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www.guardianonline.co.nz From P3 Mr Silvester said while there had been “incredible feed donations” worth over $100,000 any additional donations were “always welcome.” Currently there are two feed bank locations – one in Cheviot and one in Waikari – with many trucking firms donating their cartage costs for free. However, Mr Silvester said there was still “a lot more of the hard time to go yet”. “As we have always said, what we are doing will not fix the problem but will help along the way and just letting the farmers know that everyone’s thinking of them and trying to assist wherever they can is important.” Some joint share farming operations had come to light since Mr Hodgen’s call for help, he said. In several cases he had heard of a couple of Mid Canterbury properties grazing 600 to 800 ewes expecting twin lambs. In exchange for lambing services the farmer grazing the ewes was going to receive half the lambs born. “That means the capital stock will be looked after plus the farmer will have 600 lambs coming home. It’s a win-win situation.” PGG Wrightson Ashburton livestock manager Greg Cook said he hasn’t had any
Trucking owner Brett McGinity prepares to send a truckload of PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN donated feed to North Canterbury.
enquiries from farmers looking to share farm with their North Canterbury counterparts because the timing was “not great” for local farmers. “A lot of our guys have already got their own fattening
lambs on property but I guess for those with no lambs yet it’s possibly an option.” However, the downward trend in dairy prices meant it could offer opportunities to those farmers who previously sold
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