LIFECYCLE FEEDING FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE DAIRY COWS

To learn how to feed smarter, contact your local Ridley team of Dairy specialists or visit us at the South Gippsland Dairy Expo on September 6 & 7 to talk with one of our dairy experts:

Luke Wallace (Poowong North dairy farmer with recently installed robots), Nick Leppin (Wattlebank former dairy farmer) and Matt Colwill (Nerrena former dairy farmer) to discuss whether dairy farming is improving with age or is it on the nose. South Gippsland Shire Council sponsors this session.

Don’t miss the Gumboot Gift on Thursday at 1pm. The prestigious 120-metre gumboot footrace has both male and female sections, with a prize pool of $4000.

And bring the kids along to Airy Fairy Fun & Faces, sponsored by Poowong Dairy & Hardware.

The South Gippsland Dairy & Farming Expo will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 6 and 7, from 10am to 3pm, at

Seeds, Reid Stockfeeds, MaxCare, Redei, Lely Center Gippsland, Ridley, Notman Pasture Seeds, ProviCo Rural, Browns Fertiliser, CLAAS Harvest Centre Warragul & Leongatha, Greenmate Agriculture, Hickseeds, Allflex Livestock Intelligence, East Coast Generators, Achmea Farm Insurance, Entegra Signature Structures, Reeve Pumps and Irrigators and Travel Managers. Gumboot Gift sponsors: Lardner Cattle

The South Gippsland Dairy & Farming Expo returns to Korumburra next month.

Korumburra Showgrounds, Korumburra. Cost is $15 per person, with free admission for children aged under 16. For more information for exhibitors or patrons, phone Deanne Kennedy on 0419 878 055 or email dairyexpo@jaydee.net.au

Sales, Korumburra Plumbers & Pumps, Jefferis Livestock Transport Pty Ltd, Walker Electrical, Countrywide Clothing, Burra Barber, Levey Engineering, Farm Depot, Ag-Crete Industries, Nacas Truck N’Ag, T & G Mechanical, Devan Hance-Agricultural Engineering, Carringtons Loch, JJ Waste & Recycling, Lectaire Auto Electrics & Air Conditioning, South Gippsland Hire and T for Tyres, Korumburra.

Male & Female Sections - Thursday 7th September at 1pm

IS THE GUMBOOT GIFT?

• The gumboot gift is a 120 metre foot race wearing gumboots that will be held on Thursday 7th September 2023 at 1 pm

• The prize pool is $4,000 - Male & Female Categories

• There is no entry fee, participants will just need to turn up with an ‘I can win’ attitude.

Rules Of Entry

Participants must:

• Arrive at the checkpoint in front of the amenities complex to receive their race number at 12.30 pm sharp

• Provide and wear standard knee length gumboots with no modifications

• Provide their age upon registration; handicaps will apply

• Complete the race registration form prior to racing either online or at the racing checkpoint on the day. Registration forms can be found at www.dairyexpo.org.au

• Be over 18 years of age to enter the race.

WHAT IS THE UDDER TRUTH SHOW BAG?

• The Udder Truth Show Bag is a competition where one lucky farmer can become significantly richer

• First Prize $3,000, Second Prize $1,500, Third Prize $500

• There is no entry fee, participants will just need to turn up and collect a show bag at the gate.

Rules Of Entry

• Answer 17 out of the 20 questions and request your card to be stamped to go in the draw for the $5,000 cash prize pool

• Place completed cards in the designated ‘entry box’ which can be found at any of the Dairy & Farming Expo gates

• The first three cards drawn with 17 correct answers and stamps from the corresponding companies will win $3,000, $1,500, $500 respectively

• Participants must be farmers and over 18 years of age to enter

• The prize will be drawn at 2.30 pm on Thursday 7th September 2023

• Registration information will be used for ‘competition purposes only’ and will be destroyed after the draw

• You do not need to be present at the Dairy & Farming Expo to win the prize money!