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Volume Twelve I June 22, 2020 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz
On your shelf 1 Imagine your local supermarket, think of all of the foodstuffs on the shelves and in the chillers. If we took away everything that was produced either on a farm or in any form of agriculture, what would be left? 2 What would you miss most if all of these foodstuffs weren’t there anymore?
Photo of the week: Lending a hand
STRETCH YOURSELF:
Have a go:
Ella Gunson helping Dad drench steers in Hawkes Bay
1 Go to www.farmersweekly.co.nz 2 Find and watch the OnFarmStory of, Kate Broadbent “Walking the talk” and read the accompanying article “Stepping up to the genetics plate”. 3 Kate farms in Waikaretu. Can you find this on a map? IN-LAMB EWES AT THE FEILDING STORE SALE Age
Breed
Status
4yr
Rom
SIL Twins
155
4 When Kate talks about drenching her sheep, what exactly does she mean? Why do farmers drench their sheep?
5yr
Rom
SIL 159%
152
STRETCH YOURSELF:
5yr
Rom
SIL 148%
151
5yr
Rom
SIL 140%
142
4yr
Rom
SIL Singles
126
1 The coopworth stud that Kate bought into has been recording several things about their animals for 40 years. Can you list these?
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1 Off the top of your head can you list five foodstuffs that have no links in any form to agriculture, dairy or any other farming practice? 2 Do you think that people are interested to know where their food comes from or are general consumers happy just to pick it up off of the shelf and not have any idea where it originated from? 3 Do you think that people have become more or less interested in where their foodstuffs come from? Why do you think this is? Should we be doing more to teach people where the majority of our foodstuffs originate from? Send us your response to agined@globalhq.co.nz
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2 Why do they believe performance recording is useful? 1 Go to the AgriHQ Market Snapshot page 2 What is this week’s North Island mutton price? 3 Is this better or worse than last week, do you have any ideas why it may have changed? 4 How does it compare to last year, are prices following a typical seasonal trend?
3 There are two main attributes that the Broadbents target their flock towards. What are these? 4 What is your opinion of using genetics to try to reduce the level of input from farmers? Should this become the norm? Send us your response to agined@globalhq.co.nz
STRETCH YOURSELF: The table above shows the in-lamb Romney ewes sold at the Feilding store sheep sale. SIL stands for ‘scanned-in-lamb’, this is important for farmers to know as it allows them to make management decisions according to whether a ewe is carrying one lamb or more, and also how many lambs they are likely to have on the ground in order to calculate things such as how much feed they may need. The percentage shows the average number of lambs to be born per 100 ewes in a flock. 1 Taking this into account, why do you think ewes SIL with twins and the higher percentages sold for more than ewes which are SIL with singles and lower percentages? 2 It is beneficial for ewes to be in good condition during mating, what do you think may have happened in some areas hit hard by drought this season?
FILL YA BOOTS: 1 Do some research, what are some characteristics of Romney sheep? 2 What is the gestation period for sheep?
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Angus
Friesian
Rig
Bull
Genetics
Romney
Charolais
Hectare
Science
Composite
Heifer
Shearing
Coopworth
Hereford
Shepard
Cryptorchid
Innovation
Steer
Drenching
Parasite
Suffolk
Ewe
Perendale
Tupping
Flock
Ram
Wether