Energy grants for agriculture
Market report for 31st October and 1st November Wednesday Fat Sale 223 head. Thursday Bull and Cow Sale 27 bulls, 3 cows and 47 steers.
223 head this Wednesday for the fat sale, which is the same as last week. Top vealer making 328 cents per kg which is up 8 cents. Better cattle are selling well with store cattle hard to sell. Same as last week steers and bigger heifers sold to good demand, with a decrease in steer numbers.
There was 14 heifers offered with the top 269.2, down 27 cents. There was 14 steers offered to top at 293.2, up 2 cents. The yard average was 247 which is down 2 cents. The bull sale on Thursday had 27 bulls, 19 more than last week. Sold to top of 252.6 cents per kg, down 7 cents. The bull average was 207.6 cents, down 20 cents with some lighter dairy bulls offered. A reduced number of beef cows offered sold to strong competition saw the top cow make 233.6.
47 Friesian steers were yarded to sell to 220.6. The good run of dairy cows sold well. The cow average was 171.9 cents, down 10 cents. The yard average was 177.5.
Vealers 1 Lim MR&JS Diston, Drouin Sth 435 3 Lim R Hasan & Co, Nilma Nth 336 4 Lim E Lissenden, Vesper 407 1 Lim Biki Holdings, Longwarry 430 1 Lim MJ&LM Brunt, Poowong 435 1 B/Blue A McNamara, Korumburra 415 Steers 1 R/A 1 Char 5 Ang Heifers 1 Ang MN&KL Holdings, Ygn 8 Ang Molare P/L, Nar Nar Goon Export Cows & Heifers 4 Ang D&G Hunter, Trafalgar 1 Hfd D&S King, Newborough 2 Bld DK&FL Waite, Glengarry 1 Char Roanda Farm, Thorpdale 4 Ang Tanjil Valley Welding, T/Jil 1 Hfd Borsarto Ent, Yarragon Dairy Cows 1 Frn G&K Armstrong, Athlone 805 4 A/Red JP&T McRae, Yallourn Nth 597 3 Frn G Battley, Yarragon 673 7 Frn M Moyes, Shady Creek 577 5 Frn D&T Wright, Gainsbough 613 Steers 15 Frn Bulls 1 Ang J Linn & Sons, Childers 1020 252.6 2576 1 R/Ang HR&YC Hughes, Thorpdale 1105 246.2 2720 1 R/Ang Shady Crk Industries, N/Sth 845 236.2 1995 1 Ang GD&SM Potter, Flynn 1085 230.6 2502 1 Ang V&M Zappulla, Neerim 850 227.6 1934 1 R/Ang GJ&TI Cook, Athlone 775 216.6 1678
1. Landmark, 2. Grove/Allatt, Yarragon C&D Stuckey, Flynn TD Evans, Yarragon CJ Williamson, Athlone 520 510 566
475 410
565 620 622 620 618 695 585
328.0 1426 320.0 1077 314.2 1278 310.0 1333 308.2 1340 300.0 1245
293.2 288.2 280.0
269.2 267.0
233.6 232.6 230.0 218.6 215.6 215.0
205.0 203.0 197.0 176.6 175.0
220.6
1524 1469 1584
1278 1094
1319 1442 1430 1355 1331 1494
1650 1211 1326 1019 1072
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Tier Two and Tier Three on-farm energy grants are now open as part of Agriculture Victoria’s Agriculture Energy Investment Plan.
The grants program, which forms a key part of the $30 million plan, will help farmers better manage energy costs by improving energy efficiency, boosting own generation and investing in new technology.
Grants are available to eligible farm businesses for projects that achieve energy efficiency or provide the business with energy productivity improvements to support longer-term sustainability.
Tier One on-farm energy grants opened in August this year and address the immediate needs of farmers seeking to make simple investment decisions on-farm with funding of up to $50,000 available for eligible farmers and relevant projects.
Tier Two on-farm energy grants of $50,000 to $250,000 (excluding GST) will provide support for energy improvements across farm systems that implement recommendations from farmers’ Type Two energy assessment.
Tier Three on-farm energy grants of $250,000 to $1 million (excluding GST) are available for strategic projects that benefit multiple farm businesses and make a positive contribution to the region.
Departmental spokesperson, Megan Higson encouraged farmers to undertake a free onfarm energy assessment. “An assessment provides recommendations on how farmers can improve the energy efficiency and productivity of their farm business," she said.
Apply for an on-farm energy assessment or an on-farm energy grant online at agriculture.vic.gov.au/agenergy