Socials: WA’s dairy big day

Countryman

Fri, 24 May 2019 1:21PM

Lexi Ross, 2, of Denmark, on the Bannister Downs Dairy tractor, at last Friday’s Dairy Innovation Day. Credit: Zach Relph

Rain failed to deter the hundreds of people who flocked to Northcliffe last week for Western Dairy’s 20th annual Dairy Innovation Day.

Dairy farmers ventured to Bannister Downs Dairy for this year’s event hosted at Mat and Sue Daubney’s processing facility last Friday.

Paul Ieraci with son Luke Ieraci, both of Brunswick. Credit: Zach Relph

Delegates toured Bannister Downs’ automatic milking rotary, before Mr and Mrs Daubney gave an insight into the operation.

Fellow Northcliffe farmers Wally and Julie Bettink also spoke about their new rotary platform with Western Dairy’s Kirk Reynolds.

Peter Tompkins and Mat Wells, both from Machinery West in Donnybrook. Credit: Zach Relph

Attendees then travelled to the Bettinks’ property, Westland Acres, to view their new rotary, installed in June last year. A gala dinner in Pemberton concluded proceedings, which included an address from Queensland health scientist Anneline Padayachee.

Caroline Noakes with sons Ned, 1, Gordon, 5, and Clancy, 3, all of Margaret River. Credit: Zach Relph

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Adrian Tyrell, of Waterloo, with a 13-month-old heifer. Credit: Zach Relph

Bre-Anna Sprigg with son Giovanni Sprigg, 2. Credit: Zach Relph

Kyra Tosold, Tegaen Allen and Emma Doesburg, all from Bannister Downs Dairy. Credit: Zach Relph

Manjimup Senior High School students Jade Millar, Year 12, and Kieran Dearle, Year 11. Credit: Zach Relph

Justin Oakes and Ben Merritt, both of Bridgetown. Credit: Zach Relph

Lachlan Mitchell, of Waroona, looks out of the Bannister Downs Dairy viewing room. Credit: Zach Relph

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