Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, July 2012

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Farming Lifestyles

July 2012 Edition

Phone: 09 439 6933 | Freephone: 0800 466 793 | Fax: 09 439 6930

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Community Fruit Harvesting

Vietnam dairy project

Truffle growing a challenging business

Breakthrough for quad safety

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Paddock to plate course offers insight of agricultural-related businesses

The Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles is published with pride by NorthSouth Multi Media Ltd, a privately owned New Zealand company.

by Denise Gunn

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There is forestry plantation establishment, cropping, and dry stock management, but the main land use is with dairy cattle producing above the top 10% of productive performance in the areas farmed.

“New Zealand prides itself on its fresh produce supply but if we are going to meet the future needs of this country we need to ensure we attract and retain our young talent and grow them into agricultural leaders.”

The course, which runs from late August for two weeks in Sydney, will have representatives from both sides of the Tasman. Participants will tour stores, food markets and distribution centres. Key people within the industry will give presentations to the group. The programme will also provide opportunities for participants to network with people involved in the agricultural sector.

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Selected young New Zealanders will have the opportunity to gain insights into the full supply chain from paddock to plate during a scholarship programme offered by Countdown, through parent company Woolworths in Australia

Mr Pavey said the site visits provide valuable insight into the full supply chain from paddock to plate.

“Participants will be able to see exactly how our supermarkets operate together with fresh food suppliers.”

Countdown will cover all course fees, accommodation and travel for the successful applicants and on their return will also extend an invitation to learn more about the business in New Zealand.

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Volunteers needed for Community Fruit Harvesting

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by Denise Gunn

A new branch of the Community Fruit Harvesting group has recently been established in the Manawatu and needs volunteer fruit pickers to get up and running Community Fruit Harvesting was founded last year by Auckland woman Di Celliers after she initially started a community garden at her church. The garden included 12 fruit trees.

“A year later the trees were not very big and also not much fruit,” said Mrs Celliers.

“As I drove around the neighbourhood, I started noticing all the big, heavily laden trees and lots of fruit dropping to the ground.”

Mrs Celliers wondered if people who

did not want their fruit or were unable to pick their own would consider allowing volunteers to pick.

Some of the fruit would be given to the owner, the volunteers could keep some and the rest could go to food banks, charities, schools and others in need.

She ran the concept past a few people she knew, received a positive response then followed this up with publicity.

“This started generating an amazing response from people in the community,” she said.

After picking the fruit, volunteers then make deliveries to food banks, schools, charities and others in need

“It has spread rapidly since then.”

Mrs Celliers said people contact the group if they would like to donate some or all of the fruit from their trees.

The co-ordinator then arranges a date and time with the tree owner to do the picking and ensures that all the owner’s rules are noted. After the co-ordinator emails fruit pickers in the area, the volunteers respond about their availability on the set date and further arrangements are made. After picking the fruit, volunteers then make deliveries to food banks, schools, charities and others in need.

Volunteers during a Community Fruit Harvesting outing to pick fruit

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Common practice is to ignore the septic system until problems occur.

Good and best economical practice is to always keep your septic system well maintained.

A malfunctioning septic system can become a health hazard.

When a system is not maintained or operated as a delicately balanced environment, problems occur.

These problems include nasty odours, leach line blockages, untreated liquid rising to the surface, toilets gurgling and taking time to empty.

At this stage your septic system is a serious health hazard to you and your children. Human waste produces faecal coliform bacteria, a source of viral and bacterial gastroenteritis as well as Hepatitis A and other diseases. Hepatitis can be a debilitating condition and cause long-term harm to children.

There are only three remedies.

One: stop using the septic system until it recovers.

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What is Septi-Cure™ Septi-Cure™ is a concentrated mixture of selected naturally occurring microorganisms. These harmless tiny organisms live and multiply by feeding on waste material. When introduced to your septic tank system, they go to work straight away digesting waste material, reducing solids and scum, allowing your septic system to start operating to its maximum efficiency. As they progress through to your irrigation field they feed on the slimes that prevent seepage and evaporation. When seepage and evaporation return to normal, you have reduced the risk of contaminating groundwater and the environment as well as reducing the chances of infection for you and your family. Eventually, they get washed out of the system and have to be replaced to continue their work. This is why you introduce Septi-Cure™ to your septic system every six months for maximum efficiency.

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“Our purpose is to facilitate the sharing of excess fruit to those in need,” said Mrs Celliers.

“We do this by providing easy opportunities for people to get involved — picking, donating their trees, donating glass jars or sugar, making preserves, distributing flyers, advertising for us in any possible way.

“We believe in encouraging people to help themselves and their communities by getting involved.”

More regional co-ordinators, volunteer pickers and the offer of unwanted fruit are required throughout New Zealand.

Those interested in helping Community Fruit Harvesting can email Di Celliers on pickfruit@xtra.co.nz

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Manawatu veterinarians link with Vietnam dairy project

by Denise Gunn

A mixture of New Zealand Friesian imported heifers and Vietnamborn stock have now brought the total herd number to over 20,000 animals in an integrated jointventure dairy project in Vietnam Roaring mad about Johne’s disease in your deer?

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The site of the original Vietnam project covers 80ha with a large number of buildings

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Manawatu-based Totally Vets are contracted to provide a comprehensive range of on-theground veterinary services to the project with up to three veterinarians working at the site on a rotational basis.

“Currently the veterinary team consists of two Totally Vets Limited veterinarians overseeing 45 Vietnamese veterinarians,” said Totally Vets CEO Nigel Coddington.

“In August this increases to three.”

One of the veterinarians presently working on the project is Totally Vets director, Craig Tanner. Mr Tanner will be in Vietnam for three years as the veterinary department manager and chief veterinarian.

“The other Totally Vets Limited veterinarians, called Expert Vets, are there for six months minimum at a time,” said Mr Coddington.

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After arriving in Vietnam, heifers “adjust to their new surroundings within a few days and have coped well with the change from a New Zealand grass-based system to one of being housed and fed mixed rations in Vietnam

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New Zealand Friesian heifers were exported to Vietnam.

Imported heifers undergo a 45-day quarantine period and are vaccinated for a range of diseases and illnesses.

External parasite treatments are also administered.

A pre-shipping conditioning phase prior to leaving New Zealand assists the heifers to adapt to a diet of concentrates and hay during the voyage.

After arriving in Vietnam, heifers adjust to their new surroundings within a few days and have coped well with the change from a New Zealand grass-based system to one of being housed and fed mixed rations in Vietnam.

Forage feeds such as lucerne and fescue hay are imported while base ingredients are grown and sourced in Vietnam.

Manawatu-based Totally Vets are contracted to provide a comprehensive range of on-the-ground veterinary services to the project with up to three veterinarians working at the site on a rotational basis

The site of the original Vietnam project covers 80ha with a large number of buildings. Animals are housed year-round with a total mixed-feed ration fed down a central alleyway.

Concentrate adjustments are allocated electronically in the milking parlour in response to lactation needs.

“Further farm units are being added all the time along with their infrastructure,” said Mr Coddington.

The master plan includes four clusters making up 12 farms with each milking around 2400 cows by the end of this year.

The company’s long-term target is to meet The joint-venture dairy project continues to New Zealand Friesian heifers, sourced by PGG Wrightson, expand with further farm units added to the up to 50 percent of the country’s dairy product continue to be exported to Vietnam on a regular basis. requirements. original farm.

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Truffle growing a challenging business

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Linda and Arthur Cooper with their dogs Polly and Geordie – both trained to search for truffles

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hen the couple bought their 10-acre lifestyle block in 1993 they were living in Thailand where Arthur was based as a commercial airline pilot.

Arthur considered truffle growing as a means to produce a financial return on the block.

“With a lifestyle block, we needed some sort of business,” he said.

Truffles are a member of the fungi family that grows underground, attaching itself on and around the roots of certain types of trees. The fungus, which can only grow in suitable soil conditions, also requires warm summer temperatures and soil moisture. It is highly sought after in Italian and French cuisine.

The main type of truffle grown in New Zealand is the Perigord black truffle which can weigh up to one kilo. They are typically roundish in appearance,

growing anywhere between one to 15 centimetres across.

On the couple’s return to New Zealand in 1995, Arthur and his nephew built the house and Linda established a garden.

Their thoughts then turned to planting trees to encourage truffles to grow.

In spring 1997, the couple planted 225 infected trees in a 0.5ha block.

The trees were a mixture of hazels and English oaks, sourced from Crop & Food.

A hot wire around the perimeter of the grove keeps rabbits out and traps have been set up for rats, stoats and ferrets.

After following a theory that to grow truffles in New Zealand a very high pH level was required in the soil, Arthur and Linda initially applied 40 tonne of lime. This lifted the soil ph level from 5.5 to 7.8.

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Arthur and Linda Cooper walk amongst the trees as their dogs search for truffles

Dr Malajczuk visits New Zealand several times each year as a consultant to truffle growers.

“What became apparent was the emphasis on the organic structure of the soil,” said Arthur.

“We’re learning all the time,” said Linda.

Geordie starts digging as he picks up the scent of a potential truffle as Polly looks on

“With the current return fetching anywhere up to $4,000 per kilo depending on quality, truffles are seen as a viable option for producing an income from lifestyle blocks

With the current return fetching anywhere up to $4,000 per kilo depending on quality, truffles are seen as a viable option for producing an income from lifestyle blocks.

Trees can begin growing truffles within five years if the soil is suitable and a mature tree is capable of producing more than one kilo a year, depending on the season.

The truffle season in New Zealand usually runs between June to July but this can vary.

In Europe, dogs and pigs are specially trained to locate truffles due to their keen sense of smell.

Arthur and Linda’s hazelnut and English oak trees encourage the growth of truffles

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fungi using the scent of truffle salt. Arthur and Linda take the dogs into the grove and walk between the trees a couple of times each week, allowing the dogs time to sniff and search for truffles.

When the dogs catch the scent of potential truffles, they begin to dig. The dog is then rewarded with praise and an edible treat before walking onto the next trees.

“We taught the dogs at an early age,” said Arthur.

Dr Malajczuk is confident that Arthur and Linda’s grove of trees will produce truffles this year.

“Dogs that like to retrieve seem to work the best.”

“The potential is mind boggling,” said Arthur.

Arthur and Linda have trained their two dogs, Geordie (a Border Terrier) and Polly (a Fox Terrier cross) to find the rare

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Through our wool export subsidiary, Bloch & Behrens Wool (NZ) Ltd, we are pleased to offer wool growers price certainty.

Bloch & Behrens has direct relationships with manufacturers around the world, many of whom are seeking supply and price certainty. As a result, we can offer growers Fixed Price Forward Contracts while the wool is growing on the sheep’s back.

Some of the benefits that Fixed Price Forward Contracts offer are: • Forward Contracts provide price certainty Locking in part of your future wool clip means you are not as reliant on the spot price on the day the wool is ready for sale. This is similar to managing loans by using a mixture of Fixed and Floating Interest Rates.

Fixed Price Forward Contracts as at 1 July 2013

• Forward Contracts are “Bankable Documents” A Fixed Price Forward Contract provides certainty around cashflow and future incomes. These contracts will assist in obtaining seasonal finance.

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But after years with no truffles appearing, the couple engaged the advice of Australian truffle grower and former Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) scientist consultant Nick Malajczuk.

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Muscles need CoEnzyme Q10 In the May edition we looked at the common muscle diseases Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Fibromyalgia.

I received many calls from readers for more information especially from those with Polymyalgia. If you missed the column call me and I can email a copy. Today we look at the role of Co Enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) with muscle function.

One of the most common forms of muscle pain is statin myopathy. This is a collection of muscular symptoms caused by side effects of commonly prescribed cholesterol lowering statin medication. While statins are very effective at lowering cholesterol they can cause muscle problems.

Statins work by inhibiting an enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase) and subsequently reducing mevalonate needed to make cholesterol. Unfortunately mevalonate is also needed for the production of CoQ10.

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Think of CoQ10 like the spark plugs and exhaust system in your car engine. Without a good spark a petrol engine will not run properly. Without a good exhaust system engine exhausts will choke the engine and pollute the air. With insufficient CoQ10 the trillions of little engines (mitochondria) in your cells will not produce enough energy and you feel that as weakness, stiffness and pain in your muscles. Additionally CoQ10 is a potent antioxidant to clean up the barrage of toxic free radicals as by products of energy production.

I recommend everyone on statins take 100mg of high grade CoQ10 to compensate. Interestingly I note an increasing number of doctors including cardiologists who suggest CoQ10 supplementation to counter statin myopathy.

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He juss gotta notiss froma kouncil that he gotta pay me rego fee. Normilly he duzzint bat an eyelid eh? But thiss time, he opind tha kouncil notiss wile he was watching tha news ona wise-screen Tv ina woolshed.

“Ya see Dog,” Boss sed (as tho I couldn’y hear wiv me own ears which are bluddy better’n his) “there’s a move afoot out there ta make us hooman beans get elektrically registered.”

Wot he wuz talkin’ about wus somethin’ happenin in that place called Pommee land.

“Tha guvmint over there wants ta spy on everything. An’ ya kin bet tha Kiwi guvmint be lika ratupadrainpipe ta foller sout.”

Anway, tha next day Boss wuz tellin’ Sharlene about it, an wen he wenta tha pub, she showed me tha newspapa so I could getta real picture. ”Anyway Billy, it’s good practiss for the rite spellin’.”

She begun ta reed.

“In Britain, Billy,” (she allus uses me propa name, not jist Dog, lika Boss)there’s a proposal to log every web visit, email, phone call or text message made by its citizens.”

(She then rekined a Boss didint like this won littil bit.) She went on: “If passed, the legislation known as the Big Brother Bill would allow British authorities to track what citizens do online, over the phone and through the post, with all data being kept for up to a year.”

Woo. I didint lika soun’ of that meeself. I herd a Boss ona fone to ‘is mates a few times an’ I don’t

reckin he’s wanta rozzers or govmint nowin about them towyrowers they got atta beach las’ weekind. An’ probly not that synicate wiv’ tha bookie ata pub.

Or tha cashies Boss gets fer tha odd mutton. Then Sharlene went on: “The information could be monitored in real time — but the government has been quick to point out that it’s only after the bad guys.”

Yeah rite, I thort. Thass wot they always say. Remember me mate tha huntaway wot was alligidly caught killin’ a chook once. They stuk him ina pound an’ win he got sicka that, he jumped a fince an’ got kilt. Wuzzin’y evin gilty ina firs’ place eh?

Lika Boss sez -Ya don’t trust tha buggas, Dog.” Sharlene carried on: “Unless you are a criminal, then you’ve nothing to worry about from this new law.”

Well, Boss got home froma pub, and rekins ‘is mates all agrees wiv him.

“It’s okay fer you ta get tagged bya kouncil Dog. If yer git lost, or sumpin’ we kin track yer down.

But tha guvmint betta think a duzzin times before followin’ tha Poms ideas.

Firs it wuzz dogs, thena bloody NAIT tags on alla stock — now they wanna track us hoomins. Nex’ thing yer knows we gotta have kolla an a lead, eh Sharlene?

But Sharlene jus’ tole him ta sit down fer tea.

“Hava feed ana sleep, deah. It’ll all seem betta termorra.”

I spose a Boss mite wurry eh? Afta all, I duzzin’t mind being rejistered, I got nothin’ ta hide, eh!

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Motorbike hobby leads to adventure ride business

by Denise Gunn

What began as a hobby for motorbike enthusiasts Mike Britton and Angela Bruce has led to the couple building an adventure ride business.

Mike grew up in Auckland and bought his first bike, a Yamaha YZ125E, when he was about 17 and started riding, mainly off-road.

For Angela, motorbike riding was a natural progression when her father was one of the earlier farmers to get a farm bike, followed later by her younger brother buying a bike with his first pay cheque.

When the couple moved to the far north in the late 1990s Mike bought a Yamaha TT600 and went to an adventure ride in 1991. The event was so enjoyable he decided to run a similar type of ride in the far north.

After their inaugural Far North Adventure Ride in 1992, the couple held the ride annually and began to add further rides in different regions of New Zealand.

Mike Britton riding a Russian-built Ural motorcycle in northwest Vietnam near the Chinese border

“Bali was a really good place for us to start our overseas tours because we had travelled there extensively,” said Angela.

They decided to go a step following a trip with friends to Bali in 1998.

“We spoke some Indonesian and most importantly had strong connections with some local people that could help us.

“At our suggestion we toured the island by bike and had a ball,” said Angela.

“We learnt that attention to detail and good people are what makes a good tour.”

“They suggested we start doing commercial motorbike tours to Bali because they had such a fantastically different holiday.”

The couple have established good connections in all the other countries they take tours to and still use their original contacts and crew in all their overseas destinations.

In 1999 Mike and Angela ran their first ‘Bali by the Backroads Tour’ with 14 clients.

This proved so popular that clients were asking for more so the couple organised similar trips to Vietnam, Outer Mongolia, Laos, Angkor Wat, and High Andes Bolivia.

Angela said finding the right people to work with and having some other inside connections make a huge difference to organising adventure rides overseas.

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Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles – Farm Wheels

FA R M W H E E L S

A breakthrough for quad safety

By Paul Campbell

A Kiwi businessman and inventor has won world-wide attention with a device to safeguard quadbike riders from injury or death in rollover accidents A flexible roll-bar mounted behind the bike seat can support tonnes of weight and is seen as a lifesaver in a country where quad-bike accidents, both on the farm and in recreation use, are responsible for a huge toll in injuries and fatalities.

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Mr Vernon Suckling, from Ag Tech Industries Ltd in Dargaville, Northland, has won the Golden Standard Award for Innovation at the Mystery Creek Fieldays for his invention.

The device attracted the attention of Prime Minister John Key at Mystery Creek, as well as from innovation scouts from around the world. It is protected by patents.

“I took the ATV Lifeguard as we have called it to Mystery Creek because a lot of people go there to look for new ideas,” said Mr Suckling.

“I did not think of an award or anything.

I was just looking to see it give others a chance in an accident.”

He was inspired to create ATV Lifeguard because crushing is the most common cause of injury and death in quad bike accidents.

“The segmented construction is a new innovation and has the ability to deflect around an object or person’s body, limbs or head on impact. It is protected with patent rights and is a world first. It is soft at the point of contact when deflected but increases in vertical strength.

It cannot collapse and its strength is obtained by two fibre cables inside the nylon segments.

“It will hold an upturned quad off the ground providing space underneath to help prevent the rider from being crushed. The flat and padded surface also spreads the weight of impact. It is quite possible to

Mystery Creek Fieldays, Golden Standard Award for Innovation winner, Vernon Suckling discussing his flexible quad-bike roll bar with Prime Minister John Key

actually get out from underneath in the event of the machine landing on top of you.”

The quad will also stop rolling a lot quicker with the device acting as a shock absorber, reducing bounce and movement — in short preventing more rolls of an upturned quad.

Production of the device is expected to get underway before the end of the year and it has already won approval from New Zealand’s Industrial Research Ltd., the Department of Labour, Australian Health and Safety, Land Corp NZ and the ACC.

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FA R M W H E E L S Farmers of New Zealand operations director, Bill Guest, says the ATV Lifeguard will be “invaluable for farm and recreational safety.” He said that sheer numbers of quads around the world will ensure a market. “There are 60 million quad bikes across the United States alone.”

Statistics on quad bike accidents tell their own story. In 2011, 41 kiwi workers died and, of the deaths last year, 15 were in the agriculture industry — more than a third of all deaths. The majority of these deaths involved vehicles or machinery — four were quad bike accidents.

The statistics reinforce the need for quad bike safety and the work being done to improve this.

At the beginning of this year there was a flurry of media reports about quad bike accidents across the country — in that time there were at least 11 separate incidents involving 13 people — with an even split between those that were work-related on the farm and recreational accidents. The high number of people being injured on quad

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Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles

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Wayne said surplus heifers that are suitable for sale are sold in-calf to other breeders.

“Others are sold to local trade along with approximately 35 other trading stock that are purchased as weaners.”

The majority of the herd’s bull calves are sold as yearlings to dairy famers’ for use over heifers.

Stud bulls have also been sold to several established and newer Murray Grey breeders.

“We have a regular client base with some buying regularly for more than 12 years.”

The Allerby’s 76-hectare farm has free draining volcanic soil with 60 percent of the property flat to easy rolling country.

Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles July 2012 13 keep their cows behind electric market but we aim for reasonable growth fences over winter and early rate also.” spring, adding silage and/or The couple are involved with the hay to the grass ration.

Southern North Island Murray Grey Club “We usually make about 30 where Wayne is currently president. bales of wrapped silage and Wayne has also been on the Murray approximately 2500 small bale Grey National Council for nine years as equivalents on farm.” treasurer.

“We have made some great friends Wayne said all stock winter on the farm and the breed cope as a result of our involvement with well with the local conditions. Murray Greys, both in New Zealand and Although grass growth Australia, and have enjoyed travelling is slow from mid-May until with them and visiting other Murray Grey Wayne and Jean Allerby with Kotare Flanker October, there is often of studs,” said Wayne.

“We aim to continue breeding easy rush of spring grass on The balance of the land is rolling with calving animals for the dairy market but a few steeper faces. Two hectares is in the property. native bush.

The Allerby’s regularly weigh their would like to improve our growth rate Wayne said rainfall in Inglewood stock and use Breedplan, a modern as well.” averages about 90 inches per year which genetic evaluation programme for can cause pugging problems during the cattle breeders run by the University of New England’s Agricultural Business wet winter periods.

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Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles

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Animal Health

Vital minerals boost cattle health New Zealand used to be famously connected with sheep in the eyes of the wider world, but today it’s the dairy and cattle industries which provide over a quarter of our export earnings — that’s more than ten billion dollars every year!

With over 4.5 million cows in milk during any given season, that’s one for each New Zealander, and our agricultural industry is seen as leading the world not just in production and innovation, but also in caring for our livestock. After all, every cow is a valuable investment.

When it comes to cattle health, science plays a key role. And one of the companies at the forefront of development when it comes to vital minerals and supplements for New Zealand cattle is Seales Winslow, who use scientific know-how to augment the diet of cattle year round.

Different conditions and different times of the year call for different minerals and nutrients — not all of which are readily available from pasture

or from silage and hay. A convenient way to deliver all the ‘good stuff’ your herd needs is via a Seales Winslow cattle block — a tasty and scientifically formulated ‘lick’ similar to traditional salt licks in size and weight, but infused with molasses and minerals.

Whenever there’s a gap between the needs of the herd and what pasture and forage can supply, a Seales Winslow cattle block from their targeted range may provide the perfect answer. Cattle provided with peak nutrition are more productive, healthier, and more resistant to disease and the elements.

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Grandpa’s feeders has just completed it’s 14th consecutive fieldays at Mystery Creek With the hard times that are upon us at present we have been amazed at our increase in sales every year. It goes to show how popular it is to keep some chooks in the back yard these days.

We heard recently that keeping chooks is the number one fastest growing hobby in the UK. Well we believe NZ is right up there as well. Doing the shows gives you an opportunity to talk to the many and varied chook owners out there. We had four chooks at the show to demonstrate our feeders and I think we could have sold them hundreds of times over.

Despite the fact that there are other automatic chook feeders on the market now, Grandpa’s believe that their feeder is still the best.

It costs a little more, but it is of excellent quality and we provide a full back up service and a money back guarantee.

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Dairying

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Gain (ADG) were most pronounced during the first three weeks of a calf’s life, with an ADG for blanketed calves of 1.15 lb versus 0.82 lb (unblanketed). Dr J W Schroeder (the NSDU extension dairy specialist) believes that the blanketed calves benefited from a jumpstart in weight gain that they maintained throughout the course of the trial. At six months of age blanketed calves that exhibited greater early postpartum ADG also maintained a numerical performance advantage in rate of growth at later stages of calf development than unblanketed calves.

Beef calves running with their mothers had an average weight gain of 38lb more than the unblanketed control group at 118 days of age.

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by Ian Walker

The current government is currently in the process of changing the local government legislation, keen to reorganise local government with emphasis on amalgamation because they believe it will reduce waste, improve both decision-making, and create greater economies of scale. Many ratepayers disgruntled with their local council are in full support of this approach The right of centre politics believing larger provides greater efficiencies while left of centre believe greater power delivers effective decision-making.

Unfortunately, few analyse and identify the problems within local government and fewer still determine with any real clarity what the appropriate role and function of local government should be. Even determination of 'local' and its importance in our community is rarely considered. Few understand that the evidence from amalgamation around the world is bigger is usually more bureaucratic and expensive.

Predicted savings never materialise but the loss of local decision-making certainly does.

There are problems in the efficient and effective delivery of local government services but we really do need to determine the real cause.

Given the nature of communities today, new and innovative thinking is required. Our modern communities are more complex, fluid, and diverse but we seem intent on imposing nineteenth century philosophy of monopolistic and rigid centralised control.

No single organisation can perform effectively and efficiently all the tasks demanded of local government whatever their size. And the evidence from around the world suggests that large centralised

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Why would we sacrifice the benefits of greater ratepayer and resident participation to create a larger government that costs more, provides services that are less likely to meet local preferences, and ultimately deliver a less than satisfactory result. If local government is inherently an expression of local democracy then the debate should be about better provision and delivery of service whilst maintaining strong local democracy.

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Notes from the shed

With the payout high and interest low, it’s a really good time to fix the things that are causing some grief around the Dairy.

Before you upgrade to new Milfos cup removers or a Milfos Variable Drive with VacuumMark System itMcKewen would be sensible to evaluate things that could impact on your proposed upgrade.

Fieldays 2012dowas ajob, resounding success.

Sparkies generally a great however, we regularly come across wiring of all sorts that has been installed incorrectly.

There were people from all over New Zealand and For instance we see the right cable used on say, a milk pump controller, but around the world, and visitor numbers were high. still bundled with everything else so it creates interference with the controller and It was fantastic see linked data and Theyou Radio bingo, a slightly crazyto controller.

Unless knowFrequency what to look for it can betoa milk painful processoftoour findclients as it looks controller. Device many andlike a faulty Identification feeding decisions), and to meet so manyforothers (RFID) from eartags are the This is important all sorts of systems pulsation controllers walk to cupover removers weighing just to interested in sophisticated our products. key tothe themore system, with and the more the system careful youahave to be.

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Thanks for your company range of around a metre, What and enthusiasm, it made depending on exist tag brand We have all heard about stray voltage, yes it does and can cause all sortsis an initial expense in the tags can our Fieldays special. of issues, we have found a major and source is the cable and terminations between model. lead to savings over Variable drives and Motors.

After a long and often The RFID ear tag time with easy automatic There is a lot of documentation supplied with variable drives with regard to the contentious eight year technology does one cable to be used and metal glands for terminations etc, these are minimums and a mating drafting during wait, the National Animal thing recommendations and that is to or better. If in doubt good Sparky will follow manufacturer’s or improvements in herd Identification individually identify an get it checked. and Tracing information such as (NAIT) scheme finally or wateranimal.

In this respect it the electric fence Don’t forget the effluent pump, same deal, and move weight or in bail data like arrived onimplement July 1st 2012 also used fornasty a in the dairy. unit to the shed, theycan can be an be interference yield, fat, protein, lactose, for cattle (with deer to number of other things.

For sensible advice on Upgrades, find your local Milfos dealer or Area Sales Manager and mastitis detection. follow in March). at www.milfos.com.

RFID is an integral part There are a lot of options

The benefits to the industry are well reported, with birth to processing traceability, and the ability to react quickly to biosecurity threats if they arise.

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Automatic drafting is quite common, as is in bail animal ID on rotary milking machines (which can be

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