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LAIMS the Government’s essential freshwater proposals could cost the livestock industry over $9 billion a year are selective, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says. That is the estimated cost of compliance and lower production of meeting proposed freshwater reforms, submissions from Beef + Lamb and DairyNZ say. More than 12,000 submissions were made by last week’s deadline. The reforms have been labelled by some farming bodies as unbalanced, unnecessarily harsh and unsustainable. O’Connor expects changes will be made and wants to work with the sector as the Government did with climate change policy. The Government will do its own analysis but O’Connor says B+LNZ and DairyNZ looked at only one side of the equation. “Substantial benefits have not been costed, including to NZ’s brand value in export markets, recreational and health benefits of clean water, animal health, greater tourism benefits.” But the Government is listening. “We have heard the concerns regarding nutrient bottom lines and this will be looked at closely.” Environment Minister David Parker said DairyNZ overstates costs such as those associated with meeting existing freshwater rules. B+LNZ chief insight officer Jeremy Baker says lack of detail forced submitters to respond to what the proposals contain.

DairyNZ strategy and investment leader David Burger says the reforms lack robust science and economic analysis. “We believe the proposed nutrient limits for ecosystem health, national bottom lines for dissolved inorganic nitrogen and dissolved reactive phosphorus are based on overly simplistic relationships and not supported by robust science.” Horticulture NZ chief executive Mike Chapman says it looked at cost to the health of NZers from the reforms. The one-size-fits-all approach for expanding irrigation over 10ha unfairly penalises horticulture. He wants a national environmental standard for the vegetable sector to recognise it is different from other land-based industries. Rabobank NZ chief executive Todd Charteris described the proposed reforms as unnecessarily harsh, detrimental to the rural sector and unlikely to achieve the Government’s aims in a fair and balanced way. There is already much uncertainty from low confidence in the rural sector, significant regulatory change and lack of clarity about transitional support and provisions. Local Government NZ regional sector group chairman Doug Leeder says the reforms assume water issues are universally severe and urgent. “We absolutely acknowledge the challenges facing freshwater bodies but the data shows that different waterways face different problems.

How much? Sheep and beef • Complying with new standards: $185,000 to $680,000 a farm or $3.8 billion across the sector • Annual maintenance and auditing: $35,000 to $80,000 a farm or $500 million across the sector • Lost opportunity from greater restrictions: $910 million a year Dairy (Impact by 2050) • Annual cost to country: $8.1 billion • Milk production to fall 24%. • Exports to fall 5.2% • GDP to fall by 2.9% to 3.6% in Southland, West Coast, Marlborough and Taranaki • Employment to fall 15% to 20% Sources: B+LNZ, DairyNZ

TURN OFF THE TAP: New farming practices required to meet proposed freshwater rules will stop Mid Canterbury mixed arable farmer David Clark irrigating. Photo: Annette Scott

“That means we need tailored solutions to restore these ecosystems to a healthy state, not broad-brush regulation.” Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers chairman David Clark described the reforms as nothing short of economic vandalism. Clark has done what he calls a robust budget for his business. The game changer for him is the bottom line of 1mg of dissolved inorganic nitrogen a litre of water. “Currently the targets we are working towards are an aquifer

drinking water standard of 6.9mg/l.” To achieve the required standards will cut nitrogen 76% and phosphorous by 50%, effectively meaning an end to irrigation and intensive land use. Clark’s irrigated mixed arable farm runs 1000 breeding ewes, 10,000 store lambs and 350 hectares of grain and herb seed vegetable seed. To meet the new standards he will be limited to 3000 ewes, no trading lambs, 50ha of feed grain

and pea crops and no irrigation. “This dryland budget is based on the actual farming system we operated on this farm in 1994 when we came to Canterbury.” It would cut crop income 92%, gross sheep income by 62%, sheep purchases by 99%, net sheep income by 28%, spending by 70%, EBIT by 68%, capital reinvestment by 74% and tax by 75%. “In my view it is incredibly irresponsible to put a proposal out for public consultation that will result in nothing short of economic vandalism,” Clark says.

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With the first year’s seedlings in the ground under the Government’s Billion Trees policy the industry has mixed views on prospects for hitting 50,000ha a year of new plantings until 2028.

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Waterway leaching targets opposed Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz DAIRY industry leaders strongly oppose dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus restrictions in the Government’s healthy waterways plan. They say more economic analysis to support proposed in-stream bottom-line values is needed. “The levels proposed in the plan would require significant reductions in nitrogen loss and aren’t flexible enough to recognise local context and ambition,” Fonterra sustainable dairying manager Mat Cullen, said. “We think alternate values that are not solely based on nutrients could achieve similar outcomes.” DairyNZ says the new ecosystem health nutrient thresholds are not scientifically robust and are unlikely to achieve improvements in waterway health sought by the community. It estimates the in-stream levels will significantly affect 20% of dairy farms regarding nitrogen losses and 30% regarding phosphorus. Southland, Canterbury and Waikato will be most affected and modelling suggests reductions in nitrogen loss of 25-80% will be required. Federated Farmers water

spokesman Chris Allan said the proposed nitrogen reduction targets of up to 80% mean farming will virtually cease in large parts of the country. DairyNZ supports the need to manage nitrogen in priority catchments where the science linking nitrogen to impact is clear. But it does not support thresholds based on nitrogen loss because there is insufficient information or systems to deliver immediate action. Action should be targeted to the highest nitrogen-surplus farms in each catchment, DairyNZ said. Fonterra wants to expand on its nitrogen-risk scorecard and management programme that has been running for seven years. Farm data is collected electronically in most cases and the model generates risk levels for using nitrogen fertiliser, increasing the stocking rate, winter cropping and using irrigation. Farmers then make informed choices from farm management options. Fonterra suggests adding regulations based on purchased nitrogen surpluses, defined as nitrogen taken onto a farm through fertiliser and feed, minus nitrogen exported from the farm in products. That is a measure of a farm’s

TOO RIGID: Proposed nitrogen rules aren’t flexible enough to recognise local context and ambition, Fonterra sustainable dairying manager Mat Cullen says.

efficiency of nitrogen conversion and not a one-size-fits-all threshold. “This hybrid type approach will be more effective both in achieving the changes in onfarm practices while providing significant cost savings and reducing complexity of implementation. “Our nitrogen-risk scorecard

focuses more broadly on on-farm efficiencies, which has the added benefit of improving our farmers’ overall bottom line,” Cullen said. “The scorecard clearly identifies on-farm practices that contribute to elevated nitrogen loss risk, which lets farmers take specific actions to improve. “Unlike Overseer, this model also takes away some of the

geographic factors outside a farmer’s control such as higher rainfall or leakier soil.” Fonterra also opposes mandatory 5m riparian fencing setbacks where that forces farmers to relocate existing fences. Farm Source director Richard Allen said common-sense dictates the focus should be on waterways that haven’t been fenced rather than penalising those farmers who voluntarily fenced years before it was mandated. The identification of highrisk catchments is supported by Fonterra, along with interim controls on land use changes, national rules for winter grazing and mandatory farm environment plans. DairyNZ suggests existing stock exclusion fences should be replaced at the end of the service life of the fence at whatever average setback is decided. Intensive winter grazing rules should be based on those in the Southland Land and Water Plan – a permitted activity up to 15 degrees slope, maximum 15% of farm or 100ha. DairyNZ opposes consented standards for stock-holding areas like feeding and wintering pads and said it is not clear whether calf sheds and wintering barns will be caught up in those requirements.

Water policy means big production cuts Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz THE Government’s freshwater proposal is nothing short of economic vandalism, Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers chairman David Clark says. Given the glaring absence of an economic analysis as part of the proposal Clark has done what he ADVERTISEMENT

describes as a robust budget for his own operation. The game changer is the bottom line of 1mg of dissolved inorganic nitrogen a litre of water. “Currently the targets we are working towards are an aquifer drinking water standard of 6.9mg/l. Achieving the nutrient bottom lines will require significant

land management and farming operation changes of his irrigated mixed arable farm. Effectively, there will be no irrigation or intensive land use in the catchment and forestry or extensive grazing will dominate the landscape. There will be significant changes in the social structure of the catchment with the forestry

or extensive grazing resulting in fewer farms and reduction in employment, losses of economic value in the land, significant loss in equity and, depending on the time scale, bankruptcy for those with debt who cannot be managed through the transition. As a result Clark has done a comparative robust budgeting

exercise for his farm to look at the economic impacts of changing from 1000 breeding ewes, 10,000 store lambs and 350 hectares of grain, herb and vegetable seeds to a farming system required to meet the target of 1mg/l. Clark’s new farming system would be 3000 ewes, no trading lambs, 50ha of feed grain and pea crops and no irrigation.

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Year one of trees project mixed Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz WITH the first year’s seedlings in the ground under the Government’s Billion Trees policy the industry has mixed views on prospects for hitting 50,000ha a year of new plantings until 2028. The tree-planting season this year has almost closed with foresters reporting generally good conditions nationally for seedling establishment. In Northland forest operator Kevin Ihaka said the season has been long and generally operators have met the increased demand for plantings with enough labour. However, he is concerned farmers need to plan further ahead if they want to optimise their farm forest options that include generous planting subsidies.

Rural communities have been built on cooperatives before, why not for trees? Patrick Murray Murray’s Nurseries Patrick Murray, owner of Murray’s Nurseries in Woodville, said he sold 10.2 million seedlings this season or about 98% of what he had anticipated. Typically, planting contracts work on a take or pay basis. His seedling count was enough to cover about 10,000ha and was well up on the 5m he sold the year before. “But you also need to put into context that we already had about 3m of those extra seedlings contracted regardless of the Government’s Billion Trees policy so the difference of about 2m is roughly the additional plantings.” Next year looks similar for

numbers with 10.2m scheduled for planting. Murray’s plantings were almost entirely pines with only a small amount of manuka going in. Despite the Government’s efforts to pull away from pine its popularity generally reflects the preference of larger forestry operators. “That is who has got the money and who will pay for the land.” Government grants to landowners to plant native trees appear generous at $4000 a hectare, compared to $1500 a hectare for exotics, with a maximum area of 300ha permitted for landowners. “Native takes time to establish a salable crop for planting, about two to three years, and given its planting density it is expensive to establish.” But Murray is concerned the Government is disconnected from the reality of land ownership. He predicted two years ago there would be wholesale farm sales to forestry and takes little satisfaction seeing it happen. “The small plantings the Government is targeting are not going to be eligible to claim carbon from trees planted after 2025 so why would you bother? They are in the wrong space. So we will see whole farms planted in pines with or without government grants.” He does expect greater caution by large land buyers as Government and council attention is drawn to the perceived risk of pastoral land loss. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has said the Government will seek to tweak things around foreign land purchases for forestry. But Murray urges farming communities to respond to the perceived threat of afforestation over the coming nine years by joining the fray, even creating farm forestry co-operatives in subcatchments.

SUCCESSION SQUEEZE: Manawatu forest operator John Turkington sees forestry continuing to offer farmers a succession option they didn’t have before.

“Rural communities have been built on co-operatives before, why not for trees? “If a group of farmers in a subcatchment can get together and allocate 1000ha to forestry they diversify their land use and may

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entering the Emissions Trading Scheme. Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons) member and forester John Turkington agrees with Murray’s concerns over future plantings. The low-hanging options for planting are being rapidly filled with a lot of trees being planted for carbon alone. “So it comes down to capital from here and you have political changes coming through all the time. “It’s a bit like playing Russian roulette – reports on future carbon values vary so much, some at $700/t, some at $200/t, some at zero.” It is prescient a large nursery like Murray’s has only the same quantity of seedlings booked for next season that it had this season, given its smaller portion of new plantings. Turkington’s forestry company planted 1.5m seedlings this year or about 1400ha worth, of which only a third were also new plantings. The rest was replacement forestry. Both Turkington and Murray maintain the single biggest obstacle to more plantings is the national definition of erodible land with the red-zoned land on steepest country not allowed to be planted. That is pushing forestry investors down country to higher-value yellow or orange land running head-to-head with pastoral land use. “There really needs to be a meeting of the minds over what we are trying to do with this land. There is a real disconnect here on policy,” Turkington said. Both men also agree whole farm purchases are a reflection of rural demographics. An aging farmer population and shortage of farming capital means the sector is struggling with succession and forestry will continue to provide an option for farmers seeking an exit in years to come.

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GREENER: Julie Collins is happy with the One Billion Trees project’s first year outcome.

Forestry head happy with initial effort A YEAR into the Billion Trees project farmers are being urged to take advantage of the remaining $80 million available in forestry grants for the ambitious 2028 target. Forestry New Zealand head Julie Collins said with the first year’s plantings still to be confirmed, estimates are about 30,000ha of new land has been committed to forestry on top of the country’s annual replacement of 50,000ha. “It is not until next year we are projecting we will hit the 100,000ha total mark. We feel we are well on target and it has been a very successful first season.” Forestry NZ does not track farm versus plantation plantings. But 197 grants have been made to 110 farmers to plant 15.6m trees covering 9800ha. “We are happy with that figure.

We always knew it would take time for the supply chain to gear up to supply trees but also for farmers who need time to determine where and how many trees they would plant on their property.” Tree planting grants are set at $4000 a hectare for natives and $1500 a hectare for exotics. Twothirds of the grants are for native plantings. With only $20m of $100m spent Collins is keen to see more farmers apply. She acknowledged issues raised by some foresters over red zone erodible land being less likely to be planted in trees and how that risks pushing forestry into traditional pastoral areas. “We are still providing plantings through erosion control schemes on the East Coast. The erodible categories are quite broad but where it is zoned red people do have to take a lot more care and

councils will be more careful when they consent that land. Some common sense needs to be used here.”

We always knew it would take time for the supply chain to gear up to supply trees, but also for farmers who need time to determine where and how many trees they would plant on their property. Julie Collins Forestry NZ The thorny issue of foreign ownership and broad afforestation of pastoral land is another that

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has arisen in the past year. “There is a lot of misinformation circulating about this.” In the year to the end of August 19 approvals were made under the special investment test and eight involved farmland totalling 14,000ha, of which 8000ha was to go into trees. “The better-quality land has been subdivided into land suitable to stay as grazing and sold.” Forestry NZ is due review the scheme and the applications made. Collins said there is anecdotal evidence locals are buying farmland for conversion to forestry and more work is being done to determine the pattern. However, she denies there are overseas carbon cowboys buying up swathes of pastoral land to lock it in trees for carbon credits. “To purchase land for carbon capture investors have to go

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through the same test as for overseas buyers of farmland.” She also defended the fasttrack Overseas Investment Office option available to certain forestry companies that means they do not have to apply separately for every land purchase. The latest company to use it is Japanese-owned Pan Pac. “This helps these established companies maintain continuity of wood supply and aims to encourage them to re-invest in plant and machinery, keeping more logs in NZ to be processed further.” A further $38.8m has been invested in forestry partnership funds in the past year across 36 projects. “This has included largescale catchment restoration and funding trainees on basic forestry training. We have put 90 local trainees into the sector in this time.”

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Report ticks M bovis progress Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz THE battle isn’t won yet but, with improvements in some areas of the Mycoplasma bovis programme, eradication of the disease is still possible, the latest independent Technical Advisory Group report says. It supports changes made in the past six months and acknowledges the substantial changes made based on the findings of the earlier Paskin (DairyNZ) and Roche (Primary Industries Ministry) reviews. Changes include improvements to information management systems, resourcing, management and communications.

We also know that there are areas like compensation where we need to continue to improve. Ray Smith MPI While it is too early to measure the operational impact of those changes, made in June, there are positive signs of improved performance. MPI director-general Ray Smith said the report provides assurance the programme is working. “We’ve made the right changes and improvements over the past six months to improve the programme and support affected farmers. “M bovis is one of the greatest biosecurity challenges we have faced in NZ and both the Government and our industry partners remain committed to achieving eradication while reducing the impact of that process on affected farmers as much as possible,” Smith said. “The battle isn’t won yet. “We still have hard work to do and there will be more farms

placed under restrictions while testing is conducted. “We also know that there are areas like compensation where we need to continue to improve.” More than $100 million in compensation has been paid. “However, we know that some complex claims are still taking too long and we are working on reducing that wait,” Smith said. DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle said “Speed and efficiency are key as the quicker infected properties are found and placed under restrictions the sooner we win this battle for NZ farmers. “We are nearly 18 months into working to get rid of this disease and it is positive to see a decline in the number of infected dairy farms, however, there are still 61 dairy farms under movement restrictions. “We understand the stress and worry involved for those farmers and our priority remains supporting them.” Mackle said maintaining a collaborative approach is the best option for all farmers. “By sitting at the table we can ensure that dairy farmers are getting value for money, performance is monitored, processes are improved, costs are scrutinised and that dairy farmers’ views are represented to Government.” Beef + Lamb chief executive Sam McIvor said while the programme is starting to see more beef farmers, overwhelmingly bull-beef, under restrictions, they are generally risk movements from cattle that have come out of the dairy herd and are terminal because the animals are finished and processed. “Also, disease tracing shows us that once infected, drystock herds do not readily transmit disease to other herds, increasing the chances of successful eradication over the longer term. “We will continue to sit at the table with Government and DairyNZ to ensure this programme has the greatest chance of success and that farmers are represented every step of the way,” McIvor said.

Recommendations The Technical Advisory Group made 10 recommendations, which the programme has accepted. It highlighted four recommendations as being the highest priority: The surveillance options for defining and declaring biological freedom need to be assessed and the appropriate options selected. The scoping, development and implementation of the next phase of the information systems should be fast tracked. The proposed surveillance systems for non-dairy systems including cow-calf operations, calf-rearing enterprises and replacement dairy groups be implemented as soon as possible. The impact of the surge should be evaluated and feasibility of achieving biological freedom should be re-evaluated when the information management systems are fully functional and enough data has been accrued.

NOT FAST ENOUGH: Some complex Mycoplasma bovis claims are still taking too long to resolve, Primary Industries Ministry director-general Ray Smith says.

TAG findings leave farmers cold Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz THE Mycoplasma bovis Technical Advisory Group (TAG) says eradication is still possible but people at the grassroots are not convinced. “It’s bloody horrendous,” Mid Canterbury Mb affected farmer Duncan Barr said. “The whole report goes on about the eradication programme going very well but with anything from 10 months to two years delays in tracing there’s no way of getting ahead on this. “This report has given farmers no confidence. “How can it when it’s full of caveats about so much?” One caveat of major concern relates to whether biological freedom from the organism will be achieved.

In 27 months to October 25, 201properties were declared infected. That number exceeds the projected number of 192 herds needing to be culled over a 10-year period, as estimated in May 2018 when the Government approved the drive for eradication. “It’s just staggering. “There’s so many major caveats and the TAG thinks eradication is still feasible – unbelievable,” Barr said. A Canterbury veterinarian is horrified with the report. “I was shocked by it. It’s just horrific how this has been handled. “If I wasn’t seeing it over and over again and watching it getting worse and worse I wouldn’t believe it’s possible. “I thought they would

have given up a year ago.” Sadly, people believe things such as the TAG report because unless they are amongst it they have no idea of what is going on or what it is like. “I have seen very little impact on herds before culling and I believe a lot can be managed with minimal impact.” The vet said a study is under way of the impact on herds. “I can’t wait to hear the result and to hear what MPI will have to say about that.” One of the biggest problems with the programme is the inconsistency and the ongoing chopping and changing. “I am dealing with a lot of farmers and there’s a lot of differences in the way MPI is managing cases from one farm to the next.”

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Farmers ignoring M bovis risks Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz ONGOING political changes in the farming landscape appear to have distracted farmers from Mycoplasma bovis as bull market buoyancy shows signs of overriding biosecurity concerns. Livestock reports show a significant increase in the interisland trade of Friesian store bulls in recent weeks and livestock broker Peter Walsh says there’s little evidence stock trading is getting any safer. AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis said data proves the case. The number of farms under movement controls, generally the result of receiving animals from an infected property within the past two years, has risen to 300 properties. That is 95 more than at the start of June, following the April surge in the M bovis tracing programme. On average there are about three properties declared infected every fortnight but there were six in the past fortnight, Dennis said. The steady culling of the herds, about 5.5 herds a fortnight, means the number of infected properties has fluctuated between 15 and 21 since the start of August. The latest statistics show there are 16 infected herds with 297 under notice of direction and 337 under active surveillance. So far 75% of confirmed M bovis properties have been in the South Island and that has made bull buyers very reluctant to take South Island stock. At least until now, Dennis said. The grass market has come into play in the North Island and with a very buoyant bull market and a scarcity of two-year-old stock, the yearling Friesian bull market is running hot. The North Island yearling bull market is 40c/kg ahead of last season with the 250kg indicator sitting at $3.30/kg or $825 a head. Good winter growing conditions

NOT GOOD ENOUGH: Farmers can get all the good information one day and the next day find out the farm they bought stock from is under restriction and that’s not good enough so the Primary Industries Ministry needs to be asked the hard questions, stock agent Peter Walsh says. Photo: Annette Scott

Looking ahead we all need some guidance based on good, up-todate data and tracing, not numbers and tracing that’s anything up two years behind. Peter Walsh Peter Walsh and Associates mean there are few Friesian bulls available at that size and many farmers are buying heavier 300kg yearlings for $3.20/kg, $960 a head.

The South Island bull market has been soft at only 10c/kg above last year despite much stronger slaughter returns. The South Island 300kg bull indicator is at $2.70/kg, $810 a head. The plentiful supply and lower pricing is tempting North Island bull buyers to re-enter the South Island market with numerous reports of inter-island trading and trucking. Walsh said following a very difficult winter in the South, spring growth is only starting to come through now and that has lifted not only farmer confidence but also demand for cattle. “The weather has all the say and despite M bovis if you can feed them you can move them.

“Demand has picked up dramatically over the past couple of weeks and stock is moving around again now. “Yes, up North too, even around the South Island too there’s good numbers of stock starting to move,” Walsh said. Despite the M bovis risk farmers need to get on with business. “There is just too much uncertainty and no assurance to give confidence but farmers can’t just shut shop and they are very acutely aware when buying and are asking for all bovis background. “But, unfortunately, that is not meaning much when the eradication programme tracing is so far behind. “Farmers can get all the good

information one day and the next day find out the property they purchased from his under a NoD – that’s not good enough, farmers deserve better and the hard questions need to be asked of the Ministry of Primary Industries. “Looking ahead we all need some guidance based on good, up-to-date data and tracing, not numbers and tracing that’s anything up two years behind as we are seeing and hearing from many farmers.” Walsh said all he can do is urge farmers to exercise a healthy bunch of caution and good biosecurity when buying cattle, whether it be trading directly farm to farm or buying from a sale yards, both North Island and South Island.

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10 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Firms sign up to protect borders Glenys Christian PRIMARY industry business leaders are stepping up their biosecurity responsibilities and encouraging others to back the cause as part of good business risk management. At a ceremony in Auckland on Thursday 50 dairy, meat processing and horticultural companies signed the Biosecurity Business Pledge, which commits them to playing their part in efforts to prevent pests and diseases getting into the country and helping stop their spread if they do. They aim to do so by integrating proactive biosecurity practices into their operations and supply chains. As well as improved early engagement with Biosecurity New Zealand on emerging issues and risks there will be better opportunities to work together through quarterly biosecurity updates and more regular alerts. Supporting organisations include the Dairy Companies Association, the Meat Industry Association, Horticulture NZ and Federated Farmers. Biosecurity Minister Damien O‘Connor said NZ is unique in being entirely dependent on

biological systems for its exports, tourism and lifestyle. The pledge aims to improve the partnership between the Government and businesses, preventing unnecessary costs and disruptions for businesses, communities and the wider economy. Farmers wondering what they might have to face in the future should feel more secure with the increased level of biosecurity protection the pledge will give. And everyday New Zealanders who no longer see international airline staff spraying aerosols before flights arrive will be reminded more frequently about biosecurity risks. O’Connor said there are 33 active biosecurity responses going and boats will be turned around if they are thought to harbour pests such as the brown marmorated stink bug. About 1200 import health standards are being reviewed as part of an upgrade of biosecurity laws, which will take two to three years. “We have a big challenge ahead of us but we want a fair, robust system that works for imports and exports.” Miraka chief executive Richard Wyeth said every New Zealander has a role to play in biosecurity.

“It takes all of us to protect what we’ve got.” Biosecurity is one of dairy companies’ top shared priorities because any lapse could have a catastrophic effect. “The reality is that every container we use has been imported,” he said. “NZ can’t be a fortress but we must actively manage biosecurity risks.” He looks forward to working with other companies that have signed the pledge because there is a significant opportunity for them to learn from each other. “We have a strong role to play in biosecurity and we’re stepping up to play that role.” Trevalyan Pack and Cool packs 10% of the country’s kiwifruit and avocado production. Its managing director James Trevalyan talked about the personal effects of the discovery of Psa in 2010. “I realised we had to change,” he said. Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) had given the industry a range of tools and the links created led to the formation of Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital and now the pledge, which his company had signed. “We need to understand what goes on so we can be part of a

TAKING THE PLEDGE: Miraka chief executive Richard Wyeth signs the Biosecurity Business Pledge as agriculture minister Damien O’Connor looks on. Photo: Fraser Newman

bigger change,” he said. “It’s an absolute no-brainer for us. Let’s get behind it.” Biosecurity Border Clearance Services’ central and southern regional commissioner Steve Gilbert said there will be more frontline quarantine officers this summer, at 620 compared with 570 last year. Indications are stink bugs are just as prolific in Europe as last season, which was challenging. There have been 33 countries added to the list of those needing pre-clearance for the pest before exports come to NZ. “We’re taking an educational

approach but if we don’t see what we want we will delist and we will carry on randomly auditing at the wharves,” he said. Other issues are vessels being turned away from NZ ports because of bio-fouling and cross-contamination of vehicles pre-cleared in Japan being parked next to those not being imported. Random audits and document checks on containers will be used to stop people who make a conscious decision to smuggle pork, despite the risk of African swine fever coming into the country.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Tatua creams awards QUIRKY and practical products helped put dairy among the top spots at this year’s Food Awards. The Supreme award went to Auckland firm Pure Food Company for its nutritious range of food targeted at elderly consumers, sold through rest homes and direct. Dairy products were also prevalent with Waikato co-op Tatua claiming the chilled award with its Tatua cooking cream and Hawke’s Bay company WNS Group winning the non-alcoholic beverages category with its WDOM 5% fat, long-life, creamy whole milk. It was the second year the company was nominated for the category. A quirky award selection included the White Sheep Company winning the novel food or beverage section and the alcoholic beverages award with its sheep milk and honey gin. The company’s gin is between a liqueur and a pure gin, with other products including a straight sheep-milk liqueur. Cambridge company Bellefield Butter was a runner-up in the artisan section with its miso flavour cultured butter. Tatua Foods business manager Hayes Taylor said the cream was initially developed for professional chefs and commercial kitchens and being prereduced it saved chefs time. “We recognised this was a product that would be useful to home chefs too and was a natural extension of our existing retail range of premium creams.” Other products in the range include mascarpone, creme fraiche and sour cream. This year, for the first time, a lifetime achievement award was made.

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It went to gingernuts from Griffins. The Pure Food Company was recognised for the intellectual property invested alongside its product when working with upskilling health care professionals. Its concept came about when co-founder Sam Bridgewater saw a dying family member struggle to find non-solid food that was edible and palatable. The company works closely with food technologists, dietitians and chefs to meet strict health, taste and sustainability standards. Massey University vice chancellor Jan Thomas said the standard of innovation and quality has lifted every year. The judging panel included celebrity chef Ray McVinnie and television chef Nici Wickes. The awards have been running since 1987.

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Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz THE Reserve Bank could surprise markets this month by holding off from a cut to the official cash rate, instead making a cut in February and ending its easing cycle there, Westpac says. It is the first major commentator making that call, with a November cut still priced in. If Westpac is correct the kiwi could spike a couple of United States cents higher in reaction, currency strategist Imre Speizer said. With positive news in the economy – domestic inflation, commodity prices, housing recovery and building consents – Westpac believes there is enough to stay the RBNZ’s hand. Speizer forecast a lift in the kiwi to US$0.65 over the next few weeks anyway but if there’s no November cut then it could push up to 0.66. But the gain won’t be expected to remain longer term, partly because US-China trade war is far from over, Westpac believes. The phase one agreement covers minor issues and the major issues will simmer through next year. Getting into late December and January Speizer expects the kiwi to retrace its way towards US$0.62 on the basis global issues like trade and economic growth will hurt the kiwi and benefit the big dollar. Westpac also thinks the kiwi call fall to below stg0.49 in the short term on more positive Brexit news but major uncertainties remain for Britain.

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12 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Firm covered up 190 listeria finds THE company making dairy products under The Collective brand and its former directors have been fined a total of $479,000 for repeatedly failing to report positive listeria results, following an investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries. Epicurean Dairy, which makes products including yoghurt and suckies marketed to children, and former general manager Angus Allan pleaded guilty in Waitakere District Court to 10 charges of failing to report positive environmental listeria results. The company was fined $369,000,and Allan $54,000. Court costs of $80,000 were also imposed. The company’s former operations manager Ilya Pyzhanhov was convicted and fined $60,000 after pleading guilty earlier this year to five charges of deliberately withholding positive environmental listeria results. The charges follow a complex and long-running investigation by the MPI. The probe began after investigators were given credible information about the West Auckland company from

a confidential informant. MPI compliance director Gary Orr said the company deliberately and repeatedly failed to report positive listeria results that were taken from a floor at the company’s factory in Avondale from 2012 to 2016. The company also falsified official records.

This was serious, systematic and sustained deception. There’s no other way to describe it. Gary Orr MPI In all, 190 positive listeria results went unreported. “This was serious, systematic and sustained deception. There’s no other way to describe it,” Orr said. “The company was regularly audited to ensure its

manufacturing environment was in accordance with regulatory requirements but it lied about what the true situation was. “The part of the factory that was producing positive environmental listeria results was an area where the most stringent food safety requirements applied. “It was where yogurt and cheese was being produced for human consumption. “It’s clear that if the company had reported the positive results there would’ve been significant costs associated with remedying the problem, which included replacing a cracked and unhygienic floor as well as a halt to production due to the work that needed to be done. “Both of the former directors who have been convicted and fined were fully aware of and party to the deception involved. “There is no excuse for this type of blatant and sustained offending. “When offending of this nature is detected we will hold those responsible for it to account.” No product was affected and

BIG FINDS: Though its products were not affected The Collective lied about finding listeria 190 times in its Auckland factory, Primary Industries Ministry compliance director Gary Orr says.

factory floor where the listeria was present. The company continues to operate with no further issues.

there were no consumer health impacts. Since the MPI investigation the company has replaced the worn

Cultivar developer will defend seed rights Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz PGW Seeds invests a lot of money every year developing new cultivars and associated technologies and is prepared to vigorously protect its intellectual rights, New Zealand general manager David Green says. He was speaking after Ashburton-based company Wholesale Seeds published a notice saying it had reached

a significant confidential settlement with PGW Seeds over the sale of one of its products, Vulcan Kale. Wholesale Seeds unreservedly apologised to PGG Wrightson Seeds for inadvertently breaching the Plant Variety Rights Act in regards to a licensed, protected cultivar. The sale of the Vulcan Kale cultivar will stop immediately, director James Smith said in the public notice. Green said he couldn’t

comment on the agreement details. The Vulcan Kale seed is understood to have been sold by Wholesale Seeds over the last two to three years. Smith could not be contacted for comment. The Plant Breeders Association hopes the Government will start action this year to toughen legislative protections for the proprietary rights of seed and plant breeders, general manager Thomas Chin said.

The Act, in force since 1987, is well out of date and a replacement is required by the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership to be in force and operating by December 2021. The association hopes Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Chris Faafoi will make recommendations to Cabinet later this year so legislation can be introduced to Parliament by the start of May.

“All seed and plant breeders want to see a robust penalty and enforcement regime where there is a breach of owners’ rights.” In submissions to the Commerce Ministry the association also advocated for legislation allowing farmergrowers the right to save seed from a proprietary cultivar for re-sowing, subject to a royalty payment to the owner of the rights.

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14 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

More winter grazing work likely Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz THE Winter Grazing Taskforce is expected to complete its report this week with indications it will say extra work is required to identify the scope of the problem and to find viable solutions. The taskforce was appointed in August by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and minutes of its September 27 meeting show it discussed the need for further research to identify the scope of the winter grazing problem and viable solutions. O’Connor appointed the taskforce after images of stock being intensively wintered on muddy crop paddocks in Southland and south Otago raised concerns about environmental and animal welfare issues. In September taskforce chairman John Hellstrom urged O’Connor to be transparent about its work to soften criticism the taskforce membership was not representative of all views and to reduce pressure being felt by rural communities. “Some members have raised their concerns about this contributing to the pressure being felt in rural communities. “We are keen to reduce

CAREFUL: Farmers who make plans now for winter grazing next year should be aware they could face stricter enforcement.

uncertainty over our work and also to be as open and transparent as possible in our processes.” Meeting minutes and other documents have been released on the Ministry for Primary Industries website. The taskforce met four times and heard submissions from industry, farming and science groups. They discussed the need for farmers to be made aware of the possibility of stricter enforcement next year and that decisions made now about paddock and crop

selection could mean they will not comply with animal welfare requirements. The taskforce found best practice information is not being shared by the various participants involved in winter grazing. “It has already been identified that arable farmers, seed merchants and rural contractors, for instance, are not receiving the same information as farmers,” Hellstrom told O’Connor. “There is no united view and guidance on best practice. “Similarly, the role of

veterinarians as advisers on best practice may be something to explore.” Other issues discussed include the relationship between winter grazing, environment and animal welfare and that it cannot be assumed good management practice will meet the required standards. The taskforce also discussed the detection of poor-performing farmers and that the wording used in codes of welfare and legislation makes it difficult for MPI to prosecute animal welfare

Some members have raised their concerns about this contributing to the pressure being felt in rural communities. John Hellstrom Winter Grazing Taskforce offences involving mud. Everyone in the supply chain has responsibility to mitigate winter grazing issues and animal welfare planning must be integrated into wider farm planning, such as farm environment plans, along with forward and contingency planning for adverse events. During winter grazing the taskforce says farmers need to consider the positive welfare states and needs of animals such as social behaviour and the absence of negative states such as pain and distress while considering space allowance, surface conditions, mud depth and animal health risks from nutrient deficient or rich feed.

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16 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Spray markers can cripple wool prices Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz

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“Mills are finding it and pulling it out but it is costly and they’re seeking compensation.” In a new move the latest Napier wool auction catalogue tagged fleece known to be affected and it was very difficult to sell. “There were low bids or no bids,” Wool Brokers Association president Scott McLeod said. He joined Cunningham in urging farmers to ensure affected wool is removed by handlers in the woolshed to avoid their prices going lower. The problem is with high-colour sprays and some raddles applied to the woolly backs and sides of sheep during scanning or used to identify them. Even smallish amounts can spread through the wool. Some spray cans indicate marked wool can be scoured but that’s not the experience of the scour operators. “We’ve tried bleaching but that does not get it out,” Cunningham said. The scourers remove the wool where it is seen but when it’s not the wool can be put into blends with otherwise clean wool, tainting that as well. Some traditional raddles are also leaving traces.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Plan aims to boost ag workforce IMPLEMENTATION KeyKEY implementation milestones

Riley Kennedy riley.kennedy@globalhq.co.nz A PLAN to boost primary sector worker numbers and improve their ability has been launched by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. O’Connor joined the Primary Industries Skills Leaders Working Group to launch the Food and Fibre Skills Action Plan 2019-22. “It’s estimated the primary sector will need another 50,000 workers by 2025 and over 92,000 more workers with qualifications. “While the sector is on the rise it is still struggling to attract, train and retain the diverse range of people it needs to continue growing” The plan identifies four key opportunities to build a strong food and fibre workforce. They are knowledge, attraction, education and employment. “We need a clearer understanding of future workforce needs to inform ongoing actions and identify trends.” The plan said more consistency is needed across the food and fibre sectors in how data is collected on workplace needs. “The information we have is fragmented, incomplete and difficult to access so we will work together to collect and analyse data to increase knowledge about to where resources should be directed,” O’Connor said. It proposes to build a pansector dataset to provide the sector with information on immediate and forecast needs. “Promoting food and fibre career pathways is necessary to strengthen the workforce and reduce the skills shortages.” The plan will support the sector to grow its workforce by investing, evaluating and delivering attraction initiatives. A Workforce Development Council relevant to food and fibre will be set up to give the industry

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greater control over all aspects of vocational education and make the system more responsive to employers’ needs. “A high-quality skills pipeline is critical to strengthening the food and fibre workforce and preparing it for future change. “After nine years of neglect we must take immediate action to ensure we are attracting new skills and talent, providing highquality education and training and offering great workplace conditions,” O’Connor said. The plan addresses common food and fibre workforce challenges by building on existing initiatives, particularly in agriculture and horticulture, including meat and dairy processing. “It’s not a magic plan but it does

lay out a pathway,” O’Connor said. It does not cover the fishing, forestry or other food processing industries. However, there is potential for growth and a real desire for a fully pan-sector approach so it is the start of a broader pan-sector and Government partnership and the intention is for all sectors to be involved and benefit. The number of people studying a qualification in the agriculture and horticulture sector has dropped from 67,000 in 2013 to 45,000 in 2018. “It’s these types of challenges we need to tackle head on so we are bringing the world of work to the classroom,” Tertiary Education Commission chief executive Tim Fowler said.

Promoting food and fibre career pathways is necessary to strengthen the workforce. Damien O’Connor Agriculture Minister The actions has been structured in two stages. The first stage will provide support to teachers to improve their knowledge of the food and fibre sector and develop a workforce development council. “We’re grateful for the support to enable our teaching,” Feilding

High School agriculture teacher Food & Fibre Skills Action Plan 2019–2022 27 Kain Nixon said. The second stage is actions dependent on the progress of Government policy before they can be developed further and implemented. They include growing a specialist teacher workforce to teach agriculture in more schools. The commission has also launched an online resource, the Food and Fibre Careers Hub alongside the Action Plan. “We see the hub becoming the one-stop-shop for people seeking out information on food and fibre careers, showing everyone that these sectors are an attractive vocational option, encouraging learners to take up relevant food and fibre training and qualifications,” Fowler said.

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18 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

New rules won’t stop us farming Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz NEW freshwater quality standards for farmers could be law by the middle of next year but similar rules for urban centres will come later because of the complexity of dealing with storm and waste water. Standards for urban drinking, waste and storm water will closely mirror those facing farmers, Environment Ministry principal adviser Bryan Smith says. Proposed national standards for freshwater do not differentiate between waterways flowing through urban centres, farms or conservation areas. “Those bottom lines apply everywhere.” Operators will have to prepare a mandatory risk-based plan for urban waste and storm water that addresses issues such as what is being discharged, the values of waterways and what is good practice. “It is very similar to farm environment plans but on a bigger scale but a very similar concept.” Operators face third party certification, oversight from a centralised regulator and national environmental standards stating what they must report, measure and do. The proposed structure reflects the reality that storm and waste water cannot be turned off should an operator be issued with an abatement notice. Proposed rules to regulate urban water are not as advanced as for agriculture and Smith hopes detailed consultation on national environmental standards will start in the middle of next year.

He rejected criticism at the lack of economic analysis on the impact on the primary sector of the water plan, saying various groups have done comprehensive work. He acknowledges more is needed before an independent advisory panel makes recommendations to the Government early next year. Analysis by Landcare says most of the plan’s goals can be achieved through management, stock exclusion, farm environment plans, the retirement of some erodible land and will not require mass conversion to forestry.

We’re pretty comfortable with the analysis we’ve had so far. Bryan Smith Environment Ministry “We’re pretty comfortable with the analysis we’ve had so far,” Smith said. “These are significant issues for people but everybody I’ve come across at all the meetings I have been to have been incredibly respectful and really conducted themselves professionally, albeit passionately at times.” But there have been some misunderstandings about what the plan proposes. One misunderstood aspect is that sediment and nitrogen targets must be reached by 2025 but Smith says that is the date farmers must have plans finalised

on how they will reach those targets, which could take years to achieve. Proposed controls on land use change are an interim step to hold the line and stop a short-term rush of people switching to more intensive systems ahead new rules. The controls are interim and will not prevent sheep and beef farmers from intensifying their businesses, moving to arable or planting low-intensity horticultural crops. Smith says the controls are specifically focused at limiting activities that cause high discharges of nitrogen and sediment. “It is designed to limit activities that have significant discharges of contaminants such as dairying, dairy conversions, clearing of forestry and moving the dairy support systems, vegetable growing and expansion of irrigation which is normally associated with intensification.” Stock exclusion proposals do not relate to sheep. Smith says cattle exclusion will be mandatory on lowland and gentle slope areas, which will be mapped, but outside those areas cattle exclusion will be dealt with by farm environment plans. “They are worked through with farmers based on guidelines, which we are yet to develop.” All wetlands must be fenced off, dairy cattle excluded from all waterways including on intensively farmed hill country. Smith says man-made drains and waterways are excluded from the requirements. Similarly, there has been confusion about time frames and

EQUALS: The same rules for fresh, storm and waste water will apply to both urban and rural areas, Environment Ministry princpal adviser Bryan Smith says.

the imposition of the new limits for dissolved inorganic nitrogen to control periphyton or slime. Smith says the nitrogen encourages growth of slime in waterways and the plan seeks to limit the amount to 1mg/litre of nitrogen leaching into waterways. “A common misunderstanding is that 1mg/l is unobtainable or is really low but the reality is most waterways are actually below 1mg already.” Those that are above tend to be about 1.5mg/l or 1.6mg/l. It should be possible to reduce leaching in most areas without

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Cutting deer emissions tricky Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz

LIMITED: Reducing stock numbers and converting parts of a farm to forestry is one of the few ways deer farmers can significantly reduce emissions. Photo: Annette Scott

Even if several mitigations were adopted and the resulting emissions reductions added together the net benefit is unlikely to be more than 5%. Alesha Cooper AgFirst grains and fodder beet needs to be a major part of the diet to have much effect. Increasing the ratio of loweremitting stock classes, for example by going from 40% sheep to 60% sheep and reducing the number of breeding animals by replacing breeding cows with finishing bulls will increase feed

efficiency by putting more feed to production rather than herd maintenance. “These and other options were assessed on the sample farms but even if several mitigations were adopted and the resulting emissions reductions added together the net benefit was unlikely to be more than 5%,” Cooper said. The most significant single reduction modelled was 5.7% achieved by increasing the lambing percentage on one of the farms by 20%, which allowed a reduction in ewe numbers. Cooper said much is made of the inability of farmers to offset methane emissions with carbon forests, including shelter belts. If that rule is changed and offsets are allowed in trees planted since 1989, the offsets earned by the four case study farms from existing plantings would range from zero to 46.5%.

But forestry is not a permanent solution for offsetting gas emissions because more trees would have to be planted after every harvest. “If we assume 100ha of radiata pine forestry is sufficient for offsetting emissions on a farm, after 28 years the forest would reach maturity and need to be harvested. “At that time the initial 100ha would need to be replanted to offset the carbon removed at harvesting, plus an additional 100ha would need to be planted to offset continuing emissions. “At the second harvest, the 200ha would need to be replanted as well as an additional 100ha and so on,” Cooper said. “If you are considering forestry for carbon sequestration and offsetting it is important to get good advice.” Cooper highlighted a number of mitigation options might become available in

future including methane and nitrification inhibitors. A methane inhibitor for deer would need to be delivered by way of a slow-release bolus or another technology that does not require animals to be frequently handled. Nitrification inhibitors have been shown to reduce nitrous oxide emissions but they can’t be used on NZ farms because there is no internationally accepted tolerance for their use on feeds eaten by food animals. Methane emissions also vary from animal to animal, a difference that is thought to have a genetic basis, so selecting for low-emitters might one day be possible.

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REDUCING carbon emissions won’t be easy for deer farmers with cutting stock numbers the only option for many. A case study of greenhouse gas emissions on deer farms has shown only small reductions in emissions can be achieved by making management changes short of reducing the head count. The study by environmental agribusiness consultant Alesha Cooper from AgFirst ManawatuWhanganui was of four farms selected by Deer Industry New Zealand to represent typical deer farms. Two North Island hill country farms, one South Island high country and one South Island flat to rolling country were studied. Two of the farms were breederfinishers, one velvet-focused and the other a venison finisher. Carbon emissions were estimated using Overseer FM. Farms with land suitable for other uses such as carbon, production forestry or cash cropping were likely to have the greatest ability to reduce their emissions. Cooper said converting parts of a farm to forestry is one of the few ways farmers can significantly reduce emissions. All four farms were running deer, cattle and sheep at ratios ranging from 22% to 79% deer. In all cases sheep had lower carbon emissions per stock unit than deer or cattle, which had similar emission levels. The study found the effectiveness of mitigation options depends on the farm and might include increased per animal performance and lower stocking rate maintaining or improve profitability while reducing drymatter intake and therefore methane emissions. Reducing nitrogen intake by using low-nitrogen feeds such as

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Look ahead with farm confidence Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz

READY: Farming partners Scott and Rebecca Morunga with their children Fergus, 12, Harriet, 10 and Freya, 6, are better equipped to plan for the future thanks to the Future Focus programme.

We had more responsibility, we had to do all the planning, budgeting, everything so it was a big step up for us. Rebecca Morunga Farmer Rebecca Morunga, who did Future Focus in April, said sitting down together to plan provided huge benefit to their business. The new farm owners were

inspired to do the programme after Rebecca did another trust course, Understanding Your Farm Business. “I did this course last year – it was just for women – and came away with all this new knowledge. I got so much out of it. “Then I heard about the Future Focus programme and thought yay, we can both do that, just two days over two months and Scott agreed it would be good to do together and that he could manage that,” Rebecca said. The couple had managed Scott’s family property for 14 years, taking over farm ownership in July 2017. The 500-hectare sheep and beef property running breeding ewes

and finishing bulls was where Scott grew up but now he was steering the ship. “We had more responsibility, we had to do all the planning, budgeting, everything so it was a big step up for us. We were on our own. “Doing the course gave us really good tools and confidence, especially me,” Rebecca said. “We came away with a really solid business plan with our goals and vision on paper and us both heading in the same direction. It helped us immensely. “Whether it’s budgeting or goals we want to set as a couple and business, it’s given us a lot of confidence to address the

challenges we’re facing. “The whole programme environment was really good with different farmers there to learn from,” Scott said. “It’s opened our eyes up to different things we need to do. We’ve got a good environmental plan just by doing the programme. “Having a strong business plan on paper in front of you makes it easier to transition through those periods of challenge.” The couple strongly urge all sheep and beef farming business partners to do a business plan through a Future Focus programme. “You’ll just never look back,” they said.

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GET GOING: Doing nothing is not a rational response to new forms of protein, such as the Impossible Burger, Rabobank global animal protein strategist Justin Sherrard says.

THE rate of growth of the alternative protein sector has staggered analysts more so than the market share it has captured. Alternative proteins might have gone mainstream laboratory grown meat is not expected to be available in supermarkets for at least this year, Rabobank global animal protein

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strategist Justin Sherrard says. He predicts growth of the wider alternative protein sector to continue at the current rate for another five years or so, capturing a material market share in Europe, the United States and Canada. That growth provides opportunities for the animal protein sector and food and agribusiness companies to invest in alternative protein sources and to learn about product innovation, positioning and marketing. “We do not see doing nothing as a rational response. “The persistent drivers behind the growth in alternative proteins offer clear opportunities and if animal protein companies do not seize these they will turn into threats as other food and agribusiness companies respond.” Alternative proteins come in three forms as meat substitutes mimicking traditional meat products, emerging alternatives such as insect or algaebased products and lab-grown meat products designed to look like meat. The Good Food Institute, which promotes plantbased alternatives to animal products, calculates 22 investments have been made in global cellbased meat processors worth $114 million of which $77m was invested last year. It calculates investment in US-based plantbased meat, eggs and dairy manufacturing companies to date at $26.75 billion, of which $1 billion was invested in 2018. They cover 233 completed business deals. Sherrard says the three main drivers pushing the growth of animal protein are health concerns, animal welfare and concerns at the sustainability of animal protein production. The three drivers pulling that growth are curiosity, convenience and personal nutrition. Rabobank assessed the 2017 market for alternative protein at 130,000 tonnes for the European Union and 120,000 tonnes for the US and Canada. With compound annual growth of 8% it forecasts the market in 2022 to reach 200,000 tonnes in the EU and 250,000 tonnes in the US and Canada. A Rabobank global animal protein outlook report from earlier this year found most investment in alternative proteins coming from consumer food companies rather than animal protein companies. A report by Silicon Valley-based technology, finance and market company RethinkX is much more bullish about the impact of alternative proteins, forecasting by 2030 the fastest, deepest and most consequential disruption of food and agriculture in history, driven by technology and new business models. In an apocalyptic prediction focused on the US agricultural industry, RethinkX founder and report author Tony Seba predicts that by 2030 modern food products will be higher quality and cost half the price of animal derived food. That will cause the collapse of dairy and cattle industries, with a halving of the US cattle herd and the remaining livestock industries to follow. “This is primarily a protein disruption, driven by economics,” he says. “It is not one disruption but many in parallel, with each overlapping, reinforcing and accelerating the others.” Their forecast is based on the greater efficiency of precision fermentation, a process enabling the programming of micro-organisms to produce almost any complex organic molecule. Its costs are dropping exponentially because of rapid improvement in biological and information technologies. “The cost to produce a single molecule using precision fermentation has fallen from $1.5 million a kilo in 2000 to about $160 today.” That could fall to below $16 a kilo by 2025, he predicts.

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Perfect Day non-dairy big cheese Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz IN 2014 the United States company Perfect Day was formed when its founder Ryan Pandya quit his lab job creating proteins genetically identical to animal proteins to partner with a fellow vegan biologist. Perfect Day has now developed technology to insert a DNA sequence into yeast-like bacteria to produce casein and whey proteins identical to cows’ milk proteins. The process for producing animal proteins involves introducing the genes encoding the desired proteins, such as those from a dairy cow into a fastgrowing, efficient host organism grown in fermenters where it expresses the desired proteins. The host is typically yeast. The company raised US$40 million from investors and has proceeded to enter the ingredients market, selling proteins to large food manufacturers as a component in baby formula, protein bars and biscuits. Pandya his partner Perumal Gandhi are on Forbes Under 30 list as rising stars in the fast growing synthetic food industry.

In July the company hit the shelves with its only consumerready product, an ice cream that sold for US$20 a 600ml tub that was sold out in hours.

NO MOO: Perfect Day released a non-dairy ice cream earlier this year.

The process is claimed to produce milk products using 98% less water and 65% less energy while also claiming to replicate the molecular structure of dairy milk. With the global dairy sector valued at US$600 billion even a 1% penetration is a significant opportunity. The company said it is already supplying ingredients giant Archer Daniels Midland, a US$65 billion company that is also a partner

in Perfect Day, and working on scaling up the technology. In July the company hit the shelves with its only consumerready product, an ice cream that sold for US$20 per 600ml tub that was sold out in hours. That price was 20-25% up on conventional premium ice creams in the US. Because the product’s protein is identical to milk’s the company is required to state “contains milk” on labels.

Other companies starting up in the synthetic milk space include New Culture, led by ex-Kiwi Matt Gibson now based in San Francisco. His company raised US$3.5 million in September in seed funding for dairy protein technology. Gibson says having been around dairying in NZ all his life he understands how much environmental damage it could

incur and how absent NZ is in the synthetic dairy space. Gibson has mozzarella cheese in his sights for the company’s first product, easily made and the most consumed cheese in the United States. Gibson claims no lactose, no cholesterol and lower fat/sugar levels as key dietary benefits of his cheese. He has acknowledged scaling the technology is a big challenge, along with labelling and determining if he will be allowed to call the product cheese. He estimates the company is four years from going to market. Other small companies in the start-up phase include Real Vegan Cheese, iGEM Canterbury and the partially Fonterra-owned Motif FoodWorks.

Big farm changes coming fast Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz TWO years ago the then Prime Minister’s chief science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman warned the dairy sector it faces an existential threat as consumer markets and technology merge on the synthetic milk industry. His keynote speech in 2017 likened milk and meat walking the same path as margarine did last century. As the technology advances it overcomes objections about taste and texture and attracts more consumers increasingly aware of the climatic and environmental impacts of pastoral food production. Two years on as the technology has accelerated he has little reason to change those views. “There is still the question of time there from 10, 20 or 30 years for the technology. But given the increasing public awareness

around the world about the cost of livestock-produced meat and milk and the broader impact of agriculture affecting many consumers it is inevitable there will be greater pressure on the sector.” Gluckman is concerned it is a Kiwi approach to put our heads in the sand and say “she’ll be right”. But that is not particularly wise. Some observers including Massey University agribusiness expert Professor Hamish Gow have suggested we might one day look back at dairying in areas like Canterbury as a transitional land use rather than the final, sustainable land use. It will be credited with helping get water infrastructure installed and developing a rich topsoil in areas that lacked one before. But it will ultimately be replaced with less water-hungry, nutrient-heavy land uses. Gluckman agrees and believes land use transformation needs to be considered now in light of

synthetics’ threat. It could include more crops on flatter country suited to arable use. “It is easy to say the next five to 10 years will not have much change. But we know how long it takes to change a farm system. It could take a generation, it is hard for farmers to do this easily.” He acknowledges there is a level of crystal ball gazing about the technology. “But I personally have the view that the issues around the world associated with climate change and sustainability are moving at a pace where a generational shift is becoming obvious from younger people for sustainable food sources.” He believes big markets in Asia will determine just how quickly that shift and the technology behind it evolve. “China is increasingly aware of climate change – a dramatic sea level rise in Beijing would prompt changes quickly.”

MILKING IT: Professor Sir Peter Gluckman cautions the dairy sector not to be complacent about the synthetic milk threat.

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Rival dairy products no big worry Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA dipped a toe into synthetic dairy technology by investing in United States company Motif but marketing executives are not shaking in their suits yet about the technology eclipsing traditional dairying. Just over a year ago Fonterra invested in the Boston company that is the commercial arm of bio-tech research giant Ginkgo Bioworks. Fonterra’s Asia-Pacific ingredients and food services head Judith Swales likened the value of the investment to about that of a small Taranaki farm, without the cows. It was more an effort to stay connected to the emerging synthetic technology to trace its development and effectively have good market intelligence on how it plays out in the marketplace in coming years. But there are a number of factors Fonterra researchers see stifling the technology from developing as rapidly as was claimed a few years ago. At its 2014 launch synthetic dairy company Perfect Day was going to have a liquid milk out within a year but it hasn’t happened. The main consumer product launched to date is a limited-run premium ice cream two months ago, as a publicity move. “The technology is tending to raise more questions than answers at this stage but it is getting broader coverage with both

genetically modified components make that problematic in countries where it is banned. The technology requires a relatively high level of genetic modification, in turn raising issues about its deployment and marketability. But Swales said there is also acknowledgment of the technology’s potential to synthesise small-quantity, highvalue dairy components like lactoferrin. These complex proteins used in nutritional products require 10,000 litres of cows’ milk to make just one kilo. It has been worth as much as US$2500 a kilo but also as low as US$200/kg. “There are also human milk oligosaccharides used in infant formula in small quantities. You could see how the potential is there given their high value.” Looking over the food horizon China might be one of the first places to adopt the technology at scale, given its desire to feed its population more protein. While synthetic milk proteins have been touted as possible ingredient replacements for traditional dairy, Swales points to manufacturers’ desire to have extensive intellectual property and experience behind formulations, something Fonterra has almost a century of. “I would still back us to stay ahead of the game. “We intend to remain strongly focused on our core businesses of medical, sports and food service nutrition. This is a watching brief,” Swales said.

The technology is tending to raise more questions than answers at this stage but it is getting broader coverage with both information and misinformation out there on it. Judith Swales Fonterra

DOUBTFUL: Fonterra’s Judith Swales challenges just how viable synthetic fresh milk is at this stage.

information and misinformation out there on it,” Swales said. She noted Perfect Day has pivoted away from its fresh liquid milk promise and, after evaluating the technology and economics, Fonterra staff are not surprised. “It would have been

uneconomic at no less than $20 a litre and is so far from consumer reality, certainly from a white milk view.” Even the move to try to synthesise milk components has proved tougher than envisaged, with scaling up to commercially

viable levels still elusive. Fonterra is taking a long-term view being involved with Motif, which has not released any commercial food products. Some significant hurdles remain for synthetic dairy that are often not recounted by the dairy doomsayers predicting pastoral farming’s demise. Yield ratios or the amount of actual milk produced per kilogram of feed stock input remain poor. Smales said estimates of an 8:1 feedstock to product yield appear optimistic and she put it closer to 20:1. She was unable to provide the cost of the product but some estimates have put it at US$100 a kilo. “Then there is the issue of dealing with what is left after production, the energy source that was fed to the yeast.” Somewhat ironically, it is possible in the United States to feed the waste to cattle but its

People still want to buy and eat natural food Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz ALTERNATIVE protein has a role feeding the world’s expanding population but those consumers are not the primary target of New Zealand red meat producers, Beef + Lamb global market

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their food is produced, the inputs used and the impact of production on the environment. With almost daily reports hailing the wonders of alternative proteins it is easy for farmers to become disillusioned that their industry is rapidly disappearing, she said.

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Producers challenge synthetic promises Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz DESPITE the attention on synthetic dairy products the New Zealand dairy industry remains confident the traditional source of milk will remain a preference for the world’s consumers. Evidence synthetic dairy’s claimed lower environmental footprint exists remains scarce, Dairy Companies Association executive director Kimberly Crewther said. “To date we have not seen any scientific evidence that provides weight to these claims.” The main source so far appears to rest on a 2015 report commissioned by the Perfect Day synthetic milk company. It claimed 35-65% lower greenhouse gas emissions for yeast-derived milk than bovine milk. “However, it appears the authors used a target of 0.33g of protein a litre of milk, grossly underestimating the inputs required.” Food standards regulations require milk to contain at least 3% protein. “When the correct levels of protein in milk are taken into account the Perfect Day greenhouse gas claim seems to suggest they could produce a product with roughly 1% of the protein of naturally occurring Continued from previous page in conjunction with Atkins Ranch, First Light Foods and the NZ Lamb Company and has received positive market feedback. Rather than blanket marketing consumers the Taste Pure Nature campaign is mostly digitally based and aimed at specific consumers to deliver relevant information promoting the attributes of NZ red meat.

milk for 35-65% of the gas emissions.” The report has since been removed from the Perfect Day website. “We have observed a shift in public statements from Perfect Day away from producing synthetic milk to a focusing on individual dairy protein ingredients. This may reflect the complexity of milk and fermentation working best when producing a single compound.”

We have observed a shift in public statements from Perfect Day away from producing synthetic milk to a focusing on individual dairy protein ingredients. Kimberly Crewther Dairy Companies Assn The sugar required to act as a feedstock for the synthetic milk’s yeast source has a high environmental footprint. The production of lysine requires more than five tonnes of corn or maize to produce corn syrup, for one tonne of final product. “We’re not targeting people who want processed burgers. “We’re targeting people who want quality, grass-fed meat.” Consumers of plant-based meat buy it because it is not meat but when laboratoryproduced meat reaches supermarket shelves there will be interest in the degree of transparency about the production process and how it is labelled.

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“A tonne of lysine produced this way has approximately 8t of carbon dioxide emissions, comparable with NZ whey protein, a complete protein containing lysine and other amino acids.” Crewther said the association is also concerned about the labelling of such products. Products like it that do not meet the definitions of milk or dairy as set out in Codex or the Food Code should not be labelled as milk or dairy. The Codex definition of milk is the normal mammary secretion of milking animals obtained from one or more milkings without either addition to it or extraction from it. A spokeswoman for DairyNZ said it believes decisions about what food to eat should be based on accurate, balanced and scientific information, grounded in the NZ context. “We respect all views and lifestyles with or without dairy foods.” The industry body says there is room for dairy, plant-based and synthetic alternatives to feed the world’s burgeoning population and there will always be a premium market both here and internationally for natural, nutrient-dense NZ dairy products. Last year Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri told the Platinum Primary Producers

conference in Taupo the Government fully expects synthetic milk to be available within two years, closely followed by red meat alternatives. She also emphasised the need for NZ producers to have a clear point of difference, including better taste, nutrition profile, physical qualities and sustainability claims to withstand the challenge the disrupting technology will bring, leveraging NZ’s natural assets claims. So an assurance framework is to be developed to support that. An Primary Industries Ministry spokeswoman said that proposal

There is room for natural meat and artificial protein. “Diet and food choice are becoming more personalised. It’s not a one-size-fits-all.” The value of meat in the future is not so much about attributes such as marbling but from telling consumers how a product is produced, what happens on a farm, how biodiversity and waterways are enhanced and whether a farm is carbon neutral.

Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer says while the entry of alternative protein products has been noisy it has not caused a decline in interest or demand for natural, sustainably produced grass-fed red meat. But SFF is not being complacent. “Overall protein demand is growing globally but in mature markets people may be eating less red meat per capita.

DUBIOUS: Dairy firms are sceptical about synthetic milk’s development, Dairy Companies Association executive director Kimberly Crewther says.

has since been rolled into a broader project led by MPI’s policy and trade branch. It aims to establish a set of industry-led assurances for production standards that can be important differentiators for NZ’s primary products in export markets. The project has since been temporarily paused while officials work more broadly on what is needed to transition the primary sector amid the technology. “The possibility of an assurance scheme is being discussed as part of that work but final decisions have not yet been made. “However, we also see a growing group of conscious consumers who are choosing to eat better-quality product that tastes delicious, is natural and produced sustainably.” Limmer says SFF is positioning products targeted at that space. “Our sustainability story, which we call our Sustainable Chain of Care, is an important guarantee of the way we produce food that makes consumers feel good about their choices.”

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Rules to add costs to councils Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz REGIONAL councils face higher costs, increased staffing needs and delays in implementing water plans because of the Government’s Essential Freshwater policy proposals, they warn. While there is uncertainty about the effects until the proposed national policy statement freshwater standards are finalised, some councils say the new standard should be incorporated as plans are reviewed but others face long and involved processes. Six regional councils approached said they face significant costs to plans and need more staff. Ministry for the Environment principal adviser Bryan Smith says councils need to look at the Government’s new direction and proposed regulations and assess if they need to alter their plans in part or in their entirety or if they comply. He expects some councils to withdraw their plans to develop them further but believes much of the work done is still relevant and can be reused. The introduction of farm environment plans, good practice guidelines and science will generate more information councils can use. Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council (Horizons) strategy and regulation group manager Dr Nic Peet says the council will need to adjust its plans. “The proposals as they stand would require significant plan changes for Horizons and extra investment in regulatory services, science and monitoring.” Environment Southland’s chief executive Rob Phillips describes the Government’s proposals as

The proposals as they stand would require significant plan changes for Horizons and extra investment in regulatory services, science and monitoring. Dr Nic Peet Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council

JOINT: Environment Southland chief executive Rob Phillips, left, and Te Ao Marama kaupapa taiao manager Dean Whaanga on the banks of the Waihopai River.

wide-reaching and ambitious, which could have a significant impact. “The package is very ambitious and we believe there will need to be some prioritising.” The council is assessing the potential impact of the significant amount of regulatory change proposed and what it will mean for work programmes as well as for farmers and communities. Other councils are better placed to meet the new police statement because of the timing of plan reviews. Otago Regional Council policy, science and strategy manager Gwyneth Elsum says a proposed plan change about to be notified

will address a range of issues such as stock exclusion, farm plans, improving the policy framework for discharges and the use of dust suppressants on roads. “The water plan was due to be fully reviewed and we are already in that process. “The Government package has tightened time frames but we intended to do this work regardless.” But the council will need more resources to manage the new standards. The exact number and their roles has not been assessed. Other councils do not expect a major reset of their regional water plans.

Environment Canterbury’s strategy and planning director Katherine Trought says the proposals did not surprise because the council incorporates many of the suggested standards. “For example, we have been working with the farming community to bring down nutrient limits for nearly a decade. “Proposed Plan Change Seven is a further development of this approach, with specific rules for Orari, Temuka, Opihi, Pareora and Waimakariri (sub-regions) as well as new region-wide rules. “Land use consent to farm, farm environment plans and independent audits have been features of Canterbury’s planning regime for some time. “We have in place rules around stock exclusion and winter grazing and the farming community has responded to these as they have been introduced.” Bay of Plenty Regional Council policy and planning manager Julie Bevan says its region-wide water quality and Lake Rotorua nutrient management rules are both before the Environment Court, so the council can incorporate national requirements into them.

The proposed rules are expected to add to workloads, which will require prioritising or adding extra capacity. “It’s likely that we will need to reconsider the scope, time frames and community involvement methods of the plan change programme we have currently committed to.” The Government is also streamlining the process for notifying plans based on the process used for the Auckland Unitary Plan. Traditionally, a council committee led by a commissioner holds planning hearings and makes recommendations to the council. The result is then open to Environment Court appeals. The Government is instead proposing a process where hearings will be run by a panel of two people nominated by central Government, two from the regional council and one appointed by tangata whenua. Smith says if a council wants to reject a panel recommendation it can do so only on a point of law or by showing its alternative option is more likely to achieve the aims of the policy statement and unlikely to be subject to an Environment Court appeal. Elsum welcomed having access to specialist or expert commissioners to hear plans but fears the panel might be inundated, which could slow the process. “We are also keen to ensure that the specialist commissioners understand the differences faced by each region in relation to freshwater challenges.” Trought can see merit in the new planning process. “We also support restrictions on appeals on decisions on freshwater plans and support the proposed mixed model for the appointment of hearing panels.”

Regions deluged with new policies AN EXTRA 25 people might have to be employed by Waikato Regional Council to meet its obligations under the Government’s new freshwater proposals. It already employs 540 people but more staff will be needed to process the extra

resource consents required by farmers along with monitoring compliance, chief executive Vaughan Payne says. But staff with the required skills are in short supply and will take time to educate and train. There will be other extra costs. For example, laboratory costs will rise $400,000 a year. “These costs aren’t insignificant and you have got to ask will it

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improve water quality given all the extra processes?” The council prefers to encourage and incentivise behaviour change. “As farmers spend money on fencing and farm environment plans they will produce more information and the more we can encourage changes in behaviour on the ground that is our preference over more planning.” While supportive of the intent of the proposals Payne says the council has raised several concerns in its submission on the Essential Freshwater document. It includes concern at cost and time from having to review water plans before they expire to ensure consistency with the Government’s new national policy statement on freshwater. It argues plans should be

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renewed to meet those standards as part of the review schedule or by 2030 at the latest. The council’s Plan Change One cost $23 million to notify and while it includes many of the proposed standards it will have to be reviewed against the new standards. “What is the real benefit for water quality of another planning process and spending millions of dollars instead of spending money on fencing and changing behaviour?” The council wants the Government’s policy for fresh water to be more closely aligned with the aims of the Resource Management Act, which states there must be a balance between environmental, community and economic values. It also says the policy should prioritise waterways in need of attention rather than an immediate nationwide blanket standard for all waterways.

Payne says the plan overemphasises regulation and retribution instead of incentivising and encouraging desired behaviour. Water improvement will not be immediate regardless of regulation, with the legacy of some land use likely to be noticeable in water bodies for up to 80 years. “Over-promising that it can be done in one generation is misguided.” Payne says the freshwater standard is one of nine national policy statements the Government is reviewing with councils, which has created a massive workload coinciding with local body elections. The list is highly productive land, urban development, biodiversity, pest management, plantation forestry, the Emissions Trading Scheme, the Zero Carbon Bill, climate change and, next year, freshwater allocation.

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Supreme Court will hear Pokeno appeal SYNLAIT Milk has won the right to appeal a decision restricting the land where its new $260 million Pokeno factory has been built to land grazing, lifestyle farming and forestry. The company is now moving on with the next stage of the legal process and obtaining some certainty, it said in a statement. “While we’re pleased the legal case can move forward, we still remain committed to working constructively with all parties on a positive outcome,” said chief executive Leon Clement. Synlait’s February 2018 land purchase was conditional on the seller, Stonehill Trustee, procuring the removal of covenants restricting the site’s use. A High Court decision in November last year removed the covenants and then Synlait took the title of the land. However, the owner of adjacent land, Ye Qing, had that decision overturned by the Court of Appeal in May. Synlait then filed an application to appeal to the Supreme Court to have the decision overturned. That appeal has been granted, according to the judgment published today.

“We’re also committed to Pokeno. The site is now operational, and we are working to ensure an outcome which serves the best interests of our milk suppliers, shareholders and staff,” said Clement.

While we’re pleased the legal case can move forward, we still remain committed to working constructively with all parties on a positive outcome. Leon Clement Synlait Synlait will be substituted as the appellant, standing in the shoes of previous owner Stonehill Trustee Limited. However, an application by Synlait to introduce new evidence will be determined at or after the hearing of the appeal, the judgment said.

The respondents, Ye Qing and his company New Zealand Industrial Park, have until Nov. 15 to file affidavits regarding the evidence Synlait wants to adduce. The court also recognised that the respondents may seek to present evidence in response to Synlait’s new evidence. The court will hear arguments on both applications at the hearing and determine them at or after the hearing, according to the judgment. Counsel should make submissions based on the possibility that leave is given to both parties to present new evidence or such leave is declined, it said. In late September, Synlait announced it had processed its first milk at Pokeno and was recruiting as it increased manufacturing capacity. Synlait Pokeno’s nutritional spray dryer can produce 45,000 tonnes of product each year. The facility, like Synlait Dunsandel, can produced a full suite of nutritional, formulated powders, including infant-grade skim milk, whole milk and infant formula GOING CONCERN: Synlait chief executive Leon Clement, at base powders. Pokeno during construction, says the firm is committed to the –BusinessDesk site, which is now in production.

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Scott Tech not at risk from corrupt acts Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz SCOTT Technology employees and investors were not put at risk by the actions of people involved in its Brazilian parent company, the Overseas Investment Office says. It found Joesley and Wesley Batista are no longer of good character, as required under OIO rules, but no longer have control of JBS Australia, through which Brazil-based JBS owns its 51% stake in the Dunedin industrial technology group. The Batistas have admitted bribing public officials in Brazil, OIO manager Vanessa Horne. They are major shareholders in the Brazilian company and used to hold senior executive and governance roles. The OIO had required JBS Australia to give assurances about its control of Scott Technology, by ensuring at least half the directors, excluding the managing director, are independent. “The OIO may take stricter measures if Joesley or Wesley Battista assume any control over JBS Australia in the future. This could include asking JBS Australia to sell its shares in Scott Technology.” Horne said these and other arrangements give the OIO confidence the company and its other shareholders will not be negatively affected by the corrupt actions of the Batistas. JBS is the world’s biggest meat processor and JBS Australia the biggest in Australia. Scott Technology has installed systems in the business there as well as installing automated lamb processing systems for New Zealand meat processors. Scott Technology has seven directors, three of whom are JBS representatives. Chairman Stuart McLauchlan, a Dunedin accountant, is an independent director along with Derek Charge and John Thorman. Managing director Chris Hopkins is not independent under NZX rules but is a longtime Scott executive from before the JBS involvement. OIO approved the JBS investment in Scott Technology in 2016. Hopkins said the settlement between the OIO and JBS Australia did not directly involve Scott Technology but it is important the shareholders have the information.

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AUTOMATIC PAYMENT: Managing director Chris Hopkins says automation improves meat yields.

Less fat on meat income Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz SCOTT Technology revenues have jumped in the last year but its automated equipment for meat processing plants played a lesser role. Revenue from meat processing work for the year ended August 31 was $34.5 million, down from $45m a year earlier, as total revenue from the world-wide activities rose to $225m from $181.8m. Some of the bigger overseas projects have been challenging and while the operating earnings were higher, at $20m from $19.3m, the after-tax profit fell to $8.6m from $10.77m. Dunedin-based Scott Tech warned of those challenges in early July and chairman Stuart McLauchlan and managing director Chris Hopkins said the projects are now nearing completion. Appliances and the material handling and logistics sectors were the biggest revenue drivers in the latest year, ahead of meat and mining. Europe, North America and Australia/Pacific are the biggest sales regions with

just $9.2m of sales in New Zealand. A new business bought was Normaclass, which provides beef grading technology, with extensive installations in Europe and Uruguay. During the year Scott Tech developed new technology in poultry and beef handling and for deboning lamb loins. In recent years it has installed eight systems in NZ lamb plants, mainly in boning operations. Hopkins estimates that capacity can process six to seven million lambs a year, about a third of the country’s annual throughput. Automation takes more meat off the bone and more accurately. He thinks the benefit for the NZ economy is about $30m a year. The boost is about $2.50 to $3 a carcase. “The meat yields have been the main focus of this work. There’s not a huge saving in labour. “We’ve got a reasonably extensive spread into the NZ market and we’re seeing ongoing interest. Our systems are now at the stage they’re proven robust and reliable.”

Automation as a largerscale labour-saver in the sector will happen, Hopkins said. The company’s automated systems aren’t on slaughter boards yet.

The meat yields have been the main focus of this work. There’s not a huge saving in labour. Chris Hopkins Scott Technology Scott Tech is heavily involved in automating beef processing systems but that is mainly in Australia, including a new boning project funded by the wider industry there, which could have a time-span of up to 10 years. The company has said it is in the process of transferring its lamb processing technology knowledge to the pork, poultry and beef sectors. Now 51%-owned by

Brazilian group JBS, through its Australian subsidiary, Scott Tech was in a strong financial position at the August 31 balance date with shareholders’ funds of $112m out of total assets of $213m. Borrowing was $16.4m, just 8% of total assets. After a busy period of acquisitions McLauchlan and Hopkins said the group will be cautious in its approach to protect cashflow and grow the bottom-line earnings. The forward order book continues to grow at a steady rate despite global economic uncertainty slowing the conversion of business inquiries to orders. Scott Tech will pay a final dividend of 4c a share, making a total of 8c for the year. Scott Technology is to receive $5.8m from the Provincial Growth Fund to set up an automation solutions and service unit aimed mainly at supporting food processors, the Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jones said. The contract with the company would require the project to be New Zealandspecific and customer-led.

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Good farmers must change too Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz FRESHWATER and climate will be the big drivers of change in balancing competing interests and farmers are not the bad ones in the equation, Ecologic Foundation chief executive Guy Salmon says. The problem is not that farmers are bad, Salmon told the Agricultural and Horticultural Science Institute forum at Lincoln University. “It is the institutes and incentives they face that are not the right ones. “Yes, we need to find new ways of using land, water and greenhouse gas. “My core argument here is farmers are grounded in this type of thing, they have always had values and bottom lines. They could be a model in the new way of NZ we are trying to form.” The forum, on the impact of changing landscapes on primary production, focused on the tension around land use and the need to bridge the chasm that at times exists between the demands of primary industries and other land and resource use demands. Speakers addressed issues from designing a mosaic of land use to achieving multiple wellbeing, grazing land in a modified landscape that needs management and the impact of tourism on landscape management. Salmon said rather than attacking farmers the issues need to be understood. “We need to better understand why they are being led astray by the inadequate regulatory reform of some of these institutions. “Changing mainstream agriculture practices to meet these new nested realities is about understanding we have to change the good farmers too, not just the bad farmers, towards new ways of producing food. “The good farmer is about

ENFORCEMENT: Guy Salmon says the way forward must link a national policy framework to a monitored and accountable catchment framework using an independent national regulator. Photos: Annette Scott

We need to better understand why farmers are being led astray by the inadequate regulatory reform of some of these institutions. Guy Salmon Ecologic Foundation integrity, responsibility, accountability, long-term commitment with multiple objectives – economic, social and environmental – attuned to operating within natural limits. “We need to rekindle some of those old term values, the ethical ideas need to be strengthened and we need to devise a system that supports good farmers. “It must also support average New Zealanders to be equivalent of the good farmer.” Salmon said the way forward must link a national policy

framework to a monitored and accountable catchment framework using an independent national regulator with power to negotiate local solutions with catchment clubs. “We need to transform these institutions to the integrity and credibility of the old farmer value, emphasising finding creative solutions which can’t be produced by a purely regulatory framework but could be incentivised by negotiated solutions. “We are not achieving any of this under the current framework of regulation,” Salmon said. Ruakura-based science challenge national team leader for future landscapes David Houlbrooke said the dilemma for farmers is balancing the risk if they don’t adapt to change while seeing huge risk to change. Transformational change requires incentives, options and enablers. “It’s about seeing what diversity is possible and adapting the use to the land not the land to the use to get good overall land-use sustainability.”

GONER: John Sunckell believes the point has now been reached where production meets regulation with the perception that primary production is no longer sustainable.

NZ needs to increase its social capital to enable well-informed debate about alternative futures, manage pressures and remove the barriers to a transition. Houlbrooke acknowledged farmers have adopted change and achieved a lot over the past two decades. “But the increased changed land use has out-balanced the mitigation measures of the past 20 years.” He said next generation systems are complex. “Land use transformation is context-specific and often deeply personal. “We need improved understanding of how land managers are making decisions concerning land-use transition so they can be supported,” Houlbrooke said. Change is constant, the rate of change is tough, it’s constant and it’s fast, Environment Canterbury councillor and Canterbury farmer John Sunckell said. Balancing tensions in rural land use change for public good has no easy fix.

“I believe we have reached the point now of production meets regulation with the perception that primary production is no longer sustainable. “We need a collective community going forward away from the very narrow thinking at the moment. “The same tensions are going on right across the world. Everywhere we go the same challenge is going on.” So how to resolve those tensions? “In fact, we are well on the way to resolving a bunch of tensions but what we haven’t done is convince many, if any, on the other side of the debate that we have actually done anything at all. “The major tension we face is not necessarily the facts but the perception of some of these opposition groups. “We have come a very long way in a very short time and as a farmer and sometimes a regulator, the tension remains because there is no recognition of the remarkable progress being made,” Sunckell said.

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Flying under the rural radar The Women of Influence Awards often recognise women who contribute a lot but are not household names and this year’s rural winner fits that description, as Colin Williscroft found out.

NVIRONMENTAL planner and independent Resource Management Act hearings commissioner Gina Mohi was recently named the rural winner in the Women of Influence Awards. The judges praised Mohi’s work balancing competing tensions around the productive use of land while having appropriate measures in place to manage environmental and cultural impacts on natural resources. She says finding that balance can be difficult. “The key is to ensure from the start that the relationships are respectful and upheld by all parties. It must reflect and honour the mana of all. Finding a win-win position is important to ensuring good outcomes.” Managing environmental and cultural impacts on natural resources such as water are intertwined, she says.

Water is life. We will all benefit if we start understanding this from more than an economic context. Gina Mohi Woman of Influence The responsibility to look after the environment comes first, the right to use and develop it second. “Kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is always in play rather than a consideration subservient to economic outcomes. For Maori, our wellbeing is intrinsically connected to the state of the environment. That is a critical point that mainstream society is still grasping to understand.” Unfortunately, most conversations about water management start from an economic position, which creates a competitive environment and encourages a first-in, first-served mentality. “Individual rights over collective wellbeing become the order of the day. As a result communities and our environment suffer and pay the price for an individual’s gain.” It is important farmers are involved in discussions about water management practices, she says “Farmers generally love their land. “Conversations around resource use must start there with their relationship to their land and how it nurtures not only them but their successive generations to come.” New Zealand is a water-rich country but Mohi says that has led to wastefulness. “We don’t value our beautiful

water resources enough in my view, spoilt for choice but not for long if we don’t change the way we value this most precious resource. “Water is life. “We will all benefit if we start understanding this from more than an economic context.” Preserving water quality and ensuring it is sustainably allocated is important to Mohi. She recently led the completion of what has become known as Kaitiaki Flows, a four-year-long, first-of-its-kind project that adds sustainability parameters for the use and allocation of water from springs in the Ngati Rangiwewehi catchment area on the western shore of Lake Rotorua. It is a culturally based flow regime that recognises the intrinsic value of spring water. “As a springs-based catchment having an intimate understanding of the groundwater aquifer feeding our springs and streams was fundamental to enabling our people to identify a culturally acceptable water-take volume.” A member of the Rotorua Lakes Council’s Resource Management Act policy and strategic policy and finance committees Mohi has worked in resource management and environmental planning for more than 15 years. The first matauranga Maori scientist to be employed by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and regional councils nationwide, she serves on the Rangiwewehi Charitable Trust, the Pekehaua Puna Reserve Trust and the Rotorua Lakes Council’s Rotorua wastewater project steering committee. Her matauranga role involves working in the regional council’s science team and other teams across the council to help staff better understand and respect local Maori knowledge and support them to better engage with the people who hold that knowledge. She also supports local people to implement research based on that knowledge. Of Te Arawa, Te Whanaua-Apanui, Ngai Tai and Te Whakatohea descent, Mohi has a science masters degree with a double major in resources and environmental planning and earth planning. She was born in Opotiki and lived in Kaingaroa Forest Village until moving to Rotorua when she was 10. As part of her environmental studies at the then Waiariki Polytechnic in 1995 she sat in on a water-take consent application for a site that was significant to local Maori. “As the contingent of tribal elders were giving their verbal submissions it became very clear to me that the cultural evidence they were giving was not being heard at all by the councillors (who were all male and of pakeha descent) on the hearing panel.

RECOGNISED: Rural Woman of Influence Gina Mohi accepts her accolade during the awards ceremony at the Auckland Town Hall.

“The level of detail and emotion being imparted was falling on deaf ears and it resonated deeply with me. “It was at that very moment that I was going to do all that I could to one day sit on that side of the table, so to speak, to be able to receive and reflect cultural submissions from tangata whenua.”

As a hearings commissioner Mohi has heard a wide range of applications, often complex, involving farming and other primary sector operations, including milk processing plant upgrades, waste/effluent disposal systems and an historical timber treatment plant contamination bioremediation scheme. She hopes her award will focus

attention on the alternative flow regime parameter Ngati Rangiwewehi developed and that others will look to it for inspiration to realise their own responses to addressing water allocation responsibilities in their areas. “The ultimate winner must always be our environment,” she says.

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Pests mapped from satellites Satellites capable of identifying wilding pines and mapping systems that monitor their spread and demise once sprayed with herbicide are all part of the new toolbox at hand for combating a pest marring 100,000ha a year of countryside. Richard Rennie spoke to Scion researcher Michael Watt who is working on ways to deal to the wilding pine pest.

HE downside of the introduction of exotic conifers has been the spin-off of wild seedlings establishing in many areas, particularly around Southland, the MacKenzie Country and Canterbury. Wilding pines now cover almost two million hectares, a significant amount given New Zealand’s total pastoral area is about eight million hectares, Scion researcher Michael Watt says. Fortunately, the common radiata pine does not disperse as widely as some varieties but the likes of Douglas fir and lodgepole pine are among the worst offenders. “The problem with wilding pines is they can out-compete many native plants for nutrients, light and water and can do well in dryland sites like MacKenzie Country to the detriment of existing vegetation.” Researchers are encouraged by recent work using manned aircraft and drones equipped with multispectral sensors. The research provided encouraging results for using the technology to identify invasive, wilding pines. Work done near Tekapo accurately identified wilding pines before they formed reproductive seed cones, meaning pest managers can find juvenile trees before they spread their seed and deal with them. “This is absolutely critical for limiting the spread of wilding pine invasions to new areas.”

Work by Scion researchers is also helping improve the accuracy of wilding pine detection from space thanks to new generation satellites like Sentinel-2, operated by the European Space Agency. It can deliver very high resolution images down to 10 square metres. Its frequent passes over NZ mean it provides a good platform for detecting pest plants. Recent work by one of Watt’s colleagues, Jonathan Dash, has developed algorithms capable of enabling the satellite’s technology to recognise wilding pines from space. It uses the spectral properties of the wilding pines to separate them from other vegetation. “This will prove a far more efficient and cost-effective means of finding the trees compared to just flying around in a helicopter hoping to identify them and spray them when you have.” If one satellite is providing the eyes for detection, another might yet bear witness to the demise of those trees identified and dealt to by a dose of Scion’s specially prepared herbicide treatment. Working with Rebecca Scholten from Trier University in Germany the researchers have spent the last two years using hyper-spectral imaging to better determine the effectiveness of spray programmes on wilding pines. Taking 2m high pines and spraying them with herbicide in the lab the team could monitor how the trees’ photosynthesis broke down post-spraying.

A hyper-spectral imager captured invisible changes in the plants’ needles’ light reflectance as the spray took effect. The team developed an index that matches the detected spectral signature to the level of degradation from spraying. The research results have the team looking forward to the launch late next year of Germany’s EnMAP satellite, also equipped with hyper-spectral sensing equipment. “This will have reasonably regular passes of up to every four days with spatial resolution of 30m. It could provide a powerful tool for monitoring the efficacy of wilding pine herbicide application across large areas of dense infestation.” Taking what has been proven in the lab into space will make

SPACED OUT: Satellite imaging is helping detect wilding pines far more efficiently, Scion researcher Michael Watt says.

covering large swathes of the country far quicker and cheaper than trying to over-fly with the hyper-spectral kit attached to either manned or unmanned aircraft. Watt is also excited by the other applications satellite imaging offers plantation forestry management. “Satellites can be used for detecting clear-cuts and damage

from wind while hyper-spectral imagery could prove useful for detection of disease and nutrient deficiencies in plantation trees. “Preliminary research has already highlighted the utility of hyper-spectral imagery for identifying nutrient deficiencies in radiata pine seedlings and further research could be undertaken to scale these results to the stand level,” Watt said.

Machines see what the eyes can’t HYPER-SPECTRAL imaging uses sensors capable of collecting a narrow wavelength or spectral band of light reflected from an object, including those invisible to the human eye. They are combined to form a three dimensional data cube that includes the scene’s spatial dimensions and its captured wavelengths. The resulting images can provide a high degree of detail

about land profiles, crops and even mineral content of land areas. The technology was originally used in mining because of its ability to detect different minerals and capture the distinct spectral signature of each mineral. And it has proved to have multiple applications in agriculture, including mapping farms for nutrient run-off, vegetation type and even for

disease detection in broad-acre crops. Massey University has pioneered the use of the technology in New Zealand by flying a hyper-spectral imager from a fixed wing plane to measure pasture energy levels on hill country properties. Further research and trial work is revealing the technology’s ability to help detect, in advance, disease, drought and nutrition issues in crops.

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DairyNZ’s doom just won’t happen

AIRYNZ’S report on how the Essential Freshwater legislation will affect dairy farmers makes for pretty sobering reading. The independent research puts the price tag at more than $6 billion a year to the nation’s economy by 2050. Milk production will fall by 24% and tax revenue will halve to about $500 million. That’s a lot of cash missing from the economy in a country that has built its prosperity on the back of the land. Of course, with the Zero Carbon Bill there’s even more pain for farmers – it sends another $1b a year down the drain, according to the research document. It’s a challenging and scary time for farmers. The Government is responding to global market signals and is moving quickly to legislate improvements to our food production systems. Things are moving very quickly and farmers are feeling left behind with short consultation periods at the busiest time of the year certainly not helping. But farmers are adaptable and it can be argued the certainty that will come out of these new regulations will be the foundation to build more sustainable and resilient businesses. It’s worth remembering that while the DairyNZ research includes a lot to be worried about it predicts a future that will not happen. Farmers won’t simply destock and leave it at that. Like every farmer to come before them they’ll look at the market and find new ways to produce food. It’s what all those farmers did 20 years ago when the dairy boom began. There are gains for them and the rest of New Zealand from having cleaner water, that can be proven so, as well. It’ll help bank that premium for our food that the industry has been talking about for years. For some time it seems as though farming leaders and others in the sector have been fighting for the past. They say the way they’ve been doing things till now has been good enough. It’s not. The best in farming are always looking to the future and devising the next step on the journey. The world is waking up to how its food is produced and the consumers we want to engage want it done better. Let’s fight for our future.

Bryan Gibson

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Savvy young Kiwis not afraid WE CAN’T uninvent genetic modification no matter how much Diane Sisley, Time to shut the door on GM, Oct 21, wants to. In imploring farmers to join her minority she implies most farmers would use GM if it were available and had utility for them. I agree. In many parts of the world, where GM is approved, the uptake is overwhelming at over 90%, indicating it is a popular technology among farmers. The advent of gene editing is accelerating the GM revolution and broadening its opportunity. Mia Sutherland, Cashmere High School student and an organiser of School Strike for Climate Change, wrote “We need to be taking

ambitious steps forward if we want to preserve any of our unique environment and are serious about reducing our carbon emissions. Genetic engineering must be reconsidered as a viable option for the protection of New Zealand’s environment. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions requires a new way of thinking and if we’re serious about assisting farmers in their emission reduction we need to be considering less regulation of genetic engineering.” While Sisley dreams of stopping technology in its tracks Sutherland represents a new generation of young New Zealanders who are science savvy and not afraid of innovation. William Rolleston Timaru

Investigate it BACK in the days of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry cynical foresters and farm foresters referred to it as the Ministry of Agriculture and Farming. It is interesting farmers like Graeme Kenny now also find it incompetent. From a North Island viewpoint, it seems obvious Mycoplasma bovis could have been confined to the South by the simple process of blocking cattle movement north across Cook Strait. Instead, information suggests it was allowed up with cheap Friesian bulls and sold on falsely as originating in the central North Island. Its motives in this inaction appear to be highly questionable. I understand there is also disquiet about its handling of fisheries affairs. Its

handling of the kauri dieback problem is also out of this world, based on two highly improbable theories. The first is that it was introduced. That is against the fact diseases seldom, if ever, originate outside the host population and also contrary to strong historical evidence that kauri and the pathogen appear to have had a fluctuating relationship for thousands, perhaps millions, of years. That placed the problem and any funds derived to handle it within MPI’s jurisdiction. The second, which no responsible body would claim, is that there is no cure for the disease, which absolved it from any serious research to find one. Instead, one of its major first efforts was to spend

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CLASSY: To have a rookery on your estate in England has always been something of a status symbol, former farmer Stuart Chambers says.

Rooks and magpies good for us Stuart Chambers

OOKS are disliked by district and regional councils and magpies are often disliked by farmers and country

people. There appears to be no real reason for this other than that some people have a dislike for exotic species and this dislike has no regard for the very many people who cherish these birds. That is not the case in Europe where the rook is often revered and praised by farmers and corn growers for its insectivorous habits as far pasture and crop pests are concerned. Neither is it the case in Australia for the magpie. There it is a favourite and protected bird, cherished for its insect-eating habit and for its song. In New Zealand much work was done on the diet of rooks in the 1970s in Hawke’s Bay by P C Bull and R E R Porter. Though some damage was recorded to walnut crops and to germinating corn, rooks general diet was pasture insects, earthworms, pasture grubs and stubble waste. The same applied to research on magpies in Australia, which showed their general diet was pasture grubs and insects with up to 149 different insects being

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identified as being eaten by this bird. Magpies were proved to be ground-feeding birds only. To have a rookery on your estate in England has always been something of a status symbol and one I got to know in Hampshire contained an estimate of 10,000 birds. The saving to farmers and growers of crops in this locality by way of insecticides in having this nearby rookery was always considered substantial. It should be noted much of England grows crops and in most of those areas rooks are abundant.

In both NZ and Australia similar savings to pasture growth are known in areas where magpies are commonly scattered. Grass grubs, army worm and porina are known to be part of the magpie’s diet. In NZ rook numbers have dwindled due to council control methods so benefits to pastoral agriculture have been lost but, fortunately, magpies are still with us in quite good numbers. In Australia numbers have been reported as dwindling in some areas, probably because of droughts and that has caused some concern, especially in South Australia. The other plus from having a magpie community on a rural property is the good they do in alerting other species to predators. Magpies live in social communities of up to about 22 birds and in these communities there are always birds watching for predators and, in particular, in NZ, the harrier. As country people will know, magpies will harass such birds untiringly. Duck species, in particular, benefit from this as ducklings are a favourite prey of harriers. Magpies will also swoop on pukeko, another enemy of ducklings. In Australia numerous small birds such as fairy wrens and flycatchers have increased in

numbers in magpie areas and this benefit is on top of their role in pasture pest control. Both these species are intelligent birds that respond to control measures by trying to outwit the controllers. They will quickly move their nesting territories if disturbed. That can result in expensive control techniques of money that would be far better spent on work that benefits the whole taxpaying community, such as road improvement, water supplies and sewage systems. The rook is not noted for its call, which provides a rural atmosphere rather than a song. It is, though, appreciated for its habits of playful activities in its communal feeding groups. The magpie is a song bird through and through and quite capable of uttering two notes at the one time. With Magpies both sexes sing year-round and their before-dawn caroling brings about a beautiful start for many to the day. They will sing the whole day through. It is, therefore, time both these species were treated for the role they play in the countryside. They should be recognised for the good they do and the pleasure they give to many a country person. We don’t, in this country, slaughter every pig just because

Rook numbers have dwindled due to council control methods so benefits to pastoral agriculture have been lost.

some take lambs or root up pasture. We don’t slaughter every trout because some eat endangered native fish. So why do we control birds that give pleasure to many, just because they occasionally might damage a crop. We should also note the only reason these birds flourish here is that there is a vacant ecological niche for them to exploit and it is vacant only since NZ’s original cover was removed.

Who am I? Stuart Chambers is a Hauraki Plains writer and former sheep farmer.

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How to make a farmer ecstatic Alternative View

Alan Emerson

I WAS pleasantly surprised to read about the Government-industry agreement on agricultural emissions. There were no harsh words, no arrogant posturing and no big stick – just an agreement on moving forward. The entire debate over agricultural emissions is vexed. On one hand you have the lunatic fringe insisting agriculture is consigned to the scrap heap. On the other you have committed farming leaders championing the industry and doing it well. Now you have the Government saying we’re all in this together and that’s positive. What is also positive is the reaction of farmers and farming leaders. The debate has been constructive and forward looking. The strong message is that farmers will do their bit and I believe that. The most positive part of the Government’s proposal is the establishment of a Government

and industry governance group to spend the next five years developing systems to reduce emissions. The result of those discussions will be a formal agreement in 2025. I’m relatively relaxed about the 2022 review. Our leadership is focused and I believe that will lead to a similar reaction from farmers. I strongly support the investment in research, advisory services and the estimating and benchmarking of farm emissions. I have a similar feeling about the recognition of on-farm mitigation such as small plantings, riparian zones and natural cover. I believe that is important and overdue. I’m not so enthused about farm plans requiring a climate module. The increase we’ve had in compliance requirements over the last eight to 10 years has been eye-watering. On the negative side I question why we’re the only country in the world to tax farmers for their emissions. I know New Zealand wants to be a good citizen but I heard that argument over Roger Douglas’ socalled reforms of the 1980s. I also acknowledge the size of the agricultural emissions but we are an agricultural country. Our prosperity is based on animals and plants. Without them we’d be living in caves. The issue is further complicated by the fact we are a low-emissions

farming system now. The worst-case scenario is for us to reduce production and for that production to be moved to a country that isn’t a fraction as efficient as we are. That won’t do anything for the global climate. Those concerns, however, are largely balanced by the commitment by the Government to move forward in a consultative manner. The media have been largely supportive and factual in their reporting to the extent Newshub presenter Ryan Bridge described the agreement as probably the most sensible thing the coalition has done in its two years in power. I appreciated that. The exception to sane commentary, as you’d expect, is from that multi-million-dollar lunatic fringe group Greenpeace. Its executive director Russel Norman wrote a piece for the local paper, which I’d have put in the cartoon section rather than on the opinion page. I have real difficulties taking him and his bunch of angry people remotely seriously. The Greenpeace hysteria was countered by the more measured approach of Forest and Bird’s chief executive Kevin Hague who said while the changes lack urgency they are at least a step in the right direction. I was heartened by the statement of Climate Change

NICE SURPRISE: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s invitation for farmers to work with the Government on water reforms was surprising but pleasing.

Minister James Shaw who told me the law is designed to encourage farmers to adopt low-emissions systems while not undermining food production. I also support the statement of the Climate Change Research Institute director Professor Dave Frame who said the Government deserves credit for listening to good scientific and policy advice and for being prepared to reject outdated approaches. He added farming leaders also deserve credit and I certainly agree. What we need from here is a concentration by AgResearch on science rather than administration and management, modern tools such as gene editing and more sophisticated technology transfer. If that occurs we can do the job. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the Government’s plan as practical, innovative and achievable. I agree with all three. She also left the door open for the industry to work with the Government on freshwater

reform, which I was surprised but pleased to hear. With the emissions legislation there was Damien O’Connor’s involvement. He is a dairy farmer and practical. He consults the industry and he listens. Shaw isn’t a dairy farmer but is committed to reducing emissions, obviously in a sustainable manner. NZ First’s agricultural spokesman Mark Patterson is also a farmer who understands the issues. With the freshwater legislation you had David Parker, who doesn’t understand farmers, surrounding himself with a pack of anti-farmer types who didn’t consult and certainly didn’t listen. If that is about to change and there is going to be genuine consultation as Ardern indicated then I’ll be ecstatic.

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

Everybody wants to change the world From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

CONUNDRUM, problem, challenge, dilemma, quandary, predicament, hypocrisy, insincerity and double standard. All excellent words and mostly ones we prefer to apply to other people rather than ourselves. They come to mind because of a couple of issues that arose last week. Let’s consider the first one but start with a bit of background. In 2001 two billion people took air flights. There were 6b of us at the time so on average that’s one in three taking advantage of air travel. In 2010 the number of air passengers rose to 2.7b and there were 7b of us – I’m responsible for three of those extra humans – so that’s nearly 40% winging around. By the end of this year there will have been 4.6b passengers sitting

OH DEAR: Wellington City Council, which plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, owns the capital’s airport which wants to buy a golf course to park more planes and extend its runway to cope with a doubling of passengers by 2040.

in an aircraft seat sipping their water and tea from plastic cups. As I write, there are 7,740,601,000 souls alive but with a net growth of 88,000 people a day, when you read this, there will be about another half million. So that’s about 60% of humans flying this year. The trend of rapidly increasing

population, 10b in 2060, and an increasing number of air flights is expected to continue. I’ve worked this out because I see Wellington airport, like most others around the world, is gearing up for the increase in flights. It anticipates a doubling in passengers by 2040. So, it has offered Miramar Golf

Club $31 million for nines holes to park the planes. If the golf club turns it down, Waipukurau Golf Club would be interested in talking to the airport. It also wants to put a runway extension into Cook Straight and all up wants to spend a billion dollars to get bigger. The major shareholder of the airport is Wellington City Council – the very same council that called a climate emergency in August and is planning to be carbon neutral by 2050. Which words in the first sentence do you think apply to this situation or do you have some choicer ones? By the way, the airline industry is not required to pay any emission tax on the fuel it uses anywhere in the world. In NZ it is not required to enter the Emissions Trading Scheme. Next time a greenie points out what they think are subsidies for agriculture in the ETS, point out tourism’s complete exemption. If this country is serious about reducing emissions perhaps we should borrow from Bhutan’s tourism policy. It restricts tourist numbers with strict entry requirements

including a $65 daily tariff that pays for tourism infrastructure and to provide the citizens free health care and education. The aim is for tourism with high value and low impact. Sounds sensible. The other issue that had me thinking along similar lines was research that found the top three money managers have US$300b in their portfolios invested in the fossil fuel industry. Anyone in this country with a managed fund, particularly if its passive, or with Kiwisaver is most likely investing in the fossil fuel industry and thus driving increased investment in that sector, which is handy if you want your aircraft filled up with aviation fuel but not so great if you are waving a placard demanding zero carbon. Everyone wants to make the world a better place and do their bit. Birth control and choosing to stay at home would be a good start.

Your View Steve Wyn-Harris is a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer. swyn@xtra.co.nz

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Chile challenge for Fonterra The Braided Trail

Keith Woodford

LOCALS: Chilean dairy cows in the Osorno (Los Lagos) region. them is the local Chilean system and the other is the Kiwi system implemented by Kiwis. Even that depiction of two models is a simplification. Just as in NZ, the reality is a myriad of variations and every farmer sees things somewhat differently.

Whereas some Chileans still admire Kiwi dairy farmers, we never found one farmer who had a good word for Fonterra.

Most of the Chileans we visited are big farmers. They tend to be well qualified, often with university degrees in fields such as engineering, veterinary science and business. Their farms are typically between 400 and 2000 cows. The Kiwi farms in Chile also tend to be large and so the comparison has some basis. There are also many small farms in Chile. For example, we met one group of about 10 farmers whose production ranged down to about 20 milking cows. But I am not talking about those farmers here, simply because, despite their importance, their situation is of little direct relevance to NZ. The big Chilean farmers look somewhat askance at the Kiwi system and were not backward in voicing criticisms when probed though there is also some admiration. The Chileans think Kiwis are too hard on their cows. The Chileans like to see cows fed better and producing more milk. That means using supplements where appropriate. Typical production

on the grazing farms we visited is well over 500kg milksolids a lactation and on some grazing farms much higher than that. The Chileans also believe that in their country 12-month milking systems work better than seasonal milking. They told us some of the Kiwis in Chile, though arguing strongly over the years for the seasonal system, are also now moving to 12-month production. The challenge for 12-month production in the Osorno region is that winters can be exceptionally wet. Despite free-draining soils that creates big challenges both for animals and pasture management. The issues become greater if the cows are milking. However, there are two other key parts to the story. One is that Osorno summers are drier than in NZ. Think of Waikato but with cooler and wetter winters plus summers at least as hot and undoubtedly drier. That is how Osorno is. The second key issue is that Chile now struggles to be selfsufficient in milk production. Nearly all the product is used to feed the 18 million Chileans. Hence, the demand is for consumer-ready products rather than ingredients. That creates a demand for a steady supply of milk throughout the year. That is where Fonterra comes into the picture. Fonterra has two complementary companies in Chile and it can be confusing. Soprole is 99% owned by Fonterra. However, Soprole also owns about 86% of Prolesur and its profits are consolidated into Soprole and hence to Fonterra. Soprole has strong consumer brands. It used to be the lead dairy company in Chile but has now slipped to third position.

In contrast, Prolesur makes ingredients, which it sells to Soprole. In the Osorno region Fonterra buys its milk through Prolesur rather than the parent Soprole. Given the focus on ingredients, Fonterra has also been in favour of seasonal production systems because they can reduce the cost of milk production. The biggest problem for Fonterra in Chile is Prolesur rather than the overarching Soprole. Prolesur, as an ingredient producer, has been either unable or unwilling to pay farmers enough to compete with the other big Chilean dairy companies such as co-operative Colun and investor-focused Nestle. Accordingly, Fonterra’s Prolesur has been losing milk supply in a big way. Fonterra knows that if Prolesur continues to lose farmer suppliers there will be more stranded assets. This season Prolesur is trying to entice farmers to stay by offering higher prices. If Prolesur is to be sold, which is the logical business decision, then it must keep and enhance its supply of farmers. The Chileans say that without milk supply Prolesur is worth very little. The problem for Fonterra is that whereas some Chileans still admire Kiwi dairy farmers, we never found one farmer who had a good word for Fonterra. Fonterra is strongly disliked as a consequence of the way it has treated its suppliers. Farmers say that never again can Fonterra be trusted. Among the Chilean dairy companies the co-operative Colun has an excellent reputation. It has been exceptionally successful and has seriously outperformed Fonterra. However, Colum has its

factories full. It has been Nestle that has been taking supply away from Fonterra in the last year. Unlike Fonterra, whose plants are described by the Chileans as old, Nestle has a modern infantformula plant near Osorno. It can undoubtedly afford to pay farmers more than Fonterra can. And farmers talk well of Nestle. There lies the rub for Fonterra in Chile.

Your View Keith Woodford was Professor of farm management and agribusiness at Lincoln University for 15 years to 2015. He is now principal consultant at AgriFood Systems. He can be contacted at kbwoodford@gmail.com

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I WROTE this article in Santiago Airport waiting for a rescheduled flight to New Zealand. It had been a long night with flights cancelled because of the tragic Santiago riots and thousands of stranded passengers sleeping on chairs and on the floor. It took 56 hours to get back home to Canterbury from Osorno in Chile’s dairy heartland – too long for old bones. I went to Chile at the request of Chilean dairy groups, including support from their government, to talk about A2 milk. As most readers will know, A2 milk is milk that is free of A1 beta-casein. However, it was also a great chance to look more broadly at the Chilean dairy industry, including how Fonterra fits into that picture. I was accompanied by Canterbury dairy farmer Marvin Pangborn. Several years back we did a similar trip to the United States to try to understand something of modern dairying there. We set ourselves a similar aim for Chile. One of my aims was to talk exclusively to Chileans and not expatriate Kiwis. And that is how it happened. The Chileans talked about what they are doing and their perceptions of what Kiwi farmers in Chile are doing. The distinction is important. If we had spoken to Kiwis we might have got a different perception, both of what the Chileans are doing and also what the Kiwis are doing. I already had fair knowledge of the Kiwi perspective and so on this trip I wanted to get the Chilean perspective. That meant, for example, I heard different things than Fonterra’s directors hear when they go to Chile. Kiwis have been investing and taking their dairy technology to Chile for close on 20 years. The Chileans think the Kiwis got their timing right and have consequently made excellent investment returns on the land they bought. The Chileans also like some of the Kiwi technology. However, they are not so convinced about aspects of the overarching Kiwi farming systems. Like us, the Chileans believe grass lies at the heart of profitable dairy farming. In the Chilean heartland around Osorno all farms are grazing farms. However, further north towards Santiago the rainfall drops markedly and grassland farming no longer works. Here I want to focus on the Osorno model, or more correctly, the two Osorno models. One of

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FUTURE: Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, with Phoebe Smales at Feilding High School, has launched a new food and fibre plan to ensure the education systems provides the workers the primary sector needs.

Work plan goes back to school IN JUNE 2014 I popped up to Massey University for a good feed. And I got one. Massey, I must say, does put on a good spread. They even put on health food rubbish for all those finnicky new age eaters as well as the sausage rolls and other fatty, meaty treats for normal people like me. Why am I recounting this now? Well, it turns out that was the main event of the day. It wasn’t supposed to be. The stand-up feed was supposed to be a mix and mingle networking event where everybody enthusiastically geed everyone else up after what was supposed to be the main event. All the great and the good were there for the launch of People Powered, the National Government’s strategy to take the primary sector into a prosperous future with a new, highly skilled workforce. The aim was to double the value of exports by 2025. But the main event subsequently proved to be a nonevent. I haven’t heard a squeak about the strategy since. In fact, what with all the training establishment trouble and the failure of Lincoln University and AgResearch to get their much-touted education and research hub off the ground its not unfair to think we’ve gone backwards. And the new report backs that

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up. It says the number of people studying for agriculture and horticulture qualification dropped from 67,000 in 2013 to 45,000 in 2018. Wow. But even 45,000 sounds a lot. However, we need to remember not all of them will be new, additional workers. Many will be people already in the sector who are studying while they work. In case anyone has forgotten what we were told that day in 2014 I’ll recap the headline figures. Over the decade, and we’re more than halfway through it now, we would need a net increase of 49,900 workers. And here’s the clincher, we would also need another 235,000 new workers trained just to replace those lost by natural attrition. That’s 284,500 more workers. And here that bit that’s next up the scale from the clincher, we would need 42,700 fewer workers without post-school qualifications but 92,600 more workers with qualifications. So it’s not just a question of

replacing those leaving and shoving a few more in for good measure. It’s about replacing low skilled workers with highly skilled workers then adding a whole lot more clever clogs. And we’re not talking here about people with skills to pilot a dog round the sheep or put cups on a cow but people with production, science, marketing, engineering, technical and management support skills. It was estimated then only 39% of people in the primary sector actually worked on the land with 33% involved in processing activities and 29% in support services. It was also estimated 44% of the workers had a formal post-school qualification but that would have to rise to 62% by 2025. So, what’s happened to crack on with this? Bugger all, as far as I can see. As I said, all the great and good were present for this launch by then Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy. Beef + Lamb and DairyNZ were partners with the Primary Industries Ministry in a joint effort to make sure action was taken and progress made. But there has been little if any action and no progress. And there haven’t been any howls of protest. No squealing by farmers or processors or industrygood bodies. Why not? Who knows.

Farmers might say they’ve got other things on their minds now what will all the regulations and bureaucratic form filling to prove they’re adhering to them and being beset by everyone with an opinion and nothing better to do than voice it. Maybe. But hang on a minute, mate, doesn’t all this stuff just prove the need for the strategy and the urgent need for someone to get cracking and do something about it? The need for greater compliance, the skills to cope with climate change, the need to make a profit while farming sustainably all demand more highly educated, aptly qualified people on and off the farms. Farmers might well be overwhelmed, and they tell us they are, but that shouldn’t have stopped their industry-good bodies, who were supposed to be MPI’s partners, and the likes of Federated Farmers not to mention processing sector leaders, rural professionals and educators screaming blue murder. The need to make sure the industry is fit for the fight with synthetic proteins for the hearts and minds of consumers should be another spur to getting this sorted. Now the Labour Government is having a go. It has launched Food and Fibre Skills Action Plan 2019-2022. The foreword in the first

strategy was attributed to Guy. “Our primary industries are a vital part of our economy and way of life and are responsible for over 70% of our product exports,” he said. The foreword, written by anonymous, in the new plan says “The food and fibre sectors are vital to NZ. They generate income, provide employment, support communities and form part of our national identity.” The two then continue in much the same vein as each other.

But the main event subsequently proved to be a non-event.

I won’t go into detail of the new plan. You can read as much of it as you need elsewhere in Farmers Weekly. Both forewords were probably written by a civil servant at MPI, maybe even the same civil servant. At least the latest version has a time line in it with a promise it will be monitored and enforced. Now its up to the politicians to kick the backside of the industry and civil service participants if deadlines are not met and up to the farmers and industry to jump up and down if the politicians and civil servants start dragging the chain.

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Stress and pressure palpable Todd Muller I’VE been travelling around New Zealand’s rural communities meeting farmers the last few weeks and the message I’ve received has been overwhelming. They’re doing it tough at the moment and the Government is not supporting them. There is a palpable sense of stress and pressure and it’s having a real effect on those at the heart of our food production in NZ. More than 600,000 New Zealanders live in rural communities and they need support. Organisations such as Rural Support Trust do a fantastic job dealing with complex issues and I’m grateful for their contribution. They have long supported rural New Zealanders with access to critical wellbeing and health needs but there is only so much they can do when central Government isn’t coming to the party with constructive and pragmatic policy. National is proud to be the party that stands up for rural communities in Parliament and we’re disappointed to see Government policies having such an impact on the livelihoods of our 23,000 farming families. Rural communities have faced a mountain of uncertainty and potential change in a short time. That is caused by Government initiatives like the Tax Working Group report and subsequent capital gains tax campaign,

proposed taxes for water, nitrogen and fertiliser, a proposal for agriculture to enter the Emissions Trading Scheme, onerous methane targets in the Zero Carbon Bill and now the freshwater proposals and cynical consultation process surrounding them.

We’d take a sensible approach to legislating that is consultative, collaborative and measured with the ultimate goal of allowing farmers to farm their way to better environmental outcomes rather than regulating them into oblivion.

Quite frankly, this Government just doesn’t understand rural communities and has been tremendously short-sighted in its approach. It has threatened with policies with adverse effects and even in cases such as the capital gains tax that was eventually scrapped, the months of uncertainty and concerns about their bottom line have a significant impact on farmers’ wellbeing.

National understands the concerns coming from rural communities. We’d take a sensible approach to legislating that is consultative, collaborative and measured with the ultimate goal of allowing farmers to farm their way to better environmental outcomes rather than regulating them into oblivion. We released our primary sector discussion document earlier in the year. It outlined a number of policy initiatives we’re exploring to improve the living standards of our rural communities. They include ensuring more government support for rural health organisations, making sure mental health help is accessible for rural areas, piloting a rural mobile health clinic to service isolated communities and investing in regional NZ’s digital connectivity. We’re working through the feedback from this document to develop our policy for 2020 and we look forward to making some announcements in time. I have a huge amount of respect for the resilience and hard work of our farming families at this demanding time. National will continue to represent rural NZ in Parliament and help ensure this vital community continues to thrive.

Who am I? Todd Muller is Bay of Plenty MP and National Party agriculture spokesman.

DRAMATIC: Rural communities have faced a mountain of uncertainty and potential change in a short time, National’s agriculture spokesman Todd Muller says.

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LETTERS Continued from page 32 thousands of dollars on a massive tome aimed at discrediting its old and defunct foe, the Forest Service. Then it concentrated almost only on attempts to prevent spread of the disease, promoted to the public with all the best political correctness. Suggestions of nutritional cures from experienced nurserymen and others were ignored despite absolute proof that acid litter from the trees depletes their environment, particularly of phosphates, reducing their resistance to pathogens.

More letters P32 Its next move was to try to inject a fungicide into the trunks of diseased trees. If that got into the roots it could have killed the trees’ fungal nycorrhiza and hastened their death. It periodically claims that procedure shows promise. I believe it is time to set up a commission to investigate the performance of this obviously inefficient bureaucracy.

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Faith, family and farming Southland farmers Reza and Silvia Abdul-Jabbar are community and spiritual leaders in the Islamic community. They put their faith above everything and answered the call to help after the Christchurch mosque shootings. They talk to Sonita Chandar about their experiences and farming.

N FRIDAY March 15 Invercargill farmer and imam of the world’s southernmost mosque, Reza Abdul-Jabbar, was delivering his weekly sermon when a worshipper’s phone rang. Until then it had been super quiet, as it usually is during the service. He reminded the man it was a time for silence, not to take the call and continued. But other phones began ringing. As he wrapped up the sermon he was told tragic news – a gunman had killed and injured dozens of worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch. It stunned people of all faiths throughout the world and in the days following Reza was in Christchurch supporting the families of victims and visiting the wounded in hospital. “I was there among the tragedy consoling people and doing what I could as an imam,” he recalls. Some of the victims’ families asked him to be responsible for their loved ones until they were buried. “I liaised with the coroners, police and other agencies and organised the funeral services. “I washed bodies with my own two hands, shrouded them, led a prayer for them, did a eulogy and put the deceased martyr onto the final resting place and then consoled the families again. “I know the extent of their injuries. I saw it first hand and it is something that will never leave me. “They brought in the body of a young boy and laid him next to his father. “All I could see was my son’s face.

“I knew it wasn’t my boy but at the same time that is what I kept seeing. “As a father you don’t worry about yourself but think of your children. Even though I knew it was my mind playing tricks on me it was difficult.” Reza and his wife Silvia believe it is fear of the unknown that creates hate. Because of this they never turn down an invitation to share their beliefs – not so they can convert people but more to educate and raise awareness of Islam. “Islam is a tolerant and inclusive religion,” he says. “Faith, family and then the farm.” They own two farms and two support blocks milking 1000 cows. It is a far cry from their upbringing. Reza was born in Pontianak, the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, West Borneo. His father, Abdul, was a businessman dealing in pharmaceuticals, textiles and infrastructure construction. They even had an egg business with 15,000 ducklings and grew bananas, guavas and mangoes. At the age of just seven he told his father he wanted to be a farmer though he did not have a rural upbringing. “We had a good discussion around all of that, what I would need to do to achieve it and set out a plan. One of the things we talked about was my lack of English.” He went to Pontianak School for his primary and junior high years then in 1990 his father sent him to Singapore. “Most Indonesian children do not get taught a lot of English and

WORKED UP TO IT: Reza and Silvia Abdul-Jabbar own two farms plus run-offs and milk 1000 cows at Mokotua near Invercargill, Southland. Photos: Natwick Photography

he knew the best way for me to learn was to go to a school where I could practise and develop it. I went to Singapore for a year so I could learn the language. Reza returned to Jakarta for a

GREEN: Reza and Silvia Abdul-Jabbar are very environmentally focused and have done a great deal of riparian planting.

year and began to map out his farming career. “I knew I wanted to go to New Zealand and the path into farming was to either go to Massey or Lincoln University. But to get

into university I needed to have University Entrance or Bursary.” In 1993 he did his final year of high school at Auckland’s Glenfield College then graduated from Massey University in

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1997 with an applied science in agriculture degree. In 1998 he went to work for J D Wallace at Templeview near Hamilton, milking 700 cows while he completed his masters degree. He started out as a herd assistant, was promoted to 2IC then farm manager. Silvia was born in Jakarta but growing up led a fairly sheltered life in embassies including Holland, Africa and Egypt. In 1992 her father was posted to NZ. “I went to many different schools that were all Englishspeaking but NZ is where I have lived the longest,” she says. “I never want to leave. It is beautiful and has a special place in my heart.” She attended Massey University where she graduated with a business information systems degree in 1995. She is now studying for a Primary ITO business diploma. “Until I met Reza I had never seen a cow. “When he invited us to the farm I didn’t have gumboots or anything suitable but fell in love with the cute calves straight away.” Calves still hold a special place for Silvia and each season the first-born calf is usually taken home and kept as a pet. She met Reza at an international festival and jokes she did not pay him any attention. “Actually, she took one look at me and was smitten,” he says. Silvia says she was impressed by Reza’s knowledge and ambition. They married in 2000 and have five children, Aisha, 17, Hafsha, 15, Maryam, 12, Umar, 9, and Talha, 5. In 2002 Reza became operations manager on Tony and Carla Fleming’s 1600-cow farm at Ngatea. Two years later he got his big break and went 50:50 sharemilking 1000-cows at Rotorua. That farm was 334ha of hill country and hard work. They decided to buy a small

200-250 cow farm but realised they would have to work it themselves. Then a friend pointed out they had only ever been on large-herd farms. “We took that on board and started looking in Canterbury but weren’t too keen on the whole irrigation thing.” They then heard of a 1000-cow sharemilking job in Southland with John Evans and signed up to milk 1250 cows. “Then John mentioned adding more land and building another shed. Before I knew it we were up to 1800 cows,” he says. They eventually bought the farm. “I rang my mother, my father and even my sister to say we had our first farm. It was a great feeling,” he says. They set about converting the sheep and deer farm into dairy though the fences and races were already in place. Then the farm opposite came up for tender and he thought nothing of it. “The morning before tenders closed I went and sat on the roadside and looked at it, went home and rang Dad who encouraged me to do it. Two weeks later it was ours.”

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Last season the herd averaged just under 400 kilograms of milksolids to produce 397,000kg MS and this season they are targeting 430,000kg MS. They spend little on supplementary feed and run a System 2, which is mainly grassbased with a bit of silage, crop and palm kernel in the shoulders. A 20ha kale crop is planted for winter feed on the run-off and a further 30ha on the platform for when the herd returns before calving and to feed any cows wintered at home from June 1 to spring. “The best yield we have had from kale is 21 tonnes per hectare,” Reza says. “We find it to be half the cost of beets. We don’t have to worry about transitioning the herd and it is easy to feed.” As part of their regrassing programme a 10ha summer crop of turnips is sown. The expected yield is about 18t/DM/ha. They would normally plant turnips in mid-October but atrocious weather delayed them to the end of the month. Last year they regrassed about 15% as they were targeting the less-than-perfect pasture and this

year they are aiming for 12%. “We are quite conservative with grazing our pastures because at the end of the day we want to be the best pasture-based farmers we can be,” he says.

I knew I wanted to go to New Zealand and the path into farming was to either go to Massey or Lincoln University. Reza Abdul-Jabbar Farmer “Paddocks are grazed at about 3300kg/DM and we aim to leave residuals of 1500-1600 but if paddocks are more than 3300 then we mow ahead.” In early May they weigh their crops and depending on yield will keep 100 cows at home over winter. The herd returns before calving, which begins on August 10. The heifers begin calving on August 1. They keep about 300

NATURE: Reza and Silvia are part of the Conservation Department and Fonterra Living Water programme. Their wetlands, streams and reserve have regenerated.

EFFICIENCY: The calves are reared by Silvia with the help of calf rearers. They recently invested in an automatic calf feeder, which, Silvia says, makes feeding a great deal easier.

replacements, which are reared by Silvia with the help of calf rearers. The springer mob is checked every night and calves are left with their mums as long as possible. “But we do give them fresh gold colostrum straight away as those first 12 hours are important,” Silvia says. Calves are given Pro-calf twice a day as well as meal, straw and water. They recently invested in an automatic calf feeder, which, Silvia says, makes things a great deal easier. “We no longer have to measure or bucket milk as it is all automated and recorded,” she says. “The calves are a lot happier as they are not fighting for their share. The automation tells us if a calf isn’t drinking and we can separate her into a holding pen until she has a bit more confidence.” Target weaning is 90-100kg depending on the calf as the crossbreed varies. Once weaned the calves are sent to the run-off and return as in-calf heifers. The Waituna Creek runs through their property and they are part of the Conservation Department and Fonterra Living Water programme to improve the fish habitat and form an ecological corridor from Waituna Scenic Reserve to the lagoon as well as show farming can exist alongside water improvements. “The lower part of the lagoon is a reserve and we have retired 10.28ha,” Silvia says. Wildlife, fish and native trees have regenerated quickly and are flourishing. “There are eels, crayfish, trout and giant kokopu and a large variety of birds have taken up residence.” “We are living a great dream,” Reza says. “We have been so lucky. We had great bosses, mentors, friends, consultants and neighbours from the get-go,” Reza says. “And I have Silvia and the children and our faith. I couldn’t ask for much more.” >> Video link: bit.ly/OFSabdul-jabbar

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OPPORTUNITY: Cambridge Consultants has developed a low-cost precision spray system and is now looking for a machinery firm to commercialise it.

Cheap precision sprayer is real market that can detect weeds and douse them with herbicide in a very targeted way, saving money and reducing the environmental impact of crop production. Those using infrared cameras across a spray boom to detect green growth in stubbles have proved popular for post-harvest/ pre-seeding weed management in large-scale, arid cropping areas such as Australia and South America. More recently, tech companies and machinery manufacturers have been teaming up to take that a Agrievents 2019 step further by combining cameras and artificial AWDT Future Focus programme intelligence Programmes designed for red meat farming systems to partners to plan their business together. 2 fulldifferentiate day workshops delivered over two months. between weeds Delivered in 20 locations around NZ, and growing registrations for 2020 are now open, visit the crops, otherwise website for dates, locations and to register. known as greenWebsite: To register visit www.awdt.org.nz/ on-green. programmes They claim to cut herbicide use Contact: keri@awdt.org.nz or 06 375 8180 for anywhere from more info 50% to 90%. However, the AWDT Understanding Your Farming Business AI or machine & Wahine Maia, Wahine Whenua learning Programmes designed for red meat farming component women. 3 full-day workshop and an evening that enables graduation ceremony run over four months. green-on-green Delivering in 40 locations around NZ, detection relies registrations for 2020 are now open, visit the on very complex

A TECHNOLOGY firm in Cambridge, England, has developed a simple spot spraying system that has slashed the cost of precision spraying hardware to make it accessible to the farming masses. Cambridge Consultants spans sectors such as medical technology, industrial and consumer products and wireless communications. It joins a number of systems in this burgeoning agriculture

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accurately spray ivy leaves on an artificial grass background moving at up to 8kmh. “You have to give it the different texture profiles of weeds you want to go after but the amount of data that you require for each weed is relatively small,” he said. In addition to the simplified dataset and algorithm, Fafaza also moves spot spraying technology away from delayed data processing on a server or cloudbased system to what is referred to as AI on the edge. That means all data processing is done in real time through an off-the-shelf processor no bigger than a tissue box, without the need for any form of internet connection. “We know rural connectivity is spotty at the best of times so being able to do it in real time is where the advances will be made. “You can’t rely on connectivity to enable crunching of data, as it just isn’t practicable,” Mottram said. The company has proved the low-cost, AI on the edge Fafaza concept both indoors and outdoors but it hasn’t bolted it onto a crop sprayer and tested it for thousands of hours in a range of conditions. That step back from developing the technology any further is a deliberate one with the company now looking for machinery manufacturers to take the technology into a commercialisation phase. “If we continue to develop the

concept and take it to production level ourselves we would own the intellectual property and the relationship with clients becomes too complex” Mottram said. “However, if we develop something further on their behalf, they own the solution and all intellectual property that comes with it, which maximises the benefits for them.” So, the future of the technology in broadacre cropping seems to rest with machinery makers but there is also a stumbling block for the bigger players. As the technology spots weeds reliably at forward speeds up to only 8kmh, work rates might be undesirable for use on boom sprayers working across large acreages at up to 20kmh. Instead, it might be more realistic in the short term to see the technology working in highvalue crops such as vegetables or fruit, either on existing machinery or smaller autonomous robots designed by robotic tech players. “It’s in the situations where you have all the hours in the world and no human driving where there is clearly a fit,” Mottram said. However, while slower speeds might seem prohibitive, the huge potential cost benefit plus the reduced environmental impact of less agrichemical use might be enough to accelerate uptake of the technology on a wider scale. UK Farmers Weekly

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algorithms that use hundreds of thousands of weed images at various growth stages. The approach requires very expensive hardware and makes the cost prohibitive for many farmers with prices in excess of £100,000. To help take away the potential price barrier Cambridge Consultants has taken a slightly different approach to spot spraying. The company’s industrial and energy head Niall Mottram said it has focused on delivering a less complex machine vision system and weed-seeking algorithm than others on the market. The result is its Fafaza concept, which runs on an AI platform that requires far less processing power and can be deployed on a very cheap and rugged bit of hardware suitable for use in the field. “We’ve managed to get hardware costs for the prototype under £77,” he said. All plants have a unique texture and Fafaza takes advantage of the natural variation between species to bring costs down to such a low level. Rather than trying to match shapes and sizes of weeds with a huge image dataset its cameras can spot the difference in texture between the crop and any grass or broad-leaved weeds. Herbicides can then be targeted accordingly. When proving the concept the system was trained on just 60-100 images and its demo model can

A BRITISH farmer has trained his sheep to associate food with a drone in a labour-saving initiative after Kiwis failed in similar efforts. Shropshire farmer Wojtek Behnke has been flying a drone over his sheep immediately after providing feed to entice them to follow the drone. His pioneering work followed anecdotal reports from New Zealand farms that found efforts to herd sheep with drones ran out of steam

when the sheep realised the drone was not a threat. Some farms have added speakers to drones emitting dog bark noises though that strategy has also been reported to stop working after a while. The theory behind the pioneering work, in partnership with Harper Adams University, is that the system uses positive reinforcement rather than fear, applied animal behaviourist Professor Mark Rutter said.

A classic example of positive reinforcement is Pavlov’s dog, where a dog was trained to salivate at the sound of a bell. “Learning to ignore things that aren’t a threat is a very important function in the evolution and development of animals,” Rutter said. “You can’t be scared of everything as you’ll end up doing nothing. “You therefore quickly learn to filter out what the genuine threats are and what things you can ignore.”

A noise or signal will need to be added to the drone to indicate food so it can also be used for monitoring. But sheepdogs will remain important in the future and people will still be needed to work stock and manage the land, he said. Key instances when dogs will be needed include when fast responses are necessary and when sheep won’t respond to positive reinforcement. UK Farmers Weekly

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• 7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding race gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set delivered to main depot

S/G

Farmhand 32 Head Yard

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Cattle Handling Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush • Economical crush for weighing and handling • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • 50 x 50 x 4 base frame • One piece gates on both sides • Hot dip galvanised • Heavy duty steel floor • Single sliding entry door

5,295

• Economical crush for weighing and handling • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • 50 x 50 x 4 base frame • One piece gates on both sides • Hot dip galvanised • Heavy duty steel floor • Single sliding entry door • Vet access gates

6,495

Optional: Offside draft handle $495.00 + GST

Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Stockman Sliding Gate Stockman Headbail Includes mounting brackets; Walkthrough Swingbail • Post to post • Post to rail • Rail to rail

1,395

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3,295

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279

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• 7 rail multi-purpose for cattle, sheep & calves • 2100mm W x 1800mm H • Hot dipped galvanised • Includes joining pins

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Farmhand Curved Force Tub • 3.2m diameter curved tub • Partially sheeted to provide visual barrier • Man gate access • Safety latching system • Hot dip galvanised • Easily incorporated into any Farmhand yard system

2,995

Farmhand Yard Panels

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2,795

Farmhand Loading Ramp • Adjustable height ramp

3,295 .00

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Cattle Management Stockman Vetless Cattle Crush

Stockman Vet Cattle Crush with Squeeze

• Designed for medium to large farms and herds • Made in New Zealand • VL2 model

• Designed for medium to large farms and herds • Made in New Zealand • V5 model

9,995

14,495

Add: Rubber lined floor $895.00 + GST Offside draft handle for $495.00 + GST

Add offside draft handle for $495.00 + GST

Stockman Vet Crush

• Designed for medium to large farms and herds • Stockman heavy duty headbail • Hot dipped galvanised • Extra heavy duty 75 x 50 base frame • Split side gates on both sides • Quiet locking system • Slam latches on both gates • Heavy duty steel floor • Includes rear handle for headbail operation • Vet access • V5 • Made in New Zealand

11,995

Size is everything! Stockman Cattle Yards • More steel • More strength • More space per animal • More designs Not all cattle yards are the same. Stockman cattle yards are designed to give the farmer the best quality product, combined with the best working design.

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See inside for more cattle yard components to help upgrade your existing yards.

Add: offside draft handle $395 + GST or side squeeze $2,595 + GST

Stockman Cattle Yards - More steel for your deal!

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For The Farm Bullmax Post Driver Bullmax Grease Gun Bullmax Earth Auger Bullmax Earth Auger Use for Y Posts, Earth Pegs, 18V portable Grease Gun Vineyard Posts, Ground Pegs with Spare Battery • Powerful 40CC 4-stroke engine • 7,500PSI max pressure • Includes interchangeable 45mm, • Powered by 18 volt battery 55mm, 73mm & 80mm sleeve heads (x2 included) • 1500-2000 blows per minute: • Common grease cartridge Impact energy up to 45J • 760mm length of hose

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BMPD-65-2

Bullmax Generator Kohler 4-Stroke Petrol

Two man earth auger

• Powerful 2-stroke, 52CC engine • Commercial quality • Heavy duty gearbox • 100mm, 150mm, 200mm auger sizes • 450mm extension bar • Recoil impact spring

799 .00

• Powerful 2-stroke, 68CC engine • Commercial quality • Heavy duty gearbox • 150mm, 250mm, 300mm auger sizes • 450mm extension bar • Recoil impact spring

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Bullmax Compressor

• Kohler 5.5hp commercial quality engine • Tank capacity 91litres • maximum pressure 10bar/145psi • AS certified safety valve • 105kg

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Portable electric 320 FAD

• Reliable Kohler 196CC, 6.5 HP, OHV 4-Stroke engine • Alternator - 3.5 KVA • Hour meter • 2500W rated power

795

BMGG-18V-1.3

One man earth auger

1,595

BMG-3000

Portable petrol 385 FAD

2,595

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BMC-P-385

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ID5000 Weigh Scale Stores breed, sex and a customisable trait

$1,999

SRS2 Stick Reader

$1,299

XRS2 Stick Reader

XR5000 Weigh Scale

Stores up to 100 pieces of information for each animal

MP600 Load Bars $1,299.00

$3,399

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Real Estate

THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

Northland offers large dairy farms

WO large dairy farm businesses in Northland that have produced 690,000kg and 500,000kg milksolids respectively are for sale. With 850 dairy farms in Northland and an average herd size of 320 cows it is rare for one 1000-plus cow business to be on the market let alone having two from which to choose. The largest is the Beeston family properties on the Ruawai flats and at nearby Ararua, comprising 1124ha and milking 1690 cows across three farms.

It is rare for one 1000-plus cow business to be on the market let alone having two from which to choose.

The other is Kauri Farms at Apotu, on the Hikurangi flood control scheme, just north of Whangarei, comprising 538ha and milking 1050 cows through a semi-automated 80-bale rotary. It is less than 5km as the crow flies from Fonterra’s Kauri processing plant and is budgeted to produce 500,000kg this season at 476kg/cow from system 5 inputs. The Beeston properties are being marketed by PGG Wrightson through its Dargaville office as a complete package or options among four properties containing dairy, cropping and beef units and a total of 10 houses. The two dairy units on Wallace

Rd, Ruawai, milk 850 and 620 cows respectively and one dairy farm on Cartwrights Rd, Ararua, milks 220 cows. The Wallace Rd farms have a 60-bale rotary and a 40-a-side herringbone while Cartwright Rd has an 18-aside herringbone. Five shelters on the Wallace Rd farms can house 350 cows each. PGG Wrightson agent Ron Grbin said the Wallace Rd dairy farms and cropping blocks are flat and have many options in a soughtafter district. The business was put together five years ago by a group of experienced Mid Canterbury dairy farmers led by Brian Beeston and his family. The Ruawai location was known previously for a beef feed-lotting and maize cropping venture by Hellabys meat company in the 1970s then was initially partly dairy farmed by David and Carlien Beca, the founders of Red Sky agricultural performance analysis. The Wallace Rd farms total about 10% of Ruawai’s prime, flat, fertile land, now being touted as a replacement horticultural district for Auckland after housing development has spread around Pukekohe. The properties have combined rateable value of $21 million, being $18.6m for the Ruawai flats farms and $2.5m for the Awarua farm. Kauri Farms is being marketed for tender closing on November 28 by Bayleys Whangarei office and comprises 200 flat paddocks in mainly ryegrass and clover, free from kikuyu. It has a 20km raceway network to bring the cows from all parts of the farm to the central complex with farm dairy, three-way

BIG: The Beeston family properties milk 1690 cows on three farms.

EVEN: Kauri Farms has 200 flat paddocks.

drafting, in-shed feeding, two feed pads with a total capacity of 550 cows and a calf-rearing facility catering for 180 calves under cover. The effluent system has a 175,000 litre holding tank, 90-day storage ponds and reticulation for a travelling irrigator. Supplementary feeding to boost

TOGETHER: A central complex on Kauri Farms has a farm dairy, three-way drafting, in-shed feeding, two feed pads with a total capacity of 550 cows and a calf-rearing facility catering for 180 calves under cover.

milk production has comprised 800-1200 tonnes of palm kernel, 200 tonnes of corn gluten feed and 100 tonnes of molasses. In addition up to 1300 tonnes of maize are grown on the farm annually, with further summer feed coming from grass silage harvested off 60ha of dedicated pasture.

Bayleys agent Lin Norris said the central farm dairy, hard surfaces and buildings can service multiple herds and it is one of the highest milk-producing businesses in Northland. There are four houses, three road entries and the business employs five full-time staff plus help during the calving season.

EXTENSIVE: The network of races on Kauri Farms covers 20km.

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Broadlands 2910A Earle Road

97 flat fertile hectares with 65ha irrigated

The property is currently producing 145,000kg/ms from 250 cows. 300 calves were reared on whole milk. Two very good dwellings help complement the property along with a 20ASHB with in shed feeders, auto cup removers. The implement shed is complete with a concrete floor and power, with additional sheds for calf rearing and storage. Races are well set out for easy cow flow and minimise walking distances to the dairy.

Asking Price $4,500,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Stan Sickler 021 275 7826 stan.sickler@bayleys.co.nz

Irrigation covers 67% of the farm, K line is the main system and the hard hose gun is a back up or used for watering crops. Pastures have all been recently renovated, leaving no room for poor performers. Crops are grown on the property with Turnips achieving approx 20t per hectare.

WESTERMAN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Oruanui 1274 Poihipi Road

Kiwitahi Station Kiwitahi will not disappoint the most discerning buyer, carved out of the native rainforest in the early 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this property boasts a very high standard of improvements, unrivalled stock performance and set so close to town. Kiwitahi offers the new owner a real investment in the dry stock sector. Very well subdivided, two water systems, three dwellings, a large workshop and four stand woolshed with 1200 night pen space, tractor sheds and new calf rearing barns. The magnificent stands of native bush, home to fellow deer and native birds also offers shelter to the stock run on the property. This property has to be seen to be believed.

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Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Fri 29 Nov 2019 44 Roberts Street, Taupo View by appointment Stan Sickler 021 275 7826 stan.sickler@bayleys.co.nz WESTERMAN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

NEW LISTING

Gisborne Burnage Station, 1271 Rakauroa Road

1,354 hectares of summer safe scale In the prominent Matawai farming community renown for exceptional performance Burnage Station provides sought after scale wintering circa 9,750SU. Well presented infrastructure paired with an inviting mix of contour and aspect, excellent farming conditions for healthy stock and a strong rural community. A substantial 5-stand woolshed complex, a second woolshed, excellent satellite yards, fencing, and a solid fertiliser history form very reliable farm improvements. Pristine natural features include reliable water, favourable farming soil types, a summer safe climate, and approximately 255ha of regenerated native backing onto Crown Forest. The fourbedroom homestead, plus second home, present unspoiled rural living within a handy commute to Gisborne city. Appealing buying, with a credible financial performance. Burnage Station is ready for its new owner.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne Simon Bousfield 027 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz Stephen Thomson 027 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz

bayleys.co.nz/2751486

MACPHERSON MORICE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Awatuna 2174 Eltham Road

Prime 266ha dairy farm

Many titles give purchase options for this impressive farm. Purchase all titles or possibly titles to suite. The 60 bale rotary shed comes with a square yard, cup removers, Protac and in shed feed system. Beside the shed is a feed pad, on the other side of the road which is connected by an underpass is another feed pad. Races are in very good order as are the four homes, bach and plentiful sheds. There are two storage ponds for effluent and a spray irrigation system to apply effluent over the pasture.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 1pm, Tue 12 Nov 2019 15 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth View by appointment John Blundell 027 240 2827 john.blundell@bayleys.co.nz

The Waimate West water scheme gives certainty of quality water for a quality farm. The opportunity to purchase such a large quality dairy farm in Taranaki is not common. This flat farm with excellent infrastructure and amenities awaits your inspection.

SUCCESS REALTY TARANAKI LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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NEW LISTING

Taihape 42 and 326 Pukenaua Road

Two tidy farms with great location offered separately

Brunskill - 142.8 hectares, three kilometres from State Highway 1. Featuring a very well maintained three bedroom home, tidy three stand woolshed and excellent cattle and sheep yards on five titles. Offering large areas of rolling contour balanced with mainly free draining hill country soils. A high standard of fencing provides 13 main paddocks. Add attractive native bush and multiple Maimais for an excellent lifestyle choice.

Auction (unless sold prior) 2pm, Fri 13 Dec 2019 The Workingmans Club, 34 Kuku Street, Taihape View by appointment Peter Stratton 027 484 7078 peter.stratton@bayleys.co.nz

Pukenaua - 89.5 hectares, five kilometres from Taihape. A very tidy bare land block in three titles featuring an exceptional standard of conventional fencing providing seven paddocks plus three laneways and satellite sheep yards. The whole farm is very well tracked offering easy contoured hills dominated by free draining Ohakune silt loam soils. Ready to walk in, farm and enjoy, so close to town. Woolshed available for use.

BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2900111

NEW LISTING

Hawke's Bay 48 Hawkston Road, Patoka

Exceptional contour, fertility and ROI An opportunity to secure an exceptional 302 hectare dairy unit in the renowned Patoka farming district. Summer safe farming on easy contoured, fertile, free draining ash soils provide the ideal low cost pasture based farming environment. This very well set up dairy boasts a 50 bail rotary with in shed feeding, 700 cow yard, massive 1,400 calf rearing shed, approximately 600 tonne concrete silage bunker, three dwellings and supporting implement sheds. This very productive milking platform of approximately 280 hectares is exceptionally clean, has very good fertility with approximately 14 hectares of pinus radiata covering riparian waterways, the environmental planting requirement is near completion. A must view for those looking for a turnkey Patoka pasture based operation providing among the best return on investment in the country. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t snooze on this one.

bayleys.co.nz/2851912

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Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Fri 6 Dec 2019 52 Bridge Street, Ahuriri, Napier View 1-1.15pm Wed 6 Nov or by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

FINAL NOTICE

Hawke's Bay 3986 Puketitiri Road, Patoka

Patoka district provides return on investment Are you looking for summer safe farming on fantastic free draining fertile ash soils? Possibly the best dairy return on investment in New Zealand? Then look no further. Ben Alpin, a 351ha dairy farm, located in the premium Hawke's Bay farming district of Patoka. Boasting approximately 240ha of mainly flat and easy milking platform with a further 50ha of support land and a further 51ha of QEII bush for recreation, this well set up dairy unit must tick all the boxes. Improvements include two dwellings, single men's quarters, a 60 bail rotary shed with cup removers and in shed feeding, excellent housed calf rearing facilities for 350 calves, numerous implement sheds, as well as a convenient on farm quarry and large on farm dam. Ben Alpin is a must view for discerning local and out of town buyers who recognise quality when they see it, all at prices half that of some other dairy regions.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 21 Nov 2019 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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NEW LISTING

Loburn 375 Stonyflat Road

Flat with scale, versatility and options 'Melbury' has a total area of 301.6106ha in three blocks, all with special features which contribute to the success, diversity and production of this impressive property. The 49ha bareland block has fertile soils and outstanding summer production, the 51ha block has most of the farm infrastructure and the 202ha block provides an expansive area of earlier and more winter-suitable land. The range of soil-types provides a very valuable, wide production base for diverse farming options and the maximisation of income. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Melburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is in numerous titles, providing many purchasing options, and future potential for subdivision underpins this impressive farming asset. Continual reinvestment in the property sees it very well presented and farm infrastructure supports a variety of land-uses. The property is currently leased. Around an hour from Christchurch, this provides scale and diversity.

bayleys.co.nz/5510914

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

4pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 3 Deans Ave, Chch View by appointment Peter Foley 021 754 737 Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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NEW LISTING

North Canterbury 257 Hossack Downs Road, Waiau

Toppesfield - one of Canterbury's best Scale, balance and high performance are the hallmarks of this 611.6272ha North Canterbury breeding and finishing property, stocking sheep, beef cattle and deer. With contour varying from flat to steeper hill, a full array of well-maintained farm support buildings, a very solid fertiliser history and high-performance sheep, cattle and deer herds, this property has tremendous appeal. There is good stock-health, plenty of shelter, well-maintained tracks, easy contour, new sheds, 105ha deer-fenced and two houses. The large, recently-refurbished fourbedroom homestead is set in private, sheltered grounds with a tennis court and swimming pool. Toppesfield has been a wonderful home and farm for our vendors for 35 years. In a fantastic location, it is close to Waiau and Culverden service centre and within a comfortable commute of Christchurch. Inspection will impress.

bayleys.co.nz/5510882

This affordable 161 hectare dairy and beef unit is seriously for sale. Situated in the stunning Waimamaku Valley, the farm is approximately 12 minutes from the playground that is the Hokianga Harbour, this provides many recreational opportunities, fishing, diving, hunting, coastal exploration. The dairy platform is 70 hectares (more or less), producing up to 30,000kg/MS. The balance of the property is used as dairy support and beef. The homestead is surrounded by established trees, an orchard, veggie garden, chook house and private swimming hole, all providing a stunning backdrop from the outdoor living at the rear of the homestead. Purchase price is plus GST (if any). Seriously for sale, the opportunity is yours.

bayleys.co.nz/1020356

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4pm, Thu 5 Dec 2019 3 Deans Ave, Chch View by appointment Peter Foley 021 754 737 Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Waimamaku 812 Waiotemarama Gorge Road Affordable dairy and beef

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty

Kereta 119/152 Waikawau Valley Road 2

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wed 4 Dec 2019 84 Walton St, Whangarei Phone for viewing times Todd Skudder 027 439 1235 todd.skudder@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Big country Be a part of this huge chunk of the Coromandel Peninsula and reap the benefits of a relaxed country lifestyle by the sea. This is your chance to purchase a versatile grazing opportunity with the option of all 570 hectares (more or less) in five titles, or separate titles consisting of 421 hectares and 150 hectares (more or less). These expansive and elevated blocks consist of a combination of native bush, grass and some plots of scrub. Contour is flat to rolling with some steeper terrain and water is supplied by natural fed streams which run throughout the property. Opportunity abounds with various uses from forestry to grazing or tourism. View today!

bayleys.co.nz/2180290

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 5 Dec 2019 459 Pollen Street, Thames View by appointment Glenn Tanner 027 486 2399 glenn.tanner@bayleys.co.nz Karl Davis 027 496 4633 karl.davis@bayleys.co.nz MH REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Huntly 4382 Highway 22 A rare find 394 hectares Winston Farm is a well developed 394ha sheep and beef unit with three titles, versatile soil and medium contour. The property is surrounded by dairy farms and with multiple soil types it is very adaptable. Comprising a good proportion of quality finishing country with easy contour, with the balance and steeper sidings well-suited to the current operation. Infrastructure includes a three bay implement shed, two haybarns, three stand woolshed, Te Pari cattle yards, and a tidy homestead positioned on an elevated site. If you are looking to capitalise on the positivity and profitability of the sheep and beef industry, diversify into forestry, or harness the possibilities as a large run off, this outstanding farm provides many options and is well worth your inspection.

Taupiri 847 Lake Road 4

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 14 Nov 2019 95 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 10.30-11.30am Wed 6 Nov or by appointment Peter Kelly 027 432 4278 peter.kelly@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Premium dairy unit

The current operation milks approximately 400 cows through a well-equipped 30-aside herringbone shed. The average production over the past three seasons is 193,256kgs of milk solids. An extensive array of shedding and centralised lane ways provide quality access and stock flow with a great balance of contour. An exquisite main home with two further quality homes provide ample workers' accommodation.

NEW LISTING

RECEIVERSHIP SALE

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Stage One

Tauranga 66 Tomsett Road, Omanawa

Hamurana 175 Fryer Road

Located in the Lower Kaimai area and approximately 20kms from Tauranga CBD is this superb 39.24 hectare grazing property in three titles, with options to buy 1, 2 or 3 lots. The property provides excellent growing conditions for both grazing or a horticultural development. Option 1: 24.4ha with an excellent 351sqm family home, architecturally designed and built in 2016, six bay implement shed. Option 2: 12.3ha of flat to undulating contour, approximately 8-10 hectares that would make a kiwifruit block, with orchards (both green and gold) in the immediate area. Option 3: 2.4ha block, with easy to flat contour providing an opportunity for a lifestlyler to create their dream property. This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a first class rural investment.

bayleys.co.nz/2500767

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Wed 20 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View by appointment Scott Macdonald 027 753 3854 scott.macdonald@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/2310840

bayleys.co.nz/2310548

Golden opportunities in Omanawa

This exceptional 118 hectare (more or less) dairy unit is a truly appealing proposition. A property of this calibre with a desirable location, close to northern outskirts of Hamilton, presents all the attributes of a quality farm investment.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 5 Dec 2019 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga View 1-1.30pm Sun 10 Nov Ike Unsworth 027 429 6106 ike.unsworth@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Stage Two

Develop it, live it or landbank The opportunities that this 16.3840ha lifestyle block with lake views offer are boundless. The onerous task of stepping through the subdivision consenting process is complete. If you choose to continue the subdivision, 5 sections in Stage 1 are already sold (subject to title) and includes Lot 7 with a 240sqm existing home. Stage 2 is consented for 12 sites. 175 Fryer Road presents an opportunity to complete the development that has been designed or live a great lifestyle in sought after Hamurana. Developing a property of this calibre has the potential to set the bar high for an upmarket enclave of executive homes. Open Sunday 11.00 - 11.45am

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 Bayleys Rotorua, 1092 Fenton Street, Rotorua Beth Millard 027 255 5587 beth.millard@bayleys.co.nz Mike Adams 021 977 527 mike.adams@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 BAYLEYS REAL ESTATE LTD, AUCKLAND CENTRAL, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 4, 2019

RURAL rural@pb.co.nz Office 0800 FOR LAND

Property Brokers Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Taree Farm - 220 ha

Invest for the future

TENDER WEB ID PR69084 MANGAMAIRE 431 Mangamaire Road Located 10 km south of Pahiatua and only 30 minutes from Palmerston North, this self contained dairy operation will appeal. Consisting of 120 ha flat platform, 18 ha flat support and a 81 ha support property located nearby. Available as one unit or separate properties. Key infrastructure includes a 25 aside HB cowshed, two family homes and numerous outbuildings of a high standard. Ongoing regrassing and consistent fertiliser applications on well sought after Manawatu and Kopua silt loams has resulted in an excellent production history of 138,000 kgMS (3yr avg).

TENDER

TENDER View By Appointment TENDER closes Friday 15th November, 2019 at 2.00pm, to be submitted to Property Brokers, 129 Main Street Pahiatua

Jared Brock

Mobile 027 449 5496 Office 06 376 4823 Home 06 376 6341 jared@pb.co.nz

John Arends

Mobile 027 444 7380 Office 06 376 4364 johna@pb.co.nz

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WEB ID GIR70866 GISBORNE View By Appointment 1291a Kanakanaia Road TENDER closes Thursday 12th December, 2019 at 4.00pm, Marua North is 338 ha (STS) subdivided from Marua (unless sold prior), 66 Reads Quay, Gisborne. Station, this block is a great opportunity to obtain a good size of Gisborne Hill Country. Currently a traditional sheep and beef breeding property this block has the opportunity to continue as a grazing block or to be diversified into other uses; • Grazing • Production forestry • Carbon farming Tom Lane • Hunting block Mobile 021 058 7018 • All of the above toml@pb.co.nz

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Matamata

TIMARU

373 Tower Road Property Brokers Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Thu 21 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 11am-12pm Fri 8 Nov Sam Troughton 027 480 0836 sam.troughton@bayleys.co.nz

Cnr Church & Sophia Sts Timaru Office 03 687 7166

To convert or not!

SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Aratiatia Farm • Located minutes from Matamata on highly sought-after Tower Road • 134Ha (more or less) over three titles. • Milking approximately 470 cows with a three year average 173,300kgMS supply ODC. • Contour is predominately level with free draining sandy soils. • Quality infrastructure with a 40-bale rotary and five dwellings. A first class farming investment, don't miss this rare opportunity.

bayleys.co.nz/2400117

Mid Canterbury

DEADLINE SALE

172 Flynns Road

Asking Price $2,100,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Golden opportunity Are you looking for a rural lifestyle and a future in farming? This 58 hectare (approximately) of bare land could be just what you need. Located on Flynns Road, in the stunningly scenic area of Staveley, Mid Canterbury and bordering the Ashburton Lakes District, this property is suitable for all stock types. Numerous scenic platforms are also on offer here to build your dream home and enjoy the beautiful alpine vista on offer. Option to purchase adjoining 234 Flynns Rd to complete the property.

bayleys.co.nz/5510329

WEB ID TMR70738 WAIMATE 168 Briggs Road View By Appointment DEADLINE SALE closes Friday 22nd November, 2019 at This would have to be one of the tidier properties around on the market, 235 hectares with 136 hectares 2.00pm, (unless sold prior) under K-line irrigation, the farm has been designed for a dairy conversion, so has been fenced and laned to a 5 standard that works best for milking time and efficiencies. Currently used for dairy support and beef finishing. The farm has been all re grassed over the 1 Michael Richardson past few years with riparian plantings along the water Mobile 027 228 7027 ways to help with environmental constraints. Modern Office 03 687 7145 Home 027 228 7027 5-bedroom home with double car garage. 2

DEADLINE SALE

michael@pb.co.nz

pb.co.nz

PAHIATUA 129 Main Street Pahiatua pahiatua@pb.co.nz 06 376 8486

Property Brokers Pahiatua Ltd Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Gardners Road Farm - 106 ha

TENDER WEB ID PR69551

PAHIATUA Gardners and Nikau Roads This flat to undulating dairy unit provides options to the Infrastructure is well provided with a 26 ASHB cowshed market, located just 20 km east of Palmerston North in a (ability to be 36), modern plant, compliant effluent non-priority catchment this property is suited to system and 200 cow feedpad all in very good order. continue as a well established dairy unit or a summer safe finishing or support property.

TENDER

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Wednesday 4th December, 2019 at 2.00pm, to be submitted to Property Brokers, 129 Main Street Pahiatua

Featuring favourable soil types with a consistent fertiliser A four bedroom home completes an excellent add on or and regrassing programme, excellent reticulated water entry level package. and access providing a three year production average of 71,000 kgMS on a low cost once a day system.

Jared Brock

Mobile 027 449 5496 Office 06 376 4823 Home 06 376 6341 jared@pb.co.nz

John Arends

Mobile 027 444 7380 Office 06 376 4364 johna@pb.co.nz

4 1

Greenlands - 490 ha

TENDER WEB ID PR70469

PONGAROA 275 Akaroa Road Greenlands is centrally located 6 km north of the township of Pongaroa and under 50 minutes drive to both Pahiatua and Dannevirke. The 480 ha of effective area features mostly cultivatable land which has been intensively developed over two generations will suit most farming practices. Greenlands is renowned for producing quality stock to the market and has averaged 155%-160% lambing and 97% calving.

pb.co.nz

Quality infrastructure includes over 70 dams, 2003 built four stand woolshed (750 np), airstrip, cattleyards, ample shedding and an impressive family home. This property is arguably one of the best farms in the district and provides the incoming purchaser with the ultimate turn key operation.

TENDER

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Tuesday 10th December, 2019 at 2.00pm, to be submitted to Property Brokers, 129 Main Street Pahiatua

Jared Brock

Mobile 027 449 5496 Office 06 376 4823 Home 06 376 6341 jared@pb.co.nz

John Arends

Mobile 027 444 7380 Office 06 376 4364 johna@pb.co.nz

Birchview Farm An excellent central Waikato dairy unit, particularly well farmed and achieving first-class results, unique in size and location, situated between Roto-o-Rangi and Puahue districts, approx 11 kms from Te Awamutu and 16 kms from Cambridge  1167 Roto-o-Rangi Road, R D 3, Cambridge - accessed from Cowan Road off Parklands Road, Puahue  211.1 ha - flat contour mixed with a nice area of easy rolling country  v. attractive with a scattering of mature specimen trees  good fertile soils including a mix of strong silt and volcanic loams  well subdivided & raced; v.g. water reticulation system  strong pastures reflect regular cropping, regrassing and consistent fertiliser applications  620 cows calved, best production 312,650kgs ms under a System 4 feed regime - 140 calves reared annually  50 bail rotary farm dairy, auto cup removers, in-shed feeding system, large area of concrete with independent undercover AB / vet race  very good effluent system; a good range of farm shedding & calf rearing facilities

Auction: from 1.00 pm Wed, 20 venue - Te Awamutu Sports Club

Nov 2019

Open day: Wednesday, 6 Nov - 11.00am to 1.00pm

 4 dwellings including a quality 4 bedroom brick homestead in an attractive setting plus an additional 3 well maintained homes  well located for quality primary and secondary schooling  a unique opportunity to acquire a special property in an especially good location On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

web ref R1305

Brian Peacocke

021 373 113

“Tarawai” A special opportunity to acquire a first-class dairy heifer grazing property, equally adaptable to an excellent beef finishing unit, located in an area renowned for producing quality livestock, approx 18 kms from Te Kuiti and 15 kms from Pio Pio  234 Mathers Road (off Troopers Road), Te Kuiti  326.9 hectares - 3 titles  attractive easy to medium rolling country, areas of

steeper sidlings, enhanced by pockets of native bush  strong, healthy volcanic ash soils over limestone  subdivided into approx 208 paddocks, with a central

lane through the farm; metal quarry on property  v.g. water reticulation system; good consistent

fertiliser history  currently carrying dairy heifers; approx 138 x 20 mth;

547 x 15 mth; 117 x calves; 38 x dairy bulls  excellent cattleyards, substantial area of concrete

with very good drenching race / cattle crush area under cover; v.g. load-out facilities

Auction: 1.00 pm venue -

Wed, 27 Nov 2019

Panorama Motor Inn - 59 Awakino Road

Open day: Thurs, 7 Nov - 1.00pm to 3.00pm

 very well maintained Lockwood homestead, including

3 brms with ensuite off master bedroom, office, spacious living, log fire, open fire, heat pump, attached double garage & carport, set in attractive north facing garden area  motorbikes, quads or 4wd side x side required for

inspection - helmets essential On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

web ref R1303

Licensed REAA 2008

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113

phone

07 870 2112

office@pastoralrealty.co.nz

MREINZ

Desirable Dairy Support A quality dairy support / cropping property featuring a high percentage of arable land, situated centrally within the very good Otorohanga, Maihiihi and Ngahape districts, 11 kms north-east of Otorohanga and approx 25 kms south of Te Awamutu  794 Mangaorongo Road, Otorohanga  65.7 hectares - 2 titles, extensive road frontage  attractive easy rolling contour with smaller areas

of sidling country

 free draining ash soil, consistently fertilised  well subdivided with barberry hedging & electric

type fencing  currently utilised for producing grass baleage and

maize silage  versatile land with potential to be a first class

beef finishing unit

 facilities / amenities include a good range of farm

shedding, disused cowsheds x 2, galvanised steel cattleyards with head bail and load-out race, good water supply

Auction: from 1.00 pm Wed, 20 Nov venue - Te Awamutu Sports Club

2019

Open day: Thurs, 7 Nov - 10.00am to 11.30am

 a nicely maintained brick homestead set on an

elevated site with outstanding panoramic, northfacing views, 4 brms with ensuite off master, office, good living areas & attached double garage  web ref R1306 On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

Dave Peacocke 0274 732 382

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113

Size and Scope A great opportunity to acquire a larger dairy property in a very good farming district approx 21 kms south-east of Te Awamutu 

536 Bayley Road - junction of Bayley Road & Lethbridge Road, Korakonui

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211.2197 hectares

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easy rolling to medium contour with some steeper sidlings

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mairoa ash soil - ideally suited for maize & feed crops - good quarry on farm

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good water supply; well subdivided and raced

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attractive layout with shelterbelts and deciduous specimen trees

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4-yr average: 570 cows producing 187,880kgs ms

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farm facilities include:- very good 44 aside herringbone farm dairy

Auction:

- large lined effluent pond with effluent pump

1.00 pm venue -

- variety of farm shedding

Wed, 4 Dec 2019

Te Awamutu Sports Club - Albert Park Road

Open day: Tues, 5 Nov - 11.00am to 1.00pm

- silage bunkers 

2 x good sound dwellings

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school bus service at the property to very good primary and secondary schooling

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web ref R1285 On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113 Licensed REAA 2008

phone

07 870 2112

office@pastoralrealty.co.nz

MREINZ

farmersweekly.co.nz/realestate 0800 85 25 80

Real Estate

Farmers Weekly - 4 November 2019

FARMERS WEEKLY – November 4, 2019

First Farm Opportunity A great start-off property for the enterprising operator seeking a first farm investment or an addition to an existing portfolio, located n the Ngutunui district, approx 30 kms south-east of Te Awamutu  67 Okoko Road, Ngutunui - accessed from Kawhia Rd  182.4 hectares - 1 title  83 hectare dairy platform; balance area planted predominantly in a diverse range of native species with a small area of steeper country  ideal for ETS compliance, albeit qualification to be confirmed  contour ranges from easy rolling to areas of steeper country  free draining volcanic ash soil, subdivided into approx 60 paddocks  good solid water reticulation system  strong applications of fertiliser  3 year average approx 95,794kgs ms  20 aside hb farm dairy plus standard range of farm buildings  4 bedroom dwelling on two levels; detached garage / workshop  handy to local primary school; secondary schooling in Te Awamutu or Otorohanga  web ref R1309

Tenders close: Thursday, 5 December 2019

Open day: Friday, 8 Nov 11.00am to 1.00pm

On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

Dave Peacocke 0274 732 382 Licensed Real Estate Agent - REAA2008

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113

phone

07 870 2112

office@pastoralrealty.co.nz

MREINZ

Real Estate

FARMERS WEEKLY – November 4, 2019

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Rural

Pack your bags and move… But don’t stop farming altogether, the ultimate lifestyle close to Mangawhai. Untapped potential, majestic wide angle sea views to the Hen and Chicken Islands and Little Barrier Island. A must have for any discerning buyer with guilt edged property investment value in mind. The 44.6 hectares is in three titles, dual road access, brilliant north easterly aspect, majority easy rolling grazing contour. Some fourteen paddocks, stock water pumped creek supply tanks and gravity reticulation, central access raceway. Structural improvements include modern 2005 built four bedroom home, implement shed, half round hayshed and cattle yards. Handily located to the vibrant café and restaurant amenities of Mangawhai Village. Prime location for semiretirement and with future land investment in mind. Recreation activities include east coast beaches, wineries and golfing to include the internationally recognised Tom Doak designed Tara iti course. Seeing is believing, don’t be left wondering. Live the life. Ring for a viewing today.

www.maximise.co.nz/max10287 (incl.video)

Maximise Ltd. Licensed under REA Act 2008

Enquiries: Over $2,650,000, plus GST if any Viewing: By Appointment Trademe Ref: 2214352368 (incl. video)

Tim Holdgate 021 475-465

tim@maximise.co.nz

Wharepapa grazing property 428 Whatauri Road, Te Awamutu Little Rock farm is set on 70ha south east of Te Awamutu in an area rich in natural landscapes and offering the ideal larger lifestyle and grazing property. This picturesque property has a beautiful tree lined river wonderland running along it’s back boundary, with birdlife, caves and rocky outcrops. 20 ha of sidlings have been fenced and planted. Excellent water and race access to 38 paddocks. A tidy three bedroom house overlooks the property and it is only 5kms to the local primary school.

Auction Tuesday 3 December 2019 at 1.00pm at Ray White Te Awamutu, 223 Alexandra St View Wednesday 13 Nov, 11am-1pm Saturday 16 Nov, 11am-12pm Neville Kemp

027 271 9801 Noldy Rust

www.rwteawamutu.co.nz/TEA22896

027 255 3047

Rosetown Realty Ltd Licensed REAA2008

Est. M M Penwarden

21.77 hectares (54 acres)

379 Western Line, Whanganui Opportunity knocks to purchase land in the sought after Brunswick area at an affordable price. Just five minutes north of Whanganui.

To be Auctioned 1pm Tues 3 December 2019 (will not be sold prior) at Brickhouse, 72 St Hill Street, Whanganui.

Currently run as a dairy support unit but with Westmere loam flats, reliable rainfall this would equally make an excellent horticulture, finishing or calf rearing unit. Infrastructure includes four bedroom home, herringbone milking shed. We seldom see properties of this size come onto the open market in this location. CV $700,000.

David Cotton

M: 027 442 5920 H: 06 342 9666 E: davidc@forfarms.co.nz

John Thornton

M: 027 443 0045 E: johnt@forfarms.co.nz

Open Days: Friday 8th, 15th and 22nd November 2019 12.00 noon to 2.00pm For Sale by Auction We welcome your inspection at Open Days or by appointment with Vendor’s agent.

LK0099905©

210 Staniforth Road

www.forfarms.co.nz – Property ID F2913 www.forfarms.co.nz

Property ID FF1299

LK0068450©

MANGAWHAI

DEADLINE SALE

Complete Package - Premium Location 72 Harding Rd, Matamata

When we describe this Matamata dairy farm as immaculate it is an understatement of what's on offer. This property leads with the beautiful tree-lined driveway to a stunning home built to a high quality standard that won't disappoint.

Just over 119ha of mainly flat free draining soil the Waihou sandy loam will support virtually any form of farming. The daily consent allows for 2500m2 of clean water to be drawn from a tributary of the Waihou river eliminating the risk of droughts and providing for many different forms of horticulture or agriculture. It has allowed this farm to milk through any summer conditions producing high quality low cost pasture, the envy of all neighbouring farms. As a result the farm has consistently averaged 152,000ms on a system 3.

The established mature specimen trees throughout the entire property add shade and aesthetic beauty which brings another layer of

magic to this remarkable property. The farm has town water supply as well as its own bore. The quality of the support buildings, farm dairy, fencing, stock races and farm layout are all excellent. In addition to the homestead the property has two more high standard dwellings.

Deadline Sale Closes 28th Nov 2019, 2pm (unless sold prior) _______________________________________________ View By Appointment Only _______________________________________________ Agent Jack Van Lierop 0274 455 099

A premium property that needs to be viewed to truly appreciate. Call Jack for more information.

LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677

matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G6ZHR1

Licensed Agent REAA 2008

TENDER

Iron Hill Chicken Farm

Supreme Free Range Chicken Farm

Matamata

Progressive investors are recognising the chicken industry for it's secure and enticing return on capital. Iron Hill Farms has a long term contract with Inghams Enterprises and consists of six automated growing sheds totalling 9024mÂ˛ on 9.45ha,

rearing in excess of one million birds annually. The property is fully compliant and will be sold as a going concern including

two very good homes plus a neat two bedroom unit. The icing on the cake here is the location part way between Matamata and Cambridge. What more could you ask for, the figures stack up and the industry is thriving - look no further!

matamata.ljhooker.com.nz/G59HR1

For Sale Tender - Closes 1pm, 28th Nov 2019 (unless sold prior) ___________________________________ View By Appointment Only ___________________________________ Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276

Animal welfare, clean water, food production and

environmental impact are the buzz words of today. Ignore these at your peril. Get ahead of the game and secure an

investment in this free range chicken farm which has a high return on capital and delivers on all of the above.

This remarkable farm was established in 2015 on a 62.5 ha block. The sale will include a current long term growerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

contract with Inghams Enterprises, all the necessary plant

and equipment plus two very good homes. Serious investors wanting a leading edge agri-business need to apply for

LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677

further information.

LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677

Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Licensed Agent REAA 2008

FINAL NOTICE

NEW LISTING

Dairy Farm

The Secret's Out

1212 Tower Road, Matamata

247 Waterworks Rd, Te Miro Deadline Sale Closes 2pm, 21st Nov 2019 (unless sold prior) ___________________________________

The last time this property was on the market was

Auction

This fertile property is well subdivided and is currently

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got the basis for good production. Two homes

View Tues 5th & 12th Nov (11am - 12pm) ___________________________________

farmed as a heifer grazing unit. A large percentage of

with an in-shed feeding system. 116 ha approx.

Agent Jack Van Lierop 0274 455 099

Call Jack for more information.

LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677

matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G5SHR1

Licensed Agent REAA 2008

A chance to get onto your new dairy farm for the 2020 season in a very sought after area. With it being mainly flat on Waihou sandy

loam soils and a central race this farm has

& well subdivided. The cowshed is a 36 ASHB

(STS) producing 1212kg/ms/ha (av. last 3 years).

around 1915. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how good it is!

the 118 hectares is able to be mown or cropped, so plenty of options here including utilising the large sheds. Situated on Waterworks Road, a great

location central to most Waikato destinations. This one will be hard to beat.

matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G79HR1

NEW LISTING

Next Level

49 McKinley Rd, Te Aroha

783 Waihekau Rd, Waitoa Auction

family for three generations.

Wed, 4th Dec, 1:00pm (unless sold prior)

more desirable as the environmental constraints on land

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40 hectares of their prized dairy farm that has been in the

Flat Waihou sandy loam blocks such as this will only become uses take hold. The title includes two water sources, one being town supply. All of the farm infrastructure including a tidy 20

ASHB and a beautifully presented five bedroom family home in a magnificent setting.

Grab it before someone else does.

matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G5WHR1

___________________________________ Wed 6th, 13th, 20th Nov (12 - 1pm)

___________________________________ Agent Rex Butterworth 021 348 276 Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

View

Thurs 7th & 14th Nov (11am - 12pm)

___________________________________ Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276 LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

NEW LISTING

A Slice Of Quality The end of an era, our retiring vendors are reluctantly selling

Wed 4th Dec, 1:00pm (unless sold prior)

If your criteria are - it must be in the dress circle, high

Auction

current owners are retiring after cherishing this 65ha dairy

Wed 4th Dec, 1:00pm (unless sold prior)

An exceptional property in two titles complemented by two

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producing, flat, fertile and free draining then read on. The farm for the last 76 years.

very nice homes, plus an older cottage. Milking 230 cows

through a top 32 ASHB packed with features including an

adjoining 350 cow feed pad. Production average of 127,000 kgs/ms.

It really is as good as it sounds!

matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G46HR1

___________________________________ Wed 6th, 13th, Nov (11am - 12pm)

___________________________________ Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276 LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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FIRST CLASS TURN-KEY FINISHING UNIT Clyro, 84134 State Highway 2, Eketahuna, Tararua "Clyro" is a farming operation of exceptional quality, balance and productive capacity. Situated on the outskirts of Eketahuna in a "summer safe" climate this is a flat farm with some good quality hills- close to 60% of the effective area of 312ha (340ha total) are productive flats with the remainder top class easy to medium hill country. This balance allows the farm to run a highly productive sheep breeding and finishing system in tandem with a lamb and bull finishing operation. Recent soil test results are pH 5.9 av & Olsen P 42 av. The farm is supported by a three bedroom plus office and rumpus room home (2 double garages), a four stand woolshed and modern covered yards complex, very well sited and maintained cattle yards and three further satellite sheep yards. The water supply is fully reticulated around the flats, and dams on the northern flats and hills. Our vendors meticulous care and passion, significant development work, regular pasture renewal, well developed metalled lane network, comprehensive fertiliser policies, drainage of the flats and quality infrastructure supports the ability of the farm to turnover high numbers of stock. Clyro is a true statement of the benefit of doing things once and doing them exceedingly well. Clyro presents a Turn-Key opportunity-donÂ´t delay, call today! Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 5 Dec 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

340 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2045101 Blair Stevens 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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ENTRY LEVEL DAIRY OR FINISHING / CROPPING / MAIZE UNIT 147 Mellington Road, Hunterville, Rangitikei

nzr.nz/RX2075576 Tender Closes 11am, Wed 11 Dec 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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Located in dairy dominant locality, just 9km from Hunterville and State Highway 1, this property is the quintessential "first farm", but as it comprises some of the regions best soils, it offers lots of land-use alternatives. Comprised of around 72 hectares of croppable contour, with the balance very hill, the predominant soil type is Kiwitea Silt Loam. A preferred soil type for the dairy industry, this loamy and relatively free draining soil is great maize, livestock finishing or potato ground. Considerable development has been under taken in recent years, with a whole new water reticulation system, upgrades to tracks, fencing and effluent system, and generous capital fertiliser applications. Running a 180-190 cow, wintered on system, with only PKE and hay coming on, the recent average has been 80,000kg MS. The recently re-painted four and three bedroom homes are solid but largely original to their 1960s heritage. Being only a 1.5km stroll up the quiet road to the bus to a large country primary school, and handy to both Feilding and Palmerston North, this is a great place to bring up a young family. Open Farm 10:00-11:00am, Wed 6 & 13 Nov 2019 (please ensure footwear & vehicles are clean).

87.96 hectares Video on website

FINISHING CONTOUR - OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE TO NEXT LEVEL 3578 Taihape Road, Waiwhare, Hawke’s Bay ’Waiwhare’ offers multiple opportunities, with a large portion of flat to easy finishing country, a boundary with the beautiful Tutaekuri River and a private wilderness area for recreation. Located 43km north west of Hastings on the Taihape Road in the Waiwhare district, Waiwhare is a 412ha sheep and bull beef breeding and finishing unit. With approx. 213ha of flat to very easy country in what is traditionally a good rainfall area, the opportunity exists to take the production to a new level with further intensification. Access and workability are assisted by River Road which runs along the eastern boundary plus a laneway that connects the cattle yards to the middle of the farm. The current policy has supported re-grassing, Lucerne crops, Plantain and winter Oats to assist the finishing programmes. Infrastructure includes: two reticulated water systems supported by creeks and dams, a well presented 4 stand woolshed, new set of large sheep yards, good cattle yards, two implement sheds and an operational airstrip. A three bedroom farm house is well located. For recreational enthusiasts, there is deer, trout and an abundance of native bush and birds in the wilderness area.

412.9 hectares Tender (plus GST if any)

nrz.nz/RX2080152

Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019, 5 Ossian Street, Ahuriri, Napier. Duncan McKinnon 021 241 9073 | duncan@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

"SUDBURY" - HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE & HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE 442 Porewa Road, Marton, Rangitikei

240.40 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2069758

Situated on the Rangitikei river terraces, Sudbury is one of the most visually appealing dairy farms we have in the region. The Ashhurst stony sandy loam and Tokorangi fine sandy loam soils are not typical of the wider district and sit in a quoted unique micro-climate that has seen two boutique vineyards establish close-by; overlay this with approximately 130 hectares of irrigation delivered via two centre pivots and some K-line and you have the ingredients of a highly productive unit. Currently milking just over 600 cows via the 50 bail rotary shed with average production of just over 290,000kgMS; an added bonus, to provide versatility in your productive system, (and un-used by the current owners), is a covered feed-pad for up to 1,000 cows with concrete silage bunkers. With three homes, including the main on an elevated spot, nestled on the edge of the 3ha bush block, the primary bus to Hunterville primary is just down the road. With the immediate district a mix of cropping, livestock finishing and dairy farming, put this property on your list if a bit of x factor aesthetics is important within a productive farming operation.

KILLYMOON - PRODUCTION RELIABILITY 287 State Highway 1, Bulls, Rangitikei Located just to the north of Bulls, reliability of production is a strength here, with close to 60% irrigation coverage from two centre pivots and K-line. The Ohakea silt loam and Crofton silt loam soils present are cropped on (incl. maize), dairied on and used for intensive livestock finishing in the immediate district, so you have options for land-use. Just over 500 cows produce 210,000kgMS on average, via a 40ASHB dairy, with a wintering barn (not currently used by owners) providing self-contained potential. With a large homestead and two cottages, Bulls offers two primary schools and buses to various high schools.

181.80 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2070898 Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

VERSATILE SOILS, IRRIGATION & LEASE 1637 Parewanui Road, Bulls, Rangitikei Located 16km west of Bulls, "Scotts Ferry" combines quality Manawatu, Rangitikei and Parewanui silt and sandy loams with centre pivot irrigation, with an additional 65ha of regional council lease, alongside the boundary. Operated as two separate dairy units, milking a total of 860 cows for an average of 335,000kgMS, via 32 and 36 ASHB sheds; however with six titles the potential exists for this property to be split back into the two properties it once was or to run a mixed farming model. Five centre pivot irrigators, plus some K-Line cover approx. 220 ha and provide flexibility of application.

246ha + 65ha lease Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2070909

Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

LANGDALE STATION - APPEALING CONTOUR & SOILS - 556HA Langdale Road, Whareama, Masterton Historic Langdale Station is a visually appealing and very well-balanced sheep and beef breeding and finishing unit located 30 minutes east of Masterton. A key feature of Langdale are the 80ha of alluvial based silt flats which are complemented by 30ha of terraced valley flats running up to another 220ha of easy to medium front hill country. The balance of around 163ha of medium to steeper hills to the rear total the 493ha effective grazing land, with a further 63ha of pine trees, scrub & bush. There are around 20 paddocks on the flats and 46 paddocks on the terraces and hills with fences predominantly conventional. LangdaleÂ´s excellent mix of land class and soils offers the opportunity to intensify the production utilising multiple land use options including; breeding & finishing, dairy support/supplement and cropping. The farm is supported by a tidy two-bedroom cottage, four stand woolshed and covered sheep yards, cattle yards and various other hay and implement sheds. Good scale, great contour mix and versatility are the hallmarks of Langdale. Langdale will attract those seeking a high quality and well scaled block with genuine land use options close to Masterton, in a very well-established farming community. Interest will be high- call today for a property report! Tender Closes 4pm, Wed 20 Nov 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

NGAPUHI - ATTRACTIVE HILL COUNTRY AND FINISHING 851 Clifton Grove Road, Gladstone, Carterton Ngapuhi is a picturesque, nicely balanced and well established sheep and beef breeding and finishing unit , located close to the vibrant rural hub of Gladstone and only a 35min drive from Masterton. Ngapuhi has been in the vendors family for several generations, each undertaking extensive planting of gully and hill country faces in a wide selection of trees. Several mature stands of native bush, including some significant Totara trees bring added character and beauty to Ngapuhi. There are around 340ha effective with some 50ha of alluvial & terrace flats used for green feed crops to support lamb & bull finishing, the balance being medium hill with steeper faces towards the back of the main breeding block. With 3 titles purchase options exist of 150ha & 227ha. There is a well sited and modernised homestead with 4 bedrooms, rumpus room and attached studio. Farm buildings consist of a main 3 stand woolshed, second 3 stand woolshed alongside cattle yards, three satellite yards with well-located storage and implement shedding supporting the farming operations. Set in a well-established farming area and with good balance of contour, enabling breeding and finishing options, Ngapuhi has been faithfully farmed and developed over many years- an opportunity not to be missed! Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 21 Nov 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

556 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2027974 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

377 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2028088 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

VERSATILE SOILS, QUALITY FARM 107 Puawai Road, Glen Oroua With 30+ years of careful stewardship by the current sharemilkers and the Morison Estate, pride in presentation is clearly evident on this 200 cow dairy unit. With options to buy this property and/or the bounding 113ha (sts) dairy property concurrently for sale by the same vendors. Comprised of Kairanga loams, close to 83,000kgMS has been averaged on a simple system; equally this could be an outstanding finishing, support or maize block. Very tidy farm improvements, with a well maintained home with modern kitchen and bathroom, set in an immaculate garden.

OPTIONS GALORE Whakapapa Road, Owhango HereÂ´s an opportunity rarely available to secure an attractive 33 hectares of flat to undulating contoured land. Currently run as a deer unit but with contour gives the discerning buyer plenty of options. Infrastructure includes a deer handling facility on a concrete floor plus a separate load out yard all easily accessed from a centralized race running through the farm to connect the 20 paddocks to all faculties along with a handy five bay implement shed. Included is the luxury of a reliable reticulated water source from the Owhango water scheme and the versatile loamy sand soils.

74.52 hectares (sts) Video on website

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Tender Closes 11am, Thu 14 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

33 hectares Tender

nzr.nz/RX2041815 Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019, NZR, 1 Goldfinch St, Ohakune. Jamie Proude | Alan Blackburn 027 448 5162 | 027 203 9112 jamie@nzr.nz | alan@nzr.nz NZR Central Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

IMMACULATE PRESENTATION, TOP SOILS 147 Puawai Road, Glen Oroua Part of the Morison Estate, this property, along with their bounding 74.5ha (sts) farm that is also for sale, combines quality soils with 78 years of careful guardianship. Predominantly Kairanga loams, a 100,000kgMS+ average has been achieved on a simple system, however soils of this quality have so many options. With a freshly painted home, recent capital expenditure in the 28AS dairy, along with well maintained farm improvements, the new owner of this property (and/or both farms), can be confident they are buying well maintained assets.

MAUNGAROA "LONG RIDGE" 862 State Highway 4, Manunui, Taumarunui Held in the Tylee family for the past 66 years it is with great pleasure to offer this attractive 279 hectare farm for sale. The location of this property to amenities is a huge benefit in this day and age, all within 8km to town. Entirely effective land area with a favourable easy to medium hill contour with a majority lays well with a warm northerly aspect. Infrastructure includes a quality three bedroom home with inground swimming pool accessed off SHWY 4 and four stand wool shed and cattle yard at the front of the property are all in tip top condition. Currently carrying 2500 su on very reliable soils.

113.4 hectares (sts) Video on website

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Tender Closes 11am, Thu 14 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

279 hectares Tender

nzr.nz/RX2022947 Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 1 Goldfinch St, Ohakune. Jamie Proude | Alan Blackburn 027 448 5162 | 027 203 9112 jamie@nzr.nz | alan@nzr.nz NZR Central Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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"MAHI" TOP NOTCH IN ALL REGARDS 468 Ruanui Road, Taihape If you are looking for that farm to just walk in and start farming then this 219 ha farm has to be seen. Well balanced contour with approximately 96 ha of cultivatable land along with clean medium hill country and smaller margins of steeper country. Strong soils types comprise of Ohakune and Mangaweka silt loams that are all renowned for producing quality livestock production. Reliable springs providing fresh, clean water all year long for stock and domestic use. Infrastructure comprises of a quality, low maintenance 3 bedroom home, set among wellestablished gardens along with garaging.

219 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX1857077 Auction 11am, Thu 5 Dec 2019, Taihape Town Hall, Taihape. Jamie Proude AREINZ 027 448 5162 | 06 385 4466 jamie@nzr.nz NZR Central Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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FOR SALE THE FRASER FARMS 248 FRASER SMITH ROAD, AWAKINO, WAIKATO

LARGE COASTAL FARMING ESTATE FARMING, FORESTRY, HUNTING An opportunity to purchase a significant coastal farm 1.5hr* from the Hamilton CBD, featuring land for grazing, carbon farming and plantation forestry as well as large areas of native bush for hunting, recreation and potential beehive revenue. Held in two titles, the 1,445.8-hectare* Fraser Farms have recently been used for dry stock grazing with 507 hectares* of land in pasture. The property contains numerous water courses, ponds, large areas of attractive native bush, farming infrastructure including wool sheds, yards and dwellings and approximately 3 kilometres* of coastline fronting the Tasman Sea. This farm land is available for sale and offered jointly to the market by CBRE and Bayleys. + 1,445.8ha* Freehold Area + 507ha* in pasture + 3km* coastal frontage + Dwellings, yards and farm infrastructure + Waterfall, streams and ponds + Plantation forestry and carbon farming + RV (2018): $6.28M

DEADLINE OFFERS Thursday 28 November 2019 at 4.00pm (unless sold prior)

*Approximately MARK MONCKTON 021 724 833

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FOR SALE

VIADUCT OLIVE GROVE 3962 STATE HIGHWAY 2, HAWKE’S BAY

ROCKY HILLS ROCKY HILLS ROAD, TE WHARAU, WAIRARAPA

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VERSATILE HORTICULTURE LAND WITH CONSENTED WATER CBRE Agribusiness offers to the marketplace New Zealand’s second largest olive grove. Planted in six varieties across 62.25ha (more or less) of flat fertile land, the sale of the Viaduct Olive Grove is a fantastic opportunity to secure a large standalone property with an eye on future development. Home, work sheds, plant and equipment included in sale.

PRODUCTION FORESTRY LARGER SCALE, PROVEN REGION

+ Total land area of 91.15ha (more or less) + Productive area of 62.25ha (more or less) + Free-draining ‘Mohaka Sandy Loam Soils’ + Majority share in ‘Mohaka Water Company’ + Irrigation infrastructure in place + Revenue from hive placement + Rateable Value - $4.08M (2018)

Call today for a detailed Information Memorandum DEADLINE OFFERS Tuesday 26 November 2019 at 4.00pm* and for access to the online data room. WYATT JOHNSTON 027 815 1303

JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

Rocky Hills is a large scale and attractive landholding, transitioning from pastoral activities to a carbon offset forest. With some 725 ha already established over the past 3 years and a further 525ha of farm land earmarked for future planting, Rocky Hills has strong forestry fundamentals in a proven growth region. With an on-site metal resource, well formed track network and economic cart distances for domestic or export, this property is well set up for production forestry. Contact CBRE today for a detailed Information Memorandum or to arrange an inspection.

+ Freehold land area of 1,932ha + 725ha young Pinus radiata + 525ha for future forestry + 2 dwellings, sheds and yard facilities with potential for a remaining grazing block + Extensive track network, well-formed access road and attractive native bush + This farm land is offered for sale DEADLINE TENDER Friday 6 December 2019 at 4.00pm JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

WYATT JOHNSTON 027 8151 303

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MATAMATA, WAIKATO 468 Waharoa Road East In a Different League Whether you want a high producing dairy farm, fertile land for cropping or an equine facility this 126 hectare trophy property is something special for the astute purchaser looking for a first class farming investment. Proudly presented to the market in immaculate condition, this well located property has been farmed by the same family for 110 years. This dairy unit comes with a proven history of consistent milk production with a three year average of 253,509kg MS from approximately 530 cows. The contour is flat and fertile with predominately free draining soils. The farm is well fenced and subdivided into 45 paddocks accessed by a well designed looped race leading to a 36 ASHB cow shed, making farm management a breeze.

Situated in close proximity are concrete feed bunkers, feed pad, and a full range of sundry buildings offering ample room for calf rearing and storage requirements. A feature of the property is a tree lined tar-sealed entrance way leading to an executive homestead surrounded by specimen trees and landscaped grounds. Two other homes accommodate staff and complement the property. Don't hesitate as properties of this calibre and location rarely come to the market.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 14 November

VIEW 11.00-12.30pm, Thursday 7 November Peter Donnelly M 021 449 559 E pdonnelly@pggwrightson.co.nz Trevor Kenny M 021 791 643 E trevor.kenny@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/MAT30978

OPEN DAY

TIROHANGA 176 Okama Road Time To End The Pain! Total Land Area: 165.0207 Hectares Unforseen issues have led to the point of no return, the vendors have reached the decision where the farm must sell. Situated in the renowned dairying district of Tirohanga, some 41 kilometres north of Taupo, this farm consists of around 138 effective hectares of easy rolling and some steeper contours. Having produced up to 129,019 milk solids when on a twice a day milking regime, however last season, with a manager, this fell to 70,154 milk solids on a once a day system. Currently the vendors are back on farm with a target of some 95,000 milk solids from 320 cows once a day milking. 345 mixed aged cows, 65 heifers and 27 bulls were wintered on farm. Approximately 210 ton of PKE is purchased, 13 hectares of summer crop sown, and 30 ton of grass silage made on farm, with the NRP calculated at 66. Infrastructure includes two three-bedroom Lands and Survey style dwellings, a tidy 22 aside straight rail dairy with in-shed feeders, two large calf sheds, three PKE or fertiliser bins and a disused woolshed. Water is well catered for by way of a farm bore and council water supply.

AUCTION Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) 1.00pm, Thursday 21 November 2019

VIEW 12.00-1.00pm, Thursdays, 7 & 14 November

Graham Beaufill M 027 474 8073 E graham.beaufill@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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EXCLUSIVE

MAHOENUI, WAITOMO 2627 State Highway 3 Multi Options at Mahoenui • • • • • • •

388 hectares freehold with another 75 hectares of lease Up to 640 cows have been milked on farm in the past with all stock wintered on 50 bail rotary with feed pad, three dwellings, calf sheds, implement shed, workshop and barns Multi revenue streams available - dairy, grazing, cropping, forestry, carbon credits. A self sufficient dairy farm Fertility, races and comprehensive re-grassing have all been done to the highest order. Excellent processes have been implemented Motivated vendors Contact the listing agent, Peter Wylie, to view

$6M Plus GST (if any) VIEW By Appointment Only

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 | B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/TEK31351

NEW LISTING

PATOKA, HAWKE'S BAY `Punawai' History and Breeding • • • • • • • •

557.3737 hectares (1377.27 acres) Large scale third generation breeding unit in the sought-after Patoka district west of Napier Easy contoured country front and back, large hill in middle making an ideal hogget block Well-laned and all conventionally fenced into some 55 main paddocks Two good four-bedroom dwellings - main one in a magnificent garden and pristine lawn setting Five-stand woolshed, two sheep yards, cattle yards, numerous implement and workshop sheds Punawai stock have traditionally topped or near topped their respective weaner cattle and five-year ewe fairs The family's decision to sell creates a seldom afforded opportunity

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 5 December Doug Smith M 027 494 1839 | B 06 878 3156 E dougsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz Paul Harper M 027 494 4854 | B 06 878 3156 E paul.harper@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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TENDER

HUNTERVILLE, WANGANUI 609 Putorino Road

TENDER Plus GST (if any)

Buy One Or Buy Both

(Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm, Monday 16 December

These two properties are currently farmed in conjunction with a successful dairy farm.

VIEW 1.00-2.00pm, Sunday 17 November

Property 1: (609 Putorino Road - 20.4038ha) is predominately flat on two terraces, with medium to steeper sidlings. There is a well positioned three bedroom home set on an elevated site with good views of the Putorino Valley. The property, which is well fertilised and on a water scheme, is also complemented by a good hay shed/implement shed. Property 2: (Smiths Road & Putorino Road - 19.9308ha) is flat with two road frontages. The well fertilised land, with a water scheme, lends itself to be good for cropping or as a finishing block. There are also two good handy sheds on the property. Call today for an Information Memorandum or an appointment to inspect.

Doug Glasgow M 027 204 8640 | B 06 349 2005 E dougglasgow@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/FDG31384

TENDER

POHANGINA 322 Finnis Road 'Glengarnock' A well balanced farm between Pohangina and Colyton, 199.38 hectares (492.67 acres) is for sale. Large areas of flats and easy undulating country is currently grazed for dairy support and sheep. The six-bedroom home has recently had the open plan kitchen/dining and lounge room redecorated and modernised and double glazed. The three-stand woolshed and sheds area have all steel framing and the covered yard has sheep drafting. The cattle yards with a Cattlemaster crush system are beside the outside sheep yards. There is tractor and implement shedding. Water is sourced on farm by springs, pumped to a header tank and gravity fed to troughs. There are two stands of pinus radiata near to harvest. A property of this size is rarely available only 22km to Feilding.

TENDER Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 2.00pm, Thursday 28 November

VIEW By Appointment Geoff White M 027 274 1478 E geoff.white@pggwrightson.co.nz Wayne Brooks M 027 431 6306 E wayne.brooks@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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TENDER

ARAPOHUE, NORTHLAND Make This One Your First Farm • • • • •

81 hectares Four bedroom home Garaging/workshop/outside room 14 ASHB cowshed Good implement sheds

A lovely first farm with character, 13km to town, and has many options to suit either dairy, beef, calf rearing and lifestyle. The owner has had the farm since 1998 and the time to retire has come so are offering this farm to market.

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 2.00pm Tuesday 26 November

Megan Browning M 027 668 8468 B 09 439 3344 E mbrowning@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/DAG31294

RUAWAI, NORTHLAND Rare Opportunity on the Ruawai Flats 1124 hectares over four properties. Two of the dairy farms and cropping blocks are flat. Cartwright Road dairy farm, the support block and beef unit are easy rolling. Average of 689,000kg MS over last three years. Individual farm kg totals are available. Milking 1690 cows across the three farms. 60 bail rotary, 40 ASHB, 18 ASHB and 10 houses. The location is desirable and is an established dairy farming area. These farms carry options around utilisation of the flat land for future management. A unique opportunity to purchase either the entire holding or individually.

DEADLINE SALE

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 2.00pm Wednesday 20 November

Ron Grbin M 027 471 6388 E rgrbin@pggwrightson.co.nz Dennis Wallace M 022 312 7704 E dennis.wallace@pggwrightson.co.nz Mel Currin M 021 134 6472 E mel.currin@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/DAG30862

OPEN DAY

TE PUKE, WBOP 1460 No 2 Road 'Kiwi Park Farm' - Quality Grazing and Kiwi's • • • • • • • •

152.8 hectares total area 64.5 hectares easy grazing Prime grazing at the front of the property Exclusive native bush at the rear Good set of stock yards Excellent summer country that can really grow the grass Majority of the grazing land is easy contour Located approx 15km from Te Puke

Kiwi Park is a special parcel of paradise. Phone or email to receive the full Information Memorandum

TENDER

(Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm Thursday 14 November

VIEW 1.00-2.00pm

Sunday 10 November

David McLaren M 027 223 3366 E dmclaren@pggwrightson.co.nz Karen McLaren M 027 555 0421 E karen.mclaren@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/TEP31169

KARAMU, WAIKATO 979 Limeworks Loop Rd 114ha Waikato Dairy Unit Located just 27km from the Hamilton CBD in the well known and popular Te Pahu region, this is a property with much to offer to a wide array of potential purchasers. • Good mix of contour – lovely aesthetic appeal • 30 ASHB dairy, sound home with excellent farm infrastructure • Additional 20ha of milking country available for lease • Fully compliant with good farm records • There’s lots to like about this well located farm

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Friday 15 November

VIEW

12.00-1.00pm Tuesday 5 & 12 November

John Sisley M 027 475 9808 E jsisley@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/HAM31271

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Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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OPEN DAY

TENDER

AWAKINO, WAITOMO Manganui Road

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

The Top Farm

(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 1.00pm, Friday 6 December

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VIEW 11-1pm, Tues 5, 12, 19 Nov

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780 hectares, more or less, approximately 520 hectares effective, 12km north of Awakino. Big hill breeding farm, on average running 520 2th ewes, 1140 mixed age ewes and 120 mixed age cows Contour - mix of approximately 34 hectares flat, 90 hectares rolling and balance is steep. Good fertiliser history, natural water Four stand wool shed, lockable shed, two sets of cattle yards and three sets of sheep yards, no house 9 hectares of lease in between river and road

Please bring your own motorbike

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/TEK31225

TE AWAMUTU, WAIPA 2/4798 Ohaupo Rd Options Aplenty, Superbly Located Nestled back off Ohaupo Road in an elevated setting and often admired from afar, you will find a generous four bedroom 1970s brick family home. This home is perfectly set up to raise a family, downsize and retire from a bigger farming operation or possibly run a contracting business from home. The total land size is 20.9395ha more or less, beautifully fenced into 18 paddocks. The farm infrastructure includes cattle yards and load out and two three bay sheds (one lockable, concrete floor and includes a sheep pen and shearing stand plus workshop area).

TENDER

(Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 3.00pm, Friday 29 November

VIEW 11-12 noon

Saturday 9, 16, 23 November

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/TEK31223

EXCLUSIVE

TENDER

WHAREPUHUNGA, WAIPA 184 Grice Rd Quality, Cattle Grazing, Production, Location 547 hectares, approximately 435 hectares effective. Fertiliser truck does bulk of spreading. Driven by contour, fertiliser applications, superb infrastructure, this is an excellent grazing/finishing farm. 191 hectares deer fenced, 244 hectares conventional fencing, excellent lane-way access. Three bedroom quality brick home built 2012. Good standard of farm buildings. This is a proven performer and getting better year by year. Motivated vendors, fantastic opportunity.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 11.00am, Friday 22 November

VIEW 11.00-1.00pm

Wednesday 6 November

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/TEK31229

OWHIRO, WAITOMO 657 Owhiro Road Belvedere 264 hectares, more or less. Contour is a very well balanced farm and healthy hills to croppable country - approximately 230 hectares effective. On average wintering approximately 725 MA ewes, 225 hoggets, 60 MA cows, 80 dairy graziers, 60 yearlings. The vendors have successfully utilised all contour mixes to optimise stock performance. Please bring motorbike and helmet to open days. To be offered as 3 options: 1. Complete farm 2. 81 hectares bare land 3. 182 hectares includes house and farm buildings

TENDER

(Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 1.00pm, Friday 29 November

VIEW 11.00-1.00pm

Tuesday 5 & 12 November

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/TEK30867

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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TENDER

THORNTON, WHAKATANE 63 Magee Road Developed for Sustainability 145ha STT main farm, plus 28.75ha support block, plus 29.30 support block, all flat contour. Recent and exceptional capital investment has been made in infrastructure, with a forward-thinking vision for a sustainable long-term future. Aiming to be environmentally friendly, to achieve compliance better than the regulations require. The near new industry leading 40ASHB high tech dairy, with fully covered yard and feedlot has an ultra-modern water conservation system. Only 5km out of Whakatane, continue the vision, profit is to be gained from this opportunity.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 28 November

VIEW By Appointment Only

ELSTHORPE, HAWKE'S BAY Great Sheep Country • • • • •

Phil Goldsmith M 027 494 1844 B 07 307 1620 E pgoldsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz

• • • •

242.8114 hectares (600 acres) more or less Good percentage of flat land complementing the bigger hill country Comfortable 3-bedroom Summit Stone home Large areas of the flats in plantain/clover mixes and short rotation grasses Running mainly breeding ewes plus replacement hoggets Good fertiliser history Located 31km south east of Havelock North Three-stand woolshed & two sets of sheep yards Good opportunity for aspiring sheep farmers

pggwre.co.nz/WHK31158

pggwre.co.nz/HAS31058

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NEW LISTING

EAST TARATAHI, WAIRARAPA Farming, Lifestyle, Location • • • • • • •

180.19 hectares (445.26 acres) Extremely well-balanced farm with a variety of soil types giving you options High level of farm infrastructure including K-line irrigation, woolshed, sheep and cattle yards Reliable, quality water reticulation system Outstanding five-bedroom modern executive home, plus additional three-bedroom cottage Two rivers on the boundary giving an array of recreational activities Don't miss this opportunity to purchase this premium part of the Wairarapa

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 3.00pm Tuesday 19 November

VIEW

1.00-4.00pm, Thursday 7 November 661 Cornwall Road

Bevan Edwards M 027 204 2895 E bevan.edwards@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/MAS31070

HILLS CREEK, Hills Creek / Pennyweight Sheep and Beef Unit Large scale sheep and beef unit - 3,776 hectares more or less in multiple titles. A mix of approximately two thirds flat to easy undulating with the balance medium hill. Large range of good improvements including three homes, wool shed covered yards complex, second wool shed, full complement of other farm buildings as specified in our brochure. Substantial development has been done over the past 12 years, including fencing (192 paddocks), reticulated water scheme to troughs, regrassing, and establishment of Lucerne and Lucerne mix pastures.

3 TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm Thursday 28 November

Paul Harper M 027 494 4854 B 06 878 3156 E paul.harper@pggwrightson.co.nz Doug Smith M 027 494 1839 B 06 878 3156 E dougsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 12.00pm Thursday 28 November

VIEW By Appointment Only Roger Nicolson M 027 886 0618 E rjnicolson@pggwrightson.co.nz Paul Thomson M 027 435 3936 E pthomson@pggwrightson.co.nz Shaun O'Docherty M 021 708 165 E sodocherty@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Agri Job Board

FARMERS WEEKLY – November 4, 2019

EXCITING CONTRACT MANAGER OPPORTUNITY • Progressive farm in Feilding • Split calving • 550 cows Our client has been farming this property for 21 years, and with growing commitments off-farm has asked us to find him an experienced go getter who has proven ability in managing pasture, people and time. Comprising 260ha, this farm has a 44-bail rotary shed with all the technology ‘bells and whistles’. We are looking for an outstanding farm leader who can demonstrate strong communication skills, along with pride and excellence in achieving the right outcomes. It goes without saying that you’ll have top notch pasture management and animal husbandry skills; equally important is that you will take pride in the appearance of the farm. You could be an experienced Contract Milker already, or this could be your first step into Contract Milking – either way, you will have at least four year’s farm management experience. On offer is the opportunity to enjoy great financial returns, work with a progressive and supportive farm owner and all in a location that is handy to rivers for trout fishing, deer for hunting and the Ruahine Ranges for tramping enthusiasts. If you’re serious about returning excellent results for yourself and the farm owners, you’re in it for the long haul and will take the custodianship of this farming asset seriously, we want to hear from you! For more info and to apply go to www.no8hr.co.nz (Ref#8HR1240).

Agronomy Block Supervisors (2x) Contract Manager Dairy Sheep Opportunities (4x) Deer Stock Manager Farm Manager Full-time Caretaker Manager Senior Deer Shepherd Sharemilker Shepherd Station Cook and General Hand Station Manager

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Farm Manager Central Hawkes Bay An exciting career opportunity is available on a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef finishing property. Located approximately 20 minutes west of Waipukurau in the Ashley Clinton district, the property comprises 545ha of flat and easy rolling country. Lambs and cattle will be finished which will predominantly be sourced from another property in the group. The property is well laid out with good working facilities.

This is a key position for a working manager which requires a dynamic, well organised and broad thinking person with a proven record preferably using modern management techniques. Essential skills will include excellent livestock and pasture management, computer literacy, good communication, high personal standards, an eye for detail and the ability to work with others.

The position commences in mid-February 2020, reports to the Chief Executive and provides a high degree of responsibility. A three-bedroom home will be provided along with an attractive remuneration package. There is primary schooling locally with a bus to secondary schooling in Waipukurau. If you have the necessary skills and desire to succeed as part of a large progressive farming business you should apply by emailing your CV to:

www.no8hr.co.nz | ph: 07-870-4901

Brian Burrough Chief Executive Officer NZ Rural Property Trust P O Box 783, Hastings email: brian.burrough@ruralequities.co.nz or telephone 027 446 9964 for more information

WE ARE THE SOLUTION You’re reading the Farmers Weekly and so are the people you want to employ.

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Non-proprietary and Uncertified seeds

Commodity Levy Order Renewal Vote

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This Order under which the levy is collected now requires renewal and the Herbage Seedgrowers’ Subsection will issue ballots for a referendum on Friday 22 November 2019 with the voting period through to Monday December 9. Ballot papers will automatically be sent to those entitled to vote in the referendum but any herbage seed grower who would like to more information or to discuss the collection of the levy can contact Nick Hanson, Federated Farmers on 04 470 2161.

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DOGS WANTED

FLY OR LICE problem? Electrodip - The magic eye sheepjetter since 1989 with unique self adjusting sides. Incredible chemical and time savings with proven effectiveness. Phone 07 573 8512 w w w. e l e c t r o d i p . c o m

12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195. FREE CRATE BEER! No one buys or pays more. NZ wide! 07 315 5553. Mike Hughes.

ANIMAL AND HUMAN healer, also manipulation on horses and dogs. 4th6th November, Kaikoura, Blenheim. 7th-18th November, North Island. 19th-21st November, Nelson, Murchison. 22nd-24th November, Canterbury. 25th November - 6 December, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland. For more information phone Ron Wilson 027 435 3089.

ANIMAL HEALTH www.drench.co.nz farmer owned, very competitive prices. Phone 0800 4 DRENCH (437 362).

ATTENTION FARMERS DAGS .25c PER KG. Replacement woolpacks. PV Weber Wools. Kawakawa Road, Feilding. Phone 06 323 9550.

CONTRACTORS GORSE SPRAYING SCRUB CUTTING. 30 years experience. Blowers, gun and hose. No job too big. Camp out teams. Travel anywhere if job big enough. Phone Dave 06 375 8032.

FARM MAPPING FOCUS ON YOUR strengths with a farm map showing paddock sizes. Contact us for a free quote at farmmapping.co.nz or call us on 0800 433 855.

FORESTRY PINE WOODLOT VALUES Ltd. If you’re thinking of logging your pine woodlot, our totally independent assessment will tell you what you’ve got, what its worth, and how to achieve your share. Contact Ray Hindrup 027 353 4515 or hindrup.logs@gmail.com.

FORESTRY/ SCRUB CUTTING INTEGRATED VEHICLE wood chipper for local chipping of trimmed/ cut branches. NZ Patent 713280. Easily driven to work site, operates independent of tractor or large truck/trailer combination solutions. Retains material on-site for natural recycling without the carbon footprint of transporting the slash/ scrub cuttings. Minimizes volume of material from piles of cuttings. Contact: Silver Crags Engineering at richard.w.finney@gmail. com

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GOATS WANTED

MOISTURE METERS Hay, Silage dry matter, grain. www.moisturemeters.co.nz 0800 213 343. FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80 to book.

GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds. Prompt service. Payment on pick up. My on farm prices will not be beaten. Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis.

TRACTOR PARTS

HORTICULTURE NZ KELP. FRESH, wild ocean harvested giant kelp. The world’s richest source of natural iodine. Dried and milled for use in agriculture and horticulture. Growth promotant / stock health food. As seen on Country Calendar. Orders to: 03 322 6115 or info@nzkelp.co.nz

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE WILTSHIRES-ARVIDSON. Self shearing sheep. No1 for Facial Eczema. David 027 2771 556. PUREBRED RED DEVON yearling bulls. BVD negative. Phone Don 06 375 8589.

PUMPS HIGH PRESSURE WATER PUMPS, suitable on high headlifts. Low energy usage for single/3-phase motors, waterwheel and turbine drives. Low maintenance costs and easy to service. Enquiries phone 04 526 4415, email sales@hydra-cell.co.nz

SELLING

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SAWN SHED TIMBER including Black Maire. Matai, Totara and Rimu etc. Also buying salvaged native logs. Phone Richard Uren. NZ Native Timber Supplies. Phone 027 688 2954.

DOLOMITE NZ’s finest BioGro certified Mg fertiliser For a delivered price call ....

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Call or email us for your free copy of our plans Email: info@ezylinehomes.co.nz Phone: 07 572 0230 Web: www.ezylinehomes.co.nz

WILTSHIRE & SHIRE® Meat rams. Low input. www.wiltshire-rams.co.nz 03 225 5283.

CRAIGCO

DOGS FOR SALE

JD 6510, 6420, 6430, 6434, dismantling Andiquiparts. Phone 027 524 3356.

WANTED TO BUY

RAMS FOR SALE

SOMETHING?

DEERLAND TRADING LTD buying deer velvet this season and paying above the average. Also contractor required to buy deer velvet. Payment on commission basis. Contact 021 269 7608.

STOCK FEED

FERAL GOATS WANTED. All head counted, payment on pick-up, pick-up within 24 hours. Prices based on works schedule. Experienced musterers available. Phone Bill and Vicky Le Feuvre 07 893 8916.

SHEEP JETTERS SHEEP JETTERS SINCE 1992

12-MONTH-HEADING dog, fast, strong. Most commands on. Station or trial potential. Nolan Timmins 06 862 7543. RELIABLE HARD WORKERS to get the job done! Huge selection $500-$2500. Deliver NZ wide, 30 day trial. www.youtube.com/user/ mikehughesworkingdog/ videos 07 315 5553. WE HAVE A TOP selection of young Huntaways for sale. We are not traders we are breeders trainers and sellers based in Southland. Transport to the North Island no problem. Join us on facebook workingdogsnewzealand. Check out our web site w w w. r i n g w a y k e n n e l s . co.nz. Ringway Kennels. Phone 027 248 7704.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 4, 2019

BELTEX CROSS-SHEEP RAM SALE

WANTING TO INCREASE REFUGIA IN YOUR FLOCK?

Beltex – The new terminal sire in NZ

- part of a sustainable drench management plan

STOCK FOR SALE 1YR BEEF HEIFERS 250-300kg 1YR ANG & ANG X STEERS 250-350kg

FRSN BULL CALVES Nov Delivery STOCK REQUIRED 1YR FRSN BULLS 400kg+

GENETICS

2YR BEEF BRED HEIFERS 350-420kg

Proﬁtability Surprise

550kg+ ANGUS STEERS

2YR STEERS 450-500kg COWS WITH CAF

Higher dressing yield and meat ratio Tuesday, 19 November, 12.30pm Wellsford Sale Yards

The Coopworth ewe is the ‘engine’ room of your farm. A sound productive sheep with comprehensive SIL validation. Consistently ranking ahead of the rest in Sheep Genetics for the modern forward thinking farmer

www.dyerlivestock.co.nz

27 first-cross Beltex rams Dames: Romney and Texel origin

Ross Dyer 0274 333 381 A Financing Solution For Your Farm E info@rdlfinance.co.nz

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Brucellosis free and vet examined. Enquiries to: Rex Roadley 09 4318 266 rex.roadley@farmside.co.nz

livestock@globalhq.co.nz – 0800 85 25 80

Superior Maternal Worth: Reproduction | Survival | Meat Growth | Wool | All SIL Recorded

150 FEwww.wormfecgold.com Gold

SIL recorded Romney Rams for Private Sale from

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900 CATTLE

FE Gold Rams

SIL recorded and DNA tested

12 Noon Start 30 2yr Ang Frsn & 30 2yr F/FH X Steers 40 2yr Beef & Here Frsn X Heifers 80 1yr Ang & Here Frsn X Steers 100 1yr Frsn & 50 1yr Frsn X Bulls 40 1yr Beef X Bulls 200 1yr Here Frsn X Heifers 35 1yr Ang Frsn & 32 MG Frsn X Heifers 25 1yr Beef X Heifers 50 Wnr (AB) Exotic & H/Frsn X Steers 45 Wnr (AB) Frsn & Frsn X Bulls 35 Wnr (AB) Exotic & H/Frsn X Heifers 100 Wnr (AB) Frsn Beef X Heifers For enquiries call 027 4956031- Details at

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ROMNEYSTO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT BOOKHEREFORDS IN NOW Sam & Gemma Hain

www.centrallivestock.co.nz

E:E:s_hain@xtra.co.nz sam.gemma.hain@gmail.com

For further information contact our Noticeboard sales team on 0800 85 25 80 or email livestock@ globalhq.co.nz farmersweekly.co.nz

CoopworthGenetics

Are you one tup ahead? ROMNEYS

The mainstay and back bone of our breeding operation. Over 40 years’ of high selection pressure under commercial conditions has put these rams on the map. Sheep that ‘hold it together’ during tough times and deliver predictable and repeatable performance.

ROMTEX

ENQUIRIES CONTACT Bruce & Thelma Rapley

SELLING AGENTS

Phone: 07 8732818 RD2, Otorohanga

Warwick & Rebecca Rapley Phone: 07 8701714/027 843 6662 Email: info@goldstreamfarm.com

Paul Mitchell: Cam Heggie:

027 273 3538 027 501 8182

LIVESTOCK ADVERTISING Are ewe looking in the right direction?

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Bred out of our replacement stud Romney ewe hoggets (genetic gain) by robust and structurally sound high index Texel rams. Robust and meaty rams run under the same conditions as the Romneys and subject to the same strict culling standards.

SUFTEX

A nationally proven and predictable terminal ram. We understand and appreciate the need for culling/ selection pressure so have a strong focus on providing structurally sound rams with a focus on longevity.

Zandy Wallace P: 06 372 2551 M: 0226 580 680 E: farm@waiitirams.co.nz

www.waiitirams.co.nz

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Deliver your ram sale messaging to every farm letterbox nationwide with a weekly publication that farmers choose first for news, opinion, market updates and even their own advertising.

Visit the website for your local Ram Breeder’s contact details

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Road, Gisborne WaikuraPapatu Station, Private Bag4072 7123, Gisborne 4040

8628097 8096 P:P:+ +64646 6867

• Worm tolerant sheep to reduce the need for drench • FE testing • Eye muscle scanning to produce the best carcass for the market • Ewes rearing their own weight in lambs

www.coopworthgenetics.co.nz

Waikura Station, Private Bag 7123, Gisborne 4040 P: + 64 6 867 8097 E: sam.gemma.hain@gmail.com

& Gemma SidSam & Merran Hain Hain

livestock@globalhq.co.nz – 0800 85 25 80

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 4, 2019

SOUTHDOWNS Find a registered

• Cattle Grazing on Live Weight Gain or Weekly • Lamb Grazing on Live Weight Gain

Please Contact Mark Grace 021 222 8470 mark@rathmoy.co.nz

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Call now for pricing & timing options

HAVE A SALE COMING UP?

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Lamb and Cattle Grazing Wanted

breeder at: www.southdownsheep.org.nz

Tim Coombs Deer & Stock Give me a call to facilitate your ram cartage requirements throughout NZ

Transporting your ram from Vendor to Buyer efficiently & competitively

Call Andrea

P: 07 8 9 4 6 1 3 6

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Raupuha Studs

TIM COOMBS

Where every day is an open day

Owner/Driver 502 Lees Road, RD 5, Feilding 4775

Sale Preview 60 45 40 10 35

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RAUPUHA

PERENDALES ARE

PERENDALE 2TH RAMS TESTED .57 ROMDALE 2TH RAMS TESTED .57

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PERFORMANCE SHEEP GENETICS

Suffolk and Suftex terminal 2ths are available - please enquire

E: coombs@vetta.net.nz

MANA STUD

Perendale 2 th Rams Romdale 2 th Rams SufTex 2 th Rams Beltex 2 th Rams Suffolk 2 th Rams

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SIL Dual Purpose Facial Eczema

Russell and Mavis Proffit: 2033 State Highway 3, RD, Mahoenui 3978 M: 027 355 2927 • E: rnmwproffit@xtra.co.nz • www.raupuhastud.co.nz

Romney and Romdale rams also available for private sale Rams selected on structural soundness and high performance data

Banklea Stud

SIL Maternal worth indexes from 2000 to 3300

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How much has eczema cost you? Start your genetic progress here.

Your Studstock Specialist

All enquiries: Please contact Malcolm Wyeth 027 252 7151 or Ryan Shannon/PGG Wrightson 027 565 0979 or Tom Suttor/Carrfields 027 616 4504

100 Years Breeding and Marketing Romney Rams Celebration Auction 13 November 2019

PAKI-ITI ROMNEY

30 Elite high index rams On farm: 2183 Kimbolton Road Kiwitea (north of Feilding) Wednesday 13 November at 1.30pm Rams on view 12.00pm

or Ryan Shannon, PGG Wrightson Livestock Genetics – 027 565 0979 Tom Suttor, Carrfields – 027 616 4504 Brent Bougen, NZ Farmers Livestock 027 210 4698

PAKI-ITI ROMNEY

PAKI-ITI ROMTEX

• Breeding for constitution, structural soundness and performance • All round performance – fertility, growth, ewe efﬁciency, survival • Five year lambing average – 150% unshepherded

PAKI-ITI ROMTEX • • • •

Enhanced growth and meat yield option Rams sold from a stabilised ﬂock focused on fertility Added beneﬁts of hardiness Rams sold as 22ths

paki-iti.co.nz

Visit to view our breeding programs

Stewart Morton 06 328 5772 • Andrew Morton 06 328 2856 RD 54 Kimbolton, Manawatu • pakiroms@farmside.co.nz

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Enquiries to Richard Brown 027 449 7866 banklea@inspire.net.nz

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Top Waidale rams of Ike Williams, Pleasant Point will also be auctioned

PAKI-ITI RAMS • 160 clients purchased or leased Paki-iti rams last year • Rams bred on a 870ha hard hill country property rising up to 637m asl (2090f asl)

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SALE TALK Here at Farmers Weekly we get some pretty funny contributions to our Sale

The blonde headed off to the swamp, determined to catch an alligator.

A r v i d s o n W I L T S H I R E S - Pure Meat, No Shearing NZ’s No1 F.E. Meat Breed Flock * SIL * Parasite Testing Well Muscled - Fast Growth. Ph: David 027 2771 556

Talk joke from you avid

The shopkeeper replied with a sly smile, ‘Well, little lady, why don’t you go give it a try?’

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readers, and we’re keen to hear more!

Later in the day, the shopkeeper was driving home, and spotted the young woman standing waist deep in the murky water, shotgun in hand.

If you’ve got a joke you want

He saw a huge 9-foot gator swimming rapidly toward her.

something you’d share with

With lightning reflexes, the blonde took aim, shot the creature and hauled it up onto the slippery bank. Nearby were seven more dead gators all lying belly up. The shopkeeper watched in amazement as the blondestruggled with the gator. Then, rolling her eyes, she screamed in frustration......”Sonuvagun!! THIS ONE’S BAREFOOT, TOO!”

to share with the Farming community (it must be

COOPWORTH | ROMWORTH | COOPDALE

FRANKTON CATTLE SALE Wednesday 6th November On A/c Client Simmental X Frsn Yearlings

your grandmother...) then

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email us at:

Complete line. 290-380kgs

saletalk@globalhq.co.nz with Sale Talk in the subject

Owner reared. M Bovis non detected Liam McBride 021 222 2662

line and we’ll print it and

Supplied by Lyndsey Thompson

credit it to you.

Conditions apply

MCMILLAN SHEDDING SHEEP 2TH RAM SALE

Thursday 28th November, 12pm Te Kuiti saleyards

Thursday night – South Island

Comprising 100 - 2th Wiltshire rams These rams have been selected out of a large number of rams. They are fully shedded and all are born as twins. Grant and Sandy have been breeding and farming these sheep commercially on Ongarue hill country since 2004. They are bred for shedding ability, facial eczema tolerance and growth rates. Brucellosis Accredited

For more information go to bidr.co.nz or contact the team on 0800 TO BIDR

Further enquiries Grant and Sandy – 07 894 6136 Marty Cashin, PGG Wrightson - 027 4976 414

Weekly Auctions Wednesday night – North Island

Bid, buy, sell all things rural

Loin 20.30%

FE Tolerant Worm Resilient Meaty carcase & good bone MYOMAX muscling gene SIL Recorded Top performance

Auction Day 14 November, 12.00pm Te Kuiti Sale Yards

58 Elite 2th Rams to be Auctioned 20 Coopworths | 20 Romworths | 18 Coopdales Private treaty sales from November 18th

KAAHU GENETICS Murray Sargent 027 392 7242 murraysargent@hotmail.com kaahu.co.nz

Shld 20.21%

EMA 21.7 Fat ‘C’ 4 H¼ 25.86% GP 20-18 Tw Weight 64.5kg

Cam Heggie 027 501 8182 camheggie@pggwrightson.co.nz

Helping grow the country

ALL NEW MODERN REGISTERED ROMNEY

Total yield 66.37%

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After becoming very frustrated with the attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the young blonde declared, ‘Well, then, maybe I’ll just go out and catch my own alligator and get a pair of alligator shoes for free!’

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Suz Bremner

Mel Croad

Nicola Dennis

Cattle

Reece Brick

Caitlin Pemberton

Sheep

BEEF

William Hickson

Deer

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

6.10

5.60

NI lamb (17kg)

8.85

8.70

8.10

NI Stag (60kg)

9.50

9.60

11.30

NI Bull (300kg)

6.10

6.00

5.00

NI mutton (20kg)

6.00

5.90

5.00

SI Stag (60kg)

9.50

9.60

11.30

NI Cow (200kg)

4.85

3.90

SI lamb (17kg)

8.60

7.75

SI Steer (300kg)

6.05

6.00

5.50

SI mutton (20kg)

6.00

5.85

4.85

SI Bull (300kg)

5.85

5.80

4.85

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

4.55

4.50

3.90

UK CKT lamb leg

11.70

11.58

9.20

US imported 95CL bull

9.33

8.88

6.48

US domestic 90CL cow

7.71

7.50

6.39

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

Last year

North Island lamb slaughter price

9.0

$/kg CW South Island steer slaughter price

$/kg CW

5-yr ave

Jun

2018-19

Dairy

Oct

Dec 5-yr ave

Feb

Apr 2018-19

2019-20

Last week

Prior week

Last year

2.79

3.16

6.25

May-19

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T) Nearby contract

Last price*

Urea

616

650

314

315

787

778

DAP

Top 10 by Market Cap Company

YTD High

480

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

4.6

5.54

3.38

Auckland International Airport Limited

9.3

9.9

7.065

440

19.15

19.53

12.3

The a2 Milk Company Limited

18.04

10.42

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.48

4.705

3.54

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

4.965

5.62

3.51

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

400

320

Sep-18

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

vs 4 weeks ago

Ryman Healthcare Limited

12.91

13.62

10.4

7.38

9.05

5.82

Port of Tauranga Limited

6.69

6.8

4.9

Mainfreight Limited

40.2

29.95

Company

440

YTD Low

Contact Energy Limited

Listed Agri Shares

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY Prior week

Aug 2019-20

Last year

30 micron lamb

Jul-19 Sep-19 Sept. 2020

Jun

Prior week

3.15

360 Jan-19 Mar-19 Sept. 2019

Apr 2018-19

Last week

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

6.75

NZ average (NZ$/t)

2.70

Grain

Data provided by

Feb

Fertiliser

Aug 2019-20

37 micron ewe

$/tonne

$/kg MS

Jun

Super

7.25

Nov-18

Dec

FERTILISER

Coarse xbred ind.

Aug

MILK PRICE FUTURES

5.75

Oct

5-yr ave

(NZ$/kg) Apr

8.5

6.5

7.0

WOOL

Feb

9.5

6.0

5.25

Dec

South Island stag slaughter price

7.5

8.0

5.75

Oct

8.5

$/kg CW

South Island lamb slaughter price

5.0

4.75

9.5

10.5

9.0

6.25

10.5

11.5

5.0

4.75

Last year

North Island stag slaughter price

11.5

7.0

5.75

Last week Prior week

6.5

6.0

5.25

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

7.5

8.0

$/kg CW

North Island steer slaughter price

6.25

Last week Prior week

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

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5pm, close of market, Thursday Close

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

18.04

10.42

Comvita Limited

5.42

2.5

Delegat Group Limited

11.06

12.5

9.4

3130

3125

3100

420

SMP

2690

2680

2565

400

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

4.15

4.85

3.15

1.77

1.47

AMF

4925

5075

380

Foley Wines Limited Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

0.85

1.08

0.75

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

0.21

0.24

0.192

340

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

2.28

2.98

1.76

320

PGG Wrightson Limited

2.46

2.52

0.47

Sanford Limited (NS)

7.1

7.25

6.35

Butter

4100

4000

Milk Price

7.15

7.12

6.85

$/tonne

WMP

360

Sep-18

* price as at close of business on Thursday

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

3300

350

Scales Corporation Limited

5.23

5.35

4.34

SeaDragon Limited

0.001

0.003

0.001

Seeka Limited

4.88

5.35

4.2

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

9.4

11.35

8.45

T&G Global Limited S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

$/tonne

US$/t

3200 3100 3000

Nov

Dec Jan Latest price

Feb

Mar 4 weeks ago

Apr

300

2.58

2.81

2.43

16338

17434

15063

S&P/NZX 50 Index

10788

11219

8732

S&P/NZX 10 Index

10403

11001

8280

250 200

Sep-18

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

16338

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

10788

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

10403

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

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SI SLAUGHTER STEER ( $/KG)

6.05

SI SLAUGHTER STAG ( $/KG)

9.50

GOOD SPRING LAMBS AT FEILDING STORE SALE ( $/HD)

145-155

A slow start to growth NORTH ISLAND

N NORTHLAND kumara is being planted, 70% goes in during November. The weather’s been relatively dry, just a bit cooler than usual and growers and farmers are looking forward to the band of rain expected to come through this week. There’s plenty of grass about and dairy farmers are having a great run. Pukekohe and its market gardens have had a few showers, temperatures have risen slightly and there’s been more sun. As the ground conditions become drier, cultivation’s possible. Irrigation has started for some crops. Most green-leafed vegetables remain at low retail prices except for celery, which is in shorter supply as it grows through the bolting period. In Waikato strawberry growers are waiting for sun and some heat. It’s been reasonably cool so maize is going in a bit late. Silage contractors are busy. In Bay of Plenty pasture’s been bolting away and the good-quality feed’s been putting weight on cattle and lambs. Farmers are asking for more sun and less wind, it’s been incessant this spring and is getting farmers down and it’s horrible to work in. Farmers needed to have their submissions in about the Government’s fresh water proposals by Thursday. The farmer we rang spent 15 hours on his at one of the busiest times of the year. He says he knows of many farmers who made submissions so there’ll be an incredible amount of reading to do by the decision makers. He’s hoping they’ll make a difference. He says so much of the proposal is wrong and needs to be made right and it’s created a lot of negative feeling towards the Government. Farmers are irked they have no chance to speak to their submissions. King Country farmers expected it to become very hot and dry over the weekend with temperatures predicted to hit 30C. The farmer we rang can remember swimming at Labour Weekend so it’s not totally out of the ordinary. The road is still out on the Forgotten World highway, 20km from Taumarunui, which demands an hour detour. Locals are really angry and it’s having a huge impact on tourism operators and trucking firms. Long term maintenance on the road has been sadly lacking. In Taranaki mating is well under way with good submission rates. There’s plenty of grass about. Everyone is making silage. The farmer we spoke to did a pit full on Friday. The wind and showers are causing the odd headache for contractors. Farmers want their crop paddocks sprayed out but it’s always windy. He says his paddocks ended up being sprayed out on Saturday, in the wind. Gisborne’s had some beautiful rain. Two weeks ago people were worried about their water supplies but they’ve had a welcome top-up. There’s oodles of grass and stock prices are really hot. Forestry is going flat stick and boats are piling up waiting to come in and be loaded. It’s been warm and people have been swimming but not our contact who reckons they’re tough as. Hawke’s Bay’s had a run of good

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weather. Apple growers are seeing very heavy fruit drops. Hort consultant John Wilton says it’s been caused by two things. Hail on October 1 hit trees in blossom and has done a better job than any blossom thinner programme he’s ever seen. Then, in the middle of the month, 100mm of rain created problems with fruit set. He’s predicting there’ll be a huge variation in crop yield from orchard to orchard this year. In orchards that were well advanced the hail caused a lot of mischief but in later orchards the trees have been unscathed and should carry good crops. He says there’ll be much more hand thinning needed this year to salvage the crop. Orchardists will have to wait another couple of weeks until apples are the size of a 20 cent piece to be able to spot what is damaged and what’s not. A second thinning might be needed after Christmas. With the wind and heat forecast for the weekend in Wairarapa dairy farmers were looking at turning their irrigators on. The region’s had a good stretch of sun and there’s lots of silage down. Cows are milking really well. In Manawatu and Rangitikei docking is still under way in the high country. It hasn’t been outstanding but has been solid. There have been fewer ewe deaths this year and that’s being put down to feed being a bit tight. It seems to help. Now grass growth has taken off farms are just comfortable for feed. SOUTH ISLAND Nelson people are still hand thinning vines and taking out side flowers on the kiwifruit gold crop. Work is about a week behind normal. In apple orchards chemical thinning is being used to remove the surplus crop load. Shoot training’s under way in hop gardens and a lack of soil moisture means irrigation systems are being turned on. It’s been a windy week in Marlborough and with only 40mm of rain in the gauge for October it’s getting dry. Our contact near Blenheim says the clover’s starting to wilt on northern faces on his property. Ewes and lambs are on rotation. Lambs are on the light side but with some warmer days recently they’ve turned the

corner. Finishing cattle are going to the works at a carcase weight of 320kg and prices are excellent at $2000 a head. In vineyards spraying for powdery mildew is in full swing now grapes are well and truly in leaf. A farmer at Hokitika on the West Coast says even though they’ve had daily showers, conditions are a lot better than the previous week, which was wetter and colder. His farm borders the Arahura River, which flooded in March and he’s still in recovery mode from that. One hundred hectares of paddocks were affected and even though it looks okay now the sodden land is still underperforming. As a result milk production’s well back on last season. The farmer’s also having to re-do 30km of fencing. Cows are still on twice-a-day milking though and mating is getting under way. The weather in Canterbury’s definitely come right this week. Our contact says grass is growing and balage is being made flat out across the region. Yearling bulls on lucerne are growing at 2kg a day. Dairy farmers have finally put their silage wagons away. A cropping farmer says he’s just finished planting his industrial hemp crop. Tailing’s been a stop-start affair in south Otago because it’s been so wet. A Balclutha farmer says tail-wise it’s the poorest result he can remember. He’s hoping for good prices at the works to make up for the drop in lamb numbers. Most hogget shearing’s done and dusted but people are still waiting to put in summer cereals and fodder beet crops. Southland urgently needs a good dose of sun. There was more rain last week and many places are saturated. Our contact on the coast at Waimahaka says paddocks look grey after being grazed. Cows are struggling because of the conditions so he might reduce milking to take the pressure off the girls. Blood samples from the herd have also shown the cows could do with a B12 booster. On sheep farms most lambs have been tailed and are back behind wires. Tractor-wise the ground is too soft to get crop paddocks back into grass while oats planted in September are 30% behind where they should be.

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Sticking with tradition is paying big dividends For the past 50 years Otaraia Farm at Martinborough has sold two-year Angus and Angus-Hereford steers at the Martinborough and Masterton spring fair. The hill country property, owned by the Martin family, runs 450 traditional breeding cows with all progeny carried through to two years and the steers farmed specifically to target the fair, which was held last Wednesday. Last year the 170 steers averaged $1239 with the best result achieved in 2017 at $1400. However, the return of an annual Manawatu buyer and strong competition from that region pushed this year’s average price to $1600. NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Two-year Hereford-Jersey heifers, 327-361kg, earned $2.84-$2.96/ kg • Eleven yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 216kg, were chased to $3.50/kg • Yearling Hereford bulls, 188kg, returned $710, $3.78/kg • Mixed-age Hereford-Friesian cows, 336kg, traded at $970, $2.89/ kg Just a smattering of cattle was penned at WELLSFORD last Tuesday, after the long weekend pushed the sale forward a day. There were enough buyers present to easily absorb the small offering and most traded at solid levels. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 309kg, earned $2.98/ kg, with the balance of heifers, 175-225kg, trading at $2.97-$2.98/kg regardless of breed. Hereford bulls, 131kg, managed $550, $4.20/kg. Kaikohe cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers held at 3.12-$3.15/kg • Most good two-year heifers earned $3.00-$3.10/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls returned $3.20/kg • Autumn-born steers, 280-300kg, managed $3.50-$3.60/kg Throughput lifted slightly at KAIKOHE last Wednesday up to 550 head. Most traded on a steady to lifting market, with good 15-month beef-cross and beef-dairy heifers improving to $3.10-$3.30/kg. Yearling steers sold well with Angus-Hereford and Exotic-cross earning $3.35-$3.50/kg, and Hereford-Friesian, $3.50/kg. Cross-bred and FriesianJersey steers were picked up for $2.20-$2.50/kg. Yearling beef-cross and exotic-cross bulls ranged from $2.75-$3.10/ kg, in line with quality and type. Heavier Friesian and beefcross cows fetched $2.20-$2.30/kg, with lighter types at $2.00-$2.10/kg.

COUNTIES Tuakau sales • Hereford-Friesian steers, 380kg, held value at $3.33/kg • Whiteface weaner heifers, 97kg, earned $520. • Top prime lambs fetched $235 • Heavy prime ewes sold up to $236 Heavier cattle in forward condition sold strongly at TUAKAU last Thursday, but prices for lighter, younger stock eased slightly, Carrfields Livestock agent Karl Chitham reported. The medium-sized yarding included HerefordFriesian steers at 320kg, which sold at $1130, with 307kg Shorthorn making $1045, and 111kg Hereford-Friesian, $655. In the heifer section, 404kg Hereford-Friesian traded at $3.23/kg, $1305, with a 348kg pen fetching $1115. The market at Wednesday’s prime sale was firm. The bulk of the heavy steers sold at $3.08$3.19/kg and mediums made $3.04-$3.12/kg. Heifers sold at similar values to the previous week, with most heavy beef-types fetching $3.10-$3.18/kg and light-mediums, $3.00-$3.10/kg. Prime lambs (new season) ranged from $151 to $235 on Tuesday, and heavy prime ewes varied from $187 to $236. Medium ewes fetched $147-$165.

WAIKATO Frankton cattle sale • Two-year Angus steers, 339-358kg, softened to $3.48-$3.55/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 459-508kg, earned $3.20$3.29/kg • Yearling Angus-Hereford steers, 322kg, returned $3.45/kg • Most yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 362-476kg, traded at $3.40-$3.49/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 285-391kg, were well rewarded at $3.25/kg to $3.42/kg Last Wednesday’s yarding at FRANKTON was something of a mixed bag quality-wise, though there were good numbers available. Two-year Angus-Hereford steers, 397453kg, were discounted though still strong at $3.17-$3.22/ kg, as were Hereford-Friesian, 419-423kg, back to $3.31$3.37/kg. Angus-Friesian, 473-484kg, traded at $3.15-$3.16/ kg. Friesian heifers, 355-397kg, were discounted to a varied $2.76/kg to $2.97/kg. Yearling Angus-Friesians steers, 242kg, managed $3.35/ kg, whilst Hereford-dairy, 276-306kg, improved to $3.44-$3.48/kg. Hereford-dairy heifers, 270297kg, held at $3.04-$3.13/kg, but 204kg could only manage $2.94/kg. Traditional yearling bulls were well sought after with 25 Angus, 350kg, fetching $1200, $3.43/kg, and Hereford, 326-375kg, $1330-$1480, $3.95-$4.08/kg. Heavier Friesian bulls, 309-342kg, realised $2.92-$2.98/kg, while 221-265kg held at $3.27-$3.30/kg. Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 596-710kg, held at $3.12/kg to $3.30/kg. Twelve Shorthorn-cross, 658kg, were well-rewarded at $3.36/ kg. Prime Hereford and Hereford-dairy bulls, 578-595kg, realised $3.32-$3.34/kg.

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LEGACY: Some of the Martin family steers sold at the Martinborough and Masterton fair last week.

Rangiuru cattle and sheep • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 372-430kg, improved to $3.25$3.33/kg • Two-year Angus heifers, 385kg, were $3.25/kg • Prime Angus steers, 533kg, fetched $3.41/kg • Prime Limousin cows, 600kg, earned $2.73/kg • Prime hoggets fetched $100-$227, with the best spring lambs $191 It was a quiet day at RANGIURU last Tuesday. A handful of 2-year South Devon steers, 472kg, traded for $3.28/ kg, while Angus, 384-407kg, also sold well at $3.15-$3.24/ kg. Most heifers exceeded $3/kg, with Hereford-Friesian, 396kg, at $3.21/kg. Over half of the store yarding were yearlings and Hereford bulls, 330-386kg, traded from $3.52/

kg to $3.76/kg. Heifer quality remained variable, with one line of Hereford-Jersey, 260kg, best-selling at $3.37/kg. The small prime section provided good returns to vendors, with a slight premium for Angus steers, 533kg, over 560kg Hereford-Friesian at $3.41/kg and $3.36/kg respectively. Most Friesian cows, 532-606kg, made $2.38-$2.39/kg. Rangiuru dairy-beef weaner fair • Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian steers, 205kg, were $720 • Simmental-cross steers, 296kg, made $950 • Hereford-Friesian heifers, 98kg, fetched $520 • Hereford-Friesian bulls, 96kg, earned $570 A good spring day greeted buyers at the first of the dairybeef weaner fairs at RANGIURU last Wednesday. Volume topped 500, and prices were up on last year for quality lines. The bulk of the autumn-born weaner bulls were Friesian, 228-251kg, and made $785-$840. Hereford-Friesian steers, 205-232kg, made $720-$775. That breed made up the bulk of the weaner steers, with most 130-172kg and $650-$700. Most heifers were also Hereford-Friesian and practically all lines over 100kg earned $520-$585. There was plenty of action in the weaner bull section, and a line of Hereford, 262kg, achieved $890 while most other traditional and exotic lines were $550$620 across a wide weight range. The best Friesian bulls were 171kg, $665, with others 115-138kg and $510-$545.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero sheep • New season lambs in the prime pens made $157-$167 • The top prime hoggets fetched $284, with heavy lines $201-$221 • The best-selling prime ewes made $237 • Coopworth hoggets with lambs-at-foot made $135 all counted. It was a lovely spring day at the MATAWHERO sheep sale last Friday. New season store lambs were the bulk of the tally and mostly $130. A range of breeding ewes were penned, the bulk Romney wet-dries in very good condition that made $180-$250.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle sale • 2-year Angus-Friesian steers, 370-450kg, averaged $3.07/kg • 2-year exotic-cross heifers, 407-507kg, made $3.04-$3.14/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 345-355kg, eased to $3.14/kg • Yearling beef-dairy heifers averaged 270kg and held at $3.12/kg Sales held between the monthly cattle fairs at TARANAKI continue to offer up larger volumes than last year, with a further 500 store cattle to add to October’s tally. Steers made up the bulk of the older pens and 482-493kg HerefordFriesian attracted bids up to $3.32-$3.50/kg. An oversupply of yearling steers meant a softer market. The better-bred Hereford-dairy lines sold for $3.15-$3.20/kg, with a few up to $3.29/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 219-230kg, managed $3.74-$3.79/kg, but anything lesser bred were well off the pace. In contrast the heifer market was strong, managing to hold the previous weeks higher level. Angus-Friesian, 265282kg, sold for a 2-3c/kg premium over similar weighted Hereford-Friesian, though line of the latter at 295kg did manage $3.25/kg.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • A line of 2-year Friesian bulls, 437kg, made $3.20/kg • Yearling Hereford heifers, 323kg, returned $3.44/kg • 47 mixed-age Romney ewes with 76 older lambs made $128 all counted • Medium blackface mixed-sex lambs earned $131.50-$142 The sun made a welcome return to the yards for the STORTFORD LODGE sale last Wednesday, though both sections of the sale took little time to complete. Just 1800 sheep were penned, 1100 of which were new season lambs. One consignment made up the bulk and though lambs were mainly lighter types than the previous week, prices were steady. Small lines of heavy spring lambs reached $168-$180, though most traded at $124-$142. A pen of wet-dry 4-tooth Romney ewes sold for breeding at $196, and a line of good ewe hoggets fetched $169. Cattle totalled just 85 head. Yearling beef-dairy heifers, 223-362kg, made $3.20-$3.23/kg, and a pen of six exotic steers, 262kg, $3.53/kg.

WAIRARAPA Martinborough and Masterton spring cattle fair • Traditional 2-year steers were mainly $1585-$1675 • Traditional 1-year steers usually made $1275-$1375 • Good traditional 1-year heifers sold for $1000-$1105 A yarding of 1200 mainly traditional cattle were very well competed on throughout. Straight-beef 2-year steers went on to average $1610, with the two top cuts making $1765-

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 4, 2019

FRESH: This mob of 178 spring store lambs sold for $145 at Coalgate last week.

$1810. Three lines of yearling steers were up at $1420$1445, though the rest weren’t far behind, averaging $1320 on the traditional pens. The largest line of Speckle Park heifers topped their section at $1305, well up on the $995 average for traditional lines.

MANAWATU Feilding prime cattle and sheep • 34 new-season prime lambs were $236 • The top ewes made $213-$223, with very-good to heavy $171$194 • Good Hereford-Friesian feeder bulls were $150-$250 A warm windy day greeted buyers at FEILDING last week, with the sale falling on a Tuesday due to Labour Day. Hogget volume reduced to 2820 head, with two-thirds very heavy types; the top 300 fetched $220-$228, with most others in a tight range of $200-$215. Heavy types sold for $175-$197, and medium-good $161-$172, with a few fresh 2-tooth ewes earning $177-$185. Just 12 cattle were penned, and all were in-calf Friesian cows. Most were mated to beef bulls and weighed 580-598kg, earning $2.62-$2.66/kg, while one slightly lighter 577kg pen sold for $2.42/kg. Feilding dairy beef weaner fair • Aut. Born Simmental-cross bulls, 225-245kg, were $907-$940 • Weaner Friesian bulls, 115-125kg, made $545-$580 • Weaner Friesian bulls, 105-115kg, made $500-$535 The yarding of 635 calves was less than last year, but what sold did make a small premium on that same sale. Good beef-Friesian autumn-born bulls were sold in the $3.85$4.05/kg range, while weaner Friesian bulls averaged $530 at 110kg. Little else was available in significant numbers. Feilding store • Traditional 2-year steers, 485-585kg, were $3.46-$3.55/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 445-495kg, made $3.24-$3.39/ kg • Yearling South Devon steers, 345-380kg, made $1490-$1555, $4.11-$4.32/kg • Medium ewes with LAF were $126-$137 all counted • Spring lambs averaged $134/hd A big yarding of store cattle met strong bidding, especially the specially advertised lines. Only mixed-quality 2-year steers were below $3.40/kg, with a few 445-505kg 2-year Friesian bulls at $3.30-$3.37/kg. Two-year beefFriesian heifers were mainly $3.20-$3.40/kg if they had clean markings, with even the rest above $3.00/kg. Traditional yearling steers, 305-350kg, had a strong sale at $3.99-$4.23/kg, where the beef-Friesian lines were $3.30$3.60/kg depending on their quality. Yearling Friesian bulls, 300kg plus, were mostly around $3.20-$3.30/kg. Few heifers had sold at the time of writing. There was no change from the level set in recent weeks down in the sheep pens. Good spring lambs were $145-$155, down to $127-$128.50 on the medium cuts. A fairly large showing of store hoggets were mainly $158-$184 in reasonable size and quality. Ewes with lambs-at-foot where either steady or a touch weaker. Lamb size makes all the difference, with those with fairly short-term lambs at $135-$143.50 all counted. Others

with longer-term lambs but good-enough ewes were $123$126 all counted. Rongotea cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 417-463kg, earned $2.99$3.09/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 225-315kg, sold up to $3.35/kg • Yearling Hereford bulls, 375kg, fetched $3.39/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 174-294kg, sold over an improved range of $2.69-$3.59/kg • Weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers, 104-146kg, were well sought at $500-$615 A short week following the Monday Labour Day holiday resulted in a smaller yarding at RONGOTEA last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year Hereford-Friesian and Friesian bulls, 395-445kg, earned $2.85-$2.96/kg, while Hereford-Friesian heifers, 265-382kg, varied from $2.30-$2.91/kg. Yearling Angus-cross steers, 337kg, returned $2.73/kg, with Friesian bulls, 341kg, steady at $3.02/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 107kg, made $475. Friesian bulls, 90-150kg, traded at $420-$550, while Angus-cross, 120kg, earned $450, and 160kg Charolais-cross pushed to $650. Friesian and crossbred boner cows, 430-564kg, softened to $1.75-$1.96/kg

CANTERBURY Canterbury Park cattle and sheep • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 390kg, made $2.85/kg • Prime Angus steers, 555-600kg, were $3.33-$3.34/kg • Prime beef-dairy heifers, 510-575kg, fetched $3.19/kg • Prime Limousin heifers, 535kg, were $3.41/kg With the next store cattle sale not until the 19th of November extra volume was attracted to CANTERBURY PARK last Wednesday. Most were yearling cattle, with Limousin and Angus-cross steers, 317-343kg, $1200-$1300 while Hereford-Friesian, 328-369kg, returned $1020-$1090. Heifer pens were a mixed bag with a 365kg Hereford-Friesian sold for $1050, $2.88/kg, while 259kg were $810, $3.13/kg. Smaller 238-246kg lines were $595$650, $2.42-$2.64/kg, with buyers wary of taking them through a second winter. Hogget quality was lower, but they traded on a firm market. The top 100 very heavy were $227-$258, and a third of the yarding $190-$218. The balance made $180-$190. Small pens of prime new-season lambs sold up to $210, while most store lambs made $146-$162 and a lighter line, $111. Ewes with lambs-at-foot were popular, with the top line of 38 ewes and 48 lambs reaching $151 all counted. Coalgate store and prime cattle; all sheep • Prime Angus steers, 523-583kg, increased to $3.30-$3.35/kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 545-697kg, improved to $3.26$3.34/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 203kg, fetched $3.30/kg • The top new season lambs were $219-$230, with the bulk $144$164 • The top ewes returned an impressive $278-$313 Just over 450 cattle were yarded at COALGATE last Thursday. Buyers couldn&#39;t get enough quality lines

Photo: Nicolle Hughes

with prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 513-515kg, at $3.20$3.24/kg though the best pens of the day were 605-638kg Charolais-Friesian heifers that made $3.39-$3.42/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 600-634kg, made $3.30/kg. Twoyear Hereford-Friesian steers, 387-391kg, made $3.20/kg while the bulk of the yarding were yearling steers; a third of the Hereford-Friesian, 267-319kg, outperformed the rest and fetched $3.33-$3.37/kg. Just under 2000 prime hoggets was yarded, with a quarter very-heavy types that traded on a firm market for $213$243, with 1000 heavy hoggets making $190-$208. The 144 ewes and 164 lambs-at-foot had a solid sale; the top pens made $141-$150 all counted, with the bulk of the pens at $120-$127.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 590-630kg, improved to $3.30/kg • Prime Angus steers, 605kg, earned $3.34/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 515-570kg, fell 6c/kg to $2.16/kg • Top prime ewes made $295, with most $151-$182 A good bench of buyers attended the TEMUKA sale last Tuesday, despite the change of day. Prime HerefordFriesian steers, 568-593kg, were $3.16-$3.24/kg, and beef and beef-cross mostly $3.10-$3.20/kg. All but two heifer lines exceeded $3/kg, with Charolais, 560kg, sold for $3.31/ kg while Angus and Hereford-Friesian, 500-625kg, increased to $3.20-$3.28/kg. Most prime bulls were Friesian, 655676kg, at $3.24-$3.28/kg, and six Hereford, 728-757kg, $3.26-$3.34/kg. Over a third of the tally were boner cows, where strong competition for 420-510kg improved prices by 22c/kg to $2.14/kg. Sheep tallies were very low. The top 36 prime hoggets made $230-$247, with the bulk at $210$218. The remaining very heavy made $200-$209 and 100 heavy hoggets returned $190-$198. Three lines of ewes with lambs-at-foot made $120-$138 all counted. Temuka store cattle sale • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 530kg, earned $3.17/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 320-345kg, improved to $3.25/ kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 195-220kg, increased to $3.09/ kg • Weaner Hereford-Friesian bulls, 91-93kg, were $445-$450 • 86 weaner red Hereford-Friesian heifers were $380-$420 Last Thursdays yarding of store cattle at TEMUKA was very much a dairy-beef affair. Proceedings were dominated by Hereford-Friesian lines that contributed 781 of the 1225 cattle yarded. Two-year dairy-beef steers, 430-460kg, held at $2.93-$3.04/kg and the better heifers were close to steer money, with a pen of 488kg Hereford-Friesian sold for $3.07/kg. Yearling cattle dominated the overall yarding. 90% of the steers were Hereford-Friesian, with the top lines $3.47-$3.52/kg, and mid-range examples mostly $3.06/kg to $3.33/kg. Murray Grey, 195-356kg, were $3.07-$3.14/kg. Over 430 Hereford-Friesian heifers were on offer with the top third sold for $3.07-$3.17/kg and next third at $2.95$3.05/kg. Friesian heifer pens were selectively bought, with only two pens over $2/kg.

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Bull market heating up

Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz

HE yearling bull market is heating up and encouraging greater numbers of yearling bulls north from the South Island where farmers are more reluctant to carry bulls to heavy finishing weights. The latest AgriHQ Livestock Insight report suggests that is an about-turn on the past couple of years. With the reluctance of South Island farmers to carry bulls to heavy finishing weights a large volume of South Island bulls usually tracks north as stores to the stronger, more dominant North Island bull market, AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis said. While the past two seasons have been anomalies because of the disruption of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme the buoyant bull market is showing signs of overriding biosecurity concerns with a significant increase in the inter-island trade of Friesian store bulls. “It seems a small selection of two-year Friesian bulls are also making the trip because it’s tricky to buy R2 bulls in the North Island. They are just not in play really.” The R2 market lifted 10-15c/kg last week, fuelled by a rising bull slaughter price aided by some late demand for service bulls from the dairy industry. Dennis said the yearling bull market is typical grass market demand. “Farmers have got grass, they are looking to buy bulls, there’s no R2s so they are buying yearlings and after a good winter these are heavier than expected so they’re paying $1400 a head in the North Island.” In the South Island, where the market is M bovis depressed and freight at about 30c/kg is affordable, the difference between prices makes the South Island very attractive to buy from, Dennis said. “The farmers taking the risk are saying I could get M bovis from my neighbour so they’re happy to take the risk and buy as safe as they can from the South Island

NO WORRIES: North Island farmers have got over their Mycoplasma bovis fear and are again buying large number of South Island bulls, AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis says.

The farmers taking the risk are saying I could get Mycoplasma bovis from my neighbour so they’re happy to take the risk and buy as safe as they can from the South Island. Nicola Dennis AgriHQ

and they are going deep into the south to do it.” Processors are also chasing bulls. “Orders for manufacturing beef are coming into processors thick and fast so it’s not much of a surprise to see a few more cents added. “With the way prices are tracking it’s possible but not guaranteed that bulls will be back paying around the same as export prime.”

Bull prices are definitely lifting either way, Dennis said. International interest in NZ’s prime beef isn’t half as flash and neither is the local trade game, both of which are keeping prices from climbing further. Local trade has even come back a little in some instances. Both are mainly paying about $5.80$5.90/kg, however, export processors are willing to add a few cents to kill sheets if quality, breeding and line-size are all good. Steers are also in hot demand with the yearling steer market lifting last week. The 300kg store steer indicator is now at $3.90/kg or $1170/ head, 15c/kg above last year. That is strong pricing even when the higher steer slaughter price is taken into account. “At last year’s store procurement level of 61% of slaughter pricing we would expect the 300kg indicator to be around $3.70/kg.” The lighter steer store indicator (250kg) has pushed beyond $4/kg and is sitting at $1013 a head, $113 higher than last season.

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Dairy-Beef Weaner Fair

ACROSS THE RAILS SUZ BREMNER

Dairy-beef weaner fairs all the rage DAIRY-BEEF weaner fairs are all the rage at North Island yards in dairy-dominant regions as autumn-born and spring calves start or continue their journey. Frankton has been holding semi-regular fairs since July but spring-born lines contributed a larger percentage of the tally at the latest one. The results have been somewhat of a mixed bag, not helped by a slow start to spring as well as the ever-present concerns over Mycoplasma bovis. Now, more than ever, home-bred cattle and those that can be easily traced back to their origin are more popular than those that can’t, and rightly so. Taranaki kicked off its season with a smallerthan-usual yarding though it did feature more Friesian bulls, which typically aren’t sold in large quantities through the yards simply because they don’t sell as well as in the paddock. They averaged 110kg and $520, which was a fair level in line with Frankton at 105kg and $515. Rangiuru’s Friesian bull yarding was small but good weights pushed the average to 125kg and with a steady to firm market the average price finished at $525. The biggest and most prolific yarding of Friesian bulls though was at Feilding where they made up 70% of the fair last Thursday. There was no steady tone for this market either as prices pushed up by about $20 on last year and made a premium over other yards that offered much smaller selections. By the end of the fair the average weight was 110kg with an average price of $530. Beef-dairy bulls have typically averaged similar weights but sold at a $35-$45 premium over the Friesian bulls. Heifers usually take a back seat to the boys but this year they have had a good run. Averages at all the fairs covered by LivestockEye hovered around the $500 mark for average weights of 105-115kg. In past years it took a lot more weight to hit that level. suz.bremner@globalhq.co.nz

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