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Taking a Stand: Lloyd Polkinghorne is in training for a 300km walk to raise awareness of water policy issues. Story on next page.
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Deniliquin High School students Zara Macdonald, Alex Poka and Ebony Behsman prepare three of the school’s entries for the NSW School Merino Wether Challenge.
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BARHAM, NSW
JULY 2020
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Lloyd’s walk for water District landholder and Barham Koondrook Bridge editor Lloyd Polkinghorne can no longer ‘‘sit by’’ and watch his region be decimated by poorly written and executed water policy.
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nd he’s doing more than just taking a stand, too. ‘Lloyd’s Walk for Water’ will see the 36 year-old walk more than 300km between Barham and the Hume Dam over two weeks. Along the way he will stop in Deniliquin, Blighty, Finley, Berrigan, Howlong and Corowa to host awareness and fundraising nights. He hopes to host an end of walk event at Hume Dam, depending on what will be allowed under COVID-19 rules. Mr Polkinghorne said he will also document his discussions with landholders and community members along the way. ‘‘Coming off the land myself, I see inequality in the way policy is being derived and that people in our region are not being listened to,’’ he said. ‘‘At rallies hosted by Speak Up, Murray Regional Strategy Group and other groups to date we’ve been labelled simply as angry irrigators. ‘‘But these problems are more diverse than political party lines. For me this is about the people, our communities, our environment. ‘‘I thought this would be a non-confrontational
‘Enough is enough. I’ve got two legs, a heartbeat, a voice and I plan to use them.’ LLOYD POLKINGHORNE
way to tell the stories of people who live in the basin. A story not limited to state boundaries, crop types or certain communities. ‘‘Through meeting, videoing, photographing, and sharing with people, I hope we can raise awareness of the disastrous impact of this failing of public policy. ‘‘Enough is enough. I’ve got two legs, a heartbeat, a voice and I plan to use them.’’ Mr Polkinghorne is partnering with BEEFitUP Australia — a social enterprise supporting rural communities — to host social events in each of the towns he stops in, and raise money for the 1000 Paddocks campaign. The campaign enables BEEFitUP Australia to
continue its work in small towns, by giving them a hand up and a night out. ‘‘We’ll have social nights with a comedian, and any money generated from the night will go to basin communities,’’ Mr Polkinghorne said. Mr Polkinghorne announced his walk for water in late June, at the same time he launched an intensive training program. ‘‘I do a seven or eight kilometre walk three days a week, have a rest day on Friday and then walk 15km on a Saturday. ‘‘On Sunday I will change to cycling, and Mondays I do strength training ‘‘During the walk itself I intend to walk for five days and then have a rest day. ‘‘I will average about 25km a day, with the longest single leg being about 30km.’’ The walk was planned to start on August 15, but has since been postponed because of Coronavirus restrictions and the NSW and Victoria border closure. A new date is yet to be confirmed. To donate, go to beefitupaustralia.org and click on the ‘Donate to Lloyd’s Walk for Water’ button on the home page.
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School Merino Wether Challenge: Deniliquin High School students Zara Macdonald, Tic O’Toole, Brad Poka, Alex Poka, Ebony Behsman, Gracie Willis and Gabby Clarke with the school’s seven Merino wether lambs.
Fat lambs up for the challenge
Deniliquin High School’s agriculture team is aiming for a win in the NSW School Merino Wether Challenge this year.
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even Merino wether lambs gifted to the school just for the challenge are being fattened up to increase the school’s chances. The annual competition is organised by the NSW Stud Merino Breeders Association, with support from Australian Wool Innovation. It aims to educate and engage students on the commercial production of Merino sheep by giving them a memorable hands-on experience covering a broad range of sheep and wool production skills. More than 50 schools are taking part in the challenge, which began in March and will be judged in Dubbo in August. Deniliquin High agriculture teachers Genny Dunmore and Emily Pearn said the wealth of knowledge students are gaining by participating in the challenge is invaluable. Tactics learned last year, their first time in the competition, are being put in to action this year. ‘‘The wethers are eating well and gaining weight weekly,’’ Mrs Dunmore said. ‘‘These lambs give students an opportunity to learn about formulating rations to meet target growth rates. ‘‘Students have enjoyed being responsible for welfare and nutrition of the animals, and also
Saleyards complex. Students rotated through a series of mini workshops to learn about the sheep and wool industry. In Dubbo, 200 students from 32 schools across the region undertook mini workshops on topics including agricultural careers, sheep selection using measured and visual appraisal, animal husbandry, nutritional requirements, sheep and wool handling and judging, and the profit drivers in Merino sheep production. The training days were organised and run by Ben Watts of Bralca at Molong in NSW, the NSW Stud Merino Breeders Association and AWI with support from property owners. The judging and presentation day was GENNY DUNMORE scheduled to take place in Deniliquin this year but, due to Coronavirus The school will also receive any money made restrictions, the lambs will instead be sent to through the sale of the carcass and wool, minus the Dubbo. initial purchase price of the lambs, saleyard fees ‘‘The students are disappointed but understand and processing costs. this is an abnormal year,’’ Mrs Pearn said. This year’s NSW School Merino Wether ‘‘Having the judging and presentations in Deni Challenge kicked off with two training days with would have been educationally beneficial, allowing industry leaders at the Dubbo Rural Skills Centre other agriculture classes from the high school to from March 10 to 12. observe the proceedings. In a follow up session, 116 students from 20 ‘‘However, we performed well last year, so we schools attended a training day at the Jerilderie hope to do so again this year.’’ enjoyed teaching the wethers to lead and stand quietly.’’ The school is receiving support from Deniliquin businesses Rivalea Australia and Deniliquin Elders Rural Services in meeting the challenge. Judges will look for two key features when deciding the winning school — meat value and wool quality.
‘These lambs give students an opportunity to learn about formulating rations to meet target growth rates.’
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BARMAH, VICTORIA
JULY 2020
FARMtalk • 7
Locally grown superfood It was a goal to produce highly nutritional food which led the Phillips family into pomegranate farming.
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he family established The Pomegranate Farm — a small, family enterprise which also produces beef, lamb and eggs using Demeter Biodynamic farming methods — at Barmah, Victoria. It started with former Deniliquin mixed livestock farmers Anne and John Phillips, who sold their Deniliquin farm in 1991 and selected a smaller property at the edge of the Barmah Forest. It gave them a chance to use their 40 hectares to pursue a dream of eliminating the use of chemicals from food production — a goal they set in the late 1980s while raising their four sons. ‘‘We have not used chemical pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilisers on the property since we moved to Barmah in September 1991,’’ the couple’s son Ben Phillips said. ‘‘We have been strongly influenced by mentors such as Alex Podolinsky and Demeter Biodynamic growers, Dr Elaine Ingham from the Soil Foodweb Institute and more recently Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms in the USA.’’ The family had been farming at Barmah for 14 years when they decided to branch out in to other products, inspired by a local news story. ‘‘We were always on the lookout for something to grow on the farm that would be suited to small
acreage and our climate,’’ Ben said. ‘‘An aunt read an article in the newspaper about pomegranates and my mother found it interesting. ‘‘We also discovered there was a pomegranate farmer only 30 minutes away, who was happy to chat with us and share ideas. “Mum planted 300 pomegranate trees in 2006. By 2010, another 1200 pomegranates were planted to make a total of 1500 pomegranate trees covering two hectares. ‘‘We grow and harvest our pomegranates with care and love. We have pastured chickens who graze our pomegranate orchard and on the property we also have grass-fed beef and lamb. ‘‘Our pomegranates and fresh squeezed pomegranate juice are sold at Victorian farmers’ markets in Melbourne from late April through to August most years. ‘‘They are classed as a superfood, are very high in antioxidants, they suit our climate and are less susceptible to bird attack. They also suit our mission of producing highly nutritional food.’’ But even this superfood comes with its challenges,
‘We have not used chemical pesticides, herbicides or artificial fertilisers on the property.’ BEN PHILLIPS
including drought and other wildlife intervention. ‘‘The harvest this year was very light on due to a number of reasons, one being the drought, another being kangaroo problems. ‘‘Kangaroos come onto our property from the forest and break fences and watering lines, as well as over-grazing the pastures between the rows which we were trying to grow as cover crops. ‘‘We are also building the soil up naturally to increase nutrient levels and that takes time because we do not use any synthetic fertilisers. ‘‘Due to the drought conditions over the past three years we have had to limit our number of stock, but we are still running a few head of sheep and cattle. ‘‘We want to increase the numbers again, climate permitting, and raise them as biodynamic grass fed beef and lamb.’’
JULY 2020
8 • FARMtalk
BLIGHTY, NSW
An All Aussie, and now the People’s Choice
Winner: Avonlea-YF Windbrook Cinnamon-ET was voted Semex Holstein Australia AllAustralian People’s Choice.
Avonlea-YF Windbrook Cinnamon-ET, a cow part owned by Blighty farmers, has continued its winning ways despite dairy shows being cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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innamon was announced as Semex Holstein Australia All-Australian People’s Choice in an online competition. Cinnamon is syndicate owned by Adam and Meg Marshall, Adam’s father Lindsay Marshall, the Marshall family’s herd manager Kit Davidson and Adam’s Gold Coast based friend Craig Devlin. The cow is housed and looked after by its breeder John Gardiner, at Avonlea Holsteins in Cardinia. The competition pitted previous All Australian three year-old winners against one another, with Cinnamon receiving the most public votes. ‘‘It’s always nice for the animal to be recognised by a group of judges, but to be recognised by the wider public is an incredible honour,’’ Adam said. ‘‘Cinnamon won the three year-old All Australian award in 2018 and she’s up for the award again for six year-olds right now. ‘‘The winner of that will likely be announced at the end of July.’’ Mr Gardiner reared the cow’s grand dam before selling it and buying one of its calves in partnership with Lindsay at an International Dairy Week sale. The pair enjoyed considerable show success with that cow, including winning supreme champion dairy cow award at the Royal Melbourne Show.
Cinnamon is not just a good type cow, she is also a good production cow. ADAM MARSHALL
Cinnamon was the first female produced by that winning cow and the pair decided to sell it at IDW. ‘‘It was quite an interesting way that we came together to own her,’’ Adam said. ‘‘Dad and John owned the cow and put her to sale, but Kit and I immediately wanted to make sure we could buy her and we went into a partnership. ‘‘I called Craig to see if he wanted to help out and then dad decided to keep a share in her too.’’ Cinnamon had a year off from shows in 2019, returning to competitions at the National Holstein Show at International Dairy Week in January this year. She finished as reserve senior champion at the national event, an impressive finish in Adam’s eyes.
‘‘She finished second in her class (cow, six years in milk) and second overall to the same cow that finished first in her class,’’ he said. ‘‘The winning cow was also bred by Avonlea. ‘‘We didn’t quite keep enough milk in one of her quarters so she was a bit lop-sided. You can’t win when that happens but to get reserve champion with that shows the quality of cow she is. ‘‘A lot of credit needs to go to John, without him Cinnamon wouldn’t have had the success she has had. ‘‘He actually bred an All World Champion, but has said Cinnamon is easily better than that cow. ‘‘We also have to give credit to the Flanagan family at Woodlawn Holsteins who were a part of the original partnership in 2017. ‘‘They helped with the early development of Cinnamon and helped her become the strong performing cow she is. ‘‘Cinnamon is not just a good type cow, she is also a good production cow. ‘‘She produced 16,700 litres of milk in 307 days, when the average Holstein produces 8,500 litres in a year.’’
JULY 2020
FARMtalk • 9
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Powering through calving and weaning Body condition and nutrition in the months leading up to and during calving are critical, writes SCOTT ISON
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his is where most of the preventable losses occur. The aim is to have breeders in condition score three and maintain this with an appropriate diet. Cows and heifers with too much condition may have less room in the birth canal, leading to dystocia. Conversely, inadequate body condition or diet limits immunity and endurance during calving, which limits the mother’s ability to give birth quickly and care for the calf. There are a few rules of thumb for checking that breeders are receiving an adequate diet. Heifers should grow at around 0.7kg per day until they calve at two years old. They can cope with short periods of setback, but longer periods will affect health and irreversibly stunt growth. An appropriate diet will be around 11ME and 1416 per cent protein, depending on age and stage of growth.
‘It is critical to ensure that cows with calves are fed an adequate diet.’ SCOTT ISON
Monitor weight and condition score as regularly as possible. There are many resources available for formulating diets including the NSW DPI Drought Feed Calculator. Cows in condition score can be maintained by matching their diet to their requirements. With ad lib access to feed, dry cows require a diet that is 6ME and six per cent protein to maintain condition, late pregnant cows require 8ME and eight per cent protein, and lactating cows require 9ME and 12 per cent protein. Large parts of our region have ample green feed that easily meets this requirement. The trick here is to ensure there is enough roughage (hay/straw/mature grass) and limit intake so that cows maintain weight leading up to calving. Cows are at risk of metabolic diseases where their diet is not appropriate around calving. Calcium and magnesium have close interactions in the body, and deficiency in one can affect the other. Calcium usually needs to be supplemented in grain diets and magnesium should be supplied where there is short green feed available. Loose lick supplements can be supplied with lime, Causmag and salt. Clinical calcium deficiency is
referred to as milk fever, and magnesium deficiency can lead to grass tetany. Low energy around calving can lead to pregnancy toxaemia. All of these conditions may lead to cows going down. Calving paralysis, which is hind limb weakness due to soft tissue damage during calving, should also be considered immediately after calving. It is critical to ensure that cows with calves are fed an adequate diet. Cows in poor condition have significantly reduced pregnancy rates in the following season, and calves need to grow well through to weaning. This is the time to allow cows and calves to make the most of a good season, with unrestricted access to the best available feed. It is easy to see the results, with fat cows and rapidly growing calves. It is very important to plan weaning, monitor mobs and be ready to pull the trigger. As the season comes to an end and feed quality and availability drop off, calves need to be weaned onto a good diet to set cows up for their next pregnancy and avoid a growth check in calves. Beef cattle don’t create income from wool or milk, so weaning rate is the most important factor affecting productivity in breeding herds. Many of our local producers have developed a better understanding of just how much feed is required to maintain cattle while they have been full hand feeding through this recent drought. It is very important to ensure cattle are managed for productivity, which includes appropriately feeding breeders to ensure they wean a calf this year and into the future. For more information, contact Local Land Services or your private veterinarian or nutritionist. Scott Ison is district veterinarian with Murray Local Land Services.
JULY 2020
12 • FARMtalk
A taste for gourmet mushrooms
Oyster Mushrooms: Amy Lolicato has always loved the flavour and versatility of gourmet mushrooms.
MOULAMEIN, NSW
JULY 2020
FARMtalk • 13
Moulamein Mushrooms: Amy Lolicato holding an array of oyster species they grow at their Moulamein property.
Amy Lolicato and her partner Andrew Arthur have found the perfect way to diversify their mixed irrigation farming business — by growing mushrooms.
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t is a passion of Ms Lolicato, who has always loved unusual mushrooms and their incredible flavours. ‘‘Mushroom growing fits perfectly with our existing business given we are able to use our rice straw for the growing substrate and our grain off farm for the grain spawn component of growing,’’ the 31 year-old said. ‘‘Gourmet mushroom growing is also done in a completely controlled environment which I loved the idea of. There was no worrying about weather, water allocations and prices. ‘‘I gained an interest and love of specialty mushrooms during my time at Melbourne University. I had a lot of international friends from Asian countries. ‘‘We would dine at restaurants that served amazing Asian food and, being a vegetarian, I was always ordering the meals with unusual mushrooms. ‘‘I also did a six month university exchange to northern Italy where there were the most delicious local mushrooms available in the town market and used throughout the local restaurants. ‘‘Unfortunately we don’t have a great deal of exposure and access to gourmet mushrooms here in regional areas, let alone Australia more generally.’’ At the start of 2018, Ms Lolicato started reading up on gourmet mushroom growing and then did a two day mushroom cultivation course with Milkwood Permaculture that October.
This gave her the basic skills to start growing at home. She is currently growing an array of oyster species which include pinks, yellows, tans, winter whites, ulmarius, pearls and kings. ‘‘I have always loved the flavour and versatility of gourmet mushrooms. Now that I am growing them, my main passion surrounding mushrooms is watching them grow and learning everything I can about them,’’ Ms Lolicato said.
‘I have always loved the flavour and versatility of gourmet mushrooms.’ AMY LOLICATO
‘‘While it takes a couple of months of backgrounding work to go from liquid culture to grain to substrate, oyster mushrooms go from tiny pin heads on the colonised straw to fully formed mushrooms in as little as four days. ‘‘They are some of the easiest to grow and can be done using low-tech methods with straw. ‘‘I intend to branch out into wood loving species, which require sterile work, within the next six months or so.’’ The mushrooms are grown at the couple’s farm in Moulamein where they also farm rice and sheep.
They are currently producing about 12kg of mushrooms a week with a short term aim of reaching 30kg per week. ‘‘The mushrooms are being grown in two insulated shipping containers in our backyard,’’ Ms Lolicato said. ‘‘One of the containers is for incubation which requires dark and a stable temperature of between 20°C and 22°C. ‘‘The other container is used for the fruiting process, where fully colonised bags then fruit mushrooms over a week or so. ‘‘This container is highly controlled with a consistent temperature of about 18°C, the right amount of fresh air exchange as CO2 builds up from the growing mushrooms, humidity of 90 per cent and a high level of light for at least 12 hours per day. ‘‘If the mushroom venture proves to be economically feasible and scalable, we will consider investing in permanent infrastructure on farm.’’ Ms Lolicato has been casually selling the mushrooms to friends and locals for the past couple of months, and her product is now also available through Moulamein IGA, Little Pork Deli in Barham and Boo’s Place in Swan Hill. And as the business grows, Ms Lolicato hopes to expand into other surrounding towns. Learn more about the new venture on the ‘Moulamein Mushrooms’ Facebook page.
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Four year crop study This season is the start of an exciting winter crop adventure, writes JOHN LACY
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inley Discussion Group farmers intend to record their winter crop practices in the same paddock for the next four years. Both dryland and irrigated paddocks are included. It’s a collaborative project with farmers providing the crop practices via records, and I will analyse the crop records for the results. We will be able to assess the management of a crop in the preceding year on the productivity of the next crop, and in subsequent years. The weakness of the past benchmarking is that there was no knowledge of the management between crops and crop practices in the same paddock. Farmers recorded different paddocks each year. The rotation project will allow evaluation of all the practices needed to improve productivity over four years. Factors such as break crops, stubble management, sowing date, variety selection, nutrition, weed, pest and disease control will be assessed. New grazing and grain records have been introduced this season allowing farmers to assess livestock and grain production. Crop type in each of the four years of the rotation is flexible.
New grazing and grain records have been introduced this season allowing farmers to assess livestock and grain production. JOHN LACY
Some irrigated paddocks might be used for summer crops - for example rice. Winter and summer cropping rotations are included in the project. Key host farmer group paddock sites will have annual 0-10cm and 10-20cm soil tests, and deep soil nitrogen testing, to see the effects of rotation crops on soil test results. The rotation project will evaluate best management practices and factors to increase profitability. In the 2019 winter crop season, for the first time,
all the group crops had the gross margin per hectare and per megalitre determined. The gross margin results showed large variation in costs between crops. All the rotation crops will have gross margins assessed for each year of the four cropping years. The objectives and scale of the rotation project is similar to NSW Department of Primary Industries and university research projects. After the four years it will take one or two years to write up. I will be seeking advice from institutions to add a research perspective and learning to the project. The Finley Discussion Groups have been Cropchecking crops since the mid 1980s. The idea for evaluating crops in the same paddock came from soil testing the host farmer paddocks two years in a row, and the plan to test these paddocks four years in a row. I thank the discussion group host farmers, the group farmers and retail agronomists for their ideas and cooperation. John Lacy is an independent agriculture consultant based in Finley.
JULY 2020
16 • FARMtalk
PATHO PLAINS, VICTORIA
Cash for conservation
Landholders near Patho Plains could receive financial incentives to help save a critically endangered species of bird, the plainswanderer.
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plains-wanderer recovery team discovered the rare bird at Patho Plains in 2018. Landholders in Patho Plains can now receive financial incentives to help fight the extinction of the critically endangered plains-wanderer. Conservation organisation Trust for Nature, in partnership with North Central Catchment Management Authority, is offering $1000 per hectare to landholders who protect their grassland to provide suitable habitat for the native bird. Because of habitat clearing and cultivation, there are fewer than 1000 of this unique species left in the wild. Greg Rankin is the latest landholder to express interest in receiving the new incentive by applying to put a conservation covenant — a legallybinding agreement permanently protecting native vegetation — on 120ha of his property on the Patho Plains. ‘‘The cash incentives are really great and show the value of what we have out here,’’ he said.
‘Time is running out and conservation covenants are absolutely critical to the survival of this bird.’ KIRSTEN HUTCHISON
‘‘And the beauty of our covenant is that we can still selectively graze our land. There’s no negative effect for us.’’ Trust for Nature senior conservation officer Kirsten Hutchison said the opportunity to offer financial incentives to landholders for covenanting their land was a huge win in the urgent fight for the
plains-wanderer. ‘‘Time is running out and conservation covenants are absolutely critical to the survival of this bird,’’ she said. ‘‘We still have cases of unauthorised grassland clearance on the Patho Plains even though it’s protected under state and federal legislation and there’s less than one per cent of these grasslands left. It’s heartbreaking. ‘‘Conservation covenants are the only way we can guarantee that nothing happens to this habitat in the future and to ensure the plains-wanderer doesn’t become extinct.’’
Under a conservation covenant, Trust for Nature works directly with landholders to sensitively manage their land. The northern plains grasslands in Victoria are one of the few areas in the state where selective grazing complements conservation. Conservation covenants, however, aren’t just beneficial for endangered species. In addition to the financial incentives, Kirsten said landholders took a lot of pride in knowing they had plains-wanderers on their property. ‘‘People love being a part of this journey to help save a species,’’ she said. ‘‘When they realise they have a natural legacy on their property, they understand what a difference they can make.’’ Greg said he was proud to be leaving a legacy for the future. ‘‘It harks back to remembering what the land was like when you were a kid and wanting to give that to the next generation,’’ he said. ‘‘I’m proud to be helping out.’’ This project is supported by North Central Catchment Management Authority, through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
JULY 2020
FARMtalk • 17
Auscott for sale
One of Hay’s largest employers and community benefactors, Auscott, is for sale.
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he announcement was made in early July and offers a rare opportunity to acquire one of Australian agriculture’s largest land, water and infrastructure agribusinesses. Managing director and CEO Ashley Power said Auscott Limited offers significant scale, vertical integration, experienced management and reputation developed over 57 years in the Australian cotton industry. The portfolio comprises large vertically integrated cotton production, processing and warehousing assets, with complementary classing and marketing operations. Hay Gin 11 is the company’s newest processing facility and one of the most technologicallyadvanced in the world. Mr Power said the investment opportunity includes an impressive 22,000 hectares of developed irrigation land and more than 143,000 megalitres of water entitlements. With a presence across three major cotton growing regions (Namoi, Macquarie and Murrumbidgee), the extensive assets are complemented by a strategic ginning network of five advanced gins,
capable of processing more than one million bales. In addition, there are two warehousing operations and a classing laboratory all supported by an established domestic and international marketing business. ‘‘Following the successful sale of the Auscott Midkin Aggregation at Moree last year, the interest in Auscott has continued. After much consideration, the parent JG Boswell Company has decided to seek formal expressions of interest for the entire Auscott entity,’’ Mr Power said. ‘‘We respect our place within the community and value our relationship with our grower customers. ‘‘In addition, it is our people that sets Auscott apart. ‘‘We have the right skills and experience at every point in the value chain with a dedication and passion for excellence that makes Auscott so valuable. We are now looking for an investor that shares these values and to continue the growth of the company.’’ JG Boswell Company chair and CEO James W Boswell said the sale will allow the company to pursue other interests.
‘We are now looking for an investor that shares our values and to continue the growth of the company.’ ASHLEY POWER
‘‘We have stood together with growers, employees and the community over 57 years to build a cotton industry that is truly world class,’’ he said. ‘‘Now is the right time for the JG Boswell Company to focus our efforts on opportunities in our core operations in California.’’ PwC Australia has been mandated as lead financial advisors and is running the open and transparent sale process. First round offers are due on Wednesday, August 12.
Murray Local Land Services INVASIVE SPECIES RABBITS in FOCUS
More rain + green paddocks = more rabbits. This is the unfortunate reality of the wetter season we’re now enjoying: come spring and rabbit numbers are likely to jump (no pun intended). Rabbits impact agricultural production, threatened species, ecological communities and cultural heritage areas.
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We’re using a two-fold strategy: monitoring, then control.
MONITORING:
This is where we need your help to locate rabbit ‘hotspots’ - where they live and in what numbers. With that information, we can help you establish group control programs to control their populations.
CONTROL:
Coordinated group control programs involving landholders are the most effective weapons against rabbits. We’ll help you establish groups and select the right tools to control the number of rabbits, including ground baiting, harbour destruction and fumigation.
Call our Invasive Species team to get involved. 03 5881 9900 or 02 6051 2200 For further information: Murray Local Land Services For further information: P: 03 5881 9900 (Deniliquin) Murray Local Land Services 02 6051 2200 (Albury) P: 03 5881 9900 (Deniliquin)
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JULY 2020
FARMtalk • 19
Local shows impacted by COVID Disappointed: Alan Lawrence will not have the chance to recontest his Champion Bird of the Show title because the 2020 Berrigan Show has been cancelled.
Finley’s annual show is going digital this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic, but Berrigan’s will be cancelled.
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he Berrigan Show was scheduled to be held Sunday, October 4. It is only the eighth time the event has not run in its 122 year history. Members of the Berrigan Agricultural & Horticultural Society committee could not commit to hosting the event under the current Coronavirus restrictions. Secretary Lyndall Horne said the health of stakeholders had to be the top priority. ‘‘Due to the continuing uncertainty regarding COVID-19 and government restrictions that are yet to be lifted, it is impossible to effectively plan our show given it is just three months away,’’ Mrs Horne said. ‘‘While this decision is difficult and very disappointing, we feel this is the most responsible action to ensure the health and safety of our volunteers, committee, exhibitors and attendees. ‘‘We also felt we could not ask our sponsors for sponsorship when they are going through a difficult time.” Before now, only the flood in 2016 and World War II has led to the cancellation of the show. ‘‘We are looking forward to bringing back a bigger and better annual show on Sunday, October 3 2021, with the involvement and support from the
‘While this decision is difficult and very disappointing, we feel this is the most responsible action to ensure the health and safety of our volunteers, committee, exhibitors and attendees.’ LYNDALL HORNE
committee, volunteers and broader community. We look forward to presenting a spectacular show in 2021.’’ Instead of cancelling its September event this year, the Finley Show Society has committed to virtually host many of its normal activities. Livestock events — beef, dairy, sheep, poultry and guinea pigs — will all be held online, with the reduced schedule expected to be released soon. At this stage the popular pavilion will be retained in the schedule, and opened over three days instead of one to allow for social distancing and crowd control. Coronavirus related restrictions in place today mean horse events, sideshow alley, food stalls and other entertainment will not be allowed.
The Finley Show Society will meet again on July 22 to assess up to date guidelines and what it means for these events. Society president Matt Mueller said the committee is exploring every alternative to cancelling the show, so as not to remove the show experience completely. ‘‘The Finley Show has always been a great day for family and the community to get together, and the committee is trying its best, under current circumstances, to be able to host a physical pavilion,’’ he said. ‘‘Although the show will look different, we hope everyone will still visit.” Further information can be found on the Show Society’s website www.finleyshowsociety.org.
JULY 2020
20 • FARMtalk
Finding the best irrigated pasture legume
Field Day: Growers in a plot of Longhaul Balansa Clover grown in a Berrigan trial.
Is sub clover still the best annual legume for irrigated pasture production in the Murray region? JOHN FOWLER explains.
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his is one of the questions a four-year project being funded by the Australian Government National Landcare Program hopes to answer. The project is being conducted across the Murray Irrigation Limited footprint by Murray Local Land Services. Variety
Last year, four replicated variety trials were assessed, looking at a total of 22 pasture legume varieties. The results for one of the trials at Berrigan are summarised in Table 1. Some of the ‘lessons learnt’ from the first year are: Importance of weed-free seed beds Relative Two of the four trial sites were Total greatly impacted by broadleaf weeds. Yield It became obvious that to successfully establish pasture legumes, 71% the site needs to be free of broadleaf weeds, especially vigorous weeds such 48% as capeweed and Paterson’s curse. 84% One site was pre-irrigated to allow weeds to germinate, then cultivated 26% prior to sowing. While this practice reduced the 99% weed pressure, it did not eliminate it. 100% Not all the capeweed germinated with the pre-irrigation, and a large 78% population germinated when the trial was irrigated a month later. 59% The only way to be sure that 97% broadleaf weeds are not present is to monitor the site for at least two years 57% prior to sowing. 65%
Autumn Yield (kg/ha)
Spring Yield (kg/ha)
Total Yield (kg/ha)
Maral Persian clover
2,467
2,478
4,945
Prima Gland clover
2,233
1,138
3,371
Laser Persian Clover
2,153
3,738
5,891
Sava snail medic
1,808
0
1,808
Antas sub Clover
1,601
5,304
6,905
Seelu arrowleaf clover
1,584
5,398
6,982
Yellotas serradella
1,364
4,054
5,418
Haifa white clover
1,306
2,838
4,144
Casbah biserrula
1,227
5,554
6,781
Yanco sub clover
1,016
2,962
3,978
Trikkala sub clover
886
3,640
4,526
Longhaul balansa clover
813
4,012
4,825
69%
Berseem clover
686
2,808
3,494
50%
Electra purple clover
0
4,126
4,126
59%
Titan 7 lucerne
0
1,626
1,626
23% Table 1
Grazing management for most clovers is different to that of sub clover Sub clover has been the traditional legume grown in irrigated annual pastures in the Murray region. It differs from most of the other trial species as it buries its seed rather than set it aerially (i.e. at the top of the plant canopy). If the grazing management commonly used on sub clover is used on newly sown aerially seeding varieties, then seed survival can be substantially reduced, leading to poor re-establishment the following season. This problem was highlighted in a preliminary trial sown in 2018. The legumes in the trial grew well the first year and set substantial quantities of seed. However, the site was then grazed heavily once the legumes had senesced. During this grazing, most of the seed was eaten by the sheep, and these varieties failed to re-establish the following season. Pasture legume species have similar feed quality Feed quality testing showed that most pasture legumes growing at the same site have similar feed value. It appears that feed value is more impacted by growing conditions than by variety. Snail medic, for instance, had a metabolisable
‘It became obvious that to successfully establish pasture legumes, the site needs to be free of broadleaf weeds.’ JOHN FOWLER
JULY 2020
FARMtalk • 21
Berrigan Trial: A plot of arrowleaf clover at Berrigan.
John Fowler.
Variety
Metabolisable Energy (MJ/kg)
Dry Matter Digestibility
energy (ME) of 12.3 MJ/kg 12.7 when grown on a loam soil at Maral Persian clover Berrigan, but only 11.5 MJ/kg Laser Persian clover 12.3 when grown on a heavy grey Prima gland clover 12.4 clay at Noorong. By comparison, nearly all 12.3 the legumes in the Berrigan Seelu arrowleaf clover trial had ME values of between Antas sub clover 12.1 12.1 and 12.4 MJ/kg (the 12.4 exceptions being Maral Persian Haifa white clover clover with an ME of 12.7 MJ/ 11.9 kg and Yellotas serradella with Yellotas serradella an ME of 11.9 MJ/kg). Casbah biserrula 12.1 This is shown in Table 2, 12.3 which summarises autumn Sava snail medic feed quality at the Berrigan 11.5 trial site plus the snail medic at Sava snail medic (Noorong) the Noorong site. Pasture legume species have different growth patterns There was a substantial variation in early autumn growth between pasture legume species. Several species are not able to meet the autumn feed gap demand on mixed enterprise irrigation properties. However, some of these species (e.g. purple clover) may be suitable to grow for fodder conservation (e.g. hay) in the spring. Autumn production from species such as Variety biserrula and purple clover is quite low, but their spring production is relatively high. Antas sub clover Conversely, autumn production from gland Trikkala sub clover clover and snail medic is relatively high, but their spring production is quite low (see the production Longhaul balansa clover data in the first table).
The importance of a timely spring irrigation in the first year Three of the trials received timely spring irrigations that aided seed set in the first year. This resulted in good re-establishment 31% of most varieties in the autumn of the 32% second year. The fourth site was irrigated in the spring, 32% but too late to impact seed set. Consequently, establishment was quite 32% poor in autumn 2020. 35% The average re-establishment of legume species at this site was about 75 per cent 32% lower than at the other three sites. Establishment of four varieties at each site 35% is shown in Table 3 (Note: not all varieties 32% were at every site). Conclusion 35% The project needs to run for more years before any firm conclusions can be made. 35% It may be that there is no single ‘best’ Table 2 pasture legume species, but it may depend on what the main requirement of the pasture is – i.e. is it to maximise autumn growth, spring growth or just to persist through dry years? This project is supported by Murray Local Land Services through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Crude Protein
83%
25.8%
81%
23.8%
82%
29.1%
81%
25.7%
80%
25.2%
82%
27.2%
79%
27.5%
80%
27.9%
81%
25.3%
76%
24.1%
Neutral Detergent Fibre
‘It appears that feed value is more impacted by growing conditions than by variety.’
Prima gland clover
Autumn 2020 Establishment (plants/m2) Site #1
Site #2
Site #3
Site #4
1,420
1,086
1,633
513
1,920
1,720
1,433
253
1,160
-
1,060
406
1,646
2,940
-
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John Fowler is senior lands services officer – extension agronomist with Murray Local Land Services.
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