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THE PASSION: What inspires a producer to concentrate all their resources on growing Brussells sprouts? Or make the major cash outlay planting out a truffiere to then play the waiting game unsure whether truffles will actually grow? What drives the decision to become a stud farmer, and decide that Speckle Parks are the cattle of choice? Of course money is one of the deciding factors - the belief that your point of difference, or your crop of choice will prove lucrative. But also there comes passion, the particular interest in and affinity you have with your product. Jason Cotter of Tuerong Farm, Tuerong, grows and mills heritage, ancient and modern grains on 60 hectares less than 75 kilometres from Melbourne, in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula. Awarded a Nuffield Scholarship in 2020, it is Jason’s unwavering commitment to the domestic grain system and his passion for supporting and developing a more sustainable industry that saw him recognised for the scholarship. Turn to page 2
OFFERING some of the best Victoria has to offer, e-commerce site Victorian Country Market (VCM) promotes an extensive selection of fresh produce and artisan products from across the state. Set up in a market place format, consumers are able to purchase from a variety of stalls and have the produce delivered as one order. Initially launched by the State Government during the first lockdown, the initiative was created quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and though slow to take on, once the platform partnered with Click for Vic, community support and awareness increased exponentially. One of numerous initiatives set up this year to provide a platform for Victorian regional producers to market and sell their products in an online environment, Victorian Country Market is one of the bigger sites showcasing 12 regions
via more than 600 virtual market stalls. With 260 market stalls concentrated in southern and metropolitan Victoria, the area has been divided into five specific regions with Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, Geelong and the Bellarine, Yarra Valley and the Dandenongs, Mornington Peninsula and finally Melbourne itself, making up almost half of all featured businesses on the platform. These figures are indicative of the vibrant and prosperous agricultural and artisanal community that has made the south home. With the website under the over-riding banner of the Visit Victoria campaign, Victorian Country Market promotes each region creating further opportunities for agri-tourism and inspiring statewide travel now that restrictions have lifted. â– Continued page 4
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Redefining wheat WHEN Jason Cotter began to grow wheat in 2015, he had no intention to establish a commercial enterprise. Jason had a vineyard and ran cattle on his 60 hectare property in Tuerong, and simply grew wheat because he wanted to bake his own bread and, as an aside, provide some stubble to entice the quail to stay longer so he could train his pointer dog. However, a book by American chef Dan Barber, The Third Plate: Field notes on the future of food, inspired Jason to establish a ‘local grain economy’ on the Mornington Peninsula, growing, milling and selling grain and flour direct to the consumer. Jason now grows a range of heritage, ancient and modern grains on land less than 75 kilometres from Melbourne, both at his farm and four other local farms in the area. Jason’s initial wheat crop went really well, and though outside the traditional wheat belt, he discovered that the climate of the Mornington Peninsula better suited many varieties than the arid environments to which wheat is often adapted. A long way from any grain harvesting equipment or processing infrastructure, Jason imported his own small harvester, and built the infrastructure to clean and mill the wheat, including both stone and roller mills. The main part of Jason’s business is now wheat. He only grows 60 to 80 tonnes per year and for Jason to make
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WHEAT VARIETIES: There are 300 different varieties of wheat growing on Jason Cotter’s Tuerong Farm. it viable he has to value-add, growing specialist varieties with flavour and nutrition at their core, turning the wheat into flour and building direct relationships with the consumer, whether bakeries, restaurants or home cooks. “If I was just selling it as a bulk commodity, it wouldn’t work,” Jason said. “For the tonnage we produce, we sell at a bare minimum of $3500 per tonne, and this year I would have to say is well beyond that figure as so much product has gone out as retail during the pandemic. “Having an added value product, you can have a profitable
business on the fringe of Melbourne on a small landholding. “Broadacre farmers might think my 60 hectares must be a typo, but we’ve made it work by establishing our own market. “In recent years there has been a local grain economy movement especially in North America and Europe, and consumers and bakers and chefs are all very interested in provenance. “There has been a huge push to treat staples like wheat as food rather than a simple commodity to be traded, so things like flavour, nutrition, low-input farming, on-farm processing and shorter supply chains all become part of the equation.
“Farming technique and the varieties grown are important to flavour and nutrition; yield, disease resistance within a conventional spray system, and functional quality in a high speed bakery are no longer the only factors in decision making.” Jason is trialling and increasing the seed of over 300 different types of wheat from around the world that he has either collected from gene banks or directly imported through quarantine. “The wheat is grown out for a generation at the Tamworth Agricultural Institute cereal quarantine facility, and from there the seed is distributed to us,” Jason said.
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PACKAGING: Charging premium price for flour, Jason Cotter reiterates that the product must not only be really good, but for people to feel comfortable at the price point it needs to look good too. “Some types have been growing for years and I’ve got hectares, and others I’ve just got out of quarantine and I’ve got a six metre run of it. “It’s a bit of a research lab here. “I have got five other landholders in the region on board, and I grow the milling wheat on their properties and tend to keep the specialist lines close on my farm. “Looking out over the property now it’s really quite phenomenal, having all these different morphologies. “Some are quite radically different to look at. “Two paddocks look almost
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Growing out the different varieties on his Tuerong farm, Jason then determines which varietals are suitable for the region and purpose. These are then carried forward via selection of particular traits followed by bulking up “A few of our paddocks are basically a library of the history of the world,” Jason said. “Wheat parallels many of the key moments in world history and it’s evident in the field. “We’ve got all these different types growing and this year in particular has been a great year to narrow down selection, particularly with the prevalence of new mutations of stripe rust.
lems on the lower leaves cannot migrate up the plant, and early vigorous growth so weed suppression is greater. “Input costs are lower as a result.” One of Jason’s driving passions is to increase the diversity of grains grown in Australia, not only to lessen the impact of pathogens that adapt to current resistance genes, but to help build a more resilient industry with a wider offering for consumers that open up new markets for farmers. Jason doesn’t advocate growing low yielding older wheats, but a diversity of genetics in high yielding lines. He believes going back through the history of wheat to find novel approaches to disease resistance and qualities like flavour and nutrition that have often been lost will help forge a more resilient industry. “There are varieties that will handle pathogens better, that are drought resilient or frost tolerant - all the stuff that we are trying to address,” Jason said. “We are growing lines at the moment that tick those boxes as well as having high flavour and nutrition values, which is good not just for our market but also the larger market. “ Aiming for the industry to be more sustainable, growing higher value, differentiated products, Jason’s conviction was recognised with a Nuffield Scholarship early in the year. “I’m investigating flavour, nutrition and resilience in our grain systems,” he said “And not so that it is only relevant to the small grain economy. “I’m looking at the genetics and processes that will support a more sustainable industry and offer specialist, value-added options for broadacre farmers too.”
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SPURRELL FORAGING:When your product is perishable, a pivot strategy to preserve the produce is ideal, and an online platform that promotes each producer is the perfect means to getting your name out there. kets do a good job at what they do, but the last eight months have proven that you need a shorter supply chain and another layer of supply,” Jason said. “And initiatives like the Victorian Country Market and that direct producer to consumer relationship fill that void. “With the shorter supply chain, you’re supporting the actual producer, because a lot of the time profit goes to distribution companies or the retailer, and it doesn’t necessarily filter down to the producer who is taking all the risk and outlaid the money. “Getting full value for your product means that smaller businesses are more viable. “The level of support that the VCM platform offers and the relationship with Visit Victoria means that exposure for your product is so much greater. “We do our own marketing at
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Tuerong Farm and have done so very successfully, but we’ve definitely been exposed to a wider audience. “The main benefit for us has been that our retail customers that used to go into a shop or those that baulked at the postage, through the VCM platform they can now buy direct and it gets there within a few days. “And with the growing importance of provenance for many consumers, to know that the money is going directly to the producer is another driving factor.” Victorian Country Market has also served to provide a lifeline for businesses like Spurrell Foraging that were directly impacted by the lockdown, as the producer’s primary market was the hospitality industry. “Selling into the restaurant trade, the business went from regular, repeat clientele to noth-
ing overnight,” said Liam Spurrell of the effect restrictions had on his four year business. “The majority of stock we carry is picked to order or restricted in its seasonality, and so we had a lot of perishables and no market for them. “We had to pivot incredibly quickly so as not to waste the product - and with a chefing background -preserves and condiments became the natural evolution to just get through COVID-19. “It did start out slow as our name wasn’t out there, but online platforms like Victorian Country Market have really managed to increase exposure to our products and increase brand awareness. “Business has been steadily improving since, and we have been doing really well for the last few months.” What started out as a temporary strategy designed to make use of
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Victorians dominate at STIHL Timbersports Virtual Australian Championships
BROADFORD BOY: 24-year-old reigning world champion Brayden Meyer from Broadford, Victoria took out the title.
VICTORIA’S three STIHL Timbersports representatives were presented with their medals by legendary AFL player and Brownlow medallist Adam Cooney after a clean sweep taking out first, second and third places in the first ever STIHL Timbersports Virtual Australian Championships, broadcast on Sunday, November 15. Reigning STIHL Timbersports world champion Brayden Meyer from Broadford left it late to win the Virtual Championship. After five of the six extreme wood chopping and sawing disciplines, it looked like fellow Victorian Laurence O’Toole was going to take the win. But a lightning fast time of 5.80 seconds for Meyer to cut the required 3 discs of the 46cm log in the Hotsaw discipline and an uncharacteristic mistake by O’Toole meant that Meyer snatched the victory. With Doncaster’s Laurence O’Toole taking second place, Glen Gillam of Toongabbie placed third overall, with Queensland trio Jamie Head, Mitch Argent and Brodie Dingle rounding out the top six. The Victorian athletes’ domination also earned them gold in the state battle (156 points), edging out Team Queensland by a healthy margin (124 points), followed by Team Tasmania (98 points) and Team New South Wales (84 points). Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania were all represented by their state’s three best
Timbersport athletes, who went head-to-head across six traditional logging disciplines including the underhand chop, standing block chop, springboard chop, single bucksaw, STIHL stocksaw and hotsaw. Athletes accumulated points based on their times in the six disciplines. Wood chopping and sawing has a 100-year-strong history in Australia, where workers in the timber industry would once hold competitions to determine who was the fastest in a range of wood chopping and sawing disciplines that closely simulated their everyday work. Since then, the STIHL Timbersports series has injected a modern-day spin on the original extreme sport, combining traditional wood chopping and sawing techniques with the expectations of a live sports event; high energy, high excitement and highly entertaining. The competition was held virtually for the first time in its history due to COVID-19. “Holding the competition virtually allowed us to continue the great momentum we’ve achieved with the series in Australia of late, and ensured our growing fan base got to witness the incredible precision, power, speed and sportsmanship of these athletes
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Southern Farmer - Page 7 with an axe is simulated. A vertical log with a diameter of 30 centimetres has to be cut through from both sides. This discipline calls for both power and precision. Top athletes will aim for 8-10 hits in the front and then 8 or less in the back in a time of 12-20 seconds. Underhand Chop In the past, the underhand chop technique was used to cut a felled tree down to size. Standing on a horizontal log, the athletes cut with an axe through 32 centimetres of wood. The log has to be worked from both sides. Nerves of steel are needed as the axe impacts just centimetres from the athletes’ feet. Top athletes will aim for 10-12 hits in the front and then 10 or less in the back in a time of 12-20 seconds. Springboard Chop The springboard imitates an old lumberjack technique to overcome hard root wood. The athletes cut two pockets in a vertical log 2.7m high. With the help of the springboard they climb to the top and cut through a 27cm diameter log from both sides. Strength, speed and agility are needed for a win. Top athletes will aim to cut their pockets in 4-6 hits and then cut the log off with 10-12 hits in the front and then 4 or less in the back in a total time of 40-60 seconds. Athletes will bring anywhere between 4-8 axes to any competition, each varying in weight, head size and with different blade angles. Each axe costs between $500 - $1000.
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Check out the actual pump performance curve before you buy. The performance is everything and determines to how much water you can throw at a fire in the quickest possible time. 2. Quality of components Comparing Aussie Pumps with competitors is chalk and cheese. Aussie’s impeller weighs significantly more (up to 2½ times) of competitors, providing longer life and better performance. The huge 7 ½ “ diameter gives more pressure and more flow at pressure. 3. Fast priming is essential Some third world pumps will only prime from 3 metres. The average fire pump will prime through a vertical lift of 6m. The Aussie Fire Chief will prime through a vertical lift of 7.6m depths! That’s critical as the water level drops. 4. Warranty Most fire pumps come with a one
WHY BUY AN AUSSIE? ASK WEST SPRAY AIRLESS Brooklyn-based West Spray Airless stock the Aussie Fire Chief and say it is simply better than any other fire pump of it’s class. Store Manager, Ali El-Haouli said “Aussie pumps works for us, purely because of the Aussie factor - assembled in Oz, headquarters in Oz, customer service in Oz. “It’s exactly what we as a distributor and service center need. “Access to the product and the team behind the products. “Quality of the Aussie built versus cheap imports, has no comparison. “We see the difference in quality and longevity in our workshop everyday. “Aussie pumps are built to perform and last. “They’re definitely not cheap and disposable like the imported units. “The fire chief stands out on its own. “It’s a quality product built for Australia’s demand which is especially important with the constantly varying weather, particularly in South East Australia. “Buying Aussie built and designed Aussie pumps is an investment, in particular, it’s money well spent.” WHAT’S THE AUSSIE ADVANTAGE? Aussie’s design team test criteria are matched by the company’s ISO 9001 quality standards. “We adopted a policy that we only develop products that we would want to use ourselves”, said Sami. “The components used in our fire pumps are the highest quality and the engines selected, Honda petrol and Yanmar diesel, are world leaders. “We take no chances and know that people’s lives are at stake”, he said. FREE AUSSIE FIRE SURVIVAL GUIDES The team at West Spray Airless have free bushfire survival guides to handout. The guide can make all the difference between saving your property, maybe your livestock and maybe even your life. West Spray are fully equipped with Aussie product and free survival guides and can provide you with the best advice. Buy the right product at the right price, support your local bloke, best of all … BE PREPARED!
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in their dam and enter the data along with their livestock numbers into the Summer Water Calculator. “They’ll then know how long their farm dam water will last using this tool. “It’s that easy,� he said. Mr Hamilton said the Summer Water Calculator enables farmers to make short-term calculations of current water storages. A dam will lose up to 40 per cent of its volume over summer through evaporation alone. While assuming no rainfall or runoff, the tool accurately calculates summer evaporation, livestock drinking requirements and dam volumes to determine how long the water will be available over summer.
Mr Hamilton said the Summer Water Calculator can be used for multiple mobs and multiple water sources. “I know many farmers who have failed to factor in losses due to evaporation in their water estimations,� he said. “They have then fallen short on their water supply and been caught out in the peak of summer. “The tool will assist farmers in making important decisions about water allocations to avoid shortfalls in their water supply.� The new calculator complements the existing Farm Water Calculator tool which helps farmers calculate their total annual water usage, supply or deficit. The Summer Water Calculator is now available.
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New partnership signed between Australian agencies to strengthen plant biosecurity IN the International Year of Plant Health, a new partnership aimed at strengthening plant biosecurity has been signed between the Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Australia’s biosecurity system is facing continued challenges arising from global pests being introduced naturally or by cargo movement. The recent arrival of the Fall armyworm in the northern regions of Australia, is a reminder that biosecurity remains a constant issue for Australian agriculture and regional communities. PBRI program director Dr Jo Luck said: “This pest was already established in South East Asia before making its way across the Torres Strait and into Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia and has now spread to New South Wales. “It is a destructive pest of maize and sweet corn among other potential hosts, resistant to some pesticides, making it difficult and costly to control.” Signing of PBRI’s memorandum of understanding with ACIAR, marks the beginning of a collaborative partnership, aimed at de-
livering plant biosecurity research of interest to both Australia and ACIAR’s partner countries. The PBRI supports crosssectoral investments in targeted biosecurity research, development and extension, that supports Australian plant-based industries with valuable tools and expertise, to prepare for and respond to pests such as the Fall armyworm and Xylella. PBRI acting chair Tim Lester said: “Plant pests and diseases can devastate industries and destroy environments. “Having strong biosecurity systems based on solid science is the best way to protect the things we hold dear. “The challenges of plant biosecurity are not unique to Australia, but Australia is uniquely placed to inform the development and implementation of practical and effective biosecurity systems in other places based upon our long history of investment in research and development. “Working with colleagues like ACIAR in Australia, B3 in New Zealand and EUPHRESCO in Europe gives us a way to share our knowledge, and to learn from the
STRENGTHEN BIOSECURITY: (L-R) ACIAR chief executive officer Professor Andrew Campbell and PBRI acting chair Tim Lester sign the partnership agreement. experiences of others so we can continue to improve here at home. “On behalf of the PBRI I’m proud to be signing the MoU with ACIAR, and excited to see what we can achieve by working together.” ACIAR chief executive officer Professor Andrew Campbell said: “Effective bi-
“ACIAR is currently investing more than AUD$26 million in plant biosecurity research across 14 projects in the Indo-Pacific region. “We welcome the opportunity to work closer with Australia’s RDCs and regional partners New Zealand through this important initiative.” ACIAR works closely with
osecurity is underpinned by good science and research. “The research ACIAR invests in provides Australian researchers with the opportunity to work throughout our region to develop diagnostic, surveillance and management capabilities before pests and diseases reach Australian shores.
countries in Africa, South East Asia and Pacific nations that have plant industries in common with Australia, such as horticulture, forestry, maize and rice. Through ACIAR investments, Australian scientists use their valuable knowledge for the benefit of partner countries, while at the same time learning about pests and diseases that have yet to reach Australia, and contributing to solutions that meet Australia’s own agricultural challenges. The new partnership between ACIAR and the PBRI will lead to research projects focused on understanding the biosecurity threats in neighbouring regions that will inform preparedness and prevention programs in Australia. Experience and knowledge will be shared between neighbouring countries, aimed at reducing the risk of the damaging consequences of biosecurity threats to agriculture and the environment in Australia and across the region. “I am looking forward to discussing research priorities on pests of common interest and building capacity together in plant biosecurity to strengthen our knowledge networks,” Dr Luck said.
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adequately controlled fires; z four per cent were caused by high wind; and z three per cent escaped after being left unattended. CFA acting chief officer Garry Cook said it was a timely warning to Victorians to take the utmost care when undertaking burn-offs or enjoying campfires and other recreational fires. “Unfortunately, many bushfires start from escaped campfires and recreational fires,” Mr Cook said. “It’s vital to know how to prop-
erly light and maintain a campfire to make sure it doesn’t go bush. “Before lighting a fire, check fire restrictions and weather conditions - not only the day of your fire but in the following days when a badly extinguished fire can flare up in hot and windy weather.” Victorians were reminded to never leave a fire unattended, even for a short while, as campfires can spread quickly without supervision. Campers should extinguish their fire using water, not soil, as fires
can still smoulder under soil for several days and reignite under the right conditions. If a fire is cool to touch, it is safe to leave. Burn-offs as part of property preparations are also a significant risk when not done safely. “With recent warm, windy weather, CFA crews responded to several escaped private burn-offs across the state,” Mr Cook said. “We urge people to exercise extreme caution when cleaning up properties using private burnoffs and encourage people to visit
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Massey Ferguson hay and forage equipment offers something for everyone; from our range of square and round balers to our extensive offering of mowers, windrowers, tedders and rakes. Whatever the crop or the job get it done with high quality hay and forage equipment from Massey Ferguson.
Dandenong
Small Horse Tractors
18 Lonsdale Street
(03) 9791 6414
Kyneton
L & G Sheppard and Sons
88 Piper Street
(03) 5422 1821
Nagambie
John Sanderson Machinery
36-38 Industrial Crescent
(03) 5794 2272
Silvan
Darmac Ag Sales & Service
249-251 Monbulk Road
(03) 9737 9255
*Offer ends February 28, 2021, while stocks last. Finance with an interest rate of 0% p.a. available on Chattel Mortgage agreement based on 1/3 cash deposit, 1/3 after six months and 1/3 after 12 months OR minimum 30% cash deposit, the GST component repaid in the fourth month and monthly repayments in arrears over a 12 month term. Fees and lending conditions apply to approved ABN number holders, who use the equipment for business purposes. Finance is approved by AGCO Finance Pty Ltd, ABN number 42 107 653 878.
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