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EW ZEALAND is hitting the United Kingdom where it hurts most to counter its continued low-ball agricultural market access offers in trade negotiations, which resumed again last week.

NZ trade negotiators are understood to have refused to submit an offer on services and investment ahead of the start of the fifth round of talks.

Rules on investment screening and how British financial services firms can operate in the NZ market are rated as a top negotiating priority for the UK. A source close to the NZ negotiating team said NZ would not back down until it had received an acceptable offer on its corresponding number one priority of improved access to the British market for agricultural exports.

“We will not lift a finger to liberalise anything that is difficult for us if the Brits have not done the same on agriculture,” the source said.

The hardball tactics emerged as Trade Minister Damien O’Connor prepared to leave for London and Brussels to advance trade talks with the UK and the European Union over the weekend.

Before he left O’Connor said he

was unsure of the exact status of the offer from his negotiators on services and investment, but he was certain NZ would not roll over to British demands if it could not achieve its own objectives.

“We understand that this is a traditional area of interest for the UK and we have to respect that, but it is a negotiation,” O’Connor said.

While the UK had not publicly declared its objectives, experts said it was likely to include raising the threshold above which British purchases of NZ businesses would be subject to approval from the Overseas Investment Office.

Furthermore, it would want commitments that British firms operating here not be subject to stricter regulations than NZ competitors, while recognition of British professional qualifications would also be sure to be high on its list of demands.

The UK is a financial services powerhouse, populated with globally-dominant banks, insurance companies and fund managers.

However, Brexit has hit the sector hard, as it is still yet to secure a comprehensive trade deal with the EU covering financial services exports after formally leaving the customs union on January 1 this year.

It was recently calculated to have cost the UK financial services sector £113 billion in lost export income as firms decamped to

TO THE RESCUE: Chris Allen and brother Tony. Chris was overwhelmed with support after his farm was devastated by the recent Canterbury floods. Even his Pukekohe-based brother Tony came to assist.

Massive cleanup job required CHRIS Allen and his brother Tony ponder the mammoth job ahead to restore the irrigation pond and surrounding farmland ravaged by floodwaters when the Ashburton River broke its banks and swamped his farm, leaving a devastating trail of destruction.

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A source close to NZ’s negotiators said they were betting the UK would be desperate enough for a financial services deal that it would eventually give in on better market access for NZ’s agricultural exporters.

“They will want to say that we have opened up these opportunities for you in Australia and NZ,” the source said.

Perhaps more importantly, a deal with NZ also paves the way for improved access for UK financial

With the help of family, friends, neighbours and community volunteers, Allen finally got the water off the farm and back into the river, 10 days on from the height of the flood event.

The help has been sobering.

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services firms in Asia through the Comprehensive and Progressive TransPacific Partnership (CPTPP), which the UK applied to join earlier this month.

However,NZ may only have a limited window to flush out a better deal from the Brits.

British media have reported the UK could agree to scrap tariffs on Australian agricultural imports as early as this weekend’s G7 meeting in the UK. Nevertheless, if the UK and Australia are able to agree some sort of deal, it does raise the prospect of at least a short-term tariff advantage for Australian

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exporters in the British market should NZ’s negotiations with the UK drag on.

One senior dairy company executive, who did not wish to be named, said the industry had urged the Government to remain staunch.

“We would rather them hold out and negotiate for the highestquality deal they can possibly get,” they said. But if the Australians do manage to secure a high-quality deal with the UK, then I am sure the NZ government will be putting maximum pressure on the UK to deliver exactly the same outcomes for NZ and quickly.”

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Border exemptions welcomed Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz THE Government’s approval of border class exemptions to an extra 200 dairy workers and 50 veterinarians into New Zealand has been met with relief by primary sector groups.

The exceptions will allow up to 150 dairy farm workers in management roles, up to 50 dairy assistant workers and up to 50 general practice vets to enter NZ, along with their partners and dependent children.

Federated Farmers immigration spokesperson Chris Lewis says the dairy industry was extremely grateful for the decision. He says it also showed the positive effect the organisation’s letter writing campaign had.

We’re pleased this decision has finally come out as we are losing workers on these visas to Australia.

Mike Chapman HortNZ The industry will work through the details with the Government to see how these 200 spaces can be fairly allocated across the country.

Since the closure of the border, farmers have been crying out for dairy farm staff, with almost 50% of farmers surveyed reporting vacancies on farms.

“I have taken many, many calls from people who are struggling to cope without their farm managers and skilled staff.

It has been a desperate time for many dairy farming families,” Lewis said.

The staffing shortages were a

TIME WILL TELL: Federated Farmers immigration spokesperson Chris Lewis says it is too soon to know when the extra 200 dairy workers allowed into New Zealand will be ready to work on farms.

universal issue, affecting multiple industries across the country.

Lewis also supported the Government’s decision to extend Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) and Working Holiday visas by six months.

Some of these would be held by staff currently employed on farms and it gave them certainty.

These staff still had added pressures of not being able to return home and NZ employers were having to compete with the Canadian dairy industry, who were offering better incentives to

live and work in that country.

Lewis says he knew of at least one farmer who had lost a staff member to the Canadian dairy industry.

The dairy industry had requested for at least 500 more workers to enter the country and a recent survey showed the industry was at least 2000-4000 people short across all levels of jobs.

While the industry was grateful for the exemption, it was still going to need more people.

He could not even speculate when these 200 workers would

have gone through the arrival process and be ready to work on farms, with calving to get under way in July.

“We still need to find more details,” he said.

DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the decision was a step in the right direction.

“This is positive news for farmers who will be encouraged that the Government has heard our concerns and responded,” Mackle said.

“We will be ensuring farmers understand the details of the class exception to be able to make an

informed decision.”

The six-month extension to SSE’s and working holiday visas was also welcomed by Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman.

“We’re pleased this decision has finally come out as we are losing workers on these visas to Australia,” Chapman said.

“The horticulture industry is still struggling to get enough workers, as winter pruning gets underway and we start to look to next season and the spring harvests, especially asparagus and strawberries.”

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Advice ups ag targets challenge Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz THE Climate Change Commission’s recommendations to the Government leave the pressures upon agriculture largely unchanged from its original draft three months ago. If anything, the challenge on agriculture emissions has been sharpened.

This is due in part to new data on the country’s starting point for emissions for the 2019 year being up by a further two million tonnes, while Parliament targets have not changed, nor the Paris Accord targets.

Climate Change Commissioner Dr Rod Carr has acknowledged this puts more pressure on the country in the first 10 years to cut carbon emissions deeper.

For agriculture, the muchtouted figure of 15% lower livestock numbers cited in the draft has been dismissed by the commissioner as a “figment of imagination”.

In the latest report, the commission states the 15% was not a recommendation, but an average across the national herd reflected in one path modelled that could achieve the emissions budgets and targets.

However, the final report does reinforce a drop in livestock numbers as being the low hanging fruit for agriculture to achieve its emission goals.

The commission’s modelling is based on practice changes enabling total dairy cattle

numbers to fall to 13% below 2019 levels by 2030, while production stays about the same.

In the meantime, sheep and beef numbers are also modelled to fall a further 5% beyond the expected 8% decline, accompanying a “small additional drop” in meat production of about 1%.

The commission has revised down its assumptions on productivity gains for sheep and beef production that should accompany the decline in numbers, with a significantly slower rate of productivity improvement now allowed for.

Despite this, the changes are expected to see agriculture’s methane emissions reduced by almost 11% below 2017 levels by 2030.

While a reduction in livestock is the main initial driver for agriculture to achieve its emissions targets, a suite of other approaches are also outlined by the commission in its recommendations.

Breeding for low gas The commission has cited selective breeding for low emissions sheep as a proven option, already in early deployment (Farmers Weekly, April 29). It estimates it will contribute to a 1.5% reduction in methane emissions by 2030, and double that by 2035 for sheep, with cattle not likely to start until 2035.

Inhibitors on hold Despite extensive research under way and overseas proof

DEMANDING: Climate Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr has acknowledged emissions reduction targets will initially put a lot of pressure on the country.

While a reduction in livestock is the main initial driver for agriculture to achieve its emissions targets, a suite of other approaches are also outlined by the commission in its recommendations.

of methane inhibitors’ success, inhibitors and vaccines are not being counted on as a solution by the commission yet.

It acknowledges barriers still to be overcome, including costs and effectiveness in NZ’s pastoral model, and has not included them in reduction capacity before 2035.

The commission intends to review their status if evidence becomes available to the contrary before this time.

Land conversion to low gas options The commission is budgeting on 2000ha of land a year being

converted to horticulture every year from 2025 to 2035, with any ability to increase that subject to water availability, labour and supply chain issues being addressed.

Regenerative a no-go solution Despite hearing considerable interest for regenerative agriculture to play a role in gas reduction, the commission cited a lack of robust evidence base for understanding emissions benefits of regen farming, and a lack of credible certification market for products.

Build on pastoral advisory services The commission has called for more support to farmers to help them develop the skills required to adopt emission reducing practices.

This will require a good evidence base to begin from, to help farmers measure their current emissions and achieve reductions, and a scaling up of training and advisory programmes is regarded as critical to achieve reductions required.

Emissions pricing a key policy Rather than direct regulatory approaches, the commission maintains pricing farm emissions will enable farmers to better

choose how best to achieve emission reductions, reflecting individual farm business profiles.

Farmers who can reduce emissions at a cost lower than the emissions price will do so, while others may pay for their emissions.

The commission has reinforced the He Waka Eke Noa goal to implement a farm-level accounting system to value farm emissions, subject to assessment next for use from January 2025.

If the sector proves incapable of making emission commitments through such a system, farm activities could be included in the ETS, and the commission will be reporting on progress in developing the pricing mechanism early next year.

The commission acknowledged submitters’ concerns that agriculture could be given a “free pass” under its own pricing system. However, it has also acknowledged developing such a price system does take time due to the challenges of reporting individual farm gas emissions.

It urges ministers to follow through on their commitment to decide on the price system by the end of 2022, as legally required.

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Sector weighs final CCC report Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz PRIMARY sector response to the Climate Change Commission’s final recommendations to the Government has been lukewarm, with concerns about some of the demands going to be placed on farmers and growers.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says a 10% reduction in biogenic methane will be a big ask, but the industry is committed to playing its part and reducing emissions alongside the rest of the economy.

“We are pleased the goalposts haven’t shifted from the Zero Carbon Act and farmers now have the certainty they need to make long-term investment decisions,” Mackle said.

“It is now up to the Government to deliver a credible emissions reduction plan for New Zealand – and the investment in tools and support required to achieve it.”

Mackle says DairyNZ agrees with the commission that NZ urgently needs a long-term plan for R&D investment from industry and government “to help us rise to the challenge”.

However, he remains concerned that agriculture will be asked to do the heavy lifting if there is not urgent action to reduce CO2 emissions.

Mackle says the recommended levels of carbon removed by trees is still too high and will lead to swathes of NZ sheep and beef farmland being converted to pine trees.

“It’s critical there are strict limits on the amount of offsetting fossil fuel emitters can do by planting exotic trees,” he said.

Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor says the commission’s advice is encouraging about the need to cut gross CO2 emissions, but the predicted need to plant “far too many” exotic trees on productive farmland is a worry.

“While we still need to

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carefully read 400-odd pages of the final advice, we support the commission telling the Government that NZ must reduce its reliance on forestry offsets, in particular from pinus radiata,” McIvor said.

“However, the recommended levels of carbon removed by trees is still too high and will lead to swathes of NZ sheep and beef farmland being converted to pine trees.

“This will have significant negative impacts for sheep and beef farming and rural communities with knock-on effects for every NZ household.

This will have significant negative impacts for sheep and beef farming and rural communities with knockon effects for every NZ household.

Sam McIvor B+LNZ “B+LNZ welcomes the commission’s strengthened advice on the need to change the NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to manage afforestation, which is something we have been advocating for, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment also recommended in his submission.

“B+LNZ asks the Government for specific policy proposals on this as a matter of urgency,” he said.

HortNZ chief executive Mike Chapman is pleased the commission has increased its estimate of how much land could be converted to horticulture, from 2000ha a year to 3500ha a year.

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He says if horticulture can expand more, it will reduce some of the emission reductions required by other parts of the primary sector, and also reduce reliance on forestry offset, which the commission acknowledges ultimately passes the responsibility for achieving reductions to future generations.

“The report recognises that in order for horticulture to achieve its full potential, investment will be needed to remove barriers such as water availability and access to labour,” Chapman said.

Federated Farmers says the advice needs to be backed up with significant investment in improving access to science and technology on-farm, and the people needed to operate it.

President Andrew Hoggard says Feds are wary of any policy direction that assumes tougher regulation will force behaviour change.

“To expect landowners to make land-use changes based on the weight of regulation they face, rather than market forces, is unreliable and unlikely to deliver lasting improvements,” Hoggard said.

He says farmers and growers are feeling slammed by regulation changes, uncertain international markets and desperate labour force shortages.

“It would have been heartening for us to see the commission acknowledge these pressures and recommend non-regulatory solutions,” he said.

“Now we will wait to see if the Government’s emissions response plan, due by the end of the year, can take us further together without slamming farmers and growers even harder.”

National Party agriculture spokesperson David Bennett says if the Government follows the commission’s advice it will place a lot of pressure on farmers.

Bennett says although the

CAUSE FOR CONCERN : Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says they are wary of any policy direction that assumes tougher regulation will force behaviour change.

advice is only recommendations, the reality is meeting the goals will require a lot of change in a very short period of time.

He says the commission’s own modelling of an expected 13% drop in dairy cow numbers by 2030 is a huge reduction in nine years.

“That’s not going to happen easily and some will go out of farming,” Bennett said.

He says the implications are also significant for sheep and beef farmers, particularly around land use as the demand for land to turn into forestry is likely to continue.

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Foresters wary of CCC advice Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz FOREST owners are concerned about the Climate Change Commission (CCC) hinting growth in exotic forest plantings will detract from New Zealand’s efforts to reduce gross emissions, and the commission’s preference for more native plantings.

In its recommendations to the Government, the commission has maintained NZ should continue with the original recommendation to plant 300,000ha of native trees between now and 2035, along with 380,000ha of new exotics.

However, the commission emphasises a reliance upon exotic forests as carbon sinks beyond this level could divert action away from reducing gross emissions in other sectors.

The report found if carbon prices move over $50 a tonne it would encourage more exotic forestry to be planted, possibly sequestering 8.5 million tonnes of CO2 in 2050, more than required, and overplanting when other options would exist to reduce gross emissions.

The commission has hinted at reducing demand for forestry units, or requiring an additional fee when surrendering forestry units.

It also reiterates that new natives could provide an enduring carbon sink to help offset residual long-lived emissions from hard to abate sectors over the longerterm.

The commission acknowledged the high number of submissions it received supporting native forest establishment, while also acknowledging some submissions were concerned exotic afforestation was occurring at a faster rate than many were aware of.

But Forest Owners Association president Phil Taylor says NZ’s planted forest area has already fallen by 40,000ha in the past two years, meaning now was not the time to suggest putting the brakes on future plantings.

“After more than a decade, the ETS has only just begun to work

DECLINE: Forest Owners Association president Phil Taylor says the country’s forested area is already down 40,000ha before climate planting programmes even begin.

What we are saying is ‘hold on, please do not put in any more regulations’. The uncertainty around ETS regulations is already making a lot of people stand back from it, just as it is getting going.

Graham West NZ Farm Forestry the way it is meant to. That is to incentivise emissions’ reduction.

It is a strange time to pull it back,” Taylor said.

He says failing to achieve the net emission reductions expected using trees in the coming 30 years will only push tougher cuts onto industry, transport and agriculture.

NZ Farm Forestry president Graham West says owners of

farmland who are considering planting exotic woodlots may be given pause for thought by the commission’s caution on exotics.

“What we are saying is ‘hold on, please do not put in any more regulations’. The uncertainty around ETS regulations is already making a lot of people stand back from it, just as it is getting going,” West said.

He says banks are hesitant to lend on farm forestry projects, due to uncertainty over carbon cashflow, in turn linked to government policy.

“No one has confidence, with the exception of speculators, they are ploughing ahead and planting wall to wall,” he said.

“If the Government seeks a mosaic of planting types, they need to incentivise Mum and Dad farmers to plant 20-50ha themselves.”

He is doubtful that at this point planting rates for exotic or natives are likely to rise at all, except by speculators.

He also challenged the cost effectiveness of native sequestration that the

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“They quote costs of up to $50,000 a hectare to establish natives. On a cost per tonne of carbon sequestered natives are high, at about $100 a tonne, compared to only $19-$20/tonne for exotics,” he said.

The commission does acknowledge the valuable role exotics play in early-stage sequestration of carbon, and how older exotic forests could aid a transition to native forests over time.

West says he was heartened to see the commission recognises a need for greater support to help landowners get forests established.

“The Government has been asked to encourage additional carbon storage in smaller blocks of trees on farms.

“We hope to see that implemented with some sort of grants scheme,” he said.

Taylor also welcomed the commission’s wish for better pest control and while aimed mainly at native forest planting, it would

still hold benefits for exotic forest owners.

He says he was also pleased to see the Government has already appeared to have abandoned its ideas of trying to restrict planting forests on better classes of land, where a quarter of the current national estate is already growing.

“It is also important to realise the forest contribution to fighting climate change is not confined to trees themselves, but the downstream use of timber and wood products,” Taylor said.

“The commission’s reference to forests’ role in a thriving lowemissions bio-economy is hugely important for environmental and economic reasons.”

He says this includes the Government’s Wood First construction policy, employing NZ timber where possible.

The commission has recommended that by the end of next year the government should have developed incentives for native forest plantings and proposals for managing the amount of exotic forest plantings inspired by ETS.

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Focus on knowing GHG numbers Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz FARMERS, growers and other stakeholders can expect to see testing and refinement of emissions pricing policy options within the next six months.

Primary sector climate action partnership He Waka Eke Noa programme director Kelly Forster told the recent agriculture climate change conference in Wellington that although the programme’s goals are ambitious, farmers are buying into the concepts, progress is being made and work on emissions pricing options will be publicly available by late October or November.

Forster says He Waka Eke Noa’s mission is to implement a framework by 2025 to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and build the sector’s resilience to climate change.

That has three core parts: empowering farmers and growers to measure, manage and reduce on-farm emissions; that they can recognise, maintain and increase integrated sequestration on-farm; and can adapt to a changing climate.

“This is all in the context of a sustainable and competitive food and fibre sector, not at the expense of it,” Forster said.

She says central to that is supporting farmers to know their GHG emissions and their sources of emissions; to understand mitigations – the levers they can pull to reduce those emissions; and to have an incentive to do so.

The goal is that by 2025 all farmers and growers have included climate change in their farm plans and are annually calculating their GHG emissions and sinks, along with taking action to reduce or offset their emissions.

Several milestones have been included in the Climate Change Response Act that must be reached as part of that goal.

On farm planning, the first milestone was to develop GHG guidance for farm plans by the end of last year. Box ticked.

Forster says the next goal is that by the end of this year or the start of next year, 25% of farmers need GHGs included in their farm plans, getting to 100% by 2025.

“On emissions reporting, we’re working towards 100% of farmers knowing their GHG emissions number by the end of 2022,” she said.

There is also a milestone in terms of having a farm-level accounting emissions and reporting system – an emissions pricing system – in place by 2025.

On the way to that milestone, He Waka Eke Noa must make recommendations on an alternative pricing mechanism for the ETS to the Agriculture and Climate Change ministers in March next year.

We currently have a shortlist of policy options to price emissions and incentivise carbon sequestration, but there are a lot of ways to skin this cat and the devil is definitely in the detail in terms of designing a pricing mechanism.

Kelly Forster He Waka Eke Noa “The Climate Change Commission will be assessing progress on this programme, towards these milestones,” she said.

“If progress is deemed insufficient, there is an alternative interim step of processor-level

pricing that can be switched on.”

For the purposes of the 2021 and 2022 milestones, the definition of a farm, or farms that must know their number, is farms of more than 80ha. That includes pastoral, horticultural and arable farms, dairy herds with a supply number and feedlots, as defined in the freshwater regulations.

That’s about 25,000 farms capturing 97.3% of emissions from livestock and nitrogen fertiliser use in the ag sector.

Currently about 10,000 of those 25,000 farmers know their numbers, with 88% of dairy farmers having received a GHG report.

Forster says DairyNZ is supporting farmers to understand that number through its Step Change programme and Beef +Lamb NZ will roll-out its GHG calculator this month.

Tools are also being developed for use by HortNZ and the Foundation for Arable Research.

The aim of the emissions pricing part of the programme is to design a farm-level pricing system that forms part of a broader behaviour change framework, recognising that price is only one of the things that will drive change.

“The pricing system should incentivise farmers and growers to reduce GHG emissions and increase integrated sequestration,” she said.

“It should contribute to reducing GHG emissions in line with our targets and support a sustainable and competitive NZ agricultural sector.

“It also needs to be workable, implementable, practical, aligned with other government and industry objectives, and be consistent with our Treaty of Waitangi obligations.”

There are several key questions He Waka Eke Noa is looking at as it develops its recommendations, including how different GHGs should be treated; how

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REWARDING EFFORTS: He Waka Eke Noa programme director Kelly Forster says the pricing system should incentivise farmers and growers to reduce GHG emissions and increase integrated sequestration. emissions are estimated and reported; how on-farm sequestration can be recognised or used to offset an emissions price; how to incorporate nature-based solutions; whether farmers can form groups for emissions; and how revenue generated through a pricing mechanism should be used.

“We currently have a shortlist of policy options to price emissions and incentivise carbon sequestration, but there are a lot of ways to skin this cat and the devil is definitely in the detail in terms of designing a pricing mechanism,” she said.

Forster says He Waka Eke Noa is a programme aimed at significant change and its success is important for future sustainability and growth in the ag and hort sectors.

“One thing that strikes me about what’s ambitious about this programme is when I was talking to a group of Waikato farmers a couple of years ago, one of the farmers said ‘this is Star Trek stuff’,” she said.

“What this programme will see is taking it from Star Trek stuff to mainstreaming understanding GHG emissions in farm business decision-making.”

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Premium prices difficult to find Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz THE red meat sector is committed to delivering on carbon neutrality but the reality is that premium export prices touted to pay for those changes do not currently exist, Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva says.

Karapeeva told an audience at the recent New Zealand Agricultural Climate Change Conference in Wellington that officials need to be realistic that those costs cannot be recovered in the short-term and that there will be pain, which is why there has been pushback from sector groups who want to slow the flow of regulatory change.

“The premiums for those carbon neutral or environmentally-friendly products are not here right now,” Karapeeva said.

“We hear very often from government officials and policymakers that ‘oh well, you’ll get a premium in the market’ to offset those costs.

“That may well be the case in five, 10, 15, 20 years down the track, but the changes that the sector is being asked to make right now are right now. We don’t see how we can recover that through the price premium in the market.”

Karapeeva says environmental credentials are increasingly coming to the fore as conditions of supply to major international retailers or companies.

“The question is are they willing to pay a premium?” she asked.

“Are consumers willing to pay a premium right at this moment?

“The answer is, not really.”

She says different consumers value different attributes for different products.

Social and environmental responsibility is an important consideration, but it varies between countries.

“In some countries food safety credentials remain paramount and are valued ahead of any environmental or ethical performance,” she said.

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“In other countries there are niche markets for premium products for the conscious foodie.

“For those market segments environmental sustainability is much more important, but it varies between products and conscious foodies are willing to pay some premium but they are a relatively small market segment.”

She says there isn’t a clear premium for sustainable products.

“Rather, it is an expectation. An expectation via major customers, whether they are retail chains or major global brands,” she said.

Karapeeva cites recent research done for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) by global researcher Kantar, to help understand consumer segments in the food and beverage market, with the view to identifying key purchase drivers.

The research identified eight different segments that influence consumer purchase choice: taste, affordability, trusted brand, safe product, healthy, fresh, ethical and on-trend.

The research tracked the attributes across consumer purchasing behaviour in China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, the US and UK. In China and Japan consideration around quality, safety and the health aspects dominate, while in others it is mainly about taste and affordability.

The ethical and on-trend considerations, which broadly make up the environmental focus of consumer purchase behaviours, are relatively low when compared to the focus on quality of safe food and health.

“While some customers are

willing to pay some premium for products with environmental and ethical aspects, this segment is relatively small and is largely in wealthier countries,” she said.

Zespri executive officer for sustainability Rachel Dupree, who shared the stage with Karapeeva at the conference, agreed that there are challenges around how to transfer environmental credentials to premium prices but from a business strategy point of view, the need to do so is getting stronger.

She says there is evidence that consumer market segments who care about environmental credentials are increasing.

“It is small but it is growing,” Dupree said.

She says there is a role for brands to nudge consumers towards a choice, pointing to the emergence of carbon labelling on products and giving the example of multinational consumer goods company Unilever, which has said it plans to put carbon labels on 70,000 of its products.

“They are starting to manage the narrative and get out in front of carbon border adjustment mechanisms,” she said.

“They’re defining the standards and they’re asking their suppliers to respond in order to help them hit their low carbon or carbon neutral or climate positive goals.”

Dupree says the question Zespri is dealing with is where is the value for growers and how can value-add be achieved?

“This is hard. The regulation is here or about to be here and that makes it doubly challenging, because while compliance is a way of helping an industry recognise the importance of protecting its value, it’s not actually very inspiring for grower and farmer practice change,” she said.

“That doesn’t mean the consumer asking is going to go away.

“To avoid losing the battle with compliance and to avoid having things done to us we have to act and we have to get out in front of it and be able to respond to and translate those market signals.”

There is, however, an elephant in the room: the shortage of investment in social science into how to support farmers and growers through change.

“We’re all challenged in this space,” she said.

“There’s such a lack of capability and how do we fill that gap?

“It does need to come from funding, and funding through science and technology investment programmes, but also through extension programmes to support farmers and growers to change.

While some customers are willing to pay some premium for products with environmental and ethical aspects, this segment is relatively small and is largely in wealthier countries.

Sirma Karapeeva MIA “Orchard managers want to understand more about environmental issues but there’s such a lack of support to build that capability across the sector, and if we want to get the widescale change that we need in NZ to reach these kinds of targets, then we need to have levels of investment commensurate with that.

“The social science is really important, and there isn’t much investment in that side of the science system.

“How do you bring together social and behavioural drivers for change alongside understanding the metrics that we need to see?

“Those things really need to come together. We won’t be able to scale up at the pace we need to if we’re not doing that.”

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Farmers welcome hands-on support FLOOD-RAVAGED farms are in strife and volunteers are rallying up and wrapping around farmers in need.

Volunteers have flocked by the hundreds to Canterbury to help landowners with the monumental task of cleaning up fences, shingle, mud, silt, rock and debris as they begin to rebuild their farms in the aftermath of the once-in-acentury flood.

Mid Canterbury Farmy Army volunteer coordinator Angela Cushnie says people have come from all walks of life from all over the country.

“One guy just jumped in his car and drove up from Winton, others have come from Northland, Blenheim, everywhere,” Cushnie said.

“They are such practical people, we can point them in a direction

and be the conductors in the middle.

“A lot have been impacted by an adverse event and see this as a chance to pay it forward.”

Farmers are good at offering help but not so good at asking for help, and that has been a key factor in getting help to where help is needed.

“There is a lot of help available and a lot of goodwill in terms of rural New Zealand – farmers just need to ask and we can help,” she said.

“Community groups, local businesses – everyone has put their hand up offering on-farm work, to feed people by the masses turning up to help on farms, earthmoving machinery, it’s humbling.”

Farmers were there when communities needed them, driving Meat the Need NZ during covid.

“Now when our farmers need help, communities are responding,” she said.

A group from the men’s shelter at the Christchurch City Mission, recipients of Meat the Need, have joined volunteers out on farms in gumboots and gloves provided by local rural businesses.

“Our charity is going full circle, farmers donating to the community volunteering back, getting a few hundred metres of fences cleared is a few hundred less the tired and stressed farmers will have to do themselves – how awesome is that?” she said.

“Diggers, tractors and dozers will be a hive of activity as far as the eye can see, and the recovery work will be continuing for many months to come, but we are achieving great things.”

Chris Allen, one of the worst hit farmers, has been overwhelmed with the help and support.

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“Farmers fix problems all the time, but the biggest frustrations come, and set in, when we can’t fix problems because of bureaucracy.”

Harmer Earthmoving managing director Jon Harmer has pulled machinery out of forestry operations in Otago and Southland for Mid Canterbury’s river restoration work.

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High country farmers have been hard hit, with flooded rivers attacking farmland from every which way.

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His farm was split in half in the eye of the storm, with fences and bridges disappearing overnight.

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Flood clean gets under way Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz THE Ashburton River has been neglected and that has compounded flooding damage, Mid Canterbury farmer and Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillor Ian Mackenzie says.

“It is fair to say the Ashburton River has been neglected by the regional council in terms of maintenance, which has exacerbated some flooding damage,” Mackenzie said.

“But farmers can be assured stuff is happening, if not on their place, their neighbour’s place – stuff is happening somewhere in response as a coordinated recovery plan is put in place.”

Mackenzie spent five days out and about the district talking to landowners.

ECan chief executive Stefanie Rixecker visited the district for a look around flood-ravaged farms and damaged rivers, and also met with Mayor Neil Brown and the Ashburton District Council on Wednesday.

“We know we are dealing with a huge event here and our chief executive saw some raw stories and is under no illusion of the scale of the problem,” Rixecker said.

ECan has 14 contractors working on flood recovery in rivers across Canterbury.

Mackenzie says while there are a lot of undocumented problems in the high country where the realisation of the big issues are emerging, a lot of that is not strictly an ECan response.

“In some places we (ECan) don’t have a responsibility, in other areas there is clear responsibility, and in some areas we have moral responsibility, but not necessarily legal responsibility,” she said.

“We have to work through all this and do the best we can for our region.

“This is going to take a lot of money to fix up and where that will come from is above my pay rate.

“What it (recovery plan) will look like we don’t know yet, but farmers are reassured we are looking sympathetically and constructively at what we can do.”

The plan is to work with regional councils on rivers and streams, NZTA on roads, while Federated Farmers and Rural Support Trusts are coordinating to quantify on-farm damage and need to put together a comprehensive cost assessment across the region.

Mackenzie says there are various central government funds that

MUCH TO DO: Environment Canterbury has 14 contractors working on flood recovery in rivers across Canterbury, including Harmer Earthmoving working on the South Ashburton River that broke out in several places flooding hundreds of hectares of farmland.

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“Where we have clear responsibility we can borrow. It’s a bit early to describe how that will look, we first need to present a comprehensive plan, not a halfcocked one,” he said.

Ironically in early May, ECan

formed a catchment committee, of which Mackenzie co-chairs, to sort out some of the deficiencies in the region’s river rating and river management systems.

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“One thing for sure is if farmers had not borne the brunt of this flood, it would have flooded the town (Ashburton).

“The landowners who took a hit saved a lot of people – that’s the reflection we are going to have as a regional council in putting together an application to central government.”

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Shipping issues continue to worsen Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz SHIPPING issues that plagued exporters over summer appear to have worsened for the horticulture season.

Port congestion, vessels bypassing New Zealand ports or NZ all together as they try to recover schedules, and a shortage of containers, especially reefer, are now creating difficulties for fruit and vegetable exporters.

Export NZ executive director Catherine Beard says shipping logistics have worsened in the last few weeks.

“Although it has been tough all the way through, the sense we get from people is that they have been getting their product away, but that is now changing,” Beard said.

She says small to medium exporters are struggling, especially the horticulture and seafood industries, with cool store space in Hawke’s Bay and Nelson either full or filling fast.

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We don’t expect this situation easing any time soon with vessel fleet growth at a record low and shipping demand very high.

Wes Lefroy Rabobank executive Simon Limmer says unreliable shipping logistics have been compounded by rising freight prices.

“Our biggest challenge remains shipping, with the situation getting worse not better,” Limmer told shareholders in a newsletter.

“With delays in ports, some chilled containers are arriving inmarket too close to expiration to go into retail, resulting in product being frozen and chilled (with) premiums lost.

“The situation is going to be a major challenge if not resolved by

DOUBLE BLOW: Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer says unreliable shipping logistics have been compounded by rising freight prices.

October, when we head into the crucial Christmas season.”

Onions NZ chief executive James Kuperus says some full containers have been delivered and recovered from ports three or four times before being loaded aboard a vessel, delaying the arrival in market by four to five weeks.

The sector exports 180,000 tonnes of onions and Kuperus says the delays mean they have missed access to the optimum markets and price.

“We saw it coming last year, that it was going to be a tough time, but it has exceeded our expectations,” Kuperus said.

Using charter vessels has been investigated but with logistical issues a global problem, any available ships have been contracted.

In announcing a record profit for its 2020-21 season, Zespri chief

executive Dan Mathieson has also been cautious about the risks from global supply channels this season.

“There is incredibly strong demand there for kiwifruit, but where the challenges are is in getting fruit to consumers. We are 25% up on delivered fruit compared to last year, in a very challenging set of circumstances, we have done very well,” Mathieson said.

He says two-thirds of Zespri’s crop is shipped using chartered vessels and these vessels supply the early season crop. But with the remainder of this season’s fruit to be shipped using containers, delays, lack of ships and port congestion both here and overseas are presenting real challenges.

Te Mata Exports executive director Murray Tait says apple packhouses are working shorter

hours due to insufficient storage for finished product.

The three main apple export ports of Napier, Nelson and Port Chalmers are all impacted, but Nelson growers are hardest hit due to fewer shipping lines calling at that port.

Tait estimated about 60% of this year’s crop has been shipped and 70% packed, but at an estimated 18.5 million trays, the crop could be four million trays down on last year due to storms hitting Nelson and a lack of labour during harvest.

“If it was a full crop, I doubt we would have been able to handle it,” Tait said.

Shipping disruption and rising prices is not only affecting exports.

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“We don’t expect this situation easing any time soon with vessel fleet growth at a record low and shipping demand very high,” Lefroy wrote in Rabobank’s NZ Agribusiness monthly.

Data from international freight logistics company Freightos reveals costs on the Europe-North America route have risen 90% since the start of the year, while rates on the Asia US-East Coast rates are 173% higher, and from Asia to the US-West Coast are 218% higher compared to the same stage last year.

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Hazlett and PWA join forces

PLAN: Peter Walsh says the joint venture will establish a broader South Islandwide operation.

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Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz LIVESTOCK trading firms Hazlett and Peter Wash and Associates (PWA) are joining forces to create an extended family business.

The joint venture will establish a broader, South Island-wide operation.

PWA has grown in its almost 20 years in the industry to be a significant and highly respected provider of services to South Island farmers.

Succession planning by Peter and Karen Walsh, and the PWA Board, identified Hazlett as being the company which is closest in culture to PWA and best placed to build on what the PWA team has achieved over the years.

“Hazlett’s commitment to

putting people first aligns so closely with PWA’s ethos of putting a human face to its work, and that both companies are family businesses focused on building long-lasting client relationships,” Peter Walsh said.

The new structure will be family-owned and committed to continuing the personal service both companies are known for.

Hazlett will acquire PWA’s broking operations on July 1.

PWA’s Finance (PWAF) will be retained by Peter Walsh.

Hazlett chair Graham Brown says his company and PWA already know each other well, having jointly developed and operated the Coalgate Saleyards.

“Peter has jokingly described us as friendly competitors, but I think our shared focus on people

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“The two companies have mutual respect for each other, we are both family-owned, we already work well together and we are going to build on that for our clients, who will enjoy the benefits of working with a company which operates throughout the South Island, and into the North Island, and which provides insurance, agri-supplies, funding, and procurement services, as well as livestock broking.”

Peter and Karen will continue to be involved in the business, but it will be the end of an era for the PWA team.

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PWA was established in 2002 by respected livestock brokers Peter Walsh and Hamish Lane.

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Agritech funding options open up Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz

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Agritech NZ’s “capital games” funding seminars for funders and start-ups has given potential funders the opportunity to share insights with those seeking finance.

Dean Tilyard of venture partner Finistere Ventures says he was excited by the challenge for the sector, which is part of a global growth sector expanding at a rate of 50% a year since 2011.

“There are a large amount of investment funds from institutional funds now there.

We are pumped by what we see happening here in the next five years,” Tilyard said.

This has most recently been witnessed in the interest on the ASX as a means for tech firms to source expansion capital.

ASX’s NZ representative Blair Harrison says with 64 NZ companies on the ASX, it now represents the largest platform for NZ companies to raise capital.

“We are starting to pull out sectors that have a growth profile and matching them with investors. They do not have to be large to list on the ASX,” Harrison said.

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He says he often deals with companies that are not aware of the opportunities public listing can provide relatively early on in the start-up phase.

Public listing provides the rigour growing companies need instilled, including reporting standards and transparency. It can also provide a more rapid means of raising capital than venture capital doorknocking.

“Founders of agritech companies also have values, and value their IP, and becoming a

public company is a way to retain those values and IP, compared to being acquired and having your IP lost.

“Xero is a good example of a company that listed early and has retained its values,” he said.

Tilyard says he is increasingly speaking to funders who are surprised at the level of sophistication in NZ’s agritech industry, something he attributed to the country’s inventive nature, but also the lower cost structures here compared to Silicon Valley.

However, he cited a need for greater commercialisation of NZ’s R&D coming out of Crown Research entities.

Pacific Channel co-founder Brent Ogilvie says identifying talent within universities and getting them comfortable with entering a commercial environment was vital.

He pointed to a physics professor at Auckland University whose research work ultimately resulted in the development of sexed semen technology.

LIC corporate development manager Eleshea D’Souza says strategic partnerships with companies already developing technology was a key pathway LIC employed for advancing its agritech investment.

“But the earlier you can get to the company, the easier it is to mould it to the challenge being solved,” D’Souza said.

“You also need to ask ‘how are they compared to other companies in this space?’ We can quickly validate the opportunities that come our way. Often companies say they are the only ones working in this area, when that is not the case.”

All venture funders urged startups to dive deep into their due diligence on funding partners.

Agritech NZ chief executive Brendan O’Connell says the relationship becomes like a marriage, with a need to manage expectations on both sides, including the timeframe when returns may become positive.

“It is relational, rather than transactional, with these partnerships,” O’Connell said.

All panel members agreed NZ is playing catch-up in terms of funding ability, but that even the boosted current funds that include a $100m start-up fund will be burnt through relatively quickly.

Veteran start-up entrepreneur Steve Saunders of Robotics Plus says while there was more capital around than ever, it did not mean it was necessarily any easier to get hold of.

“You still have to work hard to get it,” Saunders said.

He was also concerned at the impact the rapid expansion in agritech start-ups is having on the talent pool here.

“It is becoming more and more competitive for talent. We are starting to see some Silicon Valley-type expenses happen here, in areas like data science for example. There is a need to create more talent,” he said.

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Food companies under scrutiny Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz GLOBAL food companies are making bold ambitious statements as they seek out farmers with a plan that proves their food production is ethical and environmentally sustainable.

This was the message from Rabobank head of sustainable business development Blake Holgate to deer farmers at their industry conference.

Food production worldwide is going through a major transformational change.

Consumers, investors and global food brands are looking for proof that food producers are acting in an ethical and environmentally sustainable manner, and it is not just a New Zealand trend.

“Rules are being written locally and globally as to what we farm, how we farm and where we farm,” Holgate said “In the past 18 months, major food companies have started making bold, ambitious statements particularly in the carbon space.”

Consumer demand is not the biggest driver.

“It is food companies that are coming under increasing scrutiny from NGOs and investors,” he said.

“They want to protect their social licence to operate and continue to have access to investor capital.”

Greenwashing – claiming to be environmentallyfriendly without proof of performance – will not cut it.

“With the appropriate system, farmers can prove they are farming in a way the regulators, consumers and NGOs see as ethical and sustainable,” he said.

Do the right thing on your own farm, but don’t stop there – let others know you are doing the right thing, you have a lot to be proud of.

Lindsay Fung DINZ Nestle is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050; JBS, the world’s largest processor of beef and pork, with more than US$50 billion in annual sales, plans to be carbon neutral in 2040.

These and other major companies are not just talking about their own footprint, they are talking about the whole supply chain.

“The big companies have done the easy bit, announcing their targets without any roadmap for achieving them,” he said.

“Nor are there any agreed definitions of what sustainability means in the context of food production.”

Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) and the NZ Deer Farmers’ Association (NZDFA) have set a 2023 target for all deer farmers to have farm environmental plans (FEPs).

Already more than 60% of deer farmers have one.

There are two drivers for the FEPs: to raise awareness of best environmental practices among deer farmers and to demonstrate to regulators that farmers are the people best-placed to manage their farm environments.

“It’s vastly better for farmers to have robust FEPs than to go down the resource consent route,” DINZ environmental stewardship manager Lindsay Fung said.

While there is still uncertainty about the final environmental standards farmers will have to meet in the years ahead, change is certain and for many deer farmers written plans are already the reality.

“In order to complete a plan, keep photos and

maps documenting what you are doing on-farm, know your GHG number, know what’s happening with your water quality,” he said.

Fung encourages farmers to work in groups with other deer farmers, the local NZDFA branch, DINZ Advance Parties and deer industry environmental groups.

This helps build collective understanding, sharing knowledge for solutions to some of the questions being asked of farming.

ONGOING: Rabobank head of sustainable business development Blake Holgate says farmers will increasingly need to prove their food production is sustainable.

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Govt releases FEP guidelines Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz THE Government has released a new framework for farm environment plans (FEPs), designed to reduce compliance and cut costs to farmers and growers.

Called the Good Farm Planning Principles Guide, it provides guidance for how farmers can organise their business operations and help New Zealand meet significant environmental challenges and market opportunities.

“The guide is the gateway to an integrated farm planning approach; that is, each farmer looking at their farm as a whole, from soils to staff, and from emissions to EBIT,” Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said.

The guide has been developed by the Integrated Farm Planning Steering Group, comprised of senior representatives from farming industry organisations, councils, Māori agribusiness representatives and government.

The group has drawn from the existing planning programmes of the agriculture and horticulture sectors, as well as current regulatory frameworks such as health and safety.

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O’Connor says the guide is the first step and puts in place baselines to help people combine and improve their existing farm planning, so they are ready for the change that is coming.

The group will continue to work with industry to align their plans with the new guidelines. That will be in place by the end of 2021, and a significant step in a programme of work that will go into 2022.

“Once fully rolled out, 40,000 farmers and growers will be equipped to add value to their produce by demonstrating to

markets their stewardship of the land and livestock,” he said.

Over the next six months, companies and industry groups will assess their programmes against the new framework to identify areas where updates may be necessary.

Fonterra’s on-farm excellence general manager Mat Cullen says there appeared to be nothing in the Government’s framework that would prompt the co-operative to have to review its Tiaki programme, which offered FEPs for its suppliers.

Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor says its levy-funded plan covered much of the Government’s new guidance on integrated farm planning.

“The Government has published this guidance on integrated farm planning to encourage the simplification and streamlining of farm planning,” McIvor said.

“We agree with the principle and we’re working with other industry organisations and the commercial sector to minimise the effort required by farmers and avoid duplication for farmers who have multiple enterprises, such as beef, dairy, arable and horticulture.

“It is important for farmers to know that this guidance is nonregulatory.”

Fruit and vegetable growers can also meet the new guidelines through adopting Horticulture New Zealand’s Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) programmes.

“The farm planning principles and requirements announced by the Agriculture Minister today largely mirror existing GAP plans, which are integrated farming planning programmes,” HortNZ president Barry O’Neil said.

“That said, as an industry, we will be reviewing our GAP

Once fully rolled out, 40,000 farmers and growers will be equipped to add value to their produce by demonstrating to markets their stewardship of the land and livestock.

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O’Neil says in most cases, growers are ahead of the game and already meeting new requirements.

“However, further changes to growing practices will be required over the next decade,” he said.

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Protrack sale is strategic Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz LIC has sold its Protrack automation business to the Allflex Livestock Intelligence unit of multinational MSD Animal Health for $38.1 million, subject to a working capital adjustment.

The agreement provides for ongoing cooperation between LIC and Allflex, and between Protrack and MINDA. LIC chair Murray King says the divestment was part of the refined strategy to sharpen the co-operative’s focus and play to its strengths in pasture-based dairy genetics and herd management.

“We are pleased that MSD Animal Health has chosen to acquire this technology for their Allflex unit,” King said.

“We are confident this is the best way forward for the technology, for our farmers who have invested in these systems and for the wider co-op shareholder base.

King says MSD Animal Health has a reputation for

MSD Animal Health can take this technology to the next phase and deliver more value to farmers.

Murray King LIC investing heavily in research and development for animal health and welfare.

“It has extensive scientific and technological capabilities that can take this technology to the next phase and deliver more value to farmers,” he said.

The purchaser had to commit to supporting existing customers and offering secondment to LIC employees in the automation team.

Last year LIC shareholders did not approve of the purchase of a stake in Israeli agritech company Afimilk, which would have had a potential subsequent transaction

FOCUS: LIC chair Murray King says the sales of its Protrack business is part of the co-operative’s strategy.

for the automation business.

The LIC board then agreed to reintegrate automation into LIC, to enable it to become cashflow positive and break even.

“We know automation delivers a lot of value on-farm, but despite significant efforts by our people, the automation business itself has seldom been profitable, partly due to the stabilisation of cow numbers in NZ dairy and limited

traction in international markets,” he said.

Now LIC has freed up the capital and maintained ongoing access to key data from automation and sensor technology.

For MSD Animal Health, NZ business unit lead Pauline Calvert says LIC automation would fit well with Allflex’s identification, traceability and monitoring products.

In this country MSD had the Allfex unit at Palmerston North, the animal vaccine unit at Upper Hutt and now the LIC automation unit in Hamilton.

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Make getting home safely a priority A FARM that makes health and safety a priority is a productive and profitable one, FMG Young Farmer of the Year finalist Jake Jarman says.

Jarman, the Taranaki/ Manawatu 2021 Young Farmer of the Year, sees real value in good health and safety practices.

His own health and safety focus began with a solid grounding on his family’s dairy farm and continued through his studies at Lincoln and Massey universities and practical farm placements.

“Mum and Dad were keen for us to be out on-farm with them from an early age, but we were very well supervised,” Jarman, who now works for ANZ in Ashburton as a relationship associate, said.

“There were always strictly ‘no-go’ areas and very clear expectations around behaviour.

As we got older and started using farm bikes and equipment, they made sure we understood how to use everything safely.

“There were very strict rules around the bikes. Never use them on uneven surfaces and be very aware of wet or muddy ground.

The approach was always, ‘if in doubt, get off and walk – check over the next rise, check for things like creeks, before you get back on’.

Jarman says there were also strong rules around speed and wearing seat belts in all vehicles, and if you were taking something like a tractor on the road, you had to use flashing lights and be very visible and always have the forks pointing down.“There was training about towing or lifting heavy loads and checking guards and behaviour around things like PTO shafts,” he said.

“It was very much sequential learning, learning as we went, but

with very good supervision.”

He believes all parts of a farm’s structure can play a role in good health and safety. From young staff through to roles like his, as consultants or advisors.

“Sometimes you get so bogged down with the day-to-day graft that it is hard to see where small improvements can make a big difference,” he said.

“If we stop seeing health and safety as compliance and look at it as productive farming with thriving staff, we might see an improvement in our pretty miserable track record of injuries and deaths on-farm.”

Jarman has a Bachelor of Agricommerce at Lincoln University and then a Masters in Agricultural Science, through Massey University, completing his studies in Hamilton with the support of a DairyNZ postgraduate scholarship. He then spent time working part-time for Dairy Trust Taranaki and on the family farm before joining ANZ in February 2021. Those experiences continued his health and safety learning.

“As part of my degree, I also had to do practical work on-farm.

One was a family farm business in Oamaru and the other a large Landcorp farm in Te Anau,” he said.

“They both had very good health and safety processes, but it was interesting to see the different approaches.

“In Oamaru, we had regular health and safety meetings and toolbox meetings and would discuss risks and how to manage them, anything new and near misses – what had happened and how that risk should be managed.

“We’d have lunch once a

MINDSET: FMG Young Farmer of the Year finalist Jake Jarman says thinking of safety as part of productive farming rather than compliance could lead to a better track record of injuries and deaths on-farm.

week at the manager’s house to complete our health and safety meeting. In my first week I was told I was running the meeting.

That was a great way to break the ice and get to feel part of the team.

“At the Landcorp farm, the health and safety processes were standard operating procedures that applied across all their farms.

I picked up a lot of my specific knowledge around health and safety there.

“There were similarities to my parents’ approach though.

There were deer on the farm and I’d never worked with them before.

“My first two weeks were

basically spent shadowing the manager and learning from him, and his 30 years’ experience, to understand the behaviours of the deer in the sheds and paddocks and how to work safely with them.

That was awesome.”

Jarman won his FMG Young Farmer regional title at his first attempt, and also enjoyed a clean sweep in the competition.

More: Keep an eye on Facebook or www. worksafe.govt.nz/youngfarmer2021 every Monday morning for updates.

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Avocado marks strong season NEW Zealand’s avocado industry value eclipsed $227 million in the 2020-21 season, with $167m delivered by avocado exports and $60m in sales in the NZ market.

“This is an extraordinary result for the avocado industry,” NZ Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular said.

“Facing the season with covid lockdowns, significant freight disruption, an inability to meet face to face with customers and a small fruit profile, it is a credit to the entire value chain to achieve this record result.”

The 2020 NZ avocado season produced a record export volume and total crop volume. There were 44,000 tonnes of avocados harvested, with 5.1 million trays exported to 11 export markets, an increase of 10% on the previous season.

Just over half of NZ’s avocado production came from Bay of Plenty in 2020, with 39% coming out of the Northland.

Our avocado exporters and NZ marketers did extremely well to achieve successful outcomes for growers despite the challenges.

Linda Flegg NZ Avocado Growers’ Association NZ Avocado Growers’ Association chair Linda Flegg says returns to growers for export and domestic avocados were very pleasing given the uncertainty at the beginning of the season around the impacts of covid on markets, and the disruption to global freight and logistics.

“Our avocado exporters and NZ marketers did extremely well to achieve successful outcomes for growers despite the challenges,” Flegg said.

Demand for NZ avocados was

PLEASING: NZ Avocado Growers’ Association chair Linda Flegg, left, and NZ Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular says the latest season has been a good one for growers.

strong in Australia, Thailand and Taiwan, with avocado volumes to Australia up 45% on the previous season. A combination of a short Australian domestic avocado supply and good NZ export pack outs contributed to the increase.

Australia was NZ’s largest market for avocado exports, receiving more than 4.2 million trays. In 2020, domestic production in Western Australia was depleted, which allowed for more imports.

Around 500,000 trays of avocados were exported to eight markets across Asia. Of those, Thailand was the largest market, followed by Taiwan and Singapore.

Volumes were down in some markets, where sea and air freight disruption had a major impact on NZ’s avocado exports.

The NZ market also delivered good value for avocados.

Scoular says around 2.5m trays worth over $60m were sold in NZ in the 2020 season.

“The New Zealand market is the second largest market for NZ avocados and has seen significant growth in the past five years, from what was a $30m market in 2015,” Scoular said.

“We continue to invest in avocado promotion in NZ to communicate the wonderful nutrients and versatility of avocados to NZ consumers.”

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fruit size was another challenge encountered in 2020, with a significant increase in the percentage of small-sized avocados in the crop.

“Thankfully, early indications show our fruit size is looking larger for the coming season and more in line with NZ’s historical avocado fruit size profile,” Flegg said.

Further developing markets for avocados from NZ will remain a priority in 2021, with Australian domestic supply forecast to increase considerably this year and over the coming five years.

“Demand for avocados continues to increase in markets across Asia, the key challenge will be meeting export plans and

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Freshwater reforms ‘risks jobs’ Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz UP TO 350 people could lose their jobs in the Waimate district from the Government’s freshwater reforms, a new report has found.

The Waimate District Council (WDC) report on the potential economic and employment effects of new Essential Freshwater new rules and regulations also warns of a loss of between $72 million and $76m in annual expenditure.

This follows a similar report for the Ashburton District Council, which warned more than 1200 people could lose their job as a result of the policy, along with a decline in expenditure of more than $260m a year.

A peer review of the Ashburton

findings concluded they were conservative.

Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley says the results did not surprise the council.

“We were not surprised. We thought there would be some fairly serious impacts,” Rowley said.

The challenge is how to improve water quality, while limiting the economic impact.

Rowley says his council planned to meet with the farming sector, catchment and water zone groups to determine what environmental initiatives are under way, how farmers can be supported and what farmers need to do to meet the new regulations.

“We’ll get there,” he said The report for the WDC, by Rationale Ltd, found that in 2018 there were 4047 jobs in the district,

FORECAST: The Waimate District Council report also warns of potential annual expenditure loss as a result of the new Essential Freshwater rules.

so the potential job loss from freshwater regulations will equate to 8.5% of all people employed.

Similarly, the gross domestic product of the district in 2018 was $342m, of which agriculture contributed 51%.

Sheep and beef farms employ 321 people in Waimate and make up more than 75% of farmed livestock, whereas dairy represents 20% of livestock but employs 510 people.

Farming in the district is already impacted by Plan Change 3 and Plan Change 5 being implemented by Environment Canterbury, which establishes water quality and quantity standards and a maximum nitrogen cap based on soil type and location.

The report authors noted the requirements of these plans were not uniform but differ across the district.

We were not surprised. We thought there would be some fairly serious impacts.

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A fresh perspective to pressure

OPEN UP: Marty Smith’s advice to young shearers is if they are feeling under pressure, talk about it.

going to bring the pressures of day-to-day living into their job – relationships, insecurities, losing a parent – and when people are young they don’t have the life experience to cope, so you need to be prepared to listen and help.”

That wasn’t lost on the people who worked for him.

“Over the past five years I’ve had a lot of guys come up to me and say ‘Marty, what the hell’s going on with you?

You’ve gone all soft.’ I just told them ‘I’m taking a fresh perspective’,” he said.

“So, taking the pressure off people became my thing. If they want a day off, let them have a day off. People my age have their way of doing things, but my kids do things differently now. So even though they know about the importance of hard work and respect, they also know when it’s time to reach out and talk, and that’s a good thing. Times change.

“Talking is the biggest part of preventing pressure from just building and building till it blows.”

These days Smith looks after up to 30 shearers during Main Shear. Once a week he goes round the crews and makes sure everything is right, including the people.

“If someone’s not on top of their game, it’ll be because something’s not right in their life. These days, I speak up and ask ‘Everything all right mate?’ Telling people to just harden up like the old days doesn’t work. That only sends

someone further into the hole,” he said.

“There’s a lot more to shearing than how someone uses a hand piece. It’s also about how people look after themselves, physically and mentally. How they eat, sleep, stretch beforehand and recover after a day on the board. If you do all these things properly you wake up a totally different person to come to work. When people don’t do these things they often look to alcohol or drugs to take the pain away, but that only makes the job harder.”

Marty also realises the importance of leading by example. Despite being in the yard each morning at quarterto-five, he still finds time for whānau and his other great love, rugby.

“I live on the Oreti river at home, I’ve got five acres here by my awa. It’s only seven minutes out of the city, but it’s like living in the country. I’ve been married 40 years this year and have five kids. When you’re busy the ones who often miss out are those dearest to you. So after visiting sheds each day, I still make sure I get home for lunch and catch up with my wife,” he said.

He coaches a local premier rugby team too.

“When you’re at rugby practice, for that hour or so life’s trials and tribulations are forgotten about. You’re there to chuck a footy around and have a few laughs with mates.

On Thursday nights we have shared kai afterwards. To me

that’s about mental well-being as much as it is about rugby.”

The NZ Shearing Contractors’ Association announced at its recent conference in New Plymouth that it will be working with Farmstrong to improve the wellbeing of rural communities. It also launched a new industrydriven training initiative – WOMOLife – to upskill 250 shearers and wool handlers.

The training will cover areas such as nutrition, body conditioning and mental skills.

“People coming into this industry are often vulnerable,” he said.

“Sometimes they’ve had a challenging time during their education or their selfesteem might not be where it should be and they’ll be scared of trying something new. Everything will feel a bit whakama (embarrassing) to them. As contractors, we need to take that on board so people feel supported.

“Every contractor was a shearer once, so we’re all aware of these issues. That’s why I think Farmstrong’s awesome. It gets us talking about these things.

“My advice to young shearers is that if you’re feeling under pressure, talk about it. Talk to your ganger, talk to your boss. We’re ready to talk about anything happening in your life, and in confidence. We’ve got the sheep, we’ve got the shed and we want the best for our people.”

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“I love its work ethic, its camaraderie and just seeing everyone heading out to work in the vans each morning,” Smith said.

“At one point we had 16 crews, and half a dozen vans would head out every morning. What a great sight.”

But as much as Smith values hard work, one morning he had a moment that completely changed how he ran his business.

“One of my gangers came up to me and said ‘Hey Marty, these guys are looking wrecked’. I said ‘What do you mean? They’re all going to work, aren’t they?’ But then I stood back and looked at their demeanor and body language. I could see he was right,” he said.

“There and then I decided something had to change.

From now on we won’t do seven days a week. We’ll knock Sundays on the head.

And anyone who wants to do just half a day Saturday, can go and do something else, like play a sport. And I employed another crew to take up the slack.”

It worked.

“Suddenly people were happy again, they could treat it like a normal job. When I was shearing I couldn’t get enough of it, I just thought ‘gimme the work, I’ll have a day off when it rains’,” he said.

“We’d go five or six weeks without a day off. That was my mindset. But I had to learn that that’s not everybody’s mindset.”

Other changes followed.

Marty started exploring how he could help his crews manage other pressures.

He sourced financial advice about budgeting and KiwiSaver so they didn’t fritter away their hard-earned cash.

He also helped them manage other life challenges.

“We’ve got a yard where we all meet in the morning.

I started realising that when people turned up not in good shape to work, there was always an underlying factor.

It wasn’t about the job or me,” he said.

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What to expect at Fieldays 2021 FIELDAYS at Mystery Creek gets under way this week, providing a platform for farmers to see a variety of products and services covering all sectors and aspects of rural lifestyle.

The event from June 16-19 is back after switching to a virtualonly form last year due to covid-19 restrictions.

Its online event attracted 90,455 visitors and viewership from more than 75 countries. Fieldays 2019 saw 128,747 people visit the event, generating $549 million in sales revenue for New Zealand businesses.

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Fieldays is known for bringing some of the biggest names in the primary sector together, with some exhibitors having attended for more than 50 years.

Quinn Engineering managing director Alex Quinn has been attending and exhibiting, since his father Eddie attended as an exhibitor in 1970.

“Fieldays is business as usual for the staff at Quinn and having missed direct contact with our clients and dealers last year, it will be nice to get back to the basics

Fieldays is known for bringing some of the biggest names in the primary sector together, with some exhibitors having attended for more than 50 years.

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The Health and Wellbeing Hub is also back and is run this year in collaboration with Mobile Health, who provides elective day surgery for patients in rural NZ and supports the rural health workforce.

Mobile Health chief executive Mark Eager says the initial idea behind the hub was to build a “health centre of the future” and “provide an interactive platform that farmers and growers can resonate with”.

At the 2019 Fieldays, 25,000 people came through the Health and Wellbeing Hub, which spoke volumes on the importance of having a positive platform to

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engage and inform people about their physical and mental health.

A new feature of the hub this year is GlobalHQ’s healthcare caravan The Glob, where farmers can get free health assessments.

Anyone who receives abnormal test results at other organisations within the hub,

such as a suspicious skin lesion from Melanoma NZ or abnormal blood pressure from the Heart Foundation, will also be referred to The Glob.

The hub will also provide people information on the covid-19 vaccine and immunisation rollout at the covid-19 vaccination

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Other regulars are back, including the fencing competition, the tractor pull and excavator competition. The Rural Living Precinct has also returned for farmers or outdoors people looking for clothing that will withstand the elements.

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Dairy tops commodity price wave Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz DAIRY prices slipped a little in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, the first for New Zealand’s new dairy season, but NZ commodity prices have reached a new record level.

Growth in global milk supply will test demand depth in the coming months.

Susan Kilsby ANZ Research The GDT price index dropped 0.9%, including whole milk powder (WMP) down 0.5% and butter down 5.4%.

However, the ANZ world commodity price index rose 1.3% in May, its eighth consecutive increase, as all prices in the index rose – dairy, meat and fibres, horticulture, forestry products and aluminium.

The world price index at 354 is nearly 25% higher than in May 2020.

The NZ price index at 263.2 is 7.9% up for the year.

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“Despite a slight easing, whole milk powder prices are up 54% on a year ago,” Kilsby said.

“The rise in the other categories of dairy has not been as dramatic.

Growth in global milk supply will test demand depth in the coming months.”

Westpac senior agri-economist Nathan Penny says dairy prices have effectively trended sideways over the past five auctions.

The past NZ season had ended strongly for milk production, up 11% in April, month-on-month, and 2.4% year-to-date.

But he thought the Canterbury floods would delay milk production in the new season.

“Notably, many farmers have lost winter feed during the floods, with feed stores already low given earlier dry conditions,” Penny said.

“While this may not necessarily impact production levels from the spring, any additional adverse weather events certainly will.”

Penny predicted that high milk prices would boost NZ production in the 2022 season by 2%, despite compliance and regulatory pressures.

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ON THE BALL: Sam Whitelock spent some time with junior rugby players when he visited the Motueka area recently.

Make time for a yarn and a cuppa THE restorative power of a chat over a cuppa was evident when Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock visited hail-affected growers in Motueka and Riwaka recently.

A freak Boxing Day hailstorm ruined millions of dollars worth of fruit, with some growers losing their entire crop. The storm was so heavy that hail remained on the ground in Motueka more than 24 hours later, with growers describing hail the size of golf balls. The storm came on top of an already challenging year for apple, kiwifruit and hop growers who’ve been struggling to find labour due to covid border restrictions.

Motueka Fruit Growers Association president Richard Clarkson estimated a cost of $100 million through loss of income and damage.

Whitelock’s first port of call was Golden Bay Fruit in Motueka, the biggest apple business in the district.

The company employs up to 500 people and has over 750ha of apple orchards and 100ha of kiwifruit, as well as a state-ofthe-art pack house where fruit is sorted and graded using the latest computerised technology. The company, which exports to 25 countries, lost 90% of its kiwifruit and 40% of its apples in the storm.

Managing Director Heath Wilkins described the impact the storm was still having on the business and wider community in terms of stress and dealing with uncertainty.

“This hailstorm hurt us in the orchards and it hurt us in the packhouse. We were doing 80,000 bins before the hail. That dropped

to 40,000 bins, so we lost just over half of the fruit,” Wilkins said.

Whitelock, who comes from a farming background and owns a farm in the Hawke’s Bay, shared some of the pressures his own family had faced in farming, including an outbreak of Salmonella in the dairy herd some years back. He highlighted how important it was to keep talking and check on those who might have “dropped off the radar and stopped communicating” during challenging times.

“I know the hailstorm has brought massive stress and pressure for this community.

Hopefully us being here today can help start a conversation so people feel able to open up and talk about these things and support one another,” Whitelock said.

“I know from my own experience in the rural industry, and also in professional sport, that just listening can be a huge help to someone who is feeling under the pump.

“So, if you see someone struggling, start that conversation, ask them how they’re going and make time for a proper catch-up, whether it’s over a coffee or at the pub.”

After touring Golden Bay’s packhouse and meeting staff, Whitelock headed to the Riwaka Rugby clubrooms to meet more local growers. Here he spoke about how he handles the pressure and setbacks of top level rugby.

“Pressure is pressure whether you’re a grower, a farmer or a rugby player. One of the best things I’ve learnt is to ask questions and listen to people

who have been through similar experiences before,” he said.

“There’ll be a lot of knowledge in this community about how to get through events like this, so make sure you tap into that wisdom and advice.”

He also stressed the importance of retaining perspective when reversals happen and spoke about how he’s handled unexpected losses in his career.

I’ve learnt, you can’t just go ‘hammerdown’ the whole time, you need to step away.

Sam Whitelock Farmstrong “It’s important when you have a setback that you don’t let it define you. I know you guys only know me as a rugby player and rugby is a big part of my life, but the reality is I also have other things going on in my life, so it doesn’t define who I am as a person,” he said.

“The expectation is always there that we will win every game, but that’s not the reality. So yes, losing a rugby game still hurts but I tell myself ‘I’m still a father, a husband, a son with a great family’. That’s the most important thing. Sometimes you’ve just got to accept your setbacks and move on.

“One thing I’ve also learnt is that if you asked people, whether it’s in business or in sport, whether they’d swap

their problem for someone else’s, most people probably wouldn’t, because deep down they still enjoy what they do.

They still want to benefit from the experience so they can get through better next time. So a setback offers that opportunity to learn as well.”

Whitelock encouraged the audience to give themselves some recovery time.

“How do I deal with pressure?

I travel towards it, embrace it as part of my job and then, when I get the opportunity, I step away from it and make sure I recharge,” he said.

“I’ve learnt, you can’t just go ‘hammer-down’ the whole time, you need to step away. For me, I can head home into a different world after rugby, so I make sure I’m not just focusing on one thing only.

“If you’re only thinking about hail storms all day, every day, of course it will start to get on top of you. So it’s important to go and do something else, whether it’s with your family, a hobby or catching up with mates outside the industry. Something different.”

He also spoke of the importance of retaining a sense of humour in the face of adversity.

“I know from my own experience that just getting together with friends and having a giggle over a cup of tea after a tough event can work wonders. When you’re having a good time, it relieves the pressure and you start thinking ‘maybe I can do this, maybe there is a solution to my problem’,” he said.

And he explained how he likes to “keep things simple” when the pressure’s on.

“I think the best players I’ve seen at handling pressure are the ones who can just focus on doing the basics really well, game after game, irrespective of the weather or the ref or pressure on the scoreboard,” he said.

“So, I try to keep it simple and just concentrate on the things I’m good at. Yes, the country won’t be happy if we lose, but the reality is all I can do is my job to the best of my ability.”

The meeting ended on an optimistic note with one veteran grower sharing his confidence that the community would recover.

“I’ve been through a hell of a lot of hail storms, even worse ones, and one thing I’ve learnt is that we always come out the other side. And the good thing about farming is that we have a 12-month cycle, so we know our hops will grow again next year,” he said.

Whitelock wrapped up his visit with a coaching session for the Riwaka under 10s and under 11s on ball skills and tackling.

“I grew up in a small country town like this so it’s been really nice to come here and share part of my story and the Farmstrong story as well,” Whitelock said, summing up the day.

“It’s also been great hearing people share what they’ve been through too. I know myself, whenever there’s been a challenging time, it’s nice to be able to talk about it and share the load.

“Today was also a chance for people to stop and reset a bit and celebrate the hard work and resilience they’ve shown to get through.”

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DairyNZ relaunches GoDairy DAIRYNZ has relaunched its GoDairy campaign to encourage Kiwis to consider a career in the dairy industry.

The campaign is focused on supporting the sector’s goal to attract more New Zealanders to the industry, as part of working toward resolving long-term workforce challenges.

We also offer among the best wages in the agriculture sector, with entry positions starting from $48,000 per year, while farm managers can earn upwards of $78,000 per year.

Tim Mackle DairyNZ DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the sector had a great story to tell, including the lifestyle and opportunities, and the campaign provided the chance to showcase the sector.

“We want to attract more Kiwi workers to the sector, where we provide personal and career growth, a lifestyle and a great community,” Mackle said.

The GoDairy programme has a history of recruiting and supporting people into dairy careers, for more than 10 years.

The relaunched campaign is one component of the longterm GoDairy programme and is designed to encourage people to consider a career in dairy and learn about the range of options on offer.

It aims to create awareness of job opportunities in the dairy sector, including the skills people learn, the benefits of working in dairy, and what living and working in a rural community is like.

Information on the range of career options is available on the redesigned GoDairy website.

“We are concerned about the current situation where many dairy farmers are struggling to employ the staff they need onfarm,” he said.

DairyNZ estimates the current labour shortage for the dairy sector is between 2000 and 4000 people this year.

These numbers are from a combination of data, including

job listings and a recent DairyNZ workforce needs survey.

The relaunched GoDairy campaign will not have the Farm Ready Training courses offered in 2020. Last year, DairyNZ’s Farm Ready Training programme involved delivering training courses to convert newly unemployed into a dairy career.

The new campaign instead aims to create awareness of the job opportunities in dairy and is targeted at attracting young people to the sector.

Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre continues to rollout Farm Ready Training for anyone interested in the on-farm training programme.

“This initiative will work towards resolving our longterm workforce challenges, by continuing to attract and employ capable New Zealanders who want to work in dairy,” he said.

“We also offer among the best wages in the agriculture sector, with entry positions starting from $48,000 per year, while farm managers can earn upwards of $78,000 per year.

“We want new employees to be happy, fulfilled and learn new skills in their jobs, and for farm bosses to have great talent working for them.”

PLAN: DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says the goal is to attract more Kiwi workers to the sector, by providing personal and career growth, a lifestyle and a great community.

SIDE makes history in Ashburton THE South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) will be held in Ashburton for the first time.

Dairy farmers are being encouraged to attend this year’s event on June 22-23 to take advantage of a range of practical workshops offering solutions they can apply on-farm.

SIDE chair Andrew Slater says it aims to support farming businesses to navigate their changing environment, something highlighted by the event’s ‘Evolve’ theme.

“The sector has come a long way and our farmers have a lot

to be proud of. But the level of change we are facing now is unprecedented, so we need to focus on the future and keeping up with the changing climate,” Slater said.

“Gone are the days of sitting behind your farm gate and continuing to do what you have always done. So much is changing, so we’re all having to evolve, or we risk being left behind.

“This year’s SIDE will give farmers the opportunity to see and hear leading research, technologies and farming systems,

to build a successful future and drive sector progression.

“We are lucky to have inspirational keynote speakers for the event, including psychiatrist and author Dr Ceri Evans, along with entrepreneur and inventor Logan Williams.”

Evans will discuss how to be high-performing under pressure, drawing from his work with sports teams, including the All Blacks, and the use of his red/blue mind model.

Williams will be sharing his journey to becoming an internationally acclaimed serial

inventor, entrepreneur and scientist, while providing insights around upcoming science and technology.

The event also features BrightSIDE, which farm assistants and 2IC’s are encouraged to attend. It includes workshops to boost career progression and provides the opportunity to network with hundreds of dairy leaders who attend the SIDE conference.

Farmers are encouraged to register now for the event. For more information and to register, go to side.org.nz

Gone are the days of sitting behind your farm gate and continuing to do what you have always done.

So much is changing, so we’re all having to evolve, or we risk being left behind.

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WHAT TO EXPECT: Ashburton is set to host its first South Island Dairy Event, with a focus on building a successful future and driving sector progression.

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Awards for 70 farming families Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz SEVENTY families have been honoured in the latest New Zealand Century Farm and Station Awards.

The awards, hosted in the small rural township of Lawrence in Otago, were held over two weekends, with more than 400 people from farming families across NZ celebrating their perseverance and success over 100-plus years of farming.

The greater number of applications this year was because of the decision to defer the awards last year due to covid.

Minister for Agriculture Damien O’Connor presented the awards at the first weekend of celebrations, acknowledging the contributions the families and their forebears

have made and will continue to make to the country’s economy.

O’Connor said the resilience, hard work and dedication of the families to date, and the next generations will continue to shape NZ’s economic growth.

Families were formally presented with a distinctive bronze plaque and certificate to display on their properties.

“It’s a very special weekend for the families and it was great that we could finally make this happen,” awards chair Karen Roughan said.

“The committee and locals are very committed to the event, and all go the extra mile to make the families feel welcome, which they really appreciate.

“It’s wonderful to see the families each year really embrace the weekend and their special

RECOGNITION: Beverley Forrester and Noelene Price Quedley received an award from Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor.

time together in Lawrence.”

The purpose of the awards is to capture and preserve the family history, which might otherwise be lost through the generations.

Families submit narratives of their farm history, along with copies of related photographs and supporting documents, which are

then archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, ensuring all records are kept in perpetuity.

More than 500 families from throughout NZ have received awards.

Applications are now open for the 2021 year and any families

that have owned their farms since 1921 or earlier are encouraged to apply.

Closing deadline for applications is November 30.

Further information, including the application form, can be found on the NZCFSA website www.centuryfarms.co.nz

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Divide over river flow rate Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz REGIONAL councillors might look to set new minimum flow rates for a major Central Otago river after failing to reach consensus among water users and interest groups.

Two volatile public meetings held recently to discuss new minimum flows for the Manuherikia River have failed to reach agreement or any form of consensus, potentially leaving the final decision to council staff and councillors.

“I’d be very surprised if we get agreement given the diversity of view. I think it very unlikely,” the council’s policy and planning manager Anita Dawe said.

Anna Gillespie, the chair of the Manuherikia Catchment Group which represents 600 river water users, is critical of the council process and questions the voracity of the information and scientific data supplied by officials.

The current voluntary minimum flow is 900 litres a second. Water users are proposing 1100l/sec, but the council is consulting on options of between 1200-3000l/sec, scenarios it says were modelled by the Manuherikia Reference Group.

The natural annual mean flow is about 4000l/sec.

“The Otago Regional Council documentation is very leading towards a higher minimum flow and if we have to meet that higher flow, the community will be stuffed,” Gillespie said.

An 1100l/sec flow will impact water users, but the proposal is not an option being considered by council.

“At 1100 we will lose reliability and give water to the environment, and that is fine,” Dawe said.

The Otago Regional Council documentation is very leading towards a higher minimum flow and if we have to meet that higher flow, the community will be stuffed.

Anna Gillespie Manuherikia Catchment Group

FIGHTING FOR WATER USERS: Manuherikia Catchment Group chair Anna Gillespie.

She says the status quo (900l/ sec) is not an option because scientists have determined it will not enhance the health of the river.

The 2020 National Policy Statement for freshwater establishes a hierarchy for values and states the health of the river is the priority followed by access for drinking and then uses such as irrigation and recreation.

“The hierarchy is pretty clear and means a different conversation, which is even more difficult given where extraction sits on that hierarchy,” she said.

Dawe says the council has tried to “find the sweet spot”

between competing uses and values, but Gillespie says a 2000l/ sec minimum flow will not only mean severe water restrictions or no access at all for users for most of summer, but risks the river running dry.

She cites several flaws in council modelling.

It relies on higher flows entering the main stem from tributaries, which is not practical, and supplemented flows from the nearly 100-year-old Falls Dam. Gillespie says dam storage will be exhausted more quickly than at present augmenting a higher minimum flow, which creates a risk that the main river will run

dry over summer.

Should the dam be heightened, it will flood conservation land and Gillespie says a court precedent has been set on this issue with the ruling that rejected the Ruataniwha Dam because of the impact on conservation land.

Plans by users to lift the dam height were scuppered when the Government in the last term cancelled the Irrigation Development Fund.

Gillespie says the cost aside, users are opposed to funding any improvement of the dam on their own, when there will now be multiple beneficiaries.

The 85km Manuherikia River

flows from the northern edge of the Maniototo district and joins the Clutha River at Alexandra.

Water users argue that the council is basing its proposed minimum flow on a narrow stretch of degraded river at Alexandra, which is not reflective of the whole stretch.

But Dawe says by improving the flow and condition of the river in the lower reaches, it will improve conditions upstream.

The council says users have options such as water storage, and Dawe says while no decision has been made on whether the council will have a role, it is mindful that regulatory barriers for water storage have to be kept low.

Dawe says consultation will continue until the middle of June, then submissions will be summarised before meeting with the Manuherikia Reference Group.

From that a recommendation will be made for councillors to consider in August or September.

The new minimum flow will apply when the new Land and Water Plan becomes active in December 2023.

Aerial inspection shows promise Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz AN AERIAL inspection of winter crops by the Otago Regional Council (ORC) has returned “generally good compliance”, with no obvious breaches identified.

The council’s compliance manager Tami Sargeant says in a statement staff will be following up “a few” high risk areas predominantly in South Otago and West Otago, which reflected the area’s hilly terrain.

“These include things like crops being planted in critical source areas, where there is a risk of sediment flowing into waterways, and a few buffer zones near waterways that were narrower than we’d like,” Sargeant said.

Concerns with some winter feed crops in South Otago and West Otago is that it has been planted in critical source areas and if there are small buffer zones, this could increase potential sediment runoff.

The flatter terrain of North Otago heightened potential for surface

water ponding, while there is the same risk in Central Otago, but also examples of unfenced waterways or waterways without buffers and

Staff will be following up a few high risk areas predominantly in South Otago and West Otago.

Tami Sargeant Otago Regional Council some steep paddocks.

The council has been working with DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Deer Industry NZ and Federated Farmers, and Sargeant says they want to build on the improvement to winter crop management evident this winter.

Another round of compliance flights will take place towards the end of this month.

ONGOING: Footage from a recent aerial inspection. Another round of compliance flights will take place towards the end of June.

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Honouring rural contributions A VARIETY of contributions to the primary sector were recognised in the latest Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Dr Kevin Marshall, who recently featured as a Farmers Weekly newsmaker (May 31), was made a Companion to the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contribution to the food of bio-processing industries during his 60-year career.

The former Dairy Research Institute chief executive and NZ Dairy Board group leader of research and development was involved in the development of whey protein concentrate and also helped to resolve complex technical issues between the NZ dairy industry and overseas importers and regulators, helping to elevate NZ’s status abroad.

“We’d gone from something that was a waste product, through a completely unknown technology, and wondering what the hell we were going to do with it, to something that was that valuable,” Marshall said of his whey research.

He has also held extensive governance roles and is currently chair of the Riddet Institute.

Also made a Companion to the NZ Order of Merit was Dr Max Shepherd, who was recognised for his contribution to NZ’s biotechnology industry.

From the mid-1990s he was instrumental in the practical application and commercial funding of science in NZ, predominantly through the establishment of start-ups, including A2 Milk.

His problem solving has contributed to a variety of projects, including rabbit virus management in Central Otago and natural botrytis solutions for the wine industry.

Northern Hawke’s Bay farmer Jim Brownlie has been made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit for services to agriculture and education.

We’d gone from something that was a waste product, through a completely unknown technology, and wondering what the hell we were going to do with it, to something that was that valuable.

Dr Kevin Marshall Researcher Brownlie has owned Ngā Tuhoe Station in Ruakituri Valley since 1974 and was involved with the establishment of the East Coast Farm Cadet Scheme in 1980.

A former chair of the Gisborne AG ITO regional committee who also served on the national board, he co-developed the Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust, facilitating a commercially operating farm where trainees could live onsite for two years. He was instrumental in setting up the trust’s ability to grant a formal agricultural qualification.

Former Rural Woman NZ president Margaret Chapman was also made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit, in recognition of her services to rural women and rural communities.

Chapman was president from 2007 to 2010, leading the organisation through a period of rapid growth and change.

She instigated the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women’s Awards, now NZI Rural Women NZ Business Awards, and was RWNZ national councillor for the Canterbury region from 2001 to 2007.

A trustee of the Rural Communities Trust from 2007 to 2010, and of the NZ Landcare

REWARDED: Dr Kevin Marshall, who recently received the Massey Medal for his contribution to the university and the NZ food sector, has been made a Companion to the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Trust, Chapman was an advocate for ensuring rural access to social, health, welfare and education services.

Also made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit was Fiona Gower, for services to rural women and governance.

Gower, who was president of Rural Women NZ from 2016 to 2020, represented RWNZ at the Commission for the Status of Women in 2018, held at the United Nations in New York, focusing on rural women and girls.

A Trustee of New Zealand Landcare Trust Board (NZLT) since 2016, Gower became board chair in 2018.

Relationships she developed with government departments and ministries, external and internal stakeholders, and other organisations, ensure that RWNZ

retains a strong voice.

Professor Emerita Paula Jameson was also made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit, for services to plant science.

Noted for her research expertise in physiological and molecular plant biology, her extensive list of publications, and her support supervising postgraduate students, Jameson has undertaken major collaborations with the applied sector in areas of forage, seed production and fruit development, as well as researching the regulation of flowering of NZ’s indigenous flora.

Her achievements have been recognised with life fellowships from the agricultural, horticultural and plant biology communities.

She was awarded the 2019 Marsden Medal, recognising a lifetime of outstanding service to

the science profession.

Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills was also made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit.

Feds president from 2011 to 2014, Wills is a former trustee of the NZ Farm Environment Trust.

He currently chairs Apiculture NZ, Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, Motu Economic Public Policy Research and the Primary Industry Training Organisation’s transitional board.

Wills is also director of Ravensdown and two of NZ’s National Science Challenges, Our Land and Water and Resilience to Nature’s Challenges, and a director of Horticulture NZ. He has represented NZ on international farming and trade forums as a board member of the World Farming Organisation.

ANZAPI boss stepping down NEW Zealand Apples & Pears Inc (NZAPI) chief executive Alan Pollard is stepping down from the role later this year.

Pollard has overseen significant growth in the industry during his nine years at the helm.

When he started as chief executive in 2012 the industry’s export earnings were about $340 million, which had risen to $920m last year, close to the $1 billion target that was set in 2013.

Chair Richard Punter says as NZAPI defines what business as usual might look like post-covid, Pollard feels that it is the right time for a new leader to bring their own skills, experience and style to the organisation.

“We are deeply appreciative

of the contribution that Alan has made to the successful growth of the industry and the grower organisation,” Punter said.

Pollard says he is proud of the work the NZAPI has done, especially during the past 15 months to support the industry in unprecedented times.

“NZAPI is acknowledged as a high-performing and influential industry organisation, and I have enjoyed every bit of what has been (collectively) achieved,” Pollard said.

“During a transition period I will be ensuring a smooth handover to my successor, as well as continuing to progress some key projects, including pursuing an agreement with the Government regarding the bringing in and repatriation

of RSE workers. Beyond that, I look forward to identifying and pursuing my next opportunity.”

The NZAPI board will begin the process of recruiting Pollard’s successor shortly.

NZAPI is acknowledged as a high-performing and influential industry organisation, and I have enjoyed every bit of what has been achieved.

Alan Pollard NZ Apples & Pears

BOWING OUT: NZ Apples & Pears boss Alan Pollard is stepping down after nine years at the helm.

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Top Ospri advisor set to retire After spending a good chunk of his working life explaining to the public the benefits of aerial 1080 applications and how they can help control bovine TB, Ospri senior policy advisor Nick Hancox is retiring in the next few weeks. Colin Williscroft reports.

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ENTION 1080 in a conversation in a rural community and, depending on where you are, you’re likely to get a fairly strong yes or no reaction.

For Nick Hancox, he’s seen both sides of the debate over nearly three decades.

The Ospri senior policy advisor, who took on his first role with the then Animal Health Board in 1995, previously worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Conservation (DoC) during its use of 1080 in the Waipoua Forest in Northland during the early 1990s.

“I became DoC’s go-to guy for talking about 1080,” Hancock said.

“I was in the thick of that for a while and I guess that led to me basically being shoulder-tapped by the AHB.” He became the AHB’s first communications manager, a role he held until 2008.

When he started there was a staff of four and no operational capacity, because initially the organisation was a policy and funding advisory group.

Hancox says the AHB was formed in response to a significant growth in the number of bovine TB infected herds following taxpayer-funding of possum control being largely removed in the late 1970s.

That led to an ad-hoc and fragmented approach to possum control, which lacked coordination, although by the 1980s the disease had been eradicated in areas such as Northland, Taranaki and Mid Canterbury.

The result wasn’t so good in the rest of the country, with a gradual and then exponential increase in TB in livestock through the 1980s, peaking with more than 1700 infected cattle and deer herds in 1994.

It represented a herd infection prevalence of more than 2% – far higher than in most

other developed countries, creating a potential risk to the marketability of New Zealand beef, dairy and venison exports.

Working through the 1993 Biosecurity Act, the first National Pest Management Strategy for possum control came into effect in 1998, where the AHB took control of the national TB programme and its operations.

Hancox says that has allowed for greater national coordination in efforts to control bovine TB and possum numbers, and the number of infected herds has fallen significantly since the mid1980s.

There will be a long tail when it comes to getting rid of the last ones, and we have to do that otherwise there’s the danger numbers will build up again.

Nick Hancox Ospri The current TBfree programme’s aim includes achieving TB freedom in livestock by 2026 and in possums by 2040, and eradication of TB from all hosts across NZ by 2055.

Despite the outbreak in Hawke’s Bay, Hancox is optimistic those goals can still be reached.

He says although the use of 1080 divides opinion, it is the best available method to control brushtail possums in hard to reach areas such as central North Island and Westland.

Due to the terrain and expanse of those areas trapping is neither practical or makes financial sense, whereas aerial 1080 applications offer the best opportunity to get rid of the pest, which is hugely important to NZ farming

communities and the meat and milk exports they produce.

He understands that the use of aerially applied poison to control possum numbers brings out high emotions and two particular situations from public hearings he has attended over the years stick out in his memory.

One was against the use of aerial 1080 drops and the other supported them.

The first was a woman who was devastated when her dog died after ingesting the poison.

Hancox says the woman had followed all the correct procedures. She had seen signs in the area where she walked her dog warning of a future possum control operation and so avoided going there until the signs had been taken down, signalling the threat to dogs had been removed.

Unfortunately, that was not the case.

“I really felt for her. She did everything correctly and for whatever reason it didn’t work,” he said.

The other situation involved a farming couple who were distressed when bovine TB broke in their herd; they wanted every avenue to get rid of possums followed.

He says a lot has changed since 1080 drops were first employed and the planning, expertise and technology, such as GPS, makes the drops today more accurate from when they were first used.

Hancox says farmers will continue to play a critical role in possum control in two particular areas.

The first is remaining committed to attacking the possum problem, even when it looks like work done to control it is working.

“Even when it looks like we’re getting on top of it and numbers are being reduced it is important that the focus continues,” he said.

“There will be a long tail when it comes to getting rid of the last ones, and we have to do that

IMPORTANT: Nick Hancox says farmers play a critical role in possum control.

otherwise there’s the danger numbers will build up again.”

He says farmer compliance with the Nait (National Animal Identification and Tracing) scheme is also important.

“Good Nait livestock movement data is key to better targeting of TB testing and reducing on-farm testing costs, which will release funds for more possum control in remaining risk areas,” he said.

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Native fungi packs punch A native fungi with an appetite for consuming pine trees may hold the answer to dealing with the prolific wilding pine problem afflicting New Zealand’s landscape. Richard Rennie reports.

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HE Ministry for Primary Industries estimates 20% of New Zealand’s landscape will be covered in wilding pines in 20 years if they are left to spread uncontrolled.

They already cover 1.8 million hectares, the equivalent to twothirds of the area committed to dairy pasture, and are swallowing 90,000ha of land a year.

Canterbury University BioProtection Centre researcher Genevieve Early’s research work has found a fungi common to NZ’s native bush shows promise as an effective biological control agent that could play a vital part in slowing that spread.

Armillaria novae-zelandiae, known as harore by Maori or

“honey mushroom”, feeds on decaying wood in native forests. It can often be seen when tramping, with its distinctive honey colour growing out of stumps in damp areas.

Working with fellow researcher Professor Ian Dickie and colleague Dr John Pirker, Early tested at what age the fungi grew best on pine, ranging from live to freshly harvested to old, decaying wood.

Typically, the mycelium will attack pine trees, and its effects have been well-researched by the commercial forestry sector for decades.

Preventative methods to reduce its effect include clear felling, stump removal and no longer planting exotic forests across the top of indigenous forestation.

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: Wilding pines infected by Armillaria novaezelandiae in North Canterbury.

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Afflicted pine trees will die off over time when infected by the fungi. This ability of a native species to prevent establishment of a non-native species is known as biotic resistance.

“The fact we are introducing an established native fungi as a biological control agent is a slightly different tactic to the usual biological control model, where you look for a pathogen or herbivore from the weed’s home habitat and introduce it into a new environment,” Early said.

“Some of the questions we have about using Armillaria, for example, are whether we can introduce it to grassland areas that are susceptible to wilding pine invasions, where it doesn’t currently exist, and whether introducing it at the same time as pines are felled would prevent reinvasion.”

Testing several strains of the mycelium proved A.novaezelandiae had the best growth and was consistently the most vigorous on live or freshly felled pine.

This was a critical discovery, implying they could design a way to inoculate wilding pine sites with A.novae-zelandiae at the same time the trees were being manually removed and sprayed.

“We are not suggesting this will replace current removal methods, rather it will be another tool used in the process, ensuring that pines don’t just reinvade following removal,” Dickie said.

“The next step for us is to use direct tests with planted pine

PREVENTING REINVASION: Bio-Protection Centre researcher Genevieve Early with mycelium used to infect wilding pines.

seedlings and natives, to ensure it is only the pines that are killed, as well as trialling different application methods.”

The researchers can see the potential to inoculate sterilised wood chips and spread these around sites once conventional treatment and removal has taken place. This will cut down on having to revisit the sites, which are often remote and expensive to access.

Overseas similar prevention methods have even involved shooting inoculant coated shotgun shells into stumps, something they doubt will be adopted here.

“We also want to find out if inoculating the sites will accelerate decomposition and reduce wildfire risks,” he said.

There is also a doubly strong indigenous link to using the native fungi on an exotic pest.

A.novae-zelandiae was a food source used by Maori and the researchers appreciate the value it may play in also helping iwi

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as a biological control to reduce wilding pine numbers on their land.

The research could also provide a pathway to develop other native fungi for use as biological controls, with early work indicating some that grow on native tawa also inhabit exotic species.

The group is seeking funding to continue the research, looking at how A.novae-zelandiae affects native seedlings, and testing if it could be used to clear pines in areas where ecological restoration was planned.

Funding for Early’s research has come through the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln and the Winning Against the Wildings project funded through MBIE. “Until now we have been good at killing pines, but not at restoring ecosystems. We are winning the battles but losing the war,” Dickie said.

“This fungus may be the key to not just killing pine, but to keeping it from reinvading and for restoring ecosystems.”

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Climate Commission stance predictable

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T SHOULD come as no real surprise that, for agriculture anyway, the Climate Change Commission’s final report to the Government contains little real change from the draft plan it released earlier this year.

Although that’s going to disappoint some, who think too much is being asked of the sector when the ways of meeting its longer-term targets still do not exist, the reality was the commission was never going to back down on its initial position.

It believes the short-term goals can be met without new tech and is banking on R&D to deliver next steps in the future.

All the signals the commission sent out during the past few months implied that the time to act is now and that could involve some discomfort for some parts of the economy.

Farmers and growers will not be immune to that discomfort.

Industry leaders have pointed out the barriers the people they represent will face and for some those challenges will be significant.

Not only will that lead to frustration and increasing anxiety for some, for others it could well be the thing that makes them decide staying in the sector is not worth it and they will consider other options.

No one is going to like seeing that.

However, the end to business as usual has been signalled for quite some time and continued access to future markets or supply chains is likely to increasingly rely on being able to demonstrate impeccable environmental credentials and greenhouse gas emissions will be part of that.

Farmers have often been told in recent years not to worry about increased costs involved in reaching environmental goals as the market will pay, but as Meat Industry Association boss Sirma Karapeeva told the recent climate change conference in Wellington that’s not the case, and farmers and growers are incurring the extra costs now.

Whether that’s fair or not, that’s the reality and it will hurt financially.

There are some groups who think the primary sector has got off lightly, particularly given that through He Waka Eke Noa, it has been allowed to try and come up with its own framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

So, now’s the time to accept the situation for what it is and get on with making the most of the opportunity that has been provided.

Colin Williscroft

LETTERS

Mind made up on levy vote AS LONG as global warming has been a catchcry, our livestock emissions have received the blame for being a major part of our country’s share of the problem.

Time and again we hear calls for a vegan diet to save the planet and for farmers to be liable for these emissions in the ETS or some other way.

Yet, it is a biological fact that a constant number of animals do not change the atmospheric concentration of methane.

If there is no change in the amount of methane in the atmosphere, there can be no further warming.

Ten years ago, I took this remit to the Beef & Lamb NZ AGM: That B+LNZ embark on a high-profile, large-budget

campaign to promote the understanding that livestock emissions do not, and cannot, cause significant global warming. Despite claiming to support science-based policy, the board chose not to vote for it. Today, they are still failing to differentiate between emissions and warming, as they enthusiastically endorse He Waka Eke Noa and go about helping farmers find their “emissions number”.

To add insult, they are pushing for changes to the sequestration rules so that scrubby weeds, such as gorse, qualify as offsets for these non-warming emissions of methane, while at the same time bewailing the mass conversion of sheep and beef farms to carbon forestry.

It is another fact that trees are not a solution to global warming. It is merely a bandaid on a melanoma and pushes the problem down the road. The Climate Change Commission acknowledges this.

I could document more examples of B+LNZ ignoring facts for the sake of political correctness but space precludes it. I have been told they need to be pragmatic to stay at the table. What is the point of being at the table if the only agenda on the table is about which colour rope to strangle our industry with?

I believe an industry good organisation is desirable, but the last decade has shown B+LNZ does not come close to fulfilling this definition.

All that is happening is that our industry is being slowly pushed towards the precipice by a government that cares not one iota for farming.

Consequently, I believe a no vote is in order for the current referendum, and that is the way my vote will be cast.

Neil Henderson Te Karaka

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Remembering the good ol’ days Jack Keeys

Unfortunately, there were three things that went wrong, and slowly NZ’s food production started decreasing, until the point that almost all of our food is now imported from other countries.

“Really, Grandad?” they asked with grave concern.

“Well the story goes like this,” I said.

“The first problem was our own food security here in NZ. Even though we could produce enough food to feed so many people around the world and produced some of the highest quality and nutritious foods, we had hundreds of thousands of people here in NZ that were suffering from poor nutrition and hunger,

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that even reached one million people during the covid-19 pandemic of 2020.

“We also had one of the worst obesity rates in the world, with almost one third of people classed as obese.

“This caused lots of flow-on effects. Many young people grew up without proper nutrition and then struggled in the education system and were less able to contribute to the workforce and live fulfilling lives.

“On top of that, our healthcare system was constantly inundated with complications related to poor food choices, and the rest of the world slowly stopped wanting to buy from NZ because they saw how unhealthy our own people were.”

“But surely if NZ produced such good food, people would still want to buy it?” they quizzed.

“Well the second problem was that NZ didn’t keep up with trends in innovation and technology because we were so successful across agriculture and horticulture, and had some of the most efficient production systems around the world, we enjoyed getting premium prices for our products, and just assumed that people would always want to buy them,” I explained.

“That’s when the food technology revolution began.

“Internationally, small and large companies started investing in cellular agriculture, advanced fermentation technology and precision genetic engineering.

People became even more health conscious and ethically conscious too, as individualised

IMAGINE THAT: Agri-food research and insights analyst Jack Keeys reimagines New Zealand in a time when it was too late to adapt to the world’s ever-changing food needs.

health information and social media became even more established across society.

Consumers no longer wanted to buy foods that had come from animals being killed, and instead wanted foods that were grown in controlled environments, with renewable energy and worked in harmony with farm systems without needing animals to be slaughtered.”

“Why didn’t NZ just do some food technology, especially if we were already the best?” they asked.

“Well, the last problem was a combination of poor collaboration, and regulation,” I said.

“Regulation didn’t allow us to use technologies such as gene editing, so our scientists couldn’t use modern tools to improve

farm systems or use other new technologies.

“On top of that, NZ is still quite a small country, but our industries didn’t collaborate and invest in new technologies together, or support farmers to transition to new integrated farm systems.

Within just a few years, it was too late.”

“Wow, Grandad, that’s crazy!” they said.

“Sometimes I do wonder what would have happened if we had empowered people through making better food systems which supported all New Zealanders to eat healthily,” I said.

“What would have happened if our regulation had actually supported innovation in food technology instead of preventing it.

“What would have happened if

our industries had collaborated and used our potential of unique NZ genetics, indigenous wisdom, renewable energy, quality farm systems and incredible farmers to be the leaders in new food technologies.

“But perhaps that’s just easier to see in hindsight.”

Who am I? Jack Keeys is an agri-food research and insights analyst at KPMG.

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EMEMBER when New Zealand used to be the world’s leading food producer?

The grandkids sit sprawled across the floor, gazing up at me, as I sit in an oversized armchair.

“What was it like, Grandad – did we really grow food all around NZ?” they asked.

“We sure did, kids,” I replied.

“NZ was a world leader in food production. We used to produce enough food to feed more than eight times our own population and we had some of the most technologically advanced, environmentally-friendly and safe food systems in the world.

“We produced over 20 billion litres of milk, over 500 million kg of kiwifruit and processed over 30 million sheep and cattle for meat, in addition to so many other different foods.”

“So what happened, Grandad?” the children questioned, eyes wide with interest.

“Unfortunately, there were three things that went wrong, and slowly NZ’s food production started decreasing, until the point that almost all of our food is now imported from other countries,” I said.

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CCC’s final report lacks solutions Alternative View

Alan Emerson

IT WAS interesting to read through the Climate Change Commission’s final report.

I found the document an example of a bureaucratic process trying to please two masters: political and populist. It didn’t spin my wheels and didn’t seem a whole lot different from the original.

Let’s start from the top.

Don’t blame agriculture. We’re a part of a long chain of issues over climate change and not the dominant player.

In addition, no one is working to protect the environment harder than farmers. That needs acknowledgement, as does the section in the Paris Accord, which exempts food production.

Suggesting that large amounts of dairy land will go into horticulture is fine. My question is, to produce what to sell to whom?

Will the returns be anything like next year’s $8 payout? I doubt it.

Taking sheep and beef country for trees won’t do much for either the economy or our hill country breeding farms.

Those land-use changes would

have our economy shrinking into obscurity.

The options for reducing stock numbers have been discussed at length. What products will take up the slack and what will they achieve?

Much is said about the pricing of agricultural emissions. It’s about how much farmers are to be taxed for our global footprint.

That will be interesting, especially considering research

by Beef and Lamb that has shown sheep and beef farmers are carbon neutral now. It will be fascinating to see how the Government and the bureaucracy handle that one.

Greenpeace was quick to condemn the reports suggesting the document was a sop to the dairy industry. How little they know.

The report talks about electric cars, solar and wind power, and reducing the number of dairy cattle that we have.

All good stuff, which we’ve heard before.

Considering those initiatives I believe that electric cars are overhyped and don’t stand up to scrutiny.

The carbon footprint for the manufacture of an electric car is greater than that for a conventional model. Granted over their life they have lower total emissions, but what happens then? Where does the car and toxic battery end up? Talking batteries, they need lithium and cobalt that comes from Third World countries often using slave labour or near

enough to it, but that’s another story.

Because of the state of our hydro lakes, charging those electric vehicles will be with electricity generated by coal. I wouldn’t call that green.

It is the same internationally.

A mate sent me the Statista electricity generation figures and they make interesting reading.

Worldwide electricity is generated by using coal (38%), natural gas (23%) hydro (16%) and nuclear (10%).

I would humbly suggest, in the light of those figures, that electricity isn’t green and won’t be in New Zealand in the near future.

I can understand the rhetoric of wanting to be a good citizen, but if we cut our emissions in half, it isn’t going to achieve anything except making us feel good – almost saintly.

I’ve heard the rhetoric about another hydro lake, Lake Onslow, but haven’t heard anything specific.

I’d respectfully suggest that without Lake Onslow we’ll still be burning coal.

We also read about wind power, which should be suited to NZ.

BIG PICTURE: Alan Emerson says the Government and Climate Change Commission should think beyond the box when it comes to tackling emissions.

The issues are simple. The carbon footprint of manufacturing the turbines is high and at the end of their life the turbines are buried.

That creates a problem for the future.

I recently read that our lakes are a major source of methane production. It is caused by rotting vegetation on the lakebed. No one mentions it.

Putting it all in perspective, NZ’s contribution to global warming is an infinitesimal .17%. It is a fraction of the global footprint of the US military and that isn’t going to change.

I can understand the rhetoric of wanting to be a good citizen, but if we cut our emissions in half, it isn’t going to achieve anything except making us feel good – almost saintly.

What we need to do is look at the big picture. Figure what we can really do to reduce the global footprint as against just that of NZ. Recent research by AgResearch has our farming sector as the most efficient in the world with both sheep and dairy. No one is close to us when it comes to a

low-emissions production system.

In fact, NZ dairy emissions were 46% less than the average of 18 countries that were studied.

What we should be doing, in the interests of halting global warming, is to have NZ as one large dairy and sheep farm. That would mean that the less efficient producers could plant trees and that would further lower the world’s carbon footprint.

It is just a matter of the Government and the Climate Change Commission thinking outside of the square.

We shouldn’t be even contemplating a reduction in dairy cow numbers but an expansion. The world needs us to help reduce the awful, harmful and devastating effects of climate change and global warming.

Our solution is simple. We need more cows and we need more sheep.

Your View Alan Emerson is a semi-retired Wairarapa farmer and businessman: dath.emerson@gmail.com

Putting a price on hypocrisy From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

DEAR Amanda Larsson I see you are Greenpeace’s head of campaigns.

I’ve just read a piece where you were having a good go at the dairy industry and saying that the Climate Change Commission’s report missed its mark by not getting stuck into methane emissions. But we will come back to that.

Rather than what you were saying, I was more struck by the photo taken of you that went with the story. I know this is petty, but please bear with me.

I see you were wearing a puffer jacket.

You do know that the linings of puffer jackets are made of nylon, I assume? You may not be aware of this, but nylon is not a naturally grown sustainable product. I’m

sorry to have to tell you, but nylon is a type of plastic made from crude oil. Gasp. I knew this would shock you.

It gets worse. Once the plastic is crafted from this heinous oil substance, it is put through an intensive chemical process resulting in nasty by-products that foul the environment to make it nice and stretchy.

Once the jacket passes its use-by date, obviously burning it would be an awfully bad idea. That would release polybrominated diphenyl ethers, hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen cyanide and dioxins.

I don’t have to tell you, but I’m sure that these are carcinogens, asphyxiants and extremely bad for the environment.

So, you will have to send it to the landfill. Problem there being that it is so well-crafted that it is virtually non-biodegradable. They reckon that it might take several hundred years for it to finally disappear from the world and your conscience.

Mind you, that puffer jacket of yours is stuffed with a natural product to keep you warm, called feathers.

It’s a brilliant business strategy, meaning instead of 20 ducks, you just need the one poor bastard. As an ecological economist, I’m sure you see the efficiency in this.

fibre that is natural, sustainable, environmentally-friendly and grown locally? It’s called wool and you should investigate it. It’s very cool and all the environmentally conscious folk are wearing it on their feet, heads, hands and bodies. You can even carpet the house with the stuff. Who would have thought?

The other thing in the photograph that caught my eye was the cars whizzing past over your left shoulder.

I see your specialisation is energy policy, so you should be able to answer this for me.

Why do ecological economists like yourself always focus on

I SEE YOU: Steve Wyn-Harris calls an environmentalist ‘double standards’ following recent comments on the Climate Change Commission’s final report.

Most puffer jackets are crammed with duck and geese feathers, of which 80% come from China. They have quite a neat trick for keeping the feather production sustainable.

They hold the duck on its back and while it’s still alive they pluck the down and feathers from its chest. If you pluck a dead duck, you only get the one harvest of 60

grams but if you keep it alive then you can pluck it four times in a year.

And they can be kept alive for five years.

It’s a brilliant business strategy, meaning instead of 20 ducks, you just need the one poor bastard. As an ecological economist, I’m sure you see the efficiency in this.

Have you heard of this amazing

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A good year for processors Meaty Matters

Allan Barber

THE announcement of ANZCO Foods annual result is the last piece of the jigsaw needed to conclude meat processors enjoyed a universally profitable 2020, in spite of market, operational and logistical challenges from the global pandemic.

The year started with a case of Chinese indigestion caused by a build-up of high priced inventory in advance of Chinese New Year, closely followed by the outbreak of covid-19 and the effective cancellation of internal travel and family gatherings.

Other major markets soon found themselves in lockdown and, while consumers still had to eat, exporters found themselves with a surplus of high-value cuts for the hospitality trade.

To the enormous credit of the whole meat processing and exporting industry, as well as farmer suppliers, distribution companies and shipping lines, a cursory analysis of meat company results barely shows any adverse impact of all the disruption.

This does not take into account the processing delays, which made it hard for farmers to get their stock away when they wanted.

The three meat companies that publish their results had combined revenues of just under $6 billion, on which they earned a combined total of $155 million before tax or $100m after tax.

These equate respectively to margins of 2.6% and 1.67% on sales, while the return on assets is less than 7%.

So what appears on the face of it to be a highly successful year’s performance across the industry, is nevertheless a pretty average return on a substantial investment, a point made by Anzco chief executive Peter Conley when I asked him for comment on the result.

Apart from Silver Fern Farms (SFF), Alliance Group and Anzco, there are also some substantial private operators, including Talley’s owned Affco, the Progressive Meats group and Auckland-based Wilson Hellaby, which focuses mainly on the domestic market.

All these companies have

Continued from previous page dairy and agriculture and never mention the impact of, say, the tourism sector?

Before covid, inbound tourists were spewing six billion tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere to get here, and holidaying Kiwis another four billion tonnes to travel overseas.

GOOD BUT NOT GREAT: Allan Barber says what appears on the face of it to be a highly successful year’s performance across the industry, is nevertheless a pretty average return on a substantial investment.

almost certainly performed successfully while maintaining a low profile, but I suspect their shareholders demand a higher return than at least some of the three processors that publish results.

Anzco has reported an annual profit before tax of $35.7m for the 2020 year, compared with $30.6m for the previous year, although the difference was almost entirely due to sharply reduced finance costs.

Total revenue at $1.527b was 10% below 2019, as a result of some business units being unable to operate during lockdown, but expenses were also lower by a similar amount.

The company benefited from the wage subsidy to compensate for its inability to produce added-value products, such as hamburger patties for McDonald’s and beef jerky for several months.

Anzco’s business has undoubtedly benefited from its ownership change, which saw Japanese majority shareholder Itoham buy out the minority shareholders, including staff and management, some years ago.

The company has also undergone an organisational restructure since its ‘annus horribilis’ in 2018 when it posted a loss of $38m – the Chicago office was closed saving $2m, the company changed from a divisional to a functional structure and administration was centralised at the new Christchurch head office.

The livestock procurement strategy has also changed from being volume driven to a focus on driving value.

As Conley says, there is no point in buying livestock, unless value can be added, rather than cost.

Anzco has invested heavily in data systems to improve the quality of management information, but Conley notes the importance of continuing to maintain and renew aging assets, while also introducing automation to the meat processing functions.

SFF again produced a solid performance which, although slightly down from 2019, was the second best in the company’s history.

In 2018 the company set what looked like an ambitious goal of earning profits of $150m over five

years, but the last two years make this target look unambitious.

The Shanghai Maling investment, renewed business culture, evolution of the pastureto-plate strategy, and the strong engagement with suppliers through the cooperative have all combined to turn the country’s largest meat exporter into a much better performing organisation than could have been predicted five years ago.

Substantial investment in digital tools is an important aspect of connecting with suppliers who are increasingly turning to technology, with 4500 active users of the SFF app, equivalent to 10 million stock units.

Use of electronic ASDs increased by 300% during lockdown.

Another major change has been a reduction in livestock procurement through third parties as a result of offering priority for direct supply, which has saved the company more than half a million dollars annually.

Alliance’s financial year finished three months earlier than the other two, reflecting the traditional New Zealand farming season as opposed to Asian owners’ calendar year reporting requirements.

However, activity levels and profitability in the first quarter are generally lower than the next two quarters, which reduces the comparative impact on a full year,

Given no one is going anywhere presently, we have stopped emitting a massive 10 billion tonnes of carbon. And CO2 is a much longer-lived gas than methane.

Yet not a kilogram of these aircraft emissions is added to the country’s transport emissions. Keeping everyone’s feet on the ground would have a

major permanent reduction in emissions.

Don’t you think that this is “the major weak spot” you highlighted that the report might have missed rather than methane?

Greenpeace is not calling for a shut down of the tourism sector to make the world a better place.

A cynic might think that three million frustrated travelling

Kiwis are probably a large part of Greenpeace’s funding, whereas 51,000 farmers seem easier game.

Amanda, we all want the world to be a better place and we are all hypocrites.

If you are interested, how about we get you out onto one of the many dairy farms that has already reduced its cow numbers while

The meat processors and exporters have done a very creditable job of maintaining profit margins, reinvesting in their operations and rewarding suppliers appropriately during a challenging operational period.

although inventory was $30m higher than the previous year end at September 30.

Excluding a provision of $19.9m to cover potential compensation for unpaid allowances, Alliance reported a pre-tax profit of $27.4m, a 13% improvement over 2019.

This came down to $7m after deducting the provision, resulting in no dividend to shareholders, apart from $15.5m of loyalty payments included in the operating expenses.

In 2019 a fully imputed dividend of $9m was paid to cooperative shareholders.

Alliance invested $46m in its plants and in the first phase of its Enterprise Resource Planning system, which is designed to replace the 1980s legacy IT system and drive greater efficiency across the whole business.

In summary, the meat processors and exporters have done a very creditable job of maintaining profit margins, reinvesting in their operations and rewarding suppliers appropriately during a challenging operational period.

Indications to date are for an equally satisfactory result during 2021.

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

maintaining production, fenced off their waterways and planted many thousands of natives to soak up any excess nutrients and carbon stores at the same time?

Your View Steve Wyn-Harris is a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer. swyn@xtra.co.nz

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UK joins NZ at Mystery Creek Laura Clarke I WAS reminded recently that it was a visit to the UK in 1966 that first inspired Waikato farmer John Kneebone to champion an annual gathering for New Zealand farmers.

And since the first event in 1969, the UK’s connections to Fieldays have remained strong.

This annual gathering in Mystery Creek has continued to play a crucial role in supporting the primary sector and in showcasing cutting-edge technology and innovation, and is now proudly the Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event.

After the in-person event was cancelled last year, I’m delighted that the British High Commission can return to Fieldays this week with a stand presence, showcasing the depth and opportunity of the UK and NZ agricultural relationship.

UK trade and agritech experts will participate in panel discussions organised by NZTE and Callaghan Innovation, where my High Commission team and I will update on the work we are doing on climate change and trade.

Fieldays this year comes at a

AIM: British High Commissioner to NZ Laura Clarke says the UK is focused on securing a comprehensive and high-quality FTA that will benefit businesses and people across all sectors.

pivotal moment in the UK-NZ trading relationship. We are making progress towards our UK-NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with the fifth round of negotiations held between June 8-14, and round six scheduled for July.

And as we gather at Fieldays 2021, Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor will be in London for discussions with UK Ministers, including the Building Your Farm and Family Futures Secretary of

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The NZ farming landscape is one that all New Zealanders can be proud of, exemplifying quality farming practices and products that are the hallmark of this country, and a strong tradition of innovation. I look forward to seeing that on display, and to join the tens of thousands of visitors at Mystery Creek.

And, I will raise a toast to John Kneebone.

I encourage anyone with questions about our FTA, climate change work or UK expertise in agritech to come along to our stand in the Mystery Creek Pavilion, PC50-52, and chat with me and the team – ideally over a nice cup of tea.

Who am I? Laura Clarke is British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands, a position she took up in January 2018.

Her previous role was as Head of the South Asia Department in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Government Coordinator for India. Other roles include Political Counsellor in Pretoria, South Africa; Chief of Staff to the Minister for Europe; work in FCO London on Sudan and Yemen, and EU Justice and Home Affairs. Prior to joining FCO, she worked in the Ministry of Justice, the European Commission and the British Parliament.

Laura studied modern languages at Cambridge University and International Relations at the London School of Economics. She is married to Toby Fisher, a human rights barrister, and has three children.

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State for Trade Liz Truss and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice, to accelerate this progress.

We know just how important agricultural market access is to farmers across the country and to the NZ economy as a whole. Our focus is on securing a comprehensive and high-quality FTA that will benefit both our businesses and people – across all sectors.

We will also use our attendance at Fieldays to highlight the work the UK is leading to tackle climate change – our top international priority.

In November, we will host in Glasgow the UN Climate Change Conference – COP26. This event is our last best chance to get the world on track to address the threat of climate change. Success at COP26 will require all countries coming to Glasgow to be prepared to commit to action that will limit the global warming rise by 1.5degC. Climate change poses an existential challenge to our way of life and requires every part of society, and every sector, to play their part. NZ and the UK are of course cooperating closely in the run-up to COP26, and we value NZ’s expertise in reducing agricultural emissions.

This year, covid border restrictions have meant that we have had to think differently about how to support UK companies with their presence at Fieldays.

Through our stand and panel discussions, we are helping five UK agritech and clean-tech companies to participate virtually, showcasing their technology and products, and exploring opportunities to work with new partners in NZ. One company, Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), has entered the Fieldays Innovation Awards, having developed the world’s most advanced indoor agritech systems.

Another, CCm Technologies, which specialises in carbon capture and utilisation solutions, is a member of HRH The Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Initiative, which aims to lead and accelerate the world’s transition to a sustainable future.

We will also be supporting

WHAT would you think if I told you that as a farmer, you were 60% more likely to die from melanoma than your non-farming mate down the road?

Although this shocking statistic comes out of research in Australia, it no doubt gives us a fairly good indication of how bad things are here too, as NZ and Australia have the worst rates of melanoma in the world.

Farmers are more at risk of melanoma because they work outdoors and the majority of skin cancers are caused by UV radiation.

Each year in NZ, more than 4000 people are diagnosed with melanoma, and around 300 people will die from it.

In fact, more people die from skin cancer than on our roads.

And although we are all at risk, men are twice as likely to die from melanoma than women. But the good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way, given melanoma can be preventable and is almost always curable if caught early enough.

Sharing these lifesaving

messages with rural New Zealanders is at the heart of Melanoma NZ’s justannounced partnership with FMG. Heightening the awareness in rural communities of how to protect your skin when outdoors, and the importance of having regular skin checks, will save lives.

So what can you do to help prevent melanoma? It’s never too late to start being sunsmart. It’s simple to do and it’s not something you only do in summer either, you just need to get into the year-round habit of the five S’s – Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide: • Slip on a shirt with long sleeves and a collar (you can turn the collar up to help protect your neck).

Long pants provide more protection too.

• Slop on some sunscreen that is at least SPF 30, broad-spectrum, water resistant and compliant with Australian/ NZSunscreen Standard – this information should be printed on the product label. Apply sunscreen 20 minutes before going

outside and reapply every two hours while in the sun or more frequently after activities such as swimming, sweating or towel drying. When the UV index is forecast to reach three or above, apply sunscreen every day to your face, ears, scalp if uncovered, neck and all parts of the body not covered by clothing. Use 9 teaspoons of sunscreen for each application (1 teaspoon per arm, 2 teaspoons for each leg plus, 1 teaspoon for your face, neck and ears and 2 teaspoons for your torso).

• Slap on a broad-brimmed hat with at least a 7.5cm brim. Caps do not protect the neck, ears, or side of the face.

• Seek shade, wherever possible. Schedule outdoor activities for times of the day with the least UV radiation, particularly from September to April, and especially between 10am and 4pm. Think about working in the shed, under portable shade, under a very leafy tree – all options to help keep out of the sun

when UV is at its highest.

• Slide on some good wrap sunglasses that don’t let the sun’s rays into the side of your frames. UV damage can not only cause melanoma, but also cause cataracts and macular degeneration of the eye.

Preventing melanoma is a very important part of the equation, but so is detecting melanoma early as any sunburn or damage you’ve done in the past cannot be undone, and can lead to melanoma later in life.

A study has shown that 86% of all melanomas are found by people themselves or by their friends or family, before they were seen by a doctor.

So it’s vital you know how to check yourself for melanoma together with having regular full body skin checks by a health professional, particularly if you’re at higher risk. If you have any concerns, seek medical help without delay.

Who am I? Andrea Newland is chief executive of Melanoma New Zealand

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An extremely private and freehold property within close proximity to Twizel is a once in a life time opportunity.

452 ha subject to survey on the eastern side of Lake Ohau and boundarying approximately 2 km of the Ohau River. Being flat to rolling country with a warm aspect, makes this a very appealing block, that could be a large lifestyle bolt hole, extensive grazing or development block.

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7-MONTH-OLD HEADING DOG. Black and White.

Good looking pup. Keen chasing training sheep.

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9-MONTH-OLD HEADING DOG. Black and white.

Chasing keen as. Works yearling cattle.

Good breeding. Phone 027 276 2856.

NZ BIGGEST SELECTION. Deliver NZ Wide. www. youtube.com/user/ mikehughesworkingdog/ videos 07 315 5553.

CRAIGCO SHEEP JETTERS. Sensor Jet. Deal to fly and Lice now. Guaranteed performance.

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Replacement woolpacks.

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WORD ONLY ADVERTISING. Phone Marie on 0800 85 25 80.

AGRICULTURE / H O R T I C U LT U R E problem solving.

Leases, contracts and investments. 40 years experience.

Aerial mapping with PrecisionHawk commercial drone available.

Nigel Cooper 027 634 4700. nigelcooper32@gmail. com

CONTRACTORS GORSE AND THISTLE SPRAY. We also scrub cut. Four men with all gear in your area. Phone Dave 06 375 8032.

DOGS WANTED 12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195.

BUYING DOGS NZ Wide. email: mikehughesworkingdogs@ farmside.co.nz 07 315 5553.

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GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds.

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Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis.

NAKI GOATS. Trucking goats to the works every week throughout the NI. Mustering available. Phone Michael and Clarice. 027 643 0403.

GRAZING AVAILABLE GRAZING AVAILABLE, large numbers. Weekly rate or weight gain options.

Waikato/BOP area. Phone 021 863 320.

FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds. Phone Marie on 0800 85 25 80.

HAY FOR SALE SHED STORED SQUARES $75+gst.

Baleage $75+gst. Unit loads available. Top quality.

Phone 021 455 787.

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LEASE FARM WANTED YOUNG FARMING FAMILY looking for a suitable farm, anywhere from 500 to 5000 acres.

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DRYSTOCK – NORTH ISLAND. 5000su and over. Phone Roger Pryce.

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RED DEVON BULLS. Waimouri stud, Feilding.

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Pinebank Sales: 2-Year bulls by private treaty through June Glanworth On-Farm Auctions: 2-year Bulls Thursday 24 June at 2.30pm

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Acc Client: McCool Family Sale date: Wed 23rd June, 2021 Sale starts 11am Location: Wellsford Saleyards.

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Deer

Sheep

Cattle BEEF

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

5.45

5.40

5.20

NI lamb (17kg)

7.90

7.80

6.95

NI Stag (60kg)

5.50

5.50

5.45

NI Bull (300kg)

5.40

5.30

5.25

NI mutton (20kg)

5.90

5.90

4.75

SI Stag (60kg)

5.55

5.55

5.45

NI Cow (200kg)

3.80

3.70

3.80

SI lamb (17kg)

7.70

7.60

6.70

SI Steer (300kg)

5.00

4.95

4.65

SI mutton (20kg)

6.00

5.90

4.40

SI Bull (300kg)

4.95

4.90

4.55

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

3.20

3.25

3.10

UK CKT lamb leg

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

8.64

US domestic 90CL cow

8.94

8.15

9.62

North Island steer slaughter price

$/kg CW

6.50

5.50

5.0

5.00

5.0

10.0 South Island lamb slaughter price

$/kg CW

$/kg CW

5-yr ave

Dairy

Jun

2019-20

Aug 2020-21

Oct

Dec 5-yr ave

Jun

6.50

Prior week

Last year

2.47

2.42

1.88

Feb-21 Apr-21 Sept. 2022

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T) Nearby contract

vs 4 weeks ago

WMP

4170

4175

4320

SMP

2835

2830

2825

AMF

4140

4100

4050

Butter

3500

3460

3430

Milk Price

7.61

7.61

990

990

787

Top 10 by Market Cap YTD High

29.3

36.55

27.1

405

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

5.33

9.94

5.04

400

Auckland International Airport Limited

7.69

7.99

6.65

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.75

4.97

4.37

Company

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

6.48

7.6

5.79

Mainfreight Limited

75.3

77.3

64.85

395 390

May-20

Jul-20

Sep-20

Nov-20

Jan-21

Mar-21

May-21

4200 $/tonne

Ryman Healthcare Limited

13.18

15.99

12.5

Fletcher Building Limited

7.88

7.99

5.67

Contact Energy Limited

8.25

11.16

6.6

Infratil Limited

7.77

7.9

6.74

Listed Agri Shares

5pm, close of market, Thursday Close

YTD High

YTD Low

ArborGen Holdings Limited

0.235

0.245

0.161

410

The a2 Milk Company Limited

5.97

12.5

5.42

405

Comvita Limited

3.34

3.6

3.06

400 395 390

Jul-20

Sep-20

Nov-20

Jan-21

Mar-21

May-21

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

4400

Delegat Group Limited

15.18

15.4

13.75

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

3.95

5.15

3.75

Foley Wines Limited

1.75

2.07

1.68

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

1.2

1.2

0.81 0.24

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

0.285

0.65

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

1.52

1.72

1.43

PGG Wrightson Limited

3.3

3.65

3.11

Rua Bioscience Limited

0.42

0.61

0.37

Sanford Limited (NS)

4.98

5.23

4.3

Scales Corporation Limited

4.8

5.09

4.22 4.66

Seeka Limited

4.9

5.68

400

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

3.51

5.24

2.85

T&G Global Limited

2.88

3

2.85

350

S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

13573

15491

12865

S&P/NZX 50 Index

12518

13558

12085

S&P/NZX 10 Index

12180

13978

11776

300 250

Jun

Jul Aug Latest price

Sep 4 weeks ago

Oct

YTD Low

Company

May-20

3600

314

Close

375

3800

567

319

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

380

* price as at close of business on Thursday

4000

672

319

DAP

385 380

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

672

-

7.70

Aug 2020-21

Urea

2.25

$/tonne

Prior week

Jun

Last year

2.10

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY

Last price*

Apr 2019-20

Prior week

30 micron lamb

Jun-21

Feb

Last week

1.90

385 Oct-20 Dec-20 Sept. 2021

NZ average (NZ$/t)

2.10

6.00

3400

Last week

2.30

$/tonne

7.00

Aug-20

Dec

FERTILISER

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

7.50

Jun-20

Oct

Fertiliser

Aug 2020-21

37 micron ewe

8.00 $/kg MS

Apr 2019-20

Super

8.50

US$/t

Feb

Grain

Data provided by

MILK PRICE FUTURES

5.50

7.0

5-yr ave

Coarse xbred ind.

Apr

8.0

5.0

7.0

(NZ$/kg)

4.50 Feb

9.0

6.0

WOOL

5.00

Dec

South Island stag slaughter price

11.0

5.50

Oct

7.0

8.0

5.0

6.00

4.00

8.0

6.0

South Island steer slaughter price

6.50

North Island stag slaughter price

6.0

9.0

4.50

Last year

9.0

7.0 6.0

Last week Prior week

10.0

9.65

8.0

6.00

4.00

11.95

North Island lamb slaughter price

9.0

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

8.87

$/kg CW

8.94

Last year

11.0 11.99

Export markets (NZ$/kg) US imported 95CL bull

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WEATHER Soil Moisture

Overview Rain, showers and low pressure kicks off this important Fieldays week of weather. The low itself is quite large and that’s actually a positive for those trying to do outdoor things, because large lows also have large areas of dry. The forecast this week is quite messy; some days may not be as wet as you think, others may be a bit wetter.

The best way to keep on top of it all is to use RuralWeather. co.nz, which utilises IBM’s ‘Watson’ supercomputer. This means we do all the number crunching for your local area – or for Mystery Creek if that’s where you’ll be – and provide you with local hourly and daily rainfall totals, wind directions and temperatures.

This coming weekend another low moves in.

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Winds will be variable this week but for many they will be milder northerlies or nor’easters (‘mild’ for this time of year anyway). This weekend/early next week a low moves in and falls apart, followed by stronger W to SW winds.

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Temperature Milder than average by day and night across a large portion of NZ at the moment. There may be some colder nights for the Deep South for a time, otherwise more mild winds come back in again this weekend.

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Some wet weather is possible for Fieldays, but plenty of dry areas around Waikato too. Still leaning drier than normal in the east. Expect a return to traditional windy Sou’Westers next week.

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UST as the global demand for protein and produce was waking up last November, New Zealand exporters were slammed with massive disruptions and growing costs to shipping. Initially exporters and meat processors were optimistic the issue would be rectified by mid-2021. Now, heightened freight rates and tight shipping capacity is expected to last for at least the rest of the year.

The issue arose at the beginning of 2020, when shipping companies anticipated covid-19 would trigger a widespread drop in demand for all commodities and reacted by limiting shipping capacity.

This disrupted the global supply of containers, which was exacerbated by the proximity of China’s covid-19 outbreak to Chinese New Year 2020.

An increase in demand for commodities ahead of the festival meant an increased number of containers were shipped to China, only for them to be trapped there when lockdowns ceased port operations.

Similar upsets happened at ports around the world as different countries went into lockdown, and an uneven recovery from covid-19 limited shipping companies’ ability to secure a reliable container supply for the unforeseen jump in global demand last year.

Rising demand and tight shipping capacity has seen rates soar through 2021.

As of April, China’s Container Freight Rate had risen by close to 200% yearon-year, while the Baltic Dry Index – a comprehensive shipping price indicator – had grown by 400%. This extreme rise in profitability and demand for shipping has motivated companies to forgo isolated trade routes, like Australasia, to cut costs and maximise productivity.

The impact to NZ exporters has been two-fold.

Firstly, a lack of ships at our shores has challenged the shelf life of highvalue commodities, such as seafood and chilled beef and lamb, and risked the sale of exports if arrival times are not met.

Secondly, fewer ships reaching NZ shores has reduced the availability of chilled containers exporters use for storage.

Add in the fact some shipping companies have converted reefers – refrigerated containers – into dry bulk use, and the supply of containers to NZ is highly constrained.

Shipping companies are attempting to increase capacity to meet the demand. In the first five months of 2021, there was a record level of new vessels and containers ordered, adding a cargo capacity of 2.2 million 20-foot equivalent units, a 6% lift on current capacity. However, this new capacity is not expected to come online until 2023.

Until then, it is likely that NZ cool stores will remain under pressure to house produce which was scheduled for earlier shipping.

Space at cool stores is now at a premium, which is just another cost to businesses, and smaller operators are severely challenged.

Large meat and export companies are in a less vulnerable position, as they have the clout to secure what containers do come ashore and charter boats when needed.

High export values have further insulated meat companies from rising shipping costs, allowing margins to be maintained without sacrificing returns at the farm gate.

Overall, pressure should ease in the near-term, as cattle and lamb throughput seasonally softens at plants. The challenge will be how storage and shipping is managed when production ramps up through spring, and exporters must find capacity for larger export volumes, including high-value chilled cuts.

New challenges for two year old bull sale season This year’s two year old bull sale season is now under way.

Callum Stewart, PGG Wrightson Livestock National Genetics Manager, says that although last year’s issues around the pandemic and organising sales directly out of lockdown are history, a different set of challenges face the market this year.

“Our livestock market has softened on previous years, returning to approximately where we were two years ago. We now have more bulls on offer with a substantial increase in bull catalogue numbers, in addition to which we are selling yearling bulls into the industry.

“Commercial farmers are spreading their risk among different markets. While two year old bulls used to be the primary focus, they now have

more options, and the emphasis on two year olds has reduced. Those factors will affect the market.

Although average sale prices may not differ much from last year, pricing at the top end of the market, for commercial bulls that would have previously reached $15,000 to $20,000, may be down from that level,” he said.

Meanwhile, PGG Wrightson’s ‘What’s the Beef’ programme, the nationwide roadshow aiming to add value for commercial beef, ran throughout New Zealand during March, attracting more than 500 farmers to events at ten venues from Whangarei to Gore, as Callum Stewart explains.

Highlights to date include the Hingaia Angus sale, achieving a full clearance of 38 bulls, an average price of $9771 and the top bull selling for $18,000; Storth Oaks Angus selling 76 lots, averaging $7600 “Feedback from those at the roadshow indicate farmers found it valuable. and a top price of $20,000; Lime Hills Herefords selling 60 bulls, for an average price of $9950, “Our aim with ‘What’s the Beef’ is to help and bidding reaching $41,000 for the top lot; commercial farmers to produce good quality.

Cold Creek Simmental, which sold 21 bulls for an By understanding genetics and the farm average of $6785; Kerrah Simmental, where 72 management systems that go with it, we want to animals sold at an average of $8680 and a top provide the on-farm tools that farmers need to price of $45,000; and Kiatoa Charolais, which sold maximise and sustain profits,” he said 25 bulls averaging $6416.

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SALE YARD WRAP

Prime steers lift to hit $3/kg Most of the manufacturing cows have gone through the processors for the time being and gaps are starting to appear in space. That has turned the attention to prime beef to fill the holes. But two years of drought for some regions, as well as slower growth rates – has meant that prime cattle are proving to be hard to find.

Rangiuru offered the best line-up of prime steers last week, as 50 traditional and exotic cattle weighed 640-730kg and lifted in price to $2.92-$3.06/kg.

NORTHLAND Kaikohe • R1 crossbred bulls earned $2.20/kg to $2.45/kg • R1 heifers sold to $2.30-$2.40/kg • A limited number of boner cows made $1.70/kg Around 400 head of mixed-quality cattle were offered at KAIKOHE last Wednesday, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported. R2 heifers firmed and good beef-cross types achieved $2.60- $2.70/kg. R2 steers eased with the best $2.65-$2.68/kg, and the next cut $2.50-$2.60/kg. A nice line up of Hereford-cross cows and calves achieved $1235.

Better R1 steers fetched at least $3.00/kg.

COUNTIES Tuakau sales 08-10.06 • Hereford-Friesian steers, 500kg, returned $2.80/kg • Prime South Devon steers, 710kg, made $3.05/kg • Top ram lambs reached $230 TUAKAU drew a small yarding of store cattle last Thursday, but the market was firm, Carrfields Livestock agent Karl Chitham reported. The 300-head offering included 456kg Hereford-Friesian steers which earned $2.87/kg, with 381kg at $3.23/kg and 144kg, $560. In the heifer section, 400kg Hereford-Friesian managed $2.68/kg with 322kg at $3.14/kg.

Angus weaner heifers, 160kg, realised $490. Prime steer prices firmed by 15c/kg on Wednesday, and 580-680kg traded at $2.84-$2.97/kg. Prime heifers, 440-500kg, managed $2.55/kg to $2.77/kg. Friesian cows, 512kg, earned $2.13/kg and 475kg, $1.87/kg. Heavy prime lambs traded at $176$230 on Tuesday and medium made $155-$170. Medium store lambs returned $111-$133 and heavy prime ewes, $156-$177. Medium ewes fetched $135- $151 and light, $55$97.

WAIKATO Frankton cattle • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 325kg, returned $2.62/kg • R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 347kg, held at $2.49/kg • R1 Friesian bulls, 239-283kg, traded at $2.32-$2.47/kg Just 240 cattle were presented at FRANKTON last Tuesday by PGG Wrightson. Quality was mixed throughout the offering and better types sold to good demand while lesser sorts had to meet the market. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 337kg, earned $2.37/kg. Better beef-dairy heifers, 262-346kg, realised $2.10-$2.14/kg. Three Angus bulls, 401kg, topped their section at $2.27/kg. The R1 sectionsold to good demand and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 164-189kg, fetched $460-$520. Angus-cross bulls, 305kg, returned $645.

The small prime yarding lacked weight with the best four 521kg Hereford-Friesian heifers which managed a solid $2.72/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. • Prime steers, 526-677kg, firmed to $2.81-$2.86/kg • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 365-399kg, firmed to $2.90-$2.93/kg • R1 Friesian bulls, 214-264kg, realised $570-$640 There was a good number of buyers at FRANKTON last Wednesday and demand outstripped supply with just under 200 cattle penned by New Zealand Farmers Livestock. R2 beef-dairy steers, 305- 440kg, were mostly steady at $2.46-$2.52/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 398kg, firmed to $2.59/kg.

Bulls above 300kg were consistent at $2.30-$2.31/kg.

Prime throughput reduced to 39 head and buyers had to work hard to secure chosen lines. Five quality CharolaisFriesian bulls, 521kg, fetched $2.63/kg. Heavier boner Friesian cows, 558-561kg, firmed to $1050-$1190, $1.87/kg to $2.13/kg.

Read more in your LivestockEye.

KING COUNTRY Te Kuiti • Store ewe lambs earned $130-$146 Top scanned-in-lamb ewe hoggets fetched $167 with the next cut $139-$147

Special entry 2th ewes achieved $205-$220 with the next cut to $205 Five-year ewes made $190-$203 Better R3 heifers, 425kg, realised $2.65/kg, $1130 There was a big yarding of 4500 ewes at TE KUITI last Friday with buyers from South Auckland to Taupo and in between. Scanned-in-lamb 2-tooth ewes sold to $222-$255, 4-tooth $217-$240, 6- tooth $210-$232 and 4-year to $204$220.

On Wednesday, heavy prime lambs lifted to $200-$221, medium $190-$196 and light $160-$170.

Store lambs had strong competition form a good bench of buyers. Male lambs sold to $155-$164.

In the cattle pens R3 Angus steers, 539kg, made $2.91/kg, $1570 and Hereford-Friesian $2.71, $1450. There was a very good line up of vetted-in-calf Angus cows. The best realised $2.83/kg, $1650 with the next cut $2.37/kg, $1160. Hereford cows sold at $1120. R2 steers firmed with 440kg Angus $3.02-$3.04/kg and 350kg to $2.58/kg. Please note the sale was still going at the time of writing.

There was a big yarding of sheep at TE KUITI last Wednesday. A consignment of hill country capital stock breeding ewes was offered due to a farm sale. Two-tooth ewes made $148-$150, 4-tooth ewes $142-$143 and 6-tooth ewes $170. The store market firmed for better lambs with a good bench of buyers from Waikato, Taupo, Thames combining with local support. Top male store lambs sold to $160 and medium types $140-$150 and ewe lambs achieved $130-$135.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle and sheep • Prime Murray Grey-cross steers, 720kg, achieved $3.06/kg • Prime Angus and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 474-580kg, earned $2.78-$2.81/kg • R2 Hereford-Jersey steers, 268kg, fetched $2.84/kg Buyers were spoilt in the prime section at RANGIURU last Tuesday as a big collection of high-yielding traditional and exotic steers over 600kg was offered and generally sold across a tight range of $2.88- $2.97/kg.

Store cattle volume was low following the long weekend.

R2 Angus steers and Hereford- Friesian steers and heifers commonly sold for $2.64-$2.71/kg with second-cuts generally $2.45- $2.55/kg. After outnumbering cattle at the previous sale, a much smaller yarding of sheep was offered.

Most lambs managed $144-$161 while the only ewes made $122. A handful of wethers returned $149-$155. Read more in your LivestockEye.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero sheep • Scanned-in-lamb Romney ewes earned $136-$191 • Store ram lambs fetched $152 • Heavy prime ewes traded to $182 with medium $160 Store male lambs strengthened at MATAWHERO last Friday. Most sold in a range of $143-$154, with lesser types $90. The top end of ewe lambs firmed to $131-$145, medium $118-$126 and light $72-$82. Heavy prime lambs eased to $161-$178 with the next cut $150-$158. Read more in your LivestockEye.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle fair • R2 dairy-beef heifers improved to $2.55-$2.60/kg • R1 Charolais-cross steers, 324kg, sold to good interest at $1115, $3.44/kg • R1 Charolais-cross heifers, 245-285kg, fetched $650-$750, $2.63$2.65/kg Some quality lines of cattle improved the market at the TARANAKI cattle fair last Wednesday. R3 steers included a consignment of hill country, annual draft Hereford-Friesian and Angus-Friesian and the best sold to $2.70-$2.80/kg.

Special entry first draft R2 Hereford-Friesian and AngusFriesian steers met good demand and most of this category sold around $2.75-$2.85/kg. R1 dairy-beef steers averaged

$555, $3.08/kg and heavier dairy-beef heifers $500-$660.

Read more in your LivestockEye.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • Good male lambs eased to $135-$142 • Good ewe lambs also eased to $121-$138 • Light to medium ewe lambs firmed to $97-$119 Capital stock Angus cows and heifers, vetted-in-calf to Angus, sold for $1230 and $1390 respectively R1 Angus steers, 193-233kg, firmed to $685-$800, $3.43-$3.55/kg Male lamb supply dropped at STORTFORD LODGE last week and aside from five top pens with significant numbers, most were small lines of mixed quality. Overall the market held, though medium male lambs lifted to $120-$136 but mid-range ewe lambs came back to $116$130. The top pen of male lambs reached $169 and ewe lambs sold up to $165. Angus cattle featured in a moderate yarding. R1 Angus heifers, 144-185kg, returned $470-$575, $3.11-$3.25/kg. A special entry of R1 Angus and AngusMeat Maker varied with weight as the top line of steers weighed 268kg and made $850 with heifers of similar weight at $700. Second cuts at 201kg for steers and 219kg for heifers sold for $745 and $615 respectively. R2 beef-cross heifers, 281-329kg, fetched $2.52- $2.54/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

MANAWATU Feilding prime cattle and sheep • Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 690kg, returned $2.88/kg • Angus and Angus-Hereford cows, 543kg, made $2.10/kg • Friesian cows, 443-710kg, traded from $1.85/kg to $2.00/kg • The top male lambs reached $208 Prime lamb line sizes were large again at FEILDING last Tuesday as several pens held over 200 head and many exceeded 100. Very heavy lambs achieved $180-$208 while most of the rest were heavy lines that earned $150-$178.

Mixed-age ewe volume doubled, and the best earned $200 while the remainder ranged from $131 to $154. Read more in your LivestockEye. Feilding store sale • R3 traditional steers, 525-610kg, jumped to $3.10-$3.20/kg • R2 straight-beef heifers, 410-430kg, firmed to $2.75-$2.85/kg • Store male lamb average lifted to $151.50 • Store ewe lamb average lifted to $135.50 • Good-quality four-year Romney ewes, SIL twins, were $236-$242 A little under 800 store cattle met a stronger market at FEILDING. R3 dairy-cross steers, 560-590kg, were $2.80$2.85/kg, while 385-550kg traditional R2 steers were $2.90$2.95/kg. Most R2 dairy- cross steers were $2.75-$2.85/kg. A line-up of 290-490kg Angus bulls and rigs were $2.65-$2.70/ kg.

Some 465kg R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers made $2.70/ kg. R1 Hereford-Friesian steers, 165-215kg, sold for $3.05$3.30/kg, $550-$660.

It was a better sale for the 13,000 store lambs. The heaviest males were $165-$170, but good lines were consistently $150-$160. Medium males made $140-$145, with the lights mainly $125-$130.

The heavier ewe lambs were mainly $145-$160, with good lines usually $135-$140, mediums $125- $130, and the lightest end $110-$120. Quality four-year Romney ewes, SIL twins, made $236-$242, with the singles off the same property $194.

Read more in your LivestockEye Rongotea cattle • Yearling Hereford bulls, 215-290kg, made $2.38/kg to $2.79/kg • Yearling Angus-cross heifers, 283, sold to $2.80/kg • Yearling Murray Grey-cross heifers, 290kg, earned $2.62/kg • Jersey boner cows fetched $1.27-$1.29/kg Demand outstripped supply for good-quality cattle at RONGOTEA last Tuesday, NZ Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. R3 Hereford steers, 495-680kg, earned $2.36-$2.46/kg. R2 heifers firmed with HerefordFriesian, 404kg, up to $2.48/kg, and 296kg Speckle Park-

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BigMac makes big money Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz KAYJAY Angus, Masterton, made a top price of $56,000, paid by Shian Angus of Taumarunui, and had a full clearance of 42 bulls on June 4.

KayJay BigMac Q324 is by Merchiston Steakhouse 489, a sought-after sire from which close to 50 sons have sold in the past three years at prices over $10,000.

The average price made by KayJay vendors Neil and Joan, and Rod and Sam Kjestrup was $11,426, nearly $1000 over last year.

They said it was a record day for KayJay because of the biggest catalogue offering, the full clearance, highest average and the highest single price.

In recent Hereford sales Glenbrae Stud at Porangahau, Hawke’s Bay, achieved a top price of $32,000 paid by Limehills Herefords, and a sale average of $8166 from 23 bulls sold out of 29 offered.

Monymusk Polled Herefords, at Te Anau, sold 35 out of 36 bulls

offered and made an average of $7288, with a top price of $14,000 paid by Campbell’s Block.

Waikaka Herefords averaged $5600, for 13 sold out of 20 offered, and a top price of $8500.

Locharburn Herefords, at Cromwell, offered 40 bulls and sold 25 on June 3, averaged $6660 and made a top price of $14,500 paid by Idaburn Station.

Shian Angus, Taumarunui, sold 42 of 44 bulls offered, averaged $8892 and made a top price of $16,000, paid by Delmont Angus.

At the same venue Black Ridge Angus offered 26 and sold 25, averaged $8520 and made a top price of $20,000, paid by Te Whanga Angus.

The third Taumarunui vendor, Puke-Nui Angus, had a high price of $17,000, an average of $8414 and sold 29 of 31 offered.

Kaingaroa Simmentals, Kaitaia, had a full clearance of 10 bulls for $4700 average and a top of $6000.

Dandaloo Angus, Masterton, had a top price of $23,000 paid by a commercial farmer, in achieving an average of $8733 for a full clearance of 34 bulls on June 9.

cross, $3.04/kg.

Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers varied in weight at 178318kg and traded at $1.75/kg to $2.34/kg.

CANTERBURY Canterbury Park cattle and sheep • Prime traditional steers, 500-600kg, achieved $2.90-$3.01/kg • Prime exotic-cross steers, 500-720kg, returned $2.77-$2.87/kg • Prime dairy-beef steers, 500-640kg, managed $2.65-$2.75/kg • Prime traditional heifers, 470-618kg, traded at $2.62-$2.68/kg • A pair of prime ewes collected $319 All grades of store lambs were sought after at CANTERBURY PARK last Wednesday, particularly as the previous sale was cancelled due to flooding in the region.

The auction was well-supplied with heavy and mediumsized lambs that consistently earned $114-$134 while lighter pens were often $104-$129. Very heavy ewes were generally $220-$286 and heavy $188-$218 while good types mostly ranged from $120 to $185. The top prime lambs earned $187-$197 while heavy pens managed $174-$186. R2 Murray Grey-cross steers, 405kg, bettered others at $2.17/ kg followed by Shorthorn-Friesian, 429kg, at $2.10/kg.

Dairy-beef breeds ranged from $1.88/kg to $2.05/kg while Hereford and Hereford-Friesian heifers managed $1.96$2.05/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Coalgate cattle and sheep • Prime traditional steers, 514-696kg, traded at $2.74-$2.82/kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 445-695kg, made $2.62/kg to $2.77/kg

OUTSTANDING: KayJay BigMac Q324 made a record price of $56,000 on a day which the Kjestrup family in King Country will remember for a long time.

On the same day in Masterton, Tapiri Angus offered 15 bulls and sold them all, averaged $9900 and had a highest price of $16,500.

The previous day in Masterton Oregon Angus offered 34 and sold 32, averaging $9890 and a highest price of $18,000 paid by Black Ridge Angus.

Otapawa Herefords, Eketahuna, sold 37 out of 38 bulls offered, averaged $9489, and made a top price of $23,000, paid by Mokairau

stud, Gisborne.

Wairere Angus at Hawera offered 21 and sold 18 bulls for an average of $5900 and a top of $9000.

Netherton Angus, Middlemarch, sold 17 of 25 bulls for an average $5643 and a top of $10,000.

Foulden Hill Genetics, also in Middlemarch, offered 10 Herefords and sold nine, averaging $4777, and sold one of five Santa Gertrudis bulls offered

• Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 518-570kg, fetched $2.61-$2.66/ kg Several pens of scanned-in-lamb ewes made $170-$208 Store lambs sold on a steady market at COALGATE last Thursday as the bulk fetched $100-$129 while a sizeable top end traded at $130-$146. The top 5% of the prime lambs fetched $200-$221 and mid- range lambs were concentrated into a range of $150-$190. Only a handful of the remainder sold above or below this level. The top ewes stretched to $286 while other very heavy pens collected $200-$266. However, the majority fetched $151-$169. R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 435- 480kg, traded at $2.44-$2.56/kg. R1 traditional lines, 142-181kg, sold in two big pens for $455-$560, followed by heifers, 152-188kg, that made $360-$420. Read more in your LivestockEye.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime cattle and all sheep • Prime Angus steers, 555kg, returned $2.83/kg • Other Angus steers, 495-715kg, managed $2.66-$2.73/kg • Prime Angus-Hereford heifers, 525-650kg, were $2.46-$2.56/kg • One pen of prime lambs achieved $251 and the balance ranged from $125 to $200 • The top prime ewes made $248 while the remainder varied from $112 to $246 Buyers were faced with a good-sized yarding of store lambs at TEMUKA last Tuesday after the previous sale was cancelled due to flooding around the region. The yarding featured plenty of halfbred and crossbred types. Particularly heavy lambs often earned $149-$161 with medium types

for $4600.

Hain Herefords, Gisborne, sold 20 out of 25, averaged $7815 and thrice got $11,000.

Kairuru Polled Herefords, Reporoa, offered 26 bulls on June 9 and sold 21 to average $7000 and a high of $12,500.

The same high price was achieved by Merchiston Angus, Hunterville, on June 9 when 37 bulls were offered and 24 sold, averaging $7080.

typically $100-$144. Dairy-beef steers over 500kg fetched $2.49-$2.59/kg while most heifers over 450kg earned $2.30$2.40/kg. Most boner cattle sold over a tight band of $1.51$1.63/kg with lighter pens typically $1.35-$1.45/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Temuka store cattle • R2 Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 304kg, fetched $2.92/kg • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 423-479kg, were priced at $2.51$2.53/kg • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 296-396kg, earned $2.35-$2.45/kg Small lines dominated the store cattle yarding at TEMUKA last Thursday. Heavy R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 406-448kg, sold on par with the steers at $2.27-$2.39/ kg, followed by 250-380kg beef and beef-cross types that ranged from $1.81/kg to $2.11/kg. Friesian bulls, 331-351kg, sold from $2.05/kg to $2.13/kg. R1 Murray Grey-cross steers were a cut above the rest at 270-304kg and $760- $810. Beef and beef-cross heifers over 150kg were typically $390-$460 while traditional bulls, 181- 236kg, often managed $435$525. Read more in your LivestockEye.

OTAGO Balclutha sheep • Heavy prime lambs held at $150-$170 and medium $130-$140 There was good demand for prime ewes at BALCLUTHA last Wednesday and heavy types made $180-$200, medium $130-$150 and light $60-$110. Approximately 4500 store lambs were penned and values improved around $5 per head. The top end fetched $120-$135, medium $100-$115 and light $70-$90.

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Chatham lambs take flight ACROSS THE RAILS

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Suz Bremner suz.bremner@globalhq.co.nz

T ISN’T just birds and pigs that can fly, now lambs have taken flight in a history-making journey from the Chatham Islands.

On June 3, Air Chathams Ltd operated the first trial flight of a bulk volume of lambs from the islands into Hawke’s Bay airport in Napier, in what proved to be a very successful venture. Air Chathams chief operating officer Duane Emeny says they were approached

by Chatham Islands Shipping Company with the idea of flying lambs to the mainland “They came to us with a pretty unusual request – to fly some of their client’s lambs to Napier,” Emeny said.

“We are a family-owned business and thought ‘why not’?

Our Convair 580 aircraft are

coming to the end of their running life and so timing-wise it was a good opportunity to give it a go.”

The plan was put into action

by Emeny’s father Craig, assisted by his other son and Chatham Islands general manager Matthew.

Craig piloted the flight, which took the 160 lambs from Kaingaroa Station to Hawke’s Bay Airport. The lambs were off feed for 12 hours prior to the flight and the flight itself took 1.5 hours – far less time than the two to three days to ship.

This was a trial flight, but we are already looking to weigh up more lambs for the next flights, since this one was so successful.

Levi Lanauze Kaingaroa Station

LOADING UP: Lambs were forklifted into the Convair 580 aircraft.

“Best decision l ever made”

The cargons (cargo bins that were specifically developed for Convair 580 aircraft) that carried the lambs over were originally used to carry mail and freight, but were adapted by Air Chathams Ltd to accommodate the lambs. The metal crates were converted into mobile stock crates, which were double layered with nets over the top and met regulations for liveanimal carriage.

For the first trip each pen held 20 lambs, at an average of 28kg liveweight. At the Chatham Islands airport, the stock truck was on the tarmac and a forklift was used to hoist up each cargon. Lambs were loaded directly from the truck into each cargon and then forklifted into the plane. At Napier the cargons were loaded onto a truck and taken to Napier Port where the lambs were unloaded onto a stock truck using the facilities there. Plenty of time was spent on logistics planning to ensure the lambs arrived in Napier safe and well.

The lucky lambs to take the first bulk flight came from Kaingaroa

FLYING LAMB CLASS: Air Chathams Ltd operated the first trial flight of a bulk volume of lambs from the islands into Hawke’s Bay Airport in Napier, with positive results.

Station and farm manager Levi Lanauze was on hand to see them take to the sky. Kaingaroa Station was chosen as the trialist farm due to their proximity to the airport, as well as access to weighing facilities. Lanauze says the weight limit was very tight.

“We drafted off all the lighter lambs to get an average of 28kg over the 160 head. Each cargon pen held 20 lambs of that size, though we could have put on a few more as we were not quite up to the maximum weight,” Lanauze said.

When Lanauze was approached about the trial he said there was no hesitation.

“We have an open mind and since getting lambs to the mainland can be an issue, we take every opportunity we can – this time it just happened to be by air,” he said.

“The shipping company paid the extra cost over and above the standard cost to ship lambs over and so we had nothing to lose.

This was a trial flight, but we are already looking to weigh up more lambs for the next flights, since this one was so successful.

“The lambs travelled 50 times better than any other stock leaving the island – the shorter time period of transporting meant they arrived in Napier under two hours after leaving the Chatham Islands in the same condition and weight that they left, and so there was no need to add on a few weeks grazing cost to bring them back up.”

As there was no delay in bringing the lambs back up to condition, they were able to be sold on landing and the first load headed directly out to their new homes.

The interim plan is to carry out 18 trips in total and Duane Emeny from Air Chatham’s Ltd believed they would be able to do at least two loads a day.

After the success of the first flight it is looking likely that there will be more to follow.

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Welcome to Bayleys’ Rural Insight, where we showcase a selection of farm, viticulture, horticulture and lifestyle properties for sale, along with providing some perceptive commentary on issues of interest to the rural sector today.

As specialists in the rural property market, the question most-often asked of the Bayleys country team is – “so how’s the market?”

Currently, prospective vendors can be encouraged by the strong demand seen across all sectors of the rural property market and the commodity prices being achieved globally.

Significant rises are being seen in the dairy, red meat and forestry indices and once new season produce starts flowing through international markets, horticulture should also perform well – although the scarcity of skilled labour at harvest time has created some headaches for producers.

There is an increasing appreciation for, and recognition of, the value of rural assets after a sustained subdued period when market uncertainties and volatility rattled buyer and investor confidence.

We know that when there’s a contraction in commodity prices, properties are harder to sell. So on the back of two to three seasons now of pretty good returns, the tangible value of rural assets is solidified.

Environmental matters are still a work in progress – these are now intrinsic to the sector and the wider industry and can be viewed as creating scope for making a difference and to do better.

Landowners have come to terms with the fact that the potential for offshore investment is very limited, given the now-normal thresholds around overseas investment in New Zealand’s productive rural land. This does not preclude Bayleys using our international network to reach those returning expats looking to consolidate their lives back here.

Bayleys’ country teams are reporting strong sales sector-wide, and nationwide – driven by solid demand from buyers all around the country.

We have seen some of the highest prices be attained in recent times in the Southland dairying market, as buyers widen their search parameters in the hunt for return on investment; days-on-market are reducing, inventory is contracting and frankly, there’s opportunity written all over the rural sector right now for those looking to sell or buy.

This pre-empts another question that the team receives daily – “when is the best time to sell?”

Sound commodity prices mean farmers and producers are deservedly getting paid for their hard work, so the perennial dilemma of whether to hold or sell a rural property for another season, remains.

For vendors, it’s often a question of what their next move will be. In the residential arena, we have seen buying and selling in the same market become more relevant today as there is a sense it is galloping away.

Vendors of rural property are equally keen to buy and sell in the same market, but generally for different reasons.

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But if your thinking is turning towards selling, getting the farm’s ducks in a row is critical.

Vendors need to be proactive – not reactive. They should plan carefully so that the next move is wellconsidered and timely, engage a team that knows and understands the market intimately and ensure the marketing of their property will optimise the result.

In this edition of Rural Insight we explore various solutions to some of the on-going challenges in the rural sector and delve into the role of automation and human capital, stewardship of large stations, the role of the stud industry and commercial options for the rural investor.

The Bayleys country team looks forward to connecting with you.

Providing rural property solutions is our reason every season, so don’t be a stranger – get in touch soon.

——— NICK HAWKE N, NATIONAL D IRE CTOR RU RAL Given bank returns are miniscule, they are having to search for temporary investment options that are relatively liquid and provide a reasonable return while they hunt out their next property.

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CONTENTS Farm, specialty and lifestyle sales snapshots

*Unaudited results for the period 1st April 2020 - 31st March 2021

Cover property: 899 Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay, Gisborne bayleys.co.nz/2752167

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Automation and human capital to play key role in sector’s growth

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Horticulture market update

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Viticulture market update

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Dairy market update Stud properties a valuable part of the farm landscape All eyes on commercial property investment options Lifestyle market update

Leasing provides appealing pathway to land stewardship

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Pastoral market update

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SNAPSHOT THERE’S BEEN PLENTY OF SALES ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE SECTORS AS FUNDAMENTALS STACK UP IN FAVOUR OF RURAL PROPERTY. HERE’S A SELECTION OF RECENTLY-COMPLETED SALES FROM THE BAYLEYS COUNTRY TEAM.

DAIRY Pyle Road East, One Tree Point: 47.9ha fertile flat land held in three titles and currently leased as a fullyoperational dairy unit, sold for $4,430,000. Potential redevelopment opportunity with rezoning application with Council now. (Lin Norris, Bayleys Whangarei)

Cox Road, Roto-o-Rangi, Cambridge: 79ha dairy farm with flat to rolling contour, averaging 64,317kgMS from 180 cows, sold for $4,300,000 + GST (if any).

12ASHB cowshed with modern plant, a good array of support buildings, plus two homes. (Dave Kilbride, Scott Macdonald, Bayleys Waikato) Overdale Road, Putaruru: 88ha dairy farm, predominately gently rolling contour with 38ha rezoned Residential on the town boundary, sold for $4,500,000 + GST (if any). Milking 210 cows via a 20ASHB cowshed, supplying 92,969kgMS to Fonterra. Other improvements include a covered feed pad, full range of farm buildings, 4bdrm home and additional 3bdrm dwelling. (Sam Troughton, Bayleys Waikato) Mapara Road, Acacia Bay: 654ha, comprising freehold and lease land with easy to rolling contour and some steep sidlings, sold for $8,500,000. Infrastructure includes 60-bail rotary shed, calf tunnel house, implement shed, feed pad and one dwelling. (Stan Sickler, Bayleys Taupo)

Tahuroa Road, Morrinsville: 241ha mixed-contour grazing property, formerly a dairy farm, sold for $5,071,000. Well-tracked and fenced, with a good array of implement and calf rearing sheds, disused 40ASHB shed, several hay barns plus two homes. (Mike FraserJones, Bayleys Waikato)

Hauraki Road, Turua: 94.33ha dairy unit, currently milking 300 cows and producing over 80,000kgMS for the last two seasons supplying Fonterra, sold for $3,155,000 + GST (if any). Good drainage and standard of fencing throughout, well-raced to the centrally-located 24ASHB cowshed. Accommodation includes a modern 3bdrm home, garage and workshop. (Karl Davis, Lee Carter, Bayleys Waikato) Eastport Road, Te Aroha: 211ha all-flat dairy unit milking around 700 cows with a 3-year average of 274,700kgMS, sold for $11,300,000 + GST (if any).

Support buildings include a 50-bail rotary shed and three dwellings. (Mike Fraser-Jones, Bayleys Waikato)

Waller Road, Puni: 29.51ha mixed-contour bare land ideal for dry-stock grazing or dairy support grazing, sold for $1,265,000. (Michele Mathieson, Paul Voorburg, Bayleys Pukekohe)

Ohautira Road, Ngaruawahia: 614ha with around 110ha mowable, sold for $6,200,000 + GST (if any).

Well-fenced with an excellent fertiliser history, the farm infrastructure includes two woolsheds, two sets of sheep yards and two sets of cattle yards. There are two homes – one 4bdrm and one 3bdrm. (Peter Kelly, Bayleys Waikato)

Hawkston Road, Patoka: A 302ha summer-safe, easycontoured dairy unit milking around 750 cows, sold for $6,375,000. Turnkey pasture-based operation with environmental planting near completion. Improvements include three dwellings, 50-bail rotary, 1,400 calf rearing shed, 600-tonne silage bunker and implement sheds.

(Tony Rasmussen, Bayleys Havelock North) Hinehaka Road, Murchison: 122ha self-sufficient dairy unit milking 350 cows and producing 120,000kgMS via a 28ASHB shed, sold for $3,720,000. Improvements include a home and workers’ cottage, implement shed, workshops and calf shed. (Lydia Heyward, Bayleys Nelson/Tasman)

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Pond Road, Matamata: Mostly-flat 174ha dairy unit with production last season of 165,239kgMS, sold for $9,500,000 + GST (if any). Support buildings include a new 44ASHB cowshed and three dwellings. (Mike FraserJones, Neville Jacques, Bayleys Waikato)

Rangitane Road, Kerikeri: 18.02ha prime waterfront land fully-fenced for grazing with lifestyle and subdivision potential, sold for $1,980,000. Improvements include a 3-bay barn and implement shed. (David Baguley, Bayleys Bay of Islands) South Head Road, Helensville: 102ha cropping farm adjacent to Woodhill Forest, with recreational hunting and fishing opportunities, sold for $3,550,000 (John Barnett, Bayleys Warkworth)

Boundary lines are indicative only

Pakaraka Road, Tapapa: 270ha, farming around 3,700 stock units with three haybarns, a 4-stand shearing shed and covered sheep yards, sold for $7,805,000 + GST (if any). Has a newly-built 4bdrm homestead, a 3bdrm home for staff accommodation, plus a renovated B&B cottage for added income. (Neville Jacques, Bayleys Waikato)

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Youngson Road, Whakamarama: 3bdrm home on 2.57ha gently undulating land with a 5-block, 200-tree avocado orchard and 3bdrm home sold for $1,600,000.

Large shed with 60sqm separate accommodation. (Brent Trueman, Rhys Trueman, Bayleys Tauranga) Forkert Road, Ohaupo: 5.09ha property with 3.4 canopy ha G3 kiwifruit with Kiwistart history, and 0.30 canopy ha R19 Zespri Red kiwifruit, sold for $5,800,000. Property has a 3bdrm cottage and a 2bdrm low-maintenance home. (Snow Williams, Bayleys Tauranga; Neville Jacques, Bayleys Waikato) Bushmere Road, Waerengaahika: 10.52ha, including 7.03 canopy ha of G3 kiwifruit on free-draining silt loam, sold for $10,300,000. Comprising 18 blocks, with a renewed A-Block water consent for surface water, a 3-bay implement shed and a 3bdrm home. (Simon Bousfield, Stephen Thomson, Bayleys Gisborne) Okupata Road, Oparau: 782ha dry-stock property, on the market for the first time in more than 80 years, sold for $5,075,000 + GST (if any). Land is in six titles spanning two main roads, and there are two homes.

(Scott Macdonald, Bayleys Waikato) Poripori Road, Lower Kaimai: 32.76ha with around 22ha effective grazing land and 9ha in native bush covenant, sold for $1,630,000. Has subdivision potential, a 3bdrm cottage, shedding and stock loadout yards. (Phil Mangos, Bayleys Tauranga).

Busby Road, Katikati: 9.55ha of rolling land with bush, pond, stream and good infrastructure, including 355sqm lodge-style 4bdrm home plus triple-car garaging, sold for $2,200,000. (Brent Trueman, Rhys Trueman, Bayleys Tauranga)

Tangimoana Road, Tangimoana: 39.85ha flat, arable land with fertile soils, sold for $2,210,000 + GST (if any).

Improvements include 2-bay implement pole shed and a large workshop/machinery shed. (Andrew Bonnor, Bayleys Feilding)

VITICULTURE State Highway 50, Roys Hill: Circa-50ha comprising Trinity Hill winery, business, brand and vineyards, sold for $7,438,524. (Tim Wynne-Lewis, Bayleys Havelock North; Duncan Ross, Bayleys Auckland)

Hunt Road, Pukekawa: New 4bdrm home with triple-car garaging, plus 3-bay shed, bore, and cattle yards on 8.18ha flat to rolling land, sold for $1,500,000. (Paul Voorburg, Bayleys Pukekohe) Mahuta Road North, Mangatarata: 6bdrm renovated 1920s cottage on an elevated 4,847sqm site, sold for $960,000. (Karl Davis, Lee Carter, Bayleys Waikato) Rod Wise Lane, Gordonton: 4bdrm Lockwood home, with indoor pool, American-style barn plus extensive garaging, on 1.6ha, sold for $1,440,000. (Scott Macdonald, Dave Kilbride, Bayleys Waikato) Te Kowhai Road, Te Kowhai: 4bdrm home plus swimming pool on 1.06ha, sold for $1,605,000. (Peter Kelly, Bayleys Waikato)

Glenroy Road, Whangara: Circa-1,006ha mixedcontour land with 76ha of flats, two 4bdrm dwellings, multiple sheds and stock sale complex, leased on a 20year term, for $275,000 per annum. (Stephen Thomson, Bayleys Gisborne)

Long Road, Te Awamutu: 4bdrm home with good garaging, plus a 2bdrm unit, on 3,594sqm, sold for $1,275,000. (Sharon Evans, Stuart Gudsell, Bayleys Waikato)

Pokuru Road, Tirohanga, Taupo: 175ha flat to rolling to hilly land with haybarn, implement shed and 3bdrm dwelling, sold for $3,560,000. (Stan Sickler, Bayleys Taupo)

Rowe Road, Ohauiti: 5bdrm home with triple-car garaging and expansive views to Mount Maunganui and Tauranga city, on 1.13ha, sold for $1,775,000. Property includes 130sqm high-stud shed and workshop, plus grazing paddock. (Phil Mangos, Bayleys Tauranga)

Stewart Road, Waverley: 85.80ha of flat and easy contoured land, held in two separate titles and suitable for dairy run-off, beef finishing, cut and carry units or lifestyle, sold for $3,510,000. (Knud Bukholt, Bayleys Whanganui)

Bond Road, Ormond, Gisborne: 4bdrm home on 25.44ha mostly flat land, fully-fenced with three 6-bay implement sheds and other storage rooms, sold for $2,420,000. (Stephen Thomson, Bayleys Gisborne)

Bensemann Road, Upper Moutere: 94ha of easy hill country, 25ha with forestry right, running 65 head of cattle, and including a 2-bay shed and yards, sold for $920,000. (Lydia Heyward, Bayleys Nelson/Tasman)

HORTICULTURE Kokopu Block Road, Maungatapere: High-performing 40.10ha avocado orchard held in two titles, averaging just under 40 trays/ha across the orchard, with just over 57,000 trays packed, sold for $5,000,000. (Vinni Bhula, Bayleys Whangarei)

Rapaura Road, Rapaura: 9.1ha vineyard planted in Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, supply contract-free from 2021 harvest, sold for $2,600,000.

(Kurt Lindsay, Mike Poff, Bayleys Marlborough) Ben Morven Road, Fairhall: 8ha Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris vineyard, with 5bdrm architecturally-designed home and swimming pool, sold for $3,450,000. (Kurt Lindsay, Tarin Mason, Bayleys Marlborough) State Highway 63, Wairau Valley: 10ha Sauvignon Blanc vineyard with consistent yields, sold for $1,400,000. (Kurt Lindsay, Tarin Mason, Bayleys Marlborough)

LIFESTYLE Tara Road, Mangawhai: 2bdrm home plus 1bdrm flat on 14.6ha of mostly-flat land, fully-fenced with three paddocks, mature fruit and nut trees and vegetable gardens, sold for $1,300,000. (Jan Hutcheson, Bayleys Mangawhai)

Waitangi Road, Waverley: 5bdrm villa with an extra-large shed on 1.21ha flat land, sold for $505,000.

(Annemarie Horrocks, Whanganui) Wanganui Road, Bonny Glen: 4bdrm home on 10ha of mixed-contour land with established shelter plantings, sold for $880,000 + GST (if any). (Mark Monckton, Bayleys Feilding) David Street, Springlands: 3bdrm home, large sheds and horse arena on 1.2ha, well-fenced into grazing paddocks, sold for $1,460,000. (Kurt Lindsay, Tarin Mason, Bayleys Marlborough) Malthouse Road, Riverlands: 5bdrm home plus a range of sheds on 6,960sqm, sold for $1,300,000. (Mike Poff, Bayleys Marlborough)

Monarch Downs Way, Matakana: 4.3ha easy contour land with with grazing paddocks, established oilproducing olive grove, 6bdrm home, plus separate minor dwelling above a 6-vehicle garage, sold for $2,800,000.

(Kellie Bissett, Bayleys Matakana) Waikare Road, Kawakawa: 4bdrm home with garaging, barn, potting shed and established gardens on 6.68ha with fresh water supply, sold for 785,000. (Hayley HessellDavies, Bayleys Bay of Islands) Postman Road, Dairy Flat: 4bdrm home on 1.15ha flat land, sold for $2,128,000. (Karen Asquith, Casey Ross, Bayleys Orewa) Glenbrook Waiuku Road, Glenbrook: 16.28ha flat to gentle sloping fertile land with 9.44ha of land fenced for grazing and 4.45 canopy ha of kiwifruit planted – comprising 3.91 canopy ha Hayward green and 0.54 canopy ha G3, sold for $3,010,000. Has 4bdrm home, triple garaging, cattle yards, haybarn and picking/storage shed.

(Ginny Cheyne, Stefni Baigent, Bayleys Counties) Hakarimata Road, Huntly: 4ha property with 2.3 canopy hectares of Fuyu persimmons, planted in the mid-1980s and producing an average 15,100 tray equivalents over the past three years, sold for $1,300,000 + GST (if any).

Property includes a 4bdrm home. (Peter Kelly, Karl Davis, Bayleys Waikato)

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Ellett Road, Karaka: 6bdrm home with heated swimming pool, triple garage, utility garage/workshop on 1ha flat land, sold for $3,025,000. (Ginny Cheyne, Stefni Baigent, Bayleys Counties) Drury Hills Road, Drury: Two dwellings – one 6bdrm and one 2bdrm – along with an implement shed and plastic house, on 2.50ha, sold for $3,000,000. (Richie Blackmore, Bayleys Counties) Bothwell Park Road, Waiuku: Two dwellings comprising a contemporary main 4bdrm home, and a 2bdrm cottage, plus 5-bay shed, on 4.7ha of mostly-flat land, sold for $1,440,000. (Shona Brown, Ben Jameson, Bayleys Pukekohe)

Lud Valley Road, Hira: Modernised and restored century-old home, with an additional cottage and sleepout/hobby room, plus three garages and swimming pool, on 1.79ha, sold for $1,200,000. (Paul Neilan, Bayleys Nelson/Tasman) Farm Road, Ashburton: 8.20ha block sold for $1,700,000.

(Mick Hydes, Ben Turner, Bayleys Canterbury) Farm Road, Ashburton: 8.12ha block with two road frontages, sold for $1,700,000. (Mick Hydes, Ben Turner, Bayleys Canterbury)

Automation AND HUMAN CAPITAL TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN SECTOR’S GROWTH

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ew Zealand’s primary sector has continued to thrive in the past year, surfing a wave of global demand for quality, safe and healthy food products.

It has come despite some severe supply chain challenges, both here and abroad, in markets whose consumers’ daily lives are far more constrained than what us Kiwis have become accustomed to.

Despite positive continued confidence, we have recently seen the primary sector’s growth story be limited more by human resources, than by lack of future markets.

The growth potential in areas like horticulture in particular is increasingly tempered by the ability to source skilled, enthusiastic people who want to work in it.

The horticulture sector is experiencing the growth pains that accompanied dairying’s surge over a decade ago, when regions like Canterbury and Southland struggled for staff on newly developed dairy conversions.

Similarly, today areas like Northland with growth in avocado plantings, Otago with more cherry orchards and even the East Coast with more SunGold kiwifruit plantings, are all grappling with the need for more skilled long-term staff.

The horticulture sector has been creative in meeting those challenges however.

Significant incentives have been offered to get Kiwis moving to areas with the work, including accommodation supplements and bonuses for staff staying longer than six weeks in a position.

The recent increase to the living wage of $22.10 an hour now being paid in packhouses in the kiwifruit sector is also receiving positive feedback.

The Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme played a valuable role pre-COVID, drawing in up to 13,000 Pacific Island workers with the skills and capacity for hard work that accounted for much of every harvest’s success.

Unfortunately, COVID’s impact has forced a significant drop in worker numbers,, with about half that available this year and prompting a doubling down on recruiting local staff.

Meanwhile, the sector is also looking harder at automation and mechanisation to help ease the pressure. Last season saw the arrival of the world’s first robotic apple picker in T&G orchards, used to pick a range of apple varieties including the proprietary brands Jazz and Envy.

Less high tech but equally invaluable have been the use of motorised platforms among apple orchards, helping ease the sheer physicality of the intense job that can involve multiple ladder climbs in a day and be the equivalent of almost climbing Mount Cook over a couple of days.

New Zealand packhouses are also recognised as the most advanced, high tech in the world, with machines performing sorting, grading and packing tasks previously reserved for humans.

Major advances in New Zealand’s broadband connectivity is likely to also provide an invaluable backbone for future automation and robotic developments in the field.

Companies like Tauranga’s Robotics Plus are well advanced on an autonomous orchard machine capable of carrying out varied field jobs, including picking and spraying.

The challenge however with technology in a seasonal business is generating a rate of return on the investment, but it is an equation that shifts with each rise in labour costs.

“Technology definitely has a role to play but can’t bridge the productivity gap alone. In the absence of access to labour longer term, there could be limitations to growth in the primary sector and New Zealand’s ability to continue to capitalise on gaining shelf space internationally”.

Greater industry investment early on in the tech development process has been touted as a means to get tech to market more quickly, and affordably, without startup companies being left to do the capital intensive heavy lifting early on alone.

But Nick Hawken, Bayleys’ national director rural, cautions technology comes with a price when valuing its addition to the orchard business.

“Just like measuring the return on investment for land purchase, the same is likely to apply for a technology decision.

Technology definitely has a role to play but can’t bridge the productivity gap alone.

In the absence of access to labour longer term, there could be limitations to growth in the primary sector and New Zealand’s ability to continue to capitalise on gaining shelf space internationally.

A key aspect to that decision making will probably include considerations of the productivity improvements or gains as a result of the technology,” he says.

As the sector juggles growth with labour constraints, future orchard developments are likely to feature a greater blend of humans and machines working side by side. New sites are now configured and planted with robots in mind.

Meanwhile, greater investment is also being made in flesh and bone, with worker accommodation receiving a major boost in many areas, greater training incentives to encourage school leavers to consider the industry, and 10-15 percent increases in pay rates.

However future investment in ventures is going to require greater cognisance of labour needs.

“Technology and human capital play important roles in most businesses, particularly in the rural space and we have recently seen how labour constraints can impact cash returns. Just like the consideration of access to water and productive soils, proximity and accessibility of labour will continue to be a focus as the primary sector grows.”

Hawken says logically, with the Government now allowing bubbles with other nation(s), and with the roll out of vaccinations globally, one could presume New Zealand’s ability to tap into more foreign labour pools is not too far on the horizon.

“Scarcity of labour is nothing new, and while its bubbled to the surface recently due to border restrictions, there is going to be increasing demand for productive labour to meet the primary sector’s growing global opportunity.

Inevitably, the old real estate adage, “location, location, location” will play a role, with future development and growth as investors consider local labour resources as critically as water supplies and soil types when planning new ventures in the primary sector.

Robotic Plus’ Kiwifruit Picker.

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Kiwifruit continues to lead the way in the horticultural sector, with strong activity in the market fuelled by rising returns.

Average net returns of 12 percent are being achieved for Green and Gold varietals, and promising Red kiwifruit is now hitting the shelves.

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Coupled with historically-low interest rates, this has led to buoyant interest from local growers, syndicates, iwi groups and investors – all looking for resilient cash returns from the kiwifruit sector.

Offshore markets in Japan and China are both seeing stronger retail uptake of kiwifruit compared with this time last year, as healthy fruit remains a key buyer choice post-COVID. The kiwifruit season in Europe has also started positively, with Gold3 (marketed as SunGold) kiwifruit sales commencing late-April.

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The demand for both Gold3 and Red licences continues to outstrip the available supply. There were more than twice the number of hectares bid on to the available licences this year, resulting in record prices at this year’s tender. The 2021 minimum accepted bid for Gold3 was $525,000 per hectare – 39 percent up on 2020 prices; organic Gold3 was $287,826 per hectare and Red was $58,000 per hectare.

As well as soaring demand for licences, there’s high demand for orchards and bare land for purchase, with some top end Gold3 orchards achieving in excess of $1,600,000 per hectare and Green Hayward $700,000 per hectare.

The demand for orchards throughout the Bay of Plenty remains strong, with continued expansion in other regions such as Northland and Gisborne as buyers search to secure suitable land.

Gisborne 343 Bushmere Road, Waerengaahika Land area

10.52ha (more or less)

Canopy Hectares 7.03 CaHa Sale price

$10,300,000

Planted area

Gold3: 7.03 CaHa comprising 4.81CaHa (grafted 2011/12), 1.06 CaHa (grafted 2018), and 1.16 CaHa (grafted 2020).

Improvements:

Basic 3 bedroom cottage rented. 3 Bay Implement shed.

Extensive irrigation system.

Tauranga 866 No 2 Road, Te Puke Canopy hectares 7.09 CaHa

The Far North has experienced further change in land use – away from traditional dairy – for avocado orchards (where land has access to water consent). Interest is coming from individual growers and corporate operators.

Sale price

$6,700,000

$/ha

$10,300,000

Growers are now regularly aiming for circa-15-20 tonnes/ha (3,000-3,500 trays/ha), with some growers looking to push the boundaries beyond 30 tonnes/ha.

Planted area

Gold3: 5.75 CaHa G14 sweet green: 1.34 CaHa

In the three months to March 2021, REINZ figures showed that horticultural properties accounted for 11 percent of all rural sales.

$230,212,851 Bayleys Horticulture Total Sale Value

MATT CLUTTERBUCK Bayleys Bay of Plenty Country Manager

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Auckland 2339A Buckland Rd and 47 Jellicoe Rd, Tuakau Land Area

36.91ha (more or less)

Sale price

$6,015,000

$/ha

$162,964

Cropping - zoned future urban Whangarei 232 Simons Road, Poroti Canopy hectares 8 CaHa Sale price

$2,450,000

$/CaHa

$306,250

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VITICULTURE MARKET UPDATE Map of Bayleys Viticulture Sales (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021)

The New Zealand viticulture and wine sector has been through an interesting year of surprises and challenges.

Firstly, the pandemic put fear into the industry, and everyone initially expected wine sales to drop.

However, the opposite happened, and sales skyrocketed.

Businesses sold out of their current vintage, along with what they held in stock and the price for bulk wine then increased dramatically as demand spiked with companies looking to buy from others to fulfil promised orders.

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These trends were experienced throughout the country but were most apparent in our largest wine producing region, Marlborough.

Producers were looking forward to a big 2021 harvest in March to replenish stock levels however, Mother Nature had other ideas.

It became evident that the cold weather during the critical spring flowering season had prevented the fruit from setting – as a result, the grape tonnage was well down on forecasts, with some vineyards reporting production decreased as much as 40 percent.

Some market commentary is suggesting prices of up to $5.00-$6.00 per litre for Sauvignon Blanc, where a year ago, the expected range was $3.00-$3.50 per litre.

There are currently two main types of buyers in the market searching for vineyards; the larger wine companies eager to secure more grape supply and interested in big established blocks or parcels of land to purchase, develop or lease, and investment groups wanting larger parcels of land with either good grape supply contracts, or leases with a wine company.

At the smaller end of the scale, Marlborough is scattered with vineyards ranging from one to 10 hectares with houses on them, similar to a lifestyle block, but with a vineyard producing a solid income and return on investment through lease or contractual supply.

Recent sales for these properties, show price ranges from $1.5 million to $3.5 million depending on size, location, quality of the residence on the property and canopy yield.

Hawkes Bay 125 Gimblett Road, Hastings (Tin Shed Vineyard) Land area

10.49ha (more or less)

Canopy Hectares 7.27 CaHa Sale price

$1,125,000

$/CaHa

$154,745

Nelson 292 Moutere Highway, Appleby Land area

22.14ha (more or less)

Canopy Hectares 19.11 CaHa Sale price

$2,525,000

$/CaHa

$132,130

Marlborough 33 Rapaura Road, Rapaura Land area

10.40ha (more or less)

Canopy Hectares 9.1 CaHa

$84,217,500 Bayleys Viticulture Total Sale Value

GLENN DICK Bayleys Marlborough Director

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Sale price

$2,600,000

$/CaHa

$285,714

Marlborough 19 Lake Timara Road, Hawkesbury Land area

8ha (more or less)

Canopy Hectares 7 CaHa Sale price

$1,600,000

$/CaHa

$228,571

Bayleys Viticulture Sales (1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 comprising cleared sales)

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PROVIDES APPEALING PATHWAY TO LAND STEWARDSHIP Lane Brothers Whangara Angus, leased by Bayleys Gisborne

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easing the farm out rather than selling it is proving a new approach to the old challenges of succession, income generation and farm business growth, providing a level of flexibility for parties on both sides of the leasing fence.

Bayleys Gisborne director and country salesperson Simon Bousfield says with an aging farmer population more landowners are rapidly approaching a point where they may be wishing to exit their property to enjoy retirement, and succession options aren’t available within the family.

However, they can find buyers are either limited in number, or limited by a lack of financial capital to meet the property’s market value.

“But it is also a case that this low interest rate environment is a double-edged sword.

“While it has made farm financing cheaper, it also means the vendor has the prospect of earning significantly less in interest from the farm’s capital value once it is sold. The farm’s return is quite appealing in today’s environment, where the lump of farm capital may only earn one percent on term deposit, for example.”

This is prompting more farmers to look at leaving their capital in the farm and leasing the property to a new generation of farmers who may be constrained by capital, but not ideas, innovation or energy.

“Putting together a comprehensive lease agreement provides the landowner with a means to generate a good steady income stream without the stresses of having to run the farm. It may even mean they can exit the property and choose to live somewhere else in their retirement.”

Simon and fellow Bayleys Gisborne country salesperson Stephen Thomson have recently completed a comprehensive leasing exercise with the Lane Brothers of renowned Whangara Angus stud. When ill health compelled Patrick Lane to wind back his involvement, he did not want to sell the cherished family property and opted to explore leasing options.

Having not achieved a lease earlier with prospective leasees, Patrick decided to approach Bayleys to invite interest and gauge the value the market would place on the property for a 20-year lease agreement.

“We ran a tender process to invite interest from around the country, and provide the opportunity to understand where the wider market of leasees would place lease value and terms for the 1,000 hectare property. We were inundated with interest and very encouraged by the feedback throughout. We conducted 45 farm inspections with parties, and had a huge number of genuine tenders for lease, across a generous range of values and terms,” says Simon.

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Lane Brothers Whangara Angus, leased by Bayleys Gisborne

Leasing provides a very logical succession option for landowners. The landowner can continue to generate a return from the asset they understand, and depending on the tenant and lease arrangements, they won’t have operational headaches to resolve.

For the leasor, the eventual agreement not only reflected a reasonable lease return, but also an agreement with a party he felt would be a good custodian of the land for the 20-year term, and align with many of his farming values.

“Upon confirming the lessee, we developed an extensive lease document which included photos of all the key infrastructure and fence lines, ensuring both parties were clear on the condition of the property at commencement, and knew this was a benchmark for reviews going forward.

The flexibility of lease options on pastoral farms extends across all types of properties. Dairy farms hold equal appeal given the even higher cost of entry for younger farmers wanting to get a foot on the farm ownership ladder as traditional sharemilking pathways diminish in number.

The return on an average 140 hectare dairy unit can range from $1,200-$1,500 a hectare, and for a debt free older owner provides a very realistic retirement income.

“Leasing provides a very logical succession option for landowners. The landowner can continue to generate a return from the asset they understand, and depending on the tenant and lease arrangements, they won’t have operational headaches to resolve”.

“We all know there are increasing environmental challenges for landowners, and access to capital is becoming harder for the next generation. A sound lease arrangement can provide a solution to both these challenges and ensure the asset is managed appropriately”.

Simon says lease options are only limited by the vision of the parties involved, with variable time periods, terms and conditions all up for agreement.

“With the right parties involved it could be constructed as a “lease to buy” deal, maybe with the leasor leaving some funds in the land as well.

“The opportunities for non-farming entities to also own a farm and set up a lease arrangement with a skilled, motivated farming partner are there too – it is no different from a commercial property lease model in many respects.”

He is confident Bayleys will be managing more lease arrangements in coming months, drawing on a deep pool of pastoral and commercial property talent to help parties develop agreements that provide mutually rewarding opportunities for farmers exiting the land, and new ones starting on it.

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The pastoral sector has continued to forge ahead as demand grows and the range of buyers being introduced to pastoral farming options increases.

The past 12 months have seen lower levels of pastoral property on the market, hence lower sales volumes. This makes assessing value growth harder, but stations, finishing blocks, grazing properties and forestry blocks that have come to the market have seen strong buyer interest and commitment.

Properties offering superior scale are receiving substantial enquiry, however the major difference between now, and this time last year, is that interest for these large landholdings is being drawn from a far wider and more diverse buyer pool.

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Historically, when large sheep and beef stations are introduced to the market, demand would have been from established farming entities with the ability to extend and add to an existing large-scale property or portfolio of pastoral properties.

Now, pastoral properties are seeing competition from other buyer groups, including those who have limited experience or ownership in the pastoral sector.

Syndicate buyers, equity partnerships, and corporate investors are among those entering the market, with land now being considered an attractive investment opportunity, compared to those options that lack “touch and feel”, or are deemed riskier.

These new buyer groups are a positive influence in the pastoral market, and often provide the financial means for those passionate and experienced in farming, to have either part-ownership, or the opportunity to manage a large station relatively autonomously.

There remains ongoing interest in forestry and this category is driving a large part of the demand being experienced in the pastoral sector.

With the number of buyers, the range of different buyer groups in the market and the strength of some entities now looking for investment opportunity in the sector, farm values are continuing to grow.

The lack of stock currently available continues to not only increase the level of demand as more buyers enter the market, but also drives the final purchase price up as those properties that do come to market, are reaping the reward of a far greater buyer pool.

Waikato 171 Rothery Road, Te Akau Land area 790.81ha (more or less) Sale price $10,500,000 $/ha

Grazing / Livestock Gisborne 545 Mangaheia Road, Tolaga Bay Land area 2,722.55ha (more or less) Sale price $22,900,000 $/ha

Bayleys Pastoral Total Sale Value

SIMON BOUSFIELD Bayleys Gisborne Director and Country Salesperson

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$8,411

Breeding/fattening Hawkes Bay 2185 Raukawa Road, Raukawa Land area 603.15ha (more or less) Sale price $6,625,000 $/ha

$431,594,357

$13,278

$10,984

Finishing Taupo 552 Puaiti Road, Taupo Surrounds Land area 777.42ha (more or less) Sale price $8,300,000 $/ha

$10,676

Grazing

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The past 12 months have seen a considerable uptick in the level of buyer interest for dairy properties, with a number of identified contributing factors.

Dairy prices on the commodity market have been lifting in response to supply-demand fundamentals, and this has been reflected by stronger milk payouts for farmers.

These positive signals have in turn significantly improved liquidity in the market, with investor appetite reappearing as the return on investment becomes more competitive, and accessibility to debt somewhat improved as the banking sector regains confidence in the industry.

Given the positive milk price outlook, and commentary coming from economists, we expect to see a continued increase in the level of buyer enquiry for dairy properties through spring.

Waikato dairy farm sales, in particular, have seen a very positive lift in sales activity over the last year, compared to the 2019-2020 financial period.

REINZ farm sales statistics showed that while 10 out of 13 regions recorded an increase in the number of farm sales for the three months ended March 2021, compared to the three months ended March 2020 – the most notable was Waikato, up by 37 sales.

We have continued to see strong enquiry for sheep milking and goat milking units, with sales of dairy farms to each of these alternative uses this season. Both the level of demand, plus the move to alternative farming options, are positive signs for our rural market moving forward.

Along with increased levels of enquiry, the depth of the market appears to have bounced back. The Canterbury region stands out, experiencing multiple offers for many of their dairy property campaigns, with renewed interest in the higher weight-of-money opportunities.

Buyers are not limiting their search to their local regions but are hunting for the “right” dairy opportunity and looking nationwide.

In the deep south, the dairy property market remains extremely tight with the best of the tier one farms now fetching record prices.

With the continued positivity surrounding milk auction results, and the consolidation of the industry in the past few years, the outlook remains positive for dairy throughout the country.

Map of Bayleys Dairy Sales 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

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Hamilton 497 Eastport Road, Te Aroha Land area 211ha (more or less) Sale price $11,300,000 $/ha

$53,555

Taupo 1450 Mapara Road, Oruanui Land area 301.78ha (more or less) Sale price $8,500,000 $/ha

$28,166

Taranaki 331 Warea Road, Warea, New Plymouth Land area 112.24ha (more or less) Sale price $5,051,075

$231,531,756 Bayleys Dairy Total Sale Value

MARK DAWE Bayleys Waikato Regional General Manager

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$/ha

$45,002

Southland 1364 Winton Wreys Bush Highway, Heddon Bush Land area 160.60ha (more or less) Sale price $7,230,000 $/ha

$45,018

STUD PROPERTIES A VALUABLE PART OF THE FARM LANDSCAPE

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he business of cattle breeding in New Zealand is one rich with history and talent, and while remaining highly competitive, the stud breeding sector is also playing a vital role in helping New Zealand beef also remain competitive and sustainable on a world stage.

Collectively the breed societies that stud breeders belong to have also done much to recognise advances in science, taking the process of selecting animals to a deeper level than simply past dam performance and “gut feel.”

Advances in science mean breeders can now call on genomics to identify some of the preferred traits that determine productivity before sire stock even reach maturity.

The passion and commitment breeders bring to their respective animal breeds has meant New Zealand farmers have been blessed with genetics that often reflect the farming environment of a particular region, or even district.

Breeders have been making intrinsic changes over the years to tune breeding stock traits that are better suited to the challenges their environment presents, such as a low birthweight gene pool to make bulls more suitable for dairy farm mating demands.

Meanwhile, work by breeding groups has also helped build consumer loyalty over time for the final red meat product.

“Angus Pure” and “Hereford Prime” for example have helped instil a quality standard on beef offered to the market.

They have achieved a level of consumer recognition and loyalty for quality red-meat products on the supermarket shelf, while also helping generate an element of value-added brand identity that flows back to respective breeders.

While the stud breeds on offer may often reflect the traditional breeds first farmed here over 150 years ago, the animals themselves are a far cry from their early counterparts.

They reflect the passionate efforts of stud owners to deliver stock that match modern day farming needs, whether it be for weight gain, carcass yield, birthweight or all three.

Today those efforts are also focused on future-proofing beef herds, as breeders become more aware of the need to breed animals capable of good yields not only per kilogram of bodyweight, but also with a low gas emissions profile.

As knowledge and science advances it will only be a short time before animal breeding values will reflect scientists’ findings that some animals are naturally lower

“Developing such genetics helps ensure the value of the land, which is home to the stud farm, is based on more than just being a land asset alone. There is also a premium placed on the breeder’s intellectual property, and future earnings that generates as a stud property.”

emitters than others, that it is a heritable trait, and that it does not impact upon productivity.

Nick Hawken, Bayleys’ national director rural says breeders’ efforts to increasingly incorporate genetics that reduce beef’s environmental footprint will be rewarded by trade partners and consumers in years to come.

Their efforts developing “fit for purpose” genetics delivering on sustainability and production sets New Zealand up well as a provider of bloodlines adapted to lower input farm systems, with a focus on grass fed, free range attributes now so desired by markets.

“Developing such genetics helps ensure the value of the land, which is home to the stud farm, is based on more than just being a land asset alone. There is also a premium placed on the breeder’s intellectual property, and future earnings that generates as a stud property.”

While intergenerational cattle studs may be rare to the market, their value is recognised when the opportunity to purchase or lease arises.

Bayleys Gisborne director and country salesperson Simon Bousfield points to the recent leasing of the Lane family property where the 1,000ha farm included the famed Whangara Angus stud. The value of the stud as a stand-alone business was duly reflected in the premium offered in the tendered lease values on its inclusion. So for stud owners also farming commercially, stud ownership is providing a stand-alone level of income, and one that gives them some flexibility on sale.

Late-May marks an important time on the beef breeding calendar for breeders and commercial farmers across the country, and particularly on the East Coast, where they hold Bull Week in Gisborne. This is an opportunity for some of the country’s top studs to showcase their high value genetics to discerning buyers always looking to lift their herd standards.

Simon says Bull Week has grown in size over the many years it has been held, with buyers coming from across the country to source some of the highest quality genetics on offer.

“We see the entire East Coast community get behind the event these days, it plays a big part in the local economy and showcases some of the best stock the region has to offer.”

Long-time East Coast stud stock auctioneer Neville Clark said Bull Week has gone from strength to strength over time, with 98 percent of the bulls on offer sold in the week.

“Buyers come here because they know the studs stick to what they do well, with each offering distinct traits across large numbers of cattle. The quality is consistent and this year we expect demand to outstrip supply, given the positive prospects for the cattle industry.”

For those looking for a stud property, the renowned Ratanui Stud at Tolaga Bay is currently being marketed

by Bayleys Gisborne and provides a very rare opportunity to acquire a property that has been part of New Zealand’s rich cattle breeding history for many years.

Ratanui offers an established stud with a strong reputation and exceptional track record. It is an opportunity for prospective buyers to not only get their hands on a significant landholding but also the Ratanui bloodlines.

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ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT OPTIONS

Commercial property provides rural landowners with other real estate investment opportunities.

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ural landowners can spend a lifetime getting to know their industry and understand the land they own. So, when the time comes to exit the orchard or farm, often the main challenge presented is what to do next for the owners. Rural landowners are keen to keep a level of equity invested in what they know best, land, but unsure of the best structure to do so.

Equally, landowners may want to grow their rural landholdings, but don’t yet have all the equity required to purchase their next farm or orchard.

Commercial property investment, being a physical asset that can be seen and touched, could provide part of the solution.

With expertise and engagement across the rural, residential and commercial sector, Bayleys is well placed to advise and position them in property investments that fit with their new life stage.

Ryan Johnson, Bayleys’ national director commercial and industrial says while there are these physical similarities, there are also other factors to consider when investing in commercial property, particularly the strength of tenants, type of building, location, land/ zoning, lease terms, and fitouts.

Commercial property investors also have several choices about how they invest and the extent to which they need to carry out their own due diligence. These include buying shares in property companies listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange, opting for a syndicate and owning a portion of a property, or a direct purchase themselves.

HANDS-OFF INVESTMENT

“One of the most ‘hands-off’ forms of commercial property investing is buying shares of property companies listed on NZX, although of course there is brokerage to pay, and managers take fees.

“One benefit of listed companies is their diversity of assets and geographical spread. Companies like Property For Industry and Goodman Property

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specialise in top tier industrial properties with a strong Auckland focus. Kiwi Property and Precinct Properties have more exposure to office and retail properties in Auckland and Wellington mainly.”

Another option is to invest in a fund that holds shares in listed companies, such as Forsyth Barr’s Listed Property Fund.

One of the most ‘hands-off’ forms of commercial property investing is buying shares of property companies listed on NZX.

Property syndicates are another popular form of commercial investment, often with higher returns because of the way they are structured, Johnson says.

Syndications generally offer returns one or two percent higher than listed company shares and considerably more than current bank term deposits.

Some of the most recent syndications have offered returns of around five percent.

Property syndications commonly offer parcels of units or shares generally between $10,000 to $50,000 each for an ownership share in a commercial property and establishment fees will be outlined in the investment statements. Syndication properties can vary from supermarkets to standalone retail, industrial and office properties.

There are several specialist commercial property syndication companies that have dominated the market in recent years, which include Centuria (formerly Augusta), Oyster Property, Silverfin Capital and Erskine + Owen to name a few. Given Bayleys’ long association with commercial property syndication, Bayleys can offer investors a range of options currently available in the market.

DIRECT INVESTMENT

Another form of commercial property investment is for investors to buy and own either as individuals or through an ownership company or trust set up for the purpose.

Johnson says that over the past 10 years, total returns from direct property investments have averaged 10.2 percent, making them attractive for retirees, superannuation funds or investors looking for an annuity style income. Investors and purchasers can range from individuals to trusts and partnerships.

A reliable tenant underpins the income streams that are typically paid monthly, and the underlying lease terms ensure rental income is stable and locked in for a predetermined period outlined in the lease (typically six years or more for larger tenants). Usually, the lease contains minimum annual increases in line with inflation, which means the property also tends to appreciate simultaneously.

“Strong demand and a stable economy have seen strong growth in commercial assets in recent years, and many direct property owners like to see the bricks and mortar they have invested in,” says Johnson.

As farmers and orchardists exit their rural land ownership, the reasons for keeping some of that equity in land remain compelling, with capital gain securing its future value while good commercial lease rates ensure steady monthly returns vital in retirement years.

Nick Hawken, Bayleys’ national director rural says for anyone who has committed a lifetime to land ownership, abandoning it completely can be unappealing, and could prove to be a risky move later in life.

“Bayleys has significant expertise in both commercial property and syndicate investments to offer farmers and orchardists viable land-owning options beyond the gate. We can provide access to resources to assist those rural landowners with a transition to commercial property ownership, so their investment in land continues to be an attractive option.”

Forecast Pre-Tax Cash Distribution

5.0%pa to 31 March 2022 Paid Monthly1

$10,000 Minimum Investment2

Invest in a portfolio of strategically selected assets within the strongly performing industrial property sector.

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Annualised Pre-Tax Total Return (Cash Distributions and Capital Growth) Since Establishment in 20183

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For more information including a copy of the Product Disclosure Statement please contact the below selling agents or visit the website.

Mike Houlker P 09 375 8437 M 021 945 927 mike.houlker@bayleys.co.nz

Samara Phillips P 09 375 8490 M 021 027 61373 samara.phillips@bayleys.co.nz

Sarah Prebble P 09 375 6825 M 027 635 3521 sarah.prebble@bayleys.co.nz

Shirley Leung P 09 375 6899 M 021 145 6314 shirley.leung@bayleys.co.nz

0800 BAYLEYS (229539) augustaindustrialfund.co.nz BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED, AUCKLAND CENTRAL, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

1 Forecast pre-tax cash distribution per annum for shares acquired in this offer. Details of how the forecast pre-tax cash distribution is calculated and the risks associated with this investment can be found in the Product Disclosure Statement.

2 Rounded down to the nearest whole share.

3 Calculated from 15 June 2018 to 31 March 2021 based on a $1.00 original issue price, dividends declared during the period and net tangible assets of $1.33 per share as at 31 March 2021.

4 Subject to the settlement of the Tidal Road property, which Augusta Industrial has under contract but does not yet own. The portfolio was independently valued as at 31 March 2021, with Tidal Road valued on an “as if complete” basis.

Augusta Industrial Fund Limited is the issuer of the shares to be issued under the offer to which this advertisement relates. A Product Disclosure Statement for the offer, which sets out the terms and conditions of the offer, is available, and can be obtained by contacting the Bayleys Real Estate agents listed in this advertisement. Nothing in this advertisement constitutes an invitation to subscribe for, or an offer of shares, securities or financial products to any person, in any country, in which it would be unlawful to do so. Terms used in this advertisement have the same meaning as defined in the Product Disclosure Statement, unless the context suggests otherwise. Prospective investors are recommended to seek professional advice from a Financial Adviser, which takes into account their personal circumstances before making an investment decision. The selling agents are not providing personalised advice.

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LIFESTYLE MARKET UPDATE

Map of Bayleys Lifestyle Sales 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021

Lifestyle property sales escalated in the latter half of 2020, as evidenced by REINZ sale results from the three months to October 2020, where property sales were up more than 70 percent year-on-year.

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More currently, REINZ recorded 1,946 lifestyle property sales in the three months ended March 2021, up 8.5 percent on the same period in 2020, and slightly down on the three months to February 2021.

The national median price of all lifestyle blocks sold in the three months to March 2021 was $850,000 – up 19.7 percent on the same period for 2020.

Across the country, there has been a definite increase in interest for the lifestyle property market from Kiwis in the wake of COVID-19.

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With employment figures healthy, interest rates remaining low and days-on-market reducing, indications suggest that the sector could remain buoyant in the months ahead.

The global pandemic and ensuing periods of lockdown, gave Kiwis the chance to reflect on their current living situation and prompted a pursuit of lifestyle property where space, clean air and a more expansive way of life could be explored.

With a shortage of existing stock, vacant lifestyle land remains appealing for many buyers. Those properties held in a number of titles or with the ability to be subdivided, have found good traction in the market.

With many businesses moving to a hybrid operating model where work-from-home options are encouraged, and with technological advancements allowing for more flexibility, Kiwis are tending to question whether they need to prioritise proximity to built-up urban areas when looking for a property to buy. The appeal of more land is often winning out.

New Zealanders have an intrinsic connection to rural land and, in the quest to recapture more traditional values and a more fulfilling lifestyle, rural properties are finding new audiences.

While ultra-low interest rates, supply and demand issues and the social desire to upsize their home and land has impacted the recent performance of the lifestyle market, progress on infrastructure projects and the development of satellite nodes is also broadening the property parameters.

SELECTION OF BAYLEYS RECENT LIFESTYLE SALES

Auckland 48 Oakland Road, Karaka Land area 2.29ha (more or less) Sale price $9,000,000 $/ha

$3,930,131

prime future sub dividable land Cambridge 381 Mystery Creek Road, Cambridge Land area 12.69ha (more or less) Sale price $3,075,000 $/ha

$242,317

Bay of Plenty 200 Paparoa Road, Ohope Land area 4.01ha (more or less) Sale price $3,100,000

$1,517,297,005 Bayleys Lifestyle Total Sale Value

RAYMOND MOUNTFORT Bayleys Auckland General Manager Lifestyle

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Havelock North 201 Endsleigh Road Land area 2.54ha (more or less) Sale price $1,500,000 $/ha

$590,551

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Profitable avocado investment!

Waiharara, Far North, Northland

This quality avocado orchard has been producing consistent annual profit. For an absentee investor, various proven orchard management options are available. A 135sqm (approximately) machinery shed, includes on-site kitchen, toilet and small living area. This property makes financial sense, either as a managed asset generating great returns, or as an awesome place to create a new lifestyle in the Far North.

The ultimate retirement farmlet 750 Kaiikanui Road, Opuawhanga, Whangarei, Northland

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Mudbrick in construction combined with native Totara. 203sqm family home, four large bedrooms, including a master with ensuite, two living areas and double garage. 7ha of playground overlooking Northland's East Coast.

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Set Sale Date (unless sold prior) 2pm, Thursday 24th June 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand

Alan Kerr +64 21 730 353 alan.kerr@bayleys.co.nz

Alex Smits +64 21 273 6975 alex.smits@bayleys.co.nz

MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1002417

bayleys.co.nz/1050612

14.9 hectares on the city fringe

Holy guacamole!

604 Three Mile Bush Road, Kamo, Whangarei, Northland

Lot 1 Stone Wall Rise, Maungatapere, Whangarei, Northland

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This private property situated in a premium location features a spacious family home with impressive outdoor living plus sleepout. Divided into 24 paddocks with excellent infrastructure, this is the perfect lifestyle opportunity.

Spanning 5.24ha (subject to title), this orchard has had three of the four blocks redeveloped with young clonal rootstocks, with two now starting production. Significant capital has been invested in the redevelopment, with the original trees being mulched, roots and stumps removed, deep ripping, removal of rocks, cultivation and finally contouring to assist with drainage.

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wednesday 16th June 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Thursday 24th June 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand

Lin Norris +64 21 959 166 lin.norris@bayleys.co.nz

Sue Maich +64 21 793 822 sue.maich@bayleys.co.nz

MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1052455

Vinni Bhula +64 22 632 0630 vinni.bhula@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1050606

Forestry investment opportunity Houto Road, Titoki, Whangarei, Northland Invest in your future! Secure a long-term investment, buy this property in a strong farming/forestry location. 13.9370 hectares (more or less) of cutover forestry and in 2020 replanted in 1,000 stems of Pinus radiata per hectare.

The contour is easy hill, north-facing on strong clay country. There is provision for a lovely house site that overlooks the entire property, faces north and has a delightful rural vista. Surround yourself in a quiet country environment. Invest now and secure this property for the future. Buy now and reap the rewards in the future. The purchase price is plus GST (if any).

Price by Negotiation Stewart Ruddell +64 27 273 6860 stewart.ruddell@bayleys.co.nz

Wendy Ruddell +64 21 438 211 wendy.ruddell@bayleys.co.nz

MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1050594

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A solid investment opportunity 4283 State Highway 12, Aranga, Kaipara, Northland

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Have the best of both worlds with this very attractive, well set up 324.4 hectare (more or less) dairy and beef farm. The milking platform comprises of 250 hectares with a new raceway through the centre of the farm. Production for the 2020/2021 season was 119,582kgMS from 300 cows milking twice a day. A very good range of support buildings including a 30ASHB cowshed with in-shed feeding system, two silos, implement sheds, calf rearing facilities, a second 14ASHB shed for the colostrum cows, woolshed and sheep/cattle yards, all of which complete the package. The gorgeous 1912 Kauri villa has been tastefully and comprehensively renovated, it has five bedrooms and is set in established gardens. Further accommodation is found with a tidy threebedroom workers' cottage.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Thursday 22nd July 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand Catherine Stewart +64 27 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1020625

Unique lifestyle with potential 163 Tangowahine Valley Road, Tangowahine, Northland

Location, land and sea views Culloden Rise, Waipu, Whangarei, Northland

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This picturesque 41 hectare (more or less) property with three titles is now on offer. The quirky Kauri style bungalow home consists of three large bedrooms with office and a tandem garage. Infrastructure includes an array of shedding.

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wednesday 16th June 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand Catherine Stewart +64 27 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz

An opportunity to create a class lifestyle by building a new home and run a few animals with wide views to the Hen and Chicken Islands. Culloden Rise is a small community off St Marys Road. 19 hectares of land, rolling in contour and currently grazing cattle. Stock water is pumped to a header tank from a dam and gravity fed from there. Cattle yards are located near the road. The property includes a small lot of native plantings in the valley.

Asking Price NZ$1,050,000 Tracy Dalzell +64 27 535 9162 tracy.dalzell@bayleys.co.nz

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MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1020457

bayleys.co.nz/1050581

Genuine first farm potential 92 Parker Road, Matakohe, Kaipara, Northland

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On offer is this low-cost, low-input dairy farm on a grass-only system, located only 10km from Matakohe. Containing 217.67 hectares (more or less) and in four titles, this farm presents as an ideal opportunity for a first farm buyer, where all capital costs are met. Contour of the land is a mixture of flat to easy rolling with good soil type and with the potential for increased production gains. The farm has a good range of support buildings close to the dairy shed, including four-bay implement shed, woolshed converted for rearing calves and half-round barn. The farm is well subdivided into over 70 paddocks that are easily accessible by a well-maintained limestone track that loops around the farm for added convenience. Accommodation consists of a moderate three-bedroom weatherboard home with aluminium joinery and large lounge plus sleepout.

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wednesday 14th July 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand Catherine Stewart +64 27 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1020634

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Prime location, quality dairy investment 260 Waiteitei Road, Tomarata, Rodney District, Auckland

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Situated in the popular Tomarata district, just over an hour from Auckland, this 90.5 hectare (more or less) dairy unit, 18km south of Mangawhai will be sought after. Currently, 180 cows are milked through an excellent 21ASHB cowshed and producing 86,153kgMS from the 2020/21 season with the best production being 88,683kgMS. The contour is predominately flat with 10 percent easy rolling and a well-formed central race system provides easy access to the 58 paddocks. This farm has a good range of support buildings close to the dairy shed. The main dwelling is a beautiful four-bedroom weatherboard bungalow style home with an internal double garage. The second dwelling is a very tidy split-level three-bedroom home with downstairs supporting a large family or rumpus room, office and internal double garage.

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wednesday 30th June 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei, New Zealand Catherine Stewart +64 27 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1020631

Private family oasis 29 Burtt Road, Paerata, Franklin District, Auckland

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If you are searching for peace and tranquility, early morning birdsong, a relaxing outlook surrounded by mature native bush, a natural stream with waterfalls that all lead to a perfectly situated home, then look no further. The grand entrance invites you into this contemporary home that accommodates three bedrooms and a large study. The open-plan kitchen, dining, and living area are complemented by a separate lounge all with high stud ceilings. The icing on the cake is the solar heated swimming pool and outside gym room.

Separate to the house is a stand-alone 18 x 7m (more or less) high stud shed that will impress car enthusiasts. When it comes to location, the proximity to the motorway interchange at Drury and mere minutes' drive to the thriving township of Pukekohe will offer purchasers the complete lifestyle opportunity on the doorstep of every amenity you could ever need.

Auction (unless sold prior) 12pm, Tuesday 29th June 2021 292 Great South Road, Takanini, Auckland, New Zealand Paul Voorburg +64 21 029 05733 paul.voorburg@bayleys.co.nz BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, PUKEKOHE, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1971673

Poultry farm - lifestyle & income 131 Kingseat Road, Pukekohe, Franklin District, Auckland

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Chicken broiler farming is a proven business model that offers you a rural lifestyle, good income opportunities and a balanced lifestyle. Located near Patumahoe, rural south Auckland, this 6.975ha (more or less) features a comfortable home and workshop.

Asking Price NZ$2,950,000 + GST (if any) Ben Jameson +64 21 568 800 ben.jameson@bayleys.co.nz BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, PUKEKOHE, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/1970932

End of season opportunity 2702 Wairamarama Onewhero Road, Glen Murray, Waikato

Available for the first time in over 60 years, this well developed 582ha property is held within five titles. Traditionally wintering in excess of 2,200 M/A ewes and 250 cattle with all stock finished on the property, the traditional country comprises limestone hill with good fertiliser history.

Infrastructure includes a wool shed, implement shedding, yards and loading race. Centrally located within an hour to Pukekohe, Te Kauwhata and Tuakau.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Tuesday 22nd June 2021 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton, New Zealand Peter Kelly +64 27 432 4278 SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2312370

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Classic coastal dream 1801 East Coast Road, Kaiaua, Waikato

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Lifestyle sanctuary 8 Tapu Creek Farms, Thames Coast, Coromandel Peninsula

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This ideal family home is elevated, private and well set back from the road strategically positioned to enhance the stunning sea views on offer. Designed for easy family living, the contemporary white brick home spans 279sqm (more or less), and is set on approximately 5.87ha (more or less).

Offering 1.859 hectares (more or less) in an idyllic country setting. Perfectly positioned on an elevated site this split-level home is built to a high standard.

The immaculate grounds can only be described as parklike. The owners have created the perfect lifestyle sanctuary.

Asking Price NZ$1,600,000

Asking Price NZ$1,215,000

Karl Davis 0508 83 83 83 karl.davis@bayleys.co.nz

Lee Carter +64 27 696 5781 lee.carter@bayleys.co.nz

Glenn Tanner +64 27 486 2399 glenn.tanner@bayleys.co.nz

Maddy Aislabie +64 27 780 4389 maddy.aislabie@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MH REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MH REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2180431

bayleys.co.nz/2312077

Larger lifestyle awaits

14 titles on town boundary

58 Kaikahu Road, Kerepehi, Hauraki, Waikato

7337 State Highway 2, Paeroa, Hauraki, Waikato

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This 10ha (more or less) block is a superb, large scale, lifestyle block!

Comprising of all-flat contour, the block is visually appealing being a nice rectangular shape. The block is naturally fertile with a functional half round barn for support. Town amenities, well regarded secondary schooling and farm services are close by in Ngatea and Paeroa. An enviable opportunity and a desirable location - call today!

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Asking Price NZ$2,490,000 + GST (if any)

Karl Davis +64 27 496 4633 karl.davis@bayleys.co.nz

Lee Carter +64 27 696 5781 lee.carter@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Sitting proudly on the border of the prestigious town of Paeroa in the coveted Golden Triangle! Situated on 60.77 hectares (more or less) in 14 titles and the contour being a mix of flat to rolling land, this property poses endless opportunity to a new owner whether it be grazing or development.

Karl Davis 0508 83 83 83 karl.davis@bayleys.co.nz

Josh Smith +64 27 229 8865 josh.smith@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2312320

bayleys.co.nz/2312305

Waihi cracker

Spectacular hilltop setting

879 Waihi Whangamata Road, Waihi, Hauraki, Waikato

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320 Waiti Road, Morrinsville, Matamata-Piako, Waikato

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Dairy or lifestyle opportunity with income. This 58 hectares (more or less) is currently milking 140 cows producing around 45,000kgMS. The 16ASHB is supported by two 3-bay half round barns. The spacious home is elevated to enjoy magnificent views over the countryside, ocean and out to Mayor Island.

This magnificent, elevated lifestyle block offers stunning 360-degree views of the Hauraki Plains and much of the Waikato from the six-bedroom home. Get back to nature in your very own 108ha (more or less) private reserve featuring approximately five hectares of native bush with the balance all grazable.

Asking Price NZ$3,060,000 + GST (if any)

Asking Price NZ$1,950,000 + GST (if any)

Mike Fraser-Jones +64 27 475 9680 mike.fraserjones@bayleys.co.nz

Mike Fraser-Jones +64 27 475 9680 mike.fraserjones@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2312173

bayleys.co.nz/2312054

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Multi-generational lifestyle 2117 Arapuni Road, Pukeatua, Waikato

56.4 hectare dairy unit 3069 Old Taupo Road, Tokoroa, South Waikato

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This rustic eco-friendly lodge provides space for multiple generations to live together in comfort. Currently operated as a boutique accommodation venue with a central dining area, a commercial kitchen and open plan living offering superb indoor-outdoor flow. Nestled at the base of Mt Maungatautari.

This attractive farm offers proven productivity and quality infrastructure – ideal first farm or a perfect addition to compliment a larger dairying operation as high-performance dairy support. Currently milking approximately 160 cows, with production levels to 75,716kgMS. The farm comes with quality improvements, including an excellent 18-aside dairy with in-shed feeding, new lined effluent pond, ample shedding plus a four-bedroom brick home.

Price by Negotiation

For Sale NZ$2,900,000 + GST (if any)

Scott Macdonald +64 27 753 3854 scott.macdonald@bayleys.co.nz

Sam Troughton +64 27 480 0836 sam.troughton@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2312294

bayleys.co.nz/2400276

Scale, scope and recreation

Hunting block - income potential

399 Kaahu Road, Whakamaru, Taupo, Waikato

315 Puketapu Road, Marotiri, Taupo, Waikato

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Kaahu is an iconic landmark overlooking the Whakamaru and Mangakino basin. This 311-hectare dairy farm provides plenty of scope averaging just under 200,000kgMS from 670 cows. A good solid 60-bale rotary sits centre of farm, feedpad off the end of yard with two 200-tonne bunkers next to this.

Water has been consented for 800 cows and a good system has been installed to ensure supply to cows in those summer months.

Price by Negotiation

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Great lifestyle opportunity, with a solid investment, plus a hunting block. All this and wanting to be part of an environmental sustaining cause? This is it!

Located in the stunning Central North Island, that offers the outdoors person the ultimate lifestyle with an income. This 56 hectare (more or less) block comprises of 41.8 hectares planted in Fastigata (Eucalyptus) and a further two hectares planted in a Hardwood. The contour over this property is easy to flat, and the hunting options are limitless in this unique spot.

Asking Price NZ$890,000 + GST (if any)

Ben Hickson +64 21 433 283 ben.hickson@bayleys.co.nz

Stan Sickler +64 21 275 7826

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WESTERMAN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2450682

bayleys.co.nz/2652118

The ultimate shed and home

A coveted coastal life

416A Youngson Road, Whakamarama, Bay of Plenty

Teihana Road, Te Puna, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

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A large family home with a stunning outlook. Numerous options for lifestyle or income. The large 270sqm (more or less) shed which includes a showroom/office could house your business or projects. Grazing paddocks are well fenced and gated. Close to Tauranga City.

Price by Negotiation Brent Trueman +64 21 607 718 brent.trueman@bayleys.co.nz

Rhys Trueman +64 27 722 0055 rhys.trueman@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2501842

Teihana is a revelation. The rarity of coastal land suggests this new Te Puna gated community wrapped by Tauranga Harbour and the Wairoa River will be sought after. The 12 lots released are all generous lifestyle sizes. Extensive preparation delivers beautiful elevation. Local villages are nearby with Tauranga’s CBD around 15 minutes away.

Auction (unless sold prior) 2pm, Wednesday 21st July 2021 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand Phil Mangos +64 27 496 5995 phil.mangos@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2501534

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Hidden haven in three titles

Kiwifruit, avocados, lifestyle living

823 Belk Road, Lower Kaimai, Bay of Plenty

588 Roydon Downs Road, Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty

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An architectural 545sqm home (more or less). A rural escape around 10 minutes from urban amenities. The indoors set up for relaxing or entertaining; the outdoors for swimming, roaming more than 24ha, trail biking and grazing.

A compilation of income earning options made up of 2can/ha of Hayward kiwifruit, 160 young avocados and grazing. A one-bedroom cottage looks over the peaceful vista.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thursday 15th July 2021 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wednesday 30th June 2021 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand

Phil Mangos +64 27 496 5995 phil.mangos@bayleys.co.nz

Snow Williams +64 27 275 5500 snow.williams@bayleystauranga.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2501966

bayleys.co.nz/2501958

Kauri, kiwifruit and kereru

East Coast: business or recreation

1987 State Highway 2, Nukuhou, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty

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196 Griffiths Road, Ruatoria, Gisborne

Two hours north of Gisborne and approximately 20km from Ruatoria, is 356ha of an unspoiled mix of East Coast regenerating native and grazing land.

A 290sqm homestead stands majestic in restored grandeur supported by 4.84can/ha Hayward and 2.66can/ha G3 kiwifruit, infrastructure, grazing and native bush makes for a lifestyle like no other and primed for high-end return.

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wednesday 7th July 2021 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand Snow Williams +64 27 275 5500 snow.williams@bayleystauranga.co.nz

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Monday 28th June 2021 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne, New Zealand Simon Bousfield +64 27 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz

Stephen Thomson +64 27 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz

BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2752165

SUCCESS REALTY LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2501962

Established excellence 899 Tauwhareparae Road, Tolaga Bay, Gisborne

Kiwifruit, kiwifruit, kiwifruit 3962 State Highway 2, Raupunga, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay

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Ratanui Angus, farmed 9km inland from Tolaga Bay, combines a remarkably appealing combination of farming components that provide for an impeccably balanced farm and an accomplished stud operation.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Wednesday 23rd June 2021 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne, New Zealand Simon Bousfield +64 27 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz

Stephen Thomson +64 27 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz

BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2752167

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This 39.18 canopy per hectare orchard is an exciting opportunity and would ideally suit a trust entity or syndicate group. With an approximately 50-hectare orchard platform complete with renovated subsoil drainage, frost protection, ozone sanitising system, artificial fast track shelter, load-out area, staff-accommodation block and facilities complete a spectacularly set up horticultural enterprise. Get in contact today for further information.

Price by Negotiation Tony Rasmussen +64 27 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2851818

Vineyard lifestyle, passive income A giant lifestyle with twists 2831 State Highway 50, Roys Hill, Hastings, Hawke's Bay

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Cottingham Estate is an established vineyard lifestyle property, set on 23 hectares of land located within the renowned Bridge Pa Triangle wine growing district. This multi-purpose lifestyle property is handily placed for access to main arterial routes, and it is a 15-minute commute into Hastings.

Is it a wee farm or a large lifestyle block, you decide? There are two income streams - from the heifers and other cattle on the property and the healthy income via Bookabach from the three-bedroom home which sits above the land. On a clear day, there are views of Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu.

Price by Negotiation

Asking Price NZ$990,000 + GST (if any)

Tim Wynne-Lewis +64 27 488 9719 tim.wynne-lewis@bayleys.co.nz

John Blundell +64 27 240 2827 john.blundell@bayleys.co.nz

EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY TARANAKI LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2852491

bayleys.co.nz/2600794

Palmer perfect

Coastal grazing - cut and carry

673-683 Palmer Road, Kaponga, South Taranaki

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2585 South Road, Manaia, South Taranaki

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This 48.5622ha (more or less) dairy farm is in two equal titles, currently milking 150 Jersey cows, producing consistently over 50,000kgMS, with this season looking at 55,000kgMS. There is a 14-aside H/B cowshed, hay barns, implement shed, calf rearing facilities and a three-bedroom family home.

Farming the 125.4ha of predominantly flat land is simple and a pleasure. There are two disused cowsheds and a good lockable three-bay shed. The water system is a ring mains. Tidy three-bedroom home also caters to the lifestyle as there is a large seafront.

Price by Negotiation

Price by Negotiation

Brendan Crowley +64 27 241 2817 brendan.crowley@bayleys.co.nz

John Blundell +64 27 240 2827 john.blundell@bayleys.co.nz

SUCCESS REALTY TARANAKI LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

SUCCESS REALTY TARANAKI LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2600818

bayleys.co.nz/2600674

Ripe for the picking

A rural haven

313 State Highway 3, Westmere, Whanganui

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1680 Kimbolton Road, Cheltenham, Manawatu

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Windermere Farms has been producing quality berry fruit since 1972. On offer is the land, buildings, home and business. This is an ideal opportunity to be part of an industry hitting new heights in regards to scale of production and in the delivery of quality fresh produce year round.

This home is a pleasure right from entry through the dramatic gateway and grounds. A welcoming lobby and hallways connect the wings of the home.

High ceilings, beautiful floorboards and tasteful native timber details feature throughout.

Price by Negotiation

Price by Negotiation

Knud Bukholt +64 27 222 6161 knud.bukholt@bayleys.co.nz

John Bartley +64 21 240 9889 john.bartley@bayleys.co.nz

Andrew Bonnor +64 27 941 7630 andrew.bonnor@bayleys.co.nz

BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MID WEST REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/3001423

bayleys.co.nz/3100351

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Low-cost dairy farm

Award winning olives

454 Parkville Road, Eketahuna, Tararua, Wairarapa

22 Lethbridge Road, Otaki, Kapiti Coast

On the flats before the foothills lies the magnificent consistent producing dairy farm that is 'Spring Grove'. Milking 500 cows on a once a day system on a 180-hectare platform. Continually produced 180,000kgMS with an average of 185,765kgMS over the last seven years. A high quality proven herd is also available for purchase - don't miss this well consented dairy property in a safe climate with proven low-cost production.

Kapiti Olives are consistent medallists featuring on awards lists and it all starts on farm bordering the Otaki River just off State Highway 1. The property was hand picked by the owners to create and build a successful brand with 8ha, five varieties of olives and approximately 2,300 trees. From growing to blending to sales the business is available as a going concern and benefits from a reputation for consistency of quality olive oils.

Price by Negotiation

Price by Negotiation

Lindsay Watts +64 27 246 2542 lindsay.watts@bayleys.co.nz

Andrew Smith +64 27 760 8208 a.smith@bayleys.co.nz

Mark Monckton +64 21 724 833 mark.monckton@bayleys.co.nz

EASTERN REALTY (WAIRARAPA) LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

EASTERN REALTY (WAIRARAPA) LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

MID WEST REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/3060575

bayleys.co.nz/3100362

Sunning country views and peace

Vendor wants this property sold

598 Neudorf Road, Upper Moutere, Tasman, Nelson

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151 Guernsey Road, Wairau Valley, Marlborough

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A wonderful entertainer's home on 26 hectares of rolling countryside with incredible views. Olive oil and animal grazing sales provide enough income to maintain the property. Another income option includes a bed and breakfast, with resource consent granted for a second dwelling.

Tidy two-bedroom located on an eight-hectare parcel of land with 6.5 hectares of 2007 planted Sauvignon Blanc. This property is located in a worldrenowned area for producing high-quality wine.

For Sale offers invited over NZ$2,700,000 + GST (if any)

Mike Poff +64 27 6655 477 mike.poff@bayleys.co.nz

Harrison Martin +64 272965409 harrison.martin@bayleys.co.nz

BE MARLBOROUGH LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

BE MARLBOROUGH LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Daniel Reed +64 21 548 982 daniel.reed@bayleys.co.nz

For Sale

VINING REALTY GROUP LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/4134493

bayleys.co.nz/4003394

Live the dream or add value

"The Branchs" - Hawarden

3351 Wairau Valley Road, Wairau Valley, Marlborough

1092 The Peaks Road, Hawarden, Hurunui, Canterbury

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Beautiful family home with exquisite views into the hills in the heart of the Wairau Valley. Sitting on 2.750 hectares of fertile land this lifestyle block will be well suited for a viticulture development with the recent irrigation consent.

For Sale Mike Poff +64 27 6655 477 mike.poff@bayleys.co.nz

Harrison Martin +64 272965409 harrison.martin@bayleys.co.nz

BE MARLBOROUGH LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

BE MARLBOROUGH LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/4134488

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This well-established lifestyle block of 3.3766 hectares is a short drive from Harwarden township and is complete with a large four-bedroom family home, additional accommodation and a large shed/workshop with plenty of storage.

For more information and viewing times, get in touch today.

Price by Negotiation Brook Yates +64 27 807 8093 brook.yates@bayleys.co.nz

George Black +64 27 315 8214 george.black@bayleys.co.nz

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/5515051

Income and lifestyle 114 Derretts Road, Hororata, Selwyn, Canterbury

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Productive, quality landholding The Lake Road, Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury

Location, established trees, healthy soils and a large, modern home are a taste of the numerous attributes that underpin the value of this picturesque 71ha property. It is well-subdivided with good lane access, a full complement of sheds and a wetland area with large duck pond. An easy-care, low-cost farm.

Water, soils and production history make for an exciting opportunity in Ellesmere. This quality 108ha property has been exceptionally well farmed, with a focus on soil health and productivity. It is fully irrigated via an Ocmis boom and Turbo rain irrigator, with water pumped from two wells. A large grain/implement shed, an all-weather central lane and consents to farm in place, ensures a bright future for this versatile, fertile landholding.

Price by Negotiation

For Sale offers invited over NZ$4,106,120 + GST (if any)

Ben Turner +64 27 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz

Ben Turner +64 27 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz

Evan Marshall +64 27 221 0910 evan.marshall@bayleys.co.nz

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/558834

bayleys.co.nz/5513514

Lifestyle masterclass

Taiko Downs

51 Oakleys Road, Mayfield, Ashburton, Canterbury

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46 Taiko Hall Road, Timaru, Canterbury

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Uniquely designed and set on eight hectares, this stunning home takes full advantage of the mountain views on offer. Open plan living, lounge and kitchen areas open out onto a large deck complete with spa. Heating is via a Jetmaster open fire, heat pump, radiators and underfloor.

This 80 hectare (more or less) property is currently leased until May 2023 and is predominantly deer fenced. Stock water is some natural along with five units of Downlands water with 55,000 litres of storage. The property is complemented by numerous farm buildings.

Price by Negotiation

For Sale NZ$1,500,000 + GST (if any)

Mike Preston +64 27 430 7041 mike.preston@bayleys.co.nz

Simon Sharpin +64 27 631 8087 simon.sharpin@bayleys.co.nz

Hamish Lane +64 27 685 6204 hamish.lane@bayleys.co.nz

Georgie Robson +64 27 562 4100 georgie.robson@bayleys.co.nz

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/5514597

bayleys.co.nz/5510306

A place to build your dreams

The complete package

River Terrace, Cromwell, Central Otago

78 Pearson Road, Cromwell, Central Otago

Boundary lines are indicative only

Boundary lines are indicative only

Positioned above the turquoise waters of the world-famous Kawarau River and close to the idyllic Lake Dunstan, lies River Terrace. With the initial release nearly all sold out, an additional five lots have been listed for sale, offering you the opportunity to build your ideal country escape to work and play at home.

With the luxury of space you can spread out and build a spacious home, secondary dwelling and plenty of garaging for your tools and toys. Ready for a new adventure? Get in early for the first pick of the new lots.

Price on Application Jimmy Allen +64 21 676 013

Renee Anderson +64 22 409 2400

QUEENSTOWN & SOUTHERN NZ REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

QUEENSTOWN & SOUTHERN NZ REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/4503360

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This 1.95ha property with a full production cherry orchard and substantial well designed 260sqm home featuring, high ceilings and open plan living spaces.

With the added bonus of additional garaging, workshop and sleepout with bathroom, adjacent to the home. Price plus GST (if any).

Price by Negotiation Gary Kirk +64 27 221 4018

Renee Anderson +64 22 409 2400

QUEENSTOWN & SOUTHERN NZ REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

QUEENSTOWN & SOUTHERN NZ REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/4520953

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