Muster rounds up big ideas

By Jeanette Severs

May 22, 2025

The annual Gippsland Dairy Muster was well attended on Wednesday, April 30, with its theme of Farming into the Future – Imagine, Inquire, Innovate.

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“This is our fourth muster and today’s turnout — more than 200 people registered — tells me that farmers want this in Gippsland and our topic is obviously hitting the mark,” GippsDairy Board chair Sarah O’Brien said.

“The GippsDairy muster 2025 heard from industry experts about the latest trends, technologies and practices in dairy farming.

“We heard from local and interstate farmers about ways they have used new and developing technologies to enhance the future of their farm business.

“The topics we heard about today, they’re very integral topics for the dairy industry.”

Sessions explored the latest innovations in drone technology, animal health and performance monitoring and some of the technology to monitor pastures.

Dairy Farmers Victoria president Mark Billing provided an update to the dairy muster audience about progress towards achieving legislation to enable virtual herding in Victoria.

Integration of technology platforms was a topic that was hotly debated at the muster.

The muster was held at Federation University’s Churchill campus. In the alternate year, the muster is held on a Gippsland farm.