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New season, new challenges… Well that’s the dairy industry. Welcome to spring. One of the challenges farmers seem to face a lot is staff. For a variety of reasons they can be difficult to get and to keep, leaving the farm owner to keep the farm running for sometimes many months. The result is stress, and fatigue which can lead to accidents and worse. What has been noticed is that in the absence of reliable staff, there is a trend toward upgrading the automation of dairy and herd management functions to reduce dependency on staff, reducing ongoing labour costs and more importantly increasing the efficiency of the overall system. In the milking parlour you could put in automated plant and vat washers so you don’t have to wait for the wash to finish, automatic drafting gates that uses EID tags to draft the herd or heat detection using Milfos activity collars to make mating management a breeze. Maybe auto teat spraying either in race or on bail (rotaries), these can be retro fitted to any brand of platform. In herringbones swingarms in the pit will keep the pit clear and easier to move around and help with cluster alignment. Milfos cup removers can save time by eliminating over milking and the related problems. There are many options from flow controlled to milk metering, to networked with herd management recording.

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Happy birthday Fonterra by Annette Lambly-Robinson

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to receive the donation because it plays such a big part in the lives of so many Northland locals. Many people in the region have family members or friends that have been in the hospice’s care. In Auckland, the Motutapu Restoration Trust will receive the proceeds to help restore the island’s habitat in the Hauraki Gulf — another worthwhile and deserving project. Venues times: Barge Park midday to 4.30pm; Auckland Domain midday to 6pm. Please give generously as all contributions will be received in full by the recipients.

• The New Zealand dairy industry is responsible for around a third of international dairy trade. • Fonterra collects over 14 billion litres of milk a year and sells more than 2.3 million tonnes of product. • Fonterra is a significant employer with 15,600 permanent employees. 9,500 of them based in New Zealand. • It has a brand portfolio of New Zealand, Australian and international household names valued at almost NZ$1.6 billion. • Fonterra’s products include dairy commodities, speciality ingredients and branded milks, spreads, yoghurts, cheeses, dairy desserts and ice cream. • In a typical year, Fonterra sells 350 million tonne of dairy commodities every hour. • It has 24 processing sites in New Zealand, 10 in Australia and 50 around the world, operating in 140 markets internationally.

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Cutting edge sports test traditional rivals

Auckland’s Central Business District is not where you would normally expect to see wood chopping, sheep shearing and dog trialing, but come mid-October head in and around Queens Wharf and be amazed. by Annette Lambly-Robinson

he Auckland events come hot on the heels of the same events staged in Wellington at Frank Kitt’s Park and Waitangi Park at Te Papa on October 1 and 2. Both events are organised by Cutting Edge Sport, a company formed to showcase these three iconic and traditional New Zealand Sports during the Rugby World Cup Tournament as part of the Real NZ Festival. The Cutting Edge Rural Sports 2011 experience brings the country to the city. Competitions include Trans-Tasman events — wood chopping and sheep dog trialing competitions along with speed shearing competitions in which New Zealand’s top eight shearers will sweat it out for the fastest time. Organiser (and a Dairy Flat sheep farmer himself) Steve Hollander said, “While the events will be staged as a public attraction they will still be highly competitive.’’ The traditional nature of these rural sports have a long history in this country and are strong in the hearts and minds of many New Zealanders. They are not however always able to

The Top Twins — entertaining at the Trans Tasman Wood Chopping ANZAXE series

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Lifetime achievement award for Sir William Gallagher New e th to n tio bu ri nt co ’s er gh lla Ga m ia ill W r Si with a ed is gn co re en be s ha or ct se y ir da s d’ an Zeal Lifetime Achievement Award. by Annette-Lambly Robinson

ir William was presented with the award at the launch of the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards competitions on September 27 at Gordonton. It is only the second time this award has been presented — retired Massey University professor Colin Holmes was the inaugural recipient in 2009. At 69, Sir William is considered one of New Zealand’s most astute businessmen. He chairs the Gallagher group — a family owned, Hamilton based exporter of animal management, fencing and security systems. He is a natural leader, whose communication skills and business influence is nationally and internationally recognised. NZDI trust’s chair Barbara Kuriger “We selected Sir William for this award because he took a proud, iconic New Zealand company

and succeeded with it internationally. His company’s contribution to New Zealand farming systems has been huge.” “He has created a work environment that encourages personal empowerment and independent thinking. A true entrepreneur, he has a sense of urgency and controlled risk taking, which is supported and managed by the positive team he works with,” Mrs Kuriger said. In presenting the award she said Sir William was a man who placed a strong emphasis on ethics and integrity in both his professional and personal dealings. “He is viewed by the trustees as an outstanding New Zealander and a fine example to current and prospective business people.” Married to Judi, the Gallaghers live in Hamilton. They have three adult children and are proud grandparents. Sir William was knighted in this year’s New Year’s honours for services to business. It is the third honour to be bestowed — he received an MBE in 1987

and was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1998. He was also awarded the Queen’s Commemorative Medal for Services to New Zealand in 1990. In 2008 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the University of Waikato and in 1996 he was the winner of the prestigious Excellence in Communication Leadership award, the first time since its beginning in 1961 that the award had gone outside North America. Sir William has a strong and active commitment to the environment he lives and works in. He is a major sponsor of the Rescue Helicopter, Waikato Stadium, Mounted Police, Gallagher Family Hospice, Gallagher Hockey Centre and the establishment of the Performing Arts centre at Waikato. Bill Junior — (now Sir William) joined the Gallagher Group’s shop floor fresh out of university in 1962 and he along with his brother John (who left the company in 1997 but is still a shareholding director) have grown the company to what it is today — a multinational, multifaceted $100 million export company employing 1,000 people globally. From fences they have expanded into access control, security fencing and injection-moulded plastics. Their technology is in 130 countries, keeping prisoners locked up in the United States and elephants corralled in Africa. There is even Gallagher security fencing around Buckingham Palace. The world leading company has factories the world over and 70 percent of their products are exported.

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Back in the 1930s it’s doubtful Waikato farmer Bill Gallagher knew what ‘wiring’ his car to stop the family horse Joe from using is as a scratching post would lead to — he was really just looking for a solution to breaking Joe’s annoying habit. For Bill Gallagher Senior setting up an electric circuit to his car was a farmer’s approach to solving the problem. Bill was a bit of an inventor — he built homemade tractors — he fitted his first old car with iron-shod cleated wheels that pulled a roller to flatten scrub that was then burnt — a practical solution to help work his undeveloped farm. After reading the Americans were using electrified wire to hold stock in, in 1937 Bill Gallagher made his first electric fence. He originally used mains power to power the fence, but this was deemed illegal by the authorities and was

Bill Gallagher Senior — a bit of an inventor

disconnected. Undaunted Bill turned to batteries and Ford coils and continued developing and experimenting on his own farm until he had a pretty good product, albeit one that was only effective in small areas, it was very competitive on the market of the day.

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In 1938 he formed the Gallagher Company which grew into a ‘10 man business’. In 1961 the law regarding main power supply was changed and the electric fence as we know it today was born. Continuing with ground breaking

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Riparian planting — facts and fallacies by Bob Cathcart Riparian planting is one of the tools available in the battle to improve water quality throughout Northland however our weather and landforms mean it’s not necessarily the only, or the best option. There is no simple formula for riparian management. You need to understand the processes operating at any point in a stream system and design measures that will achieve your objectives — riparian management is very site specific. The argument in favour of riparian planting relies on two processes. Firstly, vegetation planted along stream banks

will filter out sediment and nutrients washed off the land. Unfortunately, Northland’s rainfall intensity and landform is such that any runoff will form channels long before it reaches streamside vegetation and will simply flow through or over it into the waterway. Even when streamside vegetation is young and densely growing at ground level it will only filter out or trap a small proportion of what runs off adjacent hillsides. As it gets older and becomes more mature, bushes or trees will smother any grass that would have filtered runoff.

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Help with pest plants Northlanders are being urged to not keep or plant pest plants in their garden. A Northland edition of the national Weedbusters 'Plant Me Instead' booklet — available free from Northland Regional Council offices — helps the public identify the 80 pest plants plaguing the region. The booklet contains suggestions of similar — but harmless plants, which can be used instead. Native and exotic alternatives are given for each pest plant. Sara Brill, a biosecurity officer with the regional council says too many patches of native bush, wetlands, lakes and other rural areas in Northland are being strangled by a number of garden plants that have gone wild. Plants include morning glory, climbing asparagus, arum lilies, agapanthus, jasmine and ginger. The pest plants are growing from dumped garden waste or seeds carried by birds and the wind. “They can quickly gain footholds in precious areas where it can be very costly

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Northlanders are being urged to keep an eye out for an unwanted Australian pest recently found at a port near Whangarei. While it has been in the Auckland area for a decade it is not thought to have been in Northland until now. Officials hope to release a parasitic wasp to target the gum leaf skeletoniser whose caterpillar stage has poisonous spines that can deliver painful stings.

it favours eucalypts, gum leaf skeletoniser also thrives on silver birch and can damage some oak, copper beech and plum.

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who converted it to dairy. He built the house which is now the sharemilker’s accommodation,” explains Ian. The Hayes’ development includes improved drainage, more buildings, fencing, farm roads and substantial gorse clearing and control. “We also mulch kikuyu in autumn and over-sow with annual rye grass to bridge the kikuyu’s lack of growth in spring.”

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October 2011

Northern Farming Lifestyles

Education

Where dreams come true Hayley Parker was a city girl living in Auckland, with dreams of farming and — one day — working on a sheep muster on horse back

“I had no farming background. It was one of those dreams you have when you’re a kid, but it never seemed possible.” For city-born and bred, Hayley Parker, that dream was to ride the wide open spaces on horseback, driving a mob of sheep with a good mob of dogs at her heels and revelling in the country life.

Read the paper online www.farminglifestyles.co.nz

His ambition drove her to look for what a transition from city to country would involve. She soon sourced what courses were available for her to take, and admits that when she told her parents she wanted to do the Future Farming training programme through Agricultural New Zealand, “they were a bit taken aback.” However, Haley undertook a Gateway programme in Year 13 — and then went on to do the Future Farming training programme, spending the next year

Start your Career on the Land with uS! Hayley Parker — city born and bred with a love of wide open spaces

The full time Destination Dairy training programme is designed to help you get ahead of the competition and fast-track you into positions of responsibility in the dairy industry. You will graduate with a full skill set in dairying plus a thorough knowledge of the technology that makes our dairy industry a world beater.

Introductory The full time Introductory Rural Skills training programme specialises in teaching 16-17 year old school leavers who are interested in agriculture / horticulture. The course involves a mixture of classroom and practical tuition as well as practical workplace experience. Graduates may progress to further study or into employment. CODE: A281

* Minimum numbers for course to commence.

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working on Aratiatia Station near Taupo, which is jointly run by Agriculture New Zealand and Landcorp Farming Ltd. There she learned dry stock farm skills, on a course designed for school leavers and for those looking for a career in agriculture. Students from city and rural backgrounds are instructed on a wide range of on-farm skills, with as many as 14 students selected each year.

The full time Future Farmer training programme is designed by Agriculture New Zealand and Landcorp to fast-track your pathway to farm management. From shearing technique to genetics, Kiwis lead the way in farming. As a Future Farmer you will be trained by the best to become the best - on a fully commercial 5000 ha farm in Taupo. You will graduate with the skills and knowledge to make your mark in New Zealand’s real growth industry − agriculture!

EXCELLENCE in Care & Education

The curriculum includes one day of classroom study followed by the next four working days out and about on the property and engaged in a wide range opf farm jobs, a hands-on learning experience, gaining the skills to operate farm machinery safely, learn pasture analysis, stock feeding and nutrition, animal health and a host of associated agricultural skills. “We got all sorts of experience from tractor work, chainsaw skills, stock work;

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Carruth House Whangarei Boys’ High School’s boarding opportunity.

“Providing a safe, happy and homely environment that supports the Educational, Sporting and Cultural aims of our boarders, their parents and whanau” We cater for boys from Year 9 – Year 13. For enquiries or to learn more visit the school website www.wbhs.school.nz or contact Tom Harvey, Hostel Manager on 021 242 1108 or t.harvey@wbhs.school.nz

Holiday accommodation. Ideal for sports teams at very reasonable rates. 80 bed spaces: individual cubicles and twin accommodation. Close walking distance to town, sports facilities, fitness gyms and food outlets.

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Education vaccinating, crutching, drenching and fencing — everything really,” said Hayley. She is now 20 years old and is currently working Goudies Station — a sheep, beef and deer genetics farm operated by Landcorp which borders the Kiangaroa forest. “I am really happy. What I’m doing is what I love. A dream of mine is to do a big muster on horse back with a good team of dogs.” She says the courses leading to an agricultural career involve getting “thrown in the deep end. You’re not eased into it — but that is in a good way. It’s good experience and there are always plenty of people you can ask for help.” The overall programme coordinator, Mark Goss, says the Future Farmer programme is a platform from which to step up, take on a challenge and get into learning. Agriculture New Zealand’s tutors provide theory and practical tuition while Landcorp’s staff provide on-going guidance.

LUPTON HOUSE BOARDING HOSTEL for students of Whangarei Girls’ High School invites applications for 2012 Lupton House offers residents:

• Safe and secure boarding with friendly caring staff and a warm positive atmosphere • Clear routines and firm guidelines • Residents of Lupton House experience the quality learning and diverse range of subject opportunities provided at Whangarei Girls’ High School • Close and long standing friendships Located on spacious grounds directly adjacent to the School. Study time on Monday to Thursday is compulsory and supervised by an educational professional. Other organised programmes include sporting and social activities.

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Read the paper online www.farminglifestyles.co.nz

For more information about Lupton House and Whangarei Girls’ High School please refer to the School website www.wghs.school.nz or phone 09 437 7359. Assistance with fees, intending residents may be eligible for a range of boarding bursaries and funding.

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“This is a great course for anyone with a passion for plants. You get out there, meet people with the same interest, and gain knowledge.” James Potter National Certificate in Horticulture

Programmes on offer in 2012: AGRICULTURE Qualification

Level

Location

Delivery

Certificate in General Farm Skills

2-3

Throughout the North

Flexible/Part time 12 weeks

$240

Whangarei

Full time

$3,380

National Certificate in Farming Skills (Work Ready)

Length

Fee Guideline

34 weeks

HORTICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Qualification

Level Location

Delivery

Length

Fee Guideline

National Certificate in Horticulture (Introductory) (Level 2)

Throughout the North

Full time

17-18 weeks

Fees free

National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 3)

Throughout the North

Full time

17- 18 weeks

Fees free

National Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4)

Throughout the North

Full time

1 year

$600 (approx.)

National Certificate in Horticulture (Advanced)

Whangarei

Full or Part time

1 year full time

$600 (approx.)

Certificate in Sustainable Rural Development (Level 2)

Throughout the North

Full time

6 months

Fees free

Certificate in Sustainable Rural Development (Level 3)

Throughout the North

Full time

17-19 weeks

Fees free

Certificate in Sustainable Rural Development (Level 4)

Throughout the North

Full time

1 year

$622

FORESTRY Qualification

If you’re the kind of person who really enjoys getting stuck in, getting your hands dirty and working with machinery, a great career awaits you. 30 weeks at Digger School will teach you all you need to know, ensuring that you’re fully prepared for a life off the beaten track. The programme will be offered in Auckland, Waikato, Manawatu, Christchurch and Southland. Next intake starts 13 February 2012.

Level Location

Delivery

Length

Fee Guideline

Certificate in Foundation Forestry Skills

Whangarei, Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Full time Kaikohe

6 months

$700 or $2,755 (equipment optional)

Certificate in Forestry (Harvesting) (Level 3)

Whangarei, Kerikeri, Kaitaia, Full or Part time Dargaville, Rodney, Rawene

6 months full time 1 year part time

$700 or $2,755 (equipment optional)

National Certificate in Forest Operations Advanced (Level 4)

Whangarei

27 weeks full time 1 year part time

$TBA

Full or Part time

Freephone 0800 162 100 For more detailed information visit:

www.northtec.ac.nz Refer to our website for Terms and Conditions

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GORSE GONE IN A DAY Improve your land’s value in hours by removing gorse and other noxious weeds without chemical sprays Transforming paddocks from unusable eyesores into great looking areas that help pay for themselves is keeping Ken Borg’s company busy. Ken has been in business since 1997 as a qualified builder and started All About Earth Moving 2005 to offer clients a range of land enhancement services. The purchase of an $80,000 mulching attachment to his digger gave the company an edge and led the company into a whole new area of land clearing services. The firm’s go-anywhere digger is able to clear acres of gorse, long grass and noxious weeds in a matter of hours. “Land is expensive and so owners need to make every inch pay for itself,” says Ken. “Whether they want to increase grazing land for their cattle or increase the land’s resale value, removing unwanted shrubbery such as gorse can make a big difference.” All About Earth Moving’s services really is a case of ‘no job too big’ as its machinery is able to access any gradient and plough into gorse the size of trees — and mulch it down to nothing. “The mulcher is very powerful and can turn gorse into tiny fragments,” says Ken. “Getting good results is far quicker than spraying which can take months to kill gorse. Even after gorse is dead, it still sits on the land looking brown and horrible – it can take years to deteriorate and break down. “Using the mulcher gives an instant result, the gorse is there one moment and gone the next.” Mulching gorse saves on using expensive and dangerous chemical sprays too, says Ken. “There is a place for spraying gorse because we all know that this is a hardy weed that doesn’t die easily,” says Ken. “Gorse seeds can live in the ground for up to 50 years — so the best anyone can do is manage the problem.” Ken recommends people save money by using a selective spray on gorse re-sprouting that may appear the following season after the machine has been over the land. “Gorse can really choke up the land, so by removing it we give grass a chance to grow,” says Ken. “Of course, gorse may begin to sprout in time, so we recommend the land owner keep an eye on this and perform targeted spraying when required, normally the following season. “This saves a fortune in chemicals and is better for the land. Mass spraying of large areas is not something I would recommend as it can also take out native bush that you are trying to keep.

“Mulching breaks up the gorse so it rots down and puts nutrients into the soil to promote grass growth, the mulch also stops soil run off when it rains. Ken says real estate agents value the work his firm does as removing gorse increases the chances of land being sold. “Real estate agents know we can make land far more attractive and sellable — after all — who wants to buy land covered in acres of gorse and other noxious weeds? “What we can offer people is a very quick way to add value to their land. So it is a perfect solution for land owners who need to free land up for grazing live stock.” Apart from gorse, All About Earth Moving can remove all sorts of noxious weeds on steep hills, including trees still standing in place down to ground level. “Using track grips fitted to our digger means our machinery can go anywhere,” says Ken. ”And while long grass may not be such a big problem during winter, in summer it can be a fire hazard. We can remove it quickly and easily and give landowners peace of mind.” Some people find it hard to understand what an effective job the company’s machinery can do.

“So we had a video made so people can see with their own eyes how we can transform a paddock in hours — anyone can watch it on our website,” says Ken. Using such powerful machinery, health and safety comes first, second and third for Ken. “The safety of people, livestock and property is the top priority for us,” he says. “We understand we are working on other people’s land with very powerful machinery. So health and safety is a priority.” Naturally, the company is fully insured so landowners can be confident that if anything untoward did happen on site, they will not be left out of pocket. “Our business is built on our reputation, people trust us and building on that trust is very important to me personally,” says Ken. Watch All About Earth Moving’s video at the company’s website: www.allaboutearthmoving.co.nz For more details about the company’s range of services, call: 0800 600 500, 09 425 4520 or 021 635 577. Email: Ken@allaboutearthmoving.co.nz

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Northern Farming Lifestyles October 2011

An investment in maize

After 40 years as a farmer, familiarity with machinery is natural for Paparoa’s Rex Browne.

house and farm building sites, build drainage, supply and cart limestone and metal, carry out fencing, cultivation, mulching, race forming — in fact any facet of rural and agricultural operations.

“I have been full-time contracting for 18 years while my family, my wife Colleen, son Scott and daughter Hayley, run our 450-acre dairy farm at Paparoa. Colleen manages the property fully, looking after the dairy operation. But in reality, I suppose I have been contracting for 40 years, when you count working my own properties.” The family is milking 300 cows. The farm is typically fairly wet and rolling country and they split-calve autumn-spring, milking once a day. Last Christmas they welcomed a new 24-a-side herringbone cowshed to the property. Rex and a full-time staff of two, backed up by four to five casual employees, operate Rex Browne Contracting Ltd “from Wellsford to Whangarei and coast to coast — covering the Kaipara. “This season we are extending our specialist operations into maize,” added Rex. “We’ve just taken delivery of a reverse steer Valtra 135 from Finland along with a new four-row Kuhn Quattro harvester, and an Amazone planter. So we are fully equipped for maize from go to whoa.” He is growing 10 hectares of maize

The company also has equipment for hire. “And as things on the maize front are already gearing up it would be helpful for clients to book in with us,” adds Rex.

“As we say — from clay to hay. We do round and square baleage of hay and silage.”

Rex Browne — extending his specialist operations into maize

on his leased property, which combined with his original farm purchased after eight years sharemilking in the Waikato and two neighbouring properties, he has since bought. “We are growing to supplement the farm feed, as we try to get the best productivity as we undertake pasture renewal. It was a logical extension of our overall contracting business to extend into maize operations in the Kaipara. We undertake the whole operation, from cultivation, to sowing to harvesting.” With an additional five tractors, two excavators, three trucks and ‘all the associated gear’ Rex and his team form

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Rural October 2011

It’s all in the family Contracting and agriculture is very much a family affair for the Dargaville/ Arapohue based Williamson family. “We have a very good perspective on farming and the agricultural industry,

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Maize Harvesting/Planting Square Silage/Hay Mulching Muck Spreading Cultivation Undersowing

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with the family involved in kumara and dairy farming as well as a wide range of contracting,” said company director, Jason Williamson. “It all started 22 years ago and we

Maungatapere transport Livestock & general carriers Hardware store & farm supplies Silage & hay making Workshop repairs Water

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have slowly built up the business to where we are now. I started out with a single bulk spreader truck to myself and carried out spreading fertiliser for about seven or eight years, and then my brother Craig came on board and we bought a bulk truck to form Williamson Spreading and Cartage Ltd. “Then a year or so later we bought a digger and our other brother, Blair, joined the firm.” After operating the company together, the brothers have diversified. “They have gone on to other ventures — Craig has gone kumara farming as well as running our parents Kumara farm, as is Blair after his OE. Blair also runs our quarry and helps out with both dairy and kumara farms.” The Williamson parents are Phil and Bronwyn, who farm at Arapohue. Williamson Spreading and Cartage sold a 50 per cent share of the fertiliser spreading business to Ravensdown last year and the new company, Spreading Northland, now “covers anywhere in the Northland, if need be,” says Jason. The new company operates four spreader units. “We started last October and it has been going well. On top of farming, quarrying and fert spreading comes cartage and general contracting.” Williamson contracting runs two bulk trucks and two diggers, and a bulldozer,

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also carting limestone and metal and any other bulk products. “We run the whole gamut of rural and agricultural contracting work,” adds Jason. “Anything from farm races, dams, farm building sites — as I said as farmers ourselves we can pretty much turn our hands to anything that’s required. Rotary hoeing for kumara and other crop production, laser drainage — the list goes on. The contracting side of the business employs a staff of seven. “And, yes, it is a family affair and everyone is involved in the business. As I look around the yard just now… there’s a whole lot of gear.” Jason is married to Helena, and they have two boys, Max and Ryan. He suspects they just might follow in the family footsteps. “They just love the trucks and diggers,” he said.

Northland Bulk Haulage Ltd Specialising in

Bulk Cartage • Fertiliser Lime • Aggregate

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KARL 021 525 371 or (09) 439 2680

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Rural

Orang - Otang Tree Trimmers 2008 Ltd

Rural Contracting in spotlight The government is this month beginning a review of transport rules affecting agricultural contractors and vehicles. “We want to make sure these rules are ensuring public safety without imposing unnecessary red-tape,” says Associate Transport Minister, Nathan Guy. “Contractors and farmers need to harvest crops when they are ready, and when the weather is right. Sometimes this may mean working long and irregular hours. The current rules around work time and logbook requirements may not provide enough flexibility for what is a very important industry. “We will also be looking into the rules around over-dimension and overweight vehicles, speed limits and vehicle inspections. We need to recognise that many of these vehicles, such as tractors carrying heavy loads, may not spend much time on public roads. “The government has listened closely

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to industry concerns and asked the Ministry of Transport to begin work on this review immediately. “The review will consider whether there is room to reduce compliance costs and enhance economic growth and productivity, without compromising safety. We recognise that there will always be a need for safeguards to protect operators and road users from fatigue and other risks. Officials will consult with industry, Federated Farmers, rural contractors and other road user groups and will consider how overseas regulatory models compare to those in New Zealand. A position paper will be provided to stakeholders later in the year, and officials plan to report back to the Government on emerging issues early next year.

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Phone Craig 0274 714 889 or Phil 0274 770 199

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October 2011 Northern

ENTRY DAIRY UNIT - SUPERIOR LOCATION

Dargaville

State Highway 12, Parore

Auction 12.30pm, 3 Nov 2011 (unless sold prior)

On offer is a 110ha self contained dairy unit just minutes from Dargaville and handy to Baylys Beach. Milking and wintering 190 cows, the property carries all stock and produces all feed (50 ton PK excepted). Offering fertile peat flats and a small quantity of gentle hill, the farm is well set up and is offered with 60,000 Fonterra shares. The property boasts a well presented four bedroom kauri villa, extensive farm buildings, good water and new effluent system. This well located property is capable of real production lifts and is waiting for the new owners to turn this gem into the best little dairy unit in the north!

Bayleys, Laurie Hall Lane, Whangarei

View by appointment Tony Grindle

M 021 432 308 B 09 430 0032 tony.grindle@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

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No capital costs required, walk in and start farming!

SOUND DAIRY INVESTMENT

Whangarei

On offer is a 215ha self contained dairy unit just off the state highway south of Whangarei. Milking 388 cows, wintering 500+head

Auction 12.30pm,

Self contained grass only

Undeniable production increases

Superior location and contour

Two good homes and 7 titles

92,900 Fonterra shares

20 ASHB with top plant and machinery

A property with a future and without comparison on today’s market.

www.bayleys.co.nz

3 Nov 2011 (unless sold prior) Bayleys, Laurie Hall Lane, Whangarei View by appointment www.bayleys.co.nz/185365

Tony Grindle M 021 432 308 B 09 430 0032 tony.grindle@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

All companies within this composite are Members of Bayleys Realty Group

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LOWER NORTHLAND COASTAL DAIRY

Tapora

312 Okahukura Road

Auction 1pm, 10 Nov 2011 (unless sold prior)

This well run coastal farm totals 128ha and is situated 25 minutes west from Wellsford on the shores of the Kaipara Harbour. Boasting a mix of sought after soil types the farm currently milks 270 cows from the 110ha milking platform with an average production in the vicinity of 92,000kgms. Solely a spring milk farm this unit operates as an intensive platform where the free draining sand soils come into their own. With a good range of homes and farm buildings the property has all capital costs met. Extensive regrassing, good fertility levels and full shares to the Tapora community water scheme, this property is a very good first farm or additional investment unit.

Bayleys, 14 Florence Ave, Orewa

View by appointment

www.bayleys.co.nz/185374

Tony Grindle M 021 432 308 B 09 430 0032 tony.grindle@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

DAIRY WITH EXTRAS!

Maungaturoto

934 Golden Stairs Road

For Sale $2,190,000+GST View phone for viewing times

This property represents as a solid performing lower Northland dairy unit. Consisting of 120.8ha the farm has an increasing production graph and is being sold with 70,800 shares, obtained from 185 cows. Featuring a fertile rolling platform, new effluent system, great water supply, a current shed and plant, two good homes and with an on-farm quarry. Real opportunity exists here for further development of both the quarry and the production. Situated between Waipu, Paparoa and Tauraroa this property makes very good financial sense.

www.bayleys.co.nz

www.bayleys.co.nz/185541

Tony Grindle M 021 432 308 B 09 430 0032 tony.grindle@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

All companies within this composite are Members of Bayleys Realty Group

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SPECTACULAR COASTAL FINISHING OR DAIRY SUPPORT

Dargaville

As soon as you enter this property you feel within yourself you are onto something special. With a huge panoramic vista over the Tasman Sea and your own access on to the golden sands beach giving you the opportunity to collect shellfish and surf-cast in your leisure time. 273.6889ha of Redhill sandy loam, volcanic and Te Kopuru sands soil types, adds to the attraction of farming these magnificent soils and finishing cattle to above Northland averages. This farm would also make an outstanding dairy support block with the very good quality stock water sourced from a bore and pumped around the farm and large areas that can be used for supplement feeds. The farm is well subdivided into 65 paddocks using 2 & 4 wire internal electric fencing, the majority of these paddocks are serviced by a metalled central raced system that lead back to the sound set of cattle yards, and the propertyÂ´s infrastructure, which include a woolshed , 5 bay implement shed and the farms quaint 1950s cottage.

For Sale By Private Treaty Deadline closes 4pm, Fri 18 Nov 2011

View by appointment www.bayleys.co.nz/185626

Neil Sinclair M 027 293 6201 B 0800 293 620 neil.sinclair@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LIMITED, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008.

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vendors agent by 1pm, Mon 31 Oct 2011, 25 Rathbone St, Whangarei View by appointment www.bayleys.co.nz/185473

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John Nelley

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Fishing Hunting Careful planning:

The key to safe hunting this spring Spring is here, daylight saving has commenced and hunters venturing into the bush are being urged, by the Mountain Safety Council, to ensure they are adequately equipped. Firearms safety and hunter training programme manager, Mike Spray, encourages hunters to use the Outdoor Safety Code as the basis for their preparation. “Before going into backcountry hunters need to plan well and have the skills and experience to deal with unexpected situations,” said Mr Spray. Weather in the spring months can deteriorate rapidly and cold conditions can be encountered with little warning. Those travelling south to hunt should also remember in alpine areas and above the bush-line there is also an increased avalanche risk to take into consideration. “Even experienced hunters can strike problems in the outdoors,” said Mr Spray. “Survival may rely on your ability to wait it out until conditions improve or to raise the alarm quickly. Careful preparation, making the right decisions and having a back-up plan when things go wrong can ensure your hunting trip is safe and enjoyable,” he said. Mr Spray advises every hunter to ‘know before you go’ and follow the five simple rules of the Outdoor Safety Code:

1. Plan your trip. Seek local knowledge and plan the route you will take and the amount of time you can reasonably expect it to take.

2. Tell someone. Tell someone where you’re going, when you’ll be back and how to raise the alarm if you don’t return.

3. Be aware of the weather. New Zealand’s weather can be highly unpredictable. Check the forecast and expect weather changes.

GPS land-based fishing

Phil Sherer, from Seahorse Electric Kontikis, ventured out to Baylys Beach, near Dargaville, to demonstrate their latest product — the new GPS Seahorse 46, winch, traceboard and also the motorised trolley. The conditions were great and the demo attracted a strong crowd of 65 — as well as some snapper for dinner. Phil is currently travelling the country to demonstrate the new Seahorse, which promises to stay on track. “Our new Seahorse has a GPS guided autopilot in it,” explains Phil.

4. Know your limits. Challenge yourself within your physical limits and experience. Maintain outdoor skills including navigation and dealing with emergencies.

5. Take sufficient supplies. Make sure you have enough food, equipment, clothing and emergency rations for the worst-case scenario. Be prepared for at least one extra night. Take an appropriate means of communication for emergency situations such as a mountain radio or a personal locator beacon.

Phil Sherer demonstrating the GPS seahorse “You simply get to the beach, set it up and point it in the direction you Onlooker, Allan Mortensen, said he want it to go. Then plug in the batteries, was impressed by the new GPS Seahorse, confirm the course, launch the torpedo which went where it was aimed and did and it will motor out in that direction. the job. “If there’s a side current or gets “The biggest thing that impressed me knocked off course by a wave it will turn itself back on course. It goes exactly was that the demo started at 10am, Phil explained how the torpedo, winch and where you want it to go. trolley worked, launched it, retrieved line “With the Seahorse, you’re pulling out a long line, with up to twenty-five hooks and got the fish off all on his own. I drove and it will tow it up to two kilometres off the beach at quarter past eleven.

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Phil recommends using fresh Kahawai, Mullet or Squid as bait and sometimes, salted Bonito.

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OCT/NOV 2011 Highlights WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES 2010 Monday October 24 — Labour Day 7.00AM — 7.00PM The World Equestrian Games are the most highly regarded in equestrian sport. Comprised of the world championships for eight equestrian sports — dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, jumping, para dressage, reining and vaulting. The World Equestrian Games are held every four years, two years prior to the Olympic Games, and showcase the world’s most exceptional 800 plus equine athletes. In the lead-up to the London 2012 Olympics — set your Labour Day aside and sit back and enjoy over 12 hours coverage of the best of the best with coverage of the World Equestrian Games 2010. (Repeat screenings available)

DNA TECHNOLOGY — CHANGING THE FACE OF NEW ZEALAND SHEEP FARMING Tuesday October 25 at 9.00PM A fascinating local documentary on the new DNA testing technology available to New Zealand Sheep Farmers. Consultant Vet Dr Trevor Cook from Feilding gives a historical perspective on the growing problem of parasite drench resistance, and how new DNA testing technology gives farmers sustainable new tools to identify sheep with preferred breeding traits. Sue and Graeme Maxwell, Sheep Stud farmers from Hawke’s Bay are an example of early adaptors of the new technology and they talk about their experiences of using Pfizer’s Wormstar and Sheep 50K DNA testing products in their breeding and parasite management programmes. (Repeat screenings available)

UNDER THE SPELL OF HORSES Premieres Friday October 28 at 9.00PM Under The Spell of Horses is a beautiful 4-part series that explores the ancient and traditional relationship between horses and man around the world. From Morocco and the royal city of Meknes, to Argentina, India and to the edge of the Arctic Circle, Under the Spell of Horses will take you on a stunning and fascinating journey. (Repeat screenings available)

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04:30 Your Beautiful Garden 05:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 05:30 NTPA Championship Pulling

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PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Thurs 3 Nov - Thurs 10 Nov 16:00 DNA Technology Changing The Face Of NZ Sheep Farming 16:30 Pro Bull 2010 17:30 NZ National Agricultural Fieldays Exhibitors 18:00 NZ National Agricultual Fieldays Event Highlights 18:30 Landline 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Tower Sector Report 21:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 Cheese Slices 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Gardening Australia 04:00 Cheese Slices 04:30 Your Beautiful Garden 05:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

11:00 Landline 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Dog-a-thon’ - TUX South Island Dog Trial Championships 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Straight Talk 21:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 21:30 Under The Spell Of Horses 22:30 Hell On Hooves 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 America’s Heartland 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Landline 04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Friday 4 nov

06:00 Pro Bull 2010 07:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 07:30 Kihikihi International Horse Trials 2 Star 08:00 Under The Spell Of Horses 09:00 Race Country 09:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 10:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 10:30 ASB Rural Innovation Week 11:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 11:30 ASB Rural Innovation Week

06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week 09:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 10:00 Pro Bull 2010

saTurday 5 nov

12:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championship 12:30 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas 13:00 Race Country 13:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 14:00 Under The Spell Of Horses 15:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 Suncor Cup 16:00 Tower Sector Report 16:30 America’s Heartland 17:00 Ag PhD 17:30 Straight Talk 18:00 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas 18:30 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas 19:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championship 19:30 The Week In Agri-Business 20:00 Inside Music Row 20:30 TruCountry 21:00 The Marty Stuart Show 21:30 Cumberland Highlanders 22:00 America’s Heartland 22:30 Under The Spell Of Horses 23:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 00:00 Pro Bull 2010 01:00 FEI Nations Cup 2011 02:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 03:00 Under The Spell Of Horses 04:00 Tower Sector Report 04:30 Money Talks 05:00 Ag PhD 05:30 Straight Talk

saTurday 6 nov 06:00 07:00 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30

Pro Bull 2011 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 Farming Sunday Straight Talk Money Talks Tower Sector Report The Week In Agri-Business TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championship 12:00 Spruce Meadows 2011 13:00 HSBC FEI Classics 2011

14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:00 02:30 03:00 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 Under The Spell Of Horses America’s Heartland Straight Talk Farming Sunday Tower Sector Report Pro Bull 2011 The Week In Agri-Business Farming Sunday Classic Tractor Fever The Marty Stuart Show Inside Music Row TruCountry FEI Equestrian World 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Under The Spell Of Horses Pro Bull 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Race Country FEI Equestrian World 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 FEI Nations Cup 2011 Money Talks Straight Talk Tower Sector Report Ag PhD

MOnday 7 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 The Week In Agri-Business 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 The Week In Agri-Business 12:30 Farming Sunday 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 The Week In Agri-Business 14:00 Straight Talk 14:30 Ag PhD 15:00 Farming Sunday 15:30 Under The Spell Of Horses

16:30 17:00 17:30 18:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:00 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Gardening Australia Smart Gardening HSBC FEI Classics 2011 Landline America’s Heartland Country99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Hell On Hooves Landline National Tractor Pulling Championship Your Beautiful Garden Gardening Australia Smart Gardening National Tractor Pulling Championship Country99 TV News & Weather Landline National Tractor Pulling Championship Your Beautiful Garden Gardening Australia Smart Gardening Kihikihi International Horse Trials 2 Star 201 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Tuesday 8 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 TOWER Sector Report 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Cheese Slices 09:30 Barbecue University 10:00 NZ on a Plate 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix 11:00 Surfing the Menu 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather

12:30 TOWER Sector Report 13:00 Straight Talk 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 TOWER Sector Report 14:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 15:00 America’s Heartland 15:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:00 Cheese Slices 16:30 Barbecue University 17:00 NZ on a Plate 17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 18:00 Team Fredericks - In Control 18:30 Landline 19:30 Hell On Hooves 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 America’s Heartland 21:00 Straight Talk 21:30 Along For The Ride 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Cheese Slices 00:00 Barbecue University 00:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Cheese Slices 04:00 Barbecue University 04:30 Under The Spell Of Horses 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Wednesday 9 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 Hell On Hooves 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Straight Talk 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather

COUNTRY99TV IS YOUR RURAL NETWORK

09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:30

Along For The Ride FEI Equestrian World 2011 Race Country HSBC FEI Classics 2011 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Straight Talk 13:00 TOWER Sector Report 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 15:30 Spruce Meadows 2011 16:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles 18:00 Backstage Pass With Monty Roberts 18:30 Landline 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Money Talks 21:00 Ag PhD 21:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 America’s Heartland 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles 05:00 Race Country 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Thursday 10 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship

www.country99tv.co.nz

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Thurs 10 Nov - Wed 16 Nov 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Money Talks 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Gardening Australia 09:30 Cheese Slices 10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 11:00 Garden Rambles 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Money Talks 13:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Landline 15:00 Barbecue University 15:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 16:00 Gardening Australia 16:30 NZ on a Plate 17:00 Your Beautiful Garden 17:30 The Fresh Life 18:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 18:30 Landline 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Landline 21:30 Classic Tractor Fever 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Gardening Australia 00:00 Cheese Slices 00:30 Your Beautiful Garden 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Gardening Australia 04:00 Cheese Slices 04:30 Your Beautiful Garden 05:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011

05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Friday 11 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Ag PhD 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Gucci Masters 2010 10:00 Pro Bull 2010 11:00 Landline 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Ag PhD 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 America’s Heartland 14:30 Hell On Hooves 15:00 Audi Masters 2010 16:00 Garden Rambles 17:00 Landline 18:00 Classic Tractor Fever 18:30 Landline 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Straight Talk 21:00 Under The Spell Of Horses 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Classic Tractor Fever 00:00 America’s Heartland 00:30 Ag PhD 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Landline 04:30 Ag PhD 05:00 Farming Sunday 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

saTurday 12 nov 06:00 07:00 07:30 08:00 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 15:00 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:30 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

Pro Bull 2010 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses At Home With Carl Hester Country99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report Money Talks Ag PhD Straight Talk TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Outdoors With Geoff Thomas FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses Spruce Meadows 2011 - BMO Nations Cup Ag PhD Straight Talk Outdoors With Geoff Thomas Outdoors With Geoff Thomas TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships The Week In Agri-Business Inside Music Row TruCountry The Marty Stuart Show Cumberland Highlanders America’s Heartland Under The Spell Of Horses Along For The Ride Pro Bull 2010 Under The Spell Of Horses Spruce Meadows 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride TOWER Sector Report Money Talks Ag PhD Straight Talk

sunday 13 nov 06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 Under The Spell Of Horses

08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 00:00 01:00 01:30 02:00 02:30 03:00 04:00 04:30 05:00 05:30

FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Farming Sunday Straight Talk Money Talks TOWER Sector Report The Week In Agri-Business TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships Spruce Meadows 2011 FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses America’s Heartland Straight Talk Farming Sunday TOWER Sector Report Pro Bull 2011 The Week In Agri-Business Farming Sunday Classic Tractor Fever The Marty Stuart Show Inside Music Row TruCountry FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses Pro Bull 2011 Along For The Ride At Home With Carl Hester FEI Equestrian World 2011 Along For The Ride Under The Spell Of Horses Money Talks Straight Talk TOWER Sector Report Ag PhD

MOnday 14 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business 08:00 Farming Sunday 08:30 The Week In Agri-Business 09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles

COUNTRY99TV IS YOUR RURAL NETWORK

11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 The Week In Agri-Business 12:30 Farming Sunday 13:00 Money Talks 13:30 The Week In Agri-Business 14:00 Straight Talk 14:30 Ag PhD 15:00 Farming Sunday 15:30 Under The Spell Of Horses 16:30 Gardening Australia 17:00 Smart Gardening 17:30 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 18:30 Landline 19:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 TOWER Sector Report 21:00 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 21:30 Hell On Hooves 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Your Beautiful Garden 00:00 Gardening Australia 00:30 Smart Gardening 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Gardening Australia 04:30 Smart Gardening 05:00 Along For The Ride 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Tuesday 15 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 TOWER Sector Report 08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 17:30 18:00 18:30 19:30 20:00 20:30 21:00 21:30 22:00 23:00 23:30 00:00 00:30 01:00 01:30 02:00 03:00 03:30 04:00 04:30 05:30

NZ on a Plate 5 Ingredient Fix Surfing the Menu The Cowboys’ Kitchen Country99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report Straight Talk Country99 TV News & Weather TOWER Sector Report TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships America’s Heartland Along For The Ride Cowboy Flavor Barbecue University NZ on a Plate The Cowboys’ Kitchen Team Fredericks - In Control Landline Hell On Hooves Country99 TV News & Weather America’s Heartland Straight Talk Along For The Ride Landline National Tractor Pulling Championship NZ on a Plate Barbecue University The Cowboys’ Kitchen National Tractor Pulling Championship Country99 TV News & Weather Landline National Tractor Pulling Championship NZ on a Plate Barbecue University Under The Spell Of Horses National Tractor Pulling Championship

Wednesday 16 nov 06:00 Landline 07:00 Hell On Hooves 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 08:00 Straight Talk

08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 09:00 Along For The Ride 09:30 FEI Equestrian World 2011 10:00 Race Country 10:30 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 11:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 12:30 Straight Talk 13:00 TOWER Sector Report 13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday 15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 15:30 Spruce Meadows 2011 17:30 Smart Gardening 18:00 Team Fredericks - In Control 18:30 Landline 19:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship 20:00 Country99 TV News & Weather 20:30 Money Talks 21:00 Ag PhD 21:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog Trial Championships 22:00 Landline 23:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 23:30 Garden Rambles 00:30 America’s Heartland 01:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather 02:00 Landline 03:00 National Tractor Pulling Championship 03:30 Your Beautiful Garden 04:00 Garden Rambles 05:00 Race Country 05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

www.country99tv.co.nz

October 2011

Northern Farming Lifestyles

Northern Rural Marketplace Acraflex Dairy Wall Coatings New or existing walls

AFFCO LIVESTOCK Terry North

Smart new homes…

Able to be applied between milkings during summer months

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

Anlyn Piling & Contracting Ltd Whangarei

Andy Payne

• Pile Driving & Drilling • Farm & Rural Bridges • Dams • Retaining Walls • Earthmoving • Drain Cleaning • House Sites • Races & Driveways • 12 T & 5 T Diggers • 6 Wheel Tipper • Bulldozer & Sheepsfoot We dig your dirt

Visit:

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Fences & Repairs • Kitchen/Bathroom Fit Outs Wet Wall Lining • Flooring Repairs • Decks • Water Blasting & Chemical Washes • Windows & Latches • Plus Much More

10% discount for senior citizens

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email: anlynpiling@value.net.nz After hours & Fax 09 436 2982

C&C Contract Electrical Commercial • Industrial Domestic • Dairy

Phone Craig 021 440 634 09 439 6465 More Milk

Enquire today: 0800

Better Health

Less Metabolics

phone 0800 4 DOLOMITE 0800 436 566 Bio-Gro certified

GORDYS FLYTRAP FITTING®

Available from CRT, PGG Wrightson, Farmlands UV Protected Polycarbonate. Fits on any container with a flat surface. Instructions supplied with the fitting.

$20 plus p&p

GORDYS FLYTRAP FITTING 21 LITCHFIELD ST, BLENHEIM

Email: elaine.gordon@xtra.co.nz www.gordys-flytrap-fitting.com Patented in New Zealand/Australia

MANGONUI GROUNDSPREAD Phone Wink and the Team

No job small Ringtoo Andrew

Ph/fax 09 439 8628 Cell 027 455 7750

• House Slabs & foundations • Driveways • Formwork • Steel Fixing

• Silage Bins • Tilt Panels • Cow Sheds • Bridge Building • Excavation & Truck Hire

Do you need plants for a revegetation or landscaping project? Choose from our range of trees, shrubs, hedging plants, flaxes, ornamentals, ground covers and grasses. Prices start at just $2.50 per plant plus GST with great discounts for purchases of 50 plants or more. Enquiries welcome, phone 09 439 4223 or email lbright@xtra.co.nz

Free parking and we don’t run late

Neil Johnson P: (09) 438 4273

Northland wide: Phone Dean – 027 241 9001

EFFLUENT SPREADING Reliable, On Time, Every Time, Weather Permitting. Complete Council Compliant Nutrient Spread Report. competitive rates loyalty discounts

Phone Mike or Robyn 09 4227782 or 022 1090764 or 022 1220722

FENCING SERVICES LTD Solo KnapSacK SprayerS partS, SaleS & Service Wire netting cut to length WaratahS 1.5m to 2.4m long galv WaratahS 1.5m to 1.8m long CALL GRANT PH/FAX 09 438 9330 113 LOWER CAMERON ST, WHANGAREI

Home Cheesemaker Classes

Refer to the Cheesemaking page on www.homebushview.co.nz

Gift Vouchers Available Sherryle Bennett

www.homebushviewcheesemaking.blogspot.com

Maungaturoto Flooring Co

• LIME • SUPER

Ph 09 431 1017 Ah 09 431 8760

Locally owned and operated

Wholesale plant supplier specialising in New Zealand natives and coastal tolerant plants

Over 28 years in the concrete industry

09 408 6666

Mobile 0275 905 699

BABYLON COAST GARDENS Ltd

CONCRETE CONTRACTING

• Carpet & vinyl • Residential & commercial • Floor preparation • Top quality installations • Measure & quote • Mobile service

Milkway Depot

Phone 09 439 5902

Mobile 027 484 1823 • Fax 09 439 1320

Mobile 021 515 415 Christine Barrott

Implements irect for tractor attachments visit us online

*Post hole borers *Box Graders *3 pt Scoops *Concrete mixers *Wood Chippers DEMO VIDEOS AND MORE PH 0800 733 355

Galvanized Towbar BUY ONLINE $195 Inc GST

www.implementsdirect.co.nz FARMERS – How clean is your water?

Would you drink the water out of your troughs? Now is your best time to service your water system… Give us a call and let’s check it out.

PHONE 09 438 9103 (24HRS) CALL FREE 0800 McQUINN

0800 627 8466 148 Lower Dent Street, Whangarei

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Make Your Life easier! use our services now!

• Pipe & Steel Supplies • LTNZ Approved Workshop • General, Agricultural & Structural Engineering • Mobile Welding Services • General Repairs & Maintenance • 2 Ton Gantry Crane • Plate Roller, Profile Cutter & Press Brake • de-CRAP-it®, Landplane®, Serious Incinerator® • Field Rollers, Water Carts • Kumara Gear

Newman Engineering (2004) LTD Ph 09 439 5065 Dargaville www.newmanengineering.co.nz

MARGARET & JOHN BISHOP

Doug Wilson Manager Phone: Fax: Mobile: Email:

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

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

Northern Farming Lifestyles October 2011

Northern Rural Marketplace Northland Laser Drainage Ltd

Pat’s Healing Centre

Neil Carter Trading as

Rumble Electrical & Solar

Waipu

Domestic Installation & Repairs www.rumbleelectrical.co.nz

Solutions for control of fleas, ticks and worms

Subsurface Drainage Specialists (Nth)

with WashBar products, Diatomaceous Earth, Flee Flea

and Herbs and Homeopathics for your animals

• All Alternative Power needs – Solar/Wind/Hydro • Electrical installation and maintenance • Guaranteed workmanship – ECANZ, SEANZ • Energy efficient lighting design • Northland based

Himalayan Salt Lick with 80+ minerals Orijen Organic Dog and Cat Food—no grains

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

Ph 09 432 0820 or come for a visit

1279 S/H 14, MAUNGATAPERE

www.animalherbs.co.nz

TANK WATER TESTING

Trans-Tune Automotive

High Quality, Reliable Microbiological Testing Of Tank and Bore Water.

Call Phil 027 436 5445 A/H 436 5442

Windy Ridge ContRaCting Phone Colin 09 439 7266 ~ Mob 021 882 857

Our Services

• Round Bale Hay and Silage • Medium Square Baling • Conventional Baling • Cultivation • Undersowing • 8 Tonne Tip Trailer • Mulching • Fencing

Mechanical Repairs New Car Servicing Petrol & Diesel Servicing Wheel Alignment Fault Diagnosis Brake & Suspension Repairs Fuel Injection Servicing

Collected samples are tested at a MOH Certified Laboratory and a printed report (with recommendations) issued.

Ph (09) 422 9345 or E-mail tankwater@xtra.co.nz

09 438 2892  147 Cameron St

Servicing the Kaipara and Whangarei Districts

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

For Sale

ATV MATS from $89 – Come in & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. Be quick offer ends 30/08/11.

PROGRESSIVE RED DEVONS. Docile yearling red devon bulls. Very easy calvers. Phone Lee Fulton on 09 432 2724.

MX FARM BIKE SERVICE.

ATV SAFETY HELMETS – from $119 accessories from $15. The law has changed! Have you got yours? Come & see us at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. Subject to availability. CALL CHRISTINE Barrott for all your carpet and lino needs in the North. Prompt & professional service — years of experience — great product knowledge. Ph 021 515 415 or 09 431 1017. 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. Be quick – offer ends 30/08/11. CHICKEN INCUBATORS for 7 eggs to 20,000, Quails to Ostriches. Guaranteed Good Results, plus 1 Year Warranty. DOMINION INCUBATORS, 11 Prospect Place, Hamilton. Phone 07 846 5569. Email: info@ dominc.net. EDEX TOYS – quality educational toys for centres and individuals. Shop online-delivered to your door. Awesome selection of toys for your children. Queries to Sheryl 09 432 2446, www.edextoys.co.nz or northland@edex.co.nz. GET YOUR ceiling insulated with R2.8 blown in glasswool only $6.50 per sq metre, supplied and installed anywhere in Northland. Contact 0800 326 684 Eco Insulation Northland – offer available while stocks last. NEED NEW ATV TYRES? GET 20% OFF RRP & FREE FITTING at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. Be quick – offer ends 30/08/11. NEW YAMAHA FARM ATVs – 5.9% interest & 3 year warranty. Only at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi – phone 0800 963 636 & Yamaha MC Whangarei – phone 09 438 0804. Offer ends 30/08/11.

SINTERED BRAKE PADS – for MX & FarmBikes – from $39 at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. WEED EATERS & CHAINSAWS – GET 10% OFF STOCKED ITEMS at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. Be quick – offer ends 30/08/11. WINDMILL WATER pumps by Ferguson Windmills Company. www.windmills.co.nz sales@windmills.co.nz Phone 09 412 8655.

ATV SERVICE.

Receive 10% discount off RRP for standard service parts* with this voucher when you get your ATV serviced at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. *Conditions apply, offer ends 30/09/11.

ATV FARM BIKE MX SPARES

INTRODUCTORY OFFER. New Customers Receive 7.5% discount off RRP for all stocked items with this voucher at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street, Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. Be quick – offer ends 30/09/11. Conditions apply.

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Services

Receive 7.5% discount off RRP for standard service parts* with this voucher when you get your MX / Farm Bike serviced at Rouse Motorcycles, King Street Hikurangi. Phone 0800 963 636 www.atvtyres.co.nz. *Conditions apply, offer ends 30/09/11.

Rural Supplies SPEND OVER $1000.00 THIS MONTH AND EARN A $50 VOUCHER! ANKA, HANSEN, BUTELINE, TANKS, TROUGHS, BATHROOMWARE, TAPWARE. Shop online at www.nzplumbingsupplies.co.nz or call 0800 428 376 PALM KERNEL trailers, hay racks and more. Visit www.cromptonengineering.co.nz phone 09 439 2393.

Horticultural Supplies NORTH HORTICULTURAL COMPOST. Suitable for any type of horticulture, adding nutrients, biology and humis to your soil. AVAILABLE IN BULK AMOUNTS ONLY phone 0800 433 748.

Work Wanted BACK 2 WOOD Demolition. For your renovation needs. Servicing Northland – Auckland. Specialising in windows, doors and ranchsliders. Also kitchens, vanities, roofing and more. www.back2wood.co.nz. Ph 09 408 7163. CONCRETE BUNKERS designed and produced by farmers for farmers. Formed with high quality materials and a rapid construction time. Complete cover solutions to eliminate wastage and save $$$. For more information call 0800 292 546. CONCRETE PADS, shed floors, feedout pads, house floors, driveways, footpaths, concrete cutting and drilling, retaining walls, paling fences, excavation work. Waipu, Ruakaka, Whangarei, Mangawhai & Langs Beach. Phone Mark 027 443 3130 or 09 439 0107.

CALL GEOFF at Northland Vegetation Control trust on 021 921 494 to book his great staff & vehicles, to take care of all your weed spraying & fertilizing needs. 20 yrs experience speaks for itself FARM BRIDGES Phone Pat now 0800 222 189, visit www.bridgeitnz.co.nz. Bridge It NZ Ltd. FOR A free insulation home assessment – we use fibreglass, wool and polyester – something to suit your budget and lifestyle. Eco Insulation Northland, call us now on 0800 326 684. FURNITURE MOVING Around NZ or around the world. Single items or house lots. Pro Packing, moving, insurance. Via trucks, containers, shared loads. Ph 0800 496 753 www.worldmoving.co.nz. “Experience & Advice You Can Trust”.

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October 2011 Northern

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