Waikato Farming Lifestyles, April 2016

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Fonterra signals governance change

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Hard on the heels of farmer shareholder pressure, in the wake of falling prices and suggestions, Fonterra governance was ‘top heavy’ and the company has announced it plans to cut two directors from its board.

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The change will see the number of directors fall to 11. Other changes include allowing corporate farmers to be eligible for the board as farmer shareholders, forcing the board to consult the shareholders’ council on appointments and giving farmers more information about potential directors ahead of annual meetings.

At the AGM in November last year, prominent Fonterra shareholders sought a reduction in the board to just nine members. Greg Gent and Colin Armer had their idea rejected at the time.

However despite being opposed by both Fonterra’s board and the shareholders’ council, almost 55 per cent of shareholders voted for the plan, forcing Fonterra to signal it would review the way it governed.

In a message to shareholders, the Fonterra statement was: ‘Overall, we think that a reduction of two directors strikes the right balance between our continuing drive for diversity, the ability for the board to responsibly manage its workload, and efficiency.’

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“The Farmers’ Forum is a great opportunity for dairy farmers.

It’s rare to hear from a line-up of speakers of this calibre at a single event, plus in these challenging times it becomes even more important to get off-farm and interact with other farmers,” says Rick.

Farmers can also choose from 11 workshops over two days.

A workshop by Lincoln University’s professor of trade and environmental economics, Caroline Saunders, will address what overseas customers want from our milk and what they are willing to pay for it.

A panel discussion of dairy company leaders will look at value add, including Tatua CEO Paul McGilvary, Open Country Dairy chairman Laurie Margrain, Miraka CEO Richard Wyeth and Lewis Road Creamery founder Peter Cullinane.

Waikato University agribusiness professor Jacqueline Rowarth will host a workshop discussing genetic modification and whether it should be part of the industry’s future.

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The biennial event will give dairy farmers insight into how to adapt their businesses in the current challenging times, and how the global environment will shape the future of New Zealand milk production.

“The Farmers’ Forum is about helping farmers understand what is driving the current financial climate and what they can do to help manage it,” says DairyNZ strategy and investment leader for sustainability, Rick Pridmore.

“Adapting to the changing environment is more important than ever — the industry is going through challenging times, so farmers are looking hard at where they can improve their businesses.”

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GROWING A VISION

When a tender property came up with a chestnut orchard, raspberries and seven varieties of plums, Greg

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“The house was overgrown and the orchard was in disrepair. I thought to myself, ‘Yay here’s a project,’ ” he says.

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The chestnut season lasts four weeks and Greg and his partner Chantelle harvest, wash, store, grade and bag the produce themselves

This year will be his second season and everything he knows about chestnuts he has learnt in the past two years.

“I discovered they are quite good for you and are gluten free so I have concentrated on that. I don’t know if it’s going to pay but here I am.”

The plums ripen from Christmas time to March and then the chestnut harvest season begins lasting about four weeks.

“Chestnuts are very perishable have to be picked up very quickly before being chilled and kept at a certain temperature. We have to wait until they drop and once they finish falling we start sizing, grading and packaging them and then taking them to the market.”

With no orcharding experience prior to taking on Atendervision, Greg says they floundered a bit in the first season but have learnt a lot since then.

“We did a lot of research. I grew up in a big family in Auckland and Mum was

an avid gardener so we always had fruit and veg coming through the household and I took an interest.

“I got to a stage in my life where I felt like I needed a challenge. I looked at cows and milking. I looked at the capital outlay and thought I’d like to try something totally differently.

“I think the chestnuts are going to be big. They are very popular in America and Europe and in Asian countries.”

Greg’s chestnuts are the French variety and he says they are very good quality of varying sizes and he hopes to cater to a niche market.

“I was quite shocked to find out how good they are for you. They can be roasted or boiled, used in stews to thicken them up, and you can even make flour with them as a gluten free alternative.”

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“We sort them into all the different sizes — small, medium and large — then weigh them into 10 kilogram sacks, box them and then take them to market.”

Despite the work being tiring and nonstop Greg and his partner Chantelle are enjoying the change.

“I love it. I’m getting older and I wanted to get out into the country for the lifestyle.

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Driving to success

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Mr McCaffrey prefers the trotters because they are not restricted by the weight of the driver

“The most memorable horse I have worked with was Sovereignty, owned by Charlie Hunter. As a three-year-old he won the first Waikato Harness Jewels — it was a brilliant feeling. Of his 94 starts, he won 28 and placed on 34 occasions.

“To work with the animals you have to develop a trusting relationship with them. It is a fine balance of knowing the roles between horse and trainer — such as who does the thinking and who does the running. When you have that bond, the horse will trust the driver to make the right decisions.

“The most important part of training is the fitness. We have to prepare them to race, so everything is done to get them up to a standard where they can win without suffering permanent damage physically and mentally,” says Sean.

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“I own shares in some of the animals and with a bit of luck I will get some success out of them too. I do have some land in Cambridge but I find it a lot more convenient to keep my horses at the raceway where I lease a stable so I have access to the track.

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“When I went overseas, I had to quickly learn the native languages of the countries, such as Chinese, Cantonese and Arabic. I also spent some time in America and Australia before returning home in 1985. It was very interesting to see the diversity in which people trained their horses in different countries.”

He then started training horses at the Cambridge Raceway.

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“I have always preferred the trotters because they are not restricted by the weight of the driver. They are also not affected by the changing conditions of the track like gallopers are, as the terrain is always constant. There is also an element of independence working with them.”

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“It was a hot, wet, fungal summer and most farms were having problems with issues such as botrytis in strawberries and facial eczema on cattle but one farm was not having trouble,” said Jill.

“This property belonged to a German couple and their farm was exceptional with no health problems with soil, plants, pasture or animals. Their major farm input was seaweed.”

After that trip Jill and Keith committed personally to investigating the value seaweed has and growing organic food for their family.

“In those days not one organic input was to be found in any garden store. We were living in Auckland with a beautiful garden and large grounds, but were reliant on high chemical inputs.

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Tane Bradley with his parents Jill and Keith, the founders of Agrisea

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and over 65 per cent were native to the country.

“Today we know more than 800 species. We trialled different New Zealand brown species until we identified the premium one — Ecklonia radiata. Keith brewed and I grew — only then did we begin to learn the real value of seaweed.

“We were founding members of the Seaweed Association of New Zealand, an organisation set up in 1994 with two major aims — to protect the marine coastal eco-system, and to build a longterm sustainable seaweed industry for the country.

“Seaweed is the most complex material containing minerals, vitamins, growth promotants, trace elements, amino acids — it is a nutrient ‘feast’, a smorgasbord for soil biology, plant and animal health.

“Our own property was changing and thriving. We had eight Golden Queen peach trees that had leaf curl and brown rot so severe not one peach was edible.

We treated the drip lines with seaweed.

By season two the disease had halved and we treated them with soil and foliar.

In season three we had eight healthy trees with wonderful crops. The ‘secret’ to seaweed was and still is simply — high nutrition.

“We read that famous rosarian, Allen G Scott, was trying to save old roses around a church in Morrinsville.

We sent our seaweed to him and they thrived. Rose growers and gardeners started visiting and asking for liquid seaweed concentrates.

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for two 200 litre drums for his apple orchard after his wife had used it on her garden. This compelled us to produce and sell to others.

“We registered a company called Ocean Organics Ltd in 1996 and our certified organic seaweed products were appreciated by gardeners.”

Moving to the Hauraki Plains they purchased the old butter factory in Paeroa where products including comfrey sprays to induce flowering, garlic spray and creams, and soaps with seaweed for humans were developed.

“Kiwifruit people began to make enquiries and we took this very seriously and commissioned three years of research across five kiwifruit orchards to assess the effects of AgriSea seaweed.

The results included an 11 per cent increase in yield year one. Significantly longer storage capacity and 150 per cent increase in worms and larger fruit size,” said Jill.

“Avocado, vineyard and dairy farmers came to us and we felt a huge responsibility to growers who depended on their land.

“In 2003 our son, Tane, did market research on dairy farmers’ perception of the word ‘organic’. It was extremely negative so on advice from business experts we created AgriSea New Zealand Ltd. This removed the word ’organics’ from any company indicators.” Liquid seaweed concentrates for soil, foliar/ pasture, seaweed salt blocks, and seaweed pellets were then developed.

Jill and Keith have now handed over the reins to Tane and daughter-inlaw, Clare.

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New Zealand’s paramount horse racing event, the 10th Harness Jewels, is being held in Cambridge this June 4 and with stake money of $1.2 million, it promises to offer spectators an adrenaline filled day.

The event began in 2007 and has been running alternatively between Ashburton and Cambridge ever since with this year’s event seeing 108 Of New Zealand’s best pacers and trotters competing against their peers.

Event manager Mike Weston has been organising the Cambridge event since 2008.

“It is the pinnacle of age group racing for horses in New Zealand and all the races are the same distance of 1,609 metres,” he says. There are nine races on the day and they all pertain to the various age groups and people come from all over New Zealand to take part in the Harness Jewels.

“Horses have to qualify to take part and every time they race during the year the amount of money they earn

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“It’s unique because it brings all the best horses together. It is the creme de la creme. There is quite a bit of prestige associated and the horses have raced all the year for this moment.”

He says the Harness Jewels are great for spectators and the Cambridge Raceway pre-sell dining and hospitality packages.

“We have got very good facilities for watching the races in our members’ lounge — probably one of the best in New Zealand.

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Landing among the stars Why is it that well over half of the harness racing classic winners come from PGG Wrightson sales?

Whether it is your first time at the races, or you 10th, the Cambridge Harness Jewels are a fast paced and unique day out

Australian horse invited to compete in each category. So now spectators not only see New Zealand’s best horses, but some of Australia’s as well.

This, combined with what is said to be one of the most fast paced kinds of racing across Australasia, makes for an unmissable event.

“It’s a really unique day that brings all the good horses together on the one day. They are on the same playing field, on the same track and racing over the same distance.

“You don’t have to be a gambler. If you want to bet $1 or $100 you will have a unique experience at the Jewels.”

Why is it that the yearling sales has produced an incredible 38 winners in the brief history of the Jewels?

Why are horses purchased through the sales ring so successful when the harness yearling sales at Karaka and Christchurch only offer around 20 per cent of the foals bred each year?

The auctioneers at PGG Wrightson believe it’s got a lot to do with ‘setting goals’.

Owners and trainers who buy at our sales set their purchases on a career path towards a set pattern of racing that leads them towards the two, three and four-year-old classic races.

That journey heads then towards the Young Guns Series, the $1,000,000 Sires Stakes Series, the $1,000,000 Yearling Sales Race Series and, the Nevele R Fillies Series. It includes Derbies and Oaks staged in both the North and South Islands and all culminates each Queen’s Birthday in the $1.3 million Harness Jewels which alternate between Ashburton or Cambridge.

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contest the Australian $1.5 million Australasian Breeders Crown Series in Melbourne. The Kiwis have an incredible record at the Breeders Crown.

Peter Lagan, PGG Wrightson’s standardbred specialist says it’s actually a case of too many opportunities. “It’s all about setting yourself to be there and contesting.”

At one point sales horses had won a remarkable 18 of the last 20, New Zealand or Northern Derbys. Sales graduates filled the trifecta in this year’s NZ Derby won by Lazarus.

A stellar cast of sales horses contest this year’s Jewels at Cambridge, the likes of Chase The Dream, Classie Brigade, Shandale, Pacing Major, More Than Better, Speeding Spur, Spanish Armada, Delightful Memphis, Wilmas Mat and Coana Bridge.

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On farm, studmaster Tony Grayling, also leads a highly capable team who take immense pride in providing the best nursery for New Zealand’s future champions. Many of those horses are offered for sale each year at the Australasian Yearling Sales in February and the Mixed Aged Sale in June.

On Friday, June 3 they will offer for sale 37 quality weanlings at the Karaka Sales Complex.

The draft features sons and daughters of American Ideal, Bettor’s Delight and Pegasus Spur.

Also included in the stellar draft are the first progeny by millionaire son of Bettor’s Delight — Highview Tommy. The 2008 2YO Pacer of the Year and multiple Group 1 winner was ‘Mr Consistent’ and placed twice in the NZ Cup. Marketing and sales manager Charlotte Mooney says Woodlands Stud

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LIC’s Jersey Premier Sires bulls have cemented their position at the top of the national Jersey Ranking of Active Sires list.

This is good news for dairy farmers who prefer to get their Jersey inseminations from their farmer-owned co-operative. Among a range of positive statistics on the Jersey RAS list, LIC has all of the top five bulls. It also has eight of the top 10, and 11 of the top 15 bulls on the Jersey RAS list. Of the 11, nine are new graduates which illustrates the change in LIC’s momentum.

“In these economically challenging times for dairy farmers, LIC’s Jersey Premier Sires bulls offer exceptional quality and value for money,” said LIC Jersey Bull Acquisition Manager, Malcolm Ellis.

“As a dairy farmer myself who is passionate about farm profitability, and particularly at times like these, I want farmers to have the confidence that Jersey Premier Sires will give them the best value, at around $19 in the cow for a 400-cow herd for the average farmer.

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They can be confident the majority of the industry’s top Jersey bulls are now within the LIC Premier Sires team,” said Mr Ellis.

LIC has now had the top five Jersey bulls on the Jersey RAS list for the last three consecutive Animal Evaluation runs. The RAS list ranks the bulls from all the companies that provide inseminations to dairy farmers nationwide. The latest list was released on Saturday, April 2. The list is administered by the industry-good organisation DairyNZ. LIC will be holding Jersey field days for farmers to share

the latest information, give updates on its Jersey breeding programme and explain related aspects including LIC’s new Once a Day Selection Index.

There will be seven field days in total across five regions — Northland, Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu and the West Coast of the South Island.

Mr Ellis said LIC has improved the performance of its Jersey bulls significantly over the past five years, with a focussed programme of work.

“We have brought a return to basics mentality to our breeding scheme and put a lot of emphasis on strong, deep cow families and our bulls are graduating from that. We have had a significant fundamental shift in quality and we will continue to develop that for the good of our farmer-shareholders.”

“It was positive that so many new graduates are appearing on the RAS list because it confirms that LIC was focussing on the right things in its breeding programme.

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How much does it cost?

How much are you willing to pay to minimise your lameness cost? I guess the answer would be ‘as much as it takes as long as the benefits exceed the cost’.

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milk production stays the same and they have less lameness. What has changed for the cows when they are only being milked every 16 hours instead of every 12 hours? Well, the short answer is that you are giving your cow more time in the paddock. This means that the cows are getting more time to behave in a natural manner.

Look at a well-fed herd in the paddock.

What are they doing? How are they behaving? They graze, lay down, drink and do some socialising. This is obviously normal, natural behaviour or at least as close to it as the cow can get in the environment in which we put them.

What do cows do in the yard? They just stand there waiting. It is quite a different behaviour from what they are showing us in the paddock.

If cows are spending a lot of time just standing in the paddock and doing nothing other than standing, then there is a problem. If we force our cows to take on a different behaviour pattern to what they would choose themselves then you can expect problems. That LTD

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Lameness costs a lot of money even in a low payout year. It is difficult to give money away if you haven’t got any to give away. In a low payout year the cost won’t be as high as in a high payout year due to lower cow prices, and the loss of milk production is less costly because of lower milk prices. However, the cost is much more critical. You simply just cannot afford to have your cows under-performing in a financially difficult year. The trick is to get as much out of your cows with the least amount of cost. In order to do that the basic needs of the cow must be met.

This way she will be producing well and have the least amount of problems, including lameness.

Many people don’t know or don’t appreciate the importance of this fact, yet it is quite observable when you look at cow behaviour.

Most farmers that move to a 16hour milking schedule towards the end of the season report that their cows move faster back to the paddock,

sounds reasonable doesn’t it? You could argue that cows would get used to a different behaviour as they are creatures of habit. However, if it is true that the forced behaviour is not an issue for the cows then why are they improving so quickly when that forced behaviour is reduced? So, what is my point? I am not saying that we should cut out all forced behaviour.

A cow needs to be milked and the farm needs to run practically. What I am saying is that the forced behaviour should be kept to an absolute minimum.

If you don’t think this is a big deal, just ask your cows.

See if they will change their behaviour when they get more paddock time. The aim should be to let the cows behave as naturally as possible for the most time possible.

That may mean milking every 16 hours, having smaller herds, being more efficient with milking or anything else you can think of, but it does not need to cost much to minimise your lameness cost.

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Animal welfare regulations The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking feedback on proposed regulations designed to take the next step in improving our already strong animal welfare system.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is seeking feedback on proposed regulations designed to take the next step in improving our already strong animal welfare system.

The regulations cover live animal exports, the care and conduct towards animals as well as surgical and painful procedures. The proposed regulations have come about following amendments to the Animal Welfare Act last year.

MPI’s Director of Biosecurity and Animal Welfare, Julie Collins, urges those with interest in animal welfare to take the time to look at the proposals and have their say.

“Animal welfare matters. It’s important to animals, it’s important to us as a society, and it’s important to our economy.

“Last year, following an extensive consultation process, the Animal Welfare Act was amended to improve the enforceability, clarity and transparency of the animal welfare system. The changes to the Act have meant we have the ability to make regulations, which will provide detailed rules sitting under the Act.” Examples of the proposals include: requiring adequate shelter for bobby calves and dogs travelling on the back of vehicles on public roads must be secured so they don’t fall off.

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“Consultation is open until 19 May. To ensure we get the best rules possible, we need your feedback,” said Ms Collins.

MPI will be holding six public meetings which are open to anyone who wishes to understand the proposals and share their views. All feedback will be taken into consideration before recommendations are made to the Minister for Primary Industries. There is a meeting at the Hamilton Gardens on Tuesday 3 May 5.30pm–8pm.

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In my last article I wrote about fixing free nitrogen from the atmosphere to help reduce your on farm cost factors. This nitrogen is completely natural, stores well in the soil for release on demand, has no cost factor, is environmentally friendly and promotes clover growth.

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commodity milk powder during autumn last year, with organic milk powder selling at as high as $14,800 USD per tonne. This new market for certified milk, meat and produce is here to stay, so your best move is to join the certified system and set your sights on gathering in top money for you and your future. This opportunity will only continue to grow.

Today’s conventional chemical production system has passed its use by date. There is a brand new market out there which is not accessible with chemical production. Chemical production has locked the farmers into commodity markets with low payout. We desperately need to get back on track with a production system that not only enhances your soil like Agrissentials best on earth fertilisers do but also your production, your quality, your farm, your environment and your bank account.

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Gaining all the benefits she provides like sunlight, rain, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon in the form of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, micro-organisms, worms, enzymes and the list goes on. In a live, living soil, your farm will attract more moisture, your healthy pasture and plants will absorb more sunlight (photosynthesis) and your soil will

store more mineral and more water. This system transfers on into the environment, increasing the wildlife, bee populations and frog population, that’s when we really begin working with Mother Nature on a full time basis — it’s magic!

The biodiversity of nature is important to each and every one of us cohabitating on this planet. We need to preserve and look after the whole environment, where farms and production units are all part of the whole eco system working with Mother Nature and taking care of all the free natural capital that she provides to make everything sustainable for continuous top quality production.

The first plant appeared 460 million years ago and the planet has done a great job providing for all life on its surface and under the sea ever since. There is no need to stop farming; our planet is a great provider. However there is a real and urgent need to farm more sustainably with a natural production system like Agrissentials where our best on earth fertilisers do not cause erosion of top soil, nor water pollution. With only a minor change in food production methods, we can turn this whole situation around.

Agrissentials is leading the way in regenerating and remineralising soils in New Zealand with our multi mineral,

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Please join us for a special FREE 2 hour seminar to help your farm get ready to hit the ground running for the next financial year in Te Kauwhata: St John Hall, 4 Baird Ave on Thursday the 5th of May, 10am —12noon Te Akau: Waingaro Community Complex, Te Akau Rd on Thursday the 5th of May, 2pm—4pm.

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Back in the early 1980s, there would have been few people in the world who knew what a ‘sport utility vehicle’ actually was — let alone how to design and build one.

The English gentry had their land rovers for grouse hunting, the army had their off-road vehicles for the pursuit of — at the time — communist militias, and Joe Citizen drove a sensible big saloon car or station wagon. The change came at the start of that tumultuous decade of big hair and leg warmers.

Toyota’s FJ, the original Range Rover, and Mitsubishi’s Pajero changed the way we looked at off-road travel. Soon would come the leather seats, mini bars, school run specials and fauxwheel-drives. But in the springtime of the SUV, Pajero was a big name. Now it’s set to become so again.

This year sees the relaunch of the badge from Mitsubishi, replacing the outgoing Challenger with two variants, in much the same way that Mercedes has achieved with their GL-E class. The Pajero returns with a solid, angular look, backed up by the power of a 3.2 litre intercooled turbo diesel.

Combine the over 400Nm of torque from this power plant with acres of grip, and you can appreciate how the Pajero achieves its rated three ton towing capacity. Inside, we are reminded that the modern driver demands more

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