With neighbouring farms folding on Queensland's Scenic Rim, Kay and Dave Tommerup had to choose between closing or saving their fifth-generation dairy by radically changing how they did business.
abc.net.au/news/dairy-farm-survives-by-diversifying-agritourism-direct-sales/102747100As neighbouring dairy farms folded around them on Queensland's Scenic Rim, Kay and Dave Tommerup chose between closing or saving their fifth-generation dairy by radically changing how they did business.
"It was a huge leap of faith, and it was probably a bit too much for my husband in the beginning," Ms Tommerup said. "All these other things that we do feed into this business model that when something's not so great, something else picks up the slack."By 2030, the CSIRO estimates the appetite for agritourism in Australia will be worth $18.6 billion annually, providing a potential lifeline for producers.
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