Wairarapa Farming Lifestyles, March 2018 by Integrity Community Media

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March 2018 Edition

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Plan ahead when hunting

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Advancing with time Page 4–5

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“Strong prices and recent trade gains such as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will undoubtedly help lift the profitability of sheep and beef farming,” says outgoing B+LNZ chair, James Parsons. “Despite the progress and achievements, the sheep and beef sector could not afford to be complacent. That’s why we are committed to a number of important initiatives such as the Red Meat Story and the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme, so the sector can capture more value from key markets. “We are also continuing to invest in supporting farming excellence with our research and development and extension programmes to boost productivity and reduce costs.” The Government has been constructive in its discussions with the sheep and beef sector since the General Election last year, and Mr Parsons encouraged the sector to work closely with them. “We all agree with the goal of improving water quality, having a lighter environmental footprint and moving further up the value curve. We accept sheep and beef farming has an environmental impact, yet despite this, our sheep and beef farmers are world leaders. “The Government has set an ambitious target of being carbon neutral by 2050 and the sheep and beef sector has reduced its carbon emissions by 19 per cent since 1990, whilst maintaining production. The opportunity is to continually improve and share the innovations we develop in tackling these challenges with other countries, so we make the world a better place. “With 2.7million hectares, almost a quarter of New Zealand’s indigenous bush, located on sheep and beef farms, coupled with riparian plantings and exotic woodlots, we are in a strong position.” B+LNZ’s mission was to ensure future policies do not have unintended

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consequences for the sheep and beef sector, he said. “For instance, planting one billion trees should not be at the expense of productive sheep and beef farms and thriving rural communities. There is, however, the opportunity to integrate woodlots into sheep and beef farms using a land use capability approach.” Sam McIvor, chief executive of B+LNZ, said the organisation’s strategy puts more emphasis on enhancing farmers’ environmental position, unlocking market potential and greater government and public engagement, while still supporting farming excellence. “Our draft environment strategy is the first step in our quest to return the hero status back to farmers, so they are valued by the wider community. It is focussed on four key areas: improving water quality, advancing towards carbon neutral, enhancing our biodiversity and ensuring healthy productive soils. “The aim is to give farmers the tools and information, so they have confidence to make decisions that will have the greatest environmental impact for a profitable future.”

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Plan ahead when hunting

Federated Farmers would like to remind deer hunters to take extra care as the roar season approaches. The upcoming Easter holiday opens one of the busiest periods of the year, with many hunters heading into the hills to look for a stag, raising the potential for accidents. “Over half of all big game hunting accidents occur in the months of March and April. So it’s important that hunters, experienced or not, consider terrain, weather and what is best practice safety,” says Federated Farmers National president, Katie Milne. “Hunters must correctly identify their target every single time. If there is any doubt, do not pull the trigger. “This time of the year is eagerly anticipated by hunters and we want everyone to have a great time, and come back safe to their families and communities. “Always plan your trip, tell someone your plans, and take the right equipment, including a personal locator beacon.” Hunters must have permission to hunt, regardless of who owns the land - no permission, no access. For those hunting on private land, it is important to remember that it is a privilege, and to always consider the wishes of the landowner. “It’s all about thinking what constitutes safe practice and how your actions can impact on others. Remember to follow the practicable steps for using firearms

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the farm is connected to Foley Family Wines. “Many years ago, before the big earthquake, the shepherds drove sheep around the coast from Wellington; but then rocks came down right to the sea and they had to carry sheep one by one so Wairarapa farming was born. “We are the first farm on the Wairarapa from Wellington and used to be a Romney stud back then. The logo of the farm is a rowlock, (the swivel that

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originally had Speckle Park beef and Texel sheep too, but the Angus and Romney are much more suited to our environment. I have topped the sales five years in a row for Angus, as they do exceptionally well here. “The Texels were inferior and terrible mothers with foot problems, and low fertility so I removed them and focussed on the Romney, which have been in New Zealand for more than 150 years and the imperfections have been eliminated.

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We have gone from scanning 135 per cent to mid-170s and have mostly live births.” Bradley grew up in Wellington and decided to attend the four day Taratahi farm course and enjoyed it, so enrolled in the 12 month course and has never looked back. “Our stock are grass fed with a small amount of supplements — they winter on the coastal block to keep them from messing the flat land for the sheep. “We sell lambs through Coastal Spring Lamb and get a premium rate. I do an old school intensive lambing beat on my quad bike. During bad weather I check twice daily and at night with a spotlight. “I bring any ewes that have lost lambs home to stay under cover for mothering orphan lambs — it is really rewarding. “I do demonstrations about shearing and working dogs for the lodge guests. They may come from New York and have

out to dinner — get off the farm and refresh. I rave about our shelterbelts as they are really important in lambing for survival; as they tuck up behind them for protection and it also shelters from the sun. They planted a lot of Leyland cypress, and made a native corridor including flax, pohutukawa, and cabbage trees — we have no electric fences, everything is conventional fenced. “For me and my partner, Amelie Aegerter, it’s a lifestyle. Amelie’s from Germany and is a beauty therapist at the Lodge and is very hands on at the farm. “I am a keen hunter and enjoy the recreational lifestyle. “For me it is not about the money — it is about catching a pig and shooting a deer, and going fishing and getting gurnard for dinner — it is an amazing job.”

never been on a farm or seen a sheep in the flesh. “I get paid to show off my job and I really enjoy sharing my knowledge.” The farm is split — the main section is 80 per cent flat and the second block is steep coastal hill country with no fences. “It goes straight into DOC land and we have a grazing concession,” says Bradley. “With farming, the hardest thing is to keep your chin up and try to anticipate as much as possible. You can’t be responsible for the weather or mother nature. We bear the brunt of a lot of bad weather here and it can be challenging at times, but we try to keep a positive attitude. “There is nothing between us and Antarctica, and we can have some pretty major deaths at times and we just fight through. Even during lambing, if I have a good day I go to town and go

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ENABLING HEALTHY SHEARING SHEDS BY ANN MORGAN Mark and Megan Turton decided there has to be a better way to clean the effluent buildup from under woolsheds to help farmers have a healthier environment, so the couple set about inventing a solution.

ased in Dannevirke, Megan was a teacher aide at a local primary school and Mark is a fencing contractor and the ‘cleansweep’ now keeps the couple busy travelling to various destinations with their ‘cleansweep’ machine making woolsheds an environmentally friendlier place to work. “I spent time as a dairy farmer and then got into fencing some 30 years ago,” says Mark. “We have six guys employed at Turton Fencing Ltd creating all types of fences, but mostly farm and security, as well as pole sheds. We are always looking for an opportunity to excel ourselves and that

is how we came up with the shearing shed clearing machine. “I gave a guy a hand one day to clean the manure out from under his woolshed and he had a big vacuum cleaner. The day was terrible and wet, and the machine didn’t work well at all — we spent all our time unblocking it as it kept clogging.“ Mark thought there must be something easier to use for the job, but there wasn’t. “I asked myself a few questions and came up with a sideways bulldozer system with a hydraulic motor. Every time we trialled it, we saw ten things wrong but one thing that worked, so we

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The product removed from under the shed is often used as fertiliser on paddocks or donated to schools and clubs for fundraisers paddocks.” Mark says it is important having a clean shed, as this creates a healthy space on many levels. “Besides the sheep having good airflow, the piles and rafters aren’t designed to have manure around them, so for all the right reasons it needs to be clean under the shed. Having us do it removes a lot more stress than people realise, the end result is no ammonia smell, no wool staining and we can do a maintenance plan for future years. “We also clean the count out pens —

when the sheep is shorn it goes down a chute to the pens. They generally take a bit of wool with them each time — this sits at the bottom and packs together like concrete. The machine digs into that and grinds it off as well. “It is good to get rid of that buildup, because before you know it is 3-4 foot thick and the animals have trouble getting out. We are now looking at

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Sheep and beef farmer, Patrick Crawshaw, won the East Coast Regional Final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year. It was the 24-year-old Foley Farming Enterprises staff member’s second regional final and he said he was humbled by the win, especially knowing the calibre of competitors in the field, but all the hard work had definitely paid off. “It’s still sinking in. I really can’t believe it!” Patrick used the experience of previous competitions to his advantage, playing to his strengths and taking

home all technical challenges including the AGMARDT agribusiness exam, the Massey University agri-growth interview and the Meridian Energy agriknowledge quiz. The Dannevirke farmer, also performed well in the practical component of the final and will now go on to represent the east coast at the 50th Anniversary FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in July. With his wedding in January, Patrick had recently returned from his

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honeymoon, with wife, Isabelle, joking ‘it was all study’ ‘but now it was totally worth it!’. For winning the final Patrick took home $12,500 in prizes, including a Honda XR150 motorbike. Second place went to 25-year-old Hugh Abbiss, also of Foley Farming Enterprises. The sheep and beef farmer in this, his second regional final, taking home the coveted

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Design for the colder times Autumn is unfolding, soon to give way to winter and a reminder that a warm, energy efficient home gets plenty of sun and is sheltered from prevailing winds — so the choice of site is a key decision. Find out how much sun a site gets at different times of the year, by using an app like Sun Seeker on your smartphone or tablet — good advice from EnergywiseNZ. On clear winter days, the sun sends around 500 watts of heat through each square metre of unshaded northfacing window. A home designed to harness the sun’s free warmth is placed on the sunniest part of the section to access the most sun into the main living areas, with service areas on the south side. Trap in the free heat from the sun using thermal mass like a concrete floor, exposed to the sun, so it soaks up heat during the day and releases it when temperatures drop at night. Select appropriately sized and positioned windows: moderately large on the north-facing side of the house, smaller on the east and west sides, and smallest on the south side. Think about how much space you need on a day-to-day basis. Smaller houses are cheaper to build, easier to heat and use a lot less energy. The more complex a home’s shape is, the more floor, wall and ceiling area it has to lose heat through. Simple house designs — for example, compact rectangular shapes and multilevel homes — have less external

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