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Feedlotting Adapting with confidence. Your Farm Your Future Dookie. Greg Ferrier Farm Services Victoria. Feedlotting … outline. ‘Pictures’ of feedlotting Drivers behind feedlotting The Victorian/Australian industries Adapting with confidence. Feedlotting … a ‘picture’.
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Feedlotting Adapting with confidence Your Farm Your Future Dookie Greg Ferrier Farm Services Victoria
Feedlotting … outline • ‘Pictures’ of feedlotting • Drivers behind feedlotting • The Victorian/Australian industries • Adapting with confidence
Feedlotting … a ‘picture’ ‘Pictures’ of a feedlot? …… your words ……… to describe a feedlot/feedlotting (images/perceptions/experiences)
Feedlotting … outline • ‘Pictures’ of feedlotting • Drivers behind feedlotting • The Victorian/Australian industries • Adapting with confidence
Beef and Veal Channel Share Butchers (29.9%) managed to close the year with a slightly higher average share of beef and veal than Woolworths (29.7%), although the Woolworths’ share appeared higher for the last 4 months. The main movers were the same as in total fresh meat, with Coles/Bilo losing share, IGA and Aldi gaining share. 25-30% Domestic 65-70% Export
Local climate impacts CSIRO modelling
Other drivers Grain supplies Diversification Business structure Other …. ?
Feedlotting … outline • ‘Pictures’ of feedlotting • Drivers behind feedlotting • The Victorian/Australian industries • Adapting with confidence
National ALFA/MLA survey
Victoria ALFA/MLA survey
Victoria (as at MAR 2009) ALFA/MLA survey
Planning Planning permit required – Code compliance Broilers – Meat Chickens Beef (and Dairy) Feedlots – greater than 1000 head No Planning permit required – Code compliance required Beef (and Dairy) feedlots less than 1000 head. Planning permit required – No Code Eggs – Cage, Barn, Free Range Sheep Feedlots – Lamb finishing systems Intensive poultry – turkeys, squab, quail No Planning permit required Stock Containment Areas – emergency or supplementary feeding systems. Planning permit required – regard to the Code Pigs – Intensive, Eco-shelters
Cattle feedlots - Code Code has eight key elements: • Location and size • Design and construction • Odour • Noise • Waste storage, treatment and use • Traffic and parking • Landscaping • Operations and management
Cattle feedlots - auditing • Pre-operational audit • Annual audit • Additional audit(s) • Other audits … NFAS, e.g. ‘Woolies’
Feedlotting • ‘Pictures’ of feedlotting • Drivers behind feedlotting • The Victorian/Australian industries • Adapting with confidence
Feedlots … plan, plan, plan Changing/diversifying business strategy or direction: • Does it fit the (whole) farm plan? • Are there capabilities (infrastructure, people etc) to do this? • Is the supply chain solid? • Will the new business provide enough profit? • How are the products to be marketed?
With confidence? • A range of adaptation options is available, adapting with confidence reduces vulnerability • • Managerial e.g. farm practices • Technological e.g. heat/drought tolerant • • Behavioural e.g. purchasing decisions
With confidence? • A wide array of adaptation options is available, adapting with confidence reduces vulnerability • • Managerial, e.g. farm practices • Technological, e.g. heat/drought tolerant • • Behavioural, e.g. purchasing decisions • Though, there are economic, social, informational and attitudinal components in adapting with confidence