Farm Talk October 2019

SOUTHERN RIVERINA & MID MURRAY MONTHLY RURAL MAGAZINE

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Front Cover Mid Murray Rural Fire Service Inspector Doug Adamson aims to work with farmers like Bill Holden to prevent fires in dangerous conditions this Bush Fire Danger Period.

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The NSW Rural Fire Service is urging farmers to work with them and prevent potentially serious fires during the warmer months.

Drought conditions have lead many RFS zones to enforce the Bush Fire Danger Period earlier than normal, and firefighters are urging landholders to familiarise themselves with tools regarding harvesting activities.

The tools incorporate the Harvest Safety Alert which provides a signal to farmers to take extra precautions to prevent ignition and spread of fires.

The other is the Grain Harvesting Guide, which allows farmers to make their own decisions about whether they should cancel or defer harvesting based on the weather conditions A copy of the guide is provided as a centre, double page spread in this edition.

Mid Murray Zone community safety officer Inspector Doug Adamson said the recommended trigger for ceasing harvest activities is an index of 35. ‘‘The indexes are determined on a combination of weather factors, including temperature, wind and humidity,’’ Insp Adamson said. ‘‘When it becomes too hot,

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the potential for a fire increases. ‘‘It creates a risk to your crop, to your machinery and to your neighbours. ‘‘Because of the drought fuel loading is not too bad, but there is still potential for a fire to run through quite easily. ‘‘The important thing is getting everyone to use the guide. At the moment you may have one farmer pull up, but on the next property they don’t.’’

Insp Adamson said crop and header fires cause about $30 million in losses plus additional impact of lost crops each year in NSW. Just as significant is the risk posed by spontaneous combustion in hay bales.

Insp Adamson said it is important to check hay stacks, and to use the right methods when baling. ‘‘If you bale wet, you can get a lot of serious problems,’’ he said. ‘‘You should allow the hay to cure properly before you bale. Leave it on the ground to cure and make sure you rake it too.’’

During the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period, any person wishing to light a fire will require a permit.

It is the responsibility of the permit holder to limit the

ignition and prevent the spread of fires from your property. This includes fires that may start due to harvesting operations. ‘‘People burning with a fire permit must comply with standard conditions. These conditions include notifying neighbours and the Fire Control Centre, installing fire breaks, being in attendance while the fire is alight, having firefighting equipment in working order on site and no burning of timber. Only grass and stubble is to be burnt. ‘‘Even with a permit you need to check whether a Total Fire Ban is in force before lighting any fires. ‘‘We have all seen the devastation that bush fires can bring to a community, so I strongly advise residents to contact their local brigades and use their expertise to assist in carrying out safe hazard reductions,’’ Insp Adamson said “Never leave a fire unattended and if a fire does escape, it is essential to call Triple Zero (000) immediately so that emergency services can respond accordingly and minimise the damage.”

The NSW RFS encourages all residents to have a Bush Fire Survival Plan. Residents should also continue with their hazard reduction activities.

Pig disease warning Pig owners, hunters, campers, and people ordering food from overseas can all help to keep African swine fever (ASF) out of Australian pig populations.

ASF is a highly contagious exotic disease of pigs caused by a viral infection.

Severe forms of the disease can lead to the death of up to 100 per cent of a herd.

The disease has spread through China, Vietnam, Cambodia, North and South Korea, the Philippines and was recently detected in East Timor — just 650km from Australia.

Australia is so far free of the disease, however Agriculture Victoria says evidence of the virus particles in

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confiscated meat products at the national border earlier this year sent a warning that it’s not enough to rely on biosecurity inspections alone.

It says pig owners can help to prevent the spread of exotic animal diseases by not feeding pigs meat scraps or food that has been in contact with meat or imported dairy products.

Feeding these items, also known as swill, is illegal.

Whether you have one pig, 20 pigs, a pet pig or are fattening a pig for the holiday season – you must get a free Property Identification Code (PIC) from Agriculture Victoria.

Agriculture Victoria can

use PICs to contact animal owners if there is a disease outbreak.

Campers, hunters and people enjoying picnics and the great outdoors can help by ensuring all food scraps are disposed of responsibly, preventing their consumption by pigs or other animals.

Imported meat should not be fed to pigs.

Pet food containing animal or plant material requires an import permit.

For more information about notifiable animal diseases visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-andweeds/animal-diseases.

South Africa added to Avenpart’s reach Mary and Ken McCrabb’s Avenpart Kelpie Stud was founded in 1962, and quickly became well known across the world.

They exported their first dogs internationally soon after establishment, and have now supplied quality working dogs to 23 different countries to work all different kinds of stock.

Today, the demand is for semen — a process which was pioneered in Australia by the Wanganella stud.

It started when a colleague of a previous client, Kate Bottoms from the United Kingdom, sought to expand his bloodline with Avenpart genetics. ‘‘By the mid 1990s, new blood needed to be introduced to the UK to increase

the small gene pool,’’ Mrs McCrabb said. ‘‘John Brown from Scotland had owned and worked some of Kate’s imported kelpies on the sheep and cattle stud he managed, and was impressed enough to come and visit us in 1996 and see the kelpies work here. ‘‘It was then that it was decided that he would import semen rather than have to put another working dog through the traumatic experience of the compulsory six month rabies quarantine in kennels, which was the rule at the time. ‘‘Semen from two dogs was sent over, resulting in three litters of seven pups and one of 11. ‘‘Semen was later sent to California and Florida, and

some is still being used today.’’

Earlier this year, the McCrabbs organised semen from Avenpart Gambler — who they describe as an all round worker and is a placegetter in three-sheep trials — to be despatched to South Africa.

At about the same time, semen from Avenpart Wump was sent to Hughenden in Queensland. ‘‘Sires only go into the semen bank at Avenpart if they have excelled at general station work on all types of livestock, and if progeny are proven successful workers,’’ Mrs McCrabb said. ‘‘Trial successes are a bonus and many of our sires have won or been placed in three-sheep, utility and yard trials, as well as cattle trials. ‘‘We have a lot of people

coming to us specifically in search of quiet, paddock working dogs — so many we cannot keep up with demand. ‘‘Dog AI is very different to other livestock in that they produce litters instead of, in sheep for example, one or two. ‘‘Apiam (at Deniliquin) and Annie Romanin really do a marvellous job for us.’’

As well as being renowned as a breeder, Mrs McCrabb is also famous for her training.

She conducts dog training schools across Australia and internationally. She has previously conducted schools in Hawaii, Holland, Norway and Sweden.

Mrs McCrabb said her dogs have worked in some amazing areas of the world, including mustering reindeer in the Arctic.

■ Semen from Avenpart Gambler allowed for the McCrabbs to break into the South African export market ■ Avenpart Wump was chosen as the sire for a client in Hughenden, Queensland. this year.

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Live-stock take and feed budget Now is the time for livestock producers in our area to decide what to keep and how to feed them.

Make your culling decisions early to save feed, especially when culling breeders.

Use tools and tests to improve the accuracy of your budgets.

Consider adjusting joining and weaning times for best feed utilisation.

Feed budgeting is one of the most useful planning techniques available to livestock producers.

It is an opportunity to look at how much feed you have available, how much you need and the cost of buying in extra.

If you haven’t done so already, now is a great time to do a stock take or inventory assessment on your livestock.

This might mean going through breeders and culling the least productive based on age, injuries or past performance.

You might also get rid of a few that you just don’t like.

You should also have a look at your young stock and plan what you will do with them.

By now you will have a pretty good idea of how much feed you are likely to have between now and autumn.

Plan which mobs will go into which paddocks, estimate feed availability and live weight change.

The NSW DPI Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator is a fantastic tool to help you.

It is currently available for free as an app on your smartphone with a web version due to be released shortly.

■ Source: Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Work out when and how much you will need to supplement and always match diet quality for the class of livestock.

Consider doing a feed test if necessary, they usually pay dividends.

Monitor stock and feed closely.

Even the most expert feed budgets are just estimates and you will need to regularly check condition score in adults or live weight in young stock.

You should also make a point of re-calculating the feed in the paddock. Every four to six weeks is usually good practice.

Autumn lambing systems should have weaned by now and autumn calvers could probably do the same.

Now is the time to make the big culling decisions in breeder mobs.

Consider delaying joining where you would normally rely on irrigation to meet feed demands for lactation.

Spring calvers and lambers could be thinking about early weaning to maximise feed

efficiency and allow them to increase productivity and make culling decisions early.

The image above demonstrates the requirements for pregnancy and lactation and the benefits of early weaning or changing joining.

While a dry finish to the season has brought disappointment to the majority of our region, some of our live-

stock producers have made the most of strong markets to remain profitable.

The key is to feed for production, know the end product you are working towards and cull any mobs or individual animals that are unlikely to be profitable.

Use the tools available to you. Make decisions early to improve efficiency.

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In 2018 it distributed public donations, fodder and financial assistance in the form of one-off $1,500 bill payments for primary producers.

It has 15,000 volunteers and runs programs such as Buy-a-Bale, Farm Army and Farm Rescue.

The Farm/Community Rescue Program involves fixing or repairing farms and community projects.

The idea is to give farmers

and the town a boost during hard times.

Projects include fencing, gardening, painting, water tank insulations, laying pipe to get water to buildings or troughs, lining buildings and fixing sheds.

Community projects have involved fencing schools, painting town halls, replacement kitchens at showgrounds and community gardens.

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Bypass to boost productivity A newly opened bypass in Berrigan Shire is expected to increase productivity for farmers and heavy vehicle operators.

Located on Strathvale Rd in Berrigan, it will allow all heavy vehicles to divert away from the Berrigan town centre along the Riverina Highway.

Kelvin Baxter Transport managing director Kelvin Baxter said he was pleased the bypass had opened. ‘‘The major advantage is that it keeps trucks from having to turn at the main intersection coming into town,” he said. ‘‘It’ll be good for productivity at our business in particular, as it’s an easier path from our yard to Oaklands. ‘‘It will also likely feature high use for road trains now the road is accessible.’’

Mr Baxter said the next step is to ensure those who will get the most benefit from the bypass, know it exists. ‘‘The next step would be to

put heavy vehicle bypass signage on both ends of Berrigan,’’ he said. ‘‘There are a lot of transporters that come up from the south who won’t know it exists unless the signage is arranged.’’

The bypass was officially opened in early October by Berrigan Shire Mayor Matthew Hannan. ‘‘The Riverina Highway intersection should have much less traffic,’’ he said. ‘‘It should have a significant impact on the livability and safety of road users in the area. ‘‘With the noise of the The Victorian Governheavier vehicles now being diverted, it should also have ment’s fox bounty resumed an impact on the noise pol- in March and has been running since 2011. lution.’’

Agriculture Victoria is ■ ABOVE RIGHT: Senator again collecting until the end Perin Davey, Shane Ken- of October, which is consistnedy, Gerald Towler, Dean ent with previous years.

Loats, Alan Heard and FedEligible participants can eral Member for Farrer submit entire fox scalps for a Sussan Ley at the bypass $10 reward. opening.

Upcoming fox bounty collections for the North-

Bounty collection times

■ Robert Glenn, Peter Godbolt, Colin McCrabb and Philip and Betty Hall at the Avenel sale. Photo by Annabel Lugsdin.

Two big sales A top price of $5250 was achieved at the 41st Avenel Merino and Poll Stud sale at Wanganella on September 20.

Colin and Amanda McCrabb sold 94 of 109 rams, averaging $2069 a head.

The poll section again stole the show achieving the dual top price, with the first eight polls averaging $4000.

Long term clients of Avenel — Betty and Philip Hall of ‘Trelynne’, Weethalle and Robert and Alyson Glenn of ‘Edward Park’, Moulamein —

purchased the two sale toppers.

Volume buyers included Neil and David Allen of ‘Rock View’ in Mitiamo, Victoria, who purchased 10 rams for an average of $2,575.

The Nixon family of ‘Maylands’, Rand obtained 12 rams for an average of $1,354.

As good as the sale was, it was eclipsed by the Auctions Plus sale just four days later.

In that sale, Avenel Merino and Poll Stud sold 570 of its three year-old commercial ewes at $281 a head.

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ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW 2019

Supreme results Blighty sheep breeder Jason O’Loghlin has won his sixth consecutive Supreme Exhibit Wiltshire Horn at the Royal Melbourne Show.

The 2019 title was achieved with a one year-old ewe, which also won this year’s Champion Wiltshire Horn Ewe title.

The ewe was not the only successful exhibit for Mr O’Loghlin, who also won Champion Wiltshire Horn Ram, Wiltshire Horn Breeders Group, Wiltshire Horn group of four and Wiltshire Horn Sires progeny, and claimed the Wiltshire Horn Breeders Plate for most successful exhibitor.

While it was not his first supreme exhibit win at the Royal Melbourne Show, Mr O’Loghlin said it was extra special because of the interest in the Wiltshire classes this year.

‘‘Wiltshires was the feature breed in the sheep this year, and there were 62 entries,’’ he said. ‘‘Representing 90 head of sheep, it was the biggest showing of the breed in 22 years. ‘‘The judge, when announcing the champion ewe, said he had already identified his supreme champion. ‘‘She has just ticked over one year and has her milk teeth, so she is still a lamb. As soon as the judge saw her he knew he had a winner. She stood quite evenly, meaning the handler did not have to correct her. ‘‘She is the result of a few generations of my own breeding. She was also part of the group which won the Wiltshire Horn Breeders Group and Wiltshire Horn group of four.’’

Mr O’Loghlin said his

■ Pictured with the champion ram and champion ewe are (from left) Jason and Justin O’Loghlin, Kristy Tanner, judge Nick Lawrence and Gavin Wall. champion ram also led both of those groups out in to the show ring.

The ram’s win at Melbourne followed his Supreme Wiltshire Horn Exhibit win at the Australian Wool and Sheep Show in Bendigo in July. ‘‘He is also the result of successive genetics at Ologhlin Stud, and his mum was a former supreme exhibit winner at the Royal Melbourne,’’ he said. ‘‘Going from Bendigo to Melbourne he put on 26kg.

He weighed in at 144.5kg live

weight, was 52mm deep, 101mm wide and had 9mm of fat — those numbers are comparative to any showing breed. ‘‘The judge knew he had his champion ram because of his size and scale. He was also correct and up on is feet.’’

The win at Bendigo was also the sixth for Mr O’Loghlin, who established his stud in 2002, and was officially registered in 2010.

Mr O’Loghlin took 20 of his Wiltshire Horns to Melbourne.

School shows reserve champ Year 10 student Jack Michael solely represented Deniliquin High School students at the 2019 Royal Melbourne Show, and still managed to pull in some great accolades.

Deniliquin High School teacher and ag team leader Anthony Michael, who also happens to be Jack’s father, said sport and event commitments prevented other show team members from attending the famed event.

Showing three year-old milking cow Willow Dell Crystal 612 — from the Willow Dell herd of Stephen and Fiona Waters — Jack led the school to claim a Reserve Intermediate Champion.

He also used the opportunity to help and educate the show’s crowd. ‘‘This is probably one reason why shows like this are important, to educate the public about where their milk comes from and the hard work that is carried out by

farmers in producing it,’’ Anthony said. ‘‘The day after judging I got to talk to members of the public who were very interested in our cows,’’ Jack added. ‘‘Because our cows are so quiet and friendly, they were able to pat them and have photos with them, which they really enjoyed,’’ the student continued. ‘‘I was surprised by the many city people who had never been so close to a cow before, as well as those who didn’t know that the cow has to have a calf before she will give milk.’’

While Jack is not new to showing cattle, he said the Melbourne Show did offer up some great opportunities to hone his skills in both preparing the cattle and competing.

During the show he also competed in the handlers’ competition, for 16 to 18 year-olds. ‘‘I enjoyed the challenge of preparing a milking cow;

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feeding her up to make sure she made lots of milk, milking her twice a day, clipping her in a particular way that is different to the heifers and figuring out how many hours she would need to be bagged up before judging,’’ he said. ‘‘I was really pleased with my second placing in the handlers competition. ‘‘The heifer I led, Mayberry Crystal, is two and almost as tall as an adult cow, and can be quite strong willed. ‘‘Every time we got to a particular place in the ring she would think she was going back to her stall and it took all my skills to control her and get her back walking correctly.’’

Jack and Anthony showed three heifers from their own Mayberry Jerseys herd to the show.

Mayberry Grace 6 received the highest honours in her class for born in 2019.

Mayberry Sox 5 placed second in the heifer born July to December 2018 category,

■ Jack Michael with some of the ribbons collected at the Royal Melbourne Show. and also received an Honourable Mention when it came to selecting Junior Champion.

Mayberry Crystal 3 come in second in the heifer born 2017.

Deniliquin High School has competed in 11 of the past 12 Royal Melbourne Shows.

ROYAL MELBOURNE SHOW 2019

Students excel in two livestock sections Six months of preparation went into the lead up to Finley High School’s annual pilgrimage to the Royal Melbourne Show this year.

Students helped with feeding, breaking in, washing and grooming of both sheep and cattle for competition, and practiced their ring craft.

Teacher Robyn O’Leary said 33 students, from across all grades, helped with competition in the carcase section. ‘‘It was the 100 year anniversary of Angus Australia and they did a wonderful job promoting their breed and organising events,’’ Mrs O’Leary said. ‘‘We were able to participate in the special feature breed carcase competition thanks to the generosity of John Hawkins. John answered my call for an Angus steer when I heard about the extra events and prizemoney on offer. ‘‘John picked a good one, as our steer won his class of 20 and went on to be the Reserve Champion steer out of 60 entrants. ‘‘He also represented the Angus breed in the Borthwick Trophy team which was placed second. ‘‘Kim Montgomery did a fantastic job preparing him for the Melbourne Royal Show and parading him in these events. Kim was ably assisted by team member Jordan Gray. ‘‘We were also lucky to have three other steers selected to represent their breeds in the Borthwick Trophy event — Hereford steer, Buzz, donated by Jack and Maree Doyle, a Simmental steer, Jon Snow, donated by Webb Pastoral, and a Shorthorn steer, Porky, bred by Finley High School.’’

Nine students represented the school during the Beef Cattle (Stud) Week competition.

They competed in shorthorn and paraders classes, the Waterford Challenge and the Calf Classic, including the Calf Classic Dress-up Class. ‘‘The students invested a lot of time and imagination into coming up with the

■ Finley High School’s show team at the Melbourne Show.

Shrek theme,’’ Mrs O’Leary said. ‘‘They were creative with their costumes for this event, and worked totally independently. We love that they are inclusive and really worked together as a team to organise their entry. ‘‘The whole show event was fantastic. (Fellow teacher) Gary Webb and I are extremely proud to work with the members of the show team; they are fantastic ambassadors for our school. ‘‘We received many compliments from other exhibitors about their professionalism and ability to talk about various aspects of showing and agriculture in general.

One prominent northern New South Wales stud was so impressed it has offered to support us through the supply of semen for our Shorthorn Stud. ‘‘It is connections such as this and the ongoing support of established studs, be it shorthorn or Poll Dorsets, which sees us progress our studs and experience the success we have.’’

Results: Sheep Novice Ewe Class – Harrison King, 1; Travis Lawton, 2.

Open Competition – Woolly Ram Lamb, paraded by Joc Brain, 6; Woolly Ewe Lamb, paraded by Harrison King, 2; Woolly Ewe Lamb, paraded

by Archie Mason, 5; Shorn Ewe Lamb, paraded by Travis Lawton, 2; Ewe under 11⁄2, paraded by Archie Ma-

■ (From left) Harry Haynes, Hugh Burton, Elle Rochford, Morgan Evans, Ben Bauer, Cassidy Reynolds, Niamh Mason and Ben Chesworth in costume for the Calf Classic Dress-up Class. son, 3; Pair ewes under 11⁄2, 1.

Beef Carcase Led Classes : Shorthorn – Porky, paraded by Shianne Mason, 3; Pedro, paraded by Jacob Turley, 3. Angus – Matty, paraded by Kim Montgomery, 3. Inra 95 Spike – Peanut, paraded by Alanna Steel, 3.

Hook Classes: Class 1 – Porky, 12. Class 2 – Woody, 8; Pedro, 16; Poppy, 18. Class 3 – Peanut, 9.

Paraders Classes: Juniors Class – Claire Ingram, 1; Hayley Kernaghan, Alison Kleinschmidt and Ruby Russell, 2; Harmonie Tidcombe and Matthew Whelan, 3; Eloise Warencyia, Liam Rafferty, Sarah Bauer, Stella Mason and Jordan Gray, 4; Alyssa Denny, 5; Mia Neessen, 6. Intermediate

Class – Alanna Steel, 4; Shae Fennell, 5; Shelby-Lea Hislop, 6. Senior Class – Kim Montgomery, 2; Jacob Turley and Jorja Tuddenham, 3.

Beef Cattle (Stud) Week Shorthorn Classes: Heifer 9-12 months – FHS Pamela, paraded by Elle Rochford, 3.

Heifers 20-24 months – FHS Nellie, Niamh Mason, 2. Cow over 36 months – FHS Millie, Niamh Mason, 3. Heifer 12-15 months – FHS Percy, Hugh Burton, 3.

Paraders Classes: Erin Chesworth, 3; Hugh Burton, 4; Elle Rochford, 3.

Waterford Challenge (teams of no more than six working to prepare an animal for the show ring) – Finley High School Shorthorn team, 3.

Calf Classic: FHS Quantum, Erin Chesworth, 3.

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A Bonnie rodeo queen A former Echuca resident has starred on the national rodeo stage after being crowned as the 2019 Rodeo Queen of Australia in early October.

Student Bonnie McLean, who has been taking part in the rodeo scene for most of her life, said this was her first time competing as a rodeo queen and was ecstatic to get the win. ‘‘I made such good friends with all the other girls. I would’ve been happy with whoever won, but I’m over the moon that I won,’’ she said.

Bonnie and three other finalists travelled to the Gold Coast where they competed in various events over a rigorous seven-day schedule.

The ladies were judged on their speech skills, personality, appearance and horsemanship, with Bonnie eventually coming out on top.

She now has a big year ahead of her, where she will be appearing at various fundraisers and events including the National Rodeo Council of Australia (NRCA) finals

■ Bonnie McLean was named 2019 Rodeo Queen of Australia in October. which will be held in Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Victoria.

Bonnie said she was excited about using her new position to help bring rural communities together and spread the word of rodeo across Australia. ‘‘Rodeo is such a great community that provides so

many opportunities and is a great support system for young and older people,’’ she said. ‘‘I’ve had a lot of people within the rodeo community that have helped me in various ways over the years. ‘‘Being the face of the NRCA now, I will work to bring in more women and people into the sport I love.’’

Barbecue to support farmers Elders Rural Services Deniliquin is combining resources with Zoetis to host an important mental health awareness day in Deniliquin.

A shared barbecue lunch will be held at the Elders Deni office in Albert St, Deniliquin on Friday, October 18, from 11.30am.

The team at Elders Deni say it is the ideal opportunity to obtain information about the various services available through BeyondBlue, particularly given the pressure farmers are under because of drought and low water allocations.

■ Anyone requiring crisis support can contact NSW Mental Health Line on 1800 800 944, Lifeline Australia on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636.

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Excellence in innovation The Elmore Field Days brought a steady number of attendants this year across October 1, 2 and 3.

Elmore Field Days president Derek Shotton said this year’s event had excellent displays of innovative services. ‘‘There’s a level of continuous improvement in technology,’’ Mr Shotton said. ‘‘Australian machines are going toe-to-toe with international ones, it’s a credit to our industry. ‘‘To be able to say, ‘I’m going to Elmore’ and see the manufacturer representatives is a big part of the knowledge-gaining process of the business.’’

Mr Shotton said there was a strong level of inquiry in all sectors, which was heartening for the whole industry.

He said hay and harvest farmers who historically would rely solely on contractor availability were looking at equipment to do more themselves. ‘‘This was my seventh field day and was the smoothest

■ FMR Group’s Andrew Schmidt shows off a SP 3000 Vento sprayer to Cobram’s Rocky Perri and John, Joe and Tony Ventre.

I’ve ever presided on, nothing went wrong behind the scenes,’’ Mr Shotton said.

He said the appreciation expressed by exhibitors was gratifying. ‘‘I was proud of the glowing commendation towards our committee.’’

The final Ag Art Wear fashion competition featured

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Ag Art Wear model Sahara Rodda wore Ms Wallis’ winning Farewell costume. ‘‘It’s pretty cool, it’s a surreal experience,’’ she said.

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Groundcover is essential for healthy, productive soils

By ADRIAN SMITH The importance of maintaining groundcover on our farms cannot be underestimated.

Groundcover is the vegetation (both living and dead) which is in direct contact with the soil surface. Groundcover levels can vary from year to year, from season to season, and is influenced by a range of factors including seasonal conditions (such as rainfall) and management (grazing, cultivation, burning etc).

We know groundcover (and the associated biological activity) has major positive influences on: ● Soil fertility ● Soil structure ● Water infiltration, holding capacity and runoff ● Soil carbon ● Soil erosion (both wind and water) ● Nutrient cycling, and ● Weed infestation Where the soil is left unprotected, up to 100 tonnes per hectare of valuable topsoil can be lost in a year (l mm depth of soil over one hectare weighs around 10t).

Eroded soil cannot be readily replaced and will have a major impact on the sustainability and profitability of your property and farm business — your soil is your most important natural asset.

Groundcover also acts as an important ‘insulator’ against extreme temperatures.

For example, daytime temperatures of 40°C and above see temperatures on bare soil well into the mid 500’s — such temperatures significantly increase evaporation, and effectively ‘kill off’ many of the living organisms within the soil.

Soils ‘bake’ rock hard, reducing rainfall infiltration, increasing the risk of soil erosion.

Groundcover also acts as a ‘filter’ to reduce the loss of nutrients and soil sediments from runoff into dams, creeks and other waterways.

Reducing this sediment and nutrient loss is important at both farm and catchment levels.

What level of groundcover

■ Groundcover levels can vary greatly under the same soil type and environmental conditions.

should we be aiming to achieve?

Much research has been conducted into determining the optimum levels of groundcover in Australia.

To maximise production (which means maximising light interception by growing plants), we want to be aiming at 100 per cent actively growing groundcover.

To minimise dust borne erosion, we need to aim for 50 per cent groundcover.

To minimise water borne erosion, we need to be aiming for 70 per cent groundcover.

Along specific drainage lines, which can carry large volumes of water after heavy rainfall, aim to maintain 100 per cent groundcover.

What can I do to maintain groundcover?

Seasonal conditions can have a significant impact on groundcover levels.

However, we as land managers have an equally (if not more so) important role to play.

As can be seen in the photograph provided, groundcover levels can vary greatly under the same soil type and environmental conditions — where the only difference is a fence, and the management on each side of the fenceline.

There are many things we can do maintain groundcover on our farms.

However, there may be times when meeting the targets proves difficult.

But the long term benefits which can be gained from maintaining groundcover, and the associated improvements to soil health and condition, will largely outweigh any short-term implications.

Practices which aim to maintain (and improve) groundcover include:

● Reduced tillage and direct drilling of crops and pastures ● Incorporating perennial species into our farming systems ● Managing grazing (such as stocking rates, rotational grazing etc) pressure ● Establishing realistic groundcover or dry matter targets ● Moving stock off paddocks when target levels cannot be maintained ● Minimising burning (or practicing ‘cool’ burns).

Groundcover is important for agricultural production, farm profitability and to improve the condition of our natural resources.

Adopting practices and management techniques which maintain and improve groundcover will have significant benefits to individual producers and the community at large.

■ Adrian Smith (pictured) is senior lands services officer – mixed farming with Murray Local Land Services.

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The short and long term issues of using bore water

By JOHN FOWLER Bores are currently demonstrating their value during this period of low (or no) surface water allocation.

However, it is important to remember they require more management than surface water.

Bore water irrigators should have both short term and long term management plans to avoid the problems of using water that is more saline and more sodic than channel water.

Salinity – the short term issue Most irrigators with bores will be constantly measuring the salinity level of their water. There are plenty of guidelines on the salt tolerance of the crops and pastures grown locally.

Rice grown on bore water requires extra management

given the tendency for salinity levels of ponded water to increase over time.

Bay salinity needs to be measured regularly, especially in lower bays. This requires access to a well calibrated field salinity meter.

Rice growers also need to have determined the salinity threshold for draining water from their crop.

It is particularly important to prevent salinity rising above 2dS/m during the salt sensitive, reproductive growth stage — from PI to flowering.

As this occurs in January and February, it is during a high evaporative demand period so salt levels increase quickly.

The other important consideration is that water with any salt content moves through soil at a faster rate than fresh water.

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crops as it helps provide the leaching fraction required when using ground water.

It can be problematic for rice however, as it will significantly increase crop water use.

Sodicity – the long term issue Ground water is not only more saline, it is also more sodic than surface water.

This in turn, can increase the sodicity of soil, making it more prone to structural problems. If left unchecked, this can eventually cause irreversible damage to the soil.

The thing that most growers find surprising is that the main structural damage will not occur while the sole source of water is from the bore.

The damage occurs once significant amounts of fresh water — either from rain or from channel water — inundate the soil.

Salt has a flocculating effect on soil, helping to stabilise the dispersive effect of any sodium. However, fresh water leaches the salt from the soil, but leaves the sodium.

Without the flocculating influence of the salt, the soil disperses. If the soil is highly sodic, substantial dispersion will occur, leading to structural damage.

Therefore, one cost of using bore water that is often overlooked is the soil amelioration cost it generates.

The best way to address this problem is to undertake regular soil testing and, when

the sodicity of the soil increases, use gypsum prior to using fresh (channel) irrigation water or prior to a wet winter.

A laboratory analysis of the bore water will also give a guide as to how sodic, and therefore how quickly a soil sodicity issue may develop.

As a quick guide, water with an SAR (sodium adsorption ratio) greater than six will lead to soil sodicity issues.

Also note that sodicity is a ratio, not an absolute figure.

In essence, this means that sodicity is not greatly reduced by mixing (or shandying) ground water with channel water.

Shandying will reduce the salt content of the water (reducing the flocculating effect) but will not greatly reduce the sodicity (the dispersive influence).

■ John Fowler (pictured) is an extension agronomist with Murray Local Land Services.

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HENTY MACHINERY FIELD DAYS 2019

Coveted award for chaser A crowd of 55,000 flocked to the 2019 Henty Machinery Field Days to inspect the “agribusiness supermarket’’, showcased by 830 exhibitors across the 105 hectares.

Held from September 17 to 19, the 56th annual field days featured 14km of outdoor shop fronts on more than 1200 sites.

Despite tough seasonal conditions, visitors responded from every state in Australia, seeking out the hot ticket items of hay, tillage, compact tractors and stock handling equipment.

With many regional cereal and oil seed crops due to be cut for hay this week, mowers, rakes and tedders were at the forefront of inquiry and sales.

HMFD chairman Nigel Scheetz said crowds were above expectations considering a difficult season right across the country. ‘‘There was a lot of interest shown in livestock feeding machinery, hay making equipment, sheep handling equipment and there is still an element of farmers with

■ Heath and Bruce Hutcheon of Coolamon celebrate winning the Henty Machine of the Year Award for the Coolamon Spreader Chaser. an annual program in place for cropping machinery,’’ Mr Scheetz said.

Mr Scheetz said HMFD hosted 33 farmers from the Southern Nyngan Agricultural Group over two days. ‘‘These people have had three years of back-to-back dry periods with no cropping, they are doing it quite tough and our hearts go out to them as well as those right through to the Queensland border,’’ he said.

‘‘A lot of people still wanted to tie up the dogs for the day, put the fencing gear away and come to have a day out with their mates. ‘‘Inquiry was good for exhibitors, and foot traffic was quite heavy Wednesday and Thursday with a lot of genuine smaller items sold. ‘‘We also had the Australian release of the CLAAS LEXION 8000 combine and the Kuhn SB 1290 iD baler.’’

A highlight of this year was

the coveted Henty Machine of the Year Award being presented to Bruce and Heath Hutcheon from Coolamon Chaser Bins, Coolamon, NSW, for the Spreader Chaser.

Highly commended was the Spin-A-Calf from David Hicks, Offsider Ag Equipment, Killarney, Queensland.

In other awards, the CRF SUPA Bin 42000 from Clear Ridge Fabrication, West Wyalong, NSW, won the Greater Hume Council Award for the best new Australian designed and built agricultural machine.

Wagga grain handling equipment manufacturer Grainline won the award for the Best Large General Outdoor Site and Rabobank won the Best Large Commercial Site.

Jindera’s Jodie Takle, Jo & Co, won the Best Indoor Country Lifestyle site and the Perry family won the Best Indoor Farm Gate site for White Owl/Valentine’s Bakehouse/Olive Hills Estate.

Brothers turn to design during drought A southern NSW designed and manufactured grouper won the coveted Greater Hume Council Award at the Henty Machinery Field Days.

The award recognises the best new Australian designed and built agricultural machine and was judged by a panel of independent judges at the field days held from September 17 to 19.

It was presented by Greater Hume Council’s Terry Weston and Henty Machinery Field Days director Matt Noll to Kaidan and Dallas Boyd of Clear Ridge Fabrication in West Wyalong.

Launched in time for the autumn sowing season, the CRF SUPA Bin 42000 is the result of growers wanting a bin to reduce fill-up times and contamination between seed and fertiliser for air seeders.

Traditionally, the Boyd family crop 3441ha of wheat, barley and canola north of West Wyalong.

When the drought took hold, the family made the decision to lease out their farm and the two brothers combined their talents as qualified welders. ‘‘On the farm, we always wanted a bin like this but had the time and opportunity after leasing the farm to start designing them,’’ Kaidan said. ‘‘We built and delivered our first two bins – a 42,000 litre model, 40 feet long and mounted on a skel trailer, and a 21,000 litre, single six metre bin mounted on a super dog — just before sowing this year.’’

Kaidan said customers had been looking for a bin to take the place of multiple trucks and cut down on fill-up time of an air seeder.

He said the SUPA Bin 42000 achieved both of these with the added bonus of moving away from tipping

trucks in the paddock, resulting in a safer operation. ‘‘Growers can use the bin for the purpose of mixing fertiliser straight into the seeder saving the cost of paying a premium price to get it done elsewhere,’’ he said. ‘‘This bin features our remote control system for doors, belts and the lighting system. ‘‘It is fitted with a zero contamination conveyor, GX270 Honda engine, roll top tarp, rear and front access ladders and is mounted on a skel trailer using container locks.’’

Kaidan said launching the grouper range in a tough season was a challenge for the fledgling business. ‘‘When designing the machine we thought about possible use at harvest time and to keep the tare weight down while achieving a strong design,’’ he said.

‘‘It is made out of 3mm walls and floor, uses a remote control 700m wide conveyer belt underneath, delivering four tonnes a minute out the back for a fast unload at harvest time. ‘‘There are four internal compartments, a 60/40 split on each bin, giving the opportunity to mix and match at sowing time. ‘‘We mount the bins on whatever trailer the customers require, they come with a chute option on the back, and can be painted in any colour. ‘‘The different compartment gives the option of mixing fertilisers and there are options on door width, a digital display on the door openings and internal light package. ‘‘Customer feedback has resulted in us working on a tubulator conveyor to mount on the side.’’

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