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New Dairy development thanks to Local Fund

5/2/2018

Graham Forbes, a dairy farmer from Gloucester NSW, has been looking to build a new dairy farm. The region hasn’t seen a project like this one in many years, and the project has been on the books for a while, but now it is gaining traction.

Graham Forbes, a dairy farmer from Gloucester NSW, has been looking to build a new dairy farm. The region hasn’t seen a project like this one in many years, and the project has been on the books for a while, but now it is gaining traction.

This is all thanks to a funding boost from the AGL Gloucester Independent Community Legacy. With this fund, Forbes has had the opportunity to start the construction of his dairy farm earlier than he had imagined.

The overall project cost is approximately 1.5 million dollars, and the legacy provided funds proportional to the number of jobs that would be created by the project.

The project is called the Kywong Flat Dairy project, and it aims to provide full-time, long-term job posts for five individuals. One of these jobs will be a specialist position for someone with dairying experience. The other four job positions would be entry-level positions that would be well suited for young individuals just getting out of school or trainees transitioning into their first job.

The current dairy, according to Graham’s son, supports school-based trainees and a TAFE student who is working towards a level III Agriculture Certificate and their TAFE teacher who visits the current dairy regularly.

With the new dairy farm, they can increase capacity while they continue to support the transition of temporary positions to into full-time jobs while upskilling current staff. All of this enables them to keep staff in Gloucester instead of having them leave to find continuous employment.

Adam went on to mention how in the 1960’s there were approximately 400 dairy farms in the area while now there are only about 15. This means their current dairy is overcapacity and is not operating efficiently. For example, the dairy runs across the Barrington River; so when cattle are grazing on one side, they have to cross the river to the side where the dairy farm is.

With the Kywong Flat Dairy, there will be a semi-automatic dairy on the side that doesn’t have a dairy. This will allow the cows to stay on that side of the river providing a reduction in the amount of impact the diary has on the environment, and less strain on the animals and as such will be more productive.

Graham currently runs the business along with his wife and partner Kathy. Their son Adam just recently completed his University degree before returning to the farm where he is set to help out with the transition and the creation of the new dairy farm.

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