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Janelle has plans to continue showing cattle in the future and with Todd having the fitting skills, she is hoping to attend a few local shows and International Dairy Week in the future.

Coming from a dairy background, Todd initially was interested in the cow side of farming, but since working at Sunshine Farm, he has grown to love the pasture side of things as well.

“I love everything about dairying,” he said. “When I was a kid it was all about the cows, but now I just love being a farmer and I get so much enjoyment from it.”

Todd is getting a lot of satisfaction out of experimenting with different pasture types because he has never had the opportunity to make those decisions before.

With access to water through the wheel and a bore, he is hoping to move the farm away from a perennial grass based system to a 50:50 split with annuals.

“I have 50 head of my own stock which is a good start and I will continue to build stock numbers up.

“When it comes to bull selection, I always look for positive production and components and 110 mammary system. I like a decent-sized cow to work with and they always have to pull their weight in the herd.”

At 29 years old, Todd said sharefarming alongside Janelle had provided him with the perfect opportunity to work his way into what he hopes will eventually be farm ownership.

He already has a 36ha block which is used for fodder production and to run the young stock and dry cows.

“There is always a million ideas and things to change, but I am certainly looking forward to what the future holds,” Todd said.

The Filter-Cut® is engineered to provide a true cutting action and agitation of the liquids it pumps. This is achieved with hardened steel, replaceable tips that guillotine against a perforated, hardened steel plate fitted over the suction inlet.

The Dumac Ruffy® is a vertical column pump ideal for groundwater control, industrial waste disposal, agricultural effluent management for piggeries and dairies.

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