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Embracing AgTech invites consumers to Invest Inya Farm MANSFIELD resident Nathan MacPhee has recently launched the pilot app for his startup, Invest Inya Farm (IIF), with cattle in Mansfield, oysters in Bateman’s Bay and ginger in the Northern Territory all being trialled preceding the nation-wide roll-out.

In order to achieve the National Farmers’ Federation’s bold vision for Australian agriculture to become a $100 billion industry by 2030, new forms of investment need to be identified that don’t compromise national interest.

AgriFutures estimates that $8.7 billion per annum in new capital will be required to achieve this goal.

Nathan is proposing a fresh form of capital that has never been accessed before to contribute in part to this total.

“What if anyone could invest in agriculture without owning a farm?” said Nathan.

“What if you could earn a strong return while supporting Australian farmers?

“What if anyone could have a farm in their pocket and watch their investments grow?”

Deemed more Agriculture Finance Technology or Ag FinTech, Nathan said the technology offers something completely new to Australia - the ability for the individuals to invest directly

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Through the platform people can invest in a farm’s production and reap a profit when the farmer eventually sells, building a mutually rewarding bond between farmers and consumers.

The app enables farmers to list - and anyone to invest in - real on-farm agricultural assets, whether that is a single cow, a row of grapevines or a dozen oysters.

“It’s not about investing in the farm itself and compromising landownership,” said Nathan.

“We are conscious of not being a burden on farmers.

“Nor do we want to disrupt their business model, or interfere with the process.

“It’s more about buying a managed risk and investing in the agricultural production cycle.

“For farmers it injects new capital into operations, improves cash flow and liquidity and mitigates risk, as upfront costs are fractionalised.

“And for investors it is a risk that offers a lucrative return, but as all the farmers on the app are accredited with proven track records - which will be visible to investors - there is that transparency.”

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From page 1 The idea for Invest Inya Farm came after Nathan moved to Mansfield from the dizzy heights of corporate Sydney.

Having spent over 20 years in financial services at senior management level, his wife’s desire to exchange the daily grind for a simpler lifestyle, had the couple contemplating a tree change.

“My wife grew up on a farm, and she had a yearning to move to the country, ideally near a ski resort,” said Nathan.

“Now at this stage I was commuting regularly between Sydney and Melbourne, and it just happened that I looked out of the airplane window one day and saw Mount Buller covered in snow.

“And then I saw Lake Eildon, and I didn’t know where this area was, but I knew I wanted to find out.

“When we landed, I immediately rang my wife, and said that I might have found the new home that we were looking for.

“It’s near a ski resort, and there is a massive lake - which were both prerequisites - and it’s only two hours from Melbourne, I said.

“We then decided we needed to visit.

“And we loved it immediately, and so we moved.

“And we’ve been here for over three and a half years.

“However, I only really settled into being a local six months before COVID hit.

“Up until then I had commuted to Sydney every week from Albury, and I’d had enough.

“I took time off to reassess the situation, and work out what direction to take my career in.

“Progressively more enchanted by the prospect of farming, I had, however, come to the blunt realisation that I didn’t have sufficient land or resources to move into agriculture in a meaningful way.

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tract of land, or accrued enough wealth to buy a big property, or considered a niche market I would be unable to make it a viable vocation.

“However, from this realisation an idea was spawned.

“If I can’t buy the land, what if I could buy the cow?

“There are lots of people who are interested in agriculture, and who have accessible capital.

“Agriculture is essential to our survival, and yet 90 to 95 per cent of the community can’t participate in the process.

“What if they could?

“The initial premise for the app was quite rudimentary, viewing a cow as an appreciating asset that starts small and grows in value over time and through functional inputs.”

It was on attending Beef Week in Rockhampton that Nathan approached Fiona Simpson, the president of the National Farmers’ Federation, with his idea.

With the industry looking to generate significant capital through alternative ownership models, reduce risk management barriers and at the same time promote connectivity between producers and consumers, Nathan’s proposal was a timely one and the feedback he received from Fiona encouraged him to further explore his idea.

Nathan was initially concentrating on the livestock industry, however Fiona suggested his platform might be particularly relevant to broadacre farming, and other horticultural endeavours.

And as a result, black sesame is one such crop that will soon be added to the platform, with a Northern Territory farmer coming on board before the end of the year, potentially making 30 hectares of the crop available through the IIF app.

“The farmers are able to allocate up to 50 per cent of their crop through Invest Inya Farm, at parcels of a tenth of a hectare,” said Nathan.

“Buy-in is $100 which covers the farmer for things like input costs, leases and harvesting.

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“Working on the proviso that one hectare produces one tonne of seed and seed is $1800 per tonne, an investment of $100 in one tenth of the crop will generate $180.

“The profit is then split with the farmer and the investor, which means that the investor receives $40 on top of the initial investment, effectively giving a 40 per cent return, over a five to eight month period.”

The app also serves the bigger purpose of community engagement and education.

Nathan is currently in discussions with a Beechworth farmer, who he’s very keen to work with.

This farmer grows apple trees for nurseries and orchards, and Nathan has a vision of a classroom of children bringing in their $8 at the beginning of the year and purchasing an apple tree.

They learn about all the costs and margins, and then over the next nine months they receive small updates and photo as to how their tree is growing and their investment is progressing, via the app.

“At the end of the period, the tree is then sold for say $11 and the students get back their investment plus a profit of $1.50,” said Nathan.

“So they learn how and why apple trees grow.

“They learn about money, investment and interest.

“And all within a real and engaging lesson.

“This is not about major investment, this is about real people putting their dollars into agriculture.

“It’s nurturing an emotional connection and supercharging it with a financial connection.

“And it allows producers to build a brand directly with consumers, so that the best farmers with the best profiles attract the best investors who are willing to pay more.

“Producers do not need to sell at market and below rates for investors to buy in.

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From page 2 “If the farmer is providing exceptional outcomes for their investors, they can charge premium rates and bring that future cash flow forward.”

Nathan uses oyster farmer Ewan McAsh as an example of the benefits of accessing that future cash flow.

With the festive season fast approaching, the demand for oysters is set to significantly increase and command higher prices.

Ewan placed 4000 dozen oysters with investors at $6.90 per dozen.

These small grade Sydney rock oysters will be fattened out over three months to a medium size where Ewan will then get a premium price of $8.20 per dozen.

Ewan will sell the product into the hospitality industry.

The benefit of having investors is that Ewan is able to hold onto oysters and grow them out and get a premium price, when normally he would have considered selling some of his harvest as smaller grade molluscs to finance the next crop.

“And at the same time he has built his brand and created a connection with his market,” said Nathan.

“We anticipate investors will want to go to the restaurants that stock ‘their’ oysters.

“There will be that sense of ownership.

“And with the app it not only provides information about each specific crop and the farm on which it is grown, it gives regular updates on weather events in real time, and publishes news that is relevant to the featured industries.

“It’s about generating confidence in the farmer, yet at the same time building a compelling story.”

And with each compelling story, more investors are attracted to a crop.

“While farmers are bound by fence lines, investors are able to buy into small parcels of different crops with varying cycles,” said Nathan.

“They could effectively own wheat in Western Australia, barley in Victoria, sugar cane in Queensland and black rice in Northern Territory.

“Investors get to diversify their portfolio across farms and regions, transforming the risk and reducing the chance of a failure.

“And if there is a failure, that just shows that the product is working.

“Agriculture can be risky, and we’re aiming to mitigate that risk, and at the same time generate engagement and investment.

“There’s nowhere in the world where people can invest in the farm production cycle without investing in the farm.

“We’re aiming to change that.”

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Life membership for retiring Irrewillipe farmer in supporting young breeders,” Mr MacKenzie said.

“The leadership Alan has shown in that way has been enormous.

“What happens in an organisation often comes down to a few people, and Alan’s passion for cows and ensuring they are awarded justly through the classification system has always shone through.

“His success in recent years must seem like a dream come true with the achievements of their cows.”

Mr Carson said the life membership was a “tremendous honour”.

“I’ve had a great time classifying cows and enjoyed every bit of it,” he said.

Mr Carson is continuing as a classifier at this stage, although he’s uncertain for how long.

“I don’t know how much longer I will do it,” he said.

“I’ve always been a firm believer that when you’re not milking cows you shouldn’t still be classifying but I’m still going at this stage.”

Classifiers evaluate and compare cow body parts for their structure according to breed conformation scorecard and ideals.

“I have put a lot of time into it,” Mr Carson said.

“I’ve travelled all around Australia for the classifications.

“I would have been on every Jersey farm in Australia several times, from Western Australia to Tasmania to the Atherton Tablelands.”

He paid tribute to Janine.

“I’ve spent many days classifying cows but I’ve had someone at home milking the cows for me; without Janine I couldn’t have done it,” he said.

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ONE of Australia’s leading dairy cow classifiers has been awarded a Jersey Australia life membership as he retires from the industry.

Alan Carson has been a classifier since 1983 and has also served three terms on the Jersey Australia board.

Mr Carson and his wife Janine have sold their Irrewillipe dairy farm and award-winning Cairnbrae Jerseys and will move to Torquay at the end of November.

The Jersey Australia life membership was presented at the start of their on-farm second stage dispersal sale on October 13.

Mr Carson has been a classifier for Jersey Australia for 38 years, including two periods as head classifier between 1999 and 2012, and 2016 to 2021.

He has also been a director on the Jersey Australia board since 2015.

The award was presented by former Jersey Australia president Chris MacKenzie who was the most recent life membership recipient.

Mr MacKenzie said Mr Carson was an astute and respected classifier and a forward-thinking board member.

He said the name Cairnbrae Jerseys, established in 1947, resonated around the world.

Success in the show ring included an International Dairy Week grand champion cow in 2019, number one BPI cows, and multiple cows classified to 94 points.

They have also been prominent breeders of bulls for artificial insemination, with 24 entering the system highlighted by Elton, who sold more than 150,000 straws.

“Alan is also a very encouraging person who takes strong interest

dairy farming history dating back to 1897.

Alan and Janine took over the farm in 1976.

The October 13 dispersal sale averaged $5740 with a top price of $28,000 for Lot 176 Cairnbrae Casino Estelle 4, with a total clearance of 192 lots.

The earlier dispersal sale averaged $4560.

Mr Carson said he was proud of the cows, which included more high-profile lots in the second sale.

“We’ve had lots of good reports from our previous sale and will watch them with great interest at their new homes,” he said.

“They don’t happen in five minutes; it has taken us a lifetime to put them together.”

Alan and Janine will raise 71 calves before moving to their new beef property at Torquay.

There will be a lot of sentiment as they see the cows loaded on trucks.

“On Monday morning when they’re all gone it’s really going to hit,” Mr Carson said.

He leaves confident that the Jersey cow is the cow of the future due to its efficiency.

“The Jersey cow is definitely better today than when we started,” he said.

Current Jersey Australia president Lisa Broad said Mr Carson’s commitment in continually improving and evolving the classification system had been second to none.

“He’s given it all over his time in classification but that’s just one part of his commitment,” she said.

“Alan has also been a valued board member and a major contributor to dairy farming and the Jersey breed.”

AWARD-WINNING: Alan Carson, pictured with his wife Janine, has been awarded a Jersey Australia life membership as he retires from the industry.

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Starring comedian and actor Nazeem Hussain, the campaign has reached over 17.6 million Australian consumers to date with more activity scheduled over the coming months to support the WA Hass crop and the Shepard variety season.

So far, the initiative has taken the prestigious Seven Network Best Ad of Tokyo 2021 competition, the Outdoor Media Association (OMA) Creative Collection Award and was an Inside FMCG top marketing pick of the year.

Queensland-based avocado grower Daryl Boardman said the campaign reflected what grow-

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from page 10 “Unfortunately at this stage we just don’t have a lot of either the kiwiberries or the bayberries,” Jeff said.

“It takes three to four years after planting a bayberry before you see any fruit.

“So at this stage we are busy propagating more plants for that necessary volume.”

When volume is small, Jeff admits that product placement becomes critical to success.

“We work in collaboration with the retailer in regards to what fruit we have, the timing and the availability and where the grower is located,” he said.

“We have ideas as to where some of the more boutique fruit might do well, and of course we will make the suggestion as to where we think it should be launched and sold.

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“We have nurtured really open and flexible relationships with all our retailers based on co-operation and mutual respect, and along with the retailers have realistic expectations of the market.

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“I’ve taken on board the mantra that produce is not just a job, it’s a way of life,” he said.

“It’s not an easy job because of the volatility of the product, which is exacerbated when you are dealing with perishables like berries.

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“It requires the ability to pivot quickly and have all those lines of communication open, especially when you contend with multiple changes throughout the day.

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“I do thrive a little bit on the volatile nature of the job and the satisfaction of managing to pull it altogether logistically, while also selling a product that is incredibly high quality.”

Working like a well-oiled machine, growers based in the Yarra Valley and Kinglake pick and pack on farm, transporting the produce to the YV Fresh distribution centre which is conveniently located in Silvan.

“We have growers in Tasmania, some up in Mildura, and others in Stanley just outside of Beechworth, who we send the orders directly through to,” Jeff said.

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With the season beginning to kick off, Jeff is one of only four on the wholesale side of the business who will facilitate the smooth transition of YV Fresh from its winter sojourn into fullscale production and peak demand.

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“Both globally and domestically, the decades long trend to lower food prices appears to be reversing,” director of ANZ’s food, beverage and agribusiness insights, Madeleine Swan, said.

“Certain retail grocery prices have jumped strongly in recent months on the back of factors including a shortage of livestock, labour and shipping for imports.”

The rise in retail beef prices has outstripped any other food category in Australia, leading some to conclude that beef will soon be considered a luxury item.

The impact of the pandemic including the shut down of restaurants and cafes has seen the counter-intuitive result of beef consumption actually rising strongly despite price increases, whereas chicken consumption has fallen despite relatively smaller price increases.

The strong price increases of the past few years doesn’t seem to have dampened consumers’ enthusiasm for beef, anecdotally, shoppers are increasingly moving to lower priced cuts such as mince and viewing premium cuts such as steak as a luxury item rather than for everyday consumption.

Lamb consumption on the other hand remains relatively stable, with longer term forecasts of slight increases in per capita consumption.

With beef prices rising faster than lamb, lamb is also becoming a more attractive alternative for some consumers.

Retail prices of cereal and bread products remain surprisingly stable despite strong rises in both global and domestic grain prices.

Retail bread and cereal product prices now sit just over two per cent higher than they did over 10 years ago.

Dairy prices, particularly cheese retail prices, have fallen slightly on the back of cooling global prices.

For fruit and vegetables, prices have increased by over five per cent in the last quarter alone, largely due to two primary factors - the ongoing labour shortages for picking caused by border restrictions, and the lack of international shipping capacity for those fruits and vegetables which are imported into Australia.

“While beef prices may be making the greatest headlines, the price of fruit and vegetables is perhaps the more interesting story as it highlights Australia’s reliance on the importation of certain, cheaper fruits and vegetables,” Ms Swan said.

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“China has also increased its tariff-free quota of Australian wool under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with five per cent annual increases until 2024, which by then will total over 44,000 tonnes per year.

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Head of biosecurity for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Andrew Tongue said the collection of plant pests was critical to Australian biosecurity knowledge and operations.

“All the specimens are of pests on Australia’s National Priority Plant Pests list, which currently lists 42 exotic plant pests and pest groups,” Mr Tongue said.

“Some of these specimens have come a long way.

“The insect that transmits Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum complex which causes zebra chip disease in potatoes was sent from the Czech Republic; and the exotic stem borers,

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The rise in fertiliser prices caused by a range of global events could have a number of ripple-on events to Australian farmers, and indirectly, to the local food supply chain.

“The causes of the current spike in fertiliser prices could potentially stay active for some time, particularly given past comparisons,” Michael Whitehead, ANZ’s head food, beverage and agribusiness insights, said.

“At the moment, global fertiliser prices have been pushed up partly due to the current high price of gas in Europe, which has caused some fertiliser manufacturers to either shut down or pass on the high input costs.”

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Built tough for Aussie conditions ARE YOU BUSHFIRE READY? Get ready and help protect your property and your family.

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9. Check the plumbing: Investigate and maintain the water

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‘stale’. Change the fuel every two months by running the pump or draining it of fuel. Better still, use a fuel stabiliser which will dramatically extend the life of the fuel (must be added when new fuel is purchased).

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fuel lines are in good condition and the recoil starter works.

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the inlet system. For permanent installations, a foot valve and strainer at the end of the suction line can overcome obstructions.

11. Checked for air leaks and that all gaskets and seals are in good order.

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November 2021

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