Alan Westbury’s family farm has been growing spuds in Thorpdale for over three decades. The region’s rich soil and perfect farming climate means its premium potato reputation is still as solid as the spuds in the ground.

More than 95 percent of Australia’s asparagus is grown in a small Victorian area called Koo Wee Rup. It’s a big statistic that becomes clearer when you dig a little deeper and learn this former swamp has the ingredients for success: great soil and secure groundwater.

Thorpdale in west Gippsland is renowned for producing top-class potatoes. However, engineer turned plant breeder Stephen Reynolds reckons its brown boronia that will really put the region on the map.

Tripod Farmers is a fourth-generation family farm in Bacchus Marsh pioneering new technology frontiers in agriculture.