Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, June 2015

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Welfare Amendment Act, which passed into law this month. These changes have made animal welfare obligations clearer, more transparent and easier to enforce. They will also ensure New Zealand is well placed to maintain its strong reputation and world class animal welfare system into the future.”

The new funding will go towards developing new regulations through the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, improving compliance and enforcement capability and managing the welfare of animals in a civil defence emergency.

“Our primary sector makes a critical contribution to our economy. New Zealand earns around $25 billion a year by exporting animal products such as meat, milk and wool.

“Our global reputation as a safe food producer depends on us continuing to produce animal products within strong animal welfare standards.”

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by Denise Gunn

The recent announcement of $11.2 million in the 2015 Budget to protect the Kiwi and save the population from extinction has been welcomed by Federated Farmers.

Federated Farmers pest management spokesperson Chris Allen said this money will go a long way to help landowners to further protect our national bird.

“Farmers are natural conservationists and with the government investing in further Kiwi breeding programmes on public and private land, farmers will be able to use their skills to raise and release many more Kiwis into the wild.

Mr Allen said rats, stoats and ferrets are a big part of the problem for Kiwi.

“Many farmers already undertake pest management programmes at their own expense to combat local pest problems, and by working with the Crown, regional councils and others there is a much better chance of achieving pest suppression and re-establishment of the Kiwi population and its growth.”

There are now less than 70,000 Kiwis in the wild with the population falling two percent each year, with rats, stoats and ferrets the main culprits. The new initiative aims to turn the two percent annual loss into at least a two percent annual increase.

Kiwi breeding programmes on public and private land will be scaled up.

Conservation minister Maggie Barry said the existing breeding programme will be expanded to raise more birds to a survivable weight, in the safety of predator-free islands and sanctuaries.

“As a nation, we are expert farmers, and I want to encourage more people to become involved in Kiwi conservation efforts across the country.”

The Department of Conservation will work with independent trust, Kiwis for Kiwi, to help boost community involvement.

Mr Allen said farmers can find out how to get more involved through programmes such as Kiwis for Kiwi.

“Farmers can become a part of the community effort by first of all finding out if they have wild Kiwi on their land, making sure any dog on their property has received Kiwi avoidance training, and covenanting wetlands, native forest and shrub land.” Mr Allen also encourages farmers to look into all the opportunities available to them, including the funding for private landowners through the Biodiversity Condition and Biodiversity Advice funds as well as the Nga Whenua Rahui (covenants) for Maori landowners.

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Judges described this year’s supreme winner of the Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) as an excellent example of multi-generational farming for environmental stability and financial success.

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roadlands Station, near Ashhurst, was originally settled by the Akers family in 1880. The property has been passed down to each generation.

The BFEA Award was presented to Will Akers, his fiancée Laura Oughton, and his parents Hugh and Judy.

“Farming is in our blood,” said the Akers family.

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Broadlands Station was settled by the Akers family in 1880

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Judy’s son Will started to take over the station in 2012.

Hugh and Judy had farmed the property for close to 40 years. Their daughter, Anna, lives nearby. Will’s fiancée, Laura Oughton, works as an agronomist for Agriseed and also helps out on the station.

Stock manager Wayne Romley has worked on Broadlands Station for 30 years and is regarded as another valued member of the team.

In an attempt to control erosion along river banks and creeks, Hugh has been planting river protection for years with macrocarpa trees used as groynes, and willow poles to strengthen the banks.

“Prevention has been major work with 11km of river frontage and side creeks,” he said.

Native bush and a wetland area on the property have been protected through creating reserves.

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“We are thankful for support from a flood relief fund which helped largely with cultivation and regrassing, refencing and replacement of the bridge,” said Judy.

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producing characteristics. The ewes are not vaccinated or drenched and have built up a natural resistance to internal parasites.

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Lambs are grazed on plantain crops and finished to meet strict carcass specifications for British supermarket chain, Waitrose. BFEA judges noted the farm’s ‘meticulous stock records kept to achieve maximum production’.

Broadlands Station won Waitrose lamb supplier of the year for 2011/12 and was runner-up in 2012/13.

Herefords have also proven to be ideally suited to the property. Although there were some Shorthorn and various crosses in the 1920s, Herefords were the established breed at Broadlands when Hugh first came to the farm in 1970.

Hugh said they’ve endeavoured to get most suitable bulls, buying in three a year.

“Over half have been bought at the national bull sale in recent years.”

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“I work for a contractor, moving around the country from property to property.

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“When we first arrive on a site we usually shear the main flock, starting with the ewes, then we move on to others such as hoggets and two tooths, the wethers and the rams.

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The bales are then branded, pulled out and stacked.

They sweep the board for the shearers and keep every fleece separate to avoid any cross contamination.

Different prices are paid for oddments according to length and colour. Each section of wool has a different quality.

She explains the lower the micron, the finer the wool — the better quality, which gives the best price and makes better clothing and products.

The work is seasonal, although some workers are full time and stay on to help with crutching and other necessary jobs.

“Some of the families we work for have been on these farms for many generations with properties passed down since the 1800s. They are really hard workers, and are always checking we are ok and that we have our needs

met. It is a family atmosphere and we all look out for and support each other,” she says.

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“After hours there are still chores to be done and cleaning our personal shearing equipment to keep it all up to scratch.

“I would definitely recommend others look at this as a career option. This line of work it is never boring. Training happens on site and there are also shearing and wool handling courses available. We learn about back and body care and participate in stretching and

SORTING THE FLEECE ON THE TABLE warm ups before starting work, which helps reduce injury. When my children were young, my commitment to the job was limited and I didn’t travel so much.

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Helping near and far

After spending one month in Papua New Guinea watching the women cook three times a day on wood fires too big for their pots, Paul McFarlane came up with an invention to help them in their daily life and called it the Rocket-Two-In-One. These stainless steel rocket cookers are designed so water can be easily boiled for drinking whilst cooking.

It is ideal for natural disasters or anywhere that water must be boiled before being consumed.

The cooker is also great for camping and hunting as it is fuelled by small bush sticks in the base unit which holds approximately 12 litres of water, and when the fire is going, a pot, frying pan or wok can be placed on the top of the cooker.

Paul has a background in engineering and mechanics and was inspired when he saw the original rocket cookers.

He and a friend came up with the idea of the water jacket when he was staying with a traditional village on the coast of Madang.

“Life is very basic there and there is no running water. They must dig wells by hand and sometimes these are not far away from long drops.

“The drinking water can get contaminated and there is a lot of sickness. This cooker gives people the chance to get away from that sickness.

“I have cooked a Papua New Guinea boil up on it using taro, banana and chicken.

I cooked this for two hours and used approximately 1.4 kilo of sticks feeding seven people. It is a great product for any company wanting to donate to any charities as your name and logo can be etched into cookers.” The Rocket-Two-In-One does not require a permit as the fire in contained so

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it is ideal for hunters, campers, and even scouts. Paul took a demo cooker with him the last time he visited Papua New Guinea and said there was already a lot of interest.

“We have kept the cookers cheap so families can afford them,” he says.

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Indoor vs Outdoor Farming

by John K Morris CEO of Agrissentials

During the 1950’s New Zealand pastoral farmers were the best and most cost effective producers on our planet and the rest of the world was trying to emulate us.

New Zealand was the envy of the globe with our cows, sheep and beef being outdoors, grass fed and healthy, everyone wanted our products and our financial position was very strong. The average dairy farm back then was 40 hectares, supporting up to 2 families and beef and sheep farms were all sizes, our country was pumping and from the flow on effects of our agricultural people, these were good times. The country towns were booming and everybody had a job and money was circulating. Production was a lot easier

then with plenty of grass out in front of the animals and neighbours were helping one another to make hay and silage.

It was a nice thing to be doing, the food was great and beer came in big bottles.

Our scientists back then were setting new standards for agriculture; they were allowed to think for themselves, were genuinely independent and paid by the New Zealand taxpayer. By the mid 1980’s toxic chemicals had filtered into the farming communities and the chemical corporations had partnered up with our agricultural universities.

In the mid 1980’s I had set up business in central California growing and marketing Kiwano (horned melons) which together with New Zealand production kept me in the global markets for 12 months of the year.

During this period I came across, what is termed as industrial farming where animals are kept in huge sheds and feed and water is supplied to them. I first recognised this system of production by the nostril biting stench of urine and excrement — not nice.

You could smell it from miles away as you drove up the I5 freeway in California.

The latest figures out this year, for industrial dairy farming in the USA are; the average milking life for a cow is 20 months, they are milked 4 times per day, injected with hormones to produce more milk and because of confinement are regularly injected with antibiotics. The bulk of feed supplied to them is maize, (more than likely G.M.O maize). Grains are great for chickens and hogs but when fed to rumen animals the maize causes acidosis resulting in mastitis. During milking the pus from mastitis is going into the milk making it unfit for human consumption — so much for industrial farming.

While I was in California last month, farmers were talking about going back to family size farms in an endeavour to produce better quality food for a better way of life. We already have this system working in New Zealand. It creates more

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employment for the families. Production on a family run farm will always outperform industrial farming.

The animals are better cared for and with good management and Rok Solid fertilisers farmers can keep grass out in front of the animals and produce all their grass supplement requirements on the farm, without disturbing the pasture, the soil or the bank balance. First and foremost you need to remineralise your soils and pack those soils up with microorganisms and that’s what Agrissentials specialise in: multi-mineral, microbial rich fertilisers.

Plus free, non-toxic, real nitrogen: straight out of our atmosphere and stored in the organic matter of the soil, for release on demand by the plant — great for the farm, the environment and definitely the pocket.

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When times are tight we tend to look for what we can carve off as nice-to-haves versus mission critical.

Listening to a well-respected vet speak earlier this month reminded me that sometimes we can get this wrong.

Veterinarian Dr Bas Schouten hammered home the importance of neo-natal care and rearing youngsters from birth to mating at the recent dairy goat meeting.

He was adamant that the research holds true for all our production animals.

Holding back on good-quality feed will lead to a poorer performing herd overall, whereas feeding young stock well, whether kids, lambs or calves, will pay dividends in the building disease resistance, increasing productivity over that animal’s lifetime and increasing longevity.

A body of research has built up over the last 40 years showing that animals weaned at low weight never catch up — even if once mature, they have reached the ideal mature weight. For example, dairy cows weaned too early will have a lower calving rate, lower productivity at first lactation, lower three-week submission rate as first calvers, and less chance to survive compared with their well-grown young peers.

To grow out young stock well and realise latent gains farmers need to be managing target weights at the critical times of weaning, mating and calving, kidding or lambing. Regular frequent weighing is the best method of keeping on track. Any variance of animals

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Weighing and noting variance provides the opportunity to investigate an animal’s condition early, to intervene and remedy.

It is difficult to maintain an argument for skimping during rearing even during tough seasons.

With the huge advantages of costefficiencies and long-term benefits to growing young stock well at an early age means the cost of rearing could be spread over many years.

The take out message seems to be feed, weigh, act and look elsewhere when cost-cutting.

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Fieldays® crowds have come to expect innovation and versatility from the tractors which take pride of place at this three day showcase, and they won’t be disappointed. But amongst the pack this year is a relatively new contender — a badge which offers something very much in line with the Kiwi farming mentality.

Mahindra tractors are gaining ground in public perception, and for good reason. The world’s biggest producer of diesel engines, Mahindra is the name at the forefront of India’s agricultural revolution, providing the motive power to feed not just over one billion people, but also to drive a burgeoning economy.

Their 6110 range of tractors are a lesson in simplicity and practicality, eschewing both over complication and a big ticket price, and instead delivering just what farmers need — a robust, practical tool for day-to-day rural chores. Mahindra’s global reach means that this machine is actually manufactured in South Korea, a nation famous for its heavy industry.

The heart of the 6110 range is a 2.4 litre, 60 horsepower, four cylinder diesel

engine that’s designed for intensive work. Reliability has been prioritised, and ease of access for technicians means that servicing is no mammoth task either.

Built to keep on going in arduous conditions, this turbocharged mill is mated to a 12x12 synchro shuttle transmission, allowing the 6110 to undertake a wide range of tasks, hook up to a whole shed full of implements, and even pack a handy loader bucket up front for silage handling and feed-out duties. The ability to lift 1,600 kilos is just the beginning. To put all that power

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But, with a fully enclosed and airconditioned cab, this practical tool is not without its comforts. Mahindra have made every effort to ensure that the most important component — the driver — is as immune from fatigue as all those moving parts.

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Whether it be a dog cage for a wellside ute or a combination toolboxrefuelling tank for a flat deck, our design and fabrication team will produce a quality product that will withstand farming conditions.

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Breach of banking code costs bank millions Australian customers and small businesses taking on their banks over rip-offs have won a massive boost after a landmark court ruling in the

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The National Australia Bank suffered the defeat in court after it tried to argue that the industry’s self regulatory code of conduct has no legal effect.

It is ironical that our own New Zealand banks also claim that their code of banking practice is voluntary and is also not legally binding.

Australian Supreme Court Judge Justice James Elliott has ruled that the banking code has contractual force and because the National Australia Bank breached it, the bank could not recoup $6 million in loan guarantees for a series of Gold Coast property investments.

The judgement means that the National Australia Bank cannot enforce the guarantees made by Mr Rose.

This judgement places a spotlight, not only on the Australian banking code of practice but also on the New Zealand Bankers Association code of banking practice, as New Zealand Court decisions commonly follow Australian Court decisions, and those of Canada and the United Kingdom.

Farmers of New Zealand support the New Zealand code of banking practice becoming enforceable in New Zealand law.

It is not good enough for banks to simply hide behind the code of

banking practice, claiming it is a voluntary agreement based on goodwill and intentions.

The majority of New Zealand banks are owned by Australian banks, therefore the New Zealand banking code of practice should become legally enforceable in New Zealand where they operate and enjoy ever increasing profits.

Farmers of New Zealand also support the re-introduction into Parliament of the Farm Debt Mediation Bill which, in the past, has not been supported by the vast majority of politicians.

While in New Zealand the number of bank foreclosures has declined, economists warn that those who currently have extended themselves in taking out mortgage loans could be exposed in the next New Zealand economic downturn, which may not be too far away if the Auckland real estate market funded by overseas immigrants crashes.

New Zealand Institute of Economic Research said even when mortgage sale numbers were high during the global financial crisis, New Zealand did not have the same default rate as the United States, where homeowners could “post back their keys” if property values collapsed.

The reality is that you can’t walk away from your mortgage in New Zealand.

Most farm mortgagee sales end up with the farming families losing their livelihoods and all of their possessions.

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A ‘priceless’ look at rural life

by Ann Morgan

With requests from his many readers of his previous book, ‘Farming and Yarning’, Barry Styles’ latest work ‘Priceless Bullshit’ recounts more stories, experiences, events and happenings he was involved in, heard about or yes, made up over time.

Barry Styles’ with his latest work ‘Priceless Bullshit’

block living was like from the early 1940s onward.

Back in the day with potties under beds and “when at boarding school perfectly good lamb roasts and chops obviously went to waste, because we only ever got stew for the three years I was there.”

Priceless Bullshit is well worth the read, for fathers, brothers, uncles and others, anyone who appreciates good, easy humour. Real or not, it doesn’t really matter, what matters is it is a book of mystery, memory and humour.

Written by a man, who has been there and done that, or so he says, and the best part about it is he is kindly donating all profits to the ‘Make a Wish’ foundation.

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He is described by some as an interesting character, and people refer to him as somewhat like Barry Crump. Now in his 80s, he lives near Mangawhai in Northland with his wife Jan, whom he dedicates the book to, ‘considering she stood beside, behind and in front of him for 40 years,’ not forgetting his children of course.

“Some of the yarns you will find here may appear to be a little risqué. If you can’t remember how to spell that just say ‘a bit over the top’,” says Brian.

Bull’s, sheep and home gardeners all have something in common, a very valuable product which makes manure, and as his humour talks you through such stories, you will quite possibly smile for days.

The mostly real stories will give you some good laughs as you get a picture of what rural New Zealand back

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