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Federated Farmers climate change spokesperson, Andrew Hoggard, says “we need a clear roadmap to a low net emissions economy and a long-term plan of action that endures political cycles.

“New Zealand should not lock itself into an inflexible approach that disadvantages us more than other nations. In the decades to 2050, we will also be grappling with the major cost implications of an ageing population. We must have regard for the impact various ‘net zero’ options would have on emissions prices and on GDP, jobs and incomes.”

In its submission on the Zero Carbon bill, Federated Farmers said the best option of the three put forward in the ‘Our Climate Your Say’ discussion paper was the ‘two baskets’ approach that focussed on reductions in long-lived greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide) while stabilising shortlived emissions (methane).

“New Zealand’s primary industries earned 64 per cent of our total merchandise export income in 2017/18, not to mention the several billion dollars of food produced for domestic consumption. We have an unsubsidised but highly efficient agricultural sector, which is markedly exposed to competition from moderately to highly subsidised producers in other nations,” says Mr Hoggard.

“Successive governments have worked hard to remove barriers to trade.

It would be counterproductive for future governments to impose costs on our producers that would undermine those trade gains.

“The wrong policies could reduce our emissions-efficient food production, a gap that will be filled by much less emissions-efficient producers overseas.

We lose economically, and so does the planet in terms of global warming and climate change.”

Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers climate change spokesperson

The Federation’s submission said regardless of which 2050 target is adopted; agricultural biological emissions should not come under the ETS until cost-effective mitigations are available to farmers and our international competitors make similar moves.

It also noted the great potential for forest and other woody vegetation to sequester carbon, including the establishment of new commercial forests, farm woodlots, shelter belts, slope stability, erosion control planting and riparian planting.

“We are very concerned about the potential for climate change policy to drive large-scale land use change from sheep and beef farming to forestry, when it is farming that underpins the social, economic and employment viability of rural communities.”

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“In the last three years to improve consumer safety, there has been a major tightening of the rules and regulations governing food and traditional medicines in China. This has included tighter standards for overseas suppliers. As a result, New Zealand velvet producers have had to create clean areas in their deer sheds and to meet tougher cold chain requirements. In China, velvet processors have had to make similar upgrades — some have built completely new factories.”

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Long-term prospects for New Zealand velvet in the major Asian markets are looking positive with an explosion in demand for consumer-ready velvet-based products in Korea.

“Ten years ago this product category didn’t even exist,” says Deer Industry NZ Asia manager, Rhys Griffiths.

“In the past six months, 23 new velvet-based healthy food products have been launched in Korea — the majority of them using New Zealand velvet.

“Yuhan Pharmaceuticals, which signed a memorandum of understanding with DINZ last year, is now a major player in this market. Their impressive New Origin concept store/cafe in Seoul features recently launched products that contain New Zealand velvet and deer farm imagery on large video screens inside.” Mr Griffiths says the Chinese market for velvet has yet to make the leap into consumer-ready healthy food products, but many manufacturers are aware of what has happened in Korea and believe it can be repeated in China.

“The main barrier is a lack of confidence in the path to market for consumer products based on New Zealand velvet. These products cost millions of dollars to develop and market, so manufacturers need to be convinced they are not infringing a rule or regulation along the way.”

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by Ann van Engelen The dream to have a healthy lifestyle led Rick and Denise Dry to move away from the city and create a rural experience for their family.

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Rick and Denise, have a blended family of five children and decided to grow their own vegetables. “I grew up predominantly in Pahiatua and Rick is from Upper Hutt. We bought this house incorporating a large paddock in the rural zone. When we moved here, I had limited gardening experience, and through people in the community giving me guidance, I have managed to produce wonderful fruit and vegetables.

“The community have helped me think about what I am doing with my growing project. We realised life is more about wellness, being spray-free and homegrown and that it is important for mental

and physical health as a lifestyle. I love cooking, make home-made stocks and avoid buying processed foods. We evolved to selling our produce because our garden was growing plentiful, and we had excess that we froze or gave away.

“Being able to provide food for local people in an affordable way, became our goal and I am looking at developing a brand called Home Cottage Wellness. I am a doTERRA wellness advocate and sell essential oils — this works in well with us.

We use the oils ourselves for health, cooking and making cleaning products rather than using chemicals.

“We really love the lifestyle and are juniors starting off in the gardening world. Hopefully, we will be able give others guidance — just like others have helped us. Our vision is to ensure, that how we live is environmentally considerate of our planet, and what we

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“What is now the garden, was a paddock and we introduced raised garden beds and seaweed fertiliser because the ground has a lot of clay. I have found straw amazing to keep the moisture and worms in.

Denise says the main thing was water and because they have a bore this helped.

“Different farmers down our road pop over and have a look at the garden and say do this or do that, and all their advice has really helped. The multigenerational knowledge of the land has been incredibly valuable and better than any garden book.

“I grow from herbs and vegetables from seedlings and have planted a mixture of fruit trees including pear, citrus and chestnut.

“Teaching the children has been amazing because so many live on digital devices for entertainment nowadays.

Rick and I both worked in the IT industry, and we were very much a family prone to picking up devices, and now we are moving toward removing them. On Saturdays, the children help to set up the stall, and we sell out every week. I have recently planted 600 more plants as demand is more than we thought, so like anything it will be ‘jump each hurdle’ as it comes and getting a bit of a feel for what we are doing at each step.”

Denise says it is not about being a large producer — it is about being involved in the community and giving people good produce.

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by Ann van Engelen Grant Engel grew up on a dairy farm in the Wairarapa, and during those years, bees meant avoiding stings and having honey on his toast. The busy little insects became one of the biggest inspirations of his life and have become his livelihood.

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“When I was young, we would go to Fieldays, and I was always inspired by the agricultural inventions and new technology on show. I decided that when I grew up, I would return with an invention of my own,” says Grant.

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“I decided to create something easier to use because the process for harvesting honey didn’t make sense to me. I came up with the idea of putting each hive frame through a machine to extract honey quickly right next to the hive. Harvesting honey on-site also removes the ‘risk’ of spreading any

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“I thought something to do with beekeeping would be a bit left-field and new because most of the innovations I had seen were generally focussed on traditional agriculture. There wasn’t much out there at the time that really looked at time-saving technology or innovation for beekeeping and honey.”

“My entry went on to win the Launch NZ category — receiving the award ultimately took the business to the next level and having the design on show put us on a good platform.

“I believe the key to success with innovation is being passionate about what you do. I wanted to find a solution to a common problem. I knew we couldn’t keep doing things the way we were just because that was the way it had always been done.”

He says a lot has changed over the last 10 years in the honey industry.

“The amount of hives has nearly doubled, and biosecurity is much more of an issue. As an industry, we need to be constantly revisiting and re-evaluating what we are doing to make sure we are protecting our food producers, and the sustainability of our products for generations to come.

“Revolutionary Beekeeping now has hives and beekeepers across the country, from Northland to Canterbury, with support from big agribusiness organisations including Landcorp and sustainable dairy farming fund Southern Pastures.

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“Our daughters, Isla and Belle, are really curious and interested in bees too. They each have their own hive and little beekeeping suits, and they are always saving bees inside and letting them out.

“Their favourite is honey on toast, that’s our daily ritual. It is really nice they have that appreciation of where honey comes from.”

Fieldays CEO, Peter Nation, says the Engels story is one that resonates with him. “Many families with young children attend Fieldays, and you see them walking wide-eyed through the Innovations Centre.

It is fantastic to think that Fieldays is inspiring the next generation of inventors, and who knows what innovative products and new technology the Fieldays experience will spark in the future.

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Choosing a professional adviser New Zealanders, especially those in the rural farming community, are known for their do it yourself mentality.

However, sometimes it is necessary to get someone in who is trained in a certain field and this can be the difference between running a successful business and struggling.

No matter what the task is, always have a list of three alternatives. Be it lawyers, accountants or financial advisers, it’s never a good idea to have all your eggs in one basket — especially if you’re a chicken farmer.

When deciding, make sure to meet with the entire team who will be working with you. Sometimes businesses might send you their top performer for the sales pitch, and then you are left with someone entirely different to actually do the work.

Question them as you would a potential employee. Ask them what their competitive advantage is and why that is relevant to you. Take note of their response and of the words they use — if they use cliched words such as service, quality, contacts, reputation, move on to the next one.

Check references for each potential professional service and ask about their hourly rates.

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Ask them to tell you one thing now that has made the meeting worth your precious time and how many new clients they have engaged in the last 12 months.

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“One of the key commitments of the Dairy Tomorrow strategy is to ‘protect and nurture the environment for future generations’,” says DairyNZ geneticist, Mark Camara.

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Part 2 Last edition we saw that osteoarthritis (OA) is mostly caused by the loss of cartilage secreting cells called chondrocytes. Their job is to maintain cartilage. If chondrocytes are damaged or die, they are unable to repair cartilage. The result is that cartilage starts to break down. Eventually, whole patches of cartilage are lost causing a bone-onbone scenario.

While cartilage has no nerves, bone certainly does! While bone-onbone causes pain, much of the pain comes from misdirected inflammation.

White blood cells that patrol the joint capsule respond to cartilage loss by bringing in extra fluid and a cocktail of inflammatory chemicals in a vain attempt to repair the cartilage. The result is pain, stiffness and in some cases visible swelling.

My approach is firstly to adopt a nutrient-dense anti-inflammatory diet. This is high in antioxidants, omega-3 and other foods that reduce inflammation. We then add four compounds from supplements.

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Chondroitin sulphate (CS) is the most important joint supplement. CS is an actual component of cartilage and adding this helps chondrocytes to work properly. The problem is that most joint supplements only contain around 250mg of CS. In most cases, I start clients on 1,600mg. We then add the same amount of glucosamine and a potent 95% curcumin extract from turmeric.

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If chickens are happy, warm, and feeling secure they’ll repay with enough eggs from each hen to keep you in cooked breakfasts, pavlovas and baked cakes for months!

Chickens like to have a regular, quality food supply, and also enjoy good draught-free shelter, out of the rain and hot sun. If they are free-range, the shelter you provide can be something as simple as a hay shed, implement shed, or a treeline, as long as they have somewhere to lay those precious eggs for you.

It is possible to partially free-range your hens by letting them out for the afternoon after they have ‘done their duty’, bringing them back into their house at night, to safety from predators.

The house should be secure from all weathers, and provide next boxes as well as poles to roost on at night.

If letting them out isn’t an option, your hen house can provide similar accommodation, and a connected run gives them a place to scratch and pick at the ground as chickens like do.

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FCANZ support those in the industry by lifting the profile of the trade, supporting best practice in safety, employment, workmanship and knowledge.

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The course is work-based, so Joseph and his fellow students complete a large portion of the assessment work on the job and can continue to earn a living and gain certification.

The association also hold regular meetings and events to facilitate the exchange of information within the regions on new fencing techniques, health and safety, product feedback, pricing and technical information.

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It’s hard to imagine a time before the white van tradesman’s office, mobile workshop, rolling tool chest and classroom for generations of apprentices, not to mention the weapon of choice for couriers facing the urban maze.

There’s a classic recipe for a proper hard-working van, and it’s safe to say that relative newcomers to the scene LDV have hit the right combination of power and practicality to impress their target audience. When looking for a van to turn into a working partner, three things stand out — reliability, ease of use and comfort. The LDV G10 Cargo Van neatly ticks those boxes and then adds a bit more to more than justify its very tidy price. Those looking to balance the budget and still recruit a willing workhorse that will last the distance are already paying attention to this new contender.

Addressing both performance and stamina, the G10 comes with a choice of two power options, either a two litre turbocharged petrol engine delivering 165kw mated to a six-speed auto box or a two-litre naturally aspirated unit with fuel injection.

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