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A well-known livestock scientist Dr Jason Archer has been appointed to the role of Genetics Specialist — Livestock with Beef + Lamb New Zealand. General manager Dan Brier says he is thrilled that Jason is joining the team, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in animal genetics and breeding. Prior to joining B+LNZ Genetics, Jason, who has an agricultural science degree and a PhD in animal breeding and genetics, worked as a consultant with AbacusBio. He had previously worked with AgResearch for 12 years. While specialising in genetics, Jason has worked with broader farm systems and thinks strategically to solve problems and ensure solutions are applicable on-farm. “Jason is very highly regarded in the sector and is well known to many farmers with a strong background in beef cattle and deer breeding and management. He has had over 25 years’ experience working in Australia and New Zealand, as well as with international beef breed associations in the USA and Canada,” says Mr Brier. His role at B+LNZ Genetics will involve providing direction to both sheep and beef programmes, providing a key link between the science, data strategy and practical application of genetics across the industry.
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Unity brings success by Ann van Engelen Brothers Manoj Kumar and Sumit Kamboj have proven that being teachable pays off as they took out the 2021 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year award.
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The brothers believe that talking with other farmers has been key to their learning experience and success in the industry
ideas with other farmers. We came here with nothing, and we have found talking to others is the best way to learn. “After managing one season, a contract milking position came available with our employers, and then Sumit went into farm management. After a couple of seasons, we were offered contract milking on another of their farms and a sharemilking position as well. “We have quite a big staff and milk 760 cows. One farm is a system two, and one is a system four. On the system four, we use maize silage, palm kernel and grass silage. “On the system two, we use a bit of palm kernel during winter and grass silage. When we first arrived, the system two farm achieved 370kgMS per cow, and we have lifted that to 420kgMS using the extra supplement. “We have achieved 530kgMS per cow up from 390kgMS on the system four. We do nine weeks mating and calve over eight weeks. Our herd is Friesian Kiwi Cross, and we AI the tail end with short gestation Kiwi cross. “When my parents came here to visit, mum cried all night as we had no neighbours, and she thought we were isolated here in Paihiatua/Eketahuna.
When she met the farm owners, she was happy and realised we are fine. “We have made lots of friends, and New Zealand is now our home. We enjoy attending farming discussion groups and networking with others in the industry. We wouldn’t be where we are without our employers who gave us the support and opportunity. “Giving a sharemilking opportunity to a migrant was a risk they were willing to take to help us. They didn’t know us when we applied, and we understand that they gave us a chance. “Their help has helped us get to where we are today. “We focus on minimising waste and increasing the farm efficiency. We have worked really hard, and it has paid off. “When we went to Hamilton for the awards, we didn’t have a speech ready as we thought if we got a merit we would be very lucky, as all the regional winners were outstanding. When we were announced as the national winners, we were surprised. “We are very immersed in the Kiwi culture now. “We used to go home nearly every year, or our parents would come here,
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Tori has started around 50 horses in the last 10 years as well as helping with other horse work. “Over recent years my students challenged me to take on one of the Kaimanawa horses from the annual muster. I had no desire to train a wild horse, but this year the opportunity came up to be a part of the Freedom to Friendship Kaimanawa Challenge. “The Kaimanawa Heritage Horses Association has a group of professional trainers that they endorse. The trainers adopt a horse to care for and I was chosen as a wild card trainer. You have six months to tame and train the horse. “I decided it is time to take up the challenge and try my hand at putting the
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principals that I use with domesticated horses to the wild horses. I received two horses, my one and another came as his mate, which I am taming for a friend. The basic principles I teach are the concept of horses communicating with each other through facial expressions and body language. They see us as predatory and I am excited to see if what I am teaching is accurate. “Working with a horse that has had no human interaction before is a challenge. As much as I tame and train horses, they are going to teach me more. I can then pass what I learn to other people. It is like a little circle where I am helping the horses but they are helping me and that is very special. “Adopting the Kaimanawa horses is important as people don’t realise what a special breed they are. They have been in the Kaimanawa ranges in the Central North Island for around 150 years and are completely wild. They see army personnel working
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Tori Banta is taming and training a stallion as part of the Freedom to Friendship Kaimanawa Challenge
them. If you overcrowd that area they can’t find enough food and become unhealthy. Before the herd was managed they came out in poorer condition with issues such as excessive lice. That is nowhere near as bad now. Keeping the herd numbers down by people adopting them means the ones left behind don’t have to struggle for resources and thrive. “This year there were 506 horses counted and they needed to get the figure down to around 300 for the optimum number. “They try to find homes for around 100 horses, but due to Covid the muster didn’t happen last year, so this year 200 homes needed finding. “KHH and DOC decided to only muster those they had homes for, so only 125 were removed and none were
culled. Although they are taken out of their natural habitat, they do thrive in domestication if that initial process is done kindly. “You need to take it slowly to let them adjust, and understand they have never been behind fences or close to humans. Staying in the Kaimanawas is not a reality considering the space that is there. “It is a special thing to be a part of helping them to adjust to what we see as normal but is foreign to them. Kaimanawa horses are a super special breed and to lose them because of mismanagement would be such a shame.” Read more about Tori’s experience with the Kaimanawa horses next month.
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When the original hot hatchbacks of the 1980s hit the scene, they were a breath of fresh air due to being a new concept. Small, agile, easy to park and with a grin-engaging turn of speed, cars like the Golf GTi and Toyota Starlet delivered economical thrills. They also delivered economical horsepower. Looking back from the present day, when three hundred horses is seen as the benchmark for a sporty machine, the hundred or so ponies packed under the hoods of those early hatchbacks looks positively wimpy. On paper, at least. Take a spin, and you’ll still find yourself smiling ear to ear. Why? Power to weight ratio. That is why the news of a Can-Am Commander side-by-side off-roader with a 100hp Rotax engine is on a par with advice that chocolate now helps you lose weight. When it comes to having fun, a small, light and nimble machine with 100 horses to unleash is going to do the business like very little else. Now, to be certain, Can-Am has also developed the 2021 Commander for serious stuff. It’s factory-fresh with the biggest cargo bed in its class, and the ability to tow 900kg comes as standard. Can-Am engineers have made this version of the Commander safer, more sturdy, more rigid, and more featurepacked than any before. Most of all, though, you can imagine the lab-coated and flat-capped folks with their rulers and pencils waiting to finish designing the new Commander so they can have a turn out in the mud. Antidive geometry and arched suspension
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