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Crowds flock to dairy expo

Peter Fort, Burra Foods milk supply manager, and Sallie Jones, co-founder of Gippsland Jersey, were at the South Gippsland Dairy and Farming Expo, celebrating a seven-year relationship of supply. Burra Foods takes excess milk from Gippsland Jersey suppliers, an arrangement which Peter and Sallie said benefits both processors. The excess equates to an average 20 per cent of the milk from Gippsland Jersey suppliers.

The South Gippsland Dairy and Farming Expo has celebrated 22 years of showcasing the latest innovations and machinery for dairy farming.

The expo was held at Korumburra Showgrounds on September 6 and 7.

The Strzelecki Lions Club organises and hosts the event, which includes industry events and the Gumboot Gift.

Lions Club secretary Deanne Kennedy said 1225 people entered the event over the two days.

“This was about 200 more attendees than we’ve seen at recent years’ events,” she said.

Exhibitor sites were in high demand, with many sites booked by July.

The Lions Club distributes the money raised through the expo to local schools, local reserves, childhood cancer, prostate cancer, ride for sight, hearing dogs, and elderly homes.

Jared Hick, of Hick Seeds, Torwood, and a mix of vetch, peas, oats and rye-grass.
In the Ridley Stockfeeds marquee was Caroline Brown with Rosie Colbert, a dairy farm worker at Yannathan.
Anthony Hyland, of Ag Farm Machinery, Warragul, with a Kioti tractor with bucket.
Terri Geary, from Nerrena, with Susie Evans and Sally Pate of Nutrien, and Fred Bentvelzen and Katie Geary, from Nerrena.
Cameron and Patrick Corrigan, from Krowera, with a CLAAS 430 Arion.
The Udder Truth showbag has been a highlight of the expo for many years. Stacey, Jack, Anneke, Johan and Hann Reesink were taking time off their dairy farms to attend the expo.
Stephen Kent from Lang Lang, Kelvin Jackson from Hazel Park and Grant Williams from Athlone.

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