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MANAWATU FARMING LIFESTYLES

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Following last year’s challenging spring, ten successful GoodYarn workshops were held from Whangarei to Gore in November. The workshops are designed to equip people with the tools to identify the signs of mental illness and seek appropriate support.

Five more workshops are planned this spring for Taranaki/Manawatu, Tasman, Aorangi and East Coast.

“It is important people have the skills to recognise if a family member, neighbouring farmer or customer is struggling,” said New Zealand Young Farmers territory manager, Megan Bates.

Figures recently released by the chief coroner reveal New Zealand’s suicide rate has risen for the fourth year in a row. The provisional statistics show 668 people took their own lives in the 2017/18 year. The highest number of suicides was recorded in the 20–24 year age group.

“These figures are a tragedy. We need to keep educating people to spot the signs that someone close to them may want to take their own life,” said Megan.

Latest figures show the number of suicides has increased in Southland, Canterbur y, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regions.

New Zealand Young Farmers is working to secure funding to run further workshops next year. The organisation has a network of close to 80 clubs across the country.

“Members hold monthly meetings, organise regular social events and take part in contests and competitions,” said Megan.

“The aim of all of those things is to get people who often work in isolated jobs off-farm and socialising.”

The Taranaki/Manawatu GoodYarn workshop is set for Thursday, October 25. The venue is still to be confirmed.

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MANAWATU FARMING LIFESTYLES

PART TWO

BY DENISE GUNN

Although Nuts ‘n May is not a registered organic farm, it operates on a sustainable system.

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ith a wide range of different walnut varieties on the farm, harvesting starts in midMarch. The main crops fall in April, and the late-falling varieties finish in mid-May. “We harvest over six tonnes by hand using walnut rollers that look a bit like wire mops, while it’s labour-intensive, this has the advantage of having people on hand to grade and process the nuts, so there isn’t a backlog.” says Hel. Hel said they had considered mechanisation — but the machines used tend to either not be suitable for their large trees, or result in immature

nuts and leaves being gathered — this requires more time in dehusking and sorting out rubbish. During the harvest, nuts are collected from the orchard blocks every day. Walnuts brought into the processing shed are hand-sorted, washed in rainwater, and placed into drying racks. “Walnuts need to be dried or cured before they can be sacked and sold,” said Hel. “Drying is best done in cool, dark, airy conditions to ensure the edible kernel is pale and fresh. If not dried properly, walnuts will go mouldy or rancid.”

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It allows the walnuts to dry in four weeks instead of months.

“This means we have the first walnuts of the season ready for sale in May,” said Hel. Scott and Hel’s love of travel kept them taking on the farm full-time earlier.

“On long distance walks across Spain, Scott would prop himself up at the bar, with a beer and Jamon iberico to discuss nut fattening with local pig farms.

“The Spanish farmers thought he was loco as no one in their right mind would waste walnuts on pigs — theirs are fed on acorns.

“Scott’s persistence paid off, and he got to raise his Berkshires under our trees and develop a sideline in nutfed pork.”

By far, the biggest challenge the family have faced was Scott’s diagnosis of terminal cancer. He passed away at the start of the 2017 harvest.

“Scott loved the farm, and from the first time he visited — he has appreciated the work that has gone into creating a beautiful and productive place.

“He and Walter spent over 10 years gently prodding me to give up city life and move to the country.

“Walter would pat the pine trees and comment how they were now ready for milling to make our house. Eventually, we did build a farmhouse — designed by my daughter Fran who had just graduated with a master’s in architecture.”

Hel said a highlight for Scott was being able to put ‘swineherd’ as his occupation.

“I’m never quite sure what my official title is; at the moment it appears to be ‘chief nutter’.”

Since Scott’s death, the family’s plans for the orchard changed, and Hel has

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Scott Wilson with a Berkshire boar named Napoleon had to scale back some of the projects.

“As a vegetarian, I am not that keen on hauling porkers off the works — so now run the Berkshires as a stud, selling weaners and breeders.

Piglets are always popular.” Plans to fatten their own lambs were also put on hold. Instead, a grazing arrangement with a neighbouring farmer works well for both parties.

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Hel is currently focussing on finding markets for the walnuts to keep pace with the crop increase.

She said walnut farming is a longterm venture — as walnuts can last for hundreds of years. “The farm has already had one generation change

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by Denise Gunn With a focus on quality, production and reproduction, Ruaview Stud owners John and Helen Hammond are meeting the challenge with Simmental and Angus.

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hree generations of John’s family have lived on the couple’s Ohakune proper ty. John’s grandfather bought the farm around 1917 and established Ruaview Friesian Stud a few years later. The dairy farm operated for many years until the local dairy factory in Raetihi closed in the late 1980s, leaving the family with nowhere to sell their milk.

As one door closed on the dairy herd, another opened when John and Helen started breeding beef cattle. The stud name, Ruaview, remained.

The first Simmental arrived on the Hammond’s farm in 1992 after purchasing stock from Ailsa and Wai-iti Simmental studs.

John said other notable purchases followed including Singing Hills Helen

from Barry and Dot Anderson’s stud in Te Awamutu.

“Ruaview Scotch was a son of Singing Hills Helen who went on to win Supreme Simmental Bull at the 2008 Beef Expo and runner-up to all bulls that year at Beef Expo.

“Scotch’s great-grandson, Ruaview Pinetree, won the Supreme Simmental in 2016, again at the Beef Expo.”

Scotch’s progeny have been very influential in the Hammond’s Simmental herd.

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“Simmental cattle are performance cattle and perform in every aspect,” said John.

“Angus cattle are a maternal breed, and this is why they complement each other in cross-breeding.”

The Angus herd commenced with the purchase of 21 in-calf heifers from Hingaia Angus Stud near Te Awamutu.

“Continuing on from these genetics, AI has been used along with bull purchases from Atahua Angus and Fossil Creek Angus,” said John.

“This has seen the cattle develop into the type of cattle we are seeking to breed to fit the climatic conditions of our area. We are calving 50 Angus this year, and our breeding philosophy is the same as the Simmental breed — ‘Breeding for Production and Reproduction’.

“All females from both breeds must calve as two-year-olds and every year thereafter.”

At 2,000 feet above sea level, with Mount Ruapehu as a backdrop, the farm receives an average annual rainfall of 1,450mm. Snowstorms are the biggest issue farming at this altitude and location.

“It gets cold at times with usually four to five falls of snow each year, during snow we sometimes have to feed the animals two to three days a day.” says John.

John said this depends on how the snow is falling as the feed can get covered by a heavy fall before the animals can eat it.

“We also get severe frosts with temperatures dropping to -10C and in summer get hot at 30C.” Grass growth is limited for 90 days during winter. Winter crops, hay and silage, meet any shortfall in grass.

Farming in this environment can be testing — but the Hammonds know the requirements, breeding cattle suitable to the climate and conditions.

Most of the farm’s original 121 hectares were turned back into a dairy block. The farm’s home block is now made up of 100ha of flat land. Thirty hectares of this block is used to fatten the stud bulls and some young stock.

A further 60ha is long-term leased for the stud cows. John said this is hilly land and during winter the cows are grazed off.

“We calve between 80 and 85 cows and all replacements.

“The entire focus is on quality; to breed bulls for stud and commercial breeders to enhance the profitability of their operation, on production and reproduction.

“Emphasis is placed on docility, structural soundness, carcase qualities and moderate EBVs across all traits.”

Stock are sold through an annual onfarm auction.

In May, the couple sold 15 20-monthold Angus bulls at an average price of $5,538 and 13 20-month-old Simmental bulls averaging $5,446. Some surplus female stock is sold, otherwise excess or culled animals go to the works. The annual on-farm bull sale is a highlight on the Hammond’s farming calendar. It also underlines earlier decisions made on the breeding of bulls going under the auctioneer’s hammer. John is vice president of Simmental NZ and has been a breed councillor for a number of years. He is a registered judge with the Royal A & P Society too, judging many events including the Easter Royal Show in Auckland.

“We are also members of the Angus Society,” said Helen. Additionally, John is a qualified beef class assessor.

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From a young age, Brandon Holdt loved visiting his uncle’s dairy farm, following him around on a pushbike and spending time in the shed. Although Brandon was a townie for most of his life, these visits set the course towards his decision to settle on a dairy farming career.

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and everyone was one big family.”

Brandon said there was so much to learn and all types of machinery on the farm.

“You would get all herds in morning and night, set up break fences, move irrigator, and bring cows to the feed pads, which held 1,000 cows in four different bays.”

“There was also tractor work which you would be loading up and mixing the feed, and feeding out on the feed pad or in the paddocks,” he said.

“Also doing other jobs when it was in the busy period, like helping with maize and silage or cultivating paddocks. It was a massive operation.”

Brandon recently returned to Taranaki after working in the Manawatu for three years. He is now 2IC for James Holgate and Tracy Kivell who contract milk 360 Jersey crossbred cows, on a 137haeffective farm near Midhurst. James is the 2018 Taranaki Dairy Manager of the Year.

The Midhurst farm receives an average annual rainfall of close to 2,000mls. Maize is grown, along with silage and hay.

Brandon found this winter has been warmer compared to other years with only a handful of frosts.

“Every day is a new challenge as you never know what’s going to come round the corner,” said Brandon.

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both strong in this section, will give me a better understanding and guide me through it all.”

Brandon has completed Primary ITO’s level two milk quality course, and the level three livestock husbandry course.

He plans to return to Primary ITO studies next season.

With a better understanding of pasture management, Brandon plans to work towards achieving Primary ITO level four. It will enable him to follow a contract milking or farm management role. Entering the Dairy Industry Awards in the future is also on Brandon’s list, along with looking at herd ownership.

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Brandon is 2IC for 2018 Taranaki Dairy Manager of the Year James Holgate and partner Tracy Kivell

“I enjoy getting up knowing that I am out in the fresh air doing what I love,” said Brandon.

“Making sure that the girls are happy and the job is getting done to the best I can make it.” Prior to leaving Taranaki to work in the Manawatu, Brandon was a member of Coastal Young Farmers.

“I really enjoyed meeting new people, helping out the community and activities that were done with Young Farmers.

Since returning to Taranaki, Brandon has rejoined the organisation through the Central Taranaki branch and caught up with a couple of former schoolmates.

Brandon said the farming lifestyle suits

him and he has no desire to return to a town job.

“I wouldn’t change it for a thing,” he said.

“I love bringing my son out on the farm and getting him into it all. He will be a farmer one day, I reckon.

“It’s good for the younger age kids to see what goes on.”

“To everyone farming, take every day as it comes — nothing is too easy or too hard. Always ask for help when needed,” said Brandon.

“New Zealand’s farming sector is like a big farm. You are never alone. When times get hard, seek help.”

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Bathe in the Mediterranean Sea; visit seaside villages and ancient gardens with stunning views! Meet our friends in Tuscany for lunch on the farm, enjoying their deliciously fresh produce and wines. You will not be bored by lots of facts and figures! No standing in long queues, because we make appointments and book suitable times well ahead. You will be immersed in the daily lives of Italians because you are travelling with an

Italian!! Most tourists do not have this opportunity!!

Accommodation in 4 and 5 star quality small family run hotels for 3 and 4 nights in the historic centres, so you can be immersed in the daily lives of the locals! We will introduce you to our Italian friends who accompany us during parts of our daily programme!! Daily ‘a la carte’ dining in local restaurants, including wine and beverages of your choice.

Entry fees and all tipping included. Your luggage will be handled by porters during your travels with us! You will NOT be coach bound – we only travel short distances – refreshments en route included!

Our regular clients choose to travel with us because “quality is better than quantity”!! They thank us for immersing them in the real culture that the average traveller would never see.

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HORTICULTURE Choosing your crop species

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Deciding which plant species and cultivar to plant is an important decision and plays an essential role in maximising the life of a pasture.

The amount of feed available for dairy cows, in turn, affects the amount of profit from every hectare of pasture sown so is an integral element of farming life.

The best results come from matching the cultivars you choose to the farm system, climate, soils and pests.

There is a range of available options for pastures and each come with their strengths and weaknesses.

Chicory is a popular staple plant that can be incorporated into a rotational grazing system through its active growing months. The plant is a shortlived leafy herb with high feed value.

Maize crop is a vital crop for many New Zealand dairy farmers and represents a significant investment in time and resources.

Fodder beet is another option and is a root crop with a high-yield potential.

Kale has a deep root system and is normally used as a winter feed crop.

Due to its deeper roots — it is very resilient through a drought so good for the drier parts of the country.

Animals find plantain very palatable, which is a huge advantage. This crop establishes rapidly, is pest tolerant and has a high mineral content to enhance milk production.

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Local conditions are key This spring has seen the team at Harrisons are run off their feet — the weather has been fantastic for growth and the planting season is in full swing.

Harrisons has a well-deserved reputation as the place to go for your garden needs. A huge range of trees, shrubs, roses and garden essentials are available at their two stores — at Pekapeka (just north of Waikanae) and the northern end of Feilding just off Kimbolton Road.

The team at Harrisons are familiar with the local conditions and are eager to share their knowledge with their customers. They are committed to ensuring your garden efforts reap rewards — flowers, fruits and fragrance are provided with information and inspiration.

At Harrisons, they know their plants because they grow their plants. Producing

a large range from their five-acre nursery in Waikanae means that you are buying plants that are grown and acclimatised to this area. It also saves on freight costs — which equals better quality and value for their customers.

Harrisons are also direct importers of a terrific range of pots and planters.

Container gardening is now a major part of gardening as sections have become smaller. Many of the pots at Harrisons are European inspired and manufactured to withstand extremes of weather — you can expect them to last for generations.

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FEILDING

A rural history The first township on the Manchester block, Fielding was laid out in 1874 and was developed by the London-based Emigrant and Colonist’s Aid Corporation.

It was sited in a natural clearing and named after Colonel William Feilding.

A director of the corporation, he had come to New Zealand and bought the land. At that time, streets were named after other corporation personnel or New Zealand political figures.

In the early twentieth century Feilding had the most important saleyards in the lower North Island. As early as 1902 — 42,000 sheep were yarded there and at one point the freezing works employed 2,500 people – about half the labour force. Although the freezing works have declined — the town provides other rural-related employment and many rural businesses once sited on Rangitikei Street in Palmerston North now have their offices in Feilding and many Feilding residents work in Palmerston North.

Feilding’s population reached 4,500 by 1921 and Feilding Agricultural High School was established in the same year.

Marking the importance of farming in the community, New Zealand’s first Young Farmers Club was started in 1927. Both dairy farming and hill

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country sheep farming were uncertain in the 1920s to 1940s — however, the town thrived again after the Second World War. There are two historic meeting houses in the area. Manaiahu and Kauwhata, are at Aorangi and Te Arakura. Both belong to Ngati Kauwhata and have close links to Ngati Raukawa.

The reserve at Mt Lees consists of gardens and bush tracks and was developed over 70 years and is still a popular spot for many locals and visitors to frequent.

Feilding has a reputation for being one of the most well-tended and attractive towns in the lower North Island and the Manfeild car racing track attracts crowds on race days, while the town is now home to many farm retirees.

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A natural experience In the heart of Manawatu, Mt Lees Reserve is situated at 199 Ngaio Road and is a unique experience set in a beautiful scenic rural setting offering visitors and guests a place to relax and soak up nature in a tranquil setting.

Developing Mount Lees was a lifelong project for Ormond Wilson, who became one of New Zealand’s leading left-wing intellectuals and was a member of the first Labour government and a Labour MP from 1935–1938 and again from 1946–1949. He also was an executive in the BBC and for many years chairman of the Historic Places Trust.

He ceased farming in 1972 and gifted the homestead and bush gully to the Crown as a public reserve. In 1979,

he received the CMG for services to the community. Palmerston North City Council administered the property until around 1989 when the Manawatu District Council took over responsibility.

Keen to carry on Ormond’s vision, the council has undertaken an extensive planting programme of its own on the 29.5ha reserve.

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afternoon teas, picnics, social functions and weddings for people wanting a historical experience or a simple ‘escape’ from a busy life.

As the seasons change, Mount Lees presents many different faces and visitors will find a wide selection of native and exotic trees and shrubs on site.

Autumn is spectacular as the reserve’s exotics prepare to shed their foliage.

Spring offers a magnificent display of magnolia flowers, blossom and carpets of forget-me-knots and Mount Lees is renowned for its daffodils — which are at their best in September/October.

October/November is the best time to see the primulas, honesty, cinerarias and the dove trees in flower, whilst in December the giant Himalayan lily flower is at its perfumed best. In January/ February the reserve is filled with flowering blue and white agapanthus.

The reserve bush is rich in bird life including native birds such as kereru —

wood pigeon, morepork, grey warblers, fantails, tuis, bellbirds, wax eyes and kingfisher.

It is close to the Rangitikei river for great trout fishing or for those with golf in mind; it’s only a short drive to four rural golf courses.

The summer house is available for group functions and has two small outbuildings and a kitchen. Bookings are essential, and group parties such as gardening and horticultural clubs, education parties, conference tours, weddings and members of the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association are invited to contact Mount Lees for further information.

Mount Lees is open to the public seven days a week from 9am to 5pm.

No dogs are allowed on the reserve.

Parking, picnic areas, toilets, children’s play areas and a summer house are on-site, and there is no charge, but donations are gratefully accepted.

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A good day out The Feilding area has many activities to offer locals and travellers alike, including agricultural displays, art galleries, clock museum, sale yards and the railway museum.

The Coach House Museum at 121 South Street, takes you back to the 1800s with displays of horse-drawn gigs and traps, John Deere machinery, vintage tractors and information on the early settlers shared by volunteer hosts.

Open seven days from 10am–4pm.

The Feilding Farmers’ Market is held in the town square on Fridays from 9am– 1.30pm with room to see everything on sale. There is a wide variety of stalls including fresh flowers, locally-grown fresh produce, bakery goods and plants.

The Feilding Sale Yards at 18 Manchester Street is an opportunity to experience the yards in action and have a guided tour on Fridays at 11am.

Anyone with a rural interest can get an overview of where and how New Zealand stock is sold in one of the biggest sale yards in the country. People who enjoy seeing something different will see auctioneers perform on sale days.

Colyton Clocks at Chimers Farm on Colyton Road is home to the largest

collection of clocks, watches and timepieces in the Southern Hemisphere from around the world. Housed in a 100-year-old building set in beautiful rural surroundings they are open Saturday and Sunday from 10am–4pm and alternative times by arrangement.

For those interested in art, the Feilding and District Art Centre offers everything from arts and craft workshops to locally created gifts for sale. The centre has weekly painting, colouring and textile groups and art classes available for children. Open Monday to Saturday 10am–4pm and Sundays 1pm–4pm. Located at 104 Manchester Street, Feilding.

The Feilding and District Steam Rail Museum at the railway yard, corner of Gladstone and Haybittle Streets, is a working museum with displays including the restored WAB794, F163 and X442 engines and the restoration process on five carriages, sleeping car and dining cars, and a working turntable and gantry.

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Special steam train trips run around the Manawatu. Open Saturday 9am–3pm, other times by arrangement admission is by donation.

For those interested in nature, Awahuri/Kitchener Park, located at Kawakawa Road, Feilding, is one of the few remaining areas of the original semi-swamp podocarp forest and has collections of kahikatea, matai and

totara. The reserve has strong historic botanical significance containing some rare and threatened plant species, as well as strong landscape character and native flora and fauna.

Take the boardwalk through the swampy areas or start at Kowhai park on South Street and follow the off-road track to Kitchener Park. Dogs on a leash are permitted.

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CROP & PASTURE PREP ADVERTORIAL

One stop for agriculture and building services Davis Contracting Levin Ltd is a family-run business providing agricultural contracting and building services in the Horowhenua region for the past 15 years.

The company has five employees in the agricultural side of the business and two qualified mechanics, Clive and Craig, keeping the gear in working order. The workshop also brings in outside mechanical work so if you need your tractor or implements serviced Clive will take care of this.

During the busy harvesting season, the workforce increases to around eight and the agricultural administration is undertaken by Mary Davis.

The team is gearing up for cultivation time, and the firm has the gear to plough, power harrow, roll, direct drill and air seed your paddocks.

Hay and baleage are the mainstays of the agricultural work with Gary producing round bales with his McHale baler and Craig operating both a New Holland D1010 square baler and for the smaller blocks — a New Holland D1000 square baler. Conventional baling is also on offer, but many lifestylers are changing to the square six bale equivalents that the D1000 baler provides.

We run two Goweil individual wrappers and a Webbline tube wrapper and this season have added a McHale Fusion 2 combi baler and wrapper to the fleet.

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Davis Contracting run four Deutz-Fahr tractors, with one having GPS providing accurate seeding and placement of fertiliser. Yes — we can fertilise your paddocks as a six-tonne Sam spreader is part of the fleet.

The business runs a New Holland tractor with a long reach mower for mulching hedges — this work is usually done after the busy harvesting season.

The company has a 2.6-tonne digger with a hole borer unit for small block work and for drain cleaning the 12-tonne Komatsu digger fits the bill.

Two trucks, a Foden and Mack are used for cartage of metal, baleage and stock. Depending on the growing season, the company usually holds a stock of baleage and hay that farmers can source and have delivered during the winter months.

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Director, Gary Davis runs both the building and contracting operation with wife Lindsey taking care of the building administration.

The company has nine employees on the building side of the business and specialise in new houses, light commercial work and farm buildings. If you need a new calf shed or implement shed — these can be done at an affordable price.

Davis Contracting can provide a design and build package for your new residence, and Lindsey works closely with the client to ensure the finished product is their dream home.

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Bug biocontrol approval To help protect New Zealand crops a biocontrol agent has been added to the mix to control brown marmorated stink bug if it ever gets into the country.

The Environmental Protection Authority has formally agreed to allow the release of a tiny Samurai wasp into New Zealand, in the event of a brown marmorated stink bug incursion.

BMSB Council chair, Alan Pollard, applauded the outcome as a major milestone against one of the greatest threats to New Zealand industry and urban communities.

“The industry greatly appreciates the positive decision and acknowledges the consideration given by the EPA to the significant number of submissions made on the application. This is a significant step towards preparing for a major biosecurity risk, which is getting greater by the day with increasing trade and tourism crossing our borders,” he said.

The Samurai wasp is the size of a poppy seed and completely harmless to humans and animals, but a natural enemy of BMSB; the female wasp lays her eggs inside those of the stink bug, killing the larvae in the process.

Studies overseas have shown that the wasp can destroy more than 70 per cent of the eggs in a stink bug egg mass.

“The stink bug could cause hundreds of millions of dollars of losses for our industry, as well as seriously damaging quality of life for all New Zealanders.

With the heightened awareness of biosecurity risk, our industry is more aware than ever that we cannot afford to be, and never will be, complacent.

“Approving the release of Samurai as a biocontrol is an excellent step — but there is more work to do before the wasp is ready to be used as a tool.

It’s not the silver bullet, and a stink bug incursion would require a multifaceted approach.

“We have seen overseas growers rely on high levels of insecticide as the primary control for BMSB and, while this wasp provides the opportunity to reduce our dependence on chemicals, a full response will require every weapon in our armoury.”

BMSB feeds on a huge range of arable and horticultural crops including wheat, maize, peas and beans.

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It also estimated the horticulture export value could fall by between $2 billion and $4.2 billion.

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The strongest evidence yet that Mycoplasma bovis does not flourish in well-balanced soil conditions has been confirmed at the farms that first tested positive for the disease.

Farms belonging to the Van Leeuwen Dairy Group, which comprised 15,000 cows on a 4,133ha milking platform in South Canterbury, first tested positive for M bovis in July 2017, resulting in the culling of around 4,000 cows.

The group was given the go-ahead to restock the affected farms after the compulsory stand-down period of 60 days but was warned by biological farming consultant David Law if the conditions in which the disease thrived were not rectified, it could reoccur.

More than 100 soil tests were carried out across all van Leeuwen farms by Don Hart of Top Soils, and Law’s hypothesis was confirmed.

“We found increasing evidence that the farms that had tested positive for M bovis all had the same characteristic — a low-pH soil, which is typically an imbalanced, minerally-depleted soil,” Law says.

“In contrast, the soil tests taken on the farms clear of the disease showed a healthy pH of 6.3 — soil conditions M bovis doesn’t like.

“This demonstrated a correlation between M bovis being present in imbalanced soils, and absent in healthy soils. The disease doesn’t live in the soil per se, but, as an anaerobic bacterium, it generally only thrives in low-pH farm conditions.”

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According to Beef + Lamb New Zealand, the annual stock number survey conducted by B+LNZ’s Economic Service also shows 3.7 million beef cattle — with beef production continuing to grow.

The largest contributor to the increase in the number of beef cattle was a lift in weaner cattle in MarlboroughCanterbury, which was driven by younger cattle being retained by beef breeders.

The research shows the impact of Mycoplasma bovis on sheep and beef farms has been mixed.

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“The number of breeding ewes decreased 3.5 per cent to 8.3 million in the North Island, while South Island numbers dropped 0.8 per cent to 9.0 million. The decrease largely reflects farmers taking advantage of strong prices for mutton. There was also a preference — particularly in the older farmer demographic — towards less labour intensive livestock options to sheep.”

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Extract from the Beef and Lamb resource book — Facing Up to Facial Eczema’.

‘The liver damage associated with FE results in production losses that are much greater than may first appear.

Even when no symptoms are visible, FE can reduce lifetime productivity by up to 25 per cent.

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Those rams showing the highest tolerance levels are used over the recorded flock.

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I would like to point out — only tested rams are used over the recorded flock, and this has been the practice for the last 19 years.

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