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The Bundaberg District Canegrower Volume 15, Issue 8

Bundaberg CANEGROWERS Ltd Newsletter Phone (07) 4151 2555 Fax: (07) 4153 1986

Email: bdb_office@bdbcanegrowers.com.au

Website: www.bdbcanegrowers.com.au

Inside this issue:

2019 Season Indicative

Advances Program 2

Farm Household Allowance

help for farmers 3

Reminder of the updated

Cane Fire Notice for burning

tops and trash

3

Tips for Irrigation of

Sugarcane in Dry Weather

Conditions

4

BSSL Annual General

Meeting 6

Dr Peter Ridd presentation

and media coverage 7

Grants to realize big ideas

for agriculture from young

innovators

9

BMP: Your Farm, Your Way 9

ABARES Regional Outlook

Conference 9

Women in Sugar Report 9

Soybean Meeting and

Information 12

The Bundaberg District Canegrower Volume 15, Issue 8

August 2019

Chairman’s Comment

T he same weather pattern for the

month of August certainly hasn't

lifted the spirits of many. The

continuing dry spell is really taking its

toll on the estimate and the remaining

standing cane still in the paddock.

While CCS continues to rise, tonnage is

reducing on a daily basis. The way

things are looking we will be lucky to

put 1.1 million tonnes through the

rollers in 2019.

Base CCS We are continuing to move the base

CCS upwards. From Monday 9

September the Base CCS at Millaquin

has increased to 14.40 and Bingera has

increased to 14.10. Depending on where

the crop estimate ends up will determine

the finish date. At this stage it looks like

being about the third week in October.

I'm sure most of us would sacrifice a

week’s harvest time for some good

soaking rain.

Mill Performance Performance at Millaquin has improved

over the last month to above 90%

availability and Bingera has been 98%

or higher. Their performance certainly

helps with daily allocations and

provides stable bin numbers for groups

to help with efficiency of man power

and machinery. I hope these numbers

can be maintained or improved for the

rest of the harvest. Thank you to all

those who have had input into the

improved performance.

Dr Peter Ridd Dr Peter Ridd presented his ideas on

reef science on 12 August at the

Moncrieff in Bundaberg. It was well

attended with over 300 listening to his

presentation. He spoke for about 30

minutes and then took questions from

the floor for about 40 minutes. There

were no disruptions and everything

went to plan. In short his presentation is

asking the same questions as we have

been asking about whether the science is

right and recommending that it should

be reviewed by an independent panel.

Reef Regulations We are continuing to fight the fight for

no changes to regulations across the

state and the southern region not be

included in the proposal.

I am very pleased with both the public

and private support we have received

from many people and organisations in

the region. A particular highlight has

been the Burnett Mary Regional Group

who have consistently backed us on the

deferment of any increased regulations

until a thorough audit of the science is

undertaken.

BMRG has stated publicly and often

that “.. given that the minimum water

quality standards are currently being

s u r p a s s e d b y t h e r e g i o n ’ s

canegrowers, that implementation of

the regulations be delayed in the

Burnett and Southern Catchments

until a thorough audit of the science is

conducted.”

Burning With the continuing dry spell I ask you

all to be very vigilant when burning

cane or trash. Please make sure you

have a permit and comply with all the

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2019 Season Indicative Advances Program Based on QSL reports 30 August 2019

Advance Dates Uncommitted Pool Advance FPFC Advance

Rates (AUD/tonne IPS)

Payment Increase To

Date

Initial $258.00 $258.00

16-Oct-19 $19.00 $277.00 $277.00

20-Nov-19 $10.00 $287.00 $287.00

11-Dec-19 $10.00 $297.00 $297.00

22-Jan-20 $20.00 $317.00 80.0%

19-Feb-20 $10.00 $327.00 82.5%

18-Mar-20 $19.00 $346.00 87.5%

15-Apr-20 $10.00 $356.00 90.0%

13-May-20 $10.00 $366.00 92.5%

17-Jun-20 $10.00 $385.00 95.0%

Final $20.00 $396.00 100.0%

Notes:

1. The program above represents indicative advances

payable by QSL to Bundaberg Sugar based on estimated

pool returns, the marketing plan and forecast cash flows

at the time. These indicative amounts will be reviewed

on a regular basis and updated for changes in forecasts.

Advances highlighted in bold in the table above have

been approved by the QSL Board.

2. This program is indicative only and should not be taken

as a commitment by Queensland Sugar (or Bundaberg

Sugar) with regard to the estimated pool return, advance

rate or date of increase. The program may change

during the season depending on movements in a number

of factors including the marketing plan, sugar price and

currency movements and timing of cash flows.

3. The advance rates are GST exclusive.

4. The net adjustment, for the estimated US Quota and

QSL premiums & costs, to be added /(subtracted) to /

(from) to ICE No.11 and Foreign Exchange pricing

results for the Committed Pools (e.g. Fixed Price

Forward Contract FPFC) is $0.56.

Disclaimer: This report has been prepared for general information

only. It does not have regard to the specific circumstances of any

individual or group who may read it. It is not intended as an offer to

buy or sell commodities, futures or options, nor is the accuracy of

the report content guaranteed. However, as market circumstances

can change quickly, Queensland Sugar Limited and Bundaberg

Sugar Ltd disclaim any responsibility or liability for decisions or

actions of any individual relying in whole or in part on information

contained herein. Individuals contemplating decisions relating to any

material discussed in this publication should take appropriate

financial advice.

Chairman’s Comment continued

requirements. The same applies if you

are burning under the Notice. A total

fire ban has been declared which has

tr iggered t ight res tr ict ions on

burning. If we all abide by the rules we

may be able to avoid any further change.

See page 3 for more information.

Sugar Price and Soybeans The sugar price seems to be bogged

down in the $400 dollar range. It's been

there for months so let's hope it starts to

increase with the close of the October

futures. With these continuing low

prices reducing cash flows, you may be

interested in planting a rotation crop.

Soybean and peanuts both are providing

great returns and should be considered

as they improve soil health. There will

be a soybean meeting later in September

to provide an update on prices etc. See

page 12 for more information. If you are

interested in growing peanuts please

contact Peanut Company Australia

(PCA).

Farm Household Case Officer Steve Uhlmann is the appointed Farm

Household Case Officer for the

Australian Government Department of

Human Services. You may be eligible to

access the Farm Household Allowance.

Further information and Steve’s contact

details are on page 3.

Trash We have finalised our negotiations with

ORECO regarding payment for the

bales that were lost/damaged/washed

away during the storm events in October

2017. ORECO originally estimated that

there were 547 bales unaccounted for,

compared to our estimate of 1,032 bales.

We have settled on 850 bales and have

just received the final payment for these.

These funds have now been distributed

to the affected growers.

Baling for the 2019 Season is

progressing well. We will be invoicing

ORECO for all trash that has been

supplied to the factory up to 31 August

once the reconciliations are completed.

Payment for this trash is due in four (4)

monthly instalments in September,

October, November and December.

Insurance With low sugar prices and reduced crops

it is important to make sure you are

getting the best deal on your insurance.

Ray Goodwin has a vast knowledge of

insurance and is available to review

your insurance requirements. Ray has

access to many insurers who can

provide competitive quotations for all

types of insurance including farm,

motor, home, landlord, caravan, boat,

travel and commercial. Ray can be

contacted on 0418 891 783.

Allan Dingle

Chairman

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I f you’re a farmer who’s finding it

tough, Farm Household Allowance

(FHA) can help. You can get FHA

fortnightly, for up to four (4) years

while you take steps to improve your

financial situation. If you have a

partner who works on the farm, they

may also get FHA.

You’ll work with a Farm Household

Case Officer (FHCO) and agree on a

plan to help you achieve your goals.

You might want to take up study or

training or you could find work away

from the farm. There are Activity

Supplements worth up to $4,000 to

help pay for the activities in your plan.

The FHCO will help you keep on track

with your plan.

The FHCO serving the Bundaberg area

is Steve Uhlmann, phone 0436 634

980.

Go to humanservices .gov.au/

farmhouseholdallowance or call the

Farmer Assistance Hotline on 132 316.

Farm Household

Allowance help for

farmers

G iven the continuing dry weather

and strong winds, growers need to

ensure they are following the conditions

of the new Cane Burning Notice or the

conditions on their permit before any

cane or trash is burnt. It is this Notice

and permit system that is still enabling

cane growers to burn the cane or tops

when all other fire permits have been

cancelled in our region. Currently there

is a ban on all fires apart from cane and

trash fires however, there is an increase

in the restrictions on burning times.

Currently, until at least 15 September,

cane fires can only occur between 6pm

and 5am the following day and trash

fires from 6pm until 9am the following

day. For all fires, Firecom needs to be

notified on 1800 354 621 as they receive

the 000 calls about fires and having cane

and trash fires logged as occurring saves

time and resources of all involved.

In regards to the permits, there is some

concern by some fire wardens that fires

are being lit without a permit that do not

meet the requirements of the new Cane

Burning Notice. Growers must either

comply with all parts of the Notice or

have a permit. The possible reason for

confusion is the difference between the

old Notice and the new Notice in

regards to the issue of the “Main Road

versus local road”. If a fire is to occur

on a farm that borders a main road,

according to the Fire Warden Finder

mapping service under fire warden

f i n d e r w e b s i t e

www. rura l f i re .q ld .go v.au/Pages /

fw_finder.aspx, any fire on that farm

requires a permit not just those blocks

against the road.

For a fact sheet about the changes to

the Notice please refer to the June

edition of the newsletter or visit the

B u n d a b e rg C A N E GR O W E R S

website www.bdbcanegrowers.com.au

where it can be found under the

factsheets tab and also currently on

the home page under the Peter Ridd

article. If growers are unsure if they

can comply with the Notice to avoid

any confusion growers should

consider a permit from their fire

warden for any cane or trash fires.

Reminder of the updated Cane Fire Notice for burning tops

and trash

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SUGAR SERVICES NEWS

Seasonal outlook Most weather forecast models agree that the current below

average rainfall pattern is likely to continue until at least

November 2019. BOM forecasts indicate an 85% chance of

50mm or 50% chance of 100mm for Bundaberg.

Climatologists are talking about an event that is happening

above the South Pole called Sudden Stratospheric Warming

which is essentially upper atmosphere warming that has the

potential to keep southern and eastern Australia hotter, windier

and drier than normal through to (possibly) January. Last time

this occurred was in 2002 when rainfall from September to

December was 56% (184 mm) of Bundaberg average (326

mm).

Production area strategies The seasonal outlook emphasises the importance of

considering irrigation demand and capacity of each irrigation

system to deliver the water required to the area under

production. Important decisions will need to be made about

the production area for 2020, as trying to irrigate 100% of the

area in the hope that it will rain may prove to be far more

costly than irrigating the area that can be grown to its

potential. Benchmark data based on information from 1998-

2002 for the Bundaberg district shows the relationship

between irrigation applied per hectare and crop yield.

Rainfall management The effectiveness of rain needs to be taken into account; when

rain falls in small amounts a high percentage of that rain can

be quickly lost to evaporation when crops are in the

development stage; this is where trash blanket can reduce this

loss during spring and early summer and reduce the irrigation

demand before Christmas; when rain is heavy or in large

quantities it will either exceed the water holding capacity of

the soil or cause heavy runoff (or both).

Annual effective rainfall is generally about 70% of total

rainfall. Individual rainfall events at different times of the year

will naturally vary in efficiency; high rainfall just like heavy

irrigation events early in the crop year when ratoon and plant

crops have small root systems will have low efficiency as the

plant does not have the capacity to use all the soil moisture;

when root systems become developed as the plant grows it is

able to access greater volumes of moisture from the soil. By

utilising the crop development stages to manage irrigation

application volumes and timing of irrigation water, allocation

can be conserved before December ensuring it is available for

the critical summer months (January, February, March).

Irrigation demand The capacity of each irrigation system to deliver the demand

of the crop will impact heavily on the potential crop for 2020.

At Bundaberg the benchmark (25 year) average yield is 8.5 tc/

ha for each ML of soil moisture that is available to the

sugarcane plant. In situations where irrigation is able to

maintain enough water to achieve minimal crop stress this

relationship may be higher and where high levels of crop

stress occurs it will be lower.

Based on average yield 8.5 tc/ha/ML and rainfall efficiency

(70%) in a season when average rainfall occurs (1050 mm

total - 735 mm effective) the crop will need 415 mm of

irrigation to produce a crop of about 97 tc/ha or 240 mm of

irrigation to achieve long term district average of 83 tc/ha.

Irrigation demand average seasonal conditions

However, during a season like 2018-19 when summer rainfall

(January-February) was less than 20% of average and rainfall

for the period July 2018 to June 2019 was only 520 mm (365

mm effective) the equation changes significantly.

Irrigation demand 2018-19 seasonal conditions

(Continued on page 5)

ML/ha 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

tc/ha 53 68 80 90 96.5 100.5 102

Irrigation ML/ha - 5 year average yield

Effective rain mm Irrigation

mm Total

mm / ML

735 415 1150 /11.5

735 240 975/9.15

Total moisture Tc /ML/ha Tc/ha

1150 8.5 97

975 8.5 83

Tips for Irrigation of Sugarcane in Dry Weather Conditions … by Maurie Haines, Special Projects Officer

Effective rain mm Irrigation mm

Total mm / ML

364 785 1150 /11.5

364 610 975/9.15

Total moisture Tc /ML/ha Tc/ha

1150 8.5 97

975 8.5 83

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Many of the irrigation systems installed in the Bundaberg area

were designed as supplementary systems and allocation was

based on 4.8ML/ha of the gross production area in 1970 or 6

ML/ha for 80% of the production area at the time. This raises

the question of irrigation system capacity to deliver the

volume of irrigation required by 100% of the farm under

severely dry conditions.

Irrigation system capacity In extreme conditions such as that occurred in 2018-19 the

capacity of many irrigation systems come into question. In

particular the winch operated systems which are most exposed

when irrigation demand moves from a supplementary supply

to providing the majority of crop water for a reasonable crop

yield.

2018-19 system capacity – 50 ha per winch

The 2018-19 system capacity – 50 ha table shows that the 50

ha system operating at 22 hours per day over 97 days of

summer could just deliver the crop demand during the critical

summer months.

2018-19 system capacity – 40 ha per winch

The 2018-19 system capacity – 40 ha table shows that for a 40

ha area the same system operating at 18 hours per day could

deliver the crop demand during the critical summer months.

Crop monitoring in Bundaberg has shown that each day of

stress reduces production by about 0.7 tc/ha. This means that

during summer a 7 day irrigation cycle is best if the winch

applies 40 mm and if it applies 60 mm the best cycle is 10

days.

(Continued from page 4)

(Continued on page 6)

Number of irrigators required per 50 ha

Irrigation type - winch

Jet (taper) PSI Flow rate L/hr hr/ML

30.5 mm 85 24.9 89640 11.16

Spring Summer Autumn

ML ML ML

57 199 48 304

ML/ha 6.08

Spring Summer Autumn

Pump hrs Pump hrs Pump hrs

636 2220 535 3391

91 121 61 273

Available operating days required 80%

73 97 49 218

Operating Hrs/day Equipment required (no of winches)

schedule 22 0.4 1.0 0.5

20 0.4 1.1 0.5

18 0.5 1.3 0.6

16 0.5 1.4 0.7

14 0.6 1.6 0.8

12 0.7 1.9 0.9

Available operating days (September to May)

Number of irrigators required per 40 ha

Irrigation type - winch

Jet (taper) PSI Flow rate L/hr hr/ML

30.5 85 24.9 89640 11.16

Spring Summer Autumn

ML ML ML

45 159 38 242

ML/ha 6.05

Spring Summer Autumn

Pump hrs Pump hrs Pump hrs

502 1774 424 2700

91 121 61 273

Available operating days required 80%

73 97 49 218

Operating Hrs/day Equipment required (no of winches)

schedule 22 0.3 0.8 0.4

20 0.3 0.9 0.4

18 0.4 1.0 0.5

16 0.4 1.1 0.5

14 0.5 1.3 0.6

12 0.6 1.5 0.7

Available operating days (September to May)

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T he Bundaberg Sugar Services Ltd

Annual General Meeting will be

held on 16 October 2019.

Under the BSSL constitution one (1)

Grower Elected Director must retire at

each Annual General Meeting.

To be a Grower Elected Director you

must be a member of the company or a

representative of a corporate member, at

least 18 years old, a grower, and a

supplier to the Bundaberg Mill.

To be eligible for election as a Grower

Elected Director the person or some

member intending to nominate the

person must give notice in writing

signed by the nominee giving consent to

the nomination.

To be valid the notice must be received

at our registered office by close of

business Monday, 30 September 2019.

Anyone interested in nominating is

requested to contact Company Secretary

Dale Holliss on 4151 2555 for further

information and a nomination kit.

BSSL Annual General Meeting

System capacity to meet minimum irrigation cycle

(Continued from page 5)

50 ha

Jet - taper 30.5 Pressure 85 psi Flow rate 25 l/ sec

Operating HA Days to Daily Peak Minimum

schedule irrigated irrigate application demand days per

Hrs/day per day 50 ha rate mm/ha mm/day cycle

22 3.2 15.6 60.0 6.0 10.0

20 2.88 17.4 60.0 6.0 10.0

18 2.56 19.5 60.0 6.0 10.0

16 2.24 22.3 60.0 6.0 10.0

14 1.92 26.0 60.0 6.0 10.0

12 1.6 31.3 60.0 6.0 10.0

40 ha

Jet - taper 30.5 Pressure 85 psi Flow rate 25 l/ sec

Operating HA Days to Daily Peak Minimum

schedule irrigated irrigate application demand days per

Hrs/day per day 40 ha rate mm/ha mm/day cycle

22 3.2 12.5 60.0 6.0 10.0

20 2.88 13.9 60.0 6.0 10.0

18 2.56 15.6 60.0 6.0 10.0

16 2.24 17.9 60.0 6.0 10.0

14 1.92 20.8 60.0 6.0 10.0

12 1.6 25.0 60.0 6.0 10.0

35ha

Jet - taper 30.5 Pressure 85 psi Flow rate 25 l/ sec

Operating HA Days to Daily Peak Minimum

schedule irrigated irrigate application demand days per

Hrs/day per day 35 ha rate mm/ha mm/day cycle

22 3.2 10.9 60.0 6.0 10.0

20 2.88 12.2 60.0 6.0 10.0

18 2.56 13.7 60.0 6.0 10.0

16 2.24 15.6 60.0 6.0 10.0

14 1.92 18.2 60.0 6.0 10.0

12 1.6 21.9 60.0 6.0 10.0

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B undaberg CANEGROWERS’

Manager Dale Holliss presented at

the ABARES Regional Outlook

Conference held in Bundaberg on 7

August.

The presentation highlighted that the

two (2) major issues impacting irrigated

agriculture in the Burnett Mary Region

revolve around the water energy nexus

and the impending reef regulation

threat. Both of these issues can be seen

as a form of sovereign risk and are

impacting on the long term commercial

sustainability of irrigated agriculture.

Electricity prices are having a severe

impact on the costs faced by our

members and irrigated agriculture in

general and right now, rural and regional

Queensland is in crisis as a direct result

of electricity prices. The balance

between fair electricity prices and

profits is well and truly non-existent.

In relation to the reef regulation debacle

we are outside the GBR however all

agriculture in the Southern Region is

being included in the proposed reef

regulation legislation. This legislation

has the potential to severely impact all

agriculture.

Any member wanting a copy of the

presentation can contact the office on

4 1 5 1 2 5 5 5 o r e m a i l

bdb_office@bdbcanegrowers.com.au.

ABARES Regional Outlook Conference

A pplications are now open for the

Science and Innovation Awards for

Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries

and Forestry. A competitive annual

grants program recognising and

supporting young Australians aged 18-

35 by funding projects that will benefit

Australia's primary industries. There are

eleven (11) industry category grants

worth up to $22,000 (incl GST) each.

Since 2001, the Science and Innovation

Awards have helped more than 250

young researchers, innovators and

scientists turn their ideas into reality

through more than $4 million in grant

funding.

To be eligible, you must be:

Working or studying in an

agriculture, fisheries or forestry

related industry.

An Australian citizen or permanent

resident.

Aged between 18 and 35 on Friday 4

October 2019.

View the full list of eligibility

r e q u i r e m e n t s o n t h e h t t p : / /

www. a gr i c u l t u r e .go v . a u /ab a re s /

conferences-events/scienceawards.

Applications close Friday 4 October

2019.

Grants to realise big ideas for agriculture from young

innovators

Your Farm, Your Way

S martcane BMP is a program for you

to document and celebrate the way

you farm.

BMP includes eight (8) modules that

cover the many aspects of farming and

business management. The modules

consist of a simple checklist to help you

i d e n t i f y o p t i o n s f o r f u r t h e r

improvement. You can either go through

them on your own or with the help of

your local BMP facilitator, Veronica

Timm.

Our experienced BMP facilitator

specialises in cane farming in the

Bundaberg district. Their job is to help

you improve things on your farm -

whatever you’d like a hand with, they’ll

point you in the direction of the right

training or specialised advice.

When you complete Modules 1, 2 and 3,

you can get accredited with Smartcane

BMP and be independently recognised

for the way you manage soil and

nutrients, irrigation and drainage, and

w e e d s , p e s t s a n d d i s e a s e s .

Modules 4–8 aren’t required for

accreditation. However, they can help

identify opportunities to improve

practices in other parts of your farm

business.

If you decide you’d like to learn more

about Smartcane BMP, go to

www.smartcane.com.au to get started

and get in touch with your local

faci l i ta tor , Veronica Timm on

4151 2555.

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The Chairman, Elected Members and Staff of Bundaberg CANEGROWERS represented cane growers on a number of occasions.

Executive members also attended many Branch meetings and other engagements in their own time.

DATE MEETING PURPOSE FOR MORE

INFORMATION

CONTACT:

26.07.19 Bundaberg Mayor, Jack Dempsey To brief about potential impacts of Reef

Regulations Dale Holliss

05.08.19 Growing for Qld Stakeholder workshop To represent growers Dale Holliss

07.08.19 ABARES Conference To represent growers Dale Holliss

08.08.19 Waterfind To represent growers Dale Holliss

12.08.19 Dr Peter Ridd lecture To represent growers Dale Holliss

19.08.19 -

20.08.19 Smartcane BMP Conference To receive annual update

Veronica Timm

Tanya Howard

20.08.19 Australian Energy Regulator CCP Review Electricity representation Dale Holliss

23.08.19 Fire Management Group meeting To represent growers Matthew Leighton

28.08.19 SunWater electricity pass through To represent growers Dale Holliss

29.08.19 Sugar Research Australia open day To represent growers Allan Dingle

Mark Pressler

29.08.19 Dan Galligan, QCGO To receive update on Block Chain

Allan Dingle

Mark Pressler Dale Holliss

Representation on Your Behalf

Women in Sugar Report

M embers from Women in Sugar

attended the Biedo Grant-ed

event at Biggenden on 31 July.

This was a very worth while day with

many insights on how to correctly fill

out a Grant application to have the best

chance of being able to get that

GRANT.

Hayley, Katrina and Krystal attended

the ABARES Conference held in

Bundaberg. This was a very informative

and interesting conference to join in on

with a fantastic opportunity to network

with people across all agriculture

industries.

We also visited Tinaberries for our July

meeting. Tina always has a great story

to tell and we enjoyed some of her

delicious strawberries.

This month we also held a First Aid

course on the 29 August.

Next meeting will be held on 8 October.

All welcome.

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CLASSIFIED & JOB ADVERTISEMENTS

As a free service to financial members, small suitable classified and employment advertisements of up to 30 words only will be printed. Advertisements will be accepted from non-members, charged at $11 per 7-word line or part thereof. Contact: Bundaberg CANEGROWERS Office on telephone 4151 2555 or fax 4153 1986.

Articles appearing in The Bundaberg District

Canegrower do not necessarily represent the policies and views of Bundaberg

CANEGROWERS.

CLASSIFIEDS

WANTED Collins Hay would like to buy Cane Trash to be sold to cattle farmers. $30 per bale + GST which is over $60 per tonne and prompt payment. Phone: Mike Collins 0408 959 105. WANTED Permanent trade of surface water, Zone Burnett CA 5-10 ML. Phone 0418 881 871. FOR SALE Massey Ferguson 399 100HP Tractor, 1 tonne bag lifter, 2 fertiliser bins and various other items. Phone 0458 598 445. FOR SALE Self -propelled Nitro N2XP Sprayer, broadacre 27m boom and modified for sugar cane inter row, 4200L tank, $88,000inc GST. Bauer Centerliner 4 Tower Linear 260 Mtr Span $77,000 inc GST. 3 row stool splitter gal bin s/s worms $11,000+GST Phone 0428 578 234.

FOR SALE 2015 Trailco Winch T400-2, $18000 inc GST. 2 x Angus 4 inch Hose, 250m, $3000 each inc GST. Phone 0419 731 752. FOR SALE Criton Mark 2 Harvester with 135 Massey Ferguson Tractor Attached. Fiat High Spray Rig 7 Foot clearance. 2 x 6000 Austoft Harvester Elevator Slews and 1 Ram. Quantity of elevator flights to suit Austoft Cane Harvesters 4000 and 6000. Hydraulic Wheel Motor to fit Austoft Cane Harvesters 4000 and 6000 as new condition. Quantity of commercial pumps and motors to suit Austoft Cane Harvester 4000, 6000 and Mark 1. Diff and Episicals to suit Austoft Harvester Mark 1 and Mark 2. Dyna Power motors and pumps. Quantity of 5 inch irrigation pipes. Topper to suit Austoft Harvesters 6000 and 7000. Phone 0427 598 333. FOR SALE Avoka T4/10 Winch near new hose $5500. 7 tyne ripper with crumble roller $5000. 3 leg square plough $4000. Cut away disc with rake $250. GAL Fert Bin with ripper and coulters for trash $2500. Fert Bin with 1 1/4 inch tynes on 2 1/2 inch tool bar $2000. 1200L fuel tank $300. 600L spray tank $250. JHC 20 plate offset $1500. 90inch Hoe with ripper and crumble roller $4500. Cane planter with 2 trailers $300. 3 point linkage scoop $350. 10ft land plane $3000. Curly tyne bar with cane rakes $800. 600L Silvan spray tank/6m boom $1800. All prices include GST. Phone 07 4159 9489 or 0458 599 486. FOR SALE S tyne cultivator, $1500 inc GST. Trash incorporator, plastic bin, stainless steel worm, $12000+GST, Trailco irrigator with hose reel $11000+GST. Other equipment available on request. Phone 0419 577 110. FOR SALE 2 Bore Pumps = 20,000 GPH At 360ft Head w/- all above ground components and some usable column pipes and up to 170ft 1"SS shafts w/- joiners. Turbines have SS impellors etc available with either 50HP electric or angle drive gearbox (consider parting out). Phone (07) 4159 7275 (nights). FOR SALE Sweet Potatoes Equipment: Planter, digger, washer, round table and rollers 1 ton Fertiliser Bin. Phone 0458 959 445. FOR SALE CASE 140 Puma and CASE Billet Planter with Trimble GPS and Base Station. 1 x 4 Furrow Hedge

Square Plough. Phone: 0428 937 164.

Current as of 9 August 2019

Indicative QSL Pool Prices (AUD per tonne)

QSL Pool Gross Price AUD/T IPS

2019 Season

2019 Harvest Pool $393

2019 Early Start Actively Managed Pool

$397

2019 Actively Managed Pool

$389

2019 Guaranteed Floor Pool $386

2019 US Quota Pool $804

2019 2-Season Actively Managed Pool

$399

2020 2-Season Actively Managed Pool

$425

2021 3-Season Actively Managed Pool

$445

All gross prices quoted above are indicative only and do not include a Shared Pool allocation.

For further pricing information please visit www.qsl.com.au

Daily Price

Wednesday, 11th September 2019

10.88 US c/lb prompt

0.6861 AUD/USD spot

$A346.68 MT OTC

$A334.31 MT IPS OTC

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The Bundaberg District Canegrower Volume 15, Issue 8

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PRIORITY

The Bundaberg District Canegrower

Soybean Meeting Bundaberg CANEGROWERS will be

holding an information meeting about

growing soybeans and marketing

options on Friday 27 September at the

Oakwood Golf Club starting at 5pm.

The information session will look at all

aspects of growing soybeans and

include a discussion on prices

and marketing from Ian Morgan

from PB Agrifood Toowoomba.

There will be a BBQ and

refreshments available after the

presentations. To assist with

catering growers need to RSVP

by Friday 20 September.

Early soybean preparation If growers are considering planting

soybeans this summer there are some

actions that assist in creating a

successful crop.

The first of these is a soil test. The soil

test assists with determining the correct

rate of fertiliser to apply at planting and

more importantly assists with decision

making regarding the application of

lime to correct pH and calcium levels.

Soybeans and the associated Rhizobia

bacteria (that fix nitrogen) are

particularly sensitive to pH and also

require higher levels of calcium than

sugarcane.

The second is discussions with a

planting contractor. While soybeans

grow successfully on a range of row

widths, it is often the associated farming

practices such as furrow irrigation on

pre formed beds that creates the need for

discussion with the contractor. If the

row width of the planter is not suited to

the width at the top of the beds,

it creates potential issues with

the seeds being planted too close

to the edge of the bed or not

planted at all as the edge of the

bed collapses during planting.

This area in the paddocks leads

to lower yielding sections of the

crop creating opportunities for

weeds which can further reduce the

yield of the crop. Discussions about

moving the planter boxes or finding

other methods to ensure good

germination is required to maximize the

potential yield of the soybeans.

Soybean Meeting and Information

SOYBEAN INFORMATION MEETING

Friday 27 September

Oakwood Golf Club

5pm