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CONTENTS

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PLAN365 25-27

Plan365 Forage and Arable

FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

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Plan365 Nutrition

Plan365 Rural Infastructure

Plan365 Dairy Management

Welcome to the final edition of The Farmlander for 2016. It has been a year of two halves. Our business started 2016 by continuing to work in difficult market conditions. It is finishing well and we look forward to what 2017 will bring.

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Plan365 Animal Management

Last month we held the Farmlands Annual General Meeting, where shareholders had their opportunity to speak on our result announcement and our Annual Report. We have taken all feedback on board and thank those that either attended in person or sent through their proxy forms to have their say.

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From the Chairman and CEO

Save the date

Meet the team

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Special Feature – Fostering future farmers

At the AGM we also announced the result of the South Island Director election. Chris Dennison has been elected on to the Farmlands Board of Directors, replacing John Foley. We would like to congratulate Chris on his election – he is someone who has great experience on both a farming and a governance level and our co-operative will benefit from his experience. Later in this edition you can read an article on John’s time as a Director – we felt it was important to pay tribute to more than a decade and a half of service to our co-operative.

John Foley farewells Farmlands Board

Farmlands store Christmas hours

Farmlands 5 minutes

The value of tertiary education to agribusiness

World leading in agriculture – what would it take?

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Tom Cranswick Memorial Award winners

Become an Approved Handler through Farmlands

The path to the right vocation

Finally, on behalf of the Board and staff at Farmlands, we wish you and your families a happy and safe summer. We all know that in the primary sector, there are no real days off but our hope is you at least get to recharge the batteries, spend quality time with your family and friends and close off the year in style.

Ladies Night wrap up

Farmlands Finance – Planning for success

Health and safety workshops for farmers

Farmlands Fuel – Compliance and safety

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Real Estate Listings

The Farmlander will be back in February – until then, enjoy your summer. Kind regards,

Lachie Johnstone

Peter Reidie

Chairman Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited

Chief Executive Officer Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited

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DECEMBER

Special prices and offers apply from the 1st to the 31st of December 2016. Only while stocks last. Check your Farmlands store for product availability. All prices include GST unless otherwise stated. Savings based on Farmlands normal retail price. Note: The “Your Price” advertised in The Farmlander magazine is the price that a Farmlands shareholder will be charged if the advertised products are purchased during the promotional period. Farmlands stores also use a “net” price (discounted price without a rebate) to attract cash sale customers and potential shareholders. *Savings based on Farmlands normal retail price. Accounts are payable at Farmlands Head Office or any store by the 20th of each month. Failure to pay an Account by Due Date is a Default Event under the Terms and Conditions and Farmlands is then at its discretion entitled to: suspend or terminate the Account; charge interest at 2% per month; reverse

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JANUARY

discounts or credit rebates; debit other Shareholder Accounts; make demand on a Card Signatory; debit any default administration costs incurred; register a mortgage over land; terminate shareholding. Farmlands shareholders have the option to pay their Accounts either in part or in full by MasterCard or Visa Credit Card. Payment by any credit card will not entitle the shareholder to receive Bonus Rebates for the month paid or part paid. Neither Farmlands nor any other person involved in the preparation of this document accepts any liability for any opinion or information (including the accuracy or completeness thereof) or for any consequences flowing from its use. The information contained in this document is given in good faith, has been derived from sources perceived to be reliable and accurate and is subject to Farmlands Terms and Conditions. Not all products are available at all Farmlands stores. Offers valid at Farmlands South Island stores only.

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Stephen Wills Q: What is your current role at Farmlands? A: Business Manager, Farmlands Palmerston North. Q: What type of work were you doing before you started at Farmlands? A: Managing a kiwifruit and pear orchard. Q: Where is your favourite New Zealand getaway? A: I enjoy Hawke’s Bay and the Napier area, especially when the fruit is being harvested. Q: What is the most interesting trip you have ever taken? A: I was taken on an in-depth tour through the township Soweto, just outside Johannesburg. Q: If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? A: Right here in New Zealand. I spent 24 years living overseas only to realise the best place to live is right here.

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Fostering future farmers New Zealand schools training the next generation of the rural industry. | Chris Hargest at Lincoln University’s Telford Campus.

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| The Telford Campus covers more than 921 hectares of farmland in South Otago.

To run a successful farming business, understanding all the aspects of modern farming is paramount – and what better way to learn than by doing? Getting out onto the farm to learn the ins and outs of farming work is what is expected of the students at Lincoln University’s Telford Campus and at Smedley Station and Cadet Training Farm. Telford and Smedley are two well-known and well respected institutes and the staff at these institutes are dedicated to training the next generation of farmers.

part of regular work experience on external farms.

Located 5 minutes from Balclutha in the heart of South Otago, Telford covers more than 921 hectares of farmland with halls of residence and facilities, technical workshops (machinery, carpentry and welding), classrooms and livestock units.

campus near Christchurch, so Chris travels up there on a

Telford students learn practical farming skills through handson training supervised by experienced tutors, as well as being

all our beehives up to Kaitaia – that was the first time I had

Telford Campus Manager, Chis Hargest, has been responsible for the day to day running of the campus for almost 4 years and says he loves the variety of his role. “Every day is different, that’s what makes the job so enjoyable. You just don’t know what’s going to happen from one day to the next,” he says. The Director of Telford is based at the main Lincoln University regular basis. “We’ve also got a satellite campus up in Kaitaia where we run our apiculture course,” he says. “I remember when we moved ever dealt with bees. I had to get in a bee suit and all the hives

| Chris has been the Telford Campus Manager for almost 4 years and is responsible for the day to day running of the campus.

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There’s not many businesses where you can look out the window and see sheep in a paddock and then look out the other window and see students on campus. It’s a really vibrant place. had to come in to the campus to be put on a truck to be driven up north. It was more bees than I’ve ever seen in my life. That was quite an experience.” Not only does he love the variety of his role, Chris says it’s hard to beat the location. “There’s not many businesses where you can look out the window and see sheep in a paddock and then look out the other window and see students on a campus. It’s a really vibrant place.” Chris has lived in Balclutha for most of his life and although he doesn’t have a background in farming, he currently lives on a small lifestyle block with his wife and two children. Before finding his dream job at Telford, Chris had roles in banking and finance, small business enterprise and business development. “I enjoy the challenges at Telford and I enjoy the people I work with. Sometimes it takes people a long time to find a job that they really enjoy – I’m really lucky that I’ve found it.”

| Chris says Telford students are sought after in the workplace.

Telford originally operated as the Telford Farm Training Institute from 1964 to 1974, a result of successful negotiations by a group of South Otago residents who were keen to see an agricultural training facility established in the area. The land for Telford was made available by the family of William Telford,

Chris says he really enjoys seeing how the students develop

administered by the Telford Farm Board of Management

as individuals during their time at Telford and he appreciates

according to the terms of the Telford Act of Parliament 1964. In

the hard work and dedication that the tutors put in to getting

1974 a partnership was made between Telford Farm Training

the best out of them.

Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, whereby

“The students that leave the Telford campus are certainly

the Board was responsible for the farms and the Ministry

prepared to do well in the workforce. The tutors put a lot of

was responsible for the education. In 1989, the Ministry of

work in to getting them to where they are. Telford students

Education replaced the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries as

are sought after in the workforce,” he says. “But the thing that

partner and in February 1991, Telford became a polytechnic

probably stands out to me about Telford is the dedication of

with a council elected to operate the campus and educational

the staff to the organisation.”

facilities, alongside the Board.

| The Telford Campus is 5 minutes from Balclutha.

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| Telford’s residents love the location.

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| 11 cadets enter Smedley Station and Cadet Training Farm each year for a 2 year cadetship.

Telford is an integral part of the Balclutha community, with a long and proud history of training New Zealand farmers. “You know it’s here,” Chris says. “But it’s not until you actually come in the gate and see what Telford is, that you appreciate what an asset the community has got in Telford.”

Smedley Station and Cadet Training Farm is another New Zealand institute with a long and proud history of developing future farmers. Situated in Tikokino, 40km west of Waipukurau in Central Hawke’s Bay, Smedley Station was gifted to the Crown by Josiah Howard in 1919 for the purposes of agricultural education. The first intake of five cadets arrived at Smedley Station in 1931 and over the years, the number of cadets taken on annually has increased. Now 11 cadets enter Smedley each year for a 2 year cadetship. Cadets receive practical instruction and training in all aspects of farm operations carried out on Smedley Station, along with instruction in the principles of agricultural science and technology and their application to the establishment and maintenance of pasture crops and stock. Every day the cadets do work that they will expect to do in their future employment.

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Smedley Business Manager Rob Evans knows the programme well. Formerly manager of a sheep, beef and deer operation, Rob is new to the Business Manager role at Smedley but is certainly not new to Smedley itself – he was a cadet there from 1998 to 1999. “Farming has changed since then,” he says. “But the station, when you drive in, it still looks the same.” Rob returned to Smedley as the Business Manager in July last year and he and his wife Jenn live on campus. His role is to oversee everything that happens at Smedley and to keep things rolling along. “It’s a lot of organising and a lot of time spent ticking boxes,” he says. “But I try to get out as much as I can – helping and teaching the cadets.” Rob says he misses being hands-on but knew that being in the office a lot was all part of the role.

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It’s really rewarding. To be part of a team that influences that is pretty cool. And also to see the staff happy in their jobs. It’s like a little community really. It’s a cool environment.

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Smedley Station and Cadet Training Farm is another New Zealand institute with a long and proud history of developing future farmers.

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“I try and get out as much as I can but sometimes it puts a bit more pressure on me to go and catch up on stuff I didn’t get done. I enjoy being out… I might have a week where I can spend a lot of time out and then the next week I’m tied up with meetings or organising or doing accounts and all that stuff. The challenge is trying to balance it and still try and give back to the cadets.” Smedley Station spans 5,054 hectares (3,186 effective) of flat to steep hill country made up of three blocks – the Main Station, Ridgelands and Onepoto. The station runs sheep, cattle, bull beef and deer and carries approximately 27,000 stock units. Operating as both a commercial farm and a self-funded training facility, the practical and theory based training is structured around the farming year so that training is relevant to what cadets are doing on the farm at the time. The academic part of the Smedley programme is delivered by Telford and upon completion cadets are awarded the Telford Certificate in Agriculture Levels 3, 4 or 5. Smedley graduates are in high demand in the farming industry and Rob says he feels lucky to be part of the development of the young cadets over their 2 year cadetship. “It’s really rewarding,” he says. “To be part of a team that influences that is pretty cool. And also to see the staff happy in their jobs. It’s like a little community really. It’s a cool environment. | Rob Evans and his wife Jenn.

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John Foley farewells Farmlands Board John Foley has a long history as a Director of Farmlands, serving for 16 years. He started first as a regional then South Island director of CRT, before being put forward as one of four CRT directors to serve on the establishment Board that led the merger between CRT and North Island-based Farmlands 5 years ago. This merger created Farmlands, New Zealand’s largest rural supplies co-operative. As well as being a Director, John served on the Farmlands Fuel Board and Farmlands Audit and Risk Committee. “I’m very proud of the sheer strength and breadth this business now has. It’s been put together not only by the shareholders but also successions of people involved with the Board of Directors that have done extraordinarily well,” he says. “It’s not just one person. The Board has been split twice during my time due to mergers and all the Directors that went off were bloody great people who contributed a lot. They put this business ahead of themselves. “Many years ago when I first started my working life as a stock agent, I was working with the late Sir Ron Trotter. I vividly remember him saying ‘John, it’s a very simple business – it’s all about the people you work with and the culture that creates. From that, the business will flow’.” John won both the East Coast FMG Royal Excellence Award and the AC Cameron Award. He is a graduate of the Rabobank Executive Development Programme, is a member of the New

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| Ginny Foley (left), John Foley, Ruby Foley and Jack Foley (front).

Zealand Institute of Directors and is the current President of Oamaru Jockey Club. “I am grateful for the support I have received as a Director over the last 16 years. It was very humbling, having staff and the many friends I have made over the years at Farmlands come to say goodbye and wish me all the best. “I have built relationships with many interesting people over my time and they are friendships that I will maintain for the rest of my life. I feel very fortunate.

“For now I look forward to focusing on our own business with my wife Ruby, a spot of fishing with our son Jack and enjoying spending time with my daughter, Ginny, visiting from the UK. We shall see what other opportunities may present themselves in the New Year. “Farewell and thank you to all shareholders, staff and suppliers that I have crossed paths with over my time. I wish you all the best.”

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CO-OPERATIVE NEWS

HAPPY HOLIDAYS from everyone here at Farmlands

Holiday Hours The season of friends, family, BBQ’s and putting your feet up is finally here. Farmlands stores will be closed from 25th to 27th December. We will re-open again on the 28th before closing for the new year period from 31st December to 3rd January. We hope you enjoy your well earned rest and wish you a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.

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FARMLANDS 5 MINUTES

5 minutes with Chris Dennison Chris Dennison has been announced as the new Farmlands Director, following the South Island Director election. The result was announced by Chairman Lachie Johnstone at the Farmlands Annual General Meeting in Christchurch at the start of November. Chris has extensive experience as a Director, including as former Deputy Chairman of Ravensdown Fertiliser and former Chairman of the Lower Waitaki Irrigation Company. He and his wife Kay run a 400 hectare arable farm, with an adjacent dairy farm milking 800 cows and producing 360,000kg of milksolids. Tell us a bit about your family. I’ve been married to my wife Kay for 27 years and I’ve got two children, Rebecca and Harry. Rebecca is in her fourth year of study at Otago, studying Social Welfare, while Harry has just finished his last year of secondary school and is off to start a B.AgCom at Lincoln.

Our split involved dairy on the light soils and moving to 100 percent arable on the heavier cropping soils. We probably did that transition over 10 years or so. How many years have you been involved with Farmlands? My family has been involved since the early days of the Otago co-operative, so from around 1963 or 1964. I’ve certainly been involved all of my farming life, which is about 30 years or so. You get those shareholders that are proud of their shareholder number and my father was no different – his number is 273. What do you appreciate the most about the co-operative model? What I like about co-operatives is it is farmers helping farmers, working towards a common goal. My grounding in governance is around co-operatives, so it is an area that is close to my heart.

Tell us a bit about your farming history.

What is your goal as a Director of Farmlands?

I returned to our family farm when I finished my degree at Lincoln, because my father had health issues. It was a traditional mixed livestock farm with a little bit of crop and we changed that over the years to a different mix that involved dairy.

My goal is to adhere to the co-operative principles and to make Farmlands the enduring co-operative it should be. I want to help Farmlands continue to build trust relationships with our shareholders, so that Farmlands is the first call that people make.

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What I like about co-operatives is it is farmers helping farmers, working towards a common goal. I’m pretty well grounded because I am a farmer, not a businessman that pretends to be a farmer. My passion is arable but I also have a very good background in sheep and beef. And I sit on a number of other Boards as well – I’m heavily involved in irrigation. It is an honour to have been elected and I am looking forward to helping Farmlands as both a Director and a shareholder.

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CO-OPERATIVE NEWS

The value of tertiary education to agribusiness While the land provides the practical touches to a career in the primary sector, Professor Hugh Bigsby believes higher education is crucial to reaching the next level in agribusiness.

“There’s still a huge demand for the

“It (technology) changes so fast –

people who have got the kind of

really what you want to be doing is

advanced skills in understanding farm

positioning people so that no matter

systems and where technology and

what the change, they can adapt to it.”

the future is going. The agri industry

Hugh says Lincoln prides itself on

is going through this huge, quite

providing applied programmes for

The Dean of Lincoln University’s

quick change with technology around

students. He says the goal is to

Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce

software sensors and real time data

produce graduates that not only can

says while it may not be for everyone,

information, so even the people who are

the decision to move towards tertiary

going to be farm managers or working

education is dependent on “where in

on farms are increasingly needing to be

the portfolio of career opportunities you see yourself sitting”. “University or tertiary education is still the main pathway for anyone wanting to work in financial services such as banking and insurance, farm consulting or in the global supply chain, such as people working in overseas marketing or branding,” he says. “We have a

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more tech savvy.”

Things move very quickly – we’re just trying to future proof people.

number of degrees in our programme

Hugh says success for the primary

that position people in that value chain

sector is not just dependent on learning

for offshore consumer markets as well

about technology – it is about how we

as on the farm.

learn about technology.

enter any work environment and make themselves productive, they also have the foresight to keep informed about advances that can be beneficial to their business. “Adaptability has to be the key thing, because things change so quickly that if you’re not reasonably quickly adopting new technology in a way that continues to keep you in business and allows you to move ahead of the curve, you slowly disappear, I think,” he says. “And the reality is it is not specifically just the ag sector, although that’s where we’re training most students for. Things move very quickly – we’re just trying to future proof people.” Hugh’s advice for any student tossing up between staying on the farm or entering tertiary education is to look at the opportunities further education can open up. “Even if your goal is to go back on the farm, you’ll likely make a much better business person and get exposed to things that might be a little different to what you’ve experienced on-farm,” he says. “We try to provide opportunities for our students throughout the value chain, including going offshore, and expose them to things that broaden horizons and allow

| Professor Hugh Bigsby.

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them to think differently.”

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World leading in agriculture – what would it take? Professor Ray Geor, Massey University College of Sciences Pro Vice-Chancellor, gives his opinion on what is needed for New Zealand to become world leading in agriculture. In a speech earlier this year, John Key said that New Zealand and Australia should join forces to create a “Harvard” of agricultural learning to attract the “best brains, the very best research, the very best technology and the very best young people from around the world”. In the international Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) world university subject rankings, Massey University has the highest ranking for agriculture of any New Zealand institution at number 30. But admittedly, this is far from world leading, which begs the question – what would it take for a New Zealand institution to be viewed as the “Harvard” of agricultural learning and discovery? In my view, the New Zealand agricultural research and education sector must adopt a more “joinedup” collaborative approach to realise Mr Key’s vision and also drive the innovation needed to meet the government’s high expectations for growth in agrifood exports. To attract the “best brains” to perform “the very best research”, we require critical mass of leading researchers working as multidisciplinary teams to tackle the big issues facing agriculture, for example achieving the balance between on-farm productivity and environmental sustainability. Currently, New Zealand’s research and education activities in agriculture

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are distributed among several entities including universities and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). Each of these entities is small by world-standards and, as stand-alone organisations, arguably lacking the critical mass of expertise to secure a global leadership position, attract and retain the very best and brightest staff and students and capture significant international funding.

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To attract the best brains to perform the very best research, we require critical mass of leading researchers.

| Professor Ray Geor.

is focused on the delivery of a cocreated strategy. It is no coincidence that Wageningen UR occupies the number one spot in the QS world rankings for agriculture.

The emerging collaborative effort among universities, CRIs and other industry partners around Lincoln University (Lincoln Hub) and Massey University (Food HQ) is a step in the right direction – but is it enough? In reality, there is competition among these partners for the same limited pool of resources to support research, technology transfer and capability development (education and training).

A similar “golden triangle” of integration among government, research institute and university interests in agriculture in New Zealand would provide the level of sustainable funding required to achieve critical mass and develop the innovation and capacity in research, education and technology transfer needed for us to become a “Harvard of agriculture”. Only then can we hope to realise our national and international

We need to closely examine the advantages of other systems globally, for example the Land Grant Universities in the USA and Wageningen UR (University Research) in the Netherlands in which government, industry and university investment in agriculture

ambitions for agriculture.

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Tom Cranswick Memorial Award winners The 2016 Tom Cranswick Memorial Award winners have been announced. To qualify, the recipients must be the child of a shareholder or staff member and be studying towards a career in the rural sector.

Amber Doggett

Lincoln Harrison

Sarah Greenwood

Bachelor of Agriculture Lincoln University Age: 19

Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture) Lincoln University Age: 20

Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) Lincoln University Age: 21

What is your ideal role in the industry? Growing up surrounded by agriculture I have always had a passion for growing, breeding and caring for stock. I am intending to follow the genetics side of the agriculture industry through my degree at Lincoln University. I would like to be involved with developing new genetics and improving what is available for farmers in New Zealand. I would also like to keep increasing my registered Limousin cattle stud and develop my own herd’s genetics while pursuing a career in the agriculture sector.

What is your ideal role in the industry?

What is your ideal role in the industry? My ideal role in the industry is in a position either on-farm directly or in a soil research/consultancy role. But I am still not certain, so am keeping all my options open at this stage. I enjoy being a part of the agricultural industry and want to do my part to ensure it grows and remains successful.

How does this award help you? The Tom Cranswick Memorial Award helps me greatly by lowering the costs of my degree and will also create further opportunities with Farmlands. Through my part time job at Farmlands Wellsford, I have seen first-hand how important the co-operative is and look forward to the new opportunities that the year will bring.

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After graduating I am looking towards rural bank and stock agent roles in order to build my network and knowledge from my degree. In the future I am aiming towards farm ownership within the sheep and beef industry. In the future, I would also like to add to my experience working overseas and completing rural leadership courses such as Kellogg’s. I would also like to get further involved with industry organisations such as Beef + Lamb and Farmers Council. How does this award help you? This award eases the financial burden of university. It also allows for me to network within Farmlands, which can hopefully lead to future careers and involvement with the co-operative.

How does this award help you? The Tom Cranswick Award will help me cover some travel costs to and from university and pay a portion of my course fees for 2017, which reduces some financial pressures. Receiving this award also provides me with great networking opportunities, which will be essential in the coming years.

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TOM CRANSWICK

ORIAL AWARD MEM PROUD TO SUPPORT tomorrow’s rural leaders

– 2016 –

Annaliese Goettler

Hannah Gibb

Bachelor of Management Studies with a Double Major in Agribusiness and Supply Chain Management University of Waikato Age: 20

Bachelor of AgriScience with a Major in Agriculture Massey University Age: 20

What is your ideal role in the industry? My ideal role would to be aid in creating better value for farmers. I feel there is a massive opportunity for the New Zealand agricultural industry to capture premium value for products through marketing, more streamlined supply chains and strong relationships through from paddock to plate. My ideal role would either be in a supply chain/logistics role within agribusiness or a consultancy role for farmers. How does this award help you? From a monetary perspective, the award helps cover my travel costs from Pukekohe to Hamilton everyday as I commute, to enable me to keep up with my sporting/extra-curricular activities. I currently travel over 800km a week to and from university, so the fuel costs are relatively high! From a non-monetary perspective, the networking activities that Farmlands has provided to me since receiving the award have been invaluable and such a great opportunity to learn about the industry and meet prominent people in it.

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About the Award

What is your ideal role in the industry? My degree allows a lot of versatility and provides many career options within the agriculture sector. However I have always had a passion for livestock and the red meat sector, particularly in genetics and breeding, which supports my own small Hereford stud. In the future I hope to contribute to improving beef genetics for all farmers throughout New Zealand from a stud to commercial level, whilst continuing to grow my stud to a larger operation.

The Memorial Award is in honour of Tom Cranswick, a founding Farmlands Director who served on the Board until 1985, including 20 years as Chairman. His passion and dedication was a major influence in the establishment of Farmlands. The Cranswick family has been hugely supportive of Farmlands and it is an honour to offer this Award in his memory.

How does this award help you?

What are the Awards for?

This award has already provided me the opportunity to meet with the Chairman and CEO of Farmlands. The networking aspect of winning this award will be a huge benefit to make myself known and get to know many other passionate agriculturalists. The financial aid this award provides me with is a huge relief, as studying full time and the associated costs with it do not come cheap. The money will go towards paying some of my financial fees for my final year of study in 2017.

There are FIVE Awards, valued at $2,000 each, to enable students to further their knowledge and experience through study to achieve in their chosen careers, thus allowing them to contribute to the New Zealand primary sector.

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Become an Approved Handler through Farmlands The key focus of agrichemical training is to learn about applying agrichemicals in a safe, responsible and effective way with minimal adverse impact on human, environmental and animal health.

The details of what you need to know are set out in the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001 on the New Zealand Legislation website.

Approved Handler certification qualifies people to handle very hazardous substances safely and to provide guidance and assistance to other people handling the substances.

The Test Certifier will need evidence of your competence. The evidence must describe how your knowledge and skills were assessed and the results of that assessment. This can come from:

To become an Approved Handler, you need to apply to a Test Certifier for an Approved Handler Test Certificate. Certificates are valid for 5 years. To obtain an Approved Handler Test Certificate, you will need to demonstrate your knowledge of the substance(s) your certificate will cover, including: 1. Hazards of the substance and how to protect people and the environment. This includes the substance classification, regulations about safe handling (including codes of practice) and what to do in an emergency. 2. Working knowledge of any operating equipment, including the protective clothing and safety equipment required to handle the substance safely. 3. The controls imposed by the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act and what the law is trying to achieve.

I keep up to date. I am working alongside the public and need to be using chemicals safely… things such as putting out signage, using the right products and reading labels are really important. “The consequences of getting it wrong can be really bad. You wouldn’t want to spray the fairways with a non-selective chemical for instance!”

1. Training providers. If you completed a relevant training course, you can provide this as evidence. It must be signed by the trainer issuing the qualification.

Shareholders can renew their Agrichemical Approved Handler Test Certificate by contacting Farmlands Card Partner Farmsafe. You can renew it online, or they will send you a home pack renewal to your front door. Contact Farmsafe on 0800 545 747 or visit their website www.farmsafe.co.nz.

2. Work supervisors. If you were trained at work, a supervisor or manager can provide evidence for

Make sure you update Farmlands with a copy of your new certificate once you have received it.

you. Make sure they sign it.

Information sourced from www.worksafe.govt.nz.

You cannot continue to work as an Approved Handler, or purchase hazardous substances that require an Approved Handler, if your test certificate has expired. However, you do not need to attend a course to renew your Agrichemical Approved Handler Test Certificate. Blair Burtenshaw, superintendent at the Bottle Lake Golf Club in Christchurch, recently renewed his Agrichemical Approved Handler Certificate online. “I needed to renew my certificate, so I did it online and it was easy to do,” Blair says. “For my role it’s really important | Blair Burtenshaw, superintendent at the Bottle Lake Golf Club.

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The path to the right vocation Students looking for a career in the primary industries can become frustrated if the education opportunities they receive during secondary school don’t transfer into the ‘real world’ once they start seeking a job or further study.

What do parents need to know? If your teenager is thinking about a future in the primary industries, the Primary Industries Vocational Pathway can help you, your teenager and your teenager’s school work together to tailor studies and industry

To help provide more transferable

specific training towards the Primary

education for students looking to join or

Industries Vocational Pathway. This

study industry after secondary school,

helps all involved see how your

the Ministry of Education has created

teenager’s learning relates to study and

Vocational Pathways, which incorporate

employment opportunities in the future.

industry-specific training and help highlight how a student’s learning will be valued in the ‘real world’ of industry.

| The six industry specific Vocational Pathways.

To support trainees seeking a Primary Industries Vocational Award, Vertical

What are Vocational Pathways?

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division. These industry specific training

Rural Health and Safety, Knowledge of

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Utility Vehicle Safety.

Vocational Pathways. These six pathways represent ways a student can structure NCEA Level 2 to allow them to staircase into a chosen industry. For

industry skills.

As a parent, you can talk to your

example, a student wanting to work in

What do employers need to know?

teenager’s school to discuss how these

or study horticulture would align their

For employers, any new recruit is a

courses can be incorporated into your

NCEA Level 2 studies and training with

risk to your business but that risk is

teenager’s studies.

the Primary Industries Pathway.

heightened when an applicant is new to a specific industry or workforce.

Together, primary industry, students,

What is a Vocational Pathway Award? A Vocational Pathway Award is granted to a student who achieves the minimum recommended NCEA credits for a specific pathway, including credits gained through industry specific training. What is Industry Specific Training?

Vocational Pathways is industryendorsed, so employers within the industry know they can trust the training that has been given to an applicant with a relevant Vocational Pathway Award.

can work to help a student achieve enough credits for a Vocational Pathway Award. This makes it simple for employers to see who has the abilities they are looking for and makes landing that first job all the more

Employers can have confidence that

painless for a student at the dawn of

young people are better prepared to

their chosen career.

participate in the workforce if they

Vertical Horizonz works with schools to

have achieved NCEA Level 2 with a

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Vocational Pathway.

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Farmers urged not to gamble with gorse control Gorse is a perennial brushweed that was originally introduced to New Zealand as a hedge plant and marginal fodder crop for domestic stock. It is estimated to have spread over 900,000 hectares¹ of New Zealand farmland.

Tordon Brushkiller XT TM reliably

Tordon Brushkiller XT is highly versatile

controls brushweeds thanks to

and can be used to control gorse,

its combination of three active

broom, blackberry, woolly nightshade,

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wattles, tutus, lupin and many annual

Brushkiller XT is the only brushweed

broadleaf weeds. Reliable and robust

herbicide to contain an extremely

in both aerial and gun and hose

Being a legume gorse grows quickly

aminopyralid.

and can out compete pasture for water,

powerful active ingredient called Unlike other herbicides that simply burn

applications, it is recommended that Tordon Brushkiller XT be applied with Boost™ penetrant for optimal results.

light and nutrients and thereby reduce

off brushweed foliage, aminopyralid

grazing capacity. Gorse flowers twice

is systemic, which means that it

each year, once in the autumn and

moves throughout the treated plant –

again in the spring/summer – after

including down into the roots, thereby

which it will produce seeds that can

preventing regrowth of treated bushes.

remain in the soil for decades before

Aminopyralid residues remain active

germinating. Seed populations of up

in the soil after application to prevent

can then be targeted with a follow-up

to 6,000 seeds per square metre are

germination of new gorse seedlings

spray. Over-sow areas of previously

not uncommon in the top soil and

and if applied to flowering gorse prior

dense infestations in order to rapidly

disturbance will trigger germination. In

to seed maturity, Tordon Brushkiller

re-establish grasses that will prevent

particular, heat from fire, will strongly

XT will sterilise the seed and reduce

infestation of invasive secondary

promote germination.

the future weed burden. Only Tordon

weeds. Avoid pugging, cultivation

Brushkiller XT with aminopyralid offers

or burning, as this will encourage

this high level of control.

germination of any remaining viable

Because Tordon Brushkiller XT is grass

seed in the soil.

friendly, pasture grazing potential is maximised after spraying and existing pasture grasses re-establish quickly to help prevent the germination of secondary invasive weeds, therefore full pasture productivity is restored more quickly.

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After application, gorse may take 18-24 months to fully break down, so it is recommended that the treated area is monitored for any plants that may have escaped the initial treatment. These

For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local Farmlands store. Article supplied by Dow AgroSciences. ¹ Sandrey, 1985. ² Gonzalez et al., 2010.

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Beneficial insects in forage brassicas Demonstration trials showing the use of beneficial insects in forage brassica crops to combat major pests have been met with enthusiasm by farmers looking to reduce applications of chemicals and maintain the yield and quality of their forage. The demonstration trials conducted by Plant and Food Research, as part of a Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Farming Fund project, have run for 2 years and compare an integrated pest management strategy with a conventional insecticide programme. Workshops held in-field with industry representatives received very positive feedback, with participants showing an appetite for understanding how to utilise integrated pest management strategies in forage brassicas. Farmer involvement also increased from the initial year. The project is designed to examine if integrated pest management systems will improve the financial and environmental performance of the crops.

| The golden brown spheres are in fact aphids that have been mummified by parasitic wasps. Also present but difficult to see are damsel bugs feeding on the remaining live aphids.

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Historically, insecticides used in forage brassica crops have been broad spectrum and have an adverse effect on both the beneficial insects as well as the pest species. This approach can lead to spikes in populations of unwanted insects.

Biological control agents such as lacewings, ladybirds and parasitic wasps are often naturally occurring in forage brassica fields and can play a part in controlling a range of pest species.

With the more recent introduction of

The demonstration trials, which were conducted across the Canterbury region, compared the farmer standard pest management practice with a programme that encouraged beneficial insects with the inclusion of selective

beneficial insects, an integrated pest

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products such as Exirel insecticide, which selectively targets a range of caterpillar pests, European leaf miner and grey cabbage aphid but importantly has minimal impact on key management based programme is a

identical, despite having one to two more insecticide applications on the conventional side compared to the integrated pest management side. These results replicated those found in the first year of the project. Ultimately, it has been shown that the same level of control is possible in crops treated with a broad spectrum or selective insecticide. Predators such as lacewings and ladybirds were active at all sites and were important in reducing aphid numbers, however, parasitic wasps had the biggest impact on reducing diamondback moth.

conventional areas and the integrated

For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local Farmlands store.

pest management areas were virtually

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Plan B Arriving at one goal with Christmas fast approaching, is the starting point to another goal. Whether it be a goal of relaxing over the Christmas period with your weaners being easier heading to 6 months old, or a time to reflect the season you have come out of and the hot, dry months ahead. Keeping quality feed up to heifers (young stock in general) comes down to grazing management. At the end of each season, make notes of anything that can be changed or improved upon for the following year – especially when the previous year had long summer droughts. Do you need to reduce numbers to ensure you will be able to grow out a high quality dairy animal every year? Particularly if the previous year had drought challenging your animals. Do you need to have options like having another form of grazing available or graziers sorted before the pinch of feed comes on? Having a plan “A” is important but more importantly, a plan “B” is a must. As the pasture quality starts drying off, suddenly you need extra to feed the young stock. Unfortunately it’s the same time as everyone else, hence a plan “B” must have been thought of

already. Do the weaners need to be fed extra supplement feed, i.e. 16% pellets, baleage, palm kernel or something else to keep them performing good daily weight gains? From February to April can be the hardest time to put weight on, so better daily weight gains before Christmas and straight after will set the heifers up well to get through the lower weight gain times. Keeping up with weighing is also important, as is giving selenised B12 and mineralised oral drench each month. Remembering a vaccine programme – has it been followed through? Minerals are hugely important to young, fast growing animals. We have a health programme set in place that is followed strictly. Young weaned animals get the first pick of the best feed then you can tidy up your paddocks with the older stock or mowing behind them. Getting a performance out of our heifers is number one on any plan put in place. In my experience a young animal must always be moving forward, forcing them to back graze too early has some negative effects, as well as increasing the worm burden by eating too close to the ground and eating soiled pastures.

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Checking heifers or moving them almost daily is the best requirement for better performance. If their coats are shiny, you know they’re healthy and doing well, the weaners will tell you if they haven’t got enough feed. Be careful when holding them back as feed becomes tight, the weaner then resigns to the fact that they are only allowed a certain amount, so will give up telling you they are hungry. Remember we are all creatures of habit, so it’s important to keep routines the same each day – a full tummy in the morning will prepare the weaner for anything that will be thrown at it during the day, like yard time. I have enjoyed writing and sharing my thoughts and years of experience with you, this will be the last in my series. But my passion for the young stock still rolls on! What you do today can improve all of your tomorrows. For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local Farmlands store. Article supplied by Karen Fraser, Young Stock Manager.

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Starch in the ruminant diet Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for rumen microorganisms and consequently are also indirectly the main source of energy for the host ruminant animal. Starch is one of the three types of carbohydrates, along with sugar and fibre. It is classed as ‘nonstructural’ and similarly to sugar is readily fermented in the rumen by microorganisms. Starch is produced daily by most green plants as an energy store and is found in high levels in grains such as wheat, barley and maize, as well as in potatoes and rice. Starch is a more ‘slow release’ form of energy compared to sugar, which means that starch can provide energy to the rumen microorganisms over a longer period of time, as it does not disappear from the rumen as rapidly as sugar. Compared to fibre, starch is much more readily fermented by rumen microorganisms and therefore does not require long rumen retention times as higher fibre feeds do. Pasture is typically very low in starch, with only 2-4 percent of the ‘soluble sugars and

starch’ (SSS) present in pasture actually coming from starch. Feeding grains and starch based compounds can be an effective way of increasing the energy density of the diet, therefore increasing the amount of energy that can be partitioned to milk production or condition gain. This is because starchy feeds, such as grains, are higher in energy per kilogram of dry matter compared to higher fibre forage, therefore less grain has to be consumed to deliver the same amount of energy as forage would. Starchy feeds tend to be lower in protein than high quality pasture, so can help to lower the total protein percentage of a diet at times when it may be high relative to animal requirements and leading to high excretion of nitrogen in urine. Too much fibre in the diet can limit dry matter intake, so feeding some starch in the diet can help to optimise dry matter intake by lowering the fibre percentage of the total diet. Feeding starchbased feeds can also help to minimise condition loss post-calving, which is linked to improved fertility. Young ruminants benefit from a source of starch in the diet, as starch stimulates development of the rumen and sets them up for weaning. The better the rumen is developed at weaning, the better the young animal will do and a young ruminant with a well-developed rumen will avoid a growth check at weaning. Starchy feeds can be quite low in protein relative to the needs of growing animals, so it can be important to ensure they are balanced with higher

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protein ingredients – especially if pasture protein levels fall as grass goes to seed. Caution needs to be practiced when feeding supplements high in starch and ruminants must be transitioned onto starchy feeds slowly when initially offered them. If too much starch is fed too soon, the pH of the rumen will drop and acidosis could develop. If transitioned onto starchy feeds more slowly, the rumen microorganisms will have time to adapt to the changing diet and no health issues should arise. For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local Farmlands store. Article supplied by Stacey Cosnett, Assistant Nutritionist, Farmlands Nutrition.

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Act early for effective prevention of facial eczema The damp, humid weather experienced across New Zealand in the first few months of 2016 provided ideal conditions for the proliferation of the fungal toxins responsible for facial eczema and the summer of 2016 is generally recognised as one of the worst for facial eczema in the past 2 decades.

occurs prior to the observation of

While the weather is unpredictable,

through pasture management (pre- and

typical skin lesions. Being proactive is particularly important if using a fungicide to suppress the toxin as these must be applied when pasture is green and growing and where spore counts are low. Similarly, planning ahead is important if your strategy is to either avoid or dilute the toxin present post-grazing residuals), feeding low risk

forecasts for the start of 2017 suggest that warm, humid conditions are

FIGURE 1 | Areas of New Zealand affected by facial eczema outbreaks in 2010 (left) and areas predicted to be affected by facial eczema with a 3 degree increase in temperature under climate warming (right).1

crops or supplements or increasing the

elevated spore counts and increased

rapid proliferation of spores under

supplementing affected animals with

risk of facial eczema. With concerns

ideal conditions, simply monitoring pastures does not remove the risk of

high levels of zinc, in drinking water

around global warming, New Zealand researchers have predicted that the

facial eczema but helps provide better

regions of New Zealand likely to be

information to support effective control

affected by facial eczema in the future

strategies.

are increasing (Figure 1).

When assessing risk based on

dose rate is vital, as the recommended

Despite considerable research,

pasture spore counts, it is important

daily intake of elemental zinc is 2g per

our current understanding of the

to consider that pasture swards with a

100kg of liveweight. When done well,

association between factors that

greater proportion of dead material or

supplementing stock with zinc added

support toxin production are not

pastures that are intensively grazed or

to feed can be both easy and effective,

sufficient to allow for accurate

with low residual are likely to present

as the intake of supplementary

prediction of a challenge. It is clear

a higher risk, due to the greater concentration of spores at the base of

feed is often more consistent and

however, that given the right conditions the levels of toxins present in pasture

the pasture sward. At the same time,

can rapidly reach dangerous levels.

prolonged low level ingestion can be

Proactively planning and implementing

as toxic as a single high level dose

effective control measures before

and consequently the length of time

spore counts start to increase is

over and so it is important to consider

therefore key to minimising the

both prior exposure as well as the

negative effects of high spore counts

duration of exposure to any given level

For further information, contact your

on animal production.

spore count.

Farmlands Technical Field Officer

Monitoring pasture spore counts is one

Early implementation of effective

or the friendly team at your local

tool that can be used to assess risk of

control strategies is essential if

Farmlands store.

facial eczema. However, it is important

liver damage and the subsequent

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supply of concentrates. Protection can also be achieved by

or feed or by drenching. Regardless of the method of supplementation used, knowing the liveweight of the herd when calculating the expected

easier to manage than water intake. Reliance offers a range of solutions for producers looking to supplement zinc through the feed. Zinc oxide can also be included as an additive in any of the Reliance Dairy Feeds or custom blends.

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Emily jumps to join top equine brand Ten kilometres south of Te Awamutu is Huntaway Farm, home of young showjumper Emily Hayward-Morgan and her family. Emily has been jumping and competing at national level since she was 6 years old.

accessible, being available in

additives to your horse’s feed and

Farmlands stores nationwide.

the array of supplements available is

“This season I am competing a team

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they aren’t required.

Last season, at the tender age of 16,

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“Very regularly we are asked, ‘how is

natural energy level of each horse.

it that your whole team looks so well

Emily surpassed all expectations by taking out three New Zealand National Series titles, something that no one has accomplished before. The first at Junior Level (under 18), the second at Young Rider Level (under 21), and the third at Grand Prix Level (open). During a trip to the South Island 4 years ago to compete at the National

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We love the fact that McMillan Equine makes it so easy. It’s so accessible, being available in Farmlands stores nationwide.

Showjumping Championships, Emily

and is in such fabulous condition?’” she says. McMillan Equine has developed several partnerships with competitive riders that have been carefully selected to represent the brand in the field. Emily partnered with McMillan Equine earlier this year and has already proven

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Equine feeds – from season to

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“I am so very grateful and honoured to

she says.

highly palatable, even to the fussiest

be partnered with McMillan Equine,”

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Emily says.

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the trend to add supplements and

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Keep your farm flowing Adequate amounts of water are needed to maintain good levels of production and stock health. Limiting water intake reduces animal performance quicker and more drastically than any other nutrient deficiency. Understanding your stock’s optimal water requirements, the components that make up a reticulated water system and where to go for advice are key to developing, upgrading or maintaining an efficient stock water system. Ensuring adequate water is consistently available to meet the stock’s daily water requirements is essential. As stock do not drink evenly over a 24 hour period, storage typically needs to be built in to systems to cope with peak demand. Likewise, pipe diameters need to be able to handle this greater water volume, or the reticulation network becomes a system bottleneck, not allowing adequate supply to the troughs. System water intake is determined by the water source location and topography of the farm. Systems

valve selection is governed by the System components include:

pressure and flow requirements – also

• Source – springs, streams or bores.

an outcome of the reticulation design.

• Intake – powered by gravity or mechanical/electric means.

important. The teams at Farmlands and

• Storage – tanks and dams.

using the latest surveying technology

• Reticulation – pipe and fittings.

and their many years of experience,

• Outlet – troughs and trough valves.

they can specify the correct system

Seeking professional advice is Iplex Pipelines can assist in this regard,

components and network layout to provide a stock water system designed to meet your requirements.

vary from a complete gravity system, to pumped gravity (up the hill with a pressure main and back down from storage tanks with a gravity main), to completely pumped pressure systems. Size, shape and number of troughs per paddock are an outcome of type of stock and stock numbers. Stock type also decides trough size and height. An appropriate shape should also be

Head to the Farmlands website – www.farmlands.co.nz/water – and fill in your details to get started. You will be contacted by a member of the team to see how they can be of assistance. Your stock water reticulation system is too valuable an asset and productivity tool to second guess what will and won’t work.

chosen to suit location, i.e. oblong

For further information, contact your

troughs through a fence line to provide

Farmlands Technical Field Officer

water to two paddocks, or round for

or the friendly team at your local

best stock access in the middle of a

Farmlands store.

paddock. Diameter is determined by the required number of stock able to

Article supplied by Iplex Pipelines.

access a trough at any one time, which also influences the decision as to the number of troughs per paddock. Water storage shouldn’t be a determinant as to trough size – at the end of the day it’s a drinking vessel, so the delivery of adequate fresh, clean water is an outcome of a correctly designed reticulation system. Trough | Pumped gravity system.

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Our journey with Ford New Zealand has come to an end From National Fieldays to the paddock, Farmlands shareholders have joined Ford New Zealand on an incredible journey for the past 20 years.

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Over the past 11 months, Farmlands has undergone an extensive review of our internal fleet requirements and shareholder fleet offer. The hard decision has been made to discontinue our national purchasing arrangement with Ford New Zealand and from 28th February

2017 shareholders will no longer be able to access special pricing via the Ford New Zealand national purchasing agreement. This isn’t the end of the road – we are delighted that selected Ford dealers have chosen to remain a valued Card Partner for support and servicing. This ensures that shareholders continue to receive the impeccable service they have enjoyed from Ford for the past two decades. Farmlands is committed to bringing shareholders the best Card Partner savings and offers and we will be confirming an exciting new offer coming to shareholders in the early New Year. Until then, Farmlands just wants to say thanks to Ford New Zealand for sharing the journey with us.

If you have any questions, please contact us on 0800 200 600 or ask@farmlands.co.nz

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DAIRY MANAGEMENT

The simple solution to potable farm water Dairy farmers Andy and Liz Hayes milk 1,000 cows on their farm in the Hakataramea Valley near Timaru. Water to the farm is spring fed. A member of the Lower Waitaki South Coastal Canterbury zone committee, Andy is constantly involved in looking at strategies to improve water for the community. He’s looked at several different solutions but considered every one of them way too expensive for treating just his milking plant water source, which tested positive for E. coli, making him non-compliant.

Andy had been on temporary water exclusion for 3 years before installing GEA | FIL’s Farm Chlor Chlorinator and within a week of installation, he got the all-clear from his Farm Dairy Assessor – the water was potable. The Farm Chlor Chlorinator provides farmers with a simple, affordable solution to quality water. It’s a water disinfection system installed into the main water line between the water pump and water tanks. The water passes through the Chlorinator and is treated with a pre-set amount of chlorine before being stored or dispensed. Based on where you install the Chlorinator, you can treat the entire farm including stock drinking water or just the dairy. The system treats water to approved drinking water standards, suitable for human consumption.

The reasons behind MPI demanding (farm) water that meets Farm Dairy Water Standards is driven from food safety perspectives. Water may fail because of E. coli (which often comes from bacteria in animal faeces), clarity or turbidity (haze, sediment or cloudiness in the water) or colour (could be from leaves and dirt in streams or iron in water).

GEA | FIL Chlorinator rods, used in the Chlorinator, are the only dry chlorine approved by MPI for use in dairy sheds.

From a dairy processor’s perspective, it’s important that water used to clean the milking plant meets MPI’s standard as it could come into contact with milk, affecting quality. Having non-compliant water, Andy was treating his water manually with chlorine and paying $100 a month in penalties. It was GEA | FIL Area Manager Kirk Falconer who introduced Andy to the concept of the Farm Chlor Chlorinator. “I noticed the big red sticker on Andy’s hot water cylinder and recommended he try the Chlorinator to make the water potable. He took one look at the very

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simple design, ordered it immediately and then installed it himself.”

For Andy, the Farm Chlor Chlorinator was the most practical option he’d seen. “There are no other products on the market like it,” he says. “It’s relatively cheap to buy, simple to install and cheap to run. “When we installed the Chlorinator, we also cleaned the tank. A week later we were off exclusion. An added bonus was that Fonterra refunded me $1,200 for fixing the water issues, so effectively a third of the cost was gone.” Pleased with the performance of his Farm Chlor Chlorinator, Andy is now

| Dairy farmer, Andy Hayes.

an advocate for the system. “It’s the cheapest solution to potable water. We go through about 5,000 litres of water a day for the shed and plant, the chlorine rods will only cost us about $250 a year.” For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local Farmlands store. Article supplied by GEA | FIL.

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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT

Facial eczema could be costing your farm money You may be unaware that some (or all) animals are affected. Skin peeling is the symptom most farmers associate with facial eczema but that is only half the story.

Sporidesmin, the toxin that causes facial eczema, eventually compromises liver function:

Facial eczema spores

Animal ingests spores

• L iver concentrates sporidesmin into bile (ready for excretion). • Sporidesmin causes localised damage to the bile ducts (“the drainage system”).

If a small proportion of the animals Spores release toxin into rumen

develop skin lesions (which appear

Sporidesmin in blood arrives at liver

about 4-6 weeks after the ingestion of

• The bile ducts fill with debris and block.

spores), there will be a higher number of animals suffering liver damage that

• Bile excretion slows/stops within 14 days.

And here is where the problem starts...

have not yet exhibited skin damage. The cost of facial eczema to the

• Reduced/no bile leaving liver means the liver is damaged. It loses functional ability, including getting rid of breakdown products of chlorophyll = photosensitisation.

agricultural industry is estimated to be in the hundreds of millions/year*. National economy is one thing – how about the physical cost to your sheep or cattle and your business? Challenges for farms unaware of facial eczema Distressing as it is to the cow and to us, the skin damage is the least of its problems – irreparable liver damage is of greater concern, as cattle need a functional liver for a whole range of reasons. Some examples of the liver functions that are challenged during facial eczema season: Glucose manufacture from propionate amino acids

Liver

Storage of copper, iron, vitamins, glycogen Protein breakdown and manufacture from amino acids Fatty acid manufacture and export Detox centre e.g. ammonia, sporidesmin

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| A = Normal liver. B = Facial eczema damaged liver.

Prevention is not just better than a cure – prevention is the cure Once facial eczema has affected livestock, there is nothing a farmer can do to repair the damage. Farmers who are serious about preventing facial eczema must first monitor facial eczema spore numbers on the farm and then implement a robust prevention plan – and check it is working and understood by all staff. The effect of zinc is instantaneous but it is only effective if used before and during danger periods. It cannot be used (to treat) after the danger period, when stock have already been affected. There are many factors associated with a sound facial eczema management programme: • Measure the spore challenge on your own farm, either by pasture spore count or faecal spore count.

• Plan for effective prevention by learning about the many preventative options available and adopt one or more that will suit the farm operation. • Check the accuracy of measuring equipment and the zinc dose rate for the required number of animals to be protected. • Check the chosen prevention option is working by collecting blood samples from a representative number of cows (or sheep) and check the GGT levels for signs of liver damage. The cost of facial eczema is too huge a risk to leave to chance. Article supplied by NZ Agritrade Ltd. * Bruce Faull; Facial Eczema: Disease Prediction and Surveillance; Proc 3rd Annual Seminar, Society of Dairy Cattle Veterinarians NZVA, 1986 © VetLearn® Foundation (NZ) 2003.

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Lice treatments in works lambs and ewes In this season where lamb numbers are high, it makes sense that we need the flexibility to get lambs away to the works as soon as possible. Many studies have shown that shearing lambs will increase growth rates, so what do we do about lice/ fly treatments in lambs for the summer months? Insect growth regulators kill immature insects by interfering with moulting. Immature lice are killed as insect growth regulators affect their moulting process. Adult lice are not affected and die of ‘old age’ over about 14 weeks. However, after a few weeks, adult female lice appear unable to

race usually require 2-4 weeks wool

produce viable offspring. Insect growth

growth after shearing, to allow some

regulators pose little risk to humans

wool to be present for the chemical

or animals and are not classified as

to ‘stick to’. Magnum is also rainfast

acutely toxic.

– and its performance on sheep will

Magnum® is the only pour-on insect

be unaffected by up to 25mm of rain

growth regulator on the market in New

before, during or after application. Long

Zealand that has a nil meat withholding

wool pour-on treatments should be

period. This gives you the ability to treat

considered an emergency treatment

all lambs and cull ewes immediately

only and never part of a routine lice

off-shears and it offers up to 20 weeks

control programme.

control for lice and up to 12 weeks

All products need to be applied

protection for fly. In most cases, this

correctly to ensure good lice control,

will mean one treatment only and the

as poor application and under

flexibility of destocking as required.

dosing increase the risk of resistance

Why use a product and then wait for a

developing. When applying Magnum,

month after treatment before slaughter?

use a suitable T-Bar and start from

Pour-on treatments are all designed

the poll (between the ears) pouring on

for use off-shears and this means

down the middle of the backline all the

within 24 hours of shearing, not 3

way to the tail. Do not deviate from the

weeks later. This is because the lanolin

spine. Starting at the shoulder misses

grease layer on a sheep after shearing

the critical neck and head areas and

assists with movement of the chemical

lice simply move to and camp in these

around the animal. Likewise, saturation

‘safe’ areas until the chemical in the

dips such as a shower or jetting

treated areas runs out.

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Magnum’s water based formulation provides users a more environmentally sound and people-friendly product, while still achieving excellent results against both lice and fly. This has proven to be a real winner for many farmers who feel more comfortable with insect growth regulators for health and environmental reasons and wish to avoid using solvent based products that can be less safe and unpleasant to use. The water based formulation is simple to use, the paste-like compound sticks where it’s needed and at cleanup time, water and detergent are all that is required. For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field Officer or the friendly team at your local Farmlands store. Article supplied by Coopers Animal Health. ACVM No: A7704 ® Registered trademark. ScheringPlough Animal Health Ltd.

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Smiths City Competition Winner! The September Smiths City VIP Event included great shareholder product offers, drinks and nibbles and the chance for one lucky shareholder to win a $5,000 Sleepyhead bed. A huge congratulations to the lucky winner of the Sleepyhead bed, Farmlands shareholder Rosalee Gilchrist from Cromwell. Thank you to all the shareholders that supported the September Smiths City VIP Event. The team at Smiths City look forward to continuing to bring shareholders great deals through Farmlands Card. As we head towards the festive season, don’t forget to check out the great range of Christmas gifts in-store at Smiths City.

Smiths City salesman Stefan Godman completed Rosalee’s purchase that won her this amazing prize.

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Plus, the Smiths City team will have even more great savings for shareholders at the next Smiths City VIP Event on Tuesday 6th December 2016.

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Many laughs were had, great prizes were won, glasses of bubbly were sipped and plenty of gardening tips were shared as garden guru Tony Murrell made his way around the country for the 2016 Ladies Nights. Check out some photos from the events!

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FARMLANDS FINANCE

Planning for success Budgeting – it’s just planning by another name. Every business needs a plan to be successful and once you have that plan, you need tools that can help you get the job done. Farming is no different. Planning 1, 2 or even 5 years out is critical to stay focused on your goals, maximise your chances of success and take advantage of opportunities that arise along the way. The key elements to planning are: • Identify what is to be achieved • Decide when you will do things • Determine the most effective way to get it done

It is simple to arrange and once in place, provides options to: • Defer payment of goods purchased on your Farmlands Card for up to 3 months • Access exclusive Farmlands, Card Partner and supplier deferred payment deals (refer to next page) • Transfer part or all of the amount due on your Farmlands Account and pay it in 3 months • Defer or spread payment of Ballance fertiliser for up to 6 months

3 month deferred payment period to expire before repaying, therefore reducing interest costs • No penalties or hidden costs, Creditline has no establishment fee and interest accrues daily on any outstanding balance, so you only pay for what you use. For more information, talk to the friendly team at your local Farmlands store, call your local Regional Finance Manager or contact us on 0800 200 600. * Subject to Farmlands Finance Limited lending criteria, Terms and Conditions.

• Accommodates positive movements in your cash flow, as there is no need to wait for the

• Find the resources you need • Monitor and review progress Your financial budget forms a key part of the plan and while your bank is often the mainstay for your working capital requirements, Farmlands Creditline can be used strategically alongside your overdraft to smooth cashflow during peak months. Farmlands Creditline is a multipurpose deferred payment and cash flow smoothing facility, available exclusively to Farmlands shareholders.*

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Attention dairy farmers!

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Maximise returns for your cull cows with the Farmlands National Cull Cow Scheme By grouping large numbers of cows regionally, your independent co-operative will negotiate a better deal for your animals – putting more money in your pocket.

Book your cows now! STEP 1: Go to www.farmlands.co.nz/cull STEP 2: Register your cows STEP 3: Farmlands will confirm all details including pricing For more information call: Brian Martin – 021 244 4463 Philip Webb – 027 801 8057 Rob Blincoe – 027 677 8969

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Health and safety workshops for farmers More than 3,000 farmers from across the country have taken part in Beef + Lamb New Zealand health and safety workshops during the past year, with strong demand for upcoming events. Richard Wakelin, General Manager Farms for Beef + Lamb New Zealand, says the one day workshops, initially introduced as a pilot programme before the introduction of new health and safety legislation in April, will be part of the organisation’s programme into the future. Developed and delivered with support from WorkSafe, Richard says the workshops for sheep and beef farmers continue to be oversubscribed and have received positive feedback. “Our role is to help farmers make informed business decisions and this was an opportunity to provide a tool to help them,” Richard says.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand worked with risk management company QSI to develop the initial 10 pilot workshops, delivered last spring. The programme is free to farmers and funded through Beef + Lamb New Zealand levies and WorkSafe.

farmers can go back to their farms and put into practice.”

This type of positive sector leadership will make a real difference to farm safety and ultimately to farm productivity.

“We’re not about telling farmers how to farm but about supporting them to farm more safely. But there are myths around that. It’s hugely valuable to have Beef + Lamb New Zealand stand up and get the real practical messages to farmers. This type of positive sector leadership will make a real difference to farm safety and ultimately to farm productivity.”

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“We worked very closely with WorkSafe on development and implementation,” Richard says. “Inspectors from WorkSafe have attended most of the 90 workshops we’ve delivered so far. It’s important for farmers to have WorkSafe in the room. There are many myths and misconceptions out there and WorkSafe has helped dispel those and provide clarity on expectations.” Workshops run from 9.00am-3.00pm with a maximum of 30 participants working through a specially-designed workbook. “It helps farmers understand the various elements they need to adopt and implement a health and safety plan.

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“The focus is on identifying risks and developing a culture around engaging their on-farm teams, in terms of understanding risks and how they might manage them. It’s about raising awareness and developing skills, which

Al McCone, WorkSafe’s Sector Lead for Agriculture, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand played a vital role in the ongoing programme of developing a stronger health and safety culture across farming.

Richard says that while many farmers approach workshops with trepidation, they feel very differently by the end. “By the time they leave, they are relieved and positive they can manage the process. They also realise that the requirements are not expensive or onerous to put into place. “Farmers tell us, anecdotally, about the difference it’s made. We are now gathering information – talking with people some months after they have attended a workshop to understand what changes they have made on their farms. “We really appreciate the support WorkSafe has provided. It is never easy to introduce something new and different but they are really good to deal with and have worked very hard to support us in any way they can.” Article supplied by WorkSafe.

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CO-OPERATIVE FARMLANDS FUEL NEWS

Compliance and safety – let’s get it right together Tank stability, access to overhead tanks and the use of ladders can be identified as hazards that need to be minimised.

and environmental contamination. All

Delivery drivers do carry free-standing ladders but WorkSafe does not recommend the use of these unless it is not practical to have a fixed ladder. To use a freestanding ladder, they must be on flat and stable ground, allowing for a strong and secure footing. Fixed ladders are preferred and these should be robust and secure, free from rust, with no cracked or broken rungs.

This ensures that the delivery drivers

It is also important for your tank to have a dip stick. Dip sticks can reduce waste

contact the Farmlands Fuel team on

The actions below need to be implemented to minimise risks:

HSNO approved tanks are supplied with calibrated dipsticks and these also

• Tanks should be stable and secure before the delivery driver will refuel from a ladder access.

confirm the safe fill level for the tank. can pre-dip your fuel tank and confirm correct delivery volume without any

• The portable ladder should not exceed 2.7 metres in length with a maximum work height of 1.8 metres.

waste or spill. Tanks can become over filled with heat expansion – if the tank is filled above the safe fill level in the early morning or late evening, product could

• The tank fill point should not exceed 3 metres in height from the ground.

spill out during the heat of the day. For further information, please 0800 666 626.

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Key components of a great farm 316 hectares located in Tokoroa with a mainly flat to gentle rolling contour. Simple farm to operate, with a central race system, 54 bail rotary dairy shed with drafting, in-shed feed system, 9-bay calf/implement shed, 5-bay implement shed, two concrete silage bunkers and a workshop. Executive, four bedroom plus office home and two other three bedroom, modern brick homes providing accommodation for staff. Approximately 800 cows wintered on with production around 320,000kgMS with inputs. Price by negotiation.

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Property ID: MT1013 www.farmlandsrealestate.co.nz

Ian Morgan Rural 027 492 5878 ian.morgan@farmlands.co.nz Glen Murray Lifestyle/Rural 027 488 6138 glen.murray@farmlands.co.nz

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Large West Otago farming property Comprising “Cone Downs” being 1,410.8 hectares and “Kynros” being 238.5 hectares freehold. Located in a well known farming district – gravity sprinkler irrigation to approximately 29 hectares, 48 hectares of dry land lucerne, 55 hectares of new grass, 25 hectares new lucerne, 32 hectares of fodder beet, several mature woodlots and productive tussock hill country. Good range of farm buildings, two four bedroom homes, two woolsheds, sheep yards, large cattle yard complex with Te Pari crush. Tender closing 12pm, Wednesday 14 December 2016 (unless sold by private treaty).

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Property ID: DU2468 www.farmlandsrealestate.co.nz

Dave Hardy Lifestyle/Rural 027 533 2770 dave.hardy@farmlands.co.nz Craig Bates Lifestyle/Rural 027 489 4361 craig.bates@farmlands.co.nz

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Northland beef, calf rearing or dairy • 125 hectares including 5 hectares of mature pine trees with flat to undulating land and stunning views of the Herekino River • 12 aside herringbone shed and calf holding pen • Two implement sheds, hay shed, two calf sheds and 3-bay house shed • An additional 57 hectare run off block is located 3km away • Three bedroom home filled with character Price by negotiation

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Paul Yates Residential/Lifestyle/Rural 027 577 9962 paul.yates@farmlands.co.nz

Kaitoke dairy farm with a ‘twist’ 113 hectares of freehold land in two titles. Currently milking approximately 130 cows, production in 2015 was 43,000kgMS. The dairy production is in ‘cruise mode’ at present, with the ability to crank up the production if desired, through the 13 aside herringbone dairy shed. Great spring fed water supply, crystal clear creeks, numerous sheds and a cottage. The property lends itself endless possibilities of subdivision, recreation, niche raw milk or cheese production and passive manuka honey, $60,000 yearly income. Price by negotiation.

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Tim Falloon Lifestyle/Rural 027 449 2105 tim.falloon@farmlands.co.nz Rod Cranswick Lifestyle/Rural 027 436 5738 rod.cranswick@farmlands.co.nz

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200 hectares to be sold!

Property ID: TU10870 www.farmlandsrealestate.co.nz

This West Coast property has a 44 bail rotary cow shed at the heart of the property. The options are yours, as we are selling the property as land and buildings only. Approximately 150 hectares effective, 135 hectares of which can be irrigated and 20 hectares of grazing land. Three good dwellings makes you and your staff well set up. The free draining river gravels and silts allow you to grow any variety of crops you may like. Great location, only 20 minutes from Greymouth. Deadline sale closing 1pm, Thursday 15 December (unless sold prior).

Shari McLaughlin Lifestyle/Rural 027 266 6850 shari.mclaughlin@farmlands.co.nz

Solid 168 hectare effective unit! This dairy unit is located only 20 minutes out of Hokitika. Production is now near 140,000kgMS, even on the lower payouts and this season they are on budget to surpass this. The 28 aside herringbone shed, with automatic teat sprayer, is wellmaintained and has a new milk silo and refrigeration unit that was put in last winter. Three good houses and enough barns to make any man happy. Available as a going concern. Contract milker in place for the 2016/2017 season and open to staying on. $4,350,000 for land, buildings and shares plus GST (if any).

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Shari McLaughlin Lifestyle/Rural 027 266 6850 shari.mclaughlin@farmlands.co.nz

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Unique design with the future in mind On 3.7 hectares in Timaru’s sought after lifestyle location, this architecturally designed home combines textures and materials that create modern living and smart design. Featured in Your Home & Garden magazine, the home is a must view for those who appreciate stylish innovation. Award winning kitchen design, solar power for energy and natural ventilation are key features. Large internal/external living spaces can be configured to suit climate conditions. Three bedrooms and the master suite capture rural and mountain views. Price by negotiation.

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Nic Shaw Residential/Lifestyle 021 183 5615 nic.shaw@farmlands.co.nz

Craiglynn Station – Middlemarch Craiglynn Station is an exceptional, traditional sheep and beef station operation with scale and outstanding infrastructure. For genuine sale, we offer Craiglynn Station with options to purchase the 3,330 hectares plus stock and plant at valuation. Or purchase the original station of 2,733 hectares and lease to buy the balance of 619 hectares at the northern end. Talk to us regarding these options, as there is flexibility available. Possession 31 March 2017 or by arrangement. Options from $13,000,000.

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Craig Bates Lifestyle/Rural 027 489 4361 craig.bates@farmlands.co.nz Alan Eason Lifestyle/Rural 027 489 8760 alan.eason@farmlands.co.nz

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Taipo Park – irrigation/location

Property ID: TU10880

Efficient dairy farm

Property ID: BL1192

Situated in Kakanui, North Otago, 192 hectares of flat to easy rolling contour and strong soils. Irrigated via pivot and gun sourced from the Kakanui River and NOIC. Improvements include a large four bedroom home, two large closed in implement sheds, woolshed with covered yards, 5-bay hay barn, plus various other sheds and new cattle yards. Offers to be presented on or before Thursday 2 February 2017.

Motivated Vendors, mid-season takeover. This 151 hectare Murchison property with 80 hectares of effective and irrigated land includes a 32 aside herringbone shed with automatic cup removers, a new effluent storage facility plus modern farm sheds, good fencing and stock handling facilities. The three bedroom, two bathroom home is only 13 years old and enjoys great views of the farm and surrounding ranges. $2,600,000 plus GST (if any).

Merv Dalziel 027 439 5823

David Green 027 326 4059

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Property ID: WA1455

North Otago dairy unit

Property ID: TU10881

Location, irrigation, flat contour, great soils and a real grass growing machine. This 94.9 hectare Waimate property is currently milking 400 cows and achieving very good production. Good infrastructure with two houses, 40 aside herringbone shed, 550 cow feed pad, 3-bay implement sheds, workshop, palm kernel bin, calf sheds and 4-bay shed. Deadline sale closing 1pm, Wednesday 7 December 2016 (unless sold prior).

No compromises were made when converting this fertile cropping farm, with quality infrastructure and a milking platform to capitalise on the outstanding soils. Designed for ease of management and producing 272,000kgMS 2015/2016 from 600 cows. Located close to Oamaru and the Southern Lakes recreational playground. Quality dairying plus lifestyle. Stock and plant available at valuation. $7,600,000 plus GST on land and buildings.

Neill Dick 021 359 793

Calvin Leen 027 453 0950

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