Waikato Farming Lifestyles, May 2013

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The second stage of releasing North Island Robins on Mount Pirongia has recently been completed with a total of 60 birds now settled into their new surroundings.

Pest control work undertaken by the Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society over several years laid the groundwork for the project. The pest-free area has been extended each year, and by 2012 had reached the society’s long term target of 1000ha.

By 2010, with the pest reduction statistics we had and the area of control being well over the minimum needed for robins to live, DOC let us know that they would consider a proposal from us to reintroduce North Island Robins to Mount Pirongia,” said society chairperson, Clare St Pierre.

“DOC’s best practice is for a relocation of species to be undertaken in stages, so it was planned that we do the translocation in two stages for a total of 60 birds, so 30 each year, half male and half female.”

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“Animal welfare is one of the dairy industry’s 10 objectives in the newly refreshed Strategy for Sustainable Dairy Farming.

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On his return to New Zealand, Barry decided to turn his dream of developing a tourist farm park into a reality.

Woodlyn Park’s daily ‘Billy Black’s Culture Show’ features pioneer history, sheep shearing, bush animals and a dancing pig which is a huge hit with tourists.

Barry’s imagination and hard work has also seen the creation of several unique accommodation options for guests.

Barry said the complex, near Waitomo Caves, started with a train motel in 1996, followed by a self-drive jet boat track around a lake.

A Bristol Freighter aeroplane was transported across country from Waihi to Woodlyn Park 13 years ago. Previously used as a restaurant at Waihi airport, Barry refurbished the plane to provide two self-contained motel units.

“A large barn was built with a bar/ restaurant for functions and a stage area for New Zealand’s first and only kiwi culture show.

Four years later Barry designed and built the world’s first hobbit-themed motels. He also restored a 1950s rail car to provide accommodation

“In fact, everything you see here is designed and built by Billy Black.”

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to buy a World War II Fairmile patrol boat. After transporting the boat in one piece from the Port of Tauranga, Barry set to work transforming it into five motel units.

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has trained several pigs to perform in shows and on the big screen.

A power-point presentation outlining Barry’s life has recently been produced for conferences.

Barry said this presentation, named ‘Billy Black and his extra inch’, is an amazing, humorous story.

The production begins with the challenges faced when setting a world record, and shearing sheep in diverse conditions ranging from 40°C heat in Western Australia to -20°C in the United States. The background progress of building and designing Woodlyn Park’s unique motels and creating an entertaining stage show follows.

“As the world’s leading travel guide, the Lonely Planet said ‘this is one helluva show’,” said Barry.

Late last year Barry’s efforts creating Woodlyn Park were recognised with the 2012 Most Innovative Hotel Concept award at the Worldwide Hospitality Awards held in Paris.

Barry has now decided to fulfill another dream and take his roadshow overseas. Woodlyn Park has been placed on the market to achieve this goal.

“Here’s a great business opportunity to go on with, and make this complex even more world unique and world-widely recognised,” said Barry.

A former World War II Fairmile patrol boat was transformed by Barry into five motel units

With New Zealand’s “pioneer history fast disappearing, he is passionate about keeping it alive for future generations

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Taking his kiwi culture show a step further, Barry developed ‘Billy Black’s Educational Road Show’, performing at schools, conferences, shows, product launches and field days around the North Island. This one-hour roadshow looks at the growth of New Zealand with early pioneers clearing the bush to farm the land.

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For Cambridge beef farmers, Colin and Keryn Brown, animal welfare is their number one priority and the philosophy, ‘a happy cow is a tasty cow’, has won them Steak of Origin awards, a competition run by Beef and Lamb New Zealand.

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“With 400 odd entries, to have two in the last 20 is humbling, but affirmation that our product is right up there with the best in New Zealand.”

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“Sometimes it’s hard to send them off to be killed but when you know from day one — it’s manageable. It’s the unexpected losses that are stressful for me.”

For last year’s Origin of Steak awards he had ‘an absolute champion’ to enter in the Best Brand Wholesale category, a Murray Grey Piedmontese crossed called Rosie.

“I just couldn’t send her off to be killed,” says Colin, “every day she would seek me out for a head rub, and it was so special. Although she was worth a lot more dead than alive, I made the decision to keep her as a surrogate mother.”

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Leadership

on the field.

by Sheri O’Neill

“Farming is probably the last profession to recognise the benefits of coaching.” So says Ian Handcock, an award winning rugby coach and dairy farmer who combines his two specialties in the farm consultancy he runs with wife Lisa, Target Focus Limited, helping farmers achieve personal and business goals.

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tend not to seek out information and are slow to innovate, often due to loyalty to existing service providers, and he sees a need to incorporate motivational training into agricultural courses and for farmers to adopt healthier lifestyles.

Ian soon saw his approach as ego driven and ineffective. “I could give solutions but they needed to find their own. I realised it’s more about the person and how they see their future — are they dreaming of an offshore yacht? Whatever, it’s about them.”

“The people cupping the cows are the ones bringing in the dollars and nowhere near enough money is being put into farmer wellness. The whole industry needs a good shake up.”

The Handcocks returned to sharemilking, but in 2007 the cancellation of their contract followed by the withholding of their milk payments led to a lengthy arbitration process that, despite eventually finding in their favour, left the couple exhausted and out of pocket.

This year Ian took a break from rugby coaching.

“I needed a recharge,” he says. Providing new spark was the setup of the inaugural Surf 2 Firth, a gruelling 42km bush marathon from Hikuai to Thames over the Coromandel Range — an event promoted, unsurprisingly, as ‘encompassing dedication, determination and an individual drive to accomplish something great’.

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Ian says the experience has been put to good use.

“My understanding of these situations from the inside out means I now know how to prevent them occurring.

Now how I deal with farmers is the same as in rugby — you have to ‘grow’ the player, which needs an empathetic approach. Rugby coaching’s all about building leadership out on the field — there’s nothing like going to a final knowing you’ve ticked all the boxes.”

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For the first contact, he doesn’t look at budgets, production or feed.

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Ian says New Zealand farmers

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Attitudes to nutrient losses changing

Dr Bert Quin, fertiliser and soil fertility consultant

I recently attended the annual NZ Grassland Association Conference, this time held in Gore in Southland. There was a record attendance of 400 farmers, consultants, researchers, fertiliser and seed representatives, farm merchants, university students and representatives from Regional Councils.

The research focus on ways to mitigate adverse effects of farming on the environment continues unabated, with reducing nitrate leaching and nitrous oxide emissions from dairy farms, especially urine patches, and reducing losses from N and P fertiliser being two major areas of study.

There is plenty of evidence that the nitrification inhibitor DCD, sold under the names eco-N (a spray) and DcN (a granule), reduces N losses from recent urine patches, but also increasing evidence that their benefits for overall pasture production are as little as 2%.

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Other means of reducing N losses from urine patches include controlled grazing periods, with the cows being kept on pads or in cow homes in between grazing, so that the excreta can be collected and applied evenly over paddocks, as is done with dairy shed effluent. However, there are considerable costs, both capital and operational, to this solution.

The essential problem is that although ryegrass-based pasture is a relatively economic and easily-managed feed, it contains excessive N in the form of protein relative to the cow’s ability to eat it to gain the energy. Most of the excess protein is excreted in the urine, in the form of urea, at rates of 500-1000 kg N/ha in the urine-affected patch.

This is vastly more than the pasture can recover, and most of it ends up being leached as nitrate or lost to the atmosphere as gases, including the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide.

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Mr Morris adds that all phosphate rock deposits are contaminated with the heavy metals uranium, mercury, lead, cadmium and fluorine.

Most of New Zealand’s phosphate rock is supplied from Morocco and a laboratory analysis shows that this deposit contains uranium 82 ma/kg, mercury 566 ug/kg, lead 2mg/kg, cadmium 3mg/kg, and fluorine is a massive 3.5 per cent. The Hort Research project states: ‘There is a widespread interest in fluorine in relation to human and animal life because of its known toxicity and production of mottled teeth in man, ingested in too great a concentration with drinking water’.

“It goes on to say — ‘it is well known that rock

phosphate from any source contains about 3.5 per cent of fluorine’. Although these figures look reasonably innocuous it is the continual build up of these heavy metals which create the problem.”

Mr Morris says that within nature there is always an answer or a remedy to fix the problem.

“The ultimate answer is to apply multi mineral, microbial rich fertilisers and get the micro-organisms, in particular, the bacteria to start working and detoxify the soil — get rid of these heavy metals.

“Agrissentials have the fertilisers to improve the quality of your production, improve pasture and animal health, detoxify the soil, increase water retention, increase drainage capacity, increase carbon and top soil depth, meet new consumer quality demands, become sustainable — and look after the environment — all for the price of our fertiliser, “Contact Mike Hare (Coromandel) on 021 0203 6926, Neil Blakeman (Waikato) on 027 502 3036, and Ian Garlick (Bay of Plenty) on 021 738 521 — alternatively, you can ring Agrissentials direct on 0800 843 539.”

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“Well, there ya go Dog. Whaddaya rekin?”

Yep, it’s me Billy BC back again an’ I gess I’m a bit gobsmakt. See, Boss an’ his gerlfrend Sharlene have come back froma Feel Daze. They reckin they hada reel good time, an’ sez tha wether was so good, they had swim ina Dargyvill swimmin’ pool.

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It’s got big pichers of swimmin’ pools, an’ Boss is lookin’ ova tha front paddick.

“Ya see, Dog, Sharlene reckins we kin move tha fence fifty feet. Ta extind her gardin, and stick one of these pools ina ground.”

I give Boss a bitofa Eye (’cos that’s wot I do ona farm) an’ felt like askin’ wot’s rong wiva dam where I goes fer me swims. But I spose Sharlene’s not gunna wanna swim wiva eels eh? They get ina dam frum the creek wot fills it.

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was blimmin just about emtee. No one else wus swimmin’. So Sharlene wusn’t embarrissed ’cos she’s prignint eh?

Juss like we hada private pool.”

Anyway, seems Boss come back froma Feel Daze wiv sumthin a bit moor konstructiv this year. Mos’ times he has a hole lotta stuff wot just rusts away unner tha woolhsed. Sumtimes he hasa clearout and give’s it all to his mate Alby, who runs tha St John’s auction over in Mungy.

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Wot’s Boss onto now.

That’s win I herd a big veehikle commin’ ova tha cattilstop.

Boss stood up, and we went roun’ ta the top ofa driveway. Well, I stopt in me traks. There was Gazza, froma truckin’ kompiny, sittin ina cab, an’ behind ‘im ona tray, was tha biggist, reddist, ginorrmiss tracta ya eva seen!

Tell ya readas, I was rilly gobsmakt this time.

“Whaddaya reckin Dog?’ seda Boss.

Well, wot I reckind is tha bluddy Fonterrer payout musta bin werth getting’ ifa Boss kin afford a giant tracta AN’ a swimmin’ pool.

Boss musta red my mine, becos he sed: “She’s a trade off Dog. Tha swimmin’ pool is fer Sharlene, ta make this place a bit more like a famly home.

Tha tracta’s ta make mor munny. Wen wear not usin’ it, gunna hire it out on koomra kontract.”

“Gawd,” I thort, wot happind fer tha Boss to make sensible invistments ata Feel Daze?

The Gazza swung down froma truck.

“Ya fergot this ata

show.” He give tha Boss a big packit, an I hada sy of releaf. It hada label with ‘super autamatik remote controlled gate opena’ writ on it.

Good ona ya Boss. I new ya’d get sumthin’ fer una tha woolshed.

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Now in its 45th year at the Mystery Creek Events Centre, 10 minutes south of Hamilton, the event is expected to build again on the 125,000 visitor count for last year, and the site will again resound to exhibitions, competitions and prizes and hospitality.

“Our premier feature theme for 2013 is ‘Getting down to Business in the Global Economy’,” says CEO, Jon Calder. “We provide a platform for New Zealand’s leading products and services to be presented to the world.”

A major new event this year will be the Fieldays Innovation Den — Pitch for Investment — a new ‘Dragon’s Den’ style event.

SODA Inc. a gathering of high profile New Zealand business leaders committed to promote business innovation, has signed a partnership with Fieldays to

see New Zealand inventors pitching to investors.

SODA will select up to ten commercially viable inventions to showcase, and will support the inventors to get their invention pitch ready prior to the big event.

“Innovation has always been at the heart of what happens at Mystery Creek,” says Mr Calder.

“It’s one of the principles on which it was founded and we’ve seen a number of individuals and companies launch new products and innovations and go on to achieve global success. Our partnership with SODA builds on this and enables us to help foster entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity in new ways, creating a programme which gives aspiring innovators a path to market.” continued on page 14…

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Mystery and innovation for Fieldays SODA CEO, Cheryl Reynolds, added: “It’s a great opportunity to help New Zealand investors to spot some great ideas worthy of investment. It will also provide support to Kiwi inventors who are really motivated and want to develop their skills to help build a viable business model around their inventions to take them into global markets.”

Innovation is also the name of the game for this year’s Rural Bachelor of the Year contest.

“In keeping with our global theme, this year we are going trans-Tasman and as well as six good Kiwi blokes, we’ll be searching for two Australians to join the competition,” said Jon Calder.

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The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society is encouraging men to use the Fieldays to think about their health, as well as the health of their farms and businesses.

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 Fieldays this year, encouraging men to talk about their health, learn what to look for and when a visit to the doctor is a must.

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Recharge is available from Farmlands or Auto-One in the North Island and CRT Farm centres or Butlers AutoMarts in the South Island. Gerard and the Recharge team will be at their usual site ‘K19a’ at Mystery Creek Field Days again this June 12–15. For more info visit www.Recharge.net.nz or see us on Facebook.

And yes you can treat sealed batteries just email gerard@ recharge.net.nz or call 0800 36 33 36. Recharge is also great for deep cycle batteries like forklifts, golf-carts, scissor-hoists and lighting batteries all of which can be worth many thousands of dollars so you may as well make them go as long as they can and save on unnecessary replacement cost.

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Protect your bike and farm equipment long-term Protecting much cherished machinery assets is a nobrainer — it translates into longer life, less repairs and good operational use.

“From your faithful old Landrover to your latest quad bike, it is essential that you protect your gear from rust or corrosion,” says Prolan New Zealand director, Murray Shaw.

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The new Prolan Enduro grade leaves a shiny finish and protects chassis for long periods. It also resists cold water blasting and performs well in the harshest environments, including salt, cow manure and fertiliser among others.

“They give you some wonderful adventures together — and one of the reasons they last so well is the TLC they receive from time to time. Sometimes there are some big gaps between the times, but they serve you well.”

Murray adds: “Prolan has many uses around the workshop. Several wellknown speciality workshops are now using Prolan lubricants and grease.

“It is a good penetrating lubricant for those seized parts and also tools, locks, door hinges and much more.

Murray says the key to good rust and corrosion prevention is simple.

“One of the reasons they last so well is they are properly cleaned underneath and then treated by applying protective coatings to the chassis and underside. In the past, engine oil amongst other things has been sprayed inside the chassis rails and underneath.

“In fact, as a testament to its versatility, cranes and rigging used to remove the containers off the cargo ship, Rena, that ran aground on Astrolabe reef at Tauranga have been protected from being exposed to the harsh salt water conditions and corrosion with Prolan.

“Now Prolan is available and it’s a much better and environmentally friendly product which is proving itself over the years. The main ingredient is protective lanolin — straight off the sheep’s back — in a range of non-toxic lubricants and corrosion inhibitors that are safe and easy to apply. Once sprayed on, Prolan gets into all those hard-to-reach

“If you plan to keep your prized assets for a good many years yet, Prolan can ensure there will be many more adventures to be had. Remember — ‘it’s never too late to protect your mate’.

Pure water boosts farming profits Throughout New Zealand most farms or lifestyle blocks have water quality issues. Whether it is iron, manganese, boron, arsenic, turbidity or pathogens, they all pose a risk or are a hindrance to the farm owner and a danger to animal health.

Forsi Innovations of Matamata, is a progressive company that has developed an advanced automated water filtration system, specifically designed for use on dairy farms. The system is designed to filter out all contaminants and bring the water back to a high standard. ”We are market leaders in the innovation of farm water filtration,” says Sales and Marketing manager Craig Hawes. “Not many filtration companies can offer the technology, quality and expertise we can.”

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Forsi Innovations have developed what they believe is New Zealand’s most innovative effluent recycling system, helping farmers avoid costly penalties from failed effluent compliance. The system processes effluent, and separates the solids from the liquid which is then processed to produce clean, clear, pathogen-free water.

This can be utilised for wash down, or for irrigation. Steps like these also help with variation six for water allocation on dairy farms, as the farm no longer needs to pump as much water from the ground.

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“We have also undertaken work on stables and commercial sites. We strip away the top layer of slippery concrete leaving an exposed concrete-type finish but with non-rounded aggregate giving a 100% traction finish that stands the test of time and remains non-slip through mud muck and effluent,

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When a system is not maintained or operated as a delicately balanced environment, problems occur.These problems include nasty odours, leach line blockages, untreated liquid rising to the surface, toilets gurgling and taking time to empty. At this stage your septic system is a serious health hazard to you and your children. Human waste produces faecal coliform bacteria, a source of viral and bacterial gastroenteritis as well as Hepatitis A and other diseases. Hepatitis can be a debilitating condition and cause long-term harm to children. there are only three remedies.

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A magic solution Effluent is the bane of farming life, a by product of animal husbandry that can heavily impact the bottom line at the bank.

But it is a fact of life and it’s here forever, so treatment is the key to reducing its impact.

“Traditionally, this process involved having to spend many, many dollars on new pumps, stirrers, pond liners and spreaders,” says the managing director of Biomagic, Clive Breeds.

“After all, is that not how everyone does it, thinking it will all be plain sailing from here on in?”

is a product called Impact, by BioMagic Ltd. Impact is a safe and easy to use biological product. Biologicals have been around awhile, but this is a huge step up in efficacy, affordability and practicality.

It can can turn problem effluent into a valuable resource.”

Mr Breed said the product eliminates most of the sludge, crusting and odour in effluent ponds.

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Service for travel Answering back pain Being available outside strict office hours is a key facet of customer service for Paeroa travel-broker, Susie Chaplin, of Travelselect.

“The way I am set up is perfect for my clients as I work from home as well as having an office in Paeroa and I am available outside of normal working hours,” she says Suzie has been a travel broker in Paeroa for the last five years and with over 11 years in the industry, she provides a wide range of travel products and services.

Her flexibility allows those ready to plan their holiday the freedom of contacting Suzie in their own time.

“With all the travel packages on offer in the market place at the moment it can get very confusing to choose what, where and when.

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Suzie’s clients can also be assured she has their backs covered should anything go awry while they are on holiday.

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One of the most vexing ailments for mankind has always been back pain and an innovative kiwi company has found a solution for many sufferers.

Inversion New Zealand was started nearly six years ago by Dave and Nancy Hare, and their Teeter Hang-Up product, a specially designed apparatus, will be on display at Field days.

Dave had suffered over 20 years of back pain from degenerated discs and had basically given up and decided to just live with it.

“To me surgery was never an option — as long as I could still walk, there was hope,” he said.

While on an overseas trip, Dave discovered the Teeter Hang-Ups. “The first time I tried it, the pain completely disappeared and was gone for about 30 minutes. Nothing had done that before.” Dave did not believe it would fix him but he knew he had a place to go every time he wanted some relief.

“To my surprise the more I used the table the longer the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months I was completely pain-free.“I couldn’t believe it.

“I had spent around $15,000 in ten years on every form of treatment available, and here was something I had never heard of sorting it out for me in a very short period of time.”

The Hare’s decided to introduce Teeter into New Zealand, and Inversion New Zealand was born.

“Over the years INZ has helped thousands of people get amazing relief from pain and we have seen excellent results not only with backs, but hips, knees, necks, posture, circulation, increased height, blood pressure, and lots more.

“We have testimonials from people with over 50 years of back problems, and even have the Teeter in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children.” Dave adds that “blood to the brain helps these kids and the results are excellent. For the ageing population it maintains the health of the brain as we all get older.”

INZ now has a division putting the product into industry, as back pain costs companies a considerable amount of lost production.

“This year we have doubled the size of the stand in the Lifestyle marquee at Gate Four, so we can treat more people” said Dave, adding that if he had he not tried the Teeter he would never have bought one.

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BACK or NECK PAIN? If you suffer from Back or Neck Pain then come along to our stand in the Lifestyle Marquee at the National Fieldays on the 12th to the 15th June.

In 2006, a three and a half year medical study using the Teeter Hang-Ups was completed in the Regional Neuroscience Centre at Newcastle General Hospital. It was conducted by one of the UK’s leading Neurosurgeons and authorities on back care and it was found that Inversion Therapy reduced the need for spinal surgery for Sciatica by 77% compared to 22% with traditional methods of treatment.

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Forestry Market Report Allan Laurie MNZIF Laurie Forestry Ltd The fortunes of the forestry continue to improve with further small lifts in export prices this month. Wharf gate prices in New Zealand now reflect some good returns to forest owners and for the moment at least it looks like business as usual.

sustained level of improved prices with anticipated supply demand statistics globally, appear to support continuing strength. Outside of storms, tempests, conflagrations and generally being at war over resources it looks like those of us who decided to invest in this wonderful industry 30+ years ago look well vindicated.

Thus it is time for many more to now follow suit and it has never been more timely to remember the only way forward for climate, country and the planet, is to get out there and plant more trees!

NZ is totally dependent on the construction industry in China with the vast majority of Radiata pine logs sold, milled for lumber or plywood to hold up concrete. This reliance on one key market segment is a concern long term. NZ will need to invest heavily in this market if we desire a level of long term sustainability and strong pricing points. In this regard we simply have few options but, frankly speaking, we have been singularly inattentive to this key requirement in the past.

Meanwhile, NZ side, volumes and pricing hold steady. Many saw mill owners are nervous about supply and pricing going forward. Although I am yet to see any movement in price in Canterbury, there are some gains being experienced in domestic log grades in other regions. For the balance of 2013 I see some continuing price point pressure in the domestic segment.

I have just returned from another week in the market in China, visiting sawmills, plywood plants and ports.

This trip has revealed a market in a reasonable state of flux with log prices holding but wholesale and retail prices for lumber exiting factories (called saw mills in NZ) continuing to hold at previous levels. This ultimately means factory owners are suffering — some badly and foreclosures continue to be spoken of with regularity.

This current situation is just starting to see pricing pressures coming in to lumber retail segments which means local traders are starting to gain some ground. However of some concern is to find consumption at low to moderate levels compared to the same time last year. The concerns are therefore, that any attempt to lift lumber retail prices is not supported by strong sales in the construction sector.

Over-riding this domestic situation in China, is the lack of supply of logs

from other countries with volumes not arriving from the Pacific North West (PNW) as previously predicted. Whilst NZ and Australia have been pumping the volumes in, other supply countries have not. For the moment there is a degree of comfort in a 3million cubic metre inventory with background nervousness about medium long term supply.

Hence we are continuing to see CFR prices (US$ cost per cubic metre landed in China) firm and NZ suppliers particularly, forcing the hand of the market. My review of this situation suggests a level of caution. Indeed we face a potential crash and burn situation if NZ suppliers continue to force prices up.

As prices reach a critical level, others can be expected to enter the market with PNW suppliers, for example, chasing the best price point options. This could lead to a significant lift in supply as PNW can divert large volumes very quickly. It is therefore time to be cautious in this

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The summer is long gone. Not too many hot days left anymore, and there is much more rain instead — to the relief of many around the country. I can’t believe the season is nearly over.

Cows seem to be more convinced than I am on this point! The end of the season is certainly putting more stress on them. They are becoming lethargic, walking to and from the cow shed seems a big task for them. This is one of the stresses that have a big impact on the hoof health of your animals.

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Dairying Soil Matters — with Peter Burton What we can learn from the clover root weevil With the gap steadily closing between the cost of producing a kilogramme of milk solids and the amount of money received, the arrival of the clover root weevil this season is unwelcome.

Healthy clover in a permanent clover rye grass pasture is capable of fixing more than enough nitrogen for the production of 18,000+ kilogrammes of dry matter annually.

In the short term applying fertiliser nitrogen seems the only logical solution to the damage caused by the root weevil.

A severe root weevil infestation may effectively reduce the amount of clover fixed nitrogen by as much as 90%.

This suggests that a little in excess of 200kgN/ha should be applied to maintain normal pasture production.

Urea, the cheapest form of fertiliser nitrogen, is currently $745.00+GST/ tonne ex store, which means the cost of 200kgN is $323.91+GST. That’s a cost of $48,586.95 for 150ha without the cost of cartage and spreading, roughly the price of a new ute.

A keen trout fishing neighbour remarked recently that if only he could interrogate the trout he catches he could catch a lot more.

Although it would be useful to communicate directly with clover root weevil it’s not necessary in order to know why they are currently attacking clover in dairy pasture.

It’s not all clover that is dealt to and it’s not just clover in dairy pasture that is affected. Weevil’s don’t know what type of animal is grazing the pasture, so it’s not a problem specific to pastures grazed by dairy animals.

The factor common to most intensive dairy farming is the use of nitrogen fertiliser. In our view regular fertiliser nitrogen always precedes damage by pests.

In pasture the role of pests is to ensure that weakened plants are not able to grow to maturity and produce seed, — only the strongest survive which is why not all clover is damaged.

Clovers flourish in pastures as plant available nitrogen declines, hence the application of fertiliser nitrogen reduces the reason for their existence. The plants that do survive struggle to compete with grass for moisture, nutrient, and sunlight, and therefore become the target of both flea and weevil.

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nitrogen applied and lifting plant available calcium will bring about resurgence in the amount of clover in the sward. Clovers contain up to four times the calcium of rye grasses, just one of the reasons that animals grazing clover dominant pasture produce more and grow more rapidly than stock grazing other species.

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Jo Rangooni has always been involved with the rural community. She grew up on a 450 acre property that her father managed near Bulls, watched the ploughmen harness horses to pull ploughs, and helped out with docking and other farm chores.

“It was an incredible lifestyle,” said Jo. After training as a teacher, Jo’s career took her to Manchester Street School in Feilding, commuting each day from the 10 acre lifestyle block she lived on with her family at Mount Biggs.

For almost two decades Jo has been involved with Manawatu Rural Support Services. The society was established in 1994. Manawatu Rural Support Services endeavours to ensure the wellbeing of individuals, families and communities in the northern Manawatu district and the Pohangina Valley.

Jo currently holds the position of chairperson. “I knew Judy Jack from Rewa who pulled together a group of people who formed an incorporated society and obtained funding to pay for a rural worker to visit all homes in the northern Manawatu.

“We all agreed that rural people are very independent and will not ask for help.” Jo said the group also agreed that offering help, support and information at the early stage of an issue is much better for everyone as well as saving money.

Manawatu Rural Support Services is based on a service started by Sister Mary Dunn. This catholic nun travelled by campervan through the Rangitikei and Hunterville area, calling at every property, contacting and supporting rural families.

Although this service was carried on for a period of time in the Rangitikei by another group, it folded around the time Manawatu Rural Support Services formed.

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Although it is entirely volunteer work, the two rural community workers are part-time paid positions. Manchester House in Feilding is also paid to manage and support these workers.

Financial support comes from several sources and considerable time and a high level of expertise goes into Manawatu Rural Support Services chairperson, funding applications and Jo Rangooni, has been involved with the society since 1994 accountability. “We need approximately $80,000 a year Each year, Manawatu Rural Support and it provides great value to funders,” Services run ‘On Line for Nine’ which said Jo. gathers together rural students going onto Safe vehicles are needed to transport secondary school. the community workers to rural areas and During this time students are all car expenses need to be funded. taught skills and strategies for dealing When the community workers talk with issues that may arise in larger with rural residents, they find people are secondary schools. experiencing a range of problems and Jo said Manawatu Rural Support issues. Sometimes various agencies workers have also taken young doctors may ask the workers to call on clients. into the rural area as part of their training Others may be self-referred. A high level to be general practitioners. “They were of confidentiality by workers is essential. amazed at how much you could learn As well as listening to rural residents, about people from visiting their homes the workers may link them with appropriate and how help could be better targeted.” agencies to offer further support. “We Workers sometimes also support collaborate with MidCentral vets, banks, sub-communities to form interest rural businesses, and school rural services groups such as embroidery, gardening to offer appropriate service,” said Jo. or Pilates. “I would like to think we “An issue today for workers is that make a difference to people’s lives,” said Jo. some cases are more complex.”

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Dairy herds will also be moving on to new pastures, but in all likelihood, movement will be somewhat restricted after the prolonged drought, which has yet to see any real recovery of feed stocks as winter closes in.

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Stock transports are being reminded to keep the highways and byways clear of effluent discharge or spillage.

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FURNITURE MOVING Around NZ or around the world. Single items or house lots. Pro Packing, moving, insurance. Via trucks, containers, shared loads. Ph 0800 496 753 www.worldmoving.co.nz. ”Experience & Advice You Can Trust”.

SMALL BLOCK Forest Establishment — Site preparation, weed spraying (gun and hose or mistblower), spot spraying, planting, pruning, thinning, tree felling. We specialise in catering for small block forest owners with exotic or indigenous crops. Ph 07 884 8780 Len.

If you’re reading this, then so are your customers.

Advertise today.

Phone 0800 466 793

e: josh@ecoarb.co.nz www.ecoarb.co.nz

Waikato Rural Marketplace POND LINERS • Durable and UV resistant, HDPE Liners • Comprehensive Material and Installation Guarantees • QA documentation specific to your project

info@aspectlining.co.nz

0800 464 235

NATION WIDE

www.aspectlining.co.nz

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COAST

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7-9 Neal St, Putaruru

56 Taupiri Street 56 Taupiri Street PO Box 217217 Te Kuiti PO Box Te Kuiti Phone 07 878 8343 Phone 07 878 8343

Mobiles Mobiles Brodie 0000 Brodie027 027 459 459 0000 Jordan 027291 291 6692 Keat 027 6692

Central Motors now services & repairs all air-Conditioning units.

P: (07) 883 8272 F: (07) 883 8165 E: putarurutowing@xtra.co.nz Manager Peter Cranch: 027 442 0219

GENERAL REPAIRS • WOF SERVICE • TUNE-UPS • LUBES SCAN TOOL DIAGNOSIS • EFI REPAIRS

Anything… Anywhere… Anytime!

For all your pond cleaning & complete install requirements

EFFLUENT SERVICES

POND PUMPING 0800 POO DOO Jamie Connors

(0800 766 366)

1034 Gordonton Rd RD1 Gordonton HAMILTON P. 07 210 4562 or 07 210 4568 E. globalvetnz@gmail.com W. www.globalvetservices.co.nz

COWS 2 CATS C US

• Long and wide loads • Machinery movers • On site work • Water tank shifts

• Container and shed lifts • Semi, flatdecks, trailers • Pallet Deliveries

For a FREE QUOTE phone us on 07 847 2074

Implements irect for tractor attachments visit us online

*3 pt Tow bars *Box Graders *3 pt Scoops *Concrete mixers *Pallet forks

Power Generation

PORTABLE GENERATORS – DIESEL GENERATORS LOAD TRANSFER PANELS – DEEP SEA ELECTRONICS DISTRIBUTION BOARDS – DEWATERING PUMPS – PARTS & SERVICING

Soft Hands Bale Grabs

PH 0800 733 355 $1949.25 Inc GST and delivery

0800 800 837

www.implementsdirect.co.nz

Waihou Excavation Ltd ExPERiEnCED oWnER/oPERaToR - FRank TEaGuE 16, 12 Tonne Excavators with tilt bucket & thumb • General Excavation • Site Work and Demolition • Race Preparation • Tractor Hire • Truck Hire • Suppliers of Race Rock

• Trenching • Drain Cleaning • Silage Stacking • Transporter Hire • Roller Hire

A/H Ph/Fax 884 8986 Frank & Shelley • Frank Mobile 027 530 7279

Pumping Equipment

www.powerplantsupplies.co.nz • sales@powerplantsupplies.co.nz

Australian-made Hydraulic Woodsplitters WS 3150 Aussie Chopper Hire model shown here

Setting new standards in Safety, Design and Performance Call for a Free Brochure or DVD

0800 702 701 www.superaxe.co.nz

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May 2013 Waikato Farming Lifestyles

4813 State Highway 29, Hinuera Phone (07) 888 1593 Fax (07) 888 1594 100% NZ owned and operated

0800 RURAL D

Shop Hours: Weekdays 8am - 5pm Saturdays 9am - 12 noon

7 8 7 2 5 3

JUNE 2013

MAXICULVERT SIZE NOMINAL ID

100mm 150mm 225mm 300mm 375mm 600mm

6M PRICE

$30.00 $65.00 $145.00 $275.00 $349.00 $749.00

225mm x 6m

3M PRICE

– _ _ _ $209.00 $449.00

$145 Incorporating the strength of corrugated outer shell with the smooth inner wall to optimise hydraulics.

DRAG HOSE

EFFLUENT PIPE

Low density, Heavy wall 63mm suits camlocks

90mm 8 Bar Rating

63mm x $

75mm 8 Bar Rating

$8.60 per metre $6.80 per metre

Heavy wall, suitable for above ground use and accepts camlock fittings.

50m

195.00

Now available 110mm

63mm x 100m $

$11.50

385.00

per metre

MAXI DRAINAGE COIL 110mm x 100m

$295.00

160mm x 45m

$299.00

COMPARE THIS PRICE

Manufactured from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

MD PRESSURE PIPE Outside diameter

25mm 32mm 40mm 50mm 63mm

9 bar 130 psi $ per 100m

RED STRIPE

$132.00 $159.00 $210.00 $330.00 $500.00

Available in 100m & 200m coils Also available in 12 Bar Full range of compression fittings

LDPE WATER PIPE ID nominal bore

Pressure rating (PSI)

$ per 100m

$ per 200m

15mm 20mm

130

$73.00

$140.00

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

25mm x 200m 94PSI

$330.00

Anka & Hansen fittings available

SEE US AT MYSTERY CREEK FIELDAYS SITE C6 & D5 FOR OUR SUPER SHARP PRICING All items in this advertisement are while stocks last. Phone Rural Direct for conditions of delivery. ALL PRICES INCLUDE GST.