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September 2020 Edition

So much at stake

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James Shaw attempted to justify his party’s policy to price livestock emissions on his belief that livestock produces half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions. The science and the facts about ruminant methane emissions do not support that.

FARM was set up to present the facts about ruminant methane. The Green Party policy demonstrates how much the facts and the science of ruminant methane emissions are missing from the political debate about global warming.

Using the discredited and nonscientific CO2 equivalent system to quantify ruminant emissions, as the Green Party has done, is to misrepresent the environmental impact of livestock farming.

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Chief executive resigns from MDC Manawatu District Council’s chief executive Dr Richard Templer has announced his resignation.

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Dr Templer grew up on a Waikato dairy farm before heading to the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering.

He furthered his studies to complete a PhD while working part-time as a lecturer in the university’s Mechanical Engineering Department.

Dr Templer’s career has seen him working for several high profile companies and organisations, including Callaghan Innovation, where he was Research and Technical Services general manager. His appointment as chief executive for the Manawatu District Council (MDC) began in 2016, replacing outgoing chief executive Lorraine Vincent.

In a recent email to council staff, Dr Templer reflected on his time with MDC and the advances that have been made.

“It is with pride that I look at what MDC has achieved over the last four and a half years. Our infrastructure is New Zealand leading, our engagement and culture are among the best I’ve seen.

Our community facilities and services are nationally and internationally recognised. Our customer service is award-winning, and our core services make me the envy of other CEs.” Although Dr Templer is excited to take up his position in Wellington in an industry that he is very familiar with, he will miss working for MDC and the district.

“To work with, and for, such a wonderful team of people has been extremely enjoyable. It will be very hard to say goodbye to an organisation and community that has made me feel so welcome and has supported so much of what I set out to achieve.

“I am confident that I leave MDC in good hands, with engaged and passionate people, an outstanding

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Dr Richard Templer will finish his chief executive position with the Manawatu District Council in early November

executive team and an inspiring group of managers. The achievements above are down to this team, and it has been my privilege to play the part of coach and water boy.”

Mayor Helen Worboys is saddened by Richard’s departure and appreciates the work that he has done during his tenure, especially in regards to engagement with both staff and the community.

“Richard’s leadership over the past four and a half years has seen a huge positive shift in the council’s culture. His easy-going nature, team approach, ability to support and encourage the best out of everyone, plus his commitment to our district and region will be sorely missed,” she said.

“We wish Richard well in his new role, being closer to family and sincerely thank him for his passion and commitment

to the Manawatu District Council.” Dr Templer has accepted the position of chief executive with Engineering New Zealand and plans to finish with the council in early November.

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“After leaving school, I started to study at Victoria University in Wellington for a degree in commerce. I didn’t like the thought of spending another three years in a classroom and after two months left and headed home,” says Brandon.

“I was introduced to Michael Franks, the CEO of Seeka, and he offered me the chance to join his company, so I

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“We experienced every single job, including the processing in the cool stores. We operated all the machines, graded, packed and stacked the fruit to understand every aspect of the operation.

“We began supervising in the second year, including orchard pruning and quality control. In our third year, we learnt organising, making decisions and running teams of staff. We then moved

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“I had never seen a kiwifruit on a vine before. I was asking thousands of questions a day to make sure I understood everything, including pollination and cultural practices. The vines, maintenance and structural work are also vital. To start an orchard, we do the blocks, posts, wires and ag beam.

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The vines grow up toward the sun during summer, and the leaves drop in winter. “These are pulled down to create leaders along the lead wires, and the process is repeated the next year until the shoots grow up the strings and you get fruit. The process is repeated to create and maintain a kiwifruit orchard.

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So much at stake

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For the first time in my life, I’m actually frightened of my country’s government. For someone who spent 29 years in parliament, and a minister for almost a decade, that may sound a bit odd, but I am.

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Instead, it would just make New Zealand agriculture less competitive globally, and see higher global emissions from less carbon-efficient food produced elsewhere.

Ruminant methane emissions are more significant in New Zealand than any other developed economy. Yet the government sticks to a flawed accounting system shown by the IPCC’s leading scientist in this area, Prof Miles Allen, a physicist at Oxford, to seriously overestimate the global warming potential of methane.

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the higher carbon emissions profiles per capita of any country. The paradox is that if our economy was based on the export of oil, rather than food, we’d have one of the lowest.

You see, oil emissions are accounted for in the country that consumes it, while food emissions are accounted for in the country that produces it.

To add to their scrambled thinking, they allow fossil fuel emissions to be offset by blanketing good hill country farmland in pines.

The environmental catastrophe of silt and slash that destroy our waterways at plantation harvesting are an affront to those who love and care for our land.

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A gift voucher for three art lessons led Graham Christensen on a journey, finding hidden talents as an artist, specialising in rural scenes.

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raham and his wife Sue were operating a holiday resort in Queensland, Australia, when Sue gave him the vouchers as a birthday gift.

At that stage, Graham had no interest in painting, so filed the vouchers away and forgot about them.

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The windmills in the background have provided inspiration for some of Graham’s paintings

Checking the flock “At that time, the Department of Agriculture was developing a project of evaluating exotic breeds of both cattle and sheep. The purpose was to cross the exotic breeds with our own traditional breeds and to assess the resulting crossbreeds.”

Prior to the livestock being imported, Graham was awarded a 10-month study scholarship in France. He evaluated breeds of cattle in France that may have been useful to import into New Zealand for the crossbreeding programme.

“On my return to New Zealand, the government then imported a number of exotic bulls, as well as a quantity of frozen semen from about 15 cattle breeds. My role was as a research technician on one of the three research farms, specific to the cattle breeding programme.”

Graham and Sue, and their young family, later moved to Mana Island where, three years earlier, the exotic sheep breeding programme had commenced. Graham’s role was as research programme manager on the island.

“On leaving the island, we bought a business marketing dairy products, initially in Wellington and then in Palmerston North. At the same time, we bought a small lifestyle block in the Manawatu and started stag finishing and velveting. I soon bought a larger block at Rongotea and converted this to deer breeding and velveting in the mid-1980s.”

Graham joined the staff at Massey University in 1992. His role was to place agricultural, horticultural and veterinary students into vacation employment to

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gain industry experience as part of their degree requirement. He also acted as adviser to the university’s Young Farmers Club.

In 2005, Graham and Sue moved to Brisbane. Sue, a secondary school teacher, took on teaching again and Graham took up employment with the Griffith University in the School of Business.

The couple searched for a suitable business and soon bought a holiday resort on the Gold Coast. After operating the business for 10 years, the couple moved back to New Zealand, buying a 30-acre lifestyle block in the Manawatu.

A large hay barn on the property, with a room built into one end for accommodation, serves as Graham’s

studio. With his farming background, Graham has developed his art around the agricultural world. His paintings have captured shearing gangs, farmers with their working dogs, woolsheds, old farm workshops, rural landscapes and the Feilding saleyards.

“I continue to go to art classes, taught by well-known Manawatu artist Vonnie Sterritt, and who is extremely encouraging and supportive, and to whom I owe considerable gratitude.”

Graham’s next exhibition, Rural Recollections, will be open at the Yellow Church Gallery in Mangaweka, from October 24.

Graham will also be taking part in the Art Trail Manawatu over the weekend of November 14–15.

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Art awards showcased A diverse exhibition of art is on display at the Feilding and Districts Art Society (FADAS), showcasing works in the annual art awards competition.

The Feilding and Districts Art Society Inc Annual Awards opened in September with an award presentation, nibbles and drinks. This year’s awards drew 83 entrants, vying for a prize pool of close to $3,000. Entrant numbers were well up from previous competitions.

FADAS members and non-members living in the greater Manawatu District are eligible to enter the art awards.

The society’s administrator Doreen Robertson said a committee of four members spent three months organising and preparing for the competition.

“The judges are invited from Manawatu and further afield. This year, they were from Woodville.”

Categories featured landscape, flora and fauna, portraiture, and photography. A people’s choice award and an encouragement award were also presented.

Tim McAnnich, with Coming Home, was the premier winner of the photography section. The merit award went to Mary Lewis with Winter Morning.

The portraiture section was won by Colin

Hoare with his entry Batuti. Anne Morris received a merit award with Nev. The premier of flora and fauna was Michele Theobald with Autumn Birch. A merit award was presented to Victoria McGovern with Two Carps and highly commended was Tim McAnnich with Golden Onions.

Ruth Champion won the landscape section with Ashhurst Bridge. The merit award went to Lynley Wilson with Pristine. Karen Sinclair’s Rusty Old Tractor Tararua was highly commended.

The supreme prize was awarded to Irene Whittaker for her feathered koru in a glass case.

Since the establishment of FADAS, committee members and supporters have displayed artworks, run exhibitions, and held have-a-go sessions.

Three-week group or solo exhibitions are held on a regular basis, and members’ works are often on general display and available for sale. Art workshops feature regularly, and local schools are also encouraged to display special artworks.

Attendees view 3D Leaves by Irene Whittaker Photo Virginia Christensen

Since the inaugural FADAS art awards were held in 2005, the competition has run on an annual basis. The Feilding and Districts Art Society Inc Annual Awards

exhibition is open for the public to view daily except Sunday, from 10am to 4pm until Thursday, October 1, at 104 Manchester Street, Feilding.

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Buying Flooring Xtra in 2018 was a huge step for the couple. Although Mel comes from previously working in flooring, it was a definite change for Murray, from the shearing shed to a retail store. Two years on, and they are loving the challenges it has brought.

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The biggest stockyards in the Southern Hemisphere are here, and not far from the doors of this expansive, eclectic museum collection, curated to provide an insight into more than 140 years of local history.

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A lot of hard work has gone into making this storehouse of treasures, as well. Volunteers make up the backbone of the Coach House’s workforce, giving freely of their time to help preserve local rural history and present a vivid picture of the past to visitors from all across New Zealand, and, pre-Covid, the world. These are the people who guide tours, restore machines, take care of administration Feilding’s Coach House Museum is open 10am to 4pm on South Street, and is a must-see for visitors to the town who and generally keep the appreciate history wheels turning at museums like this all over New Zealand. Here, they venue, great hub and meeting place for have outdone themselves with displays its members, the community and its that often feature artefacts not seen visitors. The Coach House is home to an anywhere else on earth. exceptional rural New Zealand collection In the words of the museum’s and is a tribute to the many hundreds management: “The Coach House is a of dedicated and skilful volunteers and valuable treasure and taonga, a fantastic supporters through the years.”

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Manawatu Tattoo set to go ahead A star-studded line-up is set to celebrate women in the arts at the upcoming 2020 Manawatu Tattoo.

The two-hour show will feature the return of popular country singer Suzanne Prentice. Suzanne has supported the show since the inaugural event in 2010.

Special guest artists, Piping Pink, and Bras and Brass will perform. Piping Pink features some of New Zealand’s best female pipers and drummers. Both Piping Pink and the 83-piece all-women Bras and Brass band raise awareness and funding for breast cancer research.

Marching teams, stage bands, dancers, kapa haka and stunt riders are also among those who will take to the stage.

Local musician and songstress, Vicki Lee, will perform a tribute to Vera Lynn,

singing classics while vintage military vehicles are driven into the stadium.

Event spokesperson Sheran Handcock said there are around 250 local, national and international performers lined up to entertain the crowd.

“There is no other show like this running in New Zealand. Manawatu Tattoo is now a brand that is recognised and respected.”

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music and dance. “Some have gone on to further their art, both nationally and overseas.”

Previous events have drawn huge crowds of up to 18,000 people.

“We know audience members come from as far away as Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier/ Hastings, Masterton, Whanganui and everywhere in between.” Tickets for past events have sold in Nelson, Dunedin and Christchurch. “We also had a livestreaming audience from Invercargill and the United Kingdom.”

Sheran said feedback from past events has been amazing with some commenting the Manawatu Tattoo was better than the Edinburgh Tattoo.

“Record producer Mike McCarthy was blown away by the professionalism and quality of what we produced.”

The 2020 Manawatu Tattoo will be held at Manfeild Stadium on Sunday, September 27, with a start time of 2pm.

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CROP & PASTURE PREP The engine room of spring growth

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With the days getting longer and spring officially on the calendar, things are changing all around us in nature. The obvious signs, like blooming daffodils, are one thing, but a more profound change is occurring under our feet, as the entire underground biome shifts from winter to summer mode.

Human agriculture has taken note of these changes since ancient times.

Still, it’s only in more recent decades that we’ve really begun to understand the science which dictates life under the soil of farmers’ paddocks. This knowledge has led to advancements in how best to aerate the soil, how best to promote healthy growth for new crops, and even how to plant seed for optimum performance.

Some of this work in creating new understanding comes from soil scientists patiently sampling cores of earth each season to measure chemicals, nutrient levels and the activity of fungi and bacteria. Other information is increasingly fed into our soil and pasture model from space, as satellites join in the task of helping provide robust agriculture for a growing and hungry population.

Of course, some of the basics, such as the need to plough and turn the soil, and the importance of using crop

rotation to fix nitrogen, have been known about since the Middle Ages.

The three-field system, developed in those long-ago times, was discovered by monks who didn’t have the right words to explain why it was better. They may well have gleaned information from very old texts in Greek, from the time of ancient Egypt and Babylon.

The adoption of the three-field system, with its emphasis on healthy soil, increased food production is said to be a driving force behind the Renaissance, when trade, and hence learning flourished.

This is all good news, but of little concern today to the farmer thinking about modern crop choices, seed placement and soil harrowing, most of which is now accomplished by machine.

The key, however, remains the same as it was back in the days of those early monks.

When the microbiome in the soil begins to switch from its winter mode

Soil scientists take a closer look at the underlying strata beneath the surface of pasture, building up a map of the nutrients, bacteria and fungi which interact there

to its more active spring and summer phase, it’s time to be out there working.

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The engineers at CNH Industrial were looking to the future ahead of 2019’s European Agritechnica, and what they came up with is a reflection of a trend, which has changed passenger vehicles and inner cities, but has yet to make a huge impact on the farm.

Their Steyr hybrid concept treats power in a whole new fashion, delivering a look into tomorrow.

As far as design studies go, this is no mere clay model with nothing under the hood. Steyr, a company in the same stable as industry giants Case IH and New Holland, has delivered a machine, which combines a diesel power plant with several electric motors, as well as the facility to send voltage to electrically powered or controlled implements.

In their own words: “What requirements will a tractor have to meet in future? We asked ourselves this very question before developing the Steyr Concept. This concept combines innovative technologies in a hitherto unique way to create an environmentally friendly, yet efficient and, above all, functional tractor concept. At the heart of the system lies a modular hybrid electric

drive, comprising a combustion engine, a generator, and several electric motors.

The selection of these components creates a compact vehicle design.”

That, and much more. Under the futuristic skin, the big red and white machine has a diesel-electric hybrid drive train like those used in military subs.

A four-cylinder 204 horsepower engine is mated to an electric generator, feeding a battery bank and sending voltage to four independent electric wheel motors, and a fifth motor that drives the PTO system. As one could imagine, this allows for infinitely variable torque vectoring to grip in even the worst conditions, as well as impressive transit performance on the road. The new Steyr is also set up to power

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Like a concept car, the Steyr may not reach the field in this exact trim.

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CROP & PASTURE PREP Farming really is rocket science

by Andy Bryenton

In 2018, an ambitious new plan carried out in partnership between the United States Government and private company SpaceX saw the first of a new generation of GPS satellites headed for orbit. The latest flew from Cape Canaveral Space Centre in June, with more to come. However, why is this news for a farming publication?

The existing network of only 31 civilianaccessible GPS satellites has changed the concept of ‘isolation’ forever, making it hard to truly get lost. It’s also had a profound effect on farming, as it’s now possible to accurately guide machinery and vehicle operations from space.

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the pieces; it would be hard to see the whole board.

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millimetre range, means better control for activities such as harvesting, pasture prep, seed drilling, and of course, fertiliser placement.

When you consider that New Zealand’s leading GPS guided fert placement system, TracMap, is responsible for close to three-quarters of all fertiliser application strategies, you can see where even a small increase in operational efficiency and accuracy could make a huge difference. GPS III, as the new system is called, may still be under the aegis of the US military, but it will be tougher against solar flares and radiation, and able to ‘handshake’ with the European Galileo system for even more coverage and accuracy.

Add this to the data able to be gleaned from satellites like Galileo’s ‘cousin’ in space, Copernicus. It will be

possible to take extra variables such as soil moisture, temperature, humidity and other factors into account when looking at your land in the way only previously possible in complex simulation games.

China has kept up with the west, launching another of their Gaofen land analysis satellites this year too. While in earlier times rivals to the superpower may have feared its spy capabilities, the real might of the Gaofen is in its ability to accurately plan crop placement and harvesting for the vast population of the People’s Republic.

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Get your waste away Technology meets ecology

by Andy Bryenton

When it comes to cars, all the talk right now is about trading in the ‘old tank’ for something more modern, with less of a footprint on the environment and lower operating costs. However, under the ground near your garage or driveway, there’s likely another kind of ‘old tank’ that has been well superseded by modern thinking.

It’s true that most people don’t consider their wastewater systems until it’s too late, or at least until the noxious smell points of trouble brewing below.

The old way of doing things was fine in a limited context. However, today, with a more comprehensive knowledge of how bacteria break down waste and how it’s possible to use treated wastewater to complete the natural cycle and irrigate green spaces, there are options far beyond the simple concrete containment vessel of yesteryear.

When renovating or building new, it’s a good idea to get things underground sorted from the get-go. Councils and builders will need to know what you’re planning to install, so get them involved from the start of planning to ensure the best outcome. It all comes down to where you want to build and how you’re going to utilise the space. A busy home for a family is different from an off the grid cabin for holidays or an additional dwelling to bolster living room on the farm. Getting an expert in to take a look

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The best news for modern, ecofriendly builds is that power-free or micro solar-operated systems are now in the mainstream, as are systems designed to process waste liquids into valuable irrigating run-off. It’s all about best harnessing the different types of naturally occurring benign bacteria which thrive in waste, breaking it down into harmless byproducts. By designing a system which allows these tiny creatures to do the best possible job, efficiency is boosted, and there’s less need for pumping out. Some systems can go between five and seven years without professional attention.

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WOOD IS GOOD Forestry news and events: September

OUR PEOPLE IN FORESTRY – Kiwi Lumber Kiwi lumber operates 4 sawmills across the North Island in Masterton, Dannevirke, Putaruru and now Gisborne. Across these sites they employ 275 staff and are looking at hiring another 50 for the new operation that is starting in Gisborne to pave the way for $15 million of capital investment over the next three years and a substantial investment in systems and teams.

Kiwi Lumber are experienced in running very successful timber processing businesses, taking on troubled sites, turning them around and growing them as part of their group.

They have demonstrated 70 percent revenue growth in their sawmilling businesses

Many new houses and commercial building use these building blocks for our growing housing supply. Chances are your house is built using local radiata pine from local sawmills.

over the past five years. Kiwi Lumber managing director, Adam Gresham, is confident the Matawhero mill can be highly successful. “Kiwi Lumber wouldn’t take this site on unless we were confident we could make a go of it.”

Kiwi Lumber as a growing, progressive sawmilling company marketing radiata pine to the USA, Australia, Europe, Asia and New Zealand customers. In Masterton, Capital Pre-cut is supplied

by Kiwi Lumber for building timber frames and trusses.

Pine Pollen. What’s the problem?

It’s the time of year that spring is ushered in on a haze of yellow. Unfortunately, the clouds of pine pollen that kickstart the season for many hundreds of other tree and grass species often gets the blame for a myriad of “allergic” reactions. Pine trees only have a short flowering season, 2 weeks over most of New Zealand starting in the late winter early spring.

Pine pollen is a large waxy pollen carrying few proteins and only 2.2% nitrogen. It is not poisonous, or toxic and does not “clog up waterways”, “corrode paint” or damage the environment. Pine Pollen in fact breaks down very quickly in the outdoors, and apart from washing your car or windows more often, has almost no effect on our activities.

Concerns that pine pollen is

a cause of nitrogen build-up in waterways are unfounded.

Nitrogen contributed to waterbodies is very low and for a short time only given the brief pollen season.

Pine Pollen is not very allergenic, and research from Scion has shown less than 5% of people show any allergic reaction.

The large pollen grains do not penetrate deeply into the nose.

Tree species known to cause the worst reactions include birch, wattle, ash and olive.

As the pollen is so large and visible, and often is produced at the same time as other more harmful pollens, there is a case of mistaken identity here.

The plant causing the biggest problem here is the perennial ryegrass. It is the biggest pollen producer of all and the major

cause of springtime hay fever.

The majority of people with allergies are sensitive to it. The pollen, being small, will travel in the wind for many miles and our exposure is dictated by proximity to grasslands and the prevailing wind. In New Zealand the pollen season varies, between October and February, and often symptoms are blamed on other causes as the pollen is invisible to the eye.

While there have been no proven health benefits of pine pollen, at the most it is a mild annoyance, and nothing that a quick splash with a hose won’t fix. Embrace the yellow, it’s a sign that winter is over.

References: Pine Pollen – Scion factsheet. Pine Pollen and Cross reactions in New Zealand - V St Aubyn Crump NZ Allergy Clinic.

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Kiwi Lumber has strategically ensured their sawmills are placed near large commercial radiata pine plantations that are well serviced by professional contractors, harvesters and forest managers to ensure they have access to some of the best renewable timber resources.

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Later this month Kiwi Lumber will open its doors to host students from Masterton Colleges on the REAP YETE Year 11 Industries Big Day Out. There will be sawmill tours as part of this day and we thank Kiwi Lumber and other forestry participants for showcasing their businesses.

References: Friday Offcuts, Gisborne Herald, www.kiwilumber.com

What is Forest Stewardship Council?

FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) has a global forest certification system to provide a guarantee that forest products come from responsibly managed sources. The system has two key components: • Forest Management (FM) certification shows that forest managers or owners are managing their forests in a responsible way. Forest management certification is a guarantee your processes and operations meet FSC standards; • Chain of Custody (CoC) certification provides a guarantee about the production and source of FSC-certified products. It is for businesses manufacturing or trading forest products. Chain of Custody certification verifies that products are handled correctly at every stage of production – from forest to shelf.

You can look for the FSC logo on many paper products you buy at the supermarket, or book stores, such as toilet paper, paper towels, paper or pencils to ensure you are buying a product that is sourced from a certified forest.

The Southern North Island Wood Council provides a collective voice for the forestry sector in Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu, Wairarapa, Tararua and Wellington. Members have a common interest in ensuring the long-term success of the sector. Membership is open to any company or individual with an interest in the local wood industry.

Erica Kinder, SNI Wood Council CEO, can be contacted for more information. sniwoodcouncil@gmail.com

Lumber’s two Appearance Grade mills are also FSC certified meaning that you can rely on wood products always being sourced from well managed forests.

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Look for their logo on the back of all paper and wood products.

In New Zealand, ALL our pine forests are renewable and many of our companies have gained registration though this system to provide assurance to customers.

This means we can choose products that we know have come from sustainable sources.

The FSC logo is internationally recognised in 81 countries to ensure the products we buy made from wood are coming from sustainably managed forests. High value is placed on the conservation of protected forests and wildlife habitat and species in both indigenous and plantations forests worldwide.

Why is this important? In New Zealand we make a clear distinction around our plantation forests that are sustainably managed to provide us with the wood fibre we need for products while not impacting on our native resource. In many countries overseas this distinction is not as clear, many of their native forests are also managed for fibre, a process that ensures products are only made from sustainable harvest is very important to limit deforestation and give consumers information.

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Vivid memoir takes flight

by Andy Bryenton

If you’re reading this publication, it’s a fair bet that you enjoy a true tale of Kiwi farming adventures. Through the years we’ve brought you a fair few, but none, perhaps, with the scope of the life story of the ‘flying farmer’, Bruce Galloway.

In his recently published memoir, Bruce lays out a life full of rural adventures, on horseback, motorcycle, tractor, truck, and ultimately in the air. As befits his nickname, Bruce has plenty of stories to tell about traversing the rural countryside on wings. He’s survived some hair-raising scrapes in the process, including the devastating crash of his Cessna 182.

Here you’ll find a colloquial chronology from childhood through to adult life, spanning 11 farms and an enormous cast of colourful family and friends as characters.

Reading through this volume is like talking to an old mate over a few cold pints; informal, humorous and sometimes touchingly The ‘flying farmer’, Bruce Galloway, at home with a copy of his mercurial and entertaining memoir nostalgic, but with a core of irreverent Kiwi good cheer. The photos, with little truths between the words’. which bracket the text, seem taken right That was the opinion of the publishers from a family photo album, and likely of Theodore Roosevelt’s autobiography, were. Fans of early Barry Crump will hear and it’s as true today as it was when some echoes here, if only in the way that that tome was written. each adventure is neatly encapsulated The Flying Farmer may not tackle and laid out in simple terms with a clear matters of state, but its warm and downand warm ‘voice’. to-earth tone, and real-life quality makes People who religiously tune into it a proper page-turner. Broken up into Country Calendar will find an equivalent short anecdotes and reminiscences; it’s here in text which paints a picture as vivid easy to get lost in Mr Galloway’s writing as any video. Those who have worked and realise that the hands of the clock the land in New Zealand in the post-war have slipped a fair way along. years will certainly find some resonance To say too much more of the with the ‘flying farmer’ and his tale of content of this memoir would spoil the trials, triumphs, family and farming surprises. However, suffice to say, that spanning everything from shearing to it’s a tremendous achievement to have kiwifruit and, of course, cattle. committed so much memory to paper, ‘The best memoirs are told without and a tremendous read for those who the need to self-aggrandise, and seek to are fortunate enough to leaf through entertain on the surface while educating a copy.

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Bruce Galloway looks back at a series of adventures, scrapes, achievements, anecdotes and escapades which span a lifetime of Kiwi farming, 11 farms and the view from a tractor, truck and aeroplane!

Bruce, the ‘flying farmer’ recounts the funny, touching, nostalgic and exciting times from a remarkable life in a way that will keep you turning pages til the small hours.

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I recently wrote about coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), and I was surprised at the amount of contact from readers on the subject. Especially from those wanting help dealing with the side effects of cholesterol-lowering medication.

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Marking: important function for “nonsquare fields” and for nice in´s and out´s on the head land.

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Cleaning out woolsheds is easy Clearing out the manure from under woolsheds has become easy work with Cleansweep Woolsheds.

Mark Turton, along with his wife Megan, has been servicing the Tararua area for more than 30 years with their fencing business. Wanting to further assist their clients with farm maintenance, Mark invented a machine that goes under woolsheds and pulls out all the sheep manure.

The system is highly versatile, able to be used for any type of woolshed and handle the lowest of sheds. The Clean Sweep machine is also ideal for cleaning the hard count-out pens, and by using the Kanga and bucket set up, they can clear away deposits on the undercover yards.

“It also decreases wool staining, and most important of all, it reduces the ammonia smell which the shearers will appreciate,” says Megan.

There is a huge variety of woolsheds around, so Mark visits the farm first and gives a no-obligation quote. Once

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a quote is accepted, Kelly and Joe, who have both been working with this machine for the past four years, will complete the clean.

We have had great feedback from clients. Many are impressed by the speed of the machine, and Kelly and Joe, who make a good team, are very pleasant to work with.

One client says: “Thanks for the awesome job your staff and machinery made of our woolshed. Innovative thinking and a couple of hard-working clever guys combined to make an unpleasant job a breeze.

“I would highly recommend this to anyone.”

If you have not cleaned out under your woolshed, count-out pens or covered yards for a while, give Mark a call.

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Jason and Roz Harrison are the new owners of Enviroline, supplying quality linings for a variety of ponds including effluent and decorative. ∙ Effluent Systems ∙ Milking Machinery ∙ Water Pumps ∙ Shearing Machinery ∙ Spraying Equipment ∙ Pool Pumps ∙ Water Treatment

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“We wanted our own business as we have a young family. The decision came earlier than expected when I was made redundant from my last job,” says Jason.

“We took ownership of Enviroline on the first of July and look forward to building ongoing relationships. Roz and I have been around farms our whole life. Roz was born on a dairy farm in Pirongia before moving to beef and sheep operations and also worked on horse studs.

“I am Te Awamutu-born and bred.

My dad is a vet, and we understand the needs of the farming community.

I have predominantly worked in the agriculture/veterinarian industry and have spent the most part of the last 20 years dealing with dairy farmers.

“Enviroline is the lining for the HPE liner. The majority of our business is in dairy effluent ponds. We are getting into the commercial sector including stormwater ponds for subdivisions and catchment ponds for industrial sites. We also line decorative ponds for lifestyle block holders and farmers. We are happy to get involved at any stage of THE ORIGINAL FLEXIBLE BLADDER

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a project and help design the pond as well through our contacts. You need to take into account the soil type, the number of cows if it is an effluent pond, and the annual rainfall for a pond to be built correctly.

“Ponds need to be constructed with the right material and lined the correct way. You need leak protection, and there are a number of technical issues to consider. It’s not like the old days where you just dug a hole and put a pipe in.

“There are three layers to the lining, and it is important to understand what the end product will look like.

“The earlier we are involved, the better as it also dramatically reduces potential delays.

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from day one to discuss the process. That is better than discovering you can’t line a pond because of this issue or that issue.

“I believe we have a high-quality product. There is always a cheap option, but cheap is not best. We have the backing of the supplier, can provide a 20-year liner warranty and an eight-year workmanship guarantee.

“Your effluent pond is literally going to be filled with effluent. We are a small business, and I am on-site for each job and can deal with issues immediately.

We believe in fair pricing and quality workmanship with adaptability.

“If you are looking for quality workmanship, superior liners, successful effluent containment at realistic prices, call the team at Enviroline NZ to discuss how we can help you.”

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Specialist solutions at Surfatex For the past two decades, the skilled team at Manawatu-based Surfatex has earned the reputation for top-quality protective and anti-slip floor solutions, dairy coatings, concrete and painting services.

As one of five franchised applicators for the Acraflex Hi-Build Dairy Wall Coating system, the Surfatex 2019 team is available to offer expert advice and workmanship. The team travels all across the central and lower North Island, with extensive work in Taranaki and the Wairarapa.

Surfatex 2019 director, Glen Sinclair, bought the company last year as his career in the Royal New Zealand Air Force came to an end.

Glen also took on the three current employees who have many years of experience in the industry.

“I had a desire to work for myself, so I looked around at possible businesses. With Surfatex, I thought I had a lot of transferable skills from trade in the air force as a Safety and Surface technician.”

Glen grew up in Waitarere Beach, north of Levin, and worked on a farm while waiting to be accepted into the air force. He has also filled in as a casual milker.

Building up the agricultural side of Surfatex 2019 is one of Glen’s goals.

“I enjoy working with the farmers and assisting them to get a pass mark from the inspector,” he said.

With hygiene standards becoming more stringent for the dairy industry, the experienced team at Surfatex 2019 can help farmers to comply.

Surfatex employees at the shed

The Acraflex Hi-Build Dairy Wall Coating system is designed for shed hygiene and ease of cleaning. Extremely hard-wearing and resistant to acids and alkali used in the dairy industry, the system allows dirt and grime to be easily washed from the glazed finish.

“Many farmers are now looking at laying a resin floor in the milk room to combat the harsh chemicals, which tend to eat away the concrete and expose the aggregate.

“They are also looking at repairing cracks in the yard with resin for its

longevity, even with the everyday cow traffic. I see the dairy industry as our niche in the market.”

The Surfatex team also offers concrete overlays to enhance the look of driveways and paths.

Covid-19 ended plans to attend this year’s Central Districts Field Days, as the event was cancelled. However, planning for next year has already started with their regular site number O-14 already booked.

“We hope to meet many members of the rural community,” said Glen.

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