Real stories

The stories on this page are about dairy farmers on farms around Australia. Find out how other farmers manage their people issues and get some ideas you can use on your own farm.

Get the bike, get the helmet by Karen Baum, Pauline Brightling and Andrew Sullivan Providing a safe work environment is an extremely important component of the dairy business run by Chris and Charmaine Bagot of Jindivick in West Gippsland. The couple own a 350-cow farm with 1 full-time and 1 part-time employee and they take their safety obligations very seriously. more>>
Simple ways to make things happen by Lee-Ann Monks Gippsland dairy farmers Michael and Michelle Axford have some simple ideas to make sure herd fertility tasks get done during the busy joining period. And what makes it even easier is that they can set most of it up long before things get hectic. more>>