Farm World underway at Lardner Park in Warragul
THE 55,000 people expected to head to Lardner Park, Warragul, for the 55th Farm World likely have 55,000 different reasons for doing so. Here’s but a few.
THE 55,000 people expected to head to Lardner Park, Warragul, for the 55th Farm World likely have 55,000 different reasons for doing so. Here’s but a few.
LEAH BURNETT, 16
Victorian Alpaca Youth Group
IT IS Leah Burnett’s second year at Farm World and she says she loves seeing all the agricultural exhibits.
Today, she is showcasing some alpacas and helping to educate other young people about the species.
Leah, of Heathmont, hopes to become a vet nurse and is currently studying at Donvale Christian College, where they have an alpaca program.
JOSHUA EVANS, 17
A PAST member of the Victorian Alpaca Youth Group, Joshua Evans has a passion for agriculture.
The 17-year-old from Mitcham gets up at 4.30am to travel to Melbourne Polytechnic in Whittlesea, where he studies agriculture.
Agriculture will get stronger as time goes on because humans can’t live without it and we will find new efficient ways to do things, he says.
JOSH KYNE, MARK TURNER AND SAM TEALE
Biomax Green Australia
Selling an organic fertiliser, which is a new product to Australia, it is the first time Josh Kyne, Mark Turner and Sam Teale from Biomax Green Australia have been at Farm World.
Using technology that originated in Singapore, they turn animal waste from abattoirs into the product, which then goes back into the soil.
They see the future of agriculture becoming more sustainable.
PHIL PAPPIN, 44
Pottinger Australia sales manager
POTTINGER Australia has been going to Farm World for more than 10 years — and always on the same site.
Phil, who is based in Mildura, has been attending the field days for three years.
When asked where he sees the future of agriculture Phil said: “If it doesn’t rain we might not have any future”.
He said everything is getting bigger and better.
While there are a lot less farmers, they’re getting bigger, buying out their neighbours, which is both a good and bad thing, he said.
WAYNE DEAN, 53
Australian Leather Seal
WAYNE is from Narrabri, NSW, and it is his first time at Farm World.
He has travelled around a lot promoting the product and heard good things about Farm World so he thought he’d give it go.
He sees a big future for agricultural, especially chemical-free.
“There’s big money in agriculture if you go chemical-free,” Wayne said.
DANIEL KAMPMANN, 27
DANIEL is a backpacker from south London and is working for Australian Leather Seal at Farm World.
It is his first day back since he briefly worked for them last year.
Daniel did agriculture work in Gatton, Queensland and while he originally didn’t like it, he ended up quite enjoying working on an Australian farm.
MARGARAT McDONALD
MARGARAT runs a sheep and dairy farm at Warragul South called Primes Lambs.
She’s been coming to Farm World since she was about eight, which is about 40 years.
Margarat sees the future of agriculture “on everyone’s table”.
She says everyone needs some form of nutritional food, and agriculture is the industry that supplies that.
DANIEL McKENDRY
ALTHOUGH not from an agricultural background, Daniel has been coming to Farm World for a few years. He’s come from Moe today with his mate to show the kids around.
SALLIE JONES
Gippsland Jersey
Sallie has been going to Farm World ever since she was a little girl and now she running the Big Gippsland Jersey Milk Off at the field days.
Gippsland Jersey are also selling milkshakes at the event and calendars that feature 12 dairy farmers who are sharing their mental health stories for the first time. The calendars aim to help end the stigma surrounding mental health.
Sallie sees the future of agriculture as an exciting space for innovation.
A world away at Lardner Park
THIS is Lachlan Kelly from Neerim South at last year’s Farm World. It kicks off again today at Lardner Park, with the farming community front and centre of the annual event.
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