Farmers Weekly NZ September 12 2022 by AgriHQ

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L ACK of platformsdifferentbetweenintegrationthemanyagridatacontinues to frustrate most farmers and means much of digital technology’s potential value for them remains untapped.Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard outlined his frustration with digital tech’s shortcomings during a webinar on the topic sponsored by Map of Agowned company Pure Farming.

“The amount of duplication we still have to do – I have eight agencies I have to tell how many cows I have, with potentially two more on the way. Often they are speaking different languages both in the computer code sense, but also the terminology used, like a ‘yearling’ versus a ‘12-month old cow’,” he Hoggardsaid.said the doubling-up on data entry is a bugbear every farmer would prefer to avoid, and he suspects competitive protectiveness may be driving the lack of interoperability between data“Everyoneplatforms.wants to own the dashboard but they do not want to share with someone else’s dashboard. It is extremely frustrating when you look at the number of companies involved that are co-operatives, owned by farmers.”Thereis also concern among farmers about data security and who is accessing it, and this comes despite New Zealand being one of the first countries in the world to develop a data code of practice aimed specifically at protecting farmers’ business data. He said NZ’s farm data code of practice may have been a bit ahead of its time when first developed almost a decade ago, and could be due a Hoggardreset.cited the recent requirement for nitrogen application reporting, as per government limits of 190kgN per hectare per year, as a likely confidence issue. “Farmers ask ‘Is this going to be just a tick, or is government going to play around with this data and come up with new rules and new regulations?’, so there is a concern

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Massey’s Professor Danny Donaghy, pictured here with Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, says regen ag practices will go under the microscope in the Whenua Haumanu project.

NEWS 16 Global Dairy Trade auctions snap a six-month losing streak as price index tops 4.9%. MARKETS 8 Despite anchorNZoffshore,improvementsportissuesincontinuetobeaseaonexports. MARKETS 18 High country leaseholders want the right to capitalise on carbon opportunities on Crown land. NEWS 23 Vol 20 No 35, September 12, 2022 View online at farmersweekly.co.nz $4.95 Incl GST A institutioncountry 29 Richard Rennie TECHNOLOGY Digital Continued page 3 Everyone wants to own the dashboard but they do not want to share with someone else’s dashboard. Andrew FederatedHoggardFarmers

Tessa, 4, Emily, 7, and Grace Cameron, 9, from Mokoreta in Southland enjoy the spring snow. The storm, though, took its toll on lambs in the region.

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NZ third in the world for ESG DairyNZ board vote opens Global milk growth forecast New Zealand has kept its number three world ranking for comparing sovereign environmental, social, and governance risks in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest quarterly report. ESG scores help investors assess a country’s compliance with international regulatory standards. The EIU rated NZ behind Denmark and Finland, in second place, in its April-June 2022 review. NZ was also ranked number three for Q1 2022. From September 19 until October 17, levy-paying dairy farmers can vote for two farmer candidates for DairyNZ’s board of directors.Thoseup for election are: Tracy Brown – Waikato Elaine Cook – Bay of Plenty Chris Lewis – Waikato. Rabobank says global dairy fundamentals have shifted course from extreme tightness to visible if modest loosening. “We expect the combined Big-7 (New Zealand, Australia, the EU, the US, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay) milk pool to return to growth in Q4 2022, ending five consecutive year-on-year quarterly declines,” Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins said. “However, milk production across the export engine is not yet running on all cylinders and any growth will be modest.”

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Helping grow the countryFreephone 0800 10 22 76 store.pggwrightson.co.nz among farmers and a lack of trust.” Fertiliser is one area, given its high price, where greater platform integration would directly beneﬁt farmers, he said. “If I was able to have TrackMap for placement, talking to LIC’s Space [a grass measuring platform] and sharing production gains, and potentially joined with real-time weather data, I could see that this investment in fertiliser is making money.”

“Processors don’t like long wool, especially not in the fresh-meat market, so even lambs shorn January, February need shearing again“It’snow.ajuggle all round, and with limited time left to destock cropping farms, farmers will need to prioritise what best works for their own business,” Leadley said. New Zealand’s two largest meat processors say there are no space issues at present, and they are looking for lambs.

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“The window of opportunity is about three and half weeks now and farmers have to make the decision around feed and getting spring crops in the ground.” Grass grazing needs to be shut up by the beginning of October.

FINISHING: Canterbury cropping farmer Brian Leadley says lambs ‘just need to see more sun on their backs’ before they are in condition to move o farm.

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“You need to be keeping in close communication with your agent and the processors and continually taking out the tops as we are running out of time now.” With spring crops to get in the ground, decision time is looming.

Such integration would provide data on how much yield in grass he is getting on specific parts of the farm, rather than relying on standard rule of thumb measurements.MapofAg’schief commercial officer Julian Gairdner said the technical ability of different platforms to share data is there and often it is a cultural shift in attitudes towards sharing data that needs to happen in companies.“Farmers are also more willing to share data if they can see demonstrable proof of how it can be used to make better decisions on farm,” said Gairdner. He said often farmers are required to supply their data, but are given little in return for the effort.Hecited a platform developed by Map of Ag in the United Kingdom where a food retailer wanted to measure emissions from its farmer suppliers.Theyhooked up the UK equivalent of NAIT’s database to the processor kill data, and the forage production data of farms.“That allowed us to create a database for each farm providing the farmers with a number of insights, particularly around emissions intensity. “What has been interesting about this project is that while the supermarket has been the driver for this project, saying they want to measure the emissions, we have been able to provide actionable insights back to the farmer, and this has been welcomed by farmers.” Gairdner agreed there is much to be gained by getting companies and co-operatives to share data, with a wider shared based encouraging greater innovation and new ideas on what to do with it. Hoggard said as shareholders in farmer co-operatives, farmers also have the muscle at AGM time to push remits for their co-ops to open up on data sharing, for the benefit of those shareholding farmers.

“Farmers are happy with the price, we know we need to get the lambs away, but if they are going underweight 3kg-4kg before they are ready then we are losing the ﬁnishing premium and we are not meeting the targets.” Leadley said the bigger mobs have struggled more. “We have been fortunate on our farm that we brought in fewer lambs because of the late harvest ﬁnish, again because of the weather, and being grass fed we have kept smaller mobs and booked early with the processor.

The money is good, if lambs are ready to go farmers will let them go.

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“We need to get rid of the lambs for crops such as Nui or pay for it at harvest, potentially impacting yield,” Leadley said. “Destocking over the next three weeks is crucial, then processing space becomes the issue so getting booked in early is really quite important.”Shearingis another challenge. “There is a lot of shearing to do. Because of the wet weather shearers are behind so we need to work through that too.

HE window is closing for farmers trying to get lambs off farm and spring crops in the ground.Asprocessors warn of a looming backlog given the thousands of lambs yet to come out, farmers are not holding onto stock in the hope of better money, Canterbury cropping farmer Brian Leadley said – it’s the weather that is to blame.“The money is good, if lambs are ready to go farmers will let them go, but in many cases, lambs have struggled through the wet winter conditions and just need to see more sun on their backs in some drier conditions to ﬁnish,” Leadley said.At$9.50/kg the schedule this week is an all-time high for the South Island, but it is procurement driven, not market driven.

O’Connoragreements.heads to India in the next few weeks to try to re-ignite talks started in 2010, but which have been on ice for the past six years.The talks came to a halt in 2015 after India baulked at NZ’s demand that it scrap tariffs of up to 60% on imported milk powder. A similar demand is understood to have played a part in India pulling out of the massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade deal – involving China, NZ, Australia and 12 other countries, mainly in Southeast Asia – before its conclusion in 2020. “What India fears from us is our dairy industry ... they have the biggest dairy industry in the world and for them it is a very, very sensitive issue,” O’Connor told FarmersAustraliaWeekly.revived its own talks with India, started a year after NZ’s, in part by agreeing to drop its own dairy demands. Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan said Australia accepted that India remained reluctant to increase dairy imports and would not make those demands in its ownThetalks.same sensitivities did not apply to other products, such as wine and sheep meat, where the Australians were able to get tariffs reduced.Askedwhether NZ would be prepared to drop its own dairy demands to make progress on access for other products, O’Connor said it was not something he could contemplate. Dairy made up a comparatively small part of total Australian exports and was easier for them to give ground on, he said. “But given it is such an important part of our trade then we realistically cannot have trade agreements without improving access for things like dairy, meat and horticultural products.” Asked what cards NZ has left to play, O’Connor said offers to share expertise in technology and production methods could yet tempt India back to the negotiating table. He said kiwifruit marketer Zespri has joint ventures in the works, and NZ researchers have teamed up with apple growers in the northwestern Himalayan region in recent years for a World Bankfunded project aimed at boosting orchard productivity in that part of“ThereIndia. are many ways we can progress value between our two countries, we just have to be flexible in our thinking and continue to work on it. “Engagement and connections are a crucial part of that,” O’ConnorHowever,said.O’Connor warned not to expect an imminent conclusion to trade talks or even for them to resume soon. “We will work to build relationships ultimately culminating in a free trade agreement.”DairyCompanies Association of NZ executive director Kimberly Crewther said the industry is prepared to wait. “There is a long-term relationship interest with India. “They do have dairy sensitivities [but] as a dairy-consuming country that has a very large and growing population and finite resources, over time there will be a structural deficit of dairy supply for them domestically.”DCANZin2015 predicted India’s population was growing so rapidly that in 10 months its total demand for dairy products would increase by the same amount that the entire NZ dairy export industry produced in a decade.

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RADE Minister Damien O’Connor says he won’t be following Australia’s lead and ditching New Zealand’s demands for improved access to India’s dairy markets as a means to get stalled trade talks movingAustralia’sagain.own trade deal with India in April and the freeing up of Wellington’s negotiating capacity after recent agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union have catapulted India’s billion-plus consumer market to the top of NZ’s hit list for new trade

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BACK IN THE FRAY: Trade Minister Damien O’Connor heads to India soon to try to re-ignite trade talks that started in 2010 but have been on ice for six years. What India fears from us is our dairy industry ... they have the biggest dairy industry in the world and for them it is a very, very sensitive issue.

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TE ATARANGI Angus in Te Kopuru came close to a full clearance of more than 100 bulls in the ﬁrst big yearling bull sale of the spring in Northland.Studprincipal Chris Biddles said his dairy farmer buyers lifted their sights this year and in some cases agents buying on behalf of absent clients were unable to secure what they had marked down.TeAtarangi put up 115 bulls and sold 112, achieving an average of $3884, which was $250 more than lastBiddlesyear. said the top price paid was $10,100 for Te Atarangi Quacker S304, purchased by Onetai Station, Mokau, followed by $10,000 paid for TA Bart S025. These were adjacent lots well through the catalogue. Otengi and Waimaire Herefords at Kaeo in the Far North sold all 16 of their two-year bulls for an average of $3525 and a top price of $4200.Inthe yearlings the Shepherd family sold 15 out of 15 autumnborn bulls, averaging $3326, and 25 of the 32 spring-borns, averaging $2968. Top price was Waimaire Xcel 311 in the spring-borns with $6500.Matapouri Polled Herefords, the Clements family in Mid-Northland, had a full clearance of 46 two-year bulls and 73 yearlings. The averages were $3310 and $2716 respectively and Ian Clements said it was a satisfying sale of all bulls to Northland dairy farmers.MataiMara Angus at Cambridge sold MM 21 33 for $13,500 to Taimate Stud and another bull for $6000 to a commercial farmer.Bothwere sired by Baldridge Beast Mode of the US and were the ﬁrst of his yearling bulls for sale in NewMataiZealand.Mara principal Sue Coldicott put a high reserve on MM 21 30 and he was passed in at $8500 and will remain as a keeper bull at the stud. KayJay Angus, Masterton sold 10 heifers online with a top of $4200 and an average of $3370. Piquet Hills, Cambridge, sold 18 of 20 Angus bulls offered with a top price of $4700 and an average of $2200.

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Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor said farming groups have asked officials to delay by a year the introduction of these new rules due to the time constraints and lack of clarity. McIvor said they are also seeking a rethink on rules that classify winter-cropping paddocks over 10 degrees as non-compliant. He described the criteria as unrealistic and not fit for purpose. The definition is a 20m continuous slope of 10 degrees or more, but McIvor said that is too far-reaching and ignores the reality that some paddocks captured by those rules have topography that means they are completely safe to crop. Farming groups want the 10 degree criteria increased to 15 degrees and exemptions applied if the paddock topography means cropping will not threaten a waterway. McIvor said farmers have been praised by regional councils for improvements they have made reducing risks to the environment, and these should be acknowledged. Government officials need to involve farming groups and farmers more in policy formation, he said, which will make it workable and ensure there is buy-in.“They haven’t done enough of that,Afterfrankly.”questioning Environment Minister David Parker in Parliament about the issue this week, ACT primary sector spokesperson Mark Cameron said he was surprised Parker was not seeking more urgency from his staff given farmers will start soon cultivating paddocks. Cameron is seeking information from regional councils on the extent of the potential problem of dealing with a deluge of resource consent applications “We all want what is best but not at the expense of economic certainty, operational certainty, environmental certainty and animal welfare,” Cameron said.MFE was approached but did not supply comment before deadline.

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AN ESTIMATED 10,000 farmers may require resource consent to intensively winter stock on crops next year. A meeting this week between farming groups and the Ministry for the Environment (MFE) will confirm if a compromise can be found to the consenting requirement, which many fear will overwhelm regional council staff.Ithas been estimated that 2000 farmers in Southland and 1000 in Waikato will require resource consent, and farming leaders calculate that nationally, potentially a further 7000 may also need consent. The issue arose after government officials were unable to finalise criteria for freshwater farm plans, an alternative for farmers who feed winter-grazing crops in paddocks that are not compliant.Freshwater farm plans set out how farmers will manage the environmental risk of intensively grazed crops over winter.

CLOCK’S TICKING: ACT primary sector spokesperson Mark Cameron says he is surprised there is not more urgency on the consent issue given that farmers will start soon cultivating paddocks. We all want what is best but not at the expense of economic certainty, operational andenvironmentalcertainty,certaintyanimalwelfare.

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LONG WAIT: Direct costs and losses for the failed shipment to China in early May – including to as many as 50 farmers – added up to more than $5 million.

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INANCIAL challenges following a failed shipment of cattle to China have put Genetic Development Exports New Zealand into liquidation. The livestock ship MV Al Kuwait never came to NZ in early May to collect the 12,000 head of cattle that were waiting on two preexport isolation farms. Total direct costs and losses added up to more than $5 million for the failed shipment. The liquidation ruling made by the High Court in Hamilton on September 5 came after the Hamilton-based livestock exporter ran into ﬁnancial strife with a large creditor pool that includes farmers, trucking companies and livestock ﬁrms. Up to 50 farmers have been chasing payment for cattle they contracted to a subsequent shipment that left from New Plymouth later in May. Creditors are collectively owed millions with about $2.7m alone owed to two trucking companies.Theliquidation application was made by Te Puke-based Armer Farms (NI) Ltd. PwC has been appointed liquidator.Inawritten statement signed by the partnership’s two NZ directors, David Hayman and David McEwen, Genetic Development (NZ) Exports Limited Partnership (GDEx) says management had exhausted all possibilities to raise the funds to manage the costs and claims that have arisen as the result of a shipment that went tragically wrong. “We regret to advise that GDEx (an entity of GDNZ Management Ltd) was placed into liquidation and is now under the management of“Thisliquidators.breakdown event for the vessel (Al Kuwait in April), in a period of shipyard congestion and supply chain disruption, has dealt a fatal blow to GDEX. “We were left with the sad and unavoidable option to agree that liquidation will provide the earliest opportunity for resolution for farmers and other debtors.”

HASLIC holds 60% of the shareholding and GDNZ 40%. The five listed directors are Hayman and McEwen and three China-based directors, Jin Ding, Sicong Wang and Kangyun Yang. PwC liquidator Malcolm Hollis said it is an “unusual” situation with the entity in liquidation being a partnership, as part of a general things:samesaidthearmpartnership.“TheNZexporting-of-livestockofthelimitedpartnershipisentityinliquidation.”Butascomplexasitis,Hollistheliquidationprocessistheasthatofacompany.“Effectivelywewilldotworealisetheassetsforthe benefits of the creditors and conduct an investigative process to determine if there is any potential claim against directors, shareholders or in fact even creditors.“Wewill be looking back on processes, including the history of processes and business to understand what’s gone on. “The reality is as far as I can tell is there are no physical assets.” Hollis cited a claim against the shipping company that will be explored.“Finding out what is the status of that claim is one of the very first things to do and see what could be achieved from realisation of that claim as one of the major recovery areas.“Through records and all available information, we need to determine why this partnership has got into this place that it has.“We need to know where the money (sale of cattle) came from and where it went to.” As far as he knows at this stage, Hollis said all creditors rank equal as unsecured creditors. “The liquidator can make void any payments if they are found to have happened out of a due process,” Hollis said. A creditors’ meeting will be called in the next four to six weeks to discuss the situation and potentially report findings. Creditors have until October 14 to make their claims and to establish any priority to distributions that may become available.

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To make contact with the liquidator email to: nz_gd_ exports@pwc.com or phone PwC on (07) 838

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HE New Zealand dairy industry was relieved when Global Dairy Trade auctions snapped a six-month losing streak on September 7, the price index rising byPrior4.9%.to the latest auction the GDT index had fallen 30% since March and the various forecasts of this season’s farmgate milk price, including that of dairy industry heavyweight Fonterra, were looking shaky. Prices for anhydrous milk fat leapt a startling 13.9% and the all-important whole milk powder average price rose 5.1%, underpinning the milk price estimates.NZXdairy analyst Stu Davison said demand was stronger right from the start of the auction and Southeast Asian buyers predominated as China continues to suffer covid lockdowns. “This result should also be a clear signal that some in the market are likely starting to price in an expected lack of milk supply,” he said. Futures markets expectations are giving clear upward signals to the physical market, something that hasn’t happened in the previous 10Butauctions.Davison suggested the market hasn’t adequately priced in the energy issues in Europe and the lack of milk flows – therefore the market could see higher prices in coming months. Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny said the worsening global dairy supply outlook, including from New Zealand, combined with the 4.9% GDT rise, has flipped his $9.25/kg milksolids forecast into upside risk. “If anything, the lift in prices has come earlier than we had anticipated.”Julymilkproduction in NZ was down 5.5% compared with July 2021 and anecdotally that weakness continued into August andWhenSeptember.tryingto predict the NZ season outcome, he thought that last season’s 4% drop would be followed by a rebound, but there are downside risks to that forecast, heJardensaid. head of derivatives Mike McIntyre said it was pleasing to see widespread interest across the board supplementing the tepid demand out of China. A weaker yuan against the US dollar may have contributed to China’s lower demand. On the upside for the milk price, the NZ dollar has fallen to near US60c and that boosted all incoming dairy revenues, either in real prices or exchange rate hedges.ASBeconomist Nat Keall also highlighted the NZD, saying that “very tight dairy supply, relatively resistant demand and a favourable NZD/USD exchange rate remain a recipe for a strong farmgate milk price”.“Prices have risen solidly at the GDT auction in line with our long-held view, and we expect further gains on the way, Keall said.Keall listed the constraints on global milk production: high input costs, logistical challenges, staffing shortages, unseasonably unfavourable weather in key producing regions and difficulty navigating regulatory change.

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Another court win for Roundup I N A fifth consecutive ruling in glyphosate’s favour, a jury has found the broadspectrum herbicide was not responsible for injuries alleged by plaintiffs in a United States court case.ASt Louis County jury in Missouri determined that chemical company Bayer and former company Monsanto could not be held liable in a lawsuit claiming damages from the use of Roundup, which contains glyphosate. The plaintiffs, aged in their sixties and seventies, had sought redress for long-time exposure to Roundup, which they claimed had given them lymphoma. In a statement made after the verdict was announced, Bayer said the jury’s verdict is consistent with assessments of expert regulators around the world, and with evidence from four decades of scientific studies, that concluded Roundup is not carcinogenic.Thecompany pointed to having won the four preceding Roundup trials in the US, and said it continues to stand behind Roundup’s safety. Animal and Plant Health NZ chief executive Mark Ross said the case re-iterated that testing has time and time again shown glyphosate poses no threat to human“Mosthealth.recently as part of the European Union’s glyphosate renewal process, the European Chemicals Agency’s committee for risk assessment found that, based on wide-ranging review of scientific evidence, the committee again concludes classifying glyphosate as a carcinogen is not justified,” he said. He said its use has helped farmers adopt low tillage techniques, allowing less soil disturbance, improving soil health and reducing carbon emissions.

The report shows that Māori businesses are being aligned to mātauranga Māori, which is critical to their climate action, with 85% of Māori authorities and 51% of other Māori enterprises saying they plan to take some action in response to climate change in the next ﬁve years, compared to 45% of all New ZealandFifty-fourbusinesses.percent of Māori authorities said they are very aware of government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 27% of all New Zealand businesses. “In Budget 2022, the government invested $30.5m to establish a platform for Māori Climate Action, and it’s encouraging to see Māori leading the way in preparing their businesses to respond to climate change,” Whaitiri said.

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It’s encouraging to see Māori leading the way in preparing their businesses to respond to climate change.

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GOVERNMENT report shows that Māoriowned businesses are twice as committed to taking action in the next ﬁve years in response to climate change as the business community in general.The“Tatauranga umanga Māori – Statistics on Māori businesses: 2021” report by Stats NZ also shows Māori authorities exported $872 million in goods in 2021, up 21% on the previous year.The total income of Māori authorities in the 2021 ﬁnancial year was $3.95 billion, a 19% rise on the previous year.

OPENING DOORS: Associate Minister of Statistics and Agriculture Meka Whaitiri says the government is working with Māori businesses to accelerate NZ’s economic recovery.

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Associate Minister of Statistics Meka Whaitiri, who is also associate agriculture minister, said it is great to see milk powder, butter and cheese contributing about a quarter of these exports. “This shows Māori businesses are lifting their operations at pace and creating more opportunities for growth,” Whaitiri said.

“The government’s top priority is to secure our economy for New Zealand families and we’re working in partnership with Māori businesses to take full advantage of open borders and accelerate our economic recovery.”

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LANT-BASED beverages cost a lot but don’t pack the nutritional punch of cow’s milk, a new study hasAndfound.inmore bad news for the alternative protein sector, another study out last week says plantbased meat brands are making basic strategy mistakes leading to companies failing. The milk study, published in the Frontiers in Nutrition journal last month, assessed the nutritional profiles of a range of plant-based beverages, such as soy, oat, coconut, almond and rice drinks, and compared them to standard bovineResearchersmilk. collected 103 plantbased products from supermarkets in Palmerston North, New Zealand.Thedrinks were found to have much lower quantities of the 20 nutrients measured, such as calcium and protein, and were significantly more costly than cow’s milk. The study was carried out by Riddet Institute scientists from Massey University in Palmerston North.Oneof the study’s authors, Riddet Institute Professor of Nutritional Sciences Warren McNabb, said plant-based beverages are often marketed as alternatives to ruminant milks such as cow’s milk, and consumers may easily believe they are nutritionally interchangeable. He said the new research demonstrated they are not the same and in fact it is “nutritionally risky” for consumers with high nutrient demands – like pregnant women and young children – to replace cow’s milk with plantbased“Milkproducts.asafood supplies 49% of the world’s calcium,” McNabb said. “It’s one of the most important things about milk.” The protein content of cow’s milk is in the range of 3.3g-3.9g per 100g, and McNabb said only soy drink has a comparable content, with all other plant-based beverages containing less than 1.1g protein per 100 ml on average. Most plant products are ultra-processed and fortified with calcium and minerals, with additives like sugar, fats, hydrogenated oils, hydrolysed proteins, flavours and thickeners.

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Oat and almond beverages contain as little as the equivalent of half a cup of oats or six almonds in 250g of product. McNabb said the argument for the alternatives being more environmentally sustainable also does not stack up when considered in the light of how much product would need to be consumed to achieve the same nutritional benefits as conventional milk. With some plant-based beverages you would need to have 18 servings to get the same amount of protein, for example, as a single serving of milk. This comes at a much higher cost to the environment – and the wallet. But McNabb said plant-based beverages do supply some nutrients that milk does not, such as“Ourfibre.final conclusion was the plant-based beverages and bovine milk were not nutritionally similar in any way. They are completely different foods. If you want to use alternatives, do so, but do not consume them with the belief that they are nutritionally similar substitutes for cow’s milk.”

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Meantime, Julian Mellentin, author of a new report, “Failures – and what you can learn from them”, published by New Nutrition Business, said there are about 10 common causes of failure in the business of nutrition and health and “many plant meat makers have made most of them”. He researched the financials of a sample of 100 plant-based meat brands in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.“Notone was showing any sign of making a profit, even after five or more years in business,” Mellentin said. “And those with the fastestgrowing sales also had the fastestgrowing losses.” He said they all shared several of the most common strategy mistakes.Theseincluded forgetting that taste and texture matter most, jumping straight to mass production and over-estimating the size of the opportunity. “Many brands thought they would get straight-line growth. This came from the belief – and it was belief, not evidence-based – that ever more people would become meat reducers. The reality is not simple,” Mellentin said. In fact, research shows that growth in the numbers of meat reducers has slowed dramatically.

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The lessons from the plant-based meat segment can be applied to any“Wecategory.havejust been through a decade in which hundreds of brands have come to market –often based on badly thought-out business models, and often made possible by the exuberance of investors who fell for the ‘build sales and proﬁts will follow’ way of thinking imported from Silicon Valley,” Mellentin said. “As economic challenges bite deeper over the next three to ﬁve years, the willingness to understand and learn from failures will become a super-power for food industry executives.”

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WHERE’S THE GRAVY: A researcher pulled the nancial statements of 100 plant-based meat brands in NZ and other countries and concluded that ‘not one was showing any sign of making a pro t, even after ve or more years in business’. They are completely different foods. If you want to use alternatives, do so, but do not consume them with the belief that they are nutritionally similar substitutes for cow’s milk.

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There are strong processes including spot checks and annual reviews with customers to ensure the loans were being used for their stated purposes, she said. Examples of business development activities include solar power installations and improving energy efficiency, such as the installation of heat pumps, biomass boilers, double glazing, insulation and lighting.Eligible water use projects revolve around improving water quality, and include structures for keeping livestock out of water bodies. Sustainable land use activities include afforestation, reforestation and preserving the natural landscape. However not all forestry spending is equal, and the bank is excluding “permanent exotics that are not intended for harvest at maturity” from the loan scheme.Itisalso excluding planting projects that change a property’s land use by more than 15% by area. Mapu said that criteria are related to concerns about maintaining NZ’s productive land.

A spokesperson for the ANZ said the loan scheme is designed to support the right tree in the right place and to support projects that improve water quality and carbon sequestration.“Projectsinclude riparian and wetland plantings, mixed species and exotics, noting there are certain controls over exotic plantings to ensure a sustainable and measured approach to land use change,” the spokesperson said. “We see our loans supporting businesses wanting to begin their transition to a more sustainable business model where plantings will be a part of a fully integrated business model to support a more resilient business, rather than exclusively a permanent carbon sink.”

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ANZ greenpitchesagri-loanA NZ NEW Zealand is pitching a new “green” business and agribusiness loan discounted by 1.5 percentage points from its standard floating business rate. ANZ’s business term loan floating base rate is currently 5.35% and the floating green loan is currently at 3.85%. The green loan will track the standard rate at a 150 basis point discount as interest ratesThemove.newgreen loan isn’t the only such product in NZ, even within ANZ bank, but it is the first advertised loan linked to “Green Loan Principles” published by the UK-headquartered Loan Market Association (LMA).Under those principles, a green loan has to be credited to a dedicated account or otherwise tracked by the borrower to protect the loan product’s integrity. It also codifies the types of activities eligible for theTheloan.ANZ bank’s compliance with the LMA’s principles is reviewed by Ernst & Young.ANZNew Zealand business banking managing director Lorraine Mapu said that following the international standards would help businesses sell their products to the world – “selling into, say, a supermarket chainThereoffshore”.isavery strong global demand for buying from businesses with sustainable credentials, she said. “If you go to Europe, it’s around being able to define your business as having sustainable practices.” The loan scheme has been kicked off with five eligible categories – energy efficiency, green building practices, sustainable land, sustainable water, and waste management. Mapu said there has been strong customer interest in green loan products. “We’re proud of the fact that we’ve been able to stand this up and we now have a full suite of sustainable products for all our customers in the bank.”

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The main lambing is about a week away from starting. Dean Rabbidge, the federation’s Southland meat and wool chair, said wind at the weekend sent the chill factor plummeting but fortunately by the time it began snowing yesterday the wind had stopped.HisOtago counterpart, Logan Wallace, said it is fortunate that the wind and snow did not arrive at the same time and that the storm was short and sharp. “If this is our spring storm then I’ll take it,” Wallace said. The coastal hill country areas of South Otago had the most snow but farms there were still a few weeks off from starting to lamb. Duncan said apart from a short sharp cold snap early next week, spring should be more settled and temperatures warmer. That means rain is expected in the west, but drier conditions are forecast for the east.

Neal Wallace NEWS Weather MAKING TRACKS: In eastern Southland Hannah Hunt, 9, enjoys the snow with pet goat Molly. If we had three days of weather like this it would be very hard work.

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THE Hellers Sharp Blacks have won third place at the World Butchers’ Challenge in Sacramento in the United States. The team, made up of six Kiwi butchers, travelled to the US to compete against 12 other countries in a three-and-a-halfhour showdown at the Golden 1 Centre in early September . Team captain Riki Kerekere said that after two years of covid cancellations it was amazing for the team members to finally be sharpening their knives and competing on the world stage.“Tocome third is a massive achievement and I am really proud of how well the team performed on the day,” Kerekere said. Local and international visitors were treated to a spectacular cutting marathon where each team had to turn a side of beef, a side of pork, a whole lamb and five chickens into a themed display of value-added cuts. Teams had to demonstrate their carving, boning and finishing skills, underpinned by their own creative and cultural flair. The winners were announced at a black-tie gala dinner held at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento.TeamGermany won the competition taking the coveted Friedr Dick Golden Knife Trophy, with the Australian team claiming second place. butchers a cut above on global block Staff reporter NEWS Beef and sheep

SLICE OF THE ACTION: Auckland-based butcher Reuben Sharples of the Hellers Sharp Blacks team in action at the World Butchers’ Challenge in the US.

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T WO days of snow, rain and bitterly cold temperatures on the east coast of both islands have caused lamb losses and added to already saturated soils. Snow up to 50mm fell on Monday night in Southland, Otago, Canterbury, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, central North Island and Gisborne Wairoa. Lambing has started in some lower areas of the North Island and farming leaders said there have been losses. Snow was lying down to sea level in parts of the South Island on Monday night, and at higher altitude in the North Island where lambing has yet to begin. Temperatures throughout much of the country have plummeted, exacerbated in some areas by wind, rain and sleet. Weather Watch chief forecaster Phil Duncan said the weather should improve this week, with warm, dry conditions expected. But he warned that a legacy of the spring storm will be several days of Federatedfrosts.Farmers GisborneWairoa vice-president Sam Hain said it was 4degC at his farm at midday Tuesday with snow lying at higher altitude. He is in the middle of lambing and said more than 70mm of rain had fallen in the previous 24 hours, but an excellent autumn ensured stock were in the best possible condition to handle the storm better than expected. He was thankful it appears to be a short, sharp event. “If we had three days of weather like this it would be very hard work,” Hain said. Snow was lying on parts of Hawke’s Bay, where lambing is in full swing, accompanied by rain adding to already sodden ground conditions.“Itisvery bleak and the chill factor is very, very cold,” said Hawke’s Bay vice-president Anthea Yule. Snow greeted much of eastern Southland this morning. It then froze, causing the closure of many schools.Thefederation’s Southland vice-president, Bernadette Hunt, said the snow started to melt in the morning and conditions were improving.

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To meet the general benefit test, investors must use the land exclusively, or nearly exclusively, for forestry activities, replant after harvesting unless exempt, and not live on the land. They must also prove that the investment will provide economic benefits, benefits to the natural environment, public access and protection of historic heritage. They must show that they are advancing a significant government policy, and provide for oversight or participation by New Zealanders and consequential benefits. McIvor remains critical of allowing land to be converted for carbon forestry, saying there are examples of class six land now being planted in trees for carbon. He wants restrictions on the amount of forestry that emitters can use to offset their carbon emissions, but says the government is not in agreement. “New Zealand is quite unique globally by allowing 100% offsetting in the Emissions Trading Scheme,” McIvor said. In contrast, California allows only 10%, so emitters have to take tangible steps to reduce their emissions.“Ourargument is that 100% offsetting just kicks the can down the road. At the same time it is driving distortion because it is so lucrative when you look at predictions of where the carbon price is McIvorgoing.”saidthe government is considering including some parameters around carbon forests such as fire, pest and disease management, but the details are stillHevague.would like carbon forestry to be integrated into existing farm and land use. He also understands iwi concerns about limiting forestry to offset carbon emissions as they need to generate income off their land. “I am sympathetic and I think the key is how you integrate carbon farming into an existing farming operation without losing food production, export volumes and without undermining rural communities,” McIvor said.

“Spot prices have trended higher over the past quarter with a significant uplift in the market in late July when the Climate Change Commission (CCC) recommended the government should reduce the volume of NZUs auctioned from next year onwards, and also significantly increased the price which would trigger release of additional units from the CCR,” ANZThesaid.CCR was this year triggered at $70/unit but the commission proposes a two-tiered pricing system with triggers at $171/unit and $214/unit, at which point additional NZUs are released.

ANZ warned this will reduce by 38% the volume of NZUs allocated next year until the trigger price is reached.

ANZ reports the quarterly auction of NZ Units hit $85.40/unit this week, 12.3% higher than at the same time last year and slightly below the $87/unit spot market.

A FARMING leader fears changes to rules governing foreign forestry investment will not halt the purchase of farms for planting into trees. The government has raised the threshold that foreign investors must meet to be allowed to buy farmland to convert to production forestry, but Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor said he believes they will find a way to comply.Figures released by the Overseas Investment Office (OIO) reveal that from 2019 to 2022, the government approved the sale of 71 farms covering 64,430ha to foreign buyers for conversion to forestry under its permissive special forestry test policy. Over that same period, an additional 192,483ha of existing forestry in 62 blocks were sold to offshore interests. Sales of farms for conversion peaked in 2022 at 28 properties covering 24,240ha. The low was 2020 when there were 11 farms covering 5707ha. Over the 2019-2022 period a total of 256,915ha were sold to foreign investors for forestry. There will be additional approvals of sales that were lodged before the new policy, the Overseas Investment (Forestry) Amendment Act, came into force on August 16. The change means sales of farmland for conversion to forestry must meet a “benefit to New Zealand” test as opposed to the more permissive special forestryInformationtest. supplied by the OIO says this higher threshold will ensure forestry conversions continue to benefit New Zealand and is the same threshold that applies to most overseas investment in non-urban land. The special forestry test will remain for purchases of existing forestry land – but has not and will not apply to carbon forestry. Treasury documents released alongside the new policy say the former policy provided little discretion for decision makers. McIvor said the new tests are broad and he believes investors will find a way to meet them. “I don’t think it will prove much of a barrier for the ongoing purchase of land for forestry.”

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A year ago, it was $76/unit, with a unit equivalent to a tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent. Just 4.825 million units were traded this week, the volumes restricted due to the government’s cost containment reserve (CCR), used to dampen the market, being fully used for this year. So far this year 21.475m units have been traded.

CARBON COPY: Sam McIvor of Beef + Lamb NZ wants restrictions on the amount of forestry that emitters can use to offset their carbon emissions.

Neal Wallace NEWS Forestry Our argument is that 100% offsetting just kicks the can down the road. At the same time it is driving distortion.

Sam McIvor Beef + Lamb NZ LAND USE: Sam McIvor of Beef + Lamb NZ is critical of allowing land to be converted for carbon forestry, saying class six land is now being planted in trees for carbon.

The BLNZ stock survey noted afforestation remains a significant concern.“Thereport highlights the extent of farmland being converted to forestry, which continues to have a negative impact on rural communities,” BLNZ Economic Service chief economist Andrew Burtt said. The impact from the increase in farm sales into forestry is yet to lead to a significant reduction in stock numbers, but Burtt said the impact can be expected soon.“There is usually a lag between farm sale and plantings, and planting is constrained by availability of seedlings and labour to plant them,” he said. An earlier BLNZ commissioned report revealed that from January 1 2017 to December 31 2020, 92,100ha of farmland was converted to forestry, of which 14,300ha went into mānuka. A further 47,400ha was withinfarm forestry planting. BLNZ chief executive Sam McIvor said the extent of sheep and beef farmland being converted to forestry, along with the cumulative impact of a range of other policies on farm viability, is concerning.“BLNZ’sposition remains that there needs to be specific limits on the amount of forestry that can be used to offset fossil fuel emissions in the emissions trading scheme,” he“Newsaid. Zealand is the only country to allow 100% forestry offsetting. Other countries only allow about 10%.“Without these limits all other policy changes, while helpful, will not solve the problem.” McIvor called on the government to stop the loss of productive farmland and the decimation of ruralThecommunities.censusshows hogget numbers nationally were 3.2% higher, which underpinned the 0.2% lift in total sheep numbers.

The report forecasts a 0.8% decline in this year’s lamb crop at 22.41m due to lower ewe numbers and ewes in lighter condition at mating following a dry autumn. Pregnancy scanning was mixed due to the impact of drought and facial eczema, with rates similar in the North Island, slightly up in Marlborough and Canterbury but down in Otago and Southland after the dry autumn. The only regions to increase beef cattle numbers were the North Island’s East Coast underpinnedTheCanterbury-Marlborough.andSouthIslandincreasewasbytradingstockstill on farms being finished. The number of breeding cows and heifers fell 1.1% with the East Coast the only region to buck that trend, with numbers increasing 2.5%.The expectation is for a lower calf crop this year due to the decline in cows mated, with forecasts of an 8.4% decline in weaners, from 1.228m last year to 1.124m this year.

HE decline in livestock numbers continues with Beef + Lamb NZ’s latest stock number survey estimating drops of 1.4% in breeding ewes and 0.9% in beef cattle as at June 30. That decline compared to the same time last year is predominantly driven by afforestation changes, pushing breeding ewe numbers from 16.33 million as at June 2021 to an estimated 16.1m as at June 2022. Breeding cows and heifers are estimated to have dropped 1.1% toThe1.05m.total number of sheep in New Zealand is estimated at 25.78 million, compared to 25.73m last year, a lift of 0.2% due to increased hoggets for restocking after drought and trading animals, while beef cattle numbers decreased by 0.9% to an estimated 3.93m.

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The report notes that while some were retained to rebuild flocks depleted by drought, others would be slaughtered, the higher than usual number reflecting the timing of the census and delays getting processing space.

TREE LINE: As livestock numbers shrink, there need to be specific limits on the amount of forestry that can be used to offset fossil fuel emissions, BLNZ says. NZ is the only country to allow 100% forestry offsetting. Other countries only allow about 10%. Without these limits all other policy changes, while helpful, will not solve the problem.

LAUNCHED: Whenua Haumanu head Professor Danny Donaghy, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and College of Sciences pro vice-chancellor Professor Raymond Geor.

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ANALYSED: Professor Danny Donaghy, pictured here with Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, says regen ag practices will go under the microscope during the Whenua Haumanu project.

“We will be even able to identify different pools of carbon types and understand things like whether soil microbes are a good thing or bad in terms of their impact on carbon dioxide release, for example.”Donaghy acknowledged the increasing range of research work being done on regen agriculture, including the Align Farms project in Canterbury, and the $11m Ngai Tahu dairy project that has also recently kicked off. Overall, there are close to 10 projects running nationally.“Ourhope is that ultimately all the projects will link up over time.“While we won’t all have the same methodology, we hope to have the same approach to measuring things, and defining things like ‘diverse mixes’, for example.” He is confident there will be some early results to present to farmers within a year on some aspects of carbon capture, but it will take longer to understand the full effects of some aspects upon the entire farm system. Farmers can expect to have access to a website dedicated to the project, and regular field days are to be scheduled.

LET’S DO THIS: Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor o cially launched the Whenua Haumanu project at Massey University.

HE head of a new regenerative farming research project is hoping the study will also nurture a new generation of agricultural scientists and students over its seven-year lifespan.Massey University is to be the base for the $26 million Whenua Haumanu joint research project combining most of New Zealand’s agri-research talent and bodies to study the effects of regenerative agricultural practices on pastoral farming systems. “The study will give us the opportunity to research regenerative farming within a New Zealand context. In the United States regenerative farming involves turning land back into grasses which were cleared years’ ago and the soil blew“Weaway.have a different context here – to return back would involve abandoning farms and cities and replanting native trees, that’s not what the movement is here in NZ,” Professor Danny Donaghy of Massey’s School of Agriculture and Environment said.The project aims to establish research farms with diverse pasture mixes, utilising Massey’s number one dairy unit, the pasture and crop research unit’s sheep block and Lincoln’s field research unit for sheep. For dairying, collaboration with Dairy Trust Taranaki’s Waimate West farm, the Poukawa research farm and Northland’s Dairy Development Trust project will provide project input. Donaghy said globally there is emphasis by large processors like Nestlé for regenerative farming to be included in farmers’ practices, while NZ farmers are often already engaged in practices along regenerative lines. “This is an opportunity to study the impact of what we are currently doing and if we made changes including things like adding multispecies pastures, what is the effect of those Achanges?”betterunderstanding of “functional diversity” could be one big win from the project, in learning how multiple species interact when planted together, for mutual benefit or otherwise. “And there is the opportunity to really understand, what is it that farmers are trying to overcome – is it better climate resilience, continuity of feed quality, improving the soil?” Donaghy said he welcomes the opportunity to have so many research partners all engaged on the same project, something he feared had become less common in recent decades in NZ’s funded scientific environment. “There has also been that issue over IP, and whose idea relates to that IP. With this project there is no IP, this is publicly funded and industry funded and we aim to spread the ideas as far and wide as possible.”Hesaidthe seven-year funding window not only provides a good length of time to study how different practices played through farm systems, “it also gives you this amazing training ground for a whole new generation of scientists, developing them from undergraduates through to postgraduate and doctoral students across many fields”. He also sees the study as an opportunity to lay to rest some of the claims and counterclaims that inevitably swirl around practices like regenerative farming. “There is also a big debate among farmers practicing regen about what works and what does not work, often not that well laid out or well based. This is a chance to work through scientifically what is actually working and what is not.”He said scientists’ ability to bring a scalpel to a study where farmers may only have had a shovel would allow for some very granular, exacting understandings of areas like soil microbial activity and carbon breakdown.

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LONG HAUL: Rabobank NZ chief executive Todd Charteris says the sector faces numerous challenges but the long-term prospects are positive and Rabobank will keep lending to farmers, growers and support businesses.

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ENDING to agriculture has shown a three-year slow decline, down from a peak of $63.86 billion in July 2019 to $62.14b in July this year. But there are signs that the negative annual growth rate may be slowing as total lending to the sector grew slightly in the most recent three months reported by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. April bottomed out at $61.44b, followed by May on $61.62b and June on $61.95b. Thus, while the annual growth rate may still be negative, the month-on-month numbers have turned positive. RBNZ statistics and graphs show three different periods of lending growth to agriculture in the past 25 years. In the early 2000s the annual growth rate went as high as 20%-plus, peaking in 2002 and again in 2008, and averaging around 15% for the decade. In the 2010s the annual trend dipped into minus territory around 2011, then recovered to average about 4% through until 2019. Since then the rate has been negative since April 2020 as dairy farmers in particular repaid loans from good farmgate milk prices. In the June 2022 quarter ANZ Bank continued to have the largest slice of lending to agriculture, with $15.35b, or 24.7% of market share. BNZ followed with $12.89b or 20.8%, Rabobank with $11.87b or 19.1%, ASB with $10b or 16.1% and Westpac on $9.19b or 14.8%.Theremaining 5% of total lending is split between Kiwibank, Heartland Bank, TSB, SBS, and ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China). Small movements in agricultural lending over the previous 12 months (June 2022 ﬁgures compared with June 2021 ﬁgures) show ANZ has lost 1% market share and most of that has gone to Rabobank, with a little to BNZ. For ANZ that was a reduction in its loan book of $680 million and for Rabobank it was a gain of $520m. Because Rabobank has made 95% of its total lending to agriculture and horticulture, exposed to adverse weather and commodity markets, its ratio of non-performing loans is The1.3%.four big trading banks, with massive loan books in housing, have non-performing ratios between 0.3% and 0.4%.

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reliability for individual ports has been highly variable, but fell below 30% for all ports with the exception of Nelson forTaurangaJuly. has reported the biggest drop, from 50% reliability in March to sub-30%. The situation is similar in Auckland, Napier, Lyttleton and Port Chalmers. Ross said a number of factors have contributed to the slide in reliability in NZ ports. “Weather has played its part, with Tauranga, Napier and Lyttleton all shut at times due to conditions. And there has been the effect of covid and ﬂu on stafﬁng levels across all ports. “The effect of covid this year has been also much more marked than the past years when the country was locked down.”

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PATTERN OF PROBLEMS: Scheduling reliability fell below 30% for all NZ ports with the exception of Nelson for July.

UNRELIABLE: Kotahi CEO David Ross says the negative trend at NZ ports ‘has been quite tough’.

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Port of Auckland continues to experience signiﬁcant delays with a waiting time of seven days, and vessel delays at Tauranga have increased to up to ﬁve days. The problems onshore in NZ have been exacerbated by delays with Maersk’s Coastal Connect carrier network, linking up domesticWeatherports.conditions in Australia and operational challenges in NZ, including labour issues, have delayed the vessels due to participate in the network, and improvements are not expected until early November. Ross said Port of Auckland’s efforts to lift its labour capacity will be key to the entire country’s improvement in shipping scheduling.“AndAuckland is signalling their intention to be there by March, and everyone should be 100% behind that intent as it is good for NZ’s entire operations.” Globally, the level of shipping capacity unavailable has also fallen, with 9.3% capacity unavailable compared to 14% in January, but still below the longterm average of only 2%. As the export season ramps up here, demand for refrigerated containers will also spike. Containers are an asset that have been in tight supply over previous years.ButRoss said that, entering the third year of supply challenges, he expects many exporters will have taken steps and made plans to ensure they are in a better position than last Capacityyear.into the United States’ west coast, a long-time logjam in the past two years, still remains a challenge, and capacity is also tight into the Middle East and Australia, but Kotahi is continuing to meet all customer demand to those locations.

Kiwi ports slide on scheduling export efficiencies here, with little prospect of change until the new year.Inits latest market outlook, freight and logistics company Kotahi has pointed to an improving trend in July industry data for global shipping, with schedule reliability having its first year-on-year improvement since the start of covid in early 2020. Global schedule reliability has improved to 40.5%, a figure Kotahi CEO David Ross said was still well below the industry average of 75%-80%, but up on this time last year, when it was 35%. Reliability hit an all-time low late last year at we have been dealing with in NZ has been a trend the other way, it’s been quite tough,” heSchedulingsaid.

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“The election process is essential to ensure we have good shareholder engagement. As a co-operative, our shareholders own the business, which means it is their business and they need to have a say. “This election process determines how all shareholders retain our control of their co-operative.“Itisimportant that people engage in the process, both through nominations for directors and through the voting process. We need as many shareholders as possible to vote and exercise their right to have their say,” she said. Currently the board is made up of ﬁve farmer-elected directors – Chan, Kate Acland, Andrew Barlass, Sir David Carter and Coltman – and two independent directors, Sue Lindsay and Brent Wheeler, who are appointed by the board.

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NOMINATIONS are open for two seats on the Ruralco board. Chair Jessie Chan will not be seeking reelection to the farming co-op board, while Tony Coltman will stand for another threeyearChanterm.said the election process is an important time for all shareholders to have their say on the oversight of the cooperative and how it moves forward.

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HE primary sector features strongly in the finalists for this year’s KiwiNet research and commercialisation awards, with entries ranging from a cauliflower “icecream” to the Ruby Red kiwifruit launch. The annual awards showcase the latest research innovations poised for commercial deployment from the KiwiNet consortium of 19 universities and Crown Research Institutes, aiming to boost commercial outcomes from publicly funded research into new products and services. Massey food tech student Mrinali Kumar has been recognised in the student entrepreneur category for her cauliflower “ice cream”, with her Kinda brand utilising the vegetable to provide a creamier, more dairy-like texture than competing products. Her aim was to produce a product as close as possible to conventional ice-cream, with a lower environmental footprint. She has partnered with social enterprise organisation Perfectly Imperfect to use imperfect cauliflowers that would otherwise not be sold at retail.

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University of Canterbury student Ben Scales is a finalist in the same category with his KiwiFibre natural fibre composite solutions. His first customer is a Nasdaq-listed company using the flax-based fibre to replace carbon fibre in a range of products. His developments have included supply relationships with aerospace and geospatial engineering firms. Dr Richard Winkworth, founder of Ampersand Technologies at Massey University, is a finalist in the breakthrough category for his genetic diagnostics tools for use in primary sector and environmental monitoring.Histechnology is attributed with enabling lower cost, time-saving testing that does not have to be performed in a lab for genetic results, opening the door to a wider range of applications. The tool has been used for field tests on kauri dieback and myrtle rust. The commercialisation impact finalists include Zespri’s Ruby Red kiwifruit launch, with the marketer and Plant & Food Research jointly nominated. Initial commercial volumes of 115,000 trays into NZ, Singapore and Japan marked the launch this year, with claimed potential to grow to 15 million trays.

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GOOD FENCES: Best-practice fencing techniques and the latest fencing tools and machinery are explained to contractors at FCANZ best practice events.

WORD SPREADS: Great butter, sustainable practices and a rigorous auditing process helped get Southern Pastures and Lewis Road Creamery on the short list, marketing director Lynette Maan says. As far as we’re aware, we’re the first company from Aotearoa NZ to make the shortlist. That’s down to the authentic story we’re able to share.

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THE Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand is holding two best practice days later this month. Open to current and potential FCANZ members, the best practice days provide those in the rural fencing sector with access to the latest in fencing techniques, health and safety, tools and machinery, and technical information. As the rural sector continues to grow and diversify, projects such as pest control, water protection and regeneration are creating an increasing demand for skilled rural fencing contractors. “Fencing is a skilled trade and should be recognised as such,” FCANZ president Phil Cornelius said. “Skilled fencers are in high demand and the fencing industry, like many trades, is experiencing a skills shortage, which makes these events even more important.“Itistime for fencing contractors doing quality work to shine. Keeping up to date with the latest best practice fencing techniques is the best way to keep delivering high quality work.” FCANZ keeps members in touch with the latest fencing products, technical information, trends and developments, including access to best-practice guidelines, templates and codes of practice.

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Pastures’ milk produced under the 10 Star standard has been pivotal to the success of the Lewis Road Creamery grass-fed butter sold by Whole Foods and other high-end grocery stores across the US. Last year’s winners included a mix of smaller innovative organisations and also major global brands such as Hilton, Siemens, Walgreens Boots, Mondelez and Deutsche Post. Winners will be named on October 13 in a live ceremony at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Munich following the World Sustainability Congress 2022. The congress will connect global leaders as they map out how to reach the big climate goals of 2030.

THICAL dairy investment fund Southern Pastures, owner of Lewis Road Creamery, has been shortlisted for the World Sustainability Awards. Southern Pastures is a finalist in the Sustainability Excellence Award.Theshortlist across all 11 categories features 80 best-in-class initiatives, leaders and businesses from around the world. “We are both proud and humbled to be amongst a line-up of extremely impressive leaders, projects and organisations around the world,” Southern Pastures and Lewis Road Creamery marketing director Lynette Maan said. “As far as we’re aware, we’re the first company from Aotearoa New Zealand to make the shortlist. That’s down to the authentic story we’re able to share about our on-farm sustainability practices, our rigorous independent audit process, all the way through to the 10 Star butter we have on shelf in NZ, Singapore and the United States.”Southern Pastures owns more than 6600ha of farmland and produces milk under its own 10 Star Certified Values programme. The independently audited standard covers grass-fed, freerange, climate-change mitigation, human welfare, animal welfare and sustainability requirements. Southern Pastures does not, for example, allow PKE to be fed to its cows nor does it permit phosphate from Western Sahara to be used on itsSouthernfarms.

HE 55th season of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year gets underway next month, with the ﬁrst of 11 district contests being held on October 15. New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) members are invited to register for the agricultural challenge, where they’ll show off their practical and theoretical knowhow in a bid to make it through to the next round, the regional ﬁnals.

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Conservative decisions from fertiliser co-ops

HE two big fertiliser cooperatives have taken similar, conservative financial decisions in their 2022 annual results to safeguard farmers’ fertiliser needs and bolster balance sheets. They have done so because of very high world prices for their source nutrients resulting from the war in Ukraine and what was described as “immense international uncertainty”. The co-ops increased profit by 80% compared with FY21 but opted to retain the lion’s share and reduce their rebates to andwhereasprofifromyear;comparedfarmer-shareholders.Ballancerebated$30/tonnewith$50thepreviousRavensdownpaid$25,down$30inFY21.Ballanceretained66%ofnettandRavensdown73%in2021theypaidout95%63%ofprofitsrespectively.

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Workinginputs.capital requirements have increased because of the high fertiliser prices and shipping disruptions.ForBallance, debt increased from $74m to $226m. For Ravensdown, debt went up from $9m to $118m. Coull also pointed to capital expenditure of $95m last ﬁnancial year, a large portion of which has been spent on the new Whangarei depot.

The two co-operatives differ in share structure; Ballance has a nominal value of $8.10, unchanged for five years, whereas Ravensdown has a standard $1 share.Ravensdown had 336 million shares at balance date while Ballance had 46m across 17,000 shareholders.TheRavensdown shares have a net asset backing of $1.80 whereas the higher-value, less numerous Ballance shares have a net asset backing of $11.74. Coull said the net asset backing has been steady at about $10 for the past five years as profits were paid out in rebates. Now that $74m of profit has been prudently retained, shareholders can expect a higher nominal share value in future when business uncertainties quieten down. Both co-operatives have deferred payment schemes for new shareholders and five-year exit delays for “dry” shareholders who are leaving farming. Both companies also claimed to have absorbed some of the impact of rapidly increasing world fertiliser prices on their farmers. Ballance chief executive Mark Wynne said the buffering cost was $54m.Ravensdown said it has reduced product margins and returned a group margin percentage lower than FY21, in order to leave more cash in the hands of farmers.

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The big shift in policy has been accepted by farmers who regard retentions as funding for the future in uncertain times, Ballance chair Duncan Coull said.

Ravensdown chair Bruce Wills said the combination of high input costs and global uncertainties has prompted the directors to be very conservative with the rebate and theEquityretention.hasincreased 24% to $609m although the equity ratio has fallen from 78% to 62% reﬂecting the higher inventories and greater need for working capital.Finished goods and raw material inventories have increased by almost three times from $132m to $347m.Likewise, Ballance reported a near doubling of inventories, from $169m up to $318m. Total equity for Ballance is now $547m, compared with $476m 12 months before.

UPHEAVAL: The big shift in policy has been accepted by farmers given the uncertain times, Ballance chair Duncan Coull says. If the co-op doesn’t have a need for capital then it is best in the hands of shareholders.

The contests are one-day events organised by NZYF clubs. Whether it be through organising, competing or coming along as support, all members are encouraged to get behind their local district contest to be a part of NZYF’s largest event. At the regional finals, the top contestants from each district contest will once again demonstrate the broad and varied skillset of a modern farmer. Seven regional finals will be held between February and April 2023.From there, the highest scoring contestant wins the honour of representing their region at the coveted FMG Young Farmer of the Year grand final in Timaru in July 2023. Recently, beef farmer Tim Dangen became the latest FMG Young Farmer of the Year to join the long line of champions. “We’re fantastic farmers, we know it, we just need to continue to tell the positive stories from our industry,” Dangen said. He is a member of the Auckland City Young Farmers Club and came out on top at the Season 54 FMG Young Farmer of the Year grand final in Whangārei last July, earning him hometown hero status in the Northern Region.“Itwas a great day, we had a great time and worked through a bunch of different modules, had our farmlet that we kept going back to, and then we closed it out with agri-sports at the end, which was a highlight for me,” he said. Dangen is keen to inspire young people to “get amongst it” and is full of praise for the contest’s platform in New Zealand’s primary sector.“It’ssuch good advocacy for the industry,” he said. “I love this competition to bits. We need to be proud of what we do, we’re world-leading farmers, there are challenges out there, but solutions are available to all these challenges, we just need to make sure we continue to attract the right people towards the sector, and we’ll carry on being world leaders like we are”.

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The end goal remains the same – to find the region’s best to represent it as grand finalists, NZYF chief executive Lynda Coppersmith said. “We know that FMG Young Farmer of the Year is a long season normally and it puts a lot of pressure on our member volunteers to deliver a lot of events.“We’re trialling this to look at ways that we can still find New Zealand’s best young farmer, but in a way that is potentially more streamlined.”

DOWN TO THE WIRE: Tim Dangen, FMG Young Farmer of the Year Season 54, practising one of the many skills of the modern farmer.

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The FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest is trialling a new structure this year in the Northern and Waikato/Bay of Plenty regions. These will be two-day events, with day one resembling the traditional district contest and day two aligning more closely to a regional ﬁnal.

Co-operatives have a limited number of ways to raise capital – retentions, borrowing and new memberships.“Wehavelong held the view that if the co-op doesn’t have a need for capital then it is best in the hands of shareholders,” he said. But carbon emission reductions at the Kapuni site will require large capital

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The efforts by runholders to cull deer and pests is effectively a form of carbon sequestration, in that it removes them as methane emitters and increases the health and carbon-capturing capacity of native forests that are no longer subject to pest damage. “There are a lot of opportunities in these areas that also impact on carbon capture but they can get lost when you get into these rules and regulations. For many the most beneﬁcial thing we can do is simply kill deer,” she said. HWEN cost estimates for Philip Todhunter’s Lake Heron station were $19,700 for 2025, rising to $64,800 if carbon prices moved to $138 a Cocksunit.said the estimate for Mt Nicholas in year one based on methane priced at 11c with no offset is $50,000 a year. Todhunter said there is also a need for more clarity around the ability of runholders to amalgamate their leased blocks with any freehold farms they may have, and how carbon sequestrated and emitted can be accounted for. Fitzgerald said next steps include meeting with Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor for more clarity on carbon ownership under leases, possibly including a pathway for ETS participation other than by way of forestry rights.

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Over the years we have seen signiﬁcant regeneration of growth on high country properties, particularly mānuka and kānuka, and major efforts by runholders themselves to improve and protect biodiversity.

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LOCKED UP: High country leaseholders fear the carbon their runs are sequestering will not be included in He Waka Eke Noa – while they are also locked out of ETS participation.

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IGH leaseholderscountry are crossing their fingers that the government will see sense in adjusting legislation to better enable them to capitalise on the carbon opportunities that the emissions trading scheme and He Waka Eke NoaGeraldbring.Fitzgerald, legal counsel for the High Country Accord group, said Wellington has repeatedly overlooked high country Crown pastoral lessees when drawing up legislation, whether it be stock exclusion, biodiversity or, more lately, new carbon“Againrules.and again we have been frustrated there is no recognition in policy design work of the particular tenure of Crown pastoral leases. This is at a technical legal level, and a lack of insight at a practical level on the different farm management systems on high country farms.” He said the extensive nature and light footprint of high country operations on leased public land present the government and New Zealand with an excellent opportunity to utilise those 1.2 million hectares for carbon sequestration.“Overtheyears we have seen significant regeneration of growth on high country properties, particularly mānuka and kānuka, and major efforts by runholders themselves to improve and protect biodiversity.”Hesaidofthe 1.2 million hectares in pastoral lease, the Crown has advice leaseslevelsequestration,could330,000-1,000,000estimatinghectaresbeavailableforcarbonthankstothehighofnaturalregeneration.Atpresentonlyahandfulofhaveexoticforests,and only two have ETS-certified blocks upon“Butthem.there are now issues of fairness and opportunity here to address. The critical questions are who owns the carbon on high country leases, and can lessees participate in ETS or generate credits to offset He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) liabilities?” He said in comparison to freehold farms, there is an element of confusion for lessees in the way legislation is constructed in the Climate Change Response Act. “To be fair, I think it has been a case more of ignorance in Wellington, rather than intent.” To register for ETS a participant must be a landowner, which lessees are not, or hold a registered forestryConsentright.can be sought from the commissioner for Crown lands to grant a lessee a special forestry right. But approval is very dependent upon the particular property, and unlikely to occur for many due to conditions relating to protecting natural land values and minimising soil disturbance. Enabling ETS participation by high country farmers would require changes to the act, including simplified consenting for permanent indigenous re-vegetation, or carving out a separate forestry right for leaseholders.Whenitcomes to HWEN, Fitzgerald said lessees need more clarity about whether they own the carbon that arises from managed indigenous re-vegetation. He was encouraged by a HWEN review report that recognised the inconsistencies in carbon capture legislation.“Ifyoucharge for carbon on one hand, you have to take account on the other side for what has been captured. It has to also be fair to all land users.” Mt Nicholas Station lessee Kate Cocks said the position for high country run holders is also complicated by some stations, including hers, having vast tracts of indigenous bush area.

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Donaghy and his team will establish research farms with diverse pasture mixes for dairy and sheep and mark them against what happens on university farms right now to see if the new approach stacks up.

Globally there is a push by large processors like Nestlé for regenerative farming to be included in farmers’ practices. In essence, some of the biggest customers we have want change. Last week Arla’s senior manager of agriculture operations, Kate Liversidge, outlined how the co-operative is increasing the value farmers gain from sustainability measures.Shesaid the push for transparency not only ticks regulatory boxes but is also a tool the co-operative uses to drive value for farmers.Oursector is already seeing regen-related products appear to gain traction, with Silver Fern Farms’ zero-carbon beef and Southern Pastures’ PKE-free dairy just two examples.

Chasing value is all well and good, but the farmer going about their day-to-day work needs to be comfortable in the knowledge that their business is environmentally, economically and socially resilient. Changing a farm business model is costly, tiring and risky, but that risk can be lessened if there’s sound evidence to back theAndchanges.whoknows, maybe Kiwi-regen is closer to business as usual than we think? Or maybe it just doesn’t make sense here. That’s why this research project is the right move, because while we can talk forever about what might work, this research should tell us what will work, right here in Aotearoa. Our food production sector is diverse in topography and ideology, and there will never be a one-size-ﬁts-all path to future prosperity.Butatleast we won’t be using data collected on the other side of the world to make decisions on how to farm here. As we all know, a good strategy needs buyin from the ground up. See 26 details

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Letters continued page 26 Bryan Gibson Managing Editor I F THERE’S one term that kicks off heated discussion among New Zealand farmers at the moment, it’s regenerative farming. Some say it’s the future of our industry, while others say it’s already in widespread use here and turning the dial further risks cutting into our export returns. What everyone wants, though, is data and comprehensive research. That’s now happening – last week the government launched Whenua Haumanu, a $26 million research project led by Massey University that will study regenerative processes to see what impact they could have for sheep and dairy farming systems.Project leader Professor Danny Donaghy says the study is an opportunity to research regenerative farming within a New Zealand context.Muchof the information about regen comes from the United States, but what may work on the American farms of Allan Savory and Joel Salatin might not work here. Either way, we need to know. In the US regenerative farming involves turning land back into grasses that were cleared years ago and the soil blew away. But in NZ a different approach to the same concept is needed.

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John Veysey Auckland THANK you Dean Williamson for your wonderful editorial, “Together we can build the future we all want” (September 5). We have been following your paper for many years now and it always has something of interest to our particular bent and always has the government view side by side with folks like the Groundswell people.Wekeep coming back to your paper every week and feel ourselves well informed about the farmers’ plight. We can sympathise with most of the farmers’ complaints as we too have been subject to councils coming onto our land and proclaiming SNAs here and there, taking charge of our wetlands and telling us they need to take over the management of ourResistancewildlife. has been necessary at every turn and over the years we have established ourselves as difficult in the minds of the government, a view that has worked well in our favour for the previous 15 years. I give all our support to farmers all over the country and have been surprised how willing most have been to subject themselves, their families and their farms to unworkable regulations, which in many cases are more destructive than beneficial. There seems a general understanding among our farming community that the present government is bent on destroying farming as we know it in New Zealand. Who else in farming circles but Groundswell is standing up for farmers? My own view has been that NZ should try to go organic. One simple word, “organic”, would do away with all the present climate change regulations, which appear to be more about making money than helping the environment.Youtreadamiddle path editorially and allow all sides of every topic to be heard, which is magnificent and, in today’s media clime, most unusual. We thank you for your stance and look forward to many more issues along the same lines.

Fonterra is also making moves to ensure it is moving in unison with what its customers overseas want. Right now, we’re in a state of transformation, but to succeed we need to base any change on a ﬁrm platform of sound scientiﬁc work.

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HE local ••decision-making:withatdecision-makinglogicalgeneralcommunities,providedoverwhelmingly,makingstatutoryincludedahealthcareZealand).Tecentralisedbeingdistricthealthcarethehaveelectionsgovernmentnextmonthhighlightedimportanceofasanissue,nowthathealthboards(DHBs)arereplacedwithanewhighlynationalbureaucracy,WhatuOra(HealthNewFrom1938toJunethisyear,wasprovidedundernationalsystemwhichalsoasecondimportantpointofdecision-atalocallevel.Thisrecognisedthat,healthcarewaslocallyinhospitalsandmainlythroughpractices.So,itwasthatareasonabledegreeofshouldbedonethislevel.ThisprovidedahealthsystemtwopointsofstatutoryVertical–centralgovernmenttoDHBsHorizontal–DHBsto communities defined by Thegeography.effectof the restructuring, which took effect on July 1, was to remove the horizontal point of statutory decision-making. Under the Local Government Act 2002, city and district councils have existing express public health responsibilities of a “protective” nature. These include infrastructure strategies to maintain or improve public health outcomes or mitigate adverse effects on them: identifying, assessing and acting on public health risks of drinking and other water; requiring bylaws relating to trade waste; and complying with the Food Act 2014, such as ensuring food safety in hospitality outlets. NZ had statutory decisionmaking authorities in the district health boards, but local government didn’t need to be involved in supplying district-wide healthcare to the community, like general practices or public hospitals. Some councils, such as Kāpiti Coast District Council, did engage with their DHB over improving healthcare access. But it was not seen as part of their core council business.Thisall changed on July 1 when the Pae Ora Act came into force. Abolishing the DHBs meant that two points of statutory decisionmaking became one. So now, NZ’s health system is vertically controlled and much more centralised.Onething I’ve learnt from my years in the health system is the importance of voice – from health professionals and communities.

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Local government should try to work with Health NZ’s eventual localities once they are formed. But it needs to shape what this healthcare access should look like and forcefully advocate for how it’s set up. If the locality supports a city or district council’s vision, that’s good. But, if the locality is too compromised by centralised control, then regardless, councils should be the voice on how access to healthcare for their populations should be improved. No one else can do this with as much effect and with as many resources behind it. However, this is not about councils becoming providers of healthcare. They shouldn’t be. They don’t have the workforce and skills for this task. What’s more, the provision of healthcare is what New Zealanders pay their taxes for. This responsibility shouldn’t be shifted to ButterritorypartHealthcareratepayers.accessbecomingofitscorebusinessisnewforlocalgovernment.it’sconsistentwithits responsibilities for defined populations. It is a step up from health protection to the healthcare access advocacy we need after the loss of voice following the abolition of DHBs. BusinessDesk

First, only nine have been announced. This includes ones that are not even functioning. They can be compared with builders’ scaffolding covering a non-existent building. Further, the 80 in total are not scheduled to be in place until July 2024. Second, the geographic areas of localities will be decided by Te Whatu Ora and so will their leadership.Third,Te Whatu Ora will also decide the locality plans. In other words, localities will be top-down creations required to follow a topdownThisline.means that local government will need to step up to fill the vacuum created by abolishing the DHBs. Providing a strong voice should be part of core council business to make sure its populations get access to the quality healthcare services they need and deserve.

Voice can influence decisions. This voice can be either behind closed doors, as DHBs often engaged with the government, or in public (orNoboth).voice or a muted one means no, or little, influence. Centralising vertically has other effects. One is, that the more the health system is centralised, the more transparency reduces. This is much more than having board meetings open to the media, except for confidentiality and commercial sensitivity.

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That’s an issue that Te Whatu Ora has recently got itself into a right pickle over. It includes, but isn’t restricted to, the background papers to DHB board meetings that journalists used to have access to. They were often rich with relevant data and discussion about them was very much in the public interest. The government and Health NZ would say that local community voices over access to healthcare services will now come from the 80 new localities to be set up under the new act. Each locality is to have locality

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Geraldine NEVER mind how many bloody lattes people are having, there is something seriously wrong with our Reserve Bank economic settings when someone with barely 5% equity can get a totally unproductive house loan for a mere 2%-3% a year on a property employing no one, producing and exporting nothing, and whose value might drop -15% this year and -12% next year. Yet educated farmers with productive farmland, generating food, creating jobs and export income for the country, with heaps of equity, struggle to get any agri business finance and when they do they pay a miserable 6%-8% a year interest.Weare unproductivity.sponsoringItisa good way to go belly-up, bankrupt and broke.

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IKE most of us I’ve become more than a little confused over the performance of the All Blacks.Howthey can go from being well beaten by the Springboks one week to a comprehensive victory the next?How they can give away 20 points to the Pumas then win by 50? It’s more than a little confusing.Forastart I’m not going to criticise the coach, the captain or the NZRFU chief executive. They were put there by the board of the NZRFU. Putting it in perspective, if you or I were offered any one of those jobs we’d take it. Filling those key positions is the board’s responsibility, purely andThat’ssimply.where my frustration starts. There’s been a ton of criticism of the coach, captain and chief executive but nothing of the board that made the appointments.I’dalsohumbly suggest that the media, instead of going for the jugular on Foster, Cane and Robinson, could ask even tentative questions of the board. That they haven’t is an indictment. That the pubic have lost confidence in the ability of the All Blacks to consistently win is evidenced by the number of my friends and acquaintances who have cancelled their trips to next year’s World Cup in France. If the crowds are any indication, public interest in rugby has waned, certainly at Super Rugby and to a lesser extent the NPC. The tragedy is that grassroots rugby is continuing to do well despite the board. Locally in coastal Wairarapa the mighty East Coast rugby team has had a good year. They rely on the employment practices of local farmers who have done the club proud.Lastweekend I ventured to South Canterbury to see grandson Jack Houstoun turn out for the South Canterbury under-13s against their arch-rivals Mid Canterbury. What a game that was. Hard, uncompromising and exciting, the youngsters of both teams did themselves and the code credit. These young kickers could accurately slot a goal from 40 metres. As you’d expect there were some big kids and midgets. They didn’t give away penalties, they didn’t knock the ball on and they tackled with passion. It was a magnificent spectacle, but more thanHalfwaythat. through the second half, Mid Canterbury led 31-17. South Canterbury threw everything at them and were even at 31 apiece. Mid Canterbury had several penalty options right in front of the posts with three or four minutes to go but decided to go for the outright win. They threw the kitchen sink at their southern cousins who held – Itjust.was an amazing game but one that came about, certainly in South Canterbury’s case, without any support from the local union, which had me stuffed. Parents selected, coached and provided the sausages after the game, as well as washed the jerseys. These youngsters are the game’s future. They have many sporting alternatives.Afterthatwe went to Fairlie to see South Canterbury play North Otago. I never miss a chance to visit Fairlie as it produces the world’s best pies. To honour the occasion they produced a South Canterbury rugby pie. I’d defy anyone to eat two, but I digress. The ground is surrounded on three sides by snow-capped peaks. It is spectacular.Liketheyoungsters’ game earlier in the day it was a great game. I sat and listened to a group of older locals and that was entertainment in itself.

“Not old enough to shave” was an additional offering, followed by “There are too many bloody Celtic players in the team”. The comments kept coming. The ground was spectacular, the rugby great and the commentary entertaining.

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Our customers don’t want GM food Linda Grammer Whangarei SIR Peter Gluckman continues to avoid the key issue of liability as well as the importance of protecting the valuable enterprises of existing GMO-free primary producers from contamination, in “Sir Peter pushes for GE review” (August“Co-existence”15).

of GE/GMO crops and conventional, IPM and organic primary production is impossible without allowing for significant contamination thresholds (as evidenced by widespread GE contamination in North America).

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“Bloody good shearer” was the comment when a forward took the ball up. “Taking out this girl lawyer from Fairlie has settled him down” was another. I’d have to confess I don’t know any girl lawyers but it seems they have them in Fairlie.

Vectors for contaminationGE/GMOinclude seeds, pollen, vegetative material, soils, waterways, animals, insects, extreme weather events and machinery, and then there is the headache for farmers of lawsuits from large multinationals with proprietaryGluckmanrights.ismistaken – the issues are not “long gone”. Our discerning customers don’t want GM food (including controversial “gene edited” crops) and we need a truly strict liability regime to ensure that the “polluter shall pay”.Smirking about NZ’s inadequate GE/GMO labelling laws (undermining consumers’ “right to know” and “traceability”) is hardly in keeping with Gluckman’s stated interest in the wishes of New ZealandGluckmancitizens.and[Life Sciences Network chair William] Rolleston claim to be interested in a citizens’ referendum and yet ignore the wishes of Northland and Auckland farmers/ primary producers and other ratepayers to protect their existing GE/GMO-free status. Every council from south Auckland to Cape Reinga has placed precautionary and prohibitive GE/ GMO provisions in local plans (including the operative Auckland Unitary Plan and Northland Regional Plan), in keeping with the wishes of local farmers and other ratepayers.Federated Farmers have a history of trying to interfere in the good work of local councils to protect their ratepayers and economy, unsuccessfully initiating multiple court cases at great expense to their members. In our view, Northland region’s valuable agricultural, horticultural, apiculture, fisheries and forestry sectors (and the “Northland, naturally” brand) must be protected from the risks of outdoor experimentation with GMOs. Our biosecurity, valuable enterprises, access to key markets and premiums would be put at risk if outdoor experiments with GMOs were permitted in the northern peninsula.Someofthe world’s most celebrated food regions – Tuscany, Provence, Bordeaux – are official GM-Free Zones. That’s the club we want to be part of, and Northland and Auckland region are well placed geographically to achieve this distinction.

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I’d also add that the refereeing of both the youngsters’ and seniors’ games was exemplary. They did it without a video ref, explained their decisions and the games flowed. South Canterbury came away with a well-deserved 36-17 win and as with the youngsters’ game it was a great error-free spectacle. So the situation as I read it is that rugby is in good heart in rural New Zealand. It is supported by locals who volunteer their time. It is entertaining and it is fun. Sadly, it is far removed from the rarefied atmosphere of the NZRFU board, who should get to where the real sport is played, mix with some real people and invest in the players of the future.

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farmingtellHatumafromvalleyataleofhistory the ridge T HERE is a terrific resource of historic photos at the National Library of New Zealand and recently I was searching the database for old photos of my district Hatuma (Whatuma). I came upon the delightful one of the chap on the jigger and was perusing it when I suddenly recognised the hills in the background and realised it was a photo looking into the back of our own property in the middle distance.Itwastaken from the railway lines that run between the Hatuma Limeworks and the Hatuma Settlement not far from Waipukurau.Iboughtthe photo and got permission to publish it here, acknowledging the Alexander Turnbull library. The photo was taken in 1890 by William Williams who worked for the NZ railways and also undertook photography for them. One hundred and thirty-two years later, I walked down the railway lines with a copy of the photo and found the very same spot where Williams had stood so long ago, and took my own. Mine is early evening and his looks to be mid-afternoon judging by the shadows.Theman on the jigger has his teeth showing more in determination than a smile. Maybe Williams had him jigger past several times to get the perfect photo. He has nicely polished boots.Next to him is a brand new square-sawn telegraph pole, but the lines no longer run through thisThevalley.foreground land is my neighbour, Di Murphy’s property, which was formerly owned by the Jensen family. The other photo is of Les Jensen on his reaper/binder taken in the spot beyond the jigger driver in the late 1920s and given to me by his son Martyn, whose family now farm in South Canterbury.It’speatyland so the presence of flax and cabbage trees is not surprising. They are scattered rather than being thick and, as you can see, all gone now as this land has been cropped over the past century.Thereare no other native species or evidence of any podocarps having been felled. By this time, it had only been farmed for 40 years so I imagine the landscape looks much as it would have in Māori times.Perhaps natural or manmade fires had swept through here in the past. I have also read of devastating windstorms in distant history that flattened forests. Or maybe it was too dry to maintain a forest. All of the land in the photo was part of the 10,415ha Woburn Station. A year after the photo was taken, the startling 1891 Land Settlement Act was passed by Seddon’s progressive Liberal government and the fate of large stations like this one all over NZ wasThesealed.Russell family fought the government over this legislation through the courts but lost their test case and Woburn was broken up into 58 farms and settled by ballot. This then happened all over the country and established the farming industry we have today. Many of us are beneficiaries of socialism that occurred 20 years before the Russian Revolution. The middle ground with the low hills is my property. I’ve individually fenced off some of the few cabbage trees that were there when I turned up 40 years ago and have collected seed from them and a few old flax plants in a swamp and planted many hundreds of these eco-sourced trees back into the land, thus preserving the original genetics from the past. I can even identify one of these old cabbage trees, which is still hanging on when I enlarge Williams’ photo. It’s probably 150 years or more of age.

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VICTORIAN: Steve Wyn-Harris was studying this 132-year-old photo ‘when I suddenly recognised the hills in the background’.

Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library 1920s: Les Jensen on his thrasher taken at the spot beyond the jigger driver in the late 1920s.Photo: Martyn Jensen Steve Wyn-Harris Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer: swyn@xtra.co.nz

It is difficult to see the landforms in my own photo as the trees I’ve planted now hide that landscape. But I can make out individual sheep grazing there. The big hills looking south appear remarkably similar to how they did 132 years ago. I note that the large slips were already there and look aged even then, so must have resulted from a long-ago weather event. Below those hills and on the other side of my farm is Woburn Road, which follows the route Māori walked from Takapau to Lake Whatuma to gather tuna, freshwater mussels and other food. It’s a fascinating photo and shows how much some land has changed and how little other land has over a century and a half.

TODAY: Steve Wyn-Harris’s Hatuma farm today. Photo: Steve Wyn-Harris One hundred and thirty-two years later, I walked down the railway lines with a copy of the photo and found the very same spot where Williams had stood so long ago, and took my own.

of our economy, environment and way of life. Across New Zealand, veterinarians provide valuable technical expertise and are recognised as trusted advisers on a range of issues, including animal health and welfare, and disease surveillance and investigation. They play a key role in our biosecurity system. A debt of gratitude is owed to the private veterinarian who first identified Mycoplasma bovis in NZ in 2017. Since those early and often difficult days, private veterinarians have made a significant contribution in identifying the index case and reporting cases of suspected disease, as well as undertaking onfarm testing and supporting their clients affected by the eradication programme.Ifithadbeen left unchecked, M bovis could have cost the industry $1.2 billion over the first 10 years, with ongoing productivity losses across the farming sector and animal welfare concerns. As we near the halfway mark of our estimated 10-year eradication programme, we are aiming to move from controlling the last known pockets of the disease, to provisional absence. We are on track to become the first country to eradicate M bovis.

TO THE VECTOR: The percentage of tagged animals registered before their first movement off farm is 93%, which is great – but there have been more than 5000 infringements of the NAIT system in the past three years. With FMD, it only takes one.

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There are still thousands of unregistered animal movements every week and only 55% of movements recorded within the required 48-hour period.

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According to Forward, many farmers still view NAIT compliance as a regulatory imposition, whereas it ought to be seen as an essential part of protecting their farm and livelihood. NAIT has copped a fair amount of criticism since its introduction, not all of it justified, and one major advantage compared with Australia is its design capability to identify animal movements quickly, as would be essential in a fastmoving disease outbreak like FMD. M bovis and TB are slow-moving diseases that pose a far slower transmission threat. In an FMD outbreak, MPI would declare a national livestock standstill – similar to a covid-19 lockdown – as quickly as possible, which would make the recording of all recent animal movements critical to the programme. All livestock movements already underway must proceed directly to their destination where the vehicle must remain until disinfected under MPI direction, while transport logs must be collated by the operator and made available to MPI within 24 hours of the movement.

These measures underline the critical importance of an efficient traceability system with 100% compliance by all participants. Registration of 93% – still less 55% within the 48-hour time limit –won’t cut it in an FMD emergency. It is regrettable the NAIT system has taken so long to move on from its clunky start, which has delayed moves to accommodate sheep for traceability purposes. Under the present system all sheep movements would be monitored by Animal Status Declarations, which are increasingly lodged electronically. Sheep farmers are being encouraged to sign up to the new online portal MyOSPRI to send their eASDs for farm-to-farm and farm-to-processor movements of sheep mobs. This is seen as a more efficient and cost-effective method of tracing sheep than individual tagging.Forward says speedy uptake of MyOSPRI will benefit all farmers, not just sheep farmers, because of its ease of use. He cites the experience of a Southland farmer who struggled with the NAIT system, then was shown how easy it was to complete the eASD electronically. Over the next 12 months all NAIT functionality is being rebuilt in MyOSPRI, which will not only enable farmers to enter all livestock traceability information through the portal, but will, once agreement is reached, also interface seamlessly with other programmes,managementsuchasLIC Minda, CRV Ambreed’s MyHerd and FarmIQ. Multiple entry will be a thing of the past. According to Stuart Anderson, deputy director-general of Biosecurity New Zealand, in the event of an outbreak of FMD all dairy, red meat and pork exports would stop, all shipments within the previous 28 days would have to be recalled and a National Biosecurity Emergency declared. A national livestock standstill would remain in place until all FMD infection had been traced, at which point the country could move to a lockdown targeting specific areas where the infection is present or suspected. Modelling and experience suggest a resumption of meaningful trade would take between three and 10 months, depending on the scale of the outbreak.Though Anderson stresses an FMD outbreak is unlikely, given the measures in place at the border to prevent the disease entering the country, the potential damage to the economy makes it essential to minimise its spread. That means an efficient, easy-to-use traceability system with which all participants comply promptly completely underpins New Zealand’s biosecurity protective shield. Everyone has to play their part.

Mary van Andel Chief veterinary officer at the Ministry for Primary Industries

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Our anti-FMD arsenal is pretty good – but still not good enough

An important part of my role at the Ministry for Primary Industries is to identify ways to build relationships that bind our animal health community together to enable successful biosecurity partnerships. MPI is NZ’s largest employer of veterinarians, with 300 working in five of the nine business units, across all regions, including overseas postings. The work extends beyond MPI and requires collaboration between private practitioners, industry representatives and the public veterinary service. An example of such collaboration is through MPI’s Animal General Surveillance Programme, which enables the early detection of exotic and emerging diseases. This programme relies on private veterinarians reporting the diseases.

They’re on the ground and function as our first line of defence.Thiscollaboration is valuable for private veterinarians and their clients dealing with difficult and potentially high-risk cases. For the public veterinarians, the value is in how the partnership supports surveillance to ensure the health of NZ’s animal populations. As events such as M bovis have shown, it’s essential that public and private veterinarians and industry have relationships in place to ensure that NZ’s animal health system serves the country’s day-to-day needs, as well as being ready for the challenges that may emerge in the Veterinariansfuture.arealso involved in emerging multidisciplinary work, such as One Health, which brings together experts from the fields of animal, human and environmental health to address some of society’s greatest health challenges, including infectious zoonoses like covid-19 and antimicrobial resistance.Theoutbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia serves as a reminder that we need to have strong biosecurity measures in place both at the border and on farm. Covid-19 and M bovis have illustrated that, as a country, we are in a unique position to achieve ambitious goals on major health and animal welfare issues – but working together is the only way we can do this. We must invest in strong relationships and connectedness today, to be able to face the challenges of the future.

HEN Nationalthe Animal andIdentificationTracingAct was passed in 2012, requiring mandatory tagging of all cattle and deer before leaving their farm of origin, it felt like the end of a long and tortuous journey. In reality it was just the beginning of what is now seen as an absolutely crucial plank in New Zealand’s ability to continue to supply the world with high-quality, disease-free agricultural produce.

The arrival of foot-andmouth disease (FMD) in Bali has emphasised the urgent need to ensure our traceability system is fit for purpose, though M bovis has already provided a very good training run, resulting in a dramatic improvement in compliance. However, in the 10 years since NAIT’s introduction, there have been plenty of farmer complaints about problems with the system, whether recording tag numbers, obtaining answers to questions or even getting the central database to reconcile with actual stock counts on farm. The absence of mandatory traceability for sheep and lambs has also been a glaring gap, particularly from the perspective of FMD, which does not distinguish between different cloven-hoofed species. Since 2017 the percentage of tagged animals registered before their first movement off farm has increased from 57% to 93% as of 30 June 2022. Clearly this is a massive improvement, but not good enough in the event of an outbreak of FMD. The Ministry for Primary Industries advises there have been 5092 NAIT infringements since 2019 –animals tagged and not registered online, or received on farm, but not checked for registration – and 43 prosecutions before the courts. MPI also notes the requirement for the number of non-NAIT animals on farm, including sheep, goats and pigs, to be declared by July 31 eachKevinyear.Forward, head of traceability at OSPRI, the contracted service provider to NAIT, notes the enormous improvement in compliance at the time of the M bovis outbreak, but has observed something of a slide back into complacency more recently. There are still thousands of unregistered animal movements every week and only 55% of movements recorded within the required 48-hour period. This would be a major problem with a fast-moving disease like FMD, when stock movements would have to be traced inside a maximum of three days.

LEGACY: Originating in Canada in 1897, Women’s Institutes spread across the globe. Pictured here is the 1933 Gloucestershire Women’s Institute market’s stall of women serving customers with flowers, vegetables, preserves on display. Photo: Wikimedia Commons We know there are women out there who need us because we have got so much to give other women.

A further name change in 1982 dropped the word Dominion, with the organisation officially known as the NZ Federation of Country Women’s Institutes. But since the 1990s the organisation has been steadily eroded, with declining numbers and an aging membership taking their toll despite continued strenuous efforts to effect more substantial change.

In the struggle for survival, “Country” was dropped from the name in 2004. Today it is the NZ Federation of Women’s Institutes (NZFWI).By2018 the alarm bells were ringing. WI had shrunk by 80% since 1992 and once-vibrant federations were evaporating.

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Jude Vaughan NZ Federation of Women’s Institutes SISTERHOOD: Women’s Institutes are the backbone of any community and national president Jude Vaughan does not want to see that lost.

The energies marshalled for the 2021 centennial gave members a chance to determine whether NZFWI was a spent force or would fully re-invent itself to continue enriching women’s lives and their communities in the 21st century.Vaughan has no doubt about this. Her goal as president is clear: she is firmly focused on turning around the declining membership and promoting the objectives of the organisation, albeit in a simpler“Everyformat.WIislosing members as people have choice these days, but in today’s day and age support systems a very vital in any community, not just rural but also urban,” she says. “Having loyal and dedicated members who enjoy themselves because of their membership is the key for the future. “We are a valuable resource throughout the country. Much of our work goes unrecognised as we enable women to take an active part in the life of their community and its Structuraldevelopment.”changesare evolving and Vaughan believes this is key. “Membership is our biggest challenge and I would like to think I can invest in our members to invest in others. “We know there are women out there who need us because we have got so much to give other women.“Iamstanding on the shoulders of my foremothers and I am waiting for someone to come and stand on mine. “We are seeking members’ ideas nationwide to help with redevelopment to ensure longevity of the Simplifyingfederation.administration is the starting point as the organisation embraces digital communication technology from the top down to help and encourage federations and WI groups to remain in existence and new WIs to form. “We are a strong network of people who can do this in a much simpler way and we need to embrace that as we strive to grow membership and keep supporting and learning together, talking about anything and everything as we embrace diversification, acknowledging the need for change.”Vaughan says WI brings a sense of“It’sbelonging.aplace to always feel welcome; I’ve made great friends and always look forward to our meetings to learn new skills and discover new talents.” Away from WI, Vaughan spreads her spare time across her many interests including arts and crafts, quilting and textiles, genealogy and pilates.

Inspired by the work of the organisation, Spencer went about forming the Rissington WI in her hometown of Hawke’s Bay. NZ’s first WI held its first meeting in FebruarySpencer’s1921.hopes were fully realised as the movement spread quickly throughout the country. The first Dominion conference was held in Wellington in October 1930, and in 1932 the organisation became the Dominion Federation of Women’s Institutes. The original aims and objectives of the WI were to increase opportunities and activities for rural women while supporting their rural communities, and this was reaffirmed in 1952 when the name was changed to the Dominion Federation of Country Women’s Institutes.

The WI – a lot more than jam and Jerusalem

Member numbers are dwindling and Women’s Institute groups are disappearing, but new national president Jude Vaughan believes she can re-energise an organisation that offers a vital support system to women. She talked with Annette Scott.

J UDE Vaughan is deeply passionate about Women’s Institutes, to the point that she remains an associate member of the Hampshire Federation in the UK, her former home country, while stepping up to lead the New Zealand Federation.Residingin the rural community of Staveley near the foothills of Mid Canterbury, Vaughan was elected to the national president’s role in June and goes into the history books as the first national president to hail from the region. Her passion for the Women’s Institute runs in her veins, having grown up with a mother, grandmother and aunts who were all involved in WI. Her mother is still an active member in England. “As a child I always knew when there was a WI meeting because the [baking] tins would all be full,” Vaughan says. In 2024 Vaughan will celebrate her 40th membership birthday. While proud and excited to take the lead, she is humbled by being elected to head the national Federation.“I’mhonoured, it’s a real privilege and as a member of the Lowcliffe WI, proud for Mid Canterbury.” Vaughan first visited NZ during an OE and it continued to appeal to her as a place to live. In 2009, following a work opportunity, she and her husband immigrated to NZ. “And there’s definitely no regrets about that,” she said. In her 32 years’ involvement with WI in England she served on many committees. In NZ she served seven years on the Mid Canterbury Federation, holding several offices, including that of president, before being elected to the national executive committee, where she served four years including two as vicepresident in the lead-up to her election as president. She has represented WI at Civil Defence and Rural Support Trust meetings.Believing the objectives of the WI remain as relevant today as they were 101 years ago, she is fired up to spread the WI word and fly the banner when and wherever possible.Originating in Canada in 1897, Women’s Institutes spread across the globe with astonishing rapidity, but it was not until 1921 that the organisation was introduced to NZ, by Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer on her return from her war work in England.

The greatest barrier to change appeared to be older women’s difficulty in grasping the changes in women’s lives. As professional housewives with limited finances, they were thrifty experts at making do. By contrast, younger women were time-poor, extremely busy juggling jobs and families, and had different priorities.

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A new model began emerging, with meetings at times and in places to suit younger women, organised and promoted through digital media. In its heydays of existence, the organisation boasted 36,000 members and was the largest women’s organisation in NZ. Currently membership stands at 2611, with 177 local WIs and 33 district federations.

“Yet they face common challenges during new product development and are looking for partners to ﬁll their capability gaps.“Nutiani answers this need by providing a suite of solutions which help customers tackle the pain points associated with each step of the innovation journey – from identifying the opportunity to validating the ﬁnal product.”

OFFLINE: A keen interest in technology is not usually the reason people choose to go into farming, says Brendan O’Connell.

Agritech attitudes range from paper to the pixel

DOING IT RIGHT: Brendan O’Connell says the survey provides deep insights into farmers’ attitudes that will prove invaluable for tech players, industry groups and communicators.

Brendan O’Connell Agritech NZ CEO

Again, arable farmers are the exception to this, with very high levels of use (72%) for crop management.O’Connellsays compliance is driving a big part of digi-tech uptake, with 61% of all farmers and growers putting it as the main reason for uptake. The compliance impact is relatively even across all farm types. The other two key reasons are efﬁciency gains and ease of “Whatuse.will be interesting will be to come back to this in three years or so to see if the motivation for uptake has in any way changed. By then we will have some of the major compliance things like He Waka Eke Noa well underway.” Cost is the main barrier to tech uptake for 52% of all farmergrowers. Being happy with a printed manual system that works is also a Surprisingly,factor.

FONTERRA has launched a business-to-business sub-brand called Nutiani in its big NZMP ingredients division, to provide products, concepts and services to customers in the health and wellbeing sector. The specialised ingredients covered by the new brand include lactoferrin, probiotics and phospholipids, Fonterra’s new chief innovation and brand ofﬁcer, Komal Mistry-Mehta, said. “We are moving Fonterra from a trusted dairy supplier to trusted nutrition partner,” she said.The move is within Fonterra’s new strategy to use existing expertise in nutrition science to develop targeted solutions while opening up opportunities for strategic partnerships to deliver access to new markets and consumers.TheNutiani sub-brand will not require a large investment, and will be staffed by existing staff members in the research and development centre and in the health and wellbeing section of the NZMP division.

“That makes a lot of sense to me – there are plenty of farmers and growers out there who know they are not that familiar with the tech, but do know it could help them.”Butat the opposite end of the spectrum, as “trailblazers”, sheep and beef farmers are well represented, accounting for 28% of farmers taking that attitude, well ahead of horticultural growers, who are only 10% of that sector.

NZMP already has sub-brands called SureStart for ingredients in paediatric products, and SureProtein, which will be retired over the next six months. Nutiani will leverage intellectual property and investments in research.

“This is another example of Fonterra implementing its strategy to be a leader in nutrition science and innovation,” MistryMehta said at a brieﬁng for media.“The opportunity for the coop is signiﬁcant. Global markets for physical, mental and inner wellbeing nutrition are growing at 6% annually and worth US$66 billion [about $107.9b] today, while medical nutrition is valued at US$50b and growing 5% annually.“There’s no doubt that people are paying more attention to wellbeing and managing it through diet. Research shows 96% of consumers actively manage their wellbeing, with more than half of these consciously managing their diet to improve their wellbeing,” Mistry-Mehta said. “To create a greater impact in the health and wellbeing space, we must not only capture the opportunities we see today but also look to the future, helping our customers stay ahead of the curve.”Asabrand Nutiani will not appear on consumer packs but in pitches to manufacturers of health and wellbeing products of new products, market-ready concepts and services and solutions from NZMP.Mistry-Mehta declined to say what tonnages and revenues were included in the budgets for Nutiani, saying her health and wellbeing unit is well on track to deliver its 2030 targets included in the Fonterra strategy. Target markets for Nutiani included North America, Greater China and Southeast Asia. “Our health and wellbeing customers are facing growing pressure to accelerate their innovation pipeline to respond to consumer demands.

O’Connell says the survey provides some deep insights into farmers’ attitudes that will prove invaluable for tech players, industry groups and communicators in delivering more nuanced messaging to speciﬁc groups, and understanding their uptake attitudes.

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previous bad experiences with tech do not put farmers off from having another go with it, and there is a willingness there that is often misrepresented.

A survey of farmers’ and growers’ attitudes to digital technology has revealed some contrasting approaches to its uptake and use across farmer types. Richard Rennie spoke to Agritech NZ chief executive Brendan O’Connell about just how digi-savvy the Kiwi primary sector is.

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The thing that needs closer scrutiny is that we have tended to talk about ‘farmers’ as a homogeneous group. This survey shows they are far from that.

J UST over 40% of New Zealand’s growers and farmers fail to see much value in using digital technology to run their businesses – and only 24% rate their knowledge of digital tools as “good to Agritechexcellent”.NZchief executive Brendan O’Connell says these and other results from the first comprehensive survey across horticulture, dairy, sheep and beef and arable farmers have proven surprising – though not necessarily all are as concerning as the 40% figure may indicate. “You can equally say there are 60% of the sector who do lean towards the adoption of digital technologies,” says O’Connell. “The thing that needs closer scrutiny is that we have tended to talk about ‘farmers’ as a homogeneous group. This survey shows they are far from that.” With its distinct farmer-grower groups split into six categories, the survey goes a step further to classify their attitudes to digital uptake as one of six profiles – traditionalist, conservative, pressured, pragmatist, persuadable andSheep/sheeptrailblazers.and beef/beef farmers are far and away most likely to be numbered among the “traditionalists”, and comprise 58% of that category. Typically, members of this group have low appetite for change, and are happy with what they have always done in the traditional farmingO’Connellsense.says it is not entirely surprising to find a high portion of farmers falling into the “traditional” attitude category. “People often do not go farming because they have a great interest in technology and digital tools; it’s often for many other reasons. It also pays to look at the level of ‘pragmatists’, which have a high portion of all sectors’ farmers in them.

“We are already talking to groups involved in farm extension wanting to know how to approach particular segments.”

Nutiani pushes behind the scenes for Fonterra’s strategy

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Dairy farmers’ propensity for adopting digital tech is highlighted by their dominance of the two most innovative groups. They account for a third of the farmer types in the trailblazing group, and a further 28% of those in the “persuadable” group, that is those who are reasonably motivated to adopt technology, and who see fewer barriers than others.Asagroup, 70% of dairy farmers agree that the digital tech available adds significant value to theirThisoperations.compares with an average of 59% across all groups, and 48% for sheep and beef. Almost 80% of arable farmers also agree with that statement.Perhapssurprisingly, the survey found internet connectivity does not necessarily dictate farmers’ attitudes to digital tech. The rating for internet connectivity fails to be a significant impactor on adoption rate for all six of the agritech types. “We did find that all the trailblazers had a high proportion of satellite connections, and that if people really wanted to be online, they could get the internet. But even if you had perfect connectivity, it would not necessarily drive greater adoption levels,” O’Connell says. The “entry point” digital tech for farmers is proving to be in areas of business and animal management for about 70% of them. The areas of lowest uptake of digi-tech are for water irrigation, crop, and effluent management at 28%, 27% and 12% respectively.

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Professor Wendy Nelson is New Zealand’s pre-eminent seaweed expert and NIWA’s programme leader for marine biological resources, Wendy is an expert on seaweed from the Kermadecs to the Sub Antarctic. She shares her expertise in this podcast.

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We have seen how seaweed has been developed to help reduce methane emissions in cows which could be a very useful step (particularly for feedlot cattle).

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This is certainly not the only use that has been found for this wonderful resource as it has a plethora of other uses including products made from its waste. One of these is nanocellulose.

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What is the name of the NZ-native seaweed that they will use for animal supplements? 2 Where in NZ this technology already in production? When do they expect the Ocean Beach facility to be completed? Where is most of the produced supplement expected to be exported to?

1 Peaks and troughs for returns this year are quite different to last year’s levels. Can you give examples of what may have influenced this year’s results?

We have touched on seaweed and its uses in previous AginED issues and explained its value for Agriculture, including research on methane reduction in cattle using supplements that contain seaweed. A land based aquaculture farm will start construction later this year. It will produce nearseaweedsupplementsmethane-reducingfromnativeNZatOceanBeachBluffinSouthland.

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2 Looking at the 5-year average when were returns at their highest 3 The store lamb market has gained strength in the last few weeks with some stronger contracts offered. Weather conditions throughout New Zealand have been trying with some areas experiencing droughtlike periods followed by heavy rain which created flooding, slips and general chaos. Given this, it is thought that there are likely a good number of lambs still on farm after not being sent to market at their usual time. Why do you think that farmers have held on to stock for longer this year? (In particular those that have been hit with inclement weather events).

What is nanocellulose used for? 2 What was the award that Agrisea recently won? What is nanocellulose usually derived from? The product that Agrisea and Scion scientists have developed is made from seaweed and ? What is the difference between these two resources? 5 What other products does Agrisea make? 6 Who are Scion and what do they do?

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How many words containing three or more letters can you make from nanocellulose? There are several words with 9 or 10 letters to be made from this word, can you make one?

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1 What is another name for seaweed? 2 What is one of the most common seaweed in NZ? 3 How many species of seaweed do we have in NZ? 4 What numbers of food additives are actually seaweed based? What are some uses of alginates? Are there any threats to seaweed? What is probably the largest risk?

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4 If this theory is correct and there are larger portions of lambs that are still to hit the market, what would you expect returns to do between now and Christmas? Would this differ from previous year’s patterns? If so, outline why you think there will be differences. North Island medium male store lamb ($/kg)

1 Looking at the medium male store lamb graph when did prices peak last year? 2 When were prices at their lowest in 2021? 3 When were returns at their highest (so far) this year? 4 When were returns in 2022 at their lowest?

The proposed ecopark is expected to produce supplements for up to 15,000 cattle. A goal of being able to produce supplements for up to 1 million cattle has been set. Given these figures how many ecoparks would need to be running in order to achieve this? Methane production in cattle is thought to be reduced by what percentage using Asparagopsis?

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HEADING FOR a career path is never easy. Often it’s very hard to choose what you might want to do, especially when you don’t know much about what different jobs/careers involve. the next two years rural schools will have a chance to find out more about careers in health. find out more head to are health careers being promoted in rural schools? Who is funding this campaign? some research - other than GP (General Practitioner) work what other careers are there in the medical field? Can you name five? do you think rural regions find it harder to gain and retain health professionals? you think that this programme is a good way to address those issues? why

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Rakaia 113 McKays Road Tender 195.11 ha - When quality counts 'The Willows' presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a quality farm in one of Mid Canterbury's most tightly held and premier farming areas. Held in the same family for over 100 years, the sale is a unique offering of a generational farm. A 195.11 ha irrigated intensive arable farm unit which features highly productive Rakaia and Templeton soils. Soils of this quality together with an efficient irrigation system enable growing a diverse range of specialist high value and yielding crops including yams, flower bulb's, small seeds and cereals plus lamb finishing. The farm demonstrates above average reliable yields with the ability to take production to another level. 4 3 2 Tender closes 12.00pm, Wed 21st Sep, 2022 (unless sold prior), Property Brokers Ashburton View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AR85829 Greg Jopson M 027 447 4382

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Kihikihi, Te Awamutu 0 Allen Road

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It’s hard to find bare land this close to town and offering enviable contour with prime elevated building sites which won’t disappoint.

With just over 40 hectares of flat to gentle-rolling pasture and just minutes from town, we have no doubt that this exciting new listing will be of interest to anyone looking to secure quality land in a highly sought-after location.

• Majority of land is flat to gentle rolling • Located just 7km from Te Awamutu township Good fertilizer history • No building covenants

First Time on Market for 90 years

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Two Dwellings on 100 Acres Quality home, outstanding infrastructure and amazing •contour.40.4686 hectares in two titles Quality 4-bedroom home set on mature grounds A second well maintained 3-5 bedroom home • Modern cowshed and numerous support buildings A rare opportunity to secure a highly fertile farm with the added advantage of location and infrastructure, allowing a wide range of possible land uses to be explored. For those wanting more land, the adjoining 45 hectare and 20 hectare blocks are also for sale and can also be purchased.

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For Sale Deadline: Closes Thursday 6th Oct, 1pm (unless sold prior) View Wednesday 14 Sept, 11am - 1pm. Wednesday 21 Sept, 11am - 1pm. Wednesday 28 Sept, 11am - 1pm. Please register on the day at the cowshed located at 110 Allen 40.4686hablueribbonharcourts.co.nz/property/OH9629Road.

For Sale Deadline: Closes Thursday 6th Oct, 1pm (unless sold prior) View Wednesday 14 Sept, 11am - 1pm. Wednesday 21 Sept, 11am - 1pm. Wednesday 28 Sept, 11am - 1pm. Please register on the day at the cowshed located at 110 Allen 20.2343hablueribbonharcourts.co.nz/property/OH9625Road.

• 20.2343 hectares (50 acres) Fenced into nine paddocks with a central race

Kihikihi, Te Awamutu 102 Allen Road

Kihikihi, Te Awamutu 102/110 Allen Road

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OUR MOBS HAVE BEEN BOXED UP HALLMARK + WAITERENUI 2022 COMBINED YEARLING BULL SALE 50 BULLS TO BE AUCTIONED AT WAITERENUI ANGUS, RAUKAWA, HASTINGS FRIDAY 1PM, 23RD SEPTEMBER Enquiries and inspection welcome. Contact Kevin or Megan FRIEL ph: (06) 376 4543 625 Jackson Road, kev.meg.co@xtra.co.nzwww.mtmableangus.co.nzKumeroa625JacksonRoad,Kumeroakev.meg.co@xtra.co.nzwww.mtmableangus.co.nz5thAnnualYearlingBullSalethAnnualYearlingBullSaleMonday19thSeptember2022 ● TB Status C10 ● Herd completely free of known genetic defects ● Renowned for great temperament ● Three year comprehensive guarantee Top quality bulls bred for NZ Farmers ● BVD Tested Clear, BVD and 10 in 1 Vaccinated ● Calving ease, moderate birth weight bulls suitable to mate 1 or 2 year old heifers or cows ● Breedplan Recorded 58th HerefordAnnualBullSaleWednesday28thSeptember2022,12noon ON FARM - LUNCHEON PROVIDED 660 Ngaroma Rd, 26km off SH3, Sth East of Te Awamutu. Also available online on 33 TOP YEARLING BULLS & 69 2-YEAR OLD BULLS Full EBV details in catalogue. Bulls ideal for Beef & Dairy. Sound bulls with exceptional temperament. Selection of Short Gestation & Low Birth Weights. Free local delivery or grazing till 1st Nov. Payment 20th Oct KELVIN & CYNTHIA PORT P: 07 872 2628 • M: 022 648 2417 E: ROBERTWeb:kelvin@bushydowns.co.nzwww.bushydowns.co.nz&MARIANPORT•P:07872 2715 PRELIMINARY NOTICE OPAWA DOWNS ON FARM CATTLE SALE 260 Rutherford Road, Albury South TuesdayCanterbury4thOctober, 2022 Commencing 11am 70 18 Mth Simmental & Hereford/Friesian x Mixed Sex Cattle 190 Ylg Simmental/Hereford & Simmental/ Angus x Steers 90 Ylg Simmental/Hereford & Simmental/ Angus x Heifers 120 Ylg Simmental/Hereford x Bulls 20 Ylg Hereford Heifers 120 Ylg Simmental/Friesian & Hereford/ Friesian x Mixed Sex Cattle Total: 610 C10 Status. Full details in this paper 26th September or go to Agonline.co.nz Enquiries to: David & Jayne Timperley (Vendors) 03 685 5785 or 027 437 5881 Cameron Gray (PGGW) 027 494 0572 Helping grow the country 39 Livestock FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022Livestock 39 HerefordsHerepuruStation 53 years of breeding Priscilla, Bill, Cheyne & Shannon Paki 027 322 252 or 027 948 5345 Email:ANNUALherepurustation.ltd@outlook.comONFARMSALE40 two-year-old bulls for sale Bred for low birth weight, calving ease and quiet temperament. T.B and BVD clear and vaccinated. Wednesday 28th September at 11.30am Cnr Manawahe & Herepuru Rds, Manawahe, RD4, Whakatane LK0113106©

SALE TALK A young lady fresh out of high school gets pregnant with twins outside of marriage and decides to give them up for adoption. After going through the possible options one of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain. They name him Juan. Years later, Juan manages to find his birth parents’ details. Excitedly, he sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she is filled with emotion and rushes over to show her husband. Looking at the picture together, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. He responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Amal.”. 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! If you’ve got a joke you want to share with the farming community (it must be something you’d share with your grandmother...) then email us at: saletalk@agrihq.co.nz with Sale Talk in the subject line and we’ll print it and credit it to you. Conditions apply

JustBetterBeef” “ Visitors always welcome. For all enquiries, contact: Sam LeCren M: 027 474 9989 E: sam@takapoto.co.nz Andy Transom, PGGW M: 027 596 514 Our bulls are purpose bred for Calving Ease and short gestation 41 YEARLING BULLS FOR SALE Our bulls are proven for mating with heifers and MA cows BVD free and vaccinated TB free C10 Structurally guaranteed 7th Annual Yearling Bull Sale – FRIDAY, 23 RD SEPTEMBER 2022 1:00 PM AT 43 FINLAY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE – viewing of bulls from 11:00 AM Follow Takapoto Angus on Facebook www.takapoto.co.nz O N L I N E B I D D I N G AVA I L A B L E HEREFORD 11 Y R C L O S E D H E R D & FA R M 11th Annual Bull Sale - Monday 19th September 2022th Sept 1358 Buckland Road - Cambridge - Undercover - 12 Noon 65 Grass fed Hereford Yearling Bulls - Approx 470kg l/w ave. Suitable for cowsed ave. cows Bred for medium birth weight, calving ease and temperament. Riparian Services. Light luncheon & drinks provided. Signposted from Mobil Karapiro. SH1 FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT: VENDORS: HELEN & CHARLIE LEA - 07 827 6868 OR 021 833 221. info@ratanuifarm.co.nz BRENT BOUGEN - 027 210 4698 GARETH PRICE - 0274 777 310 ANDREW FINDLAY - 027 273 4808 STOCKRosswww.dyerlivestock.co.nzDyer0274333381REQUIRED EWES WITH LAF STORE LAMBS 37 43kg 1YR ANGUS STEERS 270 330kg 2YR ANG & ANGX STEERS 430 550kg 2YR ANG & ANGX HEIFERS 380 440kg 1YR FRSN BULLS 200 270kg 2YR FRSN BULLS 450 520kg E info@rdlfinance.co.nz A Financing Solution For Your Farm hillcroftangus hillcroftangus.co.nzHillcroft 1-21 pictured, son of Stern 18711 Fraser Crawford 07 828 5755 • 0272 85 95 87 Malcolm Crawford 07 828 5709 • 0274 721 050 32 Angus 2yr olds 95 Angus yearling 38 Hereford 2yr olds OUR TOP YEARLINGS, SELECTED FOR CALVING EASE, LOW BIRTH, AND GROWTH FROMSEPTMONDAY19TH,11.30AM Check out Poll Dorset NZ on Facebook LK0112874© 40 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022 Livestock40 Advertisewithus Call Andrea 027 602 4925

Wednesday 21st September 2022 100 REGISTERED BULLS SELL! 40 COMMERCIAL HEIFERS SELL! * Fertility tested * Carcass Scanned * HD50K’d for parentage and higher accuracy * Very good temperment * Grown well to breed heifers or cows * C10, BVD tested and Vaccinated CALL FOR A CATALOGUE OR TO VIEW BULLS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE Mark, Sherrie and Jake Stokman Phone 07 333 2446 Mark 027 640 4028, Sherrie 027 499 7692, Jake 027 787 4008 Email: SaleFacebook:mtkiwi@farmside.co.nzStokmanAngusFarmLocation:1708TeKopiaRoad,WaikiteValleyRotorua 2022 STOKMAN ANGUS YEARLING SALE THE STOKMAN BULL . . . Can’t make it on Sale Day? We work with BIDR, so you can bid from a location convenient to you. Average EBV’s on our Sale Bulls NZAverageBreed Calv Ease +6.1 +1.8 Gestation Lgth -6.3 -4.3 Birth Weight +2.8 +4.1 200 Day +50 +42 600 Day +117 +101 Cow Wt +90 +88 IMF +1.8 +1.1 $PRO +165 +112 2021 Yearling prices ranged BETWEEN $1800 - $2400 Average Weight BETWEEN 400kg - 500kg Low Birth Weight SUITABLE FOR HEIFERS AND COWS 115 YEARS OF BREEDING Fastest growing breed in the world HIGH MARBLING AND HIGH YEILDING BEST TASTING BEEF Low Birth Weight SUITABLE FOR HEIFERS AND COWS ALL BULLS PEDIGREE AND PERFORMANCE RECORDED FRIDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2022 1.00PM at 45 Maungahina Road, off Castle Point Road, Masterton, NZ SALE WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED VIA BIDR • CONTACT CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK 25 x Registered Hereford Yearlings • 25 x Registered Speckle Park Yearlings facebook.com/maungahina E: mark.maungahina@xtra.co.nz MAUNGAHINA.CO.NZ Maungahinastud ESTB. 1907 SPECKLE PARK HEREFORD Photos of sale bulls available online at WWW.MAUNGAHINA.CO.NZ Y earling B ull S ale DEREK HAYWARD M: 027 226 6686 E: derek.premier@farmside.co.nz Auction Livestream Auctioneer Kelly Higgins 027 600 2374 Stud Stock Services Bruce Orr 027 492 2122 Speckle Park & Murray Grey Bull Sale 29 SEPTEMBER 2022, 12 NOON 400 Brunskill Road, Cambridge 25 SPECKLE PARK BULLS 10 MURRAY GREY BULLS Add value to your calves LK0113097© HEREFORDSRIVERTON 31ST ANNUAL SALE FORDELL, WANGANUI THURSDAY 22 SEPT – 12 NOON 36 TWO-YEAR BULLS 110 YEARLING BULLS Hybrid auction on MIKE0800CRANSTONEEZICALVE PGGW - KEITH WILSHER 027 596 5143 NZFL - MALCOLM COOMBE 027 432 6104 www.ezicalve.co.nz THE CHOICE IS 30 TWO-YEAR-OLD BULLS 90 YEARLING BULLS Tuesday 27 Sept, 12 noon On-farm auction, Marton or buy online with WILLIAM MORRISON 027 640 www.ezicalve.co.nzardofarm@xtra.co.nz1166 NZ’s Best Dairy-Beef Bulls MATING HEIFERS OR DAIRY COWS? LK0112760© 41 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022Livestock 41

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• BW 152 PW 187 RA 90% • Herd tested 13th September 2022 • Milk solid 355m/s & 174 SCC 9yr AVG • Friesian 60% Crossbred 40% • BVD tested, Lepto Vaccinated, TB Status C10

CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK AGENT: Pat Sheely 027 496 Vaughanpat.sheely@carrfields.co.nz0153OURVENDOR:Jensen0272759006VIEWOURCATALOGUEAT www.carrfieldslivestock.co.nz

6th ANNUAL SERVICE BULL AUCTION DELAYED PAYMENTS TO 12TH JANUARY 2023 A/c PIQUET HILL FARMS LTD Date: Wednesday 14th September 2022 Address: 887 Te Akau Road, Te Akau (west of Huntly) Start Time: (undercover,11:30amlunchprovided) will be available for online bidding

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• BW 241 PW 347 LW 355 Herd Tested, A2/ A2 Tested • 22nd August herd test – 1.72KG/MS/COW –SCC 61,000 • BWs up to 361, PWs up to 724 (60 x Cows with PWs above 400) • Breed breakdown – 25 % Fri, 35 % Fri X, 25 % Jer X, 15 % Jer • TB CM – The cows are BVD Bulk Milk tested and Lepto Vaccinated AUCTIONEERS NOTE: Due to a robust selection, this will be one of the highest offerings they have presented. Selected from local established Te Awamutu herds. Cows calved from May onward. Once cows are sold the whole farm will be planted in Young,maize.all sound, these cows will be presented in optimum condition for mating. Annual buyers have confidence in the standard of cows being offered. All breeds to suit all buyers and can select A2A2 cows PAYMENT TERMS: Payment is 20th October 2022 – deliveries immediate to suit trucking CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK AGENTS: Ben Deroles 027 702 mike.mckenzie@carrfields.co.nzben.deroles@carrfields.co.nz4196MikeMcKenzie0276741149

PAYMENT TERMS: Payment due 12th January 2023, $50 price reduction if delivery before Friday 23rd September 2022 Free grazing to the 25th November if required CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK AGENT: Jack Kiernan 027 823 2373 jack.kiernan@carrfields.co.nzOURVENDORS:WillJackson078254480or0277399939VIEWOURCATALOGUEAT www.carrfieldslivestock.co.nz

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MACHINERY: Small list of machinery to be sold at 11am prior to selling cows – list to follow. PAYMENT TERMS: Payment to be made within 14 days of the sale – 07th October 2022. Delivery Date: 23rd September 2022.

PAYMENT TERMS: Within 14 days of the sale. DELIVERY DATE: Sale day and the week following the sale. SPECIAL CONDITIONS At the vendors request, cows to be only single deck transported from sale. LIVESTOCK AGENT: Kelly Higgins 027 600 2374 E: kelly.higgins@carrfields.co.nz View our catalogues at www.carrfieldslivestock.co.nz Start time 12:00pm from 10:00am

JERSEY/XBRED HERD IN-MILK AUCTION A/c KM & CM O’DONOGHUE will be available for online bidding Date: Wednesday 21st September 2022 Address: 294 Totman Road, Tirau Start Time: 11:30am (undercover, luncheon COMPRISING:provided) 193 x Mainly Jersey & Jersey Cross Cows (90%) with the balance Crossbred & Friesian (10%) 60 x Spring born heifer calves – Expected Average BW DETAILS:253 • BW 192/49 & PW 208/64 • Recorded Ancestry 95% • Herd Tested prior to the auction • Milk Solids – 300 M/S & SCC 50,000 • Lepto and Salmonella Vaccinated • TB Status C10 • Shed drenched AUCTIONEERS NOTE: This closed herd has been owner bred for 35 years. The cows are very quiet and loved and are a credit to our vendors who are retiring from milking. CRV breeding has been used the entire time, resulting in a very well uddered and great dairy type cow. Very low SCC. Buy with confidence.

LONG ESTABLISHED 3 DIGIT CLOSED HERD IN-MILK AUCTION – 40 YEARS LIC A2 BREEDING OWNER MILKED A/c V Jenson Date: Friday 23rd September 2022 Address: 730 Waihi Whangamata Road, Waihi S/N 75912 Start Time: 11:00am Machinery – Cows after conclusion of Machinery will be available for online bidding

CLEARING SALE STRATFORD GROUP LTD 556 Pannetts Road, Ashburton Friday 30th September 2022 –

COMPRISING: 420 X QUALITY HILL COUNTRY BULLS DETAILS: • 100 X Hereford 2yr & 3yr • 100 X Angus 2yr & 3yr • 170 X Jersey 2yr & 3yr (several suitable for Heifer mating) • 20 X Friesian 2yr • 30 X Jersey 1yr All bulls are TB tested, BVD tested and inoculated & Pinkeye vaccinated. Option to lease bulls at 40% of the knock down price at the auction. Freight paid both ways on lease bulls only.

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Date: Thursday 22nd September 2022 Address: 972 Paterangi Road, Te Awamutu Start Time: 11:30am (undercover, luncheon COMPRISING:provided) 218 x Friesian & Friesian Cross and Jersey CrossDETAILS:Cows

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AUCTIONEERS NOTES: Friesian + Friesian Cross mixed aged in-milk herd. LIC sex semen A2. 40 year closed herd. Quiet, well conditioned capacity cows from challenging rolling contoured farm. System 2-3 low cost system – very quiet, well managed & milked by owner.

15TH ANNUAL IN-MILK AUCTION High Indexed – A2/A2 Cows Verified BW 241 PW 347 LW 355 A/c FINCH CONTRACTING will be available for online bidding

PREDICTABLE PROFITABLE PERFORMANCE GENETICS TE TAUMATA POLL HEREFORDS 33rd AnnuA rm Bull SA J une 7 2012 at 12pm To view our bull sale catalogue pictures of sale lots go freewww.tetaumata.co.nzto:DelIVerYBVDVACCIn POLL HEREFORDS Est. 1962 Beef Alistair CELEBRATING 50 YEARS HEREFORD BULLS FOR THE GroWTH & meAT m Give us a call to discuss your 2022 ram requirements Romney and Border Leicester Rams Alistair & Eileen McWilliam Ph 06 372 7861 or 027 455 0099 www.tetaumata.co.nz Te Taumata Genetics LK0113035© Resurgam Angus Yearling Angus Bull Sale [plus a selection of R2 bulls] Sean & Jodi Brosnahan – 386 Wainui Road, Ohope Friday 16th September 2022, 12pm For Further Inquiries: Sean & Jodi Brosnahan Waitangihia Station – 06 864 4468, 021 997 519 www.resurgamangus.comresurgamangus Brent Bougen - Auctioneer 027 210 4698 Shaun Bicknell - 027 221 1977 These R1 bulls are from NZ’s most remote farming area. They are truly station bred from hill country and are mainly NZ genetics. They are of impeccable temperament, soundness, type. 100% grass only – Closed herd. TB = C10. These bulls will be available for pre-sale inspection in Ohope, Thursday 8th September, 9-12pm. LK0113027© ECZEMA TOLERANT ROMNEYS RAMGUARD TESTING SINCE 1985 • 5 star rating • Bred on challenging hill country • Robust functional sheep that survive • Structurally sound • Selecting for parasite tolerance and less dags • No ewes worm drenched, dipped or vaccinated KEITH ABBOTT, RAGLAN 027 463 @waiteikaromneys9859 | www.waiteikaromneys.co.nz 43 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022Livestock 43 UPCOMING AUCTIONS - SEPTEMBER WAITANGI13-SEP ANGUS WAITANGI 88 X 1yr Angus Bulls REUBEN WRIGHT 027 284 6384 FOWLER FARMS 400HAWERAXMixed Breed Bulls BRENT ESPIN 027 551 3660 PIQUET14-SEPHILLS TE AKAU 300 X Mixed Breed Bulls JACK KIERNAN 027 823 2373 PUKETAHI16-SEP FARMS (W CRAIG) 400TARANAKIXMixedBreed Bulls COLIN DENT 027 646 8908 MT19-SEPMABLE ANGUS WOODVILLE 27 X 1yr Angus Bulls RHYS DACKERS 027 241 5564 HEREFORDS/ANGUSHILLCROFT NORTH WAIKATO 32 X 2yr Angus Bulls 95 X 1yr Angus Bulls 38 X 2yr Hereford Bulls CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN 0275 320253 O’DONOGHUECM21-SEP&AM 170In-MilkWAIKATOSaleJersey/Jerseyx Cows KELLY HIGGINS 027 600 2374 HEREFORDSHAUMOANA KAURI SALEYARDS 40 X 1yr Hereford Bulls PAUL420-500kgsCHAPMAN 021 242 7799 FINCH22-SEPCONTRACTING TE 230In-MilkAWAMUTUSaleXFrsn/Frsnx/Jrsy Cows BEN DEROLES 027 702 4196 VAUGHAN23-SEP JENSEN PAT160In-MilkWAIHISaleXFrsn/FrsnxSHEELY 027 496 0153 MAUNGAHINA STUD MASTERTON 20 X 1yr Speckle Park Bulls 25 X 1yr Hereford Bulls CHRIS MCBRIDE 027 565 1145 RIVERLEE26-SEP HEREFORD STUD RANGIWAHIA 60 X 2yr Hereford Bulls DAN WARNER 027 826 5768 CARRFIELDSLIVESTOCK.CO.NZ ® Contact your local Carrfields agent for more details. BULL POWER PLAN BUY NOW, PAY LATER OUR FLEXIBLE FINANCE SOLUTION FOR YOU Purchase as many service bulls as required Free up capital No up-front fees applicable *T&Cs apply Call Peter Heddell on 027 436 1388 35 Rugged 2-year-old Bulls Monday October 3rd – 1.30pm Open Day to view bulls: Tuesday September 27th from 1.00pm to 3.00pm Sandown 445 Deans Road, SH 72, Darfield Video of bulls on Glen R Angus Annual Bull Sale LK0113133© On-farm Auction & online

44 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022 Livestock44 HILL COUNTRY BORN AND BRED 2022 Private Sale Top Quality 17 month old bulls and yearling bulls on offer For more information contact: Mike Phillips M: 027 404 5943 Paradise Valley Murray Greys 375 Turitea Rd, RD 3, Otorohanga 3973 Herd Sire Paradise Valley Oshkosh (15 Months Old) STOCK WANTED Ph: 0800 827 455 Email: admin@byl.co.nz Website: www.byllivestock.co.nz "MAXIMISING YOUR RETURN THROUGH PERSONAL LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT" 220kg+ & 380kg+ Friesian Bulls R1 & R2 Beef/Beef X Steers & Heifers 130kg Autumn Born Friesian Bulls 150+ x 100kg min. Frs Bulls. Oct delivery.$550 150+ x 100kg min. Frs Bulls. Mid Nov del.$530 150+ x 100kg min. Frs Bulls. Mid Dec del.$500 Richard Seavill, Ph: 021 169 8276 Chris Kyle, Ph: 027 496 7412 or Harrison Levien, Ph: 027 496 7410 STOCK FOR SALE LK0112892© Ph 03 614 3759 Email shrimptons@farmside.co.nz www.shrimptonshillherefords.co.nzLot1,2022supportingmeattheneed “Our bulls will give you MORE DAYS IN MILK, so why use long gestation Herefords?” 180 R2 Registered Short Gestation Herefords at auction Exclusive supplier of SGL Hereford semen to LIC Bull Sale Date: September 28, 2022 – 12pm Sale Venue: 427 Cannington Road, Cave Sale catalogues are available early September from: John and Liz McKerchar, Shrimpton’s Hill Herefords, Cave, South Canterbury Alan & Catherine Donaldson P: (07) 896 6714 E: agcsdonaldson@gmail.com www.pukenuiangus.co.nz Find us on Facebook BULL SALE ANGUS MONDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2022 AT 1:30PM ON-FARM BULL SALE VENUE: 303 River Road, SH 43, Taumarunui All sale bulls are BVD/Lepto/10 in 1 vaccinated. 25 CALVING EASE Bulls FOR SALE BLACK RIDGE ANGUS STUD On-Farm Bull Sale Monday 26th September 2022, 11am Offering 30 quality Yearling Angus Bulls SIRE BULLS: Te Mania Buff 314, Stokman South Dakota N226, Murchison Powerhouse N282, Black Ridge Hero Q004, Kaharau Jonah P343 On Farm 675 Taringamotu e:InspectionPaddockTAUMARUNUIRdviewingfrom9amwelcome:DEAN&TERESASHERSONp:078967211m:0276902033blackridgeangus@outlook.comLikeandFindusonFacebook TAUMARUNUI YEARLING BULL SALE DAY Calving Ease Bulls • Monday 26th September • Black Ridge 11.00 AM • Puke-Nui 1.30PM We’re farmersweekly.co.nzonline

Comprising: 60 Holstein Friesian Yearling Heifers Avg BW 129 PW 157 Our vendors farm is on the market so a decision has been made to sell the 60 best yearling heifers before mating. The herd consistently produces in excess of 600/ms/cow and is predominantly bred from overseas genetics with some NZ to compare. Owen had focused on BV percentages on young genomic bulls without extreme stature and good type when selecting sires. Capacious cows with great udders are a feature when you walk through this herd. This is a great opportunity to purchase heifers that on genomics are amongst the top in the country. An open day to view the heifers and where possible their dam is being held on Thursday 29th September on farm at 11.00am. Catalogue available on AgOnline & Bidr including photos of every animal. Andrew Reyland 027 223 7092 Bridson 027 458 2775 Jamie Cunningham 027 583 3533 Craig Robertson (WWS) 027 747 2877 well-bred be used with confidence in mating program. Most are G3 profiled so, their offspring can be fully recorded as replacement heifers. you are looking for bulls from high BW - NZ bred cow families that have supplied numerous sons to AI - or overseas genetics that have proven conformation and production traits needed in a higher input system, won’t be disappointed when you look through this Bulls are predominately owner bred/reared & will come forward in excellent order. These bulls give you different options at mating time & would be great running with a non-cycling herd & condensing the calving Visitpattern.Agonline for more details. Enquiries: Andrew Reyland 027 223 7092 Jamie Cunningham 027 584 3534 61ST NATIONAL FRIESIAN BULL SALE Thursday 22 September 11.30am | Te Awamutu Saleyards Comprising: 10 2yr & 18 month Bulls

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3534 99TH NATIONAL JERSEY BULL SALE Upcoming Auctions TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 11.30am Piquet Hills Bull Sale 12pm Totaranui Angus Yearling Bull Sale 12pm Waitangi Angus Yearling Bull Sale 12pm Cambridge Calf Sales THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 12pm Mangaotea Bull Sale & Charity Auction 12.30pm Kairaumati Herefords Annual Bull Sale FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 1pm Thames Valley Bull Sale 1pm Mahuta Herefords Annual Bull Sale MONDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 11.30am Hillcroft Angus & Hereford Bull Sale 12pm Mt Mable Angus Yearling Bull Sale 7pm Canterbury PGW - Dairy Heifer Sale Regular Livestream coverage of eight North Island Saleyards. bidr.co.nz Wednesday 14 September 10.30am WAITARA STATION, Te Pohue Lloyd & Sonya Holloway 185 R1yr Angus Steers 35 R1yr Angus Heifers These are a quality line of October/ November born Tarangower bred Angus Cattle with fantastic temperament that are farmed up to 4000ft above sea level. • 65 R2yr Hereford Friesian Heifers TB status: C1 Enquiries: Sam Wright 027 247 9035 Helping grow the country STORTFORD LODGE LK0113078© Freephone 0800 10 22 www.pggwrightson.co.nz76 Helping grow the country Thursday 22nd September | 7pm Unique opportunity to pick up some much sort after Semen which is hard to find. ListStillFriesian-Jersey-Ayrshire-XBred.takingentriesforthissale.ofbullsupnextweekorcheck www.Bidr.co.nz Enquiries: Andrew Reyland 027 223 7092 Jamie Cunningham 027 584 3534 DAIRY SEMEN BIDR SALE “What’s going on with the scanning result - it’s down again. And what about these ewes that are scanned in lamb, why so many dry ones at weaning??” “Ewe losses are so much higher than the neighbour? and ewe condition is lower than it should be.” “I am feeding really well, why is the weaning weight not improving??” “I only get a few clinical FE cases.... maybe there are more affected than I thought?” Sound familiar? Maybe it’s time to invest in FE Gold Rams If you want the best, buy the best www.fegold.co.nz GENETICS you can TRUST 45 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022Livestock 45

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Freephone 0800 10 22 76 | www.pggwrightson.co.nz Helping grow the country Key: Dairy Cattle Sheep Other Wednesday 14 September 11.30am | Morrinsville Saleyards Comprising: 70 Friesian/Friesian X Spring Calved Cows BW 175 PW 198. Due to a change in farming policy our vendors are reducing cow numbers & selling a genuine cross section of their herd. The herd consistently produces in excess of 550 ms/cow & will come forward in great order. Cows are currently producing 2.2ms/day. Vendors are offering a 20th October delayed payment and for purchases outside the region cows can go back to vendors until transport is sorted (South Island). TB C10 & EBL free. Profile of sale cows available on AgOnline or Enquiries:Bidr. Chris Ryan 027 243 1078 Andrew Reyland 027 223 7092 IN-MILK HIGH INDEXING & PRODUCTION FRSN/FRSN X GENUINE SPRING CALVED COWS Tuesday 4th October | 7pm

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With high returns in the slaughter and store markets bringing some late-season cheer, many involved in the winter trade game are anticipating prices to follow last year’s trends – but there are some interesting dynamics to be aware of. FORESTRYREPORTS Subscribe from only $100 per agrihq.co.nz/our-industry-reportsmonth See thewoodthefortrees Be across domestic & international markets by subscribing to NZ’s most authoritative forestry analysis. Mel Croad MARKETS Beef and lamb

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The soaring slaughter market has also underpinned two-year store steer prices across the country, much to the delight of vendors.However, it still hasn’t bought numbers out in the droves that many have expected, potentially due to wet conditions slowing onfarmTheactivities.otherkey mover has been the lamb market. After ﬂat-lining at a touch over $8.00/kg across the country in May, prices started to gather weekly momentum and are now ranging between $9.50/kg and $9.60/kg.Thisisthe highest lamb indicator price achieved for the month of September (outside of contracts) with prices sitting just shy of all-time record levels achieved last October. There are expectations that slaughter prices will push higher over the next few weeks. Many in the winter trade game are simply anticipating prices to follow last year’s trends. However, there are some interesting dynamics to be aware of that suggest that the majority of the recent upside in lamb prices is a function of procurement competition – which is interesting, given the theory that there are still plenty of lambs left for processing between now andAveragemid-October.exportvalues for lamb are holding a slight advantage over this time last year but a lot of that comes down to currency beneﬁts. Exporters have been noting for some time that market weakness is becoming more widespread, with growing resistance to the current high prices for lamb.

HILE winter might be hanging on for much longer than everyone would like, high returns in the store and slaughter markets have made it slightly more bearable. In many cases slaughter prices have pushed into record territory, and this has occurred much earlier in the season than normal. The late winter charge for beef has been led by local trade. AgriHQ data shows that local trade prices nationally have risen between 40c/kg and 70c/kg since July.Before covid, a late winter rally from local trade was common – it would set the market alight and see export prime prices promptly follow suit. But it’s been off the radar for the past two years, with markets in disarray through winter 2020 and much of us in lockdown 2.0 in August last year. This year, factoring in a run to Christmas void of any covid lockdowns has seen local trade demand spike. We are returning to the norm of securing enough beef to satisfy consumer demand as seasonal weather conditions improve. Export prime prices have remained competitive with local trade – a process made easier by healthy export margins and a supportive NZD. AgriHQ’s pricing indicators for North Island local trade and export prime lifted to $6.75/kg and $6.70/kg respectively last week.This is the highest these indicators have ever been, surpassing the previous record set in October last year. Slaughter prices in the South Island have also moved higher and have broken into record territory, albeit 20c-30c/kg behind North Island prices.

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A swing to a more negative global economic environment is also a Despitefactor.the changing bigger global picture for lamb, those still keen to do one last trade have been forced to pay up for store lambs in recent weeks. This has been especially evident within the competitive environment of the saleyards, where prices have regularly breached the $5/kgLW mark. This is completely linked to the higher slaughter prices and reducing store lamb availability. But time is ticking for these store lambs to reach ﬁnishing weights before slaughter prices start their seasonal descent. Scratching out a slim margin should still be possible, but it will only eventuate if space is already locked and loaded at a processing plant.

2-year traditional steers, 415-475kg 3.47-3.60

Yearling exotic heifers, 267-309kg 3.23-3.43

Boner Friesian cows, 452-560kg 2.22-2.40 Prime lambs, all 136-158 Matawhero | September 2 | 43 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime ewes, all 156-181 Prime lambs, all 179-205 Matawhero | February 6 | 774 cattle $/kg or $/hd

2-year dairy-beef heifers, second cuts, 324-474kg 3.13-3.21

Yearling Friesian bulls, 242-245kg 3.35-3.43

2-year Angus heifers, 371-400kg 3.29-3.32

Frankton | September 7 | 388 cattle $/kg or $/hd 2-year heifers, 304-400kg 3.22-3.32

Yearling dairy-beef steers, 260kg average 3.58

Store cattle headed off to North Island yards in volume as the start of spring ticked over and farmers looked to take advantage of strong auction prices. Expectations have been high due to a very strong lead-up and early spring sale results, and for the most part these were met. But another round of wet and cold weather did mean that demand notably tapered off at sales once the main pens and annual draft lines had their time, and that left a few vendors not quite satisfied with their day out. In contrast, the main South Island cattle sale at Temuka was cancelled due to a lack of numbers.

Yearling beef-cross steers, 258-266kg 3.38-3.41

Yearling dairy-beef steers, 209-239kg, tops 3.88-4.00

Prime dairy-beef bulls, 513-710kg 3.48-3.52

Prime ewes, good to very good 153-180

Yearling beef-cross steers, 235-281kg 3.40-3.52

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2-year traditional steers, 360-440kg 3.71-3.85

Frankton | September 6 | 429 cattle $/kg or $/hd 2-year Simmental-cross steers, 411-511kg 3.44-3.46 2-year dairy-beef heifers, 327-408kg 3.27-3.37

Prime ewes, very heavy, tops 235-262

2-year Hereford heifers, VIC Hereford, 363-418kg 990-1240

Prime ewes, very heavy, average 202-209

2-year traditional steers, 516-546kg 3.64-3.73

Stortford Lodge | September 5 | 1900 sheep $/kg or $/hd

Yearling dairy-beef heifers, 185-214kg 3.15-3.24

Stortford Lodge | September 7 | 511 cattle, 3214 sheep $/kg or $/hd

Prime ewes, heavy 185-198

Taranaki | September 7 | 895 cattle $/kg or $/hd

2-year Angus steers, 429-446kg 3.73-3.79

Prime lambs, heavy 215-237

47 Saleyard Weekly saleyards Kaikohe | September 7 | 300 cattle $/kg or $/hd Store beef-cross cows 2.45 2-year beef-cross steers 3.20-3.30 2-year beef-cross heifers 3.15-3.20 Aut-born yearling Friesian bulls 3.42 Yearling dairy-beef heifers 3.33 Weaner dairy-beef steers 3.50-3.60 Wellsford | September 5 | 597 cattle $/kg or $/hd MA traditional cows, run with bull, 419-510kg 2.64-2.69 2-year Angus-Friesian steers, 310-377kg 915-1210 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 347-550kg 3.22-3.35 2-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 360-374kg 3.36-3.45 2-year dairy-beef heifers, 340-431kg 3.23-3.32 Pukekohe | September 3 $/kg or $/hd Yearling beef-cross heifers, medium 820-940 Yearling beef-cross heifers, light 440-680 Weaner whiteface steers, 102-105kg 6.22-6.37 Weaner beef-cross heifers, 90-97kg 300-525 Prime steers, 480-790kg 3.29-3.40 Prime traditional heifers, 533-576kg 3.00-3.37 Boner cows 2.02-2.21 Prime lambs, all 140-180 Tuakau | September 1 | 484 cattle $/kg or $/hd 2-year dairy-beef steers, 350-450kg 3.29-3.54 2-year dairy-beef heifers, 350-420kg 2.98-3.45

Boner Friesian heifers, 412-416kg 2.62-2.74

Rangiuru | September 6 | 291 cattle, 39 sheep $/kg or $/hd Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 199kg 4.12

Yearling exotic bulls, 255-329kg 3.34-3.45

Yearling dairy-beef steers, 250-350kg 3.30-4.06 Yearling dairy-beef heifers, 250-350kg 2.90-3.54 Tuakau | September 5 | 1077 sheep $/kg or $/hd Store lambs, medium-good 100-129 Prime ewes, all 90-182 Prime lambs, medium-heavy 150-228 Tuakau | September 7 | 320 cattle $/kg or $/hd Prime steers, 500-700kg 3.55-3.68 Prime heifers, 440-540kg 3.40-3.65 Boner cows, 420-600kg 1.98-2.48

Yearling dairy-beef heifers, 225-238kg 3.20-3.28 Prime heifers, 473-555kg 3.42-3.50

Yearling dairy-beef heifers, 191-269kg 620-895

Prime lambs, very heavy 241-244

Prime dairy-beef heifers, 441-492kg 3.30-3.40 Boner Friesian cows, 490-556kg 2.21-2.33

Yearling Friesian bulls, 292-335kg 3.25-3.32

Yearling Angus-Simmental steers, 274kg 3.92

2-year traditional heifers, 464-480kg 3.35-3.38

2-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 372-512kg 3.31-3.45

Yearling traditional steers, 235kg average 4.01

2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 397-560kg 3.44-3.66

Yearling Hereford bulls, 295-295kg 4.21-4.23 Yearling top Hereford bulls, 187kg 4.55

Yearling traditional heifers, 230kg average 3.61

320-458kg 3.00-3.21 2-year beef-cross heifers, 345-390kg 2.70-2.97 Yearling beef-cross steers, 143-273kg 2.93-3.98 Yearling dairy-beef heifers, 173-260kg 2.10-2.41 Weaner Hereford bulls, 124-165kg 600-645 Weaner Hereford heifers, 124-160kg 480-520 Coalgate | September 1 | 224 cattle, 1681 sheep $/kg or $/hd 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 401-428kg 3.36-3.39 Yearling Murray Grey-Friesian heifers, 206-216kg 3.19-3.30 Prime beef-cross steers, 570-705kg 3.58-3.64 Prime heifers, 434-595kg 3.37-3.50 Boner Friesian cows, 559kg 2.46 Store lambs, heavy 160-175 Store lambs, medium 136-153 Prime ewes, most 126-240 Prime lambs, most 166-231 TALLY UP saleyard volume of store cattle has increased and at Feilding recently over 1200 were penned, including these yearling Murray Grey-Friesian heifers farmersweekly.co.nz/everydayfarmersweekly.co.nz We’re online NZ’s most trusted source of daily agricultural news and information is now a website.

2-year traditional steers, 368-578kg 3.55-3.76

2-year dairy-beef steers, 416-463kg 3.16-3.33

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Yearling traditional heifers, 190-246kg 3.56-3.75

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Store male lambs, heavy 198-216 Store male lambs, good 149-189 Store ewe lambs, heavy 192-228 Store ewe lambs, medium to good 150-190

2-year dairy-beef steers, 361-424kg 3.54-3.74 2-year traditional heifers, 368-451kg 3.58-3.66

MA Romney ewes & lambs, docked, WF lambs 139-142.5 Store male lambs, good-heavy 171-192 Store ewe lambs, medium-good 167-182 | September 5 | 37 cattle, 2862 sheep $/kg or $/hd Friesian cows, 420-628kg 2.26-2.41 ewes, all 120-186 male lambs, very heavy 220-259 mixed-sex lambs, very heavy 232-252 Prime mixed-sex lambs, heavy 195-218 Rongotea | September 6 $/kg or $/hd

Dannevirke | September 1 | 920 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime ewes, all 136-220 Store cryptorchid lambs, all 126-180 Store ewe lambs, all 126-170

48 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022 Markets48Stortford Lodge | September 7 | Continued $/kg or $/hd

Feilding | September 2 | 1239 cattle, 1981 sheep $/kg or $/hd

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49 Canterbury Park | September 6 | 583 cattle, 1443 sheep $/kg or $/hd 2-year Angus steers, 308-346kg 3.73-3.86 2-year other dairy heifers, 363-411kg 3.10-3.17 Yearling dairy-beef heifers, 243-252kg 3.57-3.70 Prime beef-cross steers, 575-650kg 3.61-3.76 Store ewe lambs, medium 128-143 Prime lambs, good 190-210 Prime ewes, good 167-188 Temuka | September 5 | 316 cattle, 2368 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 476-610kg 3.45-3.54 Prime Angus heifers, 457-535kg 3.27-3.40 Boner Friesian cows, 539-705kg 2.20-2.39 Boner Friesian heifers, 368-375kg 1.98-2.24 Store mixed-sex lambs, heavy 165-181 Store Halfbred mixed-sex lambs, heavy 179 Prime ewes, all 120-176 Prime mixed-sex lambs, all 160-239 Temuka | February 1 | 890 cattle $/kg or $/hd 2-year traditional steers, 394-489kg 3.55-3.61 2-year dairy-beef heifers, 318-421kg 3.21-3.38 Yearling traditional steers, 241-289kg 3.52-3.61 Yearling dairy-beef steers, 184-199kg 3.57-3.74 Yearling Friesian bulls, 230-299kg 3.30-3.41 Yearling Angus heifers, 211-258kg 3.53 Balclutha | September 7 | 111 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime ewes, all 110-180 Prime lambs, all 150-263 Prime rams, all 68-120 Store lambs 116 Charlton | September 1 | 263 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime ewes, all 70-232 Prime lambs, all 140-258 Store lambs, all 116-158 Lorneville | September 6 $/kg or $/hd Prime steers, 440-550kg 2.60-3.40 Prime heifers, 460-550kg 2.70-3.40 2-year Friesian steers, 570-630kg 1760-1960 2-year beef-cross heifers, 455-468kg 1330-1400 Store lambs, top 140-150 Prime ewes, good 200-240 Prime lambs, good 190-230 Feeder FranktonCalves|September 6 | 750 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, medium to good 60-195 Hereford-Friesian bulls, medium to good 120-255 Angus-Friesian bulls, medium to good 50-120 Simmental-Friesian bulls, good 290 Hereford-Friesian heifers, medium to good 50-140 Reporoa | September 1 | 266 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, medium to good 70-85 Black Hereford-Friesian bulls, medium to good 120-215 Red Hereford-Friesian bulls, medium to good 90-112 Exotic-cross bulls, good 112 Black Hereford-Friesian heifers, medium to good 55-140 Red Hereford-Friesian heifers, incl Angus-cross, good 60-65 Rongotea | September 6 $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls 50-150 Dairy-beef bulls 80-245 Charolais-cross bulls 180-210 Dairy-beef heifers 30-130 Simmental-cross heifers 100-240 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – September 12, 2022Markets 49 whatSee todaysold REPORTSEYELIVESTOCK Results from the saleyards, including per kilo prices for store lambs, delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe from only $35 per agrihq.co.nz/livestock-reportsmonth

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he start of last week ending up being more unsettled than the outlook was suggesting. The movement of the various highs and lows surrounding New Zealand was roughly the same as models projected, but a low descending from the northwest out of the Tasman came in lower so more of the North Island got rain and the back end of the low helped slingshot up cold air from the south, hence the Central Plateau got one of their best snowfalls this year. Showers spread up the eastern South Island also bringing some low-level snow. Dunedin and Christchurch cities notably got some brief snow to sea level for a time. The engine room for the cold air being dragged up from the south was a high to the west in the Tasman and a big stormy low to the southeast. The low over the North Island brought moisture. The weather then calmed down with southwesterly airflows easing and high pressure gradually moving in.Some cold air lingering in the upper atmosphere from Monday earlier in the week has influenced a few showers for the upper half of the country Thursday onwards and perhaps even a few isolated heavy falls for the eastern North Island on Saturday before a spell in the weather on Sunday. Today starts out with some rain in the west, drier weather out east but cold showery southwesterlies spread northwards over the South Island later in the day then over the North Island on Tuesday. Some snow is likely in the ranges of both islands but heavy falls shouldn’t be a concern. Wednesday through to Friday sees high pressure start to bludge in from the Tasman Sea but showers could linger in the north and south moving around the extremities of the high. High pressure for the South Island over the weekend. Meanwhile a low to the north brings a strengthening southeasterly airflow with rain developing in the east, and spits or showers out west mainly Auckland northwards. 07/09/2022

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