Alpine Valleys Dairy maintains positive outlet
25/10/2017
The Victorian opposition agriculture spokesman, Peter Walsh, met with Alpine Valley Dairy Pathways Project representatives to learn more about the project’s succession planning programs and its vision to double dairy production in the region by 2025, and according to what he heard, North East dairy farmers continue to buck the industry trend.
The Victorian opposition agriculture spokesman, Peter Walsh, met with Alpine Valley Dairy Pathways Project representatives to learn more about the project’s succession planning programs and its vision to double dairy production in the region by 2025, and according to what he heard, North East dairy farmers continue to buck the industry trend.The volume coming out of the Alpine Valleys has grown over 26 percent over the past decade while it has fallen by 30 percent in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District.
According to pathways project Stuart Crosthwaite, that even though Murray Goulburn has shut Kiewa, it would still be a better choice if you’re planning to put a dairy manufacturing plant. There is a stable milk pool that’s growing and not decreasing, and there are excellent natural resources to structure a business.
Bill Tilley had been working with AVDPP for several months to set up the meeting, and both he and Mr Walsh believes that the enthusiasm from the AVDPP was “worth bottling.”
According to Mr Walsh, the milk production can grow up to 250 to 400 million litres and can help the next generations of dairy farmers to come through. AVDPP is focused on the side of the people. They are very committed to the industry and also to the region and wants to look for more opportunities to grow milk production and utilise the strength the area has.
