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14-868: (Redirected from Farmers Union ) Farmers' Union or Farmers Union may refer to Farmers Union (brand) , food brand Farmers Union Iced Coffee , flavoured milk drink Farmers' Union of Canada , farmers organization in Canada Farmers' Union of Wales , member organisation Indian Farmers' Union or Bharatiya Kisan Union, Indian farmers' representative organization Bharatiya Kisan Union Arajnaitik , another farmer's union in India Latvian Farmers' Union , political party in Latvia New Farmers' Union , political party in Latvia in

28-1000: A factory in Murray Bridge . From 1919 to the mid-1940s the milk and cream was collected by small, fast and powerful boats; the South Australian Farmers Union operated a fleet which included the Loyalty , the Union , the Co-operation and the Progress . Its main competitor in Adelaide was AMSCOL – the Adelaide Milk Supply Co-operative Limited. The company was taken over by the South Australian Farmers Union and Dairy Vale in 1978. Farmers Union became part of

42-484: A factory in Stansbury in 1923. At its peak it produced 2,400 pounds of butter a week. Increasing wool prices saw cows being replaced by sheep: less labour-intensive sheep were providing a better return for farmers. The butter factory closed in 1951. Irrigation settlements were established along the lower Murray River in the early 1900s, and a dairy industry developed. In 1922 the South Australian Farmers Union opened

56-471: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Farmers Union (brand) At a meeting in Jamestown, South Australia on 28 February 1888, a committee formed to establish a grain "producers' union to combat the effects of depressed agricultural prices and the power of dealers". In October, John Pearce, Thomas Mitchell, Alex McCallum and others floated

70-501: The Adelaide Steamship Company , and was included in the public float of National Foods in 1991, which was subsequently acquired by Lion Nathan , which was subsequently acquired by Japan's Kirin in 2007. In November 2019 China's Mengniu Dairy purchased Lion Dairy from Kirin. Bega Cheese announced on 26 November 2020 that it had agreed terms to purchase Lion Dairy & Drinks for $ 534 million. The sale

84-488: The "South Australian Farmers' (later Co-operative) Union Ltd" with a paid-up capital of under £300, ninety-four shareholders, John Pearce as managing director, Thomas Mitchell and Alex McCallum directors, and George Lake as secretary. Pearce was elected chairman, and remained a director until 1902. His eldest son Edward James Pearce later became a director. Mitchell succeeded Pearce as chairman. Lake later became manager, and continued as secretary-manager until 1895. In 1893

98-401: The 19th century. The town has also been a port used in the export of wheat and barley to Adelaide . The town was originally known as Oyster Bay , although it was officially proclaimed Stansbury in 1873 by Governor Anthony Musgrave , in honour of a friend. In 2009, Stansbury was voted as South Australia's tidiest town. The town was used heavily as a port in past times, predominantly in

112-458: The export of wheat and barley to Adelaide . The local economy is still dominated by broadacre cereal cropping. Dalrymple electrical substation is located at Hayward Corner in the locality of Stansbury, just south of the township. Its name is based on the Hundred of Dalrymple , the cadastral division in which Stansbury lies. Dalrymple substation is at the end of a 275 kV power line into

126-782: The inter-war period New Zealand Farmers Union, now known as Federated Farmers Queensland Farmers' Union , political party of Australia Southern Tenant Farmers Union , civil farmer's union in the Southern United States Ulster Farmers' Union , member organisation for farmers in Northern Ireland Victorian Farmers' Union , association of farmers in the Australian state of Victoria See also [ edit ] National Farmers Union (disambiguation) Kisan Sabha (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

140-605: The peninsula. It feeds 33 kV lines to various towns across the lower end of the peninsula and receives electricity generated by the Wattle Point Wind Farm . The Dalrymple ESCRI battery was completed in January 2019 adjacent to the substation. As of 2018 , from mid-autumn to mid-spring, the Stansbury seaside market is held about once a month on Saturday mornings on the foreshore. The country-style market

154-431: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Farmers' Union . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farmers%27_Union&oldid=1246879467 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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168-511: The union declared its first profit. In 1895 the head office was transferred to Adelaide. A merchandise store was established at Port Adelaide , and business was diversified to include dealing in wheat-sacks, machinery and superphosphate. Mitchell died in 1908 after 20 years of leadership; his son Robert later became a director. Dairying was for many years a thriving business with the South Australian Farmers' Union opening

182-465: Was completed in January 2021. Stansbury, South Australia Stansbury (postcode 5582) is a small town, located in the southern east coast of Yorke Peninsula , South Australia . It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Minlaton and 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Yorketown . It faces the Gulf St Vincent across Oyster Bay, where shellfish were originally harvested in

196-400: Was the first of its kind to be established on Yorke Peninsula region. The beach at Stansbury offers a permanently moored pontoon, and VAC swim operates out of this location in the summer school holidays. The town has two caravan parks, as well as two holiday motels and a hotel in the center of town. Three main locations for dining in the town are Wild Ma's Bistro, The Dalrymple Hotel, and

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