Nelson Marlborough Farming July 2021

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15,500 copies distributed monthly – to every rural delivery & P.O. mailbox in Nelson, Marlborough & The West Coast. July 2021

INSIDE Bull sale results Sarah Thompson asks: Who gets the farm?

pg 5 Vintage ploughing pg 8

Lake Station Herefords held their usual Helmsman auction on Monday the 14th June. Top selling bull was Lot 3 Lake R129 selling to Matariki Farms Ltd for $10,000. Fifteen bulls found new owners for an average of $5016. Martin Farming in Wakefield later on the same day sold a strong line-up of Angus and Hereford sires. The entire catalogue was sold with the Angus topping out at $13,000 and the Herefords at $14,000. The average was $7300 for the Angus and $7600 for the Herefords. Blenheim Bull sales sold 22 bulls. Leefield Angus sold 11 bulls for an average of $8045 with top priced bull going to The Jordan for $13,500. Blackknight Angus sold 9 bulls averaging $5667 with a top price of $10,000. Okiwi Angus sold two bulls averaging $5750. The horizontal rain at Taimate did not dampen the proceedings. The stud sold 67 out of 69 bulls presented averaging $9873, with a top price of $21,000. Lot 1 was sold to Glen R Angus Canterbury for $18,000. Following the Angus bulls,

Andrew Ritchie

Burtergill South Devon sold 10 strong bulls for an average of $8111, and a top price of $15,000 was achieved. Lot 73 sold to Kaimoa South Devons in Eketahuna, Lot 78 sold to Rosehill South Devons from Rakaia. The remainder sold to Marlborough, Waikato, Hawkes Bay, Canterbury and Te Anau. A minute’s silence was held at the commencement of the sale to commemorate the passing of two of the founders of the studs. Arnold Van Asche and Tom Hickman. The combined Clarence Bridge sale of Woodbank Angus and Matariki Herefords sold on Tuesday 22nd of June. Woodbank sold 55 out of 58 bulls for an average price of $9204. Four bulls were sold to Angus studs. One each to Kaiwara Angus and Sudeley Angus. Two bulls were purchased by Puke-Nui Angus stud. Matariki Herefords sold 58 out of 59 bulls to an average price of $8448. The top price was $20,000 for lot 46 to Koanui Polled Herefords. Martin Farming purchased Lot 48 for $18,000 and Lot 67 also sold for $18,000 to Limehills Herefords.

The weather was less than kind to man and beast on sale day

Richard Van Asche selling South Devon Lot 82 for $10,000


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