Hawke's Bay Farming Lifestyles, August 2017

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“The appointments have come as a result of a rigorous search and selection process and many hours were spent finding the right directors who have the required specific skill sets and bring diversity of thinking,” says Wools of New Zealand chair Mark Shadbolt.

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Beef continues to grow During the past year, New Zealand’s beef cattle herd increased by 2.8 per cent — to 3.6 million head — while the decline in the sheep flock slowed sharply as sheep numbers recovered in key regions after drought and other challenges.

The annual stock number survey conducted by Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service highlights the continued growth in beef production, as farmers move towards livestock that are less labour-intensive and currently more profitable.

“The largest contributor to the increase in the number of beef cattle was a five per cent lift in weaner cattle numbers, reflecting the high cost of buying older cattle as replacements and good grass availability.

Meanwhile, the size of New Zealand’s beef breeding cow herd did not change,” says B+LNZ Economic Service chief economist Andrew Burtt.

“The number of breeding ewes fell in most regions of New Zealand — and by 1.9 per cent overall. The exception was in Marlborough-Canterbury, where there was a small increase (+0.3%) following the prolonged drought.

“Ewe numbers decreased 2.6 per cent to 8.7 million in the North Island, while South Island numbers dropped 1.1 per cent to 9.1 million.

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flock is up on last year with numbers increasing 1.7 per cent to 8.7 million, largely due to replacement ewe hoggets being retained on the East Coast to build up flocks, and an increase in Marlborough-Canterbury to take advantage of the improvement in feed supplies after a number of difficult years caused by drought and natural disasters.

Mr Burtt says ewes were in good condition at mating, and going into winter, due to feed availability.

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Working together for success

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Beginning with family on Hawke’s Bay’s Mangaroa and Ruakaka stations, Matawai sheep and beef farmers Eugene and Pania King are preparing for the succession of future generations on the family land.

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ugene grew up on the family farm in Taranaki and Pania grew up on her grandparents’ farm in Waimana and spent a lot of time in Te Urewera.

“My grandfather was the ranger and we did lots of possuming and hunting. I loved it and still do,” said Pania.

The couple decided to make farming their career 16 years ago when they both took a step back from shearing in New Zealand and around the world, but still do their own shearing on the farm.

They have four sons — 17-year-old Levi, 13-year-old Haeora, 12-year-old Erueti and 6-year-old Taane.

“We moved to Hawke’s Bay from Taranaki when our eldest son was nine months old. Eugene helped run the family farm with his brother in Whangamomona,” says Pania.

The four King siblings and their partners then put their funds together and moved into partnership and brought Mangaroa Station and leased Ruakaka Station, going on and purchasing Ruakaka three years later.

Eventually Eugene and Pania purchased Kiriroa Station, which they have farmed for the past three years.

“We farmed together for 12 years on Mangaroa and Ruakaka stations and our goal was always for each family to own their own farm,” says Eugene.

“We are still strongly connected and involved in farming business practices together. It has been great as we have different points of view, so when we put our opinions together we are a strong unit and get good solutions to problems.

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completed stockyard and infrastructure development, subdivision and replaced many kilometres of fencing.”

The 347ha property is 297ha effective and is described as a quarter flat, half rolling and a quarter steep. They also lease a further 154ha (60ha effective).

Kiriroa Station is home to kahikatea forest and mature native bush. A further two hectares has been fenced and planted in young native trees and grasses to create habitat for the Weka.

It is the start of many more riparian plantings to be done on Kiriroa.

“We do all our own pest management with trapping and night shooting.”

The farm has sheep and beef, including 1,800 ewes and 500 hoggets and a range of bulls and steers, and has run an average of 11 stock units per effective hectare for the past two years.

Using capital expenditure wisely and controlling expenses whilst working hard, they have increased the farm’s economic surplus.

“We have now moved into a full beeftrading system,” says Eugene.

“I pride myself on having our stock in the best condition they can be in and am a great believer in feeding stock well.

We utilise the grass and put in 16ha of winter brassica crops and this year we are trialling a kale swede mix.”

Last season they slaughtered 2609 lambs through AFFCO at an average weight of 18.4kg. The average weight of the R2 heifers was 240kg, the twoyear-old bulls averaged 334kg and the R3 steers averaged 331kg. The next step with their succession plan is for

Everyone in the King family is involved in caring for the property and looking after the animals their children. “Those interested in agriculture will have the opportunity to work on our farms to get experiences first hand,” says Pania.

“Eugene and I compliment each other in so many ways — we work hard as well as try our best to keep a good family balance. Our family always comes first and we are working towards schooling our four sons at Lindisfarne College.

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Farming for the greater good

The Hart family own Mangarara Station fondly known as ‘the family farm’ in Elsthorpe and have found success by taking on a regenerative agriculture approach to their farming methods.

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n 1996 Greg and Rachel Hart shifted onto the 610 hectares that make up Mangarara Station which has been traditionally run as a sheep and cattle farm since the 1850s.

The farm is a diverse mix of lakes, wetlands, peat flats, rolling and steep hills, pasture, native and exotic trees.

“We were very conventional and really production focussed. We were part of a discussion group with some award winning farmers in Hawke’s Bay but we got to a point when we asked “how much is enough.” Then around the time our first child was born we started thinking about his future and the food that we would be feeding him.”

The duo started a journey exploring sustainable and regenerative options.

“We looked at the position we’re in as land owners and asked ourselves,

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They began looking at pastoral agriculture and production which largely relied on bringing fertilisers from the other side of the world.

“Farm fertility took us down the track of the organic and ecological agricultural approach. It was a whole lot of learning, book reading, and visiting farms to learn about biological principles.”

One of the biggest changes the couple has made to the land has been reducing sheep numbers and getting more cattle onto the farm as they move to a system of holistic grazing which is a management technique.

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The system that Mangarara has adapted uses large mobs of cattle which are shifted daily so they are constantly on the move and offered fresh and tall grass pasture every day.

As the cattle graze, some of the grass is trampled onto the surface and with the addition of dung and urine from the animals, a compost-like mulch forms which in turn puts nutrients back into the soil.

Greg says taller grass also has a bigger root system that enables the plant to access more nutrients and water from deeper in the soil profile as well as depositing carbon from the atmosphere back into the soil.

In 2008 Greg and Rachel approached Air New Zealand about an idea to exchange air points for a tree planting project.

“We just happened to be in the right place at the right time and were fortunate to get some funding from the Air New Zealand Environment Trust.”

Over three years the funding allowed the Hart family to plant 85,000 trees on their property — something that Greg says has transformed the landscape.

In exchange for the funding the farm has been opened up to the public and they have cemented the relationship with Air NZ. Greg said they felt it was important for visitors to understand how food is

produced and where it came from.

“We wanted to connect people back the land and food. It seemed obvious to have a lodge so people can really experience the farm and also have it set up as an education space.”

Since 2008 the majority of the 106,000 trees now planted on the farm have been New Zealand natives.

“As our farm is all about diversity we have planted dozens of exotic species including timber lots of pine and eucalyptus and Himalayan cyprus. There is a 4.5 hectare block of 12 different species of oak which eventually will be for timber but until then pigs will graze underneath them eating acorns and they look great on a dry hillside.”

Another venture Greg and Rachel have undertaken is trying to raise awareness about wise food choices and launched the Mangarara ‘meat box’ last year.

“Every mouthful of food we take is grown in a way that is either degrading the planet or it can be from a system like ours that is regenerating the land and water and increasing biodiversity.”

Greg says Mangarara has definitely generated a lot of “curiosity” but thinks the conversation is starting to change.

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Josh had heard about Hawke’s Baybased deer velvet supplements Gevir through support by local retailers. After three shoulder reconstruction surgeries he turned to the product in a bid to ease a dull ache and constant numbness.

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Josh and Penny bought a farm close to Hastings and Havelock North when they moved back to Hawke’s Bay in 2011.

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He’s currently implementing a new international growth strategy.

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Green feed on demand “The capability of producing in excess of 100 tonnes of fresh green feed a year from an area less than the size of a 20’ shipping container is a game changer when it comes to intensification of livestock feed production.”

David Petterson of Fodder NZ, says: “Whether you are feeding calves, cattle, sheep, deer, goats, pigs , horses or any number of exotic species, the ability to provide fresh nutritious green feed each and every day is a massive leap forward in captive cropping.”

The Fodder NZ system centres on the sprouting of barley under computerised climatically controlled growing conditions. While the systems are built around a modular framework, Fodder NZ can adapt the layout to meet the production requirements of the end user, working with farmers to optimise space and production.

With a fodder shed, droughts or floods no longer define the limitations of the farm management plan. With a Fodder NZ growing facility these events are met with a fresh, sustainable daily

available feed supply. The growing shed in particular presents the opportunity to grow the feed platform without increasing the physical size of the farm.

While the transportable growing rooms offered by Fodder NZ can produce green feed ranging from 44 tonnes to 182 tonnes a year, Petterson says the transportable rooms were just the beginning of the production potential of Fodder NZ’s growing facilities.

Large scale production gains are made in the one tonne-a-day-plus growing sheds.

One of the real benefits of the Fodder NZ system is that existing farm sheds can be retro fitted to grow fodder, eliminating the need to buy or build a purpose-built shed. While configurations of sheds can vary, as a guide, a shed 11m x 7m could produce around 360

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New safety rules need observing Agriculture equipment standing idle is not going to help the bottom line and many farmers take the opportunity to undertake contract work to boost their income sources.

Like any business venture, care is needing in setting up, and in this day and age there is a huge emphasis on health and safety.

Last year the New Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) came into effect which repealed the Health

and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

Good health and safety practice is not something you can just buy off the shelf and farmers need to build health and safety into everyday activity on-farm. The same applies when they venture out into other endeavors.

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WorkSafe’s agriculture programme manager, Al McCone, says while many farmers will want to get consultants in to give them expert advice, there is no single product or document that is a silver bullet for farm safety.

Farmers should only employ competent and qualified professional health and safety advisors. “When selecting a new contractor or buying stock, farmers do their homework,” says Mr McCone.

“They shop around, look online, ask other farmers and make a decision based on sound information. The same should apply to buying health and safety advice and resources.

For a would-be farming contractor, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment can offer health safety direction advice as well as directions on tendering for work.

It says tendering can be time

consuming but it can also lead to substantial rewards.

‘You should think carefully before, during and after the process.

Finding the right opportunities, doing the prep work and being vigorous during the tendering process will increase your chances of winning contracts,’ it says.

You’ll need to think about the day-to-day and long-term effects on your business as well as those all important health and safety requirements.

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Technology cares for the land

by Paul Campbell

Technology in the 21st century would no doubt baffle the farmers who broke in the Hawke’s Bay farms of last century but today it has become an essential tool for the agriculture industry.

The Global Positioning System and its spin-offs have advanced out of sight combining real-time data collection with accurate position information that is available on a smartphone .

GPS is being used to achieve precision farming enabling the land-owner and the rural contractor to develop the most effective soil/plant treatment strategies enabling higher farm production while GPS mapping allows aerial top dressers and bulk spreaders to carry out the precise application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilisers.

That’s vital for the bottom line as better control and spread of costly fertiliser, accurate spraying and vegetation control is possible, reducing overall expenses, producing a higher yield, and even more importantly creating a more environmentally friendly farm with strict application controls possible.

Precision agriculture is about collecting timely geospatial information on soil-plant-animal requirements

and prescribing and applying sitespecific treatments to increase agricultural production.

But it is not only ground or aerial spreading that has taken a huge leap forward. All other aspects of farming have benefited, with field-placed sensors in stock paddocks, croplands and orchards sending real time data to phones, i-pads and computers. Farmers are seeing benefits from micromanaging their fields.

The benefits of precision agriculture are not only limited to the large farms with huge capital investments and experience with information technologies.

There are inexpensive and easy-to-use methods and techniques. Information needed for improving land and water use can be collected.

Farmers can improve the use of fertilisers and other soil amendments, determining the economic threshold for treating pest and weed infestations, and protecting natural resources for future

use. Farm equipment manufacturers are also adopting sophisticated GPS devices to help farmers and agribusinesses become more productive and efficient.

The accuracy of GPS creates farm maps with precise acreage for field areas,

road locations and distances between points of interest.

GPS allows farmers to accurately navigate to specific locations in the field, year after year, to collect soil samples or just monitor conditions.

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A versatile helping hand

by Andy Bryenton

A great asset on the building site and a common sight wherever hard-hats are worn, the punchy little skid-steer loader has long been associated with hard work. out with super-wide floatation treads — but that’s just the start.

As CAT’s range of skid steers has seen action in arenas from forestry to snow clearance, they’ve learned a thing or two about both riding smoothly over rough terrain and retaining heavy loads while doing it. The engineers behind the 239D have incorporated an advanced fully independent torsion axle suspension system, allowing smooth delivery of power via those big wide treads from CAT’s C2.2 high-torque engine. This, and a comfortable cab for the operator take care of the ‘back end’ — but it’s the option up front which have

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tillers to turn over the soil. Potentially, a combo of these attachments could turn wasteland into productive land using one base machine. There’s also a series of forks and bale grabs, spikes and silage pit defacers which can be a big help when it’s feed prep season.

Add it up — and don’t discount the need for that classic bucket setup — and the little CAT skid steer looks like a good all year round proposition.

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As well as the usual buckets and dozer blades people usually associate with skid steers, CAT offer a range of trenchers for drainage work, post hole borers and augers. When it’s time to clear land the brushcutters which the 239D can mount are a terror to gorse and scrub, and can be followed up with stump grinders, mulchers and then

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Now, many rural contractors who wish to expand their operations into land reclamation or clearance are looking to this extra ‘pair of hands’ as an effective tool that offers multiple roles.

Take for example the CAT 239D skid steer — a small and compact unit which will be right at home in confined spaces, but which packs an arsenal of tools and a whole lot of hydraulic power.

Easy to use and simple to transport, this skid steer can take the place of larger machines where a full sized dozer or front-load digger could either not fit in or could damage the ground. For just this reason, the 239D can come specced

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A Blue Do for cancer care It’s Blue September again and the Prostate Cancer Foundation is getting the message out to Kiwi men to get checked for prostate cancer.

This year it is all about having a ‘Blue Do’ so get organised with some mates, colleagues and family, and arrange an event to spread the message and raise some funds to support the foundation.

Farmers, tradies, workmates and radio hosts are all getting in on the act.

You can check out upcoming events and get ideas for your own Blue Do on the website. Perhaps you fancy a blue breakfast, a blue barbecue or a blueberry bake off? Or organise a Blue Friday like many workplaces organise. It really gets people involved in dressing up, preparing some novelty food, and focusses on awareness of prostate cancer.

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the disease, and how hard it was to talk about it and what the prospects might be. Fortunately for them the outcome was good.

Early detection is the key. With one in eight men getting prostate cancer, catching the disease early and getting effective treatment saves lives.

That’s the central message this Blue September.

Family members can be a great incentive and encouragement for the men in their family to go to the GP and get a check. Don’t leave it to the men — they are often a bit slack in looking after their health. If they won’t go to get a check themselves, make an appointment and get them along.

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New mastitis antibiotic A new ready to use antibiotic formulation for treating mastitis that took seven years to develop, register and launch is now available for New Zealand dairy farmers.

Penethaject RTU has a unique formulation that requires no pre-mixing.

It is the first time such a formulation has been developed anywhere in the world.

“Penethaject RTU will make it easier for farmers to effectively treat clinical mastitis, a condition affecting 10-20 per cent of New Zealand’s five million dairy cows every year,” says Bayer dairy veterinarian Dr Ray Castle.

“The active ingredient known as Penethamate, previously came in powder form and had to be mixed together with a liquid to create an injectable solution.

“Developing a pre-formulated version had been a scientific challenge for many years until scientists in Bayer New Zealand’s laboratories worked with Otago University to create a stable formulation, something that had never been achieved before.”

Dr Castle says Penethamate is stable long term as a powder, but not as a liquid.

“The challenge was to create a liquid formulation in which the active ingredient remained stable and active without caking or sticking together in clumps.

“It is a world first and confirms New Zealand’s position as a leader in dairy science.”

Dr Castle says the chemistry in Penethaject, a form of penicillin allows

Dr Ray Castle at Moovimbee Farms

antibiotic concentrations to build up in a cow’s udder. These concentrations are up to 10 times higher than those achieved by other penicillin formulations. This allows the antibiotic to directly work on the mastitis bacteria, particularly Streptococcus uberis - the most common bacteria responsible for mastitis in New Zealand.

Once the mastitis is treated, the antibiotic quickly leaves the milk, allowing the cow to be back in milk production, in some cases within 48 hours.

“As farmers head into the milking season they need to be particularly alert to the clinical signs of mastitis, which include changes in the colour and consistency of the milk, and/or redness, heat, and swelling in the udder,” says Dr Castle.

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Therapy for osteoarthritis Last edition we discussed how high levels of chondroitin sulphate (CS) help joints affected by osteoarthritis (OA). An excellent 2010 study ‘Chondroitin sulphate in the treatment of osteoarthritis’ (Y. Herotin, PhD) identified the actions of CS on arthritic joints.

They identified over 30 positive changes in arthritic joints with high doses of chondroitin sulphate. It is worth noting that the dosages in the study were much higher than in many joint products. Most products have around 250mg of CS whereas the study used 800mg or more. I generally commence therapy even higher with 1500mg of high grade chondroitin.

The anti-inflammatory effects of high doses of CS appear to inhibit inflammatory chemicals including prostaglandins and COX-2 enzymes.

These are the targets of antiinflammatory drugs which is why they can be effective at reducing pain.

Secondly high levels of CS appear to slow the rate of cartilage loss. One suggested mechanism is that CS appears to protect the chondrocyte cells responsible for maintaining cartilage. Research showed that CS can actually prevent the death of chondrocytes which is the real driver behind cartilage loss.

Thirdly high levels of CS appear

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to be anabolic — it appears to be able to generate new cartilage. The mechanisms here seems to be that CS stimulates chondrocyte cells to increase production of collagen and other compounds needed to make new cartilage.

By way of example I have been helping someone with OA in her knees, back and hands. She had been using a joint supplement heavily weighted towards glucosamine rather than chondroitin. We added a supplement with high levels of CS with noticeable improvements on this combination with less pain and more mobility. I am sure the extra curcumin and Omega 3 all helped with these improvements.

John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv.Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For questions or advice contact John on 0800 423 559 or email john@abundant.co.nz.

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RURAL WHEELS ADVERTORIAL

Light and heavy machinery service The award-winning team at Eastern Truck and Marine support a range of heavy and light equipment with servicing, repair, maintenance and parts, offering both workshop and field options.

Based conveniently just off the expressway on the corner of Austin Street and Prebensen Drive, the local Napier business has been servicing the Hawke’s Bay region since 1983.

The Eastern Truck and Marine team is made up of 35 staff members including qualified technicians, administration personnel and six apprentices.

General manager Neil Lawrence says

“Eastern Truck and Marine has a strong commitment to training young people in Hawke’s Bay.” That forward-thinking attitude comes through in other aspects of the business, too.

Although Neil and the team primarily focus on truck parts, repairs and maintenance they also look after diesel powered equipment including loaders, back up generators and irrigation

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pumps. They are also the Hawke’s Bay parts and service agents for Kenworth, DAF and Iveco Trucks along with Cummins engines — all huge names in the field.

“We can offer repairs, maintenance and service for pretty much any farm equipment that has a diesel engine — in a particular those little diggers which are mainly used for excavation work,” says Neil.

“No job is too small or too big. We can either deal with the work here or at the customer’s site, if it’s impractical to

bring it into town.” The business services jobs as far afield as Waipukurau and Waipawa, and is also capable of dealing with forestry equipment such as log handlers.

“We can deal with anything classified as heavy equipment. We have a specialist construction division to help, says Neil.

“Get in touch today, as we are always looking for new opportunities and challenges for our people!”

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Caring for your radiator Crawford Radiator Centre situated at 56 Corunna Bay, Napier is owned by Leigh Crawford and was started some 30 years ago by her husband Brent.

Brent died two-and-a-half years ago and I decided to carry on the business myself as it was his baby. I was a pharmacy girl and when he was diagnosed with a lung disease I came in and we worked together, Brent on the tools with me in the office. Then the table turned and life became the other way round. He taught me well.

Our logo is ‘The best little core house in Corunna Bay’.

People need to be aware that a lot of substandard products have become available online and I only sell the top three brands of new radiators and they all come with a 12 or 24 month warranty.

I can check and analyse what is needed to be done and work with the radiator out of the vehicle. I do soldering of copper brass, truck radiators, alloy or aluminium with plastic tanks, recore and repair. I can test tanks for leaks and flow then can take the necessary action to restore them.

Two hundred radiators are in stock with an overnight service available if I

do not have what is needed, and there is no charge for freight.

My prices are competitive. I would rather sell a good product and know my clients are being looked after.

If you maintain your radiator your vehicle will be that much more cared for.

Products like coolant or antifreeze are radiator conditioners and using distilled water is beneficial because normal tap water is full of calcium and blocks up the radiator.

I work on old cars and vintage vehicles as well.

I have just done a 1937 flat deck and a Studebaker — it is certainly a job with lots of variety.

I am very customer focussed and believe in caring for my clients. If the tools are going the answer phone will be on.

Brent always said there are three types of service — good, cheap and fast — and you can pick any two. Cheap and fast won’t be good — fast and good won’t be cheap.

Crawford

Keeping it local. Quality radiator's, repairs, recores and free pressure & flow tests.

I am all about quality, let me do the miles for you.

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