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Fonterra has been the latest of the dairy producers to slash its farm gate price for the 2014-15 season after reporting a 75% drop in profi t. The dairy giant’s new forecast is $5.30 per kgMS which has highlighted an exceptional 2013-14 season when its farmers were receiving a high of $8.40.

Among the factors for the downgrade in forecast the dairy companies cite a strong New Zealand dollar, strong milk production globally and international developments including the softening of the European market with Russia banning the importation of dairy products.

In the August Global Dairy Trade auction the GDT Price Index fall a further 8.4 percent. According to BERL Economics the weighted average winning price has plummeted to 3,025 USD/MT (US dollars per megaton) from its record high of 5,042 USD/MT set in February, a drop of 40%.

BERL researcher Marsur Alam Khan said while not totally unexpected, the rapidity of this decline is both concerning for dairy farmers and the consequential impacts on the nation’s economy.

“The most concerning aspect of the rapid fall in global dairy prices is the potential negative

impact it may have on export receipts given that dairy exports accounted for almost a third of all export receipts in June 2014.”

Industry analysts have estimated the recent falls in dairy prices will cost the New Zealand economy around $5 billion in lost revenue.

However, Mr Khan said the news wasn’t all bad for exporters as demand for dairy products, especially powdered milk, continues to grow rapidly in China and other emerging Asian markets.

That view has given the dairy companies confi dence to continue with their investment programmes but with the falling forecast payouts the view down on the farm is one of caution rather than confi dence.

Carew dairy farmer Jeff Gould said there was an upside to the fall in payouts to farmers.

“We as dairy farmers have been doing reasonably well over the last year and there is the chance of a an insidious creep as people get slack in regard to their running costs and debt loading when profi ts are good.

“It is important farmers keep a close eye on their costs and falling prices are a warning to them they can’t allow things to get away from them. “While things are getting tight at the

Proceed with caution becoming the dairy mantra

By Kent Caddick

moment it is not serious and good operators are still doing okay. The crucial time will come in around 12 months and if there is not a stabilisation of prices by then there could be some diffi culties for farmers.”

Industry analyst and Hokitika dairy farmer Andy Thompson said at the moment the only good news is that the lower forecast predictions have been made early in the season.

“This gives dairy farmers the opportunity to reassess their budgets and ensure they are managing their debt. “If it comes later in the season dairy

farmers are committed to a level of debt and therefore a drop in payouts could severely affect their ability to service their debt.”

He said further reductions could depend on how the Kiwi dollar performs.

“But I am quietly confi dent that we are reaching the bottom and we are still extremely competitive in the international markets due to our quality.”

Mr Thompson said the fl ow on effect from dropping prices will also hit others in the community hard with dairy farmers putting off buying

new equipment and vehicles in favour of repairing existing equipment. “Contractors will also take a dip as farmers take on more work themselves but dairy farmers need to be wary of deferring maintenance as that could lead to problems down the track.”

He said it is important dairy farmers have an open and honest discussion with their bank manager and accountants about the dip in forecast prices.

“It is also worth looking at utilising a consultant to identifying low producing cows and getting rid of them early.”

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New directors for RavensdownTwo new directors for the Ravensdown board were announced at the farmer-owned cooperative’s annual meeting in Marton this month.

Kate Alexander and Jason Dale have joined the board and Peter Moynihan representing Southland and Otago and Tony O’Reilly for the West Coast of the South Island were re-elected.

Kate Alexander will represent north of Waikato and Bay of Plenty and Jason Dale joins as an independent director after the resignation of Liz Coutts.

The Ravensdown board is now made up of eight elected directors and two independent directors.

Chairman John Henderson said it was great to see shareholders getting involved

Ravensdown CEO Greg Campbell addresses the farmer-owned co-operative’s annual meeting in Marton

with the process of electing directors.

“It’s a unique characteristic of a cooperative that the customers are the

shareholders who appoint the representatives to be their voice on issues of governance.

Kate Alexander, who owns and operates a 240ha 700-cow dairy farm in Dargaville, said the effi cient use of fertilisers on our farms is a huge issue for New Zealand.

“I believe the expert advice that Ravensdown gives to its customers is vital in this area.”

New independent director Jason Dale is chairman of the audit committee at LIC and an independent director of Taranaki Investments Management Limited. He has held senior fi nance roles at Sealord Group, Auckland International Airport and Fonterra as well as working with KPMG.

Donkers steps down as chairman

Nicky Hyslop has taken over the role of acting chair of Irrigation NZ following the retirement of John Donkers for health reasons.

Mrs Hyslop, who was deputy-chair, has signalled she will stand for the chair at Irrigation NZ’s upcoming AGM in October.

Mr Donkers said while his medical condition is not life-threatening, it had made it diffi cult to carry on in the chairman’s role with the commitment and focus that is required, particularly at this time.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members, board, chief executive and staff at Irrigation NZ for their commitment and support while I was in the chair for the past three years.

“The timing of my standing down is far from ideal, but I have every confi dence that the board members and staff will continue the very good work of the organisation.”

The Irrigation NZ board has asked Mr Donkers to continue as a board member and he has agreed to carry on in this capacity.

Mrs Hyslop has been on the Irrigation NZ board for nearly fi ve years and has been a registered farm management consultant for 20 years with Macfarlane Rural Business.

Nicky Hyslop will stand for the position of Irrigation NZ chair

In partnership with husband Jonty, she farms an intensive sheep, beef and arable fully irrigated property at Levels, South Canterbury. Nicky is also a director with Opuha Water Partnership.

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Rural companies top performersby Kent Caddick by Kent Caddick

Two leading rural companies have led the way at the recent Champion Canterbury Business Awards.

Dairy company Synlait Milk, based in the Selwyn district, took out the Supreme Award for medium to large companies after being named the winner of the Global Operator category.

“The awards refl ected the growth we have achieved as a business and are recognition of the incredibly hard work our team puts in to get such great results,” Synlait Milk’s managing director Dr John Penno said.

“Our revenue was $600 million in the last fi nancial year, and we successfully listed the year before. It’s great we can contribute this, and a committed

capital expenditure of around $239 million to the Canterbury economy from our Dunsandel site, and our team is very fi red up with where we are heading as a business.

“From here on in, it is about making sure we engage with the right customers, in the right markets, and that we are producing the right products to world’s best standards.”

The company is in the middle of a $180 million expansion programme which includes adding a packaging plant, a new laboratory and a third drier to its growing Dunsandel site.

Meanwhile, Christchurch-based Ravensdown, which produces mineral fertiliser for the region’s farmers, won the Champion Producer/Manufacturer category, for medium to large enterprises.

Ravensdown’s Hornby works manager Peter Hay said the whole team was thrilled and honoured to win.

“For almost 100 years, the Hornby works has been supplying quality mineral fertiliser to Canterbury farmers. “These days it’s a high-tech, capital-intensive operation with sophisticated systems and a well-trained team. Our

Additional rail service

To meet Westland Milk Products’ growing freight needs the dairy company has added another daily rail service between Christchurch and Hokitika.

Westland chief executive Rod Quin said the move will have substantial benefi ts for Westland, road users, and the environment.

“During the last few years Westland’s rail freight requirements have increased substantially,” Mr Quin said.

“This has been driven by record increases in production by our shareholders, up nearly 22 percent in the 2013-14 season alone, along with an expanding product range and growing sales success in international markets.

“When our new nutritionals’ dryer comes into production in August next year, we can expect our demand for additional freight to increase further.”

The additional daily rail service will commence on October 1 and involve an extra-large train from Westland’s site at Rolleston to

Greymouth (and return), and two smaller trains making the return link from Greymouth to Hokitika. Mr Quin said the expansion of the rail service was excellent news for the Westland and Canterbury economies.

“It refl ects a drive toward improved incomes for our farmers through increased production and improved high value sales.

“The additional train will also save the company money through the effi ciencies of rail freight compared with road transport.”

Rod Quin said the move also strengthens Westland’s supply chain.

“The rail route is a more secure alpine crossing than the Arthur’s Pass highway, being less subject to closures from storm and avalanche. Plus it will take trucks off the highway.”

Synlait Milk staff celebrate the companys success at the Canterbury Business Awards with Hon. Gerry Brownlee (Minister, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery) and Joanna Norris (Editor, The Press) photo courtesy of Tony Stewart / Photoshots Ltd

manufacturing team works hard so that farmers across the region have access to essential plant-ready nutrients,” Mr Hay said.

According to the Canterbury Development Corporation, agricultural production is worth $4.5 billion to the Canterbury economy.

The winners were judged by a panel of 35 judges with 130 entries this year and the judges named 16 winners across nine categories.

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O’Connor Commentswith Damien O’Connor Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture

From the MinisterNathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries

New ministry wanted The importance of � shing to the economy

By the time this column is read the General Election will be over and it is likely negotiations will be underway to form a new Government.

One of the major parts of my role as Primary Industries Minister is managing our � sheries sustainably for all sectors — recreational, commercial and customary.

People will have made their choices and the outcome may not be exactly what any one single voter imagined. Such is the nature of MMP and the infl uence of the minor parties on the outcome.

For rural New Zealand, and agriculture in particular, the harsh reality is that over 85% of New Zealand’s population live in urban areas. This means that those of us in rural areas may not receive either a full understanding or representation of our needs.

While Labour has not necessarily been seen as the automatic advocate for farmers, we have a very proud history of showing the leadership and making the changes necessary to improve our agricultural sector.

Indeed it was a Labour Government in the 1930s that guaranteed a minimum price for dairy farmers suffering at the hands of traders who

gave little or no respect for their production. In the 1950s the Labour Government once again stepped in to form the Dairy Board and coordinate the efforts of the growing number of cooperative companies and market our dairy produce to the world through one single seller.

This ultimately led to the creation of Fonterra. It was, again, a Labour Government that facilitated the signifi cant structural change required to create what is now New Zealand’s single biggest and most successful industry.

Labour has always made the tough calls to put New Zealand’s agribusiness on a sound and sustainable footing and one that will lead to stronger, more vibrant communities. I hope that we are in a position to do that again.

Labour’s commitment to establish a Minister for Rural

Affairs is an acknowledgement of the unique aspects of rural and provincial New Zealand. Policy consideration by politicians and offi cials in Wellington don’t always deliver for rural New Zealand. We need a strong, consistent advocate at a ministerial level to ensure the infrastructure supports the people in our regions who drive our rural primary sectors.

Whatever the mix of parties that will form the next Government, the appointment of a Minister of Rural Affairs should be a priority for the ongoing reliance on all our primary sectors to grow exports, to grow wealth and to grow wages for all New Zealanders.

Rural women have been staunch advocates for this position, and I trust the incoming Government will have the wisdom to carry through this sound policy.

As a nation we’re lucky to have one of the largest coastlines in the world, and access to what I believe is the best seafood in the world.

By the time this article is published the election will be done and dusted, but if the National Government is fortunate enough to be re-elected, we want to introduce two recreational fishing parks covering areas of the inner Hauraki Gulf and the Marlborough Sounds.

These would be predominantly for recreational fishing, with a lot of commercial fi shing excluded in these areas. It would be a fi rst for New Zealand and part of a wider reform of marine protection legislation.

We would fairly compensate commercial fishers who currently operate in these areas. Some will be able to catch their quota outside these new parks, and compensation will be

decided following discussions with industry.

This policy is recognition of how important fi shing is to New Zealanders. It’s a part of our culture we need to celebrate and protect.

This is also why last year I rejected a proposal to increase commercial paua harvesting in areas around Otago and Southland. These are really important areas to local fi shers and I took a precautionary approach to this fi shery.

At the same time we need to recognise the importance of our commercial fi shing industry which generates around $1.5 billion in exports and employs around 10,000 people.

The industry deserves credit for working to reduce waste and adopt new technology. Last year I announced a major package of reform with cameras and observers to be placed on all vessels in the Snapper 1 area in the North Island, ‘move-on’

rules for areas with juvenile fish, and better scientific information.

As a Government we’ve also banned shark finning and passed the Foreign Charter Vessels Bill, which means foreign vessels will be subject to New Zealand law — including employment and health & safety conditions.

We also have the Precision Seafood Harvesting Programme, which is a $52 million project with funding coming from both industry and government. This is developing new technology that will allow fi sh to be landed on fi shing boats alive, and in perfect condition, while safely releasing small fi sh and other species. The potential economic and environmental benefi ts of this are huge.

With all these changes I’m confi dent we can keep growing our fi sheries for the benefi t of all sectors.

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A Green Perspectivewith Ste� an Browning, Green Party spokesperson on Agriculture

Country Matterswith Rob Cope-Williams

True wine sustainability Manifesto for farmingNew Zealand’s primary production and tourism’s economic future relies on the clean green 100% Pure Aotearoa New Zealand brand being realised.

Well the election is over and done with and things are slowly settling down but there are still a couple of cards to play.

It is critical we ensure sustainability claims are lived up to if primary industries and New Zealand is to maintain its reputation in important export markets.

With Russel Norman recently, we launched part of our Love New Zealand Clean Rivers policy at a farm where riparian fencing and planting and biological farming systems have improved profi tability, animal welfare, farmer and staff satisfaction and biodiversity signifi cantly. That Raglan farming operation can justifi ably claim sustainability ticks, when marketing its milk, sheep and beef, and it does.

Back home, the wine industry has certainly put Marlborough and Waipara on the world map. Sustainability is a core part of New Zealand’s wine brand.

Ninety four percent of the winegrowing area in New Zealand is certified to an environmental standard, such as sustainable winegrowing, organic or biodynamic. That’s huge, but what does it mean?

Is the industry truly sustainable or is it a marketing spin, even green wash?

At the Bragato wine conference recently, the industry was talking about sustainability and what next. There was consensus about the need to tell the sustainability story more intensively.

Promotional videos were shown that will go global. Most wine producers portrayed are organic or even biodynamic. Is it because organic vineyards are picturesque, with organic vintners committed to care for their land, the products pure and authentic? Are these the pictures that represent what the consumers expect from a sustainable product or is organic easier to communicate to consumers?

Organic has the most resonance with consumers as a return to natural farming methods. It is trendy and demand is growing worldwide. On the other hand, sustainable is becoming the new normal.

Consumers already expect sustainable practices. Organic

then, has to be the next step or at least be the measurable aspirational goal. Usefully Organic Winegrowers New Zealand is aiming at 20% of vineyards certifi ed organic by 2020.

Apparently, sustainable wine production isn’t pretty enough to show. Certainly not in spring when whole vineyards are nuked with herbicides, even though glyphosate (Roundup) resistant grasses have been found and increasing information shows adverse environmental and human health effects from glyphosate. Weed control is certainly the main weakness in wines sustainability programme.

We must encourage non-chemical methods of production and promote growth of the organic sector through funding of organic research, education and advisory services. It is important to ensure reality matches our reputation as a producer of safe, healthy and sustainably produced food and wine from a clean and green country.

Both Federated Farmers and Rural Women New Zealand have produced a manifesto for the new Government to mull over.

Remembering the Minister of Agriculture used to sit in the number three seat in Government, it is very sad all the Governments since have let that role slip further and further down the pecking order.

They will admit farming is very important and that it does bring in the majority of our earnings, but that seems to be lip service rather than coming from the heart.

There would be those who would suggest that National sits comfortably thinking that they have the farming vote as of right, so why bother doing anything to help farming, and that Labour are very sure that farming people vote National so why waste time and effort on trying to fi ght a battle they will never win.

The result seems to be that the farming fraternity misses out all around.

Parties are more focussed on propping up people who are in need or housing, handouts or tax relief.

You will have noticed there has been no mention so far about the minor parties who are able to promise everyone everything in the knowledge they won’t have to fi nd the money.

Thankfully the two main Knights in shining armour are knocking on doors in Wellington and telling those who walk the halls of power that the farming folk are in need and that although there aren’t many of them, they are very important.

I hope that while Federated Farmers and Rural Women New Zealand focus on sorting out important things such as health care, broadband, and the raft of other things that are lacking

outside the city boundaries, that they also point out that personal earnings and returns on capital are low, they are ridiculously so.

Anyone who has wanted to claim ACC will know exactly what I mean. 80 percent of any farmer’s personal income wouldn’t keep the chickens in mash.

Luckily for the Governments farming folk are a proud race of people and are very inclined to swallow hard and carry on rather than bleat and hold their hands out.

Hence ACC claims are seldom made as farmers claim on the accident insurance they have, and they pay any extra out of cash fl ow.

Good hunting to those knocking on the doors in Wellington, don’t take no for an answer.

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FARMING LEGACYcontributes to the future

BY BELINDA CULLEN-REID

Elizabeth Richards was born in 1913 and took over the family

farm known as Round Top at Windwhistle from her father in 1951, as she explained to Lyn Nell in an interview for a book titled West of Windwhistle which was published in 2005 by the Lake Coleridge Tourism Group.

“I had about 1,000 acres and later I bought another 400 acre block at Glenroy because there was too much hill which wasn’t balanced by arable land,” Miss Richards said.

“After a few years it became obvious that Round Top’s young stock would benefi t by shifting

to a dry land block. When the opportunity arose to add a 300 acre block at Te Pirita I took it, with excellent results.”

Miss Richards said it wasn’t diffi cult to take over Round Top as she had worked on the property before and had previously run a neighbouring property.

“During World War II I was managing The Point to relieve Harold Richards who wanted to go to the war. It was lucky that I was somebody they couldn’t call up for military service. Wartime was hard work for women who had never been farmers, if they were suddenly presented with

a farm they had to look after.” Miss Richards was born at Four Peaks Station near Geraldine where she lived until she was eight. Her mother and siblings at then moved to Sumner, Christchurch so the children could get a good education. Meanwhile Elizabeth’s father acquired Round Top, which they would visit during the school holidays.

Education was very important to Miss Richards. She attended Rangi Ruru as a day girl and went on to study at Massey University as Lincoln College didn’t cater for girls at that time.

“I went to Massey University when I was 19. There were only two girls on the agricultural courses. I was the only sheep and dairy girl: the other one took a chook farming course.

“I spent about two years there and got a Diploma in Agriculture and a gold medal. I remember the vet asked me if I would object to sex discussions about animals, as it was so unusual to have a female in the class.”

Miss Richards preferred the farm life to domestic duties, preferring to get someone in to help with the cooking when the shearers came. She also hired girls to help out on the farm, many of whom were students at Lincoln.

She was a long time member of Federated Farmers and became secretary and then chairperson of the Hororata branch. A highlight was once appearing on the television on Country Calendar.

“I enjoyed it. Once you got used to the camera being poked

at you, and being told where to go and all the sort of thing, you got used to it.”

A keen traveller, Miss Richards enjoyed yearly trips to places such as Australia and England.

“I have made several trips world-wide, fi ve times visiting England for pleasure and to see relations. I used to work weekends at Round Top so I could take longer holidays.”

In 1999 she leased Round Top to Campbell and Andrea Douglas, living on the property for a year before moving into a retirement village in Darfi eld at the age of 84.

Mrs Douglas remembers Miss Richards as not just someone she leased a farm from, but also a very good friend.

“She was a tough rooster, fi rm but fair, but if you could do

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Although she never married and had children of her own, she had nephews and nieces and was very good with children, Mrs Douglas said.

“She was always interested in what our kids were up to.”

Mrs Douglas said Miss Richards was a well-known identity in the Canterbury farming world and was respected for the work she did in her fi eld.

“She liked all aspects of farming and enjoyed the challenge it presented to her, but she had a particular eye and love for stock.”

“She had a Lincoln College farm advisor who kept her up with things that were going forward, and yes she wasn’t afraid to go with the times. She

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“A funny story was when she went to live in Darfi eld, she got her hair permed, because she told me that’s what Darfi eld women do. She only had it done the once,” Mrs Douglas said.

Miss Richards passed away in 2008, leaving a considerable legacy to Darfi eld High School for a scholarship fund to assist those who wanted to study agriculture.

One of those recipients is former Darfi eld High School student Stephanie Williams

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“Getting the Elizabeth Richards scholarship has

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“I won’t be in debt when I complete my degree and

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received scholarship payments each year. This year she is studying at Cornell University

in the United States for a term.She said the fees and associated costs have been substantial, but have been significantly reduced through receiving the scholarship.

“I have always been interested in science and farm management so studying Agricultural Science at Lincoln University and now Cornell University seemed like the perfect opportunity.”

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I don’t think Dotcom understood the ‘thinking New Zealander’ who saw him on national TV ranting and raving and inciting those who chose to listen to him, using the four letter word to describe the Prime Minister and his bragging that as a former German resident he had managed to lower the credit rating of a German chancellor through electronic means. Many New Zealanders

and our forebears remember the Nuremberg rallies and the nazi phenomenon.

The Labour Party’s proposed capital gains tax policies certainly did not help them and the Green’s campaign promoting their environment tax on farmers, I believe, was not supported by the wider community, who are already environmentally conscious of the need to protect our clean, green image.

Labour has ended up with the majority of Maori seats in spite of the Maori Party having ministerial positions in the National government over the last six years.

The voters clearly rejected the Labour and the Greens election platforms that were to tax more money from the nation’s wealth creators. In future they could do well to remember the words of the former US President John F. Kennedy, when he stated ‘if we can’t help the rich, we certainly will not be able to help the poor’.

I don’t think the Mana Party improved their position by their association with Dotcom, as was evident by the demise of Hone Harawira the former MP for the Te Tai Tokerau seat. I don’t think New Zealanders fi nd it acceptable for MPs to

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The rural community I believe, will be happy with the election result, but dairy farmers will be waiting anxiously for Fonterra at the end of this month, to announce the fi nal payout for the previous 2013/2014 milking season and whether the current payout predictions for the 2014/2015 season will decrease further.

We farmers require and expect the National government to make every effort in maintaining New Zealand’s security and prosperity and grow and gradually improve our economy and society, and to play a leading role in the diversifi cation and strengthening of the country’s economic base.

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Soil moisture, soil temperature and the climate prediction all point to an early start.

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Perhaps the only disappointing start to the irrigation season was the number of centre pivots running before the rotational systems on the same farms. Those with a return time of 10–12 days needed to be fi nished the irrigation round by about September 14–15.

Under pasture the soil moisture defi cit developed since July 20, the last time the profi le

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Presenter Sue Cumberworth from The Agribusiness Group and colleagues, Dave Lucock and Katherine McCusker, will guide participants through the rationale and mechanics of FEPs. Those registering for the workshop will complete soil and farm maps on the day so they can get started on their own version.

Sue says Farm Environment Plans have been linked with irrigation for at least 10 years since being developed and implemented by the North Otago Irrigation Company (NOIC) and The Ritso Society with Central Plains Water (CPW).

“They were developed as a tool for irrigation schemes in New Zealand to achieve sound on-farm environmental management and to demonstrate this to regulatory authorities and the wider community. Now FEPs are being used and required much more widely than irrigation schemes,” she says. Sue describes the FEP as

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“It’s a description of your farm physically and your farming systems. It will include an assessment of the environmental risks on your farm and outlines the management practices, monitoring and recording you plan to implement to achieve your required environmental targets and outcomes. FEPs are a programme of continuous improvement.”

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“Farm Environment Plans also offer fi nancial and management opportunities to farmers. By using resources more effi ciently you can save money and increase profit. Effi cient use of water, energy, fertilisers and other resources is cost effective, and can also increase crop, pasture and stock production generating greater profi ts.”

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Twenty years ago when Jeff Robinson had retired from the police force and was working as a newspaper salesperson, one of his clients offered to show him the bee hives he kept for a hobby. Jeff jumped at the chance to see honey being harvested and was hooked from then on.

“I saw the whole process and then he sent me home with a pot of honey. I thought, I’ve got to have one of these,” Jeff said.

He organised getting the hardware to put a hive together and three weeks later his friend called to say one of his hives had swarmed. The hive had become too full of bees forcing the queen to leave and look for a new home. Around half of the bees will follow her, forming a protective guard which Jeff says can look quite dramatic, but is usually harmless unless disturbed.

“The swarm landed on a bush and formed like a rugby ball. We were able to shake it off the branch and into a box

which I took home.” Jeff put the swarm next to his empty hive in the backyard of his property.

“I tipped them out of the box and there was this mass of squirming bodies. All of a sudden they realised they had a new home and they marched into the new hive.

“It was really exciting. I couldn’t wait to see the bees build out the combs and then to sample some honey from my own hive,” he said.

Jeff noticed a considerable change in his garden within the fi rst year of having the hive. Fruit trees which had been dormant sprung to life with fruit.

“Having bees on the property keeps the ecology in balance. Without bees we wouldn’t have the planet as we know it.

Thirty percent of the food we eat relies on pollination by bees.”

Jeff’s partner Lee became interested in bees while living and working in the

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“I was just curious. I had no knowledge or family background in bees,” Lee said.

“When they opened the hive and you could see the bees doing their thing. You could hear the hum and smell the honey. They were working hard and knowing what they were doing. I had such a respect for them.”

When Lee moved back to New Zealand she joined the Christchurch Hobbyist Beekeepers Club of which Jeff was president.

As part of learning about bees Lee discovered the devastating effect the varroa bee mite had had on the bee population in New Zealand.

“Bees can’t survive in the wild on their own due to varroa,” Jeff said.

“They are now totally reliant on bee keepers. No beekeepers, no bees.”

The couple were already selling the honey they made from their own hives, but seeing the devastating effect the varroa mite was having on the bee population decided they needed to do more.

“I could see a real need for people to have bees in their gardens for pollination,” Jeff said. “People would come and see us in the market to buy honey and they would say they don’t see many bees around

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They set up their boutique bee business called Backyard Honeybees where they put hives on people’s properties, and then maintain the hive and harvest the honey. Property owners pay a yearly fee to have the hive on their property and in return get the benefi ts of having bees to pollinate their gardens and also the joy of eating honey produced from the property.

Visiting a property on the Old West Coast Road near West Melton we meet the owner Mark who has been hiring bee hives from Jeff and Lee for two year.

“It’s made a big difference in the garden,” Mark said.

“Since we’ve had the bees there’s been a lot more fl owers and more strawberries and tomatoes. Our Blackboy peach tree has had the biggest crop ever.”

In fact Mark was so impressed with having the hives on his property he’s decided to place hives in several rental properties he owns in Christchurch.

“I want to get my tenants to interact with nature more. Last year I saw a bee hatching and excuse the pun, but it gave me such a buzz. I want the kids to go out and have a look and see what’s going on,” he said.

Meanwhile, things are busier than ever with Jeff and Lee’s bee business as people catch on to the benefi ts of having bees on their property.

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This situation is the consequence of a lower harvest rate as forest owners elect to slow down whilst export sales conditions are poor.

Also many logging crews are completing out wind damaged blocks which generally contain a low percentage of domestic logs.

Last month I reported export prices starting to turn with

the market indicator A-grade settlements in China hovering around the $US120 to $125 range.

During the later part of August and early September there has been a veritable stampede of New Zealand sellers in to this market trying to commit volumes and forcing prices up. At this stage US$130 has been commonplace but some are trying for US$132 to $134, I would suggest very unwisely.

The China market remains quite fragile. It is very important to understand this fragility, least we step on to the price ice that is marginally too thin to support any sort of weight.

On the surface the current eastern seaboard consumption levels at 60,000 to 63,000 cubic metres per day are good. Not quite as good as last year but

then that was a record breaker. Inventory levels for softwood logs across the China eastern seaboard remain stubbornly high, currently running at 4.3 million cubic metres, about 2.5 months supply.

On the China side this inventory was expected to drop more quickly but supply from New Zealand particularly, has also been much more than expected.

Currently delivery rates remain at over 50,000 cubic metres per day from all sources. Thus, inventory will continue to drop very slowly and it will only take a small blip for it all to turn to the consistency of a sweet yellow dessert.

As China heads into the Autumn months we would normally expect consumption to lift as the construction season hits a peak. However,

Positive moves in the market

most China commentators are suggesting construction is hitting increasingly harder times. This situation is the direct consequence of constrained credit lines as banks continue to move to suppress an over-cooked housing market.

Following directives from central government, banks are also adopting policy which targets constraints on the shadow banking industry.

This fi nancing segment refers to trading companies and other entities that rely on cash fl ow to generate revenue via skinny margins where commodities are used as the conduit. Hence volume becomes the critical driver rather than value.

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cash to keep the money clock ticking.

When central financing policy constrains the segments ability to trade, sales terms are extended often beyond 90 days, interest debt grows signifi cantly, default becomes commonplace and nervousness pervades.

To add to the negative indicators in China in recent weeks we have seen some of the large companies who provide the Letter of Credit (LC) arrangements to enable sawmills to trade, start to reign in including refusing to issue more LCs.

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With the recent CNF lift in prices in tandem with a lower FOREX rate, and generally lower shipping rates, wharf gate prices should see A-grade moving back into the late NZ$80 to early $90s per cubic metre at the wharf gate in October, so it is not all bad.

All in all it looks like the last slump has been short lived. It is certainly not time to be breaking out the champagne but as long as the cross rate with the US$ remains subdued the wharf gate position for forest owners should resume providing very acceptable returns.

Thus it has never been more timely to remember, the only way forward for climate, country and the planet is to get out there and plant more trees.

This month it is good to see the overall market move back into positive territory with export prices rebounding off a three-year low.

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Where once farmers would follow the ploughman with a basket, literally ‘broadcasting’ seed (and yes, this is where the term for radio and television transmission comes from), these days a powerful pneumatic seed drill takes up the task, equipped with computers to monitor seed

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The earliest seed drills come from 1500BC, when Babylonian farmers used reeds to push seeds one by one into irrigated soil. The Chinese were using ox-drawn multi-tine seed drills by 200BC, allowing the mass cultivation of rice and grains. Some historians believe that without the seed drill, China would never have become the large empire which it was at the time of Marco Polo.

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“Farmers and contractors are already busy servicing and readying their tractors and seed drills for what they hope will be a productive spring.”

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The Ministry of Primary Industries began a black-grass response following spillage of contaminated seed from a truck travelling between Ashburton and Methven in July last year. “Continued vigilance this spring

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Livestock management and good old weather watching will ensure farmers get the best dry matter response and achieve the best in animal performance results from their fertiliser application, says science strategy manager at Ballance Agri-Nutrients Warwick Catto.

“ W h i l e f e r t i l i s e r programmes, and the nutrients that are applied, vary throughout the year, it is worth considering the influence of increased livestock feed demand and their metabolic stresses in spring.”

“During calving and lambing we advise farmers to adhere to best agricultural practice when applying fertiliser. During spring, livestock maternal instinct means that rather than normally avoiding pasture with fertiliser residue, they may consume this pasture which puts these animals at risk, particularly from fluorosis. It is good common sense to either spell stock from recently

fertilised pasture or fertilise just before rainfall” he said.

“Spelling after nitrogen and phosphate fertiliser has been applied ensures the plants can produce the biggest response, and that less nutrient is transferred to dung or urine patches.”

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• Apply dustier fertilisers late in the morning, once dew has dried off the grass, to avoid fertiliser sticking to the plant leaf

• Watch the weather and apply fertiliser just before irrigation or light rainfall.

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Calcium has multiple functions in plants and the list of known functions has continued to grow in the last two decades of research.

A primary function is in the structure and stability of cell walls. Calcium is largely concentrated in the middle

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Cell wall structure enhanced by good calcium levels is crucial for maintaining plant structure and resilience to environmental stresses (e.g. drought, frost and general cold conditions), physical damage and attack from pests and diseases.

Good calcium levels are also crucial for recovery from such damage too, through the stimulation of protective callose production required and other mechanisms for damage response and metabolism changes. A variety of plant defence mechanisms against fungal and bacterial diseases are enhanced by good calcium levels including selective plant cell death around points of infection.

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Good soil calcium levels reduce excess sodium uptake and good plant calcium levels help plants cope with the stress of saline soil conditions.

Good calcium levels also encourage root elongation and the growth of root hairs all encouraging effi ciency of nutrient and moisture uptake potential. Mucilage on the roots is also promoted by high calcium levels and this improves the connection between roots and soil further improving nutrient uptake.

In pastures, the dicotyledons such as clover, lucerne and chicory have a higher requirement for calcium than do monocotyledons due to differences in cell wall structure.

One of the main ways of addressing calcium requirements is to lime acid soils.

The liming effect in textbooks is often described as coming from the carbonate component of lime. This is indeed where the pH effect comes from but the supply of calcium helps maintain good soil pH and the overall liming effect is also partly related to the calcium provided.

Improving ca lc ium availability in a soil which already has a reasonable pH can be achieved with gypsum or small doses of fi nely ground limefl our (at e.g. 50 to 200kg/ha).

Some of the benefi ts that can be achieved are a boost in earthworm activity and general soil biology as well as improving the resilience of plants.

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But green pastures have many enemies, and this time of year it’s time to take the

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Pests take two major forms — insects and weeds. Weeds can be insidious — many were in fact introduced species, and still fl ourish in country gardens, spreading their seeds via wind

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As well as being windblown or carried by water, the seeds of noxious plants can also sometimes be found amongst

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To stop weeds, take care of the land from the ground up. Cultivate with deep tines and harrows to aerate the soil, then seed a certifi ed weed-free, hardy form of grass appropriate to the moisture content and drainage of your pasture. Pugged paddocks won’t grow the best crop, so the roller may come into play as well, before nitrogen is spread for maximum soil fertility. Regular grazing throughout the season and the year helps too — your herd can do their part by nipping some of

those shoots literally in the bud, and by preventing overgrowth.

Insect pests, such as weevils (these attack clover, and as such are high on the hit-list), grass grubs, army worms and the like are also best managed by taking care of the pasture from a ‘grass roots’ level.

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middle ages. Consider planting a ‘break crop’, especially in summer.

Valuable dry mass for feed can be gained from, for example, a turnip crop in summer, breaking the pest’s life cycle by depriving it of its favourite food — and as a bonus, alternative cropping and rotation of the paddock has been proven to help reduce pugging damage and fi x soil nutrients.

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the ‘last’ wordwith Rob Cope-Williams

How do you budget?It seems that every time we catch the news there’s another prediction on what the dairy payout may or may not be.

Two things that stand out to me; the fi rst is that it is all conjecture as no one really does know, and if they do, they certainly aren’t saying anything, leaving it all up to people who think they know.

Secondly the media insist on telling the uninformed that farmers will be losing millions of dollars, making it appear that dairy farmers are all clearing millions of dollars a year and that while the payouts were up around $8.00 the farmers must have been billionaires.

Actually what chance does the average person have of grasping just what dairy farmers earn, what is involved with producing a kg of milk fat and how many they can produce in a season.

No chance. Nor can they be expected to understand the cost

structures of a dairy farm, even without debt.

Then draw a line in the sand and talk about the hours dairy farmers work and their personal disposable incomes.

Take a look in their sheds and count the number of boats in there. Normally zero, and if there is one, note the layers of dust on it.

However back to my original thought, with returns being bounced around all over the paddock, farmers must be at their wits end trying to work out how much they have to spend on their operation.

With a dry season looming very large, the cost of power is likely to be huge, supplementary feed is very likely to become a reality, and minimum wages are under the spotlight so while one can do a set of budget fi gures,

they are likely to be out of date before the ink is dry (assuming you printed it off).

That leads to monthly visits to the bank and the accountant and a hard and long look in the mirror.

I have tried to do my own budgets for my personal incomes and fi nd it impossible.

How many funeral services will I do in any one month?

It varies from month to month.

How many TV programmes will I front?

That depends on sponsors being organised by the sales team, and what will my phone bills be? Who knows until they get here.

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It’s as though a switch has been fl icked, perhaps not for everyone but for those areas that experienced a dry frosty August spring growth has erupted.

Accelerated growth has also brought a dramatic change in farmer mood, from one of increasing nervousness to relaxed calmness. The early part of the season is underway and grazing routines and conservation plans can now be activated. There’s a quip that every year spring growth starts on September 15 at 10.45am, and as absurd as that might seem it’s simply highlighting the fact that in mid-September, for most regions, there’s a point when spring growth becomes unstoppable.

It’s interesting that even the most experienced and well prepared farmers can become a little ill at ease just prior to spring growth.

If in fact spring growth is as regular as long term records indicate there should be a sense of restless anticipation, or have we begun to believe that it’s not a natural and inevitable consequence of increasing sunshine hours and warmth.

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covers may appear to be low but brix readings indicate excellent levels of soluble sugars, verifi ed by animals preferring pasture to hay.

Frosts lift moisture from the soil and with the following direct sunlight the surface of the soil becomes noticeably drier. Lower moisture levels means less energy is required for warming; the reason early growth follows cold crisp winters.

While damaged pasture has grown little above the ground, where physical soil structures are good there’s been relentless root development. And it’s this that provides the nutrient feeding system necessary for resilient growth over the next eight months.

At 10°C it is also the time of greatest earthworm activity and casting on the surface should be clearly visible although much

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Spring is here and the stags are starting to grow their velvet antlers.

Velvet farmers at present will be focussing on giving their stags as much feed and protein to maximise the velvet growth potential of their stags.

Most velvet growers will be hoping for a shift upwards in prices for their velvet this season to cover their own rising costs of production. Deer Industry NZ and some of the companies are stating that the market indications of price for the coming season seem to suggest that we are in for at least another season of stable returns.

Once velvet starts to be cut a number of growers will be selecting suitable heads for the various velvet competitions around NZ.

“Top of the South Velvet Antler Competition”

The Canterbury Branch NZDFA has taken the opportunity to establish a new velvet competition this year with the aim to acknowledge and reward the velvet growers in the top half of the South Island.

The provinces involved will be the Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough Branches of the NZDFA. We are aiming to have a provincial prize for the best head from each region as well as age group class’s and commercial section.

The branch is very keen to promote the grassroots growers of the velvet industry as well as age group classes. There are a lot of commercial velvet growers out there producing really good commercially sought after velvet who don’t support velvet competitions. This is generally because their velvet weights are not yet as great as the studs and velvet operations with the best genetics who traditionally support the velvet competitions around the country. The aim of the commercial sections is to showcase good correctly cut and presented velvet of a type that the market wants and for competitors to compete on a like for like basis. The velvet classes for the competition we

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Entry forms and rules have been made available on the DINZ website (www.deernz.org) and with Hawker Velvet, ProVelco, PGG Wrightson and John Fogarty Velvet Broker & Exporter.

As everyone will appreciate, any velvet competition is only as good as the organisation and the people running it, the sponsors support and especially the members supporting with velvet entries.

We look forward to everyone’s involvement with the Top of the South Velvet Competition and should anyone have queries please contact

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Why older cows become lameI once was asked why older, high-producing cows become lame more often than younger ones.

That is a good question, but not always accurate.

Some farmers get a lot of lame heifers as well. This has a lot to do with the different stresses on the different animal age groups.

Let’s look at the older, high-producing cows. What is going on for those animals?

Well, to start off with, they are older and high-producing. A high-producing cow is under a lot more stress than a low-producing cow. You may have heard of the comparison between a cow and an athlete — the better the athlete is performing the more accurately their diet and lifestyle needs to

be balanced. If not, it will show in the end results.

This is the same for a cow. A high-producing cow will need a more accurate and balanced diet than a low-producing cow. The big difference between a cow and an athlete is that the athlete can choose to go back to a normal, medium-active

lifestyle. A cow can’t. A cow is genetically programmed to produce milk. She does that for her offspring. We may think she does it for us but the cow doesn’t know what happens with the milk after she has been in the cowshed. We have tricked her into producing the milk as she believes that it is for her calf, but in reality we use it for totally different purposes.

So if we have managed to breed a cow that is programmed to produce a lot more milk for

‘her calf’ then that is what she wants to do because her offspring is important to keep the species alive. So, if her diet is not of a standard that she needs then she will suffer from that in other ways than just a lower milk production as the production of milk is so important to her.

Another issue with older cows is that they have had more opportunity to get laminitis because they have been alive for longer.

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When a cow suffers from laminitis, her claws are growing out of balance, therefore she ends up with the wrong weight distribution on her claws.

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The correct shaped and sized claw needs to be maintained just the same as one visit to the dentist won’t keep your teeth healthy forever.

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Generally the lambing season has been reported as very satisfactory to date across most of the country, with the exception of a few farmers in Southland having experienced the major problem of Brandenburg abortion causing havoc and distress to all concerned.

The wool market has managed to hold on very well with prices remaining steady throughout the August and early September periods, with most wool growers meeting the market prices offered, particularly for crossbred wool types.

The early September auction in Christchurch did result in a number of half bred and Corriedale types being passed-in as buyers were a little more conservative in their approach, however those types were expected to recover at

time of writing. Merino prices also remained very solid in New Zealand (compared to Australian sales) with passings limited mainly to a few rather optimistic grower reserves.

During early September and prior to writing, full length crossbred fleece measuring between 33 and 35 micron received around 590 to 610 cents per clean kilogram, 36 to 38 micron approximately 570 to 585 cents, and 40 micron approximately 560 to 570.

Second-shear types were fetching a wide range of prices dependent on staple length, with short genuine 5 to 6 month shorn wools struggling around the mid to high 400 cents per clean kilogram range, whilst 8 to 10 month ‘early shorn’ types received better support at prices ranging from approximately 550 to 570 cents, with some sales at even higher levels.

Extreme pressure from buyers struggling to fi ll fl eece orders was placed on bulky oddments, and prices in many cases for good length bellies and/or pieces reached levels just fractionally less than those ruling for fl eece.

Finer crossbred wools, measuring finer than 33 microns, drew good support from Chinese buying interests and prices for those types (once again depending on length and style) reached levels of between 650 and 675 cents per clean kilogram.

Half bred and Corriedale wool types received a rather mixed response during early September with the fi rst auction for the month resulting in a number of lines being passed-in below grower expectation, however a number of exporters had better prices available the following week as new orders fi ltered in from offshore processors.

Merino wool types also received mixed results

depending on micron, style and staple strength, and it was very noticeable that those wools measuring 19 micron or coarser were in good demand.

Exporters showed best interest in good sized lines of well prepared fl eece wools in the aforementioned micron ranges,

whilst fi ner wools continued their struggle to receive just reward for grower input.

Next Christchurch Wool Auctions: October 9 and 23. Subject to wool fl ow, catalogues close approximately 10 days prior.

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What about those specialised agricultural industries in which a barn-sized 400HP monster is not the right tool for the job? New Holland have been hard at work designing some new tech for just such an application, revealing their new T4 range of FNV tractors earlier this year. The acronym is the key, because that FNV designation means that these T4s are designed for orchards, vineyards and narrow spaces where a big open-fi eld tractor can’t go.

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All of this analogy is leading up to a compliment for the hard-working little 300cc King Quad. You see, it hasn’t been overhauled in a few years now,

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The willing little 280cc mill with it’s single Mikuni carb is not in the domain of rocket science, but it has proven awfully hard to kill. Likewise, the transmission’s addition of a super-low range for bags of pulling power has become a farm favourite. A big hearty reserve of mid-low-range torque

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Most people will have heard of the ‘French Paradox’ — the apparent contradiction that the French diet is high in saturated fats yet they have low levels of heart disease.

The most important red wine antioxidants are OPC (proanthocyanidins) from grape seeds and Resveratrol from the skins. Maybe our appalling heart health statistics have as much do with low levels of these potent antioxidants than too much butter.

OPC and Resveratrol have signi� cant cardio protective qualities. They help protect circulating cholesterol from oxidation which can help reduce in� ammation in artery walls. Additionally they help to prevent blood from becoming too sticky allowing good blood � ow. But here is the problem. The French high red wine intake is great for the heart but not for the liver.

This is where good antioxidant supplements play an important role. A study ‘Cardioprotective Effects of Dietary Polyphenols’ (Zern, et al, 2005) observed the powerful bene� ts these compounds have

on cholesterol metabolism and importantly in reducing the in� ammatory process that is a contributor to blocked arteries. This is also why they are also great for joint health and other in� ammatory problems.

I started using these compounds from supplements nearly 20 years ago with profound personal bene� ts and I have observed their bene� ts in thousands of people over that time. Like all antioxidants the greatest bene� ts are when different antioxidants are combined.

A great combination is to blend Resveratrol with well researched ActiVin™ OPC, Acai berry extract, Green tea extract, Goji extract, Ginkgo biloba and Alpha lipoic acid. Give me a call if you need more information.

John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv.Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. Contact John on 0800 423 559 or email [email protected]. Join his full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz and to read back issues.

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New appointments at Dairy Women’s Network

by Joanne Speechly

The Dairy Women’s Network has appointed Kym Gibson of Hamilton and Megan Edmeades of Manawaru to their growing team of professionals.

As the new events manager, Kym says she is passionate about creating environments and experiences that resonate and is looking forward to learning more about the ‘diverse and dynamic’ organisation that is DWN.

“When I saw the role advertised it really appealed to me as good fi t,” says Kim.

“I have come from eight years working for Life Trust in an event manager’s role, so I really understand the joys and complexities of working for a non-profi t organisation. It’s what I know and love.”

Kym aims to offer high quality and high impact events for DWN and she is a big believer that ‘love is in the details’.

“I love the creative side of events management and really enjoy creating beautiful spaces which I believe can really lift the mood of an event.”

With DWN’s biggest annual event looming, this is a theory that Kym will soon be able to put to the test. Their annual conference, which coincides with the Dairy Woman of the Year Awards, will be held in Invercargill in March 2015.

Megan, DWN’s newest regional convenor co-ordinator, has stepped up from her volunteer role as East Waikato regional co-

convener and joins North Island co-ordinator Karen Forlong, and South Island co-ordinator Cathie Cotter, in her new role.

The Manawaru farmer said she is looking forward to being a part of what she says are some really positive changes that are currently taking place for DWN.

“We are starting to do things in a different way and I think this is a real positive. We have our new modules starting in October, which are replacing what were known as ‘Dairy Days’, and a part of my job is making sure these are well attended and well organised, and of the greatest benefi t possible to our members.

“The co-ordinator role is really about supporting our regional conveners and making sure they have access to the quality resources and people they need to organise training and events for the members in their regions.”

As passionate Jersey breeders, Megan and her family are active on the North Island A & P show circuit between November and March each year.

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Pre-Owned Tractors

New Holland TM120 supersteer, 6200 hours, 2 owners, very tidy��$37,500New Holland TS110, 1 owner from new, well serviced, loader available for additional��$39,995New Holland TS100, Cab, 4wd� L/H shuttle, very clean and tidy ��$39,995 New Holland T6070 Elite, power command transmission, super steer ��$82,995New Holland T6020 Elite, c/w MXT12 loader, tidy well serviced, 1 owner, common rail��$61,995New Holland T6030 Plus, 1 owner from new, MX loader �� arrivingNew Holland T7060, power command transmission, 50kph, approx� 4,000km�� arrivingNew Holland TM130, c/w loader��$69,995New Holland TS115 SR, approx� 4850 hours by 1 owner, very tidy ��$45,995John Deere 6600, 110 hp , loader, 4wd��$44,995John Deere, ride on mower, catcher, very tidy, X300 model��$4,995Case MXM 190, front linkage and PTO, rear duals, 4950 hours��$69,995Case MXU125, stoll loader, front suspension, 6750 hours ��$47,500Case MX90C, 1 owner from new, 4700 hours ��$38,995Case 585, 2wd ROPs, ideal lifestyle tractor in good tidy condition��$8,995Kubota GR2100, hydrostatic, diesel, rear catcher, 370 hours, very tidy ��$12,495Kubota ZG227, zero turn mower, 54 inch deck��$12,000Deutz Agritron, 105, stoll loader, tidy well serviced unit��$27,995Taska RTV, Tidy alternative to the quad bike, 4wd, go anywhere��$7,995Case CVX120, Pearson loader, new rear tyres, 5900 hours��$59,995Case CVX120, Pearson loader, new rear tyres, 5900 hours��$59,995MX T12 loader, to fit New Holland TM series��$12,000Fairbrother loader, to fit 40 series Ford ��$2,500

Pre-Owned Machinery

Austin Cambridge Roller, 3mtr wide, complete with transport wheels and extendable drawbar �� arrivingHorsch Pronto DC3, very tidy airseeder ��$52,995Kongshilde, 3 mtr cultivator, rear cage roller��$9,995Stocks AG, Air Seeder unit to fit roller, cultivator etc , demo use only��$10,000Duncan 712 Arable Drill, 19 run, seed, fert, small seeds��$9,995Duncan 720 Arable Drill, 19 run , twin boxes (stainless fert), new points ��$13,000Sulky Reguline SPI drill,3 mtr airseeder, 25 run, 5 ¼ inch ��NOW $13,500Vaderstad CR650 Carrier, trailed disc cultivator �� arrivingVaderstad CR500s Carrier, new rollers being fitted��$59,995Kverneland BB100 conventional plough, 6 furrow, auto reset, hydraulic vari width ��$20,000Vaderstad RDA 600, 6mtr airseeder drill, system discs, super tidy ��$135,000UFO 3100, trailing mower, reconditioned last year, strong reliable drum mower�� $5350Haybob 300, tidy tedder rake, approx� 3 seasons use��$4,500

Combines / Forage

New Holland CX840, c/w grain front, 1140 drum hours ��OBHNew Holland CR9080 Elevation, year 2011 combine, C/W 24ft vari-feed front, very tidy, 535 drum hrs, 775 eng hrs ��POANew Holland FX58, 355W grassfront, serviced and ready to go��WAS $135,000 NOW $65,000Case 2188, Axial flow combine, 22ft grain front, 2540 mill hours, 3200 engine hours��POA

Balers

New Holland BB9060, packer cutter, 65,00 bales, year 2010, 1 owner from new, 3x3 bale�� arrivingNew Holland BR7070, rotorcut, approx� 23,000 bales by 1 owner�� arrivingCase LBX432, Rotorcut, 4 x 3 baler, tidy and well serviced, year 2007, 82,000 bales ��$69,995Case LBX 431, another tidy one with only 52,000 bale count, 4 x 3 bale ��$49,995Case LBX 333 year 2010, 1 owner with approx� 42,000 bales, rotorcut, 3 x 3 bale size��$109,995Massey Ferguson, 185 series 1, money spent, 74200 bales ��WAS $36,995 NOW $23,000

WEST COASTDalbo, 3m disc with roller, good condition��being preparedDuncan 3PL Bale Feeder, new model in great condition ��$5,000Field Master Titan Slasher, 2�3m wide in excellent condition��$8,900Paddon Rake ��being preparedPottinger Novercat 265h Disc Mower, 2�6m cut in excellent condition��$9,000Endurotech 7000 Bike Spreader, tandem axle, in good condition, 675 ltr��$4,000Endurotech 7000 Bike Spreader, single axle, in good condition, 675 ltr, C/W hard lid ��$3,000Endurotech 7000 Bike Spreader, single axle, in good condition, 675 ltr, C/W hard lid ��$3,000C-Dax Goldline, 1100LT, 12m hydraulic boom, foam marker, elec controls, induction probe, hose and hand gun��$8,995Claas DISCO 250 MOWER, 6 disc mower, hydraulic lift ��$3,500Giltrap MSX160 SUPER SILA, 16m3, Sold as traded, needs some tidy up work done ��$6,500Giltrap SUPER M90-80X, Tandem axle, side feed, hydraulic, New Elevator Bars, new belt��$13,950Giltrap SUPER M90-80X, Side Feed, Tandem Axle, Hyd drive, s/steel sides, elevator bars straight��being preparedRead Bale Feeder, Reed 3PL bale feeder new hydraulic motor in goood condition ��$3,750GALLAGNANI G3200 baler, Rotocut, done approximately 10000 bales, very good farmers machine��$5,950Robertson Super combi, Complete, Maze Elevator Kit, Hydraulic Side Tilt, Electric Joystick Control��$28,00020.8 DUALS, Cobra Duals, 520/85R38, Alliance Radial Tyres, 85% rubber still remains, save on new ��$4,750DUALS, TRS, Snap-lock duals, good rubber ��$4,500SAM SPREADER, Needs tidy up ��$2,150U UFO MOWER, UFO 2070, new belt, new blades ��$2,950TractorsJohn Deere 6220SE, 90hp, 5830hrs, John Deere 631 Loader, Front Tyres 50-60%, Rear Tyres 70% ��being preparedJohn Deere 6220, Loader, cab, 4x4 5825hrs Tidy Machine Workshop Serviced ��$44,000McCormick MC90, 6094hrs, pearson loader, wet clutch, shuttle, powershift, rear tyres 40%, front tyres 20% ��$28,500MF4245S, 85hp, 3250hrs, wet clutch, 12x12 plus hi/lo transmission, stoll loader, good genuine tractor��$39,500MF 4270 TIDY CON, Genuine tidy tractor, Maileux T12 loader with flexi-pilot, 3rd service��$33,500New Holland TL100, Cab, Wet clutch, Maileux Loader ��$41,950New Holland TM190, 6526hrs, 50K PowerCommand Transmission, Front Suspension, front brakes,

Front Weights, Super Rear Singles 710/70R38 & Fronts 600/65R28 ��$44,950New Holland TSA125, C/W MX120 LOADER��$51,995New Holland TSA125, C/W MX120 LOADER��$56,995New Holland TS100, 4x4 Cab, loader��$35,995New Holland TS100 with loader, 4x4 cab and loader ��$33,995New Holland TSA115, Tidy machine, workshop serviced ��$57,995New Holland TN75S, loader, cab, 4x4 ��being preparedJohn Deere 6220, Loader, cab, 4x4 5825hrs Tidy Machine Workshop Serviced ��$44,000New Holland M135, Tidy machine, workshop serviced, MX loader brackets and joystick for current model loaders��$29,995New Holland TD 5, 470hrs 12x12 30k Transmission, Wet Clutch, U8 MX Self levelling loader ��$65,000Duncan 3m Drill, Being prepared ��$16,000

MARLBOROUGH – TASMANU883 ATV SPREADER CDIT 300, side discharge shute ��$1,100V54628 Massey Fergusson 6485 DYNA, 1 owner, 4500 hours, front weights, very tidy ��$52,995U874 13 TINE CULTIVATOR repainted, very tidy �� $750U893 G2 GRAPE SPRAYER Silvan 2 row, 2000 litre ��$6,000U931 WEED SPRAYER Sprayrite, 3pt linkage, vineyard sprayer��$2,295U932 UNDER VINE SWEEPE, Single row sweeper ��$2,200U821 TRANSPORT TRAY, 3pt linkage with cage�� $500U919 2009 VBC LEAF PRU �� $3,500U854 TN75F, REG # A4P 2wd, approx 5500 hours ��$16,000U943 TN95F, 4wd, FLPTO, supersteer, 6600 hours ��$22,000U916 U SILVAN SPRAYER Silvan 2 row G3 sprayer, 2000 litre, new controller��$17,000U928 U SILVAN SPRAYER 600 litre , 3pt linkage, under vine��$2,100U879 U TRIMAX warlord, 2�1 mtr with twin rollers ��$2,500U910 USED BERTI MULCHER 2mtrs wide, heavy duty, tidy ��$4,995U809 USED CASE CX70 2wd cab, no loader, 4800 hours ��$26,000V55400 Case IH585 Vineyard tractor, sound condition��$3,995U915 Can-am quad bike Can-am outlander, very tidy ��$4,500U813 USED NH TN85 3800 hours, 2wd ��$24,000U886 USED NH TN85 6000 hours, 2wd ��$18,000V57208 Case 2140, Vineyard narrow tractor, loader ��$14,000V58590 Trimax Mower 178, tidy condition ��$3,995Case MX80C, 6200 hours, 4wd, arriving ��$25,995Vinyard Mowers, mulchers and spreaders ��Huge range of new

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