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VICTORIAN farmers contemplating growing opium poppies for the first time have been urged “not to sit on their hands” in terms of gaining licences and approvals to grow the tightlysecured crop. Stewart Holland, a biological policy officer with the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources at Knoxfield, told a poppy growers’ information morning at Bannockburn near Geelong last month that a necessary licence application would take a minimum of 60 days to make its way through the DED. Growers also would have to initiate police security checks on themselves and any other people involved in producing the crop. Anyone with a drug or armed robbery conviction would not be able to secure a growing licence. Other requirements were satisfactory completion of a credit history check and development of a risk management plan and licence application with crop processor TPI. Mr Holland said only one grower completed his risk management plan satisfactorily first time around last year.
However, TPI officer Colin Smith told the meeting licences were slow to be granted last year and that had limited the area sown. Fees payable by each grower to DED would amount to $1300 a year, which can be compensated by TPI. Established a decade ago in Tasmania, last year was the first in which TPI entered into commercial contracts on the mainland, mostly in Victoria. Harvested straw from a 600-hectare Victorian harvest had mostly been delivered to TPI’s new 10-hectare Coolaroo razorwire-secured processing facility 10 minutes from Melbourne airport. Currently TPI’s existing plant at Cressy, Tasmania, is being dismantled and transported to Melbourne to be part of a bigger more efficient plant at Coolaroo. Mr Smith said the best TPI crops yielding two tonnes per hectare had been harvested in the Ballarat district this year. He said the company was aiming to contract about 10,000 hectares in Victoria and had committed to the Victorian government that it would operate only in this mainland state until demand outstripped supply.
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Licensing wait could hamper poppy crops From page 1
Already the company has contracted 3000ha in Victoria for the upcoming growing season but would like to have 4000ha on its books in 2015. Ballarat based TPI agronomist Marcus Dunnett told the meeting the basic requirements for growing opium poppies was a free draining soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5. He said there was no bureaucracy induced sowing panic for growers in higher, colder areas like the Central Highlands near Ballarat and in Central Gippsland because those crops would be better sown in August or September. However, in most other areas the ideal sowing period would span from May to July. Mr Dunnett said one of the things growers needed to get their heads around was the low seeding rate of 1kg/ha - there are about 2.5m seeds in a kilogram – to achieve about 70 to 80 plants growing in a square metre. Because the seeds are so small Mr Dunnett said care needed to be taken in making sure they were sown no deeper than five to 10mm.
He said poppies were not a Holy Grail crop which would return $10,000/ha. However, some of TPI’s experienced Tasmanian growers had returns from $6000 to $8000/ha. He highlighted a mid level gross margin from a 1.75t/ha crop assaying (alkaloid content) at 2.6 per cent as $3213; a top gross margin on his chart from a 3t/ha crop assaying at 3 per cent was $6858. Southern Farmer asked Mr Dunnett after the meeting what determined a good assay. He said no one seemed to know and if a top assay was achieved one year, it probably would not happen in the same paddock again the next year. Mr Smith told the meeting that TPI had been virtually squeezed out of Tasmania by long established existing processors contracting poppy growers on most of the available land. Those listed companies have been around for 30 or 40 years processing opium poppies in Tasmania and producing 60 per cent of the world’s requirements for morphine, most of which is converted into
codeine for pain relief medication. In 2006, Tasmania grew 4900ha of poppies; in 2013 this had expanded to 36,250ha. But Mr Smith said that expansion was only achieved by expansion onto marginal land, which had led to Australia’s opium market share declining. That had left his decade old company, which had developed a much more efficient, less expensive and less intrusive water based alkaloid extraction process, without much possibility of viable expansion. “TPI was picking up about 1000ha a year but in reality needed about 5000ha at a time when all the best land was being contracted to the older companies,” he said. He said the result was TPI picked up some growers who were disgruntled with other processors but generally had to settle for second best land. “So when it got to the point where our business was expanding we had nowhere to go and the decision was made to look to the mainland,” he said. A number of states were
CROP OPTION: TPI’s Marcus Dunnett outlines possible gross margin returns from opium poppy crops.
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By DAVID RIZZOLI BEEF Week director Geoff Phillips summed up commercial breeders’ response to the nine-day annual stud cattle exposition in Victoria and southern New South Wales – “There was more enthusiasm out there than we have ever seen before,â€? he said. More than 200 studs put some of the best stud beef cattle on display late in January and early in February in the face of surging demand for commercial cattle from graziers re-stocking in the north. Mr Phillips said that of the 6000 bulls on display, 4000 were retained for later on-property sales with all but a few of the remaining 2000 being sold at Beef Week ďŹ eld days. “Planning for an even better 2016 Beef Week is already under way,â€? he said. Beef Week 2015 was the biggest yet staged with 53 breeds represented. Days ďŹ ve and six and the eastern sector of day seven – including about 47 studs – comprised the Southern Farmer readership region. Blessedly cool weather was a signiďŹ cant factor that favored the event as
it relieved heat stress on animals and visitors alike. Southern Farmer set out early on day ďŹ ve to ďŹ rst time Beef Weeker Carl Haintz of Loughlin Park Angus stud near Allendale, north of Ballarat. This six-year-old stud is already notching up success at bull sales and even at this early stage Carl had sold three of the ďŹ ve bulls on offer and was enjoying his foray into the ďŹ eld day circuit. From there it was a quick trip around the corner to Phil Gay’s Heatherington Park Poll Herefords. As usual the cattle were in excellent condition and among early visitors showing interest was Rohan Trease, Mirboo North. Heatherington Park was established in 1991 and runs a small herd of 55 autumn calvers. On then to the land of potatoes, fat lambs and prime beef where the chocolate volcanic soil produces the best of all three, particularly the latter. David and Scott McKay are prominent Shorthorn breeders at Creswick and their Marschay Shorthorn stud, founded in 1975, runs around 70 registered breeders in a herd of 350 cows.
CATTLE FOCUS: Inspecting the showing at Adameluca Angus at Kyneton were Marg and Graeme Gilmour, Terang, stud master Sam Trovatello and Sharon Murphy, Shamrock Springs. Graeme is chairman of the Angus Association.
It normally offers spring and autumn drop heifers for sale. Only a few kilometres north in the same rich country is another prominent Shorthorn stud, Glengyron Shorthorns, run by the Tippett family at Newlyn. Family members were busy hosting a steady stream of visitors showing an interest in buying quality stock. Always a highlight of
Beef Week is the visit to the magniďŹ cent property of the Mobbs family, High Spa, Daylesford, with its outstanding Angus herd. High Spa uses the event as its main selling day for the year and always offers an impressive lineup of young bulls and females. When Southern Farmer visited most of the bulls had been sold and only a few pens of heifers remained. At Trentham, again in potato country but over the
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Year for his concept of Speckline cattle. These combine Lowline and Speckle Park breeds. The result is claimed to be a 500-kilogram cow bearing “a bigger than normal” calf with few problems and potential for a larger, faster-growing weaner. Unfortunately, because of the smaller number of studs and the amount of travel involved Southern Farmer was unable to cover day six this year and visit the breeders exhibiting their cattle. It is hoped that we might be able to rectify this at Beef Week in 2016.
Barry has been missing from the stud cattle scene for a number of years. He was for many years the studmaster at Hugh and Elizabeth Morgan’s Charnock Hereford stud near Rochford. He switched allegiance from the red-and-whites to the black breed at Adameluca and is now studmaster for the Trovatello family enterprise. Visiting there was chairman of Angus Victoria Brad Gilmour and his wife Margaret. Last stud for day five was one of the most interesting. Ian Milne was a finalist in the 2013 Farmer of the
HOME GROUND: Angus breeders Simon Falkiner (left), Matt Cherry and Lachie Wilson at Murdeduke Angus stud, Winchelsea, spoke with Trish Angus, Coolah, New South Wales.
LOCAL COLOR: Carl Haintz (left), principal of the Loughlin Park Angus stud, Allendale, with visitor Graeme Lafranchi, also from Allendale.
Beef Week weather starts with a cooler tour of a different kind By DAVID RIZZOLI
kilometres west of Ballarat. It consists wholly of 260 APR registered spring calving cows. The stud’s annual sale draft this year consists of 10 rising two year old heifers (PTIC) and 31 rising two and a half year old heifers (PTIC) which were to be offered at the 2014 Ballarat annual autumn cattle sale on February 13. On further west to the Hillview property of the renowned Beef Shorthorn breeder Bill
BEEF Week day seven dawned with the prospect of another pleasantly cool day. But Southern Farmer first up found itself in a cooler of a different kind – in gaol – at the prison farm that is part of Langi Kal Kal. Founded 30 years ago with respected cattleman and judge Ric Smith as studmaster, the Langi Kal Kal Angus stud is at Trawalla, about 30
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Landcare earmarks Dandenong funds THE National Landcare Program will provide $3 million in three years, starting this year, to improve the environmental health of the Dandenong Ranges and raise awareness of traditional indigenous culture. Community groups will be funded to undertake on-ground environmental projects in the Dandenongs to improve wildlife habitat, manage weeds including Wandering Trad (Tradescantia uminensis) and reduce bushďŹ re fuel loads. Bullen Bullen Bush Tucker and Medicine Tours will be supported to develop a program to raise community awareness of traditional indigenous prac-
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Gas explosion mushrooms to injury and $50,000 ďŹ ne THE owner of a mushroom-growing operation was ďŹ ned $50,000 in Bendigo magistrates’court last month over a gas explosion that left a worker with serious burns. Lance Darren Robertson, 54, was found guilty of failing to provide and maintain a safe working environment at Streamside Mushrooms, a business he operated at Lockwood South, near Bendigo. He was convicted and ďŹ ned $50,000 and ordered to pay costs of $15,106. The court was told that on March 26, 2013, an employee began sterilising a growing room by heating it with an LP gas powered Wildcat directďŹ red air heater. He left the room, but when he returned a short time later he noticed that the gas connection to the heater had come loose and the ame was out. He turned off the gas at the cylinder and switched off the heater. He then re-attached the gas hose and connected the heater air supply duct to
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March, 2015
Climate change brings challenges to By DAVID PALMER THE wine grape harvest south of Bendigo started in mid-February, two weeks earlier than usual – and Sutton Grange winemaker Gilles Lapalus is in no doubt that global warming is complicating his capacity to make premium wine. However, the starting
date was complicated by the fact that the winery was aiming to make a sparkling wine for the first time and grapes needed to be at a lower than usual sugar level. In the big 2003-2010 drought the harvest date gradually came forward so that by 2010 an end of February start had become
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the norm. “This season we had a good start, then it went dry and then we had good weather; flowering was early,” Gilles said. “But it is a very worrying trend because in five years we might be picking in January and in 10 we might be picking before Christmas.” Gilles, a native of France’s Burgundy, said in regions like that and Bordeaux vignerons experienced much more rain and extreme weather than here so the variation was even greater. “Burgundy used to struggle to get grapes ripe but it does not have to struggle now because it has never had so many good years,” he said. Gilles said that when Sutton Grange was established in 1998 six grape varieties with different maturing times were selected so the harvest could proceed relatively unhurriedly. It started with merlot then went on to viognier, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and sangiovese over about one month. Gilles said the winery’s processing capacity was established to handle that steady flow of grapes. “But now, with the vintage coming earlier and earlier, what we used to pick in one month we now pick in 10 days,” he said. “At the same time the
FRENCH ACCENTED: Gilles Lapalus has been Sutton Grange winery’s winemaker from its first vintage in 2002.
weather is warmer and you need to use more refrigeration to keep the grapes cool so infrastructure is a nightmare.” Hosting functions and particularly weddings at the winery has been expanding with what used to be the wine cellar popular as a venue for tying matrimonial knots. Gilles said that this meant adapting an existing building to be the cellar. Another thing is that when grapes are picked earlier there tends to be less acid in the fruit and less tannin.
In coming to terms with changing climate, Gilles said that the winery started in 2005 planting – and later top grafting to existing vines – a red Italian grape variety called aglianico. It ripens a month later than sangiovese which was the latest one used. “That means that when we are almost ready to pick the shiraz, the aglianico has not started to even change color so there is at least a month difference between the viognier and it,” he said. “It might, in fact, not be ready to pick until April.”
Sutton Grange has also planted a white wine from the hot south of Italy called fiano. While it is not as late as aglianico it retains a lot of acid and does ripen later than chardonnay and viognier. “If we were to start again now we would plant only that,” Gilles said. Sutton Grange owner Peter Sidwell, a Melbourne businessman with horse racing and breeding interests, bought the property in 1996 because he wanted a horse stud and training facility. The farm, originally called ‘Fairbank’, covers 400 hectares with 13ha sown to vines, an area set up with a racehorse training track and other facilities and pasture for about 200 Hereford cattle. Gilles was recruited from Burgundy in 2001, as the winery was being completed, and the first vintage was getting under way. In 2002 he implemented a biodynamic husbandry regime for the vines which is probably the ultimate in organic farming technique. Southern Farmer suggested Gilles was a follower of Rudolph Steiner – the man usually associated with popularising the system of biodynamics a century or so ago. “Rudolph Steiner put his name on the formula
but this type of farming existed 3000 years ago,” Gilles said. “The main thing is we keep the soil alive because we don’t use herbicides and we are applying compost and ‘500’.” Gilles and his team make the ‘500’, a biodynamic soil stimulant, by burying cattle horns filled with cow manure at specific phases of the moon. Dug up later, a liquid derived from the matured manure is applied to paddocks as a spray. Other soil stimulants the winery uses are stinging nettle and casuarina tea. Sulphur and occasionally copper is sprayed if there are vine health problems. Gilles said pests and diseases were not a big problem because there were few vineyards nearby and because Sutton Grange, 300 metres above sea level, is open to the south and southerly winds tend to clear any troublesome fungi from the northsouth rows of vines. Gilles said the main pest was sulphur crested cockatoo flocks. In some years there are also wattle birds and crows causing problems – alleviated to some extent by the use of gas guns. Some cultivation is necessary to kill weeds. Continued page 9
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Sutton Grange observes hand-picking tradition SUTTON Grange continues with time-honored hand-picking and still employs up to 30 people to harvest wine grapes by hand. One reason the vineyard maintains this practice is that it would be expensive to own a harvester and, because grapes mature at many different times, it would be costly to keep calling a contract harvester back for small areas. Winemaker Gilles Lapalus says that an equally important
reason for hand-harvesting is that because the vineyard makes a considerable quantity of rosé, stalks need to be retained for the wine making process and existing harvesters remove most stalks. In general, all of the Sutton Grange and Fairbank label wines are low alcohol so the maximum is some shiraz, which has an alcohol content of 12 per cent, while some neigboring wineries near Mt Alexander to the west
have shiraz with 15 and 16 per cent alcohol. “We make rose around 13 per cent and all the reds are around 13 and 14 per cent,” Gilles says. Sutton Grange is always the first to pick grapes in the Bendigo wine region. When that happens the fruit retains more acid meaning that it is not necessary for Gilles and his staff to add acid. The wine has more tannin at that stage and it does not need
to be added either. Thanks to a couple of cool weeks in January – “the lack of heat meant acid was not burned in the fruit”, Gilles says – the acid level at early picking this season was higher than normal. Gilles says that the way Sutton Grange produces wine is expensive so it needs to be sold at a higher price. But expensive wine is hard to move at the moment, Gilles says.
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MORE than 700 exhibitors will provide visitors to Farm World 2015 at Lardner Park, near Warragul, with a comprehensive range of products to inspect and to gather the latest information to make important buying decisions. As always the Farm World field days, held this year from Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, March 29, will provide a unique platform for farm machinery manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to launch new products and to showcase their ranges. Exhibitors find it to be an essential venue to highlight changes in technology, and to maintain and establish new contacts. This year a new initiative will enable prospective purchasers to trial an array of tractors, front-end loaders, telehandlers and utility vehicles within a controlled demonstration area. A wide-ranging demonstration, presentation and activity program is again a feature of Farm World. Lots of machinery will be put through their paces and a lubricant specialist will be on hand at the BP Ultimate Pavilion to advise on lubrication matters. Throughout each day visitors can watch demonstrations of a portable sawmill, compost turner, plasma cutting machines, as well as the ever-popular ‘Jacksons View Animal Nursery’, ‘Animals of Oz’ and sheep dog yard trials. There will even be a range of AFL Gippsland football initiatives. You can hone goal kicking and handball skills on a range of interactive activities. The Farm World website has complete details on the Farm World demonstration, presentation and activity program. The theme for Farm World 2015 is ‘Farm Productivity’. This will focus on initiatives that farmers can take to improve their own farm productivity and will enable exhibitors who have products or services relating to the theme to feature them. An example of this is the new Krone Comprima X-treme round baler distributed by Kubota Tractors Australia, said to increase efficiency over their current machines by approximately 10 per cent, producing more than 75 bales per hour. The expanded pasture, grain and vegetable display area features a range of new grasses and fodder crops next to the previous proven varieties, as well
as a new extensive range of vegetable and grain varieties. A highlight each year is the ‘Farm World – Tractor and Machinery Awards’, which acknowledge significant developments in farm machinery in two classes – Best Powered Machine and Best Unpowered Machine. Last year the awards went to the Deutz-Fahr 7 Series TTV Agrotron and the McIntosh Double Round Bale Feeder. ‘Women in Agriculture’ is an important facet of the field days, recognising and celebrating the important role women play in agriculture. A special luncheon will be held from 12 pm to 2 pm on the Thursday in the Lardner Park Exhibition Centre and will feature interesting presenters including Dame Quentin Bryce AD, CVO, Governor-General of Australia from September 2008 until March 2014, and Natalie Collard, chief executive officer of the Australian Dairy Farmers. Following the success of the last year’s theme of Health and Wellbeing a permanent health and wellbeing area has been created at Farm World, focusing on initiatives that farmers and rural people can do to improve their health levels and quality of life. About 20 health and wellbeing related exhibitors including the National Stroke Foundation, Gippsland Women’s Health, Donate Life, Weight Watchers and Latrobe Community Health will be located in the Lardner Park Exhibition Centre. In addition, visitors can receive free dental assessments offered by the Royal Flying Doctor Service, hearing tests from the Wimmera Hearing Society and Pitstop Men’s Health checks. A presentation on how to prevent strokes will also be available. The Harvest of Gippsland will again be an important area for visitors at the northern sector of the Lardner Park Exhibition Centre. There is the opportunity to taste and purchase some of the unique food and wine produced in the Gippsland region. The Farm World field days are run in conjunction with strategic partners, the Commonwealth Bank, Evans Petroleum BP and the Baw Baw Shire Council. More information about the 2015 Farm World field days is available at www.lardnerpark.com.au.
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Pasture, grain and vegetable display expanded to include new fodder crops AS Farm World has grown to be Australia’s key pasture and fodder focused field days, a display of hundreds of pasture and fodder varieties have been a feature of the event over the past seven years. This year it will be even more striking with the combined pasture site expanding into food grains and vegetables. The area will also focus on the use of simple and successful fertiliser regimes. The Basix Trace Elements team have expanded the display to include a greater option of varieties highlighting the diversity of agriculture across southern Australia. The pasture display has identified and proven the universally successful varieties of pastures, including grasses, legumes, herbs and brassicas. The previous showing of 46 of the most successful varieties, some from each category, has been added
to by 60 new varieties to grow alongside the old ones. Sown at the same time, with the same fertiliser, and irrigated at the same time, comparisons will be clear for all to see. Included in the display are annuals, biannuals and perennials of ryegrasses and perennials of cocksfoot, phalaris, brome, fescue and timothy grasses. Legumes, including clovers (sub, white, arrow, Persian, crimson, rose, red, berseem, balansa, and strawberry), medics (burr, hybrid, strand, barrel and sphere), lucerne, and nonbloating legumes (sulla, serradella and biserulla) will also be displayed, as well as chicory, plantain, brassicas and sugar beet. The array of stockfeed cereal grains such as oats, barley, triticale, wheat, peas and canola, has been expanded by adding grains such as rye, rice, safflower, chia, linseed, quinoa, amaranth, lentils, chickpeas
and buckwheat. Adzuki, black turtle, soya and mung beans, peanut and sesame round off the grains display. The brand new vegetable display will reflect the potential of different types in the region. Recognising the significance of potato and pea growers in the region, these two vegetables will be the main focus. The display will include 13 currently relevant potato and 12 pea varieties (snap, shelling and snow), all of which are sown on a new base dressing granular fertiliser blend, and a new Basix Trace Element pack formulated for fast root zone dispersal. There will also be a wide range of brassicas from broccoli to Asian greens and many tomatoe, beet, cucurbit and lettuce varieties, including several heirlooms for general interest. More information: www. lardnerpark.com.au.
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VISITORS to the Farm World field days at Lardner Park, near Warragul, are invited to attend a special Women in Agriculture presentation and luncheon function to hear the stories and insights of two very different, determined and influential women. Farm World 2015 will be held from Thursday, March 26 to Sunday, March 29, and provides a unique platform for farm machinery manufacturers, suppliers and distributors to launch new products and to showcase their ranges. The Women in Agriculture function is scheduled from noon to 2pm on Thursday, March 26 and is is supported by the Commonwealth Bank and their Women in Focus team. Presenters at the function will include Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO (pictured) and Natalie Collard who will share their insights into women’s issues and their broad life and business experiences. Dame Quentin was governor general of Australia from
September 2008 until March 2014. She was the first woman to hold the position and was previously the governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008. Last year she was appointed as the chair of a new taskforce aimed at reducing domestic violence incidents in Queensland. Her many other roles include associations with the National Breast Cancer Advisory Council and the Australian Women’s Cricket Board. Upon graduating from university
with a law degree in 1965 she became one of the first women to be admitted to the Queensland bar. Natalie Collard was appointed CEO of Australian Dairy Farmers in June 2011. Before joining the ADF in November 2008 as general manager, Ms Collard was manager of rural affairs for the National Farmers’ Federation, Australia’s peak agricultural lobby group. She was also awarded Telstra Business Woman of the Year for Victoria in 2013 in the Community and Government category. The cost to attend the luncheon is $40 per head and includes entry to Farm World, a light lunch, wine, beer and soft drink. Bookings can be made by visiting www.trybooking. com/119124, but be quick as this is always a very popular event. More information about the many and varied activities at the 2015 Farm World field days is available from website www. lardnerpark.com.au.
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acceptance to the extent that few producers see Blonde infused cattle in saleyards because their demand is such that lot feeders and butchers buy them direct. Their early finishing trait also sees them sold directly over the hooks. He said Blondes do not need HGPs when finished in a feedlot. “Blonde genetics are nature’s own solution to the HGP ban by Coles Supermarkets,” Mr Spiteri said. For information about the offering call Rohan Bingley on 0418 347 884 or Ron Radford on 0407 184 130.
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THE Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will again have a strong presence at Farm World and will offer visitors a chance to explore a replica Flying Doctor’s aeroplane fuselage and have a free teeth and mouth check-up provided by the RFDS Victoria Mobile Dental Care team. As part of the oral health check-up, dentists from that program will be available to provide advice and a basic assessment, which will include
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TOW and Farm will display its unique Tow and Fert sprayer on stands B18-19 at Farm World. It can dissolve soluble granular products and hold any fine particle fertilisers in suspension, at the same time as utilising effluent slurry meaning it can become a key component in effluent management. Being able to treat stock and soil at the same time is a rarity, but Tow and Fert is a machine that can do just that because it can just about mix and spread anything. For example, operators could use liquid from effluent as the base to add extra nitrogen or ammonium sulphate, and then add trace elements as required. In addition farmers could add humates, which are a great source of carbon and help soils with naturally low organic matter hold onto other nutrients and minerals. Features of the Tow and Fert are on-board suction, remote control from the towing vehicle,
PRIDE OF PLACE: Tow and Fert on show at the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo late last month. a galvanised chassis with a UV resistant plastic tank, stainless steel fittings and and up to a 24m spreading width which means operators can cover 1ha in less than three minutes. Every machine comes with a software package for a laptop or PC which takes the guess workout of determining mix variables. Once operators have determined application rates, the software will calculate the rest. For example if urea at 40kg/ha is needed, the software will optimise
the best/quickest way to apply this and give outputs like how much water/effluent to fill the tank with, what speed to drive, what nozzles to use and how much product (urea) to put in. This software combined with onboard scales means applications are accurate every time. As fertiliser application regulations become more stringent and the need to farm smarter becomes paramount, the use of small, regular applications will become much more the norm.
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Farm World launches Cata-Log event app WITH many new attractions at Farm World 2015, a new app makes it possible to sample them before the event begins. The Farm World Cata-log app is free and allows visitors to register 10 days before the event and begin researching in the comfort of their own homes. In fact, those who register and load up Show Bags associated with the app go into a draw to win an iPad. The app can be downloaded from the Farm World homepage www. lardnerpark.com.au/FarmWorldmain. html on any HTML 5 device including PCs, laptops, tablets and smart phones. The app is designed to increase the information capture for visitors and make their day feel more organised. The menu allows visitors to search for specific interests, review exhibitors’ mini-sites and specials, view the map and store all of the information that would usually be collected and piled away for a rainy day. This storage space or Show Bag option effectively becomes your favorites of the event and enables you to quickly reference the mini-site for contact details or reference material. The real benefit within the Show Bag, is that you can add private notes like price, specifications, questions, etc to prompt you when visiting the exhibitor. There is also an instant messaging or Message the Exhibitor, which allows you to ask questions directly to the exhibitor like, whether they can bring a specialised product, whether a meeting
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A41 ADF Milking ............................................................................................A45-46 Advanced Machine Tools Pty Ltd .................................................................. 316 Advanced Therapy Massagers ..............................................................GIP42-43 Advantage Feeders ....................................................................................... B10 Advantec Australasia Pty Ltd.......................................................................CB35 Adventurer ................................................................................................57-59 Aerofast ......................................................................................................... E1 Afikim Scooters.......................................................................................... EC25 Ag Accessories P/L ......................................................................................C17 AGA + Rayburn ........................................................................................... 317 AGCO Australia ......................................................................... B21-23 + C2-4 Aglive & Austracker GPS ..........................................................................BBP15 Agmax ..................................................................................................804-805 Agri-gene .................................................................................................... A33 AIRA ............................................................................................................ 109 Albatross Pools .........................................................................................GIP56 Alex Scott & Staff ......................................................................................... 313 All Buttoned Up Equestrian Jewellery ........................................................GIP32 All the Kings Men......................................................................................GIP13 Allclear Leafguard & Gutter........................................................................GIP26 Allen's ............................................................................................................. 7 Allframe Steel ..............................................................................................C19 Alltech ...................................................................................................DAIRY 3 Alpaca Association....................................................................................... LP1 Alpego ......................................................................................................... 301 Alternative Growing Solutions ....................................................................... F21 Alto Motors ...................................................................................................1-4 Amazone .......................................................................................... CB126-129 Amazone .....................................................................CB104-108+CB115-119 Amco Water Filters & Tanks.............................................................. 60-61+27. AMT Bandsaws ............................................................................................ 316 Animals of Oz.............................................JACKSON'S VIEW ANIMAL NURSERY Anipro............................................................................................................ A4 Anne of Dromana .................................................................................GIP72-73 Apia - Insurance for the over 50's .............................................................BBP20 Apollo...................................................................................................804-805 Apple .............................................................................................BBP21+10C Apple Slinky .................................................................................................. 47 APSA - All Purpose Spray Adjuvant .............................................................. E21 Aquamax Rural Water Filtrations ................................................................GIP38 Aquayak Kayaks ...........................................................................................N13 Arag....................................................................................CB49-50+CB77-78 ARB 4 X 4 Accessories..........................................................................241-243 Arborrakes & Dewit ........................................................................................ 29 Arctic Cat ATVs ....................................................................250-251+320-321 Arrow ......................................................................................................A21-23 Arrow Farmquip ....................................................................... CB1-3 and CB24 Art of Steel n Stuff ........................................................................................ 226 ARTU drill bits .......................................................................................248-249 Artwerx .......................................................................................................... 47 Ask a Dental Professional ............................................................................. EC2 Aspect Skin Care ........................................................................................ EC26 Atlantic Lubricants P/L ...............................................................................CB21 Auspit .......................................................................................................... 231 Aus-Sharp ..................................................................................................... 18 Aussie Broadband ....................................................................................BBP40 Aussie Bush Hats ......................................................................................... 227 Aussie Compost..........................................................................CB48 + CB76. Aussie Chopper ........................................................................................... 542 Aussie Disposals...................................................................................112-113 Aussie Gutter Protection ............................................................................GIP55 Aussie Wool Quilts ......................................................................................... 25 Austbrokers Phillips ...................................................................................BBP5 Australian Belgian Blue Cattle Soc.................................................................. A8 Australian Galloway Association ................................................................... A11 Australian Labor Party................................................................................... 309 Australian Leather Seal ..................................................................51-52 + N12 Australian Red Poll Cattle Breeders Inc ........................................................... A9 Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) ..........................BBP26 Australian Tackle Company ...........................................................................N14 Australian Tea House ...................................................................................... 19 Ausworkwear & Safety ..............................................................................GIP1-5 Avan RV ........................................................................................................T10 AVR ......................................................................................................302-306 Award RV Superstore .......................................................................... BBP10-11 BA Pumps & Sprayers .......................................................................... 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Bamawn ..................................................................................................A45-46 Bargain Boots...........................................................................................CB114 Barmah Hats ................................................................................................ 114 Barry Bourke Berwick .........................................................448-451 + 522-525 Bartlett Liners ............................................................................................CB83 Baselier ................................................................................................302-306 Basix Trace Elements.................PASTURE, GRAIN & VEGETABLE DISPLAY AREA Baw Baw Old Engine & Auto Club Inc. ......................HISTORIC ENGINE DISPLAY Baw Baw Shire Council .......................................................................... 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CB79-82 and CB49-50+CB77-78 Bert's Bits 'n' Pieces ....................................................................................... 54 Berwick Tractors ..........................................................CB109-112+CB120-123 Beyond Blue ................................................................................................ 311 Big Event Scooter Hire ...........................................................OUTSIDE T/BOX B. Big Pond ...........................................................................................247 + 319 Binzel .......................................................................................................... E25
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CB134-135 Brendan Rock Chainsaw Carver ..................................................... 41 Bresser .............................................................................. GIP50-51 Breviglieri ......................................................................................J1 Bridgewater Road Nursery ........................................................... 110 Brown Wigg ......................................................... B29-30 + C10-11 Browns Stockfeed ....................................................................... A37 Bruce Clough Mazda ..................................................................T8-9 Brytel ............................................................................................N9 BT............................................................................................... 509 Buchanan Park Welsh Black Cattle Stud ..................................A14-15 Bulldust .................................................................................... N7-8 Bullmax ....................................................................................CB24 Bunyip Saddlery........................................................................CB29 Burder Ag Attachments................................................CB13 + CB15 Burgon & Ball ............................................................................. 211 Burke and Wills ........................................................................... 224 Burra Foods Australia Pty Ltd ...................................................... B11 Bushmans Tanks ......................................................................... 232 C4 Coffee ...............................................................................BBPF1 Calfmax ............................................................................ DAIRY 4-5 Callipari Wine / Ned Kelly Red....................................................GIP7 Caltex South East ........................................................................ A41 Campbell Floats .........................................................................T1-2 Canaan .........................................................................................D2 Canadian Solar.....................................................................412-413 Can-Am ..............................................................444-446+518-520 Cancer Council ............................................................................. 54 Caprari........................................................................... LAKE SITE 1 Caroni .........................................................................................C32 Carro Tractors.............................................................D12-14 + E12 Cart-Away .................................................................................CB11 Case IH ...................................................................................CB102 Cashels.....................................................................................CB97 Cat Clothing ........................................................................... GIP1-5 Caterpillar Workwear ................................................................... F29 CDax.................................................................... B29-30 + C10-11 Cell Caravans ............................................................................ G6-8 Centaur Caravans ........................................................................G14 Centenary Patios ................................................................ GIP70-71 Ceramic Nameplates ................................................................... 213 CFMOTO Australia.............................................346-347 + 420-421 Chairo Christian School..................................................... BBP31-32 Chakaya Alpaca Clothing ........................................................... 213A Chargrilled German BBQ ............................................................... F9 Chemvet Australia/Vetmec........................................................... A42 Chipstar Australia Pty Ltd ............................................................ B28 Chooktred ................................................................................ TM10 Christensens Motorcycles ...................................348-351+422-425 Claas Harvest Centre Gippsland ....................................... CB126-129 Claas Harvest Centre South Gippsland ........CB104-108+CB115-119 Clark Equipment...................................................................704-708 Clark Tanks ......................................................................... CB51-52 Classic Plus ........................................................................ CB17-18 Claytech ............................................................................. CB51-52 Cleanquip ................................................................................... 235 Click n Twitch .......................................................................D8+D9 Clipex ....................................................................................B31-34 Cloud 9 Hanging Chairs .......................................................248-249 Club Creek Bulb Farm ................................................................... 66 Cobber........................................................................................ A27 Coffee A-La-Cart ..........................................246 + EC VERANDAH 1 Coleman ........................................................................... BBP10-11 Coles ............................................. COLES - LIONS CATERING AREA. Collector Models .......................................................................... 28 Colorbond..................................................................................... 11 Commonwealth Bank ...........................................................332-333 Community College Gippsland ................................................BBP39 Compass Pools Vic Pty Ltd......................................................... 312 Compost Victoria ......................................................................BBP7 Concrete Texturing Services......................................................... B17 Congroove Non-Slip Concrete Grooving ........................................ B3 Connelly Home Improvements....................................................... 68 CopRice Stockfeeds .................................................................... A32 Coromal .....................................................................................T6-7 Corry Marketing - 2WP.............................................................GIP24 Cosmo ........................................................................................C32 Country All Over ............................................................................ 65 Country Fire Authority (CFA)........................................................ A20 Country Mobile Warehouse ......................................................36-37 Country Outfitters Australia .......................................................... 224 Cox ....................................................................................546A-546 Crawford Marine............................................................................G5 Creamore Mill ............................................................................. 211 Crowe Horwath........................................................................BBP13 Crump Spreaders ......................................................................CB36 Ctek ..............................................................................................N9 Cub Cadet............................................................................802-803 Cub Campers ................................................................................ T4
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Custom Solar Solutions............................................................... 216 Cyclone .................................................................................A21-23 D Talbot Steel ............................................................................. E31 Dab............................................................................................. 331 Dairy King ........................................................................... C30A-31 Dairytech Nutrition ............................................................ DAIRY 4-5 Daken ..................................................................................704-708 Daken Ag ...............................................................................A21-23 Danish Bakehouse...................................................................BBPF9 Darche .................................................................................. G12-13 Darnum Park Estate .................................................................ECH14 DATAMARS NLIS ........................................................................ A42 Daviesway........................................................................... C30A-31 Dean & McCabe Windmills Pty Ltd............................................CB37 DECA (Driver Education Centre Australia) .................................... 204 Del Morino...........................................................................804-805 DeLaval ..................................................................................B15-16 Delivery Service (Drouin Sth Primary School)DELIVERY SERVICE-CAR PARK 1 Delo............................................................................................ A41 Delta ....................................................................................412-413 Department of Environment Land Water and Planning ........ BBP17-18 Department of Human Services - Centrelink...............................BBP3 Deutscher ............................................................................. C29-30 Deutz Fahr .................................................CB109-112+CB120-123 Dewit Dutch garden tools .............................................................. 29 Dexter Russell ............................................................................... 23 DIECI ................................................................................ D17+E17 Diggers Clothing ......................................................................... 210 Discount Cable Ties ..................................................................CB34 Discountmowersales.com .................................... E10-11 + D10-11 DM Plastics & Steel ..............................................................D8+D9 Dobinsons .......................................................................345 + 419 Dogmaster Trainers ................................................................... F26A Dogtra....................................................................................... F26A DonateLife Victoria ....................................................................EC24 Dong Feng ...................................................................... CB134-135 Doosan ................................................................................704-708 Dr Tens Pain Relief ...................................................................GIP49 Dream-Time Wholesale Nursery ................................................72-74 Drouin Apex Club ........................................................................ 323 Drouin Mowers & Chainsaws ...................................... D5-D7+E5-E7 DuCar ......................................................................................... E30 Duckfeet ..................................................................................GIP13 Dumac Pumps ............................................................................ A30 Duncan Ag .......................................................CB40-41 + CB68-69 Duraflex .................................................................................E28-29 Durand..........................................................................................N6 Dutch Poffertjes ......................................................................BBPF4 East Gippsland Caravans ............................................................T6-7 Eastar Drills ................................................................................ 316 Eastwind ......................................................................... CB134-135 Ebara .......................................................................................... A30 Echo ..................................................................................546A-546 Eco 3K Pty Ltd ............................................................................ 529 Eco Dairy Solutions .......................................................................D2 Ecopower Group......................................................................... TM4 Edgewood Outdoor Furniture ......................................................... 40 EGBP Building Surveyors ...........................................................GIP6 Electro G ........................................................................... DAIRY 1-2 Elite Fodder ProducersPASTURE, GRAIN & VEGETABLE DISPLAY AREA Emo's Leather Goods ..................................................................... 21 Enduro Tags ..................................................................................C7 Enjo .........................................................................................GIP57 EnviroPro Alternatives ................................................................. 207 EP..................................................................................... D17+E17 Equitrek .....................................................................................T1-2 Eradicate..................................................................................... E22 Eucacia Nursery .......................................................................... 119 Eureka Garages & Sheds ......................................................228-229 Eurufa ................................................................................. CB53-54 Evakool ................................................................................. G12-13 Evans Petroleum BP ...................... EVANS PETROLEUM BP PAVILION Evison Grain Pet & Produce ....................................................A21-23 Explorer ...................................................................................57-59 Extend Security .........................................................................CB61 Extreme Boats .....................................................348-351+422-425 Extreme Marquees............................................CB65-66 + CB93-94 Eze-Lap......................................................................................... 23 EzyRollover Crush .......................................................................D16 F Dick ........................................................................................... 23 Fair Dinkum Fertilisers ................................................................ E22 Falcon ........................................................................................ 317 Family & Children's Services ....................................................... 202 Farm Automation Australia ...................................................A39-40.. Farm Mapping Services .............................................................. A38 Farm Tender ..............................................................................CB23 Farmcall Supplies ..................................................................E28-29 Farmhand ..................................................................................... E1 Farm Tech Machinery ................................................................CB98 Federation Training ....................................................................BBP4 Federation University Australia ................................................BBP27 Feedomatic ................................................................................. A35 Fence-Line Solutions ................................................................CB31 Feraboli ....................................................................................CB97 Fern Gardens ................................................................................ 31 Fernleigh Angus ............................................................................ A2 Fertoz Agriculture Pty Ltd ............................................................ F22 Field Chief ....................................................................CB46+CB47 Fieldquip ...................................................................D12-14 + E12 Fifth Avenue Collections...........................................................GIP76 First Strike .................................................................................... 30 Fish Emulsion ............................................................................. E22 Fix Engineering ..........................................................................C26. Fleming Berries .......................................................................... F10 Flight Centre .............................................................................EC22 Florentine Gold ........................................................................GIP66 Fonterra Australia .................................................................. BBP1-2
Formplex .................................................................................... 212 Foton Lovol ...................................................................CB46+CB47 Furniture Plus .................................................. GIP60-64+GIP79-83 G.E. Silos Pty Ltd ......................................................................CB60 G.J. Gardner Homes ........................................................... GIP58-59 G.W. Tractors (Qld) Pty Ltd ......................................................CB125 Gallagher Australia .............................................................431+506 Gallagher Security...................................................................BBP30 Garmin...................................................................................... F26A Gasmate ........................................................................... BBP10-11 Gator ........................................................................................CB96 GBS Tools & Hardware Supplies .......................................... CB53-54 GEA Farm Technologies Australia Pty Ltd ....................................B4-5 Gendore Tractors & Machinery .................................................... 301 Gerni .......................................................................................... 235 Gift Girl ......................................................................................... 67 Giltrap................................................................CB42-44+CB70-72 Gippsland Audiology Services ..................................................... 322 Gippsland Herefords.................................................................... A19 Gippsland Outdoor Blind Company ..................................... GIP47-48 Gippsland Premium Quarries Pty Ltd .......................................CB136 Gippsland Regional Australian Pony Stud Book Society Promotional Group ....................................................................................F23-24 Gippsland Rural .......PASTURE, GRAIN & VEGETABLE DISPLAY AREA Gippsland Tree Trimmer.............................................................CB55 Gippsland Women's Health........................................................EC32 Gippy Milk ..............................................................................BBP34 Global Paddler ............................................................................N13 GM Holden Ltd ...................................................452-454+526-528 Go-Getta Kelpie Stud......................................................... LP YARDS Goldstream RV .......................................................................... G3-4 Golf ............................................................................................ T10 GOTAFE (Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE) ............................BBP23 Gourmet Gozleme ...................................................................BBPF7 Goweil .......................................................CB109-112+CB120-123 Graco................................................................................. GIP27-28 Graham Wood Machinery ............................................................C26 Grain Set...............................................................................DAIRY 3 Grand Ridge Propagation & Cheviot Sheep Stud .......................... 111 Gransfors Bruks..................................................................... C29-30 Gravely ...................................................................... D5-D7+E5-E7 Grayson Australia .......................................................................... F3 Grazetech..............................................................................DAIRY 6 Green Edge Contracting........................................................534-535 Greenfield Mowers ...................................................................... 402 GreenSmart Pots Australia ........................................................... 107 Greg Allan Farm Machinery Pty Ltd............................................CB97 Grillo .........................................................................D12-14 + E12 Grow - Fresh Greenhouse & Glasshouses .............................115-116 Growfresh Greenhouses ...................................................... GIP70-71 Grundfos ..................................................................................... 331 Guano ...........................................................................................D1 Guernsey Cattle Soc of Aust Inc (Vic Branch) .............................. A34 Gypsy Creek Wines ...................................................................ECH4 Halen Vans.................................................................................... T3 Hand Forged Tools by Michael Drinkwater .................................. TM1 Hanmey .......................................................................... CB134-135 Hans ................................................................................... CB53-54 Hansen ......................................................................................... E1 Hardi............................................................................... CB126-129 Hardwood Mills Australia ..........................................................CB95 Hata .........................................................................................GIP25 Haws Watering Cans ................................................................... 211 Hayes Products ............................................................................. E2 Hay-Sayvah Hay Feeders ............................................................. 702 He Man Hinges .....................................................................D8+D9 HearCare Gippsland ..................................................................EC18 Heat & Glo .................................................................................. 208 Heatilator .................................................................................... 208 Heliocol ...................................................................................... 10A Herefords ....................................................................................A6A Heritage Tanks ............................................................................ 307 Herron ......................................................................................CB97 Hi Dow Tens .................................................................................. 10 Hi Water Concrete Tanks................................................................ 45 Highland Cattle Breeders ............................................................. A10 Hillbilly Camping Gear .................................................................. 62 Hilltop Horsewear .....................................................................CB67 Homestar Promotions.................................................................... 53 Honda .............................................CB79-82 and 546A-546 and F27 Honda Australia Motorcycles ................................................547-550 Hong Kong Inn ........................................................................BBPF5 Hose Factory P/L....................................................................F13-14 Houle.........................................................................................B4-5 Hummer Tall Fescue ...................................................E18-19+F1-2 Hunters Home .................................................................... GIP50-51 Husqvarna............348-351+422-425 and E32-33+F15-16 and F27 Hustler .........................................................................301 and C5-6 HVG ................................................................................... GIP47-48 HW Industries ............................................................................. 301 Hy Gain Feeds Pty Ltd ...............................................................CB88 Hyjet ............................................................................................. 45 Hypertherm ................................................................................. 329 ICU Small Animal Rugs ...........................................................CB94A Idrofoglia ....................................................................... LAKE SITE 1 iHealth Saunas ................................................................... GIP45-46 Increase ...................................................................................... E22 Indiana Jones ................................................................................ 54 Inlon Pty Ltd ..............................................................B36-38 + C18 Inverloch Marine ................................................348-351+422-425. IrrigationBox ............................................................................... E30 ISL Animal Health (NZ)................................................................ A42 Isuzu Ute Australia ..............................................256-257+326-327 It's A Trap! ..................................................................................... 30 J & M Brain Safety Wear ............................................................... E4 Jacaru......................................................................................... 114 Jackson's View ......................... JACKSON'S VIEW ANIMAL NURSERY. Jacuzzi Pakenham ..............................................................215+217
Jayco .....................................................................................T13-15 JCB Equipment ............................................................................1-4 Jetfire ......................................................................................... 308 Jetmaster Quadra Fire ................................................................. 208 Jetwave....................................................E32-33 + F15-16 and F27 JFY ......................................................................................412-413 Jillybean Crafts & Flowers ........................................................GIP52 Jimy Industrial .......................................................................E28-29 Jindabyne ..................................................................................... 30 Jindi Farm Bush Foods ................................................................. F8 John Berends Implements P/L .....................................................C28 John Deere ........................................................................... C29-30 John Deere Dealers ...................................................................CB96 Johnno's Camper Trailers ...................................................... G12-13 Jost ............................................................................................. 29 Jotun ................................................................................. GIP27-28 Kaboodle Kitchen .......................................................................... 24 Kactus Point Charolais............................................................. CB4-5 Kanga Farm Equipment & Caroni Implements ..............................C32 Kanga Loaders ............................................................................C14 Karcher ........................................................................................1-4 Kaszazz ....................................................................................GIP29 Kelso ............................................................................................ 45 Kensary Park Braunvieh Stud .......................................................A5B Kerfab Industries ................................................................... C24-25 Khouri Workwear ......................................................................... F29 Kincrome ............................................................................ CB53-54 Kioti............CB109-112+CB120-123 and CB104-108+CB115-119 Kleva Sharp................................................................................... 47 Knight Italian ...............................................................E18-19+F1-2 Kokoda .................................................................................T11-T12 Kool Az Led Lights.........................................................................N9 Kooyong Furniture ....................................................................48-49 Kubota Tractors Australia Pty Ltd ...................................................C1 Kuhn Farm Machinery ..................................................... CB130-133 LaCam Catering ................................ 103-106,C27,CB56+CB84-85 Larsen....................................................................................A45-46 Laserlight & Fasteners P/L ........................................................CB30 Latrobe Community Health Service ............................................EC15 Latrobe Valley Forklifts ................................................................ 508 Lazy Boy .......................................................... GIP60-64+GIP79-83 Leadoux Turkeys ......................................................................BBPF6 Led Lenser ....................................................................................N9 Leeks Workwear ............................................................................ 12 Leicht's Country Industries Australia (CIA) ............................. C15-16 Lely Australia Pty Ltd ...............................................................CB101 Lencrow Dieci ................................................................... D17+E17 Lentron ....................................................................................... 216 Leonie's Photographic Images ....................................................... 63 Letzgetwired .................................................................................. 55 Liberal Party ................................................................................ 240 Lightwave Technology ...................................................CB45+CB73 Limousin Breeder - Gippsland Group ......................................A16-17 Linddana ..................................................................................... B28 Littl Juey ..................................................................................GIP36 Little Workers Clothing .............................................................GIP23 Livestock Improvement (LIC) ....................................................... A29 Lizard Moleskin Jeans.com ........................................................... 27 Lock the Gate ........................................................................BBP30A Logan Contracting ............................................................... CB27-28 Lollie-Lovers ............................................................................... 245 Longwarry Food Park ...............................................................BBP34 Lothlorian........................................................................... GIP34-35 Lucas Mill ............................................................................544-545 Lucindale Engineering ................................................................. F11 Lumenaus Solar & Wind................................................................ F5 Lyn Dickson/Carol Kingston......................................................GIP75 Mach1 Seed ...............................................................E18-19+F1-2 Mad Millie .................................................................................. 317 Magic Mats ................................................................................... 53 Magic Pens ..................................................................51-52 + N12 Magnum Welders ........................................................................ E25 Mahindra ...................................................CB109-112+CB120-123 Marcus Oldham.......................................................................BBP35 Margareta Osborn - Rural Author ..............................................GIP17 MarketBook Australia...................................................................D15 Marks 4WD Adaptor .................................................................... 521 Marlborough ................................................................................. 54 Marriotts Motorcycles & Power Equipment Pty Ltd444-446+518-520 Matador wheelbarrows .................................................................. 29 Mazda ........................................................................................T8-9 MCC 4x4 .........................................................................345 + 419 McCormick ..........................................................................704-708 McIntosh ......................... CB126-129 and CB104-108+CB115-119 Media Door ......................................................................344 + 418 Medibank ....................................................................................EC1 Mega Cheap Hardware .............................................................42-44 Melbourne Grammar School....................................................BBP24 Melbourne's Mower Centre & The Red Shed Superstores ... E32-33 + F15-16 Mercury .......................................................... G5 and G9-11+G11A Meridian ...................................................................................CB35 Merinomink ....................................................................... GIP34-35 Metal Form Group ....................................................................... 329 Metalcorp Steel................................................................... CB17-18 MG Trading .............................................................. A25-26 + B1-2 Michael's Trailers .................................................................532-533 Mickey Thompson Tires .............................................................. 447 Micro Touch .................................................................................. 47 Middy's Data & Electrical .........................................................GIP33 Midway Sales Tractors & Machinery ................................ CB134-135 Miles Honda Motorcycles & Power Equipment....................546A-546 Milfos ........................................................................................B4-5 Milkaware ..............................................................................A45-46 Milkrite ............................................................................... C30A-31 Millerfalls ............................................................................802-803 Mongrel .................................................................... CB114 and F29 Mono .......................................................................................... 331
Your Dairy Farm Feed Storage Solutions For over 33 years our family has been providing farmers with best silos in Australia. Call us to solve your feed storage problems. 4 Common Problems and their solutions.
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1. “My Blower pipe has blown out and feed goes everywhere” There is only so much that duct tape can handle. Fix your Blower Pipe with a permanent solution. With 4.5mm pipe bends and 2mm Straight pipe a new G.E. Silos blower pipe kit will outlast your silo. 2. “My old silo is constantly blocked with soggy pellets” Constantly blocked and leaking silos are very expensive problems. Wasted feed and labour trying to free blockages is the small cost compared to your heard becoming sick from mouldy feed. Small holes and leaks can be fixed with silicon and small patches. For a long term solution a new G.E. Silo will keep your feed in perfect condition. 3. “I’m always running out of feed and it is expensive” Small silos seemed like a good idea at the time as they were cheaper. The problem with small silos is there is less time between getting low on feed and running out. Small loads of feed are much higher priced than larger loads. To save on bulk loads and never run out of feed again invest in a G.E. Silo with as many sight glasses as you need so you pay the right price for feed and you know how much feed you have. 4. “How much rust is too much on a silo” Surface rust is generally not a problem if it is treated and re-painted. If there are holes in legs, cones and walls of a silo then it becomes a lot more serious. This can be extremely dangerous. If one leg fails the whole silo will fail and this is potentially deadly. Don’t take the risk and replace the silo with a G.E. Silo which is constructed using only the highest quality Australian made products manufactured to last.
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Stihl Shop Berwick & Stihl Shop Frankston.......CB58-59 + CB86-87 Stocker-Crew ............................................................................CB32 Stoneline Cookware/Bamboo Pillows .................................. GIP77-78 Strike Force ................................................................................ E31 String + Salt .............................................................................. 317 Studmaster ......................................................................... CB17-18 Sun Power Auto Gates ................................................................. E16 Sunmaster Lathes........................................................................ 316 Supaweld ...............................................................................B13-14 Superfine .................................................................................... 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CB79-82 Telstra ..................................................247 + 319 and BBP21+10C Tenacitex ..........................................................................344 + 418 The Cajun Kitchen ...................................................................BBPF2 The Farm Store .............................................................................D4 The Greek Wrap Co .................................................................BBPF8 The Jolly Lolly Trolley ...................................................................... 7 The National Stroke Foundation .................................................EC33 The Nationals .............................................................................. 411 The Original Hammer & Tongs..................................................GIP12 The Pain Man ................................................................................ 10 The Potting Shed ......................................................................... 211 The Shed Company Gippsland/Smartsteel Designs............. GIP70-71 The Weekly Times ................................................................233-234 The Whole Body........................................................................EC26 Thermal Cookware....................................................................GIP10 Thermos ..................................................................................GIP10 Thomas Cook - Wrangler............................................................. 315 Timboon Fine Ice Cream - World of Waffles ..................... BBPF11-12 Timeless Toys ............................................................................... 64 Titan Knives .................................................................51-52 + N12 Toro ....................................................................444-446+518-520 Toro Commercial Equipment .........................................................J1. Total Agronomy ........PASTURE, GRAIN & VEGETABLE DISPLAY AREA Totalspan Sheds .......................................................................... F25 Tow and Collect .....................................................................B18-19 Tow and Farm ........................................................................B18-19 Tow and Fert ..........................................................................B18-19 Tow and Mow .........................................................................B18-19 Toyota Material Handling Australia ............................................... 509 Tractor World ................................................................CB46+CB47 Traditional Baked Potatoe Co .................................................BBPF10 Traf Tractor & Machinery..........................................................CB103 Traralgon Paints Pty Ltd ...................................................... GIP27-28 Tri Nature ...................................................................................GIP8 TriTech Lubricants ..................................................................E14-15 Trufficulture Pty Ltd ....................................................................... 70 Tru-Test ................................................................................... CB1-3 Turbo Reel Irrigation ....................................................... LAKE SITE 1 Tuskan .................................................................................. C24-25 Twins Pantry ...............................................................................GIP9 Tyntynder Stockfeeds Pty Ltd ............................................... 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LUCAS Mill has reduced its pricing on all Vanguard powered portable swing-blade sawmills. The change is as follows. Including GST the model 6-14’s price was $11,000 and is now $9000; the 6-18 was $13,000 and is now $11,500 and the 7-23 was $15,000 and is now $14,000. They will be on display on stands 544 and 545 at Farm World. Perfect for owner builders, cabinet makers and woodworkers through to arborists and contractors these portable sawmills represents a more powerful, smoother, quieter, reliable and fuel efficient alternative to chainsaw powered swing mills. The 6-14, 6-18 and 7-23 models are ideal for a wide range of saw milling operations. Featuring petrol powered Vanguard V-twin four stroke engines, Lucas mill says these machines provide excellent performance with an affordable price tag. The model 6-14 is capable of cutting 19mm (6.25in) deep and has a 10.4kW (14hp) manual start Vanguard engine. It comes with two blades and is capable of cutting logs up to 5m long in standard form. The model 6-18 come with a 13.4kW (18hp) electric start Vanguard and is able to cut 19mm deep. Included in its price are three blades, a standard track extension kit and a side shift winder. It is capable of cutting logs 6.1m long in standard form. The 7-23 comes
with an electric start Vanguard engine and is able to cut to 200mm (7 and 7/8in). Included in its price is three blades, a standard track extension kit and side shift winder. It is capable of cutting logs up to 6.1m long in standard form. Established in March 1994, Lucas Mill Pty Ltd is a family owned and operated business located in North East Victoria. March 2014 marked its 20th anniversary in manufacturing its popular and proven portable sawmills. The first Lucas portable swing blade sawmill ever made, a model 6-16 is still operating 20 years later. Lucas Mill portable sawmills have a range of different cutting size, circular swing-blade machines available, ranging up to the versatile 250mm (10 in) model. Optional attachments are available for each model including slabbing, planing, sanding and weatherboard attachments. To date over 14,500 Lucas Mill portable sawmills have been sold into more than 100 different countries around the world. The revised prices are for Australian sales only, which include GST but exclude freight; Lucas requests potential customers phone its office for a competitive freight quote. All Lucas portable sawmills come with a three year warranty. Information: (03) 5728 7283, fax (03) 5728 7296, info@ lucasmill.com.au, www. lucasmill.com.
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Dieci’s Haymaster: customised for Oz hay producers DIECI’S Haymaster, the world’s first agricultural telehandler equipped with reversing fan equipped rear mounted water radiator and hydraulic oil cooler, will be on distributor Lencrow’s D17 and E17 stands at Farm World. Engineered specifically for Australian conditions it is powered by a 94kW (128hp) turbo diesel driving a hydrostatic vario technology transmission. Along with three drive modes, the latter enables operators to achieve 40km/h road speeds. Paul Jenkins, director of Dieci Australia, said, “From its rear mounted radiator that assists in preventing dust and waste clogging, to improved air conditioning for working better in hot and dusty environments, the Haymaster 40.7TAH VS telehandler is in a class of its own.” The innovative vario-shift transmission and forward/reverse control on the joystick as a standard inclusion, allows the operator to control the direction of the machine without having to take their hand off the joy stick to use a gear change lever. “The forward and reverse control on the joystick provides for more driver ease of use, less fatigue and more driver comfort,” Mr Jenkins said. The Generation 3 agricultural Comfort Cabin and lowered boom provide improved visibility and safety too. Lencrow Australia distributes the full Dieci agricultural telehandler range including Apollo, Cotton Pro, AgriPlus and Poultry Pro Series 7 machines.
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Learn to grow black truffles and hazelnuts at Farm World
TREE CENTRE: Trufficulture’s stand at the Seymour Expo seen here will be replicated at Farm World.
THIS year at Farm World visitors can take part in free introductions to growing black truffles and hazelnut trees at the Trufficulture and Hazelnut Propagators stand. The talks will run three times a day at 11am, 1pm and 3pm and take around 30 minutes. Speakers will include Colin Carter, principal of Trufficulture, and Noel Fitzpatrick of Truffle Harvest Australia, a specialist truffle grower and marketer. Full day seminars Colin and Noel also run full day growers seminars to help people understand the requirements of potentially entering these two vibrant industries. These comprehensive seminars cover in-depth a range of topics, detailing many technical aspects of growing hazelnuts and truffles. Topics will include understanding the truffle lifecycle, climate and soil requirements, plantation establishment, quality assurance and tree certification, ongoing maintenance, harvesting and grading, marketing and industry overviews.
Also to be covered will be the concept of growing both crops together in a synchronised plantation. Seminar dates The next full day seminar dates are Sunday, April 12 at Wattle Flat near Ballarat, Sunday, May 3 at Bairnsdale and Sunday, July 5 at Korumburra. Seminars run from 10am to 3.30pm and include a light lunch and a visit to a truffle or hazelnut farm. Places are limited so those interested should visit www.truffleharvest. com.au for information, registration and payments. Tree orders Also at Farm World, talk to Colin and Jan about placing orders for commercial hazelnut varieties and inoculated truffle trees. Hazelnut propagators is one of the country’s largest wholesale hazelnut nurseries, now growing many sought after varieties and all important pollinators to ensure success in fruiting. Trufficulture grows industry certified truffle trees on a variety of hosts including oak species and hazelnuts.
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New-look logo for advocacy group Agribusiness Gippsland
Members of the Agribusiness Gippsland board (L to R): Marie Trigg, Chris Shearer, Mark Cockerell (deputy chair), Dr Ras Lawson, Paul Ford (chair), Ted Benjamin, Alex Arbuthnot AM, Sue Webster (executive officer) and Christine Holland. Absent were Courtney Ferguson, Brian Norwood and Cr Michael Freshwater.
REGIONAL agribusiness group Agribusiness Gippsland has a new logo to represent a new year, a new chair and a new energy. Paul Ford assumed the chair’s role in 2014, the group’s 17th year of operation. He said: “We felt a simplified version of our inaugural logo was called-for. Working with a local graphic artist, the board chose the new design to represent the growth of farming and allied industries in Gippsland.” And Gippyagchat, the electronic newsletter produced by Agribusiness Gippsland, has now shifted to bulk distribution which creates a delivery report. Executive officer Sue Webster said: “It’s been amazing. The recipients’ list is now well over 9000 – most of them in
Australia, however, there were 272 readers in the US and 84 in Japan. “The readership was scattered globally. “We even have a single reader in Latvia and another in Peru!” Members of the board had been visiting the municipalities that help support Agribusiness Gippsland. These are Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia, Casey, East Gippsland, Mornington Peninsula, Latrobe, South Gippsland and Wellington. “They are all displaying commitment to help strengthen Gippsland’s agribusiness sector, which is very heartening,” said Paul. “We must always remember that primary production and processing are the real engine room of Gippsland’s prosperity.”
y Agribusiness contributes $6bn per year of Gippsland’s $13bn gross regional production; y The agribusiness sector is a significant employer in the region, with 52 per cent of Gippsland’s business involved in or supporting agriculture, forestry, fishing and upstream processing; y Gippsland produces about one-third of Victoria’s milk, and Victoria produces around 65 percent of Australia’s milk, and y Gippsland produces 90 per cent of Victoria’s energy, 97 percent of the state’s natural gas and 25 per cent of Australia’s oil supplies. “Most importantly, there are 6500 farming families living in and contributing to small rural communities across the region,” said Paul.
Propharma’s lick minimises ryegrass staggers RYEGRASS staggers or more correctly perennial ryegrass toxicosis is a serious and widespread problem in livestock grazing of some perennial ryegrass dominant pastures in summer and autumn. However, its impact can be greatly minimised by feeding a special lick made by Propharma. The most commonly recognised sign of PRGT is staggering which may occur
in a few days of exposure to infected pastures, hay or silage. Less obvious signs may include ill thrift, especially in young stock, heat stress, scouring and dagginess, reduced fertility and lowered milk production. Death also occurs from mishaps due to lack of coordination such as drowning. PRGT is caused by two toxins, Ergovaline and Lolitrem B.
These are produced by an endophyte fungus, which lives in plants. It is not harmful to grass and in fact benefits plants by enhancing seedling vigor, tillering, seed production and resistance to drought and insect pests. However, the toxins produced by the fungus can cause considerable problems in livestock grazing infected pastures. Toxin production is usually
highest when ryegrass goes to head and during new season growth following summer rain. Toxins are concentrated in seed heads, stems and crowns of plants but at lower levels in leaves. A product, which minimises the effects of PRGT, is Propharma’s Weather Shield Loose Lick Supplement with Toxin Binders. Although they can be used all year to maintain healthy animals, because they
include a product that binds to the PRGT toxins, they are particularly useful at this time of year where PRGT is a problem. The loose supplements are weatherproof and are designed to be fed out in self draining troughs making them ideal for open grazing situations. They contain essential salt and other vital minerals and vitamins that may be missing in grazed animals’ diets. Other products made by Propharma include Pharmamix
vitamin and mineral premixes for cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and horses, Electro G, a soluble blend of electrolyte salts and glucose to correct deficiencies in scouring calves, lambs and foals, and custom formulations of feed and premixes. For more information visit the Propharma stand number Dairy 1 and 2 at Farm World. A more permanent contact is Dr Geoff Irish on (03) 9794 7166, 0428 588 061.
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Gippsland region grows in more ways than one LONG-TERM growth trends make Gippsland Victoria’s fastest-growing rural area, according to a new report. Not only did Gippsland attract the greatest rural population growth, it was the Victorian rural region with the most population inflows over outflows – the highest net population growth in rural Victoria. There were four newcomers to each new local, according to the Regional Australia Institute report: Population Dynamics in Regional Australia.
The report compared Regional Development Australia (RDA) areas between 2006/11. It found that migration into Gippsland accounted for most of the population increase, 79.1 per cent. The natural population increase was 20.9 per cent. Overwhelmingly, incomers were retirees or pre-retirees: 2811 were 60+ and 1908 were 50-59. The area saw 3040 15-to-24-year-olds leave. Gippsland scored an average annual growth figure of 1.5 per cent; southern Melbourne scored
higher with 1.9 per cent. Melbourne’s northern and western suburbs recorded 3.2 per cent and 2 percent respectively. Cardinia Shire was Gippsland’s growth hotspot. It recorded 4.4 per cent growth between 2001/06 and 5.3 per cent from 2006/11. It was the nation’s 13th fastest growing area. Information: www. regionalaustralia. org.au/wp-content/ uploads/2015/01/FINALPopulation-Dynamics-inRegional-Australia.pdf.
Typhoon’s White Pointer splits the biggest timber with European precision TYPHOON Technologies has launched a new European-made cone-type log splitter called the White Pointer. It is capable of splitting big diameter logs, stumps and fence posts of any length. The company claims any big logs can now be processed in conjunction with its Big Brother Joy 400 firewood processor. Another useful component to make firewood processing easier is Typhoon’s Wombat radio controlled winch, which performs well with a new hydraulic wire rope out feeding system. Another new Typhoon Technologies machine is its Spike Master 1000 chisel point surveyor peg sharpening machine.
Designed and produced by the company the Spike Master 1000 will produce 1 x 2in, 2 x 2in and 3 x 2in (25 x 50mm, 50 x 50mm and 75 x 50mm) wooden pegs from 350 to 1000mm long. The Spike Master 1000 has the capacity to produce more than 1500 chisel point sharpened pegs per hour. Although not available for display at Farm World, it will be available for demonstrations at Typhoon Technologies’ warehouse by the end of March, 2015. However, the company is already taking orders for the machine. Information: go to website www. typhoon.com.au or telephone (03) 9852 0254 or 0420 513 883.
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Blood calcium post-calving is the best measure of nutrition WE are nearly all familiar with the quote: “Not measured, not managed” – and measuring blood calcium post-calving provides the most accurate assessment of our pre-calving nutrition. Low blood calcium results tell tales of inadequate ration DCAD of springer cows. In the past decade or so we’ve made enormous progress in eliminating clinical milk fever. However, research is now identifying sub-clinical (low blood calcium) as far more prevalent and costly because the issue of low blood calcium has largely been overlooked. Without this knowledge and by making assumptions that our fresh cows are going well has disconnected this problem from cascading consequences. These include sub-optimal milk production and the host of diseases emanating from supressed immune capacity – mastitis, metritis, respiratory and most costly, infertility. Sub-clinically sick cows eat less then plummet into negative energy balance (assuming energy intake was adequate) and its natural consequence, ketosis, either clinical or sub-
By JOHN LYNE Dairytech dairy production specialist clinical. That will be next month’s subject. Calcium is arguably the most important nutrient responsible for the well-being of fresh cows. We are all aware of the cost and frustration of the derived diseases listed above; and fertility is now recognised as the second most important driver of dairy farm profit - if it is not equal to feed/nutrient intake - due to feed conversion efficiency capacity in the first 150 days. A blood sampling program involving 5000 cows revealed 55 per cent were suffering from sub-clinical milk fever and they produced an average of 2.6L less milk than cows with adequate blood calcium. The cost per case of subclinical milk fever is estimated at 40 per cent of the cost of clinical milk fever; however,
sub-clinical milk fever is 15 times more prevalent. When factoring in the cost of associated diseases listed above, sub-clinical milk fever/ low blood calcium doubles from $150 to $300 per case. So, 55 per cent of a 300 cow herd with low blood calcium could cost us nearly $50,000 in lost income/disease cost. And worse: we still haven’t factored in low fertility cost. Blood calcium testing Randomly sample 10 per cent of fresh cows weekly preferably within three days of calving. Discuss with your vet what you are trying to achieve and request parameters for calcium levels and hence their relevance to degrees of low blood calcium (hypocalcaemia), as labs differ in their procedures and give differing results. Bear in mind, cows with lessthan-adequate blood calcium concentrations are at high risk of developing uterine prolapse, retained placenta, metritis, displaced abomasum and ketosis. Research published recently in the Journal of Dairy Science revealed sub-clinical milk fever cows’ feed intake declined by
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ChemCert kicks off national farm risk campaign NATIONAL not-forprofit ag-vet chemical registered training organisation ChemCert is running a risk management promotion and inviting prospective students, in a game of skill, to say in one sentence why safe management of farm chemicals is critical to their businesses. “One winner nationally will score an iPad Mini and a free accreditation course at a regional location that suits him or her,” said new general manager Brian Halse. “We’ve established a special promotional webpage on our site at www.chemcert.com.au and we’ll promote the campaign through online farm news platforms nationally supported by electronic direct mail to stakeholders,” he said. “The promotion will run from March 1 to March 31.” As well, ChemCert has launched a national student recruitment drive focusing on critical risk management for farm and contractor families and their neighbors. Mr Halse said the program is designed to inform farm chemical
users that professional accreditation not only underpins OH&S but also improves efficiency and productivity. “Many farm production activities have become more and more reliant on the safe and effective use of chemicals in their operations. “The need to understand the often complex nature and potential risks, including issues about herbicide resistance is increasingly important,” he said. “ChemCert is a nonprofit, industry-owned and operated company established in 1999 as the peak body for training and accreditation of herbicide and pesticide users. “Nationally we hold regular one-day training courses for producers and contractors in which the focus is on hands-on training in management and use with a secondary focus on theory. “Trainers come from within industry and because of this, they provide the best support possible, due to their rich practical experience. Users can expect to get a complete checklist.
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Gippsland gears up to recycle silage wrappers By ALAN EVERETT, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Ellinbank WITH favorable seasonal conditions across Gippsland throughout spring, many bales of silage were produced. However, with this surplus comes the headache of how to manage the plastic waste. Considering pit silage is the first step to reducing on farm waste. Where this option is unavailable, it is important to make a process available on farm for all staff to manage the plastic wastage. Burning of plastic is illegal, landfill is an option and recycling should be considered. Recycling of silage wrap has many benefits including reducing the amount of waste going to landfill, improves the ‘clean green’ image of the industry, reduces the possible contamination of land by not burying rubbish, reduces risk of stock eating silage wrap (causing digestion problems). Plastic does not break down,
so burying it is not an option, it’s illegal. Burning of silage wrap is illegal and storage on farm is an eyesore and takes up valuable space. Dairy Australia has been working with Sustainability Victoria, the Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group and local governments to make more options available for recycling of silage wrap and pit covers. Discussions are still underway and currently the following options are available: Baw Baw Shire: Drop off silage wrap in bulka bags to Drouin Waste Recyclers – open six days, they accept silage wrap all year round. Cost of $10 + per bulka bag. Information: www.drouinwaste.com.au, (03) 5625 5252, 81 Weerong Rd, Drouin. LaTrobe Shire: Drop off silage wrap in bulka bags only to Morwell transfer station (8 am – 2 pm Mon-Fri) cost of $20 per bulka bag. Information: Rosa at LaTrobe Waste & Recycling, 0418 260 466. South Gippsland Shire: The Foster and Koonwarra transfer
stations collect clean silage wrap in PlasBack liners. Bulka bags of clean silage wrap or pit covers can be dropped off at the Koonwarra Landfill site for a fee of $39.50/ cubic metre. A full bulka bag usually equates to 1.5 - 2 cubic metres. Wellington Shire: Currently there is no collection point for silage wrap recycling in the Wellington Shire. Latrobe Waste & Recycling at Morwell will accept clean silage wrap and silage pit covers in bulka bags for recycling at a charge of 20 per bag. Bulkabags of clean, dry silage wrap and pit covers can be taken to Latrobe Waste and Recycling at the Morwell transfer station, Porters Rd, Morwell (off Tramway Rd) Monday – Friday, 8 am – 2 pm. To ensure material is acceptable for recycling please ensure it is free of twine, net wrapping and debris. Information: Latrobe Waste and Recycling, 0418 260 466. Bass Coast Shire: silage wrap is received in Plasback bags at the Grantville landfill site for recycling. Plasback liners and bins
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HAVING once grazed 300 cows through a year of drought on just 23ha of tall fescue – the only green feed which could survive the heat and dry conditions – Luke Nicholls understands the value of fescue pastures. So when he had an opportunity to trial a new, soft-leaf tall fescue on his sharefarm near Sale, he took the chance. Mr Nicholls farms at Pearsondale, milking 170 mostly Friesian cows on 40ha with Joe and Julie Scarfo. “It took me some time to convince Joe to plant the new Hummer tall fescue down the back of the farm, because one of the front paddocks still had some old fescue in it and the cows wouldn’t even look at it,” he said. “Most dairyfarmers won’t grow fescue because they tried old varieties and they were so tough
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you couldn’t cut them with a mower, let alone graze them. “They scared everyone away from fescues, but the newer varieties have a lot of advantages, especially when you choose a fine, softer leaf variety like Hummer.” They planted one paddock in Hummer in autumn 2012 and another two paddocks in autumn 2013, bringing the total area to nine hectares. “The first paddock established well and although the next two were a bit slower, once estab-
lished they have been able to take whatever comes along,” he said. This has included floods, heat and a bit of neglect. “The farm is fairly flat and it backs on to the La Trobe River, so some parts get a bit wet,” Mr Nicholls explained. “Anytime there’s a decent rain, some of the back paddocks go under. “On those paddocks, we can grow either fescue or weeds - those are the only options.” He said Hummer tolerated waterlogging
well, perhaps due to its deep roots, its ability to form a thatch and the MaxP®endophyte. MaxP® is a novel tall fescue endophyte that improves the ability of tall fescue pastures to handle pest attack and moisture stress. “We had one paddock under water for three weeks, and I mean 90cm under, and as soon as the water disappeared the Hummer started growing again,” Mr Nicholls said. The pasture is ideal for hot summer environments with irrigation and will grow at temperatures up to 38°C. “The fescue gives us more feed through summer than any ryegrass,” he said. It also uses a lot less water. Mr Nicholls is growing the fescue under a travelling irrigator which is “less than reliable” and as a result, it doesn’t get watered as often as it should. “We don’t have a problem with keeping it green and growing, it doesn’t need the same level of care and attention as some other pastures,” he said. And will the cows eat it?
“Actually it’s a lot softer than the older fescues and the cows will eat it no worries, once they’ve seen it two or three times,” he said. “Milk production is the same as from a ryegrass, or if anything the milk might be slightly up by the time they have finished grazing the fescue.” He said Hummer grows well from mid spring to autumn, covering a summer feed gap on the farm. “Usually once we get into January, the ryegrass starts to slow right down and we get more from the fescue,” he said. Hummer was selected for its fine, soft leaves, which allows grazing beyond optimal height and gives more management flexibility. Mr Nicholls said the grazing rotation was a bit quicker than with ryegrass, to stop the leaves from becoming too tough and prevent seed setting. Available from Stephen Pasture Seeds from this season, it is ideal for hot, summer environments with irrigation, including dairy pastures. Information: stephenpastureseeds.com.au.
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The Bowles poll well in show world By DAVID PALMER
FATHER FIGURE: Rod Bowles casts an appraising eye over some of his Poll Herefords. The Bowles showed the top Poll Hereford bull at the last Royal Melbourne Show and later he won the interbreed championship at the Bendigo show in late October.
WITH the three Bowles children as keen about breeding and showing superior cattle as Rod, their breeder-and-showman father, it was never going to be easy to select a team of Poll Herefords for the 2014 Melbourne Show. “We had some internal family discussions about which ones should stay at home and as we couldn’t come up with a consensus we took them all,” Rod said. At the end of the Melbourne judging they had ribbons for the most successful exhibitor, senior and grand champion bull and reserve junior champion male awards for the breed. Rod’s wife, Julie, also works with Rod in a family business providing administration services for agricultural industries. Separately Rod is executive officer of the Bendigo showgrounds. Although Rod, with his father, started Grangeview Park stud in 1981, the Axe Creek-based stud
20 kilometres south east of Bendigo is now owned by children Chloe 17, Brayden 15 and Bronte 12. Rod’s parents had chooks, pigs and about 70 head of cattle on irrigated land that is now developed in the nearby township of Strathfieldsaye. The family runs a small stud of about 15 breedingage Poll Hereford females headed by rising threeyear-old Wagga Caesar. He was judged the top Poll Hereford bull in Melbourne. He later went on to be awarded the interbreed championship at the Bendigo show in late October. The Bowles bought Caesar at the Wodonga Hereford and Poll Hereford show and sale last winter after he was judged third in his class. The bull was pretty well straight away joined to a few females who will have his calves in the next month or so. Caesar had previously been senior champion at the Canberra show in 2014 before coming up
as lot 140 at Wodonga where he changed hands for a modest $4000. There was a slight green tinge of pasture at Axe Creek when Southern Farmer visited the Bowles’ 8ha farm last month. There had been 87 millimetres of rain in early January. However, Rod said that like many areas at this time of the year, hay was needed to keep the cattle growing. “Two-thirds of winning is how well they look on the day so we use a feed mix from Reid’s Stockfeeds and that has worked well,” Rod said. “We’re probably a bit overstocked anyway.” On the marketing front the Bowles mostly sell surplus bulls and heifers locally through agents for $2000 to $3000. However, a couple of years ago at the Melbourne show they sold a bull to the Kanimbla stud in New South Wales. At a price of $4000, Rod said, “it was a bit of a coup for us”.
Showman has a fund of advice for Victorian agricultural societies ROD Bowles wears not only a cattle-breeding hat. As Bendigo showgrounds’ executive officer he is well aware that secretaries can make or break country shows He said that a major challenge for agricultural show societies is that secretaries change regularly because of huge demands made on their time by the job and what those societies can pay. “It can range from nothing to say a $500 honorarium for seemingly endless weeks of work,” he said. Rod is also executive officer of all 115 Victorian show societies under the umbrella of Victorian Agricultural Shows (VAS) Limited, which used to be known as VASA. On the other hand, passion for the job can get a bit
too strong and secretaries do not know how to let go and give the job over to someone else. Rod said some office bearers had been entrenched in their shows for 40 or 50 years to the exclusion of successors. “I keep saying to show secretaries ‘If you wake up on the morning of the show and you’ve got the gastro what’s the succession plan, who knows the ropes and what has to be done?,” he said. “So there needs to be that person waiting in the wings.” Rod is also federal secretary of the Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society of Australia, Australasian Dorset Championships and does breed society work for Dairy Shorthorn and Maine
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Anjou breeders. Rod acknowledged that machinery field days had these days become the alternative to agricultural shows while most traditional shows provide entertainment. “But whatever the logistic and other challenges there is an expectation the annual
show will be on,” he said. Many shows were doing well but there were pockets of societies in Victoria which were struggling. “But I guess it’s a matter of competing with other attractions like wine shows, farmers’ markets, trade shows and expos,” Rod said.
On the livestock side of things, it is a challenge to show societies to keep making shows relevant to farmers. And on a personal level, while he says the Royal Melbourne Show is not the shop window that it used to be, if the Bowles hadn’t competed and shown their cattle noone would have seen the animals. “That means it is still relevant,” Rod said. Another challenge, which was not around 15 years ago, is the increasing emphasis on occupational health and safety. “To that end entry forms must be filled out correctly by exhibitors because if there is an accident you need to have a record of exhibitors and livestock,” Rod said.
Apart from agricultural shows, showground administrators need to have a regular program of events to justify adequate expenditure on infrastructure. “We had a monster truck show a couple of weeks ago which attracted about 6000 people and we run a Sunday market every weekend which brings in 8000-10,000 people and it’s quite a solid business and a good basis for the Bendigo show society,” Rod said. The showgrounds also has a big music festival, which generates good income from about 20,000 music lovers. For two weeks in February 2017 it will host an exhibition marking 100 years of Anzac tradition. An asset like a showground available for numerous uses is the way ahead.
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Truck centres boast top support up the road from the original site. During 2014, the Hallam Truck Centre celebrated a terrific milestone of 25 years in business, to which it credits and thanks its loyal customers. In the same year, the parent company CMV Group Pty Ltd also celebrated 80 years as a proud family business. The Hallam and Bayswater dealerships serve a diverse range of customers and applications, with sales to owner operators in addition to small and large fleets. They are involved in applications as varied as logging, construction and garden supplies through to general and refrigerated freight. Providing trucks to meet the needs of its diverse customer base, customers have complete transport solutions for the best in North American, European and Japanese driveline trucks. Across both sites, the business has about 100 staff, including more than 40 service technicians. The business has invested heavily in people, support services and dealerships to ensure customers receive first class service, whether they are buying new or used trucks, parts or having vehicles serviced.
HALLAM and Bayswater Truck Centres claim they are capable of catering for all existing and future customers’ commercial transport needs. Purpose built dealerships service Melbourne’s east and Victoria’s south east representing Kenworth, DAF and Fuso truck franchises and Cummins engines. Well placed to service Melbourne’s second largest transport hub, Melbourne’s south east, the 3.2ha Hallam Truck Centre site at 217 Princes Highway, is one of Australia’s most advanced truck dealerships. The centre boasts the latest, state of the art truck sales, service and parts facilities. The region is home to many of Melbourne’s manufacturing industries and is linked by a network of major arterial roads servicing the entire eastern seaboard. Bayswater Truck Centre was established in 2003, as a service and parts outlet of the Hallam Truck Centre, to further support customers in Melbourne’s east and north east. Due to the growing customer base and the need for larger facilities, Bayswater Truck Centre moved in 2013 into a purpose built, expansive undercover facility just
SERVICE: Bayswater Truck Centre’s larger Melbourne service premises.
To further complement this service level, roadside assistance trucks and parts call out staff are on call 24/7. Hallam Truck Centre’s truck sales consultants have many years of experience and knowledge in the trucking industry. They receive regular training in the latest industry developments to help advise clients on vehicle model selection and configurations; any transport need can be met with the extensive range available. Fuso models range from car licence options and factory tippers up to heavy rigids
and prime movers. As part of the PACCAR family, the class leading European DAF range covers medium rigid through to B-double and Kenworth trucks can be built to almost any customer’s individual specification in Kenworth’s Bayswater factory. Whatever is required, Hallam Truck Centre can assist. The Hallam workshop boasts the latest facilities and diagnostic equipment to service any make or model. This includes twelve 30m drive-through service bays with two full-length, B-double drive over pits.
Incorporated in one of the pits is a brake roller tester, slip tester and shaker for vehicle safety and roadworthy inspections. The team of factory trained technicians also includes auto electricians to cater for the ever increasing technological advancements and emission related components. There are also two and five tonne overhead cranes and other specialised equipment for service and repairs. As authorised VicRoads agents, Hallam and Bayswater are accredited to perform roadworthiness and bus inspections and repair vehicles to clear registered defects. The centres feature expansive supermarket-style parts showrooms – with up to $2.5m worth of stock on hand at any time. Experienced parts teams can identify and source almost any part and offer delivery through the team of full time drivers. Both complexes also have comfortable staff amenities in addition to training and board rooms employing the latest technology for in-house presentations and training seminars. At both locations, drivers benefit from indoor waiting areas and a luxurious drivers’ lounge with free customer
Wi-Fi, TV and DVD players and kitchenettes. In addition, to allow for longer visits at the Hallam Truck Centre there are two en suites with shower facilities plus two sleeping rooms. Customers are able to organise after hours vehicle drop off and pickups too (with prior notice) and if required drivers are able to access the rest amenities. Over the years, Hallam Truck Centre has won a number of industry accolades, including: the Kenworth Service Dealer Award; the inaugural Kenworth - Cummins Dealer of the Year Award; Kenworth Parts Dealer Award; DAF Dealer of the Year; and a Kenworth Dealer of the Year award. The centre will continue to offer a high level of customer service, parts availability, easier access and quicker service turnaround – key requirements customers demand from a dealership. Hallam and Bayswater Truck Centres have a dedicated customer focus and retain the strong family business principles of the parent company, the CMV Group. Information about the truck centres is available from the following websites: www. hallamtruck.com.au and www.bayswatertruck.com.au.
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These products are available through supporting Dakenag Dealers. For your closest supporting Dealer call 1800 636 451, or visit www.dakenag.com.au These products are available from supporting Dakenag dealers for a limited time. All prices include GST. Freight charges may be applicable. Please check with your supporting Dealer. Sale ends March 31, 2015 or while stocks last. Dakenag reserves the right to correct any printed errors. Pricing subject to change without notice.
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WATER MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION
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Government perchs up FISHING licence fees have helped stock more than 100,000 estuary perch fingerlings into seven lakes and rivers across Victoria, including three new waterways never before stocked with the species. ThenewwaterwaysareWerribee River into which 32,000 fingerlings were released, Melton Reservoir 20,000 and Karkarook Lake 5000. The stockings into the Werribee River and Melton Reservoir are expected to improve angling opportunities for residents of these rapidly growing urban centres west of Melbourne.
Estuary perch are a popular native species in coastal estuaries so are ideal for developing new fisheries in waters south of the Great Dividing Range. Other waters stocked with estuary perch this season were Devilbend Reservoir 25,000, Hamilton Lake10,000, Albert Park Lake 10,000 and Struan Lake 5000. The one-centimetre fingerlings were bred at a private fish hatchery in Narooma, NSW, using broodfish collected by anglers from the Glenelg and Hopkins rivers.
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