At the Gippsland Jersey factory, Courtney Gleeson from Warrnambool, Sallie Jones co-founder of the company, Jess Brown from Fonterra and Chloe Brown from Kirkstall. Jess and Chloe are co-founders of the Cream of the Crop conference.
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Jeanette Severs
Day two of the Cream of the Crop conference 2025 saw dairy farmers and industry representatives out in the field, visiting Ellinbank SmartFarm, at Ellinbank, and Gippsland Jersey’s fromagerie factory and retail store at Pakenham.
At the Ellinbank SmartFarm, conference attendees heard about research into farming to reduce methane emissions, the carbon footprint of industry, using renewable energy, and improving pastures.
They also toured the dairy and paddocks to see and hear about some of the trials in action at Ellinbank.
At Gippsland Jersey, attendees toured the factory, which has been in operation for less than 12 months for the company, which is expanding its cheese production.
Myrid Bartlett from Moyarra and Rhiannon Schellekens from ABS, at Mirboo North.
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Jeanette Severs
Kyella McKenna from Warrnambool and Maria Cassinieri from Gippsland both represented MSD Allflex at the conference.
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Jeanette Severs
Many of the dairy farmers and industry representatives on the tour on day two of the Cream of the Crop conference 2025, held this year in Warragul, Victoria.
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Jeanette Severs
At Ellinbank SmartFarm, conference attendees were allocated into four groups to tour the farm and inspect research trials. This sub-group is at the pastures trials.
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Jeanette Severs
Partaking in the cheese platters at Gippsland Jersey’s fromagerie were milk supplier to Gippsland Jersey, Melanie Wallace from Poowong, Emily Pendlebury from Rickless Pastoral at Bass, and Shauna Sambrook from HiCo.
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Jeanette Severs
Bridget Green and Jayne Rosser, both from Bega Group, in Gippsland, at Ellinbank SmartFarm.
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Jeanette Severs
Nadine Lynn for Gunbower with Eva Lynn, and Mia Francis also from Gunbower.
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Narelle Boardman from Montgomergy and Katrina Galindo, Browns Fertilisers at Leongatha.
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Celia Hobbs from Lockington and Kelly Mathers from Fonterra at Stanhope.
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Tandia Sharman from Shady Creek, Bonnie Ross from Heath Hill and Sophia Stammers from Neerim East, who is also a milk supplier to Gippsland Jersey.
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Jeanette Severs
Lea Smethurst from Athlone and Chantelle Davis from Warragul South, at Ellinbank SmartFarm.
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Jeanette Severs
Enjoying the cheese platters at Gippsland Jersey’s fromagerie were Monique Bryant from Kaarimba, Lee Smethurst from Athlone, Chantelle Davis from Warragul, and Brooke Monk from Kyabram.
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Jeanette Severs
Tiffany Jones from Fonterra and Kylie Ross from Nyora with Lucy Collins from Dixie and a member of the Cream of the Crop committee.
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Jeanette Severs
Courtney Sangkhamatr, Jess Williams and Stacey Mastwyk represented NAB at the conference, and bought dairy products at the Gippsland Jersey retail shop.
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Jeanette Severs
Paul Woods, chief operating officer at Gippsland Jersey, hosted small groups of conference attendees on tours of the factory.
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Jeanette Severs
One sub-group of conference attendees in the dairy shed at Ellinbank SmartFarm, where they heard about research into understanding methane production in cows.
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Jeanette Severs
Samantha Smith from CommBank with Corinne Hodinott from NAB and Tania Staley from Toora.
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Jeanette Severs
Sarah Thompson from Avenel, Sandra Buckingham from Jancourt East and Sam Andrews from Bookaar.
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Jeanette Severs
Milly Sheridan and Sarah Kelly, both from Clyde.
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