Third Generation Dairy Farmer
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Our Wide Span Legend John Colbert looks and acts the part of a true-blue, Aussie farmer. His stoic look and serious tone of voice matches the tough exterior of a veteran dairy farmer. And yet if you peel back the layers, you will see that his experience carries the weight of the history of generations of Aussie farmers before him and his actions in the present will help shape the future farmers who follow him.
Part of what he will pass on to the next generation to farm his family farm will be a 6 metre high, 24m x 12m hay shed from Wide Span Sheds.
“The next generation of Aussie farmers,” John tells us, “will be somewhat different from the generation I grew up. In 40 years time when they look back to today, they’ll see something a lot different.”
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Meet John
Aussie Dairy Farmer
In 1927, John’s grandfather was the first in the family to settle on what would eventually become the Colbert family farm at Hunterson in the Gippsland Region of Victoria.
The farm was then passed on to John’s father who in 1969 decided to build a hay shed. Even though John was only 7 at the time, he has fond memories of the old hay shed.
“He was quite proud of it,” John reminisces of his father, “because it was something he achieved and put there and it looked good.”
Watch John's full story here!
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