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Well known as a centre for grain, beef and coal mining, Biloela, in Queensland's central west, is earning a name as a leader in a new industry: redclaw crayfish.
Several farmers in the district, tired of shrinking commodity prices, have decided to turn their hands to farming the tasty crustaceans.
Locals have been pulling redclaw crayfish from dams and drains for years but it has only been during the past 15 years or so that farmers have considered making money from aquaculture.
Paul Van Itallie has been a redclaw farmer for eight years.
"We had some low commodity prices about 10 years ago with grain it's still going on now as far as we can work out with our returns. So it seemed to be a good time to diversify into something else and we decided that redclaw seemed to be a reasonable market," Mr Van Itallie said.
The lure of redclaw
The redclaw operation has been integrated with other farm activities. Water is recycled either going back to the ponds or to irrigate crops and second grade mung bean splits supplement the redclaw's protein pellet diet.
Mr Van Itallie said the first to admit that if he had not diversified, it would be a very different story.
"I think I'd be looking for a job somewhere in the area, but fortunately we've gone into this and I'm learning as we go along, probably educating ourselves and earning a bit of money for the farm," he said.
That bit of money now accounts for around 25 per cent of total farm income. With the redclaw farm occupying a mere five hectares on a 1,300 hectare farm, and only running at half production, it is a cost effective use of valuable farm land.
It is a similar story at the nearby cattle station Calliope. Rod Wilson's a third generation cattle man; three years ago he and wife Sylvia dedicated four hectares of their 20,000 hectare property to aquaculture.
"We just felt that the cattle industry was often down and had a lot of tough times drought and so forth and we thought at our stage of life we just wanted to do something a little bit different.
"We looked around for various industries and aquaculture was one we thought had a lot of potential future less and less fish in the ocean, more and more people seem to be eating fish, very healthy food,imitation van cleef alhambra, nearly as healthy as beef!" Rod Wilson said.
Rod Wilson now chairs the Capricorn Crayfish Farmers Association and he says interest is growing.
"There's three farms now in this valley and another couple that are soon to be constructed. I think in our Capricorn Crayfish Farmers Association area we've got the potential within two years of producing about 70 75 tonne a year between all our members," Mr Wilson said.
It is easy to see the region's attraction for farming redclaw, they are native to Queensland, thrive in tropical conditions, require little land, are robust and economical to produce.
"You can't just do it overnight, you can't just throw the crayfish in the dam out the back and hope for the best and make an income. You really have to do it professionally or you're wasting your money," Sylvia Wilson said.
"I think if anyone goes into redclaw farming they have to certainly take a lot of time learning about them and how to grow them and also put a lot of time and effort into constructing their farm correctly and managing it correctly," Rod Wilson said.
Correct management means the establishment of earthen ponds equipped with an aeration system, the provision of artificial shelters, often recycled tyres, regular cleaning of the ponds to protect against disease and lots of sorting.
Redclaw must have a well managed juvenile production program. Early on they are sorted according to sex, and after that according to size.
The main impediment to the redclaw industry is marketing,replique arpels and van cleef, although demand for redclaw currently exceeds supply. To date the industry has been fairly disorganised, but the Capricorn Crayfish Farmers Association has set out to change that.
Members have all contributed money towards a joint research program with the Centre for Food Technology in Brisbane.
The research centres on new ways to extend the shelf life of the product through packaging devices, and how these are accepted by consumers.
The future for redclaw is very promising but its success hinges on the industry itself becoming more organised, especially with regard to marketing. Growers recognise that they will probably need to work through a processor to ensure consistent supply for larger orders.
Once the industry irons out these problems,van cleef arpel replique, and providing good management practices are maintained, then redclaw is likely to become a very profitable side venture for the farmers involved.
Well known as a centre for grain, beef and coal mining, Biloela, in Queensland's central west, is earning a name as a leader in a new industry: redclaw crayfish.
Several farmers in the district, tired of shrinking commodity prices, have decided to turn their hands to farming the tasty crustaceans.
Locals have been pulling redclaw crayfish from dams and drains for years but it has only been during the past 15 years or so that farmers have considered making money from aquaculture.
Paul Van Itallie has been a redclaw farmer for eight years.
"We had some low commodity prices about 10 years ago with grain it's still going on now as far as we can work out with our returns. So it seemed to be a good time to diversify into something else and we decided that redclaw seemed to be a reasonable market," Mr Van Itallie said.
The lure of redclaw
The redclaw operation has been integrated with other farm activities. Water is recycled either going back to the ponds or to irrigate crops and second grade mung bean splits supplement the redclaw's protein pellet diet.
Mr Van Itallie said the first to admit that if he had not diversified, it would be a very different story.
"I think I'd be looking for a job somewhere in the area, but fortunately we've gone into this and I'm learning as we go along, probably educating ourselves and earning a bit of money for the farm," he said.
That bit of money now accounts for around 25 per cent of total farm income. With the redclaw farm occupying a mere five hectares on a 1,300 hectare farm, and only running at half production, it is a cost effective use of valuable farm land.
It is a similar story at the nearby cattle station Calliope. Rod Wilson's a third generation cattle man; three years ago he and wife Sylvia dedicated four hectares of their 20,000 hectare property to aquaculture.
"We just felt that the cattle industry was often down and had a lot of tough times drought and so forth and we thought at our stage of life we just wanted to do something a little bit different.
"We looked around for various industries and aquaculture was one we thought had a lot of potential future less and less fish in the ocean, more and more people seem to be eating fish, very healthy food,imitation van cleef alhambra, nearly as healthy as beef!" Rod Wilson said.
Rod Wilson now chairs the Capricorn Crayfish Farmers Association and he says interest is growing.
"There's three farms now in this valley and another couple that are soon to be constructed. I think in our Capricorn Crayfish Farmers Association area we've got the potential within two years of producing about 70 75 tonne a year between all our members," Mr Wilson said.
It is easy to see the region's attraction for farming redclaw, they are native to Queensland, thrive in tropical conditions, require little land, are robust and economical to produce.
"You can't just do it overnight, you can't just throw the crayfish in the dam out the back and hope for the best and make an income. You really have to do it professionally or you're wasting your money," Sylvia Wilson said.
"I think if anyone goes into redclaw farming they have to certainly take a lot of time learning about them and how to grow them and also put a lot of time and effort into constructing their farm correctly and managing it correctly," Rod Wilson said.
Correct management means the establishment of earthen ponds equipped with an aeration system, the provision of artificial shelters, often recycled tyres, regular cleaning of the ponds to protect against disease and lots of sorting.
Redclaw must have a well managed juvenile production program. Early on they are sorted according to sex, and after that according to size.
The main impediment to the redclaw industry is marketing,replique arpels and van cleef, although demand for redclaw currently exceeds supply. To date the industry has been fairly disorganised, but the Capricorn Crayfish Farmers Association has set out to change that.
Members have all contributed money towards a joint research program with the Centre for Food Technology in Brisbane.
The research centres on new ways to extend the shelf life of the product through packaging devices, and how these are accepted by consumers.
The future for redclaw is very promising but its success hinges on the industry itself becoming more organised, especially with regard to marketing. Growers recognise that they will probably need to work through a processor to ensure consistent supply for larger orders.
Once the industry irons out these problems,van cleef arpel replique, and providing good management practices are maintained, then redclaw is likely to become a very profitable side venture for the farmers involved.
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