Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, August 2015

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August 2015 Edition

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Close to 100 additional people will be trained to help farming families access required support nationwide according to Health Minister Jonathan Coleman and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy. The commitment is the first part of the one-off $500,000 funding boost for mental health initiatives targeted at rural communities.

Dr Coleman said they recognise that some farmers are under considerable stress.

“The physical isolation as well as the uncertainties of being reliant on the land creates different pressures to those living in an urban setting.

That’s why the Ministry of Health and Primary Industries have come together, with the support of the sector, to develop a work programme with local components linked to national coordination,” he said.

In collaboration with Dairy NZ and Beef + Lamb NZ, these additional support people will be trained to work for Rural Support Trusts, providing guidance and support to farmers around the country.

They will be able to recognise and refer those who need support.

Mr Guy said trained part-time workers and volunteers will help connect farming families with the wide variety of mental health, financial and advice services already available.

“In addition, rural professionals including vets and farm advisors will be trained to recognise and refer. “ This expanded workforce support network has just started operating in the Waikato and more trained

Dr Jonathan Coleman said more people will be trained to support farming families

rural supporters will be working in communities by the end of September.”

Information support packs have also been mailed out today to farming leaders and organisations.

These include the MPI brochure ‘Managing through tough times’, and financial tips and advice provided by the New Zealand Bankers Association.

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The application date for people seeking financial assistance for welfare needs from the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Disaster Relief Fund Trust has been extended.

The trust fund, which was first set up following the 2004 floods, is designed to meet the needs of those adversely affected by a disaster event. It was reactivated in response to the June 20-21 floods. Although the welfare of families and individuals are the main focus of the trust, assistance with the restoration of community assets and support for small businesses may also be available.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the welfare unit of their local council for assistance with the application process. The needs of applicants will be assessed and the funding request will be forwarded to the regional trust.

Trustees of the fund are representatives from all local authorities in the region and they distribute donations to local authority and community trusts and organisations.

The first round of funding closed on July 24. The closing date for applications for the next round is August 31.

Donations can still be made into the Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Disaster Relief Fund Trust, through account number 03 0728 0411355 00. Mayoral relief funds activated in the Manawatu,

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MURRAY GREY CATTLE HAVE FEATURED ON TREVOR AND SUE CLARKE’S HOROWHENUA FARM FOR THE PAST 36 YEARS AND EACH YEAR THEY HAVE STRIVED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR STOCK.

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AI was used over the new arrivals for the first few years. As mainly bull calves were produced, the couple leased a bull in an attempt to change these odds.

This was followed up every three or four years through bringing in a new bull, usually bred from Australian bloodlines.

“Some of our families are now eight generations from our foundation dams,” said Sue. Over a period of ten years the couple’s herd had upgraded to purebreds.

When the Clarke’s first purebreds were born, they began showing their cattle throughout the lower North Island.

They’ve also entered several Steak of Origin competitions, making it through to the semi-finalists groups on a couple of occasions.

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“Our girls were riding ponies and joined the local pony club, so the trials were put aside for the next seven years,” said Wendy. When their daughters gave up riding, Lindsay renewed his involvement in dog trialling.

Wendy also expressed an interest in taking up the sport.

“I thought I would give it a go too, in 1992, with a bitch called Cass.”

Lindsay was her first instructor, teaching Wendy the basic skills required. Not long afterwards, renowned dog triallist Peter Boyce took her under his wing to teach the finer points in training dogs.

“There’s a lot to learn,” said Wendy.

Lindsay and Wendy become actively involved in the local dog trials, joining the Aokautere/Linton Club — later renamed the Kapiti/West Coast Club. Fifteen years later they joined the Wanganui/ Feilding Club. When Wendy first began participating in dog trials, she was one of just a handful of women involved in the sport in New Zealand.Now there are close to 30 women competing.

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As a competitor and a judge, Wendy is well versed in the challenges associated with dog trials.

If Wendy and Lindsay find dogs are not capable of the standard required for trialling, they sell them as good working dogs.

The couple prefer calm, good-natured dogs with a willingness to work.

“Putting the finer touches on a dog can be difficult depending on the dog,” she said.

“They are all different as we are — all have their own personalities.”

Two of Wendy’s dogs, Mac and Rose, stand out as personal favourites.

Mac, a heading dog, was the second dog Wendy trained from a pup, and she had a lot of success with him in dog trials. He won the short head and yard at Masterton on four occasions.

“I was also in the top seven at the North Island Champs at Mangamingi with him in the yarding event in 2000, along with my other favourite, Rose.”

Rose, a Huntaway, was in the top seven in the straight hunt.

“As far as I know, I am the only woman who has ever been in an island championship run-off with two dogs.”

Rose went on to compete in the New Zealand Championships in Gisborne the following year, and in the North Island Championships in 2002.

“They had winnings at centre champs level and they had numerous other wins,” said Wendy.

“Rose was the top-scoring Huntaway in the Wairarapa/Southern Hawke’s Bay centre in 2001. There is a lot to learn and now we have people coming here

Individually crafted dog trial stick handles to learn the fundamentals of training.”

Wendy is currently working five main dogs, and has a few younger ones coming along.

“It is most rewarding is to have a litter of pups, pick one out and carry that pup through all the training, and have a really good farm dog and trial dog at the end of it.”

She considers selecting the right parents when breeding a litter plays an important part in the nature of the puppies.

Wendy has now taken her sport a step further, creating a new hobby making safety slip collars and dog trials sticks.

Selecting the right parents plays an important part in breeding puppies “The main aspect of these collars is that they don’t go hard or swell when they get dirty or wet,” she said. Her interest in making dog trial sticks began while she was repairing an old one.

Using prunings from pear orchards, and branches from the bush and gardens, Wendy is now crafting her own unique sticks. “It was all trial and error for a start.”

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“I still call it my hobby as there is no pressure in getting things made.”

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Time to ask the hard questions Fonterra dairy suppliers will this month be scratching their heads produce a great functioning but well mega merger resulting in Fonterra, over their bank statements, working out how to make ends meet, designed product that customers want has now been appointed to review and they can command a significant Fonterra’s performance. if at all, in the wake of plunging returns.

Without a doubt, recent prices and also those forecast over the coming months are a crisis for many farmers.

The declining value of dairy products on world markets have spooked the banks and their farmer clients.

Fonterra’s loan scheme may go some way to help, but we are a long way from the returns of yesteryear.

With November to January forecast at an initial $2.75, the average New Zealand dairy farmer will face a financial operating loss from dairy returns in excess of $200,000.

NZX dairy futures price predictions that milk powder will decline even further to US$1,570 a tonne, is well short of the US$3,500 a tonne required for Fonterra to meet its current $5.25 per kilo milk solids forecast.

Dairy farmers now face the prospect of receiving the lowest payout since the 2002–2003 season’s $3.63 return. Fonterra’s seemingly belated

announcement in recent weeks that it has now engaged consultants to look at its core business, and that there will be 500 staff redundancies, will be viewed by many as an action taken too late and insignificant with the company employing in excess of 18,000 people.

Fonterra dairy farmers need to stop being friendly, co-operative members and start becoming hard-nosed, demanding shareholders, speaking out and asking the hard questions.

Does the Global Dairy Trade auction system set up by Fonterra really maximise the price for our dairy products? No doubt there will be screams of affirmative from the industry but is it simply a cost effective way of easy selling?

Marketing is about producing a product the customer wants and optimising the price you receive. Apple are one of the best marketers of our time. They

premium against their competitors.

I doubt if Apple would contemplate ever auctioning off their products to determine the market price. In fact, they manage their own price in the market and aggressively protect its value.

If we are to really achieve an added value for our supposedly clean green safe dairy products how can we capture a premium when we dump thousands of tonnes, along with everybody else’s, on the auction floor for the customers to set the price. How do we develop strong relationships with our customers and build customer loyalty when we treat them all the same in the auction room?

How do we ultimately build added value if we continue to use the crude auction process?

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The designers of the new Ford Ranger ute must have faced a daunting task when they sat down at the drawing board to begin work on their latest creation.

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The original iteration of Subaru’s go-anywhere Forester somewhat defied description. Neither a conventional sports utility, nor a standard station wagon of its day, the boxy and voluminous vehicle became a favourite for two markets.

Even today, you’ll see Foresters of that first run in either off-road spec, carrying kayaks and mountain bikes, or with gaudy 20 inch chrome rims, tinted windows and a vast sound system.

In a way, Subaru were ahead of the curve. This was a time before the term ‘crossover SUV’ existed, but the Forester filled the niche nicely, and as a model it has grown into the space with an almost organic evolution. The 2015 Forester looks nothing like its ancestors, but that sense of rugged, up-for-it attitude shines through, even in a sector now bursting at the seams with rivals and imitators.

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So tha penny dropped. (I lerned that from his gerlfrend Sharlene. Means ya know wots goin’ on.) Ya see, Sharlene an’ her Mum was going inta Maungi ona ute. Boss wasint busy so he sed he’d drive them in. I jumpt ona ute tray an’ went too. Well, that was tha start of it. Sharlene an’ Mum went round tha shops, an’ Boss an’ me waitid ina ute.

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They came back an’ made Boss driva ta Rooawhy, ‘cos they didint find wot they wantid. Wen’ we got there, we waitid again.

Mum an’ Sharlene cone back loadid with packits of stuff. They stuck it ana back wiv me ta look after it.

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That’s went me an’ Boss decided we need ta be over tha back checkin troffs.

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Wen tha ladys didn’t come back soon, Boss went ova to a motowbike shop.

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Wots a browse?, I thort.

Well, readas, ya mite not beleev it, but pritty soon Boss was back.

An gess wot. He was wiv a bloke frum the motowbike shop an’ they was pushin’ a bran’ new farm bike! That got me pritty puzzild becaue me an’ Boss alreddy got the Big Red Quod bike back ona proppitty.

Well, they pickt up this farm bike an stuck it ana ute wiv me. Getting’ a bit crowded eh? Then boss tole me that he got the bike fer tha sharemilka on the dairy block.

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They want early warning signals and are demanding more reliable information; information which is direct and not dressed up. They want clarity. Why? Because good clear timely information allows people to act with some level of certainty about present and future conditions. It gives a clearer line of sight.

Note though, it is not always easy to be the messenger particularly when the implications are far reaching for the sector. One organisation that has stepped up to tackle a difficult problem head on is the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA). They’ve put out a bold rallying cry for New Zealand Inc to be non-reliant on antibiotics for the treatment and well-being of animals by

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phone 0800 298 324

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