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OLITICIANS might be slow acting on climate change but retailers and consumers who buy New Zealand produce aren’t and they expect Kiwi farmers to reduce their carbon footprint, special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen says. He urges food producers to stop arguing about details and start reducing carbon emissions to preserve demand in lucrative markets. “It is very real in-market,” he said.

If people think this is being dreamed up by NZ politicians to get at NZ farmers then you need to think again. Mike Petersen Trade envoy Petersen said “If people think this is being dreamed up by NZ politicians to get at NZ farmers then you need to think again.” It is being driven by those who buy our food. “Companies and consumers are driving climate change. “We know governments are slow to react and are often behind the private sector and commercial drivers.”

Unless New Zealanders act sooner rather than later they run the risk of alienating affluent customers in the United States, Europe, Britain and here. “This is more than just a movement. “It is something the big retailers are asking for and, importantly, something consumers are seeking as well. “Discerning consumers really are driving it,” Peterson said. His warning was backed by retiring AgResearch chief executive Dr Tom Richardson who said New Zealanders have been a bit slow to understand global food outlets now have social contracts with their customers. So the primary sector should be working on its credentials to maintain market access rather than worrying about alternative foods that are not a threat to them. Most NZ exports target niche markets that are continuing to grow and provide more opportunities. Much of the added value that can be achieved by NZ food exports will be created by production systems and the certification, banding and provenance storytelling that is built around those systems. “Customers want proof of environmental credentials and technology is making it realistic for them to expect that in real time,” Richardson said. Petersen said the agriculture sector should not be obsessed with setting targets but start acting now to reduce methane and work

DO IT: Kiwi farmers must stop arguing about details and stay ahead of the rest on climate change, special agricultural trade envoy Mike Peteresen says.

towards a state of net zero carbon or carbon neutrality. “We are never going to eliminate carbon coming from food production. “We will not stop all methane coming from ruminants but we should undertake practical changes to reduce methane through management and research.” Petersen said many producers are working to cut their emissions but others aren’t. The Government’s Zero Carbon

Bill proposes reducing methane emissions by 10% of 2017 levels by 2030 and by 24% to 47% by 2050. The 10% and 25% targets are achievable but he doubts the sector needs a 47% target. “It has to be better than 10% and somewhat ambitious enough to get ahead of where the world is moving. “It has to be a figure which shows we are serious about reducing our contribution to climate change and ensure we maintain our position as the

world’s most efficient producer of food. “It’s not good enough just to be up with the rest.” Government suggestions that woodlots, riparian planting and shelter belts will be eligible for farmers to offset emissions are pleasing. He has land suitable for retiring in trees, a scenario he says is common for most farms.

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WEATHER OVERVIEW A sub-tropical low kicks off this week, bringing rain to the North Island but mainly missing the South Island. On Tuesday the low should cover much of the North Island with patchy rain bands bringing some heavier falls to the north and east but lighter falls elsewhere. Some rain might briefly brush the upper South Island, otherwise it’s a fairly dry start to the week there with just a few showers about. The low clears away on Wednesday and by Thursday a westerly flow returns. By Friday or Saturday we might see another low or a burst of rain from the west. Next week has high pressure to the north, which means west to southwest winds further south.

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Temperature This week is fairly mild with warmth returning to the lower South Island after a wintry end to last week. Elsewhere it looks mild with temperatures mainly average to above average this week. Some cool nights in the south but nothing too serious.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

Fonterra debt paid dividends Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA’S change in dividend policy comes with a back story that has some farmershareholders alarmed at the balance sheet consequences of the past policy. The main concern is Fonterra has effectively paid $2.9 billion in dividends on supply shares and investment units out of borrowed money since the start of Trading Among Farmers in 2011-12. Director Leonie Guiney told two shareholder meetings in Northland there was insufficient free cashflow in some of the eight financial years to cover the dividend payments. Those were years of large capital expenditures on new manufacturing plants, the Beingmate investment and the China Farms development. Therefore, the co-operative had effectively paid those dividends out of debt, she said. The previous dividend policy was that directors had discretion to pay between 65% and 75% of adjusted net profit after tax over a period of time. “Under the new guidelines we would expect the dividend payment to be 40-60% of reported net profit after tax, excluding any abnormal gains,” chairman John Monaghan announced with the 2019 financial results. “In addition to the new percentage of earnings two additional key principles will guide the board when considering the payment of a dividend. “A dividend should not require our co-op to take on more debt and a dividend should not reduce our co-op’s ability to service existing debt.” The apparently small change in policy wording has major consequences and reflects on what has been called the

DISTINCTION: Paying dividends did sometimes increase Fonterra’s debt but it never took out a loan expressly to pay a dividend, chairman John Monaghan says.

Never did we take out a loan at the end of a year to pay a dividend. John Monaghan Fonterra boosterism of the former Fonterra culture. The phrase “over a period of time” allowed directors to make dividends if they believed the co-operative was thriving, even though net cashflow did not cover the dividend payments for that year. Twice the directors paid an interim dividend on anticipated profit at year-end that did not eventuate, a Northland farmer who has analysed the results over the lifetime of Fonterra said. Before TAF it was hard to get a handle on capital inflows and

outflows because of industry expansion and supply share purchasing and redemptions. Since TAF capital inflow has shrunk to almost zero because of the loss of milk market share, environmental constraints on new conversions and adverse weather, the farmer said. That threw a clearer light on the balance sheet, including net debt, capital expenditure, depreciation, redemptions and dividends, even though it was 18 months since Fonterra paid one. Fonterra’s capital markets director Simon Till said free cashflow is an accounting term covering the amount of cash available for interest, dividend and debt repayment. “In a year when there was significantly higher capital expenditure, other things being equal, there would be less free cashflow available to pay dividends. “What the company distributes in any one year is at the discretion

of the directors, guided by the policy.” The new dividend policy is more conservative and the guidelines were designed so the dividend does not result in Fonterra increasing borrowings to make a dividend distribution. Reported NPAT will include all losses, abnormal or unrealised. Any large gains on sales would be put to one side for the purposes of calculating the annual dividend though they could give rise to a special dividend if the board decided. Monaghan said the new dividend policy is appropriate for the new strategy, a more conservative balance sheet and the changed circumstances Fonterra finds itself in. “The old growth strategy dated back to 2013 and was published and fully transparent. “We paid 72% of earnings out as dividends and at the same time increased borrowings to build plants and make investments.

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“At times paying a dividend did increase our debt level but I emphasise that never did we take out a loan at the end of the year expressly to pay a dividend.” Monaghan said people had different opinions about a policy based on adjusted NPAT or free cashflow but it was important shareholders and the market knew the policy and that it was applied carefully and consistently. A concerned shareholders group now wants the annual meeting in Invercargill next month to approve a fully independent review of the Fonterra Shareholders’ Council. It wants the inquiry to find a better model to ensure the council is a more effective cornerstone shareholder. The review should include inaction by the council given the evident non-performance by Fonterra, the group said. Council chairman Duncan Coull said the council has already announced its intention to review itself.

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Fonterra’s financial tide turns Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA has forecast a further billion-dollar reduction in debt this financial year, to bring its debtto-capital ratio down from 48% to 38%. Half of the reduction will come from the already announced sale of its 50% of DFE Pharma, the European medical lactose company. Savings will also come from improved earnings, lower capital spending and other divestments, chief financial officer Marc Rivers said. Other forecasts for FY2020 are relatively modest as Fonterra’s top table said the year will be one of transition towards a sustainably profitable company. Capital spending will be no more than $500 million and operating expenditure will be maintained at the 2016-17 level of $2.3 billion. It has also forecast gross margins for the ingredients and consumerfood service divisions will be unchanged from last year. The first forecast for earnings a share was between 15c and 25c, compared with 17c achieved in FY2019. Fonterra’s head count fell by 1400 in FY19 and chief executive Miles Hurrell said that was partly a result of the sales of subsidiaries and many of the people might still be working in their old roles for new owners. More than 700 of the staff

members who left earned more than $100,000. Hurrell’s own package is worth $2.4m. His predecessor Theo Spierings’ take-home pays were two and even three times larger. The reorganisation will result in job losses but the divisional needs and numbers have not been discussed or settled yet, he said. Chief operating officer Robert Spurway resigned to pursue other management interests and his replacement will be Mercury chief executive Fraser Whineray, a former Dairy Board graduate. Two other senior management team appointments are Kelvin Wickham as chief executive of the Africa, Middle East, Europe, North Asia, Americas division and Judith Swales as head of Asia and the Pacific. Hurrell is recruiting a China divisional chief executive and hopes China consumer and food service chief Christina Zhu and China ingredients chief Teh-Han Chow will be on the short list. Rivers said debt in relation to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and adjustments (EBITDA) must get down to the range 2.5 to 3.5 times. Last financial year it was 4.3 times and he predicts it will end between 3.3 and 3.9 times for FY20. Fonterra is also aiming at 8.5% return on capital within three years and 10% within five years and is targeting earnings a share of 40c and 50c in the respective time periods.

GONE: Fonterra lost 1400 staff last financial year but that was partly a result of asset sales, chief executive Miles Hurrell says.

More money for Rural Support FARMING families under pressure will benefit from an extra $250,000 Government funding for Rural Support Trust. Rural Communities and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said rural families are worried about some of the challenges facing them, including the ongoing uncertainty created by Mycoplasma bovis. “Those concerns sit alongside ongoing worries about bank debt and how best to meet the challenges of improving our waterways and meet New Zealand’s climate change commitments. “To that end I’ve spoken to the Rural Support Trusts and alongside our Mycoplasma bovis partners we’ve set aside an extra

$250,000 to help with their work talking to farmers on the ground. “The trust will develop a plan for using the money. “The RSTs do a fantastic job and are well placed to deliver additional help. “They’re experienced and practical people who can coach farmers through difficult times,” O’Connor said. RST national chairman Neil Bateup said the money is welcome and will help a farming sector feeling the pressure, despite strong prices for its products. It is yet to be decided how the money will be allocated. “We’ll need to have a look and see where can benefit the most,” he said. Farmers are dealing with a

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

INDEPENDENT: Rising Chinese demand for New Zealand sheep meat is not linked to the loss of pork because of African swine fever.

Chinese demand still going up STRONG, high-priced growth in New Zealand sheep meat supply to China is happening independently of the impact of that country’s collapse in pork production, Beef + Lamb says. Sheep meat is a premium and niche product with solid underlying consumer demand. It is eaten less often than other meat proteins as a substitute for the pork being lost to African swine fever. The biggest consumers are middle aged, educated and urban Chinese and restaurant consumers. Surveys found two-thirds of sheep meat is eaten away from home, B+LNZ says in its latest New Season Outlook. The breakthrough in lamb and mutton imports from NZ took place in 2016, well before the fever outbreak in the pig population. China is the world’s biggest sheep meat producer but new regulations on stocking rates to prevent over-grazing of land came into force then. About half of the

If these signals are correct it could put New Zealand’s beef exports in a strong position in the coming seasons. B+LNZ traditional flocks are goats. The cutback was followed by a drought that lowered production further. During that time Chinese hot pot became more popular in the main centres and filtered out to second-tier cities. New, modern production systems have enabled new production growth but it has been outpaced by demand, which is being met by imports. Mutton is eaten mainly as a winter meal, said to provide health benefits, and that timing is complementary to NZ’s seasonal production, though that has evened out in urban areas in recent years as consumption has spread across the seasons.

The B+LNZ report said the high demand for mutton has extended to greater demand for value cuts of lambs, a good outcome for NZ at a time when the traditionally strongest market, the United Kingdom, has been in a weaker buying position. Sheep meat and beef are the highest priced retail meat proteins in China. B+LNZ believes value beef cuts are benefiting from the need for substitutes for pork but most of the demand transfer will be got to value proteins such as poultry and fish. It believes the demand drivers will continue or grow in the shortterm despite trade uncertainty in Europe. That includes disruption to sheep meat supply in Australia and the tight NZ supply. That is significant because between the two countries provide more that 70% of international sheep meat exports by volume. A rebuilding of the Australian flock is expected to begin in the next year if the weather allows. Extreme dry in eastern regions has increased mutton slaughter

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

Farmer takes a stand on M bovis Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz GRAEME Kenny has been farming sheep and beef on his 320 hectare property at Geraldine for 30 years but the past 18 months have been with no income. As a former livestock agent of more than 40 years buying and selling stock right across the South Island he knows the importance of keeping impeccable animal movement records. That has been fortunate given he and his wife Denise are now grappling with the trauma of Mycoplasma bovis. Worse still, Kenny says dealing with the incompetence, lack of transparency, communication and understanding from the Ministry for Primary Industries has created an absolute nightmare. He says it’s one thing to lose the control of their business but it’s another to have people who have no idea of farming business making an absolute hash of the job and all they can do is watch their livelihood going down the gurgler. Dramas over compensation have left the farming couple in dire straits. Kenny decided it’s time to take a stand, not just for himself but also for the many other farmers battling the same crisis with MPI. “I’m speaking out not just for myself but for other farmers who fear repercussions if they speak out. “There are many more people the same as me. “There are farmers going away and hiding in fear of MPI bullying. “They have been scared off by MPI. “This whole (eradication) programme is full of threats

and people who are not directly impacted just can’t understand the real plight,” Kenny said. Kenny’s nightmare began when he took a call from MPI in March 2018 requesting he put cattle up for testing. “These were three cattle I purchased at Temuka sale yards in October 2017 and on checking my records and tracing their (NAIT) tags, had been dispatched from the sale yards to slaughter the next day. “I produced the kill sheet, photocopy of my ASD, vendor’s ASD and transport note. “The cattle never came on to my property.” But MPI served him with a Notice of Direction anyway. “Naturally, I would not sign the NOD. I said no and I was threatened with all manner of things they could do to me.” That was just the beginning of many ongoing battles Kenny has encountered over the past 18 months, eventually being served a NOD on tracings of further animals. “I was told to suck it up because a NOD was going to happen and sure enough under duress I had to sign the legal document NOD 300.” Now under a second NOD served three months ago Kenny has had the same cattle bloodtested six times. Five times the results have been negative and five weeks after the sixth test he’s still waiting for the result. Meantime, he can’t make money off the farm and that’s been the case for 18 months with no compensation for loss of income. “I have asked MPI why my lodged claims have not been paid and they can’t answer. “Our business is in dire straits. Well, I am not able to run a

ENOUGH: Graeme Kenny is taking a stand, not just for himself but for the many other farmers battling the Mycoplasma bovis crisis with the Primary Industries Ministry. Photo: Annette Scott

Our business is in dire straits. Well, I am not able to run a business or pay the bills. Graeme Kenny Farmer business or pay the bills.” Kenny’s trading accounts in 2017 came in at $380,000. MPI calculated compensation of $26,000. “No way. I would not accept that $26k.” The stress is taking its toll. The couple are not sleeping,

they start each day wondering where their next dollar will come from. “We have used up our reserves and family are helping out but it shouldn’t be,” Kenny said. “I did not cause this nonsense and as the innocent victim we must suffer the result. “This has not been a great experience having to suffer the stigma, grief, anxiety, embarrassment and trauma. “Our rightful claim to compensation crisis started as a bad dream and at present is an absolute nightmare. “Innocent farmers are operating under threat. “I am not a negative person but I do question the integrity of the principles and MPI’s management.

“I do favour the eradication but I do not accept the idea that innocent victims should personally shoulder the recovery. “It’s time for the facts of where this bovis is at with some honest reporting. “Surely, there is someone in MPI to give us some honest assurance.” Kenny has praise for the Rural Support Trust. “The support from the good (RST) ladies has been most welcome. While I can handle adversity and what goes with that it has been more difficult for my wife to be associated with it. “But the (MPI) executives won’t give a toss about those matters. “Surely, it is time to come out of the dark and address the compensation problem – we need action.”

Court to consider M bovis compo A JUDICIAL review in the High Court at Wellington might let farmers claim compensation for professional expenses and increased financial fees as a result of Mycoplasma bovis. Lawyer Grant Cameron is seeking the review of the

Primary Industries Ministry’s compensation systems on behalf of the van Leeuwen Dairy Group. Aad and Wilma van Leeuwen, the first to have the cattle disease, claim they have been left $3 million out of pocket. Cameron said MPI decided it cannot pay for professional fees and charges but the reality is that in preparing very complicated

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

Held stock boost sheep numbers Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz SOUTH Island sheep numbers rose slightly in the latest June year but some of the gain was caused by higher numbers being carried over for processing between July and September. In the North Island the sheep population was slightly lower on June 30 than a year earlier and also included plenty of carry-over trade lambs in the Northland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty due for processing, Beef + Lamb says its New Season Outlook. Total sheep numbers were estimated at 27.4 million, with the North Island at 13.5m, down 92,000 or 0.7%. South Island numbers were 13.9m, up 1.4%. In both islands the number of breeding ewes was lower than a year earlier, by 1.5% in the South and 0.8% in the North to a total 16.97m from 17.16m. B+LNZ said the excellent lamb and mutton prices in the 201718 season encouraged a deeper culling of poorer performing sheep, offset by more ewe lambs being kept. “The younger breeding flock has matured and all things being equal numbers are relatively stable.” Numbers fell in all regions except for a slight rise on the east coast of the North Island and a steady figure in Otago. Hogget numbers nationally rose to 9.55m from 9.23m. It is the fourth successive year the sheep flock has been near 27.5m, the report said. Beef cattle numbers were higher by 2.6% at an estimated 3.82m, driven mainly by an increase in trade cattle and weaners, especially in the South Island. North Island numbers were up 1.8% to 2.67m but breeding cow numbers were down by 2.1%, with Northland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty alone down 3.6%. The reduction was offset by an increase in trade numbers, mostly dairy-beef cattle. The South Island beef cattle population jumped 4.6% to 1.15

million. Breeding cow numbers were steady while other cattle rose nearly 7% with a part of this being trade cattle due for slaughter in the July to September quarter. Dairy cattle numbers on June 30 were estimated at 6.36m, down very marginally on a year earlier. The South Island now has 40% of the herd, up from 35% a decade ago. B+LNZ expects gross sheep and beef farm revenue for the June 30, 2020, year to average $529,800, a 1.2% increase on a year earlier, driven by higher beef and sheep meat revenue. The forecast is based on a US$0.66 foreign exchange rate, which is higher than current levels. Total revenue across all farms is expected to be $5.8b. Cattle revenue is forecast to rise 2.2% to $166,200 a farm and is expected to provide a quarter of gross farm revenue. Sheep revenue is forecast to average $308,500, up 1.1%, on strong farmgate prices and generally make up about half of revenue. Wool revenue is expected lower, at about 6% of gross revenue, dairy grazing revenue to rise about 5% to average $29,700 a farm and cash cropping to remain stable and make up about 9% of gross revenue. Total expenditure for the range of farms is estimated to increase 1.8% to an average $456,800 with increases in major activities except interest costs, which typically make up 12% of average costs. At the average US$0.66 exchange rate across the year B+LNZ forecasts nominal pretax profits averaging $173,000, about the same as last year. If the exchange rate falls to 0.59 earnings would lift to $243,300 but if the dollar rises to US$0.72 the nominal pretax figure would fall to $113,600. The report says pretax earnings are required to cover taxation payments, personal drawings for living expenses, debt repayment and to buy capital items for the farm business.

HERD INCREASE: Beef cattle numbers rose 2.6% in the year to June 30 with 3.82 million counted.

Wool price rises steady Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz TENSIONS still mark the international fine wool market amid some price rises at the Christchurch auction on Thursday. Mid micron and fine fleeces rebounded after a fall in global markets a week earlier but buyers of fine wools are making purchases hand-to-mouth, PGG Wrightson’s South Island sales manager Dave Burridge said. Limited volumes continue to underpin the market and New Zealand wools provide quality benchmarks. The auction was generally in sellers’ favour with an excellent selection of wools across all breeds, Burridge said.

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10 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

Farmers still have a good future Colin Williscroft colin.williscroft@globalhq.co.nz AGRESEARCH is in a good place to help farmers face some of the challenges in front of them, its outgoing chief executive Dr Tom Richardson says. Richardson, who is stepping down later this month, has been involved with Crown research institutes from the day they were created and has seen a lot of changes in the corporate Crown entities since. He has been at the helm of AgResearch for nine rewarding years after 17 years at forest research institute Scion, including five as chief executive. When Richardson came to New Zealand from the United States in 1990 he planned to stay for two years. He has since made what AgResearch chairman Dr Paul Reynolds describes as a huge contribution to AgResearch and the science sector. “He has led the organisation through some challenging times and positioned it to make a strong and enduring contribution to the future of the NZ pastoral sector,” Reynolds said. Richardson said CRIs, with their commercial model, are unlike anything else in the world. In the early 1990s, as they sought to find their place, much of their focus was on what was hot at the time, such as forestry or kiwifruit but following a review in 2010 they all operate under strategic statements of intent that specify their core business though there is also large amount of collaboration. The focus of AgResearch’s work has changed in response to stakeholder and customer demand. Richardson said research today is focused more on outcomes and what can be achieved through changes to farm systems rather than trying to ratchet up

CALLING TIME: Tom Richardson is stepping down from the helm of AgResearch after nine years in the role.

Customers want proof of environmental credentials and technology is making it realistic for them to expect that in real time. Tom Richardson AgResearch percentage improvements from individual farm components. An important part of that work is how to better produce agrifoods that meet global customers’ expectations. That means not only understanding areas like food safety and nutrition but also the growing focus on environmental sustainability, labour practices and animal welfare. There is a growing trend towards transparency of food

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production, which customers are increasingly demanding thanks to improvements in technology. So data to back up that transparency will become essential to maintaining market access. “Institutional trust is trending downwards and total transparency is coming, thanks to things like webcams in barns. “Customers want proof of environmental credentials and technology is making it realistic for them to expect that in real time.” In the past NZ has done well from its clean, green story but farmers as food producers have to nail the opportunity that has provided because they can expect others to measure up. “The flip side of that is if that’s not there, customers take a long time to come back.” Global food outlets now have social contracts with their customers, something that in NZ we have been a bit slow to understand.

Farmers and the wider agricultural sector should be more focused on having the right credentials to maintain market access than worrying about the growth of future foods. Though the emergence of synthetic foods cannot be ignored, the claims of an impending collapse of NZ’s traditional food exports in the face of an alternative protein revolution are overstated. There is no question the technology to produce synthetic foods is developing rapidly, leading to improvements in the quality of products while making them more costeffective to produce but NZ agri-food producers need not feel threatened by that. Most NZ food exports target niche markets and if we get that right there will be a place for sustainably produced, safe, whole foods, he said. The number and size of those markets will continue to grow, providing good opportunities

for NZ food exporters in the future. Much of the added value that can be achieved by NZ food exports will be created by production systems and the certification, banding and provenance storytelling that is built around those systems. He said as those changes occur AgResearch is well equipped to support the agri-food sector to make those shifts. AgResearch finance and business performance director Tony Hickmott will be acting chief executive while the board finds a replacement. “My decision to step away was made slightly easier by the calibre of the AgResearch executive team now in place and the momentum the organisation has achieved,” Richardson said. He has no immediate plans for the future and won’t be jumping into another job straight away, instead spending more time with family and exploring the South Island, where he now lives.

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Reset seen as an authentic strategy Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA’S farmers have decried the bad results of 2019 while approving the transparency and logic of the strategy reset, co-operative affairs managing director Mike Cronin says. Speaking after three of the shareholder roadshow meetings in the South Island he said farmers welcomed the new strategy as authentic and self-explanatory and, therefore, convincing. “Some want more detail on how we got here but the overall impression is that the strategy is back to basics, co-operative, New Zealand milk and all those good things.” While they understood them, perhaps farmers never felt attached to the previous strategies but they certainly resonated with the new, Cronin said. As to how they might respond in practical ways they need to keep doing what they do well and relate to the company through Farm Source and the Co-operative Difference. Some technical changes such as milk vat cooling and telemetry are under way and farmers should continue to monitor the fat evaluation index and meet all their food safety obligations. The Co-op Difference will continue to recognise those farmers who go above and beyond but it also aims to keep the milk supply and quality platform solid. The Honour Roll publication of suppliers’ names for milk quality excellence was well received, he said. Worth about 10c/kg milksolids to farmers who participated, Farm Source benefits totalled $41 million last season, including $11m of Farm Source dollar rewards, $18m of discounts and $9m of partnership benefits. Fonterra has said milk production is up about 2% on last season but regular cold snaps mean soil temperatures have not yet risen, leading to stop-start grass growth and a slight slowing in the build-up to peak spring collection. A further 1000 farm environment plans are targeted this season, to lift the number of farms from 23% to 32% of Fonterra’s total, on the way to full coverage by 2025. “These are quality plans done by qualified advisers and not just a box-ticking exercise. “Whatever the standards that central government or regional government set, we think our approach will qualify and avoid duplication in the future.” Cronin said the fixed milk price scheme covered 800 participating farmers after four months of opportunities, two last season and two so far this season. “These are by and large medium-sized farms of less than 200,000kg milksolids and the last two offerings have been over-subscribed so we think FMP is meeting a need.” MyMilk continues to do what it was designed to do – bring in new suppliers in the South Island. Participation is 115 farms expected to deliver about 30m kg milksolids this season, up from 26m last season. The number of farms that have converted fully to Fonterra, completely shared up, is 13, delivering 3.3m kg. Cronin said a key objective of the new strategy is to retain milk market share for Fonterra and

REBUILDING: Cooperative parts of the new strategy are the job of Fonterra’s Mike Cronin.

he believes the trust and confidence rebuild for farmers will achieve that. “Efficiency is a big component of the strategy, to keep plants full of milk and ensure product optionality. “Even though the milk price is good, farmers face challenging times with climate change, low industry reputation, environmental compliance and so the co-operative aims to have a package and help where we can.”

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12 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

Swine fever too close for comfort Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz PIG farmers are heightening biosecurity as African swine fever inches closer to New Zealand with confirmation it is now in 10 southeast Asian countries. The disease has recently been confirmed in East Timor and the Philippines and there is an expectation Indonesia will soon follow. “It is alarmingly close,” NZ Pork manager David Baines said. There are estimates a quarter of the world’s pigs have been culled or died, with 200 million killed in China alone. NZ Pork has been working with the Ministry for Primary Industries to tighten biosecurity and Baines says it has issued new promotional material to alert visitors and is asking extra border questions of tourists and returning citizens. They include questions about whether they have visited a piggery and, if so, what they have done with clothes and footwear. The most likely route for the fever to arrive in NZ is with travellers because imported pig meat is screened, Baines said. Many pig farm workers come from the Philippines and some farm owners are requiring any staff returning from their home

countries to have a period in quarantine in case they have been exposed to the disease. In Australia pig farmers are forbidding pork to be eaten on their farms and farmers of outdoor piggeries are becoming increasingly vigilant with loitering wild pigs. The NZ industry is also urging vigilance by non-commercial piggeries who feed their food scraps, that might include meat, to their stock. Baines says if meat is to be fed then, as per MPI recommendations, it should be cooked for one hour at 100C. “There is no cure for ASF and no vaccine. “The only response is to eradicate infected herds. “If a pig farmer contracts the disease then it’s game over.” There are 95 commercial pig farmers in NZ but another estimated 8000 to 10,000 non commercial premises that house at least one pig a year, predominantly on farms and lifestyle blocks. The commercial pig population is estimated at 660,000 which supplies about 40% of NZ’s annual demand for pig meat. The balance, about 50 million kg, is imported from 25 countries. In 2017-18 each New Zealander

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NO COMFORT: The spread of African swine fever has brought it alarmingly close to New Zealand, New Zealand Pork manager David Baines says.

ate 23kg of pork, an increase of 2kg on the previous year. Attention is now focused on whether AFS will reach Papua New Guinea, which has limited biosecurity resources, a large wild pig population and is close to Australia. The Australian Government has banned imports of pig products from infected countries and in the eight months to September confiscated 27 tonnes of pork

products at Australian airports alone. Extra sniffer dogs have been sent to Darwin and border security tightened at airports with a focus on flights arriving from infected countries. Australia’s domestic pork industry is worth NZ$5.3 billion with 2.5 million pigs farmed and 36,000 people employed. Australia imports about 80% of the pork consumed.

Steeper fall tipped for kiwi dollar Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz A LONGER, deeper growth trough and the kiwi dollar going another step lower is the call from ANZ Bank. “When you thought things could not get more confusing or worse they just got more confusing and worse,” FX/rates strategist Sandeep Parekh said.

Disruptors include the United States-China trade war, even though talks have restarted, the US is now cleared by the World Trade Organisation to have a go at Europe over tariffs, and Brexit hurtling towards some sort of outcome. “There are a lot of questions and markets suggest it is turning south.” Parekh has been calling for the kiwi dollar to fall to US$0.61 by

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year-end and to continue around that level till starting to recover into the second quarter of next year but now thinks it could fall from 0.61 to 0.59 in March before getting back to 0.61 by mid year. “There’s a lot of global and domestic risks and we think the trough might get a bit deeper.” Adding to downbeat business activity and sentiment the domestic risk includes the

Reserve Bank plan to require banks to have more capital. That would slow credit growth. ANZ expects the RBNZ to cut the Official Cash Rate next month and in February and May with the last of those taking it to 0.25%. The bank’s Australian team expects the Aussie dollar to recover sooner than the NZ dollar. The group is tipping an A$0.89 level for the kiwi in March next year.

THE World Hereford conference will be held in Queenstown in March, the first time in 30 years it has been held in New Zealand. The week-long Boehringer Ingelheim World Hereford Conference will showcase studs in both islands in preand post-conference tours. Speakers will cover topics such as genetics, innovative agriculture, regenerative grazing management, beef cattle and carbon and the environment. NZ Hereford manager Posy Moody says a highlight will be the inaugural Young Breeders Competition, which pitches teams of young people against teams from around the world in a variety of tasks including preparing and showing cattle. So far nine teams from as far as Britain, the United States and Sweden have entered and while the competition will start in and around Queenstown the last two days will be contested at the Wanaka A and P Show. The event starts on March 9 followed by a dinner the next day at Walter Peak Station. There are tours to the Brown family’s Lochaburn Stud at Lowburn and the Campbell’s Earnscleugh Stud at Clyde. The final days of the conference will be spent at the Wanaka show supporting the Young Breeders Competition. A four-day tour of North Island studs precedes the conference and tours to Mt Nicholas Station, Te Anau and Christchurch follow it.

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

Red meat research challenged Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz LEADING nutritional researchers have raised serious concerns about a study claiming few health benefits exist in reducing red and processed meat consumption. The international research, which included some Australian and New Zealand data, said risk reductions from consuming less meat are often trivial for people lowering consumption by three servings a week. It found links between eating meat and negative health effects are uncertain. The study has caused controversy in international research circles. The lead author of the Lancet report out earlier this year that called for an increase in plant based food consumption said the report had layers of flaws and was the “most egregious abuse of evidence I have ever seen.” But other researchers have also rallied to defend the veracity of the research. But Auckland University epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson described the study as naive at best or, at worst, misleading consumers. It risks creating similar confusion studies on saturated fat consumption raised some years ago. “These researchers have taken two types of studies, randomised and cohort, and both have major

flaws in them. They have made a concerning conclusion from them. “Randomised trials involve half the sample population getting (usually) a drug, the other half get a placebo. “They might be followed for five years at most. “When you do that with one drug you will be lucky to get two-thirds still taking the drug by the trial’s end. So, imagine if you are trying to do it with meat consumption. You need a minimum of five years to study the effect on coronary heart disease and 10 years for cancer and you need thousands of people.” Jackson pointed to an averaging effect where the high meat consumers move to a lower level of consumption over time and the low consumers increase theirs. “So, surprise, surprise there is no effect. It is averaged out. These experts may be good at drug trials but that is completely irrelevant for something as complex as a dietary study.” Jackson said he feels a level of exasperation at such studies where hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on work incapable of providing useful information because of inherent biases in medium to long-term nutrition. The researchers also looked at a long-term cohort study that aimed to divide participants

into dietary groups based on the amount of meat typically consumed and following their health outcomes. “But if randomised studies are hopeless, these are even worse.”

I have done many of these and given up. They are fundamentally flawed from day one. No one stays on any one type of diet. Professor Rod Jackson Auckland University Trying to categorise an individual into a certain dietary box over time is virtually impossible. “I have done many of these and given up. They are fundamentally flawed from day one. No one stays on any one type of diet.” His concerns are shared by

DOUBTFUL: Professor Rod Jackson has challenged the findings of a red meat study.

another leading epidemiological nutritionist, Professor Jim Mann from Otago University. Mann notes the differences in meat servings to the two groups in the study might be too small and duration of the trial potentially too short and unable to detect any adverse effect of red meat, should it exist. “Any risk, especially cancer, associated with a dietary attribute is likely to develop over a period of years if not a lifetime.” The low quality of the evidence provided means he is not persuaded it is even appropriate to suggest red meat might have little or no effect on disease incidence. Both men were also concerned the study took no account of the greater environmental implications of meat consumption and the need to reduce amounts to lower the impact on ecosystems and greenhouse gas emissions. A Lancet report released earlier this year called for a shift in dietary intake with diets comprising 35% of calories as

whole grains and tubers, using plant based proteins. That was based on both nutritional benefits and lowered environmental impact of a more plant-based diet. Professor Nick Wilson, of the public health department at Otago University, Wellington, said the review is out of sync with other major reviews, including the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Jackson said such studies do no favours for farmers, consumers or health professionals. “After 40 years in the research business there is a consistent message there. A high vegetable, low saturated fat, low refined carbohydrate, low salt, wholemeal grain diet is the best to have. The evidence for that has not really changed in that time.” He said he is not anti meat or dairy. “The evidence on the link between processed meat and cancer doesn’t look great but high quality, lean meat which NZ can do so well definitely has a place in our diet.”

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Wagyu study stirs up academics Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz AN ACADEMIC stoush is brewing over research from the Liggins Institute indicating middle-aged men can confidently eat Wagyu beef three times a week without damaging their health. The research was done as part of a high-value nutrition national science challenge led by AgResearch and co-funded by First Light Wagyu beef company. Its 50 participants were put on diets consisting of either 500g a week of Wagyu beef, conventional beef or soy protein spread over three portions a week for eight weeks. At the end of the trial all three groups had reduced their cholesterol. The outcome prompted study leader Professor David CameronSmith to conclude eating New Zealand grass-fed Wagyu with its high level of fat does not affect heart disease, including cholesterol and blood pressure levels. But fellow Auckland University

academic, epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson has challenged the veracity of the research, claiming there are issues in the study that make such conclusions fraught.

A balance between reality and control is never easy. Professor David Cameron-Smith Auckland University Interventions using the serving sizes in the study are weak and such research work offers no control over most of what else the subjects ate. “What if those on the meat had more non-meat/dairy meals on the other days than those on the soy?” he said. He also raised concerns linked to other general dietary studies, including a recent international

study claiming reductions in red meat had negligible effects on individual health. Issues around length of trial and the number of participants also apply to the Wagyu research. But Cameron-Smith said the servings of 170g of meat three times a week were not a weak intervention but aligned with health recommendations and as a major dietary intervention. The servings per week was based on the NZ, Australian and World Cancer Research Fund guidelines for weekly red meat consumption. It was also on par with data on the average quantities of meat consumed by Australian males. Cameron-Smith said researchers are still analysing the subjects’ entire diet over the trial and the information remains meaningful and relevant to real world dietary behaviour. Jackson said all participants had lower cholesterol and fatty acids after the study, something that is a feature of all intervention studies in nutrition.

He also noted all participants changed their overall diet, all losing weight regardless of diet. “I am not surprised they showed nothing. In these types of studies you have to completely control participants’ diet.” But Cameron-Smith said complete control is not the real world. “A balance between reality and control is never easy.” AgResearch research director Trevor Stuthridge said AgResearch stands by the research and welcomes the academic interest and discussion it has sparked. Firstlight Wagyu director and co-founder Jason Ross said the company was keen to find out what it could about heart health, particularly relating to a common perception red meat damages the heart. “We had some idea of what the outcome might be but, of course, what we didn’t anticipate was that if you put a group of middle-aged Kiwi men in a study measuring cholesterol at the beginning and at the end of the study, some of

UNEXPECTED: In testing the effects of meat on men Firstlight Wagyu hadn’t expected them to start managing other risk factors, its director Jason Ross said.

them might begin to change or manage other risk factors in their lives too.”

Agribusinesses reap accelerator benefits SPROUT Accelerator is offering $500,000 to innovators from traditional agritech and futurefood focused start-ups. Eight will be selected to join the six-month accelerator starting in January. The Accelerator offers $75,000 worth of business coaching, mentoring, network access and MBA style block courses. Entrepreneurs will receive business mentoring and workshops from world-class business owners and directors from across the technology, agricultural and food industries. On completion of the accelerator, participants will also have access to an investment pool of $500,000.

Agritech and future-food start-ups have gone through the accelerator since 2015 with alumni raising a total of $11.5 million in capital and going on to grow their revenue by 50% while achieving their biggest sales on record at the end of the accelerator. Arepa, a beverage and brainfood company combining nature, food technology and neuroscience was one of the companies selected this yiear. Chief executive and founder of Angus Brown says the accelerator helped him with new ideas for building his business and provided guidance on important decisions. His mentors were really helpful and supportive.

“The mentors and experts I engaged with were great. “They backed my thinking and ideas but also challenged me to ensure Arepa was on the right path.” Powerplant, a modular plant growing system, was another company that went through the 2019 accelerator. Founder Kevin D’Ambros-Smith says Sprout transformed his business and the team he worked with totally challenged his assumptions and industry knowledge. “As a result of the learnings we gained in the Sprout Accelerator we pivoted our business and now have two clear business opportunities we are actively pursuing.

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National promises a GE review Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz A LAW change allowing gene editing in Australia has prompted the National Party to vow that if elected it will modernise the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act. New rules allowing gene editing of food became law in Australia last week, disadvantaging New Zealand’s biotechnology sector, National’s science and innovation spokeswoman Parmjeet Parmar says. “We are saying that NZ should keep up with Australia. We operate in the same market and now NZ is behind.” Approval was granted in April by the Australian federal government for researchers to use GE Crispr technology on any species other than humans. The Australian move puts pressure on NZ authorities given the countries share food regulations. Food Standards Australia New Zealand is reviewing whether to allow genetically edited

technology in food production, with the review to be completed at the end of the year. While stressing NZ needs a strong biotech sector, Parmar is not promising a free ride for the science sector, saying any changes will follow extensive consultation.

It will be based on science not fear. Parmjeet Parmar National Party “But it will be based on science not fear.” She said the law restricts the techniques scientists can use but Parmar says regulations have not kept pace. Gene editing is less invasive than the old genetic modification technology and uses knowledge such as where genes sit in the DNA sequence to allow faster, selective breeding.

“It is like a new type of breeding.” But it is classed as genetic modification. Parmar says biotechnology will provide answers to challenges facing agriculture and the environment and AgResearch’s high metabolisable energy ryegrass is an example of the difficulty of working through the current legislation. AgResearch has taken the ryegrass field trials to the United States. Even if AgResearch brings the ryegrass back to NZ for local environment and livestock trials Parmar believes our laws have delayed any commercial release by up to 10 years. In containment trials it has been shown to reduce on-farm methane emissions by about 23% and need less water and nitrogen. “The science around biotechnology is moving faster than ever before and NZ mustn’t fall behind.” The Government has already said it wants to look at the laws governing genetic engineering.

UPDATE: National will, if elected, modernise the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, its science and innovation spokeswoman Parmjeet Parmar says.

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Gas targets will divide society Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz ALLIANCE believes its Dannevirke sheep meat plant’s small size will let it survive a big fall in eastern North Island livestock numbers because of a loss of farmland to forestry. If a similar change in land use happens in Southland the farmerowned co-operative could be more exposed because the bigger operators in a region are likely to be most affected, chairman Murray Taggart said. Anecdotal evidence indicates the scale of land use change could mean the loss of half a meat plant in the eastern North Island, he told shareholders in North Canterbury. The industry believes taking out half a million stock units would essentially close down the equivalent of one plant, he told Farmers Weekly. The transparency of the scale of forestry interests buying farmland appears greater in the eastern North Island than in other regions. It is possible the full extent of the loss of productive farmland might not be picked up until the damage is done. And it is unfair farmers can’t offset farm methane emissions by planting trees on their own properties when the Zero Carbon Bill will let big greenhouse gas emitters like Air New Zealand and others buy forests as offsets and carry on emitting. “A solution needs to be fair across all sectors. “We believe in the care of the environment but it needs to be balanced and fair to farmers and their communities.”

In Alliance’s Zero Carbon Bill submission chief executive David Surveyor said that differing treatment is inconsistent, unjust and pits one section of NZ society against another. It also fails to recognise a key point of the Paris Agreement that climate change action should be done in a manner that does not threaten food production. It ignores the global shortage of food relative to global population growth.

We believe in the care of the environment but it needs to be balanced and fair to farmers and their communities. Murray Taggart Alliance If the Government insists on a net zero target for carbon dioxide emissions it will accelerate the conversion of productive pasture, used for food production, to pine forests. Surveyor said Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton has estimated the ability for fossil fuel users to permanently store their waste on otherwise productive land, by buying forestry credits, will result in at least half the pastoral land now used by the sheep and beef sector being converted to pine forests by 2070. Alliance said farmers should be

able to offset methane emissions by planting trees on their farms and the Bill should be amended to change the methane target from a gross to a net measure. The proposed target of 10% by 2030 will result in the equivalent of 10% fewer livestock and a matching reduction of jobs in farming and processing. “This is because there is no technology currently available to reduce methane another way,” Surveyor said. The target is impractical and not based on credible science. Specifically, for Alliance, as a relatively large fossil fuel user, the capital costs of making the inevitable conversion from coalfired energy to electricity and biomass, under planned ETS rules, will be about $63 million. Converting smaller gas and diesel boilers will add $7m, with the process being done over 10 years. Alliance isn’t exploring the possibility of buying forests to keep its coal-fired processes. But operational expenses will increase significantly, by about $5.5m a year, based on current energy prices. “These are significant costs for a farmer-owned business with marginal profitability,” Surveyor said. “These issues would be reflected across the red meat sector.” At the North Canterbury shareholder roadshow meeting Surveyor said the three largest meat companies that release their annual results have combined revenue of $5.8 billion a year but in all case, earnings don’t match their cost of capital. Dannevirke is one of two North

SCIENCE FICTION: The Government’s methane reduction target is impractical and not based on credible science, Alliance chief executive David Surveyor says.

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20 THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

Farming is about living the dream It’s a nice place to be, he says. “I really love this job. My dream was always to own my farmstrong.co.nz own herd and now I’ve got 450 cows – enough to keep me out of NICK Bertram has organised trouble,” he smiles. his sharemilking business Bertram loves the business side to maximise enjoyment and too. minimise stress. “I like to describe myself as a Bertram left school when he businessman, not just a farmer. was 15, spent a year at a training I’ve always had a passion for the farm and has been farming financials.” ever since. He’s worked his way All of which makes him through the ranks of the dairy incredibly busy. industry and after four years of But over the years Nick has contract milking on two farms learned to manage the workload he’s now a 50:50 sharemilker. so he actually enjoys the fruits of his work. “There’s no doubt, in farming Agrievents 2019 you do put in some very long hours. So it’s about balancing the AWDT Understanding Your Farming Business & hard-out months Wahine Maia, Wahine Whenua like calving and Programmes designed for red meat farming women. 3 mating with some full-day workshop and an evening graduation ceremony cruisier ones run over four months. where you can Delivering in 40 locations around NZ, registrations for take time off.” 2020 are now open, visit the website for dates, locations “The start of and to register. calving is always Website: To register visit www.awdt.org.nz/programmes challenging. Contact: keri@awdt.org.nz or 06 375 8180 for more info You’ve had a couple of months Sunday 20/10/2019 – Wednesday 23/10/2019 doing bugger all BGANZ Conference or maybe you’ve The BGANZ Conference is all about the plants. Since, been busy but not education, recreation, conservation, community outreach calving busy so - they are all dependent on plants. Botanic gardens were the first couple of established to gather plants for economic purposes, for weeks are tough. medicinal purposes then alongside private collectors for “I try to make the joy and privilege that plants can bring. sure I’m fit before Where: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, I start calving, Wellington that makes it Time: 9.00am to 6.00pm easier. But the biggest thing is Wednesday 06/11/2019 – Thursday 07/11/2019 staying fuelled Red Meat Profit Partnership up. Even on my Lead Facilitator two-day workshop busiest days I An opportunity for rural professionals to gain an always make sure understanding of what facilitation is all about and learn I get up half an the skills required to effectively facilitate groups and hour before I start learning. work and have a Where: Commodore Airport Hotel, Christchurch good breakfast. Cost: $500+GST If you don’t, you To register or to find out more visit www.rmpp.co.nz or just find yourself call us on 027 565 7887. getting frustrated at things you Friday 08/11/2019 – Saturday 09/11/2019 shouldn’t and your Marlborough A & P Show 2019 productivity just Entries open now goes down. www.marlboroughshow.co.nz “And if I don’t have time for morning tea after Should your important event be listed here? milking I make Phone 0800 85 25 80 or email adcopy@globalhq.co.nz sure I have at least

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five minutes to smash back a smoothie and some energy bars. I’m more productive after that and certainly in a much better mood.” Bertram also made getting off the farm a non-negotiable part of his working week. How? He joined the local volunteer fire brigade. “The way I look at it, it’s like a sport. I used to do motocross and rugby but when I went contract milking I gave all that up because I couldn’t afford to get injured. “The brigade allows me to be part of a team and get off farm. We train once a week and every Friday night we head to the station and have a quiet one and dinner together. “It’s been brilliant. It’s great to be part of something that’s not farming related. You spend time as a firefighter and just come back a different person.” Bertram books in a decent family holiday in his quiet months – a New Zealand beach holiday at the end of mating in mid January and in the winter usually an overseas holiday. He admits, like many farmers, he struggled with that at first. “I found letting go a hurdle but once you’ve got someone trained you’ve just got to let them do it and not worry about it. “Technology can really help too. We’ve got a milk monitoring system so I get alerts on my phone if someone hasn’t done something. That makes me feel like I’m in control even though I’m away.” Bertram sees hiring people as investing in his own career longevity. “I used to be a one-man band when I was first managing and contract milking and I promised

myself and my family then that I wouldn’t keep working like that. It is far too hard on everyone. For instance, we went on a honeymoon to Fiji and I got a phone call at 10pm that night saying there’d been a mix up and nobody had milked my cows. Now when I go away I have the people and systems in place so I don’t have to worry.” It’s important to always keep the big picture in mind and remember why you’re farming in the first place. For Bertram it’s all about family. “I like to say farming is half of my life and being with my family is the other half. It is easy to forget that sometimes. I’ve got little kids and for me they are the best distraction of all from the pressures of running a farm. If I’ve had a hard long day I just lie on the floor and let the kids climb over me and have a bit of a ball with them. “I guess I’ve got more used to dealing with the stress of farming over the years but it was challenging to begin with. “The thing with farming is that the one little thing that goes wrong can turn into a big thing. But if you’re working too hard and not eating or hydrating or getting enough sleep then any problem becomes a lot bigger than it needs to be. “The biggest stress relief for me is making sure I have an off-farm activity so I’m not consumed by farming. For me it’s the fire brigade. You’ve got to have something. “It’s too easy, especially when you’re starting out, to get consumed by it all. “The other thing is get help if you’re struggling.

Farming’s a bloody good gig. But you’ve just got to look after yourself. Nick Bertram Farmer “There is Federated Farmers out there, the Rural Support Trust. There is help out there that you don’t have to pay for. Just give them a phone call and have a yarn. “I also go to my local DairyNZ discussion group every month because you’ll find everyone is in the same boat with the same problems and it’s a chance to get off the farm as well. One of the awesome things about the dairy industry in NZ is that we’re not in competition with each other. You’ll find farmers are quite happy to share what they know. “I like what Farmstrong’s doing for rural communities. I reckon it’s good for business too. “If you’re looking after yourself mentally and physically you’re going to be more motivated to get ahead. “I’m living my dream raising a family on the farm and having my own herd. It’s awesome. I’ve never paid a day’s rent in my life or a day’s mortgage for a house and we’re about to have our fourth season in the row of good prices so that’s a dream for us. “Farming’s a bloody good gig. But you’ve just got to look after yourself.” is the official media partner of Farmstrong

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Sharemilkers added to DairyNZ board Two dairy farmers from Taranaki and Levin will join DairyNZ’s board as its new associate directors. They spoke to Luke Chivers.

AIRY farmers Matthew Herbert and Richard McIntyre have been selected to join the DairyNZ board to work alongside the directors for six meetings. Herbert begins this month while McIntyre will join the board from July next year. DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel said the associate directors have provided valuable contributions since the roles were established six years ago. “These roles were developed as a way for our sector’s future leaders to experience first-hand how a board works and gain governance experience. “Both Matthew and Richard bring enthusiasm and drive for the sector and individual strengths, which the board will value having around the table. Their experience will provide new thinking as the sector progresses.” Herbert, 29, is a Taranaki-based sharemilker with a 210-cow herd and has previous governance experience from chairing his Young Farmers club. “The exposure to governance during a really challenging time for the sector will provide great insights and grow my understanding of the governance procedures of an organisation as significant as DairyNZ.” Herbert has long been passionate about governance, having grown up with a father who held roles on numerous boards. “I’m really interested in

applying that to agriculture. “In the next 12 months there’s so much going on that affects our industry that DairyNZ is going to be at the forefront of so now is the time I want to be around that board table and a part of those discussions.” In May dairy farmers, including sharemilkers, will have their say on the dairy industry’s milksolids levy, which funds ongoing research and development, environmental work and other industry initiatives. In 2014, the once-every-sixyears levy vote received recordlevel support with 78% of eligible farmers voting ‘yes’ to continue the levy. “I think there will a number of farmers who will voice criticisms that they haven’t raised in the past. “It will be a very trying time for the organisation and me,” he said. “But that’s an exciting time to get involved at board level.” Together with his partner Brad Markham, Herbert won AucklandHauraki Share Farmer of the Year in 2016. “Exposure to different farmers and their views is something I hope to bring to the table. “The perspective of young farmers is particularly important to have at the DairyNZ board table as a lot of what is being discussed has impacts not only in the shortterm but for the next decade and beyond. “The views of smaller-scale and

INTO IT: The dairy industry is faced with a raft of challenges and Taranaki sharemilker Matthew Herbert wants to be a part of the critical discussions.

younger generation farmers are often lost around board tables so I hope to help change that,” he said. Thirty-six-year-old Levin dairy and drystock farmer Richard McIntyre and wife Emma are sharemilkers who own a 450-cow herd. “I am very excited as this provides a great opportunity to gain experience through watching the board function and by contributing to the discussion.” McIntyre is also the Federated Farmers sharemilkers’ section

chairman, a member of the Wellington Fish and Game Council, a Dairy Industry Awards trustee and a volunteer for the Manawatu Rural Support Trust. “In my other industry roles I try to bring a sharemilker’s perspective to every meeting I attend and promote the interests of the people on the ground. “I hope to bring that to the DairyNZ board as well and make the most of an exciting opportunity.” Attracting directors for cooperatives is getting harder the

fewer there are and the bigger they get, he said. “More agribusinesses should be providing roles like this to develop governance among farmers. “It’s critical that we have adequately skilled, independent farmer directors. Without that we risk having a disconnect between rural co-operatives, for instance, and their farmer shareholders they serve.”

These roles were developed as a way for our sector’s future leaders to experience first-hand how a board works and gain governance experience. Jim van der Poel DairyNZ

FARMER VOICE: Levin dairy and drystock farmer Richard McIntyre plans to take a sharemilker’s perspective to the board table.

McIntyre is encouraged to see Fonterra, Farmlands, Silver Fern Farms and the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme helping to pave the way for industry governance. “We need to bring farmers along with us and keep them connected because otherwise what’s the point in leading? “We’ve got to remain focused on the farmer.” Nine other farmers have been associate directors with DairyNZ since the initiative was introduced in 2013. The associate director roles are non-voting and are for dairy farmers wanting to move beyond their farm and into sector leadership.

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Bunds offer phosphorus loss solution Capturing phosphate in water spilling off farm catchments has been made easier thanks to work done by a Rotorua farmer group and a doctoral student who have developed detainment bunds on trial properties. A field day later this month gives farmers the chance to look at work that has largely been under the radar but offers a practical, farmerfocused solution to improving water quality. Richard Rennie spoke to the group’s project manager John Paterson.

HILE nitrogen mitigation has played on the minds of most regional councils and many farmers, phosphorus losses are also required, under the Government’s latest water quality rules, to be measured and curtailed. As a nutrient it has tended to attract less attention than nitrogen but in some catchments sediment losses are a greater problem and go hand-in-hand with phosphorus losses. Mitigating those losses has focused on riparian plantings to absorb the slide of sediment and phosphorus into waterways. But the Rotorua Phosphorus Mitigation Project has gone a step further with its efforts to capture the deluge of high-phosphate runoff generated by rain in on-farm detainment bunds, letting it settle back into the soil before releasing the water. Project manager John Paterson said the Rotorua area has been required to deal with phosphorus alongside nitrogen losses into waterways under Plan Change 10, even though phosphate loss does not have to be quantified.

“Twenty to 30 years ago the Rotorua Lakes District Council was building detainment dams to help reduce peak run-off flows and erosion issues. “Nine years ago I started looking at how these might be redesigned to also work for phosphate retention. It’s been my baby since really.” The new structures have twice the storage capacity and hold the run-off longer. Support from the Lake Rotorua Primary Producers’ Collective helped kick-start the project with three farms used for the trials and setting up measuring equipment on the bunds. Several years and considerable doctoral input later the project is revealing the relatively simple earth bunds can catch about 60% of phosphate losses and 80% of sediments in stormwater runoff, depending on soil drainage conditions. The bunds are built as low earth mounds across gently sloping land on valley floors where stormwater paths occur during intense rain, now quite common in Bay of Plenty. The bunds hold stormwater in a ponding area for up to three days,

NINE YEARS: Redesigning erosion protection detainment bunds to hold sediment and phosphorus has been John Paterson’s baby for the last nine years.

This technology has the potential to intercept and treat stormwater for multiple benefits on a whole catchment scale that previously had not been considered possible. Lachlan McKenzie Farmer providing time for the trapped water to soak into the soil but not compromising pasture growth. Because sediment particles and their attached phosphorus cannot infiltrate the soil, they settle onto the flooded pasture instead of running off over soil surfaces and going into the lake system. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is one of nine project funders and has partnered with

farmers to build more than 20 of the bunds. Now the bunds are known to catch phosphorus and sediment their ability to capture E coli needs to be investigated with applied research. If successful it means the bunds will help mitigate three of the key water quality parameters under the proposed national standards. Project chairman Lachlan McKenzie says the bunds could make a significant difference to lake water quality. “This technology has the potential to intercept and treat stormwater for multiple benefits on a whole catchment scale that previously had not been considered possible.” It is critical the bunds be built with a suitable storage capacity accurately matched to their catchment area otherwise they will simply spill too readily, defeating their purpose. He cautions they are by no means a silver bullet solution with trial farmers also working hard on adjusting wintering methods, stocking rates, cropping

and fertiliser application into management plans to also retain phosphorus on the farm. “A proactive management approach is best but a certain amount still gets through and these bunds are just the final scrubbers to intercept and collect that.” And the bunds are also not suited to all farm landscapes. “You need a broad valley floor with relatively small catchment areas, less than 50ha or so ideally.” The group’s work has managed to not only prove the bunds’ value but also devised a technique to read landscape contour and flow paths and to analyse eight attributes through a calculator model that accurately predicts a catchment’s suitability for a bund. The group is awaiting the final thesis from Massey University doctoral student Brian Levine after which a how-to guide for farmers who want to use bunds will be written and made freely available. The group is hosting a field day on one of the trial sites for interested farmers on October 30 at Kaharoa.

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ARMING organisations loudly proclaiming proposed Government regulations on greenhouse gases will cripple them might want to have a yarn with Mike Petersen. The Central Hawke’s Bay farmer and New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy reckons the cost of not embracing this change far outweighs the cost of doing it. In a lengthy Twitter thread Petersen said his experiences across the globe taught him New Zealand needs to be a leader on the zero-carbon front. “Those who say we need to do the least amount required are wrong,” he wrote. “This will not be easy but then in farming nothing is. We must be ambitious and move quickly to a position where we can produce and promote zero-carbon food.” Petersen says the commercial sector is moving far faster than Governments across the world when it comes to zero carbon and while we might be efficient producers now we’ll be left behind if we rest on our laurels. If all NZ exports can have Zero Carbon plastered on the side of the packet or pallet we’ll retain our place on the tables of the most discerning consumers, he argues. Change is difficult and this pivot from production to sustainable profit will be no different. But every business must change with the times. Car-makers know they can’t keep selling gas-guzzling monsters forever and are putting in the work to transition to electric or hybrid vehicles. Supermarkets and other retailers are looking to cut plastic waste. So farming must look to its customers and act accordingly. NZ food producers are possibly the best placed in the world to lead this movement. They are starting from a strong position with a grass-fed, sustainable system. NZ is known as a natural wonder. Our history of kaitiakitanga can inform our future as well. There might be shortterm pain but ripping the plaster off now will mean no long-term infection. Remember, the customer is always right.

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Zealots do more harm than good I AM concerned about the Government’s plans for water quality. The media have been so vocal about intensively grazed cattle in waterways causing pollution that the general public associate cattle in general as polluters and fail to recognise the good that extensive grazing of river banks with sheep and cattle can do. Firstly I would like to make some observations. Fencing does not cure rock snot, it does not stop duck itch, doesn’t control giardia caused by walkers washing themselves, won’t stop sometimes high levels of pollution from Canada geese and black swans and can’t

recover dead salmon after spawning. It is interesting to note several farmers are observing salmon bypassing fenced waterways for spawning. I remember in the 60s going to a field day up the Waimakariri River and listening to Doug Dick of the North Canterbury Catchment Board promoting retiring any land above 3000ft out of grazing and planting trees. Now, 60 years later, we are spending a fortune trying to get rid of those trees. I wonder what our compulsorily fenced streams will look like in 20-60 years – overgrown silted up and weedy, one character remarked. We won’t have any trouble with fishermen because they wont be able to

get near these streams. I read with interest Fish and Game’s special issue magazine no 49, Upper Taieri Wetland Management, and quote “Much of the wetland remains under private ownership and is grazed. These grazed areas retain significant wetland and biodiversity values. Light grazing can help control pest plants and introduced grass swards. Improving public access and identifying rare plant communities are other goals.” Congratulations to Morgan Trotter and Otago Fish and Game for working with farmers. One hopes Wellington will not sabotage their good work. There are many such areas in the South Island High Country where extensive grazing with cattle and

sheep actually enhances the wetlands. Over-zealous planners and politicians can do more harm than good and waste an awful lot of money in the process. I do hope common sense will prevail. Bob Todhunter Rakaia Gorge

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No wonder farmers are punch-drunk Mark Patterson

NE of farming’s great challenges is that so much of your success is dictated by factors beyond your direct control, whether that be international commodity markets, weather, processing company performance or regulation. Never has that been more fully on display than now. The Mycoplasma bovis outbreak, the squeeze from the banking sector, the financial performance of Fonterra, the Government’s response to meeting our Paris Climate Agreement obligations and now the discussion document on the Essential Freshwater package – any one of which would be significant on their own. It is little wonder farmers are feeling somewhat punch-drunk. It’s like the perfect storm. Not since the Rogernomics reforms has agriculture had to face up to disruption of this degree. Fortunately, unlike our fathers in the 1980s, we have very healthy product prices and generationally low interest rates to help smooth our path. The freshwater proposals in particular have been causing significant angst as well-attended meetings all around the country attest. There has been a quiet revolution happening on farms throughout the country over recent years as more and more farmers recognise the need to up our collective environmental game. The proliferation of catchment groups and the huge fencing and riparian planting of our waterways are just some of the ways farmers have responded, for which they

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should be acknowledged and rightly proud. Unfortunately, the reality is we do need to respond because there is no doubt intensification of farming practices and land use change have had an environmental impact. In some places we have reached or exceeded the ecological limits of sustainable farming. The response of regional councils has mostly been too slow and the decade-long Land and Water Forum failed to reach workable consensus. We are now in a position where, in some places, we need to reverse engineer our way out of this inaction. We are quite simply at a juncture where the future of farming is in full focus. There is no doubt in my mind a prosperous future for farming is in targeting the high-end consumer. The New Zealand provenance story is an absolutely fundamental plank of that strategy and in an increasingly interconnected world that story needs to stand up to rigorous scrutiny.

The days of simply whacking a 100% Pure sticker on produce are long gone. We are now competing in a space with the emerging synthetic proteins and intensive feed-lotting systems. While productivity gains in agriculture have far exceeded the rest of the economy we have too often traded those gains away in the marketplace. As impressive as those gains have been, in my 30 years in farming we have essentially been running faster to stand still. From a NZ First perspective we have been reminding farmers these proposals are, at this stage, just that, proposals in a discussion document. It is clear from attending meetings and talking to farmers all around the country over the last month that while farmers are overwhelmingly supportive of the overall intent there are significant concerns around the achievability of some of the targets and the practical workability or some of recommendations. Clearly, there is some clarification and tidying up to be done before the final version reaches Cabinet. One of the gaps I see is in the wider economic analysis. While the proposals seek to secure our long-term future, that cannot come with the cost of wide economic and social dislocation in the present – that is the lesson of the 1980s. As a party that prides itself as being the champion of the regions, we absolutely recognise that farming is the fundamental driver of regional prosperity. As we have demonstrated on a number of occasions within this term of Government, whether that be on irrigation water levies, capital gains tax or successfully advocating for a farm debt

GETTING THERE: New Zealand First agriculture spokesman Mark Patterson is confident the Government’s Essential Freshwater proposals can be shaped into a workable proposition for farmers.

mediation scheme, we have had farmers’ interests at the front of our mind. That said, I am confident that with the help of submissions from farmers and with constructive engagement from farming leadership we can panel-beat these proposals into a workable proposition. We will be looking for an outcome that allows a degree of regional flexibility, is achievable and does not inflict unnecessarily onerous and expensive compliance burdens, especially on the farmers already demonstrating exceptional environmental practices. If we can achieve that we will

have gone a long way to securing the prosperity of not only this generation but the ones to come.

Who am I? Mark Patterson is a NZ First MP based in Clutha-Southland. He is spokesman for agriculture and primary industries, biosecurity, the Christchurch earthquake recovery and Land Information.

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Fish and Game extols clean rivers Alternative View

Alan Emerson

I HAD a most enlightening moment last week, so enlightening I sympathised with St Paul on his way to Damascus. It was a report from Fish and Game telling me what a great season we have in store. It showed pristine rivers and told me there are good numbers of trout in lower North Island waters. Surely not, they keep telling me what a pack of rampant polluters farmers are and how bad water quality is. I considered the reports from other regions. In Northland you can catch the limit within the hour. Auckland and Waikato were preparing for a busy season opener. In Hawke’s Bay we were told anglers are spoiled for choice when it comes to a stretch of river to fish on. Taranaki staff told me local trout streams are in good condition. All the rivers in Wellington look great. In Canterbury there are more fish in the Ellesmere system and the lower Selwyn looks good with a large, clean flow. In the central South Island most rivers are looking great.

Otago lakes and river mouths are crowded with fish. I just felt humble that throughout the entire country rivers are pristine and fish stocks are great. Farmers are to be congratulated on their environmental stewardship. I was therefore surprised to receive an email from Fish and Game mouthpiece Martin Taylor urging me to get involved in the Government’s freshwater debate. In an emotive rant, in my view, he tells me the Government proposals will go a long way to restoring waterways by curbing pollution. But according to their reports there isn’t any pollution. They’ve also established an anti-farmer website. You can understand my confusion. When Fish and Game wants me to buy a licence, thus inflating its coffers, everything is fine and dandy. Waters are pristine and fish are just asking to be caught. Otherwise they go to extraordinary lengths to criticise farmers. Fact doesn’t necessarily enter the debate. Selective reporting, tilting the deck and emotion do. I’m at a loss to understand why. It gets worse. Last month Stuff obliged Fish and Game with an offensive headline about a decade of dirty dairy offending. It had a photo of a besuited Martin Taylor standing by a stream that in Fish and Game’s preseason newsletters would be described as pure. You can read how more than 200 convictions have been issued over 10 years.

Taylor believes that it is but a fraction of the real figure. If I were him I’d stay in the shallow end. Shock and horror, with more than 10,000 dairy farmers that’s one for every 500 farmers. I have several thoughts on the issue. The first is the selective morality of Fish and Game. Taupo is a significant fishery yet days of uncut sewerage pouring into the lake didn’t engender a response from Fish and Game. The Queensland Lakes District Council wants a 35-year consent to let it pollute iconic Lake Wakatipu. The lake is a mecca for many trout fishers but nary a grunt from Fish and Game. Their crocodile tears over swimming are somewhat contradictory considering 50 Auckland beaches aren’t swimmable and neither are beaches around Wellington, New Plymouth, Porirua or Nelson. Quoting offences doesn’t mean a lot. How many were the result of equipment failure or extreme weather events. Most outrageous in my view is Fish and Game’s involvement in a “research” project that claims the freshwater plan is unlikely to have major impact on the dairy industry. That is despite the reputable New Zealand Initiative suggesting the freshwater plans will bankrupt farmers. Another put the cost at a billion dollars. Supporting all that, we have Fish and Game quoting “research” saying the relatively small size of the dairy industry means the impacts of the Government

CONTRADICTION: Fish and Game chief executive Martin Taylor says farmers are polluting rivers but the organisation’s newsletter says the rivers are pristine.

reforms are unlikely to be major at a national level. So on one hand you have the dairy industry providing $17.6b in exports annually, employing more than 40,000 people and creating jobs faster than the rest of the economy. It is a large part of the economies of Southland, West Coast, Waikato, Taranaki, Northland and Canterbury. On the other hand you have Fish and Game who make no contribution but is an old boys club compulsorily funded by those wanting to kill imported, predatory fish and ducks. They charge excessively to be able to fund anti-farmer campaigns and “research” and do so with impunity.

If they are trying to solicit licence fees or union dues the rivers are pristine. Then, in moments of narcissism or paranoia, in my view, their alter-ego rebounds with polluted rivers caused by farmers. They can’t have it both ways and the Government needs to start asking hard questions. In 2019 we shouldn’t have old boys clubs playing hard and loose with members’ funds and with absolutely no political accountability or oversight.

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

And now for the weather report From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

THE spring is sprung, the grass is riz. I wonder where the birdie is. They say the birdy’s on the wing. But that’s absurd. The wing is on the bird. That’s a little piece of nonsense doggerel taught me by my father as taught to him by his father. I did recite it to my three young sons but regret not having drummed it into their memories. Not too late I suppose though the thought of sitting some 20-year olds down to a little rote learning is as absurd as the bird being on the wing.

Riz by the way is the past tense of rise. Having just looked up who wrote it, I see it was written by that very prolific author, anonymous. Spike Milligan was fond of reciting it. Spring has certainly sprung here at Marlow Hill and it has been delightful. We’ve had a bit of equinoctial wind but not bad by usual standards. However, the Hawke’s Bay A&P show is still two weeks away and a regular feature is tents blowing down. It’s been a pleasure to be out and about on the farm. The past week has been calm, sunny with a chill start in the mornings then the longer evenings with daylight saving. The willows have been out for a few weeks and the foliage still has that fresh, lime green appearance. The poplars are just starting to break their buds with the first

hints of leaves, as are the oaks, maples and other species. The golden elms are smothered in the fresh yellow flower-like foliage that will become a muddy brown before falling off to be replaced by the lime green leaves.

It’s been a pleasure to be out and about on the farm.

I’ve planted a lot of flowering trees around the farm and the prunus or cherries are just bursting out now for what will be a glorious show. The malus or crab apples are already cloaked in their flowers. I’ve got about 10 different species and they all have different flowers. They and the prunus are legacies of end-of-season wholesale nursery sales 30 years

ago when I’d get trailer loads and furiously plant them all around the place. Many alongside my lanes. Because they would be planted in September and October and not having had time to establish, I’d have to do a fair bit of watering over the summer if it was a dry one. But it’s worth it at this end of my career. Now days, I’ll spot something flowering in a fenced off waste area and go and investigate and find some long-forgotten, unnamed bargain covered in wonderful flowers busy with the early-season bees having sniffed it out. It’s been a long, relentless haul from mid July as the ewes approached lambing and now the last of the ewe hoggets are finishing off their lambing. So that will be another round of docking then into drenching lambs as they come up to a month out from weaning. I haven’t

seemed to be able to quite catch up on everything but there are a lot of lambs out there. My neighbours all report a very good lambing as well with near record percentages, which is great news after the early September storm last year that wreaked havoc. We’ve had enough rain but never too much and with the warmth, the grass is leaping out of the ground and the stock are all well fed and doing well. The next challenge will be to maintain control but there seem to be enough mouths out there to assist with that challenge for now. So busy times, but working in this wonderful environment reinforces why we are farmers.

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

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 14, 2019

Confidence way down but all is not lost Meaty Matters

Allan Barber

THE latest Rabobank quarterly Rural Confidence Survey has shown a dramatic fall in farmers’ view of the outlook for agriculture in the coming year though their pessimism is not so pronounced when considering the prospects for their own farm performance. In the survey completed in late August and early September 41% of respondents expect a worsening of the rural economy compared with only 8% who expect an improvement. Over half the respondents expect no change in their farm performance while the rest are fairly evenly split between optimists and pessimists. The main reason for the decline in confidence is specified as government policy and that was before the release of the Essential Freshwater policy proposals and consultation programme. Other reasons given were the future greenhouse gas obligations in the Zero Carbon Bill, international trade uncertainties, negative public perception and, especially among dairy farmers, Fonterra’s performance. Surprisingly, concerns over bank debt fuelled by Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr’s rhetoric didn’t feature prominently though that might change. To this point international trade appears to be the least of the problems confronting the sector, ironically, with competition between the United States

and China driving up bull beef prices while China is proving to be a positive influence on the continued strength of sheep meat returns. The looming drop dead Brexit date of October 31 might yet produce unpredictable outcomes but at least United Kingdom retailers have committed to the chilled Christmas trade. The most significant effects of Brexit will take time to become clear but the British supply of lamb to the French market and Irish beef to the UK are two of the biggest and least predictable distortions. Other potential negatives include the just concluded

If the Government persists in requiring farmers to meet impossible methane and nitrate leaching targets, it will wave goodbye to any chance of farmer support. US-Japan free-trade agreement, which matches New Zealand’s gains under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership, notably for chilled beef for which NZ exporters have regained market share previously lost to Australia and the substantial number of Argentine and Brazilian beef plants that have been granted licences for export to China. While Japanese buyers will respond to price signals from tariff reductions, demand from China is likely to remain strong because of the combination of growing middle class consumption, the

effects of African swine fever on the pig population and the clampdown on grey market access for beef. If the Rabobank survey is to be believed the Government needs to work hard to regain farmer confidence, which it could do if it demonstrates a willingness to listen to concerns about lack of scientific rigour in the two flagship planks of environmental policy – Carbon Zero and Essential Freshwater. Without having seen a reliable survey I believe most farmers are committed to the principles in both bills and are quite prepared to work towards implementing a scientifically justified action plan. But if the Government persists in requiring farmers to meet impossible methane and nitrate leaching targets, it will wave goodbye to any chance of farmer support. In the lead-up to next year’s election it is possible, even probable, NZ First will prevent policies being brought into law that threaten to damage the rural sector irrevocably. However, given the age of that party’s leader that might not be a viable long-term strategy while the influence of younger voters is likely to gain more traction with a Labour-Green government. Trying to change the Government’s mind on introducing policies that appear to give farmers a free ride, however unjustified that viewpoint may be, will be difficult in an election year but it will be even harder without the moderating influence of NZ First. A recent piece of good news has been the Environment Court’s rejection of land use capability as a nitrogen allocation mechanism. Federated Farmers and the

OPTIMIST: Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor believes the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal could be concluded quickly though talks started in 2012.

Lake Rotorua Primary Producers Collective fought a proposal from the Rotorua District Council to allocate nitrogen discharges using LUC methodology. The court found LUC is not a satisfactory means of assessing natural capital, which is about more than just the impact of nitrogen on soil health. Under the council’s proposal, dairy farming nitrogen discharges would have faced a reduction of 80% and sheep and beef 40% while forestry’s allocation would have increased six times. That would have had a catastrophic impact on the economy in the area. It is noteworthy Bay of Plenty Regional Council also objected to the proposal. On another positive note, Agriculture Minister and Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor has headed to Bangkok to attend the next round of talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which involves the 10 Asean countries plus six others including China, Japan, Australia, South Korea and India as well as NZ. These countries generate

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about 28% of global trade and take more than 50% of NZ’s goods and services exports. O’Connor believes the RCEP deal could be concluded quickly if the collective spirit is willing but talks have been going on since 2012. The Government clearly believes in the importance of agriculture to the economy but it needs to recognise it won’t keep on happening without farmers’ co-operation and hard work and for that it has to get farmers onside. The rural sector has enough challenges to face – rising costs, compliance, alternative proteins, bank pressures, succession planning to name a few – without being kneecapped by a government intent on appealing to its most vocal supporters and leading the world with its environmental commitments.

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Liberated, they sold the plough Mike Porter reckons he has re-educated himself how to farm in the last five years. Neal Wallace meets the South Canterbury arable farmer who is not afraid of change.

IKE Porter is a considered man. His views and actions are more than opinions formed from spending too many hours behind the wheel of a tractor on his South Canterbury arable farm. Porter has carefully considered and studied options to some of the big issues he faces on his 480ha arable and livestock farm at Lyalldale, which he runs with wife Lynne. He has tailored solutions to his problems but fears solutions being touted for national issues such as the environment have become politicised, that politicians are pushing an agenda of reducing dairy cow numbers and curbing capitalism rather than addressing actual problems. That generates arguments over petty issues while opportunities, such as using whole farm systems to address environmental problems, are being missed. “It’s not too many cows. It’s how we are farming the cows,” he says. Porter believes some farm systems do need to change. “It’s almost like we need to press the reset button and go back almost 80 years. “Every time there is a revolutionary new product, service or management system for how we farm, every time we make an adjustment, it is included within the present system and nothing drops out the bottom.” This means that for every solution often two more problems are created. For example, applying bagged urea has reduced the reliance on natural nitrogen-fixing plants. While enabling arable farmers to grow single species crops and reducing issues such as bloat it has created a soil imbalance and environmental problems. Porter’s views have been shaped in part by the challenges of farming 480ha of dryland rolling hill country at Lyalldale near the coast, between the Pareora River and St Andrews south of Timaru. “I was told once that if you want to change the way you farm, change the way you do things. If you want to change the world, change the way you see things.” His family still has deep roots in the Lyalldale area with Mike one of several relatives who are the third generation to farm in the area. Rainfall is consistently about 525mm a year so it can get dry, but installing irrigation on the farm would be difficult. But he also does not want to have to intensify production and increase inputs to pay for it. Porter returned home to the then 240ha family farm in 1983 after a year at the Telford farm training school near Balclutha. He worked on other farms but primarily alongside his father growing wheat, barley, ryegrass,

peas and white clover. In 1984 they bought an adjacent, run-down 240ha arable farm. The purchase ominously coincided initially with the economic reforms of the David Lange Labour Government, which saw subsidies removed overnight in 1984-85 then a severe drought from 1988-89. Porter says there had been no crops grown on the new farm for 18 months so it was covered in weeds. Despite the economic pressures they had no choice but to continue investing to generate income. The saving grace was the purchase of a fertiliser spreader, which meant they could apply fertiliser to crops at the opportune time, which improved yield, quality and price. “I often say that fertiliser spreader got us through those tough times even though we got a hard time from bankers for being typical arable farmers – as soon as you come into a bit of money you spend it on machinery.” Porter estimates income generated from the timely application of fertiliser meant the spreader paid for itself seven times in that first year. In 1993 Porter entered a partnership with his father and in 2003 he and Lynne took over the property. Soil erosion from the top and sides of hills and a lack of structural integrity was a looming problem so Porter looked to Mother Nature for a solution. “Two things Mother Nature doesn’t do: she doesn’t cultivate the land and she doesn’t leave soil bare.” In the mid 1990s he convinced his father to try no-tillage cropping, which was agreed to under strict conditions such as limiting the trial to 10% of the cropping area, having a plan B and doing thorough research. The trial worked. Yields and quality were maintained and soil erosion largely ceased so in 1998 they sold the plough and bought their own no-till drill. “It took a lot to bring ourselves to sell the plough but it was a liberating experience. “There was no looking back and no reason to look back.” Porter says he had to learn to farm again to deal with problems that previously the plough would bury, such as weeds and crop residue.

REPEAT: This second-year wheat crop is growing in a bed of residue from the previous wheat crop.

The answers were to focus on managing the crop residue and rethinking crop rotation to use crops that could handle the crop residue. He found post-harvest ryegrass, for example, had to be followed with peas or oil seed rape, which could handle competition from ryegrass regrowth. Six years ago Porter had another reflective moment, deciding he needed to rebuild the volume of soil on the property and the soil structure below 100mm. Research told him the no-till process meant he was part way there. The rest of the equation was to leave slightly more crop residue then let the earthworms and the soil biology to do the rest. “In other words we had made, in my opinion, the most important step through no tillage. We had to now add value to the existing notillage system.”

He found nitrogen was locked up in the soil structure and unavailable to help the soil biology break down the

CROP: Pea seed ready to sow.

crop residue or for use by the subsequent crop. Porter did not want to introduce more artificial nitrogen but found

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LOCKED AND LOADED: Mike Porter’s tractor and drill is readied for sowing peas.

If you want to change the way you farm, change the way you do things. If you want to change the world, change the way you see things. Mike Porter Farmer

BUSY BEE: A bee searches for pollen in flowering oil seed rape.

a solution in growing cover crops, what he calls the silver bullet for arable farming. He now grows cover crops wherever he can in what is a regenerative farming system, a system he accidentally stumbled into by solving problems. “It has given us the ability to build soil, conserve moisture and sequester carbon.” He is frustrated farms, by the simple function of growing plants, are not credited for their carbonsequestering role and agricultural carbon footprints are measured

as gross footprints and not net. “Apart from planting trees there doesn’t seem to be any way to get credit for the carbon sequestration that we do.” For Porter the growing season starts well before a tractor engine is turned on, with plans for managing crop residue and an assessment of the market for various crops. Within seven days of harvesting a wheat crop he will be back in the paddock sowing a cover crop seed mix that could include oats, rye corn, phacelia, a tap rooting herb that fixes nitrogen and vetch, another herb. The cover crop is in the ground for up to six weeks until the next crop is ready to be sown. Before sowing, the cover crop is sprayed with a herbicide then the new crop is drilled using a cross-slot drill primarily because of its superior ability to handle high amounts of crop residue. Porter grows feed barley, wheat, peas, linseed and radish seeds, perennial ryegrass and oil seed rape on 420ha of the farm.

THE BOSS: South Canterbury arable farmer Mike Porter.

POINTED: The business end of Mike Porter’s cross-slot drill.

About half the grain is contracted, two-thirds of the ryegrasses are proprietary seed, the oil seed rape is sold to Pure Oil NZ and half the peas are sold for feed and half for seed. The average yields over the whole farm have improved. The average yield for feed wheat is 8.5 to nine tonnes/ha, barley 6.5-7t/ha, ryegrass 1.4t/ha when dressed and oil seed rape 4t/ha. After the spring harvest a cover crop is sown, which means over winter it anchors the soil profile preventing any erosion with that vegetative cover and plants securing nutrients from leaching from rain and run-off. “What I’m doing is transferring nutrients from soil to the plant over winter.” He did grow kale for winter stock feed but his dislike of bare soil is prompting a change to a specialist winter feed cover crop. The crop mix is 21 different varieties of small seeds, clover and herbs chosen for their nutrition, nutrient values and variety of growing season. The experiment will enable a lift in winter stock numbers and the crop will be managed so stock will

STORAGE: A silo and conveyor.

graze a third, trample a third and leave a third standing, by which stage he will then drill a new crop. It is an example of how a farm system can address an environmental issue but politically such a move would be shunned by officials as intensification, he says. “It would be seen as intensification but all we are doing is changing the system.” He estimates the combination of no-till drilling and cover crops has reduced soil erosion by more than 90% and while he still uses artificial fertilisers and chemicals, Porter says has cut nitrogen use by 20%, saving about $15,000 a year, and herbicide by 10%. Tractor hours have fallen by about 60% with his main tractor now running about 320 hours a year. These changes have made life easier. Porter says the soil takes care of itself, the slug issue has been reduced and cover crops provide early warnings of the emergence of any pests. “I have lower tractor hours, I have stopped soil moving and not taken a hit with crop yields. That to me is a win-win.” He also runs up to 600 Coopdale

Five fundamentals MIKE Porter has five fundamental principles crucial to sustainable cropping: • Minimum or no cultivation of land; • Arm the soil to prevent evapotranspiration by having it covered all the time; • Grow a diverse range of crops including multiple species of pasture and animal feed crops; • Living roots in the soil help the biology to cycle nutrients and sequester carbon and; • To reintroduce livestock which adds to soil depth and helps soil biology.

ewes and trades in calves and rising two-year-old cattle, with about 50 on the farm at any one time. Another significant change has been to buy a harvester which levels itself on two axes. They were spilling up to 10% of a crop when harvesting on hills, the steepest of which is nearly 30 degrees. But by investing in the selflevelling harvester they no long have that waste. Porter fears he could be caught by the generalised nature of legislated changes proposed for climate change and freshwater, that environmental improvements he has made to sequester carbon, enable cropping on the hills and reduce nutrient and soil loss will be ignored by new legislation. “This one-size-fits-all approach really concerns me. “At the moment all the legislation around environmental footprints is based on punish and reduce. “There is no account taken of the good things happening or any rewards for good environmental stewardship.” Porter knows his stewardship is improving the soil and environment and says he has been able to tap into some experts to help him achieve that, such as Jono Frew of Natural Performance and Craig Smith from Grain and Seed Brokers. The Porters employ two full time staff. Sons Sam and Isaac are both mechanics and daughter Roseanna is studying at Canterbury University. >> Video link: bit.ly/OFSporter

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Is technology a threat to dairy? Danielle Appleton THE New Zealand dairy industry is facing major disruption from synthetic dairy, similar to the synthetic fibres that triggered the decline of the wool industry in the 1980s. Technology companies are now making real dairy products, without cows. Their aim is to make real dairy products far cheaper than traditional farming can within the next 10 to 15 years. The reason I’m talking about this is out of genuine concern. I’m concerned this very real risk to the dairy industry isn’t being shared and openly discussed with those who could be affected most – farmers and rural communities. So what is this new technology? Precision fermentation is a technology that has been used to create synthetic protein for a long time. Today it’s used to create expensive medicines and enzymes; like human insulin for diabetics and rennet. The same rennet used to make the cheese that’s sitting in your fridge. I’m not talking about almond milk or plant alternatives but actual dairy created without the cow. It’s a lot like brewing beer. You

take this special yeast, sugar, water and mix it up. The yeast grows, ferments and turns the sugar into dairy proteins. They can then be turned into dairy products. Today this synthetic technology works well, but it’s expensive. However, it’s becoming cheaper and by 2035 it might cost far less to create synthetic dairy proteins than real dairy protein using cows.

It is a risk we cannot ignore and it’s moving fast.

Right now the race is on to remove cows from the dairy industry. Perfect Day, a start-up in the United States, has been working on synthetic dairy for five years, raised NZ$90 million and has partnered with Archer-DanielsMidland (ADM). ADM is the fourth largest food ingredient company in the world, five times larger than Fonterra. ADM is huge in corn and wheat ingredients and plans on adding dairy ingredients to its portfolio using synthetic biology. Cows need not apply. Some in NZ see this opportunity

too. Fonterra has taken a small stake in Motif Ingredients, another US start-up focused on synthetic proteins. It has raised NZ$90m to date. But how much of a threat is this technology to NZ’s grass-fed, tasty, dairy products? This dairy without cows technology isn’t coming for your flat white or your ice cream. It’s not aiming to replace consumer dairy products. It’s aiming to replace bulk dairy ingredients. Today the NZ dairy industry is almost entirely focused on producing huge volumes of affordable bulk dairy ingredients. More than 96% of the milk produced in NZ goes into dairy ingredients. We even provide 30% of the world’s dairy ingredient exports. Talk about punching above your weight. More than 70% of NZ’s milk gets turned into a milk powder or milk protein powder and put into a big brown bag. So, when someone finally eats your milk, it could be the powdered coating on sour cream chips in Britain, or the caramel in a chocolate bar sold in Jakarta, cheese on an Aussie pizza or in a paracetamol tablet in Dubai. Our dairy ingredients go into a crazy number of things, most of which

ANIMAL-FREE: The dairy industry faces disruption from synthetic milk made in laboratories.

DANGER: New synthetic dairy products are not created from plants, they are real dairy products created without the cows, Danielle Appleton says.

are not recognisable as a dairy product, let alone a grass-fed, premium, NZ dairy product. So if food makers choose to put fermented, synthetic, dairy ingredients in their products because they are much cheaper and consumers don’t notice or care (who even reads their chocolate bar wrapper?) our value as producers of high-quality, grass-fed dairy products won’t get communicated to those consumers. As farmers you have a lot of change to deal with and a lot of risks to manage. Your money and livelihoods are on the line. Synthetic dairy technology is not a sure thing, yet. But it is a risk we cannot ignore and it’s moving fast. If we in the dairy industry wait for this technology to mature it will be far too late to do anything about it. So what do we do? I believe most of the change needs to happen off the farm. So ask much more of your industry leaders. How are they turning your

milk into money and will their plans stand up to the changes in store for the food and agricultural sector over the next 20 years? Consider this risk in your longterm planning. What can we learn from the decline of the wool industry? What could we have done much earlier, both on and off the farm. What changes can we make to mitigate this risk and make the NZ dairy industry stronger in the process? The sooner we get out collective heads around this the better the outcome will be for NZ, especially rural NZ.

Who am I? Danielle Appleton went to a little country school in Waikato surrounded by dairy farms and after university started working at the dairy factory just down the road. She spent more than 10 years in dairy factories and labs then in head-office making, moving and selling dairy products more efficiently. She has two masters degrees, in dairy processing and business and has founded her own dairy-related start-ups.

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Kaiaua 11 Workman Road

Enviable opportunity abounds

In the rolling hills of Kaiaua at the southern end of the Hunua Ranges, lies Nesley Park, a covetable 380 hectare slice of rural New Zealand. A truly spectacular fattening and equine establishment with picturesque views over the farm to the mighty Firth of Thames. On entry your escorted through a mature tree lined driveway to a 350 square metre homestead surrounded by acres of green landscaped grounds. This stunning rural property offers 275 hectares (more or less) of excellent fattening country and 105 hectares (more or less) of native and exotic trees. The latter is a significant aesthetic and ecological feature of the property where magnificent kauri trees, abounds one of the best privately owned Kauri stands in New Zealand. An admirable lifestyle setting elevated above the rolling hills of Kaiaua. Intelligently arrayed and positioned, a taste of rural sophistication.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 11am-12pm Fri 18 Oct Karl Davis 027 496 4633 karl.davis@bayleys.co.nz Lee Carter 027 696 5781 lee.carter@bayleys.co.nz

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Taranaki 879 Otaraoa Road, Tikorangi

Well located 230ha dairy With eight titles in place the property has options to be sold as an entire unit or in parts to suit interested parties. Located only 8 kilometres from SH 3 in the well regarded Tikorangi farming district the property runs both sides of Otaraoa Road with a connecting underpass. Improvements include a new four bedroom home built in 2018, second three bedroom home plus portable two bed cottage. The 36 a-side dairy shed with Protrack is supported by good quality outbuildings including a 10 bay implement / calf shed. In addition is the feed pad, silage bunkers and contour ranges from flat to rolling and medium hill with access via a good network of laneways. Calving approximately 500 cows and producing 205,000 kgMS last season the farm has increased production over the last three years. Close to town and well appointed the farm has numerous options with scale or as a smaller unit.

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Gisborne Maranga Station, 1877 Tiniroto Road

Superior breeding and finishing Years of investment and meticulous farm management, paired with exceptional natural attributes, provide the platform for one of the leading farms in the region. Recognised as one of the country's Top Maori Farmers, Maranga excels as an early breeding/finishing unit. Wintering circa 10,000 SU, finishing on the farms extensive portion of flats, this well-balanced 1,073 ha's is a convenient commute west of Gisborne. Boasting two strategically located woolsheds, excellent fencing, tracks and lanes, an extensive fertiliser history, and reticulated waters systems. Set on multiple titles surrounding roads provide widespread access throughout the farm. Nestled amongst exotic gardens is a refurbished six-bedroom homestead. Two other homes provide staff housing, with enviable recreational benefits. An award-winning combination of scale and location.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Wed 27 Nov 2019 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne Simon Bousfield 027 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz James Bolton-Riley 027 739 1011 james.bolton-riley@bayleys.co.nz

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Mahia Pahnui Station, 330 Mahanga Road

Substantial coastal dairy and fattening Rarely do expansive flat land parcels, capable of dry stock fattening or dairy come to market on the East Coast. This highly desirably contoured property is 590ha (320ha being flat land) and includes a water take consent. The two platforms (288ha in total) are complemented by additional flat cropping land and approx. 170ha of medium to steep hill country, an ideal run off, or a separate proposition for buyers. Previously milking up to 1,200 cows, but more recently reducing numbers to 800 via the automated 44 bail rotary cowshed. The dairy infrastructure, constructed in the early 1990s is centrally located surrounded by a range of sheds, and previous dry stock infrastructure. Fertility throughout the farm is excellent. Three sturdy homes provide good on-farm accommodation, near the shores of Mahanga beach and a handy 75km south of Gisborne.

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Tutira Te Rangi Station, 748 Heays Access Road

Deer, hunting, farming and tourism options Te Rangi Station, a special 948ha property, one of the original deer farms providing a huge opportunity to build a business around tourism and farming. Includes over 200ha of native bush and kanuka which provides a fantastic habitat for the kiwi and other native bird life. This unique parcel of land is located only 50 minutes' drive from Hawke's Bay Airport. Scope for hunting, breeding and finishing deer, sheep and beef, with a fantastic fertiliser history, excellent summer rainfall and large areas of easy contour with options that include guided walking, hunting, horse or four wheel drive tours. Improvements include a colonial 1920s four bedroom homestead, 1960s three bedroom manager's residence, shearers quarters, four stand woolshed, sheep and cattle yards, truck shed/workshop and two deer complexes with all weather access. Open Day 1pm 16 October or call to view.

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Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Wed 20 Nov 2019 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View 1-1.15pm Wed 16 Oct or by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz Gavin Franklin 027 427 8000 gavin.franklin@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Hawke's Bay 3986 Puketitiri Road, Patoka

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

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

Taihape 1397 Moawhango Valley Road

Te Maai - 491 hectare breeding and finishing farm

Superbly located in the sheltered Hiwera Valley only 18 kms East of Taihape, Te Maai features an attractive modern homestead with outstanding uninterrupted views including Mt Ruapehu and the Ruahine Ranges.

Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Fri 29 Nov 2019 The Workingmans Club, 34 Kuku Street, Taihape View by appointment Peter Stratton 027 484 7078 peter.stratton@bayleys.co.nz

Te Maai offers fertile and free draining soils with a strong production history of sheep breeding and finishing complimented with finishing cattle and dairy grazing. Favoured with 54 cubes/day of pristine stock water from the Erewhon Rural Scheme, the contour is mainly rolling to medium hills with 150ha that has been cultivated. The modern five bedroom architecturally designed homestead built in 2004 commands extensive and uninterrupted views from an elevated site in a sheltered valley.

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Apiti 163 Makoura Road

"Ruaiti"- begin your journey

This is an excellent opportunity to purchase a 122 hectare (more or less) property to start your farm ownership journey. Currently milking 215 Friesian cows through a 24-aside herringbone shed on the 90 hectare platform, with the balance of the property acting as the support block. The infrastructure is excellent with in-shed feeding, Te Pari yards, and numerous sheds. Effluent disposal is via a trash pump from the fully consented twin pond system. Stock water is supplied from the large farm water reservoir and is pressure reticulated to troughs in each paddock. The elevated four-bedroom homestead is complemented by a second comfortable three-bedroom home. All this located on the edge of the friendly, community-minded Apiti Village. This property is genuinely for sale and our vendors will consider sale as a going concern. We look forward to your call.

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4pm, Thu 7 Nov 2019 49 Manchester Street, Feilding View by appointment Paul Hofmann 02108460446 paul.hofmann@bayleys.co.nz MID WEST REALTY LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Central Hawke's Bay 1312 Ngahape Road, Flemington

464 hectares with fertility and contour

Located 20 minutes south of Waipukurau and only 3km from the highly regarded decile 10 Flemington School is this well developed 464ha breeding/finishing property which boasts large portions of easy contour and excellent soil fertility. The farm is well subdivided, has an excellent laneway system, reticulated water and a lot of the farm is still deer fenced. A feature of the property is the 290sqm, 2015 built, four plus bedroom homestead which is nicely sheltered and positioned to capture all day sun. Excellent shedding, inground pool and established gardens top off this large farmhouse. Other improvements include three stand woolshed and covered yards, Te Pari cattle yards and an unused deer shed. A must view for those wanting a well located easy contoured sheep and beef farm, topped off with a fantastic modern family home.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 14 Nov 2019 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz Andy Hunter 027 449 5827 andy.hunter@bayleys.co.nz

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Central Hawke's Bay 420 Middleton Road, Waipukurau

243ha and 88ha with water and massive potential

Edenbridge, a mostly easy contoured 332 hectare sheep and beef farm in two parcels, benefits from the desirable Farm Road Water Scheme. Located 10 kilometres south of Waipukurau, this property has huge potential to cultivate both the mainly flat easy 88 hectare title or the 243 hectare home block. Each block complements the other, with the flat land holding on better in a dry period.

Auction (will not be sold prior) 11am, Thu 7 Nov 2019 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz Andy Hunter 027 449 5827 andy.hunter@bayleys.co.nz

Leased out for many years, currently ewes lamb early August, with cattle traded depending on the season. Improvements include a four bedroom home with attached self contained accommodation, three stand woolshed, sheep and cattle yards. Rarely does such a well located property with this contour and reticulated water come to the market. Out of town vendors want a sale. Call now to view.

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Northland 250 Apotu Road

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A rare find 394 hectares

Kauri Farms is a first class farm featuring prime location and all flat fertile soils. Offering scope and investment opportunity rarely available. One of Northland's premier farming ventures comprised of 538ha located close to Whangarei featuring quality improvements with an 80 bail rotary shed complex including multiple feed and silage pads, milking 1050 cows with production to 499,632kgMS. Available as full going concern if required. Location, contour and soil types render it suitable for various farming options. Astute investors need to compare this property with similar ventures in other regions and do the sums - this is an investment prospect not to be missed. The family wishes to move on and are keen to consider all realistic offers.

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

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 84 Walton St, Whangarei View by appointment Lin Norris 021 959 166 lin.norris@bayleys.co.nz Tracy Dalzell 027 535 9162 tracy.dalzell@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 14 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 10.30-11.30am Wed 16 Oct & Wed 23 Oct or by appointment Peter Kelly 027 432 4278 peter.kelly@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Orini 1787 Orini Road Good solid unit This 91ha (more or less) dairy unit has an all flat contour and enjoys great road appeal with its excellent layout, many specimen and native trees and beautiful mature totara along the stream running on its eastern boundary. The 23ASHB is centrally located with all the working hub closely grouped nearby. Around 300 cows are milked with three year average in excess of 114,000ms (best of 122,491ms in 16/17 season). The property is split by Orini Road with 36 hectares in one block connected to the main block of 55 hectares by a concrete underpass. A very good race system feeds to all 36 paddocks. There are two dwellings on the property. Two primary schools are within close proximity and Hamilton is just a short drive away.

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Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Thu 7 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 12-1pm Thu 17 Oct Mike Fraser-Jones 027 475 9680 mike.fraserjones@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Dairy farm offers great value This 114ha farm has first class facilities, flat to easy rolling contour and a sustainable production history. The 40ASHB shed (cupped to 32) features in-shed meal feeders, automated cup removers, teat sprayer and yard scraper. Farm sheds include a near new, four bay Aztech implement shed. The average four year production is 93,504 with around 270 cows now on the approximate 105ha milking platform. The effluent system includes weeping walls and a lined pond. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a four bedroom home and staff cottage. Our clients have already taken possession of their new farm and are dedicated to selling!

Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Thu 31 Oct 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 11am-12pm Tue 15 Oct Sharon Evans AREINZ 027 235 4771 sharon.evans@bayleys.co.nz Stuart Gudsell AREINZ 021 951 737 stuart.gudsell@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Parapara paradise - 126.4ha

First farm buyers, hunters and beekeepers, take note. Here is a golden opportunity to mix fun, income and a unique opportunity for capital growth. Taukoro, a 126ha property, is located in the heart of the picturesque Parapara Valley with approximately 65ha of grazable hill country, scattered Manuka and 20ha of flat and easy contours. Currently utilised for heifer grazing and sheep breeding. The block is capable of creating a small but active farm, with comprehensive stock handling and equestrian facilities, sheds, plus a comfortable four bedroom Art Deco home. Additional income streams have come from hunting, horse trekking, calf rearing and bee keeping. Call today and secure your little slice of paradise.

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2pm, Thu 7 Nov 2019 158 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui Phone for viewing times Knud Bukholt 027 222 6161 knud.bukholt@bayleys.co.nz Tracey Wilson 027 412 1586 tracey.wilson@bayleys.co.nz BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Finishing, grazing, cropping options Rangeview is a premium and versatile 221 hectare property, the majority is of flat contour with a portion of easy to rolling. Infrastructure includes a woolshed, numerous other shedding, a high standard of fencing and excellent water that is sourced from two bores and reticulated to all paddocks. The spacious family home is nestled amongst lovely landscaped gardens on an elevated terrace. Centrally located, 20km west of Waipukurau and only 5km from Takapau which has schooling, health centre and multiple sports clubs. Retiring vendors have said to sell and are ready for new owners to take to the next level. With the perfect combination of excellent water, prime location, outstanding contour and versatility, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 1pm, Fri 8 Nov 2019 Railway Station Building, 11 Bogle Brothers Esplanade, Waipukurau View by appointment Kathy Young 027 318 3806 kathy.young@bayleys.co.nz Andy Hunter 027 449 5827 andy.hunter@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Canterbury 670 The Peaks Road, Hawarden A very modern dairy 'The Peaks' is a very-well-developed 173.8ha dairy conversion, located in a favourable dairying area. Developed to a very high standard, it has low-cost water, scheme-managed nutrients and modern infrastructure. Production has been steadily increasing and in the 2018/19 season produced 264,444kgMS from 560 cows off 160ha effective. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget is to milk around 580 cows at peak production. The property is well-watered via three interlinked wells by pivot irrigators. There is a modern, automated 54-bail rotary dairy, large implement sheds, a calf shed and three modern homes. The main homestead and is set on a terrace above the Hurunui River, providing stunning views. A very well-set-up property - phone us now for an appointment to view.

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4pm, Thu 7 Nov 2019 3 Deans Ave, Chch Peter Foley 021 754 737 peter.foley@bayleys.co.nz Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

This impressive and long standing family farm consisting of 383 ha's (6 titles) is coming to the market after three generations of ownership. The farm has a history of continued development along with excellent fertiliser applications. Access is superb with a main metalled race from front to rear together with many lateral easy graded tracks. Subdivision is of a very high standard. Three water pumps supply trough water to every paddock. Stock traditionally wintered on the farm has been 715 dairy heifers May to May, 90 rising 2 year Steers, 520 ewes plus 200 hoggets. Also 120 dairy weaners are grazed from December each year. Buildings include a well presented recently modernised main 3 brm home, 2 other homes, 4 stand woolshed with extensive sheep and cattle yards, implement shed / workshop plus 5 supplement sheds. This property presents a once in a life time opportunity in the Taranaki rural market to purchase a top quality farm.

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

HORTICULTURE OPPORTUNITY WITH CONSENTED WATER CBRE Agribusiness offers for sale New Zealand’s second largest olive grove, the Viaduct Olive Grove, to the marketplace. Planted in six varieties across 62.25ha (more or less) of flat fertile land, the sale of the Viaduct Olive Grove is a fantastic opportunity to secure a large standalone property with an eye on future development. + Total land area of 91.18ha (more or less) + Productive area of 62.25ha (more or less) + Consented water take from the Mohaka River + Majority Land Use Classification (LUC) 3 + Free-draining ‘Mohaka Sandy Loam Soils’ + Large area of native bush including Manuka and Kanuka + Majority share in ‘Mohaka Water Company’ + Irrigation infrastructure in place + Home, worksheds, plant and equipment included in sale + Revenue generation from hive placement + Rateable Value - $4.08M (2018) + Call today for a detailed Information Memorandum and for access to the online dataroom

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DEADLINE OFFERS Tuesday 26 November 2019 at 4.00pm (unless sold prior)

JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

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FOR SALE HONIKIWI FOREST WAIKATO 1753 HONIKIWI ROAD, OTOROHONGA

SECOND ROTATION FOREST WITH ALL THE HARDWORK COMPLETE The Honikiwi Forest is an attractive landholding containing a mixture of younger Pinus Radiata crop, various other exotic species, significant area of established bush, streams and surplus grazing land - An ideal standalone forestry investment with all the hardwork complete. Held in two titles and seperated by Honikiwi Road, the Northern Block is approximately 240.38ha with the Southern Block being approximately 154.08ha. Offers to purchase the entire freehold property or the Southern Block only will be entertained, with this area including a mixture of younger Pinus Radiata, small stand of other exotic species and approximately 29.2ha of cutover. + Total Freehold Land Area of 394.46ha (more or less) + Total Stocked Area (P.Rad) of 228.9ha (more or less) + P.Rad established between 2011- 2015 + On-site metal resource + Harvest infrastructure in place + Suit ground-based and hauler harvesting methods

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+ Cost effective cart distance to markets + Call today for a detailed Information Memorandum

DEADLINE OFFERS Thursday 21 November 2019 at 4.00pm (unless sold prior)

JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

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FEILDING 54 Kimbolton Road FEILDING feilding@pb.co.nz 06 323 5544

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OPIKI 753 Poplar Road

Located in the renowned farming area of Opiki, some 15 minutes south of Palmerston North, this 175 ha dairy farm is situated on some of the finest soils, being a mixture of silt loams and Opiki peat. Currently milking +/- 520 cows and producing 1,350 kgMS per hectare on a system II basis, the property offers a scale and quality which are seldom found together. Improvements include a 50 bail rotary cowshed and an excellent range of support buildings to ensure every need is met, season round.

WEB ID FR70501 Dwellings include a four-bedroom manager's house and a three-bedroom cottage, both of which are very tidy, featuring modern refurbishments. An executive, four-bedroom family home, is available for purchase in addition to the main farm if desired. High fertility levels, well maintained races and an ample supply of quality bore water complete this exceptional farm which reflects the pride our Vendor has taken in developing this property to what is today.

DEADLINE SALE

View By Appointment DEADLINE SALE closes Wednesday 13th November, 2019 at 11.00am, (unless sold prior), Property Brokers Ltd, 54 Kimbolton Road, Feilding.

Blair Cottrill

Mobile 027 354 5419 Office 06 323 1538 blair@pb.co.nz

Stuart Sutherland

Mobile 027 452 1155 Office 06 323 5544 Home 06 323 7193 stuarts@pb.co.nz

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Ponui Farm

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WEB ID WR70321 CENTRAL HAWKES BAY 699 Kairakau Road 170 hectares Freehold 25 hectares Maori Freehold (STS) 157 hectares Leasehold approx. Total approx. area 352 hectares 32 km east of Waipawa, alluvial flats to steeper hill, reticulated water from large dam, 4 bedroom homestead, full complement farm facilities, breeding and finishing lambs/cattle, crops including squash grown, 3 km to Kairakau Beach. Ponui offers an opportunity to enter farm ownership at an affordable level while maintaining economies of scale.

DEADLINE SALE View By Appointment DEADLINE SALE closes Thursday 7th November, 2019 at 2.00pm, Property Brokers, 98 Ruataniwha Street, Waipukurau

Pat Portas

Mobile 027 447 0612 Office 06 928 0521 Home 06 855 8330 patp@pb.co.nz

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Bevan Pickett

Mobile 027 220 2766 Office 06 928 0520 bevanp@pb.co.nz

WEB ID TUR70855 TAUMARUNUI 993 Upper Retaruke Road View By Appointment DEADLINE SALE closes Wednesday 23rd October, 2019 at • 554.01 ha approx 450 ha effective 4.00pm, (unless sold prior) • Approx 80 ha rolling flats. Balance steeper hills • Well set up deer handling facilities Katie Walker • 4 stand woolshed and covered yards Mobile 027 757 7477 • Implement sheds Office 07 895 7123 Home 07 895 7112 • Large 4 bedroom home katiew@pb.co.nz This property is a real gem. No expense was spared when it was converted to deer and it shows. Full sheep 4 and beef facilities are also on the property. The Vendor Doug Wakelin is looking to purchase elsewhere and wants this Mobile 027 321 1343 2 property sold! dougw@pb.co.nz

DEADLINE SALE

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DANNEVIRKE

PRIME TATUA SUPPLY DAIRY FARM

47 High Street DANNEVIRKE Office 06 374 8102

Property Brokers Limited Licensed REAA 2008

Magnificent retirement farm

122 No 9 Road, Waitoa Six titles of 186.5507 hectares. Made up of 159.42 hectares of Tatua supply dairy farm land and 27.13 hectares of adjoining prime support land.

BY NEGOTIATION

DANNEVIRKE LOT 2 322 Mangahei Road View By Appointment Ohawe is 53 ha in two titles, located 14 km from Dannevirke in the Tararua. This property has X factor appeal, outstanding natural landscape, showcasing rural NZ at its magnificent best. An appealing mix of rolling contour enhanced by attractive trees and a high standard of farm improvements. Homestead and self-contained cottage, 3 stand woolshed and covered Jim Crispin yards, 6 well maintained farm sheds and workshop. Mobile 027 717 8862 Excellent fencing. Clean spring water supply-gravity fed Office 06 374 8102 Home 06 374 6768 to troughs in all paddocks. Great soil fertility. jimc@pb.co.nz

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This outstanding farm is located 15km North West of Morrinsville. Milking 700 cows with a four year production average of 395,456kg MS, with 339,697 Milksolids Supply Entitlements. Also offered for sale are shares, livestock and a separate highly productive 49.77 hectare run-off property located at 538 Whakahoro Road (or otherwise by negotiation). Improvements include four dwellings, 50 bail rotary cowshed, feed pad, bunkers, and full complement of farm support buildings, excellent subdivision, races and underpass. Private Sale by Deadline Private Treaty closes Friday 18 October 2019 at 3pm To request an Information Memorandum please email: office@hoogeveen.co.nz

LK0099654©

WEB ID DR70407

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Beckoning the serious lifestyler, this large 20ha block of flat to easy rolling contour dotted with specimen trees and shelter belts, commands a spectacular site in easy reach of Rotorua and Tauranga. Well composed, with a finely appointed family homestead and excellent infrastructure, this prime piece of Hamurana real estate provides a ringside seat to beautiful lake and rural views. Nestled in a peaceful, park-like environment, the home embodies rustic elegance and provides ample room for everyday living. Revitalised interiors are exquisitely presented in a showcase of character features, tasteful finishes and modern comforts. From the stylish country kitchen to the picturesque dining area, stately lounge, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, the bespoke nature of the home is revealed. Outdoors presents a selection of outbuildings to suit sheep, cattle or deer farmers. They include, but are not restricted to, a boat shed, woolshed, deer shed, cattle yards and hay barn. The property is deer fenced, has generous parking, good accessibility and a serene back-to-nature vibe.

Total area 284 hectares, second generation dairy farm with many opportunities. You could not ask for a better location. It has a right to an 8 lot rural subdivision, subject to council approval. The property has a huge seam of blue and brown rock. Currently consented for farm use. Its close proximity to Auckland would make it ideal for developers needing to find a home for land fill. Currently milking 320 cows targeting this season 140,000kg MS, all wintered on including young stock, 30 aside herringbone shed with Westfalia milking plant, in shed feed system, 360 cow yard - a modern 4 bay calf shed, 5 bay implement shed and a 4 bay enclosed storage shed. Water supply comes via a bore, fed throughout the farm through 40mm pvc lines with storage tanks. Contour flat to rolling with some steeper sidlings. Supported by a good central race system leading to 58 paddocks. In summer the farm grows 23 hectares of maize silage, and in winter 20 hectares oats. Suppliers for Open Country Dairy. Current sharemilker in place. A total of three homes, modern five bedroom family home, the original homestead and a managers home. A perfect opportunity for an investor seeking an alternative income. Approximately 25 minutes to Pukekohe, 55 minutes to Auckland and only 15 minutes to the ever expanding Pokeno. Call the Colliers team today for a full IM. View by appointment only.

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DRYSTOCK FARMING AT ITS BEST!

1630 Mangaehu Road, Makahu

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This quality 417.55 Ha (1031 acre) drystock farm is located in very strong and consistent sheep and cattle country. Along with strong infrastructure the farm offers a balance of flat harvestable land as well as ample easy hill country with the balance being medium hill. The farm has over the years consistently grazed 3800 stock units. It is well appointed with two woolsheds, a cowshed, multiple sheep and cattle yards and in close proximity to Makahu Primary School. This property has been faithfully farmed by the same family for around 40 years and has seen annual fertiliser applications. Properties of this calibre in the central area are rare and do not become available often, all serious purchasers must view!

Total area 85 hectares subject to survey, contour mainly flat to easy rolling with wetland areas. The property has second generation owners and in the past was a fully operating dairy farm, and in the later years used for rearing young stock and cropping. The property is to be sold as a bare block; the home will be sold separately. This property will be ideal for young stock or grass silage that will work within the farm Nutrient Management Plan. Located in the strong dairy farming area of Ngakuru, 20 minutes from Rotorua. Open Day Thursday 17 October 11.30 - 12.30.

Open Day:

Thursday 17 October 12:30pm - Meet at the woolshed and bring your motorbike.

Tender Closes:

4pm, Tuesday 5 November 2019 at McDonald Real Estate Ltd, Stratford.

Contact:

Brent Dodunski - 027 498 4346 Blair Burnett - 021 190 7728 Peter McDonald - 027 443 4506

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OPEN FARM: Wednesday 16 October 10.30am - Midday A well located 90.9ha dairy unit close to Rongotea & 24km from Palmerston North. Averaging 104,180kgMS over the past four years and 520kg per cow. A great balance of Pukepuke sand and free draining consolidated sand soils. The 200 cows are wintered on. A modern 20 aside herringbone dairy, in shed feeding with a 300-cow capacity yard. Four bedroom house. In three titles: 42ha with the dairy shed, house and most of the other farm buildings ; 32ha and 16ha bareland. Tenders may be considered as a whole or combinations of.

Tenders Close 4.00pm Wednesday 6 November at our office 56 Stafford Street, Feilding

Craig Boyden M: 027 443 2738 O: 06 374 4105 E: @craigb@forfarms.co.nz

Richard Anderson

M 027 543 1610 E richarda@ruralandlifestylesales.com

www.ruralandlifestylesales.com

Deadline sale by 21/11/2019.

LK0099655©

M 027 255 3992 E robertd@ruralandlifestylesales.com

A pleasant setting with native bush, quality soil types, a complete range of improvements including a 4 bedroom renovated homestead, 3 bedroom Share-milkers home, 24 aside HB cowshed and support buildings.

For Sale by Deadline Sale

An investment in the waiting, consider many of the purchase options available.

Web ID RAL657

Robert Dabb

This very attractive productive dairy unit offers a consistent 112,903kg milksolids from the 117 hectare farm, supported by 57ha runoff.

Viewing by appointment www.forfarms.co.nz - FF2902 www.forfarms.co.nz

Property ID FF1299

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SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE

VENDORS WANT THIS SOLD

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OFFERS OVER $750,000 + GST (IF ANY) – CONICAL HILL, WEST OTAGO

Web Ref SWG1906

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Lifestyle block Well set up lifestyle block with fenced lanes to all paddocks leading to and from the sheds Water troughs to all except one paddock Very tidy and well maintained

MARK WILSON m 027 491 7078 e mark.wilson@swre.co.nz

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Duck pond and maimai Recreational hunting with deer and pigs close by in the Blue Mountains Outstanding home kill facilities Small one stand older woolshed and basic cattle yards 39a Medway Street, Gore 9710 p 03 208 9283 f 03 208 9284 e gore@swre.co.nz w www.southernwide.co.nz

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ENVIABLE BALANCE, GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE & POTENTIAL - 775HA Te Rau, 10284 Route 52, Pongaroa, Tararua Te Rau is an extremely well balanced sheep and beef breeding and finishing unit located a few minutes from Pongaroa. Over one third of the 730ha effective area is cultivable offering the ability to finish all stock and to trade. The balance contour is a mix of medium front hill country and medium to some steeper back hills. Te Rau has quality infrastructure with two tidy homes, a substantial modern woolshed and covered sheep yards complex, along with cattle yards and satellite yards. Water supply is provided from the well proven Pongaroa water scheme to troughs in every paddock. Access is excellent, with road boundaries on three sides of the main farming block and several well sited tracks and lanes. Around 85ha of the 285ha flat to easy land has been extensively drained, and a capital fertiliser program over the last five years is starting to pay dividends. There are seven titles allowing purchase options. Te Rau is a high quality and well scaled breeding and finishing block with rural services and community facilities all close at hand. The hard work has been done - Te Rau is now set to provide a new owner with plenty of options to take it to the next level - an opportunity not to be missed!! A detailed property report is available. Viewing by Appointment. Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 7 Nov 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

WAIERUA - COASTAL BREEDING STATION- 573HA 631 Otahome Road, Whareama, Masterton Boasting a unique coastal location, in an established farming district and with some further productivity gains possible, welcome to Waierua! Located between Castlepoint and Riversdale beach Waierua is a 30-min drive from Masterton and features access to a stretch of Pacific coastline loaded with Paua and Crayfish and excellent fishing. There are numerous building sites that have stunning views over Castle Rock and the Pacific Ocean. The farming operation is a traditional sheep and beef summer dry breeding unit currently carrying approximately 2,200 ewes and hoggets, with 150 cows and heifers. There are around 470 ha of effective grazing land, mainly medium hill, with 42 ha of pine plantations. There is a four-bedroom plus office and sunroom dwelling, four-stand woolshed and other support buildings. The farm is set up to be run by one labour unit with good quad bike tracks and Otahome Rd enhancing access through the eastern side of the farm. The proximity to Masterton means there are off farm employment and top secondary schooling options. The local rural community supported primary school of Whareama is just a few kms away. This is a great opportunity to invest in a proven breeding unit situated in a special location......an opportunity not to be missed! Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 31 Oct 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

775 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2044219 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

573 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz//RX2028131 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

478HA CLEAR HILL COUNTRY (STS) - 34KM NORTH OF NAPIER Glenview - Aropaoanui Road , Hawkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay

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

nzr.nz/RX2038128

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Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 21 Nov 2019, 5 Ossian Street, Ahuriri, Napier. Duncan McKinnon 021 241 9073 | duncan@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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Located 34km north of Napier just off SH2 with sweeping views over HawkeÂ´s Bay and out to Napier. Glenview is a clear 478ha (STS) sheep and beef property with a mix of medium contour with steeper sidelings. The property enjoys excellent access as is positioned between the Aropaoanui and Tangoio Settlement Roads, with approx. 8km of road frontage. Access on the property is via a network of on-farm 4WD tracks. Glenview historic annual rainfall is over 1400mm, supporting the store stock and finishing operations. Further supported by solid fertiliser application over the years - an airstrip and 140mt super bin is an added benefit. Well subdivided into over 30 paddocks of which fencing is of a high standard. There are multiple sets of satellite sheep yards plus a set of cattle yards with loadout. Stock water is provider largely by reliable natural supply via creeks and springs plus some dams. A large limestone quarry located close to the road provides additional income. Productive assets are solely on offer here with no dwelling on this property. There are two lifestyle properties that have been subdivided (STS) from Glenview which include dwellings and infrastructure that will be available for sale separately.

478 Hectares (sts) Tender

74.52 Hectares (sts) Video on website

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

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

113.4 Hectares (sts) Video on website

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

Quality & Location An excellent opportunity has arisen with the availability of a top quality block of land situated in the prime location of Mystery Creek & Kaipaki, central to Cambridge, Te Awamutu & Hamilton  408 Mystery Creek Road, Kaipaki  41.02 hectares more or less - 1 title  extensive two-road frontage  elite soil type - predominantly sandy loam - flat

contour

 utilized for asparagus last 9 years, now sown with

quality annual ryegrass  multiple applications:-

- dairy - horticulture

- finishing - cattle stud

- cropping - equine stud

 water supply from Pukerimu District Water Scheme

Auction: Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Open day: Tues, 15 Oct & 22 Oct 12noon to 1.30pm

Auction: Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Open days: Wed, 16 Oct & 23 Oct 11.00am to 1.00pm

venue - Kaipaki Settlers Hall, Kaipaki

 a variety of general use shedding; 1 x fertiliser

bunker

 very good cattle handling facilities, concrete base,

galvanised rails & load-out race

 no dwelling but excellent building sites available an

outstanding block in a top quality location  web ref R1297

Brian Peacocke

021 373 113

Birchview Farm An excellent central Waikato dairy unit, particularly well farmed and achieving first class results, unique in size and location, situated between the top quality Roto-o-Rangi and Puahue districts, approx 11 kms from Te Awamutu and14 kms from Cambridge  1167 Roto-o-Rangi Road, R D 3, Cambridge farm dairy accessed from Cowan Road off Parklands Road, Puahue  211.1 hectares  predominantly flat with a nice area of easy rolling country  v. attractive with a scattering of mature specimen trees  good strong soils being a mix of silt loams and ash  very well subdivided and raced, supported by a very good water reticulation system  strong pastures reflecting cropping, regrassing and consistently strong fertiliser applications  620 cows calved, best production 312,650kgs ms under a System 4 feed program - 140 calves reared annually  50 bail rotary farm dairy, auto cup removers, in-shed feeding system, large area of concrete with independent undercover AB/vet race

venue - Te Awamutu Sports Club

 extensive and compliant effluent system  full range of farm shedding and calf rearing facilities  4 dwellings including a quality 4 brm brick homestead in an attractive setting plus 3 well maintained homes  extremely well located for quality primary and secondary schooling  a unique opportunity to acquire a special property in an especially good location  web ref R1305 On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

Brian Peacocke Licensed REAA 2008

021 373 113

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07 870 2112

office@pastoralrealty.co.nz

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THORNTON 24 Smith Road Pumping Grass All Season • • • • • • •

Available for sale - 95 hectares in three titles, including 16.7 hectare support block which can be bought separately Average production - 92,601kg MS from 85 hectare milking platform 30 ASHB, two hay barns, three bedroom manager's home A simple farming operation, predominately all grass Great natural soil and water attributes, allow all year grass growth Pumping grass equals income, investors or first farm buyers must consider The long term lease is up, our vendor wants this property sold

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 14 November 2019

VIEW 12.00-1.00pm, Wednesday 16 & 23 October

Phil Goldsmith M 027 494 1844 | B 07 307 1620 E pgoldsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/WHK31043

TENDER

WHAKATANE 1956 State Highway 2 Intensive Finishing - 314.0523 Hectares • • • • • • • •

Highly productive land with contour from flat and easy through to medium hill Currently finishing cattle, dairy grazing and has a South Suffolk sheep stud Intensively sub-divided, extensively raced, includes 60hectare deer fencing Strong fertiliser history, on fertile Whakatane Loam soils, reticulated water to most paddocks A good range of improvements maintained to a high standard, including two homes Top producing dry stock farm in a good location, a rare find Ohope Beach is only 20km away, multiple schooling options Make the phone call and be sure to view at open days

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 14 November 2019

VIEW 12.00-2.00pm, Thursday 17 & 24 October

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

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

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OPEN DAY

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

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

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

VIEW 11.00-12.30pm, Thursday 17 & 24 October Peter Donnelly M 021 449 559 E pdonnelly@pggwrightson.co.nz Trevor Kenny M 021 791 643 E trevor.kenny@pggwrightson.co.nz

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TIRAU, WAIKATO 1420 State Highway 5 Private Hunting Estate • • • •

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Gaining worldwide accolades from trophy hunters as one of New Zealand's leading outfitters 169ha freehold hunting park surrounded by 80,000ha of wilderness Spectacular lush green environment, tread game trails under the canopy of spectacular native forest and giant tree ferns With bespoke luxurious eco-friendly off grid hunting lodge function and wedding venue and additional three bedroom dwelling This very profitable business is offered for sale walk-in walkout as a going concern complete with forward bookings

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Individually tailored hunts throughout New Zealand as per clients wishes Located midway between Cambridge and Rotorua For more details of this golden opportunity contact Martin today

$5.75M

Plus GST (if any)

VIEW By Appointment Only

Martin Lee M 027 497 0830 E martin.lee@pggwrightson.co.nz

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

SPRING 2019 | www.pggwre.co.nz/property-express

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

OPEN DAY

WHAREPUHUNGA, WAIKATO 184 Grice Road

Quality, Cattle Grazing, Production, Location • • • • • • • • •

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

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

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

VIEW 11.00-1.00pm, Wednesday 23, 30 October & 6 November

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

pggwre.co.nz/TEK31229

FINAL NOTICE

TAKAPAU, CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY Quality Farm - Quality Location • • • • • •

310.2049ha (766 acres) approximately Mainly flat to gently rolling contour Well fenced, fertilised and watered Spacious four-bedroom home plus threebedroom cottage Excellent shedding 31km south of Waipukurau

AUCTION

Plus GST (if any) 2.00pm, Tuesday 22 October Waipukurau Club

VIEW By Appointment Only

Max Lyver M 027 597 5818 B 06 858 6780 E mlyver@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/WPK31025

HAWARDEN, CANTERBURY 'Birchdale' - Striking Breeding & Finishing Unit 'Birchdale' is an outstanding, 660 hectare farming operation that features a mix of easy to rolling hill country and flats. It is regarded as healthy stock country which is well-suited to breeding and finishing. The land is complemented by wellmaintained farm infrastructure, two four-bedroom dwellings, good stock water supply systems, fencing and lane ways. Current farming practices include a mix of Composite sheep and Hereford cattle breeding and finishing. A striking, easily accessible, foothills property that represents one of the best purchasing options in Canterbury.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

Plus GST if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 2.00pm, Friday 8 November

VIEW By Appointment Only

Peter Crean M 027 434 4002 E pcrean@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Helping grow the country

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

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

NEW LISTING

ORTON, SOUTH CANTERBURY Turn Key Proposition with Yield - 573 Hectares 'Waybrooke' is an established and well maintained tier one dairy unit that is self-contained including an adjoining 83ha support block. Milking 1650 cows with a 1750 cow consent in place and operating under a closed livestock management system. Abundant irrigation water is supplied by multiple wells and Rangitata South Scheme with a 6.9ha storage pond to ensure reliability. Located in the heart of one of Canterbury's best dairy regions Waybrooke's presentation, production and financial capabilities are sure to impress.

MILTON, SOUTH OTAGO

PRICE BY NEGOTIATION Plus GST (if any)

Immaculate Presentation 119.1613 hectares (STS). Modern designed David Reid three bedroom plus office home with open plan living, separate lounge, master bedroom with ensuite, and double garage. Built on this wellestablished property in the heart of this strong farming and grain growing Moneymore area. Complemented with two large implement sheds, four bay closed in shed with separate high roller doors. Modern lane way system leading to Te Pari cattle yards. Ideal downsizing or additional cattle or hogget finishing property. Currently farmed as dairy grazing and feed harvesting.

Calvin Leen M 027 453 0950 E calvin.leen@pggwrightson.co.nz Simon Richards M 027 457 0990 E simon.richards@pggwrightson.co.nz

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DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 12.00pm Wednesday 20 November

Paul Thomson M 027 435 3936 E pthomson@pggwrightson.co.nz

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NEW LISTING

HINDS, CANTERBURY Traditional Sheep Breeding on the Plains • • • •

360.0849ha farm for sale for the first time since 1901 Homestead and large array of farm buildings including covered yards Available as one unit of 360ha or as separate parcels of 43ha, 66ha, 63ha, 91ha and 95ha (subject to survey) Buyer enquiry over $19,000/ha

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 3.00pm, Tuesday 12 November

Tim Gallagher | M 027 801 2888 Robin Ford | M 027 433 6883

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OUTRAM, OTAGO Taieri Plains Multiple Options 153 .5656 Hectares dairy farm with lifestyle title purchase options: Lot One: 65ha with 50 aside HB and two - three bedroom dwellings, numerous implement/calf sheds with 40ha lease property attached Lot Two: 42ha bare land building platform , two titles cattle finishing or run off Lot Three: 45ha, modernised four bedroom home, sleepout , two titles Total property 153.5656ha plus 40ha lease platform, three dwellings all on separate titles

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 12.00pm Thursday 14 November

ALEXANDRA Paul Thomson M 027 435 3936 E pthomson@pggwrightson.co.nz Craig Bates M 027 489 4361 B 03 470 0304 E craig.bates@pggwrightson.co.nz

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1056 Chatto Creek-Springvale Road

Springfield - Central Otago • • • • • •

230.5525 hectares freehold with subdivision potential Architect designed 5 bedroom, double glazed home Pivot irrigation with quality improvements Very generous water quota Subdivided into 50 paddocks, boundary deer fenced One of the finest examples of its type in Central Otago

(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 3.00pm, Thursday 21 November

VIEW By Appointment Only Mike Direen | M 027 434 0087 Shaun O'Docherty | M 021 708 165

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Dairy Sheep Opportunities

Makokomiko Station is a 2000ha sheep, beef and deer property located in the Pukeokahu district north-east of Taihape running 17,000 stock units.

Situated in Cambridge, this is a family based farming business which currently includes a fattening and finishing unit for sheep and beef as well as a dairy unit milking cows. We are setting up a new sheep dairy unit using an outdoor system. The unit will begin operation by March 2020, milking by August 2020. Expected numbers for our first year will be 800 – 1000 sheep, mainly hoggets. We are currently seeking the following staff • Unit Manager – full time • 2IC – full time • General Hand – full time • Plus seasonal staff to cover lambing and the milking season All positions are hands on. Having practical knowledge and experience with sheep will be an advantage. We are looking for highly motivated, forward thinking individuals who are team players. Managers position comes with a house and there is shared staff accommodation available for the other positions. We would like to invite expressions of interest by emailing us at office@astrafarms.co.nz with your details, work history, qualifications and relevant experience.

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If you are keen you can send your CV and two references to maata@inspire.net.nz or phone Manager Lance Jones on 06 388 0679 for more information

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We are looking for a Shepherd with three or more years experience in shepherding with a capable team of dogs. Who will keep and maintain their living quarters and work place to a high standard, and is happy to cook for themselves.

Station Cook & General Hand

STATION COOK: This full time position consists of

cooking three meals a day for 3-4 permanent staff on the basis of a 5-day week, plus for casual staff when required.

GENERAL HAND: This full time position involves tractor and machinery work, including spraying, track and water system maintenance and feeding out. Along with general farm duties, some fencing and yard repairs will be required.

Tidy accommodation is available. Primary school bus at gate and secondary school at Taihape. Couples/individuals may apply with covering letter and CV to: Cameron Wilton E: cwilton@inspire.net.nz | Ph: (06) 388 0852 Address: c/o Mounganui Station, RD 2, Taihape.

JOBS BOARD

Mt Cass Station, Waipara, is a diverse 3000ha coastal property run in conjunction with a 340ha flatland block. It runs 16,000 stock units of sheep and beef, with all stock finished. The farm grows 200ha of specialist crops and has 250ha of pivot irrigation. The property is organically certified with BioGro and has its own meat brand. We seek an enthusiastic person to join our team primarily to manage the livestock on our Washcreek Block. This block runs 6000-8000 stock units on flats through to hill country. For this position you will need: ■ 4-5 years livestock farming experience ■ To be able to work collaboratively in a team environment ■ A team of working dogs ■ An ability and interest in using modern technology

Block Manager Cattle Data Collector Dairy Dairy Sheep Opportunities (4x) Deer Stock Manager Livestock Procurement Overseer and Farmhands Programme and Product Lead Sharemilker Shepherd Shepherd / General Station Cook and General Hand Station Manager

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Contact Debbie Brown 06 323 0765 or email classifieds@globalhq.co.nz

Contact Andrew Heard, General Manager, on 021 272 7522 Applications close Wednesday16th October 2019

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STAFF Vacancies

Positions have become available for a Cook and a General Hand on our 30,000su property 20km east of Taihape.

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

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50/50 Sharemilker 3-year contract 30 minutes to Cambridge or Te Awamutu 500 cows

On a farm set amongst a beautiful New Zealand backdrop, our client is looking for a 50/50 Sharemilker for the coming season, commencing June 2020.

Sustainability is a real plus for this farm where the owners champion a holistic approach to both the environment and the stock, and with it being a low input system farm, there is plenty of grass to accommodate feeding the cows throughout the season – no PK or additional feeding required!

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

The owners are looking for a couple who are interested in promoting their holistic approach towards the farm in order to maintain its high level of standard whilst also considering the impact on the environment and the careful use of resources such as water.

jobs@fegan.co.nz or phone 07 838 0018

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SALE DAY

Mon 5 Nov, 2018 Tuakau Saleyards

with wool being a long-term investment.

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NCREASED international demand for fine wool is putting Kiwi wool within reach of becoming a $2 billion industry. New Zealand Merino Company chief executive John Brakenridge said if half NZ’s crossbred wool clip shifts into higher-value fine wool contracts the economic upside will be as high as $2b. Increased international demand for fine wool could spell profit for sheep farmers with wool giving kiwifruit and wine a real run for their money in terms of exports, he said. There is a future in wool for farmers and for NZ, he

forward for the next three to five years has a base price of “Ongoing investment in more than $20/kg clean. genetics, leading animal VF Corporation, one of husbandry practices and the world’s largest apparel, adoption of new supply footwear and accessories models will be required. companies, is incentivising “VF is committed to NZ’s sheep industry to grow working alongside NZM, more fine wool. the shearing community, VF Corporation, which and growers,” breeders owns labels including The Conneen said. North Face, Timberland, “We’re confident enough Smartwool and NZ-founded in the future of wool to brand Icebreaker, has incentivise production developed the incentives long-term through its of for farmers as part contracts and provide commitment to sustainable support where we can. solutions. “VF is working hard to be the global leader in Merino wool supply and We’re the preferred partner of

said. “Which is great news for fine wool producers and farmers considering transitioning into it.” Global demand for natural fibre and the Merino Company’s ethical wool brand ZQ Merino is swinging the pendulum in wool’s favour. “We are connecting more and more wool growers with long-term supply contracts

confident enough in the future of wool to incentivise production through long term contracts. Tom Conneen VF Corporation “Today we expect more of our products in design, performance and environmental and social impact and we believe VF has the responsibility

growers.” The long-term wool contracts offered to NZM growers, such as the industry-first, 10-year contract with Icebreaker coupled with contracts for Silere, NZM’s merino meat brand jointly owned and operated with Alliance, make fine-wool sheep farming more profitable than dairy grazing and other sheep farming systems, based on analysis by both NZM and AbacusBio. “The increased demand for and value of contracts has exceeded our expectations. “We’re on the crest of

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“Nikau Coopworth genetics have very good fertility which has to a docking percentage contributed this year & hoggets above 175% 130%. Good growth on target for rates; lambs sent away at 20kg cw early in the New Year. I’m getting good meaty rams have a strong offspring. The constitution & foot rot problems have virtually been eliminated, one of the traits I’m most pleased with.”

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The next morning he asked what time I got in. I said “Midnight!” He seemed fine so I thought I’d gotten away with it. Then he said “We need a new cuckoo clock.” When I asked why he said “Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times, said ‘oh buggar’, cuckooed four times, cleared its throat, cuckooed three times again, giggled, cuckooed twice more, then tripped over the coffee table and snorted.”

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Cattle

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Sheep

BEEF

William Hickson

Deer

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

6.10

5.75

NI lamb (17kg)

8.70

8.65

8.30

NI Stag (60kg)

9.70

9.60

11.35

NI Bull (300kg)

5.90

5.85

5.15

NI mutton (20kg)

5.70

5.60

5.00

SI Stag (60kg)

9.65

9.45

11.35

NI Cow (200kg)

4.80

4.70

4.00

SI lamb (17kg)

8.55

8.50

8.00

SI Steer (300kg)

6.00

5.65

SI mutton (20kg)

5.65

5.60

5.00

SI Bull (300kg)

5.70

5.60

4.95

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

4.45

4.40

4.15

UK CKT lamb leg

10.22

10.29

9.46

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Export markets (NZ$/kg) 8.75

8.61

6.40

US domestic 90CL cow

7.64

7.72

6.47

North Island steer slaughter price

$/kg CW

8.5 7.5 6.5

7.0

10.5

5.25

9.0

South Island lamb slaughter price

Oct

Dec 5-yr ave

Feb

Apr 2018-19

5-yr ave

Jun

2018-19

Dairy

Aug 2019-20

Jun

Last week

Prior week

Last year

3.21

Nearby contract

Last price*

320

Sep-18

420

SMP

2680

2665

2550

400

AMF

4925

5075

Milk Price

7.00

6.90

6.77

$/tonne

2980

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

YTD High

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

5.275

5.54

3.38

Auckland International Airport Limited

8.92

9.9

7.065

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

16.9

17.8

12.3

The a2 Milk Company Limited

12.91

18.04

10.42

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.48

4.705

3.54

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

5.5

5.62

3.51

Ryman Healthcare Limited

13.15

13.62

10.4

Contact Energy Limited

8.97

9.05

5.82

Port of Tauranga Limited

6.45

6.7

4.9

Fletcher Building Limited

4.74

5.55

4.28

Company

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

12.91

18.04

10.42

Comvita Limited

3.29

5.42

2.5

Delegat Group Limited

11.49

12.5

9.4

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

3.95

4.85

3.15

Foley Wines Limited

1.77

1.47

0.85

1.08

0.75

0.215

0.24

0.192

340

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

2.39

2.98

1.76

PGG Wrightson Limited

2.41

2.5

0.47

Sanford Limited (NS)

6.98

7.06

6.35

Scales Corporation Limited

4.95

5.13

4.34

SeaDragon Limited

0.002

0.003

0.001

Seeka Limited

4.85

5.35

4.2

11.35

8.45

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

Synlait Milk Limited (NS) T&G Global Limited S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

$/tonne

3000 2900 Oct

Nov Dec Latest price

Jan

Feb 4 weeks ago

Mar

5pm, close of market, Thursday

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

350

3100

YTD Low

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

3200

Company

360

Sep-18

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

753

Listed Agri Shares

380

320

* price as at close of business on Thursday

2800

Nov-18

440

3095

4025

787

Top 10 by Market Cap

400

3090

4100

787

DAP

WMP

4100

304

vs 4 weeks ago

Butter

523

314

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY Prior week

616

314

Jul-19 Sep-19 Sept. 2020

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T)

616

30 micron lamb

$/tonne May-19

Urea

3.20

360 Jan-19 Mar-19 Sept. 2019

Aug 2019-20

Last year

440

Nov-18

Jun

Prior week

480

6.25

Apr 2018-19

Last week

37 micron ewe

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

6.75

NZ average (NZ$/t)

Super

7.25

Feb

Fertiliser

Aug 2019-20

Grain

Data provided by

MILK PRICE FUTURES

5.75

Dec

FERTILISER

Coarse xbred ind. Apr

Oct

5-yr ave

(NZ$/kg) Feb

8.5

6.5

7.0

WOOL

Dec

9.5

6.0

5.25

Oct

South Island stag slaughter price

7.5

8.0

5.75

4.75

$/kg CW

5.0

$/kg MS

9.5

5.75

South Island steer slaughter price

Last year

10.5

11.5

6.25

Last week Prior week

North Island stag slaughter price

11.5

6.0

4.75

US$/t

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

8.0

$/kg CW

6.25

Last year

North Island lamb slaughter price

9.0 $/kg CW

US imported 95CL bull

Last week Prior week

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Ingrid Usherwood

300

2.53

2.81

2.43

16079

17434

15063

S&P/NZX 50 Index

10887

11219

8732

S&P/NZX 10 Index

10461

11001

8280

250 200

Sep-18

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

16079

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

10887

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

10461

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5.90

SI SLAUGHTER STEER ( $/KG)

6.00

SI SLAUGHTER LAMB ( $/KG)

8.55

YEARLING HEREFORD-FRIESIAN STEERS, 305-340KG, AT FRANKTON ( $/KG LW)

3.51

There’s plenty of grass about NORTH ISLAND

HE end of the week brought lovely spring rain to Northland. It also brought out buyers for cattle. Recent cold weather had put them off. Prices are holding and there’s strong demand for well-bred cattle. The price drops off noticeably for those that aren’t. The stock agent we speak to says scungy old ewes are fetching $140 to $150 each. He says you’d pull your teeth out on their meat if you tried to eat it. A few farmers are trying to buy dairy herds early. They want the first pick and are putting contracts on herds that’ll be available on the first of June next year. Around Pukekohe rain moved in on Thursday and Friday but the first three working days were fine and much warmer. There has been an acceleration in crop growth. Prices to growers remain suppressed. There’s nothing like the school holidays in conjunction with a multi-million-dollar lottery prize to reduce demand for fresh vegetables. Warm rain in Waikato will give pasture a boost. Herds generally hit peak milk flow between October 10 and 20 but noone’s sure if it’s peaked yet. Maize crops are being sown. It was pouring when we rang Bay of Plenty and our contact there was due to host a field day on his orchard in half an hour. The visitors were going to hear about how he is going to manage the huge bud break in his gold kiwifruit. They’d have to eat their bacon sandwiches in the shed. Mating has started for dairy herds near the coast. King Country had a run of four good days but it started hosing down on Thursday afternoon and again on Friday morning. Near Taumarunui it was also cold enough for farmers to have to rug up again. A fair bit of docking was done last week though results aren’t brilliant. Ewes have survived well but it seems some might have lost one of their twin lambs. Taranaki has had a very slow spring after a good winter and growth is coming in bursts. There’s very little surplus feed about and supplements are still being fed. Milk production is up but could be up further if the weather co-operated. There’s a lot of angst in Taranaki about the Government’s freshwater proposals and some very strong opposition to them. Little grape clusters are becoming visible on Gisborne’s grape vines. The shoots are about 20cm long and are being thinned and put in the right position for the coming season. It’s been mild and pleasant and people thought the season would run early but it’s two weeks later than usual. Remarkably dry weather’s been a boon for grape growers but not for croppers. A renaissance of people drinking chardonnay has seen more go into the ground. Pasture growth is picking up in Hawke’s Bay. The ground’s a bit crusty on top. Show day is coming up in about 10 days and there’s an understanding among old timers that if you’ve good feed by show day you’re in a good spot. Farmers also like to have docking done and dusted by show day. It’s a real mark on the calendar. Lamb survival rates have been good.

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LivestockEye WARMING: Pasture growth is picking up for Hawke’s Bay farmers, including those at the Wairoa cattle fair last week.

Rangitikei was getting nice, warm rain when we called after a week of good weather. Lambs are doing very well and there’s lots of paddock work and cultivation going on for summer forage crops. The farmer we spoke to had been busy sending 250 service bulls around the country following a bull sale on his farm. Glorious heavy rain fell in Wairarapa on Thursday night. The grass is absolutely bolting. Sheep farmers are docking as the weather allows. It’s all go on farm with mating starting on dairy farms too. Winter and spring have been so gentle everyone’s wondering when things will turn to custard. The hill country’s looking lovely and green. And we’ve had a note from the Farmer’s Market Association, which reports avocados are plentiful in most regions. They’re not badly priced either. Asparagus is making an appearance at central and northern markets with small quantities in Canterbury too. The first of the season’s early strawberries are also finding their way to market but again in very small quantities. And fresh milk’s in plentiful supply at markets now the season’s in full swing. SOUTH ISLAND In the Motueka area the kiwifruit gangs are starting to build up for flower thinning. It’s been pretty good weather with some welcome rain towards the end of the week. The orchards are running between four and seven days later than in past years but our orchard consultant says that’s okay. Flowering on apples is strong across the district and the season is shaping up nicely. In Marlborough, with cold southerly changes coming through last week, a vineyard owner says there might have been some frost damage to chardonnay and pinot vines. But the main sauvignon blanc crop is okay because it’s still coming into leaf. Drying winds as well meant the 16mm of rain on Thursday night was a good top up. A consultant says people need to be preparing their irrigation and not leaving it to the last minute. On farms there’s good feed supply, stock are doing quite well and docking is under

way. Farmers are talking about the water proposals and environmental issues and our contact says there’s an obvious need for all sides to get around the table and talk. A dairy farmer on the West Coast was in his cowshed wishing for some sun when we called. It’s been a little drier this week though and he says the paddocks are holding up. At Lake Brunner it was still very wet but warmer. Even so, grass growth is sluggish and the feed situation is tight. There’s been a longer period of constant rain than is usual. Canterbury has had a better week of weather, which has allowed a cropping farmer there to get on with spring cultivation, applying fertiliser and weed spraying. Pasture growth is now kicking into gear, with some early silage being made. The last of the 2018 lambs were sold last week at a massive $215. A farmer in south Otago told us he had some welcome rain last week. Lambing is well through and tailing is under way. Lambing percentages are average at best. The drier-than-usual autumn is to blame. The rain is holding him back from preparing the ground for winter crops but no one’s complaining because it was needed. Farmers are really grumpy about not being recognised for the significant amount of investment they’ve made in fencing and planting along waterways to benefit the environment. There’s a lot urban people could do as well. Sheep and beef farmers are pretty happy because of good prices. The buds have finally burst in Central Otago vineyards. They’re about 10 days later than normal because of unstable weather. Growers have been frost-fighting but minus one degrees is nothing the windmills can’t handle. It was a pretty miserable week in Southland with rain and strong westerlies. People are saying they’re certainly paying now for a good winter. The farmer was rounding up bulls for blood testing when we spoke though his dog wasn’t being as helpful as he could be. The rain’s also meant it’s been a challenge to prepare the ground for cropping. All bodies – animals and human – are looking for some sunshine.

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Yearling steer market finally starting to fire While the weather of the past few weeks has been dubious at best it has provided the moisture needed to boost pasture cover and this week’s yearling steer market benefitted. At Wairoa a large yarding of traditional annual draft yearling steers was penned and drew in regular buyers from around the North Island. The Angus lines lifted on 2018 levels to $1300-$1435 while Angus-Hereford mainly traded at $1210-$1310. An on-farm sale at Mount Nessing Station in South Canterbury also offered up a large yarding of traditional yearling steers, which sold well at $920-$1200.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle and sheep sale • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 355-420kg, dropped to $3.03/ kg • Two-year Hereford heifers, 443-445kg, traded for $3.05-$3.08/kg • Two-year Angus heifers, 435-523kg, fetched $3.10-$3.16/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 250-290kg, improved to $3.66/ kg • May-born new season lambs made $175, with younger lines $70-$80 It was a very successful day at RANGIURU last Tuesday where, despite the absence of a few normal buyers, a small gallery was able to absorb a bigger yarding. Most 2-year steers were Hereford-Friesian, with 466-475kg stable at $3.21-$3.26/kg. Nearly two thirds of the store yarding were yearlings where Angus-Friesian steers, 206-238kg, earned $3.34-$3.37/kg, and Hereford-Friesian heifers, 223-327kg, $3.03-$3.09/kg. Prime Simmental-cross steers, 493-497kg, sold for $2.98-$3.04/kg, but were outsold by HerefordJersey, 540kg, $3.19/kg. Half the yarding was boner cattle and quality varied – top lines made $2.27-$2.39/kg, but most were 425-525kg crossbred at $2.03-$2.09/kg.

POVERTY BAY NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Two-year beef-dairy steers, 383-458kg, improved to $3.21-$3.24/ kg • Two-year beef-dairy heifers, 382-467kg, strengthened to $3.09$3.23/kg • Yearling Angus steers, 163-269kg, earned $690-$885 for varied $/ kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian heifers, 252-268kg, softened to $2.84$2.97/kg • Yearling Angus bulls, 295kg, returned $3.02/kg A decent number of buyers braved the dreary damp weather last Monday at WELLSFORD. The yarding was a mixed bag, but there were still some good quality cattle to be found. In the 2-year pens beefdairy steers, 284-286kg, traded at $3.18-$3.26/kg. Yearling steers had good results for the majority with Angus-cross, 281-328kg, well received at $1000-$1085. Angus-Friesian, 160-202kg, traded at $500-$750, while Hereford-Friesian, 177kg, improved to $755. Heifers were not as popular, with Hereford-Jersey, 240-306kg, back to $705-$925, $2.94-$3.02/ kg. Eight Angus, 256kg, managed $790, $3.09/kg. Autumnborn weaner beef-dairy heifers, 115-131kg, maintained levels of $430-$480, whilst Friesian- cross bulls, 157kg, earned $455. Kaikohe cattle • Two-year beef-Friesian steers, 400-460kg, made $3.18-$3.24/kg • Two-year beef-Friesian heifers sold well at $3.00-$3.10/kg • Heavy yearling beef and beef-cross steers achieved $3.10-$3.25/ kg • Yearling beef and beef-cross heifers also traded at $3.00-$3.20/kg • Top yearling bulls made $3.00-$.320/kg Regular rain has promoted grass growth in Northland and there was a noted increase in demand at the KAIKOHE sale last Wednesday, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported. Around 600 head were penned, and short-term cattle featured. Two-year bulls proved hard to shift as Friesian and beef-cross made $2.65-$2.80/kg. Lighter yearling beef-Friesian steers sold for $3.40-$3.45/kg, while weaner bulls of same breed and 100kg made $560. Friesian bulls retuned $450-$500, and beef-Friesian heifers, 120130kg, $480-$500. Empty Friesian cows traded at $2.00$2.10/kg Kauri cattle fair • Two-year beef-Friesian steers mostly sold for $1200-$1400, est $3.10-$3.25/kg • Two-year beef-Friesian heifers mostly traded at $1100-$1200, est $3.00-$3.12/kg • Yearling steers ranged from $3.40/kg for heavier lines to $3.80/kg for lighter • Most yearling heifers made $730-$950 at est $3.60/kg A good buyer spread from the larger Northland area supported the KAURI cattle fair on Friday October 5. Around 1000 cattle were penned, with the bulk well-presented beef-Friesian. Yearling cattle made up the majority and demand was strong. 15-month heifers made $1000-$1100, at an estimated $3.30-$3.40/kg.

AUCKLAND Pukekohe cattle • Medium yearling Hereford-Friesian steers sold well at $3.24$3.46/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers returned $760-$955, $2.86$3.52/kg • Top weaner steers made $600-$635

• Medium prime steers held at $3.08-$3.12/kg • Boner cows firmed though varied from $2.00-$2.60/kg Sellers were pleased with results at the PUKEKOHE sale on Saturday October 5, with plenty of buyer confidence in both the market and grass growth. Better quality yearling and weaner cattle sold well, and second cuts of yearling steers still made $760-$850, $3.05$3.79/kg. Buyers were selective on light crossbred heifers, which ranged from $350 to $610, though some achieved $3.54/kg. Medium weaner steers sold for $500-$580, and small crossbred, $200-$390, while good heifers earned $515-$600, and small, $340-$480. Light boner cows fetched $1.64$1.85/kg, and bulls, $2.76-$2.85/kg.

COUNTIES Tuakau sales • Hereford-Friesian heifers, 365kg, reached $3.57/kg, $1300 • Charolais steers, 230kg, were good buying at $900 • Prime exotic heifers, 591kg, sold well at $3.25/kg, $1920 • Top prime lambs lifted to $247 About 800 store cattle were yarded at TUAKAU last week. Though quality wasn’t as good as the previous week, the market remained strong, PGG Wrightson agent Chris Elliott reported. Steers, 400-550kg, sold from $3.09/kg to $3.61/kg, while good Hereford-Friesian, 336kg, earned $3.50/kg and 306kg, $3.62/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 180-198kg, eased to $750-$775. Most 300-400kg heifers varied from $2.87/kg to $3.57/kg, with 250-280kg fetching $850-$910 and good autumn-born Hereford-Friesian, 125kg, $590. Wednesday’s prime market was firm. Good-medium beef steers traded at $3.08-$3.23/ kg and heifers lifted to $3.00-$3.25/kg. Heavy Friesian cows returned $2.00-$2.40/kg, and medium boners, $1.80-$2.00/ kg. Simmental and Hereford bulls made $3.11-$3.32/ kg. Prime hoggets averaged $193 last Monday and store hoggets ranged from $78 to $118. Top ewes made $160, with lighter sorts selling down to $87.00.

WAIKATO Frankton cattle sale • Two-year beef-dairy steers, 465-530kg, held at $3.15/kg • Top yearling beef-dairy steers, 215-340kg, lifted to $3.48-$3.59/kg • Top yearling beef-dairy heifers, 305-310kg, lifted to $3.40-$3.44/ kg • Yearling beef-dairy heifers averaged 240kg and $3.12/kg • Prime beef-dairy heifers, 450-585kg, held at $3.10/kg FRANKTON penned over 1100 cattle last Wednesday, and the resulting market was a seesaw. Buyers focussed on the quality cattle and paid well, but there were too many lesser types to be absorbed by the relatively small bench. Top 2-year beef-Friesian steers reached $3.17-$3.28/kg, while 16 Angus, 387kg, made $$3.49/kg. Two-year Friesian steers, 351-422kg, sold for $2.79-$2.89/kg, while yearlings of same breed were passed in. Yearling steers dominated their section at 360 head. Angus-Friesian, 257-282kg, managed $3.54- $3.58/kg, though heavier Hereford-dairy earned $3.15/kg to $3.29/ kg. Most better-quality heifers ranged from $2.97/kg to $3.17/kg, but for every good pen there was a lesser pen well off that pace. Yearling bull volume was low and 297362kg Friesian sold for $2.95-$3.01/kg. Feeder calf entries dropped to 340 and older Friesian bulls made $170-$180, with spring born at $90-$120. Herford-Friesian reached $250-$300 and top heifers, $160-$190.

Matawhero sheep sale • One pen of 19 hoggets with 19 lambs-at-foot made $100 all counted • Top prime ewes made $230, and second cuts, $182-$196 Following a week off, volume at the MATAWHERO sheep sale last Friday did increase, though store hoggets were noted for their absence. The void was filled by small lines of prime hoggets which equated to 112 head, and for the most part what the sale lacked in volume it made up for in size. Four mixed sex hoggets achieved $292, a national record for prime hoggets, while a good number also traded at $180$220.The lighter prime ewes sold for $165-$175.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 410-515kg, made $3.15/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 420-500kg, earned $2.99/kg • Yearling beef-dairy steers, 275-375kg, traded for $3.33/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 554kg, fetched $2.44/kg Store cattle throughput was up at TARANAKI last Wednesday to just under 400 head. Prices were steady for good cattle, though the larger proportion of small or offtype lines sold with mixed results. The best-selling 2-year steers were Hereford-Friesian, with five 431kg top at $3.23/ kg, while most others, 411-517kg, made $3.09-$3.19/kg. Most of the yearling steers were also Hereford-Friesian, and heavier lines made up to $3.47/kg. A pen of yearling AngusFriesian heifers, 254kg, topped their section at $3.15/kg, while the best Hereford-Friesian, 166-210kg, were $3.01$3.10/kg. Prime numbers were light with all steers being Hereford-Friesian, 512-590kg, that earned $3.09-$3.14/kg. Boner cows made up the rest of the section and mediumgood Friesian, 546-554kg, traded for $2.33-$2.44/kg.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge prime cattle and sheep • Very heavy male hoggets lifted to $200-$228.50 • Top mixed sex hoggets improved to $186-$205 • Top ewes strengthened to $222-$231.50 • Heavy ewes softened to $168-$178 A smaller yarding of just under 1980 sheep were penned at STORTFORD LODGE last Monday. Medium-good mixed sex hoggets held at $130-$133. Ewe hoggets had mixed results with top types steady at $215, though results varied for other very heavy lines trading at $185.50-$200. Heavy types eased to $136-$164. Ewes traded well, as very heavy lines held at $196-$205.50, while good types improved to $149-$167. Medium and medium-good lines strengthened to $122-$147, with the tail end steady at $105. Another smaller yarding of cattle was on offer, with just 36 penned in total. Ten very good Hereford-Friesian steers, 859kg, sold well at $2719, $3.16/kg. All heifers, 475-530kg, traded at $2.89-$2.95/kg, while five Hereford-Friesian cows, 603kg, fetched $2.31/kg. Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • Two-year Friesian bulls, 497-503kg, sold well at $3.40-$3.46/kg • Yearling Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 284-300kg, lifted to $4.26-$4.35/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 271-291kg, earned $2.97$2.99/kg • Hoggets with lambs-at-foot made $92.50-$105 all counted • Two big lines of heavy male hoggets made $174-$182 Spring mode kicked in in the yearling steer pens at STORTFORD LODGE last Wednesday, with a lift for traditional cattle. Angus steers, 279-292kg, varied from $4.20/kg up to $4.48/kg, while a line of 364kg managed

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• Prime ewe prices rose $3-$4 per head, with heavy types $180$250 The biggest yarding of prime cattle since mid-May was penned at CANTERBURY PARK last Tuesday. High yielding traditional and exotic steers over 590kg firmed to $3.23$3.33/kg, while a second cut at $3.12-$3.22/kg contained mostly larger dairy-beef types. Exotic heifers pushed a little higher as 480kg plus earned $3.15-$3.24/kg, while dairybeef types dropped 8c/kg and most 495-555kg lines sold for $2.93-$3.03/kg. A sprinkling of new season lambs could be found in the sheep section, where several weaned lots sold in the store pens for $123-$127, while hoggets all traded for $90-$113. Quality was more spread-out in the prime hogget pens; the top 15% of the over 1600 yarded were very-heavy that made $220-$241, with 500 heavy at $200-$219, and medium types $170-$198.

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$3.88/kg. Friesian bulls featured, with support from finishers and service bull buyers. A pen of 543kg made $3.19/kg, while the balance sold as service bulls. Twoyear steers sold well to regular buyers with price tags up to $1650-$2005, and $3.30-$3.65/kg. Traditional heifers, 388-461kg, made $3.29-$3.38/kg, though 305-315kg were discounted to $2.95-$2.97/kg. Sheep volume was very low at 1400 head. Mixed age ewes with lambs-at-foot varied from $90 to $137 all counted. Hogget prices held up well and two lines of heavy mixed sex made $205-$207.50. Good ewe hoggets eased to $143.50-$149. Wairoa cattle fair • Top 2-year Angus heifers sold for breeding at $1390-$1470 • Good yearling Angus steers lifted to $1370-$1435 • Medium-good yearling Angus steers made $1250-$1360 • Top yearling Angus-Hereford heifers made $940 A change of farming practice meant 2-year steers were not offered at the WAIROA fair last Thursday, reducing the tally to just under 600 head. Two-year heifers and yearling steers were therefore the feature, and both sections sold at a premium to last year, due to better-conditioned cattle and an improved market environment. The balance of the traditional two-year heifers made $1190-$1335, while Angus-Hereford steers mostly sold for $1180-$1310. A small yearling heifer yarding varied from $600 to $940.

MANAWATU Rongotea cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 349-449kg, sold for $2.92$3.09/kg • Yearling Simmental-cross steers, 303kg, made $3.00/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 168-294kg, varied from $2.84$3.33/kg • Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 140-230kg, made $575-$605 • Beef-Friesian heifers calves traded at $60-$120 Yearling cattle were the flavour of the day at RONGOTEA last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. A small two-year yarding featured Hereford-Friesian steers, 482kg, $3.01/kg, and bulls, 458kg, $2.84/kg. Dairy heifers made $2.49-$2.55/kg. Most yearling beef-cross steers, 270-350kg, traded at $2.51$2.74/kg, while Friesian bulls, 210-285kg, varied from $2.30$2.98/kg. Good Hereford-Friesian bulls achieved $3.14/kg and better heifers, $2.60-$2.82/kg. Weaner Red Devon-cross steers, 225kg, fetched $700 and Hereford-Friesian bulls, 162-165kg, $485-$560. Friesian boner cows, 370-526kg, made $1.76-$2.31/kg. Friesian bull calves earned $100, and Hereford-Friesian, $160-$210. Other breeds returned $80-$155. Feilding prime cattle and sheep; feeder calves • Boner Friesian cows, 625-670kg, made $2.41-$2.50/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 432-462kg, fetched $2.36-$2.42/kg • Very heavy male hoggets were $200-$240 • Very heavy ewe hoggets were $201-$222 • Good Hereford-Friesian bull calves made $200-$250 High volumes of hoggets continue to be offloaded at

FEILDING, where excellent quality pushed prices up an extra $2-$4 per head last Monday. Mixed-sex volume tripled to over 3200, with 2500 very-heavy sold for $200-$228.50. Heavy lines were $195-$197, a much tighter range than the previous sale. Ewe volume reduced by a third and the best made $226-$237, up from $207-$220 last week. Throughput in the cattle yards remained low with only 34 head offered; all but two boner cattle. A smaller yarding of beef-cross calves was sold at MANFEILD PARK, and with a good bench of buyers in attendance, all classes sold at or better than recent levels. Medium to good Hereford-Friesian heifers made $70-$160. Feilding store • Traditional steers, 490-560kg, jumped to $3.50-$3.63/kg • Two-year Friesian bulls, 500-545kg, held at $3.24-$3.32/kg • Top Angus yearling steers, 430kg, made $1600, $3.74/kg • New seasons lambs made $121-$137.50 • Medium ewes with blackface LAF climbed to $133.50-$138.50 A packed cattle rostrum witnessed some very strong bidding on short-term options. Quality traditional steers were a big drawcard and jumped around 10c/kg, and even the better 460-485kg beef-Friesian types were up around $3.45/kg. Beef-Friesian heifers, 410-490kg, were all $3.12$3.26/kg, with a line of 405kg Angus at $3.49/kg, $1420. Yearling traditional steers, 280-320kg, were mainly sold at $3.71-$3.85/kg, with the bigger lines of 265-295kg beefFriesian steers around $3.34-$3.55/kg. Yearling Friesian bulls were flat selling compared to past weeks, bid to $2.82$2.96/kg at 320-355kg. No heifers had sold at the time of writing.Everything was almost wrapped up the sheep pens before the cattle got underway. Reasonable quality ewes with LAF were very strong selling, whereas other light lines with small lambs were around steady at $90.50-$102 all counted. Both new season lambs at hoggets were very hot selling – decent sized pens of medium hoggets were $144$171, top hoggets $185-$188, and the light cuts $106-$129.

CANTERBURY Cheviot Spring Cattle Fair, October 4 • Autumn-born traditional steers, 420-450kg, were $3.20-$3.29/kg • Traditional yearling steers, 310-355kg, mainly made $3.60-$3.82/ kg • Traditional yearling steers, 240-290kg, were $3.79-$4.03/kg • Traditional yearling heifers, 260-295kg, largely made $3.06-$3.21/ kg Just under a thousand yearlings, almost all traditional types, were yarded at Cheviot on October 4. On average the steers were $1035 at 275kg, $3.79/kg. The heifers were mixed, with some bought for breeding at upwards of $3.40/ kg, but few went below $3.00/kg. Canterbury Park cattle and sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 590-660kg, made $3.23/kg • Prime Speckle Park-cross heifers, 480-575kg, earned $3.15-$3.21/ kg • 400 Corriedale store hoggets were $90-$108

Coalgate store and prime cattle; all sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 593-715kg made $3.20-$3.28/kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 555-565kg, made $3.16-$3.20/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 533-591kg, fetched $2.17-$2.24/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 423kg, earned $3.14/kg • Very heavy ewes improved to $200-$222, with heavy $190-$199 A bigger entry of prime cattle sold on a firm market at COALGATE last Thursday, with the majority well-finished Hereford-Friesian. Steers, 520-580kg, generally traded for $3.10-$3.20/kg, and lesser lines $3.02-$3.12/kg. There was a good yarding of heifers, mostly 525-608kg HerefordFriesian that also made $3.18-$3.20/kg. Yearling heifers of same breed and 235-262kg returned $2.98-$3.05/kg. A bigger turnout of buyers easily accommodated the 3200 prime hoggets present. Very-heavy contributed 2100 and traded for $200-$229, heavy $190-$199, and medium-good $170-$189. Store hogget volume dropped to 479, with quality and results mixed. The best-selling pen of 14 made $186 but most sold for $122-$130.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 540-670kg, made to $3.10/kg • Prime traditional heifers, 450-495kg, improved to $2.86/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 430-470kg, increased 15c/kg to $2.11/kg • Top 400 prime hoggets made $230-$235 Prime steers attracted good interest at TEMUKA last Monday, with prices 30c/kg above last year. Angus steers over 500kg sold for $3.00/kg to $3.16/kg, whilst HerefordFriesian, 536-670kg, made $3.04-$3.14/kg. The best heifers, 465-550kg, sold for $2.90-$3.00/kg regardless of breed, however plenty of light lines below usual weights made $2.40-$2.55/kg. Another bigger yarding was penned in the sheep section. Prime hoggets contributed nearly 2000 head, with half sold for $210-$229 and another quarter $190-$199. The top prime ewes lifted to $280-$293, and plenty sold at $220-$268. Store hoggets were predominantly mixed-sex merino and the tops made $127, with half the tally at $107$114. The best-selling mixed-sex pen made $170, and most medium types $115-$144.

OTAGO Balclutha sheep sale • Heavy prime hoggets firmed to $180-$210 • Heavy prime ewes lifted to $170-$200 • Breeding ewe hoggets from Hyde reached $140 There was good strength to the markets all round at BALCLUTHA last Wednesday, with prices firm. Light to medium prime hoggets traded at $140-$170, while ewes of similar condition firmed $10 to $100-$160. A small entry of store hoggets improved to $120 for top lines.

SOUTHLAND Lorneville cattle and sheep sale • Store hoggets maintained levels of $105-$130 • Heavy ewes lifted to $198-$233 • Good cows, 500kg plus, held at $1.95-$2.05/kg • Yearling Murray Grey-cross heifers, 225kg, made $3.11/kg • Hereford-Friesian bull calves made $70-$110, and heifers, $30$60 Ewe demand lifted at LORNEVILLE last Tuesday, as hogget volume dwindles. Medium ewes lifted to $164-$190, and the balance, $118-$160. Hoggets also strengthened, ranging from $143-$216, while rams made $80-$110. Ewes with lambs-at-foot earned $100-$122 all counted. Cows featured in a medium prime yarding. Medium types softened to $1.75-$1.85/kg, and light made $1.50-$1.60/kg. Dairy heifers, 370kg, returned $1.70-$1.90/kg, while similar weighted beef heifers made $2.64/kg. Good beef heifers held at $2.70-$2.80/kg, and steers, 600kg plus, traded at $2.92-$2.98/kg. A solid market on yearlings meant good returns for better types. Beef-cross heifers, 319kg, made $2.82/kg, with same breed steers, 218-225kg, ranging from $2.75/kg to $3.11/kg. Friesian steers, 210-230kg, made $2.17-$2.38/kg and bulls, 226kg, $2.14/kg.

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ARMGATE prices for lambs and cattle are firm to rising and processors are maintaining their margins. “If everything goes as it looks, things are looking up,” GlobalHQ analyst Nicola Dennis said ahead of the latest schedule pricing round. Continuing gains for lamb are a slight surprise because Chinese buyers might be expected to try to bring prices back as supply to the processing plants steps up but that isn’t happening. Historically, a weekly 10c/kg fall in lamb prices at this time of year is considered a healthy signal as supply starts to build up and if the market strength does continue it raises the risk of a more abrupt correction when the supply volumes ratchet up into December. It could be as much as 30c/kg, which might dismay farmers, especially those who have booked stock in a good time ahead. The market strength highlights the sustainable nature of booming Chinese demand with lamb flaps still at stratospheric levels, Dennis said. It means prices have remained high for last season’s lambs, which are being pushed in for processing before getting their second-year teeth. “It can unwind quickly but there’s no sign of that yet.” Going into last week the North Island lamb indicator was looking to lift 5c to $8.70/kg, about 30c/kg higher than this time last year, according to GlobalHQ figures. In the South Island the indicator was looking like $8.60/kg, compared to about $8.10 at this time last year. Cooler weather appears to be holding back supply of new season lambs in the North Island and the good survival rates mean there are plenty of ewes looking after twins and triplets. However, reports suggest labour shortages are preventing works increasing capacity.

SUBSTANCE: The market strength highlights the sustainable nature of booming Chinese demand, AgriHQ analyst Nicola Dennis says.

If everything goes as it looks, things are looking up. Nicola Dennis AgriHQ Lambs going into the works are in good condition with strong carcase rates. Cool weather coming out of winter slowed the finishing of last season’s lambs in lower parts of the South Island. Bull prices are strengthening, again on Chinese demand, and this time in stiffer competition with United States buyers, Dennis said.

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“The market is looking interesting with US manufacturers able to get their domestic 50CL beef a bit cheaper so that frees them up to go in search of more 95CL for blending and that’s what our bulls are.” Depending on how many bulls are in the paddock there is talk the price might push above prime prices. Store market indications are there might not be a big number of bulls about, especially in the North Island. Mycoplasma bovis precautions mean not many bulls are being sent north from the South Island. Procurement levels are behind last year so Dennis expects processors to have more room to move on prices. There looks to be a good supply of prime steers though cooler weather has again slowed finishing rates.

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Have farmers lost their passion for sheep? FARMGATE lamb prices have never been stronger but we are not seeing any growth in our breeding flocks. The rise of winter trading premiums hasn’t gone unnoticed by breeders and this year many traditional hill-country farms have opted to cash in on that market where they can. For those who couldn’t sustain lambs that long the store market was just reward. Stud breeders are continuing to perfect their game year in, year out. They are clearly here for the long term. But they need continued buy-in from the commercial farmers to allow them to invest in genetics that will serve our changing environment. Sheep farming is still held in high regard by many but a decade ago it fell out of favour with a proportion of the industry. Some went down the dairy support route, others into beef finishing. The call went out that those options were a much easier way of farming life – no dags, no regular drenching programme, no shearing ... the list went on. Now, with a much-reduced sheep flock and our mates across the Tasman facing ongoing drought and devastated sheep numbers, global demand for sheep meat is at an all-time high. What farmers need to know is that global demand has been strong enough to withstand the increase in export volumes in the last 18 months without affecting prices. And that trend is set to continue. But, for some reason, record farmgate prices and strong global demand don’t offset the basics for some farmers. Regenerating sheep numbers is a long-term game. Sheep are capital and it is unprofitable to see large swings in breeding numbers year in, year out. On the other hand, finishing cattle is an easier gig and if things go sour weather-wise you can always trade your way out of cattle. With the changing face of farming in New Zealand fast becoming a reality, sheep might fit the bill for some. But we need to jump on that bandwagon fast before Australia has time to rebuild its flocks and reap the rewards of a global market that recognises the qualities of lamb. mel.croad@globalhq.co.nz

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50 x 3.2 Chainlink 42mm x 2mm Pre-Galvanised Tube Welded Lugs

5 x 6.0mm Horizontal Bars 32mm x 2mm Tube Hot-Dipped Galvanised & Adjustable Lugs

124

4.27m x 1.0m

199

3.66m x 1.0m

146

ENDURANCE GATES

TIMBER GATES • Natural strength with style • Pre-hinged ready to hang

STRONG & DURABLE

EXTENSIVE RANGE

2.10m x 1.025m

21197

EA+GST

30797

EA+GST

7/90/30 100m

EA+GST

PERMANENT WIRE STRAINER • Conventional tie off • Multiuse design • Inline straining

28 pack

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22397

82 pack

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$ 97

31297 EA+GST

1.65m

EA+GST

ENDURANCE SHEEP NETTING ®

TRADITIONAL KNOT WITH STRENGTH

89 $167

WIRE WITH A DIFFERENCE MADE TO LAST

100m

TORNADO SCREWS • Fast entry • Strong hold • Durable

HIGH TENSILE, HEAVY DUTY STEEL HEAVY WEIGHT POST

4.27m x 1.90m

HOT DIPPED GALVANISED COATING

EA+GST

NEW!

QUAD CUTTER TIP!

FREE DRIVER BIT WITH EVERY PACK!

8997 $25897 EA+GST

ENDURANCE Y POST

3.66m x 1.05m

NETTING $

1.80m

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50m

2.5mm DIAMETER

EA+GST

7/90/30

EASY TO HANDLE

• Specifically designed for use on deer farms

GREAT TO WORK WITH

500m

3.65m x 1.025m

SUPERIOR CORROSION RESISTANCE

LENGTH

15497

EA+GST

20137 $28937

ENDURANCE WIRE

EA+GST

$ 07

4.27m x 1.00m

3.65m x 1.025m

Y POST

READY TO HANG

EA+GST

2.10m x 1.025m

169

1.65m

EA+GST

• Black bitumen coating • Heavy weight post

• Medium weight barred gate • Suitable for use on variety of farm types

Douglas Fir Farm Gate

4.27m x 1.0m

• Medium weight chainlink gate • A multipurpose gate capable of containing a variety of animals

Radiata Farm Gate

$ 67

EA+GST

4.27m x 1.0m

EA+GST

114

EA+GST

3.66m x 1.0m

EA+GST

The new innovative quad cutter on the screw tip provides the fastest and easiest of starts

90cm

30cm

LINE WIRES

HEIGHT

STAY WIDTH

17697

EA+GST

MINI TORNADO SCREWS 8G x 38mm x 150pc

12G x 90mm x 100pc

1757 $3247

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TORNADO SCREWS 14G x 125mm x 100pc

14G x 100mm x 250pc

7797 $10997

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CRAZY DEALS! GET IN QUICK! MUST END 31ST OCTOBER!

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Garden Screen 1.8m x 1.8m OPEN DESIGN

Whilst looking fantastic in your landscape, ecoliving® Garden Screens provide the perfect solution for your privacy and shade needs. • Can be installed with boards either horizontal or vertical

797

375mm x 6m • 375mm Internal Diameter

FARM BUILDINGS BY GOLDPINE

Powerful 3800W run watt generator Made to power 2 high drain devices USB CHARGING PORT 2 x 240V sockets Electric start, with battery included Long 14 hour runtime (50% load) Compact and easily portable Two speed motor control 2.4A USB outlet to power personal devices Safe to use on the most sensitive electronics

ONLY

1,097

395

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NZ Made Culvert Pipe

DOUBLE DOOR DESIGN

OPEN DESIGN

597

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DOUBLE DOOR DESIGN

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• Designed for outdoor storage where space is restricted • Easy to assemble & relocatable • Floor supports H4 treated for longer life

EA+GST

18997

HROODUTCT!

W 1.8 x H 1.8 x D 900 m

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ecoliving® 1.8m Shed

FREE SITE VISITS! GET YOUR SHED SORTED!

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Bays: 2 x 3.6m Depth: 6.0m (2 x 3.0m) Height: 3.0 - 2.4m

2 Bay Lean-to

Bays: 2 x 3.6m Depth: 3.6m (1 x 3.6m) Height: 3.6 - 3.0m

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Bays: 3 x 4.0 Depth: 6.0m (2 x 3.0m) Height: 3.6 - 3.0m m

2 Bay Lean-to

Bays: 2 x 4.0m Depth: 7.0m (2 x 3.5m) Height: 3.6 - 3.0m

Check in store for fantastic deals on Goldpine Farm Buildings! All prices, both RRP and promotional, are exclusive of GST and are for 1-31 October 2019 only and whilst stocks last. Photographs are for illustrative purposes only. All ecoliving® furniture, garden products, animal shelters and sheds come in easy to assemble kitset form.

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Please note: All stores will be closed for Labour Day (Monday 28th October) and Goldpine Hastings will also be closed for Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day (Friday 25th October).