In three short years, the volunteer, farmer-operated Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG), has progressed from a four-hectare cereal variety trial to more than 100 hectares, numerous trials and a vast amount of momentum and excitement in its ranks.
Last Thursday’s Spring Field Day showcased everything from the effect chicken litter can have on soil to worm burdens in sheep, fertiliser options and fodder options for livestock, plus some much-needed socialisation for local producers, cementing the group’s role as an agricultural hub.
“We’ve come a long way in a short time and we’re about much more than cropping,” GAgG general manager, Jen Smith said. “We included each of our five pillars, pastures, fodder, soil, livestock and having a healthy farming community.
IMAGE: Ryegrass presenter, agronomist Nicole Frost, of Peak Pasture and Livestock, Ensay, with local farmers Kane Stewart, Hillside, Sekove Koroisamanunu, of Wy Yung, in the ryegrass demonstration.
