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“I am pleased to see investment to tackle bovine viral diarrhoea virus, facial eczema in dairy and beef cattle, and infected potato seed tubers. These are serious problems, which can cause a lot of suffering and cost,” said Mr Guy. The first project will investigate the prevalence of sub-clinical facial eczema and develop guidance on how to best monitor and manage the disease. The second project looks at Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVD) and will include the building of a national model to track BVD status of individual animals and herds over time. “Infection can cause reproductive losses, an increase in general disease, reduced growth rates and lowered milk production.” The third project will detect and target disease in potato seed tubers and will target treatment to particular areas that require it, determine areas which shouldn’t be harvested and remove atrisk tubers during harvest. “This should reduce the level of infection in seed tubers, increase yield and reduce the use of agrichemicals,” Mr Guy said. The projects will begin in July and run for three years. Associate Primary Industries Minister Louise Upston has announced the opening of the Afforestation Grant Scheme (AGS) 2017 funding round. Ms Upston says New Zealand has a significant amount of land at serious risk of erosion, and forest cover is the best form of erosion control. “We are on track to meet our goal of planting 15,000ha
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BY ANN MORGAN Tyla Petera grew up on Landcorp sheep and beef farms in Kerikeri and Taupo. At 30 years old, Tyla is now the manager at Massey University’s Riverside research farm and says it is a privilege to be involved with the advancement of the farming industry.
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the long rank grass down, making the pasture better for the sheep. Replacement ewe lambs are placed on a second block 5km up the road that has 30 per cent more rain as a result of being close to the ranges, which means
during the summer it always has good grass. “There is a lot of research around lambing time. From 3,200 ewes, we breed approximately 4,000 lambs. Many are tagged at birth and the stomach/ girth, length and weight of the animal is
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we do things. “They were interested in how we breed high numbers of lambs and how we constantly progress forward. “The Irish have a different focus, they don’t need to breed ewes with good mothering skills. If a twin isn’t getting fed, they simply remove the lamb and look after it. “A group of Brazilians visited and their main income is cattle. They wanted to see how we grow sheep and the different crops. They couldn’t believe how well fed sheep can be on short grass and how intensively we farm. One guy’s farm was 500km from where he lived. He has big paddocks and only visits his animals once a month.” Tyla says he has had to learn to use a computer in recent years.
“In the 14 years I have been farming, it has only been in the last three years that I have had internet or cell phone reception because I lived remotely. Anna has helped me to learn technology and this also helps her to keep in the know with the farm. “We run it like it’s ours but just don’t pay the bills. If you treat things like your own you look after them better and you can be proud of your accomplishments. “I love my job and I appreciate the opportunities that come our way to learn more and be involved, and the simple things like having warm fish and chips because now we are only 10 minutes away from the shop instead of an hour make it that much nicer.”
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“I absolutely love it, and you don’t have to be a farmer to join. We meet monthly and socialise together and learn things. It’s all about having a fun time, but we also have interesting guest speakers and so there is the learning and upskilling aspect of the club too. “Participating in the monthly meetings gets you off the farm. It’s healthy to do something different and it provides the opportunity to switch off from whatever it is you do and make new friends.” The Wairarapa club has more than 40
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As part of Young Farmers, Rebecca is a volunteer for ‘sheep tipping’ at the Golden Shears members and a raft of annual events that they either run or take part in. One such event that they are involved in is volunteering at the Golden Shears in Masterton, tipping sheep for the judges. “When the sheep is shorn, the shearer sends it down the chute and we hold them so the judges can look them over. We show them one side, then the other and return them to the truck to go back to their respective farms,” said Rebecca. “The judges are looking for how evenly and tidily the sheep has been shorn. The lower the points, the better the score. Being involved in the Golden Shears competition is fantastic and a way to give something back to the community. “Seeing and mixing with the other volunteers and competitors is amazing. The event brings many visitors to the area, and knowing you are helping to make it happen gives you a sense of belonging. “You get a sense of achievement, and it is exciting when you realise that one of the finalists or even the winner was shearing on that stand, so you were a small part of the whole thing.
Rebecca O’Neale found she felt an affinity with agriculture and all things country whilst she was growing up “It isn’t easy and it’s a good challenge. Even if you have never done it before that’s OK because Young Farmers is all about getting in there and giving it a go, you learn on the job. All you need is a good sense of humour and a cando attitude. “I’m grateful that I fell into Young Farmers when I did. Through my involvement with the club, I’ve had the opportunity to give back to the
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TO BUILD OR RENOVATE Switched on to gas by Andy Bryenton
There are three main areas of the home where electrical heating has been superseded, in terms of trends and economy, by a technology that harks back to Victorian times. At least the principle of gas power comes from those days of gas-lit lamps and steam boilers in automobiles — the modern applications for this natural resource are far more refined. In fact, it’s the literal local refinement of natural gas — sourced here in New Zealand — that contributes in part to its popularity. As the networks of distributors grow and competition makes the price of constant and reliable resupply even more affordable, people are looking to gas as an alternative to electricity in many areas of heating. The most obvious, of course, is in the kitchen. With the rise of ‘top chef’ style cooking shows and the collateral rise in people’s desire to be culinarily adventurous, having a top kitchen is now a high priority for both renovators and home builders. The microwave is out
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It used to be the case that far-flung rural areas were renowned for being free of crime and theft. Being a long way from the big city with its perceived villainy was a good reason for local pride — in a time when doors were never locked and the keys stayed in the ute at night. It’s sad but true that times have changed, and now farms are often at the front line of the security ‘arms race’ between sneak thieves and those who work hard for their money. Fuel supplies, quad bikes and even the contents of the homestead have been brazenly targeted by criminals, but technology is allowing
rural folk to fight back with devices unheard of in previous years — at least outside of spy blockbusters. A popular choice on the shelves of many electrical stores is the Arlo wireless camera kit — a collection of four small cigarette pack sized camera modules and a single central hub
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or ‘base station’. The cameras are wireless with long life internal batteries, weatherproof to put up with showers of rain, and record information to a remote ‘cloud’ on the internet. Snap them to their special dome-shaped fittings to cover any area of the home, and they even come with light amplifying night vision to help capture movement in the dark. Users can set the cameras to pop into life when they detect movement, or alternatively they can be controlled remotely from any cellular device. This means that anywhere you are in the world, the farm can be watched and kept secure. Picture this — an alert comes late at night while you’re out at dinner. A shadowy figure is trying to access the equipment shed.
Snap to high-resolution night vision, and suddenly you have a clear view of the burglar’s face in real time. This image can be sent right to the police force for a quick ‘pickup’ — or used later as evidence to track down wrongdoers. Then again, as some Arlo camera models have a speaker and microphone, you could also simply tell the hapless thief that he’s on film. That could cause any would be robber to head for the hills! In an age when almost everyone has broadband and a mobile device, the kind of security systems which were once the preserve of prisons, banks and gold reserves are now available over the counter. See your local electrical store to find out more.
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Uncommon sense
David Law, Managing Director of Forward Farming Consultancy
What direction do you choose? A little over four years ago I left the farm after 10 years of farming on the biological trail. Some people thought that to go in that direction you were brave, and others thought you were just plain stupid. There is still a very strong feeling that to take away the dependance of high usage of nitrogen, and more recently palm kernel, would be devastating to many farmers. To even contemplate moving into organics for them would be inconceivable. While regulations stay as they are then these farmers can rest easy and carry on managing their business unchanged. However, whether we like it or not, there is a wind of change blowing and early adopters to this change may well be better prepared for the storm that will inevitably arrive. We may well find that the way that the majority of farms are run will change over the next 5 years. Enforcement of strict regulations are likely to be rolled out during this time. High phosphate and nitrates in waterways are testament to a fertiliser system which clearly needs an overhaul.
Whether it’s the farmers who apply it or the fertiliser companies who sell these nutrients, it’s obvious that there is too much for the plants to absorb. If the plants can’t absorb these surplus nutrients then they end up polluting our precious water. So the regional councils have identified that restrictions are needed to stop the surplus nutrients, by decreasing the amount applied in the future. The overseer programme is the preferred system for measuring and managing this huge undertaking. This all seems fair, particularly from an environmental point of view. But is this scenario really fair? Well, from my experience as a farmer, the biological approach showed a lot of difference from the chemical way. So are these two obviously talked about systems so vastly different? I have found that the more I look and observe, the more the chemical system doesn’t make sense. The more I watch and observe over time the more I see that the chemical system is the very
practice that is actually leading farmers down the wrong road. The largest part of my work has been to focus on the end point of our business, the effluent pond. The obvious practice to manage effluent has been to tackle and manage effluent with machinery. Solid separators, stirrers and weeping walls. The majority of farmers still think this way. There are even consultants that will advise farmers that this is the only way to manage effluent. I have found that the farmers with the biggest effluent problems, particularly crusting and solids, are heavy chemical fertiliser users. In fact I can look at a heavily crusted pond and have a pretty accurate assessment as to the fertiliser a farmer is applying and what his soil is doing. After studying the fertiliser and soil science available to us, I have deduced that fertiliser companies have fabricated or left out some scientific facts, which has led our farming industry down a problematic pathway. If regional councils are now pointing the finger at farmers for their bad fertiliser practices, I would suggest the fault lies with the advice given to the farmers about the best fertilisers to use. I believe that fertiliser choices can be improved and farmers do have better avenues to procure quality products. My research and observation, along with similar practitioners, indicates that a biological approach demands a higher balanced pH soil which always shows increased microbiological activity. Microbes require the best possible conditions to digest food in a cow’s
stomach. Science has shown that higher pH is a factor here. The more food the microbes and enzymes digest, the less undigested solids end up in the pond. Again, the effluent ponds with the least solids always have a higher pH in the pond. Chemical fertiliser teaching embraces a pH in the soil of 5.8 to 6. My research has very simply shown this soil pH will produce a crusted pond and the lower the soil pH the thicker the crust on the pond. I would suggest that a change to inputs which will lift the pH in a balanced approach, will also lift your efficiency throughout your whole farming system. For more information visit my website or arrange for me to visit.
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Fighting kiwifruit pests
Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) Inc and the Ministry for Primary Industries recently signed an agreement to help reduce the damaging impacts of the four most common biosecurity threats to the kiwifruit and kiwiberry sectors. The operational agreement under the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA) sets out the contractual arrangements of how industry and government will work together to manage potential pests. “This means the kiwifruit and kiwiberry sectors and MPI can work together to manage and help reduce the impact of a number of pest threats on our sector, which has exports of almost $2 billion per year,” said KVH CEO, Barry O’Neil.
“There are a number of biosecurity threats facing our industry. The Psa incursion, which impacted us from 2010, cost the kiwifruit industry $1 billion. With the signing of this agreement we have committed to doing everything we can to stop another Psa-type event from occurring.” The agreement establishes the operational details for readiness and response activities and costsharing arrangements, to deliver better biosecurity outcomes for the kiwifruit sector. It includes the roles
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and responsibilities of all the parties, including how joint activities will be cost shared. The GIA partnership currently has 14 partners from across government and the wider primary sector, who have agreed to work together to jointly manage biosecurity threats. “The GIA partnership welcomes the signing of this agreement as a positive step forward for both government and the kiwifruit sector,” said GIA secretariat manager, Steve Rich. “This agreement provides a prime example of how biosecurity will come to be managed in New Zealand under GIA — with industry and the Crown working together to achieve the best possible outcomes.” The agreement covers the four most common threats to the kiwifruit sector,
and other pests and pathogens can be added to the agreement as they are identified. Signatories to the agreement include Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc — on behalf of the kiwifruit and kiwiberry sectors — and the Ministry for Primary Industries, on behalf of the Crown. The kiwifruit and kiwiberry sector operational agreement is the second of its kind. The first agreement was the multi-sector agreement for the management of fruit fly in New Zealand, and agreements for brown marmorated stink bug are currently in development. Over time, further operational agreements for specific biosecurity threats, and sectors represented under GIA, will be executed between the partners to GIA.
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We invite you to meet us in Italy on Saturday June 17th, when we will introduce you to our dear friend Marco and together visit some of the villages on the Cinque Terre – Marco’s home! His knowledge of the flora and fauna and the history of this unique terraced terrain, including the Portofino peninsula, is fascinating! Franco will serve us lunch at his quaint fish restaurant specialising in local cuisine, is lobster on the menu today? He will serve wine from the surrounding hills... all included in the cost of the itinerary of course! At a leisurely pace we return to our hotel, of 4 nights, with a beautiful garden sloping down to the Mediterranean Sea, for a swim and a ‘siesta’ as the Italians do!!! The scenery is breathtaking! Then 3 nights on Lake d’Orta; 3 nights at a tiny lakeside town on Lake Como; 2 nights in a beautiful villa overlooking Lake Garda.
ITALIAN OPERA. You may wish to continue with us to Verona for 4 nights including the best seats for the operas Nabucco, Aida and Rigoletto, plus a fun day cooking with locals on a beautiful country estate. Susan Williamson and John Percy (Italian Citizen) formed Etruscan Pleasures (Italia) Ltd 26 years ago. Etruscan Pleasures journeys to Italy including LIMITED SPACE on Sicily, the Italian Lakes & Cinque Terre; Italian Opera and Corsica & Sardinia. Our Itineraries are designed for 10 to 14 travellers.
Our regular clients choose to travel with us because “quality is better than quantity”!! They thank us for immersing them in the real culture that the average traveller would never see. The age group of our ‘discerning’ travellers is generally 40’s to mid 70’s, professional and like minded people – all wanting to experience something new, have fun, relax and travel hassle–free and at a gentle pace!
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Tips for joint health Part one: Sometimes it really is possible to achieve multiple health goals. A good anti-inflammatory diet will help arthritic joints, help lose weight and improve general health. Just as poor diets can cause systemic disease, so good diets can move us to systemic wellness. Last time we saw that avoiding inflammatory fats while targeting antiinflammatory can have a profound benefit for our joints. If fats are the most important component of nutritional therapy for arthritis then antioxidants are a close second. Many people still adhere to an outdated concept that osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of joints. Certainly injuries and damage can cause or worsen arthritis, but the real culprit is a process called oxidative stress caused by free radicals. Cartilage is secreted and maintained by specialised cells called chondrocytes. They manufacture and maintain the collagenous matrix that comprises cartilage. The problem is that chondrocytes are susceptible to damage by free radicals. If left unchecked by antioxidants, this damage accumulates to the point
that the chondrocyte DNA is damaged and can cause the cell to die. This means that the tiny piece of cartilage maintained by the chondrocyte has lost its repair system and will degenerate. Possibly the most important cartilage protecting antioxidant is glutathione, manufactured in the body from selenium. Others like the grape seed polyphenols and curcuminoids in turmeric are also highly effective. This is why a good multi-antioxidant/multimineral can really help. Even better if combined with 800mg of highgrade chondroitin, a 95% curcumin (turmeric) extract and lots of omega-3 fish oil. At any given time I actively help hundreds of people with osteoarthritis. The majority are able to get significant improvements from nutritional therapy. For more information give me a call or email. John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv. Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For personalised advice, contact John on 0800 423559 or email john@abundant.co.nz. Join his full weekly newsletter at abundant. co.nz.
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New Zealand owned and operated Wild Earth Travel has exclusively chartered the small expedition cruiser, Serenissima, to explore Scotland in 2018. Travelling aboard the Serenissima ensures that you will travel in comfort and style, while her size ensures that she can nestle into small, remote ports otherwise inaccessible to larger ships. Wild Earth Travel’s General Manager Aaron Russ has led a number of Scottish expeditions giving him the
perfect opportunity to craft this itinerary specifically for Kiwi travellers. The mystical islands’ history will come to life as we explore these isles, and every day is a new adventure of discovery, from beautiful estate gardens to whiskey distilleries, quaint chapels, historic ruins, expansive lochs, seabirds, castles, and remote seldom-visited islands such as St Kilda and Fair Isle. This will be a trip of a lifetime! Call 0800 945 3327 or email info@wildearthtravel.com for more information.
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DairyNZ recommends farmers should complete an autumn feed budget to identify shortages and ensure quality of any pasture renewal and also target autumn pests such as black beetle, aphids, clover root weevil and grass grubs where possible. Good grazing management through early autumn includes maximising pasture growth balanced with allowing pastures to recover following the summer dry period. ‘When planning renewal, identify the poor performing paddocks first and address the underlying problems behind pasture deterioration, and consider soil fertility and pH, pugging, overgrazing, weeds, pests, soil compaction and drainage,’ DairyNZ says. ‘Buy quality seed and select the
right pasture species and/or cultivar for your farm. Sowing a small area well is less risky than sowing a large area poorly. ‘Take care sowing clover as it should be sown at a shallower depth than ryegrass, and give special attention to weed control, contouring and levelling if avoiding cultivation after forage crops. ‘Management is helped by leaving consistent post-grazing residuals and grazing pastures at the right time. Grazing ryegrass pastures too early reduces autumn growth and too late reduces the quality. ‘Determine the leaf stage of your pastures. Leaf appearance rates mainly depend on water availability and temperature,
with leaves taking longer to appear where water is limited. ‘For areas north of Taupo, the recommended renewal date is March 31, and if permanent pasture is following crops, consider the time for full crop utilisation and the renewal process’.
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Return of the top contender by Andy Bryenton
It’s all too easy to slip into a boxing metaphor when talk of the tussle for top light commercial comes around. Utes are big business and right now the Ford Ranger rules the roost, with even the mighty Toyota Hilux relegated to second place. We’ve even got an ‘undercard’ of lower-priced utes out of Asia and India battling for supremacy, but there’s been a notable gap in the top tier lately that has had certain badge-loyalists fuming.
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Back in the day, the Holden 1-tonne ute was king. Before the idea of a utility truck was redefined by the modern demand for car-like handling and leather interiors, the bench-seated, chromegrilled HQ was the working man’s first choice. Up against the Valiant and Falcon, the big Holden literally helped build most of our towns and cities. Now Holden are back, with a ute of a different mould. After their previous Colorado failed to topple the blue oval, GM bosses went back to the drawing board, and they’ve delivered an ampedup contender for 2017 — a new Colorado that embraces both modern aesthetics and safety while still staying true to the spirit — and lugging power — of the legendary one tonner. Under the hood a big 2.8L Duramax diesel pumps out 147 kilowatts and a maximum 500 newton-metres of torque — the key to the immense towing capacity of the Colorado, rated at 3.5 tonnes. Add in that classic one tonne of deck load and you have a machine which can handle the caravan, the boat or anything for the farm. That sense of comfort is more than apparent inside, with options for all the modern conveniences of a luxury
Headed for the top — the new Colorado is set to take on Hilux and Ranger as NZ’s best ute
sedan and standard features which older utes could only dream about. The suite of electronics, both visible and invisible, are state of the art as well. It’s hard to miss the big touch screen centre console which serves as a hub for both Android and Apple’s in-car mobile platforms, as well as a reversing camera and entertainment centre. A battery of safety features — including
hill descent control, trailer sway control, stability and traction control, a lane departure warning and even a tyre pressure monitor — offer another level of protection. The top utes had better watch out — one of the big names is back, cinching up its gloves to take a shot at the title. And for a heavyweight contender, it’s not bad looking, either!
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A leap forward in efficiency
March 2017
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Heavy Vehicle Service and Repair
by Andy Bryenton
When it comes to power and economy, there’s little question that electronic fuel injection beats traditional carburetted aspiration hands down. It may not have always been the case, but the modern computerised fuel delivery system is the key to better compression and more horsepower. The old style of carburettor went out of automobiles in the early 1980s, with the final examples being cars like the Triumph 2500 S and the first-edition Mazda RX7. It hung on in motorcycles until recently, and persists in even smaller engines such as those in lawnmowers. Or does it? It seems that times are changing in the world of ride-on zero turn mowers at least, with the coming of computer controlled electronic fuel injection to the Ferris mowers range. A good example of why this brand is being picked up enthusiastically by both lifestyle block owners and grounds maintenance professionals, the Ferris IS 3200 Z is more than just an engine upgrade. But once the comfortable seating position, responsive turning circle and wide, durable cutting deck are taken in, it’s the big twin-cylinder 28-horsepower mill mounted behind the driver’s seat which inevitably draws the attention. Similar in size to many other V-twin
motors in t h e Ferris garage, this unit boasts 25 per cent greater fuel efficiency and a super-smooth purr from the getgo. Ferris claims that piloting the IS 3200 Z across the turf is like taking a
relaxing drive — with the coincidence that you also cut the lawn. That matters, because more fuel economy matched to a bigger fuel tank means more time in the field between breaks to fill up. Having made its new machine more efficient, Ferris has also gone out of its way to make it more comfortable, due to the inevitability of more hours ‘in the saddle’. Its engineers have taken another cue for modern autos — adjustable rear coil-overshocks and front independent adjustable shocks combine with a cushioned seat to make the IS 3200 Z one of the smoothest in the business. Even maintenance is easier, with plug-in diagnostics like a top-end Euro sedan. As more and more people realise that the old push mower is not going to tackle the sward on their lifestyle block or rural property, the zeroturn mower is growing in popularity. This move to a new fuel delivery technology means a big leap ahead for Ferris — from 1980s tech to the 21st century in one go!
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