Regional Rising

Think dairy farming is just about milking cows? Think again! 🚜

A huge part of our job is "harvesting the sun"—growing and storing grass so our 🐄herd has high-quality feed all year round. Since grass doesn't grow at the same rate every month, we have to plan for the dry seasons well in advance.

Here we’re stacking bales of silage. We cut this during spring and wrap it in plastic to ferment. This gives it a sweet smell and locks in nutrients, creating an energy-rich meal for when paddocks dry off and lose their quality (like right now!).

While we’ve had virtually no rain over summer, late spring rains did allow us a second cut. This gave us a lot of hay to feed out when the grass is high in moisture in autumn and winter.

Hard to believe we're closing in on 20 editions of the Dairy Farm Journal with Julian at Apostle Whey Cheese.

Our relationship with Apostle Whey Cheese is close to two years old now and Julian is great to work with. He's a great communicator and most journals are done in a single take! Visits to the farm don't feel like work to us.

His love for the land and his animals is unquestionable. Hope you enjoy the videos.