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HERE are now two options on the table for farmers to consider if they want agriculture to stay out of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

One of those is a farm-level levy, the other is a processor-level hybrid levy.

A third option, not favoured by many, is being drawn into the ETS. Last Tuesday morning primary sector climate action partnership He Waka Eke Noa released a discussion document with two options for an alternative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pricing framework to be included in the ETS for farmers to consider during the next three months.

The farm-level levy would calculate emissions using farmspecific data, where the farm would then pay a price for its net emissions.

This option would reward eligible on-farm sequestration additional to that currently included in the ETS that could offset some of the cost of the emissions levy.

That would include smaller

lots, such as riparian planting and shelter belts, as well as pre-1990 plantings.

Any additional revenue raised through the levy above scheme costs would be invested back into the agricultural sector for further emissions reductions work and research and development.

At the roadshow meetings, we’ll explain what the options mean for different farming systems and most importantly, answer questions and hear farmers’ views.

Andrew Morrison Beef + Lamb NZ The processor-level hybrid levy would calculate emissions at the meat, milk and fertiliser processor level, based on the quantity of product received from farms, or in the case of fertiliser, sold to farms.

Farms, individually, or in collectives, could choose to enter into an emissions management contract to get a payment for

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Project to grow NZ’s hemp sector THE Ministry for Primary Industries is backing Levinbased company Hemp Connect’s pilot project to establish the hemp seed processing plant.

Hemp Connect managing director Mathew Johnson says one of the keys to reducing costs

reducing emissions and/or for recognising sequestration onfarm.

Both levy options take a splitgas approach. They acknowledge short-lived gases like methane have a different warming impact to long-lived gases like carbon dioxide and the price for methane

has been researching how to use the entire seed, as well as the associated waste streams.

“Our goal with this project is to make hemp food production in NZ a viable and internationally competitive option,” Johnson said.

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will be separate and not linked to the carbon price.

DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says it’s critical farmers grab the opportunity and develop a credible alternative framework as the Government has already legislated to put agriculture into the ETS if that does not happen.

production, new product developments such as husk by-products, hemp sprouts and animal feed will become more economically viable.

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“The NZ ETS pricing would be out of farmers’ control and they would face a broad-based tax. Also, farmers wouldn’t get recognition for on-farm work to reduce emissions,” Van der Poel said.

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Share concentration risk allayed Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz THE risk of ownership concentration in Fonterra arising from proposed changes in the share standard will not adversely affect the co-operative, according to investment bankers and corporate advisors Northington Partners.

The firm was commissioned by Fonterra Co-operative Council to assess the proposed capital restructure, which includes much smaller minimum shareholding requirement and much larger permitted excess share ownership.

Within what Fonterra now calls the new flexible shareholding the historical one-for-one sharebacked supply rule would be considerably changed.

The minimum requirement

Continued from page 1 “We’re working to get a better deal for farmers while still meeting environmental goals.”

Beef + Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison says B+LNZ wants the framework farmers choose to incentivise work already under way on-farm, including sequestration and riparian planting.

“The two options would ensure any revenue raised by the pricing system would go back into R&D for innovative solutions and support farmers’ on-farm work to mitigate their warming impact,” Morrison said.

Farmers will have an opportunity to have a say in February when B+LNZ, DairyNZ and Federated Farmers take a nationwide roadshow to the regions.

“We’re releasing the draft discussion document now so farmers have time to consider the options,” he said.

“At the roadshow meetings, we’ll explain what the options mean for different farming systems

would be one share for three kilograms of milksolids and farmers would be permitted to own shares up to four times their annual milksolids production.

The minimum is to encourage membership, loyalty and milk supply and the maximum allows farmers to expand their investment in Fonterra and help liquidity in the farmers-only sharemarket.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has said the higher risk of diverging shareholding interests is concerning him.

“I am particularly concerned that the current proposals would create a higher risk of diverging shareholder interests inside the co-operative, between farmers with minimum shareholdings for supply only and those with larger shareholdings held for investment

purposes,” O’Connor said.

Fonterra chair Peter McBride said that the issue had been examined by consultants to both the company and its shareholder council and their advice would be passed on to O’Connor.

Council chair James Barron said the assurance from Northington Partners had been sent to farmershareholders along with the council’s 2021 annual report.

“Given the governance structures in place and the fact that voting rights will continue to be based on share-backed milk supply, any ownership concentration will not adversely affect control of the co-op,” Northington advised.

“Northington’s comments should provide a level of reassurance to farmers that this proposal is in the best long-term

and most importantly, answer questions and hear farmers’ views.”

A more detailed information pack on the options will be released by the partnership early next year ahead of the roadshow.

Farmers will also be able to give their feedback online.

Van der Poel says the meetings will be genuine consultation, with pros and cons of both options discussed, rather than setting out a preferred option.

If farmers want more details about other options that have been at this stage put to one side because of a lack of a clear pathway, they can also be discussed.

Work on the two options, including modelling, is ongoing and Van der Poel says it will continue right up to the meetings, so farmers will be presented with the most up-to-date information possible.

He says it’s important farmers get involved now so they can have their input in February.

If the sector cannot come up

with an approach that can get Government support, the way the Climate Change Response Act is set up will mean agriculture will automatically go into the ETS and the split-gas approach will not be recognised.

“We’re committed to finding a solution that works for farmers and keeps the sector in control of where and how it uses funds for the benefit of farmers,” Van der Poel said.

Those funds could be either invested into R&D to find new forms of mitigation, or recycled back to farmers themselves if they are reducing their emissions.

The new pricing framework isn’t expected to come into force until January 1, 2025, but it could be sooner if the Government chooses to put agriculture into the ETS. Feedback from engagement, including the February roadshow and farmers’ online feedback, will form part of the partnership’s recommendations to the Ministers of Climate Change and Agriculture in late April.

interests of both Fonterra and its suppliers,” Barron added.

Currently the largest 30% of farmer-owners hold 62% of total shares and votes.

Fonterra estimates that under the new structure the largest 30% of farmer-owners would hold around 75% of total shares and have 70% of votes.

LIC and Zespri have around 80% ownership by 30% of producers.

In its reassurance Northington cited other farmer control and governance aspects of Fonterra and the one vote for one sharebacked supply rule, which will continue unchanged.

“Even in the event ownership becomes far more concentrated, we suggest this may be more of a perceived issue rather than having a material impact on control,” Northington said.

SHARED: Fonterra Co-operative Council chair James Barron said the assurance from Northington Partners had been sent to farmer-shareholders along with the council’s 2021 annual report.

Modeling forecasts 2030 emission reductions ACCORDING to data in the discussion document released

by He Waka Eke Noa, initial modelling suggests that, based on a carbon price of $85/tonne CO2e by 2025 and $138/tonne by 2030, the direct impact of the two different pricing options would be a cut in total agricultural emissions by less than 1% in both methane and nitrous oxide below 2017 levels.

The estimated revenue generated from emissions costs is between $130-$430 million a year.

The document says the Government intends that any revenue raised would be invested back into the agricultural sector to support further emissions reductions, which could include paying

for sequestration not currently eligible for the ETS, such as riparian plantings. Further emissions reductions could be achieved through recycling revenue back to farmers.

Modelling shows that by 2030 the effect of other environmental policies, for example the National Policy Statement for Freshwater and including forestry in the ETS, would reduce methane emissions by 3-4% below 2017 levels and nitrous oxide by 2%.

It’s predicted the 2025 price would cut most farms’ economic farm surplus (EFS) by less than 5%, however, by 2030 the impact on EFS would be much greater and could potentially affect the viability of some red meat farms.

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Industry collaborates to aid covid response Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz THE country’s largest meat processors have plans to share processing capacity should a plant be forced to close because of covid.

The agreement stems back to last year’s lockdown but will roll over to this season and is aimed at preventing animal welfare issues over the peak period of lamb supply.

Companies have adopted techniques to prevent covid getting into plants, such as temperature testing staff, random antigen testing, widespread use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including surgical masks or face screens and staggering meal breaks to reduce staff congregating in large numbers.

Silver Fern Farms (SFF) operations manager Mark Leslie says the company is operating its North Island plants at Level 3 and South Island at Level 2.

Temperatures are taken as staff arrive at work and any with an elevated temperature are asked to go home and follow Ministry of Health procedures to ensure they do not have covid.

Leslie says SFF agreed to be part of the Government’s antigen test trial because results are readily available within 15 to 20 minutes.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) deputy directorgeneral of agriculture and investment services Karen Adair says primary sector processors are following “robust safety precautions” and it is developing further covid guidance and management with sector groups.

Covid has been detected on a kiwifruit consignment in China and export licences have been suspended from two seafood premises after concerns were raised from an online audit by Chinese officials.

Adair says MPI is engaging with Chinese authorities to resolve these suspensions.

“Both Sanford and Sealord have addressed the findings from the live video audits and we are working constructively with Chinese authorities to lift the suspensions,” Adair said.

Alliance Group manufacturing manager Willie Wiese says the cooperative follows health protocols as agreed to with the Meat Industry Association and the MPI. “This includes physical distancing, further increased cleaning and disinfection of processing areas, the use of personal protective equipment and closing our sites to nonessential people,” Wiese said.

“We are also encouraging our people to get vaccinated.

PRECAUTIONS: Companies have adopted techniques to prevent covid getting into plants, such as temperature testing staff and staggering meal breaks to reduce staff congregating in large numbers.

If this did occur, industry collaboration will help us better support farmers and manage livestock flows.

Darryl Tones Anzco Food “Everyone on our leadership team is double vaccinated, we have risk profiles in place, and we have supported onsite vaccination initiatives across all plants.”

Wiese says the industry meets and speaks regularly and Alliance is willing to support other companies should a plant be impacted by covid.

“While we all hope the measures we have in place will prevent this from happening, we are ready to help each other out if necessary,” he said.

Anzco Food operations manager Darryl Tones says the processor has contingency plans and works closely with other processing companies on how cross-industry support could work if a site was impacted.

“If this did occur, industry collaboration will help us better support farmers and manage livestock flows,” Tones said.

Anzco follows industry-agreed protocols, including social distancing, additional personal protective equipment, allowing essential visitors only onsite and enhanced cleaning.

“In addition, Anzco is actively encouraging everyone across the business to get vaccinated, with around 80% having had at least their first vaccination,” he said.

A Fonterra spokesperson says having operations spread throughout the country gave it flexibility to manage most situations.

“We’ve had safety controls in place at our sites for some

time now to protect our people and essential operations from covid-19,” the spokesperson said.

“These include essential workers only onsite and wearing of personal protective equipment such as masks.”

Zespri chief grower, industry and sustainability officer Carol Ward says the industry has a history of collaboration and innovation, which will aid any covid response.

It follows hygiene protocols and safety requirements such as physical distancing and additional hygiene measures.

As the final shipment of fruit leaves NZ this week, Ward says the industry is working together to further develop contingency plans and to consider additional changes to industry protocols that may be required.

Adair says Fonterra and meat processors such as Alliance were part of workplace pilots to introduce systems to achieve industry-wide vaccination.

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Farm input costs still pushing upwards Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz INPUT prices for producers increased by 7% in the 12 months to the end of September, Statistics New Zealand has reported.

Output prices received for the commodities they sold increased by 6.2% over the same period.

Both are reported quarterly

by Stats NZ as two sides of the Producer Price Indexes (PPI), which on the inputs side is like a Consumer Price Index (CPI) for farmers.

The 7% overall rise in inputs, led by fuel, fertiliser and feed, was the highest since 2008.

Stats NZ said the September quarterly rise in prices paid by producers was 1.6% and in prices received 1.8%.

It singled out rising milk prices as a main component in both output and input indexes because dairy processors need to buy milk to make ingredients and consumer products.

The dairy product manufacturing price indexes are 1342 for output and 1314 for input, both figures at their highest levels since December 2008 and March 2014 respectively.

Dairy product manufacturing price indexes September 2007-September 2021 quarter

Against the index base of 1000 in December 2010, sheep, beef and grain farming outputs are currently 1642. This is the highest index rise of any industry.

In the detail of the Stats NZ PPI inputs, fertiliser prices rose 30% in the 12 months to end September, natural gas was up 28%, petrol 23% and diesel 32.5%.

Veterinary and legal services were up 5%, accountancy 3.5%, agricultural and forestry equipment 4.6% and agricultural

services 4.3%.

AgFirst Waikato managing director James Allen said in his latest newsletter inflation generally is running high and his impression is that on-farm inflation is even higher.

“Feed costs, fertiliser costs, fuel, materials and labour are all increasing and there is a limit to what an individual can do to reduce the unit price of each input,” Allen said.

“However, you can control

the level of these inputs and the efficiency of something like applied fertiliser.

“Likewise, review your feed efficiency, as feed costs often creep up in a high milk payout year.”

AgFirst Waikato colleague Phil Journeaux, an agricultural economist, publishes annual reports on farm costs and he said farm working expenses (FWE) for dairying in 2020-21 were $4.48/kg milksolids produced.

For the current dairy season he has budgeted a 6% increase in FWE to $4.65.

Journeaux said the shortage of skilled labour, and therefore its quickly rising cost, was having a big impact on farmers and their agricultural contractors.

Agricultural economist Con Williams, general manager of investments for MyFarm, said dairy farm expenses had risen 26% over the past four seasons and this season’s prediction of 5% increase now looked optimistic.

Fertiliser cost increases across the board would be 20% or more, pushed up by energy costs, particularly natural gas as an input to urea.

The costs of processing and transporting our primary products are rising steeply.

“Major shippers have flocked to high-traffic, high-volume European-United States-Asia routes, leaving New Zealand facing less frequent and significantly more expensive delivery costs as the last stop on the planet,” Williams said.

“Shipping costs between China, a major fertiliser source, and here have almost doubled in the past year.”

Inflation stalks New Zealand agriculture Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz THE inflationary thief is active in New Zealand and it is not clear whether it will be transitory or more persistent, independent economist Cameron Bagrie says.

The Reserve Bank said inflation is 4.9% currently and expected to rise to 5.7% in the first quarter of next year and it has assessed its presence as “somewhat transitory”.

After the sharp peak, the bank expects that it will take until 2024

to return to the 2% target zone.

But the economic commentators are having a bob each way.

Bagrie was addressing the first online session of the DairyNZ Farmer Forum, called Navigating Economic Uncertainty.

The dairy industry is one of those that can benefit from inflation and is experiencing that with high prices presently.

But core on-farm costs are rising strongly, some 15% over the past three years, not including labour, livestock and interest.

Bagrie says cost increases during the past 12 months had risen even more rapidly.

In categories like labour and climate change, cost inflation is going to be sticky.

“Yes, dairy product prices are high, and some would say temporary, but when are we going to arrest that ballooning cost line?”

Bagrie asked.

NZ is caught up in sugar candy economics, such as how big are the house price movements, the low unemployment and haven’t we done incredibly well with covid.

He says this is the time to address the much harder questions.

Demand is not a problem for our goods and services, it’s all about supply.

Growth is being slowed by environmental requirements, labour shortages, cost inflation, covid and compliance.

“Coping with demand is easy, shifting our growth is not,” he said.

“We need to have hard conversations about things like water and resources, benefit

dependence, lack of competition (for example, supermarkets), compliance costs and infrastructure.

“We need to focus on growing supply and on NZ’s unique comparative advantages.”

The dairy industry has improved its resilience during the past three years, such that credit availability is now positive.

The proportion of dairy loans classed as potentially stressed has fallen from over 12% to 9% and dairy debt has fallen from $41.5 billion to $38b.

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Game-changer for NZ hemp industry Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz A PROJECT targeting an internationally competitive hemp processing plant is tagged as a game-changer for the New Zealand hemp industry.

Levin-based company Hemp Connect’s pilot project to establish the hemp seed processing plant has been backed by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

MPI is contributing more than $245,000 to the two-year pilot project through its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFFF) fund.

The project ultimately aims to enable locally-grown hemp food products to compete with imported varieties.

Since 2020, Hemp Connect has been working on creative solutions for processing NZ grown hemp more efficiently and reducing production costs.

Hemp Connect managing director Mathew Johnson says one of the keys to reducing costs has been researching how to use the entire seed, as well as the associated waste streams.

“Our goal with this project is to make hemp food production in NZ a viable and internationally competitive option,” Johnson said.

He says traditionally, the cost of importing hemp food has been significantly cheaper than producing it locally.

By increasing the scale of production, new product developments such as husk by-products, hemp sprouts and animal feed will become more economically viable.

Ultimately hemp will become a NZ export success and Hemp Connect plans to be there when it does.

Hemp is the world’s finest superfood. NZ has the finest land.

“Hemp Connect’s vision is to leverage these simple truths to encourage a happier, healthier, sustainable future for NZ,” he said.

“We’ve been working tirelessly

MAXIMUM OUTPUT: Hemp Connect has researched equipment from all over the world to find ways of getting the most out of every hemp seed.

to modify our existing equipment and have researched equipment from all over the world to find ways of getting the most out of every hemp seed.”

Johnson says Kiwis are incredible thinkers when it comes to innovation, particularly in the food and beverage industry.

Established in 2017, Hemp Connect had the ambition of bringing change to some of the systemic issues facing NZ, first and foremost the health of its people and the planet.

“We have loved working with so many people, including our new staff, engineers, electricians and pneumatic specialists, to apply our Number 8 Wire and problemsolving skills to an industry that has been around for centuries, but without the NZ touch,” he said.

“We’re delighted to be partnering with MPI to prove our concept at a larger-scale and look forward to working hard over the next two years to make this a reality.”

MPI director of investment

programmes Steve Penno says the project fits with MPI’s Fit for a Better World – Accelerating our Economic Potential roadmap, which includes strengthening the environmental credentials of NZ’s food and fibre products and driving further growth in the value of NZ products.

“Hemp doesn’t need chemicals and is drought-tolerant, so it has environmental benefits,” Penno said.

“One of the most exciting aspects of this project will be enabling Hemp Connect to develop products that have never been produced domestically or internationally,” Penno said.

Hemp Connect says hemp provides a great option for farmers searching for alternative solutions to ensure the long-term economic sustainability of their farms Hemp requires less water, has soil remediation properties and removes four times more Co2 than pine.

It has more than 25,000 recognised uses, including

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Growing hemp reduces water and soil pollution, limits soil erosion and helps restore soil health.

“As leading hemp suppliers in NZ, we are more aware than most of the confusion that can sometimes exist about hemp, what it is, and what it isn’t,” Johnson said.

“Hemp growers and suppliers in NZ like us at Hemp Connect supply industrial hemp. It comes from cannabis sativa plants.

“Yep, that’s the same species that marijuana comes from, however, the industrial hemp we supply is about as different from marijuana as grape juice is from wine.”

Another good example is the fungi family, or mushrooms, some are healthy and nutritious, while others have psychoactive properties.

Within the species cannabis sativa, as with fungi, have significantly different cultivars.

One of the most exciting aspects of this project will be enabling Hemp Connect to develop products that have never been produced domestically or internationally.

Steve Penno MPI Cannabis grown for marijuana contains THC, whereas industrial hemp doesn’t.

THC is the chemical component of cannabis or marijuana that gets you high and the industrial hemp grown for food and fibre doesn’t.

The low-THC cultivar hemp crops grown by Hemp Connect and other hemp suppliers in NZ have a THC content that is less than 0.35%.

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Split views on Fonterra wastewater plant site Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz RURAL residents have slammed Fonterra’s proposal to build a wastewater treatment plant at its Hautapu site in Waikato, saying the location is inappropriate in such a highly populated rural area.

The co-operative has lodged resource consents with the Waikato Regional Council to renew its ability to irrigate wastewater from its Hautapu factory onto farmland it owns and to build an $83 million wastewater treatment plant adjacent to the site.

A week-long online public hearing of the proposals has ended with commissioners expected to give their decision in the new year.

One of the boundaries of Grant Eynon’s lifestyle block is 80 metres from the proposed plant site and he strongly opposed its development.

It would interfere with his family’s quiet enjoyment and he was concerned with the odour impact, he told the commissioners.

“The inability for Fonterra to guarantee there will be no odour effects is in itself an admission of the unsuitability of the location and the design of the proposed facility,” Eynon said.

It would affect 70 homes in

the Hautapu district, which was an indicator of the location’s unsuitability, he said.

Eynon said it was also extremely difficult for residents to mount an opposition against such a wellresourced company like Fonterra.

“The whole situation is a David and Goliath and it’s no fun being David,” he said.

Local resident Jane West spoke on behalf of a group of local residents opposed to the factory.

These ranged from well-known horse breeder Sir Patrick Hogan, former supermodel and horse breeder Kylie Bax, local retailers and residents who operated farm stays and Airbnbs.

“We’re all unhappy with the sheer scale and size of the plant and the fact that it is proposed in a highly populated area, despite Fonterra having a viable no risk option. We feel it shows Fonterra’s disrespect towards our community,” West said.

She says the proposed 8.27ha site adjacent to the Hautapu factory was at the bottom of Fonterra’s preferred list because of the population density and the proximity of housing.

After scrapping its proposal to locate the plant at its Buxton farm, West claimed Fonterra had chosen this new site because it was the easiest option to get the necessary consent.

The site was assured by Fonterra

ANTI: Fonterra’s decision to build a new wastewater treatment plant at its Hautapu factory has met with widespread opposition from locals.

in community meetings West had attended over the years that it would be a buffer zone with no plans to build on it.

West says the residents were also concerned the plant would devalue their land and massively impact on their businesses.

She also spoke on behalf of Fonterra supplier Matthew West, whose farm was in the onekilometre radius of the factory.

“I’m a proud Fonterra supplier and our family has supplied this factory without missing a single season since 1969,” he said.

“I object because Fonterra had a far better option regarding the odour problems at Buxton Farm where the closest neighbour was 700 metres away.”

Matthew West said this was a more sensible option.

“The potential odour problem and risk at Hautapu will cause ongoing legal and financial problems for years for Fonterra,” she said on behalf of West.

In Fonterra’s right of reply, legal representative Bal Matheson acknowledged that the plant was

an unwelcome addition for some in the area.

“Everyone wants it somewhere else,” Matheson said.

He denied the factory would have an odour problem, saying all of the experts who had given evidence in the hearing said there would be minor odour at most and there was an extremely low risk of a mechanical issue leading to odour problems.

“There won’t be odour,” he said.

The Hautapu site was an industrial zone, whereas alternative sites for the plant were in rural zones, which he says could make obtaining a consent from the Waikato District Council more difficult.

Not all the submitters were against Fonterra’s proposal.

David Campbell, whose property is close to the Buxton farm, supported the factory and the wastewater irrigation, as long as certain conditions were imposed by the Waikato Regional Council.

Norm Hill, speaking on behalf of the Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust,

also supported the consent applications.

At peak, the site processed around 4 million litres of milk a day and food hygiene requirements meant a significant volume of wastewater was created.

The factory discharged treated wastewater onto its Buxton, Bardowie and Bruntwood farms from November-April and discharged into the Waikato River during the wetter winter months from May-October.

Fonterra operates those farms as a cut-and-carry operation, where the pasture is cut and that feed is taken to other farms throughout Waikato.

The co-operative also brought in several witnesses throughout the hearing who testified there had been significant environmental improvements to those farms since the cut and carry system was introduced.

Future modelling indicated significant reductions in nutrient loading on those farms if the consents are granted.

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Groundswell in it for the long haul Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz GROUNDSWELL organisers say farmer anger is growing, not diminishing and this means the protest group is not about to go away.

One of the founders, Bryce McKenzie, says with details of the primary industry-wide climate change agreement, He Waka Eke Noa, about to unleash new rules and obligations on farmers, frustration is growing making the organisation’s role even more relevant.

Farmers feel their interests are not being advocated for strongly enough and their concerns are not being listened to by primary sector groups, politicians and bureaucrats.

Feedback following the most recent protests in 70 centres nationwide, indicates there is still farmer momentum behind the cause.

“The feedback from around NZ is that people have had enough, they are not being treated with respect by the Government,” McKenzie said.

He says support from their urban cousins at the two protests held so far, made farmers feel appreciated.

“If it has done one thing, it has enabled farmers to stand up and feel pride with what we do again,” he said.

McKenzie could not say how many people took part in the most recent protests, but estimates that with those in vehicles along with people on footpaths, 100,000 people nationally could have been involved.

McKenzie and fellow Groundswell founder Laurie Paterson recently went to Wellington to deliver “thousands of letters” written by farmers to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw, seeking

If it has done one thing, it has enabled farmers to stand up and feel pride with what we do again.

Bryce McKenzie Groundswell more understanding and support for rural communities.

McKenzie says O’Connor was not in Wellington so they were hoping to meet with fellow Labour MP Stuart Nash who last week accused Groundswell of being “a mixture of racism, anti-vax, etcetera”.

He says Nash’s outburst emboldened interest in the protest.

Group leaders intend to take their protest to Wellington early next year and McKenzie says regional organisers were enthused and invigorated by recent support to arrange the protest, most likely in February or March.

Groundswell has unsuccessfully sought a meeting with Ardern, and asked if she will meet with the group, a spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s office declined to answer.

In a statement, Ardern says one of the groups she meets regularly is the Farming Leaders Group.

Members include DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Federated Farmers, Horticulture NZ, the Meat Industry Association, NZ Winegrowers, Seafood NZ, the Foundation for Arable Research, FOMA and NZ Forestry Owners.

“I will continue to meet regularly with our primary sector leaders, and most recently that also includes helping the sector to weather the economic disruptions of covid-19 by securing supply chains and

GOOD SUPPORT: Groundswell organiser Bryce McKenzie says support from their urban cousins at the two protests held so far made farmers feel appreciated.

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boosting sector workforces,” Ardern said.

She says the Government believes primary industries are “a fundamental part of NZ’s future”, but to command international competitiveness includes ensuring our environmental credentials are strong.

“We won’t always agree, but where there are issues about the practical implementation of any sector work, we make changes and we work hard to get those rules right, because they’re critical to protecting the environment all New Zealanders love and share, and they’re critical to upholding a reputation on the world stage that helps us to secure quality free trade agreements like the once we’ve just landed with the United Kingdom,” she said.

TOO MUCH: Groundswell organiser Bryce McKenzie says farmer frustration at the amount of regulation is growing, making the organisation’s role even more relevant.

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Farmers urged to have a covid plan Gerald Piddock gerald.piddock@globalhq.co.nz

STRESSFUL: A sharemilking couple had an anxious wait after one of their staff was a close contact to a positive covid-19 case.

You suddenly realise that while your bubble might not be that big, but when you add everyone else’s bubble to it, it’s quite big.

deciding whether to inform visitors that had been on their farm. They sighed with relief when the test came back negative.

“If she had tested positive, we would have had to have my husband tested because he would have brought it to our other farm,” she said.

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While waiting for the test results to come back, they informed their other staff and discussed safety protocols and offered them the option of not coming to work.

“You suddenly realise that while your bubble might not be that big, but when you add everyone else’s bubble to it, it’s quite big.

At the centre of it you have got to remember we are all human and we all react to things,” they said.

“Our first reaction was ‘oh, *****’.

We’re running on skeleton staff as it is, everyone is tired and we had to try and find another gear.”

They also reassured Sarah and made sure all of their needs were met and promised her they will work through it together, whatever the result of the test was.

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realise how isolated young people living rurally are in the lockdown environment and Sarah was upset when she called to tell them.

She had been a loyal employee and they wanted to return that loyalty.

The scenario of her standing down for a lengthy period of time if she had tested positive also raised questions around about leave entitlements and the criteria of leave that was appropriate for this circumstance.

“Legally, where do you stand?” they asked.

The couple said larger companies can absorb any associated costs with this, but for smaller businesses, it was a huge hit.

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Then if there is a close contact or a positive case, they can quickly identify people at risk.

There are also the practical realities of sourcing competent staff to fill in if needed within an industry already suffering widespread worker shortages.

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A SHAREMILKING couple whose staff member become a close covid-19 contact are backing calls for farmers to create a plan in case they get a positive case in their bubble.

That checklist needs to be a living, moving document because of the variables that can occur during a close contact or covid positive situation on a farm when there are the needs of staff and animals to be taken into consideration.

The employee, Sarah*, became a close contact after they visited a family member while observing distance protocols.

One of the members of that household tested positive after they had met, which made that worker a close contact.

The couple wish to remain anonymous to protect the identity of their employee.

The close contact call came at around 7pm that evening and the couple were left scrambling to find someone to fill in for them, as they were meant to be working in the milking shed the next morning.

“She rang us in the evening and of course she starts milking at 5am the following morning, so we had less than 12 hours to try and get something in place,” the couple said.

The worker was stood down, tested and isolated in their onfarm accommodation. At that stage, she had also received her first covid vaccination.

The worker had also been in contact with one of the sharemilkers and another of their workers between the time she met with the family member and the time she was informed she was a close contact.

They say they were potentially facing the prospect of having to milk 440 cows without their staff.

“It was a bit of a heartbeat moment when she rang,” they said.

“We suddenly realised all of the people that had been on our farm.”

They then anxiously waited for her test to come back before

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‘Council plan erodes rights’ Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz POLICY recognising cultural and spiritual values being introduced by the Queenstown Lakes District Council could result in a loss of property rights, landowners say.

Known as wāhi tupuna, the policy imposes similar controls on land use as significant natural areas (SNAs) on land on the shores of Lake Hāwea near Wānaka.

Landowners would require resource consent or have to consult iwi before certain activities could proceed.

Richard Burdon from Lake Hāwea’s Glen Dene Station says he went through tenure review in 2007, through which he retired an area of land known as The Neck, a site sacred to Ngāi Tahu where their ancestors camped during expeditions to the West Coast.

Under tenure review pastoral lessees retire land of conservation and cultural value in exchange for being able to freehold more productive land, and that process subjected Glen Dene to extensive conservation and cultural studies.

Wāhi tupuna is part of the QLDC’s district planning process, which Burdon says has once again subjected land to conservation and cultural studies, but he says its conclusions are inconsistent with those previous studies on the same areas.

Burdon says there was little consultation with landowners and those who did the work have since left the council.

“It is difficult to pin down what it means to landowners,” he says.

Complicating matters, the lake was raised 20m in 1958 for water storage as part of the Clutha River hydroelectric scheme which drowned many historically significant sites.

Burdon says it appears planners drew a line around the lake shoreline and concluded the enclosed area contained culturally and spiritually significant sites.

The wāhi tupuna will have a significant impact on Glen Dene as it includes flat and rolling paddocks and could restrict livestock management and tourism activities.

“All of those activities start to ramp up, irrigation consents,

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UNHAPPY LANDOWNER: Lake Hāwea farmer Richard Burdon fears new policy by the Queenstown Lakes District Council will remove the rights of landowners.

building consents and long term property rights.”

Council documents on Glen Dene identify trails and routes, a network of seasonal settlements and a place where food and natural materials were gathered.

It noted potential threats to water quality, from subdivision and development, planting exotic species, earthworks, roading, energy, utilities, and activities affecting the ridgeline and upper slopes.

Burdon says the list is much more extensive and diverse than identified by the tenure review studies.

“We feel they have taken liberties under the district plan to

impose new controls that impact on our property rights and involve costs to our business and we have never been consulted.”

He says the QLDC has not made any attempt to work with them to resolve these issues which is why the issue will end up going to the Environment Court.

Tony Avery, the QLDC’s planning and development manager, says identifying wāhi tūpuna sites was not a random process but based on the cultural and spiritual values iwi want recognised in the plan.

The district plan review process was publicly notified and all landowners with a wāhi tūpuna site were advised.

“A meeting between landowners

and iwi was also offered and several landowners took up this opportunity.”

He says the Burdons subsequently submitted on the proposed district plan and attended a hearing at which they were able to present their views.

“The independent hearing panel then made a decision which the Burdons have appealed.

“The reasons behind the identification, values and meaning of each site have been explained in the plan itself and discussed with submitters and appellants.

“The plan lists a variety of activities that require consent and consultation with iwi as part of any consideration.”

NZRLC predicts three years’ dividends ahead of time Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz

NEW Zealand Rural Land Company (NZRLC) has forecast a total dividend payment of 4.7c a share during the 2022 financial year, followed by 5.7c in FY2023 and 6.1c in FY2024. It intends to pay an interim dividend for the first half in February of 2c, followed by a final dividend for FY2022 of 2.7c in August.

Directors can make the unusual forecast three financial years ahead because the company income is solely lease payments from sharemilking companies.

One year after its initial public offering, the rural property company share price is $1.10 after listing at $1.25 and the directors have forecast yield returns over three years between 4.2% and 5.5%.

An update for investors said NZRLC had paid $197million for 10,800ha of dairying platforms and support farms in Canterbury, Otago and Southland with a weighted average lease term of 10.5 years, one of the longest in the listed property company market.

It has 11 tenancy agreements with some of the most experienced dairy farmers in the country and property

revaluations have lifted the assets to about $220m.

In the current financial year it has bought seven properties, one in Waimate and six in Maniototo, for a total outlay of $72.6m.

The company’s borrowing as at November 22 was $88.5m from Rabobank, split one-third in each of two, three and five-year facilities.

The average cost of debt is 2.9%.

NZRLC has 99.6m shares issued and directors and managers of the company and its associated companies own 21% of the shares.

The largest shareholders are Clyde and Rena Holland (9.9%), Elevation Capital (6.71%), listed Allied Farmers (2.15%) and executive director Chris Swasbrook (1.89%), who is also managing director and partowner of Elevation.

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IrrigationNZ primed to deliver in ‘22 Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz FOR the first time in three years Irrigation New Zealand has ended the financial year in the black.

At the organisation’s annual meeting via Zoom last week it was reported the business has made great strides in the past 12 months, with plans to deliver more in 2022.

Chief executive Vanessa Winning says she is proud of her team’s performance and is looking forward to continuing the good work into 2022.

“I joined IrrigationNZ just before last year’s annual meeting, we had just completed a restructure, decided to move the head office to Wellington, and were close to another annual loss,” Winning said.

“It was a challenge that the board was very upfront and honest about.

“Over this past year, despite no conference and other covid related issues, we have managed to turn this around and in just eight months we reached surplus and have grown our base.

“This will enable us to deliver even more for our members.”

IrrigationNZ also increased its focus on informing and shaping regulation that will impact the primary sector, which saw the move of the organisation’s headquarters from Christchurch to Wellington to get closer to government decisionmakers.

“Policy change is coming thick and fast, and we know it is

overwhelming to many.

“We’re pushing hard to gain policy concessions that work for our members and have been successful on a number of occasions.

“Our biggest successes have been from working with the policy implementation teams and working through more practical implementation programmes.

It was a challenge the board was very upfront and honest about.

Vanessa Winning IrrigationNZ IrrigationNZ has lodged five submissions to policy changes in the past year including the Water Services Bill, Dam Safety Implementation Act, Climate Change Response Amendment Act, Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA) and earlier draft legislation on Farm Environment Plans.

“I’m particularly proud of the recent publishing of the Water Availability and Security (WAS) work which we have been working with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) on.

“It is a step in the right direction for finally creating a strategy for productive community and recreational use of water, which is long overdue,” Winning said.

CONTRIBUTION: IrrigationNZ chief executive Vanessa Winning says the organisation has a key role to play in shaping the way forward for New Zealand.

IrrigationNZ chair Keri Johnston is excited by the revitalised focus of the organisation and is confident it is going from strength to strength.

“Our updated strategy is one of an organisation that is reinvigorated, future-focused and clear about who we are, what we do, and why we exist,” Johnston said.

“We have a permanent home now in Wellington, which is

perfect for us, and the team is happy and settled here.”

The organisation has increased its presence in government working and advisory groups on the big issues affecting the primary sectors.

Winning says IrrigationNZ has a key role to play in shaping the way forward for NZ. “Without water we don’t have choices, it’s as simple as no water – no food.

“Access to reliable water is going to be essential for addressing environmental and climate outcomes.

“IrrigationNZ will continue to emphasise the need for an overarching water strategy for NZ so that we can identify better strategic outcomes, build resilience for our rural communities, and recognise our potential as a nation,” Winning said.

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The couple, who have four full-time staff, “The checklist enables you to list contact run 17,000 stock units on 1650 hectares details for key people, a basic grazing (effective) at Fordell near Whanganui. plan for livestock, instructions to operate “We have been looking at ways to minimise machinery and essential farm tasks.” the risk of COVID-19-related disruptions to Southern Pastures ramped up its our farming business, especially as the virus contingency planning back in August, spreads,” Cranstone said. bringing its teams together online to run “Animal welfare and protecting this year’s through various COVID-related scenarios. income have been central to our planning.

The company operates 19 dairy farms We have planted 80ha of summer and one support block in South feed crops, which is up 20% on Waikato and Canterbury and has last year. an on-farm team of about 80 “Having additional feed will take a people. bit of pressure off and enable us “It could hit one of our farms to keep lambs for an extra week today, in three weeks’ time or in or two, should COVID-19 cause three months’ time, but we are any delays at the meatworks.” prepared if it does,” Southern It’s one of multiple steps being Pastures general manager of Mark Bridges taken to shield the business from farming Mark Bridges said. the effects of Delta.

“Fortunately, our teams are The Cranstones and their staff are all fully well-placed to cover each other. Our farms vaccinated against COVID-19 and they’ve have similar milking sheds, machinery and had early discussions with their shearing operating procedures. contractor about the virus.

“In the case of one of our dairy farms that’s “Shearing in December and January has 45 minutes away from our other properties, the potential to be quite a risky time, with we’ve put in place a support plan with a contractors coming on-farm,” he said. neighbouring farm, should the need arise.

“We’ll be doing everything we practically “One option on the table to reduce the can to minimise any close contact with the workload on-farm, should it be needed, shearers, including wearing face coverings.” would be moving to once-a-day milking. But Cranstone is the Whanganui provincial that would be dependent on the time of president for Federated Farmers. He’s year.” encouraging farmers to use a COVID-19 Vaccination remains one of the best tools to

Onions, medicinal cannabis and hemp feature in exciting new projects that have received funding from MPI’s Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures fund.

All three fit closely with MPI’s Fit for a Better World – Accelerating our Economic Potential roadmap, which includes strengthening the environmental credentials of New Zealand’s food and fibre products, driving further growth in the value of products, and more people finding employment in the sector.

• The ‘humble’ onion will undergo an extreme makeover, with an investment of $2.83 million (alongside more than $3m from Onions NZ) to enhance the competitive advantage of New Zealand’s onion industry. The project aims to produce onions that are light on the environment, and produced sustainably.

Onions exports earned us $137 million last year – with a target of increasing that by $31 million by 2027.

• The SFF Futures fund is contributing nearly $760,000 to a $1.9 million, three-year programme that aims to establish evidence-based medical cannabis cultivation practices.

Researchers at project partner Greenlab will carry out rigorous trials and lab testing to ensure consistently high-quality and effective pharmaceutical products.

A successful medicinal cannabis industry will earn significant export revenue, provide jobs, and produce locally-grown pharmaceutical options for patients.

• MPI is contributing more than $245,000 to Hemp Connect’s two-year pilot project aiming to establish a hemp seed processing plant in New Zealand that could be a game changer for the local hemp industry.

It is hoped that by increasing the scale of production, new product developments such as husk by-products, hemp sprouts and animal feed will become more economically viable.

reduce the risk of COVID spreading.

Immunologist and Otago University Associate Professor James Ussher told a recent Federated Farmers webinar that a fully-vaccinated person had a 75-80% lower chance of being infected with the virus.

“If you don’t get infected, you can’t pass it on to other people. So, it’s about protecting yourself and protecting others,” Ussher said.

The Southern DHB medical officer of health Dr Michael Butchard revealed some sobering statistics and emphasised the importance of being double-jabbed.

“If you’re not vaccinated, you’re 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and 10 times more likely to be hospitalised. So your best defence, if you want to stay on your farm, is to get double-jabbed,” Butchard said.

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New app helps farmers’ summer planning Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmers Patrick and Isabelle Crawshaw have a new tool to help make early management decisions on-farm this summer.

The young couple own a 280-hectare hill-country property at Patoka where they run between 2000 and 2500 lambs and 350 Angus cattle for finishing.

Patrick recently started using the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s new drought indicator smartphone app. It’s been designed to help farmers to access climate data and inform early decision-making.

“I’m only having to dip into the app at the moment, but I would watch it really closely early on when dry conditions first appeared,” Crawshaw said.

The app presents live rainfall, soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data

from across the region and highlights if drought conditions are emerging.

“Easy access to the data is giving me a reference point and a steer on trends. As I build up knowledge of how my farm, which we bought in 2018, responds in different conditions, the information will help improve the accuracy of my decisions.

“I’ve got a plan in place and when soil moisture and transpiration readings hit a certain level, this will set in train decisions I have to make.”

The local Rural Advisory Group was instrumental in getting the app off the ground, and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) supported its development.

Gisborne-based drought resilience coordinator Kristin Kirkpatrick, whose position is funded by MPI, says having a

plan ahead of the arrival of dry conditions is vital.

“I hear time and time again about the importance of having the trigger points for action.

Sitting down and creating a dry management plan with dates and actions around growing and storing feed, destocking, feed management and debt servicing helps alleviate stress should the season change,” Kirkpatrick said.

She is encouraging farmers who need support to make use of the feed coordination service funded

by MPI. It’s currently available until January 31.

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Covid could dominate trade talks Eric Frykberg NEW Zealand will make a familiar pitch to fellow delegates at high level trade talks at WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference, which will be held in Geneva between November 30 and December 3.

Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor will press for a new framework to reduce agricultural subsidies.

Other protected industries will also be in his sights: subsidised fossil fuel production and subsidised fishing.

But these issues could well be overshadowed by arguments over vaccines for covid-19.

Another issue will be the WTO appellate body, which collapsed during the Trump administration and might be revived though with reduced powers.

But agriculture will be one of the main concerns of O’Connor.

In the year till 2020, total primary sector sector exports were over $48 billion – more than 60% of which came from dairy, meat and wool.

But according to the NZ International Business Forum (NZIBF), this success has come in spite of continuing unfair trading practices by other nations.

The forum says NZ producers have benefited significantly from the trade liberalisation process that was begun in the Uruguay Round of trade talks and was continued in the Doha Round.

But it says there is a lot more work to be achieved and if left unchecked, the impact of agricultural subsidies that distort trade and production will reach US$2 trillion by 2030.

The executive director of the forum, Stephen Jacobi, says the grounds for reducing this cost make sense, but he is pessimistic about the prospects of achieving it in Geneva.

“The global trade environment is not very positive for an outcome,” Jacobi said.

FOCUS: Trade and Export Growth Minister Damien O’Connor is expected to press for a new framework to reduce agricultural subsidies during WTO talks.

The director general (of the WTO) has been trying very hard to reduce the scope of the talks to a very small range of things and I wonder quite frankly how robust the outcome of this meeting will be.

Stephen Jacobi NZIBF “The director general (of the WTO) has been trying very hard to reduce the scope of the talks to a very small range of things and I wonder quite frankly how robust the outcome of this meeting will be.”

Jacobi says the world has got rid of export subsidies, but is still stuck with subsidies that governments can pay their farmers for domestic production.

“We’ve seen an enormous increase in these subsidies in recent years, particularly in the United States,” he said.

“WTO members already have entitlements to subsidise, but there are ceilings put on them ... we are trying to get them down and there is a proposal from the Cairns Group to cut them by half.

“That would seem to be a very good thing but it appears to be a bit ambitious.”

In fact, the talks are bound to be dominated by pharmaceuticals.

Several large companies have developed vaccines against covid-19.

They want to maintain intellectual property (IP) rights to these products, to offset the huge cost of developing them and to

maintain or increase their profits.

Developing nations say IP rights push the price of drugs above the level they can afford for many drugs produced in western nations and their people are dying from diseases that can be stopped.

Western countries say without protection for IP, pharmaceuticals would not be developed in the first place.

A compromise proposal has been developed but has run into fresh challenges from critics.

This argument is expected to dominate the talks and push agricultural subsidies to the sidelines.

Another issue will be the re-establishment of an appeals process to hear judicial arguments on trade disputes.

NZ has always wanted a strong appellate body to give small nations protection against big ones.

But the WTO appellate body

lapsed because the Trump administration in Washington blocked the appointment of new judges.

Since last year’s US election, President Biden has maintained that position.

His nominee to the WTO, Maria Pagan, has told the Senate she wants to restore the appellate body.

But she said it would not be easy and stressed it would have to reduce the scope of its actions.

Similar comments have come from the US trade representative Katherine Tai. Despite these difficulties, O’Connor will go to Geneva with an open mind and will seek to push NZ trade interests all over again.

“The WTO provides the foundation for rules based trade,” O’Connor said, adding “New Zealand would work to develop a meaningful trade response to the covid pandemic.”

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Venison market in recovery mode Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz NEW Zealand venison markets are in recovery as restaurants in Europe and North America get back in business.

While positive, it is a slow recovery in a quite different world to the one in which marketers operated in 2019.

Silver Fern Farms (SFF) group sales manager Peter Robinson says the company is seeing a slow recovery in venison demand in traditional channels and growing demand in some of the new channels in which it has been investing, such as United States retail and China.

“We expect to see this positive recovery continue into 2022, but what is really encouraging is the growth in new demand for venison,” Robinson said.

“It is this demand that gives us the best opportunity to build sustainable value for venison farmers.”

In Germany, the game meat season is going well even though the country is dealing with a fourth wave of the covid pandemic, with case numbers hitting new highs,” Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) venison marketing manager Nick Taylor said.

He says the high cost and limited capacity of airfreight out of NZ has meant less venison is being airfreighted to Europe, despite requests from some importers.

This has seen importers rapidly working through their frozen venison stocks, helping reduce inventory on the continent.

To drive retail sales in Germany, venison importers are running

game season venison promotions including, for the first time since 2019, in-store tastings and events at supermarkets.

They are being supported by DINZ chef Shannon Campbell who has also been assisting with promotions in the UK, Belgium and Sweden.

Taylor says restaurants in Europe and North America are back in business, even if it’s a very different world to the one they operated in back in 2019.

The proportion of the German population with double vaccine shots is less than 70%.

In the US it is less than 60%, levels that are too low to stop the spread of the virus.

“Basically governments, restaurants and the public have recognised that since Delta can’t be eliminated, businesses and individuals have to decide what

DEMAND: Traditional venison channels are starting to rally, while new markets in the US and China are also starting to emerge.

ACCESS: Deer Industry NZ venison marketing manager Nick Taylor says success with ground venison is now allowing companies to get shelf space for more items such as venison medallions.

level of risk they are willing to accept,” Taylor said.

“We have also seen restaurants shift to using more frozen venison in recent months to hedge their bets against supply disruption or lower numbers of diners.”

Restaurant table bookings in the US are now on a par with where they were at the same time in 2019.

The US has also reopened to vaccinated tourists from around the world and cruise ship operators are seeing demand return.

Los Angeles is planning for 200 cruise ships in 2022, the highest number since 2008.

Venison marketers in the US are reporting good growth in sales of farm-raised venison through supermarkets and online.

US retail is a new channel for the industry and is one that has been a major focus of industry market development in the past 12 months.

“After a promising start, the companies are reporting a steady increase in sales and an expansion in the number of stores stocking their products,” he said.

The entry product has been ground venison, which is a format

We expect to see this positive recovery continue into 2022, but what is really encouraging is the growth in new demand for venison.

Peter Robinson SFF that consumers are familiar with and are confident to cook at home.

“Success with ground venison is now allowing the companies to get shelf space for more items, such as venison medallions,” he said.

Meanwhile, the usual drop in farmer returns for venison that follows the spring chilled export season is expected to be much smaller this year.

After reaching a peak of $7.10 a kilogram in October, average prices to deer farmers eased to about $6.90/kg in mid-November and are expected to stay around that level at least until the end of the year.

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No confidence in M bovis review Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz MID Canterbury farmer Duncan Barr has no confidence that lessons will be learnt from an independent review aimed at reducing the impact of future animal disease and pest incursions in New Zealand.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) commissioned the review, with the independent panel charged by the Mycoplasma bovis governance group, to conduct a forward-looking review to inform biosecurity readiness and response to incursions.

A key objective was to consider lessons learnt from the M bovis eradication programme that will help strengthen NZ’s readiness and response to disease and pest incursions, now and in the future.

The problem in this country is the bureaucrats go around making a hash of things, supposedly take learnings, shelve it and the same thing happens over again.

Duncan Barr Farmer The review panel acknowledges in its report that no response will ever follow a predictable plan, but in 2017 when the cattle disease M bovis struck, NZ’s readiness and response system was not as well prepared as it was thought to be.

The M bovis eradication programme had to evolve and overcome a range of issues with data tracing problems, untested partnership arrangements and uncertain science.

The panel found the response

to M bovis was a significant test of the capacity and capability of the livestock sector and MPI. “Given that M bovis is a relatively slow-moving disease with minimal impacts on trade, the lessons learnt from managing this incursion should be treated as a significant opportunity to strengthen NZ’s biosecurity preparedness,” the report said.

“The panel is confident that the lessons learnt from M bovis, if acted upon, will enable NZ to have a far stronger biosecurity preparedness platform for future animal disease incursions.”

Barr says the “if acted upon” is the key.

The farmer advocate was struck with M bovis on his Mid Canterbury farm in 2018 and says he has no more confidence in bureaucratic management now than he did four years ago.

“It would be nice to think it (review) would make a change, but history says no,” Barr said.

“The problem in this country is the bureaucrats go around making a hash of things, supposedly take learnings, shelve it and the same thing happens over again.

“I’ve learnt the bureaucrats live in one world, farmers live in a different world, and they (bureaucrats) don’t know how to talk to farmers.”

He says it is not necessarily what they did, it is how they did it that has created mountains of stress for farmers.

“Instead of taking people on a journey they have dictated, it wears you down after a while,” he said.

“There was a lot of fear mongering, the biggest issue was the unknown, farmers were entering the process with trepidation.

“I was all for eradication thinking the process wouldn’t be too bad, that sadly wasn’t the case.”

Barr describes the independent review as a “bit of a snow job”.

DOUBTFUL: Duncan Barr was struck with M bovis on his Mid Canterbury farm in 2018 and says he has no more confidence in bureaucratic management now than he did four years ago.

“It has covered over the reality of a poorly implemented bureaucratic process,” he said.

“MPI was not prepared for a large-scale biosecurity response, it was woefully inadequate.”

He says mindset comes from two perspectives.

“Farmers are solutions-focused, the bureaucrats are problemfocused,” he said, “Every farmer that entered the process knew what hurdles they had to jump over, what they weren’t prepared for was the lack of trust from the bureaucrats with a complete lack of knowledge of what they were dealing with.

“It was like someone had designed a playbook with a tick box exercise; it was a situation

of the left hand not knowing the right hand existed – terrible, just bloody terrible.

“If they could just learn to listen it could have saved a hell of a lot of stress.

“Is the review going to change that – I doubt it.”

As founder of M bovis Affected Farmers, Barr has been through the process and undertaken counselling to help deal with the scars of M bovis.

“I realised the challenge put on me; mentally it’s massive, everyone carries things in life, get a big one like this and it can be the straw that breaks you,” he said.

“My advice to farmers I support now is when you get a call from MPI you know your first job – your

first job is to take control of the situation, set some ground rules to protect yourself, not to eradicate bovis.

“So, you ask, is eradication worth it in the end?

“The bigger question – is the cost of getting there, not just financially but, more importantly the human cost, people, society, social costs, worth getting rid of the disease at the cost of human lives?

“I don’t believe so.”

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Milestone for beef programme Staff reporter THE first calves born into the Informing New Zealand Beef Programme (INZB) have been measured for the first time and sires selected for this season’s round of artificial insemination (AI) next month.

The calves’ marking weights have been recorded and DNA samples taken to confirm parentage at Pāmu’s Kepler Farm in Te Anau, which is part of the seven-year INZB programme.

A total of 132 heifers, in-calf through AI to Hereford and Angus sires, calved on Kepler Farm in September and October.

The Beef Progeny Test uses Angus and Hereford genetics to identify the performance of agreed-on traits linking with international beef genetics.

Jason Archer, genetics specialist with Beef +Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) Genetics, says the test got under way last spring, having secured a farm and identified bulls to create linkages to international datasets and previous progeny tests.

“Time is of the essence when dealing with biological systems, so we took the opportunity to get

started last spring so that we have calves on the ground this year,” Archer said.

He says this year’s crop of male calves will be grown out to slaughter on Kepler Farm, while the heifers will be grown out, live scanned for carcase traits and mated as yearling heifers.

The outcomes of the heifer mating will be recorded, as will their mating performance as twoyear-olds.

“Previous trials have shown that genetic differences become more apparent at the two-year mating,” he said.

An additional five Hereford and five Angus nominated bulls have entered the Beef Progeny Test this year.

The calving on-farm went well, with a very low incidence of calving difficulty recorded.

“We achieved this low incidence of calving difficulty by selecting ‘heifer appropriate’ bulls based on calving ease and birth weight EBVs,” he said.

The INZB programme is a joint initiative between B+LNZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures (SFFF) fund. It

SEASON: A total of 132 heifers, in-calf through AI to Hereford and Angus sires, calved on Kepler Farm in September and October.

incorporates four areas of work, including the Beef Progeny Test.

The other three are the development of NZ-centric breeding objectives, the development of a data measurement and collection system to collect phenotypic and genotypic data and the use of next generation commercial genomic tools to support stud and commercial operations.

Ruralco ‘more resilient than ever’ Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz DESPITE the uncertainty of covid and regulatory compliance issues, Ruralco has proven its resilience recording positive financial results for its 2021 fiscal year.

“While it was a year of disruption, Ruralco is more resilient than ever thanks to strong relationships between its businesses, suppliers, both card and retail, its shareholders, staff and board,” Ruralco chair Jessie Chan said at the 58th annual meeting of the co-operative recently.

“It is an ecosystem of businesses, which has served the company well this year.

“While covid and regulatory compliance issues have continued to create challenges for Ruralco and our wider farming community, 2021 has also been one of the best years for commodity prices for arable and dairy with market prices also strong for lamb and beef.

“Fundamentally it has been a very good year income-wise, but it has been one of the worst in terms of the ability to move forward in a positive and confident manner.”

Ruralco continued to grow its group turnover, recording $245.3 million compared to $241.3m last year.

Gross profit increased to $10.6m from $10.3m in the previous year, and Ebitda remained constant at $1.2m.

Group equity at the end of the 2021 financial year was $16.9m, up from last year’s $16.7m.

FOCUSED: Ruralco chair Jessie Chan says adverse challenges have not deterred Ruralco from forging ahead with its planned direction.

“These issues may still be with us, but they are not holding us back, we have a proven track record of agility and knowledge to keep us moving forward,” she said.

“Adversity does not constrain us in doing business and these challenges have not deterred Ruralco from forging ahead with its planned direction and alignment of its business.”

For the fourth consecutive year, Ruralco will pay its shareholders a bonus rebate thanks to revenue growth

and careful management of expenses.

During the past financial year Ruralco increased its shareholders by 2.4%, with account numbers growing by 6% and card suppliers growing by 7.8%.

It has stayed true to its course of increasing market share, while also focusing on efficiencies within the business.

The co-operative recently signed up its 4000th shareholder, a significant milestone in the co-operative’s 58-year history.

“We are pleased to have successfully come through this year and to have also continued to grow our shareholder base,” she said.

“There is a level of pride and accomplishment that we have been able to do this in some difficult times.”

Group chief executive Rob Sharkie says the co-operative’s differentiation is always its people, its staff, shareholders, suppliers, their families and the farming community.

“We recognise we are all in this together and we are one team,” Sharkie said.

“We are bold and dare to always do better, we are honest and accountable and we always go the extra mile, especially in tough times.”

In the board elections, Mt Somers farmer Kate Acland was re-elected for a second term to the board, while new elected director Mid Canterbury farmer and independent director Andrew Barlass will fill the position of retiring director Gabrielle Thompson.

Archer says B+LNZ Genetics will use their experience of building a genetic engine for sheep to build a similar engine for beef, combining phenotypic, genotypic and genomic data to calculate breeding values for agreed traits.

Ultimately, under the beef programme, B+LNZ Genetics plans to extend nProve genetics systems to include stud cattle.

This would give commercial users

the ability to quickly and easily source the right genetics for their environment and farm system.

“The final and arguably most important part of the beef programme is industry uptake and we will ensure that we are transferring knowledge to commercial farmers and making cutting-edge tools and resources available to the beef industry,” he said.

Xylella joins least wanted line up Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz THE country’s “least wanted” list of biosecurity pests and diseases has had the bacteria xylella added to it, as industry officials witness its devastating effects on crops in California and Italy.

The risk the disease poses to a variety of crops, including grapes, olives, berries, summerfruit and even lucerne, was highlighted by Better Border Biosecurity (B3) director David Teulon at Zespri’s recent biosecurity seminar.

He says xylella was rated as “high” on a number of industry radars as a significant threat, with efforts being made to better understand the vectors in New Zealand that could transmit it and what strains may be picked up here by plants and crops.

Italy has endured major olive crop devastation from the disease that is passed from plant to plant via insect vectors, and often does not manifest until one to three years after being infected.

Since 2013, millions of trees have been killed and it is now threatening plantations in Spain and Greece, which combined are the source of 95% of Europe’s olive oil.

In California, vineyards have been wiped out by the bacteria known as Pierce’s disease, now an epidemic in southern California and transmitted by the sharpshooter insect.

NZ Winegrowers biosecurity manager Sophie Badland says so far there has proven to be no effective cure for the disease.

“Sentinel plants from NZ

planted in California have shown to be vulnerable to the bacteria’s infection and there was to be a follow up on this work,” Badland said.

“As world trade has increased, it has come to the forefront as a risk.

In Australia it is the top pathogen they want to keep out.”

Following along the lines of preparing for a brown marmorated stink bug outbreak, industry here is working on a preparedness plan for response action, should an outbreak occur.

Plant and Food Research scientists are one year into a fiveyear project aimed to fill current knowledge gaps about xylella in a NZ disease context, including improving understanding of both endemic and native vectors that could transmit the disease.

Badland says while NZ did not have the sharpshooter insect that was the Californian vector, NZ did have spittlebugs that were native and an introduced species that transmitted the disease through Italian olive groves.

She says the disease was complicated by having at least 500 plants that are vulnerable to the disease, multiple vectors and assorted strains of bacteria that can be transmitted.

A 2019 report to the wine industry

by Plant and Food Research estimated horticultural production valued between $300 million and $1.7 billion a year would be at risk if it became established in NZ. The impact would, however, depend upon the strain that afflicted NZ and how far it spread.

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23% drop in milling wheat crops Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz MILLING wheat is out of favour with farmers this coming harvest but there is still confidence in the industry.

The 23% reduction in milling wheat crops this season is the standout of the latest Arable Industry Marketing Initiative (AIMI) report.

“Certainly, the standout is not surprising, but it is disappointing,” United Wheatgrowers chair Brian Leadley said.

“Milling wheat is well back on last year and that is linked to the changes in procurement that have unstabilised farmers’ views.”

But from a wheat industry perspective, Leadley says there’s still confidence in wheat.

“There’s still confidence in wheat but it’s gone to feed, and that’s good, we have some work to do with the milling wheat industry,” he said.

“We know our quality is stacking up with international standards, the mills are telling us that.

“This comes with improved growing techniques and breeding programmes and is all underpinned with good soil qualities and irrigation.

“What we do have to do is sort out the procurement.”

Leadley says it is too early for a prediction on the upcoming harvest.

“Growth is good now in Canterbury with warmer conditions and the 20mm of rain last week taking the pressure off irrigation,” he said.

“Farmers are confident they are in a good space from a soil moisture point of view, but the costs of increasing inputs are being closely monitored.

“Fertilisers, ag chemicals, fuel and transport are seeing some fairly substantial cost increases and if savings can be found we will be taking them; everywhere we

HIGH-QUALITY: United Wheatgrowers chair Brian Leadley says improved growing techniques and breeding programmes, underpinned with good soil qualities and irrigation, have New Zealand milling wheat quality right up with international standards.

Farmers are confident they are in a good space from a soil moisture point of view, but the costs of increasing inputs are being closely monitored.

Brian Leadley United Wheatgrowers can cut $50-$60 a hectare helps.

“At the moment there is good demand for feed and there is very little feed grain carryover from last season.

“It’s pleasing to see the dairy payout is holding up, we need a strong feed industry.”

The AIMI survey points to tighter grain supplies, with domestic stock constrained and stocks of unsold cereal grains dropping 62% in the past three months, now 54% lower than this time last year.

On-farm storage of sold grain is 20% lower than the same time last year, with total on-farm storage, including both sold and unsold grain, down 31%.

While availability of grain is currently tight, there is an increase of 6600 hectares in total area sown in cereals this season.

With tight supply and demand increases due to both weather and current commodity prices, grain prices are rising across the country, with feed wheat up $24 a tonne to an average $458/t in Canterbury and up $33/t to an average $450/t in Southland.

Manawatū has climbed over the

$500 mark, sitting on an average $510/t.

With both local prices and imported prices continuing to climb, there is little doubt that prices will remain elevated until the next harvest.

On the global scene, the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released this month by the USDA outlines an increase in global wheat prices because of supply reduction.

US wheat supplies are down 8% to 115 million bushels in November due to lower than anticipated imports.

Annual expected domestic demand is up 0.2% to 1.163 million bushels.

US wheat exports are down 1.7% to 860m tonnes.

Projected 2021-22 ending stocks are raised slightly to 583m

bushels, up from last month’s forecast, however, still the lowest US ending stocks since 2007-08.

This is reflected globally with world production forecasts lowered as additional decreases in the EU, UK and Uzbekistan are being reported.

Supply constraints and demand increases are driving prices, with the projected US 2021-22 seasonaverage price up at US$6.90/ bushel.

This is reflected in current futures prices, with an increase of $21/t for the December Chicago red wheat (SRW) contract and $20/t for the July 2022 SRW contract.

US wheat prices are now dragging US corn prices higher, while Australian grain prices keep gaining, with Australian Premium White (APW) up $31/t at last settlement.

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HOW IT MAY (OR MAY NOT) IMPACT NZ’S WEATHER

This graph shows NZ Average lamb export value (NZ$/kg)

La Nina (pronounced "La Neen-Ya) has developed north of NZ in the tropics. La Nina is Spanish and translated to English means "Little Girl". La Nina also has a ‘brother' called El Nino (pronounced ElNeen-Yo). La Nina and El Nino are two climate drivers for our weather and they occur over the Pacific Ocean only.

STRETCH YOURSELF: 1

Write a sentence explaining how the AEV for lamb has tracked over the past season (October to September).

2 What is the percentage difference between September 2021 AEV’s and September 2020?

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What was the Average Export Value (AEV) for lamb in September?

2 How does this compare to year-ago and the five-yearaverage?

3 In what month and year on this graph have exports been at the highest level?

4 In what month and year on this graph have exports been at the lowest level?

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5 A country’s economic health can also affect AEV’s.

If people had less discretionary income, do you think they would be more likely to purchase high value, expensive cuts such as lamb rack or cheaper cuts such as neck chops? How would this affect AEV’s?

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LA NINA = warmer sea surface waters in our part of the world (western side of the Pacific Ocean)

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EL NINO = cooler sea surface waters in our part of the world, (so warmer in the eastern Pacific).

How does this 100% natural biological system work?

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3 What else does the system strip out of the dairy effluent that makes it safer to irrigate pastures with? Why is it safer to have this removed?

A warmer sea brings more rainmakers and storms cooler waters bring drier spells and droughts.

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Taking the risk out of farming Chris Black finishes his role as Farmers Mutual Group chief executive next month after 13 years with the organisation. Colin Williscroft reports.

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ISK will always be part of life for those who work the land, but farmers and growers are increasingly more conscious of it and plan accordingly, Chris Black says.

He says farmers and growers generally take a long-term view of their businesses, anticipating occasional ups and downs.

FMG does the same, so there is a type of harmony between the two.

“In terms of attitude, farmers have always needed to take risks to achieve goals, that’s part of being a farmer,” Black said.

He says the essence of the FMG is all about achievement, so it understands and respects the fact that farmers want to and need to take risks.

“The question for us is how can we help in that regard?

“All insurance does is really transfer the risk from the farmer and grower to FMG.” He says behind that is helping clients better understand that, to be aware of the risks they are facing and be more conscious of them, along with the options around how to manage them.

Insurance is one option to transfer the risk, but there are other options around mitigating, avoiding, eliminating or even accepting the risk.

“That’s the thing with the mutual, we provide impartial advice to help farmers and growers to decide what’s best for them,” he said.

“Insurance is just one option but I think people have become more mindful of the risks, (so) there’s better planning.”

Black says one of the things he has seen change during his time at FMG is a greater awareness that risks can be managed in different ways.

“The other thing that’s changed is while there’s always been a

focus on physical assets and operational risks, there’s been an increased focus on key personal risk in peoples’ businesses and farming operations,” he said.

He says there is also now a greater focus around business interruption, particularly after the earthquakes.

“There’s also an increasing awareness and understanding of the non-tangible risks, things like liability risk and cyber risk,” he said.

“They are trickier because they are more complex and you can’t see them.

“So, there is proportionally more focus on good planning, a link to good prevention and if we can help people avoid losses and interruptions in the first place, that’s good for everybody.”

One area of risk that is increasingly in the thoughts of farmers, growers is the impact of climate change and associated weather extremes, but Black says it’s something insurers have been thinking about for quite some time.

“One of the things with being an insurance company connected strongly to the rural sector is that we’ve always had an eye on the weather, just like farmers,” he said.

“So climate change and the impact of climate change is something that we have dealt with for a long time.

“We anticipate storms and events … that’s an inherent part of what being an insurance company is all about.

“We’re set up to anticipate those, to handle those from time to time on behalf of clients.

“Climate change is something that everyone is dealing more with, in terms of where they build and buy properties, and how they manage their operations.

“That’s just part and parcel of what we’ve been doing for a while.”

ALIGNMENT: Chris Black says there is a certain harmony between how farmers and FMG view their businesses.

He says international reinsurance markets, effectively insurance for insurance companies, have been affected by climate change, but generally NZ as a country does receive good support from reinsurers, despite it being rated as second most risky in the world for natural peril risk after Bangladesh.

“We have good access to reinsurance and it’s still at a reasonable price,” he said.

“But with all this impact around the globe reinsurance rates and pricing is going up, there’s definitely upward pressure on that.

“What that does is in turn it puts pressure on insurance costs in NZ and one of the roles that

MOTHER NATURE: Chris Black says FMG has always had to have its eye on the weather.

we pride ourselves on is working hard on behalf of the rural sector to ensure that there is access to adequate insurance at an affordable price.”

He says a good example of that is the hail storms that hit parts of the country, including around Motueka, late last year.

“That was very tough but we had reinsurance support for that,” he said.

“An event like that does make reinsurers nervous, but we’ve worked really hard to make sure that we’ve got access insurance at an affordable price for our clients.”

During his time with FMG, Black has seen client numbers increase from 50,000 to more than 100,000, with a corresponding rise in market share from 3552%, something he says is very heartening.

However, as a mutual, FMG operates under a different model than a listed company would.

Black says the organisation is focused on providing the rural sector with continued access to affordable insurance.

“While we need to make a profit, we’re not profit maximising, as an organisation like a listed company might be,” he said.

“We make a modest profit, we target that over time and we add it to reserves. It’s a closed system in that sense, there’s nothing going out of the system, no dividends paid to shareholders.”

“Our customers are the farmers and growers who own the business, so there’s no mismatch in terms of alignment of interest.

“With a stock listed company usually the owners are different from the customers, so you get a bit of tension there that you don’t get with a mutual.”

One of the things with being an insurance company connected strongly to the rural sector is that we’ve always had an eye on the weather, just like farmers.

Chris Black FMG Black has spent a bit of time recently talking to incoming chief executive Adam Heath, to ensure there is a smooth transition.

“He’s very experienced in insurance, that’s both on the general side and the life side as well,” Black said of Heath.

“He’s got an affinity with the rural sector.

“I’ve spent quite a bit of time with him, he seems like a wellgrounded person, will fit the values of the mutual model well and is keen to make a difference and take it to the next level with the team we’ve got.”

As for his own future, Black is looking forward to spending more time on projects at more of a community rather than executive level.

While he’s looking forward to some new challenges, there are some things he will miss.

“I’ll miss working alongside some great people, but when you come into a job you play your innings as well as you can, and we’ve done that well as a team, before handover to the next person coming in and hopefully they can do the same and take it to the next level,” he said.

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Possums’ genetics may seal their fate A better understanding of the genetic technology that could eradicate possums from New Zealand’s landscape does not necessarily mean the pest will undergo geneediting to get rid of it. As Richard Rennie discovered, greater genetic understanding may, however, mean researchers have more options for dealing with the pest.

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ATEST data indicates the Government is spending a million dollars a week controlling possums, on top of a similar amount by regional councils, in addition to the $40 million the pest is costing farmers a year, largely in Tb control and management.

A research partnership between Predator Free 2050 (PF2050) and the University of Otago has the university’s genetic research team receiving an injection of $300,000 to boost research into genetic control solutions.

Ultimately PF2050’s aim is to eliminate all possums, but the genetic focus does not necessarily involve controversial gene editing tools.

Predator Free 2050 science director Professor Dan Tompkins acknowledges the subject of gene editing in any shape or sense is a politically a sensitive one.

More than three years ago the Royal Society ran a roadshow highlighting the potential benefits gene editing could offer, including in areas of pest control and enhanced crop production.

However, debate has moved little since then.

“But the actual state of play for gene editing technology is well behind what many try to sell it as.

It is something that gets kicked around politically, both nationally

and internationally.

“People do tend to fixate on a few uses, but it is a tool to help give a richer understanding on how organisms work. It could be we could design a new toxin if we better understand the possum’s genetic make-up, for example.”

While not tasked with unravelling the possum genome, something another research team is already committed to, NZ researchers have already led the way in unravelling the stoat and the Rattus rattus or ship rat genome, in a country where both have far greater impact than in their native habitats.

Under PF2050 and a concerted Tb Free policy, NZ has been faring relatively well in possum elimination over the past decade.

“The early reports on our PF2050 landscape projects are positive. Taranaki, for example, is reporting large chunks of land now where possums are just not seen, in some cases for more than six months.”

But complete eradication gets tougher as the country gets tougher. For example, remote West Coast landscapes are prime areas that will demand more tools to achieve the job.

“The tools and approaches for possum eradication are continuing to improve. But the scale of the PF2050 mission means

WASTED: Predator Free 2050 science director Professor Dan Tompkins says New Zealand has a very good chance of eradicating possums by 2050.

But the actual state of play for gene editing technology is well behind what many try to sell it as.

Professor Dan Tomkins Predator Free 2050 new solutions and approaches are needed. If we go into an area and leave one pregnant female behind, it’s a failure.”

Putting staff and traps into remote areas is a common strategy but is proving increasingly expensive per trap as those numbers decline.

Possums by their nature lend themselves well to complete eradication, eventually.

“They are relatively long-lived, they have a long home range meaning you can put in relatively dispersed traps. They are also relatively slow breeders – if you miss some, it takes them a while to build back up to critical numbers, you have the time to act.”

Research team leader Dr Tim

Hore of University of Otago said while gene editing is going to be a valuable and flexible addition to the possum research toolkit, the techniques to edit the genes have not yet been developed.

He said technologies could be developed that reduce possum fitness, inducing gradual population decline and local eradication.

Tomkins said any researcher will be very wary of gene editing technology that could transfer to the native Australian possum population.

“That would be a breach of the Cartagena Protocol, which aims to ensure the safe handling and use of modified organisms that have an effect upon biological diversity.”

If it impacted upon a country’s native population, NZ would also be liable under the UN convention on biological weapons.

He suspects it is more likely that in the coming five to 10 years NZ will develop better toxins that only affect possums, thanks in part to the knowledge this project gleans on their makeup.

“Another option is to develop some sort of fertility control that they eat as they do a toxin, which

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Any gene editing technology that passed on heritable traits to reduce populations could at best be 10-20 years away and very much subject to social and policy conditions before it could be used.

“And a lot of it is theoretical and may not be possible.”

Meantime Professor Tomkins and his colleagues at PF2050 are confident there is still a very high likelihood possums will be eliminated from NZ. “The big thing for me is that this project has maintained its life beyond the political cycle and there is significant ongoing public support for it to continue.”

More recent work on carbon sequestration has also added to the incentive of 100% removal of a major Tb vector and vegetative destroyer.

Satellite sensing of offshore pest-free islands including Little Barrier and Mōtītī has shown removing pests has led to measurable carbon lifts on half the islands.

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A chance for farmers to steer their waka

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F FARMERS want to have any control over pricing around their greenhouse gas emissions they cannot afford to pass up the opportunity for input on two options being put forward by Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership – He Waka Eke Noa. Although neither of the two is being promoted as a preferred option, I suspect most farmers will veer towards the farm-level rather than processor-hybrid approach, given it will likely afford them more control.

Of course, there will be those who won’t want the hassle and if someone else has to do the job for them, well all the better.

What is very clear, though, is that the status quo is not an option.

If neither of the two options gains the support of both farmers and Government, then agriculture will end up in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and rules will be enforced that the sector has had no say on.

There have been some suggestions that, given the direct impact of the two different pricing options will only reduce total agricultural emissions by less than 1% in both methane and nitrous oxide below 2017 levels, the Government should abandon He Waka Eke Noa and immediately put agriculture into the ETS. Those numbers are not great reading and have provided groups who think farmers have had it all their own way for far too long with plenty of ammunition.

Agricultural leaders know that if they want to retain the social licence they’ve always had to farm, the sector needs to clearly show that not only is it already doing its bit for the environment, it is prepared to step up to the plate to do more.

Other parts of the economy are being asked to do the same.

He Waka Eke Noa member organisations have said they wanted to own their emissions reductions, along with the opportunity to selfregulate them.

They’ve been given that and the next few months will not only provide farmers input into a pathway that’s been agreed on by their sector representatives and government ministries, it will also demonstrate their commitment to making it work.

So, if farmers want to influence their own future, they need to engage in the consultation process and provide feedback on the options on the table.

Colin Williscroft

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Groundswell voices farmer concerns IT IS with some dismay that I read your latest editorial, bemoaning a perceived “petulance” within our industries and insinuating that the Groundswell organisation is somehow responsible for it. As a Feds member, a B+LNZ levy payer and a Groundswell member, I see value in all three organisations, however, I feel that Groundswell most accurately represents my position and has done by far the most to elevate our concerns into the public domain.

Last week (November 21) was a case in point – Groundswell effectively raised farmer concerns in

mainstream media right across the country and for the second time this year was able to bring rural people and townies together in their tens of thousands.

Your innuendo that those protesting are irresponsible firebrands, without solutions who seek to “halt progress” is also way off the mark. Laurie and Bryce, in their media interviews, have only ever come across as very measured and thoughtful people who are simply making a stand against some ridiculous regulations with a view to improving upon them.

You go on to bemoan the uninvited fringe element who seek a platform to hitch their ideas to, yet Groundswell organisers went to great

lengths to control the protest signage and quite frankly there is little they can do if the occasional anti-vaxxer joins from a side street or someone shoves a Māori sovereignty flag out a window. I thought the media coverage (RNZ, Stuff) was generally balanced and mostly acknowledged the efforts of Groundswell to distance themselves from these ‘protest hitch-hikers’. It is a pity you did not.

Finally, you contend that change is only achieved by “putting forward solutions”. I respectfully disagree. A quick review of history will show that change only happens when enough people have had a gutsful of the status quo and are prepared to stand up and say so. That

is what is happening now, the majority of farmers have simply ‘had enough’ and our rural media need to decide if you will stand alongside us or continue to snipe at us.

Jason Barrier Waerenga

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Programme not just about pricing Jim van der Poel and Andrew Morrison

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HETHER it’s lambing, calving, milking, weather forecasts or feed, farmers are used to making important decisions every day on the farm.

However, one of the most important decisions our sector will be making in the coming months will affect every farmer in the country. This is the primary sector’s work to develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pricing framework that works for farmers, and keeps the sector in control of where and how it uses funds for the benefit of farmers – and the environment.

It’s critical we grasp the opportunity because the Government has made it clear agriculture will go into the ETS if we are not able to develop an alternative framework. Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), DairyNZ and Federated Farmers will be bringing a nationwide roadshow to the regions in February to get farmer feedback on options. Farmers can read about the alternative options on the DairyNZ and B+LNZ websites, and will also be able to have a say online.

In 2019, 10 primary sector groups, including DairyNZ and B+LNZ, signed the innovative world-first Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership – He Waka Eke Noa, along with the Government and Māori. This fiveyear programme isn’t just about pricing. It has eight workstreams designed to equip farmers and growers with the information, tools and support they need to manage and reduce emissions, plus build resilience to climate change, while running successful businesses.

As part of the agreement, by the end of 2022, 100% of farms will need to know their GHG numbers and in 2025, 100% of farms will need to have a written plan to measure and manage their GHG emissions (usually in

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farm environment plans). We’ve already made significant progress towards this.

More than 60% of farmers already know their GHG numbers and through activity across all the sectors we are tracking for 100% by the end of next year. Dairy companies, B+LNZ, DairyNZ, HortNZ, Foundation for Arable Research and Deer Industry NZ have all been part of this effort.

He Waka Eke Noa is operating in a challenging environment with complex metrics, evolving science and shifting targets. At the same time, B+LNZ and DairyNZ are continuing to call for legislated methane targets to be fair and evolve with the latest scientific understanding.

We’ve already secured a science-based win for farmers with the Government’s decision to take a split-gas approach to methane in the Zero Carbon Act. This acknowledges the different warming impacts from long-lived gases such as carbon dioxide and short-lived gases such as methane and that methane does not need to reduce to net zero.

If agriculture goes into the ETS, this would strip farmers of their ability to influence change and the price of biogenic methane would be directly tied to the price of fossil fuel gases, even though our existing legislation says the two types of gases need

ROADSHOWS: B+LNZ, DairyNZ and Federated Farmers will be bringing a nationwide roadshow to the regions in February to get farmer feedback on GHG emissions pricing framework options.

If agriculture goes into the ETS, this would strip farmers of their ability to influence change and the price of biogenic methane would be directly tied to the price of fossil fuel gases, even though our existing legislation says the two types of gases need to achieve different targets. to achieve different targets.

We believe both the 2030 and 2050 targets need to be regularly reviewed based on the latest science such as GWP* and we advocated for this to be included in the Zero Carbon Act. We continue to make the case for the different warming impacts of methane. The target ranges are

reviewed by the Climate Change Commission, next in 2024.

Irrespective of the targets, our sectors need to continue our path with the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership – He Waka Eke Noa, develop solutions and support farmers with the necessary tools and options, and continue our journey as the most sustainable, high-quality food producers in the world.

If the sector opts for an alternative pricing mechanism it won’t come into force until January 1, 2025, but there is much to do between now and then. If the sector opts for the ETS, pricing is likely to come in sooner.

Our key objectives through the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership – He Waka Eke Noa are to delink the biogenic methane price from the fossil fuel carbon price, get better recognition for additional sequestration (including riparian planting), support collective action and ensure any money raised is recycled back into

helping farmers change and research into reducing emissions.

We’re confident we can deliver a fair and equitable pricing mechanism that works for farmers behind the farm gate, supports the sector to make change, recognises the work that farmers have been doing, recognises additional sequestration and will stand us in good stead in our communities, on the world stage and in the markets that buy our products.

We’ve started the process and look forward to hearing farmers’ feedback.

Who am I? Jim van der Poel is DairyNZ chair and Andrew Morrison is Beef + Lamb New Zealand chair.

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Time to focus on the real problem Alternative View

Alan Emerson

POLITICIANS like to talk rather than do and nowhere has that been more evident than at the recent COP26 talkfest in Glasgow.

As the Bard said, ‘lots of hui and little doing’.

To reiterate my position, I accept that our climate is changing and that we need to do something about it. My view of COP is that it achieved nothing.

For a start, we should consider the carbon footprint of the conference itself. There were 40,000 assembled in Glasgow from all around the globe.

The proceedings didn’t start well for me, with a Māori climate activist telling me that colonialism was the problem. My simple reaction to that is to suggest that the said activist adopt a precolonial lifestyle. It could be her contribution to saving the planet.

We then had the usual rhetoric from British PM Boris Johnson lamenting that previous promises were “starting to sound frankly hollow”. Nothing’s changed.

We were told that the food at the conference was more vegetarian and vegan than meat and dairy.

British business journalist Alex Black then published an analysis of the available food there, showing that a plant-based croissant had a higher carbon footprint than a bacon roll.

Maybe if red meat was made compulsory at the talkfest something would have been achieved.

I was then sent a clip of climate activist Greta Thunburg who had suggested that the Chinese stop using chopsticks and killing trees.

The Chinese response was that chopsticks came from bamboo, not trees and if she wanted to preserve the forests one way would be to stop using toilet paper.

The first big moment was the methane pledge which, believe it or not, was voluntary. The pledge was to reduce methane by 30% – if you felt like it of course.

As Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand pointed out, that changes nothing for NZ. We’re ahead of the eight ball now and as we all know, food production is exempt from the Paris Accord.

What I hadn’t realised is that the amount of methane in the atmosphere is just .00017%. The biggest methane producers are wetlands, termites and volcanic

eruptions followed by the fossil fuel industry.

Then there were headlines screaming “the end of coal in sight”. We were told that “more than 40 countries pledged to phase out coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel”.

Again, that was fine but China, India and Australia who burn over two-thirds of the world’s coal didn’t sign the pledge. The US, which generates 20% of its energy from coal, didn’t sign either.

Coal is a worse polluter than other fuels and infinitely worse than biogenic methane. It would be logical to do something about it. The conference only supplied empty rhetoric.

We then had a pledge from Climate Minister James Shaw telling the conference “New Zealand will continue to lead by example and show the world what meaningful, ambitious and lasting climate action looks like”.

Why? In greenhouse gas terms we are insignificant. Why are we prepared to destroy our economy when larger polluters couldn’t care less?

I was incredibly disappointed that Shaw didn’t get up and tell the world NZ farmers had healthy grass-fed animals, with the lowest carbon footprint in the world.

If he really wanted a leadership role he could have suggested NZ could increase dairy, sheep and

DISTRACTION: Alan Emerson believes that focusing on the primary sector’s carbon footprint is a way of deflecting focus from the biggest carbon emitters.

beef cattle numbers to reduce the world’s carbon footprint.

Maybe he’s saving that for the next COP. Returning to coal, as I’ve previously written, we burn, import and export a lot of coal – millions of tonnes – so what are we going to do? Logic suggests we’re going to burn more as our population is increasing.

Putting it in perspective, NZ mines 3.4 million tonnes of coal and imports one million.

As burning one tonne of coal produces 2.5 tonnes of CO2, the coal we mine or import produces 11m tonnes of CO2.

According to the Ministry for the Environment, our dairy industry produces 18,460,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent, meaning the burning of the coal we mine or import is equal to 60% of the emissions of the dairy industry.

It’s important to acknowledge that methane is a short-lived gas, whereas CO2 is there forever.

As a country we can’t do without the dairy industry. Protesters of the ilk of Greenpeace want dairy reduced while largely ignoring the massive pollution from coal.

In my mind we have four choices if we’re serious about not burning coal and saving the planet. The first is to reduce our population. The second is to build another dam followed by creating another lake.

The final option is nuclear power, which is now considered clean green energy.

I can’t imagine any political party in NZ adopting any of those options so we will continue to burn coal and pollute the atmosphere while wringing our hands over the dairy industry.

Stupid really.

Your View Alan Emerson is a semi-retired Wairarapa farmer and businessman: dath.emerson@gmail.com

Who will be handed National’s torch?

From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

IF ANYONE needed a reminder about how brutal and unpleasant politics can be, last week was a good example.

Judith Collins, then-leader of the National Party, could see the wolves closing in. Her polling remained low and everyone knew it was but a matter of time before she was rolled. But by whom and when?

It seemed it was about to be Simon Bridges, so she decided to act. Not the best idea as it turned out.

I don’t know if Cameron Slater was giving her advice on this but as recently as September, he was claiming they remained close friends and were in contact. Slater has been a toxic disruption for National and Collins should have given him a wide berth.

I read Hager’s Dirty Politics out of interest when it came out and neither Collins nor Slater came out looking good from those hacked emails of Slater’s.

It showed Collins as unsuited for leadership.

But she survived these exposures and bided her time.

When Bill English stepped down from the leadership at the beginning of 2018 after not being able to form a government, I suggested to some National Party stalwarts that they should elect Collins as their leader then, with no expectation of beating Jacinda Ardern at the 2020 election. On the basis that her attack style of politics might place them in a better position to then appoint their best bet to win the treasury benches back in 2023.

But as we know, they didn’t, instead going through Bridges and then briefly Todd Muller before landing on Collins in July of last year.

And of course, covid-19 was centre stage and the Government’s handling of the health response saw them win an unlikely majority and National decimated to just 33 seats.

Collins remained combative and despite the rumblings of disquiet over her leadership within her caucus, National was still able to carry out its opposition duties under difficult circumstances reasonably well.

Until last week. In a democracy such as ours, it is important to have a functioning robust opposition to keep the

government on its toes. Especially at this time as we go into the pandemic.

John Key was largely untroubled by a decent opposition as Labour looked inwards as it struggled to find the right leader to fill Helen Clark’s shoes. Goff, Shearer, Cunliffe and Little all came and went before they settled on Ardern.

Now National will go through six leaders in nearly four years, five in the last 18 months if we count Shane Reti’s cameo as interim leader over the past few days and assuming he is not elected as the replacement this week.

Ardern has already seen off more leaders of the opposition than any other PM in our history.

It seems that after a long and successful Prime Ministership like Clark and Key’s, there is a leadership vacuum following that poses difficulties for the respective parties. Key had a handover to his loyal deputy English, which didn’t work out, and my future pick is that Ardern might do similar in favour of her mate Grant Robertson.

Now National must pick a leader that will unify a shattered caucus full of grudges and grievances, become a decent opposition to a government that has an absolute majority and put them into a decent position to form the next government. No easy matter.

Who they settle upon will nearly be known by the time you read this.

A rational person wouldn’t stand at this time as it could be a poisoned chalice as it was for Collins, but this might be their best chance and to be prime minister, they will need to be leader of the National Party going into an election.

Reti may be a safe option without the baggage of others, but how will he stand up against Ardern and Seymour?

Bridges has obviously recreated his image for this second opportunity with his long hair, his yaks and his media-managed new relaxed style. But although historic and seemingly put to rest misogynist comments, he needs to appeal to the floating voters, particularly women who deserted National in favour of Labour and Act. Chris Luxon was selected as a candidate as future leadership material, but he has only been an MP for just over a year during an unusual parliamentary term and still learning the ropes.

Shearer is an example of someone not ready for the toughest job in parliament and Luxon could well fall into the same hole. And being a conservative evangelical Christian would not be helpful for a party that needs to reclaim the centre ground

rather than moving further right.

This may only give Act even more fertile ground for appropriating National votes. He would be better off being finance spokesperson as Key was and learn on the job that way.

Mark Mitchell remains ambitious after two previous cracks at the job, but probably lacking support amongst his colleagues.

Chris Bishop is a possibility and has been an effective opposition MP but some of his colleagues are still sore over his engineering of the ill-fated Muller coup.

Likewise, Nicola Willis was also involved in Muller’s rolling of Bridges, but as an urban liberal she could help swing some of those floating voters back to National’s camp. She may well end up as deputy to one of the others.

Someone needs to convince 16 of their colleagues that they are the one.

And then there will be the problem that Collins will still be there, although in the party’s interest she should go and go soon.

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Your View Steve Wyn-Harris is a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer. swyn@xtra.co.nz

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Sword hangs over strong market Meaty Matters

Allan Barber

ASKING the meat companies when the present inflated level of market demand and high prices will fall off a cliff won’t provoke any confident predictions of impending disaster. But there is a degree of nervousness, partly because high prices from importing countries never last forever, but more because a combination of factors beyond exporters’ control threaten to disrupt the party. None of these factors has yet had a serious impact, but inevitably one or all of them will arise during the first half of 2022.

The first, probably most immediate, issue is the livestock supply pattern, which will remain low in the lead up to Christmas because of the cold spring before surging just when the plants have a series of short weeks. If it dries out in January, slaughter space will be very tight, which explains why all processors are trying to

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Anzco general manager of sales and marketing Rick Walker says livestock prices are ridiculous at the moment, with $9.50/ kg for lamb and $6.50-6.60 for beef unsustainable, in spite of the positive state of the market.

However, he notes some worrying signs of consumers trading down either to cheaper cuts or different meat varieties, particularly in China where consumer confidence has been affected by the decline in property prices.

Affco group sales and marketing manager Mark de Lautour is concerned the livestock supply curve will cause a dumbing down of product formats because of a shortage of labour and processing capacity; this will make it impossible to optimise the product mix to continue achieving the best prices. That said, he says this is the first time in his career almost every market is firing at the same time, which is why farm gate pricing continues to hold at the current levels.

The global shortage of quality product is the major cause of market strength. China’s demand for both beef and lamb means it has had to adjust its pricing to match US market demand, while the EU is also paying well for lamb because it cannot source

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the volumes it needs from the UK post-Brexit.

Shipping capacity and delays at key ports are another area of concern, which look as though things will get worse before they improve.

“While demand and prices are strong, global supply chains remain distressed across sea freight and landside logistics, while reduced passenger air travel continues to limit air options. We are monitoring the situation and working closely with our logistics partners and customers to manage the impact, but we do not anticipate any improvement in the next few months. Of most concern to our New Zealand export supply chains are Los Angeles/ Long Beach, Dalian and the UK,” Alliance Group general manager of sales Shane Kingston said.

At LA/Long Beach there are more than 50,000 containers waiting over nine days in port awaiting discharge, with this number increasing in spite of US government action. Dalian, one of the largest Chinese ports handling NZ shipments, has experienced a return of covid-19 and strict supervision in and out of the port has resulted in a shortage of truck drivers.

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servicing NZ, there is a build-up of both full and empty shipping containers due to the market conditions caused by the global shipping disruption.

“This has been exacerbated by the ongoing global impact of covid-19 and increased demand from UK consumers. This is putting a strain on port operations and the ability to quickly clear containers. Ultimately, it will have an impact on available empty containers back in New Zealand,” Kingston said.

Although not a viable solution for exports to China and the UK, Affco has resorted to reefer container shipping to service both east and west coast North America, despite the fact reefer ships are old technology.

Shipments have already been made this year and reefers are booked for early March and June/ July when Affco will also look to cooperate with other meat exporters and possibly a dairy company for butter exports. De Lautour says reefer ships are hard to get hold of because there is huge demand on east/west trade routes, but Affco has been able to build credibility with shipping lines by providing backloads on the NZ/US routes. He does not rate the chance of securing an agreement with Chinese

importation authorities for reefers as being very good.

The third leg of the trifecta is the potential for covid-19 to disrupt production as well as consumer markets, although the rest of the world appears to have weathered the worst disruption remarkably well. It is impossible to predict the impact on market demand of the latest upsurge in covid cases and the reintroduction of lockdowns in Europe and possibly China.

The meat industry got through 2020 and this year so far with remarkably little interference from the pandemic, but as NZ emerges from lockdowns and moves back into some sort of normality with the traffic light system, internal and possibly international travel, there is no guarantee it will remain unaffected. But any restrictions on plant operations will automatically reduce throughput and affect product mix.

After an incredibly successful 2021, the meat industry will await next year with some nervousness about the chances of a repeat.

Your View Allan Barber is a meat industry commentator: allan@barberstrategic. co.nz, http://allanbarber.wordpress. com

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TEAMWORK: Tam and Dan Jex-Blake are committed to getting more young people into farming careers.

Growing future farmers A few years ago Gisborne farmers Dan and Tam Jex-Blake recognised the need for another pathway for young people into careers in the sheep and beef sector was critical and decided to do something about it. The end result was the Growing Future Farmers programme. Colin Williscroft reports.

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S MOST farmers know, sometimes if you want something to happen you’ve got to get in there and give things a push yourself, rather than wait for action from elsewhere.

That was certainly the case for the Growing Future Farmers (GFF) programme, which recently signed a funding agreement with Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) to help it attract and train more young people in the red meat sector.

After winning the B+LNZ Sheep Industry Trainer of the Year award in 2016, Dan and Tam Jex-Blake realised that if they wanted to do something about the skill shortage facing the sector, they had to be proactive themselves.

Dan says there was and still is an absolute need to get more skilled people on-farm and the pipeline of young people wanting to enter the industry was drying up.

“We recognised that if we didn’t do something about it ourselves nothing was going to change,”Dan said.

“Growing Future Farmers literally came about because of that need and it’s grown since then.”

After starting with just two students in 2017 and 2018 as part of a pre-pilot, the programme grew to include three in 2019 and 10 in 2020.

There are currently 45 student trainees on farms throughout NZ and it’s expected a further 70 first-year students will start the

programme’s two-year essential farm skills course in February.

The course is aimed at young people who want a career pathway in the sector.

They don’t need to have come off a farm or have proven farming capability before they start.

Dan says having the right attitude and a willingness to learn is more important than that.

“If you’ve got someone with the right attitude, you’re more than happy to put the time in because they will flourish,” he said.

“We like them to have a big heart, so they can do the mahi, and empathy for animals is important too.”

Those who complete the course, which is fees-free, receive an NZQA level three qualification.

He says the GFF entity provides the learning framework and the farm provides the training platform, plus farm trainers, who have to augment the industry training that GFF provides.

Industry specialists provide students with off-farm training that includes learning how to fence with a professional fencing contractor, attending a shearing course, a farm vet session where they are shown how to provide animal health products correctly and WorkSafe, who provide advice around areas such as ATV, tractor and chainsaw use.

Students also do roughly one day a week of theory.

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students receive a heading pup, provided by the farm trainer.

A dog trialist teaches them how to train the pup, along with a Huntaway pup they receive roughly halfway through the first year.

Dan says it’s important for farmers who get involved in the programme to remember that those on the course are students, not employees, although they do bring benefits.

“The farm itself is basically

the training platform in a genuine commercial working environment, so students work alongside other people, while learning at the same time,” he said.

“As their capability improves, the extra set of hands becomes more useful on-farm.”

The programme involves staying on-farm, so farms involved provide fully furnished accommodation.

Pastoral care is a key

It’s vital to the reinvigoration of the industry, getting young people coming in and actually getting them trained in a manner that’s going to be relevant for future farming.

Dan Jex-Blaker Farmer

PATHWAY: Farms like the Jex-Blakes’ property act as a training platform under the Growing Future Farmers programme.

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If you’ve got someone with the right attitude, you’re more than happy to put the time in because they will flourish.

Dan Jex-Blaker Farmer component of GFF and there is a liaison manager for each region around the country where there are farmer trainers.

They act as an interface between students and farm trainers to help iron out any issues, should they arise.

The Jex-Blakes are proud that their approximately 2000ha (effective) Mangapoike sheep and beef farm, which is about 55km southwest of Gisborne at the top of the Waingake Valley, is a GFF training farm.

As well as being involved in helping fill a need to train a future industry workforce, there is plenty of satisfaction seeing those young people involved develop.

Dan, who is the fourth generation of his family to farm the hill country property, says that satisfaction comes from taking young people, who have had no prior opportunity to go farming and seeing them grow on a personal level, while at the same time develop the skills that will enable them to become a valuable member of any farming team.

He says the change achieved by students in the first year is amazing.

“When they arrive they are often very green and know absolutely nothing,” he said.

“It probably takes three to four months before they find their feet, it’s a huge transition for them.

“Having often not really been away from home before they come into a totally foreign environment, with a totally foreign group of people, learning a totally foreign set of skills, things that they’ve never been exposed to.”

He says to see the lights come on slowly as that first year progresses is quite something.

“It’s not just their skills, it’s also their personal development, their confidence, their ability to

EXPERIENCE: The farm provides an opportunity for young people to discover what it’s like working in a hill country sheep and beef operation.

recognise that we’re not a pack of strangers but we’re there to help them,” he said.

“By the end of the first year, when you look back on where they were when they started, they’re just completely different.”

He says year two builds on that and by about the third month of the second year the students are starting to be a very valuable member of their teams.

“All the way through they can help, they’re another set of hands, but as that skill base develops they can go away and do jobs on their own and it reflects in their attitude and their positivity,” he said.

“It’s huge to go from where they start to where they finish.”

Dan says GFF offers a vital component to the landscape of farming down the track.

“It’s vital to the reinvigoration of the industry, getting young people coming in and actually getting them trained in a manner that’s going to be relevant for future farming,” he said.

“But at a more granular level, on-farm these students are learning but they are also a useful

set of hands on-farm.

“Training young people is a winwin. For the student, on-farm and as a wider industry.”

He says as the programme grows it will offer an invaluable network of trained staff to other farmers and once that momentum builds and others become aware of it, the result can only be positive.”

He sees a bright future for GFF, but says there is more work to be done so that training does not end at the end of the two-year essential farm skills programme and is instead built on, something that is in the pipeline.

And he understands that GFF is working on an advanced skills course and beyond that business management for graduates of the initial essential skills programme after they are employed.

“We want young people out of the city or who have no opportunity to go farming to know there is a definite career pathway in farming and, if they go through that career pathway and continue to learn and progress, then ultimately see a bright future

as a farm manager, managing businesses that are worth millions of dollars,” he said.

“That’s the challenge for GFF, to execute on the rest of those steps.

“I think it will happen and it will be really positive for the industry.”

He says for that to happen more funding is required, as right now farm trainers carry a lot of the load.

“The reality is at the moment the bulk of the funding is being carried by farmers,” he said.

“They are paying a sponsorship to the students, they are providing accommodation, they are providing all the tools, all the resources on-farm which these students use to learn.

“As a farm trainer I’m personally more than comfortable with that, but I’m aware there are a whole lot of other areas of training – be it leadership and communication, cultural competency, financial literacy, mind health – a whole lot of other areas that are extremely important that arguably aren’t being funded adequately.

“There’s a need for that and I’m aware of the millions spent on

other educational programmes that are arguably not achieving the direct results that GFF is.

“Ultimately GFF is going to require more farmers to get on board with it, to want to train these young people.”

Dan says getting GFF off the ground has taken a huge amount of effort and a lot of time around the kitchen table thrashing things out around the “how to”, but ultimately the incentive and the drive came from the need.

“We never really thought about where it was going to go, we just thought it was needed,” he said.

“We had the idea and a couple of students as pre-pilots for proof of concept.

“There’s been huge support from other people and organisations who have got on board to make it happen and help get things to where they are now.”

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Located just fifteen minutes from Ohope beach is this 249 hectare (more or less) farm, in five separate titles (subject to survey). Individual lots may appeal to separate buyers as various parts are well placed for different owners. 400 dairy cows are milked through a 24 bail rotary cowshed, everything is wintered on. All young stock and up to 100 beef cattle, along with yearlings are raised on the farm. Carbon farming or forestry may attract on the steeper parts of the farm. There are hundreds of specimens of native trees such as Kahikatea, Tanekaha, Tawa and Rimu. Well formed access and raceways allow for useful stock control and movement. Further improvements include three houses, each on their own title, an implement shed, yards and several barns.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 9 Dec 2021 202b The Strand, Whakatane View by appointment Rhys Mischefski 027 457 8718 rhys.mischefski@bayleys.co.nz

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Tauwhareparae Arakihi Road (Part Arakihi Station)

223 hectares of hill country at Tolaga Bay Located approximately 20km inland of Tolaga Bay, and 72km north of Gisborne, is 223ha (subject to survey), of medium to steep largely easterly facing East Coast hill country. Being subdivided from a larger station, the property is accessible off the Arakihi Road, approximately 9.5km from Tauwhareparae Road. The land is mostly clear grazing land, with pockets of regenerating native in the gully areas. The property and wider area is renowned for its recreational attraction, with game such as wild deer and pigs often found on the farm.

The land largely lends itself to development, with high yielding options such as carbon, better suited to steeper classes of land such as this. An opportunity to benefit from a lucrative scheme, or purchase and continue with one's own preference of land use.

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Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Tue 14 Dec 2021 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne View by appointment Simon Bousfield 027 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz Stephen Thomson 027 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Pungarehu 152A Pungarehu Road

124 Hectare coastal dairy farm This 124.0954ha (more or less) dairy unit is made up of four titles to include the benefit of a 25 a-side herringbone dairy shed, two relatively large utility sheds which flank the dairy shed and provide storage and calf rearing facilities, double concrete silage bunker with central race access to paddocks either side. A new bridge on the farm was constructed in 2015. The farm is further benefited from two dwellings. The main accommodation contains four bedrooms and the second dwelling consists of a three bedroom cottage. The contour of land is a mixture of flat with a smattering of lahars and the pasture is in good heart. Fertility is outstanding with Olsen P levels ranging from 38 to 57, plenty in the bank on this aspect. Milking 320 cows the property had a 12.9 hectare block added to it this season. The three year average production from the original 111 hectares is 106,650kgMS.

Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 1pm, Tue 14 Dec 2021 15 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth View by appointment John Blundell 027 240 2827 john.blundell@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY TARANAKI LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Taranaki 67 Spargo Road, Tikorangi

Sensational land on Spargo The privacy, location, endless potential, and the surrounds of the Waitara river adds to the prestige of owning this property on Spargo Road, a rare opportunity to come to the market. This 31.8690 Ha (more or less) of quality land and uniqueness provides many opportunities to all purchasers. A true slice of paradise - land with income from stock and supplement, even an orchard, swimming hole, fishing and picnic spots. With three phase power already on this sun drenched property, this land has it all. Here is your opportunity to secure your dream purchase.

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Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 1pm, Fri 17 Dec 2021 15 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth View 1-2pm Tue 30 Nov Brendan Crowley 027 241 2817 brendan.crowley@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY TARANAKI LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Dargaville Surrounds 1371 Waihue Road

Waiotira 14 Leech Road

Self contained dairy farm with options This impressive 240.62 hectare (more or less) dairy and support unit is fully self contained with flat to rolling contour, fertile soils and in three titles. The contour being a mixture of 100 hectares of flats, 40 hectares of rolling with the balance medium and 8 hectares of native bush. Located in Mamaranui, a popular farming district only 13km from the Dargaville township. With good fertile pasture and solid production with scope, you have plenty of options and a great dairy investment for first farm buyers.

Improvements include newly built four bay implement shed, calf rearing facilities, hayshed, disused cowshed and three dwellings.

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Auction (unless sold prior) 12pm, Wed 15 Dec 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei View by appointment Catherine Stewart 027 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Ideal first family farm This immaculate 146.1 (more or less) hectare dairy farm, is something to be proud of and this is a great opportunity for a first farm buyer. The farm is currently milking twice a day and has consistently produced 84,916kgMS on a three year average from 230 cows. Farm infrastructure includes a very tidy 30 ASHB cowshed with yard capacity for 300 cows, a four bay implement shed with concrete floor, five bay half round barn utilized for calf rearing and another five bay half round barn utilized for storage.

The farm is made up of a mixture of flat easy to rolling contour with strong clean pasture and sub-divided into 52 paddocks. The large brick family home has three bedrooms plus office and is beautifully positioned for the sun and farm outlook.

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Set Sale Date (unless sold prior) 4pm, Thu 16 Dec 2021 84 Walton Street, Whangarei View by appointment Catherine Stewart 027 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Te Awamutu 170 Aotearoa Road

Wairoa 1447 Hereheretau Road, Whakaki

Ideal first dairy farm

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Fertile 97ha (more or less) farm with an exciting mix of contour ranging from flat to easy rolling at the front of the farm, with some steeper sidlings towards the back. With an average three year production of over 72,000 kilograms milk solids from a herd of 240 cows. The dairy platform is estimated to be 88ha (more or less) with infrastructure including a 16 aside herringbone dairy shed with in-shed meal feeding system, concrete feedpad, concrete based fert bin and implement and calf sheds. This well set up farm will suit an enterprising first farm owner or to be run as part of a larger operation. Option to also purchase the adjoining 1.3ha (more or less) lifestyle block.

Asking Price $3,450,000 + GST (if any) View 11-11.30am Wed 1 Dec or by appointment Sharon Evans AREINZ 027 235 4771 sharon.evans@bayleys.co.nz Stuart Gudsell AREINZ 021 951 737 stuart.gudsell@bayleys.co.nz

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346 hectares clean breeding country Located approximately 94 kilometres south west of Gisborne city and 31 kilometres to Wairoa township, a subdivision of approximately 346 hectares (subject to survey) of Tangiwai Station.

The land is mainly clean medium to steep hill country which has a combination of natural creeks and man made dams. The property lends itself to breeding cows and ewes with an access easement providing direct access to the Hereheretau Road.

The instructions are clear, call now to view.

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Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Fri 17 Dec 2021 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View 2-2.30pm Tue 30 Nov or by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz Stephen Thomson 027 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Wairoa 1637 Ruakituri Road, Ruakituri

Banks Peninsula 837 Okains Bay Road, Okains Bay

480 hectares of strong hill country

Okains Bay beauty with potential

Located only 85 kilometres west of Gisborne, a subdivision of approximately 480 hectares (subject to survey) of Crosshills Station, up the renowned Ruakituri valley, is the opportunity to purchase strong hill country in a good rainfall environment.

Carrying approximately 10 stock units per hectare these ash and mudstone soils provide the foundation for excellent growth rates.

As a sheep and beef breeding block, this property has the climate, scope, and fertility to grow your business.

Vendors have purchased elsewhere, so our instructions are clear.

Call to view.

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Tender (will not be sold prior) Closing 4pm, Wed 15 Dec 2021 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View 9-9.30am Tue 30 Nov or by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz Stephen Thomson 027 450 6531 stephen.thomson@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008 BOUSFIELD MACPHERSON LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Run by the same family since 1857, this picturesque 588.5698-hectare Okains Bay hill country farm is a solid performer with multiple possible income streams. Situated in a picturesque valley, the flat to steep hill country property features gullies, native shelter belts and natural water supply. The well tracked and subdivided farm has very strong breeding performance, as a key feature, with the ability to finish all stock. Well equipped with working historic woolshed, enclosed yards, numerous other yards and shedding. The tidy homestead is cosy and comfortable with plenty of potential to upgrade, situated on its own title, with two further building sites on the property. Okains Bay is just 20 minutes from Akaroa and one hour 30 minutes from Christchurch.

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Deadline Sale (unless sold prior) 12pm, Mon 13 Dec 2021 3 Deans Avenue, Chch View by appointment Evan Marshall 027 221 0910 evan.marshall@bayleys.co.nz Peter Foley 021 754 737 peter.foley@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Auction To be held on site, 9 December at 1.00pm

39 Douch Road, Ohaupo Immaculately presented 19ha more or less of flat to gentle sloping grazing land, close to Ohaupo Village, Te Awamutu, Cambridge and Hamilton. Post and batten fenced into 10 paddocks, good cattle yards, stock loading facilities and an enclosed storage shed. Farm and home both on Pukerimu water scheme. The impressive five bedroom home is designed for easy living and entertaining with an inground salt-treated pool, double internal access garage and an additional double door workshop. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity.

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Putaruru 29 Spains Road

Taumarunui 331 Burnand Road Tender

Location, water and quality dairy soils 131 ha dairy unit located minutes from Putaruru in two titles. This property is currently farmed as a 168 ha dairy farm with a 36 ha lease block, milking 420 cows producing 210,000 kgMS year on year. 80 paddocks reticulated with an abundance of excellent water and a consistent fertiliser history and strong healthy pastures. 28 ASHB with in-shed meal feeders and great supporting infrastructure. This property has two homes providing excellent accommodation.

Burnand beauty Tender closes 2.00pm, Wed 8th Dec, 2021 (unless sold prior), Farmlands, 9/13 Rolfe Way, Putaruru View Fri 3 Dec 11.00 - 12.00pm Web pb.co.nz/MAR96877

Ian Morgan M 027 492 5878 Chelly Aitchison M 022 697 8779

Waitara 92 Ngatimaru Road

This is an immaculately presented 40 ha farm with fantastic contour. The property stretches from flats to easy rolling hills with some medium hill and steeper areas. Good enough to be used for maize and silage production, or fattening cattle as it is now. Clean country with minimal weeds. Current owners fatten cattle and winter lambs, but the options could be endless. It could be a particularly nice equine property with its free draining soils. Well supported with reticulated spring water, a solid fertiliser history and great shade and shelter offered by established trees. The 4-bedroom G.J Gardener home was built in 2012 and has great views. Top quality implement shed and improvements.

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A beauty on Blackburn Tender closes 4.00pm, Thu 9th Dec, 2021 (unless sold prior), Property Brokers, 227 Devon Street East, New Plymouth View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/NPR99097

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Ongaonga 927 Blackburn Road Tender

A great opportunity to purchase an outstanding farm in the renowned and sought-after Tikorangi district, only 18 km from central New Plymouth and 2 km from Waitara. Excellent pasture harvest delivering the five year average of 272,000 kgMS from 420 cows. The superior infrastructure includes a 400-cow 'Cowhouse' and silage bunkers, a 44 bail automated shed including in-shed feed system and a modern four bedroom A1 home, built in 2012.

This property, of flat to slightly undulating contour, is held in six titles.

For Sale From $1,750,000 + GST (if any) View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/TUR82219

This 182 ha property has it all. Currently set up as a beef and dairy support unit. Includes 40 ha of high performing flats, the balance easy to medium hill country. 30 ha in superb remnant bush and pine trees. Excellent infrastructure with a spring fed dam with troughs to most paddocks. Woolshed, sheep and cattle yards and two good sized hay barns and all-weather road access. Also includes a four bedroomed dwelling. Located in a traditionally higher rainfall area this property is worth a visit. Call Chris or Paul for a viewing or come to one of our open days.

Tender closes 4.00pm, Thu 16th Dec, 2021, Property Brokers, 2 Thackeray Street, Napier View Thu 2 Dec 1.00 - 3.00pm Thu 9 Dec 1.00 - 3.00pm Web pb.co.nz/HVR99601

Paul Evans M 027 533 3314 Chris Heenan M 027 599 3527

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Huntingdon 279 Stranges Road Tender

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Strategic opportunity - Soils & irrigation Situated in the highly regarded Huntingdon farming area, this is a strategic irrigated title that will add value and scale to existing neighbouring farms or as an ideal first farm proposition.

This land holding comes to the market after being held by the same family (6 generations) since 1895. With groundwater and farming activity consents in place the 80.42ha* (subject to final survey) unit features good irrigation infrastructure, excellent access, shelter and soils which position this property for all land use options.

Huntingdon - Strategic lease option Tender closes 12.00pm, Fri 10th Dec, 2021 (unless sold prior) View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AR96221

Greg Jopson M 027 447 4382

A golden opportunity is offered with the lease of this well presented irrigated 151.95 ha arable/livestock finishing unit close to Ashburton services and amenities. Well located and strategically placed for an addition to your farming business.

A farm unit with the scale, soils, consent to farm, well consents plus efficient pivot and rotorainer irrigation that is well positioned for most land use and farm management options.

This lease is available either on its own or in tandem with the sale of the Vendors 80.42 ha (approx) freehold title that is marketed concurrently.

Tender closes 12.00pm, Fri 10th Dec, 2021 (unless sold prior) View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/AR96219

Greg Jopson M 027 447 4382

Hakataramea 860 McHenrys Road

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Foveran Station Foveran Station is situated in the Hakataramea Valley, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Expansive and unique best describes Foveran and its sister "The Brothers" with 2,645 ha ranging from the valley floor to the upper foothills. The property is currently run as a renowned deer breeding, stud property and game park. It is also complimented with merino fine wool and beef production providing enviable scope and balance. Tailored with over 290 ha of spray irrigation with the ability to store over 500,000 m3, this property is set to provide the discerning buyer security in production and performance with multiple income streams.

For Sale By Negotiation + GST (if any) View By appointment Web pb.co.nz/OMR90908

Ross Robertson M 021 023 27220 Barry Meikle M 027 436 5131 John McCone M 027 221 9133

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Kevin Deane Real Estate

Shannon 0A Pretoria Road Morrinsville 208 Horrell Road

27.1387 ha

63.6526ha

This ready to harvest, or wait a few years, block of trees is located only a short drive from Shannon. With several mills within 120km, Wellington Port and Palmerston North rail-hub close by this makes great first time buying. Viewing is strictly by appointment so call today to arrange a viewing and to get further information.

For Sale Price by Negotiation View by Appointment harcourts.co.nz/FG7173 Andrew Whiteley M 027 272 1535 Team Manawatu Realty Ltd Licensed Agent REAA 2008

On Morrinsville’s Golden Mile

Just over 63ha of the Waikato’s finest lies awaiting your inspection. BUT this just isn’t any 63ha as it has on the tanker entrance a very small number 74 - that’s right Tatua Supply number 74. I’m truly not going to say anymore, pop out to an open day soon or contact me to see for yourself this immaculately presented property and the opportunity that exists with it to supply arguably the most envied dairy company in New Zealand.

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Auction Tuesday 14 December 12:00pm on site (unless sold prior) View Tuesday 30 Nov, 7 Dec 11.00am - 12.00pm www.harcourts.co.nz/ML4567

Kevin Deane M 021 970 902 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

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Accelerating success.

Greenfields Development - Te Hau Forestry Block For Sale By Expressions of Interest closing Thu 16 December 2021 Whatatutu, Gisborne

Total Area of 1,556ha S.TS.

High Growth Region

Post 89 Eligible land 1,430ha

Resource Consent Obtained

Seedlings Ordered

Te Hau Station is 5,206.8ha sheep and beef farming operation located at Whatatutu in the Gisborne region. The current owners have identified a 1,556ha block witin the Station - “The Te Hau Forestry Block” - as being more suitable for forestry and have already already progressed plans to plant areas not already afforested including - obtaining resource consent to plant, ordering seedlings and arranging contractors making for a turn key greenfield development for the next owner. This is an exceptional opportunity to purchase a large scale block and gain exposure to the carbon market.

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Dairy farm for Sale Forget the rest buy the best

Conrad Headland 027 272 1017

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty closing 4pm, Thursday 9th December 2021 (unless sold prior)

Clint Brererton 027 897 1161

178 Furniss Road, Ruawaro, Waikato

3 bedrooms

1 bathrooms

Dairy unit

260m² dwelling

Land area 121 HA in three titles

Cropping

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Quite probably the best dairy farm in the district this 121ha dairy farm (in three titles) based in the sought after Waikato is currently milking approx. 400 units and producing approx. 160,000 kg/ms.

Situated in a prime location with short commutes to either Hamilton, Auckland, or Tauranga, it is perfectly placed to take advantage of town living if you chose. Recent expenditure on race maintenance and a newly installed effluent system makes for an easy and compliant turn key operation. Fencing is in good order as are the network of drains allowing for good all weather farming. The contour here is essentially flat throughout and more or less 100% effective.

There is predominantly weed free pasture swards complemented by good water and trough infrastructure with a deep bore and 25-32mm waterlines. The 26 ASH has had recent work completed and has an integrated feed system. With the addition of maize and chicory cropping and on farm silage production feed inputs are well provided for. The 3 bedroom home is clean and fit for purpose and its position close to the milking shed and the entrance to the yard allows for good security onsite. A further farm workers cottage is also on hand. Dairy units of this calibre are rare to market and this offering is sure to garner huge interest.

Call either Conrad Headland or Clint Brereton today for further information or open day, 11am Tuesday 30th of November or 11am, Tuesday 7th of December.

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Farm Kairanga At Its Best - 224 hectares

Final Notice

928 Lockwood Road, Kairanga

Tender

A once in a lifetime opportunity to own this immaculate farm in the Heart of the Kairanga

Tender: Closes 4.00pm Thursday 2nd December 2021 at 56 Stafford Street, Feilding.

• 142 Hectare Dairy Unit + 82 Hectare Beef Unit = Total 224 Hectares

Call Richard or Robert for more information or to arrange a time to view.

• 36 aside Herringbone dairy shed • Very good water and support infrastructure

Richard Anderson 027 543 1610 richard@rals.co.nz

• 2 Houses • Consented for 600 cows Main House

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PYES PA, BAY OF PLENTY 823C Pyes Pa Rd Tranquil Lifestyle, Organic Kiwifruit!

5.5ha located in Pyes Pa. The property holds a BioGro Organic Certification. Good income is derived from approx. 1.68 can ha of Hayward green kiwifruit and approx. 1.15 can ha of Organic SunGold kiwifruit.

A healthy 'Orchard Gate Return' is forecasted for this season. A comfortable three bedroom brick home with fantastic indoor-outdoor flow, double glazing and and rural views to the north-east. The two bedroom Sunshine cottage is ideal for extended families, or rented out for additional income.The original horse stables have been converted into storage units for additional income.

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12.00-1.00pm, Wed 1 & 8 December 2.00-3.00pm, Sun 5 December

Anton Terblanche M 021 324 702 E anton.terblanche@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Helping grow the country

63 Harbottle Road

104.9 ha

Morrinsville Here's What You're Waiting For 105 ha more or less dairy farm approximately 8kms Hamilton side of Morrinsville up a short no exit road.

Milking 330 cows for 114,000 m/s through 24 aside HB in shed PK & Molasses feeder. 50mm main and 32mm around the farm service the troughs. Very well raced and fenced with hot wire and Barberry hedges. Heaps of shedding complement the property. Three bedroom brick home with single mans quarters. Possible 26 ha lease available for 3 years. Walk in and carry on farming.

This farm has eye appeal. The Vendors are ready for an auction on 17th December (Unless sold prior).

Auction 17th Dec 1pm (Unless sold prior) ___________________________________ View Wed 1st Dec 11am ___________________________________ Agent Terry Court 021 754 233

LJ Hooker Morrinsville (07) 889 8015 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

Central Waikato Realty Limited. Licensed Real Estate Agent REAA 2008. All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

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• Equity Contract Manager • Farm Manager

system. It is well subdivided, including 150ha of

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cell grazing for the bulls.

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This job would suit someone with a minimum of three working dogs under good command.

progress in the sheep and beef sector.

An attractive remuneration package is offered with a sound three bedroom / two-bathroom home, close to amenities and other work opportunities for partner.

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Contact Debbie Brown 06 323 0765 or email classifieds@globalhq.co.nz

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Phone: +64 6 357 2454 HOOF TRIMMER

FIVE HEADING PUPS. Ready to wean. Very well bred and reared. Phone 027 243 8541.

HUGE SELECTION of Huntaways and Headers.

Deliver NZ Wide. www. youtube.com/user/ mikehughesworkingdog/ videos 07 315 5553.

TWO HEADING DOGS. 18-month and 12-month.

Under good command.

Hawke’s Bay. Phone 06 874 8071 or 027 445 7755.

BOOK AN AD. For only $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds section. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80 to book in or email wordads@ globalhq.co.nz

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DEERLAND TRADING LTD buying deer velvet this season and paying above the average. Also contractor required to buy deer velvet. Payment on commission basis. Contact 021 269 7608.

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GORSE AND THISTLE SPRAY. We also scrub cut. Four men with all gear in your area. Phone Dave 06 375 8032.

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www.drench.co.nz farmer owned, very competitive prices. Phone 0800 4 DRENCH (437 362).

40c/50c PER KG dags fadges/bales.

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• Mustering and movement of stock as required • Feeding out to all stock as required • Crutching, docking, calf marking, weaning, vaccinating and drenching stock as required • General farm work including fence repairs, cutting of firewood etc • Killing of dog tucker and muttons • Occasional tractor driving as directed • A roster system for feeding out on weekends in winter

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KING COUNTRY KIM ALQUIST m. 022 043 5834 RANGITIKEI / MANAWATU JESS WILLIAMS m. 021 340 099 HAWKES BAY / EAST COAST MAUREEN CHAFFEY m. 021 486 717 NAPIER WOOL STORE p. 06 835 6174 e. office@kellswool.co.nz

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GOATS WANTED

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE

12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195.

FERAL GOATS WANTED. All head counted, payment on pick-up, pick-up within 24 hours. Prices based on works schedule.

Experienced musterers available.

Phone Bill and Vicky Le Feuvre 07 893 8916.

WILTSHIRE 2TH RAMS July 2020 born. Benneydale Wiltshires. King Country.

11yrs established clean shedding. $550+gst 12 for you to choose from.

3metre+ rainfall -8.5° to 40° soft land resistant. TOUGH! Ph Joe Hodge 027 2806 747.

WILTSHIRE RAMS and ewes, full shedding, meat breed. Simon 022 134 1009. Levin.

FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80.

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FOR SALE STANDARDS $1.00 EACH and reels $50.00 each.

Walk through head baler $800, must pick up in Katikati. Contact Alan on 027 276 2190.

GIBB-GRO GROWTH PROMOTANT PROMOTES QUICK PASTURE growth.

Only $6+gst per hectare delivered. 0508-GIBBGRO [0508 442 247] www. gibbgro.co.nz. “The Proven One.”

GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds.

Prompt service. Payment on pick up. My on farm prices will not be beaten.

Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis.

HORTICULTURE NZ KELP. FRESH, wild ocean harvested giant kelp.

The world’s richest source of natural iodine. Dried and milled for use in agriculture and horticulture. Growth promotant / stock health food. As seen on Country Calendar. Orders to: 03 322 6115 or info@nzkelp.co.nz

LOG BUYER HAULER CREW available for summer harvest.

Wairarapa area.

Phone 027 489 7036.

PERSONAL SINGLE MAN, 56yo, off-grid lifestyler, seeks a woman to court. View relationship. 027 864 5092.

John.

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Low energy usage for single/3-phase motors, waterwheel and turbine drives. Low maintenance costs and easy to service. Enquiries phone 04 526 4415, email sales@hydra-cell.co.nz

RAMS FOR SALE PINNACLES WILTSHIRES 2th rams. Ph 06 346 6230, 027 416 8188.

WILTSHIRES-ARVIDSON. Self shearing sheep. No1 for Facial Eczema. David 027 2771 556.

WANTED TO BUY SAWN SHED TIMBER including Black Maire.

Matai, Totara and Rimu etc. Also buying salvaged native logs.

Phone Richard Uren. NZ Native Timber Supplies. Phone 027 688 2954.

8th Waterton Ram Sale

WANTED TO BUY HOUSES FOR REMOVAL. North Island. Phone 021 455 787.

WHAT’S SITTING IN your barn? Don’t leave it to rust away! We pay cash for tractors, excavators, small crawler tractors and surplus farm machinery.

Ford – Ferguson – Hitachi – Komatsu – John Deere and more. Tell us what you have no matter where it is in NZ. You never know.. what’s resting in your barn could be fattening up your wallet!

Email admin@ loaderparts.co.nz or phone Colin on 0274 426 936 (No texts please) FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80.

Charollais, % Charollais, Suffolk and South Suffolk Rams

Tuesday 14th December 2021 Viewing from 2.30pm Helmsman Sale 4.00pm Belmont Station 50 Kerr Road, Cave South Canterbury 19 Pure Charollais 40 Suffolk 20 South Suffolk 16 Charollais Suffolk 16 Percentage Charollais

WANTED TO LEASE EAST TARANAKI FARM LAND. Sheep and beef.

Phone 020 4018 9927.

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Hill bred Commercially farmed SIL recorded Eye Muscle Scanned Brucellosis Accredited Over 60 years breeding Largest offering of Charollais & Charollais cross rams in Canterbury.

For more information or a catalogue, contact: Chris Hampton Hazlett 03 614 3330 Wayne Andrews 027 202 5679 027 484 8232 cahampton@xtra.co.nz

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FERAL GOATS WANTED. All head counted, payment on pick-up, pick-up within 24 hours. Prices based on works schedule.

Experienced musterers available.

Phone Bill and Vicky Le Feuvre 07 893 8916.

Breeding the difference

39TH ANNUAL ELITE SIRE STAG SALE

Saturday 8th January 2022 @ 1pm CANE

OFFERING TO INCLUDE SONS OF:

841 IOA 22.14kg HA @ 5yrs

MUNRO

705 IOA @ 6yrs

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Catalogues will be posted out in December

NZ FARMERS LIVESTOCK - SOUTH ISLAND

March 2022 Delivery North Island Luke McBride 027 304 0533 Wayne Doran 027 493 8957 South Island Richard Harley 021 765 430 Greg Collins 027 481 9772

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On A/c Client 120 x CharX Ylg Steers (Approx. range 310-380kg) 30 x CharX Ylg Heifers (Approx. range 330-350kg) Lovely quiet handled Exotic Cross Cattle, great frame & great growth rates.

Jono Wright 027 801 3052 Hybrid Auction Sale streamed live via MyLiveStock Visit MyLiveStock for photos and videos.

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Agents:

Gareth Brooking Southland James Perkins Canterbury Jared Farquhar Ashburton Liam McKenzie Otago Matt Sanson Darfield Maurice Manson Temuka Peter Jackson Temuka Shelley Krieger Southland/Sth Otago Simon Harwood Ashburton

Mob: 027 285 6205 Pvt: 03 236 8173 Mob: 027 232 8052

WEDNESDAY 1ST DECEMBER 2021 12 Noon On A/c: MATIJASEVICH SONS TRUST Annual Draft 120 x PB Hill Country Ylg Sth Devon Steers (Approx. range 280-380kg) 70 x PB Hill Country Ylg Sth Devon Heifers (Approx. range 290-340kg) Contact: Bill Sweeney 027 451 5310

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With time running out, an exasperated salesman pulled his car into a no parking zone and quickly scribbled a note and shoved it under the windshield wiper” ‘I have driven around this block for 20 minutes and can’t find a parking place. I have an important business appointment and if I don’t keep it, I might lose my job. Remember... Forgive us our trespasses.”

When he returned he found a parking ticket and a note: “I have been driving around this block for 20 years. If I don’t give you a ticket, I will lose my job. Remember...Lead us not into temptation.”

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Many cows contracted to LIC for 2011 matings Due to calve from 16-7-12, 6.5 weeks AB Jersey and Kiwi cross • Estimated Jersey to herd, be 200 420head. cows non Advanced Performance since 1995 BW 184,after PW 187, pregnant, culls, older cows & 5% rejection RAlast 94%. Milked OAD, 347kgs CRV breeding.

Due No.1 for Facial Eczema since 2006 (Ramguard™ Test• atProduction 0.53) season ms/cow, calve fromon mid July, replacement heifers ms/ha, rolling to steeper Auctions at: 1000kgs to no meal, palm kernel or maize and calves also available.

Te Kuiti Saleyards contoured farm, Wednesday,1st December, 2021fed.

– 1pm End of May 22 delivery.

• Young replacement stock also available Stortford Lodge Wednesday, 8th December, 2021 – 2pm Ayrshire RWB heifers and weaner heifers, Online bidding with www.bidr.co.nz Outstanding genetics & potential to be one of fully recorded register early (see catalogue for details) the countries leading suppliers of Genetics to the for autumn years to come.

Full Ayrshire calving cows, fullydetails • High Fertility Meat Breed Flock • High Meat Yield (low input trial)dairy industry available.

• Parasite Testing Since 2011 (Carla Saliva Test) recorded

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Monday, December 6th, 2021 – 1pm Feilding Saleyards, Manchester Street, Feilding

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130 Rams up for Auction Why you should buy a Glengarry ram: • 45 years performance recording • Major emphasis on growth, survival and muscling • All sires DNA tested for footrot and muscling genes • No. 1 ranked Terminal Sire 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 & 2017 (SIL ACE list) • 550 stud ewes means only the best rams are sold • Four rams in Top 20 2021 SIL Terminal Lamb Growth • 1st Ranked Ram 2019, 2020/21 SIL Terminal Sire Lamb Growth

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• Extremely well grown out capacity cows that are a credit to the vendors.

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55 2th Wiltshire rams Full shedders Hill Country bred Breeding for just over 10 years Bred on eczema prone country Ewe flock has good eczema tolerance • All rams brucellosis tested • Big emphasis on sound feet • Glenbrae and Morrison bred Auctioneer notes these rams are bred on the hills and are extremely well grown.

All enquiries to: Kevin New (OW) 07 878 4758 John Grainger (PGW) 0274 958 150 Nate Lamb (PGW) 0273 265 187

Delivery Date: 27/5/2022

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Settlement Date: 31/5/2022 Herd to be dried off 18/5/2022

35 stags with 12mth BVs +26 to +33kg Highest average 12mth BV stag auction in NZ since 2011 Maternal reds selected on temperament and fully guaranteed Transport of two or more stags offered at vendor’s expense Gareth Williams 0275 264 613

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Market Snapshot brought to you by the AgriHQ analysts.

Mel Croad

Suz Bremner

Reece Brick

Fiona Quarrie

Hayley O’Driscoll

Caitlin Pemberton

Deer

Sheep

Cattle BEEF

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

6.60

6.60

5.40

NI lamb (17kg)

9.50

9.50

7.10

NI Stag (60kg)

6.90

6.90

5.75

NI Bull (300kg)

6.50

6.60

5.35

NI mutton (20kg)

6.75

6.85

5.10

SI Stag (60kg)

6.95

6.95

5.75

NI Cow (200kg)

5.00

5.00

4.00

SI lamb (17kg)

9.10

9.20

7.00

SI Steer (300kg)

6.20

6.25

5.00

SI mutton (20kg)

6.60

6.60

5.15

SI Bull (300kg)

6.10

6.15

4.90

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

4.90

4.80

3.60

UK CKT lamb leg

13.21

13.12

9.09

US imported 95CL bull

10.10

9.92

7.36

10.0

US domestic 90CL cow

10.10

8.66

6.35

9.0

6.0

8.0

5.0

North Island steer slaughter price

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

9.0 8.0 7.0

10.0 South Island lamb slaughter price

9.0 8.0 6.0

8.0

5.0

Oct

5.0

WOOL

4.5

(NZ$/kg)

Dec 5-yr ave

Feb

5-yr ave

Jun

2020-21

Dairy

Aug 2021-22

Jun

Last year

2.69

2.66

2.23

37 micron ewe

-

2.10

30 micron lamb

-

-

Last year

Urea

955

955

602

-

Super

342

342

300

-

DAP

1135

1135

784

$/tonne

440 420

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T)

YTD Low 27.1

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

4.61

9.94

4.45

Auckland International Airport Limited

7.92

8.34

6.65

Mainfreight Limited

92.11

99.78

64.85

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

6.065

7.6

5.7

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.41

4.97

4.36

7.97

11.16

6.6

380

15.99

12.2

Ebos Group Limited

35.98

37.05

27.51

Infratil Limited

8.04

8.465

6.74

Dec-20

Feb-21

Apr-21

Jun-21

Aug-21

Oct-21

Listed Agri Shares

Close

YTD High

YTD Low

0.26

0.335

0.161

480

The a2 Milk Company Limited

6.43

12.5

5.39

Comvita Limited

3.48

3.8

3.06

Delegat Group Limited

vs 4 weeks ago

WMP

4180

4135

3950

460

SMP

3650

3650

3500

440

AMF

5985

5985

5985

Butter

5250

5050

4900 8.63

Company

5pm, close of market, Thursday

ArborGen Holdings Limited

Prior week

$/tonne

36.55

12.25

Last price*

14.38

15.5

12.9

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

3.6

5.15

3.58

Foley Wines Limited

1.63

2.07

1.45

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

1.22

1.35

0.81

380

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

0.26

0.65

0.23

360

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

1.4

1.72

1.39

PGG Wrightson Limited

4.39

4.56

3.11

Rua Bioscience Limited

0.39

0.61

0.37

Sanford Limited (NS)

4.89

5.51

4.3

Scales Corporation Limited

5.35

5.76

4.22

420 400

340

Oct-20

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

YTD High

33.78

Contact Energy Limited

Oct-20

* price as at close of business on Thursday

Close

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

Ryman Healthcare Limited

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY

9.00

Company

400

340

N …

…

S

J…

…

M

M

…

J…

N …

Sept. 2022

NZ average (NZ$/t)

Top 10 by Market Cap

360

9.01

Aug 2021-22

Prior week

460

Milk Price

Jun

Last week

480

Nearby contract

Apr 2020-21

FERTILISER Prior week

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

Sept. 2021

Feb

Fertiliser

Aug 2021-22

Grain

Data provided by

MILK PRICE FUTURES 9.50 9.00 8.50 8.00 7.50 7.00 6.50 6.00 5.50

Apr 2020-21

Last week

Coarse xbred ind.

Apr

Dec

6.0

5.5

Feb

Oct

5-yr ave

5.0

Dec

7.0

7.0

6.0

Oct

South Island stag slaughter price

11.0

9.0

4.0

Last year

10.0

4.5

South Island steer slaughter price

Last week Prior week

North Island stag slaughter price

11.0

10.0

6.5 $/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

5.0

7.0

$/kg MS

North Island lamb slaughter price

5.5

4.0

Dec-20

Feb-21

Apr-21

Jun-21

Aug-21

Oct-21

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

Seeka Limited

5.23

5.68

4.66

4400

450

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

3.33

5.24

2.85

T&G Global Limited

3.07

3.08

2.85

4200

400

S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

14018

15491

12865

350

S&P/NZX 50 Index

12795

13558

12085

4000

S&P/NZX 10 Index

12607

13978

11776

$/tonne

US$/t

Last year

7.0

6.5

$/kg CW

$/kg CW

$/kg CW

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

Last week Prior week

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

William Hickson

Ingrid Usherwood

3800 3600

300 250

Dec

Jan Feb Latest price

Mar

Apr 4 weeks ago

May

200

Oct-20

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Dec-20

Feb-21

Apr-21

Jun-21

Aug-21

Oct-21

14018

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

12795

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

12607

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – November 29, 2021

Analyst intel

WEATHER

Overview We have quite a bit of high pressure coming up for the week ahead, although it’s not all plain sailing as we have a few fronts to deal with, albeit mild. Monday sees a front lying over central New Zealand, bringing a few showers. This pushes over the North Island on Tuesday, while another front pushes in from the south later in the day. Wednesday sees clouds and a few showers in the east; dry weather out west. Thursday is fairly settled, then Friday and this coming weekend further frontal activity brings rain to the West Coast and far south, while elsewhere is looking tame, thanks to higher pressure.

14-day outlook This week high pressure is mostly in control. There are a few fronts to contend with, but nothing major in terms of precipitation. The South Island should have seen some rain over the weekend, which would have been welcome especially for Canterbury.

Rain becomes a bit heavier for the West Coast this coming weekend in a northerly airflow. The first half of next week may see settled weather for the North Island, with some frontal activity further south bringing rain in the west and perhaps a few showers in the east.

Around midweek a front starts to move into the North Island, then coming in behind is more high pressure bringing further settled weather.

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Soil Moisture

Highlights

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Wind

There are no particularly strong winds to talk about for the coming week, as frontal zones move through, although it may freshen up for a time, typically coming in from the westerly quarter, then changing to the south. Thursday through to the weekend, easterly quarter winds may be a little breezy in areas exposed to the east for the North Island.

Source: NIWA Data

7-day rainfall forecast Monday sees a front lie across the upper South Island delivering some rain in the west and showers in the east; expect a few showers for the lower North Island also. The front pushes over the North Island during Tuesday, bringing showers in the west, while showers move into the lower South Island later in the day, pushing up the eastern side of NZ overnight.

Wednesday sees a few showers in the east, while Thursday is drier overall apart from a few isolated showers, then from Friday, expect some rain for the West Coast and showers about the far south.

0

5

10

20

Temperature Highs in the early to mid-20s for most this week, although the eastern South Island on Tuesday and all of eastern NZ on Wednesday will be a bit cooler with a southerly airflow. Perhaps becoming a bit hot for the eastern South Island on Friday and Saturday with northerlies.

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Venison values on the rebound

40

50

60

80

100

200

400

Rainfall accumulation over seven days from 7am on November 29 till 7am on December 6. Forecast generated at 1am on November 26.

ENISON is seeing a rebound with steady market values increasing over the past 12 months as traditional markets recover and new markets bear fruit. Exporters have previously been dependent on a volatile EU market and restaurant and hospitality outlets. During 2020, covid-19 affected both the markets and channels, in particular the high-end restaurant trade and hospitality outlets.

This was especially detrimental for venison with US and EU markets significantly back on value during that year.

Over the past 18-24 months New Zealand venison export companies, along with industry body Deer Industry NZ, have collaborated in the market on supply and marketing opportunities to try to reposition venison and build new market channels.

The collaborative market development work is focused on opportunities in the US to shift venison into premium pricing.

The US is seen to have more potential than the traditional EU markets where it will always be in competition to wild game.

This effort is paying dividends with US export values up 143% over the past five years. Restaurants reopening post-covid lockdowns are also contributing to the growth.

There have been in-market success stories with product innovations. One company is promoting ground venison, helping consumers understand the product, then enabling marketeers to switch customers to venison medallions.

There are no extreme conditions coming up, but a highlight could be a few isolated showers developing late afternoon about the western North Island on Thursday afternoon, perhaps for parts of Central Otago also. The West Coast sees heavy rain over the weekend.

Another company has created a venison steak product.

In the EU, active promotional activities are under way and this is the first time since 2019, exporters have been able to do in-store tastings to promote venison. The main EU importing countries are between 40-80% down on value over the past five years.

China is going exceptionally well as a relatively new market, with value up 1000% over the last five years. Not all NZ companies are licenced to export to China, however, a rising tide helps all boats and marketing activity and demand in China is seen as a positive to those that are not active in the market. Export growth in volume and value is expected to continue in China over the next few years as this market develops.

The current AgriHQ farm gate price is averaging $7/kg and exporters are not expecting to see the usual dip that comes with the end of the chilled season.

Historically farmers achieve north of $9/kg at this time of the year, with a high of $11/ kg in 2019, indicating there is still a way to go to reach those highs.

Longer-term, we see a rising market and a buoyant outlook as the market development work continues to pay off.

Effort has also been made within the supply base with exporters supporting breeders to retain capital stock to ensure there is supply to meet the demand being created.

From here the venison industry intends to capitalise on work done to date, both within the supply base and in the markets and work towards diversifying markets – trying to move frozen into better paying markets as an example.

This is all signalling a positive period for the venison industry.

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SALE YARD WRAP

Features make up the week As November draws to a close, farmers and buyers are starting to count down the number of sales left for 2021. Drying conditions in some regions are causing concern and stock volume to yards continue to be high, though the store spring cattle market has now peaked. There are still feature lines and sales on offer and one of the latter was a beef-only store cattle sale at Canterbury Park, which was built around a large consignment from one vendor. This sale attracted a good bench of buyers, both in the rostrum and online via bidr, and the market traded at a 15-20c/kg premium over recent sales. Angus, Charolais-cross and Hereford featured and yearling traditional steers averaged 280kg and $3.44/kg, and Charolais-cross, 315kg and $3.40/kg. Angus heifers were consistent at 237-316kg and $3.01-$3.12/kg.

NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 527kg, firmed to $3.34/kg • Yearling Murray Grey-cross steers, 315kg, returned $3.54/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 242-320kg, fetched $3.50-$3.74/ kg Just over 420 cattle were penned at WELLSFORD last Monday. Two-year Angus and Angus-Friesian steers, 483497kg, realised $3.24-$3.32/kg while $3.03-$3.11/kg covered the 17 heifers offered in this section. Yearling traditional steers, 337-420kg, managed $3.34-$3.55/kg. Angus-Friesian, 257-351kg, earned a similar $3.39/kg to $3.58/kg. Angus heifers, 331-426kg, fetched $3.07-$3.22/kg. Ten HerefordFriesian heifers, 306kg, firmed to $3.40/kg. Autumn-born weaner Angus-Friesian heifers, 181kg, realised $650, $3.59/ kg and same breed spring steers, 198kg, fetched $795, $4.02/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Kaikohe cattle and annual autumn-born weaner fair • Yearling steers sold at $3.30/kg to $3.60/kg • Yearling Hereford-cross bulls achieved $2.80/kg to $3.15/kg • Better yearling whiteface and Angus-Friesian heifers made $3.10$3.20/kg • Cows with calves-at-foot fetched $1200 • Boner cows sold at $2.20/kg There were around 850 head at the annual KAIKOHE autumn-born weaner fair and store cattle sale last Wednesday. Autumn-born weaners were mainly Angus, Charolais and Simmental and were met by good demand.

Steers sold at $1100-$1300 with heavier types at $3.80$4.00/kg and medium, $4.00-$4.30/kg. Heifers were typically around $850-$950 or $3.50/kg. Dairy-beef spring weaner heifers traded at $450, and better Friesian bulls $450-$500. In the 2-year pens, better steers earned $3.15$3.25/kg, good heifers $3.10-$3.15/kg and bulls $2.80/kg to $3.00/kg.

AUCKLAND Pukekohe cattle • Medium 18-month steers earned $2.95/kg to $3.25/kg, $1020$1130 • Weaner steers traded at $620-$725 • Weaner heifers made $490-$545 • Boner cows fetched $2.54/kg, $1750 There was a large yarding of cattle at PUKEKOHE on Saturday 20th. Prime steers held at $3.10/kg to $3.25/kg, $1785-$2700, and heifers firmed to $3.09-$3.18/kg, $1500$1785. A good yarding of quality 18-month heifers met with good demand and the best traded at $3.36/kg to $3.52/kg, $930-$1210.

COUNTIES Tuakau sales • Speckle Park steers, 556kg, made $3.22/kg • Hereford-Friesian heifers, 286kg, earned $1060 • Prime cows returned $2.31 to $2.76/kg • Heavy prime ewes managed $190 to $282 About 860 store cattle were yarded at TUAKAU last Thursday, PGG Wrightson agent Craig Reiche reported.

The steer section included 517kg brindles at $3.12/kg, and 428kg Hereford-Friesian made $3.38/kg and 313kg, $3.44/ kg. Younger Hereford-Friesian, 248kg, made $980 and 112kg, $630. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 460kg, managed $2.95/kg with 325kg at $3.29/kg and 335kg Angus, $3.13/ kg. Angus-Friesian weaners, 110kg, managed $525. Prime steer prices eased 10-15c/kg on Wednesday, with medium to heavy back to $3.21/kg to $3.35/kg. Heavy prime heifers realised $3.10-$3.22/kg, medium $3.02-$3.10/kg and light, $2.80 to $3.02/kg. A small offering of medium-heavy boner cows made $1.75/kg to $2.17/kg. Heavy prime lambs returned $216-$239 on Monday with light to medium at $140-$216. Prime ewes in medium condition fetched $130 to $190.

WAIKATO Frankton cattle sale 23.11 • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 456-505kg, held at $3.19$3.28/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 258-361kg, were steady at $3.10-$3.19/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 279-344kg, firmed to $3.24$3.55/kg Store throughput reduced to 505 head for PGG Wrightson at FRANKTON last Tuesday. A small 2-year section included Hereford-Friesian heifers, 350-466kg, which realised $3.07$3.09/kg. Heifers made up the majority in the yearling pens at 220 head. Red Hereford-Friesian, 308-319kg, softened to $2.79-$2.87/kg as did Angus-Friesian, 248-301kg, back to $2.94-$3.03/kg. Red Hereford-Friesian steers, 306-382kg, were mainly $3.00-$3.14/kg. Prime cattle numbered 193 and met good demand. Prime steers, 515-693kg, held at $3.22-$3.31/kg and 430-571kg Hereford-Friesian heifers, $3.08-$3.25/kg. Boner Friesian cows, 465-762kg, softened to $2.16-$2.26/kg with Friesian and Friesian-cross lines, 465485kg, at $2.06-$2.16/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye. Frankton cattle sale 24.11 • Two-year Angus-Friesian steers, 445-483kg, realised $2.94-$3.06/kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian steers, 267-321kg, fetched $3.27/kg to $3.45/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 459-552kg, eased to $2.16-$2.20/kg Store cattle numbers reduced to 245 head at FRANKTON last Wednesday for New Zealand Farmers Livestock.

Autumn-born yearling steers, 369-421kg, held at $3.18$3.25/kg. Yearlings provided 150 of the offering and Hereford-Friesian steers, 326kg, realised $3.28/kg.

Hereford-dairy, 298-308kg, firmed to $3.26-$3.31/kg.

The bulk of heifers, 246-394kg, traded at $2.82-$2.91/kg though five Hereford-Friesian, 282kg, managed $3.12/ kg. Prime tallies increased to 146 and most steers, 514616kg, returned $3.18-$3.24/kg and the bulk of the heifers, 412-490kg, earned $3.11-$3.13/kg. Read more in your LivestockEye.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle and sheep • Eight autumn-born weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers, 146kg, fetched $3.77/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 220-222kg, collected a remarkable $4.14-$4.18/kg • Five Speckle Park-cross heifers, 462kg, earned $3.18/kg Excess feed held the store cattle market at RANGIURU last Tuesday. The best 2-year steers were 10 HerefordFriesian at 397kg which made $3.17/kg. Heifers mostly sold in two tiers; $3.03-$3.05/kg and $2.85-$2.89/kg with weights between 418kg and 476kg. Returns for yearling steers varied greatly. Ten Hereford-Friesian, 330-406kg, traded at $3.18$3.24/kg and a smaller line, 283kg, reached $3.32/kg. Wellmarked Hereford-Friesian heifers, 286-300kg, made great money at $3.60-$3.70/kg. Angus-cross, 262-277kg, fetched $3.24-$3.29/kg. Prime cattle eased due to the drop in schedule and Hereford-Friesian steers, 565-591kg, returned $3.17-$3.27/kg. Sheep pens boasted 358 store lambs from the lower Kaimai’s which traded at $80.50-$108. Read more in your LivestockEye.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero Sheep • Store ewe lambs made $112 • Shorn store Romney ewes fetched $126 • Prime ewes earned $170-$250 Store ram lambs mostly earned $100-$130 at MATAWHERO last Friday and wethers $100-$115. THe bulk of the mixed-sex fetched $94 though a couple Wilsthire realised $150. The top end of prime lambs firmed to $240$250, medium $180-$200 and light $135. Read more in your LivestockEye.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle • Two-year heifers earned $2.95/kg to $3.11/kg • Well-marked hill country 2-year Friesian bulls met expectations at $3.09/kg • Better yearling Speckle Park-cross and Charolais-cross heifers realised $3.16-$3.21/kg • Prime steers and heifers lifted to $3.26-$3.35/kg A smaller yarding was offered at TARANAKI last Wednesday and good types continue to meet strong demand. Good 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 431-492kg, and 540kg Angus-Friesian firmed a few cents to $3.21/ kg to $3.33/kg. Yearling steers continue their rally and the top spot consisted of 275kg Hereford-Friesian at $3.85/kg, $1060 with the next cut typically, $3.44-$3.55/kg.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge prime sheep • Very heavy mixed-age ewes softened to $215 • Medium to good mixed-age ewes held at $135-$168 • Very heavy ram lambs earned $191-$206 • Heavy mixed-sex hoggets fetched $208-$224 Ewe numbers increased to 3950 at STORTFORD LODGE last Monday and most mixed-age ewes traded on a steady market. Heavy ewes held at $185-$205 and very good earned $170-$187.50. Light-medium types realised $117$134 and light, $95-$116. Lambs outnumbered hoggets and very heavy mixed-sex lambs pushed to $197-$232.

Heavy mixed-sex realised $179-$186 and similar weighted ewe lambs, $188. Medium to medium-good ewe hoggets returned $120-$147. Read more in your LivestockEye. Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • Three-year Angus heifers, 566kg, sold well at $3.19/kg • Two-year Angus and Angus-Hereford steers, 562kg, held at $3.38/ kg • Two-year Friesian bulls, 510kg, firmed to $3.37/kg • Blackface mixed-sex lambs held at $98-$139 • Romney wether lambs varied from $85 to $107.50 Aside from a consignment of 200 Red Devon-cross cattle from Pitt Island, the STORTFORD LODGE sale was made up of a few feature lines and then small lines of dairybeef. Most of the Red Devon-cross were yearling bulls and 236-306kg sold for $3.27-$3.31/kg. A lighter line at 213kg returned $3.43/kg. Yearling traditional steers, 275-286kg, sold for $3.34-$3.46/kg while good pens of 430-432kg 2-year beef-Friesian heifers returned $3.01-$3.03/kg. Terminalcross mixed-sex lambs held but a larger yarding of Romney and Romney-cross sold on a softer market in comparison. A

Dairy-beef weaner fairs There were approximately 700 calves at the DANNEVIKE/PAHIATUA dairy-beef weaner fair last Wednesday. Calves mostly headed to Hawke’s Bay though Wairarapa also supported the market. Friesian bulls above 120kg typically made $500-$530 and 105115kg, $430-$470. Beef-Friesian bulls mostly traded at $600-$670 and same breed heifers, $480-$550. A sizeable yarding of 1336 weaner cattle was penned at FRANKTON last Thursday and bulls made up 72% of the offering. Hereford-Friesian steers, 185-230kg, sold well at $785-$845. Heifers, 185-225kg, eased to $600$690. Weaner steers, 97-104kg, sold well at $630-$645.

Angus-Friesian heifers, 103-138kg, realised $415-$515 and Hereford-Friesian, 101-150kg, traded at $500-$550.

Angus-Friesian bulls, 100-114kg, firmed to $450-$610.

Hereford-Friesian, 102-126kg, managed $600-$665 with the balance, 71-101kg, at $410-$585. Friesian bulls, 103-148kg, earned $420-$550. Read more in your LivestockEye.

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Friesian at $3.15-$3.30/kg. Yearling Hereford- Friesian heifers, 280-355kg, made $2.95-$3.05/kg. The market continued to be a little softer on the 3400 lambs, though lambs were bigger on average. Good-to-heavy lines mainly worked off $120-$142, medium-to-good lines were $102$116, while light-to-medium sorts were $86-$96, and a few tail-enders $65-$73. Read more in your LivestockEye Rongotea cattle • Yearling Friesian bulls, 255kg, realised $2.78/kg • Weaner Friesian bulls, 85-134kg, earned $375-$470 • Boner beef cows, 448kg, achieved $2.03/kg • Better 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers sold to $3.01/kg The focus was on weaner cattle at RONGOTEA last Tuesday, New Zealand Farmers Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Better weaner steers sold to $540-$570 and the next cut $410-$460. The top end of weaner heifers fetched $550-$580 and the next cut $460-$490. Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 399-542kg, made $2.90-$3.01/ kg and 440kg crossbred bulls $3.07/kg. Yearling HerefordFriesian steers, 288kg, sold at $3.29/kg, and better heifers, $2.94/kg $3.10/kg.

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full draft of Romdale-cross cryptorchid varied from $36 up to $123.50 and a small yarding of ewe lambs sold for $56.50$70. Hoggets with lambs-at-foot made 88-$107 all counted.

Read more in your LivestockEye.

MANAWATŪ Feilding prime cattle and sheep • A Hereford cow, 580kg, earned $2.40/kg • Seven boner cows, 586-610kg, made $2.23-$2.24/kg on a softer market • The top 51 mixed-age ewes collected $238 The lack of processing space had a negative impact at FEILDING last Monday and most groups met a softer market. Top prices for heavier pens of lambs weren’t there and the best return for a significant pen was $196.50, though a small pen of 20 did reach $210. Larger pens of hoggets made $171 and $201. Returns for prime ewes were back $5-$10 a head. The majority were good types and collected $150-$171. The limited cattle also sold on a softer market. Heifers dropped 20c/kg as Charolais-Friesian, 503kg, earned $2.92/kg. Angus bulls, 440kg, returned $2.85/ kg, well above others. Read more in your LivestockEye. Feilding store sale • Two-year Angus steers, 510-615kg, eased to $3.30-$3.40/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 230-300kg, were up to $3.35-$3.45/kg • Special entry yearling Angus heifers, 285-310kg, made $3.20$3.30/kg • New season store lambs averaged $105 A little more than 1300 store cattle were weaker selling at FEILDING. Two-year and autumn-born R2 dairy-beef steers, 375-530kg were back to $3.00-$3.15/kg. Two big lines of 345-370kg traditional heifers, yarded overnight, made $3.20-$3.30/kg. Yearling straight-beef steers, 325-420kg, were down to $3.30-$3.50/kg with 335-370kg Hereford-

Canterbury Park cattle and sheep • Charolais-cross steers, 600-660kg, made $3.30-$3.34/kg • A Hereford-Jersey bull, 765kg, fetched $3.18/kg • Five heaviest prime lambs returned $224 Two large lines of good condition hoggets with lambs-atfoot made $125 all counted.

Prime cattle sold on a softer market at CANTERBURY PARK last Tuesday. Tightening processing space had returns drop up to 15c/kg. Heavy beef steers, 550kg and above, earned $3.20/kg or more, many others 450-550kg made $3.15-$3.20/kg. Well finished heifers over 550kg collected $3.11-$3.18/kg and two Angus, 667kg, did better at $3.25/ kg. Anything under 450kg, or confirmed in calf, generally earned $2.60/kg to $3.00/kg. Top cows were mostly AngusHereford which fetched $2.62-$2.70/kg. Limited demand had two pens of 2-year heifers return $1.75/kg and $2.03/ kg. Prime sheep softened $5-$6. Good types earned $154$184 and lighter, $100-$151. The ewe market eased $5-$8.

Store lambs were predominantly finer-wool types from Marlborough and Ward and prices reflected this. Two pens collected the top price of $120. Read more in your LivestockEye. Coalgate cattle and sheep • Twelve Charolais-cross steers, 574-608kg, collected $3.30/kg • Two-year Angus-Hereford heifers, 392-395kg, returned $2.93$2.94/kg • Yearling Simmental-cross steers, 330kg, fetched $3.05/kg • A total tally of 6554 sheep were penned • A large pen of 7 mixed-age ewes made best money at $277 Local trade weight steers softened at COALGATE last Thursday. Hereford-Friesian, 410-447kg, returned $2.70$2.80/kg while, 555-613kg, fetched $3.17-$3.24/kg. Better Hereford-Friesian heifers earned $3.10-$3.19/kg and most others collected $2.70-$2.78/kg. Traditional cows, 579586kg, traded at $2.56-$2.60/kg. Heavy boner cows, 588615kg, collected $2.34-$2.38/kg. Two-year steers fetched $3.04-$3.06/kg regardless of breed. Top yearling dairy-beef types returned $2.82-$2.91/kg. Charolais-Hereford heifers, 212kg, returned $3.11/kg and Angus, 218kg, made $2.98/ kg. Top Hereford-Friesian, 333-358kg, earned $2.61-$2.70/ kg. Store lambs softened, top mixed-sex made $110-$114 and better wethers collected $111-$118. Prime lambs held at $200-$213, though one pen of 20 pushed to $230.

Roughly half the offering traded at $160-$199. The ewe market dropped at least $10 a head. Read more in your LivestockEye.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime and boner cattle, all sheep • Almost 600 Romdale ewes with lambs-at-foot returned $127-

Matt Langtry, PGG Wrightson North Island Livestock Manager said the rising temperatures had promoted grass growth, energising markets.

Red meat prospects positive as markets overcome late start to spring

“Particularly gratifying: Hawke’s Bay, in drought for the past three years, received plenty of rain at an ideal time, with the moisture appearing to have soaked in, setting up ideal growing conditions.

$130 all counted • The top end of prime lambs traded at $240-$248 • Better beef bulls reached $3.32-$3.40/kg • Top boner Friesian cows made $2.37-$2.46/kg Prime steers and heifers were in good condition at TEMUKA last Monday and the market firmed. The best of the traditional steers earned $3.40/kg and dairy-beef lines mostly $3.20/kg to $3.36/kg. The top end of the heifers realised $3.20-$3.40/kg with the balance mostly $3.10$3.20/kg.

Store lambs were mostly blackface and the best made $131, medium $103-$113 and light $76-$89. Better hoggets collected $168-$178. Top Merino hoggets fetched $179, others sold for $135-$157. Prime lambs eased with most at $120-$179 and ewes $160-$236. Read more in your LivestockEye.

OTAGO Balclutha sheep • Heavy prime ewes strengthened to $180-$240, medium $140$170 and light $100 • Prime rams earned $100 • Ewes with lambs-at-foot made $105-$115 There was a small yarding of good-quality sheep at BALCLUTHA last Wednesday. Heavy lambs sold at $180$220, medium $150-$170 and light $100-$120.

SOUTHLAND Lorneville • Boner cows made $2.30/kg to $2.50/kg • Prime bulls, 500-630kg, earned $3.00/kg to $3.24/kg • Yearling Angus-cross steers, 378kg, realised $3.12/kg • Prime new season lambs earned $142-$160 • Hoggets with lambs-at-foot achieved $117-$122 A medium yarding of prime cattle was penned at LORNEVILLE last Tuesday. Prime steers above 550kg made $3.18-$3.25/kg, and 490kg heifers $3.18/kg. In the store cattle pens, 2-year Angus-cross steers, 504kg, made $3.14/ kg and 413kg Hereford-cross heifers, $3.29/kg.

Yearling Angus heifers, 317kg, achieved $3.25/kg and 322kg Speckle Park-cross, $3.04/kg. Heavy prime ewes strengthened to $200-$258, medium $160-$190 and light $140-$148. Top store lambs held at $123, medium $110$115 and light $85.

On-farm lamb sales 23.11, 24.11 The 9th annual lamb sale of GLENELG in Totara Valley featured approximately 3400 lambs and 550 ewes last Tuesday. New buyers came into the sale and joined regular buyers to produce a good market. Prices were $30 up on last year and the sale average was $130.

Suffolk-cross males sold for $116-$179, ewe lambs $138-$174 and mixed-sex $80-$109. Romney-cross males made $105-$160 and ewe lambs, $120-$148 with these sold for breeding. Annual draft Romney-cross ewes returned $150-$250. THE BROTHERS STATION sale followed, and fresh grass growth drew more buyers out. Approximately 2600 mainly Suffolk-cross mixedsex lambs sold for $75-$125 and a top prime pen $150.

Romney cryptorchid returned $113-$131 and the sale average was $100, up from $91 in 2020. Three lines of cast-for-age ewes sold for $134-$203. The first on-farm sale for AHURIRI FARM, Tai Tapu was a success last Wednesday. Lambs were weaned the night before and 1900 down-cross mixed-sex ranged from $101 to $180 and the bulk traded at $113-$160. Perendale wethers numbered 1300 and made $93-$160 and sold mainly to Southland. South Canterbury and Canterbury were also active.

though should rise as spring grass growth accelerates,” said Matt.

Shane Gerken, PGG Wrightson South Island Livestock Manager, said similar factors are at play south of Cook Strait.

“Coupled with what have become excellent feed conditions, the current schedule and market outlook are driving strong prices through South Island cattle sales. Premiums are on offer for well-bred traditional breeds, and demand through the whole South Island is solid.

“North Island cattle and yearling markets have responded well. Although a few sales have dropped slightly on comparative markets, in most instances we are close “Despite the ongoing challenge of covid, particularly to record prices through the saleyards, statistics that A late start to the spring slowed grass growth, meaning relating to supply chain issues around exporting our positive red meat schedules fully justify. some early lambs gained less weight than farmers look product, as ever China has a major influence on the red for. However, with plenty of rain, once temperatures rose “Demand for dairy beef weaners is solid, particularly for meat market, and Chinese demand for protein remains from late October, the season began in earnest in both beef cross heifers and steers, while results for Friesian high, particularly relative to the continued incidence of the North and South Island. bulls have initially been mixed across most regions, swine flu affecting China’s domestic pork production.

Australian farmers rebuilding their national cattle herd and sheep flock after several dry years, retaining capital stock they would otherwise finish, underscores New Zealand’s excellent short and medium term global position. Strong demand for chilled lamb from the traditional United Kingdom and Europe markets also underpins these good prospects,” said Shane.

In both islands, as drafting commences on early spring lambs and with a favourable schedule in prospect, farmers are looking forward to excellent returns for lamb and mutton.

“New season lambs are starting to come to the market.

Given the circa $9.50 per kilogram schedule, prices align with expectations, noting a number of lambs around most regions are looking for a good dose of sun to bring on the bloom they would normally display at this point of the season,” said Matt.

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LLIANCE has overcome a challenging year to report a $41.9 million profit before tax and shareholderdistribution for the year to September 30, an increase of 53% on a year earlier.

The $41.9m profit compares with $27.3m for the 2020 year.

After tax and distribution of $8.5m, the 2020-21 net profit is $23.8m ($6.9m).

Chair Murray Taggart says while international meat prices stayed high during the year, the biggest issue was sourcing sufficient containers to get product to market.

“We have not been able to get the containers we wanted,” Taggart said.

“Our inventory levels are lower than last year, but they could have been significantly lower if we had managed to get the containers we wanted.”

Inventory at balance date was $132m ($135m), but because ships have to sit off port for long periods, delivery to markets is delayed along with payment, forcing Alliance to carry that cost on its balance sheet.

Turnover was $1.8 billion, almost identical to the previous year, and Taggart says the performance for the year under review was boosted by efficiency gains from capital expenditure, what it calls its manufacturing excellence programme.

For example, investment in technology for primal and middle cuts and warehousing at Lorneville has made the plant much more efficient.

“There are a whole lot of little things that collectively have moved

BOOST: Alliance chair Murray Taggart says the performance for the year under review was boosted by efficiency gains from capital expenditure.

the cost curve down at that plant,” he said.

This year Alliance increased its bovine network capacity by 10% and processed more cattle than the previous year.

Taggart says the growth of its premium-product programmes was a highlight for the year.

Initially targeted at foodservice, when the covid pandemic forced restaurants to close, Taggart says supermarkets started looking differentiated products, with many stocking value-added cuts.

Looking ahead, Taggart says shipping congestion is likely to remain an issue until post-pandemic countries start returning to a normal lifestyle and buying patterns, at which stage demand from food service is also likely to pick up.

Chief executive David Surveyor says the co-operative has had the financial strength to cope with more

than a year of disruption.

“One of the benefits of our balance sheet is that we have been able to use it in these times,” Surveyor said.

“It is our view that global logistics and supply chains will be challenged well into the foreseeable future, therefore we are improving systems and processes to speed our cash cycle.”

Taggart and Surveyor both paid tribute to staff in dealing with covid and the disrupted supply chain.

“Similar to many NZ businesses, we have experienced significant global supply chain disruption over the last 12 months,” says Taggart.

“Our people worked with farmers, transport providers and shipping companies to make sure we were able to continue to move livestock off farms and utilise both our plant network and infrastructure to ensure this was almost invisible for farmers.”

$3.44-$3.50 high $3.27-$3.31 Red Devon-cross Yearling Angus steers, lights Yearling bulls from Pitt Island, 235- 275-325kg, at Canterbury 305kg, at Stortford Lodge Park

ACROSS THE RAILS SUZ BREMNER

Ewe numbers at sale yards up significantly PLENTY of livestock trucks on the road are a telling sign of how busy sheep farmers are in the lead up to Christmas.

Weaning is well under way and first drafts are being shipped off to the processors, while other lambs are either being sold in the paddock or heading off to the sale yards.

Ewe mobs are also under the scrutiny of the farmers as they are drafted up into replacements and culls. While some may also have a one-way ticket to the processors, others are heading en masse to the yards.

Volume has lifted significantly in the past week, with 5200 at Feilding, 4000 at Stortford Lodge and a combined 5300 at Temuka, Canterbury Park and Coalgate, as well as sizable volume offered at on-farm sales.

High schedule prices drove the auction market up earlier in the year, as lamb supply dwindled and focus turned to the ewes to fill chains. The North Island mutton schedule peaked at $7/kgCW and South Island at $6.75/ kgCW, and it has only been in the past week that the edge has come off as processors fill up and supply outweighs demand.

Currently, the AgriHQ North Island mutton schedule still sits at a very strong $6.65/kgCW average and South Island at $6.40/kgCW average. Those movements were reflected at the yards and in peak pricing through September and October new heights were reached for prime ewes. While some of that lift was the result of good old-fashioned determination to not let the other buyer win, the median prices for ewes were higher this year as well, indicating not just a game of highest price wins, but a much stronger market across all types.

While the median price is limited in what it provides, it does clearly show that October was the strongest month as South Island yards hit $180-$194, while North Island median range was $178-$181.50.

November to date has dropped around $5-$10 per head at all yards except Temuka, which has a median of $196.

South Island sales tend to have higher peaks than North Island, which is influential in pushing the median price up, and this year’s medians are $30-$40 up on last year’s results.

Despite the recent easing in the market, returns for cull ewes are still very high and that will impact the breeding ewe price as processors underpin the ewe fairs that are next on the calendar. The high volume of prime ewes already offloaded may also be a telling sign of things to come as it suggests that fewer will be available at the ewe fairs. suz.bremner@globalhq.co.nz

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$

45

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BU58

+GST

89.00

BU84

+GST

.00

BU144

+GST

$

139 .00 +GST

BU95

$

23 .00

Butcher Saw

Butcher Saw

• Stainless frame

• Stainless frame

2

+GST

.00

BU145

+GST

Bone Dust Scraper

BU96

+GST

• Stainless frame

59.00

75

Farmhand Loading Ramp

Butcher Saw

18” $

$

• 600 L x 400 W 40 D

Farmhand Curved Force Tub $

60

Ox Cleaver Red Handle

Poultry Scissors

Chopping Board

Railed Wall Shelf

• 1200 L x 300 D

$

- Bundle of 10

BU50

22” $

69 .00 +GST

BU51

25” $

79

.00 +GST

0800 843 024

$

11.00

BU56

+GST

Butcher Chainmail Glove

BU52

$

129

.00 +GST

BU68,69,70

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WWW.RURALBUTCHER.COM Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Rural Mincer T22 Rural Mincer T12 • • • •

Make mince from home Stainless steel body 750W motor Capacity 150kg/h

• • • •

595 Walkthrough

Farmhand Vet Crush Rural Sausage Rural Sausage Filler 3L Filler 7L

Make mince from home Stainless steel body 850W motor Capacity 250kg/h

• Make sausages at home

895 Swingbail

• Make sausages at home

329

229

$ Farmhand .00Headbail $ Farmhand .00Headbail $ Stockman Headbail .00 .00 Sliding Gate $ Stockman BU10 +GST BU08 BU13 +GST BU09 +GST +GST Rural Meat Slicer

• Slice

meat to perfection every time.

Suitable for home, to semiprofessional use.

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BU94

Rural Meat Mixer •

$

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Double Burger Pattie Press

Burger Pattie Press

Easy mixing handle and pivoting cradle with lid.

•

130mm diameter

•

BU14

$

199 .00

BU132

+GST

130mm diameter

$

20 .00

BU131

+GST

ANY PURCHASES IN DECEMBER OVER $100+GST WILL GO INFarmhand THE DRAW FRIDGE!Yard Panels Farmhand SlamCOOL CHIEFFarmhand Cattle TO YardWIN A PORTABLE LatchesSheep & Hog GatesSausage Casings from New Zealand Natural

20m Sheep $

Sheep and Hog Casings are the two main types of edible natural casings used for sausage making, the main difference between the two being their size (width).

Sheep casings are not as wide as hog casings so a sausage made with a sheep casing will be slim and tender, e.g. a breakfast sausage or hot dog. A sausage made with a hog casing will be a fat and chunky, e.g. an Italian Sausage.

33

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- Bundle of 10 40m Sheep $

51

BU112

Burger Pattie Press Papers

Mutton Cloth Stockinette

Mutton Cloth Stockinette

• 130mm • 500 bag

• 2.5kg roll

• 500g roll

20

.00 +GST

BU133

$

85

$

+GST

77

.39

+GST

BU114

BU113

90m Hog $

52.17

+GST

BU135

Magnetic Knife Holder

Farmhand Loading Ramp

Farmhand Curved Force Tub

$

90m Sheep

.30

.00

+GST

BU138

$

24

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BU137

+GST

Hoist N Lock Big Game Hoist N Lock Post/Tree T-Meat Grab Hook Mount

$

39.00 +GST

BU110

Single Swivel Meat Hook

10mm x 235mm

125

$ 3

.00 +GST

BU171

135

$

23.00 +GST

.00 +GST

4” hook BU172

$

7

.95 +GST

5” hook

$

8

.95 +GST

5

14mm x 270mm

BU60/61

29

.00 +GST

BU62

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WWW.RURALBUTCHER.COM 11 pc Butcher Knife Set

8 pc Butcher Knife Set

2 pc Filleting Knife Set

• Ergonomic polpropylene antimicrobial handles

• Ergonomic polpropylene antimicrobial handles

• Ergonomic polpropylene antimicrobial handles

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOME

$

189 .00

$

BU45

+GST

$

BU44

+GST

6 pc Chef Knife Set

6 pc Butchery BBQ Knife Set • Ergonomic polpropylene antimicrobial handles

159 .00

40 .00

BU97

+GST

Leather Skinning Knife & Sheath Set • Skinning knife • 6” steel • Leather sheath

• Ergonomic polpropylene antimicrobial handles

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOME

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$

119 .00 +GST

BU43

$

79 .00

BUKIT

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12” (30cm) Butcher Knife, Aerial Trim with straight broad blade

BU31

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10” (25cm) Butcher Knife, Aerial Trim w/curved narrow blade

BU32

3

10” (25cm) Butcher Knife, Table Trim w/triangular broad blade

BU33

4

12” (30cm) Sharpener with striated shanke

BU40

5

6” (15cm) Butcher Knife, Aerial Trim w/curved narrow blade

BU34

6

8

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6” (15cm) Butcher Knife, Deboning w/curved narrow blade

BU35

7

6” (15cm) Butcher Knife, Table Trim w/triangular narrow blade

BU36

8

6” (15cm) Butcher Knife, Deboning w/straight broad blade

BU37

9

6” (15cm) Butcher Knife, Deboning w/straight narrow blade

BU38

10

8” (20cm) Butcher Knife, Deboning and filleting narrow blade

BU39

11

6” Sharpening Steel

BU57

12

Sharpening stone

BU42

2

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54 .00 $ 45 .50 $ 45 .00 $ 57 .00 $ 34 .00 $ 22 .50 $ 20 .50 $ 22 .50 $ 22 .50 $ 32.00 $ 10 .00 $ 21 .00 $

+GST

+GST

+GST

+GST

+GST

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+GST

+GST

+GST

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+GST

+GST

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WWW.RURALBUTCHER.COM Vaccum Sealer

Cool Chief 24L Portable Fridge

• Dual power mode for use at home, camping or on the boat • AC 240V & DC 12V plug

Grill Chief Portable BBQ

• Cooking area 460mm x 280mm • Premium 304 grade stainless steel construction

• 24 Litre Capacity Semiconductor Car Fridge • Easy to read LED digital display

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOME

$

195 .00

$

BU71

+GST

NEW

329 .00

BU150

+GST

Sealer Bags

Sealer Bags Sealer Bags

- 50/packet

- 50/packet

- 50/packet

• 150 x 200mm

• 200 x 300mm

• 280 x 400mm

Sealer Bags - 3 x rolls

200 x 3000mm

$

240 .00

BU151

+GST

Sealer Bags

Ziplock Air Valve Bags

- 3 x rolls

• 280 x 5000mm

- 50 packet

• 210 x 220mm

BU74

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$

BU75

24 .00

$

+GST

40 .00 +GST

$

22 .00 +GST

BU136

BU77

BU76

$

45 .00

$

+GST

27 .00 +GST

ANY PURCHASES IN DECEMBER OVER $100+GST WILL GO IN THE DRAW TO WIN A PORTABLE COOL CHIEF FRIDGE! Butchers ApronNylon

Butchers Apron PPU

Rural Butcher Bata Gumboots

Sleeve Protector • 500 x 120mm

• Size UK Mens 6-13

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR THE HOME

$

29.00 +GST

BU105

$

25.00 +GST

BUCUS

$

52.13 +GST

BU180-87

Plastic Knife Pouch

Plastic Knife Pouch

Plastic Knife Pouch

• 325mm L • Hold up to 4 knives

• 370mm L • Hold up to 4 knives

• 520mm L • Hold up to 2 knives

$

25.62 +GST

BU139

$

19.00

BU106

+GST

• 8mm x 200mm

$

17.90 +GST

BU108

$

11.95 +GST

27.00 +GST

BU107

12.00 +GST

BU142

Belt & Steel Holder

$

23 .00 +GST

BU109,111

Mutton Skid Swivel Hook

Double Carcass Swivel Hook

Single Stainless Hanging Hook

Knife Roll Bag

$

$

• 330mm width hook to hook

BU64

$

45 .00 +GST

BU67

$

57 .00 +GST

BU89

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Farmhand 5 Head Yard

Farmhand 10 Head Yard

• • • • •

• • • • •

7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

Farmhand 10 Head Yard

(Approximately 5 head yard size, depending on animal size)

$

4,990.00 +GST

(Approximately 10 head yard size, depending on animal size)

Farmhand 20 Head Yard

7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

(FH10-1)

Farmhand 25 Head Yard

Farmhand

• • • • •

7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding race gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

Excludes loading ramp. Add loading ramp for $3,795.00 + GST (Plus freight)

7,995.00

$

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Farmhand 25 Head20 Yard Farmhand Head Yard

(FH20)

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5,990.00

$

(FH5-1)

Farmhand 20 Head Yard • • • • •

Farmhand 10 Head Yard

7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

+GST

9,990.00

$

(Approximately 20 head yard size, depending on animal size)

+GST

(Approximately 25 head yard size, depending on animal size)

CALL FARMQUIP NOW FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTE Farmhand 32 Head Yard

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• • • • •

• • • • •

7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100

(FH49)

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

Farmhand Curved Force Tub

15,990

$

.00 +GST

Farmhand

Farmhand 80 Head Yard

Farmhand 49 Head Yard

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7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding race gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

DRAWN

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DATE

31-05-16

SCALE

FH - 32 R

SHEET NO.

SHEET SIZE

N.T.S.

A3

1 OF 1

Farmhand Yard Panels Farmhand Loading Bundle of 10 Ramp Curved Farmhand Yard Panels Farmhand

Excludes loading ramp.

Add loading ramp for $3,795.00 + GST (Plus freight)

BLUE ---------- 1800 GREEN -------- 2100

$

Force Tub

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DRAWING IS PROPRIETARY TO FARMQUIP AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR USED FOR ANY DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE EXCEPT WHEN SUCH USER POSSESSES DIRECT WRITTEN AUTHORISATION FROM FARMQUIP.

19,990

Farmhand 150 Head Yard

• • • • • •

• • • • •

7 rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding race gate Hot dipped galvanised Inlcudes Farmhand Vet Crush Kit set delivered to main depot

FH - 32 R

+GST

Farmhand 126 Head Yard

7-rail multi-purpose for cattle and sheep Farmhand walkthrough headbail Farmhand sliding gate Hot dipped galvanised Kit set delivered to main depot

(Approximately 150 head yard size, depending on animal size)

5

15

21 12

20

26

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$

33,900.00 +GST

(Approximately 126 head yard size, depending on animal size)

$

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31-05-16

SCALE

Bundle of 10

.00

DRAWN

32,500.00 (FH150) +GST

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SHEET NO.

SHEET SIZE

N.T.S.

A3

1 OF 1

Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush Farmhand Vet Crush

Farmhand Vetless Farmhand Farmhand Vetless Cattle Crush FarmhandVet Vet Crush Crush Cattle Crush • • • • • • • •

• Economical crush for weighing and handling • Farmhand walkthrough headbail • 50 x 50 • One piece gates on both sides • Hot dip galvanised • Heavy duty steel floor • Single sliding entry door

$

5,995.00

Economical crush for weighing and handling Farmhand walkthrough headbail 50 x 75 One piece gates on both sides Hot dip galvanised Heavy duty steel floor Single sliding entry door Vet access gates

$

+GST

6,995.00 +GST

Optional offside draft handle $495.00+ GST

Optional offside draft handle $495.00+ GST

Headbail Stockman Sliding Gate Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Stockman Headbail Stockman Sliding GateStockman Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Headbail Farmhand Handler Farmhand Cattle Yard Panels Walkthrough Swingbail Walkthrough Swingbail

hand 25

10 pack

With walkthrough Head Yard headbail

• Pack of 10 panels and pins • Make your own cattle yard design • 2100W x 1800H

• Great for lifestyle blocks or small farms needing an economical cattle handling area • Headbail and railed sides

$

3,495.00

$

+GST

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3,595.00 +GST

Add side gate for $400.00+ GST

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Farmhand Yard Panels Farmhand Cattle Yard Farmhand Slam hand 12mtr Horse Pen 10 Stockman Yard Stockman StockmanLatches Sliding Stockman Anti Bundle of Gates CY

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Headbail

Race Gate

• Includes mounting brackets - Post to post - Post to rail - Rail to rail

Backing Ratchets

Crush Gates

• Timber or steel • Included backing pole

Farmhand Loading Ramp Farmhand Curved Force Tub $ .00 nels Farmhand Loading +GST $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 Ramp SIDE +GST +GST +GST Farmhand LoadingPER Ramp

3,795 Farmhand Curved995 Force Tub

Farmhand Loading Ramp

Stockman Loading Ramp

• Adjustable height platform

• With 1.5m flat top landing and handrail

1,195

495

Stockman HD Cattle Yard Gates 2100 / 2500 / 2700

FRP Catwalk Grating

• Sheet size 2405 x 915mm • 38mm thick, 38 x 38mm mesh

• 97 x 42mm cattle rail

LIMITED STOCK

$

3,795

.00

+GST +FREIGHT

5

Priced From

$

490.00

+GST

$

389.00

+GST PER SHEET

5

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Purchase a Stockman Cattle Yard & receive free catwalk grating.

• • • • • • •

Fiberglass reinforced polymer sheets Gritted surface for non-slip protection UV inhibitors 38mm thick Attach into existing catwalk brackets Catwalk brackets and fixing clamps also available Sheet size 2405 x 915mm

FREE FRP

CATWALK GRATING IONS *TERMS & CONDIT APPLY

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Cattle yards pricing excludes concrete and site works. All products while stocks last and limited stock available. Some products may be unavailable due to shipping delays. Aprons available while stock lasts.