Herald 20220920

HIGH COUNTRY
FARMING
Farm experts offer plans for success
Panellists at a recent ABARES Regional Outlook Conference in Toowoomba created interest in the way they are adapting to change and achieving success. From left, session chair Justin
Heaven, general manager Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise, Belinda Frentz, Kerri-Ann Lamb, Bronwyn and David Neuendorf, Professor Craig Baillee and Angus Woods
Local producers add to ABARES conference
Farm businesses and researchers came together
in Toowoomba to share their experiences and ideas
on how agriculture can adapt to the challenges it is
facing and position itself for success.
More than 200 met for the ABARES
Toowoomba Regional Outlook conference at
which the Canberra based government economics
agency provided details of commodity markets and
prices, and a number of local farming businesses
spoke about their experiences of innovation and
adaption for sustainable growth.
ABARES Assistant Secretary, Agricultural
TOOWOOMBA CATTLE & PIG MARKET
Harristown Saleyards, Monday, September 12, 2022
Next Cattle Sale, Monday, September 19, 2022
Yarding: 222 Change: +43
Export Cattle Sold to similar prices to
previous week. Trade weight feeders sold to
a dearer market reaching 654.2 c/kg.
• Bulls made $2189
• Cows reached $2327
• Heavy Heifers topped @ $2140
• Trade Weight Feeders sold to $2022
• Increased Buyer support and Local Re-stockers
participating, saw the average price improve
significantly from last week.
# Bookings for next week recommended #
DESCRIPTION
Steers
Cows
Heavy Heifers
Bulls
Feeder Steers
Restocker Steers
Restocker Heifers
Weight
500-700kgs
520+kgs
>400kgs
>600kgs
400-500kgs
200-280kgs
200-280kgs
Range
c/kg
486
280-308
380-468
276-304
476-486
500-680
408-520
Bobby Calves
Average
c/kg
486
294
429
288
471
590
463
Change
c/kg
-
-
-43
+2
+18
+6
+23
Grass Eaters $640-$1000 Beef x Dairy $350-$520 Dairy $50-$440
Prime Pork $214
Prime Bacon
Light Sows
NIL
NIL
Weaners $148
Pigs
Prime Light Bacon
Replacement Boars
Forward Stores
Suckers
NIL
NIL
$184
$82
Livestock, 429 South St, Toowoomba 07 4690 7777
Darren Hartwig - All enquiries 0428 736 470
Mick O’Keefe - Cattle 0409 621 019
Mark Gersekowski - Pigs/Calf/Cattle 0427 761 099
John Padman - Dairy Specialist 0417 802 543
Rural Products, 397 South St, Tmba 07 4636 8888
Forecasting and Trade, Kurt Hockey said the
panel discussion on adopting and adapting
for sustainable growth generated considerable
interest.
“These farm businesses and researchers come
together to share their experiences and ideas on
how agriculture can adapt to the challenges it is
facing and position itself for success,” Mr Hockey
said.
Mr Hockey discussed the big picture issues
affecting farmers in Southern Queensland.
His colleague Jonathan Wong took a closer look
SALE REPORT
Saturday, September 17
Rocky Dip Yards CROWS NEST
In a larger yarding of cattle, Droughtmaster
steers sold to $1680 to $1620.
Droughtmaster steer calves sold to $1440.
Blonde heifer calves sold to $1410 and
$1340. Plain condition Euro x steers
made $1490. Brangus steer calves sold
to $1390, thirteen in the pen and a pen of
Euro steer calves made $1430.
Next Sale:
Sat, October 1 – 10am
Rocky Dip Yards Crows Nest
For more info, Ph Rick 0428 879 531
Don’t forget we sell at Dalby every Wednesday
with Fitzgerald Livestock
For updates, watch for our email
Thursday night.
If not on our email list, let us know.
If you have cattle, book early for advertising
WANTED TO LEASE
Country to run 100+ steers
BUYING ALL TYPES OF CATTLE
Mobile: 0428 879 531
Fax: 4698 2580
E: rick@zlp.net.au
Your local agent
at the region’s commodities and where trends
are heading. “We’ve had recent high commodity
prices for grains, but we’re also aware of the
challenges from the recent wet weather and rising
input costs.”
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
ABARES’ Regional Outlook conferences have
become an essential part of sharing commodity
forecasts and research results, and hearing from
local delegates about key regional agricultural
issues. - Miles Noller reporting
ABARES’ farming panellists
BELINDA FRENTZ
Owner and manager of Salad Makers and Chair, Growcom (and Deputy Chair of AusVeg) – she
spoke about the Future Fields strategic plan and Fair Farms, the training and certification program
for employers in Australian horticultural industries.
KERRI-ANN LAMB
Wickham Farms Killarney (2019 Nuffield Scholar and Killarney potato farmer) – her Nuffield
study identified the main areas driving change for the potato-growing industry (tech, automation,
responding to evolving consumer demands, waste, responsible packaging).
BRONWYN AND DAVID NEUENDORF
9Dorf Farms, Lilydale (near Helidon) – spoke about their family-owned multi-generational
business that prides itself on having a sustainable farming enterprise working with and improving
the environment, producing ethically raised animals. Their objective is maximising food production
by bringing high-yield produce direct to the end user, using fewer resources, less land and saving
valuable water. 9Dorf Farms produces fresh fish (aquaculture), pastured beef, chicken and eggs.
Professor Craig Baillie
Head of School and Dean (Agriculture and Environmental Science) at the University of Southern
Queensland– outlined game-changing technologies in agriculture.
ANGUS WOODS
Director of Woods Foods – detailed the Goondiwindi based organisation’s production of premium
food ingredients, including grains and seeds, flours and puffed products.
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