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the land — with the respect they both deserve.” Husband, Rob Murray, says the couple view the award as belonging to all the company’s dozen-plus employees, many of whom are family. He says the company strives to provide young locals with employment and work experience and whenever possible, also tries to use local services and resources to keep returns in their rohe. The couple’s success has also earned congratulations from the regional council’s local Te Hiku constituency representative, Mike Finlayson, who says the company — which runs roughly 5,000 hives — is a great example of how a business can add value to its local community.

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A government grant will allow for a potentially world-first attempt to use insects to tackle wild ginger infestations choking Northland bush and forest. The Northland Regional Council applied to the Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Farming Fund for $464,470 to research wild ginger biocontrol agents in the Sikkim region of northern India until mid-2021. The application was successful, and almost $900,000 project officially kicks off this month. Co-funding from the regional council and partner organisations including Hancock Forest Managers, Summit Forests, the Department of Conservation, Northland’s three district councils, Auckland Council, Landcare Research and the National Biocontrol Collective takes the total funding amount to $897,130. The group and international collaborators will research the viability of several potential biocontrol agents identified in India — including a large weevil, a fly and a beetle. “Wild ginger has reached plague proportions in Northland, and despite the best efforts of many people over a number of years, the pest plant now occupies more than 5,000 hectares beneath state and privately-owned forests around the region,” says NRC’s Te Hiku constituency representative, Mike Finlayson. “It is now costing the regional economy an estimated $3 million to $5 million annually due to the loss of productive land alone. Ginger is an

issue because it forms dense stands, which then exclude native/desirable other species. “While biocontrol programmes have existed in New Zealand for around 90 years, wild ginger is a novel target for biocontrol internationally. This project will develop never before used or studied insects as biocontrol agents for wild ginger.” Council Biosecurity manager, Don McKenzie, says the best-studied prospective biocontrol agents so far are a shoot-mining fly (Merochlorops cf dimorphus), whose larvae mine wild ginger stems, and a large weevil (Metaprodioctes cf trilineatus) that feeds on all parts of the plant, including the rhizomes. “The fly and weevil look highly promising and are likely to be sufficiently host-specific for release in New Zealand, but further testing needs to be undertaken to confirm this, and to develop mass-rearing and release techniques for them.” Northland is already home to a number of biocontrol agents including beetles, which feed on wandering Jew — as well as fungi and rusts, which collectively attack a variety of pest plants and insects including tropical grass webworm, mistflower, gorse, ragwort and woolly nightshade. “Before any biocontrol can be released in New Zealand, it is subjected

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concentrate on the cheeses, and we sell a lot of the milk. It is better for people that are lactose intolerant or have sensitive tummies. The fat molecules are smaller and more digestible — it is creamy, makes great coffee and freezes well.” The couple milk the flock with a stateof-the-art quick exit platform. Rod is the importer and distributor of Milkplan Farming Technologies made in Greece providing tanks, pasteurisers and all milking equipment. “East Friesian sheep originally come from Friesland, the same place as the Friesian cow in Europe and are specifically for milking. When we first started, there weren’t many here, but the numbers have increased. Other people have bigger sheep milking setups with crossbred, which is working well, but we stuck with the Friesians because of their handling ease and our boutique size. “Being a milking breed they take longer to get a good meat carcase weight but don’t have as much fat as the standard breed so are becoming more popular. “We milk once a day, but bigger farms would milk twice a day for quantity. We pasteurise and bottle on-site and sell on-farm. “The Friesian have good udders, are good birthers producing twins or triplets and are very maternal. We leave the lambs on the mum for eight weeks to get stronger robust lambs, but you have to stay observant as the udders can get a damaged from feeding. “Sheep have a shorter milking season,

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and ours are mainly pasture fed and given grain in the shed more as a treat. We adjust the season and dry off early if there is a drought.” Cathy says the breed produces lovely fine wool and they shear twice a year. “We shear before lambing, so they are clean for milking, but they have clean udders anyway and don’t have woolly tails. It is done again around December. “We enjoy the animals — they are lovely to deal with and making cheese is enjoyable. They are like pets — there is always one or two in the shed first and one that is last. Anything that is hand-raised will always wait around for you, and some are more intelligent than people would like to believe. “The milking sheep are calm and easy to handle and are great for lifestyle blocks. People buy them to make their

own cheese or to have milk. They get a little portable milker or milk by hand,” says Cathy. Sheep have double the milk solids of cows and goats — so for every 10 litres of milk, we can get two kilos of cheese whereas cows and goats get one. Cheesemaking is an art that Rod and I share together. He is a typical kiwi bloke who can fix anything with a good attitude, and we are a team and work well together. Having quality products is

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Silver Fern Farms is celebrating 25 years in Dargaville and now employs 300 locals — up from 65 when it first opened.

he plant took 12 weeks to build with some 400 piles used for stability of the foundations to allow for the high water table in the area. The first animal was processed on June 28, 1993. Ash McKay relocated from Hawera to commission and manage the Lowe Walker operation for Graham Lowe and is now a regional operations manager with the company, which passed to Richmond and then PPCS, before rebranding as Silver Fern Farms. “I was privileged to be involved in the development of the processing plant and was impressed with staff enthusiasm from day one,” says Ash. “There have been many changes over the years keeping up with technology,

efficiencies and industry, which ensured our ongoing success. Leadership is an important part of a successful team, but it is the ‘people’ within the team that get the results, which we see year after year with commitment, trust and working together. “The staff size doubled with a second shift bringing more than $325 million into the local economy in wages since then. That is $13–15 million a year, and to support the local economy we purchase as much locally as possible.” The factory process approximately 432 prime equivalents a day or more and there are four long-standing employees from the original team — Narina Larsen now the purchasing coordinator, David (Pop) Hutchinson the night shift plant

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celebrate this milestone with a great team — bricks and mortar make a plant, but it is the people that are the heart of these plants that make it a good place to come to every day.” Silver Fern Farms chief executive, Simon Limmer, says the company is delighted to celebrate Silver Fern Farms Dargaville reaching the significant milestone of 25 years of production. “We are proud to be part of the Dargaville community. “Our passionate food people have helped to grow the plant into what it is today. Congratulations and many thanks to our passionate team and supporters.”

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Key science experts and thought leaders from science organisations, iwi, government agencies, educational organisations and Australia spent two days building on their current collective knowledge of kauri dieback, with the aim of generating a more integrated and enduring science plan. The critical science priorities identified will form the basis of an integrated and enduring science plan being developed through the Kauri Dieback Strategic Science Advisory Group, formed earlier this year as part of the wider Kauri Dieback Programme. Scientists, conservationists, and agencies around the world are grappling to find a solution to Phytophthora pathogens that cause kauri dieback and other fatal tree diseases. Those gathered at the recent workshop are united in their commitment to fight the disease. “Stepping up the science in a multiorganisational, aligned approach to save our kauri is a critical part of the solution,” says Dr Ian Ferguson, advisory group chair.

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The NZ Institute of Forestry has recognised the contribution of two of its outstanding leaders, Peter Clark and Russell Dale. Peter hails from Rotorua and received the NZIF Forester of the Year award. The award is one of the highest accolades the Institute can bestow and recognises an Institute member who has made an outstanding contribution to either the forestry profession or the forestry sector over the last 12 months. It recognises leadership, excellence and personal integrity, particularly where this demonstrates the character and strength of the forestry profession. “The Forester of the Year award is a fitting recognition of the contribution that Peter has made to the sector over a large number of years,” said president, David Evison. Russell Dale was awarded the Kirk Horn and medal. The Kirk Horn Flask is the most historically-valuable award in all New Zealand science, and the NZIF awards the Kirk Horn every second year, to recognise outstanding contributions in the field of forestry in New Zealand. “Russell has proved himself to be

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When we hear the word ‘manuka’ we automatically think of honey and the successful market there is for it, but there is another use for our hardy native bush plant in the extraction of oil. Nursery growers have developed high grade manuka seed to allow strong yielding plants, which produce plenty of flowers with excellent quality nectar, therefore the highest possible revenue from manuka honey. In turn, the bees help pollinate the trees, helping them to reproduce their flowers for the next season. The way manuka plantations are managed and harvested forms a basis for mutual benefit between the bees and trees — working together to survive and thrive. When harvesting the brush for oil extraction, only the top part of the tree is trimmed. The leaves, flowers and branches are all used without any destruction to the mother plant, therefore harvesting the part of the tree with the highest medicinal benefits, allowing it to continue to strengthen and flourish over its 20 to 30-year lifetime. The residual mulch from the oil extraction process can be returned to the plantation and used around the

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The beauty of bales The silage making process was used by many for a very long time, and the beauty of wrapped bales has changed the storage dynamics for many farmers. Creating the product in bales with plastic wrapping has become popular, especially for small farmers these eliminate the need for a silage pit, and the feed can be left in the paddock, often along a fenceline in the location they will be needed. Baled silage can also be conveniently purchased premade from a silage contractor. A good product has a particularly sweet vinegary smell from the fermentation process, and it is important to remember that silage wrap is an environmental hazard and should not be left the paddocks, burnt or buried on the farm — but needs to be put in an approved landfill. Making quality silage helps provide important nutrients for your stock. Avoid holes in the plastic, even pin holes can let air in and allows mould to grow, destroying the product. Large holes will allow vermin such as rats access to the feed. With wrapping, there is less concern for ruined feed as baling consolidates the crop and it is sealed immediately allowing the Lactobacilli and Streptococci present on the plant leaves to feed off the 3–3.5 per cent sugars present. These are the good bacteria that produce lactic acid, which pickles

the crop and prevents undesirable bacteria growing by causing a rapid rise in acidity (pH). If air gets in the bacteria, form a butyric acid fermentation, which is known to smell exceptionally bad, and you will see moulds. Over time the feed will look more like tobacco and is of very little feed value, and the stock

probably won’t eat it. If the bales shrink to half their original size — this is a sign of trouble. A check for good silage is — it should be yellow or brown-green in colour, with a sweet acid smell and firm texture. Overheated silage is a dark brownblack, a burnt caramel-tobacco smell and dry, disintegrated texture. Butyric

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Creating healthy silage Maize silage is a valuable supplementary feed for livestock, including dairy cows, and ensuring you have a stack of quality product is important for the health of your animals. High-quality silage needs good quality pasture, no matter how good the fermentation is, the quality of the ensiled pasture and fermentation must be considered. Well-preserved silages are green, yellow or pale brown, whilst dark brown silage is generally poorly preserved. Silage is pickled pasture — when it is ensiled, its sugars are converted into lactic acid by bacteria. The lactic acid pickles the pasture, allowing it to be preserved for a lot longer than it would have been if left in the open air. A healthy, well-preserved stack has a sweet, tobacco smell. A foul, rancid smell indicates the presence of butyric acid from poor preservation. Be aware that moulds grow where silage has been exposed to air, and some fungi can produce toxins, which are bad for animal health. Quality silage is a good source of energy and protein for a milking cow and can be used as a fibre source when feeding high sugar or starch feeds. Silage made from low-quality pasture, or ensiled with low-quality fermentation, will not support high milk yield and will only be suitable for dry cows or as a fibre source to reduce the risk of acidosis. To produce good silage, it is best to cut

on the morning of a sunny day for rapid wilting. Cutting after one to two days of sunny weather will result in good sugar levels in the pasture. Avoid wilting for any more than 24 hours and compact the silage well. In a stack or pit use the heaviest wheeled vehicle available. Wheels should not sink into the pile of pasture any further than the depth of rubber.

For baled silage make sure that a high-density baler is used and seal the stack completely with a weighted, airtight cover. Wash old polythene before use to avoid contamination with the wrong bacteria and don’t open a covered stack to add more pasture on another day. Once the silage is sealed, nothing can be done to change the fermentation process. Poor fermentation such as air in the stack leads to major losses of protein quality and decreases the feeding value of the silage. Getting

things right while the grass is being harvested maximises the chance of good fermentation. Silage begins to break down once exposed to air and will begin to heat up as microorganisms turn the remaining sugars and protein into heat and energy. When feeding out, aim for as little time as possible between exposing the silage to air and the cow eating it. Do not allow cows access to spoiled silage. For more information — see the DairyNZ silage website.

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Growing good maize For many New Zealand dairy farmers, maize is a vital crop, and a significant amount of investment is used ensuring a good feed supply of maize is produced to make silage for stock feed. Grown on the dairy farm maize adds value to a farm’s feed supply and it helps mitigate climatic risk, extract soil nutrients from high fertility effluent paddocks, and the crop is often used as part of a pasture renewal programme, however not all paddocks are equally suited for maize production. Monitoring is necessary to maximise yield, and the programme should include weeds, pests and diseases — soil N sampling, soil moisture if irrigated and crop maturity. Often technical advisers and contractors can provide this service as it is important to regularly monitor crops — especially in the first two months of growth. To grow high-yielding maize for the least cost consider the factors, which make the contractors’ jobs speedy and efficient and reduce harvest costs, such as paddock location, access, entrance ways, track conditions, culvert strength and overhead wires. The seed is normally sown around 5cm deep; however, an uneven soil surface makes it difficult for the planter to sow at a uniform depth resulting in variable emergence. Steep paddocks are not only difficult for cultivation and harvest but tend not to yield well, and low lying wet paddocks often lead to cultivation delays and don’t produce well unless drought conditions prevail. Wet paddocks risk loss of soil structure under cultivation, which leads to lower yields. The plant requires substantial nitrogen and potassium both

of which are present in dairy soils. Longterm effluent paddocks have high N and K levels and are often ideal for growing a deep-rooting crop of maize often without using bagged fertiliser. It is vital maize crops are checked for harvest maturity three weeks prior to harvesting. Good quality maize silage is best made when whole plant dry matter is between 30–40 per cent. If

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THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES Keeping bees buzzing

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September is Bee Aware Month and there is a real buzz around the country as people help raise awareness of the crucial role bees play in our lives and celebrate their importance as we ensure they are well fed. The bee population in New Zealand contributes approximately $5 billion to our economy annually, and one of the easiest ways to help bees is by planting bee-friendly gardens to provide them nourishment, so they can help pollinate our food. Bees will forage on wildflowers and other bee-friendly plants for nectar and pollen, which provide carbohydrates and protein for growth and energy. Well-nourished bees are more capable of fending off disease and parasites. Everyone can do their bit by planting

flowering plants in the garden. Waterways, hedges and shelterbelts are examples of other areas that beefriendly plants can be grown. Many farmers and lifestyle block owners have beehives established on their properties, either their own or allowing a beekeeper the rights to establish hives and taking care of them. If pursuing keeping bees yourself, contact Apiculture New Zealand or your local beekeeping club for information on how to care for and help protect our buzzy friends properly.

Ensure you have quality beehive boxes as these are the bees home and are both a brood chamber and honey storage unit and need to be durable to keep the bees and honey safe. Full depth boxes are best as the frames are interchangeable. You can be bee-friendly by not spraying your garden with harmful pesticides. Consider whether spraying is necessary and if you choose to proceed do not spray when plants are in flower or bees are present and spray early in the morning or at sunset. Crops intended to be self-pollinating perform better if pollinated by bees and the future of farming is reliant on people playing their part in protecting them. We all need to ‘be good to bees’ and protect their environment. Bee-friendly trees and shrubs including bottlebrush, tree lucerne, kowhai, manuka, cabbage, nikau, native flax and various fruit trees can be planted along windbreaks, waterway margins and roadsides. Many shelter

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Brexit seems to be in disarray with again uncertainty of how it will impact on us. Free trade agreements — existing and envisaged — no longer appear to have the potency or the protection they once delivered. Here in New Zealand (and after nine years of stability), we have an unprecedented level of industrial action, we have the failure of two major construction companies with potentially dire consequences for dairying in the case of Ebert Construction and the Synlait plants in Pokeno and Dunsandel — and we have a government front bench seemingly comprised entirely of loose cannons. Yet, for all that I remain positive. Not because I have any great confidence in the present government. I haven’t. It is because I have confidence in what I see around me. I have confidence in us. Late last month I attended the National Party’s Northern Regional Conference — my first as your Northland MP. As always at these conferences the rural community was well-represented, and it was a delight for me to be again among my fellow farmers.

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After more than ten years in New Zealand, Teeter Hang-Ups have now gained a reputation for success with long-term sufferers of Back pain. Inversion New Zealand was started by Dave and Nancy Hare, Dave had suffered over twenty years of back pain from Degenerated Discs and had basically given up and decided to just live with it. “To me surgery was never an option” he said “as long as I still could walk, there was hope”.

Dave had tried everything; every time he was overseas he would search for anything that could possibly help. While on one of these overseas trips ten years ago, Dave discovered the Teeter Hang-Ups. “The first time I tried it, the pain disappeared and I was completely pain free for about 30 minutes, nothing had done that” he told me. Dave never believed it would fix him, “as specialists had told me it was irreversible, I now knew I had a place to go every time I wanted some serious relief”. To Dave’s surprise the more he used the table the longer the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months he was completely pain free, “I couldn’t believe it’ he told me “I had spent large amounts of money on every form of treatment available and here

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“We have testimonials from people with over fifty years of back problems and even have them in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children” he told me, “the blood to the brain helps these kids and the results are excellent” What this means for the aging population is that it helps maintain the health of the brain as we all get older. Dave told me that he realised that, had he not tried the Teeter for himself he would still be suffering, “I would still be a miserable grumpy bugger, living with pain, that is why we do the shows, people need to try it for themselves” he told me “most people actually get off with the pain either gone or considerably less” he said “we let the tables do the talking”

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posture is one of the major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A difference in leg length causes most of the hip and knee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; similar to the wheels out of alignment on your car. Trying to correct posture is extremely difficult due to muscle memory, as it constantly pulls the muscles back to where they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up and eventually come back into alignment, using the table daily, does not allow the muscle memory to pull them back out of alignment and slowly the muscles start to lose their memory and go with the flow, allowing the body to come back into correct posture. Then using the table once a day will ensure it is kept there.

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Dr Giresh Kanji, one of the countries most respected Pain Specialists completed a PhD on how humans experience pain and then researched lower back pain, writing "Fix Your Back" and then spent a few years researching neck pain, headache and migraine and wrote "Fix Your Neck Pain, Headache & Migraine", both books are in most bookstores. Dr Kanji discovered in the research that the disc is the most likely source of low back pain and Inversion showed the best results of all the trials conducted. Three studies showed a 60% reduction in pain and one showed a 75% reduction in surgery for people with disc prolapse. Dr Kanji endorses Inversion as the best method to manage back pain, he has personally been using the Teeter Inversion tables for his own low back pain, has Teeter Inversion tables at both of his clinics in Wellington (The Sports and Pain Clinic) and has had such success that he is now conducting the largest study in the World on Inversion Therapy. In his own words, "these things are gold and inversion should be a first line treatment for low back pain”. *Dr Kanji does not recieve royalties from the sale of Teeter Inversion Tables

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resulting pH issue is at the core of the Mycoplasma bovis problem. This is not a disease to be eradicated so much as it is a nutritional issue to be remedied by altering our approach to soil fertility and animal nutrition.” In addition to eliminating the further emergence of M bovis in New Zealand herds, the group believes regenerative farming practices will have positive effects on New Zealand’s farming industry as a whole. “Regenerative farming helps restore ecosystem function, build topsoil, sequester atmospheric carbon and create nutrient dense, spray-free food, which we need and our markets are crying out for. Farmers requiring more advice about a regenerative farming system can contact David Law at Forward Farming Biological Consultancy who will direct them to a consultant in their area.

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Research to reduce nitrogen DairyNZ is leading a seven-year research project that aims to breed cattle with less nitrogen in their urine with the aim to reduce sector-wide nitrate leaching by 20 per cent. “One of the key commitments of the Dairy Tomorrow strategy is to ‘protect and nurture the environment for future generations’,” says DairyNZ geneticist, Mark Camara. “A team of researchers is making good on that commitment by investigating the role of genetics in reducing nitrogen (N) in cows’ urine. The research involves thousands of cows on farms around New Zealand and scientists are developing breeding strategies and estimating the expected reduction in N leaching — potentially up to 20 per cent. “If we can breed dairy cows that excrete less N in their urine, we can reduce the amount of N reaching our waterways. That’s good for farming and good for our environment. “Previous research has shown that, in dairy cows fed N-rich diets, milk urea levels and urinary N rise together, but this environmental correlation doesn’t necessarily mean that cows with genetically-low milk urea that are fed the same diet as typical cows will have low urinary N.” If this ‘genetic correlation’ doesn’t hold up, selecting for low milk urea won’t reduce urinary N. “We don’t know if reducing urinary N would compromise other breeding worth traits through other, unfavourable, genetic correlations or improve them through favourable ones.” Verifying these genetic relationships isn’t easy. It takes many measurements of urinary N, milk urea and other BW traits on related cows to separate the

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environmental and genetic contributions to these relationships. To take these measurements a hightech gadget developed by AgResearch is attached to free-ranging cows. It channels urine past a sensor and records the time, volume, and nitrogen concentration of every urination. Pairing direct urinary nitrogen data with indirect measurements such as milk urea and applying complex statistical models can then estimate the genetic correlation between milk urea and urinary nitrogen. “If it’s high enough, we can use milk urea as a predictor trait. If it’s not, we’ll have to find another way.”

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Maori sheep and beef farmers are encouraged to enter the Ahuwhenua Trophy, Te Puni Kokiri Excellence in Maori Farming Award 2019 for sheep and beef. The 2019 competition was officially launched by the chairman of Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Andrew Morrison, at the Red Meat Sector conference in Napier. “The Red Meat Sector conference is the perfect forum to launch the 2019 Ahuwhenua Trophy competition for sheep and beef,” he said. “Maori are a major player in our sector, and they bring both scale and innovation, which contribute hugely to our sheep and beef exports and the strength of the New Zealand economy. The Ahuwhenua Trophy provides not only an opportunity to showcase the achievements and sustainable practices of Maori farmers, but also to put the spotlight on the whole of the sheep and beef sector.” Ahuwhenua Trophy management committee chairman, Kingi Smiler says “Maori sheep and beef farmers throughout the country are doing great things on their land and the competition offers them a great opportunity to showcase their efforts to their peers

and all others in the primary sector. “Many Maori farmers are leading the way in terms of developing and implementing long-term sustainable practices on their land as kaitiaki, as well as embracing new technologies. It is important that the wider community understand this and there is no better way of doing this than by entering the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition.” Mr Smiler has issued a special plea to farm consultants and other rural professionals to support the competition and encourages Maori trusts, incorporations and individual whanau to consider entering the competition. “Too often some Maori farmers don’t realise how good their farms are and a word of encouragement from rural professionals will often be the catalyst for them to enter. The Ahuwhenua Trophy is an iconic taonga, and throughout its existence, it has built up a rich cultural and spiritual history as well as being a symbol of excellence in farming. For entry forms and details visit ahuwhenuatrophy.maori.nz.

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“Ten years ago this product category didn’t even exist,” says Deer Industry NZ Asia manager, Rhys Griffiths. “In the past six months, 23 new velvet-based healthy food products have been launched in Korea — the majority of them using New Zealand velvet. “Yuhan Pharmaceuticals, which signed a memorandum of understanding with DINZ last year, is now a major player in this market. Their impressive New Origin concept store/cafe in Seoul features recently launched products that contain New Zealand velvet and deer farm imagery on large video screens inside.” Mr Griffiths says the Chinese market for velvet has yet to make the leap into consumer-ready healthy food products, but many manufacturers are aware of what has happened in Korea and believe it can be repeated in China. “The main barrier is a lack of confidence in the path to market for consumer products based on New Zealand velvet. These products cost millions of dollars to develop and market, so manufacturers need to be convinced they are not infringing a rule or regulation along the way.” To provide confidence to potential customers, DINZ is working with some exporters and New Zealand Trade and

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Enterprise to commission a report by a respected Chinese regulatory expert on the pathway to market. This report will be provided to key manufacturers when it has been completed. “In the last three years to improve consumer safety, there has been a major tightening of the rules and regulations governing food and traditional medicines in China. This has included tighter standards for overseas suppliers. As a result, New Zealand velvet producers have had to create clean areas in their deer sheds and to meet tougher cold chain requirements. In China, velvet processors have had to make similar upgrades — some have built completely new factories.”

A major new Chinese super ministry is being established that is expected to have regulatory oversight of the trade in traditional medicines and manufactured health foods. Until the new regulatory regime is operating, manufacturers will be uncertain about the rules that will apply to their operations. “A further unsettling factor has been the recent clamp down on importers for importing illegal products and for evading customs duties. Some smaller velvet importers have been prosecuted,” he says. “Larger, reputable importers say this will be a good thing in the longrun for the reputation of imported velvet and particularly for New Zealand. It will tidy up the industry.”

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POWERFUL 500CC EFI ENGINE / L-H-N-R RANGE / POWER STEERING SELECTABLE 2WD AND 4WD MODES WITH DIFF LOCK TOUGH CANADIAN CVTECH TRANSMISSION / ENGINE BRAKING INDEPENDENT FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION / INDICATORS, HORN HEAVY DUTY FRONT AND REAR RACKS / WINCH & HAND GUARDS WARP AROUND PROTECTOR BARS / ALLOY A-ARM PRETECTORS TOW PACK / ALLOY WHEELS WITH 6PLY TYRES Limited time only until the 30th September 2018 or until stocks last

Kaikohe | P: (09) 401 1774

*Finance offer is valid with participating dealers only. Total cost for CFMoto X500 Farm Spec is $9,954.09 paid via three equal instalments of $3,318.03. The initial instalment is in the form of a deposiat time of purchase. The second instalment is payable after 12 months where the third (final) instalment is payable after 24 months. These totals equate to the cash price including GST plus a $180.60 application/documentation fee and $10.00 PPSR Lodgement (Total charges of $190.60). Total cost is subject to 0% interest rate and applies specifically to these models only. Normal lending criteria apply. Offers end 30th September 2018.

www.cfmoto.co.nz

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES August 2018

WHEELS

Return of the warrior by Andy Bryenton

Suzuki has been producing a small, super-compact off-roader under various names for the past 40 years now — the Samurai was the first in this lineage, and the current Jimny is the latest. In between, we’ve seen the boxy, military-jeep inspired form move with the times, but the recipe has remained the same. It’s one beloved of real off-roaders — take a peppy, high-revving engine, add a generous amount of ground clearance, simple, wheel-at-each-corner chassis design, a gearbox and differentials, which can take the hard knocks, and wrap it up in a price which makes the big boys of the off-road world look bloated and expensive. Like the light little Caterham on the race track or the Toyota MR2 on the road, it’s an exercise in cutting right to the core of what a machine should do, then adding absolutely nothing unnecessary. Which brings us to the latest iteration of the Jimny. It has added something, which the outgoing model doesn’t have, inspired, perhaps, by the success of the retro-cool Ignis, also in the Suzuki stable. It looks fantastic. Cute as a button but still sharp-edged and eager, like a Rottweiler puppy or a baby version of Mercedes’ G-Wagen. The crisp, boxy

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creases and sharp lines hint at serious off-road chops, evoking everything from the old Willy’s world war two jeep through to the first edition Toyota Land Cruiser. Moreover, because it’s part of the Samurai-Escudo-Jimny heritage, it has a 1.5 litre four-pot motor, proper four-wheel drive with high and low ratios, and that absurdly lightweight to actually deliver on its promises. For decades, the smallest Suzuki off-roader in the garage has offered supreme value for money. It’s even been a weapon of choice for serious off-road racers, who value its lightness and power to weight ratio when skipping over mud puddles and hitting terrifyingly steep slopes. Now, Suzuki has added a real sense of retro-inspired cool to the mix, in the same way, Fiat or Mini did when they reinvented their 1960s classics. For practicality and style, this is definitely one to pick!

USED TRACTORS & MACHINERY 2001 GILTRAP MSX 80 SUPER SILAGE WAGON��$10,000 2013 CANAM OUTLANDER 650 DPS QUAD BIKE ��$6,950 MAXAM 3300 IV MOWER ��$9,990

NEW HOLLAND TN75D ROPS W/ LOADER �� POA 2000 BREVIGLIERI TIOOS ORCHARD MULCHER��$4,500 KE253 AMAZONE POWER HARROW ��$7,000

MAXAM 2500 IV MOWER ��$8,000

2011 KUBOTA M9540DTQD CAB TRACTOR + FORK

2016 CANAM HD8 SIDE BY SIDE ��$14,780

HOIST ��$40,000

2013 SUZUKI KINGQUAD 75O (CHOICE OF TWO) �� POA

2013 BIG RED 300 FW TRX420 �� POA

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All prices exclude gst

PH 408 0670 or Evan 027 481 2188 FX 408 2949 • North Road Kaitaia

EM sales@kaitaiatractors.co.nz • www.kaitaiatractors.co.nz

GIVE YOUR WORKERS THE BEST SUPPORT We now have the fantastic NPS450 in stock. Order yours now to meet your delivery date.

Rodney & Northland Sales Consultant

SHANE WARD Serving Puhoi to the Cape. Shane is ready to talk trucking & transport now with over 100 models of top selling ISUZU vehicles from 5.5tons & up in his portfolio.

Talk to the team at CAL>Isuzu today and book a test drive in one of these outstanding new NPS trucks. They come at great prices and superb manufacturing and service options also available.

CALISUZU.CO.NZ

RODNEY | NORTHLAND 0800 677 268 37 Southend Avenue, Raumanga, Whangarei

CALL OR EMAIL ME TODAY P: 027 486 1288 E: shane.ward@calisuzu.co.nz

August 2018

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

WE’RE BUILT FOR THIS

OFFER ENDS AUGUST 31 2018

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OUTLANDER 570 (INCLUDES MAX)

OUTLANDER 650/1000 (INCLUDES MAX)

5 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY*

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DEFENDER HD5

$1,500 REBATE*

+ FREE SAFETY KEY*

DEFENDER HD8

+ 3 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY* + FREE SAFETY KEY*

FREE SPORTS ROOF

DEFENDER HD10

+ 3 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY* + FREE SAFETY KEY*

3 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY*

+ FREE SAFETY KEY*

MAVERICK X3

$2,500 WORTH OF GENUINE ACCESSORIES OFFER APPLIES TO ALL CAN-AM OUTLANDERS (INCLUDES MAX)

FARMLANDS EXCLUSIVE –

REBATE 5%

Hikurangi: Rouse Motorcycles Ph: 09 433 8471 | Kaitaia: Kaitaia Tractors Ph: 09 408 0670 Dargaville: Randells Motorcycles Ph: 09 439 6952 VISIT AU.BRP.COM/OFF-ROAD/ FOR MORE INFORMATION © 2018 Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP). All rights reserved. ®, ™ and the BRP logo are trademarks of BRP or its afliates. Always ride responsibly and safely. Always wear protective gear & approved helmet. BRP reserves the right to change the promotion at any time. *Terms and conditions apply.

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES August 2018

WHEELS

Nomad at heart by Andy Bryenton

Since 2003 Volkswagen’s big, capable and very comfortable Touareg sports utility has been the hallmark to beat when it comes to going places off the beaten track in style. Immediately achieving a position only previously occupied by the most refined of Range Rovers, the sure-footed machine named after the hardy Berber subtribe of the Sahara became a favourite of those who placed engineering, ride and technology over empty badge prestige. The all-new 2018 Touareg is new not just in name, but new from the ground up. A ‘back to the drawing board’ approach, which has given the big Volkswagen clear-cut, handsomely aggressive lines and some of the biggest, most knockout alloy wheels on a factory sports utility. Tellingly, this slightly bigger, definitely bolder Touareg shares a platform with the upmarket Lamborghini Urus and Bentley Bentayga, but eschews big noting in favour of packing in more of what drivers want beyond the badge. It is, after all, an iteration of the ‘people’s car’ — and Volkswagen knows exactly how to give the people what they want. The cabin is nothing short of futuristic, with a crisp head-up display acting as the curtain raiser to a massive sweep of digital readouts — both electronic dials and a 15 inch infotainment screen, which uses tiles in the fashion of a Microsoft tablet. Configure it how you like, and everything is there at a fingertip’s command. If you want to be wrapped in a quiet, leather-swathed, nicely accented cocoon of serenity as you cruise, there’s now no need to buy a Mercedes S-Class.

The Touareg will also get you places a big luxury sedan could never dream of. Power comes from a smooth and whisper-quiet diesel six, designed to move all this luxury along with frugal and unobtrusive grace. Nevertheless,

for those who still live with the misconception that an SUV must still be a lumbering creature, it despatches 0–100 kph in just over six seconds. Not long ago, that was v8 coupe fast. Best of all, the Touareg is nimble when it comes

to low speeds and tight spaces, boasting a turning circle reminiscent of that other notable VW — the Golf GTi. Storage in the rear for the gear is also more than ample, meaning that the Touareg is as practical as it is comfortable.

August 2018

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

MAXIMISE YOUR

FERTILIZER INVESTMENT

AND REDUCE LOSSES!

HELICOPTER TOPDRESSING TICKS ALL THE BOXES

BY APPLYING THE RIGHT NUTRIENTS AT THE RIGHT TIME IN THE RIGHT FORM WITH THE RIGHT ACCURACY AT THE RIGHT RATE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

CALL US TODAY 0800 2 ROTOR (0800 276 867) | WWW.ROTORWORK.CO.NZ THE HELICOPTER TOPDRESSING COMPANY

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Northern Rural Marketplace Acraflex Dairy Wall Coatings Able to be applied between milkings during summer months

Colourcrete Dairy Floor Resurfacing System Suitable for repairing damaged dairy floors or slippery areas Bruce Cameron 027 498 8412 / 09 235 8263

ATJ

SELF DRIVE MACHINERY HIRE

Harrison Water Ram Pumps Pump water on your farm or to your house 24/7 NO Electricity Bills. Spec i Also Available 15-2 al Price f 5 m $ Solar Water Pumps 850. m Modeor 0 l (No Batteries) until 0 Inc . 31/0 G S 1/20 16. T Enquiries: harrisons@actrix.co.nz,

4 Models

Ph 027 483 9996 John or 022 059 5166

NOW AVAILABLE – GRADER AND 12 TONNE DIGGER + 2 AXLE TIPPING TRAILER ALSO AVAILABLE – WOOD CHIP AND SAWDUST FOR ANIMAL BEDDING

• Rollers 1.5 - 13 tonne • Diggers 1-20 tonne • Site dumpers 1-10 tonne • Loaders, Trailers, Plate Compactors etc

Dempster Digger s Ltd

Phone now for pricing and bookings.

PH: 027 262 1848 A/H: 09 433 7325 www.dempsterdiggers.co.nz

BRIDGE BUILDING & PILING SPECIALISTS We offer design & build for bridges including plans, permits, consents and construction. Or see us to strengthen and repair your existing bridge to ensure safe access on your property. Contact: GHK Piling Phone: 09 435 4443

Address: 9-11 Hewlett St, Whangarei

CONTACT Andrew Simpson PH 027 449 1228 EMAIL andrewsimpson.ns@hotmail.com

BEEF / DAIRY / SHEEP 100% NZ owned

TUESDAYS 11:00am - Sheep 12:00pm - Prime Cattle

Steers | Bulls | Heifers | Boners

11:00am - Calves (seasonal) 12:00pm - Dairy (seasonal) DARGAVILLE SALE THURSDAYS 11:30am - Feeder Calves 12:30pm - Store Cattle

Golden Bay Dolomite NZ’s most loved magnesium.

Call 0800 436 566 or visit www.dolomite.co.nz • Minimum 7-10 day hang-on-the-bone

LIVESTOCK • Dairy Herds • Replacements • Weaners • Yearlings Store • Cattle • Lease Service Bulls • Meat Works Local • Bulls For Sale

Email: admin@ghk.co.nz Web: www.ghk.co.nz

Your Carrfields Agent for Kaipara/Rodney area

Steers | Bulls | Heifers | Weaner

110HP 4WD Tractor and Slasher.

Call the team at ATJ for your hire needs

Warkworth 09 425 8845 or Aaron on 021 210 0493 4 Morrosion Drive, Warkworth

Andrew Simpson

WELLSFORD SALE MONDAYS 12:00pm - Store Cattle

PHONE MICHAEL

027 278 8122

• We guarantee all of your meat back • No mix ups! • On-site killing service • Full yield calculation • Online slaughter request and ordering • Offal disposal service• Covering 60km radius (negotiable) • Inspection welcome • Weighed on site

Your meat - from paddock to freezer 1043 Whananaki North Road, RD1, Hikurangi Phone: 09 433 9833 | Fax: 09 433 9832 www.homekillservices.com | e: office@homekillservices.com

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES August 2018

Northern Rural Marketplace IES CONSTRUCTION LTD.

MARC HACKETT CONTRACTING LTD “No Job Too Small”

CONCRETE AND TILT SLAB CONSTRUCTION • • • •

Bridges Farm buildings Feed pads Bins

• Trailers & Ute deck fabrication • Guillotine cutting and sheet metal folding

• Fertiliser Spreading • Lime Urea Compost Dicalcic super • General Labouring • Mobile Panel Beating • Specialising in Small Blocks • Free Quotes

• Certified welding , onsite repairs/fabrication • Precision machining: bushes, ram spears, pins, etc. PO Box 448, Kerikeri, 0245 • PHONE: 09 407 8784 FAX: 09 407 8770 • EMAIL: ies@concrete.net.nz

Ph: 09 435 1493 | Mob: 021 033 7079

Contact Marc: Cell 021 0830 0650 Home (09) 946 0648 R D 1, Kamo, Whangarei • marc.hackett@yahoo.co.nz

Doug Wilson Manager Phone: Fax: Mobile: Email:

Neil Carter Trading as

We courier to your door!

A big range of Health Solutions for you, your family and animals

• Solutions for control of fleas, ticks • Consult with Pat for solutions and worms with WashBar products, to skin problems and other Diatomaceous Earth and Flee Flea health issues for your pet • Herbal and Homeopathic remedies • Orijen Organic Dog and Cat Food — no grains for you and your animals

All Services & Maintenance Available PO Box 1174, Whangarei Ph 09 434 7741 • Mobile 027 273 6865

Ph 09 432 0820

Email: homeopat@ubernet.co.nz Visit: www.animalherbs.co.nz to buy online

1279 S/H 14, MAUNGATAPERE

Ed’s Floorsanding

SYMBIOSIS TREE SERVICES.CO.NZ • TREE PRUNING AND REMOVAL • SITE CLEARING & TRANSPLANT • PALM AND HEDGE MAINTENANCE • PROFESSIONAL & EXPERIENCED STAFF • 24hr EMERGENCY SERVICE • FULLY INSURED

Subsurface Drainage Specialists (Nth)

Specialising in Fertiliser and Metal cartage. 30 Tonne units available. We cover your country!

CA LO

www.animalherbs.co.nz

Northland Laser Drainage Ltd

09 430 2934 09 430 2936 0274 302 934 dougw@nrh.co.nz

PH 022 131 0121 or 0800 TREEFIX info@symbiosistreeservices.co.nz

DRIVE PHONE FREE!

New and Old Floors Carpet and Vinyl Preparation Quality Solvent & Water based Coating

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

0274 914 091

or 09 436 3929 www.floorsandingnorth.co.nz

NORTHERN FARMING CLASSIFIEDS Reach 33,300 Rural Homes — Phone 0800 466 793

For Sale

Animal Health Products

ATV MATS from $89 — Come in & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

NEW YAMAHA FARM ATVs — 5.9% interest & 3 year warranty. Only at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi — phone 0800 963 636 & Yamaha MC Whangarei. Phone 09 438 0804.

HIGH CELL Count? Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic & Manuka Honey 20L $49.95, 200L $450 or 1000L $2,000 +GST with free delivery. Black Type Minerals Ltd. Phone 021 185 1501. blacktypeminerals.co.nz.

SINTERED BRAKE PADS — for MX and FarmBikes — from $39 at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

PREVENT AND MANAGE CALF SCOURS - TuffRock Calf Plus natural digestive aid paste delivers quick results using a blend of molecular reinforced volcanic minerals. NO WITH-HOLDING PERIOD. Improves wellbeing and digestion, firms faecal matter, restores appetite. Inquire at Farmsource RD1, Farmlands, or www.tuffrock.nz – 0800TUFFROCK.

ATV SAFETY HELMETS — from $119 accessories from $15. The law has changed! Have you got yours? Come & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz. Subject to availability. BACK 2 Wood Demolition. We buy & sell renovation materials. Servicing Northland — Auckland. Specialising in Windows, Doors, Ranchsliders, Kitchens, Vanities, Roofing and More! Check out our website back2wood.co.nz or Phone 0800 10 98 77. CHAIN & SPROCKET KITS DIRT OR FARM BIKE. SAVE 10% off RRP If you get them fitted at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz. HERITAGE APPLE Trees from $25.00 - Hardy root stocks - Diversify your Farm with an Orchard tree pack www.tastytrees.co.nz mobile 027 346 7645. NEED NEW ATV TYRES? GET 20% OFF RRP & FREE FITTING at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

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WEED EATERS & CHAINSAWS — GET 10% OFF STOCKED ITEMS at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636. www.atvtyres.co.nz.

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ROAD SAFETY

DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS

August 2018

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

UNBEATABLE POLARIS DEALS ACE 570 HD EPS

RANGER 500

$13,995

RANGER 570 FULL SIZE

$12,645

INC GST.

$14,945

INC GST.

INCLUDES ROOF + MID SCREEN

NOW

RANGER 570 HD EPS

RANGER DIESEL 1000 HD EPS

GENERAL 1000 EPS DELUXE

$18,969

INC GST.

$23,995

$29,995

INC GST.

INCLUDES ROOF + SCREEN + WIPER KIT + REAR SCREEN

INCLUDES ROOF + SCREEN

INCLUDES SCREEN + REAR SCREEN

ROUSE MOTORCYCLES LTD

CA MOTORCYCLES LTD

PH: 0800 96 36 36

PH: (09) 439 0170

KUMEU CHAINSAWS AND MOWERS LTD

1 KING STREET, HIKURANGI, WHANGAREI.

725 POUTO ROAD, DARGAVILLE.

MAIN ROAD, HUAPAI. PH:

09 412 8109

WARKWORTH MOTORCYCLES

PH (09) 425 8535

PH (09) 431 2123

22 WHITAKER ROAD, WARKWORTH.

0800 440 290 | www.polarisnewzealand.com |

1916 STATE HIGHWAY 1, KAIWAKA.

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