Young farmers NZ tour

LIVESTOCK Improvement Corporation Western District representative, Mike Waite (far left), young dairy farmers Sam Kermond, of Nullawarre (3rd from left), Max Bond, of Cooriemungle, and Jack Hutt, of Bostocks Creek, visit the farm of Walter van Rossum during the five-day tour of New Zealand. Photo: SUPPLIED

By Admin

March 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM

BOSTOCKS Creek farmer Jack Hutt learnt a lot about how New Zealand farmers deal with rain and high stocking rates – but he returned from a study tour with a better appreciation of how Australians farm.

Mr Hutt was one of four young south-west Victorian dairy farmers to win awards from the DemoDAIRY Foundation to take part in a New Zealand study tour late last year, organised and led by Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC).