Waikato Farming Lifestyles, April 2013

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Crimestoppers campaign aims to shut gate on rural crime

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A new campaign rolled out by Crimestoppers aims to encourage rural people to speak up about suspicious or criminal activity.

Established in New Zealand in 2009, Crimestoppers is an independent charity providing a system for people to pass on information anonymously, either through a free telephone number or a secure online form. The service is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

The ‘Shut the gate on rural crime’ campaign is the first of its kind to be launched

by Crimestoppers with a rural focus.

Crimestoppers chief executive officer Jude Mannion said the campaign is to let rural people know they can play a valuable role in crime prevention by telling Crimestoppers what they know.

“Ever y piece of information they give to us helps fill in the bigger intelligence picture.”

Ms Mannion said Crimestoppers receives nearly 50 calls a day from all around New Zealand.

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When information has been received, a report is created and call-takers ensure there is nothing that identifies the caller.

Useful information is passed onto the relevant authorities, making sure the caller’s identity cannot be discovered.

“The police tell us they find one in four of the reports we give them as actionable,” said Ms Mannion.

Crimestoppers’ promise of anonymity has never been broken.

New Zealand rural insurer FMG and New Zealand Post are supporting the campaign.

“They do things differently at FMG which is what makes their involvement with this initiative a really good fit,” said Ms Mannion.

“FMG wants to get people thinking about prevention.

“They want to act as the fence at the top of the hill, rather the ambulance at the bottom of it.

“We want to encourage the same thoughts — so it really is a great partnership and we’re proud, that as New Zealand’s leading rural insurer they’re on board.”

Rural households recently received promotional material in the form of ‘Shut the gate on rural crime’ stickers with Crimestopper’s freephone number 0800 555 111 and website www.crimestoppersnz.org printed on them.

“Put them on the letterbox, kitchen window, barn doors, anywhere,” said Ms Mannion.

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by Denise Gunn

Tomorrow’s Farms Today “The aim is to look at the possible level of farm profitability while minimising the impact on the environment.”

Farmers in the study group have undergone total farm business and environmental assessments.

Fully-funded twice-yearly visits are made to the farmers during the three-year periods.

Business records are collated by farm business analysis software, Red Sky, and physical farm data and nutrient management information is also gathered.

Group workshops and field days are also held on some of the farms involved.

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Information collected from the farms will assist the group to understand any modifications required on their own farm and also help farmers in the wider community to design farming operations keeping the future in mind.

The central plateau project began in July 2011 and the Upper Waipa scheme followed 12 months later.

Tomorrow’s Farms Today is funded by Ministry for Primary Industries Sustainable Farming Fund, DairyNZ, Red Sky, Headlands, and receives support from the Waikato Regional Council, VetPlus and River Iwi.

The Tomorrow’s Farms Today project in the central plateau area of the Waikato River catchment is about to enter the final stage

The success of the Tomorrow’s Farms Today project in the central plateau area of the Wa ikato River catchment, followed by a similar scheme in Upper Waipa, has set plans for more throughout the country.

Tomorrow’s Farms Today, believed to be the first project of its kind in New Zealand, is about to enter the final stage for the group of 25 volunteer dairy farmers in the Waikato.

The farming area involved covers land that feeds into part of the Waikato River considered a ‘high priority water body’ for the Waikato catchment.

The project aims to determine what farming systems are the most

resilient while demonstrating the lowest environmental footprint.

Headlands consultants, Alison Dewes and Jesse Bolt, have co-ordinated the Waikato projects.

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“I’d just gotten divorced and don’t have kids so I was free to make my own choices about my future without any restrictions. It was scary but liberating. I’d always wanted to run my own business and thought, it’s now or never.”

She had been thinking about Over the Moon Dairy for seven years and

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She sources milk from seven different farms and believes that the top quality supply certainly plays a role in their success.

At first she was startled by the accomplishments the company has made in a short five years but now says their ‘future looks bright'.

“We’ll continue to develop our cheese distribution around New Zealand and Australia, and to grow the number and variety of courses we offer to home cheese makers, and to the industry both here and abroad.”

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Since then our spectacular technical success has continued in New Zealand and also on the world stage.”

Among their 40 accolades are ‘best in class’ awards for their Tomme, buffalo and goat’s milk cheese, as well as their Cumerino made out of sheep’s milk, that won at the world championships in America.

those days, had an extensive selection of dairy products.

“I had lived in New Zealand’s largest and oldest dairying area for 30 years and realised here was an opportunity.”

She adds that the most important thing is to have fun and experiment, and says it’s never too late to follow your dreams.

“South Waikato is the dairy capital of a country renowned for producing quality milk, and with 23,000 residents, 150,000

As time progressed, not only was Neil her business partner but he became her life partner as well.

When asked if it was love at first sight, Sue responds, “oh goodness no! He was a tutor, the font of all knowledge, and I was very much in awe of his expertise.

Because I knew very little about cheese making, I kept to the back of the class and I don’t think he even noticed me. We’d worked together for some years before the attraction was obvious.”

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“It had fascinated me while I was on my ‘Big OE’ in the late 70s that New Zealand didn’t — and still doesn’t — add much value to its dairy products.”

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“I decided it was possibly better for us to opt for the trotters because it would be a cheaper entrance into horse racing.”

After reading a newspaper editorial by one of New Zealand’s most respected racing journalists, the late Leo George, mention was made of a standardbred filly named Megaera — considered to be a top prospect at the Karaka sales. Ken and Peter set off to bid for her.

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left the chequebook at home. So after backtracking to Mount Albert, picking up the chequebook then travelling on to Karaka, the auction was already well underway. Lot 63 was in the sales ring when Ken and Peter arrived and they found Megaera was soon to follow as Lot 68. Peter bid first and Ken secured the sale with a final successful offer of $30,000.

Waikato Farming LiFestyLes April 2013 Then the practicalities of owning a racehorse hit them.

Fortunately Ken and Peter struck up a friendship with professional agisters and vendors, Sandy and Jan Yarndley. The filly was agisted on the Yarndley’s property, Mark Purdon came on board as trainer and Tony Herlihy as regular pilot.

Sired by Butler B G and out of Aberfeldy, Megaera made her racing debut as a twoyear-old at Alexandra Park. She went onto have a highly successful racing career with highlights including winning the PGG Sales Series Two-year-old Fillies Pace, the New

and Peter to buy more yearlings at further Karaka sales. The brothers also saw the opportunity to include Hydroflow Distributors with sponsorship and contribute back to the harness racing industry.

When Sandy and Jan decided to wind down a little and spend more time with their family, Ken and his wife Karen were given the opportunity to purchase Yarndley Farms.

“We saw buying the farm as a business opportunity to grow the Breckon Bloodstock brand on the back of the great success of the Yarndleys.”

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After retiring to the broodmare paddock, Megaera’s first foal, Penthouse Pete, went onto have a successful racing career in New Zealand and win in the United States. Megaera also produced a good race filly, Dale Elinor, who was Group One placed.

Ken and Peter soon became close friends with the Yarndley family.

“As a sales representative with Hydroflow, my call cycle allowed me to call in and often stay overnight with Sandy and Jan,” said Ken. “They were instrumental in us starting a love affair with harness racing.

“Not only with our first purchase of Megaera but giving us an in-depth understanding of both breeding and racing and the desire to get involved in the industry on a much larger scale.”

The purchase of Megaera and the racing success that followed then allowed Ken

then Breckon Bloodstock has grown to 42 broodmares and will be represented at this year’s sales with 12 yearlings.

“In total Breckon Farms is preparing 32 exceptional yearlings,” said Ken. While every race win is a highlight for the couple, Ken said the 18 straight wins with champion trotter I Can Doosit probably topped the lot.

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“Karen and I were overseas and my two sons and my parents represented us at Alexandra Park,” said Ken. “Both sons, aged nine and eleven at the time, confidently gave speeches at the track and in the winners’ lounge.”

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The multi-venture — ‘the dream’ as Anne calls it, started with the Woodward farm.

Philip grew up down the road on a post-war rehabilitation block. After university he and his brothers went shearing, eventually buying the family farm plus a neighbour’s, and establishing the sheep stud Nikau Coopworth, further developed by eldest brother Clive and wife Sue. “As the brothers married they ran out of farm,” Anne says.

“Clive and Sue stayed on the home block and when we got married we bought this farm with the cave, which Philip had explored as a boy.”

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“My first trip to the cave, I was pregnant and we had one torch. To get to a special place filled with straw stalactites — they’re so fragile we don’t take the public there — you have to go up a ladder, and when we got to the top the torch went out!”

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Fortunately they got the torch going again, and the cave remained a special place for many years, with the commercial tours not set up until 1994.

“We did look at it earlier when youngest son Andrew was small — at the time we were in crisis. Interest rates were through the roof and the government was writing off farmer’s loans. We had a budget meeting with the banks and they said if our loan was written off we’d be worth minus $70,000, and if it wasn’t we’d be gone in a year.”

Anne Woodward and grandson Lukas

They didn’t take the write-off. “We managed somehow, and fortunately Philip still had the shearing.”

Anne says commercialising the cave has turned out to be the best way to protect it. A kilometre long and threaded by a stream, the complex has been kept as close to its natural state as possible.

“We’ve even resisted naming any of it — Philip’s always said it’s just too big.”

The full tour takes a good hour and a half, and a crawling passage necessitates a reasonable level of fitness.

Catherine regularly assisting in their parents’ business and their siblings also roped in at various times. The five adult Woodward children have eight children under five years old between them, so a few babies get juggled round the family roster.

“We mix and match,” Anne s ay s . “ W h o e v e r ’s around does whatever needs doing.

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After originally running tours from the farmhouse, the café opened in 2008 with the accommodation added along the way. The Woodwards now do good business with day trippers and overnighters — who can park their campers or stay in one of a range of onsite accommodation options — and also provide a concert and conference venue.

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Over the past few months we have been looking at how nutritional medicine can help various conditions. So far we have looked at joints, with columns on osteoarthritis, joint inflammation especially bursitis and gout. Recently we have discussed measures to help respiratory problems, firstly asthma and COPD and secondly sinusitis. If you missed any of these columns I can email them on request.

Today we will look at an example of how one person has improved his health by adopting nutritional medicine principles.

This man, an orchardist in his 50’s spoke to me 6 months ago with several problems. He was under good medical care and on various medications to control his symptoms. His main problems were joint pain from arthritis, lower body muscle pain and low energy. His poor mobility was having a great impact on the quality of his life.

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Unlike what are commercially defined as ‘fpa’ (fine particle application) in which all ingredients are finely ground regardless of benefit and cost, each individual ingredient in fluid fertilisers is present in a range of particle sizes to suit that nutrient.

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It is a story of onwards and upward but uncertainty underlies the log markets and while price gains are still being achieved, these are tentative and the bullrun may be running out of fizz. If there are further price increases from here, then be on guard as a more spectacular price collapse may follow.

Chinese inventory is still high following their New Year break but matched with high demand, log inventory is steadily falling. The onset of the hot season may be the catalyst to reduce the Dragon’s appetite and when sentiment goes south so might the prices. But at the present time forest owners in New Zealand continue to ride the wave. Closer to home, sawmills have been forced to increase log prices to match, which will be tough for some, but this may increase sawmillers’ collective resolve to hold onto recent increases in sawn timber prices.

The result of the referendum will be interesting, as those organisations promoting the levy already own 80% of the forests but represent only 25% of the participants. The levy will be administered by a group to be formed called the ‘Forest Growers Levy Trust’ (FGLT).

If the levy does come into effect, the first challenge for the FGLT will be to enforce and collect the levy. This is sure to be an expensive exercise and may consume a big chunk of the levy income.

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Busy season for hoof trimmers We are getting closer to the end of the 2013 season. It has turned out to be a more challenging season for most of the country, but the milk price is looking better for next year.

We, as hoof trimmers have been very busy this season.

Some farmers report that they have had less lame cows this year and others are saying the opposite. It is interesting

though how many people keep on blaming the tracks and stones on yards for their lame cows.

Others are beginning to see things more in perspective, now realising that laminitis is the cause of lameness and that physical stress aggravates the problem. It seems that the articles I have been writing are helping with that as well, as some of my friends don’t ask me anymore on how I am but ask how the laminitis is doing!

Laminitis is the inflammation of the laminy which is basically an unhealthy live tissue inside the claw. This is mainly caused by diet but can also be triggered by mastitis, calving or some other stresses.

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With trimming you can’t make a hoof healthier so you can’t solve laminitis with hoof trimming. That is correct. No matter how well the hooves are shaped if you don’t feed the cow properly you can still end up with a major problem.

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Hoof trimming is not meant to solve the lameness issue, it is only a way to assist farmers minimise the effects of laminitis. Imagine a trailer that has two really old tyres on it.

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Now you put a load on the trailer but you put that entire load on one side. The tyre on that side bears a greater load than the other tyre and is therefore more likely to burst.

If you spread the load evenly over the trailer you would get a lot more distance out of the old tyres. They may still burst but it is less likely. Trimming cow’s feet properly has the same effect as spreading the load on your trailer. Making both claws carry 50% of the weight will be much better especially when a cow is affected by laminitis.

The reality is that nearly every cow in NZ has laminitis to some degree. I don’t think that we can ever totally overcome that and we probably don’t have to. I believe that laminitis belongs to a (domestic) cow like fleas belong to a dog. It is not a problem as long as it is being kept under control.

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Winning sharemilkers growing their equity

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This year’s winners of the Waikato Sharemiker/ Equity Farmer of the Year award, Andrew and Michelle McPherson, both worked in the banking industry before embarking on a dairy farming career.

It was while employed by The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) that Andrew and Michelle first met. Marriage followed in 1998, then a move to London for an OE to work in investment banking.

Two staff members are employed on the farm. Mike Pinny who is second-incharge, has worked on the farm for nearly three years.

Farm assistant, Eze Borette from Argentina, began working there in February.

“While in London, we talked about going dairy farming when we returned to New Zealand, so had a goal to save NZ$100,000 while we were there,” said Michelle.

“Our strategy was to pay off our debt within the three-year contract and then move to a bigger 50 percent job, which is what we have done every three years” said Michelle.

“When we arrived here June 2010, the farm was set up for split calving and high input,” said Michelle.

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The McPherson’s have been in their current position milking a herd of 500 Friesian cross cows, along with a handful of Jerseys, on a 140ha effective farm since June 2010

Andrew and Michelle enjoy the variety of chores involved with their sharemilking position, particularly being able to work outside and not stuck in an office all day.

Towards the end of 2001 they returned to New Zealand with their savings and a goal to progress to 50 percent sharemilking as soon as possible.

Andrew took on a farm assistant position in Te Puke for several months before they moved to Te Awamutu. Their dairying career has since been based in that area as they steadily moved up the ladder, taking on their first 50 percent sharemilking contract with 220 cows in June 2004. Three years later they moved into a similar situation with 380 cows.

They have been in their current position milking a herd of 500 Friesian cross cows, along with a handful of Jerseys, on a 140ha effective farm since June 2010.

increased production figures from 171,422kgMS during the 2010/11 season to 185,139kgMS in 2011/12 with the same number of cows. This year’s target was 200,000kgMS but will be closer to 180,000kgMS owing to the drought.

Michelle said they like being able to organise their own day and mix with likeminded people who are willing to share their knowledge.

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“We are five minutes from Te Awamutu town, 20 minutes from Hamilton, have really great owners, and can attract good staff with our location, good accommodation and beautiful farm.”

“Our equity has grown 1000 percent in nine years which we wouldn’t get if we worked in town.”

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Precipitation preparation

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After months of drought conditions, soil moisture levels are still in deficit, and rivers and streams are running at low levels. Although there’s been some welcome rainfall recently it hasn’t been enough to return soil moisture back to normal or replenish stock dams and groundwater supplies.

This could all change by mid-autumn with a return of fronts moving across New Zealand from the Tasman Sea. Here are a few tips to prepare:

Pasture recovery Inspect the farm and decide whether it’s necessary to resow entire paddocks.

Options available to revitalise the condition of pasture include planting a winter crop, undersowing or direct drilling, or a new pasture cover.

Stock up on fertiliser so it’s ready to apply to pasture when significant rain does arrive. This will help increase pasture growth and aid in the recovery from drought conditions.

Prepare dams Shallow earth dams that have dried out during the drought may have affected the reliability of the wall. This could result in filling problems and any cracks along the length of the wall could cause slumping.

Excavation work may be necessary to ensure dams are well maintained and the spillway is clear of debris before the rain arrives.

Clear drains With water flows at low levels, now could be an ideal time to clear farm drains.

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When you hear the words Bore (boar), Table and Rain you could be forgiven for envisaging illusions of a delicious wild pork roast dinner on a rural winter’s day. However, these three words can be more commonly associated with what you drink than with what you eat.

In rural New Zealand the three most common rural water supplies used are bore, table and rain water. This article will look at these supplies and some of the issues that may be associated with them.

It is a common mistake for people to confuse bore water for table water.

Table water is water which generally lies not far below the surface of the ground, and is accessed via an open concrete lined well or a shallow cased pipe dug or drilled only a few metres into the ground. Table water generally cannot supply a high demand and can fluctuate in its supply between the months of winter and summer. For this reason table supplies are more common place in dwelling situations rather than industry, horticulture and farming where water demands are generally higher. On the other hand bore waters are capable of supplying the demands required. Bores are generally deep water sources where an under-ground stream of water or aquifer has been penetrated. Bores are drilled and cased via drilling rigs and can vary in depth from tens of metres to many hundreds.

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Rain water harvesting could be considered the most ‘green’ and low cost rural water source and is usually sufficient for most household needs.

However, on the other hand it has its own unique differences.

Although it is the most common supply in rural lifestyle living environments, contrary to popular belief it is not generally the cleanest nor safest for drinkable use.

Although rain-water is quite often chemically alright, it does lean towards being acidic or having a low pH. Rain water can also be highly susceptible to contamination by multiple sources, such as windblown contaminants (sediments and dust), faecal matters (birds and rodents) dead animals and chemical residues. These can lead to pathogenic bacteria risks which can easily contaminate the water supply.

To ensure safe potable drinking water best practice is to find the best treatment solution for your requirements.

Regardless of the source, table and bore water users can be faced with a number of chemical and biological issues. Some of the most common chemical problems we see in water include low pH, high iron, manganese, total hardness, nitrates and even arsenic.

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Shelter Stock that are continually exposed to wet and cold weather become susceptible to health-related problems and condition loss as they struggle to maintain body heat. Shelter, either in the form of a lean-to shed or a stand of evergreen trees, plays an important role in helping to keep livestock in good condition. And don’t forget your canine workmates also need a dry, warm kennel and run to keep healthy, happy, and able to perform their job.

Vaccinations and vet checks Autumn is an ideal time to ensure livestock and other animals on the property are up-to-date with vaccinations, any added trace minerals required and other health-related checks. The warmer, moist weather tends to see an increase

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April 2013 Waikato Farming Lifestyles

4813 State Highway 29, Hinuera Phone (07) 888 1593 Fax (07) 888 1594

100% NZ owned and operated Shop Hours: Weekdays 8am - 5pm Saturdays 9.00am - 12 noon MAY 2013

0800 RURAL D

7 8 7 2 5 3

Maxiculvert HDPE Pipe

ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST

Incorporating the strength of corrugated outer shell with the smooth inner wall to optimise hydraulics.

HDPE Corrugated Culvert Pipe

New Size Available

$

225mm (inside diameter)

6m long

169.00

$

130

$73.00

$140.00

20mm

116

$139.00

$270.00

25mm

94

$175.00

$330.00

32mm

72

$219.00

$425.00

40mm

65

$272.00

$525.00

50mm

50

$350.00

$670.00

$

25m m x 200m 72PSI

330.

63mm x 50m 63mm x 100m

00

to fit Drag Hose (CAM5063) $ .00 per set

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COMPRESSION FITTINGS

Heavy wall, suitable for above ground use and accepts camlock compression fittings. 8 bar Rated.

110mm x 100m

$680 $860 $1150

to fit effluent pipe 75mm Joiner $42.00 90mm Joiner $48.00

110mm Joiner$95.00

(also available in 50m coils)

BALL VALVE 20mm 25mm 32mm

195.00 $ 385.00 $

CAMLOCK SET

EFFLUENT PIPE 90mm x 100m

tr e s

Low density, Heavy wall 63mm 6 Bar Rating

Anka & Hansen fittings available

75mm x 100m

6 me 5m m x

DRAG HOSE

$ per 200m

15mm

169

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LDPE WATER PIPE ID nominal Pressure $ per 100m bore rating (PSI)

.0 0

Large Senniger HANSEN SUPER Impact Sprinkler FLO Piston Single and Double Nozzles

$11.00 $15.00 $25.00

20mm Full Circle 23 deg

$

37.0

0

Also available in 25mm Single nozzle as an Effluent Sprinkler

Trough Valve 20mm and 25mm

$

.00 5 2

FREE DELIVERY ORDERS OVER $1500 CONDITIONS APPLY All items in this advertisement are while stocks last. Phone Rural Direct for conditions of delivery.