Ag&Ed

Volume 129 I October 31st, 2022 I email:agined@agrihq.co.nz I www.farmersweekly.co.nz/agined

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LORNE PEAK STATION – EMBRACING CHANGE TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE PROFITABILITY ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE PROFITABILITY

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Matthew Taylor has experienced all of the ups and down of life, but he doesn’t let it put him off giving things a go. He has taken skills learnt in tertiary education and applied them to his business. 1 Where in NZ is Lorne Peak

Station? 2 Where did Matthew study? Where did Matthew study? 3 How big is Lorne Peak Station?

STRETCH YOURSELF:

1 How many stock units do they winter? 2 What are the skills that Matthew learnt through tertiary education that can help him now with his work on the farm? 3 He credits a good TFO with helping him initially, what is a TFO? What do they do? 4 4 They took part in the Beef + Lamb Innovation

Farms programme. What is this? 5 What crops have helped them to get better results from their stock? 6 6 How does the inclusion of irrigation on the property allow them greater versatility now and in the future?

Mount Albert Grammer School (MAGS) in Auckland has had its own farmland to use for agriculture and horticulture students for the last 90 years. Recently ASB has donated the land to MAGS so that this can continue for many years to come.

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Suk0hmotdmwo to read the article and then answer the following questions. 1 How much land has been gifted to MAGS? How much land has been gifted to MAGS? 2 How many students at MAGS study agriculture as part of NCEA?

STRETCH YOURSELF:

1 What facilities are offered on the farm? 2 What are some of the practical skills that the students learn on the farm? 3 Do some research where in Auckland in Mount

Albert? 4 The article notes that ASB saw the opportunity to secure the future of the asset as a chance to bridge the urban-rural divide in NZ’s largest city. What do you think that they mean by this?

word puzzle

There are many forms of PRODUCTION throughout the food and fibre sectors but how many words can you make from using the letters from that word?

There are three 8 letter words that can be made, can you get one? How many words can you make altogether? This is the two-year store steer section at a recent Stortford Lodge sale. Have a look at the table and see if you can answer the following questions.

1 How many different breeds of cattle were offered? How many different breeds of cattle were offered? 2 How many Angus steers were there collectively (all together)? 3 Cond stands for condition. In this instance what does condition mean? 4 What does the condition M/G stand for?

STRETCH YOURSELF:

1 Which cattle made the top $/kg price? 2 How much was this above the similarly weighted

Angus? 3 Why could Hereford/Friesian steers be considered in medium condition while similarly weighted Angus be considered good? 4 What are the characteristics of the top two breeds featured here? 5 Which cattle made the lowest $/hd price? Why may these have been less popular?

logyTechnologyTech

We are all familiar with RAT and PCR tests. Now a company called Ampersand Technologies has developed DNA testing that promises to be able to accurately diagnose bacterial and viral diseases, without the expense and hold ups often incurred with centralised lab processing.

1 How did Ampersand Technologies come about? 2 What sorts of organisms can be identified by this technology?

How did Ampersand Technologies come about?

STRETCH YOURSELF:

1 What does LAMP stand for? 2 What tests for the horticultural sector have already been developed using this technology? 3 What are some possible uses for sheep and beef production? 4 Can you think of any other ways this technology could prove beneficial in the food and fibre sectors?