North East and Goulburn Murray Farmer

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BY LOVE BRADLEY Irvine doesn’t just breed goats, at 13 years of age he has arranged his own sponsorship deal with RB Sellars, supplies meat to his local restaurant and has a supply contract with a butcher in Thornton. He also has plans to expand both his breeding herd, and his market share, over the coming months.

Read Bradley’s story on page six of this month’s Farmer.

SPC sale confirmed Local growers hopeful of increased oduction

investment house, and The Eights, a private equity firm, paid $40 million at handover.

An additional $15 million is to be paid over the next four years, subject to the business performing favourably.

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Collective have said their main objective will be to restructure and build the business for better returns by improving and adapting the company’s offerings.

There has been no comment on what the sale means for growers as yet.

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local growers had still not been contacted by SPC – leaving many to wonder just where their future with the cannery lay.

Gary Godwill, who sits on the board of Fruit Growers Victoria, a Mooroopna based group that represents 150 growers in the state, said

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there had been no contact from the new owners.

“They have indicated that they will (touch base), but at this stage they haven’t,” he said.

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Landmark and Ruralco to join Proposed takeover raises flags Ĺ°

WHEELS are in motion for Landmark to take over Ruralco, with the ACCC raising concerns about the proposed takeover.

Nutrien, the Canadian owner of Landmark, have made moves to

purchase Ruralco – but the Australian Competition and Consumer &RPPLVVLRQ KDV p DJJHG WKH DFTXL sition, saying it could have a large impact on the rural supplies and merchandise sector.

Mick Keogh, ACCC deputy chairPDQ KDV EHHQ TXRWHG DV VD\LQJ D Landmark-Ruralco joint venture would create “by far the largest retail and wholesale supplier of rural merchandise in Australia�.

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Is adzuki bean a potential crop for southern Victoria?

Agriculture Victoria researchers are looking to assess the viability of growing alternative legume crops within the southern region - as both winter and summer crop options - as part of a new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Agriculture Victoria investment.

Dr James Nuttall, the program leader, said that adapted legume crop options are limited within southern region farming systems, particularly relating to summer crop options. “Despite the significant breeding gains made with the major grain legumes including lentil, chickpea, field pea, faba bean and lupin, further opportunities exist for alternative legumes in the system,� he said.

The GRDC and Agriculture Victoria are particularly keen to assess these legume crops in terms of their potential to generate farming systems benefits to growers. “New legume crops have the

potential to provide greater flexibility as both grain and fodder options, fix additional nitrogen and, in the case of summer crops, provide opportunity to utilise rainfall in late spring and summer,� Dr Nuttall said.

This year trials have been established at Horsham, Dookie, Tempy, Hamilton and Inverleigh.

The legume crops being tested include adzuki bean, black gram, black turtle bean, borlotti bean, burgundy bean, cowpea, guar bean, kidney bean, lab lab, lathyrus, messina, moth bean, mungbean, narbon bean, navy bean, pigeon pea and soybean.

Many of these crops are traditionally suited to sub-tropical growing conditions.

Dr Nuttall said a key consideration to the success of crops tested would be their suitability to the rainfall pattern and temperature in our environment.

The program is also tapping into the Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) at Horsham, a vital resource for conserving and supplying genetically diverse germplasm for crop species.

Early sown trials at Horsham have now been established, where 812 different AGG legume lines are being tested.

The program also aims to better understand the suitability of a range of alternative legumes to the southern region, taking into consideration agronomy, markets and profitability.

GRDC manager, agronomy and farming systems – south, Andrew Etherton, said the findings of this research present a huge opportunity for growers to include an additional crop into rotations that will benefit their entire farming system.

Key issues under investigation in this research include optimal time of sowing and opportunities and herbicide options across the Mallee, Wimmera, North East and South West regions. “Ultimately, we are aiming to identify crops and management strategies that can expand the range of legumes available to the grains industry helping to build soil nitrogen, utilise out of season rainfall and improve farm profitability,� Dr Nuttall said.

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“We’ve had good communication in the past with SPC, and we need the new owners to steer us in the right direction,� he said. “They are not going to run lines that DUH QRW SURo WDEOH VR DOO ZH QHHG WR know is what they want us to continue growing - or say pull this out, plant this and these varieties.�

From Mr Godwill’s perspective, SPC’s strength lies in its brand loyalty and eco-friendly image. “The advantage (we have) is it’s clean, green Australian image,� he said. “Clear skies and clean water. k:H JURZ KLJK TXDOLW\ IUXLWV DQG RXU WHFKQLTXHV DUH YHU\ JRRG WKHUH is already a very strong loyalty to SPC, not only in Shepparton, but all over Australia.�

However, the Shepparton Partners Collective need to strengthen their export market and brand recognition if the company is going to move into a more economically viable position.

Reg Weine, SPC’s current managing director, will be retained to continue SPC’s transformation.

Retaining Mr Weine, whose worldclass capability and experience in fruit and vegetable processing is well known, is an indication that the essential character of SPC will be retained.

And with the Shepparton Partners Collective offering a huge national and offshore network of investors, it is assumed the main intention will be penetration of global markets.

However, the purchase and touted restructure has been met with some trepidation, with concerns the comSDQ\ ZLOO EH OLTXLGDWHG DQG DOO DVVHWV dispersed.

Shepparton Partners Collective were contacted by the North East Farmer for comment regarding this, but none was received at the time of going to print.

Nonetheless, all available press releases from the company assure the community they are committed to grow the business, and guarantee all SPC’s 375 ‘permanent staff’ will retain their jobs.

It is a challenge that Shepparton Partners Collective have taken up, with ideally the goal being to capitalise on the brand, continue to grow the Goulburn Valley range and its overseas market.

Going forward, SPC needs to factor in prices that are more sustainable for farmers, they need to communicate with their growers and they need to capitalise on local and international markets.

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Farm confidence rises despite tough conditions

FARMER CONFIDENCE REMAINS STRONG: NAB Agribusiness customer executive, Neil Findlay, talks about farming confidence across the country.

CONFIDENCE levels of Australian agribusinesses MXPSHG RYHU WKH o UVW TXDUWHU RI 2019, a new report has found, despite persistently challenging conditions across much of the country.

The second Agribusiness Banker Survey, released today by the National Australia Bank (NAB), reveals that national DJULEXVLQHVV FRQo GHQFH URVH E\ 20 index points in Q1 2019, on the back of improved seasonal conditions in Queensland and continued positivity in Western Australia following a bumper summer harvest.

NAB Agribusiness customer executive, Neil Findlay, said WKDW ZKLOH FRQo GHQFH URVH LQ all states except New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, key indicators of business conditions remained negative. k3URo WDELOLW\ DQG employment both weakened in Q1 2019, while trading conditions improved slightly,” Mr Findlay said.

“Seasonal conditions remain a key driver of the survey results, with the impact of

prolonged drought in NSW clearly impacting conditions there.”

On an industry basis, conditions were strongest in wool, fisheries and horticulture, and weakest in dairy with high input costs continuing to pose challenges for producers.

In terms of industry performance, NAB agribusiness EDQNHUV LGHQWLo HG WKDW WKHLU strongest performing customers were wool, mixed cropping, livestock, lamb and mutton producers.

“The strong run of wool prices and strength in the sheep meat market have helped producers in those sectors,” Mr Findlay said.

“Dairy remains one of the weakest performers, but we are optimistic that improved export milk prices may boost confidence and conditions in the dairy sector this year.”

The survey reveals one in five NAB agribusiness bankers saw weather conditions as having the largest bearing on customer confidence, while

other key issues included government policy and regulation, margin pressure and interest rates.

“Rainfall certainly had the biggest impact on conditions and confidence, with Queensland’s confidence indicator surging from -6 in Q4 2018 to +92 after decent rainfall in Q1 2019,” Mr Findlay said. k7KLV FRQo GHQFH KDV D direct correlation with our capital expenditure outlook, with Queensland returning the most optimistic projections for agribusiness capital expenditure in the short term, while Victoria’s outlook remains the weakest.

“Nationally, we expect the outlook for capital expenditure to turn positive over the next three to 12-month period.”

Agricultural land prices are tipped to increase over the coming 12 months, with a 0-5 per cent increase expected by most agribusiness bankers – a prediction that outpaces house price expectations over the same period.

Widening cattle market tipped to worsen THE price difference between store and finished cattle continues to widen as farmers contemplate feed stocks.

Numbers presenting at saleyards have taken a considerable hit, with up to 1000 less presenting at the fortnightly Gippsland sale.

As supply continues to tighten good cattle remain

in high supply, with markets tipped to remain firm to dearer over the next few weeks.

Farmers from Bendigo have started autumn with a bang, with up to 20ml of rain falling last month.

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Mr Collins said he expected the local lamb market to

we head into spring before new season lambs become available,” Mr Collins said.

The recent rain has also resulted in an increase in producer confidence, with Mr Collins saying there had been some positive movement in the lighter re-stocker market as farmers became more confident in their ability to carry

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By EMMA OLIVER ANNA Mosley has always had chickens.

So when Anna decided to leave her career in maternal health behind, she reassessed her options and prioritised what she loved.

She knew she always enjoyed being on the farm, and as a single mum, she knew that she could manage chickens on her own, and so in July 2016, High Country Eggs was born.

A handmade coop capable of housing 140 chickens was her oUVW VWHS WRZDUGV FRPPHUFLDO HJJ production.

And with the arrival of 140 Isa Browns from Strathbogie Free Range Hens, Anna realised she had found her new venture.

The Isa Browns were chosen for their laying potential, and the birds from Strathbogie were calm, quiet and healthy.

Loving the lifestyle, Anna resigned from her job, and with the resignation came the opportunity to purchase a larger chicken wagon, and the ability to expand.

Egg production requires planQLQJ DKHDG XVXDOO\ IRXU WR oYH months - to ensure that there are pullets available for replenishing your brood.

Hesitant to invest immediately in the second-hand chicken wagon, Anna rang Strathbogie Hens and tentatively enquired if they had any more chickens available. “Would you believe it?� she said. “I’ve got three hundred pullets available now.� was the reply.

Buoyed by the synchronicity of LW DOO $QQD LQFUHDVHG KHU pRFN WR 450 and in September 2016 sold KHU oUVW FDUWRQ RI HJJV WR 0DUNV IGA. Timbertop came on board next and then Lauriston Girls School, with All Things Natural and Organic, and High Country Fresh all supporting her endeavour.

On average, production runs at two boxes of eggs a day, with 15 cartons in each box.

This outlay requires a commitment of between three to four hours a day, with 30 minutes devoted to egg collection and then an hour and a half to hand cleaning, sorting, grading, labelling and packing.

It’s not an early start either, as the hens need that time and space to lay.

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THE CHICKEN WHISPERER: Anna Mosley among her brood.

Anna collects 90 per cent of her eggs.

Every third or fourth day, the chicken wagon is moved and the IHHG oOOHG DQG ZDWHU UHSOHQLVKHG And so continues life as an egg producer.

At the peak of her business, Anna was running 550 birds.

This was manageable for a one-person operation, and Anna believes a sustainable number of chickens to have laying is between 550 and 1000, to make it economically viable.

The chickens are kept for one \HDU DQG SHU FHQW RI WKH pRFN is turned over every four months to maintain productivity.

She supplements the chickens’ GLHW ZLWK FHUWLoHG RUJDQLF IHHG freighted down from Queensland.

In retrospect, Anna thinks a good quality non-organic feed alongside the rotated pasture would also provide an excellent egg.

Anna’s market are “people who value quality food and nutrition�, with all her chickens pastureraised and fed exclusively on cerWLoHG RUJDQLF IHHG Pastured birds are completely different from free-range hens, with Anna running 450-500 birds to a hectare.

Ethically, her vent is to respect and care for each and every individual bird.

This did initially result in conpLFW ZKHQ LW FDPH WLPH WR PRYH the older chickens on to make room for the new layers.

There is a retirement home currently in place at her mum’s house, and many of the chickens have been sold as pets.

Some have become compost and there has been the occasional chicken dinner.

It is an area in which the business could expand, Anna believes, discussing the possibility of making stock.

It is this value-adding that has seen Anna in the past, use eggs that are imperfect or cracked to make dog biscuits.

With clever marketing and eyecatching packaging, dog biscuits UHWXUQ DQ H[FHOOHQW SURoW It is this combination of eggs, dog biscuits and pet chickens that have met with great success at the occasional local market.

Markets are a rarity, however, as Anna already struggles to keep up with demand. “It’s a great business, with the potential to continue as it is, or

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take it as far as it can go,� she said. “It has been a purposeful and enjoyable existence for the last three years.�

The farm paddocks have benHoWHG IURP KHU SHUPDFXOWXUH principles, of rotating the wagon WKURXJK WKH SDGGRFNV DIWHU oUVW cattle and then sheep.

And due to temporary electric fencing there has been none of the heartbreak attributed to predators decimating her flock.

Her chickens have become more like pets, and there is nothLQJ PRUH OLIH DIoUPLQJ DQG FDOPing than watching a paddock of happy chickens go about their business.

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The next generation of farmer WHEN Bradley Irvine talks about goat breeding, he is across all industry subjects.

He chats about the need for meat with a high muscle thickness, for animals to be bred bigger for a better carcase return and how important it is WR XVH SURo WV WR LPSURYH IDUP infrastructure.

Bradley already has a sponsorship deal with RB Sellars, and is currently investigating new retail opportunities in 0HOERXUQH q FRQo GHQW KH FDQ ramp up kid numbers to meet demand.

All this trade talk, all the QXPEHUV DQG o JXUHV DQG then comes the realisation that Bradley Irvine is just 13 years of age - and he cannot read or write.

He is a shining example that passion and dedication is all that’s needed to make a dream become a reality. “This is all him, he has driven all of this,� proud mum Christina is quick to point out, gesturing across the family property. “Bradley is severely dyslexic – but he is just brilliant with the animals and on the farm: he is proof you don’t always need academics to succeed in life.�

The Irvine family run Murray Grey cattle across 240 acres at Acheron, near Alexandra.

Bradley currently runs 100 breeding nannies on the same property, building up from his

GOATS APLENTY: With 100 nanny goats already in his breeding herd, Bradley has plans to double his numbers in the next few years.

original herd of just four. “Ever since I was a little fella I’ve loved goats,� Bradley said. “Mum said it was my pocket money, and I could do what I wanted – I don’t think she knew what I had in mind at the time.�

But how could his parents do anything but support their then nine year old son? “So I bought three goats and a billy, and from there I just got heaps of kids and it grew,� he said.

Bradley chose Boer goats because he wanted an animal that had presence, and one

that he didn’t have to milk. “No way I wanted to get up early every morning and milk,� he said.

But that doesn’t mean there is a shortage of work on the farm; Bradley feeds out hay each day, has a vaccination, drenching and trimming program and likes to handle the kids as often as he can.

He has culled “rubbish nannies� over successive generations, and believes he is almost at the perfect Boer. “I’ve tried to restrict my herd to only the best,� Bradley said.

“I like big shoulders, a thick neck and rounded rump. “I want a nanny that consistently produces two kids, and meat that has a higher muscle thickness.�

Goat kids are sold off at around 13 months, with the females going either as pets or joining his heard.

Prime wethers are sent to the Wangaratta abattoir, then processed by Thornton Butcher and Deli – another business venture procured by Bradley. “I just walked in there one day with a proposal – that I would supply goat meat and

he would process it,� Bradley said. “He was all for it – we send about four goats a month there now.�

But that wasn’t enough – Bradley then took his idea to a restaurant in Alexandra, The Grant Street Grocer.

Goat dishes have since become a local staple. “It’s great to walk in and see goat on the menu, knowing it was raised on the farm, butchered locally and is being sold in our home town,� Bradley said.

But Bradley has plans to expand further.

He wants his core nanny herd to hit 200, so that he can expect an annual turn off of 400 kids.

He then intends to send meat to high-end butchers and restaurants in Melbourne – already dabbling in the market. “Some goes to the city now, but I could do more for distribution if I had the numbers to keep up with it,� he said.

And what does this young goatpreneur do with his cash?

Reinvests it into the farm of course. “I use the money to buy in new Billies with good bloodlines, and to improve infrastructure on the farm,� Bradley said. “New water troughs, I bought a tipper recently; not all of the farm has fencing suitable for goats, so that is what I’m currently working on.�

Last month, Bradley was DQQRXQFHG DV D o QDOLVW LQ WKH Murrindindi Shire’s Young Business Person of the Year award.

At the time of going to print, results were not yet available – but win lose or draw, he has already proven himself a businessman.

With kids like Bradley in the industry, the future of Ag is in good hands.

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A way out of the dark Ĺ°

Nick the Greek has faced his demons, and is now back at work

IN 2018, Nick Kyritsis opened a bottle of scotch at 8am in the morning and thought about all the things that had gone wrong in his life.

He was in darkness, his mind foggy.

By 11am he had drunk a second bottle, and decided there was nothing left.

Fast forward to last week and Nick is grateful for each and every day.

There is still a darkness that threatens to follow him, still days when it’s hard to get out of bed – but he puts one foot in front of the other. “I realised I had to stop feeling sorry for myself; either I lay down and die or I get up and live,� Nick said. “I chose to live.�

Nick’s story is an incredible one – of facing demons, and learning to leave them behind.

On the streets of Manso HOG 1LFN LV PRVW FRPPRQO\ known as ‘The Greek’.

He is loud, often heard before he is seen; but his character is as endearing as it is honest, a true gentleman in the form of a weathered cowboy.

Born in Greece in 51, Nick’s parents were, in his own words, “poor as hell�. “They had 30 acres, a cow

for milk, some sheep and a horse to plough with,� he said. “After the war there was nothing left for them there.�

The Kyritsis family moved to Melbourne under the government’s immigration push following World War II and Nick spent his afternoons at the local racing stable.

There he learnt to be patient and gentle; to issue a kind word to a softly bent ear. “It’s the smell of horses I love,� Nick said. “They are prey and we are a predator, but once you gain their trust it changes everything.�

In 1981 Nick travelled to Merrijig to trail ride with the Lovick family and from the outset, he was hooked.

In 1993 he bought Mount View Safaris with his wife Tracey, running the rides for a decade out of Pinnacle Valley Resort. “We got out when insurance costs went crazy,� Nick said. “But there I learned to be a farrier – I picked it up along the way, tacking a shoe on here and there until I was as good as anyone. “When we sold I worked all over Victoria as a farrier and also breaking race-horses.�

At his peak Nick was shoe-

ing for all the local horse riding companies in the shire, plus at least 100 private owners.

He was, quite simply, one of the best in the state. “No one could make a shoe stay on like I could,� he said.

At the age of 62, when most are considering slowing down, Nick purchased a house in Merrijig.

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That all changed on April 29, 2016.

Nick can still remember every moment. “It was 10.30am on a Friday,� he recalled. “I was cleaning the gutters at home, and instead of moving the ladder I leant to grab a handful of leaves and it gave way.�

Nick broke his leg and shattered his ankle.

Three operations and six months later, the Royal Melbourne Hospital told Nick

they would have to take his leg. “I was in a fog, I didn’t know what it meant to leave the hospital without a leg,�

Nick said. “It was enormous; the pain and shock – you get pains in your leg that you haven’t even got. “You want to scratch toes that aren’t on your body anymore.�

After months in rehab, learning to walk with a prosthetic leg, Nick returned to Merrijig. “I came home, but I had no income,� he said. “People did what they could, helped out, even the bank tried, but the house had to go on the market.�

Although his house sold within a week, Nick lost more than his place of residence; he lost a part of himself. “I was completely devastated and I lost my mind,� he admits. “I didn’t know what to do; I had money, but no direction. “I couldn’t do what I wanted, be around horses, and I was gambling and drinking.�

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The thing about reaching the bottom is the only direction left to go is up.

Nick, slowly, began to climb. “I was taken to Wangaratta for two weeks, and then I went to rehab,� he said. “I was listening to the people at rehab talking about why they were there, and the shock of their stories made me sit up. “I thought, I’ve got nothing on these people. “It’s just a leg; ‘toughen up princess Nick’, I told myself.�

Last week, Nick was at Buckle Up Bush Rides shoeing horses.

His prosthetic leg slows him up, but his determination overcomes any obstacle. “It’s hard, but I keep going,�

Nick said. “People have stood by me, and here I am today back

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Nick’s latest challenge is breaking in a horse for Buckle Up. He has no interest in returning to commercial breaking, but wants to prove something to himself. “I need to do this, to know that I still can,� he said. “I’m two weeks in, and things are going along; it’s harder, but I can do it. “I have a disability, but I feel stronger.�

Along with his own personal challenges, Nick has returned to being a farrier.

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But it is his can-do attitude that makes Nick the Greek a standout; he wants no sympathy, just for people to give him a chance. “The last time I made long term plans, everything broke in half,� he said. “So it’s just one day at a time, and life takes me where it takes me. “I’ve had good times and I’ve had bad times – but I’ve still got my two shoes on, and that’s more than some.�

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This year, Polwarth sheep will be celebrated as the feature breed – a fitting tribute to the animal that was Australia’s first breed, developed in 1880.

Other drawcards at the 2019 event will be shearing displays, the young stud masters muster, the future of farming discussion – along with plenty of sheep and cattle action daily.

So it doesn’t matter what you are interested in, there is something for everyone at the 2019 Australian Sheep and Wool Show.

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Known as SAMMs – South African Meat Merinos – they are perfectly adapted to the dry Victorian conditions.

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Lambing percentages of more than 150 per cent are claimed to be common, but it is to be expected that this would be under good grazing conditions.

Ewes have good maternal instinct and high milk production, and when mature will grow to about 75kg and rams to over 100kg.

BREEDING FOR PERFECTION: Peter and Kirsten Fielding breed SAMMs, South African Meat Merinos, who offer an ideal combination of meat and wool producing properties.

Ewes will produce 3.5 to 4.5 kilograms of medium/strong wool.

South African Meat Merinos have been developed as a versatile, hardy dual-purpose breed, which should adapt well to a large number of regions in Victoria.

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This year’s rams have impressive meat traits complimented with white wool.

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STRONG prices aside, 2019 has continued to be another extremely challenging year for the nation’s sheep producers.

Drought conditions have persisted in all key sheep production regions, with many producers now running significantly reduced flocks.

The dry conditions have led to sheep slaughter remaining elevated so far in 2019.

However, there has been an easing trend through autumn and a slow-down is expected in the second half of the year as producers look to maintain their core breeding flocks.

Overall, according to Meat and Livestock Australia’s latest report, annual sheep slaughter has been revised slightly upwards and is now expected to fall 11 per cent year-on-year, to 8.5 million head.

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and generally poor lambing rates, combined with a poor weather outlook for winter, is expected to disrupt lamb supply in the coming months.

For the first quarter of 2019, lamb slaughter remained close to year-ago levels.

However, supply is expected to tighten for the remainder of the year and, without a turnaround in conditions, producers will face similar challenges to last year in getting lambs to finished weights.

Forecast national lamb slaughter has remained unchanged and is expected to decline seven per cent on 2018, to 21.2 million head.

The aforementioned seasonal challenges will drive a contraction in the national sheep flock, which is expected to fall to 65.8 million head by June 2019, down 6.8 per cent

year-on-year and an 8.7 per cent fall since 2017.

Focusing on demand, the outlook remains positive for the industry.

Both lamb and mutton prices have reached record highs in the last 12 months despite the drought that has gripped the nation.

This has been underpinned by strong demand for Australia’s sheepmeat exports, which continue to push new highs, bolstered by a declining Australian dollar and limited competition.

The growth in demand from China and the US in particular, has translated into strong domestic farm gate prices, with the national mutton indicator breaking through 600¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) in May for the first time and lamb prices now on par with the record highs of August 2018.

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HYPOCALCAEMIA, more commonly known as milk fever, is a deficiency of calcium in the blood, with cases in pregnant ewes expected at this time of year.

It may be prevented by adding a calcium supplement, or by giving dry roughage to sheep on lush feed.

Milk fever usually occurs in mature, fat ewes during the last six weeks of pregnancy or the first 10 days after lambing, although other classes of sheep may also be affected.

Hypocalcaemia often follows time off feed or stressful events such as shearing, crutching,

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Cases of hypocalcaemia can also occur during exposure to inclement weather.

Hypocalcaemia usually occurs on either rapidly growing pasture, green cereal crops, when feeding grain, or on pasture that has oxalate containing plants such as sorrel and soursob.

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Australian Sheep& Wool Show Friday 19th to Sunday 21st July, 2019

Dorpers – when only the best will do NO sheep has had a bigger impact on the recent livestock market in Australia than the Dorper.

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Dorpers and White Dorpers are Australia’s preeminent low maintenance meat sheep, adapted to a vast range of conditions across the country.

From the hills of Victoria’s North East to the outback plains of Queensland, Dorpers have made themselves successful across the country.

The success of the breed in expanding the prime lamb production in Australia in barely two decades is well recognised.

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The Dorper Sheep Society of Australia Inc (DSSA) was established soon after the introduction of Dorpers to Australia in 1996.

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Annual shows and sales are run by the DSSA, bringing Dorpers from all parts of Australia together to be judged by a quality selection of judges while showcasing the best of our breed.

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Internationally renowned breed inspector and judge, Stephanus Malan, will have the job of selecting the best of the breed at this event.

Judging of the White Dorpers starts at 10am on Friday, July 19, Dorper judging commences 8.30am Saturday, July 20.

The 11th Annual Shearwell Supreme Dorper and White Dorper Sale will be held on Sunday, July 21 in conjunction with the ASWS. There will be 120 high quality rams and ewes

available at auction, contact selling agents Landmark Echuca- Lachlan Collins 0477 325 948.

Inspections at 10am with auctions starting at 1pm.

And the events just keep on coming - mark this date on your calendar, Friday, August 30.

The Southern Region DSSA will be running the

Inaugural Dorper Expo; this is a breed and industry information day - you do not need to be a member of the DSSA to attend.

Many of the region’s corporate sponsors will be in attendance with information displays, demonstrations and presentations.

This event will be held on the property of Jean and Moozie Van Niekerk in Moama, NSW. For more information contact the EO Sara Winn on (02) 6773 3805.

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Farm inventions showcased at AgriInnovators Awards FARM inventors, backyard tinkerers and students are invited to showcase their innovative ideas in the AgriInnovator of the Year Award at the 2019 Henty Machinery Field Days.

The entries must meet the criteria of having a practical on-farm application, be based on an original idea of the entrant and not be in full-scale production at the time entry.

The 2018 winner was Justin Dunn, of Temora, for The Shepherd, an automated sheep feeder designed to deliver a controlled maintenance ration at pre-set times and reduce mismothering.

The 18m long feeder featured a 1.7 cubic metre grain storage bin and is capable of supporting a density of approximately 200 lambs at the trough.

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The Shepherd went on from Henty to win the NAB Agribusiness Award of Excellence at the Australian National Field Days in October. “The unit has changed a lot since then with updated technology, it is more robust, and the tray is adjustable for production and induction feeding,� Mr Dunn said.

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Previous experiments at Ellinbank have shown that some cows eat at least 100 per cent more pasture than others.

As part of the Smart Feeding project Dr Auldist, along with Agriculture Victoria researchers Dr Pablo AlvarezHess and Meaghan Douglas, is conducting a series of experiments aimed at testing whether on-cow jaw movement sensors could be used to help measure pasture intake.

These sensors are sophisticated enough to distinguish between harvesting bites, chewing bites and rumination, and the data is available within 24 hours.

Other researchers have attempted to approximate intake using time spent grazing and number of bites per day, however, this approach doesn’t account for variation in bite size.

“That’s the focus of these experiments,” Dr Auldist said.

“We want to understand the variation in bite size and the main contributing factors.

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Swettenham Stud kicking goals ROBERT Sangster transformed the sport of thoroughbred racing.

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Australia’s premier ‘farmers helping farmers’ conference FARMERS looking to reduce inputs, grow more with less PRLVWXUH DQG LQFUHDVH SURoWability will get access to worldbest knowledge at Australia’s premier farming conference this month.

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Queensland Fruit Fly Feature

Protecting our horticultural region THE Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) Regional Fruit Fly Project recently completed its second year of operation, and continues to achieve inroads in the control of Queensland Fruit Fly. The protection of horticulture outputs underpins the project with the GMV region recognised as the largest producer of pears in the southern hemisphere and the Murray Valley the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest producer of stone fruit.

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The GMV Regional Fruit Fly Project aims to:

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holders, particularly the community, growers and government agencies.

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By BAYLEY GOODE, GOODE ORGANICS WITH hopefully some rain on the way, soil and foliar applications are the only tools available to stimulate pasture and crops in winter where adequate soil moisture is available but the low temperature slows the energy supply.

In general terms, for every 10 degrees Celsius drop of temperature, the rate of biological/ enzymatic reaction is halved.

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Queensland Fruit Fly Feature Environmentally friendly fruit fly management NEWS that the Queensland Fruit Fly has worked its way down to Victoria is enough to strike fear into the strongest heart.

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Animal friendly and suitable for organic production systems, there are also some unexpected benefits; not only can netting contribute towards increased sugar concentrations in peach and nectarine, it can also increase your yields by 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 15 per cent.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had issues with fruit fly, simply cover the tree and tie it off.

If, however, there have been issues, it would be best to place some sort of barrier around the base of the tree before mulching because the flies live in the ground.

Either way, good garden hygiene is essential with reducing the quantity of fruit fly in the environs.

Collect and destroy any rotting fruit - from the tree or the ground - every season to reduce the risk of maggots developing and ending up in the ground around the tree.

Place it into a plastic bag, seal it and leave in the sun for five to seven days, or the freezer for two.

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FRUIT fly traps and baits have a role in perimeter-protection of tree crops and mass trapping and management within orchards.

Cera Trapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protein hydrolysate liquid has proven highly attractive to both female and male fruit fly, with potentially the most powerful protein-attractant for fruit flies on the Australian market.

Female flies are especially attracted due to their need for protein for egg-laying.

As demonstrated in Australian trials, the capture ratio of females - responsible for fruit stinging and damage - to males in Cera Traps was 4:1.

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Cera Bait is a salt free lure formulation that will cause less phytotoxicity to crops after application, and is non-toxic to bees while being beneficial to insect populations and safe for farm workers and the environment.

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An ARTICLE PROVIDED BY BIOTRAP AUSTRALIA THE Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) is native to Queensland, but has made a home in many regions of southern NSW and Victoria.

It over-winters as an adult, not as an egg or a pupae like some species, so it finds a warm place to survive the winter.

If temperatures during winter exceed 13 degrees it may have an opportunity to feed but it does survive for many months regardless.

It is generally agreed and supported by trapping data that the most likely places for the QFF to over-winter are around urban housing, where there are adequate places for them to survive.

Prior to going into this overwintering state, the flies do stock

up on food reserves and the female if she is carrying eggs may consume these to survive.

As the temperature warms in spring time the fruit flies will become more active, but will not mate until evening temperatures are around 18 degrees.

When conducting a fruit fly management program it is important to consider this information particularly for monitoring and baiting.

A long cold winter will have some impact on over-wintering survival but the QFF is a resilient insect and numbers will recover quickly.

It is essential to have monitoring traps out year around and move them away from deciduous trees into evergreen areas particularly around sheds and housing.

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Breeding herd further eroded NATIONALLY, 2.6 million head of cattle were processed from January to April, up 10 per cent year-on-year.

Add on the 350,000 head of cattle that shipped live over the same period, and the number of cattle that have exited the production system during the first four months of 2019 is only surpassed by the records set in 2014 and 2015, at a time when the national herd was inflated from current levels.

The drought-enforced high turnoff so far this year was largely facilitated by a sustained surge in female slaughter, which in April totalled 58 per cent of total adult cattle slaughter, matching the levels recorded in March.

Consecutive months of record elevated female slaughter

signal an additional wave of destocking, eroding the breeding herd and significantly hampering the ability of the herd to rebuild in the short term, once conditions improve.

The impact of the increased proportion of female cattle slaughter is evidenced in an easing trend for adult carcase weights during the first four months of the year, averaging 285kg/head and back five per cent compared to the same period in 2018.

In both March and April, under the weight of higher female slaughter, average monthly carcase weights eased to 280kg/head.

Record numbers of cattle on feed during the first quarter were not able to offset a decline in average carcase weights, due to the sheer vol-

ume of destocking witnessed in the breeding herd.

At a state level, the impact of widespread drought is clear.

All states are running depleted herds, as a lack of pasture, high feed costs and severe stock water shortages have accelerated the rate of turnoff.

According to MLA’s latest beef industry projections, total beef production in 2019 is expected to post a three per cent year-on-year decline, to 2.2 million tonnes cwt, given the expectation of an easing trend in cattle slaughter during winter and spring.

Longer-term, the high destocking rates which have occurred over the past year will hamper Australia’s beef production and export volumes in the years to come.

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by Wangaratta meat and livestock analyst AUSTRALIAN farmers might be enduring the worst drought in history but the Grassland Society of Southern Australia’s annual conference in Creswick will hear forecasts of a silver lining on the horizon.

Independent meat and livestock analyst Simon Quilty will tell the conference in July that beef prices are likely to hit record levels about two years after the drought breaks.

And he predicts southern Australia will emerge from drought this winter and northern Australia will have an extraordinary wet season starting later this year.

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on the drought outlook and I’ve come up with my own analysis predicting southern Australia’s break will be this winter and northern Australia this coming wet season,” he said.

This will be good news for farmers, not only for pasture growth but for stock prices.

“Once that break occurs, within 24 to 28 months cattle prices will peak again and the next peak will be much higher. The last peak was $7.25 ac/ kg in October 2016, this peak will be well above $8,” Mr Quilty said.

“Once we get back to a rebuilding phase, the prices here will come in line with global meat prices and then surpass them.

“At the same time stockers and breeders will become enthused about owning females, reversing a trend that has seen record numbers of females killed in recent months, which is an indicator that this might be our worst drought in history.”

Mr Quilty said the consequences of this would be felt for many years to come as the impact of the liquidation on herd rebuilding would be sigQLo FDQW The lack of rain in NSW and parts of Queensland and

Victoria has resulted in poor pasture growth, he added, but good rain in Victoria in May indicated long-term drought rainfall patterns had returned.

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