Cheese business saves dairy

By Annabelle Beale
Updated December 11 2015 - 6:39pm, first published July 15 2013 - 4:00am
Luke Benson manages milking and management of the 250 Friesian and Jersey herd at the property, which has become a popular pitstop for tourists on the way to the 12 Apostles.
Luke Benson manages milking and management of the 250 Friesian and Jersey herd at the property, which has become a popular pitstop for tourists on the way to the 12 Apostles.

SEVERE drought and excessively high feed prices in 2002-03 almost crippled Julian and Dianne Benson's Cooriemungle dairy, but some innovative thinking using five per cent of their production has milked their net income by 25pc.

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