Finalists of Competition
THE FINALISTS of the inaugural NAB Agribusiness and Dairy Australia Dairy Business of the Year competition have been selected. There are 15 finalists selected from a field of more than 80 entrants. Please click here.
Supreme Winner-Landy
SOLID, sustained growth for more than 42 years and a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of their dairy operation are the keys to success for the winners of the inaugural Dairy Business of the Year award. Please click here.
Southern Riverina NSW Winner-Kydd
NEVILLE and Ruth Kydd have a 1050-cow irrigated dairy farm at Finley, New South Wales. Their farm business is well-known for its productivity, not only in physical and financial terms but also in people measures. Please click here.
Northern VIC & Low Concentrate Winner-Bruce
KEEP is simple and milk every drop from every asset are the two key features of the “system” used by Lancaster, Victoria, dairyfarmers Kelvin and Lindy Bruce. Please click here.
South West VIC Joint Winner-Hobi
HEYWOOD, Victoria, dairyfarmers Gerda and Jorg Hobi are among the many farmers to have moved from the other side of the Tasman in recent years, bring with them their capital and undoubted farming skills. Please click here.
South West VIC Joint Winner-Keightley
CHOOSING to dairy farm on country most people considered marginal has been a rewarding experience for Kiwi expatriates Stu and Kirsti Keightley. Please click here.
South East South Aus Winner-Seeliger
GLENCOE, South Australia dairyfarmers, Matt Seeliger and Kate Holberton, took the South-East South Australian award in the prestigious 2007 Dairy Business of the Year Award. The young couple run a 260-cow herd on 100 hectares of irrigated pasture and Mr Seeliger attributed their business success to “growing a lot of grass”. Please click here.
High Concentrate & Young Farmer Winner-Segafredo
A YOUNG Gippsland dairyfarming couple with a strong vision for developing their farm took two awards in the Dairy Business of the Year (DBOY) competition. Claudio and Bronwyn Segafredo have grown their Nambrok, Victoria, farm from 160 cows in 1996 to 600 cows this season. Please click here.
Sharefarmer Winner-Everingham
SEASONAL conditions have provided a start contrast for Deniliquin, NSW, sharefarmers Danny and Nikki Everingham between the 2005/06 and the 2006/07 year. In a business that focuses on its margin over feed costs, the 2006/07 season was difficult. Please click here.
New Awards for Top Businesses
A NEW dairyfarming competition will be launched next year. The Dairy Business of the Year competition will be open to dairyfarmers from Victoria, southern NSW (Riverina) and south-east South Australia in 2007, with plans to extend it to other areas of Australia in future years. The competition will recognise business excellence in dairyfarming, based on achievement of high levels of profitability and other business indicators. Please click here.
Groups & Individuals Use Info
A northern Victorian discussion group is using business analysis information to improve its performance and to plan for the drought. Each entrant in the new Dairy Business of the Year competition will receive the same type of analysis to help them improve their business. Please click here.
New Competition Recognises Dairy Excellence
ENTRIES have opened for a new competition that recognises business excellence among dairyfarmers. Please click here.
Conference 2007-David Beca
FIVE key factors separate the best dairy farms from the rest, David Beca, from Red Sky Agricultural, told the Dairy Business of the Year (DBOY) award conference in May. Please click here.
Conference 2007-Colin Wright
DAIRYFARMERS needed to assess different factories’ milk payment schemes to maximise their profitability, accountant Colin Wright told the Dairy Business of the Year conference. Mr Wright, a director of Sale, Victoria, base accounting and financial planning firm, Philipsons, said dairyfarmers could be costing their business thousands of dollars by sticking with one milk factory over another. Please click here.
Where it all began...Tri-Nations
Dominic Groenendijk and Katrin Woermer of Insel Farm, Kio Kio, have been named winners of the Intelact Tri-Nations Cup and the company’s conference in Melbourne. Please click here.
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