Opportunity to take nutrition to next level
Market report for 10th and 11th January, 2018 Wednesday Fat Sale 403 head. Thursday Bull and Cow Sale, 59 bulls, 279 cows.
Demand varied across categories this week, with easier prices in saleyards across the state. Bullock numbers eased on Wednesday pulling prices back. A lighter number of heifers had buyers competing and pushed prices up. Steer numbers were steady and a lack of condition in the secondary pens eased this category. A few more vealers containing some well finished head remained steady. This week’s yard average improved 3 cents on last week to 271.1.
7 bullocks made to 252, back 7 and averaged 245.9, back 5. 19 heifers made to 284.6, up 13 and averaged 251, up 9. 32 steers made to 280.6, up 8 and averaged 247.3, back 6. 317 veal made to 318, steady and averaged 279, firm. 59 bulls were yarded on Thursday and demand was stronger with buyers keen to get a good supply. Although the top was back 4 cents to 268.6, the average lifted 5 cents to 222.3. Cows on the other hand slipped 9 cents with the average at 182.7. There were 279 on offer with the top back 3 cents to 232. The yard average eased 5 cents to 193.9.
1 BldX 7 LimX 5 LimX 5 Lim 1 LimX 2 Lim Bullocks 1 Ang Steers 1 Lim 1 Ang 1 B/B Heifers 7 Lim N Kelly, Longwarry 1 Ang Flora Spring Bulbs, Nayook Export Cows and Heifers 1 SimX Buskers Club, Yarragon 1 CharX J&M McInness, Trafalgar 1 Ang KRG Ross, Delburn 3 Ang Simons & Blackburn, C/D 1 B/W R Cameron, Darnum 1 R/A Linderbrook Past, Bun/Nth Dairy Cows 1 Frn S Garvey, Ripplebrook 1 Fleck R&C Monk, Poowong 1 Frn P&W Wallace, Ellinbank 2 Frn S&L Finger, Yannathan 1 Frn W Sargeant, Darnum 1 Frn J&N Webb, Gainsborough Bulls 1 Lim 1 Ang 1 Lim 1 Ang 1 Hfd 1 Frn
J Nott, Darnum 375 Batty & Ferguson, Buln East 434 P&H Hatswell, Neerim East 394 D&M McLeish, Drouin 515 K&K Vistarini, Modella 380 Gramaur Park, The Gurdies 470
S Membrey, Nilma North
J&N Webb, Gainsborough R Kimber, Buln Buln T Smethurst, Athlone Linderbrook Past, Bun/Nth C&N Guy, Buln Buln N Kelly, Longwarry R&B Alush, Ripplebrook Taylers Timber, Hill End D Weller, Longwarry
Scotts, 3. Elders, 4. Gibbon, 5. SEJ.
565
430 510 510
533 450
640 715 660 531 675 535
720 440 745 655 695 685
318.0 1192 315.0 1367 315.0 1241 315.0 1590 313.2 1190 310.0 1457
252.0 1423
280.6 1206 275.6 1405 232.2 1184
284.6 240.0
222.2 221.6 215.0 215.0 215.0 212.0
213.6 212.0 206.2 205.2 205.2 204.0
1516 1080
1422 1584 1419 1143 1451 1134
1537 932 1536 1344 1426 1397
885 266.6 2359 1015 263.2 2669 710 262.2 1861 870 262.2 2279 840 257.2 2158 1035 255.2 2639
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Are you a Gippsland dairy farmer or advisor who already has a solid grasp of dairy nutrition and feeding management and are now looking to take your capabilities to a higher level?
If so, the Advanced Nutrition in Action training program might be just what you are looking for.
The goal of the program is to enable you to improve herd nutrition practices on farm by providing you with the technical knowledge, problem solving and strategic planning skills, and tools to develop and implement appropriate, nutrition-related management strategies which support your personal and business goals.
Participants will be selected based on their existing level of knowledge. This will be tested by a short online quiz.
Participating in the Advanced Nutrition in Action training program will help you to:
Confidently and competently develop and implement appropriate, nutrition-related management strategies on farm with other members of the farm team to create change Effectively apply the most up-to-date herd nutrition knowledge, tools and approaches to herd nutrition management on farm, aided by an enhanced understanding of how herd nutrition integrates with other components of the farm system (feedbase, herd productivity, health and welfare, farm business management and people).
The program is for dairy farm owners, managers and advisors with a strong interest in nutrition who wish to take their capabilities in dairy nutrition and feeding management to a higher level. (Advisors must do the program accompanied by a farmer - ideally one of their own clients).
To obtain maximum benefit from this advanced level program you will need to already have a solid grasp of herd nutrition and feeding management. To confirm this, you will need:
At least two years practical field experience as a dairy farmer or advisor
To have successfully completed an online pre-registration quiz, comprising 25 multiple choice questions.
If the pre-entry requirements are not met, other nutrition programs are available to gain sufficient knowledge to participate in a later program. A nutrition fundamentals course and nutrition-related information and tools on the DA website will be available.
Advanced Nutrition in Action training program participants will be required to bring a laptop computer to each workshop for use in activities.
The workshops will be delivered by nutritionists with relevant technical skills and qualifications, extensive experience as a practicing farm nutrition advisor, and training skills and experience.
This trainer will be supported by a GippsDairy extension officer with solid group facilitation and administration skills, who will act as support trainer and course coordinator.
The course, which will start in February 2018, will be broken into three two-day workshops spread over 15 weeks.
Expressions of interest are needed by 31 January, 2018. Phone 5624 3900 or email info@gippsdairy.com.au for more details.