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In the 2022 RNA Paddock to Palate com petition at Ekka, Myriam and Simon Daley proved that commercially-bred cattle from family enterprises can shine brightly. In a stunning result, the Daley’s Charolais-cross exhibits secured both overall champion carcase and third in the pen of six carcases in the Class 40 100-day HGP free category and second in the pen of six carcases in the Class 37 100-day HGP export class. The Morgan family’sThe Grove Short horns also won the 100-day HGP free export class in the hotly-contested 2022 RNA Paddock to Palate competition. They were overall winners and runnersup in Class 40. Big winners at the Ekka

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Current Warwick Rodeo Queen Tamara Evans (pictured) and former Queen Kate Christensen last month travelled to Wyo ming in the United States to represent War wick at the Cheyenne Frontier Days. Held annually since 1897, the event promotes itself as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Ro deo and Western Celebration” and attracts crowds of up to 200,000 annually. PAGES 20-21 She’s living the dream

“The severe drought in 2018 and 2019 caused a tough time and a lot of people were battling mentally,” Mr Johnston said. “The struggle was real. “So, to me, I look at rugby from a mental health point of view, from a networking point of view and from a community point of view. Our club has become the central point for farmers to come and have a drink, enjoy the afternoon with mates and bring their family.” hits

By Fiona Gowers Australia’s avocado oversupply is “just the be ginning” with domestic production tipped to jump by 40 per cent in the next five years. A supply boom means households have been enjoying avocados at cheaper prices. But agribusiness bank Rabobank suggests Australians will need to eat and export even more, as growers navigate soaring production growth over the next five years. This year alone, the per capita supply of avocados is estimated to be up 26pc on the previous year to 4.8 kilograms, equating to 22 avocados per Australian.

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Andrew Johnston, president of the Dalby and District Rugby Union Football club, agrees with the old edict of “It’s more than a game”. Passionately.Asanagronomist, he is close to his farm ing clients throughout the Darling Downs and sees personally the psychological and social benefits they gain from the comradeship so unique to country clubs.

A bumper crop, mainly in Queensland and Western Australia in 2021-22, has caused a national oversupply, which saw retail prices plunge to a record low $1 each in June 2021, and again last month. Retail prices this year are 47pc below the five-year average for avocados.

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John Williamson, who was in town for the Variety Bash, was a hard man to find among the sculptures and his scribbled-out name on his hat, however, he was kind enough to pose with some lucky artists on the day. When speaking to Mr Williamson earlier in the afternoon he had his eye on Toowoomba artist Ryan Carnie’s ‘A Great Bunch’ so perhaps Ryan will be in for a commission from the Aus sie icon sometime soon too.

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John Williamson is renowned for his songs ‘True Blue’ and ‘Old Man Emu’ which are the backdrop of everyone’s childhood. You hear his songs on Anzac Day, Austra lia Day and the many road trips we undertake each year. It is no wonder Blayk is so stoked by the purchase.“Thesculpture here today is actually the second one I made because the first one I made; I wasn’t happy with. “I had to have many breaks when making it because I wouldn’t know where to put pieces and I really needed that fresh mind.” Blayk comes from a family of winning sculpture artists with his father Kyle Mansfield winning the Roma on Bungil Gallery People’s Choice Prize for his sculpture ‘Many Miles’. “I get my interest from my dad, and I get a lot of my ideas from him too. “But having JohnWilliamson buy my sculp ture is to me more exciting than actually win ning anything,” he enthused.

· Hall Chadwick Emerging Artist Prize - “Emu” by Lachlin Lland

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Nineteen-year-old Blayk Mansfield still can’t wipe the smile off his face after country music superstar John Williamson, trying to go incognito in the Sculptures Out Back crowd, lobbed up, said ’g’day mate’ and within min utes had offered to buy his sculpture, ‘Thump er’.“It’s an incredible feeling. I definitely wasn’t expecting it, that’s for sure,” Blayk enthused.

AsAbsolutely!suicide rates continue to rise through rural and regional areas, we can only hope that, one day, every farmer has access to a progressive club such as the Dalby Wheatmen. - Fiona Gowers

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By Alayna Fong It’s not often you see an Aussie legend casu ally strolling the streets of Roma on a Saturday morning, let alone giving one budding Mitch ell artist a True-Blue moment of a lifetime.

The 2022 Sculptures Out Back Exhibition competition was judged by award-winning Queensland artist Cameron Eaton, Chairman of the Foundation for Rural and Regional Re newal Tim Fairfax AC, and Stakeholder Liaison for Origin Energy Matt Harland.

· Maranoa Regional Council Acquisitive Local Prize - “Roma’s Rustiest Bottle Tree” by Dan iel Ferry

· Roma on Bungil Gallery People’s Choice Prize - “Many Mile” by Kyle Mansfield · Rome Wire and Steele Acquisitive Garden Seat Prize - “Seat of Knowledge” by Rod Buckland\ One artist to another Aussie legend John Williamson with his buy.

Blayk Mansfield’s Aussie icon sculpture was purchased by Aussie icon John Williamson.

Country football clubs are the lifeblood of many rural towns. Indeed, regional sporting associa tions have become so woven through the social fabric of these centres that to lose them is to compromise residents’ wellbeing.Asaconfidant to his clients through out the Darling Downs, agronomist Andrew Johnston saw up close and per sonal the devastating impacts the 2018 and 2019 drought had on farmers. And, he saw the social and psycho logical benefits they gained from the comradeship so unique to country clubs. How much happier they seemed after spending an afternoon laughing and playing sport with their mates. And, that is exactly what has driven Andrew, alongside other dedicated vol unteers, to turn the Dalby & District Rugby Union Football club into one of the biggest sporting associations in ru ral and regional Queensland. For them, winning games is super fluous to seeing the big smiles on farm ers’“Thefaces.priority has been to get farm ers off their properties,” Andrew said. “Most would just work all day, every day.“And if you don’t create something special for people to come in and so cially interact, they just won’t do it.”

· Origin/ALPNG Acquisitive Open Prize -“Aves #4” by Gabe Parker

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“The Paddock to Palate competition is the best event of its type as it is so industry fo cused,” Spencer Morgan said. “It’s the best way to benchmark your cattle when all entries are fed together and dead to gether, there is no room for discrepancy.

In the 2022 RNA Paddock to Palate competi tion, Myriam and Simon Daley proved that commercially-bred cattle from family enter prises can shine brightly. In a stunning result, the Daley’s Charolaiscross exhibits secured both overall champion carcase and third in the pen of six carcases in the Class 40 100-day HGP free category and second in the pen of six carcases in the Class 37 100-day HGP export class. It was the first time they had entered a solo entry since 2012.

“In the past, banquets played an im portant role in rural areas and smaller cities,“ she said. “But because of the lockdowns, the banquets have disap peared and the number of business events and dinners have also declined.“

“If Covid policies remain unchanged, the Chinese food service sector will con tinue to be negatively impacted. When there is a lot of uncertainty, people do not want to take risks and do not wish to travel, gather in large groups or eat out side of their homes.“ Protein consumption is expected to increase in quarter four though, Ms Pan said, which is the Chinese “high-season” for the animal protein market – “when consumers typically eat more meat dur ing the colder months” – with prices tracking higher with this increased de mand.“Presently beef and sheepmeat retail prices are relatively stable – sitting at historically high levels,“ she said. “When compared with the international mar ket, Chinese beef and sheepmeat retail prices are still very high.

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Speaking on the podcast, Is the Chi nese meat market still firing?, Rabo bank’s Hong Kong-based senior animal protein analyst Chenjun Pan said the major short-term change was where people consumed food.

Stunning results at the Ekka Myriam and Simon Daley, pictured right, with RNA councillor Liz Allen.

“The emergence of food delivery ser vices is having a heavy impact on the traditional food service sector in China,” Ms Pan told the podcast. The trend of “convenience food” is also growing in the Chinese market.

The Morgan family’s The Grove Shorthorns has won the 100-day HGP free export class in the hotly-contested 2022 RNA Paddock to Pal ateSpencer,competition.Sophie, Megan and Godfrey Mor gan of “Myall Grove”, Condamine were overall winners and runners-up in Class 40, with two pens of their Shorthorn steers totaling 754.25 and 739.88 points respectively. The fourth generation, family-based seed stock operation also placed third overall in Class 37, completing a successful Ekka for the Morgan families.

Australia’s beef and sheepmeat sectors can expect continuing demand from China despite its slowing economy and continued lockdowns impacting how the country consumes animal proteins.

“These high prices, despite a slowing Chinese economy, reflect that the con sumption of animal proteins, particu larly beef, is quite resilient.” Ms Pan said in terms of Chinese per capita consumption volumes, beef and sheepmeat remain very low and are not among the major proteins consumed in the country. Spencer, Sophie, Megan and Godfrey Morgan of “Myall Grove”, Condamine were overall winners and runners-up in Class 40.

“I take my hat off to the team at Palgrove and the Morgan family of The Grove Short horns who consistently achieve top results at the Paddock to Palate competition. It takes a lot of hard work.“ Read more on the Daleys on page 6

“The categories of ready-to-eat, readyto-cook and ready-to-heat type conve nience foods are booming,” she said.

Grove celebrates Paddock to Palate win

Ms Pan said while it was difficult to predict Covid policy in China, she was not expecting to see any changes in the next three months.

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However, Ms Pan said, Chinese resi dents are continuing to consume animal protein at home and via food delivery.

“We have supported the RNA event for 23 years and will continue to do so.”

“It was unbelievable,“ Myriam said. “We had no idea, it was unexpected and exciting. “I guess all of our passion and hard work has paid off and the challenge now is to main tain that high standard.

There are also other challenges, including significant trade barriers, with Australia cur rently having either limited or no access to three of the largest avocado-importing mar kets in Asia – Japan, China and South Korea.

While consumers have welcomed low avocado prices, they have put considerable pressure on grower margins says RaboResearch associate analyst Pia Piggott.

Consumers currently facing significant price rises for many other food items and household staples have welcomed the low prices.But, they have put considerable pressure on grower margins, already squeezed by in creasing input costs and labour shortages, RaboResearch associate analyst Pia Piggott said.Overall, Australia’s avocado production for 2021/22 is estimated at 124,000 tonnes, with estimated imports of 12,500 tonnes for the year.Industry forecasts predict domestic avoca do production to expand by 50,000 tonnes in the next five years, reaching 173,000t in 2026.

All avocado-growing regions in Australia are expecting production growth, Ms Piggott says.The volume of avocados eaten by Aus tralian households jumped 31pc in 2021-22 compared to the previous year, while they spent 29pc less on them due to the lower prices.Australian export volumes of avocados have already increased by more than 350pc in the past year, the Rabobank report says. “The Singapore and Hong Kong markets have been stand-out performers, with Aus tralia growing to account for 46pc and 12pc market share of their avocado imports, respec tively,” Ms Piggott said.

“Despite this, avocados are being sold at prices that are offering excellent value for shoppers at the moment.

“While exporting provides the greatest op portunity for Australia’s avocado industry to attract a good price and improve revenue, ensuring high export quality is paramount to maintaining the reputation and premium of the fruit, and continued investment in im proving export access remains a key priority for the Australian avocado industry,” Ms Pig gott

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Australia’s avocado oversupply is “just the be ginning” with domestic production tipped to jump by 40 per cent in the next five years. A supply boom means households have been enjoying avocados at cheaper prices. But agribusiness bank Rabobank suggests Australians will need to eat and export even more, as growers navigate soaring production growth over the next five years. This year alone, the per capita supply of avocados is estimated to be up 26pc on the previous year to 4.8 kilograms, equating to 22 avocados per Australian.

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Thesaid.representative body for Australia’s avocado industry has urged people to stock up on the fruit, which is rich in healthy, good fats.“Like all growers, avocado growers have also been experiencing high input costs from increases in the cost of fertiliser, fuel and la bour shortages,” Avocados Australia CEO John Tyas said last month.

“While households are feeling the pinch with inflation, we recommend that shoppers take advantage of the health-giving properties of avocados.”

The rise of avocado consumption in Asia – as a growing middle class embraces the health as pects of the fruit – presents an ongoing oppor tunity for exporters worldwide, the report says. But competition is on the rise from other exporters, such as Mexico and South America.

“Malaysia remains an integral export mar ket and has re-bounded from Covid-related impacts, with Australian exports making up 46pc of the total imported avocados into Ma laysia.“Exports to the rest of the world are also up, including to the Middle East and Japan.” Strong export growth has continued into 2022, with Australian avocado exports of 2,800 tonnes in quarter one.

One outcome of the tour, intended for Aus tralian livestock producers, the broader sup ply chain and the community, will be a video showing the enhanced biosecurity measures.

Biosecurity touch points include an nouncements and handouts to passengers be fore disembarking, sanitation foot mats, roam ing biosecurity officers, x-ray inspections and detector dogs.

Producers are urged to exercise vigilance on-farm by:

· There is no threat to human health from these diseases.

· Reviewing your on-farm biosecurity plan.

· Adhering to all traceability obligations, in cluding meeting your requirements under the National Livestock Identification Sys tem (NLIS) and completing National Vendor Declarations so they are clear, complete and correct.

An Agriculture Ministry official uses a blowgun to give vaccine to cows during a vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of a the highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Thousands of cattle are covered in blisters from highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, sounding the alarm for the country, its Southeast Asian neighbors and Australia.

· Calling the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888 if you suspect LSD or FMD in your livestock.

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Biosecurity and Compliance group hosted the behind-the-scenes inspec tion of Sydney’s International Airport. It featured a step-by-step review of the in creased biosecurity measures in place from plane arrival through to baggage collection andTheexit.inspection was a collaboration be tween Government and representatives from Meat & Livestock Australia, Australian Meat Industry Council,Wilmot Cattle Co, Australian Pork Limited and AustralianWool Innovation. The Australian Government has imple mented a range of further urgent measures to reduce the risk of exotic diseases such as Foot and-mouth disease (FMD), Lumpy skin dis ease (LSD) and African swine fever (ASF) from enteringAgricultureAustralia.Minister Murray Watt said it was a great opportunity for industry to see firsthand the strong measures government had implemented at the borders.

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response to the risk of an exotic disease incur sion. Facts: · Australia is completely free from diseases such as FMD, LSD and ASF.

· Everyone has a role in preventing harmful pests and diseases from entering Australia. If you are travelling, importing goods or order ing goods through the mail, be aware of what is permitted entry to Australia. You can do this by checking: Bringing or mailing goods to Australia, on the Australian Government website.

· As part of the Australian Government’s re sponse to the threat of animal diseases in the region, the Department of Agriculture, Fish eries and Forestry has increased its surveil lance and testing of meat and other animal products, both at the border and through targeted checking of retail outlets.

· Breaches of Australia’s biosecurity are taken very seriously. Penalties for those who do the wrong thing include imprisonment for up to 10 years or a fine of up to $1,110,000 (or $5,550,000 for corporate entities) or both. In dividual travellers can receive infringements of up to $2664 for failing to declare on their traveller declaration when entering Austra lia and could have their visa cancelled for breaching biosecurity laws.

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· Being aware of the symptoms of FMD and LSD.

“We have been working hand in hand with industry to make sure our response to the threat of FMD is appropriate,“ Minister Watt said.“Australia remains FMD-free and we will do everything we can to keep it that way.“

· Foot-and-mouth disease is considered one of Australia’s greatest biosecurity threats to livestock and an incursion of FMD or ASF would have severe consequences for Austra lia’s animal health, trade and economy and our regional communities.

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Seeking happy, smart cows

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“We ensure their health status is very good,” Simon said. “We treat the animals so they have optimal wellbeing throughout their lives. We just want to do the best we can for them.”

“With a good season returning to our Long reach property, ‘Waterview’ will change direc tion and host an Angus breeding business to help capture the price premium in the straight black feeder market,” Myriam said. “And, as we nurse the Longreach property back to health, it will gradually hold Charolaiscross cows, the first significant stocking num bers there for 10 years. “It looks magnificent out there at the mo ment.”The Daleys wean their calves at 200 kilo grams-plus.Steersare trucked to Wandoan for growing and finishing before being sold to domestic feedlots.Heifers are offloaded online through Auc tionsPlus, depending on the market, while re tainer heifers are joined on the Blackall prop erty to low birthweight Angus bulls. The Daleys turn their progeny off at milktooth between 430kg and 500kg and the heif ers at milk-tooth between 320kg and 400kg. All are HGP Whenfree.Queensland Farmer Today spoke to Simon and Myriam they had just sold a run of heifers on AuctionsPlus. Simon said although prices were back “a bit” he remained happy with the market. “We’re still getting good money,” he said. “But it is amazing how quickly the market can change.”TheDaleys join and calve year-round to ensure continual cash flow from their progeny. Heifers are joined from 18 months - or 320kg-plus - depending on the season. Cows are processed, when required, to maintain breeder condition score and calves are weaned from 200kg-plus to maintain growth.“Wehave found our calves are not having too many setbacks after weaning if we wean from 200kg-plus,” Simon said. “The calves with plenty of frame and bone need to have that weight to continue on a for ward“Ifplane.wefeel the season is not favourable to the cow we adjust the weaning weights.

The psychology of animals, their happiness and their education is what interests Myriam Daley most about the commercial crossbreed ing business she runs with husband Simon in southern and central Queensland. “Our livestock are our livelihood,” Myriam said.“We are very passionate about what we do, we put a lot of time into our cattle and we edu cate them through the weaning process. “A young animal’s education is imperative, they remember that forever. We care for the animals to our utmost ability, so animal wel fare is part and parcel. “If you have the time to treat them with respect and gain their trust without fear, you then have an easy animal to feed, handle safely and to move on to its next home. “It’s a win-win for all concerned.”

The Daley’s calving rate is about 85 per cent to 90pc.They “preg test” heavily using manual and ultrasound technology and individually docu ment each animal through an NLIS manage mentThesetag.cattle have lifetime data traceability. To reduce stress levels from weaning, the Daleys ensure nutrition is top shelf. Weaners receive the best quality oaten hay, clean water and weaner pellets and they are vaccinated and treated straight off their mothers for worms, lice and clostridial diseases.

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A Charolais weaner steer on Simon and Myriam Daley’s property at Blackall.

Charolais and Charolais-cross cows and calves on Simon and Myriam Daley’s property at Blackall.

“Every two to three months we would sell feeder steers direct to feedlots.”

Each year, the Daleys source 18-month-old paddock Charolais sires for temperament, fer tility and frame over their cowherd from the Dalveen-based Palgrove stud in the Southern DownsShortregion.gestation, high growth rate and struc tural soundness are crucial, while larger eye muscle area and positive rib and rump fat esti mated breeding values (EBVs) are also sought.

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“Temperament is very important to us,” Myriam said. “We like what Palgrove stud has to offer, their style of bull.“ When drought decimated the Daley’s Longreach property in 2013, they bought the 3300-hectare Injune property “Waterview” as a base to allow the central Queensland grasses to recover.Another property owned near Wandoan is used for finishing and one close to Blackall for breeding, allowing the Daleys to calve in the west and finish in the east closer to the feedlot market, which reduces their costs.

Eight businesses keen to exploit new markets have won a seat on Shell’s QGC Emerging Ex porters Program (EEP).

The Commonwealth will cover the $160 million cost of connecting Queensland’s Southern Downs Renewable Energy Zone, which includes two major wind farms, to the grid.Queensland government-owned Power link will build and operate 65 kilometres of new overhead transmission lines and two new switchingClimatestations.Change Minister Chris Bowen says the deal will deliver more renewable en ergy to households and businesses in southern Queensland and the east coast.

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The Southern Downs zone contains the 102.6MW Karara Wind Farm being built by the state-owned CleanCo and the 1026MW Ma cintyre Wind Farm being built by Acciona Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Bren ni said the new poles and wire will help estab lish one of the largest wind energy zones in the southern hemisphere by 2024. He said it would also help guarantee elec tricity supply across Australia’s three eastern states.“This project will enable the largest renew able energy zone in the nation,” Mr de Brenni told reporters on Thursday.

The eight successful businesses in Shell’s QGC Emerging Exporters Program are AgKnowledge Australia, Bunya Range Lamb, The Grove Shorthorns, Laffy Family Farms, Quality Pasturefed Beef, Rosevale Cattle Company, Smarter Nutrition and Top Country.

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“We’d like to congratulate this year’s co hort and we look forward to working closely with the businesses to help them take their next step towards exploring their potential to export.”

“The Shell QGC Emerging Exporters Pro gram will enable us to network with other emerging producers of the Western Downs, while exploring both domestic and interna tional market trends under the guidance of industry professionals,” Ms Nixon said. Also keen to expand their network with like-minded businesses are Condamine pro ducers Godfrey, Megan, Spencer and Sophie Morgan who manage The Grove Shorthorns.

“We are looking forward to gaining knowl edge, contacts and experiences that will help us to further our business objectives,” Mr MorganHavingsaid.strong control over product cold chain logistics, Quality Pasturefed Beef founders Jonathan and Vanessa Holt are ex cited to refine other aspects of their business such as the marketing and branding of their product.“Bytaking part in the Emerging Export ers Program we are really looking forward to learning how to market and brand our prod ucts better and seeing just how far our busi ness can go,” Mrs Holt said.

“We know there’s a growing demand for trusted, clean and green food in Asia and sig nificant investment in infrastructure right on our doorstep,” he said. “I’m optimistic this year’s producers will grow into export markets, supported by Shell’s QGC Emerging Exporters Program.” The tailored program includes targeted workshops and one-on-one support provid ing participants the tools and capabilities to become competent, sustainable exporters who can manage risk and make informed decisions.BunyaRange Lamb founders Shane and Nancy Nixon are looking forward to sharing their ethically- and sustainably-produced lamb with the world.

By Robyn Wuth and Maeve Bannister, Aap One of the southern hemisphere’s largest wind energy zones will be operating sooner after the federal government agreed to foot the bill to connect it to the national grid.

“The best way to put downward pressure on energy prices is to ramp up investment in renewables, transmission and storage.”

TSBE’s general manager of FLA Justin Heaven said this year’s cohort is of “excep tional quality“ and he looks forward to pro viding them with exciting opportunities.

“We are delivering on our Powering Australia plan which includes a major boost to renewable energy supplies to help create jobs and reduce emissions across the nation,” he said.

Emerging Exporters is part of Shell’s QGC business’s commitment to regional econom ic development and work within communi ties to diversify local economies. The social investment program, sup ported by Shell’s joint venture partners Tokyo Gas and CNOOC, contributes to a strong and diverse economy within the Western Downs. Mr Heaven said he felt proud that previ ous cohort participants had successfully bro ken into international export markets.

Harnessing wind sooner

The 2022 cohort comprises AgKnowledge Australia, Bunya Range Lamb, The Grove Shorthorns,LaffyFamily Farms, Quality Pasturefed Beef, Rosevale Cattle Company, Smarter Nu trition and Top Country. Now in its fifth year, the EEP is delivered by TSBE’s Food Leaders Australia (FLA) and aims to introduce exporters to fresh markets.

Mr de Brenni said the renewables projects will put downward pressure on electricity pric es.“We’ve seen the cost of wholesale electricity across the nation rise to unacceptable levels,” he “Thesaid. best way to reduce electricity costs for businesses and households is to build more re newable energy.

“Participants such as Four Daughters Premium Black Angus have successfully ex ported to China and Riverbend Pork Group export to markets in Asia,” he said.

Emerging Exporters cohort revealed for 2022

The investment is the first account between the federal Clean Energy Finance Corporation and a Queensland government-owned com pany.

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Federal funding will help connect Queensland wind projects to the national electricity grid.

“It also presents another opportu nity to build onshore capability and skill Queenslanders for renewable energy jobs of the future.”

RSS has established a supply chain that ca ters for all rural steel needs, including the or ganisation of a transport network that is able to cart the business’s steel products anywhere.

8 TODAY September 2022 RURAL STEEL SUPPLIES QUALITY STEEL AT Competitive Prices 12562621-AV34-22 RED PAINTED PIPE - 6.5M NEAR NEW BenFoxM0418107788 E:benfox@xstraders.com.au CecFoxM0418721100 E:chfox@ruralsteelsupplies.com.au PRICES INCLUDE GST - STOCK BRISBANE • 25NB - 33MM OD - 3.2MM WALL 61 LENS / BUNDLE $22 / LEN • 25NB - 33MM OD - 3.2MM WALL 91 LENS / BUNDLE $50 / LEN • 40NB - 48MM OD - 3.2MM WALL 61 LENS / BUNDLE $70 / LEN • 50NB - 60MM OD - 3.6MM WALL 37 LENS / BUNDLE $99 / LEN BUNDLES ONLY 12562619-LB34-22 AW7251374 Steeled for the challenge By Fiona Gowers Deals done on a firm handshake, first-class customer service and competitive prices have underpinned the success of Rural Steel Sup plies (RSS) since 2010. For 45 years, owner/operator Cec Fox was chief executive officer of Metalcorp Steel, pre viously known as Ashley and Moore and M.I. Steel.He retired in 2009 but, after six months, de cided to pour his industry experience into a new family venture, a steel business servicing rural“Theclients.aim then and now is to supply prod ucts to the rural sector while sharing my knowledge of the industry to help farmers choose supplies they need to help reduce onfarm costs,” Cec said.

Continued page 9 Ben, Debbie and Cec Fox, Rural Steel Supplies, Moorooka, have many years experience in servicing the rural industry.

Now 73, Cec operates the business with his wife Debbie from the family home in Mooroo ka, Brisbane, while his son Ben works from an office in Salisbury, Brisbane. The family also leases a warehouse in a transport yard in Rocklea. “Operating under this low-cost strategy al lows us to pass on these savings to our custom ers,” he said.

“In conjunction with our staff, I have de veloped many steel products for rural markets including portable cattle and sheep panels, as well as cattle rails, yards and grids.”

Cec said Ben joined the business seven years ago when the demand for RSS products was becoming too high for him to handle. “He got into the steel industry at 18 and he is now 42 so he has brought an additional 24 years of knowledge in the steel distribution in dustry to the table. “He has been a great asset for our expan sion.“In fact, Ben was so enthusiastic about learning more about the rural sector that he produced a 100-page easy reference booklet that includes steel specifications, sizes and di mensions that a farmer can have on his desk and refer to for any jobs that come up onproperty.”Cecsaid he had always been a firm believer in giving back to the communities that sup port“WhereverRSS. RSS makes profits we put money back into the community to show our support for the rural sector.

“We would spend in excess of $30,000 an nually on sponsoring the Alpha Race Club, the Pittsworth, Stanthorpe and Toogoolawah Show Societies and many more rural clubs.” Cec said he loved what he was doing. “I’m proud that RSS can supply material at extremely competitive prices.

September 2022 TODAY 9 RURAL STEEL SUPPLIES QUALITY STEEL AT COMPETITIVE PRICES 12562624-JC34-22 AW 3978430Cec & Ben have 76 years experience in supplying steel to the rural market FAX 07 3848 2099 7AM - 7PM - 7 DAYS | www.ruralsteelsupplies.com.au AW7261003 CATTLE RAIL - RHS TUBE - PIPE STOCK CLEARANCE SALE QUANTITIES ABOVE ARE EVEN BUNDLES - SALES BUNDLES ONLY RHS - SQUARE - GALV 100- 6.5M - 20X20X1.6 - $20 100- 6.5M - 25X25X1.6 - $25 100- 6.5M - 25X25X2.0 - $30 100- 6.5M - 25X25X2.5 - $37 100- 6.5M - 25X25X3.0 - $44 64 - 8.0M - 40X40X2.5 - $80 64 - 8.0M - 40X40X3.0 - $90 64 - 8.0M - 50X50X1.6 - $65 64 - 8.0M - 50X50X2.0 - $80 49 - 8.0M - 50X50X3.0 - $120 30 - 8.0M - 75X75X3.0 - $185 25 - 8.0M - 75X75X4.0 - $240 20 - 8.0M - 100X100X3.0 - $250 16 - 8.0M - 100X100X4.0 - $320 SIZE LEN/$LENS LENGTH RHS - RECTANGLE - GALV 96 - 8M - 50X25X2.0 - $60 30 - 8M - 100X50X2.5 - $170 32 - 6M - 100X50X3.0 - $140 PAINTED - RHS 36 - 8M - 125X125X4.0 - $220 60 - 8M - 100X100X2.5 - $140 BUNDLESOF12 PIPE - BLACK - 6.5M 61 - 40NB - 3.2MM - $80 37 - 65NB - 3.6MM - $140 37 - 65NB - 4.5MM - $170 19 - 80NB - 4.0MM - $180 19 - 80NB - 5.0MM - $220 19 - 100NB - 4.5MM - $260 PIPE - GALV - 6.5M 61 - 32NB - 3.2MM - $70 37 - 50NB - 3.6MM - $100 19 - 80NB - 4.0MM - $190 19 - 100NB - 4.5MM - $270 WALL LEN/$LENS SIZE SIZE $/LENLENS LENGTH 21 - 6.1M - 115X42X2 - $85 21 - 6.1M - 115X42X1.8 - $75 21 - 5.8M - 115X42X2.0 - $75 *5.8MSWAGGEDONEEND CATTLE RAIL - GALV 12562620-JC34-22 From page 8 “We aim to make dealing with RSS as easy as possible,“ Cec said. “We offer steel products to customers throughout rural Queensland and have sup plied substantial quantities as far south as Orange in New South Wales up to Katherine in the Northern Territory.”

“I’m proud that we have established a busi ness for the Fox family and that Ben will even tually take it over. “And, I’m so thankful to the rural sector for its massive and ongoing support.”

Rural Steel Supplies’ Ben and Cec Fox combine their shared steel industry knowledge to ensure farmers receive the supplies they need to help reduce their on-farm costs.

“A farmer simply just has to upload their aerial images into the cloud-based service and it will automatically create precise maps of theirLandcrops.”Solution Australia managing director Lee Hellen said the collaboration was an ex ample of how universities and industry work ing together can spark ideas and innovation that respond to the community’s needs. “We’ve seen in the marketplace how con sistent, reliable data sources and predictive analysis can enhance and improve processes within different sectors,” he said. “An essential element of what Land Solu tion Australia does is identifying problems that need to be solved in the community. This collaboration was helpful for the benefits the university could bring to our company and our goal.“It meant they could give us a far greater depth of technical knowledge and access to their testing facilities.” The project was supported by an Australian Government Innovations Connections grant from the Entrepreneurs’ Program.

Land Solution Australia’s Lee Hellen and University of Southern Queensland’s Dr Zahra Gharineiat. Co-developer of UAS ortho-Cloud Dr Zahra Gharineiat said the benefit of the low-cost service for the agriculture industry was immense.

“Farmers are well aware of the advantages and benefits of drone mapping, but many lack the knowledge and technical skills to process drone-captured images and analyse the data,” sheDronesaid. mapping allows farmers to easily survey their crops, providing timely and accu rate data about yield. In turn, that data can predict yield, re spond better to crop stress, manage labour costs and document crop losses for insurance purposes.DrGharineiat, a senior lecturer in Survey ing and Positioning at the University of South ern Queensland, said the platform returned power to the hands of farmers, saving them time, money and resources.

“Most drone mapping services currently in the market are expensive, complex and diffi cult to use if you don’t have the proper training or experience,” she said. “Our platform was developed specifically for users with little or no knowledge about pro cessing aerial drone imagery.

Mapping fields and analysing crop data will now be a breeze for farmers, thanks to a new easy-to-use drone processing platform. Developed by academics at the University of Southern Queensland, in partnership with Land Solution Australia, the recently-launched platform UAS ortho-Cloud, is set to transform how farmers manage their fields.

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Recently, the Dutch Government has passed legislation which requires their nitro gen emissions to be reduced by 50 per cent by 2030. While this will have a heavy impact on their industrial sector and electricity genera tors it will have the largest impact on their food and fibre Dutchproducers.farmerswill be required to reduce their emissions by 40 per cent, resulting in a possible 30 per cent decrease in total livestock. It was also see the reduction in fertiliser usage and intensive farm production systems which have high nitrogen and ammonia usage.

The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, has described the situation as an “unavoid able transition” to a greener economy. He has provided a 25 billion in aid, will mean cutting the country’s livestock herd by about 1 million animals. Predictions are that more than 11,000 farms will be forced to close. Dutch farmers have quite rightly taken to the streets with their tractors in protest. How ever, because they only represent less than one per cent of the population that helps feed the other 99 per cent - most of their complaints will fall on deaf ears. The “carbon madness” currently gripping the Netherlands is swiftly sweeping the globe. Once sensible, liberal democracies that were built on the principles of self-reliance, thrift and hard work are now more than willing to cut their own people’s throats on the global al ter of “climate change”. And if anyone thinks Australia is immunethinkAustraliaagain. has just signed up to reduce our carbon emissions by 43 per cent by 2030.What do you think will happen once they work out that solar panels and wind turbines and plant ing trees won’t cover the gap? They will go af ter the very industries that built and sustain this country like agriculture and mining for “cheap” carbon credits and even cheaper in ner-city votes. It’s a shame that it will only be once the fridge is bare and the lights are permanently turned off that we will recognise our own mad ness. Unfortunately, by then it will be too late.

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Farmers protest against the Dutch government’s nitrogen plans near the German border on the A1 motorway, the Netherlands. Dutch farmers are against the government’s plans that aims at the general goals of halving nitrogen emissions by 2030, plans claimed by the farmers are particularly drastic for agricultural sector.

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The Netherlands is a rich and diverse Euro pean country which is populated by 17 million people and has a GDP of around $1 trillion per year.The Netherlands literally means “lower countries” due to its flat topography. In fact, 50 per cent of the land in the Netherlands is be low one metre above sea level and 26 per cent of the country is below sea level. This is not caused from climate change but has been an ongoing problem since the end of the last ice age. However, back in the 14th century the Dutch implemented a largescale land reclamation program including extensive channels, dikes, dunes, windmills, and pumps. It was a highly successful feat of engineering and is an example of what can be achieved through ingenuity and strategic investment.Today,the Netherlands is the world’s sec ond largest exporter of food and agricultural products by value due to its fertile soil, mild climate and use of irrigation systems. Over 100 billion worth of product is exported per year including vegetables, fruit, flowers, meat and dairy products. The Netherlands is also one of Europe’s largest greenhouse gas emitters - mainly due to its extensive agricultural industries.

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With breeding objectives consistently and firmly focused on meat and maternal attri butes, Bellevue has once again demonstrated the winning attributes of their genetics. Bellevue Dorper lambs claimed the Cham pion and Overall, Champion Pen of Three Prime Lambs, as well as First, Second and Third in the Trade Lambs Class at this year’s Brisbane EKKA Prime Lamb Carcase Competi tion.‘The feedback from seeing what an ideal, trade-suitable lamb carcase looks like, as a seedstock producers, is invaluable, Bellevue stud principal David Curtis Said. ‘For us, it demonstrates that our stud breed ing objectives are on point. This year’s EKKA result backs up Bellevue’s success at the EKKA’s last Prime Lamb competition held in 2019. Our breeding continues to focus on selecting for the factors we believe align with the produc tion of quality and trade suitable prime lamb:

· Maternal characteristics of fertility, easy lambing, milking and mother.

· Medium- framed ewes and rams for efficient and early production of finished lambs.

· Exceptional and high yielding carcase attri butes desired by butchers.’ ‘Every Bellevue ram that we sell is a product of a breeding program that places maximum emphasis on measuring and selecting for our commercial clients’ prime lamb needs. Opti mum yields, early maturity and weight gain, enough fat for excellent eating quality and maternal traits, visual selection for structural correctness, quality, temperament and sound ness’.Bellevue’s 19th Dorper and White Dorper Ram Sale will be held on Friday 23rd Septem ber 2022 from 1pm, on-property at 60 Bellevue Rd, Millmerran QLD and online via Auction Plus.The rams offered are the top of the Bellevue 2021 drop. They will be fully assessed with Lambplan data to assist prime lamb producers take the guess work out of their selections. For more information contact David Curtis on 0247066535 or register for sale updates at www.bellevuedorpers.com.au

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· Hardiness and functionality Fast growth to market weight

This includes: 1. NLIS transfers 2. Tags and other animal identification 3. LPA NationalVendor Declarations (LPA NVD) and electronic NVDs (eNVDs) The NLIS uses this information to provide a life history of an animal’s movements and dis cern if contact with other livestock occurred. This is especially important should an exotic disease outbreak happen in Australia. Producers, processors and feedlot opera tors need to remain extremely vigilant when it comes to the health of their livestock. We ad vise to regularly inspect livestock for ill health and disease and if any unusual signs of disease are observed, or if FMD or LSD is suspected, immediately call the Emergency Animal Dis ease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888. Australia’s biosecurity system is a critical national asset and a shared responsibility be tween producers, industry and government.

Traceability through the supply chain is vital in mitigating biosecurity threats. It is es sential producers adhere to all National Live stock Identification System (NLIS) traceability obligations and ensure all documentation is correctly completed.

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Emergency Management Senator Murray Watt at the National Press Club in Canberra.

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In an address to the National Rural Press Club in Canberra in August, federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt released Australia’s first National Biosecurity Strategy. It comes as various threats to livestock and agricultural sectors have reached nearby countries. The risks include foot and mouth disease (FMD), lumpy skin disease (LSD) and African swine fever (ASF), which have spread to nearby Asian countries. These threats, and many others, have been long-term risks that we have successfully man aged. Thanks to some of the strictest biosecu rity protocols in the world, Australia continues to remain completely free from FMD, LSD and ASF.I recently had the opportunity to see firsthand how the Australian Government’s biose curity measures are increasing proportionally to the increasing risk. Meat & Livestock Austra lia (MLA) was one of a few livestock industry organisations who had a behind-the-scenes inspection of Sydney’s International Airport. Hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Biosecurity and Com pliance Group, the tour showcased a step-bystep review of the increased biosecurity mea sures in place from plane arrival through to baggage collection and exit. We saw many of the new biosecurity mea sures that have been put in place. We also learnt how travellers to and from countries such as Indonesia are exposed to more than 20 biosecurity touch points, enhancing the bi osecurity wall protecting Australia from exotic animal diseases. The tour provided assurance that the bor der measures are comprehensive and targeted. Biosecurity isn’t just about what happens at the border. Just as everyone in the general public has a role to play, primary producers and landowners also have a role to play in pro tecting their properties and industries. This is important for stopping the spread of both exotic threats and endemic pests, weeds andGooddiseases.biosecurity practices prevent the spread of infectious disease and invasive pests or weeds between farms as well as protecting Australia from diseases and weeds that occur overseas. Biosecurity procedures address the containment of disease outbreaks when they occur.While the Australian Government carries the responsibility for protecting Australia from biosecurity risks, the industry is doing every thing it can to support their work. At MLA, we continually work with produc ers right around the country to ensure that their biosecurity protocols are up to scratch. We have also put together a range of informa tion on biosecurity, including how review onfarm biosecurity plans. You can access this in formation on our website. With the recent outbreaks of FMD and LSD in Indonesia, it is particularly important for livestock producers to understand their re sponsibilities, be vigilant and on the lookout. Effective biosecurity practices address the identification and containment of disease out breaks when they occur and detail the mea sures in place to prevent disease spread. MLA encourages producers to review and update their farm biosecurity plan regularly, and access and use the tools and resources available through Integrity Systems.

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September 2022 TODAY 15 BULL SALE, 14TH SEPTEMBER 2022 AT TOOGOOLAWAH 12562700-AI34-22 14th SEPT 2022 TOOGOOLAWAH SHOWGROUNDS 12.30PM FEATURING 71 BULLS WWW.SANTAGERTRUDIS.COM.AU AGENTS CONTACT RUSSELL 07 5424 8138 SCOTT 0438 169 157 12562677-SN34-22 Lot 1Lot 6Lot 7Lot Lot11 5Lot 13Lot 55

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The BrisbaneValley Santa Bull Sale will be held at the Toogoolawah Showgrounds on Wednes day 14 September commencing at 12.30 pm where 71 quality, commercially orientated, herd improvers will go under the hammer of guest auctioneer Innes Fahey. All bulls have had the same vaccinations ,3 germ blood, Vibrio, 7in 1- and 3-day sickness. All bulls will be scanned and semen tested by the one person to enable comparisons to be made between drafts and all are presale weighed at the saleyards on Tuesday 13 Au gust.The nine studs represented in the sale are all domiciled east of the great dividing range where their cow herds run on forest country giving these bulls a natural doing ability to perform wherever they go . Bulls from these studs have performed very well in some of the major herds within the breed. There is a great range of genetics represent ed in the sale with 23 individual sires giving 92 per cent classified and 76 per cent exhibiting polledBullsgenetics.tolook at with outstanding show ring performance are lot 7WelbatchWisconsin- Se nior and Grand Champion from Sydney Royal Show with his stable mate lot 8Welbatch M072 being Junior Champion at Sydney . The vendors are offering freight assistance to these centres - Murgon ,Gayndah , Eidsvold , Dalby , Coolabunia , Beaudesert , Casino and Moreton Saleyards if agents are contacted pri or to the sale. Sole agents for the sale are Sheperdson and Boyd and it will be interfaced with Auction Plus.Catalogues are available by contacting Rus sell Gray 0429005013 or 0754248138 or can be downloaded from the link on the BrisbaneVal ley Facebook Page.

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The Hub is also actively engaging with growers on traceability through conversations and presentations about what is happening in this space and will soon embark on a traceabil ity project in the meat and livestock sector. So, what does traceability mean for the av erage Aussie farmer?

* Thomas Hall is the Director of the Agtech and Logistics Hub, Australia’s home of digital agriculture.

Secret legislation to cut livestock and shut down resources Every farmer and resource industry business es should be concerned by the latest secret plan to change environmental legislation. Industry stakeholders have been forced to sign an unprecedented confidentiality deed to view secret draft legislation of the Queensland Environment Department. These stakeholders include Agforce, and others in the resources Industry. So concerned of the backlash, the Queensland Labor Government forced stake holders to sign up before they could review the proposed changes. Requiring confidentiality deeds for pro posed legislation is unprecedented and un heard of. Not to mention deceitful towards the communities impacted. This proposed legislation is a huge threat to our agriculture and mining industries. It would give a bureaucrat the power to wind back retrospectively existing environ mental approvals, licences and permits to slash production capacity. It would allow an unelected bureaucrat free rein to unilaterally and retrospectively closeThebusinesses.StateLabor Government’s secret plan will force farmers to cut the number of live stock they own. It will see the government dictate what gra ziers and landholders can do with their land. The sovereign risk would force the Re source Industry to close activities and invest elsewhere.Whenasked in the Parliament to rule out the proposed changes, the Premier refused to do Agriculturalso. and Resources Industries generate thousands of jobs and generate bil lions of dollars for the economy. Make no mistake the Palaszczuk Labor Government are pursuing this environmen tal legislation in secret, placing all this invest ment at risk.

Traceability technology has come a long way and the Agtech and Logistics Hub has been working closely with iTrazo, a cuttingedge traceability platform that provides realtime traceability and insights for products, services and assets.

The good news is consumers are willing to pay more for food that meets provenance and sustainability standards, which means farmers can get a better price for their products. Trace ability systems have also been shown to help farmers reduce production costs. Research shows that forking out to improve paddock to plate tracking will bear fruit for farmers. In fact, it has been estimated that im proving traceability could add $400 million to $1 billion a year to the bottom line of Aussie farmers. Now that’s some food for thought!

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Increasingly Australian exporters are being required to produce all the correct documenta tion, particularly when exporting goods to the US and countries within the European Union. These compliance measures are being put in place to curb the amount of food theft that is occurring amid global food shortages caused by the Ukraine conflict and Covid pandemic. Already, Australia has started to move to wards implementing stronger traceability frameworks and systems. Earlier this year, the Federal Government committed $68.4 million to improving traceability in Australian agri cultural products and fund grants to improve industry tech.

Already, all parts of Australia’s agrifood sup ply chain are beginning to require traceability of some form. Our major retailers – Coles, Woolworths and Aldi – have traceability systems in place from their distribution systems to retail stores. And soon growers and producers will be asked to step up to the plate as it’s only a mat ter of time until traceability is required further up the supply chain. After all, if we don’t have data from growers and producers then organisations across the supply chain can’t validate the quality, prov enance and safety of food products. The demand for food traceability is increas ing all over the world as more and more con sumers seek information about the source and origin of what they eat.The US, for instance, has stated that all foods coming across its borders will require traceability from 2023 onwards.

A growing number of consumers are ques tioning how food gets from the farm to their fork – they want to know where their fare has come from, how it has been produced and to be assured of its quality. Sure, consumers can glean much of this information from food labels, but they often want proof of what is being claimed. This is part of the reason why the push for stronger traceability systems is gaining mo mentum in the agrifood sector. Far from an industry buzzword, traceabil ity – the digital tracking of a product through all stages of production, processing and distri bution – is something that is becoming more prominent in food markets across the globe.

How fresh is the food on my plate? Is this piece of beef safe to eat? Is that bit of broccoli really organic?AmImaking ethical food choices?

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Since last month’s instalment I’ve completed a long trip throughout Queensland country stretching from Winton, Barcaldine, Charlev ille, Cunnamulla, and north to Cairns. I even had a short visit to the Ekka to ensure the annual dagwood dog and strawberry cone (sponsored by Heart Disease Annonymous!) added the icing on the Agrarian experience. Country readers would not grimace in the slightest over 6000km of travel in one week. I enjoyed planes, cars, walking, and even a horse and buggy ride. The main driving ses sion was from Winton to Cunnamulla - it was spectacular to see such abundance of new growth and life. In the words of a bushy mate Dave Counsel whom I shared the drive between Longreach and Barcaldine, he says “it’s the best season for a long, long time.” At his property where he is a grazier with an edge for tourism, we discussed plans for the forthcoming Head of the Outback rowing re gatta in October; Queen’s Birthday Weekend. He and a group of us are hosting rowing races on the Barcaldine Artesian Lake and the mighty Thomson River. Our goal is to bring rowing which is a great wellbeing activity to the bush. Sport in adult years is essential for the quality of life and to keep you off a zimmer frame later in life. Finding other people wanting to exercise is essential to sustainable practice long term. Do ing it on your own is very hard and dedicated. Together with others is easier. I also told him about the other experiences some friends with my wife and I had had in the preceding days. An excellent home base for exploring all that Winton has to offer was John Stainton’s Rangelands Glamping Resort outside Winton. There we listened to David and Judy Elliott’s strength of persistence and character in founding the dinosaur museum. We had a horse and buggy ride in Winton, stopping at the Outdoor Picture Theatre to hear the propri etor, Geraldine Evert, a third generation family owner reinventing this iconic place, burnt to the ground previously, but now kicking new fun into the lives of tourists and locals alike. From there I stopped at the Blackall Scour and onto Charleville to walk under the wide street frontages of Corones Hotel and spot where an uncle of mine, Peter Ford filled the teeth of many a patient with fillings that are still there 40 years later. Uncle Peter said when Pop Corones died they pulled his hearse up outside the main bar and rang the no-sale button on the cash registers.Whilst very deaf in life he was reputed to be able to hear this particular sound from the other end of the establishment. Be cause his coffin didn’t open they pronounced him dead (my respects to Corones family). In Cunnamulla to the cacophony of corellas camped near the shire chambers and then onto Cairns in the warm humid northern capital, I was reminded of the huge contribution catholic education has made to society in regional Aus tralia with the opportunity to talk about health to the regional principals in those two dioceses. Behind these great stories was evidence of overcoming hardship, embracing discomfort, coping with isolation and distance in order to achieve something significant. But my obser vations across the outback was evidence of the lower standards of well-being and earlier onset of illnesses and diseases in younger ages than cityThisdwellers.isnot to say there are not positive role models and examples out there, rather to say those are a minority. It seems deteriorating be fore time is accepted as par for the course. However, if we want to make the bush more appealing to youth to stay and play, or for old er people to enjoy quality and quantity of life, then maybe we need to start a new movement which is BushwellBushwell.isignoring degenerating stereo types and seeking out those who are having a crack at remaining well, doing stuff to ensure they are healthy, keeping networks of support for their positive mental state. Positive role models who actually live out west are out there I assure you, we just need to find them so they can influence others to do the same.

· Question three - Do you exercise regularly outside work routine by playing sport or keeping fit.

· Question Five - Do you drink less than 5 standard drinks per week.

On the road to good health

Where is my story going, you might ask. Well, as I ponder the virtues of regional and rural Australia, I realise it is time to step away from the long running saga of difficult health services, tyranny of distance, loneliness of iso lation and poor-quality response to disease and illness to ask a key question, where are all the people who don’t wait till things drop off, fall out and don’t work anymore?

Question One - Do you live in the bush (fur ther than 100 km from an ocean?).

Cheers, Dr Toby Ford Toby is founder of Ford Health in Brisbane www.fordhealth.com.au. Comments in this article are his opinions. Dr Ford receives no in centives from organisations mentioned in this column.

Question Six - Do you reckon you sleep well and wake up refreshed.

The iconic outback town of Winton. Nature DR TOBY FORD

· Question Ten - Do you think you are healthi er now than say two years ago. You only have to answer five of them as a Yes. There is no prize but we would like to start a group chat about these ideas when we open up a facebook site soon, stay tuned. A good book you might like to read if you have time is Arthur Brooks “From Strength to Strength, Finding Success and Happiness in the Second Half of Life”.

select for happiness? FARMERS’ HEALTH WITH

The title of this article is Does Mother Na ture Select for Happiness? The truth is it is not a criterion for survival as some stories I heard told in the bush on my trip. Rather, it is something we all need to in vest in to ensure we take ownership of our own health destiny. The thirst for many achieve ments I saw can sometimes be followed by the hollowness of success or failure, but it is im perative that we understand how some flexible folk seem to be able to maintain wellbeing and success at the same time. Try these questions and if you want to join conversationthe health@fordhealth.com.au.

Does Mother

Where are all the camouflaged role models who are exercising in the bush, eating good food supplemented by their own efforts to grow fresh stuff, buoyed by positive mental wellbeing conversations and looking for likeminded souls to join forces with. They must be there. So, if you reckon you can answer yes to five of the following questions can you email me (health@fordhealth.com.au so we can start a conversation to learn how you are overcoming some of the vagaries of bush life and working with your work force or family to adapt to conditions, to be flexible in your routines and reinforcing an attitude of claim ing what’s right in the bush rather than seeing what is wrong?

QuestionTwo - Have you lived there for more than five years.

Question Four - Do you try to eat plenty of fruit and veggies relative to takeaways and meat.

· Question Seven - Do you try to drink more than three standard glasses of water per week

Question Eight - Do you feel you have a bunch of good friends who stand by you and you can talk to.

· Question Nine - Do your elders promote a well lifestyle like the above for you to follow.

A group of us in Farmers Health Promotion Collaborative are now about to launch a pro gram with the assistance of the MLA to build a well network of producers across all of Aus tralia because we think this will boost agribusi ness and wellness synchronously. Be well in agriculture. Is this possible? Yes.

Lizzie McClymont is the new remote marketing business partner for Elders Queensland and the NT.

With one external subject left to complete, Lizzie began a job in sales and production in 2016 with OBE Organic Australia. Based in Brisbane, OBE Organic began in the 1990s as the first and only premium meat exporter that was 100 per cent dedicated to the production of organic beef in Australia. Lizzie was managing sales of the world’s best organic beef to celebrity-filled restaurants and retailers in North America. “It was an incredible experience,” she said. “I was a 23-year-old traveling to America ev ery three months to build relationships with customers and sell them organic beef. It was amazing.“Grass-fed Australian beef still holds a very strong reputation in that health-conscious US market.”Seeking a permanent move overseas in 2018, Lizzie secured a role with Irish company Kepak, managing Tesco’s accounts in the Unit ed Kingdom.

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By Fiona Gowers Lizzie McClymont has devoted her life to a productive career in agriculture. At just 28-years-old, she has worked in in ternational meat sales for six years, manag ing big domestic and export accounts in the Middle East, North America and the United Kingdom.But,inher most recent role, Lizzie is homebased as the remote marketing business part ner for Elders Queensland and the NT. “It is the most incredible role and I just love it,” she “Theresaid.are four aspects to it, events, spon sorship, digital and training. “My manager is based in Adelaide and he says, ‘Do it Lizzie! You have my full support’. And I love that. It just gives you so much confi dence doesn’t it? “It empowers you.” Growing up on a family farm near Goondi windi, Lizzie attended Kindon State School, which her grandparents started in 1963, and which then had seven students. She boarded at Toowoomba Prep from grade six then on to Fairholme College, before studying a four-year Bachelor of Animal Sci ence course with honours in meat science at the University of New England in Armidale. Fulfilling a life-long dream, Lizzie ex changed to study in the United States at the University of Wyoming for six months in her third“Travelingyear. to study was certainly a defining moment in my life,” she said. “The people were amazing and I just loved America. Their tertiary educational system is next“It’slevel.so engaging, classes are compulsory and Americans are so competitive - as Ameri cans are - and it drives all those students to just always want to do better.”

Lizzie said while she had a strong female leader at OBE Organic Australia, she believes it remains tricky for women to progress in the meat“Thereindustry.aresome amazing women in there and I just take my hat off to them,” she said. “Because yes, their perseverance is incredible. “The saying, ‘confidence is hard to build and easy to lose’ is true. I had to sort of duck out to rebuild that confidence, I think. “But, you know, I’m still working in agricul ture.“I remember during a scholarship interview last year saying, ‘Everything I’ve done in my life has been intentional to get me to where I am“And,today’.it couldn’t be more true. Everything I’ve done has been for agriculture and the in dustry that I have always loved.”

“That was next level. Huge. I was managing an account worth 150 million euro,” she said. “Like it was just one of those experiences. I look back on those days. It was just incredible.”

“He loves his job and there’s lots of room for him to grow. So, it was down to me then and what I could do. “And I’ve been asked this a few times, ‘why is it that the woman always has to move?’ But, I’m really lucky with this role that I’m in with Elders.”Lizzie said she remained philosophical about leaving an industry she had devoted so much time to but, ultimately, the male/ female gender imbalance and workplace inflexibility left little choice.

Lizzie’s life-long love of ag

Lizzie returned after 18 months and in 2020 began working for Mort & Co as a sales man ager, marketing premium Wagyu and Angus into international markets. But with Lizzie based in Toowoomba and her partner Andrew working as a cropping manager near Goondiwindi, she sought more flexible working arrangements from an em ployer.“Travelling to be together became unsus tainable and I started looking for remote jobs because I wanted to continue my career,” she said.“But, it was a tough time to have those dis cussions with my partner about what our fu ture held.

“The meat industry is what I was born into and raised in so I love the connection my work had to my family,” she said. “I think that was what hit me hardest. “My parents are involved in it and it was al ways a topic of conversation among my family. It was more than just a day-to-day job for me, absolutely.”

Meeting American rodeo royalty? Tick. Learn ing the tricks of their trade?Tick. And watching the world’s best horsemen and women ride? Tick.Current Warwick Rodeo Queen Tamara Ev ans and former Queen Kate Christensen last month travelled to Wyoming in the United States to represent Warwick at the Cheyenne Frontier Days. Held annually since 1897, the event pro motes itself as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration” and attracts crowds of up to 200,000 annually.

Warwick Rodeo Queen Tamara Evans with Aussie Bronc rider Damien Brennan, the only Australian to make the “short go on finals Sunday“ at the Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Warwick Rodeo Queen Tamara Evans with Aussie cowboy Ky Hamilton and home-grown Warwick cowboy and PBR rider Callum Miller. Callum is the son of Margie Miller who supports the Warwick Show and Rodeo Society by running a tea house that feeds volunteers throughout all major events.

“Mum and Dad nominated me for Junior Minor Rodeo (now known as Junior Cowgirl) when I was nine,” she said. “Basically, I got the bug for it then and once I started I didn’t want to stop. “I had competed on and off in every age ship,fromgroupand,leadinguptowinningQueenin2010eightotherentrants,Ihadwonhorsemanpersonalityandoverallfundraiser.”In2008and2009,KatetravelledtotheUnitedStatesonanInternationalRuralExchange.DuringhertimeinMontanasheworkedontworanches,anexperienceshedescribedas“challengingbutexceptionallyrewarding”,andwhichhadenhancedherrodeoskills.

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Cowgirls of the West Brunch, a Thunder birds airshow, street parades, meet and greets, autograph signing and pancake breakfasts were among highlights they experienced. Behind-the-scenes, Tamara and Kate met sponsors, committee members and met vari ous Australian rodeo riders competing at Cheyenne in 2022. Warwick representatives have been visiting Cheyenne “on and off” since 2014 and Kate said the event was an opportunity to connect with the Frontier Days committee and to learn from“Pageantrythem. is a full-time job in the United States,” she said. “It’s a professional pursuit with nationwide sponsors. So, it’s an amazing opportunity for the Warwick Rodeo Queen to have.“We have become like family over there. They treat our Queen like real royalty and are so generous with their time, resources and ad vice.”Kate, who works as a Bush Kids clinical ad ministrative officer, has long been involved with the Warwick rodeo, having herself won the Queen title in 2010. Her father, John Skinner is a former general manager of the Australian Professional Rodeo Association, so her involvement evolved natu rally.

Former Warwick Rodeo Queen and current Warwick Show and Rodeo Society management committee member Kate Christensen with Cheyenne Frontier Days general chairman Jimmy Dean Siler and Warwick Rodeo Queen Tamara Evans.

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“This will be the first research of its kind examining the entrepreneurial mindset of young women in rural, regional and remote Australia,” Ms Lee said.

Mining untapped potential

“There needs to be a focus on growing the entrepreneurship and career pipeline of young women into economic activity and contribution.”MsLee’sresearch will help shape leader ship programs designed especially to help propel young women outside of urban Aus tralia into successful entrepreneurial careers. More than 150 young women will be sur veyed as part of the research, which also aims to develop a conceptual framework of the an tecedents of entrepreneurial mindset in Aus tralian RRR women.

“It is already helping to uncover the full potential of young women to contribute to the regional and rural economy.”

By Fiona Gowers

Empathy, creativity and innovation are indis pensable factors to successful entrepreneur ship.They are among the secret ingredients of good business being examined in a Univer sity of Southern Queensland study focused on one of the most untapped groups of rural economies.TheYoung WiRE project seeks to help de velop the full entrepreneurial potential of young women in rural, remote and regional Australia.Leadresearcher Simone Lee, who is com pleting the project as part of her PhD, said it was critical that young aspiring women in ru ral, regional and remote areas be encouraged to harness their talents and ideas and turn them into operating businesses. With more than 10 years as a life skills mentor for young women in the bush, Ms Lee knows intimately the challenges these women face in achieving their goals. “Only 13 per cent of rural businesses are founded by women, which is significantly lower than their urban counterparts,” she said.

“In addition, women who own or manage rural businesses are considerably older than women entrepreneurs in capital cities.

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University of Southern Queensland is committed to advancing economic opportu nities of women in rural, regional and remote areas through the Institute for Resilient Re gions.

Lead researcher Simone Lee says it is crucial that young aspiring women in rural, regional and remote areas be encouraged to harness their talents and ideas and turn them into operating businesses.

“I have always enjoyed the timed events, particularly team roping,” she said. “When I was in America I was working with cattle, as well as breaking horses and cutting hay and had the opportunity to attend a rop ing clinic with former World Champion Team Roper Clay Tryan and his brother Travis. “I learnt so much over there and gained so much confidence and knowledge to come back and winInQueen.”2011Mrs Christensen moved to the other side of the quest, helping to run the contest before assuming the top job the next year. Since 2014, she has secured invitations to national rodeo events in Canada and Cheyenne to give the Queens exposure to overseas events. And, in a fitting circle-of-life moment, Kate has just been appointed to the management committee of theWarwick Show & Rodeo Soci ety at its recent annual general meeting. She said the Warwick Rodeo Queen quest is now accepting applicants for this year’s con test. It caters for girls in four categories from the age of five through to 30 and boys from age five to seven. The categories are Mr Tiny Tot, Miss Tiny Tot, Junior Cowgirl, Rodeo Princess and Rodeo Queen. Judging will be held on 15 October in the lead up to “Australia’s Most Fa mous” rodeo on 24-30 October.

Innovation out of Africa

Tanya Dobson is helping to record and preserve undocumented knowledge of climate management among small-scale and micro farmers in rural South Africa.

By Fiona Gowers Building resilience to climate change in at-risk communities is a pivotal element of research at the University of Southern Queensland.TanyaDobson is a researcher tackling this challenge through her PhD, helping to record and preserve undocumented knowledge of climate management among small-scale and micro-farmers in rural South Africa. Ms Dobson’s work “on the ground“ in the region of KwaZulu-Natal seeks to understand

nity,”ofershowsomeoftheworld’smostvulnerablefarmarerespondingtoclimatechange.“ThefarmersIamworkingwitharesomethemostimpactedmembersofthecommushesaid.“Theirfarms/gardenslackthekindofinfrastructurethatcancontrolthingssuchastemperature,sunexposureandwater.“Thismeansthatanysmallchangeintheclimate-orinweatherconditions-canhaveareallybigimpactontheirabilitytogrowcropssuccessfully.“Ihavespokentofarmerswhohavehadtheirentirefieldsfloodedsuddenlyanddevastatinglyandthenotherfarmersinacommunitynearbywhoarestrugglingtogetenoughtowatertheirsmallgarden.”MsDobson’sresearchwilldocumentknowledgeandcustomsoflocalfarmers,attitudesandperceptionstowardsclimatechangeamongthosefarmersandthechangingeffectivenessoftraditionalmethodsasclimatebecomeslesspredictable.ShesaidIndigenousknowledgeandcustomsthatmayaddressorbeaffectedbyclimatechangewereoftenunrecorded,despitetheirglobalsignificance.Thismayincludedocumentedpracticessuchasthecontinueduseoftraditionalweather-forecastingtechniquestopredictincomingpatternssuchasthepresenceofcertainbugsorthebloomofspecifictypesofflowers.“Thenatureofthisknowledgemeansthatmuchofithasnotbeencapturedorrecordedinthewestern,scientificliterature,”shesaid.“Theseobservationsandperspectivesarecruciallyimportanttoincludeindiscussionsandinterventionstotackleglobalclimatechange.”MsDobsonisworkingwiththeAfricaFoundationtofacilitatethesuccessfulimplementationofaClimateResilientCommunitiesPrograminruralKwaZulu-Natal.

Tanya Dobson is working with the Africa Foundation to facilitate the successful implementation of a Climate Resilient Communities Program in rural KwaZulu-Natal.

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Laura Rutherford (left) has recently been named as Queensland’s Rural Regional Remote Women’s Network, Young Woman of the Year.

“I was diagnosed with ADHD at 23 and had to learn how to deal with it as an adult,” she said.“Now I work for ADHD advocacy because many people tell me, ‘it’s not too bad you just can’t sit still, right?’. “So I want to raise awareness and work in ADHD coaching for people, particularly in re gional areas.”

“We are always helping each other out and looking out for one another,” she said.

Laura acknowledges there are a lot of chal lenges for people living in regional areas; how ever, she says she loved how she grew up.

works, so I thought if social media is where peo ple are getting misinformation, I will start there.

Laura also participates in multiple panels however has recently been invited onto the Queensland Disability Advisory Council as a woman in a regional area living with a disability.

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“But wouldn’t it be fantastic if the next gen eration didn’t have to go through what I went through.“Andthat is what I am working towards.”

“I wanted to say people from regional areas are just as smart and capable, except they don’t have as many resources.”

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The resources have been developed in partnership with industry specialists House Paddock Training, Ben White and Josh Giu melli, and are part of the National Farm Safety Education Fund. GrainGrowers farm safety resources are intended to provide growers with practical, useful tools to sup port WH&S efforts on the farm. Visit grain growers.com.au for more information.

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Meet GrainGrowers’ Grower Engagement Officer (QLD), MEG KUMMEROW Meg Kummerow lives and works on a grains farm on the Darling Downs with her family. She’s passionate about ensuring grower voic es are heard in policy discussions, and that strong personal development pathways are in place to support farmers. In addition to Meg’s direct connection with cropping, she is also a graduate of GrainGrow ers’ flagship initiative the ‘Grains Social Lead ership Program.’ The ‘GSLP’ equips those who are keen to tell and share positive stories about grain farming in Australia with practical tools and“Asskills.afarmer, it is very important to make sure you are involved in these areas to ensure a sound future for our industry,” says Meg. “We all understand the increasing pressures on our businesses, however, we can’t leave it up to someone else to make important decisions for us.”

Grower input

26 TODAY September 2022 THE NATIONAL VOICE FOR AUSTRALIAN GRAIN FARMERS 12562910-AI34-22 www.graingrowers.com.au/membership Please contact 1800 620 519 or membership@graingrowers.com.au JOIN NOW! FREE MEMBERSHIP We directly represent growers on national issues. With resources and programs developed especially for growers, become a part of GrainGrowers today. JOIN GROWERS

GrainGrowers has launched a new program that provides farm safety resources and learning opportunities for growers. With 68 per cent of industry fatalities occurring in three industries including ag riculture, GrainGrowers is working to sup port growers in improving those statistics and to help ensure everyone goes home safely at the end of the day. Farms are unique workplaces and Grain Growers saw the need for practical, farmready solutions to improve approaches to farm safety in Australia. Improving farm safety has positive flow-on impacts for pro ductivity, farm families and our broader re gional communities. For many growers, the farm is also home and keeping families and workers safe is important to our farmers. Farming environments can be unpre dictable. Weather conditions deteriorating quickly is a good example of that. There are also more high-risk activities that happen on a farm than you would find in a corpo rate office desk job. In sobering statistics, over half the fatalities in agriculture involve a piece of machinery or equipment – name ly quad bikes, tractors and side-by-side ve hicles.GrainGrowers farm safety resources have a focus on machinery, recognising these risk factors. There’s easy to use in formation and tools such as checklists and demonstration videos that growers and farm workers can use to make sure they are on the right track and have appropriate risk management plans in place. GrainGrowers farm safety resources cover general farm machinery, vehicles, motorbikes and quad bikes, grain harvest and general farm safety. There is a compre hensive workbook with interactive check lists and there is also a series of farm safety videos presented by respected industry specialists.Theseresources are all available free of charge on the GrainGrowers website and every grower is encouraged to use them. These will also be available in French, Ger man and Italian to support the return of seasonal workforces for harvest this year.

critical to industry growth

September 2022 TODAY 27 THE NATIONAL VOICE FOR AUSTRALIAN GRAIN FARMERS 12562912-AV34-22 FARM SAFETY RESOURCES FOR GROWERS RESOURCESSAFETYGRAINGROWERSORTHEDOWNLOADWORKBOOKVIEWPROGRAMONLINE. Practical tools to support safe farm GrainGrowersworkplaces. free farm safety resources include training videos and checklists covering: FARMGENERALSAFETYGENERALMACHINERYFARM ANDMOTORBIKESVEHICLES,QUADBIKES HARVESTGRAIN 1800 620 www.graingrowers.com.auenquiry@graingrowers.com.au519 GrainGrowers@GrainGrowersLtd @Grain@graingrowersGrowers Limited Stay in touch GrainGrowerswith 12562895-DL34-22 Grower Engagement Officer (QLD), Meg Kummerow. 281720 Much of the work GrainGrowers does is quiet, behind the scenes policy development which is critical to support work taking place on Thesefarm. policies are informed through vari ous channels, including the National Policy Group (NPG) which is comprised of 15 grain growers from across Australia. GrainGrowers’ NPG provide input into, review and approval of GrainGrowers’ national policy positions which are developed on behalf of all Australian grain farmers. Queensland has three representatives on GrainGrowers’ NPG: · Luke Bradley – Springsure & BoyneValley · Ben Taylor – Condamine · Stuart McIntyre – West Prairie (Darling Downs)GrainGrowers’ Board Director Nigel Corish is also from QLD and works tirelessly to repre sent growers on national issues.

“Being a part of GrainGrowers means we continue to have a sound understanding of the issues impacting you,” says Meg.“This ensures policy development has focus where we need it.”GrainGrowers’ membership is free for growers. There is also a supporter network for those not growing grain but wanting to stay abreast with industry updates. Meg is keen to connect with growers from across QLD and encourages members and would-be members to get in touch. For more information and to become a free GrainGrowers member visit graingrowers. com.au

28 TODAY September 2022 SOCIAL SCENE QueenslandFarmerToday.com.au Downs produce shines

Ali Davenport, TSBE, Western Downs Regional Council mayor Paul McVeigh and Kathryn McKeefry of St Vincent’s Hospital.

Western Downs farmers proved their produce is restaurant quality, with a four-course gour met lunch starring local meat and vegetables on the Themenu.Chef’s Table was hosted by Toowoom ba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE) at the unique Jubri’s Hideaway last month. In all, 100 people enjoyed the flavours of lo cal pork, fish, goat, eggs and beef for an elegant diningGrasslandexperience.Goats director Keeleigh Allport said she was impressed with how her produce was“Itfeatured.wasdelicious, it was really great to see how it was used today and just the different flavours and presentation was fantastic,” she said.“We’re really happy to be a part of The Chef’s Table and hope we can start encourag ing people to start eating goat meat and put ting it on their menu at home.“ Guests also had an appetite for Murray Cod supplied by Condabilla Fish, which was used in the main course with saffron soaked cur rants, finished with parsley and pine nut gar nish.Mark Oliver of Condabilla Fish said he was excited to have the produce on people’s plates. “The chef’s use of Condabilla Fish was very refreshing, and a different style of using it as it was cooked escabeche. “It’s exciting because not many people re alise what’s actually produced in the Western Downs.“Western Downs Mayor Paul McVeigh said it was fantastic to have so many people enjoying locally-sourced food. “It’s so important that we show people what we produce,“ he said. “That’s some of the best food I’ve ever eaten and I’m not Pips’n’Cherries,biased.”a local caterer based in Bell, put the menu together and loved working with the Western Downs produce. Local producers who contributed to The Chef’s Table included KCRidge Farm, Coggan Farms, Condabilla Fish, Grassland Goats, Sun Pork Fresh Foods, JBS - Pure Prime, Burando Downs Garlic and Mace’s Hot Bread Shop. Anna-Louise Murphy and Molly Wagner, both of TSBE.

Cr Kaye Maguire, Western Downs Regional Council, Sean Rice and Trudi Bartlett, Regional Development Australia. Cindy Coggan, Coggan Farms and Sandy Bartlett, GT Bartlett Family Trust.Representatives of JBS Australia.

September 2022 TODAY 29 POWER OF RED VIII QLD RED ANGUS SALE SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 12562903-DL34-22 POWER OF RED VIII QLD RED ANGUS SALE, TOOWOOMBA SHOWGROUNDS EQUESTRIAN CENTRE ON OFFER: *31 BULLS *6 FEMALES * 5 GENETIC LOTS September 10, 2022 @11am Please contact: Stu Greenwood 0429 903 010 Maryanne Kearney 0458 645 574 Heather Davies 07 4666 6209 Kirrily Johnson-Iseppi 0427 790 652 email: gklivestock1@gmail.com 12562901-SN34-22 Lot 6 GWPR37Lot 4 HMDR18 Lot 11 AKMR2Lot 10 GK S01 Lot 33 GWPS10Lot 27 RANS10 Lot 8 MAKS2 Lot 18 GWPS18 Lot 36 PMVS2

Q · RA Red Angus, Ross Anderson, Langley Vale, NSW · Rosemullion Red Angus,

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There is a great group of nine vendors this year represented with several new vendors includ ing: AKM Red Angus, Amelie Martin, Stony Ck. Boonyouin Reds, Maryanne Kearney, Kumbia Q GK Livestock, Kirrily Johnson Iseppi, Dalby Q · Greenwood Park Red Angus, Stu and Di Greenwood, Pittsworth Q Lucie Ck. Heather Davies, Croker, agent again this year for Power of Red VIII is Nutrien Livestock. Interested parties can contact individual vendors or the agents to inspect the sale lots prior to the Alternatively,sale. the live lots will be available for viewing at the Toowoomba Showgrounds from 3pm on 9 of September or from 8am sale day 10 September with the live auction begin ning at 11am on 10 September. There are videos of all sale lots available online on the Elite Livestock Auctions Website and for those who can’t make it to the venue on the day, the sale will be live streamed and online bidding will be available at www.elite livestockauctions.com.auForthosewantingtobid online please re member to register to bid several days prior to saleMoreday. information and a link to the cata logue can be found on The Power of Red- Qld Red Angus Sale Facebook Page or an online catalogue is available at www.redangus.org.au. For a printed catalogue please contact Heather Davies at heather.davies@rosemul lion.com.au Lot HMDR14

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The Queensland Red Angus Power of Red Sale Group will be hosting its seventh annual sale at 11am on 10 September at the equestian pa vilion at Toowoomba Showgrounds. Sale committee chairman Stu Greenwood said the group was dedicated and passionate about the Red Angus Breed and producing bulls and females suited to the northern Aus tralian environment remains its focus. This year the group of vendors will be offer ing 31 industry relevant Red Angus bulls and six outstanding females along with some excit ing genetic lots on the day. With the Australian beef cattle market on such a high, it is a great time to capitalise and invest in the best of the Red Angus breed, which is renowned for its carcase and mater nal qualities when utilised in pure and cross breeding programs alike.

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“Our diversification strategy means we op erate across a balanced range of industry sec tors and income streams from construction to developments and investments.

“This means we’ve already got a large work book locked in for 2023 and beyond, so there has never been a better time to join us.

McNab employee Jack LuckMcNab employees Ryan Bell and Luke Martin

McNab managing director Michael McNab said the company had launched the massive recruitment drive to support the delivery of a large pipeline of work across a range of food, agricultural and industrial projects.

“We are looking for the next wave of con struction industry leaders to help us deliver these exciting projects for our clients, who have come to know and value the quality of work we deliver.”

“Thanks to the diverse nature of our pipe line of work and our strong and trusted work ing relationships with our clients, subcontrac tors and suppliers, we have come out of the pandemic even stronger than we were before.

“This is a great opportunity for anyone who lives on the Darling Downs, whether they cur rently work in construction or another job en tirely, there’s never been a better time to join us in an industry set to boom over the coming years,” Mr McNab said. “I am proud to say that since we opened our doors in 1996, McNab has developed a repu tation as an employer of choice, offering great pay, great perks and excellent long-term career progression possibilities. And we have a great team!”“For many of the positions on offer, there is no construction experience needed as we can offer fully funded training, equipment tickets as well as transport and accommodation sup port in some cases — all we ask is for people to bring a strong work ethic and a can-do at titude.“We have positions on offer for an immedi ate start across a large number of trades and labouring jobs, but of course we’re always on the look-out for great people in any role here at McNab.”MrMcNab said that across the business there were fifteen new projects either under way or in the pipeline, valued at more than $350 million for leading Australian developers, food producers and property funds.

To apply for a position visit www.mcnab. net.au/labourjobs or call 0403 898 237.

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30 TODAY September 2022 751 Robinsons Road Meandarra P: 0428 748 542 | E: carabarangus1@bigpond.com 80 BULLS FOR SALE FRIDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER 1PM 500KM FREE DELIVERY 12562879-JW34-22 NEWS QueenslandFarmerToday.com.au McNab, one of Queensland’s largest privately owned companies, has announced a recruit ment blitz seeking to employ up to 50 ad ditional tradespeople and labourers across the Darling Downs, essentially doubling their workforce in the region.

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“We aim to have a highly-fertile animal with better than average growth weights,” Samari stud co-principal Sally Sweetland said. “Our cattle get one chance with tempera ment. That is our first stage of culling at wean ing. Anyone who has been to Samari will know that safety is the first priority for us and our clients.”Brahmans are synonymous with north Queensland climates but, after Mrs Sweet land’s parents Keith and Annabelle Wilson bought Samari Plains - 120 kilometres south of Roma - in 1979 they began focusing on their Red Brahman stud, alongside a sheep and cat tle “Annabellebusiness. loved the Brahmans and could see the positive attributes they could offer to a mainly Euro and British breed cattle area in south west Queensland as diverse seasons, such as drought, became a more regular oc currence,” Mrs Sweetland said. “Annabelle had a close bond with Arnie and Isabel Kirk and family of Rockley Brahman stud, Rockhampton. Arnie was a great family friend and mentor for young Annabelle.

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Sale on the 31st of August at the Roma

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“The last bull Keith and Annabelle bought off Arnie was Rockley 957(PS) in 1996.

“We have used Rockley 957(PS) in our AI & IVF programs over the past two years as, when he was alive, he threw many of the desired traits we value at Samari. “We still have females here today by him and collected eggs from a daughter of his for our IVF program. Samari Plains Dinah (PS) 1321 is Alongside13-years-old.”herhusband Ben and family, Mrs Sweetland has continued the family’s passion for Red Brahmans and has run her stud across the 9000-hecatre Samari Plains for 20 years.

Clementine Sweetland with a Samari Red Brahman called Samari S Lion King.

“It’s been rewarding for me to continue the legacy Mum created through the Samari Brah man stud,“ Mrs Sweetland said. “She worked hard for many years to ensure its success.”Overthe past 10 years, Samari have sold Red Brahmans to Vietnam, New Caledonia, NSW,Victoria andWA, with the cattle adapting with ease to their new environments. Proving, Mrs Sweetland said, Brahman’s re silience under all conditions. “Brahmans in general have a sleeker coat to deal with ticks and handle the extreme heat but can also grow a thicker coat in cold cli mates,” she said. “They are wonderful, protective mothers, which is of most importance because of the rapid increase of wild dogs.

Samari Brahmans are excited at the Roma Brahman Queenslander Saleyards. S

September 2022 TODAY 31 Samari Brahmans on SALE at the Roma Brahman and Queenslander Sale, 31st of August at the Roma Saleyards. 12562994-SN34-22 For more information please contact: Annabelle: 07 4626 5412 • Sally: 0418 157 685 Visit their facebook page or www.samaribrahmans.com.au

“If the season permits, bulls are always on pasture in a large area so we can guarantee to our clients that our bulls aren’t pampered,” Mrs Sweetland said. “They are mobile and can forage for them selves.”Sensing interest building in the Brahman breed, Sally’s father Keith Wilson approached Blake Munro of Elders in Toowoomba about starting a Brahman/Queenslander multivendor sale to provide the Maranoa and sur rounds with more genetic choice. Over four years, it has gone from strength-to strength. This year, Samari will offer 15 Red Brah man bulls, including four Queenslanders, at the Roma Brahman and Queenslander sale at Roma Saleyards on Wednesday 31 August at 1.30pm.Pre-sale inspection is available the day be fore.

to offer 15 polled bulls with 5 being homozygous polled (PP) for sale

“Most of our cows happily let us close enough to inspect their calves when we first find them after giving birth. “They are intelligent and will trust you if you spend time with them. They are familyoriented and have strong bonds within their herd.”Samari cattle are raised on native pastures regardless of the season.

12562991-HC34-22 Temperament a key factor

After 40 years of breeding high quality beef cattle with universal stud appeal, tempera ment remains the most prized trait at Samari Brahmans in south west Queensland. High fertility, constitution, exceptional ud ders and underlines, as well as overall high yielding beef attributes are also essential.

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Passionate about Brahmans

In the Standard Restricted Teams event the High Spirits group of four riders was placed second.TheHigh Spirits riders consisted of Renee Kelso (Medium Weight) riding SB Defino, who was placed third in her division. Mary Duncan (Junior) riding the young gelding Bonnybrooke Samarai, and placing sixth junior overall. Victoria Bice (Light Weight), riding OSO Meeka (mare), was placed seventh in the light weightPeterdivision.Holmes (MediumWeight), riding Spot (stallion) retired at the 144km mark when hit with illness.

“With our fair share of ups and downs, to gether with blood, sweat and tears, the dream came true for us.’’

It’s mission accomplished

The journey to Tooraweenah started Mon day, July 4, when they set off in the afternoon to Goondwindi Showgrounds, to meet up with the rest of the FMF Endurance team to their way down to the ride base. They arrived Tuesday to set up camp and take in the atmosphere of the ride base before the midnight start on the Friday. Before Emma know it, it was time to saddle up and be ready to go once the clocks clicked over to That12am.waswhen the riders would set off to chase the Tom Quilty belt buckle as reward for completing the course.

Queensland riders endure in challenging 2022 Tom Quilty at Tooraweenah in NSW, as ERLE LEVEY reports.

Some of the Splendacrest team at the 2022 Tom Quilty Gold Cup. 290884 Mary Duncan and Bonnybrooke Samarai, sixth-placed junior. 290884

SOLO ADVENTURE Emma Dimech, a regular rider at endurance events in the Gympie region, took a lot of satis faction out of the event. Winner of the 320km marathon at Stirlings Crossing Equestrian Centre at Imbil last year with a solo ride, Emma completed the TQ 2022 riding Yarramine Regal. For the first time in her endurance career Emma trained her own horse and transported to a ride by herself. The opportunity was given to her by Curra equestrian rider and trainer Fiona Fenech of FMF Endurance when she offered Emma the horse to “Yarramineride.

Regal is one of my all-time fa vourite horses,’’ Emma said.

Roy Barsby riding Dumaresq Suleiman at Bremervale - winner of the heavyweight division in the 2022 Tom Quilty Gold Cup. 290884 Picture: SARAH SULLIVAN

For the past two years endurance riders have battled the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This year it was been a series of rain events that led to trail damage and flooding through out Australia’s eastern states. So it was with enthusiasm and apprehen sion that riders set off for the 2022 Tom Quilty Gold Cup at Tooraweenah in western New SouthQueenslandWales.

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Endurance Riders Association (QERA) members were well represented in what is regarded as Australia’s most prestigious endurance event, with about 30 percent of the 186 participants coming from Sunshine State. Winter rains threatened to postpone the ride but the decision was made to go ahead. It saw a completion rate of 69 percent for the 160km ride. This was the highest in a long time and, while the course was challenging, indicates the care the riders took with their horses. Australian Endurance Riders Association (AERA) secretary Kim Moir said it was a tough track with boggy, as well as rocky, sections. “When we look at times, they were very much slower than usual - people were obvi ously looking after their horses,’’ she said. “At the completion, riders were happy with their“Onceachievement.theyhave vetted in they tend to put to the side the difficulties.’’ Roy Barsby, from Wyreema on the Darling Downs, took out the heavyweight division rid ing Dumaresq Suleiman. Renee Kelso from Bonnybrooke Stud at Curra was third in the middleweight division, riding SB “CompletionDefino.of the course was a real hon our,’’ Renee said.“It was a hard track but every thing lined up for me. “For those who got out in front it was a bet ter ride, as track became more churned up af terwards.“Itwas an interesting event. I got a good start, and didn’t want to get stuck in the middle of the pack.’’

“Our solo adventure started in January when I bought him back home to Oakey, where we started our training to hopefully make it to the national event.

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“All the hard work had payed off and we got the one and only Tom Quilty Gold Buckle, in a ride time of 18 “Throughouthours.thewhole ride Regal was a champion, to achieve his first 160km along with his first Tom Quilty in such a different ride atmosphere than he is used to and man aging to keep his cool most of the time. That definitely made me proud.’’ Apart from completing in the Lightweight division, Emma was one of the lucky four rid ers to win a Mackinder saddle. It was an inspiring effort and Emma paid thanks to the whole FMF Endurance team for their on-going support.

INSPIRATION FORYOUNG RIDERS Splendacrest Stables at Toowoomba do much to encourage young riders and the TQ 2022 was no exception. Jay Randle and her team are regulars at en durance events and this time they took seven riders to NeeveTooraweenah.Whittakerriding Drumlin History were awarded a completion in seventh Junior position, which was a great result for a horse on his first 160km ride. Neeve rode alone for the majority of the distance, and achieved that coveted buckle. Annie Jackson and Teddy were stars of the event.

Annie, in her second year as a Junior, has been a shining example of the sport of endur ance, coming through to claim her TQ buckle and a 12th position. Teddy registered the Lowest Average Heartrates (40bpm) of any horse in the event, with a final heartrate of 36. All this, and at 20 years of age he was the second oldest horse in the field.

TRIPLE CROWN Four Queensland riders are still eligible to complete the triple crown - a marathon 240km, the Tom Quilty and the State Champi onship 160km event on the same horse. The Queensland Championships will be held on the Atherton Tablelands from August 19-21.The four riders eligible this year are: Trac ey Eastaughffe from Maryborough, riding Moondarra Elton; Alana Simpson of Mt Tam borine, riding Meea; Georgie Barber from Day boro/Wondai, riding Concerto; and Ellie-Rose Bowden of Caboolture, riding Silver Centurion.

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TQ 2022WINNERS Kristie Taprell riding Castlebar Roulette; Tahlia Franke riding Castlebar Bazaar. DivisionWinners: · Heavyweight: Roy Barsby riding Dumaresq Suleiman.

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Renee Kelso and Peter Holmes with SB Defino. 290884 Emma Dimech and Yarramine Regal in transition at the TQ 2022. 290884Pre-ride briefing for the 2022 Tom Quilty at Tooraweenah NSW. 290884 Fiona Fenech, Angela Waldock, Emma Dimech and Sherry Lowe of FMF Endurance. 290884 Competitors set off on the 2022 Tom Quilty Gold Cup endurance ride at Tooraweenah NSW. 290884 Picture: WES RUSSELL

QFT: Why buy from Wattle Grove? WG: We really are all about the cattle and all about our clients. The cattle have to be right. Structure, temperament, performance. They have to suit the market and they have to go out and do the job they are purchased to do. We are hard on our cattle, selecting genet ics that we know work and have been proven not only in our program but others around the world.We provide an unmatched buying experi ence for our clients; Working with a hand se lected team of smaller agents along with on line bidding platforms we are able to support our buyers every step of the way. Our motto is Great Cattle, Great People, Good Times and that’s how we like to do it. We have a good time selling great cattle to great people.

The Wattle Grove family

WG: We have been breeding Speckle Park for 15 years and have expanded our herd to over 250 breeders based in Queensland, NSW, Can ada and most recently Brazil. We are a family owned and operated stud with all four of our kids heavily involved in the business.

WG: Weight gains, do-ability, finishing and marbling on grass and grain, perfect fat cover, high yield, hardiness and adaptability. We have seen the success of Speckle Park bulls used over both tropical and British/Euro breeds.The hybrid vigour, the early finishing, the meat quality all means more dollars in the pockets throughout the supply chain.

34 TODAY September 2022 Wattle Grove Speckle park @wattlegrovespecklepark • Farm 12558113-SN34-22 17th September 123 Warfields Rd Allora QLD 10am-3pm Dale: 0429 360 419 | info@wattlegrovespecklepark.com.au www. wattlegrovespecklepark.com.au 12558111-ET34-22

Wattle Grove gearing up

QFT: How do these cattle work in the harsher areas of Queensland? WG: We have always had a very strong market in Queensland, offering bulls at Beef Australia since 2012 and holding sales in Toowoomba sinceThrough2018. working with Stephen Hayward and Kellie Smith, Allora QLD we have been able to focus on the genetics that work for the Queensland environment and market. We have had great feedback from producers in all areas of Queensland. Speckle Park cattle will forage and they will walk. They hold onto their condition longer than other breeds and continue to work even in the harshest of conditions. They are thick skinned, slick coated and highly adaptable. The biggest feedback we got during the drought was how well they held their condition.

QFT: You mentioned recently expanding into Brazil, how did this come about? WG: We have seen how well the breed has per formed in Australia and particularly the hotter climates in Queensland. We also knew the amazing eating quality of the beef and with Brazil having over a quar ter of the world’s cattle population and being the largest exporter of Beef in the world we thought it would be a good fit.

For those familiar with theWattle Grove Speck le Park Stud you know they do not shy away from changing the status quo and creating world class selling events. We caught up with them this month in the leadup to their Annual Bull sale to be held at Toowoomba Showgrounds on the 15th Octo ber 2022.

QFT: Speckle Park are continuing to grow in popularity, what makes the breed so attractive to buyers?

QFT: Tell us a little bit about Wattle Grove Speckle Park.

Wattle

WG: Yes. We are holding a Pre-Sale inspec tion day, 10am-3pm 17th September at 123 Warfields Rd, Allora QLD or by appointment.

September 2022 TODAY 35 Wattle Grove Speckle park @wattlegrovespecklepark • Farm 12558113-SN34-22 SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2022 3PM TOOWOOMBA SHOWGROUNDS QLD Dale: 0429 360 419 | info@wattlegrovespecklepark.com.au www. wattlegrovespecklepark.com.au 12558115-AI34-22

WG: We will have both Elite Livestock Auctions and Auctions Plus hosting online bidding, so buyers can use the platform they are most fa miliar and comfortable with. We will also have plenty of agents available on the day for phone bidding and indepen dent assessments.

QFT: Can the bulls be viewed prior to the sale?

QFT: What can people expect from your An nual Bull Sale?

QFT: How can people find out more informa tion?

WG: Head to our website www.wattlegroves pecklepark.com.au.Fromthereyou can subscribe to our monthly newsletter and keep up to date with all our news and sale updates. The catalogue will be available from 23rd September. You can request a hard copy to be posted to you via our website. Like and follow our Facebook page or give Dale a call - 0429360419 or Bin - 0421524856 a call. Grove

WG: 70 bulls of the highest quality ranging in age from 16-24 months. All bred and fed for Queensland conditions and ready to go to work.They are thick skinned and slick coated. The full draft is blooded and vaccinated for 3-dayWesickness.arefeaturing sons of proven sires like Wattle Grove Smoke and Mirrors L275, Wattle Grove Road Block N328 and our highest selling bull Wattle Grove Paperboy P503. We will also be offering a selection of pure bred and commercial Speckle Park cross heif ers.And of course, the legendary Wattle Grove hospitality will on offer. It will be worth the trip to Toowoomba!

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QFT: It sounds like it will be a fantastic event. What if people can’t get to Toowoomba on the day?

Market Reporter, Sam Saleyard:Hart Dalby Some more rain across the supply area re duced the number of cattle at Dalby down by 466 head to 2,520. Buyer attendance across all classes was good with the return of all Queensland export processors plus the Vic torian operators of the previous week were back in the market. Prices continued the rising trend experienced at most other markets. Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock averaged19c/kg better. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market lifted in price by 28c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed averaged 17c/kg dearer. Light weight yearling heifers improved by 46c and medium weights to feed gained 10c to 11c/kg. All class es of cows sold to a dearer trend with improve ments of 25c to 36c/kg. A fair supply of light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock made to 710c to av erage 628c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to feed averaged from 530c to 571c and sold to 576c, with some to restockers in the same weight range reaching 680c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed made to the occasion al 558c with a good sample averaging 470c/ kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers made to 624c to average 569c/kg.Yearling heif ers to feed averaged from 485c to 508c with the occasional sale to 532c/kg. A small selection of heavy grown steers and bullocks made to 414c to average 408c/kg. Me dium and heavy weight PTIC cows returning to the paddock made to 410c with the largest numbers at 376c/kg. Good heavy weight cows to export processors made to 394c in pen lots with a fair sample averaging 386c/kg. Heavy weight bulls were noticeably dearer and sold 354c/kg. Market Reporter, Trevor Saleyard:Hess

andbullstowhilereachedaveragesample416.2caverageyearlingtoplingtoheiferstoerserageyearlingheifersunder200kgmadeto540ctoav528c/kgwhilelightweightyearlingheifunder280kgtorestockersmadeto618.2caverage564c/kg.Mediumweightyearlingunder330kgtorestockerssoldto586.2caverage536c/kgwhilemediumweightyearheifersunder400kgtorestockersreachedaof526.2ctoaverage509c/kg.Heavyweightheiferstoprocessorsmadeto421.2cto418c/kg.Thelargestsampleofgrownsteerssoldtotoaverage402c/kgwhilethelargestofthegrownheifersmadeto420.2cto396c/kg.Mediumweightprimecowsatopof380.2ctoaverage374c/kgheavyweightprimecowsmadeto394.2caverage381c/kg.Aselectionofheavyweightmadeto340.2ctoaverage331c/kg.Cowscalvessoldtoatopof$2,625/unit. Market Reporter, Sherrill Stivano Continued page 37

Cattle Physical Saleyard:Report Blackall Numbers fell to 1,100 head at Blackall this week in a yarding that was dominated by high content yearling steers and heifers of mixed quality. Some good pens of prime cows and bullocks were on offer however, despite the addition of a Victorian processor, not all the usual buyers were operating and cows were similar to previous weeks markets. Restockers were active on most classes of yearlings how ever quality saw a reduced average. Light weight restocker steers sold to an iso lated 642.2 to average 607c, medium weight steers returning to the paddock made to 476.2 averaging 447c and heavy feeders sold to 478.2 with most around 437c/kg. Heavy heifers to restockers sold to 400.2 while those to the processor made to 340.2 to average 320c/kg. Medium cows sold to 300.2 to average 294c and good heavy cows sold to 312.2 to average 296c/kg. Bullocks saw addi tional competition selling to 370.2 and bulls lifted by 60c selling to 314.2 to average 280c/ kg.

Emerald The yarding at Emerald sale increased by 853 head to 1,322 head with most cattle drawn from local areas and north towards Collinsville and Bowen. Quality was very mixed in some sections.There were two major processors and three smaller operators competing for the pro cessor lines present and this lifted values on these drafts whilst feeder and restocker lines sold relative to the quality presented. Yearling steers sold to 570c/kg for the best of the lightweight pens to average 499c to 537c/kg with the plainer descriptions 302c to 436c/kg. Medium weight pens averaged 470c/ kg. Light weight yearling heifers reached a top of 500c/kg to record averages from 331c to 421c/kg. Medium weight lines averaged 340c to 393c/kg with a few heavy yearling heifers averaging 398c to 401c/kg. Grown steers sold to feed to average 342c to 413c/kg with processors paying an average of 343c to 358c/kg for their bullocks. Feeders paid from 343c to 347c/kg average for their grown heifers those destined to processors averaged 323c to 347c/kg. Most cows went to processors with 2 score pens selling to average 238c to 268c/kg and heavy, 4 score cows reached a top of 347c/kg to record an average of 331c/kg, a 36c/kg in crease over last sale rates. Heavy bulls aver aged 289c to feed and 264c/kg to processors. Market Reporter, Richard Saleyard:Thomson Roma Numbers increased slightly to 2905, up by 241 head at the Roma Store Sale. Cattle continue to be predominantly drawn from the local supply area, in a mixed quality yarding with limited numbers of large single vendor lines. A good buying panel of mostly restockers was present and operating, including all regular proces sors however one processor was again absent. Southern processors continue to maintain a presence. Competition was strong on quality lines with prices improving across most cat egories. Light weight steers improved by 14c to 86c, medium weight steers to restockers were up by 44 to 52c and heavy feeders rose by 13c/ kg. Light weight heifers improved by 7c to 88c while medium weight heifers to restockers im proved by 36c to 55c/kg. The solid processor panel competed strongly to see good gains on cows with heavy weight cows up by 31c to 34c/ kg.Light weight steers under 200kg made to 702.2c to average 674c/kg while light weight yearling steers under 280kg to restockers made to 692.2c to average 633c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers under 330kg to restock ers reached 666.2c to average 604c/kg while medium weight yearling steers under 400kg to restockers made to 604.2c to average 563c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed reached a top of 488.2c to average 457c/kg. Light weight

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Physical Saleyard:Report Warwick The number of sheep and lambs reduced to 1,219 at Warwick with 840 lambs and 379 grown sheep. The yarding was dominated by store lambs and secondary lines with only a small penning of lambs and mutton suitable for the trade and processor market.The regu lar processors were present however due to the lack of suitable lines one buyer did not operate. The usual feeder buyers attended with one local wholesaler absent from the buying panel. Restockers were very selective in their purchase resulting in reduced prices across most lines. Light weight young lambs to restock ers fell by $6 selling to $91 and averaging $72 with young lambs in the 16-18kg range to restockers averaging $115 and selling to $128/head. Lambs over 18kg to restockers went against the trend and improved by $5 selling to $166 and averaging $127/head. Lambs over 20kg to feeder operators lifted by $3 selling to $182 and averaging $155/ head. Lambs to the local wholesale meat trade averaged $177 and sold to $180/head with heavy lambs to processors selling to $191 and averaging $187/head. Heavy hoggets to processors made $180 to average $172/head. Heavy ewes to pro cessors made from $140 to $152 with the light weight ewes returning to the paddock at $139 to average $115/head. Heavy weth ers to processors averaged $126 and sold to $129/head. Ram lambs to the wholesale meat trade made $160 to average $156/ head. Market Reporter, Errol Luck

It was a successful day at the Coolabunia Sale yards for the 10th Annual Coolabunia Classic Charolais Bull Sale on 11 August. There were 61 bulls that went to auction from four different studs. Bulls sold at an average $11,032 with the top selling bull, Charnelle Skipper going for a price of $29,000.The20-month-old bull weighed at 790kg on the Theday.auction had 65 bidders gather at Coolabunia from local areas to as far as south ern New South Wales, plus many more watch ing and bidding live online by Elite Livestock Auctions.TheSale was conducted by Aussie Land & Livestock with Midge Thompson and Corey Evans sharing auctioneering duties. The top selling bull with James Bredhauer, Midge Thompson and Corey Evans from Aussie Land & Livestock, with buyers Ashley and Brayden Trigger, and Charnelle Charolais stud principal Graham Blanch.

Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock made to 566c to average 526c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market averaged from 515c to 546c/kg. However, re stockers were the major buyers in this weight range and paid from 580c to 594c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed averaged 476c with the very occasional sale to 538c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to restockers averaged 477c and made to 486c, with poor quality lines to processors at 320c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed made to 452c to average 426c with poor quality lines to processors at 283c/kg. Medium weight cows made to 286c and heavy weights made to 310c/kg. Heavy weight bulls made to 242c/kg. Market Reporter, Trevor

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The supply of stock at Toowoomba remained unchanged at 138 head. The regular panel of export buyers plus feeder operators and re stockers were in attendance and operating. There was a wide variation in quality across all classes and this was reflected in prices recorded. The well-bred lines continued to receive strong support from feeder operators and restockers with some small improve ments in places. The handful of cows experi enced very little change in price.

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Saleyard:Hess Warwick A return to wet conditions across the general supply area reduced the number of cattle at Warwick down by 199 head to 265. A good panel of feed and restocker buyers were in attendance and operating along with a cou ple of export processors. The short supply of grown cattle penned resulted in a number of export processors to be absent from the buy ing panel. Similar to the previous week prices continued to improve across most classes. Light weight yearling steers and heifers returning to the paddock were noticeably dearer. Yearling steers and heifers to feed averaged 20c to 40c/kg better. Despite the absence of some export processors the small selection of cows continued to improve in price with gains of 30c to 40c/kg. Light weight steers under 200kg made to a top of 708c to average 670c/kg. Year ling steers in the 200 to 280kg range also returning to the paddock average 644c with sales to 696c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market averaged from 529c to 548c and sold to 576c with some to restock ers at 602c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed averaged 488c and made to 556c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers returning to the paddock made to 602c with a fair sam ple averaging from 538c to 576c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed averaged from 485c to 488c with sales to 526c/kg. A handful of bullocks made to 406c/kg. Most of the cows were heavy weights with the best to restockers reaching 386c and a couple to export processors made to 394c/kg. Heavy weight bulls made to 320c/kg. Market Reporter, Trevor

38 TODAY September 2022 Empowering women through education and health is a priority for the Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA). The QCWA Country Kitchens program, funded by the Queensland Government through Health and Wellbeing Queensland, supports Queenslanders to adopt healthier lifestyles. To ﬁnd out more about the program visit https://qcwacountrykitchens.com.au/. Apple, Cinnamon and Date Mufﬁns Serves: 12 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes ½ serve per portion Ingredients: • 2 apples, diced with skin on • 1 carrot, grated • ½ cup pitted dates, chopped • ½ cup raisins • 1 cup hot water • 2 tablespoon olive oil • 2 tablespoon vinegar (any sort) • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence • ½ teaspoon cinnamon • 2 cups self-raising flour, wholemeal • 2 cups self-raising flour countryk tchensrecipes Chia Porridge, Two Ways Serves: 2 Prep time: 10 minutes + overnight Cook time: 0 minutes 1 serve per Ingredientsportion • 3 tablespoons chia seeds • ½ cup warm water • ¼ cup low fat milk • 1 teaspoon cinnamon Toppings • ½ apple, sliced • ½ banana, sliced • 1 tablespoon walnuts, roughly chopped • 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt Method: • PLACE chia seeds in a bowl, add warm water and allow to stand for at least 30 minutes. Mix in milk and leave in refrigerator overnight. Chia seeds will swell. • SERVE cold with fresh fruit, a sprinkle of nuts and a dollop of yoghurt OR • SERVE hot, cooking in a microwave for 1 minute. Top with fresh fruit, a sprinkle of nuts and a dollop of yoghurt. Recipe Courtesy of May Hampton, Palmwoods Branch Everyday Food Discretionary FoodMethod: • COMBINE apple, dates, raisins and hot water. Allow to cool. • ADD carrot, vinegar, oil and vanilla. • COMBINE cinnamon and flour and make a well. Pour in wet ingredients and combine well. • SPOON mixture into 12-hole muffin pan. • BAKE for 20 mins or until cooked through. Recipe courtesy of Eileen Crouch, Bowen Branch

· One Horse/One Rider – Kym Cook/Ryah Park Kyeema (WA). Junior: · Distance Horse – Janarr Shimmering Sur prise (Tas).

· Points Rider – Gail Hamilton (Qld).

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· One Horse/One Rider – Gail Hamilton/ Warabong Sparkling Beauty (Qld). Middleweight: · Distance Horse – Arabika Cue Tee (WA);

· Points Horse – Arabika Cue Tee (WA);

· Distance Rider – Shelley Chapman (Kilkivan, Qld).

· Points Horse – Concerto (Dayboro/Wondai, Qld).

· Points Rider – Georgie Barber (Dayboro/ Wondai, Qld).

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· Points Rider – Matthew Sample (Imbil, Qld);

· Distance Rider – Georgie Barber (Dayboro/ Wondai, Qld).

· Points Horse – Warabong Sparkling Beauty (Qld)

· Distance Rider – Gail Hamilton (Qld) Kul lunga

· Points Horse – Marbling Galaxy (WA).

· Distance Horse – Warabong Sparkling Beau ty (Qld)

· One Horse/One Rider – Halla Parr/Janarr Shimmering Surprise (Tas).

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· Distance Rider – Matthew Sample (Imbil, Qld);

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· Points Rider – Shelley Chapman (Kilkivan, Qld).

· One Horse/One Rider – Richard Summer field/Arabika Cue Tee (WA). Lightweight: · Distance Horse – Marbling Galaxy (WA).

“It’s a big, community-based club that does a lot of fundraising for the town,” he said. “It’s a team effort to get to this point and we’ve had some tough years. We’ve been on a bit of a “But,roller-coaster.certainly,over the past five years it has grown and the community has rallied behind it.”More than 200 members are this year regis tered to play in the juniors, teenagers, seniors and women’s, with 2021 the club’s most suc cessful in its 58-year history. The women won the grand final, as did the men’s B and C grades and under 17s, while A grade placed second. “The club has been successful from a tro phy point of view, definitely. “Not showing off too much, but we are probably one of the stronger clubs in the Dar ling Downs competition.”

Some professional cliches about rugby union are actually meaningful and true when applied to country clubs. “It’s more than a game”, for example. Oh, it certainly is. Rural sporting associations have become so central to the social fabric of regional and rural towns that to lose them is to risk people’s gen eralAndrewwellbeing.Johnston, president of the Dal by and District Rugby Union Football club, agrees. Passionately. As an agronomist, he is close to his farm ing clients throughout the Darling Downs and sees personally the psychological and social benefits they gain from the comradeship so unique to country clubs. “The severe drought in 2018 and 2019 caused a tough time and a lot of people were battling mentally,” Mr Johnston said. “The struggle was real. “So, to me, I look at rugby from a mental health point of view, from a networking point of view and from a community point of view. “Our club has become the central point for farmers to come and have a drink, enjoy the afternoon with mates and bring their family.

“I’m very proud of what we have achieved as a club. And, as I have said, I look at it more than just playing football. Yes, we want to play, yes, we want to be competitive - everyone loves winning - for me, however, it’s a lot more than that ... “But, of course, a country club is only as good as the volunteers you have so we all have to keep pulling together and working hard to keep the dream alive.”

“In my final year, which was 2018, I won the C grade premiership with my eldest son so that was pretty special. “Now the two younger boys want me to play with them too, but my body’s too old. I just can’t do it anymore!” As well as owning and operating a success ful business, Dalby Rural Supplies and heading up a successful rugby club, Mr Johnston grows cotton, barley, sorghum and mung beans across 2023 hectares north of the town. And, he also delivers 560 fattened steers to the feed lot

Leigh Johnston is now a life-member of the Dalby Wheatmen, Andrew has been involved as a player - alongside his three brothers - and administrator since returning from board ing school, his wife has been treasurer, his three sons play and his daughter participated through the junior competition.

Mr Johnston, 50, said over the past five years the board had run an old boys’ member ship drive to introduce a different demograph ic to the club. “One of my passions has been to bring a lot of the guys my age that sort of drifted away a little bit through kids and work to come in and give back to the club,” he said. “We’ve got more than 100 members in the old boys, which is very solid. And they pursue their own fundraising projects to raise money for infrastructure such as goal posts or a new scoreboard.”Bornandbred south of Dalby, Mr Johnston grew up playing all sports with three brothers and, while he particularly enjoyed cricket and swimming, rugby has been his passion since the age of seven. He inherited his love of the game from his father Leigh who is credited with being one of the founders of rugby in Dalby in 1964.

“Asannually.someone said to me a long time ago, ‘If you want to get something done, you give it to someone who is busy’,” he said. “But, look, I get a lot of joy out of the club. I’m very passionate about it and it’s a bit like my business. I’m proud to wear my company badge around town because I know it’s highly thought of.

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Professional football teams now talk of “creating culture”, which is a literal phrase in that its players must create a common ground, having been selected from different parts of Australia.Country clubs such as the Dalby Wheat men, by contrast, have organic culture, the kind nobody has to announce out loud to make real, and it has very little to do with win ningThegames.clubs are tied inextricably to the iden tity of the towns and the places they represent. Of course, they are bound too by the traditions of the regions in which they exist, the great si lence of the land and the tough decency of the people farming it. “To us, it’s not just playing footy,” Mr John ston said. “It’s about building camaraderie around young kids, mentoring them and cre ating a good environment where they can enjoy each other’s company and be a positive part of the community.

“And, if we can win a few games, well that makes it all a bit better. “But the whole emphasis has been to get farmers off their properties. You know, a lot would just work all day, every day. “And if you don’t create something special for people to come in and socially interact, they just won’t do it.”

Dalby and District Rugby Union Football Club president Andrew Johnston said it had taken a team effort to build such a successful club. Andrew Johnston’s sons Sam, Joe and Tim are the third generation of Johnstons to play for the Dalby and District Rugby Union Football Club.

The Dalby Wheatmen’s positive off-field culture has been enhanced by a street smart, savvy board of directors, which runs the club like a business and, according to Mr Johnston, now oversees “one of the biggest sports asso ciations” in rural and regional Queensland.

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“They get a bad rap sometimes but we’ve got a lot of great young kids and it is setting the right standards for them from an alcohol per spective, from playing with their teammates to ensuring the dress sheds are cleaned. “And, well, it’s not perfect, we still have a long way to go but we won’t accept grubs off the street who just want to come and drink beer and take somebody’s head off. We want good young men who can represent our club and community with pride.”