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EAH14018 EAH14018 Compudose Saunders A4.indd 1 11/02/14 12:01 PM Year in review 2013-2014 northern territorY Cattlemen’s assoCiation 2013/2014 ntCa executive members and Key staff 2 northern territory Cattlemen’s association major sponsors 2014 ntCa aGm & Conference 4 Year in review 2013-2014 2014 ntCa aGm President’s report 6 Prepared and edited by David Warriner Tracey Hayes & Tracey Page 2014 ntCa executive Director’s report 18 Luke bowen Photography Conference & dinner photos taken ntCa Farewells luke Bowen 20 by Grenville Turner national Farmers Federation report 22 Cartoons Tracey Hayes George Alridge Cattle Council report 26 Tom Stockwell Cover 2014 ntCa aGm & Conference 31 Truckin Jacinta Coffey 2014 ntCa Conference opening address 32 advertising sales Hon. Willem Westra Van Holthe Minister for Primary Industry & Fisheries Walsh Media Services agriculture a 30 Year horizon 36 Ph 08 8221 5600 Thos Gieskes Design and Publishing trading in a Growing world 40 Dr Andrew Stoekel Walsh Media Services ACN 056 630 016 australia’s Beef in a Competitive international market 42 Tim McRae Level 3, 18-20 Grenfell Street australia’s Place in the world and our region – engaging with asia 46 ADELAIDE SA 5000 Dr Caroline Hong and David Thomas Ph 08 8221 5600 social licence to operate 51 Fax 08 8221 5601 Katherine Teh-White Email [email protected] the seeds of tomorrow launch of the Future ntCa 59 www.walshmedia.com.au Bsi - managing supply Chain risk and the standards making Process 60 David Horlock TAbLE oF 2014 ntCa ladies lunch 62 Contents 2014 ntCa aGm in Pictures 68 life membership for industry stalwart 75 Ross Peatling alice springs 2013/14 Branch report 76 Christopher Nott Barkly 2013/14 Branch report 79 Katherine 2013/14 Branch report 80 Jack Andrews top end 2013/14 Branch report 82 Chris Muldoon indigenous Program 84 Tony Freshwater indonesia australia Pastoral student Program 86 2015 e. 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Connellan award 89 Bohning Yard alice springs report 90 vale nurendro trikesowo 93 Advancing and Protecting the Interests of Cattle Producers in the Northern Territory northern territory Cattlemen’s association 1 2013/2014 NTCA exeCutive memBers anD KeY staFF David warriner Chris muldoon luke Bowen tracey hayes tom stockwell Chris nott ntCa President Top End branch Chair Executive Director NFF Representative Cattle Council Alice Springs branch NTCA Vice President Executive officer Representative Chair anne stanes angus mitchell henry Burke Jack andrews Cameron rasheed markus rathsman Alice Springs branch barkly branch Chair barkly branch Deputy Katherine branch Katherine branch Top End branch Deputy Chair Chair Chair Deputy Chair Deputy Chair tracey Page noel Cuffe mick armstrong tara Fulwood alward Foster office Manager Manager Roe Creek RJP Senior Field IPP Mentor RJP Cadet Darwin officer member national Farmer’s Federation member Cattle Council of australia secretariat alice springs office Current President Chief executive officer Suite 9 bohning Yards Complex David Warriner Tracey Hayes 1st Floor Raffles Plaza Roe Creek GPo box 4845 GPo box 4845 1 buffalo Court South Stuart Hwy DARWIN NT 0801 DARWIN NT 0801 DARWIN NT 0800 Alice Springs NT Phone (08) 8981 5976 Phone (08) 8981 5976 [email protected] [email protected] Fax (08) 8981 9527 Fax (08) 8981 9527 [email protected] [email protected] GPo box 4845 GPo box 2288 DARWIN NT 0801 ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871 Phone (08) 8981 5976 Phone (08) 8952 5122 Fax (08) 8981 9527 Fax (08) 8953 4260 2 northern territory Cattlemen’s association Advancing and Protecting the Interests of Cattle Producers in the Northern Territory STOP THE PESTIVIRUS KNOCK-ON. 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All rights reserved. www.zoetis.com.au AM1059 09/14 Zoetis Pestigard NTCA_297x210.indd 1 23/09/2014 6:37 am MAJoR SPoNSoRS 2014 ntCa aGm & ConFerenCe Safety Advice 4 northern territory Cattlemen’s association Advancing and Protecting the Interests of Cattle Producers in the Northern Territory 2014 NTCA PresiDent’s rePort Speech by David Warriner to the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association Annual Conference Darwin, Northern Territory, Friday 28 March 2014 DiGnitaries, Michele Allen Chairman of MLA, MLA Directors George Scott and Geoff Maynard, Livecorp Chairman David Galvin, ALEC Chairman Peter Kane CEO Alison Penfold, Mark Harvey Sutton Director CCA, Peter Camp from the Kimberly Cattlemen’s Association, Indonesian delegation, Life Members, Members, Ladies and Gentlemen Once again it is a privilege to deliver the NTCA’s Presidents Report and even more so being that of the 30th Anniversary of NTCA. Browsing through earlier reports as I do from time to time a common theme is we are in battle. Every year we are fighting to protect our lot somewhere. It is now very obvious that there are many more stakeholders in and around our businesses, and they all want to stick their finger in the pie. Social media platforms that have emerged in recent time have simply expanded the stakeholder base and given them more political clout. This cannot be good as for the life of me I cannot see how a 15 year old kid from Tasmania is entitled to an opinion on our lot. Nor should we have that entitlement on their lot. We around $2.30 per kg extending beyond the normal wet season do however, have to manage the new “cyberspace” battlefield. highs. A great outcome and I believe the results of many people I reckon it is due to a constant fight, that NTCA has participating individually and collaboratively to see this market consistently been strong. We are small, focused, flexible, and re-established. An enormous effort has been put in by both have common goals and aspirations. We are always fighting. Indonesians and Australians needs to be applauded, and on A well-known opinion is that extended times of peace lead to behalf of NTCA members, thank you. complacency, and when you are 1 million and your enemy is 1 billion, you cannot even fathom the result of failure” In 2009, when over 700,000 head were sent to Indonesia problems emerged. Unfortunately, industry rep bodies come to mind here, and some have a big big problem. The risk of annihilation of some We must address these and others going forward. representative bodies is certainly not beyond the realms of There are 6-7 million farmers dependent on living from their possibility. They have too many conflicting agendas, they cannot own small cattle business. They need the price manipulation represent one constituency and cannot fight one fight well. To mechanisms imposed by the Indonesian Government to work, me it seems there is too much dilution and fragmentation so or I am sure we will feel the ramifications one way or another as nothing can be done as well as it should be. we did in 2010. Last year I stated “Indonesia, Indonesia, Indonesia, Whatever I will once again say “with some trepidation as there is much happens in this market is going to have a profound effect on us wiser opinion contrary to this” that the sustainable Indonesian in the NT” and, I stated “If we are smart and with some luck I market level for Australian live exports is more around the feel we could see some improvements into this market from the 5-600,000 head mark. I can see no reason right now that the current 230,000 head for 2013. I say this with some trepidation Indonesian farmers will not be subject to the same supply based as there is much wiser opinion contrary to this.” downward market pressure on their livestock that was the case Well haven’t we seen a turnaround! Indicators looking like close in 2009. The only way it could be mitigated is if the livestock to 700,000 head for 2014 quite possible and the current rate of price ex Australia is higher, thus sustaining their local price. 6 northern territory Cattlemen’s association Advancing and Protecting the Interests of Cattle Producers in the Northern Territory We, NTCA members firstly, and as an industry, need to understand very clearly where we are, what our productivity is, what we produce, cost of that production and basically every dynamic of the entire value chain.