WCTC 20220428

On The Farm
State drought areas reduced to 61.1 per cent
Significant rainfall since October
2021 means 11 South East Queensland
local government areas are no longer
in drought, with the state’s drought
declared area dropping from 64.7 to
61.1per cent.
Minister for Agricultural Industry
Development and Fisheries and Minister
for Rural Communities Mark Furner
said Local Drought Committees
had assessed the response to the rain
and flooding events over the past few
months and noted a big improvement in
conditions across the state’s south east.
“While we acknowledge that some
producers have suffered significant
damage from the severe rain and flood
events, the positive is that natural water
courses and stock and irrigation water
storages have been replenished, along
with excellent pasture growth that will
see us through to the next wet season,”
Mr Furner said.
The drought status of these LGAs is
being revoked:
• Bundaberg Regional Council
• Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
• Fraser Coast Regional Council
• Gympie Regional Council
• Ipswich City Council
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Scenic Rim Regional Council
• Somerset Regional Council
• South Burnett Regional Council
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Toowoomba Regional Council.
The Minister said individual properties
could still be considered for drought
assistance.
“If a producer is experiencing difficult
conditions in an area that is not
drought declared, then they could apply
for an Individually Droughted Property
declaration,” he said.
“This gives them the same access to
our drought assistance as an area declaration.”
The Minister said LDCs used a range
of information and technologies when
reviewing drought conditions.
“This includes the Australian Combined
Drought Indicator, which was
developed by the Northern Australia
Climate Program with funding from
University of Southern Queensland, the
Queensland Government’s Drought and
Climate Adaptation Program and Meat
and Livestock Australia,” he said.
• Map showing the 61.1 percent of
Queensland which remains drought
declared
CATTLE SALE
Saturday, April 30 - 10am
Rocky Dip Yards
CROWS NEST
6 Murray Grey steers 16mths
8 Blonde x steers 18mths
4 Red Angus heifers, PTIC, 6mths,
to AA bulls
10 Angus weaners 8mths
10 Droughtmaster x steers 9mths
On April 27, in conjunction with
Fitzgerald Livestock, Dalby, we
will sell approximately 50 cows,
10 Angus cows and calves and
Droughtmaster cows and calves. All
cows to be preg-tested.
For more information,
Phone Rick 0428 879 531
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Thursday night, April 28.
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Additionally we are looking for
properties to sell. If we can assist
you in any way please give us a call.
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12 - WESTERN DOWNS TOWN and COUNTRY - APRIL 28, 2022
USQ’s new School of Agriculture and Environmental Science
Members of USQ’s new School of Agriculture and
Environmental Science: Standing - Dr Mark Lynch, Dr
Kathryn Reardon-Smith, Associate Professor John
Dearnaley, Justine Baillie, Professor Bernadette Mc-
Cabe, Associate Professor Joseph Foley, Head of
School Professor Craig Baillie.
Kneeling - Associate Professor Keith Pembleton
and Associate Professor Troy Jensen. The School
includes agricultural engineering, incorporating the
National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture, agricultural
technology and management; agricultural
science; environmental science; horticulture; animal
science; wildlife management; wine science and food
science.
DALBY AGENTS CATTLE MARKET REPORT
Stronger demand for export bullocks
DALBY: April 20 - The number of stock
penned reduced by 1168 head to 1581 at Dalby.
Apart from 295 head from Western Districts
the remainder were from the usual local supply
areas. Most of the regular buyers were in attendance
and operating.
Prices turned around for a number of classes.
Light weight yearling steers and heifers returning
to the paddock sold to a firm to dearer trend.
Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market
improved in price, and heavy weight yearling
steers to feed averaged 9c/kg better.
Yearling heifers to feed lifted in price by 12c
to 20c/kg.
Bullocks to export processors experienced
stronger demand. Cows also sold to a dearer
market to averaged 6 to 13c/kg better and up to
20c/kg on re-stockers lines.
Light weight yearling steers returning to the
paddock made to 816c/kg.
Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market
sold to 664c/kg with some returning to paddock
at 676c/kg.
Heavy yearling steers to feed made to 550c/
kg. Light weight yearling heifers to re-stockers or
backgrounders made to 718c/kg, with yearling
heifers to feed making to 620c/kg. eavy weight
yearling heifers to feed made to 522c/kg.
Bullocks made to 440c/kg.Medium weight
plain condition cows returning to the paddock
averaged 340c/kg, with a consignment of heavy
PTIC lines making to 394c/kg.
Good heavy weight cows to export processors
made to 368c/kg with good heavy bulls to export
processors making 360c/kg, one bull found a
new home and sold for 558c/kg.
Calves $300 to $1275.Cows and calves
$2650.Heavy bulls sold to 360c/kg. Heavy cows
sold 368c/kg.
Heifers including yearling sold to 718.2c/kg.
Steers including yearlings sold to 816.2c/kg.
Yearling bulls sold to 738.2c/kg.