Mount Ive Station Field Day

The first of the WaterSmart Pastoral Production Project Field Day’s was held at Mount Ive Station over two days.

Around 130 graziers, farmers, manufacturers and suppliers gathered to share information and ideas about stock watering technologies and methods.

Exhibitors included: Stockman Electronics and Telemetry Mono Solar Pumps EP Windmills & Pumps Courela Clothing South Australian Arid Lands Natural Resource Board Farm & Business Communications Blackmore’s Power and Water Grundfos Rural Solutions Solaris Technology Augusta Garden Centre Pages Working Dog Centre Hales Real Estate Silcox Rural Desaln8 Hydro Tasmania Consulting Ag-Float Bushmans Tanks Diener Industries

The field day kicked off with a live broadcast of the ABC’s Country Hour where DKCRC project officer Colleen James spoke with Annabelle Homer about the WaterSmart™ Project and how it effects Mount Ive.

Mount Ive Station owner/manager Len Newton then demonstrated and spoke about the remote monitoring system in use and the benefits of having the telemetry.

     

The ABC’s Drew Radford spoke with John Crosby of Ag-Float about the recycled tyres being
used to reduce evaporation from dams.

Landholders then had the opportunity to see Pages Working Dogs in action and get some training tips from Ben Page.

 

Presentations were held in the main auditorium covering:

• Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre with Mark Ashley
• The WaterSmart Pastoral Production Project with Colleen James
• Desaln8 - Desalination applications being developed for the pastoral industry with Brett Pearson
• Ag-Float - Evaporation control devices with John Crosby

 

 

The second Stop on the field trip showed the Ag-Float evaporation control devices at Little Richard’s Dam and John Crosby spoke about how and why the tyres work to reduce evaporation losses. The third stop was Cuba bore where Tim Stockman spoke about the telemetry system in use on Mount Ive and Len Newton demonstrated the ‘virtual water run’ and told of the benefits he has seen since implementing the system.
(Image courtesy of Patrick Francis)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

	(L to R) Michelle Lord, Fiona Fagan, Katrina Morris, Emma Morris, Tracey Best & Anna Best. The ladies of the Gawler Ranges Progress Association managed the catering for the field day (image:Leo Cabooter)
	Around 130 evening meals were served on Thursday night with Gawler Ranges saltbush mutton the main menu item. (image:Leo Cabooter)
A bonfire kept the very cool temperatures at bay for the evening session. (images:Leo Cabooter)

There was a wide range of displays allowing farmers and graziers to speak with
exhibitors and look at various types of equipment (Image: Patrick Francis)

     

 
Killaroo Pastoral Company' s Max Christie (right) was the winner of the Grundfos solarpump competition at the Mount Ive Field Days recently. He is pictured with Grundfos representative Tony Johnson.

 

Field day attendees:

Len & Joy Newton Sandy & Emma Morris, Yardea Peter & Matt Story, Mount Desperate Michael Friek, Paney Station Ian Nitsche, Medindie Nathan & Nicky Prosser, Lake Everard Andrew Smart, Wilkatana Scott Bascomb, Gum Park John McMahon & Fiona Fagan, Buckleboo David & William Henderson, Kokatha Scott Michael, Carriewerloo Steven Roberts, Cleve area property Trent Harris, Cleve area property Grant Hanneman, Cleve area property Bill Dickson, Cleve area property Richard Earle, Landmark Max & Brenton Jones, Mullaquana Trevor Jones, Yadlamalka Guy & Rod Hutchinson, Greenacres Frank Slater, Helensdale Rex & Di Bichard, Kondoolka Barry & Christie Lehman, Lehman Drillers Ian & Katrina Morris, Thurlga David & Traci Best, Kondoolka Graham Baldock Row an Ramsey Brenton Diener, Diener Industries Julie Lew is & Maria Nash, Augusta Garden Centre Alex Woolford, Farm & Business Communications Max Christie, Killaroo Pastoral Company Tim Ramm, T & R Ramm

Grub Johnson, Courela Clothing Mark Connor & Henri Mancini, SAAL NRM Board Melissa Horgan & Janet Walton, SAAL NRM Board Jack & Robert Stockam, E P Windmills & Pumps Leo Cabooter, E P Windmills & Pumps Tim & Robin Stockman, Stockmans Electronics Terry Silcox, Silcox Rural Agencies Ben & Lynn Page, Pages Working Dogs Tony Johnson, Grundfos Steven Buckland, Hydro Tasmania Consulting Sandy Pulsford, Solaris Technology Brenton Brook, Mono Pumps John, Crosby, Ag-Float Deborah Allen, Rural Solut ions Chris Blackmore, Blackmore’s Power & Water Andy, Blackmore’s Power & Water Brett Pearson, Desaln8 Graham Baxter, Bushmans Tanks Lynn Brake, Uni SA Mark Ashley, Desert Knowledge CRC Colleen James, WaterSmart™ Patrick Francis, Australian Farm Journal Drew Radford, Annabelle Homer & Michelle Daw, ABC Radio

This is NOT A COMPLETE list of attendees, list is made up of participants who registered for field day only.