Chinese visitors and journalists who came to Cleary’s farm at Brombin near Wauchope were very impressed by what they saw.
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Leo Cleary has been a dairy farmer for more than 20 years. His family’s 300-acre farm is on the Hastings River at Brombin near Wauchope.
The former school teacher has a herd of pure A2-certified cows, and they produce 4,400 litres of milk every day for the Australian a2 company.
The delegation were from the China State Farm which is owned by the government there. There were also journalists from Shanghai, one of whom was live-streaming the visit on a mobile phone.
“China have been working with the a2 brand for so long that they wanted to see where the milk came from,” said Dandan Chen from a2.
“We have a2 fresh milk going from Australia to China every week and it is doing well.”
Sue Cleary said the family are proud of the high-quality milk they produce.
“The grass here is beautiful, even in drought conditions,” she said. However, the big dry is affecting the Cleary family badly, because the costs of feed are astronomical.
“The price of milk in the supermarkets doesn’t reflect the difficulties we are having. It’s a dollar a litre, which is below production,’ said Sue.
“All of those cows have the genetic components to be a2 cows, so they can produce a2 milk which is more easily digestible for people with lactose problems, and that it why the Chinese like it a lot,” she added.
Lily Luo from the China State Farm said they always have to understand the sourcing of their products.
“To be here to see the environment, the quality of the water, the grass and the cows is very important for us,” she said.
“The Cleary farm is very impressive. It is a really good opportunity for the China State Farm to come here and understand the full process of how this milk is produced and enhance our confidence. We appreciate seeing healthy cows and a very clean process,” she added.