Country-Wide December 2020

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Androvax plus ewes = 20% more lambs 1

BY: ANNE LEE

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Boost your lamb numbers and overall flock performance2. Androvax® plus instantly increases lambing percentages by an average of 20%. Ask your vet about how Androvax plus can help you lift your lambing percentages. AVAILABLE ONLY UNDER VETERINARY AUTHORISATION ACVM No: A9927. Schering-Plough Animal Health Ltd. Phone: 0800 800 543. www.msd-animal-health.co.nz NZ-AND-200900001 ©2020 Intervet International B.V. All Rights Reserved. 1. Geldard, H, Scaramuzzi, R.J., & Wilkins, J.F. (1984) Immunization against polyandroalbumin leads to increases in lambing and tailing percentages. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 32:1-2, 2-5 2. Beef and Lamb NZ, Making every mating count June 2013 p15

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ocial media is fast becoming a way for farmers to connect within their own communities and many are now using it to find staff and jobs. Facebook has numerous dairy jobs groups and pages with some regional and others national. Groups are typically closed which means you must ask to join whereas you just need to click on “like” for a Facebook jobs “Page” to see the posts in your own Facebook feed. For groups, anyone wanting to see or interact with a group must be a member – that goes for those wanting to list a job opening, those wanting to post to say they’re looking for work and those just wanting to browse without posting. In most cases to join you’ll have to answer a few basic questions aimed at letting the administrators (admins) of the pages ensure you’re a bone fide farmer or job seeker. You can find groups by searching dairy farm jobs and your region or just searching dairy farm jobs in the Facebook search bar. Most groups and pages have members that number in the thousands or even tens of thousands so the reach can be wide with new posts popping up on members’ Facebook pages daily. Admins are typically farmers with most groups having two or more people taking the admin role. They have the power to set the rules and tone of the pages and are able to delete posts and moderate the pages so both posts and comments are acceptable. Ads and comments that include inappropriate photos, swearing or accusations about employers or employees are likely to be deleted or not posted at all. Sophie Lee is the admin for the NZ Farming Jobs Facebook page and runs the NZ Farming Jobs website. The Facebook page has 21,793 following its page and Sophie says weekly page views number about 2700. The website includes a section on tips for what to include in an ad both for job hunters and job vacancy listings.

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The right balance

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Emissions analysis beneficial

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Caring for their mates

6min
pages 65-71

Hemp trial leads to skincare export

1min
pages 88-89

Zoom without the gloom

3min
page 86

A whole new wilderness

4min
pages 84-85

More photos from Country-Wide

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pages 90-92

Selling the fine wool story

3min
page 87

Selling stock takes good relationships

4min
pages 82-83

Regional council seeks collaboration

4min
pages 80-81

Wean earlier and heavier

10min
pages 54-57

Concern over stock exclusion rules

7min
pages 78-79

Ram buying - what’s your genetic plan?

3min
pages 58-60

Looking back and forward

4min
pages 62-64

Lows and highs in a year of Covid-19

1min
page 64

Wiltshires get the nod

16min
pages 44-51

Stock Check: Farming’s sustainable gains poorly marketed

3min
page 61

Weaning for a successful tupping

4min
pages 52-53

Wool or meat – A bet each way?

7min
pages 40-43

Focusing on forages

9min
pages 34-37

Tips from top performers

5min
pages 38-39

Contracts give certainty for buyers, sellers

2min
pages 31-32

Opportunity knocks for strong wool

8min
pages 28-30

Produce products consumers want

3min
page 33

My challenge to you...

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pages 25-27

Going online for work and workers

1min
page 24

The meaning of being a ‘co-operative

6min
pages 22-23

Tragedy on the farm

3min
page 21

Great expectations

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pages 14-15

Shepherding, when I’m 64

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page 11

Snow hits tailing figures

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Chris Biddles has a few words of thanks for Winston

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Our time to give thanks

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Half-hearted on water

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