Fifteen-year-old Darby McClaren was inspired by the Cows Create Careers program to pursue a career with cattle and already has practical dairy experience under his belt as he studies towards his goal. “We did Cows Create Careers for three years...

Father and son dairy farmers John and Harrison Keely are confidently “on the same page” about the future of their expanding enterprise in northern Victoria. The fifth and sixth-generation Cohuna farmers first participated in the precursor program to Our Farm,...

Matt DeCicco has seen the difference he can make as a vet. Now he’s planning to take his expertise to the next level. His current work on Gippsland dairy farms already fulfils a life-long ambition, but Matt thinks there’s more...

Gippsland dairy farmers Mike and Sarah O’Brien know day-to-day farm life can distract from progressing the “ideas swirling around” in your head. For this reason, they are happy to have created clarity and direction for their goals through participating in...

Gardiner Foundation is embarking on new leadership projects in 2022 and planning is well underway. The new projects are early initiatives to come from the Dairy Industry Leadership Strategy, launched nationally in August this year. We have secured a partnership...

A Gardiner Dairy Foundation Tertiary Scholarship led to East Gippslander Carley Einsiedel  becoming an agronomist and has opened many doors along the way. Not only did the scholarship give Carley the financial support to study when drought was severely impacting...

Students from Victorian dairy communities who plan to start their tertiary studies in 2022 can now apply for a Gardiner Dairy Foundation scholarship. Gardiner Dairy Foundation is offering seven tertiary scholarships to students starting full-time study in 2022. Each scholarship...

Gardiner Dairy Foundation has announced the appointment of Allan Cameron as its new Chief Executive Officer to replace outgoing CEO, Dr Clive Noble. Mr Cameron is currently Executive Officer of GippsDairy, the Dairy Australia Regional Development Program serving the Gippsland...

Two years ago, Simpson dairy farmers Craig and Sophie Bennett were making plans to leave the industry; today they have plans in place for a long-term future in dairying. The turnaround has been inspired by Dairy Australia’s Our Farm, Our...

A $55 million Victorian project will look at the environmental footprint of the Australian cow. Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas has launched the second phase of DairyBio21-26. Ms Thomas said the five-year research partnership between industry and government aimed to address...