Agribusiness Today

NextGen Livestock

Forum 2016 Thursday 28th July

Blayney Community Centre, 41 Church Street, Blayney NSW

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Forum Program

8:00 Registration

8:30 Challenges and opportunities in the Australian Feedlot Industry

Tess Herbert - Australian Lot Feeders' Association

9:00 Innovation and new technology in future farming systems: New approaches to old problems.

Prof Graeme Martin - University of Western Australia

9:40 Beef, sheep and goat markets: What are the short and long term directions? Security in prices, rewarded for innovations.

Robert Barker- Meat and Livestock Australia

10:20 Morning Tea

10:55 Driving Farm Innovation: New software technology improving management and business decisions.

John Fargher - AgriWebb

11:35 New Technologies in grazing systems and pasture assessment: Opportunities for improving livestock production efficiency.

Clare Edwards - Central Tablelands Local Land Services

12:05 The role of livestock traceability in improving production and profitability: Innovative management to improve production efficiency and marketability.

Ashley White – NSW Dept of Primary Industries

12:35 EverGraze: What we know and what we still need to know about managing sustainable grazing systems.

Dr Warwick Badgery - NSW Dept of Primary Industries, Research Agronomist, Orange

1:05 Lunch

2:15 Meeting market specifications domestically and internationally: premiums for innovations in brand development and certification.

Dr Brad De Luca - JBS Australia

2:45 Beef market specifications and 3D imaging: Technology for beef producers and the supply chain.

Dr Brad Walmsley - NSW DPI, Beef Industry Centre, Armidale; and Brett Littler - Central Tablelands Local Land Services.

3:15 Making the online environment work for you: Being aware of the challenges and pitfalls.

Danica Leys - The Country Women's Association

3:45 A farmer’s perspective on dealing with consumer insights and perceptions: Opportunities and challenges of the 'virtual' world.

Edwina Beveridge - Blantyre Farms

4:15 The way forward for livestock. Ian Rogan - Central Tablelands Local Land Services, Acting Chair

4:30 Forum Closed.

What is the Agribusiness Today

forum?

Partnerships over 20 years…….

The Agribusiness Today forum is an initiative of Charles Sturt University (CSU) Faculty

of Science Agribusiness Research Group to provide current and future market trends

to agricultural industries across the region. The forums commenced in 1995 and

have grown from a gathering of 30 exporters attending forums at the CSU Orange

campus, to 200 agribusiness participants attending forums at different locations

across the Central West region. The Agribusiness Today forums purpose has shifted

over the years to provide information direct to producers, advisors, and exporters on

opportunities in agribusiness industry through discussing the complete supply chain

from “Paddock to plate”.

Agribusiness Today forums have been held annually over the past 21 years and will

continue because of a strong partnership and working relationship between Charles

Sturt University and local Regional Development Organisations. The original

partnership from 1995 to 2008 was between University of Sydney’s Faculty of Rural

Management, which transferred to CSU in 2006, and Central West Regional

Development Board Incorporated. Since 2008 the partnership for CSU has continued

with Regional Development Australia Central West Incorporated (RDACW).

The continued success of the forum has been due to the feedback and engagement

by regional producers and the agribusiness sector as a whole. The forum has

developed topics over the years in response to feedback from participants wanting

more practical information on market and product development that can be

implemented into their own agribusinesses. The Agribusiness Today forum provides

expert speakers on domestic and international markets, improving productivity and

sustainability, and increasing market opportunities.

On behalf of Charles Sturt University and Regional Development Australia Central

West, I would like to thank the agribusiness industry for their ongoing support and

input into making the forum a practical and productive event.

Peter McMillan Executive Officer RDA Central West

What is Regional Development Australia – Central West? Regional Development Australia - Central West (RDACW) is part of a national network of 55 not-for-profit incorporated associations and is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments. RDACW committee is comprised of local leaders with a diverse range of skills and experience who understand the challenges, opportunities and priorities of their communities. They are local people developing solutions to local issues. Go to our website www.rdacentralwest.org.au to find out more about RDACW and read our brochure in the Agribusiness Today Forum bags.

RDACW Initiatives include:

Farming for the Future - Agriculture Innovation Skills and Capability Analysis

Are you concerned about the future of agricultural jobs and skills in your region?

It is important for us to understand the changing skills and knowledge needs arising from new and innovative approaches to farming.

If you are a beef, sheep/lamb or horticultural enterprise based in Central West NSW, please help us to understand your skills needs and concerns by complete our short survey on the link below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/rdacw16 Your feedback is valuable. Thank you!

This project is funded by the Murray-Darling Basin Regional Economic Diversification Programme, and also funded by Newcrest Mining Ltd (cadia operation)

Invest NSW Central West

RDA Central West has a dedicated website to showcase information on opportunities for investment in the central west region of NSW.

www.investnswcentralwest.com.au

Invest NSW Central West hosts key information to help inform potential investors, Government and regional businesses on the opportunities for economic growth in the region. It includes video testimonials from local businesses, economic profiling information and Local Government profiles.

Locked Bag 588

WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2678

Assoc Prof Michael Friend, Acting Director

T: 02 6933 2285, E: mfriend@csu.edu.au

Ms Toni Nugent, Industry Partnerships & Communications Manager

T: 02 6933 4402, E: tnugent@csu.edu.au

www.grahamcentre.net

An alliance between:

Australian centre of excellence for cropping, livestock & systems integration research & collaboration

New knowledge for profitable, productive & sustainable food & fibre supply chains

Multi-disciplinary teams to enable ‘lab-to-paddock’ & ‘paddock-to-plate’ research & adoption

A knowledge transfer platform for seamless networking of research, development, extension & training

Speaker Profiles

Tess Herbert – Australian Lot Feeders’ Association

The Herbert’s established the Gundamain Feedlot near Eugowra in Central Western NSW in 2002, growing to its current operating capacity of 6,000 head. In 2006 they undertook a joint venture developing a 10,000 head Coonamble feedlot. Four years later, the Herbert’s purchased the Ladysmith Feedlot with a 6,500 head capacity after selling their stake in the Coonamble feedlot. It provided them with a combined feeding capacity between both sites of 12,500 head. Last year the combined Gundamain and Ladysmith businesses turned over about 45,000 cattle. The Herbert family has been farming at Gundamain for more than 150 years with their children being the sixth generation on the land. Tess is currently President of the Australian Lot Feeders Association, the peak industry council for grain-fed beef. Tess is also a director of the Red Meat Advisory Council.

Prof Graeme Martin – University of Western Australia Graeme Martin grew up in Western Australia on a sheep and crop farm. He gained a degree in Agricultural Science and a PhD from the University of Western Australia (UWA). After working in France and Scotland, he returned to a joint position with CSIRO and UWA, then to UWA and became a full professor in 2001. For 40 years, he has studied the way the brain controls reproduction in farm animals. His studies focused on the development of systems of ‘clean, green and ethical’ management of farm animals. In 2008, he conceived ‘UWA Future Farm 2050’ (FF2050), a major research project based on a 1600-hectare mixed-enterprise farm in the wheat belt of WA. The FF2050 addresses the need to feed 50% more people without destroying the planet and is truly multidisciplinary, including four major enterprises: livestock, crops, biodiversity, and people. Robert Barker – Meat and Livestock Australia Robert Barker is MLA’s Market Insights Analyst for North America, the Middle East & North Africa, and Korea. His work involves market analysis for these three important export regions, including trade patterns, prices and key in-market influences on supply and demand. Robert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Sydney and has worked at MLA since 2010. He has previously worked on analysis for the fast-growing South-East Asia and China region, and as the Senior Sheep Industry Analyst, which included managing the biannual industry-wide supply and demand forecasts.

John Fargher – AgriWebb John was raised on his family's 400,000 acre sheep and cattle station in northern South Australia, where his love for agriculture, innovation and entrepreneurship began. He is enthusiast about bringing technology into the livestock industry. John wants to drive increased farm efficiency and productivity through the use of on-farm data and information. John has a Double Degree in Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts (Geographical and Environmental Studies). He has legal experience as In-House legal counsel in London for a FTSE 100 Retail/IT company, focusing on Marketing and IT law. John’s marketing and project management experience includes a £40 million project for Cadbury at the London 2012 Olympics. John is now a Co-Founder of AgriWebb and heads up the Sales and Marketing team, along with helping the commercial and strategic direction of the company while acting as In-House legal counsel.

Speaker Profiles

Speaker Profile

Clare Edwards – Central Tablelands Local Land Services Clare is a Senior Lands Services Officer based in Mudgee working in the area of pastures, grazing management and soil advice. She delivers field days, workshops and training to landholders. Recently she initiated a ‘Women in Agriculture group’ in the Bathurst area and started a ‘Precision Pastures group’. Clare was an Agronomist for 16 years with NSW DPI in the Northern Tablelands working on research and extension programmes. She has also delivered and helped develop Paddock Plants, Prograze, Landscan and Bioscapes workshops. As an Adjunct lecturer at UNE, Clare also taught pasture agronomy, grazing management and supported students in agriculture extension. She continues to be part of the Precision Agricultural Research Group based at UNE.

Ashley White – NSW Department of Primary Industries Ashley has been with NSW DPI since 1986 and currently leads the sheep meat team. Ashley has been based in Cowra for the past 25 years and his work has been targeted at understanding livestock production systems to improve efficiency and profitability. He has developed a number of industry training programs on production and marketing of lamb. Ashley’s work has involved all aspects of the supply chain but he is now driven to see the people grow more than the lambs.

Dr Warwick Badgery – NSW Department of Primary Industries Warwick is the Rangelands and Tropical Pastures research leader with NSW DPI. He has a bachelor of Wool and Pastoral Science from NSW University, a PhD from Sydney University and took up a position with NSW DPI as a research agronomist in 2005. Warwick’s research has focused on managing serrated tussock, pasture cropping, grazing management and the influence of land management on soil carbon. He was the site leader for the Orange EverGraze Proof site. He also coordinated soil carbon research in Central NSW for the National Soil Carbon Research Program (SCaRP) and contributed to the development of the first pilot trading scheme in Australia for soil carbon. He has also worked on an ACIAR project examining the sustainable development of grazing systems in Western China. Brad De Luca – JBS Australia Brad is JBS Australia’s Marketing Executive with extensive experience in marketing, communications, digital marketing, new product and business development, trademarking and public relations. Brad grew up on a family farm near Moree in New South Wales growing wheat, cotton, cattle and sheep. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts with double major in Journalism from the University of Queensland’s. Brad has a unique role with JBS, overseeing the group’s marketing portfolio for both the Northern and Southern divisions of JBS Australia encompassing more than 20 brands and exporting to 80 countries. Brad also contributes to the marketing strategy and function of other businesses within the JBS group including DR Johnston, Andrews Meat Industries, Swift Trade Group and importing divisions around the world.

Speaker Profiles

Brad Walmsley – NSW DPI, Beef Industry Centre, Armidale Brad is a livestock research officer at the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU), NSW DPIs joint venture with the University of New England (UNE). Brad is responsible for the R&D in breeding objectives and selection indexes for beef cattle including the continued development and support of industry application of the BreedObject technology (http://www.breedobject.com). BreedObject has been applied across all major beef breeds in Australia and internationally in some breeds. Brad has been involved in the phenotypic prediction and maternal productivity programs of the former Cooperative Research Center for Beef Genetic Technologies. His expertise in modelling animal production systems contributed to the development of the BeefSpecs decision support tool. Brad has also been involved in research for divergent selection for visual muscle score.

Brett Littler - Central Tablelands Local Land Services Brett is a livestock industry professional with over 20 years’ experience in livestock production, breeding and management as an Extension Officer and other positions within the livestock industry. Brett was a Beef Cattle Officer for NSW Agriculture for 17 years and during this time worked in Japan and Korea and conducted livestock training in all states of Australia. He assisted in the development of the BeefSpecs Calculator and was responsible for the validation work and the development of the industry training package of BeefSpecs. Brett is responsible for the training and skill audit of the National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) staff in beef cattle. He is also one of the authors of the recently released “A National Guide to Describing and Managing Beef Cattle in Low Body Condition”.

Danica Leys – The Country Women’s Association Danica is the CEO of the Country Women’s Association of NSW. A role advocating for positive change for country women and children, on behalf of the organisations thousands of members across the state. Previous to this, she has worked in the areas of native vegetation, mining and CSG and water policy to name a few. Danica holds an Honours degree in Agricultural Science, University of Sydney and a Law degree from the University of New England. One of her recent roles as a Solicitor with BlandsLaw drew her attention to the possibilities of social media use in the agricultural context; particularly the benefits of utilising social media to connect communities across common topics. With this belief co-founded the phenomenon that is AgChatOZ, which has become one of Australia’s most successful twitter chats on the topic of agribusiness. In 2012, she was awarded the NSW/ACT 2012 Rural Women’s Award for her efforts in this space.

Edwina Beveridge – Blantyre Farms Edwina and her husband own and operate Blantyre Farms, a 2,200 sow pig farm and a mixed farm of sheep, cattle and crops. In the last seven years, the pig farming operation has doubled in size and plans are underway to build accommodation for another 2,200 sows and their progeny. In operation for two years, and already paying for itself, a methane digestion system captures methane gas from pig manure and converts it into electricity. 40% of Blantyre’s pig feed comes from other people’s waste products. Edwina has a commerce degree from the University of Sydney and is a former chartered accountant turned pig farmer. She has 3 small children and loves living on a farm.

Notes

Notes

Notes

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Acknowledgements:

Thanks to the Agribusiness Today Forum organising committee for their commitment and

ongoing support of the forum…

Bruce Reynolds – Reynolds Communication

Karl Behrendt – Charles Sturt University

Sharon Rabey- Regional Development Australia Central West (RDACW)

Peter McMillan - Regional Development Australia Central West (RDACW)

Clayton Miller – Central Tablelands Local Land Services

Phil Cranney – Central Tablelands Local Land Services

David Trengrove – Central West Local Land Services

Nina Hooper – Central West Local Land Services

Toni Nugent – Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation

Dennis Hodgkins –Charles Sturt University

Diana Parsons – Central West Farming Systems

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