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CONTENTS

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FROM THE CEO Hello and welcome to the October issue of The Farmlander.

Over the last month members of the Farmlands Leadership Team and I have been travelling up and down the country, continuing our visits with staff as part of our Regional Round Up. As I mentioned last month, the Regional Round Up is a chance for myself and other members of the Farmlands Leadership Team to share the vision for the future and hearing their thoughts first-hand. I’ve also enjoyed the chance to meet a number of you and hear your thoughts on the direction of our co-operative. This has been a highlight – right up there with the cheese rolls that were on offer in Southland.

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Plan365 Horticulture

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Plan365 Forage and Arable

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Plan365 Animal Management

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Plan365 Nutrition

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Plan365 Rural Infastructure

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From the CEO

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Save the date

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Meet the team

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Special Feature - An eye for opportunity

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

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Farmlands 5 minutes

Communication is crucial to make sure that all staff know where Farmlands is heading and what we are trying to achieve together. That’s how you, as a shareholder, learn just how we plan to save you more money. Throughout my visits, I’ve outlined how I see our co-operative in the future through the eyes of both shareholders and staff. Staff need the tools to succeed and shareholders need the options to make the best decisions – that’s where our visions align.

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Buying Power Promise

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Gearing up to save money

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Choices Rewards

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The perfect farm companion

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Ladies Nights

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Farmlands Livestock

The theme for this month’s issue is DIY, something that a lot of us deal with on a daily basis. Saving money, especially during the quieter times, is the opportunity we are attempting to provide solutions to for rural New Zealand. I hope you gain some useful tips/ideas/solutions in this issue. Farmlands is here to help – whether that be through the quality advice of your Technical Field Officer/Technical Advisor, the great staff we have in our stores and through our Customer Service, Card and Account teams, the offers we get through the Card or the knowledge in our specialist businesses of Grain and Seed, Horticulture, Nutrition, Fuel, Finance, Real Estate and Livestock.

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Safety planning around ongoing maintenance

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Real Estate Listings

52 Equidays

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What’s hot?

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Ford

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Your tool for DIY savings

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Good farming.

Harvey Norman

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Noel Leeming

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Peter Reidie

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Chief Executive Officer Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited

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Ladies Night at Quality Hotel Emerald.

Ladies Night at Hawke’s Bay Racing Centre.

Join us at the Whakatane A&P Show.

Ladies Night at Awapuni Race Course.

Ladies Night at TSB Hub.

Mystery Creek Events Centre – Hamilton.

Join us at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Show.

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Special prices and offers apply from the 1st to the 31st of October 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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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 North Island stores only.

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Bridget Henderson Q: What is your current role at Farmlands?

A: Salesperson at Farmlands Gore.

Q: What type of work were you doing before you started at Farmlands?

A: Studying at Lincoln University and relief milking.

Q: Tell us a bit about your family.

A: I have a ma and pa and four older brothers – one who’s only 11 minutes older, he won the race out. All of us are involved in the agriculture industry, with the main focus being dairy farming.

Q: What do you like to do most in your spare time?

A: Trying to help on the dairy farm and catching up with mates to solve the world’s problems.

Q: Past or present, who would you like to meet? What would you ask them?

A: Jo Seagar and I would ask her what her baking secrets are.

Bridget’s Choc Caramel Slice CALL IN AND SEE US! Tap into the huge amount of knowledge and experience at your local Farmlands store. Drop in, call 0800 200 600 or visit www.farmlands.co.nz

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1. Melt butter and mix everything for the base together.

2. Press into a lined baking tin.

3. Mix all the topping ingredients over a low heat in a pan.

Once bubbling, pour on top of base.

4. Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until golden at 180 degrees.

Cool and ice with chocolate icing.

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SPECIAL FEATURE

An eye for opportunity When a do it yourself attitude becomes a way to make a living | Whangarei sawmiller Dennis Budd has been in the sawmilling industry his whole life.

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I found a resource and I found some customers for it.

| The Midwestern Sawmill combines Dennis’ hobby with a full-time job.

New Zealanders have always had a knack for doing things for themselves – it’s a characteristic that many aspire to and a mentality that has been drilled into New Zealand culture over the years.

Do it yourself attitudes are especially prevalent in rural New Zealand and many rural people have used this attitude to their advantage. We meet some resourceful Farmlands shareholders with an eye for opportunity – these shareholders saw a gap in the market and worked tirelessly to do the job themselves.

Using his knowledge of sawmilling and passion for the industry, seasoned sawmiller Dennis Budd has created a way to combine his hobby with a full-time job.

He’s your typical Kiwi character and has been in the sawmilling industry his whole life. He left school at 14 and started working on a sheep station in Gisborne but not long after, decided to return home and follow in his family’s footsteps – working in the sawmills.

“I’ve been in the industry a long time,” he says.

“My dad was a logger in the King Country in the early days – he was in the bush and his father was in the bush. Two of my uncles were bushmen too, so it’s in the family. My brother still works at a sawmill in Putaruru.”

Dennis and his wife Erica spent 10 years in Papua New Guinea working in the sawmilling industry, while raising three children.

They returned to Putaruru in 1984 before settling in Whangarei.

While a conventional sawmiller by trade, Dennis’ passion

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resided with alternative timbers. He and Erica started the Midwestern Sawmill at Glenbervie forest in Whangarei in 1987 and found themselves being approached by a steady stream of people with alternative timber but no one to cut it. Around 5 years later they moved to their present site at Maungakaramea and what started as a gap in the market has now become a unique identity.

“I found a resource and I found some customers for it,” Dennis says.

“I thought – ‘well, I’ve got the sawmilling ability, here’s the resource, here’s the customers, let’s do it’ – so we did.”

Dennis says they have been milling the alternative species ever since. They try to avoid milling pine and although they did a bit of native timber in the early days, the forte now is the eucalypts – four or five different varieties, which are milled before going on to be air dried for further processing.

“We potentially do 250-300 tonnes of eucalypt logs a month.

It’s specialised – the saws and saw speeds and things are different from cutting pine, so the whole concept is different from pine milling. It has its own rules.” he says.

“Our main timber market is in Auckland, we have some very good clients there who buy the bulk of our timber green sawn.

That would be about 80 percent of our business and then the other 20 percent would be what we air dry and process into the retail market locally. We do things like macrocarpa, Lawson cypress, Japanese cedar and all those other bits and pieces that other people won’t do.”

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I enjoy sawmills and I enjoy looking at different mills and how things are done…

| Dennis and his wife Erica started the Midwestern Sawmill in 1987.

They also sell lots of firewood and sawdust. The end use of a lot of the wood from Midwestern Sawmill is flooring, decking and joinery.

“Believe it or not, one of my customers in Auckland, he dries the eucalypt and processes it and exports it to Australia, which is the home of eucalypt,” Dennis says.

Dennis and Erica have expanded the business a lot over their more than 20 years at Maungakaramea. While they still use the old circular saws, they are putting a ban saw mill in place at the other end of the building. Dennis explains that you need to evolve to survive – in the last 10 years in New Zealand there has been a huge number of sawmills close down.

“We’ve survived in a really tough industry – and sawmilling is a tough industry,” he says.

“We’ve survived two recessions. We started in a recession in 1987 and my first three customers went into receivership, so it

| Dennis and his team of five mill 250-300 tonnes of eucalypt logs a month.

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was a tough start. We had to take a step backwards those first 2 or 3 years but we put it behind us and came right. Having said that though, sawmilling is still really a hard business – the highs are not very high and the lows are terribly low.”

In spite of the struggles, Dennis’ jokes that it’s probably his stubborn Irish ancestry rather than his passion which has kept him going, although he is not as hands-on in the sawmill now as he used to be.

“We’ve got five very hard working and loyal guys working for us – one has been with us for 17 years,” he says.

“I’ve learned in recent years that it’s much easier to delegate work than do it myself. I’m 69 years old and I’m not going to last here forever. I’m more of a semi hands-on manager and owner now.”

Dennis still does a lot of the maintenance at the sawmill, as well as getting out and about sourcing logs, a job which he particularly enjoys.

| After more than 20 years at Maungakaramea, the business has grown with demand.

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| At 69, Dennis is now more of a semi hands-on manager and owner.

“That’s a big part of my job, getting out and around the farms and woodlots finding eucalypts,” he says.

“We rely on the woodlot scene to supply us with resource and we are always happy to hear from people that have got gum trees or plantation gums or macrocarpa, that sort of thing.

That’s a big part of my job and I quite enjoy it too, I enjoy getting out and about and dealing with rural people because I’m a rural person myself.”

Sooner or later, Dennis plans to trade the sawmilling industry in for a few years playing golf, fishing and deer stalking.

“I enjoy sawmills and I enjoy looking at different mills and how things are done and I love the aspect of the small business, you know – buying the logs and putting them through the mill and doing the processing and on-selling,” he says.

“It’s been a living as well as a hobby.”

| The end use of a lot of the wood from Midwestern Sawmill is flooring, decking and joinery.

It was a do it yourself attitude – as well as a survival instinct – that prompted Hokitika-based sharemilker and Farmlands shareholder J.D. Pretorius to start making his own bale feeders, which he has now started selling.

A diesel mechanic by trade, J.D. grew up on a dairy farm in South Africa and moved to Queensland, Australia before settling in Hari Hari on the West Coast in 2009. J.D. and his family have been on their current farm in Hokitika for 3 years.

On the 155 hectare farm on the south side of the Hokitika River, J.D and his wife calve 420 and aim to milk 400-410, in amongst baling, farm maintenance work and raising three children. But J.D explains that they weren’t making much milking, baling and farm maintenance work, J.D Pretorius and his wife are | Inalsoamongst raising three children.

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With the pay-out being what it is, we needed a plan B to try and survive…

| J.D. and his family have been on their current farm in Hokitika for 3 years.

money out of milking cows and needed to look for something that would generate some income.

“Just this season we started making a few bale feeders and palm kernel feeders,” J.D. says.

“With the pay-out being what it is, we needed a plan B to try and survive, so that’s what we did.”

This year, they decided to winter their herd on – but wintering their cows at home wasn’t without its share of problems.

“We used to feed out on the ground, so the stand-off pads quickly turned to mud and the cows were just trampling everything into the mud, so we had to come up with an idea to feed them,” J.D. says.

They purchased a couple of bale feeders to try and fix the problem but with money being tight, they couldn’t afford any more store bought feeders.

“We decided to make our own ones that we could modify to suit us and we could make them for a lot cheaper than what we could buy them for,” J.D. says.

“From there we just made a whole heap.”

This wasn’t their first foray into DIY, they had previously made some palm kernel trailers as well.

“The ones we had were just falling to bits so we made our own,” J.D. says.

“People seem to like them because they are fairly heavily built and you can tow them around with a four-wheeler if you wanted to move them.”

J.D. explains that he and his farmhand make the bale feeders on-farm from galvanised steel pipe. “We just buy the 6 metre lengths and just cut them and bend them to the shape we want and then weld them in. It takes two of us – between milking and doing all sorts of other things – probably about a day to make one. We haven’t got all the overheads that big places have, so we can make them cheaper.”

As they come up to the end of calving, J.D says they will start making more of the bale feeders to make sure they have stock

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| J.D. started making his own feeders to generate some income.

ready to sell. J.D. also generates a bit of income by fixing tractors and has a large client base in Hari Hari where he previously sharemilked.

“I’ve got a ute set up for field service with toolboxes and everything on it, so it’s just a matter of hopping in the truck and heading out to the job.”

As well as being able to make money from fixing tractors and selling bale feeders, J.D says he enjoys the opportunity to use his engineering trade.

“It’s quite nice, it’s something different – different than milking cows all day, every day.”

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CO-OPERATIVE NEWS

Notice is hereby given that the fifty-third Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited will be held at 3.30pm on Tuesday 1st November, 2016 at 535 Wairakei Road, Christchurch.

Shareholders are invited to join the Directors and Executive of the Society for refreshments at the conclusion of the meeting. At this function, shareholders will be entered into a complimentary sweepstake in the Melbourne Cup that will run at 5.00pm.

Great prizes on offer!

We look forward to your attendance at our Annual General Meeting.

Please RSVP by Friday 28th October to rsvp@farmlands.co.nz or 0800 200 600.

Business 1. To receive and adopt the Annual Report for the year ended 30th June 2016.

Resolution to be put: That the Annual Report for the year ended 30th June 2016 be adopted.

2. To appoint the auditors.

Resolution to be put: That the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers, continue in office and that the Directors be authorised to fix their remuneration.

By order of the Board Stephen Higgs, Secretary Christchurch 3rd October 2016

* Terms and Conditions apply

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FARMLANDS 5 MINUTES

5 minutes with Mike Billinghurst What exactly does Fencing Contractors Association New Zealand (FCANZ) do?

What services can FCANZ provide to someone interested in getting into the industry?

The FCANZ mission statement says: To increase the profile of fencing as a recognised profession and encourage a high level of workmanship through knowledge and standards.

One of the biggest things new people getting into the industry struggle with is the business side of fencing. How much should they charge? We do not tell them what to charge but we can give advice on how to work out their hourly or metre rate, depending on factors such as speed of workmanship, tools purchased for the business and other factors such as down time etc.

Members are provided with information on new techniques, new product releases, Health and Safety information and other business support and advice.

FCANZ has become fencing’s industry body and is the “go to” association for regional and district councils and corporate bodies for any information regarding their fencing needs.

FCANZ is now 10 years old – what progress has been made in the industry during that time?

FCANZ was formed with the purpose of lifting the level of fencing in the industry. Over the last 10 years FCANZ has been involved in writing standards for the fencing component of the NZQA framework.

We hold association days and networking with the NZ Young Farmers Clubs around the country, running their training days and judging their regional fencing competitions. FCANZ has been working with the industry to increase its knowledge of Health and Safety and has been actively promoting the new guidelines to its members. I believe that country wide, the quality of workmanship has improved amongst our professional contractors.

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FCANZ fosters close relationships with affiliated bodies such as Federated Farmers, to give our members all the benefits of being a member included in their annual subscription fee.

The slogan for FCANZ is “setting standards” – how does your training programme fit into that?

FCANZ is currently working with ITO and has been heavily involved in re-writing the NZQA framework standards for the fencing industry. With today’s Health and Safety legislation training is vital, so every contractor needs to have themselves and their staff correctly trained to do the task that is required of them.

FCANZ has developed the “Accredited Fencing Contractor” qualification to bring the fencing business up to a standard that covers both the construction of the fence and the running of the business.

President of the Fencing Contrac tors Association of New Zealand .

In your opinion, where do you see the fencing industry heading in the future?

The fencing industry has a long history in the New Zealand rural economy.

We have almost come full circle since my grandfather’s day when the land was cleared of almost all the bush.

Totara posts and battens were split and fences were built out of the materials at hand. Farmers became fencers out of necessity.

Today, fencing is its own profession – there is now no such thing as a fencing season, as was the case 20 years ago.

Industry best practice is what every contractor should be striving to achieve, the “she’ll be right” attitude is no longer good enough. It costs a lot of money to put up a fence, it costs no more to put it up properly. A properly constructed fence should outlast the contractor.

The majority of the documentation that is required to become an accredited contractor is a mandatory requirement for most contractors in today’s environment.

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From kitchens to gardens and all projects in between, Farmlands Card is your tool for DIY savings.

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Gearing up to save money When it comes to why people DIY, the most obvious answer is money.

There are the other pieces of the puzzle – the satisfaction that comes from doing the job yourself, learning new skills, doing things your way – but it usually comes back to the spare change in your back pocket.

If times are tight, even the simplest piece of your inventory can bring with it unwelcome costs if it packs it in.

When you’re trying to save money, maintenance often trumps buying brand new. That’s why Farmlands and Gallagher joined forces to help some dairy farmers in need earlier this year.

Geared reels are a key part of life on the farm and years in the dirt or being stood on by stroppy cows can leave them a little worse for wear. Gallagher Territory Manager Chris Richards was visiting the Farmlands Rangiora store when a novel idea was pitched – why not service all the reels already in circulation, rather than throw them out?

“I was speaking to Bridget (Farmlands Rangiora Business Manager, Bridget

McIntosh) and she floated an idea that got more and more in depth,” he says. “Between us and Phil (Jelfs from Farmlands Rangiora), we just tweaked the idea and that’s how that story started.”

Shareholders were invited to bring their geared reels in to be serviced by Chris and Phil at Farmlands Rangiora.

If the reels required any repairs, a cost-effective solution was found.

Through repairing rather than buying brand new, shareholders saved their money during a tight time of the year – in one shareholder’s case, a large number of reels were repaired for a total of just a few hundred dollars, when buying brand new would have cost well into the thousands.

“It’s a tough time for dairy farmers, so just to get out there and be able to give them that support from both Gallagher and Farmlands when they are in that time of need is great,” Chris says. “In one case, we were able to fix a reel for $10 when they would have otherwise just had to throw it away. It was great to

help them get at least another season out of it.”

In just a day and a half, 220 reels were serviced at Rangiora. The response was overwhelming, so Chris asked the Farmlands Culverden team if he could help some shareholders there. Another 60 reels were brought in for a dash of DIY, serviced by Gallagher’s Ken McMiken.

What ran as a simple trial now seems like an ingenious way to help shareholders save money. Chris says while it could be viewed as counterproductive, both Gallagher and Farmlands are looking at the big picture.

“The feedback was really good – the customers were over the moon and saved a lot of money,” he says.

“These are people that were going through a hard time, so it was our way of chipping in. I think it went tremendously well, we didn’t push it too hard and the response spoke for itself.”

| Chris Richards from Gallagher and Phil Jelfs from Farmlands Rangiora hard at work servicing reels.

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The perfect farm companion Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer Alastair Renton wouldn’t be without the PowerAll jump starter and powerbank.

“I bought my first PowerAll a couple of years ago. It’s easy to carry around and really simple to operate and, depending on how much I need to use it, the charge in the battery lasts a few months,” Alastair says. “This year I decided to get the bigger 600 Amp Supreme to start my larger farm machinery as well. I have used it to jump start my tractor, 4x4 and bulldozer as well as my boat, which has a 350 HP Chevy in it. Out on the water everyone should carry one.”

The PowerAll is an ideal tool for farmers and many others working outdoors who operate various vehicles and machinery. Often they need to start vehicles that aren’t used regularly and are stored in different locations. They may also require power for their phones or other devices that can run flat whilst they are out working and miles from a power point.

It can be extremely frustrating when something won’t start and the farmer or worker doesn’t have the ability to jump start on the spot, something Alastair has been faced with on a few occasions. “There is nothing worse than having to come back down from the top shed to get some leads or a spare battery if I don’t have them with me,” he says.

In this instance the PowerAll is ideal as its compact size and weight makes it extremely easy to transport. Stored inside a jacket or bag, or in its own hard case

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| Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer Alastair Renton.

alongside its leads and chargers, the PowerAll is protected from the elements and will fit practically anywhere.

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I have used it to jump start my tractor, 4x4 and bulldozer as well as my boat, which has a 350 HP Chevy in it.

The PowerAll is not just a work tool and Alastair also uses it for his recreational pursuits, including activities where safety is critical like boating and jet skiing. “I use the PowerAll’s LED torch quite a bit and it also has an SOS setting in case I get into trouble,” Alastair says. It is ideal for camping, tramping, hunting and fishing to recharge GPS, mobiles, dog tracking collars, Bluetooth speakers and cameras or to run portable LED lights.

“My wife Kate and our teenage kids also use the PowerAll when they help out around the farm or head into town to do jobs. I like knowing that they can jump start themselves if they get stuck somewhere or can recharge their phones if they need to get hold of me,” says Alastair, adding “It gives me peace of mind”.

As the world’s number one selling portable jump starter, there are six PowerAll models to start 12V or 24V engines. With jump start currents from 350 up to 800 Amps, there are recreation and commercial models for starting petrol and diesel engines from motorbikes and tractors to cars, trucks, jet skis, boats, utes and bulldozers.

For further information, talk to the friendly team at your local Farmlands store.

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Weed control to maximise orchard and vine establishment When establishing your valuable orchard or vineyard, it is important to remove weed competition during establishment to allow for maximum development of tree and vine structure. Not only are weeds unsightly but they compete for nutrients and water.

While cultural methods such as mulches and cultivation are useful, herbicides are usually required to control problematic weeds. It is important the herbicide used is effective while not being harmful to vulnerable young vines and trees.

Buster ® is a well proven and reliable herbicide option for use in these situations. Buster is a non-selective and non-residual herbicide that is effective on most annual grass and broadleaf weeds. Buster has very limited systemic movement and only kills what it hits. This provides Buster with a high level of crop safety as a

small amount of drift onto a young crop plant will only affect the plant area directly contacted. It is important that non-lignified plant trunks are shielded from contact from Buster.

Buster is also effective against some problematic orchard weeds like clover, tall willow herb and mallows. The key to getting the best performance from using Buster is achieving good coverage of target weeds, using the correct rate and applying the product in favorable growing conditions.

| White clover.

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

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HORTICULTURE

Application rates for Psa-V control New trial data supports up to three applications of Actigard in the spring for Psa-V control, starting from when sufficient leaves reach 25mm leaf diameter.

Syngenta contracted four independent replicated trials in spring 2015 (two on Hayward and two on Gold3), to evaluate if there was a relationship between Actigard timing and the number of foliar applications on vine vigour, flowering, yield and fruit quality.

The results showed it was safe to apply Actigard to actively growing kiwifruit vines three times at 21 day intervals, between 25mm leaf diameter and prior to flowering. This is good news for growers, as Actigard is an important tool to have in the toolbox for Psa-V control, particularly with tighter restrictions on the use of bactericides this season.

Actigard is systemic and works from within the plant, by stimulating the plant’s natural self-defence mechanism via a process known as Systemic Acquired Resistance (SAR). Once inside the leaf, Actigard cannot be washed off by rainfall. It can take up to 7 days for Actigard to fully activate the plant, so the addition of copper is recommended for immediate protection, prior to prolonged wet periods. Actigard can also be mixed with streptomycin or kasugamycin to provide multiple modes of action against Psa-V. The presence of enough healthy, actively growing leaves is necessary for the uptake of Actigard. The first application of Actigard (plus copper) should

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therefore be timed after leaves have reached 25mm in diameter, with repeat applications at 21 day intervals until the first female flowers have opened.

Actigard use should be delayed if vines are under stress. In this situation, wait until vines have recovered and delay the first application of Actigard until approximately 21-28 days prior to flowering. Actigard applied 1 to 7 days prior to flowering can provide systemic

(harvest to harvest). In practice this allows the use of two or three applications in the spring, followed by one or two in the autumn post-harvest prior to leaf fall.

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

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protection over the flowering period, where other options for Psa-V control are limited.

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HORTICULTURE

A good beginning makes a good ending As flowering is one of the most important stages of crop production, it is essential that products supply specific nutrition to ensure success during this important and critical stage of plant development.

Italian-based company Biolchim has designed two products, Folicist™ and Kriss™, specifically to assist these stages of flowering, fruit set and the stresses that come at those stages of crop development.

Folicist can assist during the flowering stage when there can be an internal physiological competition for hormones and nutritional reserves.

Folicist was designed specifically to help optimise flowering and fruit set and can be used for crops like apples, kiwifruit and avocados. During flowering and fruit set, high amounts of energy, proteins, sugars, nucleic acids and phytohormones are required to sustain cell division. Folicist works both as a growth promoting and an anti-stress agent. It can also be mixed with most

agrichemicals, thereby creating less time on the orchard sprayer.

The key ingredients in Folicist have individual functions:

• ACTA – osmoprotectant and critical to production of plant energy

Graham Philp (Field Operations Manager) — Aongatete Coolstores “When I used Folicist on our Kiwifruit crop this year I definitely observed a more compressed flowering and hence a very uniform and optimally sized crop with excellent packout results.“

• Folic acid – active in function of and synthesis of proteins • Glycine betaine – supplies nutrition to enable plants to recover from intense metabolic stresses Once your crop has set and has completed pollination, it is then time to apply Kriss to enhance fruit enlargement.

Kriss specifically contains natural plant extracts with no synthetic hormones — this is important in the cell multiplication stage when fruit quality parameters can be defined. Kriss can also help increase fruit size, while reducing the number of fruit rejects in your packouts and essentially increase the profitability of your crop.

These key products from Biolchim have been helping New Zealand horticulturists with their crops during the critical, yet temperamental early spring stages of crop production.

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Grower Testimonial Quotes:

Paul Currie (Kiwifruit Orchardist) — Whangarei “Last season I applied a fruit sizing product from Italian company Biolchim called “Kriss” and was extremely pleased with the results I achieved on my Hort 16A Gold kiwifruit.”

Dennis Barker (Kiwifruit Manager) — Turners and Growers Kerikeri “Last season I performed trials on a fruit sizing product from Italian company Biolchim called “Kriss” and it certainly performed to our expectations as well as other industry standard products we have used in the past.”

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

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HORTICULTURE

Control of sucking pests in apple and kiwifruit crops is critical Sucking insect pests are problematic in several key export crops including kiwifruit and apples. Not only can insects reduce productivity and downgrade fruit but their presence on or in export fruit are quarantine pests in some key export markets.

While not significantly affecting production, armoured scales are a significant problem for kiwifruit growers. Adult scale on fruit is a quarantine pest for several export markets. The adult scales are small and if present on fruit, necessitate the slowing down of packing lines to ensure infested fruit is rejected.

In apples, armoured scales and the apple leafcurling midge are serious sucking pests for growers. Armoured scales are not permitted on fruit for export. Apple leafcurling midge causes typical leaf rolling symptoms and severe infestations can stunt developing tree growth. However it is the presence of apple leafcurling midge larvae inside fruit that is of major concern, as they are a quarantine pest for some key export markets.

Movento® 100SC is an ideal and effective option for the control of key sucking pests in these crops. The twoway systemic properties of Movento, in that it moves both upwards and downwards in the plant’s vascular system, make it ideal for the control of sucking pests.

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Xylem transport (upwards only)

Phloem transport

(throughout the entire plant)

| New 2-way systemicity distributes the active ingredient throughout the entire plant.

Movento is ideally suited for the control of armoured scales in kiwifruit. The Zespri Crop Protection Standard for export kiwifruit recommends one application of Movento close to flowering. An earlier second spray is allowed where scale was a problem last year. It is important that the correct rate of 960ml/ha of Movento 100SC is applied. Around the pre-flowering stage other crop protection products for leaf roller, sclerotinia and Psa are often also required to be applied.

Movento 100SC is compatible with most of the commonly used products that can be tank mixed at the time. However, it is recommended not to mix copper products with Movento 100SC pre-flowering on kiwifruit. Do not mix foliar fertilisers with any Movento 100SC applications. Best practice is to minimise mixing partners with Movento 100SC if possible.

generation peak flight of adults, which depending on the season, is usually late November or early December.

Apple leafcurling midge populations are monitored and Pipfruit New Zealand send out regular updates advising when the adult numbers are peaking, recommending best spray application timing. A second Movento application can be used in January to target the third apple leafcurling midge generation. Care must be taken here to observe the 35 day withholding on early maturing varieties.

For apple leafcurling midge in apples, Movento should be applied in late spring to coincide with the second

or the friendly team at your local

On crops destined for export, consult with your exporter before using Movento 100SC to understand their withholding period requirements.

For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Advisor Farmlands store.

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What is the impact of plant stress?

Abiotic stress can cause more damage than pests — up to 70 percent of the yield can be lost.

Stressful conditions have a negative effect on the plant’s metabolism, which reduces production quality and quantity.

Plant stress can be divided into abiotic and biotic stress. Abiotic stress is the negative impact of non-living factors on living organisms in a specific environment. The main abiotic stresses are cold, flooding, drought, wind, salt and heat. Biotic stress is the result of damage done to plants by pathogens such as fungi, virus, bacteria, insects and weeds.

Drought Water stress begins when the water demand of a plant exceeds the availability of water in the soil. The plant’s water replacement is therefore limited, causing wilting of the leaves.

Damage injury There is also stress sustained by the plant following pruning, caused by cutting, plant grafting and weather events (hail and wind).

Heat Heat damage can occur in the leaves when transpiration is high and water replacement is insufficient, or when stoma is partially or completely closed because of high radiation.

Cold Low temperatures cause stress due to blocking or reduction of the plant’s metabolism.

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Plant genes react in different ways to the different stressors presented.

Understanding these genes and how they work and react is the path Valagro has taken with their process GeaPower. Megafol® is a result of this process and is extremely successful in both preparing plants to deal with a wide range of environmental stress and aiding their recovery. When Megafol is applied to plants, the plant genes responsible for preparing or reacting to environmental stress are activated.

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Plant genes react in different ways to the different stressors presented.

Significant climate anomalies and events around the world have cost billions in lost agricultural production and plant growth. With continued population growth and these climatic conditions, it makes sense to protect or recover as quickly as possible, so you are able to meet market demand and command a high dollar value from your business.

Coming into summer, drought stress may be one of the factors growers need to take into account. Drought stress is mainly due to lack of water, which leads to cellular dehydration and disruption of the membrane integrity (this is the floppy leaf look). After that, stomata closure and growth inhibition can also be observed. To overcome this problem, the plant restructures the cell membrane and activates

the synthesis of different osmolytes.

There are different genes involved with this process. After applying Megafol on stressed crops, trials show the particular gene involved in the early response to dehydration is six times over-expressed than the untreated, leading to a much quicker recovery.

When applied before a stress event, evidence shows Megafol helps protect the plants from damage.

Megafol can be successful as a growth activator, as it contains natural compounds that are able to increase the plants’ photosynthetic activity – this means more energy for plant growth and development. Also used as a carrier, it improves the absorption of fertilisers and other active ingredients that are applied to the plant. The efficiency of these products will increase and faster action can be expected when they are used in conjunction with Megafol.

Valagro recommends Megafol as an effective, sustainable and responsible product to help increase plant growth and minimise the impact of stress on your production.

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

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Popular maize mix gives best of both worlds It may be relatively new but a powerful combination of maize herbicides is rapidly becoming the go-to mix for post emergence weed control in maize grain and silage crops.

Growers who have switched to the tank mix of Latro® 750WG, Primiera® and Bonza® are ‘more than happy’ with their results, Nufarm Technical Specialist Paul Addison says.

“It’s an outstanding mix that works very well. It gives growers control of one of the widest weed spectrums of any combination for broadleaf and grass weeds in the market, particularly on long-term maize ground where tough perennial weeds can be a challenge.”

Combining the grass killing power of Latro 750WG with the broadleaf killing power of Primiera and the enhanced herbicide penetration of Bonza spraying oil, the tank mix quickly caught on after Nufarm launched Primiera in 2013.

Paul says this is because Primiera complements Latro 750WG so well.

“Latro is essentially a grass weed herbicide with some activity on broadleaf weeds – Primiera is essentially a broadleaf herbicide with some activity against grass weeds.

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“Together they give the best level of weed control we’ve seen in maize, including problem weeds like black nightshade, fathen and yellow bristle grass.”

Broadleaf weeds controlled by Primiera

The Latro 750WG, Primiera and Bonza mix also has the advantage of providing a wider application window than the traditional post-emergence herbicide mix of Latro 750WG and Kamba® 500.

activity against atrazine resistant fathen.

This gives growers more flexibility and convenience with spray timing without compromising their result, Paul says. A further benefit is that both Latro 750WG and Primiera perform best when applied with Bonza spraying oil, while Bonza should not be used with Kamba 500.

in 100–300L/ha water. The 1L/100L

Application timing is important – Paul advises growers to make sure they spray before maize plants reach 50cm in height to avoid crop injury. He also recommends trying to avoid spraying into the whorls of the maize plant if possible. The Latro 750WG, Primiera and Bonza mix should not be applied to sweetcorn crops or popping corn.

“Summer grass is best controlled at

Grass weeds controlled by Latro 750WG include couch, ryegrass, kikuyu, Mercer grass and annual grass weeds such as barnyard grass, bristle grasses, smooth witchgrass and summer grass.

include chickweed, spurrey, mallow, clover, willow weed, wireweed and seedling docks. Primiera also has Recommended spray rates are 80–110g/ha Latro 750WG with 150– 200ml/ha Primiera, adding Bonza at 500ml to 1L/100L water and applying water rate of Bonza will improve control of annual grasses such as summer grasses, Paul says.

“This mix should be applied before broadleaf weeds have developed past the eight true leaf stage,” he adds. a maximum of three tillers or 75mm in length. For perennial grass weeds, it’s important to ensure sufficient foliage is present for good coverage.”

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

Article supplied by Nufarm Limited. ® Primiera is a registered trademark of Nufarm Limited.

Latro, Bonza and Kamba are registered trademarks of Nufarm Australia Limited.

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Swedes are a sound choice Swedes are an excellent option for winter feed, offering a number of benefits. Both crop establishment and animal management are less demanding than other winter feed options, with swedes being a proven and reliable choice.

Agricom’s new generation swedes, Triumph and Domain, offer a range of characteristics to fit many farming systems. Domain is a dry rot tolerant, early maturing, traditional swede, with a soft bulb, whereas Triumph is a high yielding, slightly later maturing swede than Domain, with an improved degree of dry rot tolerance.

South Otago farmer Andrew Jackson winters sheep and dairy cows on his 250ha property. Having had issues with dry rot in the past, Farmlands Technical Field Officer Morgan Lindsay recommended using Triumph swede.

Andrew started using Triumph due to its high yield and improved dry rot tolerance compared to many other commercially available swedes. Triumph is one of the highest yielding swedes to go through Agricom’s breeding programme and the variety also offers good dry rot and mildew tolerance.

Andrew found that with the change to Triumph, swedes remain a viable option to keep within a kale and fodder beet rotation. Andrew has been very pleased with the outcome of Triumph, with it reaching a yield of 15.2 tonnes DM/ha and he will continue to use this variety in the years to come. Agricom recommends that when using swedes in a rotation, they should be used at the start of a cropping phase and never after another brassica.

In areas where yield is the primary objective of the farming system, Triumph is a great option. Triumph has shown outstanding results in Plant and Food trials in Gore, Chertsey and Methven from 2009-2012. The use of Triumph is highly suitable to all farming systems including deer, sheep (ewes) and dairy support.

In a situation where dry rot on-farm is a significant issue, Domain swede is the obvious choice. Domain has been specifically bred to combat dry rot and in trials run by Plant and Food in Gore (2009-2011), Domain presented a high tolerance in dry rot compared to many other commercially available swedes.

Compared to many modern swedes available today Domain is a more traditional type, producing less leaf than many of the other high yielding varieties.

Domain is also a highly palatable swede, with a slightly lower dry matter percentage than Triumph. This makes it ideal for any young stock, as well as being completely suitable to all stock classes.

Farmlands Technical Field Officer, Morgan Lindsay | (left) with farmer Andrew Jackson.

practices and crop management must be followed. It should also be remembered that favourable climatic conditions are essential to the growing of swedes and can have a significant effect on yields.

Both Domain and Triumph swedes are able to suit nearly all farming types, providing high yield, excellent palatability, good utilisation and the opportunity to combat dry rot.

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

Article supplied by Agricom.

Like all brassicas, for swedes to reach full potential, good establishment | Triumph swede.

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High yielding crops benefit the bottom line There’s an old saying that it costs as much to grow a high yielding crop as it does to grow one that yields poorly.

The key difference of course is that the high yielding crop provides much cheaper – and more profitable – feed than the low yielding one.

Director® CS, from Nufarm, contains

So if you want to keep productivity up this season and feed costs down, weed control for newly sown crops has to be a top priority in the weeks ahead.

The CS formulation also improves crop

Fodder brassica and fodder beet seedlings are slow to start growing compared with weeds – they don’t compete well and they never recover properly from heavy weed pressure in early establishment, particularly from species like shepherd’s purse, wireweed, chickweed and cleavers.

is activated by moisture. As a result,

Baby your crop seedlings along from day one, however and they will reward you with high value and highly economic home grown feed.

broadleaf and grass weeds in forage

Fortunately, there’s now a new option for getting rid of key weeds at the critical stage before the crop germinates.

emergence use in fodder beet, as well

Even better, with good paddock preparation and correct herbicide application and timing, using it can mean you don’t need to come back with more weed control after the crop has emerged, saving time, money and effort later in spring.

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360g/L clomazone as the active ingredient in a special capsule suspension (CS) formulation. This has been developed to significantly reduce clomazone’s natural volatility without affecting its ability to kill weeds. safety, because particles of active ingredient are surrounded by a carrier coating that remains dormant until it Director CS can remain effective in the root zone and activate 4 to 6 weeks after application depending on moisture availability.

The result is a very effective herbicide, which is ideally suited for preemergence control of a range of brassica crops grown in a variety of different sowing methods. It is also registered for post-plant, preas a range of vegetable crops at the same time. into the roots and emerging shoots of germinating weeds and stopping photosynthesis. Susceptible weeds may still emerge from the soil but are bleached white and die shortly afterwards.

Some off-target whitening of the crop can occur under certain conditions. The crop will rapidly recover with no effect on overall growth and crop yield.

Director CS is a soil residual herbicide and is not suited to all soil types. Please refer to the label for both soil type directions and plant back restrictions.

Director CS can be tank mixed with other pre-emergence herbicides to widen the spectrum of weeds controlled. It is suitable for a range of sowing techniques in forage brassicas, including direct drilling, drilling into cultivated ground, pre-plant incorporation into the soil, ridged seed beds and surface seeding/oversowing.

Fodder beet rates are 150-200ml/ha — rates for forage brassicas are 250-400ml/ha depending on the sowing method used. Where brassica crops are direct drilled, Director CS can be applied with the final application of WeedMaster® TS540.

Director CS is now available in both 1L and 5L packs.

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More firepower on resistant and hard to kill weeds in maize Weeds rob maize grain and silage crops of yield. The return on investment is excellent when weeds are well managed in a crop and a key factor in getting the best returns.

In New Zealand trials, Cadet consistently delivered faster, more effective control of many broadleaf weeds than other tank-mix partners by themselves. It is highly effective on triazine and dicamba resistant broadleaf weed species.

Cadet also provides no residual activity, meaning growers can be confident of having no rotation issues.

A newly released post-emergence herbicide is available to New Zealand maize growers this spring, bringing some major strike power to the war on weeds. With the brand new active ingredient fluthiacet-methyl, Cadet® adds significant firepower when tank-mixed with other post-emergent herbicides. Cadet is highly effective on a range of broadleaf weeds, including amaranthus and herbicide resistant fathen and nightshade.

An optimal strategy for using Cadet is to apply a pre-emergence programme such as acetochlor or s-metolachlor then inspect what weeds have emerged, before deciding on a postemergence partner for Cadet.

Cadet has a low use rate of 30ml/ha and requires the use of a non-ionic adjuvant.

Cadet provides the following benefits to growers:

After Cadet application and before spraying crops other than maize or grasses, the use of a tank cleaner is recommended.

Etec Crop Solutions Business Development Manager, Matt Strahan, says that it's not every year a new active ingredient comes to farmers’ aid, especially one this cost effective. “To get the best out of Cadet, scout the crop early post-emergence and decide on the best tank-mix partner (atrazine, dicamba or nicosulfuron) based on the weeds present. Hit weeds when they are small (from emergence up to can height) and when the crop is open,” Matt says.

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

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The specialist lamb finishing crop Farmer Dene Noonan of ‘Valehead’ in Darfield, Canterbury, has been impressed with Relish red clover for finishing his store lambs. Having built a farm system with Relish as a key component, Dene, like many other farmers, has been pleased with the persistence and the animal performance of Relish.

Dene runs a lamb and cattle finishing system on 280ha, with the objective of finishing lambs through the spring and then bringing store lambs from the main hill block (Quartz Hill Station) for finishing at Valehead over the summer/autumn period. In the past, Sensation red clover had been used but after discussions with Farmlands Technical Field Officer Simon Bailey and the introduction of Relish to the market, Dene has been using Relish in all mixes over the last 2 years.

On Dene’s finishing block he uses a mix of 8kg Relish, 3kg Tribute and 8kg of Timothy per hectare, acting as the perennial mix. The combination of the three species results in exceptional summer growth, with Timothy adding to the high quality feed value of Relish and Tribute. Dene’s plan is to run this mix for 4 years and then rotate into a brassica crop to utilise the nitrogen stores in the soil that have been built up by Relish and Tribute.

| Farmlands Technical Field Officer, Simon Bailey, with farmer Dene Noonan on his Relish, Timothy, Tribute mix.

In a replicated rotationally grazed plot trial1 where 18 red clover cultivars were mixed with ryegrass and compared, Relish showed significantly greater growth and persistence over all other varieties. After 3.5 years Relish showed 60 percent plant survival, significantly more than any other red clover cultivar. Animal performance is also maximised, with Relish systems showing high average lamb weaning weights, high summer liveweight gain and high dressing out percentages.

Relish is also being used successfully as a pure stand. This has seen the growing use as an alternative to a summer brassica crop for finishing lambs, with the additional benefits of persisting for

of 4-5cm. As Dene found, the spring growth of Relish is very rapid and being well prepared to utilise this growth is key.

This growth will require an increased stocking rate to maintain the quality.

“The Relish growth comes a lot earlier in the spring than we expected and the rotation was also quicker than we thought it would be,” Dene says.

Coming into the autumn months, as growth slows it is important to graze any residual growth prior to winter months to minimise disease presence through the cooler and wetter seasons. Monitoring soil fertility is another key part in the long-term production of Relish, with phosphorus, potassium and sulphur needing to be applied as required to maximise growth potential.

“Relish takes off in summer, outdoing the traditional ryegrass for quality and production. The weed control has also been easier than expected,” Dene says.

2 years, improving soil nitrogen and

Providing major improvements in persistence within grazing systems, Relish has been a game changer for specialist lamb finishing farmers.

persistence of Relish red clover,

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

best management practices suggest

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To maximise the production and

rotational grazing with pre-grazing heights of 20-25cm leaving a residual

1 Ford, J.L. and Barret, B.A. (2011). Improving red clover persistence under grazing. Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association.

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Performance despite hot and dry conditions For Stefan O’Connor of South Canterbury, producing high yielding, high quality winter feed crops is a critical part of his farming operation.

This year Stefan decided to sow forage rape to help recover from the effects of the summer dry period and as a late autumn winter feed for the cattle.

fallowed, before a second spray of

In addition to his home block at Seadown, Stefan farms a 360 hectare dryland property in the Limestone Valley near Pleasant Point. Over recent years, winter grazing of dairy cows has been a significant part of his farming operation there. Fodder beet and kale crops have been an integral part of their diet over the winter.

After consultation with Farmlands Technical Field Officer Anna Harrison, two giant type forage rapes were chosen, one of which was a newly commercialised variety ‘Pillar’.

“Conditions leading up to and

During the last 12 months however, as a result of the dairy downturn there has been less demand for off-farm wintering of dairy cows, so Stefan is farming more of his own animals on the property, including beef cross and dairy cross calves plus mixed aged cows.

Pillar is a palatable multi-graze forage rape, with very good winter hardiness and excellent re-growth ability resulting in as many as 4-5 grazings under good conditions according to satisfied farmers.

Stefan has been impressed with the performance of the Pillar. It has handled some very trying conditions.

Prior to drilling, Stefan sprayed the paddock in December and summer

glyphosate was applied. The Pillar seed was then direct drilled towards the end of February. following sowing were less than ideal,” Stefan says.

“We had approximately 35mm rainfall in January but hot days and northwest winds dried out the soil in the following months. Temperatures in March reached 30°C and remained hot through April and May. “Consequently the seed was sown into a very dry seed bed and was therefore slow to germinate and emerge due to the hot and dry conditions.”

Stefan has been impressed with the leaf and quality of the rape, given the tough growing conditions for the crop.

“The amount of leaf and its quality are impressive,” he says.

Pillar can be sown in spring as a summer feed, or in late summer as an autumn winter feed and is suitable for sheep, cattle or deer.

Given this and its performance under such trying conditions, Stefan thinks there is an ongoing place for Pillar on the property. “Looking ahead, I will consider sowing it in late October for grazing in late January and February when conditions are usually dry in the district and feed is tight.”

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

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| Stefan O’Connor with Farmlands Technical Field Officer, Anna Harrison, in a paddock of Pillar forage rape.

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Managing herbicide resistance in cereals Wild oats and grass weeds have been reliably controlled for many years in New Zealand, by selective post-emergence herbicides from the Group A herbicide family (ACCase inhibitors), which includes the fops, dims and dens. Group B (ALS inhibitor, sulfonyl-urea) herbicides have also been used extensively for weed control in cereals for many years.

confers a level of resistance to ‘fops’.

Overuse of the same herbicide group is associated with the risk of herbicide resistance and consequently poor weed control. Fortunately, grass weed resistance is less of a problem in New Zealand than in some countries. However, there have been confirmed cases of both Group A and Group B herbicide resistance in New Zealand, including a recent case of Group B resistance in ryegrass detected in the Methven area.1

To reduce the risk of resistance to

There are two main resistance mechanisms to Group A herbicides.

methods to avoid seed returning to the

Metabolic resistance – the more common form of resistance in wild oats, resulting in the plant detoxifying the herbicide. Metabolic resistance tends to increase slowly and more commonly

herbicide resistance screening.

Target site resistance – less common than metabolic resistance, occurs where wild oat plants alter the enzyme to which the herbicide would normally bind, meaning it cannot engage and is therefore inactive. It can result in very poor control and can increase rapidly.

Target site resistance in wild oats tends to be more specific to ‘fops’, with ‘dims’ and ‘dens’ often remaining effective.

Group A herbicides, do not make more than one application of a Group A herbicide in the same season and treat weeds while small (preferably prior to first node) using full label rates. It is also important to rotate crops and alternate chemistry with different modes of action (such as Group B herbicides). Any surviving plants should be killed using cultural soil and samples should be kept for If wild oat or grass weed resistance to Group A herbicides is suspected, Syngenta has developed the RISQ (Resistance In Season Quick) test, to determine if wild oats, phalaris or ryegrass are susceptible to Twinax (pinoxaden). The Syngenta RISQ test requires a sample of 100 grass seedlings at the 1 to 3 leaf stage, which are sent for testing in

| Grass weed at 1-3 leaf stage suitable for RISQ test.

there is resistance to the herbicide.

Some of the more common causes of poor weed control include: • Spraying weeds too late, when they are harder to control at label rates.

• Crop canopy shielding weeds from herbicide contact.

• Secondary strike of weeds after herbicide application.

• Spraying in windy conditions, resulting in patchy weed control.

• Spraying weeds while under stress from drought, frost or waterlogging.

• Insufficient competition to weeds from an actively growing crop.

If resistance is suspected after considering all these factors, consider conducting the Syngenta RISQ test.

confirm if they have a resistance issue

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

before applying the herbicide.

Farmlands store.

It should be noted that poor grass weed

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1. FAR Arable Extra Issue 114 – August 2016.

Christchurch. The test takes only 14 to 21 days, which means growers can

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Eliminate the root cause Getting on top of problem weeds

particularly effective at controlling

has been an ongoing battle spanning

weeds with large root systems such as

decades for Waikato dairy farmers,

Californian thistle.

the Downing family.

“We found in the past, using another

Dogged determination saw them rid

chemical, 24-D, we were spraying the

their farm of their first target – ragwort

same patches of callies year after year.

– but until recently, Californian thistles

The thistles would die but because of

have proved impossible to eliminate

their huge root system would just grow

despite annual spraying.

back again the next year.

Justin Downing and his wife Liesl are

“With Tordon PastureBoss, we

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sprayed it once and 90 percent of

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callies are gone.”

parents Lloyd and Olwyn, as well as

About 10ha was sprayed last summer

owning another farm that employs a

with Tordon PastureBoss, boom

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Milking 500 cows on 200 hectares, Justin says ragwort and Scotch thistles were the first priority. Once these were controlled, attention turned to Californian thistles.

“Apart from cosmetically it looks terrible, the patches get bigger and thicker every year if you don’t do anything. Cows end up grazing amongst the thistles, reducing the area of productive pasture.”

expensive, it is worth it as it works, Justin says. This compared with the previous chemical, which after annual applications at a cost of $40/ha still failed to provide control.

“We now spray all weeds with PastureBoss. We go around with knapsacks, so if we see ragwort or a Scotch thistle, it gets spot sprayed,” Justin says.

PastureBoss also controlled oxeye daisy, a problem weed on his other farm. “Like Californian thistles, it is now at the stage we can just spot spray.”

Frustrated with chemical spraying

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Californian thistles to regrow, Justin

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decided to try Tordon PastureBoss.

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First drenching of new season lambs “Short-changed” by definition is to give less than the correct change. This is normally not a problem — if you do not know about it!

Ensuring lambs get the most appropriate first drench may be one of the most significant decisions to affect their future growth, production and the level of pasture contamination on your farm.

It is well documented that lamb productivity for new season lambs is where a farmer can be short-changed without even realising.

Once lambs hit the ground, the same debate starts as when to drench and should tapeworm products be included.

The mainstream advice is that tailing drenches are of little benefit in most situations. The question then is should lambs be drenched pre-wean or wait until weaning?

Lambs are undergoing one of their most significant internal parasite challenges. Pasture will have a high level of worm egg contamination, initially supplied from ewes as their immunity is weakened. From that point forward, lambs will be the most significant source of worm eggs infecting pasture and this is why it is so important to ensure lambs get the best possible anthelmintic treatment right from the start. Weaning places a lot of stress on lambs – the combination of separation from the ewe, removal of milk and changing to a pasture based diet weakens their immune systems, all happening at a time when they are already the most susceptible to parasites.

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praziquantel is the only active ingredient

Lambs were grouped into untreated

that will kill both the head and segments

(control), triple drench and triple drench

of the tapeworm.

plus praziquantel (specific tape drench)

As a good standard of practice, it is

treatment groups and monitored over 28

recommended that lamb drenching

days. Across all farms the triple drench group grew faster than control by 392g total, the triple plus praziquantel grew by 672g and the triple plus praziquantel treated lambs grew 1.02kg heavier in 28 days than untreated controls.

A similar result was obtained by Southwell et al. in 1996 of 2kg liveweight gain over 2 months. Southwell also demonstrated that praziquantel was the only tapeworm product to remove 100 percent of heads and segments. Not only did the triple plus praziquantel give liveweight gain but also reduced dag score, by increasing faecal consistency over both the other groups.

There are several effective drenches that can control roundworms – the

starts the first couple of drenches with an effective combination with an additional specific tape active. To follow on, it is recommended to continue with an effective combination – whether this is a double or triple will depend on your management practice or the resistance levels on your farm.

Do not get short-changed this spring.

There is pretty good evidence that a prewean drench has production advantages in many situations and that tapeworms can also reduce liveweight gain and have potential to increase fly strike, through creating more dags on lambs.

For further information, contact your Farmlands Technical Field

level of worm resistance on your farm

Officer or the friendly team at your

will dictate either a double or triple

local Farmlands store.

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Carbohydrates in the ruminant diet Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for rumen microorganisms and consequently are also the main source of energy for the host ruminant animal as well.

Carbohydrates make up the largest proportion of a ruminant’s diet.

Carbohydrates present in consumed feed (such as pasture for example) can be utilised as a food source by rumen microorganisms, which produce volatile fatty acids as a by-product. These volatile fatty acids are then absorbed by the host animals’ rumen wall and can then be utilised as a form of energy, which can be used for maintenance and production requirements. Carbohydrates include the dietary components fibre, starch and sugars.

There are two broad classifications of carbohydrates – structural and non-structural.

Achieving a balance of structural and non-structural carbohydrates in the ruminant diet is important for achieving optimal rumen health along with optimal productivity.

Fibre (NDF), which is a measure of

The carbohydrate profile of feeds can be examined by looking at the chemical make-up of a feed. Laboratory tests can be done on feed to work out the fractions of structural vs non-structural carbohydrates and in textbooks/online you can find typical analyses of feeds that can be used as a reference if you do have lab tests available for a specific batch of feed. There are three main fractions of carbohydrates that can be tested for to get an idea of the balance of carbohydrates in a feed. Firstly there is the Non-Structural Carbohydrates (NSC), which is a measure of the starch and sugar, which is the most rapidly fermentable portion of the diet.

Secondly there is the Neutral Detergent

(ADF), which is a measure of the more

the cell wall content of the feed/the total amount of fibre in the feed, i.e. the cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin.

Thirdly there is the Acid Detergent Fibre indigestible and slowly fermenting fraction of fibre in the feed – this fraction includes cellulose and lignin. Lignin is of no feed value whatsoever and passes through a ruminant animal undigested.

NDF is a particularly important carbohydrate fraction to consider in a feed/total diet for ruminants, as this fraction depicts how much of a feed can actually physically be consumed by the animal – as there is a limit to how much fibrous material can be held and processed by the digestive system at any one time.

Article supplied by Stacey Cosnett, Assistant Nutritionist, Farmlands Nutrition.

Structural carbohydrates consist of elements found inside the plant cell walls, i.e. they are actually a part of

PLANT CARBOHYDRATES

the cell wall of plants. The structural carbohydrates exist in the plant to give rigidity and structure to the plant and therefore increase as plant material matures. Structural carbohydrates include the fractions hemicellulose,

Non-structural Carbs ‘Cell contents’

Structural Carbs ‘Cell wall’

cellulose and lignin (lignin is not officially classed as a true carbohydrate as it is indigestible to ruminants).

Non-structural carbohydrates are

Sugar

Starch

Hemicellulose

Cellulose

Lignin

located inside the plant cell (i.e. in the cell contents) and are more digestible than the structural carbohydrates.

NSC

ADF

Non-structural carbohydrates include the fractions sugar and starch.

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NDF

| This diagram displays the different carbohydrate fractions and how they are classified by laboratory tests.

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Feeding for fertility Now could be a good time to review your milk production results over the last few seasons and consider what was happening through mating in terms of MS production, protein to fat rations and milk ureas and consider what effect, if any, nutrition may have had on subsequent fertility.

that a higher 200 day milk protein content and higher protein to fat ratio at the start of breeding season were associated with increased likelihood of submission in the first 21 days of breeding and was suggested to be one of the important tools to identify cows at risk of poor reproduction.1 Whilst high

pasture can vary up to four-fold, so it

I have seen herds with record high incalf rates when cows have had a terrible spring, peaked low and then received supplements pre-mating. Conversely, when a great start to spring is followed by a poor November, empty rates have risen as milk production falls. Cows with a genetic predisposition to produce milk will invariably put more in the vat if they are fed better and peak higher and if you are not careful, they can suddenly plunge into a negative energy balance through mating.

milk protein percentage does not cause better reproductive performance, it is possible that factors that result in high milk protein percentage also result in high reproductive performance, so I

are falling. Grain based feeds are looking

Shareholders regularly report improvements in herd fertility after introducing supplementary feeding.

Many factors affect herd fertility but with Body Condition Score at calving regarded as the most important nutritional factor associated with getting cows pregnant, feeding in mid to late lactation and being able to dry cows off to ensure target BCS are met is no doubt contributing to the improved fertility. A study of 74 spring calving, pasture based herds in Ireland showed

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Shareholders regularly report improvements in herd fertility after introducing supplementary feeding.

seems unlikely that grazing cows would be able to consume more dry matter as pasture to make up for a fall in sugar level during overcast conditions. Sugar in pasture encourages milk protein production but starch from grain can be a useful alternative if milk protein levels better priced this season than last based on cents/MJ ME, so if a feed deficit does occur over mating, increasing feeding rates of grain based feeds is looking financially more rewarding.

Milk urea levels often dip through November below levels that might be considered optimal for milk production and I suspect pasture protein levels are at times much lower than is expected.

If grazing residuals drop below 1,5001,600kgDM/ha, energy supplements will very likely improve milk production

recommend keeping a close eye on milk protein to fat ratios through mating.

One of the key advantages of supplementary feeding in the dairy shed is that you can increase feeding rates if residuals or pasture quality is declining. Annoyingly, clouds can reduce photosynthesis and hence sugar levels without depositing the often much needed rain through November and December. Sugar levels in spring

and reproduction. If cows are already being fed grain you can safely increase the amount fed per day by 1kg/DM/ day, as the microbes in the rumen that digest starch are already there, before gradually increasing to higher feeding rates if necessary.

Article supplied by Dr. Rob Derrick, Nutritionist, Farmlands Nutrition.

1. F. Buckley, K. O’Sullivan, J. F. Mee, R. D. Evans and P. Dillon. Relationship among milk yield, body condition, cow weight and reproduction in springcalved Holstein Friesians, Journal Dairy Science 86 2308-2319.

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NUTRITION

Paint by numbers Forming a team – why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed!

Forming our team for the season to make a fine-tuned machine that moves effortlessly around the farms, paddock feeding and heading to the final stages of the calf season, is a great pleasure indeed.

Things are going along easily, your calves have been de-horned/ vaccinated and now is the time to wean your calves. Growing from a milk fed neonate to a functional ruminant has taken time and time is the key to all the pieces of the puzzle falling into place, or it could be a recipe for disaster if you are not doing the basics well.

Make sure target weights are met before weaning from milk. Measuring calf weights instead of age or guesswork is the first piece of that puzzle. Depending if you are on a high or low volume milk feeder, target weights will vary. For us, we are on a restricted volume and we aim to reach targets of 75-80kg for

our smaller Jersey/Crossbred heifers and Friesian X or bigger framed heifers 80-90kg. I find putting the extra week or 2 into them at this stage has them performing a lot better.

Like each other transition, this transition is huge on the calf. So again, take the time to transition your calf off milk by lowering gradually the amount fed over a 2 week period, this prevents a check on their growth. This also ensures that the calf’s meal intake has increased and they are eating a kilo a day.

Once our calves are on a weaning plan and have been weighed and put into weaning group weights, it all becomes a science from this day forward. A passport is given to each mob and on that passport it has: • Vaccine dates • Vaccine repeat dates • Drenching dates • Weaning weights/daily weight gains • Health issues These mobs now stay together while they are taken off milk and are monitored closely for signs of not

thriving. Look for the hollow calf, dissatisfied and bellowing. These are the signs that this calf may not have been eating its kilo a day and is going backwards. They are the calves that may need to go back and join another mob still on milk. I aim to weigh mobs fortnightly and flick out the bottoms or those that are showing a low daily weight gain. This allows for the calves that are shyer to be mobbed together and thrive without having the bullies eating all the meal.

Once our heifers are in the weaning phase, pellet feeding gets changed to Reliance 20% nut size feed. This is then fed in a line along their fresh break of grass. There is then plenty of room for each calf to eat its kilo a day of pellets. Because of our large numbers of calves, they are trained right from weaning to graze behind a break just like cows do on the dairy farm.

Keeping things simple and in a paint by numbers format sees young stock raised well and gives me the utmost pleasure that the farm’s future herd is looking fabulous!

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FeedSafeNZ accreditation ensures best quality feed Quality animal feed is key to maximising output and long-term farm viability and farmers who buy FeedSafeNZ quality-endorsed products are assured that the animal feed is manufactured to the best standards in the country.

The FeedSafeNZ quality of production accreditation for New Zealand animal feed manufacturers was introduced by the New Zealand Feed Manufacturers Association (NZFMA) just over 18 months ago and has been embraced by feed manufacturers nationwide.

Michael Brooks, NZFMA Executive Director, says “Quality animal feed is key for farmers and the quality endorsement assures farmers that they are buying the best quality feed produced to required standards.” Feed suppliers who are FeedSafeNZ-endorsed have the accreditation logo displayed prominently on their packaging.

FeedSafeNZ is available to NZFMA members who meet independently audited standards in relation to the quality of feed production. The FeedSafeNZ accreditation has two main aims: to provide safe feed for animals and thereby to protect the safety of human food.

“High-quality feed is vital not only for the health and wellbeing of animals but also for humans, so it’s imperative that feed is manufactured to strict guidelines and is packed and stored correctly to ensure its quality is maintained,” Michael says.

“New Zealand has an enviable reputation when it comes to locally manufactured feed and with the FeedSafeNZ accreditation farmers can

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be even more reassured that the feed they are purchasing is manufactured to the highest possible standard.”

He says that with the growing emphasis and awareness of food safety among consumers, the FeedSafeNZ accreditation is valuable.

“The FeedSafeNZ accreditation helps maintain the high quality of feed sold to farmers and eliminates product that can lead to poor animal growth and production, as well as reducing

testing regime that involves a thorough on-site audit of their plant and storage facilities and operations.

Only FeedSafeNZ-accredited sites are permitted to use the FeedSafeNZ logo on their packaging and other materials.

The NZFMA is encouraging its members to achieve the FeedSafeNZ accreditation and currently there are 21 sites that carry the FeedSafeNZ endorsement. For more information visit www.nzfma.org.nz

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NUTRITION

Feeding for competition Show and competition horses require a nutrient dense feed that supports fitness, harder working muscles, assists hoof integrity and promotes skin and coat health, all while maintaining horse focus and attention. Ensuring your horse receives a correctly balanced diet will support optimum performance during competition.

Part of preparation for a successful competition season includes assessing your horse’s feed requirements. Being aware of your horse’s overall health, condition and workload allows you to map out a feed plan to achieve their ideal competition condition.

When choosing feed, you want to ensure your horse receives the right balance of energy, quality proteins, fat, fibre, vitamins and minerals. Good quality roughage and a nutrient dense, well formulated compound feed like NutriRice Show and Competition is one way to support both the energy requirements and level headedness required for competition.

| Amanda (left), Vicki (centre) and Kelly Wilson (right).

When introducing your horse to a new feed, always remember to start things off right: • All feeds are different densities, so weigh your feed to ensure you are delivering the required nutrition and to avoid overfeeding.

• Always introduce a new feed slowly into the diet, giving your horse’s digestive system time to adjust.

Competition generally means increased workloads leading up to and during the event. As well as an increase on energy requirements, competitions can bring increased nerves and anxiety for both horse and rider. Made by CopRice, NutriRice Show and Competition is scientifically developed as a cool feed for competition work. It is extruded for increased digestibility and nutrient absorption and formulated to be low in starch, high in fat and high in digestible fibre, resulting in a supply of cool, sustained energy and performance with control.

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Vicki, Kelly and Amanda Wilson are a family of riders aware of how quality feed contributes to competition success. Passionate about horse welfare and jumping success at the highest level, Vicki, Kelly and Amanda say the results of using NutriRice Show and Competition speak for themselves.

“CopRice has been fundamental in our horses’ preparation for more than a decade. People often comment on how healthy our show jumpers and wild horses look and how well they perform.

We love the results we are getting.”

NutriRice Show and Competition is a moderate protein, high fat, nutrient dense feed fortified 50* with antioxidants, $36. minerals and vitamins to support the demands of competition.

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RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Aeration important for stored grain Aeration of stored grain has four main purposes – preventing mould, inhibiting insect development, maintaining seed viability and reducing grain moisture.

Without aeration, grain is an effective insulator and will maintain its warm harvest temperature for a long period of time. Like housing insulation, grain holds many tiny pockets of air within a stack. For example, 100 tonnes of barley requires a silo with a volume of about 130m3 – 80m3 is taken up by

the grain and the remaining 50m3 (38 percent) is air space around each grain.

Without circulation, the air surrounding the grain will reach a moisture (relative humidity) and temperature equilibrium within a few days.

These conditions provide an ideal environment for insects and mould to thrive and without aeration, the grain is likely to maintain that temperature and moisture for months.

Therefore an effective storage solution that provides aeration is important.

Will your grain be STORED safely against disease and deterioration this season?

The Westeel 1204 Silo with Rocket and Centrifugal Fan aerates the stored grain to prevent mould and inhibit insect development, stopping grain deterioration. REL Group can match your needs to a number of different silo and aeration options.

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

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RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Training the next generation “Investing time in the next generation of young farmers is one of the best parts of my job,” Iplex Pipelines Rural Projects Manager, Pete Carswell says. An example of this is the 8 year relationship Iplex and Pete have had with the Waipaoa Farm Cadet Training Trust.

The trust runs a 2 year training programme specialising in sheep and beef farming on Waipaoa Station, a hill country property located 70km inland from Gisborne. Carrying 16,000 stock units on 1,760 hectares of effective farm land, Waipaoa is an ideal environment for a residential course teaching practical farming, academic and life skills. Current Training Manager, Denver Palmer says that the course takes in five cadets a year. “I’m proud to say our graduates are considered to be a valuable asset to any commercial farming station.”

Almost every year for the past 8 years, Pete has filled up his ute with pipe and fittings, plastic troughs and ball valves and headed to Waipaoa for a one day rural pipelines training session. “I first became involved through the manager of the local Farmlands store and it’s now become part of what I do each year.”

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“While the training covers our pipes used for land drainage, culverts and even farm dairy effluent, by far the main focus is on stock water. Rather than just listen to me spout on, the cadets are involved in practical exercises, like solvent welding PVC pressure pipe and making PE pipe connections using a metric compression fitting,” Pete says.

“But calculators and maths aren’t forgotten, being necessary to assess daily and peak stock water requirements and in using flow charts to determine headloss, to select the correct diameter and pressure class of pipe.”

The training day culminates in an exercise, where the cadets are split into groups, given a theoretical farming scenario and asked to design a stock water system and then construct the system in miniature – selecting, cutting and joining pipes and then connecting up a couple of troughs. Final marking of the exercise considers the correct volumes of water are being supplied, using the most cost effective pipe selections and the construction has been done to a professional level – joints will be water tight, thread tape has been used, etc.

“It’s competitive and it’s great fun,” Pete says. “The cadets are learning practical skills that they’ll use for years to come.

These young people are motivated, attentive and eager to learn and it gives me a great deal of satisfaction being involved in the process.”

Each year, 80 Farmlands staff members from around New Zealand attend a 2 day training session with Iplex Pipelines that covers the same topics as the Waipaoa cadets.

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

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Safety planning around ongoing maintenance “Wherever possible, it’s best to try to find an alternative to using a ladder but if it is unavoidable then there are a number of steps you can take to minimise the risk,” Al says.

These include using the right kind of ladder and checking it’s in good condition. Position the ladder as close as possible to the work on a level, firm base. Secure it at top and bottom and keep three points of contact – such as two hands and one foot or two feet and one hand. Carry out work at least three steps down from the top of the ladder and don’t hang tools or other items from the steps or rungs.

Risk management is still important for October brings no let-up in farm schedules. There are lambs to manage and twice-daily milking.

Some farmers may also still be working through repairs from the storms that hit parts of the North Island in August.

protect eyes from wires. Ensure there are enough people on the team to lift heavy posts and they are trained in safe lifting techniques.

Keeping farm tracks in good repair is an ongoing task, even in dry weather.

“Farmers can usually turn their hands to many tasks and for some, ongoing maintenance is born of necessity,” Al McCone, Programme Manager for Agriculture at WorkSafe, says. “But if you or your workers are doing repairs, whether it’s fixing fences or putting new grating in the woolshed, it’s important to identify and manage risks involved.”

Shovelling out or cutting side drains and filling potholes and hefting materials, can result in serious back injuries, musculoskeletal disorders

climbing fixed ladders – for instance, on a silo.

Al says that doing maintenance jobs while fatigued also poses a safety issue. “If you’ve done a full day’s work starting with 3.00am milking, it isn’t a good time to try to fit in one more job,” he says.

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Prime Unit, Prime Location!

Property ID: TU10808 www.farmlandsrealestate.co.nz

157 hectare dairy unit located inland from Hokitika at Kokatahi.

Three year average of 124,500kgMS. 24-bail rotary shed and 380 cow yard, plus an abundance of implement/calf sheds.

Main renovated home plus updated manager’s villa. Motivated, negotiable and ready to make a deal work for you, our Vendors are exiting the industry to pursue other family goals. A great opportunity to join Westland Milk Products. Dairy herd available for sale or even a short term lease to buy possible.

Price $4,700,000 plus GST on land, buildings and shares.

Dairying Five Minutes to Town!

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Property ID: TU10800

108 hectares freehold, 15 hectares DOC lease and 8 hectares approximately of legal road and crown land. Only minutes from Hokitika and with a coastal climate and views. 121 hectares effective dairy pasture approximately. Run conservatively on a grass base system with some molasses fed, milking 215 cows.

20 aside herringbone shed, multiple barns and a renovated family home. Herd available at valuation. Price by negotiation.

Due to health, this dairy unit must be sold, with the herd as part of the package. Only minutes from Westport, 115 hectare milking platform with a 109,000kgMS 3 year average. 36 aside herringbone shed, multiple barns and a three bedroom home with self-contained unit. A great first farm opportunity from motivated Vendors that need this farm sold. $2,600,000 plus GST on land, buildings and shares.

Shari McLaughlin 027 266 6850

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Scenic Dairy Limited

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Ninth production season, 411 hectare unit with approximately 285 hectares of effective milking platform. Between Putaruru and Tokoroa, the farm has superior improvements including three homes, 80-bail rotary shed, 16 aside hospital unit, 800 cow feed pad plus calf/implement sheds. 750 cows are wintered on, with production around 330,000kgMS. Scenic Dairy provides an opportunity for a great family business and stock and plant are available for purchase at valuation if required. Price by negotiation.

Large, Fully Self-Contained

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Challenge Little River

Property ID: HN1408

Fully self-contained 525 hectare dairy unit located in Tauhei on eight titles with two road frontages. 50 aside herringbone, 600 cow feed pad, two 1,800m3 silage bunkers, concrete feed bins, calf rearing and implement sheds. Milking 830 cows with production around 250,000kgMS. Several purchase options including as going concern with land, Fonterra shares, stock and plant at valuation. Price $13,500,000 plus GST (if any).

Great business in an excellent location situated on the main Akaroa Highway. LPG gas and full mechanical workshop, Challenge Fuels, WOF issuing, AA Road Assist Rescue, State Insurance First Assist contract. The Vendors wish to retire after 40 years and have priced the business and the freehold property to sell. Purchase options may be available. $380,000 plus GST (if any) includes plant plus stock at valuation.

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Finishing and Dairy Support

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Excellently presented, 154 hectare, low cost finishing and dairy support unit, located in Matiere, Taumarunui. Immaculate 2008, designer built, 262m2 brick home. Very good water supply from natural spring and utility buildings. Olsen P levels of 29-46.

Well subdivided into 46 paddocks with good fencing. Contour is easy (some hay country), medium and some steeper. 1,500 stock units. Tender closing 4pm, Thursday 20 October 2016 (unless sold prior).

Fertile Stock Fattening Block

Property ID: MA1155

Kevin Wrenn Lifestyle/Rural - Te Kuiti 021 136 6843 kevin.wrenn@farmlands.co.nz Les Old Lifestyle/Rural - Te Kuiti 027 248 2667 les.old@farmlands.co.nz

Five Minutes from Town

Property ID: MA1156

53 hectare property is less than 10 minutes’ drive from Masterton. Made up of 39 hectares of very fertile, silt loam, flat land on two terraces. Three bedroom cottage and outbuildings sit on the higher terrace. On a separate title, 14 hectares of rolling hill country make up the balance of the property. This parcel has some stunning house sites and subdivision potential.

Offers by 4pm, Thursday 20 October 2016 (unless sold prior).

Currently a very successful stock fattening operation, Springfields is five minutes’ drive from Masterton. 42 hectares on two flat terraces, well fenced and in excellent pasture.

Attractive refurbished four bedroom home, with established grounds. Well supported with great access, good out buildings and yards. Offers by 4pm, Thursday 20 October 2016 (unless sold prior).

Tim Falloon 027 449 2105

Rod Cranswick 027 436 5738

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We’re first on farms At Farmlands, we’re the home of expert technical support. More than just a store, we’re a nationwide network that gives you the best advice where and when you need it – whether that’s in our store or one of your paddocks. And as a co-operative, when you choose Farmlands you’re investing in your own business.

For our shareholders, being rural isn’t just a passion, it’s a way of life.

We’re your point of difference, technically speaking www.farmlands.co.nz | 0800 200 600