Farmers talk genes

Cooks: Brian Gannon, Michael O’Keeffe and Jade Graves from NAB Agribusiness cooked up a storm for the farmers at Kongwak on Tuesday night.

IT was all about dairy at Hill Valley Holsteins on Tuesday, with farmers travelling from far and wide to get tips on their farming.
The free information evening was held by Holstein Australia and included guest speakers within the industry.
Around 50 people came out to the Kongwak property of Roger and Helen for the evening.
After a free barbecue and a social chat among farmers, Roger gave the crowd a firsthand look at his award – winning cow, Page House Shottle Noni.
She took out Grand and Supreme Champion Holstein at International Dairy Week recently.
Karinza Phoenix from Pfizer Animal Health presented to the group an effective way to prevent mastitis.
The product, Teat Seal, is great for combating mastitis,  according to Miss
Phoenix.
“In the long term it can save farmers lots of money by not having the same cows out of action and so forth,” she said.
Michael King from Trafalgar Tractor and Machinery was on hand to answer any farming machinery queries anybody had.
“I will happily try to clear up any issues involving farm machinery so that people can get the most out of their machinery,” he said.
Melissa Perrett from Hill Valley Holsteins was more than happy to host the evening.
“It’s great to catch up with some old friends and share some ideas and learn a bit as well,” she said.

Farmers: Peter and Jeanette Clark made the trip from Glen Alvie to the Perretts’ farm in Kongwak on Tuesday night.

Chatting: Shane Zuidema and Callum Moscript from Leongatha South enjoyed socialising at the Hill Valley Holsteins on Tuesday night.

Experts: Melissa Perrett from Hill Valley Holsteins and Karinza Pheonix from Pfizer who spoke to the group about Teat Seal.

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