By Deanne Jeffers
TYLER Gordon is an up-and-coming dairy farmer from Undera/Mooroopna North. At only 18-years-old he has been showing cattle at Tatura’s International Dairy Week for six years and has had his own head of dairy cattle for two years.
“It’s great having Dairy Week in the Goulburn Valley. I love coming here and seeing everyone’s cattle and showing mine,” said Tyler.
Showing red and white Friesons, Tyler breeds Lindon Holstein cows, which were first bred by his grandparents. Tyler said it has been, “pretty cool to see how the red and white breeds have grown more popular over years.” With two days left of the show, they have already made sales.
Presenting the Lindon Holstein cattle is a whole family affair, with Tyler showing two twin Lindon Rebel Kite calves at Australia’s National Red & White Show on Monday. Helping him out were his younger sister Emily (14) and their cousin Charlie McMullin (18), who travelled from Toowoomba, QLD to assist.
Asked about the importance of young people going into farming, Tyler said “The agricultural industry is a changing industry, and we need young people coming through to keep agriculture going.”
Emily said, “I’m not really interested in showing, but I love coming to the show and helping out.”
Tyler placed second in the Holstein Youth Challenge on Sunday and placed (…) in the National Red & White Show on Monday.
International Dairy Week is the largest dairying expo in the southern hemisphere and hosts hundreds of people from all over Australia and the world in Tatura annually. This year’s event has a special youth focus, with 130 young people taking to the arena in competitions held on Sunday.
