basis.

This World Milk Day, take the time to thank the farmers that make milk possible by posting a selfie with a glass of milk or a carton using the hashtag #WMDHunter or send your selfies to online.media@theherald.com.au. 

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