Canterbury Farming, September 2022

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Recognition: North Canterbury farmers Geoff and rochelle Spark have received a ballance Farm environment Award for helping to foster a connection between town and country on their torlesse Farm in eyrewell.

Recognition for farmers’ community involvement

Developing an environmentally sustainable dairying and beef farming operation which has evolved to become a hub of community activities has earned a husband-and-wife farming couple a top rural award.

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North-Canterbury couple Geoff and Rochelle Spark, who own and manage Torlesse Farm in Eyrewell, won the People in Primary Sector title at this year’s Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The People in Primary Sector category was sponsored by Bayleys Canterbury. Torlesse Farm runs about 1700 dairy cows across some 450-hectares, with a further 400 hectares split between dairy support and beef grazing. The farm sells approximately 80 prime grade cattle each year, and the Sparks have diversified the business to include grazing and grass sales, in addition to operating a commercial weigh bridge and a purpose-built function venue.

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The couple moved onto the family owned Torlesse Farm in 1995, eventually buying it from Geoff’s parents in 2005.

Geoff and Rochelle Spark entered the Ballance Farm Environment Awards because they believed they had a positive business story to share – understanding that in order for their rural commercial activity to be sustainable, it needed to perform at a high standard, not only from a production perspective, but also including environmental stewardship.

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In addition to sponsoring the People in Primary Sector category at the Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards, Bayleys Canterbury also supports The New Zealand Agricultural Show, The New Zealand Rural Support Trust, Surfing for Farmers, and Meat The Need. The company also proudly supports the Crusaders, and the South Island women’s rugby team the Matatu. Bayleys Canterbury rural manager Kevin Jenkins said the real estate agency was proud to be involved with the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, and in particular the People in Primary Sector category, which aligned perfectly with the company’s philosophies.“After all, Bayleys people are very much people in the primary sector,” Jenkins said.

“This focus on continuous improvement does however require a significant investment that farmers will need time to digest.”

Lake centrepiece for Torlesse Farm

‘Our philosophy in farming is long term. We go by the motto ‘plant a tree you never see’.

Geoff Spark North-Canterbury farmer

Geoff is also a dedicated advocate for the Farm Strong wellbeing programme, an initiative which helps farmers and primary producers to cope with the pressures of farming, ranging from drought and flood weather conditions through to evolving Government legislation on the rural sector, and the unpredictability of commodity prices.

“Our philosophy in farming is long term. We go by the motto ‘plant a tree you never see’. We have planted more than 1,000 native plants around our irrigation storage lake,” Geoff said. The Sparks, their long-term sharemilkers of 12-years, and all their staff, operate with a positive ‘solutions-focussed’ approach – meaning production at the property has returned to previous output levels after sustaining a substantial challenge from the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak in 2017 which saw 2,500 cattle on the property killed.

“We need to protect the future productivity of the land,” Geoff said.

Dual purpose: A purpose-built function venue overlooking torlesse Farm’s irrigation storage lake hosts multiple charity and therequiredaccommodationwhileorganisationscommunityontheproperty,doublingupasstaffquartersasduringbusyperiodsonfarm.

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“The replacement of k-lines and individual sprinklers in corners for more environmentally friendly and efficient set sprinklers, help reduce nitrate losses.

Geoff became involved with the charity after the OxMan sporting event organisers insisted on paying a venue hire for hosting theirRathertriathlon.than accept the payment, he researched various rural support organisations, and subsequently found Farm Strong as a worthy recipient. Geoff is also an area representative for the Rural Support Trust, which helped him and his farm team through the tough times resulting from the Mbovis period.In assessing the Spark’s entry into the Ballance Farm Environment Awards, the judges commended the couple on actively building connections between “town and country,” along with sharing their property with the wider community for farm visits, and generously supporting rural health and wellbeing organisations such as Farm Strong and the Rural Support Trust.

In addition to developing a strong community involvement programme across the region, Geoff and Rochelle Spark have invested substantially in Torlesse Farm’s infrastructure, such as pivot irrigation, the storage dam, soil temperature and moisture monitoring, irrigation scheduling, and effluent storage.The judges also commended Torlesse Farm’s winter grazing management, using catch crops such as oats after winter grazing crops to extract as much nitrogen as possible from the soil profile.

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The Oakley’s story began in the 1870s when Robin’s Great Great Grandfather John Oakley began growing out in West Melton soon after arriving in New Zealand from the United Kingdom. In recent years, Robin has taken consid erable steps to reduce, monitor and manage greenhouse gas emissions, nitrogen leach ing and improve soil quality, through initia tives such as the Sustainable Vegetables System project.

“Where the HortNZ Board determines there are exceptional circumstances and more than one award should be made, we can choose to present an additional award.” HortNZ usually gives out its awards at the annual Horticulture Conference, but the con ference had to be cancelled this year due to the uncertainty created by Covid. “However, the HortNZ Board felt it was important to celebrate growers’ success in what has been another challenging year. As a result, we have been presenting this year’s awards at various grower events, and will conclude the presentations at the HortNZ AGM in September,” Balle-Guilleux said.

In particular, Robin has looked to power usage and installed 564 solar panels at Oak ley’s Southbridge post-harvest site in April this year. These 390-watt panels will account for around 40% of the site’s annual energy demands.“Oakley’s is dedicated to continuous im provement,” Robin said.

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Top job: robin Oakley (left) receives his environmental Award from HortNZ Vice president bernadine balle-Guilleux.

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Robin Oakley, a fifth-generation grower from Canterbury, has won a HortNZ Environmental Award for 2022.

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Researching ‘regen’ farming

In August the Government announced a significant partnership under our Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) fund that is focussed on regenerative farming practices (or ‘regen’) in the New Zealand context.

4 September 2022 CANTERBURY FARMING FARMING NEWS ] with Damien O’Connor ] Minister for Agriculture, Biosecurity,] Food Safety and Rural Communities We’ve partnered with Ngai Tahu in Canterbury, where they have two adjacent dairy farms at Eyre Forest. One will run regenerative systems and the other will run conventional.For the next seven years, inputs and outputs will be scientifically monitored, with financial, environmental and social impacts being compared. We will also be announcing in September another significant ‘regen’ research programme, which will also be working at the farm level. It will bring our total ‘regen’ research investment to $54.74 million, covering 11 projects across the country. In doing this work, we aim to validate what there is in ‘regen’ that will work for us. When I say ‘work for us’, I mean a balance between lifting production, lessening environmental impacts, lowering inputs, enhancing animal welfare, and improving life on the land for those working it. All of this, most farmers would say, is just good farming. And that’s what we’d like our customers to be thinking too. Which comes to the nub of it. How can ‘regen’ add export value by meeting consumer demand? As part of this effort, SFF Futures helped fund Beef+Lamb and Bragato Research Institute to conduct an international market scan and consumer survey on the topic. The aim was to understand the current state and future market potential of regenerative agriculture in New Zealand’s sheep, beef and wine sectors. They commissioned Alpha Food Labs to look at three of New Zealand’s international markets – the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. This report asserted that there’s significant potential for New Zealand in this space, particularly for the red meat sector. This was principally because our production systems already align with concepts of regenerative agriculture, due to their pastoral nature. The report also showed there is a lack of a clear definition of ‘regen’ and said that we should work to validate a definition for the New Zealand context. The lack of definition is the point where critics and advocates meet.

Some have an almost religious fervour when they make claims about the benefits of ‘regen’. On the other hand there are critics who argue that if you say regenerative is ‘good’, it implies that what’s not regenerative is degenerative – which I think is a bit precious.Ibelieve we simply need to be open minded and methodical in our approach to evaluatingTheit.term has gained traction in the consumer markets of the West and appears to be, at least in part, a reflex against the dominant food production systems in the NorthernInHemisphere.theUSA,‘regen’ products are reported to be commanding high premiums and the market for them is growing quickly. Global giant Nestlé has pledged to source 20% of ingredients by 2025, and 50% by 2030. These two pieces of information should catch our attention and cause us to ask if we can capture export value through ‘regen’. Indeed, many in our sector are asking if we can move into this space. Our investment in these projects is the Government’s effort to progress the discussion in a cohesive way. I don’t have a pre-determined view on this. What I do believe though, is that with consumers in our global markets becoming increasingly interested in where their food comes from, the ‘regen’ question gives us a rare opportunity to gather an evidence base and tell New Zealand’s food production story. That is regardless of whether it’s ‘regen’ or not.Iwant to acknowledge the people and organisations who are working constructively in this space. This is a significant piece of work for New Zealand.

“The programme helps staff and landowners collate knowledge to have wider discussions on farm management and how improvements might be made.

Ecan has applied to the Ministry of Primary Industries to extend the programme for another four years, after it finishes mid-2023.

“There are a lot of benefits in planting poplar and willows poles on erosion prone hill country. The main one is simply, that their root systems grow quickly, hold the soil on the hill and prevent mass movement from occurring during large scale weather events.”

The four-year programme, which is co-funded by ECan and the Ministry for Primary Industries, aims to reduce erosion and sediment loss, and stabilise damaged land in North Canterbury’s hill-country.

Soil erosion reduction benefits from planting poplar poles

Around eight-thousand poplar and willow poles will be delivered to over 100 North Canterbury farms this year, thanks to Enivronment Canterbury’s Soil Conservation and Revegetation (SCAR) Programme.

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“Our staff showed farmers how and where to plant the three-metre poles to increase success of reducing erosion on a steep slopedTurnbullpaddock.”ledthe session alongside land management and biodiversity advisor Sam Thompson.Hesaid the workshop is helpful to both those who haven’t planted a poplar pole before and those wanting to upskill to improve the survival rate of their poles.

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“The programme is in its third year and demand for poplar and willow poles has been increasing steadily as well as support for the programme to continue from farmers and the community,” Turnbull said. “A major success of the programme is being able to connect farmers with different expertise within Environment Canterbury, enabling them to seek a wide range of advice and in some cases other funding opportunities to do work on farm or in a catchment that benefits the environment and the wider community,” he said. The fifth pole planting workshop for the programme was held in July on the Hoban’s Family Farm (Glenafric) in Hurunui. The purpose was to show farmers how to plant poplar and willow poles.

Farmers taking part in the programme are able to decrease the amount of sediment washed into waterways, which will deliver long-term environmental benefits such as better water quality by: planting poplar and willow poles retiring erosion prone land identifying erosion-prone land with Land Use Capability maps ECan’s land management and biodiversity advisor Andrew Turnbull said the programme offers discounted poplar and willow poles from the Baynons nursery; funding towards native plants and fencing to keep stock out of eroding areas; and Land Use Capability maps, which assess the risks to land and help identify erosion prone areas.

The poles come with a 1.7-metre sleeve, this allows stock to graze the area after being restricted for only one to two years, allowing land to continue being productive within their farm system. More than 3,000 poles have been delivered to farms so far this season. Farmers are advised to leave 12 to 15-metres between soil conservation poles when planting, as when the trees reach maturity the roots will interlock stabilising the area in between the trees without compromising pasture growth.

Helping hand: eCan biodiversity advisor Sam thompson leads a pole planting workshop in Hurunui.

People who are swayed by a headline, a social media post or a slick advertising campaign, without any in-depth knowledge of why sectors within it, operate the way they do. One area which often gets a bad rap from these faultfinders is fertiliser. Fertiliser, like many pastoral and arable practices, grew out of necessity. After the development of ryegrass to cope with New Zealand’s cold/wet conditions and heavy hoof traffic in the 1920s, our agricultural goal became production. As cattle and sheep numbers grew, nutrients to aid our young soils grow grass (or crops) were needed. Aerial top dressing of phosphate revolutionising hill country farming in the 1950s led the way. Fast forward to today and that production target continues. As the world’s most efficient, lowest emitting farmers, we now feed 40 million+ people globally, as well as ourselves, and fertiliser in all its forms plays a key role. Ground spreaders write the first chapter of our pasture to plate story. The fertilisers they lay are the foundation blocks for whatever the land is used for, pastoral or arable. I can tell you after attending last month’s Groundspread NZ annual gathering, that it’s an industry genuinely trying to do better for the environment, while supporting our nation’s food production. Like precision specialists the ag contractors, who plant the perfect rows of grass seed, maize, kale, turnips and swedes we see around our nation, ground spreaders want to ensure fertiliser gets to where it needs to go, down to the last gram. Innovative technology, using nitrogen optical sensors for variable rate applications, is helping improve the odds. The end result is more accurately applied fertiliser at lower rates, away from waterways. Groundspread NZ also has Spreadmark, its fertiliser placement quality assurance programme.Thisscheme registers spreading companies provided they have certified machinery, trained operators and appropriate quality management systems, to ensure farmer/ grower expectations are met and environmental sustainability is protected.

There was the suggestion operators needed to change their thinking, from what impact cutting emissions would have globally, to what that would mean locally. The upshot being, New Zealand could be the country, others would want to follow. That we could be the world’s leaders and I liked theirCurrentattitude.controls for synthetic fertiliser use are found in the Resource Management Act 1991, and in regulations introduced by the Government in 2020, which limit synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use to a maximum of 190kg N per hectare on pastoral farms. I have said numerous times the answers to our ag challenges, including fertiliser and methane will come from the ground up, and the ground spreaders are literally at the startingLikeline.our ancestors welcoming the advent of refrigeration in the late 1800s and topdressing in the 1950s, today’s farmers and growers have already seen dramatic developments in science and technology. Many more are to come. But just like fossil fuels will remain in use until alternative energy sources are available in numbers we can all utilise; synthetic fertilisers will stay in the food and fibre producers’ toolkit, for now. Until then, my message to the nutrient naysayers is simple... without them we’d starve.

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There are current challenges and risks to the industry, mainly of the compliance kind — navigating different council plans, health and safety changes; food industry regulations rapidly increasing costs and supply chain issues. Aware the food and fibre industries have historically contributed to environmental impacts, members discussed ways to reduce the impacts of emissions and leaching.

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Pokeno therefore became the natural home for the distillery, and ultimately the natural choice for the brand name. However, the search for the best barley brought them here to the rich fertile soils of Canterbury, and three family-owned farms: Ridge Greenfields and Honeywell in Rakaia and PD Thomas in Kirwee.

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So when he and his wife Celine decided they wanted to pursue a dream of creating some of the world’s finest single malts using only New Zealand ingredients, their search took them far and wide around the country for the two that count: water and barley. The water they found at the foot of the volcanic hills that surround the north Waikato town of CollectedPokeno.over centuries, this pure spring water not only provides a strong connection to the natural environment, its rich minerality makes it ideally suited to whisky distillation.

“As an independent distillery, and a small team passionate about our craft, we’re entirely driven by doing things our way, not the easy way, with no compromise on any part of the process,” Johns said. “To honour the quality of the spirit 80% of the single malt we produce is matured in first-fill casks, leaving the barrel to enhance rather than dominate the flavour profile of each of their three core whiskies.”

Ian Ridge, who has been working on the Ridge family farm since 1955, is delighted to be providing local crops for a New Zealandmade“We’rewhisky.really proud of the crops we grow here and take pride in ensuring we grow the very best, so it’s great to have been chosen to be involved in such a high-quality product like Pokeno,” Ridge said. The Pokeno distillery stands comparison to some of the best and most established around the world. But without the same volume pressures that the big brand producers face, Matt Johns said he and his head distiller, Rohan McGowan, are enjoying the freedom to ferment for longer, distil more slowly and experiment to extract the maximum body and flavour from the barley.

A: Even though it can be a delicate and uncomfortable conversation, it’s best to have these conversations early and keep the lines of communication open. To avoid any issues, be sure to include all members of the family in discussions, not just children who are interested in continuing farming. Keeping plans a secret or excluding certain siblings from the discussion can breed discontent between family members. All family members should have an understanding of the farm’s assets and liabilities, as well as future plans for the business.

Q: How do I broach the subject of handing over the reins with my family?

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Q: I’ve had the discussions with my family about succession planning, now what? A: When planning for the future, it’s natural to focus on your children and the financial wellbeing of the farm. But it’s equally as important to remember you and your partner. Make sure you have a plan for how you’ll be able to enjoy your golden years without unnecessary financial pressure. We suggest you talk to your accountant and other financial advisors to get advice on how best to implement this.

A: At the end of 2021, Te Aka Matua o te Ture Law Commission released its Review of succession law: rights to a person’s property on death. It stated much of current succession law, or the law about who inherits a person’s property when they die, is “old, out of date, and inaccessible.” They made 140 recommendations, including streamlining old statutes into one Inheritance (Claims Against Estate)ChangeAct.is afoot, and while there is no guarantee what will happen to the current law, under any new Act, adult children may no longer be able to claim against an estate purely for recognition as a child of the deceased – they may need to show something more than this. This highlights the importance of regularly reviewing your succession plan to ensure it’s in line with any changes to the law. If you are concerned that proposed changes might affect your family, we recommend getting in touch to discuss this with one of our team.

8 September 2022 CANTERBURY FARMING RURAL PROFESSIONALS Our regular ‘Ask a Lawyer’ column provides a high-level legal response to some of the key issues affecting the Agri sector. Wynn Williams has been part of the rural community in Canterbury for more than 160 years, supporting our clients with their personal, family and business endeavours. We’ve shared in the special times and in the most challenging of times. Our specialist rural team provides legal services to private farming operations, companies, offshore clients, and other rural investment entities, across the breadth of the Agri sector. If you think we can help, please get in touch. WYNNWILLIAMS.CO.NZ Auckland | Christchurch | Queenstown Sue PartnerAnderson Charlene Sell Partner David PartnerPhoebePartnerHaighDavies Annabel Sheppard AmandaPartner Douglas Partner Specialist areas: • Asset + planningsuccession • Working with Trusts Farm transactions M +64 27 482 wynnwilliams.co.nzsusan.anderson@2171 Specialist areas: • Small + medium sized businesses • Commercial contracts + terms of Intellectualtradeproperty M +64 27 685 5653 wynnwilliams.co.nzcharlene.sell@ Specialist areas: • Farm succession + ownership structuring • Land subdivisions • Buying + selling rural Overseaspropertiesinvestment M +64 27 573 7775 wynnwilliams.co.nzdavid.haigh@ Specialist areas: • Succession planning • Sale + purchase of properties • Trust structuring M +64 27 484 wynnwilliams.co.nzannabel.sheppard@1417 SpecialiststructuringCorporateareas: + governance • Rural contracting + acquisitions • Offshore investment M +64 27 414 wynnwilliams.co.nzphoebe.davies@9825 SpecialistEmploymentareas: law • Health + safety • Privacy law M +64 21 885 wynnwilliams.co.nzamanda.douglas@585

Q: What else should I consider when planning for my retirement?

A: Firstly, you should consider when the initial planning needs to be implemented. It’s never a quick process and often stretches across a number of years. People often rush the process to give it effect, however this can often lead to some feeling disgruntled that the process was rushed, and their views not considered. We suggest talking to your family early about what retirement looks like for you, even if the implementation follows at a later stage. If you have a question about how the law applies to a situation you’re facing that you’d like us to answer in this column, please email us at email@wynnwilliams. co.nz with the subject line: Ask a Lawyer.

If the plan is for the child (or children) interested in the farm to take over ownership of stock, plant and land, having other assets is a way of providing assurance around inheritance for other children down the track.

Q: What might the proposed Inheritance Act mean for my succession planning?

Q: I’m thinking about retiring in a few years. What should I be doing now to make sure I have everything in order when the time Planning for your retirement is important for everyone. For farmers in particular, succession planning is a significant issue, and it’s not just about ensuring the smooth transition of ownership and control of the farming business. As family is usually involved, there’s often a whole layer of emotion to navigate, over and above what your head is telling you. We advise our clients to sit down with a clean sheet of paper and map out how you’re going to get to the desired outcome. The in-between things to consider and implement will become clearer once you’ve got a plan.

Q: I’m worried about friction in the family –what can I do to protect everyone?

A: Rising capital values of farms have put pressure on succession planning because there’s much greater wealth involved than in the past. Your family members might have certain ideas about how the farm operates or what they’ll inherit, and as such things could become litigious. There are steps you can take now though to avoid any issues. Planning and purchasing off-farm investments early on is one way of ensuring children not interested in farming still feel included in the succession planning process.

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South Waikato Young Farmer Chloe Belfield and Mackenzie Young Farmer Nicola Blowey have also officially taken their seats as board members, after being elected at the NZYF AGM in July. They were two of four NZYF members vying for the two positions, elected annually on a three-year term. Waite who was a board member for two years prior to becoming chair, said she was also excited to work with Belfield and Blowey who have hit the ground running.

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“I was super impressed with their ability to get into the Board meeting and have a good grasp on the discussions.

by Kent Caddick Waite, 30, was elected to the position at the organisation’s recent Board meeting, replacing Kent Weir who ended his 12-month term as “I’mchair.really looking forward to the next 12 months working with the Board, NZYF National Office and members who are our key stakeholders,’ Waite said. “It’s going to be exciting, but also quite challenging which I think is a good balance.” Waite said her key focus over the next 12 months as Chair would be to continue the organisation’s growth and keep up the momentum.“We’ve recently launched some key projects to make the future of the organisation sustainable with the NZYF Community, and to benefit our members with the new digital platform. I am really looking forward to hitting those targets and goals and also being part of other projects that are going to see our members thrive.”

“My experience is in on-farm, grassroots members and my focus is on delivering for the membership to ensure the long-term success of our organisation,” Blowey said. Meanwhile, Belfield, 24, has been a member since she was 17. She works for Fonterra as a Business Improvement Lead and has also started her own business, Jones Agri Fencing.“Young Farmers has provided me with a lot at a young age, and within an organisation that equally shares my passion for our rural communities and sector,” she said.

“They both have different skill sets and are each bringing something different and diverse to the Board table which will benefit us hugely. We’ve seen them grow from members to National Committee representatives and now Board members and I know they will flourish in those roles,” Waite said. Blowey, 28, is a former dairy farmer, currently working as a Dairy New Zealand Extension Officer.

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Inglewood Young Farmer Jessie Waite has been named as the new chair of New Zealand Young Farmers. Meet the team: NZ Young Farmers elected directors (from left); Nicola blowey, Sammy bills, Jessie Waite (chair), Chloe Belfield and independent director malcom Nitschke.

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Bear market in June, a reprieve in July

In June the bear market became official, defined by a 20% decline in stock prices.

The bad news is they are not abnormal. For investors who’ve only been in the market over the last decade or so that might not seem the case. Outside of the COVID crash in 2020, investors have had an unusually smooth run. But looking back through history, a bear market, typically defined by a 20% decline in stock prices, happens on average once every five or six years. Since 1950 there have been 11 bear markets. All are different in cause, depth, length, andTherecovery.pastthree have been among the more dramatic. The Covid crash was the fastest bear market in history. The Global Financial Crisis was the deepest downturn since the Great Depression. And the Dot.com crash was one of the longest and largest downturns on record. Over the long-term markets are more bull than bear

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It’s important to remember investors benefit from owning good businesses which grow their underlying value over the long term. Today’s good businesses have not only endured previous bear markets but have flourished on the other side. this article was prepared as at 31 July 2022 and provides market commentary for the three-month period ending on that date. If you’re new to investing please see Forsyth barr’s Introduction to Investing guide available at www.forsythbarr.co.nz/intro-to-investing/ or to discuss your investment options please contact Andrew Wyllie, an Investment Adviser with Forsyth barr in Christchurch. He can be contacted regarding portfolio management, fixed interest, or share investments on 0800 367 227 or andrew.wyllie@forsythbarr.co.nz. This column is general in nature and does not take any of your personal circumstances into account. For personalised financial advice, contact Forsyth barr for an overview of the services we can provide. Looking at off-farm investments? When you are thinking about your investment options, talk to Forsyth Barr To get personalised investment advice and portfolio management specific to your investing needs, talk to Investment Adviser Andrew Wyllie in confidence on (03) 365 4244 or email andrew.wyllie@forsythbarr.co.nz

The best advice is not to panic and to stick to your investment plan. That is what it is there for, to keep emotions at bay and help navigate choppy periods in markets in order to successfully meet long-term goals.

Fortunately, investors had a reprieve in July with a strong rally, with stocks boosted by generally better-than-expected earnings results, plus (in the ‘bad news is good news’ vein) gloomy economic data which suggests that central banks may have to slow the pace of interest rate hikes. There remain many uncertainties around the global economy; however, we can reassure you that bear markets do end. They are a (thankfully only a semi-) regular occurrence and such turbulence is the price investors pay for earning higher returns over the long term versus putting their money in more stable investments like the bank. Good news and bad news about bear markets

] with Andrew Wyllie] Forsyth Barr ‘the good news is, markets are almost guaranteed to recover. Share markets typically perform very strongly on the other side of a bear market.

The good news is, firstly, markets are almost guaranteed to recover. On average, since 1950, it has taken two years and three months for a market to reclaim the losses incurred during a bear market. The longest recovery period was just over four years following the Global Financial Crisis.Also good news is that share markets typically perform very strongly on the other side of a bear market. The average return in the year following these bear markets has been 45%. The lowest return in a recovery year has still been a very healthy 23%. For the two years following a bear market the average return has been 63%, with the lowest beingA42%.further piece of good news is that bull markets considerably outweigh bear markets, both in time and returns. So then, what can investors do?

The current structure of our grocery sector is not delivering for everyday people – and it’s not delivering for our rural communities.

Putting food on the table Waste not, want not goes the old adage. So, the recent announcement that the Government will require supermarkets to open up their wholesale operations to the littler guy is a good step forward.

Even before the current cost of living pressures, more than one in four children living in some of the country’s worst-off families were going without fresh fruit and vegetables. We also know that around one in five kids also said they were living in households where food runs out. The Green Party’s recent people’s inquiry into student wellbeing showed that students often go hungry, too. And all this is happening while supermarket bosses rake in record profits. It’s not right.There is not a single one of us who should accept people going hungry living in a nation that produces enough food to feed 40 millionAndpeople.while we’re at it, how about not trucking all the food out of the region that produces it, which not only adds to our regional carbon footprint but also lessens our regional food security.

After what I can only describe as a horrid winter, I want to concentrate on some positives, after all, as they say every cloud has a silver lining. ‘the sun always shines, but sometimes it is above the clouds so we don’t see it.

A wet and miserable winter has killed off pasture and autumn sown crops with the resulting costs and setbacks to the new season, but once it dries off again, and it will, the ground water will kick in and we will have growth like you can’t remember everWehaving.arevulnerable to late frosts with so much snow lurking on the main divide, but the aquafers will be full to the brim once the thaw gets totally under way. Costs of everything are going up faster than a startled duck, but there are global shortages that need to be filled and we are produceInterestbased.rates are going up, but remember with house prices dropping in the cities, the reserve bank may have to think again as people need less money to buy property. Inflation caused by a raft of things but mainly the cost of living is rife, and people are sticking to their main stay buying in a supermarket, but the Government is hell bent on taking on the “Big Two” to ensure producers get what they deserve, and the buying public can afford to eat what we produce.

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Huge areas of excellent farm land now owned by overseas owners is going under trees so they can sell the carbon credits, that reduces the amount of produce being cereals, grass for grazing, or meat, being produced, so with supply and demand, the returns will lift for those still hanging in there.Electric cars and goodness knows what people are selling to reduce global warming is causing a major swing against synthetic, so wool and anything renewable and global friendly will become the thing of choice. Ah, yes I’m talking wool even if it isn’t showing up very well at present.

12 September 2022 CANTERBURY FARMING FARMING NEWS ] with teanau tuiono ] Agriculture spokesperson] for the Green Party However, this needs to be backed with clear rules that guarantee fair prices right now and broader action to address skyrocketing food prices.The government has given the supermarket duopoly a year to reach “substantial” agreement with wholesale customers, or be forced to sell at prices set through a regulator. But why wait? Don’t wait for supermarkets to make voluntary changes. Get on with it now.And why place all your expensive eggs in one basket? There needs to be a range of other measures that will ensure everyone can access an abundance of affordable, nourishingSupportingfood.growers and producers to be the best they can be for our regions and rural communities will be an essential part of making this work. We can build vibrant local food economies by providing support for community-supported agriculture, and community based food initiatives such as food cooperatives, community gardens, public fruit orchards, heritage seed banks and farmers markets. Food inflation is reaching critical levels and is hitting those on the lowest incomes hardest.Tens of thousands of people across Aotearoa are having to make sacrifices on basic essentials like putting food on the table.

China is being accused by some as buying their way into the Pacific and will become a threat to us all, but we, as in New Zealand still get on very well trade wise, and I seriously cannot see the Chinese invading us when they can benefit so much from our producers. And finally, those who have their clothes in a knot over the Government and Local Bodies, there are elections looming so they can fix that.

“The sun always shines, but sometimes it is above the clouds so we don’t see it.”

Covid has stopped the world in its tracks, and the whole world was affected, well I can only talk about the so called “Civilized World” as I haven’t seen footage of African countries with people wearing masks, but now we are getting back on an even keel, and we all got over the past world flu pandemics didn’t we.

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The changes the Government is ushering in are a positive step towards ensuring more competition in the supermarket sector. Every high school business textbook will tell you this should reduce prices. However, whether it does or not will come down to the rules the Government puts in place. One way we can guarantee it works is by regulating for immediate transparency in pricing. The Government also needs to be willing to step in if it appears wholesale operations are continuing to provide excessive markups to small retailers. No matter what the Government tells you, there is no silver bullet to rising food prices. We also need a long-term food strategy to ensure the people who produce, distribute and consume food – rather than the demands of global markets and profit hungry corporations – are at the heart of food systems and policies. And new ways of providing income support to ensure every family can afford the food they need now and in the future.The Green Party will keep pushing for a food system that puts people’s wellbeing, social justice, and care for the environment at its heart. We just will not stand by as food prices continue to make inequality worse.

from processors from 1 October 2021 to 30 June 2022 shows that the Southland region had one of the country’s lowest occurrences of sheep measles identified in carcases, despite sending the highest number of animals for processing.

Simpson said the data demonstrates that sheep measles can be controlled when farmers take the simple steps of regularly treating their dogs for the Taenia tapeworm.

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“Best practice for dog health and sheep measles prevention is for all farm dogs to be treated monthly with cestocidal (tapeworm) drugs containing the ingredient Praziquantel, a cheap and effective treatment, and an All Wormer every three months.

Control: Ovis management project manager michelle Simpson says data shows that sheep measles can be controlled when farmers take the simple steps of regularly treating their dogs for the taenia tapeworm.

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South Island farmers are currently achieving greater success than those in the North in controlling Taenia ovis, or sheep measles, according to the latest analysis by the Ovis Management programme.

The programme works to promote the control of T. ovis through communication and collaboration and raising awareness of the importance of all dog owners regularly treating their dogs for the tapeworm.

‘best practice for dog health and sheep measles prevention is for all farm dogs to be treated monthly.

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] by Kent Caddick Ovis or sheep measles is caused by the T. ovis tapeworm. Although it poses no risk to human health, it can cause blemishes in sheep meat, which is undesirable for consumers here and overseas.

Michelle Simpson, Ovis Management project manager, said controlling sheep measles is important for the primary sector. She said while New Zealand currently has relatively low levels of sheep measles, an outbreak can result in downgrading or condemnation of otherwise healthy animals. “Only 20% of Ovis-affected carcasses are detected during meat inspection at processing plants, therefore the higher the prevalence rate, the higher the risk of meat from affected animals reaching the market. “It costs farmers and processors a lot of money due to condemned stock. One concern with Ovis is that if a farmer is not the one sending their lambs for processing, they may not know that they are passing the problemDataon.”

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Of 1,919,242 sheep processed in the region, from 1510 farms, 1,884 (0.1%) of carcasses were found to be affected. Buller and Westport had no affected carcasses, processing just over 13,000 sheep in total. The highest number of sheep processed in a North Island area for that period was from Gisborne district, with 694,266 livestock from 431 farms. Of these, 5,355 (0.8%) of carcasses were affected. Most South Island districts recorded low proportions of affected carcasses, apart from Marlborough (0.9%) and Kaikoura (1.0%). In Marlborough, 156,716 sheep were processed from 242 farms, with 1,396 (0.9%) affected. In neighbouring Tasman,146,437 sheep were processed from 241 farms, with only 332 carcases (0.2%) affected.

“All dog owners, such as hunters or farm visitors, who take their dogs near farmland, or where sheep graze, should also dose their dogs every month, because the tapeworm has a 35-day lifecycle and dosing threemonthly is not enough to stop the parasite from“Asspreading.partoftheir on-farm biosecurity plan, sheep farmers should make this a condition of entry for all visitors bringing dogs onto the property,” Simpson said.

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“Dogs can become infected by eating untreated meat or offal, infected with live cysts. T. ovis is then spread to sheep through tapeworm eggs in dog faeces left in grazing areas. Eggs can also be spread from dog faeces over large areas, predominantly by flies.

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When we first spoke, he needed to take pain relief just to walk for exercise. After six months he said the pain had completely gone and no longer needed pain medication. Now a year later he is still painAnyfree.successful programme to improve joints affected by OA should address the underlying disease process. OA is a disease that is characterised by cartilage loss due to both mechanical and biochemical processes. The major process is the loss of cartilage caused by progressive damage to specialised cells called chondrocytes. These cells live in the matrix of cartilage and a responsible for maintaining and repairing cartilage by secreting new cartilage where required. However, these cells are vulnerable to destructive processes brought about by trauma, such as sports injury, or disease process especially oxidative damage. This just means that cells and cell structures have been damaged by free radicals.Thebody’s response to this is our antioxidant defence systems to neutralise free radicals before they can cause damage. The greatest source of discomfort in OA is inflammation in the joint capsule resulting in pain, swelling and in some cases heat and redness. While bone on bone can only be repaired by surgery, the discomfort from inflammation and cartilage loss can respond very well to nutritional therapy.The most important joint support compound is high grade chondroitin sulphate.Research suggests at least 800mg daily. I like to start most on an intensive programme delivering 1600mg of both chondroitin and glucosamine and 400mg of a high potency curcumin extract.This combined with therapeutic doses of Omega 3 fish oil can make a real difference.

Joint Problems: with the recently spoke with a client I have been helping with knee Osteoarthritis (OA) for nearly two years.

John Arts (b.Soc.Sci, Dip tch, Adv.Dip.Nut.med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For questions or advice contact John on 0800 423559 or email john@ abundant.co.nz. Join his newsletter at www. abundant.co.nz

I hope that helps to keep your jug from overflowing and enables you to pull your socks on without risking your back pain.

CANTERBURY FARMING September 2022 15HEALTH ON THE FARM ] with John Arts Abundant Health New enhanced formula Where to get help Need to Talk? Free call or text 1737 any time to speak to a trained counsellor, for any reason. Lifeline: 0800 543 354 or text HELP to 4357 Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 / 0508 TAUTOKO (24/7). This is a service for people who may be thinking about suicide, or those who are concerned about family or friends. Rural Support Trust Helpline: 0800 787 254 Depression Helpline: 0800 111 757 (24/7) or text 4202 Samaritans: 0800 726 666 (24/7) Youthline: 0800 376 633 (24/7) or free text 234 (8am-12am), or email talk@youthline.co.nz What’s Up: online chat (3pm-10pm) or 0800 WHATSUP / 0800 9428 787 helpline (12pm-10pm weekdays, 3pm-11pm weekends) Healthline: 0800 611 116 Rainbow Youth: (09) 376 4155 OUTLine: 0800 688 5463 (6pm-9pm ] by rob Cope-Williams My “witch doctor” mate John who treated me for depression said you put your back out while pulling on a sock, it wasn’t the sock at fault it was simply that the body was so tight, that movement was the last straw. The body is like a jug, he would say, it is full and all that is needed is three more drops of water and it will overflow. Many of us are full jugs. To keep my jug levels at a controllable state I have the following list on the wall in front of my desk, and I refer to it very regularly: • Don’t sweat what you can’t fix • You can’t change people or their ignorance • You have some very important and loving friends and family, enjoy them • Indulge yourself • Love yourself you are worth it • Let the shit around you go, you can’t change it • You are fit and well, enjoy that • Be yourself again • Laugh at what is funny and find a funny side if it isn’t • Don’t second guess bad things or events, it won’t happen unless you talk yourself into it I find that a huge help because like you, it is very hard to concentrate on the positives when things are going wrong. The weather has a huge affect on us all, the English have a name for it, and it is seen as a legit illness caused by overcast and rain type weather days on end.Make a list of things that need attention and do the hard ones first, the easy ones will be that easy. I also carry forward things from one day to another that I have already done. So, when I open my diary, the first couple of things get the tick so I am achieving before I have even finished my morning coffee.

There so many things that will affect us at the moment, weather, costs and what the Government is doing and not doing, all adding up to a load on our minds and bodies.

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Communication: Farmstrong amabassador Sam Whitelock says it is important to keep talking and check on those who might have ‘dropped off the radar and stopped communicating’ during challenging times.

I am here to help you profit from the best advice and maximise the value of your property. I want my clients to enjoy the journey with me. My philosophy is to provide first class service to all of my clients, and to assist their changing property requirements and aspirations.

Whether you’re looking to sell or just want to stay up to date with what your most valuable asset is worth, give me a call for a confidential chat.

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Creating resources delivered via the Farmstrong website and face-to-face at events, workshops and online, based on the latest wellbeing science tailored for farmers and growers.Sharing farmer-to-farmer stories about what works, via rural media and social media channels such as Farmers Weekly, Dairy Farmer, the Country Radio Show, Orchardist and NZ Rugby magazines. Working and collaborating with rural organisations such as Dairy NZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, NZ Young Farmers, the Rural Support Trust, Farming Mums NZ, Dairy Women’s Network, Rural Women New Zealand, Horticulture NZ, NZ Kiwifruit Growers Association, the NZ Shearing Contractors’ Association, Neighbourhood Support, Northland E-350 project, Surfing for Farmers,Agri-Women’s Development Trust and Farming Women RunningTairawhiti.campaigns on key topics such as ‘You Matter, Let’s Natter’, an initiative encouragimg farmers to develop their listening skills and catch up with mates over a cuppa to check how they’re going. Organising and supporting events that help farmers connect with each other, including comedy shows at rural halls, community fundraisers, sporting events and even a cycle tour involving 1,600 farmers and their families.

Farmstrong’s good-for-business programme uses the science of wellbeing to help farmers and growers live well and farm well, avoiding common mental health problems and physical injuries.

When making the decision to sell any property, the decision is a big one.

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“Just listening can be a huge help to someone who is feeling ‘under the pump’,” Whitelock said. Last year, more than 15,000 farmers directly attributed an improvement in their wellbeing to Farmstrong. Awareness of the programme among farmers has also grown rapidly — from 31% of farmers in 2015 to 77% in 2021. Article published by permission of Farmstrong. For more on how Farmstrong can help to keep you and your family mentally well balanced go to: farmstrong.co.nz

Farmstrong amabassador Sam Whitelock says I know through the work I do for Farmstrong, how important it is to keep talking and check on those who might have ‘dropped off the radar and stopped communicating’ during challenging times.

Many property owners, that I have spoken to, are curious to know the current value of their property as this allows them to set financial goals and plan for their next move.

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Engineering Solutions Limited is a local business on the move – quite literally.

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Gray Engineering Solutions’ workshop is fully equipped with welding, fabrication and machining capabilities, allowing them to take their customer’s specification, through to component design and project completion. They also offer onsite engineering services, from repairs and breakdowns to preventative maintenance, or the installation of new equipment.“We’rereally a one stop shop these days, it’s convenient for our customers, and it means we can offer cost effective engineering solutions too” says Luke.

Engineering Solutions currently service four major Canterbury irrigation schemes, and recently have been intimately involved in the $17 million fish screen upgrade project for RDR New Zealand’s biggest irrigation scheme, a 67km long race with intake and discharge along the Rangitata River.

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“We were approached to oversee the installation of the fish screens and were only too happy to play a part in this important Mid Canterbury project”. Demand for solutions involves their team in a variety of other sectors too. The business can engineer structural beams for commercial projects, manufacture heavy rollers and Augers, however, perhaps it’s their work in dairy that best demonstrates Engineering Solution’sWhetherversatility.it’sarepair, a new yard or an upgrade, work in and around dairy sheds takes the company all over the South Island – and they’re well connected with localTheirbuilders.experienced team can help with advice on yard design or layout and provide proven solutions for top gates and rotary backingLuke’sgates.proud of the team’s innovative achievements, also mentioning Engineering Solution’s pivot gate design.

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Recently they purchased Gray Engineering, a fi rm with a 45-year history in the region and have shifted operations to ises. now find Engineering Solutions at its new home, at 20 Watson Steet in Ashburton Gray Engineering Directors Luke Maginness and Hayden Bonnington are excited about the business’ expansion.“GrayEngineering was well known for its heavy rollers, grain augers, and spiral welded piping. So, the acquisition means our business is getting to know new customers, and now has a wider range of products to offer our existing clients”. Luke and Hayden work alongside a growing and skilled team. Hayden is a qualified fabrication engineer, while Luke is qualified in maintenance and diagnostics a well as machining and toolmaking, so between them they bring to the table different, yet complementary, expertise and experience.

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Gray engineering Solutions is well known for its heavy rollers, grain augers, and spiral welded piping but also offers onsite engineering services, from repairs and breakdowns to preventative maintenance, or the installation of new equipment.

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“We’ve a deer gate system for pivot and lateral irrigators. They’re spring loaded so open when an irrigator drives through them, and we fit each irrigator span’s wheel sets with guide fenders”. It’s well worth noting that the business is a pump specialist too. While they act as local agents for Southern Cross and Onga Pumps, Luke is quick to point out that they can source or service almost any pump.

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“Our staff are well trained, from pump install to bearing and seal replacement, and we also offer vibration analysis within a maintenance program”. The business’ website is an excellent show case of capability or visit your local engineering company at their new location on cnr Robinson & Watson Street, Ashburton.

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“They ultimately selected two molecules from oil seed rape for their extraordinarily attractive and palatable characteristics to slugs. These are the basis of the Colzactive technology which enhances the bait attractiveness of Ironmax Pro, its taste and importantly, the speed at which the baits work compared to other slug baits.”

Mike Goodwin, UPL NZ Central South IsRegional Manager, says farmers overseas have already been successfully using Ironmax Pro for several

• Hydraulic Subsoiler legs with working depths from 100-350mm to suit all types of compaction layer depths with quick change points.

Ironmax Pro slug bait contains iron phosphate, a natural component of soil, in a specially formulated bait. It works as a stomach poison and is fatal once ingested. It leads to vital organs (digestive gland) being overloaded with iron which impairs the digestion process and ultimately the ability of slugs and snails to process food with feeding stopping almost immediately.

• Leading row of adjustable individually suspended discs allow minimum disturbance on the pasture surface.

Mike says the DeSangosse R&D team evaluated 20 different plant species and identified 50 potential molecules for their attractiveness to slugs.

“The quality and performance of DeSangosse’s other slug bait Metarex® Inov is already well known and has been used for many years by NZ farmers,” Mike says.

The pellet uniform size is a key feature determining a slug bait’s ballistic profile and spreading distance. The unique Ironmax Pro manufacturing process and pellet size mean the bait can be spread at widths of up to 24 m. This is new technology for slug and snail control and UPL is excited about bringing this innovation to the New Zealand market, both for farmers and contractors. Ironmax Pro is available in a 15-kg bag. For more information, contact your local technical field rep or store.

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“After rigorous trialling under New Zealand conditions for the past two years, we are delighted to have obtained registration along with the BioGro NZ organic certification,” Mike says.

Secondary stage: Two rows of 500mm concave discs equipped with triple sealed bearings and Sumo’s famous double drive system giving unrivalled performance when working in adverse conditions.

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As its name suggests the Sumo Trio consists of 3 parts to help develop and create an ideal seed bed in all soil conditions.

• Rear flat packer roller with scrapers to leave an aerated consolidated level finish across the full working width.

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Slugs can cause major damage to recently sown crops and pasture. Now farmers have a new tool to deal with the problem: Ironmax Pro. Ironmax pro is designed to prevent slugs causing major damage to recently sown crops and pasture.

Third stage: Sumo’s 760mm multipacker roller with replaceable shoulders leaves a weatherproof level finish in the most challenging soil conditions.

Ironmax Pro is manufactured by using a unique wet process manufacturing. This makes it very rainfast, so it will not disintegrate under the first shower of rain. In addition to these key benefits

Created by the DeSangosse research and development team, Colzactive is made up of specially selected oil seed rape extracts.

First stage: Staggered row of subsoiler legs with a maximum working depth of 400mm. (both hydraulic and shear pin protection systems available)

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The Sumo Grassland subsoiler improves and revitalises compacted grassland that is suffering from the effects of continual livestock, rainfall and heavy machinery.

Ironmax Pro is also IPM friendly and will not impact earthworms or the slug predator carabid beetles and offers a low hazard and environmental“Ironmaxsolution.Prohas a recommended rate range of 5 to 7 kg/ha and with 60,000 baits per kilogram. It also has excellent ballistic properties,” Mike says.

• Providing a saucer of clean water for bees. Put a few pebbles or sticks in the water so the bees have something to stand on.

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Beekeepers are calling on bee-lovers across New Zealand to learn more about bees and what actions they can take to support the health and resilience of Kiwi bee populations during Bee Aware Month.

Bee aware: bee carrying pollen in a pollen basket on its rear leg. As well as collecting pollen for their hive bees pollinate plants as they move from flower to flower. An estimated one in every three mouthfuls of food we eat is a result of this pollination.

“Bees need our help to stay healthy and Bee Aware Month is all about encouraging people to do those small, but vital things, that make a real Throughoutdifference.”September, Apiculture NZ members and supporters will be sharing information about bees and bee-friendly habits.

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• Avoiding using pesticides in your garden when plants are flowering. If you must spray avoid flowers and buds and spray after sunset when bees are not active.

• Choosing plants with single flowers – flowers with one set of petals – as these are easier for bees to feed from.

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• Taking a break from lawnmowing – don’t mow so often and let the clover flowers grow. Bee Aware Month is a national educational campaign initiated and co-ordinated by Apiculture NZ. Beekeeping clubs and supporters around the country will be visiting schools and runningEducationalevents. resources produced for schools, community groups and families to use are available on the Apiculture New Zealand website: apinz.org.nz/bee-aware-month. Apiculture NZ is also inviting Kiwis to ‘Ask a beekeeper’ their questions about bees, beekeeping and honey.

These habits include:

people can submit questions via the website and our ‘experts’ will provide answers on our social media pages throughout September: Facebook @beeawarenz or Instagram @beeawaremonthnz

Article supplied by Apiculture NZ Apiculture NZ CEO Karin Kos said honey bees are critically important to New Zealand’s environment, food chain and economy.

• Planting bee-friendly plants each season so bees can feed all year.

Now farmers about to drill new pasture seed are urged to plan for similar challenges or risk losing valuable feed. Between them, Argentine stem weevil, black beetle, black field crickets, porina, grass grub and springtails can make a meal of new grass and clover before you realise there’s a Sowingproblem.perennial ryegrass seed with nov el endophyte doesn’t give strong protection of the plant from insects until later in life, so even these cultivars can be heavily predated as “That’sseedlings.why it’s so important to scout your new grass paddocks before sowing, and see what insects are present, in what numbers,” agronomist Blair Cotching said. “Otherwise by the time the damage is done, it’s often too late to do much about it. Then you’re left with two outcomes – first, the difficult decision of whether to re-sow, which is costly in its own right; and sec ond, the serious implications of not having feed available later in the season when you budgeted for it, because the insects got to it first.” Scouting pests early is especially impor tant for farmers in areas which may once have been considered safe from certain in sects such as black beetle. “We used to think black beetle was re stricted to Tokoroa north, for example, but now we’re starting to see it reaching some concerning levels of abundance in places like Foxton,” said Cotching, who is pasture sys tems manager for Barenbrug. “Seed treatment is a must where the most damaging insect pests are expected to be present, he says, and is a key part of a tiered approach to control, with other elements in cluding insecticide applications and/or bait as “Seedrequired.treatment like Agricote Grass and Agricote Clover will help protect seedlings at their most vulnerable stage from being eat en by ASW, black beetle and grass grub,” he said.Adult ASW can kill ryegrass seedlings as they first emerge, particularly where dry con ditions mean seedlings take longer to estab lish.Adult black beetle can also destroy newly sown autumn pasture, chewing through the base of emerging ryegrass plants and killing them.Spray-drilled and undersown pasture is particularly vulnerable as the insect popula tion is not controlled by cultivation. Treated seed will discourage grass grub larvae from feeding on seedling roots. But the treatment does not kill them outright, so if numbers are high and pastures have been undersown for example at lower rates of seed per ha compared with normal sowing (i.e. 10-15 kg seed/ha) it’s best to plan for additional grass grub control at sowing. Longer term, a minimal tillage programme can allow numbers to stabilise. Black field crickets can be very prevalent in areas where heavy clay soils have dried out with deep cracks. Populations of more than 10/sq metre are economically damag ing; baits offer effective control. Springtails can damage newly sown clo ver and plantain in particular out of all pro portion with their size, and if this is seen as a risk, it’s best to include an appropriate in secticide with the last herbicide spray out be fore“Pasturesowing.production losses from springtail infestation of up to 20% frequently occur and reductions in clover yield of up to 50% have been recorded,” Cotching said.

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An unusually high insect pressure saw spring-sown crops take a real hiding in some regions this season.

Your choice: Which pasture would you rather end up with? the result of sowing bare seed (left) next to treated.

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There are two soil tests regularly used for maize: • Basic soil test (0-15cm) for pH, Olsen P, K, Ca, Mg etc • Deep N test (0-60cm) for mineral N. Dairy effluent can be used as a nutrient source for maize provided the crop requires the nutrients and good effluent practices are followed.

Soil preparation

Maize seed is normally sown around 5cm deep. An uneven soil surface (undulations, ruts etc.) makes it difficult for the planter to sow at a uniform depth resulting in variable emergence.

Maize does not need a very fine seedbed, it is a large seed and seed-to-soil contact is generally sufficient for germination, except on very cloddy soils. Light rolling after sowing may help seed-soil contact, seal in moisture, and reduce risk of wind erosion.

Article supplied by DairyNZ Steep paddocks are not only difficult for cultivation and harvest but tend not to yield well. Low lying wet paddocks often lead to cultivation delays and often don’t yield well unless drought conditions prevail. A paddock that is wet under pasture acts as if 10% wetter when the structural strength of the pasture is removed by cultivation. Wet paddocks risk loss of soil structure under cultivation which leads to lower yields.

Tips for maize crop establishment

Versatile: maize does not need a very fine seedbed, it is a large seed and seed-to-soil contact is generally sufficient for germination, except on very cloddy soils.

Long-term effluent paddocks have high N and K levels and ideal for growing a deeprooting crop of maize often without using baggedLong-termfertiliser.dairy pastures have high fertility levels with means N fertiliser inputs for maize crops can be reduced without impactingToyield.grow high-yielding maize on farm for the least cost, consider the factors which make the contractors’ jobs speedy and efficient and reduce harvest cost, eg paddock location, access, entrance ways, track conditions, culvert strength, and overhead wires.

Many dairy farmers use maize crop as part of their pasture renewal programme, however not all paddocks are equally suited for maize production.

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Maize nutrient requirements Maize requires substantial nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) both of which are present in dairyOnsoils.cropping farms, N is the nutrient most likely to limit maize yields and the largest fertiliser input. These inputs are generally unnecessary on dairy paddocks coming out on long-term pastures. Up to 300kg N/ha is released from soil organic matter when high fertility dairy pastures are cultivated. Maize is unlikely to respond to K fertiliser unless soil K test levels are very low.

Replacement K fertiliser can be applied after harvest to avoid any luxury uptake by the maize crop (luxury uptake is the K uptake in excess of what the plant needs. K can be absorbed by plants in amounts higher than what is needed for optimum yield, this can lead to higher than normal concentrations of K in the plant tissue).

Soil test for N before applying post-emergence N fertiliser to determine requirements.

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The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust has again been confirmed as the preferred charity for the upcoming North Canterbury Wine Region Charity Golf Day to be held at Pegasus Golf Club late November, Harcourts Four Seasons is proud to be the major sponsor of this event for the second year.

During the past year we have learnt a great deal and evolved our operations to meet the changing circumstances of doing business during the pandemic. We expect that many of these changes and learnings will continue to be a part of how we do business in the long term, especially where we’ve improved the outcomes for our buyers and vendors.

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James Twiss, a director of Harcourts Four Seasons said “it’s wonderful we can again support this event, showcasing the North Canterbury Wine Region and the fantastic wines from our region, and the fact that the Rural Support Trust will also benefit provides great satisfaction. We recognise the vital work undertaken by the trust, hopefully this event can help with the awareness within our rural community that it’s ok to ask for help.”

The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust is set up to assist rural individuals and their families to get back on their feet.

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Incredibly we’ve survived one of the wettest winters on record, especially the month of July and the recent rainfalls have set us up for a promising start to spring with good growth expected, Niwa has forecast higher than normal temps with above or normal rainfall here in Canterbury. So, whilst the outlook maybe promising, prudent planning and feed management may still be required as we know the impact the climate can have on our rural communities, particularly our farming families.

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The Trust is linked into local rural networks and can help people facing challenging circumstances, such as financial, personal, or climatic adverse events like drought, flood, or heavy snow. The North Canterbury Rural Support Trust is a charitable trust that encompasses Hurunui, Waimakariri, Selwyn, Christchurch including Banks Peninsula, and Kaikoura District Council.

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For the farmer looking to optimise their operation, this is about a lot more than proof of placement. Gone are the days of spread and hope, having such information at your fingertips puts you back in control. Accurate data now gives you, the modern farmer, the information you need to hit the sweet spot of nutrient dispersal and therefore maximise your returns.

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• A thorough onboarding process, with someone dedicated to ensuring your success to get maximum return on investment.

The ability to track; where a product was placed, the rate at which that product was placed and the date of application.

• The ability to add exclusion zones and buffers around waterways. This warns the operators to keep a safe distance from sensitive areas.

• Knowledgeable support team to answer any questions.

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Specifically, the TracMap system offers the following range of benefits:

• Easy to use interface in the vehicle via the dedicated screen; it can be as simple as engaging your spreader to start recording your proof of placement.

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This has required cold, hard data to be passed onto the regional authorities to ensure that the farm is compliant. This is where TracMap comes in. Its GPS-based job management system generates the all-important ‘Proof of Placement’ data that is required to satisfy these complianceTracMapneeds.provides for annual dispersal planning, map generation, job creation and assignment (either ‘inhouse’ or to a contractor), full integration with a wide range of spread controllers, job guidance and finally report generation when the job is done. Report generation can be done on TracMap Online or via third party applications such as FarmIQ, Hawkeye, MyBallance and Precision Farming.

• Records of individual placing of products; jobs are kept separate and can be reviewed and reported on at any time.

• Records kept indefinitely, even when deleted.

These are challenging times for farmers. The introduction of a synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap on pastoral land as of July last year has forced them to come up with new solutions to meet the demands of the new legislation.

• Report generation of nitrogen applications throughout the year, enabling you to manage your nitrogen usage better and know when you’re about to hit your cap.

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• Full GPS guidance for accurate placement and efficiency. A map is sent to the device to guide the operator on the job ensuring the correct areas are covered and minimising accidental application.

“It has been working fine without any glitches,” Angus said. “The other day I was in town 100km away and a notification came up that four of the nodes had dropped voltage. I rang one of the guys, asked what had just changed, and he had it fixed in 10 minutes. Otherwise, it could’ve taken a few hours to pick up.“The same happened when the power went out and we weren’t in the house to realise there was no electricity. The app notified us straight away that the gateway and nodes were offline, so we immediately put a generator on the energisers. It helps to narrow down the fault-finding as well, especially where the issue may be within a five or six paddock radius – it saves driving the whole fence line. “We also have a lot of four – and fivewire electric fences where we have a bit of a problem with grass growing up through them, that we spray out. The monitoring system doesn’t help with that but it does tell us if there’s a short so we can get onto it immediately.” Angus said the system offered unlimited possibilities.“Irecommend the Tru-Test system because it provides peace of mind, and because the nodes and the Gateways have been designed within a network so there could be opportunities in the future to add more systems for monitoring livestock and other resources.”

“We pursued a fence monitoring system to help manage the power for our extensive electric fence system,” she said. “The Tru-Test fence monitoring system is particularly useful at this time of year when we’re grazing around 70 per cent of our stock on brassica crops, which we need to monitor the consumption of closely.

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“Our team now can see a short straight away instead of waiting until there’s a few to do and spending half a day tidying up, so it means we keep the fences going better and maintain higher voltages. The app is the number one way to look at it.” In addition to fodder beet, The Wandle grows kale and swedes for feeding in winter with some rye corn. Irrigated areas have a mixture of ryegrass and clover swards, lucerne and other forage crops, which are complemented by fescue-cocksfoot-clover mixes on the dryland country. Chicory is grown as a specialist finishing crop for lambs from the NZ composite Headwaters breed, to boost the flavouring and level of Omega 3 fatty acids in their meat. The Barrs are currently running six energisers for electric fencing across 2000 hectares and have set up 15 Tru-Test nodes, 500 metres apart within line of sight. With good phone reception across 90% of the property, accessing the app is not a problem.

With 390 paddocks to monitor across 2000 hectares of rolling flats on the western banks of the Taieri River, Angus and Tara Barr use the Tru-Test Fence Monitoring system to contain cattle and prime lambs. Monitored: Angus and tara barr use the tru-test Fence monitoring system to contain cattle and prime lambs on the Wandle, in Otago.

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The Barrs and five full-time staff manage 4000 Headwaters ewes and 250 Angus cows on The Wandle and finish a further 20,000 trade lambs and 1000 cattle annually for Lone Star Farms. The properties are owned by Nelson-based businessman Tom Sturgess.Aleader-follower system of rotational grazing is used across the pasture areas of the operation, with lambs going in front to extract optimal nutrition from the pasture and cattle following to mop up any worms and maintain pasture quality. Tara said the ability to monitor electric fencing via mobile phone provided peace of mind for livestock welfare as it ensures a quick response to any faults.

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“New Zealand’s food and fibre sector is the backbone of our economy and is how more than 367,000 people earn a living. We’re working hard to build resilience and meet future workforce demand as the sector grows,” O’Connor said.

More young minds eyeing food and fibre careers is the aim of new Government support for agricultural and horticultural science teachers in secondary schools.

“One of the goals of this project is for the model to be self-sustaining so it continues to support teachers and their students long in to the future.”

“It will also help young New Zealanders understand the many exciting career options that are available throughout the value chain and provide them with real-life work experi ence opportunities in their local communi ties.“There are 126 schools across the coun try teaching agricultural and horticultural science and we’re aiming to increase this number, especially in urban areas.

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“We have a $52 billion food and fibre sec tor we want to grow. This requires employees who can think critically and problem solve,” O’Connor said.

He said he’d like to see this approach con tinuing beyond the life of the five-year project.

“Our food and fibre sector is nothing if we don’t have good people. Educated and enthu siastic people are our competitive advantage as an exporter, because it’s people that de liver technology and grow value.

“We expect the support network will be a huge help to teachers who usually have sole charge of their subject and often have to take care of farmlets or orchards as part of their role.”He said the nationwide advisory team will survey the professional development needs of agricultural and horticultural science teachers“They’llannually.provide workshops to build profes sional practice, tailored mentoring and sup port for individual teachers where required, and develop and distribute teaching resourc es.“They’ll also provide assistance to en hance student achievement, and help raise the profile and public perception of agricultur al and horticultural science.”

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“We’re backing the development of a na tionwide advisory team to provide support to agricultural and horticultural science teach ers, create resources, and provide important links to local food and fibre sector partners.” The funding will provide for one full-time adviser and a support person based at St Paul’s Collegiate School in Hamilton, and up to 16 part-time regionally based advisers.

Options: encouraging secondary school students to consider a future in the agricultural and horticultural sectors is the aim of a new Government initiative.

Agriculture and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has announced the Gov ernment is committing $1.6 million over five years to the initiative through the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fi bre Futures (SFF Futures) fund.

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Tougher: the structural strength of steel framing makes it the builder’s choice.

However, commercial builders tend to pre fer steel studs over wood studs. Wood was the traditional choice for framing in the con struction industry. Not anymore—construc tion companies prefer steel studs. What’s with the preference? Structural strength and integrity Though wood is tough, it is not as tough as steel, as it is vulnerable to delving insects likeWoodborer.absorbs humidity, expanding and contracting as it soaks up water. This leads to attached coverings cracking and warping with the wood. Steel stud framing is immune to pests and resistant to fire. It can withstand extremely high winds; one of the reasons why municipal buildings, metal schools, and churches are usually used as rescue centres in areas sus ceptible to natural disasters or tornadoes. Saves labour cost The more time spent on labour to cut lumber to size, boring holes for wiring among other things the more money spent. Thus, the say ing time is money, which definitely applies to labour costs as well. Wood stud framing requires skilled labour ers who must spend more time working on the wood, for example, cutting lumber to size. With steel stud framing, you can have steel frames and panels done before it gets to the work site for walling to be completed using just a set of instructions and reasona bly trained labourers. Wall panels can be pre-constructed at the manufacturer to ensure hole spacing and fit ting will be meticulously completed at the site. Convenience Steel is lighter than wood and its hollowed shape means it occupies less space—half the space of wood. This translates to easier transportation and storage. Cutting of metal studs with aviation snips means no sawdust is produced, which trans lates to a cleaner environment. Metal cutting saw blade and a mitre saw can be used to cut in Steelbulk.studs have superiority in commer cial buildings or large structures construction as it is relatively easy to pre-fabricate offsite, rather than doing onsite welding during the construction process. Patterns and hardened bolts can be pre pared in advance for easy setup and con nection of beams and posts to one another quickly, once they arrive on site. This goes to save time and promotes ef ficiency at a construction site. Steel stud framing allows creating of uniquely shaped structures that are much taller than wood framing could allow.

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When you visit a hardware store, you are likely to find only two main types of studs to choose from: steel and wood studs.

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This was a comment from a customer looking after an airbnb property, for whom Brett of Groutpro completed long overdue maintenance of their bathroom. In his own opinion, “it really did look 100 percent better”. At Groutpro Brett’s services include chemcleaning of tiles and grout, acid wash if necessary, of hard-to-remove calcium buildup, replace silicone, regrout and seal tiles/grout, replace cracked tiles and provide informed advice on all areas of tile aftercare.

Often Brett is asked to provide a bathroom or kitchen uplift as people get a property ready for sale. Or the shower silicone/grout is leaking and needs replaced. Or someone has chipped/ cracked a tile and it needs removed and replaced. Or the tiles throughout the whole house need cleaned and the grout sealed.

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Helping hands: Get professional help when designing and building your home.

Architect designer-managedor

Article supplied by] www.consumerbuild.org.nz

Company-managed When you use a group housing company, or kitset/pre-built home, the price usually includes the services of a project manager.Oftenyou are buying the section, plans and building ser vices as part of the package and don’t have to organise any of this yourself. But it doesn’t mean stepping away and not taking any interest in the project.

Builder-managed When you hire a builder on a full contract, depending on what is in the terms of the contract, they can manage everything from getting a designer, hiring the subcontractors, liaising with you on variations and getting materials on site. Or, you might have a hybrid arrangement where you use an architect or designer to do the plans and have an overview of the entire project, as well as monitor the budget and pro gress payments, but the builder takes on the hiring, and ac quiring of materials and organising inspections.

SHEDS, SHELTERS & RURAL HOMES

Managing your house-building project

In this article we look at the professional help you can get when designing and building your home.

If you are using a registered architect to cus tom-design your home, they will probably of fer a full service which includes managing the project. In fact, they will probably prefer this option.Ifthe plans are being drawn by an archi tectural designer or an architectural draught sperson, they may also offer this service.

The responsibilities need to be clearly spelt out in the con tract. Other professionals Other professionals, like quantity surveyors, sometimes take on the project management task. This can happen by de fault, for example, when the project manager you engaged lets you down. Project management companies There are companies that specialise in providing project man agement services for building construction. They are usually involved in apartments or commercial sites but often manage ordinary home-building where the house is a complicated design or at the expensive end of the market. Or they get called upon by busy people who want someone to take the whole project off their hands. Most project management companies are happy to be ap proached and discuss your new house with you. Small firms, or people working alone, also offer their ser vices as project managers. You will pay a fee for their services. Check with the individ ual companies and managers to see how their fees compare to those of the architect, or the margin you pay the builder to manage the project. But, as with any project management, what you pay in fees can often be saved by avoiding the ex pensive mistakes on a badly-managed building site.

Keeping on the architect/designer means paying for their services and you may be tempted to stop using them once the plans are drawn to make some savings. This could prove to be false economy. The plans are only written instructions. Are you confident that you will be able to in terpret them when the builder asks a ques tion about them? If they are interpreted incorrectly, there could be costly mistakes, and it may not be clear who is liable for the costs once the ar chitect has stepped away from the project.

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World first: Distinguished professor philip Hulme, one of New Zealand’s leading biosecurity scientists will head up the Centre for One biosecurity research, Analysis and Synthesis at Lincoln University.

38 September 2022 CANTERBURY FARMING FORESTRY & LOGGING ManagementForest LTD With 25 years experience in the industry, the Forest Management Team offer services in: • Woodlot and shelterbelt harvesting • Timber sales to domestic and export markets • Forest establishment of harvested and greenfield sites • Forest valuation • Emission Trading Scheme advice and management • Trainer/Assessor in NZQA forestry related units Our highly experienced teams aim to ensure value optimisation in all aspects of forest management. To find out more call us on 03 343 4101 or visit www.forestmanagement.co.nz ] by Kent Caddick

Lincoln University has opened a world-first research centre aimed at solving some of the toughest biosecurity challenges facing countries around the world.

Lincoln research centre aims to solve global biosecurity challenges

The COBRAS multi-disciplinary team comprises highly-respected researchers from the domains of animal, environmental and plant health, Matauraka Maori, economics and climate change, and will be led by Distinguished Professor Philip Hulme, one of New Zealand’s leading biosecurity scientists.COBRAS will also work closely with relevant Ministries, industry, regional councils and iwi, as well as international partners including the Australian Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis.

‘We recognise that we need to act collectively and cooperatively to mitigate these impacts.

“We recognise that we need to act collectively and cooperatively to mitigate these impacts, yet strong and enduring sectoral silos persist, severely limiting our ability to mount an effective ‘one biosecurity’ holistic approach.“COBRAS will deliver that ‘one biosecurity’ response, and will at the same time establish Lincoln University as the international leader in land-based interdisciplinary biosecurity policy and research.” He said COBRAS will generate accelerated scientific discovery through synthesis, data access and collaboration, implementing an extensive series of question-led workshops to tackle emerging local and international biosecurity issues.

Professor Hulme said COBRAS had been established to answer a pressing need for a coordinated global response to address the growing biosecurity risks to animal, plant and environmental health.

A new Centre of Excellence at Lincoln University will bring together more than 100 of the world’s top biosecurity researchers and stakeholders to solve some of the toughest challenges facing the agriculture, forestry and environment sectors in Aotearoa and worldwide.Thenew Centre for One Biosecurity Research, Analysis and Synthesis (COBRAS) will be the first of its kind in the world, and will consolidate myriad global efforts to predict and mitigate the impact of invasive weeds, animals and pathogens into a centralised hub at Lincoln University.

Philip Hulme Distinguished Professor

“The Sars-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the need to more effectively protect international and national borders against invasive species which can cause multiple impacts to people, plants and animals, with significant sociological, political and environmental implications,” Hulme said.

“With teams of researchers and stakeholders from all over the world contributing to COBRAS, the centre will have a consequential and immediate impact on biosecurity“Itscience.isquite clear that the days of lone entomologists or pathologists beavering away in the lab are no longer sufficient to address the social and policy challenges of biosecurity, yet the opportunity to bring different disciplines and ideas to bear on these problems has been missing in New Zealand until now,” Hulme said.

As always people, please remember the thoroughly important message, “It remains, as always, fundamentally important, no matter the challenges, the only way forward for climate, country and the planet, is to get out there and plant more trees”.

The recent announcement of the NZ Forest Industry Transformation Plan has been greeted warmly by many sawmill owners spoken to. Dubbed as “Creating a high-value and resilient forestry and wood processing sector to underpin our low emissions future”, the plan has just gone to print after initial consultation. I will reserve opinion until I have had an opportunity to review it. Shipping continues to dominate both conversations and reality in terms of the net impact back at the NZ Forest owners gate. That impact is across both log and lumber export segments with bulk freight hire rates often moving in symbiosis with container hire rates. In the dry bulk Handy Class segment, August sailings were down about US$3 to $6 per cubic metre from July fixtures, depending on who you talk to. The smoking mirrors and sentiment driven ship charter world has become even more complex to understand with trend and index movements not always reflective of what happens when the pen hits the Handysizepaper.vessels that bring bulk trade commodities to NZ and logs back to China are smaller vessels in the dry bulk trade. They come with their own on-board cranes and a carrying capacity generally between 10,000 and 40,000 dead weight tonnes. The majority that come to NZ are four or five hold vessels, typically carry 30,000 to 40,000 cubic metres of logs, including below and above deck.

CANTERBURY FARMING September 2022 39FORESTRY & LOGGING ] with Allan Laurie mNZIF ] Laurie Forestry Ltd Office: Phone 03 359 5000 Email: admin@laurieforestry.co.nz Unit 3 337 Harewood Road Bishopdale Christchurch 22 Shearman Street Waimate Phone 03 689 8333 • Cell: 027 432 1420 See our website for information including Market Reports and Log Price Tables www.laurieforestry.co.nz FORESTRY SERVICES - CONSULTING - MANAGEMENT - MARKETING Specialists in: •Woodlot and Forest harvest - at any scale •Direct log sales in both domestic and export segments •Top quality H&S systems and management •Forest right or cutting right purchases •Planting and silviculture management •Top advice, top people, top service Laurie Forestry Ltd Harvesting & Marketing, Consultants & Managers THE PEOPLE AND THEIR TREES COMPANY www.laurieforestry.co.nz 021 325 661 21 Manion Road, Rolleston www.macrocarpasupplies.co.nz SUPPLIES LIMITED PHONE KENT ON Your Old Macrocarpa Trees Do you have a stand of trees? Would you like these removed? We can offer you competitive rates and cash in return! WANTED!

Combined with a small increase in CFR rates (the price), the net back increase across most NZ ports was in a range NZ$12-$14 per cubic metre, with the range mostly impacted by the number of Port calls and the negotiation skills of the ship charterer. This then has the market indicator A grade level back up in to the 75 percentile of the last 3 years, on an at NZ wharf gate basis. As a consequence, there has been a gradual return to work for many loggers and trucking companies, although over-all production across Godzone has been hampered by badAcrossweather.our domestic scene, demand remains strong with elevated sales and volumes pumping out the gate, even at increased lumber prices on the back of inflationary claw backs.

While the China key market indicators remain flat to weak, export log prices increased at wharf gate New Zealand in August, primarily on the back of reduced shipping rates.

Domestic demand remains strong

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The international Baltic Handy Size Index is typically used to guide fixture rates although there can be a lag effect with the Index typically running a month behind reality. Right now, the Index is trending down, reflecting a last threemonth trend line. Ultimately, is essentially reflective of supply and demand. September Handy Class fixtures are expected to continue to slide, although as at the last week of August, owners have suddenly become bullish. There is no readily apparent reason other than they know NZ Charterers will be ringing them shortly for September/October fixtures.The forest Industry covering the Canterbury West Coast region recently celebrated those that excel in what they do at the Wood Council Awards Gala dinner held at the Wigram Museum. The Wood Council is supported by the majority of the regions companies from Tree Nurseries to Box stores. It aims to promote, encourage and coordinate the sustainable economic development of plantation forestry and the wood products industry in Canterbury and the West Coast. Laurie Forestry were delighted to be a gold sponsor for the event, including supporting the Contractor of the year Award. My citation included the region being blessed with a stable of professional harvest contractors of high quality and professionalism. The winners of the Award should be very chuffed they were selected as standouts in a crowd of such Heartiestexcellence.congratulations to Michael and Helen May and Tracey and Avrill Burrows of Cable Logging Geraldine limited, a company engaged and nominated by Port Blakely Limited. A tremendous accolade and well deserved. And the continuing good news is if ship owners behave themselves, we should see NZ Wharf gate prices move back in to the top 90 percentile of the market in September and that will be well received by many who have been struggling to keep their bank managers happy lately.

About 80 Canterbury deer farmers took the opportunity to catch up on industry trends and new technology at a national technical workshop in Fairlie in August. Workshop participants working on winter grazing plan with Agresearch deer scientist Jamie Ward (front left) during one of the workshops in Fairlie. photo by phil Stewart.

Deer farmers flock to workshop

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Over 75 per cent of the velvet ingredients used by Korean health food companies is from New Zealand, but competition from Rus sia is growing as its suppliers try to increase their market share. Two of the new products contained Russian velvet, for the first time. Griffiths has noticed Russian velvet compa nies are now “upping the ante” promotional ly and starting to develop a velvet ingredient brand. Griffiths said he’s not concerned about competition from Russia. “I think it’s a nat ural evolution of the market.” But he cau tioned that this is a timely reminder that “We need to continually challenge ourselves. We cannot become complacent, because doing that will erode our market share.”

] with trevor Walton Hosted by Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) and the NZ Deer Farmers Association under the Pas sion2Profit banner, attendees were exposed to a broad palette of subject matter. This ranged from market and regulatory updates to genetics, remote monitoring, accounts and information management, nutrition, envi ronmental management and more. Market briefings from DINZ highlighted that venison and velvet exporters were still negotiating big logistical hurdles but, despite this, venison marketers were making impres sive inroads into newer markets such as the United States and China. The pivot of venison marketing into retail in the United States is having positive results with the year’s target of 450 tonnes already being exceeded. Official figures will be out next month but Silver Fern Farms gave an inkling in July that the venison/elk retail category grew by 39.5 percent in value in the year to 15 May 2022. This was the strongest growth in the protein category, including meat alternatives, for the period. Marketers said P2P funding had been “useful” in enabling the sector to make such an DINZimpact.has been helping key partners in the Korean velvet market develop products for the new healthy food category and pro motions around Chuseok, the Korean harvest festival in mid-September. The newly launched products “underpin the confidence of the big food companies in their market,” said DINZ manager markets Rhys Griffiths.

In a well-attended nutrition workshop, pre senter Glen Judson of Agricom gave valuable tips on getting the best out of fodder beet as a winter feed, with a focus on ensuring it’s supplemented with enough protein.

In later workshop on winter grazing and welfare, led by deer farmer and environmen tal scientist Danette McKeown, farmers tried their hand at planning winter grazing for crop paddocks in real farm situations. McKeown reminded farmers that just one millimetre of soil loss translated to 14 tonnes of soil per hectare – a powerful in centive to manage livestock, crops and pas tures well.

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The price of all imported high analysis fertiliser has escalated, and in the case of urea (nitrogen) and DAP, a crop starter fertiliser containing nitrogen and soluble phosphorus, the price has doubled within the past twelve months.

Most New Zealand soils contain around 500kgP/ha within the growing zone of plants, more than sufficient to meet the 20 – 25kg P/ha lost from intensive pastoral situations.

Functional Fertiliser clients have over the last thirty years enjoyed the benefits of lower fertiliser costs and up to a 30% increase in annual pasture production with more even growth throughout the season.

For the last thirty years the superphosphate manufacturing companies have largely dismissed the claims of those selling soft phosphate rock claiming that only one third of what is applied is available in the first year.

Long term trial results show that high levels of plant available phosphorus don’t necessarily increase pasture production although it does limit the likelihood of low production.

Pastoral farmers already have the answer to reduced dependence on urea using products and programmes that promote healthy clover throughout the months when it’s too warm for grasses to remain in a vegetative state.

There is no substitute for fertiliser nitrogen in cropping which is quite different to permanent grazedThere’spasture.avariety of reasons for the increases including shipping disruptions, however manufacturing fertiliser is energy intensive and with crude oil still 60% above that of the last ten years, it would be prudent to expect prices to remain at their present levels, with any reduction an unexpected bonus. Things can change; significantly and quickly, however the risk is to the upside rather than the downside at present. That puts increased pressure on farmers costs which they are unable to pass on as higher prices to their customers, therefore they must look to ways of greater efficiency at farm level.

Utilising nitrogen fixed free of charge by clover is the basis of this country’s unequalled success since the second world war up until the advent of cheap nitrogen from the ammonia urea plant at Kapuni. What is not appreciated by many is that Kapuni supplies only about half of the country’s demand, the other half being imported product, with the price farmers pay subsidised by every tax payer, a somewhat ironic situation given environmental concerns.

Replacing what is lost in production is best practise however the key to ensuring sufficient plant availability of phosphorus at all times is the speed at which it being cycled. Dung, old root, and uneaten herbage all contain significant amounts of phosphorus and the speed at which these are decomposed by beneficial soil biology releasing nutrient for plant uptake is just as important as the size of the pool.

Rather than continuing to use the strategies of applying well above maintenance inputs to limit poor performance a shift to using less and ensuring optimum performance by using it more efficiently is the way of the future. To do this it is necessary to recognise the essentiality of beneficial soil biology and work with those that have the resources and experience to provide biologically crumb-rich soil on a largePriorscale.to1990 when the funding model for research changed there was significant work undertaken by scientists at centres throughout the country into soil biological processes and the benefits of increased pasture yield and carrying capacity was well documented.

An often-voiced concern is that of production loss during the transition from one system to another. there are a number of strategies that can be tailored to fit individual farm situations to ensure no loss does occur. For more information contact peter on 0800 843 809.

Increased fertiliser efficiency is essential

The use of soluble phosphorus is likewise a somewhat nuanced situation given that the sale of superphosphate to pastoral farmers has been based on its increased solubility compared to genuine soft phosphate rock.

DairyNZ Board chair Jim van der Poel said it was a challenging but rewarding and im portant time to be part of the sector and its leadership.“Withexceptionally strong milk prices, dairy continues to play a critical role in New Zealand’s prosperity and overall wellbeing,” van der Poel said. “At the same time, farmers are also fac ing a number of challenges including rising costs, staff shortages and challenging regu lations.“Our farmers are currently the most sus tainable milk producers in the world but also know that to maintain that position they will need to continue to evolve.”

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He said DairyNZ’s Board oversees the or ganisation’s strategy, which is to increase farm profitability while reducing environmen tal impact, develop future farm systems and solutions, and build the capability of peo ple on-farm. It also focuses on engaging and partnering with farmers and building trust and pride in dairy farming.

Time is running out for those wanting to be nominated for positions on DairyNZ’s Board of Directors.

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Both the board and the directors’ remu neration roles are open to current levy-paying dairy farmers. Two current levy payers must nominate each candidate.

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Van der Poel said DairyNZ is in a unique position to support dairy farmers with exten sion and research, and to advocate on behalf of farmers to influence future policy deci sions.“DairyNZ’s Board and staff are passionate about creating a better future for dairy farm ers, and we’re looking for farmer candidates who share this focus to join our board.”

DairyNZ’s elected directors hold office for three years. This year, directors Elaine Cook and Tracy Brown are retiring by rotation. Both are standing for re-election.

Two farmer director positions are open for nomination on the board, while DairyNZ is also inviting applications from farmers for one position on the Directors’ Remuneration Committee, which independently sets the di rectors’ fees.

Hungry for directors: DairyNZ board chair Jim van der poel is calling for nominations for two farmer director positions on DairyNZ’s board of Directors.

Jim van der Poel DairyNZ Board chair

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Nominations must be received by the Returning Officer by 12noon on Monday, September 5. If an election is required, farmer voting will take place during September and October, with the successful candidates announced at DairyNZ’s Annual General meeting on October 18 in Invercargill.

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“Ideally candidates would have a strong understanding of farm systems, research, policy and advocacy. “Strong commercial, governance and fi nancial skills would also be an advantage, along with good networks in the dairy sec tor.”

Farmers encouraged to join DairyNZ’s Board

‘Our farmers are currently the most sustainable milk producers in the world.

The thing to be mindful of is that nitrate concentrations in groundwater (and groundwater-fed streams and rivers) are not a constant over time and the transport of nitrates, from the land surface to a stream or other receiving water body, is complex and not well understood.Onething we do know is that recharge drives leaching of nutrients from the land surface into groundwater. Previously we relied on sampling and measurements at a point in time. With good datasets, it is quite usual to see seasonal fluctuations in nitrate concentrations in groundwater, with autumn/winter recharge resulting in clear increases and decreases in the summer. Continuous monitoring is now becoming more common, and what we see is pulses of nitrate entering the groundwater system. The graph shows water level and nitrate data from the 2021 winter: nitrates rise from a baseline level of less than 1 mg/l nitrate-N to greater than the 11.3 mg/l drinking water limit, but then decline again following each recharge event.We fully expect the effects of the intense July 2022 rainfall will be observed in many bores now, and over the coming weeks. While nitrate pulses are concerning for the freshwater environment, it’s the long-term trend in the baseline level between recharge events that we need to watch closely. Apart from the potential health risks from nitrate itself, bugs (microbes) can get transported with the rapidly recharging water and have very obvious and immediate health risks (think Havelock North and 5,000 people sick).

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First keep yourselves and families safe. If your drinking water comes from a shallow groundwater supply, following significant rainfall it may be prudent to test your water and boil it to make sure you are safe from any bugs. Second, understand your nitrates. You can take samples yourself and it’s relatively cheap to get a sample analysed. Building up a picture of how nitrates vary with time will help you to understand whether there is a health risk for you. Just as importantly, in light of increasing scrutiny and upcoming Regional Plan changes, having a much better set of information should enable more robust decision-making. Our rural communities can help fill the knowledge gap with many catchment groups across the regional already exploring and implementing water monitoring programmes.

As you are probably aware, this year Canterbury had the wettest July on record, and while it’s a good thing from the point of view of recharging aquifers, the prolonged wet brought its own headaches, with many districts affected by waterlogged and flooded land.

Wet winters and nitrates

So, what are the take-home messages?

Are you still compliant?

Continuous data can be used to pick up poor performing bores, such as if your flowrates are dropping year on year there may be an issue with your screen. Leaks and poor pump performance can also be picked up through flowmeter data. Accurate and easily accessible records will be useful when your consent is due for renewal. It’s a lot easier to prove you still need the same amount of water if you have the records to back this up. Telemetered data will also give you the ability to set up alerts based on your consent limits. Your service provider should be able to set these up for you. Ideally, an alert would be based on 80-90% of your consent limit so you know before it becomes a compliance issue. talk to the team at primary Insight if you have any flowmeter or telemetry questions or issues. We can install new sites and troubleshoot issues on existing sites, we also verify flowmeters.

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The Water Measurement and Reporting of Water Takes regulations were amended in 2020. The amended regulations apply to all resource consent holders that have a water take consent for a rate of 5 litres/second or greater.

Water metering:

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There are options available for getting data out of remote areas, technology has improved considerably. Satellite data is probably the most well-known alternative option. The capital cost of the hardware has decreased over the last 5 to 10 years, meaning it could be a viable option. Other options include a radio link back to a cellular gateway site or radio link back to an ethernet gateway. Exemptions are available but will only be granted based on a cost/ benefit analysis, i.e., an exemption may not be granted just because your existing service provider only currently offers a cellular option. How is telemetry useful for you?

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The amended regulations require water measurements to be taken every 15 minutes and records to be provided to the relevant council daily. So, unless you really want to be out there recording data yourself and sending it to the council, you need to install telemetry to enable the data transfer to happen automatically.Tobecompliant, all takes greater than or equal to 20 litres/second must have telemetry installed by 3 September 2022. Even if you have telemetry installed, it’s worth checking with your service provider that the data is being sent to the council daily. As the consent holder, you are responsible for compliance.Takesgreater than or equal to 10 litres/ second must have telemetry installed by 3 September 2024 and takes greater than or equal to 5 litres/second must have telemetry by 3 September 2026. What happens if you have no cellular coverage?

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The training material is very well developed through our partner organisation Irrigation Australia and has been tested under many different irrigation services areas covers pasture, viticulture, and urban irrigation systems.Theaim is to develop the same level of trainer competency in New Zealand to deliver this course widely across irrigated regions.

The importance of skills development and career pathways

Professional development can be summed up as training and education to learn and grow throughout your career and is something we offer for those working in the irrigation industry, just one of the many workstreams IrrigationNZ is involved with.

Upskilling: Continuing to upskill the irrigation industry ensures the continuous improvement of looking after our valuable water resource.

The Certificate III in Irrigation Technology is a nationally accredited qualification in Australia, tailored to deliver a multi-platform learning experience, focusing on everything irrigation. This qualification is considered the starting point or gateway, into the irrigation industry. This course entails everything you need to learn to install and maintain irrigation systems in a wide range of commercial and landscapeThisenvironments.courseisfully compatible with irrigation systems and technology in New Zealand and is designed for candidates with limited experience in the field of irrigation, who are looking to kick-start or advance a career in an essential growth industry with ongoing job opportunities.IrrigationNZ is working with the NZ Workforce Development Councils to get this course recognised as a NZ industry program to make it fully transportable trans-Tasman; watch this space. This technician course sits alongside the NZ Certificate of Irrigation Design and NZ Certificate of Performance Assessment training and qualifications. This course includes 22 units of competency delivered over four block training modules. The qualification will also entail 900 to 2400 hours on the job supervision accumulated over 2 years depending on level of prior industry knowledge before entering the program. This practical hands-on course fills a gap in the current IrrigationNZ training pathway for those involved with the installation of irrigation systems, pumps, pipes and control systems. It also covers safe and environmentally acceptable work practices and skills with managing a work site and client service program.

CANTERBURY FARMING September 2022 45WATER & IRRIGATION T H E S Y S T E M I N C L U D E S : T h e l a r g e s t s o i l s a m p l e r e f e r e n c e a r e a o n t h e m a r k e t t o d a y ( 6 l t r s o r 3 7 0 c u b i c i n c h e s ) . H i g h l y s e n s i t i v e T D T t e c h n o l o g y t h a t i s h i g h l y a c c u r a t e i n a l l s o i l c o n d i t i o n s M u l t i p l e i n s t a l l a t i o n m e t h o d s t o c a p t u r e t h e r i g h t d a t a U n i q u e l y a d a p t a b l e t o d i f f e r e n t c r o p p i n g , o r c h a r d , v i n e , a n d i r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m s t y p e s T h e l o n g e s t s e r v i n g i n s i t u s e n s o r i n N e w Z e a l a n d ( O u r o l d e s t A q u a f l e x i s 2 0 y r s o l d a n d g o i n g s t r o n g ) www.onfarmdata.com Andrew: 022 183 2018 Lyall: 021 223 8666 andrew@onfarmdata com lyall@onfarmdata com 16HMDG1610047-OPTION3 Canterbury Farming Option3 128mm x 100mm 16hands Ltd, Phone +64 3 324 4131, 294 Tramway Rd, RD2 Leeston 7682, Canterbury, New Zealand su@16hands.co.nz irrigation wells potable water supplies ground source heating geotechnical assessment www.drilling.co.nz MC Drilling Ph 03 324 2571, 120 High St, Southbridge, Canterbury ] by Stephen mcNally] IrrigationNZ] Principal Technical Advisor Irrigation technology is constantly evolving as is the environment, policy, water availability, the list goes on. For the first time IrrigationNZ is offering a certificate in irrigation technology delivered together with Irrigation Australia. Our water is our most valuable resource therefore making sure we train those who look after it is of great value.

We still have some spaces available on the course which begins in September with an initial one-week block course. there will be three other block courses spread over the following yar as well as workplace assessment and logbooks to show the student competency progression, much like an apprenticeship program. Head to www.irrigationz.co.nz to find out more.

Quality wool attracts demand

46 September 2022 CANTERBURY FARMING LIVESTOCK ] with rob Cochrane ] Wool Procurement Manager,] PGG Wrightson Wool Crutching Trailers Shearing Trailers Shed Shearing Contra cting Life Style Block Mobile Shearing DP0122 Benchmarked production and Johne’s disease info on your deer Base your Contactthedecisionsmanagementdeeronnumbers.DeerPRO for your report. 0800 456 453 or info@deerpro.org.nz 4550556065702018 Season weightCarcass 2019 2020 2021 20232022 www.sisballcock.co.nz | 0800 175 720 Only available direct from manufacturer Freight free anywhere in NZ •3 models available – all the one price • Nearly indestructible •Only NZ Manufacturer providing lifetime guarantee on the body of the ballcock SIS BALL COCK VALVE •Buy 10 receive 12 and a service kit Price $99.50+GST Each On the coarse wool front, several exceptionally good lines of pre-lamb fleece have been noted by brokers and exporters, with obvious premium prices being paid either through the auction system or via forward contracts agreed earlier. Now that the fine wool season is well underway throughout Marlborough, Canterbury and Otago, many lines of fleece sampled thus far have also proved extremely attractive for style, staple length and tensile strength and, with significant percentages of those types already forward contracted, all parties should be pleased with the quality of their deliveries. The wool auction arena has recently witnessed lesser than anticipated bale volumes coming forward in both the North and South Islands. The most recent Napier auction at time of writing (25 August), saw approximately 6700 bales (1300 fewer than originally scheduled) of predominantly new season’s second shear offered to the export trade, with around 18% failing to reach grower reserve prices despite a slightly softer NZD versus its US counterpart, although the Kiwi had appreciated slightly against both the Euro and GBP, since the previous auction one weekAlthoughearlier.the market in Napier could be quoted as “in buyers’ favour”, most interest for second-shear types was targeted towards the better style wools of good washing colour and low vegetable matter contamination.Duetolimited availability of poorer colour fleece types, given the time of year, the market for these improved by a few cents in the Napier auction room as a handful of exporters filled orders. As earlier eluded, a feature of auction catalogues in the South Island throughout August were some magnificently grown full length coarse wool fleece lines, which commanded keen interest from exporters, with several well-known farm brands, mostly representing the Otago region, achieving healthy premiums (between 75 and 90 cents clean in some instances) above others of similar length but with higher y minus z colour readings.During the past few weeks and despite snow and heavy rain causing issues for growers and transport operators in many highcountry areas, Merino wool types have begun to flow into wool stores in Canterbury and Otago.

The first significant quantities of Merino and finer Halfbred types, were offered in the Christchurch auction of 18th August, greeted by exporters with sizeable order books to fill. Prices achieved for the fine Merino types were quoted post-sale as “extreme” in many cases and above those ruling in Australian broker catalogues the same week. Finer Halfbred types also sold well in Christchurch, although in comparison appeared cheaper than those quoted by Australian brokers the same week. At time of writing, South Island broker catalogues were being collated for the September 1st auction when larger bale numbers of similar types would be on offer and expectation was considerably optimistic. But back to the recent serious weather event and thinking about the probable many tonnes of synthetic flooring which will end up in landfill, and from a selfish wool perspective, wouldn’t it be great to have insurers of recently flood damaged properties specify woolen floor coverings, manufactured at the very least in New Zealand or Australia, as healthy and sustainable replacements? That’s my view.

With weather events wreaking havoc across many parts of New Zealand during the past several weeks, wool quality could well suffer into the latter part of 2022, however currently there are some extremely well grown wool types being received into broker wool stores around the South Island.

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A battery EV is best if you: Mostly travel within battery range Can charge overnight at home or at work Have off-street parking and ac cess to a plug Want an economical second car Sit in traffic a lot Want low running costs

We take a look at the two most com mon options and how they may best ap ply to you.

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With the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and their variants it can get a little confusing in deciding what is right for you.

Free top-up: battery electric vehicles (beVs) charging at one of many free eV charging stations provided at supermarkets and shopping centres.

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Best (and worst) of both worlds: Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are less efficient as they are lugging around the weight of both a combustion engine and battery pack.

A PHEV is best if you: Often need to drive beyond the battery range Need the car for a mix of long and short trips Can charge overnight at home or at work Have off-street parking and ac cess to a plug Sit in traffic a lot

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) have two motors, an electric motor and battery that can be charged from an ex ternal power supply, and an internal combustion engine fuelled by petrol or diesel.Most drive in EV-only mode until most of the power stored in the battery is used, then the petrol or diesel engine automatically takes over. Regenerative braking charges the battery in both modes. During heavy acceleration, such as driving fast up a steep hill, the two motors work togeth er. Some PHEVs use a small petrol en gine (a range extender) to generate electricity and power the electric motor once the battery charge decreases to a certain point. The range of a PHEV in EV-only mode varies significantly between models. Some can only do 15-20km while some newer models can do 60km or more.

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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are ‘pure electrics’ and they’re powered only by electrical energy stored in the battery. A BEV has no exhaust pipe or exhaust pipe emissions. To charge a BEV, you plug it into an external electricity source such as a regular electrical socket, a dedicated charging unit or a public charging sta tion.The battery recovers and stores en ergy generated when the car brakes, a system known as regenerative brak ing.The range of a BEV will depend on the manufacturer but is likely to be in the range of 300km to 500km. This is likely to change as battery technology becomes more efficient.

CANTERBURY FARMING September 2022 47 ] Article supplied by] genless.govt.nz

Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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The 2.4-litre turbocharged engine means that not only does the model have more horsepower, but its towing capacity has also been upgraded from the current 2.5 litre naturally aspirated Outback’s 2000kg limit, to a 400kgSubarurating.New Zealand managing director Wallis Dumper said the extra pulling power is a huge bonus for New Zealanders who need a vehicle to support their adventures and“Wehobbies.know that Kiwis love a holiday trip around our beautiful country, and that towing items like trailers or boats are some of the best ways to enjoy all our lakes, and seaside“Thespots.Outback 2.4T will provide that extra turbocharged driver enjoyment getting to the destination and also the knowledge that they can comfortably tow their toys to the places they would rather be.” New Zealand will receive two model variants – the flagship Outback Touring 2.4T and the outdoor adventurer Outback X 2.4T. Both Outback models have transmissions with revised Subaru Lineartronic Transmission (SLT) gear/differential ratios to suit the increased power delivery and towing performance. The more powerful 2.4-litre turbocharged, four-cylinder boxer engine boosts the Outback 2.4T’s output to 183kW and 350Nm of torque. The All-Wheel Drive 2022 Subaru Outback range in New Zealand is currently available with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre boxer engine with 138kW of power and 245Nm of torque.Dumper said the Outback Touring 2.4T is the most technologically advanced and luxurious Outback of all time. This premium variant includes a spectacular 11.6” tablet-like touch screen with satellite navigation, as well as a Driver Monitoring System (DMS) with facial recognition to detect driver drowsiness or distraction.

The DMS also has the ability to recognise up to five drivers to personalise the driver’s seat, wing mirror and air conditioning preferences.The Outback X 2.4T features the dual function X-Mode with deep snow and deep mud settings, which allows the Outback X 2.4T to traverse almost any terrain. It features satellite navigation, a rear power tail gate with hands-free badge sensor and black roof rails with green tie-down points. Along with the rest of the Subaru of New Zealand model range, the new Outback 2.4 Turbo variants are equipped with Subaru’s crash avoidance technology (EyeSight) as standard. Subaru drivers can be confident they have all the capability, safety (and now, increased towing power) no matter where they are headed.

“Our customers will be very happy to hear that the Outback 2.4 Turbo’s target time for New Zealand is December and we are working overtime with the Subaru Corporation factory to make the 2.4T’s arrival a reality,” Dumper said.

Turbocharged Outback in time for summer

The hugely anticipated Subaru Outback 2.4 Turbocharged model has been confirmed for the New Zealand market and is due to arrive in time for Kiwis’ summer adventures.

[Subaru 02] Upgraded: The Outback’s 2.4-litre turbocharged engine means more horsepower and an increase in towing capacity.

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The Subaru Outback 2.4T comes with the same credentials that have seen the model awarded the 2022 New Zealand Autocar Car of the Year $50 to $65K Class trophy.

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HWR plans to have ten dual-fuel trucks on New Zealand roads by the second quarter of 2023. “The TCO tool will prove very valuable when making decisions on future transport assets,” says Anthony Jones, HWR’s Group Chief Executive. “It is great to see a dual-fuel such as the blended diesel/hydrogen option that we’re going to be using, included in the tool, and to have the ability to compare it to other fuels,” says Mr Jones. the updated and third version of the tool is available on the Ara Ake website: araake.co.nz/tco.

The AUT team will support HWR and Freightways to gather and input their own da ta into the TCO tool to reflect their individu al operations.“Thistoolwill enable transport companies to make more informed decisions when pur chasing or leasing their vehicles, and we see it supporting a hard-to-abate sector in mak ing long-term progress in their decarbonisa tion goals,” says Dr Marantes.

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“After this work with HWR and Freight ways, these companies will be able to un dertake accurate comparative analysis using their own data,” says Assoc. Professor Ghaf farian. Freightways’ fleet is predominantly pow ered by diesel, and AUT will be using their da ta to ensure the tool is kept relevant to the New Zealand market.

“We are looking forward to using this tool, as it is very useful to determine our best emissions reduction pathways for our heavy vehicle fleets and enhance strategic business decisions,” says Michael Claydon, Freightways’ General Manager of Safety. Invercargill-based H.W. Richardson Group is New Zealand’s largest transport compa ny. They have been leading a project to intro duce a blended diesel/hydrogen fuel option to their fleet. A normal internal combustion engine die sel truck can be retrofitted to enable hy drogen to be blended in the combustion chamber.

“The New Zealand government set up Ara Ake to power the decarbonisation of our economy, by developing new clean energy in novations and working with businesses to see them through to commercialisation. The TCO tool and the HWR, Freightways partnership is a great example of this in ac tion. It is only by using an evidence based approach that we will prepare New Zealand for the future and best position New Zealand globally,” says Dr Megan Woods, The Minis ter of Energy and Resources.

Ara Ake Chief Executive Dr Cristiano Ma rantes says the tool enables the compari son between vehicles powered by fuel cells (green hydrogen), battery, drop-in and con ventional biodiesels, standard diesel internal combustion engine vehicles, and the most recently added diesel/hydrogen blended fuel.

Article supplied by Ara Ake Ara Ake is partnering with H.W. Richardson Group (HWR) and Freightways to assess the total cost of ownership of different low emis sions fleet options. This will be carried out by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) us ing the publicly available Total Cost of Owner ship (TCO) tool developed by Ara Ake.

Aotearoa New Zealand’s future energy centre, Ara Ake, is working with major road freight and transport companies to help them better assess the options and costs for decarbonising their road fleet. Decarbonising: Ara Ake is partnering with H.W. richardson Group (HWr) and Freightways to assess the total cost of ownership of different low emissions fleet options.

“The TCO tool is the only publicly available tool which considers the key low emissions options that could be used to decarbonise New Zealand’s road freight,” says Associate Professor Ali Ghaffarian, from the School of Future Environments, Auckland University of Technology.

The tool incorporates a set of inbuilt as sumptions – based on publicly available in formation – such as vehicle capital costs, the cost of various fuels including electricity, the loads the vehicles carry, driver wages, main tenance, and road user charges.

Anyone idle enough to read my columns over recent months may have detected a certain obsession with global bad news stories. Often these tales relate to resources or systems New Zealand agriculture needs directly or otherwise to keep doing what we do well.

No fun getting caught dead in the water

‘the biggest sweetest reserves of the raw material for these metals are becoming depleted.

‘I understand that the gold-coloured pollen is truly gold, in fact worth more than its weight in gold.

This month will be different I told myself. I will write a happy story. Bathing the kid on Wednesday evening my attention was drawn to her Barbie doll. Floating face down amongst the bubbly slick on the water’s surface. Motionless. Copious hair entangled in stalky limbs. Not surprisingly she reminded me of an article in Reuters this month about the London Metal Exchange.TheLondon Metal Exchange is the world’s largest trading platform for non-ferrous metals. The same as a stock exchange, but where metals are bought rather than shares. Aluminium, copper, nickel, zinc etc. Fundamental to our great emissions transition and most all of the things that make up everyday life. The London Metal Exchange helps producers and consumers of these materials find their price. It has a vast array of storage spread across the globe to hold physical stock. The article was about the recent drop in their number, which I thought missed a far more important point. In the last decade inventory held by the exchange has dropped by 90%, from about 7 million tonnes to 700,000. The decline has occurred steadily apart from a slight and temporary blip coinciding with the worst of Covid. The trend indicates inventory will be gone before 2025. The impact on prices will be another reason not to sell my beloved dirty old Ford ranger with wind up windows. Can this decline be reversed? This is a goodThequestion.economist says yes, simply invest more in Howeverproduction.apractical person will notice the biggest sweetest reserves of the raw material for these metals are becoming depleted. So producing a tonne of copper today is more costly than in the past. These costs will grow more over next couple of decades as we pursue truly extraordinary volumes of them for wind turbines, solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles and the systems to maintain them. Could the trend worsen? Absolutely. These metals take huge amounts of energy to produce. Already smelters are closing because the cost of gas and demand for electricity is making them uneconomic. Do those in the know think it can be reversed? Well the number of registered storage units in the exchange’s global warehousing network slumped last year by 22% from 604 to 472. This reflects their outlook. What can it all mean, I wondered, as I poked Barbie with the plastic dinosaur. Barbie replied‘no fun getting caught dead in the water’.Wemust talk more about this stuff. Now. Before it gets into main-stream consciousness, if it ever does. Talk about what planning our farm systems to fit quite a different paradigm. Embrace it. Enjoy it. Teach our kids.

It is the season where our cars get covered in gold coloured pollen, any surface water leaves a smudge of gold coloured pollen and that is in the middle of the city, let alone the rural areas, where one can often see clouds of pollen coming away from pine trees as the wind catches it.

There is an old saying that there are three types of people: Those who get things done, those who watch it being done, and those who wonder what has been done.

Local innovation amazes me

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Until now I have always just thought it was the early spring sign that hay fever was on the way and that the car needed to be washed more often. Now, however, I understand that the goldcoloured pollen is truly gold, in fact worth more than its weight in gold. A local chap by the name of Carl Meyer somehow twigged that the pollen has been used by various Asian people for 3000 years to promote libido and testosterone. He apparently followed the theory up in the early 1970s and has now worked out how to harvest the pollen and then do whatever processing that is needed to market theConsideringstuff. that it already a $4 billion industry worldwide sells for about $168.00 a droplet, or $90.00 for a powder booster, it has to be big money especially as we have huge areas of pine trees, and with good farmland going under trees it may just be the saviour.Obviously, I don’t know the process or the method of harvesting it, but I am thrilled for Carl who has cracked it. That story is just one of many that have been developed by farmers and those in the ruralMoreareas.on the mainstream perhaps, but working smarter will always beat working harder, we have watched as machinery has gone from labour intensive using several people, through to big machines that are handled by young up and coming farmers who are just able to reach the peddles. Gates that open in front of you so you don’t have to get out of the truck or off the tractor, plus a raft of technology that attracts us to field days and A and P shows.

It is little wonder that farmers in particular will take a look at something and either make something or enhance whatever they areThinkusing.for a moment or two about the small cottage industries, the artists using cameras or painting, those who market their wares at Farmers Markets, and those who see a niche that can be filled.

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