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Govt delays, softens regs on emissions

greenhouse gas prices, which will not be determined until 2025, set at the lowest level needed to meet reduction targets.

ANEW agricultural emissions reduction policy approved by the cabinet removes most but not all aspects of an earlier proposal that the primary sector walked away from in June.

Issues raised at the time by the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) partnership appear to have been addressed, such as delaying the requirement to report farm-level emissions by almost a year and the pricing of those emissions from late 2025, and the government recognising scientifically validated on-farm sequestration in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

But a review of methane targets and their impact on global warming – requested by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) and Federated Farmers – is not included.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said the new proposal is the result of discussions and agreement with farming leaders.

“The decisions announced today set out a path that gives farmers certainty and addresses the everstrengthening market signals from overseas on climate,” he said.

The policy includes the development of a system to measure emissions and retains the proposal to price emissions at farm level, a split gas approach and

This year’s Budget allocated $15.4 million to continue the development of a system to enable farmers and their advisers to calculate and report agricultural emissions, which is needed to underpin farm-level pricing.

O’Connor said like it or not, the sector has to adapt and reduce its emissions, a fact he said the HWEN partnership acknowledges.

He said the government has listened, is being flexible and is accommodating issues raised by the HWEN partners on timelines and establishing a framework for factors that will determine the farm-level levy price.

“We have shifted farm-level emissions reporting requirements into Quarter 4 of 2024. Emissions pricing won’t start until two years from now in Quarter 4 of 2025, and work will also get underway to allow scientifically validated forms of on-farm sequestration into the ETS, which can help reduce the cost to farmers.”

He said the implementation plan supports farmers’ transition, helps meet the requirements of export customers and works alongside other climate policies.

A policy to defer until later in the year the requirement for farmlevel reporting from January 1

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Peter Gordon gives local produce a lift

Internationally recognised chef Peter Gordon is giving back to the community through his Auckland business, Homeland – a restaurant, cooking school and food retail outlet.

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Cultivating a sustainable system

Arable Farmer of the Year Hugh Ritchie is a progressive, innovative farmer who knows the value of perseverance, but he still reckons there are better growers in New Zealand than him.

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Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables but don’t neglect meat and dairy, urges new research.

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News in brief

Ravensdown role

Tony Carter has been appointed to the board of Ravensdown.

Carter is currently chair of New Zealandowned technology business Datacom Group, My Food Bag, TR Group, The Interiors Group and the Skin Institute. He previously chaired Air New Zealand for six years and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

Health network

Five independent South Otago rural health providers have created a collaborative network to advance joint initiatives, share knowledge and provide mutual support.

The five parties to the Clutha District Health Network memorandum of understanding are all community owned and governed. The parties are Catlins Medical Centre (2017), Clutha Community Health Company, trading as Clutha Health First, Milton Community Health Trust, Tuapeka Community Health Company and West Otago Health.

ADAPT: M bovis governance group chair Kelvan Smith says the Pest Management Plan proposal will ensure the M bovis programme continues to adapt to the work ahead.

Agribusiness group Scales Corporation has expanded its global proteins division, purchasing a 50% shareholding in newly established pet food ingredient processing operation Esro Pet Food.

The joint venture will be based in Europe alongside Esro Food Group. Esro has factories in the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.

Petfood purchase Extension

Happy Valley Nutrition’s creditors have given the administrators an extra month to see if there is any substance in potential deals to save the embattled milk processor.

The company planned to build a factory in the Waikato town of Ōtorohanga but ran out of capital. At the latest meeting, in early August, creditors voted to adjourn the meeting for 30 working days to give administrators time to work through potential deals.

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Long game ahead as India trade trip nears

ANEW Zealand delegation visiting India is not arriving with expectations of landing a free trade agreement with the populous nation any time soon.

A delegation of 50 business leaders representing all aspects of New Zealand industry are to attend a four-day summit in New Delhi from August 28.

Delegate and long-time trade negotiator Stephen Jacobi said expectations should not be pinned on landing an FTA, but rather on building understanding and stronger relationships with India’s business and political leaders.

“We have been down the FTA track before with India, over the five years between 2010 and 2015. There are things on both sides that just do not make a deal feasible at this stage, including dairy and immigration settings,” he said. As one of the world’s fastest developing emerging economies, India represents an attractive trade prize for any developed nation’s export portfolio. Its current annual economic growth rate of 6% to March this year needs to continue at a rate of

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next year will be subject to public consultation, which opened on Friday and closes on September 6.

The original agricultural greenhouse gas pricing proposal fell apart earlier this year due to farmer disquiet at changes proposed by the government to what had been agreed to by HWEN.

The partnership said those changes disproportionately affected the meat and wool sector and did not recognise the various forms of on-farm sequestration as extensively as the original proposed.

7-8% per annum to build a strong manufacturing base and facilitate a move away from its highly agrarian focus.

At present 45% of India’s workforce is engaged in the rural sector, which contributes 25% of India’s GDP.

A recent India-NZ Business Council report on relations between the two countries has highlighted how NZ needs to take swift action to shore up its relationship with India or risk missing out on future opportunities as it emerges as the world’s third largest economy. Despite being the world’s most populous nation, as of last year, India has slid to be NZ’s 16th largest trading partner.

Michael Fox, chair of the IndiaNew Zealand Business Council, said the business community has been advocating strongly for enhanced government investment in the relationship, given the opportunities it would help create.

“There are some great examples of New Zealand businesses succeeding in India and Indian businesses here, whether it’s Rakon, Valocity, Zespri or any other number, but there’s room and ambition to do lots more, especially if we’re willing to think creatively and to invest appropriately.

BLNZ chair Kate Acland said in June that while committed to a partnership, the producer group would not support a system that threatened the viability of sheep

“What’s been really encouraging is the level of interest from businesses in the delegation, seeing or in many cases already pursuing those opportunities, and we hope this visit allow us to build on that,” he said.

Jacobi said there are things to be learnt from Australia’s approach to building a relationship with India. It has taken a long, measured focus on strengthening trust and understanding before trade issues were discussed.

Earlier this year Australia earned an “early harvest” FTA with India that excludes dairy, beef and apples. Indian Prime Minister

and beef farmers or current methane targets without a review based on the science of warming.

It also argued the focus should be establishing an agreed farmlevel measuring and a reporting system for emissions with no price set until issues such as sequestration were resolved and viable mitigations were available.

The primary sector partners considered methane targets were too high and did not reflect the latest science on methane’s warming impact.

Dairy NZ chair Jim van der Poel said earlier this year that the

Narendra Modi received a rock star reception when he visited Sydney in May.

The India-NZ Business Council report highlights that NZ has only had four PMs visit India in 40 years, with diplomatic resources stretched thinly across the region.

NZ has one high commission, one consulate and one trade commissioner covering 17.7% of the world’s population.

No funds are provided by NZ for aid projects anywhere in India.

Jacobi said a softly-softly approach focusing on investment and education would be a good pathway. The kiwifruit sector has

HWEN partnership would continue to advocate for a standardised measurement and reporting system, ongoing investment in research and development, education, extension, an equitable pricing mechanism and validation of all forms of sequestration.

Federated Farmers had a similar approach, calling in June for a review of methane targets, forestry rules in the ETS and the net carbon zero target.

The Climate Change Commission has previously called for reform of the ETS and more focus to reduce emissions instead of allowing the planting of forestry for offsets.

been highlighted for its proposal to work closely with Indian growers for mutual benefit. The Bay of Plenty region holds one of the highest proportions of people of Indian descent in NZ, with deep investment in the kiwifruit sector.

Jacobi agreed that an offer for more Indian undergraduates to attend university to study areas like agriculture and horticulture could be a good way to build stronger relationships.

“Australia has been very focused and very strategic but there are differences there. There are things India wants from Australia that we just do not have.”

He said given NZ has already signed an FTA with the European Union that has significant compromises around dairy and beef, this country should be loath to sign up to another with similar constraints.

“The fact this delegation is led by the India-NZ Business Council and has five business organisations behind it means we are putting our money where our mouth is and all turning up,” he said.

• Farmers Weekly journalist Richard Rennie will be travelling with the delegation. His visit has been funded by the Asia-New Zealand Foundation and Zespri.

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NO FREE DEAL: Longtime trade negotiator Stephen Jacobi says NZ has plenty of work ahead to build a stronger relationship with India, in ways that require a subtle, nuanced approach.
The decisions set out a path that gives farmers certainty and addresses the ever-strengthening market signals from overseas on climate.
Damien O’Connor Agriculture Minister ACCOMMODATING: Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says the government has listened and is being exible on issues raised by the HWEN partners.

Luxon pledges to champion NZ’s farmers

CHRISTOPHER Luxon says a National government would not only ensure farming is profitable but also restore confidence to farmers, who have been battered by market downturns and regulations.

Visiting the AgriHQ office this week, Luxon said farmers have been villainised in recent years and that needs to change.

“I want them to know there’s nothing more important to New Zealand than agriculture.

“Because when we look at where we sit in a recession, now, the only country in the Asia-Pacific region doing so, there’s only one pathway and it’s growth. There’s nothing that gives us a bigger growth opportunity than expanding and growing agriculture.

“So I want farmers to know, the mindset needs to shift across the country to a positive one, backing farmers, because they are deeply valued.”

National has released a 19-point action plan that Luxon said will ease the regulatory burden.

“I remember meeting with some young farmers and they showed me all the farm plans on a trestle table. It was a huge duplication of money and information they

need to provide Ministry for the Environment, councils and other government agencies. And when you ask, well, how much of your week is spent doing this, they said it used to be 5% and now it’s 30% of my week is spent just doing compliance stuff. None of it is

adding any value whatsoever.”

Luxon said National’s plan will get Wellington out of farming and free up farmers to do what they do best.

He said emissions pricing is necessary, however, to ensure other trading nations don’t use climate change as a trade barrier.

“In order to protect their own farmers, countries will actually start to apply environmental practice as a trade barrier, essentially. That’s why I want us to get ahead of the curve by embracing technology, giving credit to farmers for the work

they’ve done and only then introduce pricing that will work in a way that doesn’t drive leakage.”

National would also look at the rules around genetic modification.

“We’ve got legislation that was written for technology that didn’t even exist then,” he said.

“So it’s a bit like your mobile phone from 1996 – it’s a bit different from one you’ve got today in 2023. So we need to update all that. We will have a biotech regulator, exactly as the Australians have set up. But it means that we can now join other advanced economies in the world and actually not have our farmers try and do their job with one hand behind their back.”

On trade, Luxon sees India as a big opportunity, saying Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada are making progress, but NZ had yet to start the race.

“New Zealand hasn’t even picked up the phone with India and it’s the most populous country on earth. So we have to do business there ultimately as well.”

ASB slashes forecast after ‘terrible’ GDT

described the result as “terrible”.

ASB has lowered its dairy forecast to $6.60/kg MS in the wake of the latest “terrible” Global Dairy Trade auction, which saw overall prices reach their lowest levels since 2018.

The auction on August 16 saw dairy prices slump by 7.4%, led by an almost 11% nosedive in whole milk powder (WMP) to US$2548 a tonne, its lowest point since 2016.

Skim milk powder (SMP) fell 5.2% to $2333 a tonne, as did butterfat, with the butter index dropping 3% to US$4539/t.

Anhydrous milk fat (AMF) took a 5.3% knock, falling to US$4452/t. The only positive to come out of the fortnightly auction was the cheese price, which rose by almost 6% to USD4127/t.

ASB economist Nathaniel Keall

“We’ve been among the most bearish forecasters this season, but dairy prices have fallen further and faster than even we had anticipated.

“While we’ve long had a bearish view relative to the rest of the market, our new forecast is 40c below the $7 figure we were anticipating at the beginning of the year.”

It would be prudent for farmers to budget on a milk price in the lower half of Fonterra’s present guidance range of $6.25-$7.75/kg, he said.

RaboResearch senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins said the immediate challenge in New Zealand is that the industry is coming into its seasonal production curve – so that more dairy is being added to the GDT in the face of weak demand.

“China’s rebalancing of excess

supply and inventory over weak demand will result in less GDT demand tension and therefore lower prices.”

June milk flows for the region were barely ahead by just 0.2% year on year, with production in some parts hampered by hot weather.

Higgins emphasised that NZ milk production is what the market will be watching for. Influenced by weather events, production for June was lower by 1.8% YOY – but there are small volumes at this time of the year.

Nathan Penny said the catalyst for the price slump was a sudden increase in auction volumes on offer.

Before the auction Fonterra announced an 11.1% increase in WMP volumes along with announcing a 5.6% increase in auction volumes over the next 12 months.

Milk supply is tightening up in the northern hemisphere. United States June milk production was flat versus the year before, bringing an end to an 11-month year-on-year growth streak. The decline was a key driver in moving total US output to flat in June. Meanwhile, European Union

“Weather has been a mixed bag for July, with sodden soil still plaguing some areas. August production is likely to be higher YOY – if only based on weak comparables from last year,” she said.

“However, still half a month to go and the past few years have shown we can’t get complacent at this point when it comes to fickle weather ... lucky there is still a lot of runway ahead for the current 2023-24 season.”

Westpac senior agri economist

“It’s unclear what’s driven the sudden increase in volumes. Fonterra stated rather unhelpfully that ‘these changes are the result of movements in market demand’.

“We speculate that buyers see an opportunity to purchase at lower prices on the auction platform. To this end, these buyers may have signalled to Fonterra that they no longer want to buy direct from Fonterra on a contracted basis. As a result, Fonterra has had to shift this product that it would have sold on contract to the auction platform.”

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We’ve been among the most bearish forecasters this season, but dairy prices have fallen further and faster than even we had anticipated.
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Outlook bumpy but PGW posts solid annual result

PROSPECTS for the coming year are likely to be a bit bumpy for the primary sector, but in the longer term the head of one of New Zealand’s largest rural service companies is optimistic.

PGG Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerin said with falling product prices and rising costs, the publicly listed company will be watching its costs in the coming year but has no restructuring plans.

“It’s our people who have made this business and getting people is hard, so better to keep the ones we’ve got.”

Guerin was commenting after the company announced its second-best annual financial result since the divestment of PGG Wrightson Seeds, bettered only by the 2021 result.

challenging year,” he said.

Operating cash flows during the year were $25.5m, $1.8m higher than the year before, impacted by larger income tax payments on last year’s record results along with higher funding costs.

Working capital investments during the year included implementing a strategy to grow its GO-STOCK receivables book to $74m by the end of the 2023 year, an increase of $7.9m or 12%.

Capital expenditure of $17.1m was $8.4m higher than at the start of the year, driven by significant investment in its IT Systems Business Improvement Programme (which includes both operating expenditure and capital expenditure components), which is due to go live in the 2024 financial year.

Net interest-bearing debt was $65.3m at year end, an increase of $32.5m from the prior period.

During the year the company contended with a wet and cold spring that delivered frosts that affected crops, along with two cyclones in late summer that left a trail of crop and rural infrastructure damage in the North Island.

It will take several years before those areas recover, he said.

Global supply chain disruptions meant the company had to carry higher levels of inventory, which caused challenges with storage and working capital management. Its Agency Group, incorporating livestock, wool and real estate, recorded an operating EBITDA of $16.1m, down $5.8m (26%) with revenue steady at $188.8m, just $0.6m below the previous year.

The livestock business faced difficult market conditions from softer sheep pricing, weather events and declining tallies, but greater pasture growth than normal created unseasonal summer and autumn trading.

The GO-STOCK grazing programme achieved a second

record year with the highest balances recorded in terms of values and tallies, while the PGW Velvet business achieved its best result ever from trading higher volumes.

The board has declared a fully imputed final dividend of 10c/ share, to be paid on October 3. This will effectively bring the total fully imputed dividend for the year up to 22c/share.

Laws born into political squall

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POLITICS Regulation

THE government’s five-year effort to reform and replace the 31-year-old Resource Management Act has succeeded, with the passage of two key pieces of legislation through Parliament.

“It’s really important we do that because there’s a whole army of officials doing a lot of work on all of the implementation of the new regime,” Bishop said. The new regime is intended to come into force over a 10-year transition period.

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Compared to 2021, operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $61.2 million were down $6m (9%) and the net profit after tax (NPAT) of $17.5m was down $6.8m (28%).

Revenue grew to $975.7m, up $23m (2%) on the back of increased market share, with proceeds soon absorbed by rising costs.

Guerin told Farmers Weekly that growth reflects the efforts of staff and the technical, research and development network that supports them.

“It’s a result that reflects a

The wet spring led to increased sales of agricultural chemicals.

It was a record performance for the Retail & Water business, which incorporates Rural Supplies, Fruitfed Supplies, Water and Agritrade, with the division recording an operating EBITDA of $54.1m, up $1.6m (3%), with revenue $24m high to $785.3m, a lift of 3%.

This was driven by increased sales in the animal health, fencing, general merchandise and horticultural categories.

Guerin said viticulture is one bright spot, and horticulture is expanding into Waikato and Canterbury.

A Rural Supplies store in Waikato was recently rebranded Fruitfed Supplies.

However, the National Party is vowing to repeal both the Natural and Built Environment Act (NBA) and the Spatial Planning Act by Christmas if it gets to form a government after the October 14 election.

The architect of the complete overhaul of environmental and planning law, which all political parties have long agreed requires reform, Environment Minister David Parker, hailed the passage of the two laws for simplifying and modernising environmental and planning regulation.

National’s Resource Management Act (RMA) spokesperson, Chris Bishop, confirmed a National-led government would make repeal of both a pre-Christmas priority.

“That starts basically the moment the bill passes. So, we have to stop all of that.”

National would then begin its own RMA reform process, which would be likely to include some elements of Labour’s new regime, including a simplified regional planning process.

National would approach the issue in three stages.

“The first stage is getting rid of the NBA and spatial planning, getting them off the statute books. The second stage is legislating our own amendments to the existing RMA, and then the third stage is comprehensive and substantive reform of the RMA.”

National would also seek a fasttracking regime for infrastructure projects and roll back elements of the recently instituted

Parker slammed National’s intentions, saying it was ironic that National had spent nine years in government saying the RMA needed reform but had done nothing, and is now proposing to roll back work that Parker began in 2019 and has produced more than 900 pages of new law.

Parker said it is “up to the people of New Zealand as to whether they think they want to vote for a party who, having railed against the RMA, kicked it to death for decades, now for political opportunism say that they’re going to repeal these new changes and actually bring back the RMA with all its faults”.

National is also promising to repeal and replace legislation, which also passed on Wednesday, to establish new water entities that will become responsible for so-called “three waters” –drinking, waste and stormwater. The timetable for that repeal is within the first 100 days of a National-led government.

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Yes chef! Peter Gordon celebrates local produce

community groups to teach them how to cook and enjoy the pleasures of a shared meal.

They use only NZ and Pacific produce, if it is available.

AYEAR earlier the 15 Afghani women had been among the hordes of people at Kabul Airport fleeing the advancing Taliban.

Here they were, 12 months later, in a restaurant in the Wynyard Quarter in downtown Auckland with chef Peter Gordon teaching them how to make pavlova using his late mother’s recipe.

A chef for 30 years, Gordon had returned home to New Zealand in March 2020 planning to hang up his apron and enjoy a less hectic life.

But instead he and partner

Alastair Carruthers opened Homeland, a facility that is part restaurant, part cooking school and part food retail outlet.

Every second Wednesday, Homeland opens its doors to

On the day the Afghani women learnt to cook a NZ dish, they in turn taught Gordon and his staff how to cook dishes from their homeland.

Gordon had worked in the United Kingdom since 1987. In that time he had owned his own restaurant and was an ambassador for Beef + Lamb NZ, unashamedly promoting NZ red meat.

When they arrived home – a day before the country was locked down due to the covid pandemic –it dawned on the couple that local producers needed help.

“Markets were closed, farmers were having problems with processing issues.

“We decided to provide a venue that is a conduit between consumers and producers, including a cooking school and a dining room where we support local producers.”

“Homeland is all about supporting our producers,” Gordon said.

Homeland uses miso from Nelson rather than importing it from its native Japan, and paneer from Southland dairy farmers the Guise family.

The Guises started making the Indian cheese after meeting an Indian migrant family.

They launched their own paneer only to have the main market in Queenstown disappear during covid.

When Gordon heard about them, he tasted the paneer and decided to use it in his kitchen – and stock it in his retail area.

“We also put them in touch with a company that does our branding and they rebranded it Good Guise.”

Good Guise paneer is now stocked at Costco in Auckland, among other outlets.

One goal when establishing Homeland was to have a social conscience, hence the decision to every second week open their cooking school to community groups.

Homeland, which receives support from Beef + Lamb NZ, provides the staff, food and cooking space.

Ethnic groups and clients of groups such as Auckland City Mission and the police charity Blue Light are provided with recipes and taught to cook.

Gordon recalls how Blue Light brought 18 young women to the cooking school.

Initially, many were kidding around and not focused on learning to cook.

Within 20 minutes, however, most were engaged and three hours later they all sat down and ate a meal together.

“Community days are the most rewarding thing we do here,” he said.

Recently a number of young farmers attended the cooking school. Their visit included a demonstration from a master butcher on how to break down a forequarter and then lessons on

how to turn the cut into a dish. Gordon said diners want to know the origins of the food they are being served.

They want to know the story behind their food, to have an assurance that it has been produced ethically and is of a high standard.

“A good story always works well,” he said.

If there is one thing he would like as a chef, it is access to good quality hogget and mutton, something he struggles to get. “I grew up on hogget and mutton.”

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Cream of the crop take the stage at arable awards

AGRONOMISTS play a key role in the cropping industry and for his part Paul Johnston was named the 2023 Agronomist of the Year at the recent arable industry awards event.

Johnston works with Yara Fertilisers NZ based in Canterbury. New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association (NZGSTA)

grains and pulses business group chair Ed Luisetti said the award was recognition for Johnston’s high level of technical abilities combined with exceptional agronomy service for his clients.

Earlier in his career he helped Mid Canterbury farmers Eric and Maxine Watson become world record holders for the highest yielding crop of wheat.

Luisetti said agronomists play a key role in the success of farmers’ crops.

Providing expert knowledge

on herbicides, fungicides and insecticides as well as specific nutrient requirements and timings of application, agronomists help farmers maximise their financial returns.

They also ensure crops are grown sustainably and to the best environmental practices.

“Agronomists visit their crops on a regular basis throughout the growing season and build strong trusting relationships with farmers.

“An agronomist will take just as much satisfaction out of growing a successful crop as their farmer clients do,” Luisetti said.

The Agronomist of the Year award was sponsored by the NZGSTA and recognises an agronomist who has up-to-theminute knowledge of crop options and agronomy and goes above and beyond to help their growers produce high- quality, profitable crops.

The Barenbrug NZ plant breeding team was the winner of the Plant Breeder- Researcher award presented by the NZ Plant Breeding and Research Association (PBRA) at the awards ceremony held in Christchurch. The breeding team were

recognised for their contribution to crop development and the impact on seed quality and yield.

Barenbrug head of research and development Courtney Inch said the award validates the breeding work done over many years.

“The work of all plant breeders adds to the strength of plant breeding in NZ and helps keep our agriculture sector at the forefront,” Inch said.

PBRA general manager Thomas Chin said plant breeding is the starting point for the arable and seed industry, relying on the skills of many talented individuals as they strive to meet the needs of farmers and growers.

“Their positive contributions mean a more productive and profitable primary industry and ultimately all of NZ,” Chin said.

Plant breeders underpin the

arable sector, generating $800 million in annual sales, including $245m from exports.

Bringing a new seed variety to market can take several years from concept to commercialisation –and often up to 10 years.

“What the new variety will bring may include improved yield, persistence, climate tolerance or resistance to disease and insects with these traits mainly driven by customer demand,” Chin said.

The inaugural Plant BreederResearcher award was sponsored by NZPBRA to recognise individuals or breeding teams whose work makes an outstanding contribution to the arable and pastoral industries and the advancement of plant breeding of NZ.

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Annette Scott PEOPLE Awards RESEARCH: Thomas Chin, left, presents the Breeder of the Year Award to Barenbrug head of research and development Courtney Inch. AGRONOMY: Paul Johnston of Yara Fertilisers NZ, right, receives the Agronomist Award from NZGSTA grains and pulses business group chair Ed Luisetti.

Balanced diet ticks vitamin boxes – study

Food and fibre

EAT your fruit and veggies, but don’t neglect meat and dairy – that’s the latest conclusion of vitamin uptake research.

A recently published review by Riddet Institute food scientists

Dr Sylvia Chungchunlam and Distinguished Professor Paul Moughan appeared in the academic journal Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, published online on July 31.

Most vitamins are naturally widely distributed in foods, but vitamin deficiencies are very common, despite what appears to be a good diet.

The Riddet Institute is a Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE), hosted by Massey University in Palmerston North. The institute focuses on advanced food research. The review found mixed diets comprising animal- and plantbased foods continue to be the best option for optimal vitamin

intake, sufficient to meet the vitamin needs of the human body.

Across a range of global research studies, the review looked at the quantity of a vitamin that is available to be used by the human body. This bioavailability was compared between food sources.

“This breakthrough in our knowledge of the comparative inherent bioavailability of vitamins amongst foods sources from animals and plants is of a strong nutritional significance,” Chungchunlam said.

“It is important from the standpoint of choosing appropriate vitamin-dense foods to meet the vitamin requirements of all.

“We are strongly encouraged to consume a plant-based diet at present, instead of animal-based foods,” Chungchunlam said.

“Most vitamins are naturally widely distributed in foods, but vitamin deficiencies are very common, despite what appears to be a good diet. Sometimes this may be due to inadequate absorption and utilisation of vitamins present in the diet.”

Vitamins are essential components of enzyme systems involved in normal growth and function.

Bioavailability is the proportion of an ingested nutrient that is released during digestion and

absorbed for use or storage in the body.

The review found that while bioavailability is highly variable among dietary sources, in general most vitamins in animal-derived foods, such as meat, milk, eggs and fish, are more bioavailable than the equivalent vitamins in plantbased foods, such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereal grains, nuts and seeds.

The review found that animalsourced foods are the almost exclusive natural sources of dietary vitamin B-12 and preformed vitamin A retinol,

Ongoing observation picks up Psa variant

to delegates at this year’s KVH biosecurity seminar the recent discovery of a Psa variant.

and contain highly bioavailable biotin, folate, niacin, pantothenic acid and vitamin B-6. Vegetables and fruits are the main natural sources of vitamin C, provitamin A carotenoid β-carotene, and vitamin K. Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) and thiamine (vitamin B-1) were similarly bioavailable when foods are sourced from animals or plants.

The researchers noted that the bioavailability of naturally occurring choline, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K in food await further studies to evaluate the comparative bioavailability of

EAT YOUR VITAMINS: A mix of meat, sh, dairy and plantderived foods represent the optimal nutritional combination for human diets according to a new review of vitamin research by the Riddet Institute.

these essential nutrients among animal- and plant-based foods. “There have been many studies about the inherent bioavailability of vitamins naturally occurring in food, but the data were very scattered.”

Chungchunlam said before this study, there was no real comparison of the bioavailability of naturally occurring vitamins between animal-based and plantbased foods.

The review looked at the current state of knowledge for 13 essential vitamins, and the vital nutrient choline.

COMMITTED follow-up through the national plan on Psa management has paid dividends for growers and scientists in the past year.

The National Pest Management Plan was established after the major outbreak in 2010. It first aimed at delivering more cohesive, collaborative management of the disease in its wake. This included monitoring for any variants or shifts in the disease’s behaviour and characteristics over time.

Ruakura based Plant & Food scientist Stephen Hoyte and Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) tech specialist Lina Peacock outlined

“The industry conducts a survey looking for resistance and every two years looks for any genetic variation.

“Last year Plant & Food detected a new Psa variant. Sequencing it and checking against plants they found it out-competed existing Psa when put on Hort 16a plants,” Peacock said.

Hort 16a is the earlier Gold kiwifruit variety that was hit so hard in the original Psa outbreak, and later replaced by the more Psa-tolerant SunGold variety.

“We need to know how it would behave on the G3 [SunGold] and Red plants. We had found it on two orchards and then in spring 2022 sampled further and found it in four additional orchards, making it six in total.”

Steve Hoyte said researchers were compelled to quickly develop a PCR test capable of rapidly identifying the new strain, which was achieved.

“What we have found is there is no difference on Gold 3 plants between the two types of Psa [new and existing], but some increase on Red plants – though to a much lesser extent than on Hort16a.

“It is out there in orchards, but it is no more aggressive than the wild type,” Hoyte said.

“But is something that needs to be monitored.”

Peacock said the response highlighted the huge value of collaboration enjoyed across the post-Psa years at a research and personal level. She told growers to get in touch if they see any unusual growth activity, while genetic monitoring of Psa variants will also be continuing.

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Forestry owners frustrated by ETS turmoil

ACOMPLETE loss of confidence among forestry owners in the Emissions Trading Scheme proposals has prompted them to call for the government to put any planned changes on hold until options can be revisited.

The government is putting forward four options for ETS reform, all which have drawn criticism from various sectors amid claims they risk overcomplicating the market, or pulling in too much centralised control.

One option is to achieve closer parity between offsetting with ETS credits and actual emissions reduction by restricting the type of New Zealand Units (NZUs) emitters can use.

This could involve the government limiting how many forestry-generated units emitters can buy to offset emissions with.

A second proposal is to create two ETS markets, one for emissions reduction and one for emissions removal.

A third option is to limit the ability of big emitters to use forestry NZUs to offset, and selling NZUs to government or on a separate market.

But critics have claimed this could create an “A” and “B” status

in the NZU market, with forestry units facing a possible tumble in value if they cannot be bought by big emitters.

This would further disincentivise NZ’s tree-planting rate, the largest tool the country has on hand to at least offset emissions.

Another option is to allow the government and overseas buyers to buy NZUs from removal activities like carbon-absorbing

trees, raising the price to incentivise reduction and removal of carbon.

Forest Owners Association president Grant Dodson said the third and fourth options border on nationalisation of private property. “Foresters have invested in the ETS in good faith and the NZUs have been vested to foresters who can sell them on a free market to offset emissions.”

Biofuel plant a slash option for Gisborne

GISBORNE’S mayor has not ruled out the potential for a forest slash bioenergy plant in Tairāwhiti, but cautions it would be only one part of dealing with the region’s forest slash problem.

The government’s response to the ministerial inquiry into the east coast land use report includes a woody biomass research fund, costing $10.4 million over three years, to investigate investing in biomass forestry. This includes support for development of a bioenergy plant in Tairāwhiti that uses forest slash as a material source that could be turned into pelletised wood fuel products. Trial work at Huntly power station has proven the fuel source is a valid one for replacing coal in high energy industrial boilers.

“Over the last five to six years I have been part of several discussions with parties keen to investigate this. It would be part of a multi-pronged approach to dealing with the issue,” Gisborne District Council (GDC) mayor Rehette Stoltz said.

She said the GDC has long battled with national

policy standards on forestry management, with the one-sizefits-all regulations failing to acknowledge Gisborne’s distinct topography and soil types.

In its response to the inquiry report, the government has said it will help council by providing a resource management adviser to help develop new management measures that are fit for purpose.

He said all were aware of the price risk involved but those two options amount to the government pulling the rug from under them.

Iwi, forest owners, farmers and carbon credit investors have already lost about $3 billion in the downgraded carbon values resulting from uncertainty around the market.

Before Christmas carbon values were about $88 a NZU, but they now sit at $60 a unit.

The collapse occurred when the government failed to act on the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations to tighten the ETS settings and unit quantities.

The government has since moved to back down and take heed of a High Court ruling calling for tighter settings that reflect carbon budgets and NZ’s commitments under the Paris Accord.

Dodson said the timing of the ETS review is bad, with planting well underway for the season.

Forest plantings for coming years are already looking tenuous after this season. The collapse in carbon prices earlier this year discouraged many investors from expanding their holdings and NZ’s targeted forestry plantings are likely to fall below minimum within three years.

“It’s been only recently that the planting rates have increased. We hardly even know if the increase is short term or not, and with the options presented in the ETS consultation document, investor

confidence has been smashed.”

Meantime Beef + Lamb NZ has heralded the release of a report it commissioned on changes to the ETS, supporting the need for urgent changes including the introduction of some limits on forestry offsets.

Foresters have invested in the ETS in good faith and the NZUs have been vested to foresters who can sell them on a free market to offset emissions.

One key change proposed is the exclusion of using exotic plantations as a permanent carbon forest, except in limited circumstances.

The report says that in 2022 10,000ha of new permanent exotic forests were established, up from 5000ha in 2019. It acknowledges the increase in permanent exotics is modest.

Estimates are that there are about 30,000ha of exotic permanent plantings in NZ, out of a total exotic forestry estate of 1.75 million hectares.

But the report’s authors claim permanent exotic is expected to account for over half the 645,000ha of new afforestation by 2030.

Stoltz said the GDC had acted on its slash problem even before Cyclone Gabrielle by appointing a taskforce in January, after Cyclone Hale.

It has also been the most active council in the country for prosecuting forestry companies failing to comply with resource consent conditions.

“Maybe before 2018 we were not as active, but we certainly are now,” Stoltz said.

“We are such a unique region and standard rules do not work for us and we have objected every time the national policy rules have been raised.”

She said the GDC is poised to receive news in the coming week about what the region’s settlement package will be to deal with dwellings that fall into Category 3 (no longer inhabitable) and Category 2 (requiring significant repair).

She said the vast majority are in Gisborne city, but there are also properties scattered throughout the region in those categories. The region has about 50 homes in Gisborne and beyond expected to be Category 3, and hundreds in Category 2.

The region will also share in the $275m announced for Waka Kotahi and local council roading repairs, with its allocation still to be confirmed.

Stoltz said it is through no failure of the region, or its people, that they incurred the damage they did, with climate change exacerbating the storms’ effects.

“For that reason we really need to have a central governmentfunded approach to dealing with it.”

Other funding also in play includes $10.5m allocated to

help clean up at least 70,000t of wood debris from high priority river catchments in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne, and $200m of

support for sediment clean-up that includes $100m to help councils collect and dispose of the material.

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New HQ mooted to carry on M bovis battle

FARMERS are encouraged to have their say as the Mycoplasma bovis partners propose to move the disease eradication programme from the Ministry for Primary Industries to OSPRI.

MPI, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand are seeking farmers’ views on a proposed National Pest Management Plan (NPMP) as the cross-sector effort moves to a new phase that is expected to create savings and efficiencies for farmers.

M bovis Governance Group

independent chair Kelvan Smith said all evidence indicates the programme is now in the tail end of the outbreak.

This means the focus is now on building evidence that M bovis is not present, rather than tracing risk events associated with active infection in the national herd, Smith said.

“With no active confirmed infection in NZ we have made good progress, but it hasn’t been easy getting here.

“The three partners recognise this and want to ensure that the ongoing activity causes minimal disruption to farmers.”

OSPRI is nominated as the management agency in the NPMP proposal.

“With natural synergies in running the M bovis programme alongside NAIT and the TBfree programme, there is potential for up to $15 million in savings across the three programmes.

“We all know how crucial the NAIT system is for the timely tracing of cattle that may have been in contact with infected cattle, and the programme can achieve efficiencies by aligning some aspects of M bovis testing alongside TB testing.”

Combining resources and capability would allow the programme to continue to adapt to the work that remains ahead and

help strengthen NZ’s biosecurity system, Smith said. While the current administrative model has worked well, providing the necessary support and resources to get to the present status, Smith said having the next few years focused on background surveillance, a different model and some different capability is required to ensure the industry is getting the best value for the taxpayer and farmer levy payers.

It is expected that farmers and rural groups directly affected by M bovis will notice very little difference under the proposed model, but programme partners are seeking feedback on some key changes.

SAME: Farmers and rural groups directly a ected by M bovis will notice very little di erence under the proposed model.

a set of 15 rules to support the eradication objective; and a new reduced National Plan levy to finance the remainder of the programme.

These changes include the establishment of a National Plan, with OSPRI appointed as the agency to administer the programme and manage disease to achieve eradication; formalising disease control activities through

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Feedback on the draft proposal is being sought from the public, especially from those who play an important part in the ongoing success of the eradication effort including farmers, meat and dairy

processors, testing labs and vets. The full NPMP proposal and more information including how to make a submission can be found on the MPI website Administration of the Mycoplasma bovis Eradication Programme | NZ Government (mpi.govt.nz). The M bovis programme currently has no active confirmed properties and over time has cleared 280 properties, paying out compensation of $256.2 million across 2901 claims.

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Nominate your best bulls for unique beef study

ANGUS, Hereford and Simmental bull breeders are being encouraged to nominate sires for use in an innovative beef programme.

The Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme is seeking bulls for the next mating season on Pāmu’s Kepler farm near Te Anau and Lochinver Station near Taupō.

Dr Jason Archer, genetics specialist at Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) and INZB science lead, said the Beef Progeny Test (BPT) allows breeds to be compared as well as bulls.

“It enables BLNZ genetics to evaluate good bulls on the same level playing field while demonstrating the differences and similarities between the breeds as well as the benefits of hybrid vigour.

“The BPT plays a key role in strengthening New Zealand’s beef industry for the benefit of all farmers.”

Breeders of bulls selected for use in the BPT will be provided with detailed information about the performance of their bull’s progeny including processing data (in the case of steers).

The latest test builds on data gathered from the previous BPT, carried out between 2014-2020 on several large-scale commercial cattle operations throughout the country, Archer said.

Lochinver Station joined the programme as a progeny test host farm last year, and in January this year around 600 Angus cows were artificially inseminated using Angus, Hereford and Simmental bulls.

Becoming a progeny test site for the INZB programme provides benefits for the farm business and the wider industry.

“We’re a progressive farm with a strong focus on beef production and so we are pleased and proud to be a part of something that will help build a stronger beef industry in New Zealand,” said Steve Smith, business manager at Lochinver Station, a 9500ha sheep and cattle farm on the Rangitaiki Plains near Taupō.

“We get provided with data on the growth, fertility and carcase traits. That will help us on farm to identify how we could introduce different breeds of bulls and create hybrid vigour to produce more efficient cattle.”

Lochinver’s inclusion in the programme allowed Simmental genetics to be included in the BPT for the first time. While Simmentals are typically used as a terminal sire in New Zealand, Archer said the breed is commonly used in maternal crossbred cows in other parts of the world.

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The world’s most populous nation, India is working towards greater economic prosperity and wealth with a burgeoning middle class and world-beating economic growth of 6-7% per annum.

A NZ trade delegation is travelling to the capital, New Delhi, this month, but the three words “free trade” and “deal” are being firmly muffled.

Delegates are urged to take a far more nuanced, considered approach to the conversations they have with Indian businesspeople and politicians.

NEW Zealand trade czars and exporters have generally been chuffed lately at getting a package of free trade deals over the line.

The European Union free trade agreement opens some doors that had appeared permanently shut, while the United Kingdom FTA shores up an eroded historical relationship with a country that was once our No 1 trade partner.

But long-time trade negotiators have cautioned that future FTAs like these are likely to be increasingly fewer and further apart, as the world aligns more with geopolitical values than it does with rulesbased trade opportunities.

It could be almost instinctive, then, for NZ’s primary sector to look at India through the same lens of opportunity – as a ripe trade fruit to pick in a diminishing harvest.

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Letters of the week Kick against the pricks

BECAUSE I live alone, much of what I do, think, say and experience is raw, unmoderated, untainted or uninformed.

When our (I speak for the farm) fruit trees – fig, plum, walnut, grape, pears and more – all failed last summer I blithely blamed a November frost.

This spring something else has “failed”. Thistles – Scotch, welted, winged and California – have all neglected their usual role of providing turkeys and larks with nesting cover.

I’m not complaining. These 500ha of hill country know how to grow thistles but so far have yielded perhaps one thousandth, perhaps one ten-thousandth, of their usual annual crop.

Beside being blissful, it’s spooky – like having clean undies.

Again, I’m not complaining.

But, why no thistles?

Closer to the sun

could bring something mutually rewarding to these early conversations to build the relationship. This could include a focus on education, something Indian families prize highly.

The opportunities for the primary sector, for example, may be in mutual exchanges of horticultural and agricultural undergraduates, and the offering of skilled extension staff from here to visit and help improve crop productivity.

NEIL Henderson quite correctly has questioned Beef + Lamb New Zealand to see if they know the level of warming our farming livestock cause, “First state the problem” (Letters, August 14). They don’t know.

All agree pricing emissions should be based on warming.

Only then can He Waka Eke Noa be correctly implemented.

India walked away from an FTA with NZ and Australia over five years ago, with concerns over its most valued agricultural sectors, which employ almost half its population.

NZ dived into its EU and UK deals, but Australia pushed on with India in a measured, subtle and diplomatic way.

It built on elements of trust, communication and mutual exchange that culminated in an “early harvest” FTA with India this year on certain products, excluding dairy and apples.

The Aussies built on shared concerns over China, immigration settings and mutual commercial opportunities far beyond the nations’ mutual love of cricket, although this undoubtedly played a role in getting many conversations started.

NZ shares the passion for cricket but lacks the coal and minerals India as a growing nation needs from Australia.

This requires delegates to get creative in thinking how their particular sector

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Even getting direct air links and simpler immigration settings would be a good first start and a strong display of faith between countries.

The visit may also require a resetting of subconscious bias about what India is and what its people aspire to.

As with China, there is no generic nation. It comprises 28 populous and diverse states that share a strong desire to modernise and to be a world power.

Given it is only 76 years into democracy, its people are also averse to approaches that reek of colonial-type capitalism, as they seek partnerships in trust to build on their aspirations, not simply transactions in goods.

However, before we can assume that certain GHGs are the cause of warming, we need to ascertain the levels of those gases in our atmosphere sufficient to cause warming.

The level of methane in the atmosphere is a relatively consistent 1.867ppm or 0.0001867% of the atmosphere. Less than two molecules in a million!

Livestock methane, especially New Zealand livestock methane, is but a fraction of that amount.

To accept that the above level of GHG is responsible for 48% of NZ’s emissions, let alone that the NZ farmer is the sole source of nearly half NZ’s emissions, clearly demonstrates just how ridiculous the whole subject has become.

Global warming is a fact we can all observe and acknowledge.

Earth’s orbit has a natural eccentricity, which is currently taking us closer to the sun.

The population, if they think about it, will understand – it’s getting warmer!

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This requires delegates to get creative in thinking how their particular sector could bring something mutually rewarding to these early conversations.

Plea from the provinces as election nears

AS THE election approaches, I encourage all candidates and political parties to think about the Aotearoa New Zealand that lies beyond Lambton Quay and Queen Street.

While you compete for office space in the Beehive, consider Waitaha Canterbury and everything we have to offer.

We are one of the most ecologically diverse regions in the country, and with mana whenua we’re responding to government direction to deliver better environmental outcomes.

Our two ports provide opportunities for trade and are important assets, especially in the face of natural disasters. We have world-leading innovative industries and tertiary institutions, and can meet any demand for food production if and when needed.

Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) needs a strong relationship with central government to deliver good outcomes for our community and the environment. We’ve proven ourselves, time and again, in the face of short timeframes, significant changes, and unprecedented natural disasters. However, the pressures and challenges are immense. The scale of rates rises across the country shows the burden ratepayers are having to bear so that we can deliver what central government expects from us. I ask you to be mindful of this as you set policies and make election promises.

That’s why I’m writing this letter. I don’t want to see government action (or inaction) forcing us to compromise our

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community and our environment.

I want the new government –whatever makeup it might be by the end of October – to seriously consider the following priorities for our region.

Recognise the role of regional government

The new government needs to co-ordinate with regional councils so that we can deliver our statutory obligations. We need you to make clear decisions and give us realistic timelines and adequate resources.

Uncertainty has knock-on effects and puts even more pressure on us.

Canterbury isn’t getting a fair go when we look at how funding is allocated nationally. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for the resources and time we need to meet our obligations, without unfairly impacting our ratepayers.

We’re not the only regional council experiencing these challenges. However, it’s my job as the chair of Canterbury Regional Council to speak on behalf of Canterbury ratepayers.

Flood resilience and adaptation to climate change

The past year has been another unfortunate reminder that Aotearoa New Zealand needs to prioritise flood resilience and protection.

A future government needs to consider rivers and flood protection as primary infrastructure so that we can be adequately resourced to manage them effectively.

Regional councils invest millions to keep rivers out of backyards, off farms and away from vulnerable national infrastructure. Climate change is exacerbating all the risks we face in this area.

Canterbury’s unique braided

The

rivers with wide riverbeds and massive variation in flow add extra complexity.

Simply put, setting up and maintaining flood protection for the future is increasingly expensive and complex. I recognise the co-investment we’ve received from the government to date.

However, it doesn’t go far enough – we need an ongoing commitment to future-proof the region. No one wins if we bankrupt the country or the region trying to recover from more frequent and more severe flooding events.

Sustained investment in biodiversity and pest management

Biodiversity enhancement and pest management would be our biggest problem if we didn’t keep getting flooded.

We’ve been working to get on

We’re keen to hear local stories about the innovators, inspirations and characters that keep our communities ticking over.

Farmers tell the best stories and we want to hear yours.

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top of, and stay on top of, a range of pests including wallabies, wilding pines and other pests that are killing our native wildlife.

These threaten our native species and biodiversity, our cultural identity, and our economy. In the past we’ve worked in partnership and received government support for pest management, but it has been scattered and project-based.

Funding needs to be sustained and focused, otherwise we’ll end up wasting the investment and progress that have been made to date. We know what we’re doing, we just need the resources to do it.

Planning and investment for public transport

Public transport in Canterbury is about more than just buses –it’s about total mobility access, community cars, inter-regional travel, and transport systems that can enable localism.

Together, we need to think about public transport holistically and understand how it can shape and grow our region and economy and reduce emissions.

We have made significant investment to improve access, simplify and reduce fares, and to collaboratively plan for the future.

However, we still have a way to go. What we need is for future governments to trust us, and to keep up the investment, so we can continue transforming our region for the better.

Canterbury has the potential to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing Aotearoa NZ. And we need some positive and pragmatic change – now – to ensure a sustainable future.

We want to hear from all candidates, especially our local candidates, and political parties who see themselves being part of the next government. If you’re keen to get stuck in and do some mahi alongside us, give me a call and let’s chat.

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the Wool Impact initiative.

And I’m not going to give you a history lesson of all our previous bad decisions regarding the wool industry.

That stupidity is continuing.

While I believe the Campaign for Wool is doing well with limited resources, it is but one light in a sea of darkness.

For example, local carpet company Bremworth made the decision to ditch synthetic carpet and just concentrate on wool. I’m also aware of the considerable resources it is putting into research and development that includes waste reduction, carbon reduction and improved energy efficiency.

IWAS interested to read that Federated Farmers was wanting a return to a wool levy. I’m not against levies per se, but my view is reinstituting the wool levy would be a complete waste of time and money.

Wool isn’t lacking for funds. It has $11.4 million in the Wool Impact NZ fund plus almost $40m in the Wool Research Organisation, plus farmer funds in Wools of NZ.

Feds spokesperson and Gisborne farmer Toby Williams said “the industry lacks unity and leadership in the face of desperately low wool prices” and on that one I agree with him entirely.

The tragedy is that the wool industry has languished for decades and it has been a problem largely caused by farmers themselves.

Currently we have farmers losing money shearing sheep, leaving just two profitable options – to either sell the farm for forestry or purchase shedding sheep like Dorpers.

I wouldn’t mind just one dollar for every hour I’ve spent over the years listening to people talking about how we can fix the strong wool industry. Currently there’s

It has developed a prototype rug that contains zero plastic and has also developed a new Ahuru range of carpets “featuring bold colours from nature”.

So what did Wools of NZ do? It took manufacturing offshore to the low-wage companies of Turkey and Thailand.

What that achieves is that we have a local manufacturer who is committed to both local manufacturing and promoting strong wool, Bremworth. It is competing with a farmer-owned co-operative that’s ignored locals and taken its manufacturing offshore. Such has been the siloed mentality of our strong-wool industry.

It doesn’t make sense.

Then we had the ridiculously stupid Ministry of Education tender that’s put nylon carpet into rural schools. You’ll be aware of all the rubbish coming out of the ministry justifying the unjustifiable but again I’d suggest it is an industry problem.

We’ve always had grandiose schemes and grand plans that have never achieved much. It’s been a little like watching a couple of kids play monopoly.

What we do need is a simple, gutsy campaign selling the virtues of wool.

For a start, as Massey’s Professor Jacqueline Rowarth pointed out, carpeting the average New Zealand house with synthetic carpet is the equivalent of 20,000 plastic bags. We’ve banned plastic bags. Synthetic carpet and polyester clothing come as by-products of the world-polluting oil industry.

The Campaign for Wool is doing well with limited resources, it is but one light in a sea of darkness.

We’ve banned oil exploration, we’re taxing oil, why not synthetic carpets and polyester?

Then there are the harmful microplastics that are affecting our health and having a massive effect on the environment.

A South Korean study showed that microplastics in humans cause inflammation, neurotoxicity, oxidative stress and reproductive toxicity. They’re carcinogenic and

they alter our metabolism.

So what the Ministry of Education has done by using synthetic floor covering is to put the health of our schoolchildren at risk, not to mention the environment.

According to the National Geographic Society, microplastics have also been detected in marine organisms from plankton to whales, in commercial seafood and drinking water. Standard water treatment doesn’t remove all microplastics.

The United Nations tells us that a third of plastic waste ends up in soil or freshwater. It affects all organisms, including earthworms and invertebrates.

One could humbly ask why we’re taxing fertiliser and utes, and putting farmers under draconian environmental requirements, when we’re encouraging synthetic carpets and polyester clothing? It doesn’t make sense.

Finally, wool has been used for over 8000 years with no visible environmental side-effects.

Plastics have only been around a

relatively short time and caused massive environmental issues and affected the health of most organisms on the planet.

A recent British research paper from the University of Portsmouth concluded that the carpet industry basically couldn’t care less about its pollution, even though it is fully aware of the environmental issues and the implications for human health, with microplastics found in “blood, liver, lungs and placenta”.

When local and overseas visitors come to Rewa Rewa Station, Patrizia Vieno tells them about wool.

She says it’s “sustainable, renewable, recyclable, ecofriendly, compostable, selfcleaning, insulating and a fire retardant, and it stores up 50% of organic carbon”.

Against that there’s a pollutant that’s threatening human health and the environment.

Farmers have an excellent story to tell. They should get together and do it loudly and with one voice.

Tracking NZ’s position on this stormy sea

Straight talking

Policy Assessment – Navigating a Shifting World – should be compulsory reading.

The connotations and implications apply to all, however, and the themes are being expressed locally.

For MFAT to note that while opportunities may open up, “in the near term the future looks grim” is telling. That is not usual language for any government organisation to use but gives a clear steer on where we could be headed.

One common aspect is risk – a lot more of it.

foundations of “foreign, trade and economic policies for decades”. We have been protected from global threats by geography and a peaceful Pacific region. “Economic growth models of the past 40 years have been based on concepts of efficiency and free market competition with minimal state intervention.”

FOR anyone engaged in exporting, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’

For a generation or more, MFAT notes, “we have enjoyed a comparatively stable and secure strategic environment that has been favourable to New Zealand’s interests and values”.

We have relied on trade liberalisation and international co-operation, which have been

The world has not suddenly changed overnight. MFAT’s 2018/19 Annual Report noted that “New Zealand’s wider Asia-Pacific region is a centre of geostrategic competition and home to a number of flashpoints”.

NZ is still managing to make progress in key areas, including trade; witness the recent trade agreement with Europe, though the dividend that will be delivered is a long way down the track. However, the tide has turned. Global trade peaked as a share of

gross domestic product around the global financial crisis. Tensions between China and the United States have been brewing over a long period, in part because the US has been the hegemonic power since World War II and does not want to give up that position. Technology is the new battleground, but those microchips also need minerals. As the world becomes more and more connected and interdependent, differences are accentuated, providing challenges to achieving unity.

Populism, self-interest and protectionism are on the rise, along with distrust of institutions. Liberal democracy is being challenged. Covid-19 was notable for a lack of global leadership early on, along with a lack of leadership on action to limit warming to 1.5degC. Self-interest is usurping

debated. We have too many eggs in that China export basket.

group interest. Covid, inflation and transitioning to climate resilient economies are challenges not only to growth, but to the equality and equity of growth.

MFAT identifies three major shifts:

• From being directed by rules to influenced by power. Power brings the ability to challenge the status quo and rules. Witness Russia and the Ukraine, and China’s greater assertiveness.

• From economics to security. The

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Alan Emerson Semi-retired Wairarapa farmer and businessman: dath.emerson@gmail.com THE TEST OF TIME: Wool has been used for over 8000 years with no visible environmental side effects, Alan Emerson says.
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Dependence versus diversification needs to be

I just love producing a commodity. Here’s why

Eating the elephant

there is collective agreement that this natural product taken directly from the sheep’s back is surely better than a petrochemicalderived synthetic nylon alternative. Surely my school’s floors would be better lined with Aotearoa wool than crude oil nylon?

My mistake here is thinking I produce a product and that nylon is the alternative. My wool is at best an alternative to synthetic polymers, with wool used in 10% of carpets these days, and demand is a far cry from the Korean wool boom of 70 years ago.

producer bias), the salesperson pointed out my slight winter sniffle and questioned whether allergies might be an issue with a woollen carpet.

My school board paper review and carpet-buying experience drove home the fact that if you are in commodities, you are providing a raw material, not a product. I produce strong wool, not carpets; 95CL bull beef, not hamburgers. It also illustrates the need for economies of scale. With wool, the competitor is not wool from Peru or Scotland. The market leader is Chinese nylon polymers produced from Russian or Saudi Arabian oil.

STANDING FIRM: Strong wool has natural variables that do not compete as a commodity ingredient. This might suggest pessimism about our future with commodities, says Phil Weir, ‘but I love producing a commodity’.

Phil

IAM a small-scale wool farmer and trustee at my local school, so the latest petition around our most failed commodity, strong wool, has left me wondering again about commodities and their risks and benefits.

Mates will attest that I am not a massive fan of sheep. I prefer cattle. Every time I look at sheep, they die or have a bearing. Because I am usually holding a drench gun when I’m with them, they are a good reminder that I am now middle aged. But, every spring and then again in autumn, I mutter to myself (whilst also cursing the harvesting cost) that this white woolen stuff is truly fantastic.

By beer’s end following shearing,

economic imperative is being usurped by the geopolitical imperative. Security is being prioritised in food, energy and technology, with the latter critical for economic advancement. The geostrategic contest for the Indo-Pacific

As I rummage through the papers on my desk, two documents tell our commodity story well. One is the school board paper. I review my local school’s balance sheet and find it to be as challenged as my own farm business for the year ahead. I think about my kids and their mates in our community and the fact that they’re in want of a music teacher, a playground, a teacher aid to keep everything together. How much more would our school be willing to pay for the ingredient in their carpet to be wool?

The other document is a carpet catalogue from our recent renovation. As an experiment, I kept my negative bias against the market-dominating synthetic option hidden from the carpet salesperson. The sales playbook was predictably focused on value, on durability, on colour, on cleaning, on price. It was carpet for sale, not wool. When I disclosed my interest in wool (but not my

region is intensifying with China growing more assertive.

• From efficiency to resilience.

“Just in time” is morphing into “just in case”, with riskmanagement-style discussions around management and board tables more prevalent. Supply chain effectiveness can no longer be taken for granted. The

We are talking about the biggest actors in a global economy, who exert massive economies of scale and invest significantly to create bespoke synthetic polymers perfect for carpet.

Our wool, collected naturally in the same way as 50 years ago, has natural variables that do not compete as a commodity ingredient. No matter how much we tell the “story of wool” as a commodity into carpet, we will struggle to stack up.

This rationale might suggest pessimism about our future with commodities, but I love producing a commodity and here is why.

I love that, notwithstanding commodity volatility, my commodity beef will sell. I know global demand means my cattle, here today, will be gone by Christmas, something mānuka honey producers might wish for.

I love that supplying a global commodity market (95CL beef),

new buzzwords are decoupling, de-risking, near-shoring, reshoring, on-shoring, friendshoring. Shoring up resilience including access to resources, markets and supply chains comes at an economic cost as it represents a move away from relying on competitive advantage.

With wool, the competitor is not wool from Peru or Scotland. The market leader is Chinese nylon polymers produced from Russian or Saudi Arabian oil.

I am able to specialise on farm. Work behind the farm gate is hard; supplying a commodity market means I can “simply” use science and rational agronomic practices to continuously improve and get more from less.

I love that commodity products are the basis of our rural communities. Whether through co-operatives in the past or not (less so today), community cohesion is maintained despite the weather and markets.

These shifts are local too. Politicians such as the former minister of transport not playing by the rules, or even reading the rules.

Other cabinet ministers the same. The audacity of ram raids. Funerals now disrupting everyday activities. NZ is seeing subsets of Rules versus Power.

Boardroom discussions now talk more about risk as just-incase sinks in. The politicians do not appear to appreciate the risk associated with our energy dependence and reliance on global supply chains.

MFAT’s report is light on where to, in part because the uncertainty is huge.

The themes identified will challenge the low-inflation orthodoxy we have been used to. We could be entering a series of rolling supply shocks. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent strong-arm movement, which has seen wheat prices bounce, is an example. Two percent inflation on average looks an aspirational target as opposed to a realistic one.

Navigating inflation means higher interest rates; lacking a central bank backstop – which inflation has removed – we are now taking real risk to make real

We battle alongside our neighbour, we don’t compete with them.

Certainly if I am successful and my neighbor is not, I will likely buy them out to achieve economies of scale (an imperative of commodity production), but that is usually far from our thoughts. Ninety-nine percent of the time, we help each other and we share.

I have enough challenges with my commodities. Fellow Eating the elephant columnists Dave Eades and Dan Eb will talk to the rewards of more risky business models.

For now, the limited time and cash I have outside farming will be invested in my family, local school or native bush remnant.

We have choices about where we spend our time and money. I am a proud commodity beef producer, who next week will have new woollen carpets.

money. Higher average inflation also means the same for interest rates.

Dependence versus diversification needs to be debated. We have too many eggs in that China export basket.

Managing or mitigating risks does not come for free but neither can it be ignored, and I would not describe NZ as being a strong manager of risk.

Energy has been a debacle. What will be the shape of defence spending going forward? A lot more I suspect. Another spending pressure that works against tax relief.

Division will drive more use of power and less obeying of rules locally. We have growing division. Who is the leader or what is the policy platform that can unite the majority?

NZ is somewhat fortunate in that food production is our strength, and security in it is now a global priority. That provides opportunities if executed well.

Managing risk is not about putting naysayers in charge. It is about balance, the use of data to validate the risk-return tradeoffs, and executing. The shifting landscape just means lifting our game and modifying for a few different rules.

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Cultivating a sustainable green system

HUMBLED by his win in the 2023 arable industry awards, Arable Farmer of the Year Hugh Ritchie says it is a great honour.

“I’m absolutely rapt, bit blown away really. It’s certainly not something I aspired to but it is a great honour to be nominated by your peers and then to be selected the winner.

“And no way do I think I am the best arable grower, it really isn’t about that. There’s a lot better than me,” he says.

The Arable Farmer of the Year award recognises an arable farmer who excels in all aspects of the arable industry, with the judges looking for a sustainable farm business that balances production and profitability, and a grower who shows evidence of a long-term commitment to the industry.

The judges said Ritchie is progressive and innovative.

“He’s always looking to do better, always looking to see what he can learn, reaching across sectors and integrating them to strengthen his farm business,” the judging panel said.

“He is proactive and supportive of the Cultivate Investments concept delivering innovation for New Zealand’s growers and farmers.”

In his time on the board and as chair of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), Ritchie was a key driver of the Cultivate Investments project, investing in bold and impactful companies transforming NZ’s food and fibre sector.

“We [arable] were always seen as the poor cousins in farming. As chair of the FAR board I looked at how we do things, how we could change things and find new ideas

to leverage investment and take our business closer to market,” Ritchie says.

“It was all with the backing of the board that as an industry we created this investment fund with the focus being to create more opportunities for farmers.”

Meanwhile he almost missed his opportunity to take the top honour.

The all-important interview date as a finalist for the awards was set down but Ritchie was taking family time away from the farm.

“It was one of those times. I forgot all about the 1pm interview with [FAR chief executive] Alison Stewart. She got me on the Mt Hutt ski field.

“There was snow everywhere, I was shielding my phone in the snowstorm to try hear her, the kids were skiing on thinking. ‘Oh yeah, Dad is busy on his phone for work again.’”

But despite the interview challenges Ritchie clearly made an impression, his perseverance as evident on farm as it was in the interview in a snowstorm.

Ritchie and his wife Sharon run Drumpeel Farms, an intensive arable and livestock operation across two properties – the home block at Ōtāne and a second property south of Hastings.

They have an emphasis on efficiency improvements in soil health to keep their greenhouse gas emissions down, with the overriding caveat being to make the farm operation sustainable.

Ritchie is pragmatic in his approach to changes that need to be made around GHG emissions, acknowledging that the ability to be flexible and willingness to try new ideas will help propel the business forward while addressing

climate change regulations.

“No farmer would argue about being efficient and making changes to be more efficient. It goes a long way to making gains on the emissions journey and you look at that as positive and move forward.

“The ultimate aim is to reduce our carbon emissions; if you look at the massive zero outcome as an end goal you lose sight of the journey.

“It’s how do you eat an elephant; you know it’s one bite at a time. Start on part of the business and make some gains there and then move on to the next bit.”

Ritchie used opportunities such as his Nuffield Scholarship to travel to investigate different

farming methods and he has continued his strong involvement in local research and innovation to progress his farms productivity.

With a total of 2050ha, the farming operation takes in 880ha of cropping incorporating half of that in cereals including autumn malting barley, spring oats and barley, wheat, vegetable seed production as well as process carrots, beans, peas and sweetcorn for McCain and export squash. Maize is the biggest chunk of the cropping in both area and tonnage.

The home block property has been in the family since 1962, when Ritchie’s parents David and Sally moved from Canterbury and purchased the farm in Hawke’s Bay.

“Dad was reasonably innovative and not afraid of change so that helped me when I came along, keen to make some changes,” Ritchie says.

Zero tillage to promote soil sustainability was a goal.

“First and foremost I was looking at efficiencies.

“In 2000 I started strip tilling and direct drilling all on the back of Nuffield. We are now using track machinery reducing soil compaction, with precision agriculture and GPS allowing us to be very accurate in what we are doing, and the fuel load per hectare is a lot lower than it has been in the past.

“Organic matter is increased, erosion from both wind and water is decreased, earthworms are increased and internal drainage is increased.

“We are using variable rate irrigation, getting the right amount of water in the right place on the right soil types.

“Rotation has been a big part of the farm for 60 years. There is not a lot of tractor work and the fiveyear rotational concept is limiting the amount of fertiliser going on.

“We are cropping 880ha with two and half people, the half being me.”

Livestock is involved in the system, helping to encourage nutrient cycling and, together with rotational crops, makes the system as efficient as possible.

More sustainable farming methods have not only improved the soils but also the bottom line on the farm accounts.

Initially the goal was to at best match productivity under traditional methods.

No farmer would argue about being efficient and making changes to be more efficient. It goes a long way to making gains on the emissions journey, and you look at that as positive and move forward.

The fact that they are producing greater returns with sustainable farming is a bonus.

“The technology is there now; you can do a lot without too much cost,” he says.

The farm took a huge hit from Cyclone Gabrielle, but the diverse farm system, built to survive, is slowly but surely recovering.

“We had 300ha that just looked like a moonscape.

“Going back to eating the elephant, you can’t do it all in one bite; recovery has been broken down into manageable chunks.

“We have had tractors, diggers, dozers – levelling, aerating and incorporating silt into the soil. Support has come from far and wide. We are making progress. The soils will take time to recover – we will get there, eventually.”

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Arable Farmer of the Year Hugh Ritchie is a progressive, innovative farmer who knows the value of perseverance. He talked with Annette Scott DIGGING IT: Hugh Ritchie’s goal was to at best match productivity under traditional methods. The fact that he is producing greater returns with sustainable farming is a bonus. BEST IN SHOW: Hugh Ritchie and wife Sharon run Drumpeel Farms, an intensive arable and livestock operation across two properties. ‘We are cropping 880ha with two and half people,’ he says, ‘the half being me.’ Drumpeel Farms

Freshwater seaweed trials a clear success

Trials on the Coromandel Peninsula have shown that sea lettuce will gorge itself on pollutants in freshwater, potentially removing a signi cant source of contamination from New Zealand’s waterways. Gerald Piddock reports.

SEAWEED could soon be used to clear pollution from waterways after a successful trial in Thames that tested the aquatic plant’s ability to soak up freshwater contaminants.

The study by AgriSea and Waikato University took water from the Waihou Estuary and pumped it into tanks on land filled with seedings of sea lettuce, Ulva australis.

The seedlings feed on the nutrients in the water, acting like a sponge in the process as they grow.

The resulting filtered water has 90% less nitrates and 70% less phosphorus, according to measurements by Waikato University.

AgriSea chief innovation officer Tane Bradley says the results far exceeded their expectations, compared to the initial nutrientremoval modelling they had calculated.

The Paeroa-based company set up a testing site on the outskirts of Thames close to the Waihou River using three custom-made high-rate algal ponds – tanks that resemble oversized bathtubs.

Each tank has a different weight of seaweed and water flow rate to determine what the optimal amount of seaweed is required versus the flow rate to result in the best nutrient removal.

The water is also constantly in motion to ensure a steady supply of nutrients for the seaweed and to prevent the seaweed from floating to the bottom of the tank, where it would be deprived of light.

The testing site will help

formulate what will be needed if the project takes its next step, which is to be scaled up.

Overseeing the day-to-day handling of the project is AgriSea research technician Taylor Moore. Every week, the tanks are stocked with seaweed, and water samples are collected twice a week and analysed by scientists at Waikato University to determine the rate of nutrient removal using a beforeand-after comparison.

Our hope is that it can be adapted and scaled to fit alongside any waterway.

Moore says he was initially skeptical of the likelihood of seaweed growing in such contaminated water, which he described as “the rankest water ever”, but the results shocked him with the lettuce growing almost twice as well as what was hypothesized at the beginning because of the nutrient availability in the water.

Moore says the pilot system is projected to have an average biomass production of 15g per square meter per day, yielding around 328kg of dry weight biomass annually.

With the sea lettuce biomass containing about 4-5% nitrogen in nutrient-rich conditions, harvesting 328kg of biomass would eliminate around 16kg of nitrogen

CLEANER: AgriSea chief innovation o cer Tane Bradley says the 90% reduction in nitrates and 70% reduction in phosphorus exceeded their expectations.

from the environment.

“Scaling this up, using the same productivity assumption, annual production would reach upwards of 54.8t of dry weight per hectare, removing 2.7t of nitrogen – equivalent to 12t of nitrate per hectare annually.”

For AgriSea, the project is not just about research, it is also about determining if it is scalable, which Bradley believes they have achieved.

“We wanted to see if this system could work in open environments to soak up nutrients and provide a model for others to pick up and upscale across the country. We are happy with the results of this pilot phase.”

The next steps will be more modelling around the cost to upscale the project so it will work in a full-scale commercial setting. There is an opportunity to partner with others who are interested in the technology, including councils, water treatment companies, local iwi, farmers and landowners –anyone wanting to clean up water and create opportunities.

The pilot was funded using just under $700,000 from the government’s Sustainable Food

and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures). AgriSea contributed $108,000 and the Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) is investing $150,000.

Thames-Coromandel District Council gifted the land lease for the project term worth $40,000, with support from Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Hako. Hauraki District Council, PwC and Te Waka are also assisted with the consent and application process.

Bradley says the collaboration between all these partners has been key to the success and outreach of this project.

“We’ve had local school groups, film crews, national and even international interest for this work – for us it’s about providing solutions and opportunities to the nutrient challenges we have.”

AgriSea met with members of local government and scientists and community recently to plan the project’s next steps.

“There’s a genuine opportunity here and it’s not about pointing fingers.

“Our hope is that it can be adapted and scaled to fit alongside any waterway.”

Ag tech champs honoured by AgriTech NZ

AgriTech NZ chair Bridgit Hawkins said.

TWO industry champions have been honoured for their collective action for the benefit of the sector at an AgriTech New Zealand event.

The event, hosted at Parliament, honoured the work of individuals in the industry, with the Robin Davidson Memorial Award going to AgriSea chief executive Clare Bradley.

The award celebrates the work of individuals in the agritech industry who represent good citizenship through collaboration, collective action for the sector and supporting the development of others in the community.

“The nominations we received for this award were of the highest calibre and the executive council had a hard decision to make,”

“Ultimately Clare’s work as a champion for industry made her a great choice.

“She’s an incredible role model and shares her time, knowledge and support generously with all those involved.

“Clare reflects the behaviours that Robin Davidson exemplified, being a passionate advocate not only for agritech but also for the health and wellbeing of people, place and planet,” Hawkins said.

The AgriTech Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Wharf42 chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton.

Currently overseas working on new agritech collaborations, WrenHilton accepted the award via a recorded video.

AgriTech NZ chief executive Brendan O’Connell has worked closely with Wren-Hilton over

many years and said the award was a fitting recognition of years of dedication.

“Peter has had a vision for the role of agritech from NZ for many years.

“He has championed an ecosystem approach to connecting globally and has played a key role in the growth of the industry including the creation of AgriTech NZ,” O’Connell said.

The nominations we received for this award were of the highest calibre.

“It is fitting that on a night where we celebrate all that has been achieved through collaborative practice for the industry that we recognise Peter’s foundational and ongoing role.”

Both Bradley and WrenHilton acknowledged the work they undertake would not be possible without support and collaborations across the sector.

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LETTUCE CELEBRATE: AgriSea chief executive o cer Clare Bradley, Waikato University chemist Chris Glasson, AgriSea chief innovation o cer Tane Bradley and Waikato University phycologist Marie Magnusson at the tanks used to grow sea lettuce. Tane Bradley AgriSea Annette Scott PEOPLE Awards AgriTech WINNER: Award winner Clare Bradley, centre, with AgriTech NZ chair Bridgit Hawkins and AgriTech NZ chief executive Brendan O’Connell.

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SALE TALK

A man in ancient Rome cannibalizes his wife and frames his neighbor Ridiculus.

Ridiculus goes to court and says, “I’m-a in-nocent-a!

You have-a gott to beli-eve-a me!” (Ancient Romans sounded like Italians, in case you didn’t know.)

They sentence him to fight in the colosseum. Turns out he is quite good at fighting. In no time he becomes the best, and he makes a great friend along the way.

One evening, after another day of tough fighting, his friend says, “Don’t you wish-a, with all of your figh-ting skills, you could have-a your neigh-bor in front of-a you now-a? Wouldn’t you want-a to cut-a him right in half-a?!”

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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!

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

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Will 2024 bring a bullish US beef market?

Herd rebuilding in the US was widely expected to tighten supply this year. Instead slaughter rates have approached record levels.

the US beef supply and eventually positive outcomes for imported beef demand.

THERE was widespread anticipation that the United States imported beef market would have delivered strong returns this year. This was based on tightening supplies as the US moved into its herd rebuilding phase.

While there was some good upside earlier on, it couldn’t be maintained, and current imported prices have fallen below five-year average levels.

The only hope is what didn’t eventuate this year will come to fruition next year.

Data for the first six months of this year showed a distinct lack of herd rebuilding. US beef cow slaughter was the second highest in 30 years, just falling short of 2022’s record. It was also supported by a significantly higher US dairy cow slaughter because of falling milk prices.

Overall beef cow slaughter rates are lower than last year, but they are still vastly higher than historical patterns. US beef cows have been the largest casualty of lingering drought conditions. This will have lasting implications for

US domestic cow prices are currently sitting just shy of US$3/ lb. In contrast, US imported beef prices have struggled to gain any pricing traction. A wave of much higher volumes from Australia and New Zealand hasn’t helped.

In the seven months to the end of July, these two countries combined shipped an extra 75,000t of beef into the US compared to the same period last year. Indications from the US point to a further surge of Australian beef thus far into August.

These higher imported beef supplies dampened demand and contributed to a wide spread between US domestic and imported prices.

Armed with choice, higher supplies of fresh domestic lean beef with its multiple use options have been favoured over frozen imported beef, which is generally only used in the foodservice sector – a sector that has struggled with high prices and reduced spending this year.

Every piece of data out of the US points to lower cattle numbers over the next few years, be it

As US beef supplies start to run thin, reliance on imported product will return. All going to plan, this bodes well for stronger farmgate returns through 2024.

cow and calf numbers, feed lot numbers or even cattle outside of feedlots.

The US Department of Agriculture July inventory saw all cattle and calf numbers drop by 2.7 million head since July 2022. An 800,000-head drop in beef cow numbers, combined with a 600,000-head drop in heifer numbers, points to even tighter calf numbers in 2024 and 2025. Ultimately this will head to lower beef production within the US. At some point, based on weather conditions and profitability, US

farmers will start to rebuild cattle numbers, which will further tighten production.

The estimated inventory of US beef cows on July 1 was 29.4 million head. The last time the beef herd fell this low was in 2014. Back then the drop in availability created a positive pricing environment for imported beef as the US needed to offset their production shortfalls.

By mid to late 2014, buoyed by strong export demand, NZ bull and cow prices climbed over $4/kg and $5/kg respectively, with prime prices also following suit. While hard to imagine now, this was pushing into new pricing territory back then. Those higher prices were maintained until covid-19 appeared in early 2020.

The key is if the US is facing large production lows from next year then, as US beef supplies start to run thin, the country’s reliance on imported product will

return. This leads many to expect 2024 will be a solid year for US imported beef prices. All going to plan, this bodes well for stronger farmgate returns through 2024. There is a risk we may not see the pricing reaction of days gone by. This is simply because external factors continue to exert more influence on the general market than through the last rebuild phase. Drought, increased Australian supplies and Brazil’s production all remain additional wildcards.

Despite this, the prospects are looking decidedly stronger than this season. The question is, will we have the beef numbers available to fully capitalise on this brighter outlook?

• Last week’s market analysis piece stated farmers are reluctant to rear 60-100kg calves. This should have read 60-100 calves. We apologise for the error.

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Weekly saleyards

A key date on the calendar, the annual Feilding Marton Hogget Fair, yarded just over 8000 sheep on August 16. With a falling schedule, many vendors throughout the country have opted to maximise lamb weight. This was especially evident at Feilding as a large proportion of lambs were very heavy and the average weight lifted nearly 5kg compared to last year.

The average price was just over $27 per head lower than last year and woolly lambs were heavily discounted. However, most lines sold and, considering the uncertainty in the market, it was a good day out.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – August 21, 2023 Markets 25
Kaikohe | August 16 | 350 cattle $/kg or $/hd Mixed-age beef-cross cows, RWB 2.17 R2 Angus steers 3.07 R1 beef-cross steers 3.60-3.65 R1 dairy-beef bulls, 160kg 730 R1 Angus heifers 3.12-3.28 Wellsford | August 14 | 253 cattle $/kg or $/hd R3 dairy-beef steers, 474-572kg 2.51-2.93 R3 dairy-beef heifers, RWB, 367-440kg 550-1090 R2 dairy-beef steers, 427-466kg 2.94-3.05 R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 327-414kg 2.79-2.95 Aut-born yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 321-385kg 3.09-3.15 R1 dairy-beef steers, 193-377kg 800-1130 Pukekohe | August 12 $/kg or $/hd R1 dairy-beef steers 445-490 R1 heifers 400-845 Prime steers 3.02-3.06 Prime heifers 2.89-2.98 Boner cows 1.93-2.29 Store ewes, all 80-150 Store lambs, all 100-120 Prime lambs, all 160-168 Tuakau | August 10 | 480 cattle $/kg or $/hd R3 dairy-beef steers, 540-590kg 3.06-3.10 R2 steers, 420-460kg 3.14-3.28 R2 heifers, 360-410kg 2.96-3.12 R1 steers, 260-340kg 3.40-3.60 R1 heifers, 240-280kg 3.07-3.25 Tuakau | August 14 | 230 sheep $/kg or $/hd Store lambs, all 80-100 Prime ewes, all 75-125 Prime lambs, all 130-174 Tuakau | August 16 | 360 cattle $/kg or $/hd Prime beef cows, 650-800kg 2.08-2.28 Prime steers, 670-760kg 3.30-3.36 Prime steers, 550-620kg 3.15-3.28 Prime heifers, 450-610kg 3.18-3.24 Boner cows, 450-630kg 1.87-2.28 Rangiuru | August 15 | 202 cattle, 46 sheep $/kg or $/hd R1 heifers, 280-331kg 2.92-3.11 Prime beef-cross, dairy-beef steers, 703-760kg 3.29-3.46 Prime dairy-beef heifers, 450-518kg 2.91-2.98 Boner Friesian, Friesian-cross cows, 390-500kg 1.92-2.07 Frankton | August 15 | 437 cattle $/kg or $/hd R2 Friesian heifers, 457-470kg 2.87-2.90 R1 Friesian bulls, 97kg 495-500 R1 dairy-beef heifers, 300-391kg 940-1240 Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 501-539kg 3.22-3.38 Frankton | August 16 | 498 cattle $/kg or $/hd Mixed-age dairy-beef cows, 450-588kg 2.33-2.53 R2 beef steers, 359-477kg 3.11-3.24 R2 dairy-beef steers, 474-500kg 3.20-3.25 R2 dairy-beef heifers, 275-376kg 2.21-2.98 R1 dairy steers, 98-259kg 300-610 Prime dairy-beef steers, 665-686kg 3.16-3.20 Boner Friesian cows, 516-610kg 2.13-2.38 Te Kuiti | August 11 | 1333 cattle $/kg or $/hd Aut-born yearling Angus-Friesian steers, 303-404kg 3.23-3.43 Aut-born yearling Angus-Friesian heifers, 325-331kg 3.03-3.07 R1 Angus steers, 207-246kg 855-1045 R1 Angus steers, 262-324kg 1040-1180 R1 exotic steers, 292-361kg 1000-1235 R1 Angus heifers, 198-250kg 700-840 R1 Angus-Hereford, Hereford heifers, 245-287kg 3.15-3.31 Aut-born weaner Simmental-cross steers & heifers, 173-233kg 700-860 Matawhero | August 11 | 1009 sheep $/kg or $/hd Mixed-age Romney ewes, RWR, good 70 Store male lambs, good to heavy 96-110 Store ewe lambs, light to good 47-65 Prime ewes, medium 75-100 Taranaki | August 16 | 405 cattle $/kg or $/hd R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 388-462kg 3.06-3.09 R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 375-382kg 3.05-3.06 R1 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 258-262kg 3.26-3.34 Aut-born weaner dairy-beef heifers, 117-155kg 505-550 Boner dairy cows, 468-496kg 1.97-2.05 Stortford Lodge | August 14 | 621 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime ewes, very heavy 130-146 Prime male & mixed-sex lambs, heavy 138-173 Prime ewe lambs, heavy 134-143 Prime ewe lambs, medium 124-125 Stortford Lodge | August 16 | 813 cattle, 8630 sheep $/kg or $/hd Mixed-age Angus cows, 550-632kg VIC Angus 20/12 2.60-2.67 R2 traditional steers, 491-511kg 3.21-3.32 R1 traditional steers, 244-315kg 3.80-3.85 R1 Angus-Hereford steers, 352-366kg 3.91-4.05 R1 traditional heifers, tops, 220-247kg 3.46-3.49 R1 traditional heifers, 181-280kg 3.26-3.36
26 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – August 21, 2023 Markets 26 Get ahead of the market Take advantage of New Zealand’s most trusted independent agricultural market data reporting and analysis, with a range of insightful agriculture and forestry reports. Subscribe from only $100 per month agrihq.co.nz/our-industry-reports Stortford Lodge | August 16 | 813 cattle, 8630 sheep continued $/kg or $/hd Store male lambs, heavy 135-166 Store male lambs, medium to good 105-133 Store male lambs, light 88-103 Store ewe lambs, good to heavy 106-153.50 Store ewe lambs, light to medium 88-103 Dannevirke | August 10 | 1069 sheep $/kg or $/hd Store ram lambs 79-109 Store cryptorchid lambs 61.25-130.50 Store wether lambs 95-125 Store ewe lambs 83-125 Prime ewes, all 66-100 Prime lambs, all 121-140.50 Feilding | August 11 | 682 cattle, 5052 sheep $/kg or $/hd R2 traditional, South Devon steers, 472-612kg 3.25-3.36 R2 bulls, 454-704kg 3.19-3.28 R2 traditional heifers, 360-458kg 2.93-3.00 R1 Angus steers, 244-314kg 885-1180 R1 Friesian bulls, 243-263kg 870-940 R1 traditional heifers, 251-301kg 3.19-3.45 Mixed-age Romney, Romney-cross ewes, SIL 150%-200%, medium 138-150 Store lambs, heavy 125.50-146 Store male & ewe lambs, good 113-136.50 Store ewe lambs, medium 98-114.50 Feilding | August 14 | 50 cattle, 2991 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime Angus steers, one line, 756kg 3.10 Prime Hereford heifers, 440-520kg 2.81-2.87 Boner Friesian cows, 508-650kg 2.74-2.80 Prime ewes, good 80-112 Prime male & mixed-sex lambs, very heavy 177-186 Prime mixed-sex lambs, heavy 137-176 Feilding/Marton | August 16 | 8042 sheep $/kg or $/hd Store male lambs, very heavy 157-190 Store male lambs, heavy 124-149 Store ewe lambs, very heavy 143-180 Store ewe lambs, good to heavy 118-139 Coalgate | August 10 | 72 cattle, 2003 sheep $/kg or $/hd R1 dairy-beef steers & heifers, 158-183kg 3.16-3.22 Prime beef cows, 490-645kg 2.38-2.40 Prime beef steers & heifers, 493-612kg 3.14-3.25 Store lambs, most 101-118 Prime ewes, all 60-102 Prime lambs, good to very good 150-188 Canterbury Park | August 15 | 150 cattle, 1378 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime traditional cows, 600-630kg 2.46-2.48 Prime traditional steers, 520-588kg 3.35-3.40 Prime dairy-beef heifers, 460-625kg 3.20-3.39 Store mixed-sex lambs, medium-good 100-126 Prime ewes, good to heavy 79-144 Prime lambs, very good to heavy 156-191 Temuka | August 14 | 304 cattle, 4074 sheep $/kg or $/hd Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 513-675kg 3.00-3.05 Prime Simmental-cross bulls, 605-664kg 2.85-2.89 Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 525-620kg 3.04-3.09 Boner Friesian cows, 429-525kg 1.80-2.00 Store mixed-sex lambs, good 121-126 Store Merino wether lambs, medium-good 107-115 Prime ewes, most 70-88 Prime 1-shear ewes, most 84-99 Prime mixed-sex lambs, most 120-145 Balclutha | August 16 | 263 cattle $/kg or $/hd Store lambs, all 62-99 Prime ewes, all 52-108 Prime lambs, all 118-168
+64 6 323 6393 info@agrihq.co.nz agrihq.co.nz LOG PRICE REPORT MARCH 2022 EXPORT PRUNED A-GRADE P1 S1 PULP NZ$/JASM3 NZ$/JASM3 NZ$/TONNE NZ$/TONNE NZ$/TONNE 181 132 191 132 55.5 WHARFGATE LOG PRICES NZ$/JASm3 Weighted Average*, Delivered to Wharf Grade Export P A K KS KI KIS Pruning Pruned Unpruned Unpruned Unpruned Unpruned Unpruned SED (minimum) cm 40 30 40 22 20 - 26 26 10 Knot size (maximum) cm 0 10 15 15 15 25 No limit Length m 4.0 5.8 4.1 + 4.1 12.1 3.6 - 4.0 4.0 + 3.7 Northern North Island 183 134 126 124 116 115 124 122 115 111 125 123 116 113 116 115 107 102 123 121 113 105 118 117 109 103 124 122 115 111 -26% -26% -27% -29% -19% -19% -20% -21% -22% -23% -24%* Weightings are calculated on the volume of softwood logs traded through each port in the past 12 months, as indicated by available data. This month's report is weighted as follows; Port Weightings - +2 - - +0.5 Port(s) Regions Region Level Island Level National Level Marsden 33% 16% 13% Tauranga 67% 34% 27% Northern Nth Isl. - 51% 40% Gisborne/Napier 66% 33% 26% New Ply/Wellington 34% 17% 13% Southern Nth Isl. - 49% 39% North Island - - 80% Nelson/Picton 67% 43% 9% Lyttelton/Timaru 33% 21% 4% Northern Sth Isl. - 64% 13% P.Chalmers/Otago 61% 22% 5% Bluff 39% 14% 3% Southern Sth Isl. - 36% 7% South Island - - 20% +64 6 323 6393 info@agrihq.co.nz agrihq.co.nz LOG PRICE INDICATOR MARCH 2022 EXPORT PRUNED UNPRUNED PULP NZ$/TONNE NZ$/TONNE NZ$/TONNE NZ$/TONNE 117 184 119 56.0 105 110 115 120 125 Mar-17 Ten year NZ Combined Log Indicator ($/Tonne) 10 year average +1 - - +1 Log Indicator Trends FORESTRY MARKET REPORT ph S1 DOMESTIC LOGS (NZ$/TONNE) 132 A-GRADE EXPORT LOGS US$/JAS [CFR]) 150 SHIPPING – CHINA (US$/JAS) 47.2 CARBON (NZ$/NZU) 80.0 NZD:USD 0.672 FEBRUARY 2022 Omicron slows NZ production Wharfgate log prices firm Shipping starting to rise again Key Points VIEWPOINT -4 +14 -3.4 +4.7 +0.6C ...there's finally been a bit of life injected into log export markets. Reece Brick After a three-month price lull there's finally been a bit of life injected into log export markets. This largely comes from China getting back into the game after coming back from break, supported by mildly weaker shipping costs and the exchange rate. Reduced supplies out of NZ in recent months has been key for reengaging Chinese buying, particularly when other parts of the world aren't offering any more volumes than normal, usually noticeably less. Short-term we are unlikely to see much more upside than has already been reported. Shipping costs are starting to increase as of late-February due to a mixture of demand changes and increasing bunker costs partly brought on by the Russia-Ukraine situation. China wakes up Sara Hilhorst 12 mths ago 185 128 119 165 122 112 180 127 56 117 MARKET REPORT Warm weather good for lambing highlights On-farm condiitons slowly improving Processing space opening up gradually Risk of lambs cutting teeth starting to be considered Wet weather plays havoc again NZ LAMB SCHEDULE ($/KG) 9.35 NZ DOLLAR (US/$) 0.633 3.2 4.0 4.4 4.8 Oct Dec Feb Apr JunAug Oct North Island store lamb price ($/kgLW) 5-yr ave 2020-21 2021-22 Source: AgriHQ lights processing has passed while weeks away from returning to its normal lamb capacity. Although, with it looking like there are still many lambs to process before their teeth cut, the rush to get lambs in could cause the backlogs to drag on. The store market has improved in the North Island, mainly on shorn lambs with a longer window before teethcutting becomes an issue. Though prices are quiet variable, especially in the yards where up to $5/kg isn’t C d ti d h b t h b Mid-winter market s mellow VIEWPOINT 27 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – August 21, 2023 Markets 27 Ten 56 56 WEEK BEGINNING LAMB Key Points AUGUST 22, 2022 Warm weather good for lambing Short-term cattle in demand, calves poorer GDT keeps on falling WHOLE MILK POWDER VS. MONTH AGO (US$/TONNE) 3510 NZ P2 STEER ($/KG) 6.44 It’s been noticeably warmer than usual across the entire country. The east coast has had a welcome break from the wet weather and the sunshine with warm temperatures will be supporting lamb survival rates. Lambs on crops have taken a bit of a knock living in the mud and rain and they may be a few weeks away from picking up again. More processing space has opened up in the North Island as the peak of bobby calf Hayley O’Driscoll KE Y PO NTS JULY 2022 US TE 95C NZ SL ER TEE NA E A R AUGHT R LAMB SD 2.67 6.1 0 8 Charlton | August 10 | 479 sheep $/kg or $/hd Store lambs, all 40-100 Prime ewes, all 42-108 Prime lambs, all 120-168 Lorneville | August 15 $/kg or $/hd R2 beef-cross steers, 390-473kg 2.80-2.98 R1 Angus heifers, 195-216kg 680-770 Prime cows, 450kg 1.94-2.02 Prime steers, 450-600kg 2.46-2.61 Prime heifers, 380-405kg 1.80-2.02 Store lambs, all 70-110 Prime ewes, all 45-110 Prime lambs, all 110-160 Feeder Calves | August 10 - August 16 Tuakau | August 14 | 307 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, small to good 30-120 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 100-220 Charolais-Friesian bulls, medium to good 125-200 Other dairy-beef bulls, small to good 30-115 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, medium to good 100-145 Other dairy-beef heifers, small to medium 23-50 Paeroa | August 14 | 291 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, small to good 25-80 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 60-200 Other dairy-beef bulls, small 20-40 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, small to good 30-70 Speckle Park-Friesian heifers, small to medium 15-30 Frankton | August 15 | approx 1100 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, medium to good 90-150 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 120-250 Angus-Friesian bulls, small to good 50-240 Exotic-Friesian bulls, small to good 45-280 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, small to good 35-125 Angus-Friesian heifers, small to good 20-120 Exotic-Friesian heifers, small to good 15-115 Cambridge | August 15 | 604 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, small to good 40-120 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 130-240 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, small to good 60-135 Charolais-Friesian heifers, medium to good 90-140 Tirau | August 16 | 551 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, small to good 50-155 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 155-260 Angus-Friesian bulls, small to good 80-180 Exotic-Friesian bulls, small to good 160-280 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, small to good 80-255 Other dairy-beef heifers, medium to good 80-160 Te Awamutu | August 10 | 615 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, small to good 25-155 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 80-230 Angus-Friesian bulls, small to good 50-180 Charolais-Friesian bulls, small to good 70-300 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, small to good 45-105 Other dairy-beef heifers, small to good 20-80 Reporoa | August 10, 14 | 660 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, medium to good 100-140 Hereford-Friesian (black) bulls, small to good 140-240 Other dairy-beef bulls, good 95-160 Hereford-Friesian (black) heifers, small to good 40-155 Exotic-Friesian heifers, small to good 40-140 Manfeild Park | August 10, 14 | 613 cattle $/kg or $/hd Friesian bulls, small to good 20-170 Beef-Friesian, exotic-Friesian bulls, medium to good 100-265 Hereford-Friesian heifers, small to good 50-170 Exotic-Friesian heifers, medium to good 80-210

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Farmers Weekly fits perfectly in your pocket – save it to your Stay in touch with LK0116377© 28 AgriHQ Trends FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – August 21, 2023 Markets 28 AgriHQ market trends Sheep Meat Slaughter price (NZ$/kg CW) Last week Prior year North Island lamb (18kg) 6.95 9.25 North Island mutton (25kg) 3.30 6.10 South Island lamb (18kg) 6.90 9.35 South Island mutton (25kg) 3.15 6.05 Export markets (NZ$/kg) China lamb aps 9.22 13.50 Wool (NZ$/kg) Two weeks ago Last year Crossbred eece 2.73 2.84 Crossbred second shear 2.38 2.45 Courtesy of www.fusca.co.nz Beef Slaughter price (NZ$/kg CW) Last week Last year North Island P2 steer (300kg) 5.85 6.40 North Island M2 bull (300kg) 5.70 6.25 North Island M cow (190kg) 3.85 4.65 South Island P2 steer (300kg) 5.50 6.25 South Island M2 bull (300kg) 5.30 6.10 South Island M cow (190kg) 3.95 4.75 Export markets (NZ$/kg) US imported 95CL bull 9.09 9.44 US domestic 90CL cow 11.22 9.41 Venison Slaughter price (NZ$/kg) Last week Prior year North Island AP stag (60kg) 8.75 8.30 South Island AP stag (60kg) 8.75 8.40 Fertiliser NZ average (NZ$/t) Last week Prior week DAP 1197 1794 Super 449 495 Urea 807 1340 Urea (Coated) 856Exports NZ Log Exports (thous. Tonnes) Jun Last year China 1,690,413 1,606,553 Rest of world 246,345 177,288 Carbon price (NZ$/tonne) Last week Last year NZU 61.3 85.4
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5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun North Island South Island 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun North Island South Island 0 20 40 60 80 100 06-May 06-Jun 06-Jul 06-Aug 06-Sep 06-Oct 5-yr ave This year Last year 0 200 400 600 800 06-May 06-Jun 06-Jul 06-Aug 06-Sep 06-Oct 5-yr Ave This year Last year 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 Aug Oct Dec Feb Apr Jun North Island South Island

Clouded winter gloom before spring bloom

THE days may be getting longer but in some regions you may not be noticing it due to all the extra cloud.

The “neutral” weather pattern we’re in this winter means we don’t have a dominant direction our weather is coming from, although in the past month or two there has been a definite swing to more westerly-driven weather.

This set-up has allowed for plenty of low pressure zones and fronts to move into the New Zealand area, while the high-pressure zones mostly staying parked over Australia.

This is allowing for plenty of cloud to smother our southern regions and those in the upper North Island. In particular it’s been extra gloomy in Southland, Otago, South Canterbury and some coastal parts of Canterbury towards Banks Peninsula, the southern half of the West Coast, Wellington, Wairarapa, Kāpiti, Horowhenua, Manawatū, Whanganui, Taranaki, Auckland and Northland.

That’s a large percentage of land

that’s cloudy – not to mention that’s roughly three-quarters of NZ’s population.

Cloudy weather can lead to SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder.

If you’re feeling a lack of energy, struggle to wake up, have a general feeling of flat and down coming and going across the day, it’s possible you may be suffering from SAD.

It’s quite normal to experience this when our nights are longer and the days shorter – and it certainly doesn’t help to have so much extra cloud around lately.

For most of us, experiencing SAD is only mild and we cope with it just fine. But for others the gloom of darker days can really affect you mentally in crippling ways, especially if it makes other issues you may be dealing with feel even heavier and darker.

Thankfully the days are now getting longer – and that increases the fastest in September by 20 minutes of extra sunlight each and every week. Also, spring is just around the corner with more westerlies to move our weather along.

Not everyone is in the doom and gloom – surprisingly, waterlogged Waikato has seen above normal

sunshine hours over the first half of August. Also surprisingly, the upper West Coast is also in a sunlight surplus.

But the region with the most amount of more-than-usual sunlight is perhaps one of the regions most in need of it – Hawke’s Bay, with over 125% of the normal brightness from the sun in the first half of this month.

In real terms that means instead of the average five to six hours a day this region normally has with bright sunshine, it has had eight to nine hours on average (based on NIWA public data). The sunshine, coupled with some windy westerly days and some nights with frosts, has helped further dry parts of Hawke’s Bay lately.

Highlights this week

Following weekend rain, many regions will be drier this week

• High pressure kicks off this week across NZ (been a while!)

A weak cold front midweek falls apart

• More high pressure returns late week

Windy westerlies may clip the lower South Island late week

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Excludes loading ramp. Add loading ramp for $3,695.00 + GST (Plus freight)

$ 7,295 $ 14,990

Farmhand 150 Head Yard

• 7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep

• Farmhand walkthrough

head yard size, depending on animal size)

$9,795 $19,995 $ 34,990

1 843024 www.farmquip.co FARMING SOLUTIONS FOR CATTLE, SHEEP, DEER, EQUINE AND ON THE FARM B 33 Farmhand 20 Head Yard Farmhand 10 Head Yard Farmhand 32 Head Yard BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100 A3 S -FH - 32 R Farmhand Curved Force Tub Farmhand 25 Head Yard Farmhand 12mtr Horse Pen Farmhand Loading Ramp Farmhand Yard Panels Bundle of 10 Farmhand 20 Head Yard Farmhand 5 Head Yard Farmhand 42 Head Yard Farmhand 75 Head Yard Farmhand 25 Head Yard Farmhand 126 Head Yard • 7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set • 7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set • 7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding race gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set • 7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding race gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set • 7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding race gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set (Approximately 20 head yard size, depending on animal size) (Approximately 25 head yard size, depending on animal size) (Approximately 126
A3 OF 1 FARMQUIP CATTLEYARD SYSTEMS FH-126-L-STD Concrete Area Full Yard=300m2 Work Area=100m2 Animal Capacity 126 Head @ 1.8m2 176 Head @ 1.4m2
headbail • Farmhand sliding gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set (Approximately 150 head yard size, depending on animal size) $ 35,900 5 12 15 26 51 20 21 A3 FARMQUIP CATTLEYARD SYSTEMS FH-150-L-STD GREEN -------- 2100 Colour Code Concrete Area Full Yard=??m2 Work Area=??m2 Animal Capacity 150 Head @ 1.8m2 210 Head @ 1.4m2 (Approximately 10 head yard size, depending on animal size) (Approximately 5 head yard size, depending on animal size)
10 Head Yard • 7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set • 7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • Farmhand sliding gate • Hot dipped galvanised • Kit set $5,795 $4,990 -------GREEN -------- 210 S/G 0 0 2 5 FH 75 - L FREE CATTLE LOADING RAMP VALUED AT $4295.00 + GST FREE CATTLE LOADING RAMP VALUED AT $4295.00 + GST FREE CATTLE LOADING RAMP VALUED AT $4295.00 + GST .00 +GST .00 +GST .00 +GST .00 +GST .00+GST .00 +GST .00 +GST .00 +GST Excludes loading ramp. Add loading ramp for $3,695.00 + GST (Plus freight) 100% New Zealand owned and operated 0800 843 024 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ai169198509721_August 2023 Tabloid.pdf 1 14/08/2023 3:51:42 pm

Stockman Vet Crush

CATTLE HANDLING 843024 2 0800 843 024 36 Head Loading Ramp 10 Head 46 Head Yard - with curved force tub • Large curved tub with alloy sheeted sides • Heavy duty anti backing gate for operator safety • Headbail & sliding gate in race • Drafting gates • 97 x 42mm heavy duty cattle rail • Optional loading ramp 84 Head Yard - with 5 section race 48 Head 27 Head 9 Head • Large, spacious yard with good animal flow • 97 x 42mm heavy duty cattle rail which minimises animal bruising • Optional cattle crush available • Optional loading ramp 130 Head Yard - with cattle free area 40 Head 36 Head 37 Head 15 Head Catwalk LoadingRamp • Popular Mid-Large scale yard • 4 working pens with curved flow • Circular force pen & gate for operator safety • Cattle free area - allows complete operator safety • Optional catwalk available • Optional cattle crush and loading ramps available Terms & Conditions apply. Promotional offers valid until 30 September 2023. All prices exclude freight & GST unless specified. 5,990.00 • Economical crush for weighing and handling • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • One piece gates on both sides • Hot dip galvanised • Heavy duty steel floor • Single sliding entry door
Farmhand Vetless Crush
15,990.00 +GST • Designed for medium to large farms and herds • Stockman heavy duty headbal • Hot-dipped galvanised • Extra heavy duty 75 x 50 base frame • Split-side gates on both sides • Double Sided Squeeze • Slam latches on both gates • Heavy duty steel floor • Includes rear handle for headbail operation • Vet access • Made in New Zealand *Scales sold separately Optional offside draft handle $590.00 + GST $ $ Optional offside draft handle $590.00 + GST. 11,490 .00 Stockmaster Vet Crush • Economical crush for weighing and handling • Stockmaster walkthrough headbail • Extra heavy duty 75 x 50 base frame • Split gates on both sides Hot dip galvanised Heavy duty steel floor • Single sliding entry door • Vet access gates • Made in New Zealand $ Stockmaster Vetless Crush 9,990 .00 +GST $ • Economical crush for weighing and handling of medium to large cattle • Stockmaster headbail • 75 x 50 base frame • Split gates on both sides • Hot dip galvanised • Heavy duty steel floor • Single sliding entry door • Made in New Zealand +GST +GST *Scales sold separately *Scales sold separately *Scales sold separately ORDER CATTLESTOCKMANYARDS BEFORE 30 SEPT 2023 & RECEIVE A FREEUPGRADE*CATWALK *Terms & Conditions apply, FREE catwalk upgrade includes supply of FRP cat walk grating & fixings on yard designs over $25,000.00 +gst CATTLE HANDLIING IS EASIER WITH FARMQUIP Optional offside draft handle $590.00 + GST Optional offside draft handle $590.00 + GST C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ai169198509721_August 2023 Tabloid.pdf 2 14/08/2023 3:51:44 pm

Crutch and Weigh Combo

CATTLE HANDLING Hanging Hay Feeder 3 Lifestyle Hay Feeder 79 Farmhand Cattle Gate Latches 20MM 69 Cattle Yard Sliding Gate 990 • Including mounting brackets 125 • Includes striker plate
Handler Tips sheep on their sides for dagging & crutching • Made in New Zealand • 3-way and 5-way drafting options • • Fully automated weighing • Compatible with Gallagher & TruTest Scales 3-way drafting Tips sheep on side for crutching and dagging Adjustable overhead clamp Entry shut o gate Auto Catch Automatic ramp clamp Entry ramp (adjustable) Made in New Zealand Open access to feet and belly Air controlled Hot dip galvanised Rubber lined oor and slides THE ONLY AUTOMATED SHEEP HANDLER AVAILABLE THAT GIVES FULL ACCESS TO FEET & BELLY SHEEP HANDLING Sheep Weigh Crate • Manual weighing and 3 way drafting • Alloy, lightweight, transportable • Mounts on to any existing loadbars $ 2,595.00 +GST 0800 843 024 3 150 Head Sheep Yard • Includes adjustable sides draft module • Heavy duty semi permanent • Hot dip galvanised • No overhead frames on gates • Delivered as kitset 710 Head Sheep Yard $ 25,990 A3 SHEEPYARD SYSTEMS .00 .00 $ 15,990 +GST Adjustable Sides Draft Module $ 4,795 .00 +GST • Fit into any existing sheep yard • 3 way draft • 4500 x 1000 x 600 (ext) +GST • Includes adjustable sides draft module • Heavy duty semi permanent • Hot dip galvanised • No overhead frames on gates • Delivered as kitset CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE
Sheep
Handler • The ultimate machine for fast and efficient dagging & crutching • Made in New Zealand • Air controlled on skids • Tips sheep on thier sides for dagging & crutching • Adjustable overhead clamp Optional add ons: • Auto Catch • Belly Catch Mechanism • Head Access Flap for Eye Wigging Electric Sheep Clippers $ 279 .00 +GST PLUS FREIGHT Sheep/Calf Panels • Railed - 3m W x 1m H • Quick, easy pin together yard panel for a variety of uses • Use for sheep/calves/goats 189 EACH .00 +GST PLUS FREIGHT $ Farmhand Loading Ramp 3,795 • Adjustable height platform $ .00 +GST $ .00 +GST PLUS FREIGHT Cattle Yard Gates • Height 1690mm 7 rail • 70 x 41mm cattle rail • Standard sizes only Sizes 750,1800,2100,2500,2700,3100mm W 20% OFF ALL STANDARD GATES RRP $ .00 +GST $ .00 +GST $ .00 +GST FREIGHT Round Hay Feeder Round Hay Feeder • 2m diameter • 15 head positions • 2m diameter • 9 head positions 795 895 $ .00 +GST $ .00 +GST PLUS FREIGHT SHEEP HANDLIING IS EASIER WITH FARMQUIP Terms & Conditions apply. Promotional offers valid until 30 September 2023. All prices exclude freight unless specified. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ai169198509721_August 2023 Tabloid.pdf 3 14/08/2023 3:51:48 pm
Daggers Mate Sheep
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