Keynote speakers Paul Weir (left) and Andriy Dykun (right) with Shannon Logan, Dairy South Australia.
Matt Watt, Fonterra; Bernard Baxter, Dairy Australia; Michael Harvey, Rabobank Australia; and Charlie McElhone, Dairy Australia.
Claire Taylor, Nuffield Scholar from Scotland; Dr Amy Jackson, presenter from England; Tim Williams, from Australia; Mike Brady, presenter from Ireland; and Esther Price, from Australia.
Ken Greaney, Ridley Victoria, with Pip Gale, Feedworks P/L.
David Nation, manager director of Dairy Australia, with Chris Falconer, a dairy farmer from New Zealand, and a presenter at ADC 2024.
Paul and Emma Osborn, dairy farmers from Tinamba, Victoria.
Tim Jelbart, a dairy farmer near Leongatha, with Donal Blackwell, from Keenan/Alltech Australia.
Ken Lawrence, a dairy farmer from Jindavick, with Sarah O’Brien, a dairy farmer from Dennison, and Charlie McElhone from Dairy Australia.
Gardiner Foundation supported the attendance of young dairy farmers from Young Dairy Network (YDN), western Victoria. Pictured: Donna Gibson (Gardiner), Ashley Rosewarne (Gardiner), Zoe Greenslade (YDN) from Peterborough, Patrick MacDonald (Gardiner), Meghan Lodwick (Gardiner), Max Bond (YDN) from Timboon, Galina Fidler (Gardiner), Allan Cameron (Gardiner), Gregor Mews (YDN) from Koroit, and Matthew Swayn (YDN) from Nalangil.
Jennifer Howe and Ben Loewith, from Summit Station Dairy and Creamery, Ontario, Canada, with another presenter at the Australian Dairy Conference, Dr Amy Jackson, and Dairy Australia’s Kendra Campbell.
Rebecca Pedersen, Saputo in western Victoria, with Maya Coleman, a dairy farmer at Riverslea, in Gippsland’s Macalister Irrigation District.
Ben and Nat Geard, dairy farmers at Broadmarsh, Tasmania. Ben is also an Australian Dairy Conference director and Nat is the marketing manager for ADC.
Adam and Cath Jenkins, of Purrumbete, in south-west Victoria.
Representing Gardiner Foundation were CEO Allan Cameron; board director and Finance, Audit, Investment and Risk Committee chair Michael Strachan; board chair Dr Len Stephens; and board dairy farmer representative Aubrey Pellett, from Hill End.
Michelle Payne and Rose Hewartson, both from Brisbane. Rose donated a painting to ADC 2024 to be in a silent auction to raise funds for the Ukraine Agri Council.
Dairy farmers Peter Notman, of Poowong, Victoria; and Ruth and Neville Kydd, of Myrtle Park, near Finley, NSW.
At the ADC dinner were Ric Minichiello and Chris Kendall, of World Wide Sires, with Dairy Australia Ambassador Jonathan Brown, and dairy farmer from near Corryong, Evan Nicholas.
