Britnell holds road talks

THE Coalition has held talks in northern Victoria with farmer leaders on the condition of roads.

Shadow minister for ports and freight Roma Britnell included a meeting with VFF grains group member Russell Hocking, of Prairie, when touring the region.

“I am acutely aware of the challenges faced by farmers and manufacturers due to the condition of our roads,” she said.

“I have been working with the Victorian Farmers’ Federation and other peak bodies who are frustrated with the condition of the roads and the impact this is having on their ability to get their produce to market.

“I had received some very concerning accounts about the condition of the roads and I needed to see the roads for myself.

“It is now four months since the floods and many roads remain unrepaired, unsafe or closed: it’s simply unacceptable. It is obvious that the Andrews’ Govern-

PRIVATE SALE - “Glenloth”

2130 - Ac Avoca River District - 862 HA ment does not care for regional Victorians as in Jacinta Allan’s own electorate, the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure’s own electorate, there are arterial roads that have been closed since October.”

Meanwhile, work started last week repairing a section of the Raywood-Dingee Road that had been in poor condition before the floods.

Further damage in October worsened the road surface.

Versatile Cropping & Grazing Property Adjacent to Avoca River

Markets

THERE was a 10 per cent increase in supply with 11,700 lambs and 5200 sheep at Bendigo on Monday.

Once again quality was an issue with properly finished lambs difficult to find across the yarding.

The two major domestic processors didn’t operate. The market continued to fluctuate around quality and supply factors.

As a rule heavy lambs over 26kg cwt were firm to a few dollars dearer, costing an estimated 780c to 820c/kg cwt.

Lambs under 24kg cwt showed a softer trend at 740c to 780c/ kg for the majority of trade pens sold to processors.

Quality also played a role in the light lambs, with some of the bigger and better bred lines of genuine store lambs dearer but secondary and odd penlots often cheaper.

The market reached a high of $289 for a pen of extra large crossbred lambs agents said had weighed 94kg liveweight after a curfew.

Most export weighted lambs $235 to $265/head. The main run of heavy crossbreds, 26-30kg cwt, sold from $200 to $238 to av $219 at a ballpark 782c/kg.

Lot of trade lambs from $160 to $185, the 22-24kg fat score 3 crossbreds averaging $173. Small store lambs $63 to $115, lambs with more frame size to the paddock $110 to $148.

In the sheep Merino ewes and wethers were up to $10 dearer and reached $127; heavy crossbred ewes similar at $90 to $123/ head.

Still a lot of sheep which sold from $60 to $90. Most sheep were estimated as costing processors from 300c to 350c/kg, with higher rates paid for a quality offering of young Merino wethers.

CROSSBRED LAMBS

RL & KD Mountjoy Neilborough (84) $289, Lyndoch Farming Macorna (68) $260, B & J Tuohey Serpentine (57) $260, O’Sullivan Trading Elmore (73) $255, Cambrae Invest Bears Lagoon (92) $251, A & T Cole Neilborough (103) $244, FS Cockroft & Sons Myall (37) $243, S & R Snelson Tongala (54) $243, WL,LG & RK Boyd Pyramid Hill (90) $243, Pogue & Jones Echuca (71) $240, R & D Last Fiery Flat (53) $238, M Palmer Echuca (57) $238, D Anderson Heathcote (14) $230, PD Reynolds Pyramid Hill (48) $227, T & K Campbell Macorna (52) $226, Andshara Family Trust Berrimal (99) $223, RA Caldwell Echuca (49) $220, CA Brown & Son Bridgewater (105) $220, Fairfields @ Mysia Boort (29) $212, G & L Langley Newbridge (60) $208, J & M McDonald Woodstock (65) $195.

MERINO WETHERS

Kiriwana P/L Durham Ox (320) $127, TJ & LA Tobin Costerfield (117) $110, Blair & Lloyd Charlton (65) $106.

CROSSBRED EWES

Blue Rock Romsey (8) $126, Allan Rodda, (23) $126, Trengoff Past Longwood, (36) $120, Black on Green Maindample (101) $113, Yentrac Nominees Tatura (30) $98.

MERINO EWES

Elysian Downs Raywood (77) $123, DJ Fatt & JA Gallagher Raywood (40) $117, A & T Cole Neilborough (38) $115, D & M Curnow Woodstock (36) $114, K & S Canfield Salisbury West (52) $110, G Repper Quambatook (44) $110, M Palmer, Echuca (47) $100.

For Lease By Tender

323.75 Hectares – 800 Acres

To be offered in 2 Lots

Commencing: 30th March 2023. Finishing: 29th March 2026

Lot 1: ”Home Block”, “Old place”, “Woodies”

226.63 Hectares equalling 560 Acres. Approx 12 paddocks, water to Dams. Grazing and cropping allotment, sandy loam soil 60% - 70% arable with undulating land parcels and shelter belts

Lot 2: ”Wehla”

93.07 Hectares equalling 230 Acres. Undulating land parcel in 5 paddocks. Water from 4 Dams and waterways. Some timber shelter belts – 85% arable Mixture Mallee Ironstone & loam top soil to a Clay base. Currently mix of natural grass and dry wild oat.

Terms: 3-year period with a 2 year option payable quarterly in advance. Further option available.

Lease document and inspection by appointment

 Suitable to all broadacre dryland cropping

 Proven livestock production (sheep & cattle), wool growing and finishing history

 4 stand shearing shed, steel sheep yards and cattle yards, 7 silos included

 Well fenced with Wimmera Mallee pipeline connected, tanks & troughs included

 9 main paddocks & holding paddocks with ideal sheltered timber grazing areas

 Typical Avoca River flood plain soil types receiving periodical beneficial flooding

 Situated 14km east of Wycheproof, 20km north of Charlton with access to grain receival sites and store sheep selling facility.

Historic “Glenloth” situated adjacent to the Avoca River provides an ideal opportunity to secure improved cropping and grazing land in this proven & renowned area.

Price: $2,500.00 per acre.

For further details and price contact the selling agents.

Elders Wycheproof 03 5493 6400

Jim Coffey 0419 830 682

Kevin Thompson 0419 857 377

HIGHEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED

Tenders Close: Thursday, 23rd March 2023 at the offices of leasing agent

Further Particulars: 92 Brooke Street INGLEWOOD VIC 3517

Office: 03 5438 3041 James Nevins: 0407 302 900 www.fpnevins.com.au