Waikato Farming Lifestyles, May 2012

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Farming Lifestyles

May 2012 Edition

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Pukekawa family reap rewards from commercial cropping

Pint sized donkeys hold huge appeal

Farmer says milking system ‘good investment’

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Of course, we look beyond the farm gate elsewhere in this issue.

There’s a look at the north Waikato farm ‘Hinemoa’ — home to the Nicholson family since 1945. From a traditional grazing property, it has become a major cropping operation. Diversification, as is often the case, has brought more rural success as the property produces onions, potatoes barley and pumpkins.

We sneak into town this month to check out an historic building after a $10m face lift that provides a boost to the tourism industry. Known as Quest Hamilton, its roots lie in the farming industry after it served from 1919 for the merged NZ Dairy Association and the Waikato Co-operative Dairy Co Ltd.

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Elsewhere in this edition, Beth McVerry tells us of her Mediterranean miniature donkeys, with only 130 registered nationwide. The animals originated in the Mediterranean area of Northern Africa before migrating to the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, and on to Europe and the US. And we look over the fence at Te Kauwhata’s Herb Haven, an acre of herb gardens around a renovated cottage, boutique accommodation, a seasonal tearoom and a shop where lavender mustard, garlic sauces, chutneys and jams are on the counter.

These are just three different facets of the overall rural lifestyle and each month we will bring you more of the best the Waikato has to offer.

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“We have come a long way from the first Mystery Creek event and we could do with some more space” Retired dairy farmer, and National field days’ chairman, Warwick Roberts, has probably never been so busy as the Mystery Creek event looms, and at the same time has the organisers looking to the future.

“It’s all on, and just clearing my emails takes a lot of my time,” said Warwick.

He remembers working as a volunteer on fencing off the original field days’ site as a young farmer at Te Rapa 41 years ago.

“I dropped out of involvement after seven years and devoted time to the dairy industry, first through Federated Farmers and then as a dairy company director. After retiring from farming I renewed my involvement in the field days’ society and have developed my understanding of the complex event.”

A lot of his focus is on the future and to this end, expressions of interest in the region’s first event-scape design contest, the Master Plan Design Challenge, closed last week, and results will be announced on May 25.

This is the opportunity to reshape Mystery Creek Events Centre’s 88-hectare property and it attracted 11 specialist firms based within New Zealand and overseas.

The event organisers and land owners, National Fieldays Society, are pleased with the level of entries considering the tight two-week application period.

Assets and Facilities committee chair, Tony Begbie, says a scrupulous judging process, selected three finalists who have been invited to continue the

competition. Each finalist company is awarded $5,000 for this achievement.

“The judging panel were extremely impressed by the calibre of applicants, presentation standards and the range of master planning experience; local, national and international,” he added.

“The selection process focussed not only on capability, but also understanding of the project, and what different perspective the applicants could bring to Mystery Creek Events Centre.”

The finalists are: GHD, a design and architectural consortium led by Melissa Clark, ‘whose technical specialities include urban design, transport planning and landscape architecture both nationally and internationally’.

MOAA architects are based in Hamilton. They combine individual abilities and spearheading the team is Tim Horne ‘who has extensive experience across a range of project scales and has developed a reputation for an inquisitive and innovative approach to design’.

The third finalist is Beca Group, one of Asia Pacific’s largest privately owned consultancies dealing with planning, architecture, urban design and landscape architecture, engineering and project management. Project director for Beca is Richard Douch ‘who has led the planning components of a number of growth management and/or tourism related projects within the Waikato’.

Finalists have already submitted their site design and rationale for the expansive Mystery Creek campus.

Winners will be announced at a function on Friday May 25 and the first phase of the project is expected to begin later this year.

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Behind the scenes The Waikato Farming Lifestyles paper you’re holding is the work of many dedicated people, but chief among them is a lady who’s been with the publication since day one, and who has real hands-on knowledge of farming in New Zealand.

Glyn Parker is the lead salesperson for Waikato Farming Lifestyles and it’s her pleasure to work with the businesses which make the Waikato the ‘engine room’ of the nation’s rural economy… mainly because, as she says, country people are relaxed, easy going and down to earth — qualities which are easy to like and respect.

Glyn was married to a dairy farmer for 15 years, farming in the Kaipara, the Bay of Plenty and in Waitakaruru just outside of Ngatea. The challenges and opportunities of working in agribusiness have given her a unique insight into what it means to be a Kiwi farmer and just what it takes to support the rural sector.

Glyn would like to thank all those wonderful people who have supported the Waikato Farming Lifestyles publication since the beginning — contributors, advertisers, readers and well wishers from across the region. And, with the help of a great team of salespeople, designers and support staff, you can be sure of many memorable issues to come!

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Pukekawa family reap rewards from commercial cropping

by Annette Lambly-Robinson

Good working family partnerships are one of the reasons for the success of Hinemoa Quality Produce — that along with clever business management, passion, dedication and hard work Three generations have worked the north Waikato farm ‘Hinemoa’ since it was first purchased by Charles and Jesse Nicholson in 1945 — each generation adding to the success of the previous.

In the early days it was farmed as a sheep and beef unit, but nowadays the successive Nicholson’s — John and now his son Chris, along with their respective wives, Claire and Vikki have created a thriving commercial growing business producing onions, potatoes barley and some pumpkin.

The home farm — a 200 hectare property on Murray Rd in Pukekawa is

worked in conjunction with an adjacent leased 60ha. Hinemoa employs four full time staff including foreman and ‘number one’ man Jeff Billington and around 18 casual staff in the pack house.

In the late 1970s, John, troubled by ongoing facial eczema ousted the flock and diversified into cropping and finishing beef steers. He still manages around 150 head, and works alongside Chris in the commercial growing operation established 20 years ago.

Around 140ha is cropped — squash pumpkins and maize have been trialled and discarded — it’s onions and potatoes that are the main-stay crops. Grown for both the domestic and export markets — 70 percent of onions and 30 percent of potatoes are exported.

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Waikato Farming Lifestyles May 2012 Cattle graze the fields after harvest to clean up anything left behind. Any rejects are also ‘monitored’ and fed to the cattle to safe guard against accidental choking.

A small amount of crown pumpkin is grown predominantly for the domestic market and barley is harvested for grain, then baled for straw. The stubble is ploughed back in as a restorative crop. Mustard is grown for weed control and also as a restorative and rotational crop.

The rich volcanic soil is perfect for growing and the Nicholsons’ don’t take it for granted. The land faces north/west.

The north provides sun for early planted potatoes, the westerly prevailing wind prevents frost.

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In a district where the average organic matter content of the soils is two percent, the Nicholson’s is six percent and rising “We were one of the first growers in the district to do this and while it took two to three years to see the improvement, it is really paying off.

“The soil holds moisture and breaks down better and the yields get bigger and bigger each year. We have had a bumper crop of onions this year.” she said.

The families have always had a passion to protect the land. Ten hectares of native bush is protected by a covenant and an additional 12ha covenanted about 12 years ago. They have also undertaken a wetland area as an ongoing project and continue to plant and manage this.

“We can hear the tui and birdlife — it’s wonderful,” said Vikki.

Five years ago they built an 80,000 cubic metre catchment dam to irrigate the farm, and this has proved itself as essential for sustainable cropping.

Vikki says she is daily reminded of the benefits of raising a family in a rural environment and their children Julia (14) and Thomas (11) are reminders of the importance of environmental stewardship of the land.

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Old ‘Anchor’ building gets new lease on life

by Annette Lambly-Robinson

The opening in March of Quest Hamilton — on the corner of London and Victoria Street is seen as a coup for Auckland developers Safari group, new owners Quest, and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust

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Built in 1919 following the merger of the NZ Dairy Association and the Waikato Co-operative Dairy Co Ltd, its importance to the economic and social history was significant.

In 1928 — eight years after it opened its doors — a promotional brochure published at the time highlighted the company’s success, providing a fascinating picture of dairying in the region, including its history.

“The brochure described the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company as ‘one of the largest producing cooperatives in the world’, with a staggering turnover of £6,333,849 for that financial year alone,” says Gail Henry, the NZ Historic Places Trust’s lower northern area manager.

At the time, the company had 10,000 shareholders and employed about 800 staff. Production figures for that year tell their own story — 26,072 tons of butter, 4250 tons of cheese and 4100 tons of powdered milk — and hinted at an even greater future.

“The NZ Dairy Company building was at the heart of an enterprise that incorporated 16 central butter factories, 17 cheese factories, two Glaxo factories, three milk powder factories, a condensed milk factory and a central casein factory,” says Ms Henry.

In addition, the company had its own research laboratory, box and tin factories, timber yard, engineering workshop — and even its own coal mine.

“The box factory in Frankton was itself an early marvel of mass production, in that year alone churning out a million containers from undressed timber,” she says.

The Anchor dairy brand butter produced commanded premium prices in London.

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The result is impressive, with the retention of all the building’s original façade. Its ‘Crittall’ windows and double cavity red brick walls were carefully restored, with NZHPT’s heritage professionals working alongside the developers.

There was little internal integrity surviving, but where it was the developers have incorporated detail such as beautifullycurved stairwell bannisters that provide a subtle but graceful interior heritage sense.

Quest Hamiltion is leased by franchise director, Lee Hare, who along with her family lives on site. All but seven of the 38 apartments had been sold at the time of opening, mostly to overseas investors.

It is operated similar to a hotel with four-and-a-half star apartments available to rent from one night to one year. Varying from studio size to two bedrooms, and inter connecting apartments all are fully furnished and have full kitchen facilities.

Many guests prefer to cook themselves but Quest offers various services including local restaurant chargeback, pantry shopping service, valet dry cleaning, and a baby-sitting booking service .“It’s virtually a home away from home,” said Ms Hare.

Business is brisk — the majority of guests (although not restricted to) are business corporate or international clients.”

“It is a lovely building which has retained all its charm, but is comfortable and very accessible to the heart of Hamilton,” she said.

Henry Reynolds the father of the dairying industry Besides having an eye for a brand, even more impressive, Henry Reynolds saw the potential in commercial butter production and export when dairying was more a sideline than a mainstay of farming.

In the late 1870s, Henry Reynolds had begun the arduous task of draining Waikato swamp land and developing it into pasture.

The result was some of the best dairying land in the world.

In 1886 Reynolds built the Waikato’s first creamery at Pukekura near Cambridge.”

By 1902 he had established his own slice of dairy paradise at the Woodlands estate near Cambridge, and had converted about 11,000 hectares of swamp into pasture running 40,000 sheep and 3000 head of cattle.

Although Reynolds struggled initially, his eventual success was replicated by farmers around the Waikato, transforming the landscape and spawning a whole new industry.

Dairying was big business — and big news, with local newspapers carrying lengthy accounts of shareholder meetings and negotiations taking place with key markets around the world to establish the best price for dairy commodities.

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The affection for her donkeys is obvious in Beth McVerry’s voice whenever she is asked about her four-legged friends.

Former dairy goat farmers the McVerry’s moved to a 12-acre lifestyle block on the outskirts of Cambridge about 11 years ago. Beth had grown up around horses, but had always had a special affection for donkeys. Her parents had kept one as company for stud charolais show cattle when she was young and as a child she had loved hitching him to a buggy and going for a ride.

When the couple’s older of four children starting leaving home Beth felt she had a little more time on her hands to indulge in one or two passions of her own and the Mediterranean miniature donkeys had captured her heart.

“Apart from the fact they are so very cute, they

are also a little different to other donkeys and being different appeals to me, said Beth. (She also keeps various breeds of Galloway cattle — but that is another story).

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She aims to breed 10 good jennies and will find loving homes for the part miniatures as she builds up her herd of pure AMMD’s.

“They are also super intelligent and adore human contact,” says Beth.

“We have some very good dedicated breeders and good bloodlines in New Zealand so there is no trouble selling them — many are sold to Australia.

People sometimes have to go on a waiting list for stock.”

They come in a wide range of colours including duns, chocolate browns and skewbalds.

Like most donkeys they have a cross on their backs — a black dorsal stripe running from the wither along the spine to the rump and then down either side of the wither to their shoulders.

Apart from son Ross’s much loved standard-sized donkey Sassy, Beth now has five AMMD jennies (female) , one AMMD jack and four other jennies including two part bred miniatures.

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Apart from using her own jack, Beth also out-mates to others stud’ imported jacks — six foals are expected this September.

Donkey husbandry is similar to that of a horse, with the exception their coats are not as waterproof so Beth‘s husband Paul has built some little donkey barns for them to shelter in their paddocks

during inclement weather. “My older girls are covered in winter.” says Beth. She has had no need to hard feed her herd, but does give the youngsters weaning supplement and all of them a mineral supplement by way of lick blocks.

“They are perfect for our hilly country and just thrive.”

Once beast of burden, today they are kept mainly as pets, as riding animals for children or for carriage, and buggy driving.

“People associate donkeys with stubbornness, but in fact they are not — they freeze if frightened — as opposed to bolting like a horse — but once they feel confident or trusting they will move off nicely.”

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It was the charm of a derelict turn of the century farm cottage coupled with a romantic fantasy that inspired Trish Budd’s now well known Herb Haven Te Kauwhata’s Herb Haven, situated one kilometre off State Highway 1, boasts an acre of medicinal, culinary, fragrant and cosmetic herb gardens.

In additional to it ascetic value, the pretty renovated cottage and an adjacent boutique villa offers accommodation, a seasonal tearoom and a shop where a range of herbal products and culinary delights such as lavender mustard, garlic sauces, chutneys and jams can be purchased.They are the same products — that once graced shelves in New York’s finest delicatessens including New York’s renowned deli ‘Dean and Deluca’ (once voted Times’ best New York deli) and Australia’s David Jones stores.

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But twenty years ago farmers Trish and Ian Budd, along with their young children had simply bought a dairy farm on Plantation Road, in the heartland of Waikato to pursue their dairying career.

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When her youngest child went to school Trish renovated the cottage putting in a small registered kitchen, a little shop and tiny tearooms.

She baked her delicacies and even began running bread making classes as she had long perfected her herbals breads feeding her family. The classes still run over the winter months when the tea room closes. Business as they say flourished with family often pitching in to help.

In 1995 the family made the decision to sell the farm and retaining only fives acres with their house and cottage they relocated a villa from Huntly to be used as larger commercial kitchen and tearooms. It became a popular stop for tourist buses.

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People from all walks of farming, agriculture and rural life will converge on Mystery Creek near Hamilton in mid-June for the 44th New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays Covering 40 hectares at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Fieldays was booked virtually to capacity by early May with exhibitors keen to be front and centre at Australasia’s biggest agri-business show running for four days from June 13-16.

More than 1000 exhibitors are expected to fill up the 1400 sites. Outdoor agricultural sites were already 99% booked by May and the sought-after indoor Mystery Creek Pavilion was also fully subscribed. Organisers were expecting to reach capacity well ahead of previous years.

Exhibitors can be confident of getting their products and services out to a wide audience. More than 117,000 people attended the event last year.

This year’s Premier Feature or central theme is ‘The Changing Face of Farming’, focussing on the various land ownership models and the change in farming approaches of New Zealanders. The theme incorporates the shift from traditional family owned farms and the resulting effects on the rural landscape. Situated at the centre of the Fieldays site, the Premier Feature exhibition will have its own dedicated seminar area.

Other areas of interest during Fieldays include the Ag Art Wear and Innovation competitions. The Ag Art Wear wearable

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The Invention section of the competition attracts rural innovations which are not commercially produced but demonstrate ingenious ideas, whereas the Equipment section allows professionals and businesses to showcase new or improved rural products. Innovations can already be on the market for up to six months before Fieldays, with businesses treating the competition as a platform to launch their product to the industry.

A forum, held by experienced business leaders, will address the numerous start up challenges often faced by entrepreneurs.

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competitions, logging demonstrations, extreme air displays, machinery and stock handling exhibitions offer plenty of outdoor action for visitors.

It’s not all business and machinery though. The popular Kiwi’s Best Marquee has been sold out for weeks with companies keen to showcase their food and beverage products. Celebrity chefs will be demonstrating ways to use exhibitors’ products in the Kiwi’s Best Kitchen Theatre, and visitors are unlikely to go hungry with 35 food vendors around the site.

One of the most popular exhibits returning this year is the Lifestyle Marquee — more than 2,000 square metres of exhibition space featuring all kinds of products and services which complement the rural lifestyle.

The NZ National Fieldays Society is a not-for-profit charitable organisation, run by a committee of volunteers and a team of more than 35 staff members working for weeks beforehand, with additional staff taken on during the event.

This year’s strategic partners and major sponsors are ANZ and the University of Waikato.

Mystery Creek Events Centre, is located in the heart of the Waikato, adjacent to Hamilton International Airport, close to State Highways 1 and 3 and just 10 minutes from Hamilton, Te Awamutu and Cambridge.

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JUNE National Fieldays 2012 Wearable rural art on the runway

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Using materials found or used on the land, designers will be creating works of art for models to exhibit down the runway during the National Agricultural Fieldays.

Visitors to the Ag Art Wear show, which will be held twice daily at 11am and 2pm from June 13 — 16, will be amazed and inspired as everyday bits and pieces are transformed into ‘wearable art’.

From its initial launch in 1994, the Ag Art Wear has steadily grown. The original one category has expanded to four: Avant Garde, Avant Garde under 21, Designer Traditional, and Landcare Awareness.

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Judges will look for uniqueness, boldness, colour and the wow factor in these sections.

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A uniqueness of the design’s material, as well as originality incorporating an art factor while still resembling conventional garments, will catch the judges’ attention in this category.

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An expansive Rural Living area near Gate 4 at the National Agricultural Fieldays is dedicated specifically to products and services which complement the rural lifestyle.

The popular Rural Living Marquee will feature in this area as it returns to this year’s Fieldays with a new name — the Lifestyle Marquee.

Inside this marquee, one of the largest clearspan marquees in the country with over 2,000 square metres of exhibition space, Fieldays’ visitors will find plenty of products for sale and services available.

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Within a short walking distance, visitors will find the Kiwi’s Best marquee with cooking demonstrations by guest chefs and an opportunity to sample delicious foods, gourmet treats and beverages.

The Bledisloe building, the Rimu Marquee and The Station offer plenty of exhibitors’ sites for visitors to look through and all undercover.

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Mark exhibited the Grandpa’s Feeder for the first time at Mystery Creek in 1999 confident he would sell many units as everyone with chooks had the same pest problems. He only sold eight feeders, and although a little discouraged, they didn’t give up. They made improvements and designed different sizes to meet what the market was asking for. They have just completed their 13th Mystery Creek Fieldays with six family members manning their exhibit but still struggling to speak to everyone visiting their site.

There are a growing number of copycat feeders popping up around the country trying to muscle in on the market they’ve created, but Grandpa’s believe that their feeder is of superior design and quality to the others on the market. ”We also offer a full money-back guarantee for 12 months after purchase, and offer full after sales service, said Mark.

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Bigger, better, brighter than ever Things are gearing up for the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays — undisputedly the biggest agribusiness exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere As a world leader in the business of producing farm products that are the envy of the wider world, the country has developed a showplace at Mystery Creek that attracts the world to witness the Kiwi skill for cutting edge agricultural technology and innovation.

supported by two strategic partners — the ANZ bank and and the University of Waikato.

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Its had sometime to remember that this massive occasion is under the wing of a not-for-profit charitable organisation, run by a committee of volunteers and a team of over 35 staff members with additional manpower during the event,

The event runs this year from June 13 to 16, and with the site just 10 minutes from Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Awamutu, it brings in a massive influx of visitors and a decided economic boost to wider Waikato. The event is

It’s gone from strength to strength and there will be more than 1,000 exhibitors on 1400 sites at the Mystery Creek Events Centre.

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section of the competition attracts rural innovations which are not commercially produced but demonstrate ingenious ideas to aid farming processes.

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The Innovation Competition is split into two categories ‘Invention or Equipment’.

Although entries in the Equipment category may have already appeared on the market for up to six months leading up to the Fieldays, businesses and professionals often find the Innovation Competition an ideal launching pad for their product.

The Invention category of the competition showcases rural innovations displaying resourceful and original methods to improve and develop farming practices. These inventions are not commercially produced.

Photo: Stephen Barker, Barker Photography, ©New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays Initial judging of the two categories will Innovations winner during day two of the New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays commence on June 13 on site during the at Mystery Creek, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand on Thursday 11 June 2009 Fieldays to determine which inventions reach The James and Wells Award went to Phillip MacDonald with the finals. his ‘Ride Over Gate’.

The Innovations Committee appoints independent judges Lincoln University student Ben Shannon won the Young with specialised expertise in agricultural science, practical Inventor of the Year award for his ‘Concertina Crate’. farming and mechanical engineering.

The Innovation Centre is considered one of the most Judges look for entries they consider to be a ‘breakthrough’ popular features at the Fieldays, giving visitors the opportunity when determining the Invention awards.

Around 20 entries have been received for this year’s to view the latest designs, developments and technology in competition and exhibits will be unveiled on the opening day the rural sector. of the Fieldays in the Innovation Centre.

Last year’s Golden Standard award winner was Technipharm with their invention ‘Irrisafe’ — a speed control for effluent irrigators that reduces ponding problems.

ADF Milking took out the Equipment entry of the year with their ‘Automatic Teat Dipping and Flushing System’.

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Brought up on a lifestyle block just outside Waiuku, Stephen Snedden, spent many hours tinkering in his dad’s shed making go-carts and 60cc enduro bikes.

All this tinkering seems to have taught him a thing or two.

Stephen completed his apprenticeship at the Glenbrook Steel Mill as a fitter and turner and was the winner of the National Apprentice Youth Skills Olympics for constructional steel in 1989. He then went on to represent New Zealand in Birmingham for constructional steel at the International Youth Skills Olympics the same year.

the most practical boat in the world,” explains Stephen.

WELDNZ also supplies a wide range of welding products including arc welders, mig welders, tig welders and gas cylinders to own.

He also has other projects on the go and is part way through building an affordable, amphibian 4x4 ute. Stephen says, “this project is currently in the workshop so anyone who is interested is more than welcome to come and have a look.”

A well-known face at the National Fieldays, Stephen is exhibiting again this year with his engineering business WELDNZ located in Onehunga, Auckland.

Stephen is dedicated to helping others to learn. “I aim to provide my customers with the right tools and teach them how to use them.” One-on-one training onsite or in Stephen’s workshop is also available.

Stephen won the Inventors Award at the 1996 National Fieldays for product improvement to a multi-grip hand tool.

He is passionate about inventing and is best known for developing the Seahull, a world-class moulded polyethylene catamaran boat, which will be displayed at the Fielday. “The Seahull boat is the first rotational plastic mould I have made and it was designed to suit rescue work in flooded areas and to be

Stephen likes to work with other inventors in developing ideas and getting products to the market. “If someone wants to develop an idea and is looking for a few pointers, I will work with them and be more than happy to sign a confidentiality agreement if required.” He has a broad knowledge and skill base and is able to help with everything from product development to engineering and marketing.

by Denise Gunn

With an exhibition and demonstration area covering close to 40 hectares, visitors and exhibitors to New Zealand’s National Agricultural Fieldays should make plans to maximise their visit to the event Renowned as the largest agribusiness exhibition in the southern hemisphere, the Fieldays draws over onehundred thousand visitors each year from New Zealand and around the globe.

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Through purchasing a Fieldays programme, visitors can plan their outing to cover as much ground as possible.

The programme lists a daily and seminar timetable, exhibitors, food vendors and other event information during the fourday event.

Exhibitors also need to have a strategy in place to promote their business in front of the steady stream of Fieldays visitors.

To take full advantage of the space available and to attract visitors, a welldesigned and presented site works well to showcase products successfully. This year’s Fieldays theme ‘The Changing Photo: Stephen Barker/Barker Photography. ©NZ National Agricultural Fieldays Face of Farming’ could be incorporated Action from the fencing doubles at Fieldays 2011 into the site for extra interest.

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Support Services Manager Graham Harbutt. “Men need to realise that getting a doctor’s check-up can make all the difference. The earlier you get diagnosed and treated, the better the chances are for a good outcome.”

Fieldays is the perfect location to talk about men’s health, especially as it’s one of the few times when the Society is able to capture the attention of so many rural people in one location.

Men still access health services less than women and when they do visit the doctor, they typically present late, denying themselves the chance of early detection and treatment.

The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society will be at the National Agricultural Fieldays in June and is encouraging men to talk about their health, learn about what to look for and learn when a visit to the doctor is a must.

“Statistics for men are poor. More men than women are diagnosed with cancer and more men die from it,” says Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society

“We don’t want it to be scary or dreary and find that most people learn best and want to find out more in a fun, interesting and interactive environment.

Our colossal colon will be the main focus of the site with attendees able to walk through the 6.5 metre inflatable bowel, seeing firsthand the damage caused by poor bowel health.

“We hope our site will provide a great environment for people, in particular men, to become more aware of cancer and the importance of talking to your doctor if concerns arise,” says Graham.

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Dave never believed it would fix him, he just knew now he had a place to go every time he got sick of the pain, “it was my happy place” he told me.

To Dave’s surprise the more he used the table the longer the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months he was completely pain free, it was then he decided to introduce Teeter to New Zealand and Nanave Health care was born.

Over the years Nanave have helped thousands of people get ongoing relief from their pain and have seen amazing results in not only backs, but hips and knees, necks, posture, circulation, increased height, we have testimonials from people with over fifty years of back problems. They even have them in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children, the blood to the brain helps these kids and the results have been encouraging. Nanave now has a division putting the Teeters into Industry, as Back Pain is one of the major causes of lost production.

Both Dave and Nancy will be attending the Show, Dave realised that had he not tried the Teeter Inversion Table for himself he would have never bought one, “and look what I would have missed out on” he told me, that is why Nanave do the shows, their aim is to get people themselves to experience the Teeter Hang-Ups, “we let the tables do the talking” he told me.

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The farm remains breeder’s greatest passion A Waikato farmer says he never considered any other career…

bulls have made it into the Livestock Improvement Premier Sires teams The farm has not only been a central point for Stewart and his family but the Andersons have been involved in hosting exchange students with the AFS programme over the years.

Stewart Anderson always wanted to be a farmer.

It’s what he dreamed about as a young boy and even back then he use to pick out his top favourite cows from his father’s herd.

“The exchange student programme also meant we’ve spent some time overseas as well as taking students

“All I’ve wanted to do is milk Stewart and Kathryn Anderson with KiwiCross good cows,” he says. Much to the DNA Proven Premier Sire, Arkans Blockbuster disappointment of my teachers who I “I started looking at cross breeding think believed I should head for a career as early as1980s, when there weren’t a as a doctor or a lawyer,” he laughs lot of people doing it,” he says.

He and his wife Kathryn now farm KiwiCrosses are a combination of their 180 hectare block at Otewa near pure bred Jersey and the high producing Otorohanga. It’s close to the farm he Friesian and are now considered the grew up on and was originally owned by country’s most popular dairy breed. neighbours — the Emery’s.

“The farm near the Waipahu River had one owner between me and the Emery family,” says Stewart.

Nowadays the 50-something farmer breeds mostly KiwiCross cattle on the farm known as Arkan (not a stud name).

It took some time to build up the herd, starting with Friesian over Jersey, then vice versa.

The combination of the two breeds has resulted in what is called a ‘hybrid vigour’ animal — better producing and very fertile,’’ says Stewart.

The cattle have features of both breeds — the sleek good looks of the Jersey, with the more robustly-built, higher-producing Friesian.

around NZ — which is my second favourite thing to do, as I’m passionate about this country,” Stewart says.

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If you are heading further afield, Federated regulations and guidelines relating to the correct Farmers recommends standing stock off greenprocedure. This is also an ideal opportunity to feed for four to six hours before trucking. The check if there are any public events being held along your intended route which could disrupt practice keeps effluent off the roads and stock your plans. Ensuring you have the requisite signs and enough people along the route is vital to As permits may be assist with the smooth movement of your herd required when droving too.

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Farmer says milking system ‘good investment’ Bruce and Helen Donald have been dairy farming in the Waikato for thirty-three years and love the lifestyle On their 200ha farm near Tirau, the couple milk 550 cows through what may well be the oldest milk shed in the district, a 38-year-old rotary.

Twelve months ago they were joined on the farm by share milker, Irishman Bill Moore and his South African wife Anke.

An ongoing problem with mastitis, something all dairy farmers are familiar with, saw Bruce and Helen have the ADF (Automatic Dipping and Flushing) milking system installed on their farm last year.

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Bill was already familiar with the ADF system as his parents had it installed some time ago on their farm in Ireland.

Today Bruce describes the system as ‘really good’ and says the incidence of mastitis is now well down.

“We’re getting far less cows with mastitis, the system is simple to use and we are having no problems with it. It’s been a good investment.”

Bill agrees and says he is very happy with its performance and ease of use.

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their time, both couples have outside interests that they love to pursue.

For Bruce it’s motorbikes — when he’s not out on the farm he can usually be found out cruising THE Waikato roads on his pride and joy, a FJR Yamaha 1300 while Helen, who does not share that passion prefers to pursue her interest in woodwork.

Meanwhile Bill and Anke are busy making preparations for an addition to their family — the impending arrival of their first child due in July — an event Bill laughingly describes as ‘pretty exciting’.

A lot of what has been achieved in at www.milfos.com. the last 25 years has been because of the Kiwi companies that have supplied Milfos with a huge array of high quality materials, products and services.

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Milfos International and all of our Service Partners are committed to dairy farmers, and as a proud Kiwi Company we thank our customers for their continued support and know they are as excited about the future as we are.

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Be my Guest

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Farmers demand control of Fonterra Parliament’s primary production select committee met last week to hear submissions on the proposed Dairy Industry Restructuring Act While the government describes the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill as being enabling and Fonterra will make the final decision, many dairy farmers voiced major concerns overtrading amongst farmers and the Commerce Commission having oversight of the Fonterra price setting mechanism.

Many see this as being the introduction of draconian intervention whereby the government could intervene in public interest initiatives to control Fonterra’s milk price.

The future of New Zealand’s economy is closely tied to the performance of agriculture. Government intervention in the economy should be kept to a minimum.

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It is clear from comments made by Prime Minister Jon Key that he would like to see external investors involved to maximise Fonterra’s profit. This rings alarm bells with a substantial number of farmers who are suspicious of the government’s intentions.

Farmers of New Zealand pointed out to the primary production committee that in 2001, during the Select Committee process hearing, there was one submitter who is now a Fonterra board member who then openly advocated incorporation of the Fonterra company. In addition he voiced support for differential payments to farmers based on transport costs and the need to be flexible in payments where Fonterra faced competition for milk supply.

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