Tuesday, 9th November 2021
Last week was a big week with AGMs and Board meetings in Ayr for AgForce Queensland Farmers and AgForce Cane, plus the ICPA 50th Anniversary Federal Conference in Longreach. We’ve got some great end-of-year events coming up; check them out below, and remember to register early for our major North Region event in Townsville in February.
AgForce AGMs in the Burdekin
Last Wednesday the 2021 Annual General Meetings for AgForce Queensland and AgForce Cane were held in the Burdekin, at the Claredale Pastures Café in Clare, followed by an afternoon of industry discussions, drinks, canapes and a BBQ dinner with both Boards including current and previous AgForce presidents. The AgForce Qld Farmers Board went on to hold their November board meeting in the region.
Karumba live cattle export facility sold
The Port of Karumba's live export loading yards, built in 1990, sold last week, having seen little use since the 2019 monsoon trough floods. Of the 33 live export vessels currently approved for Australian use, only one is approved to access the Port of Karumba, because of the shallow, 2.3-metre draught.
Following the final export of zinc concentrate from Century Mine in 2016, the dredging program for the Norman River was suspended until New Century Resources recommenced dredging to service its tailings re-processing operations at Century Mine tailings 2018.
The 2019 floods then caused major sedimentation in the shipping channel and further challenges to dredging.
The future of the site is uncertain. The new owner plans to redevelop the site if there is no interest from exporters.
Mackay, Proserpine, Ayr, Ingham — 30Nov-3Dec
Risk Management, Business Continuity, Property Mapping
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Professor Alan Hatcher, key speaker at our Risk Management, Business Continuity and Property Mapping workshops coming up in Mackay, Proserpine, Ayr and Ingham at the end of the month.
Mackay: Tue 30 Nov
Proserpine: Wed 1 Dec
Ayr: Thur 2 Dec
Ingham: Fri 3 Dec
Alan is recognised as one of the top Disaster Management practitioners in Queensland. He was recently awarded a National Emergency Medal for his work during Tropical Cyclone Debbie (2017) and for the Northern Monsoonal floods (2019).
Business disruptions and contingencies will happen. To survive in good shape, you need to plan for them:
What are the risks to your business?
How will you prepare for them?
Create a Business Continuity Plan
Spend the afternoon on your Phoenix Property Mapping with Noel Brinsmead.
ICPA Federal Conference partners’ field tour
On Wednesday last week I had the pleasure of assisting with the 50th Anniversary ICPA Federal Conference in Longreach by accompanying delegates partners David Morton, Lawrie Duncombe, Keith Shoecraft, Geoff Terry and Jim McKenzie on a field trip to White Hill and Latrobe stations south of Longreach.
Thank you Duncan and Liz Emmott, and Donald and Wendy Brown, for your hospitality and time hosting us. We saw some dry country waiting for storms, as well as exclusion fencing and the results of regenerative grazing.
Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning Workshops
The next round of AgForce North’s Risk Management and Business Continuity Planning workshops will be at the end of November and in December:
NORTH EAST
Mackay: Tue 30 Nov
Proserpine: Wed 1 Dec
Ayr: Thur 2 Dec
Ingham: Fri 3 Dec
CENTRAL WEST
Boulia: Tue 14 Dec
Jundah: Thur 16 Dec
Longreach: Fri 17 Dec
Plan to survive disruptions and contingencies in good shape:
Phoenix Mapping:
AgForce North Region Townsville Forum Thurs 24 February
Don’t miss our North Region Forum – UNLOCKED – AgForce Futures Forum:
Thursday 24 February 2022
Register on Eventbrite
How to unlock the North’s potential:
Grain, cane and other crops
Products of the future
New export markets
Supply chain secrets
Feed-lotting in the North
Pathways to beef export
Branded meat to the table
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the innovations and bright future of agriculture in the North.
Succession Planning Q&A - Townsville
Date: Thur 18 Nov 2021
Time: 5 – 8pm
Venue: Townsville RSL, 139 Charters Towers Rd
- Business structures
- Transfer of assets and ownership
- Tax implications
- Wills and estate plans
- Financing the process
Craig Burkhardt - Rabobank
Sonia Chalk – PVW Partners
Michael Keir – Keir Steele Waldon
Contact: Bec Clapperton, DAF (bec.clapperton@daf.qld.gov.au m 0477 345 843)
Calf Alive – Hughenden
Friday 26 November
8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Diggers Entertainment Centre, 21 Brodie St, Hughenden, QLD
Contact: Luis Prada e Silva 07 3346 2166 l.pradaesilva@uq.edu.au
Consistently achieving high calf survival rates in commercial business
Research updates on current projects
Implementing research and turning it into practice
The Calf Alive research plan
