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Winter pastures field day<br />
Gowrie farmer's aim - feed in the paddock<br />
Winter pastures<br />
can contribute significantly<br />
to the<br />
economics of dairy<br />
farms. A field day at<br />
Paul Judge’s farm<br />
at Gowrie Junction<br />
updated producers<br />
on improved pasture<br />
production and utilisation,<br />
and grazing<br />
management.<br />
Indeed, Paul Judge<br />
relies solely on pasture<br />
for his Jersey<br />
cross herd of 170,<br />
with 140 milkers year<br />
round.<br />
He acknowledges he<br />
does not have the highest<br />
milk production<br />
per cow per year, nor<br />
is he aiming for this.<br />
But his cost of feed per<br />
litre of milk is a very<br />
Selling on each Monday at<br />
Harristown Saleyards at 7.30am<br />
Full buying panel covering export, feeders,<br />
trade and store descriptions.<br />
Would prefer inspection cattle to be<br />
available by 3pm on Sunday prior to sale.<br />
Please note:- All livestock payments in 10<br />
days<br />
For best results consign your<br />
livestock to<br />
LANDMARK TOOWOOMBA<br />
Toowoomba Office Phone 07 4637 3000<br />
Fax 07 4637 3022<br />
Branch Manager: Guy Pitman 0428 740 151<br />
Livestock/Auctions Plus: Gary Willis 0419 484 548<br />
Livestock/Auctions Plus: Simon Booth 0438 756 245<br />
Stud Stock: Colby Ede 0417 265 980<br />
Merchandise: Rob Wiemers 0407 736 198<br />
Livestock Finance: Rob Moncreiff 0408 296 952<br />
Insurance: Gavin Little 0409 036 799<br />
Insurance: Lynelle Pitman 0439 880 177<br />
Livestock Administration: Jenny Radke 07 4637 3013<br />
inating “feed gaps”<br />
between winter and<br />
summer, and between<br />
summer and winter.<br />
The property has<br />
60ha of irrigated pasture,<br />
with 16ha under<br />
a centre pivot, plus<br />
three side roll irrigators<br />
and pipes for<br />
small areas and edges.<br />
Mr Judge said the<br />
three side roll irrigators<br />
had to be moved<br />
every three hours, and<br />
he was considering<br />
improved efficiency<br />
and sustainability of<br />
travelling irrigators<br />
which can operate for<br />
12 hour runs.<br />
Currently the centre<br />
pivot has ryegrass<br />
and Lucerne under it.<br />
He is considering<br />
rotations such as 20ha<br />
of lucerne and ryegrass<br />
drilled into it,<br />
20ha of fescue or prairie<br />
grass, and 20ha<br />
of kikuyu, with 20ha<br />
of the area double<br />
cropped to cover some<br />
of the feed gaps.<br />
Mr Judge added a<br />
humorous note to the<br />
discussion, claiming<br />
that in the dairy in-<br />
creditable 24cents/<br />
litre.<br />
Mr Judge said he is<br />
aiming to reduce this<br />
to below 20 cents/litre.<br />
He intends to<br />
achieve this by elimdustry,<br />
there were<br />
cow people or tractor<br />
people.<br />
“I’m neither,” he<br />
said. “I’m more of<br />
a business person,<br />
and what drives me<br />
is having feed in the<br />
paddock,” he said.<br />
Field days and<br />
farm walks in Southern<br />
and Central<br />
Queensland dairy districts,<br />
provided updates<br />
on a soil and nutrient<br />
project, and the<br />
latest research from<br />
the C4 Milk project at<br />
Gatton.<br />
Ross Warren, Gympie,<br />
and Ray Murphy,<br />
Toowoomba, from the<br />
DAF dairy team conducted<br />
the workshop.<br />
It included a discussion<br />
of ryegrass<br />
planting methods and<br />
establishment.<br />
Some said there<br />
were difficulties this<br />
year getting ryegrass<br />
up and running, possibly<br />
because of the<br />
warmer temperatures<br />
in early winter.<br />
- MILES NOLLER<br />
Ray Murphy, dairy business officer, DAF, Toowoomba, dairy farmer Paul Judge, and Kingaroy,<br />
Brooklands, dairy farmer Geoff Tacey.<br />
Zeller & Co<br />
Livestock & Property Agents<br />
CROWS NEST CATTLE SALE<br />
Highlights from the Zeller & Co<br />
Rocky Creek Dip Cattle Sale held on<br />
Saturday 15.07.2017<br />
A large crowd were in attendance at the<br />
fortnightly sale with 160 cattle on offer.<br />
Export cattle where in demand and the<br />
following prices where reached.<br />
Bulls made up to $1,750.00.<br />
Four tooth heifers made up to $1,140.00<br />
Light feeders steers made up $1,430.00<br />
and a great pen of Droughtmaster steer<br />
calves account Millard made $1,100.00<br />
Shayne & Michelle Murphy sold a pen<br />
Droughtmaster steer calves for $1,160.00<br />
Wayne Stark sold a magnificent<br />
Droughtmaster steer calf for $1,270.00<br />
NEXT SALE<br />
Rocky Creek Dip<br />
Saturday, July 29 - 10am<br />
Early Bookings:<br />
65 x Angus Weaners (6-10 months)<br />
account the breeder<br />
20 x Euro Heifers (10 months)<br />
account the breeder<br />
80 x Mixed Weaner Steers<br />
Full details will be in next week’s paper<br />
All cattle to be pre-dipped for<br />
movement to clean areas day of sale<br />
For bookings & info, please<br />
phone Rick 0428 879 531<br />
BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE<br />
Fax: 4698 2580<br />
E: Rick.Z.Livestock@gmail.com<br />
Your local agent<br />
10 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD JULY 18, 2017<br />
Monday, July 10, 2017<br />
CATTLE: A total yarding of 984 cattle yarded at<br />
Elders Harristown Saleyards today Monday 10th<br />
July 2017, Elders share 626 head. All descriptions<br />
sold to a cheaper market. Best bulls A/c L & B<br />
McIntosh, Cambooya sold to $2143. Heavy boner<br />
steers ex Greenmount sold $1785. Heavy bullocks<br />
ex Millmerran topped at $2061. Heavy steers A/c<br />
Cliff & Lyle Douglas, Goombungee sold to $1509.<br />
A line of 60 lightweight feeder steers A/c C & L<br />
Holloway, Pilton averaged $1193 for 374kg average.<br />
A pen of heavy heifers weighing 453kg also A/c The<br />
Douglas Family realised $1255. Best cows A/c CR<br />
& JM Henry, Gulugaba topped at 230.2c/kg for<br />
$1376 while PA & CJ Cronin, Pittsworth had cows<br />
sell to $1822. Very few prime trade cattle yarded.<br />
Grain assisted trade heifers A/c Adams Family,<br />
Cabarlah sold to $1110. Steers suitable to feed<br />
for the trade sold to 337.2c/kg. Santa steers A/c<br />
Graeme Smith, Gowrie Junction topped at 370c/kg<br />
to return $1190. Male calves weighing 223kg A/c<br />
Peter Brazier, Emu Creek sold to $722. A pen of<br />
lightweight Angus steers A/c Robbie Schick, Bunya<br />
Mountains sold to $932<br />
PIGS: 156 pigs yarded Monday 10th July 2017<br />
with pork selling a little dearer while sows sold<br />
cheaper. Store pigs in the right weight range sold<br />
to a dearer market with all other store pigs cheaper.<br />
Sows and litters $860 and a replacement boar<br />
found a new home at $650. Prime Pork $196,Prime<br />
Light Bacon $190, Prime Bacon $180, Boars $48,<br />
Sows to $196, Stores $182, Weaners $115 and<br />
Suckers $80.<br />
NEXT SALE: Monday, July 24<br />
FOR BOOKINGS<br />
Contact Darren Hartwig 0428 736 470<br />
Dan Sweeney, PGG Wrightson Seeds, Toowoomba, Matt Gilbert, UQ, Gatton, John Noble,<br />
UQ Gatton, Ross Warren, dairy extension officer, DAF, Gympie, and Brad Silver, farm services<br />
officer, Parmalat.<br />
Ray White<br />
Cattle Sale<br />
Next Sale July 29<br />
11am<br />
– Canteen Operating –<br />
- Taking Bookings Now -<br />
Private Sale Cattle Required<br />
20 Wagyu X Calves - Sold<br />
Murray Grey Cows & Calves - Sold<br />
Angus Bull - Sold<br />
Phone for details<br />
Geoff Trost 0418 182 296<br />
Mal Berlin 0437 247 020<br />
Livestock<br />
CROWS NEST<br />
reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale<br />
Sale Sale Date: Date: Monday, Monday, January July 10, 25, 2017 2016<br />
Total Combined Yarding of 990 head<br />
Market Quotes: Numbers reduced<br />
slightly this week. Again we saw a very<br />
mixed yarding on offer with limited<br />
bullocks and prime cows being yarded.<br />
Trade and export were just a shade easier<br />
by 3-10/ckg. Yearling heifers suffered the<br />
most with drops of 20c/kg. Yearling steers<br />
heading back to paddock remained close<br />
to last weeks sale.<br />
HADEN CLEARING SALE<br />
SATURDAY 29th JULY.<br />
442 O’CONNOR ROAD.<br />
“SPRINGFIELDS”<br />
Remember selling at Dalby<br />
Every Wednesday<br />
Give me a call for an inspection<br />
David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116<br />
Paul O’Sullivan .... 0400 910 088<br />
osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au<br />
To advertise phone 4615 4416
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