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N ASSURANCE programme to guarantee New Zealand farm products’ environmental and sustainability credentials to the world is being developed by the Ministry of Primary Industries, Labour MP Kieran McAnulty told the Future Farming conference in Palmerston North. And from now on all Government decisions, no matter what portfolios they relate to, will have to pass a rural-proofing test to assess their impact on provincial people and their communites, McAnulty, speaking of behalf of Agriculture, Biosecurity and Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor, said. The Government is also reviewing the Biosecuruity Act and plans to enhance the protection of the primary sector by allocating enough resources to protect the country from future incursions. And in response to a farmer question McAnulty promised to take back a suggesting the ruralproofing test also be applied to all decisions of regional and local councils. “It’s a really good point. It’s probably not a bad idea,” he said. However, rural-proofing does not mean appeasing all critics, McAnulty said in response to a question asking if that means plans to include agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme will be dumped.

It will ensure rural areas were at the forefront of all Government decision-making but doesn’t mean producing policy that everyone likes. How the Government defined rural-proofing and how a farmer opposed to the ETS did it might well be different, he said. Conference chairman Steve Maharey, a former Labour cabinet minister and Massey University vice-chancellor, said everyone agreed on the need to add value and where the country should get to but not on how to get there. He predicted a lot of heavy debate on the reset of policy and how it could be done without the Government getting in the way of innovative farmers. McAnulty said NZ’s future depends on a strong ability to produce sustainable products from agriculture and that needs to be led by a Government supporting the primary sector. “We are not going to leave things to chance. “We are opposed to simply leaving things to the market. “This Government is taking a pro-active approach to support agriculture to be resilient and well-placed to meet the challenges.” Its intention to show leadership and partnership is evident with new honey standards and its dairy legislation and review that would identify the opportunities. The first year fees-free tertiary study would also support the primary sector because most people taking advantage of it would be doing trades and practical training linked to an industry like agriculture that was crying out for skilled workers.

KIWI ESSENCE: The Government will sets standards overseas customers can rely on for New Zealand food provenance.

We are opposed to simply leaving things to the market. Kieran McAnulty Labour And it was reorganising MPI and stopping overseas investors buying farmland for capital gains. To give the sector the best possible chance of success Government agencies must be fit for the purpose of supporting it. “There will be a positive imapct on the rural sector. We want it to

thrive and adapt in challenging conditions,” McAnulty said. MPI is also working to see how exporters can access high-value markets. Success depends on commiting absolutely to producing sustainable products to feed consumers’ growing appetite for thos products that reflect their attitudes and beliefs. They want products they can trust and value. So though MPI is developing the assurance programme it will be led mostly by the industry. But Maharey warned the country has a long way to go to compete with the likes of the Netherland and Singapore. He said Singaporeans make

three times more money out of New Zealand products than NZ does because, though they don’t produce any food themselves, they add value to ours. Other countries make $250 billion out of NZ food exports. And there are no more diametrically opposed production systems than NZ and the Netherlands. The latter is going through the roof with innovation while NZ is just at the beginning when it needs to be at the forefront of the food revolution. “We need a transformation of the whole of the country to capitalise on the world revolution to capture the value from what we do best, produce food.”

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WEATHER OVERVIEW High pressure dominates to the east of New Zealand and holds on for a couple of days this week but by Wednesday a cold front will be again approaching Southland, Fiordland and the West Coast with localised heavy rain or downpours and a colder change behind it. Easterlies continue over the North Island turning more nor’east on Wednesday. Over Thursday and Friday a weak area of low pressure will form in the NZ area and might produce isolated areas of rain or showers in both islands – but it’s hit and miss. Some models indicate this weak low could linger until next Monday around the North Island but the rain clouds look broken up. Next week sees isolated wet weather and more widespread dry.

13 Future depends on collaboration The only way to balance farming business while preserving the environment is for everyone to work together, Castle Ridge Station farmer Kerry Harmer told 170 people at the South Island high country farmers field day. Dairy system change gets nod �� 3 Dairy capacity is manageable �� 5

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

Dairy system change gets nod Neal Wallace neal.wallace@nzx.com FARMING leaders hope a study on a new approach to dairy farming in which farmers are producing the same volume of milk off fewer cows won’t be shelved. Earlier this month about 40 Federated Farmers dairy sector leaders were given an insight into the Ministry for Primary Industries-funded farm system change study, Dairy sector chairman Chris Lewis said they were impressed with what they heard. “MPI should promote it as a good, solid bit of work.” Lewis said while MPI had commissioned the work, research dollars were not in abundance and it should not be left to DairyNZ to do such work on behalf of the dairy sector. He hopes the rest of the dairy industry will look at and promote farm systems change rather than having the information put on a shelf where it could be lost. Land use economist Ray MacLeod said farm systems change is not intensive farming but accurately measuring inputs and outputs then using that information to efficiently manage land, pasture and cow genetics with reduced waste. MacLeod and veterinary and farm systems analyst Bryan McKay have for five years studied and measured the performance of 17 dairy farmers throughout the country to determine how they are among the sector’s top performers. An MPI spokesman said the study supports the industry as it transitions from “an expansion-based growth model, more land-more cows to a more resilient future

built on greater efficiency in production and greater sustainability in the use of natural resources”. MPI believes farmers are already heading in this direction and hopes this study will be a catalyst for dialogue, innovation and more sustainable and resilient farm management. DairyNZ strategy and investment leader Mark Paine said the organisation has been in discussions with MPI on the project for more than nine months, providing analysis and feedback. The principles of farm system change and DairyNZ are “on the same page” with much of its knowledge about top performers acquired by the levy-funded group during the dairy downturn. “What is really good with this work and what we were really able to scale up during the downturn is that we worked with leading farmers and listened to them.” DairyNZ operates on four principles: maximising home-grown feed, fully using that feed, controlling costs and maximising people productivity. Paine believes farm system change has not previously focused on people as much as animal performance and the environment but that has changed. Lewis said the farm system change presentation to farmers was greeted favourably by the mix of sharemilkers and farm owners and many openly said they wanted more detail. Researchers found the management of those in the study led to the conversion of drymatter to production at a rate 25% above the national average, meaning they required fewer cows. Another key finding was

that the group averaged from 89% to 93% of milksolids to cow liveweight. The national average was about 72%, or 381kg/MS on a liveweight of 528kg. The mortality rate among study farms was 30% less than the national average, which, overall, meant fewer replacements were needed while herds had better breeding, a longer milking season, lower financial breakeven points and a higher return on assets. Asked if that was significant given the criticism of cow numbers, Paine said that depended on the aims of the business and the priority of work-life balance. Farmers need businesses that are resilient and he cautioned against intensifying their operations while acknowledging farms in the study cover myriad farming systems. That included cows housed in sheds, covered and open feed pads, hybrid systems and irrigated and non-irrigated farms. MacLeod said farms operating under that system did not exclude the use of complementary or bought-in feed. Its use was assessed on its financial and productivity merits. The MPI spokesman said the farm data has been assessed with banks, investors and rural professionals to look at challenges and opportunities for attracting investment for environmental purposes and succession. “Our findings indicate environmental and animal welfare outcomes can be improved while increasing farm profitability and productivity building on the industry’s pasture based model.”

ONE VOICE: DairyNZ is on the same page with the Primary Industries Ministry on dairy farm systems change, DairyNZ strategy and investment leader Mark Paine says.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

Project to focus on vehicle safety WORKSAFE has begun a threeyear project to improve vehicle safety, the cause of almost 90% of farm fatalities. Inspectors will include the safe use of vehicles in farm assessments but they will also be asked to share their knowledge and expertise about safely working with vehicles and machinery with others. “They will be asking farmers about how vehicles are used on their farm and what they are doing to ensure vehicles are not a factor for them or their workers being hurt or killed,” WorkSafe assessments deputy general manager Jo Pugh said. “Farmers will know safer ways of doing jobs, which equipment is safest in different situations and what engineering solutions are out there that make vehicles and machinery safer.” Worksafe will also work with the sector on new and improved guidance, standards and training. WorkSafe agriculture sector leader Al McCone said farmers

need to consider if their vehicles are right for the job and that they use safety equipment. “Operator protective devices and the use of seat belts in vehicles are two key areas farmers can reduce the likelihood of an accident occurring. “Among front seat passengers and drivers seat belts reduce the risk of death by 45% and the risk of serious injury by 50%. “People not wearing a seatbelt are 30 times more likely to be ejected from a vehicle during a crash.” McCone said roll over protection contributes to a decrease in fatal injuries but most of the recent tractor fatalities could have been prevented by drivers wearing seatbelts. Julie Dee, whose husband Paul died in an ATV side-by-side rollover on their Waihao Downs farm near Waimate last year, said lives are lost on small-margin mistakes and can be saved also by making small changes such as wearing seatbelts.

HYBRID: Polaris had a new farm vehicle on show at the Central Districts Field Days, something that looks like a cross between a quad bike and a side-by-side.

“This change in seatbelt culture onfarm will not happen unless a change of thinking in our culture occurs and farm bosses step up in their responsibilities and expectations for their farm. “Changing the concept or wearing a seatbelt onfarm from one of annoyance to one of feeling they are ensuring they get home safely is key.” The move has the support of Federated Farmers, Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ.

LEARNER: A future farm worker learns the tricks of the trade at the Central Districts Field Days.

B+LNZ policy and advocacy manager Dave Harrison said more than 4000 farmers have attended farm management safety workshops since 2015 while DairyNZ farm performance manager Vanessa Winning said the focus on using quad bikes and other farm vehicles needs to improve. DairyNZ has removed most quad bikes from its research farms because of safety concerns.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne said farmers should not get complacent or lose focus. “In particular, know where the risky parts of the farm are in terms of steep country or country that can get more dangerous depending on the weather. “A short amount of time spent planning for risky situations can make the job a lot easier and more efficient, as well as safer,” she said.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

Dairy capacity is manageable Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@nzx.com THE latest milk market share figures show that Fonterra is approaching 80% of national milk collection at a time when dairy industry processing overcapacity is an emerging threat. Two new dairy plants are due to open in August and if their operators attract their targeted milk supply Fonterra’s market share next season will fall from 82% to 80%. The plants are industry number two Open Country’s fourth location, at Horotiu, in northern Waikato, and newcomer Mataura Valley Milk, in Southland. Horotiu can take 250 million litres or 20m kilograms of milksolids a year while Mataura wants 30 to 45 start-up supply farms or 7m to 10m kilograms of milksolids. Fonterra’s Global Dairy Update for February said its milk collection in the eight months to the end of January was 1036m kilograms of milksolids and that it was down 2% this season. January was particularly tough for its farmers, down 8% for the month, minus 11% in the North Island and minus 5% in the South Island. The Dairy Companies Association consolidated figures for the season were a fall of 0.8% compared with the previous corresponding period and it reported January collections were down 7.4%. In the season to date Fonterra had collected 1036m kilograms or 82% of the national production of 1262m kilos. But Fonterra does include in its figures milk collected to fill contracts with other processors, mainly Goodman Fielder. The trend towards 80% market share for Fonterra has already prompted legislative action by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.

TAKING SHAPE: Mataura Valley Milk’s new plant is scheduled to open in August.

He ensured the efficiency and contestability provisions of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) will not expire in the South Island on May 31.

I think it is evident that sufficient market competition now exists. Geoff Taylor TDB Advisory At the same time he flagged a DIRA review to include topics like environmental impact, land use and Fonterra’s obligation to collect.

Industry analyst Geoff Taylor, of TDB Advisory in Wellington, thought one outcome could be cancelling Fonterra’s reference milk price for the industry, at which smaller processors can buy. “It would then be free to defend its market share using milk price. “I think it is evident that sufficient market competition now exists for such legislative moves.” His consultancy was about to publish another report on performance of New Zealand milk companies, including Fonterra, and one of the conclusions is so-called overcapacity in the dairy industry is manageable. It is nothing like the meat industry, he said. Mataura Valley has already offered a premium milk price

for new suppliers, consisting of 20c/kg premium and incentives based on milk quality and onfarm performance up to 35.5c. General manager Bernard May said he is confident it will be the best payment structure in the South Island. Mataura will match the best milk price in Southland then offer premiums on top. The company will finalise a supply share standard in May, likely to be about $2/kg, securing up to 20% of the ownership for farmers, versus 80% by the China Animal Husbandry Group, a stateowned enterprise. NZ farmers are realising the need to secure premium value from their milk. “It’s a one-off opportunity to be part of a company producing premium nutritional products for

a rapidly growing global market.” Milk is just one of the ingredients in a nutritional formula and as part of a much higher-value protein supply chain Mataura Valley can better reward its supplier shareholders. He referenced the Southern Pastures South Island farms switch from Fonterra to Westland Milk products and the recent announcement by Synlait it will build a plant in South Auckland for the production of nutritional powders. When announcing the new plant intention, Synlait managing director John Penno said Waikato is the least-competitive region of the country, where Fonterra has a stronghold of eight plants. More competition at the farmgate will drive up milk payouts for farmers, he said.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

Selling depends on the story Stephen Bell stephen.bell@nzx.com KIWI food producers should ignore critics like Peta but tell customers the New Zealand farming story, Landcorp commercial development general manager Andrew Sliper says. But in telling that story exporters have to be very careful in the words they choose. Americans, for instance, think of industrial scale feedlots when they hear the word farm. When they hear the word organic they think chemical-free but customers in China hearing the same word think free-range, Sliper told the Future Farms conference in Palmerston North. Landcorp’s Pamu brand has a product launch soon and is leveraging its full traceability back to single farms, its guaranteed organic status and, under the slogan Nothing but Nature, the fact it has no genetic modification, not antibiotics and no growth hormones. But developing new products aimed at high-end niche markets is not easy. Landcorp has been working on a deer milk product. So far it has worked with 45 different people and companies and doesn’t have a product yet. He had found NZ is not set up to do niche products to add value and anyone doing so needs to build a supply chain to sell them. Though Landcorp had some success by selling all its coarse wool through the NZ Merino Company and so many of the things it does resonate with customers the country is not marketing effectively. So in developing cosmetics from deer milk Landcorp had got alongside people from outside the sector for advice on what to do and how to sell it. And Sliper suggested the ban on foreign investment in farms will not be a bad thing. He quoted the slogan Brand not Land to sum up the attitude of investors. They are shifting their focus

BEAUTY: In developing cosmetics from deer milk Landcorp has brought in experts from fields outside its experience, commercial development manager Andrew Sliper says.

There is a lot of cash and people sniffing round for these brand opportunities. Andrew Sliper Landcorp away from land and assets to brands. Assets were simply enablers to allow companies to have flexible processing and supply arrangements hence stock markets valuing companies with popular brands rather than those that are asset rich. “There is a lot of cash and people sniffing round for these brand opportunities,” he said. However, there were also people looking for opportunites to criticise, such as Peta accused farmers of skinning sheep when they were simply shearing them.

They could use social media and get a public reaction with incredible speed but there was no point fighting them or trying to debate with them. Anyone using logic to combat their emotional claims would lose every time. Instead, Landcorp’s response was to get its customers over here and put them on farms to talk to the people on those farms and see for themselves. It found then its work reaching out to customers had a spin-off in motivating staff whose enjoyment increased when they know what customers do with their products. But public perception was another matter, with a recent survey showing a fall in public approval for farming, with little difference between the views of urban and rural people. That meant farmers were either not doing a good job of changing their practices or not selling the story well enough to pass public muster. Sliper suspected it was a bit of both.

But farmers had to understand those concerns. They couldn’t go on blaming the media for fringe groups. Farmers had to realise people formed opinions and their momentum took effect quickly. Two major firearms retailers in America after the Florida school schooting raised the age to buy guns from 18 to 21 simply because of public pressure on social media. The same effect was forcing supermarkets to abandon plastic bags. But in considering the threat of synthetic foods farmers should not consider the danger came from crazy lefties or other fringe elements. Research showed 70% of people are willing to try laboratory meat and 80% of people buying a mayonnnaise called Not Mayo because it has no eggs or dairy are not vegans. The Not Mayo company plans to make yoghurt, milk and cheese as well.

“They are moving right into NZ’s space.” Sliper said he had approaches from farmers wanting to grow the protein for synthetic meat but saw that as one of the least imaginative options available. It would simply be moving from one commodity to another, where some one else determined the price. Banning people from calling these products meat was like trying to say electric vehicles couldn’t be called cars and wouldn’t work. Instead synthetics have to be regarded as mainstream products and meat producers have to understand why people want them. Landcorp believes people will always want meat and dairy but it has to make sure it meets their demands in what it does on its farms as it moves from being a farming company to a health foods company taking its products from commodities to premium and special products.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

Commodity comes before niche Stephen Bell stephen.bell@nzx.com SELLING value-added niche products, particularly meat, might be too hard for New Zealand to succeed at, former Zespri chief executive Lain Jager told farmers and industry leaders at the Future Farms conference. The uncomfortable reality is most of the products NZ produces are traded as commodities. “Food and fibre is primarily a commodity trade. The largest slice is commodity and it’s going to stay that way,” he said. While NZ farmers are producers and exporters they are not distributors and retailers. And they supply mostly firstworld markets that are already well supplied with local, high-end fresh produce.

Jager said exporters should look for growth in existing markets for existing products but agriculture businesses should be looking for growth in the supply side through improved efficiency and quality. That way they could produce the best and most competitive products and achieve success though innovation relative to the competition. Developing value-add niche products is enormously more difficult, products are often not different from those of competitors and if they are consumers are not willing to pay extra for them and they are quickly replicated. The value-add niche is not the real world but if people can compete there then they can compete in selling commodities. And the meat sector is really

tough because it is difficult to differentiate meat. Meat consumers look at price, quality and sustainability rather than things like grass-fed, which could cause taste problems, he said. In selling meat it was the channel, a top restaurant or quality butchery, that was important. However, despite the attention on Asia, the European Union and United States are still important markets with tremendous growth potential. Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry official Jessica Benseman said her year of Nuffield scholarship travel showed her “We have failed to make the most of what we have got in selling to the world despite having one of the most efficient production and export systems in the world.”

But NZ’s advantage was also a curse. It produces perishable products and has only a short time to sell them and that lowers prices. Countries with very clear principles for their agriculture sectors stand out. Ireland and the Netherlands were examples but New Zealand has no clear message about its products. Closing the session conference chairman Steve Maharey said NZ producers could tell their story a lot more effectively. They tend to be extremely defensive about what they are doing, wait until they are criticised then attack the people, which meant they lost the argument. “We need to get on the front foot so people already have our story,” he said.

GET IN FIRST: New Zealand exporters have to get on the front foot so people know our story, former Zespri boss Lain Jager says.

Old season wool overflow is selling well Alan Williams a.dubu@xtra.co.nz LARGE volumes of last season’s crossbred wool are coming out of storage as farmers decide it’s time to meet the market. That wind-change in sentiment has put pressure on auction values in February and March, but prices, while still low, have crept up slightly at some of the Napier and Christchurch sales, PGG Wrightson South Island sales manager Dave Burridge said. The older wool has been coming to market along with the latest wool shorn over the same two months and volumes have been about 15% to 20% higher than usual for this time of year and well ahead of the levels forecast by brokers, forcing meetings to work out how to cope with the extra.”

There are some positives, Burridge said. Wool is moving through the worldwide market pipeline so the sale clearance rate is high. “We’re getting about a 90% clearance rate whereas in a normal season if we had these volumes the pass-in level would be between 20% and 30,” he said. Most of last season’s wool came out in good condition as long as it had been kept dry in storage and prices are consistent with this season’s clip. There was a total of about 20,000 bales on offer at Thursday’s sales in Napier and Christchurch. Burridge thought farmers had reached the point where they finally wanted to realise the value in their stored wool. Strong lamb and mutton prices are helping them make that decision.

He thinks the overflow from last year could be sold off by the end of May. A Belgian buyer at the Christchurch sale indicated a European manufacturing trend back to high-end products containing wool and that means New Zealand fleece. Chinese buyers are also back in the market following their New Year holiday. Most wool types eased slightly at the Christchurch sale compared to March 15 but crossbred lambs’ wool 30.5 micron to 32 micron was ahead by between 2% and 5%, offsetting a smaller fall for 27 to 30.4 micron wool. Crossbred full fleece was 2% to 3% cheaper as was second-shear wool on limited volumes. As usual, better style fleece held up better than more average types. Mid-micron wools were 1%

to 3% dearer on very limited volumes. At Napier, most wools were at par or slightly down on the previous sale on March 1, Wrightson’s North Island auctioneer Steve Fussell said. Better coloured wool was up in value. Lambs’ wool continued in demand though prices were down slightly on the earlier sale. SALE PRICES: (all prices in micron, per/kg clean) Christchurch: Full wool (good-to-average colour): 28 micron, $8.65, up 5c; 29, $7.82, up 18c; 31, $4.47, down 5c; 32, $4.25, down 11c; 33, $4.05, down 15c; 34, $3.90, down 8c; 35, $3.28, down 24c; 36, $3.26, down 4c; 37, $3.26, up 1c; 38, $3.20, up 10c; 39, $3.15, steady. Crossbred second-shear: 33 micron, 3 to 4 inches, $3.92,

down 12c; 35, 3 to 4 inches, $3.15, down 17c; 2 to 3 inches, $2.95, down 3c; 37, 3 to 4 inches, $3.15, down 10c; 2 to 3 inches, $2.95, down 10c; 39, 3 to 5 inches, $3.10, down 10c; 3 to 4 inches, $3.11, down 4c; 2 to 3 inches, $2.92, down 12c. Crossbred lambs’ wool: 27 micron, $7.00, up 14c; 28, $6.05, down 25c; 29, $5.41, down 27c; 30, $5.00, down 5c; 31, $4.12, up 10c; 32, $3.82, up 17c. Napier: Full wool (good-to-average colour). 34 micron, $3.85; 35, $3.27; 36, $3.18, up 34c; 37, $2.94; 38, $3.09; 39, $3.02. Crossbred second-shear: 33 micron, 3 to 4 inches, $3.96; 35, 2 to 3 inches, $2.80, down 26c; 37, 3 to 4 inches, $2.99, down 17c; 2 to 3 inches, $2.97; 39, 3 to 5 inches, $3.18; 3 to 4 inches, $3.29, up 15c; 2 to 3 inches, $2.78, down 11c.

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Zespri heads to co-op status Richard Rennie richard.rennie@nzx.com IN WHAT amounts to a significant succession move for the sector, kiwifruit growers have voted strongly in favour of major structural changes to their marketer’s share allocation in coming years. The special general meeting vote has resulted in the full suite of constitutional changes proposed to address a growing misalignment between Zespri’s grower shareholders and retired or non-producing grower shareholders.

The realignment of growers and shareholders is critical to maintaining grower control of Zespri. Nikki Johnson NZ Kiwifruit Growers It has drifted into concerning territory in recent years with more than 18 million shares or about 15% of those issued being held by people who have left the kiwifruit industry. Zespri chairman Peter McBride said the constitutional changes aim to address an issue that arose over time and, to some extent, the resolutions were doing what the industry had sought right from Zespri’s conception in 2000. “When Zespri was first formed

growers wanted it to be a cooperative but Treasury would not allow it. “But that is where we are wanting it to head back to today.” He said failure to realign shareholdings will threaten Zespri’s right to operate as a single desk seller and the Government will not tolerate a body that does not genuinely represent the growers whose produce it is marketing. In addition to 18 million shares not owned by growers, Zespri has 8% of its shareholding held by producers who are effectively overshared or have more than four shares a tray of production. Meantime, 29% of shares are owned by producers who have less than a one share:one tray allocation or are undershared. And about 46 million trays on average were grown to supply Zespri over the past few seasons by growers who do not own any shares in the company at all. Just over 40% of growers are classed as aligned, with shares that fall between 1:1 and 4:1. While the misallocation of shares will draw unwelcome Government attention, McBride said it is also a major succession issue as a new generation of younger growers establishes. “We are at a critical junction with a unique opportunity to formalise what the majority of owners have asked for.” The changes cap shareholding to four shares for each tray of production and introduce dividend restrictions on shareholders who do not grow kiwifruit.

DIRECTION: Zespri is at a critical junction to do what most growers want, stave off unwelcome Government attention on head for co-op status, chairman Peter McBride says.

That includes a dividend cap with a transition period of seven years on producers already overshared. Those who become overshared after the new rules are introduced will have a dividend cap come in over a three-year transition. A one share-one tray allocation will also allow new entrants to the industry to have an ownership say in the marketer. A targeted share buy-back programme is also planned for the second half of this year, making an offer to non-producers and overshared shareholders so the shares can be issued to undershared growers.

At the special meeting only one grower challenged the move and the effect it would have on him because he was about to exit the industry. However, McBride said the attachment of shares to production is not an unusual alignment with the likes of Fonterra requiring exiting shareholders to sell their production shares within a year. Generally, shareholder support for the moves has been strong, validated through the Kiwifruit Industry Strategy Project where over 80% of growers had already expressed support for the changes.

After five years consultation and development, acceptance of the changes was virtually confirmed. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers chief executive Nikki Johnson said growers will be pleased with the outcome. “The passing of the resolutions was the final step in achieving what growers indicated they wanted in the KISP. “In 2015 90% of growers voted in the KISP referendum to support proposals to change Zespri’s constitution. The realignment of growers and shareholders is critical to maintaining grower control of Zespri.”

Low vote okays LIC share restructure plan Alan Williams a.dubu@xtra.co.nz LIC has shareholder go-ahead for its share restructure but the voting turnout was very low. Just over 27% of cooperative and 37.4% of investor shareholders voted. The response was really disappointing, Federated Farmers dairy chairman Chris Lewis said. “Is it a sign that they’re too busy on other stuff or are they just not engaged with LIC? I think it is a bit of both.” Of the votes lodged at

Wednesday’s special meeting in Hamilton, 87.69% of co-op votes and 83.9% of investor votes were in favour, both comfortably over the required 75% threshold. Voting is typically low at LIC shareholder meetings and chairman Murray King described the result as an emphatic endorsement of the proposal. Subject to final approval from Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, LIC will cancel the existing dual share set-up and replace it with ordinary shares listed on the NZAX. Lewis said LIC did the right thing in sending out emails

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providing very good services. “LIC is still a monopoly but not as big a monopoly as it used to be,” he said. “The industry is very competitive and there are other companies.” Holding shares in a cooperative is not as important to farmers as it had been in the past. Though farmers hadn’t shown much interest, LIC would be held to account at a practical level based on the quality of services such as better breeding solutions and herd recording software, he said.

RINGING: The vote is an emphatic endorsement of LIC’s share merger plan, chairman Murray King says.

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Future depends on collaboration THE only way to balance farming business while preserving the environment is for everyone to work together, Castle Ridge Station farmer Kerry Harmer told 170 people at the South Island high country farmers field day. Farming for the future in the high country was the theme for the biennial event hosted by Castle Ridge and Mt Arrowsmith Stations at Ashburton Lakes. “We are all bound by budgets and climate and it is only by working together that we can make progress,” Harmer said. “Today is about the future, how to ensure that the environment in which we live is in as good if not better condition for future generations to come.” The only way that will happen is if everyone – landowners, Department of Conservation, regional and central government and all interest groups work together to come up with solutions to problems and new ways of doing things, Harmer said. “We are a small group of landholders in this area and DOC is the biggest of those so we all work together as neighbours to ensure the outcomes we want and need. “Gone are the days of ‘Oh that’s DOC’s problem’. It’s all of our problem and we are all part of the solution.” Landowners are working closely with DOC in both weed and pest control and water monitoring. “If I have one gripe it is that Environment Canterbury (ECan) do a lot of similar work and often appear to actively avoid us, the staff have no communication with us and it becomes difficult to know who to contact if we want access to some of that monitoring data. “How can farmers know what

solutions we need and work on making change if we can’t access the information about hot spots. “I don’t believe a them-andus attitude will help progress environmental management. “We all need to share information and skills,” Harmer said. Castle Ridge has been proactive in the environment plan process for several reasons. “We believed we were already doing a lot of things with regard to water and soil quality – you don’t live in this environment all year without understanding the impact of prevailing winds, frost, flood, stock movements. “We don’t like losing soil to wind or runoff, fertiliser overuse is money wasted and stock welfare is paramount to our whole farm system.” The Harmers also know there are things they need to do. “While finances will always dictate where money is spent, we wanted to have a plan for how and when some of these things would quietly be worked away at. “We believe we produce a range of very natural products, close to organic and very much free-range. “As consumers are demanding to know what they are eating and wearing we wanted to be able to prove that we are doing what we say and that should flow on to opportunities for market contracts now and into the future.” Harmer likens the farm environment plan process to health and safety. “Initially there was ‘Do we have to?’ then came the realisation that actually most of it is common sense and we as farmers are already doing a lot of good things and have been for decades.” Some of the very easy practical things are based around pasture management but Harmer said stock exclusion from waterways all of the time is never going to be practical in the area.

BELIEVERS: Castle Ridge farmers Kerry and Paul Harmer firmly believe collaboration and partnerships are critical to the future health of the high country.

“So we have to think about the issues of water quality and come up with sensible catchmentbased ideas which will address the issues for that particular water catchment.” There is a large bird population in the Ashburton Lakes high country that is hugely affecting water quality in the shallow lakes. “And Fish and Game need to start coming to the table more as DOC and other landowners are already working on it yet the damage being done is often underestimated.” It is an opportunity for the type of innovation needed in the environmental space. “We need to address the whole problem and create solutions together, something we as farmers have been working on for a

outcomes that future generations number of years and continue to will look back on and say ‘Thank believe is the way forward for us. you for your foresight’.” “We can’t do this on our own and every person in New Zealand has a responsibility to be part of the solution not just place blame – we are all to blame for where we are today. “Let’s be smart AWDT Understanding Your Farming Business about this and 3 full-day workshops and an evening graduation ceremony think beyond run over four months the easy way Te Anau: 05/04/2018 and 03/05/2018 out of rules and Cheviot: 11/04/2018 and 09/05/2018 punishment to Kaitaia: 11/04/2018 and 09/05/2018 solutions and Greymouth: 21/03/2018, 18/04/2018 and 16/05/2018 Fox Glacier: 22/03/2018, 19/04/2018 and 17/05/2018 collaborations to Contact: anna@awdt.org.nz or 06 377 4560 create positive Website: To register for the programme go to http://www. long-lasting

Let’s work together COLLABORATION and partnerships are critical to the health of the high country, Conservation Department area manager Brad Edwards says. And if farmers build the relationships there will be payoffs. Kerry Harmer had bought into it and it is those relationships building at the grassroots that are the way to can work together. “Water is integral in this country and we want to get a handle on the (Ashburton) lakes. ‘It’s been a brave move by the Harmers to buy into this.” Their buy-in allowed the department over the past 10 years to put a water monitoring scheme in place with data loggers in the lakes, water sampling and tools to measure the flow of rivers and creeks into the lakes.

Because the lakes are shallow it doesn’t take much to tip water quality either way but the Harmers farm environment plan and fencing of priority areas was a big help in limiting the amount of nitrogen going onto the lakes. “Our landowner relationships are very, very important. They are critical in our day-to-day work because we need the help and support of everyone to make the difference and there are big picture spin-offs for all. “DOC is a neighbour and we need the help of the community that we are part of to achieve our goals.” They include controlling weeds and pests and managing water quality. “If there’s a takeaway message – we need to all work together as neighbours,” Edwards said.

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Keep perspective Coaching line-outs has taught me a lot of about the importance of getting things in perspective. If a line-out isn’t working, most people will stand really close to it because they are so keen to get involved and fix things. But actually, the best place to stand is 25 metres back.

There are tonnes of videos, stories and ideas on our website www. farmstrong.co.nz that farmers have shared about things that have helped them to become a better farmer. So check these out and lock in the things that will work for you in 2018.

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There you can see everything and easily analyse whether it’s the throw or the jump that hasn’t worked. It’s the same on the farm. If something isn’t working take a step back to get a helicopter view. This helps slow things down for a moment to give you time to work out what really needs to happen. It helps put things in perspective and you’ll make better decisions as a result.

Keep your cool When things aren’t going my way as captain, it’s tempting to get everyone in the huddle and vent frustration. But that’s the worst thing I could do. I’ve learnt people can’t concentrate if they see me flustered. They won’t hear my message at all. So when you’re under the pump on the farm, don’t lose your rag. Take a breath, maybe walk to the gate and back and gather your thoughts. Then you can calmly deliver a clear message. I found this helps to build a team that can perform under pressure.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

Record crowds see games records MORE than 30,000 people participated in Hilux Rural Games activities in Palmerston North recently. Rural Games Trust chairwoman Margaret Kouvelis said “It was so fantastic to see people of all ages trying out different things from tree climbing to digger driving to gumboot throwing. “Friday was fabulous for Feilding as thousands attended the Property Brokers Running of the Wools and that evening the Norwood New Zealand Rural Sports Awards were held in front of a sell-out crowd.” During the Hilux NZ Rural Games two world records were broken. On Sunday evening Ricki Paewai and Kris Richards knocked out a new world record in egg catch and throw with a massive 85.96m throw and catch. The duo took the previous world record off fellow New Zealanders Robbie Hollander and Nick Hornstein, which was set in Swanton, England, in 2017. Taranaki arborist Nicky Ward-Allen broke the world record for the foot lock at 19:55 seconds.

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The previous world record 20.17 seconds was gained in 2015 in Tampa Florida by Jamielee Kempton. The Eltham resident previously held the world record for the fastest footlock in 2010. Back then the competition was based on a height of 12 metres and Ward-Allen completed it in 13.26 seconds in Chicago.

Games founder Steve Hollander says the fourth annual games was the best yet. “Our trust board is focused on achieving two major aims – celebrating rural sports that helped build our nation and bringing country and city kids together to help close the rural-urban divide. “Every year this event

grows from strength to strength. “We’re now the largest event between Mystery Creek and Wellington. “We’re aware the weekend brought large numbers of people to Palmerston North for the weekend. Many local hotels were full and the Plaza shopping mall had its biggest weekend since the New Year,” Hollander said.

Wheat growers contest opens WHEAT growers can now enter a competition and compare their crops with other farmers. Entries are open until May 11 for the United Wheatgrowers annual wheat competition, with the contest split into four categories: feed, millinggristing, milling premium and biscuit. United Wheatgrowers director and contest organiser Michael Taylor said there is also a protein trophy that recognises the grower with the crop that has the maximum protein yield a hectare. Even if a grower does not have an excellent crop, the competition is a chance to mix with the sector’s best and learn what how to turn an average crop in to a top one. The competition fits with the Foundation for Arable Research aim to achieve yields of 20 tonnes a hectare by 2020 through research on crop type, sowing times and post-plant treatment. Indications are that this year’s crop yields were slightly back on last year, in part because of the early hot and dry weather. The competition is designed to also lift the profile of the industry and last year there were 103 entries. Taylor hopes to at least match that this year. “Arable farming can be very challenging at times and we don’t have a lot of awards compared to some sectors so it is good to have something that raises the profile of a very skilled sector as much as it also recognises those world-class farmers who do well within it.”

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PERSEVERANCE: John and Kate Hughes and Rit Fisher check their Angus certified herd in the lead-up to Shenley Station’s first calf sale.

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Tough times and tough cattle With just a ute, a saddle, a rifle and some dogs as collateral, Rit Fisher walked into a bank in Timaru in 1978 seeking $1.2 million to buy Shenley Station. He told Annette Scott about his odd but fun 40-year farming journey.

IMPLICITY has been the key to success for Rit Fisher who grew up on Shenley Station, a 3500 hectare sheep and beef property at Albury, inland from Timaru. Shenley, bought by his grandparents in 1912, has now been farmed by the Fisher family for 106 years. Originally running only halfbred ewes, cattle were introduced in the 1950s by Rit’s parents Win and Anne who took over the property in 1946. The move to cattle based the herd on Te Mania and Stern genetics but down the track it was an embryo transfer programme, partnered with Five Start Beef, that really set the genetics firing. Embryos were sourced from Lawsons Angus, Australia, which had a connection to Gardiner Ranch in Kansas. Using the Shenley cows the Fishers brought back bull calves for use over their own herd. “Dad was passionate about his cattle. In the early days he made some very big strides in consistency of breeding. “He was ahead of the time a bit. He started doing radical things like weighing then bought in the best bulls he could get his hands on.” Before the days of Beef Plan, Shenley was one of four stations that formed the Canterbury Angus Development Group in the 1960s. By the time Rit and Sara took over running the stock the Shenley Angus herd was made up of 650 fully recorded Beef Plan cows. While there have been a number

of changes over the years one of the more significant is about to happen. But first a step back in time – as a young man of the land Rit, with his worldly possessions comprising a ute, a saddle, a rifle and a team of dogs, worked on farms in virtually every corner of New Zealand. It wasn’t until 1977 that he returned to the family property and with three sisters he wasn’t in for sharing so in 1978 he fronted up at the local bank in Timaru to secure a $1.2 million mortgage to take up Shenley in his own right. “I was bloody lucky really. “All I had was a ute, saddle, rifle and five dogs as collateral. It wouldn’t happen these days.” In 1979 he married Sara, the girl he’d known all his life virtually round the corner at Black Forest Station, and the couple set out on their Shenley journey. The first five years saw a huge amount of development. “We did 65 kilometres of fencing, grew sheep numbers to 7000 ewes, dropped cattle to 400 and used a lot of fertilisers. “Then Roger Douglas came along. Luckily, I had read his book and was ready for him. “We ran the place with a horse and a pair of pliers, me, Sara and 10,000 sheep. We lived on $90 a month.” Life was a struggle over the next eight years but in 1992 they ambitiously bought a 200ha neighbouring property for $450,000. Then the “big snow” hit and they lost 3000 ewes.

“It put us broke. No bank would touch us. “We were lucky to find 13 Timaru farming widows willing to fund our venture. “That pulled us through until we were able to refinance with a bank.” By now the Fishers had moved to a holistic farming programme aiming for a low-cost operation so the focus was on simple systems.

We ran the place with a horse and a pair of pliers, me, Sara and 10,000 sheep. We lived on $90 a month. Rit Fisher Shenley Station “We had to find a low-cost farming system we could survive in and work with the environment at the same time.” Animal health inputs were low, not only from a cost perspective but to ensure the survival of the fittest. Now every decision is focused on improving the performance of the engine of their business – the land. Shenley runs 1300 breeding cows retaining 250 heifer replacements each year. The station also runs a 2500 terminal Merino ewe flock. All the stock work is done on horses and on foot. “There’s not a motorbike on the place.”

The Fishers have always had a long-term perspective to their business planning and with 40 years of farming behind them there are big changes afoot as the fourth generation steps up. Daughter Kate and her husband John Hughes have come home to farm Shenley. Growing up on a cattle ranch in Queensland, John is no stranger to the challenge, taking up the reins as stock manager. The NZ National rodeo champion has plenty of experience with horses as does Kate, a former showjumper now into barrel racing. Son Nick has also moved home to live on Shenley with his wife Erin and two young children. “So we are blessed. It’s a real family affair and while we will still be here and involved, Sara and I can enjoy the journey now from the back seat,” Rit said. While generations of the family have poured heart and soul into breeding the ideal cow for Shenley – efficient and tough to fit the fragile nature of the land, that won’t change. All along the goal has been to reach estimated breeding values (EBVs) in the top 10% of the Australasian stud index – on average that has been achieved. To keep moving forward with their genetics Shenley must now buy only bulls above 180 Angus Pure Index (API) which is the top 20% for the breed, to date sourced almost exclusively from Kakahu Angus. “We owe a huge debt of gratitude for the years of infectious enthusiasm of Jamie

Gordon (Five Star) and Gerald and Sue Hargreaves (Kakahu).” That, along with their scanning results for IMF and EMA, has the family excited about the future as Shenley prepares for its first-ever calf sale. Until now calves have been sold under a long-term contract to Five Star Beef but changes to that operation coupled with the Shenley herd reaching the upper end of its genetic threshold will see Shenley’s Angus Pure calves going to the open market. It’s a big break away from tradition and a step into the unknown but after the blood, sweat and tears and input of $1.5m over the past 20 years on their genetic programme, the timing is right, Rit said. As he and Sara soak up the satisfaction of looking back where they have come from and got to now, the next generation, Kate and John are reeling with excitement about the prospects in the Angus premium market. “It’s pretty exciting heading into this very first sale. “That’s where the genetics will now have the biggest impact,” Kate said. “We have got to keep pushing the boundaries. “It’s time to go to the market where there is now a wider understanding of EBVs among finishers and a huge impetus in those top finishers looking for cattle with the ability to finish.” In a unique sale offering for NZ. Shenley will put up 1000 certified Angus Pure calves in the station’s inaugural sale to be held at the Temuka saleyards on April 24.

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New drugs for animals are coming Antibiotic resistance in animals and humans is a worldscale problem. But at Otago University researchers are working on solutions to provide medicines for plants and animals and to assure their effectiveness by making sure they are not used on humans. Neal Wallace reports.

UCCESSFUL laboratory trials of a new sanitising teat spray to prevent mastitis in dairy cows signalled a new approach to control bacterial disease in animals. Professor Greg Cook from Otago University’s microbiology and immunology department describes the increasing resistance to the suite of antibiotics as a looming pandemic but researchers are looking for alternative ways to control bacterial diseases. Antibiotics used in humans are effectively the same compounds as used in animals and plants. Resistance to these drugs has been increasing because of their misuse, especially in poultry and animal feedlots where the drugs are used at sub-therapeutic levels to stave off infections and improve productivity. Cook said the theory is that one infected hen could wipe out the whole colony. “Because they don’t use a sledge hammer to control bacteria but a tack hammer, you end up with the general population of animals resistant to antibiotics.” Using antibiotics on animals has been banned in the European Union since 1988 as constant exposure to sub-therapeutic doses allowed bacteria to develop resistance. That resistance found its way to humans via the food chain. There has also been misuse of antibiotics in humans adding to the problem. “People go on about inappropriate use of antibiotics in animals but there is also an issue with inappropriate use of antibiotics in humans as well,” he said. The solution to growing resistance is to break the link

between antibiotics used in humans and those used in animals so Otago University researchers are looking at a new therapeutics approach to prevent disease in livestock. Cook calls this approach green anti-microbial, which could see new weapons developed to control bacteria for disease such as footrot, Psa, Mycoplasma bovis, kauri dieback, Johne’s disease, methane production in ruminant animals, nitrous oxide and nitrogen leaching. “All these are bacteria pathogens in the environment and the tools we have got are pretty toxic, not good for the environment, not very effective or do not offer anything.” The green anti-microbial process involves scientists developing an assay to target a particular bacterium. It is then screened against natural products to find a product that kills the pathogen. From there chemists and pharmacists develop a formulation that is then tested in the field. That process was followed to develop a new sanitiser teat spray with animal health products company Deosan, to prevent mastitis. The candidate product has shown promise in the laboratory. Patents have been applied for and Cook said field tests are proposed later his year and should they confirm the laboratory success, it could be available commercially in 2020. Mastitis control is a $280 million a year business and teat sanitisers are based on one of two key ingredients, which heightens the risk of bacteria developing resistance. One of those ingredients, chlorhexidine, is listed by the World Health Organisation as an essential medicine.

A NEW APPROACH: Professor Greg Cook from the University of Otago’s microbiology and immunology department is looking for a new approach to control bacterial disease in animals. Photo: Sharron Bennett

People go on about inappropriate use of antibiotics in animals but there is also an issue with inappropriate use of antibiotics in humans as well. Professor Greg Cook Otago University It is widely used as a hand sanitiser in hospitals and rest homes. But Cook said these newly developed anti-bacterial products will only ever be used in animals so they break that link that can enhance resistance. But, just as importantly, the work and processes used in developing the new teat spray

have applications for new products to control other forms of bacteria. “This shows we can develop a brand new compound that is needed exclusively in the animal sector and importantly we don’t see any resistance and it is effective.” Although some time off, those new products could have implications as diverse as controlling kauri dieback, footrot and Mycoplasma bovis. Sanitiser footbaths have been established in the kauri forests for visitors to wash their shoes and prevent the spreading of the spores killing the giant trees. But it is not killing the bacteria. Cook said green anti-microbial products could also have a role battling new organisms that breach biosecurity controls. “We could build a drug discovery pipeline to control pathogens and protect species that are important to us.”

The hunt for new antibiotics has taken on new urgency with forecasts burgeoning food sectors in China, Brazil and India will increase the overall use of antibiotics in animal production by 70% by 2030. Cook has applied for funding to continue his research. The project had been boosted by the success after just a year with the sanitiser. Normally there is a very low pass rate of products to reach this stage. Another option being investigated is to repurpose old drugs for use in animals. Cook said farmers needed assurance the growing issue of antibiotic resistance in humans does not mean they are going to be left without health products for their stock. “I want to tell farmers people are working on this. “They will not be left without anything.”

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EDITORIAL

Story needs a happy ending

HIS time of year is field days season and last week it was Feilding’s turn to put on a show. Field days, wherever they are in New Zealand, are a great opportunity for the rural sector to show off the latest technology and innovations our bright sparks have dreamed up. It’s also a good place to get a venison burger and a cheap pair of Merino socks. Manawatu makes a week out of the festivities – it was kicked off last Friday with 1000 sheep running through the main street of Feilding, which was quite a sight. The rural games brought the country to town in Palmerston North with thousands turning up to see some of agriculture’s top athletes shear, saw, climb and throw their way to glory. Last week’s Future Farms conference was also worth a look. Labour MP Kieran McAnulty told the conference officials are working on an assurance programme that will guarantee the sustainability and envrionmental credentials of New Zealand’s primary products. That was great to hear – it’s something the industry has been talking about for a long time. McAnulty said our agricultural future depends on being able to sell our story to the world and leaving it up to the market isn’t an option. Therefore, the Government is taking the lead but will also be led by industry on the finer details. We only have to look to Ireland to see what can be achieved when the primary industries work as one to tell their story. Origin Green is a simple concept that’s easily digested by consumers. Having one tick for all products from a nation means there’s no mixed messages and once it’s been around a while will be easily recognised on the shelves. NZ has always had a pretty good story to tell about its food. Sometimes, though, it has seemd a bit like a game of Chinese whispers, with the message changing depending on who’s talking into your ear. What we need is some clarity in the story. Only then will we have a happy ending.

Bryan Gibson

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M bovis beyond eradication IN RESPONSE to a letter published March 5, written by Geoff Gwynn, response director of the Ministry of Primary Industries. Gwyn states: No M bovis strategy rethink. This statement has raised many issues because it is our belief the M bovis situation is beyond eradication because of the following. MPI cannot give clear indication when and how the disease entered New Zealand. Originally, MPI believed the disease was contained to Van Leeuwen Group and that by slaughtering our stock it would be eradicated from NZ. Since our stock was slaughtered the disease has been found in many more areas and in both the North and South Island. MPI stated the farm in the North Island is linked to VLG.

Calves from a VLG farm were sold to the Hastings farm, however, the VLG source farm of this stock had numerous rounds of negative testing completed and has since had its Restricted Place status removed. This confirms to us the M bovis disease could not have come from this VLG farm, therefore the disease at Hastings must have come from some other source. What source then? Because MPI is having difficulty tracing all stock movements, how can MPI be sure that M bovis can be eradicated from NZ? Eradication will be a costly exercise to complete at the taxpayers’ expense so to even consider taking this action MPI surely would have to be sufficiently certain that it can be eradicated. Is MPI certain of this?

MPI states it would be protecting the livelihoods of NZ farmers. It is our view that if MPI continues with eradication plans it will in fact be destroying the livelihoods of a very large number of NZ farming businesses while it cannot be sufficiently certain the disease will be eradicated. Those infected farmers who would have their stock eradicated would then have to go through a cleaning and disinfection (C&D) process which we’ve had first-hand experience with. Our stock were eradicated before December 2017. We are still struggling to gain permission from MPI to have our farms repopulated by May 1 and June 1 because C&D is not yet signed off and the compulsory 60-day stand-down period not completed.

MPI and NZ farmers need to understand this disease is already worldwide and is being managed effectively overseas. NZ can do the same. Let’s stop wasting taxpayer money on a costly, slow, bureaucratic process and let farmers get on with their businesses. Enough damage has already been done. Wilma van Leeuwen Waimate

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Dealing with MPI investigations Andy Glenie

ICTURE this: You’re just getting started on your day’s work when several serious-looking folk with clipboards show up out of the blue. They say they are from the Ministry for Primary Industries and they are searching your premises under some obscure law. They demand to review your paperwork and inspect your plant and stock. What would you do? As the Government’s frontline regulator for the primary production sector, MPI is responsible for enforcing a very wide range of legislation. Its remit covers the Animal Products Act 1999, the Animal Welfare Act 1999, the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Fisheries Acts 1983 and 1996, the Food Act 2014, the Forests Act 1949, the Wine Act 2003 and many others. MPI has extensive powers to ensure those laws are complied with.

MPI has extensive powers to ensure those laws are complied with.

Importantly, if MPI comes to the view there has been a serious breach of the law then it can prosecute companies or individuals. Criminal court proceedings are notoriously stressful and expensive and can result in substantial fines or even prison time. To secure the best possible outcome from an MPI investigation, it is important you get your strategy right from the get-go. Here are a few tips for how to respond if MPI wants to carry out a search at your place. Try to build a good relationship with the MPI officers from the outset.

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BALANCE: Primary Industries Ministry officials have powers but farmers have rights, lawyer Andy Glenie says. They won’t be combative but equally they won’t respond well to aggression. Obstructing a search can itself lead to criminal liability. Ask the lead officer to give you a business card and to confirm the legal basis for the search. If MPI has a search warrant, ask for a copy of it. If MPI is carrying out the search without a warrant, which it is allowed to do so in some limited cases, ask which section of which act they are relying on. Call a lawyer as soon as you can and get clarity about what your obligations are during the search. You should co-operate with the officers but that doesn’t mean that you have to let them roam free over your place or sift through all of your records. If MPI want to take anything away, make a careful note of what they take. Often, things uplifted during a search will be returned relatively soon afterwards. Go and see a lawyer after the search. If MPI have gone to the trouble of organising a search, chances are that they will give real thought to whether to take court action so you’ll want to know where you stand. Regardless of whether they have carried out a search, MPI might also ask to be given specific

documents or to conduct witness interviews, asking questions of the people involved so the answers can be recorded and later used in court. Here are a few tips on dealing with a witness interview. Talk to a lawyer beforehand about whether you should attend the interview and what your rights are. Bear in mind that most interviews these days are recorded. MPI will often prefer to use video rather than just audio so you’ll need to be conscious of how you look as well as what you say. Listen out for any express warning that you are not obliged to answer questions under the

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New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. That can be a signal that MPI see you as a potential defendant in criminal proceedings. You should take a lawyer with you to the interview. In particular, a lawyer will be able to tell you when you should invoke your right to silence. Remember to ask MPI to provide you with a copy of the recording and any transcript that is prepared. MPI investigations are an important part of the primary sector regulatory system and most investigators take their responsibilities very seriously. They are nothing to be feared as long as you have a clear

understanding of your rights and duties. Often, they can be resolved quickly with a co-operative but careful approach, freeing you up to get back to your day job. Andy Glenie is a litigation partner at Anderson Creagh Lai, specialising in regulatory law. He can be contacted at andy.glenie@ acllaw.co.nz.

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Waiting for spin from Fonterra Alternative View

Alan Emerson

IT’S going to be an exciting time this week if you’re a Fonterra shareholder. You can but wonder what kind of angle the mega co-op will put on its results, ably assisted by the multi-million dollar Fonterra spin department. I’m sure it will be all singing and dancing with the only thing missing being Elvis rising from the dead to sing Love Me Tender. I’ll be particularly interested in the spin put on the total failure of Fonterra’s Chinese investments. I don’t believe there are any positives. The Fonterra investments in China are a mess. It started with Fonterra’s investment in Sanlu. Shareholders were told what a great and reputable company Sanlu was. It wasn’t and $250 million of shareholder’s funds went down the gurgler. Then came Beingmate. Beingmate is a dog. If it looks like a dog and barks like a dog it is a dog. Now shareholders are looking at writing down the $755m stake

in Beingmate. They were told as recently as October last year there were no regrets from the Fonterra board about the investment. In contrast, the highly respected Credit Suisse financial analyst Ari Dekker told us in July last year about Beingmate’s inability to generate sustainable earnings growth. He added Credit Suisse will continue to advocate for more transparency in way the Fonterra Stareholders’ Fund is doing. That’s an indictment. Then in September last year Dekker said FSF had to be more fulsome in its discussion on Beingmate when it reported its FY17 result. Subsequent to that we can read Fonterra chairman John Wilson’s statement on October 3 that the board had no regrets over the $700m investment in troubled child nutrition trader Beingmate. My argument is that it was obvious in October last year that Beingmate was a dog. The problem for shareholders is that between Sanlu and Beingmate the loss has been a billion dollars or an average of $100,000 for each Fonterra shareholder. The reason for those losses sits squarely with the board supported by the chief executive and senior management –no-one else. Several commentators have suggested the original due diligence was well below the standard you’d expect and I agree

with them. You can’t blame the market for any failures. They sit squarely with the boards and management of Fonterra and Beingmate. Finally, Fonterra is applauding Beingmate over its retail outlets. They are likely to go in the financial crisis. Is anyone being held accountable for the mess? The issue is the Chinese investments are worse than just Sanlu and Beingmate. According to Fonterra’s shareholder meeting notes China Farms had a $19m loss in 2013, a $21m profit due to the boom in milk price in 2014 followed by, a $44m loss in 2015 and a $59m loss in 2016. This year there’s a $21m profit courtesy of a subsidy of around $38m from the ingredients business. That gives a nett loss of $152m with interest costs pushing the figure to $327m, which isn’t great from a $700m investment. That takes the total potential losses that the shareholders are liable for to over $1.3b. Investing in China isn’t easy, as history tells us. Fletcher Challenge, Lion Nathan and Carter Holt all failed in China. Danone and the Carlsburg Group ended up with bloody noses there. The NZ Chinese International Joint Venture failed. The reason given was that it failed through poor alignment

OPEN UP: Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings and chairman John Wilson have to explain their China strategy to farmers.

of partner goals and strategies, cultural and organisational forgiveness and a lack of management expertise. That sounds familiar. My issue is to question the board and senior management over their Chinese strategy. I’d like to know their reasoning for investing in consumer brands in China? Why did they think they could succeed when others failed. Then there’s Fonterra’s investments in the Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, Lithuania and Russia among others. What will the return to the NZ farmers be? Why is Fonterra spending money all round the world when local farmers are struggling? It’s also important also to consider what other food exporting companies are doing in China. Affco had a joint venture in

there and pulled out of it way back in 2003. Its Chinese market is substantial and profitable. It’s not involved with consumer branding in China. Fonterra rival Open Country Dairy doesn’t have a joint venture in China but exports to the country successfully and profitably. Westland isn’t involved either. So, Fonterra has massive problems compounded by the fact, I’m told, there are a worrying number of cease supply notices Fonterra has received. There are many alternative processors with spare capacity and Fonterra shareholders are taking advantage of that.

Your View Alan Emerson is a semi-retired Wairarapa farmer and businessman: dath-emerson@wizbiz.net.nz

Blow by blow from a sporting great From the Lip

Jamie Mackay

I’D LIKE to pay tribute to All Black 563 Robin Archer who died recently aged of 87. Robin was a family friend and possessed one of the sharpest business and sporting brains I’ve ever had the pleasure of conversing with. Smart enough to graduate from Otago University with a science degree majoring in mathematics, Robin made his fortune in the family building business. He told me many years later the key to his success in the building business was not any prowess on the end of a hammer, rather it was his ability to price major projects more quickly and more accurately than his competitors, thanks to his mathematical bent. He played two tests against

Australia in 1955 and two against the mighty Springboks in 1956, in arguably the greatest test series of all time. His final test match, though he went on to play another nine games for the All Blacks in 1957, was the infamous 1956 third test against South Africa at Lancaster Park. The test was notorious because of Kevin Skinner and notable because of Don Clarke. Former New Zealand heavyweight boxing champion Skinner famously sorted out the menacing Springbok prop forwards Koch and Bekker while DB Clarke kicked the big goals when they counted. My father raised me on boyhood stories of the pugilist legend of Kevin Skinner and the mighty boot of DB Clarke. So when I got to know Robin several years later it was natural the conversation turned to a test series that took place three years before I was born. I’ll always treasure the memory of spending an evening sitting alongside Robin at a basketball dinner and reliving every moment of a rugby game I’ve had a lifelong fascination for. His eldest daughter Susan,

wrote the following in her obituary. “Arguably, Robin’s finest moments came in the Southland jersey he wore 91 times, including as the captain of the disciplined, tightly knit team that defied all expectations to lift the Ranfurly Shield from Taranaki in 1959.

It was bittersweet leaving farming behind.

“Robin was named Southland’s Sportsman of the Year in 1961 but his first-class rugby career was not yet finished. “Five years later at the age of 35 and after deciding to play on for the sake of his beloved brother Wattie, by then suffering motor neurone disease, Robin was the outstanding general of the Southland side which stunned the touring 1966 British Lions side in their opening match with a 14-8 victory.” If I’m honest I always had a soft spot for Robin because he

once selected me to play fullback in the 1984 Southland Country side. And if I’m equally honest he picked me only because Brent McKenzie, father of All Blacks whizz kid Damian and himself a Junior All Black, was unavailable for selection. Speaking of 1984, it was a memorable year. George Orwell definitely got it wrong in his futuristic novel of the same name. Not only did a former All Black and hero of mine pick me in his footy team, I also bought my first farm, at the tender age of just 24 years. It was a lesson in learning how to grow up quickly, stand on my own two feet, work hard and run a business. It stood me in good stead for later business ventures. Eight years later in 1992 I sold that farm when the (then) Rural Bank turned me down for a $90,000 loan to buy a neigbouring 40 hectares. They probably did me a favour because I fell into radio, admittedly more by accident than design. It was bitter-sweet leaving farming behind. My fondest memory was the after-party of the clearing sale. Four great farming mates and neighbours – Billy

Mackay, Rohan Horrell, Barney Blakely and Maurice Fisken – were the last men standing. I write this column on the eve of heading down to Southland for my cousin Billy’s clearing sale. He helped me in 1992. Twenty six years later I’m repaying the favour. He’s the last Mackay farming at Kaweku, between the Hokonui Hills and Riversdale, and his departure to Queenstown closes the chapter on three generations and more than 100 years of our clan farming in the district. The 1980s were the toughest business years of my life but I look back, probably through rosetinted glasses, with great fondness at farming alongside Billy, my younger brother Don and older cousin Kev. Sadly, the latter two are no longer with us. I miss them terribly. Those were our young years. Our wings were flying in the sun [Dragon 1989].

Your View Jamie Mackay is the host of The Country that airs on Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport, 12-1pm, weekdays. jamie@thecountry.co.nz

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Free trade trumps protection Meaty Matters

Allan Barber

IT’S ironic the same week the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership was signed American President Donald Trump proudly announced new tariffs on steel and aluminium that threaten to undermine the World Trade Organisation’s function as the global regulator of international trade. The jury is still out on whether Trump can get the tariffs signed off by Congress and he has already created exemptions, at the time of writing for Australia, Canada and Mexico. But it’s an uneasy period, particularly for a country as dependent on trade for its economic survival as New Zealand, because we might well get caught in the crossfire from a trade war. Meanwhile, supporters of free trade can celebrate the signing of the CPTPP, which I admit I didn’t rate as a certainty in my tips for 2018 in January. There has been a lot of noise from those against the agreement, either because it doesn’t differ markedly from the original TPP, since rejected by Trump, or because 22 clauses negotiated

by the United States, including investor-state disputes settlemant provisions, have only been suspended rather than removed. But, I suspect, its opponents would have objected regardless, wanting neither the original nor current agreement to be signed under any circumstances. Sceptics also argue the benefits aren’t that big without the US so question why it’s such a big deal. The figures are still compelling: the 11 signatories comprise 13.5% of global GDP and they already represent about 31% of NZ’s exports. When CPTPP comes into effect, hopefully by the end of this year, tariffs will come down immediately to the same level as Australia enjoys on exports to Japan, the world’s third largest economy, as well as providing a level playing field for entry to countries like Canada, Mexico and Peru, with which NZ does not have free-trade deals. The advantage to the red meat sector is significant, affecting $1 billion of trade, about 20% of total meat exports with tariff reductions totalling $57 million when fully implemented. Dairy stands to gain $86m from lower tariffs on $3.3b of exports. These figures do not take into account potential increases in sales as a result of the effect of lower prices on consumption in the trading partner countries nor, admittedly, do they anticipate possible imports into NZ, which wouldn’t be very large. Specific benefits will arise from the immediate removal of the WTO safeguard on frozen

beef exports from NZ to Japan, currently in force and triggered by lower duty rate exports from Australia, though grain-fed not grass-fed beef stands to gain most from this with elimination of all tariffs and quotas on beef into Canada over six year, and a similar elimination on beef by Mexico and Peru over 10 and 11 years respectively. Nearly all tariffs on sheep meat will be removed when the agreement comes into effect while Japan will apply an immediate 50% reduction on offal and processed meats and Canada will eliminate tariffs on processed meats. NZ will also have new quota access for exports of key dairy products to Japan, Canada and Mexico including proteins and infant formula. These quota access arrangements have been put in place instead of eliminating tariffs because of the sensitivity of a number of signatories to the provision of open access for dairy products. The CPTPP isn’t the only freetrade deal under negotiation though it is the closest to being ratified. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a bigger and more complex beast, is still progressing and, if it can get over the line, will represent twice the percentage of global trade. That doesn’t account for the double counting of trade between partners to both agreements, which are NZ, Australia, Vietnam, Singapore and Brunei, but notably RCEP also includes India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos,

BAD: The immediate and long-term impacts of Donald Trump’s trade policies are unlikely to be good for either the United States or other countries.

Malaysia and the Philippines. The Pacific Alliance comprises several CPTPP partners – NZ, Australia, Chile, Peru and Mexico and Colombia while Canada and Singapore also attended the most recent meeting in January. It proposes to negotiate a number of areas other than tariffs, such as customs clearance and border services, government procurement, trade in services, investment, digital trade, competition law, intellectual property and co-operation on climate change. Our trade negotiators are also optimistic about starting free-trade negotiations with the European Union, United Kingdom and South American trading bloc

Mercosur, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. There are, however, obstacles to concluding free-trade deals in a reasonable timeframe, as shown by the slow progress towards RCEP and the hold-up of the Mercosur-EU agreement because of European concerns about food processing standards in South America. At least NZ has equivalence with EU standards, which puts us in a good position. Unfortunately, Trump seems to take the view any American trade deficit is by definition a bad thing, which ignores the logic and advantage of free trade as well as the impossibility of having a trade surplus with every trading partner. Chris Liddell, a NZ businessman with experience in corporations in this country and the US (Carter Holt, Microsoft and General Motors) has changed his spots and will likely be driving American trade strategy. In spite of several promising trade initiatives, mainly in the Pacific, Trump’s determination to make America great again by reintroducing protectionist measures might well lead to a trade war that will inevitably cause major disruption to world trading agreements. The immediate and long-term impact on global economies including the US is unlikely to be good.

Your View Allan Barber is a meat industry commentator: allan@barberstrategic. co.nz, http://allanbarber.wordpress. com

Vaccinator drenched in madness Steve Wyn-Harris

A MINOR irritation is of no consequence unless, of course, it persists for several decades. Here are some of mine. Let’s start with vaccinating. I do quite a lot because I know it works and every time I consider dropping one out, say salmonella, I hear a horror story about someone’s flock being hit hard with it. Before we cover my irritation, cut me some slack to have a rant about the anti-vaccination lobby even though I know some of you reading this will be part of it. The 20th anniversary just passed last month of one of the worst examples of fraudulent science. Andrew Wakefield, a former doctor, published a paper in the Lancet falsely linking the MMR vaccine with autism. His science was flawed and he had a number of undeclared conflicts of interest.

He was struck off the medical register and the Lancet and his co-authors retracted the paper but the damage was done and unvaccinated children and young adults have suffered from these diseases and many have died. Mumps and measles outbreaks are now a regular occurrence in this country whereas two decades ago they were a rare occurrence. Yet this dangerous fool travels the world with his film and the foolish and gullible flock to listen to him speak. The sage in the White House is a close disciple. It has taken 20 years for vaccination rates to recover but there are a generation of parents who haven’t vaccinated their children for anything, relying on the herd immunity which is faltering and putting their own children and others at risk. Enough Steve, get back on topic. So, you take your vaccination pack out and the machine that should punch the holes out where the drawstring goes through can’t even properly do the one job. The only thing you have at hand is the needle so you use that to push the bits of half punched plastic out then find you have blocked your new needle with plastic. Then you get your notebook pencil out and use that,

successfully breaking the lead. The machine, which has one job, to secure the rubber bung, doesn’t do that very well either. If you don’t stick the needle into the bung at least three times, the sharp thing that is meant to push through it instead pushes it into the vaccine.

I imagine most of you have poor eyesight like me.

So, then it is either a case of finding very long and skinny pliers if they even exist, though rural legend says they do, or cutting a hole in the top of a used vaccine pack and glugging half of the new vaccine into it as a full quantity spills out of the hole. Now let’s talk about drench containers. They are big objects. Why are the labels and consequently the writing so small? We are told the average age of sheep farmers is about my age of 58 so I imagine most of you have poor eyesight like me. Who can read that stuff? Then there is the table of

liveweights and what drench Your View quantity to give each weight. Why Steve Wyn-Harris is a Central does it stop at 50kg then demand Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer. you do some maths in your head swyn@xtra.co.nz to work out what quantity bigger animals might require? Are they trying to keep us stimulated on the job? What about those drench gun plungers where the end is of a colour that can’t farmersweeklyjobs.co.nz be discerned in the drench in the Agribusiness (3) barrel. Assistant Manager (1) Block Manager (1) Contract Milker (2) Do they think Cropping Manager (1) we have x ray eyes Dairy (2) Farm Manager (7) or do they just Fencer General (1) want us to have a Field Work - Chainsaw Operator (1) guess? General Hand (1) General Maintenance (1) Or maybe Knife Hands (1) conspiracy Manager (2) theories like the Other (1) Sharefarming Opportunity (1) anti-vaccination Shepherd (4) Shepherd General (1) folk cling to Stock Manager (1) Stockperson (1) might hold some answers. Employers: Advertise your vacancy in the Perhaps the employment section of the Farmers Weekly vaccine and and as added value it will be uploaded to drench makers farmersweeklyjobs.co.nz for one month or close of application. have a cunning plan to drive us Contact Debbie Brown 06 323 0765 mad over the or email classifieds@nzx.com course of a career.

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NITHDALE STATION

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An exciting sheep and beef opportunity on a diversified property in Eastern Southland. Nithdale Station is a progressive family farming business with variety. The Station is made up of a commercial Sheep/Beef unit (including dairy support), a sheep stud operation, a dairy unit, forestry and a farmstay. The farm is located in the hills, 15 minutes from Gore in Eastern Southland. The sheep and beef farming business covers 1,229ha, with a commercial sheep flock of 3,500 ewes, a beef herd of 100 cows, finishing cattle from the beef herd and dairy unit and dairy support. The opportunity presented is for a full responsibility sharefarming contract. Expressions of interest should be made by forwarding a copy of your CV to the address below by 15 April 2018. Further details on the opportunity will then be provided.

www.nithdale.com

NEED STAFF? Call Debbie 0800 85 25 80 classifieds@nzx.com

Located in the Whatatutu and Motu districts, the opportunities are diverse ranging from Junior Shepherd, Senior Shepherd to Block Manager. Our sheep and beef properties have something for everyone with operations spanning precision finishing to extensive hill country breeding. If you take pride in your work and can actively contribute to a safe and productive working environment we would like to hear from you. To be successful in this business you will have: • A professional and modern approach to farming practice • A good team of dogs, or the ability and willingness to build a team • Good communication skills • Good stock sense • A genuine commitment to health, safety and continuous improvement • A desire to learn, grow and develop self and/ or others This is a great opportunity to be involved in an international agribusiness with exciting growth prospects. If you enjoy the thrill of maximising stock performance, and are looking for an exciting new challenge, we would like to hear from you. Confidential enquiries to Brent Anstis, General Manager NZ Farming, b.anstis@iflgroup.co or Debbie Viljoen 06 869 1330 or 027 512 0793 For further information or to apply please visit https://www.iflgroup.co/employment

Experienced Shepherd

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Sky TV and internet provided. Competitive remuneration to suit experience.

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Applications close Friday 6th April 2018.

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Top dollar paid to land owners.

Please apply in writing or email CV to: Mike O’Donoghue Manager Glenaray Station, 1623 Piano Flat Road, RD 1, Waikaia, Southland 9778 Ph: 03 202 7720 evenings Email: office@glenaray.co.nz

Proven performers with sound experience in the industry. Interested in building long term relationships.

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Farm Manager “Broomfield Estate”

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Applications are invited for the position of Farm Manager of Broomfield Estate located 6km northwest of Amberley and 40km northwest of Christchurch. The property has an area of 1090 hectares supporting 9000 stock units intensive sheep and cattle grazing.

Prices include delivery to your door! For friendly & professional advice CALL 0800 843 0987 Fax: 07 843 0992 Email: power@thecableshop.co.nz THE CABLE SHOP WAIKATO www.thecableshop.co.nz

Under a long term ownership structure, the property is considered to be fully developed with an excellent range of improvements including modern four bedroom managers house. Primary and secondary school bus is available.

WANTED

Applicant must be suitably experienced in intensive pastoral farming, have good communication skills and the expertise to supervise and coordinate farm staff. The applicant will be computer literate and capable of achieving financial and production targets set by owners and advisors. Applications including CV and the name of two referees should be forwarded by 31 March 2018 to: John J Ryan, Registered Valuer/Farm Consultant, No 2 RD, Christchurch 7672 Email: ryanjj@xtra.co.nz

Contact 027 826 6278 or email: hardyhivezzz@gmail.com

Dairy farm to lease or 50/50 Sharemilking Position – Waikato / Bay of Plenty areas. Ideal position would be 230-260 cow farm.Experienced dairy farmer with degree in agriculture. Honest, reliable, hard working couple with young family. Current lease farm sold. Contact Paula 027 284 8170

Due to change within their current farming system and the progression of their current employee into a leasing arrangement, our clients are looking for an Experienced Shepherd to join their progressive farming business, just 25 minutes from Waipukurau. Wintering 4,400 sheep and 600 cattle, this 830ha (effective) property offers diversity from extensive hill country mustering through to intensive flats.

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Foxley Station is a 1400ha, 11500su medium to steep hill country breeding/finishing property running Romney ewes and Angus cows.

With a reputation for excellent management systems and staff retention, these employers will fully support and encourage your personal development. To gain the most from this role you will have 3-4 years’ experience and will embrace the exposure to the modern farming technologies and programmes used on farm.

The farm is situated 30 minutes north of Taumarunui and 45 minutes south of Te Kuiti in the Matiere area. The role is predominately stock work so will require a good team of dogs.

This inclusive role will allow you to be actively involved in all aspects of the business, from stock and pasture management to general farm work. You will work closely with the Farm Owner to organise the day to day running of the property and be able to show your initiative and take on responsibility when the opportunity arises. There is an excellent remuneration package on offer with a warm 3 bedroom cottage centrally located on farm with a bus 5 minutes away to Sherwood School.

We require someone who takes pride in their work, who is honest, self motivated and enthusiastic.

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Support with further training and development can be provided.

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Our homes are built using the same materials & quality as an onsite build. Easily transported to almost anywhere in the North Island. Plans range from one bedroom to four bedroom First Home – Farm House Investment – Beach Bach

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Please send a copy of your CV with at least two references Daniel Macaulay Foxley Station RD, ONGARUE 3997 foxleystn@farmside.co.nz Phone Daniel 07 8966104 or 027 8657010

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Good quality single accommodation and all food provided. Cooked evening meals Monday to Friday. Cooked winter lunches.

Ashley Clinton, Central Hawke’s Bay

For more information, or to fill out an application, please visit www.ruraldirections.co.nz or phone the Rural Directions team in confidence on 0800 475 465 (Reference # 2448).

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Skills required: • 2 to 3 years experience • 4 trained dogs minimum • horse experience preferred, own saddlery required • current drivers licence

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There are ongoing opportunities within Integrated Foods Ltd for dedicated and motivated individuals to join our farming team in and around the Gisborne Region. We pride ourselves on growing our people and are well placed to support those looking for their next career opportunity.

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Glenaray Station, 70,000ha sheep, beef and deer property carrying 70,000 stock units in Northern Southland has a vacancy for a permanent shepherd.

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RIVER AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING SCHEMES CATCHMENT COMMUNITY MEETINGS - 2018 Each year meetings are held for ratepayers funding Horizons Regional Council’s various Flood Protection, River Control and Drainage Schemes. The purpose of the meetings is to report to ratepayers on the work carried out on the Schemes over the past year, and to discuss work proposed to be carried out during the forthcoming financial year. Scheme budgets and proposed rates for the 2018-19 year will also be presented and Councillors and staff will be available to respond to ratepayer queries on general Scheme issues. This year’s meetings have been scheduled as follows: • Reid Line Floodway Project Tuesday, 3 April 2018 - 6.00pm Manawatu District Council • Lower Whanganui River Scheme Wednesday, 4 April 2018 - 9.30am Whanganui District Council • Koputaroa Scheme Wednesday, 4 April 2018 - 4.00pm Koputaroa Hall • Ohakune Scheme Thursday, 5 April 2018 - 7.00pm Te Pae Tata, Ohakune • South Eastern Ruahine Scheme Monday, 9 April 2018 - 10.30am The Hub, Dannevirke • Whangaehu-Mangawhero Scheme & Turakina Scheme Monday, 9 April 2018 - 3.00pm Whanganui District Council • Matarawa Scheme Monday, 9 April 2018 - 6.00pm Whanganui Girls College Hall • Upper Manawatu-Lower Mangahao Scheme Tuesday, 10 April 2018 - 10.00am Horizons Regional Council, Woodville Service Centre • Mangatainoka Scheme Tuesday, 10 April 2018 - 1.00pm Horizons Regional Council, Woodville Service Centre • Porewa Scheme Tuesday, 10 April 2018 - 7.00pm Hunterville Hall • Tutaenui Scheme Wednesday, 11 April 2018 - 7.00pm Marton Hall • Rangitikei Scheme Thursday, 12 April 2018 - 4.00pm Bulls Hall • Te Kawau Scheme Friday, 13 April 2018 - 1.00pm Kairanga Community Hall • Lower Kiwitea Scheme Friday, 13 April 2018 - 4.00pm Cheltenham Hotel • Pohangina-Oroua Scheme Monday, 16 April 2018 - 9.30am Pohangina Hall

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DOG/PET FOOD. Lamb/ Beef and chicken products. All natural - raw - no preservatives or additives. NOSLOC PRODUCTS. Ex-freezer Te Kuiti. For information and prices www.nosloc.com or phone 07 878 6868.

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12-MONTH HEADING dog. Fast, clean, strong, flanks. Potential station and trial. Nolan Timmins. Phone 06 862 7543. BLUE HEELER / cattle X, ready now, $300.00. Phone 07 378 1817 or 027 442 4811. HUNTAWAY BITCH, 10 months. Very keen. $500. Phone 07 873 0711. NEW ZEALAND’S BIGGEST selection Huntaways, Heading, Handys view online. Delivering to South and North Island 24/3/18. Guaranteed to work. Trial. Trade ins welcome. 07 315 5553. Mike Hughes. ONLY TWO HEADING pups left, 10 weeks old, proven X. 8th litter. Phone 06 388 0212 / 027 243 8541.

DOGS WANTED 12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195. NORTH ISLAND BUYING trip 24/3/18. No one buys or pays more! Buying over 300 dogs annually! Running to fully broken. No trial or breeding required. Paying $100 more than anyone! 07 315 5553. Mike Hughes.

FARM MAPPING YOUR FARM MAPPED showing paddock sizes. Priced from $600 for 100ha. Phone 0800 433 855. farmmapping.co.nz

FERTILISER DOLOMITE, NZ’s finest Magnesium fertiliser. Bio-Gro certified, bulk or bagged. 0800 436 566.

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SCOTTY’S CONTRACTORS

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FERAL GOATS WANTED. All head counted, payment on pick-up, pick-up within 24 hours. Prices based on works schedule. Experienced musterers available. Phone Bill and Vicky Le Feuvre 07 893 8916. GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds. Prompt service. Payment on pick up. My on farm prices will not be beaten. Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis.

GRASS SEED TAMA GRASS SEEDS for sale. Excellent test. Buy direct from grower at $1.50 per kg plus GST. Phone 027 721 0838.

GRAZING AVAILABLE DAIRY GRAZING available 440 acres in Taumarunui flat to rolling. Contact nilsreiten@gmail.com, phone 022 398 9705.

GRAZING LEASE GRAZING LEASE farm required. Phone Shane 0274 539 111.

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE RAMS. HILL COUNTRY Perendales. Easy care with good size and quality wool. $250-$500. Phone 06 376 4751 or 021 133 7533. RAMS. SOUTHDOWNS AND Suffolk/ Southdown X for heavy fast growing lambs. Suitable for Hogget mating. $250- $500. Phone 06 357 7727 or 021 133 7533.

PERSONAL SINGLES BECOME COUPLES at Countrywide Network. We know so many genuine women and men all seeking their special partner. There is no need to be alone when someone wonderful is waiting for you! In town or on the land. Real People not computers. Totally confidential. Seniors welcome. Phone 0800 424 318 toll free. Countrywide Network – Matchmaking since 1989.

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Many cows contracted to LIC for 2011 matings Due to calve from 16-7-12, 6.5 weeks Jersey and Kiwi cross FORABSALE 62 • Angus/Friesian Estimated to be 420 cows after non Bulls 160kg ave. pregnant, culls,Monday older cows & 2018 5% rejection 9th April at 12 noon $680 good type Production last Vendors seasonNorm347kgs ms/cow, 54•Red/White Head and Del Atkins & Beef X Bulls 1000kgs ms/ha, on rolling to Makotuku Dannevirke steeper 150kg $630 contoured farm, noJersey, meal,Friesian palm kernel or maize 47 Black/White and Ayrshire Head Heifers fed. ln calf heifer sale 160kg $630 • Young replacement stock also available 100 Angus/Friesian

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45 fully recorded, well grown, end of July calving and with very good genetic background these genetics & potential to be one of heifers are renowned for there shifting ability.

Heifers 165kg $650

Outstanding Chriscountries Kyle the leading suppliers of Genetics to Make sure you receive a catalogue from the 027 496 7412 the dairy industry for years come. FullLtddetails auctioneers, Brian to Robinson Livestock or available. Farm Source.

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Gary Falkner Jersey Marketing Service PH: 027 482 8771 or 07 846 4491

SPRINGDALE ANGUS Dispersal Sale

Thursday 12th April 2018 - 11am Undercover On Farm, Ngakonui

PROPERTY WANTED HOUSE FOR REMOVAL wanted. North Island. Phone 021 0274 5654.

EARLY DEADLINE NOTICE! Get your April 2 Farmers Weekly bookings in by midday Tuesday March 27.

Contact Debbie Brown DDI: 06 323 0765 0800 85 25 80 classifieds@nzx.com

207 Lots for Sale:

• 75 Mixed Age Cows • 41 2½ Yr Heifers • 34 18 Month Heifers • 53 Heifer Calves • 4 Herd Sires ENQUIRIES AND INSPECTION WELCOME

Vendor:

Ian & Karenne Borck ~ 1094 Taringamotu Rd, RD 4 Taumarunui 3994 Ph/Fax: 07 895 3452 ~ Email: springdaleangus@outlook.co.nz www.springdaleangus.co.nz Auctioneer: Bruce Orr 027 492 2122 Neville Clark 027 598 6537 or 06 862 8620 Booking: PGG Wrightson Regional Livestock Manager: Kevin Mortensen 027 473 5858 Agent: Marty Cashin 027 497 6414 Or your local agent

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Livestock

FARMERS WEEKLY – March 19, 2018

SALE TALK

A young girl was in church with her mother when she started feeling ill. “Mummy, can we leave, I think I’m going to throw up.” “Go outside behind the church and throw up in the bushes,” Mum replied. Off the girl went and was back within two minutes. “Did you throw up?” “Yes” replied the little girl. “How could you have gone all the way behind the church and return so quickly?” asked her Mother. “ I didn’t have to go out of the church, Mummy, they have a box next to the front door that says, “For the sick”.

FARM CLEARING SALE Ongarue Station 485 Ongarue-Waimiha Rd Saturday 24th March 11am - signposted

Contact Alan Hiscox 0274 428 434 or 07 895 6177

STORE LAMBS 25-38kgs 15 MTH HEIFERS 300-380kgs FRIESIAN BULL CALVES 150-200kgs 400-500kgs + BEEF BULLS MA COWS SIC

40 x M/A Vetted I/C Cows 8 x R3yr Vetted I/C Hfrs 13 x R2yr Hfrs 28 x M/S Calves 3 x 4Yr Herd Sires

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Monday 26th March 2018 – 12.00pm 1656 KIRIKOPUNI VALLEY ROAD TANGITERORIA

HERDS FOR SALE

Contact Rhys Dackers 027 241 5564 Vendor Ray Cameron 09 433 2722

Waikato

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GOING GOING GONE!

BOP

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260 Frsn cows BW 50, PW 53, RA 63% DTC 20/7. $1,700

112 Frsn & Frsn X R2 heifers BW 78, PW 92, RA 97%, DTC 1/7. $1,700

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WAGYU CROSS GRAZING CONTRACT

300 Frsn cows BW 54, PW 48, RA 86% DTC 23/7. $1,800

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Ross Dyer 0274 333 381

GRAZERS WANTED

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IDESIA SIMMENTAL Complete Dispersal Sale

400 Frsn cows Herd production average is 530 m/s DTC 15/7. Bred by Samen Genetics. Big strong Frsn cows. $1,750

Comprising: Deutz-Fahr tractor Agritron 115; MF6255; Suzuki King Quad 500: Suzuki DR200; Hay rake: Hydr post rammer; Racewell Sheep Handler & Scales; Cattle Weigh Platform & Scales; Sheep Weigh crate; Bike Trailers; Power Harrow; Grader Blade; Tyne Harrows; 5 Furrow Plough; Tandem Discs; Steel Vat; Levelling Bar; Tyre Roller; 6T Trailer; 30,000L Water Tank; Assorted Posts, Strainers, Timber; Old Dagging plants; Ram Harnesses; Standards; 12.5G Gauge & No 8 wire; Post Hole borer; Welder; Diesel Fuel tank; Petrol Fuel tank; Battery Mixer; Concrete Mixer; Topper; Scrub Bar; Bale Feeders; Chain Harrows; Cambridge Roller; Silage forks; Pearson Bale Clamps; Saw Bench; Calf Feeders; Cyclone Hay Mower; Duncan Seed Drill; Boom Spray Unit; 5T Tractor Trailer; Drain Coil; 1.5Km 25mm Alkathene; plus numerous farm sundries.

STOCK FOR SALE 150 1YR AUT BULLS 350kgs STOCK REQUIRED

Philip Webb: 027 801 8057 Central & Southern NI Dairy Coordinator

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Have you got a sale coming up? Advertise in Farmers Weekly

• Steers and Heifers at competitive per kg weight gain rates • Wagyu Dairy Cross - Autumn born mixed sex, min 90kg from June 2018 - Rising 1yr May to May • Wagyu Beef Herd - Weaners April 2018 - Rising 1yr April to April • Simple no-fuss agreements For further information please contact: Tim or Erin O’Brien Phone: 06 857 8305 Mobile (Tim): 0272 780 496 Email: tim@brownrigg.co.nz

To advertise Phone Nigel 0800 85 25 80 or email livestock@nzx.com

BUYING OR SELLING LIVESTOCK? LATEST LISTINGS • Q 1071 – 92 Fsn CRL i/c hfrs-Bw 115 Pw 112- 19/7 calv- herd sold- $1550 Brent 027 551 3660 • Q 1068 – 182 Fsn/FsnX herd – Bw 89 Pw 104 R/a 92%- 19/7 calv - $1780 Stewart 027 270 5288 • Q 1067 – 220 Fsn Herd – Bw 75/42 Pw 98/53 R/a 84% - 15/7 calv – closed herd 40yrs $1800 – Kevin 027 434 7561 • Q1064 – 100 Fsn cows from 303 herd – Bw 81 Bw 109 Ra 96%- 450ms- 7/7 calv $1800 – Warren 027 677 6361 • Q 1069 – 134 Jsy herd- 3 digit code-Bw 50 Pw 64 – 20/7 calv - $1590 Stewart 027 270 5288 • Q 1054 – 33 Fsn/FsnX i/c hfrs – Bw 128 pw 138 – 27/7 calv - $1600 Colin 027 646 8908 • Q 1048 – 248 BRILLIANT Jsy herd- Bw 84 Pw 103 R/a 99% - 15/7 calv – all grass- $1700 Eric 027 233 1687

LIVESTOCK REQUIRED • 300 Fsn wnr and ylg bulls • Approx. 60 Fsn/FsnX wnr hfrs – top end for size and index – Brent 027 551 3660 • Organic registered dairy hfrs or cows – Monty 027 807 0522 • 100 Aut calving Fsn cows – Kevin 027 434 7661

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89TH ANNUAL GLENLYON & HUXLEY GORGE CALF SALE

Wednesday 4th April 2018, 12pm

Wednesday 28th March 2018 at Temuka Saleyards Commencing 12 Noon

On the Property: 1377 Manawahe Rd (up Greys Rd) Manawahe (signposted from SH2 & 30) Due to a Change in Circumstances, Peter & Chris Mikkelsen Will Offer Their Complete Charolais Herd For Sale. Comprising Approx: 22 MA Charolais Cows 13 2yr Charolais Heifers 5 15mth Charolais Heifers 16 Wnr Charolais Hfr Calves 14 Wnr Charolais Bull Calves 4 18mth Charolais Bulls The number of the MA Cows have been PTIC to Cedardale Yellowstone, Sudious, Kayr Velocity, Simca Hills Vee Dub and Nouvelle General. The 15mth Heifers have been PICT to a Jersey Bull. This herd has been run on a coastal hill country property and can be recommended for both its performance & structure. Further Enquiries: Peter & Chris (Vendor) – 0274 969 529 Cam Heggie (PGW) – 0275 018 182

Key: Dairy

Sheep

Other

WAIROA CATTLE SALE Thursday 22nd March 2018, 11am A/C Rosscommon 60 1½ yr Ang & Ang/Here Steers A/C Tangihau Stn 165 1 1/2yr Ang Steers A/C R Dalziel 40 1 1/2yr South Devon x Steers A/C Pihanui Stn 45 1 1/2yr Ang Hfrs

PGG Wrightson will offer approx 815 cattle including: 60 2½ yr Steers 590 1½ yr Steers 145 1½ yr Heifers 20 1½ yr Bulls

On Offer Will Be 260 240 100 140 740

Cattle

Hereford Steer Calves Angus Hereford x Steer Calves Hereford Heifer Calves Angus Hereford x Heifer Calves

Including: A/C Mangatawhiti Stn 50 1½ yr Ang & Ang/ Here Steers A/C Okare Stn 80 1½ yr Ang Steers A/C Te Tiki Stn 80 1½ yr Ang Steers

The calves being offered are October born Station bred calves. They will have been weaned 1 week prior to the sale. Trucked to Temuka Saleyards where they will be drafted and sorted into sale lines. Due to this presale handling these calves are renowned for their quietness and good temperament.

Further Enquiries: Ian Rissetto – (06) 838 8604 or 0274 449 347 Mason Birrell – (06) 838 7091 or 0274 967 253 Hamish Forrester – 0276 012 351

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This sale will be conducted purchase price plus GST

Our extensive network of representatives are able to buy and sell livestock throughout the country and at the best price. Our team are constantly in touch with quality breeders, rearers and finishers and can provide the right advice for your farming operation.

Light luncheon provided at conclusion of sale

To find out more contact your local livestock specialist or visit pggwrightson.co.nz

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Ken Wigley (Glenlyon) – 03 438 9644 Joe Higgins (PGW) – 0274 314 041 Matt Gibbs (PGW) – 0275 552 307

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NORTH ISLAND HERDS FOR SALE

DAIRY HERDS & IN-CALF HEIFERS FOR SALE PGG Wrightson Dairy representatives are specialists at marketing and selling dairy herds.

122 Frsn/ Frsnx Cows BW 68

PW 88

300 Jsy/ Jsyx Cows

$1,730+GST

PW 72

$1,550+GST

Facial eczema spore counts remain high around the country, farmers are reminded to continually monitor reports and to keep a close eye on their stock.

PW 69

$1,675+GST

145 Frsn/ Frsnx Cows BW 98

PW 117

$1,800+GST

RA93%, Calving 14th July, One Owner 35yrs, Bull Out Early. Shaan Featherstone – 0276 661 198

RA99%, Calving 15th July, G3 Profile, Ave 400M/S. Regan Craig – 0275 028 585

Agonline ref: 063914

Agonline ref: 063817

Agonline ref: 063917

Agonline ref: 063880

130 2yr Friesian Cows BW 58

PW 71

180 MA Friesian Cows

$2,000+GST

BW 69

PW 68

$1,600+GST

260 M/A Frsn, Jsy, X/Bred Cows BW 72

PW 88

$1,600+GST

RA100%, A smart line of rising 3yr olds that have been milked OAD all season in a large herd operation. Jamie Cunninghame – 0275 833 533

RA91%, Herd owned by one man for over 50 years. This herd is very tidy, Grass only system. Jeff See – 0275 680 813

RA88%, One Tough Herd. These Cows know how to work, due to the season, this Herd is on 16hr Milkings. Kim Harrison – 0275 010 013

Agonline ref: 063834

Agonline ref: 063824

Agonline ref: 063131

600 Frsn/ Frsnx Cows $1,180+GST

Calving 1st Aug, AB Bred, Not Recorded. Chris Ryan – 0272 431 078 Agonline ref: 063350

NORTH ISLAND INCALF HEIFERS FOR SALE PW 121

$1,550+GST

RA100%, Calving 19th July, Jsy Bull, CRL Bull out 10th Dec. Dean Evans – 0272 431 092 Sam Wright – 0274 430 905

34 Kiwi X Incalf Heifers BW 114

PW 131

$1,475+GST

Calvling 16th July, Jsy Bull, Well Grown. Dean Evans – 0272 431 092 Sam Wright – 0274 430 905 Agonline ref: 063804

Agonline ref: 063181

MARKET COMMENT

BW 67

RA63%, Calving 14th July, Young Cows, Low Input. Matt Hughes – 0274 052 824

BW 102

The previously reported increase in activity is moving south with some notable sales being recorded in Canterbury and Southland. It is anticipated this will continue.

220 Frsn/ Frsnx Cows

RA94%, Calving 15th July, Scanned to Dates, 390M/S to Date. Todd Van Berlo – 0275 297 748

115 XBred Incalf Heifers For photos and more information visit www.agonline.co.nz

BW 56

215 Frsn, Frsn/Jsy X InCalf Hfrs BW 83

PW 93

$1,700+GST

69 Friesian InCalf Heifers BW 110

PW 116

$1,400+GST

RA100%, Ambreed Bred Frsn & Frsn X Heifers, Capital Stock Line, Well Grown, Nice Type of Heifer. Rex Playle – 0275 946 512

RA95%, Full Replacement Line of Heifers. Herd has been sold. Scanned InCalf with just 3.5% Empty Rate. Craig Murray – 0273 220 063

Agonline ref: 063484

Agonline ref: 063900

SOUTH ISLAND HERDS & HEIFERS FOR SALE 353 M/A X/Bred, Jsy Cows BW 96/56

PW 122/70

$2,050+GST

73 Friesian InCalf Heifers BW 40

PW 49

$1,800+GST

RA95%, Top X/Bred to Jersey Herd in the Top 5% BW & PW in Southland, 4 Herd Tests annually for ten years, no mating intervention. Roddy Bridson – 0274 582 775

RA73%, These are a must see, Well Grown Friesian InCalf Heifers, AB selected, Breeding Traits are Fertility, Protein, Good Capacity and Structure. John Rawcliffe – 0272 452 258

Agonline ref: 063860

Agonline ref: 063818

PAUL EDWARDS National Dairy Manager Ph 027 442 5028

Freephone 0800 10 22 76 | www.pggwrightson.co.nz

34 3-4yr Frsn, Jsy, X/Bred Cows BW 108

PW 111

$2,000+GST

RA91%, Good tidy Cows doing the business, Current Herd Test 2nd November doing 1.79 M/S. John Rawcliffe – 0272 452 258

168 Frsn, FJX, JFX R1yr Heifers BW 116

PW 114

$800+GST

RA96%, Fantastic Capital Line of Heifers new to the market. Stu Walsh – 0274 344 093 Agonline ref: 063107

Agonline ref: 063769

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Grain & Feed

MILK PRICE FORECAST ($/KGMS) 2017-18

6.40

6.26

AS OF 07/12/2017

AS OF 07/03/2018

Prior week

Last year

6.0 5.5 Sep 17

Nov 17 AgriHQ Spot Fonterra forecast

Jan 18 Mar 18 AgriHQ Seasonal

What are the AgriHQ Milk Prices? The AgriHQ Seasonal milk price is calculated using GDT results and NZX Dairy Futures to give a full season price. The AgriHQ Spot milk price is an indicative price based solely on the prices from the most recent GDT event. To try this using your own figures go to www.agrihq.co.nz/toolbox

WMP GDT PRICES AND NZX FUTURES

7.10

5.45

360

327

NI mutton (20kg)

4.85

3.30

374

302

SI lamb (17kg)

7.05

6.95

5.40

Feed Barley

377

374

307

SI mutton (20kg)

4.80

4.75

3.40

240

Export markets (NZ$/kg) 8.86

8.87

8.09

279

280

UK CKT lamb leg

Maize Grain

430

375

PKE

276

277

238

7.0 6.5 6.0

INTERNATIONAL Last week

Prior week

Last year

Wheat - Nearest

251

257

230

Corn - Nearest

209

206

212

384

381

326

5.5 5.0

CBOT futures (NZ$/t)

4.5

2500 2000 May 17 Aug 17 Nov 17 C2 Fonterra WMP

7.0 370

368

310

Feed Wheat

322

321

299

Feed Barley

352

351

259

Ex-Malaysia

120

119

600

$/kg

ASW Wheat

PKE (US$/t)

Feb 18 May 18 NZX WMP Futures

South Island 1 7kg lamb

7.5

c/kkg (net)

3000

North Island 17kg lamb

7.5

* Domestic grain prices are grower bids delivered to the nearest store or mill. PKE and fertiliser prices are ex-store. Australian prices are landed in Auckland.

APW Wheat

3500

500 400 300

6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5

OctOct

NZ venison 60kg stag

6.5

DecDec

FebFeb AprApr

5‐yr ave NZX DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T) Nearby contract

Prior week

vs 4 weeks ago

WMP

3095

3160

3190

SMP

1895

1865

AMF

6125

Butter

5250

Last week

Prior week

Last year

(NZ$/kg)

Last week

Prior week

Last year

1990

Urea

523

507

Coarse xbred ind.

3.06

2.98

3.74

6100

6275

Super

307

317

Nth Isl 37m

3.10

3.78

5225

5460

DAP

739

Sth Isl 35m

4.85

4.50

3.90

775

350

$/kg

3200

c/k kg (net)

250

3000 May Jun Latest price

Jul Aug 4 weeks ago

Sep

Sharemarket Briefing VOLATILITY remains a key theme for the investing landscape with trade woes remaining front and centre while geopolitical issues have escalated. With a quiet week in terms of data releases, these issues have been driving sentiment for global markets. A key driver of market movements for the last couple of weeks has been the threat of trade wars stemming from the introduction of tariffs on imported steel and aluminium in the United States. US President Donald Trump signed the order implementing trade tariffs though there were some exemptions for nations with close trade ties, like Canada and Mexico, as well as those with close defense ties, like Australia. China appears to be in the firing line after Trump said he wanted to reduce the trade deficit between the US and China, causing markets to worry that a tit-for-tat retaliation could emerge. Also concerning the market has been the string of highprofile changes in the White House. The latest casualty was Secretary for State Rex Tillerson, who opposed Trump’s protectionist policies. Mike Pompeo, who was the CIA director, has replaced Tillerson and many see that as a move against China. Market commentary provided by Craigs Investment Partners

16101

21551

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

8467

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

8200

150 Mar 14

NZ venison 60kg stag

4.5

600

NZ$/t

US$/t

450

Coarse xbred wool indicator

5.5

CANTERBURY FEED PRICES

3400

S&P/FW AG EQUITY

This yr

NZ average (NZ$/t)

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR

Last yr

AugAug

WOOL

* price as at close of business on Thursday

Apr

Jun Jun

FERTILISER

Last price*

2800

Last year

7.10

Australia (NZ$/t)

4000

Last week Prior week

NI lamb (17kg)

Feed Wheat

Waikato (NZ$/t)

6.5

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Milling Wheat

PKE

7.0 $/kgMS

Last week Canterbury (NZ$/t)

MILK PRICE COMPARISON

US$/t

SHEEP MEAT

DOMESTIC

AGRIHQ 2017-18

FONTERRA 2017-18

Sheep

$/kg

Dairy

Mar 15 Feed barley

Mar 16

Mar 17 PKE spot

3.5

400 300

2.5

Oct Jul

Dec Sep 5‐yr ave

Feb Nov

Apr Jan Last yr

Jun Mar

Aug May

Jul

This yr

Dollar Watch

Top 10 by Market Cap Company

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

13.90

14.62

7.66

Meridian Energy Limited

2.93

3.00

2.75

Auckland International Airport Limited Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd Spark New Zealand Limited Ryman Healthcare Limited Mercury NZ Limited (NS) Fletcher Building Limited Contact Energy Limited Air New Zealand Limited (NS)

6.25 12.80 3.41 10.59 3.28 6.41 5.29 3.35

6.73 14.39 3.68 11.30 3.45 7.96 5.64 3.35

6.21 12.41 3.32 10.27 3.15 6.28 5.21 2.86

Listed Agri Shares

500

5pm, close of market, Thursday

Company

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

13.900

14.620

7.660

Comvita Limited

7.250

9.210

7.100

Delegat Group Limited

8.090

8.100

7.510

Foley Family Wines Limited

1.510

1.560

1.450

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

5.900

6.660

5.800

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

2.600

2.250

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

2.080

2.430

1.840

PGG Wrightson Limited

0.620

0.630

0.560

Scales Corporation Limited

4.520

4.920

4.400

Seeka Limited

6.670

7.000

5.800

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

8.090

8.200

6.260

T&G Global Limited

3.210

3.300

3.150

Tegel Group Holdings Limited

0.880

1.240

0.880

S&P/FW Primary Sector

16101

14417

S&P/FW Agriculture Equity

21551

18488

S&P/NZX 50 Index

8467

8473

8059

S&P/NZX 10 Index

8200

8239

7640

NEW Zealand’s dollar is This Prior Last NZD vs still running higher than week week year expected but ANZ Bank is USD 0.7255 0.7222 0.6901 sticking to its call for a fall EUR 0.5892 0.5919 0.6511 later in the year. 0.9327 0.9351 0.9191 “The only game in town AUD is the United States dollar GBP 0.5253 0.5259 0.5661 sentiment struggling Correct as of 9am last Friday against those deficit figures and until that changes the kiwi will stay up,” senior economist Phil Borkin said. “Markets aren’t looking at interest rate differentials but that will change at some stage.” The US Fed is expected to raise its core rate this week and main interest will be on any signal of how many more rises might follow this year. The US and NZ government bond rates are already very similar, which seldom happens. As US rates rise there could be a double impact on the kiwi. The first is that capital flows should be attracted more back into the US and as interest rates rise that puts pressure on asset values and heightens risk and risk aversion. “That’s when the NZ dollar will be on the defensive. Picking the timing is the challenge. We still think lower at year-end,” Borkin said. The forecast is US$0.67. ANZ also expects the kiwi to fall to €0.52, well below current levels. The ECB was a while away from tightening monetary policy because there’s good growth though no inflation yet but the market has started to pre-empt official action. “The question is how far that goes,” Borkin said. Alan Williams

Markets

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018

NI SLAUGHTER BULL

SI SLAUGHTER LAMB

NI SLAUGHTER STEER

($/KG)

BONER FRIESIAN COWS, 430-465KG, AT TEMUKA

($/KG)

($/KG LW)

7.05

5.55

5.65

Cattle & Deer BEEF Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

5.65

5.50

NI Bull (300kg)

5.55

5.40

NI Cow (200kg)

4.40

4.50

SI Steer (300kg)

5.45

5.40

SI Bull (300kg)

5.25

5.20

5.00

SI Cow (200kg)

4.30

4.20

US imported 95CL bull

6.74

6.84

7.21

US domestic 90CL cow

6.56

6.58

6.80

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

North Island steer (300kg)

$/kg

6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0

South Island steer (300kg)

6.0 5.5

NZ venison 60kg stag

c/k kg (net)

$/kg

600

5.0

500

4.5 400

300 4.0

Oct Oct

Dec Dec

Feb Feb

5‐yr ave

Apr Apr

Jun Jun

Last yr

Aug Aug This yr

VENISON Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Last week Prior week

Last year

NI Stag (60kg)

10.40

10.30

8.30

NI Hind (50kg)

10.30

10.20

8.20

SI Stag (60kg)

10.90

10.80

8.30

SI Hind (50kg)

10.80

10.70

8.20

New Zealand venison (60kg Stag)

11 10

NZ venison 60kg stag

500 8 400 7

300

6 Oct

Oct

Dec Feb Dec Feb 5‐yr ave

Apr Apr Last yr

Jun Jun

Aug Aug This yr

$1225-$1565

$700-$810

Annual draft SimmentalAngus weaner bulls at Masterton Weaner Fair

Weaner Angus heifers, 195215kg, at Stortford Lodge Weaner Heifer Fair

Weaner results mixed

EANER heifers have been front and centre at sale yards around the North Island, and results have been mixed. Following strong steer fairs expectations were high, though buyers tended to stay in their local areas, limiting buyer power and in turn competition. While some yards made similar returns to last year, others were back. NORTHLAND NORTHLAND Cyclone Hola dumped more rain on Northland though that did not affect proceedings at the WELLSFORD weaner heifer fair last Monday Numbers lifted to 1200 head as more vendors hit the market, with a large entry of traditional cattle penned and fewer beef-Friesian. The buying bench was mainly local, though Waikato also had a big influence on the heavier exotic heifers, and lighter traditional lines. Older calves sold on a steady market though it appeared a price ceiling of $1000 was in place with only a handful selling above that. Angus-Hereford, 290-303kg, sold for $970-$1000, $3.29-$3.42/kg, while similar weighted Charolais-cross made $3.31-$3.38/kg. The spring born calves sold on a steady to firm market to last year and in general pricing was very consistent through the weights. Charolais-cross, 270-275kg, firmed 10c/kg to $957$970, $3.51-$3.61/kg. A larger entry of traditional lines made firm values and like the steers weights were notably up. Angus, 230262kg, made an obvious premium at $810-$935, $3.52-$3.57/kg. Aside from the Angus and a few standout lines, pricing was very consistent through the traditional pens. Those 230-260kg traded mainly at $780-$870, $3.33$3.37/kg, while 200-220kg fetched $680-$760, $3.42-$3.47/kg. Beef-Friesian numbers were down and Angus-Friesian, 160-190kg, sold on a softer market at $550-$675, $3.50$3.53/kg. However light HerefordFriesian, 125kg, lifted to $625-$645, with 180-210kg following suit at $670-

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STROLLING: Punters braved the grey skies to take in the sights at Central Districts Field Days on Friday.

$785, $3.68-$3.77/kg. Weaner heifers were in the spotlight at KAIKOHE, with around 1800 on the books last Wednesday. Quality was mainly good throughout and the bulk of the yarding were traditional and exotic lines. The buying bench was limited to local and South Auckland and the market was harder going than anticipated, though vendors were happy enough with returns, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported. Autumn-born heifers posted good weights at 320-370kg though per head budgets meant that most looked good shopping at $2.85-$3.00/kg. Similarly the top of the spring heifers around 300kg also traded at $2.90-$3.06/kg, with price ceilings of $1000 firmly in place. Medium types, 240-280kg, traded at $780-$840, $3.00-$3.25/ kg, while 210-230kg returned $720$740, $3.20-$3.40/kg. Lighter lines, 150-200kg, traded at $3.25-$3.60/ kg dependent on breed and quality, with some very light dairy-beef lines pushing to $4.00/kg. AUCKLAND AUCKLAND Quality cattle continue to be in

high demand at PUKEKOHE, and the sale on Saturday 10th March was no exception. Prime steers were missing from the line-up but heifers, 474-560kg, made steer value at $2.89-$2.96/kg, with local trade types, 394kg, earning $2.90/kg. Plainer 2-year steers had the weight at 596kg and sold for $2.90/kg, with 431kg making $2.70/kg. The top line of boner cows weighed in at 723kg and sold for $2.21/kg, with lesser types at $1.69/kg. Bulls, 481-485kg, were consistent at $2.68-$2.75/kg. Store cattle also sold to keen interest and R2 steers, 354-365kg, fetched $2.85-$3.00/kg, with heifers, 357-361kg, right on that money also at $2.80-$2.99/kg. Light 15-month steers, 241-272kg, had an exceptional sale at $3.40-$3.60/kg, while prices went even further for weaners as a line of 162kg managed $810, $5.00/ kg. Small R1 heifers, 213-260kg, also reached $3.00-$3.40/kg, with medium crossbred heifers making $540-$690 for 142-144kg.

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30 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018 COUNTIES COUNTIES About 900 cattle were on offer at TUAKAU last Thursday and the market eased slightly, Brian Pearson of Carrfields Livestock reported. The yarding included a line of 540kg Hereford-Friesian steers, which traded at $2.75-$2.84/ kg, with 360kg making $3.13/kg. Good R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 180kg, made $800 and 165kg, $785. Lighter Hereford-Friesian, 155kg, fetched $700. Beef-cross heifers, 418kg, made $2.71/kg, with medium-weight heifers at 349kg earning $2.66/kg, and younger types, 215kg, $2.90/ kg, $623. Last Wednesday’s prime sale attracted a yarding of more than 500-head, with the best of the heavy steers making $2.90-$2.95/ kg. Medium-weight steers earned $2.80-$2.90/kg and lighter types $2.60-$2.80/kg. Heavy prime beef heifers traded at $2.78-$2.82/kg, with medium beef heifers fetching $2.75-$2.78/kg and lighter sorts $2.70-$2.75/kg. In the boner section heavy Friesian sold for $1.85-$1.90/ kg, and medium $1.80-$1.85/kg. Lighter cows made $1.73-$1.80/kg and good beef-type bulls $2.85$2.90/kg. Jersey and crossbred bulls made $2.58/kg. Last Monday’s sheep sale also drew a good-sized yarding, including a big entry of wether lambs which sold up to $90. Medium wethers earned $79-$84 and lighter lambs $60. Prime lamb prices ranged from $123 to $146 and good store lambs fetched $104-$106. Medium stores made $97 and lighter types $63. Ewe lambs returned $85. About 300 prime ewes were on offer, with the heaviest selling up to $190. Medium ewes returned $128-$139 and lighter types, $95-$106.

WAIKATO A large yarding of weaners was on offer at FRANKTON last Tuesday. Hereford-Friesian steers, 106122kg, eased 30c/kg to $550-$630, $5.13-$5.19/kg, and 148-173kg were also back by 10c/kg to $650$745, $4.30-$4.39/kg. Hereford-cross heifers also

softened with 130-142kg easing to $430-$500, though Angus-Friesian, 134kg, lifted $30-$50 to $520-$540, and Hereford-Friesian, 163kg, strengthened $30 to $635. Lines 142-148kg followed this trend, lifting $50 to $600-$620, while 118132kg were steady at $552-$575. Bulls were steady to lifting for the majority and Hereford-cross, 127-135kg, made $505-$538. Angus-Friesian, 133kg, were solid at $545, while Hereford-Friesian, 127-152kg, traded at $635$715. Friesian bulls, 193-201kg, strengthened to earn $705-$780, as did 150-155kg at $650-$695. There was a $100 variance between two lighter lines of very similar weight, with 126kg lifting $40 to $590, while 127kg eased $50 to $490. Friesian-cross, 117kg, were solid earning $530, $4.53/kg. A good gallery of buyers were in place last Wednesday with locals competing with Taupo and Taranaki, and the market was steady to lifting for the majority. Beef-bred R3 heifers, 385401kg, traded at $2.62-$2.79/kg, and Angus-cross steers, 304kg, were strong earning $3.29/kg, as were 370kg at $3.11/kg. AngusHereford, 399kg, made very similar returns at $3.12/kg. Hereford-Friesian R2 steers were hot property with almost all lines improving as 327-347kg lifted 10c/ kg to $3.18-$3.27/kg, as did 356406kg to $3.08-$3.16/kg. Heifers were also well contested and a line of Hereford, 273kg, fetched $3.17/ kg, while Hereford-cross, 363403kg, lifted 10c/kg to $2.78-$2.88/ kg. Hereford-Friesian, 349-396kg, maintained levels of $2.78-$2.87/ kg. Friesian bulls, 391-465kg, lifted to $2.77-$2.86/kg. In the weaner pens, steers made up the lion’s share and all traded on a softer market likely due to the weaner fair held the day prior. Angus-Friesian, 162-198kg, eased $40 to $610-$640, while heifers of the same and 156kg managed $550. The prime market was solid and Angus steers, 480-617kg, traded in a tight band of $2.80-$2.89/ kg, while a standout offering of Simmental-cross, 496-531kg, made $2.94-$3.02/kg. Dairy-beef lines, 559-702kg, sold over a tight range

of $2.76-$2.86/kg and heifers of similar breeding, 432-522kg, earned $2.74-$2.81/kg. Six Simmental cows, 622kg, sold well at $1550, $2.49/kg, while boner cows, 445-625kg, varied from $1.84/kg to $2.07/kg. Vettedin-calf cows, 450-541kg, earned $815-$1060, $1.81-$1.96/kg. BAY OF PLENTY BAY OF PLENTY Pre-winter sales are gaining momentum at RANGIURU, with steadily increasing numbers of store cattle and boners. The R2 heifer market had a softer tone across most weights and breeds, with $2.57-$2.72/kg common ground for beef-Friesian, though one line of 308kg bucked the trend and sold for $2.95/ kg. However the R2 steer market was stronger, and good quality Hereford-Friesian, 303-344kg, traded at $2.97-$3.06/kg, with same weighted Angus making similar values at $3.05-$3.07/kg. A few standout lines of HerefordFriesian, 359-394kg, sold to $3.10$3.12/kg, while Hereford-Jersey made $2.72-$2.86/kg. The Angus steers sold above all other lines at $790-$900 for 197230kg, while the heifers tipped the scales at 211kg and earned $775. Hereford bulls stole the limelight though with two top cuts selling for breeding at $1140-$1190 for $6.20-$6.30/kg, with second cuts, 159-186kg, making $935-$1090, $5.86-$5.88/kg. A better quality yarding of prime Hereford-Friesian heifers out-priced the steers as 500-593kg made $2.82-$2.87/kg, compared to $2.79-$2.81/kg for 527-554kg steers. Better steers sold to $2.85-$2.92/kg. The balance of the heifers traded at $2.74-$2.79/ kg, while Hereford-Friesian bulls, 729kg, sold very well at $3.14/kg. Boner cow numbers are starting to flow with more regularity and some lines sold outside in the pens. Friesian, 440-558kg, sold over a tight range of $1.72-$1.82/ kg on a softer market. TARANAKI TARANAKI The cattle sale at TARANAKI last Wednesday was best described as a bits and pieces yarding. The prime market had a softer

tone as beef-Friesian steers, 585-636kg, eased to $2.80-$2.86/ kg, with Hereford-cross of similar weight also falling in that range. Friesian bulls, 503-527kg, made market value at $2.73-$2.75/kg. Dairy cow and heifer numbers are gaining momentum as scanned empty heifers come out and autumn-calving brings out cull cows. The boner market was steady as better cows traded at $1.83-$1.95/ kg, with second cuts earning $1.70$1.82/kg. One line of run-with-bull cows, 511kg, sold well at $2.04/ kg. Empty Friesian heifers were variable though better types made $2.32-$2.47/kg and second cuts, $1.95-$2.22/kg. The store section really dragged out the sale with so many small lines of mixed quality. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers had a solid enough sale, though the tone was softer. One line of 462kg sold to $2.94/kg, with better types in a 386-410kg range also making $2.85-$2.94/kg. As the weight dropped $3.00/kg was achieved and 324-334kg made $3.14-$3.15/ kg. Similar weighted AngusFriesian and Hereford-cross were off that pace though, trading at $2.89-$2.96/kg. A small number of HerefordFriesian heifers, 382-402kg, sold for $2.69-$2.80/kg, bettered by 490kg Angus-Friesian at $2.85/kg. A good yarding of 1279 weaners greeted a moderate bench of buyers last Thursday and locals competed with Hawkes Bay, Te Kuiti, Auckland and Northland. It was something of a game of two halves as the market was steady for heavier calves, but an easing was felt for lighter types. Angus-Friesian steers, 208221kg, were solid at $770-$800, as were 157-183kg at $655-$760, though lighter 130kg eased $40 to $540-$548. Hereford-Friesian results were similar with 179-195kg selling well at $720-$775, while 132-141kg eased $20 to $635-$680, as did 108-113kg to $540-$555. Hereford-cross heifers, 121kg, lifted $20 to $500 and AngusFriesian, 154-200kg, earned $500$645, while 133-146kg eased $70 to $450-$500. Hereford-Friesian, 129-138kg, also eased $20 to $535-

$560, as did 122-124kg at $545$555, and 110kg at $430. Hereford-Friesian bulls managed steady returns for most and 133-134kg returned $650$660, while Friesian bulls eased on recent levels with 148kg back $20 to $630, and 124-128kg softening $80 to $540-$560. POVERTY BAY POVERTY BAY The yarding at MATAWHERO lifted to 1600 head, in-line with the usual trend at this time of the year. Lambs were a lot heavier than past weeks as two-thirds of the yarding hit the scales at more than 30kg. Good and heavy male and ram lambs were bought at $117$129.50, whereas medium lines were mainly $101-$104. Bidders definitely weren’t as keen on the ewe lambs. Good ewe lambs made $103-$105.50 and mediums were $90.50-$99.50.

HAWKE’S BAY HAWKE’S BAY Another three-day sale week at STORTFORD LODGE tidied up the first round of weaner fairs, with heifers sold last Tuesday. A small yarding of prime cattle was on offer last Monday and returns were solid. Angus steers, 615kg, returned $2.63-$2.89/kg, while beef-dairy lines, 425-615kg, earned $2.63$2.89/kg. A line of nine Friesian cows, 551kg, sold well at $1.90/kg. The prime lamb market was consistent with good to heavy male lambs returning $129-$145 and most other heavy lines, $138$159. Medium -good types made $120.50-$125, and a small tail end managed $117. The ewe market was very positive with heavy types maintaining healthy levels at $136$145.50, and medium-good types lifting to $123-$129.50. Medium ewes were steady at $102-$116.50, while lighter lines made $80-$105. After a strong start to the weaner fair season last week expectations were high for the heifers sold last Tuesday. Traditional lines made a notable easing on last year’s results with prices down around $10-$45. Angus, 271-291kg, sold for $970$1045, $3.58-$3.59/kg, with Angus & Angus-Hereford making similar

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movements as 213-223kg fetched $800-$835, $3.65-$3.77/kg. Pricing through the heavier end of the Exotic-cross pens was more consistent with last year, and the better types in a 250-280kg range sold on a steady market at $945$1055, $3.64-$3.78/kg, though lighter lines, 200-230kg, eased to $715-$850, $3.55-$3.68/kg. The fair did feature special entries of which their brothers featured the week prior. Charolais heifers, 187-241kg, sold well at $725-$960, and South Devon, 230273kg, were chased for breeding and sold exceptionally well at $1060-$1200, $4.40-$4.61/kg. It was back to regular store cattle business last Wednesday with the first round of weaner fairs done and dusted. Volume was still only moderate after the two-week break, though local farmers are under no pressure to offload. This scenario again played out in the store lamb pens as well, where numbers continue to be frustratingly low. The store lamb market regained all ground lost the previous week and then some low numbers of 1560 had buyers working hard. A good portion of the yarding were heavier types and cryptorchid sold for $114-$118, $3.09/kg, males $117-$118.50, and mixed sex, $108-$127.50. Medium ram lambs made $98-$110, with the balance of the yarding just small lines. A specially advertised offering of 200 ewes filled a few more pens and the top line of 5-year Perendale sold for $144, with the balance making $115-$118. The main feature in the cattle pens was a consignment of 130 late-born Angus and AngusHereford trading heifers, which drew in outside buyers. With weights light at 265-313kg buyers worked comfortably to per head budgets of $900-$1030, though at that level it pushed $/kg to $3.28$3.44/kg. One line of 346kg heifers from another vendor sold to $3.11/ kg, though a lesser quality 400kg line made just $2.63/kg. HerefordFriesian, 361-441kg, eased to $2.68-$2.77/kg, while Chatham Island’s heifers, 208-252kg, made $2.91-$2.92/kg. A mix of prices in the steer pens reflected the assorted quality on offer. A well covered line of 10 Angus, 498kg, returned $3.11/ kg, while forward store HerefordFriesian, 527kg, made $2.96/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers proved popular with the local bench, and 397-433kg firmed to $3.23$3.25/kg, while a small line of Angus & Angus-Hereford, 354kg, sold slightly higher at $3.29/kg. A number of lines of bulls from the Chatham Islands were later born types and at 207-380kg looked buy-able for $625-$920. Friesian, 361-445kg, made $2.64-$2.71/kg, while a feature line of Angus, 494kg sold for $2.94/kg. MANAWATU MANAWATU The absence of one buyer made little difference to the boner cow market at FEILDING last Monday, as demand from other corners helped firm prices. Friesian, 572585kg, sold to $1.87-$1.90/kg, though most were 474-547kg and traded at $1.78-$1.88/kg, including Friesian & Friesian-cross. A decent number of Angus-Friesian cows were also offered, and the better

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018 yielding lines made $2.13/kg, with all others earning $1.86-$1.97/kg. A lesser quality yarding of boner heifers eased slightly to $2.25$2.27/kg for 480-514kg, while one Angus bull sold for similar $/kg as the Jersey lineup, though with nearly 600kg more beef it made a $1570 premium. A bigger entry of prime lambs was well received and the market had a firm tone. Very heavy male and mixed sex sold to $147$154.50, with heavy types making $138-$146, and medium $123$134. Ewe lambs were all medium primes and sold for $115-$128. The ewe market firmed across all classes, though light ewes were noted for their absence. Better types made $140-$160, and the remainder, $92-$138. A good attendance of buyers at the feeder calf pens ensured prices firmed for the 100 head penned. Friesian bulls sold to $320, while Hereford-Friesian topped out at $410. A small offering of Angus also met keen interest and made $300-$325. Bids for heifers flowed easily and the top lines made $260-$280. Well-bred R2 heifers and weaner bulls were the main attraction at RONGOTEA last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Friesian, 455-564kg, sold on a steady market at $1.62-$1.69/ kg, though crossbred, 452-491kg, eased to $1.57-$1.64/kg. Jersey, 434-492kg, made $1.42-$1.50/kg, and a line of Angus sold for $1.87/ kg. A line of Simmental bulls, 720kg, hit $3.00/kg while in the R2 pens Angus-cross, 410kg, reached $2.67/kg, and Friesian, 342kg, $2.53/kg. Jersey, 352kg, sold for $1.98/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian and Angus-cross steers, 398-427kg, fetched $2.69-$2.79/kg and other lines traded at $2.45-$2.56/kg. The best of the R2 heifers were Hereford-Friesian which traded up to $2.81/kg, while most other beef and beef-cross lines earned $2.44$2.51/kg. Friesian, 262-345kg, returned $2.12-$2.21/kg. Yearling heifers posted good results for the limited number available as 225240kg Hereford-Friesian sold for $2.54-$3.04/kg. Bulls dominated the weaner pens and had a good following. Early-born Simmental, 400kg, sold to $1200, and Charolais-cross, 235kg, $685. Friesian, 145-295kg, fetched $590-$750, and HerefordFriesian, 139-215kg, $600-$670. Angus-cross, 152-360kg made $440-$915 and Jersey, 114-140kg returned $285-$350. In the steer pens Hereford-Friesian, 139-150kg sold for $480, while heifers of similar breeding and 110-136kg made $440. Mixed age ewes sold for $60-$89, and mixed sex lambs, $60-$138. The cattle yards were close to full at FEILDING, but buyers tended to be a little more cautious on previous weeks. R3 steers were mainly a mixture of traditional types and the 540-605kg lines of these were $2.95-$3.05/kg. In the R2 steers the 305-465kg Angus and Angus-cross were $3.15-$3.30/kg, while 345-450kg Charolais-cross were $3.20-$3.25/kg. R2 HerefordFriesian steers, 390-455kg, were at $2.90-$3.05/kg. R2 Charolais-cross heifers, 390-415kg, made $2.95-$3.10/ kg, whereas 335-405kg Hereford-

Friesian types were down at $2.75-$2.85/kg. R2 Friesian bulls, 345-465kg, were mainly $2.70$2.75/kg, but two lines did make up to $2.85/kg. Barely any weaners had been sold at the time of writing. A yarding of 14,000 store lambs were met with the same enthusiasm as the week prior. A large portion of the lambs were good-to-heavy cryptorchids and these all sold into the $118$128 range. This was a clear divide on the mediums which made $91-$105, though there was a small grey patch between these cuts which fetched $106-$116. Ewes lambs were sold in to distinct sections too, as the good-to-heavy lines made $103.50-$116, while the core of the medium-to-good lines were $96-$107.50. Heavy mixed sex lambs were $115.50-$123, whereas the good-to-mediums were usually $96.50-$112.50. Only 500 odd ewes were put sold. Medium 4-year and older ewes were $120-$130.50, though a good 5-year line did make $144. The lighter-end was $82-$108. WAIRARAPA WAIRARAPA The MASTERTON weaner fair was squeezed into one day last Wednesday with around four hours of selling for the 2600 calves offered. The sale consisted of 1600 steers, 800 heifers and 200 bulls, with the majority traditional cattle and a sprinkling of exotic throughout. Steers kicked off proceedings and sold to expectations with prices firm on last year, particularly for the heavier lines. Top price went to a line of 345kg Simmental-cross at $1355, while most heavier types, 260kg to just over 300kg, traded at $1060-$1250, $4.00-$4.10/kg. Medium types, 210-250kg, returned $945-$1050, $4.20-$4.50/kg, with few weighing in under that level. Top price was $1010 for a line of 280kg exotic heifers, and 250280kg averaged around $900$1000, $3.60/kg. Medium types, 200-230kg, fetched $800-$880, $3.80-$4.00/kg. Bulls finished off the day, and of the 200 offered 160 was an annual draft consignment of SimmentalAngus. The top line of 380kg sold exceptionally well at $1565 to a repeat buyer, with the second cut not far behind at $1525. The remainder traded at $1225-$1425. CANTERBURY CANTERBURY Store lamb prices grew legs and ran at CANTERBURY PARK last Tuesday, with extra buyers on the rails and fierce competition for all types. Just prime cattle were offered and the market was mainly status quo. Just over 2000 store lambs was not nearly enough to satisfy demand, and as a result prices overall lifted by $6. Male lambs sold for $93-$120, which included rams and cryptorchid. Two lines of ewe lambs were exceptionally strong at $96-$115, with both well over $4.00/kg. Mixed sex made up the balance and the lighter end sold for $65-$97, with better types earning $100-$122. While the prime section took a backseat to the store lambs, this market continued its solid run in both the lamb and ewe pens. Lambs firmed $2-$3 with the majority making $110-$139, and

a smaller top end up to $182. The top ewes continued to push past $200, though most traded on a firm market at $80-$170. The prime market tracked along in similar fashion to recent weeks, with lack of supply keeping buyer’s honest. Beef steers and heifer made up the lion’s share of the sale and high yielding Shorthorn and Charolaiscross steers, 480-490kg, pushed to $3.08-$3.15/kg, while traditional, 500-685kg, sold for $2.88-$2.98/ kg. Forward stores also sold in that vicinity though Hereford, 388-408kg, made $3.00/kg. A small Angus-Friesian line-up traded at $2.75-$2.85/kg for lines 431kg up to 710kg. Heifer prices remained steady as traditional, 478-562kg, all returned $2.72-$2.82/kg, with a local trade line of Angus-Hereford making $2.85/kg. Prices eased for beefFriesian and 380-430kg averaged $2.71/kg. Boner heifers had a better day at the office with prices firm at $2.32$2.40/kg for 380-396kg. Again the cow and bull sections were very small but the cow pens made up for that in quality as Angus and Limousin, 525-570kg, sold up to $2.32-$2.36/kg, while younger Angus-Hereford, 505kg, made $2.60/kg. A busy day at COALGATE last Thursday featured solid numbers in all classes. A consignment of nearly 700 halfbred station lambs from Hawarden was the highlight in the store lamb pens and enticed more buyers out of the woodwork. Lines were chased for their wool as well as meat and also working in their favour was the quality of breeding, with the top line of ewe lambs selling for just that at $118. Other lines were either ewe, wether or a mix of both and the second cut sold for $95, with the remainder making $58-$78. The balance of the yarding was mixed in size but strong demand for all types resulted in a firm market. Nearly 1300 sold for $100-$114, with similar numbers making $70-$98. A smaller prime lamb section repeated the previous week’s performance, with regular buyers paying similar money. Most were medium to heavy prime at $120$168, with very heavy types up to $160-$176. Ewe numbers increased but that had little effect on prices, with a firm tone to the market. Better sorts sold for $$150-$187, with the balance making $110-$149. Two lines of breeding ewes sold well, with the top annual draft line achieving $174. R2 Angus steers were the highlight, selling for $3.05-$3.13/ kg for 364-417kg, which pushed the top line to $1270. Their Anguscross paddock mates, 359-394kg, sold at a discounted $2.69-$2.70/ kg, which was also where similar weighted Hereford-Friesian sat, though the lighter end at 331361kg did manage $2.74-$2.84/kg. Their sisters also sold on a softer market as 305-339kg returned $2.56-$2.65/kg. Friesian bulls of same age and 459kg made $2.53/ kg. Just one line of weaner steers was offered but was a quality pen of Angus at 203kg. Bids flowed freely to $760, while their sisters had more weight at 220kg and fetched $810.

A big consignment of crossbred bulls and Hereford-Friesian heifers came in from Telford with the better bulls, 161-165kg, trading at $534-$490, while lighter types made $210-$380. Most Friesian bulls sold for $400-$450, and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 141146kg, $530-$550. The prime market was softer than recent weeks with most steers trading at $2.79-$2.90/kg, and beef heifers at similar values for lighter weights. Dairy heifers sold for $2.20-$2.64/kg, while most bulls made $2.60-$2.67/kg. Good beef cows and the heavy Friesian lines sold up to $1.90$2.10/kg, though most dairy cows weighed in at 448-538kg and made $1.76-$1.88/kg. OTAGO OTAGO The feature of the BALCULTHA sale last Wednesday was over 2500 quality store lambs, which sold on a strong market, PGG Wrightson agent Alex Horn reported. Top lambs sold as high as $118, with better types trading at $105$118. Medium types held the values of the previous week at $90$105, while lighter types firmed to $75-$90. Prime sheep also reached new heights as the top line of lambs sold to $180 and ewes $200. From there prime lambs were steady, with heavy types making $140$182, medium $120-$140, and lighter, $95-$120. The market movement was repeated in the ewe pens as the top lines went under the hammer for $150-$200, medium $110-$150 and lighter, $80-$110. SOUTHLAND SOUTHLAND It was business as usual at LORNEVILLE last Tuesday, with all classes posting solid returns. Store lamb prices were very steady as top lines went under the hammer for $95-$105, medium $80-$92, and light, $70-$78. Smaller types returned $45-$55 to be slightly softer. Heavy prime lambs made solid returns at $130-$161, as did medium types at $119-$125. Lighter lines eased slightly to $94-$113. The top line of ewes was impressive and sold up to $194, with heavy types trading at $140$194. Medium types were steady at $115-$134, though lighter lines firmed to $60-$112. Rams sold for $110-$115. Cattle numbers were high in both sections of the sale. Prime steers, 440-550kg, traded up to $2.80/kg while beef heifers, 400kg plus, returned $2.40-$2.50/kg. A large number of heifers were dairy and prices were steady with 370kg plus fetching $1.90-$2.10/ kg, and 300-370kg, $1.70-$1.90/kg. Cows were also predominantly of dairy origin and top lines firmed to $2.00-$2.10/kg, with medium types making $1.75-$1.90/kg, and lighter, $1.60-$1.70/kg. In the store pens R2 beef-cross steers, 408kg, realised $2.54/ kg, while Friesian steers, 445kg, returned $2.24/kg and bulls, 450kg, $2.44/kg. A nice lineup of Charolais-cross weaner bulls, 155kg, met keen interest and sold for $500-$615, though heifers, 160kg, were not far behind at $500-$555. Friesian bulls, 170kg, made $500-$550, and 140kg, $400-$450. Lighter types, 110-126kg, earned $350-$380.

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32 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – March 19, 2018 SI SLAUGHTER STAG

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TRONG market demand and delays in stock going for processing have pushed lamb values to record levels for this time of year. Indications are that schedule prices now are even slightly higher than levels the meat companies were paying just a couple of months ago for lamb for the important Easter chilled markets in the United Kingdom and Europe. The lamb schedules in the North Island, where they are traditionally slightly higher, and the South Island are a good 40% higher than the fiveyear average and 30% higher than last year. That means schedules in the $7/kg to $7.20/kg range, up from the five-year average just above the $5/kg mark and the $5.30 to $5.35 level last year, AgriHQ analyst Reece Brick said. “It’s just been great for farmers but the companies would like prices to be a bit lower.” Firms are being shielded by in-market prices remaining high, benefiting from the strong world economy. And that counts for mutton as well, where Chinese demand has come back quickly and strongly from the New Year holiday. Where there has been some price resistance from a buyer, other buyers have been found easily.

APPETITE: A strong world economy means overseas customers have kept their taste for New Zealand lamb and mutton despite prices 40% above the five-year averages.

The story is the same in the UK lamb market, which is slower than the others, but product has been easily placed in the United States and Europe, Brick said. The mixed summer climate conditions explain the shortage of lamb through part of February and into March, after a busy January processing period. “There was a hole in the lamb kill and repeated weekly price increases since then.” The widespread preChristmas drought meant many more lambs being processed then, leaving fewer for the usual January to March peak period. There’s been plenty of rain in the North Island since the New Year but lambs in some

areas have been slow to put on weight. AgriHQ believes some finishers are now in a position where they can send more lambs away, in what will still be an elevated market. The season’s timing has played to farmers’ advantage, Brick said. The big pre-Christmas kill, especially for mutton, was snapped up by China then the Easter chilled and Chinese New Year orders stepped up and then, when prices were expected to temporarily peak, the supply shortage pushed them higher. Market talk had been that the lamb schedule would stay above last year’s levels through the peak kill period, perhaps falling to the $6.50/kg level

but they just kept improving. Brick said the risk is that lamb in-market prices are at levels too much higher than for other meat proteins, possibly leading to buyer resistance but the strong world economy is countering this for the time being. That explains the sustained high demand for premium product such as middle cuts. French racks into the US and European markets are priced 40% above the five-year average. Mutton schedules are still around $4.70/kg to $4.85 in the South Island and $4.80 to $5 in the North, Brick said. That compares to five-year averages of $2.77 (SI) and $2.95 (NI) and last year’s levels around $3.30/kg.

heifers, 250-280kg, at Wellsford Weaner Heifer Fair

Store lamb sales getting exciting I WAS going to write about the weaner heifers this week but the store lamb market caught my attention as it just got a little bit exciting, especially at the South Island yards, so the Suz Bremner heifers have had to move over AgriHQ Analyst a pen. Anyone looking to buy lambs will tell you they have not exactly been easy to find this year, given that grass growth has been fairly consistent through summer and now into autumn. That means more farmers have chosen to hang onto lambs to kill or sell at heavier weights later on, leaving most sale yards devoid of any significant numbers with few paddock sales to soften the blow. If this was just limited to one particular area of the country then it might mean a bit more travel for buyers but it is a scenario that is widespread. Feilding does continue to put up volumes consistent with last year and five-year averages, helped by its large catchment area, while most other yards covered by AgriHQ’s LivestockEye reports are well down. The effect is really starting to be felt in the South Island where prices took a lift. Numbers are very limited and demand is increasing as each blade of grass lengthens and cropping farmers join the fray. Obviously lambs offer the smallest outlay in terms of acquiring mouths but as far as $/kg prices go buyers are paying the same for lambs as they are for calves, with prices this week creeping up and over $4/kg live weight for long-term lambs at auction. Lamb prices improved from Coalgate through to Balclutha and all places in between and buyers were hard pressed to pick up even light lambs for less than $75. The North Island looks set to pick up the trend too and certainly prices over the past week’s sales have shown good improvement. suz.bremner@nzx.com

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YNDICATE investor MyFarm has just bought another big SunGold kiwifruit orchard near Te Puke, paying just over $1 million a canopy hectare for the 14-hectares, but well-established individual growers appear to dominate the sector still. There’s more demand for really good quality orchards, producing both Hayward Green and the new SunGold fruit, than there is supply of available properties, PGG Wrightson Real Estate agent Stan Robb said. Good quality means having consents in place for sufficient water supply and not all blocks have that. “Every owner might think their orchard is worth $1m but that’s not the case. “The good ones don’t come up that often.” Te Puke-based Robb brokered the sale of the 14.29ha Paengaroa orchard to MyFarm Investments and just a couple of weeks ago booked a sale of a 5.5ha SunGold orchard and house for $6.7m. At $1.1m/ha that set a new benchmark. The buyer was an established grower expanding his operations. “A lot of the activity is the bigger boys expanding and a lot of that is growers buying the neighbouring property. “There’s a lot of consolidation of smaller blocks.” A 14ha block is a big sale. Most are much smaller. Expanding established growers are also the among the sellers, selling a block to finance buying SunGold licences from Zespri for other blocks they own. The licences are in the $250,000/ha to $300,000/ha range to buy. The wider Te Puke area is the major base for kiwifruit and Robb said the market there has been stable for many years, with

Seeka is always looking to expand its local kiwifruit operation though it has been working on avocado developments in Northland and kiwifruit in Australia, chief executive Michael Franks says.

A lot of the activity is the bigger boys expanding and a lot of that is growers buying the neighbouring property. Stan Robb PGG Wrightson about 40 to 50 properties typically changing hands. Growers believe they have management of potential Psa infection under good control. MyFarm now has two large kiwifruit blocks in the area and a couple of small ones, head of investment services Brian Cloughley said. About this time last year it paid $700,000/canopy hectare for the Gold acreage of a combined Green/Gold orchard slightly

larger than the latest purchase. Both were in the early stages of production at purchase-time. Some investors are in both syndicates. This time of year is favourable timing because the buyer gets the season’s fruit as part of the deal and most of the growing costs have been incurred, Cloughley said. MyFarm is keen to do more but it is difficult for a syndicate investor to get access to properties on an unrestricted basis, he said. Most top-end orchards are sold by tender and time-scales can be short. Last year it put a syndicate together in a week and did well to get a tender in at a $1.02m/ha offer price. “The winner was at $1.06m and we were fourth so that was a lot of time and expense for us.” With SunGold growers clearing an orchard gate return (OGR) of between $60,000/ha and $90,000/ ha after costs, they are making

huge money and are in very strong positions to expand. Prices are based on 8.5% net return to an owner-operator. The Paengaroa orchard will be leased to experienced and largescale operator DMS, which will pay a monthly base rental plus a share of profits. That means investors receive monthly rental income plus an annual dividend after harvest, Cloughley said. Investors are wary of something similar to Psa occurring and it is potentially a long way down given the current values. “We are all going in with our eyes open and, at present, yields justify those values.” Robb said demand for the green Hayward crop orchards is just as strong. These are typically $400,000/ ha to $500,000/ha and the OGR is similar to the sums on SunGold. A $500,000/ha property would need to be in a very good situation, would mostly be bought

by a neighbour and probably there wouldn’t be a house included. Established growers are very strongly placed as buyers and banks are keen to lend. Robb, who sold $100m-worth of kiwifruit properties in the 2016-17 season and $62m worth so far this season, believes the price outlook is very good for at least the next five years. Large-scale Bay of Plenty orchardist and post-harvest group Seeka is always looking to increase its leased orchard space but is going through a quiet phase as it focuses on its avocado developments in Northland and kiwifruit expansion in Australia, chief executive Michael Franks said. With the prices being paid for orchards, investors should make sure they are mindful of the risks. At a post-harvest level, changes in orchard ownership do not make a big difference, he said. “On those properties, you’ve still got the same crop to get off.”

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Limestone Valley done up UP TO 1400 cattle are run on Limestone Valley near Timaru after major enhancements in the past four years on fertility, water systems, subdivision and production. The 589ha property has been developed as large-scale dairy support unit based around feeding dairy heifers and young stock as well as wintering cows. When feed allows trading cattle have been added into the mix as well. Richard Scott from PGG Wrightson Real Estate says the

property has been well set up for wintering a large number of cattle. Thirteen tanks store 425,000 litres of water to reticulate to mostly 1500-litre troughs around paddocks that now have quality pasture on soils with good fertility. “Since it’s been in the vendor’s care it’s had a great fertiliser history and everything is humming. “They’ve done a huge amount of regrassing, especially over the last two years and it currently has 46ha of kale, 16ha of fodder beet,

63ha of young grass and 10ha of lucerne. “It’s set up for the dairy industry but it’s also well suited for traditional sheep and beef farming,” Scott said. Limestone Valley lies 28km from Timaru, spreading over a range of contour that includes 60% tractor country for cropping and 40% steeper ground. The latter is subdivided into 11 hill blocks in mixed-age pasture while the easier country is subdivided into 57 main paddocks.

Two main tracks connect with a good internal track network as well as motorbike tracks over the entire property, enabling good access between paddocks and the array of farm buildings and facilities. The main hub for the farm includes facilities for calf rearing, implements, hay, a workshop, a woolshed and a silo. At the other end of the farm sits another woolshed, hayshed and utility shed. The homestead features three bedrooms and two large lounges

while a tidy, four-bedroom cottage provides further accommodation. Scott says the property, which has a 2017 rateable valuation of $4.76 million, offers scale, scope and potential for a diverse range of farming options. The deadline sale closes on March 28 and possession date is August 1 or by negotiation.

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Limestone Valley carries up to 1400 cattle after major enhancements. The farm has a three-bedroom homestead and a four-bedroom cottage.

The farm is set up as a dairy support unit but offers scope for a diverse range of options.

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We bring to the market an opportunity to purchase 41.0931 hectares (3 titles) of prime land, approximately 1.5km from Greytown on SH2 South. The property features a 5+ bedroom spacious family home. The farm is well subdivided with its own water scheme. (The house is on tank water). There is a private airstrip including a Hangar also. 2 stand woolshed, cattle and sheep yards plus 1 implement shed. This property is set well back from the road, is private with exceptional views over the farm and towards the Tararua Ranges. The lucky purchaser of this property will enjoy the living experience while having an exceptional investment opportunity. Supporting the Child Cancer Foundation for over 20 years.

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The Fleckvieh herd is a hardy breed developed for both dairy and beef production.

Self-sufficient going concern A SELF-CONTAINED 226ha Dargaville dairy farm has potential to increase production and as a deceased estate it is available as a going concern for a new owner to stamp their mark. The farm sits in an increasingly popular location just 8km west of the town where it has been milking between 180 and 240 cows during the past six years on the 150ha milking platform that includes 120ha of fertile flats. For that period it has averaged 52,614kg milksolids (MS) and reached a best production of 70,733kg MS. A herd of Fleckvieh cows has been the focus of the farm operation rather than chasing milk production. The hardy breed is a high-yielding, dualpurpose cow developed

for both dairy and beef production. Studies have shown it has a more efficient feed conversion rate compared with other dairy cattle and is more disease resistant. The herd is also available for sale at valuation, enabling a buyer to carry on the farm operation. As a deceased estate, the remaining trustees of the vendor’s trust want to give buyers the option to buy as a complete going concern or land and buildings. To date the farm has operated as self-sufficient unit, growing maize, silage, balage, hay and sorghum as a summer crop with the help of K-Line irrigation on the northern end of the flats. On that side of the farm 99 paddocks are accessed from a good race system while 22 paddocks on the

eastern side of the farm are used for beef cattle and dairy support. At the centre of the farm is the 22-aside herringbone dairy which is accessed via a 70m long concrete feedpad with troughs and a capacity for 200 cows. Effluent is captured in a three-pond system that gravitates to 20 pods and irrigates it onto 60ha of pasture on the flats. A renovated and well-presented threebedroom home provides accommodation along with a three-bedroom worker’s cottage. The farm will be auctioned on April 27.

The farm can be viewed at www.bayleys.co.nz/1020188 and for further information contact Catherine Stewart on 027 356 5031.

The farm produces 52,600kg MS from up to 240 cows on a 150ha milking platform.

The farm has a 22-aside herringbone with a 70m long concrete feedpad with troughs and capacity for 200 cows.

This farm has 121 paddocks and is self sufficent, growing maize, silage, balage and sorghum.

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MUST BE SOLD, COMMITTED ELSEWHERE 848 State Highway 1, Bulls Ignore previous price guidance, our owners need to sell this season. Located 7km north of Bulls, the 121ha dairy platform includes a 30ASHB, herd home plus a modern effluent system along with a modern 3 bedroom home plus a cottage on a separate title. Previously a high input system this has been dialed back with one of the owners now overseas. The main residence, not previously for sale, is now offered as an option on an adjoining 8ha title. This superior residence enjoys spectacular views and is finished to a high standard. Seriously for sale by realistic vendors who understand the market.

121 ha + home on 8ha Deadline Private Treaty nzr.nz/RX1285278 Deadline Treaty (if not sold prior) Closes 3pm, Wed 4 Apr 2018, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Rd, Feilding Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | 06 323 4434 peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

WELL LOCATED IRRIGATED SILTS 320 Riverside Rd, Martinborough, Wairarapa An aesthetically pleasing property with fertile alluvial soils currently used as a dairy support block and before that as an intensive cropping and livestock finishing block. Crops grown have been; peas, barley, sorghum, green feed oats, kale and brassicaÂ´s. An 8.5ha lease gives a total area of 84ha. Around 40ha of Greytown Silt Loam soil is protected from flooding and 60ha is irrigated via 40l/s bore. There is a hayshed, combination sheep & cattle yards with load out and a concrete silage bunker. This is a quality, well located and versatile property with great infrastructure that isnÂ´t overcapitalized.

"CHESTER" - AN OUTSTANDING 637 HA FINISHING, CROPPING AND BREEDING PROPERTY 388 Rangatira Road & 3446 State Highway 1, Hunterville, Rangitikei Rising up from the edge of Hunterville on State Highway 1, Chester is one of the regions premier properties due to its virtual perfect balance of moderate breeding hills, encircling one of the largest contiguous areas of flat to easy Kiwitea silt loam soils in the region. These prodigious, versatile soils are friable and free draining and have few peers for livestock finishing and are equally well suited to the wide range of crops that have been grown here including lucerne, maize, cereals and potatoes. Young pastures through-out include the hills which have been heli-cropped and re-grassed in recent years, all exhibiting strong fertility test results. Excellent all weather access is enhanced with a central lane running through the flats connecting the two woolsheds, both with covered yards, with around 100 hectares deer fenced. Trough water is gravity reticulated to virtually the whole property from the district water scheme. The solid and very tidy homestead enjoys an elevated outlook from the center of the farm, with a cottage situated near the road. The bus to the popular local primary school passes the gate with a high school bus from Hunterville. The quality and scale of property that comes up rarely in any location, the sale of Chester represents a unique opportunity to purchase an outstanding property.

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The country at Raumati and Staghill Stations holds on well in drying winds.

Two stations or one? A LARGE-SCALE sheep and beef breeding and finishing station east of Waipukurau in Hawke’s Bay combines well-balanced contour with the proximity to a renowned fishing and diving beach. Raumati and Staghill stations form a combined 1516ha, 1464ha effective, property with the latter added to a farm operation that has been owned by the same family for more than 100 years. One of the two appealing homes on the station has commanding sea views to Shoal Bay, Aramoana, where the Te Angiangi Marine Reserve stretches for 1.3km to Blackhead Beach and benefits the surrounding reefs while sandy bays create summer swimming destinations. Last year the station carried 8910 sheep and 839 cattle ranging from R1s through to mixed-age cows. It equates to a ratio of about 65% sheep based on a Perendale-

The properties feature two woolsheds.

Romney flock with high-fertility Coopworth added recently and 35% cattle using Angus and Hereford genetics. Typically, between 2500 and 3000 trade lambs are bought in each year and Friesian bulls are also purchased at 400kg liveweight. Stock thrive on strong country that is aesthetically appealing because of the native coastal tree species and patches of kanuka. Raumati has easy to medium hill country with good shelter from the south for lambing and calving. Staghill complements Raumati with more of a southeasterly aspect and large portions of very easy contour. The country holds on well during periods of drying winds and the top ridge is well suited for wintering cattle. The addition of Staghill also provides a reliable spring water

source from limestone rock, which could be used to reticulate large areas of the stations. Tony Rasmussen from Bayleys says it’s rare to have stations of this scale where most areas are grazeable, with the combined balance of aspect, contour and plantings creating excellent shelter as well as a natural habitat for the occasional deer on the property. Raumati is subdivided into 56 paddocks and Staghill 25 paddocks with extensive lanes on each. Rasmussen says further subdivision of two paddocks would link the two lanes. Those lanes create ease of management and co-ordinate with satellite yards, the two woolsheds and the central combination of sheep and cattle yards on Raumati. On Raumati, the homestead has four bedrooms and a cottage

Angus and Hereford genetics are used.

provides further accommodation while Staghill has a threebedroom homestead and cottage. Raumati, 1116ha, and Staghill, 400ha, can be bought separately with each subject to the other selling or bought together via the tender process.

Tenders for Raumati and Staghill close on April 18.

To view the properties visit www.bayleys.co.nz/2800907 and for further information contact Tony Rasmussen on 027 429 2253 or Andy Hunter on 027 449 5827.

Most areas on the two stations are grazeable with excellent shelter.

LOW COSTS EQUAL HIGH PROFITS These two Ruawia Dairy farms are glowing examples of resilient, low cost, high profit agri-bussinesses that have continued to provide strong stable incomes for the owners and Sharemilkers, even through the most recent down turn. This provides a sound base for anyone looking to grow from a first farm buyer through to an investor. Both long term lower order Sharemilkers would consider staying on. Situated on the Ruawai Flats and adjacent to each other, both farms production figures are more in-line with what would be expected from the Waikato, at around half the capital investment.

HUZZA FARMS LTD

Standout physical features of the properties apart from flat terrain, natural high fertility and ample water, have to be that each farm has three Herd Homes. Demonstrating an enviable return on capital is only part of the modern farming equation. Environmental sensitivity and animal welfare are increasingly shaping the agricultural industry. The integrated use of the Herd Homes in this simple, low cost, high production system has helped address immediate compliance issues and has gone a long way towards future proofing these properties. The businesses can be purchased as a going concern as our retiring clients are scaling down. These farms stand out from the rest for all the right reasons and deserve your serious consideration.

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SCALE WITH SCOPE Akona Farms Limited is 290.99 hectares of predominantly rolling hill in two titles, one of 142.64ha and the second 148.15ha which can be purchased together or individually. It is well subdivided for easy management, however the jewel in the crown has to be the 60 metre HerdHome® shelter. A rare luxury not often seen on dry stock properties. Other improvements include cattle yards with covered stock handling facilities. Excellent all weather tracks constructed from material sourced from the properties own lime rock quarry. Reticulated water system feed by a generous sized dam, supplying low cost water year round. All the usual support buildings plus a three bedroom home. Stocking rate on average consists of 600 Dairy replacements along with up to 150 adult cattle. Apart from grazing stock, extra income is derived from growing and selling maize off approximately 25 of the 50 flat hectares suitable for cropping, an additional 20 hectares is suitable for mowing. Typically there is an excess of 100 bales of silage that are also sold off farm. Inspection is recommended. This extremely well set up property is unique, and could be purchased as a going concern with the manager in place.

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Developed to a high level A 302ha North Otago property has been developed to a high standard for large numbers of cattle and will suit dairy farmers who want to control stock movement and protect the health of their herd. The farm, 30km from Oamaru at Five Forks, 30km from Oamaru, has been set up for dairy and beef grazing, following fodder crops with new pasture so 50% of the land has been regrassed in the past four years with highperforming ryegrass typical of dairy pastures. About three-quarters of the farm spreads over easy to moderately rolling contour, merging into medium hill and a small amount of steeper sidlings. Some 235ha is cultivatable and 120ha is under K-Line irrigation with another 40ha proposed for more irrigation. The property owns 120 North Otago Irrigation Company shares, which represents a water allocation entitlement of 40l/ second. Its stock water scheme has been completely upgraded with the installation of 1500-litre troughs in all 60 paddocks, which have a high standard of fencing and are linked with very good all-weather access to allow stock to be moved

with ease throughout the year. Extensive cattle yard facilities have been developed with a Te Pari crush and are part the range of infrastructure that incorporates a three-bay implement shed, tidy two-bay vehicle and storage shed, a well-maintained woolshed with sheep yards, a 30t grain silo and 10 30,000l water tanks. Richard O’Sullivan from Colliers International says the property is surrounded by mostly sheep farms with the Kakanui Gorge on one side to provide a protective environment for cattle when farmers are worried about the threat of Mycoplasma bovis. “It means they can secure their winter grazing for all their stock and have full control,” he says. “The property has been developed to a very high standard for easy management and the previous owner has put a lot of resources into fertilising the property so it’s got a large bank of fertility.” The property has a deadline sale of March 29.

Infrastructure includes extensive cattle facilities.

This farm has water company shares with K-Line irrigation, troughs in all paddocks and storage for 300,000 litres.

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The farm is highly productive with good summer rain. All the waterways were fenced nearly a decade ago.

Big farm, heritage gardens, cafe TRELINNOE Station and its iconic gardens are testament to multiple generations of dedication from the Wills family of Hawke’s Bay who have created a resilient farming operation alongside an internationally-recognised garden covering 13ha. The station is a unique 1134ha property located in the highly regarded farming region northwest of Napier. At its heart is Trelinnoe Park, which is the legacy of the late John and Fiona Wills whose life-long passion for gardening resulted in one of the finest botanical collections in the country. It attracts thousands of visitors through its gate every year. Beyond the park stretches the station, run by former Federated

Farmers president Bruce Wills and his brother Scott, who have worked with the picturesque landscape to establish a property that has won multiple environmental awards and today is a highly-successful breeding and finishing sheep and beef operation. It hasn’t been an easy decision for the family to sell such an iconic property, which has been created from decades of sheer hard work. However, Bruce, who is spending more of his time off the farm these days with a range of governance roles, says the park needs someone with his parents’ passion and enthusiasm for the garden to take over its care and to explore other potential uses for this stunning property, which

Trelinnoe’s park covers 13ha with a garden of national significance.

could include an exclusive retreat, function centre, tourism or to simply enjoy. Trelinnoe Park has landscaped woodland paths, wide sweeps of lawns, clipped hedges, hillsides of flowering trees and spectacular vistas to the station’s dramatic landscape. The near frost-free environment and ample rainfall enables the park to grow tropical plants through to high-altitude species, which has resulted in an extensive botanical collection. The park is recognised by the New Zealand Garden Trust as a garden of national significance. “The family has a real loyalty to my mother’s and father’s legacy as they worked tirelessly for almost 60 years to create

this property,” Bruce says. “The garden is very much part of the farm and both the garden and farm deserve the opportunity with a new owner to take it to the next stage.” The cafe operated for more than 25 years and, with the garden, has had some 140,000 people through its doors, with people from all over the world enjoying its beauty. On the farm Bruce and Scott have focused on creating an environmentally sensitive farming operation with all the waterways fenced nearly a decade ago and 300ha of bush, including 161ha that is protected with covenants. A further 15,000 trees are planted across the 90 paddocks for both shelter and erosion control and the result is a highly

resilient farming business. The farm has strong fundamentals with its good summer rainfall and strong fertiliser history enabling it to be highly productive. “Trelinnoe is a large-scale, well-developed farming business in the greenbelt of Hawke’s Bay with a unique landscaped park at its centre, which includes a large homestead, a spacious 60-seat cafe and a world-class botanical collection.” Trelinnoe Station is for sale by tender, closing May 3.

To view the property visit www. colliers.co.nz/59757 and for further information contact Hadley Brown on 027 442 3539 or Mike Heard on 027 641 9007.

John and Fiona Wills had a passion for gardening and spent 60 years developing their award-winning property.

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Trelinnoe is a 1134ha farm with and environmentally sensitve and highly resilient sheep and beef breeding and finishing operation.

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As well as its famous gardens Trelinnoe has another 300ha of bush with 161ha protected by covenants. Another 15,000 trees are planted in its 90 paddocks.

The gardens at Trelinnoe feature woodland paths, wide sweeps of lawns, clipped hedges, hillsides of flowing trees and spectacular vistas.

FURTHER PRICE REDUCTION

111ha River Silts

Grey Valley 320 Cows

5-year average 66,002kgs milksolids 20-aside cow shed, 2 x 4 bay sheds 1 x 3-bedroom house and 2 x 2 bedroom cottages 61ha run-off available to purchase

Real opportunity for keen energetic purchaser. Hard to ﬁnd at this price with this potential. Available Going Concern $1.620M L & B + GST (if any) Web Ref GDR3269503

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179ha Ahaura Plains Two storey 4-bedroom permanent material home 32 aside cow shed, Reid Plant, approximately 350 yard Good complement farm buildings 106,000 Westland Milk Products shares included

“I don’t think you will ﬁnd one better at this value in Westland’s desirable and productive Grey Valley”. $2.950M L & B + GST (if any) Web Ref GDR3110986

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SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE SRM Realty Ltd, Licensed under the REAA 2008, 21 Macandrew Road, Dunedin 9054 p 03 466 3105 f 03 456 3105 e otago@southernwide.co.nz NEW LISTING

532 IDA VALLEY BACK ROAD, IDA VALLEY

CRESSLEA – PRIME BREEDING FINISHING UNIT

843.8227 HA

512 JONES ROAD, POOLBURN

NEW LISTING

‘THE MAZES’ POOLBURN

501.2050 HA

THIS PROPERTY IS TO BE SOLD AND ALL REASONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED

Southern Wide Real Estate is privileged to offer for sale by Deadline Treaty this very attractive 843.8227 hectare breeding and finishing unit located in the Ida Valley, Central Otago.

• Irrigation (approximate areas): Pivot 86ha, 2x Plucks Irrigators 40Ha

With quality improvements, along with irrigation allowing reliable growth and a good water scheme, makes this an opportunity to purchase a quality asset.

• Structural Improvements – 1 homestead, covered cattle yards, woolshed, and covered yards, numerous other sheds and being well subdivided with approximately 90ha deer fenced

Our current vendors offer this property in a very sound condition and believe that while the property is producing to a high standard, there is an opportunity to increase production further.

• The property has been extensively developed with irrigation, fencing, pasture renewal and fertiliser and combined with good infra structure provides an opportunity for intending purchasers.

This productive property offers so much with its quality land of good flats and strong breeding hill that has reliability through irrigation and water storage, along with quality of farm improvements.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY CLOSING THURSDAY 5TH APRIL 2018 AT 12.00PM SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE, 84 CENTENNIAL AVENUE, ALEXANDRA

• Ida Valley Irrigation Shares Held - 90 and 55.5 l/sec Consent Turley Creek

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY CLOSING THURSDAY 5TH APRIL 2018 AT 12.00PM SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE, 84 CENTENNIAL AVENUE, ALEXANDRA

NEW LISTING

BLUE CHIP LOCATION

STEVE BATTRICK 027 210 6464

WES FLANNERY 027 210 6536

609 OUTRAM-MOSGIEL ROAD, OUTRAM

220.261 HA SUBJECT TO SURVEY

EDWIN LEWIS 027 596 3912

NEW LISTING

RARELY COMES AVAILABLE

VIEW BY APPOINTMENT

Southern Wide is privileged to offer this well located Taieri Property. Existing dairy farm or runoff or grazing unit or feed harvesting, the choice is yours.

• 609 Outram-Mosgiel highway

Can be purchased as one complete unit or as follows a) Main house block with farm sheds and 51.5Ha of quality land b) Dairy farm with 30 aside herringbone dairy shed and 86.3Ha of quality land c) Excellent bare land unit consisting of 62Ha d) High producing bare land block consisting of 20.4610ha Excellent location being so close to Outram & Mosgiel. Flat Contour makes property suitable for many types of agriculture. Property is being sold along with the neighbouring 256Ha run off across the Outram-Mosgiel highway. To View; please contact sole agents Ray Kean and John Faulks.

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WES FLANNERY 027 210 6536

609 OUTRAM-MOSGIEL ROAD, OUTRAM

256 HA SUBJECT TO SURVEY

• Can be purchased as standalone unit or in conjunction with neighbouring dairy farm • Contour being flat to rolling with some steeper faces • Excellent mixed aged pasture, lucerne, fodderbeat, swedes and native bush • Subdivided into 18 paddocks with permanent electric fencing, private water scheme in place • Central roadway through property providing great access • Approx. 100Ha cultivated paddocks, 32ha forestry balance native bush and scrub • Stunning building sites should you wish to build

Top property due to the soils, location and balance.

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JOHN FAULKS 027 452 5800

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FARMERS WEEKLY – March 19, 2018

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This farm, in 10 titles, is near the Waikato Expressway.

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This 81ha dairy unit has a three-year average production of 61,535kg MS.

Dairy with development potential AFTER three generations with strong ties to the land a Waikato family is selling its 81ha dairy farm near Ohinewai with its 10 titles on flat contour providing development potential. Location is key to the property that sits near the Ohinewai interchange on the Waikato Expressway where it can take advantage of the expanding access corridor between Hamilton and Auckland. Vistas of the Waikato River and

easy access via a no-exit road add to its development appeal. With future development potential in mind, dairy farming has been the backbone of the farm milking 200 cows through a 16-aside herringbone dairy for a three-year production average of 61,535kg milksolids. That was achieved with 4ha of lucerne and 50 bales of grass silage grown on the farm plus 50t of palm kernel bought in. An underpass connects a block

of land near the Waikato River and another block the other side of the no-exit road, with a race system linking all the paddocks. Flat contour with sandy loam soils that are free-draining and fertile lends itself to a vast range of options and Scott Macdonald from Bayleys says horticultural cropping, equestrian or lifestyle development are likely possibilities for its future. “It’s got alternative uses with its 10 titles and location close

to the off ramp. Once the Waikato Expressway is completed the access between Hamilton and Auckland will be that much easier and this property will be well placed for it.” Among the four modest homes on the property is a character weatherboard home built in the early 1900s which has had areas renovated and opens to a sunny deck. Two of the homes are being rented by tenants.

A good array of implement sheds includes a 10-bay O’Neil half-round barn and quality three-bay garaging, with further infrastructure complementing the property. The property will be auctioned on April 12.

To view the property visit www. bayleys.co.nz/814015 and for further information contact Scott Macdonald on 027 753 3854.

Entrant and retiree options NOT often do you get the chance to buy clean sheep and beef breeding country at the affordable levels of Wairoa hill country. The vendors of this property are downsizing and Tony Rasmussen of Bayleys says that creates a number of opportunities. Firstly, for first-farm buyers who can buy 297ha of medium and steeper hills used as a breeding block with generally very good rainfall. And secondly, the 58ha house block, that could suit retiring farmers, is the picturesque finishing portion of the property and has a sheltered home with a sunny deck and swimming pool in well laid-out grounds. A great aspect for both blocks is their proximity to Wairoa just 22km away, which Rasmussen describes as a great, young community. While one of New Zealand’s best-kept secrets, Lake Waikaremoana, is only an hour’s drive. For the outdoor enthusiasts the area has plenty of hunting and fishing opportunities. The 297ha breeding block has a three-stand woolshed, a central set of satellite yards, plus cattle yards. Its 15 paddocks range over a balance of aspects with the

main body of the property facing northwest and good shelter on its southern slopes. A very reliable creek runs through the property and manmade dams make up the balance for stock water. Meanwhile, the 58ha block with its 10 paddocks has a northeasterly aspect and is well sheltered from the south. Both blocks have had extensive plantings of poplar and willow, which add to the natural totara trees gracing the land. Farming policies have been based around breeding ewes, finishing and store sales of lambs, with extra lambs traded during the autumn and winter. That amounted to 860 lambs bought in last year. Store cattle are also bought, with some traded and some finished. Last winter the property carried 1860 sheep including hoggets and 290 cattle ranging from R1s to grazing cows. The two blocks of land can be bought together or separately, with tenders closing April 11.

To view the properties visit www. bayleys.co.nz/2851110 and for further information contact Tony Rasmussen on 027 429 2253 or Simon Bousfield on 027 665 8778.

The breeding block has a threestand woolshed, a central set of satellite yards, plus cattle yards.

The 58ha house block might suit a retiring farmers.

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Hunterville sheep and beef

The farm buys 1100 calves to winter on fodder beet.

AUCTION WEB ID MTR60915 AUCTION HUNTERVILLE View By Appointment 582 Ongo Road Located only 6km from town this well-appointed sheep AUCTION 11.00am, Fri 20th Apr, 2018, Hunterville Rugby Club Rooms, Paraekaretu Street, Hunterville and beef breeding farm offers 148 ha of rolling to medium contoured hills, with a small area of flat country by the road. The property offers improvements that would complement a property significantly larger and include a 4 stand woolshed, sheep yards, cattle-yards and a 3 bay implement shed with an 5 enclosed workshop attached at one end. Richard White Mobile 027 442 6171 Office 06 327 0070 richardw@pb.co.nz

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The farm finishes cattle for two studs.

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82 ha Irrigated Dairy Farm

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CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY 705 Burnside Road This recently converted irrigated dairy farm provides an excellent opportunity for many. Whether you are looking to expand or starting out, this property will suit you. Irrigated Takapau plains flats provide versatility for any farm enterprise. Currently running a successful winter milk dairy operation. Features include • Winter milk contract

• 260 cows, 84,000kg/MS • Good irrigation consents • All flat in contour • Excellent farm infrastructure (converted 2012/13) • 36 a-side herringbone cowshed with feedpad • Two homes A well-located and versatile property. Make the move now.

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VIEW By Appointment DEADLINE SALE closes Thursday 3rd May, 2018 at 4.00pm

DEADLINE SALE Bevan Pickett

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Adjunct or standalone unit A TOP-QUALITY, fully-irrigated 296ha finishing property near Christchurch finishes stock for two of the country’s top cattle studs as well as growing a range of cereal crops. Located close to Lincoln and an easy commute to Christchurch, the bareland property produces top lines of finished cattle. In addition, it has grown cereal crops such as oats, barley, peas and sorghum plus brassica crops for lamb finishing.

Ben Turner from Bayleys says part of the farm operation includes buying in 1100 calves through autumn to winter on fodder beet, with incredible results achieved for carcase growth and yield. The entirely flat property has been set up for ease of management, with a high standard of fencing for most of the 27 paddocks using post and wire with electrics. A good fertiliser history underpins the

This bare land near Christchurch has plenty of water and enough grunt to run as a standalone unit.

property and sets a great platform for the future. About 280ha is irrigated using a centre pivot over 105ha and two Briggs 250 Rotorainers over the balance. The property has consent to take and use groundwater at a total of 120 litres a second from two bores. Stock water is supplied from two wells to troughs and most paddocks have two troughs. A pump fills a 30,000 litre tank and then a

smaller pump takes it out to the troughs. “Good access and location make it the perfect adjunct to an existing farming operation or it has the grunt to be a standalone unit,” Turner says. The deadline sale closes March 29.

To view the property visit www.bayleys. co.nz/556650 and for further information contact Ben Turner on 027 530 1400 or Evan Marshall on 027 221 0910.

This farm has grown oats, barley, peas, sorghum and brassicas.

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Rare Opportunity - 492 Fern Flats Road 3.3375ha kiwifruit orchard situated in the fertile Rangitikei district. Last season produced in excess of 20,000 trays on approximately 2.00ha. Majority of the labour completed with regards to this year's harvest. Three-bay implement shed with one-bay lockable plus a very pleasant house which has three bedrooms. Ideal as a starting orchard or secondary income. Farm chattels also included in sale. OPEN DAY 25 March. pggwre.co.nz/WAN27738

Marton TENDER Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4pm, Wed 11 Apr

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Island Cliff | 447 Conlans Road

Deadline Sale Closing 4pm, 26 April 2018 (unless sold prior)

288 Hectares Dairy Unit With Upside. • 288 hectares freehold • 4 pivots, plus K-line on NOIC water • 175 hectares irrigated, with potential to irrigate 200 hectares • 50 bail rotary • Three homes This property is into the third year of a five year development programme, with environmental protection and enhancement being a major consideration in the planning process. Here is your opportunity to make the upside yours. | Property ID WA1594

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115 Ruaroa Road, Kaitaia

By appointment

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Far north lifestyle opportunity

• 4ha of fertile land, fenced paddocks • land and sheds ideal for calf-raising

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On site 6 April 1pm (unless sold prior) Viewing Sat 24 March at 12 noon. Contact Alan Broadbent 027 441 8149

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Close to civilisation AT 586ha, Wairama Downs has good scale for its sheep and beef unit and combined with its two titles of 450ha and 135ha it has options for an astute investor. Located less than half an hour from Pukekohe and within an hour’s drive of both Auckland and Hamilton, the farm sits in a traditional farming region that is also popular as a convenient lifestyle area and is developing fast. Peter Kelly from Bayleys says the property has a superb balance of easy-to-rolling contour in largely open country with 30ha of established native bush coupled with a natural freshwater stream and stunning rock escarpment providiing a picturesque setting for lifestyle appeal.

“It’s got beautiful rocky escarpments and even wildlife — the other day there were five deer on the track from the local bush.” As a sheep and beef unit Wairama Downs runs 2500 Coopworth ewes and replacements, 200 Angus cows and calves, plus 175 Angus heifers. The owner has made extensive improvements in the fertiliser programmes and fencing as well as creating a well-tracked property to provide easy access. A good range of improvements includes a four-stand woolshed with a night pen for 800 ewes, three sets of satellite sheep yards, two sets of cattle yards and a sixbay implement shed. Nestled in tranquil, established

A four-bedroom homestead has wrap-around decks.

gardens and landscaped grounds overlooking the surrounding countryside is the four-bedroom homestead with wrap-around decking and sheltered al fresco area for outdoor entertaining. A second home with three bedrooms sits in a quiet setting. “It’s a property for a farmer wanting a reasonable-sized breeding block or an investor because those two titles give it options.” Tenders for Wairama Downs close on April 4.

To view Wairama Downs visit www. bayleys.co.nz/813987 and for further information contact Peter Kelly on 027 432 4278.

Wairama Downs has a stunning rock escarpment adding to lifestyle appeal.

Wairama Downs’ 586ha carry 2500 sheep, 200 cows and calves and 175 heifers.

The farm is well tracked with easy access.

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A Property To Be Proud Of! 821 Waitetuna Valley Road • 255 hectares - handy to Hamilton and Raglan • Impressive Australian bungalow - refurbished • Farmed as an intensive heifer grazing block. Some sheep and beef • Covered sheep yards, covered cattle yards • 80 paddocks - reticulated water • Brown rock quarry. 12ha of Pines

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Waitetuna AUCTION (Unless Sold Prior), 11am, Wed 28 Mar, PGGWRE, 87 Duke St, Cambridge VIEW 11-12pm, Mon 19 & 26 Mar

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John Sisley M 027 475 9808

High Quality Honey Producer This high quality honey producer based in the Central Waikato is showing impressive returns. The primary focus is on local honey production and manuka harvesting from sites in Northland, East Cape, Central and the West Coast of the North Island. Our Vendors have very strong relationships with the owners of the sites they use and have maintained access despite intense competition. Their work practices are bee and environmentally friendly, believing that this is positively reflected in the quality of their product. For more detailed information please contact Scott or Martin.

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Whakatane Surrounds

Modern Dairy Farm

Parawera TENDER (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 12.00pm, Thursday, 12 April

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Martin Lee B 07 823 0632 M 027 497 0830

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Irrigated, Shade and Shelter 133 Lambert Road • 140ha freehold with 80ha transferable leases • Sound 24 ASHB dairy, milking 450 cows at peak with split calving • Best production 209,000kgMS 2014/2015, supplying Open Country Dairy • Pod irrigation over 80ha, plus 20ha on lease land, from deep well bore on farm • Four homes, two hay barns, implement shed/workshop and silage bunker • Our retiring vendors are motivated sellers pggwre.co.nz/WHK27709

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Mark Clyne B 03 341 4301 M 027 531 2964

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