Smithton cheese factory officially opens alongside Agritas' Duck River Meadows robotic dairy project

Meg Powell
February 1 2021 - 8:00am
MAKERS: Genaro Velasquez and Rosselyn Escalante have already made 300kg of cheese at the new factory. Picture: Meg Powell
MAKERS: Genaro Velasquez and Rosselyn Escalante have already made 300kg of cheese at the new factory. Picture: Meg Powell

The bangs and clatters of state-of-the-art milking robots, the gentle moo of happy cows and shelves already beginning to groan with the weight of 300 kilograms of freshly made cheese - welcome to Smithton's newest cheese factory.

Meg Powell

Meg Powell

Journalist

Meg Powell has been a journalist for the Advocate Newspaper in North-West Tasmania since 2019. She has covered a range of areas and issues including crime, health, environmental issues, business, social affairs , the arts and education. Got a story to share? Email megan.powell@theadvocate.com.au or call 0448 302 029

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