Farmers Weekly NZ October 5 2020

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SHOW STORM: Cattle in west Otago weathered a fierce spring snow storm, which blanketed much of Otago and Southland.

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RAPID thaw has eased the worst effects of last week’s storm, which blanketed much of Otago and Southland in snow and caused lamb losses described by some farmers as the worst ever.

Actual losses will not be known until tailing, but Southland Federated Farmers president Geoffrey Young expects the storm will reduce his lambing percentage by 5%.

His Cattle Fat Station property is in the area hit by the heaviest snow, which encompasses Waikaka, Waikaia and West Otago hill country areas, where lambing was under way.

Coastal South Otago and the southeast corner of Southland were also hit hard.

Beef +Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) Southern South Island extension manager Olivia Ross says some coastal Southland farmers fear they may have had their worst lambing ever due to the storm.

For six days leading up to Monday’s snow, farmers around Wyndham and Tokanui endured wind chill temperatures as low as minus 10 degrees.

“Some are describing it as their worst-ever lambing, given the wind chill factor. Then they had the snowfall,” she said.

The snow, which arrived at the start of the week, was thawing by Wednesday and, apart from drifts, was mostly gone by Thursday, accompanied by welcomed warm temperatures.

Young says he had 20cm of snow on the flats, but more

than 30cm on his hill country.

“We’ll certainly have lost a few lambs on the hill,” he said.

West Otago farmer Nelson Hancox says it was the heaviest snowfall in 20 years, causing drifts up to four metres high in some areas.

“It’s been an amazing thaw, which has saved our bacon,” he said.

“Thankfully it allowed stock to get out on feed yesterday (Thursday).”

He estimates he lost up to 150 ewes and an unknown number of lambs, but describes overall loss as lower than expected.

Hancox says neighbours have been helping each other with snow raking to free stock and snow ploughing to clear roads.

Ross Paterson from Waikaka Station says he was fortunate to be coming to the end of his lambing.

He has been helping neighbours dig sheep out of snow drifts and gullies with some farmers having to first clear drift buildup on gates to get access to paddocks.

Ross and the Rural Support Trust have been preparing meals to deliver to families in the hardest hit areas to show farmers they have support but also to check on their wellbeing.

“Sheep and beef farmers work all year for this time, for their year’s production, and to have this impact is so disheartening,” Ross said.

The trust’s Otago coordinator Pat Macaulay says they, along with the community, were handling the initial response, adding the repercussions from the storm will last longer and urges anyone struggling to contact the trust.

“There will be consequences as time goes on and farmers realise

the extent of their losses, she said.

“There will be times people do want to talk and we are right there.”

Fonterra’s Otago-Southland regional head Mark Robinson says the weather has impacted milk collection.

“We have been rotating some of our collections to ensure we maximise the amount of milk we can collect,” he said.

“This has meant that around 100 farmers each shift may have had their collection delayed or had to dispose of some milk.

“Although, there are over 1000 farms in the area, so far only 12 have had to dispose of full vats.”

Depending on the weather conditions, normal collection cycles were scheduled to resume by the end of last week.

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5 Synlait’s asset growth clips profit Synlait improved both revenue and earnings before tax in the 2020 financial year, while paying its 250 farmers an average milk price of $7.30/kg milksolids, 11c higher than Fonterra.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 5, 2020

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Big costs for freshwater compliance Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz MEETING new freshwater regulations will cost landowners $900 million and another $140m a year in annual compliance costs and loss of profits.

Farmers Weekly has collated forecast costs from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) in the Action for Healthy Waterways policy, which variously came into force from September 3.

Fencing 32,000km of waterways to meet new stock exclusion, regulations will cost farmers $773m, while the loss of production on the 19,000ha lost from the three-metre riparian setback is estimated at a further $17m.

The MfE calculates fencing costs at $5/m for dairy, $14/m for sheep and beef and $20/m for deer.

But these costs appear to be at odds with landowner calculations.

A Federated Farmers survey in Waikato estimated the cost for drystock farms range from $300,000 to $785,000 and average about $800 a hectare.

The Te Tumu Paeroa trust manages 180 blocks of Maori land in Taranaki and in its submission calculated the cost of a post and two wire fence at $10/m. With 130km to fence, the total cost will be $1.3m.

Stock exclusion rules variously come into force in 2023 for wetlands and waterways more than one-metre wide, and from 2025 on slopes less than 10 degrees.

In response to questions from the Farmers Weekly, MfE says there will be no exceptions.

“The regulations require stock to be excluded from waterways and their margins by whatever means the stock owner decides is practical,” it said.

“Flood flows can happen on all rivers, and stock owners may decide that movable electric fences are the most appropriate

EXPECTATION: The Ministry for the Environment’s Action for Healthy Waterways report predicts that some councils will face higher costs than others, particularly Canterbury, Southland and Waikato.

means to exclude stock from rivers that experience flood flows.”

Landowners will be responsible for weed control.

By 2025, every farm must have an individualised environment plan, at a cost of $4000 each or $116m to the country’s 29,000 farmers and growers.

These must be audited every two years at a cost of $1500 a plan or $44m to the industry.

The annual cost of addressing environmental issues identified by those plans is estimated at $435m or $15,000 per property.

Intensive winter grazing rules come into force next year and if farmers cannot meet permitted activity rules, they will need resource consent at an estimated cost of $3000 per consent.

The MfE estimates lower profits

from nitrogen, stock exclusion and farm plans will nationally cost farmers $114m a year.

Hardest hit will be those from the Waikato ($11.3m), Canterbury ($36.9m), Otago ($18.4m) and Southland ($13.1m).

Councils currently spend $310m a year on freshwater management, but implementing the new policies will add a further $135m of costs mostly for employing additional staff ($31.5m).

Implementing other freshwater policies will cost councils a further $19.1m a year.

Improved human health from better quality water is calculated at $2.3 billion, benefits from water clarity and reduced sediment $123m and between $1.8m-$5.4m from less erosion.

The department acknowledges

the policy could cost rural jobs and community services and the uncertainty causes increased mental health issues among farmers.

But it concludes the significant and lasting benefits of the policy will, over the long term, exceed the costs of transition and implementation.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has withdrawn an accusation that Federated Farmers leaked confidential information during the formation of the freshwater policy earlier this year.

The primary sector was subsequently excluded from the policy process apart from the final review, leading to claims the regulations are unworkable.

In a letter last month to Feds president Andrew Hoggard, leaked

to Farmers Weekly, O’Connor says information supplied from the federation means he cannot be definitive about who the leaker was.

“I acknowledge that there was a leak of the information in question, but that there is no means to specify who and to which organisation they belong,” he said.

“I, therefore, withdraw the statement.”

Hoggard welcomed O’Connor’s letter, saying the accusation had upset members.

“The Minister says he wants to move forward and that is good enough for me,” he said.

“I am happy where discussions have got to so we can move forward and fix the freshwater legislation.”

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Tatua serves up the cream again Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz TATUA Co-operative Dairy Company achieved an outstanding result in the 201920 season, distributing $8.70/ kg milksolids to its farmers after retaining $1.26/kg, a total of $19 million, for reinvestment.

It was the second highest payout in Tatua’s 106-year history, only 30c behind the centenary $9.

Despite the summer drought in Waikato and some covid-19 disruptions to trading, Tatua made a record revenue of $381m (up from $364m in 2019) and a gross margin for earnings of 40%, or $151m.

Divided by the 15.15m/kg supplied by shareholders, group earnings were $9.96/kg before retention and taxation, some 30c higher than the previous year.

Chief executive Brendhan Greaney says the results had been achieved by a massive commitment across the whole group, 107 supply farms and 370

We acknowledge the hardship faced by many businesses and individuals as a result of the virus and know we are fortunate to be part of an industry that has continued to operate in the covid-19 environment Tatua employees, fewer than 20 of whom are located overseas.

“The wide diversification of our markets played a huge part in our trading success during the covid-19 year, because we are not overly reliant on one market or one product,” he said.

Members of the marketing team had at times helped load containers and the new head of the China office was prevented

from taking up his position and used modern technology instead.

“We acknowledge the hardship faced by many businesses and individuals as a result of the virus and know we are fortunate to be part of an industry that has continued to operate in the covid-19 environment,” Tatua said in a company statement signed by Greaney and chair Stephen Allen.

Gearing (debt to debt plus members’ funds) fell from 27% to 24% at the July 31 balance date.

With the luxury as a co-op to withhold 12.5% of its earnings, Tatua spent $20m on wastewater treatment and engineering support services.

Greaney says there was a long list of maintenance projects and new plant equipment on which to spend future retentions.

Speaking after a suppliers’ meeting, he says farmers were happy with the payout and retention level in what were challenging times, for which they credited the strength of the Tatua team.

COMPANY EFFORT: Chief executive Brendhan Greaney says the results had been achieved by a massive commitment across the whole group.

There were no plans to expand the collection area of about 10,000ha or admit new members because Tatua was focused on adding value to the 170m litres of milk it collected.

“What we have, makes sense for this company – we are not in the business of processing more and more milk,” he said.

About half of Tatua’s processing

plant takes raw milk and makes caseinates, whey proteins and anhydrous milk fat.

The other half takes some of those specialised ingredients, along with additional procured inputs, to make higher-value products.

“Essentially, to continue to grow the value-add products we don’t need more milk,” he said.

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Synlait’s asset growth clips profit Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz SYNLAIT improved both revenue and earnings before tax in the 2020 financial year, while paying its 250 farmers an average milk price of $7.30/kg milksolids, 11c higher than Fonterra.

It is the second year Synlait has bettered Fonterra after a decade of being up to 27c behind its much bigger rival.

When asked for a reason why, Synlait said the milk price was set to be competitive and was based on product prices, costs and foreign exchange.

Chief executive Leon Clement said the average incentive and premium payment for FY2020 was 25c/kg, up from 18c the previous year, added to the base price of $7.05 (Fonterra’s was $7.14).

Some suppliers could be earning up to 50c from the Lead With Pride and A2 milk premiums, while a few received just the basic milk price.

The current forecast for the FY21 milk price is $6.40, recently increased from $6.

Milk supply went up 20% to 76.5 million kg in 2019-20, as 55 farms in the North Island supplying the new Pokeno plant contributed 13% of the total volume.

Supply is also forecast to grow a further 13% this year in the South Island, where 22 additional farms have joined.

Growing supply to the Dunsandel plant in Canterbury would enable more optimisation of products in the north, where Pokeno could increase infant formula base output.

Clement mentioned a new multinational customer opportunity now under discussion for that Pokeno output, which would be earnings positive in FY23 when it proceeded.

He would not disclose any more about the new customer, but it presumably does not compete

MOSTLY POSITIVE: Chief executive Leon Clement says the results were all positive except net profit, which fell 9% to $75m. After the results announcement Synlait shares fell by 7% .

Synlait expanded its assets by 65% to $1.043bn in the latest financial year, acquiring Talbot Forest Cheese and Dairyworks, and building the Pokeno plant.

directly with A2 Milk Company, which owns 20% of Synlait.

The Munchkin grass-fed infant formula opportunity for the United States had not gone away but approval from US authorities could not be progressed.

The 2020 results were all positive except net profit, which fell 9% to $75 million.

The reasons for the fall included new investments in facilities and acquisitions and their related

depreciation and debt costs.

Revenue was up 27% to $1.3 billion and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (Ebitda) up 13% to $171m.

Consumer-packaged infant formula sales were up 15% to 49,180 tonnes.

Lactoferrin sales were up 45% to 30t and the lactoferrin capacity is reaching its limit.

Synlait expanded its assets by 65% to $1.043bn in the latest financial year, acquiring Talbot Forest Cheese and Dairyworks, and building the Pokeno plant.

Therefore, net debt went up $193m to $527m as its debt leverage ratio increased to 3.1 times, still within banking covenants.

As loans mature in the next year, chief financial officer Angela Dixon said all avenues of raising capital and rolling over loans would be considered.

After the expansion phase and a

consequence of the higher assets, return on capital employed was down to 12.6% compared with 18.3% last year and 22.7% in the previous year.

Clement said the next phase for the company would be one of harmonisation on the local market between Talbot Forest and Dairyworks, consolidation, throughput and margin improvement.

Higher inventories at balance date amounting to 63% more, being $270m, were explained by the new subsidiaries, sales growth in infant formula base, customer demand and optimisation of assets.

An interesting presentation in Synlait’s annual report showed the switch around in revenue between fat and protein over the past four years.

In FY17, protein was worth 1.4 times that of fat and in the latest results only 0.5 times, or half as much as fat.

The flow-on effect was that Synlait paid farmers $356m for the fat component last year, compared with $165m in FY17.

Clement said that processing optimisation was impacted but the company was not signalling a change in milk composition to its farmers.

After the results announcement Synlait shares fell 7% to $5.62, having been as high as $9-plus a year ago.

Some of the retreat could be attributed to the slide of A2 shares, down from $21 in August to $16.50 presently.

A caution from A2 published on the same day as Synlait’s results said that infant formula sales to China through daigou sales had suffered under covid-19 restrictions and the lack of Chinese students in Australia and New Zealand.

A2 said its revenue expectation for FY21 was now $1.8 to $1.9bn, compared with $1.73bn in FY20.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 5, 2020

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Feds reject trade deal concerns Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz FEDERATED Farmers is confident that scaling back new freshwater regulations or making amendments to climate change legislation will not hurt New Zealand’s prospects of future free trade deals.

As reported in last week’s Farmers Weekly, NZ’s top trade negotiator Vangelis Vitalis has warned sheep and beef farmers that their environmental and animal welfare record will come under close scrutiny, as countries search for ways to protect their own food producers who have taken a hit to demand for their products as a result of coronavirus.

The idea that if we get rid of the freshwater regulations, then suddenly we won’t have access, that’s absolute rubbish.

Andrew Hoggard Federated Farmers Vitalis acknowledged that environmental regulations will come at a cost to NZ farmers, but says it could pay off in terms of providing improved market access

under future free trade deals by helping to quell opposition to them in those countries involved.

Feds president Andrew Hoggard agrees with Vitalis that NZ both needs and has a good environmental record that can be presented internationally.

However, he says, if particular environmental or animal welfare standards are included in future free trade deals, those standards need to be met by farmers in all those countries involved.

So, if there are targets for NZ farmers to meet in future free trade agreements with the EU or the UK, then farmers there should have to meet the same standards.

“We shouldn’t be expected to do more than the farmers from the countries we sign trade deals with are (doing),” he said.

“If we have to achieve certain outcomes, then we would expect farmers from those other countries to do the same.”

Hoggard says NZ farmers are already the most efficient in the world when it comes to the level of greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of product produced and are operating at a higher level than anyone else in terms of meeting climate change responsibilities.

“We’re well ahead of the game.

We’re already number one and need that to continue,” he said.

He says some of the current regulations being imposed on NZ farmers look to be more about domestic issues rather than overseas, trade-related issues and does not believe claims

EXPECTATION: Feds president Andrew Hoggard says New Zealand farmers shouldn’t be expected to do more than the farmers from the countries we sign trade deals with, and that we’re already well ahead of them.

that if NZ farmers are forced to meet stringent environmental regulations then, as a reward, suddenly markets will open up where farmers here will receive double the prices they were paid earlier.

He says changing recently introduced rules will not have a big impact on future trade deals.

“The idea that if we get rid of the freshwater regulations, then suddenly we won’t have access, that’s absolute rubbish,” he said.

No matter who wins the upcoming general election, Hoggard expects there will be changes to the freshwater legislation because as it stands, he says the rules included in it are in conflict with their intent, that the way the regulations are written means they are not fit for purpose and will crush any chance of an economic recovery involving agriculture.

The National Party says it will repeal or review nine of the freshwater regulations introduced this year, while it also wants to change the Zero Carbon Act, including a review of the methane target included in it.

Its agriculture policy states that the party wants to pursue an active free trade agenda to open up new markets for NZ’s food and fibre products.

Trade spokesperson Todd Muller says he is aware of the potential for protectionism Vitalis referred to, but NZ farmers have a very good story to tell about environmental sustainability and animal welfare.

He says the Government has sought to frame freshwater in a farming context as far worse than it actually is.

Although work to improve freshwater quality should and will continue to evolve, rather

than adopting a defensive attitude towards progress that has already been made NZ should acknowledge its successes and make sure that the rest of the world knows about them.

Hoggard says Labour has already made some changes to the freshwater regulations and has signalled more changes are possible.

If Labour is returned to power and those changes do not eventuate, he is not ruling out court action to achieve its goals.

He says Federated Farmers recognises that water quality and climate change are important issues that need to be addressed, but in their current form the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and freshwater regulations are not fit for purpose, that they need to be based on science and outcomes and they are not.

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STATISTICS: WorkSafe engagement lead for agriculture Al McCone says 70% of fatalities on-farm revolve around vehicles and 50% of on-farm deaths occur after 3pm.

Farm deaths prompt reminder from WorkSafe Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz FOUR fatalities on New Zealand farms over the last month has prompted WorkSafe to warn farmers to be extra vigilant when it comes to farm safety.

Investigations have been opened into all four incidents. Two involved tractors in Te Kuiti and Hastings, another involved a child in a dairy shed in Opotiki, and more recently, there was a quad bike rollover in Central Hawke’s Bay. The two tractor incidents appear to have involved tractor drivers feeding out on steep terrain. Initial reports indicate that the tractors may have slipped causing the drivers to lose control.

WorkSafe understands the dairy shed incident involved a piece of machinery. The quad bike incident occurred on steep terrain.

While the investigations taking place will inform an accurate picture of the events, WorkSafe engagement lead for agriculture Al McCone says immediate lessons from the events should be quickly heeded by others in the industry.

“This is the time of year where

a lot of work is taking place.

Farm work consists of a neverending list of tasks and constant reprioritisation as weather, commodity prices and other factors outside and inside the farmer’s influence change,” he said.

“It is a time of variable weather and growth, and variable ground surface conditions. Slope surfaces are especially tricky at this time of year.”

He says a spate of fatalities occurred in January for similar reasons.

“In January, there were a lot of stresses around the drought and at this time of year there’s a lot of stress around covid and the lack of people for contractors doesn’t really help,” he said.

“What we do know is that at this time of year when conditions are so variable, there is more probability of an incident all the way through to the end of January.”

Farmers traditionally relied on their own ability to stop having accidents, but the more tired they became, the more likely it was to make a mistake and the long hours many farmers were

currently working was heightening that risk.

He says measures needed to be taken to ensure there was a soft landing, such as avoiding hard tasks at the end of the day or wearing a seatbelt while driving a tractor.

What we do know is that at this time of year when conditions are so variable, there is more probability of an incident all the way through to the end of January.

Al McCone WorkSafe

“Mistakes happen and your seatbelt might be the difference between a sore neck and a broken one,” he said.

Good farmers were risk managers, whether it be prices for

their product, the weather or the feed available for their livestock.

Managing farm safety should be no different, he said.

“One of the things they can control is their own behaviour and the tools they use and they need to be thinking about how they manage the risks associated with those, more than just their own ability to do things” McCone says understanding the role children play in a farming business is also critical.

“Too often we are seeing children fatally injured in the workplace. That extends beyond the farm into other industries as well,” he said.

“From experience, we know that keeping an eye on them can be hard in a busy workplace.

“If your kids need to go to work with you, have a system in place that isolates them from where work is happening or where risks may be present.”

McCone says there were 33 fatalities between January 2018 and December 2019. Since July 2019, there have been 27 fatalities.

Over 2017, that number dropped to nine. He believed the reason for the drop was the

high level of rainfall, which kept farmers off their vehicles and machines.

“We know that 70% of fatalities on-farm revolve around vehicles and when we come back to fatigue, 50% of on-farm deaths occur after 3pm,” he said.

His recommendations for reducing the risk of harm on-farm this season include: • Prioritising tractor and machinery maintenance. That should include attachments, good tyres and brakes.

• Tired people make mistakes. Do difficult things earlier in the day – save the easy stuff for later.

• If your vehicle is fitted with a seatbelt – you should be using it.

• Consider installing crush protection on your quad bike.

• Ensuring that the vehicle is safely stopped and brakes are engaged before leaving the vehicle.

• Ensuring that machinery with moving parts has the appropriate guarding fitted and in use.

• Don’t be afraid to seek assistance when you need to – neighbouring farmers are always more than willing to offer a lending hand.

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National’s fibre goal challenged Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz NATIONAL’S push to extend fibre further into less populated districts has been met with a guarded welcome from the internet industry.

The party’s communications spokesperson Melissa Lee says by 2030, the party intends to have an additional 50,000 homes on highspeed fibre network.

This would take the total national coverage by ultra-fast broadband (UFB) via fibre to 90%, compared to the current target of 87% by 2022.

Present UFB fibre coverage sits at 80%.

But both wireless providers and Technology Users Association of New Zealand (TUANZ) are questioning whether fibre is necessarily the best means to accomplish better connectivity in less densely populated districts.

TUANZ chief executive Craig Young says the aim was a good goal to have, but only if fibre was the right solution for the application.

“Fibre is very much gold standard and having that target is a positive, but I do think you are scratching at the edges and risk getting quite an expensive extension,” he said.

“That is not to say you should not do it, but it needs a lot of work to define who the extra 3% should be (who gets it).

“It could be whether there is more value in delivering fibre to a small rural village, or is it better to get it to a larger farm operation instead?”

Melissa Lee says she had explored the costs with telco companies, but was unable to reveal them due to commercial sensitivity.

A Chorus spokesperson confirmed the company was unable to share costs on fibre expansion.

However, it can be confirmed the Crown entity has done scoping work on the feasibility of expanding the fibre network to 90% and beyond. It has noted the challenge for less densely

WIRED: Melissa Lee says National intends to push the UFB fibre network out from 87% of households to 90% by 2030.

populated areas is that the cost per property increases dramatically.

Lee acknowledged the topography of NZ was such that there would be places where getting fibre in would not be possible, and a combination of technologies would be required.

Fibre is very much gold standard and having that target is a positive, but I do think you are scratching at the edges and risk getting quite an expensive extension.

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Wireless Internet Services Provider Association NZ (WISPA) chair Mike Smith says there was currently a war going on between Spark-Vodafone and Chorus for rural broadband coverage. This did not help when it came to ensuring the right technology went in the right place.

“Fibre is one good way to deliver backhaul from sites, whether they be cellular or wireless, and it makes sense to hook up users along that route. However, as much as fibre is good, it is not necessarily the most cost-effective means,” he said.

Long-time internet consultant Ernie Newman likened the installation of fibre much beyond the existing target as akin to “using your Porsche for the lambing beat”, and not necessarily fit for purpose.

“We need a plan that determines where UFB ends and RBI starts. It is too easy to fall into this short-

term transactional funding from grants including Provincial Growth Fund where it may be politically advantageous to throw more dollars at the network in this way,” he said.

Young says his concern was whether committing millions to fibre rollout for a diminishing number of connections would be the best spend, when some existing rural broadband tech was already falling behind.

“But it is a positive thing that the Nats have at least pinned their goal in the ground,” he said.

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National has also committed to increasing the performance of rural broadband to ensure the remaining 10% of households not covered by fibre could get uncapped 100mBps coverage via copper or wireless technology by 2030.

Lee confirmed the party would be promoting a combination of technology to push beyond the 90% on fibre, with $1 billion allocated to achieve that.

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Places like Coatesville near Auckland and West Melton in Canterbury were typical of such areas where internet speeds were suffering due to higher numbers of users on limited infrastructure.

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OLAW fund projects announced FIFTEEN projects, ranging from studying the impact of regenerative farming on meat quality to the feasibility of growing bananas as forage for dairy cattle, have been greenlighted after being granted funding from the Our Land and Water Rural Professionals Fund.

The fund enables individuals and businesses to partner with scientists to test exciting and innovative ideas that could lead to significant improvements in farming systems.

The fund was launched in May 2020, with investment of up to $50,000 awarded to projects that could test ideas and innovations within six months.

AgFirst’s Steve Howarth, along with Grandad’s Beef farmer Tracey Bayliss and AgResearch’s Katherine Tozer, will explore

PROOF: AgResearch’s Warren King will work alongside colleague Robyn Dynes and Northland farmer Graeme Edwards to deliver a proof of concept that growing bananas on Northland dairy farms will increase its economic and environmental sustainability.

whether regenerative farming can improve meat quality, particularly intramuscular fat and flavour.

If proven to be the case, it provides a significant opportunity to produce and market premium meat products from surplus New Zealand dairy industry livestock.

This could increase farm profitability, reduce the environmental footprint and lead to increased sustainability of the NZ pastoral industry.

“This project will test the hypothesis that regenerative farming produces cattle with better meat quality compared to equivalent conventionally finished animals and is associated with increased pasture diversity,” its synopsis said.

In another project, AgResearch’s Warren King and Robyn Dynes will work alongside Northland-based Kahurangi Farms’ Graeme Edwards to deliver a proof of concept that growing bananas on Northland dairy farms will increase its economic and environmental sustainability.

“With appropriate cultivars, management and location, bananas are capable of being persistent and productive. This creates an opportunity to use banana plant material as feed for livestock. In addition, growing bananas using effluent as the source of nutrients could become a key component of a dairy farm effluent system,” it said.

Some of the other projects to receive funding include: •A study of sediment traps on hill country farms to better protect waterways.

•How better pasture production can be created on dairy farms on areas where there are trees.

•A project to enable farmers to directly measure ecological health, nutrient and sediment status in water that drains critical source areas on their farms.

•A project to determine if drones can be used to efficiently demonstrate environmental compliance and ecological sustainability.

Applications were reviewed by representatives of Our Land and Water, NZIPIM and MPI. All projects are required to extend what is learned to the wider rural profession and farming community.

From a desk to the orchard AFTER 18 years in the tourism industry, covid-19 turned Geoff Rawlings’ life upside down, forcing him in a new direction.

Now, he’s launched himself into kiwifruit pruning and planting – and there’s no looking back.

“I spent my entire career in tourism and whilst it had its ups and downs, including the global market crash, this was the first time I have ever felt that it would take a long time to get back up,” he said.

In his old job he dealt with clients, calls and selling experiences – now Rawlings prunes and plants kiwifruit in Tauranga.

It’s a far cry from the hustle and bustle of his former workplace, but he’s not missing it.

“An office job can be quite taxing, whereas this isn’t mentally taxing. I walk away at the end of the day having achieved something,” he says.

Getting out of an office chair and into the orchard means that Rawlings’ health and diet has improved, including eating five kiwifruit a day.

Initially, he thought working in an orchard would be a “sabbatical” of sorts, but now he sees a future in the fuzzy fruit.

“I am enjoying this so much, I don’t want to go back to tourism, I want to get into the business side of things,” he said.

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China’s covid recovery bodes well Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz COVID-19 may mean China’s economy is down, but it is far from out and will lead a vanguard of Asian-based economies to deliver positive economic growth this year, as many trade partners grapple with recession.

Long-time Beijing resident and New Zealander David Mahon says along with Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea, China could deliver economic growth of 2-3% this year, and there was a strong sense of optimism within New Zealand’s biggest trading partner.

“Originally they were thinking they might have negative growth this year,” he said.

“It has been an interesting achievement (with covid-19) given China’s scale and the intensity of its cities. The province of Hebei has the population of Italy. The move to control, track and trace has been a positive outcome for health. Chinese consumers are confident, and they are buying online.”

Mahon’s investment company has clients in the health supplements sector, which he says was “booming”.

What was good for the cluster of Asian countries was good for NZ, and this country’s relationship

with the giant economy was a contrast to Australia.

Here, Mahon says what had started as a political spat has degenerated into a full on collapse of trust, with Australia wanting to be the outlier state for the US in Asia.

Trade restrictions upon wine and meat were in place and the relationship was in an intractable position.

“There are ships full of coking coal sitting offshore of China that have been there for months,” he said.

So far, NZ has done a good job of stepping around the conflict, except for comments made about the Hong Kong security regulations.

However, his discussions with Chinese officials here in NZ indicates a continuing willingness to trade, with the relationship between Beijing and Wellington remaining on very solid grounds.

Joining the fray to side with Australia and the US would undo the good work put in over recent years, with trade barriers easily brought to bear.

“But we are viewed as different to Australia, and our foreign policy is different. The Chinese consumer is also aware of that difference, and tourism has helped that,” he said.

Mahon says any prospects of reopening NZ’s borders to Chinese students in the new year would be invaluable on both diplomatic and an income basis.

“If we can show courage in our own systems, it would be a good signal across Asia,” he said.

While the Chinese population is healthy and largely covid-free, purchasing patterns have shifted because of the virus.

Mahon says he has noticed even within his own staff in China, a shift to online buying for almost all food types.

“What they usually buy in markets is now bought through the likes of WeChat. You have to be deep in social media dialogue, it is something Zespri has done well,” he said.

He noted many NZ companies of smaller size have been reluctant to engage through such platforms.

This was despite opportunities opening as African swine fever continued to prevail, with beef and lamb consumption on the up (see Farmers Weekly, September 28).

“And the Australian meat industry is missing out. For NZ, the more capacity we can develop, the more consumers will take it on,” he said.

He cautioned, however, that distributors are shy on high-end

chilled cuts, preferring frozen for the flexibility they offer through distribution channels.

Fresh fruit consumption was up 13%, reflecting a genuine shift in demand by consumers wanting to maintain their health or improve their diet.

China was also developing a greater sense of nationalism towards local food brands, and post-San Lu the government has been working hard to ensure the local dairy sector is viewed as a trusted supplier to its people.

“We are seeing this now in efforts to build local brands in Tier 3 and Tier 4 cities. Consumers are increasingly looking to their own product, such as local UHT milk versus imported milk,” he said.

But he maintains if NZ can continue to produce high-quality ingredients, it was unlikely NZ supply would become redundant in a country that simply lacked the water and soil to grow enough feed to be self-sufficient in dairying.

DIPLOMATIC DANCE: If NZ can maintain a careful stance on contentious issues relating to China it will fare better than our Australian cousins have, says David Mahon.

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Hawke’s Bay to trial managed aquifer recharge Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz A TRIAL of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) technology in Central Hawke’s Bay should be under way by next winter, while a Gisborne trial is due to finish at the end of the year.

After being unable to find viable locations for above-ground water storage in the district, the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is focusing its water security programme on below-ground MAR options.

Council regional water security programme director Tom Skerman says a MAR pre-feasibility assessment was done early last year.

It indicated that there were grounds to run a field pilot to test how effectively it could work in CHB and to familiarise the community with the concept.

Since then, further work has been done to narrow down areas where pilot sites could best be located. That recently involved ground truthing to narrow down the most promising options.

Skerman says the next step will be to see whether landowners are willing to be a part of the trial and then shortlist the options for advanced technical investigations. “(If all goes) well, we would like to be in a position to have a trial up and running by next winter,” he said.

“It is likely to need to run for a couple of years to produce the results and data we need to determine whether the technology will work.”

He says it’s likely that water for the pilot will be drawn from rivers or streams nearby, with the volumes necessary relatively modest.

“Everything we do in relation to the pilot will have to be consented in keeping with our own take and discharge regulations and requirements,” he said.

The council will utilise the expertise of the managers of the Gisborne MAR trial, while it also plans to have discussions with representatives of MAR projects in Mid-Canterbury and Southland.

Skerman says there is no silver bullet for Hawke’s Bay’s water challenges.

“Every possible option is now being considered, from below-ground managed aquifer recharge, to above-ground storage where it can work, to water conservation, alternative farming systems and land use change,” he said.

The Gisborne trial, which is due to finish at the end of the year, injects water from the Waipaoa River into the Makauri aquifer for use on 3000 hectares of irrigated horticultural farmland.

It’s goal is to see whether it’s possible to increase water in the aquifer with minimal impact on water quality and the environment.

This year’s injection season, which began midMay, is due to finish this month. Testing involves injecting up to 75 cubic metres of water a season into the aquifer.

The Gisborne District Council has approached three independent experts to review data collected, with a report expected in January.

Every possible option is now being considered, from belowground managed aquifer recharge, to above-ground storage where it can work, to water conservation, alternative farming systems and land use change.

Tom Skerman Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

PROCESS: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council regional water security programme director Tom Skerman says the next step in the project is to see whether landowners are willing to be a part of the MAR trial.

Earlier this year, the Hinds MAR project in MidCanterbury received $950,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund to complete feasibility and pilot work, while the Oreti MAR project received just under $600,000 from the same fund last year to explore groundwater storage options in Southland.

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NZ First to support young farmers Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz THE NZ First political party wants to leverage Landcorp’s balance sheet to create a financial pathway for young farmers to get a start in the industry.

The party’s agricultural and primary industry spokesperson Mark Patterson says the policy would provide a stepping-stone to allow selected young farmers to either buy a farm, become a sharemilker or buy livestock.

“Often the first $100,000 is the most difficult to get,” he said.

“It is really important because the opportunity to pick up a handpiece or putting on cups to achieve farm ownership has become lost.”

Patterson says discussions with Landcorp on the topic have been positive, but with the proviso such a venture cannot undermine its own operations.

Other primary sector party policies for the coming election include the facilitation of water storage and irrigation, supporting New Zealand brand initiatives such as Taste Pure Nature and Manuka Honey, increased funding for research and accelerated depreciation for wintering sheds.

Some of that increased research funding will be used to investigate the merits of regenerative farming,

which the party says has been enthusiastically adopted by some farmers, but mostly based on anecdotal or international evidence.

It opposes using the term regenerative describing it as complex, bureaucratic and potentially undermining traditional farming systems which, by international standards, it says are already regenerative.

The party says NZ should not readily trade away its genetically engineered-free status, but it will allow AgResearch to conduct strictly controlled trials of its genetically modified ryegrass in NZ. The ryegrass has shown in laboratory tests it has potential to reduce methane emissions, but the party states commercial release would require consultation to ensure consumer confidence in NZ food products was not compromised.

The party also wants to update the Sharemilking Act (1936) legislation, which Patterson says is out of date.

Recent court cases involving the actions of stock agents have prompted a policy to investigate licencing stock agents.

Patterson says recent changes to government procurement rules advocating NZ produced products could aid the party’s policy of using

woollen carpets and insulation in government buildings and provide a fillip to strong wool growers.

As part of that, NZ First will also consider an overhaul of the strong wool marketing models.

It also aims to unify manuka honey producers and to help them boost the value of its exports.

On the contentious freshwater reforms, NZ First says it supported the legislation because of its importance to the NZ food provenance story.

But it describes some provisions as unworkable and impractical, such as resowing dates, pugging definition, the accuracy of mapping and DIN limits.

The party advocates giving regional councils more discretion and replacing resource consents with farm environment plans.

The Provincial Growth Fund, established as part of the party’s coalition agreement in the last government, funded 35 water storage projects, and NZ First sees irrigation and water storage as the biggest opportunity for primary industries.

It wants a national stocktake to be taken to identify and support those opportunities, but sees potential for expansion especially in the Hawke’s Bay, Central Otago, Marlborough and Northland.

STEPPING-STONE: NZ First’s spokesperson Mark Patterson says the party will endeavour to help young farmers achieve farm ownership.

TOP, New Conservatives on freshwater

PLAN: TOP leader Geoff Simmons says the party will develop a certification programme for environmentally friendly farms, similar to health labelling for food.

RESOURCE consents are the wrong tool for managing winter grazing and the process will be revamped should the New Conservatives be part of the incoming government.

The party’s primary industries spokesperson Lachie Ashton says resource consents are expensive, time-consuming and require massive resourcing.

Being a legal document, they are inflexible.

Ashton says the Resource Management Act will be revamped and simplified so farmers can manage freshwater with the

support and monitoring of regional councils.

“The criteria should be, ‘will this farm activity adversely impact on the environment and in particular our waterways and soil for winter grazing, and what good farm management practice can I use to ensure that it doesn’t?’” he said.

Should The Opportunities Party (TOP) be part of the next government, it too is promising to simplify environmental regulations.

It will create a single document governing biodiversity, climate change and freshwater quality.

TOP leader Geoff Simmons says the party will also develop a certification programme for environmentally friendly farms, similar to health labelling for food.

It proposes financial incentives for farmers who protect native trees and wetlands to compensate for the loss of production and reward for the environmental benefits.

Those who damage natural flora and fauna will be fined.

A similar carrot and stick approach will be adopted for freshwater management, providing tools and incentives to

local communities and farmers so they can meet national quality goals, but fines for those who do not.

“We want to provide carrots first, but we will also introduce sticks in the form of environmental taxes for farmers who do things such as destroy stands of native trees or wetlands,” Simmons said.

“We don’t want to tell farmers how to farm.

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Top farmers become tree ambassadors A GROUP of top farmers have joined forces with the Poplar and Willow Research Trust to help promote the value of poplars and willows on New Zealand farms.

“Poplars and willows have an important role in developing greater resilience in our farming systems, so we’re using the knowledge and experience of some top farmers who know the true worth of poplars and willows on their land,” trust chair Bruce Wills said.

A range of farmers have been invited to become ambassadors.

“Their role is essentially one of education; they could be invited to speak at field days or other rural events, talk one-on-one or accept visits with farmers wanting advice about poplars and willows, or be a point of contact for regional council land managers or other rural professionals offering extension services to farmers such as DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ or fertiliser companies,” he said.

“Each of the ambassadors will act on their strengths or areas of knowledge. Most of them have been planting poplars and willows for decades, some have won environment awards and held positions on catchment groups and other industry organisations. Their point of difference is their belief in the value of poplars and willows on their farms.”

The ambassadors to date are: Tom Mandeno and Bill Garland from Waikato; Brent Mountfort from Bay of Plenty; Rob Faulkner and Bill Busby from Gisborne; Dave Read, Philip Holt and James Hunter from Hawke’s Bay; Mark Shaw and Roger Pearce from Taranaki; Shane Carroll and Ash Rodie from Horizons; Robert Alloway, Hamish Sims, Guy Williams and Andy Renton from Greater Wellington; and Hunter Harrison from Tasman.

More ambassadors would be welcomed in the South Island and the northern North Island.

The trust was formed in 2012 to improve the quality, suitability and use of poplars and willows

through research by breeding, testing and releasing new poplar and willow clones.

More than 1.6 million hectares of pastoral hill country in NZ needs space-planted willows or poplars for erosion control. Their deep root systems provide the best means of minimising soil erosion and in turn, help to keep rivers healthy.

Poplars and willows provide shade and shelter for stock and can also be used for fodder in summer, willows also provide food for bees in spring. When planted appropriately, space planted poplars and willows can qualify for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

EXPERTISE: Trust chair Bruce Wills says each of the ambassadors will act on their strengths or areas of knowledge, as most have been planting poplars and willows for decades.

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Highet says the recent purchase of a small real estate business from Farmlands gave them a presence in North Otago but acquiring Southern Wide gives them offices throughout Otago.

Property Brokers started in Palmerston North in 1986 and Highet says it never pursued a strategy of nationwide expansion.

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Southern Wide Otago managing director John Faulks says the two businesses have a similar culture.

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Big dry leads to big changes Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz FARMERS in dry prone areas are being urged to sharpen up their management skills to stay ahead of increasing drought risk in years to come.

Hawke’s Bay farmer Peter Tod has endured more than his share of tough years in the region, and has adapted his family operation over the past 20 years to be more nimble and resilient in the face of dry year risk.

He has been recognised for his dryland skills and was awarded the Grasslands Memorial Trust award in 1999 and Hawke’s Bay Farmer of the Year in ’98.

“Farming here in Otane, it would be one of the two driest parts of Hawke’s Bay. We have certainly made some big changes to our farm system in response to that, compared to how my father used to farm here,” he said.

He points to a significant reduction in breeding ewe numbers, down from a high of 5000 to only 500, with them replaced with higher numbers of winter lambs and intensively managed finishing cattle.

Winter feed crops are out due to their environmental impact, while spring barley is now replaced with winter sown barley. Green feed crops come in behind the winter barley in December, to be grazed in March-April.

“This allows us to get the lambs on earlier in winter,” he said.

Despite being a dryland operation, he has seen barley crop yields surge from the two to three tonnes a hectare average to up to 10t a hectare.

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Farming here in Otane, it would be one of the two driest parts of Hawke’s Bay. We have certainly made some big changes to our farm system in response to that, compared to how my father used to farm here.

Peter Tod Hawke’s Bay farmer

ADVICE: Peter Tod and his son Sam at their Otane farm in Hawke’s Bay. Peter is urging farmers to tighten up on setting and sticking to some vital dates to help them dodge the worst of impending dry conditions.

and feeding the crop better,” he said.

“New Zealand farmers can be notorious for not feeding their crops as well as they should to get the most out of them.”

But the gains, despite dry spells, have also come thanks to a ruthless adherence to decisionmaking, timing and action.

“With summer crops more farmers need to get better at growing them. I think there is still a reasonably casual approach to the timing of crops here,” he said.

He also believes pasture management skills need to be tightened up and much could be

taken from dairy farmers’ skills.

“It’s a case of knowing that what is above ground is below the ground – if you have six inches of grass above, you have six inches of roots below.

“All those guys set stocking and hammering their grass will damage the root structures below, pulling it to the surface to be exposed to wind. If we get another big dry, there is not a lot of resilience there in pastures.”

Tod’s operation has been set up with feed for next year in place now, and he is cautiously eyeing a summer that could be dry again.

“The indications are it could be hellishly dry. All the breeding operations have their backs to the wall trying to climb out of the last drought. Things can compound quickly, another big dry means there is not a lot of resilience there,” he said.

Tod has worked closely over the years with seed companies, determining what does and doesn’t do well in the dry.

Smart operators already have crops in the ground. His own summer green feed programme finished last week, having had chosen paddocks sprayed out a month ago and taking advantage

of winter’s dry conditions has him running a month ahead of usual.

Tod says his advice could be dismissed by some, on grounds he is farming on largely flat country.

“But it is by no means the best country. The clay soils here dry out quickly and it can be a tough cropping area,” he said.

Despite his success with dryland farming, Tod says he was still wholly supporting water storage projects.

“Despite being on clay soil, we have not gone down the irrigation route, yet,” he said.

But he says his property does have potential for farm water storage and centre pivots, enabling 300ha of their 840ha to be watered.

Meantime, he is encouraged by the passion and understanding some of the next generation, including his son Sam, have for good, early decision-making.

“People have to get better at the basics, making decisions early and not being frightened to hold their hand up and seek advice before it’s too late,” he said.

Drought planning provides certainty Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz A DROUGHT management workshop held in Taumarunui recently focused not only on what to do during drought, it also looked at the benefits of planning what needs to be done before and after the event.

Organised by Beef + Lamb NZ as part of a Farming in an Uncertain Future seminar that attracted about 75 farmers, the workshop involved a panel discussion facilitated by Perrin Ag director Lee Matheson, which included questions from the floor.

Discussion included the potential benefits of planning farm systems around managing properties and stock through increasing climatic variations.

It examined practical planning decisions that can be made on the ground during drought, and why

it is important for farmers to plan ahead so they know what the next decision they have to make is.

Matheson says if farmers don’t understand where and when to make those calls, they run the risk of losing control.

Recommended practices to follow include having a proper feed budget, understanding what the feed demand is likely to be, how much will be necessary and where it will be needed.

He says having that knowledge will provide farmers with a greater degree of control and certainty.

The importance of checking in with neighbours and friends during drought cannot be underestimated, not only because of the community support it provides but also because it means farmers have a better idea that the tough times in these situations are shared, not restricted to individuals.

Questions raised from the floor included how to better predict a drought on-farm.

One of the answers included looking at soil moisture levels and comparing them to trends from previous years.

Keeping detailed records of rain and soil moisture allows farmers to examine data from the past and so make better predictions of how their properties are likely to be affected in the present. Underlying soil moisture was recognised as a better predictor as to upcoming drought compared to rainfall.

Matheson says what to do coming out of drought should not be forgotten, including getting nitrogen on before it starts to rain, so it’s there when the rain arrives and because it’s easier to have it applied to paddocks when you’re not competing with every other farmer in the neighbourhood who is trying to do the same.

DRYING OUT: Changing climatic conditions means in some parts of the country, especially on the east coast, farm dams are drying out over winter.

Farmers were also interested in what they could do differently to reduce the risk exposure of their business to drought.

Sometimes that involves making decisions earlier than might have been done in the past.

He says discussion included looking at the benefits of adapting farming systems to better reflect climatic changes.

“If possible, people pulling back from the systems they have

in place that were fit for purpose for weather patterns they used to have, which might not be fit for purpose now.”

Practices that farmers’ fathers and grandfathers used to follow might not be the most appropriate ones to follow now.

For some, that might mean taking a more conservative approach around farm management than had been the case in the past.

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“A few times I said to my wife, ACHIEVING a decent work life ‘what have I done giving up balance on a busy family orchard the job in Aussie and bringing is no mean feat, but Stuart my family?’ But she was great, I Kilmister has made it a priority for wouldn’t have got through it all himself, his family and staff. without her.”

Kilmister’s an independent Since then, Stuart’s enjoyed apple grower based near Hastings. being part of the industry.

It’s a family business that’s “When you stick a tree in the combined with another half a dozen growers to run a pack house ground and watch it grow, it’s no different to building a house – and export apples around the your reward is constant progress,” world. The business employs six he said. full-time staff on-orchard and up “It was all on spreadsheets at to 24 RSE (Recognised Seasonal the start and now we’ve got our Employer) workers from the markets, systems, (and) we’re Pacific at picking time. putting in a new grader and the Covid-19 has brought a few latest optical sorting. It’s also more challenges than usual in been great to get staff on board terms of shipping and uncertainty around international workers with and see them grow. A horticulture business is a really dynamic thing the border closed, but Stuart says to run.” the business is surviving okay.

There are plenty of challenges Kilimister worked in the wine too, many beyond Stuart’s control. industry in Australia for many These range from the local years and came back in 2016, council’s move to ban outdoor joining his brother Philip to take burning of old trees, looming over the family business. Building labour shortages to changes on the family business has to world trade rules and the involved a lot of hard work and vulnerability of New Zealand more than a little stress. intellectual property in areas like “It was very difficult initially. genetics.

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LABOUR OF LOVE: Independent apple grower Stuart Kilmister says that no matter how big the task of running an orchard is, he will always remember why he’s doing it, and that is his family.

“I’ll get home when I’m off the orchard and often spend the next four hours doing the paperwork.

It all adds up, so it is a challenge to get that balance right,” he said.

“Although my old job was intense, as soon as it came time to clock off, I did. This role can become allconsuming if you let it.”

He says he’s made a conscious decision to focus on his wellbeing, as well as his business after seeing the long hours his dad put in.

“He was always planting and farming and trying to do it all himself with no staff. That was just the old school way of doing things and they didn’t talk about their struggles either, so it was really tough on them at times,” he said.

“I think our generation has a different approach. Farmers and growers are often their own worst critics. But you’ve just got to learn not to be too hard on yourself.”

Stuart has specific strategies in place to avoid burnout. For instance, he likes to chip away at tasks and get them off his plate early before they weigh on his mind.

“Achieving our RSE status

involved many steps and dealing with bureaucracy. If you looked at it as just one thing, you’d think it’s too hard, but if you break it down into small steps, it’s manageable,” he said.

“I like to put the goal there and then just slowly work toward it and make sure I don’t get too stressed if there’s a hiccup along the way.”

He’s also developed a mindset towards his crop that allows him peace of mind.

“Horticulture’s like farming, there’s risk anywhere. We deal with risks every day. All you can do is control what you can,” he said.

“Put the right systems in place – pick the apples at the right time, pressure test them, quality control them. There’s always a chance of complication – for example, with the drought here we had some blotch but then we had the right people to solve it.

“Our team in the pack house is really good. And obviously you hope you don’t get hail, but then that’s why you have insurance.”

On the personal front, Stuart goes to the gym and likes cycling and mountain biking to blow out

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the cobwebs. He says he’s found weight workouts and resistance training good for staying in condition to avoid unnecessary strains and niggles.

“You need to get your body ready for the physical stuff in this job. For example, you don’t want to lift something and slip a disk because the muscles in your back aren’t strong enough,” he said.

He’s got advice for anyone feeling under the pump.

“I would say, remember there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. Don’t take your challenges to heart. I think the number one thing is to make sure you get off your orchard regularly, even if it’s just for a wee while to catch up with mates,” he said.

“I’ve got a good social group I can go and have a beer with. The biggest thing is to talk to others about the challenges you are facing. What you’ll find is that your problem might not be as big as you think it is and that others have seen it before.

“It’s the old ‘two heads are better than one’ thing. You need a social network, an outlet in any pressure job. That’s the key to staying in the right headspace.”

He likes what he’s seen of nationwide rural wellbeing with Farmstrong in the farming sector, and hopes more growers get on board and share their stories too.

“Horticulture and farming are similar in that you are the biggest asset to your business,” he said.

“That’s why it’s important to look after yourself and remember the reason you’re working hard in the first place – your family is bigger than your orchard or farm.

That’s the big one to me.”

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M bovis cases proof programme is working Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz TWO new properties confirmed infected with Mycoplasma bovis are proof the national surveillance programme is working as it should.

There has been significant progress made in driving down the numbers of farms affected by the cattle disease and remaining vigilant and not easing off is critical in tracking down and eradicating M bovis from New Zealand.

While active confirmed cases had earlier this month dwindled to just one nationally, M bovis programme director Stuart Anderson says the two new confirmed properties, both in the Ashburton district, are not unexpected.

“We have always said we would see more infected properties over spring,” he said.

“This is when we do more tests, so it makes sense that we also report more detections during this time. It’s when the animals are under stress from calving and milking.

“We also have 2018-born animals on the milking platform for the first time.”

A third Ashburton property remains under investigation, which may be confirmed once final test results come back.

All three dairies were detected by August bulk tank milk (BTM) screening and are connected to previously infected properties.

“Our investigations show they are likely linked by animal movements, this is something we are looking at closely,” he said.

“We are taking a precautionary approach and any farms which are linked to these three by animal movements may be placed under a Notice of Direction to mitigate the risk of any infection spread.

“These newly-identified properties show our national surveillance programme is working as it should by detecting possible cases and showing us where we need to look to eliminate the infection.

“We are investigating five dairies, which returned September BTM detects, and none of these are in Ashburton.

While on track to achieve eradication, MPI says there is still a lot of hard work ahead and it is expected more infected herds will pop up as the programme continues.

MONITORING: Mycoplasma bovis programme director Stuart Anderson says their investigations show the new cases are likely linked by animal movements, which is something they are looking at closely.

Meanwhile, the Beef + Lamb NZ national beef cattle surveillance programme continues to cover screening of beef cattle not connected to the known network of infected properties.

Sampling is being done at the point of meat processing or in conjunction with TB testing.

So far, 58,000 animals from 2,400 farms have had samples collected for testing and only six farms have required further on-farm investigation.

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Organised by DairyNZ, with support from Plant and Food Research, Environment Southland, Beef + Lamb NZ and the Aparima Community Environment (ACE) Project, the field day will be presented by local farmers and provide tips on practical and innovative solutions for wintering in Southland.

DairyNZ Head of South Island, Tony Finch, says winter can be challenging for Southland farmers.

“Most farmers throughout Southland are already doing the right thing with winter grazing management, showing a noticeable improvement over the last two winters, including planning for winter with crop, buffers strips and paddock selection,” he said.

The Big Day Out event will allow farmers to learn about innovative wintering practices, good farming practice and insights from alternative wintering ideas being trialed.

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Election meddling with billion trees’ success Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz FOREST owners are concerned forest plantings under the Government’s One Billion Trees plan risks stalling and becoming politicised as election year debate rises over forest plantings.

Forest Owners Association president Phil Taylor says the Government goal of an additional 500,000ha of trees over 10 years had always been an ambitious target.

“If you look at the One Billion Trees policy, it was a New Zealand First initiative. I think it did get to the nub of the issue on how to deal with global warming in the short term,” he said.

Unfortunately, the initiative has become embroiled in an unnecessary two-sided “trees versus farming” argument that did neither group, nor the country, any favours.

“The point is the NZ government made a significant and binding commitment to the Paris Accord to reduce carbon emissions by 2050,” he said.

“This includes a reduction of 30% of 2005 levels by 2030, these are big and fast approaching targets.”

He says while not perfect,

the forestation scheme offers NZ a short-term approach to helping meet those targets as the country adopts new lowcarbon technologies like wood fired boilers over coal in the dairy sector, for example.

A Ministry for Environment (MfE) paper released earlier this year, indicated if 75% of the estimated 600,000ha of land available for planting went into trees over 10 years, it would amount to 8% of agriculture’s emissions absorbed over the next 30 years.

“The increasing political pressure on the initiative is also ignoring the potential impact of climate change on our ability as a country to produce food,” it said.

Proposals to restrict forestry have included Environment Minister David Parker suggesting Labour would use the RMA to limit forest planting on areas of less than 50ha if it was classed as arable land.

But Taylor says it was these smaller land areas that offered the most benefit to the scheme, and to farmers.

Should the billion trees scheme falter, there would be some tough questions NZ had to answer to global signatories to the Paris Accord, and we may also be

compelled to source carbon credits offshore.

While NZ carbon credits are capped at $35 a unit at present, overseas prices are already riding significantly higher. Finland, for example, was NZ$107 a unit, France NZ$52 and Canada NZ$76.

Figures for last year’s first full year planting indicate despite 22,000ha of new area planted in trees, total exotic area planted actually declined by 7900ha to 1.7 million hectares. This is below the country’s 10-year plantation area average by 2%.

Keeping that lower level in mind, Taylor says emotions were running unnecessarily high over forestation’s effects on pastoral farming.

“And politicians in election year have been disingenuous throughout this whole process,” he said.

He says he appreciated rural communities’ concerns over wholesale afforestation’s effect upon them and their way of life. But for some, forestry not only offered another income stream if incorporated into farm boundaries, it could also offer viable land use options beyond.

“Our company has looked at a 480ha block that’s been on the

JUGGLING: Canterbury University’s Prof Euan Mason says if farmers can see it is possible to keep their lifestyle and incorporate forestry, they will be more engaged to plant trees.

market for a year,” Taylor said.

“The owner lives in Auckland and leases it, they have had 50 people look over it, none have bought it. There has been no interest from farmers, despite being an ideal first farm size. The owner wants to exit and can’t find a buyer, while the place goes backwards.”

He says forestry held a viable option for such blocks.

Professor of Forestry at Canterbury University Euan Mason says while the One Billion Trees project was a start, even more needed to be done to bridge the carbon gap.

“If farmers can be shown it is possible to keep their culture and have trees in their less productive areas, that would be great,” he said.

He believed a key gap in achieving this was the lack of extension and education services for farmers.

“For example, if I was put in charge of a dairy farm without any help, I would struggle. So will farmers without good advice around the best trees to plant, and where,” he said.

The ETS scheme also needed a tune up, for it tended to favour wholesale purchase of larger blocks of land for forestry, and struggled to recognise smaller farm-scale plantings.

“Farmers have a real contribution to make with these smaller areas. Those that planted small blocks 20 years ago have won a lottery ticket at harvest time now – they can add significantly to a farm’s rate of return,” he said.

Zanda McDonald Award finalists announced THE finalists for the 2021 Zanda McDonald Award have been announced with four New Zealanders getting the nod.

They are: KPMG farm enterprise consultant Genevieve Steven, 26, Hauraki Plains-based Pouarua Farms chief executive Jenna Smith, 34, Masterton-based Baker Ag consultant Sam VivianGreer, 31, and VetEnt veterinarian and The Whole Store director Becks Smith, 33.

They will join four Australian finalists vying for Australasia’s agricultural badge of honour.

The award recognises talented and passionate young professionals working in agriculture and provides an impressive prize package.

The shortlist has been selected for their passion for the industry, strong leadership skills and the contributions they’re making in the primary sector.

Covid-19 restrictions have resulted in a change of format for this year’s award with two winners

RECOGNISED: Jenna Smith is one of the finalists for the 2021 Zanda McDonald Award.

announced, one from each side of the Tasman.

The restrictions prevented award judges from being able to interview the usual shortlist of six together in one place to determine the overall winner for Australasia.

Award chair Richard Rains says the judges felt it was important to adapt the award to fit the current climate, since the interviews would need to take place separately in Australia and New Zealand.

He says to maintain the integrity of the award,

judges wanted to continue interviewing the shortlist face-to-face if possible.

“So this year, our Kiwi judges will select a New Zealand winner, and our Aussie judges will select an Australian winner, through face-to-face interviews when domestic travel allows,” he said.

“It will provide the best outcome for our finalists, who can spend time with the judges during the interview process, and also means we can invest in the future of two winners, and help with their future career and personal development, for the wider benefit of the agriculture sector.”

The winners will each pick up a personal development package, including a fully personalised mentoring trip in Australia and NZ (when travel allows), up to $10,000 worth of tailored education or training, media coaching, and an all-expenses paid trip to the 2021 PPP Conference.

Interviews will take place over the coming months, and the winners will be announced in March 2021.

LINE-UP: The Fairlight Foundation’s Laura Douglas is among the guest speakers who will attend the Invercargill event in October.

Southland event to thank farmers, show unity Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz SOUTHLAND farming and business leaders are holding an event to unite the town and country in the face of challenges, such as new freshwater regulations.

Dubbed “We all live off the land,” the October 9 event in Invercargill is not a protest but aims to reinforce the integral urban and rural links.

“One of the reasons Southland’s economy didn’t tank through covid was due to our strong rural economy that cushioned the blow,” Southland

Chamber of Commerce chief executive Sheree Carey said.

“We see this event as a great way to thank them – bring all Southlanders together to show support for farmers who are currently having a really tough time.”

Southland Federated Farmers president Geoffrey Young says the event is not a protest, but a show of unity.

It will address issues such as how the new freshwater regulations will affect the whole province, but will also celebrate things that are positive.

“The three key messages

we’d like to get out to Southlanders are that the best solutions to Southland challenges will be developed in Southland, that we can balance a healthy economy and healthy freshwater, and that cultivation and planting will happen when conditions are appropriate,” he said.

The family event will run between 12pm-2pm at Gala Street Reserve and will include a panel discussion, including Laura Douglas from The Fairlight Foundation speaking about mental wellbeing and resilience to address the current low morale.

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Farmer confidence lowest since 2017 Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz A NEW Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) survey shows that sheep and beef farmer confidence has dropped to the lowest recorded level since August 2017.

The UMR Research conducted survey found 46% of farmers were confident in the future of New Zealand’s sheep and beef industry compared to 58% in the previous survey in May. Meanwhile, the percentage of farmers who expressed low confidence in the industry was up 6% compared to last quarter at 15%.

Farmer confidence was down in all regions except for the northern North Island, where it remained steady at 47% (up 1%).

The southern South Island experienced the largest fall in confidence, dropping 27% to reach 32%, followed by the central South Island at 42% (down 19%), and eastern North Island at 50% (down 16%).

B+LNZ chair Andrew Morrison says sheep and beef farmers are increasingly concerned at the speed and scale of governmentled reforms.

“We are hearing that a key factor behind the fall in confidence

CAUSE AND EFFECT: B+LNZ chair Andrew Morrison says concern about the Government’s freshwater reforms has been the main cause for confidence falling among the sheep and beef sector.

is the Government’s recent essential freshwater rules, but also concerns about the cumulative impact of law changes in the last couple of years, such as the Zero Carbon Bill, and changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme that has led to a surge in the conversion of sheep and beef farms into carbon farms,” he said.

He says farmers are also worried about the potential impact of

significant policies such as the National Policy Statement on biodiversity, which have been parked until early next year.

Other things affecting confidence are the lingering impacts of drought across parts of the country and uncertainty in export markets as a result of covid-19.

He says while sheep and beef farmers recognised they had a

role to play in improving their environmental performance, there were concerns the policy settings around freshwater and proposals on biodiversity are not workable or practical at a farm-level, nor will they necessarily lead to better environmental outcomes.

“We want to work with the incoming government on improving the rules that have already been introduced and then focus on their implementation,” he said.

The survey follows a similar survey from Rabobank released in September, which also reported a fall in confidence in the sheep and beef sector.

“The fact that they are so aligned validates what we are hearing,” Morrison said.

He says farmers could generally cope with on-farm issues such as weather extremes, however government policies tended to create huge uncertainty for farmers. It eroded their confidence when they could not see a clear pathway through.

“If farmers can’t see a way through something or can’t understand how they are going to do it because the policy doesn’t align with the delivery – that’s when they lost confidence,” he said.

The siloed approach from the Government was frustrating where the solutions to lowering carbon emissions are presented separately to those for freshwater and for biodiversity.

“In a farmer’s mind and in my mind, all of those solutions are the same, but the policy settings don’t transpose that,” he said.

Morrison had no doubt that low confidence was linked to mental health because people low on confidence do not look to invest in solutions.

B+LNZ is a member of the Ministry for the Environment’s (MfE) Freshwater Implementation Group and will be exploring options to improve some of the new essential freshwater rules and to ensure the implementation of the rules are fair and just.

“We are also keen to see continued funding for practical on-the-ground environmental work such as support for farm plans, catchment communities, pest control, and native tree planting,” he said.

“We want to continue investing in environmental improvement in a way that lifts productivity gains.”

UMR Research surveyed 660 farmers between August 21 and September 9. The margin of error is about 3.8%.

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Waterway health under pressure Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz THE more intensive the land use, the more of an impact it will have on the health of waterways, according to the latest annual update of New Zealand’s river water quality monitoring data released by Land, Air Water Aotearoa (LAWA).

Samples collected over the past 10 years from river sites around the country show that water quality is poorest in urban waterways, while a large percentage of rivers in catchments dominated by pasture are under pressure.

Not surprisingly, the best water quality is found at sites surrounded by native bush.

The samples, currently taken from 1500 river sites, about 400 more than six years ago, have been analysed by the Cawthron Institute.

The institute’s freshwater ecologist Dr Roger Young, who led the analysis, says looking across four key indicators of water quality – E. coli, dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP), macroinvertebrate community index (MCI) and ammonia toxicity – it is clear that land cover, and by implication land use, has a significant effect on the health of NZ waterways.

“For the national level analysis, we focused on the state of our rivers and streams and looked at how this compares for different land cover types, and how it has changed over time,” Young said.

“We found water quality was best in our native vegetation streams and worst in our urban waterways.

“Unfortunately, we found the overall state of E. coli, MCI,

FINDINGS: Freshwater ecologist Dr Roger Young says water quality was best in native vegetation streams and worst in urban waterways.

The challenges at our urban, pastoral, and non-native forest monitoring sites show the stress rivers are under, following more than 150 years of population growth and changes to land use.

James Palmer MfE ammonia toxicity, and DRP has not improved over the past 10 years and that more work and time is needed for the benefits

of restoration efforts to become apparent.”

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council chief executive and Ministry for the Environment (MfE) Freshwater Implementation Group member James Palmer says the data adds weight to the need for greater action on the ground to improve water quality.

“The challenges at our urban, pastoral and non-native forest monitoring sites show the stress rivers are under, following more than 150 years of population growth and changes to land use,” he said.

“While the Government’s Essential Freshwater package moves us in the right direction, to see meaningful progress in water quality is going to take time and will require a joined-

up response from communities, industry, iwi, councils and central government.”

Palmer says the data underscores the challenge ahead and the amount of time it takes to make a difference.

He says the picture the data paints is that freshwater quality has not gotten much worse during the past 10 years, but it has not got much better either.

It will take decades for real improvement to show up.

Environment Canterbury chief scientist and LAWA river water quality lead Dr Tim Davie says through improved regional council monitoring networks and science programmes the sector is learning more about where the pressures are.

“Since 2015, the number of river and stream sites regularly

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monitored by the regional sector and reported on the LAWA website has increased by more than a third,” Davie said.

“This represents significant investment and a commitment to better understanding our freshwater quality and the interventions that can help.

“Interventions to improve river health include preventing sediment and nutrients entering waterways, upgrading infrastructure, using water sensitive urban design, restoring stream habitats and ensuring appropriate flows.”

He says the latest data shows that everyone has a part to play in improving water quality.

“We all need to up our game.

There’s not an urban/rural divide. It’s an issue for all New Zealanders,” he said.

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Volume 27 I October 5th, 2020 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz • At about one-year-old, lambs start growing their adult teeth beginning with a pair of incisors which is often referred to as ‘cutting their teeth’. After this, they grow a pair of incisors every year until they have four pairs.

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Go the AgriHQ market snapshot page

2 What was the North Island mutton price last week?

3 How is this tracking compared to year-ago levels?

• On October 1, processors begin to check lambs mouths. If the lamb has ‘cut its teeth’ then they will be classed as mutton which significantly reduces the value. Last week the average NI mutton schedule was $2.30/kg below lamb.

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2 What do you think has been the main driver in the weight difference of lambs between this season and last season?

Samples from around NZ in the last 10 years show that our rivers are not fearing fantastically. The evidence shows that urban based waterways have the poorest water quality, with a large proportion of catchments dominated by pasture also under pressure. The samples with the best quality were gained from sites surrounded by native bush.

Read the article “Waterway health under pressure” in this week's edition. We are currently hearing a lot of information regarding water regulations for farming but the reality is that it is going to take all Kiwi’s, including those in urban areas. How can we raise awareness of the need for better interventions to promote healthier waterways? Especially for those people that perhaps do not ever/or hardly ever see or experience a river for themselves? How do we show everyone that what we all do day to day has an impact on our waterways?

3 Looking at last year and the five-year average, what month would you expect the carcass weight to peak?

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This graph shows the NZ average lamb carcass weight in kg.

The amount of meat from an animal will be much different than the weight of that live animal. The carcass weight (CWT) refers to the weight after the wool/skin, internal organs, and often the head has been removed.

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New Zealand growers’ productivity and innovation is making a real difference to the rate of growth of this sector.

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3 What was Laura's business before Covid-19 hit NZ shores?

4 Where in NZ is Laura based?

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In addition to running Real Country Laura also ran short courses. What were these called and what did they involve ?

2 The Harpurs own Fairlight Station and a number of other local and international business interests, what are these? Why are they interested in investing in farm training?

3 How big is Fairlight Station? What stock is carried on the farm?

4 What is the Fairlight Foundation? What is their aim? Do you think that there is a need in NZ for more of these types of programs? If yes, what sorts of programs do you think would be of use? If no, why do you think that more of these types of training are not needed?

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Newsmaker

Farm-friendly tech the goal

BENEFIT: Will Noble says FarmIQ brings together key information to help farmers make better decisions.

New FarmIQ chief executive Will Noble wants to put farmers at the centre of everything the map-based technology platform does. Colin Williscroft reports.

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ILL Noble has made a career out of technology, mostly in software-as-a-service (SaaS) niche markets, but he says his new role gives him a feeling of connection with a rural lifestyle similar to that he experienced growing up.

Despite FarmIQ being around for 10 years, Noble says the company is at an exciting point in its evolution, a place where he believes he can add significant value.

He says SaaS is about access – creating software that is available everywhere, on any device.

“FarmIQ has laid terrific foundations in that regard – including acknowledging the connectivity challenges many of our farmers face, by ensuring our app will run offline (when there’s no cell coverage),” he said.

“But that’s not enough. For a SaaS product to gain traction it must solve a problem, make life easier, or increase the effectiveness of farm operations, which generally translates to increased margin for our farmers.”

There are 4200 farmers already using FarmIQ, a number Noble is keen to see grow.

To do that he wants to enable those in the business to better understand farmers, in their boots, inside the farm gate.

The challenge is to get more farmers involved.

He says a good number of larger farming operations, such as Pamu, and new entrants to farming with high debt ratios who keep a close eye on their profitability, are already leveraging FarmIQ to support their decision-making inside the farm gate, be that around the specifics of inputs, pasture management, weather, genetics, animal welfare, or the overarching insights to milk or red meat yields.

“Many intergenerational famers are, however, content, or even determined, to farm on instinct and will insist that if the farm notebook isn’t broken, why fix it?” he said.

Those farmers need to be convinced of FarmIQ’s value, which Noble says may come in the form of easing the compliance burden, enabling succession planning, and reducing the risk or maximising the opportunity presented by an increased global focus on environmental sustainability.

“New Zealand has the best farmers, (an) outstanding environment, genetics and welfare standards – but there’s only so far you can capitalise those assets on instinct alone,” he said.

“At some point, instinct has to be supplemented with empirical, evidence-based intelligence in

order to continue incrementally raising the bar.”

He says that’s where FarmIQ comes in, bringing all a farm’s key information together in one place and allowing farmers to connect the dots between their various on-farm systems to make better decisions, while also keeping on top of the growing number of assurance and environmental reporting obligations.

Noble’s connection to rural life has its roots in growing up in a “commoning” family in the New Forest, in southern England.

New Zealand has the best farmers, (an) outstanding environment, genetics and welfare standards – but there’s only so far you can capitalise those assets on instinct alone.

Will Noble FarmIQ chief executive

Having the right to common in the New Forest is a feudal pastoral system reaching back almost a thousand years to 1068 when William the Conqueror designated the now National Park, abundant with red and fallow deer, as his new hunting ground.

“It’s not a system of farming

or agriculture any Kiwi would recognise, but growing up on horseback with pony and cattle breeders, is something that never leaves you,” he said.

Very few people today make a living from being a commoner in the New Forest these days, so Noble’s mum encouraged him to get the best education he could.

He left Plymouth University in 1997 with an honours degree in architecture, but it was obvious to him then that the internet wasn’t going to be a passing fad so he got into IT. He’s since amassed a wealth of experience in Europe and Australasia, leading a number of business divisions across industries such as IT, digital media, telecommunications, professional services and project management. His previous role was client services director at Fujitsu NZ. Noble lives with his Kiwi husband Michael on about fiveand-a-half hectares in the hills east of Martinborough.

“We keep nine Angus/red poll cross steers we finish for the works, and a ragtag mob of Perendale that end up in the freezer,” he said.

“I’ve also got a riding horse for hacking out, Bungle the beagle, and red shaver chooks (for) fresh eggs.

“To be honest, at times, it’s an absolute circus – a source of endless amusement for our neighbours – all of whom are intergenerational beef and sheep farmers, none of whom are using FarmIQ – yet.”

Noble has been in the job

for fortnight, commuting to Wellington four days a week.

His priority between now and Christmas is to get to know the company’s people and its farmers.

He’s already made a couple of farm visits and plans to get to know corporate stakeholders Silver Fern Farms, Pamu, Farmlands, VetEnt and MSD Animal Health better.

He says there’s plenty of room for the business to develop.

“There is a global market for the intelligence FarmIQ provides, not only to its farmers but the upstream enterprise partners,” he said.

“NZ leads the world in pasturebased primary production and wherever else in the world there is a pastoral sector, there’s a market for FarmIQ. “We already export the very best in dairy and red meat, there is absolutely no reason NZ Agritech business cannot make an equally significant impact on the world stage.”

What is needed are more talented digital professionals, as he says they are in short supply in NZ. “We need the Government to make skilled migration as easy as possible, but also to invest in encouraging our young people into the digital sector,” he said.

“We already engage with universities and have some amazing graduates in the business, but (I) would love to be able to do more to create pathways for talented young people from all walks of life into Agritech.”

New thinking

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RETHINK: Techion chief executive Greg Mirams says farmers need to be proactive instead of reactive and to focus on managing the larvae not the parasites.

Concerns over drench resistance Techion founder Greg Mirams warns that if drench resistance goes unchecked, the loss of productivity for the sector will increase to $128m a year. Neal Wallace reports.

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HEEP farmers risk inflating a current $48 million annual drench resistance problem into a $128m financial burden, unless they closely manage the efficacy of remaining drenches.

That is the conclusion of Techion founder and chief executive Greg Mirams, who has analysed 15 years of data which shows 40% of sheep farms could soon be resistant to triple combination drenches unless there is careful management.

He says in 2005, resistance was low to non-existent but tests now show double combination drenches are failing on between 20% and 43% of farms and triple combinations on 15%.

“We’re not trying to be alarmists, we’re simply drawing upon a significant body of data collected over a decade-and-

a-half which proves, without a doubt, drench resistance in New Zealand is increasing rapidly,” he said.

“If farmers continue to use drenches the way they have for the past four decades, drench resistance will continue to develop.

“The problem is impacting animal welfare and performance, farm productivity and hurting New Zealand meat exports.”

Undetected or unmanaged drench resistance can reduce carcass returns by 14% which, when extrapolated over prices for the 18 million lambs slaughtered last year, equates to a cost across the sector of $48m, or $71,000 for a farm selling 4000 lambs.

“You don’t see an animal dying or any visual signs, but your lambs are growing at 180 grams a

day instead of 270 grams a day,” he said.

Should resistance increase to 40% of farms as Mirams fears, he estimates the loss of productivity for the sector will increase to $128m a year.

He says drench resistance is not the end of the world as it can be managed, but farmers first need to know the extent of any problem by testing for resistant parasites.

Because 95% of parasites live on pasture as larvae, it is the farms that develop resistance with sheep just being carriers of parasites, and that means replacing the flock is not a solution.

“It takes a rethink but it’s not the end of the world, farmers can farm through this,” he said.

That rethink requires farmers to be proactive instead of reactive and to focus on managing the larvae not the parasites.

Once farmers know the degree of any resistance, Mirams says solutions include the strategic use of cross grazing sheep and cattle, using high protein forage, such as red clover and plantain which do not harbour parasites to the same degree, and breeding parasiteresistant stock.

He quotes advice from Dr Ray Kaplan, a parasitologist from the University of Georgia in the USA, about how to slow the onset of resistance.

Kaplan recommends testing for resistance every two to three years to determine the drenches that work the best.

Animals new to a farm should be quarantined and treated with the most effective drench available.

They should have faecal egg counts before and after drenching, and only join the rest of the flock if the count is negative after 14 days.

Techion is a parasite diagnostic and management company and Mirams says having analysed 15

years of data, he was concerned at the pace with which parasite resistance has accelerated in the past four years.

Up to 2008, there was almost no resistance to double and triple acting drenches, but that has changed markedly since 2016.

It costs between $200m and $2.5 billion to develop a new animal anthelmintic, and Mirams says given the limited market and other drug development opportunities, new products are unlikely.

If farmers continue to use drenches the way they have for the past four decades, drench resistance will continue to develop.

Greg Mirams Techion

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EDITORIAL Payouts good for big and small

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VERY year at this time, tiny Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company comes out with an end-season farm gate milk price, and has recently averaged $1.50/kg more than giant

Fonterra.

Social gatherings of dairy farmers on the fringe of Tatua’s circumscribed milk collection zone must have interesting conversations, neighbour with neighbour, perhaps among family members too.

With only a nod to covid-19, Tatua declared its second-highest earnings and distributed $8.70/kg among its 100 or so suppliermembers, just a little less than the record $9 paid six years ago.

Before the howls from Fonterra become too loud, two underlying reasons for the disparity must be acknowledged.

Fonterra finds a home for 80% of the milk produced in this country, Tatua under 1%.

Value-add products are not an ambition for Tatua, they have been a reality for decades.

Its milk price is boosted by premiums earned from dairy and non-dairy procured ingredients.

Fonterra is required by the DIRA legislation to use and publish a payout reference based on milk powders and fat products against which other companies can compare themselves and improve upon if they choose.

For example, Chinese dairy company Yili included in its takeover offer for Westland Milk a promise to match at least Fonterra’s rate for 10 years.

Synlait, number four in the industry by size, has achieved small premium payouts over Fonterra in the past two seasons to help its supplier recruitment efforts in Canterbury and Waikato.

Open Country’s results are a closed book, but its recruitment record speaks for itself.

For farmers who have options to change processors, and geographically those opportunities remain quite restricted, milk prices will be high on the list of considerations. A common factual basis would greatly assist that deliberation.

Fonterra submitted to the recent DIRA review that all processors should be required to publish their average payout in a way that is consistent, to allow proper comparison.

Unfortunately, that suggestion was not taken up by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and his review team.

Hugh Stringleman

LETTERS

Farmer-vet relationships built on trust I REFER to commentary in Farmers Weekly’s September 7 and 14 editions from Alan Emerson and Angus Robson regarding their respective opinions on why, or why not, vets should report animal welfare threats in the line of their duty.

I think the point being missed here, because the authors are not vets, is the structure of the trusted relationship that exists between vets and their clients, which almost always enables constructive communication and effective solutions relating to animals under the clients and vets care.

Because of this relationship and inherent trust, an onfarm or in-clinic discussion with owners and farm staff about how to manage cases of concern to the veterinarian, and how to prevent such cases occurring in future, is likely

to result in a resolution of the issues at hand. This differs from reporting clients, which is likely to provoke a reaction and less than optimal outcomes.

In having these on-farm or in-clinic discussions, vets are able to carry out their duty to treat animals that may need treating, and to discuss prevention strategies. There are many ways vets can, for example, monitor herd, flock and animal level treatments that might alert them to an issue that needs addressing.

This is why vets have regular consultations with their clients.

In my 27-year experience, cases where animal welfare is under serious threat are very rare, and cases where farm management and environmental conditions can easily be improved are more common. Most fall way below the threshold of requiring input from an

external party, and almost all are easily resolved by minor changes to animal care and disease management.

Importantly, almost none of these cases involve intent or wilful attempts to compromise animal wellness.

Most vets will have a sound relationship with either MPI, SPCA and animal welfare inspectors, and will be able to confidentially discuss cases that are posing serious repetitive concerns in such a way that a constructive process ensues with a desirable outcome for all parties.

I have no doubt that the trust that exists between a vet and their clients underpins this issue. There wouldn’t be a single vet in New Zealand that would not confidentially discuss cases with a client in such a way that would achieve a satisfactory outcome. To suggest that vets would not,

or would be reluctant to, address an animal concern either with a client or with an animal welfare inspector is erroneous. Even in cases where a discussion had taken place yet a vet’s instructions were not adhered to, I am sure there wouldn’t be a vet in NZ who would put losing a client before animal welfare.

Lets not forget that the prominent issues of wellness and stress refer not only to animals and farmers, but also to vets.

Ian Hodge Veterinary Surgeon

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Options for improving soil carbon In the second of three articles about soil carbon, Professor Louis Schipper from the University of Waikato looks at farming practices scientists are exploring that might help to maintain or increase soil carbon stocks across New Zealand’s varied physical environments.

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BALANCED: Environmental biogeochemist Prof Louis Schipper says their studies look at both positive and negative impacts, so they can identify practices that will have a positive net effect for farmers, the climate and other aspects of the environment. biochar to pastures currently make it an unrealistic option for most farmers.

The research also raised questions about whether soil carbon might actually be lost at locations where carbon-rich supplemental feeds are grown.

Studies have shown that keeping soils covered with actively growing vegetation ensures plant roots continually add carbon into the soil, reducing the risk that soil carbon stocks will be lost.

When soils are bare, microbes continue to degrade soil organic matter, so there’s a risk that soil carbon levels will decrease during these periods.

We’ve found that during pasture renewal, whether or not you’re transitioning with a crop like maize, limiting the length of time soils are bare will reduce soil carbon losses. This can often be achieved using direct or minimum tillage, rather than longer more disruptive tillage approaches (except for very infrequent full inversion tillage).

When soils are cropped for supplemental feed over multiple years, soil carbon is lost because there are repeated periods when

soils are bare after all biomass has been removed. We’re investigating how quickly soil carbon can recover once the pasture is renewed, so we can recommend safe return periods.

Soil carbon modelling in NZ suggests that the one-off or very infrequent (say, once every 30 years) use of FIT (ploughing to 30cm deep or greater) before renewal of permanent pastures can increase carbon stocks in some soils.

The amount of carbon stored in pastoral soils tends to decrease with depth. FIT brings low-carbon sub-soil to the surface, where modelling indicates it can rapidly gain carbon, and buries highcarbon topsoil deeper in the soil profile, which appears to slow its decomposition (loss) over time.

Field studies are now testing the practicalities. Early results are promising, however long-term measurement is needed to verify the modelled increases in soil carbon across a wider range of soils and climates.

Another benefit of FIT is that it can allow a rapid transition from old to new pasture and therefore minimise the carbon losses

associated with a lengthy period of bare soil (as noted above).

A recent nationwide study found that carbon stocks in soils were lower under irrigation than under adjacent non-irrigated sites. This contrasts with irrigated land in parts of the world that are normally arid.

Laboratory work suggests there might be ways to manage irrigation to maintain this carbon, and further field testing is needed.

All of the research discussed here relies on gathering statistically-sound and comparable data from across different farm types and physical environments.

In the final article in our soil carbon series, Dr Paul Mudge of Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research will explain how a new long-term nationwide soil carbon benchmarking and monitoring study will provide some of those data from representative sampling sites across the country.

Paul will also outline what farmers need to do to benchmark and monitor soil carbon stocks on their own property. The process is complex and can be expensive, but it is possible.

Studies have shown that keeping soils covered with actively growing vegetation ensures plant roots continually add carbon into the soil, reducing the risk that soil carbon stocks will be lost.

Who am I? Prof Louis Schipper is an environmental biogeochemist at Waikato University. His research interests include long-term changes in soil organic matter, nitrogen cycling, impacts of land-use change, carbon fluxes and nutrient cycling in agricultural and indigenous ecosystems.

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N MY last article I explained that, despite plenty of anecdotal evidence, there’s still a lot of challenging research to be done before scientists can confidently recommend any management practices that will maintain or increase soil carbon stocks on New Zealand farms.

That’s probably not what farmers want to hear, because soil carbon is critical to farm productivity and an important factor in climate change.

Many farmers are working hard to maintain or increase their soil carbon stocks, and are keen for new ideas to try.

The good news is that NZ-based research is continuing.

There are lots of great ideas out there and, while our research resources are finite, we’d love to hear suggestions from you.

It could be that a practice you’re using with apparent success on your farm is the focus of future research, so please drop us a line using the feedback form on the Ag Matters website.

In the meantime, here’s a quick look at some of the ideas that researchers have recently explored or are still working on.

It’s important to note that this research isn’t just looking at soil carbon in isolation. Most management practices will have an impact on soil carbon stocks, emissions of other agricultural greenhouse gases and water quality, as well as farm productivity.

Our studies look at acrossthe-system impacts – both positive and negative – so we can identify practices that will have a positive net effect for farmers, the climate and other aspects of the environment.

There’s some evidence from overseas that growing swards with diverse species, including plants with deep roots such as lucerne, plantain and Italian ryegrass, increases carbon inputs and storage lower down in the soil.

Recent NZ studies, while proving inconclusive, garnered enough evidence to suggest this is worthy of further investigation.

For now, ongoing research into the effects of plantain and Italian ryegrass on soil carbon stocks and nitrous oxide emissions will add to our knowledge about how these species might reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Research has explored how soil carbon stocks respond when carbon-rich additives such as manure and biochar (a form of charcoal which stabilises carbon stored in trees) are used.

It proved conclusively that biochar boosts soil carbon stocks but, unfortunately, the practicalities and cost of adding sufficient quantities of appropriate

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Vote yes to make farms more safe Alternative View

Alan Emerson

THE upcoming general election is going to be interesting enough, but the two referenda make it even more so.

There’s been considerable discussion on the cannabis referendum, much of it generating more heat than light.

Consider what’s happening now.

If I go to a bottle store to buy a bottle of gin, that store is a licensed legal entity.

The owner is responsible for checking my age and sobriety.

The gin I purchase is a labelled product. What’s on the label is in the bottle.

The Government benefits from the regulation and the tax.

The same number of people in New Zealand have tried cannabis as have tried alcohol.

If I want to buy some weed, I go to the local drug dealer who may or may not be gang connected.

Either way they’re indulging in an illegal activity.

Whether I’m 10 or 50 is incidental. If I’m stoned or out of it on P it doesn’t matter. If I have the money I get the product.

I really don’t know what I’m

buying as there’s no regulation.

It could be simple weed, supercharged weed or weed laced with P. The only one benefitting from the deal are the criminals and eventually the gangs.

The consistent anti-cannabis argument I hear is that if it’s legal, it will become more available to youngsters and that’s bad.

What a pious load of old codswallop.

Youngsters can get it now, at whim. If it was regulated there would be some control as there is now with alcohol. Currently, it’s simply the law of the jungle. If you have the cash, you get the stash.

Let’s talk about rural security.

Some years ago we planted a forest which I hunted regularly.

Most years I’d come across some cannabis plants, well-tended and obviously watered. I have no idea how they got there or who was responsible, but whoever it was they accessed our property regularly and illegally.

Like many farmers, we’re on average hill country and relatively remote so it was a concern.

That’s another reason I want it legal and regulated.

Currently, 10 to 15% of 15-year olds in NZ have used cannabis and 45% of 18-year olds.

Cannabis has been around for over 50 years to my knowledge.

I’ve had a lot of mates who tried it for a while. I’m unaware of any that still do. I can guarantee no one went on to hard drugs, as has

been the claim.

Cannabis is easy to grow, not dissimilar to tomatoes – or so I’ve been told.

Put me in any town or city in New Zealand and I’m sure I can find cannabis in a short space of time. It is readily available.

The reasons for legalisation are many and varied.

For a start, the industry that has been undercover and illegal for years can come out of the closet and be regulated, visible and taxable.

That means the criminal element is largely removed.

Talking to drug counsellors is sobering. Cannabis isn’t addictive. Correspondingly, Methamphetamine (P) is extremely so.

It is therefore in the dealers’ interest to wean people off cannabis and onto P and they do it well, including lacing cannabis with P. It’s been suggested that legalising cannabis will result in a race of addicts. Experience overseas has shown us that isn’t so.

Overseas experience has also shown that legalising cannabis does not encourage non-users to try it. Youngsters also consume less as the criminal element is removed.

Crime rates were unchanged.

Talking to a psychologist mate I’m told that those under the effect of cannabis tended to be happy.

With alcohol they were aggressive

ACCOUNTABLE: Legalising cannabis means the industry that has been undercover and illegal for years can come out of the closet and be regulated, visible and taxable.

and more likely to commit violence as our domestic violence figures indicate.

With driving cannabis users tend to compensate by driving slower, leaving bigger gaps between vehicles and not passing.

Those impaired with alcohol are exactly the opposite.

Those under the influence of cannabis had a greater sex drive.

Those affected by alcohol had “a higher desire and lowered performance” as Falstaff told us many years ago.

Finally, the horse has bolted. It’s the third most popular drug in NZ behind alcohol and tobacco. I’d suggest it’s the least harmful.

So, come the referendum I’ll be ticking two boxes.

That could well be a waste of time, however, as National’s Nick Smith has told us that no matter

what the result of the referendum, the Party wasn’t guaranteeing the legislation would be passed.

That is rampant arrogance, undemocratic and gives Nanny state a whole new meaning.

I can’t understand the righteous indignation of the anti-cannabis brigade. It tells me how removed they are from reality. How distanced they are from what’s really happening on the street.

My view is the main difference between alcohol and cannabis is that one is legal the other isn’t and that just one is regulated, quality controlled and taxed, which I believe is wrong.

Your View Alan Emerson is a semi-retired Wairarapa farmer and businessman: dath.emerson@gmail.com

Will Winston Peters go quietly into the night?

From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

EVERY dog has its day and that old mutt Winston Peters’ day has finally come.

We all know that, but he’s no quitter and he is prepared to go down fighting – and no one would expect any less of him.

But it’s what he might do after the election that has me worried, but let’s come back to that later.

He’s been around forever.

Indeed, if you are middle-aged, he’s been in-and-out of Parliament your whole life.

He first stood for the National Party in Northern Maori in 1975, but missed out that time.

He was first elected in 1979, 41 long years ago. No one should hang around Parliament that long.

The electors have thought the same and kicked him out a couple of times.

He didn’t win the seat of Hunua on election night in 1978, but took an electoral petition to the High Court and won, and took up the seat six months after the election.

He may only have practiced as a lawyer for four years before politics but has taken many cases to court – legal battles have been a feature of his political career.

He lost the Hunua seat in 1981, but popped up again in Tauranga three years later and, except for three years out of Parliament following the 2008 election, has been there ever since.

He has been a MP for National and NZ First and an independent.

He has been elected by three different electorates and been in four Parliaments as a list MP. For someone who’s electorate support has ranged from 4-13%, Peters has had a far greater sway on NZ politics over the last 30 years than he would have in the past, but the Mixed Member Proportional voting system (MMP) has been his friend, and he has used the leverage of being able to support either major party to extract the best deal possible for himself and his party in a high stakes game.

But it would now appear that he is about to meet his own Waterloo.

NZ First has made a huge pitch to the rural sector in recent years, as well as Northland with their $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund.

But the lack of traction by Shane Jones in Northland and current polling of 2% for NZ First, refreshingly shows that votes can’t be secured in this country by money alone.

Winston has finally been showing signs that he is indeed a 75-year-old with a little less of the vim and vigor of the past, but he hasn’t been helped by the covid-19 restrictions as he plays best to a crowd.

Covid-19 has also stymied his usual pre-election ranting against immigration. There is none.

Then the announcement last week by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) that they had charged two people involved with the NZ First Foundation with deception.

Peters goes immediately into full attack mode, claiming NZ First had been fully exonerated and that the SFO had made a “James Comey level error of judgment”.

Here he is setting himself up to be able to point to this issue as to why his party was not returned to Parliament after the election.

He tries to tell us that there is a wide gulf between NZ First and

the NZ First Foundation, but few are convinced. Pity the names are so similar.

His party had taken a case to court to get the decision withheld until after the election but failed.

Now, Peters is threatening to take legal action against the SFO, using his long-held modus operandi of attack being the best form of defence.

THEORY: NZ First leader Winston Peters’ fight against the SFO ruling might just be him setting the playing field to be able to point to this issue as to why his party was not returned to Parliament after the election.

With so much happening in the world, most of us had forgotten about the SFO case and it has had little to no effect on the dismal polling for NZ First.

But post-election, will they be claiming it did and crying foul?

We are watching aghast US president Donald Trump already saying the election process, overseen by his own administration, is flawed, and that he may not accept the outcome should he not be re-elected.

It would be such a distraction and sideshow to whoever is forming the next government if Peters starts throwing around legal actions around contesting the outcome of our own election.

We will need the next government focusing on settling things down and getting on with the business of dealing with the crisis we find ourselves facing.

We don’t need sideshows of selfappointed martyrdom and puffery.

He needs to finally go quietly into the night and enjoy the retirement that he has earned.

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

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Depressing lack of vision on offer Meaty Matters

Allan Barber

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HE agricultural policies on offer at the forthcoming election represent a rather depressing microcosm of the broader suite of policies the electorate will be encouraged to choose from on October 17.

I have never felt so uninspired about voting in an election as this year: my choices are to keep moving towards a Nanny state with Labour or to turn back the clock with National who want to give away much of the available taxpayer money in temporary tax cuts, but cannot make the sums add up to cover the annual operating budget. Unfortunately, I am too old to vote Green, too young to vote NZ First, not philosophically disposed to vote ACT, while the rest are not worth serious consideration.

Labour’s strategy is to sleepwalk towards what most people believe will be an inevitable victory on the back of its risk averse, so far fairly successful, management of the covid-19 crisis, but without having achieved very much else except to set up loads of committees, increase the minimum wage and enact unworkable freshwater regulation. Apart from the wage subsidy, Labour has shown almost total unawareness of the stresses involved in running a small business or being a farmer, nor does it appear to have a strategy for a gradual reopening of the borders.

It has also suffered from leading a coalition government with the arch tail-wagger Winston Peters exerting a disproportionate influence, while the Greens equally have had more ministerial posts than warranted. The question now is whether either will be back in Parliament or, if so, involved in government. The Greens, to the rural sector’s dismay, have more chance than NZ First, many of

whose supporters appear to have evaporated, presumably because many of them couldn’t forgive Peters for supporting Labour over National.

National, leading in the polls at the beginning of the year, has now virtually imploded after two leadership changes – having lost Bill English and Steven Joyce early in the term, there has continued to be an exodus of much of the talent that underpinned the claim to having a stronger team than the Government. Realistically, National faces a stern challenge to rebuild its credentials and talent base in time for the 2023 election.

From an agricultural perspective, the most visionary policy comes from the Greens who have proposed a fund of $297 million to help farmers transition to organic or regenerative farming, whether or not they want to, on top of the $700m already allocated to clean up waterways. This would be partly paid for by a levy on nitrogen and phosphorus fertilisers, although the most radical tax proposal is to increase tax on higher income earners and apply a wealth tax on assets above $1m. Even if Greens form a minority part of the next government, these proposals are most unlikely to find their way into law, other than Labour’s proposed top tax rate increase.

National’s policy is designed to appeal to its rural base, promising to ensure agriculture is not included in the Emissions Trading Scheme and to reverse or review the freshwater, carbon zero and resource management acts. But there is nothing visionary here which would suggest its policy would recognise the need for New Zealand farming to continue making progress towards more sustainable, environmentallyfriendly practices to satisfy not just environmentalists, but also the changing desires of international consumers.

Labour has so far put up one element of agricultural policy, a $50m contribution to encourage farmers to develop an integrated farm plan, which will assist them to transition to environmentallyfriendly practices and meet compliance requirements. The industry would also no doubt like to know there will be willingness

WAITING GAME: Political parties have pitched their ag policies, but farmers will have to wait until after the election to see if their wish for a Government that will listen to them and be willing to make sensible changes to regulation and the pace of implementation will be granted.

to consult constructively on the more draconian or just plain wrong elements of the Freshwater and Carbon Zero bills before they finally become law.

Although Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb NZ accept the good intentions behind Labour’s proposed assistance with developing an integrated farm plan, both are concerned to ensure that the Government does not reinvent the wheel by mandating more plans than those the sector already has in process, and see it as another instance of government potentially interfering in implementation.

B+LNZ chair Andrew Morison says that it is traditionally the Government’s role (across all sectors) to prescribe the rules, but businesses determine how to meet the rules as there are often a number of ways that standards can be met.

B+LNZ is just about to roll out an environmentally-focused farm planning process that will cover all aspects of the environment including water, climate change, biodiversity and soils. It will evolve

over time and, among other things, help farmers meet their Essential Freshwater and He Waka Eke Noa commitments.

Feds’ environment spokesperson Chris Allen points out the sector plan already commits to individual farm plans and the integration between different plans should be as seamless as possible. It must then be up to the farmer to ensure compliance. He is also wary of the cost to individual farmers, which he believes will cost upwards of $10,000, well in excess of $50m in total. Feds want clear policy which will deliver a good platform for all farmers to achieve the desired environmental outcomes, as well as evidence of limiting the continual increase in bureaucracy and compliance costs imposed by central and local government.

Farmers are generally committed to excellent environmental practice and high-quality food production, recognising the world in which they operate has changed. They also recognise the Government has a responsibility to develop

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From an agricultural perspective, the most visionary policy comes from the Greens who have proposed a fund of $297 million to help farmers transition to organic or regenerative farming.

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Time to rip up the rulebook Off the Cuff

Andrew Stewart

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EGARDLESS of the election outcome on October 17, we are going to have a new government for the next three years. As a primary sector, I believe this gives us three years to rip up the current structure, as it is a flawed and broken model.

As farmers, we need to make drastic changes to ensure our industry has a long and prosperous future and stops being the piñata that politicians love to pound.

The time has come to build an organisation that represents all farmers on every level, is governed by farmers, respected by all and funded by many.

This organisation would create pride amongst its members, create a vision that is world leading and guide and educate politicians to have a better understanding of what it is to be a farmer.

We don’t have to look very far for a great example of what can be achieved. Across the ditch, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) was formed in 1979 as “the single national voice for Australian farmers” and “brought together the many disparate organisations of the day.” Sound familiar? The Australian NFF represents 33 separate organisations across the continent and across all aspects of the farming sector. Most importantly, their board consists

of eight members, who all have active interests in farms that are either family-owned or multigenerational. In other words, the most important and powerful farming organisation in Australia is governed by farmers.

So how do we Kiwis do this?

For this recipe to have a hope of success the main ingredient is courage. Courage for our ag leaders to recognise that the status quo is not good enough for our farmers, courage for our industry organisations to agree unashamedly to working together to make this happen and courage from our farmers to speak up loudly so their voices are heard and their opinions and ideas valued.

If we want to continue our farming businesses successfully into the future, we need to be bold with our thinking and courageous with our convictions.

When it comes to funding agricultural organisations, there is a lot of money floating around already that could be far more efficiently used to build something similar to the NFF. Levy organisations, farmer cooperatives, rural advocacy groups, primary sector businesses and farmers themselves could all contribute financially to create such an organisation.

It starts with looking at our current situation with a magnifying glass to understand

some of the inefficiencies. I will use the example of Beef + Lamb NZ because they represent the industry that I am involved with as a sheep and cattle farmer. I would also like to add as a disclaimer that I have served B+LNZ as an associate director, which is an unpaid 12-month position. This was an experience that I valued greatly that also highlighted to me the quality of the staff representing our industry though B+LNZ. But this is about efficiency.

Their annual report for 2019 shows that the total income for that financial year was just over $39 million. Of that amount, just over $29m comes from levies received from sheep and beef farmers. This income is then obviously used to fund all their financial activities on our behalf as levy payers.

Now, I understand that being based in Wellington is an expensive place to do business and that staff need to be paid accordingly. But their 2019 annual report also highlighted that 40 staff in that financial year earned in excess of $100,000. From a staff of just over 100 by my count, this equates to nearly 40% of staff earning in excess of $100,000. I am not saying that is right or wrong, but I will say there are many farmers who would chew off their left leg to earn that sort of money.

And then there is the governance.

Directors for B+LNZ earn $34,000 plus an extra $16,000 for being a director on the NZ Meat Board. This equates to $50,000 for the six elected-farmer representatives who have far more skin in the game than many of the staff that work in any primary sector organisation in Wellington.

This also pales in comparison

FROM THE GROUND UP: The most important and powerful farming organisation in Australia is governed by farmers and NZ needs the courage to follow suit.

with the likes of Fonterra, which admittedly is a co-operative, but whose directors earn a base fee of $175,000 and have 6354 staff members earning more than $100,000.

As a general assumption across the sector, it would be fair to say that farming directors are paid peanuts compared to many of the staff in the companies they are tasked with providing governance for. This is a model that to me is flawed, and until it is corrected, we are doing nothing but restricting performance in our sector.

Another great way to streamline wastage in the industry would be to limit the number of governance positions a person is allowed to hold within the primary industry.

The example I would like to use to highlight this problem is OSPRI, the organisation which manages both NAIT and TBfree.

Their annual report from 2018-19 shows that there were just five directors sitting around the board table, but between them they were involved in 42 other entities as chairs, directors, shareholders, consultants or trustees. I understand the need for some directors to be involved in farming entities in these positions. But here’s an idea to improve the industry: let’s limit the governance positions that one person can

hold within the primary sector to just one.

This will have a twofold advantage: firstly, those elected will have a sole focus on serving their industry more efficiently and secondly, this will free up many positions for others looking to step into governance positions.

The primary sector has invested millions in professional development programs and there are some incredible talents within the industry that would serve well around the board tables. And, we would need the cream of the governance crop to sit around the board table of any new national farming organisation.

I realise there are a huge number of moving parts that would be needed to create such an organisation, and there would be many challenges along the way.

But if we want to continue our farming businesses successfully into the future, we need to be bold with our thinking and courageous with our convictions.

The future is ours for the taking.

Your View Andrew Stewart is the RangitikeiManawatu Federated Farmers meat and wool chairman and a sheep and beef farmer in Rangitikei.

Credit data highlights key trends

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THE good news is that the agriculture sector continues to deleverage, fewer loans are interest-only and dairy sector debt is coming down in a gradual manner.

At the end of 2016, 67% of agriculture loans were interest-only.

A meager 8% were interest and principal. Revolving credit rounded out the balance.

The portion that is interest-only has fallen to 55%, while the portion that is interest plus principal has risen to 19%.

That is a major step in the right direction. But more steps are needed.

To put it in perspective, the portion of lending that is interest-only is around 15% on owner-occupied dwellings (up from 12% pre-covid-19, 41% on residential investment property (a couple of percentage points higher than pre-covid-19) and around 40% on business loans.

Agriculture, and notably dairy, still stands out for the high portion that is interest-only.

The dairy sector continues to deleverage too. Total agriculture lending is down 1% on a year ago.

The decline is dominated by the dairy sector with lending into the sector falling 4% and debt down $1.5 billion in a year.

Horticulture stands at the other end of the spectrum, with lending up 15.9% on a year ago.

Strong lending (and relatively better bank appetites for horticulture) has seen its share of agriculture lending rise from just over 5% to around 9% since the end of 2016.

Deposits with banks by the agriculture sector have risen 6.3% to $8.1bn.

Less debt and more deposits.

Another tick.

There are numerous reasons for deleveraging, the main one being too much debt, though largely concentrated in pockets of the dairy

sector. Things got pushed too far, by both banks and borrowers.

This process has a way to run, but that shouldn’t stop us from celebrating some solid progress.

There has been discomfort and hard conversations, but farmers and banks have by-and-large been working together.

Alternate lending providers are also emerging, though slowly. More competition would be healthy. Bring on Open Banking.

Farmers should be looking to the future and making sure they have financial metrics and reporting in place to maximise the opportunity.

Amidst a massive economic shock, the dairy sector has maintained solid cashflow, allowing the process of deleveraging to continue in an orderly fashion.

Credit data also details some other trends, which are less flattering.

Housing continues to dominate the lending landscape with lending up 6.4% and $17bn on a year ago.

Business lending is up 4.4%, but that is dominated by investment property, with other business lending down 2.8% on a year ago.

The allocation of credit will reflect the economic environment. Business and agriculture lending are a greater risk.

But housing dominating is hardly the way to grow a more dynamic and productive economy.

The Reserve Bank noted in the latest Official Cash Rate announcement that a “severe and prolonged downturn would make it difficult to achieve its inflation and employment objectives, and at the same time would pose a material risk to financial stability. Providing sufficient monetary stimulus would, therefore, both help the Committee’s remit objectives and promote financial stability”.

Which loosely translates to, “we are happy to see house prices move up”.

Hardly a way to put real money into people’s pockets.

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Liver tissue tests help fine-tune rations TAKING liver biopsies from breeding ewes is helping Welsh sheep farmers establish the mineral status of their flocks and fine-tune rations.

Testing tissue samples from the livers of live ewes can be costly and is not commonly used in UK flocks.

The technique is however, widely used in New Zealand to monitor trace element status.

A study in Wales has looked at its usefulness in informing decision-making around the nutrition of breeding ewes to provide a complete picture of flock status when used alongside blood testing and forage sampling.

Funding was provided by the European Innovation Project and the project took place on 12 farms in north Wales. On each farm, blood and tissue samples were taken from eight ewes pre-tupping and blood samples were taken from 15 ewes pre-lambing.

Sampling identified copper deficiencies in two flocks.

Copper is excreted through the liver and the concentration adjusts more slowly over several months than it does in blood.

Liver tissue samples are likely to be useful, particularly during an initial investigation and monitoring phase.

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Vet Joseph Angell, who was involved in the study, says liver copper concentrations allow a better understanding of historic supply, which can enable a more proactive approach to planning nutritional adjustments.

Blood sampling in another flock showed marginally low copper concentrations, but the tissue sample confirmed an abovenormal concentration.

There was also a disparity with the selenium concentration in this flock – it was within the normal range in the blood sample but marginally deficient in the liver tissue.

The additional information provided by the liver tissue was therefore useful in determining the need and safety of supplementation.

This flock had been supplemented with copper and selenium in previous years and further copper supplementation could have resulted in toxicity.

Angell says using just blood results for copper would have indicated a small benefit of supplementation. While the selenium blood samples showed sufficient absorption, the liver tissue samples proved that without supplementation ewes would have become suboptimal.

He says the cost of sampling needs to be weighed against improved performance and cost savings on trace element supplementation and overfeeding concentrates.

“I would, on balance, suggest liver tissue samples are likely to be useful, particularly during an initial investigation and

TEST: Dr Joseph Angell performing a biopsy on a ewe.

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monitoring phase, as was the situation for the flocks in this project,” he said.

He says over-supplying ewes with concentrates pre-lambing can result in a large feed bill and health problems associated with overfeeding.

“Conversely, under-supplying concentrate feed pre lambing is likely to result in reduced milk quality and quantity, with disease

consequences for both ewes and lambs,’’ he said.

Liver tissue sampling is particularly useful for farmers who don’t know the underlying ability of their sheep to assimilate trace elements, or their response to supplementation.

A liver tissue sample provides different information to blood and a much longer-term historical estimation of the status of some

trace elements, particularly copper.

This information, coupled with an understanding of the expected nutritional demands of the sheep, and an understanding of the potential available supply, can help to make decisions about nutritional adjustment.

Blood analysis is, however, still useful in combination with liver biopsies because it can

Scotland to end long-journey live calf exports

IMPACT: Farming organisations say the UK has some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and the live animal exports trade is crucial to farm businesses.

LIVE calf exports that breach maximum permitted journey times from Scotland to Spain will no longer be accepted, the Scottish government has stated.

Following a legal challenge by animal welfare campaigners, the Scottish government says applications for the live export of unweaned (or milk-reliant) calves to the continent that breached the time limits would not be approved – unless there were exceptional circumstances.

Earlier this year, the animal welfare charity Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) launched a legal challenge to stop young calves being exported to Spain.

CIWF applied to the Scottish court for a judicial review to challenge actions by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha).

The charity stated that, under animal transport laws, unweaned calves could not travel for more than eight hours – unless after a maximum of nine hours’ transport they were rested, given water and, “if necessary”, fed.

CIWF argued that, in practice, calves were not unloaded after the first nine hours and were kept on trucks for as long as 23 hours, from Scotland to northern France,

without milk substitute. Therefore, it said, the Scottish government “should stop journey times of over eight hours from taking place”.

An agreement was reached where it was agreed that the CIWF petition was dismissed, but Scottish Government said it would be instructing Apha to limit journey times.

NFU Scotland says it has been working with the Scottish government and industry, making good progress on reducing the need to export calves and adding significant value to the domestic beef sector. There have been no calf exports from Scotland in almost a year.

The Conservative government in Westminster pledged in its election manifesto to put an end to long journeys for live animals.

But farming organisations say the UK has some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and the live animal exports trade is crucial to farm businesses.

From 2014 to 2018, the UK exported £2.4 billion (about NZ$4.6bn) worth of live animals, of which 66% were to EU countries, according to a House of Commons briefing paper on live animal exports.

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Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 29 Oct 2020 3 Deans Avenue, Christchurch View by appointment Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz Evan Marshall 027 221 0910 evan.marshall@bayleys.co.nz

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122 FARM, SPECIALTY AND LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES FOR SALE ISSUE 2 – 2020

If the change of season has put a spring in your Country property step, your search for something altogether better starts here.

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Motivated vendor will meet the market Substantial Dairy Farming Portfolio An outstanding opportunity for an astute investor seeking a competitive yield to acquire a large-scale self-contained dairy portfolio located in South Waikato.

• Total area 2,724 hectares including 1,978 hectares dairy platform, 541 hectares support block and 90 hectares in trees

• Turn-key operation, available as a going concern including livestock, plant and machinery at valuation

• Four dairy units with four-year average production of 1.505 million kgs of milksolids from 4,810 cows

The properties are located on State Highway 32, in close proximity to Tokoroa and Whakamaru and are offered to the market with excellent, near new infrastructure having been converted in 2015. Two farms bound the Waikato river, giving access to Lake Maraetai for recreational boating and fishing.

• Support block carries all replacement heifers plus harvests 130 hectares of grass silage • Excellent accommodation provided by 16 modern brick homes

Capitalise on the efficiencies created by significant scale and the strong fundamentals of global demand for dairy products by investing at an opportune time in the property cycle.

Motivated vendor will meet the market for this portfolio of dairy properties that are generating very attractive returns. Properties will be offered in the first instance collectively; and then as individual farms by way of public auction.

For more info about these properties please contact Property Brokers sales consultants:

Brian Peacocke M 021 373 113 P 07 870 2112 brianp@pb.co.nz

Dave Peacocke M 027 473 2382 P 07 870 2112 davep@pb.co.nz

Dairy Support

TENDER TOKOROA Wainui Road • • • • • • • • • •

WEB ID TWR02686

541.2446 hectares (subject to title) Taupo sandy loam soils Easy to medium rolling country with some sidlings Approx. 480 ha in pasture with 130 ha mowable Bore water supply to troughs in all 98 paddocks Grazes all replacement heifers through for two years Near new 250 head capacity steel cattle yards 3-bay implement shed plus lockable workshop Covered double-bay 200t fertiliser bunker 1 modern brick dwelling

AUCTION (unless sold by Private Treaty) Friday, 6th November, 2020 South Waikato Sport & Events Centre 25 Mossop Road, Tokoroa

Atiamuri

TENDER WHAKAMARU 2603 Whakamaru Road

WEB ID TWR02688

• 612.7273 hectares • Atiamuri sandy loam soils on flats, Ngakuru hill loam on higher country • Flat to easy undulating contour with some easy hill on higher country • 594 hectare dairy platform; 1,420 cows • 4-year average 418,741 kg milksolids • 60 bail rotary dairy with in-shed meal feeding • 600 cow capacity concrete feed pad • 4 modern brick homes

AUCTION (unless sold by Private Treaty) Friday, 6th November, 2020 South Waikato Sport & Events Centre 25 Mossop Road, Tokoroa

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TOKOROA Telephone 0800 367 5263

Price expectation based on yield Tokoroa Downs

TENDER TOKOROA 726 State Highway 32

WEB ID TWR02689

• 593.1596 hectares • A mix of Tirau silty loam and Taupo sandy loam soils • Flat to easy undulating contour with some sidlings • 546 hectare dairy platform; 1,330 cows • 4-year average 428,574 kg milksolids • 60 bail rotary dairy with in-shed meal feeding • 600 cow capacity concrete feed pad • 20 hectares in eucalypt plantation deriving lease income • 4 modern brick homes VIEW 7 Oct 11.00 - 1.00PM AUCTION Friday, 6th November, 2020 South Waikato Sport & Events Centre 25 Mossop Road, Tokoroa

Twin Lakes

TENDER WHAKAMARU 1957 Whakamaru Road

WEB ID TWR02690

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482.8841 hectares Atiamuri sandy loam soils Flat to easy undulating contour with some sidlings 367 hectare dairy platform; 935 cows 4-year average 290,094 kg milksolids 60 bail rotary dairy with in-shed meal feeding 600 cow capacity concrete feed pad 37 hectares in eucalypt plantation deriving lease income • 18 ha ex forestry suitable for pastoral development • 3 modern brick homes VIEW 7 Oct 11.00 - 1.00PM AUCTION Friday, 6th November, 2020 South Waikato Sport & Events Centre 25 Mossop Road, Tokoroa

Whakamaru

TENDER WHAKAMARU 2362 Whakamaru Road • • • • • • • •

WEB ID TWR02691

494.0799 hectares Atiamuri sandy loam soils Flat to easy undulating contour with some sidlings 470 hectare dairy platform; 1125 cows 4-year average 368,030 kg milksolids 60 bail rotary dairy with in-shed meal feeding 600 cow capacity concrete feed pad 4 modern brick homes

VIEW 7 Oct 11.00 - 1.00PM AUCTION Friday, 6th November, 2020 South Waikato Sport & Events Centre 25 Mossop Road, Tokoroa

TE AWAMUTU 138 Arawata Street Te Awamutu teawamutu@pb.co.nz 07 870 2112

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Ellerton Farm

OPEN DAY WEB ID TWR02902

TE AWAMUTU 1287 Te Kawa Road A quality dairy unit, uniquely located with the Waipa River on the western boundary, within the Pokuru district, midway Te Awamutu and Otorohanga.

• 154.73 hectares - 1287 Te Kawa Road (West), 17 km from Te Awamutu • attractive flat to easy rolling contour, some sidlings • predominantly mairoa ash, some peat; Tihiroa District Water Scheme • aesthetically pleasing with numerous deciduous specimen trees

• calving approx 455 cows; 3 year av of 142,000 kgMS • 28 ASHB farm dairy with in-shed feed system, feed pad, concrete races • 4 brm brick homestead, inground pool, 2 additional 3 brm brick dwellings • a great district with good schooling options available

AUCTION

VIEW Tuesday 6 Oct 11.00 - 1.00pm AUCTION 1.00pm, Thu 5th Nov, 2020, Te Awamutu Sports Club - Albert Park Drive, Te Awamutu

Brian Peacocke

Mobile 021 373 113 brianp@pb.co.nz

Quality property - quality location

OPEN DAY TE AWAMUTU 8 Cottle Road A particularly attractive dairy unit situated in the Korakonui district, 25 km south east of Te Awamutu and similar distance to Otorohanga.

• 8 Cottle Road, off Happy Valley Road, Korakonui • 136.2265 hectares; free draining mairoa ash soils • a pleasing mix of flat to easy rolling contour • numerous autumn colouring specimen trees; well subdivided; good water supply • 420 cows calved, 138,258 kgMS 2019/2020 season

WEB ID TWR02901

AUCTION

• excellent 60 bail rotary dairy with in-shed feed system VIEW Thursday 8 Oct 11.00 - 1.00pm • high-stud workshop plus support buildings • spacious low maintenance 5 brm brick homestead with AUCTION 1.00pm, Thu 5th Nov, 2020, Te Awamutu Sports Club - Albert Park Drive, Te Awamutu tennis court, set in established grounds • additional well-maintained 4 brm & 3 brm dwellings • bus service to very good primary & secondary schooling

Brian Peacocke

Mobile 021 373 113 brianp@pb.co.nz

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Often sought, seldom found

Grazing / dairy support

OPEN DAY

WEB ID MOR01961

BY NEGOTIATION + GST TAUPIRI 281 Tenfoot Road VIEW Thursday 8 Oct 11.00 - 12.30pm A fantastic dairy farm with the advantage of highly fertile soils in a great location. This 158 hectare dairy farm is flat, very productive, and has the bonus of being in 4 titles. Milking 480 cows and producing 204,000 kgMS through the 41 ASHB cowshed equipped with an Peter Lissington in shed meal feeding system and Protrac drafting. Great Mobile 027 430 8770 water and races, the effluent is managed with a new Office 07 280 5534 1.4M lt Kliptank. There is plenty of housing with 3 peterl@pb.co.nz dwellings. The main home is a quality 4 bedroom 2 storey house with in ground pool, there is a 4 bedroom managers house and a 3 bedroom workers house.

David McGuire

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WEB ID TER78169 OTOROHANGA 95 Veale Road • 71 ha in two titles • Mairoa ash & silt loam soils fertilised regularly • 46 paddocks. Approx 20 ha mowable contour • Spring fed water supply pumped to manacons then gravity • 4 bdrm home with sleepout & detached double garage • 2 bay 1/2 round shed & haybarn Currently used as milking platform and dairy support in conjunction with an additional 43.9 ha with the option of purchasing both blocks.

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Balmoral - 202 ha + 52 ha

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Hugh Williams

Mobile 021 878782 Office 07 8788266 hugh@pb.co.nz

Doug Wakelin

Mobile 027 472 2572 david.mcguire@pb.co.nz

WEB ID PR77543 TIRAUMEA 13151 Route 52 and 50 Puketawa Road Located in the renowned farming district of Tiraumea and centrally located to Pahiatua, Pongaroa and Masterton is Balmoral originally a larger scale breeding and finishing property which has been offered to the market in smaller portions. The two portions of 202 ha and 52 ha subject to survey has a mix of easy to medium hills and over 34 ha of flats in improved pastures, a further 40 ha is suitable for cultivation. An all weather laneway provides excellent access through the 202 ha property and combines well with a set of satellite yards to create ease of day to day operation.

TENDER VIEW 7 & 14 & 21 Oct 12.00 - 1.00pm TENDER closes Thursday 5th November, 2020 at 4.00pm, (unless sold prior), 131 Rora Street Te Kuiti

TENDER

TENDER View By Appointment TENDER closes Thursday 22nd October, 2020 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

WEB ID PR77898 ALFREDTON 14405 Route 52 This well balanced sheep & beef property is located in the renowned Alfredton district & well located to Masterton and Pahiatua. With 4 5ha of flats which are well complemented by north facing hill country with some sidlings. An extensive development programme including sub division, fertiliser & improving pastures has resulted in excellent stock & financial performance. The improvements are of a high standard including a 3 stand woolshed with a covered yard facility, cattle yards, 10 bay calf rearing shed. A north facing four bedroom home set in mature grounds completes an unequalled package.

TENDER View By Appointment TENDER closes Wednesday 4th November, 2020 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

RURAL 54 Kimbolton Road Feilding feilding@pb.co.nz 06 323 5544

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Bute Farms

OPEN DAY WEB ID FR78076

OPIKI 26 Te Rewa Road Located on Te Rewa Road, with additional road frontage on State Highway 57, this 285.75 hectare (more or less) farm offers 10 titles of the Manawatuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most desirable soils which are complemented by location, improvements and productive performance. The soils consist of Opiki Complex, Kairanga loam and Makerua peaty loam and when combined with the extensive drainage, excellent fertility levels and quality pasture swards, an average production level of 1,250 kgMS from 620 cows has been achieved over the past 4 years.

Farm improvements include of a 36 ASHB with in shed meal feeding, 6 bay implement/calf rearing shed with a fully lockable workshop, 10 bay implement/calf rearing shed, multiple hay/implement sheds and silage bunker.

All fencing is in excellent condition and water is sourced from a 175m artesian bore. The property features three houses, an immaculately presented 2006 built four-bedroom home, a 2012 built three-bedroom cottage and a four-bedroom renovated managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house.

DEADLINE SALE

VIEW 13 & 20 Oct 11.00 - 12.00pm DEADLINE SALE closes Tuesday 10th November, 2020 at 11.00am, (unless sold prior), Property Brokers Ltd, 54 Kimbolton Road, Feilding.

Blair Cottrill

Mobile 027 354 5419 blair@pb.co.nz

Stuart Sutherland

Mobile 027 452 1155 Home 06 323 7193 stuarts@pb.co.nz

Glendhu - Best of both worlds

OPEN DAY WEB ID FR78162

WAITUNA WEST 194 Short Road Located 18 km north of Feilding in the highly regarded farming district of Waituna West, it is easy to see why this 103.8 hectare (more or less) finishing/support property will command wide appeal in the marketplace.

"Glendhu" has an excellent location with a reliable rainfall, quality district scheme water supply, naturally fertile alluvial Kiwitea loam soils, good fertiliser history, flat to easy rolling contour and excellent stock handling facilities including a 3-stand woolshed, sheep and cattle yards plus implement sheds.

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For those of you who enjoy the sport, there are two fully planted duck dams. The option is to build a homestead to capture the panoramic views or commute 15 minutes from town and enjoy the "best of both worlds" the choice is yours! Rarely does a property of this quality come onto the market in the Manawatu, this represents an opportunity not to be missed.

TENDER

VIEW Wednesday 14 Oct 10.00 - 11.00am TENDER closes Wednesday 11th November, 2020 at 11.00am, Property Brokers Ltd, 54 Kimbolton Road, Feilding

Stuart Sutherland

Mobile 027 452 1155 Home 06 323 7193 stuarts@pb.co.nz

Blair Cottrill

Mobile 027 354 5419 blair@pb.co.nz

RURAL rural@pb.co.nz 0800 FOR LAND

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Irrigated dairy - Whakatane

OPEN DAY WEB ID WTR75036

WHAKATANE 70 Moody Road Rangitaiki Plains. Farm held in four titles, total land area 155.1956 ha. Combined with two neighbouring leases, 8 ha and 7 ha respectively, to create a 155 ha milking platform. Land 90% flat, 10% rolling. Well fenced, pumice races maintained using on farm quarry. An extensive irrigation system with three pivot irrigators and sprinkler network ensures summer safe production.

Three water supplies to the property including artesian bore. Currently operated by a 50/50 sharemilker, with management input from farm consultant on behalf of family trusts.

Approx. 440 F/Fx cows produced 206,000 kgMS last VIEW 7 & 14 & 21 Oct 10.30 - 12.00pm season. 40 ASHB dairy. Accommodation includes three TENDER closes Wednesday 4th November, 2020 at good homes, self contained cabin and an excellent range of farm buildings. The farm as a whole is very well 12.00pm maintained and offered for sale in excellent order. Keen vendors with realistic expectations. For Sale by TENDER closing 12.00 p.m. Wednesday 4 November 2020, Property Brokers, 38 Landing Rd Whakatane. No Prior Sale.

TENDER

Maurice Butler

Mobile 027 451 4395 Office 07 307 0165 maurice.butler@pb.co.nz

Unique money spinner here

TENDER WEB ID MOR02871

TE POI Tauranga Road Here is your chance to buy a well set up farming operation milking 290 cows autumn calving cows with all young stock and fifty head of beef cattle also farmed on the property. Production is consistent around 150,000 kgMS and with maize silage and grass crops grown on farm, this operation is profitable. This property has provided for three generations of family and hasn't been on the market since 1919 which sums up the enjoyment and pleasure that all have had with this unique farm. The farm consists of 216 ha with 136 ha in grass along with two adjoining leases of 28 ha.

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The non-effective area is native bush that has no restrictive covenants in place. The location of the farm is ideal being approximately 10 km south east of Matamata and a leisurely 20 minute drive to Tauranga.

Farm infrastructure is good and the buildings include two herd homes, implement sheds, 3 x 250 T silage bunkers, calf sheds, workshop, haybarns and a 26 ASHB with a modern De Laval swing over plant.

TENDER

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Tuesday 3rd November, 2020 at 2.00pm, (unless sold prior), Property Brokers Cnr Arawa & Tui Streets matamata

Ian Morgan

Mobile 027 492 5878 ian.morgan@pb.co.nz

RURAL rural@pb.co.nz 0800 FOR LAND

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Cavelands 478 ha

TENDER WEB ID PR77973

EKETAHUNA 85496 State Highway 2 Cavelands is an intensive cattle finishing property located 10 km south of the rural township of Eketahuna and 25 km north of Masterton. The property has gone through an extensive development programme in recent years including subdivision, reticulated water and regrassing allowing the property to carry up to 1,000 head of cattle. An exceptional balance of contour featuring over 200 ha of cultivatable land well supported by 240 ha of easy to medium hill making up the effective area.

Infrastructure includes covered cattle yards, extensive shedding, 30 ASHB cowshed and feedpad with three dwellings completing the package. If you are looking for a larger scale summersafe finishing property Cavelands certainly warrants inspection.

TENDER

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Thursday 15th October, 2020 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

Brinksway

TENDER WEB ID WR78223

CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY 1200 State Highway 50 176 hectares, 20 km west of Waipukurau in the Ongaonga district. All flat, fenced into 30 paddocks.

Soils are Takapau, a free draining soil ideal for finishing both lambs and cattle or growing a variety of crops.

Brinksway for 2 generations has been run both conservatively and traditionally. Improvements include a large 4 bedroom homestead set in a mature English garden and a 2nd 3 bedroom home ideal for a farm manager or extended family. A full compliment of farm buildings including 4 stand woolshed, near new cattle yards, sheep yards, implement and hay sheds.

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Water is reticulated to all paddocks from an excellent bore.

Adjacent to Brinksway is a bareland block of 44 hectares also for sale offering an opportunity to purchase a large finishing/cropping operation in the heart of the Ruataniwha Plains.

Purchasing options: 1. 176 ha Brinksway plus 2. 44 ha Bareland (neighbour) 3. 220 ha Total

TENDER

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Thursday 12th November, 2020 at 2.00pm, Property Brokers, 98 Ruataniwha Street, Waipukurau Pat Portas

Mobile 027 447 0612 Office 06 928 0521 Home 06 855 8330 patp@pb.co.nz

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Te Pahu 108 Grove Road Dairy support / Grazing – with Location

Bare land of this size particularly in this location being so handy to Pirongia, Te Awamutu and Hamilton is a rare find.

Now surplus to requirements this outstanding property is going to be of interest for those seeking a top notch grazing, dairy support or larger lifestyle block with a good mix of contours on offer. * 53.8254 hectares more or less * Close to 50% of pastures are mowable or suitable for Maize cultivation * Fenced into 26 paddocks with a large portion deer fenced * Deer shed, and round haybarn * Good elevated building sites * Capital value $1,500,000 This property has been milked off for a number of years by an adjoining farm and has seen a good investment in new pastures and fertility.

With the majority of paddocks accessed via fenced lane ways for ease of access and stock movement.

We challenge you to find a better property.

Auction day will be sale day so view with urgency today.

Te Pahu 336 Grove Road A Farm with Options

After 23 years of family ownership, the decision to sell this spring has been made and our retiring vendor is not disillusioned by current market conditions. It will sell! * 139.5756 hectares (more or less) * Milking 350 cows off a 105 hectare dairy platform * Excellent 35 aside herringbone cowshed with in-shed feeding * Modern effluent storage facilities * Large four bedroom home and a three bedroom cottage * Numerous support buildings With two adjoining farms also on the market, this property could also be of interest to those seeking a larger dairy operation in this area.

Offering multiple titles and in a sought after location, this is the opportunity that was well worth the wait.

Come and see the potential this property offers at our next Open Day or phone Kerry now to find out more.

For Sale: By Auction

29th October 2020– at 12 noon Pirongia Rugby & Sports Club, 2 Kane Street, Pirongia Unless sold prior

View: Thursday 8th, 15th & 22nd October 11am www.harcourts.co.nz/OH8827

Kerry Harty

M 027 294 6215 P 07 873 8700 kjharty@harcourts.co.nz Blue Ribbon Realty Licensed Agent REAA 2008

For Sale: By Auction

29th October 2020– at 12 noon Pirongia Rugby & Sports Club, 2 Kane Street, Pirongia Unless sold prior

Te Awamutu 546 Ngutuni Road

For Sale: $4,680,000 Plus GST (if any)

Find the right balance – on 157 hectares

View: Friday 2nd, 9th, 16th

A picturesque dairy unit with a good balance of contours, quality housing and on-farm infrastructure that won’t disappoint.

Our motivated vendors have made the decision to down size, and offer this well presented property to the market. * 157.0180 hectares more or less * Approximately 142 hectares in grass * Currently milking 290 cows (once a day) * All cows, replacements and additional beef wintered on farm * Production history in excess of 100,000 kg/ms * Excellent 31 a-side cowshed, modern calf shed and numerous support buildings * Quality 2015 built four bedroom home plus a three bedroom dwelling An opportunity to purchase a property with character, set amongst a mixture of established native bush stands, recently planted and retired land areas.

Located 27 kilometres south west of Te Awamutu, this unique farming operation shows the perfect balance between a sustainable farming operation and sensible environmental land practice.

Te Pahu 154 Goodfrey Road First Farm Buyers – Take Note!

The wait is finally over for a quality first farm in a popular location. Motivation to sell is genuine, and our retiring View: Wednesday 7th, 14th & 21st vendors aim to meet the market this spring.

Handy to Pirongia Village, Te Awamutu and Hamilton, the October 11am contour and on-farm dairy infrastructure will impress you. www.harcourts.co.nz/OH8752 * 84.3543 hectares (more or less) * Milking 250 cows off a 75 hectare dairy platform * Good 22 aside herringbone cowshed with in-shed feeding * Modern effluent storage facilities * Three bedroom weatherboard home * Exceptional building sites located off the Grove Road frontage With the option to purchase the adjoining 53 hectare or 139 hectare blocks either side, the opportunity to expand Kerry Harty to a larger farming operation can’t be ignored.

M 027 294 6215 Don’t leave your run too late this spring as we are P 07 873 8700 confident this property will sell under the hammer.

kjharty@harcourts.co.nz

Blue Ribbon Realty Licensed Agent REAA 2008

& 23rd October 11am www.harcourts.co.nz/OH8827

Kerry Harty

M 027 294 6215 P 07 873 8700 kjharty@harcourts.co.nz Blue Ribbon Realty Licensed Agent REAA 2008

For Sale: By Auction

29th October 2020– at 12 noon Pirongia Rugby & Sports Club, 2 Kane Street, Pirongia Unless sold prior

View: Wednesday 7th, 14th & 21st October 11am www.harcourts.co.nz/OH8752

Kerry Harty

M 027 294 6215 P 07 873 8700 kjharty@harcourts.co.nz Blue Ribbon Realty Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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4 BED | 2+ BATH | 6+ CAR Video on website

155 James Road, Halcombe, Manawatu An unparalleled combination of attractive land, quality infrastructure and a striking home. Close to two country schools, just 10 minutes from Feilding on a quiet "country lane", the immediate environment is predominated by quality homes.

Understated in style, the home features expansive living areas, with wide openings to hardwood decks on two sides. Well fenced, with great stock handling facilities and reticulated water.

Impressive high stud shed with deep bays and a woolshed.

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VIEW BY APPOINTMENT Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz Nicola Barnett 027 482 6831 | nicola@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

Tender Closes, 11am Wednesday 4 November 2020.

ON FEILDING’S DOORSTEP 258 Sandon Road, Feilding, Manawatu Just 3km from town, with excellent access to facilities and outstanding building site options that afford views over the 46.2ha property and beyond. Improvements incl. a re-roofed 3 stand woolshed, 6 bay shed, former stables (part converted to basic accom), a quality set of cattle & sheep yards, plus a horse arena. Conventionally fenced to a high standard with reticulated scheme stock water, all recently re-grassed. A new transformer and power cable give you a head-start to any building project.

Open Day, 11am, Wed 7 Oct 2020 (bring bike and helmet) or call for a private inspection.

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Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

PRIVATE & HANDY TO TOWN - 59.1HA 254 Te Rakehou Road, Feilding, Manawatu Only 5 minutes to Feilding is this attractive rolling and flat farm.

Quality conventional fencing in the main with stock water reticulated from a bore, the farm has been used to finish cattle.

Farm buildings include a four bay shed, while another, built for calf rearing, could easily convert to a woolshed. The circa 275m² home, privately set well back from the road, was extended 20 years ago, is within a lovely woodland garden.

Open Days 1pm, Wed 7 Oct, Sun 11 Oct & Wed 14 Oct 2020 (bring bike and helmet) or call for private inspection.

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HILL COUNTRY FINISHING

DANNEVIRKE

125 hectare (309 acre) hill country farm in the

Viewing by appointment.

reputable Mangahei farming district. The farm

$1,850,000 + GST

has a range of contours, including 20 hectares of good soil types, 3-stand woolshed and a reliable water supply. The 3 bedroom Villa homestead is very well presented and is complimented by the

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pool and established gardens.

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to own a first farm or add to your existing farm as a finishing or grazing block is worth making the phone call for more information.

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Here’s a great opportunity to invest in a 128 hectare (317 acre) deer farm with an excellent production history, outstanding infrastructure and a quality 4 bedroom home. Located 15 kms east of Dannevirke, the property overlooks the Waitahora Valley and enjoys a fantastic rural outlook. With 32 deer-fenced paddocks, a circular race, deershed, yards and 3-stand raised board woolshed this is your opportunity to upsize, downsize or to expand you portfolio into the lucrative venison market.

is located just 20 minutes from Dannevirke and flats at the back of the farm. The property enjoys

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FOR SALE BY TENDER

Jerome Pitt M: 027 242 2199 O: 06 374 4107 E: jeromep@forfarms.co.nz

Tender closing 4.00pm Thursday 12th November 2020.

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AN ENVIABLE COUNTRY RETREAT

DANNEVIRKE

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2.85 ha

Meat Chicken Farm - Eureka This meat chicken farm is located in the mighty Waikato within an easy commute to Hamilton City. It offers buyers a profitable some-what relaxed lifestyle with the certainty of a consistent return on investment regardless of the weather.

The three automated growing sheds are well maintained and fitted with some of the latest technology. The property comprises of 2.8 ha (approx), some of which is fenced off and planted in established olive trees that could in time provide an extra revenue source without compromising the ability to run a handful of beefies or sheep. To top it off the tastefully refurbished family home has a northerly aspect. providing quality living for all of the family.

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For Sale Tender closes Thurs 22nd Oct, 1pm (unless sold prior) ___________________________________ View

By Appointment ___________________________________ Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276 LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Link Realty Ltd. Licensed Agent REAA 2008

This stunning American style home offers a family so much. Consists of 4 bedrooms, master has sliders opening onto a patio that looks over mature grounds and tennis court. Living areas are open plan, dining family, sunroom and kitchen, separate lounge with logfire (other heating is with heatpumps), 3 bathrooms and toilets.

Very light and sunny throughout the home.

Quality chattels and so many features compliment this home. Double garage with internal access.

2 hectares (5 acres) of grazing land fenced into 3 main paddocks. Wood/implement shed. A complete package.

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FOR SALE BY TENDER Tender closing 4.00pm Thursday 5th November 2020 (if not sold prior).

Pam Prenter M: 027 458 8019 O: 06 374 4106 E: pamp@forfarms.co.nz

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This 124 hectare dairy farm located in the renowned area of Lichfield. Milking 300 cows, wintered on production averaged over the last 3 years, 110,000 kg MS, rearing 60 calves. Contour mainly easy rolling with some steeper sidlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the rear of the property. Effective milking area 115 hectares, balance used for young stock. The farm is well laid out with the dairy shed centrally located and raced to 45 paddocks with an ongoing refencing and re grassing programme with Trojan seed. Also growing annually 11 hectares of maize, farm water from bore.

Farm buildings, older 30 aside herringbone shed in good order with feed pad, maize and palm kernel bunkers, new above ground effluent tank approximately 1.8 million litres which is irrigated over 25 hectares. Three barns used for calf rearing and implements. Main home is modern with 3 bedrooms, ensuite plus bathroom, open plan living set among mature grounds. Second home 4 bedroom older home with office, large living area, double car garaging.

The farm can be purchased as a full going concern if required. Open Days 7th, 14th, 21st 28th October. 11.30am-12.30pm

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OTOROHANGA 1405 Kaimango Rd Big Hill Country Breeding Property

Central Waikato dairy 48 Dingle Road, Ohaupo 60 ha approx (STT) of prime dairy land in the heart of the golden triangle location of Ohaupo, close to Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Awamutu.

This property has rolling/flat contour with a mix of ash and peat soils and is well raced and fenced with bore water supply. Two dwellings, 14 ASHB dairy and additional implement sheds. This is an ideal property for dairying, but also lends itself to other options such as grazing, maize growing or kiwifruit. Price will be + GST (if any).

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Tender Closes 1.00pm, 29 October at Ray White Te Awamutu.

May not be sold prior.

View Wednesdays 7, 14, 21 October, 11.00am - 1.00pm Noldy Rust

027 255 3047 Neville Kemp

440ha Big hill country farm on the market after being faithfully farmed by the current vendors for the past 30 years. Predominantly run as a sheep breeding farm however there is also ample cattle contour throughout. The dwelling is a large five bedroom home with expansive views of the farm. Farm buildings include a four-stand woolshed, three-bay shed and a two-bay shed, both with implement sheds.

Our vendors describe their farm as "a young persons farm" with great potential and we agree.

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(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 1.00pm, Fri 13 Nov PGGWRE, 57 Rora Street, Te Kuiti

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

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ATTENTION FARMERS FAST GRASS www.gibb-gro.co.nz GROWTH PROMOTANT Only $6.00 per hectare + GST delivered Brian Mace 0274 389 822 brianmace@xtra.co.nz DAGS .20c PER KG. Replacement woolpacks.

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Kawakawa Road, Feilding. Phone 06 323 9550.

CONTRACTORS GORSE AND THISTLE SPRAY. We also scrub cut. Four men with all gear in your area. Phone Dave 06 375 8032.

DOGS FOR SALE 12-MONTH-OLD Huntaway dog. Working. 4-MONTHold Huntaway dog pup.

Phone 027 243 8541.

BREEDING. TRAINING. Selling. Delivering! www. youtube.com/user/ mikehughesworkingdog/ videos – Email: mikehughes workingdogs@farmside. co.nz – 07 315 5553.

FEMALE HEADING PUP, 6 months old, b&w. Phone 027 688 7535. Hawke’s Bay. HUNTAWAY DOG, 9 years old. Suit smaller farm. $500. Phone 06 376 3955.

MAINSTAY HEADING BITCH. 5-years. Runs hills or flat. Works sheep, cattle or goats. Easy to work. No vices. Genuine reason for selling. Registered. Phone 06 388 1425.

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.

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DOGS WANTED 12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195.

BUYING DOGS NZ Wide.

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HUNTAWAY DOG. For hill country farm. Plenty of noise and distance. Ph 06 327 3693.

FARM HOUSE WANTED TO RENT 2-3 BEDROOM farm cottage/house prefer Taranaki/lower North Island.

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FORESTRY WANTED

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GOATS WANTED

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FERAL GOATS WANTED. All head counted, payment on pick-up, pick-up within 24 hours. Prices based on works schedule.

Experienced musterers available.

Phone Bill and Vicky Le Feuvre 07 893 8916.

WILTSHIRES-ARVIDSON. Self shearing sheep. No1 for Facial Eczema. David 027 2771 556.

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.

25 YEARLING BULLS for sale. All raised on hill country, good temperament. Good growth rates, easy calving low birth weight sires. BVD tested and vaccinated, TB status C10. For more details please call Rose on 021 026 03230 or Gavin on 021 052 4667.

GOATS. 40 YEARS experience mustering feral cattle and feral goats anywhere in NZ. 50% owner (no costs).

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NAKI GOATS. Trucking goats to the works every week throughout the NI. Phone Michael and Clarice.

027 643 0403.

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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

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

FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Classifieds section. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80 to book.

WORK WANTED SHEPHERD LOOKING FOR for work in the King Country area, with some horse work. 027 800 6769.

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SALE TALK While fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft.

Spotting an old beachcomber on the shore, the tourist shouted, “Are there any gators here?”

Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.

ANNUAL SPRING SALE OF YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS MONDAY OCTOBER 12 2020 at 11am ORARI GORGE STATION, GERALDINE TH

• All bulls born on the property • All bulls below breed average for birth weight and above breed average for • All bulls tested negative for BVD and EBL calving ease. and vaccinated against BVD.

VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME • WWW.ORARIGORGE.CO.NZ

Graham and Rosa Peacock | Tel 03 692 2853 | Email rosa@orarigorge.co.nz Robert and Alex Peacock | Tel 03 692 2893 | Email robert@orarigorge.co.nz ORARI GORGE STATION, 1021 TRIPP SETTLEMENT ROAD, GERALDINE, SOUTH CANTERBURY 7991.

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Angus Bull & Heifer Yearling Auction

About halfway there he asked, “How’d you get rid of the gators?”

Thursday 15th October 1pm

“We didn’t do nothin’,” the beachcomber said.

“The sharks got ’em.”

546 Selwyn Lake Road, Irwell, Leeston Enquiries to your local Livestock Agent or Andrew and Anna Laing 027 253 5625

Here at Farmers Weekly we get some pretty funny contributions to our Sale Talk joke from you avid readers, and we’re keen to hear more!

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UPCOMING AUCTIONS Monday, 5 October 2020 1.30pm – Glen R Angus Annual Bull Sale Tuesday, 6 October 2020 11.00am – Opawa Downs on Farm Cattle Sale 1.00pm – Matariki Hereford & Woodbank Angus Yearling Bull Sale Wednesday, 7 October 2020 1.00pm – Te Mania Yearling Angus Bull Sale Thursday, 8 October 2020 1.00pm – Kakahu Angus

to you.

Conditions apply

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

BW 143/50 PW 161/67 RA 100% (in top 10 All Breeds for NZ )

For Sale

Many cows contracted LIC for 22 Ayrshire yearlingtoheifers, BW2011 3, PWmatings 40, fully Due torecorded calveandfrom 16-7-12, 6.5 weeks DNA profiled, Northland AB Jersey and Kiwi cross 15 Ayrshire yearling heifers, fully recorded, Estimated to be 420 cows after non Hawkes Bay pregnant, culls, older cows & 5% rejection Ayrshire MA in milk cows, recorded and herd Production last season 347kgs ms/cow, tested, will sell in Lots of 10 or more up to 50, 1000kgs ms/ha, on rolling to steeper Northland contoured farm, no meal, palm kernel or maize Friesian and Friesian Cross MA in milk cows, fed. recorded, Waikato Young replacement stock also available

Key: Dairy

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utstanding genetics & potential to be one of e countries leading suppliers of Genetics to 150 Friesian CRV bred MA autumn calving e dairy industry for years to come. Full details cows, calving from 1/3/21, must be recorded. ailable.

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2YR JERSEY & HEREFORD HERD BULL SALE

Kaahu Genetics (Murray Sargent) Friday 20th November - 1pm start.

On farm sale: 154 State Highway 30, Whakamaru.

Moerangi Wiltshire

Wednesday 25th November - 1pm.

Te Kuiti saleyards.

• 60 - 2th Wiltshire Rams

41 Karapiro Road, Cambridge A/C Piquet Hill Farms Ltd Thursday 8th October, 11.30am

• 100 - 2th Kaahu White Rams Sale will be livestreamed on bidr®.

Otangiwai Shedding sheep

Comprising:

McMillan Shedding sheep sale Monday 23rd November - 11am (please note change to calendar) Te Kuiti Saleyards.

• 90 - 2th Self-shedding Rams

Ipurua Wiltshire (Peter & Caroline Foss) Monday 23rd November - 2pm.

On farm sale: 495 Potaka Road, Aria.

• 60 - 2th Wiltshire Rams Sale will be livestreamed on bidr®.

(RB & CJ Cowdrey Trust) Wednesday 25th November - 1pm.

Te Kuiti saleyards (following on from Moerangi).

• 40 – Self-shedding Rams Please Note: Ipurua Wiltshire open day Tuesday 3rd November starting 11am-3pm Presentation/ Discussion on farm.

Kaahu Genetics, McMillan Shedding rams, Moerangi Wiltshire and Otangiwai Self-shedding open day/Ram Walk Wednesday 4th November.

Enquiries:

Kevin Mortensen 027 473 5858

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

• 70 2YR Jersey Bulls • 70 2YR Hereford Bulls TB tested free, EBL free, BVD tested negative, BVD vaccinated.

Outstanding selection of well grown, top condition, excellent temperament, ideal cow bulls. Delivery – free delivery if pick up within 2 days of sale.

Lease Option - Bid to buy or lease option 35% of knockdown price of bull.

Richard Johnston 0274 443 570

Helping grow the country

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Speckle park Bulls available for private sale

since 1937

Weaner Heifers Wanted NATIONWIDE Recorded Sires

10th Annual Spring Sale

F12 + with Friesian sire 100kg plus

40 Yearling Bulls www.sternangus.co.nz

Contact Nick Dromgool 027 857 7305 nick.dromgool@geneticdevelopment.co.nz LK0104090©

A Canterbury based stud recently established from the best genetics available in NZ, Australia and Canada.

View catalogue at:

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• BVD tested and vaccinated • Semen tested • M. Bovis tested

Deposit paid on commitment.

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• Yearling and 2 year old • DNA tested • Parentage verified

Sterndale, Totara Valley Wednesday, 14th October 2020, 1pm

J12 + with Jersey sire 80kg plus

www.kotingotingospecklepark.co.nz

Grazing or Lease Blocks Wanted

LONG ESTABLISHED TAIERI IN MILK DAIRY HERD AUCTION

Thursday 15th October 2020 11am

Gleniti Romneys are robust easy-care sheep that have high fertility and high growth rate with good style medium wool.

To be held on Farm Beehive Road, Momona on the Taieri Plain Rural Livestock have been favoured by our vendors Glenbriar Farm Ltd (Mike Todd & Melinda Tiller)

390 Frs/FrsX Spring calving Dairy Cows BW 100 (up to 245) PW 115 (up to 467) RA 94%

Payment: Options structured to meet your business

BRED FOR: • Fertility • Survival • Growth Rate

Register you Interest Now

Member of: Wairarapa Romney Improvement Group (WRIG)

Contact Nick Dromgool 027 857 7305

Contact

Mike Thompson (RLL) michael.thompson@rll.co.nz 027 479 9474

Contact Bill Hume

Ph 06 307 7847 or 027 407 7557 Email w-hume@xtra.co.nz

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Good honest cows, producing very well.

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MARKET SNAPSHOT

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Market Snapshot brought to you by the AgriHQ analysts.

Suz Bremner

Mel Croad

Nicola Dennis

Cattle

Reece Brick

Sarah Friel

Caitlin Pemberton

Sheep

BEEF

William Hickson

Deer

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

5.70

5.80

6.10

NI lamb (17kg)

7.20

7.20

8.65

NI Stag (60kg)

6.20

6.20

9.45

NI Bull (300kg)

5.55

5.65

5.85

NI mutton (20kg)

4.90

4.90

5.60

SI Stag (60kg)

6.65

6.60

9.45

NI Cow (200kg)

4.20

4.25

4.70

SI lamb (17kg)

7.00

7.10

8.50

SI Steer (300kg)

5.20

5.20

6.00

SI mutton (20kg)

4.75

4.70

5.60

SI Bull (300kg)

5.15

5.15

5.60

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

4.05

4.05

4.40

UK CKT lamb leg

9.76

9.65

10.29

US imported 95CL bull

7.64

7.85

8.61

US domestic 90CL cow

7.64

7.06

7.72

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

South Island steer slaughter price

6.50 $/kg CW

8.0

Oct

5.00

WOOL

4.50

(NZ$/kg)

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Apr

5-yr ave

Jun

2018-19

Dairy

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Last year

2.00

1.97

2.78

2925

SMP

2800

2825

2650

AMF

4000

4050

4050

Butter

3430

3430

3470

Milk Price

7.14

7.14

7.22

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YTD High

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

34.04

37.89

21.1

4.9

5.8

3.61

Auckland International Airport Limited

15.19

21.74

13.8

410

7.33

9.21

4.26 3.445

400

Nov-19

Jan-20

Mar-20

May-20

Jul-20

Sep-20

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.65

5.09

Ryman Healthcare Limited

14.32

17.18

6.61

Fletcher Building Limited

5.11

5.62

3.595

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

7.35

8.14

4.9

Contact Energy Limited

6.73

7.74

4.54

Air New Zealand Limited (NS)

46.13

48.73

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5pm, close of market, Thursday

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Close

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

15.19

21.74

13.8

Comvita Limited

3.15

4.97

1.66

400

Delegat Group Limited

14.64

15.08

6.39

395

4

4.08

3.41

Foley Wines Limited

1.81

2.13

1.35

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

0.76

0.9

0.68

405

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

390

Sep-19

Nov-19

Jan-20

Mar-20

May-20

Jul-20

Sep-20

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

3100

400

3000

350

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

0.193

0.21

0.17

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

1.69

2.3

1.29

PGG Wrightson Limited

2.72

3.01

1.55

Sanford Limited (NS)

5.69

8.2

5.46

Scales Corporation Limited

4.88

5.35

3.3

SeaDragon Limited

4.08

4.74

3.4

Seeka Limited

5.58

9.1

4.36

Synlait Milk Limited (NS) S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

2.73

2.93

2.35

15554

16959

12699

S&P/NZX 50 Index

11813

12094

8499

S&P/NZX 10 Index

12042

12701

9100

300 250

Oct

Nov Dec Latest price

Jan

Feb 4 weeks ago

Mar

YTD Low

Meridian Energy Limited

Sep-19

$/tonne

Company The a2 Milk Company Limited

380

* price as at close of business on Thursday

2800

787

420

380

2900

768

Top 10 by Market Cap

385

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

768

DAP

$/tonne

2995

314

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vs 4 weeks ago

3000

616

294

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WMP

578

294

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578

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390

2700

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6.00

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Jun

Prior week

1.90

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6.50

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Apr 2018-19

Last week

37 micron ewe

7.50 7.00

NZ average (NZ$/t)

Super

8.00

Nearby contract

Feb

FERTILISER

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

Sept. 2020

Dec

Fertiliser

Aug 2019-20

Grain

Data provided by

MILK PRICE FUTURES

5.50

Feb

Coarse xbred ind.

Feb

Oct

5-yr ave

5.50

Dec

South Island stag slaughter price

12.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0

7.0

5.0

Oct

Last year

6.0

6.00

$/kg MS

South Island lamb slaughter price

9.0

4.00

$/kg CW

$/kg CW

5.00

Last week Prior week

North Island stag slaughter price

12.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0

7.0

5.0

5.50

4.50

US$/t

8.0

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

6.0

6.00

4.00

Last year

North Island lamb slaughter price

9.0 $/kg CW

North Island steer slaughter price 6.50

Last week Prior week

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Ingrid Usherwood

200

Sep-19

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Nov-19

Jan-20

Mar-20

May-20

Jul-20

Sep-20

15554

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

11813

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

12042

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 5, 2020

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WEATHER Soil Moisture

Overview Classic spring weather returns to New Zealand this week. High pressure dominates northern NZ, whereas windier weather is elsewhere. On Tuesday, a colder change sweeps up the nation and brings another temperature drop to Southland and Otago in particular. Places like Gore have a dramatic change coming with highs of around 20 degrees for Monday, then nine degrees for Tuesday. Temperatures take a bit of a hit all week in Southland/Otago, bouncing back again on Friday. Snow on the ranges and a fair bit of rain will push into Southland and also Westland. Elsewhere, there’s plenty of dry weather with drier than normal patterns expected outside of the West Coast and Southland.

Breeding ewe flock continues to shrink

01/10//2020

Source: NIWA Data

Highlights

Wind

Windy westerlies will turn cool S to SW for a time this week, before easing into the weekend as high pressure arrives. Early next week, we expect northerly quarter and westerly winds to return.

Highlights/ Extremes

Temperature Warmer than average to kick-off this week but by Tuesday some in the south (Southland, for example) will be below average by day and night. By the end of this week, expect cool nights but mild days returning.

14-day outlook

While we’re in a fairly typical spring pattern right now we are seeing a lot of high pressure dominating the country for the first half of October. There are some hints that the second half of the month may have a better chance for rainmakers in the north.

This week, the main theme is high pressure in the north while a cold change moves up NZ for Tuesday/Wednesday. But it’s followed by more high pressure, then more mild northerlies next week.

Another cold snap on Tuesday in the south. Not too major, but will have cold wind chills for Tuesday and into Wednesday.

Also, drier than average around 80% of the country, especially the North Island.

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HE breeding ewe flock continues to battle land use changes and wavering popularity with farmers. However, with many water regulations and policies negatively targeting cattle, sheep farming could find favour once again. Achieving any growth in ewe numbers will be hard in the next 12 months though.

The latest Beef + Lamb NZ Stock Survey estimates breeding ewe numbers held at 16.86 million head. While the breeding flock has stabilised, there could be a real inability to build numbers. The number of hoggets that dispersed this year is the greatest issue. Drought conditions forced farmers to offload hoggets rather than keep them as replacements. This partially explains why the 2019 lamb crop was recently revised higher by over 500,000 head.

Forecasts peg breeding hogget numbers to be back by 740,000 head on last year, mostly within the North Island. Chances are not all these hoggets were mated this year, or would have even entered the breeding flock next year, but the significant drop in numbers creates a couple of issues.

Firstly, the North Island lamb crop will be much lower due to less hoggets lambed this spring and lower scanning results in older ewes. Secondly, it raises questions over what numbers will be at ewe fairs in the coming summer. Many farms, particularly those hit hard by drought, are down on breeding ewes. The need to rebuild numbers will be a priority for some.

If hogget numbers have been slashed, then it means little chance of excess two-tooths for sale from December. This, combined

with the potential for heavier culling of older ewes at weaning, means buyers may be hard pushed to secure the replacements they are after.

And it’s not going to stop there.

With early forecasts pointing to a significant reduction in the spring lamb crop, farmers are going to have to weigh up how many ewe lambs are retained for breeding in 2021. This selection is going to be from a much smaller pool, limiting any further growth in breeding ewe numbers.

In the space of 10 years, over 4.9 million breeding ewes have disappeared from the New Zealand farming system. Fortunately, productivity gains mean the lamb crop hasn’t fallen as hard or as fast, allowing NZ to remain competitive in the global market.

Most of the downside in the breeding flock has occurred in the last five years, coinciding with strong returns for lamb and mutton. It could be argued that lower sheep numbers have been the catalyst for improving farm gate returns. But international markets have shown the potential to take a lot more lamb than we had to offer in the past two years. That was evident by the record prices paid for our products, despite export volumes holding near historic levels.

AgriHQ data shows NZ lamb’s average export value was nearly $1/kg lower than last year through May-August, owing to the aftershocks of covid-19 on export markets.

While this means we have some ground to cover to get some strength back in the market, we shouldn’t use the current market as reason to keep dropping ewe numbers.

Lamb values have fallen from the highs of the last two years, but this winter’s average export values (inflation adjusted) were still strong when compared to the five-year and 10-year average values despite being in a global pandemic.

Wetter than normal for Fiordland and Westland this week, and parts of Southland and Stewart Island too. Elsewhere, most regions are drier than normal, especially the North Island and upper North Island, where high pressure is dominating.

DECISIONS: With early forecasts pointing to a significant reduction in the spring lamb crop, farmers are going to have to weigh up how many ewe lambs are retained for breeding in 2021.

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SALE YARD WRAP

South Island cattle pens busy Spring store cattle sales are well under way now, despite Mother Nature trying to plummet the country back into winter. The past week was big at South Island sale yards as store cattle volume grew, though buying power was limited due to growing concerns around the lack of rain and subsequent grass growth. These high tallies were only the start though as bookings at yards through October are already significant, and there are also a number of large on-farm sales calendared.

NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Two-year traditional steers, 345-483kg, sold well at $2.84-$2.97/kg • Two-year Hereford-dairy steers, 531-566kg, improved to $2.83/kg • Two-year traditional heifers, 419-446kg, were well sought after at $2.80-$2.93/kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian steers, 208kg, strengthened to $3.32/kg • Six yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 231kg, lifted to $3.05/kg Throughput was steady at WELLSFORD last Monday with just under 400 cattle penned. Competition improved for older cattle. Ten 2-year Hereford steers, 290kg, were wellcontested at $3.36/kg. Hereford-dairy, 371-387kg, lifted to $2.61-$2.67/kg. Beef-dairy heifers, 382-456kg, returned $2.79-$2.87/kg. Yearling throughput lifted with quality types popular. Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 260kg, improved to $3.46/kg and heifers of the same breed, 294kg, $2.82/kg. Autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 119kg, fetched $525. Hereford-Friesian bulls, 106-183kg, traded at $280-$375. Traditional and beef-bred cows with calves-at-foot fetched $1040-$1180 per unit. Read more in your LivestockEye.

AUCKLAND Pukekohe cattle • Good weaner steers strengthened to $535-$630 • Bulls sold at $2.92/kg • Boner cows fetched $1.89/kg Quality cattle remained strong at PUKEKOHE last Saturday and prime heifers firmed at $2.76/kg to $2.90/kg.

Medium forward condition 2.5-year steers sold at $2.65/ kg to $2.87/kg. Medium yearling whiteface steers traded at $2.70/kg to $3.00/kg, with same breed heifers at $2.60/kg to $3.04/kg.

COUNTIES Tuakau sales • Hereford-Friesian steers, 450kg, made $3.09/kg • Autumn-born heifers improved to $400-$500 • Prime beef cows sold at $1.94-$2.10/kg • Prime hoggets averaged $152 Prices for heavy store steers and heifers firmed by 10c/ kg at TUAKAU last week, PGG Wrightson agent Chris Elliott reported.

Good steers, 300-400kg, traded at $2.85-$3.02/kg, but demand for 150-250kg types was limited, with most at $450-$720. Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian and Angus weaners earned $420-$450. Most heifers, 300-400kg, sold well at $2.65/kg to $2.90/kg, and 270-300kg fetched $670-$820. Prime steer prices eased by about 10c/kg on Wednesday. Heavy steers returned $2.87-$2.99/kg and medium, $2.78-$2.86/kg. Heifers firmed slightly, with heavy beef making $2.82-$2.92/kg and medium, $2.72-$2.82/kg. A smattering of beef cows managed $1.94/kg to $2.10/kg and well-conditioned Friesian matched their returns. Lighter boners sold down to $1.45/kg. Monday’s sheep sale was small. Top prime hoggets traded up to $202, lighter primes sold from $85.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle and sheep • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 446-481kg, earned $3.06$3.14/kg • Yearling Charolais steers, 373kg, made $3.06/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 208-332kg, ranged from $3.04/ kg to $3.66/kg • In-calf boner Friesian &amp; Friesian-cross cows, 552kg, made $2.21/kg • Hoggets earned $74-$179 while ewes made $86-$148 Hereford bulls suitable for breeding were popular at RANGIURU last Tuesday. Those aged 3-years weighed 623-637kg and sold for $2470-$2550, while 2-year made $1775-$1875. Most 2-year steers were 370-483kg and either Hereford-Friesian or Hereford-Jersey that earned $2.82$2.92/kg. The same types in the heifer pens made similar money with 448-460kg sold for $2.81-$2.83/kg. The prime section was very quiet. Just two pens of steers were entered

with the best 640kg Friesian that made $3.03/kg while Friesian cows fetched $1.91-$2.00/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero Sheep • Ewes with lambs-at-foot traded at $83.50-$98.50 • Romney breeding ewes mostly sold at $135 • Heavy prime ewes strengthened to $161-$186 with medium $135-$138 Heavy prime hoggets firmed at MATAWHERO last Friday to $186-$213 with medium $144-$166 and light $123-$139.

Read more in your LivestockEye. Old season lambs are now referred to as hoggets.

WAIKATO Frankton cattle 29.9 • Two-year beef-dairy steers, 423-520kg, improved to $3.04-$3.11/ kg • Two-year beef-dairy heifers, 358-408kg, held at $2.82-$2.92/kg • Ten yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 255kg, topped their section at $3.20/kg Store cattle numbers reduced to 387 at FRANKTON last Tuesday for PGG Wrightson, though recent rain drew in a few more buyers. The balance of the 2-year HerefordFriesian steers, 376-382kg, held at $2.88-$2.94/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 265-284kg, improved to $2.69$2.79/kg. Beef-dairy bulls, 283-284kg, returned $2.54-$2.65/ kg. Increased interest in autumn-born weaners meant three-quarter Hereford heifers were able to reach $560.

Fourteen Hereford-Friesian bulls, 113kg, lifted to $580.

The balance of both heifers and bulls returned $420-$490.

Prime throughput held at 122. Steers sold well as 537685kg strengthened to $3.02-$3.10/kg. Heifers, 466-520kg, were consistent at $2.94-$2.98/kg. Boner crossbred cows, 327-463kg, earned $1.66-$1.88/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Frankton cattle 30.9 • Top 2-year beef-dairy steers, 480-548kg, improved at $3.00/kg to $3.17/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 362-484kg, held at $2.81$2.90/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 237-255kg, held at $3.04-$3.12/ kg Throughput lifted to 363 head for New Zealand Farmers Livestock at FRANKTON last Wednesday. More 2-year cattle were offered and Angus-Friesian steers, 447-520kg, lifted to $2.94-$2.98/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 362-484kg, held at $2.81-$2.90/kg while Angus-Friesian, 317-481kg, returned $2.76-$2.89/kg. Specially advertised yearling Charolais-Friesian steers sold to good interest with 332kg at $3.27/kg and 305kg, $3.48/kg. Hereford-dairy, 220-258kg, returned $2.56-$2.64/kg. Red Hereford-Friesian heifers, 227-230kg, improved to $2.60-$2.70/kg. Friesian bulls, 280328kg, held at $2.42-$2.56/kg.

Autumn-born weaner Speckle Park-Friesian bulls, 117kg, fetched $520. A very small prime section included five Hereford-dairy steers, 564kg, which improved to $3.00/kg.

Read more in your LivestockEye. Waikato feeder calf sales Sales wound up at TIRAU last Tuesday, and 163 finished off the season. FRANKTON added 184 to that tally and overall prices for comparable lines held. Good Friesian bulls sold for $75-$80 and medium, $45-$50. HerefordFriesian maintained levels at $145-$190 for good types and $30-$120 for the balance. Angus-cross made $150 and Simmental-cross, $175-$195.

Hereford-Friesian heifers sold to $80-$125 and medium $40-$70, while red Hereford-Friesian and Angus-cross made $20-$40. Read more in your LivestockEye.

KING COUNTRY Te Kuiti sale • Two-year Angus service bulls fetched $2.56/kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian steers, 283-316kg, traded at $3.06/kg to

$3.25/kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian heifers, 285kg, earned $3.02/kg • Heavy male store hoggets sold at $129 Store cattle were limited at TE KUITI last Friday with a number of cattle unable to make it due to a road closure.

Two-year Angus-cross steers, 408-426kg, fetched $2.57$2.65/kg. A small number of prime hoggets were offered which sold on par to the previous sale with heavy lambs at $167-$169, medium $142-$152 and light $125-$128. Mixedsex store hoggets earned $108-$115. Dry two-tooth ewes fetched $146-$175 with four-tooth at $143-$167. Old season lambs are now referred to as hoggets.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle • Two-year Speckle Park-cross heifers, 440kg, fetched $2.78/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 247-268kg, made $2.89-$2.91/ kg • Prime steers sold well at $2.94-$3.02/kg • Boner Friesian cows mostly sold at $1.90-$2.00/kg A total of 304 cattle was offered at TARANAKI last Wednesday. Quality was a little better which was evident with a firmer market than the previous sale. The top end of the two-year steers lifted, with nice 533kg Hereford-Friesian and 485kg Speckle Park-cross able to reach $2.89-$2.94/ kg. Most yearling heifers, 253-309kg, traded at $2.04/kg to $2.17/kg, while 250kg Speckle Park-cross managed $2.40/ kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge prime cattle and sheep • Most very heavy cryptorchid and ram hoggets strengthened to $175-$202 • Top ewe and mixed-sex hoggets held or firmed at $153-$179 • Very heavy ewes held at $164-$184.50 • Medium ewes improved to $109-$116.50 Buyers had to don their jackets on a sunny but cold day at STORTFORD LODGE last Monday. Sheep throughput lifted to 2796 with more hoggets presented. Heavy male hoggets improved to $148-$160 while heavy ewe hoggets eased to $141-$146. Good to heavy mixed-sex lines improved to $131-$143.50. Heavy ewes lifted to $153-$159.50, as did very good up to $134-$139.50. The top end of good ewes also improved to $120-$129.50. Medium-good to heavy 2-4 tooth ewes returned $101-$140.50.

No cattle were penned. Read more in your LivestockEye. Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep sale • 12 2-year Hereford heifers, 405kg, reached $3.07/kg • Yearling Angus steers, 198-221kg, eased to $3.54-$3.62/kg • Chatham Island’s hoggets totalled 2200 and mixed-sex sold for $117-$151 • Very heavy male hoggets returned $146-$163.50 Cattle volume dropped to 400 at STORTFORD LODGE last Wednesday, with the offering predominantly dairycross. Two-year beef-dairy heifers, 315-415kg and of good quality, made $2.71-$2.76/kg, but lesser lines returned $2.45-$2.51/kg. Yearling heifers of same breed fetched $450$520 at just $2.32-$2.38/kg. Friesian bulls, 241-247kg, eased to $2.91-$2.95/kg.

Small entries of traditional cattle included 2-year Angus heifers, 335-421kg, at $2.82-$2.96/kg and yearling Angus and Angus-Hereford heifers, 218kg, $3.03/kg. Top ewes with lambs-at-foot returned $107-$115.50 all counted with lesser lines also solid at $100-$103.50. Ewe hogget quality varied, as did prices, and very heavy pens earned $148-$163. The balance varied from $96 up to $137. Read more in your LivestockEye.

MANAWATU Feilding prime cattle and sheep • Friesian and Friesian-cross cows, 550-625kg, made $2.07-$2.14/ kg • Most prime ewes were good types that earned $134-$150 Sheep throughput was still above the 5000 head mark at FEILDING last Monday. Very heavy hoggets sold over a tighter range of $179-$189 while most were heavy lines

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kg. Advertised Hereford, Angus-Hereford and HerefordFriesian 2-year steers received a premium. Many were 450508kg and top cuts made $2.66-$2.74/kg and second, $2.57$2.64/kg. Yearlings were a mix of breeds and selectively bought. Small entries of prime hoggets made $191-$242 with other heavy types $180-$189. A third of the tally earned $160-$179 and the remainder $130-$159. Very heavy ewes made $165-$179, although a limited number sold up to $261. Most store hoggets sold well though a number were later born and proved more difficult to move. Read more in your LivestockEye.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime and boner cattle, all sheep • Charolais-cross heifers, 545-590kg, made $2.72-$2.77/kg • Bulls were all over 650kg and earned $2.60-$2.70/kg • 1100 store Merino wether hoggets made $105- $142 • 900 store Halfbred hoggets earned $90-$140 South Canterbury anniversary day postponed the TEMUKA sale until Tuesday. The heaviest steers were 675690kg Charolais-cross that earned $3.00-$3.02/kg followed by traditional pens, 535-580kg, $2.76-$2.87/kg. Most steers were dairy-beef from 500-565kg and earned $2.76-$2.84/kg.

Friesian and Kiwicross cows above 470kg consistently made $1.76/kg to $1.96/kg. Big numbers of wool-breed store hoggets from local stations sold very well while the best of the meat-breeds would not have been out of place in the prime pens and earned $139-$171. Lighter pens returned $69-$122. Over 10% of the prime hoggets earned $205-$225 with most others $150-$199. Ewes mostly made $110-$220.

Read more in your LivestockEye. WINNING STEERS: Five Charolais steers entered by GF & N Singleton won the beef steer section at last week’s Coalgate Spring Beef Competition. They weighed 632kg and sold for $3.04/kg.

that made up a higher proportion of the tally and earned $167-$178. A much smaller yarding of calves was present at MANFEILD PARK. Hereford-Friesian bulls sold on a solid market at $170-$210 for the best pens with $130$160 achieved by medium types. Read more in your LivestockEye. Feilding store sale • Traditional 2-year and 3-year steers, 410-600kg, eased to $3.10$3.20/kg • Big lines of light Friesian bulls, 185-225kg, were almost all $630$670 • Autumn-born exotic-Friesian heifers, 160-165kg, made $600-$655 • Ewes with lambs-at-foot were mostly $89-$97 all counted • Store hoggets averaged $131.50 Almost 1100 store cattle mainly sold to a weaker market.

The older steers were down around 10 cents when adjusting for quality, though 380-560kg Hereford-Friesian were nearer to steady at $2.95-$3.10/kg. Forward Friesian bulls, 535-570kg, eased to $3.00-$3.05/kg, and other lighter lines were more like $2.90/kg. Traditional 2-year heifers, 375380kg, were $2.90/kg. Yearling Angus steers, 295-310kg, were down to $3.20-$3.25/kg. Yearling Friesian bulls, 240280kg, made $2.85-$3.00/kg. Traditional yearling heifers, 180-225kg, made $570-$610. Very little was for sale in the sheep pens again. A few pens of ewes with large lambsat-foot were $97-$107 all counted, but the more standard lines were at $89-$95.50 all counted. It was a solid hogget sale given what was available. One heavy line was $163, but other forward-store types made $140-$155. Medium and late-born hoggets were $120-$130, and the rest mainly $75$105. Read more in your LivestockEye Rongotea cattle • Two-year Hereford-cross heifers, 320-355kg, softened to $2.08$2.13/kg • Yearling Jersey bulls, 210-273kg, sold at $1.90-$1.98/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 250-270kg, fetched $1.52/kg • Better Friesian boner cows made $1.79-$1.85/kg • Weaner heifers and bulls, 116-152kg, earned $260-$330 The market was impacted by poor weather at

RONGOTEA last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year Angus-cross steers, 264-374kg, made $2.16/kg to $2.27/ kg. Two-year Belted Galloway bulls, 395kg, earned $2.08/ kg, with 315kg steers at $2.02/kg and 314kg heifers, $1.18/ kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers firmed to $2.23/kg to $2.44/kg, while heifers varied from $1.86/kg to $2.63/kg.

CANTERBURY Canterbury Park prime and store cattle; all sheep • Two-year Speckle Park and Charolais steers, 282-393kg, managed $2.63-$2.68/kg • Two-year traditional heifers, 268-397kg, made $2.33-$2.42/kg • Prime steers above 540kg fetched $2.80-$2.90/kg Strong winds didn’t help the lesser quality offering of store cattle at CANTERBURY PARK last Tuesday. Two-year steers sold in a tight range and traditional lines averaged $2.40/kg and dairy-beef, $2.30/kg. Some Hereford-Friesian heifers reached $2.40/kg, but the balance was difficult to move. Yearling steers sold to $2.67-$2.71/kg, but most found homes for $2.30-$2.50/kg. Heavy hoggets made $180$185 and very good to good types firmed to $159-$171.

Good types that closely matched processor specifications sold for $132-$171. Heavy ewes earned $183-$220 while good types traded at $126-$174.

Store hoggets were disproportionately ewes. These traded at $104-$135 while mixed-sex made $117-$131. Two small lines of new season lambs made $40-$70. Read more in your LivestockEye. Coalgate cattle and sheep • Prime Charolais steers, 551-632kg, were priced at $2.94-$3.04/kg • Prime Angus and Hereford steers, 482-665kg, made $2.88-$2.95/ kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 539-690kg, earned $2.70-$2.80/kg • Store wethers hoggets made up to $132 with plenty $95-$124 A spring beef competition boosted the gallery at COALGATE last Thursday. Heifers had a good day riding on the coat-tails of the competition cattle and 525-575kg averaged $2.88/kg. Heavy boner cows sold for $1.84-$1.92/

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Temuka store cattle • 15-month Santa Gertrudis steers, 399-416kg, earned $2.71-$2.73/ kg • Two-year Friesian bulls, 377-421kg, made $2.59-$2.67/kg • 80 yearling Angus steers, 266-327kg, traded for $2.80-$2.89/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 251-346kg, mostly made $2.46$2.56/kg At 300 head the 2-year pens only provided a small proportion of the tally at TEMUKA last Thursday. Most were dairy-beef steers, 333-412kg, that made $2.47-$2.59/kg with second-cuts $2.32-$2.40/kg. Heifers were largely 318-435kg Hereford-Friesian and sold for $2.28-$2.40/kg. The yearling steer and heifer pens were full of both Angus and HerefordFriesian that sold in big pens of up to 46 head. Over 350 in the heifer pens weighed 221-333kg. Half were in the top cut that earned $2.38-$2.47/kg while second cuts made $2.24$2.35/kg. A few exotic heifers, Belgian Blue and Charolaiscross at 205-345kg, fetched $2.49-$2.54/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

SOUTHLAND Lorneville sheep and cattle • Store hoggets traded at $70-$90 • Heavy prime ewes softened to $131-$136, with medium at $114$122 • Yearling beef-cross heifers, 250-270kg, made $2.28-$2.30/kg • Yearling Angus-cross steers, 246kg, sold at $2.52/kg There was just a small yarding of prime and store sheep at LORNEVILLE last Tuesday due to extreme weather conditions. Prime hoggets eased with heavy types at $150$154, medium $126-$145 and light $89-$100. There was limited prime cattle with 400kg steers at $2.20/kg. Boner cows sold on a softer market with 500kg at $1.60-$1.70/kg and 400-470kg, $1.30-$1.50/kg.

Charlton sheep • Heavy prime ewes firmed to $150-$170 • Local trade rams made $60/kg A very small yarding of prime sheep sold well at CHARLTON last Thursday. Heavy prime hoggets lifted to $160-$179, with medium $145-$155 and light $130-$140.

Medium prime ewes held at $120-$140 and light $90-$110.

Please note - old season lambs are now referred to as hoggets.

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N OFFER of $8.35 a kg for lamb being offered by one exporter in the North Island is not a precursor of prices to come this season, warns an industry analyst.

Meat exporter Taylor Preston is offering that price for lambs 16kg cwt and less, which AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad says appears to be targeted at a special order.

She warns pricing prospects for the new season will be lower and uncertain.

“It’s likely to be a short-term offer and lucrative enough to present that pricing level to farmers, but it is not indicative of the new season,” she said.

“That offer, however, does not appear to be raising expectations.”

Croad says her message for the past four to five months remains unchanged, that new-season prices will not meet the heights of last year.

“I think people are cottoningon to this,” she said.

While not espousing doom and gloom, Croad says indicative new season pricing by meat companies is lower than last year.

One North Island minimum price contract being offered recently, had early November prices at $7.20/kg, but in the three weeks leading up to Christmas prices were lower at $6.90/kg.

FORECAST: An indicator of the season’s prospects will be the demand for chilled lamb between October and December.

“There is no talk about the market post-Christmas,” she said. This reiterates the uncertainty of the coming season.

However, average export values for New Zealand lamb received during August were surprisingly high at $10.47/kg, up from $9.61/kg in July.

“That was a really strong value for August,” she said.

During the month, 15,400 tonnes of lamb was exported, consistent with the five-year average, but the average August price was lower than for the previous two years.

Average export prices for September will not be known until the end of October.

An indicator of the season’s prospects will be the demand for chilled lamb between October and December.

Croad says Chinese customers are continuing to favour frozen meat imports instead of chilled, noting frozen product gives them greater versatility should the covid-19 virus return.

Retail demand for chilled lamb has stayed relatively high, but exporters are telling Croad supply contracts for Christmas are taking longer to confirm.

Last year’s farm gate prices were an anomaly and a repeat this year is unlikely, evident by the absence this year of the traditional weekly lift in values through August and September.

high $2.88-$2.96 $115-$151 Island’s lights Top prime traditional Chatham mixed-sex hoggets at steers, 530-613kg, at Coalgate

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Spring beef contest a hit at the Coalgate sale yards last week SOME of the best ideas are created when a few mates get together for a yarn. Stemming from one such conversation, was a new beef competition held at the Coalgate sale yards last Friday.

Hazlett stock agent Phil Manera organised the Coalgate Spring Beef competition and hopes to make it an annual event.

“There are a few other similar competitions held, but the difference with this one is there are no nominated judges,” he said.

“The buyers became the judges as the competition was run in conjunction with the auction, and the top per kilo price won the class.

“If there was a draw, the highest total weighted pen won, so those that had a higher tally had an advantage in that case.”

The auction process gave each vendor an even playing field in front of the buyers that these cattle are targeted for. Extra buyers were drawn in by the promise of good entries of quality cattle, which resulted in a strong market not only for the competition cattle but across the board.

Forty-five pens were entered in the competition, varying from four to 11 head. Four was the minimum allowed, but there was no maximum. These entries came from 27 vendors and Manera says there were new faces in the mix.

“Some of the vendors would usually have sent their cattle directly to the processors but entered the competition instead,” he said.

“It was a great way of

rewarding farmers by allowing them to showcase what they can produce, and have a bit of fun.

More vendors also came along to the sale, so it also created an opportunity to have a day off the farm and catch up with others.”

High yielding exotic took top honours in the beef sections, while somewhat surprisingly it was a line of four Angus-Friesian steers that won the beef-cross steer class, followed by HerefordFriesian heifers.

The competition was sponsored by Leader Products, as well as the Coalgate Sale Yards, Hazlett and Peter Walsh and Associates.

Results were as follows: Class one – prime beef steers: 1st - GF&N Singleton, Charolais, 632kg, $3.04; 2nd - BR Farms Angus-Hereford, 559kg, $2.96; 3rd - GF&N Singleton, Charolais, 614kg, $2.96.

Class two – prime beef heifers: 1st - R Lill, Charolais-cross, 573kg; $2.99, 2nd - GD Heslop, Simmental-cross, 613kg, $2.93; 3rd - Hillvue Farm, Angus, 561kg, $2.92.

Class three – beef-cross steers: 1st – Meadowflower, AngusFriesian, 594kg, $2.81; 2nd – Malabar, Hereford-Friesian, 591kg, $2.80; 3rd - Amuri Spraying, Speckle Park-cross, 533kg, $2.80.

Class four – beef-cross heifers: 1st - TG & AH Hobson, Hereford-Friesian, 580kg, $2.76; 2nd - Queenlea Farm, HerefordFriesian, 640kg, $2.75; 3rd Queenlea Farm Hereford-Friesian, 587kg, $2.75. suz.bremner@globalhq.co.nz

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BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100

Farmhand Force TubCurved Force Tub

RRP RRP $ .00Yard Panels Farmhand $ .00 Farmhand Loading +GST +GST THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

DRAWN

M. Z

DATE

31-05-16

FH - 32 R

595

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

SHEET SIZE

N.T.S.

SCALE

SHEET NO.

A3

1 OF 1

DRAWN

M. Z

DATE

31-05-16

SCALE

SHEET NO.

FH - 32 R

479

SHEET SIZE

N.T.S.

A3

1 OF 1

Farmhand Bundle of 10Yard PanelsRamp Farmhand Loading Bundle of 10

Ramp

Farmhand 126 Head Yard

Farmhand 150 Head Yard

• • • • •

• • • • •

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

(Approximately 126 head yard size, depending on animal size)

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

5

15

21 12

(Approximately 150 head yard size, depending on animal size)

S/G

*Excludes loading ramp

20

*Excludes loading ramp

26

51

$

19,795 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

Colour Code

BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100

.00

INCLUDES

(FH126)

Concrete Area Animal Capacity Full Yard=300m2 126 Head @ 1.8m2 Work Area=100m2 176 Head @ 1.4m2

+GST

Add loading ramp for $3,195.00 + GST (Plus freight)

4

FARMHAND VET CRUSH

$

FARMQUIP

22,995.00 (FH150)

CATTLEYARD SYSTEMS

PLAN No.

DRAWN

Sam R SHEET SIZE

DATE

29/08/19

SCALE

+GST

A3

1:100

Add loading ramp for $3,195.00 + GSTConcrete (PlusAreafreight) Animal Capacity

FH-126-L-STD

SHEET NO.

1 OF 1

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

Colour Code

BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100

Full Yard=??m2 Work Area=??m2

150 Head @ 1.8m2 210 Head @ 1.4m2

FARMQUIP CATTLEYARD SYSTEMS

DRAWN

Sam R SHEET SIZE

DATE

27/02/19

SCALE

PLAN No.

FH-150-L-STD

SHEET NO.

A3

1:100 1 OF 1

Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Farmhand Vet Crush Farmhand Vetless Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush FarmhandVet Vet Crush Crush

Farmhand Vetless Farmhand Vet Crush Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Crush • Economical crush for weighingVet and handling Cattle Crush • Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush • Cattle Economical crush Crush for weighing • 50 x 50 base frame and handling • One piece gates on both sides • • • • • •

Farmha Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand

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

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

.00 4,995 4,995.00

$ $

$ $

+GST +GST

Optional offside draft handle $495.00+ GST Optional offside draft handle $495.00+ GST

.00 .00 5,995 5,995

+GST +GST

Optional offside draft handle $495.00+ GST Optional offside draft handle $495.00+ GST

Headbail Stockman Sliding Gate Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Stockman Headbail Stockman Sliding GateStockman Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Stockman Headbail Stockman Sliding Gate Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Stockman Sliding Gate Stockman Headbail Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Handler Farmhand Handler Walkthrough Swingbail Walkthrough Swingbail Farmhand Handler Farmhand Handler Walkthrough Swingbail Walkthrough Swingbail Vetless Crush Farmhan Farmhand Handler

and Vetless With walkthrough hand Crush With walkthrough

With swing headbail - Swingheadbail Headbail With swing Farmhand Handler • Great for lifestyle blocks or small headbail Swing Headbail • farms Great needing for lifestyle or small an blocks economical headbail Farmhand Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush • Great for lifestyle blocksVetless or small farms handling needing an economical cattle area Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush •farms Greatneeding for lifestyle blocks or small an economical cattlesides handling • fixed only area – no side gate farms needingarea an economical cattle handling cattle handling area

• fixed sides only – no side gate

.00 2,595 Farmhand Vetless Cattle Cattle Crush Crush Farmhand FarmhandVet VetCC $ .00 Farmhand Vetless Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush 2,595 Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush

.00 2,795 2,795.00

$$

$

+GST +GST

+GST

Add side gate for $400.00+ GST Add side gate for $400.00+ GST Add anti backing ratchets $495.00 Add anti backing ratchets $495.00

Farmhand Handler Farmhand - Swing Headbail Handler

Add side draft gate for $400.00+ GST

+GST

Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush Farmhand Farmhand Vetless CattleHandler Crush Farmhand Vet Crush Farmhand Handler

Farmhand FarmhandCattle Cattle Yard Yard Gates Gates

- Swing Headbail

Farmhand

Farmhand Farmhand Yard Yard Panels Panels Farmhand Slam Slam Farmhand Bundle of 10 Calf Weigh Crate Mate Auto - Bundle of Calf 10 Latches Calf Weigh Crate Calf Mate Auto Latches

Single Draft Drafter Farmhand Yard Panels Panels Farmhand Farmhand Slam Slam- •-Single Yard FarmhandCattle CattleYard Yard Farmhand Weighs calves upFarmhand to 120kg Draft Drafter Bundle of of 10 10 -- Bundle Latches Gates Latches Gates Farmhand Farmhand Calf Farmhand Farmhand Cattle Cattle Farmhand CalfWeigh WeighCrate Crate Farmhand • Weighs calves up to 120kg

Weigh Crate Calf Weigh Crate - -3-Way hCrate Crate Calf 3-WayDraft Draft • •Weighs calves up to 120kg Weighs calves up to 120kg

Yard Yard Panels Panels 10 10 Pack Pack

Headbail Headbail Walkthrough Walkthrough

Headbail Headbail Swingbail Swingbail

StockmanSliding SlidingGate Gate Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Headbail ••10 x 2100mm xx77rail multi Stockman Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Stock Stockman SlidingGate Gate Stockm Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail 10 x 2100mm rail multi Stockman Headbail Stockman Sliding Stockman Sliding Gate Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail purpose yard Stockman Headbail Walkthrough Swingbail Stockman Sliding GateSwingbail Farmhand Headbail FarmhandWalkthrough Headbail purposestock stock yardpanels panels Walkthrough Swingbail Swingbail •Walkthrough For cattle/calves/sheep Walkthrough Swingbail •Walkthrough For cattle/calves/sheep Swingbail ••Easy Easypin pintogether togethersystem, system, pins pinsincluded included

Calf CalfWeigh WeighCrate Crate

Calf CalfMate MateAuto Auto - Single Draft Drafter Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Single Draft Farmhand Vetless CattleDrafter Crush Farmhand Vet Vet Crush Crush • Weighs calves up to 120kg

Farmhand FarmhandCurved Curved Force Force Tub Tub

• Weighs calves up to 120kg

.00 $$ .00 .00 .00 2,995 2,795 2,995 2,795 Farmhand FarmhandCurved Curved Force Force Tub Tub $$

+GST +GST

+GST +GST

Farmhand FarmhandCattle Cattle Yard Yard Calf Stockman CalfDehorning DehorningBail Bail Stockman Gates Gates Sliding Gate Sliding Gate • •Also Alsoweigh weighusing using

$$

Farmhand Loading Ramp Calf Dehorning Bail Ramp Calf Dehorning Bail

.00 $ .00 .00 1,395 895 Farmhand Loading Ramp Ramp +GST +GST

+GST +GST

Farmhand Slam Farmhand Yard Yard Panels Panels Farmhand Farmhand Farmhand Heavy -Farmhand Farmhand Cattle Farmhand Cattle Bundle of 10 10 Bundle of Latches Latches Farmhand SlamSlam Farmhand Farmhand Slam Farmhand Farmhand Cattle Yard Farmhand Slam Farm Y Farmhand Cattle Yard Farmhand Farmhand Farmh Yard Duty Slam Latches

Duty Slam Latches Gates Gates Gates Calf Dehorning Bail Calf Dehorning Bail Headbail Headbail Stockman ••Includes mounting brackets Stockman Sliding Gate Includes mounting brackets Stockman Sliding Gate Stockman Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail 600mm 600mmload loadbars bars

Walkthrough Walkthrough

Swingbail Swingbail

nVetless VetlessCattle CattleCrush Crush

- -Post Posttotopost post - -Post Posttotorail rail Railtotorail rail - -Rail

Gates Yard Gates Latches Latches Latches Latches • 1800mm, 1800mm, 2100mm, 2100mm, 2500mm, 2500mm, 2700mm, 3100mm 3100mm (L) (L) 2700mm,

15.00 55 19MM $ 19MM FarmhandCurved Curved Force Force Tub Farmhand Loading Ramp Ramp Farmhand Tub 30.00 Loading 25MM 25MM $ Curved .00 $ Farmhand Loading RR $$ Farmhand Force Tub .00 Loading Farmhand Tub.00 Farmhand Load Force Tub 795.00 Farmhand Loa 295 Farmhand Force TubFarmhand 35.00Curved 795 55 3 14MM 14MM

$

+GST

+GST +GST

1,195 1,195

$$

.00 .00

+GST +GST

Bundleof 10 - -Bundle 10 -Bundle Bundle -of

FarmhandSlam Slam FarmhandCattle CattleYard Yard Farmhand Farmhand Latches Gates Latches Gates

PRICED PRICED FROM FROM

+GST +GST

+GST +GST

+GST +GST

Add striker striker plate plate $15.00+ $15.00+ GST GST Add

Farmhand Yard Yard Panels Panels Farmhand

Bundleof of10 10 --Bundle

55

Farmhand Vetless Crush

Crutch and Weigh Combo Sheep Handler

Sheep Shears Crutch and Weigh Combo Daggers MateSheep Handler Daggers Rechargeable Mate Daggers Mate Sheep Handler Sheep Handler Sheep Handler • The ultimate machine for fast and efficient dagging and crutching • Air controlled on skids • Tips sheep on their sides for dagging and crutching Calf • Adjustable overhead Crate clamp Sheep Weigh • Made in New Zealand

• The only automated sheep handler giving full access to belly and feet.

• Tips sheep on their sides for dagging & crutching • Made in New Zealand

$

Rechargeable Sheep Shears

Daggers Mate Sheep Handler

PRICED FROM

Weigh Crate

PRICED FROM

19,995

.00

$

+GST

Optional belly access, ramp clamp, transport kit available.

10,995

.00 +GST

Optional belly flap, transport kit available.

Auto Weigh AutoSheep Weigh Sheep Handler Express Conveyor Express Conveyors Auto Weigh Sheep Handler Sheep Sheep Handler Auto Weigh Sheep Handler Sheep Express Conveyors Farmhand 20 Head Cattle Yard H/B

• Fast and efficient weighing, drafting and dagging.

• 3-way and 5-way drafting options • Made in New Zealand

5

15

PRICED FROM

$

R

18,495

• The ultimate sheep conveyor with high volume throughput, saving time and labour • Hydraulic control of speed and direction (optional) • Deep V design for best restraint of sheep • Available in 3.2m and 4.1m • Optional: walkways. transport kit, hydraulic width control • Made in New Zealand

Stockman Vetless Cattle Crush

PRICED FROM

.00 +GST

Shee

$

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100

Optional ramp clamp, transport kit available.

29,995 DRAWN

M. Z

DATE

31-05-16

SCALE

FH 20 - L

SHEET NO.

.00

SHEET SIZE

N.T.S.

A3

1 OF 1

+GST

Sheep Weigh Crate/ Portable Sheep Ramp Sheep / Calf Ramp Farmhand Sheep Panel Weigh Scale Combo Farmhand Sheep Portable Sheep Ramp Sheep / Calf Ramp Pen Sheep Weigh Crate/

Weigh Scale Combo

Sheep Weigh Crate

• Manual weighing and 3Yard way drafting Sheep Panel • Alloy, lightweight, transportable -Sheeted • Mounts on toSheep any existing loadbars Yard Panel

-Sheeted

Sheep Yard Panel (Railed and Sheeted) Sheep Yard Panel

Sheep• Race Gate pens Farmhand Sheep Panel Ideal docking -Railed and Sheeted • Railed - 3m W x 1m H • Available in 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m, 3m Sheep Yard Panel Sheep Race • Quick, easy pinGate together yard Farmhand Sheep Panel • Heavy Duty 40x40mm RHS frame -Railed Sheeted panel for a variety of uses • Kitset easy pin and together system • Use for sheep/calves/goats

Woolshed Lift and Swing Gates

$

1,995

Sheep Weigh Crate/ Portable PenSheep Panel Ramp Sheep Farmhand Sheep Panel Weigh Scale Combo

FROM

209

179

Wool Fadge $ Holder .00Sheep Draft Module Sheep Draft Module Adjustable Sides V-Sides +GST EACH

OR 4

699

.00 .00 $Woolshed .00 Lift andFadge Holder $ Sheep Draft Sheep Draft Module Woolshed Lift and Wool Module Sheep Draft Module Portable Sheep Sheep Draft Module FOR +GST +GST +GST Swing Gates Adjustable Sides V-Sides Sides Shee Swing V-Sides Loading RampGates Woolshed Lift and Wool Adjustable Fadge Holder

Woolaway Lift & Portable Sheep Swing Gates Loading Ramp

WoolshedSheep/ Lift and Farmhand Swing Gates Calf Ramp

Swing Gates Sheep Draft Wool Fadge Draft Module Sheep Draft Module Sheep Adjustable Sides V-Sides V-Sides Module Holder • 3-way draft • 3110mm L x 600mm W

FROM

$

895.00

+GST

$

695.00

+GST

$

2,595.00

+GST

$

195.00

+GST

V-Sid

Sheep Management Sheep Management Sheep Management 30 Head30Sheep Yard 150 150 Head Sheep Head Sheep Yard Yard Head Sheep Yard

Rechargeable Sheep Shears

150 Head Sheep Yard 150 Head Sheep Yard

30 Head Sheep Yard 30 Head Sheep Yard

• Includes adjustable sides draft module • Includes adjustable sides draftmodule module • Includes adjustable sides draft • Includes adjustable sides draft module

• Heavy duty steel, hot dip galvanised • Heavy duty steel, hot dip galvanised • Heavy hot dipsheep galvanised • Includes draft module • Includes sheepduty draft steel, module Includes draft module • depot Kitset delivered to main depot • Kitset• delivered tosheep main • Heavy duty steel, hot dip galvanised • Kitset delivered to main • Includes sheep draft depot module • Kitset delivered to main depot

$

4,595.00

$

+GST

260Sheep Head Sheep 260 Conveyors Head Yard Yard Sheep Express 260260 Head Sheep Head Sheep Yard Yard

+GST

S

S

S

S

• Includes adjustable sides draft module

S S

S

S

S S S

$

14,995

.00

1450Sheep Head Yard Sheep Yard 1450 Head 2 Bugle Sheep 1450 Head SheepYard Yard 180m

DescripƟon Code FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 1.5M FHSPS15 DescripƟon CodeHALF RAIL/SHEETED Price QtySHEEP PANEL Total 2.0M FARMHAND FHSPRS20 FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 1.5M FHSPS15FULLY$ SHEETED 229.00 SHEEP 2 PANEL $458.00 FARMHAND 2.0M FHSPS20 FARMHAND HALF RAIL/SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 2.0MFARMHAND FHSPRS20 $ 259.00 23 $5,957.00 HALF RAIL/SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 2.5M FHSPRS25 FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 2.0M FHSPS20FULLY$ SHEETED 299.00 SHEEP 3 PANEL $897.00 FARMHAND 2.5M FHSPS25 FARMHAND HALF RAIL/SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 2.5MFARMHAND FHSPRS25 $ MESH 349.00GATE1SLIDING$349.00 SHEEP FHSGSLIDE DescripƟon Code Price Qty Total FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEP PANEL 2.5M FHSPS25 $ 359.00 2 $718.00 STANDARD FHSGSTD20 FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEPFARMHAND PANEL 1.5MSHEEP GATE FHSPS15 $ 2.0M 229.00 2 $458.00 FARMHAND SHEEP MESH GATE SLIDING FHSGSLIDE $ 349.00 1 $349.00 FARMHAND STANDARD$ 2.5M FHSGSTD25 FARMHAND HALF RAIL/SHEETED SHEEP PANEL SHEEP 2.0M GATE FHSPRS20 259.00 23 $5,957.00 FARMHAND SHEEP GATE STANDARD 2.0M FHSGSTD20 $ 439.00 3 $1,317.00 SHEEP DRAFT MODULE ADJUSTABLE-SIDES NY003 FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEPFARMQUIP PANEL 2.0M FHSPS20 $ 299.00 3 $897.00 FARMHAND SHEEP GATE STANDARD 2.5M FHSGSTD25 $ 459.00 4 $1,836.00 YARD PANEL PINS FH07 FARMHAND HALF ADJUSTABLE-SIDES RAIL/SHEETED SHEEP FHSPRS25 $ $3,595.00 349.00 1 $349.00 FARMQUIP SHEEP DRAFT MODULE NY003 2.5M$ 3,595.00 1 SHEEP YARD U-BOW FHSPU S FARMHAND FULLY SHEETED SHEEPFARMHAND PANEL FHSPS25 $718.00 YARD PINS FH072.5M $ 5.00 82 $ 359.00 $410.00 2 Total FARMHAND SHEEP MESH GATE SLIDING FHSGSLIDE $ 349.00 $349.00 FARMHAND SHEEP YARD U-BOW FHSPU $ 109.00 1 $109.00 1 FARMHAND SHEEP GATE STANDARD 2.0M FHSGSTD20 $$15,995.00 439.00 3 $1,317.00 Total OpƟonal FARMHAND SHEEP GATE STANDARD 2.5M Extras FHSGSTD25 $ 459.00 4 $1,836.00 FARMQUIP SHEEP DRAFT MODULE V-SIDES NY004 $ 3,595.00 1 $3,595.00 OpƟonal Extras FARMQUIP SHEEP DRAFT MODULE ADJUSTABLE-SIDES NY003 FARMHAND GROUND SPIKES FH013 YARD PINS FH07 $ 5.00 82 $410.00 FARMQUIP SHEEP DRAFT MODULE V-SIDES NY004 $ 2,595.00 FARMHAND PERMANENT SHEEP YARD POST FHSPOST FARMHAND FHSPU $ 109.00 1 $109.00 FARMHAND GROUND SPIKES SHEEP YARD U-BOW FH013 $ 15.00 SHEEP RACE ANTI BACKING FLAP FHSBF Total $15,995.00 FARMHAND PERMANENT SHEEP YARD POST FHSPOST $ 49.00 SHEEP RACE ANTI BACKING FLAP FHSBF $ 79.00 OpƟonal Extras FARMQUIP SHEEP DRAFT MODULE V-SIDES NY004 $ 2,595.00 FARMHAND GROUND SPIKES FH013 $ 15.00 FARMHAND PERMANENT SHEEP YARD POST FHSPOST $ 49.00 SHEEP RACE ANTI BACKING FLAP FHSBF $ 79.00

Price Qty $ 229.00 2 $ 259.00 23 $ 299.00 3 $ 349.00 1 $ 359.00 2 $ 349.00 1 $ 439.00 3 $ 459.00 4 $ 3,595.00 1 $ 5.00 82 $ 109.00 1

• Includes adjustable sides draft module

S

S S

10,995.00

+GST

$ 2,595.00 $ 15.00 $ 49.00 $ 79.00

RED ---------- 1500 BLUE ---------- 2000 GREEN ------ 2500 CYAN --------- 3000 S-SHEETED PANEL

RED ---------- 1500 BLUE ---------- 2000 GREEN ------ 2500 CYAN --------- 3000 S-SHEETED PANEL

RED ---------- 1500 BLUE ---------- 2000 GREEN ------ 2500 CYAN --------- 3000 THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO S-SHEETED PANEL FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE

FREEPHONE 0800 843 024

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO

FARMQUIP Sam AND SHALL NOT BE DRAWN R SHEET SIZE

FARMQUIP DATE SHEEPYARD SYSTEMSSCALE

REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER FREEPHONE PLAN No. POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

0800 843 024

SY 260

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER PLAN No. POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

FARMQUIP DATE SHEEPYARD SYSTEMSSCALE

A3

1:75

1 OF 1

FARMQUIP DATE SHEEPYARD SYSTEMSSCALE

FREEPHONE 0800 843 024

DRAWN

REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR 21/05/18 ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER PLAN No. POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP. SHEET NO.

DRAWN

SHEET NO.

SY 260

SY 260

Total $458.00 $5,957.00 $897.00 $349.00 $718.00 $349.00 $1,317.00 $1,836.00 $3,595.00 $410.00 $109.00 $15,995.00

SHEET NO.

$

Sam R SHEET SIZE 21/05/18

1:75

A3

1 OF 1

9,995

.00 +GST

Sam R SHEET SIZE 21/05/18

1:75

A3

1 OF 1

p Sheep / Calf Ramp Farmhand Sheep

ShelterShed Pen Panel

Shelter for: Calves, horses, sheep, lambs, alpacas Storage for: Hay, farm implements, bikes and more!

ShelterShed No Gates

$

• Kitset, easy bolt together design, quick to install • Comes with steel colour cladding for roof and 3 sides • Heavy duty 50 x 50 RHS galvanised steel frame PRODUCT • Lower walls clad with 18mm plywood insert • 3000mm W x 3000mm D x 2200mm H

(FHS400)

3,995.00

(FHS401)

4,995.00

(FHS402)

+GST

KITSET + FREIGHT

ShelterShed Front Gate & Side Panel

NEW

Sheep Draft Module Sheep Draft Module Sides V-Sides Farmhand Adjustable 12m Round Horse Pens

2,995.00

$

+GST

KITSET + FREIGHT

ShelterShed 4x Panels & 1x Gate

$

+GST

KITSET + FREIGHT

Rechargeable Horse clippers • Comes with 2 x 12V battery & 1 hour charger

• Round pens include 2100mm W • 12, 15, 18 & 20 meter round pens x 5 rail panels and 1 high top gate • Kitset easy pin together system

PRICED FROM

$

3,990

.00 +GST

Optional ground spikes $15.00 each

$

479

.00 +GST

7

Rural Mincer T12

Rural Mincer T22

• Make mince from home • Stainless steel body • 750W motor

• Make mince from home • Stainless steel body • 850W motor

Rural Sausage Filler 7L • Make sausages at home

BullmaxBullmax GreaseGrease Gun Bullmax Earth Auger Bullmax Earth Auger BullmaxBullmax Post Driver Gun Earth Auger Post 18V Driver Bullmax Earth Auger One manBullmax earth auger Use for Y Posts, Earth Pegs, Two man earth auger portable Grease Gun Use for Y Posts, Earth Pegs, 18V portable Grease Gun Vineyard Posts, Ground Pegs with Spare Battery Vineyard Posts, Ground Pegs with Spare Battery

$

495

.00

One man earth auger

$

+GST

Two man earth auger

795

.00 +GST

Bullmax Petrol Bullmax Electric .00 .00 .00 .00 995 995 Compressor 349 349 799799 Compressor 899899 .00 BMPD-65-2 .00 BMPD-65-2

BMGG-18V-1.3 BMGG-18V-1.3

BMEA-52-2 BMEA-52-2

BMEA-68-1BMEA-68-1

BullmaxBullmax Generator Generator Bullmax Compressor Bullmax Compressor • 5.5HP USA Kohler CompressorBullmax •Bullmax 3.0 Compressor HP commercial electric Kohler 4-Stroke Portable Portable electric 320 FAD 320 FAD Kohler Petrol 4-Stroke Petrol electric

petrol engine • 20 CFM • Tank capacity – 91 litres

795 795

BMG-3000

$

PortablePortable petrol 385 FAD385 FAD petrol

• 15.9 CFM • Tank capacity – 91 litres

295

.00 +GST

• Designed to give the home butcher a professional finish • Easy to clean • 3/4HP enclosed motor • 2 year warranty on parts

$

2,195

.00 +GST

LockBox • Lock the tools away on the ute or onsite

Medium

1067 x 480 x 555H

$

1,595 1,595

BMG-3000

$

Rural Meat Saw

BMC-E-320

2195

299.00

+GST

Large BMC-E-320

.00

BMC-P-385

$

+GST

1219 x 610 x 700H

BMC-P-385

1295

PLUS FREIGHT

.00 +GST

$

399.00

+GST

PLUS FREIGHT

Promotional offers valid until 31 October 2020. Not to be used in conjunction with any other finance offers. See finance T&C’s for details. Finance terms facilitated by UDC and Heartland Bank. Many products shown are manufactured to order so standard Farmquip leadtimes and freight apply. Freight charged on all orders unless otherwise stipulated. Cattle yards pricing excludes concrete and site works.

SAVE $1,289!

GALLAGHER TW-1 WEIGH SCALE AND LOADBARS 600MM COMBO | 1046995

PROFENCE TITE GRIP NETTING 13/190/30 X 100M

TRIBAL® GOLD 20L | 1017279

2,195.95

$

SAVE $1,289.05

$

| 1001991

403.00 SAVE

$52.95

FAR_09677

= Earn Choices Rewards Points on this product. * Terms and Conditions apply. Prices include GST. Savings and Discounts based on normal retail price. While stocks last.

Prices valid from 1st – 31st October 2020

| 1009672, 1011731

299.95

$

GULF SUPER TRACTOR OIL 15W-40 20L OR GULF UNIVERSAL TRACTOR TRANSMISSION FLUID 80W 20L

SAVE

$77.01

ANY 2 FOR

199.99

$

SAVE

$119.91