Ag Advisory Pty Ltd- Grant Burns

21/12/2023

EMMA GERMANO wins the legal fight against the VFF.

Andrew Weidemann burns 3-400k (not of members money as he said on the country hour) of his own money and his backers..... VFF members are getting their costs paid back.

VFF has been impotent for a long time, and these blokes have been around for a long time. Someone comes in with a positive reform agenda and they can't handle it.

She's been voted in, let her do the job.

02/12/2022

01/04/2021

Milking 1300 cows in Northern VIctoria irrigated.

We need some senior staff to share the load one what is a part grazing/part feedlot farm.

Would suit a New Zealander wanting to buy a farm in Vic. Work for us for a while and find a suitable farm to purchase.

We are willing to pay flights and 65K AUD.

14/01/2021

TRAINEESHIP (50K minimum)
Yarroweyah Vic.
Mortlock dairies have two summer students going back to high school, and an opportunity has opened up for a trainee.
Mortlock dairies are a new entrant into dairying, having commenced dairying in April 2019. The farm is milking 1500 late Spring calving cows. The farm is technology focused;
GEA software going into the dairy currently (milk meters, cell count etc...)
Grain mill with 300ton of storage.
5000ton of silage in a pit.
Feed pad and mixer wagons
Large shade structure has been recently constructed.
Autodraft, new yards going in at the moment.....
60 stand rotary.
Close to new machinery.....

Traineeship to begin 1/02/2021

Trainee will be paid a minimum of $1,000 per week for a 12 month traineeship (trainee will get over-time, will get 4 weeks annual leave fully paid, sick pay, superannuation and workcover), and will also complete a certificate 3 in Dairy from Shepparton Tafe. Training is a 12 month course, will consist of on-farm training and some off farm (chemical handling etc....). Trainee's will also get tutelage of off farm consultants in nutrition, agronomy and veterinary from time to time as these consultants visit the farm.
Ideally this leads to a long career in the business, with a structure allowing for the trainee to progress through the ranks of management within the business.
Accommodation is available (if required) at $100 per week in an adjoining leased house.
The role will involve;
milking
Feeding (mixer wagon)
Rearing calves
Cropping- sowing, spraying, fert spreading, watering.
Assisting with joining.

The business has a 1350 acre winter crop paddock (Cornella Vic) that grows cereal for the dairy. There is capacity to be involved with the broadacre cropping as well.
Ideal candidate- you ideally grew up on a dairy farm, are school leaver or a few years out. You are motivated, you like a fast paced hard working environment. You are eager to be trained and will successfully grasp the concepts that you are taught. You get along well with others and will add to an enjoyable work environment for others. You like animals.
Answering to Brad Adams (Farm Manager) and Shane Mortlock (Farm Owner)

Enquiries/CV via email to Grant Burns. [email protected].

08/11/2020

TRAINEESHIP
Ag Advisory is taking on a trainee.
The business is diverse farming 1000 acres of grazing (likely to grow to 2000 acres), 1200 acres of cropping.
Ag Advisory works as a commercial ag advisor. The largest client milks circa. 1500 cows at Yarroweyah. Ag Advisory works closely with half a dozen clients from large commercial operations (70+ staff to small family operations)
Both Odette and I are qualified Agricultural Scientists, both with Masters of Business.
We do a lot of finance work. Refinancing farm business as well as working through distressed farm business resolutions. The business works closely with high end Lawyers and Accountants on a range of business situations/solutions.
Ideal candidate is in 22-24 yr range (Male or female) with significant farm experience that would like to learn commercial skills. The bulk of the work you will be doing will be farm work, but we will have ample time to school you up in commerce, with the occasional road trip sorting out commercial issues, cattle buying etc....... You will get some good exposure across all sectors of industry including livestock firms, banks, insurance, legal and accounting.
Role will be for 12 months and will involve some formalised study (perhaps 20% of your time will be study in a mutually beneficial course- dependent on current skills and experience).
Location- Sunbury.
Pre-requisite- drivers licence.
You may be any of the following-
University leaver that wants a year to consolidate your education.
Young farmer that has ample farming knowledge, but would like to hone the commercial side of the business.
Exiting farming- you may wish to looking to exit farming and want a bridging year to work out your future direction.
You will get some good knowledge and exposure and we will get a good worker that already knows how to do a lot of the work that is required.
Expect- 20% study
Commercial Work- 20% (2 days per week on the road doing commercial work
Farm Work- 60% (cattle, cropping, fencing, machinery repairs.....)
Wage- commensurate with experience but in the range of 45-65K. Full time (super, work cover, holidays additional).
Accommodation- can be provided by negotiation.

28/09/2020

10/08/2020

BOOKEEPER NEEDED

Client of mine with an industrial/manufacturing business needs support in the Bookeeping/Accounting side of the Business.

Rochester based.

27/05/2020

ORGANIC DAIRY FARMERS OF AUSTRALIA COLLAPSE

Sunday I'm working with a client that has been left short a bit more than $100,000..... didn't get paid the April milk cheque, and may forfeit the first two weeks of May.

I've engaged my lawyer Stuart Walter at Mills Oakley. If there is other affected farmed best to join forces on legal spend, as it's more efficient (and cheaper) if one lawyer is doing the work and diluting the costs over multiple clients, rather than each affected farmer starting from scratch. You can private message me for chat (no charge). Stuart is very good and we've worked together for 5 years.

https://www.millsoakley.com.au/people/stuart-walter/

In addition NAB is the secured creditor, so it's worth putting pressure on them to pay dairy farm suppliers, as under the old Romalpa clause (retention of tile clause pre PPSR) the lawywers no doubt look at retention of title over the last six weeks of milk.

** should all farmers have a PPSR registered over their milk companies to ensure payment in a collapse? Sounds 'far fetched' but these are stange times.

Finally if one lawyer holds proxy at the creditors meeting it can put them in a position of strength to get a better deal (not a preferential creditor deal, but a better deal for all suppliers) particularly if Deloitte (liquidator) need a certain amount of votes to get a deal through (very strong if a lawyer holds proxy for hypothetically a dozen of so farmers voting as a block).

Private message and contact details and I'll co-ordinate legal to discuss with you. There will be no charge for initial consultations with Stuart. If he doesn't merit in working for you, he'll send you in the right direction before he charges you anything.

27/05/2020

ORGANIC DAIRY FARMERS OF AUSTRALIA COLLAPSE

Sunday I'm working with a client that has been left short a bit more than $100,000..... didn't get paid the April milk cheque, and may forfeit the first two weeks of May.

I've engaged my lawyer Stuart Walter at Mills Oakley. If there is other affected farmed best to join forces on legal spend, as it's more efficient (and cheaper) if one lawyer is doing the work and diluting the costs over multiple clients, rather than each affected farmer starting from scratch. You can private message me for chat (no charge).

https://www.millsoakley.com.au/people/stuart-walter/

In addition NAB is the secured creditor, so it's worth putting pressure on them to pay dairy farm suppliers, as under the old Romalpa clause (retention of tile clause pre PPSR) the lawywers no doubt look at retention of title over the last six weeks of milk.

** should all farmers have a PPSR registered over their milk companies to ensure payment in a collapse?

Finally if one lawyer holds proxy at the creditors meeting it can put them in a position of strength to get a better deal, particularly if Deloiites need a certain amount of votes to get a deal through (very strong if a lawyer holds proxy for hypothetically a dozen of so farmers voting as a block).

Private message and contact details and I'll co-ordinate legal to discuss with you. There will be no charge for initial consultations with Stuart. If he doesn't merit in working for you, he'll send you in the right direction before he charges you anything.

20/05/2020

06/05/2020

⬇️ DONT FORGET!!! ⬇️

🐮 TOMORROW’S NVL DAIRY SALE 🐮

02/05/2020

AGISTMENT WANTED

300 beef cows. Second calvers preg tested to calve October/November.

Will pay $6-$8depending on feed. Will pay 3 months in advance.

Ideally want to pay the top rate for self sown crop.

After 4 months feed.

Ideally Vic or Riverina NSW