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HIGH COUNTRY FARMING Council toughens rules for biosecurity on private property Toowoomba Regional Council is in the process of adopting tougher rules to deal with landholders who are not controlling declared and noxious weeds and feral animals. Council today (Tuesday, July 17) is expected to adopt a recommendation permitting council officers to enter a property for biosecurity purposes, even if the land owner said “no” to a Council request. Last week, the Council’s Environment and Community Committee recommended these rules be strengthened. A report to the Council Environment and Community Committee said the new rules would help it meet its legislative obligations with respect of the Biosecurity Act 2014, and would facilitate the entry of council pest management officers onto properties to carry out surveillance programs. Council wants to ensure that landholders are meeting their individual obligations of managing plant and animal pests. Notice to a landholder that an officer wishes to enter his property, must still be given. While Council officers will conduct surveillance for weeds and feral animals across the Toowoomba Region, in 2018-19, they will give priority to two areas near Pittsworth, and one in the Charlton/Kingsthorpe area. Council’s principal conservation and pest management officer Mark Ready said pests were a growing issue, and African Boxthorne and Tree Pear were major pests. He said in the north (Crows Nest and Cooyar) lantana was now endemic and grew on most properties and on the roads, and less effort was put into its control. Mayor Paul Antonio said tree pear (not to be confused with prickly pear) was a big problem in many areas, and Harrissa Cactus was also becoming a major problem. He said Harrissa Cactus was grown at the Western Creek homestead west of Millmerran, to protect the homestead, and it has spread to many locations. Council was told that prickly pear was generally controlled by the cactoblastis insect, but it did not attack the tree pear. Cr Antonio said the State Government seemed to have dropped the ball with regard to pest management, and was slowly withdrawing from pest control programs. He said State Forest areas have lost experienced staff, and suggested the council should seek talks with the State Government about the management of its land. Mr Ready said Council officers did not routinely inspect State Government land and National Parks (which can be a refuge for feral animals and harbour pest plants). “But we can now issue notices on the State Government,” he said. He suggested the Local Government Association might be able to assist in getting the State Government to better manage pests on its road and rail reserves. - MILES NOLLER. Harristown Saleyards, Monday July 9, 2018 CATTLE SALE: 686 head yarded at Elders Harristown Saleyards today Monday 9th July 2018. Market improved for export quality cattle with all other categories remaining firm. Best bull a/c John and Karol Wilkes sold to $2002, same vendor sold bullocks to 304.2c/kg to return $2149, same family also sold topped priced heavy heifers to 219.2c/kg to return $1807. All categories of cows sold to improved rates on last week. Heavy feeder steers a/c Greg Kahler, Geham weighing 493kg returned $1327. Trade heifers a/c Venvale Partners sold to 258.2c/kg to returning $1156. Trade weight steers a/c AH & LB Brown, Pittsworth sold to $1240. Light weight trade feeder steers a/c Anne McNally, Crows Nest sold in pen lots at $872. Santa steers G Smith, Gowrie Junction sold to 274.2c/kg to return $931. Vealers to slaughter sold in a range from 200-215c/kg. PIG SALE: 187 pigs yarded at Harristown Pig sale today Monday, 9th July 2018, pork and bacon again sold on par to last week, sows sold a little cheaper, store pigs came forward in the largest numbers penned for months and with two buyers buying heavily stores sold much dearer. Prime pork $154, prime light bacon $145, Boars $48, sows to $126, stores $138, weaners $90 and suckers $58. NEXT SALE: Monday, July 23 FOR BOOKINGS Contact Darren Hartwig 0428 736 470 Tree pear and African Boxthorn. Selling on each Monday at Harristown Saleyards at 7.30am Full buying panel covering export, feeders, trade and store descriptions. Please note:- All livestock payments in 10 days For best results consign your livestock to LANDMARK TOOWOOMBA Toowoomba Office Phone 07 4637 3000 Fax 07 4637 3022 Branch Manager: Guy Pitman 0428 740 151 Livestock/Auctions Plus: Andrew Costello 0429 485 191 Livestock/Auctions Plus: Simon Booth 0438 756 245 Stud Stock: Colby Ede 0417 265 980 Merchandise: Rob Wiemers 0407 736 198 Livestock Finance: Rob Moncrieff 0408 296 952 Insurance: Ceri Martin 0429 685 847 Insurance: Jolean Danneberg 0409 036 799 Livestock Administration: Jenny Radke 07 4637 3013 African Boxthorn plant showing its distinctive red berries. NFF national congress The NFF’s 2018 National Congress will be held on October 17 - 18 at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra. The theme is Diversify. The program will highlight how diverse thinking can shape the farm sector’s future in a range of areas, including our people, our farms, our leaders and our markets. More information will be available soon. Ag Dept admission live-ex permit invalid The Federal Department of Agriculture has admitted that decisions granting a permit to Emanuel Exports to export 58,000 Australian sheep to the Middle East in June were made unlawfully. In the course of preparing for the highly-anticipated Federal Court trial, brought on by Animals Australia, the Department has conceded that the export permit it granted to Emanuel Exports was invalid due to the official granting the permit not having the delegated authority to do so. “This admission of legal error by the Department heightens existing concerns about their ability to regulate the live export trade,” said Animals Australia’s Legal Counsel, Shatha Hamade. “That a Department currently under review could allow 58,000 sheep to be exported on the basis of a legally-flawed export permit decision adds to their litany of regulatory failures.” Animals Australia was to argue a number of significant legal grounds in this case, including that the required animal welfare standards cannot be met during live sheep voyages to the Middle East in the Northern summer months, and thus, that this export permit should not have been granted. “Animals Australia continues to believe that required animal welfare standards cannot be met on sheep shipments during the Northern summer. As such, we will not hesitate to challenge other Department decisions that we believe are not compliant with the regulatory regime. ” 12 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - JULY 17, 2018 To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au
HIGH COUNTRY FARMING Cattle prices firm, supply plentiful for the moment By MILES NOLLER The cattle sale at the Crows Nest dip yards maintained firm prices with a smaller yarding last Saturday. There were just 130 head of mainly younger cattle in the offering, but even though most were in the five to 10 months old category, it was suggested the total offering averaged about $100 a head better than recent sales in other places. Selling agent principal Rick Zeller said among the best was a pen of Droughtmaster steers, six to eight months old, from Anduramba. The 15 head of steers in the pen sold for $725 a head which was about $3.20 a kg. Mr Zeller, who conducts a sale at the dip yards just north of Crows Nest every two weeks, rain, hail or shine, said steers at the moment were not cheap. Steers were in a strong market, although heifers were sometimes harder to place, he said. Mr Zeller agreed there could be a shortage of cattle in a few months should rain fall in Spring. But at the moment feedlots were “chock-a-block.” Every day the big feedlots were sending cattle to processors, and they were able to get replacement feeder cattle. Even Rick Zeller’s livestock business, which was a smaller operation than some, was able to supply a number of decks of feeder cattle to feedlots each week. Mr Zeller was able to draw cattle from a wide area beyond the Crows Nest and Darling Downs area. This complemented the fortnightly auction at the dip yards which was able to supply younger cattle for those wanting to grow steers and heifers to the feeder stage. The Rick Zeller team auctions a pen of 15 Droughtmaster steers for $725/head. The six to eight month old steers were offered by Crystal Stark of Anduramba. Auctioneer RICK ZELLER Drawing cattle from a wide area. Reserved barley, sorghum and straw helps Haden lot feeder Lot feeder Mark Genrich is pleased he was able to store grain and straw from past years for his operation at Haden. On Satuday he bought 16 heifers in three lots at the Rick Zeller sale at the Crows Nest dip yard, to replace a draught sold for processing. Mr Genrich said his farm received 25mm of rain 10 days ago in a storm, and it has freshened up the kikuyu, Rhodes and couch pastures, and will help oats that has just been planted. However, he is now feeding barley that was harvested in 2016, sorghum harvested in 2017, and straw that was put away in 2015. Mr Genrich said he bought heifers because they suited the market he is supplying. He bought seven Hereford/Hereford cross heifers for $565/ head, four Limousin cross heifers for $580/ head, and five black weaner heifers for $555/ head. He thinks that should the dry conditions continue, there could be a shortage of fat cattle in three to four months, and he is hoping he will have enough feed to seen him through. Mr Genrich recently went on a beef industry tour of Kentucky in the USA and Brazil and Chile in South America. He said he saw large enterprises, with some that were high tech, but there were many that were technologically backward, and employed many people. Unskilled workers in Brazil were paid about $3/hour. Truck drivers received $5/hour. The tour was organised by feed supplement All Tech. company Mark Genrich, Haden, with a pen of Hereford/Hereford cross heifers that he bought at the Rick Zeller sale for $565/head. They were eight to nine months old from Cooyar. reporting on Toowoomba Cattle Sale Booking Agent for Toowoomba, Dalby & Warwick Cattle Sales David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116 Paul O’Sullivan 0400 910 088 osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.au CROWS NEST SALE Cattle remain firm to dearer at the Zeller & Co Livestock Cattle Sale held on Saturday July 14 with the following prices Cows & calves from Tabletop sold to $1,160.00 Droughtmaster X Heifers from the same vendor sold to $950.00 and $890.00 Euro X Steers made $900.00 Chrystal Stark from Anduramba sold a pen of Droughtmaster Steers (15) for $725.00 Trevor Vonhoff sold Limousin Calves for $700.00 Peter Brazier sold a pen of Hereford Steers Calves for $690.00 The Gillies Family sold a pen of Hereford Calves making $680.00 And mixed bobby calves bought $370.00 The next Crows Nest Cattle Sale will be held at the Rocky Creek Dip on Saturday July 28 Early Bookings: 15 x Braford Weaners - account the breeder 20 x Droughtmaster mixed cattle – account the breeder 30 x Euro X Calves Thanking you for your ongoing support Don’t forget we sell in Dalby every Wednesday For bookings & info, please phone Rick 0428 879 531 or Gavin 0427 979 527 Real Estate Caroline 0427 134 636 BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE Fax: 4698 2580 E: rick@zlp.net.au Your local agent To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - JULY 17, 2018 - 13
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