Elmore Field Days 2013

Elmore & District 50TH ANNUAL

MACHINERY FIELD DAYS Official Supplement

October 2013 Tue 1 – Wed 2 – Thu 3

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www.elmorefielddays.com.au 8.30 am – 5 pm (03) 5432 6176 Elmore Events Centre adjoining Midland Hwy

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A time to celebrate the past and look to the future Our 50th annual Elmore Field Days will be a signature event for our exhibitors, the farming and regional communities that support us and my own committee.

We have been fortunate to achieve this milestone and it reflects the significant energies that have gone into making our annual event such a success during half a century.

We are fortunate to still enjoy the support of, and guidance from, a number of our original founders and those who have helped in official or volunteer capacities over the past 50 years.

There are a number of us now involved who represent the third generation of the farming families who conceived and created the Elmore Field Days all those years ago.

For 2013 we are looking at another successful event.

We have seen excellent support and repeat site bookings from numerous exhibitors, so another fully booked out event is expected.

In addition, we have a number of new exhibitors who will have something different, informative and relevant in terms of products and services to show farmers, specialist enterprise operators and those who live on and enjoy small acreages.

Continuing to provide facilities for comfortable and effective demonstration areas for our exhibitors in particular is an ongoing focus for my committee.

We continue to expand the features of our major Agribusiness Pavilion; in coming years we will have additional undercover display facilities and amenities which will also support our visitors to the Elmore Events Centre.

As I write this, we have just experienced a run of late winter rains which, interspersed with a few warmer days, have provided a good seasonal outlook.

Irrigators have dams that are close enough to full, our crops will have had a good start and the price outlooks for most rural commodities — especially livestock and grains — are looking positive.

The dairy industry, which has experienced many problems, has also seen an overdue increase in milk prices — so there is some positivity in the outlook for that important regional sector as well.

The recent fall in the Australian dollar has also revived our export market opportunities, so on a whole we are anticipating another positive year.

My committee continues to focus on providing an exhibition that is relevant to, and informative for, all members and ages of the community.

Our General Interest Pavilion and marquee events are always extremely well supported by exhibitors and have something to show and interest everyone.

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We also continue to develop our general site facilities, services and our under-foot conditions.

We are delighted Victorian Premier Denis Napthine will officially open the 50th annual Elmore Field Days on Tuesday, October 1 at 1 pm.

ELMORE FIELD DAYS 2013

LOCATION

The field days are held at Elmore Events Centre, adjoining Midland Hwy about 2 km east of the Elmore township.

HOURS

The field days site opens each morning at 8.30 am and the gates close at 5 pm.

CAR PARKING

Unlimited free parking is provided next to the entry gates on both sides of the field days site.

Disabled parking is available at Gates 2 and 10.

ENTRY COSTS

The entry charge is $18 for adults and $8 for secondary students, GST included. There is no charge for children under 12 years. No concessions. Companion Cards accepted.

SITE SERVICES

Bendigo Bank ATM machines together with the Parenting Centre and St John First Aid facilities are provided next to the administration office.

DISABLED ACCESS

Mobility scooter and wheelchair hire is available on the east and west sides of the field days site.

PURCHASES

Elmore Field Days provides a parcel pickup service for equipment items up to 50 kg purchased from exhibitor sites, which are delivered to depots next to the entry gates for collection. A nominal $2 charge is donated to local community groups.

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel and motel accommodation can found in the nearby regional centers of Bendigo, Echuca/ Moama and Shepparton.

FOOD AND DRINK

Local Elmore community organisations provide an extensive choice of catering options on site, along with a number of specialty food vendors during the event. A public bar also operates on the site each day.

AIRCRAFT

A marked grass airstrip is available parallel to Midland Hwy and east of the display area.

It measures 1000 m in length by 50 m wide.

Adequate aircraft parking space is also available.

Contact Wayne Cowan on 0427 326 444 for more information.

ADMINISTRATION

The Elmore Field Days administration office is located in the centre of the site and can be reached by phoning (03) 5432 6176.

WEBSITE

For regular updates, visit www.elmorefielddays.com.au or find us on Facebook – Elmore Events Centre.

David Trewick insights into the latest machine performances.

I am sure everyone who attends Elmore this year will leave feeling they have learned something new, with the potential to add value to their lifestyle and rural business endeavours.

A special welcome is extended to delegates from our peer events around Australia and New Zealand who are attending the 2013 Conference of Association of Agricultural Field Days of Australasia, hosted this year by us during the Elmore Field Days.

Finally I would like to commend all those people in our local communities, on our farms, our rural support businesses, in local government and in the government sector who have contributed so much over so many years to help us reach our 50th event.

And a special thankyou to my fellow committee members for the hours they contribute to what is now a year-round project to successfully deliver our three days in October each year.

Our shearing shed activities are also a continuous source of information for our sheep and wool producers, in particular showing what the value-adding and consumer sectors of the market require.

Help and assistance in so many ways has always been forthcoming whenever and wherever it has been sought and I think all of us can look back with a sense of satisfaction in how the Elmore Field Days have evolved and expanded during the past half century.

Our in-field demonstrations continue to expand in machinery types and provide useful

David Trewick, president, Elmore and District Machinery Field Days

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Elmore Field Days 2013 program Tuesday, October 1 9.30 am 10 am 10 am 10.30 am 10.30 am 10.45 am 11 am 11 am 11 am 11 am

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Auditorium: Wednesday, October 2 at 12.30 pm Thursday, October 3 at 1 pm

Most people involved in agriculture and rural communities are aware the theft of livestock and, more recently, tractors and farm machinery has been rising in Victoria.

Superintendent Craig Gillard from Victoria Police Livestock and Farm Crime Specialists Group will make a special presentation on the issue.

The group has 44 agricultural liaison officers and has been operating since October 2011 in all rural police divisions across Victoria. Its primary objective is to reduce livestock theft and farm crime in Victoria and apply improved investigation outcomes for the benefit of the farming community.

Supt Gillard’s presentation will have a strong focus on current policing initiatives to reduce the impact of theft, in particular on farm enterprises.

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Auditorium: Tuesday, October 1 at 12.30 pm Thursday, October 3 at 12.30 pm

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Pavilion builds on its success Building on the success of the previous two years, the Agribusiness Pavilion will again be filled with business exhibits catering to all aspects of farming life.

Administrator Sue Doyle said the committee continued to develop the pavilion, which was officially opened at the 2011 Elmore Field Days.

She said a trade show-like format with some booth-type displays would be used again this year, thanks to the success of this format in 2012.

Among the 85 exhibits, there will be a couple of large car exhibits.

“Mitsubishi and Subaru have joined Mazda inside,” Ms Doyle said.

There will also be a site celebrating Elmore Field Days’ 50 years. People will be able to see historic photos and memorabilia.

“We’ve managed to keep the mix of exhibits true to the nature of the event,” Ms Doyle said.

She said exhibitors represented “the business end of town” including agricultural machinery and services.

The 5808 sq m Agribusiness Pavilion was built to cater for all kinds of events.

Seed suppliers, seed marketers, farm machinery guidance technology dealers, work safety organisations, composting providers and water businesses will have booths.

A range of schools will also be represented so rural families can look at their education options.

Ms Doyle said initially some exhibitors had been nervous about taking a stand inside a pavilion because it was not traditional for field days. But three years on, she said they loved it. One exhibitor, for example, had tripled the size of its site.

The Agribusiness Pavilion has been used for other events including the National Cutting Horse Association’s Victorian Futurity and a farm machinery auction.

“It wouldn’t be possible for Elmore to host these events without the pavilion,” Ms Doyle said.

“It was built to such a scale that nothing much couldn’t be put in there.”

The Agribusiness Pavilion cost more than $1 million to build, made possible by the Victorian Government’s Regional Infrastructure Development Fund providing half of the funding.

The committee has been approved for a Federal Government Regional Development Australia Fund grant of $500 000 towards a $1.2 million project to construct a permanent amenities block and a covered block of 100 stables.

Ms Doyle said both structures would be adjacent to the exhibition pavilion, but with the change of Federal Government the committee was “holding its breath”.

“We are hoping the new Federal Government honours the previously awarded grants,” she said.

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Dr Napthine will open the event at the administration Victorian Premier area (site 177) Denis Napthine. on Tuesday, October 1 at 1 pm.

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Wool handling demonstrations will run twice a day at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm, presented by Shearer Woolhandler Training Inc. The demonstrations will run through teamwork benefits and techniques and partnerships between shearers, wool handlers, classers and pressers.

The demonstrations will also discuss technical tips for wool handling, including skirting tips and technical tips for wool handling, including the ergonomics of shearing and sheep/ shearer positions.

Demonstrations will also cover pressing, with topics covered including inserting the pack, even placement of wool in the press, levelling the wool, closing and fastening the bale and bale removal.

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Paddocks a hive of activity In-paddock demonstrations will once again be a popular feature at the Elmore Field Days with a varied line-up of cultivation, hay, silage, tillage and sowing machinery.

As one of the few events which run in-paddock demonstrations, the Elmore Field Days is a great opportunity for farmers to see exactly how each machine works and what results they achieve.

The demonstration site is on the eastern edge of the field days with easy access through gates 7 or 8.

In-paddock demonstrations will kick off from 11 am with haymaking, cutting and feeding machinery.

Farmers can see the Yeoman’s Plow, the Lely 745 Hibiscus rake, the RPC 445 Tornado bale wrapper and the 600 XLH trailed folding multidisc, plus many others.

The afternoon sessions will showcase tillage, sowing, spraying and fertiliser spreading machinery.

The full itinerary of the working demonstrations will be posted daily on each gate with further information.

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Fun for all the family Elmore Field Days will again coincide with the Victorian school holidays and there will be plenty of things to see and do to keep the whole family entertained.

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Events centre adds to Elmore’s success The Elmore Events Centre will continue to offer a diverse range of events in the field days’ 50th anniversary year.

Spread over 157 ha, the centre features first-class equestrian facilities, which have helped attract large shows such as the Victorian Futurity of the National Cutting Horse Association, which offered $85 000 in prizes.

Elmore Events Centre administrator Sue Doyle said the Elmore Equestrian Park also had six dressage arenas, 112 yards

plus a two-room office building with kitchen, toilet and showers.

The exhibition pavilion will host more than 100 exhibitors in its undercover space and the centre has a second exhibition pavilion as well as a shearing pavilion.

The site also has the permanent Rochester Rotary Driver Education facility, which aims to educate Year 10, 11 and 12 students in driving techniques.

The two-day course is specific to rural driving conditions and is aimed at reducing road trauma.

The Australian Travelling Fishing Show at site 55 will give spectators a fish-eye view. The 15 m long and 3 m high perspex-sided, giant mobile fish tank is filled with natural habitat and fish.

Fishermen will demonstrate techniques using different types of lures and people will be able to see the fish react. There will also be informative presentations given on other aspects of fishing and enjoying the outdoors.

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performances in the auditorium on Tuesday, October 1 at 10.30 am; Wednesday, October 2 at 10.45 am and Thursday, October 3 at 10.30 am.

A mix of innovative products and services, together with arts and crafts, will again be on display in the George Holmberg Pavilion.

Other exhibitors will have interesting children’s activities and things to see.

• CIH • Claas • Gehl • John Deere Hesston • Massey Ferguson

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As part of Elmore Field Days’ 50th anniversary celebrations, there will be a vintage tractor display.

The See Banjo Run charity will offer men’s, women’s and children’s haircuts from qualified and experienced local hairdressers, as well as coloured hair chalk, feather hair extensions, face painting, temporary tattoos and fingernail painting. Money raised at Banjo’s Fun House (site 370) will go towards therapies to help two-year-old Banjo O’Brien who has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

A parenting centre run by Elmore Playgroup will provide nappy changing and feeding facilities for parents with young children.

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The Echuca CIH sales team of Geoff Harris, Phil Kennaugh, Darren Stephenson, Bruce Watson and Leo Dullard will be on site at the Elmore Field Days for all your machinery needs.

Celebrating 25 years in business It’s not just Elmore Field Days celebrating a special anniversary this year — Echuca CIH will celebrate its 25th anniversary in October.

“Now I have complete control of my irrigation system, it can be easily assessed and controlled even when off the farm.”

See us at site No. 325

Echuca CIH attended its first Elmore Field Days exhibit in its first week of business in 1988, and will this year exhibit at its 26th consecutive field days.

The service team aims to have customers back up and running as soon as possible with minimal disruption.

In 2013, the company will have a full range of Case IH machinery, Howard Bagshaw air seeder, Polaris quad bikes, Hardi spraying equipment, Great Plains seeders, auto-steer guidance equipment and much more on display over two large side-by-side sites at the Elmore Field Days.

The dealership’s after-sales team has four Echuca workshops — three in Sturt St and one in Reliance Crt — with 23 trained technicians, parts interpreters and apprentices.

The award-winning company has become one of the largest after-sales departments in northern Victoria and southern NSW. The company has 14 fully equipped on-farm service vehicles which enable technicians to service machinery quickly while on-site and perform emergency breakdown repairs throughout the surrounding areas.

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Dealer principal Darren Stephenson said Echuca CIH aimed to support its customers and products in the best way possible

The spare parts team, with more than 35 years of combined experience, stocks up-to-date parts for all the equipment it services.

Echuca CIH’s sales team has more than 75 years of experience in the agricultural industry and provides clients with the right advice to ensure the job gets done.

From ATVs, specialised and seasonal equipment right up to high horsepower Steiger tractors and combine harvesters, the sales team has the right equipment for everyone.

For more information, have a chat to one of the team members at site 279.

50 years…Wow, what an achievement This is a time of celebration and reflection regarding the inaugural members who came back from the Wimmera Field Days 51 years ago, held a meeting 50 years ago and said ‘Yes, we think we can do this.’

It is the support of the current committee, members, life governors, our exhibitors and the many volunteers that makes Elmore Field Days what it is today — a pioneer in agriculture, a leading events centre and a vibrant hub of community activity, playing a pivotal role in servicing the needs of Victoria and southern NSW. It was with such determination that in the first week of October 1964, Ayson’s Reserve by the Campaspe was transformed from a grassy reserve overlooking the river to a place where deals were brokered between growers and exhibitors, lifechanging decisions were made for their enterprises and feedback was given to the exhibitors, engineers and salesmen.

To this day things have not changed, except in volume — with exchange of information, cutting-edge technology and pioneering ways achieving the desired result as efficiently as possible.

One of the key moments in this organisation’s history was when the Field Days, having outgrown Aysons Reserve, decided in 1985 to purchase 157 ha along with 190 Ml of water at the corner of Rosaia Rd and Midland Hwy. This is where the Elmore Field Days were conducted in 1989 until the present day and where now stands a multi-purpose event centre with assets and infrastructure of almost $5 million.

This foresight has allowed the event to grow from 50 exhibitors to now more than 700 and allowed access for up to 40 000 visitors during the three-day event.

One of the vital components of the field days’ sustainability during half a century has been the volunteer base, with numbers growing to 500 assisting in the running of the event, from catering to car parking, parcel pick-up to rubbish collection, and enabling the financial return from the field days and catering of more than

Elmore and District Machinery Field Days staff Sue Doyle (left) and Sam Shotton (right) with committee president David Trewick.

$2.7 million to community organisations.

The future? … the possibilities seem endless.

This is an era where some of our field day peers throughout rural Australia seem to be facing a greater struggle for survival, maybe from dwindling numbers of exhibitors or dwindling community involvement as society changes.

We too face these challenges, but we’ve not only managed to attract a full house every year, our community is still our strongest supporter. We have been blessed with further generations, since that inaugural

committee, willing to take on the sometimes excessive demands that multicommittee involvement can bring them in such a small community.

Remaining true to our founding members’ original purpose of agricultural and machinery field days we are still offering a quality event to the agricultural sector, keeping up with the times and having the conviction to expand our operation by offering our assets year-round as a unique rural events centre going from strength to strength working to secure our financial viability into the future.

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Long involvement sees many changes Drummartin farmer Max Williams is proud to have been involved with Elmore Field Days for 40 years.

Like every newcomer, the mixed farmer said he started out in the car park, parking cars.

Mr Williams was president of the field days’ organising committee from 1990 to 1993; chairman of the static display from 1996 to 2008 and for the past four or five years has been the safety officer.

He has enjoyed meeting people, including machinery dealers, from across Australia and even overseas, and said he had made many friends.

“The sites have been consistently full and it is amazing where they come from,” Mr Williams said.

Elmore Field Days is a global and local event.

“The field days revolves around the community — we all drop tools and come out here to work together as a community,” Mr Williams said.

“And when we work out here, the whole community benefits, for example funds are donated to local sports and other clubs, as well as schools.”

In his four decades involved with Elmore Field Days, Mr Williams has seen the event change sites and grow, as well as big

changes in the broader agricultural industry.

Elmore Field Days was once held at Aysons Reserve, but Mr Williams said it outgrew that site, which was also at risk from flooding.

Former Elmore Field Day president Max Williams continues to help in the running of the event. Pictured here with kelpie cross Boomer who companied him on delivering programs in recent weeks.

“In the 50 years, only one day has been cancelled — it was down on the old site and it got washed out.”

The site was beside the Campaspe River, which flooded, and the best known casualty was an Elmore machinery dealer’s disc plough that was caught in the water.

“He came out (to the site), but only about 3 or 4 inches of the disc plough was showing above the water,’’ Mr Williams said.

“There was nothing we could do. We had to wait for the water to go down.”

He said in the late 1980s, the committee bought a “block of dirt” on Midland Hwy and developed the site.

Mr Williams said there had been big changes in machinery, including improved comfort thanks to cabins, airconditioning and guidance technologies.

“Field days continue to get all the dealers together, so farmers can get prices and other information without travelling from Shepparton to Echuca to Bendigo.”

He also believes having in-paddock demonstrations, a working shearing shed, and crop and livestock trials are helpful for the farmers.

Max Williams throughout his 40-year involvment at the Elmore Field Days.

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Elmore presence helps lead to success Nelson Silos exhibited at the first Elmore Field Days and has done so every year without exception, director Lindsay Nelson says.

He credits the experiences at Elmore Field Days with being instrumental in the success of the business.

“One would have to say that is the reason why our business is what it is,” Mr Nelson said.

labour-saving machines in the workshops, transport and the internet.

He said the company always exhibited at Elmore Field Days not only because of convenience — the event site is about a 20-minute drive from Nelson Silos’ Rochester head office — but also because of a sense of community.

“We sometimes do Gippsland, Wimmera and Gundagai field days, but we always do Elmore Field Days,” the director said.

This distinctive float with a silo from Nelson Silos captures the ingenuity and fun of Elmore Field Days.

“The main thing is farmers come up to us and say, ‘We bought a silo off you 45 years “We have survived droughts and downturns ago, and we’re still using it.’” and stupid governments imposing costs.”

Mr Nelson said farmers needed Elmore Mr Nelson founded Nelson Silos at Field Days for new ideas and labour-saving Rochester in 1957. It has expanded to machines to help them survive on the have sites in Melbourne, St Arnaud and so-called “level playing field’’ of the world Parkes, NSW. market.

Nelson silos are now used across Australia in industries as varied as mining, grain producing, dairy farming, horse racing stables, intensive farming and even food processing.

In the half-century since Mr Nelson exhibited at the first Elmore Field Days, he has seen big changes to Australia’s farming and manufacturing industries, including the impacts of the development of plastics,

“The main thing is farmers come up to us and say, ‘We bought a silo off you 45 years ago, and we’re still using it.’ ”

Some exhibitors have displayed their wares at Elmore Field Days for decades.

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A tractor pull in action.

Construction of the George Holmberg pavilion in 1994.

Crop trials have shown the performance of different varieties.

Farmers and contractors have been comparing machinery from dealers across northern Victoria and beyond at the Elmore Field Days for 50 years.

Sam Ayson and Derek Shotton.

A tractor pull in action.

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People inspecting fencing options.

The Nationals welcome all visitors to the Elmore Field Days.

We invite you to visit The Nationals site to say hello to the Northern Victoria Team Damian Drum MLC Member for Northern Victoria Region

Hon Peter Walsh MLA Member for Swan Hill

Dr Bill Sykes MLA Member for Benalla

Andrew Broad MP Federal Member for Mallee

Paul Weller MLA Member for Rodney

Tim McCurdy MLA Member for Murray Valley

Senator Bridget McKenzie Senator for Victoria

Hon Jeanette Powell MLA Member for Shepparton

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Book celebrates Elmore’s history To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Elmore Field Days, a special book detailing the event’s history has been released.

Elmore Field Days: the First 50 Years tells the story of the event, from the first gathering at Aysons Reserve in 1964 through to this year’s enormous undertaking at Elmore Events Centre.

The book features stories about each of the 50 years, notable people involved in the field days, office bearers, pages from previous programs and a large collection of historical photos.

It also has stories about the development of the Elmore Events Centre and other major events the centre has held, including the Elmore B & S Ball and the National Scout Jamboree.

Elmore Field Days spokeswoman Sam Shotton said the idea for the celebratory

“The book is a way of recording the history of the committee for the future, it allows us to thank and acknowledge the original committee and those who are running the event today,” she said.

“We can acknowledge the community and the volunteers who have assisted us greatly.”

The book will be for sale from the administrative office at site 177 at the field days, by phoning the administration team on 5432 6176 or by emailing info@ elmorefielddays.com.au

Irrigation industry stalwart recognised In recognition of lifelong service to the irrigation industry and environmental sustainability, Stanley Archard was inducted into the Order of Australia earlier this year.

Mr Jettner congratulated Mr Archard on his service to industry and the community,

More than 80 guests including friends, family and Archards Irrigation staff celebrated his career and dedication to the industry on Friday, August 23.

and his foresight to develop new products while integrating new technologies including laser levelling, satellite survey and more recently automated irrigation.

Guests travelled from throughout northern Victoria and the Riverina. They shared stories and reflected on some of the major changes in irrigated agriculture influenced

by Mr Archard.

As the founding director of Cohuna-based business Archards Irrigation, Mr Archard instigated modern irrigation practices in the 1970s, as well as introducing laser technology.

Archards Irrigation director Brenton Jettner said Mr Archard’s most important contribution was bringing together the concepts of irrigation and land-forming to improve crop yields.

After more than 40 years in the industry, he officially retired from Archards Irrigation last December but is still doing some specialised work.

In Mr Archard’s address to his guests, he reflected on the rapid progress achieved in irrigation efficiency.

“We were always thinking about how we could make irrigating better for farmers and we were fortunate that our customers wanted to test our innovations,” Mr Archard said.

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book came from the 50th anniversary committee as a special way to mark the milestone. The committee has been working on the book since April.

Archards Irrigation founder Stan Archard’s contribution to the industry was celebrated at a dinner.

Archards Irrigation continues to be a leader in the irrigation and water supply industry and can deliver complete waterrelated supply projects from conception and design, through to on-site installation, construction and commissioning.

For more information, visit www.archards. com.au or phone 5456 2664 or visit site 197 at Elmore Field Days.

New oat hay varieties on show at trial site Oat hay trials will feature again at the 2013 Elmore Field Days as the National Oat Program continues to develop and release new varieties.

The 2013 trial at Elmore comprises 64 varieties sown by Agrisearch, which will assess agronomics and grain yield, while a subset of 32 varieties will be tested for hay yield and quality.

Another trial of 32 has been planted at Horsham to determine hay yield, grain yield and quality as well as agronomics, and there is a trial of 60 grain entries at Rutherglen.

New varieties released by the program include Forester, Tammar and Tungoo in hay, and Wombat and Dunnart in grain.

Information collected from the Australiawide trials is compiled onto a long-term database, and contains information such

as hay and grain yield of each variety, and hay quality traits.

The trials have found that the longterm top varieties for yield are Brusher, Mulgara, Winjardie, Wintaroo, Carrolup, WAOAT2332 and Yallara.

The program has also just released a new variety called Forester; a late maturing variety suited to high rainfall and irrigated areas, but it will not be tested in Victoria.

Buses will be available to take groups out to the SARDI trial site on Wednesday, October 2. Buses will depart at 11 am and 1 pm from AFIA at site 142.

More information about the program is available from the SARDI National Oat Breeding Program, SARDI New Variety Agronomy Group, AEXCO or the SARDI website at www.sardi.sa.gov.au

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New silage wagons built for serious work McIntosh Farm Machinery of New Zealand has built a new series of heavy-duty silage feed-out wagons called the Titan.

This new range of Titan silage wagons has sizes ranging from 12 cubic metres up to a whopping 25 cubic metres. There are a host of options including scales, brakes, extra cross conveyors and remote display screens, so a machine can be built to your specific needs.

Listening to customers’ needs, the Titan series of silage wagons has been built for the serious farmer and for high-use applications.

McIntosh Farm Machinery has also been developing a new series of beater wagons. These new wagons feature three power-take-off-driven horizontal beaters designed to incorporate and evenly feed out different types of products without going to the high cost of a mixer wagon.

These units are well suited to many feed pad applications.

Their new heavy-duty 13 mm floor and elevator chains, large diameter drive sprockets and larger diameter drive shafts are designed to handle large and heavier volumes with ease.

TracMac Farm Equipment’s Allan Slater said the Titan series of silage wagons offered significant changes that would make these wagons well suited to the needs of many dairy farmers across Australia.

One new option is the new 1200 mm-wide chain-type cross conveyors. These new high-capacity conveyors will make feeding big square bales easier and will require less maintenance than a conventional belt-type cross conveyor.

McIntosh Farm Machinery has been building quality products and farm machinery for more than 60 years. Its range of silage wagons, bale feeders, tipping trailers and manure spreaders is built with strength, ease of operation and extended service life.

For more information or to see the range of products, visit the staff at Elmore Field days site 457 or phone TracMac Farm Equipment on 5623 4023.

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Mr Rudolph said the D65 — like its predecessor MacDon D60 — was the ideal solution for Australian farmers looking to harvest multiple crops under a variety of conditions.

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Dean & McCabe Windmills Pty Ltd Dean Trailers Australia Pty Ltd Debruin Engineering Pty Ltd Delaval Pty Ltd Delightful Rainglow Dennis Browne Builder Seymour Department of Environment & Primary Industries Department of Justice Dial Before You Dig Diamond Garden Tools DIECI Australia Diesel & Machinery P/L Diggers Clothing Co. Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprises Pty Ltd DK Agri Bale Accumulators DMS Afimilk Dog Master Trainers Dream Pot Drovers Saddlery Dumac Pumps Duncan Ag Duncan Stockcrates Dunstan Farmers Engineering Eade’s Xtreme Marine Eagle Fuels Pty Ltd Eagle I Machinery Eastern Spreaders Pty Ltd Easy Dairy Automation Systems Easydrive Post Co. Echuca CIH Sales & Service Echuca Moama & District Tourism Echuca Rural Ecosmart Solar Central Vic Electrodip El-Gra Engineering Elliott Bros of Bendigo MPE Ellwaste Elmore Fire Brigade Elmore Primary Health Services Elmore Victoria Hotel Motel Emo’s Leather Goods Enjo Envisage Furniture Eureka Garages & Sheds Everset Mousetraps Ewescan Embryoscan Excel Agriculture Extend Security & Surveillance Fair Dinkum Fertilizers Family Heritage Farm Automation Australia Farm Name Signs Farm Pro Farm Tender Farmcall Supplies FarmTech Machinery FDT Feedomatic FeedTest – Agrifood Technology Field Days 50 Year Display First Aid Fishing Getaways Pty Ltd Fix Engineering Flat Magic Tyre Sealant Flexible Drive Agencies Flight Centre Bendigo Footwear Industries Ford Motor Company Freedom Tanks Frost Urself Fuelco G & M Poly Irrigation G E Silos Pty Ltd Gallagher Animal Management Systems Gap Latch Pty Ltd GBS Tools & Hardware Supplies GEA Farm Technologies Australia Pty Ltd Gecko Decko Geelong College (The) Gendore Tractors & Machinery P/L General Interest Office Genetics Australia GEO Commodities George Holmberg Pavilion Gift Horse Giltrap Ag Equipment Girton Grammar School Bendigo Glama Girls Glencore Grain Glenvill Regional Home Builders

438 GoGetta Kelpie Stud 373 / GI091 Gold Relics Gold Prospecting Adventures 221 Goldacres Pty Ltd 094 Goldfields Revegetation 220 Gough Transport Solutions 230 Goulburn Valley Oil Supplies 161 Goulburn-Murray Water 170 / AP40 Goweil by Webbline Agriculture 170 / AP24 GPS AG 291 Graham Thomson Motors 285 Graham Wood Machinery 170 / AP22 Grain Storage Solutions 276 Grainline 384 Grainrite Augers 359 Graintec Scientific 373 / GI088 Grandpas Feeders Pty 459 Greg Allan Farm Machinery Pty Ltd 358 Gribben Stockyards 393 Grizzly 386 Grogans Machinery 455 Gun Club 373 / GI100 Gutter Protection Sales 082 GV 4x4 337 GV Dairy Yard Safety Grooving 356 Haeusler’s 037 Hamelex White 190 Hamilton Manifold 297 Harberger Farm Supplies 172 Harrisons F-Trucks 238 Hartley’s Hunting & Fishing 038 Hartwigs Trucks 322 Hay-Sayvah Hay Feeders 404 Header Front Repairs 415 Herefords Northvic 324 Heritage Water Tanks 373 / GI094 High Street Vacuums & Electrical 405 Highside Motorcycles, Mowers & Marine 327 Hillview Bore Pumps 152 Holden 373 / GI052 Home Made by Wendy Cleve 036 Hose Factory 170 / AP14 Humus Compost 022 Hunter Rural 170 / AP28 Hydrosteer 052 I R Sheepskin & Wool Products 173 ICON Septech 079 Industrial Brushware 357 Integrated Packaging 112 Intercontinental Spares 373 / GI109 Ironing Board Covers 102 Irrigation Group Australia 281 Isuzu 281 Isuzu Trucks 373 / GI035 J D Flora 351 Jeff Townrow Quality Seed Grading 373 / GI039 Jim’s Jerky 247 JMC Tackle 342 JN & R Engineering 299 John Berends Implements Pty Ltd 256 Johnno’s Camper Trailers 057 Journey Management Group 156 JT & EN Close 447 JTS Agriculture 338 Kanga Loaders 339 Kattle Gear 048 Keidra Woodworks 304 Kioti Tractors Australia 373 / GI084 Kleva Sharp 150 Knuckeys Winchelsea Pty Ltd 383 Konigs Shepparton 367 Kool Az LED Lights 300 Kubota Tractor Australia 284 Kuhn Australia 102 Ky General Engineering 309 Kyabram 4WD & Camping 373 / GI061 Kyabram Regional Centre 373 / GI009 Lake Mulwala Lifestyle Village 286 Landaco Equipment 069 Landcare – Shire of Campaspe & GM Landcare Network 452 Landmark 099 Landwise Weedwipers 056 Laserlight & Fasteners Pty Ltd 170 / AP56 Latrobe University 373 / GI043 Lavender by Denise 387 Lely Australia Pty Ltd 373 / GI038 Leonies Photographic Images 321 LIC 361 Lightwave Technology 170 / AP67A Link Brokering

083 373 / GI070 373 / GI062 009 109 434 453 125 373 / GI006 241 170 / AP03 288 200 103 170 / AP74 170 / AP79 206 104 369 170 / AP39 390 187 014 190 163 373 / GI032 240 202 375 170 / AP34

186 170 / AP82 373 / GI012 065 115 216 089 355 320 373 / GI112 373 / GI025 267 205 343 225 306 255 170 / AP32 167 227 335 124 279 245 303 170 / AP09 430 307 362 222 184 373 / GI032 106 373 / GI014 373 / GI016 433 042 058 436 421 373 / GI093 088 373 / GI063 313 373 / GI097 169 188 171 346 170 / AP04 147A 170 / AP10 170 / AP54 182 239 285 373 / GI087 050 373 / GI027 028 154 451 373 / GI031 170 / AP41 110 147 120 019 132 195 373 / GI098 170 / AP72 144 373 / GI029 312 170 / AP07 373 373 / GI050 352 170 / AP81 373 / GI065 170 / AP01 170 / AP59

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‘Elmore Field Days’, October 2013—Page 23

AP 70

ELMORE FIELD DAYS 50 YEARS DISPLAY

AP 53

417

BONN DRIVE

AP 46

AP 48

AP 47

AP 49

COFFEE SHOP

AP 50

ENTRANCE

MAIN ENTRANCE

AP 44

AP 42

AP 43

AP 40

AP 41

AVONMORE DRIVE

416

AP 45

424

423

373 (GI01-GI117)

422

415

418419420 421

AP 30

AP 32 AP 29

AP 33 AP 28

AP 34

AP 27

AP 26

AP 35 AP 25

AP 36 AP 24

AP 37 AP 23

AP 38

AP 22

AP 39

AUDITORIUM 414 413

412

328

411

AP AP AP 07 08 09

339

78

DRAIN

77

75

11

384

383

257

341

340

258

86

249

253 252

68 67 66

261

262

310

264

87

343

200

PICNIC AREA 6

265 266 267 268

269

199

198

95

96

97

DRAIN

64 TANK

8

271

270

271

4 3

BUS PARKING G

345

8

294

288

287

274

275

191 190 187

192

227

228

229

5th AVENUE

193

195

58 57 56

11

12

357

348

346

347

348

111

112

55

13

115

114

113

356

349

14

53

52

51 50

15

16

49 48

17 18

47

20

TELSTRA MEETING PLACE

TICKET BOX

ATM’s

ADMIN OFFICE

354

300

301

302

303

295

296

297

298

299

300

301

302

303

277

285

279

280

278

279

280

225

7th AVENUE

7

281

282

283

284

281

282

283

284

6th AVENUE

222

223

224

222

223

224

PARCEL OFFICE

175

163

166

165

166

173 172 171

167

168

157

170 (AP01 - AP85)

169

123

147

148 149

150

151

152

153

154

155

151

152

153

154

155

3rd AVENUE 146

22

45

21

22

145

125

144

143

142 141 140

127

128

129

130

131 137

136

131

132

135

133 134 135

2nd AVENUE 46

23

2

44

25

24

43

26

27

28

27

28

40

42

29

MOBILITY SCOOTER HIRE

1st AVENUE

39

32

31

37

38 33

36

37

1st AVENUE TICKET BOX

TICKET BOX

DISABLED PARKING

LOADING RAMP

169

4

156

RHINO TANK

AGRIBUSINESS PAVILION

4th AVENUE

162 161 159

21

PUBLIC CAR PARK

PUBLIC ENTRANCE GATE 1

353

352

299

176

124

WEST PARCEL PICK UP

1

395

355 353 354

350 351

2nd AVENUE 54

394

298

276

117 120

116

393

297

221

WATER

110

392

296

226

CATERING CATERING 5 PAVILION PAVILLION

PICNIC AREA

1st AVENUE 2

346

180

183 182 181

185

186

VINTAGE

109

391

396

295

286

220

WATER

DISPLAY

108

398 397 392

8th AVENUE 304

293

272 273

WATER

107

103 104

10

6 5

390

210 211 213 215

209

208

106A TRACTOR

PUBLIC BAR

1st AVENUE 7

389

305

289

234 233 230

PICNIC AREA 106

62 61 59 9

9

388

7th AVENUE 270

2nd AVENUE

65

387

345

306

292

WATER

93

63

386

VISITORS CENTRE

6

102

390

6th AVENUE

197

92

98 101

291

5th AVENUE

90 91

94

236

202 205 206 207

201

389

9th AVENUE

358

344

307

309

WATER

88 89

388

8th AVENUE

313 312

248 247 246 245 244 243 242 241 240 239 238 237

WATER

WATEER 69

260

259

360

342

RECREATION & LEISURE

71 70

314

385

387

9th AVENUE 361

362

340

WATER

E RIV

72

318

319

25 6

DRAIN

Reliance Petroleum ................................. 0419 896 497 Rhino Water Tanks .................................. 1800 632 410 Riordan Grain Services ........................... 03 5220 8826 ROADEC .................................................. 0428 842 008 Rubicon Water ........................................ 03 5820 8876 Sabakem Trading Pty Ltd ........................ 0448 888 960 Satake Australia....................................... 0402 104 906 Scotch College Melbourne ...................... 03 9810 4321 Sessions Builders Shepparton ................ 03 5831 5226 SET Electrical Engineering Pty Ltd .......... 0415 694 852 SQP Grain ............................................... 03 5329 2000 St Anne’s Winery ..................................... 03 5480 0099 Subaru .................................................... 03 8698 3480 Suncorp Bank.......................................... 03 5448 1758 Superior Seed Co. ................................... 03 5881 6689 Swan Hill Engineering Pty Ltd ................. 1300 296 206 Swim Inn Pool Shop Pty Ltd ................... 03 5852 2178 Tapex Pty Ltd .......................................... 03 9361 8100 Team Poly Tanks ..................................... 0467 766 249 Topcon Precision Agriculture .................. 08 8203 3300 Tritech Lubricants & Sales Pty Ltd .......... 03 9708 2317 Victoria Young Farmers ........................... 0466 845 849 Victorian Farmers Federation .................. 1300 882 833 Victorian Labor........................................ 0429 020 485 Waterpool Co-Op..................................... 03 5853 2333 Wesfarmers ............................................. 0439 941 696 Worksafe Victoria .................................... 03 9641 1327 Worldpoly Pty Ltd ................................... 03 8795 3888 Your Business Your Future Energy Efficiency ..................................... 03 5479 1900 AP61 Zeetags.................................................... 07 3216 4828

335

25 5

83

74

AP45 AP47 AP67B AP38 AP63 AP18 AP08 AP85 AP59 AP21 AP36 AP53 AP51 AP29 AP23 AP60 AP31 AP44 AP70 AP26 AP37 AP68B AP29 AP78 AP30 AP29 AP84 AP64 AP68A

382

386

PUBLIC CAR PARK

PUBLIC ENTRANCE GATE 2

PUBLIC CAR PARK

Girton Grammar School Bendigo ............ 03 5441 3114 Glencore Grain ........................................ 08 8385 8321 Glenvill Regional Home Builders ............. 03 5831 5226 Goweil by Webbline Agriculture.............+64 3 209 0013 GPS AG ................................................... 03 5430 0777 Grain Storage Solutions .......................... 0458 569 539 Humus Compost ..................................... 0411 669 913 Hydrosteer .............................................. 03 9314 5000 Latrobe University ................................... 03 5444 7711 Link Brokering ......................................... 0417 313 243 LPR Toolmakers ...................................... 03 5784 1351 Lyn McNaught Travel............................... 03 5825 1866 Major Sales & Service ............................. 03 8558 1800 Makita (Abbott Supply) ........................... 03 5443 9077 Mawsons................................................. 03 5456 2409 MAZDA Australia ..................................... 03 5445 8900 Metal Form Group ................................... 03 9763 8000 Mister Embroidery Workwear.................. 03 5853 2777 Mitsubishi Motors ................................... 03 9271 3610 Monster Fish Pty Ltd ............................... 03 9763 7922 Neatline Homes Pty Ltd ........................... 03 5823 1547 Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE ..... 03 9269 1423 Outback Guidance by Ag Junction........... 07 3004 6700 Palmer Stevens & Rennick ...................... 03 5422 6500 Paul Grey Builders Bendigo ..................... 0419 585 995 PETRO Industrial Pty Ltd......................... 07 3204 9558 Philmac ................................................... 0407 323 872 Planright P/L ........................................... 03 5824 1322 Propharma Australia Pty Ltd ................... 03 9794 7166 Ray White Rochester............................... 03 5484 2400 RBS Morgans .......................................... 03 8644 5401

339

10th AVENUE

400 399 385

EXHIBITORS CAR PARK

AP81 AP01 AP59 AP40 AP24 AP22 AP14 AP28 AP56 AP67A AP58 AP52 AP15 AP49 AP12 AP50 AP65 AP66 AP43 AP27 AP17 AP76 AP02 AP77 AP59 AP25 AP35 AP06 AP33 AP71 AP29

381

383

462

EXHIBITORS PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE

ADBRI Masonry ...................................... 03 5447 8866 Agfarm Pty Ltd ........................................ 03 5330 5100 Alternative Growing Solutions P/L........... 03 5256 2899 Animal Control Technologies ................... 03 9308 9688 Aussie Storage Centre ............................. 03 5822 0825 AWB ........................................................ 0409 619 358 Baillieu Holst Ltd ..................................... 03 5443 7966 Ballarat Grammar .................................... 03 5338 0830 BBF Lubricants ........................................ 03 5336 1288 Bendigo Grid Connect ............................. 03 5435 3114 Bendigo TAFE .......................................... 03 5434 1766 Best Environmental Technologies............ 0429 117 861 Big Red Jacks Tools & Equipment........... 03 9338 8646 BLP Agribusiness Solutions .................... 03 5032 3077 CBH Group .............................................. 0409 384 103 Charlie Carp............................................. 03 5881 8882 Coates Hire.............................................. 03 5447 7866 Cola Solar................................................ 1300 374 357 Commonwealth Bank of Australia ........... 03 5823 7728 Compost Victoria..................................... 0422 583 784 Dawson Packaging & Trading ................. 1300 575 141 Dennis Browne Builder Seymour............. 0418 558 559 Dial Before You Dig ................................. 03 9259 0104 Eagle Fuels Pty Ltd .................................. 03 8340 5100 Ecosmart Solar Central Vic...................... 03 5442 3805 FDT.......................................................... 03 5874 3814 FeedTest – Agrifood Technology.............. 03 9742 0550 Field Days 50 Year Display .....................

Fuelco...................................................... 03 9775 1366 Geelong College (The) ............................. 03 5226 3106 GEO Commodities ................................... 03 5442 2293

365 364

327 326 324 322

73

AP57 AP11 AP20 AP75 AP19 AP03 AP74 AP79 AP39 AP34 AP80 AP13 AP62 AP73 AP05 AP16 AP42 AP69 AP46 AP83 AP55 AP59 AP82 AP32 AP09 AP04 AP10 AP54 AP41 AP72 AP07

380

401

461

EXHIBITORS ENTRANCE GATE 4

4TH AVENUE

9

332

84 85

AP AP 21 20

AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP AP ENTRANCE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

10

79

AP 19

379

403 402

8th AVENUE

76

AP AP AP AP AP AP ENTRANCE 01 02 03 04 05 06

376 377 378

405

9th AVENUE

411

82 81 80

AP 31

375

LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS

AP 51

AP 52

427 426 425

GENERAL INTEREST

429

379

460

AVONMORE DRIVE

AP 69

406

459

458

BONN DRIVE

AP AP AP AP 67A 67B 68A 68B

428

AP54

AP 55

AP 66

AP 65

407

BURNEWANG DRIVE

AP 64

4 409

457

10th AVENUE

10th AVENUE GEORGE HOLMBERG PAVILION

456

455

454

177 178

AP 56

AP 63

453

452

122

AP 57

AP 62

451

121

AP 61

424

447 448 449 450

179

AP 60

432

431

446

FIRST AID

430

445

IN PADDOCK DEMO

GUN CLUB

PARENTING CENTRE

MOBILITY SCOOTER HIRE

IN PADDOCK DEMO

TRUCK & TRAILER PARK

5,808 square metres of undercover space showcasing a great variety of agricultural and rural exhibits, from machinery to services.

AP AP AP AP AP ENTRANCE 75 74 73 72 71

COROP DRIVE

AP 58

AP 76

HUNTER D

Site No. 171

434 435 436 437 438

AP AP 78 77

SHEARING SHED

250

AP 59

AP AP AP 81 80 79

251

Agribusiness Pavilion

AP AP ENTRANCE 83 82

410

AP 84

RUNNYMEDE DRIVE

AP 85

439 440 441 442 443 444

IN PADDOCK DEMO

SHEEP YARDS

GATE 6

EXHIBITORS EXIT GATE 5

6TH AVENUE

EAST PARCEL PICK UP

DISABLED PARKING

AIRSTRIP ACCESS GATE 7

GATE 8

POLICE

TICKET BOX

374

Site Map

EXHIBITORS ENTRANCE / EXIT GATE 9

EXHIBITORS CAR & TRUCK/TRAILER PARK

INWARD GOODS DEPOT

Elmore Field Days

EXHIBITORS PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE GATE 10

PUBLIC ENTRANCE GATE 11 PUBLIC CAR PARK

PUBLIC ENTRANCE GATE 3

UNDERGROUND ACCESS ROUTE: GENERAL INTEREST

AGRIBUSINESS PAVILION

TICKET BOXES

AUDITORIUM

RECREATION & LEISURE EXHIBITS

PARCEL PICK UP DEPOT AND INWARD GOODS

COMMUNITY CATERING

PUBLIC BAR

DISABLED FACILITIES

SHEARING SHED

LIVESTOCK EXHIBITS

GUN CLUB

IN-PADDOCK DEMONSTRATIONS

TREES

TOILETS

ADMINISTRATION CENTRE

and:

ATM’s

PARENTING CENTRE

VISITORS TELSTRA CENTRE MEETING PLACE FIRST POLICE AID

Visit Violet Town Rural and Hardware for the full range of: MUNRO & ELGRA

Prefered Supplier for :

post drivers at SUPER LOW prices

Fencing & Stockyards Cattle Crushes & Yards

Clipex Fencing Wire & Posts

A Auto uto S Sheep heep h handling andlin

•Complete Yard Sets

•Loading Ramps

•Cattle and Sheep Systems

•Stay Fast Kits

•Cattle Crushes

•Full Wire Range

•Hay Feeders

•Gates

•Automatic Sheep Handler

•Post drivers

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Elmore & District

MACHINERY FIELD DAYS This list is current at the time of printing.

Site

Trading As

Site

Trading As

Site

Trading As

Site

244 311 100 373 / GI114 260 373 / GI076

Lions District 201 V6 Liquid Bionutrients Lister Petter Diesels Littl Juey Lizard Moleskin Jeans Loddon Bendigo Rural Women’s Network Lola’s Garden Wooden Roses LPR Toolmakers LTS Equipment Luanda Datavac (Volta by Electrolux) Lubrimax Marketing Pty Ltd Lucas Mill Lucindale Engineering Lyal Eales Stores Lyn McNaught Travel Macnaught Pty Ltd Magnum Welders Mahindra Australia Maine-Anjou Beef Australia Major Sales & Service Major Trailers Makita (Abbott Supply) Mandi’s Kitchen Gourmet Puddings Mansfield Tools Manutec Marcus Oldham College Mary Kay Skincare & Cosmetics Mass Management Mawsons Maxi Trans Maxi-Feeder MAZDA Australia McCullochs Hydraulic Engineers MCE Lasers McKee’s Garage & Engineering Pty Ltd Medibank Melbourne Tractors Metal Form Group Metalcorp Steel Metalform Tow & Farm Metalscape MG Trading (Murray Goulburn Trading) Michaels of Donald Mickey Thompson Tyres Mid West Concrete Midlands Murray Grey Group Midstate Machinery Midway Sales Tractors & Machinery Mister Embroidery Workwear Mitsubishi Motors Molin Motorcycle & Marine Monster Fish Pty Ltd Moose Industries Morris Outside Enterprises Mt Eliza Seeds, Seedlings & Plants Muckrunner Pty Ltd Muddy River Agricultural Murray’s Water & Mining Drilling Muscles & Joints NA Auto Nanna’s Toy Barn Narine Timber Signs National Machinery Pty Ltd Natural Freshwater Pearls Natural Hand Knits Neanger Nursery Neatline Homes Pty Ltd Nelson Silos New Age Caravans New Farm Machinery Magazine New Holland Aust Nibbles N Nuts Noel Simmons Irrigation Pty Ltd North Star Transport Equipment Northern Feed Systems Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE Norton Gates Pty Ltd Norwood Agriculture Now That’s a Knife Nufarm Nuseed Nutrimol Nutrisoil O’Connors Farm Machinery ONE FM 98.5 Onesteel Metaland Onesteel Waratah Onetrak Pty Ltd OPS Country Tanks Oricom UHF CB Radios

373 / GI115 170 / AP02 223 329 130 460 072 134 131 047 319 170 / AP77 123 181 017 207 292 170 / AP59 272 087 371 008 060 052 025 170 / AP25 198 170 / AP35 373 / GI055 003 137 266 150 170 / AP06 063 283 119 278 183 376 075 224 398 264 442 078 092 170 / AP33 106 449 344 273 143 059 233 432 365 034 373 / GI036 170 / AP71 133 249 170 / AP29 408 373 / GI056 076 424 138 170 / AP45 226 298 170 / AP47 062

Otway Footwear Outback Guidance by Ag Junction Outdoor Steel Solutions Overwrought Metalwork & Design Ozatts Ozvalue Ag Machinery Ozzi Kleen Waste Water Systems Pacific Agriscience Pacific Seeds Pacific Telecommunications Padman Stops Palmer Stevens & Rennick Parcel Pick Up Office Parenting Centre Patch’s Canvas Manufacturing Pty Ltd Paterson Pumps Paton Stockfeeding Equipment Paul Grey Builders Bendigo Peak Hill Industries Pellenc Australia Penfold Home Improvements Penrite Oil Company Pergolas Plus Outdoor Living Perry Lemon Myrtle Products Peter McRobert Machinery PETRO Industrial Pty Ltd PFT AGG Philmac Phoenix Trading Pioneer / Highline Water Tanks Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia Pty Ltd Pivot Stove & Heating PJ Green Engineering Planright P/L Plastek Water Products Poettinger Australia Pty Ltd Points Direct P/L Polaris Sales Australia Police Poly Fence & Yards Post ‘N’ Rail Poyser Trucks Precise Farm Solutions Prestige Jayco Bendigo Prime Samms Professional Nibbler Profinish Products Propharma Australia Pty Ltd Public Bar Pump Defenda Pyramid Hill Welding Supplies Quik Corp R K Macey P/L R W Cocks Rabobank Racewell by Te Pari Rally Badges Rat Zapper Victoria Rawleigh’s Healthcare Ray White Rochester Rayar Gypsum RB Sellars RBS Morgans Real-Crete (Ballarat) REARSH Ladies Sleepwear Recharge Battery Revitalizer Red River Stockyards Redback Storage Systems Reliance Petroleum Rex Stotton Machinery RFM AG Pty Ltd Rhino Water Tanks Rich River Irrigation Developments Pty Ltd Richard Renato Service “Kymco” Riordan Grain Services Riverina Belting Co Riverina Poly Riverina Scooters & Mobility Riverland Milk and Trading ROADEC Rob Rye Irrigation Robson Tool King Rochester & Elmore District Health Service Rochester Motorcycles Romantic Flair Original Romany Woman Rosenow Industries RPM Ruband Tyres Rubicon Water

218 033 170 / AP18 411 373 / GI034 170 / AP08 220 270 166 462

Rural Finance Ryco Filters Sabakem Trading Pty Ltd Saddle-Up Saddleworld Salami Shack Satake Australia Sauer – Danfoss – Daiken Scania Australia Schinckel Hayrakes Schuitemaker : Ag Machinery Australia Scotch College Melbourne Screaming Seeds Spice Co Scrumptious Fake Cakes Seal A Fridge Northern Victoria Seaton Training See Banjo Run Hair Dressing Seed Distributors Pty Ltd Seed Force Seed Net Semex Pty Ltd Senior Sheds Sessions Builders Shepparton SET Electrical Engineering Pty Ltd Seymour Rural Equipment Shearing Shed Shebeads Shepparton Ag Shepparton Lasers Shepparton Mowers & Marine Sherwell Shoof International Pty Ltd Sirius Steel Tanks Smallaire Smoke and Roast Smyth Seeds SoapOrders.com Soil Management Systems Solahart Bendigo Solar City Greetings Solartronics Gate Openers SOOETOO SOTA Tractors Pty Ltd Southern Cross Industrial Supplies Southern Region Dorper Sheep Society of Australia Southern Santa Gertrudis Breeders Inc. Spitwater Victoria Splitters Creek Olives Spot On Skin Clinic SQP Grain St Anne’s Winery Star Max Statewide Irrigation & Rural Supplies Statewide Sewing Superstore Stauff Corporation Pty Ltd Steeltuff Rural Fencing Solutions Steer Australia Step Forward Orthotics Stephen Pasture Seeds Steven Brook Estate Stihl Australia P/L Stihl Shop Echuca Strath Hardware Subaru Such A Gem Sue James Clayworker Suncorp Bank Sunergy Solar PL Superior Seed Co. Superior Slashers Mowers & Mulchers Suregro Suzuki Marine Swagman Tours Swan Hill Engineering Pty Ltd Sweet and Sour Swim Inn Pool Shop Pty Ltd T & F Imports Taig Bros Taltarni Vineyards Tangled Garden Bookshop Tapex Pty Ltd Tattykeel Pty Ltd TDT Training Australia Team Poly Tanks Technipharm Telstra Country Wide Telstra Meeting Place Templar Innovations Tennis Victoria

353 373 / GI057 373 / GI048 070 373 / GI060 373 / GI110 217 253 401 176 316 105 051 373 / GI058 029 147B 363 170 / AP26 406 155 457 265 373 / GI022 170 / AP37 071 053 107 015 319 373 / GI018 373 / GI095 043 040 373 / GI044 252 373 / GI075 193 231 294 454 435 185 170 / AP68B 170 / AP29 170 / AP78 242 275 373 / GI011 106A 412 179 361 045 192 201 118 373 / GI059 354 058 194 113 158 232 197 170 / AP30 451 011 248 035 170 / AP29 215 344 448 341 122 325 068 089 204 170 / AP84 170 / AP64 373 / GI089

373 / GI082 170 / AP58 046 373 / GI024 126 381 121 157 170 / AP52 220 174 396 416 170 / AP15 229 170 / AP49 373 / GI028 373 / GI106 399 373 / GI104 373 / GI080 219 170 / AP12 112 313 170 / AP50 220 342 385 373 / GI019 446 170 / AP65 151 323 074 310 392 073 007 414 348 431 170 / AP66 170 / AP43 246 170 / AP27 458 332 331 234 389 002 254 148 423 048 394 373 / GI008 373 / GI003 093 170 / AP17 295 259 373 / GI116 302 422 208 026 313 170 / AP76 032 461 315 165 165 444 443 347 212 223 223 308 054 006

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403 170 / AP67B 377 064 439 317 170 / AP38 199 117 373 / GI032 146 373 / GI001 373 / GI101 084 012 023 170 / AP63

170 / AP85 373 / GI067 373 / GI077 373 / GI103 373 / GI092 370 136 139 139 318 114 170 / AP59 170 / AP21 168 452 373 / GI046 301 360 086 027 070 114 350 373 / GI064 049 373 / GI010 141 101 081 030 373 / GI047 445 044 426 413 341 373 / GI081 373 / GI108 170 / AP36 170 / AP53 373 / GI111 116 410 220 164 004 373 / GI013 129 357 379 406 061 170 / AP51 373 / GI071 373 / GI073 170 / AP29 097 170 / AP23 427 018 237 257 170 / AP60 373 / GI053 170 / AP31 020 282 373 / GI002 189 170 / AP44 428 191 170 / AP70 339 162 180 373 / GI007 261

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Automation key to higher yields and water savings Rubicon Water will exhibit its FarmConnect range of products at Elmore Field Days, and the team is keen to provide farmers with information to take advantage of on-farm irrigation grants.

FarmConnect helps farmers achieve more crop production with less water. Automation to manage higher flow rates and sensors for crop management deliver water when the crop needs it in a uniform manner.

Last year FarmConnect won Elmore Field Days’ Telstra Technology and Innovation Award.

FarmConnect uses the latest Rubicon technology BayDrive to automate bay gates and BladeValve to automate pipeand-riser valves. It also uses soil moisture probes to sense plant water demand for irrigation.

Internet-based management software can be used on smart phones, tablets or computers to remotely manage the system.

FarmConnect general manager Peter Moller said it was great many people were looking to take advantage of on-farm modernisation funding, but

they needed to understand the requirements to achieve benefits before investing in a system.

“There’s much more involved than just installing high-flow gates and manual valves. These funding opportunities are not going to come around again, so you have to get it right first time,” Mr Moller said.

He said installing a highperformance surface irrigation system could improve yield and save water and labour.

“The one point that I can’t stress enough is that reliable automation is essential if you want to achieve these benefits,” he said.

“With high-flow rates, closing a gate or valve even a little late will mean that high volumes of water are lost to surface run-off in a matter of minutes, as well as causing excessive waterlogging.

“No matter how fast you can run, you’ll never manage to

keep up with it, and if you’re late closing a gate or valve all of your efficiency gains go out the window.”

He said for the best results, people also needed to think about soil moisture monitoring to help determine the right time to irrigate and real-time flow measurement.

Rubicon’s Peter Moller and Testra’s Ray Pratt.

“We’re doing some really great work in conjunction with the University of Southern Queensland at the moment in the area of adaptive irrigation control, whereby irrigation duration is dynamically calculated depending on crop and soil conditions and the run times are changed during an irrigation program,” Mr Moller said.

For more information, speak to Mr Moller and the team at site 63 in the Agribusiness Pavilion or visit www.rubiconwater.com/ elmore

A BayDrive operating.

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Setting the hay baling benchmark New Holland’s TD5 utility range of tractors will be on display at Elmore Field Days, offering reliable tractors at competitive prices.

New Holland Western Victoria business manager Marc Smith said the TD5 was a great tractor for a broad range of farming applications including dairy and livestock.

“The series features four models all with distinctive New Holland styling that develop between 75 and 110 hp, making it practical for everyday tasks,” Mr Smith said.

The TD5 range offers mechanical transmissions, easy maintenance, a new cab and a column-mounted hydraulic Power Shuttle as standard, which is unique in this segment.

Also on display will be the New Holland T7 and T8 Series tractors and economy range of Workmaster tractors.

The Workmaster tractor is a dependable, basic work horse that is simple to operate and easy on the wallet. The 45 and 55 hp Workmasters are powered by fuel-efficient, four-cylinder New Holland engines which are Tier III emissions compliant and can be

operated with diesel or B5 biodiesel fuel.

They deliver quiet start-ups and smooth, quiet operation.

“We are also pleased to be showcasing New Holland’s flagship T8 range at this year’s field days,” Mr Smith said.

This tractor has revolutionised farming with its long wheelbase concept guaranteeing maximum productivity and farming efficiency. This ‘game changing’ tractor’s architecture marries the transport stability of a long wheelbase design with the manoeuvrability of traditional rowcrop tractors, to offer customers a truly universal machine.

New Holland’s new BigBaler.

would significantly improve productivity and profitability for the hay producer with up to 20 per cent capacity increase and up to five per cent denser bales.

New Holland’s new BigBaler sets the benchmark in the professional baling segment.

He said features including the MaxiSweep pick-up, enhanced pre-compression chamber crop flow monitoring, advanced CropID systems and double knot technology offered professional hay and forage operations, straw contractors and farmers unsurpassed baling performance.

New Holland hay and harvest product manager Tony Peters said this new baler

For more information visit New Holland Australia at site 302.

The T8 range delivers a complete New Holland experience, with distinctive design, intuitive operation, quality and reliability.

New Holland Western Victoria business manager Marc Smith.

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RAKES RAKES

ROSSI RAKE WHEELS................................................................$195 NEW ROSSI DR420 COMPLETE LINKAGE TEDDER RAKE WORK WIDTH 5MT ...................................$14,520 ROSSI ROTOR TEDDER LINKAGE ..........................................................$3,500 NEW ROSSI RT9 2TRAILING 9WH W/HYD STEER ASSEMBLED .....................................$8,690 ROSSI LINKAGE TEDDER RAKE WORK WIDTH 5.0MT ..............................$9,000 NEW ROSSI 10 WHEEL CADDY RAKE WITH WIND GUARDS .................................$8,580 ROSSI LINKAGE TEDDER RAKE WORK WIDTH 4.2M ................................$6,990 NEW SITREX Q8WHEEL VEE CADDY RAKE .....................................$9,350 ROSSI 10 CADDY RAKE WITH WIND GAURDS $8,580 ROSSI 49WHEEL NEW SITREX WHEELLINKAGE TRAILINGWITH WITHWIND REARGAURDS STEER ......................................$1,628 .....................................$7,920 ROSSI 5 WHEEL LINKAGE WITH WIND GAURDS ......................................$1,988 NEW SITREX TR13 13 WHEEL TRAILING WITH REAR STEER ...................................$12,980 ROSSI 6 WHEEL LINKAGE WITH WIND GAURDS ......................................$2,388 NEW ROSSI EASYRAKE 20WHEEL VEE RAKE 11.5MT ...................................$29,898 ROSSI EASYRAKE 20 WHEEL VEE RAKE 11.5MT W/W $29,898 NEW ROSSI RP5 5WHEEL LINKAGE RAKE .....................................$1,950 ROSSI RAKE WHEEL COVERS .........................................................................$38 ROSSI RAKE HYDRAULIC STEER 5.6M W/W $8,000 NEW ROSSI RP6 TRAILING 6WHEEL LINKAGE RAKE .....................................$2,300 ROSSI TRAILING RAKE HYDRAULIC STEER 7.6M W/W $12,300 NEW TONUTTI GR140 LINKAGE ORCHARD RAKE .....................................$5,720 ROSSI 12 WHEEL ‘V’ RAKE 6 TO 7.4M WORKING WIDTH $8,750 NEW ROSSI 4 WHEEL .....................................$1,590 ROSSI EASYRAKE 12 WHEEL 7.4M W/W, KICKER WHEEL $16,500 ROSSI VICON VICON VICON SITREX

EASYRAKE 16 WHEEL 9.7M W/W, KICKER WHEEL $22,600 ANDREX 6MT ROTARY RAKE ........................................................$16,500 TRAILING 6 WHEEL RAKE HYDRAULICS (1) .................................$2,160 TRAILING 6 WHEEL RAKE HYDRAULICS (2) .................................$2,090 TRAILING 8 WHEEL CADDY WITH KICKER WHEEL $7,900

MOWERS MOWERS MOWERS

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6 DISC LINKAGE DISC MOWER....................................................... $8,360 7 DISC LINKAGE DISC MOWER....................................................... $9,350 NOVADISC 305 7 DISC- 3.04MT ..................................................... $15,800 ZERO TURN 23HP BR/STRATTON 52” DECK ................................. $7,990 2.1MT SICKLE BAR MOWER ........................................................$4,200 2.4MTSICKLE BAR MOWER ........................................................... $6,780 2.4MT BAR MOWER ........................................................$6,500

MOWERS ROSSI

6 DISC LINKAGE DISC MOWER 2.4MT CUT ...............................$8,800

ROSSI 7 DISC LINKAGE DISC MOWER 2.8MT CUT .............................$11,500 MOWER/CONDITIONER

MOWER/CONDITIONER NEW TONUTTI RMCR6 2.5MT 6 DISC ROLLER CONDITIONER ...............................$18,700

POTTINGER NEW POTTINGER TONUTTI S/H VICON

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TYM T1003 100HP, 4WD, a/c cabin.

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USED TRACTORS S/H DAEDONG DK90C DAEDONG, 4WD CAB FEL 3843 HRS $35,805 $33,000 S/H DB 885 52 2WD, ROPS, P/STEER, REMOTES 4425HRS ............ $7,700 S/H CASE 4230 83, WWD CABE, VERY TIDY 3200HRS................... $22,000 S/H SAME 75 75 FRUTETTO 75 CAB 4WD 9606HRS....................... $17,490 S/H FORD 6610 82 2WD CAB WITH YTO LOADER 5930HRS ......... $25,000 S/H FORD 4630 61 2WD CAB 3000 HRS ........................................... $19,470 S/H FORD 4110 54 2WD ROPS 4200HRS .......................................... $14,080 S/H LEYLAND 50 2WD NO ROPS SELL AS IS .................................... $2,650 S/H JOHN DEERE 1640 4WD FEL 65HP ............................................ $23,870

305H 3.0MT 3.0MTROLLER ROLLERCONDITIONER CONDITIONER LINKAGE ....................... $24,500 305H ................................................$31,581 RMCR6 2.5MT 6 DISC ROLLER CONDITIONER ....................... $22,000 KMR 3.2MT MOWER COND. POLY ROLLER .....................................$21,450

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TWO ROTOR

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BR7070 6X4BR7070 SUPER6X4 FEED TWIN NET TWINE 3000 ROLLS ................ $52,000 SUPERFEED NET........................$53,900 FW35 TRAILING SILAGE WRAPPER......................................... $26,400 BC5070 SMALL SQUARE BALER .................................$41,800 ASTRA 160 ROUND BALER TWINE NET .................................. $42,900 435 ROUND BALER TWINE ONLY ..................................$8,800 COMPACT 125 ROUND BALER NET ONLY .............................. $39,380 317 SMALL SQUARE BALERWRAPPER ........................................$12,500 R500 MINI ROUND BALER W/SILAGE ................... $48,730 317 SMALL 658 SQUARE BALER PAINTED $11,000 ROUND BALER (TWINE NET) ............................. ..................................$26,400 SUPER 417 ASTRA SMALL160 SQUARE ( 93 STROKES P/M ................ $16,500 ROUND BALER TWINE NET)......................$42,900 275 SMALL SQUARE BALER ..................................................... $4,500 COMPACT 125 ROUND BALER NET ONLY ..................$39,380 648 4X5 TWINE NET................................................................ $15,000 MINI ROUND BALER W/SILAGE WRAPPER ......$48,730 BR7060 4X5R500 TWINE NET 17,500 BALES (YELLOW) ................ $29,000 317 SMALL R500 SQUARE (2) .............................................. $11,000 MINIBALER BALER NET, 550X650 BALES .....................$26,400

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5FT LINKAGE TOPPER (YELLOW ) ............................................. $1,650 MA-3 3’ LINKAGE SLASHER ............................................................$1,397 4’ LINKAGE SLASHER.................................................................. $1,650 4’ LINKAGE ............................................................$1,650 6’MA-4 SLASHER WITH SLASHER DEPTH CONTROL WHEEL ......................... $2,992 6’MA-4.6 LINKAGE $2,700 4/6” SLASHER LINKAGE ..................................................................

SLASHER ......................................................$1,760 10’ LINKAGE TOPPER .................................................................. $8,470 MA-5 5’ LINKAGE SLASHER ............................................................$2,420 4’6” LINKAGE SLASHER - GALVANISED ..................................... $1,900 5’MA-6 LINKAGE SLASHER - GALVANISED ...................................... $2,500 6’ LINKAGE SLASHER ............................................................$2,904 ECON 6’ ECO SLASHER WITH DEPTH WHEEL ......................... $2,990 1.35 4’6” LINKAGE SLASHER ...........................................................$1,595 5FT WEEKENDER LINKAGE SLASHER....................................... $1,947 1.5 5’ LINKAGE SLASHER ................................................................$1,815 4’6”WEEKENDER LINKAGE SLASHER ....................................... $1,815 3’6”WEEKENDER LINKAGE SLASHER ....................................... $1,595 MA-10 10’ LINKAGE SLASHER 2 ROTOR (2X4.6) .........................$8,470 3MT ORCHARD SLASHER SIDE THROW LINKAGE ................. $18,920 MA-10H 10’ H/DUTY LINKAGE SLASHERSLASHER (2X5’) ...........................$9,460 10’ LINKAGE TRAILING “V” ORCHARD ..................... $7,500 3.0MT LINKAGE 3 ROTOR $5,400 10’LINKAGE TRAILING “V” TOPPER SLASHER............................................ ..............................................$9,460 6’ SLASHER OFF SET - ORCHARD ............................................. $1,200 6FTTRAILING, SLASHER ...................................................................................$1,606 3MT 3 ROTOR, MULCHING BLADES ........................ $5,900

TEDDER RAKES

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MULCHERS

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1.7MT HYD. ATV SIDE MULCHER, 13HP ENGINE ...................... $2,970 TSB2250 SHIFT TRIALING & HAMMERS ............................................. $11,000 1.25MT MULCHER WITH REAR ROLLER .................................... $2,190 BM4352 REACHWITH MOWER ............................................................ $19,800 1.5MT4.3MT MULCHER REAR ROLLER ...................................... $2,380 1.8MT REAR ...................................... $2,990 BM-48 5.1MULCHER MT REACH,WITH 2.0 MT SAWROLLER HEAD ............................................ $32,450 MS300 3.0MT CUT, HYD/SS HYD REAR DOOR ........................ $19,600 TM400 HYD3.0MT REARCUT DOOR 4.0MT CUT ................................................... $26,070 FW300 , PASTURE TOPPING ................................... $13,673 TB 2.0MT S/SHIFT DOUBLE SKIN .................................... $10,640 TS320 3.2MT HYD CUT “Y” KNIVES ............................................................... $14,080 TB240 2.4MT CUT HYD. SIDE SHIFT - HAMMERS ................... $11,880 TS320 3.2MT CUTCUT “Y” KNIVES HOUR METER ................................. $15,730 BA240 2.4MT HEAVY – DUTY DELUX .................................. $13,600 ML240 2.4MT HAMMERS HIGH BODY HYD. .................... $14,900 ML240 2.4MT CUTCUT “HAMMERS” ............................................................. $14,900 ML260 2.6MT CUT H/DUTY HIGH BODY................................... $15,900 TR200 2.0MT CUT – MULCHER FRONT MOUNT, HAMMERS .................................. $8,800 BL160 LATERAL W/ANGLE SHAFT , ‘’Y’’.................... $8,900 BL180 LATERAL MULCHER , ‘’Y’’.................... $9,800 TL160 1.6MT WORKING WIDTH W/ANGLE “Y’ KNIVESSHAFT ........................................... $5,390 TL 160 1.6MT WORKING WIDTH “Y”KNIVES .............................. $5,390 TL180 1.8MT MECHANICAL SIDE SHIFT................................................. $6,050 TL 180 1.8MT MECHANICAL SIDE SHIFT ................................... $6,050 TS320 3.2MT KNIVES, DOOR ............................. $16,900 TB240 2.4MT CUTCUT HYD“Y” SIDE SHIFT HYD ...................................................... $11,880 TS320 3.2MT CUT “Y”KNIVES, HYD DOOR DEMO ................ $13,990 TE200 2.0MT CUT HYD SIDE SHIFT – HAMMERS ................................. $9,688 TM450 4.5MT CUT, R/DOOR, END TOW, 1000RPM .................. $31,800 TE180 1.8MT CUTCUT HYD, R/DOOR, SIDE SHIFT – HAMMERSKNIVES ................................ $7,590 TM400 4.0MT WHEELS,’’Y’’ ................ $26,400 CUT, R/DOOR, WHEELS, ‘’Y’’ KNIVES ............... $19,850 1.95TM320 HIGH 3.2MT BODY WITH “Y” KNIVES ......................................................... $7,480 TM600 6.0MT CUT, R/DOOR, END TOW,CUT DISC .................. $48,400 BNE 210 MULCHER 2.1MT NEW CUTTERS............................................ $5,380 TM800 8.0MT CUT , R/DOOR, END TOW, CUT DISC ................. $57,200 CYCLOMATIC, HAMMERS, REAR DOOR ........................ $5,000 3MT1.6MT GRASS TOPPER MULCHER .......................................................... $13,673 2.5MT HYDRAULIC SIDE SHIFT, NEW HAMMERS...................... $7,620

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Breeding dairy cows for profitability Livestock Improvement is a co-operative, owned by the farmer for the farmer.

It exists to provide commercial dairy farmers with solutions that enhance their productivity and profitability. With a basic philosophy to breed an efficient cow that will deliver high milk solids and continue to get back in calf year after year, Livestock Improvement has bred some of the most profitable sires worldwide.

Livestock Improvement has been around for more than 100 years and has the world’s largest dairy database with more than 20 million individual cow and bull records. This pedantic collecting of accurate and clean data has led to Livestock Improvement being a world leader in grass-based genetics and fertility.

General manager Greg Hamill said the co-operative had one of the highest, if not the highest, rate of genetic gain worldwide with 60 per cent of on-farm productivity

gains coming directly from genetic improvement.

“Innovation at the forefront of our business and the investment of millions of dollars each year into research and development have seen Livestock Improvement at the coalface of genomic technology and leading the way with more bulls fully sequenced than any other country,” Mr Hamill said.

“This has not only led to a higher reliability with our genomic bulls, but has meant that Livestock Improvement has been able to discover the gene that causes the worldwide mutation of small calf syndrome.

“Livestock Improvement is now the only genetics company that can accurately identify which bulls of theirs are carriers of this syndrome.

“More and more dairy farmers are turning to Livestock Improvement as they discover that production is vanity and profitability is sanity,” he said.

A Livestock Improvement-bred cow.

“Why have a cow doing 500 kg of milk solids but weighs 700 kg when a 550 kg cow will also do over 500 kg of milk solids and get back in calf for the following season?

“You don’t have to be a mathematician to work out what animal is going to increase your on-farm profitability, and that’s what Livestock Improvement is in this business for.”

For more inforamtion visit Livestock Improvement at site 321.

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“You don’t have to be a mathematician to work out what animal is going to increase your on-farm profitability, and that’s what Livestock Improvement is in this business for.”

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Fabulous farm fashion on the catwalk The 13th Elmore Field Days’ Ag Art Wear competition has another strong field of 42 entrants.

“We look for things that match the criteria,” he said.

“We look for the use of materials, we look for presentation and how the garment flows. The competition is so strong.”

This year, each section winner will receive a return flight and accommodation to compete at the 2014 New Zealand Fieldays Ag Art Wear international finals.

Mr Henty said how each garment was judged depended on the category it was entered in and whether it included any elements which really made it stand out.

The competition is designed to showcase rural fashion designing skills, but with a twist — the materials must be agriculturerelated.

He said another thing judges considered was how well the accessories matched the outfit — entrants often made their own shoes, hats and handbags.

Competition co-ordinator Joyce Giffin said some of the stranger materials used in designing the outfits were corks, ear tags and corrugated iron.

Judges watch each of the six parades, judging the wearability of the garments on different models, with the winners of each section announced after the final 2 pm parade on October 3.

“The corrugated iron wouldn’t have been easy to wear,” she said.

The competition has four sections, including avant garde, under-21, designer and hats.

The outfits are modelled in parades at 11 am and 2 pm each day, with crowds of 200 to 300 people expected to see the creations.

“Once they get on stage, they really light up,” Mrs Giffin said.

Four judges scrutinise the outfits during each of the six parades, and section winners are announced on the last day of the field days.

Longley artist Tom Henty has been a judge for four of the previous Ag Art competitions and will join the judging panel again this year.

In 2012, the avant garde winner was ‘Solar’, a design by Bendigo Indigenous Homework Student Centre students. The purpose of the garment was to celebrate the importance of the sun to all living things.

In the designer category, sisters Helen Williams and Leanne Donne took home first prize for ‘The Net’. The women collected pink netting from the farm to create a Marie Antoinette-esque masterpiece.

The under-21 category winner was Angela Laurie-Mann who made ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ by using multi-coloured garbage bags and flywire. The colourful outfit was designed to create awareness about depression in country people.

The winner of the 2012 avant garde section, called ‘Solar’. It was designed by students from the Bendigo Indigenous Homework Student Centre and modelled by Jess.

Ag Art Wear fashion parades will run daily at the 50th Elmore Field Days on October 1, 2, and 3.

Parades at 11 am and 2 pm will showcase the four sections: avant garde, designer, under-21 and hats.

Parades are held in the auditorium marquee, adjacent to the General Interest Pavilion.

The winner of the under-21 category in 2012, called ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’. Designed by Angela LaurieMann and modelled by Tegan, the dress was made from multi-coloured garbage bags and flywire.

VISIT US AT ELMORE FIELD DAYS TO SEE OUR INDUSTRY LEADING LINE UP OF MACHINERY

& FOR A RANGE OF GREAT DEALS! Are you in the market for a new piece of machinery?

Make sure you stop in to the New Holland stand at this year’s Elmore Field Days. Whether it’s our new BigBaler, the all-round utility TD5 tractor or our technologically advanced T8, you can’t go past New Holland for quality, reliability and industry leading technology.

Visit us at the Àeld days and Ànd out what the New Holland product range can do for you!

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Kuhn range covers machinery needs Kuhn will have every aspect of farming machinery covered at its site at this year’s Elmore Field Days – from ploughs and seed drilling equipment to fertiliser spreaders and hay-making equipment.

Kuhn’s AXIS 50.1 H-EMC-W centrifugal fertiliser spreader features independent hydraulic spreading discs, which results in increased flexibility and less fuel consumption.

Kuhn’s innovative fertiliser spreader features precision technology, with a weighing frame to indicate the quantity of fertiliser remaining.

Electronic Mass Control technology continuously measures and regulates the fertiliser flow to each disc, ensuring a precise application rate.

Perfect distribution can be achieved by selecting an output or environment approach, and each border and spreading disc speed can be programmed to individual specifications.

Tips can be configured to eight different working widths (four per side) to adapt to different field configurations.

The AXIS 50.1 H-EMC-W fertiliser spreader is designed to ensure a high output of up to 500 kg per minute, which can fertilise more than one

hectare per hour, helping to reduce fuel consumption.

Kuhn will also display its expanded tined tool range with a single machine for surface stubble tilling and loosening.

The Cultimer combines three tools for versatility – tines, discs and a roller. Rows of tines (three on mounted models and four on trailed models) break up the soil, crumble, mix intensively and level the surface in a single pass.

The levelling discs, which help level the surface of the soil, are part of the roller holder and as such do not need adjustment when changing working depths.

The roller helps control the working depth of the tines and compacts the soil and two types of rollers are available to suit different working conditions and degrees of compaction.

For more information, see the Kuhn team at Elmore Field Days at site 284.

Belts and accessories for all farm needs

Merger brings wider access to market

Ag-Accessories provides a range of products and accessories for the agricultural industry including round balers, belting, tynes, moisture meters, log splitters and tools.

Two large water brokers have merged, with Tatura-based WaterNET and Wentworth-based Sunraysia Water Exchange joining to become Ruralco Water.

The company’s motto is “If you’ve got the baler, we’ve got the belt”, and with its vast range of quality belting, customers can be assured of finding the exact belt to suit their needs.

Harvesting contractors are well catered for with a range of draper/ swather belts, and combine pick-up belts with or without double plastic fingers, nuts and bolts.

All belts are manufactured to meet international standards and are made specifically to be used in agriculture applications, ensuring optimum strength, abrasion and oil resistance, and ozone and sunlight resistance.

Ag-Accessories belts feature impregnated rubber bands, vulcanised rubber-coated fabrics and use materials that won’t shrink, rot or mildew which helps keep the baler belts running longer.

Ag-Accesssories also carries a wide range of lacing and the necessary tooling to suit all belting applications.

The company is also the Australian distributor for Delmhorst moisture meters, suitable for cotton, hops, grain and of course, hay.

Delmhorst’s two current hay meters both allow portable testing of hay at the windrow or the finished bale stage, with the FX-2000 having the added advantage of being able to test hay during the baling process.

Ag-Accessories has been attending Elmore Field Days for more than two decades, so why not visit its site and view the range of agricultural belting, Delmhorst moisture meters and other associated items.

For more information, phone 1800 036 111 or see the Ag-Accessories team at Elmore Field Days at site 98.

The new firm has maintained both offices and all staff with a focus on strong growth over the next few seasons as the business takes advantage of its enlarged footprint across the southern connected basin.

Ruralco Water Tatura’s Lex Batters said the new company had effectively doubled the size of WaterNET, enabling greater access to buyers and sellers in the southern connected basin.

“The merger has given us access to double the number of buyers and sellers across Victoria and the Riverina which will ensure we can secure the best market outcomes for our clients,” Mr Batters said.

find. Buyers have largely been horticultural producers in the Murray Valley, with NSW irrigators also active buyers in the Victorian market.

Changes to carryover rules in the Goulburn system have reduced the volume of carryover in that system, resulting in reduced water availability. Buyers have been active in the market early, despite forecasts for a wet spring, to avoid a similar situation to last season where allocation prices rose throughout the season.

The allocation market has seen rapid price growth over the past month, with water trading as high as $65/Ml in early September from an opening price of $50/Ml in July.

Entitlement markets are also starting to tighten, with few sellers in the market in NSW or Victoria. Victorian Murray below the Barmah Choke is the most in demand with very few sellers in the market. Prices have risen to $1370/Ml in recent weeks for large parcels, while the Goulburn is trading at $1350/Ml in regular trade.

Mr Batters said the market had been driven higher by a lack of sellers in all markets, particularly with large parcels hard to

For more information see the RuralCo Water team at site 197 at Elmore Field Days.

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One of the submissions for the 2013 Ag Art Wear competition.

The winner of the 2012 avant garde section, called ‘Solar’. It was designed by students from the Bendigo Indigenous Homework Student Centre and modelled

by Jess.

2012 Ag Art Wear entry ‘Mystery Woman’ by Jan Drew, modelled by Bec.

Nikita O’Brien’s 2012 entry ‘The Washer Bride’, modelled by Jess.

2012 Ag Art Wear entry ‘Under the Southern Cross’, designed by Corinne Heintze and modelled by Michelle.

Jean Duff’s 2012 entry ‘Miss Aggie Panthus’ modelled by Rhi.

Jane Willis’ 2012 entry, ‘Spring has Sprung’, modelled by Sam.

The winner of the under-21 category in 2012, called ‘Somewhere over the Rainbow’. Designed by Angela LaurieMann and modelled by Tegan, the dress was made from multi-coloured garbage bags and flywire.

Ag Art Wear fashion parades will run daily at the 50th Elmore Field Days on October 1, 2, and 3.

Parades at 11 am and 2 pm will showcase the four sections: avant garde, designer, under-21 and hats.

2012 entrant Olivia Sully’s ‘Cherry Cola’, modelled by Jamie-Lee.

Parades are held in the auditorium marquee, adjacent to the General Interest Pavilion.

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CopRice’s animal nutrition products are a great choice for sheep and other animals.

CopRice’s high quality animal feeds improve animal performance.

The animal feed experts CopRice is the animal feed division of SunRice, the farmer co-operative that grows and markets all rice produced in Australia.

CopRice has been manufacturing high quality animal feeds for more than 30 years with formulations based on the latest livestock nutritional and management research and practical knowledge to ensure optimum animal performance.

The CopRice animal nutrition products are a great choice for a wide range of species including household pets, working dogs, poultry, horses, dairy and beef cattle, sheep and pigs. The pelleting process is

a superior method of preparing animal nutrition products for several reasons:

vitamins and minerals that are uniformly fixed.

• Steam processing results in better starch utilisation.

• No segregation of ingredients – every mouthful is the same.

The steam causes gelatinisation of the starch with two important results for digestion:

• Limited dust and fines in pelleted feeds reduces wastage.

1. Enhanced ability of the starch to absorb water leading to improved digestibility and feed conversion; and 2. Increased speed at which enzymes can break the starch to convert it to more soluble carbohydrates including blood sugar such as glucose.

• No further processing is required.

• All pellets are balanced with essential

CopRice has the technology and experience to expertly formulate, blend and pelletise in a form that can be easily digested by high performing livestock whether they be backyard hens, high producing dairy cows or performance horses.

CopRice, as a division of Ricegrowers Ltd (trading as SunRice), has exclusive access to all by-products of the rice milling process including highly nutritious rice

Wipe-out weeds in a single pass Eastern Spreaders has the perfect solution for any unruly weeds and weed problems – the Rotowiper weed wiper.

The Rotowiper weed wiper has a unique rotating drum system which applies the herbicide directly to the most receptive part of the plant, on the underside of the leaves and the stem.

One of the benefits of the single-pass application machine was that it only used the chemicals when it hit the weeds, meaning it wouldn’t damage pasture, Mr Freeman said.

The company is the Rotowiper distributor for Victoria, Southern NSW/Riverina, South Australia and Tasmania.

NDE vertical feed mixers will also be on display, which will suit farmers who need a strong, efficient mixer with the versatility to handle different types of feed.

Eastern Spreaders will also have the full range of Marshall spreaders at the field days, which are in continual development to cater for wider spreading patterns as a result of increasing boom spray widths.

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CopRice operates three modern stockfeed mills. The Leeton mill produces specialty and bulk feeds and the Tongala and Cobden mills produce bulk feeds. This gives the company both the capacity and geographical spread to service the Australian mainland, Tasmania and overseas markets such as New Zealand and the Middle East.

CopRice invites people attending Elmore Field Days to visit its team at site number 336 to discuss animal nutrition.

Automated system makes life easier for famers For 18 years Graeme Wright has been making a difference to farmers’ lifestyles and profits with his WiSA irrigation system.

Eastern Spreaders managing director Albert Freeman said the Rotowiper weed wiper was more effective than other machines because it just required a single pass to fully coat all the weeds, rather than a double pass.

He said the rotating drum wiped one side of the weeds with chemicals and then flicked the plant over to coat the second side.

bran. Rice bran is the outer layer of the brown rice grain that contains the majority of the grain’s vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats and fibre and is therefore a highly nutritious ingredient.

The Rotowiper weed wiper in action.

Mr Freeman said the Marshall spreaders have the latest in up-and-coming variable rate technology and were compatible with John Deere, Topcon and Trimble systems.

Eastern Spreaders is also a distributor for a range of equipment, including New Concept roller mills, Boomerang twin bale feeders, John Berends implements, Crump fertiliser spreaders, Yeomans ploughs and Faber toolboxes.

Mr Freeman said the Faber toolboxes were a popular choice because they were both heavy duty and secure.

For more information, see the Eastern Spreaders team at site 227 or call into its office at 9508 Murray Valley Hwy, Kerang.

WiSA’s automated control system has helped to improve the operation and efficiency of all types of irrigation systems, including pipe and riser, bordercheck, pivot, lateral drip and micro-sprinkler systems.

WiSA’s automated irrigation system means farmers have greater control and flexibility over their irrigation management.

Real time data is collected through soil moisture probes and other sensors and sent from the WiSA field units back to a computer.

Using the WiSA AquaLink software, the information is collected and used to make essential decisions on how and when to irrigate the farm.

The irrigation system can be remotely controlled from any smartphone or tablet.

Mr Wright has installed the WISA system into all types of farms such

as viticulture, vegetables, orchards, and broad acre.

He is now helping famers overseas as well as one of the largest cooperatives in the United States installing the WiSA system on their farms.

Closer to home at Norioka, Keith and Jeanette Holland had a WiSA automated system installed on their property in 2011 and have been impressed with the results.

“I now have complete control of my irrigation system, and irrigation can be easily assessed and controlled even when off farm,” Mr Holland said.

“Cost savings have been evidenced through reduced travel time and fuel to open and close bay outlets, and reduced water usage.

“Previously, risks of tiredness through working at night, often alone, and the threat of encountering snakes in the dark, are now eliminated by automated scheduling.”

For more information, visit WiSA at Elmore Field Days at site 325.

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GEA Farm Technologies’ Mlone milking machine.

Cutting-edge gear on show Elmore Field Days will host a variety of innovative and award finalist products and machinery this year.

Displays across the field days will feature finalists in categories such as Imported Machine of the Year, Australian Machine of the Year, Advances in Technology and other new releases.

Amon 900 tractor from Claas Harvest Centre Echuca, the Harrington Seed Destructor from Debruin Engineering and the New Holland 1290 Large Rectangular Baler.

GEA Farm Technologies’ Mlone milking machine will be one of the innovative products on display and was named as a finalist for the Imported Machine of the Year and Advances in Technology awards.

There are three machines nominated for the Weekly Times Australian Machine of the year, seven nominated for the Weekly Times Imported Machine of the Year, and four nominated for the Telstra Award for Technology and Innovation.

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Bamawm Roller Mills High Efficiency Rollermill Debruin Engineering Harrington Seed Destructor Dunstan Farmers Engineering New Chaser Bin Design

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Other new releases 46 LTS Equipment 401 The Ultimate Hayfeeder 170/AP37 Tritech Lubricants

Petrol & Diesel Powered Forklifts Laser Cut Polished Stainless Steel Weather Vanes Tritech Lubricants Retail Line

Tasco Petroleum would like to help celebrate the running of 50th Elmore Field Days on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October 2013.

We are giving a $500 Star Cash Card to one lucky customer.

Simply purchase any Caltex 205 litre drum or any Mobil 208lts drum of oil during the field days from our Bendigo or Benalla depots and automatically go into the draw.

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Laser technology to level many industries Whatever your needs, Shepparton Lasers has a laser that will fit the requirements.

The company sells all brands of lasers suited to the building, concreting, construction, earthmoving, civil and agricultural industries.

within a 200 km radius of Shepparton, although the company had customers based in Queensland and NSW. Laser technology took off in Australia in the early to mid ’80s after people realised the benefits for flood irrigation, increased water savings and improved production in agriculture, but Mr Montgomery said the technology had a broader application.

Shepparton Lasers also services, hires and repairs all laser equipment, including “Since the early 1990s lasers have been Spectra Precision, Trimble, Leica, Topcon, used in the civil industries for roads, subdivisions, and dams. Builders, UBEXi and Mikrofyn. plasterers, plumbers and concreters in the It also hires laser buckets and blades for construction industry also began using a variety of applications, including 7–8 ft the technology,” he said. blades ideal for small blocks, shed pads, Shepparton Lasers will have a wide range tennis courts and bowling greens, and of lasers on display at Elmore Field Days, 10 ft laser bucket and blades ideal for in addition to GPS technology for the regrades and 100 hp-plus tractors. agriculture industry.

The company has recently moved to new For more information, phone Darren on premises at 3 Grant Crt in Shepparton.

5921 9499 or 0418 545 595, or see one of Shepparton Lasers proprietor Darren the team members at site 360 at Elmore Montgomery said he generally worked Field Days.

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Shepparton Lasers proprietor Darren Montgomery with the Spectra Precision LL300 and GL710 lasers.

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The company imports truck, bus and four-wheel-drive tyres.

A tyre for any purpose Ruband-Colonial Tyres at site 23 offers all things tyres.

The family company imports truck, bus and four-wheel-drive tyres, as well as alloy and steel wheels.

With more than 40 years’ experience, the team offers an extensive and varied brand range that caters for all budgets.

From the value Chinese tyres to the topof-the-line European and Japanese brands, Ruband staff can give sound advice and fair value deals through their Bayswater outlet or their extensive wholesale country network.

Ruband Tyres has been displaying at Elmore since 2001.

Of particular interest to the truck industry this year is the return of the popular J K Tyre range, which will be prominently

displayed on their site this year at Elmore.

Ruband Tyres managing director David Turner said these drive and trailer tyres were the best value tyres he had seen and sold in more than 30 years in the tyre industry.

“Whether it is for short-haul local cartage, long-distance interstate or farm and Tipper work, the J K Tyre suits both highway and off road,” Mr Turner said.

“The compounding, belt package and tread design suits Australian road conditions to deliver excellent cost per km and value for money.”

People are encouraged to visit the Ruband Tyres’ site to discuss all tyre issues.

Ruband Tyres are tyres that work from people who know.

Wide range of farming services W&P Pumps and Dairy Services is a family-owned business established in 1986 in King Lake that moved to Kyabram in 1992.

W&P Pumps and Dairy Services is the dealership for a wide variety of pumps and also services pumps in the farming and business community within a 200 km radius.

It also has complementary services to meet the changing needs of the farming community such as automation, fabrication and machining, mechanical support for tractors and hydraulics, servicing the dairy community and providing planning and installations for pipe-and-riser systems.

W&P Pumps and Dairy Services’ areas of expertise include pumps, irrigation and pressure pumps, pipe work and variable speed drives for feed systems, and it is proud of the 24-hour call-out service it provides for the local community.

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W&P Pumps and Dairy Services provides the following: • Pumps: It is a dealership for DAB, DAVEY, Lister Pitter, Deutz, Smoothflo and Macquarie, as well as importing a series of W&P Pumps from China.

It services most makes and models of

pumps or engines. Parts can be fabricated and/or machined in the workshop by qualified staff when not available.

• Pipe work: The business has grown from providing pumps for household requirements and irrigation needs to providing a design service based on farm layouts and irrigation plans through to project management, installation and commissioning.

• Dairy industry: W&P Pumps and Dairy Services carries out work from simple equipment breakdowns to upgrades, planning, managing and installing new dairy installations (basic to automated).

It provides sales, servicing, maintenance and technical support for brands including Milkware (mainly dairy components), Feed Tech (feed system installations and breakdowns), LELY (calf feeders and robotics) and On Farm Services (teat spray units).

For more information, phone 5853 2653 or visit the W&P Pumps and Dairy Services team at site 192.

Innovative machinery to increase farming efficiency At O’Connors’ Elmore Field Days site, representatives will be able to demonstrate farm machinery to increase productivity.

O’Connors and MacDon staff will be showing a M205 selfpropelled windrower with a R85 4.9 m mower conditioner front fitted.

and ensuring thorough conditioning.

He said MacDon’s Ultra Glide Cab suspension system offered what was likely to be the smoothest ride experienced in a windrower.

“Comfort is particularly important on long days and it helps to reduce operator fatigue,” Mr Edgar said.

MacDon’s R85 Rotary Disc features significant improvements in frame strength, cutting angle, disc pattern, header flotation and conditioning.

Switching from field to highway mode takes only three seconds with MacDon’s Dual Direction technology, available on M205 and M155 windrowers.

This next generation rotary disc machine delivers greatly improved cutting, crop handling and windrow formation, especially in tough, heavy or wet crop conditions.

Mr Edgar said the M Series had been on the Australian market for two years and its popularity was increasing.

R85 cutter bars feature a single removable key on the outside hubs that will shear if the disc comes in contact with an object that stops its movement. The hub can then be removed and the key replaced, allowing the operator to quickly get back to cutting.

He said the windrower’s harvest manager pro monitor system also made work easier for the operator.

O’Connors sales representative Tim Edgar said this combination would increase productivity in the upcoming hay season, including for contractors.

This technology lets the operator switch to road travel mode in seconds and travel at up to 37 km/h without needing to detach the header.

The 4.9 m R85 has an overshot auger to more efficiently transfer crop from the discs to the wide conditioner rolls and improve cutting performance in tougher conditions.

MacDon’s Dual Direction technology saves farmers time and labour.

Ausplow staff will also be on hand to explain the features of the brand’s Deep Blade System Auseeder precision seeding system for broadacre farming.

A D300-40 model will be on display to show the design features that ensure seeding accuracy with excellent subsoil cultivation and minimal topsoil disturbance.

To improve conditioning performance, the R85 Rotary Disc has been equipped with the widest steel-on-steel rolls on the market at 3000 mm.

People will be able to examine these innovative machines and book test drives with O’Connors’ staff at site 347.

Mr Edgar said wider rolls increased crop contact, improving crimping performance

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Get fenced-in at Elmore Violet Town Rural and Clipex have joined forces to debut Clipex’s range of innovative fencing and animal handling products at this year’s Elmore Field Days.

One of the new products from Clipex is the SM13 Automated Sheep Handling Unit. Thousands of hours were spent developing and testing this unit before it was launched onto the Australian market earlier this year.

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The Portable Radio Electronic Dual Timer combined with the Portable Radio Bay Sensor will be able to communicate with each other and also text message the farmer.

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Clipex’s animal handling division national sales manager Brad Swadesir said the robust and feature-packed unit was the best value for money multi-purpose sheep handler on the market.

Clipex also has a big, strong and easy-touse steel post called the Clipex Beefy, wellsuited for feral fencing and high pressure fence applications. The company’s unique clip makes erecting fences at least 33 per cent quicker in most applications.

Clipex also has a full range of fencing wire with the Australian rights to sell wire made by Bekaert, the largest wire manufacturer in the world.

“We can offer great value without compromising on quality. With most sizes available and with long-life coatings we recommend you try us for a quote as we feel you will be more than satisfied,” Mr Swadesir said.

Waterpool Co-op, the member-owned water trading co-operative based in Kyabram, has successfully completed its first season of trading.

The co-operative began after the closure of Watermove. Waterpool offers the same pooled water exchange trading model that was enjoyed by customers of Watermove.

The pooled water exchange provides a transparent, market-driven price disclosure model of allocation trading.

Waterpool’s membership base has grown to more than 500 and has traded more than 80 000 Ml in its first season.

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“Also making a huge impact on the industry is our new range of hot-dipped cattle crushes that deliver not only strength but huge value with some unique options that really can’t be missed.

“With huge corner castings which double the strength and nylon-bushed throughout to make ease of operation, the crush range really is the most impressive crush to be released on to the Australian market.”

Violet Town Rural also have the full range of Elgra and Munro post drivers at competitive prices.

Jarrod Doidge and the team in Violet Town are recognised in the industry for their dedication to customer service and their advice on stockyard design, agricultural chemicals, fencing supplies, stockfeed, animal health, tanks and all things farming.

Visit Violet Town Rural on stand 412 to discuss all your farming needs and see the range of products from Clipex.

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The processing and outcomes of each of Waterpool’s weekly pooled water exchanges are independently audited to ensure the market-driven integrity of each exchange.

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Violet Town Rural carries an enormous range of products.

Waterpool’s one-off membership fee of $50 — that can be deducted from the first successful trade — lets traders join the growing membership which includes a variety of agricultural and horticultural businesses as well as semi-government authorities and individuals. Members, through their voting rights, have a ‘one

member one vote’ ongoing say in the operation of their co-operative.

Waterpool also ensures its members are kept up-to-date with the latest market trends and industry information via its informative website and weekly newsletter.

Trades are being conducted in an ever expanding area across the whole of the southern connected Murray-Darling Basin, with NSW and South Australian traders joining the strong northern Victorian base.

Waterpool not only conducts a pooled water exchange, but also trades permanent water entitlements all year round. The more recent products of forward allocation and carryover protection have also been added to Waterpool’s services.

One of Waterpool’s guiding principles is to provide transparent and ethical water trading for all water users and is now widely regarded as the benchmark for all water trading.

Waterpool has been selected as a finalist in the Murray Campaspe Regional Business Awards.

For more information, visit www.waterpoolcoop.com.au, email admin@waterpoolcoop.com.au, phone 5853 2333 or visit the team at Site 30 in the Agribusiness Pavilion.

Haeusler’s sets focus on total solution Customers are increasingly seeking new and smarter solutions to their needs and John Deere is responding to this by integrating technology to provide these solutions into its machinery.

This has prompted a total rethink of the way Haeusler’s does business, according to Haeusler’s Mildura branch manager Lou Haeusler.

“As the technology has been integrated we have up-skilled our staff and employed a new breed of Integrated Solutions Consultants to engage with the farming community so they can implement and understand these solutions,” Mr Haeusler said.

“Where once something like auto-steer was a new and exciting technology, it is now treated as standard equipment and sold, serviced and supported the same as other machinery through the traditional departments. This in turn allows our Integrated Solutions Consultants to focus on new solutions, data management, training and integrating new technology into the business,” Mr Haeusler said.

One of the ways Haeusler’s is embracing this strategy is an approach to field days with less of a focus on machinery and a greater focus on the total solution.

The Haeusler’s field days sites are now more corporate and present an environment that allows better communication of the solutions available to customers. This new approach to field days sites has already been successful, with Haeusler’s taking home the Best Large Site 2013 award at the Speed Field Days from July 31 to August 1. The site combined a large marquee and machinery display, including a Midwest Fabrication Durus Premium 60 ft front on a John Deere S680 combine, plus spraying equipment and John Deere wheel and track tractors.

The adoption of the John Deere FarmSight Strategy also involves Haeusler’s taking a greater presence throughout the cropping cycle. Relationships with third parties, such as agronomists, provide for better decision support and allow customers to work smarter, enabled by their John Deere technology.

The aim is customers, John Deere Technology and Haeusler’s, working together to deliver a distinctive experience.

Visit Haeusler’s at Elmore Field Days at site 356.

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Polymaster will donate the proceeds from its pink tank auction at Elmore Field Days to Cancer Council’s I Heart Pink campaign.

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Existing and potential customers can see the latest-model trucks at the Hartwigs Trucks Shepparton site.

Dealer principal John McCarroll said Mercedes Benz, Freightliner, Fuso, Western Star and Nissan UD trucks would be on display.

“We’ll also have Case construction equipment and Hamelex White tippers for people to see,” Mr McCarroll said.

Three or four staff from Hartwigs Trucks Shepparton will be on hand to answer questions.

Mr McCarroll said he had been attending Elmore Field Days for more than 15 years and it was a great opportunity to “fly the flag,” display current-model machinery

and “show people what we’re about”.

Wouldn’t a pink tank look great in your backyard?

Hartwigs was established in 1923 and is now the largest regional dealership in Australia. It has seven company-owned locations servicing country NSW, ACT and Victoria, including Shepparton.

Polymaster will display and auction a 4500 litre pink tank for charity at Elmore Field Days to launch its new Custom Tank Colour range.

The tank was also displayed and auctioned at the Henty Field Days from September 17 to 19.

Hartwigs Trucks Shepparton sells new and used trucks. It has a spare parts department and a large range of mechanical services including a chassis dynamometer, Cummins fuel pump room and 24-hour breakdown service.

Every day in Australia about 50 women are diagnosed with a women’s cancer, which is why Polymaster will donate all proceeds from the sale of the pink tank to Cancer Council Victoria’s I Heart Pink campaign.

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The new Custom Colour range introduces fresh new tank colour options such as pink, yellow and lime green. Customers can now make a bold statement or companies can match their tanks to brand colours.

The top bidder will be announced at noon on Thursday, October 3 at Elmore Field Days. To support the cause, you can visit the Polymaster field days team and check out the pink tank at site 61.

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The See Banjo Run fundraising team will be at Elmore Field Days at site 370.

Mrs O’Brien’s sister, hairdresser Narelle Robertson, and a team of experienced hairdressers from Rochester’s New Image Hair and Beauty will donate their time for the three days to cut the hair of men, women and children at the field days.

There will also be face painting, hair chalk, hair feathers, henna tattoos, a photo booth, a colouring competition and more.

All proceeds raised will go towards Banjo’s ongoing therapies and equipment as he grows.

A fundraiser for bubbly toddler Banjo O’Brien will be held at the Elmore Field Days.

Fielding help for Banjo Despite fighting to survive since his premature birth, two-and-a-half-year-old Banjo O’Brien is bubbly and has an infectious smile.

Mum Diana O’Brien said when they were in medical waiting rooms, Banjo liked to eye people off until they smiled back.

Banjo was born at 24 weeks gestation.

He spent 100 days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, then 40 days in special care. After a week of being home, the family had to rush him back to hospital, where he stayed for another nine days.

Due to his extremely premature birth he has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

“He is affected on a high level which restricts his ability to move as the messages from the brain to his muscles get distorted, making it hard to control his body,” Mrs O’Brien said.

“Banjo is still learning to sit, roll and crawl at two-and-a-half years old, he has no hand or arm control.”

His family is constantly researching new therapies and options to help with his mobility. In September, they attended a one-week intensive Vojta therapy course on the Sunshine Coast.

“So far this therapy has been the most beneficial to his movement disorder,” Mrs O’Brien said.

Banjo is also booked in to do Thera Suit Therapy in November and again next May in Melbourne through the Napa Centre from the United States.

The three-week intensive program is based on strengthening and conditioning, decreasing unwanted reflexes and teaching new improved motor patterns through repetition and correct alignment.

The O’Briens hope to raise $40 000 to enable Banjo to undertake physiotherapy, speech therapy, osteotherapy and

To donate, visit www. developingfoundation.org.au/family/ banjo All donations are greatly appreciated; donations more than $2 are tax deductible. For more information, contact Diana O’Brien on 0438 420 728.

Despite being born 24 weeks premature and with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, Banjo still has an infectious smile.

hopefully stem cell therapy, which is only available overseas.

Mrs O’Brien said online communities of parents whose children have cerebral palsy had provided a wealth of knowledge about different therapies and lifestyle measures including diet, and support.

She said her and Brad’s family had also offered great support, particularly when Mrs O’Brien was put to bed rest when she was 31 weeks pregnant with their younger daughter Nellie.

“The day Nellie was born, Banjo was taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and spent the next two-anda-half weeks in the intensive care unit.”

Mrs O’Brien said Banjo had contracted a virus and because of his under-developed immune system it made him so sick that he needed to be hospitalised.

“We have spent a lot of time in hospital this year which means we have had to stop some therapies and focus on keeping him well,” she said.

The family is determined Banjo will do as much therapy as he can while he is young, because it will be better for his long-term outcome.

“We give it our all while he is young because he has the most opportunity to learn and the brain has plasticity and can be ‘rewired’ more easily the younger you are.”

Thanks to the family’s determination and love, Banjo has developed better head control, can sit up when propped up with pillows and can sometimes roll himself on his side. He is even starting to verbalise — when he makes sounds that sound like “mum”, “dad” and “yes”, Mrs O’Brien said it was pretty exciting.

Last October, the O’Briens held their first fundraising event — a trivia night in Colbinabbin that was so successful that it allowed the family to organise therapies for Banjo for the past year and to see which worked best.

Banjo O’Brien, left, with sister Nellie, three months, father Brad and mother Diana.

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