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EW Zealand is falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to innovation and provenance because it lacks a clear, strategic direction, a new report claims. WELL NZ: Reframing NZ’s Food Sector Opportunities is the inaugural report by Te Puna Whakaaronui, the Government appointed think tank, which warns that while NZ’s traditional food exports are thriving, the growth strategies followed by our competitors threaten our share of export markets. “Sitting back to admire the view is not an option,” it says. While change is happening, the pace and scale is too slow and must occur to keep up with consumer demand. “It needs to be super-sized, it needs boosting through targeted investment in progressive technology and practices.” Government and business need to strategically align science, research, innovation and technology to address future food production systems to

meet consumer needs and to attract people with the necessary expertise. Current and forecast high product prices could provide the investment needed to make those required changes. The report states the world is witnessing the largest convergence of technology at any point in history. Adding to that complexity are changes to the demographic, financial and geopolitical situation that will alter the way the world operates. NZ needs an “urgent, and wide, conversation about reframing food and fibre sector growth opportunities within a futurefocused food ecosystem,” the report says. NZ’s food and fibre sector needs to lose the perception that it is a problem to instead be viewed as an essential industry that has some challenges. The authors believe the value of exports can be increased from $48 billion to $85b by 2050, which would require annual growth of 2%. That growth needs to be backed by science, research and innovation.

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IT’S HERE: Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the carbon zero beef launch in New York last week.

PM launches carbon zero beef in NY Staff reporter THE launch of NZ-raised carbon zero beef has been marked in New York last week. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was on hand to celebrate Silver Fern Farms’ Net Carbon Zero By Nature 100% Grass-Fed Angus Beef, which has been available in the market since last month. The function was held at the Kimpton Hotel Eventi rooftop in Chelsea and the Prime Minister was joined by the visiting NZ trade mission, SFF’s US customers and in-market partners and New York and US national media.

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Record opening forecast for new dairy season Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz NEXT STEPS: Lain Jager says New Zealand has a really good starting point with food and fibre exports of $48b, but now needs a conversation about how it can be enhanced further.

Growth potential in our sector’s hands Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz THE challenges facing New Zealand’s food and fibre sector should not be viewed as problems, the head of a think tank looking at the future of food production says. Lain Jager, the chair of the Government-appointed Te Puna Whakaaronui think tank, says global issues like greenhouse gas emissions and water quality provide an opportunity for food producers here. “To frame climate change as a problem is indigestible when in fact it is an opportunity for which we are investigating solutions and which will unlock potential.” Jager says this approach also reflected the reality that NZ needs the food and fibre export sector to be performing strongly and that it is far from a sunset industry.

Continued from page 1 There are three trends influencing markets right now: increasingly complex consumer preferences, technological progress and climate change. The report warns the covid-19 pandemic has created a wellbeing market of consumers who want healthy and nutritious food and tailor their diets for weightloss, personal care and beauty, preventive and personalised medicinal products and their mental and emotional health. NZ is well placed to supply this market. “Doing what we do best – but better – is a strategy for success in these uncertain times.” It estimates the wellbeing economy to be worth US$4.5 trillion but it will grow a further US$1.5t in the next decade. It quotes a report by consultants

“There is no other sector in NZ with the growth potential of food and fibre.” Jager was commenting on the release of the think tank’s first report WELL NZ, Reframing NZ’s Food Sector Opportunities, which highlights the market risks and opportunities the sector faces in a rapidly changing world. The prize for meeting the needs of these consumers is great, he says, and the group is optimistic the value of NZ food and fibre exports can lift from $48 billion to $85b by 2050. “What we are saying is that we have a really good starting point with food and fibre exports of $48b, but let’s have a conversation about how we can enhance it and help those big sectors grow.” The fact some companies and sectors are already adopting the approach outlined in the report, shows its relevance.

Jager says the report will be used by policy makers, but the group has another three reports to release in the coming months.

McKinsey that estimates 80% of growth for wellness products in the coming decade will come from Asia, driven by consumers in the top two income tiers.

claim market position in high value health and nutrition market segments.” The report proposes enhancing our existing natural food production systems to tell a compelling New Zealand story to high-end consumers in global markets. It also proposes research into the potential markets for micronutrients, elements essential for plant and human growth for in meat, dairy and soil such as selenium and magnesium. “The two systems will have points of difference and synergies. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” As the economy recovers from the global pandemic, the authors say the Government needs to have a “more active and strategic role” collaborating with the private sector “to ensure investment, innovation and enterprise aligns

Consumers will maintain their enthusiasm for brands that help make the world cleaner, healthier, more resilient and equitable. Te Puna Whakaaronui For the past 20 years the middle class has driven this growth. “This prediction aligns with New Zealand’s aspirations to

There is no other sector in NZ with the growth potential of food and fibre.

CONTINUED demand combined with constrained supply has prompted Fonterra to set an opening forecast of $8.25-$9.75/kg milk solids for the 2022-23 season. Its midpoint range of $9/kg MS is the highest opening price ever for the co-operative. Chief executive Miles Hurrell said the strong opening forecast reflects continued demand for dairy coupled with constrained global supply. “We have continued to give a solid performance despite ongoing pressure from continued disruptions from covid-19 and an increasingly volatile global economic situation,” he said. “It highlights the resilience of our business and the benefits of having a diverse portfolio.” The wide forecast range for the new season’s forecast reflected the increasingly volatile global environment Fonterra was operating in, he said. “We’re actively managing the challenges that arise from these events but like many businesses, they have impacted our performance in the third quarter.” On the supply side, growth from key milk producing regions is expected to remain constrained as high feed, fertiliser and energy costs continue to impact production

volumes. These demand and supply dynamics are expected to support dairy prices in the medium to long-term, he said. Fonterra’s advance rate will be paid at 60% of the midpoint forecast, which is $5.40/kg MS. For the 2021-22 season, Fonterra has maintained its current price of $9.10-$9.50/ kg MS. “At a midpoint of $9.30/kg MS, this would be the highest forecast milk price in the coop’s history and would see us contribute almost $14 billion into the New Zealand economy through milk price payments. Hurrell said Fonterra had maintained its forecast earnings guidance range of 2535 cents per share. “While favourable price relativities in the fourth quarter are positive for earnings, we expect continued pressure on our margins due to the higher milk price coupled with the normal seasonal profile of our business.” Chief financial officer Marc Rivers said the co-operative was managing multiple events across multiple markets in an increasingly volatile environment. “Because of our depth and breadth of scale and the ability to move products between markets, we have continued to be able to deliver solid earnings and a strong milk price despite the unprecedented number of challenges.”

Lain Jager Te Puna Whakaaronui The next will look at the cost, technology and impact of modern foods, such as plant, cell-based and fermented products. The third will look at how NZ responds to that challenge and the last will look at the adoption of innovation and technology.

RECORD BREAKER: Chief financial officer Marc Rivers, pictured with Miles Hurrell, says the co-operative was managing multiple events across multiple markets in an increasingly volatile environment.

with, and delivers, the outcomes needed to realise our economic aspirations”. Food consumption in the 20th Century was about mass availability, but the 21st Century it will be driven by growth in ondemand availability, especially fresh food. “The growth required to meet increasing demand will require hundreds of billions of dollars in infrastructure spending and a range of yet-to-be-achieved advances in automation, payments, food production, and more.” Rapidly evolving technology is creating challenges for traditional food and fibre products, but also opportunities such as nutraceuticals, estimated to be a US$441b global industry by 2026. Added to this mix are consumers moving to brands they perceive as protecting the health and

wellbeing of workers and which also help local communities. “Consumers will maintain their enthusiasm for brands that help make the world cleaner, healthier, more resilient and equitable.” NZ’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and restoring the health of waterways and biodiversity are important, but WELL NZ believes a step change is needed to establish those sustainability credentials. “Sustaining the health and interests of people and the planet is now a global baseline expectation occurring in conjunction with increased investment in digital traceability.” The food and fibre sector is significant by any measure: 13m ha of land in production, providing 14% of jobs, 82% of NZ’s mechanised export earnings and earning 11% of gross domestic product.

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Fruit volumes sliced in harvest Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz TWO of the country’s most significant horticultural crops have been caught out with lower than expected harvests, leaving the industry and growers short of millions in anticipated income. The apple industry is entering the later stages of harvest with losses estimated at 10-12% and more than $100 million of fruit either rejected or still hanging on trees. And kiwifruit analysts are struggling to determine the cause of a 10% drop in the billion dollarplus SunGold kiwifruit crop. Pipfruit NZ chief executive Terry Meikle confirmed the 10-12% drop in the apple harvest from its pre-harvest estimate carried out in January. He says this was due to a combination of factors including heavy rainfall events in Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay mid-harvest, and from omicron establishing itself in NZ at the harvest outset. Its arrival in the three main Pacific islands that Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) staff are sourced from a few weeks later has also impacted upon RSE availability. Hopes were for RSE numbers to reach 16,000 staff this year, but is estimated to be about 20% short on that, with the Tongan eruption making securing staff more problematic. A lack of backpackers and international students on working holiday visas has also exacerbated the sector’s ability to ensure a timely harvest. Meikle said the next challenge

In the case of SunGold it was only two months ago we were anticipating 115 million trays in total, now it is 103 million so yes, it is a surprise. Michael Franks Seeka being faced was a logistics one with transport and shipping continuing to be complicated by a number of factors. This included China’s ongoing covid elimination strategy causing significant logjams on shipping routes and putting pressure on markets already scarce for container supply. Further north in Bay of Plenty, Seeka, the country’s largest grower and post-harvest processor, announced in an NZX update that the total NZ SunGold kiwifruit crop was expected to be 103.3 million trays, a drop of almost 10% on earlier forecast industry volumes, NZ wide. In announcing its financial summary for 2021-22, Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson confirmed this season’s crop has lower volumes that initially forecast. He said challenges remaining in the current season also include the impact of the pandemic of global shipping networks. Seeka’s SunGold volume packed to date reflected the decline, with a total volume of 26 million trays.

LOWER: Seeka chief executive Michael Franks confirmed the lower than expected SunGold harvest has taken the sector by surprise this late in harvest.

While its current year’s volume is ahead of the 17.9m packed in 2021 to date, the season’s total is behind the current year estimate for Seeka by 8.2%. Seeka chief executive Michael Franks said it was not typical to have a drop over expected crop yield this late in the season. “In the case of SunGold it was only two months ago we were anticipating 115m trays in total, now it is 103m so yes, it is a surprise.” He said the industry had anticipated fruit size would

improve through the season. “We thought it was a good start to the season, we did have a wind event in Opotiki, but the rest of the season looked good too.” Meantime all eyes were on the Hayward (Green) kiwifruit harvest, which was only one third complete. Estimates for Hayward at this stage have the crop down 4.7% to 65.1m trays, with the risk there would be a further reduction in volumes. To date Seeka has packed 5.6m trays of Hayward as it hits the

main season Hayward harvest in coming days. Franks said it had been a monumental effort by industry to get fruit harvested this year, given the shortages of overseas workers and the tight local labour supply. “We will be happy to put the season behind us and look forward to next year,” he said. Seeka has advised it is too early to provide a current year earnings guidance but expects to do so once the Hayward harvest and packing was complete.

Golden glow on Zespri profit figures Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz ZESPRI has announced a record level of revenue after a tough season, topping $4.47 billion in earnings a lift on 12% on the previous year. The earnings include licence revenue and comprise $4.03b from all global fruit sales, from a record setting 201.5 million trays of fruit sold. The marketer’s net profit after tax was a record setting $361.5m, up from $277.1m the year before, with continuing demand for the SunGold licences buoying profit levels. Zespri returned $2.47b back to growers as payments. Zespri chairman Bruce Cameron says the results reflected the efforts by the industry to continue to operate safely throughout the challenges presented throughout the pandemic. “This was an extraordinary season where the industry

faced some considerable headwinds in market, throughout the supply chain and on orchard, yet collectively we found a way to tackle the challenges and to continue to succeed. “Most pleasingly, not only have we delivered strong returns for growers including our second-highest per hectare returns, we’ve strengthened our partnerships across our global supply chain, continued to make positive contributions to our communities, and made decisions as an industry to set ourselves up for sustained success,” Cameron said. The average return for Zespri Green per tray was $6.35 and for SunGold $11.51, with an average return per hectare of $176,026. Chief executive Dan Mathieson says Zespri’s continued investment in brand building and long-term supply chain partnerships have enabled the company to avoid

the worst of the global shipping crisis with greater use of charter ships. He said the offshore crop volumes grown under licence for Zespri also continue to perform well. The marketer now has 26.5m trays grown under contract offshore, contributing $410m to revenue streams. “The growth of our offshore production remains critically important, boosting our efforts to serve our consumers yearround, helping to hold our shelf space, make our marketing investment more efficient and to maintain commercial partnerships to allow us to launch our New Zealand sales season.” Mathieson acknowledged the current season continues to face challenges, with the ongoing impacts of global supply chains as a result of the pandemic’s aftermath, particularly on shipping networks.

GOLDEN: Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson says SunGold licence income has led revenue income.

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Fonterra’s Q3 delivers despite disruption Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA is bringing the 2022 season to a close with good financial results despite dealing with multiple disruptive events across multiple markets. Announcing the third-quarter results, chief executive Miles Hurrell held the farm gate milk price forecast at $9.30/kg midpoint and maintained group earnings guidance at 25c to 35c a share. Fonterra’s increasingly volatile business environment included further covid-19 impacts, financial markets and foreign exchange volatility, a tightening labour market, increasing interest rates, geopolitical events and the possible impact on demand from higher dairy prices. Sales volume was down 4% to just under three million tonnes, but revenue was up 10% to $17 billion because of higher product prices. Hurrell expects these strong pricing relativities to continue in the fourth quarter (May to

July) and therefore the earnings guidance to remain. In the past high milk prices have impacted added-value margins and therefore Fonterra has not been profitable, but this year is different. Just how different was illustrated by the alarming numbers from the historical $500m Sri Lankan market, where political unrest and bad policies have bankrupted the country and devalued the SL rupee by 70% against the US dollar since March. Fonterra’s products are sold to Sri Lanka in US dollars, so the local business subsidiary has taken an $81m devaluation hit on payables. Hurrell said Fonterra’s financial discipline has put it in a good position to manage the impacts of these recent events. “With over 95% of our milk contracted for the season, our strong balance sheet gives us the ability to hold higher inventory to manage the short-term impacts on demand and our sales profile. “Our working capital, and therefore debt, is higher than

usual at this point in the season but we expect this to balance out over the course of the year.” In the results, normalised net profit after tax was down 20% to $472m and earnings per share down 18% to 28c. Therefore, Fonterra has already booked most of the earnings guidance it is forecasting for the full financial year and is not expecting fourth-quarter trading to add significantly. Submissions from the company and the co-operative council are being made to government policy makers to introduce flexible shareholding into the capital structure. On the sharemarket, supply share prices are down 35% over the past year to sit at $2.25. Fonterra Shareholders Fund investment units have fallen $1 in the past year, including 50c in the past month. Capital restructuring is weighing heavily on the markets for shares and units despite the company having a strong balance sheet and producing good financial results.

ALL OKAY: Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell says the co-op’s working capital, and therefore debt, is higher than usual at this point in the season but he expects this to balance out over the course of the year.

“We are continuing our ownership review of our Australian business and the divestment process for our Chilean business, Soprole, is underway. “We are taking our time to ensure the best outcomes for both businesses and remain confident on delivering on our intention to return around $1b of capital to our shareholders and unit holders by FY24,” Hurrell said.

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Drinking water proposal hard to swallow Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz PROPOSED changes to the National Environment Standards (NES) for drinking are set to sting farmers the worst, according to Federated Farmers. The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) is proposing to make changes to the NES for human drinking water (NES-DW) that limit activities in the vicinity of drinking water sources. The proposed limitations are likely to have significant impact on farming, especially around requiring a consent to apply agrichemicals. In a Federated Farmers online seminar outlining the proposed regulations solicitor and senior policy adviser RMA Mike Campbell and group manager policy Paul Le Miere outlined the impact the proposed new regulations would have for farmers and rural communities. The one clear message was that most farms are going to be impacted. “If you thought Three Waters was bad, this will get you riled up. “This is draconian, overly onerous and unnecessary. “It is the third beast of the Three Waters Reform,” the policy advisers said. “The areas the limitations are proposed to apply to are unnecessarily large, particularly onerous and expensive, not just for those who have bores, springs or river intakes on their properties but also for neighbours many kilometres upstream,” Le Miere said. While Federated Farmers supports clean drinking water, the proposed changes are disproportionate to any risk example requiring consent to apply agrichemicals where there could be no effect on a drinking water source. “I see the proposed changes as a sledgehammer to crack a nut and these are going to be unnecessary

STUNG: If a farmer supplies drinking water to worker accommodation, rental houses or cottages on the property, a wool shed, packhouse, horse stables, dairy shed, neighbour’s houses, local hall, or school, they will be impacted as a drinking water supplier.

I see the proposed changes as a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Mike Campbell Federated Farmers regulations that will sting farmers worst,” Campbell said. The Water Services Act 2020 places obligations on drinking water suppliers, whereas the proposed changes to the NES-DW will place restrictions that apply to all land users in the vicinity of a drinking water source, regardless of whether they are drinking water supplier or not.

These drinking water sources will have differing levels of protection depending on which of the four source water risks management areas (SWRMA) it is categorised as, ranging from local level to catchment level. Farmers will need to comply with the NES-DW if they are a supplier of drinking water, other than rainwater captured from a roof. Water source abstraction points include surface water takes such as rivers, streams and lakes, and groundwater takes being bores and wells. So, if you supply human drinking water to worker accommodation, rental houses or cottages on the property, a wool shed, packhouse, horse stables, dairy shed, neighbour’s houses,

local hall, or school, you will be impacted as a drinking water supplier. In terms of new requirements for consents for application of agrichemicals alone a conservative estimate is a $500 million cost to the farming sector. There is an existing NES-DW but MfE considers that it is too often overlooked in resource consenting process. “One of the justifications for these changes to the standard is essentially to force regional councils to do more,” Campbell said. As the name suggest a NES sets a national baseline and regime of rules that those writing District Plans or running resource consent hearings must abide by.

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Council rules can be stricter but not less strict than what is in the NES. “Unfortunately, it means we have a one-size-fits-all paradigm with no discretion allowed at the regional level unless it is specifically provided for,” Le Miere said. There is no date set yet for when these nationwide rules will come into effect nor when compliance is required. Meanwhile Feds is “fighting hard” the unreasonable aspects of the NES-DW. This includes through a formal submission and policy team members meeting with officials and Ministers. Feds is also GIS mapping to map the extent of land the proposed restrictions will encompass.

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NZ joins regional economic framework Eric Frykberg TRADE experts remain sceptical about what, if anything, the new Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) can offer New Zealand food exporters. The IPEF was first proposed by United States President Joe Biden in October and was formally launched in Japan yesterday. The themes of the framework are fair and resilient trade, supply chain resilience, infrastructure, clean energy and decarbonisation, and tax and anti corruption processes. The countries agreeing to this are the US, New Zealand, Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The group represents 40% of world GDP. It is being seen in some places as a best option after Biden declined to reverse Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Comprehensive and Progresssive Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). But former diplpmat and veteran trade analyst Stepehen Jacobi is very sceptical about IPEF. He says it is an American-centric arrangement and is at odds with New Zealand’s tradition of inclusive organisations. “Secondly, it is not a free trade agreement (FTA) so it has no market access commitments...that means it has no immediate commercial benefit for our exporters,” he says.

NO BRAINER: Professor Robert Ayson of Victoria University told RNZ that in terms of encouraging the US to engage with Asia and the Pacific, New Zealand’s membership of the new Indo Pacific Economic Framework was a no brainer.

the US to engage with Asia and the Pacific, membership of this pact by New Zealand was a “no brainer”. He did not expect China to be “super pleased” about this, but the membership of the group was so broad there was a good chance of the American goals behind IPEF being diluted by the diverse interests of its members. As a result, any attempt by the US to use economic pressure to further its political goals would probably not get very far.

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I find it hard to believe we are going to have a conversation with the United States about fair and resislient trade, which is the first pillar of IPEF, when they are still applying these tariffs. Stephen Jacobi Trade analyst Jacobi concedes there were trade facilitation provisions which could be useful, but they would not be nearly as effective as an FTA. Worse still, the US was still applying tariffs to New Zealand steel and aluminium sales on ”bogus national security grounds”. “I find it hard to believe we are going to have a conversation with the United States about fair and resislient trade, which is the first pillar of IPEF, when they are still applying these tariffs. “It could be steel and aluminium today but it might be beef and dairy tomorrow.” The Auckland academic Jane Kelsey is even more scathing, accusing New Zealand of sleepwalking into signing an agreement that was unclear. “The low-key event was overshadowed by the elephant in the room – no one knows what the IPEF actually is”, Kelsey says. “Rather than dive straight into these negotiations, the Government should commission an an independent white paper that sets out the opportunities and threats from such an arrangement.” Kelsey says the agreement appeared to be mainly about helping the US to counter China’s ascendency in the region. Meanwhile, Professor Robert Ayson of Victoria University told RNZ some of the elements of IPEF were useful. “But it is not a replacement for CPTPP, it does not have market access. “It also has the veneer of the US trying to decouple its economy from China and trying to encourage other countries to decouple their economies from China.” But Ayson added that in terms of encouraging

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Bull sale average prices increasing Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz KINCARDINE Angus near Queenstown had a spectacular bull sale with a top price of $81,000 paid for Kincardine Rainstorme R25, a son of US bull Basin Rainmaker. He is in the top 5% of Angus for self-replacing index, at plus $166, has great scrotal size, huge eye muscle area and positive fat coverings. He has been used over heifers initially and then some cows and semen straws have been retained for stud use. The purchaser is Meadowslea Angus, the Giddings family from Fairlie. The Smith family at Kincardine sold 14 of 15 offered with an average of $14,585, about double their average of last year.

Most vendors were happy with increased averages and clearances compared with last year, even if their top price was matched.

Kerrah Simmentals at Wairoa again started the 2022 bull selling season strongly with a top price of $27,000 for lot 2, Kerrah J354, described as a stand-out bull with large eye muscle. There were also bulls at the start of the catalogue which made $16,000 and $18,000. Vendor Jon Knauf offered 77

bulls after 10 withdrawals and sold 71 with an average price of $9493, about 10% better than last year when a top price of $45,000 had a big influence on the average. On the same day, down south, Delmont Angus at Clinton in Otago had a top price of $15,000 for Delmont 5012, sired by Te Mania 17420. The Cochrane family sold 29 of 31 Angus bulls offered and averaged $7720, with a better top price and average than last year. Gold Creek Simmentals, at Te Karaka near Gisborne sold all 29 bulls offered for an excellent average of $9111 and achieved a top price of $20,000 and made $18,000 twice. Kaimoa South Devons at Eketahuna had a complete clearance of 21 bulls with an average of $9076 and a top price paid for Kaimoa Hank 036 of $16,000. Penvose Angus, at Wedderburn, sold all 32 bulls offered by the Duncan family, had a top price of $15,000 for Penvose 20774 and averaged $7822, these figures being ahead of last year. The purchaser of the toppriced lot 8 was Adam Lindsay of Creekside Farms. Earlier during the week Puketoi Angus at Patearoa, South Otago, had a top price of $12,000 for Puketoi 20543, a son of Oregon Smokey, They also had $10,500 paid for Puketoi 20572 and sold 20 of 24 bulls offered, for an average of $7050, slightly back on last year. Glenwood Angus, Mosgiel, had a top price of $13,000 for Glenwood 1242 and $11,000 was paid for Glenview 1246. Their average for 12 sold out of 13

EARLY WINNER: Penvose 20774, from the Wedderburn stud of the Duncan family, sold for $15,000 in the first week of 2022 two-year-old bull sales.

offered was $6680, down on last year’s $8200. At the same sale Loch Lomond South Devons sold three bulls for either $4000 or $4500 each, compared with last year’s $5000 average. Ruaview Simmentals and Angus at Ohakune made a top price of $8500 for Angus bull Ruaview

PACE-SETTER: Angus bull Kincardine Rainstorme R25 made $81,000 when sold to the Meadowslea breeding business of the Giddings family in South Canterbury.

Brickyard 2006 and $7800 (twice) among the Simmentals. In the 19 Angus offered and 14 sold the average was $5500 and in the full clearance of 9 Simmentals the average was $6066. Opawa Simmentals, Timaru, had a full clearance of 16 bulls, averaged $8500 and had a top price of $15,250. Longview Beef Shorthorns, at Kerikeri in Northland, sold 19 of their 21 offered by the Dromgool family for an average of $4468 and a top of $6500 for Longview Ralph R30. Matapouri Herefords, owned by the Clements family near Hikurangi in Northland sold 40 heifers for an average price of $2767 and a top of $4100. Taiaroa Charolais, at Paerau, sold 26 of 28 offered with an average of $6400 and a highest price of $11,500. Glendhu Shorthorn, at Heriot, Otago, sold 10 of 11 bulls offered

and averaged $6060 with a top of $7800. Leafland Simmentals, Mosgiel, sold 13 bulls of 19 offered with a top price of $19,000 for Leafland 200021, a polled son of Waikite AD2031 within the top 1% of the breed for all growth rates. The Leafland average was $7460, ahead of last year. Most vendors were happy with increased averages and clearances compared with last year, even if their top price was matched. At June 2 auctions in Taumarunui the Sherson family, with Black Ridge Angus and Shian Angus, are donating the proceeds of a bull sold by each of the studs to Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland. Teresa Sherson said they have a son diagnosed with leukaemia in October and while he still has 10 months of treatment to go, the family would like to give back to the amazing place that is Starship.

EXTRAORDINARY: Kaimoa Hank topped the South Devon bull sale at Eketahuna with $16,000.

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Adding up agriculture’s budget funding haul Staff reporter THE Government has announced extra funding for advisory services, forestry and animal welfare in the primary sector in this year’s budget. Including pre-budget announcements, the sector gets almost $1 billion. Of the $190 million in funding announced on budget day, $118.4m has been given for farm advisory services, $40m has been granted to help transformation in the forestry industry and $31.6m to help maintain and lift animal welfare practices across New Zealand. Budget 2022 followed a prebudget announcement of $710m to tackle agricultural emissions, including the establishment of a Centre for Climate Action on Agricultural Emissions and accelerating carbon sequestration through forestry. Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor said $110 million was also announced pre-budget to boost the biosecurity system and continue the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme.

O’Connor said the new $190m in funding will help farmers adapt practices and drive value growth as they respond to changing international markets. “Consumers across the world are demanding higher requirements in areas like sustainability and animal welfare practices. New Zealand’s food and fibre sector products are known for their quality the world over, but we must continue to adapt.” The funding for advisory services will be allocated over four years and will support farmers’ decision-making when switching to more sustainable farming practices. “Many of our farmers and growers are already undertaking positive practices like wetland restoration, setback fencing from waterways, riparian planting and low-till cultivation. “People on the land need confidence they can access excellent information and sound advice that complements existing industry efforts. The vast majority acknowledge it’s a changing world and are adapting.

“What is important is that all farmers and growers are supported in their business decisions as they necessarily focus on sustainability,” O’Connor said. Forestry Minister Stuart Nash said the $40m investment in the industry over four years will accelerate transformation in the forestry, fisheries, food and beverage, and wood processing sectors. “Industry Transformation Plans are being developed in partnership with industry and Māori to identify high-impact actions that strengthen the performance of our primary sector. Associate Agriculture Minister Meka Whaitiri said Māori agribusinesses were continuing to diversify and grow and it was important to provide on-theground support to them. “We need to focus on solutions that encompass Māori tikanga but also offer opportunities to lift sustainability and productivity for our people. “Through Budget 2022, we are also committing almost $32

PAY DAY: Budget 2022 has more $118 million allocated to boost farm advisory services in the primary sector, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says.

million over four years to protect New Zealand’s animal health and welfare system and reputation. “This includes increasing compliance and enforcement,

for example, through more onfarm inspectors and providing more help on the ground when responding to adverse events,” Whaitiri said.

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Fruit gains as wool falls Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz ASB economists have reweighted their commodities index to reflect changes in the composition of our exports. The weighting of wool has gone down and that of fruit, mainly kiwifruit and apples, has gone up. In the weightings wool has reduced from 2.35% to 1.47%, which is a very low percentage for what was historically one of New Zealand’s biggest export earners. Over the past decade the value of wool exports have been cut in half, from approximately $900 million annually to $450m.

Fruit is the major gainer in our re-weighting, and we expect that to continue. Nat Keall ASB In contrast, beef and lamb weightings have risen slightly, to now be 11% and 10% respectively in the makeup of the whole NZ commodities index. Fruit has been the biggest mover, going up 1.5% to now be 9% of the index. That is split into 6.7% for kiwifruit and 2.4% for apples.

GIVING WEIGHT: ASB economists say the periodic re-basing exercises ensure that the composition of the index remains relevant and accurately reflects the mix of NZ commodity exports.

“Fruit is the major gainer in our re-weighting, and we expect that to continue,” rural economist Nat Keall said. Dairy lost about 0.5% but it still makes up 43% of the total index, followed by forestry at 18%. The ASB research team also re-based the year of the index from 2017 to 2019. “The move to 2019 ensures we have a more recent base year, and the average prices during that year are the closest of any year to the five-year average. “Our periodic re-basing exercises ensure that the composition of the index remains relevant and accurately reflects the mix of NZ commodity exports.” During the week ended May 13 the commodities index fell by 1.2% in United States dollar terms. This was more than offset by a fall in the NZD/USD cross rate of 2.7% which means the index rose 1.6% in NZD terms. The NZD index is 17% higher than it was a year ago, dairy being a big component, up 10%.

Ballance ends nitrogen fertiliser price reduction BALLANCE Agri Nutrients’ reduction in nitrogen fertiliser retail prices has ended with the co-operative announcing the discount will end on May 21. In an email sent to farmers, Ballance’s GM of sales Jason Minkhorst said that it decreased its nitrogen price in the face of rising global urea costs on March 15 to help farmers get through drought, feed shortages and the backlog of animals to be killed at meatworks across the country. “Although we were able to hold this price for over two months, there have been a number of adverse factors

KICKER KICKER: Ballance’s GM of sales Jason Minkhorst says although they were able to hold the price fof nitrogen fertilisert for over two months, there have been a number of adverse factors that have increased the global price of all products.

that have increased the global price of all products. “From tomorrow, our new price of SustaiN will be $1289/T and urea will be

$1240/T.” Prices at rival cooperative Ravensdown are at $1319 a tonne for N Protect and $1270 for Urea.

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NEW FACE: Mai Chen has joined the board of Southern Lamb Investments following its takeover of Southland-based Blue Sky Meats Ltd.

NOTED Auckland lawyer Mai Chen has joined the board of Southern Lamb Investments following its takeover of Southland-based Blue Sky Meats Ltd. Southern Lamb Investments (SLI), jointly owned by Scott and Jocelyn O’Donnell’s ODFI Ltd and Andrew Lowe Trustees, now owns 74.87% of Blue Sky Meats (BSM). The other shareholders are NZ Binxi Foods Ltd, 19.84%, and 72 other shareholders who jointly own 5.29%. Company chairman Scott O’Donnell says one issue that prompted the takeover was how to fund delayed – but needed – capital expenditure at the Woodlands plant, north of Invercargill. The ownership structure prevented shareholders investing

in capital expenditure without triggering the takeover code. That necessary investment can now be made, which will initially see some maintenance expenditure with major upgrades to follow. As with other meat companies, O’Donnell says labour and covid issues mean BSM will have a short end of season shut down of just three weeks this year, when the work will have to be completed. Alongside Chen, the other new director is Reece Oliver, a senior manager with HW Richardson Group. They join existing directors O’Donnell, Andy Lowe (SLI), Sarah Brown (independent) and Arron Hoyle (BX Foods). O’Donnell says Chen has international and governance experience and connections through Asia, which will prove important.

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Dairy farm revenue, costs and margins all rose significantly Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz

EXPENDITURE: Farm working expenses went up by 15% compared with the previous season.

the pervious season and 3.83% behind budget. But milk revenue is up 17.27% year-on-year and 16.45% higher on average than budget. When comparing the farmer working expenses (FWE) budget categories with actual expenditure, farmers anticipated the 3% increase in wages and the 20% increase in feed and grazing costs, compared with FY21. But large increases against budget were paid in fertiliser, R&M and in vehicle expenses; three categories coming out approximately 25% over budget. “I suppose it reflects a split between on-farm expenditures that can be controlled versus those that can’t,” he said. “The increase in R&M expenditure was a function of the increased cash flow. “Farmers decided to spend more because they had more and took the opportunities.” Actual R&M expenditure was about 12-13c/kg above the budget, so it seems to be the discretionary portion of that category, Wishart said. Some R&M expenditure may still be deferred maintenance from the tough payout years and there is a compliance element in there also. Feedback from NZAB clients who have seen the figures have included surprise about the 3% increase in wages being so low. But Wishart said it needed to be remembered that this time last year farms could not get new staff members. “The small increase is more a function of farmers being unable to get staff than under-paying. “The 3% increase was wage inflation for existing staff members, not new people.” When budgets were drawn up 12 months ago, no one would have anticipated the massive increases in fertiliser prices and fuel costs. Additional expenses were also incurred in maintaining and running older gear, because many new purchases were delayed by shipping disruption. Actual FWE was $5.55/kg, up 85c on the season prior and 98c higher than budget. Revenue went up by $1.51/kg, minus the extra 85c FWE, leaving an increase of 66c on FY22 margin compared with FY21.

BUDGETING: Farmers anticipated increases in wages and feed costs but underestimated fertiliser and fuel.

BALANCE SHEET: The earnings margin over costs went up by 66c/kg milksolids.

DAIRY farm working expenses rose 15% in the season just ending with repairs and maintenance up a whopping 32%, NZAB director and chief executive Scott Wishart says. Because milk production went down on average 4% compared with the previous season, farm working expenses were up 18% on a per kilogram milksolids basis. “Clearly, there is a discretionary element to repairs and maintenance (R&M) and it’s no surprise given the high payout, so the headline number is a bit simplistic,” he said. NZAB is the largest, nationwide agricultural financial advisory firm working with farmers and growers and their lenders and uses their own data platform to track client revenue and expenditure in real time. Wishart said the season-end figures for dairy farms, compared with budgets, are computer compiled from profit and loss accounts of the client base

without breaching confidentiality. “Our business is based on providing insights to our farmers and better information to their banks. “We are budgeting with dairy farmers for next financial year and these insights are valuable.”

Dairy farmers decided to spend more on R&M because they had more and took the opportunities. Scott Wishart NZAB This time last year farmers were using the first Fonterra farm gate milk price forecast as their budget revenue input, being a midpoint of $8/kg milksolids. NZAB data shows that most farmers did not expect to increase milk production and indeed their results have been down 4.16% on

PRODUCTION: Unders and overs in milk production and revenue for 2021-22 season.

DOING THE NUMBERS: Chief executive Scott Wishart says NZAB data shows that most farmers did not expect to increase milk production, but milk revenue is up 17.27% year-on-year and 16.45% higher on average than budget.

Milk income was up $1.44 from $7.46 to $8.90. Wishart said the data is actual cash flow to the May 31 financial year-end, not the headline milk price forecast numbers. Therefore, the revenue included the 2021 wash-up payments but not those healthy numbers yet to come between June and September. FWEs will show another big step up in FY23, Wishart expected,

because parts of the FY22 expenditure were on longer-term contracts at relatively lower prices than today’s spot markets. Further analysis of the seasonal numbers will look at items such as principal repayments and loan pay-downs. Wishart will also put the past four seasons into context for bank assessments, whether the revenue and expenses averages are a good indication of the seasons ahead.

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Wairere delves into bare hair sheep options Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz SHEEP breeding company Wairere has imported embryos and semen of Bare Hair sheep from the United Kingdom to provide no-wool options for its farming clients. Wairere principal Derek Daniell said the $500,000 venture would provide a major refresh of noshear sheep in New Zealand. Until now most no-shear sheep in NZ are from Wiltshire importations from Australia and more recently Australian White composites have arrived. Bare Hair, as the name says, have hair instead of wool and do not shed because UK farmers do not like waste wool lying around. Sheep genetics specialist Pierre Syben spent three seasons for Wairere UK selling Romney rams

in the UK and Ireland between 2019 and 2021. He selected 68 Bare Hair ewes for multiple ovulation embryo transfer, most of them from the flock of Hayden Woolley in central England, being two-tooths that had reared lambs as hoggets. Woolley (his real name, notwithstanding his bare sheep) purchased many Bare Hair sheep from the flock dispersal of Iolo Owens, in Wales, known as the father of no-wool sheep in the UK. Owens came to NZ in the 1970s as a Nuffield Scholar and stayed with Derek Daniell’s parents at Wairere and has now retired from farming. In April a UK specialist veterinarian, Ian McDougall, came to NZ and implanted 458 Bare Hair embryos into Wairere recipient ewes. He also inseminated 637

EXACTING: UK veterinarian Ian McDougall implanting Bare Hair embryos into Wairere ewes, assisted by Juan Juarretche of the Tararua Breeding Centre.

Wairere ewes with Bare Hair semen. Daniell said pregnancy scanning would determine how many lambs would result from the ETs and AIs and he does expect the normal failure rates. Small numbers of purebred and first-cross ram lambs will

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be available for purchase in late February and March next year while Wairere will continue with the nucleus flock for evaluation and breeding. Daniell is going to call the new sheep Wairere Nudies in his marketing. The recipients are being grazed for Wairere on Peter and Ali Apthorpe’s farm near Pahiatua. Despite the due diligence, expertise and expense, Daniell doesn’t know how hair sheep will perform in NZ conditions. “We know that UK genetics from the origin flocks have performed well for prime lamb production, reared under similar conditions as here,” he said. A composite with bare points and tail will minimise dagging and reduce shearing to once a year. Some facial eczema resistance has been bred into the Woolley Bare Hair ewes and some have double Myomax gene and are recorded on SIL or an equivalent scheme. “We have some opinions that Bare Hair sheep are naturally more resilient to parasites than long-wool breeds, and lambs are born with thicker skin than Romneys.” These may be sheep for the

UK Bare Hair origin flocks have performed well for prime lamb production, reared under similar conditions as here. Derek Daniell Wairere future in NZ of warmer climate, lower inputs, meat-only output and tougher animal health and environmental requirements. Daniell also has faith in new strong wool programmes, for both new and traditional wool products and for deconstructed ingredients. “But unless the price of crossbred wool rises to $5/kg in the short term and $10/kg long term, increasing costs will push farmers towards no-wool sheep,” he said. Daniell described himself as an onlooker to this latest venture, crediting Syben and Wairere business manager Simon Buckley with the impetus and the effort to get started.

High Country rights remain the same, says LINZ Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz CHANGES to the rules governing pastoral lessees will not alter their rights, according to the Government. The Crown Pastoral Land reform Bill will become law any day, adding new regulations and requiring consent for farming activities like weed control on pastoral leases. There has been speculation these changes alter the lessee’s legal contractual relationship with the Crown, but this is denied by Land Information NZ (LINZ). “These rights remain unchanged by the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill,” LINZ head of Crown

property Sonya Wikitera says. “The rent paid by leaseholders for their leases and the system by which rent is calculated is also unchanged.” She says a pastoral lease still provides leaseholders with the right to pasturage, exclusive possession of the leased land, the right to quiet enjoyment of the leased land and a perpetual right of renewal. “The changes are designed to ensure that LINZ administers Crown pastoral land for present and future generations while providing for ongoing pastoral farming,” Wikitera says. High Country Accord chair Philip Todhunter says instead of LINZ working more closely and collaboratively with leaseholders

to produce better approaches, the Government has chosen a “we will tell you what to do”, regulatory approach. The Bill also ends tenure review and Wikitera says that work will wind down over the next six months. She says the extra responsibility associated with the Bill will not require more staff and funding to administer the 180 properties. “The work we do includes dayto-day liaison with leaseholders and their staff, consent processing, lease renewal, rent review, property visits, tenure review, lease compliance, requests for information etcetera,” she says. There will be some change in

its work on pastoral leases. “However, the way that some of these processes will be carried out, such as consents and compliance investigations, will differ according to the new provisions in the Bill.” Some of that work will be done by service providers. “In 2019, we transitioned our pastoral property visit programme in-house and no longer use service providers for this work. “However, at this time there is no intention to move all of the pastoral work programme to being fully in-house and we intend to work alongside service providers in delivering our services under the new legislation.”

WHO’S THE BOSS? High Country Accord chair Philip Todhunter says the Government has chosen a “we will tell you what to do” regulatory approach to Crown Pastoral leases.

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Emissions policy called ‘decorative’ Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz

DECORATION: Forest Owners Association president Grant Dodson says while everyone loves natives, they are little more than a decoration when it comes to heavy lifting for carbon sequestration.

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the accuracy of sequestration or “look up” tables used to calculate how much carbon different trees sequester over time. Significant known differences exist between the tables and reality at present. University of Canterbury research has revealed in some cases table estimates on sequestration are 60% less than reality.

Native trees are a decoration in climate change efficiency terms. A great decoration to be true. But a decoration nonetheless. Grant Dodson Forest Owners Association There are no specifics on whether rural landowners will be able to receive a subsidy to incentivise native plantings, given their significantly greater cost of establishment. Two Government-mandated schemes, the One Billion Trees project and the erosion control funding programme, have closed to grants. This leaves large scale Crown joint ventures and the hill country erosion control plan as the only remaining

vehicles for funds at this point. The Government also appears keen to revisit how it categorises forests under its emissions plan, where pre1990 forests are not included in NZ’s carbon sequestration inventory. The plan aims to incentivise and encourage management activities that lift carbon levels in pre-1990 forests, while also developing means to enable the recognition of additional carbon storage in these forests. Despite a greater focus on natives the red meat sector continues to harbour concerns over the Government’s focus on forestry sequestration. Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief executive Sam McIvor says he remained “gutted” about the continuing ability of forests to claim 100% carbon sequestration under the ETS, compared with 7-10% in the European Union and Canada. Canterbury University forestry professor Euan Mason has submitted to the Gvernment on his concerns around a greater focus on native sequestration. He has urged it to consider a multi-species approach that has a chosen forest mix, which could include natives and exotics, governed under a binding management plan between its owners and the Crown to ensure the forests are managed properly and removing the risk of canopy collapse and decay later in their lives.

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FORESTRY has rivalled agriculture for a portion of the emissions reduction plan funding, with the budget allocating the sector more than $300 million in the next four years. More than $250m is tagged to maximising forestry’s contribution to boosting carbon sequestration, largely through a focus on native tree planting. But the focus on native plantings is coming with the caution a swing to greater indigenous plantings places New Zealand’s capacity to rely on forestry for carbon sequestration under pressure, given the slower rate of absorption and significantly higher establishment costs. Forest Owners Association president Grant Dodson says as appealing as greater native plantings were to most New Zealanders, their ability to help reduce net emissions to any substantial degree this side of next century, was negligible. “They grow too slowly. In many cases expectations of carbon sequestration from natives are overstated in the current official data tables. That makes the problem worse,” he says. “Native trees are a decoration in climate change efficiency terms. A great decoration to be true. But a decoration, nonetheless. In fighting climate change, we need tools – not decorations.

“We could plant enough huge areas to get some carbon volumes from native trees earlier than the year 2100. But I’m sure farmers wouldn’t like millions of hectares of farmland going into kowhai or tutu.” Estimates show native forest plantings will typically only sequester 250t a hectare of CO2 by year 28, compared with 650tCO2/ha of mixed exotics, and 900tCO2/ha for pure Pinus radiata. Establishment costs are also considerably higher with natives, averaging $7500/ha and up to $20,000 a hectare, compared with about $4000/ ha for pines. Breaking down the allocation of emissions plan funds, $145m is allocated to establishing native forests at scale, specifically for long term carbon sinks. This aims to improve tech to scale up native seedling production, improve seed collection and propagation and develop a long-term plan to grow more native forests in partnership with farmers, iwi, and foresters. A further $111m has been spread across various agencies including conservation, agriculture,and forestry to increase natural sequestration through forestry plantings. Alternative biomass fuel sources also received $73.5m, which will go towards planting 10,000ha of wood biomass forestry as an alternative to coal use. The Government’s plan for forestry also aims to improve

NEW Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) member business registrations have more than doubled over the past year. More than 8000 farm businesses are now signed up to the programme together with growing numbers of red meat and wool companies, the NZ Farm Assurance Incorporated (NZFAI) reported at its annual meeting in Wellington. Chair Nicky Beeby says the number of NZFAP-registered suppliers has grown by more than 700 and the number of member businesses has more than doubled with more than 40 red meat and wool companies and industry organisations working together for the good of the primary sector. “That can only be a good thing,” Beeby says. “That’s important because the opportunities and challenges we face as a sector are far greater than any one organisation can do by themselves.”

KEEP THEM COMING: NZFAI chair Nick Beeby says it has been rewarding to see 23 wool companies seek and gain membership over the past year.

A priority over the past year has been to engage with the wider wool and dairy sectors to grow membership and cover a wider number of farmers and animals. “It has been rewarding to see 23 wool companies seek and gain membership over the year. “Ultimately, NZFAI is delivering; we are increasing the number of registered

farmers and reducing duplication, the number of audits and costs across the industry,” Beeby says. Other priorities are ensuring all the programme standards are fit for purpose and future-proofed with the latest version of the NZFAP rolled out in October and the new voluntary on-farm standard NZFAP Plus going live. “We now have an

independently audited standard which ensures we are future focused and that our farmers and meat companies can be recognised as global leaders in the growing conscious consumerism trend,” NZFAI general manager Megan Mounsey-Smith says. “In a recent Beef and Lamb NZ survey of 500 farmers, 38% indicated interest in becoming NZFAP Plus certified, so the opportunity is significant.” A programme is also due to get underway to digitise the organisation’s assurance process to ensure seamless transfer of data across supply chains. “Being future-focused is not just about the standards, but about how we collect and receive supporting audit evidence making the process as easy as possible for farmers and auditors and ensuring our members can extract as much value from the market as possible.” Work to raise the profile of NZFAI with farmers has also proven successful. A recent survey found 71% were aware of NZFAP.

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High arable returns yet to be banked Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz FIGURES from the latest arable industry marketing initiative (AIMI) highlight the impact unfavourable weather had on this season’s harvest yields. The report shows New Zealand cereal grain yields were down an average 4% across all six cereal crops despite more hectares harvested this season. Unsold stocks of feed wheat are up 18% on last year, a sign farmers are holding onto feed stocks in the hope of achieving prices that will better reflect the cost of inflation. Mill wheat and barley stocks on the other hand are limited, with unsold stocks down 21% and 23% respectively on last season. This is reflected in pricing with Canterbury mill wheat selling as high as $650 a tonne, with the average of $600/t, up 43% from $420 at the same time last year. Mill wheat prices are expected to push higher yet in line with both domestic and global supply remaining tight. Grower margins have been

hit by soaring input costs with fertilisers hitting the bottom line the hardest, in some cases up more than 100% between time of planting and harvest. Fuel and agrichemical cost increases follow closely on the heels of fertiliser with expectations the true cost of inflation in prices has not yet been reached.

The recent cost increases have turned this erosion into a landslide and many of these crops are not viable at current prices. Darrell Hydes Feds arable AIMI figures show sowing intentions of most cereal crops remain similar to last season, meaning it is unlikely there will

be any significant stock rebuild of limited grains such as mill wheat and barley into next season. Meantime Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers arable chair Darrell Hydes says morale among farmers is very low with the poor harvest and skyrocketing costs. “Although free (uncontracted) grain prices are very strong, most of us have a high proportion of our crops sold on forward contracts so our returns are at last year’s prices while our costs have doubled or trebled in many cases. “It will be a tough year for many arable farmers.” Hydes says the prices for proprietary seed contracts have been static for many years and the profitability of what had traditionally been some of the best paying crops, have been slowly eroding. “The recent cost increases have turned this erosion into a landslide and many of these crops are not viable at current prices. “We also get a very small share of the final price of these seeds – $2-$3 a kilogram for seed that retails for $10-15/kg and we cover

NOT YET: Mid Canterbury arable farmer Darrell Hydes says while grain prices are strong most growers have a high proportion of their crops sold on forward contracts so returns are at last year’s prices while costs have doubled or trebled in many cases.

all the production, seed cleaning and certification costs.” Federated Farmers and several groups of individual growers have been meeting with seed companies to try and get the message across that if they don’t up their game now, they will have very few growers left in a year or two. The bread wheat grower return equates to just 10 cents per loaf whether the consumer is paying for a $1 loaf or a $5 loaf. The arable food industry council (AFIC) is working to identify the value-add market, to

get industry and growers out of the commodity mindset and the commodity market, the biggest problem being the NZ arable industry is a domestic focused industry and has not been investing for the future. On a positive note, Hydes says conditions for sowing autumn crops have been good with plenty of moisture and warm soil temperatures. “I always enjoy this time of the year with the pressure of harvest over and the positive anticipation of preparing ground and sowing new crops.”

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Tough times in Shanghai Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz EIGHT weeks ago, Kiwi-born Shanghai resident Hunter McGregor knew something bad was coming when he noticed his usually well-stocked local supermarket running out of some products. “There were these gaps on the shelves, particularly for produce. It was an early sign supply chains were starting to falter and slow down, and it only got worse from there.” McGregor is more attuned to food supply chains than most, having spent the past eight years running a small business importing NZ venison, specialising in supplying restaurants in Shanghai. What he was witnessing was the emerging black hole of the latest Shanghai lockdown due to covid, one that sucked in all aspects of life for the city’s residents, one far more extreme than the first lockdown 18 months ago. As in New Zealand, during the first round of lockdowns, Chinese city residents continued to have access to essential services. One person per household could still leave their homes every couple of days to purchase food supplies. “But this time around everything, and I mean everything including food outlets of any type, were shut completely. The only time you could go out was for a PCR test.” McGregor, a father of two young children under six and living with his wife and her parents, admits for the first time in 13 years living

in the thriving city, he started to worry where their next meal was coming from. “The first time around we worried about the virus – this time, we worried about food.” Food supply became a stuttering delivery of collectivelyordered items bought from suppliers who would normally have sold into retail outlets. “Instead, they started delivering into apartment complexes, but it has been patchy and pretty inefficient, although it has got better recently.” Meantime, residents endured the first 21 days unable to venture outside as authorities continued to push on with their strict zero covid policy. Perched on the 20th floor with no balcony and two small children, McGregor is stoically philosophical about the tough stretch he and his family are doing.

The first time around we worried about the virus- this time, we worried about food. Hunter McGregor Ex-pat Kiwi, Shanghai “It has been great having the kids here, they do help lighten the mood.” Fifty-two days later he and his family are enjoying the opportunity to socialise outside in their apartment compound

MEAL TIME: Government supplied food drops readied for delivery to Shanghai residents this week.

and are receiving more regular government-subsidised food packages. McGregor marked the 50th day of lockdown with some “average” Chinese beef and good Japanese whiskey. But he maintains life in Shanghai and the other big cities locked down, is far from likely to return to normal any time soon. Unlike NZ, businesses receive no support and people are increasingly concerned that once any semblance of normal life returns, their jobs will not be there. “A typical example is the owner of a local produce market. He’s paying the equivalent of NZ$10,000 a month in shop rent, $4000 in wages, plus his own rent and no government support.”

EMPTY: Shanghai and other major Chinese cities have been eerily empty for weeks now.

The crunching reality of this round of lockdowns has been reflected in the surreal emptiness of Shanghai, recently captured on a WeChat drone flyover. Equally surreal is the sight of hundreds of long-haul truck drivers, stranded in the city by the draconian rules that have them living in their trucks, cooking on the sidewalk and using fire hydrants for water supply. Internal shipping logistics have become a nightmare, with trucks stopping at city borders rather than entering and being unable to leave, trans-shipping if possible, which adds significantly to cost and time. “And this extends to many cities across China – the ability to get into a port is relatively good, but from there, it’s very tough.” A euphemistically titled “closed

loop” work option is open to businesses that lets them bring staff back to work in factories and plants. “But the catch is they have to stay there, can’t go back home.” McGregor’s observations on how this lockdown will impact beyond Shanghai should be chilling for many NZ exporters. “People are less inclined to be buying higher-cost luxury items, including foods. They are trading down from beef or lamb to chicken or pork, and all food service trade has been shut, many probably won’t re-open.” Kiwi companies with staff on the ground will appreciate the enormity of the lockdowns, while those more remote may find it a sharp shock. Latest consumption data reveals the lockdowns are already biting hard, with retail sales down 11% year-on-year in April, and manufacturing down 5%. With the government committed to zero covid and Beijing bracing for a hard lockdown, there will be little political will to cede to the virus in the capital. McGregor expects such lockdowns to continue for weeks yet, with rolling disruptions rippling well beyond the cities affected. Ever optimistic, McGregor still sees opportunity in China but cautions it will be a far tougher road to establish new outlets in the future. “It will be a challenge for NZ producers to maintain prices, and margins, given the cost increases internally.” He has always run his business with low overheads and he has worn out many pairs of shoes tramping between restaurants touting quality NZ venison cuts. “In the short-term if you are producing products suitable for home prep and sale via e-commerce the opportunities are there, but you do have to work a bit harder.”

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Volume 107 I May 30th, 2022 I email: agined@globalHQ.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz/agined Are you a parent or teacher and want to receive AginED every week directly to your email inbox? Send us an email to sign up at agined@globalhq.co.nz This graph shows the values of traditional weaners in $/kg at the Feilding beef weaner fair.

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What kind of graph is this?

2 What do the green dots represent? 3 What do the purple dots represent? Head to https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=yBj8AylZ5KI and watch the OnFarm Story on Matthew Tayler from Lorne Peak Station. Matthew is not afraid of failure and giving something a go. He credits his education at University of Otago for teaching him how to research and learn skills he now applies to his business.

STRETCH YOURSELF: 1 1

Where is Lorne Peak Station?

2 How big is the station and what does Matthew do with it?

STRETCH YOURSELF: 1

When did Matthew’s grandad start farming this land?

2 What is fodder beet?

This sale included the highest price for a weaner steer at a beef weaner fair this year. What did the heaviest steer make? What did the lightest steer make?

2 What did the heaviest and lightest heifers make? 3 This graph shows values in $/kg. Estimate what the heaviest steer and heifer made per head. 4 Looking at this graph did steers or heifers sell for more? Why do you think this is? 5 The best of the Charolais-cross steers were 326kg which sold well at $1350. What is this in $/kg?

3 What did Matthew study at university? How do you think that has helped his farming business? 4 What options has irrigation offered this farming business?

Posterity Man Susie recently made the top recorded price for a Jersey cow in New Zealand history. A South Otago dairy farmer paid $55,000 for the 3-year Jersey cow from a dispersal sale of retiring breeders Dick and Faye Post from Tauwhare, Waikato. The herd that was offered had been established in 1960 and consistently averaged more than 400kg per annum of milk solids, equating to more than 1900kg of milk solids per hectare. PGG Wrightson national dairy genetics coordinator Andrew Reyland said the herd “was one of the most productive in the country” and this was achieved because “Dick and Faye have always been deeply committed, using nominated sires to breed big capacity Jerseys with functional udders as well as good structure and fertility”. 1

What is the average per kg amount of milk solids per annum for a New Zealand Jersey dairy herd?

2 What were the previous record/s held by dairy cow purchases in NZ prior to this sale?

FILL YA BOOTS: Head to https://www. farmersweekly.co.nz/high-arablereturns-yet-to-be-banked/ and read the article on arable farming and how unfavourable weather has impacted this season’s harvest yields. 1 Head to https://www. beeflambnz.co.nz/nationallamb-day to watch a brief history of New Zealand lamb 1

What year did the first sheep arrive in New Zealand?

2 When did the first shipment of frozen lamb leave NZ? 3 What was the ship called and what country was it destined for?

On average what % were cereal grain crop yields below last season?

2 How much is Canterbury mill wheat on average, and how does this compare with the same time last year? 3 What are some factors that have hit grower margins?

Newsmaker

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Building a life in the wool shed A legacy of shearing excellence lies in Luke Mullins’ past and his down-to-earth approach will provide a valuable interface between trainee shearers and the industry in coming years, with his appointment as WOMOlife manager. He spoke to Richard Rennie about what excites him about the shearing industry today.

RIOR to his appointment as national manager, Mullins had spent plenty of time at the sharp end of shearing, both as a career shearer and more recently training new recruits for the industry. He would be the first to admit that prior to WOMOlife’s foundation the wool industry had done a poor job trying to train and keep shearers, with many being drawn to the big dollars they could earn across the Tasman. During the pandemic the Australians upped the ante on the traditional NZ-Australian shearer flow, offering up to A$4.50 a sheep in some districts. As covid eases and the normal ebb and flow of shearers around the world returns, Mullins says the formation of WOMOlife is going a long way towards rectifying some of the mistakes made by previous training providers in the sector. “We have basically taken a lot of what they have done wrong and have cultivated a good model today.” That model takes a very holistic view of a shearer and their career, accounting as much for how they live their lives as for how they conduct the practice of shearing itself. “Living long and well is a big mantra for us and that includes longevity in their career. If you still want to be shearing at 60,

IN THE BLOOD: Luke Mullins grew up around shearing, with his Dad having a contracting gang in Taihape.

all power to you.” To make that a reality, WOMOlife includes a big focus on health, wellbeing and nutrition in its training information. It is not unusual now to find shearers regularly practicing yoga and undergoing dynamic stretching prior to a day’s work. WOMOlife has adopted the seven-point movement programme used by the NFL and the NBA to assess flexibility and strength, helping identify where individuals’ weaknesses lie and how to build strength where it is needed. “And it is a case that as we get older, we need to spend more time on recovering well.” That need has only increased as the average weight of ewes has lifted to well over 70kg with the focus on more meat muscle in breeding. Mullins is welcoming a new generation of shearers who are increasingly viewing themselves as well paid athletes, keen to take on world records at breathtakingly young ages, empowered with better technique, fitness, and fuel than their predecessors often were. He cites the likes of 19-yearold Reuben Alabaster, one of two shearers to attempt a new eighthour strong wool lamb shearing record later this year at Te Pa Station, with that outcome being targeted two days later by Jack Fagan.

TUNED IN: Luke Mullins’ appointment as manager of WOMOlife has him well aware of the challenges young shearers face today.

Living long and well is a big mantra for us, and that includes longevity in their career. If you still want to be shearing at 60, all power to you. Luke Mullins WOMOlife He is challenging a record held for a decade by Irish shearer Ivan Scott. Mullins has also welcomed the

greater focus on teaching shearing trainees greater financial literacy. In a career where they can make hundreds of dollars a day, the potential to burn those dollars is always there, something he can testify to. “I was 28, shearing and enjoying the good money, but spending it too. It was not until my partner, now wife, got pregnant that I really realised I needed to become more serious about saving. “We need to teach more understanding around the impact of interest, how it can work against you and for you, how a credit card is something you can have, but need to be careful with.” He laments a general lack of financial literacy among a

generation now facing multiple opportunities to be exploited by “buy now, pay later” schemes. As much as a manager, Mullins’ close contact with contractors, trainers and trainees means he will also have a great opportunity to give back to the sector as a mentor, something he has benefited from over the years. His aunt is renown and respected shearing doyen Mavis Mullins. “I grew up around shearing, with my Dad having a contracting gang in Taihape. I was lucky to have some really good mentors over the years who taught me and who I still have a lot to do with.” Barton Hadfield gets special mention as a man who he continues to bounce ideas off today. With WOMOlife’s groundbreaking series of well filmed training videos, mixed with mentoring and practical experience, Mullins is confident shearing’s future is in good hands. He also welcomes the increased presence of women in the profession, with estimates of about 25% female shearers practicing today, encouraged by the world record setting efforts of the likes of Megan Whitehead. Alister Shennan, WOMOlife’s co-founder and managing director said he was delighted to have Luke on board. “It’s the perfect time. We now have an expert, professional training team with excellent support behind the scenes. “There’s so much more we can offer in taking industry training forward and we now have someone who is immersed in the industry, can talk to anyone, and can see the opportunities ahead.”

New thinking

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GOODNESS: As well as a buttermilk base, one of the new products includes plant-based carotenoids to aid eye health.

Sharpening minds with nutrient combos Sufferers of eye strain, post-covid brain fog and stressful lifestyles will have some new go-to options made from Fonterra butter milk, with some complex additions. Richard Rennie spoke to Fonterra’s chief executive for Asia-Pacific Judith Swales about the co-operative’s efforts in developing a new range of consumer wellness products.

HILE overseeing Fonterra’s large Asia-Pacific division, Judith Swales acknowledges Fonterra’s latest consumer wellness project is also something of a pet one for her that extends back over many years. A microbiologist by training, she has always had an interest in the role dairy can play over and above the conventional health solutions of providing base minerals including the likes of calcium. The co-op’s foray into the emerging wellness area of cognition and brain health also has its roots back in the company’s long association with paediatric nutrition. But this project has gone further down the aging timeline, tapping into solutions for age and lifestylerelated decline in brain function. Three trademarked “nutrient bundles” have been developed to support cognition, visual performance and mood. They’re based on buttermilk powder, comprised of a blend of fresh dairy cream and skim milk, which is known for its high phospholipid content. Phospholipids play a vital role in biological processes, including cell membrane formation. The human brain is one of the richest tissues in terms of phospholipid content and the compounds provide structural integrity for cell surfaces and proteins, acting as a barrier to prevent the entry of all molecules into the tissue. Phospholipids that are incorporated into the likes of infant formula play a vital role in

helping with connections within the brain as babies grow. But at later stages of life and in various occupations those connections can decline, affecting cognitive health and mental stamina. The product development has been underpinned by researchers sourcing combinations of dairy and plant-based compounds in the three nutrient packages. The ThinkSharp nutrient

bundle includes a compound, phosphatidylserine (PS). It is a key brain nutrient known to be low in the average diet. Higher PS levels have been proven to support cognition over time, including memory focus, mental processing and creativity. The Pro-Sight bundle includes plant-based carotenoids known to help with eye tissue regeneration. Its development was a response to modern work patterns that

BRAINIER: Fonterra’s new powdered nutritional formulations are aimed specifically at improving cognitive performance and brain function, Asia-Pacific chief executive Judith Swales says.

demand greater screen time and increased blue light exposure. Blue light is proven to cause eye strain and degeneration, while also affecting the body’s ability to sleep due to its melatoninblocking effect. The StresLes formulation includes vitamin C, riboflavin and vitamin B6 to support more stable brain function and better fatigue management. Swales says the work represents a new step in the company’s approach to human wellness solutions, delivering far more targeted products for specific health issues. “And we will be taking it a step further as we learn more about the brain-gut health axis, that interaction between brain health and the gut, including developments in our probiotic compounds.” Accompanying the combinations, the researchers have also developed an online cognitive assessment platform for consumers to assess themselves before and after using the products. The online assessment has been trialled across 3000 people from a wide cross section of participants that includes members of the NZ badminton team, a sport known to require an exceptionally rapid eye-brainmuscle response. “They take the assessment again eight weeks after starting on the products and a high percentage have reported significant improvements in behaviour and performance.” While not clinically proven yet, the combination packages contain

And we are also taking an approach that is behaving closer to that of a start-up rather than a large multinational company, trying an MVP (Minimal Viable Product) approach. Judith Swales Fonterra compounds already clinically proven for their health benefits. Swales says rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, Fonterra has focused on working alongside companies with established reputations in the complex nutrient space, including an Israeli company specialising in soy-sourced phospholipids and a company that develops targeted capsulated products. “And we are also taking an approach that is behaving closer to that of a start up rather than a large multinational company, trying an MVP (Minimal Viable Product) approach.” This involves working closely with likely consumers at an early stage, in a lean approach testing frequently against the target audience through its early development stages. The first nutrient bundle products will launch in New Zealand initially in coming weeks and are being marketed as powders.

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EDITORIAL

A 140-year journey worth celebrating

WO events this week may have been 140 years apart but reveal how far the meat industry has evolved, while also hinting at the future. It is 140 years since the first shipment of frozen lamb processed in Oamaru and shipped out of Port Chalmers, arrived in London, an event marked with celebrations in London and Oamaru. Also last week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was in New York helping promote net carbon zero beef, launched last month by Silver Fern Farms. The economic significance of the successful frozen meat shipment is selfevident, but the net carbon zero beef launch shows how far the industry has come. For many years the meat industry was derided as a dinosaur, resistant to innovation and wedded to the past, but in the past six years or so it has proven to be anything but. Multiple companies have created innovative cuts and launched branded products, but it was during the global covid pandemic that companies shed the dinosaur moniker. They displayed fleet of foot in the ease and speed with which product was diverted from food service to retail in multiple markets. SFF’s launch of net carbon zero beef not to only takes the industry to a whole new level but is an example of a commercial solution to reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions that does not require Government funding or involvement. SFF has independently verified that qualifying beef, for which they pay a premium, has net zero carbon emissions due to on farm sequestration from native as well as exotic vegetation. The irony is that the US Department of Agriculture and US retailers are accepting a carbon sequestration equation on NZ farms that is not being recognised by Government officials or international emission reduction agreements. The hope is that the Government, which has a preference for centralised control, will accept there is at least a partial commercial solution to on farm emissions. In a week in which we have celebrated the past, this glimpse into the future show it does not require laws and regulation.

Bryan Gibson

LETTERS

Forest harmony upset by introduced pests THE letter in by Laurie Collins in the May 9 issue of Farmers Weekly where he compares the ability of our bush to withstand the browsing of mammalian animals to that of the moa can’t go unchallenged. The moa and our native vegetation lived together in harmony for millions of years. We wouldn’t have had the bush here for us to destroy if they hadn’t.

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If deer and possums were left uncontrolled, they would browse the bush and any regeneration to destruction. There is ample proof of this both in the destruction they have wrought,and the regeneration that has followed control. Many of our plants had adapted to be unpalatable to the moa, or some species, like the lancewood for instance, developed unattractive foliage in their juvenile stage, whereas our plant species make a banquet for introduced deer, possums, goats, and sheep and cattle for that matter. Humans have totally corrupted the ecological balance of this country, as has been the case around the world; it’s just that here it’s happened faster than

anywhere else. Good on the hunters for wanting to shoot deer for sport, but they are kidding no one if they think that the effect on our priceless bush of these exotic introductions is no different to that of the moa. Ewan McGregor Waipawa

Let’s make our own FERTILISER Association data shows we still import 60% of our urea from China. Why aren’t we self sufficient? Even if you had to run the Kapuni plant night and day for six days a week. surely it can be done? Why are we importing something we can make more cheaply here? Surely the greater throughput just makes the

plant way more efficient and the per unit price cheaper? Come on NZ – we can do better. Dave Stanton Geraldine

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REMOTE CONTROL: Hill country farmers are calling for better physical and digital infrastructure development in rural communities, to support diversification.

Working to keep the hills alive The

Pulpit

Katherine Dixon

THRIVING hill country farming sector is critical to New Zealand’s economy and to our regional communities. Hill country farms make up 70% of our pastoral area and farmers are making productive use of approximately 5.6 million hectares of land. These farmers are producing the world’s most sustainable beef and lamb with an environmental footprint far lower than many of our competitors. However, hill country farming is also facing a series of unprecedented challenges. Climate change, extreme weather events such as droughts and flooding, erosion and the growing threat of afforestation mean in many cases farmers are being forced to do more with less. That’s why it’s more important than ever that our sector works hard to future proof the profitability, sustainability and wellbeing of New Zealand’s hill country farmers, their farm

systems, the environment and rural communities. The $8.1m, five-year Hill Country Futures Partnership programme, co-funded by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, PGG Wrightson Seeds and Seed Force New Zealand, is a research programme that is aiming to help us do exactly that. Importantly, farmers themselves are at the heart of the programme and a core part of the research has been a series of 170 in-person interviews, asking farmers about the challenges and opportunities they face and their vision for the future. Farmers’ biggest concerns for the future were afforestation/ carbon farming, rising costs, land prices and loss of communities. They fear this will impact retirement plans, deter the next generation from farming and create decline in rural communities such as falling school rolls, social and sporting opportunities and farmer support networks. One farmer told us his retirement plan had been to sell his farm but the only offers he had received were from pine companies. He was delaying his retirement because he couldn’t bear to see all his work destroyed. Numerous farmers told us they wanted to be good environmental stewards. They felt a strong responsibility to future generations and saw benefits for livestock, climate resilience, profitability, market access and personal enjoyment. At the same time, we heard that there are obstacles in the way of best environmental practice. Many farmers told us that they were struggling to keep up with requirements due to needing

THIS WAY: Katherine Dixon says hill country farmers want to have a direct input into decisions about their future and to help develop a feasible roadmap for the future of sheep and beef farming. Photo: NZ Story

more time, funding and, in some cases, knowledge. Some of the new regulations were perceived as impractical and there was a lot of uncertainty about environmental investment, with many farmers wanting more local examples to follow. Farm ownership and the next generation of farmers was a common point of discussion. The average age of hill country farmers is increasing and, at the same time, family succession is becoming more complex and difficult. Inheritance and splitting the value of property between siblings can be challenging. Farmers told us how succession planning is now compounded by rising land prices, land-use competition, high debt levels,

lowering profitability and increasing regulatory costs, which are all making farming “less appealing”. A common opinion in the hill country farming sector is that diversifying businesses and land use may provide a pathway to reducing some of this uncertainty and building a more stable future. We sought farmers’ views on this and found a mixed bag. Many farmers are attracted to the idea of economic diversification, seeing it as a way to spread risk, enable more ecologically-sustainable land use that benefit communities and create employment. However, there are barriers to putting this into practice ranging from concerns about time required, geographic constraints, market difficulties, access to labour and a lack of support to take such steps. More than a quarter of the farmers interviewed raised the topic of regenerative agriculture unprompted. There was a sense that it could align with personal values, create new market opportunities and fit with new regulatory requirements. Peer to peer learning was cited as an attraction of regenerative agriculture, with a community already building and knowledge being shared through grassroots farmer-led workshops, field days and online discussions. However, many also had reservations and wanted to see more scientific evidence that it would work in the New Zealand setting. Overall, the key hopes for the future were to achieve sustainable environmental stewardship, to achieve ownership and financial goals and to enable rural communities to be able to thrive. Farmers see “rural and urban” working together as important to achieving these goals.

They are seeking opportunities to share the stories of the good work being done; they want to have a direct input into decisions about their future and to help develop a feasible roadmap for the future of sheep and beef farming. They would like more investment in training for young farmers and greater access to support around succession planning. They are also calling for better physical and digital infrastructure development in rural communities, to support diversification and support to enable them to connect with people with the skills and resources to help with such projects. And they would like to work to depolarise agriculture, through honest discussions and farmer-led holistic conversations around the environment. This feedback is really valuable to shape future research and work programmes at B+LNZ.

The Farmer Perspective series, providing insights into the biggest issues identified through the interviews, is available at: www. hillcountryfutures.co.nz/resources/ farmer-perspective-series-

Who am I? Katherine Dixon is the co-founder of Nature Positive, a provider of research and advisory services for integrated nature and climate solutions, and a lead researcher for the Hill Country Futures Partnership Programme.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – May 30, 2022

Forward thinking farming is our future Alternative View

Alan Emerson

THE WELL_NZ document released last week makes for interesting reading. It’s headed Reframing New Zealand’s food sector opportunities and it certainly does that. It comes out of TPW, the Fit for a Better World Strategy Group set up by the Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor. Described as a thought leaders’ group it is headed by Lain Jager and includes Rob Hewett, ex Fonterra chief executive Andrew Ferrier and Murray Sherwin previously of the Reserve Bank, World Bank, MPI and the Productivity Commission. In addition there’s financier Debra Birch, ex chair of AgResearch and FoRST Neil Richardson and co-founder and chief executive of Spring Sheep Milk Nick Hammond. It is an impressive line-up overseeing the multi-disciplined research team under TPW executive director Jarred Mair. It is science based, which is reassuring. It’s also well argued with international examples and case studies. It’s an impressive document.

It’s release is timely considering global conflicts, pandemics, rising inflation, climate change and shipping and trade constraints. Those issues are all addressed. What impressed me most about the document was its wideranging future focus. Nothing is sacred. It acknowledges our food and fibre sector is intrinsic to our economic success to date and fundamental to our success in tomorrow’s world. It explains how our traditional agriculture has an exciting future and debates new technology food systems such as artificial meat and dairy. While I previously thought those technologies were a threat to conventional agriculture, I now believe they have a place as part of the mix. There are additional technological options canvassed such as vertical farms, where governments are moving production closer to centres of population. It also points out that “negative narratives and finger pointing at the sector over methane and water quality is divisive, destructive and distracting”. It suggests that “a collaborative national mission to optimise the rate of positive change and continue to grow the sector for the benefit of all New Zealanders is a much more effective platform for success”. I couldn’t agree more. I hadn’t realised the strong link between nutrition and mental wellbeing.

The global wellness market is rapidly growing and huge. You can read that “the wellness economy is one of the largest and fastest growing global consumer segments”. We’re in a strong position to capitalise on that. There were several key issues that were certainly under my radar. One was the speed of change that is currently happening. I was aware of change but not the speed of it. The changes in the marketplace are also addressed. For example, while our past growth in Asia has been with middle income earners according to a McKinsey report 80% of future growth will come from the top two income tiers. We have to be able to capitalise on that. Methane mitigation technologies are discussed at length. As well as the option of seaweed to reduce methane in ruminants the future for farming our oceans is also raised. I have little doubt that we’ll have methane mitigation options here in NZ. The only question is when. There’s much in the document about the products of the future. It discusses new plant options that can be part of the new health and wellbeing sectors. We read that the drivers of change will be climate change, increasingly complex consumer preferences and technological progress.

EVOLUTION: The new report, Reframing New Zealand’s food sector opportunities, explains how our traditional agriculture has an exciting future and debates new technology food systems. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The supporting arguments are convincing. As you’d expect GE is mentioned at length and we need to embrace that technology and now. Our current position on GE more resembles a Luddite like approach than that of a modern economy moving with the times. I find it surprising that our opposition can use GE to create products and then export them to NZ whereas we don’t have the same opportunities. We are told that our current farming systems work on maximising production and minimising costs but if we targeted high value consumers profits could lift significantly, potentially doubling or quadrupling. I’d never heard of Bonton Farms but the case study was fascinating. Bonton was a deprived area in Texas with 95% of single parent households and 50% of males in prison before the age of 25. They started a farm on 1 1/4 acres in the city growing

A wet and woolly piece of work “STEVE, can you get your sheep in tomorrow for shearing the following day?” asked Neil my contractor. Given the squally weather and that scanning was approaching, I’d been waiting for this call. It didn’t trouble me that it meant I’d be shearing into the weekend. “But Neil, the forecast is for rain middle of the day. I’ve just had a quick look at my app and it says a 90% chance. I’m not a gambling man but that’s pretty decent odds. I know you are under pressure, and I want these sheep shorn as well so tell you what, I’ll give it a go” I didn’t tell him that I’d dragged my feet on the dagging given other work commitments but reckoned that I had enough cleaned up ahead of me to give me time to give the other 700 a clean-up on the chance a miracle happened, and it didn’t rain. So, I got the already clean mob in and the next mob in to scrape the crap off their bums. They’d all mostly been clean through tupping but unlike many of you we have had a couple of big dumps of rain in recent months which has grown a lot of grass

and that grass hasn’t stuck to the insides of the sheep but more on the back end. And young stock on grass haven’t done particularly well either until recently as its cooled down. My works lambs on crops and chicory have been great but others on pastures that appeared to be decent quality if not a bit long just haven’t delivered stock performance. This has been common in these

IF ONLY: Steve Wyn-Harris pondered on the growing shift to shedding sheep, because had he made the move he’d be sitting at home reading a book rather than dagging wet sheep.

parts and has persisted from weaning until now. I’ve spent the majority of my 40-year sheep farming career dagging and crutching sheep up the race rather than across the board unless I was on fundraising crutching bees. It’s a lot less fun on your own in an empty woolshed. I can do more and in the last decade or so, and particularly the last two years now that I’m into my sixties, it’s easier on an ageing body not having to drag them. I turn the radio up and just get stuck in. Every job has it’s less exciting and more challenging jobs and this is a sheep farmers. All the same, when I got back home for lunch, I repeated to Jane my new refrain along the lines that I’m getting too old for this. She had little sympathy and pointed out that I can now afford to employ someone younger to do it, but I told her to add up how much I’d saved over 40 years and old habits are hard to break. There might not have been much sympathy, but she had made us a bacon and egg pie, so I forgave her cold heart. I went to have a look at the

weather radar as it was getting dull. Here came the rain as predicted on the screen and down it fell in real life. After lunch, I let the wet sheep out, told Neil the inevitable news and continued with the dagging although at a much-reduced pace as I was going to keep ahead of the shearers now. I pondered on the growing shift to shedding sheep and regretted not having been clever enough a decade earlier to forecast the decline in the fortunes of the wool industry and gone down that path. Because I’d currently be sitting at home reading a book rather being in leggings dagging wet sheep up my race. The next day it was blowing a howling gale so had no trouble getting dry sheep in for a night pen and for the following day as well. Neil the contractor was the presser on the first day which was an unusual sight, but he told me what a nightmare it had become getting enough able bodied, well and eager people to make up his shearing gangs. He said it wasn’t unusual for other contractors to be ringing around the night before to ask

vegetables and eggs. They have since developed another 40 acres. The farm was described as having “restored lives, created jobs and ignited hope”. We could be doing that here as it would create hope, feed people and give farming and its employment options a new image. The document is on the PKW website. It is worth a read. The lessons I learned were that we’re in a good space now but the world is quickly changing and we need to change with it. To do that we need a cooperative approach across the sector and with government plus leadership and capital. The document gives us options and a plan. We need to get on with it.

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

From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

if he had any spare people they could borrow. Not easy times for the shearing contractors obviously so don’t be giving them a hard time. I looked at the lines of nicely pressed wool bales and wondered what proportion of the shearing bill they would cover. The decline in the value of wool has easily been the biggest disappointment of my sheep breeding career and I take my hat off to those who are valiantly attempting to turn that decline around. So, another ewe shearing completed, and the weather has been fine and frosty since so they have bounced from their ordeal of having their clothes taken away and look contented and settled.

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

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – May 30, 2022

Cost of production is surging Straight Talking

Cameron Bagrie

THEY say a chart represents a thousand words. One of the defining trends across New Zealand has been a rising terms of trade, or the ratio of export prices to import prices. It is a key measure of purchasing power. Think of it as the relative price of a kilogram of butter to a television. It has risen 47% since 2001, at an average rate of 2.1% a year. NZ has been able to buy a greater volume of imports relative to the volume of exports we have needed to sell simply because we received a large relative price gain. We’ve been able to afford more televisions. Not only has the terms of trade risen, it has also been less volatile than what we saw during the 1960s and 1970s, providing economic stability. In lottery ticket parlance, NZ won big and experienced a major economic tailwind Economic growth and living standards have been supported by a relative price shift in our favour. What if that ratio now starts to go down or no longer goes up? Or it starts being more volatile, like it was many decades ago? Between 2001 and 2021 export prices rose 26%, hardly stellar, but moving up. Over the same period import prices fell 14%. The NZ dollar is 35% higher than back then so the increases are smaller than the increase in global prices. However, the gap between the movement in export prices relative to import prices over the decade is stark and reflected in the terms of trade. Capital good import prices

declined 61% between 2001 and 2021. Consumer durable good prices declined 62%. Passenger car prices fell 18%. Consumers were the big winners. Some of the terms of trade boost is compositional changes and the de-commodification of some goods exports as we have shifted up the value-add chain. Capital goods and consumer goods have risen as a share of total imports and their prices have generally declined. The fall in many import prices partly reflects technology. Lower prices for many capital goods incorporate falling prices for computer equipment, which takes account of technological enhancements in calculating the split between prices and quality-adjusted import computer volumes. A computer or technology product built in 2001 is far less powerful than the ones we have today. As are many items that include

technological features. But one wonders how much reflects globalisation. We have experienced an era of rising accessibility (i.e. the China Free Trade Agreement) and reducing trade barriers, though many trade interventions have been discriminatory rather than liberalising too.

The vulnerabilities of being hugely exposed to a global supply chain are real.

As the world became more and more connected, accessing cheap labour and outsourcing took hold for cheaper and low-cost producers, manufacturing goods became the new commodities and faced pricing pressures. Global trade peaked as a share of gross domestic product in 2008

according to the World Bank, rising from 25% in 1970 to more than 60%. Prior to covid many trade battlegrounds were being drawn post 2010, notably the US and China. Covid, the Ukraine and geopolitics has taken this to a whole new level as various shocks unfold. The vulnerabilities of being hugely exposed to a global supply chain are real. Onshoring is replacing offshoring in some countries. Many countries’ cost advantages in manufacturing have been whittled away. Inflationary pressures are rampant. The cost of production is surging, almost across the board. Many decades ago, the Prebisch-Singer hypothesis stated that the price of primary commodities should decline relative to the price of manufactured goods. As we get richer, we spend more on luxury and manufacturing

foods, whereas food is a staple. There is a political reality to how far food prices can rise. The theory was wrong for decades. The commodities outperformed the manufacturing goods. A higher terms of trade was reflected in a higher NZ dollar. The theory could be set for a comeback. A consequence and offset would be a persistently lower NZ dollar on average. But consumers of those previously cheap imported manufacturing goods could be in for a fright. The disappearance of a terms of trade tailwind would dampen growth prospects, making it even more imperative we lift productivity performance.

Your View Cameron Bagrie is the managing director of Bagrie Economics and a shareholder and director of Chaperon – helping businesses navigate banking. His views do not constitute advice.

Hereford breeding up the Forgotten World Highway Lance and Janelle are the fourth generation of the Downs family breeding Herefords in Strathmore, eastern Taranaki. Watch the video now at youtube.com/OnFarmStory This episode was made possible with support from Rabobank

On Farm Story

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – May 30, 2022

Consolidating their farming future

IVEN the differences in their formal education histories, there was a bit of amusement in the Douglas community, just under half an hour up the Forgotten World Highway from Stratford, when Lance and Janelle began dating about 11 years ago. However, the success of their partnership since then has proved the match a good one. Lance and his twin brother Lloyd had left school at the age of 14 to run the 2100-hectare Aotuhia Station after their parents Kevin and Jean bought it in 2003, while Janelle was a school teacher when she and Lance met. Now married and with three children, Ellie, 6, Tim, 5, and Millie, 3, it’s all systems go as they look towards consolidating their farming future. After recently purchasing an almost neighbouring block from where they live and work on the Whangamomona side of the Strathmore Saddle, the couple now farm 1903ha (1720ha effective), 340ha of that leased with the remaining 1563ha under their ownership. They are also in a 50/50 partnership with Lloyd of a further

TEAMWORK: Lance and Janelle Downs farm just under half an hour up the Forgotten World Highway from Stratford.

2735ha, made up of Aotuhia Station and its fattening block near Te Kuiti. However, more change is on the way, as during the next couple of years there will be further steps in the family succession plan to take account of growing families and options for future expansion. Janelle says Lance has inherited a drive for progress from his father. “Kevin is very driven in terms of growing and expanding and Lance is always looking at options for how our business to grow and improve. “Kevin took risks when no one else would and he and Jean have both worked exceptionally hard to give us the opportunity we have been given and we are forever grateful.”

She says the hard work ethic has filtered down through the extended family. “When I first met Lance, I made note of a saying Kevin often used to say, ‘the first generation work hard, the second generation get it a bit easier and the third generation play golf, go fishing and lose the farm’. “As long as we don’t spoil our kids and work them as hard as the first generation, we will be right for another 100 years. “With that in mind Tim can dig a new post hole and roughly ram it up and Ellie knows where all the stock on the farm are... I think we are at least heading in the right direction.” Excluding the shared family business, Lance and Janelle run 5500 ewes as well as lambing 1330 hoggets, fattening all their lambs

ENJOYING THEMSELVES: Mille, Ellie and Tim give life on the farm a big thumbs up.

Photo: Janelle Downs

along with an extra 2050 trade lambs. They have 590 breeding cows, 330 Herefords and 260 Angus. Bulls are for both the beef and dairy market. Their 20 best stud bulls are sold at an on-farm sale in combination with other farmers in their area (this year on June 15), with the remainder sold at a second on-farm bull sale in September, as well as throughout the year, primarily for the dairy market. Lance and Janelle’s children are the fifth generation of the Downs family breeding Herefords and six years ago the couple established their Tawanui Hereford stud. Lance says buying registered cows from three different studs involved some tough selection pressure but spending all their savings on bulls has seen the stud

As long as we don’t spoil our kids and work them as hard as the first generation, we will be right for another 100 years. Janelle Downs Farmer come on in leaps and bounds over the past few years. They aim to produce moderately framed, hardy cattle, with good carcases and excellent calving ease. “Basically cattle that can hang on up in the hills when times get tough in the winter, then come

HARD TO BEAT: Views like this are one of the advantages of farming in eastern Taranaki. Photo: Janelle Downs

On Farm Story off the hills to calve looking good and get back in-calf early. “Our cows are used all year round on hill country to clean up, keeping the pasture right for sheep. “Hard working cattle for hard working farmers, there’s no such thing as freeloading around here.” Janelle says coming straight out of teaching to run the books for what is a significant and complex family farming operation was a sink or swim experience for her at the time. “Not coming from a farm or knowing what GST was, I was super fortunate to have an awesome accounting and rural banking team. “Now I juggle the books for both the shared family business, Downs Family Farms and our own farming business, Tawanui Farms.” She says having good relationships with their accountant and bank is very important. “With a large family-connected operation like ours with so many moving parts and an expansion driven father-in-law, the business feels like a constantly moving puzzle that is never quite completed. “I am kept on my toes and in regular contact with both the accountant and bank manager as to what each month’s family and business direction is looking like. “Keeping them in the loop is essential. Kevin has a mindset of ‘everything is for sale’ and he has a good eye for opportunity.” Last year she and Lance were part of Rabobank’s pilot for the financial literacy courses that are now being rolled out around the country. For Lance, it wasn’t just learning about financial statements and making goof financial decisions. “It was also understanding what a bank manager wants from you. If you can give them all the information they want, it’s not a big deal for them to sort it out, and if you want to buy something next door it makes it so much easier for them.” A feature of their September onfarm sale is that the proceeds of one bull sold goes to the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust, an organisation that’s close to their hearts. About five years ago first Janelle and then Lance were taken by the helicopter to Taranaki Base Hospital in New Plymouth after having serious farm accidents within weeks of each other. It was the same crew that flew each of them, Janelle with a head injury and Lance having lost a thumb. Through the spring bull sale they have since donated about $11,000 to the trust in the hope that if friends or family ever need it, they won’t think twice about calling in the helicopter. “We’ll keep paying to the chopper,” Janelle says. “Fingers crossed we’ll never need it again but it’s such as good cause.” It’s that sense of community that saw them get involved in the Douglas Kids’ Club, which won the 2021 Rabobank Good Deeds competition. Janelle says the idea behind the club came from a group of local mums who wanted to provide free

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PERFECTLY POSED: Stock include more than 300 Hereford breeding cows.

after school activities for local kids without them having to travel into Stratford. “We thought ‘let’s do something at the (Douglas) hall’,” she says. It started with wrestling, with Lance’s brother-in-law, a former national wrestler, taking weekly Thursday afternoon sessions. They borrowed mats and it wasn’t long before they had up to 25 kids coming along during term time. But it’s not just wrestling, one term there was gymnastics, while another had tennis lessons. “We’re just trying to do something different every term, then these kids get a chance to work out what they want to do. “If they carry on and want to be a wrestler, then it’ll be worth driving them to wrestling clubs but right now they’re (aged) five, six or seven and we’re giving them a bit of an experience.” However, it’s not just the kids getting something out of the programme, with dads also benefitting through taking time out off the farm to come along and help out. “Sometimes it’s easy to hardly see your neighbours because

you’re sort of it your own little world,” Lance says. “So when you get parents coming along to something like this you start to get to know each other better.” He says that’s to be a good thing for farmers’ mental health. “The more people we have coming along, at least they get to have a yack to someone, they’re not sitting at home stewing about whatever’s worrying them.” Club afternoons have now turned into community catch-ups, Janelle says. “Afterwards the kids goof off for an hour while the parents catchup and have a beer or whatever. “It’s really good, almost like a debrief, have a talk about what you’re doing and all of a sudden your problems aren’t so big because the neighbour down the road is having the same trouble or he’s got a good idea for you, so you go home feeling quite good.” Rabobank certainly liked the idea, selecting the club as the winner of its nationwide Good Deeds competition, which came with a $5000 prize that is going towards things like buying equipment for the club.

A NATURAL: Ellie is already very comfortable around stock. Photo: Janelle Downs

Photo: Janelle Downs

The wider Downs family might be working towards establishing their own farming entities through the succession plan, but the bonds are tight and they work together to help each other out when they can. Between Lance, Lloyd, their brother-in-law and their workers, they do all their own shearing, which adds up to about 40,000 sheep over summer and another 20,000 to 30,000 during the rest of the year. Janelle says it’s like running their own gang and although it’s hard work, Lance says it’s good for the kids to spend days in the woolshed with their cousins. It’s a similar approach for docking. “My sister’s just around the road and my brother, he’s out there too,” Lance says. “And Janelle’s mother and father, they’re not far away so when we are docking or whatever we just get a family crew together, cousins and whatnot and yeah, get a lot more done in a day.” Janelle says that means on their own property instead of docking every day for two weeks, it’s done in a couple of days.

Hard working cattle for hard working farmers, there’s no such thing as freeloading around here. Lance Downs Farmer “I’m the oldest of 21 grandchildren, so I ring the cousins and say ‘we’re docking, I’ll provide you good banter, food and beer, you just have to come and pick up lambs’.” It’s an approach that works well but Janelle says they will be forever grateful for the work put in by Lance’s parents. “We’re busy, we work hard but it’s all come from Kevin and Jean’s work ethic. “They’ve set the pace and allowed us to be where we are, we’re lucky that they’ve done that.” >> Video link: bit.ly/OFSdowns

DIG THIS: Tim knows his way around a post hole.

Photo: Janelle Downs

FINAL NOTICE

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Tahunga 2689 Pehiri Road

Ngatimita - high performing hill country

566.047ha

Ngatimita Station, located at Tahunga and only 59km from Gisborne, will capture your attention immediately, with the picturesque Hangaroa River welcoming you upon your arrival to the property. Wintering circa 5,600 stock units, the warm northerly aspect of the property allows for winter grass growth ensuring live weight gains, are achieved year-round. The attractive four-bedroom homestead is surrounded by mature trees, with the river creating a peaceful ambience for relaxing on the large deck. Ngatimita Station is well watered and has maintenance plus capital fertiliser inputs, on average of 430kg/ha annually for the past three years, complemented by an annual rainfall of 1,300mm to 1,400mm.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 30 Jun 2022 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne View by appointment Stephen Thomson 027 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz Simon Bousfield 027 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz

Ngatimita - a strong, honest performing hill country farm in a close-knit farming community.

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Hawke’s Bay 71 Franklin Road, Waiohiki

Quality G3, red and green kiwifruit orchard

19.0888ha

Located centrally between Hastings and Napier is this top quality 19 hectare kiwifruit orchard. Featuring 13.74 canopy hectares of fully licenced G3, one and two year old plantings of 1.8 canopy hectares Ruby Red, and 2.0 canopy hectares of Hayward kiwifruit with all varieties on Bruno rootstock. 2022 production of 218,657 trays of G3 of which 95,889 trays qualified for Kiwistart. Younger plantings provide extra production potential. The growing environment is ideal with fertile soils, a modern irrigation system with very good water consents for irrigation and frost protection, and fantastic support structures, including Ag-Beam pergola and the majority covered with overhead canopy. Don’t miss this golden opportunity to invest in a turnkey operation with plant and machinery available at valuation. A first class kiwifruit orchard like this rarely comes to the market.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Tue 28 Jun 2022 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz Jeff Kevern 027 482 0745 jeff.kevern@bayleys.co.nz

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Waipukurau 464 Mt Herbert Road

X Factor at Mt Herbert Farm

94.1236ha

Mt Herbert Farm could be described as the complete property. Situated only 3.4km from the main street of Waipukurau, facing north over the Tukituki river. The 428sqm Mt Herbert homestead comprises of six double bedrooms, open plan living with feature native Matai floor through two open plan living spaces and more. The home with pool and grass tennis court among private gardens overlooks the irrigated flats. Class two alluvial soils, approximately 53.8ha suitable for farming livestock, cash cropping and or horticulture with an existing irrigation consent. Three stand woolshed, sheep and cattle yards plus a cottage providing further accommodation. All this on town boundaries and located next to the popular Tukituki river, you will be able to bike or walk to town. Please call for purchasing options.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 12pm, Thu 30 Jun 2022 View by appointment Andy Hunter 027 449 5827 andy.hunter@bayleys.co.nz Andy Lee 027 354 8608 andy.lee@bayleys.co.nz

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Taihape 110 Wairanu Road Grandvue - outstanding small farm Superbly presented with unbelievable views, located only 1.3 kilometres off State Highway 1 between Utiku and Taihape. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure this 36.2984ha (more or less) farm featuring a 260sqm (more or less) three bedroom homestead (2000), with absolutely stunning unobstructed views which include Mount Ruapehu to the north. Grandvue is set on an easily accessed elevated site boasting established, manicured grounds. Offering the full range of tidy stock and storage facilities, attention to detail permeates every aspect of the property including reticulated water, the fencing, tracking and drainage.

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North Canterbury 152 Stonyflat Road, Loburn 36.298ha

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

4pm, Thu 23 Jun 2022 View by appointment Pete Stratton 027 484 7078 peter.stratton@bayleys.co.nz BARTLEY REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Exceptional opportunity Keep your eyes on the future with this exciting opportunity to purchase a stunning farm and homestead. At 101.0031 hectares (more or less), a unique development opportunity exists to subdivide into 20 separate lifestyle properties with consents in place. Whether your choice is to farm the property or carve off a smaller block and develop the rest, you’ll enjoy the superb comfort of the home designed with style, space and comfort in mind. Built in 2017 and positioned in an elevated site, the home boasts a tranquil outlook to the hills beyond. Currently utilised for dairy support and fattening cattle, outbuildings include a new three-bay shed, two three-bay haysheds and cattle yards. Attractive to commuters with Christchurch only 40 minutes away.

101ha

Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Wed 8 Jun 2022 3 Deans Avenue, Christchurch Phone for viewing times Ben Turner 027 530 1400 ben.turner@bayleys.co.nz Peter Foley 021 754 737 peter.foley@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Kinleith 5571-5575 State Highway 1 Open Day

A trifecta of choice Three adjoining farmlets being subdivided from a decommissioned dairy farm offering: 22.45 ha boasting a modern four bedroom home with internal access to the double garage plus an array of farm buildings comprising a 50 bail rotary milking shed, an extra-large calf rearing barn and a three bay high-stud tractor shed. The middle sized block is 7.88 ha with a three bedroom home with internal access to the double garage and the smaller 4.79 ha block also has a three bedroom home with a separate single garage all built in 2006 to present day standards situated on the main highway approx. 10 min drive from Tokoroa and 30 min drive from Rotorua. Available for occupation at the close of Tender upon payment of deposit. Settlement upon issue of title estimated to be October 2022. View online - 22.45ha - pb.co.nz/TOL102936

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Where luxury and rural perfection meet! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a luxurious home and 68.42 acres in Colyton, Manawatu. Privacy and manicured grounds greet you as you approach the 350 m2 home and with a grand design in mind, you will fall in love at first sight. Capturing all day sun, there are two living and dining spaces both formal and informal, grand and intimate, and you'll be able to cater for your friends and family in a fabulously spacious, beautifully appointed kitchen. The master suite is a retreat-like haven accompanied by its own balcony to enjoy the views of your own farmland and an ensuite with a spa bath to wind down at the end of the day.

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For Sale By Deadline Private Treaty closing Thurs 16 June 2022 at 4pm (unless sold prior) 270 Waimahora Road. Otorohanga

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209 Ha Dairy Support Cropping Balanced Contour Located in the sought-after South Waikato farming district of Otorohanga, is this 209ha Dairy Support property. The property has a good balance of contours, with approximately 40ha of river flats, 12ha cropped in maize each summer, the balance in rolling to some steeper grazing. Running 450 head of cattle year round plus 200 mixed age cows for eight weeks.

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TIROA E TRUST Tiroa Station

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Tiroa Station is a 3200ha effective property situated near Benneydale, 35 minutes from Te Kuiti and part of the Tiroa Te Hape group of farms covering 7500ha effective. The station winters 32,000 stock units made up of a high performing breeding ewe flock and breeding cow herd.

Waitatapia Station is a diverse farming business located in the lower Rangitikei, 10 minutes from Bulls. The farm specialises in finishing lambs and steers, growing cash crops plus providing large scale wintering pad facilities.

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the stock side of the farm which will include moving mobs of stock and all activities associated with sheep and cattle farming using modern facilities and equipment for handling stock.

for the successful applicant with good local primary and secondary schools available. The successful applicant will require 3-4 good working dogs with a minimum of 2 years’ stock experience. Please apply with references to office@waitatapia.co.nz – For further information or interest please contact Roger on 027 453 2400. Applications close 3rd June 2022

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A warm 3-bedroom home is available on the farm

The successful applicant would require 2-3 good working dogs, have a broad skill base and have had experience with finishing both lambs and cattle. You will need to have excellent stockmanship, an eye for detail, clear written and oral communication, be able to take responsibility, have a ‘can do’ attitude, be able to adhere to farm Health & Safety policies, and be able to work both independently and in a team environment. This position comes with competitive remuneration, a great work environment and good housing. Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will be required to have a clear pre-employment drug test. For further information please contact Wayne Fraser 07 874815, or email your CV to camilla@tiroatehape.maori.nz Applications close Friday 3rd June 2022

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Poripori Farm – Farm Manager A BIT ABOUT PORIPORI FARM… Poripori Farm is an ahu whenua trust constituted by order of the Maori Land Court. The Trust’s range of business activities include agriculture, horticulture, residential rental property management, and forestry. Currently one of the Trust’s agricultural interests is in sheep and beef farming. Poripori Farm is a 1551ha property, located approximately 10km from Tauranga City at the foothills of the Kaimai Ranges, in the sunny Bay of Plenty. At peak, capital livestock numbers can reach 4053 sheep and 1484 cattle. For more information on Poripori Farm please follow this link: http://poriporifarmtrust.cyberstore.co.nz/cs/default.asp

JOBS BOARD

THE OPPORTUNITY… The Farm Manager position will drive the culture, production, business strategy and overall leadership and management of Poripori Farm, delivering a profitable and sustainable agricultural farming business. Reporting to the Board, the Farm Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the property. This position will ensure the farming business continues to perform well with the farming systems that have been put in place and will enable the efficient management of the stock across the business. The appointee will also be required to propose operating efficiencies and strategies to future proof the business and implement these upon authority.

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• Regional Cattle Manager

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• Production Manager

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FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information or to apply please visit https://bit.ly/3yQSwre or give the Rural Directions team a call on 06 871 0450 for a confidential chat (Ref# 893285).

RECRUITMENT & HR

• Livestock Specialist

• Apprentice Farm Manager

• Head Shepherd

ON OFFER… Included in the excellent remuneration package is a warm and tidy 3-bedroom weatherboard home with a Kent fire and heat transfer unit. The proximity allows for a huge variety of recreational activities; Poripori is located 10km from Tauranga, where you will find beaches, bush walks, hunting and fishing. This is a rewarding and exciting opportunity – Apply today!

Only job seekers who have full NZ working rights will be eligible for this role.

• 2IC / Stock Manager

• General Manager

A BIT ABOUT YOU… The successful applicant will have mana and will empower the team at Poripori Farm whilst successfully mentoring and managing everyone to their skill level. To grow and succeed in the role you will bring the following: • An excellent level of stockmanship with 5-6 working dogs. • Feed and Financial budgeting experience – the ability to complete accurate stock reconciliations. • Compliance experience - health and safety, environmental, employment and HR. • Experience using FarmIQ, Xero and Figured. • The ability to utilise modern technology in day-to-day work would be advantageous. • Experience and confidence reporting to a Board. • Good staff management and retention history.

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GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds. Prompt service. Payment on pick up. My on farm prices will not be beaten. Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis.

EXPERIENCED FARMING family looking for flat to rolling contour land. Ideally suited for maize, dairy or finishing. 20ha+, Waikato area. Contact Daniel 027 753 6669.

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NATIVE FOREST FOR MILLING also Macrocarpa and Red Gum, New Zealand wide. We can arrange permits and plans. Also after milled timber to purchase. NEW ZEALAND NATIVE TIMBER SUPPLIERS (WGTN) LIMITED 04 293 2097 Richard.

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RAMS FOR SALE WILTSHIRES-ARVIDSON. Self shearing sheep. No1 for Facial Eczema. David 027 2771 556.

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STOCK REQUIRED

OUR CATALOGUE WILL BE AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK

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EXPORT WANTED 2021 Born ANGUS HEIFERS August 2022 Delivery $1100 Gross North Island Wayne Doran 027 493 8957 Harry Van De Ven 027 486 9866 Luke McBride 027 304 0533 South Island Richard Harley 021 765 430 Burke Patching 027 441 1515

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2022 Sale Bulls by: Kaharau 306-17 Kaharau George 589-16 Atahua 378-17 by Te Mania

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2yr Bull Sale - Monday 13th June, 2022 - 11am To view bulls prior to sale please email or phone to secure a date and time that best suits you!

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100 R1YR FRIES BULLS 230kg 100 R3YR HEREFORD HFRS VIC H/ford 10th Nov 510kg $1550

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MALE ENTIRE LAMBS 33-40kg 100 R1YR ANG or EX X HFRS 180-240kg R2YR FRIES BULLS 400-460kg 200 1YR SIL EWES Terminal Ram Feb 40 R2YR FRIES/HERE STEERS 360-400kg 50 Younger ANGUS COWS VIC ANG or EX Bull to calve Oct

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ALAN AND MICHELE DALZIELL 283 McBeth Road, RD7, Feilding 4777 Ph: 06 328 9784 Mb: 027 629 8954 Email: atahua.angus@farmside.co.nz

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Focusing on good cows weaning top calves under true summer dry hill-country conditions

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19th Annual Bull Sale 40 meaty hill-country 2yr old bulls

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Combining old NZ bloodlines, common sense stockmanship and modern technologies to produce functional high performing hill-country cattle! Sires of sale bulls include: Red Oak High Country 770, Red Oak 644, Red Oak 619 Kaiwara 480, Matauri Reality P344, Pinebank 97/11 INSPECTION AND ENQUIRIES ALWAYS WELCOME

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Red Oak, Weka Pass RD 3, Amberley Phone: 03 314 6759 Mobile: 027 245 7751 Email: redoakstud@amuri.net

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REGISTERED LIMOUSIN PEDIGREE SALE

ON-FARM MACHINERY SALE

AUTOMATED ONLINE SALE VIA MYLIVESTOCK 7PM THURSDAY 2ND JUNE 2022

Account vendors B & C Parlato, 137 Himatangi Block Road, Foxton

Stock sale coming up? Give Javier a bell: 0800 85 25 80

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Wednesday 8th June 2022

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60 BULLS 2.30pm Okawa Mt. Somers Nick & Penny France 03 303 9749, 027 567 8019 BULL VIDEOS ON

PRACTICAL PRODUCTIVE CATTLE All enquiries and visitors welcome

OREGON angus 34 BULLS

Tuesday 7th June 2022 – 3pm

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ELITE INCALF DAIRY AUCTION On A/c J & S Webster (Waiau Trust) 29 Ohanga Road, Onaero Friday 10th June 2022 – 12pm Start Comprising: 20 x Frsn & F/x Incalf Heifers Due to calve from 24th July having 3 weeks AI to nominated XBD & Jsy sires Tailed with Jsy bulls BWS up to 443 26 x Frsn & F/x Incalf Cows Due to calve 24th July having 5 weeks AI to nominated Frsn & XBD sires Tailed with Jsy bull BWs to 423 & PWs up to 655 1 x Quality Yearling XBD Heifer On A/c Stewart Anderson & Bruce Rowe BW 442 PW 406 This heifer has a LIC contract with her 1 x XBD yearling Bull BW332 Offering includes 9 LIC & CRV contract matings This sale will be online also @www.mylivestock.co.nz For online bidders pre register before sale day and for online assistance contact 0800 695 483

Going Going Gone!

OREGON DYNAMITE

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For further information or catalogues please contact Simon Payne 027 241 4585 Steve Quinnell 027 552 3514 or Vendor Jim Webster 027 414 0563

HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE

KEITH & GAE HIGGINS 06 372 2782

BULL WALK THURSDAY 19TH MAY, FROM 1.50PM

PINE PARK ANGUS 35 2-year-old bulls Sale Thursday 9th June – 11.30am

BULLS

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KIVLEAN LIMOUSINS 2 x R2Yr Limousin Bulls 2 x R2Yr RWB Limousin Heifers

Comprising: 1953 David Brown bulldozer; Lely mower; Iseki 6000 tractor; Giltrap transport tray (Q-hitch); Giltrap topper; Chiller unit; 3-furrow Clough plough; Clough square bale feeder; 281 New Holland hay baler; hay elevator; Quinn Forklift 1250; Tru-test scales; electric lawn mower; Linton bin-tipper; Vogel tedder; HASSIA potato planter; Linton potato grader; electric wool press; shearing bench-grinder; shearing plant; canoe; 4mtr high trestle ladder x 2; netting-bale wrap; boat trailer; Isuzu de-registered 5 tonne truck; copper cylinders x 2; boiling copper drum; Giltrap wood splitter; Fence-pro 410 post rammer (back weight); tyres; C-Dax fert-spreader; hip-lifters; 600ltr sprayer & 6mtr boom; Silvian hand-gun; Redback harrows; K-Line irrigation; 80hp Case IH JX80 tractor 2000hrs; Hustler soft hands; potato digger; carrot/potato harvester; 8ft Cambridge roller; 12ft Klough cultivator; Klough 10ft leveller; 3 x hay racks; 50 x bales of silage; assorted tools and sundries. Terms: All purchases are GST exclusive. Cash/EFTPOS on the day unless NZFL operating account holder Enquiries: Richard Trembath 0274 993 992; Emmet McConnell 0274 437 671

35 BULLS 11.00am Orari Gorge Station Geraldine Graham & Rosa Peacock 03 692 2853 Robert & Alex Peacock 03 692 2893

Wednesday 8th June commencing 11am

GRAYLEEN LIMOUSIN 4 x R2Yr Limousin Bulls

Contact: Peta Lean 028 258 14890 Julie Evans 021 992 558 Brent Bougen 027 210 4698 NZ Farmers Livestock - Stud Stock

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years! ing 50 Celebrat

Est. 1972

SALE DATE: 1pm, Thurs 16 June On farm auction at 811 Maraetotara Rd

50 year anniversary sale! 60 rising two-year-old bulls 10 rising tw0-year PTIC heifers

Advertise your livestock in the Farmers Weekly. It’s no bull.

Come along to our 50 year anniversary sale. There will be plenty of hospitality, top quality bulls, amd a golden opportunity of ten PTIC heifers. This won't be one to miss!

Contact Javier: 06 323 0761 027 602 4925

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Looking for a Beef Shorthorn? Check them out Lochburn - Taupiri 100 CAPITAL STOCK FEMALE’S FOR SALE Monday 20th June, 12 noon 07 877 8977 - Russell Raupuha

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Whangarei Heads Sale 1st July, 1pm 09 434 0987 - David 09 434 0718 -Will

Carnegie

Waiuku Private Sales 021 031 3091

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Mangaotuku

Stratford Private Sales 06 765 7269 - Jack

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Ongarue Sale 31st May, 3.30pm 07 894 6030 - Alan

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Contact Lindsay or Maria Johnstone today 027 445 3211 or 027 610 5348

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Marton Private Sales 06 327 8185 - Alan

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Sale 8th June, 3.00pm 06 372 7615 - David

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Waipukurau Private Sales 06 858 5369 - Jim 06 855 4737 - Nick

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Kumara 26th May, Bidr Sale 027 379 8167 - Chris

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Waikari Private Sales 027 233 3678 - Chris

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Carriganes Cattle Dunsandel Private Sales 022 470 2447 - Sarah

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Tuatapere Private Sales 03 226 6713 - Anita

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Heriot Sale 24th May, 11am 027 497 8104 - Fraser

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Ranfurly Sale 20th May, 11am 03 444 9277 - Malcolm

Using a n bull in Shorthor eeding ss-br your cro l increase wil program ne up to li m o bott 20%

Renowned for great marbling producing top quality meat Keep an eye out on our facebook and website for updates

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Annual 2 yr old Angus Bull Sale

1.00pm Tuesday 7TH June 2022 On Farm, 36 Wairere Rd (off the Meremere Rd), Hawera

Bulls by: Sydgen Enhance G A R Inertia • Granite Ridge Kaiser K26

Contact: CEDRIC LANDER Mobile: 021 144 3862 • Home: 06 272 2899 Email: cedric.lander@yahoo.co.nz

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Omarama Private Sales 021 285 9303 - Simon

Tokanui Private Sales 03 246 8498 - Allan

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Waitara Private Sales 06 754 6699 - Roger

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All bulls i50k and structurally assessed.

Te Awamutu Private Sales 027 211 1112 - Ross

Bullock Creek

Whangamomona Private Sales 06 762 3520 - Aaron

THURSDAY 9TH JUNE 2022

Morrinsville Private Sales 07 889 5965 - Hamish

Waitomo Private Sale 07 873 6968 - Ron

Mill Valley

Morton

Katikati Sale 19th May, 1:00pm 021 520 244 - Craig

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Mahoenui Bull& Heifer Sale 31st May, 9am 07 877 8977 - Russell

GOLD HEIFER SALE!

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BULL SALE

Friday 10th June @ 1.30pm on farm, Pahiatua

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Daimien & Tally 06 376 8400 or 021 430 710

HEREFORDS • ROMNEYS

45 Rising 2yr bulls

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7 June – Gisborne www.hain.co.nz 25 Robust #HEREFORDS #HILLCOUNTRYBULLS

Mark Crooks – PGG Wrightson 027 590 1452

NGĀPUTAHI 13 JUNE BULL SALE

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GET THE NGĀPUTAHI ADVANTAGE

NGĀPUTAHI Bulls produce weaners which have the potential to kill 300+ kg at 20mths, with up to 100% achieving meat quality and IMF Premiums that are now available.

Sound well fleshed sires, Excellent temperament 200 Fully Breedplan recorded cows • 20 Bulls Catalogued BULL OPEN DAY: WEDNESDAY 1st JUNE, 1 - 5PM • ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME

28TH ANNUAL SALE THURSDAY 9TH JUNE, 1PM, TE KUITI SALE YARDS

TOTARA RESERVE POHANGINA VALLEY

Forbes Cameron 06 329 4050 or Angus Cameron 06 329 4711

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BULLS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT ALL TIMES WITH APPOINTMENTS

PETER & CAROLINE FOSS

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

FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT FARM MANAGER: GREG CROMBIE PH 0275 511 011 EMAIL greg@leefieldstation.co.nz LEEFIELD STATION 1171 WAIHOPAI VALLEY ROAD, MARLBOROUGH

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Hinewaka Shorthorns 19th ANNUAL BULL SALE Wednesday 8th June 2022, 3pm – on farm

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20 R2YR BULLS View online catalogue at www.hinewakashorthorns.co.nz and visit our facebook page

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David, Pip & Mitch Blackwood – Ph: 06 372 7615 456 Te Wharau Road, Masterton

Musgrave 316 Exclusive

Selling 45 R2 Angus Bulls on farm – Putorino Road, Rata Wednesday 8th June 2022 – 2.30pm

TE WHANGA ANGUS power plus performance

See catalogue online at – www.merchiston angus.com

“We’ve been using Te Whanga genetics for the past 12 years and have always been really impressed with their fertility and temperament allowing us to have consistent results year in year out. The quiet nature makes them a pleasure to handle and I believe content cattle are great doers!”

Enquiries welcome to – Richard Rowe – 027 279 8841

Ready to talk some Bull?

RICHARD TOSSWILL - WAIRARAPA FARMER OF THE YEAR 2021.

2022 SALE DATE FRIDAY

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10 JUNE 10.00

JASON COFFEY 691 Te Kopi Rd, RD4, Masterton te_whanga@borthwick.co.nz

27, Rising 2 year old Angus Bulls

P. 06 372 77 20 M. 0274 570 526 www.borthwick.co.nz

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Auction Starts 12 Noon on Farm

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Are You Missing Out? CWT Value Angus Pure $6/kg* $0.15/kg*

Held On-farm 14th June 2022 @ 1pm

Alliance Handpicked $1.00/kg*

Total $ Value

Steer

CWT* (kgs)

Heterosis 15% Gain*

Angus

300

$1800

$45

$1845

Hereford X Angus

300

+45kgs

$2070

$345

$2415

Sons of Feature Sires

TH Frontier 174E & Okawa Rommel

Join us at the Sale and find out how our Bull Clients are benefiting from Cross Breeding and the Alliance Handpicked Premium Programme

(Purchased $60,000)

Focusing on Profit Driving Traits Low Birth, Calving Ease Genetics. All Heifers Calved at 2yrs Longevity, Fertility, Carcass Quality & Constitution BVD Tested & Vaccinated, Semen & Service Tested LOT 3 otapawa@xtra.co.nz

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Sixth Annual Beef Bull Sale

All Bulls Fully Guaranteed, Complete Bull Back up Service

Stuart Robbie 027 8484408 or Douglas Robbie 027 9197150 Robbie Family - 351 Haunui Road Tiraumea

OFFERING: 22 R2 BULLS Hill country cattle bred for hill country farmers

• All cows commercially run & wintered with the ewes • Temperament • Calving Ease • Constitution • Growth SELLING AGENTS: CARRFIELDS – Dan Warner M: 027 826 5768 NZ FARMERS – John Watson M: 027 494 1975

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BU L L S A L E - 7 J U N E 2 0 2 2 BU 43 High Performance Poll Hereford Bulls

ENQUIRIES & VISITORS WELCOME MURRAY & FIONA CURTIS 2354 Rangiwahia Road, RD 54, Kimbolton 4774 P: 06 328 2881 • E: mfcurtis@farmside.co.nz

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KAIRURU

AUCTION

1PM

31 BULLS

WEDNESDAY

HEREFORDS

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8 JUNE

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STOKMAN ANGUS

AUCTION

3PM

34 BULLS

MARK STOKMAN 027 640 4028

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TUESDAY 31 MAY Peters Angus 2yr Old Bull Sale Tarangower Angus & Rockend Hereford Bull Sale Rauriki Charolais Bull Sale Limehills Polled Hereford Bull Sale Colvend Angus & Shorthorn Bull Sale Duncraigen Hereford Bull Sale

WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 1.00pm 1.30pm 4.00pm

TE KUITI SALE

Storth Oaks Angus Bull Sale Hauroko Valley Combined Bull Sale Hingaia Angus Bull Sale

Friday 10th June, 2022 Start 11.30am

THURSDAY 2 JUNE 11.00am 11.30am 2.00pm 2.00pm 4.00pm 4.30pm

Shian Angus Bull Sale Monymusk Polled Hereford Bull Sale Glenbrae Polled Hereford Bull Sale Black Ridge Angus - Starship Charity Bull Auction Waikaka Herefords 2022 Bull Sale Puke Nui Angus Bull Sale

Special entry A/c Carter Farming P/ship Complete Flock Dispersal (Farm sold) • 300 2th Romney Coopworth x ewes • 500 4th - 4yr Romney Coopworth x ewes • 200 5yr Romney Coopworth ewes • 200 6yr Romney Coopworth x ewes All ewes scanned In-lamb Sufftex & Lamb Supreme rams 20th March. This is a very high eczema tolerant flock and have been using eczema tolerant rams for 40 years. All enquiries Len Sheeran 027 473 5859

FRIDAY 3 JUNE 12.00pm Kay Jay Angus Bull Sale 1.00pm Below Sea Level Speckle Parks Bull Sale

Regular Livestream coverage of five North Island Saleyards Head to bidr.co.nz to find out more.

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Freephone 0800 10 22 76 | www.pggwrightson.co.nz Helping grow the country

BEEFGEN is currently purchasing animals for live export for late July delivery: 2021 Holstein Friesian Heifers (preference given to A2/A2 heifers)

2021 Angus Heifers 2021 Simmental Heifers Simmental Registered $1600 • Commercial $1350 Angus Commercial $1100 Please contact your local agent for further information. BEEFGEN : Brian Pearson : 021 0907 1688 BEEFGEN : Jess Crow : 022 074 1210 BEEFGEN Office : 06 927 7154

BULL SALE DATE 31ST MAY AT 3:30PM.

ANNUAL ON FARM AUCTION HELD UNDER COVER. ALAN & VAL PARK Located off state highway 4. 841 Tapuiwahine Valley Road Ongarue, Taumarunui 3997. p: 07 894 6030 e: colvendfarm@gmail.com Colvend Shorthorn & Angus Stud

Colvend Angus established in 2016 on females from the Oakview Stud. Colvend Shorthorns established in 2000. Successes at Beef Expo 3 Supreme Champion bulls and 2 Reserve Champions.

BVD tested free. TB C10

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FARMERS WEEKLY – May 30, 2022

SALE TALK A guy goes in for a job interview and sits down with the boss. The boss asks him, “What do you think is your worst quality?” The man says “mmm my worst quality… perhaps that I’m probably too honest.” The boss says, “That’s not a bad thing at all, I think being honest is a good quality.” The man replies, “I don’t care about what you think!”

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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!

12 noon Friday 9 September 2022 346 Kokonga East Rd Waikaretu Valley Pip Robinson 021 611 363 • 09 2333020 kokongafarms@hotmail.com

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

200 RISING 2-YEAR HEREFORD BULLS

for Auction over 3 days in Canterbury Region Orari Gorge - Geraldine Wednesday 8th June 11am Okawa - Mt Somers Wednesday 8th June 2.30pm

2 Year Olds Bull Sale Thursday 9th June, 2022 at 11am

Beechwood, Richon, Woodburn - Amberley Thursday 9th June 11am Grassmere - Cheviot Thursday 9th June 2pm Merrylea - Cave Friday 10th June 2pm

77 Maskells Road, RD 1, Amberley 7481 & online at www.bidr.co.nz

Anthony Cox 027 208 3071

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John McKone 027 229 9375 Simon Eddington 027 590 8612

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Orari Gorge Okawa Beechwood Richon Woodburn Grassmere Merrylea

Contacts Robert Peacock Nick France Rob Burrows Rob Stokes Tim Molloy Chris Jeffries James McKerchar

READY TO FIRE

Faster liveweight gain. Increased fertility. Superior meat quality. These are just some of the traits that define the HerefordX advantage.

Fire up and go to your local registered Hereford bull sale. MAY 31 Duncraigen Herefords, Online bidr®

7 Hain Hereford Stud, Gisborne

10 Earnscleugh Hereford Stud, Alexandra

31 Limehills Polled Hereford Stud, Roxburgh

7 Otapawa Hereford Stud, Eketahuna

13 Martin Farming Hereford Stud, Wakefield

7 Foulden Hill Polled Hereford Stud, Middlemarch

14 Riverlee Hereford Stud, Kimbolton

8 Kairuru Hereford Stud, Reporoa

15 Silverstream Hereford Stud, Christchurch

31 Rockend Hereford Stud, Mahoenui JUNE

8 Mokairau Hereford Stud, Gisborne

1 Te Taumata Hereford Stud, Masterton

8 Wilencote Hereford Stud, Gisborne

1 Waiau Hereford Stud, Tuatapere

8 Okawa Hereford Stud, Ashburton

1 Pourakino Downs Hereford Stud, Otautau

8 Orari Gorge Hereford Stud, Geraldine

2 Glenbrae Hereford Stud, Porangahau

9 Grassmere Hereford Stud, Cheviot

2 Ngakouka Hereford Stud, Dannevirke

9 Maungahina Hereford Stud, Masterton

2 Monymusk Polled Hereford Stud, Te Anau

9 Richon Hereford Stud, Beechwood Hereford Stud & Woodburn Hereford Stud, Amberley

2 Waikaka Hereford Stud, Gore 3 Locharburn Horned Hereford Stud, Cromwell

10 Merrylea Hereford Stud, Cave

15 Tawanui Hereford Stud, Stratford 16 Alfriston Hereford Stud, Hanmer Springs 16 Koanui Hereford Stud, Havelock North 21 Matariki Hereford Stud, Kaikoura 21 Gembrooke Hereford Stud, Dannevirke JULY 5 Te Puna Hereford Stud, Okaihau 6 Moana Hereford Stud, Dargaville 26 Arahou Hereford Stud, Tangiteroria

To find out more about buying a registered Hereford bull, view our breeders online sale catalogues at herefords.co.nz

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MARKET SNAPSHOT

Market Snapshot brought to you by the AgriHQ analysts.

Mel Croad

Suz Bremner

Reece Brick

Fiona Quarrie

Hayley O’Driscoll

Caitlin Pemberton

Deer

Sheep

Cattle BEEF

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

6.00

5.25

NI lamb (17kg)

8.55

8.45

7.50

NI Stag (60kg)

7.95

5.45

NI Bull (300kg)

5.95

5.20

NI mutton (20kg)

5.80

5.75

5.90

SI Stag (60kg)

8.00

5.50

NI Cow (200kg)

3.80

3.50

SI lamb (17kg)

8.55

8.45

7.15

SI Steer (300kg)

5.85

4.75

SI mutton (20kg)

5.65

5.60

SI Bull (300kg)

5.75

4.70

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

3.60

3.55

3.15

UK CKT lamb leg

12.73

12.82

11.92

US imported 95CL bull

10.32

10.52

8.86

US domestic 90CL cow

9.48

9.52

7.87

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

7.0

5.0

$/kg CW

South Island steer slaughter price

7.0

7.0 5.0

10.0 South Island lamb slaughter price

5.5

Oct

Dec 5-yr ave

Feb

Jun

2020-21

Dairy

Dec

Feb

Apr

Aug 2021-22

Apr 2020-21

Jun

Two weeks ago

Prior week

Last year

2.72

2.33

NZ average (NZ$/t)

Last week

Prior week

Last year

Urea

1255

1205

672

373

319

1420

990

37 micron ewe

2.90

Super

30 micron lamb

2.70

2.15

DAP

Top 10 by Market Cap Company

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

10.00

600 550

9.00 $/tonne

$/kg MS

9.50 8.50 8.00 7.50 …

YTD High

19.9

33.4

19.9

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

4.45

5.36

4.33 6.88

Auckland International Airport Limited

7.35

7.95

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.72

4.98

4.3

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

5.8

6.36

5.45

94.4

71.52

Ebos Group Limited

39.59

44.3

36.11

450

Contact Energy Limited

7.66

8.42

7.36

Infratil Limited

8.035

8.4

7.5

Ryman Healthcare Limited

10.14

12.53

8.23

May-21

Jul-21

Sep-21

Nov-21

Jan-22

Mar-22

May-22

Listed Agri Shares Company

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T) Nearby contract

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY Prior week

vs 4 weeks ago

WMP

4125

3900

4050

SMP

4180

4200

4530

AMF

5850

6625

Butter

5700

6800

Milk Price

9.36

9.42

$/tonne

Last price*

Comvita Limited

3.1

3.78

3.1

550

11.96

14.45

11.81

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

2.8

3.78

2.75

Foley Wines Limited

1.48

1.57

1.4

Greenfern Industries Limited

0.091

0.25

0.089

Delegat Group Limited

500 450

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS) Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

Jul-21

Sep-21

Nov-21

Jan-22

Mar-22

May-22

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

500

4100

450

$/tonne

US$/t

4.2

600

4200

Sep

Oct 4 weeks ago

Nov

1.6

1.73

1.3

0.196

0.26

0.194

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

0.2

1.38

0.19

PGG Wrightson Limited

4.69

5.76

3.93

Rua Bioscience Limited

0.32

0.53

0.3

Sanford Limited (NS)

4.33

5.07

4.29 4.55

Scales Corporation Limited

4.6

5.59

Seeka Limited

4.93

5.36

4.8

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

3.4

3.54

3.11

T&G Global Limited

2.73

3.01

2.73

S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

12296

14293

12199

S&P/NZX 50 Index

11173

13150

11138

S&P/NZX 10 Index

10785

12725

10784

400 350

Jul Aug Latest price

0.215

0.27 6.39

550

Jun

YTD Low

4.84

4300

3900

YTD High

0.24

May-21

4000

The a2 Milk Company Limited

350

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

5pm, close of market, Wednesday

ArborGen Holdings Limited

400

* price as at close of business on Thursday

YTD Low

Mainfreight Limited

350

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J…

N …

…

J…

…

Sept. 2022

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

500

400 Sept. 2021

Aug 2021-22

Fertiliser

Aug 2021-22

Grain

Data provided by

MILK PRICE FUTURES

7.00

Jun

2020-21

FERTILISER

Coarse xbred ind. 5-yr ave

Oct

5-yr ave

(NZ$/kg)

4.5 Apr

7.0 5.0

WOOL

5.0

Feb

8.0

7.0

6.0

Dec

9.0

6.0

8.0

5.0

Oct

South Island stag slaughter price

11.0

6.0

6.5 $/kg CW

8.0

9.0

4.0

9.0

6.0

10.0

4.5

Last year

10.0

7.0

6.0

Last week Prior week

North Island stag slaughter price

11.0

8.0

6.0

5.0

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

9.0

6.5

5.5

Last year

North Island lamb slaughter price

10.0 $/kg CW

North Island steer slaughter price

Last week Prior week

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Sara Hilhorst

Ingrid Usherwood

300

May-21

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Jul-21

Sep-21

Nov-21

Jan-22

Mar-22

May-22

12296

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

11173

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

10785

FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – May 30, 2022

Analyst intel

WEATHER

Overview

Slow start to the Aussie cattle kill

It is unsettled this week with fronts crossing over the country from west to east. Today, a front moves through from the Tasman Sea in a northerly airflow, there may be some instability in the west especially the upper North Island. Conditions ease on Tuesday although some rain continues for the West Coast, dry elsewhere. Another active front moves through on Wednesday from the Tasman with more instability to follow and heavy rain for western regions. Towards the end of the working week a low moves through, although not as active as the last two fronts and we start to calm down as the weekend arrives as a ridge of high pressure slips in for a time.

14-day outlook A low in the Tasman Sea proceeds to fling a front over New Zealand today moving from west to east, calming down tomorrow for a time then an active front pushes in on Wednesday with thunderstorms possible for western regions especially the upper North Island. A low moves through around Thursday or Friday bringing more wet weather especially in the west and north then conditions ease from Saturday as a ridge of high pressure noses in. We look to have a northerly airflow early next week then a broad low pressure system mid week bringing rain in the south and showers out west. Then perhaps a high starting to push in.

Hayley O’Driscoll hayley.odriscoll@globalhq.co.nz

Highlights

25/05/2022

Wind Northerly quarter airflows ahead of frontal systems moving through today and Wednesday may be briskto-strong, more so on Wednesday. On Friday as a low crosses the North Island, southwesterlies on the back end of it may be strong for some coastal areas. Source: NIWA Data

7-day rainfall forecast

Temperature

The west will see more rain than the east this week, although when systems move through the eastern North Island will get rain at times. Today and Wednesday are days to watch as fronts move through, Wednesday has the heaviest falls. Thursday has some rain move in for western regions, wet for the North Island on Friday then starting to dry out this weekend.

Mild in the north and east this week thanks to northerlies and frosty conditions should stay away. On Friday southwesterlies kick in for a time bringing a drop in temperatures then expect average highs in the weekend with a possible return of frosts.

Highlights/ Extremes

100

200

400

Rainfall accumulation over 7 days starting from 6:00am Sunday 29 May through to 6:00am Sunday 5 June, forecast generated at 12:00am Thursday 26 May

Cold fronts moving through today and again on Wednesday from the Tasman Sea look to bring heavy rain for western regions, a chance of thunderstorms too especially about the upper North Island. Warm temperatures in the east this week also.

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CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES?

An earlier report from Meat and Livestock Australia this year pegged cattle slaughter to reach 6.7m head in 2022, a year-on-year rise of 11%. Hayley O’Driscoll AgriHQ

The eastern states’ weekly kill data for April to mid-May isn’t showing any signs of increasing slaughter rates yet. Three short weeks in April took the kill rates down further with beef exports for April totalling just 61,700t, the lowest volume for the month going back to 2010. With a change of Federal Government earlier this week the cattle industry is hoping for some key issues to be addressed. As well as labour shortages, biosecurity is another concern due to recent cases of Foot and Mouth disease and Lumpy Skin Disease showing up in Indonesia. The new Labour Government has already indicated that it will end live sheep exports but there is no indication that it will end live cattle exports.

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Soil Moisture

CATTLE slaughter in Australia for the first quarter of 2022 totalled 1.34 million, a decline of 5.8%, or 82,300, on the same period in 2021. Higher cattle carcase weights averaging 324.4kg (an increase of 10.8kg compared with Q1 2021) partially offset a decline in beef production for the quarter but it was still down by 3.2% to 452,600t. This is according to the recently released beef production data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Like NZ, Australia slaughter numbers have been significantly impacted by a lack of staff at processing plants. The ongoing issue of labour shortages intensified when cases of Omicron first peaked in mid to late January. New South Wales and southern Queensland have benefited from above average rainfall for two consecutive seasons thanks to La Nina, which provided an abundance of feed. However, it also caused periods of flooding and delayed the transport of cattle to processing plants further impacting the cattle kill during a couple of weeks in late February and early March. These ideal feed conditions have allowed herd rebuilding to continue this season. This means female cattle slaughter was much lower than normal. The FSR (Female Slaughter Rate) for the quarter was 41%, the lowest in more than 10 years. Anything less than 47% indicates the industry is going through a herd rebuilding phase and Queensland and NSW were the key states bringing the FSR down. An earlier report from Meat and Livestock Australia this year pegged cattle slaughter to reach 6.7m head in 2022, a year-on-year rise of 11%. A couple of seasons of successful herd rebuilding has increased the availability of cattle for slaughter. These are expected to start filtering out for slaughter in the second half of 2022,

coinciding with increasing production and export volumes from New Zealand. The report did note however that if covid 19-related issues were to continue impacting processor capacity, slaughter numbers could be lower at the next revision date. The lower beef production has also led to a significant drop in Australian beef exports for Q1. At just 177,200t, it’s the lowest Q1 volume for twelve years, according to AgriHQ data. Compared with the same period last year, exports were 22,600t (or 11%) lower and 59,700t (or 25%) lower than the fiveyear average for the period.

SALE YARD WRAP

Male lamb supply decreasing The store lamb season is marching on and while throughput at the yards is at peak seasonal levels, buyers are aware that male lamb supply is on a downwards slide. In order to take advantage of contracts many are stocking up on male lambs while they are still available and that has meant an improvement in prices at most yards. At recent lamb sales on both islands male lambs have consistently averaged $140-$175. Mixed-sex lines are also being subjected to an increase in competition as they provide another avenue to secure male lambs, though they are more common in the South Island than North at this time of year. Prime mixed-sex lines at South Island yards have sold on a strong market as most made $160-$220. NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Heavier R2 steers were able to reach $2.85-$2.91/kg and the next cut $2.74-$2.79/kg • Better weaner dairy-beef steers earned $640-$780 and beef-cross $800-$910 • Nice weaner heifers above 210kg achieved $610-$700 Almost 800 cattle were offered to a mostly local buying bench at WELLSFORD last Monday. The top end of the R2 steers were on par to the previous sale at $2.85-$2.94/ kg, though the lion’s share sold in a range of $2.66-$2.77/ kg. Better R2 heifers held at $2.67-$2.72/kg. The best of the weaner Friesian bulls weighed 221kg and held at $660, $2.99/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Kaikohe cattle • R2 Friesian bulls earned $2.70-$2.80/kg • Weaner heifers traded at $2.60-$2.70/kg • Vetted-in-calf Friesian cows sold for $1.65/kg There was a smaller sale of 400-head at KAIKOHE last Wednesday and the market was mostly steady, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported. R2 steers fetched $2.85-$2.94/kg and a handful of R2 heifers typically $2.65/kg though nice Angus could reach $2.85/kg. Weaner whiteface steers earned $3.50/kg and straight beef types $3.20/kg.

COUNTIES Tuakau store cattle 19.5, sheep 23.5, prime cattle 25.5 • Store steers, 400-450kg, returned $2.76-$2.89/kg • Top prime ewes earned $212 • Forward-store wether lambs fetched $108-$129 • Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 623kg, made $3.00/kg About 600 cattle were yarded at the TUAKAU store sale on May 19 and included 350-400kg steers at $2.52/kg to $2.75/ kg and 300-330kg Hereford-Friesian heifers, $2.61-$2.73/ kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 146kg, made $550 and 155-167kg heifers, $570-$590. Heavy prime lambs realised $170-$185 last Monday and medium prime types earned $132-$150. Light-medium store lambs managed $70-$110 and most heavy ewes fetched $155-$180. About 400 prime cattle were offered last Wednesday and the market was firm, Carrfields Livestock agent Karl Chitham reported. Heavy steers, 640-800kg, earned $2.91-$2.98/kg and 520-600kg made $2.88-$2.96/kg. Good quality heifers sold well as 550-630kg managed $2.95-$3.00/kg and 430-480kg, $2.76-$2.85/kg. Heavy boners, 500-600kg, traded at $1.43 to $1.64/kg while 430-500kg fetched $1.20/kg to $1.43/kg and 350-400kg, $1.00/kg to $1.20/kg.

WAIKATO Frankton cattle 24.5 • R2 heifers mostly lifted to $2.70-$2.81/kg • The bulk of the weaner steers earned $315-$449 • Weaner heifers, 125-171kg, made $305-$430 Store cattle throughput eased to around 360-head at the PGG Wrightson FRANKTON sale last Tuesday. Good rain in the last week sparked interest and the market lifted. The bulk of the R2 steers sold around $2.80-$2.90/kg and two pens of beef-cross and Hereford-Friesian achieved $3.06$3.13/kg. Almost 200 boner cows were penned which made an average of $1.45/kg. Good prime steers lifted to $2.93$2.97/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Frankton cattle 25.5 • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 442kg, fetched $2.74/kg • Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 208kg, returned $760 • Weaner Hereford heifers, 265kg, made $820 New Zealand Farmers Livestock penned a smaller yarding of 375 store cattle at FRANKTON last Wednesday and the market was generally steady. Most R2 steers over 375kg received $2.59-$2.69/kg and good Shorthorn and Angus heifers, 335-414kg, $2.56-$2.63/kg. Boner in-calf

Friesian cows, 504kg, traded at $1.62/kg and Jersey and crossbred types mostly $1.33-$1.37/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

KING COUNTRY Taupō cattle • Good R2 Friesian bulls made $3.03/kg and the next cut $2.86/kg • Weaner Angus heifers, 148-190kg, earned $3.30/kg to $3.60/kg • Weaner dairy-beef heifers above 180kg fetched $505-$695 There was a large yarding of 1200-head at the TAUPŌ cattle sale on Thursday, May 19. Volume was boosted by 420 dairy-beef heifers from a recently cancelled live export shipment. Better R2 dairy-beef heifers, 300-350kg, fetched $2.30/kg to $2.50/kg though more than half shifted for $2.04-$2.14/kg. This included vetted-in-calf lines. Weaner Angus steers sold well with most in two ranges. Heavier types, 200-210kg, sold for $4.24-$4.29/kg and 167-200kg, $4.44-$4.47/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Te Kuiti cattle 20.5, sheep 25.5 • Weaner Hereford bulls, 336kg, traded at $900 • Better weaner heifers fetched $605-$710 • Heavy prime lambs made $196-$212 • Better prime ewes earned $150-$180 A supplementary weaner fair and older cattle sale was held on Friday, May 20 at TE KUITI. The best of the weaner steers made $865-$910 and the next cut, $770-$840. R3 steers, 610-690kg, sold for $2.85-$2.92/kg and 361-473kg R2 steers, $2.83-$2.90/kg. A handful of R2 heifers, 360kg, traded at $2.55/kg and vetted-in-calf heifers, $2.75/kg. There was a good yarding of store lambs last Wednesday which sold on a stronger market. The top end of the male lambs made $169-$180 and medium, $160-$165. Ewe lambs earned $130-$143 and longer-term lambs, $100-$120. Capital stock Wiltshire and 2-tooth Romney ewes, runwith-ram, achieved $180.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 516kg, fetched $2.94/kg • R2 Hereford-Friesian heifers, 438kg, collected $2.83/kg Most markets had a positive change at RANGIURU last Tuesday which started with prime steers, 540-653kg, that made $2.69-$2.76/kg. Hereford and Angus cows earned $1.62-$1.74/kg to a mix of buyers and the addition of paddock buyers lifted the market slightly for dairy cows. The bulk of Friesian realised $1.28-$1.37/kg. Well-marked R2 Hereford-Friesian steers traded upwards of $2.80/kg while premiums were paid for heavier animals in the much larger heifer section. Angus-Friesian and Hereford-Friesian, 390-408kg, earned $2.70-$2.75/kg. Weaner Simmental-cross bulls and heifers were good buying at $660-$690 for 234-250kg animals. Read more in your LivestockEye.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero sheep 20.5 • Top store ewe lambs earned $176 • Store cryptorchid lambs fetched $138 and ram lambs $158 • Heavy prime ewes made $212 • Prime 2-tooth ewes realised $150 There was a smaller yarding of 1150 store lambs at MATAWHERO on Friday, May 20. Top male lambs earned $171-$177, medium $153-$158 and light, $121. Medium ewe lambs reached $129-$157 and light, $80-$120. Top prime lambs lifted to $173-$220 and the balance $137-$152. Medium prime ewes made $161-$175 and lighter types mostly $100-$150. Read more in your LivestockEye.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle • R2 dairy-beef heifers, 450-457kg, lifted to $2.61-$2.63/kg • R2 Friesian bulls, 334-386kg, shifted for $2.54-$2.59/kg

• Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 165kg, sold well at $720 • Prime steers held at $2.83/kg to $3.01/kg • Boner cows mostly held at $1.45-$1.57/kg Around 280 store cattle were offered at TARANAKI last Wednesday and quality was mixed. The top end of the R2 Angus-Friesian steers firmed to $2.71-$2.73kg and the next cut held at $2.52-$2.57/kg. Weaner steers and heifers mostly traded at $410-$530. Two-tooth Wiltshire ewes, run-with a Wiltshire ram, achieved $170-$210. Read more in your LivestockEye.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge prime sheep • Very heavy ewes returned $190-$200 • Heavy ewes fetched $177-$185 Total throughput dropped at STORTFORD LODGE last Monday, but quality remained high. Ewes were the main feature while lambs had a bit more weight behind them than the previous sale. The heaviest lambs generally managed $192-$222 with medium pens, $171-$214. Read more in your LivestockEye. Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • R3 Angus heifers, 494kg, sold well at $2.88/kg • Two pens of mixed-age Romney ewes, scanned 164%-175% to Texel and Suftex, made $221-$240 • Heavy male lambs lifted to $165.50-$178 • Top ewe lambs reached $150-$159 Store cattle volume dropped to just 46-head at STORTFORD LODGE last Wednesday and most sold as single beasts. A feature was 18-month Simmental bulls that were suitable as sires which sold for $1550-$1900. Store lamb volume also dropped, though in less dramatic fashion, to nearly 5700. Both classes were mainly stronger and overall the market improved 10c/kg or $5 per head. Good male lambs sold for $150-$160 and ewe lambs of similar weight, $135-$150. Medium ewe lambs returned $120-$135. Good-weighted Corriedale lambs were offered in two lines and wethers made $155 and ewe lambs, $144.50 Read more in your LivestockEye. Dannevirke sheep • Prime ewes made $104-$137 • Prime lambs fetched $105-$164 Almost 450 store lambs were offered by PGG Wrightson at DANNEVIRKE on Thursday, May 19. The average value was $146, though the top end realised $156-$160.

MANAWATŪ Feilding store cattle and sheep • R2 Angus steers, 390-450kg, traded at $3.10-$3.25/kg • R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 390-560kg, received $2.85-$2.95/kg • Weaner Friesian bulls, 150-190kg, made $3.30/kg • Store male lambs averaged $152 • Store ewe lambs averaged $135 There were 1300 cattle at FEILDING on Friday, May 20. R3 Angus and Angus-cross steers, 430-580kg, made $3.05$3.20/kg while 470-550kg R2 Friesian bulls sold for $2.85$2.95/kg. Buyers were selective on the R2 heifers where some 435kg Charolais were $2.95/kg, but almost everything else was between $2.50/kg and $2.75/kg. The 10,000 store lambs sold on a firm market. Forward-store males made $160-$170, good lines $145-$160, medium $135-$145 and light, $115-$135. Good lines of ewe lambs were $140-$155, medium $130$140 and light, $105-$125. Most of the 1000 ewes were capital stock Coopworth, scanned-in-lamb to a Coopworth but with no percentage, and two-thirds of these made $120-$148 and the balance $49-$91. Read more in your LivestockEye. Feilding prime cattle and sheep • Heaviest lambs collected $219 • Murray Grey-cross cows, 563kg, fetched 2.04/kg

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and the remainder $990-$1170 for 470-575kg. A few pens of exotic breeds were available too, usually $1.75-$1.90/ kg for 500-580kg while 395-530kg dairy cows, in-calf to a Charolais bull, returned $1.45-$1.60/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Rongotea cattle • R3 Hereford-Friesian steers, 544-593kg, earned $2.66/kg • R2 Hereford bulls, 410kg, fetched $3.17/kg • In-milk Friesian cows made $810 • Mixed-age Hereford-Friesian cows with calves-at-foot realised $840 per unit • Feeder calves mostly traded at $100-$180 Boner cows made up the bulk of the yarding at RONGOTEA last Tuesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. These consisted of Friesian, crossbred and Jersey, 350-560kg, which made $1.00/kg to $1.49/kg. R2 Hereford-Friesian steers, 454kg, made $2.71/kg and 402-580kg heifers, $2.47/kg to $2.79/kg regardless of breed.

CANTERBURY Coalgate cattle and sheep • Annual draft Angus cows from Lees Valley, in-calf to Angus and Hereford bulls, earned $1050-$1260 • R2 Charolais-cross steers, 405kg, reached $3.26/kg • R2 Charolais heifers, 369kg, fetched $2.98/kg Prime cattle markets strengthened at COALGATE on Thursday May 19, and a third of steers traded at $3.08$3.18/kg while most others realised $2.91-$3.01/kg. Almost all heifers collected $2.90-$3.03/kg while all but two Limousin cows made $1.80-$1.85/kg. R2 HerefordFriesian steers, 436-469kg, returned $2.90-$2.96/kg as a premium was paid for heavier weights, just as Angus-cross heifers, 354-407kg, collected $2.71-$2.73/kg. Angus steer calves, 179-234kg, earned $610-$850. All sheep markets strengthened by varying degrees and the heaviest lambs made $228 while top ewes traded at $271. Hawardensourced halfbred-blackface lambs were the highlight of the store sale and the ewe and wether lambs fetched $150-$153. Read more in your LivestockEye.

WINTER COATS ON: These Simmental-cross weaner bulls were warm in their winter coats at Rangiuru.

Throughput increased significantly in the cattle pens at FEILDING last Monday as tallies reached 449-head. Dairy-beef steers, 510-625kg, earned $2.79-$2.87/kg while beef heifers, 425-527kg, collected $2.70-$2.80/kg. Friesian heifers with better condition made $2.10/kg and other boner heifers were 20-30c/kg behind. The lion’s share of the 359-head boner cow section traded at $1.20-$1.40/kg on a softer market. Beef cows mostly made upwards of $1.70/kg for 500kg or better animals. Bull returns were capped at $2.91/kg for a 775kg Murray Grey-cross. A heavier line-up of lambs sold on a firmer market and half the yarding traded over $200. Ewe condition also leaned heavier than previously, and a pen of 84-head made $176. Read more in your LivestockEye. Feilding cow sale • Capital stock R3 Angus heifers, 465kg, reached the top price at $1760 • Capital stock R4 – R6 Angus cows, 490-570kg, were strong at $1580-$1640 Only 410 cows were yarded at the second FEILDING cow sale last Thursday. Traditional mixed-age cows sold on a split market with around half $1210-$1290 for 500-625kg

Canterbury Park prime cattle, all sheep • Angus steers, 431kg, fetched $3.13/kg • Heaviest lambs earned $240 • Halfbred ewes scanned at 140% to blackface rams made $224 Cattle markets at CANTERBURY PARK followed similar trends to other sales last Tuesday. Most beef steers traded at $3.00-$3.10/kg and dairy-beef options were 10c/kg less. Returns of $2.85-$2.95/kg covered most beef heifers while heavier Hereford-Friesian reached $2.97/kg. Many beef cows exceeded $2.00/kg under strong demand while in-spec beef bulls ranged from $2.60/kg to $2.95/kg. The prime lamb market also lifted and the top half of the yarding exceeded $180. A similar story for ewes meant the heaviest fetched $250. High demand and low supply resulted in another lift for the 1072-head of store lambs and forward male lambs traded upwards of $162. Read more in your LivestockEye.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep • Top boner dairy cows firmed to $1.65-$1.70/kg • Halfbred ewes with two Suffolk rams from Cromwell collected $180 • Heaviest lambs made $252 Nearly 1370 cattle were presented to buyers at TEMUKA last Monday and cows made up 87% of that total. The boner dairy cow market firmed 12c/kg and most sold from $1.50/ kg up to $1.65/kg. Shorthorn-cross cows also traded in that range. Beef-cross steers, 580-630kg, firmed to $3.09/ kg as good yielding prime heifers reached $3.00-$3.08/kg and second cuts, $2.87-$2.93/kg. The store lamb market strengthened again, and forward types mostly traded upwards of $160. A premium was still paid for sex-drafted

lambs and medium types made $146-$157 but a noticeable lift occurred for heavier mixed-sex pens. Schedule increases impacted the prime lamb market, and the bulk of the yarding was evenly spread from $160 to $219. Ewes held and the top pen earned $234. Read more in your LivestockEye. Temuka store cattle • R2 Belgian Blue-Friesian steers, 407kg, fetched $3.15/kg • R2 Angus heifers, 370kg and scanned empty, returned $3.01/kg A yarding of 678-head went under the hammer at TEMUKA last Thursday and top pens in a small offering of R2 steers traded at $3.00-$3.12/kg, which included Hereford-Friesian. Lighter animals more commonly made $2.87-$2.89/kg. The heifer section began with Angus and Angus-Hereford, 242-287kg, which made $2.75/kg on a similar level to composite cattle which had been started their journey near Lake Wakatipu on Tuesday and weighed 319-326kg. A run of traditional types which weighed 350-419kg collected $2.87$2.95/kg. Dairy-beef with more weight received a premium just shy of the traditional while off-types and lighter examples were discounted. R2 dairy breed bulls traded under $2.50/ kg while dairy-beef reached $2.82/kg. Most weaner beef steers returned $3.50/kg or more while dairy-beef sold downwards from $3.30/kg and heifers were 40c/kg less. Read more in your LivestockEye.

OTAGO Balclutha sheep • Prime lambs made an average of $182 • Prime ewes averaged $144 • Prime rams varied from $60 to $120 There was larger yarding of 838 store lambs offered by PGG Wrightson at BALCLUTHA on Wednesday, May 18. The average store lamb value was $115 with the top end to $139. The best of the prime lambs reached $216 and prime ewes, $182.

SOUTHLAND Charlton sheep • Prime lambs lifted to trade from $130 to $228 Store lambs offered by PGG Wrightson made $79-$148 at CHARLTON on Thursday, May 19. A small number of store ewes sold for $222. Lorneville cattle and sheep • Heavy prime ewes lifted to $180-$230 • Local trade rams earned $50-$75 • Top store lambs held at $130-$150 • Weaner Hereford-Angus steers, 260kg, achieved $860, $3.31/kg • Weaner traditional heifers, 196-218kg, made $550-$570 There was a medium yarding of prime sheep at LORNEVILLE last Tuesday and light to medium ewes made $120-$180. Heavy prime lambs held at $175-$200 and light to medium types lifted to $130-$170. In the store lamb pens, medium types sold for $110-$125 and light, $80-$105. Prime steers above 500kg fetched $2.70/kg and heifers, $2.60/kg. Better boner cows above 450kg earned $1.40$1.50/kg and lighter types, $1.30/kg. In the store pens, R2 Hereford-cross steers, 432-448kg, made $2.73-$2.82/kg and 413kg heifers, $2.62/kg.

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A perfect storm for cull dairy cows is not far away and that meant farmers were making their final selections for herds.” Suz Bremner While a small percentage suz.bremner@globalhq.co.nz of the cattle were penned the previous night, most came HE Temuka sale in on the Monday sale day yards is the home and arrived from 7.30am to of cull dairy cows 10.30am. Typically, lines are and it was packed to capacity last week as drafted down and pens of two or three head are common, but a record yarding of nearly 1200 in order to fit in all the stock, head were penned. Despite the line sizes of seven to eight were spike in supply, they were met required. by plenty of buying interest The total yarding was 1370 and, as a perfect storm was head, yet cows accounted for created, the market lifted 12c/ 87% of that tally. kg. While throughput of cull The main culprit of the dairy cows is high at this time significant increase in volume of year it was the sudden influx was offloads from dairy farms that was the surprise, Fox said. as June 1 fast approaches and “The volume of cows coming PGG Wrightson dairy livestock into the yards is very similar manager Barry Fox was oneach year, but this year we have hand as the influx hit. seen a few more head due to “Many farmers have been tight space at the processors, taking advantage of the high and farmers have waited to milk payouts and carried on sell and that has caused the milking higher numbers while bottleneck we have now. they could,” he said. “We had quite a few come “Also, we saw a wash-out through in February, but it has from herd sales as moving day

been relatively quiet until the last few weeks. It will simply extend the kill season, which was going to be the case anyway as the processors work through the backlog.” Regarding the strong market Fox said it was a welcome anomaly. “There is now contract pricing out for July to August and that has given buyers some clarity to budget on. “And it looks good – $4.80-$5.50/kg CW for a manufacturing cow is great. We also had buyers who are already signed up to these contracts who are taking the opportunity to put cows away in paddocks until the contract period kicks in. To be fair though the market did go the opposite way to what we expected so it was a great result.” The auction pricing itself was very simple – heavier lines or those in better condition were able to reach $1.66-$1.70/kg, though most sold for $1.60$1.65/kg.

All sold in excess of $1.50/kg and Friesian and Friesian-cross cows averaged out at $1.62/ kg, up 12c/kg on the previous week. At that level there is already a price advantage of 26-35c/ kg on 2021 with lighter cows the benefactors of the higher increase. Cull dairy cows sold at Temuka on average make a premium over other yards and at North Island yards with significant supply values of $1.35-$1.45/kg have been common. Looking ahead to the next sale, Fox was unsure about what to expect. “We will know by the Friday before where numbers will be at. But with so much demand, if the cull cows are still around they should be coming through the yards. Time will tell.”

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