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OUNTRY went to town in Wellington on Thursday with hundreds of farmers marching on Parliament to protest against what they see as increasing afforestation of productive farmland, often by overseas owners. However, it wasn’t the only reason people were there with others expressing disapproval of policies focusing on everything from environmental regulations to gun control. After gathering at Civic Square the protestors, many with placards and led by a tractor carrying a sign saying “Farmers have had enough” marched down Lambton Quay to Parliament where they delivered a petition, signed by more than 11,000 people online, calling for the rejection of legislation that incentivises blanket afforestation of farmland. A minute’s silence for rural New Zealand and the laying of a wreath made from pine trees were part of the ceremony. Accepting the petition, National Party agriculture spokesman Todd Muller acknowledged the work of its instigator, Gisborne farmer Kerry Worsnop, who drove for eight hours to be at the protest. Worsnop said she was very pleased with the number of rural people, mainly from the lower North Island but also from as far afield as Canterbury and Otago, who turned up. Before the march she hoped it

TAKE NOTE: Farmers and other rural folk made their grievances plain to politicians when they marched on Parliament.

might attract a similar number of people to the 400 who took part in infamous fart tax march on Parliament in 2003 and that number was easily surpassed. Muller told the crowd he and his fellow National MPs – including

a few who were on the march – stand shoulder to shoulder with them, which drew a few jeers from the crowd who questioned why the party did not vote against the Zero Carbon Bill. That was nothing to the reaction

given to Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Forestry Minister Shane Jones. O’Connor, who was often interrupted by the crowd, said he appreciates their concerns, the Government is listening and if it

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sees a need to step in and address afforestation of productive farmland then it will but it does not believe there is a massive shift to plantation forestry.

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WEATHER OVERVIEW This week kicks off on an unsettled note with some rain and shower activity. The eastern North Island looks to be the driest and most settled. Around the middle of the week a low is expected around the South Island and will work in tandem with a high near Tasmania to produce a southerly quarter flow across the South Island on Wednesday and the whole country on Thursday but in northern New Zealand it might not be much with high pressure quickly moving in from the west on Thursday and high pressure then spreads nationwide by Friday. This weekend has high pressure to the north and more heavy West Coast rain returning. Next week has more high pressure and westerlies.

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Westerly quarter winds continue across NZ then on Wednesday winds turn south to southwest over the South Island and more southwest over the whole country by Thursday. Lighter winds this weekend thanks to high pressure.

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Temperature Mild to begin with this week in many regions, especially in the east. However, mid to late this week we get a cool-down on Wednesday or Thursday but things warm up again nationwide as early as Friday.

Pasture growth rates are now ticking back up in some areas where they had recently slowed. The upper North Island, in particular, is now drier than it should be but recent downpours and patchy rain have given pasture growth rates a bit of a positive kick. Warm and wet is a better formula for growth than hot and dry. But the West Coast has too much rain, which might not be ideal either.

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Forestry no threat to farming Damien O’Connor THERE’S some agitation about farming being under threat from forestry. Much of what’s circulating is based on misinformation so it’s time to lay out the facts. We have 12.1 million hectares of farmland in this country and 1.7m hectares of forestry. Under the Billion Trees target the amount of forestry land will increase to 2m hectares by 2028 to help us meet our climate change objectives. We had 2m hectares of forest land in 2002. This will be a gradual redistribution that brings us back to that. There is no Government policy that encourages high-value pastoral land to be planted in pine

trees and there is no evidence of it happening. The latest Overseas Investment Office statistics show about 8800 hectares of farmland has been converted to forestry under the new special benefits test – that’s one thousandth of New Zealand’s total sheep and beef land. The Government is not subsiding whole farm conversions or allowing foreign carbon speculators to buy up farms and plant permanent forests for carbon credits. The streamlined rules for offshore investors apply only to production forests so talk the rules are being gamed by offshore carbon speculators is wrong. The purpose of the Billion Trees Fund is to help farmers integrate trees onto their properties, which

helps diversify their incomes while improving environmental outcomes. We want the right tree in the right place for the right purpose. The Government provides higher grant rates for native species over pine. Two-thirds of the trees established through the fund will be natives. Despite what some might say, the Government doesn’t hate farmers and we’re not interested in destroying rural communities. This Government is extremely proud of the ongoing high performance of our primary sector and we’re backing farming for the long term. We’re committed to working alongside farmers to get more

value for what they do and step away from a volume focused approach that the last government pushed. We’re investing in the future of farming in this country. The $229m sustainable land use Budget package is being used to boost farm extension and advisory services. We’re working with and for farmers as shown by our recent agreement on agricultural emissions, our just released skills work plan developed with the sector to attract the workers it requires, our $40m of funding for projects to reduce emissions and improve farm practice, our efforts to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis and our support of farm catchment groups to do the work they need

Continued from page 1 Jones too was heckled, which he later described as insulting before responding in kind by labelling the protestors as rednecks. A couple of hours earlier proceedings began on a much more positive note with speakers at Civic Square including 50 Shades member Mike Butterick, Otago University law student Eve McCallum and Tauranga city councillor Andrew Hollis well received. Most shoppers and office workers in Willis Street and Lambton Quay were positive. A shout of “get a real job” and one young woman giving them the thumbs down were more than balanced by the number of people who got their cellphones out to get a photo of a tractor in the middle of town or the huntaways near the front of the march. Wairarapa farmer Sully Alsop said the message marchers took to Parliament was not about rural communities or urban centres.

to improve water quality and sustainability. The Farm Debt Mediation and Nait Bills aim to provide a safety net for farmers against financial problems and biosecurity outbreaks and we’re supporting farmer wellbeing by more than doubling funding for the Rural Support Trust. We’ve also progressed trade deals that open up the world’s largest economies to our primary exports. We’re not just talking about supporting our farmers to succeed – we’re doing it. We need a balance of farming and forestry to meet our longterm challenges and we all need to support our thriving primary sector.

This is about all of NZ and protecting the way of life that we all enjoy. Sully Alsop Farmer

WELL RECEIVED: Most shoppers and office workers in Willis Street and Lambton Quay were positive towards the protestors. Photo: Mark Coote

“This is about all of NZ and protecting the way of life that we all enjoy, the way of life that the

pastoral sector contributes to so significantly for all – every minute.

“And that pastoral sector, that is so much the fabric of much of our country’s identity, is confronted

I go a long way to buy rams Neil and Esther Henderson farm 1½ hours out of Gisborne in the hills near Motu. “I drive more than seven hours to buy Wairere Rams, but they’re worth it. Lambing percentage has been steadily lifting over the past five years, 147% average over the past four years. I’ve had a lot of time off-farm over the past several years, lobbying against the ETS on behalf of farmers. It’s great to have sheep which perform at a high level without constant attention.”

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with unprecedented change and challenges. “We are not here to push back against change, we are not laggards and do not have our heads buried in the sand – quite the opposite. “Much of the change that is being proposed is not actually change at all but a continuation of the good work carried out by our sector over the past decades, well before water quality and climate change became daily talking points.” The sector has been challenged before and risen to that challenge and adapted. That can happen again as long as pastoral land is retained, he said.

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Deal is done but it delivers little A MASSIVE Asian trade deal has failed to deliver on its early promise. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was on hand at a regional summit in Bangkok earlier this month to back an interim agreement among 15 of the 16 countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) since 2012. India was left out of the deal that includes China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and NZ and the 10 southeast Asian countries making up the ASEAN trading bloc. While the exact details will not be known till the text of the agreement is released in the next few months, without India’s inclusion it is unlikely it will do much to improve access for NZ’s agricultural exports. That’s because NZ already has mainly high-quality trade agreements with all the RCEP countries either through

regional free-trade deals like the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership or country-to-country agreements. It does not have a trade agreement with India and the chance to hack away at high tariffs blocking NZ exporters from meaningful access to its 1.36 billion consumers has been the singular objective for this country’s negotiators in the longrunning talks. The executive director of the Asian Trade Centre in Singapore, former trade negotiator Deborah Elms, said India baulked in the end at the prospect of increased access for dairy products from NZ and Australia. Both had conceded ground by giving India more time to cut tariffs than they would have been comfortable with but it was still not enough. Elms said it did not help that the Asian members of RCEP had set the bar low for eliminating barriers to trade in goods. “From the beginning, RCEP was

never going to cover all tariff lines. “That meant members could exclude a fairly high number of sensitive items … but it also meant governments could decide what to carve out. “For most members, agriculture is the problem. “To make matters worse for agricultural powerhouses like NZ and Australia, dairy is typically one of the most sensitive sectors behind rice. “Getting any opening was always a tall order.” Nevertheless, it still makes sense for NZ to sign up to RCEP. If you get India in you can always improve the deal over time. “In the meantime, you have set the conditions for better practices and eased the business environment. That is worth doing.” The Government’s agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen agreed. “Without India the gains are modest. It is a piece of regional trade architecture that we need to be in.

CONUNDRUM: The cost of not being in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is greater than the benefit of being in, special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen says.

“If we weren’t in and India joined further down the track then we would be out. “It is one of those ones where the cost of being out is greater than the benefit of being in.” At the Bangkok meeting the remaining RCEP countries left the door open for further negotiations with India in the next few months. If those are successful it could re-join the deal before it is formally signed off in early 2020. However, that looks unlikely, Petersen said. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been recently re-elected with an increased majority and

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Anxiety makes for poorer decisions A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL solution is not the way to deal with farmer anxiety, new research by Lincoln University has found. The study, An Analysis of Farmers’ Human Characteristics as Drivers of their Anxiety, found how farmers cope with the anxiety is determined by their personal characteristics. Researchers Bruce Greig, Dr Peter Nuthall and Dr Kevin Old showed a farmer’s personality, drive to achieve objectives, belief in their ability to control outcomes, education and age dictate to how they cope with anxiety. Nuthall says the degree of anxiety influences decisionmaking, which means the greater the anxiety the poorer the decisions. The nature of primary production creates more anxiety among farm managers relative to other occupations, such as coping with uncertain and often extreme weather, product prices, input prices, government rules, employment issues and plant and animal diseases. Though applicable to the heightened stress and anxiety being felt by farmers grappling with freshwater and greenhouse gas policies and other issues that was not the motivation for the research. The Rural Support Trust and rural community leaders have in recent months reported an increase in farmers struggling to cope with stress associated with Government reforms, pressure from banks, attacks from environmental and animal activists and the impact of

ONE SIZE DOESN’T FIT ALL: Lincoln University researcher Dr Peter Nuthall is researching ways farmers can cope with anxiety.

Mycoplasma bovis. This heightened stress and anxiety is despite healthy prices for meat and milk. Nuthall says individual personality and intelligence dictate how they deal with anxiety and that is influenced by genetic make-up and the environment in which they are raised. Traditional coping mechanisms such as talking to others have been promoted but Nuthall says his research shows the individualism of farmers means there is no one specific solution. “A problem has also been farmers’ reluctance to voice difficulties and seek helpers,” Nuthall said. “An analysis of personal characteristics provides the information required to direct counselling efforts to modify the

anxiety creating personal variables and, consequently, reduce anxiety and its impact on thinking.” Nuthall says counselling and psychotherapy can be positive and are likely to change basic farmer characteristics but they will also change with age and related factors. “Effectively, this is a further approach with the farmer using her or his own resources to modify basic characteristics with family and community support. “However, this probably requires education and training if the farmer is to understand the problem and possible solution methods.” Stress and anxiety are a significant problem among farmers. Justice Department figures show on average 23 people in farmingrelated occupations have taken their lives each year for the last 12 years. In total over that period 276 farmers took their lives, including 20 in 2018-19. The three worst years during that period were 2007-08 when 29 people died, 2008-09 with 28 and 2009-10 with 27.

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More limits in gun law Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz A PROPOSED new firearms register will require licence holders to constantly update the movement of weapons and ammunition, a firearms lobby group warns. The Council of Licensed Firearms Owners Association describes the proposed regulations on firearms while they are being moved or loaned as onerous and devoid of practical reality. “What this law is actually doing is looking at the possession of firearms and ammunition not the ownership,” spokeswoman Nicole McKee said. Legal advice the association got on the wording in the draft said the law obliges hunters heading to the bush to notify the firearms register of where they are taking their firearm and for how long. Should that destination change that also has to be notified to the register. Transporting a firearm to assist with pest control or to euthanise an animal also means notifying the register of the movement and again when the weapon is returned to its primary storage place. Similarly, lending a firearm to another licensed firearm owner requires notification and updating. McKee says if a licensed firearm owner buys ammunition that is left in a car in the presence of an unlicensed person while the licence holder is absent that is a breach of the law. “If she doesn’t have a licence she is deemed to be in illegal possession and liable to a fine of up to $10,000.” Police have told the council they will look at each possession case on its merits and it won’t be

blanket enforcement. “If police say it is okay to break it because they will not prosecute then why have it written into law in the first place? “We also question will police be encouraging people to break the law on their word that they are not going to prosecute?” A police spokesman said police are not aware the department has told association it will not fully enforce the new law. The police did not respond to association’s claims about register obligations saying it is not appropriate to do so while the legislation is before Parliament. Previous media statements state the register is an online selfservice model that will operate like the motor vehicle register. It will hold the licence holder’s full name, date of birth, address and details of their licence number, any endorsements and details of firearms including storage, sales and purchases. McKee believes the Government is rushing to have the new law on the statute books in time for the March 15 anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks but in doing so is trampling over the rights of and ignoring input from law-abiding firearms owners. “They are pushing stuff through so fast they are not looking at the consequences.” McKee says the last rewrite of the Arms Act legislation took two years. This is being pushed through in five months, including the Christmas recess, and will not include findings from the Royal Commission investigating the shootings. Last week a new amendment was introduced under urgency which widens the net of firearms to be prohibited with the public given two weeks till November 29 to make submissions.

Warning: Don’t hang on Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz

RUSHED: In its haste to change firearm laws the Government is trampling over the rights of and ignoring input from law-abiding firearm owners, Council of Licensed Firearms Owners Association spokeswoman Nicole McKee says.

The latest amendment will prohibit AR-15 style .22LR sporting rifles, AR-15 style pumpaction sporting rifles, pumpaction shotguns and carbine chassis for pistols that allow shooters to compete in sporting events. Writing in a forward to the Bill Police Minister Stuart Nash said a better balance is needed between the rights of legitimate firearms owners and the need to ensure those firearms are appropriately secured and managed. “The amendments in the Bill will establish a regulatory regime that gets the balance right, making it harder for firearms to be in the wrong hands while making sure that the burden we place on lawful and legitimate owners of firearms is reasonable.” He says information on the

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TIME is running out for the surrender of illegal firearms and a farming leader is warning owners could be violating the law if they leave it too late. The police buy-back of newly prohibited weapons and amnesty from prosecution for possessing prohibited firearms, parts and magazines ends on December 20. Federated Farmers board member Miles Anderson fears some firearms owners could be holding out in the hope of a last-minute exemption letting them keep soonto-be illegal weapons and parts. Even if granted, an exemption is unlikely to apply in time for the December 20 deadline. “I am urging people regardless how they feel about this policy to hand in their firearms, get the money and if there are exemptions then they can buy a replacement.” Anderson says the federation is still pushing for an exemption for those who genuinely need semiautomatic firearms for pest control. “I would love to say I can guarantee it is going to happen but I can’t.” Latest police data shows 32,659 firearms and 120,045 parts have been collected at a cost to taxpayers of more than $62 million. Two-thirds of the guns bought have been centrefire semiautomatics priced less than $10,000 and 18% are rifles capable of firing 11 rounds or more valued at less than $2000. Anderson says farmers might not realise their lever-action weapons or parts might violate the new laws. That includes magazines for .22 rifles that can hold 10 or more rounds and semi-automatic shotguns with a tubular magazine capable of holding more than five cartridges. He urged farmers to hand their weapons in or seek advice from the police if unsure.

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Beef now on sustainable table Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz NEW Zealand beef industry participants have somewhat belatedly joined the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. The announcement was made in Christchurch by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor at a meeting of industry leaders with visiting Rountable members. The NZ roundtable will work with other countries on initiatives to encourage and promote sustainable beef production. GRSB membership for NZ had a long gestation period, some eight years after the formation of the Global Roundtable and five years after Australia joined. Perhaps that was because of NZ’s lighter-footprint, grass-fed production system in contrast to the higher supplementary feeding levels and cattle penning systems elsewhere. The recent activity flows from the requirements of overseas customers like the McDonald’s restaurant chain for traceability and sustainability, to which our meat processors and exporters are reacting. The GRSB was formerly considered a farmer-focused

This legacy stands our farmers in good stead as the world searches for sustainably produced, nutritious food.

COLLABORATION: Greenlea managing director Tony Egan says the New Zealand chapter will help shape global beef sustainability.

organisation but now companies see the need to have good sustainability credentials, one NZ meat industry source said. The companies run farm assurance programmes to be linked in future to zero carbon, water quality and nutrient management requirements. “The momentum has built up and our GRSB participation is very much driven by the commercial interests.” The founding participants include Anzco, Beef + Lamb, Greenlea Premier Meats, Fonterra, McDonald’s, Silver Fern Farms,

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World Wide Fund for Nature and some farmers. The Meat Industry Association is the secretariat and Silver Fern’s communications director Justin Courtney has been steering committee chairman since 2017. NZRSB will commission and issue reports on the NZ beef industry, he said. Initial work on sustainability materiality with the Red Meat Profit Partnership helped determine this country’s issues, as ranked by stakeholders. Chief among them are animal welfare and ethics, on-farm

environmental management, water quality and use, transparency, measurement and verification, industry leadership and vision. Further work will develop a framework that lays out measures against standards, identify the gaps and make a benchmark report to the community. The GRSB’s mission is to advance continuous improvement in sustainability of the global beef value chain through leadership, science, multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration. The aim is to ensure beef

production is economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally sound. It is not about certification, GRSB executive director Ruaraidh Petre said. Greenlea managing director Tony Egan said NZ has a proud history of pastoral farming built around extensive, low-impact, grassland grazing for cattle. “This legacy stands our farmers in good stead as the world searches for sustainably produced, nutritious food. “The role of the NZRSB is to pull activity together on behalf of the industry, listen better to our community voices and their views on our beef production and share knowledge.”

OCR hold makes kiwi fall to US$0.59 hard Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz THE kiwi dollar sprang higher on the Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to hold the Official Cash Rate at 1%. Market pricing ahead of Wednesday’s call was for a 70% chance of a cut to 0.75%. The dollar rose to about US$0.6417 from 0.6335 and was holding above 0.641 at time of writing.

The ANZ Bank expected a cut and a continuing easing in the currency to a low of US$0.59 in March. That is still its formal forecast but Alex Sinton in FX sales said that figure might now be a quite a hard ask and will require a strong United States dollar and a weaker NZ economy. As events stand a lot of exporters, especially agri-sector exporters, are comfortable with

the curency level, given product prices. ANZ’s forecasts are being reviewed all the time. Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr indicated there has been a lot of debate around the RBNZ table, with the conclusion the economy and inflation outlook have not changed materially since the previous Monetary Policy Statement and the bank is in wait and datawatch mode.

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Merino prices light up sales screen Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz FINE wool prices might be below last year’s levels but they still made the sale screen at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch good viewing for Central Otago farmer Jock McNally. He watched as his 15 to 17 microns Merino wool sold for up to $17.50/kg greasy at the annual live auction on Thursday. “The prices are still reasonable, still above the averages of the last few years and I’m happy with the sale,” he said. McNally also sells 36 micron coarse wool in the show auction, subject to continuing low prices well offset by the elevated meat

prices farmers are getting from their sheep and cattle. All up he had 55 bales to sell and nearly all of it sold under the hammer. The returns from Merino hogget wool are a double collect ... by the time the wethers are sold for processing by the end of this month the return is about $200 a head. “The lamb meat prices we’re getting now are unseen in my lifetime.” From now to early next year is a good time for cashflow with the wool income, payment for the wethers then ending the year finishing the Romney fat lambs for processing. Though all are heavily

dependent on the Chinese he thinks the outlook is positive at least for the next few years. “There’s good and bad in the reliance on one market but with record prices you can’t complain. Further down the track it could be an issue.” For the moment the Chinese demand for lamb and beef means other countries have to pay up as well for supply. McNally farms 2800ha in the Ida Valley ranging from lowland flats up to his house at 450 metres and the higher hills the Merino sheep love, up at 600m. The combination provides a good farming balance. He farms 6000 Merino ewes, 2000 Romney ewes and 400 cattle.

GONE: Jock McNally of Ida Valley watches as his wool was sold at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch. Photo: David Alexander

The economic good times are rounded out by the Ida Valley countryside looking like Southland, full of green pasture. The favourable growthy and the dry years seem to run in cycles of up to 10 years each but he always

farms for a dry year next year, he says. He’s become a regular seller at the show because it suits his farming timetable with the hoggets shorn just three weeks earlier. He will be back next year.

Show-day live auction pays off again for fine wool Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz BUYERS used the tail end of the fine wool auction season to bid prices sharply higher at the live auction at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch on Thursday. Many growers held back supply for the sale because of its increasing popularity in the last couple of years, a risky strategy in a volatile market and one that paid off this year, PGG Wrightson’s South Island sales manager Dave Burridge said. Fine wools were typically up between 5% and 8% on the previous sale a month earlier, helped also by the high wool quality. He suggested the live auction might attract even more interest next year. Melbourne-based trading group Australian Merino Exports (AME), very active in Christchurch since early September, was again

Fine wools were typically up between 5% and 8% on the previous sale a month earlier, helped also by the high wool quality.

DONE AND DUSTED: The PGG Wrightson team with wool buyers at the live wool sale where more than $7,000,000 of wool was sold at the The New Zealand Agricultural Show. Photo: David Alexander

prominent, buying about 650 bales, nearly half the fine wool offering. Apart from its own buying, AME pushed other bidders higher to procure lots. Italian and other European

buyers were also active, Burridge said. The show crowd was able to watch the action from a viewing platform beside the large showroom window, with wool detail and prices displayed on a

computer screen. There were about 8000 bales on offer with 5000 bales of crossbred wool and the balance split between fine and mid-micron wools. PGW put up more than half the offering. Burridge thought the fine wool section was the second strongest sale of the season, just behind an early September auction. Mid-micron wools also sold well, being 4% to 6% dearer. The clearance rate on the fine and mid wools was very high. The finer end of crossbred wools did well on the day, being 2% to 4% better in price than at

the October 24 sale. Crossbred 35 micron and stronger was largely unchanged to slightly lower, reflecting the continuing struggle for that part of the market. Turnover for the five-hour sale was $7.2 million. Sales, all by micron, price/kg clean, full wool, good to average colour: 25, $14.50, up $2; 26, $11.40, up 55c; 27, $11.23, up 54c; 28, $10.47, up 88c; 31, $5.39, up 51c; 32, $5.27, up 57c; 33, $4.52, up 15c; 34, $3.20, up 15c; 35, $3.10, down 4c; 36, $3.21, down 1c; 37, $3, down 10c; 39, $3.06, down 6c. Crossbred second shear: 33, 3-4 inches, $3.30, up 2c; 2-3 inches, $2.81, up 1c; 35, 3-4 inches, $2.88, up 5c; 2-3 inches, $2.70, up 10c; 37, 3-4 inches, $2.97, up 7c; 2-3 inches, $2.64, up 9c; 39, 3-5 inches, $2.83, down 2c; 3-4 inches, $2.77, down 3c; 2-3 inches, $2.60, up 7c. Merino, best topmaking styles: 15, $23.50, up $2.40; 16, $22.60, up $1.05; 17, $22.10, up 46c; 18, $21.50, up 92c; 19, $20.40, up 31c; 20, $19.52, up 73c.

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11 lambs in four years, no trouble Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz ONE lamb first time up in 2016 then triplets, triplets and quadruplets. That’s the lambing record of Neville Moorhead’s bonny Southdown stud ewe. Eleven lambs in four years and all healthy survivors. The ewe, answering to Quaddie since her latest effort, has fed all the lambs herself, without milk supplements. “She is just outstanding,” Frances Donald, who helps out at Holly Farm in Southbridge, said. “She’s very placid and that’s why the lambs are doing so well.” They’re all pretty even in their growth rates. Donald was on early morning lambing duty on August 22, seeing the first two lambs just born at 4.30am when she entered the shed. A third lamb followed soon after, which required a bit of work from her, and that looked like the last one. But when Frances heard some commotion about mid-

Eleven lambs in four years and all healthy survivors. TOP MUM: Shepherd Frances Donald and Neville Moorhead of Holly Farm, Southbridge, at the New Zealand Agricultural Show with his Southdown ewe that produced four lambs. Photo: David Alexander

that they were on their own in the paddock. Four lambs don’t make for an easy photograph in a small Canterbury A&P Showgrounds pen but Moorhead was delighted with them and his ewe, entered in the own-breed and all-breed

morning she went back to see the fourth and final lamb born. For the first three days she and partner Colin Neal had to set the lambs up for drinking from mum and for the first few nights she had to be watched in case she rolled over the lambs but after

super ewe competitions at the New Zealand Agricultural Show. He had a show champion Southdown ram for three years in a row around 2007, first as hogget ram then two years as the open winner. Through an AI programme in

March these four are his offspring and Moorhead is pleased to keep the line going. The four will have breeding futures. He will sell two of the ram lambs and keep the other ram lamb and the ewe lamb. Moorhead has a few other ewes with excellent multi-lamb records but Quaddie is one of his best. His father started the Southdown Stud in 1935 and added a Corriedale Stud in 1957. Moorhead, now nearly 80, runs them both but says there’s not a great demand for Corriedale rams now because of the low wool values. Southdowns are a good breed to be in because they are early maturing with a good carcase and work well across other breeds.

Dimity’s day in the Angus ring Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz JANE Jenkins was all smiles after her Floridale Dimity won best Angus cow with a calf at foot and then the champion senior female award at the New Zeealand Agricultural Show on Wednesday. And there was more to come. Dimity went back into the ring later in the day and was named Supreme Champion Angus by the judge Clarence Timperley. Darfield-based Jenkins was thrilled with the win, saying support for the Canterbury A&P Association is the main reason for her taking part in the show.

Her grandfather was show president in times gone by. Winning the top Angus prize qualified Floridale Dimity to contest the sought-after Meat and Wool Cup for the outstanding all-breed cattle winner, later in the show. Now a nine-year-old, she won the cup about four years ago. This year’s showdown would be a tough competition, Jenkins said. Expert farmer and judge Timperley was impressed with Dimity from the start, describing her as a long cow with good loins and a nice walk. Dimity was the biggest Angus cow on show, Jenkins saying

afterwards she is a good doer with a larger than normal frame but good mobility as well. “She’s always been successful.” Dimity first calved as a twoyear-old and has now had eight calves. She was sired by Banquet Xplanation, whose own sire NZ-bred Hingaia 469 was very successful and famous for leaving an A$150,000 bull in Australia a few years ago. Dimity’s size and constitution comes through her sire line but her mother was also an outstanding cow, Jenkins said. The calf at foot this year also has a stud career ahead of him.

STAR: Jane Jenkins, left, and Renee McLennan with the winning Floridale Angus Stud, Darfield, entry Floridale Dimity which won the three years and older Angus cow and calf at foot category at The New Zealand Agricultural Show. Photo: David Alexander

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Expo effort boosts milk sales Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz CHINA’S largest import expo has provided a platform for a Chinese-owned New Zealand milk company to build its fresh milk sales and launch a new high-value dairy product. Milk NZ, owned by Chinese company Theland owns dairy farms in both the North and South Islands, with milk processed at the Green Valley plant at Maungatawhiri south of Auckland and by Synlait in the South Island. The second China International Import Export Expo was held recently in Shanghai, showcasing products from 3900 businesses from 180 countries to more than 400,000 visitors. It is the country’s biggest statesanctioned window to market for international exporters. China imported more than 14 million tonnes of milk last year, 20% of the global total, and is set to overtake the United States as the world’s largest dairy market by 2022. Theland used the expo to launch 4.0 Protein Pure UHT milk. The product uses milk from the company’s four-leaf clover farms. Milk NZ managing director Terry Lee said the Kiwi product

This year we signed an order worth $67 million for UHT milk on the first day of the expo and exceeded $225m of orders within two days.

BIG DEAL: At the Chinese expo were, from left, Milk New Zealand managing director Terry Lee, its product general manager Roy Van Den Hurk, NZ Chinese embassy economics head and commercial officer Yuefeng Huang and Milk NZ chief executive Tony Nie.

Terry Lee Milk NZ contains more protein than Chinese milk, in part because of the higher portion of grass content in diets compared to cows fed indoors in China. The product is recognised for its high nutritional footprint and low lactose content making it suitable for a broad Chinese market. The product claimed the most impactful brand of the year award in the dairy industry’s Asia-Pacific awards with its high level of protein and nutritional focus. Lee said the product meets a growing demand from increasingly sophisticated Chinese consumers seeking products with greater nutritional density at a reasonable cost.

Milk NZ has had a significant jump in its fresh milk and UHT sales to China since the inaugural expo last year. “This year we signed an order worth $67 million for UHT milk on the first day of the expo and exceeded $225m of orders within two days, exceeding the total trading value of the expo last year,” Lee said. It is increasingly clear Chinese consumers are focusing on products’ transparency and traceability. Theland has reduced transition

time for fresh milk sales into China to 72 hours from cow to shelf, with Chinese customs clearance being granted in NZ before airfreight dispatch. That has reduced arrival time in China from the original seven days. Chinese overnment surveys have confirmed consumers’ first food choice when selecting a fresh product is milk. Theland has focused on its cow-per-acre, free-range farming operations as a point of difference in an increasingly competitive fresh market.

Typically, the company’s fresh milk sells for about $14 a litre in top-end city supermarkets. Sales are typically split 50:50 between online and supermarkets. The company claims peak sales of 80,000 one-litre bottles a week in China, up from 3000 bottles just over a year ago. That tonnage of milk is just over the cargo capacity of a fully laden Airbus A330-200 freighter. Lee said there is potential for Milk NZ to increase sales of fresh product by 50% but the main constraint is air freight capacity.

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New ag training school to open Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz

REFRESH: Agri Training directors Matt Jones, right, and wife Tracey with general manager Greg Barnaby. Photo: Annette Scott

One key element of the education industry is that we are very aware of how future employers perceive qualifications. Matt Jones Agri Training

The Winchmore research farm contributed to more than 500 science publications. But Crown-owned institute AgResearch called time on its 72 years of ownership and use as a research station. “That opened doors for new and exciting things for NZ primary industries,” Jones said. Agri Training will lease the buildings from the new owner, a local farmer. It will be fully user-pays and

has a goal of lifting training to a new standard in partnership with City and Guilds, which haa been providing technical skills education and corporate learning development training programmes since 1878. That partnership complements the Agri Training programme so gives credibility to the diplomas for graduates and employers. The programme will have specialist streams across dairy production, arable, sheep and beef and deer offering students skill choices for the future and wide-ranging knowledge as part of an innovative strategy that will offer a unique approach to training and assessment across the agricultural industry, Jones said. With 20 years involvement in agribusiness recruitment Jones believes he knows what the industry needs and what employers want. “Having dealt with thousands of clients and potential candidates who were looking to be placed

within the primary industries I can see from both sides the skills that are desperately needed by employers and in demand by candidates.” This has been taken into account as the Agri Training programme has been built and as a result a style of training has been developed to ensure students are trained in a very accountable way that is transparent to employers who can literally see what they are getting during farm placements and when hiring graduates. “One key element of the education industry is that we are very aware of how future employers perceive qualifications and what it will mean to them in terms of valuable employees. “Industry has lost faith in what value of training is being delivered. “Feedback to date indicates the programme will produce elite graduates who can hit the ground running with confidence and capability.”

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A WORLD-CLASS learning environment being set up in rural Mid Canterbury will provide elite education to strengthen New Zealand’s primary industries, cofounder and director Matt Jones says. NZ has a world-class agriculture industry and a reputation to match and Agri Training will develop innovative thinkers with the practical skills to be part of the solutions. Agri Training’s fundamental purpose is to lead primary industries qualification standards to an all-time high while preserving respected farming traditions, he said. “The learning and teaching belief structure at Agri Training is driven by a desire to create a stronger agriculture sector in NZ. “Our focus is to ensure students graduate with the entire range of skills and knowledge that is required to succeed and lead in the primary industry. “There’s a gap in the market for a better and higher level of training on a vocational basis and at Agri Training we aim to fill that gap.” Training has been structured to fit with students in full-time work with studies covering diplomas in agriculture and management and finance. In time it’s planned to include horticulture. Agri Training is based at the former AgResearch site at Winchmore in Mid Canterbury. Jones said the training centre has been a long time in the planning and key to it getting going was finding a suitable site. “What better than the Winchmore research site. The buildings and infrastructure are all here, ready and waiting.” The site was sold earlier in the year ending more than 70 years of NZ agriculture history. It opened in 1946 to do local research into the use of borderdyke irrigation. Long-term fertiliser trials started in the 1950s.

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Rural health needs a shot in the arm Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz THE appointment of a health advocate and a rural medical training system is being touted as a solution to the shortage of health professionals working in regional communities. Rural GP Network chief executive Dalton Kelly says there are 50 vacancies for general practitioners in rural areas and similar shortages in allied health services but he warns pending retirements from an aging workforce will exacerbate the shortage. “It’s a serious issue and it is only going to get worst because many GPs working in rural areas are going to retire.” The network has a Government contract to recruit foreign doctors to fill that void and Kelly says they place about 90 a year in what he terms a stop-gap measure. The long-term solution is to train and employ rural people in rural communities. The network wants the Government to establish a rural health commissioner to provide an independent overview of issues, services and structures affecting rural health services and one potential project could be implementing rural training hubs. Both projects have been implemented in Australia and have proved effective, Kelly says. Training hubs are premised on the notion school leavers in rural areas who remain in their community while training in the health sector will stay there. “A rural person who is rural

educated is more likely to go back and work in their rural community.” Kelly says hubs would be established in designated rural training hospitals around the country where students will be educated by doctors and practice nurses. The proposal will expose students to a wider variety of tasks than at present, such as a patient consultation with a GP, paediatrician, physiotherapist or dentist while also working alongside a chemist or making house calls with a nurse.

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Australia overcame the logistical challenges of distance so he is confident a similar scheme could operate in NZ. “It has been shown in Australia that if you have a good experience of a rural health education in a rural setting and with the support of the rural community it helps encourage young people to go back and work there when they qualify.” Students would be required to make frequent visits to a tertiary medical school but with modern communication and the co-operation of rural health professionals training

hubs could work here. The idea has the support of Health Minister David Clark who earlier this year told a Rural GP conference he favours rural workforce training hubs and is seeking details of how they can be implemented. Dalton confirmed consultants are scoping the project and will report back this month and he hopes the report will include a structure, location of hubs and funding requirement that can be included in next year’s Budget round. A National Party-led government will explore a third medical school focused on supplying GPs to rural communities. The proposal is contained in an education discussion document that replicates the party’s school of rural medicine proposal when last in charge of the Treasury benches but which was canned by this Government. It would be run by Auckland and Otago Universities in association with Auckland University of Technology, the Royal NZ College of General Practitioners and the NZ Rural General Practice Network and train 60 doctors a year for rural practice. Earlier Waikato University proposed a rural-focused graduate entry medical school to train rural doctors, which was also rejected by the Government. The school of rural medicine has similarities to the rural training hubs now being promoted, being an interprofessional faculty with student training in rural hospitals.

ADVOCATE: The Government should appoint a rural health commissioner to provide an independent voice, Rural GP Network chief executive Dalton Kelly says.

Fish fight not finished Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz A PRECEDENT-SETTING Environment Court ruling giving native fish priority over introduced trout and salmon when setting river levels has angered fishermen. Federation of Freshwater Anglers chairman Dr Peter Trolove says the decision on Otago’s Lindis River defies logic and will let farmers take water at the expense of instream biodiversity. “Claiming to protect native fish from trout predation by extracting so much water from the river that trout can’t access them simply defies any serious examination.” He was commenting on a ruling that sided with the Lindis Valley farmers who successfully lobbied for a minimum river flow of 550l/sec and a water take of 1640l/sec. The river has not had a minimum flow limit and the court rejected the Otago Regional Council’s and Fish and Game’s push for the limit to be 900l/sec and a take of 1200l/sec.

The court said if the flow is too high, trout and salmon can prey on endangered native fish in the tributaries and upper reaches. Environmental management experts say the ruling is significant in giving priority to native fish over exotic fish. It is being appealed against by Fish and Game Otago. Trolove says research shows trout and native fish co-exist and the diet of trout is almost exclusively insects. The proposed minimum flow will prevent the removal of sediment runoff and other pollutants from intensive agriculture and overheat the water, leading to algal blooms, he said. It has been reported the river stoush has so far cost the parties involved more than $3 million. The Lindis Catchment Group representing 52 water users has spent more the $750,000 but expects the final cost to be $1m. Fish and Game Otago has spent $270,000 and the Otago Regional Council $1.9m.

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Spurned wool bales mean $600,000 lost Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz

BIG LOSS: The 900 bales of wool written off in one day at one scour because of staining could have been worth $600,000, National Council of Wool Interests chairman John Dawson said.

ABOUT 900 bales of wool rejected for scouring in one day had a full market value of $600,000, National Council of Wool Interests chairman John Dawson says. The wool rejected by Hawke’s Bay Woolscourers was contaminated with raddle or spray markers that won’t wash out during scouring and the single-day volume highlights the absolute gravity of the problem.

The bales were barred from export and because the wool cannot be scoured there will be a major writedown in value, Dawson said. It is why the processing and export sector is urging farmers to ensure all raddle and spray marked wool is removed in the shearing shed. The Hawke’s Bay firm is a subsidiary of New Zealand Woolscouring, whose chief executive Nigel Hales said the rejected wool would have been bought by exporters and allocated to particular orders, often with tight specifications, only to have farm lots rejected out of the packages. “This could cause delays in shipments, added cost for the exporters, added costs for the scourers and a headache for the brokers and merchants who have sold the wool to the exporters.” Spray markers are transferring through to the wool grease in the fleece. The tainted wool can harm the industry’s reputation if it is not sorted out quickly, Dawson said. The cost of this will be high and ultimately it will come back on the wool grower. Low strong wool prices mean everyone in the industry is already struggling but, if anything, the issue is bringing groups closer together. Three groups at the national council meeting in Christchurch last Monday export 75% of NZ’s wool. “No-one’s happy and everyone understands the farmers’ plight, so thank goodness for the good meat returns. Without that no-one knows where the industry would be.” Industry costs continue to rise and everyone is in the same boat, getting by on margins not worth much on products not worth much. That means everyone appears ready to try to do their bit so reasonable returns are possible. Dawson said the national council wants to sign on to the existing national quality standards system covering the meat industry to get the wool sector up to the same standards. It also hopes the wool industry working group’s efforts with the Government will lead to a structure allowing new funding for more wool promotion. “We all know that promotion has been neglected. Wool’s a great story and its message needs a lot more punch.” As well as wanting spray and raddle-stained wool removed from the fleece in the shearing shed, the scour, export and broking groups are asking farmers and others involved in marking sheep to put the marks on top of the animal’s nose or ears and away from the body wool.

LOST INCOME: Wool stained by markers can’t be scoured and faces a major writedown in value.

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Blue rinse in the new green party Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz REVISITING gene editing, putting the right trees in the right places and helping farmers adjust to environmental regulations are all on the agenda for New Zealand’s newest political party. Sustainable New Zealand is headed by lawyer turned business broker Vernon Tava who is adamant the party will not be dominated by inner city fingerwagging urbanites and hopes to have candidates standing in the provinces.

I have a lot of time for James (Shaw) but his Green Party is essentially an anticapitalist project. They tend to view all economic growth as bad and farming is often singled out in that. Vernon Tava Sustainable NZ Party Tava said the move to launch the party was driven by a sense the Green Party has become something of a clearing house for assorted leftist views and has lost the core focus it might once have had on the environment. Any action taken by that party against farming will never cost it votes, given its core constituency is in inner city suburbs. “But we do not want to be finger-waggers when it comes to environmental issues. “That becomes boring and alienating. “People who take the view you need to crack down on dairying

will never build a lasting and binding consensus with those people tasked with looking after the majority of this country’s land and water.” His party’s green theme is underlain by values that are both capitalist and sustainable, recognising the value businesses including agriculture play in building NZ’s social and economic welfare. “I have a lot of time for James (Shaw) but his Green party is essentially an anti-capitalist project. “They tend to view all economic growth as bad and farming is often singled out in that.” He welcomes the latest bipartisan support for the Zero Carbon Bill that has just passed through Parliament, keeping it robust enough to survive a change of government and keep NZ on track for meeting Paris Accord commitments. But he believes the devil is in the detail for the freshwater proposals still to come and it will be critical farmers’ concerns are heard. “The problem I am hearing is the regulations will create a one-size-fits-all set of rules when every catchment can have quite differing problems. “It is partly a problem of our three-year electoral cycle, the pressure to push legislation through.” His party wants to invest an extra $95 million a year in the Sustainable Land Use fund to provide farmers with practical advice and support to implement farm environment plans. Tava stood as a Green candidate in Northcote in 2011 on the platform giving the part more environmental focus. He then tried to be a National candidate for Northcote last year, only to be knocked out of preselection.

BLUE-GREEN: Vernon Tava says his party balances sustainable economic growth alongside good environmental practices.

But despite his claim the Greens are anti-capitalist Tava is adamant Sustainable NZ is not committing to any one party and that it is very much early days for building membership and putting forward candidates. Tava says the Government’s Billion Trees project will do only part of the job reducing the country’s greenhouse gas footprint. “But we agree with the Parliamentary Commissioner for

the Environment (Simon Upton) that trees are the only meaningful mitigation method for methane rather than carbon dioxide. “Using fast-growing trees for a shorter life gas makes sense. We would also like to see farmers’ existing plantings allowed for their methane woffset.” He also intends to call for a revisit of gene editing, particularly with technology that can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions,

as AgResearch’s GE grasses are doing. His party would invest $60m a year to boost research funding in that area. In coming weeks the party will be fielding candidates, focusing on 10 key seats where it feels their chances are best. “They (the seats) will remain nameless at the moment but we do not want to just be a bunch of urban environmentalists. We are looking to spread beyond the cities.”

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Farmers are happy with Nait changes Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz

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UNWANTED: Farmers and transporters agree unwarranted layers of bureaucracy will not add value to Nait, Federated Farmers spokesman Miles Anderson says.

CHANGES to the national animal identification and tracing legislation are logical and workable, Federated Farmers says. “It’s a step in the right direction and clearly the select committee members listened to representations from Federated Farmers and others,” Feds meat and wool chairman Miles Anderson said.

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“We are heartened that the Primary Production Select Committee has recommended logical and workable changes to Nait legislation. “As a result the Nait Amendment Bill reported back to the House last week is a step in the right direction.” Upfront is acknowledgment that changes to the Nait Act are only part of the planned improvements to the identification and tracing system and that significant progress is still needed on operational and ease-of-use matters to ensure New Zealand has a fit-for-purpose system. “And one able to deal with foreseeable future risks,” he said. The original proposal suggested the Government would own the core data entered on Nait but the select committee recommends that be removed. Anderson said Federated Farmers was dead against that because existing law already enables access to Nait information in a transparent manner. “We felt that this was the Crown trying to appropriate private property without compensation and are happy the select committee is recommending this provision be removed.” It has also recommended the responsibility for moving animals is that of the person in charge of the animals (PICA) and not the transporters. Federated Farmers and the transport industry argued unwarranted layers of complexity will not add value. There was also an initial proposal to remove a provision for unsafe to tag animals after five years, which Anderson said was ill-conceived. “The committee has seen this for what it was and has asked that after five years this be reviewed, not removed.” Anderson said Federated Farmers is right behind the drive to get Nait working and to lift compliance rates as quickly as possible but that comes with extra farmer obligations and liabilities as the process accelerates. Even some experienced farmers still mistakenly believe that when they order animal ear tags coded with their PICA details and fit them to the ears of their cattle their job is done. There is another vital step, to get on the phone or computer and register them with Nait, even if the animals are destined for the processing plant. “Too many farmers are thinking the tags are traceable and are not finishing the rest of the process. “We farmers simply have to get better at this,” Anderson said. It is proposed to increase non-compliance fines from $150 to $400 an animal.

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Farmers make more use of FSF Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz LOWER unit prices have attracted greater use by dairy farmers of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund, to some extent replacing disillusioned institutional investors, fund chairman John Shewan says. The proportions of types of unit holders disclose that farmers now hold 12% of the 102 million units on issue, up 50% from a year previously.

These are healthy and positive uses of the fund. John Shewan Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund Shewan told the fund’s annual meeting two groups of farmers have made greater use of the fund, presumably attracted by market prices below $4 as a result of Fonterra’s consecutive, large, reported losses and asset writedowns. The first group are farmers who have reached the upper limits of the non-supply backed shares and proactively bought units they can convert to shares in the future. Unit ownership is being used as insurance against future share standard requirements, he said. The second group are retiring or exiting dairy farmers required to sell their shares in three years.

“However, not wanting to exit the co-op at the current price they have opted to convert their shares to units.” Shewan said a surge in unit buying last January was attributed to that cause. “These are healthy and positive uses of the fund,” he said. Going back to the principles and purposes of the fund he argues those objectives are still relevant for Fonterra. Some in the sharemarket claim the fund is fundamentally broken and irreparable but that is not the case, Shewan said. But as a mechanism for nonfarmers to gain fruitful exposure to the dairy industry the results were extremely disappointing and totally unsatisfactory. The future is tied up in the strategy reset and the threeand five-year goals set by the company which, if achieved, will put the fund back in business for investors. After pointing out that institutions have fallen from 25% to 15% of total investors and private wealth managers are down from 14% to 7%, Shewan suggested those classes will come back when the recovery is apparent. “When yield on the units is restored you have to ask why wouldn’t the institutions want some share? “While we have seen improved sentiment Fonterra now needs to meet and continue to meet key milestones to regain confidence as an investment proposition,” Shewan said. Fonterra chairman John Monaghan acknowledged the board’s decision not to pay a

ATTRACTIVE: John Shewan says farmers have made greater use of the Fonterra Shareholders Fund, presumably attracted by market prices below $4.

dividend in 2019 and significantly impair some major assets would have come as a shock to unitholders. They should judge the directors by their actions rather than words and key milestones for this year show the co-op doing what it said it would. Monaghan said the capital structure review to follow the strategy reset will take some time and will not be rushed. Shewan said the FSF board is not formally part of that review but will be consulted when there are some options to discuss.

NZ Shareholders’ Association chief executive Michael Midgely attended the meeting and observed afterwards the frustration of unitholders who have no direct say in the running of the co-op. “FSF is a very clear example of why investors must understand what they are letting themselves in for and should favour those companies in which they can have a say.” He will be very interested in the outcome of the capital structure review and whether the FSF structure is retained.

Effluent expo feeds farmers’ brains FARMERS will get something for the top two inches and something for the back end of their stock this week at the annual Effluent and Environment Expo. The expo will be the biggest yet with more than 90 exhibitors and educational seminars over two days at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. The seminar line-up includes agribusiness commentator Jacqueline Rowarth and author Jana Hocken. Hocken wrote The Lean Dairy

Farm, the book helping farmers learn how to run more efficient, profitable dairy units. Social licence consultant Penny Clark-Hall will discuss the social licence and rebuilding trust from the ground up. “As well as browsing through the exhibitor sites farmers can choose to attend any of the seminars running throughout both days,” Expo organiser Amanda Hodgson said. “We wanted to deliver a combination of education on effluent management and

something for the top few inches, too, in our speaker slots this year. Making sure farmers are sorted in terms of their own well-being and mental health is crucial,” she says. Former All Black coach Sir Graham Henry has been confirmed as the keynote speaker on the first day. He will talk about people management and culture and well being. The expo follows a similar format to the 2018 event and is free for farmers to attend on November 19 and 20.

TALKING: The Lean Dairy Farm author Jana Hocken will give a seminar about her book.

Dairy farmers can Plant for Good FONTERRA has teamed up with a nationwide group of ecological consultants to offer a Plant for Good programme to deliver a better outcome from farm tree planting. Wildland Consultants says it will reduce the cost of onfarm native plantings and guarantee a survival rate of at least 90% for the first two years. Fonterra chairman John Monaghan told the cooperative’s annual meeting native tree and shrub planting is an important part of the solution to environmental challenges. “But it’s estimated that nearly half of what’s planted doesn’t survive because they aren’t right for the region, climate or soil.” Wildland chief executive Sarah Beadel said the survival rate will be achieved by expert plant selection, regionally sourced plants and ongoing maintenance. On-farm plantings in riparian zones, for shelterbelts or in woodlots needs to be well planned with good lead-in times and site preparation. The volume of plants needed will come from established nurseries in the regions with which Wildland already has relationships. Indicative prices for Farm Source members on the riparian pages of the Wildland website range from $8 to $10 a tree, depending on the size of the zone. Wildland has been going 35 years and has more than 100 staff members at 10 locations. Fonterra farmer Sam Spencer-Bower, from North Canterbury, said not enough thought goes into planting on farms. “A lot of people throw things in but if you don’t do it properly or have the right spacing it’s money down the drain. “I recommend chipping away at it every year and when you do it, do it right.”

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Water advocate gets river award Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz A RIVER in the deep south and an outspoken defender of fresh water have been recognised at this year’s River Awards, sponsored by the Cawthron Institute. Now in their third year, the awards aim to highlight rivers and catchments making major steps to improving water quality along with individuals who have raised the profile of water and rivers through public commentary. This year the Waihopai River in Southland took out the Supreme Award for the most improved river in New Zealand while ecologist and farm environment adviser Dr Alison Dewes was awarded the Reo mo te Awa (River Voice) award for raising the profile of rivers through public commentary. Dewes has been a vocal advocate for cleaning up waterways, pushing for greater action from the dairy sector and most recently taking a place on Landcorp’s environmental advisory board. Past recipients include other outspoken advocates Dr Mike Joy of Victoria University and Massey graduate Marnie Prickett who headed up the Choose Clean Water campaign. Dewes said she owes much

of her award to her family background that comprised doctors, nurses and a physio. Her father Harry Dewes was a Waikato veterinarian who died in 2007. In a Farmers Weekly Rural Champion article in 2016 Dewes said her father taught her and her six siblings to argue the point not the person and always back up claims with applied science.

I am quite inspired by my sister number three who led the fight to the World Court to get nuclear weapons made illegal. When I was 10 she was quite an inspiration to me. Alison Dewes River Voice Award winner

“I am quite inspired by my sister number three, Kate, who led the fight to the World Court to get nuclear weapons made illegal. When I was 10 she was quite an inspiration to me.”

WINNER: Alison Dewes was brought up to question and challenge with scientific proof.

Dewes also acknowledged the tribe she has had supporting her professionally since returning to NZ from Australia. The included Joy, Dr Russell Death, Prickett and Professor David Hamilton who helped her face up to criticism when singled out by media. She also appreciates Landcorp having her on board, with its 165,000ha of land, 1.4 million stock units and 120 farms providing a chance to explore what she describes as a difficult pathway in the face of new environmental limits. Most recently Dewes has also been active on the Health Research Council examining the interaction between human health and environment, the Freshwater Leaders Group and the Molesworth steering committee. That group aims to better integrate NZ’s largest station with farming and tourism. “I just want to be inspired

and innovate and work towards continual work to get NZ into a better place,” Dewes said. The most improved river award recognised the river that had the greatest improvement in a pre-determined measure of ecosystem health at a specific monitoring site. It was based on the most improved trend observed on a water quality parameter over 10 years, rather than simply on its latest condition. This year’s parameter combined E coli and macro-invertebrate community index (MCI), both measurement parameters proposed in the Government’s water quality package recently closed for submissions. The award went to Waihopai River with an E coli level that has declined 6% a year over the past decade and a 2% a year improvement in the MCI index. The improvement in the river’s

condition has been attributed to a Living Streams project led by Environment Southland that involved farmers establishing farm environment plans alongside upgraded urban and industrial wastewater systems. Farmer-led improvements included 90km of river bank fencing, riparian planting, stock crossings and reticulating stock water systems. Several farmers had also identified some areas of their farms were better in wetlands than pasture, working with community groups planting out riparian areas. Septic tanks in 60 homes had also been removed and replaced with a wastewater network three years ago. Judges cautioned that while improved, there is still considerable work to do to make the river swimmable and MCI levels are still low.

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Top farmers are still learning A HIGH-PERFORMING group of East Coast farmers taking part in a Red Meat Profit Partnership Action Group are focused on learning more about diversifying their businesses. The farmers include Pania and Eugene King, winners of the 2019 Ahuwhenua Trophy for excellence in Maori farming. The Action Network model supports small groups of seven to nine farm businesses to work together to explore ideas and share expert resources to help them to make positive on-farm changes. Kick-start funding of $4000 a farm business is pooled to fund facilitation and expertise. “All the farm businesses involved in our group are already top operators,” Pania said. “We all have quite different farms but it is good hearing about different farms and experiences and we all wanted to look at business planning, environmental issues and management, farm business transition and learn a bit of stuff from outside the farm gate. “Eugene and I have learned quite a lot from it, not least the amount of support you get from being part of a group of farmers. “You can feel quite alone farming and we are a husband and wife team working on our own, surrounded by large stations with staff teams. “The more Eugene has participated in the group the more confident he is to step up and speak and share his knowledge too. “I really feel there is real value to be gained from membership of an Action Group in terms of farmer wellbeing as well as the sharing and providing of knowledge.” Eugene and Pania farm the 483ha (357ha effective) Kiriroa Station sheep and beef property in the Motu Valley near Gisborne.

FAMILY AFFAIR: The King family, from left, Levi, Haeora, Taane, Erueti, Pania and Eugene, is part of a Red Meat Profit Partnership Action Group even though they already run a top-performing farm.

You can feel quite alone farming and we are a husband and wife team working on our own, surrounded by large stations with staff teams. Pania King Farmer They bought the farm in 2013 after 12 years farming in a whanau partnership. They trade cattle and finish all stock on-farm, wintering 3800 stock units with a mix of 40% cattle and 60% sheep. The group was launched about a year ago and is facilitated by

Steven Thomson, who was then an agricultural consultant for AgFirst in Gisborne. “We heard about the Action Groups from various sources – from Steven, our accountant and our bank,” Pania said. “A number of the farmers in the group are also in the farm discussion group for our area, which is run by AgFirst. “The choices about speakers and activities are very much group-led. We decide the topics but Steven has very broad knowledge and is very good at getting the right people to speak about the right things at our meetings. “For instance, we all wanted to learn more about horticulture so he organised a meeting with several experts on issues ranging from soil types and water through

to growing kiwifruit, apples and grapes. “We squeezed a lot into that day and covered a lot of topics. “We also had a meeting where we discussed and shared ideas around the issue of pine tree planting in the region, including the impact on farm communities of farmland being turned over to pine blocks.” Group members are also keen to know more about diversifying. “As a group we are interested to learn about opportunities to invest outside the farm gate – to not have all your eggs in one basket. “So that is one of the areas we are looking at. Steven has already brought in an expert speaker to talk to us about commercial property – and that was a really impressive session.”

Pania is confident the group will continue beyond the life of the initial funding. “The funding is a very valuable part of the project but when the group was set up we all agreed we would be happy to contribute to fund it into the future. I think we are all committed to continuing long-term, with Steven as our facilitator.” Beef + Lamb lead extension manager Mark Harris said “Eugene and Pania King are top operators and the great thing we can learn from top operators is that they are always looking at opportunities to achieve their dreams and goals. “Eugene and Pania have recognised that being part of an RMPP Action Network Group is another opportunity to add value to their business.”

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HUMAN TOUCH: Health and safety is about people, not compliance, and getting past the justlet’s-get-it-done attitude, DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel says.

Health, safety is about people “It has to be led by managers. “You can’t just tell people ‘this is the way we are going to do things now’ and leave it at that,” he says. “You have to walk the walk and keep on having those conversations. “Whenever I’m on the farms I have those conversations about health and safety. I ask people what they have been doing and how they are doing things and how are things being maintained. “By talking about it you reinforce those messages and keep health and safety front of mind.

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Ag ed boss wants some big changes Change is coming to vocational training and new Primary ITO boss Nigel Philpott told Colin Williscroft he is determined the primary sector will be better off because of it.

IGEL Philpott is in his happy place. He took up the job of Primary ITO chief executive at the start of October and has since been meeting stakeholders to get a better idea of how the organisation has performed and how it can improve. That’s included catching up with Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie and his DairyNZ counterpart Dr Tim Mackle along with Tertiary Education Commission chief executive Tim Fowler. And well aware of the need to understand his own organisation he’s also met Primary ITO frontline staff. Philpott, who has a background in leadership and development of people’s capability, came into the role after working for the Ministry of Education where he was national programme director for a strategic review of the education workforce. Before that he was chief of staff and chief people officer for the Defence Force, helping the navy, army and air force develop people as a key strategic resource. There has been a lot of change in education and training over the last decade but Philpott says the Review of Vocational Education (RoVE) announced by the Government earlier this year is a great chance to stop and think about what’s important for learners and employers and what’s needed to create a pipeline of people with the right skills to make the primary sector stronger. But there’s no need to rush things, he says. It’s better to take a measured approach. At the Education Ministry he spent 10 months on the strategic review and says it makes sense to

take a similar approach to primary sector training, working out how to best configure the Primary ITO so it can deliver what employers and those doing the training want. He intends to hold workshops early in the new year to focus on how to create clearer pathways into primary sector vocational education. Employers are key to making that work. “We have to be able to get them (trainees) job-ready. And we can’t do that without employers.”

The demand for training is there but we’re not set up to deliver. Nigel Philpott Primary ITO It’s important employers have a say and are listened to as part of the RoVE reforms. The pathways also have to be attractive to parents because they are often the gatekeepers of their children’s future and need to be confident of easy access to quality training that prepares young people for jobs in a sector that offers good prospects. His initial focus will be on the Primary ITO business and its 22,000 trainees while also finding ways to increase the increase the size of the pipeline of skilled employees. The ITO needs to be configured to meet that need. “The demand for training is there but we’re not set up to deliver,” he says. He will put greater emphasis on modern and innovative ways of delivering training.

And he supports blended learning, a mixture of online and traditional paper-based systems. He also wants to investigate how to use emerging technology such as augmented reality, connecting people on the same course around the country with headsets so they feel like they are inside a milking or shearing shed as part of their training. Philpott says he has always been interested in making sure education systems work for everyone. Traditionally those systems have been designed on a one-sizefits-all approach but that does not work for everyone. Nobody is a lost cause, he says. It’s all about getting people engaged. Philpott says he loves a challenge and sees an opportunity to bring in real and lasting change, to reset the culture of the organisation and work out how it can best serve the primary sector. It’s incredibly important that it is done with the future in mind because the primary sector is the most important in New Zealand. Philpott is exceptionally excited about his job. “What an opportunity to shape an organisation, to build it into an organisation that delivers 21st century learning.” He freely admits that’s not to be it’s going to be easy because there are challenges to get past. The biggest of those is the funding model, which, he says, does not work for the primary sector, illustrating that by pointing out polytechnics get about three times the funding for delivering a similar standard to the ITO. “That has to be sorted out.” Philpott says he’s a solutionsfocussed person. “I won’t let bureaucrats say no

CHANGE IT: New Primary ITO chief executive Nigel Philpott says the education funding model doesn’t work and rather than being based on bums on seats the focus should be on building capability in the right places.

and if they do say no I’ll do all I can to find a way around it.” The lack of technology in the Primary ITO is another problem he wants to address. “Everything needs to be available online so people can get access on their phone rather than having them carrying around these great big folders like we’ve had them doing.” Literacy and numeracy standards also need to be improved and schools have to do better in that area. He’s encouraged by recent Government announcements aimed at addressing that but he expects it will take at least a decade to fix. The world is changing and training and education have to adapt. Micro-credentials, like the ones launched earlier this year by Primary ITO, are the way of the future. The role of a university education will decline over time and instead people will build portfolios of courses and experience. Short courses and specialised, targeted training like the microcredentials will be an important part of that. Philpott says it’s important

people do the right course, not just any course. Training providers have traditionally been given money in relation to the number of bums on seats they have and that sends the wrong message. The focus should instead be on building capability in the right places. Philpott’s passion is to create opportunity for all people to flourish and be the best they can be. He has been a mentor for the Prince’s Trust – a youth charity that helps young people aged 11-30 get into jobs, education and training, and he is chairman of Birthright Wellington, an organisation that supports and advocates for families led by one person. Outside of work the father of five has a private pilot’s licence and flies paragliders and paramotors. He’s confident that by forming partnerships, especially with employers, the Primary ITO can help make industry training fly by providing quality courses that deliver skilled employees employers want. “That’s how to make it work. We have to do this together.”

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its extensive network, events, customer loyalty programme and shareholder discounts. The deal allows both partners to focus on their strengths, Property Brokers rural general manager Conrad Wilkshire said. “Farmlands Co-operative has a strong network, highly regarded brand and expert knowledge of the rural sector. Property Brokers is a business that solely focuses on real estate – we know and understand provincial property and real estate agents,” he said. Property Brokers chairman Tim Mordaunt said the partnership will give the pair 20% of the rural property market.

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“Farmlands is one of the largest players in rural New Zealand. Bringing Farmlands and Property Brokers together with a network of offices, scaled-up infrastructure and a focused realty business is very exciting. “Together, we aspire to grow our market share considerably.” Wilkshire said the first goal is to generate $1 billion worth of combined lifestyle and rural listings annually. Farmlands chief executive Peter Reidie said the partnership between the co-operative’s real estate arm and Property Brokers is a great result for shareholders. “We are an ambitious business and to achieve the size and scale we want for our shareholders we have partnered with a nationwide

brand that has a proven track record in this highly specialist service. “More customers up and down the country will now have access to specialist rural, lifestyle and residential real estate services and property management.” That partnership reach will take Property Brokers to more than 700 staff in 64 locations from Kaitaia to Invercargill. Farmlands’ West Coast team is not part of the deal. It cannot trade under the agreement until the Commerce Commission is satisfied with the levels of competition in that region, which could take a few months. In the interim it will continue to trade under the Farmlands Real Estate brand.

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Bot can save stock in disaster Knowing where your livestock are and how many remain standing after a natural disaster can be as valuable to relief authorities as it is to farmers. Situate Me has developed an interactive bot for registering and managing unattended animals that can be brought into play in a disaster like fire or earthquake. Richard Rennie spoke to company head Rob Gourdie about how the company is helping keep better track of humans and animals before, during and after natural disasters.

HE concept of keeping better track of the nonhuman victims of a natural disaster comes from Rob Gourdie’s emergency worker experience in the Christchurch earthquake when he experienced first-hand the challenges of gathering data on people, their location and their health under extremely difficult conditions. During a Start-up Weekend run by the New Zealand Defence Force last year Situate Me was formed and developed virtual disaster assistant Ema, a compassionate chat-bot, to do online welfare needs assessments with people in a conversational manner while collecting information on an individual’s location and food and water status. In its latest iteration, Ema for Animals, the chat-bot works for those that can’t speak for themselves, whether they be production livestock or domestic pets. The concept was prompted by a conversation Gourdie had with Auckland City Council animal control bosses who have 100,000 dogs on their database. “But the ones that are of most interest to them are the ones that are unattended at any given time and particularly during a natural disaster.” Similarly for livestock, the ability to register their location before or during an unfolding disaster along with the location of supporting assets like water troughs, supplementary feed and loading races provides valuable disaster management information. “Once the location is geo-

mapped, emergency authorities can access that via a secure online map and allocate people and resources to manage those animals. For example, that could be to send a vet to check the animals’ welfare.” The Tasman fire last summer would have been an ideal platform to test Ema had it been already developed. Desperate farmers breached cordons to tend to livestock, some which was evacuated to the Richmond showgrounds.

People are in a highly adrenal state, their cognitive processes shut down, they do not want a three-page questionnaire to fill in on their livestock’s status. Rob Gourdie Situate Me Gourdie, a psychology graduate, appreciates the value taking control in an apparently uncontrollable event can have on people’s wellbeing. “People are in a highly adrenal state, their cognitive processes shut down, they do not want a three-page questionnaire to fill in on their livestock’s status.” Instead, a bot is a nonjudgemental, easy response tool that can be loaded onto a website, the information on whereabouts/

species etc can all be entered in. “It takes a lot of the anxiety away that farmers would feel in such an event and gives them confidence the authorities have the information they need about their stock.” Because using the bot in an emergency must be child’s play the company has tested its questions on 11-year-olds. These digital natives will soon find any fault in the bot’s logic and they can also help distill bot questions into simple, informative wording. New Zealanders are becoming more familiar interacting with bots, with Air NZ’s award-winning Oscar bot the highest profile to date helping answer more than 400 questions. “This is a contingent bot that could be loaded onto a website in the event of a disaster or emergency, whether it is Rural Support, Ministry for Primary Industries or Fed Farmers, for example.” In the case of a known disaster’s arrival, like a cyclone, the ability to register livestock whereabouts and the status of people in rural communities in advance will help with resource allocation whether they be rescuers, choppers, food or water supplies in the hours or days after the event. “Authorities will be able to paint in green, red or orange zones based on known needs and the degree of impact of the event. The bot also has uses in helping marshal the best possible use of volunteers that typically come forward after such events. “We have had strong interest in Australia for rural fires as a spontaneous volunteer

WHERE AM I? A chat bot that can keep track of farm animals was inspired by a conversation Rob Gourdie has with an animal control officer with 100,000 dogs on his database.

registration tool.” Recent floods and fires across the Tasman have had more than 20,000 people register to help clean up. “But the risk profile around using volunteers significantly declines even if they are just registered. The bot enables them to register but also to include any useful skills, perhaps as drivers or machinery operators.” Clean-up authorities can then

paint a picture quickly of the skills their flood of volunteers offer and allocate tasks more efficiently as a result. While the Tasman fire came too soon for Situate Me to offer the bot it is only a few months till it will be capable of being linked to an elected site in event of a natural disaster. “And being NZ, it can only be a matter of time before we do have another event come along.”

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Farmers must get the message right

AST week a group of farmers marched to Parliament to show their anger at good sheep and beef properties being bought up by forestry interests. In some regions, especially the East Coast of the North Island, there does appear to be a trend of land-use change happening and there will be more trees there. Farmers and regional leaders worry what impact that will have on their communities and whether the schools and townships will survive. They say it takes fewer people to tend trees than it does to herd sheep. They are valid concerns, even if they are challenged by those in the forestry industry and the Government. Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor reminded us last week that land-use changes are nothing new and in fact the amount of land in forest is less than it has been. The protest is indicative of the siege mentality that is gripping some farmers at the moment. With greenhouse gas and water reforms happening now and biodiversity regulations to come there’s a lot to process. The first response is often to lash out. Interestingly, another group of under-fire farmers has taken another tack. Winter grazing is in the spotlight down south but affected farmers aren’t protesting. They’re reaching out and having a conversation through organised barbecues in town centres. They think the best path to reconciliation is through understanding not opposition. One only has to look to Europe to see successful farmer protests in action, with tractor-clogged motorways in France and the Netherlands recently bringing rural issues literally into the cities. It’s not as clear cut here. The protest in Morrinsville during the last election campaign arguably did far more harm than good to rural communities and solidified the thinking of many voters on issues such as freshwater and greenhouse gases. Optics are important and protesters need to be sure the message they’re trying to convey is the one that is received. Time will tell if they’ve used the right words.

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Governments created gas problem LET’S be honest, was it not the government that provided subsidies to burn tens of thousands of acres of bushland, much of it that should never have been farmed back in the 1950s, when wool prices were 20 shillings a pound? Was it not the government that subsidised drainage of important wetlands for dairy farming, now creating water problems? Was it not the government that sold off New Zealand railways, now creating road congestion and pollution? Yes, I say the government has created the methane and carbon emission problems and fouled waterways with its policies, a very sad reflection of those in charge. Stop blaming farmers for

past governments’ damaging policies, as we would not be facing such problems if it was not for the greed of the government and their foolish idea that we are the foodbowl of the world, without the great costs to our contry and its habitat. We were once known as the land of the sheep rather than the land of dairy cows, then the land of tourists and soon to be the land of the pine trees. What is next? Yes, these are all government get-rich-quick schemes at the cost of honest, hard-working people in an attempt to put food on their tables for their families only to find rising land costs, debt, rates and rising costs, their standard of living is declining, not a very rosy future for upcoming generations as we borrow

more momney in an attempt to provide for our families. Yes, lending is a great way to make money by the lenders but a fool’s way to borrow as it only increases debt, inflates prices and adds to both NZ and this world’s problems, which is the present destroyer of this earth, the only home we have. But for how long is the question at our present rate of destruction? Yes, each and every one of us needs to take a good, hard look at ourselves and ask what little changes we can make today for our children if we claim to love them as they inherit what we pass on to them, which is not very promising in my eyes by what I have seen in my lifetime.The planet’s destruction versus money, greed and control. I believe it is a fact of life

that suicides will increase as uncertainty and stress increase so we need much debating now and can’t leave it until tomorrow as tomorrow might be too late for many. As Mother Teresa once said, yesterday has gone, tomorrow we may not see, so today is the day to start and get our lives sorted, which to me is very sound advice to all. John Bassett Kaitaia

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A job with travel, thrills, money

E ALL know people straight out of school who have no idea what to do with their lives but I have an idea – shearing. Hear me out, in recent times the idea of a shearer has changed dramatically. The old stereotype of wasters who drink away their wages and live with no goals or aspirations is fading away dramatically. Welcome to the professional era. In shearing’s history there has never been a better time to pick up a handpiece and travel the world. Air travel is at its cheapest, pay rates have gone up 25%, the industry is short of skilled workers and crying out for new blood. Imagine having a career where you can pick which country you want to work in, get fed, looked after by the locals, experience different cultures and at the end of the day you get a good pay cheque in hand. There’s a vast range of countries with huge seasonal employment opportunities ranging from Australia, England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland to France, Spain, Germany, Norway, Italy and even America. There are also places off the beaten track that have a lot of work, too, such as the Falkland Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, the Isle of Man, Shetland Islands and even Iceland. Workers who want to stay home in New Zealand can usually find work all year round pretty easy. It’s great for families as you can make a meaningful career through staying in one area. For example, the average open shearer will shear 40,000 sheep a year at $2.25 a sheep. The top open shearers are cracking up to 60,000 sheep annually. But it’s not all about shearers – let’s not forget about the wool handlers and pressers now making $20 to $35 an hour. Not a bad earner for the school holidays. The best shearers in NZ will earn more than $100,000 a year and by the time they reach 25 could own their own home debt-free. Sure, the idea of travelling to the other side of the world to live and work with a complete stranger can seem a bit daunting for some. But, I promise, it will become some of the greatest experiences of your life. Blending into a new culture and seeing how another country leads its life is truly fascinating. One day you could be eating pasta and speaking Italian, the next day you’re shearing on the side of a mountain in the highlands of Scotland. Speaking to some of the older shearers, one of the most common regrets they have is never actually taking time out to see the rest of the country they were in. They would shear for the season and quickly leave to chase work at the next destination. The modern generation is different. I’ve been lucky enough to visit 21 countries because of the shearing

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seasons, at the tender age of 27. Yes, I’m still young. From doing the Olympic bobsleigh in Norway and walking the Colosseum in Rome to sailing on a yacht around Croatia – I have had the chance to experience the world on top of travelling through NZ, season by season. Another great aspect of shearing is the worldwide competitions. They are phenomenal. If you’re the kind of person who enjoys pushing the boundaries of perfection and honing your skill into an art then I highly recommend chasing the competitions. If you want adrenaline-packed action that makes you feel as if you have electricity in your bones then try speed shearing. Both disciplines require dedication, training and also deliver a job satisfaction that you’ve probably never had before. It’s easy to get started in the industry. The best way is to do a course with Elite Shearer Training or Mahi Toa. You can even get your foot in the door every school holidays or weekend by pressing, penning up or rousing. Give your local contractor a bell and prove your worth by being loyal, punctual and hard working. A great example of where to start is Peter Lyon Shearing in Alexandra. Peter and Elsie need more than 250 staff during their peak season.

The best shearers in NZ will earn more than $100,000 a year and by the time they reach 25 could own their own home debt-free.

For $200 a week you can stay at the quarters, receive five meals a day (breakfast, smoko, lunch, smoko, dinner) plus get taken to and from work. It’s the ultimate place to get stuck in for a hard season and come out the other end with some coin in your back pocket. One special area of shearing that I’ve been witness to but never tried are the world records. Men and women train months on end. They train their bodies to reach

JETSETTER: At 27 shearer Jack Fagan has visited 21 countries doing a job he enjoys while earning good money.

their physical limits, often putting in more than six months of preparation for their big day. The variables that go into a world record attempt are virtually endless – temperature on the day, too much or not enough rain during the season and, above all, having enough guts to start and willpower to try a world record. For example, there are only five men on earth who have shorn more than 700 ewes in nine hours. The nine-hour lamb record holder Ivan Scott put his body through hell to add one lamb to the previous record. These two records are the holy grail and ultimate pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Ewes, nine hours: 731 Matt Smith, 721 Rod Sutton, 720 Darin Forde, 716 Dion Morell, 702 Sir David Fagan. Lambs, nine hours: 867 Ivan Scott, 866 Dion King, 851 Justin Bell, 839 Rod Sutton, 831 Alan McDonald. The total output for a day like this is equivalent to running two marathons back to back but as sub two-hour marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge says – anything is possible. The greatest shearer on earth is Rowland Smith. Sure, he’s not the current world champion having been pipped by Richard Jones of Wales in France this year but his consistency of winning and fearless reputation make him one of the meanest competitors on the board. Rowland’s specialty is leaving no stone unturned. His attention to detail and fine

tuning allows him to peak not just in the sheds but at every single competition. Athletes with natural talent will reach the top for a period of time. Athletes who forge their talent will also reach the top for a period of time. But what happens when you combine the two? You get the greatest sports people of all time who have found their calling in life – Richie McCaw, Sir David Fagan, Roger Federer. Finally. the biggest thing this industry has taught me is the ability to adapt to any situation, the satisfaction of achieving goals and the drive to do more and be better than I was yesterday. You thrash your body day in, day out, sometimes wondering when the pain will end. Then you crack that first win or your personal best tally and the hunger for more gets stronger. There is something quite satisfying about going to bed completely buggered. I’m proud to say I work with some of the toughest men and women in NZ. I think most young kiwis dream of being an All Black. But we can’t all be one so why not do the next best thing and become a shearer.

Who am I? Jack Fagan is a Te Kuiti shearer who has won the world speed shearing championship title twice.

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The provinces won’t back down Alternative View

Alan Emerson

I’VE now seen three farmer protests. The first, in 1986, was the result of the vindictive anti-farmer policies of Roger Douglas and Richard Prebble. Thousands marched but achieved nothing. There was the FART Tax march of 2003 when 400 turned up to Wellington, mainly from the southern North Island. I remember the leader Bryan Hocken being concise, coherent and forceful. The FART Tax was withdrawn. Then last Thursday there was the protest from 50 Shades of Green about good farmland being blanket planted with pines. It was a professionally organised event attracting, by my count, 1200. I have never seen such a committed bunch of provincial Kiwis as passionate about an issue. Those attending were given a succinct explanation about the reason for the march, basically that provincial New Zealand can’t survive with vast tracts turned into trees and, in many cases, just left to rot. Unlike the previous two protests it wasn’t just farmers but all the various cogs that make up the provincial NZ engine. There were farmers, shepherds, shed hands and shearers. There were stock agents, consultants, wool brokers, vets, truck drivers and local

government – men and women from the provinces who aren’t farmers but are concerned about the future of their towns. There were young mothers with children who had travelled from coastal Wairarapa to make their point along with school children. There were those from Gisborne, Waikato, King Country, Taranaki, Canterbury, Marlborough, Otago and Southland that I was aware of. We had mayors Tracey Collis from Tararua and Craig Little from Wairoa. There were many placards. “Plant a tree, grow your own coffin”, “milk cows not farmers” and “hug a farmer they grow your food” all appealed. The speeches at Civic Square and Parliament were focused. They were written and delivered by farmers and they were good. We had a 19-year-old law student who was brought up on a farm. She wants the same opportunities for the next generation of rural youngsters. The message to politicians “you have a responsibility to lead us before you lead the world” received a strong ovation. The 50 Shades of Green people are professional, non-political and focused. They want the right tree in the right place as much as Forestry Minister Shane Jones does. They strongly oppose blanket planting of good farmland. Chairman Andy Scott leads from the front and marketing and promotions manager Gwyn Jones is creative, energetic, professional and focused. Rural NZ needs more like her. I thought the huntaways leading the march and the subsequent bark-up were inspirational. Scott described the march as a massive success and said the

VOCAL: Provincial people and farm dogs made a loud protest at Parliament objecting to the effects of forestry on farmland and rural communities. Photo: Mark Coote

turnout shows the level of concern in the provinces. It’s hard for farmers to get away from the farm at this busy time and go to Wellington. It’s not like just wagging school for a day.

What we have now is a large group of highly coherent and motivated provincial people who aren’t going to give up. The march extended down Lambton Quay, encouraging considerable support from the locals. No politician had an easy ride, irrespective of party. National’s Todd Muller blamed the coalition Government for the problem, ignoring the fact his party voted for the legislation. The crowd knew and reacted. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor spoke well as did Jones

but it was difficult to hear them. The key issue for me is Jones doesn’t believe there is a problem. I disagree. There’s nothing stopping me buying a farm and planting it and neither the ministry nor the minister have a clue and that is happening throughout NZ. Last month it was reported 38,600 hectares had been sold for forestry. That’s almost 350,000 stock units gone forever. At Parliament last Thursday the issue came down to disagreement about the size of the problem. It is considerable and growing massive and no-one in Wellington has a clue. Logic suggests if it isn’t an issue you wouldn’t have 50 Shades and you wouldn’t have the march numbers, the geographic spread and the diversity of provincial people attending. What’s frustrating is that it’s easy to fix – on class five land and above plant what you like. Below that make forestry a consentable activity. What further frustrates me is the NZ First position is against all

of its principles, allowing wealthy and titled foreigners to blanket plant good farmland. The right tree in the right place has nothing to do with it. Selling the family silver does. That attitude will cost far more NZ First votes than the Provincial Growth Fund can possibly gain. Provincial NZ has no friends in Parliament. What we have now is a large group of highly coherent and motivated provincial people who aren’t going to give up. They’re passionate about their provinces and will fight to defend them. It was worth this old bloke going to Wellington and seeing the cohesion, the commitment and the passion of our provincial people. Politicians ignore that at their peril.

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

Forest fires don’t capture any carbon From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

THE Australian bushfires have given many of us reason to consider potential future scenarios on this side of the Tasman. But first, let’s consider what we are seeing as spectators. The nightly viewing on the news channels gives some idea of how terrifying and overwhelming the fires are for the folk involved. There are terrible stories of whole farms devastated – all the farm buildings gone, the home gone, infrastructure like fencing gone, animals burnt to death and dogs dead on their chains. Just trying to imagine how I’d deal with a similar situation invokes huge sympathy and

empathy for those fellow farmers. But it is not just farmers affected but people’s homes and communities wiped out by the random nature of wind changes and the inability to successfully fight the fires, such is their scale. And, of course, there’s a terrible impact on the landscape and on the lives and habitats of Australian wildlife. Bushfires are an annual feature of the Australian summer. I can remember as a kid being impressed that we could see the smoke from fires so far away in our own air, which affected the sunlight. Parts of New Zealand are seeing the phenomenon again this year. But this year is particularly bad. The ongoing drought that has been relentless for several years has completely dried the place out and severely diminished water supplies. Temperatures are already in the high 30s and gale winds have been making a deadly cocktail. Sap from eucalyptus trees caught up in a big fire can boil and be ejected, alight, ahead of the fire front, making them even harder to

predict and fight. The fires began in September, two months earlier than usual. In New South Wales alone, 11,000 square kilometres have been burnt. Our biggest fire for some time, the Port Hills fire in 2017, was 2000 hectares, big by our scale but just a scrap compared to theirs. Last week’s escalation to catastrophic conditions saw Sydney, home to six million people, under threat. If it had got into those outer suburbs, trying to quickly evacuate hundreds of thousands of people would turn into a logistical and deadly disaster. It was only a decade ago in 2009 when what is now called the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria killed 180 people. The fires are bringing out the very best and the worst in people. Stories of men dressing up to impersonate firefighters and ordering people to evacuate and then looting their homes are sickening. Several fires have been lit by arsonists. And then there is the political posturing over

whether this is climate change induced. However, there are the heroic battles by the firefighters and other volunteers. People are taking the displaced into their homes and communities and there is much support for those affected.

The fires are bringing out the very best and the worst in people.

They seem to have a few of those huge planes that pour out fire retardant. I’m not sure how long those chemicals remain in the environment but we have just seen the Middlemarch fires have closed down a large chunk of Dunedin’s water supply and that was just from ground-based operations. So, we are starting to think of the implications here if the climate becomes hotter, the winds stronger and rainfall reduced.

And, in particular, the prospect of widescale planting of forestry for carbon and the log markets. We are used to the scale of the Kaingaroa Forest. In Bay of Plenty it covers 2900 square kilometres in an area of reasonable rainfall. It is higher so it has lower temperatures and ample water bodies and planned dams for firefighting. But what might happen in the drier areas like the coast east of me in Tararua District with whole areas already being planted and the potential for much more? There are no major rivers out there, it can get bloody dry and, man, can it blow. I’d be interested to know if the companies doing these plantings are putting in water bodies to fight the inevitable fires. You don’t capture any carbon if it goes up in smoke and ash. Maybe they better buy some of those big planes and a lot of fire retardant.

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

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 18, 2019

GATHERING PACE: The speed at which farmland is being converted to forests is ramping up.

Tree policies miss land use goal The Braided Trail

Keith Woodford

EARLIER this year I wrote two articles about the likely impact and consequences of policies encouraging conversion of pastoral land to forestry. I was particularly concerned about the actions and power of foreign investors and the associated transformation of better-quality land. My concern was not because of any fundamental objection to foreign investment to deal with shortages of investment capital in our economy. My concern was because of the sheer scale and power of overseas investors to irrevocably change the landscape. The responses I received indicated I had, indeed, struck on a chord of concern and unease about what we are doing to ourselves. I also had both oral and email conversations with one person who has influence in Wellington’s corridors of power. He is listened to very carefully by the Government when it comes to issues of forestry, the environment, climate and natural resources. He told me I was wrong. This counter view, as I interpret it, has two elements. The first element is that we must plant lots more trees to show the world we are doing our part in relation to the Paris Climate Agreement. The Billion Trees programme is just the start. There is, so the argument goes, no other way to meet these commitments with present technology. Supposedly, it has to happen, no ifs and buts. The second element to the

argument is the amount of pastoral land being converted to forestry by overseas entities is not large. Associated with this perspective, the loss of pastoral export opportunities from converting pastoral land to forestry is simply the way things have to be. In this article I focus only on the second element. The reason for doing that is to lay out more of the evolution and consequences of going down the forestryconversion path. If those consequences are sufficiently great then, perhaps, we need to look again at other options that might meet our self-imposed Paris commitments. Alternately, the target of absolutely zero net emissions might, indeed, be a step too far. However, those issues are consequential and are issues for another article. First, we need to identify the impacts of pastoral land conversion. We have no real-time estimate of the total amount of pastoral land being converted to forestry because New Zealand investors do not need to tell anyone what they are doing. In contrast, overseas forestry investors need Overseas Investment Office approval but it is a truncated process designed specifically for forestry. The key requirement is the ability to demonstrate good character and capability. It is not necessary to demonstrate benefit to NZ. In the short term it is the overseas investors who have the potential to change the pastoral landscape with a forestry tsunami. They are the ones with the capital. Hence, for the immediate future, the focus needs to be on overseas investors as the sharp end of what threatens to be a broader landscape transformation. That broader transformation is planned to encompass some millions of hectares over the next 30 years. In August the influencer I

referred to in earlier paragraphs pointed out to me that, since the new investment rules of October 2018, the OIO approvals for converting pastoral land to forestry were for only 3200ha. I cannot argue with that. I am sure his figures are correct. However, relying on such figures is like driving by looking in the rear-vision mirror. I am much more interested in the current position and the path ahead. If we had been able to look ahead at that time, just three months ago, we would have seen a rapidly changing situation. As a consequence, we can now see considerably more approvals showing up in the rear-vision mirror.

It is the overseas investors who have the potential to change the pastoral landscape with a forestry tsunami. By October 31 the 12-month approvals for conversion of farmland to forestry increased to 14,300ha. In addition, on October 24 the Government said overseas-owned Pan Pac had received pre-approval to make forestry-related purchases of up to 20,000ha over the coming three years, including conversion of land from farming to forestry. Specific purchases need to be notified only after the event. A Pan Pac spokesman indicated most of the purchases were likely to be near existing timber processing operations in Hawke’s Bay and south Otago. I have good reason to expect other operators will now receive similar generic pre-approvals to buy land then notify the OIO of specifics after the event. These operators have access to the necessary funds and will have no difficulty meeting the good

character test. They will have a right to follow the path already forged by Pan Pac. The fundamental issue is that in the emerging world of carbon trading, the underlying investment rules have changed. Carbon trading takes most of the risk out of forestry investments. Investors are now rewarded during the first radiata-pine rotation of about 28 years for the perpetual carbon benefits of keeping that land in forestry, with subsequent rotations required to be either radiata pine or an alternative species of similar rotation length but with no further carbon trading payments. The expected cashflows from first-rotation carbon trading are focusing investor interest on land that would never previously have been considered for forestry. And there lies the nub. The opportunity is extended by the potential bonus of a timber harvest and replanting, with harvesting returns now being the higher-uncertainty bonus to low-risk carbon trading. This leads investors to favour land within 70km and preferably lesser distances from ports. Once carbon trading is removed from the equation there is little financial incentive to plant radiata pine. That is the reason why so little radiata pine has been planted in NZ over the last 15 years. If future generations could have a voice right now, they might say how dare you constrain our future land-use in perpetuity in this way. We, the future generations will need the right to make future land-use decisions in that future and not be locked in by your greedy decisions to gobble up all the financial benefits right now from locking-in future land uses. As to what the best future land uses of the pastoral land might be, we do not know. What we can be confident about is that NZ’s productive land is a scarce resource.

It might well be that pastoral beef and sheep meats are the luxury goods of the future. Returns now are the best for a generation and the outlook is outstanding, despite the gloom merchants of the popular press. Within 30 years and shorter there may also be other important land uses, including biofuels from short-rotation crops. Radiata pine has too long a rotation and other limitations to be ideal for biofuels. From a national economic perspective, when overseas entities buy pastoral land for forestry conversion linked to carbon trading there is an immediate beneficial flow of overseas funds to NZ. That occurs only once. The subsequent carbon credits will, in all likelihood, be sold to other New Zealanders, thereby allowing these other New Zealanders to minimise changes in their lifestyles. The cash will then be remitted overseas as an outflow. Alternately, the carbon credits might be transferred overseas and sold directly in those countries, with the returns then staying with the overseas investors. Either way, there is no flow of funds back to NZ from carbon trading of overseas-owned forests. The big message from all of this is that we need to tread carefully. We need to do a lot of thinking before allowing a tsunami of overseas funds to lead a landscape transformation. It is all about getting the right trees and the right land-use activities in the right place. It seems doubtful whether current policies are aligned with that goal.

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

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30 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 18, 2019

Under the sacred mountain East Cape farmers Rob and Mary Andrews appreciate the opportunities they have been given by people who they have worked for in the past and they enjoy returning the favour to others, as Colin Williscroft discovered.

As day-to-day managers the Andrews are guided by the Pakihiroa Farms board and Hilton Collier from AgFirst, who acts as general manager. However, as long as the farm performs to a large extent the couple are trusted custodians and left to farm the way they think is best.

S THE first place in the world to see the sun as it rises every day Mount Hikurangi is on a few bucket

lists. But few people venture to Pakihiroa Farms, about 20km inland from Ruatoria, where Rob and Mary Andrews live and work and which includes the mountain in its boundaries. The farm is in an isolated spot in a part of the country that does not attract a lot of passing traffic, given it’s not on the way for most New Zealanders. Added to that the farm is at the end of a gravel road and reached only by crossing numerous onelane bridges that span a braided river and streams more common in a South Island landscape. People who live there have got to be committed to the land and their job on it. They need to be self-sufficient but also to be able to rely on those around them to make sure everything works as smoothly as possible. It’s not for everyone but it works for Rob and Mary, who are day-today managers of the property. Isolated, for sure, but they love the outdoor lifestyle and the opportunities that brings while Mount Hikurangi, the sacred peak at heart of the property, makes it even more of a special place. Pakihiroa was cleared and farmed by the Williams family from the late 1800s until 1990 when it was bought back by Ngati Porou to give every person of Ngati Porou a whakapapa turangawaewae (a place to call home). For Rob and Mary it’s been home for almost four years. They arrived in 2016 after managing the Matariki Partnership farm down the road in the Waiomatatini Valley, north of Ruatoria. The couple, who met at high school in Bay of Plenty, had earlier briefly tried their hand at dairy farming but quickly realised they needed more variety in their lives along with something that would let them push some boundaries so, instead, they went sheep and beef farming. They haven’t looked back.

It suits us down to the ground. We enjoy the hunting and the lifestyle. Rob Andrews Farmer

TEAMWORK: Mary and Rob Andrews are the day-to-day managers at Pakihiroa Farms, inland from Ruatoria. Photo: Colin Williscroft

They spent five years at Matariki, developing the property’s potential by building up its stocking rate and lambing percentages. It was a great place to try things out, some of which they have since incorporated at Pakihiroa. One of them was lucerne, which Rob says is something not many farmers in the area had tried. Despite what he was told by some farmers at the time it proved largely successful, providing extra feed in a location that’s known for dry summers. While they enjoyed the opportunities at the Matariki Partnership,

when they heard about the management role coming up at nearby Pakihiroa, they jumped at the chance. It’s not a move they’ve regretted. Pakihiroa’s total farm area is 3700 hectares. Of that, 1250ha carries sheep and beef, with 200ha in pine for timber and 115ha in eucalyptus as a carbon sink while 2000ha of the property – including part of the Raukumara Range and Mount Hikurangi – is in native bush. The farm winters 6000 ewes, 2000 ewe hoggets, 480 in-calf cows, 200 R1 steers and 80 R2 steers. At 14 months the R1 heifers are sent to a lowland block away from the home farm to be mated. All stock from Pakihiroa

is moved to lowland properties that are part of the overall farming group to be finished on high-value forage crops such as chicory and lucerne. The crops come in handy during summer when hot, dry conditions put feed at a premium though that’s not to say Pakihiroa itself is dry year-round, with it not uncommon for the farm to receive between 2m and 2.5m of rain a year. Lambs are weaned in January and spread between the lowland blocks, one of which is run by Mary. From February to the end of April about 500 a fortnight are killed. Because of that timing they miss the higher lamb schedule prices available before Christmas but the forage crops mean there is enough feed to finish them at good weights.

SPECIAL: Mount Hikurangi attracts a few visitors, including the All Blacks, who were there before heading off to the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

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The board and Collier are results driven and provide clear goals as to what needs to be achieved but they don’t worry about the minor things, Rob says. “As long as we deliver, they leave the farming to us.” Rob and Mary enjoy working towards those goals, which include positioning the business to capture market premiums through an involvement with Firstlight Wagyu and Merino NZ, trying to produce higher-value products while at the same time lowering the farm’s environmental footprint. They have not changed the farming operation much since they arrived. Rob says the property was already well set up and the hill country nature of the home block means there’s not too many changes that can be made there. However, they use the experience gained from other farms they worked on to improve the productivity of the farm’s lowland blocks. The couple work the property and its supporting lowland blocks with the help of a full-time tractor driver, a full-time fencer and a Makarika lowland block manager. Casual staff are brought in when needed. It’s a pretty diverse team, with the youngest about 20 while the eldest recently turned 65. The couple rate their staff highly and are pleased to share the knowledge they have built up, providing their workers with not only a job but also supporting the development of their own farming expertise. Given the farm’s isolated location finding staff is not always easy so they are pleased those who do work with them tend to stay. “It’s not for everyone. Attracting staff up here can he hard,” Mary says. You can’t just pop out for a coffee. Balancing agricultural output with good environmental management is fundamental to the farm’s management. Three blocks of pines have been planted in areas prone to erosion while the couple are working with

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the Gisborne District Council on pole planting projects. They are also looking at planting wetlands in the other blocks and fencing and retiring those areas. Rob’s a believer in being proactive if you can see change on the horizon. It’s better to be ahead of the game in terms of potential rules and regulations rather than having things forced upon you and having to play catch-up. “There’s no point in fighting it. Better to get on with it.” About 700ha of the farm is in native bush, with about half the property bordering bush. “It suits us down to the ground. We enjoy the hunting and the lifestyle.” However, the location does have its challenges, especially for their two boys – Brayden, 13, and Dylan, 10. While the boys both love the opportunities growing up on the property has brought, it’s also come with some big restrictions, such as organised sport and hanging out with other kids. Mary used to take the boys to Gisborne for horse riding lessons but, given Gisborne is a couple of hours drive away, in the end the travelling proved too much. Brayden is now at high school in Whakatane, living with his grandparents in Opotiki. “He’s thriving over there,” Mary says, adding that while Brayden loves coming back to the farm it’s important their boys get to appreciate and enjoy the advantages that living closer to urban centres can provide. The isolation also makes it difficult to establish farmer discussion groups because there’s not always a cross-section of farmers wanting to get involved, Rob says. That’s not to say the couple are completely hidden away and don’t get the chance to meet new people as Mount Hikurangi attracts visitors from NZ and around the world. The highest peak in the Raukumara Range and the highest

non-volcanic mountain in the North Island at 1754m, Mount Hikurangi is recognised as the first point on the New Zealand mainland to greet the morning sun. Hikurangi is the sacred mountain of Ngati Porou and is said to be the first piece of land to emerge when Maui fished up the North Island. According to tradition, Maui’s canoe, Nukutaimemeha, remains stranded on the mountain peak. The mountain was bought by the Crown in the 1870s and became a state forest park. In November 1990 the Crown signed a deed with Ngati Porou, vesting in the tribe 3780 hectares that includes Hikurangi. Access to the mountain is through a track on the farm. Until last year walkers were self guided but then Ngati Porou Tourism was established to make it easier for more people visit the mountain. The company is now the only commercial operator with permission to provide guided tours. About 1000m above sea level and two-thirds of the way up the mountain are nine carved whakairo (sculptures) depicting Maui and his whanau. The centrepiece represents Maui while the other eight carvings are positioned to mark the points of the traditional compass. Created to celebrate the new millennium in 2000, the whakairo stand as a tribute to the cultural heritage of Ngati Porou and as a legacy for future generations. They are a tourist attraction and attract people who have never been near a working farm before. Not that having strangers coming through worries Rob and Mary. The track is fenced and they don’t have to maintain it. It also allows them to meet new people from around the world. Rob says those who walk the track are pretty good when it comes to respecting they are on a working farm, even if they’ve never been on one before or never seen a sheep. During summer there’s often 20 to 30 people a week using the track, sometimes more. Having worked on a few different farms Rob and Mary are able to see how different farming systems work and have learned from each of those, adapting

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 18, 2019

END OF THE ROAD: There’s only one way in and out of Pakihiroa Station.

CENTRAL: Sheep are the mainstay of the Pakihiroa farming operation.

aspects of them to suit new challenges. Sometimes it’s been learning by trial and error but as long as they learn from mistakes and don’t repeat them, it’s a good way to learn, Rob says.

SUNRISE: Mount Hikurangi is known as the first place to see the sun as it rises every day. Photo: Supplied

He has learned a lot from people he has worked with and for and he is lucky in being able to do that. “We’ve had some really good bosses,” he says. And now they are in the position to manage others

SCENIC: Part of the property is next to the Tapuaeroa River.

Photo: Colin Williscroft

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he and Mary want to be able to repay some of that good fortune. “It’s putting something back. That’s what’s important.” >> Video link: bit.ly/OFSandrews

Photo: Colin Williscroft

Spotlight on wo www.nzwoolscouring.co.nz

An update from New Zealand Woolscouring

ur story began in October 2000 when Cavalier Corporation bought shares in Hawkes Bay Woolscourers from David Ferrier. Since then the company has had a long-term expansion programme. This week we celebrated our first anniversary since a significant shareholding change. In 1976 there were 28 Woolscouring companies in New Zealand. The market was overserviced and needed a restructure to right-size. In 2015 the Commerce Commission allowed a monopoly in the woolscouring market because of low sheep numbers. Since then the business has focused on growth and has gone from strength to strength, especially during the past year.

The industry has been progressive and kept abreast of changing and challenging times by restructuring and right-sizing its operations to align with sheep numbers. Therefore, the business has maintained a world-leading and cost-competitive service for wool exporters and farmers who want to add value to their wool. To ensure we remain internationally competitive we have invested in new plant and equipment, which is leading the way for international best practice for wool processing. Our focus is on increasing sustainability, lowering carbon emissions even further and gaining further efficiencies in our core business to continue to remain competitive against the global woolscouring industry.

The journey of New Zealand wool Farmers often ask “Where does our wool go once it leaves the farm?” Starting with the statistics: 106,000,000 greasy kilograms or 642,000 farm bales or 76% of all wool grown in New Zealand was washed and value added last year at New Zealand Woolscouring. The remaining 220,000 bales

Timaru reciprocal site visit Representatives of Nu Chuwa, one of the largest topmakers in China, paid a reciprocal visit to our Timaru factory while in New Zealand, buying wool directly from the High Country Merino farms last week. Well done Smithy for adding value to the NZ Merino clip. It was nice to be able to show Mr Hua our world class facility in Timaru. Nu Chuwa representatives enjoy a site tour at New Zealand Woolscouring, Timaru, from left, Xinzhang Hua, chairman, Tony Maurice, general manager of Canterbury Woolscourers, Phillip Shen, vice general manager, and Craig Smith, New Zealand representative of Devold Company.

were exported unprocessed – including most of the Merino wool that generally has no value added in New Zealand. For farmers wanting to know where their wool goes after processing in New Zealand, Beef + Lamb publishes a public report, available on its website, beefandlamb.co.nz, and

updated monthly. It gives a month-by-month breakdown by destination and quantity and shows which markets are active. As a business, we must have traceability to the farm so, in most cases, we know where the wool has come from and where the wool is going by port.

New Zealand Woolscouring Ltd: Leading the way with environmental compliance We have been recertified to the internationally recognised Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and re-accredited to the Responsible Wool Standard or RWS. Both standards are worth farmers investigating because there are good premiums to be had for your wool. Discuss with your broker or your wool exporter. New Zealand Woolscouring has the lowest total useful energy use per greasy wool kilogram processed of any wool scour anywhere in the world. All waste is recycled and value added. We are well advanced with a waste minimisation programme and in coming months will announce new products that have been under development, which will add value to the waste stream and lower our already low emissions footprint.

Woolgrease – Did you know? New Zealand Woolscouring is the largest producer of highcholesterol woolgrease in the world. While NZ woolgrease is used in manufactured products such as lipsticks, creams, moisturisers and cosmetics by far the bulk of our product is refined into cholesterol, which is then further refined into Vitamin D3. The markets for these products are exceptionally strong and growing year by year.

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Nothing happening with wool? Then, think again. In September a large contingent of leading exporters and representatives of New Zealand Woolscouring attended the Nanjing Wool Market Conference, in Qufu, China. New Zealand companies represented at the international conference included New Zealand Woolscouring, J Marshall and Co, J S Brooksbank and Co, Wool Services International, Segard Masurel, Bloch and Behrens, Curtis Wool, Fuhrmann New

Zealand and the wool test houses SGS and NZ Wool Testing Authority. The conference was large with more than 600 delegates from all sectors of the global wool and farming industry represented. The event was hosted in partnership with Shandong Ruyi, centred in their processing city at Jinan, Qufu. The Ruyi Group owns many of the world’s leading fashion brands along with 6000 retail

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stores globally. It markets 20% of the world’s wool fibre and is also the world’s largest producer, trader and processor of cotton. Ruyi ultimately own 30% of New Zealand Woolscouring and 100% of J S Brooksbank and Co and NZ Wool Services International via the Lempriere Group, Australia. Following our visit, chairman Qui has agreed to visit New Zealand in the near future.

New Zealand Woolscouring expanding its operations New Zealand Woolscouring has bought three hectares of land behind the Awatoto plant in Napier for expansion. Ground works have started, which will lead to a building programme soon. Due to strong demand from our wool exporter customers we will facilitate a more cost-effective flow of wool through the system, thus generating considerable savings for farmers. All wool grown in the North Island is either processed or packaged in the Napier/Hastings area and then shipped via the Napier Port.

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The largest trader of New Zealand lambs’ wool is due in November to view his scouring World’s largest woolgrease refiner from China European woolgrease refiners in February Delegation from China in February including a fashion house owner who wants to buy 100 tonnes of 13-16.5 micron fleece directly from growers. He intends to add some value in New Zealand.

Next month:

Watch out for Spotlight on Wool part 2 in December 16 issue.

New Zealand Woolscourers limited are proud and active members of the National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests Incorporated (also known as NATCO) The Council has representation (by membership) across the entire New Zealand wool industry. Wool Industry Associations involved in NATCO include wool scourers, exporters, wool classers, shearing contractors, test houses, wool brokers and wool merchants.

NATCO is actively involved in ensuring the interests of NZ wool are protected on the global stage and members work closely together to ensure standards are maintained and industry issues are discussed and resolved as they arise.

The goals of the Council are: • Foster wool production in New Zealand and promote the interests of the wool textile trade and industry in New Zealand • To preserve NZ wool reputation locally and internationally, along with the interests of its members • To act as the NZ member of IWTO and to act in furtherance of the objectives of IWTO (International Wool Textile Organisation).

Wool trade associations and bodies that are members of NATCO are:

NATCO are the New Zealand representatives for the global Prince Charles led Campaign for Wool and the New Zealand arm of the IWTO. • New Zealand Woolscouring Limited

• Federation of Wool Merchants Inc

• SGS Wool Testing Services Limited

• The New Zealand Wool Brokers Association

• New Zealand Wool Testing Authority Limited

• New Zealand Shearing Contractors Association

• Council of Wool Exporters

• New Zealand Woolclassers Association

For further information go to www.natco.nz

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New Zealand China Working Group. In attendance included Yang Xiaoxiong, the chairwoman of the Nanjing Wool Market and Peng Yanli, the president of the China Wool Textile Association, New Zealand test houses, wool exporters and representatives from New Zealand Woolscouring including shareholder David Ferrier.

Segard Masurel grower field day – November 7, Hawkes Bay Woolscourers, Awatoto International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) round table, Queenstown, December Golden Shears, March 2020 Speed Shearing events Farmstrong mental health and wellbeing events Farmer open days

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

Dairy system is on life support BRITISH MPS have been called on to investigate the United Kingdom’s broken liquid milk market as retailers continue to drive down prices and processors buckle under the strain. National Farmers Union Cymru sounded the alarm at the Welsh Dairy Show where it warned of the precarious financial situation of liquid milk processing and the severe impact it is having on primary producers and the wider supply chain. NFU Cymru milk board chairman Gareth Richards said “Just last week we saw retailers offering two litres of semiskimmed or whole milk for £1, with some wholesalers reducing the price even further. “Meanwhile, the farmgate milk price paid by most major processors in the liquid milk sector is in the region of 24-25 pence per litre, a price putting pressure on many farmers who have struggled to recover from the 2016 downturn, which saw farmgate prices drop below 20ppl.” While some retailers pay a fair farmgate price, often based on a cost of production formula, only about 7% of milk is sold that way. He has written to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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BLAME: Retailers cutting prices are putting pressure on farmers who have already been struggling for years, National Farmers Union Cymru milk board chairman Gareth Richards says.

Committee to ask for an urgent investigation. It followed the collapse of North Wales processor Tomlinsons Dairies, with market commentator Ian Potter saying he believes there will be more casualties in the coming months. Muller suppliers are worried about the extra strain being put on the processor after Sainsbury’s moved its dairy development group suppliers over when Tomlinsons went bust. But Muller has also given notice to 14 of its 230 Scottish suppliers.

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Saturday 5th December GEA iXPRESS Open Day Venue: Paul and Julie Davis’s Farm, Mowbray Road, Waharoa. Supply #77277 Time: 11am - 1pm See how a good milk harvesting system like the Davis’s can improve labour efficiencies and cow health, while increasing throughput and milk returns. Guest speaker: Natasha Maguire from Farm Medix will be on-farm discussing how you can take a targeted approach to treating mastitis. Complimentary BBQ lunch provided. More: bit.ly/iXPRESS-open-day Contact: Grant Coburn, GEA Area Sales Manager South Waikato 021 980 013

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Milk woes Results for the UK’s six biggest liquid milk processors in 2018 n Muller UK and Ireland n Arla Foods Ltd n Nijjar Group (Freshways) n Medina Dairy n Paynes Dairies n Graham’s The Family Dairy

£100m net loss £41m pre-tax loss £2.6m pre-tax loss £1.4m pre-tax loss £143,000 pre-tax profit £363,000 pre-tax profit

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likely to come back again.” He predicted more closures in the not too distant future as processors report continued losses. Analysis by The Grocer found only Paynes Dairies and Graham’s the Family Dairy made a profit last year. Average margins for the six largest liquid milk processors, excluding Tomlinsons, fell to -2.8%, according to accounts filed at Companies House. Based on a combined turnover of £5.2 billion, that equates to a cumulative loss of £144.2m in 2018. Sainsbury’s has continued to ignore calls for it to pay the 39 Tomlinsons farmers who were on aligned contracts as part of the SDDG and are still missing milk cheques for September to October 12. At its supplier conference in London last week, the supermarket’s agriculture head Barney Kay said he understands farmers’ financial concerns,

adding the group is committed to doing everything it can to ensure it is another bump in the road and nothing more serious. There are also questions being asked about the £5m grant it received from the Welsh Government, which some said had effectively enabled Sainsbury’s to get its milk processed cheaply. One farmer said “Sainsbury’s should open its accounts to the Welsh Assembly and refund the millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money it appears to have laid to waste. It should commit to fully funding its SDDG schemes rather than underfunding them.” A Welsh Government spokesperson said: “Tomlinsons was awarded a non-repayable grant and had fully met the grant conditions. Under European regulations there is no provision to recover funding from businesses that cease production due to bankruptcy. “No funding was provided to Sainsbury’s.” UK Farmers Guardian

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Friday 28th November NZ Ewe Hogget Field Day Venue: 31 Station Road, Taihape – Brian and Anna Coogan Time: 12.30pm start for registrations The annual ewe hogget competition identifies the top operators and rewards excellence. Brian and Anna won the supreme award at this year’s NZ Ewe Hogget Compeition. A motorbike or side by side and safety gear are required for farm tour.

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Last year Muller announced its Project Darwin turnaround strategy as it sought to make efficiency savings. That has already resulted in the closure of its 400 million litres a year Foston plant in July. Farmers in England said the extra supply – production has jumped about 25% – put more pressure on the loss-making business, with milk being trucked south to find a market. One said Muller is a sick patient, unable to cope with less than convenient milk fields and having to screw down its direct suppliers to balance the books. But dairy analyst Chris Walkland said Muller, along with all exclusively liquid processors is not just sick but on life support. “Basically what some retailers are doing is robbing the poor to pay the rich, by screwing the processors down on the processing fee while they pay their own farmers a handsome milk price. “In the absence of a profitable cream price the processors can only maintain their margins by reducing the money they pay their direct suppliers and that is what is happening now.” Muller Milk Group chairman David Herdman said “Milk is largely being undersold by retailers, which is their choice, but they have a duty to ensure the milk supply chain remains viable. “If we allow the situation to continue we will lose processing capacity and once it goes it is not

AMERICA’S biggest company Dean Foods has filed for bankruptcy protection as it tries to pull off a sale to Dairy Farmers of America. The company’s shares have fallen from $6.27 last December to 80 cents on Wednesday, when it applied to a court in Texas for protection. On its website the firm said it intends to use the voluntary reorganisation proceedings in the court to protect and support its ongoing business operations and address debt and unfunded pension obligation while working on an orderly and efficient sale. In September, when a strategic review was completed, the firm said it had decided not to sell. It said it is in advanced discussions with Dairy Farmers of America regarding a sale of substantially all its assets. During the process it is operating as normal, continuing to provide customers with an uninterrupted supply of dairy products and supporting suppliers. The process involves the main company Southern Foods Group, which trades as

Dean Foods, and 42 subsidiary companies. Dean Foods sells products under more than 50 brands in Amereica. Dean Foods has received a commitment of US$850 million in financing from some of its existing lenders, led by Rabobank.

Despite our best efforts to make our business more agile and costefficient we continue to be impacted by a challenging operating environment. Eric Beeringause Dean Foods If it gets court approval it intends to use the money together with cash on hand and operating cash flows to support its continued operation throughout the sale process, including paying wages to its 15,000 staff suppliers and vendors in full under normal terms for goods and services provided on or after the filing date. “The actions we are announcing today are

designed to enable us to continue serving our customers and operating as normal as we work toward the sale of our business,” the recently appointed president and chief executive Eric Beringause said. “We have a strong operational footprint and distribution network, a robust portfolio of leading national brands and extensive private label capabilities. “Despite our best efforts to make our business more agile and cost-efficient we continue to be impacted by a challenging operating environment marked by continuing declines in consumer milk consumption. “Since joining the company just over three months ago I’ve taken a hard look at our challenges as well as our opportunities and truly believe we are taking the best path forward. “In recent months we have put in place a new senior management team that not only has considerable experience in the dairy and consumer product industries but also in executing major turnarounds.” As well as persuing the sale the company is also working with creditors to explore a potential stand-

alone reorganisation plan, Beringause said. The firm was started in 1925 by Samuel Dean at a single site in Illinois. Today its milk from 930,000 cows is processed at 66 factories in 32 states. It has 8000 refrigerated delivery trucks on the road every day. Its net debt on June 30 was US$968m. Its market capitalisation on Monday was US$73.5m. The company has attributed its declining fortunes to a steady fall in milk consumption over the last two decades coupled with the rise in milk alternatives and pressure on margins with inflation in bulk milk prices while retailers are discouting dairy products as consumers also show resistance motivated by environmental sustainability concerns. It has also lost big customers, such as Walmart, which decided to set up its own processing plant. Dairy Farmers of America is a national milk marketing coop owned by 14,000 farmers. It makes consumer cheese and butter products as well as dairy ingredients and is a contract manufacturer for consumer products. It also supplies bulk milk to other companies including Dean Foods. It has 47 processing plants.

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Morrinsville 21 Maungakawa Road

A cash cow in the heart of the Waikato

Supplying the Tatua Dairy Co-op is a privilege enjoyed by only a few farmers in the prime dairying area near Morrinsville. This 136ha (more or less) dairy is an exhibition of aesthetic beauty, road appeal and near perfect layout. Currently milking 500 jersey cows through two 20 aside dairies which are linked by one straight race. The property is picture perfect with several groves of natives and around 20ha of fenced native bush running along one boundary to provide a beautiful natural barrier to the Waitoa River. Production peaked last season in excess of 215,000ms with a five-year average over 208,000ms. Included in the sale are 190,000 MSE’s and Tatua shares equating to that level. There are four dwellings on the property. The opportunity to supply Tatua means ‘certainty’ of very good pay-outs and the ‘family’ atmosphere of belonging to a niche company.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019 View 12-1pm Wed 20 Nov Mike Fraser-Jones 027 475 9680 mike.fraserjones@bayleys.co.nz

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Gisborne Burnage Station, 1271 Rakauroa Road

1,354 hectares of summer safe scale In the prominent Matawai farming community renown for exceptional performance Burnage Station provides sought after scale wintering circa 9,119SU. Well presented infrastructure paired with an inviting mix of contour and aspect, excellent farming conditions for healthy stock and a strong rural community. A substantial five-stand woolshed complex, a second woolshed, excellent satellite yards, fencing, and a solid fertiliser history form very reliable farm improvements. Pristine natural features include reliable water, favourable farming soil types, a summer safe climate, and approximately 255ha of regenerated native backing onto Crown Forest. The fourbedroom homestead, plus second home, present unspoiled rural living within a handy commute to Gisborne city. Appealing buying, with a credible financial performance. Burnage Station is ready for its new owner.

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

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Hawke's Bay 48 Hawkston Road, Patoka

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

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

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Bideford 1844 Te Ore Ore Bideford Road

Rosebank

Superb country living - it doesn't come any better.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019 186 Chapel Street, Masterton View by appointment Lindsay Watts 027 246 2542 lindsay.watts@bayleys.co.nz Andrew Smith 027 760 8208 a.smith@bayleys.co.nz

Nineteen minutes north east of Masterton, situated in the heart of the picturesque Bideford Valley, is this majestic property consisting of 83 hectares. Enter through the tree lined avenue to approach the magnificent, beautifully appointed homestead wonderfully situated between two terraces of 60 hectares of very fertile flats. Farm Cottage, woolshed, implement sheds, 14 hectares of mature forestry, phenomenal cropping and finishing flats. Ideal for Bed and Breakfast. It's all here.

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Dargaville Surrounds 2488 Pouto Road Dairy, beef & forestry This is your chance to purchase a dairy/beef farm at an affordable price with options for forestry. This 187 hectare dairy farm offers your farming business versatility â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ideally suited to finishing, calf rearing or milking. The contour of the land is 70% flat to easy rolling with the remainder a mix of medium hill with steeper faces. Races throughout are in good condition and fences are a mixture of two wire electric plus seven and nine wire post and batten. Infrastructure on the property is beneficial and includes a 16 ASHB milking shed that is supported by a five bay calf rearing shed, two hay barns, fertiliser bin, feed pad for 240 cows and a new cattle yard with head bale. Accommodation consists of a well-appointed three bedroom weatherboard home with views over the farm.

Kereta 119/152 Waikawau Valley Road 1

Asking Price $1,595,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Catherine Stewart 027 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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

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

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Tauwhare 109 Lang Road Location is key! Contained within two titles of 142ha and 1143sqm plus the opportunity to attain a third, this property offers a rare investment. With undulating contour, native bush and a good fertilizer history, easy access is provided through the centre of the property with water supplied by the creek. Infrastructure includes a woolshed, implement shedding, stock yards and loading race. The well maintained homestead commands an elevated position with stunning rural vistas, plus a charming stone cottage is an ideal hideaway for B&B guests. Situated only 12 minutes to Cambridge, 20 minutes to Hamilton and zoned for quality schooling. This attractive property presents a rare opportunity to purchase a quality land holding in a very desirable location

bayleys.co.nz/2310913

Tauranga 66 Tomsett Road, Omanawa 3

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 1-2pm Wed 20 Nov & Wed 27 Nov or by appointment Peter Kelly 027 432 4278 peter.kelly@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 5 Dec 2019 247 Cameron Road, Tauranga View 11.30am-12.30pm Thu 21 Nov & 1-1.30pm Sun 24 Nov Ike Unsworth 027 429 6106 ike.unsworth@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Rotorua 175 Fryer Road

Taihape 42 and 326 Pukenaua Road

Exclusive lifestyle with a twist

Two farms offered separately

Open home: Sunday 11 - 11:45am

Brunskill - 142.8 hectares, three kilometres from State Highway 1. Featuring a well maintained three bedroom home, tidy two stand woolshed and excellent cattle and sheep yards on six titles. Offering large areas of rolling contour balanced with mainly free draining hill country soils. A high standard of fencing provides 13 main paddocks.

The opportunities that this 16.3840ha lifestyle block with uninterrupted lake views offer are boundless. 175 Fryer Road presents an opportunity to live a fabulous lifestyle and landbank for the future. With the onerous task of stepping the property through the subdivision consenting process done, the option exists to complete the development that has been designed and consented. Developing a property of this calibre has the potential to set the bar high for an upmarket enclave of executive homes. Nb: should you choose to continue with the subdivision, presales have been achieved on five lots of the proposed stage one (subject to development completion and title).

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 Bayleys Rotorua, 1092 Fenton Street, Rotorua View by appointment Beth Millard 027 255 5587 beth.millard@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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

Auction (unless sold prior) 2pm, Fri 13 Dec 2019 The Workingmans Club, 34 Kuku Street, Taihape View by appointment Peter Stratton 027 484 7078 peter.stratton@bayleys.co.nz BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Whanganui 2789 Waitotara Valley Road Farm, forestry, hunting - 1,281ha Orangimea is approximately 1,281ha, with over 700ha of native and regrowth, situated 28kms up the Waitotara Valley, including woolshed, cattle yards and covered sheep yards. Divided into 19 main paddocks, fencing is focused on stock movement and ease of access. The main stock handling facilities, being the four-stand woolshed, sheep and cattle yards, are located on the Waitotara Valley Road. Stock water is natural sources including dams, springs and streams. The three-bedroom home has had a tasteful make-over with numerous 'mod cons' and includes a onebedroom sleep-out, an outside toilet, workshop and covered quad parking. Call for more information.

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Whanganui 820 Rangitatau West Road, Maxwell 2

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (will not be sold prior)

12pm, Tue 10 Dec 2019 158 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui View by appointment 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

Drystock, shell rock, bees and more 283 hectares of mixed contours just over 8kms east of Maxwell in the Whanganui district. This property has been utilised as a sheep and beef breeding unit for many years but has diversified into bees with further potential in carbon and forestry. The main flats are sitting on a massive shell rock seam which puts an entirely different twist to this property. The house is a comfortable fourbedroom dwelling and has a colour steel roof and recent renovations have been done in the bathroom, laundry and kitchen areas. Improvements include, a four-stand woolshed with covered yards, cattle yards and large garage / workshop at the house. Two pine plantations have been recently harvested with clean-up operations underway. Call for more information.

bayleys.co.nz/3000945

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (will not be sold prior)

12pm, Thu 12 Dec 2019 158 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui View by appointment 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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Aramoho Cedar Drive and Camellia Avenue

Whanganui 413 Longacre Road, Okoia

Farmers and developers take note 72.72ha

Diversity on Longacre - 68.94ha

This farm has a genuine country feel, right on the edge of town. 72.72ha of mixed contours, with dual access off Cedar Drive and Camellia Avenue. These blocks can cater for a wide array of rural pursuits from grazing, breeding and finishing, with genuine potential for residential and lifestyle development. Sitting on four titles. Three of these blocks are zoned rural-lifestyle, with approximately 20ha of flat and easy contours, the balance being 50ha of hill country including 11ha of native bush. The fourth title is a 2.75ha bare block, zoned residential with great potential for subdivision. Phone for more information.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 12pm, Wed 11 Dec 2019 158 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui View by appointment 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

Tucked away on Longacre Road is a 68.94ha property, with mixed contours and support facilities, including the main structure of a 900 square metre tunnel house. A cosy three/four-bedroom farmhouse completes the scene with the property set up to cater for sheep and beef with a two-stand woolshed, and implement shed. A transformer is located between the woolshed and tunnel house and could potentially be utilised for numerous semiindustrial activities (purchaser due diligence required). The wellestablished home and garden are centrally positioned, with a private and pleasant sunny aspect. Note - in addition the owner has a second property for sale at 665 Longacre Road. (bayleys.co.nz / 3000971). Call for more info.

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North Canterbury 257 Hossack Downs Road, Waiau

Loburn 375 Stonyflat Road

Toppesfield

Scale, versatility and options

Scale, balance and high performance are the hallmarks of this 611.6272ha North Canterbury breeding and finishing property, stocking sheep, beef cattle and deer. With contour varying from flat to steeper hill, a full array of well-maintained farm support buildings, a very solid fertiliser history and high-performance sheep, cattle and deer herds, this property has tremendous appeal. There is good stock-health, plenty of shelter, wellmaintained tracks, easy contour, new sheds, 105ha deer-fenced and two houses. The large, recently-refurbished four-bedroom homestead is set in private, sheltered grounds with a tennis court and swimming pool. Toppesfield has been a wonderful home and farm for our vendors for 35 years and inspection will impress.

bayleys.co.nz/5510882

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

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

'Melbury' has a total area of 301.6106ha in three blocks, all with special features contributing to the success, diversity and production of this impressive property. The 49ha bareland block has fertile soils and outstanding summer production, the 51ha block has most of the farm infrastructure and the 202ha block provides an expansive area of earlier and more winter-suitable land. The range of soil-types provides a valuable, wide production base for diverse farming options and the maximisation of income. In numerous titles, providing many purchasing options, and future potential for subdivision underpins this impressive farming asset. This well-presented property has farm infrastructure supporting a variety of land-uses, providing many opportunities.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 10am, Fri 13 Dec 2019 158 Wicksteed Street, Whanganui View by appointment 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

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

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

bayleys.co.nz/5510914

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Fernside 605 Mairaki Road

FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

Motukarara 1065 Hudsons Road

Superior in all respects

From its elevated site, the ever-changing views are perfectly captured from this large, architecturally-designed and immaculately presented home on 51.667ha. Complemented by established landscaped grounds, the home environment is truly magnificent. Designed by Chris Prebble, the well-thought-out family and formal living and dining rooms and sheltered outdoor living areas are wonderful for entertaining and relaxing. The property is in very good heart and is well-set-up for the existing cattle-fattening and grazing operation. Well sheltered with good subdivision, lane systems, cattle yards and a utility shed. Current zoning, three road frontages and in two titles, provides options. The house on 26.9ha and 24.7ha bareland available separately.

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

4pm, Fri 6 Dec 2019 3 Deans Ave, Chch View by appointment Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz Peter Foley 021 754 737 peter.foley@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

bayleys.co.nz/5510841

Estate realisation A large scale irrigated property showing excellent performance, fattening cattle and lambs. Weight gains and the supply of a large number of quality cattle to the market are second to none. Lamb fattening has been increasing over the years with over 6,000 finished last season. Paddock size and shape has been considered for ease of Rotorainer irrigation. A further 105ha is under centre pivot. For sale as one large irrigated finishing block, or could be split into two separate units. One being 296ha of bareland with the centre pivot or 210ha which includes a cottage, numerous sheds, sheep and cattle yards. Location is critical with Christchurch and the Canterbury sale yards only 30 minutes away.

bayleys.co.nz/5511169

For Sale offers invited over $1,900,000 + GST (if any) View by appointment Fee Ensor 021 705 014 fee.ensor@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

First farm, extension or lifestyle Looking for a rural lifestyle or an extension to an existing property then this 58 hectare (approximately) property with cattle yard and five bay hayshed could be yours. • Ideal for a sheep, cattle, or deer farm, with many other options including specialty crops • A reliable rainfall, good gravity fed water and a stunning location with great building platforms • Well fenced and is divided by a central lane • Running 370 R2 dairy heifers, Sept to May and could run 300 R2 equilavent

bayleys.co.nz/5510329

MOUNT VIEW GOATS

354 Paraite Road, Paraite, New Plymouth Mount View Goats, in its 6th year of supply, holds 63,000 kg of Milk Supply Rights. Having consistently milked 500 mixed age goats and having averaged 112 kgMS per goat. This season stock numbers have increased to 560 mixed age goats. With infrastructure being relatively new and an exceptionally tidy 40 aside rapid exit herringbone milking shed, milking time is approx. 1 hour. Loafing barns have capacity for approximately 800 goats and plans are in place to develop an outdoor loafing area. Other farm buildings include a 5-bay implement shed and comfortable home. This operation sits on an 11.6Ha freehold title and beside this is a 4.11Ha West Coast Lease bareland block that complements the farming operation. Milk pay-out is consistent and has increased annually over the past thirty years with the future being bright. Call today to view.

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4pm, Friday 6 December 2019 at McDonald Real Estate Ltd, Inglewood

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WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

172 Flynns Road

Price by Negotiation View by appointment Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz Evan Marshall 027 221 0910 evan.marshall@bayleys.co.nz

Mid Canterbury

TENDER

Rural

RURAL rural@pb.co.nz 0800 FOR LAND

Property Brokers Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Sheep & beef

OPEN DAY

WEB ID TUR72499 TAUMARUNUI 1843 Oio Road VIEW 21 & 28 Nov 10.00 - 12.00pm TENDER closes Thursday 12th December, 2019 at 4.00pm, • 324.91 hectares (unless sold prior), 27 Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui • Wintered 10 SUs per hectare • Approx. 40 hectares of rolling flats • Solid 3-bedroom home • 4 stand woolshed and covered yards This great farm is located 40 km South of Taumarunui in the Kaitieke Valley. The rolling flats complement the medium to steeper hill country which face North to North West. Good natural water is on the farm with 3 Katie Walker some reticulation and there have been serious efforts Mobile 027 757 7477 made towards fertiliser. A good house and further farm Office 07 895 7123 buildings support the farm, including a 4-stand Home 07 895 7112 1 katiew@pb.co.nz woolshed and haybarns.

TENDER

WEB ID TER64193 MAHOENUI 12 State Highway 3 VIEW Tuesday 19 Nov 11.30 - 2.00pm • Well located on State Highway 3, approximately 22 km DEADLINE SALE closes Thursday 12th December, 2019 at 4.00pm, (unless sold prior), 131 Rora Street, Te Kuiti south of Piopio • 572 ha - approximately 440 ha effective with an even balance of contour • 1990s five bedroom brick dwelling and a complete range of farm infrastructure Doug Wakelin • As our Vendors have moved, motivation to sell is high. Mobile 027 321 1343 An opportunity not to be missed on the back of strong dougw@pb.co.nz sheep and beef returns

DEADLINE SALE

Hugh Williams

Mobile 021 878782 Office 07 8788266 hugh@pb.co.nz

Multiple options

OPEN DAY WEB ID TUR72525

TAUMARUNUI Tapuiwahine Valley Road • 213.57 hectares approx. 170 effective • 50% very easy contour • Woolshed and yards • Airstrip with 60T covered bin • Solid fertiliser history

The farm has good natural water supplies and some reticulation also.

This is a super property that could lend itself to dairy grazing, stock finishing or breeding and finishing as it does now.

Located between Taumarunui and Te Kuiti its location adds to its appeal as a run off or finishing block.

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It sits in an east to west lying valley with the infrastructure placed at the base of the farm.

AUCTION

VIEW 20 & 27 Nov 10.00 - 12.00pm AUCTION 11.00am, Wed 18th Dec, 2019, (unless sold prior)

Katie Walker

Mobile 027 757 7477 Office 07 895 7123 Home 07 895 7112 katiew@pb.co.nz

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Tararua

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

Property Brokers Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Greenlands - 490 ha

TENDER WEB ID PR70469

PONGAROA 275 Akaroa Road Greenlands is centrally located 6 km north of the township of Pongaroa and under 50 minutes drive to both Pahiatua and Dannevirke. The 480 ha of effective area features mostly cultivatable land which has been intensively developed over two generations will suit most farming practices.

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

TENDER

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

Jared Brock

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

John Arends

Greenlands is renowned for producing quality stock to the market and has averaged 155%-160% lambing and 97% calving.

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

Balmoral - 844 ha

TENDER WEB ID PR71371

TIRAUMEA 13151 Route 52 Located in the renowned farming district of Tiraumea and centrally located to Pahiatua, Pongaroa and Masterton is Balmoral, a 6800 s/u breeding and finishing property. This well fertilised farm has a mix of easy to medium hills and over 34 ha of flats in improved pastures, a further 40 ha is suitable for cultivation with the 110 ha of ineffective area made up of small stands of Pines and over 80 ha of picturesque native bush. An all weather laneway provides excellent access through the property and combines well with 4 sets of satellite yards to create ease of day to day farming

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operation. The improvements are of a high standard including a 5 stand woolshed with an excellent covered yard facility (1200np), an impressive 4 bedroom family home as well as a 1990's 3 bedroom cottage, single man quarters and two large lockable implement sheds with concrete floors. Balmoral provides scale with desirable contour and excellent improvements in a sought after location.

TENDER

VIEW By Appointment TENDER closes Friday 6th December, 2019 at 2.00pm, to be submitted to Property Brokers, 129 Main Street, Pahiatua

Jared Brock

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

John Arends

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

0800 FOR LAND

Property Brokers Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Gardners Road Farm - 106 ha

Invest for the future

TENDER WEB ID PR69551

TENDER

PAHIATUA View By Appointment Gardners and Nikau Roads This flat to undulating dairy unit provides options to the TENDER closes Wednesday 4th December, 2019 at 2.00pm, Property Brokers, 129 Main Street Pahiatua market, located just 20 km east of Palmerston North. Featuring favourable soil types with a consistent fertiliser and regrassing programme, excellent reticulated water and access providing a three year production average of Jared Brock Mobile 027 449 5496 71,000 kgMS on a low cost once a day system. Office 06 376 4823 Infrastructure is well provided with a 26 ASHB cowshed, Home 06 376 6341 compliant effluent system and 200 cow feedpad. A four jared@pb.co.nz bedroom home completes an excellent add on or entry 4 level package. John Arends Mobile 027 444 7380 Office 06 376 4364 johna@pb.co.nz

WEB ID GIR70866

TENDER

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

Self contained dairy

OPEN DAY WHITIKAHU 760 Whitikahu Road If you appreciate quality and location this is the property for you. 140.6 ha of quality land approximately 15 minutes from Hamilton and 1 hour from Auckland. Fully self-contained with approx. 320 milking cows, 70 rising 2 year heifers and 70 rising yearlings. This property grows all its own crops of grass silage, green feed maize and silage. Approximately 120 ha is flat consolidated peat and the balance gently undulating mineral soils. The quality of the peat soil is such that some years ago commercial potatoes were grown here and of course the maize crops grown on peat soils have no equal. This

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WEB ID MOR01975 property is owned by an absentee owner and is farmed VIEW 20 & 27 Nov & 4 Dec 11.00 - 12.00pm in an extremely conservative manner. With two excellent AUCTION 11.00am, Thu 12th Dec, 2019, (unless sold homes and a very good HB dairy shed, this farm is a prior), Property Brokers, Morrinsville must see. The shedding is fantastic and there would be few farms with such great shedding anywhere. The dairy has a meal feed system with a new molasses system, the new modern chiller units and filtration system is first class.

AUCTION

Stuart Stobie

Mobile 021 776 173 Office 07 280 5534 stuart.stobie@pb.co.nz

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First farm opportunity A great start-off property for the enterprising operator seeking a first farm investment or an addition to an existing portfolio, located n the Ngutunui district, approx 30 kms south-east of Te Awamutu  67 Okoko Rd, Ngutunui - accessed from Kawhia Rd  182.4 hectares

1 title

 83 hectare (approx.) dairy platform; balance area

planted predominantly in a diverse range of native species with a small area of steeper country in pines  potential for future carbon credits (via Emissions

Trading Scheme)

 contour ranges from easy rolling to areas of steeper

country  free draining volcanic ash soil, subdivided into

approx 60 paddocks

 good solid water reticulation system  strong applications of fertiliser  230 cows calved; 3 year average 91,258 kgs ms

Tenders close 4.00 pm Thurs, 5 Dec 2019

Open day: Thurs, 21 Nov - 11.00am to 1.00pm

Tenders close 4.00 pm Thurs, 5 Dec 2019

Open day: Thurs, 21 Nov - 1.30pm to 3.00pm

 20 aside hb farm dairy plus standard range of farm

buildings  4 brm dwelling on two levels; detached garage /

workshop

 handy to local primary school; secondary schooling

in Te Awamutu or Otorohanga  web ref R1309 On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

Dave Peacocke 0274 732 382

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113

Beef and calves An attractive well-farmed property situated in the Ngutunui district with good main road access to Pirongia, 19 kms; Te Awamutu, 30 kms; Otorohanga and Hamilton  4 Okoko Road, Ngutunui, Te Awamutu  87.8 hectares; incl pockets of native bush  predominantly mairoa ash soil - v.g. rainfall area  contour varies from easy rolling to medium to

steep hill  good spring-fed water reticulation system  very tidy with good fencing and farm tracks  currently rearing beef calves and finishing adult beef

cattle

 a good range of farm buildings including a 3-stand

woolshed (2 shearing plants); lockable enclosed implement shed / workshop; lockable 2-bay half round hayshed  a comfortable, well maintained brick homestead

incorporating 4 bedrooms, new kitchen & dining, separate lounge opening onto extensive decking area; good bathroom facilities incl 2 toilets  school but at gate for Ngutunui Primary then bus

from there to secondary college at Te Awamutu

 web ref R1311 On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

Dave Peacocke 0274 732 382

Licensed REAA 2008

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113

phone

07 870 2112

office@pastoralrealty.co.nz

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Size and scope A great opportunity to acquire a larger dairy property in a very good farming district approx 21 kms south-east of Te Awamutu  536 Bayley Road - junction of Bayley Road &

Lethbridge Road, Korakonui

 211.2197 hectares  easy rolling to medium contour with some

steeper sidlings  mairoa ash soil - ideally suited for maize & feed

crops - good quarry on farm

 good water supply; well subdivided and raced  attractive layout with shelterbelts and deciduous

specimen trees

 4-yr average: 570 cows producing 187,880kgs ms  farm facilities include:-

very good 44 aside herringbone farm dairy large lined effluent pond with effluent pump variety of farm shedding silage bunkers

Auction: 1.00 pm venue:

Wed, 4 Dec 2019

Te Awamutu Sports Club - Albert Park Road

Open day: Tues, 19 Nov - 11.00am to 1.00pm

 2 x good sound dwellings

 school bus service at the property to very good

primary and secondary schooling

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

Brian Peacocke 021 373 113 Licensed Real Estate Agent - REAA2008

phone

07 870 2112

office@pastoralrealty.co.nz

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"RATA" - QUALITY SOILS AND CONTOUR ON A RARE SCALE 26 Putorino Road, Hunterville, Rangitikei Located just south of Hunterville and close to State Highway 1, Rata comprises one of the largest areas of finishing and cropping country to ever avail itself in the region. With a high proportion of the highly regarded Kiwitea silt loam as well as other quality soils, around 75% is assessed as croppable contour, with the balance medium hill. This has enabled an integrated system of a self-contained dairying, beef cattle as well as growing supplement for associated dairy farms. Central to the flats is a 60 bail rotary shed with ACRs, with an adjacent feed pad able to accommodate all of the 650 cows currently being milked. The majority of the circa 70 hecatres of hill contour is located at one end of the property and could be potentially sold separately. Well subdivided and laned, the property has plentiful stock water, including allocation and consents for up to 235 cubic meters of stock water per day, from the local water scheme and bore sources. With 13 titles, two dwellings, a dividing quiet road and the semi-separate hill block, there are numerous options for this property. The former potato factory sits on its own 7.5 hectare title and could be ideal for those requiring large storage, so close to the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main arterial route. In a favourable location for families, with the Hunterville primary bus passing the gate, and the Rangitikei College bus just a short stroll away.

"MELLINGTON" - A HIGH % OF QUALITY FLATS + MEDIUM HILL COUNTRY BLOCK ALONGSIDE. 867 Rangatira Road, Hunterville, Rangitikei Offering a great balance of country with circa 260 hectares (75%) of contiguous quality Kiwitea silt loam flats and 108 hectares of medium hills running along one side, enables this dairy farm to be operated as a largely self-contained grazing unit. The Kiwitea soils sit amongst the regions best, and they are used for a wide range of intensive land-uses, including dairying, cereals, maize grain and silage, intensive sheep/beef finishing systems and horticultural crops such as potatoes, that this property has grown lots of in the past. Central to the flats is a modern, highly automated 60 bail rotary dairy shed and integrated large feed-pad, that has assisted this property to average over 335,000kg MS as it has recently transitioned from a year round to spring calving system. Stock and dairy water is sources include both the Hunterville and Mellington water schemes, considerable areas have recently been cropped and re-grassed with fencing upgrades. With four dwellings and nine titles, there is potential here to purchase in a number of size options, including a number of 30+ hectare titles over Rangatira road. Located only 8km from Hunterville and within a dairy dominant local district, the primary school bus to a strong primary school passes the gate.

395 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2081197 Tender Closes 11am, Tue 17 Dec 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

368 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2085432 Tender Closes 11am, Tue 17 Dec 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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

240.40 hectares Video on website

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

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

181.80 hectares Video on website

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

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

246ha + 65ha lease Video on website

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

FIRST CLASS TURN-KEY FINISHING UNIT Clyro, 84134 State Highway 2, Eketahuna, Tararua

340 hectares Video on website

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

BARELAND SILT LOAMS - 37.6 HA 276 McDonell Road, Ohakea Just 9km south of Sanson next to the Rangitikei River is this versatile block of free draining country. Soil maps describe a mix of Manawatu Fine Sandy Loam and Rangitikei Loamy Sand, transitioning to a stonier area near the river. Currently used to grow maize, cereals and finish cattle, land-use in the past has seen onions and potatoes grown here. With well formed lane access to a large hay/implement shed, reticulated stock water is supplied via an easement. Open Farm 10:00-11:00am, Tue 19 Nov 2019.

37.6 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2090418 Tender Closes 11am, Tue 3 Dec 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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

DAIRY OR FINISHING / CROPPING UNIT 147 Mellington Road, Hunterville, Rangitikei A quintessential "first farm", with soil types that offer lots of land-use alternatives. Around 72 ha is of croppable contour, Kiwitea Silt Loam, with the balance med hill, Considerable recent development incl. upgrades to the water system, fencing, effluent, and generous capital fertiliser. Running a 180-190 cow, wintered on system, the recent average has been 80,000kg MS. Two solid homes, largely original to their 1960s heritage.

87.96 hectares Video on website

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

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

279 hectares Tender

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

219 hectares Video on website

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

OHINEPUA 209 Ruanui Road, Taihape Ohinepua is an attractive bull beef and sheep finishing farm, only a short trip from Taihape. The appealing contour consists of undulating, cultivatable areas to medium hills. An emphasis on modernising pasture species is aiding with the great livestock performance that is being achieved, along with the excellent access makes this farm a real treasure. Infrastructure includes a character 4-bedroom homestead, a shared quality 4-stand woolshed with covered yards, cattle yards and implement shed. Recreational enthusiasts will enjoy trout fishing on the Hautapu Stream boundary and deer roaming the property.

33 hectares Tender

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

149 hectares Tender

nzr.nz/RX2087694 Tender Closes 11am, Fri 29 Nov 2019, NZR, 1 Goldfinch St, Ohakune Jamie Proude AREINZ 027 448 5162 | 06 385 4466 jamie@nzr.nz NZR Central Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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PRODUCTIVE ALLUVIAL SOILS - 65.3 HA 601 State Highway 1, Bulls/Marton, Rangitikei Just 4km north of Bulls, soil maps describe around 3/4 of this property as Crofton Silt Loams, an alluvial soil giving you more winter livestock options. Used as a bull finishing unit, maize silage, cereal and fodder beet have been grown in a program that has seen around 40 ha re-grassed in the past 7 years. Centrally raced for cattle, there is a 2 std woolshed and a bore for stock water. The 4 bedroom home is set amongst mature trees and features an in-ground pool.

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65.3 hectares Video on website

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Open Farm 12:00-1:00pm, Tue 19 Nov 2019.

TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE INTO REAL ADVANTAGE FOR SALE

FOR SALE

THE FRASER FARMS 248 FRASER SMITH ROAD, AWAKINO, WAIKATO

ROCKY HILLS ROCKY HILLS ROAD, TE WHARAU, WAIRARAPA

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LARGE COASTAL FARMING ESTATE FARMING, FORESTRY, HUNTING An opportunity to purchase a significant coastal farm 1.5hr* from the Hamilton CBD, featuring land for grazing, carbon farming and plantation forestry as well as large areas of native bush for hunting, recreation and potential beehive revenue. The property contains numerous water courses, ponds, large areas of attractive native bush as well as farming infrastructure including woolsheds, yards and dwellings. This farm land is available for sale and offered jointly to the market by CBRE and Bayleys.

+ 1,445.8ha* Freehold Area + 507ha* in pasture + 3km* coastal frontage + Dwellings, yards and farm infrastructure + Waterfall, streams and ponds + Plantation forestry and carbon farming + RV (2018): $6.28M DEADLINE OFFERS Wednesday 11 December 2019 at 4.00pm** WYATT JOHNSTON 027 815 1303

*Approximately ** Unless sold prior www.cbre.co.nz/223649Q49

PRODUCTION FORESTRY LARGER SCALE, PROVEN REGION

MARK MONCKTON 021 724 833

Rocky Hills is a large-scale and attractive landholding, transitioning from pastoral activities to a carbon offset forest. With some 725ha already established over the past three years and a further 525ha of farm land earmarked for future planting (of which up to 250ha may be able to be classified as Post 89), Rocky Hills has strong forestry fundamentals in a proven growth region. With an on-site metal resource, well-formed track network and economic cart distances for domestic or export, this property is well set up for production forestry. Contact CBRE today for a detailed Information Memorandum or to arrange an inspection.

+ Freehold land area of 1,932ha* + 1,250ha* productive area + 2 dwellings, sheds and yard facilities with potential for a remaining grazing block + Extensive track network, well-formed access road and attractive native bush + This farm land is offered for sale DEADLINE TENDER Tuesday 10 December 2019 at 4.00pm JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

WYATT JOHNSTON 027 8151 303

*Approximately www.cbre.co.nz/222628Q49

CBRE (Agency) Limited, Licensed Real Estate Agent (REAA 2008)

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

VENDOR FINANCE

21.77 hectares (54 acres)

379 Western Line, Whanganui

Turakina

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

Vendor says sell. Two properties available, buy one or buy them both, with Vendor finance to approved purchaser if required. Flexible possession date.

David Cotton

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

Currently run as a dairy support unit but with Westmere loam flats, reliable rainfall this would equally make an excellent horticulture, finishing or calf rearing unit.

John Thornton

M: 027 443 0045 H: 06 344 1111 E: johnt@forfarms.co.nz

Infrastructure includes four bedroom home, herringbone milking shed. We seldom see properties of this size come onto the open market in this location.

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www.forfarms.co.nz – Property ID FF2922

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Property ID FF1299

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Contact Shirley Howard phone 06 323 0760, email shirley.howard@globalhq.co.nz

John Thornton

M: 027 443 0045 H: 06 344 1111 E: johnt@forfarms.co.nz

For Sale by Auction

Offers invited by Thursday 12 December 2019

Looking for the complete package?

David Cotton

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

Open Days: Friday 22nd November 2019 12.00 noon to 2.00pm

Block 2 – Bruce Road – 72ha Good balance of contour. Good water, fencing, sheep and cattle yards. Rateable Value – $880,000.

Property ID FF1299

(will not be sold prior) at Brickhouse, 72 St Hill Street, Whanganui.

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Block 1 – Glencairn Road – 68ha Approximately 55ha tractor country. Good water, fencing, sheep and cattle yards. Great building sites with panoramic views. Rateable Value – $1,555,000.

To be Auctioned 1pm Tues 3 December 2019

New to the market this 121 hectare dairy farm, conveniently located in Woodville, has excellent farm infrastructure and heaps of potential. Possibilities are to continue milking or use as a beef/finishing block or do both as is currently the case. There is a 24 cup milking shed with capacity for an additional 12 cups, as well as a 250 head herd home with floodwash. Olsen Ps from 26-44 indicate the level of investment and hard work by the Vendor.

WOODVILLE

For Sale by Tender Closing 12.00pm Thursday 12th December 2019 Jerome Pitt M: 027 242 2199 O: 06 374 4107 E: @jeromep@forfarms.co.nz

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Both properties have been run as beef and lamb finishing blocks and are just 5km off State Highway 3, Turakina.

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Property ID FF1299

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AUCTION

Premium Location

Next Level

72 Harding Rd, Matamata

783 Waihekau Rd, Waitoa

When we describe this Matamata dairy farm as

immaculate it is an understatement of what's on offer.

This property leads with the beautiful tree-lined driveway to a stunning home built to a high quality standard that won't disappoint.

Just over 119ha of mainly flat free draining soil the Waihou sandy loam will support virtually any form of farming. A premium property that needs to be viewed to truly appreciate.

Call Jack for more information.

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

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

Auction

on. The current owners are retiring after cherishing this

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producing, flat, fertile and free draining then read (listen) 65ha dairy farm for the last 76 years. An exceptional

property in two titles complemented by two very nice

homes, plus an older cottage. Milking 230 cows through a top 32 ASHB packed with features including an adjoining

350 cow feed pad. Production average of 127000 kgs/ms. It really is as good as it sounds!

LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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

View

Wed 20th, 27th Nov 11am - 12pm

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

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AUCTION

The Secret's Out

A Slice Of Quality

247 Waterworks Rd, Te Miro

49 McKinley Rd, Te Aroha

The last time this property was on the market was

around 1915. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how good it is! Dry stock blocks as good, simply do not come along often. This fertile

property is very well subdivided and is currently farmed as a heifer grazing unit. A large percentage of the 118

hectares is able to mown or cropped, so plenty of options here including utilising the large sheds. Situated on Waterworks Road, a great location central to most Waikato destinations.

This one will be hard to beat.

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Auction

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

___________________________________ View

Thurs 21st, 28th Nov 11am - 12pm

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

The end of an era. Our retiring vendors are reluctantly selling 40 hectares of their prized dairy farm that has been in the family for three generations. Flat Waihou sandy loam blocks such as this will only become more desirable as the environmental constraints on land uses take hold. The title includes two water sources, one being town supply. All of the farm infrastructure including a tidy 20 ASHB and a beautifully presented five bedroom family home in a magnificent setting. Grab it before someone else does.

matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G5WHR1

Auction

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

___________________________________ View

Wed 20th, 27th Nov 12 - 1pm

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

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Iron Hill Chicken Farm

Supreme Free Range Chicken Farm

Matamata

Progressive investors are recognizing the chicken industry for its secure and enticing return on Capital. Iron Hill Farms has a long term contract with Inghams Enterprises and consists of six automated growing sheds totaling 9024m2 on 9.45ha. The property is fully compliant and will be sold as a going concern including two very good homes plus a neat two bedroom unit. The icing on the cake here is the location part way between Matamata and Cambridge. What more could you ask for, the figures stack up and the industry is thriving - look no further.

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Tender Closes 1pm, 28th Nov 2019 (unless sold prior) ___________________________________ View By Appointment Only ___________________________________ Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276 LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Tender

Glentor Farm - Kaipara Flats

180.0hectares

Kaipara Flats Warkworth - Farm or Develop A unique chance to own this very attractive property, 180ha in eleven Titles, flat to rolling with a small area of hill. The farm is well planted providing shelter throughout making it Ideal for fattening or breeding. Infrastructure includes a woolshed, cattle and sheep yards. An excellent location a short drive to Warkworth, down the road to Kaipara Flats Village, school and sports club and handy to the new motorwat exit. An excellent opportunity for an investor. Farm and enjoy this stunning property or subdivide into smaller parcels. It is rarely that properties with the options that this has come on the market.

ljhooker.co.nz/C9NHAY

Tender

Closes 4pm Thursday 12th December at LJ Hooker, 20 Queen St, Warkworth.

___________________________________ View By Appointment Only ___________________________________ Agent Jennie Georgetti 021 389 236 LJ Hooker Warkworth (09) 425 8589 Broadbents 2001 Limited Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Broadbents 2001 Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008. All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

Animal welfare, clean water, food production and environmental impact are the buzz words of today. Ignore these at your peril. Get ahead of the game and secure an investment in this farm which has a high return on capital and delivers on all of the above. This remarkable farm was established in 2015 on a 62.5 ha block. The sale will include a current long term growerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract with Inghams Enterprises, all the necessary plant and equipment plus two very good homes. Serious investors wanting a leading edge agri-business need to apply for further information.

matamata.ljhooker.com.nz/G73HR1

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Wharepapa grazing property 428 Whatauri Road, Te Awamutu Little Rock farm is set on 70ha south east of Te Awamutu in an area rich in natural landscapes and offering the ideal larger lifestyle and grazing property. This picturesque property has a beautiful tree lined river wonderland running along itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back boundary, with birdlife, caves and rocky outcrops. 20 ha of sidlings have been fenced and planted. Water and race access to 25 paddocks. A tidy three bdrm house overlooks the property and is 5kms to the local primary school. Price will be + GST (if any).

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Auction Tuesday 3 December 2019 at 1.00pm at Ray White Te Awamutu, 223 Alexandra St. May be sold prior. View Wednesday 20 Nov, 11am-1pm Saturday 23 Nov, 11am-12pm Neville Kemp

027 271 9801 Noldy Rust

027 255 3047

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Situated in the renowned dairy district of Kairangi just 17 km from Cambridge this attractive 136 hectare dairy Unit provides a great opportunity for those looking for scale with location. You are given the opportunity to purchase the full 136 hectares in two titles or alternatively 112 hectares with all the infrastructure and a separate 24 hectares of bare land. Milked through a 44-bale rotary with a wide range of farm buildings catering for calf rearing, farm machinery, hay, and workshop. The contour is flat to easy rolling with some sidlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with free draining ash and silty loam soils. Water is sourced from two bores, effluent management is done through a new pond irrigating approx. 22 hectares. Infrastructure includes two three-bedroom homes. TENDER: Closes Fri 13 Dec at 2.00pm, at Cambridge Real Estate, 47 Alpha Street, Cambridge (unless sold prior)

THE FULL PACKAGE - Cambridge

AUCTION

Located just 9km from Cambridge this outstanding 81.6-hectare farm is offered to the market for the first time in 18 years. This trophy property is often admired as you drive by the extensive mowed road frontage. Contour is predominately flat with excellent free draining soils that offer great winter grazing or perfect for horticulture or equine operations. Currently run as a self-contained dairy unit milking approximately 195 cows with 45 heifers and 60 calves, grazed on farm throughout the year. The 3 year average production is 92,746 KgMS supplying Fonterra. Milked through a superb 24 ASHB with well-maintained functional farm buildings making it a breeze to manage. A 4-bedroom two storey, character home with swimming pool and indoor-outdoor entertaining area is ideal for friends and family time. AUCTION: Thur 5 Dec 2019 at 11am at the Kaipaki Hall, 530 Kaipaki Road, Cambridge (unless sold prior)

Internet ID: CRR2204

Internet ID: CRR2202

Address: 550 Kairangi Road, Cambridge

Address: 759 Kaipaki Road, Cambridge

Open Days: Mon 18th & Wed 20th 11.0012.30pm

Open Days: Tues 19th & Thurs 21st 11.00-12.30pm

Contact David Soar 027 284 9755 or Matt Seavill 027 444 3347

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06 323 3363 Farm & Lifestyle Sales

06 323 3363 Farm & Lifestyle Sales “Ederdale”

Kimbolton

AUCTION

OPEN FARM: 21, 28 November & 5 December 1.00 - 3.00pm

Superb Soils, Productive Pastures

OPEN FARM:

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932 Rangiwahia Road

213.26 hectares (526.98 acres) 169 hectares effective

▪ Situated only 37kms north of Feilding and 9kms from Kimbolton. ▪ 3 stand woolshed with attached covered yard. An excellent quality facility and 1000 Lambs/600 Ewes NP undercover. ▪ 4 bedroom home with extensive northerly views. Large family lounge, separate dining room and downstairs/rumpus room and garaging. ▪ Water supply comes from the Kiwitea water scheme with 14 units. Water troughs in all paddocks. ▪ “Ederdale” is well tracked throughout for paddock access with one main laneway going to the 19 hectares of excellent free draining river flats.

To be Auctioned on Wednesday 18 December at 11.00am 56 Stafford Street, Feilding

$6,995,000 +GST

Wednesday 27 November 10:30am-midday (or make an appointment to view earlier)

672 Ruawhata Road, Mangatainoka

226.32 hectares

▪ River silt doesn’t come much deeper than here and combined with the typical Tararua District summer rainfall the pastures are producing around 16 tonne dry matter/ha ▪ 54 bail rotary dairy, concrete platform, cup removers, Protrack system ▪ Expecting 225,000kgMS this season from 600 cows ▪ All Resource Consents in place, and it is not in a Horizons ‘Priority Catchment’ ▪ Three houses and a wide range of support buildings including a 600 cow feedpad. ▪ A great network of races to the 45 paddocks, the majority within 1.5km of the dairy ▪ Well located around 10km from Pahiatua and 30-35 minutes from Palmerston North

At $34,000/ effective ha it is great buying for dairy but must also appeal for beef and cropping enterprises

Web ID RAL713

Richard Anderson

M 027 543 1610 E richarda@ruralandlifestylesales.com

Robert Dabb

M 027 255 3992 E robertd@ruralandlifestylesales.com

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Richard Anderson

M 027 543 1610 E richarda@ruralandlifestylesales.com

Web ID RAL711

M 027 255 3992 E robertd@ruralandlifestylesales.com

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07 883 1195 Farm & Lifestyle Sales Te Awamutu Dairy Farm

TENDER

OPEN FARM: 21, 28 November & 5 December 11.00 - 12.00pm 2310 Cambridge Road

64.8 hectares (subject to survey)

▪ Situated less than7kms from Te Awamutu and only 19kms from Cambridge. ▪ 30 ASHB with cup removers, auto plant wash, Protrack auto drafting, 1.3m litre lined effluent pond, concrete silage bunkers, feed pad for 270 cows. ▪ Offered for sale without a house, build your dream home on this dream farm. ▪ Water supply comes from the on farm deep bore to the water tanks and supplied to the farm via the pressure pump. ▪ High quality races going to 27 paddocks with free draining Mairoa Ash soils and gentle contour.

Tenders close on Friday the 13 December at 4.00pm to the Rural and Lifestyle Sales Office at 29 Main Road, Tirau Web ID RAL682

David McGuire

M 027 472 2572 E davidm@ruralandlifestylesales.com

Steve Mathis

M 027 481 9060 E stevem@ruralandlifestylesales.com

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TIROHANGA, TAUPO DISTRICT 176 Okama Road

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

AUCTION

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

VIEW By Appointment Only

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

pggwre.co.nz/ROT31119

NEW LISTING

OPEN DAY

MATA, WHANGAREI 51 Crow Road Farming in Huge Growth Area • • • •

Approx 144 hectares in one title Four bedroom, two bathroom main home Second three bedroom home, large deck Excellent water from large dam and farm bores

This well located property is currently running a successful once-a-day dairy operation with a fouryear average production of approximately 94,000kg MS from 300 split calving cows. Located only 6km from Ruakaka and around 8km to the fast growing Marsden commercial/industrial development, this is a serious opportunity to invest in an advancing area.

$3.15M

Plus GST (if any)

VIEW By Appointment Only

Scott Tapp M 021 418 161 B 09 423 9717 E teamscott.tapp@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/WEL31370

WHAKAMARAMA, BOP 39 Sagewood Road Desirable & Fertile 17.99ha in two titles with three road entrances. Surely the finest grazing. Pristine plateau pastureland with a panoramic BOP Bay ocean view above the thundering Waipapa Falls and a river boundary. The twin atrium architecturally designed home is delightfully private and sheltered. A guaranteed massive sea and farm vista from both lounges and two of the four bedrooms and the spa pool. This is an executive styled home with quality craftsmanship. An enviable address, exclusive tarsealed driveway, landscaped grounds, expansive lawns and mature gardens, lots more! Contact us today!

(Unless Sold by Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 12 Dec

VIEW 1.30-2.30pm, Sun 24 Nov Andrew Fowler M 027 275 2244 B 07 571 5797 E afowler@pggwrightson.co.nz Amanda Edwards M 027 463 3502 E amanda.edwards@pggwrightson.co.nz

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TENDER

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OHAUPO, WAIKATO 3/84 Herman Road Privacy, Position & Possibilities Located just 12km from the Hamilton CBD this property comes with a number of features that should appeal to a wide range of prospective purchasers. These include: • 176 hectares – three titles: 26ha, 111ha and 39ha • Contour – 85% flat – balance gentle rolling • Soil types – peaty, peaty loam, Horotiu sandy loam, and ash over clay loam on rolling • 36 ASHB - 300 cow yard with two calf sheds For further details contact John today.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

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VIEW 12.00-1.00pm

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

`Punawai' History and Breeding

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388 hectares freehold with another 75 hectares of lease Up to 640 cows have been milked on farm in the past with all stock wintered on 50 bail rotary with feed pad, three dwellings, calf sheds, implement shed, tractor shed, workshop and hay barns Multi revenue streams available - dairy, grazing, cropping, forestry, carbon credits - a self sufficient farm Fertility, races and comprehensive re-grassing have all been done to the highest order

557.3737 hectares (1377.27 acres) Large scale third generation breeding unit in the sought-after Patoka district west of Napier Easy contoured country front and back. Large hill in middle making an ideal hogget block Well-laned and all conventionally fenced into some 55 main paddocks Two good four-bedroom dwellings 5-stand woolshed, 2x sheep yards, cattle yards, numerous implement and workshop sheds The family's decision to sell creates a seldom afforded opportunity

$6M

Plus GST (if any)

VIEW By Appointment Only

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

pggwre.co.nz/TEK31351

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) Closes 4.00pm Thursday 5 December

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

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HUNTERVILLE, WANGANUI Buy One Or Buy Both - 609 Putorino Road These two properties are currently farmed in conjunction with a successful dairy farm. Property 1 (609 Putorino Road - 20.4038ha) is predominately flat on two terraces, with medium to steeper sidlings. There is a well positioned three bedroom home, set on an elevated site with good views of the Putorino Valley. The property, which is well fertilised and on a water scheme, is also complemented by a good hay shed/implement shed. Property 2 (Smiths Road and Putorino Road 19.9308ha) is flat with two road frontages and two half-round hay sheds.

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm Monday 16 December

VIEW By Appointment Only

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

pggwre.co.nz/FDG31384

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TENDER

PATOKA, HAWKE'S BAY

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Monday 18 November

TENDER

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Multi Options at Mahoenui

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm Tuesday 10 December

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MAHOENUI, WAITOMO

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POHANGINA, MANAWATU 322 Finnis Road

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

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

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

pggwre.co.nz/FDG31150

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COLYTON, MANAWATU 32 Hectares A farm to suit your needs - large lifestyle, dairy support, stepping stone, retirement block, bull beef, livestock trading. Popular farming and lifestyle location an easy commute to Feilding or Palmerston North. Spacious family home with garage attached, set in extensive, sheltered, landscaped gardens. Twostand woolshed, implement/storage shed, sheep and cattle yards, well fenced, good water from a large fenced and planted dam. Appealing contour being mainly flat to rolling with some steeper sidlings. Approximately 20ha effective grazing with 12ha of mature pines (to be harvested by vendor).

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 2.00pm Wednesday 11 December

VIEW By Appointment Only

Ian Ross M 027 235 4676 E iross@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/FDG31416

WEST MELTON, CANTERBURY Large, Irrigated, Well-Located Land Holding 225.2993 hectares total with multiple purchasing options. Farm, develop or land bank opportunity. The property has good road frontage with excellent shelter, fencing and a good array of farm buildings. With low cost surface water irrigation, the property has been faithfully farmed by our retiring vendors finishing lambs and cattle. A comfortable three bedroom home in an established sheltered setting. Located close to the I-Zone and Rolleston, and 23km from Christchurch international airport, the property is available for sale for the first time since 1953.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 2.00pm Thursday 5 December

VIEW By Appointment Only

Sam Davidson M 027 488 8269 E sdavidson@pggwrightson.co.nz Mark Clyne M 027 531 2964 E mark.clyne@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/CHR31366

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

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JOBS BOARD

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

(Tiroa Station) Tiroa Station is a 3,200ha effective property situated in Benneydale, 35 minutes from Te Kuiti

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and part of the Tiroa Te Hape group of farms covering 7,300ha. The station winters 32,000

Contract Manager

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

stock units made up of a high performing breeding ewe flock and breeding cow herd.

Deer Stock Manager

We have a position for a Head Shepherd

Farm Manager

to join our team. The successful applicant

Full-time Caretaker

have had experience with handling large

Private Retreat Managers

excellent stockmanship, clear written and

Shepherd

independently and in a team environment

would require 4-5 good working dogs and numbers of stock. You will need to have oral communication, and be able to work both including the ability to manage staff.

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The position commences in mid-February 2020, reports to the Chief Executive and provides a high degree of responsibility. A three-bedroom home will be provided along with an attractive remuneration package. There is primary schooling locally with a bus to secondary schooling in Waipukurau.

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

HEAD SHEPHERD – TIROA E TRUST

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Farm Manager Central Hawkes Bay

If you have the necessary skills and desire to succeed as part of a large progressive farming business you should apply by emailing your CV to:

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

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DOGS FOR SALE DOGS FROM 30 CENTS a Day! Delivering NZ wide 23/11/19. Trial www.youtube.com/user/ mikehughesworkingdog/ videos 07 315 5553. PARAPARA/MAKIRIKIRI DOG SALE 25th January 2020 at 996 Ruatangata Road, Whangaehu. Sale starts at 12 noon. All dogs to be entered for sale with Secretary Brenda O’Leary by 18th January 2020. Email brenda.dog@inspire.net. nz or ph 06 342 7508. Hydatid cards and Parvo certs for pups must be presented. Enquiries to Duncan Atkinson Phone 06 342 6807 or Roy Pullen Phone 06 342 4010.

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

SMITHFIELD BEARDIE pups. Bob tail and long tail available. Good working lines. $400. Phone 027 255 7217.

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FERAL GOATS WANTED. All head counted, payment on pick-up, pick-up within 24 hours. Prices based on works schedule. Experienced musterers available. Phone Bill and Vicky Le Feuvre 07 893 8916. GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds. Prompt service. Payment on pick up. My on farm prices will not be beaten. Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis. GOATS. 40 YEARS experience mustering feral cattle and feral goats anywhere in NZ. 50% owner (no costs). 50% musterer (all costs). Phone Kerry Coulter 027 494 4194.

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George Tatham and Andrew Morrison have both advised that they will be seeking re-elec�on in 2020. Nomina�ons are being called to ﬁll two Board of Director vacancies, one for each of the following electoral districts: Eastern North Island (ENI) Southern South Island (SSI) Nomina�ons are also being called to ﬁll one vacancy on the Directors Independent Remunera�on Commi�ee (DIRC). Bruce Wills, an exis�ng member of the DIRC, will re�re by rota�on and has indicated that he will seek re-elec�on.

Remits that, if passed at the annual mee�ng, would be binding on B+LNZ, require the signatures of at least 1,000 registered farmers or five percent of the total number of registered farmers, whichever is the lesser. All nomina�ons and wri�en remits must be made on the official forms. The official forms and other useful informa�on regarding the elec�ons are available by:

Board of Directors, Directors Independent Remunera�on Commi�ee and Annual Mee�ng Resolu�ons and Remits Vo�ng for the B+LNZ and DIRC elec�ons and annual mee�ng resolu�ons and remits (if any) will all be conducted at the same �me.

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Vo�ng will be conducted by postal and internet vo�ng, with vo�ng papers being posted to all farmers who appear on the B+LNZ electoral roll on Friday 24 January 2020. B+LNZ and DIRC elec�ons will close on elec�on day and postal and electronic vo�ng for company resolu�on and remits will close on the same date, Friday 20 March 2020 at 2pm. Livestock owners can vote in person on company resolu�ons and remits only, at the Annual Mee�ng, which will be held in the week commencing 23 March 2020 in the Western North Island region. To be eligible to vote in the B+LNZ director and DIRC elec�ons and for annual mee�ng remits (if any), a livestock farmer must, on 30 June 2019, have owned at least 250 sheep, or 50 beef ca�le, or 100 dairy ca�le. Voters must farm within the respec�ve electorate to be eligible to vote for the Board of Directors but the DIRC is a na�onal vote open to all livestock farmers on the B+LNZ electoral roll and mee�ng the minimum livestock threshold. To be eligible to vote for the annual mee�ng resolu�ons, farmers must be on the B+LNZ electoral roll. To check if you are on the electoral roll please contact B+LNZ on 0800 233 352. The electoral roll will close at 5pm on Friday 24 January 2020. Farmers can also check their personal details on the roll at the office of Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd, Level 4, Wellington Chambers, 154 Featherston Street, Wellington 6011. All queries regarding B+LNZ elec�ons should be directed to the Returning Officer on 0800 666 040. All queries regarding annual mee�ng remits should be directed to B+LNZ Chief Opera�ng Officer, Cros Spooner on 0800 233 352.

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Under sec�on 42 of the B+LNZ cons�tu�on, two electoral district directors will re�re by rota�on at the annual mee�ng. This year, George Tatham (Eastern North Island) and Andrew Morrison (Southern South Island) must re�re by rota�on, but may stand for re-elec�on.

All nomina�ons and wri�en remits must be received by the Returning Oﬃcer by 5pm on Friday 13 December 2019.

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GOATS WANTED

12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195. DOGS WASTING AWAY in kennels? I offer them a second chance. Mike Hughes 07 315 5553.

Please send inquiries via NZAB to: Brendan Clare at brendan.clare@nzab.co.nz or call 021 290 0239

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DEERSTALKING ACCESS WANTED TO private deerstalking land by responsible 70 yo Northland farmer. In exchange I can offer a holiday on our small farm at Coopers Beach. Unbeatable views over Doubtless Bay. 4kms to all amenities. Self contained cabin, use of canoes etc. 40 mins to airport. Phone Bruce 027 458 2717.

Warwick Lampp Returning Oﬃcer – Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd PO Box 3138, Christchurch 8140 iro@elec�onz.com, 0800 666 040 50 TON WOOD SPLITTER

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SOUTH SUFFOLKS & POLL DORSETS

Reproduction | Survival | Meat |

NO SHEARING NO DAGGING NO DIPPING

Growth | Wool | FE | FEC

On-Farm Ram Sale Friday 6th December 2019, 2.00pm, by Auction

12th Annual Ram Sale

Talk to us about our FE programme

Visit the website for your

495 Potaka Road, RD 1 Aria, King Country Ph/fax: (07) 877 7881 E: pcfossy@xtra.co.nz

local Ram Breeder’s contact details

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• SIL Recorded • High growth and high yielding rams • Born and bred under challenging conditions • All Sires DNA foot scored

Rams that will MEAT your requirements. For further information or catalogues please contact: Simon Prouting, 06 374 3661, 1529 Ngapaeruru Road RD3, Te Uri, Dannevirke • prouting@inspire.co.nz

North – Tom Suttor 0276164504 – South – Callum Dunnett 027 587 0131 Auctioneer – Neville Clark 027 598 6537 or contact your local Carrfields Agent

THIS SEASON’S CROP FIRST LIGHT WAGYU IS QUIETLY GROWING IN LINE WITH DEMAND FROM OUR DISCERNING NEW ZEALAND AND INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE A LIMITED RELEASE OF HEALTHY, WAGYU DAIRY CALVES AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE.

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If you’ve got a joke you want to share with the Farming community (it must be something you’d share with your grandmother...) then email us at: saletalk@globalhq.co.nz with Sale Talk in the subject line and we’ll print it and

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Here at Farmers Weekly we get some pretty funny contributions to our Sale Talk joke from you avid readers, and we’re keen to hear more!

A husband and wife were driving through the North Island. As they approached Paraparaumu, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town. They argued back and forth, then they stopped for lunch. At the counter, the husband asked the person serving them, “Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are very slowly?” Leaning over the counter they replied, “Burrr-gerrr Kiiing.”

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Tuesday 3rd December 11.30am start Comprising approx 7000 lambs: • 1500 M/S Black Face lambs • 4000 White Face C/O lambs – Romney All lambs undrafted and antibiotic free. Craig Nelson 021 457 127 Vendor: Hamish Johnson 06 372 6879

FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

STOCK FOR SALE FRSN BULL CALVES 100+kg 420kg FRSN HERE STEERS

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

2 TOP HERDS FOR SALE

ATTENTION RAM BUYERS

Meadowslea Hill-Bred Rams

June 1st delivery • Established 1974 - 260 Jersey cows BW 156 PW 163 System 4 milking on 64ha Averaging 98,000kg MS after rearing 120 calves.

Canterbury A&P Association ELITE RAM & EWE SALE 10.30am Friday 29 November (Viewing from 9am) Canterbury Agricultural Park Curletts Road, Christchurch

Quality Rams & Ewes for Sale

Complete line of 50 jersey in-calf heifers BW 186 PW 202 also for sale.

RAM SALE

300rams rams across across 7 breeds 300

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Contact Sales Manager Ross Riddell 0272 111 112 Email: rriddell@linklivestock.co.nz

Supported by:

Meaty, early maturing and easy identifiable rams.

Contact: Contact: David 229 9760 9760 David Giddings Giddings–- Meadowslea Meadowslea –– 027 027 229 PGW 6443 PGW –– Callum Callum McDonald McDonald 027 027 433 433 6443 Keith Willson 027 412 5766 Keith Willson 027 412 5766 Greg Uren 027 431 4051 Uren Dunnett 027 431 4051 CarrfieldsGreg – Callum 027 587 0131 RLL AnthonyCox Cox027 027 208 208 3071 3071 RLL –– Anthony PWA – Hamish Zuppicich027 027 403 403 3025 Hamish Zuppicich

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The Jerseys from this very well presented herd can be purchased separately.

For more information: Carrfields | Callum Dunnett: 027 587 0131 PGGW | Simon Eddington: 027 590 8612 HRL | Geoff Wright: 027 462 0131 Rural Livestock | Anthony Cox: 027 208 3071 www.theshow.co.nz

40+ Stud and Commercial SUFFOLK RAMS for sale, Canterbury A&P Ram Sale, Friday 29th November

Thursday November November 29th Thursday 28th 12:30pm on-farmSH SH8,8, Fairlie 12:30pm on-farm Fairlie • Romney• Texel • TexRom • Romdale • Romney x Romney • Romdale • Perendale xx Tex • Perendale TexxxRomney Romney kelso.xx Romney Romney •• kelso. • •kelso. kelso.Terminal Terminal (Blk Maternal • kelso. • kelso. Maternal (BlkFace) Face)

Complete lines of 42 mixed breed in-calf heifers BW 141 PW145 and 61 weaner heifer calves BW 170 PW 176 also for sale.

Catalogues will be available online at www.theshow.co.nz from 15 November.

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• Established 2002 - Mixed Breed herd 150 registered Jerseys BW 137 PW 147 73 Xbreds BW 85 HF BW 67 System 2-3 Averaging 91,415kg MS 85ha after rearing 55 calves.

Corriedale, Charollais, Hampshire, Romney, Poll Dorset, Border Leicester, English Leicester, Texel, South Suffolk, Suffolk, Dorset Down, Southdown, Dorper.

See ewe 2.00pm Friday, 29th at THE RAM SALE

Opportunity to purchase a genuine fully recorded, well managed top herd.

Linking buyers and sellers

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18th Annual on Farm Sale Friday 17th January 2020

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On offer 260 Rams Made up of 200 Terminal Rams • Dorset Down X lambs growing 500 to 600 grams a day from birth to weaning • South Dorset Rams for quick maturity • SIL Recorded and Studfax • Autumn Scan

Enquiries to: Johnny Duncan 027 327 2372 or email: JDuncan.Craigneuk@xtra.co.nz

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

ADELONG

ANNUAL RAM & EWE SALE

15th ANNUAL ON FARM RAM SALE A/c Neville & Dianne Greenwood Wednesday 4th December 2019 @ 2pm

TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2019

Inspection available from 11am on Sale Day

OMAGH SUFFOLK STUD ON-FARM

APPROX No.’S

395 Barnswood Road, Mayfield, 26th November 2019 at 2.00pm (Viewing from 12.00pm, light lunch is available)

28 Suffolk Rams 25 Suffolk Texel Rams 25 Suffolk Ewes

120 Poll Dorset 1 Shear Rams 46 Suffolk x Texel x Poll Dorset Rams 40 Poll Dorset Rams in Catalogue with footscores from 1.1 to 1.3 Catalogues available from: Carrfields Agent Callum Dunnett 027 587 0131

PhoneCARRFIELDS Carrfields Studstock PHONE STUDSTOCK Callum Dunnett - 027 587 0131 Callum Dunnett - 027 587 0131 Ryan Carr - 027 432 4022 Roger Keach - 027 417 8641

WE NEED Grazing FARMERs! • Do you need more stock for your farm? • Do you want a regular income? • Could you grow healthy dairy heifers on your farm? To find out more

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or Vendor Neville Greenwood 027 431 1431 or 03 329 5799

Vendors VENDORS

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GLENGARRY POLL DORSET

53RD ANNUAL SALE

Monday, December 2nd, 2019 – 1pm Feilding Saleyards, Manchester Street, Feilding

130 Rams up for Auction

TIM COOMBS

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

Why you should buy a Glengarry ram: • 43 years performance recording • Major emphasis on growth, survival and muscling • All sires DNA tested for footrot and muscling genes • No. 1 ranked Terminal Sire 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 & 2017 (SIL ACE list) • 550 stud ewes means only the best rams are sold • Three rams in Top 20 2019 SIL Terminal Lamb Growth • 1st Ranked Ram 2019 SIL Terminal Sire Lamb Growth

Your Studstock Specialist P: 027 444 1937

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PAKI-ITI ROMNEY

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

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

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

Callum Stewart 0272 802 688 Maurice Stewart 0272 469 255 Ryan Shannon 027 565 0979

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For ram and semen enquiries contact Ross & Ben Pratt today: Ross 06 323 3827 • RD 5, Feilding Ben 027 2356 577 • RD 2, Kimbolton • benpratt@xtra.co.nz

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FARMERS WEEKLY – November 18, 2019

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To be held on the property 201 Drake Road, Purua, Whangarei

Wednesday night – North Island Thursday night – South Island

Monday 25th Nov 2019, 1pm start 61 Top Quality One Shear Poll Dorset Rams

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1st Annual 2th Ram Sale Shabor Ltd Oparau Friday 29th November, 11am 35 Hill country bred Wiltshire 2th Rams. Selected from an elite flock within one of New Zealands largest commercial flock of Wiltshires. Bred for growth, meat yield, strong conformation, eczema & parasite tolerance. All rams Bruccellosis tested clear. Enquires Rhys Hughes 07 280 7678 email r.hughesy1@gmail.com Paul Mitchell (PGW) 0272 733 538 Cam Heggie (PGW) 027 501 8182

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ELITE CHAROLLAIS RAM SALE Tuesday 26th November 12 noon Feilding Saleyard, Complex 15 Pure Bred Charollais 2th Rams 13 88% Charollais 2th Rams 27 63-81% Charollais 2th Rams 5 Char/Black 2th Rams High growth, high yield, easy lambing, great carcass characteristics and ideal for hogget mating. Contact Tony Gallen – 0275 901 711 Ryan Shannon – 0275 650 979

McMILLAN SHEDDING SHEEP 2TH RAM SALE Thursday 28th November, 12pm Te Kuiti saleyards Comprising 100 - 2th Wiltshire rams These rams have been selected out of a large number of rams. They are fully shedded and all are born as twins. Grant and Sandy have been breeding and farming these sheep commercially on Ongarue hill country since 2004. They are bred for shedding ability, facial eczema tolerance and growth rates. Brucellosis Accredited. Further enquiries Grant and Sandy - 07 894 6136 Marty Cashin,(PGW) - 027 4976 414

4TH ANNUAL LAMB SALE - BLENHEIM SALEYARDS, RIVERLANDS Wednesday 20th November 2019, 1.00pm Richard & Anna Laugesen. Craiglochart Farms Ltd, Waihopai Valley • 2,000 Growbulk / Poltex X • Mixed Sex Lambs

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• 1,100 Suffolk / Suftex X • Mixed Sex Lambs

Lambs are a complete drop of undrafted lambs born 7th August onwards. This includes approx. 400 July born lambs, and will be drafted into lines to suit. No replacements being retained. All lambs have had B12, Drenched & Scratched. Outside Entries: 600 Suftex X Mixed Sex Lambs Enquiries to: Graham Melton (PGW) 0275 981 711

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MARKET SNAPSHOT

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Suz Bremner

Mel Croad

Nicola Dennis

Cattle

Reece Brick

Caitlin Pemberton

Sheep

BEEF

William Hickson

Deer

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

6.30

6.20

5.60

NI lamb (17kg)

9.00

8.10

NI Stag (60kg)

9.20

9.35

11.05

NI Bull (300kg)

6.30

6.20

5.10

NI mutton (20kg)

6.20

6.10

5.00

SI Stag (60kg)

9.15

9.40

11.05

NI Cow (200kg)

4.90

4.85

4.00

SI lamb (17kg)

9.00

7.80

SI Steer (300kg)

6.05

5.40

SI mutton (20kg)

6.05

6.00

4.95

SI Bull (300kg)

6.05

6.00

4.85

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

4.70

4.60

3.85

UK CKT lamb leg

11.58

11.59

8.96

US imported 95CL bull

10.96

9.84

6.32

US domestic 90CL cow

8.30

8.00

6.21

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Last week Prior week

Last year

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

6.0 5.5

$/kg CW

South Island steer slaughter price

$/kg CW

6.5

7.0

South Island stag slaughter price

11.5

6.0

10.5

5.0

9.5

South Island lamb slaughter price

8.5 7.5 6.5

8.0

Oct

Dec

Feb

5-yr ave

7.0

5.0

6.0

Oct

Dec 5-yr ave

5.5

Feb

Apr 2018-19

Jun

Apr

Jun

Aug

2018-19

2019-20

Fertiliser

Aug 2019-20

WOOL

FERTILISER

(NZ$/kg)

4.5

Oct

Dec

Feb

5-yr ave

Apr

Jun

2018-19

Dairy

Coarse xbred ind.

Aug 2019-20

Last week

Prior week

Last year

2.87

Last price*

WMP

3255

3240

Oct-18

420 400

2455

2530

AMF

5620

5830

5900

Butter

4750

4955

5100

Milk Price

7.41

7.38

7.00

* price as at close of business on Thursday

Feb-19

Apr-19

Jun-19

Aug-19

Oct-19

YTD High

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

21.07

12.3

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

4.6

5.54

3.38

Auckland International Airport Limited

8.945

9.9

7.065

The a2 Milk Company Limited

12.77

18.04

10.42

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.42

4.705

3.54

Ryman Healthcare Limited

14.05

14.2

10.4

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

5.025

5.62

3.51

Contact Energy Limited

6.93

9.05

5.82

Port of Tauranga Limited

6.63

6.8

4.9

Fletcher Building Limited

5.25

5.55

4.28

Listed Agri Shares Company

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

12.77

18.04

10.42

Comvita Limited

2.96

5.42

2.5

Delegat Group Limited

11.4

12.5

9.4

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

3.98

4.85

3.15 1.47

1.65

0.85

1.08

0.75

360

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

0.21

0.24

0.192

340

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

2.21

2.98

1.76

PGG Wrightson Limited

2.45

2.52

0.47

Sanford Limited (NS)

7.1

7.3

6.35

Dec-18

Feb-19

Apr-19

Jun-19

Aug-19

Oct-19

350

Scales Corporation Limited

4.98

5.45

4.34

SeaDragon Limited

0.002

0.003

0.001

Seeka Limited

4.79

5.35

4.2

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

9.23

11.35

8.45

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

$/tonne

3200 3100 Nov

Dec Jan Latest price

Feb

Mar 4 weeks ago

Apr

5pm, close of market, Thursday

Foley Wines Limited

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

3300

YTD Low

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

Oct-18

3400

3000

Dec-18

380

320

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

778

Company

440

3125

2425

787

Top 10 by Market Cap

400

320

vs 4 weeks ago

SMP

787

DAP

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY Prior week

315

$/tonne

Nearby contract

650

314

Aug-19 Oct-19 Sept. 2020

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T)

616

314

$/tonne Jun-19

616

30 micron lamb

360 Feb-19 Apr-19 Sept. 2019

Urea

2.85

440

Dec-18

Last year

480

5.75

Prior week

7.25

6.25

Last week

37 micron ewe

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

6.75

NZ average (NZ$/t)

Super

Grain

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MILK PRICE FUTURES

$/kg MS

8.5

6.0

5.0

US$/t

9.5

6.5

9.0

4.5

10.5

8.0

10.0

5.0

Last year

North Island stag slaughter price

11.5

$/kg CW

6.5

Last week Prior week

7.5

9.0 $/kg CW

North Island steer slaughter price

North Island lamb slaughter price

10.0

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Ingrid Usherwood

300

2.64

2.81

2.43

16042

17434

15063

S&P/NZX 50 Index

10899

11219

8732

S&P/NZX 10 Index

10611

11001

8280

250 200

Oct-18

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Dec-18

Feb-19

Apr-19

Jun-19

Aug-19

Oct-19

16042

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

10899

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

10611

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 18, 2019 NI SLAUGHTER STEER ( $/KG)

6.30

SI SLAUGHTER MUTTON ( $/KG)

6.05

SI SLAUGHTER COW ( $/KG)

4.70

YEARLING HEREFORD-FRIESIAN HEIFERS, 335-360KG, AT RANGIURU ( $/KG LW)

3.15

Weather is kind to some

This spring’s livestock market has been buoyant with animals in top condition and commanding top dollars, says PGG Wrightson Livestock national sales manager Matt Macfie. “After a climatically slow start to the spring, growing conditions have been excellent, a positive scenario reinforced by the situation in China, where African swine fever has had a devastating impact on pork production.

NORTH ISLAND

HUNDERSTORMS delivered some welcome rain to parts of Northland, helping to wake up the kikuyu grass from its hibernation. It hasn’t bounced back quite as expected, though, and the feed situation on some farms could be a little bit tight. Turnip crops are just germinating, a bit later than normal. Farmers are hoping for more rain. Around Pukekohe temperatures have been cooler than last week and there’s been enough rain to postpone irrigation. A brief but squally thunderstorm passed over the district on Tuesday morning laced with hail, which caused damage to kiwifruit foliage and sensitive outdoor crops. Early sown onion varieties are now ready for harvesting so they will soon be in the grocery aisle. In Waikato its been a mix of warm, sunny days tempered with some bursts of rain and the odd cold spell. Pasture is growing really well and cows are in good condition. The maize crops have got off to a very good start. Silage is being made and supplies in hand are as good as they’ve ever been. On the financial front Fonterra’s recent fixed price of $7.38 has signalled a good season ahead. That’s given farmers a reason to smile after feeling battered around the ears on other fronts. It was a cooler, wetter week in Bay of Plenty too after the previous week’s beer and barbecue weather. A couple of farms decided to cancel their Open Gate days because of the pouring rain. The farmer we speak to says mating has gone well with 95% submission rates and the milk price is well ahead of last year. In the orchards gold kiwifruit pollination has just finished and the Hayward variety is about a week off. There’s a lull in the busy farm calendar in King Country with docking done, weaning about to start and farmers gearing up for ram buying. After a dryish period recently there’s been welcome moisture to keep growth rates up despite slightly cooler temperatures. Feed crops are going in and stock are doing nicely. Taranaki also had welcome rain, about 25 to 30mm. The grass is almost in surplus after a cool October. Milk production is ahead of last year and mating is going well. A consultant says with the milk payout also looking good, farmers should be on top of the world but they’re not. Everyone agrees water quality is important but he says most Taranaki rivers meet standards and farmers feel like they’ve been kicked in the guts after all the effort locally on environmental improvements. They’ve spent millions of dollars on them. On Tuesday and Wednesday Gisborne received a good dollop of rain after a dry three weeks. There’s plenty of tucker around and a real buzz about sheep meat and cattle prices. One farmer was even expecting $120 for his lighter lambs, up from last year’s $80 to $90. That comes on top of a lambing rate 5% to 8% up on last year. The wharf is busy, logs are stockpiled and the boats can’t come in and out quickly enough.

Good weather and China’s protein crisis boosts livestock markets

TIP TOP: Lauren Hansen, 6, grooms young Jersey calves from Lilac Grove Jerseys, Rangiora, at the New Zealand Agricultural Show. Photo: David Alexander

A hailstorm on Tuesday afternoon did some mischief in Hawke’s Bay. A consultant says it mostly affected apples but there’s a fair chance crops can be salvaged. An earlier hailstorm and heavy rain has meant a variable fruit set. Growers think they’re light but the consultant bets there’ll be some panic thinning in December because there’s been good growth and fruit size is ahead of past years. In Rangitikei, the soil’s wet, grass cover is good and the region’s well set up for the summer. Off the farm, a farmer described his colleagues being livid about politicians’ reaction to their protest in Wellington on Thursday. Wairarapa has also been excited about the rain after the heat and wind of the past couple of weeks. One farmer’s working out his options for weaning, hoping clover will take off so the lambs can absolutely motor. He knows many Wairarapa farming folk who attended the protest at Parliament despite being busy on the farm. SOUTH ISLAND Nelson was getting very dry but the whole district had a top-up of 30mm to 100mm of rain. It came at the perfect time. There were some heavy falls in the ranges and roads had to be shut. No-one wants to cut silage in the wet. Apple growers are flat out applying protective and thinning sprays when the weather allows and hop growers have been training the plants up wires. Grass is growing fantastically well so dairy farmers are having a good run. Some of the district’s roadside stalls look a picture with buckets of peonies for sale. Marlborough had some heavy rain on Thursday night and the high country farmer we rang says 88mm fell last week. He says you never complain about rain in Marlborough. Paddocks have turned green. It’s been really dry and cold so there’s been little growth on his farm, which is 500 metres above sea level. Woolies have come out of drawers and fires stoked again to keep warm. Friday was turning out to be a lovely sunny

day after what was very close to a frosty start. Calving and lambing are still under way and cows are a bit stretched after what feels like a very long winter but there are plenty of calves around and it looks as though lambing’s going well too. Marlborough’s grape vines are in leaf. A fantastic 30mm of rain fell across Canterbury at the start of the week. Combined with mild temperatures pasture has really taken off. The challenge now is to try to keep control of pasture quality. Balage and silage contractors are flat out. A dairy farmer who lives near Westport says they’ve been looking for a break in the wet weather but it hasn’t come. It has warmed up though and the grass is growing. On his farm they’re in the middle of mating and so far it looks as though it’s going well. With all the rain it’s difficult to get onto some paddocks and many that are due to be sown with grass, having been in a winter crop, haven’t been. You have to pick your days if you want to get fertiliser on. He says the transition to supplying Westland Milk’s new owners has been smooth. Despite no longer owning the co-op farmers are enjoying having more cash in their bank accounts. They’re getting higher advance payments than they’re used to. Central Otago’s having a wet start to the season but things are looking good. People are into making hay and balage and silage. Fruit growers have had a rough run with frosts. Fine wool prices were up 8% to10% last week. Crossbred is still in the doldrums. Southland’s had an indifferent spring. Everyone was pretty happy with grass coming out of winter but it hasn’t really warmed up. It’s been cool and rain has been plentiful so the grass has all been eaten and has been slow to regrow. A lot more palm kernel, barley and silage has been fed in the past two months than usual. Farmers are two weeks behind with silage-making and they’re struggling to get fodder beet sown. Cows are milking only okay. There’s not much enthusiasm for farm sales, banks are being more cautious with lending and fewer people seem keen to take on dairy farming.

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“Pigs are being culled in China at a huge rate and the country is estimated to be facing a ten million ton shortage of protein by the end of 2019. That will have important ramifications for New Zealand red meat production which is well placed to partially fill the gap. “We have received informed industry estimates that it will take Chinese pork producers 15-20 years to fully recover from the African swine fever epidemic. That presents the New Zealand red meat industry with a significant window of opportunity, and a chance to become permanently established in China at a more substantial level than has previously been the case, offering an alternative protein to Chinese consumers that they are likely to acquire a taste for,” he said. Vietnam, the Philippines, North and South Korea, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia are all also struggling to contain outbreaks of the disease, which has reportedly reduced China’s pig herd by almost half in the last 12 months. Matt Macfie said this global situation is helping drive demand for lamb, mutton and beef. “Results at recent livestock sales throughout the country have been excellent with strong interest and plenty of well-motivated bidding. For example in Temuka, in late October, two and three year old steers changed hands on average at $1600 per head, while yearling steers fetched $1210. Prices for ewes and lambs were also fully firm. Meanwhile, in Feilding two weeks ago, they had to stop taking animals on Tuesday as the saleyards for a Friday sale were already fully occupied,” he said.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 18, 2019

All go in the north but south in show mode It’s been a busy week at North Island sale yards with a flurry of cattle as a grass market grips the country and vendors look to cash in. Most yards posted bigger than usual tallies but, despite the increased volume, there were plenty of buyers in the rostrums and the markets were largely steady to lifting. Canterbury show week appears to stop an island, with very little action at the sale yards or onfarm. NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 440-522kg, eased marginally to $3.06-$3.16/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 409-420kg, held at $2.95$2.99/kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian steers, 265-319kg, eased to $2.95-$3.04/ kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 323-392kg, mainly earned a softer $3.15-$3.25/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 251-301kg, fell to $2.98-$3.05/ kg Rain on the rostrum roof was a welcome sound at WELLSFORD last Monday, though a bigger than expected yarding did soften the market for much of the offering. Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 436kg, held at $3.26/ kg, as did seven Hereford-Friesian heifers, 444kg, $3.10/ kg. Yearling Traditional steers, 263-278kg, eased to $3.06/ kg, as did Angus-Friesian, 348-424kg, down to $3.09-$3.22/ kg. Hereford-Friesian, 235-280kg, returned $3.23-$3.47/ kg, while Friesian and Friesian-cross steers, 215-306kg, managed $2.37-$2.54/kg. Yearling Angus-Friesian heifers, 230-385kg, softened to $2.87-$2.99/kg, and HerefordFriesian, 349kg, dropped away to $2.84/kg. Autumn-born weaner beef-cross and exotic-cross bulls, 168-226kg, returned $640-$650, with Hereford-Friesian, 225kg, a step up at $750. Kaikohe cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian and Hereford-cross steers, improved to $3.18-$3.25/kg • Two-year Charolais and Hereford-cross heifers earned $2.92$3.05/kg • Yearling beef-cross and Friesian bulls returned $3.00-$3.10/kg

TOGETHER: Southdown lamb twins snuggle for comfort at the New Zealand Agricultural Show 2019.

• Yearling beef-cross and beef-dairy heifers improved to $3.20$3.30/kg A larger yarding of 650 head were penned at Kaikohe last Wednesday, with the market steady for most. Two-year Friesian and beef-cross bulls managed $2.70-$2.85/kg, with lighter yearlings of the same breeding making $2.50-$2.85/ kg. Better yearling beef-dairy steers returned $3.25-$3.38/ kg with lighter types trading at $3.40-$3.45/kg. Autumnborn weaner Friesian bulls, 170-240kg, managed $740-$760 for the tops, with the balance at $650. Weaner Herefordcross heifers, 150kg, fetched $550-$580, with 100kg lines at $450-$480. Heavier cows traded at $2.20-$2.25/kg, with lighter dairy lines at $1.90-$2.00/kg.

AUCKLAND Pukekohe cattle • Top prime steers lifted to $3.22-$3.27/kg • Top prime heifers managed $3.10-$3.21/kg • Medium 15-month heifers held at $3.12-$3.14/kg • Medium weaner steers improved to $560-$680 There was good demand for older cattle at PUKEKOHE last Saturday November 9, though buyers were not looking for any lighter cross-bred cattle. Small cross-bred steers eased to $770-$810, with their sisters also back at $435$510. Boner cows improved to $2.26-$2.46/kg, and cows with calves-at-foot returned $1320 per unit.

WAIKATO Frankton dairy-beef weaner fair • Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian steers, 140-172kg, held at $690$705 • Hereford-Friesian steers, 111-115kg, improved to $660-$680 • Hereford-Friesian bulls, 100-114kg, lifted to $622-$680 • Friesian bulls, 104-120kg, improved to $455-$550 for most Last Tuesday’s weaner yarding was more manageable than the deluge the week prior at FRANKTON. A good bench of buyers was on the job and beef-dairy lines had solid interest. As heifers were sold outside there were no weights available, but some medium autumn-born Hereford-Friesian earned $455-$580. Autumn-born Friesian bulls, 211kg, held at $700. Hereford-Friesian steers, 123129kg, improved to $700-$715. Angus-Friesian bulls, 102117kg, traded at $400-$480, while Hereford-dairy, 102kg, lifted to $520. Buyers were selective with their bids throughout the Friesian bulls and results were mixed, as 124- 148kg softened to $500-$535, and 90-94kg eased to $370-$445. Frankton cattle • Two-year beef-dairy steers, 426-513kg, held at $3.19-$3.21/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 314-353kg, held at $3.27-$3.41/ kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 233-345kg, lifted to $3.13-$3.25/kg • Yearling Angus heifers, 333kg, were chased to $3.57/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 273-295kg, improved to $3.33$3.34/kg Just on 1100 cattle were penned at FRANKTON last Wednesday, with plenty of good forward types on offer. Most two-year heifers, 361-430kg, held at $3.09-$3.17/ kg. Yearlings once again made up most of the offering, with almost a clean split of steers and heifers. Heifers were the standout, as almost all lifted on recent levels. Traditional heifers, 282-314kg, improved to $3.37-$3.41/ kg, as did Hereford-Friesian, 243-244kg, up to $3.05-$3.11/ kg. Hereford-dairy, 332-348kg, were also well received at $3.10-$3.16/kg. Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 360413kg, eased to $3.22-$3.31/kg. Angus-Friesian, 233-426kg, earned $3.16-$3.26/kg, with Angus-cross, 295-316kg, at $3.29-$3.32/kg. The prime market was steady with continued strong demand for killable cattle. Hereford-Friesian steers, 523786kg, held at $3.21-$3.26/kg, and heifers, 482-536kg, $3.14-$3.21/kg.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle and sheep • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 310kg, improved to $3.45/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 300-350kg, rose 15c/kg to $3.49/kg • Weaner Hereford-Friesian bulls, 96-97kg, made $615-$628 • Prime Angus steers, 688kg, fetched $3.44/kg • Prime new season lambs were $130-$197, with hoggets $111$215 Store cattle kept up recent volume rises at RANGIURU last Tuesday after recent rain. Better quality lines were sought after with 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 420495kg, sold for $3.29-$3.31/kg. Most beef 2-year steers over 400kg were $3.15-$3.18/kg, while 300-400kg were largely $2.90-$2.97/kg. Angus heifers, 366kg, made $3.01/kg, while Hereford bulls, 470kg, earned $3.09/kg. Quality yearling heifers sold well; Hereford-Friesian, 360-387kg, traded for $3.13-$3.18/kg with second cuts, 272-352kg, at $3.09-$3.18/ kg. Friesian bulls, 368kg, stood out from the crowd at $3.22/ kg, while others were selectively bought at $2.38/kg to $2.79/kg. Most prime beef steers, 500-619kg, made $3.25$3.28/kg regardless of breed, and the best beef heifers, 470516kg, $3.24-$3.30/kg.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero sheep • Two-tooth ewes mostly made $142-$147 • Mixed-age ewes were $165-$227 Store lambs contributed most of the nearly 900 head present at MATAWHERO last Friday. Prices for these improved with the heaviest pen sold for $130, and most other lines $97-$125. Prime hoggets and lambs generally made $156-$190 with one stretching to $242. There were only a handful of prime ewes present, but breeding ewes made up the numbers including 123 head of 5-year Romney in very-good condition that made $171. A few 3-4 year Romney ewes made $223.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle fair • 3-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 580-620kg, made $3.33/kg • 2-year Angus-Friesian steers, 470-580kg, rose 7c/kg to $3.19/kg • 2-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 390-515kg, improved 33c/kg to $3.15/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 305-340kg, achieved $3.30/kg A big line-up of cattle turned out at the TARANAKI cattle fair last Wednesday. A large local contingent attended but few outside buyers. The 3-year section featured plenty of short-term cattle; Hereford-Friesian steers, 449kg, earned $3.30/kg and Hereford-dairy, 605kg, $3.31/kg. A few lighter pens of mixed breeds, 370-558kg, were all $3.15-$3.19/ kg. There was plenty of competition for 2-year HerefordFriesian steers; the top cut, 372-500kg, earned $3.31-$3.40/ kg, with lesser pens mostly $3.17/kg to $3.30/kg. Yearling steers provided varied returns. Angus-Friesian, 291-475kg, sold from $3.00/kg to $3.26/kg while Angus-cross, 238314kg, traded $2.68/kg to $3.28/kg. Yearling Angus-cross heifers, 293kg, sold well at $3.79/kg, while beef-types of good quality sold $3.00/kg to $3.23/kg.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford prime cattle and sheep • Very heavy ewes improved to $220-$222 • Medium-good to good ewes held at $155-$170 • Top male hoggets held at $206-$237 • Spring lambs traded at $149-$176 • Angus cows, 651-657kg, held at $2.70-$2.77/kg Ewe throughput more than doubled at STORTFORD LODGE last Monday, but good buyer interest meant there was solid competition throughout. Some colossal ewes were presented and fetched $239-$241. The balance held with heavy ewes at $190-$196, very good, $172-$183, and light-medium to medium $122-$155. Top mixed-sex hoggets pushed to $241.50, while heavy types returned $150-$190. A smaller cattle yarding included a good portion of dairy and dairy-beef, and with a good buying bench in place all traded at steady to firm levels. Traditional steers, 720kg, held at $3.30/kg, as did beef-dairy, 467-691kg, $3.10-$3.24/kg. Traditional heifers, 487-512kg, held at $3.18-$3.23/ kg. Boner heifers, 415-463kg, earned $2.95-$3.00/kg. Traditional bulls, 485-527kg, fetched $3.20-$3.24/kg. Angus cows, 595-611kg, lifted to $2.74/kg, whilst boner cows, 454535kg, held at $2.15-$2.24/kg. Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • Light to medium mixed-sex lambs lifted to $114-$127 • Light to light-medium ram lambs lifted to $116-$128 • 2-year Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 483-511kg, eased 4c/kg to $3.56-$3.59/kg • 2-year Friesian bulls, 464–476kg, held at $3.51-$3.62/kg

SALE YARD WRAP

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• Yearling traditional steers, 295-365kg, lifted to $4.23/kg Lamb weaning and a grass market filled pens at STORTFORD LODGE last Wednesday, and good buyer numbers were there to meet all classes of stock. The medium and long-term lamb market lifted $8-$12, though short-term types were steady to easing. Top mixed-sex made $129-$147, while light ram lambs earned $88.50$110. Ewe lambs sold for $104-$112, and hoggets with single, small lambs-at-foot returned $103-$114 all counted. 900 cattle were penned and sold to a widespread buying bench. Yearling steers were the highlight, with $4.00/kg plus achieved on all lines bar light South Devon-cross. Charolais-cross, 294kg, reached $1285, $4.37/kg. Heifer prices also lifted and of the 17 main pens offered, 10 sold for $1055-$1170. $3.69-$3.72/kg was common ground for most traditional lines.

MANAWATU Feilding prime cattle and sheep • Prime Angus cows, 587-687kg, rose to $2.76-$2.84/kg • Prime Angus-cross cows, 499kg, were $3.00/kg • Very-heavy male hoggets achieved $230 Cull ewes outnumbered both old and new season lambs 2:1 at the FEILDING sale last Monday. The top lines of mixed-age ewes reached $238-$240, with very heavy and heavy types sold for $171-$216. The slow start to the lamb season continued with only 416 presented; very heavy mixed-sex all made $190-$199 with heavy $171-$174. The hogget tally was also low and sold on a rising market; larger lines were mostly $207-$221, and heavy $186-$190. A yarding of 128 cattle - mostly prime cows - attracted a larger crowd than usual. Angus and Angus-Hereford cows, 509kg, sold for $2.82/kg while larger Hereford, 618kg, reached $2.94/kg. Boner Friesian cows improved across the board with pens over 575kg rising 13c/kg to $2.73/kg, and 525575kg firmed 31c/kg to $2.67/kg. Feilding store cattle and sheep • Traditional and Charolais 2-year heifers, 400-470kg, were $3.39$3.47/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 345-385kg, dipped to $2.98-$3.16/kg • Traditional yearling steers, 305-325kg, made $4.13-$4.35/kg • Good to medium terminal-cross lambs made $132-$140.50 • Mixed aged ewes with LAF were mainly $127-$137 all counted Another huge cattle sale was again well received. Traditional and Charolais two-year steers, 465-575kg, went for $3.49-$3.69/kg, with the dairy-cross types centred around $3.20/kg. A few two-year Friesian bulls, 395-445kg, were $3.04-$3.27/kg. The two-year heifers went well, but were quality, rarely below $3.30/kg. Yearling steers were very strong, with the beefies usually above $4.00/kg, while the Friesian bulls that followed fell back around 15-20c/kg. No heifers had sold at the time of writing. Another small sheep yarding managed to firm a little across the board. Terminal-cross and male lambs received a premium of $5-$10/hd on the mixed sex whiteface lines. All medium quality types were $121-$136,

with a heavier line up at $164. Ewes with lambs-at-foot firmed on a similar style line-up to the week prior. One line was as high as $149.50 all counted. Some Merino hoggets made a rare appearance, making $76-$112. Rongotea cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian bulls, 605kg, earned $3.21/kg • Eighteen-month Friesian bulls, 411kg, returned $3.01/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 210-352kg, sold over an improved range of $3.48/kg to $4.20/kg • Yearling Murray Grey-cross heifers, 245-264kg, fetched $2.67$2.82/kg • Weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers, 87-215kg, held at $515-$650 Yearling cattle were well contested at RONGOTEA last Wednesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers. 211304kg, sold over a varied but improved $2.57/kg to $3.38/ kg. With 18-month Angus-cross steers, 275kg, earning $3.31/kg. Yearling Friesian bulls, 210-287kg, eased to $2.90/ kg, while Angus-cross, 400kg, managed $2.95/kg. Weaner Friesian bulls, 100-152kg, also softened to $450-$560, whilst Hereford-Friesian, 75-85kg, managed $495-$500. HerefordFriesian bull calves fetched $250-$300, with their sisters at $200-$255. Friesian bull calves returned $170-$235. Friesian and crossbred boner cows, 392-536kg, traded at $1.79/kg to $2.27/kg.

CANTERBURY Coalgate cattle and sheep • Prime Speckle Park heifers, 605kg, were $3.37/kg • Prime Speckle Park heifers, 480-523kg, were $3.13-$3.17/kg • Yearling Angus-Ayrshire steers, 280kg, achieved $3.36/kg • New season prime lambs made $145-$195 • Store lambs largely made $129-$140 The COALGATE sale moved to Tuesday due to Canterbury Show Week and the omission of the Canterbury Park Sale. One vendor put forward 178 of the 253 mostly yearling store cattle yarded. Hereford-Ayrshire steers, 263kg, were $3.35/kg, while Hereford-Friesian, 244-277kg, sold for $3.24-$3.29/kg. Angus and Hereford-Ayrshire heifers, 235-248kg, made $3.23/kg, while the bulk were Hereford-Friesian at $2.93$3.04/kg. Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 485-592kg, made $3.14-$3.21/kg, while Murray Grey-Friesian, 506-523kg, were slightly higher at $3.22-$3.26/kg. Prime cows were mostly Angus and Angus-Hereford that sold in the range of $2.17/kg to $2.38/kg. Heavy hoggets were $198-$233, with lesser types $163-$183. Ewe volume halved with the midrange $150-$200 and tops $235-$248.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka store cattle • Yearling Angus heifers, 300-325kg, lifted to $3.62-$3.70/kg • Yearling Hereford heifers, 269-296kg, held at $3.21-$3.33/kg A change of sale day and big sales in previous weeks meant a quiet day at the TEMUKA store cattle sale last

Wednesday. Just 344 cattle were penned, with the typically beef-dairy yarding broken up by two consignments of traditional cattle. Only one main line of 2-year cattle were penned – 14 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 401kg, $3.01/kg. Yearling dairy-beef cattle sold on a softer market, though a good portion were red rather than black. Hereford-Friesian steers, 248-358kg, varied from $2.74/kg to $3.02/kg, while red Hereford-Friesian heifers, 306-326kg, returned $2.61$2.67/kg. Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep • Hereford-Friesian steers, 570-650kg, earned $3.18-$3.21/kg • Traditional heifers, 490-595kg, dropped to $3.01/kg • Friesian bulls, 590-665kg, improved 8c/kg to $3.19/kg • Store lambs fetched $107-$156 • A big yarding of ewes with lambs-at-foot sold for $93-$130 all counted Most prime hoggets sold in small lines at TEMUKA last Monday with very heavy $200-$240, and the bulk $160$190. The top new season lambs made $190-$229 with the balance $165-$186. Ten percent on the ewes were very heavy sold for $248-$286, with other larger types $180-$201. Cattle prices held as exotic steers sold for $3.22-$3.23/ kg, and beef and beef-cross $3.03/kg to $3.19/kg. Heifers provided the largest section; Speckle Park made a premium at $3.18-$3.24/kg, while most others earned $2.87-$2.97/ kg regardless of breed. Angus bulls, 725kg, pushed to $3.29/ kg. Boner Friesian cows sold on a largely steady market with those in the best condition 690-765kg, which earned $2.42/ kg.

OTAGO Balclutha sheep • Heavy prime hoggets eased to $170-$200 • Heavy prime ewes improved to $190-$230 • Prime rams were discounted $20 to $100 A small offering of sheep was well contested at BALCLUTHA last Wednesday as buyers battle for supply, PGG Wrightson agent Russell Maloney reported. Prime hoggets eased $10 on average for the top end of each band, with medium trading at $140-$160, and lighter types $110$130. Prime ewes were in hot demand and with medium types at $150-$170 and lighter ewes lifting to $120-$140.

SOUTHLAND Charlton sheep • Heavy prime hoggets improved to $190-$200 • Heavy prime ewes lifted to $230-$240 • Local trade rams earned $120-$130 A moderate yarding sold to very good demand at CHARLTON last Thursday, with most classes strengthening. Medium prime hoggets lifted to $165$185, while lighter types held at $140-$155. Prime ewes were chased, with all showing good improvement. Medium ewes strengthened to $200-$220, with lighter types up to $160-$190.

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72 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 18, 2019 NI SLAUGHTER MUTTON

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Show us the money Hugh Stringleman

hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz

ULL beef prices in the big United States market have hit record levels but New Zealand farmers are not seeing the full benefit in their meat company price schedules. The 95CL in-market indicator has risen to US317c/lb, just one cent below its all-time record high, set in September 2014. However, as the NZ dollar is now lower against the USD than in 2014 that market indicator is at a record high in NZ dollar terms at $11/kg. Only four weeks ago the 95CL indicator was at $8.80 and this time last year it was $6.30. Meat companies have set the new North Island bull beef schedule for this week at $6.40, a rise of 10c on last week. Eagle-eyed Northland farmers have already pounced on the extraordinary overseas prices and the dwindling proportion that is being reflected in their meat schedules. The AgriHQ procurement indicator, which is the schedule as a percentage of the US 95CL price, sits at 60%, whereas this time last year it was 80%. “The meat companies are making a killing right now,” Kawakawa dairy beef farmer Geff Cookson said. “If we were getting 80% of the US price the schedule would be $2.50/kg higher – that’s $750 a beast more.” Cookson finishes more than 1000 rising two-year bulls every year and markets most of them between now and Christmas. While $2000/head is a very good return the prospect of something closer to $3000 has his whiskers twitching. As a subscriber to the AgriHQ weekly market insights he closely watches the procurement indicator along with the schedule movements and historical comparisons. “I know that meat companies only break even at 80% and that competition

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the US manufacturing beef prices have rocketed in the past few weeks. Very strong competition from China has generated buy-at-any-cost behaviour in the States. “Our contacts are wary of what could be an over-heated market. “Farmers would be happy if the schedules went up 40c a week but if they went down again by that much there would be hell to pay.” Brick said AgriHQ tracks the spot prices in the US market and NZ companies may have sold forward at lower levels. As well they want the bull prices not to get out of kilter with steer and heifer prime beef values. For most of the past four years the procurement indicator sat around 80% and only recently has it fallen, he said. “Not only is the US market catching up with China, the schedules are still catching up.”

Farmers would be happy with 75% but 60% is daylight robbery. Geff Cookson Farmer between companies has ensured fairvalue schedules most of the time. “Farmers would be happy with 75% but 60% is daylight robbery.” Fellow Northland farmer Geoff Crawford said the $2/kg-plus shortfall is a big disparity between in-market prices and the local schedules. “If beef farmers were getting $8/ kg, for example, it would stem the tide towards forestry and ease the burden of compliance.” AgriHQ beef analyst Reece Brick said

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ACROSS THE RAILS MEL CROAD

Now bull beef farmers have something to smile about BULL beef farmers are a very happy bunch or at least they should be. Overseas demand for their product has soared this year. In the space of 12 months imported 95CL bull meat has lifted from a low of US$1.88/lb to now be well over US$3/ lb. Factor in the lower exchange rate and export returns for 95CL bull are pitched over NZ$10/kg. It’s no wonder farmgate bull prices have propelled well over $6/kg and in some instances are now priced higher than prime beef. It’s a simple equation of demand outstripping supply. And it begins with two importing powerhouses slugging it out to secure the volumes they so desperately need. Twelve months ago China was coming to grips with the devastating toll African swine fever was having on its most sought-after protein – pork. At that point cheaper frozen manufacturing beef provided the perfect alternative to pork and so the race began to secure supplies. The United States was clearly slow off the mark, overlooking the threat China posed to that market – a market the US has controlled for many years. There is nothing to compare the position of the manufacturing beef market with. Never have we seen US imported beef prices lift so high and fast. Nor has there been dedicated competition from another market. China’s hunger for manufacturing beef was in its infancy this time last year. Sure, it had been nabbing market share off traditional trading partners but not with the same urgency it has shown for manufacturing beef. This market is moving with such speed it makes it hard to determine the next move. But it does show the positive impact competition can have on a market. Previously, when US imported beef prices got too hot, the US pulled back and relied on domestic beef. But now the US isn’t calling the shots. The expectation is for beef demand to remain solid into 2020 as export demand once again leaps ahead of production growth. That should limit any downside but even if we see some cooling in demand, farmgate bull prices will remain well above the norm. That must provide a good level of confidence at the farmgate. mel.croad@globalhq.co.nz

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