Manawatu
FARMING Lifestyles
January 2016 Edition
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Safer Farms campaign launched
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Over the cattle stop feature What’s happening over the cattle stop? As any farmer knows, the answer is — ‘everything!’ — as you can see in our light-hearted front page cartoon. This January the Northern Farming Lifestyles is a little different, as we’ve matched all of the
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Septic tanks and multi-stage septic systems are delicately balanced environments. It does not take much to upset them. Common practice is to ignore the septic system until problems occur, such as nasty odours, leach line blockages, untreated liquid rising to the surface or gurgling toilets taking time to empty. Good practice is to always keep your septic system well maintained.
Wo r k S a f e New Zealand’s new Safer Farms campaign endeavours to dispel health and safety misconceptions in the farming community and the role of its organisation. The myth-busting series takes aim at the top ten tall tales doing the rounds about improving health and safety on New Zealand farms. Worksafe agricultural programme manager Al McCone said the aim is to cut through the confusion so farmers can get the facts. “We’ve been talking to farmers and listening to their feedback about what they’re hearing about health and safety, such as banning quadbikes, banishing kids from the farm, and mountains of new paperwork. “The good news is none of that is true,” he said. “With the myth-busting series, we have sorted the fact from fiction so farmers can be clear about what they need to do to keep themselves, their families and workers, healthy and safe.” The series, which can be viewed at www.saferfarms.org.nz, provides strategies for making a farm safety plan, guides covering key points and information on a variety of topics, as well as identification of common hazards and suggestions on managing these. WorkSafe health and safety news is available and a resource section contains templates and information sheets. A list of some of the most commonly-asked
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health and safety questions offers quick-find answers with the opportunity to post additional questions. Mr McCone said many farmers are surprised to hear that the claims they’ve heard are in fact untrue. “The launch of our farming health and safety campaign, Safer Farms, has sparked some vigorous debate but busting these myths will go a long way to putting some of the rumours to rest so farmers can concentrate on making farms safe and healthy places to work and live.”
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Preparations are well underway for this year’s New Zealand Ploughing Championships to be held in the Manawatu from April 16-17. Hosted by the Manawatu Ploughing Match Association, the championships will cover four different classes: conventional; reversible; vintage and horse ploughing. Thirty-three competitors, from as far as the southern tip of the South Island and north to Waikato, are expected to take part in the event. Six competitors have entered in the horse-drawn ploughing class. An action-packed week is planned for competitors in the lead-up to the championships with two days of practise, a day tour around the Manawatu, a trophy-rededication service and a mayoral reception. This will be followed by the two days of competition with the first day ploughing on stubble and the second day on grass. Winners of the conventional and reversible classes will represent New Zealand at the World Final in Kenya next year. The vintage class winner and runnerup will receive an invitation to travel to England in September this year to compete in the first World Vintage Ploughing Championships. The event will be held on the Henson’s farm, 137 Penny Road, south of Sanson. Property owner, Paul Henson, is the Manawatu Ploughing Match Association president and has represented New Zealand several times at the World
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Ploughing Championships. The New Zealand Ploughing Championships are only held in the North Island every four years. This competition was last hosted by the Manawatu Ploughing Match Association more than 20 years ago. Plenty of entertainment is lined up for spectators with a tractorpull competition, displays of vintage machinery and military vehicles, craft stalls, and a bouncy castle for children.
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he Bielski family have a long history of farming in the Rangiwahia district. Steve’s greatgrandparents emigrated from Poland in the 1880s and the family has lived in the area for four generations. Steve and Mary were the third generation to farm sheep on the family’s 1,000 acre property. The couple raised their three sons, Hamish, Pete and Dave on the farm. All of the boys showed an interest in pursuing agriculture as a career when they finished secondary school. To
further their knowledge, two of them took up farm cadetships at Smedley Station and Dave attended Taratahi Agricultural Training School. Hamish and Dave worked together at Mount Linton Station in Southland. Hamish now runs an equity farm at Clinton near Balclutha and Dave has taken up the position as general manager at Craigmore Station near Timaru. Pete is a licenced builder, working in Christchurch. Over a period of time, Steve and Mary decided to switch to a sheep breed that was more suited to filling consumer requirements.
by Denise Gunn Texels have been the main focus of Steve and Mary Bielski’s farming operation since the early 1990s.
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The Bielski’s first Texel-cross lambs were born on their high-country farm in spring 1992, following a cold winter with heavy snowfalls. Steve and Mary were amazed how quickly the lambs got onto their feet despite the freezing conditions, and how well they performed. Texel wool is white and bulky, and tends to spring back when squashed. It has proven ideal for use in top-quality carpet and also for Asia’s futon market. Steve said the meat, which is lean, tender and
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A new season ram lamb succulent, cooks 30 percent faster than traditional lamb. “They are a very muscular sheep with big hindquarters.” Texel lamb has consistently placed in the New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards, also known as the Glammies. “They are a fantastic breed of sheep,” he said. The Bielski’s previously marketed their lamb under the label Highland Texel Lamb. Lambs were sent to an abattoir in Wanganui, the meat was then processed by a Marton butchery before being couriered, along with recipes, to the consumer’s door.
“When the butcher retired, that was the end of that,” said Steve. In 2007, Steve and Mary sold the farm, retaining 35 acres to continue with a smaller flock of Texels. They now sell stud rams and ram hoggets to mainstream farmers and lifestyle block owners. Steve’s Texel Society membership helps to keep him up-to-date with the farming scene. Concentrating on a smaller flock of Texels has enabled the couple to also focus on promoting tourism in the northern Manawatu, including Rangiwahia and Apiti. The completion of the sealing of Main South Road in 2014
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has opened up the area for visitors as well as sustainability and opportunities for tourist-based industries. Regional tourism organisation Destination Manawatu has been actively involved in promoting the area as part of Manawatu’s ‘The Country Road’. “There are unique tourist assets in the area, which now have every opportunity to increase in numbers, with the user-friendly roading network,” said Steve. “The scenery and the landscape with the backdrop of the Ruahines is stunning.” The stretch of road from Mangaweka, via Main South Road, to Ashhurst is now referred to as ‘The Manawatu Scenic Route’. It is officially recognised as a tourist route by the New Zealand Transport Agency and the Automobile Association of New Zealand. As a volunteer for the Department of Conservation (DOC), Steve has helped create tramping tracks in the Iron Gates area as part of ‘The Country Road’. Mary works as a practice nurse in Feilding but in her spare time she has also helped promote the area. With the assistance of Destination Manawatu’s leisure marketing manager Janet Reynolds, a website has been created for the Iron Gates area www.irongates. co.nz. Steve’s interest in community affairs led to his election as a Manawatu district councillor for the Northern Rural Ward, providing a rural voice.
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A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS by Denise Gunn Manawatu-based flower bulb business Fiesta Bulbs has a long family history, stemming from its roots as Harrisons Nurseries.
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“Every single variety has to be handled differently from lifting, grading, curing and packaging. “We are still learning — I don’t think it will ever stop.” As with all nursery operations, there are set tasks that need to be completed which are specific to the lines produced. These tasks change with the seasons and can influence the workload considerably. The number of employees varies depending on the seasons, but generally ranges between 15–20. During busier periods this number is boosted up to 40. “It can be a labour-intensive business so we have to watch the costs very closely,” said John. “When the bulb is in the ground it costs the least amount of money. As soon as you lift it, it demands attention and that comes at a cost and a risk.”
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“Mostly we just toughen up and go do it.” months of meticulous planning and hard work nurturing daffodils for each Daffodil Day. During Daffodil Day week the business offers a range of fresh daffodils with a portion of sales donated to the Cancer Society. John recently handed over a cheque to The Cancer Society of New Zealand’s Palmerston North representative for a donation of $25,647. Typically on Daffodil Day week, the Fiesta Bulbs team pick, process, pack and transport around 60,000 bunches. “That’s 600,000 stems, 600,000 times bending over and picking each stem, attaching 60,000 rubber bands, preparing stacks of cartons, involving plenty of early starts and late nights,” said John. “To us, it is absolutely worth it and is nothing compared to what many cancer sufferers are going through every day. For us, our motto each year is ‘let’s get stuck in and make it happen’.” Over the last three seasons, Fiesta Bulbs have collaborated with their retail customers around New Zealand to also join the cause. “Whilst we provide the product, we couldn’t contribute without our retail
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Soil Matters with Peter Burton Keeping carbon in the ground, not in the air The environmental debate around intensive pastoral farming and fresh water quality is gaining momentum, and people are rapidly taking positions, with the ‘don’t blame me’ lobby seemingly gathering popularity. Two things worth bearing in mind are, that a supply of clean fresh drinking water for both humans and animals now and into the future is non-negotiable in this country. Nothing less is acceptable — and rightly so. Secondly, everyone wins when we finally reach that situation. Noone is ultimately disadvantaged by a sustainable environment, although in the short term some may have to change their practises, which may involve extra initial cost. It’s not just farming that is coming under the microscope. In our area ageing septic tanks, some of which
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ill-health intervention. The transition to a long-term plentiful permanent pasture discipline, based on actively N-fixing clover and grasses by using alternative non-urea fertiliser, can be achieved amazingly rapidly, with no interim loss in production. However a commitment to doing regular observations of both pasture and animals, (not just a quick whiz by on the motorbike), is a requirement for complete success. Some new ‘converts’ to such a system often express real trepidation during their first season, when a known fixed farm management formula is replaced by a flexible, principle based one. However trepidation is rapidly followed by pleasure from a growing awareness of improved pasture quality. The knowledge that it is possible to enhance and influence natural systems (rather than just replace them) to achieve this, is genuinely satisfying. For more information call Peter on 0800 843 809.
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Preventative hoof trimming What is preventative hoof trimming? I have been on farms where they had done their own preventative hoof trimming during the year. When I started doing my trimming I had to explain what I was doing and it turned out to be quite different from the way that they did it. This made me wonder how many people out there actually understand preventative hoof trimming and what its benefits are. Preventative hoof trimming is not cutting out white line cracks and any other issues that you may find in a claw. If anything, you will probably make things worse for the cow if that is all you do. If all lameness issues are caused by physical damage then it would make sense to cut out any deformities, but the problem starts on the inside of the claw, in the live tissue, not the outside. If the live tissue (corium) is unhealthy, then preventative hoof trimming will not heal it. But with preventative hoof trimming we can reduce the stresses on that corium enabling it to heal quicker. The ideal is to have both claws on the one foot carrying the same amount of weight. If one claw is bigger (usually the outer one) it will carry more weight. This, in itself, is not necessarily a problem as most cows have a bigger outer claw than the inner one, but not all cows go lame. Most cows have laminitis as well but not all cows are lame because of that either, depending on how severe the laminitis is. A cow that has laminitis has all claws affected. If the outer claw is bigger and therefore carrying a greater proportion of the weight the corium is under more stress in that claw compared to the
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A 21st birthday gift of a spinning wheel, along with an introduction to her motherin-law’s flock of coloured sheep, sparked Lyn Watson’s interest in breeding a flock of her own. However, it was close to 20 years later before she was in a position to do so.
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yn and her partner Steve currently have 84 coloured sheep, which includes last year’s lambs, on their four hectare Aokautere property near Palmerston North. The couple also lease an additional four hectares to graze their sheep and a few cattle on. Through trial and error, it’s taken Lyn several years to build a flock that ticks all the boxes. She said in hindsight their initial purchase of Romneys were a poor mixture with strong, harsh wool and inbreeding. “We chucked in some Merino types and Polwarth — that didn’t work terribly well either.”
Joining the Manawatu branch of the Black and Coloured Sheep Association of New Zealand (BCSBA) helped Lyn to further her knowledge. “I learnt by going to field days and talking to members how to breed good sheep with a good fleece. “From then on with the use of superior Romney rams and with much culling, I now have, after 20 years, a nice flock of Romney and Romney-Corriedale sheep — well so I am told.” The couple are due to cull some of the older ewes and replace with a few of the hoggets. It’s not a task she looks forward to.
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Romneys and Romney-Corriedales form Lyn’s flock Lyn’s flock produces a variety of fleece colour variations “I don’t have the space to keep those interesting ‘what ifs’,” she said. “I will keep 10–12 lambs, some to take through to hoggets and some for meat during the year, as we will only carry through 30 breeding ewes, three rams, the ewe lambs, and those for meat.” Working out the breeding plan each year and seeing the surprise colour variations during lambing season are particular highlights. Her flock is made up of an assortment of black, black/ brown, brown, dark grey, light grey, and spotted sheep. Since taking over the property, the couple have referenced it into smaller paddocks to facilitate more efficient grazing. The flock can also be split up as suits during the breeding season. Steve and Lyn planted poplars and various other trees to provide shade for the flock during the summer. A wetland and regenerated bush area is fenced off and has been placed under a QEII covenant. One end of an old hayshed on the property has been converted for sheep shearing and wool sorting. “We have a shearing plant but we have a shearer come in,” said Lyn. Steve takes care of all the dagging and clean-ups throughout the year. Lyn said many people are surprised that coloured fleece wool does not fetch a great price.
“Unless you can find a specialised purchaser or you are prepared to do value-added things to it. “I use some of it — card it, spin it, knit it, felt it or weave it as time permits.” Larger amounts of fleece are sent out to be commercially carded. Lyn also takes the excess fleece to a BSCBA members’ baling day which is organised by the Wairarapa branch. Formed in 1976, the BSCBA has 12 branches throughout New Zealand. Lyn is currently the secretary and treasurer for the Manawatu branch. “It brings together like-minded people from small block owners to large commercial flocks, and others involved in the owning, breeding, showing of coloured sheep, and production of natural coloured wool and products. “Some members do not own sheep but have an interest in the natural coloured wool.” A registered purebred section of the BSCBA aims to produce and record the breeding of sheep displaying the best characteristics of each breed.
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Talk about high pressure. The New Toyota Hilux is not just the eighth generation of one of the most popular utes ever built. It’s not just the replacement for a rural Kiwi favourite which has been the Japanese automaker’s flagship since 2009. No — this model carries the hopes of Toyota with it as it hits the highway — out to unseat the Ford Ranger at the top of the light commercial sector. Cleverly, Toyota have not tried to wrest the crown from Ford by a battle of similarities. Instead they have sharpened up the previous Hilux, and played to the brand’s well publicised strengths. This is not the Rolling Stones playing dubstep, then. It’s old fashioned rock ’n’ roll, re-upped for 2016. The Hilux has always been known for its unbreakable, go-anywhere nature — a real bonus on the backblocks. So the gen-8 turns up the Hilux recipe past ten, with a beefed up chassis and platform under a bigger, more menacingly styled body. So its rivals can tow 3.5 tons? No problem — now, so can the 2.8 litre turbo-diesel Toyota. Here, too, you’ll find a stark contrast with the frankly agricultural handling of ancient utes — the Hilux plays the ‘sedan-like road manners’ game with the best of them. It’s hard to believe that leaf springs can feel so responsive, but Toyota’s engineers have worked their magic with the suspension setup, delivering a smooth, controlled feel on or off-road.
In fact, after over 600,000km of testing in Australia alone, a special ‘rugged’ suspension setup has been exported by Toyota from the antipodes to a variety of harsh environments, such as India and Russia. On paper, the new diesel mill under the hood may sound uninspiring — it’s got less torque and power than some rivals, and one less cylinder than the looming presence of the Ford. But in practice the 8th-gen engine is smooth, frugal and willing, with enough torque (450Nm) to never feel stressed, even under load. Part of this strong showing is down to a well-set-up six speed transmission, but part is down to the quiet, silky delivery of power. Long gone are the days of utes sounding like the tractors they share a shed with! Toyota have cleverly avoided trying to build a road car in wolves’ clothing with their new Hilux. In an era when many light commercials strive to be all things to all men, this vehicle is taking things back to its roots — though incorporating the best of eight generations of advancements. The huge question remains — is this truly the vehicle to knock the Ranger from the throne? And it’s one which, thanks to the remarkable quality of both machines, can only be decided one
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Back ta werk? Nah...... Well readas, hear we are in 2016, an’ orl back to werk. Me an’ Boss have bin with kontracters doing sum silage ona farm. Boss has also bin chortlin’ away about the front paddick wot he planted in maize. He reckins we got a millyin dollar rain so we shood have a grate crop. “All in all, Dog,” he sed, “the New Yeer got off ta a good start.” Mine you readas, ya shooda bin hear for New Yeers Eve! Boss an’ Sharlene hada big nees up inna woollshed. They had their mates over for a barby an’ drinkies. Well, they was dancin’ an’ singin’ an’ than at midnite, that Gazza set offa firewerks. Not only did that skare tha helloutame, but he set fire to a hay bale. Boss hadda pour beer froma keg all over Gazza before he got burned too. Then his mate Pete tripped over wile he was dancin’ wiv Plumbas gerlfrend, an’ knocked over tha drinks table. Broken bottils everwhere. But Bob tha golfer went to the clubhouse an’ got sum more. Orl rite for Boss an’ them, but a borda colly needs his rest. I was up orl night eh? Any way, as I sed, Boss was chortlin’ away about crops as Recks an’ Cracka, tha kontractors, were packin’ up an headin’for the pub when Sharlene called us in fer smoko. She hada papa froma kattil stop atta road gate, an’ tole Boss not ta get to ixited. “Look here deah,” she sed.
“They reckin the stock markit in fer a but of a fall, ‘cos China mite be fudgin’ tha books. (I wasint sure wot that ment, but Boss sat down an’ pickt up the papa.) “Bit of a wurry,” he sed. “Hear we are with a good crop of maize, plenty of feed stored away, hada darn good lambing last year, beef prices okay, an’ now we gotta wurry about stock markits.” Well readas, I thort stock markits were held over atta Matakohe saleyards. But Boss sed it was orl about munny` goin’ round tha world. “Ya see Dog, if China sneezis, we mite getta cold, or even the floo.”
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