Fresh Milk!

This week at Ask An Aussie Farmer we are celebrating the Australian Dairy Industry. The International Dairy Week is being celebrated in Tatura, Victoria and so we thought it was fitting to share in their celebrations.

"International Dairy Week (IDW) kicks off today - the biggest dairy expo in not just Australia but the Southern Hemisphere! 

Throughout the week, dairy enthusiasts will descend on Tatura in the heart of Victoria's Goulburn Valley. Spectators will see cattle shows and judging from 175 exhibitors across 6 different breeds, judged by a panel of experts from all around the world. But it’s not just about cows, there will be 85 exhibitors showing their goods specific to the dairy industry as well as seminars and clinics ranging from getting youth involved in dairy showing right through to production and genetics. There is also the Devondale Watering Hole which focuses on promoting dairy products and dairy in the daily diet.

To celebrate IDW, Ask An Aussie Farmer is dedicating the rest of the week to dairy, Australia’s third biggest rural industry. We love our dairy farmers, and remember you can support them easily by buying brand name milk."

Did you know these wonderful things about the Australian Dairy Industry?

Please come and visit and share in the fun at the Ask An Aussie Farmer facebook page!
https://www.facebook.com/askanaussiefarmer

..The rains are 'ere!!

I find summer one of the most enjoyable times. The feed is generally in abundance, the livestock are looking fat and shiny, the weather is warm and one of my favourites, the summer storms. Theres nothing quite like a big dark cloud rolling in over summer pastures and the sultry grumble as it gets closer.

This is the view from my house to the East 

And this is the view from my house to the north-west - the storms were everywhere!!

And thanks to the great seasons and plentiful rain, we've got plenty of water
and lots of feed for the stock. This is the 'house dam', which is used just for my 

garden and water at the stockyards and as a water source in the holding 

paddock (which is just a small paddock where at the moment my horses are living).