General News
22 September, 2022
Focus Field Day at Jancourt
LOCAL dairy farmers are invited to head along to two upcoming Focus Farm Field Days.
LOCAL dairy farmers are invited to head along to two upcoming Focus FarmField Days.
The Jancourt East Focus Farm Field Day, to be held on Thursday, September 29 between 11 am and 2 pm, will visit the Blasche farm in Jancourt East.
It is now two years since Terry and Shannon Blasche moved south from northern NSW to the area.
During that short time a lot has changed on the farm they now call home.
Now 14 months into the two-year Focus Farm project, the Blasches’ have made strides towards the goals they set at the start of the program.
Significant improvements to the dairy, extensive pasture renovations, benchmarking of financial performance and transitioning of the year-round calving pattern to a single autumn calving are all well underway.
This field day offers attendees a great opportunity to see all the improvements that have been made to date and hear more about the pair’s plans for the future.
Following this, the final Macarthur Focus Farm Field Day will be held on Thursday, October 6 between 11am and 2pm.
With the winding up of the successful Macarthur Focus Farm project, WestVic Dairy is seeking expressions of interest for a new Focus Farm in western Victoria.
Dairy Australia’s Focus Farms program centres around farming families and enterprises.
It aims to assist Focus Farmers to achieve their stated goals during a defined period in which they are supported by a support group made up of farmers and local service providers.
The program has been running for almost 20 years, giving all farmers insight into how on-farm decisions are made and the impact they have on the broader farm business.
Farmers can use Focus Farms as sources of inspiration and reference points to inform their own decision-making.
If you would like to find out more about how the Focus Farms program can benefit your farming business, give WestVic Dairy a call on 5557 1000 or email info@westvicdairy.com.au to find out more.