Peter and Kate farm on the deep alluvial floodplain soils of the Macalister River in Gippsland. The farm is irrigated with 600mm average annual rainfall and approx. 40 frosts per year.

Their home property at Newry is where they milk 320 cows

Melissa Scarlett and Deane Parker and have been operating Melissa’s family farm at Hororata for 12 years, currently as 50/50 sharemilkers.

The farm is a self contained (excluding bought in hay and baleage) low input dairy farm with an emphasis on soil health through a focus of biological and regenerative practices.

Simon Schulz is third generation on the farm which was established in 1972 (53 years). It has been organic since the very beginning with a farm cheese factory built in 1984.

They describe their system as regenerative organic with a key focus on biodiversity in pasture species but also in shelterbelts. They have other diverse income streams such as branded meat sales, honey production and of course on farm dairy products.

Russ and Charlotte have owned their farm since 2013. They had come to a point in their business where something had to change as they were just treading water running a conventional system.

The thing that has most surprised them throughout their transition was just how quickly things started to turn around after making changes

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.