Former veterinarians Genaro and Rosselyn Velasquez moved to Tasmania after moving to Australia from Venezuela in 2009.

They first worked on interstate beef and dairy farms before moving to Tasmania, where they share a farm with Michael and Cheryl Hughes at Edith Creek on a cents per kilogram of milk solids arrangement.

They milk 470 crossbred cows and were judged on their financial performance as well as their skills in people, pasture and herd management.

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture's Symon Jones was one of four judges on the panel, who said the couple stood out for their focus on professional development.

"They have taken every opportunity to learn and develop their skills in order to help them progress their dairy farming careers," he said.

"They have attended a number of workshops facilitated by TIA, including pasture management and pasture coaching workshops and our general dairy discussion group.

"The development of their skills as dairy farmers has enabled them to maximise every aspect of their production system."

The couple has increased herd numbers and increased milk production from 190,000 kg of milk solids to 207,000 kilograms of milk solids in their first season.

"They also have the cows producing close to one kilogram of milk solids per one kilogram of live weight, while only using around 1.3 tonnes of grain per cow."

They beat Ringarooma farmers Marcus and Simone Haywood, and Marrawah farmers Craig and Zoe Waterhouse.