Published - 5 June 2026 By Zoe Tsenalidis, Agriculture Victoria Young Farmers in Agriculture: Shayla Lister At 17, Shayla (Shay) Lister sidestepped her journey into livestock production, striking a share-farming agreement with local farmer Peter Gaudion. This partnership gave Shay access … Read More Agriculture Victoria, case study, mentoring, opportunities, share farming, Young farmer Case Studies, Support & Opportunities, Young Farmer Groups
Published - 5 June 2026 By Zoe Tsenalidis, Agriculture Victoria The Future of Agriculture: Share Farming Opportunities – The Gaudions Story The Gaudions and the opportunities of share farming Peter and Vicki Gaudion own 4,000 acres (1620 ha) of land, spanning across the North Central region of … Read More Agriculture Victoria, case study, farm business resilience, mentoring, opportunities, share farming, young farmers Case Studies, People Management, Succession Planning, Support & Opportunities
Published - 6 December 2023 By Natasha Lobban (I Heart Farming) Milk the most out of mentoring opportunities Scott Dance came across Agriculture Victoria’s Young Farmer Mentoring Program at the perfect time in his young farming career. Scott, a 34-year-old carpenter and beef cattle … Read More dairy, Gardiner Dairy Foundation, mentoring, new entrant Case Studies
Published - 3 March 2024 By Jemma Pearl, Alison Kelly and Ralph Behrendt (Agriculture Victoria) On-Farm Emissions Action Plan Pilot – Nick Blandford The On-Farm Emissions Action Plan Pilot is supporting farmers to improve their productivity and gain important skills and knowledge by helping them to estimate, manage … Read More BestWool/BestLamb, Carbon, Landcare, Livestock, On-farm emissions, sheep Case Studies, Support & Opportunities
Published - 21 June 2022 By Natasha Lobban (I Heart Farming) Mentoring – Don’t leave anything on the table Young farmer Bub Mulcahy, 26, from Kyvalley, in northern Victoria, had heard about the benefits of having a mentor, however it wasn’t until she came … Read More mentoring Case Studies
Published - 17 October 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST – You don’t have to come from a family farm to make your dreams come true, with Tamara Pabst Did you enjoy listening to our young farmer focused episodes in the first season of the AgVic Talk podcast series? Then we have some good … Read More Agriculture Victoria, podcasts, scholarships Case Studies, Support & Opportunities
Published - 13 October 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST – If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it, with Nick Blandford Did you enjoy listening to our young farmer focused episodes in the first season of the AgVic Talk podcast series? Then we have some good … Read More Agriculture Victoria, climate, podcasts Case Studies
Published - 1 October 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST – Sammy Mitchell and Andrew Bell discuss the Young Farmer and New Entrant Mentoring Program Did you enjoy listening to our young farmer focused episodes in the first season of the AgVic Talk podcast series? Then we have some good … Read More Agriculture Victoria, mentoring, podcasts Case Studies, Support & Opportunities
Published - 27 July 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST – Taking on the books and advocating for the dairy industry with Jess Knight Did you enjoy listening to our young farmer focused episodes in the first season of the AgVic Talk podcast series? Then we have some good … Read More Agriculture Victoria, dairy, podcasts Business Management, Case Studies
Published - 9 September 2021 By Pippa Auld (Agriculture Victoria) PODCAST – Setting clear boundaries and expectations when working with family with Emma Hawker and Tristan Schilling Did you enjoy listening to our young farmer focused episodes in the first season of the AgVic Talk podcast series? Then we have some good … Read More Agriculture Victoria, podcasts, succession planning Case Studies
Published - 1 April 2019 By Georgie Thomson (Agriculture Victoria) LFMP Case Study: Top performing farm focuses on what they enjoy Agriculture Victoria’s latest Livestock Farm Monitor Project (LFMP) for 2017-18 assessed the economic performance of 77 sheep and cattle farms across Gippsland, the South-West, and … Read More asset management, beef, Livestock Farm Monitor Project, sheep Case Studies
Published - 9 December 2019 By Sarah Wallis, Agriculture Victoria Tackling the challenges of fifth generation farmers, the food industry and consumers all with the help of a 1970’s inspired caravan The Young Farmer Business Network (YFBN), aims to share personal stories and photos, events and opportunities of great things happening on farms and in your … Read More decision making, succession planning, sustainability Case Studies
