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 - 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 - 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
