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Volume 69 I August 16th, 2021 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz/agined This information from NZX Dairy shows Global Dairy Trade prices for various dairy products.
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 The Aclands have several facets (aspects) to their farming systems. Can you list all of these? 2 What lies behind the 100 year vision that the Aclands have? 3 What are the proportions of stock units from each facet of their farming system (i.e. how many sheep, finishing cattle etc.)? 4 Both Kate and David believe that off farm involvement is very important. What do each of them do outside of their farming business?
Have a go: 1 Go to https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/ other-sectors/on-farm-story/they-grab-everyopportunity
5 Why do Romney sheep suit their farming practice?
6 The farm is unirrigated, necessitating keeping stocking intensity lower. Why is this? Watch the Onfarm Story of David and Kate Acland “We farm with a hundred year vision ” and read the 7 Mycoplasma bovis has impacted the Aclands in accompanying article “They grab every opportunity ”. several ways. How has it changed their farming system? 2 Where in NZ to David and Kate Acland farm?
3 How many hectares is Mt Somers Station?
8 Two thirds of their hoggets go to the ram. What do they grow on farm to help these reach their required weights?
PARASITES AND PESTS Have a go at finding the pests and parasites listed below in our word find. Do you know what each of these pests and parasites are and the problems they can create within the food and fibre sectors? Do some research on any that you aren’t familiar with. There are many interesting facts about them, how they got here and the problems they create. Wasps
Mustelids
Potato tuber moth Thrips
Black Field Cricket Yellow Bristle Grass
Velvetleaf Giant Buttercup
Pukeko
Rabbits
Ticks
Tapeworm
Liver Flukes
Leafrollers
Black Beetle Possums
1 On the graph, in what months did prices peak? 2 What dairy product is valued at the lowest in US$/tonne? 3 What dairy product is valued at the highest in US$/tonne?
Diamondback moth
Codling moth
Clover Root Weevil
Aphids
Have a go:
Mice Lice
Roundworms Lung Worm
Research is casting doubt on the economic value of drenching ewes with long-acting products. A co-funded study by AgResearch and B+LNZ has looked at the longer-term immunity of animals treated with longacting drenches compared with those that aren’t. To read more head to https://beeflambnz.com/newsviews/value-long-acting-drench-treatments-againunder-spotlight?fbclid=IwAR1XjF-7Qe5R1dmcT77lBn
4 How are dairy products tracking compared to a year ago?
STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 Which product has seen the sharpest decline over the last few months? 2 Why do you think prices reflected on Global Dairy Trade are so important to the New Zealand dairy industry? 3 Do some research, what does WMP, SMP and AMF stand for? 4 Cold and wet weather across the country has slowed pasture growth. How might this affect the supply of NZ milk?