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Women in dairy, including Eskdale dairy farmer Karen Maroney, are throwing their support behind this month’s Healthy Bones Action Week. The awareness week is all about encouraging women to take three simple steps to protect their bones by consuming more milk, cheese and yoghurt for calcium, undertake weightbearing exercise and get safe sunshine for Vitamin D. As important as it is for women’s bone health, dairy production is also a key economic driver for the Murray dairy region, making it all the more important for locals to get behind this health week and show their support for local dairy producers and Australia’s legendairy industry.
EXACTLY one month after the release of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper that did not allocate any funding for key infrastructure issues relating to rail and freight, the State Government has promised to commit $200 million to rural infrastructure. The State Government announced it would establish a $200 million Agriculture Infrastructure and Jobs Fund using revenue from selling a long-term lease on the Port of Melbourne contingent on the Bill being passed by Parliament. Victorian Farmers Federation president Peter Tuohey said the government had listened and delivered on the lobby group’s call for a fair share of the estimated $6 billion in revenue from leasing the port to be re-invested in rural infrastructure.
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“We’re also expecting the government to announce a further commitment to upgrade and standardise the Mildura rail freight line and its feeders,” he said. The VFF, alongside other farming stakeholders, have repeatedly argued that given the port was built on food and fibre exports, a fair share of the port revenue must go back to boosting rural infrastructure. The VFF has raised concerns with the government on ensuring the sale of the port lease delivers equity, access and above all competitive pricing for food and fi bre exporters. Continued page 4
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What’s on in the North East Victorian region * APPLICATIONS are now open for the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources’ 2015 Young Farmer Scholarship Program. Up to $10,000 is available per scholarship, $5000 towards study backed by further funds to invest on-farm or in professional development activities to help put new skills into practice. Each year, 10-15 scholarships will be available for young farmers aged 35 or under. The scholarship program is designed to be flexible, to fit with the demands and ambitions of young farmers and farm workers. Applications for the 2015 scholarships are open until August 21. For more information visit www.depi.vic.gov.au. *ASSISTANCE is available for landholders and community groups in North East Victoria to access Federal Government and State Government funding that aims to support local solutions to environmental challenges in the catchment.
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COUNTRY SHOWS AND FIELD DAYS AUGUST: 3-4: Sheepvention, Hamilton SEPTEMBER: 19-29: Royal Melbourne Show, Melbourne; 22-24: Henty Machinery Field Days, Henty. OCTOBER: 1-2: Yarrawonga & Mulwala Agricultural Show; 3: Nathalia Agricultural Show; 3: Seymour Show; 6-8: Elmore & District Machinery Field Days; 8-11: Melbourne Leisurefest; 9-10: Shepparton Show; 9-10: Wangaratta Show; 1518: Royal Geelong Show; 16-17: Wandin Silvan Field Days; 17: Benalla Show; 17: Kyabram Show; 18: Rutherglen Agricultural Show; 21: Numurkah Show; 24: Euroa Agricultural Show; 25: Myrtelford & District Agricultural Pastoral Show For more information on country shows visit www.vicagshows.com.au or www.countryshows.com.au. Landholders or committees of management can now submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for projects that will protect waterways, woodlands and wetlands for 2016. Community groups including Landcare groups and networks can
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*GOTAFE and Growool are running a greenhouse technical management course in Victoria in September 2015. From the Certificate IV in Production Horticulture, the course is specifically designed to develop high level technical and management skills of growers in protected cropping, suppliers of hydroponic equipment, agronomists and horticultural researchers and educators. This is the first time the course has been run in Victoria and it will include practical training, discussions, demonstrations and lectures supported by written and other practical tools. For more information contact Leigh Taig on (03) 5833 2851. *THIS year’s Deniliquin Ute Muster will be held on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3, 2015 with an all-Australian lineup of artists to take place centre stage. Birds of Tokyo, Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand, The McClymonts, Morgan Evans, Sunny Cowgirls, The Wolfe Brothers, Adam Eckersley Band and The Pigs are now confirmed as some of the entertainment for the iconic event. For more information visit www.deniutemuster. com.au.
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Local growers impacted by new market’s opening delay By JODIE FLEMING DESPITE the State Government’s eleventh hour reprieve on delaying the opening of the new Melbourne Wholesale Market site at Epping to August 31, the decision came too late for some stallholders who have suffered as a result of the late postponement. The owners of Anderson’s Fruit & Veg in Stanhope had to lay off seven staff and notify their customers that they could no longer supply them, according to Steph Ryan (MLA, Euroa). After supplying fresh, seasonal produce to the Campaspe Shire for about 50 years, Anderson’s Fruit & Veg has now closed its doors. And Benalla’s Fruits N Fare owners Rick and Di Aumann are seriously considering their future after they were initially denied adequate parking at the new site.
Mr Aumann said the problems with the new market space were not limited to opening times or teething problems, but were inherent in “the flawed design of the space”. “The market is a logistical nightmare,” he said. “There are limited parking spaces, including a lack of undercover areas, waiting areas and spaces for drivers to sleep. “Retailers’ access to the market has been restricted due to the lack of parking which has meant retailers who have previously had five days of access, now only have access for one day of the week. Mr Aumann said inadequate backing space has left no room for smooth flowing traffic and does not take into account the needs of B-doubles, refrigerated transport and rear loading and unloading. “Restricted forklift access will
mean retailers cannot pick up produce directly from the supplier and will have to wait for it to be delivered to their truck,” he said. “If you’re a smaller retailer you will not be a priority under this system. “The whole situation is completely unworkable and will mean many retailers across Victoria will be forced to close their doors.” Weighing in on the debate, Ms Ryan said the opening hours initially planned would have limited access times, making it impossible for many country retailers to get produce back in time to deliver to their buyers. “Labor bungled the relocation of the Melbourne Market from day dot,” she said. “When it announced the project in 2004, it was grossly underfunded and poorly designed. “Now, not only are taxpayers
DESIGN FLAW: Benalla’s Fruits N Fare owners Rick and Di Aumann with Steph Ryan (MLA, Euroa) said the problems with the new market space are not limited to opening times or teething problems.
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Protect farmers’ right to farm says the VFF THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has called on the State Government to reform the state’s planning laws to protect farmers’ rights. The call has been prompted by an outpouring of community support for Wagyu producer and VFF member David Blackmore, who has been refused a permit to run cattle on his Alexandra farm. The Murrindindi Shire council rejected the Blackmore family’s application for an intensive animal husbandry permit, following a series of objections, despite its own council planning department recommending the permit be approved. “Farmers aren’t there to provide a rural vista for tree changers – at the end of the day, we’re operating a business that’s
footing the bill for the cost blowouts, but Labor has bungled the transition, impacting local growers and retailers,” Ms Ryan said. The State Government confirmed on July 29 that it had decided to postpone the opening from its proposed August 3 date, stating that it had not taken the decision lightly, and made it after consulting with a majority of the stallholders. The government said the extension should allow tenants to complete their fit-outs and facilitate a smooth transition from the former market at West Melbourne, which has operated since 1969. The new $600 million market is expected to have an annual turnover of more than $1 billion, with more than 3000 businesses employing 7500 staff at the market, which is spread over a 35 hectare site off Footscray Road.
there to feed every Victorian and deliver $11.4 billion export revenue,” said VFF president Peter Tuohey. He added that the former Coalition Government opened up the farming zone to industry, motor racing tracks, primary and secondary schools, landscape and trade supplies, caravan and camping parks, which has increased the risk of planning conflicts. “Our state’s population is growing and we need to grow the economic contribution from food and fibre production,” Mr Tuohey said. “State and local governments need the tools to protect agricultural land from encroaching uses by protecting the farmers’ right to farm.”
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Lack of rail funding in Ag white paper thrown a lifeline „ From page 1
However, while the VFF was happy with the commitment to rural infrastructure, Nationals leader Peter Walsh isn’t. He said said regionalVictorians “will not be fooled by the Andrews Labor Government’s attempt to bribe them with the scraps off the table� from the sale of the Port of Melbourne. “The Port of Melbourne was built off the back of farmers and exporters and the Melbourne focused Labor Government are again short changing regional Victoria,� he said.
“Regional Victoria has 25 per cent of the state’s population and Labor’s scraps off the table fund is just three per cent of the potential Port of Melbourne sale proceeds. “The sale of the Port will raise as much as $7 billion and a $200 million fund is treating regional Victoria with contempt. “Melbourne will get 97 per cent or $6.8 billion from the sale.� Mr Walsh added that the Coalition are not against the sale of the Port in principle, but any sale be in the interests of all Victorians,
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including rural and regional Victorians. “The current clause in the legislation preventing the development of a second port for 50 to 70 years is of particular concern,â€? Mr Walsh said. “The last thing the Coalition wants to see is the competitiveness of our state’s export industries put at risk by the Port of Melbourne being constrained in the future. “We know the port will reach capacity well within 50 years’ time,â€? he added. Pine Lodge farmer David Cook who crops 1100 hectares said the $200 million is “a bit of a kick in the teethâ€? considering the large percentage of agricultural business that would have gone through the Port of Melbourne in the past 20 years. “With the $6 billion to $7 billion they will get for the sale of the port $200 million is not enough and I think there needs to be a business analysis done to determine how much of agricultural business has gone through the port over the past 15-20 years,â€? Mr Cook said. “The growth of that port has largely been through agriculture, so agriculture should beneďŹ t based on
INCLUDED IN THE WHITE PAPER IS: $500 million for water infrastructure $1 million to map out agricultural infrastructure priorities Confirmation of $60 million for the Mobile Blackspot Programme $11.4 million for an ACCC Agriculture Commissioner Doubling of Farm Management Deposit (FMD) limits to $800,000 and for them to be used as farm business loan offsets $100 million to extend the Rural R&D for Profit Programme to 2021-2022 $100 million to support pest and weed management $200 million over four years will strengthen surveillance and deliver more advanced and effective biosecurity data systems The replacement of the Drought Concessional Loans Scheme with a permanent, low interest loan scheme for drought-affected farmers, capped at $250 million per year for 10 years An additional $30 million to fund overseas agricultural counsellors.
a pro rata basis, as $200 million is only about three per cent. “It really is only a token amount to appease those in regional areas.â€? Mr Cook said that he was disappointed there was nothing in the white paper dedicated to rail, something that has caused much debate over a number of years. As a member of the Dookie Silo Committee, much of the group’s focus has been on trying to get the Dookie rail line operational again to service the district’s surrounding farmers, particularly during harvest. “Dookie used to be classiďŹ ed as a primary site, but now that the rail line has been closed down, it is no longer classiďŹ ed as a primary site, although it
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going just a couple of issues like needing a couple of bridges, but I would like to see a cost beneďŹ t analysis done and it just needs some commitment from the government,â€? Mr Cook said. Most farmers and industry leaders welcomed the five pillars outlook of the white paper which highlighted that the Federal Government would focus on: fostering a more competitive agriculture business environment; building infrastructure for the future; increasing resilience to drought and improve risk management; improving research and development and natural resources; and driving access to premium markets. While many of these pillars – worth about $4 billion - were addressed in some way in the white paper, there were not any real surprises as most were already included in the May budget. A welcome new initiative was the doubling of Farm Management Deposit (FMD) limits to $800,000 which can be also used as farm business loan offsets. More than 1000 submissions were received for consideration in the white paper, and the government talked to more than 1100 people across the country in developing the document. The white paper is available at www.agwhitepaper. agriculture.gov.au.
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Clock ticking for Federal Government water funding to be utilised and taken up by states chair,” he said. “There is a long and growing list of suggested sites and projects that could benefit from funding right across the country from managed aquifer recharge in the Northern Territory to Gippsland’s Macalister Irrigation District Southern Pipeline in Victoria. “There are many great opportunities in the Nathan and Emu Swamp dams, Rookwood and Eden Bann weirs in Queensland, Dungowan Dam in New South Wales and the Ord Stage 3 in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. “The funding in the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper builds on existing commitments to water infrastructure in the Great Artesian Basin, Tasmania and
the Murray-Darling Basin,” Mr Joyce said. Leader of the Nationals Peter Walsh said it was great to see the government recognise the importance of the Macalister Irrigation District upgrade and that the “clock is now ticking” for the State Government to get on board and support it. United Dairyfarmers of Victoria president Adam Jenkins said they welcomed the funding as they have “shovel-ready projects” ready to go. “The Macalister Irrigation District modernisation project is a prime example, with irrigators already committed to delivering their share of the $60 million stage 1B of the project. “The Macalister Irrigation District and Southern Tinamba pipeline is a shovel-ready
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project, which is poised to each year generate an additional $45 million - $50 million in regional economic growth through the expansion of farm production, while delivering 9700 megalitres of water savings. “We’re seeking another $20 million each from the federal and state governments to replace 85 kilometres (km) of old leaky channels with 35km of a pressurised pipe and 26km of automated channels.” Mr Jenkins said it was pleasing to see the Federal Government recognising the importance of water security within an agricultural production system and placing such a great emphasis on developing improved water security for the benefit of agricultural production in Australia.
$30.8 million to tackle trade barriers derlines agriculture’s contribution to our economy – and it is something we want to maintain as well as build to provide greater profits back to the farmgate and to the nation. “The $30.8 million will go toward reducing technical barriers to trade in key markets, and to provide five new agriculture counsellors in overseas markets, promoting our products and the robustness of our assurance systems, and helping us to understand what our international customers want. “Key to enhancing profitability of the sector is negotiating health protocols and treatment regimes to access and maintain markets that do not place unnecessary burden on our producers,” Mr Joyce said.
Leader of the Nationals Peter Walsh said he is pleased that accessing premium export markets is a priority in the white paper and that there is investment earmarked for breaking down technical barriers and improving biosecurity. National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) president Brent Finlay said the NFF has been a leading advocate for ongoing measures to boost Australian exports, particularly in regards to overseas counsellors. “An additional $30 million to fund overseas agricultural counsellors will help overcome technical barriers to trade, currently inhibiting industries such as horticulture, rice and pork,” Mr Finlay said. The decision to increase
agricultural counsellors in key overseas markets was also welcomed by the Australian Dairy Industry Council (ADIC) with the council’s president Noel Campbell saying it was a positive first step toward addressing the technical barriers. “The ADIC has been a strong advocate for increased resources toward overcoming technical barriers to trade in overseas markets and we are pleased to see the government’s acknowledgement of this issue,” Mr Campbell said. “The extent to which our industry is able to seize opportunities delivered through recently completed trade agreements will depend upon addressing non-tariff barriers to trade. “These counsellors will
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Time to let go of the ropes and say goodbye to our loyal readers FAREWELL: Murray Gilby, with wife Denise and son Colin, farm a 700 hectare cropping property at Kotupna, 30 kilometres east of Echuca. The farming enterprise includes cropping canola, barley and wheat, along with an agricultural contracting business, supplying customers with all their cropping needs.
The resown areas of wheat and peas are all up and going too. The wheat and pea mixture will be cut for hay and the other 100 hectares of wheat will be dealt with, again dependent on the amount of rain it receives. It is in one of the areas that has been missing out on rain – it never seems to get as wet there as here on the home block. We will make a decision later on and it could be either hay or grain. I have been doing crop checks on TM Agriculture paddocks and am seeing really good root development and strong stems in our crops.
I haven’t been doing much of late with the truck – our grain supplies have dried up and there is not a lot going on in other bulk deliveries in the district. We went away in the caravan for a few days and journeyed up to Wagga Wagga. The weather wasn’t much better than here, but we enjoyed the time away with plenty of things to see and do. Only three home and away games of footy left for the season – I’m not sure where that season went. Finals are around the corner and it will be great to see a number of
From all the Farmer team, we wish to sincerely thank Murray and Denise for sharing their ‘life on the land’ each month, over the past 12 years. It has been a big commitment and one we have thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed. We, and no doubt their many readers, sincerely wish them all the best in this next phase of their lives.
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Rural youth to tell it like it is THE ABC is calling on young regional and rural Australians to “tell it like it is” by sharing their story and entering the annual Heywire competition. Now in its 18th year, ABC Regional’s Heywire competition provides a platform for young Australians aged 16 to 22 to submit stories about their life and the issues affecting their community. The winning stories will be featured on the ABC, with each winner receiving a trip to the Heywire Regional Youth Summit in Canberra in February 2016. Winners attending the week-long summit will share their stories, collaborate with peers, gain
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August 2015
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Good rains have kept Burando Hill busy BURANDO Hill Wangaratta prides itself on providing quality agriculture equipment and technology that has been tested and proven in Australian farming conditions. The company was established in 1977 and is an Australia-wide agricultural equipment and parts distributor, dealer and retailer for products in the grain handling, grain storage, spraying, liquid applications, seeding technology and monitoring devices, GPS and compact implement categories. The Burando Hill Wangaratta
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Rural women’s award for 2016 open APPLICATIONS for the 2016 Rural Industries R&D Corporation Rural Women’s Award are now open. The award is open to all women involved in primary industries who are encouraged to enter themselves or to nominate someone with a commitment and desire to making a real difference to their industry and community.
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Wake up Australia – water is the key to food production EVERYONE recognises that life is dependent on water and light with few exceptions - deep ocean volcanic eruptions is one. It is extremely disappointing that the Federal Government and the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) public servants are unable to provide legislation that allows the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) allocation to return to food production. The MBDA pays for all water it owns and is yet to be challenged on total investment of taxpayers’ money. Allocation of CEWH water has been forced into spill account and lost and interfered with is the allocation to irrigators by this spill water. Currently, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is debating an increase in the goods and services tax or to the Medicare levy and we all recognise the downturn in iron and coal exports. The internal management and expenses of CEWH should also be subject to scrutiny.
By BRUCE DIFFEY Waterwheel Traders The question needs to be debated around the South Australian argument in regards to retaining barrages in Coorong, which was an estuary prior to the barrages. If government decides to decommission assets like Mokoan in Victoria, then similar solutions should be done in South Australia. Economists drive debate and the electorate will only act when water ceases to flow from the taps in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The Federal Government released a white paper for northern agriculture, with no press coverage in Melbourne and no mission statement, which was criticised by former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett on Lateline. In 50 years we have lost the focus on agriculture. Our prime minister applauds
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DESPITE recently selling their 850 hectare property in Benalla, principals of Welcome Swallow Jim and Suzy Martin have joined a syndicate and purchased top rate Angus bull, Texas Mount K2. The bull is in the top one per cent in all Angus indexes and according to Suzy Martin, he has a very gentle and quiet temperament and comes from a blood line the Martins have been following for many years. “We are looking at this purchase as our therapy to help us through this radical change with us leaving the property,” she said. “The sons of this sire have surpassed expectations at every aspect and what he will contribute to the Angus breed will be terrific to watch,” Mrs Martin said. At Welcome Swallow’s recent Angus female dispersal sale, 262 out of the 270 up for sale sold, with the top selling female price reaching $15,500. Prices for the other fe-
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with the sale as there was strong support from studs in Victoria, NSW and South Australia. “There were also a lot of commercial clients looking to trade older genetics for newer quality genetics. “Those leftover will be offered to those people who we know that may be interested,” she said. The Martins have recently sold their property to a Chinese family who had recently purchased the neighbouring property, Exford Park which is 404 hectares. Mrs Martin said that although they were not necessarily ready to sell they did not believe that an opportunity this good would come along again and that it was important to them that the property was sold to a family as opposed to a corporation. “It is all about tradition. “I believe the best business model for grazing in Australia is the family model because shareholders really don’t have patience with long dry spells and low commodity
prices,” she said. She said she felt that by selling the property to a family that is making the stud bigger it will ensure the stud is more viable in the future. The new family intend to run a commercial beef and sheep operation, with Welcome Swallow’s current property manager Brett Walker – who has been the property manager for the past 21 years - employed by the new family to continue running the stud. “One of the major things we talked about with the buyers was that they wanted Brett to come with the property and manage the new property. “With Brett Walker you can be guaranteed that it will be well run and it really will be a general culture exchange.” Welcome Swallow is holding its Charolais dispersal sale on Wednesday, September 9 where about 20 Charolais females with calves in foot and 20 Angus and Charolais recipients also with calves in foot will
be available to purchase. “We will also be selling 60 Angus bulls and five Charolais two-year-old bulls. “And it is possible we may be offering a yearling bull,” Mrs Martin said. Mrs Martin said what she will miss most about running Welcome Swallow is the client liaisons and the interaction with the animals. “It is like a drug getting involved in this industry. “I will really miss the breeding side as it is intellectually challenging and you have to always do your homework. “This industry involves you stretching yourself and that is always good,” she said. The upcoming on-farm Charolais dispersal sale will be held on Wednesday, September 9 starting at 1pm, with inspections starting from 10am. Welcome Swallow’s usual “delicious beef lunch” will also be served. For more information visit www.welcomeswallowangus.com.au.
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Sound, fertile and functional is the key at Anvil Angus line,� he said. Anvil Angus is holding its on-farm spring bull sale on Wednesday, September 9 starting at 4pm, with inspections from 1pm. Included in the sale will be sons of Boonaroo GUS, HF Tiger 5T, Ellingson Identity, Banquet Garrett and HA Program. “This is only our third spring sale and we have found it growing from strength to strength,� Mr Handbury said.
“This year though we we have added some pressure by already having our new earlier spring sale at Howlong in NSW. “This was to assist our NSW clients who needed bulls earlier. “It will be our ďŹ rst sale with Elders joining the sales team with Rodwells to further expand the network,â€? he said. For more information visit www.anvilangus.com. au.
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expanding all the way through to the Goulburn River ats. The property has grown since Mr Handbury ďŹ rst moved there 10 years ago when it was 1750 acres to now almost double that to just over 3000 acres. He now runs 750 registered and recipient Angus cows as well as a small merino ock. According to Mr Handbury, one of Anvil Angus’ unique qualities is its sire selection. “We are just not satisďŹ ed with the AI sires we ďŹ nd in most semen catalogues. “Too often they have failed to perform as suggested, leading to heavy cull rates and loss of breeding females. “We identiďŹ ed this early and for over a decade we have been travelling to the US and around Australia to ďŹ nd the bulls we think will do the right job for us and ultimately our clients. “As a result we often have the ďŹ rst crop of calves by these bulls in Australia, resulting in the ďŹ rst sons to sell also. “Sometimes this can be a difďŹ cult task as we are ďŹ nding ourselves educating the industry to a new breeding
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TWENTY years ago, stud principal Stephen Handbury switched from running Herefords toAngus and he hasn’t looked back. Having now bred Angus for almost 20 years, with the last 12 including registered cattle, Mr Handbury of Anvil Angus said the main reason for the change in breed was Angus’ maternal characteristics. “Angus cows are the true great all-rounder – fertility and most importantly weaning percentage are significantly better than the other cattle we were running,â€? he said. “We have experimented over the past 10 years with different crosses, but ultimately we come back to breeding straight Angus. “The Angus cow is a fantastic base covering so many potential markets depending on the type ofAngus bull you breed them to. “Now with the export potential for straight breed steers and heifers, it’s difďŹ cult to see the beneďŹ ts in cross breeding Angus in southern Australia,â€? Mr Handbury said. Anvil Angus is situated just south of Alexandra at Acheron and is set back against the Black Range,
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Give our readers a quick snapshot of your farm at Terip Terip. Terip Terip – so good they named it twice. It’s a small community area on top of the hills in the Strathbogie Ranges between Yarck and Ruffy in North East Victoria. We farm 270 acres of the McKenzie family farm with its capacity topped up by leasing a further 100 acres. It’s in a good rain fall area and is basically granitic soil, 500 metres above sea level and it attracts cold and snow in the winter, but with the relief of mild summers. The farm runs Angus breeding cows, a small mob of composite ewes for fat lambs and a small boutique warm blood show jumping stud. It’s a diverse income from the farm that stems from individual passions among the family. The cattle and fat lambs are Ken’s delights and the warmblood horses are Robyn and the children’s interest. With horses sold to every state of Australia and to countries such as Japan, Thailand and New Zealand, the Kendalee horses are now well respected as being talented, reliable and
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Best advice or farming tip you have received? Ken thinks that the best tip about farming he has had is to never be afraid of change, try new things and you’re never too old to learn. Describe your perfect day. We think of the two things which include: 1. A day without the stress of time ‡ $ VWDUW LQ GD\OLJKW ‡ 7LPH IRU D FRRNHG breakfast ‡ 7LPH WR KDQGOH VWRFN in a patient manner ‡ 7LPH WR WKLQN DQG SODQ events both short term and long term ‡ 7LPH WR HQMR\ ZKDW ZH work so hard for 2. When the season has or is being a good one: ‡ 7KH JUDVV LV JURZLQJ ‡ 7KH VWRFN LV IDW DQG happy. What is the best thing about being a farmer? Somewhere to bring up our children that gives
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in Benambra topped the Sharpe Fullgrabe Sale at $990 for 10-month-old calves, with all of these calves by Irelands Angus bulls,� Mr Ireland said. “The September sale bulls show a fantastic cross section of the Irelands herd and are an excellent representation of how our genetics are continuing to produce consistent and affordable cattle.� He added that the super sires will headline the sale, but a very strong showcase of young sires is coming through with exceptional results, with a focus on
carcase and commercial reliability. “We are very proud of our bulls as we select on the basis of conformation, structure, growth and fertility,� Mr Ireland said. “They are soft skinned and have generations of sound genetics and by using our own sires is great confirmation that our program is headed in the right direction.� “And we believe that the strength of genetics will determine the consistency of the progeny, no matter the market.� The bulls are backed
by generations of performance genetics, are semen tested, vaccinated for Vibrio, tested free for Pesti and are ready to work. Mr Ireland maintains his main focus is still and will always be value for money. The 50 bulls will be sold on-property on Friday, September 11, 2015, by auction commencing at 1pm on the Kyeamba property, 45 kilometres south east of Wagga Wagga. Inspections start at 10:30am. For more information visit www.irelandsangus. com.au.
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Banquet Angus presenting exciting spring buying options THE Branson family of Banquet Angus at Mortlake is offering cattle producers two opportunities that have not previously been available to secure their genetics this spring. Along the lines of its ‘Banquet’ name, there are real genetic feasts and ones not to be missed. The Banquet breeding and management program has undergone some restructuring in the past couple of years, and while its main bull sale in late
February is the stud’s major sale, it has always produced bulls for private sale all year round. According to stud principals Stephen and Noeleen Branson they have decided to hold an inaugural spring bull sale on Tuesday, September 8 to cater specifically for late spring or early summer herd joining demand, offering 45 “Big Bold Banquet bulls”. “These comprise 35 rising two-year-old bulls that match the usual February sale offerings
for quality, but have been bred for spring joining clients,” Mr Branson said. “Ten will be yearling bulls around 15 months of age that have been specifically selected to suit heifer joinings that make up a significant number of enquiries at this time of the year. “Photos of the individual bulls on offer will be posted on our website and Facebook site closer to the sale,” he said. The second ‘genetic feast’ is a real bonus for bull breeders or
prospective new bull breeders and the stud’s restructuring means the female numbers need to be adjusted in the short term. Under the theme of the ‘Belles of Banquet’ on offer on Thursday, November 26 will be the entire 2006 to 2009 drops of Banquet females, consisting of more than 100 cows and including embryo transfer donors. “Nothing in these age groups has been retained,” Mr Branson said.
the future, have no fears. Eighty heifers are being calved down now and a further 180 will calve down next year. “The power and selection numbers of quality Big Bold Banquet Bulls will continue as in the past, but your first and most immediate opportunity to invest in one will be on September 8 at our inaugural spring bull sale. “That is an opportunity not to be missed,” Mr Branson said. For more information visit www.banquetangus.com.au.
“This is truly a unique opportunity - with the genetic strength and breeding quality these females possess they still have so much to offer the breed. “Also on offer will be a select group of prospective show heifers, always popular with those in junior heifer clubs and some newer breeders.” Mr Branson said that for those thinking this female sale is in fact a reduction of future breeding numbers and thus, lesser bulls may be on offer in
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Ile de France’s easy lambing trait ideal for joining ewe lambs FROM Timboon in Victoria to Tumby Bay at the Eyre Peninsula, Ile de France’s clients continue to report how they experience easy lambing with stock from the stud even when joined to eight-month-old merino ewe lambs. Ile de France Australia was established by Ian McDougall and Trevor Troeth in 2007 at Belmore, Heywood in Victoria. Mr McDougall ďŹ rst met up with the Ile de France breed on a trip to the Paris Agricultural Show in 1988 and was involved in establishing the ďŹ rst Ile de France ocks in Canada and Mexico in the mid-1990s. By 2006 Mr McDougall felt that with its ability to cycle all months of the year, its great carcass, white wool and its do-ability, the time was right to introduce Ile de France to Australia. Mr Troeth has bred Poll Dorsets at Belmore for many years and prior to that his father had a well-known Corriedale stud. Mr Troeth felt that the Poll Dorset and White Suffolk had lost conformation (in particular hind quarter muscling) in the pursuit of growth rate and leanness - in the Ile de France he saw a breed that could put
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the “lump back into the rumpâ€?. Fortunately Mr Troeth and Mr McDougall met up at Sheepvention in 2006 “and the rest they say is history and a lot of hard workâ€?. Our aim is to produce rams that sire easy lambing, early maturing lambs with great shape, that grow fast and ďŹ nish quickly
off mum and dress out well. “We birth weigh all of our lambs and cull any ewes and rams that are implicated in breeding oversized or incorrectly shaped lambs,� Mr Troeth said. “Our stud rams are selected from those that have grown fast to weaning, with positive
fat, good eye muscle and hind quarter. “Our rams have the capability to mate a large number of ewes over their lifetime, so sound feet and legs are a priority along with large testicle size. “We like rams that have a bare face, wide bare breech and are clean on their points,� he said.
The “fantastic� carcass traits of the Ile de France were on display at the 2014 Rutherglen Show - Lamb Carcass Competition where Ile de France cross lambs exhibited by Scott Francis of Rutherglen achieved highest Eye Muscle Area in show (34 per cent above the competition
average), ďŹ rst in Consistency Yield Class with a 54.1 dressing per cent and ďŹ rst Place Hoof – Champion Hoof. Ile de France tops the NZ Central Progeny Test as a Dual Purpose sire The stud also topped the 2014/2015 Central Progeny Test trial for dual-purpose breeds. Progeny from Ile de France 090230 were top for weaning weight and overall growth index and third for worm FEC EBV. According to Mr Troeth a number of clients throughout the western districts of Victoria and the lower south east of South Australia retain the ewe portion of their Ile de France cross ďŹ rst cross lambs. “Our clients Wayne and Doris Humphreys from Pleasant Park in Mt Gambier have run Ile de France cross ewes for the past four years and Wayne said that the Ile de France cross ewe joins earlier, tails 140 per cent lambs, bounces back very well after weaning and produces a fast growing, early maturing lamb with a great carcass and improved skin that is less likely to go to wool,â€? he said. For more information visit www.iledefrance.com.au.
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Sustainable lamb production at Cloven Hills OWNED and managed by second generation farmers, Kate and Chris Dorahy, ‘Cloven Hills’ has specialised in maternal genetics since 1977. Today the stud runs 5000 selfreplacing ewes made up of Coopworth (about 50 per cent), some East Friesian (about 10 per cent), and about 30 per cent to 40 per cent of terminal infusions which are primarily White Suffolk alongside Poll Dorset and Texel for growth and carcase traits. Stud principal Chris Dorahy said he is always investing in genetics programs introducing the top Australian and New Zealand lamb genetics into the stud and commercial flocks, ensuring his sheep have a balance of
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last 8000 years,� he said. “Arable land is disappearing and land values are increasing, so this will require expedential growth in mechanical innovation to respond.� He added that all tractor manufacturers are spending big on research and development, with many tractors engineered on similar platforms where they are getting better and cheaper on lower manufacturer margins. Mr Darcy also said that service and support will be the point of difference with implications for dealer strategies. “Auto guidance is now standard and will continue to improve. “With increased minable tillage, sprayers, air seeders and individual distributor heads these are the areas for increased innovation,� he said. Australian Fodder Industry Association representative Darren Keating discussed regional stocks of fodder and export market opportunities for hay, particularly into Asia. Other conference presenters included producers and investor farm managers discussing their property management strategies and practices.
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optimal maternal and terminal traits. “By having only one self-replacing flock, its simplicity enables us to streamline our management practices, giving us more time to focus on productivity gains, through measuring, selecting and culling,� he said. “We see our job as providing structurally sound animals with objective performance information so you can select the animals that best suit your purpose and operation.� Cloven Hills ram sale will be held at the Casterton Showgrounds, Island Park on Monday, October 12 starting at 1pm. For more information visit www. clovenhills.com.au.
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August 2015
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representative Mal Rogers is hoping to see the rural landscape dotted with pink bales as a visual reminder of the role women play within the farming community. “We are very mindful that rural women do not have access to health care and information that those in our towns and cities have. “We wanted to do something to help bring change to this and our pink balewrap and netwrap products are our way of supporting breast cancer awareness,� Mr Rogers said. Tapex provide products and solutions to the agricultural crop packaging and infrastructure, construction and safety industries. For more information visit www. tapex.com. au.
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New online facility for water bore licences making it easier LANDHOLDERS and bore drillers can now apply online for a water bore licence through a new service on the Victorian Water Register. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and rural water corporations have developed this initiative making it easier, faster
and cheaper to apply for licences to build water bores for domestic and stock use, investigation and observation. DELWP manager of licensing, groundwater and unregulated systems Patrick O’Halloran said the innovation was designed to cut red tape and costs.
“This provides a better web-based service for landholders, rural water corporation customers and people working in drilling and hydrogeological and environmental consultancies,” he said. “Each year around 1250 licences are issued in the Victorian Water Register to
build groundwater bores for stock and domestic, observation and investigation, as well as about 1000 licences to decommission bores. “Victoria has around 80,000 domestic and stock and 2500 observation water bores. “Some bores are used to monitor groundwater,
others to understand what’s going on with groundwater on building sites and developments, and to investigate water levels,” Mr O’Halloran said. Applications will be automatically processed and in most cases licences will be issued on the spot. Fees for online applications
will be about 50 per cent less than for a paper application. The new service is integrated with mapping technology to make it easy to locate the property where a bore is to be drilled. The new online application service is now live at mywater.waterregister.vic. gov.au.
Farm machinery sales moving and trending up
UPBEAT DELIVERY: Alan Kirsten, Agriview director, presented his State of the Industry annual report on tractor and farm machinery sales.
CONFERENCE OPENERS: Richard Lewis, TMA executive director and Steve Wright, TMA chairman and marketing manager John Deere Ltd, opened the conference.
AUSTRALIAN tractor sales continue to increase with a 10 per cent increase recorded for the financial year ending June 30, 2015. According to Agriview director Alan Kirsten, tractor sales are worth $516 million to the Australian industry. The figures were released at the recent Tractor and Machinery Association’s (TMA) annual conference in Melbourne in front of more than 175 members and industry personnel, with Agriview’s report also providing trends of future sales of farm machinery. Mr Kirsten was upbeat about the industry’s sales and dealership prospects and said that the market was strong and “looks like being strong going forward”. Tractor sales came in at 5451 units for the first six months of 2015 compared with 4985 in 2014. The five year sales average was up five per cent. Around the country, South Australia achieved the maximum tractor sales with a 17 per cent increase, followed by Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland at 16 per cent, and Western Australia up one per cent. Victoria was down one per cent and the Northern Territory had fallen five per cent. “Regionally some areas have been affected by drought, for example the Wimmera,” Mr Kirsten said. “However, overall drought and commodity prices are not having
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a strong influence on the market.” Tractor sales to hobby farmers and the horticultural sector remained strong; the five-year average sales of all units indicated most states were up five per cent to seven per cent. However, sales of combine harvesters fell 12 per cent to $38.4 million and haymaking equipment was down eight per cent to $9 million. Mr Kirsten said that while combine harvester sales were down dealers are bringing back values of traded combines. “This is leading to not having
a glut in the market of second hand combiners,” he said. Sales of balers were down on previous years but Mt Kirsten commented that the 2015 hay market looked positive. Sales of windrowers were stable; spraying equipment was very strong, but airseeders and tillage equipping sales lagged. On Australian machinery outlets, numbers were static at 681 after consolidation of dealerships in recent years. Ninety-seven groups accounted for 359 of these dealerships, leaving only 322 stand-alone
dealers – 20 years ago there were more than 2000 dealerships in Australia. Mr Kirsten said the industry could not afford to see any less dealers and it needed more groups to invest. He said that while many dealers could not read what will happen, he expected the trend in sales to improve – a prediction confirmed by ABARE reports. “It is a strong viable industry, and with upside,” Mr Kirsten said. “For those dealers who want to sell, I would be working on it right now.”
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Many occurrences of lameness in horses can be subtle and difficult to spot whilst in other situations your horse has become 3 legged seemingly overnight. So what are the most common causes of theses severe non-weight bearing lameness and how can they be differentiated? 1. Solar or hoof abscesses: Hoof abscesses are one of the most common causes of severe lameness in horses. Hoof abscess result as consequence of bacteria entering the hoof through cracks or holes in the sole and causing infection. As the infection develops parts of the hoof breakdown and pressure builds up as puss forms in cavities in the hoof. This results in an extremely painful foot for your horse! This pain can be easily isolated by your veterinarian using
hoof testers. The only way to treat this pain is to assist the abscess to ‘break out’ and drain through the sole. This can be done by paring back feet using a hoof knife and following tracts in the sole to locate the abscess. Often a poultice is used to help promote drainage by drawing out puss from the abscess. 2. Fractures and Breaks: These are the types of lameness that are often associated with a very upsetting outcome. Bone injuries can range from a small chip in a joint or crack in a bone to a complete break. Because horses are such large animals treatment of these injuries can be challenging and sometimes impossible however depending on the location and the scale of the injury this is not always the case. X-ray is one of
the best tools we have for confirming a diagnosis of a fracture however is only viable for smaller sections of the limbs (shoulders and hips for example are not able to be readily radiographed). 3. Cellulitis Cellulitis is a fancy term which means an infection or inflammation of the soft connective tissue layer that lies below the skin. This infection can become very severe (often quite quickly) and extremely painful for the horse often resulting in a reluctance to bear weight on the affected limb. Cellulitis can result in a fever that can make the animal extremely unwell. Cellulitis can have a multitude of side effects (including laminitis!) and is usually managed with a combination of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory’s. Dr. Kirri Solly-Slade BSc DVM
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