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AGRICULTURAL CHAMPION: Ellen Versteegen is the 2015 winner of the Ag Institute of Australia’s (AIA) National Student Award which is an annual competition for undergraduate students that are completing an honours research project as part of an agricultural science degree. The award was part of the recent AIA National Conference which explored how agriculture will See page 5 for full story. look in 2040, with a particular focus on creating a profitable yet sustainable industry.
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AUSTRALIA’S farming groups and leaders believe that the 2015-16 federal budget lays the groundwork for the release of the government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper later this year. National Farmers’ Federation president Brent Finlay said the budget delivered modest gains for the farm sector through specific initiatives that will assist cash flow on farm, lower business taxes, boost bilateral trade agreement outcomes and recognise challenging seasonal conditions facing parts of the sector. Mr Finlay said the agriculture portfolio largely held its ground, with funding of about $2 billion, despite an expected decrease in the Federal Government’s tax receipts of
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about $14 billion. “This recognises that the agriculture sector is a source of economic strength, linked to growing appetites for safe, clean and sustainable Aussie produce in key Asian markets,” he said. “The measures on trade, tax breaks and small business measures will be welcome news for Australian farmers. “We hope that the budget is a preview of policies and significant funding commitments for tangible initiatives to support agricultural competitiveness and growth. Continued page 4
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Budget ignores rural Victoria THE federal budget has been positively received by most in the farming community but reactions to the State Budget have been nowhere near as favourable. Victorian Nationals’ leader and shadow agriculture minister Peter Walsh, deputy leader Steph Ryan (MLA, Euroa) and the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) have voiced their disappointment at the lack of funding allocated to rural and regional Victoria. Mr Walsh said the state budget showed exactly why Daniel Andrews had gained a reputation as a Premier focused on Melbourne at the expense of rural and regional Victoria. Mr Walsh said that only 2.9 per cent of the state’s major infrastructure projects have been promised for the regions. “The state’s agricultural output budget has been cut by 12 per cent,â€? he said. “The regional development output budget has been cut by 24 per cent. “The road asset management budget has been cut by 10 per cent. “The Country Roads and Bridges Program, wild dog bounty and Regional Living Expo have all been completely axed. “And the agship Regional Infrastructure Developmental Fund is not even additional money. “This is not the government that is ‘governing for
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“It has sent a very clear message to regional Victoria that if you live beyond the tram tracks, you do not matter. people in rural and regional Victoria.â€? Ms Ryan also said that the State Government had cut the $160 million country roads and bridges program and Energy for the Regions Program and she had discovered that the ďŹ re services levy was to be increased. She said the decision to axe the country roads and bridges program would have a terrible impact on regional communities and hit small councils very hard, particularly those in the Strathbogie area that has 507 bridges and culverts to maintain. “That burden will fall back onto rural and regional ratepayers,â€? she said. “It will also stop agricultural exports getting to port, and it will have very serious consequences in the event of an emergency. “There are now concerns that ďŹ re trucks in rural and regional Victoria will not be able to cross some bridges because they will have load limits applied to them. “We have also discovered that the government has slashed the road maintenance budget by 10
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Outstanding research on the dairy cow wins prestigious award BY JODIE FLEMING
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INSPIRING WINNER: Ellen Versteegen has won the Ag Institute of Australia’s 2015 National Student Award for her honours research project discussing the lactational and reproductive performance of the dairy cow.
“I just thought it was brilliant to be put up on a pedestal among such an elite group and I thought it was an amazing opportunity.” Unaware that she was nominated by two of her Latrobe University lecturers and mentors, Ms Versteegen said she is very thankful for the support and encouragement she received while she was undertaking her degree. “I really want to name them and thank them, particularly Peter Sale who really brought out my passion for agriculture. “I completed a third year subject and did really well with it and Peter said to me at the time that it was something I was really good at and passionate about and he nurtured that in me. “Also Jane Kelly, who I really didn’t have a lot
to do with at uni, but she herself was nominated for the same award and I think she must have been sitting in the back row of one of my presentations and as a result wrote a letter to nominate me. “It is just amazing to think that someone I didn’t really know that well saw me develop as a person and thought my research was good enough to nominate,” she said. Ms Versteegan’s honours research project discussed the lactational and reproductive performance of the dairy cow and how critical it is to the future of the Australian dairy industry. “Previous research has focused on the nutritional quality of colostrum, however, little is known about colostral metabolic details, which may provide insight into reduced re-
productive and lactational performance. “My project concluded that the colostrum of dairy cows does indeed contain markets of fertility and milk yield,” she explained. “This was the first time in my life where I have done something and I was 100 per cent confident in what I was talking about. “At the end of my presentation people were able to ask questions and usually you may get a couple, but my question time ended up as a 20 minute discussion. “It made me realise just how much I have learnt in the first three months of this job I am now doing and it is mind blowing. “I was just so comfortable discussing the subject. “It was an incredible moment.”
doing an agricultural degree people need to know where those three meals a day they eat come from, or the clothes on their back and the shoes on their feet and the fact that this all comes from Australian agriculture. “It is a pivotal need to get that education out there and it currently is not portrayed
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much else done in that line. Both Picola United senior football teams suffered their first loss for the season at the hands of Jerilderie and are now six from seven. That’s the best start we have seen for many years, so we are looking forward to a good season both on the field and socially. The netball girls are having mixed results, but everyone seems to be happy playing the game and that’s the main thing. Come on the Blues.
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New scrutiny on foreign investment and approval, “a common sense deďŹ nition of agribusinessâ€? to capture ďŹ rst stage processors beyond the farm gate, to which the new $55 million threshold will apply and a register of all foreign ownership of agricultural land, which will “paint a clearer picture of the level of foreign ownership in our nationâ€?. “We now have a clear case of policy differentiation,â€? Mr Joyce said. “The Labor party wants to increase the FIRB limit for agricultural land and businesses to more than $1 billion. “This would mean that a foreign buyer could buy a billion dollars of land on the north of town one day, the south of town the next day and the east and west of town on the next two days and the Labor Party believes this does not warrant a single question. “This is at complete odds with the overwhelming view of the Australian people.â€? Mr Joyce also said that you don’t have to own the land to inuence farmers, but you could own the ďŹ rst stage of processing and you could control the economies of rural Australia. “Despite the disparaging comments from some quarters, Australia still remains
the most liberal country on earth to purchase agricultural land. “With these measures, we are simply reviewing foreign purchases, where other countries deny such purchases completely. “It is undeniable that the absolute essence of the nation is the land we stand on and therefore we must be cautious when it comes to our stewardship of it,â€? Mr Joyce said. Leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss, said that at last the public will have reliable information about the real levels of foreign ownership of agriculture land and agribusiness and that the reforms are a “comprehensive responseâ€? to his party’s decade-long campaign to ensure purchases are vigorously scrutinised to test that they are in the national interest. “Our modern worldleading farm production industries have always needed and supported foreign investment as we have had insufďŹ cient investment capital inAustralia and most local investors are unwilling to take the long-term view essential in the sector. “The strengthening of the FIRB will ensure proper scrutiny of applications for foreign purchases.
“There are plenty of stories of the existing rules being ignored or being circumvented through scams, front companies and contrived arrangements. “Under the previous Labor government these schemes proliferated because they did not care about farm land and agribusiness. “While there are many examples of foreign investment breathing new life into struggling industries, there are also other examples of foreign ownership delivering poor outcomes for Australian farmers. “The Nationals will continue to monitor the new arrangements to ensure they deliver beneďŹ cial outcomes for Australia and achieve a proper balance between attracting necessary foreign capital and maintaining Australian control over our agricultural destiny,â€? Mr Truss said. Federal member for Murray, Sharman Stone, said that there has been a lack of enforcement and compliance with the foreign investment framework in the past and it is important we make sure everyone plays by the rules. “Fees will be introduced for foreign investment applications for the ďŹ rst time, taking the burden off Australian taxpayers.
“For residential properties valued at $1 million or less, foreign investors will pay a fee of $5000. “Higher fees will apply to more expensive residential properties as well as business, agriculture and commercial real estate applications.
“Fines for people who do not follow the rules will also be raised,� Dr Stone said. Criminal penalties will be increased to $127,500 or three years imprisonment for individuals and to $637,500 for companies. Those who knowingly help a foreign investor
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Experience Counts The Rural Group brings to Shepparton a wealth of experience servicing New Holland Equipment. Echuca Rural has been operating for nearly 20 years and Cobram Rural 6 years. Many of our staff have a wealth of knowledge of the New Holland product. I myself have over 40 years experience with New Holland and Graeme Shiells 20 years. Knowledge is irreplaceable. We have service technicians and parts personnel that have been with us for more than 17 years; it is with this experience we can offer the Shepparton customer a very high level of service. Economies of scale allows the Rural Group to offer you a better price due to the Rural Groups buying power and carry a much larger range of Spare Parts. It is all about servicing you the end customer, in the agriculture industry as your livelihood depends on it. We have many franchises that enable us to service you with a wide range of products that meet every requirement of the modern day farmer. New Holland alone offers tractors from 20hp to over 600hp, with a range of Balers, Mower Conditioners, Combine Harvesters and other Hay Equipment. The Rural Group and especially the staff at Shepparton Rural look forward to servicing you with all your machinery, parts and service needs. John de Haan who a lot of people will know will be looking after sales, so please do not hesitate to contact John.
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We are pleased to have been able to retain the previous staff, the familiar faces that you all know and will expand the numbers in the near future. I would like to thank the owner of Shepparton AG Graeme Donaldson for the smooth transition of the business and wish him all the best in his faming endeavours. Graeme Shiells and I look forward to meeting with our new customers and please do not hesitate to contact Graeme or myself should you require any further details.
Now is the time to get a great deal on all New Holland T-Series Tractors. For starters there’s an attractive low rate finance, a 3-year peace of mind warranty and an upgrade to the IntelliSteer guidance package with the RTK option bundle. So see the team at the Rural Group today and tee up a terrific offer.
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WHEN Bendigo cattleman Herb Zegelin shopped for a new tractor he needed one with enough brute strength to tow heavy machinery –but there was another box he was determined to tick. “I decided I was going back to basic engineering and that’s one reason why I went to the Mahindra 9500 4wd,” Mr Zegelin said. “The German tractor we had previously had an electrical fault and burnt to the ground after 100 hours, and then we had another European one and that got water into the computer workings, so… $10,000 later, I’ve basically cracked it with electronic stuff. “I want basic tractor engineering. “So one thing spoke to me in a Mahindra pamphlet that I saw, where it said in brackets ‘no electronics’. “That grabbed my interest,” he said. Forty-four-year-old Mr Zegelin has a 3000 acre property in central Victoria near Bendigo, and though he grows “a little bit of crop”, his primary business is a predominantly commercial breeding herd of anywhere up to 500 head.
Mr Zegelin had not heard much about Mahindra, so he did his research, asked around and found out that although the brand may be only 10 years old in Australia, Mahindra is anything but new at making tractors. The world’s number one tractor company by volume, Mahindra has been making tractors for more than 65 years, and the Mahindra Group employs 200,000 people in more than 100 countries. Mr Zegelin said he based his decision on which Mahindra to buy on one simple criterion - the 9500 was the biggest one available. Known for impressive power and low-down torque characteristics mated to heavy duty Synchromesh transmissions, and tough-asteak construction, the 9500 series offers a lot of hardworking tractor for a starting price of $37,490 including GST (tractor only ). Important upgrades over the previous 9200 series include twin remotes, telescopic lower linkages and an increased lift capacity to 2500 kilograms and according to Mahindra Ag & Auto Australia marketing manager James Halliwell
HARD WORKING: Cattleman Herb Zegelin wanted a tractor without electronics so chose the Mahindra 9500 4wd.
that all means easier hookup, bigger implements, and more work done more quickly. “The Mahindra 9500 was actually designed for the African market where proximity to dealerships, good operators and / or good fuel is few and far between,” Mr Halliwell said. “The brand’s biggest models are particularly popular with cattle farmers and hay and baling contractors.
“Such operators are frequently using a $70,000 to $80,000 cabin tractor, and this is about $48,000 with loader on farm. “It’s fully mechanical and that means better serviceability in the bush - without a laptop,” he added. Mr Halliwell said that Mahindra Australia has the kind of backup that operators can trust as it is a 100 per cent-owned subsidiary of the factory, and not a distributor.
Dealers undergo factory training and all Mahindra tractors feature a leading three-year/2000 hour Powertrain warranty as standard. Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd is the only tractor manufacturer globally to receive both the Japanese Quality medal and the Deming Prize for total quality management in its factory. For more information visit www.mahindra.com. au.
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THERE’S a lot to be said about a motorcycle dealer and service centre that has always used the brand of bike it sells and repairs. Owner of King Valley Motorcycles Dave Sutrer has worked in motorcycle shops all over the country and for the past 10 years has been situated at his Whitfield store. Mr Sutrer said he has been selling TGB ATV’s since 2008 and has owned a TGB ATV that he still uses on his 200 acre beef cattle farm since 2006 and can attest to their value for money. “We have been selling these bikes for a very long time and I have had a lot of repeat customers,” he said. “In fact almost every single one has come back and bought another TGB. “We have had these bikes since they were
first imported into Australia, so we have a lot of experience with them and a lot of knowledge about them.” Mr Sutrer said that in his opinion the Taiwanese-made range of motorcycles and ATVs are a few years ahead of the Chinesemade vehicles and are “every bit as good” as the Japanese vehicles. “The TGB spare parts are also two-thirds cheaper than the Japanese rivals, so it is a fair bit cheaper to buy TGB bikes at retail price and the spare parts are cheaper with a good warranty,” he said. TGB has recently increased its warranty on its vehicles to three years parts and labour from two years and the company has also released two new models – a 550cc, fuel injected motorcycle with power steering, and a new tray model ATV.
“The new ATV has a steel tray on the back. “This is pretty unique as they are the only ATV that runs with a steel tray that is a decent size with good carrying capacity. “With this ATV you still have the ability to turn fast and muster cattle, which you don’t get with a UTV,” Mr Sutrer said. Mojo Motorcycles Pty Ltd has recently been appointed as the new Australian distributor for the TGB ATV range. Mojo Motorcycles has been the Australian distributor for the TGB scooter range since 2007 and started with the distribution of the ATV range in April 2015. King Valley Motorcycles will have special deals on all floor stock until June 30, 2015. For more information contact King Valley Motorcycles on (03) 5729 8009.
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New Zealand because of the drift and the pollution and it will probably happen here eventually too. “You don’t have to have an expensive separating system you just need the hole in the ground and to get the contractor to come out and spread it with this system we have made.â€? GNS Engineering is the only company in the southern hemisphere to offer this piece of engineering. Over the past 18 months, the company has sent about 10 containers of the equipment to New Zealand. The successful take up of the equipment in New Zealand is due to the country’s clean, green image which was getting spoilt due to large amounts of dairy efuent ending up in rivers. “It doesn’t happen as much as it used to, but it still does happen and efuent escapes, but there is still the pollution factor and because the efuent is full of nutrients that you are losing and wasting that is why farmers will, more and more be using systems like this,â€? Mr Suffern said. “The dribble bar method is a more controlled method instead of it being haphazard.
“And the machine attaches straight onto the back of the client’s tractor.â€? So how does an Irish farmer turned engineer end up living in North East Victoria? Love is the answer. Mr Suffern met his now wife Nicole who is originally from Thoona, while travelling in the US. They have three boys, Lachlan, 12, Ethan, 10 and Charlie, 8 and all have their father’s talent for designing and inventing and there is a big chance that GNS Engineering could have the preďŹ x of ‘and sons’ one day. “Farmers are some of the best inventors and builders of things all over the world. “So if a farmer has an idea about something they need to make their job easier they can come to me and I use those 3D computer drawings to make something that can help them. “Growing up on a farm, you think of easier ways of doing things and I was always inventing things,â€? Mr Suffern said. For more information visit www. slurryquip.com.
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A LACK of work on the family farm has forged a burgeoning engineering career for Irish-born Garth Suffern, owner of Wangaratta-based GNS Engineering. Having grown up on a beef and sheep farm in Ireland, Mr Suffern said there was never enough work to keep him and his father busy so he started to “invent things and repair thingsâ€?. “I invented a product that ďŹ tted onto tankers and a friend said to me why don’t you put it on Richard Fitzpatrick’s, who was a well-known engineer, stand at the ďŹ eld days,â€? he said. “That is how I met him and started to build some of his equipment.â€? That equipment is called an umbilical slurry spreading system and is widely used in Irish agriculture. In Australia, the system is referred to as efuent spreading, and it does just that. GNS Engineering produce umbilical equipment to suit both farmer and contractor allowing the spreading of efuent with a high output, no compaction, no roadway damage, no disruption during milking and better management of nutrients. The use of a dribble bar allows the efuent to be dribbled onto the ground quickly, efďŹ ciently and in a cost-effective way that makes use of the nutrients present in such matter. According to Mr Suffern, the one pump can cover about three kilometres and depending on the length of the irrigation hose this can increase to cover six or 10 kilometres. “You can just drag the hose up and down the paddock behind the tractor and it dribbles the efuent out onto the ground,â€? he said. “Over in New Zealand they are doing 280 cubic metres per hour. “Over here there is a lot of efuent – dairy farmers have two ponds, they may have a pond that the yard washings go into and then between them they may have a settling pond and a separator which separates out the solids and then they pump the liquid through their travelling irrigators which they are now banning in
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With electric start, wide ratio five-speed transmission and suspension designed with a farming role in mind, the CTX200 also comes with up to $600 HondaDollars to spend at the dealer. Honda is also offering $500 HondaDollars on purchases of its CRF230F which comes with a 223cc four-stroke engine, electric starting, long-travel suspension and lightweight frame and can be used for work or play. For more information visit www.hondamotorcycles.com.au.
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Page 24, North East Farmer
June 2015
Vic government invests $1 million into wine WINE Victoria is working closely with the State Government to roll out a $1 million investment aimed at boosting Victorian wine tourism and exports. The plan, announced by Minister for Agriculture in Victoria Jaala Pulford, includes funding to establish a Victorian wine tourism strategy and to set up a wine industry ministerial advisory group. Wine Victoria chair Damien Sheehan said the State Government’s support of the wine industry has come at a time when many of the industry are
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June 2015
North East Farmer, Page 25
Olive directory MATERIALS notches up 10 years HANDLING
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THE 2015 olive season looks promising with most regions reporting good fruit set according to the Australian Olive Association’s (AOA) recent forecast that features in the 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory. The promising season is great news for the industry as 2014 crops were well down on the bumper 2013 season. Australian producers continue to experience strong growth in market share, driven by AOA consumer education campaigns. AOA national table olive committee convenor Peter McFarlane estimates 3500 tonne Australian table olive production for the 2014 season, an increase of 40 per cent on the 2500 tonne season in 2013. Overviews of the
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Temporary prices have spiked to $150 per ML and are greater in Zones one, six and seven in Victoria. It is worth noting that in NSW there will be strong demand for allocation as the likely general security allocation will be significantly less than the July 2014 temporary price reached of $210 per ML in the last week of May. Given that more than 30,000 ML has been signed for forward water to be delivered in August 2015 at $140/ per ML in Victoria and in Murrumbidgee NSW, I am of the opinion that the temporary water market will open in July around the $140 per ML in both NSW and Victoria. Farmers need to budget and manage options now for the opening irrigation on August 15, 2015. Check the Bureau of Meteorology long range rainfall forecasts for your area. Let us hope for significant rains in June and July. Of interest is the moving of water infrastructure improvements to be available for tax concessions in the recent federal budget. I suggest you speak to your accountant and local water authority about the tax concessions available.
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