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FARMERS burned out by the Mickleham-Kilmore bushďŹ re last month are furious that authorities used road-blocks across 24,000 hectares to exclude them and essential services from their farms for up to three days. Tom McDonell, who farms about 2500ha near Darraweit Guim, said the exclusion deďŹ ed common sense and he was “pretty outragedâ€?. “It (the exclusion) was far worse than the ďŹ re itself,â€? Mr McDonnell said. When he spoke with Southern Farmer two weeks after the February 10 ďŹ re, he had lost 10,000 sheep and 400 agisted cattle because of the ďŹ re. And that was the bulk of the ďŹ nal livestock death tally compiled by the Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries at the end of February - 16,150 animals of all kinds destroyed. A week earlier the tally was 18 houses, about 12,000 sheep, 450 cattle, more than 300 other animals and at least 1200km of fencing. Mr McDonell, his employees and DEPI staff had had to shoot thousands of sheep largely because of severe lung damage from ingesting smoke and heat. “When you open them up their lungs are just full of gunk,â€? he said. Mr McDonell went on national radio a couple of days after the ďŹ re saying he’d lost 7000 sheep. Less than a week later he had lost 10,000 as he found and killed more
hopelessly burned animals. Certainly the biggest landholder in the area – his farm was more than 10 per cent of the burned region – his losses were far and away the biggest in the ďŹ re. But the ďŹ gure was not ďŹ nal: two weeks after the ďŹ re as he was still ďŹ nding animals which had to be shot. Mr McDonell was able to bring one excavator onto the farm on the night of the ďŹ re to start burying stock immediately. But because of the Victoria Police road-blocks – sometimes two on each road – he was unable to bring in two more excavators, operators and fuel to dig graves, or trucks to move surviving stock, until three days had passed. He said Environment Protection Authority personnel arrived on February 13 to dictate where livestock would be buried but by then the grave sites were well established. One DEPI ofďŹ cer of the dozens eventually allowed into the ďŹ re zone told Southern Farmer that they had to work up to 15-hour days to put livestock out of their misery as soon as possible. Fran Cleland saw her house burn in the ďŹ re. But her strongest words were for the road-blocks and the way in which they stopped farmers from attending to their livestock. “They caused uncounted agony for so many animals,â€? Ms Cleland said. “We saw a farmer stuck for three days at the Wallan refuge, frantic for his sheep.
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She said the fact she and her husband Reg had to ďŹ ght for the knackery truck to get to their farm meant their sons had to shoot animals they loved. Australian Veterinary Association president Dean Gardiner also condemned the delay in enabling farmers and others concerned with the health of ďŹ re-affected animals to tend to stock. He said that it might be novel and not easy to start prioritising animals’ welfare, but bureaucrats needed to understand that farmers were usually very emotionally attached to their animals. In January 2013, farmers and vets involved in mopping up after ďŹ res at HeyďŹ eld were prevented from entering burnt farms by Victoria Police road-
blocks for several days. But late last year Country Fire Authority commissioner Craig Lapsley said vets “would be placed in the second access tier, alongside infrastructure and utility expertsâ€?. It has not happened. For the past three years the AVA, RSPCA, fire brigades, police and other bodies have been developing a national protocol to allow farmers, vets and others through roadblocks sooner. But the protocol is still pending. No one died in the ďŹ res and 16 to 18 houses were destroyed. About 1200km of fences was burned although the ďŹ nal ďŹ gure won’t be known until insurance assessors have made their inspections. BlazeAid co-ordinator Lyn Bailey told Southern Farmer that she antici-
pated its volunteer teams of fence builders would be occupied in the ďŹ re area for the next six months. A depot was established at Wandong on February 24 and another is likely to be set up at ClarkeďŹ eld. When Southern Farmer met John UpďŹ eld, Kilmore, he was rebuilding a roadside fence for neighbor Ian Aberdeen. Because Mr Aberdeen runs dorper sheep, he not only used the existing seven plain wires which survived the ďŹ re but chose to have Mr UpďŹ eld attach new prefabricated fence to make the paddock more stock-proof. Mr UpďŹ eld lives on a 16ha property and was able to save his house. But he lost about 2km of fences which were not insured. “I was quoted a premium of $4000 a year about ďŹ ve years ago to insure
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Jones family keeps food mile By DAVID PALMER A LT H O U G H t h e Jones family promotes its 500-hectare farm across the volcanic hills north of Smeaton as the Tuki Trout Farm, it also produces lamb and beef and provides an on-farm restaurant where all three products can be eaten. Add to that six cottages built by the Jones from stone on the farm and the Stoney Rises property boasts a home away from home for many Australian and international visitors. Owned and operated by Rob and wife Jan Jones and their sons David and Alastair, the property was acquired by Rob’s father Don and his wife Violet in the 1940s. Don’s ambition was not just to keep running an established sheep grazing property but to maximise the resources at the family’s disposal. He established one of the largest commercial flocks of New Zealand bred Tukidale sheep in Australia and somewhat modified, they still provide the excellent lamb
served in the Tuki Fish Farm/Stoney Rises restaurant. A coarse wool breed, they produce some of the finest carpet wool in the world. Rob told Southern Farmer he and his sons were refining the Tukidales they’d had for 40 years into more of a crossbred type. “It has been wonderful to have Tukidales with horns, but it’s nicer to have them without,” he said. Currently they have about 15 lambs a week killed for their 240 seat restaurant. Tuki Trout Farm is 20km from Daylesford, Creswick and Clunes and 40km north of Ballarat. The trout farm, restaurant and stone cottages are about two kilometres off the main road in the middle of the Jones’ Stoney Rises property, historically. The family decided about three decades ago to capitalise on extraordinary assets and particularly a good spring water supply, excellent volcanic soil and views extending 100km to the north and west across
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“We’ve landscaped a lot because a tourism business allows you to self indulge,” Rob said. “At the same time though, if you build a significant sculpture or landscape, it is very satisfying because it will last; if you grow 50 wheat crops in a lifetime you really have nothing left to show at the end of it.” Southern Farmer told Rob he seemed a very contented man and he agreed
saying, “The biggest thing in life is not to be angry and frustrated; be relaxed where you’re at so if there is a disaster you can find a solution and simplify your line of attack.” But undoubtedly there has been a great deal of hard physical and mental work getting to that point, not least being the recycling of countless tonnes of farm rock into beautiful buildings and walls. He said he and his family had had to become
FRESH: Rob Jones captures rainbow trout for visiting buyers.
effective salesmen too, to keep the business sustainable. “If you’re good at winning functions you can double your business over time whereas in farming if you produce 1000 lambs and sell them for $100 each, you can’t just say I’ll produce another 1000,” he said. But in one instance at Tuki, a seemingly out of the blue booking led to the Jones providing a meal for 80 people. “So the yield can be very significant,” Rob said. Quite recently the Jones added a new dining room, bar and glassed in balcony so they can now accommodate 140 people in the restaurant at any one time. It is licensed and open from 11am to 6pm daily. However, during the recent 10 year drought, maintaining and producing fish from ponds relying on a depleted spring, became difficult. Rob said, “It was essential for us to continue trading at all costs during the last drought and we did trade and we did give service.
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SEYMOUR EXPO
Page 6, Southern Farmer
March, 2014
GRUNT: Henty Historic Machinery Group showed a V8-modified ‘Fergie’ tractor.
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IN THE PURPLE: Anne Marie Manders, Wandin Yallock, turned a hobby growing lavender into a business over two decades with cattle gradually giving way to an advancing tide of lavender bushes. Until two years ago she was an on-call theatre nurse.
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SHEAR MAGIC: Bill Graham, Murrayville, right, explains the virtues of his Harlequin Mini Meat sheep to Seymour visitors. They are derived from a miniature gene discovered in South African Persian sheep imported here since 2000.
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March, 2014
Southern Farmer, Page 7
Rain fails to dampen expo crowd By JODIE FLEMING A FEW drops of rain didn’t deter the crowds that attended Australia’s premier alternative farming expo at Seymour last month. With about 39,000 people passing through the turnstiles, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo organiser Colin Stray said some good rain overnight quelled the dust to make conditions “more comfortable” than what expo visitors usually experience.
“It was an absolutely successful expo,” Mr Stray said. “Times are tough out there, but the surprising part was that the machinery-type businesses reported fantastic sales. “The food vendors sold out and people really enjoyed a stroll around while they were entertained and many learnt something new,” he said. According to Mr Stray the lecture series was very well received despite the change of location from previous years and all
were fully booked. “One guy I spoke to said that with the five or six lectures he attended that he was so full of knowledge he thought he would blow up,” laughed Mr Stray. The Farm Trail Competition was won by a Myrtleford couple who had recently purchased a 60 acre lifestyle property and who attended the expo to see what viable options they had for their land. “The Myrtleford winners actually attended two or three lectures and
had an armful of goodies going out the door, so we were thrilled they won because they are exactly the type of people we are targeting here at Seymour,” Mr Stray said. “Talking to people as they were going out the door they all had a beaut time, learnt something, were entertained and they were fed well,” Mr Stray said. “So that is our aim and we achieved it.” The Seymour Alternative Farming Expo will be held on February 14-15 next year.
ART TO BEAR: American woodworker Bob King finishes his chainsaw-powered woodcarving. Bob was one of four woodworkers who travelled from the US.
POWER DIGGER: A Chinese made Hanmay BHEF-195 backhoe on Midway Tractors’ stand was the centre of attention for Midway’s Ray Kidziak (left) and Linden Sutcliffe and Andrew Harper, Upwey, and Peter Rashleigh, Ferny Creek. The unit can be driven from a tractor’s hydraulics.
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Page 8, Southern Farmer
March, 2014
Be prepared and save livestock MAJOR ďŹ re pump manufacturer Australian Pump Industries (Aussie Pumps) is emphasising the need for graziers and farmers to implement a ďŹ re-ready plan to ensure the safety of livestock. Aussie Pumps’ product manager Brad Farrugia said grass ďŹ res can advance at a terrifying pace, trapping livestock and catching farmers by surprise. “Too often, cattle, sheep, prize stud animals and their irreplaceable genetics are lost through lack of planning,â€? Mr Farrugia said. “We have developed the Aussie Fire Chief for applications like this.â€? The ‘big belly’ design and massive impeller gives ows of up to 450 litres per minute at pressure of up to 100 psi. The Fire Chief is powered by a genuine Honda petrol engine and comes standard with heavy duty steel skids and anti-vibration mounts. “Many farmers are changing over to the big Yanmar diesels because of the inherent ďŹ re safety, lower running costs and overall reliability,â€? Mr Farrugia said.
$XVVLH 3XPSV RIIHUV DGYLFH DQG HTXLSPHQW RQ IDUP Âż UH UHDG\ SODQV The following are guidelines for livestock protection that have been developed by Aussie Pumps in conjunction with government departments and ďŹ re authorities. Plan ahead: Implement a summer cropping plan. If possible, coordinate with neighbors to plant similar lush paddocks, like lucerne, to create a ďŹ rebreak. Identify safe havens: This area needs to be centrally located, easily accessible and strategically placed. Avoid adjoining timbered or brushy areas. There are several important factors to consider including: Grass type: A paddock containing green summer crops will offer good protection as it will not burn as readily as a paddock that had dry, long grass. The NSW Department of Primary Industries suggests keeping paddocks and laneways ‘chewed out’ and bare to reduce dry feed. Bear in mind that grass in higher areas, such as
PUMP PROTECTION: Maitland resident Tillie Angel has geared up with an Aussie Fire Chief to protect her family’s livestock.
ridges, will brown off quicker than in lower, moister areas. SufďŹ cient drinking water: Animals are susceptible to radiant heat, stress and dehydration.
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systems: Poly delivery pipes should be buried. Keep tankers ďŹ lled up and ready to go. Keep adequate feed stores: Large numbers of livestock may need to be
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responsible for. You may need to herd your stock closer together towards a dam or other water source. Minimise risk: Keep farm machinery like tractors, slashers and harvesters well maintained. Mechanical defects can cause sparks. Machinery should be kept clean and free from grease build up. A steam cleaner, like the Aussie Super Indy, is invaluable as it melts grease and muck. Machinery and vehicles should be equipped with a ďŹ re extinguisher. If possible, turn off electric fences. Do not weld or grind on danger days. SufďŹ cient ďŹ re ďŹ ghting equipment: Be prepared to put out spot ďŹ res and wet down danger areas. A trailer or ute-mounted ďŹ re pump and tank will provide a mobile option. Make sure the pump is capable of delivering sufďŹ cient water. For more information, including a free ‘Fire Ready Survival Plan’ visit www. aussiepumps.com.au.
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Page 10, Southern Farmer
March, 2014
Guildford merino stud adds Merryville blood By DAVID RIZZOLI
NEW BLOOD: Stuart, William and Stephen Glen are pictured with their new top ram from Merryville, NSW.
THE purchase of a new Merryville ram for $5000 marked a new chapter in the history of the Glen Brothers’ Wattlebank merino stud, Guildford. The Glens bought the 18 micron ram from the Grand Monarch family at Merryville, Yass, NSW, at the Canberra Great Southern Supreme Merino Ram Sale along with 18.9 micron Merryville Supreme. Wa t t l e b a n k M e r i n o S t u d (Flock no.MV3118) was founded in 1962 by RA Glen and Sons with the purchase of one ram and 60 ewes from Chatsworth House (Flock no 2734). Further Chatsworth House
rams were introduced in 1964, 1967-8 and 1970 and also a ram from Warrambeen (flock 1709). A further purchase of ewes from that stud was made in 1965 and from Warrambeen in 1968 and 1974. They introduced Merryville blood in 1970 with the purchase of one ram and it has been the only bloodline used since that date. One ram each was purchased from the Merryville blood studs Montrose Hill (2007), Demondrille and Merringee (2009). About 400 more Merryville ewes were introduced between 2000 and 2009. Since its establishment the stud has undergone a number of
variations to its ownership, but always within the family. In 1975 RMS Glen purchased a half share in the partnership and together with his wife traded as RMS and D Glen. In 1988 RMS and D Glen and their three sons, SM, SA and IA Glen joined in partnership trading as R, D, S, S and I Glen to be changed again to Glen Brothers Pty Ltd from July 1 2008. In 2012 the total ewe flock numbered 350 with 230 ewes mated producing 70 ram lambs and 80 ewe lambs. Wa t t l e b a n k t r a d i t i o n a l l y finishes on-property ram sales with a November ram sale each year.
Blue brings rainbow for South Gippsland cheese THERE is a new big cheese in town with Berrys Creek Gourmet Cheese taking out the champion cheese of show at Sydney’s Royal Easter Cheese and Dairy Produce Show. Barry and Cheryl Charlton from Victoria’s South Gippsland region took out the coveted championship trophy for their blue goat milk cheese. The cheese-making duo had
a hugely successful show, also taking home the Australian cheeseboard perpetual trophy for their ‘Mossvale blue’ and champion sheep, goat and buffalo milk product for their blue goat’s milk cheese, ‘Charlton’s choice’. Chairman of judges, Russell Smith, was delighted with the high standard of entries across the competition, with
23 trophies, 123 gold medals and 422 silver medals awarded over four days of judging in mid February. The main Royal Easter Show occupies most of the second half of April this year. “We awarded 36 more gold and 82 more silver medals this year than last, with around 60 per cent of exhibitors receiving a medal,” Mr Smith said.
“The quality across the non-bovine cheese classes was outstanding so it came as no surprise that the champion cheese went to a blue goat’s cheese made by Barry Charlton; when it comes to quality, he is the most consistent blue cheese maker in Australia. “Other highlights this year included our first labneh
class, with three gold medals awarded from 11 entries. “Labneh is a strained yoghurt with a cheese-like consistency and we introduced this class to reflect the growing consumer interest in this emerging cheese.” Five cheeses were selected for the highly coveted Australian Cheeseboard Perpetual Trophy, giving cheese afi-
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a large range of products and services, particularly farm machinery and dairy equipment, and has always been a preferred venue for exhibitors to launch new products, said Lardner Park chief executive Mark Cockerell. “Exhibitors ďŹ nd it to be an essential venue to highlight changes in technology, and to maintain and establish new contacts,â€? Mr Cockerell said. Victorian Deputy Premier Peter Ryan will ofďŹ cially open the ďŹ eld days and will also launch Gippsland’s ‘Food Plan’. The plan sets out initiatives to help Gippsland agribusinesses to take advantage of growing farm produce export opportunities. The presence of about 700 exhibitors using Farm World to promote products and services guarantees an extensive range to suit every interest. Mr Cockerell said a distinctive feature of Farm World was the extensive demonstration program on individual exhibitor
sites and on the Commonwealth Bank demonstration area and the Lardner Park Exhibition Centre. “Tractors, utility vehicles and forage harvesters will be put through their paces at the Commonwealth Bank demonstration area,â€? Mr Cockerell said. “Demonstrations on sites include a robotic milking machine, an all terrain excavator, a portable sawmill, an electric remote-control hose reel and plasma metal cutting machines.â€? There will be working draught horse demonstrations, chainsaw carving, Australian Travelling Fishing Show, whip cracking and a comedy show by the Crack-up Sisters each day in the BP Ultimate pavilion. A highlight each year is the Farm World tractor and machinery awards, which acknowledge signiďŹ cant developments in farm machinery in two classes: best powered machine and best unpowered machine. Last year the awards
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ucts and services to aid health management will be in attendance. The theme is sponsored by Gippsland Medicare Local and free health checks will be available. These include Pitstop menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health checks for cancer, vision and coping skills and hearing tests by the Wimmera Hearing Society. Diabetes is one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health priorities so continuous free diabetes and cardiovascular checks will be offered by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in conjunction with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in the BP Ultimate Pavilion. Following the ongoing success of Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Women in Agriculture, the ďŹ rst day of 2014 Farm World will again recognise and celebrate the important role women play in agriculture. An innovation this year will be the Harvest of Gippsland on the field daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weekend. Farm World is run in conjunction with strategic partners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Commonwealth Bank, Evans Petroleum BP and Baw Baw Shire.
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went to Claas Axion tractors and the Keltic bale slicer. Farmers involved in pasture improvement will be able to gauge the response to a range of fertiliser treatments to different pasture blends in a combined fertiliser, seed and irrigation area. Mr Cockerell said there would be 112 options to inspect. Family and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entertainment is never forgotten at the ďŹ eld days and at the PaciďŹ c Smiles Dental Animal Nursery kids can get close to all sorts of farm animals as well as a special â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Animals of Ozâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; section with pythons, lizards, marsupials, birds and crocodiles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular demonstrations of hand milking of Jersey cows will show how it used to be done as well as how cream was separated from the resulting milk,â&#x20AC;? Mr Cockerell said. Each year Farm World has a theme and this year it will be health and wellbeing, focusing on initiatives rural people can take to improve health and life quality. Businesses with prod-
Healthy farmers a 2014 ambition says farmers wouldn’t ignore the health of their livestock or land, so why would they ignore their own? They will be encouraging farmers to look after their health needs at Farm World through a series of free health checks. These include Pitstop men’s health checks for bowel cancer, skin, testicular and prostate cancer, alcohol consumption, mental health and smoking. They will be conducted in the
also 1.5 times more likely to experience chronic body pain and more than two thirds have measurable hearing loss,” the Centre said recently. So to help Farm World visitors make better decisions about their health, the event’s theme for 2014 is health and wellbeing which will focus on initiatives rural people can take to improve their health and quality of life. Gippsland Medicare Local which is sponsoring the theme,
Commonwealth Bank Room at the Exhibition Centre. In addition, free hearing tests will be offered by the Wimmera Hearing Society and flu vaccinations will also be available. Diabetes is at the forefront of health priorities in Australia, so continuous free diabetes and cardiovascular checks will be undertaken by the Royal Flying Doctor Service in conjunction with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.
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Field day dates, entry times and charges
FARM World 2014 admission charges have increased by $1 to $2 and the definition of a child reduced from five to four years old. But a family pass for two adults and up to four children has remained the same at $38 per day. How to get there Lardner Park is 10 kilometres south of Drouin and Warragul and 110km east of Melbourne. Admission times Thursday March 27 to Saturday March 29 – 8.30am to 5pm. Sunday March 30 – 8.30am to 4pm.
Entry charges Adults: $18. Children (five to 18 years on presentation of student concession card): $6. Adult concession: $13. Two-day pass – admits one adult for two days: $28. Family pass – admits two adults and up to four children: $38. Gold pass – admits two adults for four days: $52. Travelling there VLine/Lardner shuttle bus service will transfer visitors between Drouin railway station and Lard-
ner Park to connect with VLine services. Timetable: www.vline. com.au/discover. Site shuttle bus A courtesy bus service will run continuously around the perimeter of the site from 8.45am to 5.30pm Thursday to Saturday and until 4.30pm Sunday. Farm World map shows bus pick-up points. Scooter hire For those with restricted mobility, try Big Event Scooter Hire next to ticket box B. This firm offers full, half-day and hourly rate
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A & A Kracht Dist - Water Purifiers ..............................N6 A & A Worm Farm Waste Systems .............................225 AAA Quality Socks ................................................ 55-57 Advanced Therapy Spas (Aust) P/L ................... GIP42-43 Advantage Feeders ....................................................B10 Advantec Australasia Pty Ltd................................... 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GIP72-73 ANZ Banking Group ...................................................201 APSA ........................................................................E21 Aquamax Australia..................................................GIP38 ARB Bairnsdale ................................................. 241-243 Arborrakes & Dewit .....................................................29 Arctic Cat ATVs .............................. 250-251 + 320-321 Art of Steel ‘n’ Stuff ...................................................119 Artatak ........................................................................41 Ausave Energy .......................................................GIP11 Auspit .......................................................................226 Aus-Sharp ..................................................................18 Aussie Broadband P/L .......................................... BBP30 Aussie Bush Hats ......................................................227 Aussie Disposals P/L ........................................ 112-113 Aussie Wool Quilts ......................................................25 Austracker Ltd .................................................... BBP17A Australian Belgian Blue Cattle Soc...............................A8 Australian Galloway Association ................................A11 Australian Labor Party ...............................................309 Australian Pony Stud Book Society .......................F23-24 Australian Red Poll Cattle Breeders Inc ........................A9 Ausworkwear & Safety .......................................... 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ECH6 Gippsland Farmer......................................................EC3 Gippsland Murray Greys ..............................................A7 Gippsland Outdoor Blind Company .................. GIP47-48 Gippsland Premium Quarries P/L.......................... CB136 Gippsland Tree Trimmers ........................................ 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Green Power Co ..........................................................D4 Greg Allan Farm Machinery Pty Ltd......................... CB97 Grow - Fresh Greenhouse & Glasshouses .............................................................115 Guernsey Cattle Soc of Aust Inc (Vic Branch)..............................................................A34 Gutter Protection Systems ......................................GIP22 Halen Vans.................................................................. T3 Hallam Heating ...................................................... 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CB11 It’s A Trap!...................................................................64 J & M Brain Safety Wear ............................................E4 Jacuzzi Pakenham .....................................................109 Jana Group ...............................................................312 Jetmaster Victoria Pty Ltd ..........................................208 Jindi Farm .................................................................. F8 John Berends Implements P/L ...................................C28 John Deere Dealers ................................................ CB96 Johnno’s Camper Trailers .................................... G12-13 JTS Agricultural ........................................................D16 Kanga Farm Equipment & Caroni Implements...............................................................C32 Kanga Loaders ..........................................................C12 Kensary Park Braunvieh .............................................A5B Kentweld Bullbars .....................................................347 Kerfab Industries .......................................................C24 Khouri Workwear ................................................ CB124A Kingsman Collection ..............................................GIP52 Kitchen Gadgets ..........................................................58 Koolaz LED Lighting ....................................................N9 Kooyong Furniture ................................................. 47-48 Kubota Tractors Australia Pty Ltd .................................C1 Kuhn Farm Machinery .............................. CB130-CB133 Kwik Kerb.................................................................... L1 LaCam Catering .............. 103-106,C27,CB56+CB84-85 Landpower Australia P/L .......... CB104-108+CB115-119 Laserlight & Fasteners P/L ..................................... CB30 Leadoux Turkeys ....................................................BBPF6 Leafguard ...............................................................GIP51 Lednext Pty Ltd.......................................................GIP55 Leeks Workwear ..........................................................12 Leicht’s Country Industries Australia (CIA)................................................................... C15-16 Lely Australia P/L ................................................. 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D17+E17 NBS Cattle Handling Equipment ................................B35 Neerim View Gelbvieh & Red Angus ............................A3 Niagara Therapy ................................. GIP67-69 + EC18 Nick Nack Gallery ......................................................114 Northern Feed Systems ....................................... A39-40 Norton Gates Pty Ltd .......................................CB99-100 Norwood Agriculture Pty Ltd ........................ B28 + C8-9 Now That’s a Knife ......................................................23 Nutrisoil ...................................................................... F4 O.P.S. Country Tanks ............................E34-35 + F17-18 Old Tyabb Cordial Company ......................................211 Olympia Gold .........................................................GIP65 Omnia Specialities Australia Pty Ltd ..........................E20 Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia (Co-op) ......... Dairy 8 Oringi Protection Wear .............................................. T17 Outback Campers .............................................. 258-259 OzPig ........................................................................N15 Ozway Small Engines & Machinery............................N10 Pacific Smiles Group Pacific Smiles Animal Nursery Page Bros RV .......................................................T13-14 Page Bros RV Parts & Accessories ...........................253A Paperzone ........................................................ GIP40-41 Patch of Craft ................................................... GIP78-79 Perry’s Lemon Myrtle ..................................................69 PFG Australia ...................................................... K1+K2 Pioneer Water Tanks & Liners ................................. CB83 Pitstop Men’s Health Checks ............................. EC10-17 Plastek Poly Products ........................................ 252-253 Plega Healthcare Pty Ltd .................................. GIP56-57 Poettinger Australia Pty Ltd............. 426-429 + 501-504 Polaris ........................................... 442-443 + 516-517 Poolside Pakenham ...................................................118 Procon MRM Transport Telematics.............................328 Professional Nibbler .......................................... 248-249 Propharma Australia P/L ...................................Dairy 3-4 R.M. Williams Longhorn Express ......................... A21-23 Rabobank ..................................................................239 Radtke Catering........................................................... F9 Raedean Red Angus & Red Poll Stud ...........................A4 Rainbow Feathers ........................................................59 Rat Barrow Pty Ltd ................................................. CB23 Rat Zapper Victoria ......................................................46 Rawleighs Healthcare .............................................GIP74 Signs Signs Signs..........................................BBP16RDG Recharge Battery Revitalizer.........................................E3 Red Gum Farm Rustic Furniture .................................223 Red River Stockyards........................................... B24-27 Reece Irrigation .........................................................E23 Regal Marine.............................................................G14 Reliv Health Products .............................................GIP16 Rhino Roofing Solutions ..............................................11 Rhino Water Tanks .................................................. CB79 Rideon Mower Sales ......................................... 802-803 Ridley Agriproducts P/L ............................................A27 Rigdale & Parkdale Willows Limousin Studs ................A6 Ropes Plus .............................................................F6 -7 Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria Evans Petroleum.............................................BP Pavilion Rural Finance ............................................................B12 Rural Product Marketing ...................................... B15-16 Safety Steel Structures ................................................17 Salami Shack ..............................................................24 Schinckel Hayrakes .............................CB46-47 + CB74 Scotch College, Melbourne .................................. BBP14 Seacret .................................................................... TM3 Semex Pty Ltd ...........................................................A43 Seymour Rural Equipment/Fodder Solutions Seymour ...........................................................CB86-87 Shannons Insurance Pty Ltd ......................................319 Shoof International Pty Ltd .................................. D1+E1 Sibelco Australia .........................................................B6 Silvan Australia ........................................................... J1 Simmental Beef Cattle...............................................A12 Small Horse Tractors Aust ....................................... C5-6 Snooze ......................................GIP61-63 + GIP81+82 Solahart Gippsland....................................................10A Solar Dynamics............................................. 402 + 509 Solartronics Gate Controllers ................................ CB113 Sonshine Toy Library O/S ...................................BB PAV.. Sota Tractors P/L ............................................... 804-805 South Devon Cattle Society .......................................A13 South East Organic Fertilizer......................................514 Southern Region Dorper Sheep Society of Aust. Inc ... F22 Southern Rural Water .......................................... BBP19 Southfork Angus........................................................A18 Soxx en Joxx ......................................................... 42-43 Spitwater Victoria ......................................................308 Squid Inc Pty Ltd...................................................BBPF3 St Margaret’s School / Berwick Grammar School .................................................. BBP33 St Paul’s Anglican Grammar School ..................... BBP25
STAR FM ..................................................................316 Statewide Concrete Products .................... CB65 + CB93 Steeltuff Rural Fencing Solutions.......................... CB124 Steinfort Agvet ............................................................C7 Step Forward Orthotics ...........................................GIP44 Stephen Pasture Seeds P/L........................E18-19+F1-2 Sticky Stuckey’s Honey ..........................................GIP21 Stitches ‘N’ Things ........................................... GIP53-54 Stoneline Australia Pty Ltd (Belon Distribution & Marketing) ................................. GIP76-77 Sun-Power Auto Gates...............................................E16 Supaweld/Bahcon Steel ...................................... B13-14 SuperCheap Auto ......................................................231 Superior Equipment Aust P/L .............................. C13-14 Swagman Tours Pty Ltd ........................................... N1-2 Tandderwen Nursery ....................................................15 Tangled Garden Bookshop Co P/L..............................311 Tankformers ......................................................CB25-26 Tankshop ..................................................................230 Tarago Olive Oil........................................................GIP9 TCK Solar Pty Ltd ................................................... CB62 Tecalemit ....................................................................D3 Telstat Pty Ltd ...................................................... BBP5A Telstra - Gippsland ...................................................247 Tempo Two Nursery .....................................................65 Tens Pain Relief ........................................................ TM2 The Belt Man.............................................................E11 The Cajun Kitchen .................................................BBPF2 The Greek Wrap Co ...............................................BBPF8 The Hay Shed ........................................................ CB24 The Nationals ............................................................412 The Pain Man .........................................................GIP39 The Shed Company .......................................... GIP70-71 The Ultimate Hayfeeder .................................. 430+505 The Weekly Times ............................................. 233-234 Thomas Cook - Wrangler...........................................315 Timeless Creations .................................................GIP29 Timeless Toys .............................................................61 Toco Tholin ............................................................GIP75 Tool King ........................................ CB63-64+CB91-92 Toora Bulb Farm..........................................................32 Toorak College ..................................................... BBP15 Toro Commercial Mowers .......................................... F30 Toro Construction ..............................................CB80-81 Total Agronomy P/L ...................................................604 Totalspan Warragul ................................................... F25 Toyota Material Handling ...........................................601 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd ........... 254-257 + 324-327 Tradertag.................................................................. TM4 Traditional Baked Potatoe Co ...............................BBPF10 Traf Tractor & Machinery....................................... CB103 Traralgon Paints Pty Ltd ................................... GIP27-28 Tri Nature .................................................................GIP8 Tried and Tested ..........................................................44 TriTech Lubricants ................................................E14-15 Trufficulture Pty Ltd .....................................................70 DAM SITE 1Turbo Reel Irrigation Tyntynder Stockfeeds Pty Ltd .............................CB19-20 Typhoon Firewood Technologies Pty Ltd ................. BBP5 Ublast Pty Ltd ...........................................................D15 Uncle John’s Fresh Licorice ...................................GIP37 Under The Branches ......................................................6 Uniboom Spraying Equipment ......... CB49-50+CB77-78 University of New England .................................... BBP23 UPatch Asphalt....................................................... CB90 V C Traders ......................................................... C29-30 Valley Pumps & Irrigation Systems ............................331 Venus Packaging .......................................................E13 Victoria Police ...........................................................400 Victorian Farmers Federation ................................ BBP18 Victorian Industry Training Centre ......................... BBP40 Victorian Young Farmers..................................... BBP18A Vin Rowe Farm Machinery P/L ........................... 302-306 Vision-Mart.................................................................22 VLine Bus Stop Ticket Box B W B Gadd ..............................................................GIP35 Walker Mowers ............................................... 41 + 515 Walterscheid Australia P/L.................................... BBP12 Warragul Screens ..................................................GIP50 Warragul Solar & Gas ........................................ 236-237 Warragul Steel Sales Pty Ltd ...............E27-28 + F10-11 Waste-Not Stockfeeders ..................................D12 - D13 Weedwakka ....................................................... 218-219 West Gippsland Healthcare Group Outside T/Box B West Gippsland Olive Growers Group...................... ECH2 West Gippsland Trailers .....................................CB38-39 Westpac Banking Corporation....................................244 WFI...................................................................... BBP37 Wheelie Good Pizzas .............................................BBPF7 Whipps Alloy Products ..............................................701 Whitlands Engineering ..............................................542 Wicked Mini Dutch Pancakes.....................................LP2 Wild Dog Winery .................................................... ECH7 Wild Rider Clothing Co .............................................121 William Adams P/L ...................................................C31 Wimmera Hearing Society Inc Evans Petroleum BP Pavilion Windmill Ag..........................................................CB1-3 Wolf - Telstra Partner ..................................... 10C BBP21 Wood Wizz Machinery ...............................................543 WorkSafe Victoria ............................................BBP28-29 Yaraandoo Park Concepts ............................................20 Yarragon Lions Club ..................................................G15 Yesteryear Plantations Eucalyptus & Tea Tree Oils..................................................................8 You, Me & the Bean ..................................................LP3
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THE main Women in Agriculture event at Farm World this year, will be a luncheon with two speakers scheduled for the first day, Thursday March 27. Monica Dullard, an accomplished entertainer and master of ceremonies will officiate in the MC role to manage the running of the event and to introduce two outstanding guest speakers. They are Jenny O’Sullivan and Anne McGrath who will share their personal stories on balancing health and wellbeing. Jenny O’Sullivan is a South Gippsland based beef and sheep producer who has leveraged her extensive background as an agricultural consultant to also operate an agri-tourism business Gippsland Food Adventures. She will share with luncheon guests the importance of remaining relevant in
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ANYONE who buys a Renault from Barry Bourke Renault at Farm World will enjoy a bonus of $1000 worth of free fuel. The Berwick-based team led by sales manager Ian Baird, will welcome visitors with a large array of the famous carmaker’s passenger and sports cars and a full range of light commercial vehicles. Barry Bourke Motors GM Shaun Donaldson, said the company’s long Gippsland heritage - it has been 26 years at Berwick - means its staff understand the needs of rural customers and is keen to introduce show visitors to the delights of the modern Renault family. The company will have a full complement of light commercial vehicles on site including the compact Kangoo, mid-size Trafic and full-size Master vans, including the latest Master cab/chassis versions in three-seater single cab and seven-seater dual cab guise. Mr Donaldson said the Master cab/ chassis is ideally suited to rural environments, with its rear-wheel drive (and differential lock on some models), its 2.5t payload, 3t towing capacity and a choice of manual or automated gear-changing. “Best of all, these hardy workhorses can be driven on a regular driver’s licence. “Cab/chassis versions can be configured to carry refrigerated produce or bulk supplies of sand or gravel, animal feed, fencing supplies or work tools,” Mr Donaldson said. He said staff would be happy to explain Renault’s great heritage and its enduring popularity in Europe.
“Many people know Renault for its Formula 1 and motorsport heritage, but it is very strong in working vehicles too and its LCVs - the biggest-selling van brand in Europe for 16 years straight have a three-year or 200,000km factory warranty. “We pride ourselves on being exceptionally customer-centric; it is one of the values that has made our 26 years in Berwick so successful,” Mr Donaldson said. The company will also show the full range of Renault cars from the chic Clio, to the accomplished Mégane and the high performance Renault sport variants. “Renault is on a very determined and successful growth path in Australia, with sales up 40 per cent last year, underlining the appeal and value the cars and vans provide,” he said. For information go to www.barrybourkerenault.com.au, or call Ian Baird on 0422 751 043.
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BUCHANAN Park Nicole, a three year old natural poll Welsh Black female with seven month old heifer calf at foot, took out the ultimate prize of supreme exhibit from 400 head of cattle exhibited from 28 beef breeds and three states at the National Beef Bendigo event last year. But her next showing will be a noncompetitive one on Buchanan Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stand at Farm World this month. At Bendigo Nicole was first awarded interbreed senior champion cow from 24 other beef females,
before she was crowned supreme exhibit with the three judges unanimous in awarding her the top prize. Buchanan Park also took out the interbreed best group of three from 22 other beef breeds. Stud principal Jill Furborough said it was a fantastic achievement for the stud and the Welsh Black breed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three of our winning exhibits paraded at Bendigo last year were sired by Buchanan Park Jackson,â&#x20AC;? Mrs Furborough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was awarded interbreed junior champion bull at National
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Brushcutter nylon eliminates breaks WITH heavy rainfall over the summer, grass and weeds are growing at rates not seen during the recent years of drought. If the time has come to dust off the brushcutter, but you are dreading the thought of doing battle with the nylon cord, the Weedwakka may be the answer says Weedwakka principal David Thorne. For many years now, he and his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small engineering company near Canberra has been developing and making
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DAMAGE and economic losses are commonplace for producers facing a kangaroo problem, but a strong fence has taken grapes and vines off the menu for Seymour ‘roos. Fencing contractor David Cornthwaite said kangaroos were causing headaches across central Victoria, including for one of his clients who owns a local vineyard. “Kangaroos developed a taste for their vines and fruit and were doing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage a year,” he said. “They wanted to install fences that would keep out the ‘roos and minimise
their losses.” Mr Cornthwaite worked with the owners to come up with a solution that would be effective and also fast to erect. “We put in a 1.8m high fence using 240cm JIO® MaxY and JIO Star posts with Stocksafe-T wire. “This combination was quicker than usual to assemble and we did 350m of fencing in a day and a half. “It’s only been up a few months, but the owners are yet to see a kangaroo in their vineyard.” Mr Cornthwaite said the success of this fence design was attracting interest from other landholders, given how much
kangaroos are a persistent and increasing problem across the region. “It’s a great result and I think it will be useful not just for other vineyards, but also on other properties facing destruction from the kangaroo population,” he said. “Cheaper materials just don’t stand up to kangaroos determined to get to your crops and get themselves a fancy feed. “The damage kangaroos do means the investment in a strong, well-designed fence is worth it.” Waratah sales representative Wayne Weston said kangaroos were a reg-
ular topic of conversation for Victorian producers. “At last year’s Elmore Field Days, every second inquiry we had was from people looking for solutions to stop ‘roos,” he said. “They need to be at least 1.5m tall, but ideally 1.8m and made from quality products that withstand their efforts. “The height and type of fence and the wire spacings are all important. “Waratah has designed Stocksafe-T to specifically prevent animals penetrating the fence. “This makes it an effective barrier for pest animals like kangaroos.”
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March, 2014
Heat knocks Beef Week roll-up Gusty winds and 40-plus temperatures force stock and buyers to seek the shade By DAVID RIZZOLI THE late Noel Coward once sang “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun”. Add in dedicated cattlemen and newspaper contributors who should know better and you have Beef Week 2014. This year days five and six covered Southern Farmer’s region with a small
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that Southern Farmer set off to visit the first of the studs for the day, Phillip Gay’s Heatherington Park Poll Herefords at Kingston, some 25km north of Ballarat. The cattle were already seeking the shade as Phillip displayed his crop of rising two years old bulls which included the first sons of the new sire Allendale Robin Hood. The condition of the animals, as with all the studs visited was excellent, reflecting the good seasons experienced in south-eastern Australia A few kilometres to the east was McKay Brothers’ Marschay Shorthorns. Founded in 1975 this stud runs 350 cows, 70 of which are registered. It won junior champion heifer at the 2013 Royal Melbourne Show with Marschay Christine. David McKay, who is a former chairman of Beef Week, together with Scott McKay also farms potatoes and canola on rich volcanic soil. Mr McKay reported a good roll-up of visitors (some with cheque books) and it was still early in the day. About four km north is
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the Tippett family’s Glengyron Shorthorns. This stud, which has enjoyed success showing at Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Geelong Royal Shows, had its new sires Glengyron High Power and Outback Sprys Covert G292 on display, as well as their team for the RAS Heifer Challenge. A selection of red, white and roan bulls was for sale. The grand hilltop retreat of the Mobbs family’s High Spa Angus Stud at Daylesford was the next port-of-call with Theresa Mobbs doing the meeting and greeting while Brian, Wayne and Kevin presented a large selection of bulls and females for the many buyers present. All the yearlings and bulls of working age had been performance recorded and the highlights of the day were the PTIC heifers and mixed age cows carrying quality and proven performance recorded genetics. A long trip then to Lancefield and Jeff Smith’s Andtravern Herefords established in 1997. Southern Farmer was shown the animals by daughter Erin, who plays a large role in the running of the stud, care being taken not to disturb the cows
resting in the shade. Andtravern’s current herd sire, Glendan Park Fire Power was on display along with his progeny as was a broad selection of the stud’s herd. Heading west the next stud to be visited was the Boonderoo South Devon stud of Hilary Jankelson at Redesdale. At this stage it was obvious that the heat was affecting attendances and studs were reporting a drop-off in the number of visitors. The stud’s cows and calves, a number of which were for sale, were on display. Next was the grand entrance and sweeping bitumen drive of Alvio Trovatello’s Glendan Park Herefords and Poll Herefords and Kyneton Olives at Barfold. Established in 1989 it currently runs 180 breeders with the Poll Herefords being introduced in 2004. On display were the 35 bulls to be offered at the stud’s first on-property bull sale on February 21(in conjunction with Adameluca Angus). It was getting late in the day when Southern Farmer called in to John Harvey’s Torr Down South Devons at Trentham, too late to view the cattle as John had returned them
to their paddocks and shady trees. Torr Down has been breeding South Devons for 46 years and has exported cattle and semen worldwide. Awarded the supreme best tasting beef accolade in Australia in 1999, Torr Down bulls sired the grand champion carcases at the 2011 Adelaide and 2012 and 2013 Royal Melbourne shows. Last visit for day 6 was James O’Brien’s Bonian Limousin stud. James and his helpers were enjoying a quiet drink before returning show animals to their paddocks. The stud did not have animals for sale but had on display the sale team of 14 bulls and females to be offered at the Great Southern Limousin sale at Hamilton on February 17. Day eight, Tuesday February 4, was forecast to be somewhat cooler, although it was still to be hot. With only three studs to visit it promised to be a more leisurely day. First stud was Charles Weatherly’s David’s Angus Stud, Skipton. This was the stud’s first venture into Beef Week and on display were sons
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Couch potato to metabolic marathon WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE stretched the transition definition from dry-off to pregnancy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the rest of the cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s year is simply maintenance and milking. I prophesise that this timeframe will determine prosperity or insolvency in the next few years. The violence of dairying economics will take out many based on national production figures unless diligent uptake of good dairy science, now well proven and expanding, is not widespread. All the following issues have proportionate negative implications on both milk production and fertility â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the two drivers of dairy profit. This timeframe is when cows are most vulnerable. Immune dysfunction (rather than suppression, as new research is showing) creates this vulnerability. Milk fever is perhaps our first discussion point, simply because it is usually the first visible sign and problem from inadequate lead feeding. We have tools now to address this and ketosis. Checking urine pH of springing cows is essential to know the transition ration is right for DCAD. Testing feeds and calcu-
Dry-off-to-pregnancy time will determine prosperity or bust in coming years lating lead feed DCAD is costly, time consuming and usually too late when information becomes available. Urine pH of 6.2 to 6.8 for Holsteins and 5.8 to 6.2 for Jerseys, simply requires adjusting the quantity of the lead feed grain mix. Research has highlighted that balancing forages for low DCAD may prevent clinical milk fever, but without anionic salts it is likely 30 to 50 per cent of the herd will have subclinical milk fever. The cost at $125 for treating a case of sub-clinical milk fever, plus the risk of metabolic disease losses and even fertility/culling, can have a significant impact on profits. Assuring springer cows are consuming 125 MJME (energy) at 15 per cent crude protein and 40 percent NDF (fibre) will have major impacts on reducing ketosis through minimising negative energy balance both during the springer phase and in post-calving feed intakes. We are finding more displaced abomasums are connected now to ketosis than to blood calcium. Further, the dry period is often where ketosis starts
By JOHN LYNE Dairytech dairy production specialist due to negative energy balance and mobilisation of body fat while dry. Weight gain during the dry spell will reduce postcalving feed intake and also produce ketosis. Only a balanced ration based on feeds available and fortified with grain if found deficient, can stabilise weight during the dry phase. We strongly recommend checking cowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; milk at day three post-calving with Keto-Test-Strips and treat with propylene glycol if necessary. This is simple and can be followed with a BHBA blood test if the problem is widespread. Sub-clinical ketosis cows that are undetected and hence untreated are 1.6 times more likely to get a DA and twice as likely to be involuntary culls within 30 days of calving.
Cows treated with propylene glycol (300 ml) are 1.5 times more likely to resolve their sub-clinical ketosis and 50 per cent less likely to develop clinical ketosis, plus produce 0.7L more milk per day in the first 30 days-in-milk. This has ramifications to total lactation performance and profit. I am looking more at dry cow nutrition now as the probable source of metabolic disease at and around calving, than actual lead feeding. We seem to be getting that fairly right, but still have some lingering problems post-calving. I hasten to add, dry cow nutrition has been studying mineral nutrition as a major part of dry cow diets. There is a growing body of research data now linking the lack of mineral nutrition in this phase to both post-calving disease and milk production. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more in favor of an actual designed dry cow ration rather than â&#x20AC;&#x153;outblock nutritionâ&#x20AC;?, even when good pasture is available. Controlling this diet and especially feeding some dairy grain with a good mineral inclusion, is look-
ing essential for the kind of performance our herds must all rise to. Research has now demonstrated improved performance for cows on transition diets for six weeks and longer. This has brought about a change of eliminating the dry cow phase, and with accurate calving date information, cows are going from the milking herd straight into the springer group on a transition diet. The key issue here is accurate calving dates. As mentioned above, immune dysfunction is now being seen as more the issue than suppression. It was assumed suppression, as a result of metabolic disease, was the cause of many bacterial diseases such as metritis and mastitis. Current research has produced a deeper understanding and relationship of dysfunction to poor immunity and the cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capacity to cope with infection as a result of incorrect or overreactive signalling of blood cells. Inflammation within the cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body can distort the immune signalling, creating
over-responses and inciting other health issues. Life wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meant to be easy as our former federal MP and PM said. A cow that stumbles at calving, or worse, has subclinical milk fever/ketosis and inherently induced bacterial diseases, has Buckleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance of getting back in calf in a timely manner. As cited in Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;days openâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is directly related to profitable dairy production. Cows are far more efficient at converting feed dollars to milk dollars in early lactation; the percentage of the herd in that category determines your profit. Perhaps in summary and relief, the old adage â&#x20AC;&#x153;prevention is better than cureâ&#x20AC;? appears to be of greater significance than we ever thought. Nutrition is the key factor in prevention. Just keeping cows alive and standing no longer supports comfortable retirement plans. John Lyne is a dairy production specialist with Dairytech Nutrition. For more information go to www.dairytechnutrition. com.au.
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By FRANK MICKAN LUCERNE (Medicago sativa) is the most widely grown perennial pasture legume in Australia. It will persist if strict management practices are adhered to. It is also well understood to maintain longterm productive lucerne pastures, some form of rotational grazing is required. A minimum spell period from grazing of around 35 days and short grazing periods are recommended. These practices should provide a reasonable balance between persistence, quality, yield and animal safety. Nevertheless, many farmers find ideal grazing management techniques
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/REE\ ZDQWV WR NHHS FDWWOH IURP ULYHUV E N V I RO N M E N T Victoria claims that 4500 tonnes of cow poo lands in Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rivers every day, based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Department of Health, Environment Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mark Wakeham said â&#x20AC;&#x153;walking, belching, 700-kilogram hoofed ungulates devastate the rich ecosystems by trampling the banks and pooing in the rivers, killing native vegetation, causing erosion and muddying the watersâ&#x20AC;?. He said shutting out â&#x20AC;&#x153;maraudingâ&#x20AC;? cows was the ďŹ rst and easiest step
toward protection and restoration of precious rivers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only solution; Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rivers are also facing increasing problems of over-extraction of water and a drying climate,â&#x20AC;? he said. To publicise the state of the 30 river catchments, Environment Victoria has just launched on its website, environmentvictoria. org.au, a new interactive web atlas called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Our Rivers, Our Lifebloodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It charts the health, major features and natural values of all 30 of Vic-
toriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s river catchments in one user-friendly atlas. Mr Wakeham said the story that flows through â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Our Rivers, Our Lifebloodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is clear: they are the lifeblood of our landscape, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist without them and they need our help. To that end EV is inviting website visitors to sign a petition to tell the government to fence off these areas and let the rivers restore to their natural state . The only very poorrated river catchment is the Hopkins in the Western District.
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A WATER sample Coolabah Waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bernard Neylan collected from a visitor to the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo in February, proved the advisability of having drinking water tested. Sourced from a shallow well near Marysville, the visitor was using it in his bath, too, and it was staining it and the ďŹ xtures blue/green. Mr Neylan performed an on-site analysis of the water and then ran a computer formula saturation model on what turned out to be very soft water with a pH of 6.9. The result of the test was that this water was extremely corrosive.
It was corroding the copper pipes in his house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it killed snails in the garden too â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and he had stomach, kidney and liver ailments, sore joints and psoriasis. The water source remedy was to treat all his water simply by making it alkaline with a device designed and made by Coolabah Water. Mr Neylan said that this example highlighted the importance of having proper testing done on drinking water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the time we either guess or just say to ourselves â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;my water TASTES /+ v HE SAID â&#x20AC;&#x153;But what might the long term
damage be to our bodies be if we just guess?â&#x20AC;? To ďŹ nd out more, Coolabah Water has uploaded on its web site home page, an e-book titled Healthy Water. The e-book is the result of many years research by Martin Fox, PhD, drawing on more than 60 research papers. For those going to Farm World at Lardner Park, Warragul, from March 27 to 30, Mr Neylan suggests bringing a sample of their water to site 43 in New Street for testing. More information: Coolabah Water, 0429 65116, www.coolabahwater.com.au
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WATER MANAGEMENT
March, 2014
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DEPI monitors real time soil moisture
THE Department of Environment and Primary Industriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; risk management through soil moisture monitoring project aims to demonstrate the capability of current technology remotely to monitor and communicate real time soil moisture data. Thirteen monitoring sites have now been commissioned in cropping regions throughout Victoria by the department. The sites record soil wa-
ter content at one source point from 30cm down to 1m to be a reference for a paddock. A further three sites are recording data as part of a N2O emissions project. Recent soil moisture monitoring (SMM) activities include: s )MPROVEMENTS TO THE SMM web page including a larger map of Victoria in an attempt to de-clutter the site icons and allow room for the new sites to
be represented. s 5PDATES ON THE LANDING page for the project via the DEPI website which has locations of sites and links to web pages that assist in interpretation of soil moisture graphs: http://www.dpi.vic. gov.au/agriculture/graincrops/cropproduction/ soil-moisture-monitoringin-dryland-croppingareas/_nocache. s #ONNECTION OF TWO new monitoring sites to ďŹ ll
Sewerage works mark wetlands MELBOURNE Water celebrated World Wetlands Day on Sunday February 16 at the Western Treatment Plant and EdithvaleSeaford Wetland Education Centre. The event attracted around 170 visitors across the two sites. The 2014 theme Wetlands and Agriculture was highlighted at the Western Treatment Plant, where industry and conservation exist
in harmony according to Melbourne Water. Visitors to the west participated in free tours, including viewing the sewage treatment plant and the Ramsar listed wetland areas. A huge new Melbourne region map was on display at the discovery centre, along with information and presentations from guest speakers. In the east, visi-
tors to the EdithvaleSeaford Wetland Education Centre learnt about the wetlands and their agricultural past. The Friends of Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands lead a series of walks, highlighting different features of the wetlands and their history. At the Education Centre visitors learnt about birds and local history.
information gaps within the state. Locations are at Coonooer Bridge and Elmore. s %VALUATIONS CON ducted on farmers to capture their thoughts on the seasonal conditions and where were the farmers getting their signals. For information on how to access the data, navigate around the soil moisture monitoring site and receive regular statewide soil moisture status.
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Communities line-up for groundwater atlas SOUTHERN Rural Water is giving communities in the Port Phillip and Westernport region, including environmental and other interested groups, a chance to learn more about groundwater and road-test a draft groundwater atlas. The Port Phillip and Westernport atlas will provide easy-to-understand information about the local groundwater cycle, the aquifers of the region, how groundwater
is used, and how it is managed in the area. The draft makes use of new mapping technology to present information in a way that has never been seen before in the region. Southern Rural Water will hold free workshops starting from March 11 at locations including Rosebud, Pakenham, Lilydale, Lancefield, Bacchus Marsh and Werribee. Not only will participants get a chance to
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