A milking contest during the barista on-farm day at Jindivick, hosted by Gippsland Jersey, enabled chefs and baristas to team with dairy farmers and learn how to hand-milk cows.
Teams of two people contested the milking competition, with dairy farmers showing the technique, to then be copied by their team partner.
Men and women participated.
After each team gained about 30ml of milk in a jug, they were on to the next stage of the contest — dairy farmers making coffees.
Each dairy farmer was coached by a barista in their technique to prepare the milk, pour it and create an artistic froth.
Kayne Allan, a barista from Melbourne with experience judging coffee competitions, judged the technique of each dairy farmer.
Johnny Lau, a microroaster with Point Five-Zero, Wagga, Travis Pearson, the owner of South Brew café in Warragul, and Luke Wallace, a dairy farmer at Poowong North and supplier to Gippsland Jersey, won the milking and coffee making contest.
For more stories and pictures from the barista day, go to: https://www.dairynewsaustralia.com.au/