Canterbury Farming, November 2011 by Integrity Community Media

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INSIDE No double-speak in Page 7

Asset sales in need of some straight talking Page 8 Unprecedented change ahead for irrigated agriculture

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ETS policy — Carter

By Hugh de lacy The National Party is “talking out of both sides of its mouth” on the inclusion of agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), according to the Labour Party’s farming spokesman, West Coast list MP Damien O’Connor.

Minister Helen Clark had determined that agriculture should enter the ETS in 2013, but on winning the Treasury benches in 2008 National moved that date out to 2015, and made it dependent on two conditions.

National-led coalition government had dumped Labour’s plan to spend $700 million on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions research, replacing it with its Primary Growth Partnership (PGP).

In the run-up to the November 26 general election, O’Connor said National was trying to suggest to farmers that agriculture might escape being included in the ETS in 2015, if it was returned to power.

These were that “other countries are stepping up to meet their Kyoto Protocol responsibilities,” and that technologies were “available to farmers to use so that their productivity is not impacted,” Carter said.

The PGP had “done more to prop up existing structures and organisations than it has to really inspire and support innovative research,” O’Connor said.

“I think [National is] being dishonest with farmers, and farmers should realise that we’re either in this or we’re not, and that the best way is to get on and develop new science around farming to help us all,” O’Connor told Canterbury Farming. National’s Minister for Agriculture, Banks Peninsula farmer David Carter, denied the charge, telling Canterbury Farming that the Government’s position was clear-cut. The two agree that New Zealand is in a unique position among developed countries in that nearly half of its greenhouse gas emissions come from the burps and farts of its ruminant animals, and that the country has a responsibility to mitigate them even if other countries don’t. The previous Labour Government under Prime

O’Connor said Carter and National were “talking out of both sides of their mouth because overseas at climate change and at international trade forums the Government would be proud of its commitment to the ETS, yet it’s pretending to farmers here that we can walk away from that commitment.” He said that in 1997 Simon Upton, the Environment Minister in the then National Government, had included agricultural emissions in New Zealand’s Kyoto obligations “to give integrity to our commitment.” New Zealand depended on other countries sticking to their commitments so “it would be difficult for us to walk away from one we’ve made in good faith.” O’Connor said he was disappointed that the present

Carter rejected that claim, saying the research was continuing at the Greenhouse Gas Research Unit at Palmerston North. Of his government’s two provisos for expanding the ETS coverage to agriculture in 2015, he said the first was not dependent on other countries including animal emissions in, or even establishing, an ETS. “It means that other countries must take their Kyoto responsibilities seriously,” Carter said. “They might do this in a variety of ways, most likely in developing a carbon tax and an ETS,” but they might also choose to tackle their emissions in other ways. On the development of agricultural mitigation technologies, Carter said, “I personally believe it is unlikely that scientists will have found enough technological solutions

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to agricultural gasses for farmers to come into an ETS in 2015, but that decision will be made as part of the legislative review” planned for 2014. Early indications of the research were that a range of mitigants might be needed, from new pasture species to a vaccine to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses in the gut, but genetics seemed to hold out the greatest promise. “[Scientists] are accurately measuring the methane emissions of one cow versus another, and one sheep versus another, and getting very significant variations. “The trait looks as if it’s highly heritable, so it’s likely over time we will be able to breed Holstein-Friesians

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with less emissions, but the technologies are going to be a wee way away,” Carter said. He said that, rather than a National Government, it was Labour that unilaterally committed New Zealand to mitigating its agricultural emissions when it ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the overarching global greenhouse gas treaty, in 2005. “That’s what locked it in, but I think the difference between National and Labour is very clear: Labour said, ‘To hell with it, agriculture’s in — in 2013’. “We’re saying, ‘Whoa, steady, we want to do a review in 2015 at the earliest, and it may not even happen then’,” Carter said.

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Selling New Zealand There are two ways of conquering a foreign nation. One is to gain control of its people by force of arms. The other is to gain control of its economy by financial means. John Foster Dulles One of the issues which will affect the wellbeing of New Zealanders will be what the next government does about the debtservicing burden facing the country. Not even wealthy people are immune to effects of this, as it will impact on health, crime, unemployment and taxes. Both Labour and National have focused on government debt, but private debt has not concerned either party. In fact total external debt including private debt impoverishes the whole nation. Both parties emphasise the need to boost exports, including from farming, but our international trading position is not too bad. In some years we have a trade surplus.

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However, since 1973 we have had chronic current account deficits until recent extraordinary surpluses due to inflow of foreign earthquake insurance and reinsurance payouts. The current account deficits are overwhelmingly due to outflow of investment earnings to offshore investors. The healthy contribution of farm export earnings is completely swamped by this because of excessive offshore ownership of productive sectors of our economy. At present we are funding our relatively high standard of living with money inflows which are used to purchase farms, New Zealand equity or to lend to borrowers, generally via NZ banks. So, dairy farms are passing into foreign ownership and increasingly our food companies are foreign-owned. When NZ spends more than it earns, the accounts are balanced by an inflow of money. This in subsequent years generates increased deficits via outflow of earnings. Clearly this is positive feedback which leads to a debt trap where we cannot pay even the interest on our borrowing. In recent decades the ratios of accumulated current account deficits to GDP have been increasing exponentially more than 3% per year overall. Economists in America and here have expressed concern about trade agreements which ban controls on capital flows. We retain a few tools which could be used. Until recently, when the Reserve Bank imposed some minor restriction on banks’ overseas borrowing, the attitude in government and the Reserve Bank has been let things take their course. By comparison with some stronger economies such as Singapore and Brazil we are very relaxed about foreign ownership. National’s proposal to sell 49% of several public assets, including generating companies which will become increasingly valuable as fossil energy becomes more costly, has no restriction on NZ shareholders on-selling to foreigners. This reveals John Key’s real agenda — to sell the country on the global market, even if we lose our sovereignty to global finance barons. Why should he worry? He has dual citizenship and is one of them.

Farmers stepping up One of the challenges in tackling health and safety issues is that much of the battle is about changing a set culture. This is certainly true of farms, where preventing accidents doesn’t fill a lot of headspace. But there are signs this is starting to change. Regular readers of this publication will know I have written previously about quad bike safety and the Department of Labour’s three year campaign to reduce accident rates by 30 percent. This is a huge target and the first step in achieving it is getting farmers to think more about how they use their bikes and the skill required to ride them. Forty percent of deaths on quad bikes are attributed to head injuries and so the obvious response to this is to hammer home the importance of helmets. The campaign has led to farming families speaking out about their own experiences of loved ones who were killed or suffered debilitating brain injuries when a helmet could have saved them. These stories are more powerful than anything I can say and have hit the mark in the rural community. The Department has completed its first monitoring report on the impact of the campaign and the early results are positive. Helmet manufacturers are reporting a 200 percent increase in sales. On top of this, more farmers are reporting they are wearing them and Department inspectors

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have seen this in action on their visits. In some cases, farmers have demanded inspectors issue improvement notices to highlight the importance of helmets to their staff. This is a strikingly positive step in the right direction. Wearing a helmet in itself won’t necessarily prevent an accident, but it tells us that farmers are thinking about their own safety. Other results from the monitoring back this up, with more farmers making it compulsory for staff to wear helmets and checking quad bikes every day before they jump on and ride off. There is also room for improvement in other areas and I’m particularly keen to see farmers getting stuck in to training their staff and families on handling techniques and the jobs quad bikes are suitable for. We’re still seeing too many quad bike accidents on farms with 850 people injured and five deaths each year on farms. It will take time for the accident rate to come down, which is why this is a long-term campaign. Health and safety inspectors are now into the final month of Spring farm visits to check on how quad bikes are being used across the country. During September and October, they visited 225 farms and issued 76 improvement notices, written warnings and prohibition notices. The message is reaching a receptive audience and as a rural MP I’m pleased that farmers are stepping up and taking responsibility. I also want to thank all the farming organisations including Federated Farmers, Farm Safe and Dairy Women for their continued strong advocacy for improving quad bike safety. Keep up the good work.

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From the Minister David Carter, Minister of Agriculture

Strong demand out of Asia and New Zealand’s innovative and resilient rural sector give us good reason to be optimistic about the future of farming. We’ve certainly had a roller coaster ride the last couple of years, not least the string of disasters that have hit the country. But we’ve seen good news too, which has led to increased confidence at the farm gate. We’re not out of the woods yet. New Zealand is not immune to the slowdown in growth in Europe and the United States. This remains a time of global uncertainty, but National has a clear plan to navigate through the challenges ahead. It’s a plan we’ve been implementing since we came into office almost three years ago, and it’s a plan we’re making good progress on. We’ve cut personal and business taxes. We’ve overhauled regulation to reduce costs to businesses and consumers. We’re spending billions to improve infrastructure such as roads, rail and broadband. We’re investing heavily in research and innovation. We’re getting on top of government debt. And we’ve set a faster path back to surplus. National understands the importance of our primary sectors and rural communities. Our farmers and growers are at the heart of the much-needed rebalancing of our economy towards productive investment and sustainable growth. Our primary sectors generate around twothirds of New Zealand’s merchandise export earnings. It is where we have sufficient scale, market share and well-developed supply chains to be truly competitive internationally. The global population is increasing and the demand for food is rapidly growing. New

Zealand’s reputation as a producer of safe, high-quality food is indisputable, and farm confidence is strong. But we can’t afford to be complacent. The environment in which we farm is more challenging than ever before. We must produce more with less, we must be more environmentally conscious, we must continue to improve the way we treat our animals, and we must come to grips with growing competition from new markets. There’s been a huge change in the way New Zealand’s goods are now positioned in the world market. Our brand has shifted to a higher quality product aimed at a more discerning consumer. And this plays to New Zealand’s natural strengths when it comes to primary production. The rising global appetite for green growth and sustainability, for example, is presenting our producers with opportunities they could only have dreamed of a few years ago. We are securing premium prices for our products as a result. There is huge opportunity for us. We are rich in natural resources and we sit on the doorstep of the world’s fastest growing region. New Zealand’s future hinges on stepping up trade access, further investment in infrastructure and lifting skills. It lies with reducing debt, reforming the tax system and investing in research and innovation. National will continue to deliver the solutions needed for our primary industries because we know how important they are to New Zealand’s future.

Build up to next year’s show With this year’s Canterbury A and P show just over, the team of wonderful people are already planning next year’s event that just happens to be the 150th.

This year the Presidents cocktail party was slightly quieter than other years, the weather keeping many away, but I imagine that next year’s event will rock.

More than 100,000 people pours through the gates this year despite the shocking weather and with the best ever year attracting 120,000 people, the challenge is to make next year a record breaker.

Trade exhibitors should be booking in now to get the most desirable sites as the pressure will certainly be on closer to the time.

All the sections have been given the task of coming up with something that will attract attention and crowds. My suggestion about the ducks being judged in the feathers and then shot after being released onto one of the many water features has fallen onto deaf ears despite the added bonus of incorporating game dogs into the event. Well we have yield components in the mint lamb don’t we… Anyway there’s talk of a Black Tie event being incorporated into the format, and there’s a likelihood of making the wine contest huge with international judges and perhaps even opening the contest up to all wine styles, red and white. My guess is that next year the show will attract more exhibitors than any of the years that the Canterbury show had the Royal tag, simply because it will attract huge attention and there’s the draw card of being part of an event that is celebrating one and a half centuries. If what I hear happens, there’ll be a lot of things going on at the show grounds for several weeks before the main event, literally to allow it all to happen.

It should be interesting to see what historic displays come out of the woodwork. Imagine the machinery restoration chaps turning up with their array of tractors and machinery, to say nothing of those who play around with steam powered stuff. The organisers had better start planning on getting extra display areas organised. To say nothing of the public car parks. Now I’m thinking about the stock entries, and how many stalls and pens they will need when everyone with animals wanting to be part of the biggest and brightest show in 150 years. Already the horses fill their three days with ease so we can expect even more competing for the once in a life time chance to win a ribbon showing the 150th running of the show. All the fun of the fair is rolled out by the organisers every 12 months, but to await what Rae Finlay and her team will come up with in 12 months’ time will certainly worth waiting for. Plus with Richard Lemon wearing the “Mr President” title, we can expect all sorts of ground breaking events. I still like my duck idea, but I do concede that it may be the wrong sort of publicity the show needs.

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Hopefully they will spur others into take their future into their own hands and get the extra returns that they deserve.

The winners, Raymond and Adrianne Bowman from Orari grow potatoes and several years ago lost the main market for their crop that was made into crisps.

On a larger scale, there are the beef breeds that are marketing their meat in a collective manner and the wool growers have been excellent when it comes to the Icebreaker brand.

To combat that they simply opened their own factory and set up their own market brand and got on with life. I say simply, but for the pair it was a journey that was a mine field, however they did what they had to do and are now reaping the results and titles. Bill and Lynda Davey from Rakaia produce tonnes of the world’s top malting barley, so instead of simply selling it on the open market and having it being absorbed into a sea of lesser malting barley, they did a deal with a brewery and receive the rewards that are due to them. The brewery, Monthieths, and the Davey’s getting marketing advantage, and like the Bowman’s, they have total control of their produce from the farm gate to the end user and consumer. Obviously the South Island Farmer of the Year is based on innovation, so it is no accident that the two couples rose to the top of our attention scale and have been rewarded for their actions.

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Most people experience road rage occasionally when driving — the irritation of another driver’s poor road performance, the imagining of a sleight or infringement of the courtesy of the road code. Usually these incidents pass by with a curse or perhaps a flipped finger or even a raised clenched fist and are forgotten. Sometimes however these incidents can escalate into unpleasant life-changing experiences. I was at the receiving end of one of these when I was a young married man some forty years ago. I was driving my wife, sister-inlaw and new baby boy in our station wagon on a main thoroughfare in northern Toronto, with two lanes available in each direction. I was minding my business peaceably driving at the speed limit when I was suddenly tailgated by another car. As the road was not busy and I was in the slower lane and not the passing lane, I gave this car little thought since there was lots of room for the driver to pass me and go on his way. I maintained my position and steady speed. Suddenly the car behind swerved around me and braked, forcing me to brake as well. A red light caused both of us to come to a halt. The driver of the other car, a young man about my age but quite a bit bigger than me, came out of his vehicle and approached my car. I rolled down the window to ask him what the matter was when he punched me twice through the open window. I immediately got out of my car when he struck me again, much harder this time. I should mention here that I was very fit at the time and also a practitioner of karate, so I was used to getting smacked around in a fighting ring. I did not consider myself at risk since I knew that I could easily defend myself if I had to. I do admit to being irritated at being hit physically in anger since that kind of interaction rarely happens in the sport of karate. I had the presence of mind though to memorise the licence plate number of the car and to note that there were two women inside, one younger (his wife) and one much older (his mother-inlaw), who had witnessed the assault and seemed quite upset by it. The young driver then cursed me and got into his car and drove off with the change of the traffic light from red to green. I proceeded home with my upset family and thought about what I should do. Obviously, it was not right that I should be so assaulted while going about my lawful business so I went to

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Election and referendum 2011 In a democracy it is everyone’s right not to vote. I hear a lot of people saying that why would anyone bother to vote but surely every responsible adult who is eligible to vote should do so, especially when one has regard to the battles which women fought to get the vote. It is disturbing to hear too, many young folk taking a totally apathetic and lethargic attitude to the upcoming referendum on the voting system. The future of the voting system is as important as future governments will be elected on how we vote in the referendum I would be first to say that the choices under the referendum have not been pressed home with good advertising and information and one would have to ask why that is so. The

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Even should the package be adopted, events to date still mean that Europe is unlikely to avoid another period of regional recession. The United States also faces challenges, particularly with persistently high unemployment levels. Some good news though as, while these ongoing macro issues have unsettled investment sentiment, United States economic growth is proving resilient. Adding the contribution from emerging economies gives a global growth forecast that remains in the green even though it is going to be at lower levels than previously anticipated.

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With the relief rally, the strong equity returns during October reversed the majority of declines over the quarter. A lower New Zealand dollar (down -4.8% from its July highs) also contributed and meant many equity index returns were positive in New Zealand dollar terms. United States equities were the best performers while Australian equities also rebounded strongly in October having been one of the worst affected markets prior to the refinancing plan announcement. New Zealand equities declined slightly but pleasingly continue to be less volatile than other markets and important contributors to local investor’s dividend income. Local investors have been fixated with the forthcoming IPO of well known company Trade Me, which will add a welcome new addition to the NZX after a long period without new equity raisings. This, combined with the recent listing of retirement village operator Summerset, will give

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Asset sales in need of some straight talking with input from Air NZ and Solid Energy. So Mum an Dad investors are supposed to have first shot at buying these shares. Or so Mr Key assures us. But the sharks must be circling. Institutional investors, multinational finance outfits, even our own NZ Super Fund, and Ngai Tahu have indicated interest. So how is this share-out going to be regulated?

Or clear thinking. As potential (grand)mum and (grand)dad investors in a partial sale of SOEs promulgated by the current government I was about to pen a letter to Finance Minister Bill English and or PM John Key to pose some key questions on these sales. But I didn’t, realising it would only be shovelled on to some department whizz-kid with multiple degrees in accountancy and in a lingo I barely understand. Perhaps fellow Canterbury Farming commentator David Carter might like to outline this issue as simply as possible. Finance commentators have had a go, but end up leaving us more bamboozled than ever with typical econo-speak so beloved by media business editors. My understanding so far is that the partial sale of four power companies, Solid Energy and Air New Zealand would add a few billion dollars to the Government coffers, thus staving off further downgrading by international rating agencies. And a certain amount of embarrassment regarding the national debt. Other commentators, and politicians in opposition parties, have said this is only a temporary fix, and we end up with being worse off than ever while our economy is wholly property, consumer and commodity based. Plus we may eventually lose said assets inspite of promises that central government would retain majority shares. Now some hard questions. Recently one of the said SOEs, Mighty River Power, announced a dividend payment to the consolidated fund (us taxpayers) of $110 million. Presumedly this is eventually divied up, including funding essential services such as health and education. My own arithmetic tells me that if 49 percent is hived off as shares that only $56.5 million will be left for the various services, including infrastructure and research and development. If the four power companies, all using renewable energy sources (hydro and thermal), pay regular dividends this must add up to half a billion dollars

If we, as a family, decide to buy (say) 20,000 shares at $1 per share what is to stop us from selling them on when and if share prices go up tp $3.50 p/share within the next couple of years. And who is going to buy them. Who is going to stop us selling on to Haliburton of the USA. Presumedly we would be taxed on the interest or dividends 17.5% plus whatever we gain on sales. So in the first instance we spend up from the proceeds for a deposit on a flat screen tele’, and on the sale of shares we renew the dunger second car. In both cases GST would be involved. So back into the consumer beltway. But would this match up to the $53.5 million lost on the sale of shares in the first place in the case of Mighty River share sales? Also what is the tax situation for off-shore buyers? So lets assume the Government retains 51% of the companies, but a future government finds itself in dire straights. Currently we are fighting off a worldwide recession which, according to one source, could blow out to be the mother of all depressions in the not too distant future. What is to stop a future government to flog off the rest of the companies majority holdings as a last ditch stand to get out of hoc. Also adding minerals, water and land resources, plus human resources as cheap labour. Somewhat far fetched. Maybe. The family silver is sold, so we are now at the beck and call of off-shore creditors. I have no quibble with the sale of these assets to our own local institutional investors such as NZ Super, or even Ngai Tahu or Fonterra. But the way in which financial markets work I remain sceptical that any administration will be capable of looking after the ordinary working Kiwi, particularly those mum and dads that still have some money to invest after current price hikes in practically everything. And just today Bill English announces an EQC and insurance hike.

What worries me with the current government’s pre election manifesto is that it is treating the election as a mandate on asset sales, among other items National wants to implement if it is voted back into power. Which basically means that New Zealand voters, of various political hues, would find it difficult voting for National, even though they

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The 3 E’s of Fertigation — Environmental factors Recently there has been a lot of media interest on the effects that intensive farming has on our environment. The National Party announced a policy to invest $400 million in irrigation infrastructure and storage facilities to help facilitate an increase in primary production which will lead to increased export earnings. Some of the other parties pointed the finger at National and asked questions about the pollution to our rivers and streams and the loss of our clean green image. Fertigation is part of the solution to the problem of nutrient overloading on our fertile farming soils which affect our streams and rivers with increased levels of Nitrate and Phosphate. How? Well it is all to do with the ability of the soil to hold onto nutrients. Soil 101 states that the amount of nutrients the soil can hold is dependent on the soils Cation Exchange Capacity or CEC’s. Soils with high CEC, 40 +, like Peat soils, have the ability to hold nutrients as well as moisture. That’s why they get really wet in the winter and stay moist in the summer. Great for growing veges. The amount of nutrient leaching from these soils would be minimal. Soil’s with a CEC of only 12 has less sites to hold nutrients and moisture. These soils are normally found where irrigation is required, light Stoney Lismore soils. What Is Cation Exchange Capacity? The Cation Exchange Capacity of a soil is a measurement of its ability to bind or hold exchangeable cations. In other words, it is a measure of the number of negatively-charged binding sites in the soil.

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New chairman appointed for IrrigationNZ Geraldine-based farm consultant John Donkers has stepped up to the helm of Irrigation NZ. Donkers was elected to head of the national irrigation body following the recent annual general meeting, taking over from Graeme Sutton who stepped down as chairman of the organisation after seven years in this role. Donkers operates a dairy farm consultancy business and is part owner and manager of a number of irrigated farming operations in Canterbury. He is a director of Central Plains Water Limited, which is on the cusp of starting construction of a community water scheme that will irrigate 60,000 hectares of Central Canterbury, and was instrumental in establishing the Dunsandel Groundwater Users Group. He has also been active in the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) as a community appointee on the Regional Committee. The impact of intensified irrigated agriculture on water quality is the key challenge going forward. As he takes over the chair,

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October and the first half of November have been changeable with some periods of northwesterly airflow, but plenty of days with airflow from other directions, a pattern which is not so common in spring, but reflects the relatively strong La Nina event currently affecting our season. October was wetter than normal and colder than normal for the whole region. Rainfalls varied from near normal in Mid and South Canterbury to nearly twice normal in some parts of North Canterbury. Generally coastal areas were wetter than inland. Skies were rather cloudy, with sunshine totals 15–25% below the long term average, especially near the coasts. Temperatures were around 1.0deg colder than usual, with several frosts early in the month and few warm northwesterly days. However, despite these cooler temperatures, and probably because of the increased rainfall, grass (and weed)

growth was plentiful, and at the time of writing in midNovember, all of Canterbury looks significantly greener than usually expected at this time of year. In the tropical Pacific the Southern Oscillation is showing clear signs of a significant La Nina event, with some indications the La Nina will intensify over the next month or two. A weakening of the current La Nina looks unlikely over the summer months, and it may persist well into autumn or next winter. So long as the current La Nina continues to prevail, we expect unsettled weather with variable airflow over Canterbury to continue. While there will be some periods of westerly airflow over the South Island, as would be expected in spring, there will also be frequent cold fronts and troughs moving across the Tasman Sea, leading to a rather unsettled time for Canterbury. Expect relatively

few anticyclones hanging around. However, as the La Nina develops further, the chances of seeing depressions develop in the Tasman Sea increases, and these may become a more frequent feature later in the summer. We expect the rest of November and early December to experience mostly westerly airflow, with frequent cold fronts moving across the Tasman Sea bringing alternating periods of warm northwesterlies and colder showery

southwesterlies to the region. Sunshine hours should be near normal, but rainfall may be below normal, especially in inland Canterbury. Later in December and through January we expect to see more troughs of low pressure developing on fronts in the Tasman Sea and over New Zealand, bringing more unsettled weather, with airflow often from the east or south, and few periods of westerlies. Expect reduced sunshine hours and probably more rain than normal, including inland areas.

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Forestry Market Report Allan Laurie MNZIF Laurie Forestry Ltd

Timing of an Aerial Release We don’t always get it right when we try to establish a block of trees. If we don’t carry out an aerial kill spray before planting odds are we’ll have to compete with brushweed problems for years to come. Because if you start with a kill spray you will only have to contend with seedling brushweeds which are much easier to contain, than coppicing brushweed. As this latter weed has an adult root system and it is very difficult to get a lethal dose down through limited foliage. However it can be done but it is expensive. Another very important factor to consider is the timing of application. If you want to maximise your containment of brushweeds as a release application, late November through to late December is the optimum time to attempt a treatment. At this stage gorse has finished flowering and this is critical because if you spray gorse in flower. The flower will intercept approximately 60%

of the applied herbicide and it won’t translocate this into the plant. So you would have wasted 60% of all the herbicide you have applied. Broom flower is less important. Even though it does have some detrimental effect on uptake results tend to suggest that broom flower does translocate. During this time all brushweeds have a good extension of new soft growth, and once this extension reaches 10–15cms an application should take place as this soft growth will take up much more applied herbicide. Once the growth has hardened off uptake can be more difficult especially with the releasing herbicide you have to apply. The timing of a kill spray on the other hand is best applied after the longest day. But that another story Joke time Sitting on the side of the road was a cop waiting to catch speeding cars, when a car comes along at a steady 22KPH. He thinks to himself this is just

as dangerous as a speeding car and therefore decides to check on the driver. Approaching the car he notices there we five old ladies who looked scared out of their wits. The driver was obviously confused stating that she could not have been speeding as she was following the speed limit just as the sign had indicated. The cop was a bit puzzled at first until he realised she was looking at the highway number. With a chuckle he explained that the 22 sign was the highway number and not the speed limit. A bit embarrassed the old woman grins and thanks the officer for pointing out her error. However he was concerned that all her passengers looked very shaken up. “Oh, they’ll be alright in a minute officer,” explained the old lady, “You see we just got off highway 189.”

Over the last month export prices have moved progressively south in response to what is unravelling as an unprecedented supply surge in to China against a backdrop of continuing reasonable demand. Indeed the sort of price drops we are seeing in CIF (US$ landed in the market in China) terms are happening at such a pace as to make setting prices at wharf gate NZ somewhat difficult. As reported last month the surge of volume is primarily related to the US log and Canada lumber volumes which, up until October had month on month far exceeded all previous records. NZ is not without blame continuing to steadily ramp supply in the face of a reasonably stable demand profile. China consumption rates for Pacific Rim softwood logs have continued in the 800,000 to 1mil cubic metres per month range although we have seen some months as high as 1.3mil. Last month I reported market indicators were for CIF prices

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I visited the China market last month taking in four sawmills, a plywood plant and five ports. A thoroughly absorbing and very busy schedule, with one of the reasons for going being to try and get an understanding on why we see these wild price fluctuations. With some regret and frustration I found a market which lacks discipline, relies heavily on sentiment and sees Kiwi companies competing with each other on price and volume. I also found end users who were pleading for prices not to drop since the local lumber price index is driven by log prices. This then sees buyers purchase logs at higher levels say US$145 per cubic metre then trying to sell lumber into a market now reflecting $120. There is some blood on the streets there at the moment. It becomes abundantly clear to me we have forest owners in NZ wanting realistic, fair and profitable prices and end users in China who crave exactly the same thing. In the middle there is a process of too many traders and companies who blame everything on everyone else and for the most part appear unmotivated to make change. Perhaps this latest round of catastrophic price fluctuations will force that change. Shipping costs are also starting to come under pressure but are remaining stubbornly higher than the market will support. Most commentators are suggesting as the lag effect kicks in we should start to see some softening and not too soon for forest owners. Korea and India have continued to chug along despite the situation in China. There are grave concerns the normal vessel loadings for India of 2–3 per month is going to be 8–9 vessels in November which is simply a reflection of companies diverting vessels to more attractive destinations. I shudder to think what the net impact on prices in India will be next month. Meanwhile our good old reliable domestic mills are continuing to provide Canterbury forest owners with consistent and realistic price and volume solutions. Local mills too are struggling at the hands of US and Canada. International lumber prices for kiln dried cut of log softwood are also under downward pressure. Canada has been predicted to have 8–10 months cut left in their bark beetle harvest programmes so I would expect pricing to remain constrained until that volume bleeds out of the system.

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dipping below US$120 per cubic metre for A grade logs off a high of $160 only 4–5 months earlier. Indeed this has occurred with unforced or non distressed cargos pitching around the US$115– 118 mark.

The local mills continue with their favoured diet of S grade logs but some are complaining the North Island lumber volume continues to hamper price and volume growth. Recent reports suggest it could be mid 2012 before we see a significant surge in the Christchurch earthquake rebuild. The catalyst for that appears to be generally centred on Insurance companies who will want to see a sustained period of no seismic activity before re-investing. Amid the plethora of uncertainty and consternation we see export log volumes from NZ and US on a significant decline. Vessels destined for China in November will be over half the deliveries in October. Together with what is likely to be a month off for most NZ logging crews over the Christmas break, early 2012 should see some sense of a supply demand balance back into the market. This will definitely be a ‘watch this space’ situation. To repeat that which will be obvious to those with a tilt toward our wonderful industry, the only way forward for climate and country is to get out there and plant more trees.

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On a recent trip to Hong Kong I was amazed by the use of large bamboo as scaffolding for even the tallest buildings. Bamboo is one of the four ‘Honourable plants’ of China, representing long life. More than 100 varieties are cultivated, including square section, turtle like stems, creeping varieties like grass, giant, edible, black, etc. Raw scaffolding bamboo is a giant variety. It is cut from the bush inland. Bamboo tops are trimmed with a curved knife on a long stick to stop heavy snow from bending the young ‘trees’. (Technically bamboo is a grass, but at that size, it’s a tree.) Truckloads of bamboo scaffold are taken around the city and used everywhere for access to the very tall brand new skyscrapers and for doing makeovers of older buildings.

A few types of giant bamboo can be bought in New Zealand and will grow in westerly wet areas, especially Northland. Care must be taken to avoid weed species which run everywhere and take over the whole county. Ask for non running types. On the smallholding or farm, low rise temporary structures like tunnel houses, lamb fencing and gazeboes can be easily built from woody bamboo stems. Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) has been grown in the Waikato with success and it is also edible. See the Tree Crops site: http://www.treecrops.org.nz/knowl/addgen/moso.html They are well worth the trouble of boiling — they make an excellent addition to a stir-fry or even a vegetable in their own

right, with a taste similar to asparagus. They must be boiled for 20 mins to remove the high cyanide level. Commercial growers seem to use deep ditches or barriers to keep them penned up. Moso can be invasive but is not as bad as some. Moso bamboo can grow up to 47 inches in 24 hours and 78½ feet high in 40 to 50 days. It takes about 3–5 years for bamboo to reach full maturity. Bamboo has also gained a reputation as an eco-friendly, highly renewable source of material. Compared to wood it grows much faster because bamboo is a grass not a wood. Moso Bamboo is the primary species used for the manufacturing of flooring and plywood in Asia, as it can produce a similar product to hardwood ply but grows in a quarter of the time.

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We drive the baby Lexus and the biggest Mini Every year I get to drive vehicles that on first glance would not be on the shopping lists of rural buyers. Such is the case here with the Lexus CT200h and the Mini Countryman. Both are five-door 4-cylinder with 6 airbags ABS ESP EBD TC, Blutooth and 5-star ANCAP rated Mini: So famous as an iconic English brand and style leader of the 60s and 70s now owned by Germany’s BMW, made a reappearance in 2002 with a wide range of models including a recent introduction with the AWD Cooper S Countryman. The Cooper moniker harks back to the very successful John Cooperdesigned racing Mini’s and sits well with the Countryman due to its internal retro styling including the huge centre speedo so much a Mini trademark. Minor dials sit in front of the driver. The permanent AWD Mini 5-door, available in 4 spec’s including a 2-litre diesel is the only factory standard spec to include AWD and to my mind at least while adding hugely to the versatility of the car also loses some of the Fun Factor. Along with a Landrover SWB I learned to drive in a ‘68 Mini and like any young driver enjoyed testing out the limits of the adhesion. A Mini would always go where it was pointed though chucking it wildly into corners could provoke massive adrenalin surging oversteer. Modern electronics and AWD means this Mini still goes where it’s

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pointed and only there. The ride is typical Mini, as you still feel every bump or pothole, though they are softened somewhat now by uprated suspension and the runflat shod 17inch alloys compared to the 60’s Mini 12 inch steels. On The Road: With a 1598cc twin scroll turbo petrol engine that produces 135kw and 260nm it provides quick acceleration, 8.5sec 0-100km/h auto 7.9 in the manual. The normally aspirated 1598cc Countryman has 100km/h hauled in 11.5sec auto or 10.5 man. With the AWD versions weighing in at 1350-1450kgs the times are quick and they feel that way from either the 6-speed auto’s or same number of cogs for the manual version. We achieved 8.1l/100km fuel use which is bang on the manufacturer’s recommendation. Driven more economically I expect a sub 8 litres to be possible. The pin sharp steering on seal or metal can catch out the unwary, with only 2.6 turns lock to lock the Mini is both agile and

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Soil Matters — with Peter Burton The importance of structure over summer The structure of soil has a strong influence on the quantity of pasture grown from now until rain arrives in autumn. After a wet winter, in areas where treading damage has been unavoidable, the soil may have become a little compacted with the bulk of permanent pasture roots concentrated in the top 10–12cm. Where this is the case pasture growth over summer and early autumn will be less than optimum and come in fits and starts depending on the frequency and quantity of rain. After 20mm of warm rain plant growth may be very rapid only to slow rapidly with the onset of two or three days of warm windy weather. This puts pressure on pasture management with some operators opting for an open-gate policy on the basis that it may as well be grazed before it turns brown and disappears. Not all farmers have the same philosophy as well-structured soils allow pasture plants to access moisture from half a metre, or even deeper, resulting in more even growth. Well-structured soils also have the apparent ability to develop a crust reducing the loss of moisture to the atmosphere while still allowing moisture to be utilised from a lower depth. A recent field trip to neighbouring dairying properties provided a graphic display of the degree to which soils with different management inputs vary in structure, especially with respect to the amount of granular aggregate and resultant rooting depth of clovers and grasses.

over the last few months had collected in hollows. Soil in that condition has less moisture holding capacity further limiting potential for summer growth. One of the differences between the two visited properties has been the use of dolomite. The property with the well-structured soil has, for close to twenty years, had dolomite applied as the annual input of magnesium, and a portion of the 200kg/ha of calcium. Dolomite, based on longterm field work, is the most effective magnesium fertiliser available and suitable for application to all soils where, based on soil test data and known usage, there is a need for magnesium.

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Inoculate or not — cost benefits? by Dr Julian Waters BsC (Hons), Msc, PhD, Cbiol, MsB, rnutr, CPag, MNZIPIM This article focusses on the cost benefits of minimising losses in the amount and nutritional value of silages during the ensiling process. Previously it has been indicated pasture could cost about 20-30 c/kg DM to grow, and the cost of harvesting, rolling, covering, sealing and weighting the covers could add about another 5 c/kg DM. Loss of grass during transport and silage making should not significantly add to this cost, if done carefully. A good inoculant plus enzyme product may cost about 0.3 c/kg fresh weight, which equates to about 1 c/kg DM for a crop ensiled at 30% DM. DM losses during ensiling can typically be around 1015%, as the sugars in the grass are used as a food source by the bacteria to produce the acids which pickle the crop to produce stable silage. Therefore, 200 tonnes of grass put into a pit may only end up as 170-180 tonnes of silage. These losses equate to $5,000-$7,500 if silage costs 25 c/kg DM to make. If an inoculant reduces losses by five percentage units,

then this saves $2,500 for an outlay of only $2,000. Actual savings could be considerably higher, depending on ensiling conditions. A good inoculant reduces DM losses by speeding up the fermentation process, so fewer nutrients are used to keep the bacteria alive which produce the acids necessary to pickle the grass. The better the inoculant product the faster the fermentation processes, and the less silage lost. The best inoculants contain a number of bacterial strains, each of which work best at different pH’s, thus speeding up ensiling. It is rather like a 4 x 100 metre swimming team, where each member of the team swims their part of the race using their preferred stroke, being freestyle, butterfly, back or breast stroke. The bacterial strains on pasture are hetero-fermentative, which means they produce a range of acids such as acetic (vinegar), butyric (smells like vomit) and lactic. Lactic is the strongest of these acids and produces the most palatable silage to livestock. A good inoculant contains homofermentative bacteria that only produce lactic acid, which

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more efficiently. The faster the fermentation process the less protein is degraded to nonprotein nitrogen. It is difficult to put a specific value on the improvement in feed value of inoculated silages, which have been demonstrated in carefully controlled trials, as conditions vary between farms. A 5% improvement in energy utilisation of 10.5 MJ ME/kg DM pasture crop would equate to an improvement of about 0.5 MJ ME/kg DM, which would equate to 500 MJ ME / tonne of silage, or nearly 50 kg DM extra silage. Unfortunately, the laboratory methods for predicting ME values of silages

are not sensitive enough to detect these changes. Combining the more conservative calculation of the benefits of silage saved and improved utilisation is roughly equivalent to having an additional 15 tonnes DM from 200 t DM ensiled, a saving of around $3,750 for an inoculant outlay of about $2,000. This is still only part of the benefit, as there will be an additional benefit of the value of the extra production arising from feeding the silage. If 14 tonnes of extra silage, at 10.5 MJ ME/kg DM, is actually eaten by cows in milk (assuming about 7% wastage during feeding out), and that 80 MJ are required to produce

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Combating Couch or Taking on Twitch by Dr tim Jenkins Twitch or couch (Elymus repens to be exact – the common names change depending on where you live) is a major challenge for intensive horticulture and mixed cropping alike. The underground rhizomes of this grass are the reason for the pain for many growers. The grass competes strongly with its neighbours which are often your crops. One of the advantages it has is that a newly establishing shoot can be supported by its mother plant until it is fully competitive in its own right. Grasses in general are very efficient at picking up water and nutrients from the soil and this spells trouble for competing crops. The grass can also grow tall if given half a chance and this robs small crops of light on top of the deprivation below ground. For intensive horticulture, it’s best to eradicate this weed before you establish. Doing this without chemicals can be a challenge but approach it strategically and it becomes a whole lot more feasible. Divide and Conquer: Step one is to use a rotary hoe or similar to break the rhizomes into pieces. While this seems counter intuitive and will create a whole lot more weed units than there used to be, the fact is that each of those units has a lot less resources to get going again.

that you haven’t maximized the drain on rhizome resources. As you deplete the rhizome reserves, the root system becomes more and more susceptible to soil fungal infection, a major problem for the ongoing survival of the weed. There are several ways to approach the regular cultivation. Grubber tines are doubly useful as they also bring rhizomes up to the surface exposing them to drying out. Using grubbers several times in a dry summer is very effective. Shallow cultivation with slicing hoes can be effective also but needs to be continued for longer. Many people consider that twitch is partly a symptom of low calcium. One of the ways in which this can be true is that good soil calcium levels often stimulates good soil biological

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Cropping/Dairy Support/Finishing/Subdivision Mill Farm 205 HECTARES 175 HECTARES Randlea is unique for its positioning amongst good traditional sheep, cropping and dairy units close by. Approx 12 Kms from Rangiora with 2 road frontages. Randlea offers the traditional farming options or through its elevation and 360 degree views the possibilities of subdivision. Deadline sale closing 4pm, Thus 24 Nov 2011 Barry Keys M 0274 347 689 B 03 344 4455

Website ID # RA1239

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• Options galore with 7 titles • Irrigation consent for 40ha • 3-bedrooms, two living room homestead plus two room Lockwood in attractive mature garden • Flexibility of management with Wakanui, Darnley and Mayfield soils Auction 1pm, Thurs 8 Dec 2011 at Darfield library John Davison M 0274 364 464 B 03 325 2889

Waipara

Website ID # RA1314

Grazing/Vineyard 100 HECTARES

100.7722 ha with 280m2 3 bedroom home. 15 ha planted in grapes. 96 megalitre irrigation dam. 40 ha on south bank & 59 ha on north bank of Weka Stream. Very good grazing property. 10 kms to Amberley - 38 kms to Christchurch. Price $1,960,000 plus GST Malcolm Garvan M 0272 314 425 B 03 310 6471

Oamaru

Waimarie Dairy Farm 348 HECTARES

Website ID # TU9410

A very attractive 348 hectare dairy farm with very good infrastructure and increasing production. Plenty of thought and time has gone into this property. The hard yards have been done. 280 hectares milking platform (68 hectares support) Deadline sale closing 1pm, 9 Dec 2011 (unless sold prior) Simon Richards M 0274 570 990 B 03 687 9624 Kurt Snook M 0272 560 449 B 03 687 9629

Oxford

Website ID # RA1315

Sheep, Cattle, Deer, Dairy Grazing, Cropping 88 HECTARES Versatile 88.7 ha sheep, cattle, deer, dairy grazing & cropping property. 4 bedroom home. 45 Ha deer fenced. Mature shelter. Full range of sheds + deer handling facilities. Private water scheme (12,000 l/ day) plus water storage & creek.

Deadline sale closing 4pm, Thurs 24 Nov 2011 Peter Rookes M 0275 756 166 B 03 310 6471

Leeston

The Land Of Milk And Honey 70 HECTARES

Website ID # TU9395

70 hectare dairy farm located in the Leeston district and lovingly farmed by the family since 1920. This fully irrigated property on quality soils is beautifully sheltered with various well manicured plantings. A family home, self contained sleep out, Herringbone shed plus out buildings complement the property. Deadline sale closing 1pm, Wed 30 Nov 2011 John Davison M 0274 364 464 B 03 325 2889 Kurt Snook M 0272 560 449 B 03 687 9629

wool

November 2011

Wool exporters double promotion funding

Wool Perspective

Wool exporters have renewed and strengthened their commitment to the Campaign for Wool and other wool promotion projects.

From Rob Cochrane

GM, Procurement, Wool Partners International Limited

Mr John Dawson, who has just been reelected as president of the Wool Exporters Council, said that wool exporters are confident that the promotional work done in recent years, especially the project with international architects and now the Campaign for Wool have helped increase consumer knowledge and demand for woollen products.

Bouyant wool prices continue

“Certainly, the decreased supply of wool worldwide has been part of the lift in wool prices but if that was the only factor, then prices would have quickly slipped back as a reaction against that significantly higher cost. “But that hasn’t happened and the reason is that there is a growing awareness of wool and its natural attributes. This is helping to keep the pressure on the supply and therefore holding wool prices at a very healthy level. There is no doubt whatsoever that the promotional programmes through the International Wool Organisation and the Campaign for Wool that we have helped to fund have already played a part in that and will have a growing effect as the projects continue.” Mr Dawson said that his exporter members are more than satisfied that the internationally unified and collective promotional programmes that New Zealand participates in with other wool producing and processing countries are effective and are reaching the right target, the consumer. “These programmes are new but have had an immediate impact. We intend to make sure that they continue to grow and continue to encourage consumers back to wool. For that reason, exporters have agreed to double the funding they put into these programmes.”

John Dawson — president of the Wool Exporters Council

Mr Dawson said that the promotion projects are operated through the National Council of New Zealand Wool Interests, the organisation made up of the various wool industry sectors in New Zealand. The major current project is the Campaign for Wool, of which HRH The Prince of Wales is the Patron. “This project is really only just getting started but already has been amazingly successful,” said Mr Dawson. “It is now being rolled out in more and more of the important consumer nations and there is no reason to think that it will be any less successful there than it has been in the initial markets of the UK, Australia and New Zealand.”

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With an obvious shortage of raw material available, an extremely buoyant market has prevailed at auction as wool exporters have battled to fill their order books during the past month. Demand for all wool types has been vigorous, both within New Zealand and in Australia but, from a local perspective, the crossbred market in particular has been under pressure with growers reaping the rewards from the widespread competition obvious from the export bench attending auctions in Christchurch and Napier. Any observer would have to be impressed with the animated bidding which has been apparent at recent wool auctions as well as wonder why any grower, with shorn wool ready to sell now would avoid the auction environment when availability of raw wool is minimal. Early November auctions enjoyed good support from the export trade with only a slight softening in price evident for some of the very short secondshear types, but with very low volumes passed-in below

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grower reserve the market was best described as “firm to buyers’ favour”. Oddment types have also been well sought after in recent weeks with prices “extreme” in many instances. Despite the very good prices being paid for crossbred wools in general, exporters have still been specific in their requirements for basic evenness of length and colour within, particularly, body wool lots, therefore discounts for poorly prepared or very mixed lots have remained applicable, again emphasising the necessity for correct preparation standards in the woolshed. Whilst there is plenty of “hype” surrounding the bounce-back of wool prices, the consideration of what that actually means to farm incomes is an important aspect for sheep farmers and the industry. As we all know, sheep meat returns have also improved substantially during the past few seasons therefore most sheep farmers who are able to either, finish lambs, or produce a very saleable store lamb, have managed to increase their over-all income from sheep production mainly from a carcass perspective rather than from wool. The sudden increase in wool prices last year certainly

brought more attention to wool handling and preparation, but in relation to the total farm income equation, did not improve the percentage contribution for wool to the extent that sheep farmers in general would begin to place significant emphasis on wool production. However, the “wool cheque” must now be covering a greater percentage of on-farm costs than it was say two years ago, and if a ewe is able to return one lamb at say $100+ and a fleece at say $25+ the numbers must be beginning to “stack up”? But I guess it’s probably going to be a long time before we can drive down SH1 and view wall-to-wall sheep! In order to manage future price movement, wool growers are able to forward contract, on a fixed price basis, a portion of their wool clip, and PGW wool reps can supply more detail and will engage on a one-to-one basis with growers wishing to explore that option. Without sounding pessimistic, the outlook into next year, whilst generally appearing OK, is a bit blurry due to economic uncertainty in Europe and possible inflation issues in China, therefore today’s healthy wool prices may well be challenged into 2012. I guess time will tell! That’s my view.

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23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 NZ on a Plate 00:00 Barbecue University 00:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Pro Bull 2010 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 NZ on a Plate 04:00 Barbecue University 04:30 FEI European Championships 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

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Chemical or biological farming Chemical or Biological Farming: Should we be using both, or should there be some middle ground? It seems to me that the lines are drawn. A farmer needs to be in either camp. But should they? Why cannot the farmer assess the situation and use the best product to do the job? So let’s take a look at the two systems and see if they can fit together. Chemical farming is about just using chemicals solely to fix problems and apply key elements. That means the chemical farmer will use N.P.K.S. fertilisers. If a pest or disease arises on their farm, they will find a spray or pesticide or fungicide that will kill off the pest that has caused the problem. For every problem there is a chemical that will fix it. Continuing down this track means there always has to be newer and stronger chemicals to deal with the current situation or, in the case of fertiliser, using more of it to get the desired growth required. On the other hand the biological farmer should be asking the question “So why has this pest or disease caused this problem?” If there is a cause, and often there is, it means having to deal with the cause and the problem will be dealt to. For example, the common cause for grass staggers, milk fever and bloat is too much potash in the pasture — there is an imbalance between potash, magnesium, calcium and sodium. Bring these elements into balance and often the problem is solved, which is what we do at Fertilizer New Zealand Limited. Other imbalances cause infertility in stock, sore feet and the list goes on. But biological farming is a whole lot more than that. It is about having an active soil. Farmers have said in the past to ‘spell’ the soil or wait and the soil will heal itself. If this is the case, for the soil to change it has to be alive. In other words it must have biological activity — if it doesn’t, then it might as well be moon dust. Over the years as a farming community, we

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