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Volume 22 I August 31, 2020 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz 1 Go to www.farmersweekly.co.nz 2 Find and watch the OnFarm Story of John Falconer “It’s not just a business” and read the accompanying article “Frustration leads to success”. 3 Where in NZ is Clachanburn Station? 4 What does John farm? 5 Have they always farmed this particular animal? If not, what did they run previously and why did they change?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 A good portion of John's stock are Elk. What differentiates Elk from other types of deer? 2 How big is John's largest Elk bull? How does this compare to a large mature Red stag? 3 John talks about some of the long term projects that don’t give immediate rewards. What are some of these projects and how have they/ will they benefit his farming operations? 4 The Falconers have diversifications for the production of their deer. What are these? 5 John believes that it is their responsibility to leave the land better than when they started working it, for the next generation. Do you think most landowners feel this way? Why or why not?
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AgriHQ average North Island one-year 260kg store heifer
did you know? 1 Go the AgriHQ market snapshot page 2 What was the North Island lamb price last week? 3 How is this tracking compared to year-ago levels?
STRETCH YOURSELF: This graph shows the AgriHQ average North Island oneyear 260kg store heifer values. After tracking well below year-ago and five-year average levels, values for R1 heifers have strengthened in recent weeks.
1 One driver of this is demand for traditionally bred (Hereford, Angus etc) heifers for live export to China. Although there are strict welfare standards involved, live export of animals is often scrutinised in the media. Do some research and discuss with your parents or teachers, what is your personal opinion on live export? 2 Why do you think there is a demand for live export of sheep and cattle from NZ and Australia to countries such as China, Sri Lanka and the Middle East?
In New Zealand, cows naturally grazing on pasture is their most common food source, making up
81% of their diet, and 92% of their feed is home grown (which includes pasture, crops and silage).
In your paper A lot of landowners are concerned about the new freshwater regulations that are being brought in. Do some investigation around what these regulations mean for farms, do you think these affect South Island and North Island farms differently? If you don’t agree with the current and proposed regulations, come up with your own and outline why your recommendations are better than current ones. If you think the new regulations are good, tell us why you think they will work well. Send us your proposals to: agined@globalhq.co.nz
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