A generous donation from Midfield’s Colin McKenna has been ‘life-changing’ for Ben Stewart and his family. Ben and his family’s lives have changed dramatically since he started having seizures as a 10-year-old. When Colin heard the story he was immediately moved and contributed the $20,000 minimum, enabling Calvin the companion dog to join the family.…

Midfield’s first B-Triple combination is now on the roads. Mark Leggett said the 85-tonne B-Triple, led by a Kenworth truck, took its first load of refrigerated meat to Melbourne on April 30. “The B-Triple is 34.2 metres long and can be loaded up to 85 tonne gross. It has approval to run from our Warrnambool…

The Union Dairy is implementing a variety of environmental initiatives with the aim of being a net zero carbon emissions business by 2025. Malerie Janes said  the company was actively researching and implementing processes now, to meet the 2025 target. “It is definitely an ambitious target, but we are laying the  foundations now to reach…

A variety of upgrades continue to be progressed at the Warrnambool plant. The protein plant is on track to be commissioned by the end of May, with the cooking equipment delivered in November and unloaded via crane (pictured here). The new protein plant will provide excellent environmental, energy efficiency and sustainability outcomes. The meat boning…

Dairy farming feels like home to Bruce Saffin. “At the end of the day dairy farming is my comfort zone,” Bruce says. “I grew up on a dairy farm near Mount Gambier and then spent 24 years working other jobs, before coming back to dairying. “I’m now managing my third dairy farm in the last…

New cattle yards at Midfield’s Warrnambool abattoirs feature automatic air-operated drafting systems. Midfield’s Sean Waterson said the new yards replaced the previous set, which were more than 50 years old in some sections. “We had been doing some basic upgrades to the former yards over the past five years or so but it was always…

Construction of Midfield’s new protein plant is well underway. Midfield’s Matt Fisher said civil works had begun onsite. “The plant is being constructed where the former cattle yards were located,” Matt said. “These have now been demolished and civil works have begun with large excavators on site. “Our new state-of-the-art plant will arrive from Europe…

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, The Midfield Group profiled some of the amazing women who work in the business, in recognition of the contribution they make to our organization. We hope you enjoy their stories. Breanna Lee Breanna Lee is a Supervisor in our Beef Boning Room. Breanna started with…

Midfield is thrilled to partner with Westvic Staffing Solutions to deliver an annual traineeship to young people interested in pursuing a career in agriculture. The Midfield Group Agricultural Academy is an exciting new initiative designed to provide young people with a paddock to plate experience of the local agriculture sector. Midfield’s Barry Crimmin said the…

Internationally acclaimed chef and media personality Guy Grossi and his family have visited Union Station and Midfield to experience our premium beef and lamb. Mr Grossi visited The Union Station on February 24 to sample and cook with Union Station product. It was a pleasure to host the published author and TV personality and we…