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Deer velvet potential Three companies marketing deer velvet antler in Asia, CK Import Export, PGG Wrightson and Provelco, have formed a coalition to develop a market for NZ velvet as a health food ingredient in China. Deer Industry New Zealand mar keting manager Rhys Griffiths says the companies are collaborating to get the critical mass needed to make an impact. In all other respects, they will continue to compete vigorously with each other for sales and farmer supply. “Deer velvet and red ginseng, two of the two most highly-prized ingredients in traditional oriental medicine, have in recent years enjoyed an explosion in demand from South Korea for use in branded natural health products to combat fatigue and boost immunity,” says Mr Griffiths. “The aim of the coalition is to replicate this phenomenon in China, where locally produced and imported velvet is still mainly used in traditional medicines. Richard Dunsheath, Shanghai-based NZ Trade A Shanghai-based business Commissioner with some high-value, velvet-based development manager will be doing health-food products marketed in Korea the groundwork. Their role will be to identify and work with a small group of brand-name companies that are willing “China has introduced strict food to develop and promote products based safety laws in recent years. New Zealand on velvet from New Zealand. Interviews is one of only two velvet producing for the position are now underway. countries that can comply with these. “The success of these products We have an MPI-administered Regulated would likely give other companies the Control Scheme that ensures that velvet confidence to develop and market is removed and stored in clean facilities, similar products, thereby expanding provides traceability and meets cold demand for velvet from New Zealand. chain management requirements The three companies will collectively from the farm to the market, or until it provide most of the funding, with is processed.” a contribution from NZ Trade and New Zealand also has a National Enterprise and administrative support Velvet Standards Body that manages and some funding from DINZ.” a strict code of welfare to ensure that The business development manager velvet removal is pain-free. Velvet is being hired by Primary Collaboration can be removed only by veterinarians New Zealand, a China-registered or by accredited farmers under company the coalition has joined as a veterinary supervision. member. PCNZ represents several NZ “Collaboration means companies can food and beverage product marketers make faster progress in the market, and in China and works closely with NZTE. it makes it easier to secure government “I look forward to working with them. and industry funding. The venison Collaboration makes a huge amount of industry’s Primary Growth Partnership sense in a market as large and complex programme, Passion 2 Profit, operates as China,” says Shanghai-based NZ on a similar basis,” says DINZ chief Trade Commissioner Richard Dunsheath. executive Innes Moffat.
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Removing soil, silt and gravel has been banned and can no longer be removed from the Tukituki and Waipawa Rivers to prevent the spread of the plant pest Chilean needle grass. “Chilean needle grass has been found on the Tukituki River from where it meets with the Waipawa River to the river mouth, and on the Waipawa River below Stockade Road,” says Hawke’s Bay Regional Council team leader Pest Plants, Alice McNatty. “No amount of gravel or silt can be removed from this area for any reason unless you have an exemption under the Biosecurity Act. Chilean needle grass is a harmful pest and we need cooperation from the public to make sure we prevent it from spreading. “Chilean needle grass is a pest plant in the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Pest Management Plan and can have a severe impact on farm production and animal welfare. “The seed is sharp, and spreads by attaching itself to anything that brushes past the plant. Animals, people, vehicles, machinery and equipment, soil, silt, gravel and contaminated feed can all move Chilean needle grass seed.” Regional Council Schemes team leader Ant Rewcastle says consented gravel extraction has stopped for the time being where the area is infested. “We acknowledge this has caused significant disruption to contractors, business plans and specific projects
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Farming with many talents by Ann van Engelen Tania Cresswell manages her parents’ 55-hectare dairy farm, has artificially inseminated more than 25,000 dairy cows and is often seen on the car-racing circuit. PART TWO
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“Heidi, who was unregistered, lived until she was 18 years old and had nine daughters. I am still milking some of her descendants. We like a sound, reliable cow that can handle the hills and gets in calf every year — the cows who reach the age of 10 or 12 and have just got on with the job and not had any issues. “I also used sexed semen last spring for two ageing pets who had only ever produced one daughter each. One is 12 and the other is 13 years old. They were mated to sexed San Ray FM Beamer-ET S2F and Hallville FM Presley S3F. Fingers crossed for two heifers this spring. “We usually rear about 20 bull calves and sell them weaned. That pays for As farm manager on her parents farm Tania has a herd of Holstein Friesians and Jersey cows
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the milk powder to rear all our calves, including the replacement heifers. I also have my Jersey heifers. They stick to me like glue and are very friendly, inquisitive and intelligent. “With the drought, the Jerseys did very well on once-a-day milking, they were dripping milk. They didn’t dry themselves off and got on with it. They looked after themselves and competed with the big cows for the most part.” Tania is often found in the front seat of a rally car on gravel roads, racing at speeds of more than 200km/h. “I am a co-driver for Ashburton drystock farmer Wayne Muckle in the New Zealand Rally Championship. We used to have a hill climb on the public road that goes past our support block. I would go and watch, and thought it looked fun,” she said. “One year I was able to go for a ride in one of the cars and as they say, the rest is history. I am a navigator and an extra set of eyes for Wayne. It is a pretty crucial role. The car is a Mitsubishi Evo 3, which is fitted with a roll cage and other safety features and can reach speeds of up to 230km/h. “I have been doing that for around 15 years and also jump in with other people who need a co-driver. “I organise where we have to be for each rally. I go over the course, analyse video footage and check our pace notes, which I read while we are racing. I tell the driver what is ahead, where to go and make sure he listens. “If you get it wrong things can go very wrong. Last year we ended up upside down on the opposite side of the road.
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Tania Cresswell has been a co-driver on the car-racing circuit for more than 15 years, navigating for various drivers
That is why I prefer to stick to being a co-driver. It is a cheap way to enjoy the sport. I don’t have to pay for the car, or the repair bill. “My parents are pleased I found something that keeps me happy and I get a break off farm. I have met some neat people along the way. A lot have their own businesses so you get good conversation. We have won a few rounds in various races and placed eighth overall in the top ten in the Group A
class South Canterbury Rally. Half of the co-drivers were women, which was cool. “There is still a positive future for farming, you just have to find how to make it work for you. Don’t be hostile toward change. “If you are cooperative you get a lot further. It is easier to work with people than work against them. ”We have had a milk monitoring system put in, and now I can look up the milk temperature on my phone. The
app alerts you if anything is wrong and you don’t want to find your milk hasn’t chilled for a few hours, it tells you in 10 minutes if something is wrong. I think you have to embrace technology in the future because you will get left behind. “AI is a really fulfilling job and you see other people’s farming systems and their ideas. “You pickup and learn from people and if someone is having a bad season you can help encourage them.” 1 11
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by Ann van Engelen Natalie and Zolton Tolchard have turned their one-and-a-half-acre property in Clive from bare land into a thriving dahlia field growing a wide variety of colours and types.
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and brown material like you would for a compost heap. They help reduce water consumption and increase the heat of the bed, which dahlias love. “Over winter the ground settles, and tubers can be planted out. We started with six beds, and the bare field sang during the summer period with wildlife visiting the riotous, coloured dahlia. We now have 12 beds and are adding another six this winter. “Living in Clive, we are close to the Te Mata hills, and the Kaweka ranges protect us from the Tasman precipitation. This makes it ideal for growing although I am sure dahlias would thrive in any conditions they are grown in. “We have strived to reduce our carbon footprint by recycling things like damaged bread crates. When people
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order tubers or cuttings online from The Dahlia Field, they will often arrive in recycled material such as the rolls carpet comes on for protection.” Tubers are picked over one by one, to ensure diseases are not present. “We do this on lifting at the end of the season as well. We wouldn’t want to pass on diseases, so we are very cautious and sterilise any equipment we use when taking cuttings also to reduce transmitting bacteria. “It took us two years to discover the magnificence of dahlias. We spent six months planning, raising and irrigating our beds and two months of purchasing startup stock. We spent a day planting our first 300 tubers, and our old caravan became a dahlia retirement village to keep them toasty warm over winter. “We dig our tubers up around June, but you can dig them before the frosts start. If you live where frost and water
are not a large concern, a thick mulch of grass clippings, cardboard, hay or straw can be used if you want to leave the tubers in the ground. “Dahlias are very easy to grow. We plant them after the last frost in the year, generally after Labour Day in October depending on where you live in New Zealand. “I dig the hole and dress it with fertiliser with low nitrogen but high in potassium to produce great blooms. When you see them looking a bit lacklustre that is when they are wanting another feed. “I don’t water them until the leaves begin to develop as the tuber contains what the plant needs to grow. They are susceptible to rot if watered too early. I lightly water as it is growing and producing roots. “The leaf formation is the key sign that roots are growing. As they gather
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height watering is increased to twice a week and at the height of the season three to four times a week. “I use white Hortnova netting to support the stalks as some grow to two metres tall. You can also use three stakes tying twine around the stalks and stakes to support the plant also called corralling. “I regularly deadhead those that have bloomed as they produce more blooms as they are cut. “You can encourage long stems by cutting off the side shoots and leaving one to grow. We have recently started attending the Napier Urban Farmers’
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Director elections underway
JANuARY 2021
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Director elections will be held for Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Northern North Island and Northern South Island electoral districts after two nominations were received in each district.
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Gray Baldwin of Putaruru and Martin Coup of Aria will stand in Northern North Island. Martin is the incumbent director for the district and is standing for re-election. Kate Acland of Ashburton and Phil Smith of Culverden will stand in Northern South Island. Phil is the incumbent director for the district and is standing for re-election. Candidate profiles and voting papers will be
posted early February 2021 along with the annual meeting documents, and elections will be conducted by postal and internet voting. The final voting day will be March 12. To be eligible to vote, a livestock farmer must, on June 30 2020, have owned at least 250 sheep, 50 beef cattle or 100 dairy cattle. Candidate profiles are available on the Beef + Lamb NZ website. Livestock farmers who meet
the criteria in either the Northern North Island electorate or Northern South Island electorate are encouraged to contact B+LNZ on 0800 233 352 to check if they are on the electoral roll. The electoral roll closed on Friday, January 15 2021. An election helpline for any questions and further information is available on 0800 666 046 — or you can email iro@electionz.com.
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Polaris and Zero join forces
by Andy Bryenton
Polaris, makers of the popular Ranger, RZR, General and Sportsman off-road vehicles, has partnered up with electric powertrain innovators Zero Motorcycles, adding an injection of Silicon Valley technology to its business model. Polaris says that this 10-year partnership in off-road vehicles and snowmobiles is a cornerstone component of ‘rEV’d up’, its long-term strategy to position the company as the leader in off-road electric vehicles. While Tesla, the big name in on-road electric cars, is flying high with wild stock prices and rumours that they may buy out one of the big four automakers entirely, Polaris seems to be on track to replicate this feat for the world of off-roaders. “Thanks to advancements in power, pricing and performance over the last several years, and with customer interest surging, now is the right time for Polaris, with Zero Motorcycles as a key strategic partner, to aggressively accelerate our position in the development of off-road electric vehicles,” said Scott Wine, chairman and CEO of Polaris. Wine is not fooling around; models developed jointly by the two firms will see the light of day by the end of this year, and an EV version of every Polaris product, from the Baja desert-beating RZR to the snow, by 2025. “Zero Motorcycles’ mastery of the electric powertrain for powersports is unmatched in the market. We believe this transformative partnership will enable us to leapfrog technological hurdles around range and cost while
Polaris and Zero Motorcycles have joined forces to storm the off-road world, promising exciting new electric vehicles on sand, dirt, mud and snow
providing a tremendous speed-tomarket advantage. Leveraging the strengths of our teams, Polaris and Zero will collaborate to shape the future of powersports.” Zero Motorcycles CEO Sam Paschel is equally enthusiastic about combining his firm’s tech know-how with the manufacturing might of Polaris and its
global reach. With Polaris’ scale and broad product line-up, this strategic partnership will be the largest in Zero Motorcycles’ history. Under this 10-year exclusive agreement, Polaris will develop, manufacture and sell electrified ORVs and snowmobiles using Zero’s powertrain technology, hardware and
software. From the local perspective Alan Collins, Polaris managing director Australia and New Zealand, said: “This news is very exciting for our part of the world. “Our sales of the Ranger EV have grown year-on-year substantially proving the desire from our customers for this type of product.”
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Silver lining on wheels
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by Andy Bryenton
The year 2020 may go down in history as one of the low points, alongside honourable mentions such as 1666 and 1918, but thanks to the relentless momentum and timescale of the auto industry, it was a good year for cars. Most new cars have a gestation spanning years of research, development and crash tests before they see the showroom. That’s why some models linger on with facelift after facelift until they can be wheeled right from the forecourt to a motor museum. A little something like a global viral outbreak did little to slow down the release of new models touting the latest technology. Neither did it slow down sales, which have been relatively buoyant in New Zealand. When it comes to the best of 2020, then, what was the top of the tree? It’s an offering from serial car of the year winners Mercedes Benz, that memorably pipped everyone else for the very first car of the year in 1886, by inventing the car before everyone else. This time, it’s their all-electric SUV, the EQC, which has beaten an admittedly much more challenging field to take top honours. The EQC, which is the subject of a current, somewhat confusing television ad campaign that also features the 1886 Benz-autowagen, is a huge departure for the company that created diesel and boasts several of the 20th century’s greatest cars and petrol engines in its gallery of hits. Contrast the EQC with the venerable, still-trendy G-Wagen, and you’ll find no
Mercedes EQC — the all-electric sports utility, which took out the top spot in New Zealand’s 2020 Car of the Year awards
5.5-litre V8 fettled by the boys at AMG. The key words used by Mercedes about the EQC are ‘near-silent’, ‘practical’ and ‘refined’, as befits a smooth and gadget-laden flagship sports utility for the urban cruise rather than military manoeuvres. The price at the pump is totally negated, with two asynchronous electric motors replacing the traditional
cylinders and pistons. The range is a handy 354 kilometres according to the United State’s EPA rating, though this traditionally grades lower than Kiwi road tests. That puts the EQC out of the shadow of range anxiety for most local users. Even the $142,900 price tag seems reasonable when weighed against the
other heavy hitters of the Mercedes range. With the world going electric, the stylishly appointed Benz was a clever choice for the car of the year. Still, most motorists will be focussed on what derives from its technology, as we collectively wait for EVs to rival oldfashioned internal combustion on initial investment cost.
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