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February 2019 NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

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Despite a challenging year we have maintained, in line with our charitable trust status the commitment to invest in Northland’s agriculture future. We were pleased to again give financial support to Northland students with their tertiary education in 2018 as well as numerous other Northland organisations and clubs. WorkSafe ambassador and legendary All Black, Richard Loe will open the event at 11am on Thursday outside the Headquarters, and after two years in the making, our new office block is awaiting its official opening and will be named The Dave Phillips Memorial Headquarters. We see the field days as the perfect opportunity for town and country to unite, share and promote the wonderful lifestyle sectors New Zealand offers and to ensure solid foundation support for our primary industry by partnering with exhibitors offering technological supremacy, expertise and the best deals to be had. How many other times are there in the year where Lew Duggan — Northland Field Days president farmers and the public have all dealers, service providers and partners and associates, I hope you all attractions in one small place to talk to experience a great time and enjoy what at their convenience? we have on offer and wish you all a very On behalf of the Northland Field Days successful and safe 2019. committee and all of our sponsors, Lew Duggan — President

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Exploring the field days by Ann van Engelen

It is that time of year again when the Northland Field Days committee is in full swing getting the grounds into pristine condition for the biggest three-day outdoor event in Northland. There are many changes from last year’s event starting with lots of new foodies throughout the three different food courts to tempt everybody’s taste buds. There will be great coffee available, and we are excited about the huge variety of food this year, which includes along with the staple hot dogs, hot chips and cold drinks — Mexican food, Fijian curries, slow roasted pulled pork, gourmet schnitzel, sandwiches, hangi, raw fish and Mediterranean wraps. Check out our site map to see where the different food areas are. The Clydesdale horses are back, complete with the wagon and this is a very popular way to give your feet a rest whilst travelling around the field days circuit. The sheep dog trials have moved to a more central spot so visitors can be close to the action — across the road from the Stronghold Cutting Horses, which is always incredible to watch and a crowd favourite. The children’s entertainment area has the blow up bouncy castles and other rides along with a very active market area where you can find bargains and quality market goods, whilst the Lifestyle Pavilions are under cover and a great

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The Wells family are passionate about quality, and growing persimmon is the choice Lindsay and Terrie made to help give the fruit the recognition it deserves.

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Lindsay died unexpectedly on August 9 last year, leaving a huge gap in the family, the business and the persimmon industry. “Dad was on the Persimmon Industry Council for many years and was passionate about promoting the fruit and was well respected across the country. He could see the potential in marketing the product. “I naturally became involved on the council myself 10 years ago and am now the chairman. Dad was the chairman from the early ’80s until 2010 helping regulate the export of the product.

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“The fruit is not that well known here — those who like them love them and those who don’t know them don’t go near them. I encourage people to try them; they used to be that ‘horrible fruit’ out the back yard of nanas’ that you dared your cousins to eat. To the Asian culture, they are extremely well-known for their health benefits and are a super fruit in their own right.” A native to China persimmon trees have been grown for thousands of years for their delicious fruit, health benefits and beautiful wood. They are orange-coloured and have a sweet, honey-like flavour, are full of nutrients, antioxidants, are rich in fibre and support healthy vision. “The fruit can be eaten freshly picked from the tree like an apple, or sliced into crisp, sweet, melon-like wedges, skin and all. The crisp fruit can be popped in a paper bag for a couple of days with an apple to release ethylene, which will ripen them. Persimmons can be cooked into chutney, marmalade or jam, or can be made into a delicious sorbet,” says Duane. “There has been a lack of marketing and sex appeal to promote it as a super fruit. Anything you can do with an apple you can do with a persimmon. It is very refreshing, and vibrant in colour for adding to salads and they make great desserts.” The family are launching a non-dairy ice cream at the end of October. “The ice cream was one of dad’s brainchilds, and he was excited to know it was turning into a positive advancement for the family as we prepare to launch at Countdown supermarkets in October under Lindsay’s brand ‘My Goodness’. “By good fortune, we stumbled across a unique process that allows us to create a product that resembles ice cream and has no dairy, very minimal fat, gluten free, suitable for vegans and is over 60 per cent whole fruit. Dad

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was really proud of that. He was the staunchest fan of persimmon in every possible way. “He was a very integral part of the business, and his input was the backbone of the industry and our family. He established this horticulture block from a simple piece of land and provided us the opportunity to work and live happily in the same environment which is a unique achievement. “Our operation grew over the years, and we opened a harvest packing business, which we began in 1981, and we deal with export avocado as well. Being growers, we understand the hard work required to produce a quality crop with influences like the weather and markets beyond our control. “Mum is still an integral part of the business, and they did it together. My

sister Bronwyn is the production manager of the orchard and her husband Lance is the orchard operations manager. My wife Sarah has come on board and helps liaise with the packhouse and looks after the marketing and promotional activity for ‘My Goodness’. I am hoping

we will have other products and avenues that we can move forward with. “The success is all due to our parents having vision; with dad being one of the founding members of the persimmon industry itself and Bronny and I will continue to do our best to carry that on.”

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“To collect the food I travel with our freezer truck and scales and check the paperwork is correct before loading.” Monty and Toni have been associated with the possum industry for some 10 years. “It is an exciting industry to be a part of and making pet food is a great solution for using the wild animals because the health benefits are amazing. Possum meat is low in fat and high in omega fatty acids. “Lots of animals have allergies sometimes caused by sheep, chicken or beef products and fillers so changing to wild game means they are getting protein with no chemicals in it. ”We aim to keep the food as close to the way nature intended as possible, by avoiding fillers and chemical additives. If you buy a kilo of possum, you are getting 100 per cent possum. It goes through a five-millimetre mincer, and we don’t use chicken fillers or offal from other animals. We don’t use the heads, guts, feet, fur or eyes and we produce the food in cubes and freeze them in snaplock bags for convenience. “Using wild game is essentially freerange unlike the meat used by some other pet foods on the market. We don’t get old milking goats that grew up on concrete, our goats come from the bush, and the meat is much darker and beautiful. “We are members of the NZ Pet Food Association and enjoy helping our clients look after their pets dietary needs. More people aware of the importance of good nutrition for their pets nowadays

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winter — and some even come equipped with air conditioning for summer. Hamma has been importing these used Japanese trucks into New Zealand for more than five years. After buying their first Hamma, some customers have bought several more, as they find them such good value. They have been used in a range of different places — from traversing the South Island in winter, fitted with snow ploughs, to being used by Tom Cruise’s film crew! In the north, Graham has sold these trucks for many uses including logging camps, orchards, dairy farms, campgrounds and lifestyle blocks. Customers can fit their accessories of bull bars, crates and tow bars. Check out page 13 for more information on this great little helper, which fulfils all kinds of roles around the farm — available from Ruakaka in the north and Queenstown in the south.

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by Ann van Engelen Seven young competitors ranging from eight to 15 years old participated in the stock judging competition at the 2019 Kaikohe Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural show.

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The competitors were split into junior and senior age groups, and they each judged four Romney ewes, four mixed sheep fleece, four alpaca fleece and four Ayrshire calves. “They were given 10 minutes to choose the order of their placings from first to fourth place for each section. Once the placings were selected, they presented the reasons for their decision to the overjudge and received points for the accuracy of their observations, comparative statements, their speaking ability and overall presentation.

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As long as you know the basics of animal conformation, the rest is personal choice. By weighting the scores this way, we were able to see how confident they were as speakers and what their specific reasons were when placing one exhibit over the next.” “These young stockmen and women have come from showing their pet calves and lambs, and we are trying to encourage them to take the next step, not only in agricultural exhibition but through personal development by learning how to clearly communicate to an audience with confidence behind their decisions. “We hope that competitions like this equip more young livestock competitors with the skills to be on their way to becoming judges. We asked our two

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Judging Alpaca fleece was part of the challenge given to the participants at the show

highest point scorers what their favourite section was.” Odyssey Travers said she enjoyed scoring the sheep fleeces because she had never been involved in judging anything like that before. “I also learned what to specifically look for when judging which is very important and will help me in the future to make good decisions.” Ryan Penney said he also enjoyed the sheep as well as scoring the alpaca fleeces. “I had never had this experience prior and was also interested to learn that the pin bones on a dairy animal help with easier delivery of a calf.” Courtney says it is encouraging to see young people learning how to judge.

“When I first started showing, I always paid attention to the judge’s comments, no matter where in the line-up I was. Learning the strengths and weaknesses of my cattle enabled me to make better presentation and breeding choices which is invaluable. “There are not a lot of opportunities for young people in our district to learn to be a judge, especially if they do not come from a strong showing background. That is why I found it really important to organise this competition at the Kaikohe AP&H Show. “People could come from all over the country to enter if they wished. “We hope that other development programmes, competitions and

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opportunities to be a junior associate judge at A&P shows enable our young people, from all walks of life, to be able to continue along an agricultural pathway regardless if they are on a farm or not. There are always people who will help you with showing and judging opportunities.” There were ribbons as well as prizes for the competitors sponsored by Seales Winslow, Fiber Fresh, The Hits Northland and Harcourts Bay of Islands. Sheep were provided by a show exhibitor,

the fleeces were from Tin Shed Yarns in Helensville, and the calves were supplied by Pa Hill Ayrshires. Junior winners were: first place Jesse Brown-Williamson, second Siva Horsford and third went to Brianna Brown-Williamson. Senior winners were: first place Odyssey Travers — also the overall supreme champion, second was Ryan Penney — the overall reserve champion, third Victoria Louffen and fourth place went to Arjan Pedersen.

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Technology shows the way Technology in the 21st century is a vital tool for farming and particularly for contractors — all in all it has become an essential tool for the agriculture industry. The Global Positioning System and its spin-offs combine real-time data collection with accurate position information that is available on a smartphone. GPS is being used to achieve precision farming enabling the land-owner and the rural contractor to develop the most effective soil/plant treatment strategies enabling higher farm production, while GPS mapping allows aerial top dressers and bulk spreaders to carry out the precise application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers. That’s vital for the bottom line as better control and spread of costly

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Rural contractors have long replaced the old family and neighbour gatherings come haymaking time, and as they keep up with advances in technology to be competitive, they’ve found some of the best quality silage comes from round bales sealed in plastic. On the other hand, some of the worst silage has come from round bales in plastic. According to forage crop specialists, these extremes in quality are related to procedural techniques for putting up round bale silage and problems that can occur during storage. If proper techniques are followed, excellent quality silage can be produced, but if bales are not managed properly, it can be a disaster resulting in total loss of the silage. ‘It may be easier to preserve hay crop silage in upright, trench and bunker silos than in large bales sealed in plastic,’ says a contractors’ advice sheet. ‘Plastic is much more susceptible to air leaks and oxygen infiltration than concrete or steel, so the ease of maintaining an oxygen-free storage environment is much less for bales surrounded by plastic than for conventional silos. ‘The round bale silage system has a number of advantages over hay and conventional silage systems. ‘The round bales greatly reduce the risk of weather damage to forage as well as providing for both hay and silage while the main attraction of large

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Having a natural affiliation with the land and sustainable farming practices, Total Fert Ltd consultant Grant Fallon has worked in the agricultural/horticultural industry most of his working life. “My wife Janice and I moved to our 42 hectares at Riponui in 1986 and farm the property the biological way.” The land is primarily used for beef and sheep rearing, and they have planted 50 fruit trees in an orchard. “Modern biological farming uses nature and science to build the quality of the soil, with the understanding that healthy soil will be able to support healthy crops and livestock. That takes advantage of the natural processes, which promote good soil, healthy crops and healthy animals.” As a biological/organic fertiliser field consultant for 17 years, Grant has attended many instructional seminars in New Zealand and Australia; achieved a level five NZQA certificate in organic growing and a certificate in small business management. “Excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides can upset the balance in the soil,” he says. “Productive soil is achieved by applying the correct volume and type

of minerals after soil analysis. It is important to provide a food source for the biology and adopt best farming practices — stock rates, crop rotation and tillage methods. “That allows the natural system to develop superior soil structure and microbiology and improve crop quality. It helps increase stock yields, improves animal health and reduces negative environmental impacts by controlling waste such as leaching or effluent. “They also help control weeds, pests and diseases, increase moisture content in the topsoil and improve drought resistance and the uptake of nutrients into the pasture and crops. “Many farmers are understanding that natural fertilisers, along with best practice production methods, result in higher profitability of their farms, orchards and other agricultural productions.” Total Fert is BioGro certified and offers a full personal consultancy service and customised fertiliser blends for your requirements, including dairy, drystock, cropping and orchards to suit your budget. “We take pride in being honest and trustworthy. We respect that our customers have placed their livelihoods

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in our hands and rely on us to supply products that achieve profitable, sustainable and environmentally sound results,” said director Trevor Palmer. “Treat other people as you would have them treat you, this is a golden rule that we at Total Fert aspire to live by.” Visit us at the Northland Field Days.

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Tender advice on contracts Agricultural machinery and equipment standing idle is not a good look and does little for farm income, so it’s no surprise that some agricultural concerns add contracting work to boost the bottom line. It may just be hiring out to a neighbour or forming a local co-operative. If the business builds up to the point of regular work, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has some advice on how to proceed in tendering for contracts. It says tendering for work can be timeconsuming — but it can also lead to substantial rewards. ‘You should think carefully before, during and after the process. Finding the right opportunities, doing the prep work and being vigorous during the tendering process will increase your chances of winning contracts,’ the ministry advises. ‘Tendering is the process involved in responding to an Rfx, a catch-all term meaning Request for information, a quote, a proposal or tender. ‘An Rfx can come in many shapes and forms. If it’s for a small amount of work, it will be fairly straight forward — but applying for larger or long-term contracts will require a significant amount of time, thinking and resources to complete. You’ll need to be strategic when you decide which tenders to respond to. ‘Going for every Rfx you come across

is a waste of time and energy. Your probability of success will increase if you only respond to ones in the area of your existing services and expertise. ‘Even if the contract is relevant to your business, you should first consider how much preparation will need to go into the application process, and whether your business is able to sustain that effort — especially as winning the contract isn’t guaranteed. ‘Losing a tender can be disappointing, but it can be an important business opportunity. Always ask for feedback from the buyer on why your application wasn’t successful. You can use that information to help you learn what to do, and what not to do, the next time you apply. ‘You’ll need to think about the day-to-day and long-term effects on your business. ‘Before applying, ask yourself: Do I have the people and resources to fulfil the obligations of the contract, or will I have to hire new employees or buy new equipment?’

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by Ann van Engelen Steve Martinovich grew up on a dairy farm in Ruawai and discovered his passion for boat building and fishing whilst attending Ruawai college.

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produced my first canoe at 15 years old at school, and that got me interested in boat building, and soon my fishing adventure began. I have built several boats since then,” says Steve. “As a 12-year-old I helped on the family dairy farm but then caught leptospirosis, plus rheumatic fever and was in Dargaville hospital for a long time. Unfortunately, farming was not for me, so I focussed on my love of woodworking and boats as an alternative. “I began our business Bream Bay Fishing Charters with my original charter

boat CARA*J, which I built in the shed on our front lawn at Ruakaka Beach some 27 years ago.” CARA*J is solid kauri, 12 metres long, six tonnes and now sadly for sale. “She was very modern and upmarket at the time, and has caught some incredible fish and is considered by many to be ‘the lucky boat’,” says Steve. “My wife Heather and I have recently purchased a new charter boat called Sumo. She is 14 metres by 4.6 metres wide. At 11 tonnes with 508 horsepower, she is a beast of a vessel. Very solid safe and dependable and

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now ‘the new lucky boat’. I would never have considered buying any boat as I enjoy boat building and working with timber, but Sumo is simply ideal for the job. Large family groups, especially with ladies and children, love going out on her being well set up with lovely social seating and clean modern comfort throughout.” Steve and Heather host many farmers on evening fishing excursions as an easy way to get them off-farm. “Farmers do a morning milk and get their chores done and then turn up at Marsden Cove at 4.30pm and away we go. They don’t have the expense and maintenance of owning a boat. We also have stag parties and birthdays as well as company trips. People find the ocean is great for relaxing.” “We get big shoals of fish on the surface with a huge range of bird life and dolphins out at the islands; it is a truly magical place to be. Sumo is like a fast ferry with just a 50 minute trip to the Hen and Chicks. We depart Marsden Cove Marina and travel past the new North Port complex and refinery, Mt Mania at the Whangarei harbour entrance then past Bream Head — all spectacular scenery. “We mostly line fish and target snapper, trevally, kahawai and kingfish. During game fishing season we often aim for marlin, sharks and tuna. Line fishing to the Hen and Chicks is my bread and butter with the Moko Hinau Islands for the more adventurous. I help beginners and enjoy it when children are on board and teaching them to fish. There are many funny stories, and it often becomes a fun competition with the girls aboard often catching the most because they will studiously follow instructions on baiting up.”

1.5M please Steve says some of the secrets to catching fish in clear water are in the hook and line size, bait types and how you bait and hide the hook

Steve says the water is so clear you need to disguise the hook so the fish can’t see it. “When I moved here from the murky but prolific Kaipara waters, I couldn’t catch a fish to save myself, so I observed my buddies and how they set up their lines. Hook and line size, bait types and hook placement all hold secrets, and I have learnt from many clients over the years. Generally, one or two people in a group will be catching fish, so I watch what they do differently. We can provide bait and hire rods, and we try and make each trip fun with lots of laughs because you can’t guarantee catching fish these days as there is less available and we promote conservation with tag and release after a quick measure and photo. “Heather is a very accomplished angler and annually enters the local ‘chic

@ the chicks’ fishing competition. She took out three of the four main trophies and prizes the first year, and last year my sister Theresa won the ‘Overall Trophy’ for releasing four species — kingfish, snapper, kahawai and trevally measuring 2.4 metres in total. That competition is in its tenth year held in March this year. “I am heavily involved in the Solo Marlin Challenge contest — you go out and catch a marlin totally on your own, and I received the Heaviest (127.4kg) Solo Marlin trophy last season. Fishing is good for a mental and physical relax and de-stress. Thanks to my interest in boat building Bream Bay Charters has been running for 27 years.”

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The good oil The picturesque olive grove, Olives on the Hill, Mangawhai, is home to 1,300 olive trees, which produce award-winning extra virgin olive oil. “All our oils are certified by Olives NZ, the national body for olive growers in NZ,” says Linda, “and this year we are happy to have achieved three silver awards in the national competition.” The oils are beautifully fresh, with variations in taste due to the different varieties of tree. The Ascolano oil has a hint of pepper at the finish and sets off a summer salad beautifully, their Leccino is smooth and buttery (try it drizzled over ice cream!) while the Frantoio has a lovely fruity flavour that is perfect for all cooking and, with fresh lime, is delightful drizzled over a summer fruit salad. Deeply passionate about New Zealand’s growing olive oil industry, Chris and Linda say their visit to Spanish groves last year was very encouraging and NZ olives could become as successful as New Zealand wine is today. “The olive industry can compete on the world stage, but we have to compete on quality not quantity” explains Linda. “We just have to discover the best way for our climate.”

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The grove in King Road is also home to The Grove Supply Co that provides anything a small to medium grower would need. That includes harvesting equipment and deleafers. “We have a huge range of fustis and stainless-steel tanks, taps, filters, cappers, fruit presses and an amazing olive press/malaxer combination,” says Linda. “We also have equipment for orchardists to crush and press other fruits.” The Grove Supply Co is the sole official distributor in New Zealand for Sansone and Zanon, the top two Italian

suppliers of storage solutions and grove machinery respectively. While customers can buy products online by visiting their websites — olivesonthehill. co.nz for the award-winning extra virgin olive oil, or grovesupply.co.nz for olive and fruit growers looking for equipment or storage solutions, they also have a stall at the Mangawhai Tavern Market every Saturday morning (mangawhaitavernmarket.co.nz). Chris and Linda also welcome visitors to their grove where they can chat about olives, taste the oil and view the equipment.

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“The pods allow people to grow their own vegetables in small or large spaces, and they are self-watering,” says company director Lisa Lowe. Vegepods come small enough for retirement units and large enough for farms. “Reservoir tanks collect rainwater, which goes through the soil, and the roots go down and drink. The garden can take care of itself and uses 80 per Vegepod is a versatile garden allowing the whole family to cent less water than a normal discover sustainable living and growing their own food garden. A mesh canopy helps eliminate weeds and keep pests and are enjoying having gardening back in animals such as white butterfly, birds, their lives, and farmers are loving being cats, stock and possums out.” able to capture and recycle rainwater, Stands and wheels are optional meaning tank water is saved. “We now have 65 stockists nationwide extras and raise the pod to waist height in garden centres and stores such and make them easy to move. “The original cover keeps things warm as Mitre 10. We are also partnering so you can grow lettuces in the middle of with an upcoming TV series around winter. We recently launched new shade sustainable living, and we recently covers, which are great in summer and launched our community programmes dry periods as they provide 75 per cent throughout the country teaching how to successfully grow Vegepod produce and shade,” says Lisa. Vegepods come in a kitset form and are expanding into the South Island and are easy to assemble with no tools Pacific islands.” For more information required. “We are proud to be part of a visit vegepod.co.nz, phone Lisa on good quality product that is made from 021 442 273 or visit site 136B at the food safe plastic. Many of our clients Northland Field Days.

The team are guided by Justin’s passion for versatile and functional products for all aspects of rural life in New Zealand and have more than 30 years of construction experience. “We have two key areas, which we are focussed on — products that meet the tough requirements of working farms Justin with one of his Stoney Creek Smokehouses such as troughs and cesspits and lifestyle products for when it is smokehouse, you can also cook a hangi time to relax with the family,” says and roast meats.” Precast Products Ltd also specialise Justin. Family time is what inspired him to spearhead the Stoney in livestock troughs, cesspits, fireplace hearths, gas bottle holders and Creek Smokehouses. “Our Stoney Creek Smokehouses hazardous substance lockers. “All of our products are built with are made to last for many years. They are built from fibre-rich precast durability in mind, using high strength concrete panels held together by fibre and steel reinforced concrete. With stainless steel bolts. They are summer here it is important to ensure not just a smokehouse but also a your stock have a good water supply. Our multipurpose outdoor cooking oven troughs are unique to the world stage designed with the ability to slow cook and are patent pending. They are strong, and cold smoke from an external durable and low maintenance and allow stock full access to the water. smoke unit,” says Justin. “Call in and see us or phone us “I created it myself and am very proud of our designs; they are with any enquiries. We look forward unique to the world stage. With to meeting and working with you in fishing a common way for people to the future.” Visit us at site 294 at the Northland relax they make great gifts for the Field Days. person who has everything. With our

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NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES February 2019

Real Hope For Long Term Back Pain Sufferers

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

Inversion NZ Ltd 0800 62 62 83 www.inversionnz.co.nz

was something I had never heard of sorting it out for me in a very short period of time” It was then Dave decided to introduce Teeter into New Zealand and Inversion NZ was born.

Over the years INZ have helped thousands of people get some serious relief and have seen results in not only backs, but necks, hips, knees, posture, circulation and lots more.

Inversion helps to: • Relieve Back Pain • Relieve Neck Pain • Relieve Muscle Tension • Stimulate Blood And Lymph Flow • Improve Posture • Increase Flexability

“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”

Frank Harwood (84) of Turangi using his Teeter, Frank has been Inverting for over eight years and has found it keeps him young

Come and see us at one of our shows for a free treatment (Check out the red bar for details)

IT IS PURE LOGIC AS TO HOW THE TEETER TABLE WORKS

Discs:

It uses gravity to apply traction, the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws fluid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, they rely on trans fer of fluid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on fluid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to de-hydrate.

Posture: Poor

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.

De-Hydrated discs are less flexible, they are harder, more prone to injury, they interfere with nerve roots creating pain and ultimately the de-hydration causes degen eration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly and gently brings the hydration back into the discs, plumping them up. It separates the nerve roots far more effectively and This is pure logic, if a machine is out of returns quality of life

Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when

muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the flow of blood and lymph through the muscles so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle rocking motion that stimulates circulation and encourages blood flow through the muscles, which clears the lactic acid into your lymph system where it stimulates lymph flow and deals with it. Most people with serious neck issues see a large improvement after only one treatment.

alignment it does not last long, the only difference between the body and a machine is that the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline. The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself, resulting in a far healthier life.

If you are serious about investing in your health and really sorting your issues out, come see us at one of our local roadshows, you have nothing to lose and chances are, a lot to gain.

NORTHLAND FIELD DAYS Site 914/916 Corner of Awakino Point East Road and State Highway 14, Dargaville 28 February — 2 March 2019

BACK or NECK PAIN? Here in New Zealand,

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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February 2019 NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES

ADVERTORIAL

Helping with joint pain Helping arthritic joints (Part One) I am often asked whether cartilage lost through osteoarthritis can regenerate through taking supplements. Maybe I can answer this with an example. Last year I received a call from a man in his late 60s with osteoarthritis in his knees. It really affected his mobility and reduced his quality of life. I put him on an antiinflammatory eating plan and added two supplements. The first was omega-3 fish oil at therapeutic doses. I then added my joint formula at a double dose. That meant he was taking 1,600mg of high-grade chondroitin and 1,600mg of glucosamine with 400mg of high potency 95% curcumin turmeric extract. Within three months the swelling had gone down and the pain was abating. Now six months later he has regained his mobility and can now undertake the recreational pastimes he had previously stopped. The evidence that cartilage damaged by arthritis can significantly regenerate is poor. There is evidence that high doses of chondroitin can help cartilage, but it seems that once

your cartilage is lost — then it is gone. That, of course, begs the question as to why his knees improved so much. There is good evidence that high levels of chondroitin can help improve the function of whatever cartilage remains. It does this by giving the specialised cells called chondrocytes that maintain cartilage the raw materials to improve cartilage function. However, most of the improvements are likely from reducing inflammation within the joint capsule. Curcumin from turmeric, chondroitin sulphate and EPA from Fish oil are very antiinflammatory. Shutting down these inflammatory processes can help reduce swelling, fluid build-up and subsequently making joints more comfortable. The best approach is to contact me for a personalised joint health programme. John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv. Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For questions or advice contact John on 0800 423 559 or email john@abundant.co.nz.

Abundant Health Bettaflex Super Joint Formula New What is Bettaflex?

The Fonterra Dairy Women of the Year award recognises an outstanding woman who has significantly contributed to the dairy industry with passion, drive, innovation and leadership, and nominations are open for the 2019 competition. Do you know her? She gets up early every morning while others sleep in and she juggles looking after those around her while also working and giving back to her community. This woman is creating the change she wishes to see and is an inspiration to all those around her. She has a commitment, drive and passion for the dairy industry as a whole, and is a positive role model for women in dairying. She is a strong performer, who is recognised by her peers as a potential leader. She demonstrates leadership within her community but has a wider circle of influence than her local community. This lady is influential in the dairy industry, holding or having previously held leadership positions on regional or national dairy organisations. She may also hold/have held a governance role in relevant organisations or have future aspirations in governance in the dairy industry. She has a vision to add value to the dairy industry’s future — is actively working towards achieving that in her

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current professional and personal journey, and is a Dairy Women’s Network member. This is an opportunity to let her know how much she is appreciated and give back to her and the industry. The selection panel consists of five judges including representatives from Dairy Women’s Network, Fonterra, Global Women, Ballance Agri-Nutrients and a previous Dairy Woman of the Year Winner. Finalists will be individually interviewed on April 15 in Auckland to ascertain a winner, followed by media training and filming. The title will be awarded at the national conference in Christchurch on May 1, and the winner will receive a scholarship of up to $20,000 for an approved development programme, professional/business coaching and/ or learning experience, or combination of these. To nominate someone you know for the Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award go to dwn.co.nz/dwoty. Nominations close March 1.

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How can Bettaflex help?

∙ Chondroitin and glucosamine are building blocks of cartilage. $89.95 for 3 bottles ∙ Supplementation with correct levels can support healthy cartilage function and cartilage repair processes. free freight or ∙ Curcumin from turmeric helps to balance immune 1 bottle for $32.95 function to support joint health. plus $4.99 postage ∙ Research suggests chondroitin is highly effective at 800mg daily.

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Call to tackle wilding conifer

NORTHERN FARMING LIFESTYLES February 2019

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The increasing impact wilding conifers are having on Northland’s coastal margins, dune lakes and rare gumland ecosystems have prompted local authority calls for a regional stakeholder group to address the issue. The Northland Regional Council wants an advisory panel — with assistance from Landcare Research — to fully assess the extent, and impact wilding conifers are having on the North. Council biosecurity manager Don McKenzie says wilding conifers have long been an issue in Northland, many of them the descendants of escapees from commercial forestry plantations or shelterbelt plantings decades ago. The council is not looking to blame or penalise commercial foresters or other landowners for the issue. “What we are saying is ‘right tree, right place, right purpose,” he says. “The regional council does have rules requiring control of wilding pines along property boundaries — but not wider controls for the trees — in its Northland Regional Pest and Marine Pathways Management Plan 2017–2027. “Wilding conifers can comprise several species — cedars, pines (including pinus radiata), firs, cypress, larches, and spruces. While the impacts of wilding conifers in the South Island are well-known and understood — and have attracted significant control funding in recent years, the situation in Northland is less clear. “We know from our staff’s own observations in the field, and our examination of recent aerial imagery,

that wilding pines are having an increasing, and unwanted, impact on our coastal margins, dune lakes and rare gumland ecosystems. The problem appears to be worsening with wilding pines slowly increasing their reach and scale, especially in places like the Ngunguru Sandspit and dune lakes in the Far North and the Kaipara District, including the Kai Iwi Lakes system. “Wilding conifers are an issue because not only do they colonise and change the existing environment, Biosecurity manager Don McKenzie with a wilding conifer displacing native species, they can adversely impact on water wilding conifers should be attributed the tables. Roadside wilding conifers can same pest status as other species like also be problematic for power and other wild ginger, given their potential impacts infrastructural companies, costing them on the region. The NRC is in the process of significant sums to trim and remove to protect that infrastructure from potential convening a regional stakeholder group of key agencies this month to examine tree-related damage.” Northland’s sub-tropical climate also the wider wilding conifer issue with appears to be especially favourable local and central government agencies, to the conifers, which are typically commercial foresters and iwi attending. unwanted commercially because their Mr McKenzie says he personally poor form and heavy branches result would like to see an investment of in low-grade logs, which have minimal about $900,000 annually during the value. Mr McKenzie says he believes next decade or so.

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NORTHLAND FIELD DAYS 2019 – MAP & SITE LISTINGS OUTDOOR SITES are Site Numbers 3-320 RURAL PAVILION SITES are Site Numbers 602-651 LIFESTYLE PAVILION SITES are Site Numbers 861-910 2019 NORTHLAND FIELD DAYS SITE MAP (this map is not to scale and is subject to change )

Dargaville

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Start/Finish

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Start/Finish

TRACTOR PULL

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11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39

41 43 Beer 45 Tent 47 49 51 53 55 57

Disabled Parking

60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94

96 98 100 102 104 106 108 110 112

POWER FARMING NORTHLAND PLACE 61 63 65 67 69 71

Rural Pavilion 2

116 118 120 122 124

Food Court 1

Rural Pavilion 1

95 97 99 101 103 105 107 109 111

134 136 138 140 142 144 146

148 150 152 154 156 158 160 162 164

ENVIRONMENTAL FERTILISERS TRACK 117 119 121 123 125 127 129 131 133 135 137 139 141 143 145 166

168 170 172 174 176 178 180 182 184 186 188 190 192 194

Car Park Entry/Exit

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218 220 222 224226 228 230

Gate A

238 240 242 244 246 248 250 252 254

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YAMAHA WAY

Stronghold Cutting Horse Demo

Exhibitors Vehicle Exit

Danger! NO ENTRY Food & Beverages Attractions/Entertainment

FONTERRA ROAD HQ

Northland Field Days Office

276 278 280 282 284 286 288 HONDA HIGHWAY

275 277 279 281 283 285 310 312 314 316 318 320

NEWLOVE ROAD

Food315317 319 321 323 309 311 313 Food Court 2 Entertainment Court 2 Area 340 342 344 346 348 350 352 354

ROWLAND ROAD

339 341 343 Isuzu D-Max Sheep Dog Trials 364 366 368

Gates B & C

GILLATT LANE

Public Car Park

Exhibitors Car Park No.1

Market Area

299 301303 305 307

First Aid

237 239 241 243 245 247 249 251 253

229 231 233 235

259 261

Disabled Toilet

FORD GO FURTHER

232 234 HQ

TOTALSPAN WAY

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196 198 200 202 204 206

195 197 199 201 203 205 207 209 211

FIRST NATIONAL REAL ESTATE ROAD

Public Car Park

Committee and Rotary Parking

Permanent Toilet Blocks

Food Hall

189 191 193

256 258 260 262264 266 268270 272 274

Ticket Booths

BERTOLINI BOULEVARD

147 149 151 153 155 157

FONTERRA ROAD 217 219 221 223

Disabled Carpark

230c 187c

CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS PLACE

Pedestrian Site Entry/Exit

AGRIDUSTRIAL RISE

81 83 85 87 89 91 93 FARMLANDS ROAD

114

Pedestrian Access from Car Park to Site

Whangarei

Emergency/ Evacuation Gate

WELLS ROAD

CERVUS EQUIPMENT LANE

Lifestyle Pavilion 1 Lifestyle Pavilion 2 Lifestyle Pavilion 3

Company Site No. 4u Ltd 617 A – Aakron Xpress 125 Absolute Concrete Ltd 174 ACR Agri 119 Active VMA Engineering Solutions 081a Adjusta Mattress New Zealand Pty Ltd 895,897,899 Advance Build 124 Advance Dairy and Pump 081B Advancequip NZ/Earthworm Attachments 139 Advantage Feeders 250 AFFCO NZ Limited 284 Ag Machinery Specialists Ltd 090 Agricom 238 Agrifeeds 237 Agrifert 204 Agriline Ltd 140,142 AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd 229 Allkars/Mahindra NZ 269a Alpine Air Whangarei 131B Alzheimers Northland 149 ANZ 223,225A ASB Bank 205 Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference 636 Avoca Lime Company Ltd 175 B – BA Pumps and Sprayers 147 Ballance Agri-Nutrients 193 Bay Audiology 925 Bell-Booth Limited 226 Belpard Australia 157 Bindy Lavender 905 BioAg 241 Biomat Aotearoa 873 BNZ 180B Born in the USA 298 Branson 066 Bridgestone 087 BRP Can-Am 280,282 Bryant Tractors & Renton Motors 065, 67, 118, 120 Buckton 095 BuildLink Group 172 C – Calitec Heat Pump Hot Water Systems 642 Carpet Mill 272 Carters Building Supplies 135a, 137

297

Polaris/Can-Am Demonstration Area

DAVE PHILLIPS MEMORIAL DRIVE

Helicopter Rides

EXHIBITOR CAR PARK NO.2 (NEW)

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Cavern Home Solutions 881 C-Dax ltd 221 Celestial Wines 894 Cervus Equipment 037,39,92,94 CHH Ply 137 Chillerman 247b Claas Harvest Centre Northland 027, 29, 82, 84 Compass Trailers 003 Container Space NZ Limited 268 Cooper's Strip Club 606,607 Coprice 611 Corkill Systems Ltd 247a Corson Maize 288a Country RV 185 Craigs Investment Partners 194 Croplands Equipment 154 CRV Ambreed 637, 638 Crystalyx (Carrs Supplements) 133A D – D & A Wordsworth Contracting 116 Dairy Cooling Solutions 206b DairyNZ 187c Dargaville Ford 196, 198, 200 Dargaville Hunting & Fishing 244 Datamars 232b

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NORTHLAND FIELD DAYS 2019 – MAP & SITE LISTINGS LIFESTYLE PAVILION 1 NZ Fudge Farm 861 Roarhoney 862 Villa Italia Ltd 863 ENJO 864 NZ Tamarillo Cooperative Ltd 865 Gateplates & Signs Ltd 866, 868 The Rocking Horse Place 867 Dinerite Cookware 869 Zenteq 870 Kiwi Coffee Queen 871 Eden Orchards 872 Biomat Aotearoa 873 The Outdoor Room Company 874, 876, 878 QRC Tai Tokerau Resort College 875 Emuology 877 Norwex 879 Turmerix 880 Cavern Home Solutions 881 Whangarei Boys' High School 882 LeafScreen Ltd 883 Ria’s Natural Health Soap 884 LIFESTYLE PAVILION 2 HRV Northland 885, 887 Doterra Essential Oils 886 PBS Ltd 888 Shuzi NZ Ltd 889 Sweet Temptations 890 Woll Cookware 891, 893 Heatsavers Northland Ltd 892 Celestial Wines 894 Adjusta Mattress New Zealand Pty Ltd 895, 897, 899

Kaipara Nectar 896 Sentinel Pest Control 898 ZeroPak 900, 902 Seventh Day Adventist Church Dargaville 901, 903 Waikaraka Holdings Ltd 904 Bindy Lavender 905 Pieroth Wines (NZ) Ltd 906 Grandpas Feeders 907 Filters and Fountains Ltd 908 LIFESTYLE PAVILION 3 Ideal Buildings 909 Ray White Dargaville Jean Johnson Realty Ltd 910 GH Healthcare 911 S J D Enterprises 912 Plus 2wp Ltd 913, 915, 917 Inversion New Zealand Ltd 914, 916 Jennian Homes Northland Ltd 918 Tupperware 919 Four Seasons Gutter Protection 920, 922 Name Art 921 Electoral Commission 923 Metro Direct, Whangarei 924, 926 Bay Audiology 925 Northern Wairoa Voice for Life 927 Windowow 928 Tai Tokerau Honey Ltd 929 True You Wellness 930, 932 Renovator Extra Pair Of Hands 931 RURAL PAVILION 1 G and A Construction Ltd Progressive Red Devon

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Lomacs New Zealand Ltd 604 Totalfert 605 Cooper’s Strip Club 606, 607 Gilmore Taylor Associates Ltd 608, 609, 610 Coprice 611 Fertco 612 Mighty Mix Dog Food 613 The Regions Immigration Law and Recruitment Ltd 614 Financial Design Group Ltd 615 Superior Chunky 616 4u Ltd 617 SmartShelters 618, 619 Trapinator 620 Primary ITO 621 Kiwi Sheds Northland Ltd 622 Nutritional Services Ltd 623 Homeopathic Farm Services Ltd 624 Staffsafe 625 RURAL PAVILION 2 Ultra Fine Lime 635 Australia New Zealand Biochar Conference 636 CRV Ambreed 637, 638 Hydraulink 639, 640 Total Business Compliance 641 Calitec Heat Pump Hot Water Systems 642 Key Industries 653 Triton Hearing 654, 655 Northland Dairy Industry awards 656 OSPRI 657, 658 Static site *659* *Correct at time of print

goodGround Real Estate 134b Grandpas Feeders 907 Grasshopper ZTR Mowers 259 Great Lake Motor Distributors 310, 312, 314 GreenWood 279 Greg Sowry Contracting Ltd 031,33 GSA Traders NZ Pty Ltd - Bettergrip Tools 141a Gunson McLean Ltd 190a H – Hansen Products 224 Heatsavers Northland Ltd 892 Helinorth 171 Helmsdale hives 306A Hikoki 137 Hino Distributors (NZ) Ltd. 085 Hisun Motors New Zealand 266 Hi-Tech Enviro Solutions 180a Homeopathic Farm Services Ltd 624 Honda Marine Dargaville 5,7 Honda Motorbikes 275 HRV Northland 885, 887 Hubands Energy 183 Husqvarna 176 Hustler Equipment Ltd 097 Hustler Mowers 068 Hydraulink 639,640 Hynds Pipe Systems 138 I – Ideal Buildings 909 Inversion New Zealand Ltd 914,916 Iplex Pipelines 197 Isuzu Utes New Zealand 127,129 J – James Engineering Ltd 061 JB Cabins and Homes 263 JEL Kennels 136a Jennian Homes Northland Ltd 918 K – Kaipara Nectar 896 Kamo Mowers & Chainsaws Ltd 070 Kawasaki NZ 281 Keenan New Zealand 063 Keith Andrews Trucks 156,158 Key Industries 653 King's College 190b

Kiwi Coffee Queen 871 Kiwi Sheds Northland Ltd 622 L – LeafScreen Ltd 883 LIC 134a Lomacs New Zealand Ltd 604 LoveShax 305a M – Mac Utility 196 Maxam Industrial & Agricultural Tyres 168 Maxxis 4WD Tyres 168 McIntosh Bros Engineers Ltd 061,114 Melanoma New Zealand 149 Metro Direct, Whangarei 924,926 Mighty Mix Dog Food 613 Milk Bar 243 Mimico 076 Model Barn Ltd 297b Mojo Motorcycles 262 Morbark 064 N – Name Art 921 NaturalFlow NZ Ltd 261 Nevada 246 Newstyle Direct NZ 135B Ngahiwi Farms Ltd 245a Nitrosol/Agmax 122 Nokian Forestry Tyres 168 North Country Grains Ltd 277a Northern Region Young Farmers 151 Northern Wairoa Voice for Life 927 Northfuels 203 Northland Farm Services Limited 143 Northland Farm Water Solutions Ltd 252 Northland Forest Managers Ltd 153a Northland Kia 123 Northland Powersports 260 Northland Regional Council 251,253 Northland Rural Support Trust 149 Northpower 218 NorthTec 305b Norwex 879 Norwood Farm Machinery Northland 148,150,152

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NRM 238 Nufarm 238 Nutrinza 271a Nutritech International 285 Nutritional Services Ltd 623 NZ Fudge Farm 861 NZ Tamarillo Cooperative Ltd 865 NZAgbiz Ltd 237 O – OMC Power Equipment 071 Orion Crop Protection Ltd 238 OSPRI 657,658 P – P&F Global 137 P.L Clarke Ltd; Earthmoving Wholesalers 100A Paslode 137 PBS Advisers 888 PGG Wrightson Ltd 177,179,220,222 Pieroth Wines (NZ) Ltd 906 Pinto Trailers 181 Pioneer Brand Products 182 Pirtek Northland 117 Plasma Biotec Solutions Ltd 249a Plus 2wp Ltd 913,915,917 Polaris New Zealand 256, 258 Position Partners New Zealand Limited 080 Power Farming Wholesale Ltd 091, 93, 144 & 146 Powerfarming Northland 089 PPP Industries Ltd 248 Precast Products Ltd 294 Primary ITO 621 Progressive Red Devon 603 Prolan Ltd 141b Q – QRC Tai Tokerau Resort College 875 Quadbar NZ 240B R – Rabobank 188 Ravensdown Ltd 217, 219 Ray White Dargaville Jean Johnson Realty Ltd 910 Recharge Battery Additive 277b Renovator Extra Pair Of Hands 931 Ria’s Natural Health Soap 884

Ringrose Stockfoods Ltd 285 Roarhoney 862 Rotowiper Ltd 069 RPM Group 610 Rural Direct Whangarei 211 S – S J D Enterprises 912 Seales Winslow 193 Seedforce 238 Sentinel Pest Control 898 Seventh Day Adventist Church Dargaville 901,903 Shuzi NZ Ltd 889 Silver Fern Farms Ltd 187 Silver Spas 304b Smart Water & Irrigation 283 SmartShelters 618,619 Southern Cross Promotions 880,891,893,930 Staffsafe 625 Stay Well NZ 185 Strainrite Fencing Systems 254 Stratco 876 Stroke Foundation of New Zealand 230 Stronghold Trading Ltd 242 Superior Chunky 616 Suzuki New Zealand Limited 264 Sweet Temptations (NGL) 890 Switch EV Global Ltd 216 T – Taege Engineering 074 Tai Tokerau Honey Ltd 929 Taunton Holdings Ltd 131A Te Pari Products 186 TEAM Vegetation Ltd 060 TechniPharm Group 173 The Outdoor Room Company 874,876,878 The Regions Immigration Law and Recruitment Ltd 614 The Rocking Horse Place 867 The Wrangler Ltd 249b Time To 296a Tokoroa Engineering 245b Topuni Timber 137 Totalfert 605 Totalspan 274 Tow and Farm 098 Transport and Marine Ltd 288B Trapinator 620 Tree Wise Northland Ltd 121 Tristram European (SKODA & Volkswagen) 286 Triton Hearing 654,655 True You Wellness 930, 932 Trueform Spa Pools 307 TruTest Dairy 238 Tru-Test Dairy Solutions 232a Tulloch Farm Machines 086 Tupperware 919 U – Ultra Fine Lime 635 Union Car Spares ARB Northern 273 University of Auckland 191 V – Vegepod 136b Versatile 230 Villa Italia Ltd 863 Vredestein Agricultural Tyres 168 Vuletich Contracting LTD 035b W – Wade Concrete Products Ltd 184 Waikaraka Holdings Ltd 904 Waikato Milking Systems 143 Walker Mowers 088 Wave Refrigeration Limited 189 Westpac NZ Ltd 191 Whangarei Boys' High School 882 Williams Engineering 252 Wilson Earthmoving 117 WorkSafe New Zealand Northland 149 Y – Yamaha Motor NZ Ltd 306a, 308 Z – Zenteq 870 ZeroPak 900,902

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‘Watch time’ for myrtle rust

Summertime is ‘watch time’ with Biosecurity New Zealand and the Department of Conservation asking the public to check their local myrtle plants to help track the spread of myrtle rust, with the disease likely to be more active during warmer weather and likely to spread to new areas where it hasn’t been seen before. Plants including pohutukawa, rata, manuka, kanuka and ramarama are vulnerable to the disease. The fungus, which is mainly spread by wind, generally infects shoots, buds, and young leaves of myrtle plants. Infected plants show typical symptoms including bright yellow powdery spots on the underside of leaves. If you think you see symptoms of myrtle rust remember to not touch the plant or collect samples, but take pictures and report it to Biosecurity New Zealand’s Exotic Pest and Disease Hotline on 0800 80 99 66. As of December the disease has been confirmed on 811 properties across most of the North Island and upper areas of the South Island. Taranaki, Auckland and Bay of Plenty are the most seriously affected areas. Biosecurity New Zealand’s manager for recovery and pest management, John Sanson, says a cross-sector working group has developed a national longterm management plan for myrtle rust. “This working group includes members from Biosecurity New Zealand, the Department of Conservation, Maori organisations with an interest in biosecurity, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, regional councils, and the Project Crimson Trust. The group has

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provided recommendations on agreed goals that will underpin our collective approach to managing myrtle rust. “We are also investing significantly in scientific research to develop new tools, build understanding of myrtle rust and explore possible long-term management options with a $3.7 million programme of research. An additional $5 million funding increase from the Strategic Science Investment Fund will build on work already being done by Government agencies, Maori, councils, and research providers over the next three years,” Mr Sanson says.

In the meantime, it is important to understand where the rust has spread to, what plants it is affecting (especially new ones) and where it is active. DOC’s project manager for myrtle rust, Dr Fiona Thomson, says that a large programme of seed collection is underway to safeguard native myrtle species from extinction. “Everyone has an important role to play in biosecurity. “The more eyes looking out for myrtle rust means the better we can monitor this disease and protect our precious myrtles.”

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Pest plant management Guy and Tracey Forbes of TaG Vegetation Control have been providing weed spraying services across Northland since 1983. “We both have farming, horticulture and forestry backgrounds and have owned the business since 2004. We have a fleet of spray rigs including 4WD utes for gun spraying, and larger trucks also fitted with booms designed for roadside and right-of-way spraying,” says Guy. “It’s no good just having good equipment — you also need to know how to use it — and we do. Gun spraying for gorse and pest plants gives us a more directional spray aim for targeted application.” Tracey and Guy are both registered chemical applicators. The crew are also qualified and experienced in identifying pest plants and knowing how best to treat them. “If the work site is on a public road and an approved traffic management plan is needed we can arrange and manage that too. Our clients include farmers, small block owners, regional and district councils, forest managers, landscapers and road maintenance contractors. Northland is our home, and we work anywhere between Cape

Reinga and Puhoi. We are real people and are proud of the work we do to help real people.” There are a variety of reasons to control unwanted vegetation and eradicate weeds. “It may be to increase production or the value of your property, to maintain roads, races and water tables, or to restore or maintain revegetation and natural landscapes. “We know which weed and pest plants need to be eradicated and how to treat them. Whether you are a farmer or lifestyle block holder, we are available all year to contract spray and can create a weed management plan to help overcome issues, and we recommend routine maintenance to prevent the re-establishment of pest plants. By controlling pest plants, the land becomes more productive by allowing more pasture growth and quality feed for your stock.” Call TaG Vegetation Control to discuss your pest plant management plan or to make a booking on 09 407 6623 or email guyandtrace@xtra.co.nz.

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Felling safety priority The start of a new year is a great time to re-enforce some good practices regarding safety when felling trees. A five-step felling plan has been created from Safetree’s tailgate meeting resources to help identify hazards and safety issues to look out for in the various situations workers find themselves in. These include assessing the site, assessing the tree, preparing the work area, using correct techniques and retreating and looking up. Step 1: Assess the site and the stand for hazards — the terrain, roads, tracks, other operations, powerlines. Check wind strength and direction as this can affect safety. Step 2: Assess the tree for any defects including rotting wood, heavy lean, interlocked branches, debris in branches, dead tops. Check if the soil is very wet or dry, which could affect stability. Ensure the falling direction is known and access what the tree could

hit as it falls and which way will you escape if necessary. Also, decide prior which cuts to use. Step 3: Prepare work area and escape route before starting. Clear around the base of the tree — leave no vegetation or obstacles and make sure you have planned an escape route — ideally 45 degrees behind the tree. Step 4: Use the correct felling techniques and check if it is more than 200mm at the stump. Always use a scarf and back cut and work out the lean and how many wedges you will require and do you need machine assistance. Step 5: Retreat and look up. Finish the cut on the safe side of the tree and use your escape route as soon as the tree begins to fall. Make sure you watch out for kickback, butt swing or bounce, anything falling or being flicked

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capability. Conference speakers will talk about ways to achieve this. The guest speaker will be Sir John Kirwan, former NZ All Black and rugby union coach. Sir John is also a passionate advocate for improving mental health, particularly for those suffering from depression. Go to the FICA or Safetree website for more details.

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Enabling erosion control Te Uru Rakau (Forestry New Zealand) has announced funding of almost $36 million through the Hill Country Erosion Fund (HCEF) to enable much-needed erosion control in the regions. The HCEF supports proposals to protect our most vulnerable hill country landscapes, where the main treatment is tree planting. “We’re pleased by the level of interest from councils, with 12 applications received in this latest round — four of which were from regions that had not previously applied,” says deputy director-general of forestry and head of Te Uru Rakau, Julie Collins. “It shows the importance they are placing on sustainable land management and treating erosion in their regions.” Ms Collins says the loss of productive land through erosion has a significant impact on the environment and the sustainability of New Zealand land. “The annual cost associated with hill country erosion is estimated to be between $100 million and $150 million through lost soil, nutrients and production, and damaged infrastructure and waterways. The 12 new HCEF programmes will take place between July 2019 and June 2023 and will deliver significant improvements in erosion control.” These range from building regional capacity and capability to plant trees, to farm planning and land treatments

including planting poplars, willows and other indigenous and exotic species. “We estimate that over four years, these programmes will result in more than 13 million trees being planted and treatment of more than 21,000 hectares of land. These will contribute to the government’s One Billion Trees programme, and deliver environmental and a range of other benefits across the country.” The HCEF was launched during 2007/2008 and has enabled erosion treatment on more than 40,000 hectares of land. Regional councils and Julie Collins, deputy director-general of landowners work together forestry and head of Te Uru Rakau to identify the most suitable land use for their erosionprone land, then develop and implement appropriate treatment plans. The primary erosion treatment is tree planting, including appropriate species for natural vegetative cover.

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Boaties and jet skiers are being reminded to learn, and stick to, the rules of the water after a string of recent complaints across the country. “Our harbourmasters are patrolling regularly, especially at this time of the year when there are so many people in and on the water — but we can’t be at all locations at once,” said maritime services team leader, Richard Barnett. “There have been complaints of fast vessels, such as power boats and jet skis, speeding above the limits and failing to keep right to prevent collisions. They are basic rules, but have been designed to keep everybody on and in the water safe.” The New Zealand Coastguard Boating Safety Code can be found on the Coastguard NZ website. Every skipper has both a legal and moral responsibility for everyone aboard their vessel so before you head out on the water, make sure you have checked a list of essential equipment including lifejackets and ensure they are worn at all times as the unexpected can happen quickly — for jet skis life vests are the best option. Replace old fuel and check your battery is charged as this can make all

the difference to your day out on the water and getting your engine serviced annually could save you headaches later. Always have a reliable source for communications to call for help if necessary and ensure you know the VHF channels. It is important to remember that coverage is limited in areas, such as rivers and lakes so having another device such as a distress beacon and flare is recommended. For jet skiers, a VHF radio that attaches to your lifevest is a good option. Get a VHF Callsign and check your details are correct as this holds key information about your vessel and is used in an emergency and also with Coastguard Radio when logging a trip report or bar crossing. Contact Coastguard Radio when you hit the water to let someone know where you are going and when you plan to be back. The callsign information, along with the number of people on-board, means if coastguard needs to search for you, the search area is dramatically reduced, and they can find you that bit quicker.

Always check the marine weather and seek advice on crossing a bar safely. Remember alcohol and boating do not mix as things can change quickly and everybody needs to stay alert and aware. Ultimately, it is the skipper’s responsibility to know the rules and follow them, and they should always be assessing any risks and the impacts their wake may have on other vessels, swimmers, shorelines and structures and don’t forget, becoming a Coastguard member helps them help you and your loved ones.

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In favour of field days by Matt King, Northland’s Member of Parliament

They claim to be New Zealand’s friendly field days and in my experience, they are certainly that. Moreover, the Northland Field Days in Dargaville to be held this year from February 28 to March 2 are much more than that. For town and country, field days throughout New Zealand are the most visible and concise manifestation we have of the economic health of the country’s biggest income earner — primary industry. New Zealand may not be the world’s largest agricultural producer, but arguably we are the best. Our farmers, growers and suppliers excel at optimising process, production and product. We lead the world in the evolution of the agricultural sector, whether it is in land management, animal husbandry or finding a better way of doing something. We tell ourselves that we developed the number eight wire mentality — and we did. We have also excelled at high-end technology in machinery, in marketing and farming. All of which get their day (or, more accurately, days) in the sun at the field days. As a farmer myself, I look forward to the field days. Obviously, I look forward to seeing what is offered in terms of the latest machinery and technology, what’s new in farming

practices and even, through the field days, getting a preview of what is in the future for farmers. Most of all, however, I am looking forward to indulging in something we farmers have done from time immemorial. Shooting the breeze, chewing the cud and all those other strange terms we farmers, have developed to describe getting together to discuss farming (of course), the weather (again, of course) may be politics (a bit) and almost certainly this year our chances in the Rugby World Cup. The field days enable all of that. They may be the showcase of our industry. It may also be as I said earlier an economic barometer of our industry. More than that and in a typical Kiwi way, they are simply a good chance to sit down and have a natter. See you there. The 2019 Northland Field Days are open to the public daily from 9am to 4.30pm, Thursday, February 28 to Saturday, March 2, at the corner of Awakino Point East Road and State Highway 14, Dargaville.

Big dry predicted Ongoing hot, dry summer weather has been great for Northland’s holidaymakers and tourism sector, but with no significant rain on the horizon, the increasingly parched conditions have prompted a local authority warning to conserve water. The Northland Regional Council says east coast rain gauges from Doubtless Bay down to Whangarei had recorded just 5mm to 10mm rainfall for the month of January, while a gauge at Glenbervie had recorded only 6.5mm, the driest January since records began more than 70 years ago in 1947. Colin Dall, the council’s group manager — Regulatory Services, says Bay of Islands catchments in particular now needed 250mm to 300mm of steady rain to make up the deficit from some very dry months last year. “Unfortunately, not only has Northland already had significantly less summer rain than usual, but the latest four-week forecast from MetService indicates we’re unlikely to receive much rain in February either.” Mr Dall says given the dry conditions to date, the regional council is already recording low flows in many of Northland’s rivers. Forecasters say predicted modest rain isn’t enough to ‘keep the wolf from the door’ for very long, and there’s no significant rain expected. District councils have begun imposing water restrictions in some parts of the region, and the regional council has contacted some of the more vulnerable

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Where inspiration meets innovation

by Andy Bryenton

The annual Dargaville Wearable Arts extravaganza has become a red letter day in the calendar of our local creative community. Last year’s show was bigger and brighter than the one before, and plans are afoot for 2019’s showcase of artistic style to be more focussed, streamlined, visually spectacular and dynamic. With three categories spanning a range of creative inspirations, contestants will have ample opportunity to let their imaginations fly free. Our Natural Environment returns as a popular section — taking inspiration from the vistas of sea and sky, forest and farmland. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle puts mundane man-made materials into a new context, turning them from trash to treasure. It’s all about seeing the potential in what others throw away and making a statement for a sustainable future. Meanwhile, the Avant Garde category pushes the envelope of design and blurs the line between fashion and modern art. In this category, anything goes, and designers are encouraged to test the limits of their vision and the materials at hand to bring forth the beautiful and the bizarre. Being involved in the Dargaville Wearable Arts experience is both rewarding and inspiring — working alongside designers, models and stage production specialists to bring your vision to a live audience is a real thrill. If you think you have what it takes to make your creation come alive for 2019,

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Simple biosecurity practices Biosecurity is a key challenge facing the farming sector and adopting simple management practices can go a long way to protect the industry. Several management practices are outlined and discussed in a Beef + Lamb New Zealand podcast featuring Will Halliday, senior adviser for biosecurity and animal welfare. He discusses intervention points including livestock movements, animal health management, people and equipment, feed and water, pest control, animal waste and carcase management and shared knowledge and understanding. He says biosecurity is about M bovis and foot and mouth and protecting the farm from common diseases such as BVD, drench resistance, facial eczema, weeds such as velvetleaf and Chilean needlegrass and the myriad of pests that can cause production losses. “Good biosecurity means getting everyone working on or visiting the farm involved in biosecurity practices which are more than simply a box-ticking exercise. It’s about incorporating biosecurity into everyday farm management. “The one practice that farmers can adopt immediately is to buy two fish-bins, scrubbing brushes and disinfectant such as Virkon. Place one

at the woolshed and one at cattle yards and encourage people to scrub their boots before and after going onto the farm. Mud can transmit diseases such as Johne’s, so it should be standard practice to hose down vehicles before and after visiting other farms. “Farm service providers and visitors should be given a designated place to park on the farm, preferably well away from livestock. There is a big difference between cleaning and disinfecting, and it is not possible to disinfect mud. Clothing and equipment should be cleaned before disinfectant is used.” A number of diseases are carried by livestock that can affect humans including leptospirosis and salmonella, which can be debilitating. Washing hands with hot soapy water before and after handling livestock or dirty equipment is a simple but effective way to protect against these diseases. When buying livestock find out where the animals have come from and their health history. “Ask whether they have been vaccinated, if they are Facial Eczema

tolerant and what animal health treatments they have received. It will give you a picture of what diseases you could be potentially bringing onto your farm.” New animals should be quarantined for between seven and 14 days, giving time for animal health treatments to be administered and illnesses to become apparent. Quarantine areas should be fallowed between uses. “All cattle and deer movements should be recorded through NAIT and sheep should be accompanied by their Animal Status Declaration forms. ” Feed and water can be a source of contamination. Water can carry mucus, faeces and dead animals and needs to be fenced to keep out neighbour’s livestock or wild animals. To minimise the risk with boughtin feed ask where it was grown, what weeds were in the paddock. Pests such as possums, mice, rats and deer are

all vectors for diseases such as TB or leptospirosis. Keep pest populations down by poisoning, trapping or shooting. Stay alert to anything out of the ordinary. Early identification of any weed, pest or disease is critical for its control. If there are animal health problems, contact your vet. For serious disease, weed or pest concerns contact the Ministry for Primary Industries on 0800 809 966. The podcast is available on the Beef + LambNZ website.

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three-quarters of your plate is made up of plant-based foods.” Mr Baker says New Zealand’s sheep and beef sector is committed to continuing the improvements it has made over the past three decades. “Sheep numbers have reduced by half since 1990 while we have maintained similar levels of production and doubled the value of our exports. We’ve also reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent over the same period. “Our farmers are helping to preserve unique flora and fauna, with some 2.8 million hectares of native vegetation. That includes 1.4 million hectares of native forest, on sheep and beef farms, almost a quarter of the country’s total — contributing to sequestering or removing carbon from the atmosphere, however, we know the job is not done. The sector will continue to implement our environmental strategy, which is to be carbon neutral by 2050, support thriving biodiversity, ensure clean water that New Zealanders can gather food from and swim in, and foster healthy, productive soils. “The report also backs matching food production to land capability, which means that New Zealand’s

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Dairy and pump experts Trevor and Monica Hutchinson have owned Advance Dairy and Pump Ltd for 10 years and farmed themselves for nearly 20 years, so understand that each farm is unique. As the local DeLaval dealers, they offer full services from installation of new DeLaval plants to maintenance and servicing of established plants, as well as water and dairy effluent systems. “With workshops in Whangarei, Wellsford and Dargaville, our staff cover the rural community from the Auckland Harbour Bridge to Kawakawa,” says Monica. “DeLaval have ‘all things’ dairy, from portable milking units through to robotic

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Providing homoeopathic services December 2018 saw a change to Homeopathic Farm Supports when Tracey Simpson purchased the company and slightly changed the business name to Homeopathic Farm Services. Tracey was born and bred on a dairy farm in the Waikato and has been around dairy farming for most of her life. She left school to go farming and then started her career as a veterinary nurse. She has farmed alongside her husband and three children for the past 20 years, and they are currently sharemilking 900 cows. She first started using homoeopathy in 1999 on cows and also on her children with good success, which lead her to pursue the study of homoeopathy. She has a Diploma in Homoeopathy (Humans) and is currently studying towards her Diploma in Homoeopathy (Animal Health), which she will complete this year. “We have clients all over New Zealand including many organic, conventional and lifestyle farmers who use homoeopathy for animal health in their farming operation, as well as a significant number of sheep and beef producers,” says Tracey. “They have been extremely happy with the success they have experienced using homoeopathy to improve and maintain the health of their animals and productivity of their farm.” HFS Ltd has a Natural Teat Conditioner (MPI — ACVM registered) that is a complete teat spray to be used after every milking and promotes suppleness of teats with no cracks. “Farmers say it is the best teat spray ever. The other exciting product is the Herbal Digestive Drench — a natural health tonic and nutritive to support the

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“Every field day we do we have farmers with batteries well over 12 to 14 years and still going.” After 15 years selling Recharge in Australia and 20 years in New Zealand, the Kiwi exfarmer says it is a simple formula. “Don’t wait till they die and try and resurrect the dead because the earlier you treat them, the less damage is done, and the longer batteries will go.” Lead acid batteries die prematurely from sulphation build-up, and a Recharge treatment will dissolve the lead sulphate build-up turning those sulphur ions back into sulphuric acid holding electrons,” says Anselmi. “We are chemically reversing the sulphation process, one chemical reaction to counter another, maximising battery charge holding capacity and preventing premature battery failure. The key is to get in early before the damage has been done.” “Treat them early, repeat every two years and keep them charged, it is so simple. Don’t wait till they die and try and resurrect the dead because after the plates have been damaged, it is too late.” Gerard and Debbie will be at the Northland Field Days again this year on new site 277, or you can purchase the

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two-litre online for $350. It is far cheaper at the field days however as there is no DG freight so see us at site 277 and save. The two-litre treats 42 x N-70s or about 20 bigger truck batteries, so about $7 to treat an N-70 and as much as double its life expectancy, keeping them running at full capacity. Please visit our website recharge.net.nz for more

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Power to the ground by Andy Bryenton

There comes a time when simply developing more horsepower is not enough. We’ve seen it in the power wars between big brands of roadgoing cars — at a certain critical juncture, there’s a limit to what can be transmitted from even the most advanced engine to the ground. That’s why the latest advancement in Can-Am’s Outlander range of quad bikes involves the delivery of applied force where you need it. Knowing that the contact patches, which anchor any vehicle to the ground are only the size of most people’s palm-print, Can-Am engineers have made significant suspension and ride refinements to the 2019 Outlander XT to complement its selection of three Rotax engine choices — either a 62hp 650cc, a 78hp 750cc or a thumping 91hp 1,000cc V-twin unit. It all begins at the front, with a wider stance meaning a more planted feel on the trail. Can-Am has improved the front A-arm suspension and sway bar to capitalise on this wider track. At the rear, the independent suspension has also been reworked to eliminate scrub and camber changes, leading to a more ‘straight up and down’ wheel motion with plenty of travel. It all adds up to inspire confidence in the rough. Less unsprung weight, tyres with extreme grip and even more durable aluminium wheels have all been added to the recipe. Controlling the Outlander

XT has also been made easier with the adoption of a three-mode power steering system, which adapts to your input for easier turning in tight spots. At slow speeds, the power steering assist is ramped up, while it steps into the background when the revs get high, allowing for a natural feel of the terrain through the handlebars. Like all the best technologies, it’s unobtrusive when you don’t need it, though there is a further level of control — Can-Am has provided riders with three distinct settings to tailor the power steering response to the conditions. With a 750kg towing capacity and the option to fit an electric winch — along with a host of other customisation upgrades — this is a clear advancement on previous models of Outlander, taking the range to a new peak. Did we also mention that it looks fantastic in camo paint as well? Come and check out your options at this year’s field days, and take a test ride. See us at Field Days site 264

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Founder of Saving the Wild, Jamie Joseph is a young woman on a critical mission – to save the beloved African rhinos. With rhino horn worth more than diamonds or cocaine gram for gram, rhino poaching is lucrative and trying to stop it, seriously dangerous. Proceeds from every SsangYong Rhino sold will go to help Jamie Joseph and her crusade to help save the Rhino in the wild.

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WHEELS

BUSINESS PROFILE

New move successful for CLAAS One year on from a shift to new premises at 239–241 Port Road, Whangarei, it is clear the move has paid huge dividends for the local CLAAS Harvest Centre. Branch manager, John Haile, says the move has provided much-needed room for the dealership’s growing product range and service team. “We now have 12 staff, including eight service technicians and apprentices. We were struggling to fit everyone and everything in at the old premises, so it is great for us — and our customers.” John attributes the dealership’s growth to their focus on service — and now they have more space to service more machines, for more customers. “Farm machinery is a competitive business and service is the difference. We are committed to providing genuine 24/7 service in season, and we have a technician on roster every weekend. “If you break down on Saturday or Sunday, we will answer the phone and solve the problem on Saturday or Sunday, not the following Monday. We service from Cape Reinga to Albany. “One technician is based at Kerikeri, and our goal is to put another in the south so we can further reduce travel times and provide better service. If we don’t go the extra mile, then someone else will.” Originally from the UK, John moved to New Zealand 13 years ago and has

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lengthy experience in the farm machinery, earthmoving and contracting sectors. His team includes sales manager, Shane Powley, who has worked at Northland for 10 years in a range of sales, operational and management roles, and sales representative, Chris Duncan. Service manager, Sam Clarke, heads a team of four service technicians, Bran Horsford, Joel Marsh, Isuru Pinto and Jason Rudolph and apprentice, Josh Gregory. Parts manager, Steve Hansen and workshop foreman Perry Tonks, complete the team. The dealership is the regional sales and support centre for the complete line of CLAAS fodder harvesting technology and tractors; AMAZONE

spreading, spraying, cultivation and drilling equipment; JCB telehandlers and wheeled loaders; and Trioliet mixer wagons. “We have everything you need to plant, grow, harvest and handle quality pasture and silage with maximum efficiency. Each one of our brands is recognised as a leader in its field. Combined with our reputation for service and support, you can be confident that you are getting the very best solution for your requirements.” Visit the CLAAS Harvest Centre team at the Northland Field Days on sites 27/29 and 82/84. For more information call John on 027 540 7434.

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05 MAZDA 3 GLX �� $6,995

92 MAZDA PROCEED 4WD�� $5,995

99 TOYOTA ESTIMA LUCIDA ��SOLD

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03 FORD COURIER CREWCAB 4WD MAN ��$10,995

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04 FORD FALCON XR6 ��$14,995

08 MAZDA DEMIO ��SOLD

06 MITSUBISHI TRITON 4WD 2�8D D/CAB ��$16,995

09 HYUNDAI GETZ�� $8,995

15 FOTON TUNLAND 4WD MAN FLATDECK ��SOLD

10 SUZUKI SWIFT GLXA �� $9,995

10 NISSAN NAVARA 4WD ��SOLD

09 MAZDA AXELA 2�0�� $9,995

07 TOYOTA HILUX D/CAB MAN 4WD ��$21,995

10 TOYOTA COROLLA 1�8 NZ NEW �� NOW $9,995

11 NISSAN NAVARA 4WD MAN ��SOLD

11 SUZUKI SWIFT ��$10,995

06 TOYOTA HILUX 3�0TD 4WD MAN �� $22,995

09 MAZDA AXELA 2�3 TURBO MAN ��$10,995

11 VW AMAROK 4WD MAN ��SOLD

06 TOYOTA COROLLA 1�8 MAN ��SOLD

10 FORD FIESTA MAN ��$12,995

13 FORD RANGER 4WD 3�2TD��NOW $28,995

13 FORD FOCUS TREND 2�0 �� NOW $15,995

14 NISSAN NAVARA D/CAB 4WD AUTO �� NOW $31,995

10 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI MAN �� NOW $24,995

16 HOLDEN COLORADO LTZ 2WD D/CAB ��NOW$33,995

09 TOYOTA COROLLA 1�8 MA ��SOLD

14 TOYOTA HILUX 4WD 3�2 TD AUTO ��NOW $33,995

02 NISSAN WINGROAD MAN�� $4,995 05 MAZDA MPV 7STR�� $5,995 04 HONDA STREAM ��SOLD 04 MAZDA ATENZA �� $6,995 09 MAZDA MPV 7STR��SOLD 12 MAZDA 6 2�5 GSX ��$12,995 09 SUBARU LEGACY 2�5T �� NOW $14,995 99 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN 5�7 V8 4WD �� $22,995

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WHEELS ADVERTORIAL

ADVERTORIAL

Farm vehicle goes electric Keep things in mint condition

Whether working with livestock, working in horticulture or on a lifestyle block the fully electric e3 ATV, developed and built by Rodney-based Switch EV Global, is proving a highly capable workhorse. “We developed the e3 because we saw current offerings for small utility vehicles in farming environments were not where they need to be with significant shortfalls in safety, environmental impacts and increased running costs,” says Switch EV Global managing director, Gerrard Merrick. “It’s a totally unique vehicle, and there is nothing else like it in the market.” The e3 has proved to be a far more capable vehicle in challenging farm terrain conditions. Customers describe the e3 as being very stable, grounded and easy to manoeuvre. Its ability to tackle different terrains is due to the combination of three wheels and electric propulsion. The wheel configuration ensures maximum ground contact and electric motors provide superior torque control at slow speeds. A significant advantage of being electric — the e3 is quiet and has fewer moving parts than petrol or diesel engines and no emissions, so it is inherently more reliable with significantly lower running costs. Another big difference, which leaves more money an e3 owner’s pocket is build quality. The e3 is built using

long lasting and highly durable materials. Hot dip galvanised chassis, stainless steel fittings and bolts, marine grade seats and switches and a composite body. At this year’s Northland Field Days the e3 Series 2 will be showcased. With more than twice the range and a 30% increase in motor power — the e3 Series 2 offers even more capability. The Series 2 also comes with a new suspension system and 25” rear wheels and lower gearing for greater tow and carry capability. See the e3 ATV at the Northland Field Days — Site 216.

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Its creamy brother CorrosionX Heavy Duty is the unsurpassed lubricant for three-point linkages, Teleflex cables, shed hinges, rotary milking platforms, leaf springs and lock bolts. CX Heavy Duty is the perfect long-term rust protection in rafters, chassis and machinery, an excellent assembly compound, preventing future oxidisation and electrolysis. Save time and money at your next service interval. Find a stockist/applicator near you on corrosionx.org or ask your participating DeLaval dealer.

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Helping protect riders

Handy tips Tractor maintenance 101 — ten things to always check. Tractors work hard in challenging, dirty conditions and rely on regular maintenance from professionals, whether you’re in Australia, Romania, Canada, the Pacific or New Zealand. When tractor maintenance isn’t done as regularly as specified by the manufacturer, the operator is placed at risk. There may be costs resulting from poor maintenance, be it servicing or consumables costs, new parts needed, or ACC costs if an accident results from poor upkeep of your tractor. The tractor’s manual is your bible for knowing when to maintain the vehicle. It’s more than just stopping dirt, mud and seeds building up in the cab or engine housing. For example, if caked dirt is under a brake pedal, you’ll lose breaking power if your foot can’t depress. If it’s time to catch up on some grease, oil and water maintenance for the tractor, here’s how to go about it. Firstly chock the tractor’s wheels, put the park brake on and keep hydraulic equipment low to the ground. Then it’s best practice to disconnect the battery so there’s no chance the tractor will accidentally stat during maintenance. Reading to go? Great, there are 10 essential things to always check on a tractor: Oil — your manual is likely to recommend you replace your oil filter every 100 hours, and do a full change every 200 hours

Tyres — check tyres for damage and wear and make sure wheel nuts are tight Rims — check for rust weep from the wheel nuts. It may be a sign of loose nuts. Also, check for cracks in rims Seatbelts — check your seatbelt for frays. Replace if it looks vulnerable to tearing, or if the seatbelt won’t latch properly. You’ll need your seatbelt secure if the tractor ever rolls Battery — check levels on your battery, and make sure the terminals are clean and there are no acid leaks Clutch and brake — check the fluid for your clutch and brakes: ensure these are sufficient Hydraulic filters — the oil only gets changed every few years, but your tractor’s hydraulic oil filter can be changed every year Fire prevention — check for birds’ nests, which when left unchecked are a notorious cause of fires in engines Hydraulic fluid — check the level of fluid (while you’re at it, make sure your radiator isn’t too thirsty) Grease points — always clean lubrication points before adding grease to avoid forcing dirt and debris into the seal. Some of the typical areas in need of grease are: master brake linkage shaft and kingpins, steering cylinder ball joints (left and right), steering components, ball joints, bearings, clutch linkages, three-point hitch pivot points, tie rod ends (left and right).

Quadbar is an invention created to help protect quad bike riders from injury in rollover accidents. Stuart Davidson brought the product to New Zealand, where it is made locally in Silverdale. The device was designed by David Robertson of Australia who is both a farmer and engineer. “Quad bike accidents have caused more than 17,000 injuries and claimed many lives in the last decade, mostly in the farming community, prompting the invention of the Quadbar safety bar,” says Stuart. “I own a small block of land and am all too aware of injuries and deaths from accidents, having had close calls myself. “When I saw the Quadbar, it was obvious that it would save riders from some of the rollover injuries I know about. Research has identified injury and death caused by pinning the rider to be of particular concern and injuries from quad bike backflips are also common. “I have more than 30 years running a successful manufacturing business and am passionate about the difference a Quadbar can make to people’s safety.” Designed to reduce the risk of injury caused by rollovers, this unobtrusive

hairpin shaped hoop is mounted on the quad bike, behind the rider — countering some of the risks associated with accidents. “The bar acts as a passive rollover protective structure (PROPS) as opposed to the more commonly known rollover protective structures (ROPS). Where a typical ROPS would require a full cage and driver restraint, these are not feasible on a rider-active vehicle such as a quad bike.” The Quadbar is mounted on the tow bar and is telescopically adjustable at the base, with a support mount attached to the rear rack allowing the suspension to move freely. The use of the tow bar is not affected by the attachment. The company has received a range of comments from New Zealand farmers. York said: “I have rolled a quad bike twice on flat ground and if I hadn’t had a roll bar fitted, I wouldn’t be here now. Roll bars stop your body from being crushed and most deaths are caused by crushing.” For more information call Stuart on 021 182 8115 or visit quadbar.co.nz. Quadbar will be at site 204b at the Northland Field Days.

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Grown up strong by Andy Bryenton

Ford has some big names in their catalogue, which evoke memories of great vehicles past. Many of those names — like Mustang — continue to carry on into the present with acclaimed new iterations. The firm which gave us such automotive archetypes as the Mondeo, the Transit van, and the gone-but-never-forgotten Falcon is keen to establish new dynasties as well. That’s why the advent of the latest — 21st anniversary — Ford Focus is a coming of age. When the original Focus was released, its revolutionary features were its ride and handling, and to an extent, the styling as well. Remember, this was still the 1990s, and the car the Focus was replacing was the Escort. Just how different was it? Well, the world took notice, and doubly so when Colin McRae piloted a specially tuned rally version to victory. An RS model packing a two-litre engine set the stage for more performance Focus models to come. Now the 2019 Focus is in showrooms, and it’s a chance to look back at how far not just this one medium sized car has come, but what it means for the auto trade in general. As one of the most popular Fords, and with Ford a global brand, it’s a useful yardstick for comparison and what we see immediately is that technology has advanced immensely from the 1998 Focus to its 21st birthday generation. Under the hood, Ford has pushed EcoBoost engine design even further than with their multi-award-winning single litre unit. Now rounded out to

1.5 litres, this economical power plant delivers a crisp response, mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. The new Focus is built in Germany, a nation famous for precision engineering, and many of the electronic features on this new Ford would once only have been available on luxury cars from other German brands. These include

adaptive cruise control, a pedestrian and cyclist sensing emergency braking safety system, and even the ability to shut down a cylinder of the engine under low torque demand such as highway cruising, for even greater economy. Of course, there’s a full suite of information and entertainment options, aircon and a big touchscreen.

That’s a whole lot of innovation on the inside — and the best news is, the new Focus looks great on the outside too, with Ford’s now trademark aggressive diamond-cut grille, and swooping creases which accentuate some clever aerodynamics. Twenty-one years old, and all grown up. Happy birthday, Ford Focus!

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Creating quality fruit

New, superior tasting apples and pears that can thrive in the planet’s increasingly warm climate will soon be available to fruit growers worldwide. T&G Global (formerly Turners & Growers) has joined Plant & Food Research, the Institute of Agriculture and Food Research Technology and Fruit Futur as the exclusive partner for the commercialisation of exciting new apple and pear cultivars, developed in a worldclass breeding programme, designed specifically to tackle challenges such as sunburn, colour and firmness associated with a warming global climate. The Hot Climate Programme, one of the most exciting global breeding projects, was initiated in 2002 by Plant & Food Research and IRTA to address challenges that were being experienced by Spanish growers, particularly those of the Catalan region, with traditional apple and pear varieties. “As climate changes, growers worldwide face a huge challenge from sunburn and colour-development issues with their fruit to increased pests and diseases, which can influence fruit in

the orchard and post-harvest,” says the director of category- apples, from T&G Global Sarah McCormack. It was recognised that other apple and pear growing regions would begin to experience these issues as the global climate continued to change and that varieties developed for these niche environments would be in increasing demand worldwide. Several new varieties have been identified in the HCP with potential for commercialisation, and the programme partners — including grower group Fruit Futur, who began investing in the programme in 2003 — have selected T&G Global as their preferred partner for managing the commercialisation of the varieties worldwide. The company has had success in bringing world-leading varieties to international markets including awardwinning JAZZ and Envy apples across Europe, US and Asia.

“These hot climate-tolerant new varieties from the programme will ensure that consumers can continue to enjoy crisp, tasty apples and pears in the future, by providing growers with varieties primed for production in this changing environment,” says Ms McCormack. “We have a long history with Plant & Food Research and a proven track record in bringing premium apple brands

to the world. Our exclusive varieties JAZZ and Envy apples are sold in 60 countries and have notched up multiple awards in several continents for quality and taste. “We know that whatever the weather throws at us, we will be able to bring several outstanding new apple varieties to market and grow fruit in regions that we wouldn’t have usually considered as suitable for growing apples and pears.”

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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.

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