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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Health David Clark take a tour by Just a Thought project leader Charlie David and clinical lead Anna Elders

Developed by the Wise Group, Just a Thought offers free online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) courses to support the growing number of people across the country experiencing anxiety and depression. The Wise Group is a family of charitable organisations working to improve wellbeing services available to people, organisations and communities.

Just a Thought is based on a tool jointly designed and developed by a team of clinicians and researchers from St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and the University of New South Wales. The team worked on the model for more than a decade. Through consultation with New Zealanders and cultural advisors, the Wise Group self-funded the development and adaption of the tool to suit New Zealanders and the New Zealand environment. Former Director-General of Health, and a Wise Group trust board member, Dr George Salmond also made a generous bequest to the project.

Anna Elders is an experienced CBT practitioner and clinical lead for Just a Thought. She has worked in the mental health field, both in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, for the past 18 years.

She said around one in five New Zealanders experience significant mental health difficulties.

“Due to the growing demand for services and support, New Zealand’s mental health system is under extreme pressure.”

Ms Elders said in some cases people are waiting up to six months for professional help. Costs involved in accessing professional help can also be a barrier.

The CBT courses teach people how to improve their mental health through learning to interact differently with thoughts, and identify behaviours that enhance wellbeing. From the comfort of their own home, and at a time that suits them, people can choose to complete the courses using the self-care option.

General practitioners and clinicians can also prescribe a course and monitor their patient’s progress via secure login to a dedicated clinician dashboard.

Each course has six lessons which take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Lessons are available five days apart to allow the person time to practice the skills learned.

Currently, Just a Thought offers courses in depression and anxiety. Other courses are scheduled to be launched next year. The courses are available at justathought.co.nz To date, more than 9,800 clinicians and over 36,000 people have used the tool that Just a Thought is based on.

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by Denise Gunn

Entrepreneurs working on New Zealand’s agricultural and food challenges are encouraged to register with Sprout Accelerator for help to grow their business.

Eight New Zealand start-ups will be selected to join the six-month business accelerator programme, starting in January 2020. The programme is designed to fund agritech and agrifood innovators.

Entrepreneurs will receive business mentoring and workshops from worldclass business owners and directors from across the technology, agricultural and food industries. Upon completion of the accelerator, participants will also have access to an investment pool of $500,000. Sprout partners have stepped up to subsidise this for New Zealand’s most promising innovations.

These partners include the government’s innovation support agency, Callaghan Innovation, agricultural innovation funder AGMARDT, and a host of New Zealand’s most prominent agribusinesses including Fonterra, Zespri, Gallagher, Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), PGG Wrightson, Massey University and KPMG. Agritech and future-food start-ups have gone through the accelerator since 2015, with alumni raising a total of $11.5m in capital. These start-ups have gone on to grow their revenue by 50% and achieve their largest sale on record at the end of the accelerator.

Arepa, a beverage and brain food company combining nature, food technology and neuroscience, was

one of the companies selected to go through the accelerator in 2019.

Arepa CEO and founder Angus Brown found the accelerator helped him with new ideas for building his business.

He said the programme also provided guidance on important decision-making.

“Mentors I had access to through the accelerator were really helpful and supportive. The mentors From left the 2018 Callaghan Innovation Partnership and and experts I engaged with Collaborating Award winners Holsim — were great; they backed my Mike Williams and David Johnson thinking and ideas but also “One of these opportunities came challenged me to ensure Arepa was on the right path. They’re passionate about as a direct result of our Sprout about my company and its potential adviser recommending we talk to for success, which also boosted a specific company as he saw an opportunity for us to work together and my confidence.”

Powerplant, a modular plant growing made an introduction for us. This led system, also went through the 2019 to a totally new business opportunity accelerator. Founder Kevin D’Ambros- for our company. The team at Sprout is Smith said Sprout transformed his outstanding; they have a vast range of business and the team he worked with knowledge and expertise from agritech totally challenged his assumptions and through to sales and capital raising.”

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DAIRY CAREER

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by Denise Gunn

Although Sam Dodd grew up as a city boy in Tauranga, he has developed a huge passion for the dairy industry.

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am wasn’t born directly into a farming family and didn’t consider dairying as a career in his early years. Instead, he began studying paramedics at university.

However, at the age of 20, Sam left university and was looking for an opportunity to move outside of the city.

He took up work with dairy farming relatives. Six weeks later, when a veterinarian offered him a farming job in Taranaki, his career path became clearer.

Sam’s first season in Taranaki was working as a farm assistant in Hawera.

Since last year, Sam has been employed

by Nathan Joyce as an assistant manager, working under farm manager Hermes Javier-Siffer. Nathan’s parents, Mike and Vivian Joyce, own the farm.

“I have been at my current farm for one season and have signed on

to continue my progression,” said Sam. A herd of 350 Friesian/Jersey cows are milked on the Joyce’s 109ha South Taranaki coastal farm. This past season, the farm was stocked lower than previous seasons, yet the herd was just 400kg/MS away from obtaining the farm production record.

With the farm’s location on the Waimate plain, the heat in combination with salt spray can make growing grass, or holding on to the quality, challenging.

Despite these conditions, the farm grows grass silage.

“A typical season would consist of moderately wet winters. We only get a handful of frosts per year — so temperature is not of a concern. The mean annual temperature is 13C and an annual rainfall of 1,200mm. Springs can be hit and miss, and summers can

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Sam finds the dairy industry incredibly rewarding

Farming has been a huge part of Sam’s life and personal development be very extreme at times. We have been very lucky that we haven’t had anything out of the ordinary in terms of animal health issues, just the typical lame cows with the odd bit of mastitis. All animal health issues are handled effectively and efficiently as our farm provides lots of education and opportunity for learning, and ways to prevent future issues.”

Participating in this year’s dairy industry awards was a huge highlight for Sam. He placed third overall in the trainee section and picked up

a merit award in communication and engagement.

Sam continues to further his knowledge, completing a few courses through Taranaki Veterinary Services.

He is also studying PrimaryITO Dairy Farming Level Four and Level Two Milk Quality. When these studies are finished, Sam plans to enrol in the level five diploma. He also wants to improve his understanding of pasture management.

“I would like to take on more responsibility generally while fine-tuning

my calf rearing skills, to improve the future of the herd’s genetic merit.

“I’ve been incredibly fortunate that I have been employed by such outstanding employers. I haven’t had many if any challenges along the way. If there are any issues, I can go straight to my employers as they are more than willing to assist with anything, both work and personal related.”

Sam said the dairy industry is incredibly rewarding.

“It also offers a significant opportunity that you wouldn’t find anywhere else.

Everything that you do in your day has a cause and effect, and nothing goes unrecognised.”

Continuing to climb the industry ladder and move forward into a farm manager’s position is amongst Sam’s short-term plans. He would like to build

the equity required to go on to contract milking and aspires to own a herd in the future.

“That will allow me to continue forward into equity partnership or farm ownership as the ultimate goal.”

Farming has also become a significant part of Sam’s life and personal development.

“After my mother passed away and battling with mental health, I became lost and unsure of what pathway to take in life. Dairy farming has done so much for me in terms of being positive, always looking forward, and to set a high standard for yourself and be the best you possibly can.”

“Now at the age of 22, I’ve developed a huge love for the industry,” said Sam. “I couldn’t see myself doing anything else — it’s that good.”

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nitially, Patrick used his personal Facebook and Snapchat pages to reach out to others through karaoke.

“I just wanted to make a few of my family and friends laugh, as farming can be a hard and gruelling lifestyle sometimes. Then a friend approached me and said it could be a huge thing, suggesting we make a farming karaoke Facebook page,” he said.

In early April 2018, Patrick started the Farming Karaoke page, which has now grown to more than 4,000 members.

Each day, Patrick has requests from people around the country, and the world, wanting to join the group.

“I had no idea it would take off the way it did.” On an almost daily basis, Patrick records himself singing karaoke

in the cowshed, out on the farm or around the house and then posts the clip to the Farming Karaoke page. He’s also managed to record a few group efforts with friends in his lounge.

“The aim was always to make someone smile on the hard, dark days.

With the amount of goofballs and feelgood posts, we definitely achieve at least one extra smile a day. I’ve never minded playing the fool if it’s to brighten up someone’s day.”

Patrick is currently a farm manager, milking 280 cows in Taranaki. Although he grew up on a dairy farm, Patrick never thought he would become a dairy farmer.

“I never understood the stress that comes from it and always saw it in a negative light. I have never been so

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regularly contribute with their own karaoke efforts.

“Everyone always has uplifting messages of support regardless of the vocal performance.”

The 26-year-old ensures the Facebook page remains a safe zone, with only positive and enthusiastic messages left.

“I have made a few friends off the page and even met my amazing partner off there too.”

Farming Karaoke page has been put to other uses as well, providing a platform for Patrick to raise awareness of mental health in the rural community.

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The 26-year-old ensures the Facebook page remains a safe zone, with only positive and enthusiastic messages left

Patrick is currently a farm manager, milking 280 cows in Taranaki wrong. The stress comes from a good place of wellbeing for your family and the stock you work with.”

He now loves every second of his dairy farming career and takes great pride in the welfare of the animals under his care.

Patrick admits he’s never been musically talented or played a musical instrument. He is also quite selfconscious of his voice.

“Like most people, I love a beer and simply blasting out some karaoke, good or bad, just for fun.”

Farming Karaoke now has followers from countries all over the world who

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members about the importance of taking time out to socialise with and check up on friends, family and workmates.

Members also post hints, tips, advice and encouragement to others. The page has been used to fundraise for various cancer charities too.

Understanding the importance of time away from the farm, Patrick likes to spend his time off work with his family and dog, relaxing or walking along the beach or in the bush.

He is a member of the South Taranaki Young Farmers Club, plays hockey and intends to return to Twenty20 cricket.

Patrick also heads out for the occasional hunt whenever possible. “I cannot pinpoint the best thing of the page; I just love the whole community and the fact it brought my partner, Bethel, into my life,” said Patrick.

“I may not be a great singer — but I have fun doing it.”

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DRIVING THE WILL TO LIVE

BY DENISE GUNN Charitable foundation Will to Live’s founder, Elle Perriam, is on a mission to improve mental health awareness and wellbeing in young rural people.

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ince the launch of Will to Live last year during the Hunterville Huntaway Festival, Elle has held a number of Speak Up events in rural communities throughout New Zealand.

Elle’s motivation for establishing the foundation came from a personal loss when her late boyfriend, Will, took his own life two years ago. Will worked as a shepherd in North Otago.

“I didn’t want any family to go through the suffering we had to go through,” said Elle.

“I didn’t know of any support services for young rural working people, who are generally isolated and living in valleys, who do not have any access to help and services. Even when they do reach out for mental health support, the waitlists are ridiculous.”

Elle decided to create and crowdfund a nationwide Speak Up tour, which included 16 mental health events in 16 rural and isolated places throughout New Zealand.

The aim of each event was to educate, inspire and provide support, taking a holistic and natural approach to physical and mental health.

“We decided to go into their local towns and host our events at their local taverns and pubs, where it was a safe, comfortable and already well-known environment to them.”

Will’s favourite black huntaway, Jess, is now cared for by Elle. Jess has become a symbolic mascot for Will to Live on the Speak Up tour. The local rural community were encouraged to bring their farm dogs to the events, Elle and Jess in east Taranaki backcountry during the North Island ‘Speak Up’ tour

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Elle and Jess in east Taranaki backcountry during the North Island ‘Speak Up’ tour

which began with a Speak up with Jess to break a moment’s silence.

“The huntaway’s bark symbolises the power of the ripple effect that happens when people speak up about their mental health issues and inflict positive change.”

Speak Up events hosted a variety of guest speakers including local farmers, health professionals and the Rural Support Trust. A charity auction, dinner and entertainment followed on from the speakers. Elle said the feedback received reflected on her aim

for the events to be casual, informative, relatable, positive and humorous.

“We are super happy to get this sort of feedback as a casual positive approach to the subject is the right way to introduce mental health education and awareness into rural communities.

We are not lecturing them. We are farmers relating to other farmers, encouraging and giving confidence for them to speak up also.

“This is the approach we need to take with farmers and a simple and effective way to start the conversation.”

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Elle was raised on a small cattle farm in Haast, South Westland.

“It’s one of the most isolated places you could get,” she said.

“I loved growing up on the coast, and the opportunity of working with horses and cattle from a small age has influenced my passion for the industry.

I have developed a strong interest and passion working with stud animals.”

During the past two years, Elle has worked at Mt Guardian Perendale Stud, Te Mania Angus and in Australia.

She splits her time between the two studs.

“However, Will To Live has taken over a lot of my time recently, and I want to put in 110% to make sure it is a continuing thing, and all the money donated to us goes to the best place possible.”

During the organisation and planning of all the events, Elle kept in mind how important community is in rural areas.

Keen local farmers, Young Farmers clubs and Rural Support Trusts were contacted to help run the events and organise a local speaker in their area.

These groups and individuals also collected auction items with contacts in their communities.

The Speak Up tour was an opportunity to raise funds for the continuation of Will to Live’s travelling education tours into 2020.

There are plans to host workshopstyle tours focussing on educating farm managers and owners on the importance of recognising staff wellbeing. Specific training will cover leadership, resilience, mental and physical wellness as well as nutrition.

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provide excellent pond lining solutions at a competitive price. Power supply and electrical control is the heart of an effluent system. This is often where systems fall down. It is essential that the pumping system design is inline with the electrical control. Failure to be on the same page as the electrician is a recipe for disaster.

Over time we have worked closely with Mark Frost Electrical and nothing has ever been a problem. Their can-do attitude and back up support has been invaluable.

Electrically powered effluent system is not the only option. PTO or generator powered pumping and stirring systems, slurry tankers or umbilical dribble bar systems are all feasible options depending on the farms environment.

AgFirst and Coastal Agri Services are very passionate about dairy effluent. Davieth from AgFirst also enjoys heading to the coast and being spoilt by Scotty from Coastal Agri Services. An evening trip to the beach for a surf cast with a beer in hand is the norm. Paua and whitebait on the ready for a snack and a hot BBQ or skillet for a T Bone is as good as it gets.

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AG CONTRACTORS Keep farm workers safe Farmers, lifestyle block owners, and contractors alike must make sure everyone is safe when on a property and that any risks from farm work are reasonably managed, eliminated or minimised.

Worksafe says farmers must ensure risks from any previous work carried out on the farm such as spraying hazardous substances, are reasonably managed to protect the health and safety of contractors. Farm buildings and any area where work is being carried out, apart from the farm house must be safe for everyone.

Contractors must also keep farmers healthy and safe by ensuring any risks from their work that could affect the farmer, farm workers or other contractors on the farm are reasonably managed.

If a risk can’t be eliminated then it must be minimised, so far as is reasonably practicable. Farmers and contractors should consult, cooperate and coordinate activities with each other. They must work together to meet their overlapping duties every time a contractor comes on farm. Having a faceto-face or over the phone meeting before

work starts can help to reach a common understanding and establish clear roles, responsibilities and actions. It will also prevent any gaps in managing health and safety risks. The more influence and control a farmer or contractor has over a health and safety matter, the more responsibility they are likely to have.

Checklists and possible questions for both parties include knowing where each will be working, having contact details and informing each other of expected or unexpected risks and other work activity on the farm that could pose a risk to them and how to manage and communicate those risks.

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Spring will soon turn to summer and the farm contracting business will be warming up along with the temperatures and with that comes time to get equipment out of the shed and ready for balage or any number of farm contract jobs.

As always is the case, idle machinery is not going to add to the income and for many farmers who also make up membership of the Rural Contractors Association of New Zealand, summer is an opportunity to get a welcome earner off the actual home farm, The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment has some good advice on how to get into the paperwork that involves tendering for contracts, an activity that may be time consuming but it can also lead to substantial rewards, and an aid in planning work schedules and perhaps taking on additional seasonal staff.

“You should think carefully before, during and after the process. Finding the right opportunities, doing the prep work and being vigorous during the tendering process will increase your chances of winning contracts,’’ a ministry spokesman says.

“Tendering is the process involved in responding to an RFx a catch-all term meaning Request for information, a quote, a proposal, or tender. An RFx can come in many shapes and forms.

If it’s for a small amount of work, it will be fairly straight forward. But applying for larger and/or long-term contracts will require a significant amount of time, thinking and resources to complete.

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You will need to be strategic when you decide which tenders to respond to.

Going for every RFx you come across is a waste of time and energy. Your probability of success will increase if you only respond to ones in the area of your existing services and expertise.

“Even if the contract is relevant to your business, you should first consider how much preparation will need to go into the application process, and whether your business is able to sustain that effort — especially as winning the contract isn’t guaranteed.

“Losing a tender can be disappointing, but it can be an important business

opportunity. Always ask for feedback from the buyer on why your application wasn’t successful. You can use that information to help you learn what to do, and what not to do, the next time you apply.

“You will need to think about the day-to-day and long-term effects on your business.

Before applying, ask yourself: Do I have the people and resources to fulfil the obligations of the contract, or will I have to hire new employees or buy new equipment?”

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GPS — the contractors friend From top dressing aircraft to tractors and any number of mobile machines in between, GPS has become just another tool that can make farming, the agricultural services and contractors serving the rural industry more efficient — and thus more profitable.

Once the stuff of mystery and imagination, and used to guide US military manoeuvres and missiles, today GPS is — as the Chase TV chap would say “just another day at the office”.

GPS-based applications in precision farming are being used for farm planning, field mapping, soil sampling, tractor guidance, crop scouting, variable rate applications, and yield mapping.

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GPS allows farmers and their contractors to work during low visibility field conditions such as rain, dust, fog, and darkness.

In the past, it was difficult for farmers to correlate production techniques and crop yields with land variability.

This limited their ability to develop the most effective soil/plant treatment strategies that could have enhanced their production.

Today, more precise application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilisers, and better control of the dispersion of those chemicals are possible through precision agriculture, thus reducing expenses, producing a higher yield, and creating a more environmentally friendly farm.

Precision agriculture is changing the way farmers and agribusinesses view the land from which they reap their profits. It is about collecting timely geospatial information on soil-plantanimal requirements and prescribing and applying site-specific treatments to increase agricultural production and protect the environment. Where farmers may have once treated their fields uniformly, they are now seeing benefits from micromanaging.

Many of the new innovations rely on the integration of on-board computers,

data collection sensors, and GPS time and position reference systems.

Some people believe that the benefits of precision agriculture can only be realised on large farms with huge capital investments and experience with information technologies. There are inexpensive and easy-to-use methods and techniques that can be developed for use by all. farmers.

Through the use of GPS, GIS, and remote sensing, information needed for improving land and water use can be collected. Farmers can achieve additional benefits by combining better utilisation of fertilisers and other soil amendments, determining the economic threshold for treating pest and weed infestations, and protecting the natural resources for future use.

Location information is collected

by GPS receivers for mapping field boundaries, roads, irrigation systems, and problem areas in crops such as weeds or disease. The accuracy of GPS

allows farmers to create farm maps with precise acreage for field areas, road locations and distances between points of interest.

They can accurately navigate to specific locations in the field, year after year, to collect soil samples or monitor crop conditions.

Crop advisors use rugged data collection devices with GPS for accurate positioning to map pest, insect, and weed infestations in the field. Pest problem areas in crops can be pinpointed and mapped for future management decisions. and input recommendations.

The same field data can also be used by aircraft sprayers, enabling accurate swathing of fields without use of human ‘flaggers’ to guide them.

Crop dusters equipped with GPS are able to fly accurate swaths over the field, applying chemicals only where needed, minimising chemical drift, reducing the amount of chemicals needed, thereby benefiting the environment.

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ADVERTORIAL

New line-up ready for action Now in his second year of a joint venture business partnership (with parent company Power Farming New Zealand), dealer principal Sam Vickers is a true believer of the old adage that staff are the most important aspect of a successful business.

After previous service manager Darryn Sunnex left to pursue another business venture earlier in the year, Sam and his team have taken the opportunity to review their operating structure and make adjustments to better suit their clients’ needs.

“Things are pretty challenging for some farmers at the moment, and it’s critical that we can put our best foot forward whenever they need us,” says Sam. “We have learnt over the years that clear communication and planning are absolutely key in making sure we can respond to clients’ problems quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively.”

The decision was made to split the service management role in two. A new role of after-sales manager was formed to oversee both the parts and service business. Long-standing parts manager Marc Nicholson has assumed this role.

“Marc is very organised, quick to respond and has a great feel for our clients’ needs,” Sam says.

His job is to oversee the requirements of business and its clients, and generally ensure the wheels keep turning in the background.

Bradley Anderson, a long-standing technician with more than 15 years’ experience, has stepped into the role of service manager. With Marc administering the service department, this now allows

Bradley to fully focus on the support and back up of his team of technicians, and ensure their needs are fully met in terms of training, knowledge and product support.

Bradley is training two apprentices and intends to increase this number in the new year.

On-call rosters are planned in advance to ensure the breakdown support is available whenever it is needed.

With Marc shifting out of full-time parts management, the hunt was on to find an equally capable replacement. Lyle Crudis has hit the ground running after joining the team two months ago.

Lyle has a career background in agricultural parts, and when the opportunity arose to move home to Taranaki and join the Power Farming team, he jumped at the chance, Sam says.

“I’m amazed at the range we have to offer farmers,” Lyle says. “Through Power Farming, I have access to over $50 million in stock with most available overnight.

We work hard here to ensure we carry everything needed to keep machines going in the field. Driveshafts, wearing parts, Castrol lubricants — we are confident we have the largest range in Taranaki.”

Sam says he is fortunate to have such motivated, conscientious guys in the team.

“Without them — we don’t have a business.” With a highly organised,

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The future of fencing Stokoe fencing has bought one of the most advanced cost effective post drivers on the market.

Ideal for steep ground it suits the Taranaki terrain providing a greater level of safety combined with being fast on the flat.

Weighing a little more than three tonnes the Protec Evo is transported between jobs behind a ute and its oneman operation maximises time and efficiency on the fence line. Farming is

changing in so many areas including regulation, technology and much more.

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Working with the soil

by Andy Bryenton

Ask a seasoned farming veteran what the most complex system on the farm is, and they won’t talk about any of the machinery in the shed. They won’t even mention the modern data management systems, which are becoming so important to working the land.

In fact, those who picked that this is a trick question will identify the soil itself, with its microscopic biome, as the most complex system they work with.

Science has taught us a lot about soil management since the earliest days of the plough and the three-field rotation system. Moreover, one of the most important lessons has been about compaction. Soil needs to breathe, as we all know, but there’s a paradox when it’s also necessary to pilot large tractors and machinery to achieve economies of scale across big areas of land. Enter the Case Magnum Rowtrac, a modular, modifiable machine, which takes part of its design cues from the military and many more from solid soil science.

Based on the renowned Magnum series, with outputs between 170 and 315 PTO hp, the Rowtrac is designed to fit a furrowed field hand in glove. That’s due in part to its half-track configuration; a design lifted from the big heavy-duty trucks that towed artillery guns in the second world war.

In their case, they had to traverse broken up mud and snow with a huge load towed behind. In this Case (you see what we did there) the front tyres are specially designed to run at super low pressure for a bigger contact patch, spreading out the weight.

The rear treads put down the power over a series of pivoting rollers, which also oscillate, keeping four points of ground contact at all times. The end result is a powerful and large tractor, which ‘snowshoes’ over the soil, lighter

on its feet than many operators dared to believe.

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Rural contracting shows growth Rural contracting in New Zealand is now a $1.5b industry, accounting for nearly one percent of the national employment figures and it is growing by 5.8 percent a year, according to an Infometrics survey conducted for the Rural Contractors Association.

“Our 500-plus association members are sprinkled from Northland to Southland,” says RCNZ president David Kean.

“Much of that growth is due to our relationship with, and work for, the farming community. We regard that as of primary importance, many of us contractors are farmers ourselves and most of us live in rural communities.

Like you, our growth is tied to the health of the rural sector and the ability to secure good workers to help us run our businesses.”

RCNZ has been cautiously welcoming of the proposals from Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway to introduce a simpler, employer-led system for temporary work visas for skilled regional workers.

“We have been pleased to engage with Federated Farmers in putting a case for rural contracting to sit alongside the dairy farming, forestry and meat industries in the first sectorwide agreements. Our members help farmers get in enough winter feed, stay on top of weeds and a host of other tasks which allow your farms to remain productive. We need a steady reliable supply of skilled operators to drive our machinery from spring to autumn;

getting approval to employ such people from overseas through the current hoops of WINZ and Immigration is an annual and frustrating nightmare.

“That said, we were again able to secure a reasonable supply of skilled overseas machinery operators, with 149 coming in spring through the existing Approval in Principle process, to work with 46 of our members. While we do all we can to employ New Zealanders, there simply aren’t enough with the skills or aptitude.

“With industry challenges including the M. Bovis outbreak, which we collectively appear to have managed relatively well, contractors appreciate the cooperation of farmers in providing water and appropriate washing areas.

“We also appreciate your assistance as we remain vigilant as contractors on noxious weeds including Velvetleaf and Noogoora burr. We have to advise the authorities if we see any of these weeds, otherwise we can face huge fines as well as the risk of spreading the weeds to other farms.

“Chemical spraying remains a core part of our work for farmers and I have to say the new Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, regulations are making things very complicated. I’d suggest

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“RCNZ continues to run its annual Agrichemical roadshows around regional centres to provide a convenient way for our members — farmers welcome too — to stay up to date with the

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That number has more than doubled in the last 20 years as farmers and others look for efficiencies.”

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The Egmont A&P Show In addition to the usual sideshow attractions, an exciting lineup of music and entertainment has been booked for this year’s show, something for everyone including Traditional, Modern, Irish and Country music.

“The show is on Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23 — with entry for adults $10, seniors with Gold Card $5, students with ID and children are free,” says Egmont A&P Show executive officer, Janet Morgan.

The Parade, sponsored by Fred and Eunice Rodie Charitable Trust starts at 6.30pm on Friday, November 22 with prizes for the best float of $1,000 spread across first, second, third and fourth. There is no theme this year.

Equestrian events run during four days from Thursday to Sunday, and the Harris Taylor FEI NZL World Cup Jumping round on Sunday attracts world-class entries.

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New to the Leisure Treasure Pleasure Section is the Potato Growing in a Bucket competition, The Gift of Food competition and the Photo Competition, which is open to all who want to enter.

Photos must be taken during the Egmont Show or equestrian events between Thursday, November 21 and Sunday, November 24 November. “Members will again receive a car

pass for priority parking in the Maire Street car park, a wrist band for show entry and the Members and Sponsors Lounge in the Expo Hall with vouchers for a drink or food item. People can become members by signing up prior or on the day and enjoy this exclusive zone.

“Although we are best known for the annual show, we are much more than just the show.

There are a huge variety of activities happening here throughout the year, from BMX trials and dog agility to paintball champs and with our amazing grounds and horse facilities, we are the equestrian centre of Taranaki.

“The entire 32-hectare venue and the show itself is run by dedicated volunteers, not owned or run by the council but by a group of farmers who get stuck in month after month.

“We extend our grateful thanks to all the businesses, organisations and individuals that support our show, and invite any interested parties to join us in keeping it all going — in the community by the community for the community.”

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This year’s edition presents 39 gardens and 13 places of interest that spans garden art to pottery, New Zealand’s most extensive collection of rainforest cacti and riding the rails on a heritage rail track.

Ten of the gardens are new or returning after a break to the festival, and include everything from small compact urban gardens to large rural gardens with lakes, bridges and an abundance of spring colour.

“This year’s new additions will showcase a wide variety of gardening styles,” says the event’s organiser Anne Clough. “That diversity of approaches, practices and the resulting gardens is a really important aspect, and one that makes the Fringe Garden Festival such a unique event.”

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With estimates of the cost to New Zealand dairy farmers of over 180 million dollars per year, clinical mastitis is no trivial matter.

It’s been the subject of controversies, such as the hypothesis that stray voltage in the milking shed can lead to the disease.

But now technology is pointing the way to its early detection better than ever before.

According to DairyNZ, as of 2013, approximately 5 percent of dairy farms were equipped with one of the two forms of extant mastitis detection systems in the dairy shed. This number has increased over the intervening years, but full market saturation is still far off. Part of this is the obvious factor of investment cost, but the other has, historically, been the economies of scale inherent in installing such systems only

during a dairy shed rebuild or new build.

The good news is that modern systems are easier than ever to retrofit, and that there’s a good reason to employ them alongside another emergent aspect of dairying; data integration and management.

In this era when the farmer’s top tool is becoming the tablet or smartphone, integrating data on factors such as livestock’s diet, their condition, and

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whether they are in heat is key to farming with accuracy. Accuracy, of course, affects the bottom line, as less is spent on unnecessary factors. The more that is known, the more resources can be pin-pointed. In the case of mastitis detection, new systems which communicate directly to a whole-farm data management system supersede those which simply alert the milking staff in the shed. While an on-thespot alarm is still useful, tracking and long term statistical analysis are valuable to both the farmer and the vet. Triage can become prevention with good information.

The main remaining argument in mastitis detection remains whether

devices that measure somatic cell count (the response of a cow’s immune system to disease) or those which measure the electrical conductive properties of minerals in the milk are more effective.

A wide range of results have been reported using both systems; some advanced products combine both methods. The application of electrical conductivity (EC) systems alongside electronic milk metering makes these variants a popular retrofit.

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Kawasaki have established some fine off road credentials with their Mule range of farm-ready side by side all terrain vehicles.

However, many of their competitors in the market are making a meal out of being fast and exciting on the recreational trails. Can the people who delivered up generations of Ninja branded sports bikes create something that’s the best of both worlds?

The answer to that question from the folks in black and green is the Teryx, and despite having a name reminiscent of a huge and vicious lizard, it’s neither heavy on its feet or in any way a ‘dinosaur’. The emphasis here has been on creating a light (713 kilo) and nimble (5.1 metre turning circle) machine which can easily switch it up between rural work and weekend enjoyment. It would have been easy to simply make a Mule with a spicy name and some coloured panel work,. but the Teryx is different from top to bottom, from its Fox podium shocks to its rollcage and seating. There’s only room for two, but there’s ample storage space and towing capacity.

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Lyall Field & Trish Lowe New Plymouth Taranaki

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• Seeking smaller lot of Kamahi, Manuka, Rewarewa & Clover • Local, Honest & Responsible • Registered, Approved & Insured

Lyall 021 151 6874 | Trish 021 132 1220

Respectively utilising your land resource, with no impact to you and benefits for all

taranakibees@gmail.com | www.taranakibees.kiwi

TARANAKI FARMING CLASSIFIEDS Phone 0800 466 793 Financial BANK SAID NO? We specialise in Farm Finance, working capital and debt consolidation. Also welcome applications from property developers, builder’s and first home buyers. Call 0800 888 449 or email bill@gfbl.co.nz.

Wanted RURAL RENTAL for quiet reliable couple with two kunekunes. Preferably less than 30 minutes from New Plymouth. Experienced and happy to help hand rearing lambs, kids, calves, and piglets. Please contact Harlen on 027 848 9589.

Servicing the Lower North Island for all rental equipment

FREEPHONE 0800 447 392 Wellington | Palmerston North www.hireways.co.nz | E: hire@hireways.co.nz

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OctOber 2019

TARANAKI FARMING LIFESTYLES

*OFFER ENDS 31 OCTOBER OR WHILE STOCKS LAST

LING L E S 1 # NZ’S

2019 DEFENDER HD8 PRO SSV DE CW CAB $22,173 +GST IDE X SI

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+ 3 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY* + FREE SAFETY KEY*

+ FREE BUMPER + FREE MUDFLAPS

+ FREE FENDER EXTENSIONS

FREE $600 BETACRAFT FARMING KIT

2019 OUTLANDER QUADS NO-TRADE PRICES +GST + 3 YEAR UNLIMITED WARRANTY*

+ FREE SAFETY KEY* (NOT AVAILABLE ON 450 MODELS*)

450 STD................................... $9,950+GST

650 PRO ................................ $13,350+GST

450 PRO ................................ $10,750+GST

650 XT ................................... $14,150+GST

450 MAX** ............................ $11,950+GST

650 MAX** ............................ $14,900+GST

570 PRO ................................ $12,150+GST

1000 XT-P ............................. $18,250+GST

570 MAX** ............................ $12,950+GST

1000 MAX LTD** ................... $18,050+GST

** MAX MODELS SEAT 2 PEOPLE

A FURTHER 5% OFF ATV’s & 2.5% OFF SSV’s FOR FARMLANDS SHAREHOLDERS

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