LIMESTONE Coast farmer Jen Stolp has put together her own A-Team to help forge a positive future in the dairy industry.
Ms Stolp, who runs a 600-cow farm at Kongorong with husband Don, was inspired to surround herself with positive people after attending the Thriving Women 2018 conference aimed at connecting and advancing agri-women.
Ms Stolp was one of several women supported by the Australian Legendairy Women’s Network and DairySA to attend the conference in Hahndorf earlier this year.
“We need to surround ourselves with positive people for support and to bounce ideas off each other,” Ms Stolp said.
“We can not do it on our own, we need to create our own A-team and take as many opportunities as we can and create opportunities for ourselves.”
As a follow-up to the conference, Ms Stolp is initiating new safety policies and procedures for the farm and has taken on a project to help her focus on setting priorities.
“One of the sessions was on coping with things out of our control,” she said.
“That is good for our industry because things can change day-to-day.
“While we need to plan and be prepared, we also need to prioritise what we can do now and not dwell on things that might happen that we can not do anything about yet.”
Ms Stolp said dairy was a challenging, but rewarding career.
“As we are looking to progress in the industry, I wanted to go to the conference for networking and to understand more about how businesses are run,” she said.
The conference included presentations on shaping the future, getting the best from your team, food and fibre education, skills training and small business resources.
Australia’s Legendairy Women’s Network was established to connect and support Australian dairy women.
