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TWO North East Victorian locals have been appointed to the new committee for the Victorian Farmers Federation’s Young Agribusiness Professionals (YAPs).

Gretal Heywood from Wangaratta and Peter Geddes from Dookie have been appointed to the YAPs committee alongside Brett Coates and Jordan Lee from Horsham, Ashlee Hammond from Kerang, Amy Fay, Jessica Skilbeck and Danielle Buller from Melbourne, with Geelong broadacre cereal manager Chris Walsh taking over as chair.

Gretal Heywood is manager of a rural supplies store and is currently completing a Bachelor of Science Agriculture-Livestock Production Specialist at Charles Sturt University. “I have a strong association with the land having grown up on a sheep and cattle property in North East Victoria,� Ms Heywood said.

Having always had a keen interest in agriculture and the family farm she completed a school based apprenticeship on the family farm while completing her secondary studies.

Ms Heywood was previously based in Adelaide and held the position of wool coordinator for Elders Wool International.

She is currently a director with Future Farmers Network, and is looking forward to contributing to the exciting and prosperous future of the agricultural industry.

Peter Geddes is a fourth-generation sheep and cropping farmer and information technology consultant.

E XC I T I N G F U T U R E : Wangaratta’s Gretal Heywood is one of the new appointees to the YAPs committee.

He lived on the family farm in Dookie until 2009 when he purchased his own property with his wife where they run a mixed enterprise of sheep, wheat and canola.

Alongside his brother, Mr Geddes has also established and run a successful vineyard, which they have operated for more than 10 years.

Upon completing VCE, Peter pursued a career in IT in conjunction with his family’s farming operations and holds various qualiďŹ cations in IT with more than 12 years’ experience.

He has completed two youth leadership programs and continues to expand his qualiďŹ cations, having just completed a course in business management. “I hope to combine my passion for agriculture and technology to stimulate a rejuvenation of youth in the agricultural sector and promote the fantastic career opportunities available,â€? Mr Geddes said. “I also want to create awareness around issues facing young farmers and develop and provide input into new policy that beneďŹ ts and supports young

FAMILY FARMER: Peter Geddes from Dookie hopes to combine his passions for agriculture and technology.

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He believes backing the next generation of Australian farmers through YAPs will strengthen Australian agriculture.

He aims to become further involved in the greater community and the VFF, and ultimately represent farming interests at the local government level.

Chris Walsh takes over as chair from Aaron Sanderson who previously held the role for more than two years.

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FORTY millimetres of rain since I last wrote has triggered a great start to spring.

Pastures have been growing quickly and we will have started cutting silage before you all read this. We will start with about 10 hectares that the cows couldn’t keep up with as part of the rotation.

A further 30 hectares has been sprayed to control the earth mite that were having a feast and will be irrigated prior to cutting.

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NEIL PANKHURST, together with his wife Tamar, farm 200 hectares at Tongala milking a herd of predominantly jersey cows.

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help bulk the crop up before harvest.

The cereals are looking good and definitely enjoyed the recent rain.

I know grain producers despise ryegrass in their crops, however, its presence in mine will add to the bulk and quality of the hay produced.

The cows are milking well and we are still tracking about 10 per cent up on last season.

We have had a good run of heifer calves and they are doing well.

It is good to have plenty of green feed for them.

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ANOTHER month has hit the dust and hay season and the grain harvest are fast approaching.

As the time is ticking by, Colin and I have been kept busy doing pre-harvest servicing of the headers, windrower and tractors.

It has mostly been minor repairs, checking and servicing.

I took a look at the rainfall chart since we had last written.

There have been nine days of rainfall totalling 35 millimetres, with the ďŹ rst 14 days of September being dry.

Generally the crops are growing steadily and everything is hopefully shaping up to be an average season.

Murray Gilby, with wife Denise and son Colin, farm a 700 hectare cropping property at Kotupna, 30 kilometres east of Echuca. The farming enterprise includes cropping canola, barley and wheat, along with an agricultural contracting business, supplying customers with all their cropping needs.

The major problem this year has been the dropping off of prices because the Australian dollar has come back into the mid 90 cents range.

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Thinking back to when farmers were sowing their grain, wheat was about

$250 per tonne, barley better than $200 and canola was about the mid $500s.

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Denise and I recently had a 10 day break from the daily grind.

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days would be enough time in the one place, but how wrong was I. The whole time we were there we found ourselves going somewhere in close proximity to look at or do – it has certainly done a lot for itself with its tourism developments and is a very interesting and different city to visit.

It was a very enjoyable and much deserved break.

Congratulations to the Picola United under 17s and C grade on winning premierships for 2013.

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With common sense, something should be made to work like an apprenticeship for pest animal control ofďŹ cers.

And why should NSW be allowed to aerial bait and not Victoria in their own State Forests (as if a river or boundary deters dogs)?

The Stockwell case in the 1980s set a precedent in that the government was responsible for damage incurred on the Stockwells’ land.

In the old Tallangatta Shire there were about 110,000 sheep, now there are barely 20,000 .

One dogman in the area regularly caught 40 or 50 dogs, but now catches only 20 because of restrictions and the program.

In contrast to what the graph shows, is the fact that it doesn’t show the real position, which is that dog numbers have risen to plague proportions.

Sheep are still being killed and maimed.

In the past month within 10 kilometres of our house, three medium-sized pups and one full-sized dog were shot by a farmer, In another area the dogman shot another three pups and a dog was caught.

A farmer lost a number of young lambs and another had his working dog killed by wild dogs, and not long after, four big dogs were seen hunting his cows and calves.

The dogs are now predating in areas where they have never been a problem before.

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attempt to run the country instead of the comedy that occurred daily with the media.

In the case of Indi it showed country people do have a lot of inuence in elections should they feel it necessary.

Congratulations to Independent Cathy McGowan on winning the seat with a very professional campaign against great odds.

The two major parties will pay close attention to Indi to try to win it back.

The interesting news was the appointment of Barnaby Joyce as Minister for Agriculture, a farmer and someone with extensive practical experience and understanding, qualities we have needed for a long time in agriculture.

On the ABC Insiders program after the election, Bill Shorten said “ the country hasn’t gone to the dogs�- that being an old saying.

He’s wrong.

In the case of wild dogs they are a national problem, like it or not, a threat to public health, spreading Hydatids that can be picked up by children in bush

One of the problems with wild dog control is the lack of experience and understanding by those managing the program, which requires extraordinary skills and knowhow.

On page 20 of the plan there is a graph showing a dramatic reduction of reported losses from 1995 to 2012, and the lower numbers caught.

To those inexperienced people in the management team it is telling them the control measures work, and how successful they are.

Nothing is further from the truth and the assessment is clearly wrong.

People rarely report killings because they get little response as there are too few dogmen and the onerous requirements now in place mean they don’t get time to get around.

There has been a huge reduction in sheep numbers and because of the killings, people have moved out of sheep, making the number of kills reported negligible.

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OUR total rainfall for August was 128 millimetres (mm) and so far in September it is 44mm.

On August 20 we had light snow on the high country, and on September 12 we had a heavy frost that affected vegetables and fruit trees.

On August 28 we found a large perfect mushroom in the garden, which was very unusual.

At present, it is all action with sheep being crutched ready for shearing, another mob of ewes shorn and lamb marking in full swing.

The stock has been taken off the crops and spraying will start soon.

Some wool has already gone to market.

Prices rose quite a bit, then levelled out.

The cattle market continues to be ďŹ ckle, some effect being felt from cattle coming in from the north.

One agent said the prices are the same as in the mid-seventies, so you can understand why farmers complain.

Our area is enjoying a good season even though the ground still needs good rain to carry it over. Proper recovery requires one or two more good seasons before we start to make progress.

The subsoil is still very dry.

With the elections over we might see some sort of

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October 2013

Joyce is right choice From page 1

“As a person he can be very vocal, something which agriculture has missed out on,” he said.

Mr Joyce has been critical of foreign investment in cases such as the proposed GrainCorp takeover and Indonesia’s plans to buy a million hectares of grazing land in the Top End, but admitted at the recent AgForce annual conference in north Queensland that the issue of foreign investment is “shaping up as a difficult issue for the Coalition partners to handle”.

Addressing delegates at the conference in his first outing as the Federal Minister for Agriculture he said he did not want to make promises to farmers he may not be able to keep, but experience had shown him that good political outcomes were rarely delivered by confrontation.

“In my heart, I still have fervent views and will fight for them behind closed doors,” Mr Joyce said.

“I am not changing my views on anything or dodging the issue (of foreign investment) and people know where I stand.

“But I am trying to deal with it in such a way that can bring about change, and the reality is that you won’t achieve delivery

by backing someone into a corner,” he said.

Assisting Mr Joyce as the parliamentary secretary for agriculture is Tasmanian Liberal Senator Richard Colbeck.

The agriculture portfolio will also include responsibility for fishing and forestry.

Mr Joyce said one of the main priorities in his new portfolio was to get the live-cattle trade with Indonesia “up and going” to help improve the finances of cattle producers in northern Australia suffering drought, flooded saleyards and low prices.

Drought support is a key area the VFF is hoping to discuss with Mr Joyce.

“The VFF wants to work with the government on building drought preparedness and in-drought support measures for farmers,” Mr Tuohey said.

“Labor got rid of exceptional circumstances (interest rate support) for drought-stricken farmers, but failed to come up with any viable alternatives.

“We want to ensure farmers are not only better prepared for drought, but have the support they need to get through the longer term droughts that are part of the Australian landscape,” he said.

Mr Tuohey said that at the

NEW MINISTER: Federal Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce is ready to take agriculture to the forefront of government decision making.

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leave Australian agriculture at a huge competitive disadvantage to other countries,” Mr Tuohey said.

NSW Farmers association president Fiona Simson said Mr Joyce had a great affinity with agriculture, rural and regional communities and his appointment was welcomed by many farmers across the state and nation.

“We are also pleased Senator Colbeck has been appointed parliamentary secretary ensuring continuity in the agriculture portfolio,” Ms Simson said.

“We will be working through National Farmers Federation (NFF) to ensure that agriculture and rural and regional Australia becomes a central pillar not an afterthought when it comes to the national agenda.

“It is important agriculture’s productivity, profitability and access to markets is a priority and we look forward to working with NFF and the new Abbott Government on these issues,” she said.

Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) president Noel Campbell said the group was looking forward to working with Mr Joyce as there are opportunities and challenges facing the dairy industry that he would like to discuss with him.

“These include fast-tracking free trade agreements (FTAs) with China, Japan and South Korea, balancing the excessive market power of the major supermarkets and reducing the red tape burden on farmers,” Mr Campbell said.

He also welcomed the government’s decision to split the trade and foreign affairs portfolios.

“This has been an important issue for the ADF and its members and it’s pleasing to see the Abbott Government listen and act upon the feedback it has received,” Mr Campbell said.

“Splitting trade and investment from foreign affairs will help fast track the development of FTAs with China, Japan and South Korea and the ADF welcomes this common sense step.

“With the demand for dairy products across Asia continuing to rise, the pursuit of FTAs with these countries is simply too important an opportunity to be missed,” he said.

National Farmers Federation president Duncan Fraser said he had been heartened

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Gluten is a protein complex found in wheat and other cereal grains such as spelt, barley, rye and triticale.

A gluten-free diet is the only medically accepted treatment for coeliac disease.

Mirfak’s quality assurance manager, Anthony Murphy, said that while there is no hard evidence of there being significant health benefits for both coeliac and non-coeliac sufferers in consuming gluten free products, there is little variety in the market for those who want to avoid this particular protein.

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The State Government’s delegate at Goulburn Murray Water, Mark Bailey, announced on September 10 a Murray spill for Victoria of 330,000 ML out of 426,000 ML. This was a large amount of Commonwealth Environmental Water (CEWH) at about 84,000 ML. Well done CEWH. This water was reallocated on September 16 to all allocation bank account holders in the Murray system.

Thank you CEWH for a return to irrigators and yourself, as allocation went from 66 per cent to 100 per cent, including the recognition of increase in available Murray water.

The system is unable to save this spill as all points on the Murray and South Australia are flowing free to the sea with no CEWH allocation.

The question arises what is the rational for Goulburn to be 100 per cent with much less than the current 92.4 per cent in Eildon?

Why has no low security been issued for the Goulburn and Murray systems when there is clearly no more airspace available around the end of September?

The Murray spill policy has now had more water transferred in as many irrigators have exceeded the combined high and low security total on their allocation bank account.

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able until it is announced

by Mark Bailey that “a spill will not occur”.

There is no announcement to date for Goulburn, Loddon or Murray.

The State Government’s willingness to modify carryover and spill policy has turned to bite hard.

The focus should be as it is for the NSW Office of Water, which is to keep rules as consistent as possible.

For example, when allocation is less than 60 per cent general security off storage or supplementary water is available.

When declared, this water has to be taken in the period of announcement which is above the irrigators water access licence and is only available when storages are near full at an extra charge of $6 per ML. This gives farmers an opportunity to review costs of crops and make commercial decisions.

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The outlet is 9100 ML per day.

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October 2013

Hazelnut conference hoping to inspire new growers into the industry

By SIMON CRASE AN industry looking to capture more producers has chosen the Alpine region for its annual gettogether in the hope more people with an agricultural interest will consider becoming a nut grower.

Hazelnut Growers of Australia (HGA) is holding its annual conference and dinner at the Myrtleford Savoy Sporting Club on Saturday, October 12, followed by farm walks on Sunday, October 13, around the district.

HGA president Vanessa Cox said the conference was held about six years ago in Myrtleford and it was

fitting to return to the area, given the increasing interest being shown locally.

As the peak industry body, HGA is keen to expand membership, advance the industry and explore more opportunities to grow the market to help meet demand from health food chains, supermarkets and large manufacturers, as well as exporting of nut-in-shell and kernels. “There’s huge potential for hazelnut growing in Australia, and not everyone is growing the same cultivars,� Mrs Cox said. “We’re hoping by holding the conference here we will bring those who have hazelnut trees already

planted but aren’t members to come out of the woodwork. “Potentially, by working together, there’s a bigger clout than lots of little growers dealing individually with nut traders. “We’re here to protect the industry and people’s interest, and if we’re all part of it, we’ll all benefit.�

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Mrs Cox said attendees from growing areas such as southern New South Wales, Tasmania and South Australia, were expected at the conference.

Mt Buffalo Hazelnuts at Porepunkah was the first major hazelnut grove to be established in Australia, when David and Kass Batt planted trees in 1997, and will be one of the properties visited during the Sunday farm walk bus tour.

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Leading pump manufacturer now shipping overseas JUST as Australian farmers lead the world in technology and creativity, Australian Pump Industries (Aussie Pumps) is at the cutting edge of design in its manufacturing of pumps that it now ships worldwide.

While starting on a rural block in Arcadia 18 years ago, Aussie Pumps has come a long way and is now shipping lightweight, portable fire pumps, pressure cleaners, hydrostatic testers and irrigation pumps around the world.

According to Aussie Pumps chief engineer John Hales the company has used the “lessons it has learnt in the dry continent” of Australia and applied them around the world.

“Water is fundamental to the existence of life on the planet and our job is to facilitate water usage in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way,” Mr Hales said.

As a result of the company’s ability to manufacture pumps that are environmentally friendly it has scored big contracts in France, has drain cleaning machines in New York and supplied equipment into the Middle East and Africa.

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“People are still getting 10 per cent to 20 per cent return on their initial investments in their solar systems, so you can imagine if you were to maintain your solar panels just how much you can maximise your savings,” Mr Williams said.

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50th Henty a wet success TENS of thousands of visitors trampled through the mud to attend Henty Machinery Field Days’ (HMFD) 50th anniversary and thanks to the good rainfall across Victoria and central NSW, farmers were happy to open up their wallets giving a welcome boost to the agricultural industry.

According to HMFD chairman Ross Edwards the rain, election results and promising crop yields resulted in the large crowds.

Hutcheon & Pearce group sales manager Andrew Sands helped launch a limited edition John Deere 150 horsepower tractor on opening day, selling 36 tractors by the final day, with toys and merchandising proving to be very popular.

“The wet weather added to it and the field days were very positive for us,” Mr Sands said.

Owner of Konigs Shepparton Leo Schoonderbeek said that despite the wet weather he had plenty of good enquiries.

“What I like about Henty is that you get to be involved with a broader range of farmers and you can sell to them directly,” Mr Schoonderbeek said.

“The farmers get to talk to you and see the tractor, or mulcher, or hayraker and have confidence in you that you can really help them.”

Gavin Stewart of Metalscape also said he had a great day with “a lot of good, genuine interest”.

There were a record number of 34 entries in the Machine of the Year competition, with Morris Industries RAZR disc drill voted the winner.

A contour special disc planter de-

signed by NDF principal Dale Foster took out the coveted Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia award.

A collection of vintage headers without air conditioned cabs, CD players and GPS technology were on display over the three days evoking memories of dust, heat and wind for many older farmers.

The collection of four vintage headers, seed cleaning machine and a crane were a focal point on the opening day.

A vintage fashion parade of garments worn over the past 50 years was one of the highlights in the Country Lifestyle pavilion, with more than 70 exhibitors displaying everything from soap bars that look like cupcakes to jewellery, woollen jumpers and shawls to people willing to shine your muddy boots to demonstrate their products for sale.

The 10th Henty Natural Fibre Fashion Awards showcased designers who created garments containing at least 70 per cent natural fibres.

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Wodonga fashion designers Cathy Upton and Leanne O’Toole drew on inspiration from the Australian outback to take out the overall title, which was flooded with more than 70 entries from throughout Australia.

With the surrounding canola crops in full bloom, visitors also took advantage of the helicopter joy rides, while the children splashed in the muddy puddles taking much delight in getting as dirty as possible.

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Farmers should consider how the changes to the carbon tax affects them WHAT does the Coalition’s promise to scrap the carbon tax mean for you?

While savings may flow through in the form of lower input costs and better produce prices, unfortunately, in a disappointing blow to farmers and small businesses, the government will discontinue the instant asset write off con-

cession of $6500 and remove the $5000 accelerated depreciation for motor vehicles, both introduced as part of the carbon tax compensation package.

According to RSM Bird Cameron Albury senior accountant Maxine Vale, other changes that may impact farmers and small busi-

nesses include a proposed cut to the company tax rate by 1.5 per cent from July 1, 2015 for companies with an annual taxable income less than $5 million and a delay by two years on the increase in compulsory employer-funded superannuation.

“This will see the current superannuation guarantee

rate held at 9.25 per cent until at least 2015,” Ms Vale said.

“The government has also announced a $3250 bonus payment to reward businesses that employ mature aged workers aged over 50 and keep them in employment for at least six months.

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implemented to encourage businesses to hire mature aged workers,” she said.

Ms Vale said that farmers and small businesses should consider how these proposed changes will affect their circumstances and carefully plan their strategies going forward.

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deliver on these initiatives is dependent upon the size of the budget deficit that they inherit and the Parliament of the day,” Ms Vale said.

“What is lacking at the moment is detail and we all know where the devil lies.”

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C.J.A On farm Motorcycle Service owner Chris Allred said that he used to run the same type of business in his home country of New Zealand and it was a great success.

Having moved toAustralia three and a half years ago “for a change of scene” he noticed a gap in the market for farmers to be able to call someone to come out and fix their motorcycles or ATVs on farm.

“We are able to do repairs on the actual day at your farm because I stock a lot of parts so that if there is anything that needs fixing I can do it there and then,” Mr Allred said.

“By going on farm it streamlines the process for them and then they aren’t without their bike.

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The business has been running since April this year receiving a lot of interest and “good, positive feedback”.

“We understand that time away from your farm is money out of your pocket,” Mr Allred said.

“By taking advantage of our regular travel route and maintenance schedules you will be minimising your down time and never be without your bike again.

“We know that for most farmers their farm bike is part of their livelihood, that is why we tailor suit our service to your needs,” he said.

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Cleaning up for summer G Sanderson Contracting is all DERXW IXHO UHGXFWLRQ DQG ¿ UH EUHDNV ups and moving hay.

“We also specialise in crop sowing using a direct drill.

“All our equipment is sized to get the job completed on time and we can do hay bailing of various sizes at very reasonable prices,” she said.

The couple will travel up to 100 kilometres for jobs larger than 40 acres and are willing to travel further for crop sowing.

Glenn has been farming since he was 14 years old, having completed a farming apprenticeship and working all over Australia following the sowing and harvest seasons on broadacre properties.

He is also an experienced excavator and loader operator and he holds a multicombination truck licence.

“There has been much heavier seasonal rain this year, which has created heavier growth,” Glenn said.

“It is also set to be a hot, dry summer with high fuel loads.

“People really need to reduce fuel loads and create fire breaks to save their property.

“We are a fully insured and registered business and we can help you,” Glenn said.

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“I started the business back in 2004 with the intent to specialise in slashing and mulching reducing fuel loads and creating fire breaks,” Glenn said.

“I often see properties with very long, heavy grass, which puts both home owners and renters at a greater risk of property loss and further danger to CFA members protecting properties.”

Now Glenn and his partner, Melanie Bourke, provide many agricultural and landscaping services throughout north East Victoria using John Deere equipment, specialising in acreage mowing and grass mulching.

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A PASSION for sheep that developed at a Melbourne high school seems an unlikely combination to start a career in the agricultural industry, but Jo Newton is not your usual, original city girl.

As one of the wool industry’s Young Farming Champions and named as one of the 2013 RAS Rural Achievers for NSW, 24 year old Jo Newton is now educating her generation about the wool industry in an aim to bridge the gap between city and country.

The Young Farming Champions is a program initiated by Art4Agriculture in NSW which pairs students participating in Art4Agriculture’s school programs with a young farmer.

The young farmers promote positive images and perceptions of farming, providing a pathway to get these messages across to their audiences.

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This year’s four Young Farming Champions including Jo Newton are Bessie Blore who works beside her husband on a 70,000 acre wool and prime lamb enterprise in far-western NSW, Adele Offley from the southern tablelands of NSW and Cassie Baile, who is a fifth generation farmer from NSW’s northern tablelands.

These Young Farming Champions are co-sponsored by Australian Wool Innovation Limited and it is a program that the sponsors would like to expand across Australia.

So it is probably just as well that Ms Newton is originally from suburban Melbourne so that she can spread the word and bridge the rural-urban divide.

In 2008, after finishing her studies at Tintern Girls Grammar, Ms Newton moved to Armidale, NSW to undertake a Bachelor of Rural Science at the University of New England (UNE).

“My high school, despite being in the suburbs of Melbourne, had an oncampus farm, making it a pretty unique place to go to school,” Ms Newton said.

“When I started high school in 2001, I became involved in the Young Farmers program, developed a passion for sheep

and this is where my agricultural journey began.

“I have very fond memories of the school farm, of lunchtimes spent collecting eggs, trimming sheep and feeding poddy calves, and weekends spent at the local ag shows and of course lambing season,” she said.

It made perfect sense to Ms Newton to study an agricultural degree at a regional university and she was lucky enough to be the recipient of an Australian Wool Education Trust Scholarship, making her dream possible.

“I can honestly say moving to Armidale was one of the best decisions I ever made,” Ms Newton said.

“As well as meeting a whole heap of people with similar interests to me I was surrounded by farms, in particular sheep farms.

“I quickly immersed myself in my new rural lifestyle, enjoying the friends I made at college and among the local graziers who were quick to offer advice and work experience opportunities to a young girl with a thirst for learning as much about sheep as possible.

“In my four years at uni I learnt to rouseabout, class wool, lamb mark, butcher a sheep and ride a quad bike.

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Ms Newton’s passion for sheep has not waivered over the years and having graduated from UNE with a university medal and first class honours she is now undertaking a PhD, which involves a threeyear research project.

When people ask what I am studying I tell them ‘teenage pregnancy in sheep’ which is a great conversation starter,” Ms Newton said.

“What it means is that I’m exploring the environmental and genetic factors influencing early reproductive performance in sheep.

“I’m currently working with sheep breeders across NSW, VIC and SA who are trying to join their ewes at seven months of age.

“At the moment my car feels like my office as I travel around collecting data and samples.”

One of the aspects of undertaking her PhD that she enjoys is helping with demonstrations for the undergraduates where she “gets in the labs” and shares experiences with first year students.

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“It is really daunting when you are looking down the barrel of a fouryear degree and the first year is straight science and some students are like, ‘Why do we have to do biology’ and that is where I can come in and open up those channels of communication and tell them why they need to study biology or the pure science components, because you really do need them,” she said.

Ms Newton has “many, many goals” she wishes to achieve over the next few years and she is currently enjoying the many hats she wears including her roles on the NSW Young Farmers council and her ongoing involvement in the Farming Futures Industry Dinner and Agricultural Careers Fair.

“The best career advice I got at school was to find what I loved doing and then work out how to turn it into a job.

“I knew I loved sheep and enjoyed maths and science at school, so studying agriculture at uni seemed like a great idea.

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“As important a job as farming is, there are many different jobs in our sector, something many people

don’t yet fully understand.

“I am proud of the agricultural sector and my small role in it and am happy to share my story with as many of my city friends as I can,” she added.

Ms Newton believes that every person who works in agriculture needs to promote the industry in a positive light as it is not often that the news celebrates rural success.

“I encourage everyone with a story about agriculture to start telling it,

to help us celebrate and spread the word about agriculture.

“As a sector we need to continue to build relationships with our communities to better enable us to tell our stories and share agriculture’s successes and celebrate the good things.

“This Young Farming Champions program is a

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“My agricultural journey began thanks to a suburban sheep stud.

“I’m proof that you don’t need to be born into agriculture to live and breathe all things ag and I take great pride in telling my agricultural story to anyone who will listen.”

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Ms Howlett said that although the blackleg fungus can never be eradicated, farmers can stay “one step ahead� of it as her team and colleagues from state departments of agriculture have discovered while monitoring the disease at 36 sites across Australia. “After canola harvesting in November/December we collect the disease-infested crop stubble and analyse the fungus to identify diseasecausing genes and their mechanism

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In 2011 the researchers observed that although yields were not diminished, commonly grown canola cultivars in the Eyre Peninsula region had high levels of blackleg disease.

This region experienced $30 million in canola crop losses in 2003.

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Northern Victoria contractor price guide THE following prices have been provided by the Australian Agricultural Contractors Association Inc (AACA) from its northern Victoria and Riverina branch and are a guide only, based on GST exclusive estimates.

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Most AACA members will supply a written quote, a copy of a code of conduct and a condition of service and contract of engagement, including any other useful information that assists its clients with their enterprise.

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MOWING Mowing – standard: $56 per hectare Mowing conditioner: $72.95 per hectare.

RAKING Raking-V hay or silage: $60.80 per hectare Raking- Tedding: $47.75 per hectare.

HAY Large square hay: 8’x3’x3’ $18.20 per acre 8’x3’x4’ $25.00 per acre 8’x4’x4’ 29.55 per acre Silage large square: 6’x3’x2’ $25.00 per acre 6’x3’x3’ $29.5 per acre 6’x4’x3’ $33.75 per acre Hay round rolls: 4x4 net wrap $18.85 5x4 net wrap $23.85 6x4 net wrap $27.75 5x5 net wrap $27.75

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Testing for silage pH This relatively inexpensive test is most accurate in silages with dry matter contents below about 35 per cent, so is not as accurate for baled silage.

A low silage pH indicates that the fermentation process was dominated by the desirable lactic acid bacteria.

High pH results when the fermentation is dominated by undesirable bacteria and indicates the silage has lost dry matter and energy during an inefďŹ cient ensiling process.

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poor fermentation, resulting in poor palatability, that is, not inviting to the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taste buds.

Poor fermentation can arise from many causes such as forages ensiled with low plant sugar levels, those harvested while too wet (Figure 1), wilted too long, stacks which were poorly rolled and/or poorly sealed, bales left unwrapped for too long, harvested forage containing soil or efďŹ&#x201A;uent, etc.

These silages will usually have an unpleasant odor such as a sour, vinegar or rancid butter smell.

Silage nutritive value also decreases in the above scenarios.

The fermentation aspect is not reported in most feed test analyses.

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