Taranaki Farming Lifestyles, May 2016

Moving up the dairy farming ladder – Sam HowardPage 4–5

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Research and field trials into the benefits of introducing dung beetles to Taranaki have received approval for financial funding from the Taranaki Regional Council.

At a recent Taranaki Regional Council policy and planning committee meeting, councillors agreed that subject to suitable arrangements being secured, the council will provide up to $10,000 funding to support the introduction of dung beetles to the region.

Taranaki Regional Council planning manager, Chris Spurdle, said the council’s approach is generally for industry to deal with its own waste and develop appropriate solutions.

“However, the council will contribute to research and field trials of new approaches that could bring environmental improvements.

“The i n t roduc t i on and trialling of the dung beetle in Taranaki, with appropriate monitoring and reporting, would fit within this approach, and shows considerable promise.”

Various farmers in the region have indicated a willingness to introduce beetles on their properties and participate in any trials or research.

“However, the Taranaki Regional Council would like to discuss the concept with the Federated Farmers to trial,” said Mr Spurdle.

“For example, field trials could be undertaken at the region’s demonstration farms.”

If successful, there is an opportunity to develop a dung beetle breeding facility in the region. Mr Spurdle said it is difficult to estimate how long it would take to establish dung beetles across the region. “It is likely to take some time.”

The dung beetle lives and breeds in dung. Its tunnelling action benefits the environment through increasing soil aeration, water infiltration into the ground and promotion of grass root growth. Mr Spurdle said that although the council wouldn’t be subsidising farmers wanting to use dung beetles, they are happy to work with and support the farming sector to develop a range of tools that promote sustainable farming.

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Dung beetles have been released in several regions of New Zealand, including the Manawatu in March.

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Hill country farmers in the Taranaki region are encouraged to plant more poplar and willow poles before winter sets in.

Taranaki Regional Council land services manager Don Shearman said now is the time to order poplar or willow poles.

Through its South Taranaki and Regional Erosion Support Scheme (STRESS), the Taranaki Regional Council assists with the cost of poles. The programme, which has been running for five years, recently received approval for another $1.2 million by the Ministry of Primary Industries. STRESS will continue for another four years.

“The storm and flood event in June last year was a graphic demonstration of just how vulnerable the eastern hill country can be to devastating landslips,” said Mr Shearman.

“Not only did they cause extensive damage to pasture and infrastructure, but they filled waterways with sediment and made the flooding worse.”

He said people’s memories can fade as time rolls by and new growth covers the scars and tension cracks on the hillsides.

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like poplar poles need a good eight to 10 years to be effective — and we can expect storms like June’s to occur more regularly.” States of emergency were declared in Taranaki, Whanganui and Rangitikei following last year’s June storm which dumped between 130mm to 302mm across the region in a 24 hour period.

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The 27-year-old grew up on a sheep farm and it wasn’t until he was a university student that his

initial involvement in the dairy industry began, working as a farmhand through the summer break.

Sam was the recipient of a DairyNZ scholarship while he studied towards a Masters degree in Applied Economics at Massey University. Following graduation he worked as a DairyNZ economist for a couple of years, furthering his dairy farming and farm management knowledge. His DairyNZ position also involved working with regional councils on developing policies around nitrogen leaching.

In 2014 Sam headed to Australia. It was there that his dairy farming career essentially started when he took up an assistant manager position on a 650-cow high input farm near Warrnambool

in Victoria. In February last year, Sam began his current position as production manager on Allan and Aggy Mills’ dairy farm near Stratford. The farm covers 108 hectares (96 effective hectares) and is currently milking 315 Jersey/Friesian crossbreds. This season’s target is 160,000kgMS.

The nature of the work involved in dairy farming appeals to Sam.

“Being able to work in an environment with the land and the animals that I believe many office workers would envy, and the opportunities that the industry provides,” he said.

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“They mentioned the benefits of learning about your own operation’s strengths and weaknesses through your own critical thinking and the judges’ feedback, and the opportunities for progression and getting to know other people within the industry.”

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Wayne spent his weekends and school holidays on the family’s farm and soon

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they continued to build up their herd of registered Holstein Friesians, along with a handful of Jerseys, through breeding and buying cows.

Wayne and Leeanne are now into their 10th season sharemilking in their present job and are milking their herd on a 68-hectare effective farm at Tikorangi, inland from Waitara. The farm, which belongs to Ian and Janet Finer, is supported by a 20-hectare run-off two kilometres down the road.

Wayne said the weather in the area is fairly mild.

“We get reasonable growth all year round but it can get dry here in late January and February.”

The couple manage the pasture through rotational grazing and feeding out palm kernel, as well as silage and hay made on the run-off. Although the average rainfall measures close to the two-metre mark, last year was the wettest that Wayne can recall.

“Eliminating pasture damage during July and August, along with feeding cows was a real challenge in what proved to be the wettest Winter/Spring we’ve ever had.”

“Fortunately there were no lasting repercussions,” said Wayne.

Despite a very dry Summer, last season was the herd’s best ever, producing 1,140kgMS per hectare.

Cow numbers were cut back slightly during the wet Spring, milking 190 cows through the peak of the season.

“We’ve culled more cows and now have 165 at the moment,” he said.

“This was in anticipation of another dry Summer which fortunately hasn’t eventuated.”

Wayne said with the current forecast payout, his short-term plans are to batten down the hatches and hang on, riding out the downturn by sticking to the basics.

The couple’s three children, and their grandchildren, are all involved in dairy farming and enjoy showing their dairy cattle at events in the North Island.

“We have a passion for breeding Holsteins,” said Wayne.

Wayne has served 14 years as a board member for Holstein Friesian New Zealand, with three years as vice-president and two as president.

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Wayne also has a strong interest in the genetic side of the industry.

“We also do quite a lot of work with the AB industry, breeding and supplying bulls for the New Zealand dairy industry.

“Muritai Firenze Wynsor is a bull of ours being used quite extensively in the national herd at present.”

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Commodity prices or cash � ow — You choose!by John K Morris CEO of Agrissentials

There are some positive things happening and here at Agrissentials we are holding our ground and moving forward and this is re� ected in farmers enquiring, not only about our fertilisers, but also about the requirements needed to become organically certi� ed.

This is right down our track with our system; the changeover from chemical to certified natural is seamless. Agrissentials’ package is extremely simple as it is focused completely on the soil. Our multi-mineral, microbial rich fertilisers bring life, health and vitality back to the soil. Get the soil right and everything above the soil falls into place. The health and vitality generated, stimulates pastures, fruit

and vegetables, orchards, vineyards, animals and people.

All life on the planet is dependent upon mineral, natural (not synthetic) mineral. Our live, living, BioGro certified fertilisers are mineral rich and microbial rich. The microorganisms are the first creatures to dine at the mineral table, converting those natural minerals to a plant available form and storing them in the humus that they produce, so that

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the minerals do not leach from the soil. The plant draws on the minerals it wants from the humus, via the plant roots. The minerals in this form are recognised by the plant at the cellular level, the ultimate level for plant uptake for energy and growth.

The big benefit from this system is that the humus produced by the micro-organisms not only holds minerals, but also, moisture; increasing the water retention capability of the soil. Rule of thumb calculations state that good levels of humus in the soil can reduce irrigation requirements by 50 percent. So, with good levels of humus, the water retained will help you through the drought periods.

The path to certified organic production takes 3 years. You can choose between BioGro or Asura. Agrissentials has been BioGro certified since 1995 and because BioGro is IFOAM accredited that covers entry into all current world markets.

Agrissentials have developed a three year fertiliser programme in line with the certification programme, whereby the price of our fertilisers will be locked in for the three year period, for farmers changing to a certified programme.

The consumer call for safe, certified, nutritiously dense food is growing stronger every day and the price for certified produce is climbing. The 2016 NZ organic market report states that 2 out of 3 kiwis are now buying organics through grocery and speciality stores. This is a 127% increase since 2012.

By going certified organic you can eliminate chemical production and move away from the chains of commodity marketing, where there is very little future.

So, in today’s market another door and opportunity has opened up to which we need to take full advantage. There has never been a better time to make a difference: with our road show meetings that are bringing you the latest industry trends on how you can future proof your farm and the last days of our massive fert sale on now — you had better get in quick!

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“The big issue is — every battery you buy is sulphated. Treat batteries early with Recharge, repeat the process every two years and keep batteries charged by backing up with a mains powered charge every six months or so. Most batteries will go a long time — 10 years or more. Yes you will get some failing batteries back but not all, so worth a go at $4 or $5 per car battery,” he says.

Gerard and his wife Debbie attend shows about every week in New Zealand and Australia where they meet Recharge customers with batteries that are 10, 12 and 14-years-old and often still going.

“I had a farmer at the Southland Field Days in Waimumu in February who told me he’d been using Recharge for years. When he took the battery that had just died, out of his tractor — it was 17-years-old.

“Lead acid batteries usually die prematurely from sulphation buildup on internal lead plates, corroding the lead plates and compromising the battery’s holding capacity.”

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Conditioning Program. The pair will be at New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays again this year on their usual site — K-25 — doing special deals, talking battery maintenance and how to average over 10 years out of your farm batteries.

Recharge is available from Farmlands. The 500ml farmer pack works out at $4.50 per car battery or $8.50 to treat an N-70zz light commercial battery.

A more cost effective two-litre commercial pack is also available and can also be purchased on line at www.recharge.net.nz or on TradeMe. The

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Making the fertiliser dollar go furtherFertiliser inputs in Autumn are nearly always restricted by available dollars, and for many this Autumn the cuts will be deeper. However some nutrient application is essential for long-term prosperity.

There are a growing number of farmers spending less on nutrient than conventional models indicate is necessary. This is because they are effectively and efficiently utilising nutrient and moisture from as deep as 50cm below ground level.

And the benefit is not just cost relative to production. They also enjoy greater total pasture production, and markedly lower animal ill-health expenses. The last article on the value of dolomite as a magnesium fertiliser discussed the concept that animal, plant, and soil health are inexorably linked, with the wellbeing and robustness of soil, the foundation of any successful long-term farming operation.

One of the major reasons to date, for farmers to contemplate a change from their conventional nitrogen fertiliser dependent soil fertility system, is frustration with persistent animal ill-health issues.

Bloat is sometimes mentioned as an objection to implementing a soil fertility programme where nitrogen comes primarily from nodules on clover roots, and the concern is well founded in experience.

However, bloat is seldom a topic of conversation, and certainly rarely a concern for farmers on properties where Golden Bay dolomite is applied annually, due to its unique ability as a soil conditioner.

Not only does the extra calcium and magnesium applied encourage more activity by earthworms and other beneficial soil dwellers, but soils compressed under the heavy treading inevitable on any intensive farming operation, steadily become noticeably softer. The benefit of this is the ability of plant roots to penetrate further down,

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extracting nutrients from below the 7.5cm depth taken in a standard soil test probe, resulting in plants containing a better and more consistent balance of calcium, magnesium, and potassium.

Ideally soils consist of 25% air, 25% moisture, with the balance being mineral and organic matter. Beneficial soil dwellers, earthworms included, have an ongoing requirement for air and when the surface of the soil is packed and hard their activity is reduced and plant growth slows.

Apart from a greater incidence of bloat and other costly metabolic disorders, pasture grown on soils that are compacted, with few plant roots penetrating below 10cm, are characterised by stop/start growth.

When moisture, temperature and direct sunlight are all favourable, rampant growth can be expected. But only while those conditions last.

As soon as there’s a frost, or three days of hot drying wind, growth suddenly slows, and the typically difficult to manage pasture feast or famine situation arises.

Growth on physically well-structured soil is not only greater over twelve months, it is also more even throughout the season. The areas on the property where electric fence standards are easily positioned to their full depth are nearly always the most productive areas of the property.

Magnesium also aids with the uptake of phosphorus, an important aspect to consider this Autumn as phosphorus is an essential element.

In situations where higher than maintenance phosphorus has been applied over many years the use of dolomite will assist plants to access this valuable resource which has

hitherto been largely unavailable. As always, a current soil test is important when considering a change.

Not all soils are deficient in magnesium. However intensive dairying has an ongoing requirement for magnesium, and a soil test is the best means of determining plant available levels.

The standard annual recommended rate of dolomite to permanent pasture is 220kg/ha which applies 25kg Mg/ha, sufficient for intensive high producing dairy properties.

Golden Bay dolomite is available from the major fertiliser companies and may be mixed with non-nitrogen fertiliser products.

Alternatively, the most economical means may be a bulk delivery direct to farm or spreader, with a 28 tonne truck and trailer load sufficient for approximately 130ha.

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It is refreshing to see Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy proclaiming that innovative farmers hold the key to getting through tough times.

But his announcement stands in stark contrast to a recent article in the NZ Farmer (March 14) by a leading New Zealand soil scientist who suggested that science had proved that any

innovation is just wasting taxpayers’ money, particularly when related to soil fertility.

When you study the background of this prominent soil scientist, the reasons for his entrenched views become clear. His PhD is in Chemical Soil Science and his career has been forged in that synthetic arena. Given his lifelong commitment to chemical science, it’s almost inevitable that he would regard biological concepts as ‘pseudo science’ that are unworthy of consideration. This perspective is hurting our farms.

How? Because Chemical Science is dominating the NZ fertiliser industry, a lack of attention is given to the biological life in soil. That’s a very bad mistake, because these organic life forms play an absolutely critical role in determining the productivity levels of our farms. These organisms do the following:

• Soil organisms make nutrients available to plants

• Soil organisms retain nutrients in the soil

• Soil organisms build beneficial soil structures

• Soil organisms increase root growth and improve root architecture

• Soil organisms suppress disease by competing with pathogens

• Soil organisms break down pollutants

• Soil organisms in the rumen help cows digest food more efficiently

• See what I mean? Any approach that neglects the role of soil biology is woefully inadequate and, at best, produces only short term gains.Having talked in depth with soil

scientists, it is clear to me that all of the sciences — chemistry, physics and biology — are necessary for any soil and fertiliser debate to be balanced. Over the last 10 years, there have been advances in soil conditioning precisely because all of the sciences have been incorporated. This more balanced approach has allowed innovative farmers to produce better soil physiology, better nutrient-dense feed, and healthier stock.

Interestingly, most of these advances have come from outside New Zealand, predominantly from the United States. I have had the privilege of working with some of these leading edge people: Elaine Ingham (Soil Food web); Neal Kinsey (Kinsey/Albrecht); Arden Andersen (he has linked unbalanced soil fertility to the decline of human Health).

Is New Zealand catching on?Yes it is. In spite of the chemical

emphasis, there has been an increase of businesses and innovative farmers who are adopting a more biological approach. As a result, many farmers are crying out for New Zealand scientists

to give them a better understanding as to biological reasons behind the good results they are witnessing on other farms. One Canterbury farmer took things even further.

Owning two farms side by side, he adopted two distinct approaches to soil fertility. One farm was treated with standard chemical systems while the other was run on biological principles. He then asked scientists to compare the two farms.

Great approach. Should yield interesting data, right? Unfortunately, accurate conclusions will be hard to come by because the scientific steering committee that oversees the results does not have any biological representation.

That’s such a shame. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to foresee that the conclusions won’t be factually balanced. Propaganda that favours the current fertiliser politics will prevail, which will only continue to prop up an unbalanced approach to fertiliser science.

It seems that to ask a chemical scientist to discuss biological matters of the soil would be like asking an atheist to discuss the advantages of praying to God.

So here’s my challenge to New Zealand’s soil scientists: Take the blinkers off and widen the scope of your research. Work in partnership with the other sciences and pay more attention to the soil organisms that seem to be hugely beneficial to farm health.

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These young superstars graduated this year as CRV Ambreed proven sires, which means they are considered to have the highest genetic merit. They feature in the herd improvement company’s annual catalogue, which thousands of dairy farmers peruse each year to select the right genetics to meet their herd improvement goals.

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The selection process starts each year when CRV Ambreed’s sire analysts travel around the country to find New Zealand’s very best cows that will produce the next ‘super bull’.

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