2007 NTCA Yearbook - Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association

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Contents Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association Year in Review 2006-2007 Prepared and Edited by Tricia O’Hehir Front Cover Brahman photo by Sally Ford Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association – supporting safety and service in the outback Conference and AGM Photographs Terry Underwood and NTCA Staff www.terryunderwood.com Advertising Sales Walsh Media Services Ph: (08) 8221 5600 Design and Publishing Walsh Media Services ACN 056 630 016 Level 3, 18-20 Grenfell Street ADELAIDE SA 5000 Ph: (08) 8221 5600 Fax: (08) 8221 5601 Email: walshmedia@adelaide.on.net 2 2007 NTCA Executive Members 4 Sponsors – NT Cattlemen’s Association 23rd Annual Conference 6 Program – NT Cattlemen’s Association 23rd Annual Conference 8 Ken Warriner, Life Membership, NTCA 10 President’s Report – Roy Chisholm 14 The U.S. cattle market and industry situation and world demand – Duane Lenz, Cattle-fax 16 Feedlotting in Indonesia – Yudi Guntar Noor 18 Australian Beef – Challenges and Opportunities – Don Heatley MLA 21 NTCA Executive Director’s Report – Stuart Kenny 26 National Farmers’ Federation Report – John Underwood 32 Cattle Council of Australia Report – Ross Peatling 35 MLA Beef-Up Forum 37 Producer Experience – Tony Searle 38 The business aspects of commercial beef production – Phil Holmes 41 Beefing up liveweight gain – Matt Bolam 43 Beefing up reproductive performance – Geoffry Fordyce 45 Grazing Land Management – Rodd Dyer 47 Attracting and Retaining Staff – Understanding the Y Generation – Isobel Knight 48 NTCA 2007 AGM and Conference Pictorial 54 NTCA 2007 AGM Sponsors Drinks and Gala Dinner Pictorial 59 Cattle Council: 2006 a year of consolidation 61 National Farmers’ Federation: What 2007 holds in store – David Crombie 63 The Livestock Export Program – An Asian Update 66 Top End Branch Committee 2007 66 Top End Branch AGM Chairman’s Report 68 Katherine Branch Committee 2007 68 Katherine Branch AGM Chairman’s Report 71 Tennant Creek Branch Committee 2007 71 Tennant Creek AGM Chairman’s Report 73 Alice Springs Branch Committee 2007 73 Alice Springs AGM Chairman’s Report 74 DPIFM Pastoral Production and the NT Cattlemen’s Association – Alister Trier 78 Northern Territory Grazing Land Management Workshops 83 Northern Territory Pastoral Industry OH & S Manual 84 National Landcare Programme (NLP) 87 Project Officer Report – Ian McLean 88 Increasing Herd Efficiency and Profitability Whilst Maintaining Good Land Condition 91 Meat Profit Day a success for all involved 93 Northern Territory Pastoral Industry Build Skills Project 95 Rural Skills Australia Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association Year in review 2006-2007 1
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