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Dairy help delays put families to the wall By JAMIE KRONBORG

LAST HARVEST: Eldorado Orchards has been taken over by Jessee Schulz Dahlenburg and partner Stefan Heintjes. The couple have made some significant changes to the business. See full story page 3. PHOTO: Vanessa Burgess

TWO of Australia’s senior bureaucrats have come face to face with North East dairy farmers forced to the breadline by dramatic milk supply price cuts earlier this year. Commonwealth Agriculture and Water Resources Department first assistant secretary Greg Williamson and Human Services Department general manager Melissa Ryan were challenged at a ‘dairy round table’ meeting in Tangambalanga last month to use their significant powers – and immediately – to relieve affected farmers of fear and worry about a cash flow crisis besetting their enterprises and communities. Mr Williamson, who heads his department’s farm support division, and Ms Ryan, who leads her department’s older Australians’ division which includes programs defined as rural, heard harrowing stories from some of the region’s farmers about the impact of a striking, near-overnight change in their business fortunes last autumn.

Two major processors – Murray Goulburn Co-operative and Fonterra – one after the other slashed contracted milk product supply prices and moved to apply the cuts retrospectively. The State Government responded on May 23 to provide financial support for affected Victorian farmers, followed two days later by a decision of the Federal Government to offer a $579 million package of concessional loans plus farm household allowances for dairy families suffering cash flow fallout from the processors’ decisions. B u t C a t h y M c G owa n (MHR, Indi) – in whose electorate dairying contributes significantly to agricultural communities and the economy – warned Agriculture Minister and Nationals’ leader Barnaby Joyce early in November that affected families were continuing to suffer frustrating, plus-20 week delays in the delivery of social service support. Continued page 2

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Eskdale farmer Kären Moroney – who thanked Ms McGowan for encouraging Mr Joyce to agree to a series of round tables to enable farmers to tell their stories – said there was no doubt that dairy farmers were “in crisisâ€?. “It’s a real crisis,â€? she said. “We’re one of the third biggest export earners for this country. “The tax dollars we earn for this country are considerable, but the minute we’re in trouble there’s silence. There’s a lot of silence.â€? Mrs Moroney said she and her husband, when Murray-

Goulburn and Fonterra announced the contract price cut, understood like every dairying family what it meant. “It didn’t take long to work out that we needed some help,� she said. The Moroneys applied for the government help package at the end of May and lodged a claim on June 6. “Come October we hadn’t heard anything from DHS apart from an acknowledgement that the department had our claim,� Mrs Moroney said. In October she had written to Ms McGowan about the par-

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LISTENING: Cathy McGowan (MHR, Indi) and Senator Bridget McKenzie hear dairy farmers’ concerns in Tangambalanga on Monday. PHOTO: Jamie Kronborg

lous delays and Ms McGowan responded, with a DHS ofďŹ cer calling the Moroneys two days later. “I was conďŹ dent that at the end of August I would have an answer to my claim, but at the end of August I was told that it

had ended up in the ‘too hard basket’,� Mrs Moroney said. She said she had now been told on Monday morning – when she was about to leave for the round table discussion – that DHS had been stumped by her application because it did not

know how to determine the value of water as a farm asset which could be traded. But Mrs Moroney said water was a key asset to any dairy family in a North East valley and its value, in an unregulated system, was very difďŹ cult to establish in any case. â€œâ€ŚWork it out,â€? Mrs Moroney said – pointing to the reason why it was invaluable. “Cows drink on average 114 litres per day in hot weather.â€? Another farmer identified as Debbie said the DHS and Centrelink support system was “a jokeâ€?.

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BULLIOH Football Club treasurer Patrick Glass was moved to tears in Tangambalanga when he recounted a harrowing day in the wake of a confronting experience two days earlier. The Gundowring dairy farmer was at the club Christmas party on December 10 when the dairy crisis came home to him in a “raw and real� way – a young couple stood outside the door because they didn’t have the $10 or $20 to buy their meal. Mr Glass said it made him wonder if the government’s entire approach to the dairy help package was wrong. “Should people as soon as they put an application in get some funding, get some cash flow moving, and do all the paperwork later?� he asked. “And if it turns out that it’s overpaid, the government can get it all back like a Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) fee over the next five years of tax.� Mr Glass said that as a Parmalat

supplier – who had not suffered the savage price cuts experienced by other milk processors’ suppliers earlier this year – things were ticking along pretty well in the dairy business. But the morning after the football club celebration he had endured a tough day. “I had a big mob of heifers and I found a whole lot of them dead,� he told fellow farmers, politicians and bureaucrats at the round table meeting. So he decided, despite feeling rough, to come to the Tangambalanga discussion and to put his suggestion about how the government should provide emergency help. “The young couple (at Bullioh) literally were not going to have tea until I took them a feed,� he said – in tears. Another man told the meeting that he knew the young couple and the effect on them of the dairy crisis was telling. “They’ve withdrawn from community and that’s very, very distressing,� he said.

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New managers, new look, but same great cherries By VANESSA BURGESS CHANGING operations has proven successful for Eldorado cherry farm, Eldorado Orchards, with supplies now being sold directly to consumers. Since taking over the orchard last season from her parents who had been running the business for 18 years, Jessee Schulz Dahlenburg, along with partner Stefan Heintjes, have revamped the business. The couple, who relocated from Melbourne, made the decision to stop selling wholesale due to low prices being paid, and Jessee said they make the same money getting customers through the gate to pick their own and the process is more involved. “We were getting about $6 per kilogram selling wholesale which is what we charge for people to pick their own cherries,” she said. “Wholesalers were getting our premium cherries at that price, so we decided to stop selling wholesale and instead have farm gate sales and open the orchard up to the pubic on weekends so they could come and pick their own. “We sell the ones we pick for $10kg. Having this selling system is better because we get to see where the cherries are going.” Both Jessee and Stefan have also starting selling cherries at markets held in North East Victoria, and Jessee said they had been working with Beechworth Berries. “Beechworth Berries is located about nine kilometres out of Beechworth and if people leave our place or from Beechworth they can

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take the back road past Woolshed Falls and it will come out near the farm, so they can go on a bit of a fruit picking adventure,” she said. With the first cherry varieties including Empress, Early Burlat, Merchant and Ulster selling quickly Jessee said the final two varieties; Van and Lapin were harvested before Christmas. “We have eight varieties but Van and Lapin cherries are traditionally the ones you eat at Christmas time and they were ready to be picked in the two weeks before,” she said. Eldorado Orchard sits on four acres and around 2500 trees produce up to 30 tonnes of cherries each year, and although this years crop is a

little lighter than normal due to conditions, Jesse said the fruit is of excellent quality. “The season lasts between six and eight weeks, but there is a lot of work before the fruit is ready to be picked,” she said. “All the rain and the cooler weather leading up to the season affected some areas more than us. The season certainly started later and we’ve had less quantity but the quality of the fruit is really, really good. “We’ve had between four and six pickers helping us this season which has been good as we’ve needed the help.” Another change to Eldorado Orchards is the new packaging

and branding, which was high on the priority list for Jessee and Stephan. “We both wanted to source something that wasn’t plastic based as we could be potentially sending out 5000 plastic containers each year,” she said. “We did have plastic and it

was 100 per cent recyclable but if people didn’t recycle it, then it would take a long time to break down. “Originally we wanted some sort of cardboard that you could see the produce through, but we couldn’t find anything so we ended up using plain cardboard. “If people don’t recycle it, it will break down much quicker than plastic.” After completing her degree in Graphic Design this year, Jessee said making sure the Eldorado Orchards branding was updated was

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Rebate program opened at the beginning of October and will run for two years or funding is exhausted. VFF livestock president Leonard Vallance said of the 635 rebates claimed by farmers, half were given to livestock producers, with beef producers representing 41 per cent of applicants and sheep producers nine per cent. “It’s very encouraging to see such a high uptake of the rebate offer so far, but it goes to show the

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Tax decision good news for wineries By VANESSA BURGESS NORTH East Victorian wine producers have welcomed the federal government’s changes to the Wine Equalisation Tax rebate (WET). The reformed system is designed to help vignerons and foster wine development and associated tourism in regional Australia. Changes to take effect from July 1, 2018, include: Lowering the WET rebate which can be claimed by eligible producers from $500,000 to $350,000. Redefining an eligible producer as a person or entity which owns 85 per cent of grapes at the crusher used to make wine and who or which maintains ownership throughout the winemaking process. Limiting the rebate to branded, packaged wine, in a container not exceeding five litres which carries a registered trademark for domestic retail sale. Cathy McGowan (MHR, Indi) welcomed the federal government’s changes to the WET – announced on December 2.

Ms McGowan said Indi vignerons were included in a national consultation in recent weeks led by Ministers Kelly O’Dwyer and Anne Ruston. The discussions led to key changes to the eligibility criteria for the WET rebate scheme which protect the integrity of the scheme while not disadvantaging regional winemakers’ cellar door businesses. Ms McGowan met with Senator Ruston to discuss details of the changes in response to winemakers’ concerns about the possible impact of new arrangements on on wine tourism operations within Indi. She said the new package and welcomed the introduction of $100,000 per annum for producers who exceed the Rebate cap through a new wine tourism and cellar door grant. The eligibility criteria to qualify for the new grant will be finalised following consultation with the industry. “Indi is home to some of the country’s best wineries with a sophisticated tourism offering that has people staying and spending their tourist dollars both at and beyond the cellar door,” Ms McGowan said.

Beechworth Vignerons’ Association president Simon Grant said his members welcomed the government’s back down on a proposing to reduce the eligibility cap to $290,000. “A cap reduction to $350k rather than the proposed $290k and more significantly the eligibility criteria outcome of owning the grapes at the crusher is a far more inclusive and sensible way to determine legitimacy rather than an asset-based system previously proposed,” Mr Grant said. Alpine Valley Vignerons president Michael Freudenstein said the changes to the WET rebates were good news for wineries in the North East. “There was some doubt as to whether some wineries would qualify for the rebate, but the government has certainly satisfied that,” he said. “Even if wineries don’t own a vineyard, as long as they own 85 per cent of the grapes at the crusher they are eligible.” Mr Freudenstein said the WET cap re-think would have a positive effect on smaller wineries.

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TOBACCO growing techniques and farmland are helping meet the demands of a massive expansion by the Ovens-based Australian Pumpkin Seed Company. This year Sharan and Jay Rivett’s brainchild will have more than 16 hectares under crop. It trebles last year’s production as the company continues to expand exponentially. The pair are equally excited by the shift onto a former tobacco farm at Merriang South, near Myrtleford. They have used former tobacco planting equipment to get this year’s seedlings in the ground. Hothouses and the water baths used in the past to kick start the tobacco have been adapted to the Styrian pumpkin plants. Jay Rivett believes it is a litmus test to their biodynamic operation. “If we can grow the pumpkins on former tobacco land and maintain our organic certification then it opens up a whole range of opportunities for farms that have laid dormant since the tobacco industry

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was shut down a decade ago,” he said. “Three generations of the Roso family farmed tobacco here and now pumpkins are offering a way forward.

“The fact that we have been able to recycle old equipment, modify and adapt it to our needs is in keeping with our whole philosophy. “From the floating baths for

the seedlings to the planting machines it feels like everything old is new again.” Sharan Rivett said their season, like most in the valley, was about a month behind schedule.

“The wet weather has really held everyone up,” she said. “It was a huge challenge to get the land ready after the floods – it was just too wet.” The company’s expansion

has, in part, been caused by pent up demand. They are now supplying up to 60 retail outlets in Melbourne alone. A recent promotional trip to Sydney added another seven retail groups in just the one day. The company’s other business arm – Artisan Oils – is supplying Melbourne restaurant Attica which early this year was listed in the top-50 eateries in the world. “We had a lot of businesses wanting our products but we wanted to make sure we could meet the demand and make sure we maintained the integrity of the product at the same time,” Mr Rivett said. “We have now opened up the waiting list and it just continues to grow. “Every business has milestones and targets and yet we just keep exceeding them, in some instances doubling where we expected to be.” Mr Rivett said there had been some unexpected success stories. “Obviously we have the natural pumpkin seeds that are a winner with the health shops,” he said. “But this year we will have produced three tonnes of chocolate coated pumpkin seeds – we have had to start production again in the past week because we simply sold out.”

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Ovens Valley JURZHUV FRQ¿ GHQW EOLJKW ZLOO JR Chestnut Growers Australia president Brian Casey remains positive. “Despite the disappointment of a detection towards the very end of the planned eradication program, there is a high likelihood that chestnut blight will be considered eradicated in Victoria within the next three years,” he said. “The single detection, which occurred on a property with very few host material movements, may suggest that that the latency period of chestnut blight within a host plant may be longer than first thought. “Surveillance efforts over the next few years plan to take this into account. “No further detections have been recorded this season, despite the wet weather being highly favourable for disease expression. “Further surveillance of trees has been planned for targeted areas in the Victorian Chestnut Blight Restricted Area including

properties in Eurobin, Wandiligong, Bright, Stanley and Smoko.” Mr Casey said chestnut growers needed to be vigilant, a recent biosecurity day in Stanley reinforcing the message. “Chestnut growers are strongly encouraged to thoroughly re-inspect all of their chestnut trees for any suspected symptoms such as cankers, orange spores or other unexplained disease symptoms on trunks or branches,” he said. “If any suspicious symptoms are observed growers need to report this to Agriculture Victoria immediately. “Growers are also reminded of the importance of observing best practice onfarm hygiene and biosecurity to protect their chestnut trees.” Chestnut production is valued at $10.5 million representing 1300 hectares containing about 200,000 chestnut trees of which 80 per cent are in the North East.

CHESTNUT growers are being encouraged to sign up for the mandatory Property Identification Code (PIC). Growers with 20 or more chestnut trees must register their property with Agriculture Victoria, which will enable the organisation to alert chestnut growers of all bio-security events in their region. A PIC is a unique eight-character code allocated to a property owner that enables Agriculture Victoria to quickly alert them in the event of a plant pest infestation or disease outbreak, which may affect their business. With chestnut blight still under an eradication program and grower restrictions relation to chestnut blight subject to change, registering for a PIC is essential. Chestnut growers can register for the PIC via www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/ horticulture/property-identification-codes.

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January 2017

North East Farmer, Page 11

Sessions offer support for North East farmers By VANESSA BURGESS IT’S okay to talk. That was the message to North East Victorian farmers during two rural mental health sessions in Dederang and Mohyu late last year. A drop in market prices, losing livestock, failed crops, battling fires, and the everyday hard work of being a farmer can become too much to bear for some, which is why Running Creek’s Peter and Rhonda Serpell, and Murray Dairy, decided to organise the information session under the auspice of the Kiewa Catchment Landcare Group. More than 120 farmers and people involved in the farming industry attended the session at the Dederang Hotel on November 23, to learn about the signs and symptoms of depression, and ways to improve their mental health and wellbeing. After losing their raspberry crops and paddocks to the 2009 bushfires, Mr and Mrs Serpell know first-hand how difficult running a farm can be and what can happen when things go wrong. Organised the event with dairy farmers in mind, but open to everyone from the farming community, Mr Serpell said two key issues were discussed during the evening. “We held another meeting back in June with funding from Over the Farm Gate, a Victorian Farmers Federation initiative

and that was really successful so we decided to have another one,” he said. “We wanted to provide the farming community with a safe space to hear about mental health and wellbeing, and the importance of looking after yourself and talking about things that may be troubling you. “We find that men don’t really show emotions so we wanted to show our male farmers that it’s okay to talk, and in fact it’s better to talk. “There are mens sheds that encourage men to get together and ask how everyone is doing, but the problem for farmers is actually getting out of their own shed. “We want to remove the feelings of isolation that can occur on farms, we want farmers to go and see their neighbours and have a cuppa and a chat with them.” Mrs Serpell said after losing their raspberry crops in 2009, she began to struggle emotionally and ended up with depression. “I certainly had some psychological issues when our livelihood got burnt out in 2009,” she said. “I battled with depression. It’s hard to remain positive knowing that your paddocks are black and you’ve got hungry cows to feed. “I know that in the past there have been farmers who have committed suicide and we just

don’t want that to keep happening, we need to be proactive and let farmers know that help is available.” Murray Dairy community liason officer Cindy Lucas said both events were a fantastic way to open up lines of communication. “Both meetings were open to the entire farming community which led to a great dynamic of people engaging and mixing and it really added to the atmosphere,” she said. “We want our famers to ‘look over the farm gate’ and make sure their neighbours are ok. “Our farmers can do it tough and we want to make sure there is support out there for them.” Ms Lucas said the rural mental health session in Mohyu on December 16, was attended by around 50 people and the informal event was a fantastic way for farmers to reconnect, leawrn about available services and have a good night. “We had music by Pete Denahy and everyone enjoyed the music and had a laugh,” she said. “We wanted to make sure that farmers are making use of the business support services that are available and mostly that they are concious about keeping an eye out for others.” Anyone wanting more information about mental health services or financial support services can contact Ms Lucas on 0427 192 421.

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January 2017

Innovative farmers recognised THREE north central Victorian farmers have been officially recognised as the state’s most innovative farmers. Cooma’s Ian and Mary Hamono, Rochester’s Tom and Emma Acocks and Serpentine’s Karl and Will Hooke were named the regional winners in the 2016 Rural WaterAwards late last year and all took home $500. The awards which are run in partnership with VicWater, Victorian Farmers Federation, and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, aim to recognise and reward people who are doing great things with water and are open to all Victorian rural water licence holders. Karl and Will Hooke took out the groundwater category with their merino breeding enterprise recognised for improving the reliability of access to water. In 2014 the brothers who run Wilera Merinos in Serpentine – a 3000 hectare merino sheep and cropping enterprise and a further 12,000 hectares in the Riverina, invested $20,000 to drill investigation bores and found a highyielding aquifer that is capable of delivering 21ML of water for irrigation per day. Karl said having a reliable water source means extensive areas of winter crop and lucerne pastures are able to be watered even in dry seasons like 2015. “Knowing that our business has a back-up water supply in dry seasons is a huge advantage to our enterprise,” he said. “We’ve even been able to expand the area of irrigated land from 100 hectares to 400 hectares and are looking at further expansion. Access to water for irrigation is critical and the Loddon River systems repeated low allocations pushed them to investigate groundwater. When a suitable aquifer was found, close to the Serpentine Creek the brothers had to undertake further investigation, observation bores and testing to ensure there environment was not impacted. The Mid-Loddon Groundwater Management area is capped, so Karl and Will endeavoured to find someone wanting to sell their entitlement. “Through local networks we were fortunate to find sellers will

IMPROVED WATER IRRIGATION: Tom Acocks and his cattle are proof that taking a different approach to a situation can be beneficial.

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to sell 2300ML or entitlement permanently,” Karl said. “It was a lot of hard work and it took a long time, but our ability to grow feed, finish winter crops and produce fodder when there is limited surface water available has huge benefits. “We’re increasing returns on stock sales, we’ve increase cropping income and we have higher crop yields.” Rochester’s Tom and Emma Acocks were the regional winners of the surface water category after installing a new irrigation connection for their dairy farming business. Mr Acocks invested time effort and money into the new line after the Campaspe Irrigation District was decommissioned

GOOD RETURN: Karl (centre) and Will Hooke pictured with Goulburn Murray Water’s Brendan Cossens are reaping the benefits of their new high yielding aquifer and were thrilled to be presented with the 2016 Rural Water Award in the ground water category.

in 2011 which left around 110 hectares of the dairy farm without access to water for irrigation. Wanting to grow more feed for 850 strong Friesian herd, which are fed fodder crops on an undercover feedpad rather than relying on pasture the new system allows the Acocks to grow more food using less water. The new connection into the Campaspe River took much planning and designing but Mr Acocks said it allows them to divert water for irrigation and water is now pumped from the river, through a pressurised pipe system to two centre pivot irrigators. “The centre pivots allow us to produce two fodder crops a year,” he said.

“One being summer maize for silage and the other is winter legume for protein forage. “Combined this allows us to produce 30 tonnes of dry matter per hectare per year and by using a spray system, instead of flood irrigation, we’re also saving between four and five megalitres of water per hectare per year. “But the system is more complex than just saving water, we’re investing in water infrastructure but we’ve also spent on machinery and facilities to actually feed the cows.” Mr Acock said very little labour is required to irrigate a large parcel of land. “We’ve even started irrigating while on holidays and the system gives us the ability to get water

to the crop when and where it’s needed. “Maize is irrigated on a seven day rotation and we’re using 0.8ML per hectare through the spray system, compared to about 1.1 to 1.5ML per hectare for flood irrigation.” Dubbed the leaders for subsurface irrigation, Ian and Mary Hamono won the irrigation district water category for their work turning a property which was previously used for growing tomatoes into a state-of-the-art irrigation system. The property in Cooma has about 160 hectares of land under sub-surface drip irrigation and the couple are often called upon to share their knowledge at field days and during farm

visits to show off the benefits and cost savings of their method of irrigation. The Hamono’s have used specially developed drip tape with longer life expectancy as well as a filter system to the pressurised pipe network that removes all fragments from the water which ensures there are no blockages. The filter system also has the most up-to-date technology possible to back flush at less pressure, putting less strain on the pumping system. According to Ian, the hard work, planning, research and investment have paid off. “Comparisons of water usage on the different type of irrigation systems have shown on average water savings of about 1.5ML per hectare,” he said. “We’re also recording an increased yield of about one to two tonnes per hectare and we can irrigate more land. “Today, more and more farmers are adopting sub-surface irrigation in the Goulburn Valley as they identify with its benefits and best practices.” After purchasing the property in 2008 the couple quickly set to work upgrading the old tomato farm. “Upgrading the farm was completed in three stages. For each stage we exchanged water entitlements in return for government investment in on-farm efficiency improvements,” Ian said. “The on-farm works have included channel construction, laser grading, establishing recycle dams, sub-surface irrigation and the installation of a centre pivot on their other property. “This system allows us to apply the right amount of water at the right time, allowing irrigation with much less drainage and groundwater infiltration that would have been likely under the previous irrigation layout.” Mr Hamono said the ability to apply small amounts of water to finalise crops when full irrigations weren’t required was an added benefit. “It also eliminates the need for channels, structures, check banks and surface drains, allowing me to increase the total amount of land available for irrigation by about 3.5 per cent,” he said.

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January 2017

North East Farmer, Page 13

Brigadier G.101 star of open day sale HEATHERINGTON Park Poll Herefords will be introducing new Stud Sire Days Brigadier G.101, by the great Allendale Waterhouse D.1, during Beef Week 2017. Brigadier G.101 was the Reserve Senior Champion at the Dubbo National in 2013, behind the $95,000 Grand Champion. He sold for $40,000 and a son was a class winner at Wodonga 2016, selling for $44,000. Heatherington Park’s first son, Heatherington Brigadier L.40, out of Bowen Vincent V.1 daughter, is available for sale on day three of Beef Week, January 29, 2017. Heatherington Brigadier L.40 weighed 437kgs when weaned at nine months, scanned +98 for EMA and +3.8 for IMF at 17 months and weighed 846kgs at 19 months. Also for sale of the sale are the stud’s other rising two-year old bulls by Allendale Robin Hood D.194 and AI sire Yalgoo Boulder Z.250. Weaner bulls, and retained heifers by Brigadier G.101 will also be on display during Beef Week along with

other weaner Brigadier heifers that will be available for sale. Established in 1991 in North East Victoria, Heatherington Park was combined with a commercial operation and foundation females were purchased from Studbrook, Margfred Park, Polaris and Wolbull. The stud moved to its current location in Kingston, in 2002, to concentrate on stud operations, running 55 autumn calving stud breeders. Taking part in the Victorian Beef Week open day gives Heatherington the opportunity to display a selection of its livestock along with sale bulls. Breeding females, yearling bulls and heifers and recently weaned calves will also be on display, giving clients the opportunity to purchase their new sire on the day and gain an insight into Heatherington’s breeding program. Details of Heatherington Park Poll Herefords breeding program and photos of the sale bulls can be found at www.heatheringtonpark.com.au.

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LIMSTOW Limousin will be showcasing their best cattle during Beef Week 2017. Established in 2004, and based on Donna Valley, Willow Park and The Pines bloodlines, Limstow Limousin continued to add to the herd with recent purchases of females from Glencoe Stud in South Australia and Le Martres Stud in New South Wales. Limstow Limousin has a strong emphasis on docility, culling their herd heavily

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January 2017

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Super South Devons sell prime sire

FINE SPECIMAN: Torr Down Marvel is off to a new home.

TORR Down Marvel 3, a 10 year old Homozygous Poll sire, bred and owned by John and Sue Harvey of Trentham, Victoria, Australia, has been sold to two prominent Red Wagyu Akaushi breeders. The new owners are Melaleuca Red Wagyu, Canning Vale, Western Australia and Mazda Wagyu International Pty Ltd Mossiface, East Gippsland. The two studs wish to promote polled cattle in the Red Wagyu Akaushi breed and Torr Down Marvel 3 has this ability along with the attributes of faster growth, excellent carcass specifications especially eye muscle, together with his outstanding docility, plus the South Devon’s renowned maternal traits. The interest in Torr Down South Devons commenced several years

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WODONGA BOUND: Laynes Twist SCHL107 will be heading to the 2017 Wodonga Nationals and will be on display during Sugarloaf Creek Herefords Open Day.

JOIN US FOR BEEF WEEK, DAY 3 Sunday, January 29, 2017. Waterford Genetics available at:

Southern Charolais Breeders Sale Yea Saleyards: 1st March 2017 We would like to thank Palgrove, Milford and Curragindi Charolais Studs for their recent purchases. SONS: Glenwarrah Stagecoach’s first sons will be up for sale at Sugarloaf.

Deborah & Sapphire Halliday Sapphire: 0447 117 676 | Deborah: 0428 605 060 | E: waterforddowns@bigpond.com

ranganpark@gmail.com

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SALE - 8TH MARCH 2017 - 50 GRASS FED CHAROLAIS BULLS

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CONTACT US TODAY 1300 669 429 www.feedcentral.com.au

CHATEAU

LWhere IMOUSIN STUD Only Quality Counts 3rd Annual Bull Sale

held on property at 472 Great Alpine Road, East Wangaratta, Victoria 3678 Monday 20th March 2017 at 1:00pm

Open for Beef Week Thursday February 2nd 2017

GREAT DNA: Alpine Angus Sire Texas Hold’em DXTH126. Outstanding calving ease, birth to growth, and a descendant of the Coonamble Z3 sireline which is heavily represented in this year’s sale offering.

Alpine says it’s all in the genes

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John & Bev McIntyre: (03) 5721 8280 Andrew McIntyre: 0428 191 282

CLARINDA CHAROLAIS PROFITABLE BULLS FOR SALE:

DOCILE, CALVING EASE, POLLED, BREED PLAN FIGURES OPEN FOR BEEF WEEK THURSDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2017 FARM No 323 k/12d13381-v3/0117

KEN & GEORGIE MANTON 414 School Road, Hansonville 3675 Mob 0437 585 605. Email. ken.manton@hotmail.com

LOCATED in the picturesque Ovens Valley, Alpine Angus will be showcasing bulls and female genetics during Beef Week in the lead up to their Autumn Sale. The Alpine Angus Beef Week open day will be held on Thursday, February 2, from 9am to 5.30pm and they look forward to welcoming visitors. Alpine Angus principal Jim Delany said the team spends a lot of time travelling and researching the sirelines it uses to ensure the bulls used will complement the herd and contribute a positive affect phenotypically and financially to their clients herds. Using due diligence, Alpine Angus tries to ensure sires are from dam and sirelines that have made a lasting impact on the Angus breed and make sure they have the ability to produce high growth cattle with a

responsible frame and birth weight. This ensures they have the ability to produce live calves that grow rapidly so they can add to the profitability of their clients’ farming enterprises. The 2017 Alpine Autumn Bull Sale will be held on Tuesday, March 7, offering 100 HBR and APR registered Angus Bulls and promises to deliver volume, value and velocity. The genetics offered in this sale line up consist of big lines of Coonamble Z3 bloodlines with 25 grandsons in the sale by Z3 sons WDCZ3, DXTH126, HSHF12 and Elevator. Z3’s son Texas Hold’em H126 has 10 sons and Hold’em is already a trait leader for calving ease and gestation length plus he also has an amazing birth to growth spread from +2.3 for Birth

weight to +130 for 600 day Wt. His dam has produced multiple high performance stud sires. TC Total bloodlines are also strongly represented with 25 grandsons by son’s Lawson’s Novak E313 & Hazeldean Highroller H6. This lineup includes 10 high marbling Novaks displaying great body, temperament and structure – a rare combination indeed. Novak’s dam is now a donor at Alpine and descends from one of Americas top performing female lines in GAR EXT 614, whose progeny grossed over $6,000,000. Alpine manager Chris Oswin “said the maternal genetics behind the sale line up are out of the best performing cows and female lines Alpine Angus could find, with an emphasis on moderate birth and explosive growth. Dams of the sires mentioned go

back to the strongest performing maternal lines both in Australia and the USA. Other sires represented include VAR Reserve a widely used AI Sire has approximately 15 sons in the sale as well as TenX and his son Deer Valley All In as well as Mr Delany said the team was confident the sale will deliver great value to purchasers and last year’s Autumn Sale saw over 100 bulls sell for an average of $4300. Ensuring clients receive the best service possible, Alpine Angus provides a comprehensive QA program and after sales service which includes a three year guarantee and free delivery within 250kms. During Beef Week open day, food and wine refreshments will be available and everyone is invited to go and see for themselves what the Alpine Angus Program has to offer.

Torr Down South Devons. Torr Down Marvel 3 Homozygous Poll. “Get With The Strength Breed With Le Martres Limousins!”

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Leon Martin Ron Leary Stud Principal Stud Manager 0428 577 138 0417 506 745

OPEN BEEF WEEK DAY 3 SUNDAY 29th JANUARY 2017 29 Cranneys Lane Trentham Vic 3458

lemartreslimousins.com ‘Rosemont Farm’ Table Top via Albury NSW

POLL BULLS AND FEMALES FOR SALE ENQUIRIES: John & Sue Harvey P/H 03 5424 1001 Email jsharvey@torrdown.com.au www.torrdownsouthdevons.com.au

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Feb 3 . Beef Week Open Day

“Join us and become a successful member of the Le Martres TEAM.”

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Kingdom returns home to Witherswood

WITHERSWOOD Angus is pleased to announce the return of their record breaking bull, Kingdom K35 to their Glenrowan-based stud. Kingdom K35 has recently been in a collection centre for the last 10 months. Since purchased as part of a syndicate for a record price of $150,000 in September 2015, Kingdom has grown out beautifully, maintaining all of his key features including his natural thickness, impeccable structure and lovely pleasant nature. At ABS Australia, Kingdom achieved the largest semen sales of any Australian Angus Bull in the last financial year, with global sales reaching New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Finland and South America. On the return of Kingdom K35 to their property, Witherswood owner John

HOME AGAIN: John and Joan Woodruff were thrilled to see Kingdom K35 back home and look forward to welcoming visitors to their property on February 2.

Woodruff said he was happy that the bull managed to achieve such good results as they purchased him on the back of his wonderful phenotype.

Witherswood Angus is looking forward to reaping the rewards of Kindom K35 when they start to see his progeny come through their sale.

With constant interest surrounding Australia’s most expensive Angus Bull, the Beef Week Open Day at Witherswood, Glenrowan, on February 2, 2017 is the

perfect opportunity for interested parties to come and inspect the bull and his calves, ahead of the annual Witherswood sale, which will be held on March 21, 2017.

Witherswood is based at Taminick Glenrowan, in the Warby Ranges and has been the home of highly sought after Angus cattle for over 20 years. Witherswood’s breeding herd of 350 registered cows has been developed using the best genetics available, both Australian and imported, and the use of AI and ET has enabled Witherswood to stay at the forefront of the cattle industry. The Witherswood Method of breeding has always been to use superior genetics, with particular emphasis on structure, growth, fertility and muscle and structural assessment has always been a major part of their program. This means they are highly focused on what you, the bull buyer is looking for in a bull. For more information visit: http://www. witherswoodangus.com.au.

Fully registered, vaccinated, ready to work Stud Angus Bulls from $3500+GST UMAMI WAGYU.

Elite Fullblood genetics. Bulls, Cows, Embryos and Semen for Sale. Thinking of joining your ANGUS heifers to Wagyu? Current feedlot live weights of $7/kg interest you. We have the right semen to use. Approved Wagyu semen from $20 / straw of ($15/ straw for 50+ straws).

Ph 0411890925 Email jake@howman.com.au Open for Beef Week February 2nd, 2017. 765 Happy Valley Rd Rosewhite Vic 3737

Free Delivery within 100km. UP FOR GRABS: Rosstulla Marinda J30 (AI) and her calf with Rex Forrest will be offered for private sale during Beef Week.

opportunity to buy a young female by the very well-known New Zealand sire, Otapawa Spark 3060. Spark remains a trait leader for gestation length, 200 day weight, 400 day weight, 600 day weight and IMF. The heifer calf at foot is by Rosstulla Heath H5 by Nooken Zinder who has had a considerable influence in the Rosstulla Poll Hereford breeding program.

There will be other bulls and females for private sale on the day and the Rosstulla progeny by their new stud sire, Wrattenbullie Jolly on display and also calves by Rosstulla Joel J97 and an AI bull by the Australian champion sire Tycolah Jovial F77 Rex, Trish and Narelle Forrest will welcome visitors between 9am and 6pm on Thursday, February 2 at Rosstulla on the outskirts of Beechworth.

Open for Beefweek Thursday, February 2, 2017 Peter Annick and Lily welcome new and repeat customers.

Bull calves graze regrowth paddocks pre weaning

Selected sale bulls, weaned heifers, newly calved 2 year old heifers and mature cows will be on display.

Peter & Annick Butterfield

Mob: 0428 306 729

Glenpoll breeds cattle that satisfy the discerning cattle breeder. Females are selected on milking ability, fertility, temperament, structural soundness and the ability to produce highly productive progeny. Glenpoll believes it is achieving this and welcomes you to our Beef Week open day. Males and females for sale. Glenpoll learns from the past, works in the present, and builds for the future.

Location: 321 Glenrowan-Moyhu Rd, 6k NE of Glenrowan PO, 3.5km from Hume Fwy/Glenrowan ‘on-off ramp’ (northern end of Glenrowan). Further information contact - Ferruccio Tonini (03) 5766 2417 / 0427 662 417 E: glenpoll@internode.on.net

Prime Angus The Yearling Advantage 11th Annual on Property

YEARLING BULL SALE 11.30am, Tuesday March 7th 1174 BENALLA/WARRENBAYNE ROAD, WARRENBAYNE

Ph (03) 5763 2341

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BEECHWORTH’S Rosstulla Poll Herefords will once again open their gates to visitors for the 2017 Beef Week event on February 2. The Forrest family have been breeding Poll Herefords for over 50 years have been participating in Beef Week since its inception and this year they have females and bulls for sale on the day. During their open day, visitors will have an

Beef Week - Day Seven - Thursday, February 2

ALL FREE X 4 GENETIC DEFECTS Bulls to top 1% Angus Breeding Index Huge growth with Calving ease Sires include Millah Murrah Equator D78, Cherylton Stewie, SAV Thunderbird, Juggernaut J15 and Katapault K1

Web: www.primeangusstud.com.au

1st sons of Katapault K1 sell

Email: annick@skymesh.com.au

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Local stud to offer female by top New Zealand sire during Beef Week

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BEEF WEEK

January 2017

Prime beef on display at Mistletoe MISTLETOE Limousins have had increased demand for bulls from repeat purchasers as well as new clients in the Bendigo, Ballarat, and Gippsland areas. The progeny of Mistletoe bulls and limousin bulls in general continue to provide extra money per animal for the commercial breeder. At Mistletoe Limousins the emphasis continues to be on bulls that have good growth, muscling, fat cover, being structurally correct, calve easily, docile and easily handled. The continued introduction of the polled gene to the herd has proved beneficial and great care is taken in using sires such as French

pure Polled Exclusive, Jim Dandee, Polled Zansibar and Cyan Po. These sires, being homozygous polled, has meant that the dams by proven horned bulls sourced from France and Canada and England have complemented these new polled sires very well. Mistletoe Limousin not only provide hybrid vigour to progeny when crossed with other breeds but also provide the limousin advantage of less waste, more valuable cuts of meat and ability to thrive on pasture with minimal supplementary feeding. The excellent Limousin attributes enable the commercial producer to

improve their income by taking advantage of the benefits that Limousin bring to all breeding programs. Limousin infused progeny show a true advantage especially in the female section (50 per cent of your progeny) where price per kilogram for heifers is equal to the steer portion. Situated in the fertile Greta farming area Mistletoe is situated within 20 minutes from the Hume freeway whether approaching from the Melbourne side (Benalla exit) or the northern side (Wangaratta exit), which makes a visit easily accessible from all directions. For over a decade Beef Week has been an important marketing tool to promote

Mistletoe Limousin cattle. Visitors are always made welcome at Mistletoe Limousin as we are proud to display our cattle for all to see. Once again Mistletoe will have two-year old bulls, 18 month old bulls and weaner bulls on display. There will also be a selection of cows and calves and cows due to calve in the autumn. Sons and daughters of dams will be able to be inspected to show the consistency of breeding. Groups of animals by the same sire will also be able to be inspected. Mistletoe animals all come with Limousin assurance warranty and bulls and selected females will be available for purchase.

ON SHOW: Mistletoe Limousins will have a variety of cattle on display during Beef Week.

Over forty bulls to be displayed

ON SHOW: Lot 3 Glenellerslie Paymaster 2 (SGSL010), is a prime example of Glenellerslie Hereford Stud’s bulls.

FROM its inception, Glenellerslie Hereford Stud has been involved with Beef Week, and as stud breeders they are thankful for this method of advertising their bulls. Glenellerslie we offer experience, care, honesty, reliability, and above all they are hard-working genuine people that simply want to share their passion for the Hereford breed by delivering quality, stylish cattle true to Hereford traits, all for the benefit of our clients. The first bull sale was held

in 1992, and thanks to the hard work of Peter Groves, at that time with Elders, was a resounding success, topping at $5000. The highest price achieved at our on property sale to date is $15,000 for Lynch by Greg O’Brien, Merrijig, in 2013, and South Boorook paid $21,000 for Richie in 1993 at Wodonga Show and Sale. We introduced Poll Herefords to our offering in 2009, and are steadily attracting more interest in our Poll herd. The stats of last year’s sale

may not have highlighted their highest average, but results show it is Glenellerslie’s best to date, topping at $12,000, (Glenellerslie Outstanding to McPherson Herefords, Old Koreelah) and clearing 36 bulls from 45 offered, with only one Hereford passed in. This year’s crop of bulls, 29 dehorned Herefords and 17 Poll Herefords are very even, and all have the beautiful dark coat that Glenellerslie desires, so much so that they have 46 top bulls in our offering.

Glenellerslie tries to ensure to the best of their ability that their clients are protected by offering bulls fully immunised with Vibrovax and 7 in 1, tested negative to pestivirus, semen tested by IBS and to ensure safety while trucking, this year all 29 Herefords are run together and 17 Poll Herefords are run in another mob. Selling is by Helmsman auction which is the most buyer friendly system available and will be taking place on February 14, 2017.

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PROGENY OF MISTLETOE BULLS ARE REGULAR TOPPERS AT THE WANGARATTA SALES EXCHANGE

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Phone (03) 5766 6365 Mobile: 0428 279 431 Email: doctortwo@bigpond.com

www.mistletoelimousin.com

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January 2017

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Australia’s genetic showcase for beef cattle THE outstanding beef cattle seedstock available in southeast Australia will be on display again with 200 plus studs opening their properties for the 26th Stock and Land Beef Week from January 27, to February 4. Beef Week is the biggest event of its type in Australia. It has been said, and it could possibly be true, that Beef Week is the biggest event of its type in the world, as local and interstate visitors tour the studs in search of their next stud sires or herd improving bulls for commercial herds. Increasingly, Beef Week is attracting many international cattle industry people keen to discover what the Australia seedstock industry has to offer, especially in the British and European breeds. Australian seedstock producers have been astute in sourcing the world’s best genetics and now the world is coming to Australia to find superior genetics. Beef Week exhibitors display thousands of cattle for visitors. As many as 5000 bulls from 30 breeds will sell during Beef Week or at on-property autumn sales in the following weeks in transactions that will put something like $30 million into the pockets of Beef Week exhibitors. Beef Week serves as a high

FINE DISPLAY: A selection of Angus females for sale at the Mobbs Family’s High Spa Angus Stud at Daylesford during Beef Week 2016. Around 5000 bulls are expected to sell at this year’s event.

value low cost marketing opportunity for seedstock producers from those selling a handful of bulls to the big operations which can sell hundreds. Beef Week committee chairman Daryl Pearson urged those seedstock producers considering becoming Beef Week participants to get around to as many Beef Week properties

and as many breeds as possible and find out what the successful studs are doing to attract visitors. “While the Beef Week formula is tried and proven, the introduction of the RASV Heifer Challenge has proved to be highly successful,” Mr Pearson said. “Those who have been

fortunate to make the final 10 and those who take out the championships and reserves have commented on how the exposure has increased demand for their cattle. “The RASV and its staff manage this important section of Beef Week, including ferrying the judge throughout Victoria and the Riverina to

assess entries, and this is appreciated.” The Beef Week committee comprises a group of enthusiastic and experienced industry people who volunteer their time to benefit the beef industry and the overarching body is Stud Beef Victoria which represents the state’s beef seedstock industry.

“Last year long standing committee member and former committee chairman Norm Fry retired from the Beef Week committee. Norm provided his wisdom and advice for almost 20 years and for that we sincerely thank him,” said Mr Pearson. Beef Week director Geoff Phillips who has been involved with the event for over two decades predicted increased buying activity during Beef Week and at the autumn onproperty sales which follow. “Following a good season and exceptional beef cattle prices, stud and commercial producers are investing in the best genetics they can find,” he said. “In 2016 most bull auctions had clearances in the 90pc to 100pc range and $10,000 plus averages were not uncommon. The average for the 22,000 bulls of all breeds sold at auction in 2016 was around the $7,200 mark, a staggering 25 per cent higher than the $5,800 average for 2015. “While the requirements of bull buyers are varied, Breedplan figures, raw data, polledness, temperament and reputation of the vendor come through as major issues”. Lists and maps can be found on www.beefweek.com.au or the Beef Week book can be obtained from participating properties on their Beef Week day.

Sugarloaf Creek Herefords BEEF WEEK OPEN DAY Friday 3rd February 2017

70 BULLS + 400 COMMERCIAL FEMALES

FRIDAY 17 MARCH 2017 IRELANDS ANGUS AUTUMN ON PROPERTY BULL SALE

2017 Autumn Beef Week Day 9 - Saturday February 4

WWW.IRELANDSANGUS.COM.AU Corey Ireland 0409 182 884 Willie Milne 0428 793 521

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Gravels Plain’ 498 Murray Valley Hwy Towong, Vic Phone/Fax 02 6076 1656 Mobile: 0412 761637

Email Sklippel@bigpond.net.au

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Le Martres Limousins run out the door DURING their 2nd Golden Opportunity Female Sale, Le Martres sold females to four states to buyers from stud breeders and commercial farmers. The sale was held between November 30 and December 3, and was organised by Mr Michael Glasser of ‘GTSM’. The sale was conducted online by Mr Chris Norris of ‘Elite Livestock Auctions’. Le Martres sale average SOLD: Le Martres females were snapped up quickly during their female sale in early $2700 plus GST and the sale December.

top price was $4,150 plus GST, which was achieved twice. Le Martres principal Mr Leon Martin was delighted to attract such interest in Limousin females and the Martin family has championed this cause for the bred. Having come from dairy farming and moving into Stud Beef farming, the Martin family sought to select females with good milk and carcase/

meat qualities. This sale result has confirmed the marketplace approves the type of female they are breeding. In the long term, this will allow Limousin cattle to be extensively so and rightly used in the female role of the Australian Beef Industry. Le Martres will be open for Beef Week on February 3, 2017. Le Martres Annual Bull Sale will be held on February 24, 2017.

BEEF WEEK BEECHWORTH Day 7 - Thursday, February 2nd 2017 Robinson Rd, Beechworth The Robinson Family invite you to inspect a range of Cattle including Bulls for Sale at our Autumn Bull Sale. March 17th 2017 at Beechworth commencing at 1pm. Enquiries welcome.

Alan & Jan Robinson

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Phone (02) 6032 4124 Mobile: 0429 324 124 Greg White 0417 215 883 Email: jarobee@bigpond.com

Beechworth

GOOD STOCK: One of the many bulls on display at Riga Angus Stud.

Riga’s best bulls, dams and heifers on display POLL HEREFORD STUD

BERNARD HORE & CO. Ph: (02) 6020 4228; Mob: 0409 204 228; Fax: (02) 6020 4211 168 Echarina Rd

BEEF WEEK

Friday, February 3rd, 2017

BULLS FOR SALE ON THE DAY! Turn at Bowna Rd exit and proceed to Echarina Rd

At Riga Angus, the focus is to produce top quality yearling bulls, to allow for the introduction of superior genetic material into herds a year earlier than normal, resulting in more rapid genetic improvement for breeders.

Beef Week Open Day Sunday 29 January, 2017

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Celebrating 56 Years

FOR the past 43 years, Riga Angus Stud has been breeding and selecting functional Angus cattle and many will be on display during the stud’s Beef Week open day. On January 29, 2017, Riga Angus Stud will open its gates to the public and show some of their prime cattle. Riga’s 2016 Inaugural Yearling Bull Sale was very successful despite the tough season and many bulls presented impeccably with an average weight of 650kg at 13 months, displaying excellent muscle with an ideal fat cover.

With bulls by Carabar Docklands, Sydgen Black Pearl, KCF Bennett Southside, Connealy Revenue, Silveiras Conversion and Ardrossan Honour, Riga will have a selection of bulls, dams and heifers on display for Beef Week and will be re-entering the Heifer Challenge. In April 2017, the stud’s Bull Sale will see some exciting bulls on offer both phenotypically and genetically. 2016 has seen Riga enhance their Quality Assurance by deciding to Genomic test all the sale bulls as well as parent verification.

The genomic enhanced EBV’s have produced some significant movements in accuracy, particularly for the more difficult to measure traits. For Riga’s clients, this means that although only 13 months of age at sale day, the bulls will have well-defined genetic descriptions, enhancing confidence in decision-making for their client business direction. The team at Riga Angus Stud look forward to having a chat about their program and enjoy some refreshments with you during Beef Week.

www.rigaangus.com.au

BEEF WEEK

January 2017

Weaners up for grabs at Glenpoll GLENPOLL Poll Hereford Stud will be offering up a selection of male and female weaners and a bull during Beef Week. On Thursday, February 2, Glenpoll will open the gates to their stud and welcome everyone to their Open Day near Glenrowan. Glenpoll Poll Hereford Stud began breeding in

1983, and the stud was fully established by 1988 after constant up market sales of their self-bred Poll Hereford vealers. Developing their Poll Herefords frame scores by expelling unproductive cattle and encouraging a natural evolution of the herd ensures Glenpoll’s cattle satisfies the

discerning cattle breeder. Females are selected on milking ability, fertility, temperament, structural soundness and ability to produce highly productive progeny. Glenpoll believes it is achieving this and welcomes you to their Beef Week open day to see for yourselves.

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NORTH EAST AND GOULBURN MURRAY

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PRIME SPECIMEN: Jade Park Angus feature bull CML K6.

JADE Park Angus is taking part in the 2017 Beef week on February 2, and a selection of bulls will be on offer for inspection and sale. Located in Hansonville, the breeding focus at Jade Park is one of great structure, temperament, well-muscled and fertile. Our breeding platform is to be aware of growth and carcass requirements for future breeding programs and phenotypically we want our cattle to display body depth and thickness, strong head and

a healthy amount of fat cover with great feet. Jade Park’s feature home bull CML K6 is an embryo flush son from Hingaia 469 out of donor cow from Millah Murrah G101. The stud’s genetic background is Ardrossan, Comfort Hill, Millah Murrah and Stern from New Zealand. A number of bulls will be on display from EF compliment, Braveheart son - Freedom, Karoo D145- Generator G220, Highlander of Stern, Gabba, Ardrossan Equator, Anvil Fusion, Comfort Hill Stockman.

Jade Park is also participating in the heifer challenge and inspection will also be available. Cow and calves on display will feature NAQ A 241, Reality NZ, EF compliment, Highlander of Stern, Connealy Earnan, Theo, and Gabba. The stud is situated in the undulating and productive countryside of Hansonville, where all of the supplementary hay and silage feed is produced. Private sale always available by appointment.

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Bulls galore at Jade Park Angus during Beef Week

OPEN FOR BEEF WEEK

Robert and Mark Pell. 1335 Toolamba-Rushworth Road, Tatura South Contact: Robert (03) 5878 2214. Mark 0412 901 215 www.murraygreybeef.com.au

JADE PARK ANGUS Private sale always available by appointment

LIMSTOW LIMOUSINS

OPEN FOR BEEF WEEK DAY 7 THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 2017

Scott and Tessa

1st Calving heifers a mix of AI & Limstow Entonio bloodlines

welcome you to their property at 31 Davies Road, Warrenbayne, Vic 3670.

Feature home bull is an embryo flush son from Hingala 469 out of donor cow from Millah Murrah G101

Our focus is on quiet, early maturing well muscled grass feed bulls for producers wanting heavy vealers at 9-10 mths

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Limstow are involved in the “Limousin Assurance program“ We welcome you to come and inspect our cattle on our Beef Week Open day when there will be a good selection of young bulls for sale.

For further details, please contact Andrew McLean on 0427 608 810

LIMSTOW LIMOUSIN

Limstow@activ8.net.au

Ph 03 5763 2471 M 0437 796 833

31 Davies Road Warrenbayne Vic 3670

Graffoe Senator who goes back to Donna Valley Vengence and Wulfs Nobel Prize

1617 Wangaratta-Kilfeera Rd Hansonville 3675

BEEF WEEK

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January 2017

Yearling bulls with phenotype and figures THE Butterfield family of Prime Angus look forward to presenting their strongest line up of AI HBR 12 – 13 month old bulls, all free of the known genetic defects at their on-property Helmsman auction on Tuesday March 7. Whilst the prolonged wet impacted on calf growth rates over winter, the exceptional spring and early summer conditions means sale day weights should be on par with

previous years with bulls averaging around 600kg. Representative lines of sale bulls and females will be on display in their new undercover facility for Day 7 of Beef week, Thursday, February 2, making for a comfortable viewing environment regardless of the weather. Sires on display will include sons of leading Australian and US AI bulls including Millah Murrah Equator

D78, Cherylton Stewie, Te Mania Emperor, and SAV Thunderbird. Cattle featured will also include progeny and relatives of their two emerging AI sires, Juggernaut J15 and Katapault K1. These sires represent a change in emphasis for the stud to produce more heavily muscled calves with exceptionally high early growth genetics. However, they have continued

with their strong calving ease objective. That means that as always they will be selling cow bulls which are safe to start on heifers. K1, the impressive sire of several of the sale bulls is currently standing at Bellaspur Angus at Balmattum and will also be on display on day 7 of Beef Week. This is a great opportunity for visitors to inspect the bull and see

the calibre of the calves he produces on the same day. It is unusual to find a high growth, heavily muscled bull like K1 in the top one per cent for calving ease, probably explained by the fact that he also currently has the shortest gestation length EBV of any AI bull available in Australia. The Butterfield family looks forward to welcoming visitors on February 2.

PICK OF THE HERD: Prime Angus will be selling a mix of bulls and females on Beef Week day 7.

Gubbins of Coolana -

Complete Dispersal Australia’s Biggest Ever Angus Dispersal One of Australia’s Elite Angus Herds

4 Sales in 4 Days 1500 females & 140 bulls 28th February XSimm Female Dispersal 1st March Coolana Autumn bull sale 2nd & 3rd March Coolana Female Dispersal

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In the end ...... ...we only regret the chances we didn’t take! For full details check our website

www.coolana.com Catalogues sent on request Email your full details

Contact: Mark & Anna 0428 593 913 Max 0439 593 913 Email info@coolana.com

Agents:

Hayden Lanyon 0419 961 008 Ross Milne 0408 057 558 Email ross.milne@elders.com.au

FIRE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION

January 2017

North East Farmer, Page 23

7+$7·6 $ 3/$1 Making sure your stock is in a low risk area during a bush or grass fire is essential.

Plan for livestock in emergencies DO you have a fire plan? If so does it include your livestock and pets? As Victorians get ready for another fire season, farmers must also make sure there are plans in place for their livestock in the event of a bush or grass fire. Some vital tips for planning for horses and livestock in the event of an emergency including making sure you have prepared a low risk area on your property as not all animals may be evacuated (QVXUH \RXU DQLPDO identification is up to date. Microchip and register horses on a licensed registry and ensure your National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) and Property Identification Code (PIC) details, and insurance records are up

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