| EAST GIPPSLAND NEWSPAPERS 8 BEEF WEEK 2025 THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025 Now, Next, Later Chiltern Park Angus principal Ben Young embodies the theme for this year's Gippsland Red Meat Conference in February - "Now, Next, Later". The key to his business operation involves SODQQLQJ DQG HQVXULQJ KLV VWD DUH RQ WKH same journey that he is undertaking. It's a complex business, with more than 2200 hectares of both owned and leased country, a commercial business, a seedstock beef business, as well as a lamb breeding enterprise. Last year was a tough one in his area of Western Victoria, with 'green drought' conditions QHFHVVLWDWLQJ D VLJQLȴFDQW LQYHVWPHQW RI WLPH and money in supplementary feeding. Ben sets aside half a day per week for planQLQJ DQG KLV GHȴQLWLRQ RI 1RZ UHIHUV WR D RQH \HDU WLPHIUDPH 1H[W UHIHUV WR WKUHH \HDUV DQG /DWHU UHIHUV WR ȴYH WR \HDUV %HQ EULQJV KLV )DUPHUV WRROER[ WR WKH IDUP business - the tools you need to sustain a proGXFWLYH DQG SURȴWDEOH UHG PHDW HQWHUSULVH They are: - Planning and prioritising events - Pasture tools - Animal tools - Research, analysis and decision-making - Time management skills - People skills Organisers of the Gippsland Red Meat Conference reacted to feedback from previous conferences where producer attendees requested hearing from respected other producers, and in Ben Young they found just what they wanted: a relatable producer with life skills to share. In terms of farm businesses, Ben's advice is ȴQG ZKLFK RI WKH WRROV LQ \RXU WRROER[ LV \RXU biggest weakness and work on that weakness - for many it is pasture skills and business skills and both of those can be addressed with short FRXUVHV ZKLFK DUH UHDGLO\ DYDLODEOH He also invests in his workers, giving them some ownership and a pathway to moving upwards in the business. Workers need to feel valued and part of a team. Good facilities are important, as is creating a calendar of events which includes planned KROLGD\V IRU DOO VWD He also ensures that he follows his own advice, taking regular holidays and making time for hobbies and self-help. In Ben's experience, attracting younger workers and instilling in them the values that he espouses, works best for his business and WKDW LQYHVW LV UHWXUQHG LQ ORQJHYLW\ RI VWD employment. Ben's is a very human story, with lessons learnt from mistakes along the way and producers will relate well to his tale. Conference attendees will hear how Ben aims to produce a moderately-framed cow WKDW LV DQ HODVWLF EDQG DEOH WR DGDSW DV QHFessary to feed limitations and feed excesses, breed one live calf per year, and return to breeding quickly. They will also hear how he is making a significant change to his enterprise mix, to reduce the labour component of his business. Ben Young will present at the Gippsland Red 0HDW &RQIHUHQFH RQ 7XHVGD\ )HEUXDU\ DW the Riviera Convention Centre in Bairnsdale. 7LFNHWV DUH DYDLODEOH RQ +XPDQLWL[ RU ȴQG WKH link and a conference program on the GippsODQG 5HG 0HDW &RQIHUHQFH )DFHERRN SDJH RU the Gippsland Agricultural group website or )DFHERRN SDJH Ben Young, principal of Chiltern Park Angus, embodies the theme of this year’s Gippsland Red Meat Conference, which is coming up next month. NUNNIONG HEREFORD STUD ENSAY BULLS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING FROM 10AM January 2025 Hereford BREEDPLAN Lot 6 NUNNIONG MONSTER T080 (P) 2025 BULL SALE 1.30PM MARCH 12, 2025 On Property Opposite Ensay Saleyards 35 BULLS ENQUIRIES 0427 573 331 200 Calves for Annual Calf Sales BW 200 400 600 MCW Milk SS Cwt EMA Rib Rump RBY% IMF% +9.8 +54 +83 +120 +124 +24 +2.3 +71 +5.1 -1.0 -1.6 +2.0 +0.8 77% 75% 73% 75% 63% 58% 76% 58% 51% 54% 58% 46% 57% January 2025 Hereford BREEDPLAN BW 200 400 600 MCW Milk SS Cwt EMA Rib Rump RBY% IMF% +8.2 +41 +70 +102 +116 +17 +1.6 +57 +2.0 +0.8 -1.6 +0.7 +0.3 75% 73% 72% 74% 61% 56% 74% 56% 49% 52% 57% 46% 55% Lot 5 NUNNIONG HOLLOW POINT PCE U084 (PP) Lot 3 NUNNIONG HOLLOW POINT PCE U062 (PP) January 2024 Hereford BREEDPLAN BW 200 400 600 MCW Milk SS Cwt EMA Rib Rump RBY% IMF% +7.0 +34 +59 +90 +97 +12 +2.5 +52 +4.0 +0.5 +1.0 +0.2 +1.0 75% +1.0 74% 73% 63% 57% 77% 59% 52% 55% 75% 49% 57% Lot 28 NUNNIONG QUANDONG PCE U027 (H)
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