AgLife - January 2017 edition

January 25, 2017

Grain, grain and more grain!

Horsham’s Sam Anders, left, and Kyle O’Connor, immerse themselves in some of the grain at Viterra at Dooen, north of Horsham. The pair has been part of a large seasonal workforce, including many tertiary students, involved in the Wimmera-Mallee harvest.

Sam is about to start his second year of a commerce degree, while Kyle is set to start a sports science and management course. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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s we near the end of January, many headers continue to roll as they try to clean up the final stages of 2016-17 harvest.

With several hold-ups due to rain in the past couple of months, growers have had to muster all of their energy to get going again on more than one occasion.

Many have developed somewhat of a love-hate relationship with harvest while they think ‘what did I do to deserve these high-yielding wheat crops which are holding me up from going on holiday?’.

And not much of a holiday they will get with many tasks such as summer spraying and preparation for the 2017 winter crop all to occur within a relatively short space of time before sowing gets underway in mid-April.

Although the stars have not com-

pletely lined up for grain growers this year on the farm itself, and there are patches that have not done as well as hoped, the sheer volume of grain that has been produced overall has, and will continue to, provide a boost for the wider economy for some time.

It was a more familiar site during harvest this year to see young school leavers and university students stay in the region to gain experience and an education in handling ‘and spilling’ grain.

This along with the many other jobs that are required to manage such a big harvest.

Although at the time, many of this younger generation would have felt like they had landed in hell, the memories that are now seared onto their brains have given them a taste of the industry that is hard to eradicate.

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es keep them in the region or bring them back to the area in the future.

After all, there is nothing like a bit of hard work to build your character and resilience.

Adding to this, many of the wages that are being paid to harvest employees are largely coming from outside the area and from the pocket of big business, a portion of which is undoubtedly getting fed back into the local community.

Logistics

Going forward, all of the grain that has been produced will need to be

marketed and delivered to port or the end user.

This is a huge logistical exercise in itself and will keep freight companies rolling, along with the mountain of administration and paperwork that comes with such a task.

Even activities that come as an afterthought such as the maintenance of roads and machinery, along with the social happenings that come as a result of increased levels of activity, will again sustain current and create new employment.

This brings people to the area and churns over more money throughout the region.

This is a consolation to continued feelings among many growers that they are not, at this stage, back to hitting the ball out of the park.

Although townships throughout the Wimmera and Mallee, and particular-

Scholarship up for grabs

Calling all creative minds Organisers of Wimmera Machinery Field Days Victorian Farm Sculpture Competition have again urged rural artists to register entries for the popular exhibition.

A first prize of $2500 in an overall prize pool of $6000, thanks to ACE Radio being on board as major sponsor, has guaranteed a significant build-up to the statewide competition.

Annual winners of the Victorian Farm Sculpture Competition have the opportunity to enter their sculpture in the National Farm Sculpture awards at the Spirit of the Land Festival in Lockhart, NSW, each year, where first prize is $10,000.

Spirit of the Land Festival organisers have said they were delighted to have forged a partnership with the Wimmera Machinery Field Days and Victorian Farm Sculpture Competition and looked forward to hosting this year’s state winner at the festival.

Entries are now open and free for people to enter their creations, which emerge from materials freely available on the average farm.

All sculptures entered in the competition will be on display at the 2017 Wimmera Machinery Field Days on March 7, 8 and 9.

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stations 3WM and MIXX FM general manager Scott Grambau said ACE Radio was proud to continue its long association in supporting the Victorian Farm Sculpture Competition at the field days.

Field days manager Murray Wilson said ACE Radio had been a key supporter since 2006 and it was pleasing to see its long-term association continue and strengthen.

Now in its 12th year, the Victorian Farm Sculpture Competition draws about 50 entries from across the region and interstate and is a popular and successful feature of the field days at Longerenong’s Wimmera Events Centre.

The overwhelming success and large number of entries has given the competition an opportunity to continue with more new and exciting features.

Following the success of last year, an official junior category for 12 to 17 year-olds is back again this year, along with expanded open categories giving budding farm sculpture creators more chance to win prizes.

People seeking more information can call the field days office on 5384 7210 or email murray@wmfd.com. au.

ly Horsham, are agricultural centres that rely directly on farming activities to keep their businesses running, there are many businesses that are removed from agriculture and not all people who reside in our towns are from an agricultural background.

One hopes that these folk and their businesses will also feel the positive effects when a local farmer or truckie stops at the local shop for their morning sausage roll and can of soft drink – or that extra dentist appointment is made for the year due to too many sausage rolls and cans of soft drink.

Even though the region will need a string of seasons similar to 2016 to really start making some headway, the fact there is product to work with in 2017 will ensure the wheels of the area keep turning for another season at least.

DRAMATIC ART: 2016 Victorian Farm Sculpture open award-winning design ‘Sheffield’ in peacock form featuring old shears, by Marty Knight of Horsham.

Applications for the Horizon Scholarship are now open to first-year university students studying agriculture-related degrees.

The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Horizon Scholarship, involving a partnership with industry sponsors, provides $5000 a year for the duration of a student’s university degree.

Applications close on February 24.

The scholarship also offers students annual industry work placements, access to industry leaders, professional development assistance and opportunities to network and gain knowledge at a range of industry events.

RIRDC managing director John Harvey said the scholarship provided real and practical benefits for students involved, which would differentiate them from their peers.

To be eligible, students must be entering their first year of university and studying a degree related to agriculture. Students must also have started their tertiary studies no longer than two years after leaving high school.

Application forms are available at www.rirdc.gov.au/horizon or by calling RIRDC on 02 6923 6916.

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• With many weedy pulse and cereal crops in a wet season, desiccation or crop topping often becomes necessary. Depending on timing and chemicals used, this could affect seed quality for sowing.

• Grain must not be retained for seed when glyphosate has been used in pre-harvest applications.

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Mrs Wilson said any grain subjected to wetting at harvest was more susceptible to poor germination, low vigour and degradation during storage and handling.

The Grains Research and Development Corporation, GRDC, Southern Regional Panel member said growers should closely scrutinise seed being set aside for planting.

Mrs Wilson said it was essential growers determined whether damage to grain caused by rain at harvest was purely cosmetic or the symptom of a seed-borne disease which would affect germination.

“To ensure establishment of a healthy crop next season, it is important to pay particular attention to the seed that is being saved for sowing,” she said.

“Proper management of the seed starts at harvest and should continue right through to storage, handling and seeding next year.”

Mrs Wilson said growers should also be aware some cereal varieties were more susceptible to the effects of late season weather damage.

“For example, the imidazolinone-tolerant Kord CL Plus wheat is rated as being susceptible to pre-harvest sprouting,” she said.

She said the GRDC offered a detailed retaining seed fact sheet to help growers to determine whether grain was viable for sowing and what was an appropriate and effective seed management program.

The fact sheet, which can be viewed and downloaded at www.grdc.com.au/GRDC-FS-Retainingseed, shows the symptoms of seed quality deterioration can range from mild, such as a loose and wrinkled seed coat in some pulses, to more advanced, such as seed staining, fungal mould and visible signs of germination.

“Unless canola seed was harvested before any weather damage, it should not be retained for sowing due to the vulnerability of canola’s small seed,” Mrs Wilson said.

“Any retained seed should be graded and tested for germination and vigour.

“Testing for seed-borne disease is also recommended, especially with saved pulse seed.”

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workshop at Warracknabeal next month will highlight the need for farmers to look after their health and wellbeing.

The workshop is part of the award-winning Sustainable Farm Families program that focuses on the health, wellbeing and safety of farmers and their families.

SFF organisers are inviting farming men and women from the region to participate in the workshop.

Yarrilinks Landcare facilitator Tim Inkster will lead the session at Rural Northwest Health’s Warracknabeal campus.

The session is one in a series of programs being rolled out across Victoria.

Mr Inkster said while the region’s farmers worked tirelessly to plant and harvest their crops, it was important they took time to assess their health and wellbeing.

“Farmers have higher rates of preventable health issues, such as high blood pressure, than the general population,” he said. “However, small changes to lifestyle can make a large impact on improving health and wellbeing.

“The SFF program is designed to remind farmers that if they do not take the time to look after themselves, then it will have an impact not only on them but also on their farm business’s bottom line and their family.”

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to bring SFF to Warracknabeal. “It’s good to know that all SFF participants will receive full health assessments and have the opportunity to understand their own health risks,” she said.

“They will also learn how to manage those risks and how to more easily integrate them into farming life.”

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More than 2400 farmers have participated in the program across Australia.

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BCG harvest results in

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The BCG harvest program is now complete, with the final trial harvested on January 4.

The prolonged harvest season added additional pressure to the team to process samples, however, the results are in and have yielded some excellent messages.

BCG staff have reviewed the results from in season-assessments and harvest yield and quality parameters and have written reports ready to be released in the members-only BCG 2016 Season Research Results compendium.

Some of the trials included in the annual compendium have been harvested from Kalkee, wheat and barley time of sowing; Nhill, wheat and canola varieties; and Longerenong, PodGuard technology.

These results, plus results from about 40 more trials will be included in the compendium and released to members at a trials review day at Birchip on February 17.

Likened to farmers’ experiences, the harvest program was rewarding but presented

PROLONGED SEASON: Birchip Cropping Group staff harvest pulses with BCG’s Kingaroy header. challenges with lodged crops, small rain events and machinery break-downs hindering progress.

The BCG headers thrashed out thick plots with some of the barley varieties exceeding 8.4t/ha and Trojan wheat in the BCG-Agritech Rural trial at Kalkee reaching an astonishing 7.4t/ha.

The results for BCG crop variety trials are distributed to members within 48 hours of harvest.

This allows growers to make early and informed variety choices for 2017.

The BCG team carried out pre-harvest assessments such as lodging scores and head

loss counts to determine whether delaying harvest resulted in yield loss in barley.

Results indicated delaying harvest in barley by three and a half weeks meant a yield reduction of 2t/ha.

This research was carried out through the GRDC barley agronomy program.

BCG will soon be in the crux of selecting and pegging out trial sites for 2017 while soil sampling paddocks across the Wimmera and Mallee.

Soil sampling is an important tool to help determine soil water and nutrient status of paddocks, particularly off the back of a wet and high yielding year.

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Under a planned overhaul of the Environmental Protection Authority Act, the authority would have new powers and a multi-million dollar funding boost to investigate environmental complaints.

The Victorian Farmers Federation is concerned the proposed reforms, which include expanding the EPA presence into local government across the state, are ripe for abuse if environmental officers are given resources to investigate every complaint in farming zones.

VFF president David Jochinke said there was a major concern that people who failed to understand the nature of commercial farming could make complaints just because they did not like a smell, noise or the dust.

“We don’t want a system that lets people make nuisance complaints if farmers are already following the law,” he said.

“This means the government needs to give us peace of mind that this won’t occur by outlining strict guidelines for investigating complaints.”

Mr Jochinke said farmers should be trusted to comply with environmental laws and argued the framework being championed by the government could infringe on a farmer’s right to farm.

“It’s in farmers’ best interest to do the right thing on their land,” he said.

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