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CANEGROWERS Burdekin Ltd Newsletter Edition 2016/07 Distributed: Friday 26 February 2016

Update on the fall-out from Wilmar’s actions in exiting QSL With the early plant season upon us, the fallout from Wilmar’s actions in exiting QSL, has forced growers to make many diff icult

investment decisions......one recent round of decisions related to Forward Pricing and now growers are faced with a further

difficult decision ....to plant or not to plant.

Growers are well aware that the fallout from Wilmar’s action to give notice to exit QSL means there is currently no CSA for 2017

and many growers are concerned as to what they see as a lack of willingness on Wilmar’s part to move forward.

Several growers have made the comment that Wilmar needs to focus its efforts on working out how we can work together so we

all benefit from the new marketing environment that have been forced upon us due to Wilmar’s actions...rather than Wilmar

focusing their efforts on trying to reverse the State Parliament's decision to implement changes to the Sugar Industry

Act...changes that stopped Wilmar stripping growers of their rights to continue to access QSL.

Wilmar’s recent communication to growers titled “Implications of amendments to the Sugar Industry Act” (click here) has had the

impact of creating greater uncertainty for growers and has again damaged their confidence.

The above communication goes to great lengths to give the impression that the changes to the Sugar Industry Act have

established “a very complex and potentially costly set of commercial and legal relationships”. We find this interesting, as we

understand that in some mill areas the broad agreement needed to go forward to finalise 2017 CSAs has already been reached.

We recall with great clarity, Wilmar’s representatives stating time and time again that the last thing they want is to lose 1 million

tonnes from the Burdekin ...and yet here we are with this season’s unofficial estimate down by 600,000 tonnes from 8.2m last

season to 7.6m this season.

Canegrowers Burdekin continues to work with our fellow Wilmar suppling Canegrowers collectives of Herbert River, Proserpine

and Plane Creek (an influential group which represents around 10 m tonnes of cane which is 60% of Wilmar’s total supply) in

relation to the implementation of the marketing clauses for the 2017 CSA’s.

The peak weekly newsletter for cane farmers in the Burdekin

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Canegrowers Member Service Manager, Wayne Smith has been out talking to planting contractors. Wayne provides the following

feedback from his travels:

As there is not a Cane Supply Agreement available for the supply of cane in 2017 it is acknowledged and recognised that this

planting window is very important as growers who have to consider the investment required for planting and growing the crop for

up to five years.

Although there has been reports of some planting activity in the district, planting contractors are concerned also as the level of

interest and intentions registered to date is lower than normal and there is reports of growers postponing their planting decisions.

This unsettled situation creates a problem for the contractors as they need to consider the allocation of funds and resources to

schedule the maintenance and repair of their planting machinery prior to planting operations commencing.

Growers also have to factor in the availability of water for irrigation and the weather predictions for the likelihood of any rain that

will assist in sustaining newly planted cane.

Although water allocations have been increased due to rain over parts of the catchment earlier this month that provided inflows

into the Burdekin Dam which is now at 89% capacity, (this is 5% less than leading into March last year) it is the allocations

available in the next water year that are unknown at this stage of making decisions around planting also.

When it comes to weather predictions for the upcoming planting window the latest climate outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology

which was released yesterday predicts that the next three months will not produce a wet season and the El Nino may break in the

second quarter. The Bureau’s outlook presentation video can viewed by clicking here.

Approved seed cane for varieties available for planting is set to be available from the BPS managed plots from Monday 14th

March.

Assistance with selecting of varieties to plant can be accessed using SRA’s QCANESelect online variety information guide which

is available by clicking here.

Ashley & Gary Stockham cane planting contractors did some dual row planting operations two weeks ago

Planting contractor Joseph Bonanno carrying out maintenance on billet

planter expects to commence planting operations early to mid

March

To plant or not to plant

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2016 planting season summary By Ben, Matt & Jeremy, Casco Land Prep

As we come to the start of March we are heavily into our slack

maintenance program and starting to think about planting, the 2016

season begins.

The first stage of planting started at the end of the last year with

cleaning up of the old stool for fallow management to improve soil

health. We feel soil health is most important for maximising the

potential of a cane crop cycle. Whether your fallow management

consists of bare/grass, a pulse crop or bed formed in preparation for

ridge planting, before planting is the most efficient and economical

time to control grass problems and eradicate seed population in the

cane crop cycle. Conventional or ridge planting is a decision made by

each grower depending on soil type and irrigation/drainage

requirements. This can change from block to block for most farmers in

the delta.

Majority of planting now is by billet. It is critical to use good plant source and achieve even soil coverage over the set to get best

germination results. Cane set coverage requirements depends on whether planting on moisture or needing to irrigate. A quick

irrigation and good drainage will give best germination The most important decision is which varieties will we plant. With YCS still

a big issue, which varieties best suit our irrigation conditions and soil nutrient requirements. This decision on what we plant will

affect the next 4-5 years of production and income and is one we discuss regularly. As we have our own planting and ground

preparation machinery and equipment timing of planting doesn’t present us with a problem. This will be our 18th year billet

planting and have enjoyed excellent results with it.

Another concern this year affecting when we will commence planting is the groundwater (GW) aquifer levels and our available

water source. The Burdekin Falls Dam is now around 88% full and has not over topped since early 2014. This has presented an

issue for Lower Burdekin Water (LBW) in relation to aquifer replenishment and management requirements of the LBW area. At

this stage of the wet season we’ve received well below average rainfall for the third successive year with falls in our Down River

area in 2016 below 100mm. The delta has now seen 2 years of continuous pumping with our GW aquifer at their lowest levels

since the mid 1980’s. We are hesitant to put more cane stool in

the ground to maintain and irrigate until we have security with our

available water source.

We will continue to monitor the wet season and water situation

and will have all planting machinery ready to roll when it

improves.

Matt Caspanello, Jeremy Caspanello & Ben Caspanello

Industry variety information improved

New and improved 2015

variety performance

information is available to

growers, milling staff and

advisors in Burdekin,

Herbert and Tully mill

areas. The information can

be accessed on

QCANESelect™, and will

be particularly useful for

planning varieties to plant in

the coming year.

Read more about the new

data that has been

uploaded to

QCANESelect™ here.

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CANEGROWERS weather The CANEGROWERS website features a weather section that by typing in your postcode will provide you with a seven day

forecast for your desired postcode along with a 12 month rainfall outlook, SOI information and sea surface temperatures. To see

the latest forecast for your postcode click here. This outlook is for Home Hill.

Benefits of Clean Seed Cane and Variety Selection

Clean seed cane is a critical step in maximising productivity and

minimising the risk of disease spread. The widespread

distribution of approved seed cane is a core part of BPS’ service

to growers as it provides them with the best available plant

source in a cost effective manner. Tissue culture is another

option as a source of clean planting material, however it is

significantly more expensive to purchase and takes longer to

propagate into the quantities of material that growers are used to

having available from the approved seed plots in the region.

‘Treated’ cane is planting material that has been either ‘long hot

water treated’ or ‘cold soak - long hot water treated’. ‘Long hot

water treatment’ requires submersing the cane for 3 hours in

water at 500C (± 0.20C) whereas ‘cold soak – long hot water

treatment’ involves soaking the cane in cold water for 40-48

hours, followed by submersing the cane for 3 hours in water at 500C (± 0.20C). All cane supplied to BPS by SRA is treated once

before being planted into the isolation plot, then treated again before being planted into our mother plots.

The main reason for treatment of cane is to minimise the risk of ratoon stunting disease (RSD) and other diseases such as smut,

chlorotic streak disease and leaf scald.

RSD is a bacteria spread by planting material or contaminated equipment and can cause yield losses of up to 60%. BPS staff are

currently sampling every farm in the district for RSD, so if you see one of our vehicles on your property, it is most likely the staff

are testing for RSD. Last year there were several positive samples found throughout the district. RSD is easily controlled through

the use of clean seed cane and practicing good farm hygiene.

Farm hygiene involves sterilisation and clean down of machinery including planters, plant cutters, harvesters, stool splitters or any

other machine that can spread plant material or soil. Also ensure that clean seed cane is planted into fallow blocks (no

volunteers) and call a BPS field officer for a plant source inspection prior to planting.

To assist growers to obtain clean seed cane the BPS plots will be opening earlier this year. Most plots will be open from mid-

March for sales of approved seed cane.

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Commitment to minimising

harvest losses This is an update on SRA’s ongoing commitment to research

and development activities relating to minimising harvest

losses in the Australian sugarcane industry.

You may be aware that SRA Researcher Cam Whiteing has

resigned effective as at 18 February 2016 after 18 years of

service. Cam was an engineer based in the Burdekin and is

well-known in the industry. His work was part of a much larger

and coordinated effort by SRA on harvest losses. SRA remains

committed to continuing to resource related research and

development either internally or externally.

As a demonstration of this commitment, there are a number of

activities that have occurred in recent months in this area,

including:

As part of the most recent project call, SRA received

seven PRPs relating to harvest losses, and five were

recommended to progress to the FRP stage. Of this, two

applications were fast-tracked to take advantage of

existing funding within 2015/16.

The Research Funding Unit has organised workshops with

millers, growers, and harvester operators in the last six

months, and the Adoption Group is conducting a range of

workshops and activities across the industry leading up to

the 2016 harvest.

SRA has also recently submitted a large application to the

Rural R&D for Profit programme (round two), which, if

successful, would allow SRA to leverage a very large

government investment into harvest losses research. The

success of this application will not be known until at least

April.

SRA cane clip

In this CaneClip, SRA Adoption Officer Phil Patane explains

recent work surveying billet quality in several regions in 2015.

The purpose of the project was to assess the quality of cane

being supplied to the mill, with the survey revealing useful

information for all in the industry. You can view the CaneClip

here.

Soil health By Joe Tama, Inkerman Lime & Gypsum That time of year for planting is upon us once again in order to

give your crop the best start in life you should ensure the soil is

in optimum health because it has a few hard years ahead of it

throughout the crop cycle. Soil is a medium for plant growth, it

provides nutrients, water and anchorage to the growing plants.

Maintenance of proper physical, chemical and biological

conditions of the soil is necessary for realising higher growth

yield and quality of sugarcane. Sugarcane does not require any

specific type of soil as it can be successfully raised on diverse

soil types ranging from sandy soils to clay loams and heavy

clays. Prior to final preparation for planting you should consider

soil conditioning with either Lime or Gypsum or a combination

of both, Gypsum for a quick response and Lime for a longer

term amelioration these blends have proven very popular in the

region, these products on their own or as a blend will also give

the crop a much better utilisation of applied fertilisers

throughout the crops growth, there are numerous benefits to be

gained by conditioning your soils and at the end it all spells

extra $$$ in your pockets. Remember our logo [It Pays Not

Costs to Use Our Products] extra productivity will ensure those

extra welcomed $$$. Using Molly’s famous saying [Do

Yourself a Favour] and the crop. So pick up that phone and

give us a call we will be happy to assist you.

For orders or more information please call Phillip on

0418833148 or the office on 47828114.

We have a number of spreading vehicles with direct drop

augers or spinners to minimise delays, and with the recent

purchase of our own Road Trains for transport from the mines

we have passed on savings to the farmer by turning back the

clock and reducing our product prices. Call us for details.

Those numbers once again Phillip on 0418833148 or office

47828114.

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The above article is from the 15 February 2016 edition of the Australian Canegrower. Members receive a copy of the fortnightly

magazine with their membership. If you are not a member and would like to subscribe click here.

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Would your insurance policy cover you Would your insurance policy cover you if you faced a liability or claim for if you faced a liability or claim for damages from aerial spray drift? damages from aerial spray drift?

Talk to our Insurance Broker before you pay your renewal this year.

Come see Martine today at the Canegrowers Building, 141 Young Street, Ayr or phone 4790 3606 0408 638 518

Authorised Representative for NAS

Insurance Brokers (ABN 60 096 916 184)

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CANEGROWERS Queensland … taking up

the fight on all issues affecting cane farmers

For the week ending 22 February 2016

Marketing CANEGROWERS had further discussions with QSL and

ACFA around implementation arrangements for Grower

Choice, including the broad framework for on-supply

agreements and the linkages between those agreements

and cane supply agreements.

Transport The Department of Transport and Main Roads is still

working to get police approval for the change to zone 2

conditions north of Rockhampton. The Department of

Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland have been involved

to see if they can at least reiterate the urgency of the issue

to cane growers. Articles in the Australian Canegrower

magazine are being published explaining to growers their

legal options for travel with over-width agricultural

vehicles.

Rural Water Use Efficiency – Irrigation Futures The next round of funding has been received ($500,000).

To date the dewatering and financial incentive funding,

applicable only to the Burdekin Ground Water

Management Area and the Arriga basin, has been almost

fully utilised by growers. Of interest is that the Burdekin

Productivity Services are planning to use the decision

support funding to make Irrigweb (a crop growth and

scheduling tool) available to all growers in the Burdekin.

Smartcane BMP Growers benchmarked in BMP has reached 1172 growers

(50% of the cane production area of Queensland).

The number of accredited farms has reached 53 (11,740

ha of cane area).

Market access - sustainability CANEGROWERS met with Wilmar to discuss Bonsucro

accreditation and how Smartcane BMP can meet the

market access needs for sustainable sugar.

CANEGROWERS has been liaising with QSL on

sustainability requirements of Coke in the Indonesian

market.

Growers’ liability for chemical spraying By Chris Cooper, CJ Cooper & Associates Growers are again reminded of the potential liability that may

arise out of the spraying of chemicals.

Numerous Court proceedings have been instituted against

cane growers and the spraying contractors for damages

suffered to neighbouring properties allegedly caused by

chemical spray drift. In 2014 a North Queensland cane grower

was been sued for over $500,000 for damages to a nearby

paw paw crop.

Using experienced and well qualified spraying contractors is

important but growers can still be caught up in litigation if the

chemical drifts and neighbouring properties are adversely

affected.

Spraying chemicals is a potentially risky activity. Growers

should ensure that they delegate to the Contractor the full

responsibility for the carrying out of the spraying activity.

Growers should also ensure that the relevant Government

regulations, permits and codes of practice are complied with

and all reasonable steps are taken to ensure that there are no

off farm impacts.

In addition it is commercially essential to hold appropriate

public liability insurance cover that includes aerial chemical

spraying activities to protect growers in the event that a grower

becomes embroiled in a claim for damages. The Canegrowers

CANEPOL policy does cover aerial spraying but a number of

other policies being offered by other insurers/brokers exclude

aerial spraying liability.

The simple message is that if aerial spraying is to be carried

out on your farm check your liability policy and make sure

aerial spraying is included.

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Think Pink Hire By Joe Linton, Think Pink Hire Over 20 years ago we developed the concept of Think Pink Hire accidently. We had purchased one of the first Stool Splitters to

be used on our farm. As other farmers saw the ease of operation they requested a lend to trial on their farms.

We decided to provide innovative farm implements for farmers to “TRY BEFORE YOU BUY” and to make it as EASY as possible

for FARMERS.

We developed the original roll on, roll off trailer delivery system to enhance to ease of providing equipment on farm when and

where they need it. The other concept is to allow farmers to use the equipment themselves firstly to be sure the job is done right

and at the cheapest cost.

Time has moved forward and there is always something new and innovative available to change and enhance improved farming

practices. THINK PINK HIRE now has over 25 different innovative implements available and ready to deliver on farm when

required.

Implements range from Fertilizer applicators, Suscon Applicators, Legume planter and ground preparation implements. All this

equipment is designed to service both small and large farmers with tractors in the mid power range of 120 – 160 hp.

Our planting equipment range includes:

2row and 4 row bed formers, No till Legume Planter, Zonal Till ripper, 4 m Mulcher, 2 Wavy Disc Cultivators, 6 row Marker bar, 3

row marker ripper and pre plant fertilizer applicator.

Ground prep for planting has become simple with the advent of the wavy disc cultivator. This machine can cover a lot of area

very quickly it can work on preformed beds or flat ground.

Legume planting

The zero-till planter is adjustable to almost any row spacing and configuration which can plant most seeds types. MULCHER does

a good job to break down crops ready for planting.

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Cane welcomes Mick Keogh as new Ag Commissioner The cane industry has been quick to welcome well-known agricultural

figure, Mick Keogh, to his new role as Agricultural Commissioner to the

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Announced at a press conference by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister

for Agriculture and Water Resources the Hon. Barnaby Joyce and

Treasurer the Hon. Scott Morrison today, the cane industry says the newly

created role is showing real commitment to the proactivity needed to build

the vibrancy and competitiveness of Australian agricultural sector and

shows some momentum forming behind the implementation of initiatives

within the agricultural white paper.

CANEGROWERS says that sugarcane growers will be amongst the many

farmers across Australia who will take heart that there is now an individual

devoted to investigating their interests in receiving fair treatment in the

supply chain. “It will be reassuring for growers that Mr Keogh brings three

decades of experience across the Australian agricultural sector to the role,

says Dan Galligan, CEO of peak sugarcane group

CANEGROWERS. “During this time he’s worked in many capacities over

many parts of the sector, gaining a deep understanding of supply chain

transparency and the mechanisms to build strong agricultural

commodities.

“It is certainly important to us that such a critical role is filled by someone

who really understands the complex relationships and processes which go

on behind the scenes to build a strong agricultural sector for Australia -

from the paddock to the consumer.”

CANEGROWERS has also welcomed the ACCC’s newly established

Agriculture Enforcement and Engagement Unit, which Mr Keogh and the

other commissioners will work closely with. “Having a team schooled up

on the complexities of the Australian agriculture sector and with broad-

ranging investigatory powers is an important plank if we are to continue to

innovate and hold Australia up as world class in the competitive world

market.

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88.7%

25 Feb 2016

The dam decreased by 1% in the last week

New Board Chair for Waterfind The Waterfind group of companies, today announced important changes to its

governance structure to position the business for its next stage of growth and

development while providing further protections for the Australian Water Market.

The groups CEO Mr Tom Rooney said that “the changes would enable the family business group to prepare for its fourth and fifth

generation journey while retaining our strong commitment to delivering quality assured exchange services to rural and regional

communities”

Mr Rooney further stated “it is an honor to have such a depth of knowledge on the group board, and that Directors are committed

to lead the industry and provide the highest quality business practices to its customers”

The changes announced today include the establishment of a high level group board of Governance (Chaired by Mr Ken

Matthews AO), Implementation of a Finance, Risk and Audit Committee (Chaired by Mr Peter Corish AM) and the establishment

of a special purpose role to develop a quality assured water broker training and education program (run by Pauline Rooney)

Mr Rooney, said “that Pauline Rooney, the initial Chair of Waterfind, has resigned from this position to provide for Mr Ken

Matthews to step into the new role” this is an important part of the family succession plan, and one which would be well

understood by many other Australian farming families who may also need to carefully transition leadership roles between

generations”

Mr Tom Rooney, Chief Executive and principal shareholder of the Waterfind Group expressed his deep appreciation of the former

Chair’s long and committed service. “Pauline’s insightful guidance, boundless energy and warm people skills have made an

enormous difference to our business and the development of the Australian Water Market” he said.

While commencing the family succession and transition plan, Pauline will not be lost to the business, nor the industry and will now

focus on maturing the groups existing training programs into the world’s only quality assured water broker training

program. Pauline stated, that she believes that this would be an important legacy that she could leave for the group and the

Australian Water Market”

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updates from QSL as well as other QSL news and

information.

To join the mailing list click here.

Pricing information

Growers can monitor QSL pool performance via the Price Pool Matrices

published on the QSL website (www.qsl.com.au). This information is updated

regularly and provides a sense of how the QSL-managed pools are performing

over the current season.

Gross $/Tonne IPS

Net

2016 Season $439 $419

2017 Season $440 $420

2018 Season $446 $426

Estimated QSL 2015 Pool Prices

As at 12 February 2016

$/Tonne IPS

GROSS

QSL Harvest Pool $380

QSL Actively Managed Pool $412

QSL Guaranteed Floor Pool $408

QSL US Quota Pool $710

QSL 2-season Forward Pool 2015 $431

QSL 3-season Forward Pool 2015 $440

QSL 2-season Forward Pool 2016 $454

QSL 3-season Forward Pool 2016 $466

2015 Season Advances & Payments

as at 9 February 2016

* paid

The Advance Program is a guide only. CANEGROWERS Burdekin takes no

responsibility for its accuracy. It only applies to growers who did not forward

price for 2015 (the default method). Growers who have forward priced for

2015 will be paid the same percentage of their final expected proceeds. For

individual advance rates check your grower forecast on the Wilmar website.

$/tonne IPS

% estimated

return

Initial * $227

20 August 15* $243

22 October 15* $266

17 December 15* $304

21 January 16* $314 80.0%

18 February 16 $316 82.5%

17 March 16 $326 85.0%

21 April 16 $335 87.5%

19 May 16 $345 90.0%

23 June 16 $364 95.0%

Final Payment $383 100%

Wilmar Indicative Future Sugar Prices

as at 26 February 2016

Sugar price surges There was positive price news for

Queensland cane growers and

sugar millers today, with the ICE

11 raw sugar price Tuesday night

recording its greatest increase in percentage terms in 28 years.

QSL Treasurer Stephen Stone said the prompt contact, March

2016, closed the trading session at 14c/lb, as opposed to the

previous close of 12.61c/lb.

Mr Stone said the aggressive improvement in the world’s

primary raw sugar market price was not triggered by any single

event, but instead was a case of the market sentiment turning

on positive macro-economic news and growing support for a

global raw sugar deficit in the coming season.

“The International Sugar Organisation revised their 2015/16

projected deficit to above 5 million tonnes, while at the same

time there was more certainty regarding the receivers of sugar

priced against the March 16 contract,” he said.

Mr Stone said the stronger ICE 11 price would not only benefit

QSL’s 2015-Season pools, but also augured well for the

season to come.

“Recent prices under 13c/lb generated structural buying

interest and with producers well advanced in their pricing, there

now appears less resistance to the sudden price strength,” he

said.

“QSL expects the renewed focus on weather risks and an

impending statistical sugar deficit will see more strength in

sugar prices in the short term.”

Growers can monitor the progress of QSL’s pricing pools and

general market activity and can also sign-up for QSL’s free

daily price SMS service by visiting www.qsl.com.au.

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Wednesday 9 March,

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Building, Ayr

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Wednesday 15 - 16

March, Mackay, click

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In critical times like now, between low prices, droughts, high

electricity costs, high water charges, YCS, and everything else

that gets thrown at farmers; it is now more important than ever

to keep the health of your soil at its optimum, so you can keep

productivity at its maximum. I know this too well, as I am a

farmer myself, with experience and interests in sugar cane,

small crops, heavy produce, mangoes, broad acre crops, and

forestry.

With all this in mind, can you afford not to use our

products?

Don’t sell yourself short! “Remember it pays, not costs, to use our products.” If you can’t make money due to low

prices and all the above, the next best thing is to increase

productivity, or at least keep the productivity up as high as you

can. Keeping your soil in tip top condition is the best medicine

for those bigger production figures that will in turn result in a

much higher return. Without soil health you can feed your

crops all sorts of vitamins and minerals but will lack the

response that you will achieve by having the soil in optimum

health.

Let’s talk about input costs

In times of ever increasing costs of inputs and no letting down,

we at Inkerman Lime & Gypsum are proud to advise that

we have made some internal changes and a restructuring of

our business operations by purchasing our own heavy vehicles

for road transport, so we could reduce our product costs and in

turn pass on savings to the customer. In doing so, we created

extra jobs for our community, a win win for everyone.

We all should be asking other businesses who directly or

indirectly benefit from farmers in this region, to help farmers in

tough times to at least try to follow suit and reduce prices

wherever they can. This is my challenge to other local business

owners, “If I can, you can!”

I would also like to advise that a new crushing plant has

ensured a very finely ground product which is important for a

faster reaction in the soils. For those farmers who have their

own spreaders, we can do you a good deal on bulk deliveries.

“If things are a bit tight for you speak to us about a payment

plan.”

Please call Joe, Rosetta & Robert

for details on prices.

Inkerman Lime & Gypsum

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