Rural Diary - August 2008
Quoiba Store Cattle Sale
1 August
Quoiba Saleyards, Quoiba, Tasmania
Contact your local Roberts Livestock Agent
Tasmanian Women in Agriculture State Meeting
1 August
State Government Office Conference room
Mt Pleasant, Prospect, Tasmania
Contact Caroline Brown (03) 6336 5383
Loonefest
7 August
Loone’s Rural Services
Contact Jan Loone (03) 6393 1196
Nominated for the 30 under 30 award!
Recently I was named as a finalist in the Australian Anthill Magazine’s 30 under 30 awards as an entrepreneur of the land.
The small article read “not every person who works in agriculture considers herself an entrepreneur. But some of Australia’s most inventive business people have come from the land and associated industries.”
Despite being labeled as a high school drop out (which is not true) this was a pretty big deal for ‘country gal Sal’ as the final 30 people named were some of Australia’s most successful young people.
New BOM Rainfall Outlook Products
Today the Bureau of Meteorology launched three additional 3-month rainfall outlook products. The products give new insights into the chance of rainfall for the coming season.
The products are:
- Maps showing the rainfall amount that has a 25%, 50%, and 75% chance of falling over the coming season.
- Maps showing the chance of different amounts of rainfall falling, from 10 mm up to 700 mm.
- Tables showing the chance of various rainfall amounts for more than 260 towns across Australia.
The products are available on the Bureau’s rurally-focused Water and the Land (WATL) website.
Social Study: Impacts of Drought
Please send this around your networks. Also consider putting in a submission and/or attending a forum in your area.
A note from Peter Kenny - Drought Policy Review Chair:
“As part of the Australian Government’s national review of drought policy, I have been appointed by the Hon. Tony Burke MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, to lead an expert panel to examine the social impacts of the drought on farm families and rural communities.
Voice, speech and presentation workshop
This flyer landed in my inbox yesterday and I think it is a really valuable course – especially if you would like to improve your public speaking and presentation skills.
Dr. Irena Yashin-Shaw is one of Australia’s leading voice, speech and presentation experts and through Sandra Gillanders from Inner Development you have the opportunity to attend this workshop in Hobart in the coming months.
Click here for more information (registration form within).
Rural Diary - July 2008
Picture: A close up of a Saffron flower taken for an article contributed to Small Farms Magazine recently.
Grazing Winter Crops Roadshow
2 July
Longford RSL Club, 313 Wellington Street, Longford, Tasmania
RSVP to Norma Harrison on (03) 6336 5277
Grazing Winter Crops Roadshow
3 July
Pontville Hall, Midlands Highway, Pontville, Tasmania
RSVP to Norma Harrison on (03) 6336 5277
Clearing Sale A/c: WH & FE Miles
3 July
2 Williams Road, Wilmot, Tasmania
Contact Kevin Matkovich on 0417 325 936
Young Farmer Interest Rebate Scheme
Media Release by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Allison Ritchie.
Tasmanian Government’s Young Farmer Interest Rebate Scheme was launched today for 2008- 2009 with a final round of funding totalling $750 000 for new and ongoing projects.
Ms Ritchie said the Young Farmer Interest Rebate Scheme is designed to alleviate the financial burden of new commercial loans taken up for a range of land-based farming activities in Tasmania.
“This scheme aims to encourage young farmers to invest in projects that develop the efficiency and effectiveness of their businesses,” Ms Ritchie said.