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ANIMAL HEALTH AgResearch scientists believe they have found a late maturing lamb gene . PAGE 37

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THE PLANNED wool levy will support a completely new model for the industry – it’s not reinventing the wheel, says Derrick Millton, vice-chairman of the Wool Levy Group.

This is the key message the group wants growers to understand before the October vote on reintroducing a wool levy, he told Rural News. Some feedback from farmers is that it has been tried before, but Milton claims this levy will be different.

“This is a levy not driven by an organisation like the Wool Board; it will

be driven by a very small group with an advisory group under it. The advisory group will listen to the growers and the people in the industry. It is a pan-industry group that can work out where the best investment is for the levy funds achieved.”

The Wool Levy Group wants to support the next generation of wool growers coming through. He believes some older farmers can have an incorrect view of this levy from past experience, but should be thinking of the future for the next generation.

Growers who want to know more “should get on the website and ask plenty of questions, and there are

people you can ring who are involved in the levy group who can also answer questions”.

“I have received a number of calls and it has been useful to be able to give callers an opinion which makes sense.”

The new model will be streamlined and agile with a whole-industry focus. “In the past the levy tended to be more specific about sheep farming but there’re education, advocacy and trade activities that will make a big difference, if we can lead the innovation of wool and promote the fact that it is a very unique fibre.

“Perhaps in New Zealand we don’t appreciate its worth whereas in Amer-

ica it’s a much sought-after product in a certain sector of the community.

We tend as a country to look at wool as being useful as a fibre; it’s far more than that.”

The Wool Levy Group is taking the proposal to referendum stage and a group will then be formed from that.

Milson points out that the Wool Levy Group is voluntary. “We have nothing to gain ourselves, apart from that wool prices might firm up. And we might get a better understanding of wool usage in this country and perhaps worldwide.”

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Quad changes FEDERATED FARMERS has called for changes to the safety rules relating to quads.

A remit passed at the federation’s annual conference calls for ‘pushback’ on the use of manufacturers’ guidelines as the proxy for banning passengers on quads.

President of Wairarapa Feds Jamie Falloon says the present rules prevent farmers from taking key people such as accountants, bankers and consultants around their farms.

Falloon says suggestions these people ride a loan machine fall down because many don’t know how to drive a quad. The only alternative would be for them to walk, he says.

Federated Farmers will now take the matter up with WorkSafe New Zealand.

LABOUR TRIES TO TIE DOWN FEDS SUPPORT DO FEDS and Labour have close ties?

Who knows, but certainly Labour leader David Cunliffe was seen swapping ties with Conor English, outgoing chief executive of the federation its recent annual conference. Cunliffe, one of four political leaders who spoke, swapped his red tie in favour of a green (yes, green) Feds tie with English just before he spoke. But the swap was shortlived. After his speech the Labour leader decided he wanted his red tie back. A gift from his wife he said.

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THE VIOLENT storm that destroyed houses and farm buildings, uprooted large trees and left much of Northland without power for at least two days will cost the region millions say authorities.

From Tuesday last week easterly gales up to 170km/h hammered the region and as much as 160mm rain fell in 24 hours in some areas.

A slow-moving low northwest of Cape Reinga brought the storm which caused severe wind and rain damage.

Rain flooded farms and washed out roads but wind proved more of a problem, grounding 25 boats, uprooting trees, bringing down power lines, knocking over buildings and ripping off roofs. Last Thursday, flooding was getting worse in Hikurangi and Maungakaramea.

Winds were so strong, says Northland Rural Support Trust coordinator Julie Jonkers, that they ripped the plastic roof completely off a feedpad.

“One contact told me his area was a shambles, with so much damage it was hard to know where to begin.”

She says orchardists and forestry owners were especially hard hit with avocado growers likely to have lost 40% of their crops and others loosing large portions of their fruiting trees.

Most of the damaged buildings would be covered by insurance but a bigger immediate concern for beef and dairy farmers is prolonged power outages, Jonkers says.

Some Far North regions had lost power as early as Tuesday morn-

Last week’s winds claimed this shed in Northland (note the trees in background).

ing, and much of the wider north lost power between Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Power was out for only a few hours in some areas and some regained supply within 24 hours, but at least 10,000 households lost power for two-five days.

Northpower estimated late Wednesday night that it would have most faults fixed by Thursday evening but it was warning some customers their power could be out until the weekend.

Far North lines company Top Energy said on Thursday it was likely to have lines repaired by Sunday.

Jonkers says milking and stock control was likely to be difficult if not impossible without electricity.

Northland spring calvers had only recently started calving before winds hit, meaning they were likely to be dealing with colostrum cows with tight udders. Normally cows can hold their milk for up to 10 days before drying off, but cows still producing colostrum were likely to develop mastitis if their milking was delayed beyond 36 hours.

While farmers could mother-up recently born calves with colostrum cows, calves fed six or more times

on a calfeteria would probably not know how to suckle from a cow.

Jonkers says farmers also needed to keep milking cows to guarantee their continuing full production.

At the time of writing, Jonkers was working with local Fonterra staff to source generators; she believed the region would have enough to meet the needs of farmers still without power.

Power outages at electric fences make it difficult for farmers to maintain the pasture wedges they fought to get after the region’s severe droughts, she says.

Much of Northland suffered a fifth drought in six years last summer and Jonker says many farmers had only just built up a reasonable feed wedge again.

However, with fences down, stock could break into feed and eat reserves, taking farms back to square one.

Though Northland farmers had prepared for the rains, Jonkers says the strength and duration of the winds came as something of a shock. “I haven’t seen anything like this in over seven years, especially the prolonged nature of it, and the severe gusts.”

Conspiracy begins THE SOIL & Health Association has taken a predictable potshot at William Rolleston’s election as president of Federated Farmers, saying it “could mean a push towards genetic engineering (GE) in farming”.

“Dr Rolleston has for many years been a proponent of GE, and some farmers, organic and conventional, fear he may use his position to continue to promote the risky, unwanted and unnecessary technology,” it said in a media release last week.

Marion Thomson, co-chair of Soil & Health, said overseas experience with GE shows crop contamination causes huge problems for GE-free farmers, such as loss of markets, loss of organic certification and court cases.

“Once the genie is out of the bottle there is no putting it back in.”

Hill move delayed ENVIRONMENT SOUTHLAND last week deferred notification of its controversial Hill and High Country Development Plan Change proposal.

Had the plan change been notified, it would have made any development, including pasture renewal, on land with greater than 20o slope, or closer than 20m to a river, or 5m from a gully or swale, or above 700m, an activity requiring a consent.

Announcing the deferral, ES’s environmental management committee chair Nicol Horrell said two public meetings on the proposal, attended by at least 200 farmers, were “incredibly valuable” for the council to understand farmers’ concerns and that ES staff will now review the plan change.

Federated Farmers acting provincial president Allan Baird says the council’s decision will result in better outcomes for farmers and the environment.

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4 NEWS Wool levy website A WEBSITE with information on the wool at the first point of sale which will upcoming wool levy referendum has be used to fund industry good activities.

This equates to $4.6 million based on 3 been launched.

Chair of the Wool Levy Group cents/kg for 154,000 tonnes of wool.

51% of producers voting – by Sandra Faulkner says it includes an interactive section, so farmers can share number and weighted sheep numbers their views on the levy and provide feed- – must return a ‘yes’ for the wool levy to succeed and back to the levy then be enacted group.

“The reintroduction of the neces“The webthe wool levy is the result under sary regulations site will be a under the Comportal for infor- of four years of work by modities Levies mation and a pan-sector group to Act 1990. includes imporFaulkner tant details on find ways to improve the claims the new how to vote, the future of wool.” levy will support activities the wool levy will support and frequently and complement work being done by asked questions. Farmers can also use it existing organisations and will, where to voice their opinions or ask questions. required, contract services from exist“The reintroduction of the wool ing suppliers.

Voting papers for the Wool Prolevy is the result of four years of work by a pan-sector group to find ways to ducers Referendum will be sent out to farmers in mid-September and voting improve the future of wool.”

Farmers will be asked to vote on a will take place on October 10. The weblevy of 2-5 cents/kg of greasy or slipe site can be found at www.votewool.co.nz

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YOUNG FARMER national champion David Kidd hopes Northland agriculture gets a big boost from the region taking the title for the first time in the contest’s 46-year history.

The beef farmer on the South Kaipara, northwest of Auckland, reckons there’s a “fantastic” outlook for Northland farming and good opportunities.

“There are some great farmers starting to achieve some great results,” he told Rural News. “When you look at land prices elsewhere in the country I think Northland is a bit under-valued and presents a great opportunity to get into farming and make a sustainable return on investment.”

Kidd also hopes the win encourages lots of other Northland young farmers to compete in the contest in future years. The region has some “really outstanding farmers” and others have come close before, says Kidd.

“I was lucky enough to climb the final hurdle. I hope we can use this win to encourage a whole lot of young people to have a crack at the contest and start to show we’re not an under-rated part of country and can compete up there with the best of them.”

Kidd holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Agriculture from Massey University and works as a manager on a beef breeding and finishing farm, of which he is a partner,

at Shelley Beach on the South Kaipara Head peninsula. His parents own a 400ha sheep and beef farm about 20 minutes away and are also equity partners in the farm he manages.

After university, Kidd went into the finance industry and worked in banking for six years – four years in Waikato and two years in Perth and Western Australia, working with farmers and agricultural businesses. He returned two years ago to manage the Shelley Beach farm as an opportunity “too good to pass up”.

The farm is 560ha and runs about 6300 stock units of predominantly Angus cattle, generally supplying local grade.

They were also running sheep but the droughts of the last two years and increased risk of eczema meant it was no longer feasible.

Kidd is a member of the Auckland City Young Farmers Club and is the northern regional chair of New Zealand Young Farmers.

Among other benefits of the competition he says it has enabled him to meet industry leaders such as the Silver Fern farms chairman Rob Hewett, Ravensdown chairman John Henderson and agribanking leaders.

Winning could be in his blood because 30 years ago, when David was newborn, his father Richard Kidd was competing at the 1984 Timaru grand final where he placed third.

Kidd believes his win was about having a ‘can do’ attitude, looking at each

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and every challenge. “Even if I didn’t know where I would get the maximum points I just tried to approach every challenge in a logical manner.

I tried to keep the judges informed on what I was doing and why, so they had an understanding of where I was going.

“Even if I didn’t finish the challenge, didn’t get the final answer down on paper, everyone was aware of what my thought pattern was.”

At the awards Kidd paid tribute to his new wife Janine for her dedication and even promised they would finally take their honeymoon. He told Rural News they will have to fit that around calving, but will get some time off over the next couple of months “to sit back and enjoy the win”.

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The youngest competitor, James Davidson (25) of Aorangi won the Silver Fern Farms AgriSports Challenge and East Coast’s Sully Alsop won the AGMARDT Agri-Business Challenge. Kidd also took home the Lincoln University Agri-Growth Challenge.

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FEDERATED FARMERS has backed the Government’s recently announced new national standards for freshwater as the most comprehensive approach to sorting out environmenFed Farmers water spokestal issues on water.

Water spokesman Ian man Ian Mackenzie.

Mackenzie says the new standards will be tough on farmers – and on all New Zealanders.

The National Freshwater Objectives (NFO), part of the Resource Management Act, set national standards for fresh water quality and allocation. The government sees them as a critical milestone towards improving water quality. All councils must give effect to these in their regional plans and meet these minimum standards, and they may set higher standards if there is local support for this.

Mackenzie says while the Green Party seems to believe the dairy industry is responsible for all water quality, this policy makes it clear urban and rural must be treated equally.

“This is a tough regime for all New Zealand and there is absolutely no free pass for farming whatsoever. Farmers and townies are in the same boat when it comes to freshwater quality.

“The important thing about having minimum standards is that the government has resisted any attempt to have them set at a level which would shut down the economy. I heard the Green’s Dr Norman say it is too soft. To make it any tougher would have required a soft exemption regime excusing urban water bodies as well.”

Environment Minister Amy Adams says that for the first time rivers and lakes will be subject to minimum requirements that must be achieved so the water quality is suitable for ecosystems and human health.

“Ensuring an ongoing and reliable supply of healthy water is one of the most important environmental and economic issues facing New Zealand today. It is critical we protect and improve the water quality we all care so much about.”

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says the changes balance economic growth with environmental sustainability.

“It’s not an either-or situation – we need both. We all want sustainable and profitable primary industries and that will mean changes to some of our farming practices, but I know farmers are up for the challenge.”

At least 60 freshwater scientists from public, private and academic sectors were involved in the science behind the new objectives.

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LAST WEEK’S visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has done little to help advance Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiations.

Abe has committed Japan, one of the two main players, to a comprehensive TPP deal but one commentator says a lot of question marks remain.

The executive director the New Zealand International Business Forum, Stephen Jacobi, says if TPP doesn’t deliver commercially meaningful access to dairy and beef the chances of the other main player, the US, accepting it are slim.

“That will not only make ratification difficult it will also complicate the rules negotiations on, for

US agree to free up their markets and offer this to everyone else.”

Talking to journalists after meeting Abe, Prime Minister John Key backed away from earlier comments about reaching a trade deal without Japan, saying the country is embarking upon a series of reforms to open up its economy and the TPP is part of that.

He says while Japan has been reluctant to open its market fully, New Zealand continues to push for open access to Japan’s markets for farmers.

“We can understand that these things take time. We can show patience in terms of the pathway, but in the end New Zealand needs a high quality deal which includes the elimination of tariffs.”

After his talks with Abe, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott

said the talks augured well for a successful conclusion to the agreement.

Asked whether mid-term elections in the US could delay the pact, Abbott noted that trade deals were always difficult to negotiate through the Congress.

Australian trade officials believe the TPP deal can be struck by the end of 2015.

TPP negotiations were held last week in Ottawa but Jacobi says not much progress is expected until after the mid-term elections in November.

“I have just been in Washington DC and others are thinking along similar lines. Of course we always want things to move faster but it depends on substance and commitment especially on the part of the US and Japan,” he says.

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Abe’s government is facing intense pressure to protect politically powerful farmers in five sectors: rice, wheat, beef and pork, dairy products and sugar.

Abe visited New Zealand and Australia this month, discussing the TPP with leaders of both countries.

From Abe’s comments, Jacobi says he doesn’t see a change in Japan’s position.

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Rural political pilgrimage The leaders of the four main political parties got to preach to the converted and probably the unconvertible when they fronted up at Federated Farmers’ annual conference in Palmerston North earlier this month. Peter Burke reports.

THEIR PRESENCE could loosely be compared to the annual pilgrimage the political parties make to the Ratana Church – but at Palmerton North no brass bands announced the leaders’ arrival.

Except for John Key, who arrived in time for lunch and chatted informally to Feds members, the others arrived and left with little fanfare. Each of the four leaders had half an hour to put their case.

Key started by describing farming as “the kind of Microsoft of New Zealand – the biggest game in town”. He noted economic prosperity was under-

pinned by farming and pointed to the enormous changes in farming. For years the farming sector had been innovative, creative and gaining farm productivity. Key then praised Federated Farmers for its efforts.

“Federated Farmers has been incredibly responsible in recent years in promoting a strong case for why farmers need to be environmentally responsible. We need the two; productivity and the environment to go hand in hand.”

Key again appealed to farmers to give National their party vote – a mes-

sage he’s been articulating for some time.

He described the political parties on the left as “fundamentally and philosophically opposed to agriculture”.

“Some of their policies would be absolutely disastrous for farming.

They would have an ETS that would have us out of whack with the rest of the world and bearing costs that no other farmers in the world would have to bear. They are opposed to irrigation which is critical in certain parts of New Zealand, particularly the South Island and the east coast of the North Island.

They are opposed to reform of the RMA which is again critically important and they want to put a capital gains tax on every farm.”

Key defended the environmental record of farmers, saying while a few may disregard environmental responsibilities, the overwhelming number honour their commitments to the environment.

David Cunliffe told the conference that Labour supports a strong, growing rural sector including the farming industry’s journey from “volume to value”.

He described Labour as a “growth party” seeking

John Key and outgoing Feds president Bruce Wills.

to get the best returns on a sustainable basis from New Zealand’s agricultural and pastoral industries.

This, he says, means targeting opportunities to grow value, supporting exporters and ensuring the rural sector has the social and economic support it needs. He also out-

lined Labour’s views on irrigation.

“We recognise that with climate change coming at us there is a need for water management and storage, that this is going to become more important going forward.

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converts few Winston Peters was in a grumpy mood when addressing the conference.

RMA, making it fit for purpose and not red tape for its own sake. He praised farmers, in particular Fonterra, for recognising the benefits of sustainability.

While Cunliffe stressed the importance of the primary sector to the economy, he took issue with the government’s approach to

doubling exports by 2025.

“But doubling what?

Litres of milk? Tonnes of raw carcases of meat or cubic metres of raw logs?

It’s not clear.

“The prescription right now seems to be to just produce more and that’s not good enough,” he claimed. “We need to

get greater value for our exports and it seems to me the government hasn’t got a plan.”

Greens leader Russel Norman described New Zealand’s farming systems as “financially and environmentally brittle”. He claimed the present and previous government and

Federated Farmers itself have pushed farmers towards the “intensification model”.

“That is a model we’re going to struggle to sustain. The number of cows the land can carry sustainably has already been surpassed in some regions and even now we see more land being converted to dairy.

“In ten years the amount of land in dairying has increased by about 22% and onto each of those hectares we are squeezing more cows.”

Norman said dairying is significantly affecting water quality in rivers, but he made no mention of the impact of urban waste.

He described the present farming system as “industrial agriculture” and not a good value proposition for New Zealand exports.

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“What New Zealand can offer is clean, green and safe food customers want and want to feed their kids. We can offer food with a story of environmental protection, animal welfare safety and traceability.”

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters devoted much of his speech to critiquing the financial sector. He claimed the monetary settings of the country were

set for the banking and financial sector and certainly not for the agricultural sector.

He said Federated Farmers needed to understand that and ensure farmers from Kaitaia to Invercargill get fair representation on the issue.

“The New Zealand dollar is heading towards 90 cents US and is doing incredible damage to provincial New Zealand and farming. I want to hear this

organisation expressing that view to government today, rather than going along with it.”

Peters says since 1984 he’s been saying the Reserve Bank legislation and monetary policy is diametrically opposed to an export dependent nation like New Zealand.

“So why would the federation ignore what has been said? It’s high time the government got that message.”

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No crying for Argentina SUD ES H K I SSU N sudeshk@ruralnews.co.nz

LARRY BILODEAU was days away from accepting appointment to a major project in Argentina in 1997 when an offer came to join New Zealand’s fertiliser industry.

Canadian-born Bilodeau weighed up his options. “Argentina or New Zealand: not a contest at all,” he told Rural News.

Bilodeau moved with his wife and two sons to become the general manager of Ballance Fertiliser’s Kapuni plant in Taranaki; he was also responsible for operations in lower South Island.

He has never regretted the move.

In September Bilodeau retires as Ballance chief executive, a role he has held since 2000. Earlier this month, Federated Farmers named him the 2014 Vodafone-Federated Farmers Agri Businessperson of the Year.

Federated Farmers noted that Bilodeau, as head of New Zealand’s largest fertiliser supplier, has led the cooperative’s evolution from a focus on fertiliser to meeting the complete farm nutrient needs of our primary industries.

When Bilodeau joined Ballance it was still known as Bay of Plenty Fertiliser Ltd. Through acquisitions the company expanded its footprint; it was renamed Ballance in 2001.

Bilodeau says when he was headhunted the prospect of his becoming the next chief executive was discussed.

“That was part of the attraction and in 2000 when the chief executive retired I took over,” he says.

After graduating from university, Bilodeau worked almost entirely for one business as it changed hands; he moved around cities in Canada and the US. “The thought of New Zealand was just another adventure and if I really liked it and the right positions came up we would stay longer. Did I think this would become home? Probably not. But I’m happy that it has, definitely, yes.”

Bilodeau is proud to be part of a small regional company growing by acquisitions and broadening its focus from fertiliser to feed and farm technology.

“The scale of the business is so much bigger – the breadth of products we sell, the increase in revenue three times and profitability probably eight times.”

Larry Bilodeau with his 2014 Fed Farmers’ Agri-business person of year the award.

Bilodeau puts this down to the quality of the workforce at the farmer co-op.

As Ballance has evolved, farming has also changed. It was much simpler five or 10 years ago, he notes. A focus on the environment – carbon footprint, water quality and farm management – has become a priority. Ballance has lifted its game to help farmers manage these issues.

He says the co-op is blessed with a

well-trained, science based workforce.

“Our people are out there advising farmers what to do and how to make the best use of their fertiliser, how to minimise the use of their fertiliser and still get the best productivity out of the land.”

Focus on environmental sustainability is the co-op’s number-one priority.

Three years ago, Ballance received $9.75m from the Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) fund to help develop

products, technology and knowledge to support sustainable farming; the co-op also chipped in $9.75m.Two products undergoing extensive user validation are MitAgator and N-Guru, both due to be available for use by farmers nationwide by early 2015.

Bilodeau says developing products goes hand-in-hand with training its workforce and farmers. “It’s not enough to have just the right products; you really have to train the workforce and farmers on how to use those products to get the best results and that’s where we put a lot of effort as well.”

Bilodeau believes New Zealand is leading the world in some areas of farm technology. He singles out the Overseer nutrient budgeting tool developed

by MPI, AgResearch and the fertiliser industry.

“It is something the rest of the world would love to have. It’s a tool that is world-class in managing environmental issues; there is still lots of room to make it better.”

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10 NEWS New ‘Ballance’ BALLANCE AGRI-NUTRIENTS has appointed Mark Wynne to succeed outgoing chief executive Larry Bilodeau, effective September.

Wynne has extensive experience in agribusiness, including 20 years in the dairy industry, eight of them in senior roles at Fonterra. He was previously president South Asia for Kimberly-Clark for five years. He holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences from Massey University, majoring in farm manageNew Ballance ceo ment and marketing.

Mark Wynne Ballance chair David Peacocke said Wynne was the ideal candidate, with a “strong commitment to applying the benefits of science and innovation across the agricultural sector.

That mirrors our commitment to research and to backing everything we offer with sound science”.

“He understands co-operatives and farmers and he has a unique understanding of customers and consumers and what they want in agricultural exports.”

Wynne has spent 15 years in Asia and the Middle East and this will bring to Ballance an invaluable perspective, Peacocke says.

Wynne says “Ballance… has kept pace with change in agriculture to span the full range of nutrients used onfarm, as well as farming technology. I am a strong believer in ensuring innovation and science is a driver of agricultural growth and I see Ballance playing a key role in that.”

Wills wraps up three years as head Fed PE TER BURKE peterb@ruralnews.co.nz

“FEDERATED FARMERS is in a good space and I am happy with what’s been achieved.”

That’s how Bruce Wills saw things as he stepped down earlier this month after three years as head of the farmer lobby group.

He told Rural News that while the issues haven’t changed much over the years, the way the federation has dealt with them has.

“When I took on this role I had felt a bit of frustration with Federated Farmers of the past. It was more of a ‘you’re right, he’s wrong, black and white approach’. What I have been trying to do is bring Federated Farmers more into an MMPlike environment where you have got to work with others and accept others’ points of view – otherwise you are simply not going to make progress,” he says.

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Wills says he was keen to change the way that Federated Farmers interacted with governments, councils, other agricultural organisations and with green groups – including Forest & Bird and Fish & Game.

He says in some cases the federation worked behind the scenes to achieve certain outcomes, which he admits was difficult for some members to grasp.

“I have always been focused on outcomes. If we can get outcomes that are more collaborative with people, rather than being against them, why wouldn’t we do that?

“I think as people have seen Federated Farmers in recent years tick off some really exciting achievements, they are saying ‘hey this is working better’.”

Wills says he’s humbled and

encouraged about how some things have worked out – especially on environmental issues. Well known for his interest in environmental matters, Wills happily ‘front footed’ his organisation’s position on this and other delicate matters.

He agrees that his largely urban background – he spent 20 years in cities with his involvement in investment and banking – helped him relate to the urban community. However, he also has a very strong rural background having been brought up on the family farm which he still works with his brother.

Wills says for the moment it’s back to his farm to think about the future. But he already has a number of options he’s considering. These include directorships of commercial companies and also potentially a role in communicating the message about agriculture to the wider public.

RURAL NEWS // JULY 15, 2014

NEWS 11

The Dr is in the house!

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EXPECT FEDERATED Farmers to place more emphasis on science and be more ‘evidenced based’ when dealing with issues for the next three years.

That’s the message from the new president Dr William Rolleston, elected unopposed at the federation’s recent annual conference. Rolleston succeeds Bruce Wills who retired after the standard three years in the role.

Rolleston, who farms in South Canterbury, told Rural News there are ongoing challenges for the organisation on climate change and the environment – especially water related issues.

He says the previous Feds board had been dealing with these issues well. But he wants to put a “slightly different flavour” on things by having good science and evidence to back up their arguments. He says his background as a medical doctor and as one who is heavily involved in the science sector is probably an influencing factor.

“That is something I’ve wanted to do for a couple of years now and I have been formulating a plan to do that.

We have some extremely good staff from a science point of view at the federation.

New brooms: new Fed Farmers president William Rolleston and new chief executive Graham Smith at the conference. Smith started work at the federation last Thursday.

“Science underpins the primary sector and we need to have a good look at how the primary sector R&D is funded and how that’s being coordinated amongst all the organisations and make sure farmers get bang for bucks.”

Rolleston says if the Federation is going to get good value from government, it has to act professionally.

“We have moved away from that reaction at the end of the process and have moved more into a collaborative process with good communication and having discussions up front so that things don’t just blow up as big issues.

“We are working behind the scenes on all sorts of

areas – such as biosecurity. I think that it’s a powerful way to work.

“If we understand where government wants to go. And we understand environmental groups and others that may have different views to us and we have discussions early, we can save ourselves not just a bit of time in lobbying, if you like, but also in terms of heading off to court.

If we can get those problems solved early, then I think everyone will be better off.”

Rolleston says the Federation wants to be a ‘solution focused’ organisation and work with whatever government is in power.

“We certainly do see that some NGOs may stand up

and create fear for example because it fills their subscription boxes. But I think it’s about communication.

That’s a challenge because if you are very successful no one thinks you are doing any work because they don’t see the tension that you are pushing against because you have been able to avoid it.”

Getting farmer buy-in will be one of the areas where Rolleston says he and his board will focus. He says farmers are past the point where regulations can just be thrown at them.

He believes involving farmers in the decision making process results in much better outcomes and huge buy-in by them.

Closing the rural and urban divide – more to be done WILLIAM ROLLESTON believes the urban-rural gap has narrowed, but says there is still a lot of work to be done.

He says more need to be done to get mainstream journalists to understand more about farming.

He also wants greater understanding about agriculture and science in schools.

“It’s about getting an understanding from children in school through the education system so they understand what contribution that farming makes and how hard farmers work not just for their families, but as environmentalists.

“If we can get those messages out there that will make a big difference. I want our young people to choose agriculture as a career not because it was an only choice, but because it is the best choice,” he adds.

Rolleston also wants to see changes in the rural sector on

farm safety – reducing accidents and also the suicide rate among farmers.

He is also looking to engage more with Maori. It was noticeable at Feds conference that there were very few if any Maori present – apart from the recent winners of the Ahuwhenua Trophy and the Young Maori Farmer of the year.

Rolleston says the Feds board has been discussing how to get more Maori representation on the organisation.

“Engagement with Maori is critically important. There is a huge potential for developing the Maori economy in agriculture and we need to be part of that.

“We also have to recognise that Maori have some of their own communication channels to government and it’s how we have that conversation to add value to Maori agriculture and Maori business in the primary sector,” he says.

Science high on agenda WHAT WILL clearly define the William Rolleston presidency will be the emphasis on science.

The new Feds chief executive, Graham Smith, has a strong science background having been the chief executive of ESR and also having worked at AgResearch.

Rolleston says there will certainly be a push to get science policy pointed in a direction that will ensure that agriculture gets its fair share of the funding dollars.

“It’s very seductive for governments to look at the tricks

and gadgets as I would call them – the software – some of the electronics etc that are made in New Zealand.

“While you get quick feedback those companies are not necessarily here to stay. So government puts a lot of investment in and next thing you know they have been bought out.”

Rolleston says while the gains from agriculture may take longer to realise, they are there forever.

But he’s also careful to point out that he strongly favours a balance between the physical and biological sciences.

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NEWS 13

Labour concerns worry new fed’s dairy head P E TE R BU R K E

FARMERS MUST lift their game on environmental and labour issues, says the new chairman of Federated Farmers dairy section.

Andrew Hoggard replaces Willy Leferink and was elected to the role unopposed.

On labour issues he says conditions onfarm have changed markedly in recent years and farmers must comply. The rules have always been there, but haven’t been enforced to the degree they are now.

“When I started off it was just me sharemilking 150 cows. Did I need to know about a health and safety plan? No, back then it was just me. I knew what was dangerous. I grew up on that farm.

I knew what was safe and I

knew what to do.

“Did I keep a record of my hours? No, it was just me. I worked till I got the job done.

Now I employ people and I can’t put that same expectation on them.”

Farmers now must have procedures in place because that is the changing face of dairy work with more staff involved.

Hoggard, who farms in Manawatu and uses technology extensively, is looking to technology for answers and to make compliance easier.

Some recording is still paperbased and there he is hoping for change.

“One thing information technology could provide relates to simple record keeping. I’d love my staff to be able to hit a stop-go button on their cellphone when they start and stop work, which

automatically goes into my farm accounting software.

So when I come to do the payslip at the end of the week, I can see what hours they have worked and it’s all sorted.

That would be one way to make it much simpler and easier.”

Farmers, including dairy, need a good reputation as employers to attract young people to take up farming.

Hoggard believes the dairy sector, with its sharemilking system and other career pathways, offers good opportunities for young people.

Hoggard says despite excellent progress in effluent management, not all regions around the country are up to the compliance standards. But in his own region, Manawatu-Wanganui, over eight years, farmers have made a huge investment

New Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard.

in environmental management. A lot of knowledge has been gained and the rest of the country must come up to that standard.

Hoggard believes strongly in the cooperative movement for the dairy sector, describing it as excellent. He has concerns about the growing number of private processing

companies, especially those foreign-owned.

“It is one thing that scares me. If we have foreign-owned land, producing milk for a foreign-owned processor, where are the returns to New Zealand? That’s not front and centre of the big issues at the moment, but it is in the background.”

All the president’s men and women FEDERATED FARMERS’ board has three new members following the annual conference in Palmerston North recently.

The new president is William Rolleston, a South Canterbury farmer, and Anders Crofoot, Wairarapa, is the new vice-president.

The three industry groups – dairy, meat and fibre and grains and seed -- will be chaired respectively by Andrew Hoggard, Manawatu; Rick Powdrell, Bay of Plenty; and Ian Mackenzie, Ashburton. West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne remains a ‘director at large’ and is joined in a similar capacity by Ashburton sheep and beef farmer Chris Allen.

The executive of the dairy section is Andrew Hoggard (chairman), Kevin Robinson, Chris Lewis, Neil Filer, Allan Baird and Wayne Longford.

The meat and fibre executive is Rick Powdrell (chairman), Sandra Faulkner, Chris Irons, Miles Anderson and Michael Salvesen.

The grains and seeds groups is Ian Mackenzie (chairman), Hew Dalrymple, David Clark, Jim Sim, Hugh Wigley and Colin MacKinnon.

The new board will meet next month.

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Fonterra fall guy bounces back SUD ES H K I SSU N sudeshk@ruralnews.co.nz

THE FALL guy during last year’s false botulism scare at Fonterra believes his departure is now irrelevant.

Gary Romano, who was head of Fonterra’s New Zealand Milk operations, resigned on August 14 – two weeks after the botulism scare rocked the co-op. After some ‘gardening leave’ and travel he took up his new role as chief executive of Pengxin International in April.

He told Rural News his sudden departure is now irrelevant “from a New Zealand perspective”.

“What is important is the transparency through the whole period (after the false botulism scare) and Fonterra’s commitment to be a better organisation: that’s what is really important for New Zealand.”

Pengxin International is a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin. As its chief executive, Romano heads the company’s non-Chinese assets made up in New Zealand of the 16 ex-Crafar farms in the North Island and the Synlait Farms, Canterbury. The company also has a third-party UHT milk contract with the Maori-owned processor Miraka.

The ex-Crafar farms supply milk to Fonterra and Miraka, and Synlait Farms supplies Canterbury processor Synlait Milk. Ironically, as head of Pengxin International, Romano holds voting rights in Fonterra.

Romano is not talking about details surrounding his departure from the co-op. “That whole period I can’t and don’t want to talk about.

“I ended up on garden-

ing leave and did some travel. All the while I still lived in Auckland and at the appropriate time I reentered the workforce.

I’ve moved on, Fonterra has moved on and everybody is focusing on the present and the future.”

However, Romano has a personal view on the Fonterra board-led investigation into the false botulism scare. He describes the investigation – led by Jack Hodder QC— as a good move.

“I thought Jack’s report was very conclusive; I agree with all his recommendations….

There will be some recommendations I would have emphasised more over others.

“Broadly, the recommendations were appropriate and I’m informally led to believe that the management and board have taken all those rec-

ommendations seriously and are managing them to make Fonterra a better organisation as a result.”

Romano’s office is a stone’s throw from Fonterra’s head office in Auckland’s CBD; he still has contacts inside the co-op.

“It’s pretty hard to walk up and down Shortland Street without meeting a whole bunch of people. I still have contacts inside Fonterra; in the time I had at the co-op I got to be friends with quite a lot of people…. Just because my employment changed does’nt mean we stopped talking.

“People just get on with their lives, Fonterra does what it does, I do what I do and sometimes we cross paths.”

Romano says working for Pengxin International has a different feel; at Fonterra it was “as consistent as a corpo-

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Apart from its dairy assets, Pengxin has a land development company, Top Harbour Ltd in Auckland, a soya bean farm in Bolivia, a gold mine in South Africa and a copper mine and refinery in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Romano, who worked in mineral processing for 15 years before joining the dairy industry, has fitted well into Pengxin’s overseas work. “Being back and working again is great;

Romano: “I’ve moved on and Fonterra’s moved on”.

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Winning them over CHINESE CONGLOMERATE Shanghai Pengxin is pleased with progress on the 16 ex-Crafar farms in the North Island.

Bought from receivers in 2012, the farms produced just under 5 million kgMS last season.

Pengxin International chief executive Gary Romano says the company is pleased with all aspects of the farms – production, environmental achievements and animal health and welfare.

“Our neighbours might have initially regarded us with some scepticism.

However, it’s my understanding they now see us as credible farmers and being responsible and a part of the community.”

Landcorp manages the farm on behalf of Pengxin. Romano, Rick Brad-

dock and Justine Kidd represent the company on the board. Landcorp has three directors. Former Fonterra director Greg Gent is the independent chairman. Pengxin is happy to be working with Landcorp, Romano says.

“Production is a shade under 5m kgMS and there is potential to do more.

But relative to where we started, we have been able to get the farms and animals up to scratch, get grassing and animal genetics right and further capacity is available.”

Pengxin’s dairy farms in the North and South Islands produce about 10m kgMS annually, making it the third largest milk producer n the country.

The company will start exporting UHT milk, produced by Miraka, to China later this season.

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$16m cost to Canterbury’s spring storms PA M TI PA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz

STORMS AND earthquakes cost rural insurer FMG about $16 million last year, particularly the September-October storms in Canterbury which damaged irrigators.

Nine storms and two earthquakes caused FMG’s profit drop from a record $31.3 million last year to an after-tax profit of $17.5m in the year to March 2014.

But this was still the fourth-strongest result in the company’s 109-year history.

FMG has retained its credit rating of ‘A Excellent’ by international rating agency AM Best.

Chief executive Chris Black says the last 10 years has seen a big increase in irrigation equipment in Canterbury and that didn’t stand up to the weather.

“Winds were 200km/h plus and it also came from different angles. You could point your irrigator into the wind and think it will work ok and in many cases it did. But in other cases the swirling wind

came from all sorts of directions.

“We had about 2400 claims from the September-October storms last year including 160 irrigator claims.

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which costs them and us less and we can keep premium increases to a minimum.

“With irrigators we have to advise clients about how to set them up at the start of the season and if there’s a storm

“With irrigators we have to advise clients about how to set them up at the start of the season and if there’s a storm coming, how to mitigate any impacts.” a cropping operation or dairy farm these days too.

We have all those up and running, except for about six we are still working with clients on.”

Since neither the weather nor the future can be predicted, FMG’s focus is on being well prepared, Black says. “That’s why we’ve taken the approach of having an advice-led insurance model where we provide farmers and growers with good advice to help them avoid losses.

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Foreign investment needed!

PA M TI PA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz

RICH ASIAN strategic players are hungry to invest and both New Zealand and Australia, which need to be more open to foreign investment.

That was the message Patrick Vizzone, from the National Australia Bank, told the recent PMA ANZ horticultural conference. He said Asian food demand will double over the next generation out to 2050 and the prize for

both countries is huge.

“The only way we will capture this unbelievable opportunity is by attracting investment to unlock the necessary productive capacity and to create solid domestic supply chains,” he added.

Creating the additional supply requires capital, a known challenge for Australia and New Zealand.

“Both Australia and New Zealand have thin capital markets and foreign capital has historically filled the gap. Every

wave of foreign investment evokes suspicion – the US after World War II, the Japanese in the 1980s and now it’s China’s turn.”

Vizzone said the Foreign Investment Review Board in Australia was set up because of suspicion about US investment after World War II. “Suspicion over time turns to acceptance and from acceptance to gratitude.”

He added that people had to accept that significant proportion of Asian

investment comes from sovereign wealth funds or State Owned Enterprises – some of which may have a non-commercial agenda. But that foreign investment contributes to income, employment, competitiveness and provides access to foreign markets.

“Keep in mind it was foreign direct investment that kick-started the massive growth spurt that China had in the 80s and 90s.”

Although China’s

National Australian Bank’s Patrick Vizzone says Australia and NZ need to be more open to foreign investment.

Dollar forecast to drop soon THE NEW Zealand dollar will drop to the mid to high 70s against the US dollar next year, the National Australia Bank (NAB) is forecasting.

Vizzone says NAB’s currently modelling suggests a lower Kiwi and Aussie dollar – with the Aussie moving into the low to mid 80s.

This is driven by a number of technical factors – the trade weighted index, relative unemployment, relative equity markets and in particular volatility – key drivers of the currency. The modelling has

a big range of plus or minus 5c, he said. “If the predictions are correct this would provide a significant tail wind to the industry.”

Higher inflation rates are also chipping away at Asia’s comparative cost advantage.

“In some cases China has gone from a cost leadership position to being one of the more expensive or in some cases most expensive places in the world to produce.”

“Starting” changes in produc-

tion costs had occurred in China in half a decade. It has some of the highest farmgate dairy prices in the world. Food safety will continue to be a major factor and any internal issues will cause import substitution.

Free trade or in some cases “freer” trade agreements were having a significant positive impact. Negotiations with India, Korea and in the Trans Pacific Partnership bode well for New Zealand’s future.

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investment over the years had increased significantly, it is still early days for agribusiness in Australia and New Zealand.

“We are laying the foundations. The win-win for Australia and New Zealand is pretty clear … this is going to be funded by very deep pools of capital

in Asia.

“Rather than the parochial view of selling the farm it is actually impossible to lasso farmland and take it away. It remains here. This creates the opportunity to form cross border vertically integrated value chains that span Australia, New Zealand and Asia and it creates partnering that we now see increasingly as the preferred entry route for Asian food and agri companies, and in some respects fresh produce companies, dealing in Australia.”

Vizzone said New Zealand’s economy is small and highly externally focused. It depends upon international trade and capital flows.

“The GFC in 2009-08 showed how quickly debt inflows can dry up. It’s

therefore vital that New Zealand attracts sticky foreign equity capital and is an attractive investment destination.”

However, according to the OECD, New Zealand is not an easy place to invest. It rates sixth out of 28 countries in terms of a restrictiveness rating which includes foreign equity limitations, screening mechanisms, labour mobility etc.

“While you may question the methodology it is clear the more open an economy is on this scale the more direct investment it receives.”

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English bows out with swipe at ‘greenies’ P E TE R BU R K E peterb@ruralnews.co.nz

FEDERATED FARMERS outgoing chief executive Conor English used his farewell speech at the organisation’s annual conference to swipe at people who call themselves ‘green’.

Such people could learn a lot from farmers at the coalface of the environment and doing a good job, English says. He’d like to see such people come up with economic, fair and practical decisions that would make a difference in the real world.

“I don’t subscribe to the notion that unless you have green in your name you are not green. If that

were true, perhaps we should change the name of Federated Farmers to Federated Green Farmers or FGF,” he says.

“What has also puzzled me is the Greens approach to water storage. My challenge to them is to explain to New Zealanders how drought is good for the fish, good for the environment, good for the economy and good for society. Please don’t just look for some emotional sound bite that creates fear and is designed to raise money for your organisation.”

English described as “unfortunate” the recent board of inquiry decision on the proposed Ruataniwha dam, which would force the young

people of Hawkes Bay to look elsewhere for a future. The board decision seems to say, ‘you can build a dam, but you can’t use the water’.

“Bad decisions matter.

I am a big believer in trying to make informed decisions. I think it’s critical that decisions are made with as many

English says so-called green proponents could learn from farmers.

facts as possible. While emotions have a place, decisions have to be made on more than these.

Science is important and we need to have objective measurement,” he added.

New Zealand has not had an open and honest discussion about water and there has been far too much emphasis on

one element – nitrogen.

And there have been far too many generalisations about farming.

“Where has been the examination of other things that impact water quality? A singular focus on nitrates means we will we solve the wrong problem. My challenge to every New Zealander

is we need to be more honest and upfront about these things and all take responsibility for their impact on water quality.”

English left the federation last week and has set up an agricultural consulting business. @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews

‘Selfless’ servant given honour BALLANCE AGRI-NUTRIENTS boss Larry Bilodeau is this year’s Federated Farmers Agri Businessperson of the Year, while the late Alistair Polson was named Agri Personality for 2014.

Bruce Wills, outgoing president, says it was bittersweet to be honouring the memory and outstanding contribution made by Polson.

“What made the night poignant was that his wife Bo accepted the award on his behalf. Alistair was not only a great president of the federation, but defined selfless public service.”

Also honoured were the winners of the Dairy Industry Awards, the Ahuwhenua Trophy and the Young Maori Farmer of the year, all of whom received ‘cream of the crop’ awards.

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Better genetic technologies lessen issues PA M TI PA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz

TECHNOLOGY WHICH delivers similar benefits to genetic engineering – but without the environmental concerns – is getting closer to commercial trials, the recent PMA Australia-NZ conference heard.

Chief executive of Morflora, Dotan Peleg, claims the company’s technology known as TraitUP will deliver genetic technology much faster and much more cheaply than genetic engineering.

The technology introduces genetic traits into plants through the seeds with immediate expression in the plants.

But unlike genetic engineering, it does not change the chromosome of the plant nor are traits passed onto the next generation – thus removing many of the environmental concerns and

regulatory barriers to introduction, says Peleg.

Israel-based Peleg planned to meet with the New Zealand Environment Protection Authority to discuss introduction of the technology here. Meanwhile Morflora is in the process of gaining preliminary approval in the US for commercial field use. “We think whatever decision comes from the States may likely be followed elsewhere,” he says.

It has wide implications for the horticulture industry, but Peleg told Rural News it also has huge commercial potential for livestock supplementary feed if it can be developed to increase the biomass of feed crops such as corn.

The method was developed by plant virologists Professor Ilan Sela at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which Peleg says is a powerhouse for biotech research in Israel.

Peleg told the conference that Professor Sela used the principle of co-evolution – that in nature everything evolves together – to develop the technology. He looked at the way plant viruses invade and spread through plants, inducing damage, but not causing species extinction and the damage is not transmitted to the next generation.

“He studied this concept and realised that in nature plant viruses find a way to manipulate plants because once they go into a plant that start to produce their own RNA and their own proteins.

They do not change the chromosomes of the plant – yet in a subtle way they can manipulate the plant.”

He found the generic pathway they use to go into the plant and developed a synthetic pathway.

“In genetic modification you create a new variety and as a result the characteristics

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“One of the potential arguments against genetic engineering of crops is there are environmental concerns resulting from the fact that if you introduce a gene through the genetically modified crop, that gene can go into the environment through unintentional cross pollination or through insects. We don’t have those concerns with our method.

“When you look at the regulatory aspect we realised we could go a long way to meet the markets but we had to find a commercial way into the market.”

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  

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

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

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

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MX1 - 21kg

Slaughter 

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

5.19

3.60

n/c

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5.96

5.21

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

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5.98

M Cow - 200kg



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Last Year

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P2 Cow - 230kg

Change

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n/c

2 Wks Ago

n/c

4.35

Export Market Demand

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YM - 13.5kg

Last Week

PM - 16.0kg

4.65

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NI Lamb

4.65

 

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Change

c/kgCWT

n/c

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Slaughter

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n/c

Last Week

M2 Bull - 300kg

SI

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c/kgCWT

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LAMB MARKET TRENDS

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



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

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 

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 

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Venison Prices

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Change

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 Beef  & venison prices are reported as gross (before normal levies & charges are deducted). Lamb & mutton prices are reported nett (after levies & charges are deducted).

Last Week

2 Wks Ago

Last Year 5yr Ave

NI Stag - 60kg

n/c

6.15

6.15

6.45

7.38

SI Stag - 60kg

n/c

6.20

6.20

6.67

7.68

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NEWS

PRICE WATCH

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WOOL PRICE WATCH

BEEF

Change

26-Jun

12-Jun

Coarse Xbred Indic.

n/c

5.30

5.30

4.46

Fine Xbred Indicator

n/c

5.63

5.63

5.10

Lamb Indicator

n/c

5.33

5.33

5.07

-

-

-

8.56

Competition heats up in both islands

Indicators in NZ$

Spot premiums for killable cattle seemed uninclined to stop their climb even given lighter winter capacity and a high NZD. Global market prices are currently high, but procurement competition is leading the charge in the high kill prices. Competition to secure cattle has been described as “fierce” in recent weeks, so it is unsurprising that prices are firm. The range for export bull last week was between $4.60-$4.75/kg, and export steer $4.70-$4.90/kg with Angus cattle making the top end of the range. Some of the local trade premium programmes have been paying in excess of $5.00/kg. Lines of cows are easily achieveing $4.00/kg, and the bits and pieces around $3.80-$3.90/kg. In the SI the battle between local trade and export keeps both export and local trade steer/heifer prices climbing. Local trade is leading the charge at $4.50/kg with export prices 15cpk behind.

Mid Micron Indic.

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



4229

4540

5230

-25

4458

4483

5725

-326

4243

4569

6205

-144

5201

5345

5502

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 

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Indicators in US$/kg

26-Jun

12-Jun

Last Year

+8

4.64

4.56

+9

4.93

4.85

4.03

+8

4.67

4.59

4.00

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-

-

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3.52

Indicators in US$/T Butter

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

Last 2 Wks

Prev. 2 Wks

Last Year

n/c

3900

3900

4475

-263

3713

3975

4850

-100

4550

4650

4300

Change

Whole Milk Powder Cheddar

3700

3950

4088

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 

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

 

 

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Last Week 2 Wks Ago 4 Wks Ago Last Year

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0.878

0.850

0.782

Euro

0.643

0.644

0.622

0.606

UK pound

0.510

0.515

0.505

0.520

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Aus dollar

0.935

0.931

0.911

0.856

Japan yen

89.35

89.05

86.98

78.38

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Sep

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

0.875

Euro

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US dollar

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

       

CURRENCY WATCH

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-250

Skim Milk Powder

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Overseas Price Indicators

Change

Mid Micron Indicator

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Overseas Price Indicators

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Despite a reduction of volume in whole milk powder (WMP) offered by Fonterra at early July’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, prices slumped again by 5.4%. Reports indicate that Chinese inventories are unusually high after heavy buying earlier in the year, and demand from other markets has not been sufficient to make up for the lack of Chinese interest. WMP prices are expected to remain subdued for the remainder of the year. Skim milk powder prices remain competitive with other markets and are keeping prices relatively stable. Given the continued strength of the NZD and the continuing fall in global dairy prices, most analysts are picking Fonterra’s forecast milk payout for the 2014/15 season to be downgraded from $7.00/kgMS.

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  

Lamb Indicator

Whole milk powder prices decline again

Last Year

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Coarse Xbred Indicator

DAIRY

Cheddar

Prev. 2 Wks



Fine Xbred Indicator

Store lamb prices in the NI continue to firm, as demand stays firm but numbers require a bit more hunting out. In the paddock 32kg types and over are achieving between $2.80-$3.00/kg irrespective of sex, with the majority of trades at the higher end of the range. Lighter weighted lambs are breaking $3.00/kg easily. While there is some variance at auction, there has not been much under $3.00/kg at both Stortford Lodge and Feilding in recent weeks. In the SI limited numbers are keeping prices elevated, but below NI levels. $2.70$2.80/kg for 32kg and over is about where the market is at for both males and ewe lambs with lighter weights around 5-10cpk above.

Whole Milk Powder

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Store lambs hot property in NI

Skim Milk Powder

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Strong demand leading up to the 4th July holiday combined with limited availability of both domestic and imported beef underpinned record US imported beef prices last week. Demand is expected to taper off after the holiday period but with large quantities of Australian product being sold direct as opposed to through the traditional spot market, and domestic supplies so tight, the outlook for imported prices does look promising compared with historic levels. The current price rally is not expected to linger for long though as the market will need to find a new direction post 4th July.

While the lamb kill through June held its own against both last year and historical levels, there was a sense of tides turning in early July as kill numbers dropped backed quickly. Schedule prices through June were relatively steady as the kill held, and with many plants closed or about to close for maintenance, prices are likely to remain at current levels for a few more weeks despite the drop off in slaughter. Global markets are also in their seasonal hiatus as UK lamb comes on stream filling EU demand, and demand from China, while steady, is more subdued. Tight global supplies are still expected to underpin firmer schedules in coming months, but with a growing supply of cheap poultry in the EU market, exporters will have to walk a fine line not to price themselves out of the protein market.

Butter

Last 2 Wks

Change

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Lamb kill on the decline

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Indicators in NZ$/T

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US market hits record highs

LAMB

DAIRY PRICE WATCH Last Year

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22 AGRIBUSINESS

More doors unlocked for US beef HONG KONG has joined a growing list of countries lifting a blockade of US beef.

Under new terms effective last month Hong Kong will permit the import of the full range of US beef and beef products, consistent with access prior to December 2003. Previously, only deboned beef from all cattle and certain bone-in beef from cattle less than 30 months of age could be shipped from the US to Hong Kong.

In December 2003, Hong Kong joined many countries in banning US beef and beef products following the detection of a bovine spongiform

encephalopathy (BSE)-positive anima in Washington state.

Hong Kong is already the fourthlargest market for US beef exports, with sales there reaching a historic high of US$823 million in 2013. While Hong Kong is officially part of China, it serves as its own customs and quarantine administration zone and so maintains its own rules and regulations.

Talks are continuing in the US and China on lifting the blockade. Australia, Uruguay, New Zealand, Canada and Argentina comprise the five biggest beef exporters to China – a list that the US is noticeably absent from.

But China, a huge meat consumer, may allow beef imports from Brazil and the US over the next five years to offset domestic issues in the red meat market, according to an April 2014 report by Rabobank.

Earlier this year, Mexico, Uruguay, Ecuador and Sri Lanka also lifted their longstanding restrictions to provide full access for US beef and beef products.

US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack says Hong Kong’s decision is great news for American ranchers and beef companies. “We look forward to expanded opportunities there for the US beef industry now that all trade

Chinese buyers pay a visit state side SENIOR BUYERS from some of the top red meat importers in China and Hong Kong last month toured the heartland of America with the US Export Federation (USMEF), seeing US agriculture and the red meat industry.

The 13 visitors included the presidents of four of that region’s largest red meat importers, purchasing managers and general managers

and the supply chain director of Pizza Hut Hong Kong Management Ltd, a large Pizza Hut international franchisee with operations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Developed with funding support from the Beef Checkoff Program and the Pork Checkoff, the buyers toured pork and beef processing plants in Nebraska, cattle ranches in Kansas and Nebraska and many

retail outlets.

“The meeting with the Chinese was the highlight of the entire week for me,” says Mark Boyd of Porky Products. “I think the quality of the customers who came from China and Hong Kong was exceptionally high. Meeting these buyers and having them sample our products enabled us to generate immediate sales to new customers.”

restrictions are lifted.”

Last year, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) granted the US negligible risk status for BSE. Vilsack says this further affirms the safety of US beef and beef products.

“We welcome this move by Hong Kong and will continue our efforts to break down barriers and expand access for high-quality, safe and wholesome US food and agricultural products in Hong Kong and around the world.”

Experts in the United States and elsewhere have confirmed that US beef is safe, with extremely low risk of BSE. There has never been a recorded case of BSE transmission to a human through American beef.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president Bob McCan says the decision is a strong assurance that the interlocking safeguards put in place are working to build international market demand.

“As US beef producers, we produce the best beef in the world,” says McCan.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Hong Kong decision is great news for US ranchers.

“The strong system of interlocking safeguards and protocols our industry put in place over 10 years ago have assured consumers, both domestically and abroad, of the safety of our product.”

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RURAL NEWS // JULY 15, 2014

AGRIBUSINESS 23

A whole lot of bull for 70 years THE ANNUAL Turiroa Angus bull sale has become a nationwide institution for the breed and the recent on-farm auction was no exception.

Not only did the Powdrell family welcome buyers from throughout the country to Wairoa, but they also celebrated 70 years of the stud and three generations of farming it.

Rick Powdrell and his son Andrew now run the operation, which was established in 1944

by Rick’s father, the late Walter Powdrell. He started the stud with a handful of heifers given to him by his father-in-law as a wedding present.

Fast forward seven decades and the 612ha property now runs 220 stud cows that produce approximately 210 bull and heifer calves each year.

They sell between 45 - 50 bulls at their annual on-site sale and a further 20 or so privately at a later date.

Last month’s sale capped off a successful week of bull sales for the East Coast, with all 44 Turiroa bulls up for auction finding a home. Lot 1, a correct son of Turiroa 10683, fetched the top price of $30,000 – selling to Chris Jeffries of the Riverlands Stud Cheviot.

The overall sale average was $8352 with and a gross return of over $367,000.

These results reflect the proven quality of Turiroa animals as well as the strong reputation of East Coast Angus in general.

Turiroa was the first stud in New Zealand to export Angus back to Scotland – its country of origin – and has also sold heifers to Japan and China.

Its semen is also sought throughout the world including in South Africa.

The father-and-son team took over sole operation of the stud in 2000, with the support of Andrew’s mum Olivia who is actively involved in managing the books. Prior to this Rick had been in partnership with his brother Rowland.

Even though they are now onto the third gen-

eration of operation, Rick and Andrew says the overarching goal of Turiroa has remained the same – to create the best quality they can while meeting every buyer’s needs.

“We have had the big sales, which have definitely been a highlight for us”, says Andrew, in reference to the record-breaking 2012 sale of Turiroa Breaker 663 for $72,000. “But we want to be about more than that.

We are conscious that each buyer is looking for something different and is working with a different budget and we want to be providing for that.”

Turiroa works hard to keep up with the latest in genetics with Rick and Andrew travelling throughout the country in search of the best bulls.

They prefer to use New Zealand lines as they are “hardier and well suited to this country’s conditions” and they keep their breeding processes as natural and balanced as possible.

“It’s about getting that balance between commonsense stockmanship and modern day principals as it is so much more involved now with carcase scanning and recording for EBVs,” Andrew explains.

“We prefer to be out in the paddock rather than in the office,” Rick adds.

Both agree the East Coast provides the perfect conditions for the Angus breed to thrive.

“They are foragers and simply the best breed at turning poor quality pasture into the best quality red meat,” says Andrew.

“They are suited to those harsher conditions and are able to perform on the steeper country,” adds Rick.

While the Powdrells acknowledge that Angus breeding is “definitely in the blood”, they say you still need passion.

“I guess for me I would describe it as being a hobby and a business. I have been in the cattle industry all my life and if you aren’t passionate about it, it would be difficult to get up in the morning,” Rick explains.

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24 AGRIBUSINESS

A legitimate way to keep taxman at bay Using tax pooling to defer untimely provisional tax payments can save businesses money by avoiding IRD late payment penalties and use-ofmoney interest charges. Lee Stace looks at how it might be of use to farmers wishing to reinvest in their businesses.

THIS FARMER faces a conundrum. Overall, business on his farm is heading in an upward trajectory and he is now in a position to reinvest in his operation. Replacing some of his old equipment with new sits at the summit of his ‘wish list’. However, he has a provisional tax payment coming up soon.

He has money available. The problem is there is not quite enough to cover the cost of reinvestment and pay his provisional tax.

To further compound matters, he is entering a period where business is a little slower than usual.

Most would take a conservative approach by putting their business reinvestment plan on the backburner and paying Inland Revenue (IRD).

The rationale for doing so is sound: being hit with late payment penalties of up to 20% per annum and use-of-money interest (UOMI) of 8.4% is usually enough to encourage people to pay the IRD on

time.

But this farmer uses an alternative approach.

He knows his cash balance will return to normal in six months when business picks up again. With this thought fresh in his mind he opts to use tax pooling to defer his provisional tax payment to a time that suits him – without incurring IRD late payment penalties and UOMI charges.

Using this method to finance his provisional tax payment enables him to

better manage his cashflow, as he can use the money he would otherwise have paid to the IRD to reinvest in his business.

It also has other advantages: It is cheaper than many other traditional financing options and as it is not debt, it does not affect other credit lines No approval or security is required It is IRD approved If he does not need all the tax he has financed he does not have to pay for it

The finance can be extended at any time It can be used at any provisional tax date.

He chooses to use a tax finance arrangement to defer his provisional tax payment for six months.

His tax is paid and he has new machinery to boot.

A perfect result. How does it work? You pay a tax pooling intermediary a one-off, tax-deductible interest charge, based on the amount financed and period of maturity, and the intermediary pays provi-

sional tax on your behalf.

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The trustee will instruct the IRD to transfer the tax into your IRD account when you pay the principal balance at the agreed time. IRD treats the tax

as being paid on time by you, wiping any late payment penalties and UOMI incurred.

Using tax pooling to defer provisional tax payments is something worth considering ahead of your next provisional tax payment.

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26 OPINION EDITORIAL

EDNA

Bite still needed EXPECT FEDERATED Farmers to place more emphasis on science and be more ‘evidenced based’ when dealing with issues for the next three years.

That’s the message from the new president Dr William Rolleston, successor to Bruce Wills who has retired after three years in the role.

Rolleston, who farms in South Canterbury, told Rural News there are ongoing challenges for the organisation on climate change and the environment – especially water related issues.

He says the previous Feds board had been dealing with these issues well. But he now wants to put a “slightly different flavour” on things by having good science and evidence to back up their arguments.

Rolleston rightly points out that “science underpins the primary sector” and says Feds needs to look at how primary sector R&D is funded and coordinated amongst all the organisations and “make sure farmers get bang for bucks”.

If Feds wants to get good value from government it must act professionally, he says. “We have moved away from that reaction at the end of the process and more into a collaborative process with good communication and having discussions up front so that things don’t just blow up as big issues.”

Rolleston is also planning to take a similar attitude to common adversaries of the farming sector such as green lobbyists. He claims that a better understanding by environmental groups and others who hold views different from the farming sector will pay off.

It is good that Rolleston wants the Federation to be a solution focused organisation that works with whatever government is in power. But it is important this collaborative and solutions focused approach does not mean appeasement or the Feds’ becoming a toothless watchdog.

Farmers still need their lobby to be a strong and powerful advocate.

It is no use having a watchdog that will roll over for its belly to be scratched when its view are not popular with the government of the day or other lobby groups. Farmers need to be assured their new and improved watchdog will fight for them when it really matters.

Let’s hope Rolleston and his new Feds board are prepared to sink their teeth in when necessary.

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“To show our support for clean streams, Edna says we should take house water from it, below the point where our farms drain in.”

THE HOUND Heard of what?

The Hound reckons Labour leader David Cunliffe’s lack of likeability is he tries too hard to fit in with the audience.

He recently apologised for being a man when addressing a Women’s Refuge conference.

Cunliffe made a similar gaffe when addressing the Fed Farmers’ conference. He tried to get the audience onside, early in his speech, by regaling them with stories of his time as a farm worker.

However, Cunliffe blew his somewhat limited credibility when he related how he really enjoyed looking after the ‘herd’ of sheep where he worked.

Want to share your opinion or gossip with the Hound?

Send your emails to: hound@ruralnews.co.nz

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Disillusioned

YOUR CANINE crusader understands that the description by an economist earlier this year of New Zealand as having a ‘rockstar’ economy has garnered plenty of comment. The fact is our economy is growing and at a reasonable rate.

However, the Hound reckons one of the better analogies of this descriptor was made by ASB economist Nathan Penny. He suggested New Zealand’s economy was doing reasonably well, but not overly so. “In regards to rockstars we’re more Cliff Richard than Mick Jagger,” he claimed.

YOUR OLD mate hears that quite a number of exhibitors are sick and tired of the arrogant attitude of the organisers of the National Fieldays.

According to the Hound’s well-placed source, quite a few large, regular show attendees are so peeved that they are thinking of pulling out. Word on the street is that a big decision is coming soon and the boys in the green jackets will be shocked.

Watch this space. Meanwhile, many people are so disillusioned that they’re now constantly referring to the site in the Waikato as ‘Misery Ditch’ instead of Mystery Creek.

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FED FARMERS annual conference had all the politicians rolling up to try to win over the farming vote.

The Hound understands PM John Key was a clear favourite among the delegates, while Labour leader David Cunliffe was politely listened to and Greens co-leader Russel Norman tolerated – despite his clear ‘anti-farming’ message. But the man who went down the worst was Grey Power’s perennial pin-up boy Winston Peters.

Apparently, the old tusker came across as extremely grumpy and thin-skinned and won few friends on the day.

THE FEDS must have thought all their Christmases had come at once when their recent annual conference was suddenly swamped by the mainstream (lamestream) media pack. TV cameras, radio people and print were all there in force.

Sadly they were only there to get a comment from Key, Cunliffe, Peters and Norman on the saga of the Malaysian diplomat.

Not one single question about the farming sector.

Interestingly both Key and Cunliffe were more than happy to talk exclusively to Rural News about the agricultural sector.

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OPINION 27

Time to look at farming apprenticeships FARMING MUST help, train and encourage young people to work in the sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Bill English, at a BNZ economics seminar in Tauranga last month.

Farmers already are. Training is innate in any new position and encouragement is through the above-average salaries paid to employees.

More people are needed than are available or coming through the system.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has calculated that primary industries and their support sector will need another 271,000 skilled workers in the next decade to achieve the goal of doubling exports by 2025.

Natural attrition replacements account for 223,200 positions, but 48,000 new positions are forecast – and a greater proportion than in the past will require skills.

These skills are lacking because fewer and fewer young people experience involvement in farming as they

grow up. American authors on work-life are being led to think we have done our children a disservice by “shipping them off to someone else to teach them piano, gymnastics and competitive hip-hop dancing – skills they are unlikely to be useful for the long term”.

Jeanette Mulvey, editor at BusinessNewsDaily, suggests we should be teaching our children what we do. “There’s a reason farmers’ children became farmers, and butchers’ children became butchers. They learned from their parents by working with them, talking to them and learning a vocation over many years.”

OSH might have something to say about quads and knives, but Mulvey’s point is right. Most children have little idea what jobs truly entail, and are

making decisions based on what looks like fun – whether or not somebody will ever pay them for that activity.

Recovering the position will take intervention. Apprenticeships are now required to make a bigger difference onfarm and in the minds of the parents and potential young employees themselves. Agriculture should be regarded as a vocation, and given the same accord as, for instance, building, plumbing and mechanics.

Searching on the Tertiary Education Commission website reveals that there are schemes for shearing, sheep farming, beekeeping and horticulture – but not farming, agriculture or anything to do with dairy.

Training courses are available through NCEA and various training organisations, but unless there

Training is innate in any new position and encouragement is through the above-average salaries paid to employees. is a formal apprenticeship, the minimum wage applies onfarm. In contrast, the starting-out wage applies to “16- to 19-year-old employees who are required by their employment agreement to undertake industry training for at least 40 credits a year in order to become qualified”.

Apprenticeships recognise that training staff takes time. Dairy NZ calculates that a new employee onfarm takes eight weeks of ‘lost’ opportunity for a trainer to get anything else done. It could be well over $10,000, depending on who is doing the training. And then there is the time spent on ‘fixing up the first attempt’ – mending things that somehow get broken and doing things that were overlooked.

Certainly if the employee is enrolled

in at least 40 credits a year there are theories about the contribution of the PITO trainers, but ultimately it comes down to the farmer and his or her other employees.

In addition, being an apprentice implies that one is creating a foundation for a career. Parents generally want this for their children, and having an apprenticeship has a certain kudos because they aren’t given to everybody.

The Primary Industry Cadet scheme involved almost 2000 trainees in 1991 when it was disestablished by National.

Having backtracked on other industries, the time could be right for encouraging re-establishment – building on what farmers are already doing.

• Jacqueline Rowarth is professor of agribusiness, The University of Waikato

RURAL NEWS // JULY 15, 2014

28 OPINION ag twits

DO WE REALLY APPRECIATE WOOL? ANNA CASELBERG is quoted (Rural News, July 1, p17) as saying “rurals know about wool, they know it’s brilliant, they all wear it.”

I beg to differ.

Much to my disgust I know many farmers and townspeople who wear indoor and outdoor clothing made from anything but wool. Polypropylene or similar materials feature widely in such brands as Drover and Swazi –

yes even that latter iconic New Zealand brand uses anything but wool as far as I can ascertain. I don’t buy it.

The once ubiquitous all-green or checked woollen Swandri is seldom seen in the country; fashion conscious townies are more likely to be seen wearing it.

Wool has advantageous properties, well documented and too numerous to mention, but can’t compete on price and

heavy promotion.

The percentage of woollen carpets being sold in NZ has fallen greatly with the advent of nylon and more recently ‘rhino’ carpets.

Salesmen push synthetic carpets very hard (bonuses from the manufacturers perhaps?).

The daughter of a Drysdale breeding friend had to fight to get her way with a carpet salesman down south when buying new

carpet for her house, her final salvo being, “my dad would never speak to me again if I bought a synthetic carpet”.

It is no use moaning about the lack of buyers for our woollen products when the farming public are not supporting the industry themselves.

Helen McKenzie ‘Glendoon’ RD4 Masterton

Rural News’ irreverent and hypothetical look at what’s happening in the farming world Top Bleats view all drbillfeds: It’s a great honour to have been elected as the new national president of Federated Farmers. I’d like to thank all Feds members for both the personality- and competitorfree election. #threemoreyears bwillsexfeds@drbillfeds: Well done William.

Your lack of competitors and personality makes the federation’s presidential elections look more and more like North Korea’s every year. #kimjongunrolleston winstonfirstandlastmp@drbillfeds: Listen Rolleston. You may think you’re the Kim JongUn of Fed Farmers, but let me tell you sonny there’s only one Kim Jong-il of NZ politics.

That’s right, yours truly, and don’t forget it! #goandsgetstuffed rnormangreen@drbillfeds: Thanks for the opportunity to address your national conference recently. As leader of Greens it felt totally appropriate that the audience greeted my speech with a hail of rotten fruit. #westillhatefarmers davidjesuscunliffe@drbillfeds: Dr Rolleston, let me start by apologising for being a man and not being a Dr or a farmer. I’d also like to say Labour’s economic policy does not include milk or disasters, but 2000 more unionised teachers and some moas. #whatthecountryneedsismoreteachersandmoas johnkeypm@drbillfeds: That David Cunliffe is a dick: without milk NZ’s economy would be a disaster! Hopefully the Feds is just the National Party in gumboots as I’m National and I’ve got a pair of gumboots! #voteforme thatguynathan@drbillfeds: William, well done on the new role as Feds chief. I look forward to you licking my boots and telling me what a good job National is doing for farming over the next three years – fingers and toes crossed. #teamkey damienoconnormp@drbillfeds: William, why do Feds continue to criticise Labour for wanting to tax farmers more, implement an ETS on agriculture and ban more dairying? As the farmers’ union I’d have thought you’d be a lot more supportive of Labour like all the other unions. #comeoncomrade cenglishfedfarmers@drbillfeds: Congratulations on the new job William. I don’t envy your job now that I won’t be there to tell you what a good job I’m doing. #youwillmissmewontyou gsmithfedfarmers@drbillfed: Gidday Belly Boy. Tell you what mate: thes new job will be a doodle once I work out the defference between a thong, an esky and a jumper and a jandal, chilly-bin and jersey. #whatlanguagedoyoublokesspeak

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Why membership matters – it works!

LATE LAST month, agricultural contractors from around the country met in New Plymouth for Rural Contractors New Zealand’s (RCNZ) annual conference.

The conference was a great success and discussed a number of issues impacting on the rural contracting – including health and safety, employment, immigration and attracting people to work in the sector.

One question that I’m constantly asked is, ‘Why are so many rural contractors not members of RCNZ?’ It is a question I struggle to answer, especially when you consider what our organisation achieves for the rural contracting sector – members and non-members alike.

RCNZ plays an important role as the leading advocate for contractors engaged in a wide range of activities across the agricultural sector throughout the country. As the only national association for rural contractors in New Zealand, RCNZ advocates on many issues on behalf of the sector.

Currently, RCNZ has some 450

member companies and represents around 2500-3000 workers in the sector. We need and intend to be a powerful and influential advocate for our members.

If rural contractors want a united, strong voice talking about and tackling the issues that affect their businesses then they should be a member of RCNZ. New Zealand’s rural contracting industry contributed almost a billion dollars to the country’s economy last year, according to a report prepared by research company Infometrics for RCNZ. This research showed that the rural contracting industry is not only a major contributor to our all-important agri-sector, but also a strong and vital part of New Zealand’s overall economy.

So, with an election less than three months away, we’ll be reminding our politicians about the issues important to rural contractors and why we are a vital component in keeping the agriculture sector – the powerhouse of New Zealand’s economy – running.

It pays for contractors to get off the tractor and machinery once in a while to learn more about their sector.

A recurring issue for our sector is the shortage of skilled machine operators within our industry. This leads to our on-going issue with immigration that has been troubling the rural contracting sector for some years.

We have as yet been unable to convince government and immigration officials that there is a skills shortage within our industry for seasonal employees.

Thus far Immigration NZ has not been willing to include seasonal

machine operators on the skills shortage list – therefore making it much harder to bring these operators into the country.

Another big issue for our sector over the past year – and reiterated at our conference – was health and safety. Law changes in the Health and Safety Act and the formation of WorkSafe NZ highlight the importance that both employers and employees know their rights and responsibilities when it comes to health

and safety issues in the work place.

We really need to get to grips with changes to health and safety regulations – following the introduction of the Health & Safety in Employment Reform Bill into Parliament.

There are some big changes coming and these will most definitely affect rural contractors, their workers and their clients. The penalties for getting it wrong – should anyone suffer a major accident at their workplace – are going to be severe.

As an industry organisation we continue to lobby government and officials on these and other matters that impact and affect our sector.

RCNZ is also able to provide support and help to members looking for advice on employment law and/or health and safety matters: much of this information is on our members’ area of our website.

Any rural contractors interested in joining RCNZ can find out more information on the association’s website: http://www.ruralcontractors.org.nz/ or free phone: 0800 424 266.

• Wellsford-based agricultural contractor Steve Levet is the president of the Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ).

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30 MANAGEMENT

Herbicide resistance reality check Earlier this month the Foundation for Arable Research held its annual conference with seminar sessions in Palmerston North and field trips to Waitatapia Station and MaltEurop. Andrew Swallow reports.

THE MORE you use a herbicide, the sooner your weeds will become resistant to that chemistry.

Australian expert on weed control John Cameron spelt that out to delegates at the Foundation for Arable Research’s annual conference earlier this month, leaving them in little doubt as to the headaches and huge costs herbicide resistance is heaping on growers across the Tasman.

“Every time you use a herbicide you are ratcheting that population one step closer towards resistance and it doesn’t retreat,” he stressed.

Resistant strains of weeds rarely have a fitness penalty compared to susceptible ones so once a population is resistant, that’s it: the resistance won’t go away even if the herbicide isn’t used for decades, he says. Similarly, because weeds are relatively immobile, there’s little or no genetic dilution of a resistant population from non-resistant strains coming back into the paddock, “as there would be with insects flying in and out if we were talking about insecticide resistance.”

But that also means the rise of resistant weeds on a farm or paddock is largely in the farmer’s control, be it from repeated herbicide use or a failure to prevent seeds from resistant lines being imported with machinery or livestock, or spreading from boundaries.

Cameron recommends a cleandown area to remove soil and trash from machinery coming onto the farm before it goes into the paddocks, and if there’s a breakdown, to note the position with GPS as that’s when covers come off and any lurking weed seeds are inadvertently dropped. Those spots can

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then be more closely monitored for survivors of any herbicides used in subsequent seasons, he says.

“Identify problem patches early so these small patches don’t become blow outs and spread all over the paddock.”

Removing survivors of herbicide applications is the key to nipping resistance issues in the bud. In Australia a strategy dubbed the “double-knock” is being deployed, where an application with a herbicide of one group is followed with a herbicide with a different mode of action on the target weeds to take out any survivors from the first application.

“Typically it’s glyphosate followed by paraquat; sometimes a group A (ie a fop or dim) followed by paraquat.”

But Cameron stressed more herbicides are not the solution long-term.

“Really you are putting out a fire with an accelerant.”

Instead, using cultural controls, probably in tandem with herbicides, is the key to get the weed seed bank going into decline and to retain the land’s cropping flexibility.

Burning crop residues in the swath to destroy weed seeds (burns of broadcast straw don’t get hot enough), or collecting chaff off the header so any seeds can be removed or destroyed has become common practice in Australia.

Reduced row spacing, higher seed rates, and planting crops east-west, rather than north south, also help crops out compete weeds. Cameron told Rural News concerns about increased screenings from closer plantings haven’t been realised as secondary tillers, the main source of small grains, are reduced.

Where weeds survive a herbicide application, taking what was to be a grain crop as silage can be a good strategy to prevent those likely resistant weeds setting seed.

“Take that hit now for a longer-term benefit.”

Re-introducing tillage is also an option, though it’s one that Australian growers are “just about chewing their arms off before having to do that,” he noted.

Crop rotation, and competitive crops that establish fast are also key

Ryegrass in wheat: FAR conference keynote speaker John Cameron (inset) warned ryegrass is just “the training weed” when it comes to dealing with herbicide resistant weeds.

tools to keep weeds at bay.

“It can help big time to get your crop out of the ground well ahead of your weed population.”

With only two new modes of herbicide action commercialised since 1982 and few, if any, in development, using a range of cultural tools to preserve the efficacy of the chemistry that is available is the key to a sustainable cropping future, Cameron stressed.

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A worry for wheat A N D REW SWA LLOW andrews@ruralnews.co.nz

RESISTANCE TO two key fungicide groups, widespread infection last year, a wet autumn and now mild winter are all adding up to make septoria tritici, aka speckled leaf blotch, a real risk for wheat crops this year, says FAR director research and extension, Nick Poole.

“It’s one of the most significant challenges we’ve faced in wheat production in recent years,” he told the FAR conference.

Strains of the disease throughout New Zealand have been confirmed to have total resistance to strobilurin fungicides and a 10-fold reduction in sensitivity to triazoles has been found, leaving SDHI chemistry as the last spray standing.

The worry is lack of alternatives will see that group of chemistry overcome by the disease too, which is why cultural controls such as disease resistant cultivars and delayed or even spring sowing should be deployed, says Poole.

“We’ve got to look after these new SDHIs,” he

ing on dead plant material so no green-bridge is required to carry inoculum from one season to the next – unlike rusts – and spores can carry long distances so first wheats are almost as much at risk as second and subsequent wheats.

“Unlike tanspot or yellow leaf spot…

“It’s one of the most significant challenges we’ve faced in wheat production in recent years.” stressed, alluding to two fungicides which could soon join the sole SDHI currently available in New Zealand, Seguris Flexi, on the market.

“We don’t want to be overusing them or we won’t have them to use in the future.”

Poole explained septoria is a necrotroph, surviv-

septoria’s not restricted to being a wheat on wheat disease.”

Once infected, initially round, later rectangular lesions develop on leaves.

The lesions become speckled with black picnidia which “exude spores like a toothpaste filament.”

Rain splash or leaf rubbing spread the spores

throughout the crop leading to further infection.

The tricky bit is there’s a lag of up to three weeks from infection to visible lesions emerging on a leaf, so an apparently clean canopy can collapse with the disease even after a fungicide has been applied because the septoria was already rampant inside the leaf when the spray went on.

While the wet autumn and so far mild winter will make septoria pressure on early sown wheats particularly intense, those forced to delay sowing due to the wet may have dodged a bullet in that the septoria risk on such crops is much reduced, noted Poole.

FAR’s trials show a combination of an SDHI fungicide plus a triazole has proved the best mix when faced with septoria.

Barley silage an ‘exciting option’ FAR CHIEF executive Nick Pyke took delegates “on a stroll through barley” touching on cultivars, disease management, cereal silage and gross margins.

Barley yields on farm have been steadily increasing at 66kg/ha/year, about 1% per annum, he said. “That’s OK, but nothing like we’ve seen in wheat. It’s probably not enough to say

FAR chief executive Nick Pyke.

we’re going to grow barley from here on.”

However, yield increases in Canterbury cultivar trials have been “a bit more exciting”, averaging around 125kg/ha/year gain. The cultivar Dash delivered “a step change” in 1995 yielding 5% more than anything else at the time, and now Sanette shows equal promise.

“Maybe it’s the one that’s going to give us that step change that Dash gave us in 1995.”

Another cultivar development is Monty, an awnless variety that promises improved palatability with “relatively good yields” of high quality silage from a short growing season, typically September to Christmas.

“Autumn or winter sowing might move that harvest date even earlier,” suggested Pyke. “That may make a big difference for the next crop going in.”

Plant and Food Research trials with Monty have produced 13-16tDM/ ha of forage.

“I think barley silage does provide something pretty exciting as a crop option,” says Pyke.

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Dairy effluent use a win-win?

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USING DAIRY effluent as fertiliser for crops such as maize could cut greenhouse gas emissions from the crop while helping dairy farmers avoid nutrient losses from leaching, FAR delegates heard.

Presenting a session on dairy effluent and legumes as alternative nitrogen sources, Plant and Food Research’s Dirk Wallace explained 60% of emissions from the arable industry are related to use of synthetic fertilisers, notably nitrogenous ones.

Meanwhile dairy farm effluent blocks “tend to get saturated” with nitrogen so switching the effluent to low fertility cropping sites offers a win-

win solution, reducing leaching risk on the dairy farm while boosting fertility on the arable land.

However, not all nitrogen from effluent is immediately available and anticipating the release of organically bound nitrogen makes agronomy of crops on effluent challenging (see table).

“The form that you want to grow crops is inorganic nitrogen; that’s immediately available,” noted Wallace.

Effluent high in ammonia shouldn’t be left on the surface as volatilisation will increase nutrient loss and the sheer volume of liquid required to deliver worthwhile amounts of nitrogen with low concentration effluents can cause

cultivation problems, he added.

With the help of FAR funding, Wallace is studying the nitrogen release of various effluents. To date results indicate the “mineralisation rate is not too much different for the three types.”

However, field trials have found a yield reduction when sowing is delayed more than nine days after effluent application.

“So put it on, and get it [the crop] in, and it will help you grow the crops.”

Testing effluent for nutrient content just prior

to application is advised and allowance for the slow release of nitrogen from that season and possibly previous season’s applications should be made.

Wallace also whipped over the potential of legumes to fix nitrogen for following crops, with

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Lupins made slightly more nitrogen available in the following spring than clovers without the weed

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“We selected a room that could hold 150 and in the end had to turn a few people down.”

Of the formal sessions Pyke felt John Cameron’s resume of FAR chairman David Birkett herbicide resistance struck more of a chord than previous presentations on the topic, and Melanie Bates’ talk on the farm management and benchmarking package ProductionWise was also a stand out.

Closing the conference, FAR chairman David Birkett also noted the herbicide resistance session.

“It should have opened a few eyes to a few of the issues we will face. It’s not a question of if, but a question of when, and how long can we hold these issues at bay.”

Nutrient management was a recurring conference theme and “something to think about,” he added.

“We are very lucky in our sector that we have a lot of tools to manage nutrients. We know what we are putting on, and why we are putting it on, but we don’t necessarily demonstrate that.”

Integration of cropping with dairy, in providing feed and possibly using effluent, is also the way of the future, he suggested.

In keeping with the North-South rotation of the event, next year’s FAR winter conference will be in Ashburton.

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Calculating supplement use this spring A N D REW SWA LLOW andrews@ruralnews.co.nz

AT WHAT price will supplementary feeds pay this spring?

If you have a play on Dairy NZ’s new online supplement price calculator you might be surprised. Facing a typical spring feed pinch with grazing residuals down to 1200kgDM/ha, feeding barley in shed will make you money even if you have to pay a $1000/t for it and Fonterra’s payout falls to $6.25/kgMS. But push those residuals up to 1500kgDM/ha, the recognised optimum, and the breakeven price for barley tumbles to $550/t through the shed – or $515/t off a feed pad.

Pasture silage similarly stacks up even if it costs $700/tDM delivered to cows in a dry paddock with residuals down at 1200kgMD/ha, but if your residuals are at 1500kgDM/ha then you shouldn’t be paying over $310/tDM – or $370/tDM if fed on a pad.

The calculator was last month highlighted by Dairy NZ senior scientist Jane Kay, and colleague Sean McCarthy, at the South Island Dairy Event, Invercargill during a workshop headed: “Feeding supplements and making money”.

Kay told SIDE delegates “the devil is in the detail” and having a basic understanding of rumen function is important to be able to question the claims of supplement sales people.

But for all the detail, as the numbers above suggest, the biggest driver for whether supplementing pasture will be profitable is availability of feed.

“The best way is to use supplement is to manage grazing residuals,” she stressed.

The SIDE paper, co-authored with Dairy NZ principal scientist John Roche, echoes that.

“The increase in milk revenue from supplementation decreases dramatically when post-grazing residuals are greater than 1500-1600kgDM/ha. Furthermore, there is no reproduction advantage to providing cows with supplements in this situation.”

During the workshop, Kay added that supplementary feeding for body condition score does generally pay if it’s necessary to get cows to target scores at calving.

The calculator includes a cost for extra fuel, labour and repairs and maintenance incurred in feeding. But it does not account for the capital cost

of infrastructure such as feed pads, wagons, or in-shed feeders. It adds 2.7c/kg fed to the cost of in-shed feeds, 3c/kg for PKE in a trailertrough, 4.5c/kg for silage on a feed pad and 5.7c/kg to feed silage in • Do you have a pasture feed deficit? paddock.

• Do you know the quality of possible Kay and McCarthy pointed supplements? to UK and Irish data to justify • Besides purchase price(s), what costs that. Analysis of the UK national are incurred in feeding? database by Dairy NZ equivalent • Are you trying to increase body DairyCo in 2013 found for every condition as well as production? £1 spent on imported feed average • How much will you feed? total farm costs increased by £1.62.

Similarly a study of four years’ data from 2700 farms in Ireland found every the 5.7c/kg added to costs for in pad€1 on purchased feed was associated dock silage feeding is still only an 18% increase if the silage is bought at 30c/ with a €1.52 increase in costs.

“It is important to note that, for his- kgDM. The Dairy NZ calculator allows for torical reasons, all of the farming systems in those countries already possess waste, hence with in-paddock silage the capital infrastructure for housing feeding there are two options – wet or and feeding cows and yet, their total dry conditions. When it’s wet, instead costs increase by 50-60% more than the of $310/tDM being the breakeven feed cost when additional feed is fed,” buy-in price at a $6.25/kgMS payout and 1500kgDM/ha residuals, it’s $220/t the SIDE paper states.

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Solving the disconnect between farmers and graziers over dairy replacements A N D REW SWA LLOW andrews@ruralnews.co.nz

IT IS not rocket science, but there’s a definite disconnect between some dairy farmers’ and graziers’ expectations when it comes to rearing dairy replacements, says Vet South’s Hayden Dore.

Dore presented a workshop at last month’s South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) on win-win grazing arrangements for heifers.

While some in the audience argued contracts are essential to ensure everybody knows where they stand, others said just presenting a contract can get the relationship with some graziers off on the wrong foot.

Clearly there’s often a need for better communication by both parties, as instanced by reports of dairy farmers being hard to contact, and young stock not being checked between their delivery as weaners and their collection 18 months later.

On the other side of the debate were tales of unreported deaths, animal health issues and poor weight gains. The latter is evident in various national statistics.

“Twenty per cent of replacement heifers are culled before they reach two years of age. That’s a significant amount of wasteage,” commented Dore.

Seventy-three per cent are at least 5%

below target weight at 22 months, a statistic that translates into considerable lost income. Every extra kg of liveweight at 22 months correlates with 0.25-0.48kgMS more production in first lactation. For the average shortfall in liveweight of 52kg (LIC data) that means 13-25kgMS or $91$175 of income at a $7/ kgMS payout is foregone. The bottom quartile of replacements are 90kg behind target by 22 months.

The benefit of heavier heifers goes beyond first lactation too, earlier conception meaning more days in milk the following year. On average, heifers at target weights calve 4.3 days earlier and have a 5% better three week submission rate.

So how to hit target weights? “Feed is the cornerstone. There’s no substitute for good feeding,” Dore stressed. Some graziers need tutoring on feed management, though diplomacy’s needed.

Good weaning weights and transition to pasture from milk and meal, regular weighing, parasite management, checking for mineral deficiencies, prevention and/or monitoring for a string of diseases are also important.

Again, some graziers will know what to do, but others won’t, warned Dore. “You pay them well, but is that alone enough to expect results?” he asked.

Too often arrangements are “pretty loose” without expectations of each party being discussed and the who, when, what and how being mutually agreed upon before the grazing deal is done.

Dore says regular weighing is essential.

“Eye appraisal isn’t good enough. By the time you pick up a problem there will be a massive tail end…

If your target is 0.6kg of liveweight gain per day and they’re only doing 0.48kg per day there’s probably something going on.”

That said, dairy farmers should “be realistic about growth rates during wintering, especially here in Southland, he added.

Plan who will provide extra feed in extreme weather such as snow or flood.

While it might not be necessary for the dairy farmer to attend every weighing, occasionally arranging to see young stock over the scales and perhaps helping administer a drench are good ways to build the relationship and ensure everything’s on track. Regular reports should be received regardless. Sending a line of well weaned calves in good condition in the first place is important.

The dairy farmer, with the help of a vet, should dictate the animal health plan for the heifers, and check whether other heifers or beef stock are run

on the grazier’s farm. If they are, health status for dis• Talk through and write down who is eases such as responsible for what.

BVD should be • Send healthy heifers at the outset. checked, says • Require regular weight checks.

Dore.

• Agree animal health plan to be If things followed. aren’t going to “I’ve been working plan, be prewith dairy farmers for the pared to have “the tough last ten years and I know conversation” while you’re a hard bunch to something can still be please… for a lot of people done to put things right. money is not the cornerIf things are going well, stone thing that makes don’t forget to say ‘thank you’. Dore suggested a gift them tick.” of wine or crayfish would be in order when the heifOn target: spending time getting heifer grazing management right will mean more milk in the vat, ers come back in-calf and says Vet South’s Hayden Dore. at target weights.

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36 ANIMAL HEALTH

Theileria costs tens of thousands in Eastern Waikato to sudeshk@ruralnews.co.nz be at least $19,000, TICK-BORNE disease without taking Theileria has gone account of from a relatively benign ongoing pathogen to one that’s losses in milk having a significant production economic impact on associated dairy farms, delegates at with the the recent New Zealand Vector: Theileria is transmitted by cattle ticks. disease.

Veterinary Conference in the NZVA conference by The report notes a Hamilton heard. managing director Scott recent Australian study The cause is the Ikeda McDougall, included estimated average losses strain of the disease, first the first New Zealand identified in New Zealand over a season due to assessment of Theileria’s Theileria at 67kgMS/cow in 2012. A study headed impact on reproduction. by animal health research affected. Applying that figure to the Waikato farm Only 39% of cows with company Cognosco and would have added $8,000 anaemia and/or Theileria relayed at the conference conceived at first service, to the outbreak’s impact. found the cost of an The Cognosco analysis, compared to 59% of the outbreak affecting 147 healthy animals. That which was presented at cows in a herd of 450 was despite 58% of the anaemic cows being treated as non-cyclers, compared to 38% of the healthy cows. Six week ❱❱ Lethargy and anaemia alerted in-calf rate was 53% for farmer. the anaemic, 71% for the ❱❱ Diagnosed by blood tests. healthy. In the end, 83% ❱❱ Two deaths and 20% of 450-cow of the anaemic cows got herd affected. pregnant, compared to ❱❱ Reduced and delayed conception.

95% of the healthy.

The report notes the ❱❱ Cow movement likely cause of initial mechanism by which infection. anaemia and Theileria ❱❱ Tick vectors not noticed until after results in lower fertility clinical cases. has not been fully determined, and suggests SUD ES H K I SSU N

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the anaemia, a result of the Theileria infection, may be having more of an impact on reproduction than the disease causing protozoa itself. Either way, the cost per cow of that reduced reproductive performance was put at $196.

How the farm come to have nearly 20% of its herd infected isn’t completely clear, but cows bought from Northland in June 2012, and wintering of stock at Raglan on Waikato’s west coast where a neighbouring farm was understood to have suffered an outbreak, are suggested as possible pathways.

While ticks hadn’t been spotted on the home farm prior to the outbreak, they were later in the year and some animals which had not been to Raglan were diagnosed with the disease, indicating it was already present on the home farm, even if some of the herd picked it up elsewhere.

The outbreak was brought to the vets’ attention on September 1 when the farmer reported

Costly pest: Cognosco managing director Scott McDougall presented the findings to the NZVA conference in Hamilton.

cows with jaundiced teats and vulvas.

“These cows were lethargic and tended to lag behind other cows when moved,” McDougall told the conference.

“One cow with similar clinical signs had died prior to the farm being visited by a veterinarian,” he added.

Blood samples from 12 clinically affected cows confirmed Theileria based on low packed cell volume

(PCV) and presence of Theileria piroplasms (a type of protozoa) in the bloods.

Another 10 cows tested negative for piroplasms in bloods, but had low PCVs, at less than 0.24.

McDougall says as other major causes of anaemia had been excluded it’s likely Theileriosis was the cause but the number of piroplasms was below the limit of detection of the screen.

The toll so far Emergence of the novel Ikeda strain of the emoprotozoa Theileria orientialis in cattle in New Zealand has resulted in a marked increase in the number and severity of clinical cases associated with this tick-borne parasite.

Ikeda cases had been confirmed on 473 farms by February 2014.

Clinical prevalence within herds is about 1% with mortality of 0.3% (ie case mortality is about 25%). Reports of the disease have spread south from the historic centre of infections in Northland down into Waikato, Taranaki and King Country.

Infection causes anaemia, visible as pale mucous membranes, jaundice, respiratory distress and in a proportion of cases, death.

Abortions may also occur.

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Late maturing lamb gene found andrews@ruralnews.co.nz

AGRESEARCH SCIENTISTS believe they’ve found a gene that explains why some ewe lambs won’t get in lamb even though they’re as big as their already-fertile peers.

What’s more, the trait appears to be associated with lower lifetime production as a ewe, even if the failure to lamb as a hogget is discounted. “It’s of the order of a 0.2 reduction per lambing,” lead researcher Jenny Jeungel told Rural News.

The trait appears to be recessive so that reduction in lifetime performance is seen only when an animal carries two copies of the gene.

Consequently carriers, with one copy of the gene, likely perform normally but when mated with a carrier ram will, on average, have 25% of their lambs expressing the trait, 50% born as carriers, and 25% normal.

While the research into that lifetime performance effect is yet to be published, the association with delayed puberty has already gone out in the international scientific journal Biology of Reproduction.

The gene thought to be responsible causes changes in cells’ response to leptin, an important hormone for controlling fat deposition and regulating appetite. The leptin receptor sits on the surface of cells, detecting and receiving leptin as it circulates through the body.

The receptor is known to be associated with puberty onset in mice, humans and cattle.

AgResearch’s search focussed on 60 genes known to be involved in reproductive function, as well as those involved in growth and body composition which also relate to puberty onset. They then looked for the gene variants in the female descendants’ DNA and matched occurrence with age at puberty. A strong association between age of puberty and a naturally occurring variation in the leptin receptor gene was found.

“Those ewes who were the oldest when

they reached puberty had inherited two copies of the leptin receptor gene variant. This was a new finding,” points out Jeungel.

The fact there are two copies points to the gene being recessive, with heterozygous animals not displaying the trait but acting as carriers. Breeders who have been using hogget lambing as a selection trait will likely have reduced incidence in their flocks, acknowledges Jeungel, though depending on ewe-lamb age and weight put to the ram, some ewe lambs with delayed puberty may still get in lamb.

The late maturing trait was identified in Agresearch’s Davisdale line of Romneys but Jeungel says that doesn’t necessarily mean the trait is associated with that breed.

“The Davisdale flock’s not been a purebred Romney line. It has had other breeds mixed in there so we can’t say for sure whether it came from the Romney.”

She also says she’s “pretty sure” international sequencing work found the trait in other breeds. Whether it is present in other breeds in New Zealand will become clear during the next phase of the research which will include screening breeders’ samples sent in for SNP chip analysis.

The fact the Davisdale flock was a high performing one, though generally not lambed as hoggets, suggests the gene could be quite widespread.

“There is more work to be done before we can be absolutely certain that the variant we found is responsible for the late puberty onset… But the current evidence is compelling,” says Jeungel.

However, there’s a need to “understand what effects this variation might be having on other traits to make sure we’re not trading off one thing for another before we go using it as a selection tool,” she adds.

Provided there’s no downside, breeding the trait out of flocks could significantly increase lifetime reproductive rates, and therefore farm profitability.

The search for the responsible gene was made possible with new technology that allows entire genomes to be sequenced affordably in a matter of weeks. Jeungel’s co-researcher Sarah Edwards says it wouldn’t have been feasible even five years ago.

The research was car-

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Goat saliva test for parasite resistance A N D REW SWA LLOW andrews@ruralnews.co.nz

THE CARLA saliva test, developed to identify sheep’s response to internal parasite challenge, has been adapted for use in goats.

“So far it looks like the CARLA results are more reliable than the faecal egg counting results,” says the goat test developer, AgResearch senior scientist Richard Shaw, Hopkirk Research Institute, Palmerston North.

Goats are notoriously parasite prone when grazed on pasture and faecal egg counting has

proved unreliable in the species, “particularly when it comes to being used as a variable for selection and breeding,” notes Shaw.

Breeding programmes using CARLA as a selection tool may take eight to 10 years to have an impact, but are likely to lead to improved immunity to parasites such as roundworm, reducing reliance on drenches and associated resistance risks.

Greater productivity of goat dairy, fleece and meat sectors is also anticipated.

AgResearch says resistance to anthelmintic drenches seems more prevalent in goats than

cattle and sheep and ongoing reliance on chemical controls is not sustainable.

Already most flocks supplying the New Zealand dairy goat industry are housed and cut-andcarry feed systems are used to minimise parasite infection.

Shaw says the CARLA test involves taking a sample of a goat’s saliva and testing it in a lab to detect an antibody response to parasite infection in the animal’s gut.

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AgResearch says goat farming is a growing sector worth about $110m/ year in dairy, $600,000/ year in mohair (Angora fleece) and $10m /year in meat. There are about 210 mohair goat producers and at least 50 suppliers to the Dairy Goat Cooperative. Goat milksolids command a premium over cow milksolids.

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Dodunski says most goat farmers are acutely aware of the impact of worms as goats are more susceptible to parasitism than sheep or cattle when grazing pasture alone, and, in general, do not develop the same degree of innate immunity in adulthood.

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ANIMAL HEALTH 39

How to value a working dog KEEP THIS page, along with the date, somewhere you can find it easily.

If you ever need an estimate of the value of a working farm dog you will have something to go by. Naturally values will increase with inflation.

Valuing a working dog is not an exact science; some people will give them away, others will want to extract every dollar possible from buyers. Blood-

tance in future ability.

Pups under 12 months old with some basic training: $300-$1500.

This is a good time to buy a young dog as you are able to see how it is developing. Training could be anything from coming when called, following the bike and running out when encouraged, through to working the stock close at hand, balancing, pulling, barking, etc. Don’t expect

mistakes and able to handle stock without continual commands from the handler. This should be an enjoyable time to have this dog in your team. If it isn’t, training has gone awry somewhere.

Mature dog 6 – 8 years old, experienced and capable but starting to slow: $1000-$3000.

At this age a dog is confident and often a ‘know all’, thinking it knows what

you want and when you want it. It’s inclined to do things before being asked.

This can be both an advantage and disadvantage. The dog’s physical ability is now slowly going downhill.

If you need dog power now is the time to get a young dog in training.

Semi retired dog 8 plus years old: $0-$1000.

Personally I think dogs should be given to someone on a lifestyle block to retire comfortably, but still be of use to move a few animals. It is easier to place an older heading dog that quietly and calmly handles stock, rather than a huntaway who has the noise, but not the pace, to control them.

It is kinder to put an old dog down, than for it to live out life in arthritic pain or be confined alone in a kennel whilst his mates are out working.

• Anna Holland is teaching people dog training. For more information www.annaholland.co.nz or Ph 06) 212 4848 or annaholland@xtra. co.nz

Jess as a pup.

perfection and absolute obedience – it’s only a pup.

Young working dog 1-2 years old trained and able to complete certain tasks: $1500-$3000.

I would expect the dog to run out to work stock only when asked, heed a stop command, have a good call back, know which side to run out and handle stock kindly. There should be no bolting, biting or deliberate cutting off stock. He is still young and inexperienced; expect times of confusion and moments when he thinks he knows best.

Dog in its prime 2-5 years old with work experience and capable: $3000$6000.

I’d expect obedience to all commands, calm and sensible behaviour 95% of the time, seldom making

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lines, the dog’s nature, its working intelligence and stock sense, looks and conformation, faults and bad habits, its degree of training and obedience, and the seller’s expectations – all will play a part in its valuation.

Pups 8-12 weeks old: from $0-$500.

Some of the best dogs I have had the pleasure of working were given to me as pups. However, they were all purpose-bred by knowledgeable, experienced people with top working dogs.

Pups 3-12 months old and untrained: from $0-$1000.

Just because you pay good money for a pup doesn’t mean it will be a top dog. The dog’s brain development, rearing and training play equal impor-

MULTINE reliably protects against the 5 key clostridial diseases.

And because it can be used alongside any drench, you’re able to choose the level of protection that’s right for your farm. ®

Jess as a trained working dog.

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Sheep Internal Parasites Treatment 2014

PRODUCT NAME

COMPANY NAME

AVAILABLE FROM

ACTIVE INGREDIENT

CONCENTRATION

INGREDIENT DOSE RATE

FORMULATED DOSE RATE

WITHHOLDING PERIOD (MEAT) DAYS

SAFETY MARGIN (DOSE RATE)

OVICIDAL

BAYMEC SHEEP HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Abamectin

1g/L

0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg

21

5x

NO

BOMATAK • C.

Bayer NZ Ltd

All outlets

Oxfendazole

90.6g/L

4.5mg/kg

1mL/20kg

10

10x

YES

BOMATAK • C. MINERALISED

Bayer NZ Ltd

All outlets

Oxfendazole

90.6g/L

4.5mg/kg

1mL/20kg

10

3x

YES

CONCUR SHEEP HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Oxfendazole, Levamisole

22.7g/L, 40g/L

4.5mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg

1mL/5kg

10

3x

YES

DUELL SHEEP HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Albendazole, Levamisole

23.8g/L, 37.5g/L

4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg

1mL/5kg

10

3x

YES

DUELL TAPE HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Albendazole, Levamisole, 25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L 5mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg, 3.75mg/ Praziquantel kg,

1mL/5kg

10

3x

YES

EVOLVE SHEEP HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Abamectin, Levamisole, Oxfendazole

0.2mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 4.53mg/ kg

1mL/5kg

21

3x

YES

EVOLVE TAPE HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Praziquantel, Albendazole, 19g/L, 25g/L, 40g/L, Levamisole, Abamectin 1g/L

3.8mg/kg, 5mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg

21

3x

YES

MOXAM SHEEP

Bayer NZ Ltd

CRT, Farmlands

Moxidectin

2g/L

2mg/mL

1mL/10kg

10 days

10x

No

MOXAM SEL SHEEP

Bayer NZ Ltd

CRT, Farmlands

Moxidectin, Selenium

2g/L, 1mg/mL

2mg/mL

1mL/10kg

10 days

10x

No

SATURN SHEEP HIMIN

Bayer NZ Ltd

Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Levamisole, Abamectin

40g/L, 1g/L

7.5mg/kg 0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg

21

3x

NO

ALLIANCE®

COOPERS

All major outlets

Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI Abamectin

45.3g/L 80g/L 2g/L

4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg

1mL/10kg

14

3x

YES

CONVERGE®

COOPERS

All major outlets

Levamisole HCI Abamectin

80g/L 2g/L

8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg

1mL/10kg

14

3x

NO

SCANDA®

COOPERS

All major outlets

Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI

45.3g/L 80g/L

4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg

1mL/10kg

10

3x

YES

SCANDA® SELENISED

COOPERS

All major outlets

Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI

45.3g/L 80g/L

4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg

1mL/10kg

10

3x

YES

ARREST

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Albendazole, Levamisole

23.8g/L, 37.5g/L

4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg

1mL/5kg

10

3x

YES

BIONIC HI MINERAL SHEEP CAPSULE

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, Albendazole, Selenium, Cobalt

160mg, 4.62g, 26mg, 120mg

1.6mg/0.0462g/0.26mg/ 12mg Cobalt/day

1capsule 40-80kg liveweight

128

3 Capsules

YES

EXODUS 1% INJECTION

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Clinics

Moxidectin

Moxidection 10g/L

0.2mg/kg

1m/50kg

28 days

10x

No

EXODUS LONG ACTING INJECTION

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Moxidectin

20g/L

1mg/kg liveweight

1mL/20kg liveweight

91

5x

NO

EXODUS SE

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Moxidectin Selenium

1mg/mL 0.5mg/mL

0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg

10

10x

NO

EXTENDER 100

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Albendazole

3.85g/capsule

0.5mg/kg/day

1 capsule 35-65kg

0

5 capsules

YES 1

EXTENDER JUNIOR SeCo

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Albendazole, Selenium, 2.24g Ab, 11.7mg Sel Cobalt 58mg Cob/cap.

0.5mg/kg/day

1 capsule 20-40kg

0

5 capsules

YES1

EXTENDER SeCo

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Albendazole, Selenium & Cobalt

ABZ 0.5mg/day Se 0.24mg/ 1 capsule day Co 1.18m/day 40-80kg

0

5 capsules

YES 1

FIRST DRENCH

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Albendazole, Levamisole, 25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L 5mg/kg, 7.54mg/kg Praziquantel 3.75mg/kg

1mL/5kg

10

3x

YES

GENESIS ORAL GENESIS HI MINERAL

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Abamectin

1g/L

0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg

14

5x

NO

GENESIS INJECTION

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Abamectin

10g/L

0.2mg/kg

1ml/50kg

28

5x

NO

GENESIS INJECTION + B12 & SE

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, SE & B12

10g/L

0.2mg/kg

1ml/50kg

28

5x

NO

GENESIS TAPE HI MINERAL

Merial Ancare

Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, Praziquantel

1g/L 18.8g/L

0.2mg/kg 3.75mg/kg

1m/5kg

14

5x

NO

1g/L, 40g/L, 22.65g/L

4.62g Alb cap, 24mg Se, 118mg Co

PROUDLY AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL VETERINARY CLINIC. Merial is a Sanofi company.

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MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

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TAPEWORMS Moniezia

FLUKES Fascioia

NASAL BOT Oestrus ovis

LUNGS

DICTYOCAULUS

TRICHURIS

CHABERTIA

OESPHAGOSTOMUM

LARGE INTESTINE

TRICHOSTRONGYLUS

BUNOSTOMUM

STRONGYLOIDES

COOPERIA

SMALL INTESTINE

NEMATODIRUS

TRICH. AXEI

OSTERTAGIA

PARASITE MATURITY

HAEMONCHUS

ABOMASUM

NOTE – The Rural News Sheep Internal Parasite Control Anthelmintic Survey is compiled from information supplied by animal health companies. Although the information has been checked by our independent animal health advisor, Rural News accepts no responsibility or liability for inaccuracies. THE EFFICACY CLASSIFICATIONS RELATE ONLY WHERE NO RESISTANCE IS PRESENT. If a concern exists please contact your veterinarian.

COMMENTS:

Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.

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Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

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Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

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★★★ ★★★ Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Selenium, Zinc. ★★★ Highly effective tapeworm drench for lambs.

Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Selenium, Zinc.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ N/D IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ N/D

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Persistant activity H. contortus 35 days, O. circumcincta 21 days.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ N/D

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Persistant activity H. contortus 35 days, O. circumcincta 21 days.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ N/D IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ N/D

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Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.

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Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.

KEY TO SURVEY: ★★★ ★★ ★ Blank N/S N/D

= 95% to 100% efficacy. = 75% to 95% efficacy. = 50% to 75% efficacy. = No registered claim = Information not supplied = No data

NOTE 1: Sheep milk intended for human consumption or manufacture for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following last treatment.

NOTE 2: Must not be used undiluted.

★★★ Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc. High effective tapeworm drench for lambs. ★★★

★★★ COOPERS ALLIANCE is a triple combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. ALLIANCE contains: 25mg Cobalt ★★★ and 5mg Selenium per 5mL dose. Note 1.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

COOPERS CONVERGE is a dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. CONVERGE contains:25mg Cobalt and 5mg Selenium per 5mL. Note 1.

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★★★ COOPERS SCANDA is a dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. Note 1. ★★★

MATURE IMMATURE MATURE IMMATURE

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★★★ COOPERS SCANDA Selenised is a dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. SCANDA Selenised contains: ★★★ 2mg Cobalt, 6mg Zinc and 5mg Selenium per 5mL dose. Note 1.

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Adult liver fluke at standard dose rate combination drench. Arrest Hi Mineral also has additives (Se, Co, Copper, Cobalt). Note 1.

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Provides at least 35 days protection against Ostertagia circumcincta and Haemonchus contortus and at least 7 days against Trichostrongylus colubriformis

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ND IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ND

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Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days & Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days. Effective against inibited larvae of Haemonchus.

Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.

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Hi Mineral additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1.

Prevents reinfection with Ostertagia circumcincta for a minimum of 21 days and Haemonchus spp for 35 days.

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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented 2 period. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days and treats and prevents selenium and cobalt deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 2 IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 2

Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented period) and treats and prevents selenium deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

★★★ ★★★ Milk. Note 1. First Drench Hi Mineral - each 10ml ★★★ containing 5mg Selenium, 2.5mg Cobalt and 21mg Copper.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ND IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

Hi Mineral additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ND IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

0.1ml per 5kg. Milk. Note 1.

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0.1ml per 5kg. Milk. Note 1. Genesis Injection B12 + Se contains 2mg/ml Vitamin B12 and 4mg/mL Selenium.

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ND IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★

★★★ Additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1. ★★★

R S T R U S T B I O N I C S H E E P C A P S U L E S T O D E L I V E R B E T T E R R E S U LT S A N D A G A I N S T A L L M A J O R PA R A S I T E S .

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RURAL NEWS // JULY 15, 2014

Sheep Internal Parasites Treatment 2014

PRODUCT NAME

COMPANY NAME

AVAIL. FROM

ACTIVE INGREDIENT

CONCENTRATION

INGREDIENT DOSE RATE

FORMULATED DOSE RATE

WITHHOLD- SAFETY OVICIDAL ING PERIOD MARGIN (MEAT) DAYS (DOSE RATE)

Merial Ancare GENESIS ULTRA HI MINERAL IVER MATRIX TAPE HI Merial Ancare MINERAL Merial Ancare IVOMEC LIQUID FOR SHEEP AND GOATS

Veterinary outlets Veterinary outlets Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, Closantel Ivermectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel Ivermectin

1g/L 50g/L 1g/L Iver, 22.7g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi 0.08% w/v solution

0.2mg/kg 10mg/kg 0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kgk Le, 4.5mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Prazi 0.2mg/kg

1m/5kg

56

3x

NO

1ml/5kg

14

3x

YES

1ml/4kg

10

20 x

NO

IVOMEC MAXIMIZER CR CAPSULES LAMBS

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Ivermectin outlets

80mg/capsule

0.02mg/kg/day

1 capsule 20-40kg

126

3x

NO

IVOMEC MAXIMIZER CR CAPSULES ADULT IVOMEC INJECTION

Merial Ancare

160mg/capsule

0.2mg/kg/day

1 capsule 40-80kg

126

3x

NO

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Ivermectin outlets Veterinary Ivermectin outlets

10g/L

0.02mg/kg

1ml per 50kg

35

5x

NO

LEVICARE

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Levamisole outlets

40g/L

7.5mg/kg

3ml/16kg

10

3x

NO

MATRIX TAPE HI MINERAL

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Oxfendazole, outlets Levamisole, Praziquantel

1g/L Iver, 22g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi

0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kg Le, 4.5 mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Pr

1ml per 5kg liveweight

14

3x

YES

MATRIX Hi MINERAL

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Abamectin, Oxfendazole, outlets Levamisole

1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le, 22.7g/L Ox

0.2mg/kg Ab, 8mg/kg Le, 4.5mg/kg Ox

1ml per 5kg liveweight

14

3x

YES

OXFEN C PLUS

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Oxfendazole outlets Levamisole

90.6g/L 150g/L

4.5mg/kgs 7.5mg/kg

1ml/20kg

10

3x

YES

Merial Ancare OXFEN OXFEN DBL STRENGTH

Veterinary Oxfendazole outlets

22.65g/L 45.3g/L

5mg/kg

1ml/10kg

10

5x

YES

TRIMOX HI-MINERAL

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Moxidectin, Albendazole, outlets Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt

1g/L Mox plus 40g/L Le HCI, 23.8 g/L Ab, with 0.5g/L Se and 2.2g/L Co

0.2mg/kg 4.76mg/kg 8mg/kg

1ml/5kg

28

3x

NO

SWITCH HI MIN

Merial Ancare

Veterinary Abamectin, Levamisole, outlets Selenium, Cobalt

1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le, 0.5g/L Se, 2.2g/L Co

0.2mg/kg 8mg/kg

1ml/5kg

14

3x

NO

CYDECTIN PLUS TAPE Zoetis

OTC, Moxidectin Veterinary Praziquantel outlets

1mg/mL 18.8mg/mL

0.2mg/kg liveweight 3.76mg/kg

1mL/5kg

7

> 5x

NO

DECTOMAX INJECTABLE

Zoetis

Veterinary Doramectin Outlets

10mg/mL

0.2mg/kg

1mL/50kg liveweight

35

x15

NO

EWEGUARD, EWEGUARD PLUS SE B12

Zoetis

OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians and 6 and 1 vaccine

5g/L

0.2mg/kg liveweight

1mL/25kg liveweight

49

3x

NO

CYDECTIN INJECTION

Zoetis

OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians

10g/L

0.2mg/kg liveweight

1mL/50kg liveweight

28

10x

NO

Zoetis CYDECTIN LONG ACTING INJECTION FOR SHEEP

OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians

20g/L

1mg/kg liveweight

1mL/20kg liveweight

91

5x

NO

CYDECTIN & VETDECTIN ORAL DRENCH

Zoetis

OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians

1mg/mL

0.2mg/kg liveweight

1mL/5kg liveweight

10

>10x

NO

STARTECT

Zoetis

Veterinarians Derquantel, Abamectin

10mg/mL 1mg/mL

2mg/kg 0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg

14 days meat 3x 35 days milk

No

N O I T C U D O R P SWITCH ON E C N A T S I S E R F F SWITCH O mbination ative dua n r e lt a l fu r e w o p e Th

l co

PROUDLY AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL VETERINARY CLINIC. Merial is a Sanofi company.

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RURAL NEWS // JULY 15, 2014

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COMMENTS:

NOTE – The Rural News Sheep Internal Parasite Control Anthelmintic Survey is compiled from information supplied by animal health companies. Although the information has been checked by our independent animal health advisor, Rural News accepts no responsibility or liability for inaccuracies. THE EFFICACY CLASSIFICATIONS RELATE ONLY WHERE NO RESISTANCE IS PRESENT. If a concern exists please contact your veterinarian.

42 days haemonchus contortus control. Note 1. Effective against mature and immature liverfluke. ★★★ Contains 2.2g/L Cobalt, 0.5g/L Selenium ★★★

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ ND IMMATURE 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ ND ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ ND

TAPEWORMS Moniezia

FLUKES Fascioia

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★

NASAL BOT Oestrus ovis

DICTYOCAULUS

LUNGS

TRICHURIS

CHABERTIA

OESPHAGOSTOMUM

LARGE INTESTINE

TRICHOSTRONGYLUS

BUNOSTOMUM

STRONGYLOIDES

COOPERIA

NEMATODIRUS

SMALL INTESTINE

TRICH. AXEI

OSTERTAGIA

PARASITE MATURITY

HAEMONCHUS

ABOMASUM

★★★

1. Effective against L3 stages. 2. Effective against inhibited (L4) stages. Also effective against BZ, Levamisole and Morantel resistant strains of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus Spp and BZ resistant Namatodirus also Itchmite. (Meat withholding period for goats is 14 days.) Plain and selenised available. Note 1.

★★★ ★★★

Aids in control of dags and blowfly strike in the breech area and reduces pasture contamination from worm eggs for at least 100 days. (120 days including worm prepatent period.) Also effective against strains of H.contortus, O.circumcinta and T.colubriformil resistant to BZ, levamisole and morantel anthelmintics and strains of T.axei and N.spathiger resistant to BN anthelmintics. Effective against itchmite and keds. 1. Effective against L3 stages. Milk 126 days.

Comment same as above (Ivomec Maximizer Cr Capsules Lambs) Also for use in cattle and pigs. Effective against itchmite. Effective against L3 stages. Also effective against inhibited L4 stage Ostertagia. Note 1.

★★★

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★★★ Contains 2.2g/L Cobalt, 0.5g/L Selenium ★★★

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★

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Contains 2.2g/L Cobalt, 0.5g/L Selenium

MATURE ★★★ ★★★ IMMATURE ★★★ ★★★

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Minerals (Cu, I, Co, Zn, Se) Milk 24 hours.

★★

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Also contains 0.8g/L Selenium

★★ ★★

Also available with minerals (Cu, Co, Zn, I, Se) Oxfen Hi Mineral.

Note 1.

= 95% to 100% efficacy. = 75% to 95% efficacy. = 50% to 75% efficacy. = No registered claim = Information not supplied = No data

Prevents reinfection with Ostertagia circumcincta for a minimum of 21 days and Haemonchus spp for 35 days.

Also available non mineralised.

2 2

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KEY TO SURVEY: ★★★ ★★ ★ Blank N/S N/D

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★★★2

NOTE 1: Sheep milk intended for human consumption or manufacture for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following last treatment.

NOTE 2: Must not be used undiluted.

1 Includes inhibited stages and BZ-resistant parasites. 2 1st, 2nd & 3rd Instars. 3 Aids in protection of blowfly strike. See label for details.

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Non-irritant injection. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for at least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostronglus.

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Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days & Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days. Effective against inibited larvae of Haemonchus.

Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.

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Additives: contain antigens of 5 clostridial diseases and cheesy gland. Available with or without selenium and with selenium and vitamin B12 (vet only). Prevents reinfection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for a least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. Recommended for use in adult sheep. Milk withholding period 49 days. Effective against inhibited stages of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.

Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 35 days and Ostertagia circumcincta for 21 days. Available with or without Selenium. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus. 84 hours milk withholding.

★★★

New family of drench in a combination. Controls worms resistant to macrocyclic lactones (ML), levamisole/morantel (clear), benzimidazoles (white), and closantel based drenches and combinations of these. Also controls itch mite. Accurately dose young lambs < 15kg. Use drench guns with silicone “O” rings. Extremely toxic to horses.

THE ULTIMATE 3 WAY DRENCH MATRIX HI-MINERAL

Triple combination oral drench for sheep

It’s time to evolve to a superior drench. MATRIX® is the ultimate three way oral drench with unsurpassed efficacy against mixed infections of gastrointestinal parasites, including those with single or dual resistance to any of the three major drench families.

MATRIX MINIDOSE

Triple combination oral drench for sheep or cattle

MATRIX C

Triple combination oral drench for cattle

FOR USE IN: SHEEP OF ALL AGES INCLUDING LAMBS

FOR USE IN: CATTLE & SHEEP OF ALL AGES

FOR USE IN: CATTLE OF ALL AGES

DOSE RATE: 1mL/5kg B.W

DOSE RATE: 1mL/10kg B.W

DOSE RATE: 1mL/20kg B.W

WITHHOLDING PERIODS:

WITHHOLDING PERIODS:

WITHHOLDING PERIODS:

MEAT: 14 DAYS MILK: 35 DAYS

MEAT: CATTLE - 14 DAYS MEAT: SHEEP - 21 DAYS

MEAT: 14 DAYS MILK: 35 DAYS

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: ABAMECTIN (1g/L), LEVAMISOLE

MILK: 35 DAYS

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: ABAMECTIN (4g/L), LEVAMISOLE

(40g/L), OXFENDAZOLE (22.7g/L)

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(160g/L), OXFENDAZOLE (90.8g/L)

MINERALS: AVAILABLE WITH OR WITHOUT SELENIUM

(80g/L), OXFENDAZOLE (45.4g/L)

MINERALS: SELENIUM (2g/L), COBALT (8.8g/L)

(0.5g/L) AND COBALT (2.2g/L)

MINERALS: SELENIUM (1g/L), COBALT (4.4g/L)

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Both sheep and cattle parasites are demonstrating varying levels of resistance to the commonly used drench families costing New Zealand agriculture an estimated $300m annually. Triple combination drenches are the ultimate tool for slowing this down.

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RURAL NEWS // JULY 15, 2014

44 MACHINERY & PRODUCTS

System prevents birdnest tractor fires GA RE TH G I L LAT T

A NEW device for preventing bird nests starting tractor fires is aimed at a $9 million problem. That’s how much these fires cost the insurance industry annually, says FMG. Birdspy launched the detector at the Waikato field days after four years development, says director Brent Brown.

Photo-electric sensors at key points under the engine hood detect whether a bird has got inside the compartment.

Any one of the sensors can trigger a cut-out that prevents the operator from starting the engine.

FMG estimates hundreds of tractor fires are caused by birds. It’s worst in spring when birds are looking for warm, dry, sheltered places; engine bays have great appeal.

The riskiest spot is next to an exhaust manifold.

“We’ve heard of starlings building nests next to speakers,” Brown says.

Farmers using the Birdspy system will aim to...

Typically, a starling nest fire can destroy a tractor in 18 minutes, says FMG. Insurance companies campaign yearly to get tractor operators to look for nests.

Brown says the benefit of using sensors with a 20mm wide beam is that the point of contact can be set to different lengths to suit various scenarios.

“The sensor can be set to work out to distances of 1.8m.”

The sensors are industrial quality and weatherproof. The system should outperform alternatives like chemical gels and bird repellent, Brown says.

One farmer was referred to Birdspy by his insurance company which

had only just lost a tractor to a fire caused by a nest.

According to Brown, the system saved the tester’s tractor twice in one day.

“They went to start the tractor in the morning the alarm had gone off; they opened up the hood and there was a starling’s nest. Then, after 20 minutes, the alarm system had

..prevent birdnests being built in their tractor engines and...

engaged again because the starlings had built another.” Brown says contractors at the field days said the $1200 price of the system was small relative to the value of a tractor and the cost of it being down at key times of the year.

“When they did the maths it’s a $100,000 $150,000 machine, plus the cost of whatever it is

towing. It doesn’t take long to justify the cost of installing this system.”

He says one of the people trialling the detector said while his staff were supposed to check under the hood before they started work not all of them did.

The system needs to be installed by an autoelectrician or tractor mechanic. Installation takes about four hours,

or less if installers have worked on the tractor before. While one sensor is often enough, two or three may be needed if an engine is large or there are lots of entry points.

Brown’s company is talking to insurance companies to see if farmers could get reduced premiums for having systems installed.

Tel. 07 808 0895 www.birdspy.co.nz ...stopping any chance of an engine fire and loss of the tractor.

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MACHINERY & PRODUCTS 45

World’s largest robotic dairy farm now operating THE WORLD’S largest robotic milking operation, planned for a German farm, will in October see the start of installation of four Lely 44 Astronaut milking robots.

The milkers will go in six new barns on a 2500cow farm near Frohburg, in eastern Germany, owned by Osterland Agrar GmbH. Lely says the robotics allow dairy farmers to manage many factors in large herds on an individual-cow basis in a way that cannot be done in a conventionally milked herd.

The attention each cow receives, and the labour

savings, are two reasons why large dairy farms are increasingly turning robots to ensure the best return on investment, the company says.

Live robotic milking demonstrations featured on the Lely site at the recent Waikato field days. Visitors watched the machines in action and discussed how the technology could work for their farms. Many farmers were surprised the robots cost only a small fraction of the “traditionally perceived $1 million per robot,” the company says. An Astronaut system can be tailored for any farm size.

Lely is to supply 44 Astronaut systems to establish the world’s largest robotic dairy farm.

National sales manager Sam Andersen says the exposure at the field days helped get the message out that robotic milking can provide a good return on investment for smaller grazing farms and largescale operations.

“We can start from

scratch or we can convert an existing shed,” Anderson says. “Conversion is a viable option where the plant has just about had it but the shed is still good.

No consent is required and it saves money.” Lely can work with farmers so that milking continues during

installation.

Andersen says robotic milking offers higher production and less stress on animals and people. The cows are free to visit the shed at any time and be milked. They are rewarded in the robot with custom-programmed meal and molasses rations. It is a 24-hour continuous system.

Not only does the Astronaut A4 automate milking, it also automatically cleans out the milk lines and the robots three times a day and automatically washes the vat after the milk is removed. www.lely.com

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ROBOTS HAVE the potential to reduce labour costs and to meet labour shortages in agriculture, says Professor Salah Sukkarieh, University of Sydney.

“Automation is a way of potentially relieving some of that labour pain, but in the process of doing automation you also can start to think about land productivity,” said Sukkarieh, a guest speaker at the recent PMA Australia-New Zealand conference in Auckland.

“With autonomous systems you can start to know more about your crop, your soil and relationships between them all,” he told Rural News. “That makes the ability to make more informative real-time decisions because the robot can make those decisions on the fly.

For example where do I spray and how much do I spray in real time?

“Then there’s also harvesting, where there’s more interest because a lot of the labour costs are associated with harvesting. So you have robotics doing harvesting in the field but if I tie those two things back again I can start to think about what I call selective harvesting.

“So I can harvest what I need to harvest depending on ripeness levels, quality of my farm and so forth. That is the general gist of where automation fits in.

“In terms of the whole supply chain, what happens on the farm is the most uncertain element….

What I do in the factory with chemicals, herbicides or whatever, or seeds and seedlings, is quite well known. What I do in distributions logistics, warehouses and so on is quite well known, but what hap-

pens on the farm in a sense is very variable. Robotics offers the potential to make that more structured, hence closing the gap in that whole supply chain.”

Sukkarieh says now they are trying to build robots that work on most farms, and to use them at optimum efficiency requires careful thinking about farm layout, including the location of buildings and trees.

Asked how long he thought they would commonly be used on farms and orchards, he says “from the sensing perspective — crop yields and all that stuff – that can be done now; the robot that allows us to do autonomous weeding and so forth, within a year, and all of that will just get better”.

Over the next five years you will see more and beyond five years you will see a lot more interest in har-

vesting, he says.

“The underlying thing is investment. Horticulture doesn’t have the amount of money mining or stevedoring has to invest in R&D, so it’s how you manage that process.”

Robotics will get cheaper and has already. Fifteen years ago the costs would have been the same as now: 90% technology, 10% salaries; now its 90% salaries, 10% technology. “So that means the R&D investment is still a lot but the product that’s delivered is cheap.”

Sukkarieh is an international expert in research, development and commercialisation of field robotic systems. He has lead robotics and intelligent systems R&D projects in logistics, commercial aviation, aerospace, education, environmental monitoring, agriculture and mining.

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SI ploughing results TO N Y H O P K I NSO N

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There was light rain all day and the ploughing was also on grass, with the soil type resulting in good workmanship.

Case IH Silver Plough: 1 I Woolly; 2 D Paterson; 3 E Gin. Mainland Minerals Vintage: 1 P Watson; 2 G Carter; 3 L Parnham.

Open Vintage: 1 R Weaver; 2 W Ashe; 3 R Smith.

Farmers’ Class: 1 M Hood; 2 D Boig.

The Courtenay Paparua Ploughing Association event was held on June 21 at Simon Reed’s farm at Kirwee. The weather was fine with good soil conditions with a few stones.

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Farmlands Fuel Reversible: 1 B Mehrtens

Mainland Minerals Vintage: 1 B Cameron; 2 equal M Millar and P Watson.

Vintage Open: 1 B Skurr; 2 R Weavers; 3 A Chambers.

Farmers’ Class: 1 S Reed; 2 M Reed.

The Lincoln Ploughing Association event was held on June 22 at Neville Sharp’s farm at Springston with straw laying on stubble and some rough ground.

Case IH Silver Plough: 1 T Carter; 2 M Dillon.

Farmlands Fuel Reversible: 1 B Mehrtens Mainland Minerals Vintage: 1 G Carter; 2 O Winter; 3 P Watson.

Rural News Group Horse Ploughing: 1 I Toole; 2 A and M Vliet Vlieland.

Open: 1 R Weavers; 2 P McCartin; 3 C Boon.

The Waitaki Ploughing Association event was held on June 28 at the Ruddenklaus’ farm, near Waimate, on a stubble paddock with little straw, but hard and challeng-

ing soil.

Case IH Silver Plough: 1 B Redmond; 2 E Gin; 3 A Mehrtens.

Mainland Minerals Vintage: 1 J Stalker; 2 A Murdock; 3 P Johnson.

Meanwhile, the Timaru Ploughing Association vintage ploughing day was held on the Kyle family farm. It was frosty start followed by a fine sunny day – with the sprayed-off grass and good moist soils allowing for good ploughing conditions. There were 11 competitors in the event.

1 J Stalker; 2 L Parnham; 3 M Millar; 4 P Johnson.

Stalker and Parnham qualified to represent Canterbury in the Mainland Minerals Vintage section at next year’s New Zealand Championships to be held at Palmerston.

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ACCURATE AND far-reaching weather forecasts will soon be available on farmers’ PCs and mobile devices via a new service of NIWA, says its environmental information chief scientist Jochen Schmidt.

The new, subscription-based service is called FarmMet. It provides subscribers with online forecasts specific to their area. NIWA launched it at the recent Waikato field days.

NIWA has 250 weather stations, each yielding data for “powerful predictions” generated by its super-computer, one of New Zealand’s largest.

“The difference between a regional forecast you see on the television, and the forecast available via this system is immense,” Schmidt says.

Each subscriber is likely to have several stations in a 50km radius from which to choose: one station is likely to have almost exactly the same weather patterns as affecting their farm.

Subscribers may select several tools including two- and six-day rain forecasts, twoand six-day rain maps, air temperature predictions, frost predictions, accumulated rainfall records and soil moisture level records.

The choices are then displayed as widgets on a personalised version of the FarmMet page.

Schmidt says the service’s developers have been careful to make the site scalable so it will work as well on a phone or tablet as on a PC. “I’ve loaded it up on my computer and on my Samsung [Galaxy] and it looks fantastic on both.”

Because the service is offered as a website rather than an app, it can work on any internet-connected mobile device regardless of its operating system or screen size, Schmit says.

Subscribers will be able to make long-term decisions bearing in mind soil moisture levels and cumulative rainfall figures showing climatic trends. – Gareth Gillatt Tel. 0800 746 464 www.farmnet.niwa.co.nz

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Mixer wagon suits medium herds GA RE T H G I LLAT T

A NEW mixer wagon from Irish feedout machine maker Keenan combines large mixers’ capacity with smaller mixers’ convenience, says the New Zealand sales manager Jon Kimber.

Launched at the Waikato field days, the new machine fills a gap between the 20m3 model and 26m3 models. Kimber says the mixer wagon is suitable for farms with 600-800 cows.

Engineers have taken design ideas from the 20m3 model and 26m3 models when developing the new wagon. The 26m3 models’ three-chain drive has been simplified and used to power the new mixer, with Kimber saying the result is a more consistent mix.

A 20L oil bath keeps chains run-

ning smoothly behind two fiberglass doors at the front of the mixer for easy access.

Kimber says the front fiberglass doors also give operators open access to the complete drive line to make maintenance and repair easier.

The makers have used the heavyduty hitch from the 26m3 model while using the same mounting setting as the 20m3 model to make it easier to attach to the back of a tractor.

Developers have also improved the calibration and blade setting, says Kimber, using 28 blades as standard with the option of increasing that to 48 blades.

Blades are aligned in a double herringbone design to improve hay, straw and silage cutting capabilities, though Kimber says users can expect ingredients to be treated better in a horizontal mixer anyway.

In horizontal mixers the stirring mechanism is in the side of the mixer and not being on the bottom it is said to create a gentler motion with less bruising.

The new feeder’s design has been adjusted so feed always travels via the top knife, which reduces the peak power requirement and the stress on the machine.

Kimber says users can be sure that feed is safer too, with Keenan mixer wagons the only ones available in New Zealand to have magnets set in their sides as standard.

While the wagon is capable of mixing enough feed for 800 cows, Kimber says it is capable of handling lower volumes of feed as well and can mix as little as 2 tonnes of feed at one time.

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Golden Pliers title number two A PACKED-OUT crowd turned up to watch eight expert fencers compete in this year’s Wiremark Golden Plier competition at the field days in Waikato.

2013 champion and Smedley Station tutor Shane Bouskill won the competition, finishing with a 10-point margin over runner-up Tim Stafford, and completing his fence in 6h 20m – 70 minutes behind the fastest fencer, Nick Liefting.

Finalists had to deal with wet conditions, 150mm of rain having fallen on the area during the week of the event. Nearly 80mm fell before the competition started on Thursday June 12, with another 34mm falling on the day of competition.

Bouskill says while the rain added another 20 minutes to everybody’s time, it worked to his advan-

tage as he only dug a limited number of holes.

“A few competitors had to bail their holes out before they could put a post in because they had drilled too many holes. I only drill one hole at a time but I did have to ram the post up to get the right tension.”

He says there was plenty of pressure to repeat last year’s performance again this year. “The 22 cadets expected me to do really well. Staff members and locals knew I was going into it again this year so there was plenty of pressure on me to perform.”

The weather didn’t stop the crowds from watching though, according to 14 time winner Paul Van Beers who joined the spectators this year after being eliminated in the heats.

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“The whole time competition was going there was a crowd – twothree people deep along the viewing area. It was really good to see and most of the people who watched would stand there a long time.”

Van Beers made up for his Golden Pliers absence by winning the doubles silver staple competition with his son, Jason, marking the first time a family member entry had won since brothers Bill and Albert Schuler won the event in 1969.

Results were close in the Bill Schuler Novice competition with half of the field finishing within 10 minutes of each other, although Franklin newcomer Daniel Hunt eventually took out the event despite it being only the second time he had taken part in a competitive event.

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The comfort theme extends to the ride and handling. Don’t get us wrong, a leaf sprung truck with 1.25 tonne bed capacity and 2.5 tonne towing capacity is going to move around a bit when unladen.

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FertDirect was formed earlier this year after a trial in Waikato and Bay of Plenty in 2013.

“We wanted to test our sales process to make sure manufacturers could meet our delivery times and product specifications – which they did,” Williams says.

“We sold about 1000 tonnes of product during the trial and passed on savings of $60,000 to those farmers involved.

They were pleased with the product they got and all of them have reordered so we knew we were onto a winner.”

FertDirect specialises in standalone products such as ammonium sulphate and guano phosphate and Williams says quality is paramount.

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Once they reach New Zealand, samples are again taken from every container and sent to a laboratory for further testing.

Batch numbers are recorded for every order despatched to maintain quality control.

“We are offering farmers the opportunity to plan ahead and get the best possible price for the basic fertiliser products they need.”

Williams is also encouraging farmers to contact FertDirect to discuss other fertiliser products they may wish to buy that aren’t listed on the website.

The online ordering system is fast and easy to use, and prices cover delivery to ports in Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttleton, Mount Maunganui and Napier. “If you would like a quote to another port simply complete our online enquiry form and we’ll email you a price.”

FertDirect says its online store offer savings for farmers.

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It’s the first online service of its kind to be offered nationwide and FertDirect business manager Rob Williams says it’s designed to save farmers money without compromising on quality.

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Williams says even when transport costs are taken into account, FertDirect will still be a much cheaper option than New Zealand’s other main suppliers.

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