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Friends, family and other community supporters held an ‘open shear’ at Delatite Station where 12 shearers and four rouse-abouts donated their salaries for the day’s work to Mr Lockhart to assist him as he faces a long rehabilitation journey. The open shear also provided a good opportunity for locals to see a historic shearing shed in action, with a full team of shearers, rouse-abouts and wool pressers. The team processed about 950 sheep for the day. Continued page 4
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THE farming communities of Mansfield and Benalla have come together and raised about $10,000 to support Lima South farmer and shearer Will Lockhart, who at only 39 years of age suffered a stroke earlier this year, leaving him currently unable to work. The well-known and loved shearer, who farms 193 acres at Lima South running about 300 Border Leicester Merino cross sheep and 18 Hereford cows with a Simmental bull used for vealer calves, has always worked and lived in the area and before he took on contract shearing spent nine years working as a farmhand at Delatite Station – the location of where the fundraiser was held.
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New weapon introduced to control wild dogs By ANITA McPHERSON
SECRET WEAPON: Barry Davies from DELWP’s Wild Dog Program says the Canid Pest Ejector (pictured) is the latest tool farmers can use to control wild dogs. PHOTO: Luke Plummer
A REVOLUTIONARY wild dog control device has been introduced to farmers during a recent Wild Dog Management field day held at Whitfield. More than 20 local landholders attended the session held at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve, where they were introduced to the Canid Pest Ejector (CPE) and shown exactly how it could be used. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) community engagement officer Barry Davies said the CPE has been used in the US to control coyotes for decades, but only received federal approval for use in Australia a few months ago. He said that while the unit still relied on the poison known as 1080, it was a target-specific solution that addressed a number of problems associated with ground baiting. “The 1080 is contained in a plastic capsule which means it
doesn’t degrade after rainfall,� he said. “The other advantage is that it is secured to the ground and can’t be taken and moved somewhere else, where it could be dug up later by a farmer’s own dogs.� Mr Davies said the capsule is mechanised and triggered when a dog or fox puts it mouth over the bait - the only animals with jaws capable of doing it injecting the poison directly into the target’s mouth. Having recently conducted more than a dozen field days within the North East and Gippsland regions, Mr Davies said the CPE was universally well received by farmers who would now be able to isolate or cover the bait from their own dogs when working in its vicinity. He said farmers with 1080 endorsement will be able to purchase the units from local retailers or Australian Wool Innovation Limited, and at about $50 each, they provide a costeffective solution. “If you lose one lamb it might
be worth $150 today, so if you were to get 10 it would be a oneoff cost that wouldn’t take long to recover,� he said. “It won’t replace aerial baiting or ordinary ground baiting (conducted on the fringe between private and public land) but it’s another tool which can be incorporated into the management program.� The field day was also an opportunity to show the community what action had been undertaken in the King Valley region over the last 12 months and to invite comment on the work plan for the next year. Mr Davies said while landholders had cited an increase in the number of feral deer and pigs seen in the region over the past 12 months, he was pleased to hear that wild dog detection was quieter than it had been for a long time. “That’s not just down to the management measures that we’ve been putting in place, but to the great work the farmers have been doing at the same time,� he said.
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Local community comes together to help shearer
They reckon o it takes about tw cover years to fully re you to the best that will ever get.
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Will Lockhart is very grateful to his shearing mates and the communities he works and lives in for their fundraising to assist him while he is unable to work.
Local businesses, service clubs and individuals also donated to the cause, including Mr Lockhart’s “good mateâ€? Carl Simmons who “put on the afternoon smoko at Delatite’sâ€?. There were donated items for auction and a rafe, with station owner Mark Ritchie donating the day of shearing and a bale of the best wool shorn for the day, with the proceeds going to Mr Lockhart. Auction items included pasture seed, dinner and vouchers from local hotels and taverns, a trail ride to Craig’s Hut, tools, dog food and even a little kelpie pup. Food for the shearers’ lunch was donated by David Darby at IGA and Bertallis, and was prepared by Rotary. The organising force behind the event was Rodwell and Co, which also provided the morning tea. Visitors were also able to purchase food and participate in the rafe and auction. Mr Lockhart said that he didn’t really want anything to happen to help him as he is so young and he didn’t expect it. “I can understand it from their point of view I guess as I don’t mind helping others myself, and it’s really kind of an
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Is it a ‘craws’ bred? By DAVID RIZZOLI
CHAMPION CORRIEDALE: The Supreme Corriedale Exhibit at the 2015 ASBA Sheep and Wool Show from the Tasmanian stud, Quamby Plains of Compton Archer and Son, Hagley Tas. with the perpetual Wettenhall Trophy held by stud principal, Richard Archer.
“IS it a ‘craws’ bred? This was the question asked of the late Guy Wettenhall by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, on the occasion of her visit to the Geelong Wool Museum in the late 1980s. All protocol instructions ew out the window with young Guy’s reply - “Noâ€?, he emphatically replied, “It’s a Corriedale!â€? Guy and his magnificent sheep from the renowned Stanbury Corriedale Stud at Ceres were part of a display for Her Majesty, organised by the writer of the farming side of wool production that included a working sheep dog, machine shearers, male and female, with an 82 year old blade shearer and an array of Australian sheep the Merino, Corriedale, Polwarth, Poll Dorset and Carpetmaster. These were all displayed outdoors in a very crowded Moorabool Street. Today that ‘craws’ bred is numerically, second only to the Merino in the world, established not only in Australia and New Zealand, but in North and South America. And the Corriedale is the Feature Breed in this year’s round of major sheep shows. The New Zealand Sheep Breeders Association puts the number of Corriedales worldwide today at exceeding 100,000,000.
Breeding of the Corriedale started in New Zealand around 1863 when Scottish immigrant James Little began experimenting with Dr Webster’s Corriedale and a lesser known Balruddery breed in the North Otargo area of the South Island, crossing Romney with Merino ewes. Little soon abandoned the Romney Merino cross and started working with Lincoln Merino cross which proved more successful due to the sparser pasture growth of the light rainfall areas of the Otargo region. These heavier rainfall conditions also suited the Merino, as did the richer pastures further south, which suited the Lincoln. But the Little ock was subsequently dispersed and played no further part in the breed’s development. The breeding of the Corriedale was taken up in 1874 by W.S. Davidson, general manager of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company at the company’s Levels Estate near Timaru. Davidson mated a ock of 1000 highly bred Merinos to Lincoln rams to produce the ďŹ rst half bred animals. Very heavy culling and strict selection guidelines in the ewe portion of the crossbred ock, which were subsequently mated to rams of the same breeding, began 125 years of line breeding to present the large bodied heavy
eeced sheep today. (Cynics will say that if this kind of breeding works it is line - breeding, if it doesn’t it is in-breeding). The Corriedale has long been recognised as a pure breed in its own right with a closed stud book, meaning that any Lincoln Merino cross cannot be registered or recognised as a Corriedale. The ďŹ rst Corriedale stud in Australia was established in 1882 when Mr H.J.C Forbett of Port Fairy mated 400 Lincoln ewes with Merino rams from C.L. Currie’s Larra Station at Camperdown. In 1884 a further 200 Lincoln ewes were purchased from J.F. Rutlidge’s Farnham property in Victoria and joined with Larra rams. Culling and selective mating to rams of the same cross breeding was carried out by Mr Corbett for the next 30 years until he left to take up residence in South Africa. In 1888 a Mr A.M. McKinnon of Longford, Tasmania established a ock by mating Lincoln rams with Merino ewes. The Australian Corriedale Sheep Breeders’ Association was founded at a meeting convened by James Francis Guthrie in Melbourne on July 28, 1914 with the ďŹ rst Flock Book published in 1922 containing the histories of 63 registered ocks. „ Continued page 7
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Showgrounds on Friday, July 15 to Monday, July 18. Features, together with the sheep show include The National Fleece Show with the world’s greatest presentation of fleece wool; Women in Wool, the Australian Wool Fashion Parade, Australia’s Largest Wool Fibre Market, Sheep Dog Trials, Shearing and Wool Handling, Ag Careers Forum - ‘Soils Make Sense’. For the first time the show will feature the cattle precinct, showcasing a range of breeds from studs across Victoria and southern New South Wales. The annual Merino Ram Sale is associated with the show. The Ballarat A & P Society Sheep and Alpaca Show will be held at the Ballarat Showgrounds on Sunday, July 24. The sheep show features sheep of all breeds including many of the oldest and most prestigious Merino studs in Victoria. Other breeds represented are the Corriedale, Polwarth, Poll Dorset, Suffolk, White Suffolk and Texel, together with the Heritage Breeds, Dorset Horn, Dorset Down, Southdown, and Shropshire. The Merino Ram Sale to be held on Monday, July 25 will feature rams from Victorian studs such as Worrook, Glenpaen, Melrose, Toland, Kamarooka Park and Kevlyn,
together with NSW studs Merryville, Glanna and Demondrille. The associated alpaca show features a high-quality display of these animals from stud breeders across Victoria and the Southern Riverina. The Hamilton P & A Society’s Hamilton and District Sheep Show, held in conjunction with Sheepvention, will be held on Monday, August 1, with the ram sale taking place on Tuesday, August 2. Associated with the sheep show is Australia’s largest Merino Ram sale featuring more than 400 rams in pens of five from breeders all over the eastern seaboard of Australia and South Australia. Other parades and demonstrations include Wool Fashion Parades, the Australasian Young Designer Awards, the Producers Pavilion with a variety of interactive exhibitions, the Grain Discovery Centre, the Bubble Muffin Cookery School and a Demonstration Kitchen with cooking demonstrations. There are a number of marquees with trade demonstrations and retail stalls, and a vast outdoor array of agricultural machinery on display. And don’t forget the inventors’ marquee featuring farmers’ innovative inventions of many sorts to make life a little easier on the farm.
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The 2010 Flock Register showed that only three of those flocks still existed at that time. The name of the association was changed to The Australian Corriedale Association on July 31, 1946. Corriedales are run in a vast range of climates and conditions. In Australia they are found mainly in the temperate zone of south eastern Australia. In New Zealand they may be found from the temperate North Island to the rugged bottom of the South Island. In South America, where Corriedales make up some 70 per cent of the sheep population, they graze from the heat of the equator to the cold and rugged Tierra del Fuego. Which brings us to the 2016 round of major sheep shows, the Australian Sheep Breeders Association Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo, The Ballarat A & P Society Sheep and Alpaca Show and The Hamilton P & A Society’s Hamilton and District Sheep Show, which is incorporated in Sheepvention. The Corriedale has the distinction of being the feature breed at each of these sheep shows, which also feature a major Merino Ram Sale. The Australian Sheep Breeders Association Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo will be held at the Prince of Wales
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Local AFL star returns to help run family dairy farm
LEGENDAIRY FARMER: Michael Newton has returned from the AFL to help run his family’s Whorouly dairy farm.
FORMER AFL footballer Michael Newton has returned back to the dairy farm he grew up on to continue his family’s farming tradition after four generations on the land. Mr Newton, or ‘Juice’ as he is universally known as, may have taken one of the AFL’s legendary marks, but these days he’s kicking goals as a Legendairy farmer. More than a decade after being drafted to the big league, the former Melbourne Demons player is back home on the family dairy farm at Whorouly, near Myrtleford. Playing for Melbourne and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood from 2004 to 2015 cemented his place in football folklore with a spectacular grab that earned him the 2007 AFL Mark of the Year. However, both feet are well and truly back on solid ground since returning to the picturesque 800 hectare family farm on the banks of the Ovens River in North East Victoria. Towering red gums dominate the river flats, which can grow enough grass to keep the farm’s 600 Holsteins in prime condition.
“It’s such beautiful country,” Michael said. “When I bring mates up here, they just can’t believe how nice it is. “It’s such a brilliant part of the world.” Mr Newton’s father, Rod and uncle, Wayne manage the farm and cousins Josh and Andy work alongside Michael performing dayto-day tasks. According to Michael, working for your family does not necessarily mean it is an easy ride, with his father not afraid to deliver a spray that would do justice to an AFL coach. “Dad likes things to run perfectly and when they don’t you get told about it. “To have someone who is such a perfectionist to look up to, it helps you stay on the right pathway. “Dad always says if you are going to do something, you may as well do it right,” Michael added. The 29-year-old said that after having lived his dream of playing in the big league, he can now take the lessons he has learnt from being a professional athlete to the next stage of his career. “I moved to Melbourne at 17 and from that point on, every decision I
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Tool developed for sustainable farming AN important farming aid offering practical ways to support sustainable agriculture and improve soil fertility has been produced by scientists. Professors John Howieson (Murdoch University) and Mike Dilworth (Emeritus) have produced the first legume-rhizobia techniques manual in more than 30 years for all those working in the field of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. The ‘Working with Rhizobia’ manual brings together state-of-the-art methods for the study of root-nodule bacteria, both in the free-living state and in symbiosis with legumes. Professor Howieson said the manual is relevant for farmers in agricultural systems that are constrained by nitrogen infertility, but who cannot afford the high cost of manufactured fertiliser. “While synthetic nitrogen fertilisers have boosted agricultural outputs, they require large amounts of fossil fuels, whose burning increases production of greenhouse gases,” he said. “In contrast, rhizobia are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen and supply it to their legume partners, and so can provide food and fibre to a growing world population while maintaining soil fertility and the natural environment.” The manual introduces a topic in each chapter and provides guidance on how study of the symbiosis might best be tackled. It also provides detailed descriptions of the protocols that need to be followed and outlines potential problems and pitfalls. “The manual is a very practical guide covering topics such as acquiring, recognising, growing and storing rhizobia,” Professor Howieson said. “We also include details about experimenting with strains in the laboratory, glasshouse and field, and applying contemporary molecular and genetic methodologies to assist in the the study of rhizobia.” For more information contact Pepita Smyth on (08) 9360 1289.
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Corriedale sheep breed to headline Sheepvention 2016 NEXT month marks the 38th year of Sheepvention which is part of the two-day Hamilton & Western District Sheep Show to be held at the Hamilton Showgrounds on Monday, August 1 and Tuesday, August 2. This year’s feature breed is the Corriedale, which is described as a truly dual purpose sheep breed, self-replacing and capable of meeting the demands of today’s wool and meat market. Convenor of the Corriedale section Shirley Foster said that although the Corriedale has a small show presence at this year’s Sheepvention, the calibre, performance and potential of the breed should not be underestimated. “This is particularly relevant for
those producing prime lambs where the Corriedale ewe has fantastic maternal characteristics,” she said. “Corriedales are a versatile breed ideal for use in composite breeds with lower micron wool than most prime lamb breeds on the maternal site, thus being ideal to mate to terminal sires.” A fantastic competition is anticipated for the working dogs and handlers competing in the encourage, novice, open and state championship of the Coprice Victorian Farm Dog Championships. Organising committee member Ian O’Connell said he was expecting strong entries at Sheepvention from as far afield as Tasmania and Western Australia due to the Australian Yard Dog Championships
being held at West Wyalong two days after Sheepvention. “There will be a lot of competitors travelling to West Wyalong who will use Sheepvention as a warm up event for the National Championships,” he said. “As a result we will have some of Australia’s best dogs and their handlers competing at Sheepvention.” The event will culminate with the championship competition with entries closing in early July. The Coprice Victorian Farm Dog Championships are now affiliated with the VictorianYard Utility Farm Dog Association. The inventions competition has showcased some brilliant inventions in previous years and is once
again anticipated to include some very exciting inventions that display new technologies. With more than $6000 in cash and prizes, there is a huge incentive to get inventing. The Australasian Young Designer Wool Awards, wool handling competitions and a comprehensive range of school-focused competitions provide the opportunity for a wide range of participants to demonstrate their amazing talents with the prospect of winning some great prizes. All entry and field day information can be downloaded at www. hamiltonshowgrounds.com.au. For more information visit www. info@sheepvention.com.
Recent rains have given crops a great start to the season TIMELY rainfall and the increased likelihood of a La Niña weather pattern, have farmers across much of the country buoyed by the prospect of a bumper crop. In its latest Australian Crop Update, agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank said the autumn break had seen the Australian 2016/2017 winter crop planted into a good soil-moisture profile, raising expectations of a 26.7 million tonne wheat crop – up 10 per cent on last year. Rabobank grains and oilseeds analyst Ben Larkin said while the
start to the season was “perfectly timed” across much of Australia’s cropping belt, there were parts of northern New South Wales and Queensland that remained dry. Mr Larkin said most of southern New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia had had the rain to facilitate a full planting program. “That said, we are not expecting to see an increase in the area planted to wheat this season,” he said. “The increase in national production is likely to be driven by yields, which are forecast to average around 2.09 tonnes to the hectare.”
According to Mr Larkin, price signals were a key driver of crop rotations, with barley acreage expected to be down by three per cent, while canola was expected to be up by a similar percentage. “Despite favourable conditions in Victoria, many farmers have erred on the side of caution after last year’s dry spring slashed canola yields.” He added that despite the decline in the area planted to barley, the national crop was expected to be up by four per cent on last year at 8.79 million tonnes, while canola was expected to surge up to 3.28 million
tonnes – an 11 per cent increase. “We are also seeing a swing towards chickpeas and lentils this season, with high prices spurring an increase in planting,” he said. Mr Larkin warned that while current conditions, and the expectation of a wetter-than-average year, underpinned forecasts of an above-average crop, much would depend on follow-up rainfall during spring. “We are still four to five months out from harvest, so while the season is shaping up well, there is still a long way to go,” he said.
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Let the 2016 Australian Sheep & Wool Show begin THE best of the best Australian sheep breeders are about to hit Bendigo to compete at the 139th Australian Sheep & Wool Show joining some of the nation’s most passionate food, fashion and fibre lovers to celebrate the mighty Australian sheep across the three days of the annual event. Starting on Friday, July 15 and finishing up on Sunday, July 17, 2016, with the Merino Ram Sale taking place on Monday, July 18, there is plenty on offer across the entire weekend including sheep competitions, young stud masters’ muster, annual breeders’ dinner, Australia’s largest fibre market, working dogs, food, ram sales, shearing, Australian wool fashion parades, global Dohne conference, cattle precinct, 2016 feature breed – Corriedale, national fleece competition, woolcraft, women of wool, Bendigo festival of lamb, Merino national pairs, supreme Dorper sales, future of farming, sheep club and Ag careers forum with ‘Soils make sense’ as the theme. All taking place at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Bendigo and spreading out into the regional centre, show
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president Malcolm Starritt said those who put the annual event together can “pat themselves on the back” for the work they have done over the years creating the largest show of its kind in the world. “However, along with the self-congratulations goes the reality that over those years and today, it is a volunteer committee drawn from our own ranks that travel the untold kilometres and invests enormous hours of their own time to bring it about,” he said. “For 2016, there are 22 sub events under our valuable umbrella and together they put the broadest possible spotlight on all aspects of our industry for a growing local, regional, national and international audience. “Each of these events represents an industry community in itself, but bring them together and we have a powerful, concentrated presence. “We are no longer simply preaching to the converted, but educating a wider audience on where their food and fibre comes from and the important contribution agriculture makes to our economy,” Mr Starritt said. This year the event will see
Australia’s largest fibre market in full swing with a huge retail precinct and national woolcraft competitions. Competition arenas will be alive with national benchmarking activities across the generations, with a celebration of the Corriedale as the feature breed. “The festival of lamb is attracting a more diverse, multi-cultural take on our prime lamb and the Women of Wool lunch will provide inspiration,” Mr Starritt said. “Our best and brightest young farmers will come together and vital components such as shearing and dog trials will attract the crowds. “Important industry networking and platforming events, such as the breeders’ dinner will continue to draw together all of our members and breed societies to build on the strength of a consolidated industry community. “We are also continuing to grow the careers component that will attract young people to the industry, to ensure we have the skills and dedication to meet our future needs,” he added. For more information visit www.sheepshow.com.
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QUALITY SEED STOCK: Ridgway Advance stud principle David Ridgway showing a sample of his rams to be offered at the stud’s annual on-property ram sale on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. South Australian and Victorian renowned ewe sales and lambs processed over hooks that have achieved outstanding prices. Ridgway Advance Stud’s on-property ram sale will take place on Wednesday, August 10 with 180 Poll Merino sale rams available. All rams to be displayed are with current wool, weight and EMD tests. Morning tea and ram inspection begins at 9.30am, with the sale starting at 1pm. For more information visit www.ridgwayadvancemerinos. com.au.
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New research initiative DairyBio continues on with Dairy Future CRC’s legacy of work 8-9 August, 29 August and 3 October 2016, Euroa Victoria
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AFTER seven years of undertaking research to improve dairy herds and pastures, Dairy Futures CRC has come to an end as it handballs ongoing research to a new partnership called DairyBio. DairyBio is a new five-year research initiative with Dairy Australia and the Victorian Government major investors. The major legacies of work left behind from Dairy Futures CDC are the comprehensive ability of farmers to use genomics (DNA-based information) to make breeding decisions, and a number of new pasturebreeding innovations that will deliver more than $500 in value per hectare each year from improved yield, nutritive value and persistence. Dairy Futures CRC chief executive officer David Nation said that Australia now has a new and impressive ability to do practical science on an enormous scale. “We can now test the merit of any bull or cow against the DNA profiles from tens of
thousands of cattle from across all state of Australia,” he said. “The final delivery of herd improvement innovations means that farmers will be able to use genomics with confidence, accessing young sires and making faster progress with herd improvement.” According to Dairy Futures CRC chief scientist and executive director of the biosciences research branch of agriculture Victoria, German Spangenberg the progress made in pasture breeding is the most profound change in more than 30 years. “Our major achievement is the invention of a hybrid breeding technique for ryegrass breeding,” he said. “This will unlock a 20 per cent yield advantage in hybrid ryegrass varieties and also make it easier for plant breeders to use genomic selection and add novel endophytes in new pasture varieties,” Professor Spangenberg said. Dairy Australia’s managing director Ian Halliday said
that the CRC model has been a great example of industry and research sectors working together. “Each year our $2 million investment of farmer levies resulted in $20 million of R&D activity and enabled very large research projects to deliver some of the most positive and permanent changes to dairy herds and dairy pastures,” he said. Professor Spangenberg and Mr Halliday are confident about the future role of biosciences research to continue to improve pastures and herds. “DairyBio will continue the partnership between industry and research sectors, make the most of the rapid progress in bioscience, and deliver commercial-ready solutions for a broad span of new innovations,” Mr Halliday said. “We are pleased to continue to deliver solutions for Australian farmers that will drive down the cost of production and improve the quality of pastures and herds.”
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firearms are loud enough to cause a hearing loss with a single shot. “Recent research has demonstrated that there are permanent changes to the nerve cells which take the message from the ear to the brain, even with a single noise event. “This research provides us with even more motivation to continue to promote hearing protection for young children, Ms Bienvenu said. Wangaratta Audiology has a number of noise protections devices available, including smaller-sized earmuffs for children in many bright colours. For more information phone Wangaratta Audiology on (03) 5722 4433.
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All invited to 135th Ballarat Sheep Show and Merino Ram Sale COMMITTEE members of the Ballarat Agricultural and Pastoral Association are extending an invitation to all to their 135th Ballarat Sheep Show and Merino Ram Sale to take place on Sunday, July 24 and Monday, July 25 at the Ballarat Showgrounds. World class sheep, lambs, fleece and several rare breeds will be on show for the 2016 event with committee chairman John Harbour having said the show is “going to be big”. “This year our feature breed is the Corriedale – a great dual purpose animal that produces both wool and meat,” he said. “We are expecting some outstanding animals in this class this year.
“I invite everyone to come down and meet a sheep and see how great this agricultural industry is,” Mr Harbour added. The committee have continued to support many heritage sheep breeds over the years including the Lincoln, Hampshire Downs, Dorset Horn and Wiltipol. Another highlight at this year’s show is the iconic Merino sheep that produces beautiful fleece and is sought the world over. Ram Sale chairman Ross Dickinson said to win the Supreme Champion Merino Exhibit is an aim of many a Merino breeder. “We get the best of the best at our show and many then stay on to sell rams the
next day at our Ram Sale,” Mr Dickinson said. “Buyers attend from across the country to purchase new rams for the coming season and it’s sensational.” Ballarat Grammar School students, starting from grade four, will be showing their champion Corriedales, father and son team of Peter and Daniel Rogers will be judging the medium wool breeds and the 2015 Corriedale Young Ambassador Grace Calder will be present at the event. Entry to the show is free and via the Trash and Treasure Market, with catering provided by the ladies committee. Entries for show are now open and can be found at www.ballaratshow.org.au.
SHOWING SHEEP: World class sheep, lambs, fleece and several rare breeds will be on show at the 2016 Ballarat Sheep Show.
CADMAC is the same friendly team at New Holland dealership THE CADMAC name may be unfamiliar to many but the people and knowledge behind this recently formed, locally owned and operated, business are anything but new to the agricultural machinery industry. CADMAC took over as the New Holland dealer for Albury Wodonga in February of this year, and while the sign on
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Yearly rainfall tally hitting district averages THE average rainfall for the year ending July indicates that the rainfall for June is above that recorded in 2015 and close to district averages. Rainfall forAlbury Wodonga is 330mm, Cobram 292mm, Kerang 196mm, Mildura 127mm, Shepparton 266mm and Eildon 360mm. (Farmers can check river daily flows at www.livedata.mdba.gov.au). Currently the Kiewa is putting 6700 megalitres per day into Murray below Hume, with the Ovens putting 8550 megalitres per day and Murray at Bringenbrong Bridge at 12600 per day. The upper catchment rainfall is built upon the higher inflows resulting from recent heavy rainfalls. Releases from Khancoban (Snowy scheme) into the Murray peaked above the Minor Flood Level at 12,700 mega-
By BRUCE DIFFEY Waterwheel Traders litres per day, contributing to a downstream peak at Jingellic which was more than 16,000 megalitres per day. On the Mitta Mitta River upstream of Dartmouth Reservoir, Hinnomunjie peaked near 4500 megalitres per day. Recent inflows to the Murray system (excluding Snowy, Darling, inter-valley trade and environmental inflows) rose above the long-term average for this time of year. However, with storages at low levels, significant and sustained follow-up rainfall will be needed to refill storages. The Bureau of Meteorology
has advised above average rainfall for Northern Victoria and Alpine will be above average for spring. The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) recorded a positive value (+0.3) towards the
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and southern states. Moreover, most international climate models suggest there is a 50 per cent to 70 per cent risk of a La Nina developing during the winter. These same numerical models also indicate a negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is likely to develop in the coming months. The weekly Dipole Mode Index (DMI) has dipped below negative IOD thresholds already for two weeks in a row, although it will take several more weeks of similar IOD index values before a negative IOD can become established. Taking these two climate drivers into consideration, the odds favour neutral-to-above average rainfall across the country in the coming months. Given that the outlook is positive for average to above the initial allocations for
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