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Volume 13 I June 29, 2020 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz
In your paper 1 Tell us what your favourite farm animal is, or even better send us a photo! 2 Write an outline about your favourite animal; as though you were trying to convince someone why that animal is so much better than all the others! Make sure you remember all of its best points.
Photo of the week: FEEDING TIME!
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 Researchers are growing sea lettuce to produce a low methane feed for livestock. Do you think we need to be producing more of these types of feeds?
Johnny Harris-Malone feeding his Friesian bull mates 1 Go to www.farmersweekly.co.nz 2 Find and watch the OnFarmStory of Mike and Vicky Cottrell “Every season brings its challenges ” and read the accompanying article “Feeding and breeding are vital ”. NZ lamb exports to continental Europe Thousand tonne
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3 Why did the Cottrells relocate to the North Island? 4 What do you think would be the main differences between their old farm in Canterbury and their current Taihape location?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 5-yr ave
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1 Go to the AgriHQ Market Snapshot page 2 What is this week’s South Island lamb 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?
STRETCH YOURSELF: Traditionally, Europe imports more of our expensive lamb cuts/products compared to other destinations such as China which takes the lower value products. With global lockdowns causing restaurant closures, demand for the higher value products has dropped in the last two months as can be seen by the dark green bars on the graph. Farmgate prices are the prices that the farmer gets for their lambs by the processors. 1 Discuss with your parents or teacher. What do you think may happen to farmgate prices if demand for higher value products stays weak? Do you think farmers will get paid more or less for their lambs from the processors? 2 How would you market NZ lamb to the European market? Tell us why NZ lamb is the best in the world!
1 Mike has a catch phrase of “feeding and breeding”, what do you think he means by this? 2 They run a satellite flock as well as their own, in what ways would this be beneficial for them? 3 Mike decided to use artificial insemination (AI) in his beef herd instead of buying a stud bull,what do you think the benefits or drawbacks of doing this would be? 4 What have been some of the challenges on farm for them in their current location?
FILL YA BOOTS: 1 Can you explain the ‘rule of supply and demand’? 2 What different lamb products can you buy at the supermarket - can you name three different cuts of lamb? Share your AginEd photos on our Farmers Weekly facebook page Remember to use the hashtag #AginEd Letters to: agined@globalhq.co.nz
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2 Do you think that we need to decrease methane emissions in farming and agriculture? Outline why you think this. 3 Do you think methane emissions are only an agricultural issue? What other things produce methane? Send us your responses to agined@globalhq.co.nz
SHOW US YOUR BOOTS! Send us photos of your much loved or repurposed gumboots! Over the next four weeks we are looking for the best photos of your favourite gummies! Perhaps you have made yours into some other footwear, or maybe your dad has a pair that are older than you are! So, send in your photos by 26th July and thanks to Skellerup you could win yourself a brand-new pair of Red Bands if you are chosen as our winner! Make sure you follow these steps to enter: 1 Head to: www.redband.co.nz 2 On their website, find the answer to this question: When was the first pair of Red Band Gumboots manufactured? 3 Include the answer in your email, attach your gumboot photo, and send through to us at: agined@globalhq.co.nz