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HOME-GROWN: Rangan Charolais’ Graeme Cook and canine helper with young sires at Sandy Creek. Rangan’s bull sale will be held as part of the autumn round on March 16. At Woolsthorpe, Graeme and Elizabeth Glasgow showed their Angus bulls on their property on February 2. Their sale will be held on March 4. See pages 11-14 for North East Farmer’s bull sales’ preview.
ISSUES of equity and the efficient use of water captured on private land are still causing debate between some farmers, lobby groups and the State Government. Upper Catchment Water Users’ Committee chairman David Evans, from Myrrhee, has responded to North East and Goulburn Murray Farmer’s January story – ‘Big thumbs up for Water Act’ – by saying that no mention was made of equity and water use efficiency issues connected with water produced from private land in the high rainfall Upper Catchment, east of the Hume Freeway. Mr Evans claimed that more than one million megalitres of water flowed from rain falling on private land in an average year. He also said that all future rights to store and use that water had been
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taken away, without compensation. This included legislation to remove rights to the use of water from springs and soaks for any purpose and any depth recorded on many land titles. The former Victorian Legislative Council Nationals’ member also said that this contrasted with the purchase of two million megalitres of environmental water -from “willing sellers” – that is, fully compensated. He went on to say that: s Water from private land, converted to water right, would have a capital value of $2 billion to $3 billion. Continued page 6
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THE Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR), Murray Dairy, Tatura Milk, Parmalat, Murray Goulburn and Fonterra will be hosting a series of autumn start up-shed days throughout February. The host farmers will provide an informal overview of what decisions they’ve made to deal with the season so far and their plans for the autumn with water, bought in feed and pasture management. Autumn start up information from the DEDJTR will cover the risks of establishing pastures and the lessons learnt from previous dry seasons. All sessions start at 10.30am to 1pm with lunch provided. BYO chair. The following sessions will be held on: * Wednesday, February 10 at 699 Hill Road, Stanhope, hosted by Arthur Marshall. * Thursday, February 11 at 264 Waaia-Beeri Road, Waaia, hosted by M and J Williamson. * Friday, February 12 at 154 Loofs Road, Katamatite, hosted by A and S Ross. * Monday, February 15 at 647 Prairie Rochester Road,
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THE North East Catchment Management Authority in partnership with the Goulburn Broken CMA and the Fairley Leadership Program is inviting people involved in agriculture or Landcare to submit an application for the 2016 Community Landcare and Agriculture Leadership Program. The seven day program is designed for those working in the agriculture and natural resource management sector to develop their personal leadership skills, gain practical knowledge of innovative agriculture, agribusiness and NRM practices and to increase their network of leaders in the field. Expressions of Interest close on Monday, February 12. For more information contact Kelly Behrens on (02) 6043 7627.
YOUNG vegetable levy payers are encouraged to apply for the upcoming 2016 Young Grower Industry Leadership and Development Mission to South America which takes place from Friday, February 26 to Monday, March 14. The mission travels through Peru, Chile and Argentina and is open to vegetable levy payers under the age of 35. The $2500 cost includes air and land travel, single room accommodation and most meals. Travel insurance and personal expenses are not covered. To register interest email AUSVEG at info@ausveg. com.au. THE Grains Research and Development Corporation is holding its Victorian Grains Research and Farm Business Updates for the first half of 2016 at Bendigo on Tuesday, February 23 and Wednesday, February 24, at Bannockburn on Thursday, February 25 and Dimboola on Tuesday, March 22. A Farm Business Update will take place at Bendigo on Thursday,
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THE inaugural music festival, Music in the Vines is set to take place on Saturday, March 5 at Suffoir Vineyard in Macarthur. The event which has headline act Troy CassarDaley will also include other regional artists, local food and wines from the Henty wine region. Other artists include Shane Howard Trio, Phil Holmes, Rhys Crimmin, Nancie Schipper, Kayla Dwyer and Cooper Lower. The Macarthur pub will be providing meal specials on the day and there will be a courtesy bus from all local accommodation spots to the vineyard. For more information visit ww.musicinthevines. com.au. Applications are now open for the 2016 Growing Leaders National Vegetable Industry Leadership Program. Growing Leaders is a highly regarded program designed to develop personal, business and industry skills. The program was designed in consultation with vegetable industry people with their specific needs in mind. The program encourages all sectors of the industry including
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The 2016 National Horticulture Convention will be held from Thursday, June 23 to Saturday, June 25 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast, QLD. Hosted by AUSVEG, Central Markets Association of Australia and Fresh Markets Australia the convention will allow vegetable and potato growers, as well as marketers from across Australia to forge business networks, learn from the world’s leading industry experts and gain priceless industry insights that will strengthen the future of Australian horticulture. For more information contact Shaun Lindhe on (03) 9882 0277.
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Duck season to go ahead, but with limits DESPITE recent mutterings that this year’s duck season may not go ahead, it has been confirmed that the 2016 season will run from Saturday, March 19 to Monday, June 13. Victorian Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford announced that a full-length duck hunting season will take place but due to dry conditions bag and species limits will be modified. Below average rainfall has reduced duck numbers and habitats, therefore the Game Management Authority has recommended that a reduced bag is necessary to ensure the sustainability of duck populations. Once the season commences, the bag limit will be reduced from 10 birds per day to eight birds for the opening day and four birds per day for the remainder of the season. The 2015 duck season also had reduced bag limits, which was cut back to five ducks per day. Due to reduced habitat and low numbers, the hunting of Blue-winged Shovelers will be prohibited. “Duck season is an important economic contributor to the rural economy and I encourage our 26,000 licensed hunters to get out into our rural and regional areas as usual,” Minister Pulford said. “Hunters are reminded to act safely and responsible
DUCK LIMITS: The duck season will last for the full 12 weeks in 2016. at all times while enjoying their hunting.” Field and Game Australia (FGA) has welcomed the announcement of the fulllength season, however it is disappointed that for the second year in a row there is a reduction in the number of ducks hunters can harvest. According to FGA chairman Bill Paterson a reduced bag limit has little impact on the number of ducks harvested each year which, according to official harvest data, continues to remain steady at about four birds per hunter per day hunted. “It is frustrating that many issues affecting hunting are not based on facts and data,” he said. “The bag limits imposed last year and again this year is an example, and
the evidence indicates that reducing bag limits adversely changes the intended results from the regulation of hunting.” Shooters and Fishers Party member Daniel Young said that while people can now begin preparing for the upcoming season, some of the effects of the “extremely late announcement” can already be felt. “Businesses across the state that provide hunting and camping supplies and those in rural locations that benefit from the season have been under pressure for some time,” he said. “Financial decisions have been gambled on and put off for no other reason than a long, drawn-out and complicated process.” Mr Young said that questions needed to
be raised regarding the method for determining the parameters of limited bag limits. “No scientific evidence has been produced to suggest that the Victorian duck season has any significant impact on the population of ducks and more importantly, the recovery of those populations in the following years. “Ducks will go to where there is water. “If there is no water here, there’s no ducks. “They will be somewhere else. “I have not seen one piece of evidence to suggest that the number of ducks harvested by hunters have a major
impact on their populations or their ability to replenish those populations as water and habitat return,” Mr Young said. He added that Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews has stated that duck shooting is a legitimate activity, therefore the announcement of a modified season “flies in the face of this” while there is no evidence to suggest the need for changes. “Only a consistent set of data can determine the effects of hunting on duck populations and that can only be achieved by an extended period with no changes,” Mr Young said. Federal Member for Wills Kelvin Thomson had previously called on the State Government to ban this year’s season. Repeated calls to Mr Thomson’s office were not returned.
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Explore, experience and beat the heat at the 2016 Seymour Expo THIS year’s Seymour Alternative Farming Expo is gearing up with a new look, a new website and some new features as it reaches its 24th year of the event being held. Each year the expo attracts more than 500 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors over the three days of the event starting on Friday, February 19, and running through to Sunday, February 21. The event has returned this year with a new look and a revamped website which is now more user friendly and is
available on mobile devices and includes information for visitors that includes attractions, maps and ticket prices. Event manager Kelvin Maude said that as the expo is renowned for showcasing current technology and innovation, he thought the website should reflect that. “We’re sure visitors will be delighted with the easy navigation of information providing everything you need to know about the event, fully optimised for any device,” he said.
One, two and three day tickets are now available and can be purchased online. From the website you can also keep up to date with event news, coming attractions, entertainment, the exhibitor list, and print a copy of the enhanced site map. Mr Maude said that changes to the map will improve pedestrian flow and details things to explore in all four corners of the site. The gates will be opening an hour earlier in 2016 to allow
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AN extra $100,000 has been given to farmers as part of the State Government’s $500,000 stock containment area grants scheme. Victorian Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford announced the second round of funding after Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) livestock president Ian Feldtmann called on the State Government to offer more funds due to the ongoing drought that is affecting Victoria’s livestock producers. “We’d asked Minister Pulford to offer a second round of funding, on top of the $500,000 the government has already delivered,” Mr Feldtmann said. “So we appreciate that the government has listened to that call and lifted the fund to $600,000. “It’s great news for farmers who can gain up to $2000 from the State Government towards building a stock containment area on their properties. Stock containment areas enable farmers to fence off part of the farm to hold, feed and water livestock in tough conditions such as drought and after a bushfire. “Stock containment areas deliver a range of benefits during drought. “They help minimise soil erosion, enabling faster pasture recovery, limit the spread of weeds
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and allowing for good stock management,” he added. Currently, the funding is limited to farmers living in the Wimmera, Mallee, North Central and Goulburn Broken Catchment Management areas. Mr Feldtmann said he also believes that the grants should be extended beyond the four catchment management areas. “Applications shouldn’t be restricted to a line on a map and as such, we have asked the minister to be more flexible when assessing applications,” he said. “Lifting the current grants fund to $600,000 is welcome in helping to meet demand in these four CMAs, but the VFF is very aware of the growing demand for stock containment areas outside these CMAs and will work with the government to address this growing need as the
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Plan for animals in case of an emergency
FIRE PLAN: Not having a plan for animals during emergencies can prove fatal.
THE Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) is urging the community to make early decisions regarding their companion animals and horses in the case of a fire emergency. Inadequate planning for the management of animals and their welfare in emergencies can result in poor, last-minute decisions with dangerous or fatal consequences for animals and their owners or carers. DEDJTR chief veterinary officer Charles Milne said procedures and escape routes should be pre-planned, with alternate routes well-known in case the planned route is not accessible. “If possible, prearrange a safe
location to take your animals to; this may be family or friends, a boarding establishment or the local evacuation centre,” he said. Ensure all your animals are properly identified, for example, by a collar and tag or microchip. “Keep microchip details current for pets and horses. “Always keep your pet’s immunisation up-to-date, and remember pets need current proof of vaccination to stay at a kennel or cattery,” Dr Milne said. He added that small animals should be contained as early as possible in the day to ensure that they are close at hand when you decide to leave.
“Don’t tie animals up outside or keep them in a vehicle unattended, leave them in a secure area inside your home. “It is advisable to prepare an animal evacuation kit including food, water, bowls, leads, halters, blankets/bedding, cages, relevant documentation and any medication they might require,” Dr Milne said. If your animals are unable to be evacuated, there are measures you can take to assist their survival. “Horses are likely to receive only minimal burns if kept in grazed down paddocks and given plenty of room to move. “They will gallop through flames or around their edges, and stand on the blackened,
previously burnt area and remain there until the fire has passed,” he said. He also said that if you have to leave animals behind, leave out at least 10 days’ supply of water, fill every bowl and container that you have with water, then set them in accessible places; do not leave just one container as it may spill. Ensure your emergency plans also include any livestock you may have. For more information and practical fact sheets to assist people to care for companion animals, livestock and wildlife visit www.agriculture.vic.gov.au/ pets/care-and-welfare/pets-andemergencies.
Partnerships key to grain industry future ACCORDING to a recent report released on the grains industry the creation of partnerships along the supply chain will determine the winners and losers in the increasingly competitive industry. The report, Australian Grains – the next hunger games, written by Rabobank senior grains and oilseeds analyst Graydon Chong, points out that shifting towards a more collaborative grains supply chain will be a “winning strategy” needed to help address the overcapacity that currently exists in Australia’s grain storage network. Mr Chong said he expects
the industry to “play out as a war of attrition”, with those grains industry players who actively seek to create shared value better placed to gain longlasting benefits arising from the changes to the industry. “We have seen small infrastructure owners or new entrants successfully adopt this strategy (forming partnerships along the supply chain) to compete in the potentially overcapitalised supply chain, but we expect to increasingly see growers, traders, end users, storage and logistic providers form partnerships,” he said. He added that the move
towards a more collaborative supply chain is likely to involve value-for-volume partnerships, including initiatives such as multi-seasonal volume commitments by growers in exchange for price premiums or storage, or fee discounts for end users and grain storage owners. “This should augur well for growers, as bulk operators have to increasingly compete for grain through offering more attractive propositions,” Mr Chong said. “This is likely to see the traditional service provider and customer model replaced by
one that is much more focused on business partnerships.” The report highlights the “exponential increase” in Australia’s on-farm storage facilities, with on-farm capacity estimated to sit at approximately 15 million tonnes, and further growth pegged in coming years. “This trend has been sparked by the marked decline in centralised commercial storage facilities and has seen us enter a cycle of asset underutilisation – not only in regards to on-farm storage, but also off-farm infrastructure – as an increasing number of storage
facilities compete for volume,” Mr Chong said. According to the report, owners of grain storage infrastructure who are able to secure long-term certainty of grain throughput will be best placed. Mr Chong said with storage facilities shifting on-farm, the risk dynamics involved in the grain supply chain are also transferring to growers. “When storing grains onfarm, farmers are responsible for maintaining grain quality as well as managing risks associated with pests and OH&S. “So these risks need to be carefully weighed up when
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February 2016
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Huge genetic potential due to grass diet at Rangan Charolais THIS year’s draft at Rangan Charolais is an extremely even line, displaying the early maturity that is demanded in our southern Australian grass fed systems according to stud principal Graeme Cook. Nestled in the Sandy Creek valley in the North East of Victoria, Graeme and Liz Cook and their four daughters run the Rangan Park property. This includes the Rangan Charolais stud as well as a commercial Angus operation joining Angus females to Charolais bulls for the weaner and feedlot markets. The stud will hold its annual onproperty bull sale on Wednesday, March 16 and will be offering 50 thickset, mainly polled young sires. Among the bulls will be some of the first sons of homozygous polled Canadian sire Merit Roundup to be sold in Australia as well as proven sires in Pinay, Pinay F21 and LT Western Edge. Mr Cook said some of the stud’s sale results from the past 12 months for these calves has been excellent, with a new Aus-
tralian record in January 2015 for non EU weaner steers of $1105, yearling heifers in August weighing 448kg making $3.53 per kg to gross $1580 and in January 2015 nine to 10 month vealer heifers weighing 356kg at $3.23 per kg to gross $1150. In 2015, Rangan Charolais was given a five star rating by Breedplan, which means they are recording the maximum amount of information on every calf born to allow the stud to make informed breeding decisions. “This is really paying dividends for us as we continue to reduce the birth weights of calves, while not sacrificing the reason for using Charolais, outstanding growth and carcase attributes,” Mr Cook said. “For example the average calving ease for our entire 2015 drop was in the breed’s top 10 per cent, 400d growth top 25 per cent, eye muscle top 25 per cent and IMF top five per cent, which is very helpful when targeting MSA grids.” A large artificial breeding program underpins the joining
decisions of the stud, matching sires to females to produce the desired result. To this end more than 200 females were joined by AI in 2015 as well as more than 90 embryos implanted. A fixed time AI program is used, with the just completed pregnancy tests showing a 79 per cent pregnancy result to one round of AI on the stud cows. “We run an early weaning system on the resulting calves, which are weaned at four to five months of age onto dry feed supplemented with anipro and then rotationally grazed on annual rye grass pastures through the winter and spring,” Mr Cook said. “Heifers are then joined to calve at two years old and sale bulls are put on silage and hay in December for 100 days prior to sale. “Some bulls without any grain feeding will be over 800kg by the March sale, which just shows the growth potential of the genetics off a diet of grass,” he added. For more information visit www.rangancharolais.com.au.
PROVEN SIRES: Rangan Charolais will hold its annual on-property bull sale on Wednesday, March 16 with 50 thickset, mainly polled young sires on offer.
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BULL SALES
February 2016
Le Martres Limousin benefits from participation in Beef Week 2016 AFTER having invested in its future by acquiring a series of elite cow families from the Ivyrock Limousin Stud at Ballarat late last year, Le Martres Limousin stud principal Leon Martin said there was plenty of interest in his newly acquired cattle at this year’s Beef Week. “We had good numbers through during Beef Week and there were a good percentage of new faces too,” Mr Martin said. “Beef Week has been very beneficial from our point of view, with lots of interest in the sale bulls and we had quite a bit of interest for our new cattle that we purchased from the Ivyrock Limousin Stud.” Mr Martin purchased two renowned dam families from the Ivyrock Limousin retirement sale in Premier Vixen Y22 and Arkhade Margritte Q10. Premier Vixen Y22 is a black and polled daughter of Premier Guardian V77 and Premier Vixen V13, with four daughters (three polled and one scurred) of the cow acquired by Mr Martin. The other purchase was a French pure daughter of Billabong Lancelot and Ardenvale Lavinia, Arkhade Margritte Q10, with two other daughters also purchased. Mr Martin said he acquired these particular cow families because of their outstanding traits including marbling (IMF) percentages
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as high as 6.4 per cent, eye muscle areas (EMA) at 125 sq. cm and liveweights up to 896 kg. For the past two decades, Le Martres has championed the importance of cow families in breeding up the Le Martres herd to its current high profile status. Mr Martin said that the recently acquired Ivyrock herd now provides the stud with access to the unique combination of great cow families possessing industry leading carcase figures. “Le Martres looks forward to its future by being able to offer clients great carcase bulls and females from these new elite Ivyrock Limousin cow families,” he said. Le Martres Limousins was established in 1988 and breeds French and Australian purebred Limousin cattle with exceptional quality carcases, various coat colours (apricot, black, dark red and blue) that are horned or polled, including French Pure Polled. The cattle are bred to perform in Australian grassland conditions and all are selected for natural performance and muscling off grass. Le Martres Limousin’s on-property sale will be held on Friday, February 26 at Table Top, NSW. For more information visit www.lemartreslimousins.com.
ATTRACTING INTEREST: Newly acquired bull Arkhade Titanic created plenty of interest during Le Martres Limousin’s Beef Week open day.
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RSPCA Australia is calling on the Federal Government to resist attempts to water down regulation of the live export industry. In a submission to the Livestock Global Assurance Program (LGAP) committe, the RSPCA said new proposals from industry would lead to selfregulation and less government oversight of an industry which has seen shocking breaches in animal welfare. RSPCA Australia’s senior policy officer Jed Goodfellow said the RSPCA’s submission to the committee raises deep concerns over the implications of the
“government handsoff” proposals from the industry. “The industry has proven itself to be utterly incapable of effective self regulation,” Dr Goodfellow said. “LGAP also seeks to shift the responsibility for the humane treatment of exported animals, from exporters to the abattoirs and feedlots in foreign jurisdictions. “Reducing this responsibility will reduce thier incentive to ensure their supply chains are able to comply with animal welfare standards before animals are sent to them,” he said.
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BULL SALES
February 2016
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Award winning quality on offer at Kerlson Pines/Oak Downs sale After a very tough season, you will not be disappointed with the way this year’s draft of bulls will present. - ANDREW SCHWARTZ , OAK DOWNS STUD PRINCIPAL
Tarcombe Herefords 42nd Annual Production Sale WEDNESDAY March 2nd, 2016 - 1:00pm SUITABLE BREEDERS: Sale bulls for both studs will be on display at individual properties on Tuesday, February 9, ahead of the Friday, February 19 sale.
five per cent for retail beef yield,” Mr Schwarz said. Yarrandabbie Egan, the sire of Oak Downs will be represented by five lots, with Kidman Dragster and Oak Downs Garema each siring one lot. Days Calibre, who sold for $90,000 in 2013, has three progeny catalogued, including two that were used within the stud herd as 13 month-old calves. “Arguably, Oak Downs’ star lot is Lot 1 Katoomba K145, sired by High Roller,” Mr Schwarz said. “Katoomba was shown at the 2015 Adelaide Hereford Feature Show where he was placed second in the strongly contested Supermarket Performance Class, gaining the highest structural correctness
score in the class.” Kerlson Pines stud principals Mark and Anita Wilson will have a draft of 25 bulls that they say will provide buyers with a large genetic range to suit anyone’s breeding objectives. “With 10 industry leading sires represented, these sires are all breeding the carcase, do-ability, structural soundness and performance we are looking for,” Mr Wilson said. “Among these, there is also a low birth weight, calving ease bulls for heifer mating. “At the 2015 Adelaide Royal Hereford Feature Breed, we had a very successful week showing the Senior and Grand Champion Female and Supreme
Hereford Exhibit, with Kerlson Pines Last Day J8. “Last Day then went on to be part of the Grand Champion Interbreed Pair. “We also won the Sire Progeny and Breeders groups, as well as many other awards,” he said. Kerlson Pines will also be offering teams of top quality sire prospects for the Wodonga National in May and Dubbo National in June.
Sale bulls for both studs will be on display at individual properties on Tuesday, February 9. The sale will be held on Friday, February 19 starting at 1.30pm at the Waterfront Selling Complex (10km north of Naracoorte). For more information visit www. herefordsaustralia. com.au to view a colour catalogue.
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IF quality is what you are looking for and beef breeding is your business then attending Kerlson Pines/Oak Downs Poll Hereford’s fifth annual bull sale is a must. Fifty top-quality, structurally sound, high performance, carcase bulls will be on offer, with 25 of both the stud’s best bulls being sold through Elders and Landmark. All sale bulls are tested PI negative for pestivirus and vaccinated with both 7in1 and pestiguard. Both studs have beef only Johnes status and full growth carcase EBVs are available for all lots. According to Oak Downs stud principal Andrew Schwarz all bulls are offered with free delivery within a 400km radius. “After a very tough season, you will not be disappointed with the way this year’s draft of bulls will present,” he said. “Oak Downs will put forward its best 25 bulls, not offering any at offfarm sales this year. “Fifteen are sired by Harvie High Roller, who continues to breed very well, passing on the extra thickness and weight gain that he was purchased for. “His EBV’s put him in the top one per cent of the breed for 200kg, 400kg and 600kg day weights, carcase weight and eye muscle area, and the top
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Progeny from around the world up for sale at Claremont
Beef Week proves to be invaluable for Witherswood Angus stud WITHERSWOOD Angus stud principal John Woodruff is astounded at the amount of people that attended his stud’s open day during Beef Week with visitors “very happy with what they saw”. “It is the biggest Beef Week day we have ever had and the day just rolled on and on,” Mr Woodruff said. “People started arriving at about 8.45am and I think the last lot left at about 5.45pm. “So from our point of view it has been our biggest and best supported Beef Week day and we have been taking part in it for about 15 years.” Mr Woodruff estimated that about 200 people visited the Glenrowan-based stud with his two recently purchased record breaking sires, Millah Murrah Kingdom K35 and Millah Murrah Klooney K45, having drawn a lot of interest. “We had visitors come from northern NSW, South Australia and all parts of Victoria including some from the Western District and Gippsland showing a lot of interest in our program, looking at our
bulls and wanting to purchase semen from them. “A lot of interest was created, with a lot of demand and inquiry,” Mr Woodruff said. The stud’s heifers that were part of the 2016 Beef Week Heifer Challenge were on show, with 30 cows and calves on display giving potential clients plenty of opportunities to see the calibre of cattle that Witherswood produces. “People were very happy with what they saw and commented on the thickness, sound structure and genetics of the cattle,” Mr Woodruff said. “A lot of existing clients also came out to discuss their programs and to discuss ours, and also there were a lot of agents that attended. “So this to me is a sign of confidence in the beef industry and where it is going in the future,” he added. Witherswood Angus will have 70 bulls on offer at its upcoming on-property bull sale on Tuesday, March 22. For more information visit www.witherswoodangus. com.au.
LOTS OF INTEREST: Witherswood Angus principal John Woodruff (left) with Ross Thompson (principal of Millah Murrah Angus), with their record breaking bulls in the background.
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WOOLSTHORPEbased Claremont Angus has a line-up of 53 bulls for their upcoming bull sale, sired by a variety of outcross bulls from around the world. According to stud principals Graeme and Elizabeth Glasgow, one of the most impressive bulls up for sale is Braveheart of Stern, a massive deep soft skinned New Zealand bull, followed by Sitz Upward 307r. “His progeny are all big, stout growthy cattle,” Mrs Glasgow said. “He is also in the top one per cent of the breed for 200 day, 400 day weight, milk, carcass weight and retail beef yield.” The stud’s KM broken Bow 002 has proven to be a popular bull producing good, medium sized progeny that are super thick. “We also have some HF Tiger 5T and Remitall Sizzler sons that add shape, thickness and style. “These sires both have excellent feet and are good doing cattle,” she said. Mrs Glasgow said they are proud that none of their cattle are carriers of birth defects, with temperament being paramount to their breeding objectives. “Our cattle are renowned for their gentle, quiet and cooperative nature.” Claremont’s open day is Tuesday, February 2 with the bull sale taking place on Friday, March 4, starting at 1pm. For more information contact Claremont on (03) 5569 2243.
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with powerful performance and full pigmentation. Harvie Taylor Made 7W (ET) (Canada) is represented, with several homebred Allendale sires that are particularly impressive. Allendale Washington G82 produced progeny last year and will be well represented at the upcoming sale. “Sired by the great Allendale Waterhouse D1 and out of Allendale’s top cow A Fancy z59, the dam of five sons averaging $14,500, G82 is a great allrounder,” Mr Day said. “He offers multiple purpose suitability with terrific carcase traits and visual conformation, and is in the top five per cent for all indices. “Allendale Bullseye F38 is another son of A Waterhouse D1 whose first sons topped at $9500 last February. “He offers length and great phenotype coupled with performance, being a trait leader for all weights, plus being in the top 10 per cent for supermarket grassfed and EU indices. “It is not hard to ascertain that right through the Allendale bull draft, there is the genetic strength needed for purchasers to get consistent high performance from the progeny of any of these bulls,” he added. For more information visit www.allendalestuds.com.
WARRAWINDI Limousins’ stud principals David and Alison Galpin describe their bulls as fit, fertile and ready to work and they are guaranteed for fertility and docility. The stud will offer 25 high muscle, low birth weight rising two-year old bulls at its upcoming annual on-property sale to be held on Thursday, February 25. Also on offer will be six specially selected show yearling heifers from some of the best females in the herd, including the first progeny of B Bar Titanium.
All bulls on offer are polled and sired by trait leaders in the breed. “All bulls on offer are high performance sires and are MN1, semen tested, pest and proto free, 7 in 1 pest vibro vaccinated and vet checked,” Mr Galpin said. “We also offer free delivery for your bull. “All the hard work is done, so all you have to do is select the right bull for your cows.” Mr Galpin added that Wulf Yonkers leads the way in the stud’s black section of the
catalogue with the best black polled bull line up Warrawindi has presented. Warrawindi is a family owned and operated farming enterprise in the south east of South Australia, situated 14km south east of Penola. “We believe this is the best job in the world and we are very satisfied producing the best grass fed beef in the world,” Mr Galpin said. For more information visit www. warrawindi.com.
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THE decades of success behind Allendale Poll Herefords provides the strongest of foundations behind the stud’s 2016 offering. Alastair and Jayne Day and family will again offer 40 Poll Hereford bulls at the upcoming sale to be held on Monday, February 22, together with a similar offering from Days Whiteface. According to Mr Day what is most noticeable about the Allendale bull draft is the evenness of the draft, but with a wide range of successful sires represented. “This gives the buyer a large diversity of genetic options, yet the progeny all matches together extremely well,” he said. “This genetic diversity with a common breeding objective means the herd does not become too reliant on one sire for its success and gives many diverse breeding options to clients and for future breeding direction.” Mr Day added that excellence for phenotype has always been “of the highest priority” for the stud, giving purchasers of their bulls confidence that they will remain sound and give longevity of service. There will be several sires represented at the sale including Remittall West Game Day T47 (ET) (USA) that comes with USA Grand National Champion titles behind him. He is also a low birth weight bull
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Best ever draft as Woonallee Simmentals fulfils client needs THE Baker family of Woonallee Simmentals are singlemindedly focused on producing the best quality cattle they can to suit client needs and market feedback, and have let their cattle and clients do the talking. This has seen their South Australian, Furner-based bull sale grow from an initial 16 bulls in a joint vendor sale with Waterfront (32 bulls in total) up to their February 2016 standalone offering of 100 highest quality Woonallee bulls. According to stud principals Tom and Lizzy Baker, not only have the numbers increased, but also the range and quality. The Bakers have searched the world for Simmental genetics that will perform to, and beyond expectations off grass in the open range grazing regimes in Australia. Where they have found them, mainly in South Africa, the USA and Canada, they have invested heavily to bring Australian producers highly productive and profitable beef genetics. This has seen the Woonallee herd go from traditional coloured and de-horned Simmentals to a herd that is now multi coloured, with about 90
HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE: Breeder’s Class winner hoof & hook at the RAS steer competition last September, Woonallee Pauly is an example of the stud’s breeding objectives that are focused on commercial productivity.
per cent being polled. The Bakers have always been adamant that while poll cattle is their objective and is highly desirable, any introduced
into the Woonallee herd had to also measure up for high performance and easy doing characteristics. “With the dominance of
black in commercial herds in southern Australia, we introduced Black Simmentals a few years ago in association with Lewis Farms in Canada,” Mr
Baker said. “Earlier this year and to fast track our ability to present the numbers of Black Simmentals and SimAngus that clients are
now calling for, we purchased the entire Webb Black Simmental herd from Victoria, one of the country’s oldest and most respected Black Simmental studs. “This means Woonallee will now have 40 Black Simmentals and 20 SimAngus in our February 2016 bull sale - 60 per cent of the offering. “When you add in the option of some all red Simmentals, commercial producers now have a real smorgasbord of selection options,” he said. While the Baker family is modest about the success of their cattle, they are tremendously committed and proud of the quality they have been able to produce on a regular basis. The 100 bulls on offer will be made up of about 35 traditional coloured Simmentals, five solid Reds, 40 Black Simmentals and 20 SimAngus. Full details and the Woonallee 2016 sale catalogue are available on-line. “Whatever your needs, they will probably be there,” Mr Baker said. For more information visit www.woonalleesimmentals. com.
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BUYER OPPORTUNITY: Buyers inspecting bulls at Coolana’s spring bull sale in September last year where 225 bulls were sold at auction.
Client productivity and after sales service key motivators ON the back of an exceptional 2015 sale year, Mark and Anna Gubbins and their son Max have now launched their Coolana Angus and XSimm Black Simmental seedstock program under the one banner of ‘Gubbins of Coolana’. In 2016, buyers will have the same opportunity to purchase some of the best Angus and Black Simmental genetics from the three Gubbins of Coolana bull sales. The stud’s program kicks off with its South Australian autumn Angus bull sale on
Wednesday, February 17 at The Basin sale complex at Willalooka. This is followed by the Victorian autumn Angus bull sale on Thursday, March 3 at the stud’s Wetlands Complex at Chatsworth. The stud’s third sale - the Victorian spring bull sale - will be later in the year on Thursday, September 15, again at its Wetlands selling complex, where bulls from both breeds will be on offer. There will be about 70 Angus bulls on offer at each of the three
sales, including about 30 Black Simmentals or SimAngus at the spring sales. Stud principal Mark Gubbins said there was a 20 per cent increase in the stud’s bull sales last year which he believes is due to the recognition of the quality of Coolana’s cattle, the way they are performing for their buyers, which is backed by “exceptional client service”. The Coolana venture into Black Simmentals was a move to offer crossbreeding advantages of up to 40 per cent to
their clients with Angus herds, without affecting the overall colour of their stock. “Last year our XSimm bulls were offered in conjunction with the Victorian spring Angus bull sale, rather than separate sales as in the previous years,” Mr Gubbins said. “This decision proved to be a wise one with several buyers purchasing from both catalogues.” Client productivity and after sales service are the key motivators for the Gubbins family together with their “great staff”
at both Chatsworth and Meningie properties. “We have a real passion for breeding beef cattle and work from a base of 2000 cows, run under commercial management conditions,” Mr Gubbins added. “There is no room for passengers in the Coolana breeding herd, with only the high and consistent performers retained, whether assessed for structure, mobility, fertility, or breeding performance. “This ensures Coolana bulls have already passed significant
reliability and performance tests well before they get to sale, plus they have a higher fertility background. “And their soundness ensures buyers consistently get extended years of service from their bulls.” Longevity is a key component of the stud’s female herd. The Gubbins family welcomes enquiry on their auction sale bulls from both breeds, or for private sale bulls at any time throughout the year. For more information visit www.coolana.com.
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BULL SALES
February 2016
Pedigree, predictability and performance the focus FOR its annual autumn bull sale the team at Irelands Angus have stepped up their catalogue to include 70 Angus bulls, ready to work, backed with a long pedigree of performing and predictable genetics. Stud principal Corey Ireland believes this season’s line up of bulls are like “peas in a pod”. “They are all very sound, strong, thick topped and soft skinned, easy doing bulls backed by years of our strongest female lines,” he said. “There are no surprises when you use females that perform year after year. “It makes you very confident about the type of progeny they will produce.” Irelands Angus are including bulls by some of the super sires and bulls that are “breeding the house down” for the Irelands program including Granite Ridge Thomas F223, Australian record breaker Irelands Galaxy G43, and homebred heroes such as Irelands Fletcher F1 and Heathcote H139. Raff Dynamite D345 will again join the sire line up for the third year in a row, with an impressive 14 sons in the catalogue and is joined by sons
MATERNAL STRENGTH: Lot 5 Irelands Kirribilli K113, son of Raff Dynamite D345, sons will be joined by brothers and sons from the super sire’s first crop of daughters in the stud’s upcoming sale.
of his first crop of daughters. “The longevity of Dynamite is a fantastic indication of the maternal strength and sire impact this bull has had on our herd,” Mr Ireland said. “He is so sound and fertile and has definitely passed that onto his daughters, which will
be reflected in his grandsons in this sale.” For more than 32 years, Corey Ireland has been breeding stud Angus cattle and said his focus has always been pedigree, predictability and performance and believes that his clients’ achievements are the truest
measure of his success. Mr Ireland maintains his main focus is still and will always be value for money. “Last year, Irelands Angus clients topped the Elders mountain calf sale in Omeo in March and the Sharpe Fullgrabe Sale, Bairnsdale and Richard
Hicks from Hicks Pastoral Co, Cootamundra, NSW sold 13 month old steers for $1474 and 13 month old heifers for $1233 in December 2015,” Mr Ireland said. “Starting off this year at the recent Wodonga blue ribbon weaner sale, Kate Parry from
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toria recommends having a strategic plan in place if your farm is in a highrisk bushďŹ re area. This includes knowing what procedures to follow when moving stock and equipment, while also checking that machinery isn’t affected. “It is also wise to think carefully about how ďŹ reďŹ ghters would reach your property. “The CFA points out that bridges and cattle grids could present signiďŹ cant obstructions unless you’ve planned properly,â€? he added. It’s not just bushďŹ res that present a threat to your day-to-day operations. Fires can be triggered at anytime, anywhere, which is why your preparations need to be as far-reaching as possible. How will you protect your farm against ďŹ re? The CFA suggests that the safe storage of petrol and fuel is critical. It should ideally be kept away from other areas, and especially those where sparks could cause a ďŹ re. Other recommendations include replacing and repairing damaged rooďŹ ng, as embers could enter and spark a ďŹ re. Keeping vegetation short is also a way of minimising ďŹ re risk. “Taking a common sense approach to your farm could be the most effective ďŹ rst step towards reducing the likelihood of a ďŹ re occurring,â€? Mr Houghton said. “Having a comprehensive farm insurance policy is one way of dealing with the ďŹ nancial aftermath.â€? For more information contact John Houghton of Elders Insurance Wangaratta on 0407 303 691.
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grows, we much increasingly rely on the right skills mix to drive productivity and this is why giving industry a stronger voice on education and training is so important,” he said. “Our focus, through Skills Impact, is to ensure that the new training package model is both efficient and outcomesdriven. “This means better value for money, deeper insight into industry skills needs and quality training outcomes on farm,” Mr Finlay said. Skills Impact will support a diverse range of renewable resource industries including agriculture, horticulture, forestry, arboriculture, conservation and land management, fishing, aquaculture, racing and food and beverage processing.
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February 2016
High yields despite tough season IN what was Ararat’s fourth-driest year on record, farmer Tim Barr was surprised by the high canola yields he harvested in December at family property “Yallgatta� in the Western District of Victoria. His combine harvester showed an average reading of 1.5 tonnes per hectare (ha) across the 520ha oilseed crop, which consisted of two open pollinated triazine varieties (300ha and 212ha), and one hybrid triazine (eight ha). The hybrid – a trial area
of Hyola 650TT – was the standout, hitting two tonne per ha. Mr Barr runs the 2000ha mixed-farm with father Noel and brother Simon, cropping 1600ha of wheat, canola, barley, oats and beans, and running 1600 mixed-breed ewes and 50 Hereford-Angus breeders. He said it was a welcome result given their winter crops received no spring rainfall, putting the results down to a mixture of soil type, geography and varietal choice.
“Some of our cereals didn’t do too well but the canola still managed to produce the goods,� he said. “Crops on the heavier black clay soils did a lot better than those on the lighter, grey loam country. “Yields were very patchy throughout the west and the state as a whole. “In one area you’d have decent crops and the neighbouring area would be struggling. “The hybrids have been
out-yielding OPs for some time now, so that’s something we decided to look into. There’s also been a swing to GM canola in parts of the state, so we’re always keen to investigate new options,� Mr Barr said. Ararat received 410 millimetres (mm) for the year compared to the annual median average of 600mm.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology it has dropped below the 2015 measurement three times on record — in 1982 (302mm), 1994 (394mm) and 2006 (340mm). Mr Barr seeded the canola on April 21 last year with a John Deere 8410 tractor and Gason air seeder on 30 centimetre row spacings. The hybrid seed was
sown at a lower rate of two kilograms per ha, while the OPs were seeded at four kilograms per ha. Using a Case 2388 header, he windrowed the crop in late November before ďŹ nishing harvest on December 24. According to Mr Barr, the golden crop has grown in popularity due to its ability to slot into a cropping sequence and be
beneďŹ cial for weed control, making consecutive wheat crops more proďŹ table, and in some cases becoming a cash crop in its own right. “For as long as I can remember we have grown canola. “When I was a kid we only planted one or two paddocks, but as I’ve gotten older we’ve grown a lot more,â€? he added.
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Taminick vigneron slaps on sunscreen to protect wine grapes By STEVE KELLY A DRY, hot summer has prompted one vigneron, nestled at the foot of the Warby Ovens National Park, to use sunscreen on his berries and vines. Auldstone Cellars vigneron Mike Reid applied kaolin-based sunscreen to the western facing side of his vines to protect the fruit from sunburn ahead of the forecast harsh summer. It’s an idea he got at a field day, and it proved successful on his Taminick
winery to overcome problems with his Riesling variety in 2013. “Our Riesling and Chardonnay now have quite a following and we have to look after the crop to get a return,” he said. “Yield is not the critical factor though; it’s the quality because we can only get up to about two to three tonnes to the acre before we start impacting quality. “The heat in the canopy will break down the flavour compounds and burn the fruit if it gets too much
exposure to the sun, especially the afternoon rays.” Once fruit becomes scorched the berry swells and it tries to grow around the sunburnt portion, then it will split. It then becomes susceptible to Botrytis and other fungal diseases including black and grey mould. Mr Reid said the sunscreen slows the ripening down “a whisker” – around one to two days. This year’s season is about seven to 10 days early because of the hot,
dry conditions and Auldstone is on very low water allocations on the Broken River due to the conditions. Mr Reid said this was an issue for the operation, especially considering they’ve gone down to 20 per cent allocations. Auldstone is expecting to harvest early this month for the chardonnay and mid-February for the riesling. The veraison – the change of the berries’ colour – of the red varieties has just begun and Mr Reid said this is usually 40 days before harvest.
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He has high hopes for the quality of his fruit, in what has been a challenging summer. Rain events have been few and far between at the winery, with about an inch recorded at the start of January and 16mm prior to Christmas, but before that the only drop was in early November. A fire at nearby Mr Bruno on December 20 caused some nervous moments, but the 16mm of rain arrived which not only put the fire out, but it invigorated the vines and the fruit.
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EFFICIENT MACHINERY: Chris Field and his dad, John, with their Massey Ferguson swather and large square baler.
Cutting down mowing times thanks to Massey Ferguson son mower conditioner before and they chose it mainly for its twin max conditioning system. “We did a lot of research and read a lot about people who had bought it and liked it,” Chris said. “The twin max conditioning system is why we went for the Massey Ferguson and it has hydraulic pressure on the roller. “This is far better than others we looked at, which use springs. “You can alter the pressure quite easily just by turning a dial. “We do a lot of export hay, so it’s also got our curing time down.” Chris added that the new mower is considerably quicker than their previous self-propelled mower conditioner. “With the twin max conditioning system, I reckon this Massey Ferguson mower makes us at least a week quicker than our previous machine. “I know the season is different this year, but it was a lot quicker. “We’re very happy with it. “It has cab suspension, rear suspension and horsepower and is a great machine. “The auto steer holds really well. “The auto steer on our old machine was always dropping out, but the Massey Ferguson never drops out and is as straight as a die,” he said. Chris added that the windrower is also comfortable to sit in and quiet. “You don’t have to have the engine revving all the time; you can idle it back a bit.
“We were really impressed with the machine and it has ended up being a lot better than I thought it was going to be. “I got in it and set it up, and the blokes who sit in it love it.” Chris bought the new MF 2270XD large square baler at the same time and is equally as impressed. He’s previously had MF 2170 and MF 187 balers. “I usually keep my balers for about four years and I was looking for another baler. “We liked the high density of the new 2270XD and the speed, which is faster than the 2170. “Compared to the 2170, I’m averaging up to 100kg a bale more with the new baler. “I can’t load the truck up now because it’s overweight,” he added. Chris’s new 2270XD is also fitted with five knives across the chamber for chopping oaten hay. “Oaten hay grows four to six foot high and the dairies want it chopped slightly, so the cows aren’t pulling out big pieces of hay. “I think that’s also probably made a lot better bales, as the shape of the bales in this baler is a lot better than we’ve ever had. It is a very neat-shaped, square bale.” Chris made about 6000 bales last season with the MF 2270XD baler, which he says is simple and easy to operate.
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EVERYONE dreams of being able to cut down on the time it takes to mow and bale hay, with one Victorian farming family having found the ideal way to give them some of their precious time back. The Field family is cutting down their mowing times with their new Massey Ferguson windrower and they are putting 100kg more in each bale with their new Massey Ferguson 2270XD large square baler. Chris Field and his wife Angela run their own farm, Chrisela Estate, and they also manage and co-ordinate the cropping and baling operation for Christopher’s parents, John and Cheryl Field, on their farm, Garvan Park. In total, Chris and Angela look after a total of 10,000 acres – 4000 acres at Avoca, Victoria and 6000 acres about 90km to the north at Cope Cope, near Donald. They grow oaten hay, lentils, beans, canola, vetch, hay, wheat, barley and oats. “Dad and I combine our resources during the busy sowing and harvesting times but we run two separate farming enterprises,” Chris said. “Dad owns the mower and I own the baler.” John purchased the MF WR9770 windrower with a 16-foot MF 9196 mower conditioner front and 30-foot MF 5200 draper front in September last year. They hadn’t had a Massey Fergu-
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Ground water available if you are willing to invest in it FARMERS are looking for rain to ease the stress on pastures and crops. Elders’ long-term rainfall for northern Victoria predicts nine rain days in February this year and that El Nino has peaked or is near peak. March is predicted as showing four days below average, with above-average rain days predicted for April. It is interesting that
By BRUCE DIFFEY Waterwheel Traders the wine grape harvest along the Murray started in the last week of January. The data for wine grape harvest over the past 20 years shows a compression of time for whites and reds.
Nature retells us, and is supported by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), that we are experiencing major shifts in historical rainfall. Winter/spring rainfall is below average for Northern Victoria and according to BOM, is likely to continue. Farmers are resilient and will adapt to alternatives to be profitable. When discussing land and irrigation, the major
concern in northern Victoria and the Riverina is the security of the high allocation, with Victoria at 96 per cent and the general allocation for NSW at 19 per cent. Victoria has spent more than $2.4 billion on the modernisation of the delivery of water. This has been a life saver, and using data from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, that
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AUSVEG has backed Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce for standing up for a stronger country of origin labelling system despite political pressure from New Zealand. New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries said that the proposed labelling reforms in Australia will adversely affect New Zealand’s producers, which supply more than $2.46 billion in imports to Australia. AUSVEG chief executive officer Richard Mulcahy said that Minister Joyce’s comments regarding the minimal level of impact that the proposed changes will have on our trading partners echoes AUSVEG’s belief that there is no excuse to prevent the development of a robust country of origin labelling system in Australia. “It’s imperative that we move away from the confusing and ambiguous system of the past towards a solution that meets the needs of consumers, who have repeatedly indicated that they want
a clearer indication of where the food they are buying comes from,” he said. “While the proposed reforms are a good first step towards a meaningful country of origin labelling system, more work needs to be done to ensure that the information consumers receive on a package leaves no doubt in their minds of its origin. “A genuine country of origin labelling system must apply equally to all countries, regardless of trading relationships, so that consumers get the information they sorely want and need,” Mr Mulcahy said. He added that AUSVEG will continue to campaign for effective reform “that eliminates ambiguous and deceptive labelling terminology” to support customers who want to make informed decisions about their food purchases. Australia’s proposed country of origin labelling reforms, revealed in July last year, are currently open for consultation for businesses and the public.
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