Viable Processing For The Future

Retail Store Managed by Bob Radford Snr Footscray, Late 1930 s

Radford Retail Shop, 1948

Slaughter House, 1975

Slaughter House Upgrade, 1978

Abattoirs Staff, 1978

Slaughter House Upgrade, 1978

New Lamb Pen Foundations, 1988

New Lamb Floor Under Construction, 1988

Construction of New Lamb Processing Floor, 1991

Lamb Processing Floor,

Official Opening of New Lamb Facility by John Kerrin, 1991

Bob Radford Snr Before Retirement, 1993

Interior of New Cattle Holding Facilities 1998

Construction of New Beef Floor and Fridges, 1999-2000

Beef Processing Floor, 2006

New Beef Floor Refrigerated Storage

Load-Out Bay, 2006

Lamb Fridges, 2006

Progress of Boning Room Earthworks for Boning Room ~ Late 2004

Progress of Boning Room Footings ~ Early 2005

Progress of Boning Room Start of Structural Steel ~ Early 2005

Progress of Boning Room Completion of Main Structural Steel ~ Mid 2005

Progress of Boning Room Panelling ~ Late 2005

Progress of Boning Room Early 2006

Boning Room 2007

Boning Room 2008 $3.1 million invested in state-of-the-art Boning Room facilities for commissioning end of 2006

Boning Room 2007

Business Leadership Growing and Diversifying Markets Where to Local and Gippsland Region Melbourne and Metropolitan Regional Victoria Sydney and regional NSW

Workshops at our Plant Breeder Groups Education Institutes School Children Farm Apprentice Groups Producer Groups Carcass Competitions M.S.A Workshops Organic Livestock Workshops Meat Profit Days D.P.I. Meat Yield Displays

From The Air 2005

From The Air 2007

Old and New Markets to Look at:- Retail Supermarkets Greek Vietnamese Italian Islamic M.S.A Organic Food Services Boning Products

Market Options Prime Vealer Market 175 kg 210 kg dressed 4-8 mm fat Supermarket Trade 200 250 kg dressed 6 12mm fat Sydney Trade Cattle 120 175 kg dressed 2 8 mm fat Asian Market in Australia 200 260 kg dressed 2 6 mm fat Boning Rooms and Food Service Operators 240 300 kg dressed 6 12mm fat

Organic lambs heading for the Sydney Market

Sausage Casing Machine

Beef Tendons

Sheep Skin Processing Area

Water Saving Project Radfords have enjoyed a reliable supply of groundwater from on-site natural springs, however the prolonged drought has: exhausted the spring required Radfords to buy-in supplementary fresh water Being knocked back by local water authorities for town or bore water forced us to truck water in. The situation became unsustainable, therefore we were determined to invest in a comprehensive and state-of-the-art water capture and recycle system

Water Supply and Surrounding Paddocks

2006 - Effluent Processing Upgrade (new Dam excavation)

2007 - Effluent Processing Upgrade (new Dam commissioned)

Effluent Processing Plant

Water effluent lagoon prior to water treatment plant

Compost from cattle pens

2009 Waste Water & Energy Recovery Phase#1 Ultrafiltration System

2009 Waste Water & Energy Recovery Phase#2 Cooling Efficiency & Heat Recovery

Value adding and the effect on the bottom line Hides, lamb skins, runners Offal products Tallow e.g. Fat Meat meal

Challenges to face in the next 12 months-2 years 1. Australian dollar affect on by products & export 2. World economy down turn 3. Climate conditions affect on livestock 4. Lowest livestock numbers on record 5. Consumer spending patterns e.g. price of meat recent lamb price 6. Live export issues and affect on Australian industry 7. Bad debts increasing 8. Abattoir and retail shops shutting down

Positives to look forward to 1. High rain fall 2. Good feed conditions in most parts of Australia 3. Farmers restocking 4. M.L.A. promoting meat sales 5. Lamb, beef, and pork are a good food product 6. Australia still has a reputation of producing some of the best meat produce in the world

Radfords 2010