Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, February 2015

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The annual summer grass which is thought to originate from China, is now widespread in Europe, the United States, Africa, and Australia. Although first observed in New Zealand in 1905, it wasn’t until the 1990s that yellow bristle grass was noticed spreading along roadsides. More recently it has reached pastures.

Horizons’ environmental programme co-ordinator plant security Craig Davey said the grass is already affecting farming in Waikato and is easily transferred from roadside infestations via stock movement and infested hay.

In the past few years it has become more widespread in Taranaki and it likely to have been present in the Horizons’ region for decades. It is known to exist along the state highway network and beyond.

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grazing cattle. “With this in mind, it’s worth checking areas of paddocks not utilised by stock for signs of yellow bristle grass.”

The grass can be difficult to identify until it produces a seed head. In open pasture its first leaves tend to be parallel to the ground. They are yellowgreen to green in colour and usually red or purple at the base.

On highly productive dairy farms where yellow bristle grass is prolific, annual feed production may be reduced by up to 20 percent resulting in increased on-farm costs due to the need for supplementary feed and/or pasture renovation. The result is estimated to be a cost of about $1,100/ha.

Mr Davey encourages farmers to check out the distribution map on Horizons’ website as well as information on identification and control options.

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Megan Bates landed her dream job when she took on the Taranaki/Manawatu field officer position with New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) in October.

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During her spare time Megan likes to work on the farm and TeenAg programmes, organising Get Ahead Education days, attending district and regional competitions, and any other additional activities.

TeenAg has grown rapidly since its introduction in 2009 with over 650 club members throughout New Zealand.

“I love the enthusiasm that the primary and secondary students have,” said Megan.

“It gives you a real buzz to see them enjoying activities based around the industry.”

Megan’s teaching background has helped her immensely with her new position. “I have been implementing some of the ideas and resources that

NZYF had created at the school I was teaching at.

“I had a good knowledge of the organisation, was passionate and had ideas about where we could head in the future with AgriKids, TeenAg and Young Farmers Clubs.”

When Megan’s working day for Young Farmers is completed, her gumboots are kept handy as she helps her partner out on a dairy grazing unit he runs.

“During my spare time I like to be on the farm,” she said.

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The purchase of a pup from a neighbour steered Rangitikei hill country farmer Paul Evans on a course towards competing in sheep dog trials.

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“He was a big help but probably got very frustrated with me,” said Paul.

However perseverance and training paid off when Paul and Wag competed at the 2008 New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association Championships. The pair made the run-off then placed fourth in the final of the Straight Hunt.

At last year’s New Zealand Sheep Dog Championships held in Geraldine, Paul qualified with three heading dogs. This time is was his heading dog Bryte that came up with the goods, gaining a fifth place in the Short Head and Yard.

Ann and Paul Evans on their 350ha hill country farm near Ohingaiti Paul and his wife Ann run sheep and beef on their 350ha property near Ohingaiti, with a particular focus on their Perendale and Romeldale sheep stud, Mapari. Their rams are sought after by many leading studs around New Zealand.

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“Training dogs for dog trials is basically no different to training your dog for general farm work — it just requires more finesse and fine-tuning.”

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“It’s a way of contributing back to the sport,” he said.

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New Zealander Adrian Blackburn at the New Zealand memorial plaque in the town wall

Le Quesnoy. Central parking is easy in the cobbled town square Back in the first great war the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade surrounded the town, to keep the German occupiers contained. What followed was one of the Kiwi troops most spectacular exploits of the war.

They scaled the ramparts at night and took on the Germans. Surprise was complete and the defenders quickly surrendered. The townspeople were overjoyed and Le Quesnoy has forged strong links New Zealand. The town has one of four New Zealand battlefield memorials on the Western Front. The others are at Graventafel and Mesen/ Messines in Belgium, and Longueval in France.

On our visit, we made our way to the information centre on the town’s eastern side. As luck would have it, it was closed for a holiday so we fell back on advice from some friendly locals.

(A note here for travellers following in our footsteps to check the French holiday calendar.)

In the nearby Jardin du Souvenir, or Garden of Remembrance, reached easily through a (rather dilapidated) short tunnel in the ramparts is the New Zealand battlefield memorial.

Set into the rampart, above a now empty moat, is a relief carving showing soldiers scaling the walls. On our visit, it was enlightening to see a class of

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On their tour of France in 2000, the All Blacks visited Le Quesnoy and they led a parade to the memorial where wreaths were laid.

On a more sombre note, to the north of the town is Le Quesnoy Cemetery. Most of the 50 New Zealanders buried here lost their lives on November 4, 1918, just one week before the armistice.

Perhaps though, the most abiding memory of Le Quesnoy was the friendly handshake in a local cafe from a passing townsman, who simply said, “Nouvelle Zealadais? Tres bon, tres bon,” before continuing on his way.

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Following on from the successful introduction of Plunket’s family zone at the 2014 Central Districts Field Days, a larger area is planned for this year.

Plunket events coordinator Kylie Gibbard said the service was so well utilised that the family zone, with the support of CB Norwoods, will cover two sites at this year’s field days to accommodate the demand.

Baby-changing facilities, a breast-feeding area, and a fenced play area to give older children a chance to stretch their legs and run around will be found on-site.

Kylie said a private space with a couple of lounge chairs are to be specially set up for mothers to breastfeed their babies.

“It’s a nice, discreet area for mums to relax in.”

Plunket’s car seat service staff will be available to advise the correct installation and use of child restraints. A range of car seats and boosters can be bought or hired from Plunket branches throughout New Zealand.

The community services team will also be on-site to answer questions and give advice on playgroups, parent education sessions and programmes.

Plunket offers free education programmes for parents which are available nationwide. The Parenting Education Programme consists of five courses aimed to support parents through their child’s early developmental stages as well as one off topics including the popular Plunket’s family zone and big, blue bear will return to the field first aid for babies and toddlers’ sessions.

The Parents as First Teachers programme assists parents with practical support and guidance to help their child reach their full potential.

“There will also be a Plunket nurse or a Plunket health worker available for advice or support” said Kylie.

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Central Districts Field Days 12–14 March Manfeild Park, Feilding New sites at Central Districts event

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The Central Districts Field Days are shaping up to be the biggest yet, with organisers saying new sites have been arranged to accommodate growing exhibitor numbers “With a combination of our reputation and the fact our visitors like dealing with local businesses, we are hoping to attract the same crowd as last year,” event manager Cheryl Riddell says.

“Farmers often say they prefer to come to the Central Districts Field Days than any others, as you can see everything in one day and speak with the local dealers.

“There are normally 550 exhibitor sites but this year we are expecting to exceed that.

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“We are expecting 35–36,000 adult visitors over the three days and that isn’t including those under 16 who are free.

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by Ayla Miller

Planning for the 2015 Central Districts Field Days is well underway with organisers expecting the event to be the best so far.

Many of the old favourites will be on offer as well as something new to tempt the taste buds.

Woodchopping at Husqvarna woodchopping arena: This classic field day event will be running for it’s 22nd year and axemen are coming from all over the country.

With a prize of $5,000, the stakes are high and competitors will be chopping for their share of the glory. Event coordinator Gordon Brooker says there will be roughly 360 blocks of poplar wood chopped over the course of the day.

The event is organised by the Taranaki Axeman’s Club and supported by Husqvarna and 22 local businesses who have been onboard since the beginning.

Central Districts Fencing Competition: The Field Days is hosting the regional fencing competition organised by the New Zealand Fencing Championship Association. The finalists will go on to compete at the New Zealand National Agricultural Field Days in June held at Mystery Creek. Anyone is welcome to enter, from contractors and farmers to first timers.

There will be spot prizes and a prize pool worth up to $5,000, including a $1,200 staple gun. Golden Plier winner Shane Bouskill and Silver Spade champion Paul Van Beers will also be competing in the one-day event.

“It’s really worth entering if you are a contractor as employers are looking

for people who can do a high quality job efficiently,” says NZFC chairman and second place Golden Pliers winner, Tim Stafford.

Norwood Farm Machinery Centre Tractor Pull competition: The ever-popular tractor pull and the only three-day event, will be making it’s appearance again this year. Thursday will see businesses battling it out during the day with trophies awarded in the evening at the exhibitor function.

Tractors are supplied to businesses that don’t have their own. Battle of the Brands will be held on the Friday. This event consists of all the major brands of tractors competing to prove which has more horsepower. Contractors and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to compete on Saturday. “Saturday will include the modified tractors ‘boy-racer rural style’ and the pre-1985 tractor categories,” says event organiser Vaughan Coy. FoodHQ: Food will also be a big part of this years field days with food innovation and research experts-FoodHQ offering the chance to discuss food science in New Zealand.

Programme Director at FoodHQ Mark Ward, says, “We’ll be talking to people about our vision and what we’re doing to help grow New Zealand’s agrifood sector. They’ll get to hear from food science experts and get to taste some enjoyable, innovative treats.”

Town meets country at the Central Districts Field Days with something to interest everyone

Taste of Central Districts: Continuing the food theme, Taste of Central Districts returns, serving a range of wines and foods from around the region. Treats such as Pheasant Creek wine, Ruahine Wines, and Basecamp Venison Salamis will be available, along with Koast Limoncello, Gladstone Vineyard and Southern Grain Spirits.

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The Central Districts Field Days will be held at Manfeild Park in Feilding from March 12–14, 2015.

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Relationships cornerstone for boutique winery

by Denise Gunn

Placing importance on good, old-fashioned values, natural ingredients and a passion for people has seen two young people from southern Hawke’s Bay carve out a successful boutique fruitport winery.

Damon Pratt and Alisha Phelps established Ruahine Ports five years ago and have already made their mark in competitions, consistently winning awards.

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The couple are also believed to be the only winemakers in New Zealand to age their port with Mountain Totara.

Damon initially learnt the basics through a wine-making course at the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke’s Bay. He and Alisha have also undertaken their own research in keeping with their vision for using only natural ingredients.

Inspiration is drawn from the Ruahine Ranges which hold special meaning for the couple.

“The Ruahines mean so much to us, being the place we grew up and wake up to every morning when we open our curtains,” said Damon.

The couple travel the country to attend trade shows and field days to promote their ports.

Selling ports via their website and direct to customers also provides the opportunity for feedback.

“We have the peace of mind that customers are not being charged liquor store prices, and that we can

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Telford, a Division of Lincoln University, is one of New Zealand’s largest land-based vocational training providers, offering practical training in agriculture, dairy, rural veterinary technician, equine, forestry, and apiculture (which is run from Kaitaia).

This year, Telford is celebrating its 50th anniversary of educating people within the agricultural sector, with a reunion to be held in April 2015.

Telford, six kilometres from Balclutha, began as the Telford Farm Training Institute, resulting from successful negotiations by a group committee of South Otago residents. The committee was keen to see an agricultural training facility established in the area and land was made available from the William Telford family.

In 2010 a merger took place between Telford Rural Polytechnic and Lincoln University and since January 1, 2011, it has been known as Telford — a Division of Lincoln University.

Today, Telford has large commercial scale sheep/beef, dairy, deer and forestry units with a total land mass of 960 hectares, and includes halls of residence and facilities, technical workshops (machinery, carpentry and welding) and classrooms.

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supervision of experienced tutors, farm managers, equine tutors, forestry trainers and/or local apiarists. Students will also have regular work experience on external farms, in their area of study, as part of Telford’s qualifications.

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As well as offering practical training and education, Telford offer over 30 diverse correspondence programmes.

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Jersey cow takes supreme award

by Denise Gunn

Ferdon Comercia Viyella made history at the 2015 New Zealand Dairy Event when she won the All Breeds Supreme Championship.

The six-year-old Jersey cow, owned by Warren Ferguson of Ferdon Genetics in Otorohanga, is the only Jersey cow to ever win the award, and the only cow to win this title twice.

A panel of international judges at the event were unanimous in their decision to select Ferdon Comercia Viyella as the supreme champion.

Holstein Friesian judge Murray Polson, from Australia, said the Jersey is a trouble-free cow. “She is the epitome of what we’re all trying to breed — a cow that has stood the test of time.”

Ferdon Comercia Viyella has competed at every NZDE since 2009, winning numerous championships. She previously won the All Breeds Supreme Championship in 2012.

“She is also a great producer of milk with 8,488 litres, 846 milk solids, in 305 days at five years,” said Michelle Ferguson of Ferdon Genetics. At this year’s NZDE, Ferdon Comercia Viyella also took out the Senior and Supreme Jersey Championships, Senior All Breeds Champion, and the Best Udder class. Her full sister Ferdon Brc Viyella

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won Intermediate Jersey Champion and Reserve Intermediate All Breeds Champion. Her daughter Ferdon Tequila Viyella came first in the Junior Heifer Calf class.

Exhibitors travelled from all over New Zealand to compete in the threeday event held at Manfeild Park in Feilding. Close to 400 dairy cattle were entered with breed classes catering for Jersey, Ayrshire, Friesian, Swiss Brown, Guernsey and Milking Shorthorns.

A number of cows, calves, heifers and dairy embryo packages went under the auctioneer’s hammer during the annual Semex Summer Sensational Sale held during the event. The sale average was $3,465. Holstein Friesian New Zealand hosted a National All Dairy Breeds Youth Camp at Manfeild Park in the week leading up to the NZDE. The camp was open to young dairy enthusiasts between the ages of 15–25 years.

A team made up from some of those attending the camp, took part in the NZDE Youth Team Challenge, placing second. The Denver Broncos, from Tararua, won the competition.

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Like most good innovations Windsong Farm’s ‘Grandpas Feeders’ was born from necessity.

Bill Kirkham, grandpa of the trade name and a retired farmer, designed and perfected an automatic chicken feeder to solve ongoing feed wastage with his hens. Word spread and today, son Mark and Alla Kirkham have developed the product to commercial manufacturing scale. Speciality feeders are still made at the Tauranga farm while the standard and large feeders are now manufactured

overseas on contract. After 15 years of growth Grandpas Feeders are well established both here and overseas with further expansion considered.

The business diversified into animal feeders and their products are also in environments such as zoos and bird sanctuaries. An automatic chook door is coming onto the market and a new water dispenser is in design.

Grandpas Feeders are now familiar to many a country and urban dweller keeping hens. The galvanised iron and alloy feeders have a grated feed table and a lid protecting the dry feed from weather. The weight of the bird/s on the platform lifts the lid so the hens feed on demand. There are four bolts for easy

assembly with a hints sheet that includes how to accustom poultry to eating from the feeder — (turkeys and ducks can use it too). Three to five hens can feed at a time. If the chook owner is going away, a Grandpa Standard feeder will provide six hens with feed for up to ten days.

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Call by at the Northland Field Days where there will be a special on feeder and courier fees with savings of up to $45 a unit.

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The world’s largest robotic free cow traffic installation under one roof is now in operation on a South Canterbury dairy farm in New Zealand, with 24 DeLaval Voluntary Milking System (VMS) robots.

The 1,500-cow barn, owned by the van Leeuwen family, went from milking zero to 725 cows in just seven days. It is hoped the barn will be running at full capacity by Christmas.

DeLaval’s team worked with the van Leeuwens to meet their needs, providing a complete package to deliver excellence in animal health, efficient milking and a farm that works in synergy with the environment, at scale.

Regional President for DeLaval Oceania, Richard Alderton says while New Zealand and Australian farmers have been more cautious than their overseas counterparts when it comes to adopting robotic milking technology, there is a growing minority who see it as a progressive step that will help solve the problem of attracting and retaining quality staff.

“Does it help save labour? The answer can be yes, but for others they choose to use the time saved to create value-add activities on-farm, like pasture management.”

The VMS gives farmers the gift of time and flexibility. “Both farmer and cow can decide what to do and when they want to do it.”

Public sentiment towards cow barns in New Zealand has shifted, he says. “They’re starting to see them as part of the environmental solution, not the environmental problem.”

As land becomes more and more limited in New Zealand the challenge is to do more with less and change thinking from output per hectare to output per cow.

“At DeLaval we help farmers feed the world and that’s particularly true here in Oceania. Barns and robots fit with DeLaval’s mission to help make sustainable food production possible,” Alderton says.

The van Leeuwen operation is a great example of a farm that it maximising its resources and keeping in balance with the environment.

The VMS and barn system allows a saving in labour and an increase in milk production.

Owner Aad van Leeuwen says there are also savings in storing effluent and re-using it. “What comes out of the barn is recycled and goes back on to the farm. On this farm there is no artificial fertiliser. We have proved to the authorities that what we are doing here is sustainable.”

The farm grows all its own feed for the cows on surrounding land as the van Leeuwens have a contracting business too, completing the cycle of a completely self-sufficient farm.

Running at full capacity, he expects 1,500 cows inside, continuously milking, producing 1.2 million milk solids. “Our goal is to focus on milk solids and not push production. We want to be sustainable.”

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Homeopathic Farm Support Ltd now have available a new third edition of the Homeopathic Handbook for Dairy Farming written by Tineke Verkade.

This version is enhanced and packed with new homeopathic products and is improved to make it easier for the farmer to find information. We have also received this recommendation for one of our homeopathic books.

“The ‘Homeopathic Handbook for Dairy Farming’ is worth its weight in gold. Regularly referred to, it is our most used farming related text. We have notes from our experiences and successes recorded throughout as we are continually learning and extending out remedy repertoire and knowledge base — that’s the exciting part. We are ultimately in control and not reliant on others! And most importantly, it works.”

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Feedback received from a south Taranaki farmer regarding the Natural Teat Conditioner — ‘After much anticipation we were very pleased to get our hands onto the newly released Natural Teat Conditioner.

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Crossbred fleece dealt blow Crossbred fleece dominated the first South Island wool auction held on January 15, although prices prior to the auction were expected to be cheaper than December rates.

Considering the Napier sale held on January 8 had resulted in a definite downturn in prices for most of the longer wool types, the relatively small quantities of wool expected during the balance of the season due to the continued decline in sheep numbers may have given cause for cautious optimism. South Island brokers however, did not expect quite the ‘body blow’ dealt to them by exporters right from the auctioneer’s opening call at 8am on January 15, and were definitely showing signs of ‘grogginess’ by the end of the day.

When the bell rang after the morning break, brokers came out of their corner hesitantly and, whilst the buyers were waiting in the auction ring to continue the battle, it was clearly evident that there was not a lot of spring in their (buyers) step either. Both sides kept their guard up for the remainder of the

auction and when the auctioneer’s gavel fell for the final lot of the day, a severe bruising was obvious by the number of circles (denoting ‘passed in’ lots) drawn in broker catalogues.

Although full length fleece wool received sparse enquiry from the trade throughout January, there were a range of wool types which received good support. Crossbred second-shear types drew good competition and, whilst those types had also eased considerably from their very good levels of December 2014, exporters still had firm orders to fill.

Crossbred lamb’s wool drew extremely spirited bidding from a wide cross section of the export trade with levels reaching between approximately 640 and 680 cents per kilogram clean, perhaps highlighting the dry conditions in many parts of the country and the subsequent expectance of a lower than

usual volume of lamb’s wool becoming available over ensuing weeks.

Halfbred and Corriedale wool types continued to draw very good support from the exporting trade and it was most pleasing to see the good quality lines available during January once again being keenly bid for.

Too few Merino wools were offered during early January to enable any effective comment on the market here, however Australian brokers reported large quantities on offer there (for two weeks in a row the auction offering was well in excess of 50,000 bales each week) with January auction prices reaching levels slightly ahead of December, most likely a reflection of currency movements, as the Australian dollar had weakened considerably against the Greenback, rather than any significant increase in enquiry.

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In light of an apparent weakening lamb meat schedule, a weaker wool market in general, and the weather gods continuing to send hot dry conditions to many parts of eastern areas of New Zealand, farmers could be forgiven for thinking the sheep industry is getting damned tough. We do need stability from our marketplaces for sheep related products, but achieving that appears to be almost impossible for the wider and more general wool clip. Despite many attempts over time by levy funded marketing boards, grower co-operative bodies, as well as investor owned companies, to try and dictate the price of New Zealand wool, nothing has changed in regard to processor requirement.

The fact remains that processors of wool will buy what they want, when they want it, and pay what they have to pay for it at the time, driven by supply and demand. Sure New Zealand wool growers can regard their wool as the best in the world, and in the eyes of most processors it is the best wool available to suit their requirements, however profit and survivability influences their businesses most. Of course there are a number of contracts available to growers who produce specific wool types (some are quite lucrative but are generally limited volume deals) but for the main wool clip encompassing all breeds, the spot market does in fact provide the base line for volume trading. That’s my view.

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“Wasn’t a million dollar rain,” seda Boss. “But it’s got this korn rompin’ along eh?”

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A rise in world ranking for agriculture drives push for super-campus The agriculture programme at Massey University has risen from 21st to 19th in the Quacquarelli Symonds international university subject rankings and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Robert Anderson is already asking, “What will it take for us to be number one?”

“We are already the All Blacks of agricultural education and research in New Zealand but we have a vision of a bigger, brighter future for the region and the country, however we can’t do it on our own,” said Professor Anderson.

Professor Anderson is helping lead a drive to strengthen the alignment and engagement with allied science providers and science-based commercial businesses located in the Manawatu region.

He said Massey and allied institutions are rapidly taking the shape of a ‘super campus’ with the big players of the New Zealand agricultural sector already clustered around the Massey Palmerston North campus. FoodHQ and its members are part of this. Massey, Fonterra, the Riddet Institute, AgResearch, Plant and Food Research, AsureQuality and the BioCommerce Centre are among those providing leading edge expertise. United

States-based company Proliant has also elected to co-locate in the science-rich Manawatu region.

Professor Anderson believes a unified approach would help New Zealand agriculture compete with the world’s top university precincts. “Strengthening the commitment to a more integrated assembly noting Massey is the pathfinder for the wider Manawatu agricultural and life sciences enterprise to take its place amongst the world’s truly elite institutions.

“The combined deeds and successes of members of the assembly offer mutually-reinforcing reputational advantages in support of Massey.”

His views are backed up by analysis of the 2013 University rankings that revealed eight of the top 10 agriculture universities in the world are based at land grant universities in the United States.

These are well-supported by national and regional funds and sit within large economies.

“A standout feature of these universities is that they are surrounded by collaborating institutions, both public and private, that choose to colocate and, in many instances, lever off (and reinforce) the brand of the ‘host’ university,” said Professor Anderson.

Massey University had four other subjects ranked in the world’s elite. The

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The ramifications of settlement The ANZ Bank has reached a settlement over the interest rate swaps issue with the Commerce Commission and the Financial Markets Authority and it is the view of Farmers of New Zealand that affected farmers may need specialist legal advice before accepting the ANZ Bank offer.

Farmers of New Zealand and our legal advisor, John Waugh of Daniel Overton and Goulding have followed with interest the recent agreements reached where that bank has agreed to compensate its farming customers in respect of alleged misleading conduct in the sale by them of interest rate swaps.

We understand that negotiations with another bank continues.

Though often each farmer has his own story, the central theme is that the interest rate swaps were marketed and promoted by ANZ’s Financial Markets and Rural teams as ‘fixed rate’ loans.

This was in a period of some uncertainty as to where interest rates were actually heading and as floating rates fell to an all time low, farmers found they were locked into loans where the bank actually increased, or had the ability to increase, the ‘fixed rates’.

Farmers of New Zealand believes there is no doubt these farmers suffered losses. The essence of the agreement between the Commerce Commission and the ANZ is that the Commerce Commission has concluded that the banks’ ‘conduct was, or was likely to be misleading’.

ANZ for its part, whilst agreeing to make a payment of some $18 million, has for a variety of reasons disagreed with the findings against it and they have denied they were in fact culpable of misleading conduct. Their reasons

included for example that the Commerce Commission’s conclusions — ‘have not been tested in Court’ and ‘it would not be liable for any fines, penalties, refunds or damages at law, whether under any Act or any other legislation, regulation or rule of law’.

FNZ suggests these are brave words by the ANZ. If that was truly the banks’ position we are of the view that the ANZ should have welcomed the opportunity to have received public exoneration in a defended hearing in court.

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We are also not convinced, based upon our investigations, that all relevant matters have been fully spelt out in the Settlement Agreement with ANZ. A back of the envelope calculation indicates a payout on average of $100,000 for the 179 farming groups involved on the basis of this being a full and final settlement.

Farmers will not know their actual position until they receive a letter from Northington and Partners some time before the end of April 2015. This letter will set out each party’s ‘entitlement’.

They will then have 70 working days, being 3½ months, to decide to accept or not on a full and final basis.

Even if farmers choose to accept the offer they will not receive any payment until September 2015.

That’s nine months from the date of the announcement!

So what process should affected people go through in deciding to accept or not?

Legal advisor John Waugh of Daniel Overton and Goulding will be on the Farmers of New Zealand Field Days site on Saturday February 28, to provide a free no obligation initial consultation

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“We want to be in business for the next 10 years so we will maintain a good relationship with our clients throughout the installation, the maintenance and repairs,” she says.

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