To use this site click on one of the headings down the left hand side of this page.

The info on this site was last up dated on 18.5.10

We now have grass in the Cowra down to Albury area along the slopes.

I have added the igrain.com.au site link to the home page. Have a look at this simple convenient way to market or buy grain. If you have any questions give me a ring. I will be working for the igrain company leading into the harvest and can answer any questions you have regarding storage and then marketing before and after harvest.

Now as you know most areas of the east coast have have good rain. Grass is growing and cattle and sheep markets have reflected this by way of price increases for store stock. There is more grass than stock at the moment. This will change, as winter comes on the tablelands and the winter dry/frosts in QLD slow growth. Winter cereals will go in on good moisture increasing DM for NSW.

If you need cattle please register you details in the register grass section and we will get on to it. I find if we have the details of the grass on the site it will attract cattle owners.

FOR SALE;

TITANIUM DISC SEEDER

6.5 M SOW WIDTH, END TOW, 1500 LT SEEDER AND FERT BOXES + 240 LT SMALL SEED BOX, HA METRE.

The process of finding GRASS using this site;

select; VIEW AVAILABLE GRASS, find suitable location and facilties, fill in and submit form with reference number of suitable grass. This will come to me where I will place you in contact with suitable Grass Grower.

or select; REGISTER CATTLE OR LAMBS, fill in and submit form which gives me some infomation regarding the cattle and your expectations for them. I will place them on the web site and creat some interest in your cattle. I may have some interest already and contact you immediately.

If you are interested in agisting and Back grounding please contact me via web site or mobile 0407255939.

Terms and Conditions;

1.You can submit and list for FREE.

2. You are agreeing and will accept the charges and fees at the time of quote based on if stock get delivered.

as at 1/7/2009

$2 /per head up to 500 head both parties

$1 / per head 501 to 1000 head both parties

$0.50 / per head over 1000 head both parties

$0.25 per head for both parties in sheep or lamb placement.

Is it possible to have high average annual stocking rates [DSE/HA] relatively risk free high mid winter stocking rates and high feed utilization, but do it in a risk free and sustainable manner?

The graphs below show two farms with different stocking rates.

The higher stocking rate farm has very small amount of substitute feeding and good net profit per DSE. It also has a sustainable dry matter ground cover to carry through the dry periods.

This farm also has high utilization, or % of potential stocking rate. An analogy of this is a motel occupancy rate of 59%.

The second graph show the farm [ motel] has an occupancy rate of 25%]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Ian or Lorraine via;

* Contact Back grounding navigation page

* Mobile 0407255939.

* Office 0260369534.

Grain out loaders are now available to hire. please contact Ian or Lorraine. Out loaders are in the Moree; Dubbo; and Wagga areas.

Because of demand for outloaders please arrange trucking over as short a period as possible.

 

Latest News; See photos of Silo Bag machines in operation in Photos on left hand column.

 

 

 

 

		THE SILO BAG EQUATION
THE MAIN PROBLEMS;
	Rising cost of sideways freight
	Expensive vertical storage approx $66 per ton per
	Legal loading limits of trucks
	High cost structures of BHC's & rail and port charges
	BHC's driving profits for shareholders not producers
	Un used silo space in low yield years
	On farm freight cost
	Harvest logistics stress, silo queues, open/closing times
THE OPPORTUNITIES;							$ SAVINGS
	No sideways freight / farm to BHC site 0 to 60 km						$                 20.00
	No chemical application cost						$                   2.00
	No BHC storage & handling cost						$                 12.00
	No monthly storage cost per month						$                   1.50
	In harvest freight diverential						$                   5.00
	Total Cost						$                 40.50
	Silo Bag cost; inload,outload,bag, [60m bag] est						$                 12.00
100 % UTILISATION OF STORAGE EVERY YEAR
Cost Saving by Hiring a  Silo Bag						$ 28.50	per ton
A RETURN OF OVER						237%
IF THE GRAIN PRICE RISES $14 PER TON POST HARVEST, IF YOU STORE 500
TONS THEN YOUR NET PRESENT VALUE IS $21133, 1500 TONS = $92980
This is with the price of grain going up which occurs in 7 out of 10 years. Contact your grain
marketer regarding delivery after the harvest pressure and explain that end users can purchase
grain cheaper and more conveniently off farm, than purchasing from Bulk Handling Companies
that have high over heads, share holder profit targets, large out load tonnages, inconvienent
outloading times.
List your grain via our web site to expose it to more buyers
www.backgrounding.com.au
CONTACT;		IAN & LORRAINE ROSS
OFFICE		260369534
MOBILE		O407255939