Winter 2012
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Published by Vanderfield Pty Ltd
Welcome to this winter edition of the
Vanderfield Landmark newsletter. In this
issue we continue to celebrate the year of
the farmer and pay tribute to the families and
individuals who do so much for this country.
I had the pleasure of recently visiting “Well
Gully” at Mitchell where I was inspired and
amazed by the innovation of Errol and Candy
Brumpton. This Poll Merino enterprise is not
just supporting their own family business
but is helping to grow their industry in
this country and in so doing underpinning
Australia’s future strategic advantage in
world markets. This is a great example of
why we as a country should honour and
celebrate our farmers. The Brumptons
are one of many farming families that are
revolutionizing farming in this country.
Vanderfield is experiencing an exciting new
era with precision agriculture. We feel we
are now able to bring products to market
through John Deere’s GPS technology
that will facilitate a whole new era of
precision, information and data to enable
good decisions. Information is only useful
if it adds value to future decisions and
performance. I am very excited about the
team we have at Vanderfield to make these
solutions work for you.
As each year passes there is new
technology coming on line to help us do
things better, know more, work faster and
produce more. Hopefully there will be time
in there for a holiday every now and then.
Thanks for reading and we are grateful
to each and every farmer for the vital
contribution they make in
supporting jobs across the
country including our very
own business.
Bruce
Vandersee
John Deere marks
the company’s 175th
anniversary
In 2012, Deere and Company marks the 175th
anniversary of its existence, which began when
the company founder John Deere successfully
manufactured and marketed the self-scouring
plow in 1837.
“John Deere revolutionised agriculture and
he made farming in the tough soil of the U.S.
Midwest a productive and profitable venture”,
said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and chief
executive officer of Deere & Company. “Our
recognition of this special anniversary reminds
us of the many thousands of John Deere
employees who came before us to make this a
world leader”.
“ ...John Deere employees
still deliver on the important
values of integrity, quality,
commitment and innovation
and we believe these values
have been the key to the
longevity of our enterprise.”
Deere had moved from his home in Vermont to
start a small blacksmith shop in Grand Detour,
Illinois. He later moved the business to Moline,
Illinois, where the world headquarters is still
located. The company was incorporated as
Deere & Company in 1868. From the one-man
shop at its inception, Deere currently has more
than 60,000 employees worldwide.
John Deere is the world’s leading manufacturer
of agricultural and forestry equipment as
well as a leader in construction and turf care
equipment. Additionally, Deere manufactures
engines and powertrains for its own equipment
and that of other OEMs, provides credit
and other financial services* to those who
purchase equipment, and is a world leader in
precision irrigation.
“John Deere instilled four core values in his
company”, Allen said. “Today John Deere
employees still deliver on the important values
of integrity, quality, commitment and innovation
and we believe these values have been the key
to the longevity of our enterprise”.
Recognition of the 175th anniversary began
recently when the John Deere Foundation
made a $175,000 grant to help fund Feeding
America’s BackPack Program that provides
children nutritious and easy-to-prepare food
they need over the course of a weekend. Since
2007, the John Deere Foundation has been
an active supporter of BackPack programs
in several communities where Deere has
facilities.
That grant is one of many ways Deere’s 175th
anniversary will be recognized as the year
progresses. Deere & Company’s recently
issued annual report announces the milestone
with the number ‘175’ printed in large type on
a simple silver cover. The publication reports
the story of Deere’s record-setting business
performance for 2011 on the company’s
website at www.JohnDeere.com
Various Deere business units around the
globe, including Australia and New Zealand,
will recognize the special anniversary for
employees as the year progresses and
Deere will engage in a citizenship activity that
will have a positive impact in many of the
communities where John Deere employees live
and work. Deere will periodically highlight the
anniversary on the company’s popular social
and internet media channels.
Deere and Company(NTSE:DE) is a world
leader in providing advanced products and
services and is committed to the success of
customers whose work is linked to the land
– those who cultivate, harvest, transform,
enrich and build upon the land to meet the
world’s dramatically need for food, fuel, shelter
and infrastructure. Since 1837, John Deere
has delivered innovative products of superior
quality built on a tradition of integrity. For more
information, visit John Deere at its worldwide
website at www.JohnDeere.com.au
*Conditions apply. Finance available through John Deere
Financial Limited (Australian Credit Licence 391484) to
approved applicants only.
SERVICE • VALUE • INTEGRITY • INNOVATION • PARTNERSHIPS • PROSPERITY
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The top achievers were named by Hino for 2012 at their Dealer
of the year awards night on Friday the 20th April at a gala event
in Sydney attended by Bruce and Sue Vandersee, Aaron and
Kaylene Heath along with Steve and Megan Halliday.
Vanderfield was highly successful in winning the following:
•Vanderfield Toowoomba won a Gold award in the Regional
Service Excellence section, a Silver award in the Regional Parts
Excellence division, an award for service retention and were
Number 1 in Parts and Accessories, Qld Regional division
•Vanderfield Darwin a Gold award for being number one in
overall sales in the NT, a Service Retention award and were
number I in Light duty and Medium duty vehicles sales in the NT
•Vanderfield Gold Coast picked a
Service Retention award
•Vanderfield Lismore also secured a
Service Retention award
Another annual Vanderfield event held at the Toowoomba branch
earlier in the year– The Robert Rowlingson Apprentice of the year
went to Luke Scheurle. Congratulations and well done Luke.
Hayden Neal was recognized for completing his Boiler Making
apprenticeship recently. Two other apprentices have also
finished their Diesel Fitter apprenticeships – Lindsay Schulz and
Keiran Lawson. What a great achievement guys. You can be
proud of your commitment and of all the effort and hours of hard
work you have put into completing your apprenticeships.
Unearthing new opportunities
Flooding at Beverleigh
Crop Farming in and around Dirranbandi on
the western plains of Queensland started
back in the 1960’s. The development of
farming then in the area was not without
risks but those initial risks have paid off for
those currently engaged in farming.
Rob and Sally Hemming own a property
called ‘Beverleigh’. It borders the township
of Dirranbandi and features a south easterly
outlook.
Dry land cropping, beef cattle and a feed lot
keep this couple reasonably busy. “I like
farming, as I can produce food that feeds a
lot of people. It is a valuable industry and it
gives us a certain satisfaction in being able
to make that sort of contribution”, Rob said.
Still in the early stages of using RTK
Guidance purchased from the Vanderfield
St George branch, Rob feels it will enable
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him to do some extra things in his farming
practise. Particularly drilling fertiliser
between the rows ‘in crop’, also planting
between existing rows of stubble to
minimise crown rot problems, and when
contract workers come in, they will be able
to better utilise more accurate control traffic
systems.
A John Deere 8360R wheel Tractor bought
around the same time has definitely made
life easier for those who operate it. The
smooth ride, the way it pulls and the extra
horsepower, importantly for Rob, means it
was value for money. Combined with the
very helpful Vanderfield team members
who are quick to respond to any service
requirements, Rob adds, “it’s good”.
Though their two sons probably will return
to farming, the fact that kids generally are
not coming back to the land, is something
that concerns Rob and Sally. Agriculture
will always be important to Australia’s
economy, but what it will look like in the
future is uncertain. “Farming is tough”.
Commenting on 2012 being the Australian
Year of the Farmer, Rob expressed these
thoughts. “Farming for me is about
innovation, diversification and value adding.
New technology enables us to improve our
farming systems. The era of developing
new cultivation area here is virtually gone,
so one now has to be constantly looking for
new opportunities. For instance our feedlot
is important to our overall operation. For
me that’s value adding.
From my perspective I see a great future for
farming, smarter”.
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Cool expertise
STAFF
PROFILE
Linda George
Every day and throughout the night
our national highways carry heavy
traffic, transferring a myriad array
of goods and products in an almost
silent orchestration of movement.
Criss-crossing our country, from
manufacturers and suppliers to
distribution centres, retail outlets and
beyond!
As we pass heavy or even lighter
transpor t vehicles on the road usually
our concern is to pass them safely. Our
thoughts don’t generally extend to ‘I
wonder how and where that refrigerated
truck was made? What exper tise went
into manufacturing it?’
To assemble a refrigerated truck body, a
mammoth amount of manpower hours,
engineering skills, resources, equipment
and planning are needed. Based at
Archerfield near Brisbane, Truckcorp are
considered to be one of Australia’s most
innovative manufacturers and suppliers of:
•Refrigerated truck bodies
•Fridge par ts and service
•Body and trailer repairs
They are renowned for their ability to
integrate their experience and exper tise
to give customers a truly unique custom
built package and provide advice on all
transpor t refrigeration legal issues. So
convinced are they of their workmanship
that they offer customers a 100%
satisfaction policy as their stamp of
refrigerated quality.
Tony Noel, salesman at the Vanderfield
Nerang branch works closely with
Truckcorp. Some companies have
definite protocol standards which have
to be met in regards to their refrigeration
requirements. Others submit their own
ideas after designing a refrigerated
truck body that will better suit their own
individual needs. Either way, Truckcorp
have the ability and years of experience
to deliver on what customers want.
Recently Tony sold Truckcorp a Hino
FD 1024 Medium for the Charleville
Western Aboriginal Torres Straight
Islands Community Health Pty Ltd.
Nothing unusual in itself! However this
par ticular vehicle was custom fitted with
a refrigerated body built by Truckcorp
for use in Aboriginal communities in
remote areas of Queensland as a mobile
specialist doctor’s surgery. A unique and
innovative concept, to better maintain
and monitor their health!
When Australia’s best companies are
focused on finding the best company
to build refrigerated truck bodies to the
best quality standard, Truckcorp proudly
claim, they usually end up at Truckcorp.
The Vanderfield team and Tony Noel can
also definitely testify to their claim!
Interacting with customers is a skill
Linda George of Vanderfield Gatton
successfully acquired as the former
owner of her own local business.
Now responsible for job costing in the
service department she also acts as
back-up for the team in the spare parts
department. So her skills are put to
very good use.
“I like to think that I am pleasant and
knowledgeable when dealing with
customers and technicians. Keeping
both happy can be challenging but a
satisfying part of my role”, Linda said.
To wind down after work hours she
likes to cook for her family and head
off on a camping adventure.
On her bucket list is the desire to
retire comfortably, do more overseas
travel and be able to reflect back one
day and say that she has been happy
and content with the life choices she
has made along the way. Having
raised two beautiful and well-adjusted
children, Linda would also like to think
they are happy with themselves, their
life and career choices too.
Caring for others seems to an
important and significant part of
Linda’s life, especially when it comes
to customers’ needs and her own
family. Just the sort of person you
need to oversee your service quote
or order your spare parts from at
Vanderfield Gatton.
The whole Vanderfield team wish you
every success Linda.
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Restoring and
rebuilding a community
For someone who considers herself to
be a shy person, a caring Mum to 3
boys and a wife, it does not reflect the
humility yet vibrancy that Terri-Anne
McLachlan exudes and the care and
concern she has for others.
In the floods that swept through
the Lockyer Valley early last year,
Terri-Anne and her husband Greg of
Postman’s Ridge situated between
Murphy’s Creek and Grantham, came
close to losing their eldest son.
The enormity of that realization and the
devastation that occurred, prompted
them to respond to others out of
gratitude. Some had lost everything.
Loved ones, their homes and all they
owned.
As soon as she was able, Terri-Anne
packed the back seat of her car with
bottled water and drove around offering
it to people and generally listening to
anyone who wanted to talk about their
experience. This helped her to identify
what assistance was needed as she
moved around her shattered community.
The outcome of this was a meeting to
discuss what had happened and how
they were going replace what had been
snatched from them. Initially arranged
for a few residents and held at the
Postman’s Ridge Hall, several more
followed over the course of the next
few months. In attendance were the
Lockyer Valley mayor, police liaison
officers and other service organizations
who were interested in helping those
affected. Terri-Anne was instrumental
in arranging these meetings and
became aware from the discussions
that ‘something was needed’ the whole
community could use and benefit from.
As farming equipment and fencing
had been washed away, the idea of
acquiring a small tractor became
apparent to her and others who were
consulted. Once, ‘the word’ was out,
donations star ted to flow in for the
‘Postman’s Ridge Recovery Tractor
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Group’ that had been formed under the
guidance of Terri-Anne.
Two major contributions came from
Common Grounds in Byron Bay and the
Toowoomba Rotary Club, plus other
smaller amounts began flowing in.
“I heard so many
people who were badly
affected say, one day
it’s going to get better
and it has for them.
It’s such a nice feeling
to help others. Having
nearly lost our eldest
son, I constantly think
of how lucky we are...”
Being a not for profit organization,
Landcare kindly adopted the group
under their auspice and when sufficient
funds were available a John Deere
3038E Tractor was purchased from the
Vanderfield Gatton branch.
Since taking delivery, Terri-Anne
repor ts, “the tractor has not stopped”.
Slashing, making fire breaks and drive
ways have all been a priority. Using a
diary system, those who wish to use the
tractor, make a booking with Terri-Anne
and pay a small fee to cover incidentals.
The Tractor has been invaluable in
repairing and restoring some of the
damage caused by the raging flood
waters.
Terri-Anne explained, “I heard so many
people who were badly affected say,
one day it’s going to get better and it
has for them. It’s such a nice feeling
to help others. Having nearly lost our
eldest son, I constantly think of how
lucky we are. On top of everything the
generousity of Australians was amazing.
A truckload of goods arrived all the way
from Darwin and other supplies kept
coming month after month. It has been
an experience and a half for me”.
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Are City Dwellers losing
touch with rural Australia?
New research shows one in four Australians
never venture beyond our cities!
Despite Australia’s rich farming heritage
and iconic rural landscapes, the research
conducted by a leading research company,
TNS, found altogether city people spent an
average of 3.5 days a year in rural areas and
the majority (58%) said they would like to visit
the country more often.
However Year of the Farmer Chairman Philip
Bruem AM said he expected the Year of
the Farmer campaign to help boost these
numbers.
“The Australian Year of the Farmer campaign
aims to enhance the ties between city
and rural communities in a celebration
of Australian farming, and in doing so,
communicate to all Australians the importance
of farming to our economic and social fabric”,
Mr Bruem said.
“For the first time ever, Australia will celebrate
our farmers and recognize how they connect
rural and urban communities.
The Australian Year of the Farmer recognizes
what farmers do for all Australians. It
celebrates them for feeding the nation, for
leading the world in farming techniques
and innovation, and for sustaining the vital
agribusinesses that underpin our economy.
Farmers are the providers of our nation”, Mr
Bruem said.
food to meet significant growing demand in
Australia and abroad.
“By 2050, there will be 9.3 billion people in the
world, up from seven billion today. Farmers
globally will need to increase productivity by
70% over the next 40 years”, Mr Bruem said.
“It goes without saying that we need a strong,
sustainable farming sector in Australia.
“Australian farmers are some of the best in the
world”, Minister Ludwig said.
In 2012, the Australian Year of the Farmer will
encourage all Australians to celebrate and
recognize the contribution farming makes to
our lives. It will celebrate farmers for feeding
the nation, for leading the world in farming
techniques and innovation, and for sustaining
the vital agribusinesses that underpin our
economy. Farmers are the providers of our
nation”.
Mr Bruem said the Australian Year of the
Farmer was particularly important because of
the key role farmers would play in providing
For the latest information on activities,
events planned and news you can check
them all out on www.yearofthefarmer.com.au
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry, Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig, said
the year-long celebration would highlight the
contribution made to Australia by its farmers.
Still learning the ropes
The memory has long faded now. Leaving
school at just 15 years of age to start mixed
farming almost 40 years ago, Maurie Polzin
says, “I have been farming all my life. It’s
all I’ve known. I have always loved the
challenge of it. It’s certainly not a 9 to 5 job.
There’s something different every day to deal
with and it’s certainly not boring”.
Now Maurie’s son, Chris, works with
him on his three properties at Chinchilla,
Brigalow and Macalister in Queensland. A
combination of cattle and different grains –
sorghum, wheat, barley and chick peas keep
this father and son team on the hop, along
with Maurie’s wife, Heather.
Chris is pretty impressed with their new John
Deere 9670 Combine Harvester fitted with a
640D Platform Front and its’ performance.
“It’s certainly better than what we were using
before and easier to set up and drive with
auto steer GPS”.
The Vanderfield branch at Chinchilla,
Maurie says, “are pretty good. If we have a
technical problem the staff will either talk us
through it on the phone or come out and sort
it out”.
Maurie’s opinion of farming these days is
revealing.
“Mentally it’s a lot harder. There’s
technology to contend with and the variation
and disparity of grain prices which fluctuate
from year to year. It’s difficult to gauge when
you should sell and not sell.
Some aspects of farming are a lot better
but it becomes a matter of keeping up with
everything. New and bigger zero till farming
equipment makes it easier and the computer
helps you to stay in touch with marketing,
weather information and book keeping”.
No doubt Maurie has witnessed a huge
difference in farming methods, and
experienced a learning curve which has
spanned nearly 40 years now. But one it
would seem, he has excelled at and is still
enjoying and thriving on.
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Emerging AMS Technology training
stay in Des Moines, Iowa, following the
Masters Conference. He was one of
seven Australian and New Zealand dealer
representatives who were invited to visit
John Deere’s GPS headquarters and had
the privilege of presenting and contributing
his thoughts on the differences between
farming practices in Australia and the USA.
Steve was able to interact for two whole
days with John Deere AMS Product Line
Managers on the specific requirements of
Vanderfield customers.
All seven representatives then toured a
leading John Deere dealership near Omaha,
Nebraska to learn about the similarities and
differences in customers’ farming systems
and the local applications of the new AMS
technology.
‘I-Grade’ training
The John Deere Ag Management Solutions
Masters conference and premier training
program was designed to showcase their
hardware and software and how it can be
utilised, managed, incorporated into and
applied to farming practices today.
“ It was an incredible
opportunity to gain
a deeper insight into
emerging AMS technology
that John Deere have
developed and
its potential fit for
Australian farmers...”
Held in Orlando, Florida in January, four
senior AMS Vanderfield specialists, Steve
Hegarty, Mick Kennedy, Richards Harris
and Mark Wallace attended the four
day event. It brought together the most
experienced dealer representatives from all
over the world for information and training
from John Deere’s leading Specialists.
All who participated were exposed to the
latest global agronomic trends and the
issues that drive precision farming. This
allowed for the consideration of potentially
new applications of the technology on
display and how it could be uniquely
adapted to our Australian farming
conditions.
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Several ‘hands on’ sessions were
conducted for attendees to experience the
setup and operation of the new John Deere
AMS applications that will be released in
the future. This in field training was a great
chance for the Vanderfield representatives
to discuss issues with the John Deere
specialists, one on one.
The AMS Masters Conference also
highlighted a John Deere initiative called
‘Farmsight’ which was developed for
dealers to help farmers adapt to and
better apply the technology available to
them in their farm equipment. This will
be important consideration in the future,
especially with the introduction of wireless
transfer of data and machine telematics.
Steve’s overall impression of the John
Deere Masters Conference and his time
in Des Moine! ‘It was an incredible
opportunity to gain a deeper insight into
emerging AMS technology that John
Deere have developed and its potential
fit for Australian farmers. This will allow
Vanderfield to offer more solutions to our
customers in the future. Being able to take
the needs of Vanderfield customers directly
to John Deere factory specialists was
invaluable. It was promising to learn that
John Deere considers Australian farmers
as leaders in this area and look to us for
product development requirements.’
The ‘Farmsight’ concept focusses on:
•Optimising machine use
•Optimising logistics
•Ag decision support
The Vanderfield staff members then got
to visit a leading John Deere dealership in
Arkansas, involved in the pilot ‘Farmsight’
program. They were also fortunate to have
the time to discuss the concept with USA
dealer representatives and local cotton
producers.
Steve Hegarty, Vanderfield Integrated
Solutions Manager enjoyed an extended
Mick Kennedy, Precision Farming
Specialist at Vanderfield St George branch
at AMS Masters training.
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Old faithful delegated to
semi-retirement
“Our family company values long term
relationships with major suppliers. The
partnership we have with Vanderfield
goes back to the eighties when we grew
the first cotton crops for the Stevenson
family on Cubbie Station at Dirranbandi”,
says Stephen Sevil. “At that time Bruce
and Sue Vandersee, ran the Vanderfield
St George branch and a friendship
developed that has grown through the
ups and downs of the ensuing 25 years”.
With wife Julie and his son Hadley, they
now farm west of Moree in northern New
South Wales. “Interestingly one of our
first employees on the Cubbie contract
was a keen young local lad called Steven
Halliday, who went on to join Vanderfield
and he is now the manager of the
Vanderfield branch in Lismore”, Stephen
added.
Now farming 10,000 acres over two
farms on a zero till, three metre traffic
controlled system, they rotate between
cereal and pulses with cotton and
sorghum as their summer crops.
Upgrading from an original Beeline
system to Greenstar GPS in the last 12
months has meant greater efficiency for
the Sevil family.
STAFF
PROFILE
Clayton Chisholm
New to Ag and mower sales at the
Vanderfield Gatton branch is Clayton
Chisholm. With a wealth of selling
experience and a lot of enthusiasm,
he is looking forward to meeting
and satisfying customers’ needs,
following his recent appointment.
Already well on the way to being
a valued team member Claytons’
knowledge of Agriculture equipment
combined with domestic and rural
needs is evident.
“Our machinery is spread fairly thinly
over our whole operation, with just 3
main tractors performing 99% of the
work. It is a testament to the reliability
of John Deere machinery as our original
JD 8400 called ‘Old faithful’, has only
recently been semi-retired from planting
to spraying duties after 15,000 hours of
work”.
“Other machinery includes a 9760
Header, bought a couple of years ago
in response to yet another wet harvest.
This ended an era for us of relying solely
on contractors. To further enhance what
we do we are currently installing 4000
tonne of onsite farm storage, which will
include drying facilities to enable us to
begin harvesting a little earlier”.
The rapid expansion of an area planted
with cotton recently has led to difficulties
“The partnership we have
with Vanderfield goes
back to the eighties...”
in securing cotton contractors, so in line
with our new policy of being more selfreliant, we have on order a new John
Deere 7760 Picker for the 2013 pick.
Challenges for us now and for the
future, include costs, as always, and
labour availability. Opportunities are
population growth and the world-wide
demand for food, farm expansion versus
the economy of scale and advancing
technology, in this the Australian year of
the farmer and beyond”.
Stephen finished by saying, “as ever I
am excited by what we do, and by the
calibre of the young people I see coming
through, with generation change, to carry
our industry forward”.
He is someone who aspires to being
successful in everything he does.
However is also prepared, willing and
humble enough to embrace and learn
from his mistakes and grow from the
experience.
A priority for Clayton is to spend
quality time with his family, go
camping, ride his bike and enjoys
some quiet time, gardening for
leisure.
Old Faithful faithful to the end
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The face of Agriculture
rapidly changing
Almost a century before he started farming,
Errol Brumpton’s great grandfather stamped
his own mark on Agriculture being one of the
first to grow wheat in 1862 at Hudson, west
of Roma and was responsible for breeding the
‘Amby’ variety of wheat around the turn of the
century. Now Errol OAM (Order of Australia
Medal) and his wife Candy of Well Gully Poll
Merino Stud are creating their own distinctive
trade mark on a different kind of breeding
program and the Australian Merino sheep
industry.
Found 600 kilometres due west of Brisbane
and north of Mitchell in Queensland, they say,
“in our unique environment we need to be
adaptive thinkers. Winters are harsh, cold and
brittle. The ground temperature falls in July
to minus nine degrees whilst January, since
records dating back to 1884, has averaged the
wettest”.
“ In our unique
environment we need to
be adaptive thinkers...”
tell if their latest Tractor will live up to their
expectation and to the reputation of the older
one which they obviously hold in such high
esteem!
Experimenting since the 1970’s now sees
Well Gully at the fore-front of breeding and
genetics. Their main goal is to produce sheep
with superb wool and meat which is worm and
disease resistant with high feed conversion
efficiency along with potent maternal
instincts”.
Great believers and now market leaders in
genetics, Errol stated, “we’re finding our sheep
are more worm resistant and fly proof. With
modern day fertility techniques we can also
produce better pre-potent traits.” Dr Michael
Rival, a Vet from Goondiwindi with a special
interest in artificial breeding of sheep, who
has been assisting Errol said, “basically what
we do in a couple of days is come up with
superior rams by accelerating the rate of the
whole genetic process”.
A John Deere 6930 Tractor acquired from
the Vanderfield Roma branch has taken over
most of the status and farm duties of an earlier
model John Deere Tractor used at Well Gully.
Errol was keen to sing its praises, particularly
in their time of need during flooding “we
treated it more like a 4WD vehicle. It took us
where nothing else could take us”. Time will
Rams from Well Gully are now sold to all other
sheep regions throughout Australia as well as
their genetic material. “The fearful thing about
Agriculture today however is efficiency. I see
our weakest links as being how good we are
at what we do and our service companies
and their response to any urgent needs we
may have. Reliable service is critical”, Errol
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the mining industry which attracts and takes
experienced staff away”.
Summing up his final thoughts on farming
in 2012 the Australian year of the farmer, he
passionately explained, ‘I find Agriculture very
exciting. I like pushing the boundaries. The
face of Agriculture is rapidly changing with
the constant introduction of new technology.
It is extraordinary what modern technology
offers Agriculture. However on the other hand
it has the potential to adversely impact farm
production as we are more reliant on off farm
expertise being available”.
Manager, Gary Beutel, on behalf of his
enthusiastic team at the Roma Vanderfield
branch commented, “we acknowledge and
take seriously the vital service and role we
have in providing the kind of support the
farmers who adopt this new technology,
need”.
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