Canterbury Farming, March 2017

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CANTERBURY FARMING

Creating farming excellence After some 30 years of recognising the highest achievers in the South Island’s farming community, the Lincoln University Foundation has decided to call time on the South Island Farmer of the Year competition.

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Instead, it will shift its resources to increasing scholarship opportunities for young farmers and other agriculturalists to study at Lincoln University.

Chair Ben Todhunter said today the Foundation was moving from “identifying farming excellence to creating farming excellence.”

“The Lincoln University Foundation’s primary goal is to advance agriculture and related interests in New Zealand’s primary industries,” Mr Todhunter said.

“For the past 30 years we have been doing that with a combination of scholarships and study grants, and through the annual South Island Farmer of the Year competition, which has had focus on recognising and rewarding existing excellence and sharing that with others to inspire improved performance across the sector.

“The competition has been a wonderful medium to promote farming excellence, and we are very proud of what it has achieved, but the Foundation now wants to focus more on the scholarship side of our programme to achieve our purpose of growing excellence in New Zealand’s primary industries.

“We believe the most gain will be through increasing the number of young people

Ben Todhunter, Lincoln University Foundation chair

who can enter university to study agriculture and bring that knowledge into N ew Z e a l a n d ’s primary industries.”

The final South Island Farmer of the Year event will be the 2016 winner’s field day at Fairlie on April 3 and Mr Todhunter said the Foundation intends to make sure it is a celebration of all that has been achieved in the past 30 years. All former winners and Foundation trustees will be invited to participate in what

he predicts will be a very special field day. “It is very fitting that 2016 competition winners Neil and Lyn Campbell will be hosting the final winner’s field day,” said Mr Todhunter.

“They are the ver y essence of what the South Island Farmer of the Year competition has been about since its inception.

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“Lyn and Neil collect and analyse hard data to compare and choose between the different enterprises on the farm.

“That’s something I think emerging young farmers need to learn and there’s no doubt academic study is a great foundation for that.”

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Fonterra announce new officer Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited have announced the appointment of Lukas Paravicini to the role of chief operating officer, global consumer and foodservice with effect from 1 June 2017.

Mr Paravicini is currently Fonterra’s chief financial officer and replaces Jacqueline Chow who was appointed to the role in June 2016. When she took up the role, Fonterra indicated that Ms Chow would lead Fonterra’s global consumer and foodservice business unit until the first half of 2017, in the lead up to her return to Australia to pursue a board career.

Mr Paravicini will continue as CFO until June 1, however he will also play an important role in ensuring stability and consistency through to the announcement of Fonterra’s results for the 2017 financial year, which ends on July 31, 2017.

Fonterra confirmed that it is proceeding with the appointment of a new chief financial officer and is aiming to announce this over the coming months.

Fonterra’s chief executive officer Theo Spierings said that he was delighted to have someone of Mr Paravicini’s calibre to continue leading a high performing consumer and foodservice business.

“Mr Paravicini has been with Fonterra for more than three years and is well known to us as a world-class finance executive. He came

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The Murray family have farmed sheep and beef on the same land in the Scargill valley for almost 100 years and now the third generation, Hamish Murray and his wife Caroline, are continuing the tradition.

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he farm, named Rotoiti, came into the Murray family’s possession in 1918 and Hamish’s father took over in the 60s.

“Farming was something I was always keen on,” Hamish said who began running the farm himself in 1992. He and his family live in the

same weatherboard villa that his grandfather Harold once lived in which withstood both the Kaikoura earthquake and the nearer Scargill quake of 2016.

“We were lucky in the fact that the house took a bit of a battering but was still very much liveable. We

were very fortunate that we were far enough away from the Kaikoura epicentre,” said Hamish.

“It was an eventful couple of days — two big events that were never seen in either my father or grandfather’s time.”

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Headwaters’ goal is to maximise the resilience and performance of hill country ewes by breeding for animals with consistently high levels of heritable intramuscular fats.

Extensive research since 2010 has shown that as well as increasing animal wellbeing and performance, the fat composition brings measurable human health and eating quality benefits — succulence, taste and ‘clean mouth feel’.

The Omega Lamb Project builds on this research and involves a select group of Headwaters ewes with particular polyunsaturated fat and Omega-3 profiles.

These animals are managed by high country farmers who have teamed up with specialist lower-countr y finishing operations. The lambs’ inherited Omega-3 and intramuscular fat levels are amplified with four to six weeks on Omega-3 rich forage down country prior to processing.

The Omega Lamb Project team is working with chefs in leading restaurants in Asia and New Zealand to test the lamb’s consumer benefits where they count most.

“I liked what they were trying to promote. We gave ourselves a few years to see how it progressed and we knew we could always go back if we don’t get the results we wanted. Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” said Hamish.

It’s now ten years later and he is still involved. “It certainly hasn’t happened as quickly as I thought it might but in saying that we are keeping nice and stable and performance has increased so that’s the only thing that matters.”

He says he was interested in working with like-minded people all the way through the chain.

“Originally it was all about trying to build a relationship with the consumer and, at the end of the day, trying to make an extra dollar. The best way to get there was by having that relationship with the consumer without compromising the end result.”

He says the detail that they have to go through was one of the more difficult things he faced with the

Omega programme. “We are recording things that we never had to before.

We are doing that so every lamb is at its best and healthiest condition and the finisher can do their job as quickly as possible.

“Right now we are still very much in the early stages.

We aren’t making any more money than the average person but hopefully we will earn more in the near future if we can accomplish what we are trying to achieve.”

For Hamish, farming is about the lifestyle and improving production every season and he says this very much depends on the weather.

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Investment markets update Covering the three months ended 31 January 2017 Global environment: Trump’s world — dealing with the X-factor President Trump has hit the ground running. He’s moving fast to implement his agenda and surround himself with advisers who are successful business people and have business interests at heart. Trump’s substantive policies for companies include tax reform, infrastructure investment and deregulation.

While these will take time to implement due to the required approval of Congress, the impact on forward earnings is already starting to be baked into some analyst’s expectations.

At the same time, investors will need to get used to the announcement of more populist policies, either by executive order or often from President Trump’s Twitter account.

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Japan’s manufacturing sector also grew in January at its sharpest rate in three years. Both production and new orders expanded at a robust pace, with a large part of new orders driven by foreign demand.

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In Australasia, Australian equities outperformed New Zealand equities over the last quarter. Australia has benefitted from the rebound in the resources and financials sectors, while New Zealand’s market is still regarded as dominated by companies which are considered to be interest rates proxies.

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“By forging a partnership with MYOB and Agrimap we are emphasizing the need for today’s young farmers to experience and understand the role IT will play in their futures. These two outstanding companies are superb examples of how technology can improve our Primary Industry. They both offer vital management tools and we are delighted to be working alongside them.”

Duties and obligations As our societies have evolved through the years, duties and obligations to others have been imposed on many of us in respect to others. The following paragraphs outline briefly some of those obligations.

Where two people are entering into a relationship and each of them, or one of them, has assets that they wish to retain as their own in the event that the relationship fails, it is essential that they enter into an agreement under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976. These agreements are variously called prenuptial agreements, contractingout agreements or property sharing agreements, but they all come under the broad scope of the act. If the relationship lasts for more than three years and at that stage the parties separate, the act imposes a requirement of equal sharing of all relationship property, as it is defined in the act, unless the parties have agreed otherwise in

writing. It is far easier to enter into an agreement at the commencement of the relationship than to try to sort out an agreement when it breaks up and the parties are not happy with each other.

The act also imposes obligations on partners in a relationship to make provision for the other in their wills. If they fail to do so, the surviving partner has the option to apply for an order for half of the relationship property. There is another option available to the survivor but the option to apply for a share of relationship property would provide the better solution to the survivor.

It is never a good idea for an older person to ask someone to mow their lawns on a regular basis with the enticement that ‘you will be remembered in my will’ or words to that effect. Even if the promise is made in jest, it can later be relied on to take proceedings for the enforcement of the

promise, if the person doing the mowing is left out the person’s will. As long as the promisee carries out the work requested it is likely that they would be able to enforce the promise.

Many parents who do not approve of the lifestyle of one or more of their children have often wished that they could cut them out of their wills and many have tried to do so, some with more success than others.

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It depends on whether the court considers that the will-makers have failed in their moral duty to the outof-favour offspring as to whether an order for further provision from the estate will be made.

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NZ Young Farmers CEO Terry Copeland said the joint venture would enable members to be exposed to innovative technology

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A joint venture between NZ Young Farmers, MYOB and Agrimap will concentrate on increasing innovation and technology literacy in young New Zealanders.

The par tnership will see members of NZ Young Farmers offered $650 worth of MYOB and Agrimap software free, and the opportunity to be exposed to the latest in technology.

Agrimap CEO and farmer Andy Lowe, said it was impor tant to introduce innovative technology tools to the next generation of young farmers as they would be the innovators of tomorrow.

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“New Zealand’s Young Farmers are the future of the industry. At Agrimap we want to do all we can to help them succeed in becoming the best they can be,” says Andy.

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New Zealand’s largest accounting and payroll solutions provider MYOB, is also part of the joint venture and will offer cloud based accounting software to Young Farmers to give them a head start on leading financial software.

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Whilst other girls were rearranging the insides of their dolls’ houses, Jill was carrying hers outside to design miniature moss and pebble gardens.

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his was the beginning of a life-long passion for gardening which she has made a career out of. Now in her later years Jill Simpson and her husband Richard continue to work on their farm and gardens overlooking Fishermans Bay on the Banks Peninsula.

They originally bought the land for the 320 hectare farm

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Jill says most of the tourists they get are from overseas and the couple have featured in a number of garden magazines in Europe and the United States.

The best part about it all for Jill is meeting people with a shared interest in gardening.

“I find gardeners are lovely people and even those

Fishermans Bay garden and farm is situated 150 metres above sea level on Banks Peninsula who aren’t particularly into gardening but just like a beautiful place are really interesting in other ways. I learn a lot from them.”

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It is no great surprise that Rick Knight, Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew chief, and his team spend most of their time ‘watching over’ rural Canterbury. The air rescue service is tasked with responding in emergency situations where access in remote terrain is difficult and time is paramount.

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ir Rescue is joining partners AsureQuality to launch its annual mapping exercise, asking farmers to update maps and noting any landmarks and access points — all of which helps when those minutes are ticking by on lifesaving missions.

The Canterbur y West Coast Air Rescue Trust (CWCART) is charged with raising $7 million per annum to cover the shortfall from government funding, and they are determined to keep

this 24/7 service going as it is a lifeline in small and rural communities.

“Recently the service has been stretched to its limits with the 7.8 earthquake in North Canterbury. In the first week the service responded to 19 call-outs in the Kaikoura area, versus the normal two or three per week,” said Christine Prince, CEO of CWCART. “At the time the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was deployed to Kaikoura to ensure swift response times; access has since improved

but the work continues as patients must still be transported by air.”

Rick Knight reflects on this time: “We worked around the clock and are fortunate that we have a well-trained and experienced crew that all worked well together and in conjunction with other emergency services.

“The pressure has continued as it has been the busiest summer on record with 85 missions in December alone.” There is a huge variety in the type of

During the day the Westpac rescue helicopter team have to be in the air within 10 minutes of receiving an emergency call and at night, within 20 minutes missions the air rescue crew attend, and no two missions are ever the same — the crew have to be prepared for any eventuality.

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“Night vision goggles mean that we can respond at any time — since the introduction of the goggles we are in a position to help

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Keeping an eye out Long gone are the days when you could leave the keys in the truck and the doors to your sheds unlocked and not think anything of it. Farmers and growers have, by necessity, become a lot more security conscious through the years.

“Keeping an eye on things takes on a whole new meaning when you live rurally,” said Irrigation NZ CEO, Andrew Curtis. “Farmers and growers would need eyes in the back of their head to notice everything going on around them, which is why neighbours and established neighbourhood-watch groups are so important out here.”

Curtis was speaking out about security in light of the recent ‘attack’ on irrigation equipment in the Mackenzie district. Omarama farmer,

Richard Subtil, had dozens of irrigator tyres slashed, resulting in an estimated $40,000 worth of damage.

At the time, Greenpeace campaigner, Genevieve Toop, said it was entirely possible that someone took out their frustration on this farmer’s equipment and that she could understand why.

“Hopefully it’s not the beginning of an ugly trend — targeting people in the rural sector because of some perceived blight on the environment. Vandalism is a

totally unacceptable response and in this instance, clearly misguided given Subtil is an Environment Awardwinning operator.”

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by Tony Trewinnard

Last month I wrote about how confused the datasets were with contrary expectations for the months ahead from the many and varied weather intelligences sources I work with. Things are a little improved this month, with still some significantly varied ideas, but at least the gaps are closing, and I can see that in a few months’ time we will have greater agreement between sources, and therefore higher levels of confidence.

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I expect March to be a month dominated by anticyclones over New Zealand, with higher than usual air pressures expected across the country and in the oceans south of New Zealand.

This will bring periods of light airflows to Canterbury with mild daytime temperatures but cold nights, possibly with some early frosts by the end of the month. Expect plenty of sunshine but little significant rain.

April will be similar. I still expect anticyclones to be dominant over the South Island, but some low pressure systems might start to impact the North Island. While inland Canterbury will remain dry, the east coast from Banks Peninsula northwards may pick up some coastal rainfalls to give a near normal month.

Skies should be clear with increased sunshine hours for Canterbur y again, and temperatures near normal overall but

with cold night times.

In May, anticyclones should again be the dominant feature, but they may be centered more in the Tasman Sea with periods of light south-westerly airflow over New Zealand. I expect May to bring colder than usual temperatures to Canterbury and the South Island, with a few very cold southerly outbreaks possible, bringing snowfalls on the hills and significant frosts. However, these should be brief and not frequent. Again inland areas are likely to be drier than usual, with the coasts picking up some rainfall but still tending to dry.

Looking further ahead, my current thinking is that the winter season is likely to be long, varied, but statistically ‘near normal’ overall. I expect that cold southerly outbreaks will be a feature of this winter, but not a dominant characteristic. I expect anticyclones will be frequent

visitors, bringing quite long periods of settled weather.

Cold outbreaks in May will make it feel like winter has started early.

However, I can’t tie down any one major weather type likely to dominate the winter period, so expect it to be varied with long settled periods, stormy periods including some cold outbreaks bringing snow, some milder periods, some frosty periods, some windy periods, you name it, I think this will winter will bring it.

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easterly airflow over the North Island, then a week of milder than usual northerly airflow to Canterbury as it departs.

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Irrigation Issues with Dr Tony Davoren Now is the hour ‘Now is the hour’ — it is now time to put aside the Christmas/New Year ‘tis the season’ wishes and begin to seriously wish that rain and plenty of it is the ‘wish’. Groundwater levels are critically low and Canterbury needs a rainfall recharge like we haven’t seen in the last 40 or so years.

In December, before I disappeared for the Christmas/New Year period, I wished for a continuation of the sunny weather we had had for the 10 days leading up to Christmas. It was desperately needed for flowering crops like clover, radish, carrots, etc, and to improve quality of pasture.

My third ‘tis the season’ wish was for a wet autumn and winter, and for somewhere upwards of 350mm between mid-April and mid-August.

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Taking a look at my ‘go to’ observation bore in the mid-plains that tells a sorry story. There has been an unfortunate but minor setback with CRC recognising the wrong bore had been measured and water levels attributed to M36/1926 were measured in M36/8219 (which is adjacent to M36/1926). Fortunately the water levels have been sorted and my ‘go to’ bore is now M36/8219. Regardless of this little hiccup, almost without exception, bores in the mid- to upper-plains have low water levels not seen before.

Many irrigators have been de-nozzled, VSDs ramped down, gate valves closed and in some cases low water sensors disconnected to allow irrigation to continue.

Looking at the recharge required in recent years to lift water levels to a ‘safe yield’ level, it is clear a big recharge is required this autumn/early winter; eg

• in 2008, to lift water levels from the ‘kickback’ after everyone turned off (the lower - ) to the higher level resulted from about 453mm rainfall; and • on average the recharge takes about four months for bores in aquifers of

this depth.

The rainfall required to raise water levels from February 2017 levels to a safe level will require close to 500mm rainfall. It will be more because irrigation hasn’t finished and water levels will continue to fall before the end of the season.

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Managing director Dr Anthony Davoren said: “While I’ll be the first to admit that not every permit transfer is ‘easy’, buyers and sellers can now readily get in touch with one another via our website or free phone, as well as access market information for permit valuations, and technical and planning advice.

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Forestry Market Report Allan Laurie MNZIF, Laurie Forestry Ltd

Wood commodities markets have continued the pattern established in 2016 with prices largely stable and at extremely good levels with demand strong and supply just keeping up.

International shipping has been impacted by a major breakdown in equipment in the iron ore industry in western Australia. Ten handy size vessels that would normally carry logs from NZ have been diverted to take up the slack in Australia.

As a consequence, we have experienced a short-term blip in shipping rates.

This, combined with a medium-term strengthening in the US$/NZ$ cross rate, has seen wharf gate prices weaken slightly in February impacting both log and bulk lumber cargos to a modest degree. Most commentators are suggesting these elements will be short-lived.

In terms of CIF settlements in Korean, India and China, it is largely business as usual.

For China it is still too early days after the New Year Holiday break to determine where this key market is headed. I have heard of one large Kiwi exporter in China trying to push prices higher. Based on the cyclical uncertainties surrounding this market, I think this strategy is unwise. India is continuing a recovery after the last round

of mayhem caused by prime minister Modi continuing his strategy of dragging India’s economy screaming and kicking toward compliance and non-avoidance. The latest is a tariff on imported logs which appears to equate to about US$1.50 a cubic metre.

As usual, such a move is imposed overnight causing a modicum of mayhem and wailing and gnashing of teeth.

However a tariff impacts all players similarly and the market appears to have shrugged this off very quickly.

India is very much following the China trends in terms of log price and is otherwise impacted by the number of arrivals (shipments) in a month. For the moment inventory is quite low and the market is hungry for volume.

Throughout the last month, China’s eastern seaboard inventory has climbed to 4.33 million cubic metres, of which radiata pine comprises 2.49 million. This is a little concerning with the NZ and Australia radiata inventory climbing by 560,000 cubic metres throughout the last month. Whilst not totally unexpected, everyone is eager

for the daily uplift to start very soon to avoid a loss in overall confidence. Although NZ logging contractors are now very much back to work, the daily deliveries to NZ ports continues to be behind the same time last year. Whilst continuing the pre-Christmas run of about 20,000 cubic metres a week less, this equates to a total annual production drop of around 900,000 cubic metres if it continues. On the positive side this could be enough to diffuse oversupply concerns, thus maintaining a level of confidence at the demand end of the business. On the domestic front, I think the colloquial term is called ‘going gangbusters’. Across most regions, sawmills are screaming for logs, prices are generally firming and the demand cycle does not appear to be letting up. In talking to a couple of colleagues in the manufacturing end of the business, for example Truss and Frame factories, lumber supply is also very constrained and some may face delays as they await the next load of lumber to arrive. Whilst not ideal

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Support for Canterbury conservation work Conservation Ministers Maggie Barry and Nicky Wagner have announced four ambitious conservation projects in Canterbury have received $137,000 in support from the DOC Community Fund.

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“Each of the groups is playing an important role in eliminating weeds and restoring biodiversity in the Canterbury region,” says Ms Barry.

“If we are going to achieve our Predator Free vision by 2050, supporting community conservation work of this kind is absolutely vital. We need the whole country to get behind the effort and it’s excellent to see so much going on at a local level.”

Minister Wagner says the projects will be a great boost to Canterbur y’s conservation efforts.

“It’s exciting to see local communities and organisations take on these bold projects to protect indigenous shrublands and control weeds. Projects like these and across the country will help to encourage other local groups to start conservation efforts,” says Ms Wagner.

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Farming industry left to cope after quakes We all know that the national media and the farming industry mix like oil and water, with only sensational or degrading news hitting the papers.

Maggie Barry — conservation minister

Landscape and Restoration Alliance (WELRA) — $95,758 to remove seeding source conifers from around the Craigieburn control area and outlier seeding sources to the north and south of Flock Hill station.

The Ohau Conservation Trust — $28,565 to remove cotoneaster within the project area to protect indigenous shrublands and promote indigenous regeneration.

Mt Somers Walkway Society — $4,000 to keep the area free of these

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The Ohau Conservation Trust — $8,677 for the removal of Russell lupin and other woody weeds, such as crack willow along the lower western and southern lakeshore of Lake Ohau.

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No surprise then that headlines screaming about police taking guns off farmers for their own safety were being used, but nothing about the cause or who was trying to help out.

The Rural Support Trust have been doing amazing work in the earthquake hit areas in our northern regions.

I understand that they have been going door to door offering help and being there for farmers who are close to hitting the wall.

Rural Women New Zealand are also on the ground organising ‘events’ to bring farmers and their families together off farm in the hope it will provide some respite.

Thankfully there are some members of the media who do open the door and tell people of the plight of the

quake affected producers, but sadly very few. Farmers are traditionally quiet and humble types who don’t want to be in the lime light, but I am sure they wouldn’t mind if their situation were to be made a bit clearer, rather than the police moving in and grabbing guns.

Some haven’t any idea of stock losses as they still can’t get to where the stock are, or were. They face huge bills for new fences, water supplies and the building of new access ways.

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Where’s the coverage of some rivers drying up while others have been formed.

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Firefighting changes Firefighting crews on the ground and in the air did an extraordinary job fighting, and eventually controlling, the Port Hills fires. I am very grateful for their courage, determination and skill.

In the same week of the worst of the Port Hills fires, parliament was debating law changes to establish a new organisation, Fire and Emergency New Zealand. In one of the biggest reforms of fire and emergency services in 70 years, it will bring together the current NZ Rural Fire Authority, the NZ Fire Service, 12 rural fire districts and 26 rural fire authorities.

The fire functions of some 600 fire forces and brigades, 3,000 paid staff and more than 12,000 volunteers will become one integrated service from July 1 this year.

Working through agreed changes in ownership of brigade assets such as fire trucks is expected to take several years.

There has been extensive consultation on the changes and support from across

parliament, including from the Green party.

Firefighters no longer just fight fires.

The law changes will give them the mandate to do the wide range of work they currently do, from call-outs to road crashes to responding to flooding and incidents with hazardous materials.

Insurance levies remain the main means of funding the new organisation, including the $22 million rural fire ser vices are estimated to cost annually.

The levy will be broadened to apply to insurance taken out on material damage to property, not just fire damage, and to third party insurance on motor vehicles to help fund non-fire work.

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The Green par ty is interested in whether the 16 local committees to be established after FENZ starts are enough to provide strong local input.

Well before July 1, the government needs to ensure that it avoids a repeat of the Novopay shambles that deprived teachers and school staff of their pay.

A big issue that FENZ will have to confront and which the National government is avoiding, is how to respond to climate change.

With a warming climate, fires are likely to become more common, extensive and costly.

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Environment Canterbury has announced that it will be seeking permission on behalf of a co-ordinating group to release a new variant of rabbit haemorrhagic disease.

The new variant, known as RHDV1 K5, has already been approved for registration in Australia.

Graham Sullivan, Environment Canterbury Regional Leader Biosecurity, said RHDV1 K5 is a potentially significant biological control tool for pest rabbits in New Zealand.

“While exact figures are unknown, it is expected that there will be improved knockdown in areas where the current strain of RHDV is less effective,” he said.

RHDV1 K5 is a Korean strain of the existing RHDV1 virus that is already widespread in New Zealand.

“It was selected for release in Australia because it can better overcome the protective effects of the benign calicivirus (RCA-A1) which naturally occurs in the feral rabbit populations in both Australia and New Zealand,” Mr Sullivan said.

Replacing the existing virus with a new strain may help overcome resistance to the old virus.

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“RHDV1 K5 is expected to boost the effects of the existing RHDV1 strain and help slow the increase in rabbit numbers. There is a vaccine to protect pet rabbits and the ministry for Primary Industries will confirm that this vaccine will be effective against the new strain. There are no human health risks associated with RHDV.”

A controlled release will ensure that a higher quality commercially prepared product is made available and that the release can be appropriately managed and monitored.

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A HARDY BREED Shirley Jenkins is the secretary and herd registrar of the Welsh Black Cattle Society of New Zealand and she and husband Bruce moved into Welsh Black cattle in 1980 as an alternative type of stock for their 600 acres of rolling land, now reduced to 200 acres.

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“We started with a Friesian dairy herd and went back into Jerseys. We then wanted beef cattle to go with the sheep running on the steeper 400 acres as well, and thought we would try a different breed of cattle to go with them,” said Shirley.

“The Welsh Black have a good reputation for being

hardy and providing high quality meat and milk. Bruce and I started using the bulls to tidy up after AI for our dairy herd. They seem to be getting more popular and we sell the bulls to dairy farmers.

“They are average sized cattle, about the same as a short horn — not great big huge things, but definitely not miniatures. They used to be dual purpose but with the increase of performance of traditional dairy breeds, they are now essentially a beef animal.”

Shirley says they grow well and the stock handle all weather and are versatile for grazing hard country and land with rough feed, and they are a good size for lifestyle block owners. The meat has good flavour with nice marbling. “The cattle are bred all around the country and there is a polled strain as well as the horned ones.

They are a good breed for anything really.”

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Shirley Jenkins is the secretary and herd registrar of the Welsh Black Cattle Society of New Zealand people visiting from across the world, including, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, Luxembourg and Wales.

“They are still popular in Wales and have been cross bred with an exotic cow but the farmers there are going back to the original now. A Canadian visitor said they are great for the snow conditions where they live,” said Shirley.

“They are good for cold climates because of their

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“This hardy breed has much to offer modern farming systems with its ease of production and award winning succulent meat. For more than 100 years the Welsh Black Cattle Society has nurtured, promoted and sought to improve the breed — a job which is continuing.”

Margaret and Edwin Foord have 40 head of cattle and say they like them because of their temperament. “I was first introduced to the breed through some bulls my dad had. They were older

Welsh Black and they were very calm and mellow to be around,” said Margaret.

“Our children mistook them for stumps in the bush and it was then that I got really interested in the cows.

My husband and I foot farm so we have a lot to do with the cattle and interact with them. The more we walk and talk to them the more they trust us.”

Margaret says cattle they have brought in that had never been handled are now people friendly and as the years go on their progeny

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“We sometimes have open days with 50 people visiting and our cattle handle it.

They grow well on moderate or rough tucker. At present we are clearing off the neighbour’s property getting rid of the rank tough stuff including gorse and turning it back into pasture.

“They are wonderful cattle.

They grow well and we don’t lose as many stock because they are so hardy. We highly recommend these cattle for all types of farms, they suit hill as well as low country.“

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Heading into the second event at their new home in Kirwee, the South Island Agricultural Field Days from March 29 to 31 will underscore the fact that the event is ‘New Zealand’s premier demonstration event for agricultural machinery’.

Media spokesman Daniel Schat said 90 per cent of the exhibitor’s sites have been allocated. “When we moved to Kirwee we purchased 40ha, which allowed us to accommodate up to 450 exhibitors. Now we have purchased an additional 40ha of land adjacent to our site,” Daniel said.

SIAFD switches between Canterbury and Southland each year. During the offyear Kirwee farmer Tony Redman leases the site, and in recent months Cressland Contracting Ltd has been doing development work on the newly acquired portion of the site.

“It is a true community event. A group of dedicated volunteers organise and run the field days, and community groups provide many of the services — parking, catering and clean-up — that make them function smoothly.

“We also provide $5,000 in scholarships that go to two Lincoln University students.

We will announce the winners of the 2017 scholarship winners soon,” he said.

“While we will not occupy the entire 80ha at the 2017 gathering, we will have more exhibitors and a bigger demonstration space than last time and the machinery demonstrations will feature beet harvesters and maize choppers as well as a full range of balers and cultivation equipment.

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“We use consultant engineers and the design and engineering of the units has evolved over time. We believe they are the best and strongest construction that is available at the moment for transporting.”

Each unit is built with a full steel chassis with lifting points, and foam insulation under the floor. There is 75 millimetres of insulation in the walls and 125 millimetres of insulation in the roof, and they are built with top quality double glazed windows and doors.

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“We also build verandahs as an optional extra on the same steel chassis and they come with tinted polycarbonate roofing. “We

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Jude Hartley had dreamt of travelling to Africa since she was a child and has now found a way to share her love for the continent with others through Masihambe Afrika Tours.

“In 1997 my daughter and I went on an overland truck trip. It was meant to be the trip of a lifetime for me. I had hardly been out of the country,” said Jude.

“So off we went. We arrived in Cape Town and did this truck trip and it was absolutely amazing. It was everything and more than I ever thought it would be.”

After that she was hooked. “I’d come home, save some money and then rush back and do another truck trip. I’m not sure how many safaris I did but it was getting ridiculous. I did mostly the southern regions and east Africa.

“Then I got an opportunity to live over there so I sold my house, gave up my job and went to South Africa. A friend I had met on my travels had decided she was going to live there and asked me to join her.

“I did this crazy thing at 57-years-old when you are meant to be saving for your retirement.

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grounding and knowledge needed to start her own tour business. When she moved back to New Zealand she completed a business course and set up Masihambe Afrika Tours which became a registered tour operator in June 2007.

Having experienced Africa first hand and having been on many safari trips herself she was able to design trips with her experiences in mind.

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All my contacts backed me up and helped me with access to hiring vehicles. I had contacts and guides to help me and it went from there.” Her tours are intimate and personalised and often in small groups of no more than 10 people.

“This is an advantage because with those small groups you can get into

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Jude says it is her love and passion for everything about Africa that motivates her to organise tours for her customers. “They say once you visit Africa it gets under your skin. I’ve had clients think they are going on a once in a lifetime trip and end up going back again and again.”

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New Hope For Long Term Back Pain Sufferers

After almost ten years in New Zealand, Teeter Hang-Ups have now gained a reputation for success with long-term sufferers of Back pain. Dave had suffered over twenty years of back pain from Degenerated Discs and had basically given up and decided to just live with it. “To me surgery was never an option” he said “as long as I still could walk, there was hope”.

Come along to our expo in Kaiapoi or see us at the Field Days. (See below for details). If you have completely resigned yourself to having back or neck pain for the rest of your life, then chances are you will be pleasantly surprised.

very short period of time” It was then Dave decided to introduce Teeter into New Zealand and Inversion NZ was born.

Over the years INZ have helped thousands of people get some serious relief and have seen results in not only backs, but necks, hips, knees, posture, circulation, increased height, blood Dave had tried everything; pressure and lots more. every time he was overseas he would search for anything “We have testimonials from that could possibly help. people with over fifty years While on one of these of back problems and even overseas trips eight years ago, have them in a number of Dave discovered the Teeter schools in New Zealand for Hang-Ups. “The first time I their special needs children” tried it, the pain disappeared he told me, “the blood to the and I was completely pain brain helps these kids and free for about 30 minutes, the results are excellent” nothing had done that” he What this means for the told me. Dave never believed aging population is that it it would fix him, “as specialists helps maintain the health of had told me it was irrevers- the brain as we all get older. ible, I now knew I had a place to go every time I wanted Dave told me that he some serious relief”. realised that, had he not the Teeter for himself To Dave’s surprise the more tried he would “I he used the table the longer would stillstillbebeasuffering, miserable the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months he grumpy bugger, living with was completely pain free, “I pain, that is why we do the couldn’t believe it’ he told me shows, people need to try it “I had spent large amounts of for themselves” he told me money on every form of treat- “most people actually get ment available and here was off with the pain either gone something I had never heard or considerably less” he said “we let the tables do the Frank Harwood (84) of Turangi using his Teeter, Frank has been of sorting it out for me in a talking” Inverting for over eight years and has found it keeps him young

IT IS PURE LOGIC AS TO HOW THE TEETER TABLE WORKS

Discs: It

uses gravity to apply traction, the traction gently opens the discs and as they open up they create suction, this suction draws fluid from the surrounding tissue back into the discs, re-hydrating them. This is the key! Discs do not have their own blood supply, they rely on transfer of fluid from the surrounding tissue to keep them healthy and hydrated and over the years as discs get thinner with age, they lose the ability to take on fluid (just like squeezing a sponge) and they start to de-hydrate.

De-Hydrated discs are less flexible, they are harder, more prone to injury, they interfere with nerve roots creating pain and ultimately the de-hydration causes degeneration. The Teeter Inversion table slowly and gently brings the hydration back into the discs, plumping them up. This brings back lost height (most people will regain around 2 CM of height), it separates the nerve roots far more effectively and returns quality of life

Muscles: A lot of pain is muscular, when muscles are stressed they become tight which restricts the flow of blood and lymph through the muscles so toxins build up, Co2 and Lactic Acid. Traction opens up the muscles, Rhythmic Traction, is a gentle rocking motion that stimulates circulation and encourages blood flow through the muscles, which clears the lactic acid into your lymph system where it stimulates lymph flow and deals with it. Most people with serious neck issues see a large improvement after only one treatment.

Posture: Poor

posture is one of the major cases of pain and is a major contributor to the deterioration of the body with age. A difference in leg length causes most of the hip and knee issues, as they continue to place uneven loads on the joints; similar to the wheels out of alignment on your car.

Trying to correct posture is extremely difficult due to muscle memory, as it constantly pulls the muscles back to where they were. At a level of 40 degrees or more on the Teeter, the muscle groups open up and eventually come back into alignment, using the table daily, does not allow the muscle memory to pull them back out of alignment and slowly the muscles start to lose their memory and go with the flow, allowing the body to come back into correct posture. Then using the table once a day will ensure it is kept there.

This is pure logic, if a machine is out of alignment it does not last long, the only difference between the body and a machine is that the body is constantly repairing itself, however if the wear and tear on the body is greater than the body’s ability to repair itself, it is a slow decline.

The Teeter slowly brings the body out of its decline and allows the body to repair itself, resulting in a far healthier life.

If you are serious about investing in your health and really sorting your issues out, come see us at one of our local roadshows, you have nothing to lose and chances are, a lot to gain.

Kaiapoi 25th And 26th Expo 53 Fuller street March Kaiapoi 10am to 4pm

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DEAR DAVE AND NANCY

In 2008 I had been living with a serious lower back pain for many years due to two discs with serious degeneration and was scheduled for a double spinal fusion at a cost of $48,000. The Specialist had recommended many lifestyle changes including changing my profession, which was not practical as I own my own business.

At the Waikato Home Show I experienced a demonstration on a Teeter Inversion Table by Dave and Nancy Hare. To me the effect was amazing, I actually experienced some serious relief which lasted for an hour or two, I was told that the relief would last longer with time as long as I used the table regularly, so with the surgery scheduled for 12 weeks time, having nothing to lose and a lot to gain I purchased a Teeter.

Four years on I still use my table on a daily basis, my back is as strong as ever with very little or completely no pain, I am still at my same profession and working as hard as ever and most importantly I did not have the surgery. I consider the purchase of my Teeter has been one of my greatest investments, not only has it enabled me to avoid serious and costly surgery, it has kept me in my profession and it has brought my health back.

Thank you very much for the opportunity.

Very best regards Paul Gordon Cambridge

NECK PAIN?

Come along for a free treatment Here in New Zealand, Dr Giresh Kanji, one of the countries most respected Pain Specialists completed a PhD on how humans experience pain and then researched lower back pain, writing "Fix Your Back" and then spent a few years researching neck pain, headache and migraine and wrote "Fix Your Neck Pain, Headache & Migraine", both books are in most bookstores.

Dr Kanji discovered in the research that the disc is the most likely source of low back pain and Inversion showed the best results of all the trials conducted. Three studies showed a 60% reduction in pain and one showed a 75% reduction in surgery for people with disc prolapse.

Inversion helps to: • Relieve Back Pain • Relieve Neck Pain • Relieve Muscle Tension • Stimulate Blood And Lymph Flow • Improve Posture • Increase Flexability • Reduce The Effects Of Ageing Caused

By Gravity

Dr Kanji has personally been using the Teeter Inversion tables for his own low back pain, has Teeter Inversion tables at both of his clinics in Wellington (The Sports and Pain Clinic) and has had such success that he is now conducting the largest study in the World on Inversion Therapy. In his own words, "these things are gold and inversion should be a first line treatment for low back pain”.

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A family affair Pluck’s Engineering was established in 1966 and is a family-owned and operated business in its second generation, with upwards of 14 employees at any one time, manufacturing and servicing agricultural machinery for more than 50 years.

We have spent a lot of time working with our customers on all of our product designs especially our effluent systems and effluent management machines and also our Land Roller design. This continues as we are looking to update materials, construction and the way we do things, to produce an even better finished product. Our clients play a large role in exacting what their requirements are and what we need to do to achieve them. What this means is a purpose-built implement designed around your needs and suited to the huge range of conditions that the New Zealand countryside and farming can throw at them.

The latest Land Roller from our workshop came as a result of a customer who required a special very wide roller to suit his farm and requested we look into manufacturing him one roller that is unique in its design with a single 6-metre width.

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We approach our effluent equipment the same way and this is how throughout the years we now have a world-class range of dairy effluent equipment, including irrigators, walkway rafts, pond stirrers, screening plant and a range of concrete

infrastructure products, including the self-cleaning Enviro saucer, invented, developed and perfected by us, as are our stone traps and screening plant fibre bunker.

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On farm issues that Aquamonix find a solution for and add value whilst incorporating equipment already installed.

on pivot) This also allows recording of mm applied per day/ week / month / season for the nutrient budget.

Moving forward we will be incorporating the farmers existing infrastructure (flow meters at wells, Soil tapes and rain gauges) to flow into our system for compliance, monitoring and for GMP. The addition of a weather station and EMFLUX magmeters at each pivot base will allow the more precise monitoring of water useage against soil and crop types, greatly improving accountability and visibility of costs and more precise reporting. This is only the first stage in an ongoing approach to measure monitor and master inputs to achieve improved efficiencies onfarm and better use of resources.

The farmer wants to know the position of each of his pivots, are they currently running and in what direction.

The solution.

After a site visit , Aquamonix proposed installing our RainMan SCADA control system at each pivot base, and the effluent pump shed. This solution allows us to monitor the pivot position, and its current state. The information will be overlayed onto a Google farm map, with logins for admin and the farmer to view. The great thing about this we can also offer the following

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Ability to remote start / stop the individual pivots and the effluent pump, With the addition of an Emflux flow meter on the effluent line we will also be able to monitor / record volume and proof of placement (system is underslung line

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Take to the air Alpi Aviation NZ Ltd is now in its sixteenth year with the last seven in the South Island, based at Fernside Fields, Rangiora. We will be at the Kirwee field days at sites 912–913 with two aircraft on display — the Pioneer 200 and Pioneer 300 Kite.

We have sold 50 aircraft throughout New Zealand, with owners from all walks of life from farmers to accountants and everything in between.

These aircraft are easy to fly and have outstanding performances. One of Alpi Aviation NZ strong points is its large full workshop facilities for all aspects of maintenance, repairs and issue of flight permits.

Owner Logan McLean has an extensive knowledge of the aircraft, including the assembly process from kitset

form to factory built. There is a strong sense of camaraderie amongst the Alpi Pioneer owners as can be seen at most flying events. On site will be Kevin Dore who purchased his Pioneer 200 after visiting the field days two years ago and placing an order. He has now clocked up in excess of 225 hours and says “it was a life changing experience”.

Our P300 Kite is now operated by Fiordland Aero Club with 250 hours logged. This year’s special will be another P300 Kite

ZK LPL that is available for immediate delivery.

Other aircraft in the Pioneer range are: Pioneer 200 standard, Pioneer 200 Hawk, Pioneer 300 Kite, Pioneer 300 Hawk (retract). These aircraft are manufactured in Italy and are available as kitset or factory built. So if you have an interest in aircraft or flying, come along to the stand and talk to Logan and the team and see what it’s all about.

Flight training can be arranged if required.

Kevin Dore cleaning his new Pioneer 200 Hawk

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The beauty of solar Mike Morrow and Jasmine Lochore own Solar Gates NZ Ltd, a company supplying solar based swing gate openers for both farm and residential properties.

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Call in and visit us at site 17 Call Sandy for all your Commercial & Residential site works & rural excavation requirements We supply a wide range of aggregate direct from our quarry, ex river pick up or we deliver

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“We recognized a gap in the automatic gate opener market for a reliable, robust, truly DIY swing gate operator suitable for the New Zealand rural market,” says Mike.

“The beauty of solar gates is they are DIY and easy to install with simple instructions and they have been made specifically to work from solar whereas many other products are ‘adapted’ to work by solar and often don’t work as well.

“Most rural properties have that one gate somewhere that everyone gets tired of opening several times a day, Solar Gates NZ has the answer, at the push of a button.

“Our swing gate openers are Australian designed, Malaysian manufactured and have been sold in Australia for close to 20 years, predominantly to the rural market largely through A&P shows, Field Days and other such events.”

They are capable of operating up to 14 foot farm gates that are well hinged and swinging freely, yet equally well suited to opening residential driveway gates.

The gate openers were designed from the outset to be solar operated. All controls, solar regulators and the batteries are contained in the operator enclosure.

“The basic requirements are that the supplied 40W solar panel sees approximately five to six hours of sunlight each day, but even on cloudy days some charging still occurs,” says Mike.

“Our systems have been designed to cope with up to 15 openings a day and have a standby time (time the unit will operate with no solar charging) of approximately four days.”

The units can alternatively be operated from a low voltage power supply — much like LV garden lighting is —

if a power point is available within 30 metres of the gate.

“Compared to other DIY gate openers on the market our operator is specifically designed with solar power in mind. It has been designed to be very energy efficient to eliminate the need for large expensive solar batteries.

“They are built strong and simple. The bulk of the work is done by the gearbox utilising CNC cut steel gears with a 5x reduction. Many opposition products use plastic gears.

“They are designed specifically for the rural DIY market with plain language, easy to under stand instructions, and compared to other types of operators they have a very simple install criteria with only two easy

measurements to make.”

The system can be supplied as one operator to open a single gate, and by simply adding another motor unit the system can operate dual driveway gates.

Accessories such as extra remotes, battery powered wireless keypads, and automatic locks for added security are available.

“Solar is good at the end of a driveway where there is no power, especially in the country. The remote control which comes with the automation makes it very convenient to use.”

Solar Gates NZ are Kirwee, Canterbury-based with tech support available.

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With one of the largest ranges of suspension in the world and top of the line accessories, you will find the products and friendly advice you need to help get your vehicle off the beaten track.

The range of bullbars is extensive with an entry level commercial black bar with a LED park and indicator light, a deluxe bar which is similar to the commercial bar but has an integrated driving light, and the protector bar with a grey finish and stainless steel hoops.

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Company Site Number Allocated 040 Trains N Models Lifestyle Site: L24 4AG Ltd 752+753 802+803 A – Aakland Chemicals 115 Accurate Instruments (NZ) Ltd 923 ADM New Zealand Ltd Covered site: 6-7 AdvanceQuip NZ Ltd 583+584 Advantage Feeders 626 Advantage Plastics 788 Aero NZ Ltd 770 Afimilk 136 Ag Leader Technology 107 Agbits 230-231 Agbrands 766 Ageing Naturally Lifestyle Site L92 Agpac 111 AgRecord Covered site 76 Agri Magic Ltd Covered site 52 Agri Optics NZ Ltd 116 AGRIBOSS Engineering NZ Ltd 852+902 Agrichem 686 Agricultural Consulting Services 526 Agriculture at Otago (Ag@Otago) 137 Agrifac Self Propelled Sprayers(Power Farming Ashburton) 853 Agrifert 587+588 Agriline 610+611 Agrimap Ltd 123 AgriSea NZ Limited 767 Agtec Machinery/Scimitar Equipment.

758 Agtrailer - Coombridge Industries Ltd 439+440 All Seasons Security Ltd. 580 Allen Custom Drills Ltd 560+561 Allied Petroleum Ltd 280 AllightSykes NZ Limited 284 Alltech (NZ) Limited Covered site: 34-35 Alpaca Association NZ 141 Alpi Aviation Nz Ltd 912+913 Alpine Buildings NZ Ltd 764+765 814+815 Alpine Spas Lifestyle Site L80-L82 Alto Industrial Packaging 531 Animal skin Tanning Services Ltd Lifestyle Site L18 Aquaflex NZ Covered site: 5 Aquamonix Covered site: 43 Armstrong Prestige 840-841 ASB Bank 513 Aspect Environmental Lining Covered site: 79 Atlas Agriculture Ltd 709-711 Austins Foundry 863 Australian Leather Seal Lifestyle Site L93 Avon City Ford 528+529 B – Bailey Tanks 631-632 Balewrap NZ Ltd 658+659 Ballance Agri-Nutrients 178 +179 - 228+229 Bay Irrigation Ltd 903 Beattie Insulators 875 Beaut Utes 238-239 Bell-Booth Ltd 275 Bertolini Australasia 235-236 Better Back Company Lifestyle Site L91 Beverley Studios Ltd Covered site: 55-56 Bioptron Light Therapy Covered site: 8 Black Duck NZ Ltd 927 Blackwell Loadmaster 189 Blackwell Motors Holden 735-736 Bob Howden Engineering Ltd 573 Boundaryline Fencing Systems 877 BridonCookes 365 Bromar Lick Feeders 140 Bruns Australasia Ltd Lifestyle Site L39 Buckton 656+657 Bushbuck Limited Lifestyle Site L86 C – Cactus Outdoor Lifestyle Site: L21 Calder Stewart Construction Ltd 227 Can-Am North Canterbury and Timaru 819+820 Canterbury Continuous Spouting 14 Canterbury Driver Training Ltd 185 Canterbury Greenwaste Processors / NaturalFlow South 536-537 Canterbury Irrigation Ltd 385 Canterbury Plumbing & Pumps 878 Canterbury Rock Picking Specialists 13 Canterbury Stoneguards Ltd 390+391 Canterbury Woodchip Supplies Ltd 489-491 Carrfields Ltd 255-257 305-307 C-Dax Limited 331 + 332 Central Custom Engineering 340 Chapman Agriculture LTd 188 Charollais Sheep NZ Ltd 130 Chillerman 15 China Yulin Irrigation Equipment Co Ltd 386 Citrus Based Cleaner Lifestyle Site L69-70 CLAAS Harvest Centre 250-254 300-304 Classic Cookers and Heating Lifestyle Site L23 Clemence Drilling Contractors Limited 281 Clipex 288 Cochranes,CASE IH,KUHN ORIGIN AGROUP,HUSTLER 450-458 &500-508 Combi Clamp Ltd 282 Comfort Gut New Zealand Covered site: 50 Company: Site Numer: Compliance Partners / Agstaff / Canstaff Covered site: 62 Containers & More Ltd 487 Coolsense 483-484 Cooper Tires 683 Cooper’s Strip Club 9 Corkill Systems Limited 120 Courtney Paparua Ploughing Ass 100 Cow Yard Grooving 879

SOUTH ISLAND FIELD DAYS CP Lime Solutions 117 Croplands Spraying Equipment 607 CRV Ambreed 274 Cubex 691 D – Dairy Cooling Solutions 220 Dairycool Ltd 122 DairyFlo Covered Site:20 DairyNZ Covered Site: 72 Dan Cosgrove 2014 Ltd 389 Darfield ITM / Heartland Sheds 364-414 DataCol Group Covered site: 80 Davey Water products 119 David Bell Daffodils Lifestyle Site L65 DeLaval 371+372 Denis Cunningham Ltd 320 Devan Plastics Ltd 480 Diesel Performance Solutions Canterbury Limited 816 Diggalink Ltd 776+777 Dixon Machinery & Dieseltech 866 DLF Seeds Ltd 541 Dog Control Systems Ltd Lifestyle Site 41 Donco Services Ltd 867 Dow AgroSciences 624+625 Duncan Ag 509-511 E – EB Engineering Solutions 135 Ecolab 880 Ecombo Ltd Lifestyle Site L40 EIDNZ Wetit 283 Electrodip Ltd 132 Element Raw Materials Ltd 868 Ellesmere Engineering 860 Ellesmere Excavation & Aggregate Limited 17 Ellesmere Helicopters Ltd 726-727 Enerpro Feeds Ltd 134 Ensol 821 Environment Canterbury Covered site: 53-54 Essential Nutrition Ltd Covered site: 4 EuroAgri 557-559 F – Fairbrother Industries 862 Farm Guard (Ixom) 318+319 Farm Machinery Canterbury Ltd 258-260 308-310 Farm To Farm Tours Limited Covered site: 81 Farmchief Machinery 350-354 400-404 Farmgear Ltd 180-181 FarmIQ Covered site: 3 Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited 564-570 614-620 Farmquip 571+572 Farmside Covered Site: 77 Farmtech Covered site: 17-18 Federated Farmers of NZ Inc Covered site: 64 Fellowship of Christian Farmers, International 101 FF Instrumentation Ltd Covered site: 36 Fiber Fresh 6 Fieldmaster Ag 1955 LTD 757 FMG 621 Fond Foods 2007 Limited Covered site: 68 Fonterra 781-782 & 831-832 Forestquip 688+689 Fred’s Fencing 926 Frizzell Agricultural Electronics 873 Fruition Horticulture Covered site: 32 Fuel Storage Systems Ltd 579 G – G J Gardner Homes Christchurch South 12 Gateplates & Signs Ltd Covered site: 85-86 GEA New Zealand 286-287 Generator Place 5 Genesis Energy Covered site: 29 Genetic Enterprises Ltd Covered site: 14 Genius Homes 798-791 George Henry & Co Ltd 622+623 Geosun Energy Solutions 125 Gibb-Gro Brian Mace Covered site: 58 Gilchrist Brothers Ltd 237 Giltrap Engineering Ltd 206-208 GirlGuiding New Zealand Lifestyle Site L67-68 Glenbrook Machinery 212-213 Glencairn Dohne Sheep 23 GMH Cookers Lifestyle Site L3 Goldpine Industries Ltd 485-486 Gough Agritech Ltd 712+713 Gough Cat 268+269 GPR Solutions Ltd Covered site: 87 Grand SSLAM Trading Ltd Lifestyle Site L35 Greenstone Recruitment / Greenstone Global Covered site 9 Gtech New Zealand Limited Covered site: 33 Gutter Solutionz Covered site: 25 H – Hampton Engineering Ltd 214-215 Handling Equipment Canterbury 925 Hanham Concrete 129 Hansen Products 313 Harcourts Rural Lifestyle 20 Hardantler Camping Co Lifestyle Site L57 Hardi Australia Pty Ltd 209-211 Harvest.com Covered Sites 38-39 Haygain Hay Steamers Covered site: 74-75 Hecton Products Ltd 19 Heiniger NZ 535 HerdHomes Systems Ltd Covered site: 15 Hilton Haulage 638 Hino Distributors (NZ) Ltd 629+630 Honda Motorbikes 771+772 Hoseman (Ryco 24/7) 921 HSC Hydraulics 11 Husqvarna NZ Ltd 826- 827 Hybrid Milking Cups Covered site: 19 Hydratorq Ltd 102 HydroServices Limited 527

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L87 L86 L85 L84 L83 L82 L81 L80 L79

NZFC South Island Doubles Fencing Competition

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577 576 575 574 573 572 571

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291 290 289 288 287 286 285 284 283 282 281 280 279

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First Aid Cash Point Food Sites Toilets Disabled Toilet

Hynds Pipe Systems Hyundai New Zealand I – I.S. Dam Lining ICS Farm Machinery Ltd iCycle Electric Image Boats Ltd Innovative Technologies & Trailers Ltd Interlink Ltd Inversion New Zealand Ltd Ironman 4x4 Irrigation Evaluation Services Limited Irrigation Logistics Ltd Irrigation New Zealand Irri-Max Ltd Isuzu Utes New Zealand ltd J – J w Neill holdings ltd James Engineering Ltd JJ LTD Jobe Valves Ltd. John Deere Limited Johne’s Management Limited Johnson Gluyas Tractors Just Horse N Around K – Karcher Kelly Engineering Kerrick Industries Ltd Kliptank Ltd Korr Lighting New Zealand Kwikkraft and Ramco Boats L – Laing Properties Ltd Landex Landpro Lely New Zealand Ltd Liberty Genetics Lifestyle Farm Systems Ltd Lilyfields Mt Somers Lincoln University Lions Club of Rolleston Littljuey Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) Loadrite NZ Ltd Lochiel Engineering 2000 Ltd Loncel Technologies Lyndon Harrows Lyntec Holdings Ltd t/a Kawasaki NZ M – Mackay Bailey Accountants Mahindra Maintrac Malvern Lions Club MarketBook New Zealand Martin Hydraulics Ltd Matrix Mediation Ltd McCarthy Contracting Ltd McDonald Agri-Fert / Biohelp McIntosh Bros Engineers Ltd McKeown Petroleum McMillan Drilling Ltd McMullan Enterprises Ltd McRaeway Homes Melrose Motorsport merinosock@gmail.com Miles Continental Miles Toyota Milk r Us Ltd Milka-Ware Ashburton Ltd Milkbar

478+479 376+377 427+426 222 818 Lifestyle Site L37 Lifestyle Site L4 857 822 Lifestyle Site L45-46 341 105 421+422 525 126 182 - 184 + 232-234 187 577 150-155 200-205 769 360-363 410-413 Covered site: 69 556 & 606 Lifestyle Site L79 Covered site: 66-67 173+174 103 324 Lifestyle Site L64 836 Covered site: 92 856 104 221 Covered site: 45 Lifestyle Site L94 Lifestyle Site L34 530 663 Covered site: 27 828-829 Covered site: 73 333+334 Covered site 57 358+359 825 Covered site: 84 737 109 278 Covered site: 88 865 Covered site: 59 437+438 Covered site: 82-83 576 874 338+339 430 Covered site: 65 876 Lifestyle Site L5 680+681 678+679 Covered site: 23 337 327

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Think 611 610 609 608 607 606 Water Leeston 561 560 559 558 557 556

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Mimico 156-158 “Mitsubishi Christchurch 783 & 833 – ‘Mitsubishi Christchurch’ 784 & 834 – ‘BMW Christchurch’ & ‘MINI Christchurch’ 785 & 835 - ‘Can–Am – Action Power Sports’” 783-785 &833-835 Model Barn Ltd Lifestyle Site L19 Models 4 u Lifestyle Site L38 Morrifield Greenhouses 575 Motueka Farm Machinery Ltd 854 &904 Mountain High Clothing Lifestyle Site L58 Mr Boats 885 & 935 MyMilk Ltd 423 N – Netafim Covered site: 16 Netspeed Data Ltd Lifestyle Site L36 New Zealand Fire Service 416+417 New Zealand First Covered site: 78 New Zealand Tractors 750+751 800+801 Newlands Group Ltd 381 Ngahiwi Farms Ltd 131 North Canterbury Equipment 355-357 405-407 Norwood Farm Machinery 550-555 & 600-605 Numat 7 Nymic Engineering 4 NZ Boer Goat Breeders Assn 3 NZ Fencing Solutions 858 NZ National Party Covered site: 10 NZ Natural Formulas Covered site: 1 NZ Safety Blackwoods 533- 534 NZ Trucking Association 909-911 O – Oamaru Meats Limited Covered site 22 OMC Power Equipment 675 On The Land Covered Site: 91 On-Farm Solutions 335 Orari Nursery 441 Orion New Zealand Limited 418 OSPRI Covered site: 70-71 Outback Enterprises Lifestyle Site L60 Ovis Management Ltd Covered site: 48-49

P – P L Berry & Associates Covered site: 44 Partners Finance & Lease Ltd Covered?

Paul Wilkins Tractors Ltd 706-708 Pearson Engineering Ltd 627 Performance Products Ltd 138 Permbrand 2013 Ltd 325 Peter Munro Commercials Ltd 682 PGG Wrightson Ltd 264-267 314-317 Placemakers Cranford Street 684-685 Plains Irrigators Ltd 721+722 Plains Pride Ltd 859 Plucks Engineering Ltd. 608+609 PMR Grain Systems 823+773 Polaris New Zealand 408+409 Polynet Products Limited 10 Porter Group 589-591 + 639-641 Power Farming 650-653 & 700-703 PPP Industries Ltd 387 Prattley Industries Ltd 216-217 Precision Farming 106 Premium Lifestyle 380 Proactive Drive Lifestyle site L6 Proforge Equipment 759+760 809+810 Prolan 861 Promax Engineered Plastics Ltd 870 Property Brokers 733 ProWay Livestock Equipment 289 Pump Systems 830 R – Rabobank 481 Rainer Irrigation Ltd 419+420 Rainfine Irrigation NZ 872 Rata Industries Group Ltd 459-461 Ravensdown Ltd 328 + 329 Ray Mayne Hose & Fittings Ltd 671-674 RD Petroleum 578 & 628 RDS Systems Ltd Covered site: 13 Read Industtrial Ltd 425 Real Dog Equipment Company 884 Redrockhats Lifestyle Site L10 Regis Coatings 18 REL Group (Rakaia Engineering Ltd) 223-226 Repco Hornby 634 Reporoa Engineering 1982 Ltd (Herdflow) 424 Revolution Postdrivers F4 Robertson /Hustler 807 Robson Environmental Services Ltd 323 Ross Galt Lock & Alarm Ltd 787 Rotowiper Ltd 824 Rugged Valley NZ 133 Rural Building Solutions Ltd 285 Rural Safe 186 Rural Tenancy Inspection Services Lifestyle Site: L42 Rural Women New Zealand Covered site: 63 Ruralco NZ Ltd 378-379 + 428-429 RV Super Centre Lifestyle Site L87 RX Plastics 431 S – Samen NZ Ltd 121 Sawmills New Zealand Ltd 637 Scannell hay equipment 164-166 Seed Force 850+851 900+901 Selwyn Rakaia Vets Services 373 Semex NZ LTD Covered site: 47 Shearwell New Zealand Ltd Covered site: 37 Shelfmart 2013 Ltd 139 SHOWTV Lifestyle Site L8 AND Covered Sites 89-90 Shuzi NZ Ltd Covered site: 2 Sibelco NZ Ltd Covered site: 11 Silvan 261+262 Silver Fern Farms 581+582 Simple Shelter 778-780 Simplicity Imports 775 Smiths Welldrilling Ltd 808 South Pacific Meats Limited 734 Southern Cypresses Ltd 16 Southern Humates Covered site: 46 Southern Woods Plant Nursery 108 Southfuels Ltd 276-277 Spacewise New Zealand 382 Specialised Structures Canterbury 725

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Stackit Storage Solutions 336 Stevens Products Limited Lifestyle Site L83-85 STIHL Shop Fosters 676-677 Stockade F2 Stoney Creek 433+434 + 383+384 Straight-Up Tree Trimming 924 Strainrite F3 Stronghold Fasteners 114 Stronghold Trading Ltd 175-177 Structure Wise Ltd 728+729 Sudeley Angus, Richon & Beechwood Herefords 532 Summit Collective Lifestyle Site L33 Sunergy Solar 928 Sunglass Shack Lifestyle Site L11 Sunshine Solar Lifestyle Site L7 Survus Consultants 22 Sustainable Water Limited 869 Suzuki New Zealand Limited 730-732 Synlait Milk Ltd 167-168 T – T L Parker Ltd 521 Taege Engineering 761-763 811-813 Talbot Agriculture Ltd 660-662 Tall Tree Topping 817 Taskpower NZ Ltd 724 Tasman Tanks NZ Limited 124 Tasman Young Farmers 482 Taylor Mechanical & Engineering 738+739 Te Pari Products 585+586 635+636 Techni-Ice Lifestyle Site L43-44 TechniPharm Group & Cowhouse ltd 170-172 Tepirita Enterprises Ltd 539+540 The Chainman Ltd 432 The Feeder Leader Company Limited 159 The Merino Story ( Haven Corporation Ltd) Lifestyle Site L22 The rockerman Lifestyle site L63 The Silver Connection Lifestyle Site L62 Thian - Planting & Drilling 687 Thinkwater Leeston 562-563 &612-613 Three Rivers Bale Feeders 110 Tokoroa Engineering 2014 Ltd 326 Toplink Machinery Ltd 160-163 Tow & Farm 723 Townsend Seeds International Ltd 538 TracMap NZ Ltd Covered sites 40 & 41 Tru-Test Group 218+219 TTI Industries (Milwaukee Tools NZ Ltd) 270 Tuatara Structures 21 Tulloch Farm Machines 654+655 704+705 Turbosawmill 977 TwinNeedle Outdoor Equipment Repairs Limited Lifestyle Site L25 Tyre General 920 U – United Fisheries Covered site: 28 United Insurance Brokers 128 V – Veehof Dairy Services Ltd 1&2 Viafos Importing 112 Viking Containment Covered site: 42 “Vredestein Agricultural Tyres Maxxis 4WD Tyres Starmaxx Agricultural Tyres Nokian Forestry Tyres” 240-241 W – Waikato Milking Systems 271-273 Wallace Corporation Limited 374+375 Waratah Fencing F1 WaterForce 368-370 Wearparts 311+312 Webbline Agriculture Ltd 754-756 804-806 Weld Worx Industrial Welding Supplies Ltd 786 Welshy Contracting 388 Westpac 488 Wide Span Sheds 922 Winton Stock Feed 118 Woodpeckersigns Lifestyle Site L17 Woodstock Quarries Limited 169 Worksafe NZ Covered site: 26 World Solar 871 World Wide Sires Covered site: 12 Woven Veranda Ltd Lifestyle Site L20 Z – Zee Tags Covered?

Zipperlock Buildings NZ 8 ZTR Mowers Ltd 774

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Improving across the generations Farm machinery engineering company Taege Engineering Ltd specialises in building innovative machinery demanded by New Zealand farmers. have the appropriate size tractor needed to carry a 6m machine around the hills themselves,” said director Keith Taege.

“The AS300 slots in beautifully alongside its predecessor. The size makes it easy to pull without the need to upgrade your tractor and it allows versatility and accuracy, particularly on the hills and steeper land. It also means you won’t have seed shelving issues, which is important with very low seeding rates of the winter and summer brassica crops.

“We have clients who have owned Taege drills and know the huge workload they can withstand, and with the success of the 6m air seeder have traded existing drills on the new 3m air seeder.”

Keith says when the need to cover the ground quickly it’s important the AS300 eases the workload of the AS600 by working alongside it.

Rough country which has never been drilled before is where the Taege 3m air

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seeder has proved itself very valuable, as it follows the contour of a solid 3m drill, with the accuracy of air.

The AS300 uses the same metering system as its 6m counterpart, the only main difference being the AS300 uses a domed distribution look whereas the 6m air seeder utilises the traditional red flat distribution style.

Taege equipment performs well in hard, rough and challenging conditions but are just at home on cultivated land. Taege equipment is put through its paces on the steepest, roughest conditions around the country.

With the computerised sponge metering system, which is standard across all models, it provides farmers and contractors with fast, easy and accurate calibration without the risk of seed damage.

To see the AS300 visit Taege Engineering at the South Island Agricultural Field Days at sites 761–763 and 811–813.

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The family-owned business has developed specialised seed drills for pasture renovation and cropping farms, viticulture and the turf market, along with tyne harrows, tyre rollers, cultivators, post drivers and custom builds.

Taege air seeders have been in demand for some time and have been built on the proven 6m Taege Cultivator base. Competitively priced and offering great value, the Taege Airseeder range offers a full complement of sizes and upgrades to suit individual needs.

In response to the demand for a smaller air seeder, the company recently developed the AS300 3m air seeder to work in conjunction with its popular big brother the AS600 6m version.

“There was an obvious demand for a 3m air seeder, as the 6m version is highly effective on larger flat areas where it covers the ground efficiently, but farmers with steeper country often don’t

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Critical for cow health The transitioning stage for fodder beet feeding has become part of the cow’s winter diet and is critical to ensuring that cow health and the nutritional value of fodder beet are optimised. The Rata Root Crop bucket is an ideal way to help manage this process.

Fodder beet has become increasingly popular over the past two or three years because the crop is high yielding and suitable as a supplement feed for dairy herds. Despite that, they are an excellent source of energy.

Stock can be offered too much of the high sugar crop in their daily feed intake at the

beginning of the crop being fed, and not get sufficient time to adapt.

Fodder Beet has a high sugar content and this means that excessive intake can lead to lactic acid production in the cow’s rumen and cause acidosis.

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Another important advantage of opening up a beet paddock in this way is that it helps to manage stock in the paddock once the transition period is over, by giving enough space for the stock to move freely without competition and will minimise the possibility of the stock breaking through the electric fence.

Beet buckets are simple tools, but to get the job done efficiently, it’s important to know what works best and Rata have done considerable ground work over four years, working with farmers and operators to manufacture beet buckets that will perform with exceptional results.

Bolt on side skids are standard when purchasing your bucket. The functional design of the bucket base ensures that the beets load naturally, giving any surplus soil sufficient area to fall through.

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A essential piece of farming equipment New Zealand’s specialist hoof care manufacturer is hoping to wrangle farmers into checking out an essential piece of farm equipment at South Island Agricultural Field Days this year.

The Wrangler is a field days stalwart, having introduced its flagship product, the Wrangler handling crush, at National Fieldays almost 20 years ago.

Two decades on and many awards later, the ever-evolving Wrangler is still New Zealand farmers’ favourite piece of equipment for all handling requirements, from hoof care to re-tagging, calving and caesareans.

Whether you are planning a new shed or updating an existing one, the Wrangler is an essential piece of farm equipment. Wilco and Waverley Klein-Ovink and The Wrangler team are experts at helping you choose the best Wrangler model for your requirements.

South Island Agricultural Field Days is the perfect place to check out the product in person before placing an order to ensure the product is on farm and ready to go on June 1.

The Wrangler is bestknown for its flagship product, the Wrangler, but over time several incredible innovations have been added to the

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One of these is the Ride Over Gate, also on display at South Island Agricultural Field Days. Winner of the National Fieldays Innovation Award, the Ride Over

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Innovative Kiwi brand

Te Pari is a global market leader in safe and efficient livestock handling solutions. The brand was originally established in 1980 by Pete French. Pete’s father (Ted) developed a basic scissor action docking iron and Pete redesigned and refined the concept.

This scissor action docking iron won a NZ Agricultural Fieldays Invention Award in 1980 and an Equipment Award in 1981 and this docking iron became the flagship product for Te Pari.

The Company was awarded six other NZ Agricultural Fieldays accolades and one Australian National Fieldays award over the next 10

years for products developed ‘in house’.

In 1997 the Blampied family purchased Te Pari Products and continued to expand the product range.

Based in Oamaru, today the company is still familyowned and continues to expand and build on its heritage of innovation and reliability.

They have a wide range of cattle and sheep handling equipment and products available including the new Revolution Injection Gun that takes the guesswork out of dosing. Castration, docking and dehorning instruments, muck scrapers and cattle head bails are also available.

Te Pari is also famous for their innovative cattle yard

packages, loading ramps, swing and sliding gates for cattle or sheep yards plus accessories, strainers, fencing tools and insulators, wire reels and clips. They also stock spare parts to ensure your equipment remains in top condition for years to come.

The company now employs modern production methods including robotic welders and

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• Reduces surface run–off and drainage loss, reduces preferential flow of water run–off in soil.

• Can be applied by a number of different means to target risk zones.

• Assists with addressing high soil potassium levels.

For more about Natural Gypsum and soil stabilisation visit www.gypsum.co.nz Rates vary per farm and soil type. Applications can last for up to three years and can be used as a base layer in stand–off (loading) pads.

has a highly skilled sales and customer services team. The Te Pari mission is to ensure the safety and welfare of farming people and animals by providing innovative, high quality products produced in an environmentally sustainable way, delivered with outstanding customer ser vice. This involves assisting far mer s to embrace technology and new

methodology to increase efficiency. Te Pari aims to be a global market leader of seamless solutions for livestock producers delivered and backed with trustworthy customer support. Register on the company website at www.tepari.com to keep up to date with news and information and to keep abreast of competitions and promotions.

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Yards at reasonable prices Frustrated with the upkeep required on wooden cattle yards and exploring their options for steel yards, father and son David and Thomas Mitchell found a company offering what they believed to be the best products on the market, being sold for a fraction of the price of other companies.

So impressed with the products, the Mitchells not only purchased yards, they acquired the entire business.

Premium Lifestyle offers a vast range of steel cattle and sheep yards, farm gates, horse arenas and dog runs.

Thomas explains “while other companies try to reduce the amount of steel used in order to reduce costs, we completely over-engineer our products in order to ensure they are strong and will last a long, long time.” Premium Lifestyle is able to reduce costs to farmers by keeping overheads low. “We run the business from our lifestyle block. There are no fixed overheads so we can afford to pass the cost savings on to farmers and they really appreciate the level of quality and value for money.”

All of Premium Lifestyle products are modular, so can easily be configured to form anything from a single

animal mobile calving yard, to a 500 head yard. The modular design allows them to be moved, reconfigured or extended easily.

Frustrated with high prices and substandard products in the NZ market, Premium Lifestyle Ltd was established as a January 2010 in order to provide New Zealanders with high quality, durable stock management products at reasonable prices . The company brought together a number of skilled individuals and many strategic partners with core values aimed at providing our customers the very best products designed and manufactured around their lifestyle.

Over the years Premium Lifestyle has become known throughout New Zealand and further afield as the ‘go to’ company in a number of industry sectors, catering to commercial farm sectors; lifestyle and small holding

owners; animal boarding facilities; equestrian centers and stud’s as well as fencing contractors. The company’s strengths revolve around Premium L i f e s t y l e ’s strengths revolve around dedication to our customers and responsive action to their requests, an extremely wellpriced product range offering a high return on investment and our innovative designs and environmentally sound solutions. Over the forthcoming years we are set to continue to grow and will invest heavily into new research and product development to further enhance our range and broaden our customer base.

We will be at the South Island Agricultural Field Days later this month and can work with you to select a standard yard design, or take your own design and provide you with a quote to achieve it using our products.

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Horizontal Milk Cooling Tanks with Iced Water Cooling – 50% more effective in cooling the milk compared to standard direct expansion systems without any risk of freezing the milk due to the water temperature of +0.5 > 1.0degC. Highly suitable for AMS (Robotic Farming Systems) with low milk flows – no risk of freezing the milk.

Improved Milk quality through Snap Chilling = potentially a higher return adding PROFITS to the farm.

For 30yrs Eurotec has been supplying the NZ Refrigeration Industry with leading Global Brands. The only NZ supplier of this technology providing nationwide coverage and After Sales Support with branches in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch with over 30 Approved Refrigeration Installers throughout the country from Invercargill to Whangarei.

Check out the DCS website www.dairycoolingsolutions.nz, talk to your refrigeration contractor, and come and see DCS/Packo milk cooling technologies operating at the Northland Field Days, Central Districts Field Days and South Island Agricultural Field Days.

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Water Saving with PIB’s – bore water pre-cooling is not necessary with the correctly sized PIB. This is ideal for drought prone regions or where water supplies are restricted.

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Keeping vermin at bay

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Protecting your investment is priority for all property owners — whether your investment is a rural, commercial, industrial or residential building, all owners are seeking new and innovative ways to improve the sustainability and durability of their buildings.

Phil Williams the MD and Scott Hellyer the GM

Steel sheds, whilst having the advantages of greater spans and durability, have had the distinct disadvantage of access for birds and vermin — until now.

Phil Williams has worked with Structure Wise to develop a new and innovative purlin range, an enclosed steel section that is completely bird and vermin proof, with no visible roof or wall fixings.

The product is simple to install and able to span up to 10m, greater than any bird proof sawn timber solution, thus opening up

new horizons for farm and industrial buildings.

Our new purlins offer a better value proposition to the farmer by eliminating the use of intermediary supports for the roof and wall frame, resulting in a cleaner design with the added benefit of reduced labour and machinery cost throughout the construction phase — a real win-win for all parties.

Ideal for the likes of dairy sheds and other buildings where enclosing the building with walls is not always viable or possible, this product is

also suitable for commercial and residential wall framing.

With patent pending, the new purlin range is now being 100% locally manufactured in Leeston, and is available in most of the Structure Wise range of sheds, factories and warehouses.

The purlin was invented

by Phil Williams of Structure Wise and a machine to manufacture them was imported from China then altered to suit requirements. It is a world first — and at this stage is only manufactured by Structure Wise, under patents.

From the first grid sampling and variable rate testing conducted

by Agronomy Solutions in 2010 the plan was to address hidden soil pH and nutrient issues that were not showing up in a single paddock test.

Seven years on, and having many paddocks revisited for testing a second and third time, results are very satisfying.

They suggesting that standard liming practice are a little top heavy.

Especially when no longer dealing with averages but precision testing and spreading. Correcting soil pH is having the added advantage of freeing up the availability of nutrients already in the soil.

Increased pH above expected levels are being seen, and available Phosphate and Potassium levels are increasing at a rate far greater than we imagined. This encourages consideration to reduce application rates further and save growers even more than they are currently. It’s a win, win for the growers, reducing cost and increasing the performance of crops and

grass pasture. With current farm margin’s there is never a better time to make reductions whilst maintaining output that is sustainable for the land and environment. From as little as $13.20/ Ha a year it’s a no brainer!

All soil tests are conducted in a certified NZ laboratory to a high standard, ensuring accurate results.

Not just mapping for pH but also; phosphate, potassium and magnesium gives a full overview of nutrient status. In years between soil

testing, variable rate fertiliser maps can be made for each individual crop.

Agronomy Solutions are independent of product supply, they tailor recommendations with nutrient requirements on a range of crops and are happy to work with the growers chosen adviser to come up with nutrient plans.

The bespoke service is designed to be affordable and sustainable.

Agronomy Solutions pride themselves on attention to detail.

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Kitset buildings made easy Alpine Buildings is a family-owned and operated business supplying the fastest and easiest to install kitset sheds on the market, with the founding director having more than 35 years of practical experience in the industry.

Alpine Industries was started in the early 1990s manufacturing letterboxes and providing general building work, which quickly progressed to kitset farm buildings.

“We were the first company in New Zealand to supply ‘truly complete’ kitset sheds and still continue this tradition of excellence.

Continuous development takes place to ensure our sheds are the easiest and fastest on the market to install,” said branch manager Owen Brewerton.

Alpine’s experienced inhouse design team think sheds 100 per cent of the time. Team members are highly trained and experienced, innovative and motivated individuals who work around the clock to quickly put together a range of structures to achieve their client’s needs.

“If you require a quality, strong, bird-proof farm shed anywhere in New Zealand, our

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team are ready to help you with your project.

“They can be built with or without a concrete floor, using solid construction with no flimsy steel and we provide all barges and door flashings with the timber beams plumb cut and ready to go.”

Dr y timber pur lins are bolted to pre-welded J-hangers and full instructions are included.

Implement, storage or contractor sheds, hangers, workshops and animal shelters are part of the range Alpine Buildings has available.

The staff organise all plans, engineers reports, PS1 and building consents, taking the stress away from the client. “We provide

customers satisfaction and peace of mind by exceeding their expectations through the knowledge, coaching and experience our team provides, supplying our range of kitset farm buildings and sheds.”

Alpine Buildings NZ Ltd will be at the South Island Agricultural Field Days at sites 764–765 and 814–815.

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Approaching rural disputes Disputes in the rural sector are commonly either left to fester unresolved or head down the pathway of litigation.

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The first option never delivers a good outcome, and often the second doesn’t fully satisfy one or all of the parties, according to Bill Jermyn, a qualified, experienced rural mediator offering South Island-wide service from his base near Lincoln in Canterbury.

Mediation should be considered as a good alternative. Although not widely understood or used in the rural setting, it can offer benefits to settling disputes that are not available through litigation. Those benefits include confidentiality, timeliness, cost and, most

importantly, the parties being in control of the result. It is especially suitable where disputing parties cannot avoid, or would prefer to continue, the relationship after settlement.

This applies especially to disputes between neighbours, with long-term suppliers or contractors, or among family members.

Farm succession is one potentially ‘high crash’ area which could often benefit from mediated discussion on the important issues of how family members actually feel about the process or the outcome before it’s too late.

While sorting out the issues of finances and legalities is vital, settlement plans still come unstuck when feelings run high and are not attended to, or are suppressed for appearances sake. Bill still remembers from 30 years ago the words of a then-prominent Christchurch barrister as he sat in the High Court waiting to do jury service; “When a family goes to court, it never comes home.”

Most crashes are avoidable. Come and say g’day to Bill on site C59 at SIAFD in Kirwee from March 29–31, or contact him directly.

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I also asked Simon about the current problems related to safe lead removal. Simon says.

I asked Simon what the Stripping Roadshow is all about and he said, “The Stripping Roadshow is a DIY paint and varnish stripping exhibition travelling regionally throughout New Zealand.”

“The purpose of the Stripping Roadshow is to show Cooper’s stripping any paint or varnish from any surface.”

Simon says, this month the Stripping Roadshow will be in Canterbury. “We have on exhibition some impressive before and after displays, as well as practical one on one demonstrations.”

Come and meet the family, chat to us about your project, bring along some photos of what you want to strip and we’ll select a similar old piece of paint or varnish to strip with you.”

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“I am very proud of it and the results it has achieved,” he says.

With Cooper’s having been used on well over 100,000 homes, Simon says anyone can easily strip anything covered in paint or varnish, whether the “Because there is no lead dust created through sanding, or lead vapour generated by heat guns, lead poisoning is no longer a concern”

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I asked him what on earth possessed him to try and change the norm.

“I was sick of how difficult it was to use the current strippers, and knew sanding was a complete waste of time,” Simon says.

“Why sand when the person who made the item, sanded it in the first place? I was determined to make a product that was easy to use and made sanding obsolete.”

Simon is Kiwi-born and bred and as a dairy farmer’s son he was taught at a young age to work things out, rather than to accept things as they are.

At high school he developed a passion for working with wood and his love of fine Simon Cooper from the Cooper’s strip club furniture began.

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BUSINESS PROFILE

Fences for all situations Choosing the right fencing and gates for your farm, lifestyle, commercial or residential property is easy with Canterbury’s local expert, Boundaryline Fencing Systems based in Hornby, Christchurch.

“In recent years we have continued to expand our range of fencing systems to include different types of metal and panel fences to complement our ever-popular ‘Post and Rail’ lifestyle fencing and this enables us to offer an effective solution to enhance and protect any property,” says sales manager Hugh McGaveston.

All Boundaryline fence systems are designed to be

installed easily with minimal site disruption. The unique straight-through mortise in the Post and Rail fencing means the posts and rails are connected without using any hardware, resulting in a strong, durable fence that is available in both macrocarpa and treated radiata pine Assisting clients in choosing the right fence for their pool is a specialty for the Boundaryline Canterbury

team, and they can provide a full supply and install solution or supply product only if the customer prefers to arrange installation themselves.

A popular choice for pools is the glass fencing system and an exciting new addition to the DuraPanel aluminum fencing range is — AXIS, which is architecturally designed to achieve a unique ‘floating vertical’ effect when installed.

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clients. This is backed up by an overnight courier service to any main center and rapid road-freight delivery service for all larger consignments.

Call to site 877 at the South Island Field Days and meet the friendly Boundaryline team to discuss your fencing or entrance way project and grab a burger and a drink whilst you are there. A wide range of fencing products will be on display for clients to view.

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fences and gates to meet the diverse requirements of property owners and developers. “We work with companies in the industry in Europe, Australia and the United States to keep up with global design trends,” says Hugh, who is proud of the company’s ever-growing range to meet market demand.

“We provide efficient manufacturing and dispatch systems and constant communication with our

“Our mission is to supply a complete range of innovative fencing systems throughout New Zealand from our three branches strategically located in Auckland, Christchurch and Invercargill, and we are committed to ensuring that our service to our valued clients is always prompt, personal and professional.”

Boundar yline wor ks with homeowners, fencers, contractors, builders, and designers to supply quality

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ADVERTORIAL

Celebrating a decade Sebco are celebrating 10 years of manufacturing and supplying diesel tanks, waste oil tanks and tanks for the storage of AdBlue® to farms and industry all across New Zealand.

March 2007, saw Sebco launch a new product into the diesel tank market with the Sebco 2300 Diesel Station.

This unit was the first plastic bunded diesel tank introduced to the New Zealand market, a new concept.

At the South Island field days held at Lincoln, Sebco started with six 2300 diesel stations lined up.

“The grass was worn down to the dirt in front of them due to foot traffic at the end of 3 days, they created so much interest,” said managing director Ed Harrison. Ed and his team were proud to win the Innovation Awards at the South Island field days and also at National Fieldays that year. “Those awards really helped put us on the map,” said Ed. Within a short time, Sebco went on to expand their product range to meet market needs, adding the 4800L, 1300L stations and 500 transportable models.

Presently, Sebco has nearly 2,000 units operating successfully throughout New Zealand and Australia.

The introduction of AdBlue® and vehicle emission standards to the transport industry, created a new market for the company.

Sebco added their Sebco Blue Stations to store and dispense this liquid. Sebco Blue Stations can be seen in use across a large number of sectors such as farming, bus/truck companies and also a large number of truckstop sites.

Waste oil storage was another area that Sebco believed a better approach could be taken, and so invested in manufacturing new self-contained units that would pass the most stringent regulatory inspection.

Through the years Sebco products have a reputation for quality. They offer the end user peace of mind, that they will do exactly what is

required, ie protect valuable fuel, keeping fuel clean, dispense fuel quickly and with ease, and protect the environment from spills.

We have spoken with a number of Sebco customers from the past 10 years and you get comments like: ‘it is the best bloody thing I’ve ever bought for the farm’.

Sebco will be celebrating their anniversary at the South Island Agricultural Field Days, Kirwee in March, and are keen to see existing and future customers help them celebrate, by offering huge discounts on the Sebco Diesel Station range for a very limited time, with savings of up to $2,500 plus GST off the retail price.

Call Ed on 0800 473 226 to get full pricing and an information pack, and to secure your special deal, which is only available for a limited time. For more information also visit sebco. co.nz.

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Founded in 2011, Hoseman has quickly built a reputation throughout Canterbury as experts in their field and they have become well-known for their reliable, responsive service and commitment to excellence.

The Hoseman team is headed up by Rodger Sowden, who recently came on board as a franchisee, bringing with him a formidable wealth of experience managing hydraulics teams across Canterbury.

They have also teamed up with top Australasian supplier of hydraulic fittings and gear, Ryco, and the enterprise has gone from strength to strength.

“We have built our reputation on being ready to swing into action 24 hours a day, but being responsive isn’t any good if you don’t have the skills to get the job done, and that is where we excel,” said Rodger.

“Our team prides itself on putting our customers first, and making sure we do whatever it takes to get their equipment

moving. “Recently we have set up a new North Canterbury operation; based out of the Gemmell Contracting Yard in Waikuku. This new location allows us to meet the needs of our customers in the rural Canterbury heartland.”

Hoseman understands that rural Canterbury has a high demand for hydraulic services, and to match that demand they have entrusted their most experienced technician Phil Sleeman with

looking after their customers.

Phil is a seasoned veteran and well-known in rural North Canterbury thanks to years of work in the area as a Mechanical Field Service Technician.

“Phil will be working hard alongside the rest of the Hoseman team, keeping the wheels, scoops and harrows moving,” said Rodger.

“With Ryco’s quality products and Phil’s knowledge and commitment to service,

we know we will remain a trusted and reliable partner to our customers in the North Canterbury region.

Hoseman will continue to offer very competitive prices, and that will never change.

“Come and see us at stand 921 at the South Island Agricultural Field Days to find out what we can do for your business, and while you’re there try out the Ryco race car simulator that will be on-site.”

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SITE 187 Latest technology • R8 Norogard Automated chemical treating system Who are RYCO? When you hear RYCO think quality high pressure hydraulic hose and fittings.

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Who can buy RYCO? RYCO quality range of hydraulic hose and fittings are supported by a network of loyal and committed distributors worldwide. Hoseman are the RYCO 24•7 franchise and distributor for RYCO in Canterbury.

• Save time and money by utilising farm saved seed • Seed treatment is your first line of defence against pests and disease • Operating a high capacity gravity table to increase quality for resowing and contract specifications • Mobile trailer with indent cylinders for fine cleaning and length separation with cereals or grass seed • Twin rotor screening machine for whole job or hire • Servicing Otago & Canterbury

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JOIN THE RESISTANCE! See us at the South Island Agricultural Field Days and pick up a FREE tube of sunscreen when you talk to us about Happe and Edge – the new generation of endophytes from DLF Seeds.

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THE SANDSTONE

BY ANN MORGAN

Darryn and Joanne Shepherd purchased their 660-hectare property overlooking the Canterbury Plains 14 years ago for deer farming, and as a result started Woodstock Quarries supplying sandstone and basalt rock.

“A

couple of years into deer farming a colleague had a client who was doing a dairy conversion and needed some decent fill for his dairy lanes, as he said he wasn’t buying cows to walk down a sloppy lane,” said Darryn.

“We found a hole in the hill at the back of our farm with a bit of what we thought was clay and rock for him. That is how our quarry began as we discovered it was not clay/ rock but very good sandstone on our property. We eventually sold off the deer farm and kept 200 hectares for the quarry.”

The couple spent 18 months organising legal permits and resource

consents from council and then Darryn started driving around dairy farms offering their sandstone product for creating dairy lanes.

“Most guys said ‘looks good, call me in a couple of years when someone else has used it’, and some of those guys are now our best clients.

“When we began doing dair y capping with the sandstone, we started out with a little 20-tonner and hired a screening/crushing plant,” said Darryn.

“The sandstone is dug out of the hill and goes into a hopper, through the screening/crushing plant, and comes out as dairy capping at the other end.”

Woodstock Quarries also have armour rock which supplies basalt rock for ocean/river wall protection, including projects past and current with Central Plains Water wall protection and other major industrial works where the rock stops wave and river action from destroying banks.

T h ey also supply landscaping chips, restore dairy lanes, seal ponds and stabilise banks.

“We now have a new impermeable product, which we are using for things like protecting the Avon river so the water can’t get through the gravel.

“Years ago we got some clay tested for stabilising and

Darryn and Joanne Shepherd started Woodstock Quarries after discovering very good sandstone on their property

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When a lane is getting tired Darryn and his team can uplift and re-establish the capping making it stable again pond sealing as we thought surely one type must be better than the other — and it was.”

Darryn’s day typically starts at 4.30am ensuring the quarry is ready for his staff and the day’s work ahead.

“I work with the men to extract the material from the hill face and into dump trucks and this is then processed into varying sized products.” Darryn says there

is a difference in products available on the market.

“Our philosophy is about getting the job done once and correctly. If something goes wrong, put your hand up and fix it. We are in a commodity market and you never know who is going to call on you.

“Our sandstone locks up really well for dairy lane capping. It has the impermeability, so it can’t decompose as water can’t

Woodstock Quarries sandstone locks up really well for dairy lane capping and has good grip when it is wet get into it, you can almost see the water go over it and dry instantly.

“The sandstone has a very good grip in the wet and it doesn’t get slippery. It is used a lot on underpasses and sheds and it stays hard and doesn’t pothole.

“A guy called recently and his lane has been down for 10 years and it is still as good as when we put it down. When a lane is getting tired on the

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top we go and put the rippers through, grade it, and add half the product we normally use and relay it — then they have another very stable laneway which will last a long time, and the farmer should not have to buy any more capping going forward.

“We love our job and the dairy thing has been darn good to us. It can take a long time to convince farmers that something is good, but once

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they are happy they will stick with you.

“In hard times we have helped our clients in different ways of sorting payments, as it helps take pressure off them in a relaxed way, and we believe you have to help each other in tough times.

“We don’t need to be greedy about anything, it is about having a product that helps others.

“You live to make memories. Take control and enjoy the excitement of keeping your mind active and keeping busy. Life is about being happy and making memories and enjoying what you can — forget the small stuff. Canterbury is a family place, it will be good for it to get back to what it was pre-earthquake when it is finished.”

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Building on a proud heritage Agricultural technology has come a long way in the last six decades — but the values and skills forged in the early days of the industry remain evergreen. That is the secret to success for one of the biggest names in the business — JJ Limited.

When Massey Ferguson entered New Zealand in 1958 they approached Abbey Jones to be the exclusive dealer in Southland, and JJ Limited was born. The business grew from its early roots in Invercargill and expanded through Southland, Otago and into Canterbury. This expansion was made possible by JJ’s reputation for selling quality products and providing an unparalleled level of service. And it’s a reputation that continues to grow.

The new millennium has seen new challenges and new opportunities open up for this innovative homegrown company.

Expanding into Canterbury in 2009, the JJ team were also proud to witness their flagship Massey Ferguson brand conquer the Antarctic ice in a tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary’s epic polar mission.

And back on the farm, their range of products has grown to encompass the best in the world — including Fendt,

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With the company now being run by the third generation of the Jones family the same core values that drove JJ’s expansion continue to see them achieve excellence in all they do.

With a busy Field Days planned, the team at JJ Limited are preparing to showcase the newest and best in the field of modern agriculture. It is certain that

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ADVERTORIAL

Italian expertise on show Agriline will be displaying the industry leading Vigolo mulchers on their site at the South Island Field Days. These mulchers are built in Italy with a very strong emphasis on quality. They are excellent for gorse, broom, tree prunings, or general clearing and topping.

Mulchers are the ideal machine for topping as they chop everything up very fine so it breaks down a lot faster and therefore increases regrowth. In addition, the topped grass will work as a mulch to retain moisture in the soil. Mike Hamlin from Agriline has had more than 20 years’ experience with mulchers and has specified these machines to suit the New Zealand conditions.

There are a few important points about the Vigolo mulcher that sets it apart from anything else on the market.

The large diameter rotor is an important feature on the mulchers as it gives good strength and momentum and makes the mulcher easier to drive in heavygoing conditions.

The flails cannot hit each other; a lot of unnecessary wear is caused by flail clash, while high-horsepower rated gearboxes ensure a long life. An overrun clutch inside the gearbox ensures your driveshaft is as long as possible. A unique wide skid

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Better grass, better animals New pasture is more attractive to grazing animals and easier to manage during late spring and early summer, and getting the right mix in autumn sowing simply means smoother farm life ahead.

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Because new pastures are grazed more uniformly, it’s easier for farmers to control the quantity of residual dry matter when animals are moved. The optimum postgrazing residual means optimum ME regrowth and increased animal performance at the next productive grazing.

New pastures consistently produce an average of 0.5 more megajoules of ME/kg DM — on top of the extra dry matter produced by a new pasture.

This is due to a higher propor tion of desirable species that are later and more uniform flowering with a leafier sward and fewer seed heads produced Most new perennial r yegrass cultivars are av a i l a b l e with new endophytes developed to solve particular problems in different regions. The endophyte occurring naturally in New Zealand ryegrass pastures — ‘standard’ or ‘wild’ endophyte — makes its

host ryegrass plants resistant to some insect pests. New endophytes are continuing to be developed to maintain good animal health while enhancing pest resistance.

As well as Argentine stem weevil, new endophytes provide resistance to pasture mealy bug, black beetle and root aphid, with more pests likely to be added to this list. DairyNZ carried out a

three-year study comparing pastures with the novel AR1 and standard endophyte — the former produced 9% more milk solids than the latter.

The Pasture Improvement Leadership Group led by DairyNZ includes researchers, the seed industry, farmers and agricultural contractors.

The group was originally formed to help tackle issues affecting pasture persistence

and performance head-on by ensuring farmers receive consistent, timely messages.

To highlight a broadening of scope, the group name has recently been updated as it aims to tackle a wider range of pasture persistence issues.

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The answer lies in soil It is a simple fact that the right soil fertility is vital for optimal plant growth – but then the formula gets a little more complex as there are 16 nutrients required by plants for optimum growth and animal nutrition or cropping value. be used to assess how much nutrient has been taken up from a fertiliser application and to check trace element status.

There are two key reasons to test and analyse pasture samples and the first of these are concerns about animal health and insufficient concentrations of Mg, Na, Cu, Co and Se, with excessively high concentrations of K, Mo and Mn. The second is clover nutrition, with clovers having a higher requirement of all nutrients compared to grasses. They are a sensitive indicator of underlying soil fertility.

Clovers are very high quality feeds and there are a number available with white clover and red clover the most commonly used.

White clover performs well on moderate to highly fertile soils,and is summer active, with optimal growing temperature 5°C higher than perennial ryegrass It maintains higher feed quality in late spring, at the time grass plants seed, so helps maintain the milksolids production from pastures. It fixes N in pastures, improving total pasture production and helping develop organic

matter in poorer soils.

Good grazing management (grazing at the right time and maintaining consistent grazing residual) allows light into the base of the pastures to prevent shading and promote white clover growth.

White clover is usually sown as a part of mixed sward pasture, where its DM yield varies from 1t up to 7 t DM/ha/year. On new dairy farm conversions where soil

N concentration is low and reserves have not yet been created with organic matter, white clover contributes significantly to DM yield, but its contribution in developed farm situations is seldom over 30% at a single grazing and often much less.

In contrast animal performance from pastures improves markedly with increasing clover content, up to 50 per cent.

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Thirteen of these nutrients are obtained from the soil.

There are five nutrients N, P, K, S and Mg (pumice soils) that are added to soils in fertilisers. The remaining nutrients are abundant in most New Zealand soils.

As in all farming input, it comes down to costs. Capital fertiliser inputs can be much greater than the maintenance input, especially if a rapid increase in the soil nutrient status is required.

It is important to measure the current soil nutrient status to assess whether a farm is in the maintenance or development stage.

Soil testing and taking into account fertiliser history is the only way to assess nutrient status A robust soil fertilitymonitoring programme is the best way to monitor nutrients in topsoil of any farm. Fertiliser costs are a major investment and need to be monitored. Even in the maintenance stage, more precise rates can be calculated from establishing trends in soil levels over time through the use of annual testing.

Pasture testing is a required back up to soil testing, as analysis should

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The potential of good pasture Autumn is a time of pasture renewal on farms across the country and time to consider pasture quality as well as quantity in feeding livestock.

It is a matter that has become increasingly important in the light of the industry’s economic growth that has been boosted as the world demands more protein, and importers increasingly looking to specifics in what they are buying for on-sale in markets abroad.

This is particularly due to a move towards production to customer specification, particularly for carcass weight and timing of supply.

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the growth of young animals on that pasture.

Measuring the nutritive value of a pasture can be done by direct laboratory assessment or by indirect visual assessment.

Laboratory measurements include metabolisable energy (ME), digestibility, fibre and protein.

How much do animals eat and why? What drives potential intake? The potential feed intake of animals is determined by physiological state (eg pregnancy, lactation, sex) and genetics. The animals’ health and the feed offered

determine whether the potential is reached. Intake is influenced by the amount of pasture offered to the animal, commonly estimated as pasture cover, pre-and post-grazing dry matter yield or height The more that is offered, the more that can potentially be eaten, up to a maximum where increased pasture dry matter yield has no more influence on intake and liveweight gain.

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Soil Matters with Peter Burton You can build it or burn it Soil carbon that is; the very thing we rely on for our survival. throughout the country, to show that water quality is deteriorating and that it’s closely aligned to the recent intensification of dairy farming.

But here’s the thing. As it is under grazed pasture that soil organic matter and humus can be most rapidly built, it’s not intensive farming as such that’s the problem, it’s just the way it’s being carried out.

Accepting that as fact, it means intensive pastoral farming is potentially the saviour of water quality and the environment at large. As pasture growth increases, so too can the amount eaten, resulting in extra dung deposited, and along with dead leaf and old roots, soil organic matter rapidly develops and everyone wins.

But it’s got to be carried out without regular applications of fertiliser nitrogen. Farm consultants agree on this point because they inform me that the amount being applied has declined from around 200kg/ha to 160kg/ ha, but argue that without

some pasture, production immediately declines.

Remove an essential component of any diet without replacing it and there will be a decline in performance, however fertiliser nitrogen can be replaced and when this takes place there’s no reduction in annual pasture production, just a change in when it occurs.

Naturally, early season pasture production is slower with less nitrogen applied, however from early November onwards there is a steady gain due to vigorous clover growth. It’s more nutritious and digestible than grass resulting in less animal weight loss and higher levels of production, often without the requirement for supplementary feed. Clover is the primary provider of nitrogen, so more is fixed naturally, free-of-charge, however because clovers thrive where there are higher levels of readily available calcium, for best results soil conditions require modifying.

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Without it there is no plant growth as we know it, and as it’s being diminished, less nutrient and moisture is available for plant uptake.

Any reduction in soil carbon levels, due to it being a highly effective filter, results in a decrease in water quality.

A check of soil tests taken over the last twenty years along with the fertiliser that’s been recommended will show whether more nutrient is being recommended now just to maintain soil nutrient levels.

Is summer pasture production becoming a greater concern? It’s a given that at some time during summer, there will be a hot dry period. It’s the way it’s been forever and due to the westerly flow patterns, the east coast is likely to suffer more than the west.

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rule of thumb is one tonne/ ha/year, and it’s best applied in late spring. Autumn is a little late to get full benefit, however there is a step that can be taken now in preparation for next season.

An autumn application of Golden Bay dolomite provides essential calcium and helps with an upward shift in soil pH, both of which aid clover growth.

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As the hot days of summer draw to a close and autumn rolls around again, it’s a good time to think ahead and make plans to weather the cold days which are coming. If the good weather right now has been the catalyst for some renovations or the opportunity to build afresh, this is a great time to consider insulation for the future.

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For a reliable indication of how efficiently a dairy herd is working, take a look at the effluent pond. This advice comes from visiting Kiwi farmer and consultant David Law. “Contrar y to popular opinion, a crust is not inevitable,” he told farmers.

“But it does tell you there is something wrong and that money is there to be won by putting it right. Although straw bedding can make a contribution, this is small in comparison to undigested fibre that has passed through the cows and forms the crust.”

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An approach developed by Mr Law is to think of a dairy system as four interconnected parts — soil, grass, cows and effluent — which he calls a BioCircle™.

“Fundamentally, this begins and ends with the soil and the ways in which it affects grass quality,” he explains. “Whether grazed or conserved, this impacts the cows, then effluent impacts soil biology, either for good or ill.” Starting with the soil, Mr Law advocates two main steps: “First, have you soil analysed, not just for pH, nitrogen, phosphate, potash and sulphur, but also 12 additional elements covered by the Kinsey Albrecht system. Based on this, with

independent interpretation and advice, make a plan to correct soil pH to 6.4 in conjunction with correcting mineral imbalances, particularly calcium and magnesium. “Next, consider the impact, not always for the better, of your effluent on soil and grassland. From a crusted store, even after breaking up with a stirrer, it is likely to be dominated by anaerobic bacteria that have proliferated during prolonged oxygen deprivation caused by the crust.

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Last month we talked about preventative trimming. This month I want to go a step further and talk about lame cows.

Remember how we said that the outer claw is often higher than the inner claw?

That means that the outer claw will carry a greater part of the weight. When it carries more weight the live tissue inside that outer claw is under more stress than the inner claw.

When a cow gets laminitis (a disease in the foot that damages the blood vessels of the claw and weakens the live tissue), the outer claw will suffer more because of this extra stress. So when we trim this claw preventatively, we spread the weight evenly over the two claws and the effects of the disease will be minimised.

If a cow got to the point where the outer claw became too badly affected and ended up lame, then we need to go further. If this claw suffered more because of the extra pressure, then the logical thing to do for this cow is to minimise the pressure as much as we can.

We lower that claw even further so that the outer claw ends up being lower than the smaller claw. In this case the

inner claw will end up taking a bigger part of the weight.

You may ask now how that can help a cow because the inner claw is going to be overstressed and will end up going lame.

That would be true if the outer claw had to deal with this extra pressure for a long time, like two or three months. But because the outer claw will grow back in time it is not an issue. Having trimmed the outer claw thinner the live tissue inside this claw is getting rest and can heal up again. Taking the pressure off the wound is the key to overcoming lameness and most people know this.

We often see lame cows that have been trimmed by a staff member, where the wound has been dug out. The philosophy is that you take the weight away from the wound and spread it out over the rest of that claw. That is wrong.

The weight has to go to the other claw. The whole lame claw needs to be released from weight. In this case we are still not finished with this lame cow. We need to take

all the loose horn away. If you can put your fingernail underneath the horn, then bacteria and dirt can go there. That is just a recipe for infection. So when you see an underrun sole, all that horn needs to come off.

That may mean that the whole sole has to come off in some cases. Don’t be afraid to do so just try to not make the claw bleed. If the lame claw ends up with the live tissue exposed, and you can’t create enough height difference between the two claws, then you should glue a claw block to the healthy claw.

This way the sore claw is artificially raised off the ground. The theory here goes, if in doubt use a claw block. Claw blocks are always cheaper than lame cows.

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The auction will be held on March 12 and is a major fundraising event for the conservation society. The event attracts people from all over New Zealand, from lifestyle blockers to serious breeders passionate about saving a particular breed.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve owner Michael Willis says it is a good event for those looking to buy different breeds of livestock that cannot be found elsewhere.

“It is more than just an auction, it is a great day to see what is available, to meet people and to learn about the different types of birds and animals that are around.”

Michael became involved with the Rare Breeds Conser vations Society through his work with Willowbank.

Originally Willowbank began with the idea of creating a zoo with exotic animals but soon it became clear to Michael about 15 years ago that there were many breeds of animals in New Zealand that were very rare.

“There was the realisation that New Zealand has quite a number of rare and valuable livestock breeds which are under threat. In some cases they are rarer than some of our native birds such as

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve owner Michael Willis and presenter Adam Henson of the BBC series Country File with Sirius the Arapawa billy goat

kiwi, takahe and kakapo and we realised the need to protect them.”

Willowbank stopped collecting exotic animals and put their focus on what Michael believes is part of New Zealand’s heritage.

He says it is hard to predict what will be at the auction but is expecting to receive entries from all over the South Island.

“There will be approximately three-and-ahalf hours auctioning. That normally comprises over 1,000 birds including chooks, ducks, quails, pheasants, peacocks and more.

“Then there is the livestock auction which has guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, sheep cattle, horses, donkeys and whatever else people

might have such as bison and buffalo. It is usually a big day.”

Michael is involved in rescuing animals from the offshore islands including the ‘end of the island cow’.

“She was the first cow to be cloned and she made the Time magazine. That is an illustration of how rare some of these animals are.

“It is only when you get hold of some of these animals that you find out their value and the potential they have got.”

Excel Breeding in Kaiapoi holds the gene bank for the society and they also support and sponsor them.

The gene bank has a collection of semen and embryos from as many

different breeds as they can acquire.

It was because of this they were able to bring the Raglan Romney sheep back from the brink of extinction. There are now three small flocks located around New Zealand.

“There are still really low numbers of the Raglan Romneys, they are even rarer than the Kakapo.”

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I guess after a few years of listening to well-intentioned individuals talk about such things as ‘pull through’ and ‘creating demand’, as well as watching excitement build when new products evolve, disappointment is bitter, particularly when many socalled marketers seem to have relied heavily on one export destination. However reality is that if there is too much product in the supply chain or economic conditions prevent significant sales at consumer level, then the supply versus demand equation delivers a negative and the job comes to a grinding halt. With all due respect to the New Zealand Wool Exporting fraternity, often ‘sales focus’ may not be as proactive as it may be reactive, especially when the major wool export destination withdraws as quickly as it has during the past twelve months leaving such a void.

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by Andy Bryenton

Suzuki’s motorcycle division has never had any problem breaking the mould — from big cruisers like the Boulevarde through to race-bred monsters like their world-famous Hayabusa superbike, and all the way down to rugged farm two-wheelers, public perception has accepted that the big ‘S’ logo means all kinds of motoring success.

But when it comes to road cars, Suzuki has fallen into the same minor quandary which afflicted Volkswagen many decades ago. Having produced the Beetle, a dependable, affordable small car beloved by millions, it took something special to break the mould. In VW’s case it was the Golf GTI — but as recently as the early 2000s, the big German firm was met with incredulity when they rolled out the Mercedes-beating Phaeton limo. For Suzuki, it’s the success of the Swift which has dominated the charts, and the discussion.

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Let one lubrication point on the harvester go dry and bestmade plans can fail.

Yesteryear’s rust sprays, though cheap per litre, are not cutting it any longer on this sort of equipment.

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the ‘last’ word with Rob Cope-Williams

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Steps to joint health

by John Arts

When will we learn Farmers must be the most relaxed and vulnerable people in New Zealand when it comes to security.

Reports suggest that stock rustling is becoming epidemic, and vehicles, tools and goodness knows what else are being stolen on an ever increasing basis.

Yes we know that farms are isolated and paddocks with stock in them can’t be monitored easily, but a padlock on a road gate will slow rustlers down enough for them to find easier pickings.

Sure, a fistful of keys in the ute is a pain, but so is the loss of productive stock.

Police are trying to get through to farmers that some ‘townies’ aren’t nice people, and they will steal everything from fuel to vehicles, and leaving keys in utes and quad bikes is just asking for trouble.

You might as well drop them off to the burglar to save them the trip out to your place. They would prefer to stay in bed.

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Sadly the days of leaving the house open in case someone pops in are gone.

When you get back to the homestead there won’t be a note on the bench saying that so-and-so missed you but they did make themselves a cup of tea, you will find that computers, TVs and valuables have gone and you’ll have no way of knowing where they have gone.

The silly thing is that it again it comes down to the hassle of keys.

Then there’s the sheds full of tools. Let’s not even start on that one.

I suppose the main thing is the ring of keys and the Kiwi ‘it won’t happen to me, we are too far out of town’ syndrome. Wrong.

The good thing is that there are people out there who have monitoring devices that you can use. If there’s any movement even at night

the cameras will still pick up and photograph the intruder, and the gear will alert you via your mobile phone or computer system.

One that I am thinking of will also contact your neighbour if you are away.

Perhaps it would be a good idea for you to ask questions of your insurance company or broker about their views on unlocked buildings, gates and such, and suggest that you have taken out the security lights in favour of an alarm system monitoring sheds and homes.

Such systems will cost you money, but loss of gear is also very expensive, especially as you may not notice it has gone until you need it for whatever job is next on your list.

On behalf of the police, please don’t leave firearms in the ute, or out of the gun safe!

Part two: I was recently contacted by someone with osteoarthritis in her hands, feet and hips. After detailed analysis we made some changes to her diet and supplement programme.

She was taking a supplement which combined fish oil and various antioxidants. While this product had many beneficial ingredients, the amount of active omega-3 was lower than I recommend.

We added my stabilised fish oil at 6,000mg daily and higher doses of my chondroitin/glucosamine/ curcumin supplement.

The results have been excellent. Her joints have much improved and she is especially thrilled with her feet, as these were starting to cause real problems.

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meat and dairy. Fortunately our predominantly grassfed meat and dairy has a more neutral impact on inflammation. As a rule I would use lean meat cuts and moderate dairy fats.

Next time we look at omega-3 and 6 and see the importance of maintaining a low ratio of omega-6 to 3. If you have arthritis you should work to a personalised programme for best results.

John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv.Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For personalised advice, contact John on 0800 423559 or email john@ abundant.co.nz. Join his full weekly newsletter at www. abundant.co.nz.

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The key to improved joint health is being prepared to experiment and use a process of elimination. In this case she was taking omega-3 — we just changed the doses. She was taking a joint supplement — what we did was to use different doses and combinations.

There are many diet changes that can help arthritis. By far the most important are fats. Some fats are inflammatory and worsen arthritis. Some are anti-inflammatory and reduce the inflammatory part of arthritis. Others are relatively neutral.

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