Digging deep and going Zoom

The theory was supplemented by real-life experience of farmers like Grant Sims from Pine Grove, who has been applying environmentally advanced principles on his property.

The long tentacles of the Melbourne COVID-19 outbreak touched the conference, as one of the guest speakers, a scientist, had attended the Collingwood-Port Adelaide game at the MCG on the previous Sunday, which was attended by an infected person.

Andy McAllister from Agriculture Victoria told the conference via a broadcast from his computer, that he could not attend the Moama conference after getting advice.

Mr McAllister gave the conference an overview of the changing landscape for dairying in northern Victoria, describing how water use and the number of dairy farm operations had decreased in recent years.

The Zoom broadcast included information and mapping slides and at the conclusion Mr McAllister was able to take questions on the screen.