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Feedlot gets green light Leonie Fuge editor@thedailyjournal.ink

A controversial application to build a feedlot in Allora got the tick of approval during Wednesday's Council meeting to the dismay of some community members. Before approving the feedlot, Councillors visited the property, spoke with community members who were against the intensive farming practice, studied the councils proposed mitigation strategies addressing community concerns, then after intense deliberation and a debate in council gave the farmers the thumbs up. Cr Cynthia McDonald strongly advocated in the council discussion for feedlots, saying they offer farming

no rain) was to work in conjunction with feedlots," she commented. The feedlot applicants, Arolla Pastoral Company Pty Ltd with owners Barbara Morrish, James and Carla Pidgeon, sought a mate-

diversity and had proven to be beneficial for drought proofing the cattle industry. "The majority of farmers who went through the last drought were certainly thanking the heavens above for feedlots. We ran out of feed (07) 46 619 835 full stop. The only way farmers E warwick@rfsteelbuildings.com.au were able to feed their cattle (after the extended period of

rial change of use approval to establish the feedlot. The facility will run 6000 sheep and 1000 cattle on their property at Mt Marshall, outside of Allora. Both James and Carla attended the council meeting and said they held their breath as their application was debated, though were excited and relieved the feedlot was approved. The couple said converting the family farm into a feedlot was ten years in continued page 8

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Country briefs Blowfly new bestie for pollination? A species of blowfly has startled many by proving to be as effective as bees in pollination.Researchers in Western Australia have been studying the species since 2019 as part of a national project funded by Hort Innovation, and their findings have brought relief to the agriculture industry which was worried about outcomes if the current Varroa mite outbreak in New South Wales gets worse.Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) senior entomologist David Cook told ABC Rural that since blowflies have hairy legs, they pick up pollen almost by accident.Blowflies may not pro-

duce honey like their bee counterparts, but they also don't sting and their size can be bio-engineered to be smaller so they don't fly far from the crops they're intended to pollinate.

Agworkforce summit goes virtual The Queensland Agworkforce Summit is being held online this year. “The summit is an excel-

lent opportunity to network and learn about innovative strategies that have worked in attracting, retaining and skilling workforce,” Growcom said. “Agribusiness professionals will collaborate, learn and share experiences that will help agribusiness acquire and retain the workforce that they need to grow.”The virtual summit will be held from Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 August 2022 and will respond to industry’s concerns about workforce issues, address the future growth of the Queensland agriculture sector and the ability to seize new market opportunities, bring together Queensland agribusiness to discuss workforce issues and strategies to ensure they have a sustainable workforce over the next five years, and present the completed five-year Workforce Plan for the state’s agriculture sector.

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Arts Festival Arts Prize Exhibition. “The exhibition is open to all Australian artists aged 16+ in any 2D or 3D medium (excluding photographs) that respond to the theme ‘Memories',” Exhibition Coordinator Glenda Brown said. “Entries are now open and close on 1 August, with finalists announced 22 August. ”Finalists will be selected by industry professionals who have had over 20 years of experience and are enthusiastic in developing innovative programs to grow artist platforms.“The total prize pool of the Whitsundays Art Prize Exhibition is $11,200,” Ms Brown said, “including the Regional Arts Prize of $5,000, an art acquisitive prize by the Whitsunday Regional Council. The major prize-winning artwork will be acquired into the Whitsundays Regional Council Art Collection.” The Exhibition will be held at the Coral Sea Marina Resort in Airlie Beach, 23 – 30 September 2022.

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ed ending stocks at 1.470 billion bushels vs. the trade estimate of 1.433 billion bushels. USDA's estimate in June was 1.400 billion bushels. For soybeans, the U.S. ending stocks were 230 million bushels vs. the This week, the USDA released the latest World Agricultural Supply trade's expectation of 214 million bushels today and 280 million bushand Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Both 2022-23 and 2021-22 els in June. corn ending stocks are up from last month. 2022-23 soybean ending In its report, the USDA pegged the U.S. wheat ending stocks at 639 stocks are down. For corn, the USDA pegged the U.S. 2022-23 project- million bushels vs. the trade's expectation of 644 million and 627 million bushels last month. The USDA pegged the 2021 Brazilian soybean production at 126.0 mmt, For All Your reflecting no change from USDA's estiTaxation mate last month of 126.0 mmt. and nearly matching the trade's expectation Requirements of 125.9 mmt. For corn, Brazil's output is seen at 116.0 mmt. vs. the trade's expectation of 116.5 mmt. and the USDA's June estimate of 116.0 mmt. For Argentina's soybean output, the USDA pegged its crop at 44.0 mmt. vs. the USDA's June estimate of 43.4 mmt. and the trade's expectation of 43.3 mmt. Argentina's 2020/2021 corn crop is pegged at 53.0 mmt, reflecting no change from the USDA's previous estimate of 53.0 mmt. and slightly above trade's expectation of 52.5 mmt. F: 07 4661 1500 • E: admin@barlows.net.au 84 Grafton St, Warwick • PO Box 1068, Warwick

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Have your say on feral cats Leonie Fuge editor@thedailyjournal.ink

What do we value more, our cats having freedom to roam and reproduce or the future of our wildlife? It is becoming more apparent that we can't have both and its time to have your say on the matter. The Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) is seeking public consultation on its draft Cat Management Strategy 2022-2024 that aims to reduce cats from having further detrimental impact on the environment. Community consultation will begin on Tuesday 12th July and close at 5pm Friday 12th August. SDRC would like the community to leave feedback on topics such as, should all cats

be registered, should cats be desexed unless they are owned by a registered breeder or should cats be kept safe in their house or in a pet enclosure? The draft strategy opens the door to conversations about responsible cat ownership and how the community can better address feline management. A

further idea being explored in the draft is the options for cat owners to limit their p e t ' s impact on wildlife w i t h affordable technologies such as cat proof fences, cat net run enclosures and electronic collars. It is clear that doing nothing will end with the further loss of threatened native species, impacting on local biodiversity. Southern Downs Councillor Stephen Tancred said that while domestic cats make great

companions, without appropriate management, their impact on native wildlife can be just as devastating as feral cats. "A recent inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats in Australia by the Commonwealth Government found that cats kill an estimated 1.6 billion native animals each year," Councillor Tancred said. A copy of the draft Cat Management Strategy 20222024 is available at https:// www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/living[1] here/have-your-say/cat-management-strategy or from Council's administration centres in Warwick and Stanthorpe. Please send written submissions to mail@sdrc.qld.gov.au before 5pm Friday 12 August 2022.

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US ban on (some) foreign ownership Companies from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran would be barred from purchasing U.S. agricultural land under language approved by the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday. "More needs to be done to ensure the U.S. food supply chain is secure and independent," said Rep. Dan Newhouse, lamenting that there are no federal safeguards against land purchases by authoritarian regimes. It was the second year in a row that appropriators agreed with Newhouse's warnings about foreign investment in U.S. farmland,

manage Hendra virus disease. Unfortunately, in this case, the deceased horse had not been vaccinated for Hendra virus. Hendra virus infection can occur throughout the year, so it's important that horse owners take steps to protect themselves and their animals at all times. It is recommended to register your horse with the biosecurity entity registration which allows DAF to respond to emergency disease outbreaks quickly. Registration is, in fact, compulsory and must be renewed every three years. You can update or renew your registration on the DAF website. Last year, the Appropriations Committee voted to ban China from acquiring additional U.S. farmland. The proposal was eventually revised to a request for a USDA report on the matter. The move includes “additional adversaries”, Russia, North Korea, and Iran in the mix. Foreign investors owned 37.6 million acres, or 2.9%, of U.S. agricultural land - forest and farmland - at the end of 2020, according to a USDA report. Holdings have increased by an average of nearly 2.2 million acres a year since 2015. Forests accounted for 46% of agricultural land held by foreigners. Some 29% was cropland, and pastures and other ag land accounted for 23%.

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Restockers keen Ross Ellis McDougall and Sons Agents this week yarded 1047 head of mixed content for the sheep and lamb sale. The heavy end of the lambs was easier along with the trade lambs. There was some buyer interest in the light end with restockers keen to fill paddocks. The major exporters found it hard to fill a truck. Lambs topped at $202 to average $160.29($15down), hoggets topped at $170 to average $131.35($16down), ewes topped at $182 to average $113.15($15up), wethers topped at $150 to average $117.88($7down), rams topped at $200 to average $152.09($64down),

Meat report Meat and Livestock Australia reports a slight dip in prices, bringing the lowest average price range since September 2021. The slump is due to the mixed quality and variation in the drafts presenting at the saleyards, creating two-track pricing over the last few sales. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has eased 39c week-on-week to 1,013.57c/kg cwt. Good quality cattle are fetching a strong price whereas some of the plainer types are going for a heavy discount. The wet and wintery conditions from the last few months have not been aiding the quality and finish on the cattle passing through the saleyards. Restockers and processors can be pickier around quality and what cattle they bid for as supply increases, putting downward

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lamb rams topped at $173 to average $138.33($56down), ewe lambs topped at $188 to average $149.57($61down). The sale yarding of $1047 head averaged $148.43 down by $26/ head.. Ross & Denise Kennedy sold Dorper x ewes to Whites Trading for $148. Paul Mc Laughlin sold Xbred ewes for $146 to Whites Trading, lambs 20kg to restockers for $120 and $80, ewes to restockers for $120. Aaron & Candace Learoyd sold Dorper x ewe hoggets to restockers for $160, $122 and $60, ewes in lamb to restockers for $150, $114 and $100, ewe lambs 26.6kg to restockers for $122 Paul Stark sold Dorper x lambs

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pressure on prices with processors bringing their grids back. This easing in prices has allowed lot feeders and processors to source young cattle under $10, further tightening the premium between feeder and restocker prices recorded recently. Goat meat is good value. Goat OTH prices are back up to $9.20 c/kg cwt for June - the highest price since late September 2021. Lamb slaughter has not followed seasonal norms this year, strengthening 16% to 412,570 head week-on-week after the short processing week in the southern states. This is a 36% increase on 2020 levels showing the movement of the 2021 flock rebuild and the continued supply of lambs. Most of these numbers are coming out of Victoria and NSW to reach the second highest slaughter rates in the last three years. Sheep are also above 2020 and 2021 levels at 90,314 head

this week. The mutton indicator eased 39c week-on-week with majority of the contribution coming from Griffith who was trading 45c under the national average. Much of this softening in prices is due to the plainer quality moving through the saleyards and the unseasonal increase in supply putting downward pressure on prices. Cattle slaughter nearly cracked 100,000 head, reaching 99,738 head this week - the highest slaughter rate in 2022 but still 8% under 2021 levels. The annual Alice Springs Show Feeder Steer and Heifer Sale went ahead last week with yardings of 4,139 head mostly coming from within the Northern Territory. Yearling steers contributed 47% of sales, with the top price for Angus weaner steers under 200kg going for 685c/kg for $1,269/head.

for $159 , 39.25kg to Shelley F/T for $140 Martin Roberts sold Xbred lambs 40.5kg , 37.5kg to Elliots Butchery for $165 and $140, 36.25kg hoggets to Glenrae Cattle Co for $127 Neville Baldock sold Dorper ram lambs 42.8kg to GR Prime for $139 Woodland Farming Co sold Dorper x lambs 58.5kg to Take It Easy Meats for $190, 46.6kg ram lambs to restockers for $157, hoggets 60kg to restockers for $170, ewes to Take It Easy Meats for $120. John Gaiter sold Dorper ewe and lamb units to Qld Mobile for $110. Daniella Gray sold Dorper wethers to GR Prime for $121

Get well soon, Gerard The regular Long Paddock column with Gerard Walsh won't appear today as he has been in Warwick Hospital with a stomach infection which started more than a week earlier as a sore throat. He tested negative for the flu and Covid and didn't really expect it to be Covid after having it in late May and having three Covid injections. He expects to return with column next week.

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Feedlot gets green light continued from front page... the planning and they were grateful they had used a consultant in the application process to marry the business plan with council requirements. Weighing up the impacts of the feedlot against its benefits to the shire the Councillors took into consideration the 74 submissions that had been made to council by community members, with 64 speaking against the feedlot. Submitters had expressed concerns about road safety, visual amenity with the grain silos and cattle sheds, environmental issues from affluent and chemicals, and potential lowering of land value and limitations to future house construction on neighbouring land. Along with various mitigation strategies designed to reduce the impact of the feedlot on the community, an amendment was made by Councillors to reduce the maximum number of cattle from 1000 to 999. This allows future homebuilders on adjoining properties to have a 1km buffer instead of a 1.5km buffer and provides greater building options.

Cr Marco Gliori advocated for some of the submitters' concerns and spoke about the negative impact the feedlot may pose to the environment. "Council needs to ask itself when is enough is enough, including the approval of intensive farming. The fact that we have six intensive farming operations within 10km radius of Allora doesn't necessarily mean we need another. At some stage we need to say this is not sustainable for the environment, the health of our flood plains, waterways and other farms," said Cr Gliori, who did not support the application. In response Cr Stephen Tancred said feedlots are the most "heavily regulated agricultural industry in the world." The applicants are also under environmental regulations and he thought that "should give rural operators, residents and animal and environmental welfare groups some confidence." Deputy Mayor Ross Bartley advocated for the economic benefits the feedlot would bring. "If you can't build a feedlot in a rural

area, where can you build it?" "Do we want to support our main industry, agriculture, or do we want to look after the real estate market?" The councillor was referring to the increased number of lifestyle blocks now impinging on intensive farming land and explained. "How we value our rural versus how we value our lifestyle intrusion into the rural." Cr Tancred applauded the significant investment the family were making through diversifying their farm. "The application is in line with our corporate plan, community plan and planning scheme." The councillor gave a concise summary of the mitigation strategies developed by council and the applicants and provided clarity that community concerns had been addressed in conditions to the approval of the application. "I'm very comfortable with regards to odour, roads, noise, operation hours, environmental water and soil concerns," said Cr Tancred. Front page pictures show detail of the location of the new facility.

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Cattle, poultry numbers up Ross Ellis McDougall and Sons

Agents this week saw numbers move up as the cattle numbers saw 541 head make the sale on Tuesday while 1047 head of sheep and lambs met the market on Wednesday. The poultry numbers were up with the pork side of things letting the side down. Conditions in the paddock are starting to influence the yarding's, there are not too many oats crops in and the paddocks are still a long way from being dry so there are more lighter stock being yarded due to some vendors inability to finish them. Cattle: Vealer steers averaged 519.8c/ kg to a top of 676.2c/kg or $1133.81 to $1677.90. Vealer heifers averaged 431.4c/ kg to a top of 480.2c/kg or $1005.589 to $1476.62. Feeder steers averaged 507.3c/ kg to a top of 596.2c/kg or $2021.43 to $2650.52. Feeder heifers averaged 413.6c/ kg to a top of 540 c/kg or $1574.25 to $2322.00. Yearling steers averaged 513.8c/ kg to a top of 610.2c/kg or $1486.84 to $2130.12. Yearling heifers averaged 441.7c/kg to a top of 566.2c/kg or

drop of $56/head. Ewe lambs topped at $1384.99 to $2021.00 Steers averaged 406.3c/kg to a top of $188 to average $149.57 a drop of $61/ 478.2c/kg or $2450.95 to $3021.00. head . Sale yarding of $1047 head was Heifers averaged 345.9c/kg to a top of $148.43 a drop of $26/head off last sale. Pig numbers saw smaller yarding but 394.2c/kg or $1649.80 to $2651.00 Manufacturing steers averaged 321.6c/ some good quality. Sows sold from $70 to kg to a top of 350.2c/kg or $2502.26 to $248, Stores sold from $62 to $196, $3379.43. Cows averaged 281.4c/kg to a Baconers sold to $190 Hens sold to $40, Roosters sold to $25, top of 346.2c/kg or $1421.25 to $2334.50 Bulls averaged 272.3c/kg to a top of Ducks sold to $22.50, Drakes sold to $22.50 374.5c/kg or $1514.15 to $1983.03 Sheep and Lamb numbers saw many light trade and restocker options yardDunkirk 2 ed with little heavy trade or export types available. Lambs topped at $202 to average $160.29 a drop of $15/head. Hoggets topped at $170 to average $131.35 a drop of $16/head Ewes topped at $182 to average $113.15 a rise of $15/head. Wethers topped at $150 to average $117.88 a drop of $7/head. Rams A sight you don’t often see; the River Danube in southern Ukraine has suddenly betopped at $200 to average come a strategic asset, after decades of being a tourist magnet. This photo from $152.09 a drop of $64/ NPR in the US shows river traffic booming as the long-neglected river ports are head. Lamb rams topped at pulled into a ‘Dunkirk’ like effort to get Ukrainian wheat out of the country. Despite $173 to average $138.33 a the river heroics, grain exports this year are 43% down on the same time last year.

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