Filter by category
During the devastatingly dry spell of the 2017 to 2020 drought, Josie Zilm realised how the farming community pulling together can make a difference
When Jessica Knight asked her careers councillor for inspiration, they said go to university and get a nice office job. Pulling on her gumboots and heading to the calving sheds, her chosen career couldn’t be further from their advice, and she loves it.
In an era where the road to agriculture was a less travelled path for woman, Liz Semmens listened to that inner voice and carved her own career path and it’s paid off.
Despite the forecast of a dry autumn, a wetter than usual November to January has meant there is plenty of water available in the storages for irrigation customers, alongside lower than average usage by groundwater and rivers customers.
It promises to be a busy 2024 in the Werribee Irrigation District, with Stage 5 modernisation works and meetings of the Werribee System Reconfiguration Customer Reference Group to start soon.
Alanvale Farms manage 3,000 hectares in the Western District and run a 1,200 spring calving dairy herd and a 1,500 self-replacing Angus herd.