(email for details)Recommended retail price $1.00 Connecting communities Highfields, Crows Nest, Meringandan, Blue Mountain Heights, Harlaxton, Mt Kynoch, North Toowoomba,Gowrie Junction, Cabarlah, Geham, Haden, Hampton, Cooyar, Ravensbourne, Goombungee, Oakey,Bowenville, Kingsthorpe, Gowrie Little Plain, Boodua, Glencoe, Peranga, Maclagan, Quinalow and KulpiWEEK STARTING JANUARY 12, 2021 - 4615 4416EMAIL: herald@highcountrynews.net.auEmail: sales@toowoombamowercentre.com.au• Hustler • EFCO • Bushranger• Masport • Craftsman• Shindaiwa • Rover • Cub CadetCollect & DeliveryWe also repair and Service Golf CartsProud to be HIGHFIELDS RESIDENTS3 Sowden Street, Toowoomba, Qld 4350www.toowoombamowercentre.com.auThe skills of acrobalance performer Zaryna Martysevich will be on show at what is being billed as “The greatest Moscow Circus Ever” located inQueens Park, Toowoomba until Sunday, January 24. – Sean White photo37 Main Street, MERINGANDAN – Email: mmeats@hotmail.comMonday to Friday: 8am-5.30pm – Saturday: 8am-noonMapping fields and analysingcrop data will nowbe a breeze for farmers,thanks to a new easy-to-usedrone processing platform.Developed by academicsat the University of SouthernQueensland, in partnershipwith Land SolutionAustralia, the recentlylaunched platform UASortho-Cloud, is set to transformhow farmers managetheir fields.Finding innovative solutionsto challenges faced byour communities has longbeen a focus for the University– and co-developerDr Zahra Gharineiat saidthe benefit of the low-costTOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKETHarristown Saleyards,Monday, August 1, 2022Yarding: 208 | Change: +21Young cattle continue to dominate theyarding selling to a firm to dearer market,all export classes slightly cheaper.• Best cows A/C KD & PM Roache, RosaliePlains sold to $1821• Angus feeder steers A/C Daniel Polzin,Plainby returned $2040Changec/kg• Heavy heifers A/C Pidgeon & Co, Piltonsold to $1785• Trade heifers A/C Greg Rigney sold to$2075 reaching 506c/kg• A line of 20 Angus steers A/C LionelMoore Pittsworth averaged 325kgsreaching 562c/kg, topped at $1872DESCRIPTIONHeavy SteersCowsHeavy HeifersBullsFeeder SteersRestocker SteersRestocker HeifersWeight500-700kgs520+kgs>400kgs>600kgs400-500kgs200-280kgs200-280kgsRangec/kgN/Q242-252490-509238-240338-390440-562372-398Bobby Calvesservice for the agricultureindustry was immense.“Farmers are well awareof the advantages and benefitsof drone mapping, butmany lack the knowledgeand technical skills to processdrone-captured imagesand analyse the data,” shesaid.Drone mapping allowsfarmers to easily surveytheir crops, providing timelyand accurate data aboutyield.In turn, that data can predictyield, respond better tocrop stress, manage labourcosts, and document croplosses for insurance purposes.Averagec/kg- -247 -19499 +40239 +3369 -42501 +51385 +10Grass Eaters $480-$750 Beef x Dairy $250-$480 Dairy $80-$210Livestock, 429 South St, Toowoomba 07 4690 7777Darren Hartwig - All enquiries 0428 736 470Mick O’Keefe - Cattle 0409 621 019Mark Gersekowski - Pigs/Calf/Cattle 0427 761 099John Padman - Dairy Specialist 0417 802 543Rural Products, 397 South St, Tmba 07 4636 8888HIGH COUNTRYFARMINGDrone-flying farmers are ready for take-offUSQ DEVELOPS DRONE SOFTWARETO HELP GROWERS THRIVEThe Australian cotton industry has launcheda new framework designed to help all Australianfarmers make better soil management decisions bytaking the complexity out of soil health.Starting with the Australian government’sNational Soil Strategy definition of soil healthas “the capacity of soil to function as a livingsystem”, the cotton industry has drawn togetherthinking from numerous sources to focus farmerson two key principles for supporting a livingsystem: food and shelter.Soil organisms are provided food by maximisingliving roots and biodiversity above and below theground, and soil habitat is protected by maximisingsoil cover and minimising disturbance.The framework shows how adopting more ofthese practices should have a positive impact onsoil properties like soil organic matter, nutrientsand compaction, which in turn will help soilDr Gharineiat, a SeniorLecturer in Surveying andPositioning at the Universityof Southern Queensland,said the platform puts thepower back into the handsof farmers, saving themtime, money and resources.“Most drone mappingservices currently in themarket are expensive, complexand difficult to use ifyou don’t have the propertraining or experience,” shesaid.“Our platform was developedspecifically for userswith little or no knowledgeabout processing aerialdrone imagery.“A farmer simply just hasSALE REPORTSaturday, August 6Rocky Dip Yards CROWS NESTGood cattle sold to top rates at Zeller & CoSale on Saturday.Angus steer calves from Mt Darry Haden,8mths old, sold for $1600 – eleven in pen.Light Angus steer calves, 5-6mths, fromPierces Creek sold in pen lots for $1410.Angus heifer calves in pen lots top $1100.The McCoy family from Mt Binga sold atop pen of Droughtmaster x steer calvesfor $1260 and a Droughtmaster bull for$2090.Betty Hill sold an Angus cow for $1610 anda red Angus steer calf for $1380.Next Sale:Sat, August 20 10amRocky Dip Yards Crows NestBookings to hand – 40 Euro x steers, 15mthsFor more info, Ph Rick 0428 879 531Don’t forget we sell at Dalby every Wednesdaywith Fitzgerald LivestockFor updates, watch for our emailThursday night.If not on our email list, let us know.If you have cattle, book early for advertisingWANTED TO LEASECountry to run 100+ steersBUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLEMobile: 0428 879 531Fax: 4698 2580E: rick@zlp.net.auto upload their aerial imagesinto the cloud-based service,and it will automaticallycreate precise maps oftheir crops.”Land Solution Australiamanaging director Lee Hellensaid the collaborationwas an example of howuniversities and industryworking together can sparkideas and innovation thatrespond to the community’sneeds.“We’ve seen in the marketplacehow consistent,reliable data sources andpredictive analysis canenhance and improve processeswithin different sectors,”he said.Your local agentUSQ's Dr Zahra Gharineiat and Land Solution Australia’s Lee Hellen“An essential element ofwhat Land Solution Australiadoes is identifying problemsthat need to be solvedin the community. This collaborationwas helpful forreporting on Toowoomba Cattle SaleSale Date: August 1, 2022 – 202 yardedA few more numbers came forward forcompetition on Monday. No grown steers orbullocks were yarded with only a few cowson offer. Majority of yarding was made up oftrade feeders and weaner cattle. Lightweightweaners and feeder types sold to slightly betterrates from previous sale. Limited numbers ofprime trade were on offer.reporting on Dalby Cattle SaleSale Date: August 3, 2022 – 3200 yardedA increase in numbers and quality which sawan overall increase in prices. Export pricessaw an increase in value. Store cows sold toa stronger rate also. Bullocks & heavy steersremained around the same as previous week.Trade feeder steers & heifers also improved inprice. Restockers were active with good runsof weaner steers, steers and heifers. Cows &calves sold to $2,200.AUCTIONS PLUS – RURAL REAL ESTATE– CLEARING SALES –David O’Sullivan 0412 501 116Paul O’Sullivan .... 0400 910 088osullivanauctions@bigpond.com.authe benefits the Universitycould bring to our companyand our goal. It meantthey could give us a fargreater depth of technicalknowledge and access toFriday 26th August2022 – 12 NoonQUALITY, AFFORDABLEANGUS BULLSSelling at Dalby Saleyards10 - HIGH COUNTRY HERALD - AUGUST 9, 2022 To advertise phone 4615 4416 or email herald@highcountrynews.net.au50their testing facilities.” Theproject was supported byan Australian GovernmentInnovations Connectionsgrant from the EntrepreneursProgram.Cotton industry’s new framework helps farmers improve soil healthbetter perform functions needed to support a farmenterprise like water holding, nutrient cycling,disease suppression and resilience to weatherextremes.University of New England AssociateProfessor of Soil Systems Biology and CottonInfotechnical lead for soil health, Dr Oliver Knox, saida principles-based framework has a number ofimportant advantages.“This framework gives individual farmers theflexibility to choose practices that fit their uniquecircumstances, and it avoids the confusion that canarise when focusing on a specific soil property orfunction,” Dr Knox said.“It provides a simple guide for farmers to thinkabout what practice changes they could makeover the next year or the next decade to improveproductivity by improving soil health.“Farmers have already adopted many practiceswithin these principles, so the framework alsomakes it easier to explain to our stakeholderswhat soil health is, and what farmers are doing tomanage it.”Cotton industry grower surveys conductedby the Cotton Research and DevelopmentCorporation show 98 per cent of growers conservecrop residues, 92 per cent use minimum tillage,integrated pest management is universally usedto minimise soil disturbance by pesticides, and30 per cent of growers were using cover crops in2021.Mullaley cotton and grain grower ScottMcCalman plants a winter mixed species covercrop which is terminated manually with a chevronpattern roller crimper at 12 weeks to kill andmulch the crop to provide water retention, greenmanure, generate and build soil nutrition, andweed suppression during the fallow.No other media reachesanywhere near as manyLOCAL customersAdvertisewith usat a priceyou canaffordFREEat selectedretail outlets& onlineMichariMeatsHigh CountryHeraldAffordablequalityOPEN:Phone: 4630 2150Fax 4630 2600Circus comes to townPhone 4643 84414615 4416“The soil framework really mirrors what I’mdoing here,” Mr McCalman said.“Mixed cover crop species like rye, field peasand radish provide diverse living roots to feed thesoil, the terminated cover crop provides a thickmat to shelter the soil, the breaking down mulchprovides more nutrition for the soil.The weed suppression and nutrient boost weget means we dramatically reduce pesticide andfertiliser disturbance of the soil.“Cover cropping has been quite spectacularfor our operations, but the good thing about thesoil health framework is it takes a horses forcourses approach, so any farmer can look at thoseprinciples and plan for practices that best suit theirfarm.”Mr McCalman estimates cover cropping hasreduced herbicide and pesticide use, reducedreliance on synthetic nitrogen, and improvedwater use efficiency by reducing evaporation andtrapping all available moisture like dew.The soils framework is designed to help farmersmake soil health decisions, while the National SoilStrategy undertakes work to develop nationallyconsistent ways to measure soil health.“It’s essential the Australian cotton industryuses the same indicators and methods to measuresoil health as grains and beef and sheep and othersectors, because the last thing we want is farmersbeing confused by different industries measuringthe same thing in different ways,” Cotton AustraliaChief Executive Officer Adam Kay said.“The cotton industry supports the importantwork of the National Soil Strategy to develop thesenationally consistent measures, but we don’t wantto stand still while we wait for the extraordinarycomplexity of soil to be defined by a number ofindicators.“This framework aims to make the complexsubject of soil health clearer, to guide growersand to better tell our story to customers and otherstakeholders now.”“Breeding balanced cattle”Tim Schmaling - 0438 668 229
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