Hansard debates

Mrs McARTHUR (Western Victoria) (09:56): Last Friday I visited an Inverleigh farm to observe a demonstration of the Krone Premos 5000. This machine is the world’s first mobile pellet harvester that can process straw and pasture hay into high-fibre pellets. The pellets have a variety of uses, including high-density feed for livestock, high-absorption stock bedding and even as a sustainable energy source, as used in a trial at the Skipton and Beaufort hospitals. Krone is also a major sponsor of the Australian Fodder Industry Association. This technology is most impressive and a strong reminder of the innovative nature of farmers and industry leaders like Rhys Evans in Colac. If only this machine had been in widespread use during the bushfire season, we would have been able to transport fodder at six times the density of hay at a much lower cost to fire-affected livestock. I thank Krone for the demonstration. I look forward to the import of those machines to Victoria and hopefully later models that can process fuel loads.

And just for Mr Meddick: I think it is a great plant-based diet, Andy, and you could actually eat it if you wanted to.

The PRESIDENT: I am glad you did not eat that, because the use of props is unparliamentary!