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%]


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1. If you submit to any of the services this site provides, you are agreeing and will accept the charges and fees at the time of quote.
as at 1/4/2009 unless changed here;
$2 per head for both parties in cattle placement up to 500 head, $1 / 501 to 1000 head, $0.50 over 1000 head.
$0.25 per head for both parties in sheep or lamb placement.
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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 | ![]() |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| www.backgrounding.com.au | ||||||||
| CONTACT; | IAN & LORRAINE ROSS | |||||||
| OFFICE | 260369534 | |||||||
| MOBILE | O407255939 | |||||||
Wanted long term backgrounders for feeder cattle and waygu x steers and hfs. excellent payment terms, allowing for silage and/or grain ration. Become part of the team and learn how to earn more net per Ha, with LOW risk grazing techniques and improve the ground cover and soil of your farm. No more bared out paddocks or substitute feed costs.
The tools in each of the sections of the site will help you adjust your business to the conditions of the season.
Click on the link to MLA; www.mla.com.au/nlrs and go to EYCI for market info.
You can find our Silo Bag grain storage and marketing form to post to our data base so we can assist your grain marketing.
Take the opportunity to look through the site and see what you think. Please contact us for any comments or ideas you may like to see on the site.
If you wish to advertise on the site please contact us at ian@backgrounding.com.au we will link to your seed stock business site.
If you would like to advertise with us please provide us via E-mail with a high definition layout. Rates to be discussed.
Bull sale dates and news most welcome.



