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Volume 33 I November 16, 2020 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz
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Top Sirloin Bottom Sirloin Brisket Short Loin Shank
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1 Go to www.farmersweekly.co.nz 2 Find and watch the OnFarm Story of Sam Bunny “People, animals and the land” and read the article “Staff key to Rangitaiki Station’s success”. 3 Where in NZ is Rangitaiki Station? 4 How many hectares is Rangitaiki?
Clear Plate Ear Hock Spare Ribs Neck
Snout Jowl Back Fat Boston Bust Head
Did you know?? After seven rounds and with over 10,000 votes cast, the great Kiwi public made their views clear and the scotch fillet was voted New Zealand’s favourite beef cut. Combining the tender, melt-in-your-mouth eating experience of eye fillet with the flavour of sirloin and rump, this revered cut hails from the lightly worked upper rib, with the marbling of fat through the meat making it perfect for searing. From the fanatical foodies, to the backyard barbecuers you can find the perfect scotch fillet dish for any occasion at recipes.co.nz.
STRETCH YOURSELF: This graph shows the AgriHQ average North Island, one-year store steer values for this year, 2019 and the five-year average. 1 Go the AgriHQ market snapshot page 2 What was the South Island cow price last week? 3 How is this tracking compared to year-ago levels?
Looking at the last few months to the middle of October, yearling steer prices in the North Island steadily devalued. This is mostly due to the lingering dry conditions through winter and early spring after the long drought for most regions. Good rainfall for many areas over the past few weeks has helped pasture growth and is evident in improved values. 1 How much lower are values this month compared to last year and the five-year average? 2 Why do you think demand for yearlings is closely linked to feed levels? 3 The ability for farmers to purchase younger stock is often also dependent on them having sent away older finished cattle to the processors. If there are backlogs at processors, or slaughter values are low, why might this affect demand for yearling cattle?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 How many stock units does Rangitaiki carry? What are the proportions of different stock on the farm? 2 How many full time staff are employed at the station? 3 What are Rangitaiki’s three core values? 4 One of the biggest challenges Sam and his staff have is that 70-75% of their on-farm feed is grown in four months. How do they manage production and feed rates throughout the rest of the year to work with this? 5 They usually mate ewe hoggets (over 41kg) to a terminal sire but are not doing that this year. Why do you think they have decided to not go ahead as normal this year? 6 How is Rangitaiki reducing its nitrogen losses? What have they done already and what are they planning to do going forward? What other changes are they making on-farm with environmental sustainability in mind?
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