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BY 2021, New Zealand dairying will again be enjoying times like the halcyon days of 2014, says MPI’s latest SOPI report. By then, it predicts, earnings from dairy products will be just over $18 billion, but the growth will be incremental and is predicated on WMP prices holding up and gains from new, valueadd products. MPI says infant formula has huge potential for NZ: its contribution in export dollars is expected to double. MPI’s Jarrad Mair notes that all the NZ dairy companies are playing a role in the value-add quest. However, the outlook for meat and wool is far from rosy: exports are expected to fall by 9.8% to $8.3 billion
in 2017 and to remain around that level for the next four years. Beef revenue for 2017 is forecast to fall 14.7% to $2.6b, due mainly to fewer dairy cull cows going through the works. The picture for lamb is equally glum: revenue is expected to be down by 6.7% for 2017 due to falling sheep numbers. Wool revenue is even worse, predicted to fall by 28% in the coming 12 months. However it’s not all gloom and doom for lamb, Mair says, thanks to
Iran now coming back into the market and Silver Fern Farms, for example, promoting consumer packs in the UK market. NZ lamb is well recognised there as a premium product and with new, high-end consumer products coming on line its future is still bright. Forestry is a rising star: revenue is up 6.4% due to a 9.8% rise last season. But these spikes in growth will lessen over the next five years. By then forestry is forecast to be earning $6.2b annually.
Nice rack, Paula! Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett was thrust into the role of temporary chef at Fieldays during an event showcasing some of NZ’s finest cuts of meat produced via the Red Meat Primary Growth Partnership programme. Bennett and fellow politicians Nathan Guy and David Bennett helped barbecue and dish up tasty cuts of lamb, beef and venison to hungry Fieldays visitors, including journalists. The cuts are among the added value products NZ is developing. Earlier, when officially opening the Fieldays, Bennett said she senses new optimism in the farming sector and she praised farmers for their contribution to the NZ economy, saying Kiwis should be proud of our farmers -- the best in the world. – More on Fieldays pages 6-7.
And horticulture is on track to reach $5b in earnings in 2017 and to hit $6.3b in 2021. Wine, pip fruit, avocados and especially kiwifruit are leading the charge. “There is sustained growth in the kiwifruit sector, and in the pipfruit sector two million trees have gone into the ground in the last few years,” Mair says. “Right across the horticultural sector there are very strong signals and it is starting to show its productive capability.” – More page 5
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NEW ZEALAND now has a rural/ urban chasm rather than a gap, according to the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda released last week at Fieldays. The report says while the farming industry has done a good job appealing to the minds of people, it has done little to appeal to their emotions. Report author Ian Proudfoot says the easiest way to do this is to make an emotional connection with food. He says the word ‘food’ – unlike farming – can make much more of an emotional link with people. Proudfoot claims uncertainty surrounding the values of many primary sector organisations means the wider community don’t believe their claims. “The messaging that came through in this year’s agenda – very clearly – was ‘swimmable’ means swimmable -- not by 2040 and not to a scientific standard. “This is how somebody sitting in our office in Auckland today would understand it. We can’t keep trying to win these arguments with statistics of science, when these are emotive arguments.” The 85-page agenda report is crammed with insightful, futuristic gems about what NZ should and could do to win public and consumer confidence and for the sector to take a greater slice of high-value consumer markets. • More on the report page 9
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RECENT ATTACKS on farmers are deeply unfair, says the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy. “It was incredibly disheartening to read recently that some schoolchildren were being bullied for coming from a dairy farming family,” he said at the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. “It’s also disappointing to hear calls to put a ‘cap’ on the number of dairy cows in the country. This is cynical politics for a number of reasons. “First, it deliberately isolates one particular farming type as the sole cause of water quality issues in New Zealand. These issues have built up over decades from a variety of land uses, both rural and urban, and will take decades to fix. “Second, it’s naïve to [criticise] the yearly event of calving, when the population of cows almost doubles in a short time. “Finally, it ignores the process by which the impact of farming on our environment is regulated: at a regional council level, managed on a catchmentby-catchment basis.” That is how we will achieve the goal of having 90% of rivers swimmable by 2040, Guy says. “About three quarters of our waterways across the country are in good shape, and achieving our goal of 90% will be a long-term project that will cost the country about $2 billion – that’s taxpayers, ratepayers and farmers. “We are going to achieve it in a practical, realistic and sustainable way that doesn’t ruin our economy at the same time. This is a long term issue
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and we’re all in it together. “A huge amount of work has already gone in with new rules, standards and monitoring which simply didn’t exist 10 years ago. About $450 million has been committed towards freshwater clean-up projects. “In recent years there has been a huge reduction in pollution entering our lakes and rivers from dairy sheds, factories and town effluent systems, and billions has been spent on upgrades. There is also a huge investment in science and good ideas from both Government and industry looking for new technologies and ways to improve farming practices.” Guy says a few weeks ago he commented on not being able to double the number of cows in NZ, which attracted attention. “For some people my comments were surprising and seen as a ‘flip-
flop.’ That’s because many believe a myth that this government somehow determines who farms what, and has a preference for dairy,” he says. “Of course, this myth ignores the role of regional councils in setting environmental limits and granting consents, and more importantly the role of the farmer who alone makes the decision and carries the risk associated with their business. “For any farmers reading those articles, my comments about not being able to double the number of cows was obvious. Farmers have a better understanding of their land and its limits than anyone else.” Farmers are environmentalists and their land is their legacy he says. An environmentally sustainable farming operation is not just a source of pride within a community; it’s an asset to pass down to future generations.
BREXIT BUMPS THE OUTCOME of the British election is not likely to have any major impact on New Zealand’s negotiations for a free trade agreement, says trade expert Stephen Jacobi. The bigger issue for NZ is how soon the UK can get out of the EU, says Jacobi, a former diplomat, a policy adviser and executive director of the NZ International Business Forum and the NZ China Council. “Until they have achieved that they are not really in a position for negotiating with NZ. Certainly a lot of preparatory work can be done but no formal negotiations can start.” A big question mark also hangs over what British policies will be like after they leave the EU. “They have a certain set of policies in relation to economic matters as a result of their membership of the EU. But how are they going to change those in the future? “Until all those things are sorted out it is hard to see how we will be able to negotiate an FTA with them. “So I don’t think the election result has a bearing on that other than it makes it a little more difficult to negotiate a quick exit from the EU.” That exit will not be easy to negotiate. “A weakened mandate for the government does not help but they still will be the government provided they get the support from the Northern Ireland party and they can continue to pass things through parliament. If they have a workable majority it shouldn’t make much difference.” In any event leaving the EU is extremely complicated. “I find that difficult to believe. I think our negotiation of an FTA with Britain is a long time in the future.” – Pam Tipa
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Council spins controversial plan WAIKATO LANDOWNERS are being warned to understand their requirements under the Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1. The plan still needs to go through a hearings process towards final decisions scheduled for next year. But landowners will need to be planning to complete registration of their property with the council or provide a nitrogen reference point (NRP), as currently proposed in the plan. The Waikato Regional Council last week mailed brochures to 10,000 landowners in the catchment, outlining key components of the proposed plan. This includes what landowners can be thinking about now, to ensure they’re well placed when final decisions are made. Chief executive Vaughan Payne says parts of the plan may change after the hearings process. “We’re saying to landowners that if they understand what’s currently proposed, the information they may need to provide or the work they may need to carry out on their properties, they will
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be well placed when final decisions are made,” he says. Key components landowners need to be more responsive to currently include: • Registration of all properties over 2ha in the Waikato and Waipā river catchments by March 31, 2019. • Provision of a nitrogen reference point (NRP) by March 31, 2019. This will affect
most properties over 20ha and commercial vegetable growers. If landowners keep good records now the cost of preparing this information could be reduced. • Creation of a farm environment plan (FEP). This will affect most properties farming over 20ha. FEPs are tailored to identify and manage the four key contaminants -- nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and bacteria -- on a property, setting out specific timeframes for work to be done. Under the proposed plan the first FEPs will be due by July 1, 2020. Meanwhile, an application for judicial review of Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora: Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1, sought by Horticulture NZ and others, was withdrawn in March. The group applied for judicial review following the partial withdrawal of an area of the proposed plan change to allow for consultation with Hauraki iwi. However, after the council outlined to the group the process to reincorporate the withdrawn area into the full plan change process, they were satisfied. – Pam Tipa
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MANDATORY COUNTRY of origin labelling (MCoOL) can often be used as a measure that raises doubts about imports, says Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor. That can make exporting more costly; about 90% of NZ sheep and beef products are exported. The industry, opposed to MCoOL for many years, has made a joint submission with the Meat Industry Association to the primary industries parliamentary select committee. “The proponents of MCoOL often argue it is necessary to ensure consumers can avoid imports from countries with lower food safety or other quality standards,” McIvor says. “When the US introduced an MCoOL system for beef several years
ago, we experienced a fall in demand for beef because it was more costly for our customers to blend NZ beef with their beef to make hamburgers. “The US reversed its rules on beef in 2015 following a WTO case against it. Introducing a mandatory labelling system in NZ will make it more difficult for us to oppose the kind of legislation globally.” McIvor says BLNZ understands that consumers want to know where their food comes from. “The sector has responded to this demand in the last few years through a voluntary system called the New Zealand Beef and Lamb Quality Mark. “We are very proud of NZ sheep and beef and there is widespread use of this label in our supermarkets. While we recognise and respect that consumers want to know origins, in our view the voluntary systems are working well in
our sector. “From purely a beef and lamb perspective, less than 10% of sheepmeat and beef consumed in NZ is imported. Also, of all the sheep and beef consumed in NZ about 40% is consumed in restaurants and our understanding is this would not be covered by the proposed bill because this meat would have been combined with other ingredients. “We believe the government’s primary, and very important, role is in ensuring the safety of our food and that there is truth in labelling and we have good rules in these areas to ensure that all the products our consumers are eating are safe and produced to good standards. “In our view, knowing the country of origin is a consumer preference that can be, and is, met commercially where that preference becomes part of consumer purchasing decisions.”
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A SCIENCE project looking at manuka genetics, underway for some time, now may be useful in protecting the manuka species from myrtle rust. The nationwide project sequenced the manuka genome and is now exploring its genetic diversity. With the arrival of myrtle rust more emphasis has gone on looking at ways to mitigate the fungal disease, a Plant & Food spokesman told Rural News. They are looking at the particular genes that produce the resistance in myrtle rust. Plant & Food Research mapped manuka’s genetic blueprint in 2015 and shared the information with tangata whenua and the New Zealand research community. The research focus has since moved to using bioinformatic techniques to get a detailed understanding of the unique attributes of manuka’s
genetic stocks; the data have been gleaned from about 1000 samples of manuka leaf collected nationwide with Landcare Research, the University of Waikato and key Maori partners. The information generated is providing important scientific insights about the distribution and genetic diversity within and between manuka populations in NZ. “While it’s not clear just what effect myrtle rust will have on manuka under NZ conditions, we should expect differences in susceptibility and resistance across the manuka populations,” says Plant & Food Research science group leader Dr David Chagne. “This will help us to better predict the potential damage from myrtle rust and determine how fast the various manuka populations will respond to the disease.” Research outcomes from the project are expected to be released between June and August this year.
FIND IN BOP THE MINISTRY for Primary Industries (MPI) has confirmed that myrtle rust is present in Te Puke, Bay of Plenty. The infection has been found in a 25-year-old ramarama plant in a private residential garden. It is the first find in a number of weeks outside the key infection area in Taranaki. Myrtle rust response incident controller David Yard says the new find is very disappointing. “While it’s too early to say what the new detection will mean to the ongoing operation, it’s certainly not good news in terms of its distribution in New Zealand.” To date there are 46 known infected properties in NZ: four in Northland, two in Waikato, 39 in Taranaki and the new find in Bay of Plenty. Kiwifuit Vine Health (KVH) says it understands the Bay of Plenty find is close to kiwifruit orchards. Myrtle rust doesn’t affect kiwifruit.
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Hort, dairy and forestry to save NZ’s bacon – SOPI report PETER BURKE peterb@ruralnews.co.nz
A RISE in dairy, forestry and horticultural exports spearhead the way for a big rise in the value of primary exports through to 2021, says the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) latest Situation and Outlook report. It says primary exports will rise by 2.4% next year from $37.2 billion to $38b and by 2021 will reach $45b, an average growth rate of 3.9%. Despite a challenging year on farms, dairy exports in the next year are predicted to rise by 10.2%, forestry by 6.4% and horticulture by 5.9%. Countering these gains is a predicted drop in meat and wool exports of 9.8%. Over the next five years dairy, forestry and horticultural exports will continue to rise while meat and wool will largely plateau. The growth predictions are based on the current recovery in dairy prices being maintained, general productivity rises and a large expansion of the horticultural sector, with new, high-
value products coming on stream. The MPI report paints an optimistic picture of future growth, citing economic growth in emerging, high-value markets and demand for the type of food NZ is producing, in particular meat, milk and fruit. It also notes that forestry is finding new markets in regions where there is high demand for construction materials. But while MPI waxes lyrical about opportunities, it also warns that NZ has to get a better understanding of the dynamics of new markets. It notes in particular the rise and rise of e-commerce in China and the role and influence of the online platform Alibaba on traditional retail outlets. It notes NZ’s four major markets are now China, Australia, the US and a combination of the EU and the UK. Interestingly, each of these economies have their own set of political or economic problems and the latest election result in the UK will cast another cloud of uncertainty across world markets to add to the disruption NZ already faces.
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Fieldays oozes optimism PETER BURKE peterb@ruralnews.co.nz
NATIONAL FIELDAYS this year stepped up to a new level, with people who’ve long known the event saying it was among the best of recent times. Early indications suggested crowd numbers were up, and the quality of sites was better than in recent years. Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation says it’s another step up. A walk around the sites showed exhibitors’ spending had increased substantially and their sites’ look and feel had improved. “This time last year we were standing here with a three ($3) in front of the dairy payout and I was being questioned about gate numbers,” he told Rural News. “Ironically, at this time last year we had our second-largest gate, which points up that our event is
not just relying on dairy, it’s relying on the whole primary sector and of course urban people are also in reasonable shape and incomes are quite good.” Nation says Fieldays is not only recognised nationally but also internationally and Peter Nation ranks among the top ten agricultural events in the world -- not bad for an event founded 49 years ago by six farmers, led by John Kneebone with his vision for Fieldays. “One of its objectives then was to bring town and country together and bridge the divide; this applies equally today,” he says. Westpac’s head of agribusiness, Mark Stead, believes this year there
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Ireland – NZ’s new friend to the EU IRELAND’S NEW in NZ, Breandan O Caollai, says his country will actively support any plans by NZ to gain a free trade agreement with the EU. With the UK exiting the EU, NZ won’t have the same advocacy and support in Brussels, but O Calloai says Ireland is now willing to take over the role of advocate for NZ. Fronting a big Irish presence at Fieldays, he admitted there may be issues NZ and Ireland won’t agree on, but believes these can be worked through. He says Ireland and NZ share close cultural and heritage connections and understand each other well. NZ’s recent decision to open an embassy in Dublin is a very positive move; Ireland regards NZ as a priority country and will some time look at opening an embassy here. “We are very close to NZ in terms of global issues at the UN. There is a commonality of interests between our two countries and we as exporters have similar economic challenges,” O Callaoi told Rural News. “Both sides can learn from each
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other and create a win-win situation; the close ties that already exist can be enhanced.” Meanwhile, NZ’s special agricultural trade envoy Mike Peterson says NZ would welcome Ireland as a friend, but says a challenge exists in Irish sensitivities about agriculture. NZ would willingly work to resolve any differences. The recent UK election has fuelled
further speculation about what Brexit might be, but Petersen says little is likely to change. “Brexit is going to happen, but there is a lot of talk about whether we are going to see a soft or hard Brexit. I think it will be a hard Brexit of some sort and I don’t think this election result will change things fundamentally.” – Peter Burke
FIELDAYS HAD an election year ring to it. Politicians of every hue were walking the talk and attending the many breakfasts, briefings, seminars and shows – eager to shake a hand and bag a photo. Not surprisingly, they were very much on message, somehow making sure that in answering any question an unashamed political message would shine out. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy launched yet another attack on farmings’ critics, but also had words of advice for farmers. “Our critics, in my view, are better at communicating than we are. Farmers lie down too easily; they need to express their success, be loud and be proud... and start calling themselves food producers rather than farmers,” he says. Tony Egan, from Greenlea Premier Meats, took a swipe at the socalled millennials while speaking at the KPMG breakfast. He claimed they are the ones wanting swimmable water – but can’t swim.
The Fieldays theme ‘leading change’ was evident at both the innovation centre and on the sites. Sheep milk products were being offered by Massey University and AgResearch and Zespri’s kiwifruit was as always popular. A large contingent of overseas exhibitors and visitors came to see NZ’s biggest event and make a sale or score a distributorship. NZTE ran numerous seminars for NZ companies planning to export, while overseas guests were taken on specially organised innovation walks to see top NZ companies and innovators. KPMG also ran its annual agribusiness Agenda where its gobal head of agri, Ian Proudfoot, gave his take on what NZ has to do to retain a leading position in world markets. There were 300 media registered for the event and these included 18 Massey post-graduate journalism students who were given a threeday immersion in the exciting complexities of the agri-food sector.
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Lincoln turns a surplus – 10 years early! NIGEL MALTHUS
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY says its finances are back on track, with its first operating surplus in a decade. The news of an oper-
sioned by the university and the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and completed by EY (formerly Ernst and Young) in July last year. It predicted the university would not achieve
ating surplus of about $500,000 came in the university’s 2016 annual report, released on June 9. The turnaround follows a controversial report jointly commis-
a surplus for at least another ten years. That report – only last week made public -painted a bleak picture of the university’s finances and recommended it move towards “integra-
tion” with another institution – a course Lincoln opposes. Vice-chancellor Professor Robin Pollard says the report was “extremely useful in focusing minds”. He says the ‘Refresh-
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LINCOLN HAS announced a new chancellor -- winemaker and businessman Steve Smith. He is a Lincoln alumnus who was born in Invercargill, raised in Ashburton and has family in Christchurch. Smith is co-founder and managing director of Craggy Range Winery, Hawke’s Bay, and a ministerial appointment to the Primary Growth Partnership advisory panel. Smith paid tribute to his predeNewly appointed cessor Tony Hall and vice-chanLincoln University chancellor Steve cellor Pollard for their guidance Smith. of the university through a challenging period of change, which he said had primed the university for a strong period of growth and academic excellence. “This is an exciting time for Lincoln University and a lot of work has been completed to get us to a position of fiscal stability, as is evident in our FY16 annual results,” said Smith. “Lincoln University can be at the forefront of a significant change in the way education is delivered and is integrated into the real world economy. “When fully established and operational, the joint facility with AgResearch and the wider Lincoln Hub will combine the power of the university’s world class teaching and research along with the industry and CRIs to create a network of leading-edge land thinkers.”
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Snuggle up to consumers – KPMG Developing truly NZ cuisine, creating innovative food products and getting up close to our customers: these were the standout themes in the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda released last week at Fieldays. Peter Burke reports. THE FUTURE for New Zealand’s agri- placent about the food it produces, food sector depends on us producing believing there will always be a market artisan, niche, premium quality, safe for our produce. “Yes, there may be a market, but and sustainable food – as well as beverage, fibre and timber products, says if people have choice they may go for KPMG’s head of global agri, Ian Proud- something more interesting, excitfoot. Consumers are constantly “There are still too many looking for new, innovative products and if NZ can bring organisations in the primary diversity into the diets of con- sector that say they exist for sumers this will assist in securfarmers.” ing a price premium, Proudfoot says. To succeed in a changing world, ultimately the consumer must ing and nutritious. As a consequence, though NZ may have markets, they be central to everything we do. “There are still too many organ- will not pay what they historically paid isations in the primary sector that say unless we change and respond -- and they exist for their farmers, their pro- that’s going to take strong leadership ducers. In the end, if that’s what you right across the sector.” Proudfoot says we need to stop exist for there won’t be a market for talking about single products and talk you.” Proudfoot claims NZ has been com- about the larder full of quality food
FARMER DISCONNECT “THERE IS a need to help farmers better understand their role in food production,” Proudfoot says. Too often farmers are demonised as money obsessed moaners, instead of being helped to see and experience consumers using their products worldwide; we must put more effort into such help for farmers, Proudfoot says. Such an initiative would help them understand that producing safe, sustainable healthy food puts them on the winning team. “Zespri is very good at connecting growers with their customers,” Proudfoot says. “It brings a lot of its customers into NZ to visit growers and they take some growers offshore to see what is happening in the market.” He says most sectors don’t take enough of their producers offshore.
products NZ has to offer. KPMG says NZ has historically focused mostly on maximising production; customer relationships have been transactional, price driven and often through an intermediary rather than through retailers or ultimate consumers. NZ’s drive to produce more is not always matched with their a clear strategy on how to sell this extra production and where and at what price. But the report authors believe that, in respect of millennial consumers, the agri food sector must understand what triggers or prevents a purchase by these new consumers. It notes the work being done by MPI’s Economic Intelligence Unit, to gather more data on consumer habits, but it believes this might sit better in a
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stand-alone ‘centre of excellence’ outside government. Such a centre may
then attract ‘commercial’ people who would not work in government.
WHAT’S NEW ZEALAND’S NATIONAL DISH? WHAT AMAZES Proudfoot is that though NZ produces amazing food, it doesn’t have a dish or cuisine that is authentic and unique. He says most NZ restaurants prepare dishes strongly associated with other countries. “We use our food to cook an Italian, Chinese or Indian meals. No one knows what it is to go out for a NZ meal. We need to make a dish that is really NZ – perhaps cooking a hangi properly using native ingredients like kawakawa and horopito to bring unique flavours to foods.”
Proudfoot says other countries are doing this and we need to do the same. We effortlessly host barbecues but we need to take this to another level with unique, NZ cuisine. “The most important word for me is authentic because if you are delivering authentic food it’s produced in a way that reflects you and your society and your community. It is obviously safe and sustainable and people understand about the provenance of the product as well.” Proudfoot notes that tourists to NZ will
likely be offered a choice of salads, soups, pies, burgers and fries similar to those offered in Sydney or Los Angles. The only true NZ item on the menu is probably our wine. NZ could learn from the Irish who are masters at leveraging members of their diaspora and keeping them strongly connected to their country, its culture and food products. Proudfoot dismisses opponents of country-of-origin labelling, without which other sellers get in with substitute products and compete against quality NZ products.
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Agri hub now open for business NIGEL MALTHUS
NEVER MIND the bricks and mortar, the Lincoln Hub is now open for business, says its recently appointed chief executive Toni Laming. The Hub, or He Puna Karikari, brings several agricultural research and commercial entities together, to collaborate on basic and applied agricultural science. It has five founding shareholders – Lincoln University, AgResearch, Landcare Research, Plant & Food Research and DairyNZ – and expects to
“The Hub is already working in its role as “facilitator and connector”, pulling together bespoke teams of scientists from various organisations, for specific projects. attract others as it grows and develops. Laming, in the job since March, says she took it on for the great opportunity to make a difference for New Zealand’s primary industries. Several projects are already in the pipeline, said Laming at the Hub’s temporary premises,
the converted foyer of a building at the sprawling Canterbury Agricultural and Science Centre at Lincoln. But she revealed frustration that previous media coverage of the Hub project had concentrated on the proposed $206 million stage 1 building planned by
partners AgResearch and Lincoln University for completion by late 2019. While that building is intended to house staff from various organisations – in line with the Hub’s collaborative model – Laming emphasises that it will be only one building in a wider redevelopment. The Hub’s own staff might never be housed there. She says the Hub is already working in its role as “facilitator and connector”, pulling together bespoke teams of scientists from various organisations, for specific
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projects. “We’re essentially a front door to organisations saying ‘we want to solve this’,” Laming says. “We look across the science system and our five shareholders, and ask, ‘what’s the best team we can put on that, to make that work’?” Laming says the Hub acts as “almost an outsourced R&D provider”. There is a “huge amount” of interest offshore to come and access NZ’s innovation system, she says. “There are very few places in the world where you can access everybody -- from the consumer to
the farmer to the regulator to the government to the whole supply chain -and innovate and develop your system in a safe country.” Laming says NZ is “a pragmatic country” where it is easy to do business and has an innovative edge. Raised in a farming family in South Africa and with a degree in applied chemistry, Laming comes to Lincoln with 25 years experience as an executive in global companies, including Australian mining giant Orica and Fonterra, where she managed international strategies.
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THE GOVERNMENT needs to ensure we get more agricultural trade with the European Union in any potential free trade agreement – but don’t expect completely free trade, says expert Stephen Jacobi. A scoping document on the basis for free trade negotiations with the EU was released last week by the Trade Minister Todd McClay. Jacobi, a former diplomat and a policy adviser, has welcomed the transparency of this document In the agricultural area, he says, the document shows there is tension between New Zealand’s offensive interest in the elimination of all tariffs and the EUs defensive interests referring to various sensitivities. “This will be a key part of negotiations about how you align these things. What the document seems to be telling us is that in some agricultural areas at least we should not expect completely free trade between NZ and the EU. “We will have to use tariff quotas and long phase-out periods. “But the key point is that the government needs to ensure we get additional trade coming out of this, so we are not just talking about status quo.” The three critical agricultural areas are butter access and other dairy products, the sheepmeat quota and beef. “We have access for butter already with the EU, we have access for sheepmeat already with the EU guaranteed by the WTO; there is a question mark about how that can be worked out when Britain leaves the EU because that is for negotiation between the various parties. New Zealand is not compelled to agree to anything under that. That’s why, with the British exit, the European [negotiations] will not be easy; it is one of the complicating issues. “We don’t have access for beef, or
‘WE WANT THOSE TARIFFS GONE’ THE EU-NZ FTA scoping paper’s paragraph on agricultural trade reads: “NZ’s approach in all trade agreements is to seek comprehensive tariff liberalisation for all goods. The EU’s well documented sensitivities with respect to certain agricultural goods were, however, made clear by the EU during scoping discussions. “The agreement may therefore include a range of measures that might be used to address these types of sensitivities, including long phase-out periods for tariffs or tariff rate quotas. Any agreement, regardless of the measures used, must achieve meaningful commercial outcomes for NZ.”
“So there is a clear trade-off only a small quantity, so I expect it will be in the beef area that the gov- between those things. It says in the ernment will try to get a significantly document that NZ is happy to talk about geographical indications subimproved outcome. ject to ‘a satisfactory “But what this docuoverall outcome’.” ment says is that while In other aspects we might not get free Jacobi says the doctrade areas like this, ument has considerwe certainly want to able mention of climate get something that is change. significantly better than “That is new; we what we have now.” haven’t normally referAnother aspect of enced climate change interest in the scoping in these sorts of agreepaper from an agriculments other than as part tural perspective is geo- Stephen Jacobi of the trade and envigraphical indications. “This is also extremely controver- ronment debate. Climate change will sial and it is the other way around clearly be specifically discussed -- a there – the EU has offensive inter- new thing.” ests. They want to tighten up on our Then there’s investment: the EU use of geographical indications; not wants to promote its Investor Court so much the wine ones because we mechanism and the NZ government have already met them on that, but is saying it has had investor state dison names like cheddar and camem- pute settlement in all other FTAs and bert. wants to keep a similar approach. “They have an offensive interest, “So in that area both have slightly they want to be tougher on that; we different interests but both agreed have a defensive interest, we clearly that investor protection will be part don’t want to go down the European of the agreement.” route with those geographical names. The Treaty of Waitangi has been “In fact some of them we don’t fully protected as it has been in all really regard as being geographical; our other FTAs. that is the area of discussion between The release of the scoping paper the two. shows the government is commit“So again, whereas on the agricul- ted to try to increase the transpartural access you have NZ being offen- ency in the negotiation, Jacobi says. sive and the EU being defensive, on There are no great surprises but “a geographical indications you’ve got it few interesting clues and pointers in the other way around – the EU being it, including the section on agriculoffensive and NZ being defensive. tural trade market access”.
New rules on migrant workers will impact the dairy industry, says DairyNZ.
New rules in danger of squeezing out valued workers NIGEL MALTHUS
DAIRYNZ SAYS proposed new rules on migrant workers will make it harder to employ and retain good staff. Submissions to MBIE over the changes have now closed, but Dan Schmidt, of the DairyNZ people team, is encouraging farmers to talk to their MPs if they think their businesses will be affected. The new rules are due to take effect in August. Under the proposal, all migrant workers earning at the low end of the pay scale – less than $23.49 an hour – would be eligible only for one-year work visas, renewable for three years before a one-year mandatory standdown. Partners and children would not be allowed in unless they qualified for a visa in their own right. DairyNZ says that would apply to many workers in the industry. Those earning at the high end – more than $35.24 an hour – would be eligible to apply for five-year visas, to bring family and to have a pathway to residency. However, workers earning $23.49 - $35.24 an hour would be eligible for three-year visas, with family – but only if they were classified as skilled work-
ers under the ANZSCO (Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations) system. That includes farm manager and assistant farm manager, but it leaves lower-skilled classifications including herd manager and dairy assistant eligible only for the lowest-level visas. They would have to be earning unfeasibly high wages before being allowed off the bottom rung. “There’s no mid-skill band for these guys,” said Schmidt. $35.24 an hour represented an annual salary of about $73,000 for a 40-hour week or about $90,000 for a 50-hour week. He said it was a quite high threshold for them to have to meet. Schmidt said the affected workers were making a valuable contribution to the industry. “In every interaction with people that we have, [farmers] say these guys are as important as the farm managers.” Schmidt said employment in the dairy industry was not necessarily a case of choosing either migrants or Kiwis. A stable core workforce gave farmers a better chance of taking on the local school leaver.
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Rural honours in abundance THIS YEAR’S Queen’s Birthday Honours had 13 rural people making the list for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Wendy McGowan ONZM for services to rural women McGowan is a member of the Kaimai-Mamaku Catchment Forum and Federated Farmers Rotorua/Taupo province, and has been president and chair of Federated Farmers meat and fibre section for the province. Nick Pyke MNZM for services to the arable industry Pyke is chief executive of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR). His contributions have brought New Zealand’s arable industry recognition as a world leader in cereal, ryegrass, vegetable seed, clover yields, sustainable resource use and environmental management. Maxine Simmons CNZM for services to science, particularly bio-
technology Simmons has been a leader in scientific research and innovation for 35 years. She was a member of the Foundation for Research Science and Technology board and started ICP Bio, developing and marketing products for animal breeding -- pregnancy kits, ovulation enhancers and embryo transfer solutions. Doug Avery MNZM for services to agriculture and mental health Avery has adopted land-use techniques to drought-proof his farm and has spoken to audiences in New Zealand, Australia and Argentina about his new farming systems that have underpinned sustainable environmental and financial growth. In 2011 his family won the South Island Farmer of the Year competition for their farm management systems. He is an advocate for rural mental health and frequently shares his personal experiences.
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A pro-chancellor and then chancellor of Lincoln University, Hall has provided leadership since the Canterbury earthquake and has overseen the set-up of the Lincoln Research and Education Hub. Jim Anderton CNZM for services as a member of Parliament From 2005 to 2008 Anderton served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Forestry. He was in politics from 1963 to 2011 when he retired. James Guild MNZM for services to the deer industry Guild has been a councillor and president of
New Zealand Deer Farmers Association and active in the deer industry for at least 40 years. He has advised the government on animal welfare and livestock tax, and helped develop the Game Animal Council Act. He is chair of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust and the Molesworth steering committee. Graham Kennedy MNZM for services to business Kennedy has worked in accountancy and corporate governance. In 2005 he was awarded a District of Ashburton Civic Honour for services to the set-up of Lake Hood and he is a founding director of Heartland Bank Ltd. Allan Scarlett MNZM for services to local government and the dairy
industry A chair of the West Coast Regional Council and a councillor for five terms, Scarlett was chair of Westland Milk Products and led Westland Dairy during the introduction of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act. David Finlay QSM for services to irrigation and sport Finlay served for 41 consecutive years on the committee of the Lower Waitaki irrigation scheme and the board of the Lower Waitaki irrigation company, a scheme that irrigates 19,000ha of farmland. He has contributed to irrigation’s transformation of the North Otago region. @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews
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5.40
n/c
5.55
5.55
5.30
M 2 B ull - 300kg
n/c
5.15
5.15
5.00
P 2 Co w - 230kg
+5
4.05
4.00
3.90
M Co w - 200kg
+5
4.05
4.00
3.90
Lo cal Trade - 230kg
n/c
5.50
5.50
5.30
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$/kg
6.0
5.5
Slaughter
5.0
6.5
10-Jul
10-S ep
$/kg
6.0
5.0
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10-Jul
10-S ep
Last Ye ar
5yr Ave
North Island 300kg bull price
10-Sep 10-Oct 10-Nov 11-Apr 11-Jun
10-Jul
South Island 300kg steer price
250 $3.00
5yr Ave
10-May 5yr Ave
10-Jul Last Ye ar
2 Wks A go 241 735
3 Wks A go 241 751
Last Year 216 667
5yr A ve 196 610
-1 -1
2Wks A go 74.1 68.1
3 Wks A go 74.8 68.8
Last Year 81.2 74.5
5yr A ve 76.6 69.8
P rocu rement Indicator Procurement Indicator -- North North I.Island 90 90% 85% 80 80% 75% Last Year 70% 70 This Year 65% 60% 60 0… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 3… 3… 3… 2… 3… 3… 10-Mar 10-May 10-Jul 10-S ep
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South Island 60kg stag price
% of export returns
$/kg
Procurement Indicator - South Island
90 P rocu rement Indicator - South I. 85% 80% 80 75% 70% 70 65% Last Year 60% This Year 60 10-Mar 10-May 10-Jul 10-S ep 55% 19-Jun 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul 17-Jul 24-Jul 31-Jul 7-Aug 14-Aug 21-Aug 28-Aug 4-Sep 11-Sep 18-Sep 25-Sep 9-Oct 16-Oct 23-Oct 30-Oct 6-Nov 13-Nov 20-Nov 0-Jan 5yr ave Last Ye ar This Ye ar
8.0 7.0 6.0 10-Mar
10-May 5yr Ave
10-Jul Last Ye ar
This Ye ar
10-S ep
10 Nov
11 Aug This Ye ar
n/c
2 Wks A go 6
Last Year 5
-0
9
9
9
700
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500
13 May
13 Jul
13 Sep
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% of export returns
10-Jul
11 Jun Last Ye ar
Last Week 6
300 13 Mar
% Returned NI % Returned SI
10-May
10 Oct
11 Apr
Change NZc/kg
Export indicator - US 95CL D edemand mand Indicator - US 95CL Beefbeef
Change
$/kg 9.0
n/c -16
North Island 60kg stag price
7.0
10 Sep
5yr Ave
UK Leg p/kg
Procurement Indicator
This Ye ar
8.0
6.0 10-Mar
k 10 0Aug
Export Market Demand
This Year
Last Year This Year 150 $1.50 13-Mar 13-May 13-Jul 13-S ep 5-Jun 12-Jun 19-Jun 26-Jun 3-Jul 10-Jul 17-Jul 24-Jul 31-Jul 7-Aug 14-Aug 21-Aug 28-Aug 4-Sep 11-Sep 18-Sep 25-Sep 9-Oct 16-Oct 23-Oct 30-Oct 6-Nov 13-Nov 20-Nov 5yr ave Last Ye ar This Ye ar
10-S ep
S outh Island Weekly Lamb Kill
400 200k
10-Oct11-Jun 10-Nov 11-Aug Last Ye ar This Ye ar
USc/lb
$/kg
9.0
Last Year
11-Apr 10-Sep 5yr Ave
$2.00
4.5
South Island w eekly lamb kill
500 250k
11 Feb
$2.50 200
5.0
10 Nov11 Aug
50k 100
95CL USc/lb NZc/kg
10-S ep
This Year
10 Oct 11 Jun
100k 200
Change
10-May
Last Year
10 11 SepApr
300 150k
Export Market Demand
5.5
4.0 10-Mar
10-Dec 11-Aug
South Island Weekly Cattle Kill
4.5
6.0
This Year
S outh Island Weekly Cattle Kill
0 k 11-Feb 10-Aug
5.0
4.0 10-Mar
Last Year
5yr Ave
k 0 1011 Aug Feb
5k20
5.5
$/kg
20
10k40
This Ye ar
North eekly lamb N ort hIsland Islandw Weekly Lambkill Kill
50k 100
15k60
10-May
Last Year 5.26 5.28 5.30 5.31 2.60 5.08 5.08 5.08 5.08 2.50
100k 200
Thousand head
4.5 10-Mar
2 Wks A go 6.26 6.28 6.30 6.31 4.05 6.33 6.33 6.33 6.33 4.05
150k 300
k 0 10-Aug 11-Feb
5.5
+5 +5 +5 n/c +5 +5 +5 +5 +5 +5
Last Week 6.31 6.33 6.35 6.36 4.10 6.38 6.38 6.38 6.38 4.10
200k 400
40 20k
South Island 16kg M lamb price
Change
Slaughter 250k 500
North N ort hIsland IslandWeekly Weekly Cattle Cattle Kill Kill
40k60
10-May
Thousand head
4.5 10-Mar
P 2 Steer - 300kg
Thousand head
6.5
SI
c/kgCWT NI Lamb YM - 13.5kg P M - 16.0kg P X - 19.0kg P H - 22.0kg M utto n M X1 - 21kg SI Lamb YM - 13.5kg P M - 16.0kg P X - 19.0kg P H - 22.0kg M utto n M X1- 21kg
UKp/kg
c /kgCWT
BEEF PRICES
S o u th Is lan d C h an g e L as t c /kg We e k +5 6 .3 8
% Returned NI
+1
2Wks A go 74.9
% Returned SI
+1
74.3
Change
85 80%
3 Wks A go 74.3
Last Year 72.0
73.7
68.0
5yr A ve 69.8 66.9
Procurement P rocu rementindicator Indicator-- North North Island I.
% of export returns
No rth Is lan d C h an g e L as t c /kg We e k +5 6 .3 3
LAMB MARKET TRENDS
75 70% 65 60%
Last Year
This Year
50% 55 11-Aug 10-Mar 11-Sep 11-Oct 10-May11-Nov 11-Dec 10-Jul 11-Jan 11-Feb 10-S ep 85 80%
% of export returns
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Procurement indicator - South Island P rocu rement Indicator - South I.
75 70% 65 60% Last Y ear
This Year
50% 55 11-Aug 10-Mar 11-Sep 11-Oct 10-May 11-Nov 11-Dec 10-Jul 11-Jan 11-Feb 10-S ep 5yr ave Last Ye ar This Ye ar
Venison Prices NI Stag - 60kg
n/c
Last Week 8.50
SI Stag - 60kg
n/c
8.90
Change
2 Wks A go 8.50
Last Year 7.70
8.90
7.70
5yr A ve 6.75 6.78
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MARKETS & TRENDS 15 PRICE WATCH
beef market as continued to march along better than many were anticipating a few months ago. For the short-term market fundamentals are positive. Limited imported supply from both NZ and
WOOL PRICE WATCH Change
08-Jun
01-Jun
Last Year
Coarse Xbred
-6
359
365
571
Coarse Xbred
Fine Xbred
-4
400
404
584
Fine Xbred
Lamb
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409
417
618
Lamb
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still rising. Throughput is too tight for processors to pay any less, though they have begun to reduce the amount of capacity they have on-hand in response to the low numbers. This, mixed with the strengthening of the NZ dollar will constrain schedule increases from here on out. There’s a steady number of ewes coming to slaughter as scanning progresses. Mutton schedules have risen in a similar pattern to lamb. Prices in overseas lamb markets continue to be firm, however, the market appears to have reached its maximum levels for the moment. The store lamb trade has firmed a little. Buying power is coming from finishers who are restocking on numbers after killing lambs bought earlier in the year. The South Island is firm based on the few lambs selling.
Overseas Wool Price Indicators
LI
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550 450 3009-Jun 9-Aug 9-Oct 9-Dec 9-Feb 9-Apr WeekNo 42110 42124 42138 42152 42166 42180 42194 42208 42222 42236 42250 42264 42278 42292 42306 42320 42334 42348 42376 42390 42404 42418 42432 42446 42459
CXI
650700
FXI
300 9-Mar
LI
Coarse crossbred indicator Coarse Xbred Indicator Last Year
600
5yr ave
9-May
Last Year
9-Jul
9-Sep This Year
Lamb wool indicator
800
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600
550500
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INTERNATIONAL BEEF: The US
Australia and solid export performance for US beef is freeing up the domestic market, adding to the good demand at retail and foodservice. India could cause some disruption in the global beef trade after its government banned any sales of beef for slaughter. This ruling could be altered, but exporters are monitoring the situation closely.
c/kg
BEEF: The peak cow kill has now passed which is generating a bit more competition for killable cattle. However, the recent surge in the NZ dollar is limiting market returns, which to date has not been reflected in operating prices. Processors may attempt to ride the next couple of weeks out at current levels. Capacity will also be reduced steadily from here, which will help keep a lid on operating prices. Activity has wound right down in the store cattle market. The ground in many North Island areas is still wet underfoot, keeping a lid on demand. It’s a bit drier in the South Island where there’s still plenty of feed. The few store cattle about have sold well, especially R2yr types. The only R1yr cattle of any quality being traded are Friesian bulls which have sold to varying degrees of success depending on the region they’re in. Quite a few more lines of VIC cows have come out in the North Island, selling to the levels seen over the past few weeks.
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5yr ave
9-May Feb
Apr
Last Year
9-Jul Jun
Aug 9-Sep This Year
400 200 9-Mar
9-Apr 5yr ave
9-May Last Year
9-Jun This Year
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16 AGRIBUSINESS
Wool event should be a fixture – RWNZ PAM TIPA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz
ORGANISERS OF Rural Women New Zealand WoolOn Creative Fashion event want to grow the revamped historic show
and use it to promote wool’s many attributes, says committee member Anne Pullar. The event dates back to the 1959 when it was known as Fleece to Fashion. It has gone through
many incarnations including as part of Alexandra Blossom Festival. But now a new committee has set up a standalone registered charity and wants to clearly link the fashion show with the
fibre’s connections with the land. The first event under the new committee was held on May 27, with Gore designer Viv Tamblyn winning the supreme award.
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Pullar says they see WoolOn as an opportunity to open people’s minds to the possibilities of wool. “In New Zealand there is this idea within the fashion industry that Merino is the wool of fashion,” she says. “We would say that is not actually the case because on the catwalk all types of wool are used in these garments within the categories. “The only criterion in the competition is that your garment must be 75% wool. There are various sections such as avant-garde, hand-knitted, special occasion, streetwear, under-23, felt… you see different uses of the fibre. “We are keen on showcasing the connection between land, people and the fibre and the creative talents of individuals and how you can use the wool fibre.” The WoolOn organisers know more education is needed about wool, “particularly on the attributes of wool – it is flame resistant, it purifies the air, it is great for moisture management and thermal control, odour control, etc.” Many people are not aware of these attributes. “To return more money to growers we have to be more innovative about these products and how we add value,” says Pullar. “When you are competing on a global stage you must find a point of difference.” WoolOn is unique among fashion shows in its focus on one fibre.
And it is based in Central Otago with its strong history of wool for fashion. It dates back to the late 1970s and Eden Hore, a high country farmer who saw the potential for use of the fibre and promoted it through fashion. Pullar says this year’s show started with an amazing video done by local farmer Brett Sanders, of Matangi Station, which showed farming in action in magnificent landscapes – mustering, shearing, etc. It connected the Central Otago landscape and wool production process with the fine talent of designers who create something special out of wool fibre. “I’m lucky to be involved with wool as a fourth-generation farmer on Matangi Station. It was cool to film a bit of what we do on the doorstep of Alexandra and to be involved with WoolOn,” Sanders says. Pullar says the group planning to take WoolOn forward are very keen on that connection for wool and the educational element. “A couple of the judges commented they thought the show was of world standard. That was exciting for us.” They will look for more entries for the next show and more national and even international media attention. One Hong Kong designer who entered won two highly commended awards. Having Rural Women as a naming sponsor this year also helped connect the event to the rural community.
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AGRIBUSINESS 17
No complacency among the vines PAM TIPA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz
ZESPRI’S RESULTS are positive for everybody -- Gold, Green or organic growers and Zespri shareholders -- but you should never become complacent, says chairman Peter McBride. “Five years ago when we were staring down the barrel of Psa a lot of people were feeling threatened but we now have to pinch ourselves because we’ve made a massive turnaround in a really short time,” he told Rural News. But people can become complacent, he says. “We can’t just take our foot off the throttle; we’ve got to keep looking at how we can improve the business all the time. You’ve got to make gains in the good times as much as in the hard times.” He is “quietly confident” the industry will continue to grow and do well. The results for Gold this year reflect the demand for the product and the pricing in the market, he says. “We had strong results for Gold so that also underlines our confidence in releasing more hectares.” The average per-tray return for
with Chile; there is the Gold pool of $8.64 always price tenwas up from $8.21 in sion there and I 2015, despite supply guess customers can increasing to 48.5 milchoose to walk away lion trays from 32.6 from us if the price million trays in 2015is too high.” 16. Average per-hectGreen was one are returns increased of the challengby 39% to $98,838. ing aspects of the “The customer and season. consumer response to “A sharp increase SunGold continues to in Green volume be very positive, supand a late start to porting our confidence Zespri chair Peter McBride. the season due to in market demand.” While some commentators have delayed maturity put pressure on predicted per tray returns would drop pricing but record average yields of as volumes increased, McBride says 12,281 trays/ha meant the industry the increase this year “just shows the could achieve per-hectare returns of $53,555. This is the third season in a strength of the market”. “We have been able to grow Japan row that Zespri has delivered average and China significantly and they are Green returns of over $50,000/ha.” high returning markets. Over the five The Green return per tray was $4.36, year plan from now we expect to see down from $5.13 per tray in 2015-16. McBride says the big swing upwards some easing in prices with the volumes we are predicting. But we’ve got a lot in volume meant you had to go to the of control over the Gold volume and market later with some of your crop. “You are selling into more marginal price.” Gold doesn’t have the same level of markets so that dilutes the return per tray.” competition as Green. The reason for the big green crop “With Green we go head to head
is not entirely clear; it is likely a seasonal impact. They have seen some incremental technology improvements and productivity gains but not much. “This year we are seeing a swing down, with the same management being applied, but we are getting lower crops. This season it is significantly down.” Zespri’s original target was to get Green kiwifruit above $50,000/ha. “We bobbled along for quite a while in the 30s and that wasn’t good enough,” McBride says. “Strategic decisions made about in-market pricing particularly in Asia -- increasing Gold volumes and reducing Green volumes slightly. That certainly helped, getting it up over the $50,000 last year.” The per tray result was down for 2016-17 but they were “pretty pleased” with the per hectare result. The next strategic objective is for Green results from $56,000 to $60,000. “We can’t control the volume the growers give us and there is definitely a relationship between volume, price, time in the market, fruit loss and obviously market mix. But we can push pretty strong per hectare results con-
sistently.” The fully imputed dividend will be 25c for 2016-17 versus 24c in the previous year. With last year’s licences they didn’t get the income because a lot of them were deferred payment, says McBride. But in the present financial year a lot of money will come in at the end of July. Zespri wants to pay a special interim dividend payment to push out as much cash as possible to their shareholders, within reason, after meeting solvency checks, etc. “Apart from our prudent retentions we have a dividend policy of 70-90%; we have indicated 80-90% would be distributed just to give market guidance because people are buying shares. “But obviously the big jump in profit is driven by the licence releases. Over time in terms of the share value there will be more licence releases but the long term measure of it will be determined by the royalties and the global supply business. Over time those revenue lines will take up the slack of fewer licences being released by then.” @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews
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18 OPINION EDITORIAL
EDNA
Front-foot it AS THE curtain comes down on another successful Fieldays, NZ’s farming sector has experienced something uncommon nowadays – a raft of positive media coverage. Positive descriptors such as innovators, economic powerhouse, world-leading food producers, celebrating farming and emerging leaders – to name but a few – were interspersed among the myriad of media stories covering the event. Contrast this to the regular, daily bashing farming usually takes from urban-dominated media and certain self-important, inexpert, opinionated talking heads. As Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says, the rural story needs to be told straight from the woolsheds and dairy sheds “It’s going to need to be from someone in a Swanndri, not a suit,” he says. Who else can be relied on to explain that farmers have spent at least $1 billion of their own money on environmental measures onfarm? Certainly not the myopic anti-farming crusaders and their acolytes such as SAFE, Greenpeace or Fish and Game. Yes, those farmers who are polluting waterways or treating animals and workers badly need to be held accountable and punished. But these are far and away a minority in the sector – not that you would believe it by the media coverage farming usually gets. As Guy says, if we really want a message to change the public perception of farming, “it can’t just come from politicians”. Who else can explain that farmers have fenced enough waterways to cover the distance from Auckland to Chicago and back again? Who else can show the world-leading and innovative things going on every day on New Zealand’s farms? Events such as Fieldays and environmental award competitions are good, but they happen only annually. Plenty of other good things are happening in our industry every day and we all must take the opportunity to highlight these. In the age of social media, farmers themselves have the ability to influence public opinion – just as the anti-farming types are doing every day. Guy has challenged the farming sector to promote our industry to our friends and family who might not know much about it. We should all take up that challenge – today!
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YOUR OLD mate reckons if people wonder why we have such wishywashy academics in this country just look at what’s currently happening at Waikato Uni. Apparently a psychology lecturer at the venerable educational institution, Dr Jaimie Veale, has been awarded Health Research Council funding of $238,000 to do a ‘transgender health survey’. Veale says her project will also ‘explore the extent to which affirming healthcare and social support – including family/whānau, transgender community, and wider community support – buffers the negative impacts of stigma and related experiences’. The project will include a transgender community advisory group and will work closely with health professionals who work with transgender people in New Zealand. Give me strength!
THE HOUND understands that imbibing cannabis can make you dopey, but reckons this example takes the cake. A South Canterbury dairy farmer recently appeared for sentencing in the Timaru District Court for attempting to sell a cannabis plant on Facebook. According to the summary of facts, police were given an anonymous tip-off about Jonathon Ross Hancock advertising a harvest-ready cannabis plant for sale on Facebook. Police found the plant and a quantity of cannabis material drying in a wardrobe. Hancock admitted the plant was his but claimed it had been there when he moved in. However, he admitted advertising it for sale on Facebook for $500 and removing some leaves from the plant. The dopey farmer was given 40 hours community service.
YOUR CANINE crusader has always had a low opinion of Fairfax, the Aussie-owned and controlled company that publishes the weakly (sic) NZ Farmer. He reckons the seedy publisher has hit a new low. When it recently ran an article – prior to Fieldays – claiming that brothels and sex workers in Hamilton would be flat out (metaphorically and literally) during the agricultural showcase. The grubby little article claimed brothels in Hamilton were seeking out-of-town staff for “the flocks of farmers attending Fieldays” and went on to insinuate that “the four-day agricultural event is the biggest week of the year for Hamilton’s sex industry”. This old mutt suggests it is hard enough already for the farming sector to gain respect from the urban population without tawdry stories like this.
A MATE of the Hound reckons the Otago Regional Council is showing an unhealthy dose of favouritism to fishing lobby Fish & Game in its efforts to monitor sediment run-off caused by winter cropping practices. Apparently the ORC has been greatly taken with a recently released ‘report’ from Otago Fish & Game over the issue, with chief executive Peter Bodeker describing it as ‘’very valuable’. Bodeker said the council would take monitoring and enforcement action over the winter, including low-flying fixedwing aircraft flights over rivers in the area to check on sediment problems and would offer a Fish & Game representative a seat on the flights. The Hound’s mate asks, why a representative of the farming community – Feds for example – weren’t extended the same courtesy.
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RURAL NEWS // JUNE 20, 2017
OPINON 19
Farmers join forces to improve water ROB MITCHELL
JOINT WORK by industry and the Government has been vital to agriculture making progress on environmental issues. Industry body DairyNZ highlighted this progress recently in its three-year update of the Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord report, which showed what farmers have done to protect the environment. Achievements included riparian guides for every region, award-winning planning resources for the industry, nutrient budgets processed for 9500 farmers (83% of the industry) and certification for 130 nutrient management advisers to help farmers adopt best practices in adding nutrients sustainably. Because of these and other actions, significant non-compliance for dairy effluent was down to just 5.2% nationwide, the lowest on record. Much of this work was supported by the Transforming the Dairy Value Chain Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) programme, a seven-year, $170 million scheme led by DairyNZ and Fonterra, and partnered by the Ministry for Primary Industries. It is aimed at creating new dairy products, increasing farm productivity, reducing environmental impacts and improving agricultural education. DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says many of the achievements would not have been possible without the PGP, “working collaboratively to support the science and training to build capability in the dairy sector on these issues. The programme
has helped us get through this challenge”. Better effluent and nutrient management was a key issue addressed. PGP initiatives included building an infrastructure -- largely from scratch -- of accreditation, and certification for farmers and the rural professionals who support them. Fertiliser companies and regional councils are involved. “We have seen changes in business models as companies servicing the farming sector align with the need for improvements in managing farm issues such as off-paddock facilities and effluent non-compliance,” said Mackle. He said the partnership involved in the programme had helped the industry get to grips with the scale of what needed to be done. “We set big goals and if we’d worked alone to achieve them it would have cost more, taken longer and probably not seen such effective outcomes.” Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy believes there will be many “long-lasting legacies” from the programme. “The focus on protecting the environment and managing resources sustainably, for example nutrients and effluent, will have enduring benefits for generations to come,” he said. “One good example is the Nutrient Management Advisor Certification Programme. There are now 130 graduates of this advising farmers on how to manage nutrients more effectively to increase productivity, while minimising environmental impacts.
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“The innovation, and the benefits that come from this, wouldn’t have been possible without the Transforming the Dairy Value Chain programme. It has accelerated thinking and is
achieving innovations well beyond what would otherwise have been possible.” • Rob Mitchell is the communications manager for Transforming the Dairy Value Chain PGP.
Part of the achievements of the Sustainable Water Accord include riparian guides for every region.
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Smarter cashflows a key to growth PAUL CHURCHMAN
THE GOVERNMENT’S aim to double the value of agriculture exports by 2025 makes sense given their huge contribution to the economy. If approached carefully, this could be a challenge easily met. So, how to approach it carefully? There’s already plenty
going on whose export value could be increased. But I prefer to focus on how to improve the efficiency of what we’re already doing. I often find that farmers and farm suppliers are more comfortable investing in technology to be used at the front line of their business, rather than improving efficiencies in the back
office. During a recent visit to a farm in the south, the owner proudly showed me his new irrigation technology. But in his office I noticed a pile of paper receipts he had ready to give to his accountant – something he did quarterly. To run any good business, cashflow is vital. It’s critical that your business is paid on time and that
you keep on top of payroll and what you owe other businesses. If not, this can have a negative impact on everyone. Yes, there are challenges. Nobody loves invoicing, accounting and finance. So, what agribusinesses need are advisors and good systems that help them to be as efficient as possible in all areas of the business.
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It also means you can recover files in the event of a disaster. The other key thing every business should be doing is invoicing as soon as work is complete, rather than once a month, by setting up systems to automatically chase late payments. We all know that the sooner you invoice the sooner you get paid. And with Xero you can invoice on the go, so there’s no reason for a delay. Following up payers, although vital for reliable cashflow, can be frustrating and time-consuming. Sometimes people simply forget to pay but that shouldn’t impact your business. Automatic invoice reminders, which can be sent to
your customers at preset times, let you concentrate on tasks that are more important while your accounting system chases the payments. The amount of time you used to spend on admin tasks such as these can now be spent on leisure. Growing agri exports as a country depends on businesses taking steps towards becoming more efficient, regularly reviewing processes across your whole business and investing in new technology where required. Improving the efficiency of your invoicing, accounting and financial management is a great place to start. • Paul Churchman is the head of agribusiness at Xero.
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Plenty of advantages to pregnancy scanning Pregnancy scanning of both the mature and ewe hogget flock has many advantages. However, farmers are under-utilising this data, says Massey University professor Paul Kenyon. ABOUT 70% of farmers pregnancy scan their ewes which should occur between a minimum of 45 days after ram removal from the ewe flock and no later than 100 days after ram introduction. At the same time the animals should be body condition scored. Ewes generally need pushing into the scanning cradle, which means farmers are handling the ewes, so body condition scoring should be easy, aimed at identifying ewes with a BCS below 2.5. At least eight productive benefits arise from pregnancy scanning and utilising these makes it a very costeffective tool.
The first benefit is that non-pregnant mature ewes can be sold, so making more feed available for in-lamb ewes. With ewe hoggets, non-pregnant hoggets can be placed back on a feeding regimen that sees them requiring a lot less feed over winter than their pregnant counterparts. The second benefit is that survival rates of newborn lambs can be improved by managing ewes based on pregnancy rank. The aim is to ensure their lambs are born within the optimal 4.0 - 6.5kg birth weight range by nutrition management and other options such as mid-pregnancy shearing. These management decisions are further aided by
knowing which ewes are in poor body condition. A third benefit is that once a ewe is identified as being multiple-bearing she should be offered higher levels of herbage than single-bearing ewes. This should result in fewer ewe deaths due to pregnancy toxaemia. A fourth benefit is that good scanners can identify the age of the foetus, or at least age range. This information can be used to set stock early lambing ewes earlier and holding the intakes of later lambing ewes. This will save feed and prioritise it to those that need it most. A fifth benefit is a reduction in lamb losses due to starvation-exposure, which is the biggest killer of multiple born lambs, by placing multiple bearing ewes in more sheltered, flatter paddocks at lambing. The sixth benefit is that the lactational performance of ewes early in lactation -- which depends heavily on
nutrition in both late pregnancy and in early lactation -- and body condition score, can be manipulated. Better feeding of multiple bearing ewes in late pregnancy, especially poor condition ones, will help ensure good colos- Paul Kenyon trum production and good milk yield in early lactation. Multiple bearing ewes should be set stocked at lower stocking rates with higher allowances during lactation; this will not only improve the growth rates of their lambs but their condition at weaning too. A seventh benefit is that knowing which ewes are set stocked in which paddocks, based on pregnancy rank, allows the farmer to select multi-
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Lucerne gives hoggets a better start Getting good growth rates in ewe hoggets and their lambs is a challenge. But for farmers who can grow lucerne, Massey scientists think they have an answer. Peter Burke reports on a two-year trial in Wairarapa where Dr Rene Corner-Thomas has sought to lift stock performance by feeding them lucerne and herb mixes during their lactation. HOGGETS ARE at a natural disadvantage compared to mixed-age ewes (MAE) in respect of
lambing, says Dr CornerThomas, explaining the trial. She says because
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average about 1kg lighter than single lambs born to a MAE. This causes hoggets’ lambs to grow
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also growing during the period between birth and weaning so she needs to have enough energy to produce good quality milk for her lamb to grow as well as grow herself.” The trial compared three herbages: ewe hoggets with one lamb were grazed on 1) lucerne, 2) a herb-clover mix of chicory, plantain, red and white clover and, 3) normal ryegrass pasture. The trial was timed to coincide with the hoggets’ lambing, so in the week prior to lambing they were slowly introduced to the lucerne; until then they had been on normal pasture. “We had four days on and off grazing lucerne to get them used to it. Sheep are conservative grazers and they don’t like new feeds,” Corner-Thomas explains. “If we were to put them on lucerne cold turkey it is possible they would not eat for one or two days; and in heavily pregnant ewes that can result in sleepy sickness. “We had a system whereby ewes were offered lucerne for two hours on the first day, four hours the second day and eight hours the third day, and then on the fourth day they stayed on lucerne fulltime,” she says. While the trial also involved the herb species, Corner-Thomas says the lucerne was fed for its high nutritive value compared to ryegrass. She says it is digested more quickly and moves more quickly through the rumen, allowing the animal to extract more energy and keep up high intakes. “Basically the combination of higher digestibility, speed through the rumen and high metabolisable energy content means that it’s a better
quality feed than ryegrass.” Corner-Thomas says that because of the nature of lucerne, stock can’t be moved on and off it at will. For a sheep to digest it requires a different set of microbes to be present in the rumen and these take time to establish in sufficient numbers to ensure the animal extracts the maximum benefit from the plant. During the trials, feed was carefully monitored, the ewe hoggets on the herb mix having access to 1200kgDM/ha/day. Lucerne plant height was a critical factor: grazing was allowed down to a minimum of 7cm. “What we found in those studies was that the growth of ewe hoggets and their lambs on both the herb-clover mix and the lucerne was better than on ryegrass,” Corner-Thomas says. “When we compared the herb-clover mix and the lucerne, the lucerne achieved the best results. We actually achieved lamb growth rates on the lucerne of more than 400g/day, about 350g on the herb mix and just shy of 270g on the control pasture.” Corner-Thomas says by their very nature, lambs born to hoggets will be lighter and will also be born later than MAE lambs. Hogget lambs are destined to be a lighter class of stock, but feeding them on lucerne during the critical time leading up to weaning helps bridge some of that natural gap in weight. The studies were run over two years to confirm the veracity of the data. Corner-Thomas notes that seasonal variations could make a difference but in this case the results were consistent. TO PAGE 23
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Vet group buys stake in FarmIQ VETERINARY ENTERPRISES Group (VEG) has bought a minority shareholding in FarmIQ Systems Ltd. “We have been working with FarmIQ on developing our own software for some time, for the GrazCare and StockCare businesses,” says Andrew McPherson from VEG. “We have found that the platforms it has developed are so powerful that we wanted to invest in the company. We see FarmIQ driving a lot of value for our client’s businesses, and this investment offers the opportunity for us to open up new business.” FarmIQ was founded by Silver Fern Farms and Landcorp in 2010 and has
FarmIQ CEO Darryn Pegram (far left), with John Harrison and Andrew McPherson of Veterinary Enterprises Group.
run a large innovation programme part-funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries through its Primary Growth Partnership. The company is now moving into a new
phase, with the Primary Growth Partnership programme winding up at the end of June 2017. “It broadens the ownership of FarmIQ to represent interests across
pastoral farming – a farming company, a processing and marketing company, and VEG as a supplier and trusted farm advisor. This supports our position as the cen-
tral information hub for the pastoral sector,” says FarmIQ chief executive Darryn Pegram. “We have recently done an organisational review and restructured some aspects of our business to meet the needs of our growing customer base, while continuing to look after our loyal sheep and beef farming clients.” The company has regional staff who work with local farmers and will now have people with dedicated national business-to-business responsibilities, Pegram adds. It will also have support and training specialists who will be available to work with farmers, along with its product development team.
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“The implication of this study for farmers is that lucerne is a great resource to have if you are in an area that can support having the crop,” she explains. “Unfortunately it is
not suited to some environments; in Manawatu, for example, we can’t grow lucerne because it is too wet. It is a dryland species and it works brilliantly in Wairarapa.” Corner-Thomas says farmers who want to
use lucerne in the way Massey does need to ideally set aside about five or six paddocks for the crop so they can graze it to the right level and allow for a rotation of about one month per paddock. It’s important
not to graze it below 7cm and in the summer allow 20-50% of the lucerne to flower. She says lucerne paddocks also need to be shut down in winter and not grazed in spring until it is 10-15cm high. Some-
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Breed for FE tolerance best answer PAM TIPA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz
YOU CAN treat facial eczema (FE) in various ways, but the only preventive measure is to breed for FE tolerance. “It’s your first line of defence,” says Beef + Lamb NZ Genetics North Island extension officer Max Tweedie. “Breeding for FE tolerance has 40% heritability so that is about as highly heritable as we can get. So much benefit is passed onto their lambs and if you choose for FE tolerance you get returns,” Tweedie told a Genetics Focus Day at Landcorp’s Kapiro Station. By comparison, twinning rates are only 2% heritable. Most of what occurs with FE is under the surface, so when the ani-
mals start breaking out in facial sores they are quite far gone, Tweedie says. If 5% are breaking out in the face, half your flock will have FE. It acts on the liver which is one of the key
which is an expensive process. The first measure used by breeders is through RamGuard, costing about $300 a head. A blood test is done to see how much of the enzyme GGT is in the blood, then
“Ultimately we want to test as much as we can; 10% is a pretty good effort at $300 a head (for the test).” organs for all production from growing to getting in lamb and getting back in lamb. Even sub-clinical effects can reduce productivity by up to 25%. Tweedie says if you choose rams for FE tolerance it doesn’t compromise other traits. “You don’t lose your growth or your meat.” However, there is no way to effectively benchmark unless you measure,
a dose of the toxin is given by mouth. Levels of GGT are measured after 21 days and this shows how much liver damage is occurring. “Those that have less liver damage over 21 days are the ones you want to choose as parents,” Tweedie says. The top breeders can have a rate of up to 0.6mg/kg LW; they are your top end and have
a five star rating. Vice versa, at the other end those with 0.2mg/kg LW have a one star rating. A group of top level guys call themselves ‘the FE Gold group’; they are testing at 0.6, have been testing for 10 years and are testing 10% of their sale rams. “Ultimately we want to test as much as we can; 10% is a pretty good effort at $300 a head (for the test),” says Tweedie. It is a huge spend which will save you onfarm every year. The other option is genomics – using DNA to see if the ram “has got the goods”. “We do this when they are young; it is useful technology to give us more information to make better decisions to support that RamGuard tool. You can do heaps of them and get more infor-
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mation and the cost is about $43. “So if your breeder is doing RamGuard and genomics, then good stuff.” His first advice for farmer wanting to breed for FE tolerance is to choose their breeder using the flock star ratings. You can see the ratings in the RamGuard list on the Sheep Improvement Ltd (SIL) website -from the five star rating to the one star. It will tell you how many years they have been testing and their dose rate. “But the thing you must do is make sure you stick with them; you buy a new ram this year, you get the benefit; make sure you keep doing it.” Look at not only their rating but how they are trending; ensure they are accelerating.
“With a good breeder, you can catch up pretty quickly as to where they are going and follow their genetic trend line as you use their rams,” says Tweedie. But if you go with a flat-lining breeder and you are behind them you will make similar progress to them -- not much! “You can’t just choose a high tolerance ram once; you must make sure you choose them every year. And you replace your flock with those rams to suit your breeding objectives.” Tweedie recommends farmers use Flock Finder and other SIL web tools either on the SIL website or via an app which is easy to download on a smartphone. “You can find where your breeders are in the ratings, whether they
are recording the things you are keen on and how their rams are selling.” He says the financial benefits of breeding for FE tolerance will depend on how heavy the FE burden is in your area and how regularly outbreaks occur, remembering that one animal with sub-clinical symptoms will have a 25% drop in production over its lifetime. A trial in Ruakura in the 1990s ran two mobs – one FE tolerant and a control mob – on a toxic pasture with 400,000 spores. In the tolerant mob, 38% had clinical symptoms, i.e. were breaking out in the face and 23% were dead. “This may not sound like a great result until compared to the control mob: 100% were clinical and 93% were dead.”
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PROVIDING PAIN relief when disbudding calves is not mandated by regulation – but it is coming, says DairyNZ animal husbandry specialist Bruce Eyers. Public perception and market access will be the drivers, he told a Dairy Women’s Network workshop in Wellsford recently. While not yet mandatory, use of a local anaesthetic is the recommended practice for disbudding calves, for a number of reasons, the workshop heard. Use of an antiinflammatory after the procedure is also recommended although is it unlikely to become a rule at this stage. Eyers told the workshop that in their wild state cattle are animals of prey. As a survival technique, cattle try to avoid displaying pain which would indicate they could be a weaker animal in a herd. “So when they are demonstrating pain… they are in a lot of pain.” Indicators of pain in calves include tail shaking, ear twitching, eating less, restlessness, less playfulness, avoiding touch and increased cortisol (a stress hormone). Looking at stress responses, without pain relief after disbudding it takes a calf at least 24
hours for the pain to subside and 40 hours before it has recovered from the painful experience. With the use of local anaesthetic, initially there is no pain but after three to four hours as it wears off they start to feel sore. With pain relief and the addition of antiinflammatories to reduce swelling around the disbudded site, pain is reduced significantly. “There are definitely benefits to doing the two; and there are definitely adverse effects if you don’t do anything at all,” Eyers says. Another option is also to completely sedate the calf to preclude stress but this does not provide pain relief in itself; a local anaesthetic is still required to reduce pain. The advantage of sedating is that it is less stressful for the calf; they are easier to handle and you can do other jobs as well. And sedation makes the handler’s job easier, particularly in large herds. Even if you don’t sedate them there are definite benefits to local anaesthetics and antiinflammatories: pain relief causes animals to grow better; pain relief reduces the growth check. Extra body weight means calves can be weaned earlier. That provides significant financial benefit to the farm business. You do not need to be a vet to administer a local anaesthetic for disbudding but you
need a prescription for the drug and a veterinary operating instruction (VOI). This relatively simple process shows capability in administering the pain relief in the right manner for it to work, doing so safely and understanding the side effects. Obtaining the VOI needs to be done seasonally, but the training is only needed once. Farmers should try to ensure those who provide the training or services
have plenty of experience in that field. A calf can be disbudded when the bud can be felt. Less than eight weeks is the ideal; most people are disbudding between two and six weeks. The minimum age where you must use a local anaesthetic by law for any procedure is nine months, or six months to castrate a bull. A misconception that pops up repeatedly with farmers is they assume
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1mL/50kg
28 days
10x dose rate
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★
ND ND
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
Cydectin Long Acting Injection for Sheep
Zoetis
All outlets
Moxidectin
20g/L
1mg/kg
1mL/20kg
91 days
5x dose rate
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
Eweguard
Zoetis
All outlets
Moxidectin Plus 6 in 1 vaccine
5g/L
0.2mg/kg
1mL/25kg
49 days
10x dose rate
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
ND ND
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
ALLIANCE®
COOPERS
All major retail outlets
Oxfendazole, Levamisole, Abamectin
45.3g/L 80g/L 2g/L
4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/10kg
14 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
CONVERGE®
COOPERS
All major retail outlets
Levamisole Abamectin
80g/L 2g/L
8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/10kg
14 days
3x
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
SCANDA® Available in Plain and Selenised
COOPERS
All major retail outlets
Oxfendazole Levamisole
45.3g/L 80g/L
4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg
1mL/10kg
10 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Zolvix Plus
Elanco Animal Health
Vets and PGW
Monepantel Abamectin
25mg/ml 2mg/ml
2.5mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/10kg
14 days
3x
No
mature ★★★ immature ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Q-drench®
Jurox NZ Ltd
Selected retailers
Abamectin, Albendazole, Levamisole HCI, Closantel
1.0g/L Abamectin, 25.0g/L Albendazole, 40.0g/L Levamisole HCI, 37.5g/L Closantel
0.2mg/kg Abamectin, 5.0mg/kg Albendazole, 8.0mg/kg Levamisole HCI, 7.5mg/kg Closantel
1mL/5kg
28 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Strategic Combo + Tape Mineralised Drench for sheep
Jurox NZ Ltd
Selected retailers
Albendazole, Levamisol, Praziquantel
25.0g/L Albendazole, 37.5g/L Levamisole HCI, 18.8g/L Praziquantel
5mg/kg 7.5mg/kg 3.75mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10 days
3x
Yes
mature ★★★ immature ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Troika™ Mineralised
Jurox NZ Ltd
Selected retailers
Abamectin, Albendazole, Levamisole HCI
1.0g/L Abamectin, 25.0g/L Albendazole, 40.0g/L Levamisole HCI
0.2mg/kg Abamectin, 5.0mg/kg Albendazole, 8.0mg/kg Levamisole HCI
1mL/5kg
14 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Strategik Combo Dual Action Mineralised Sheep & Lamb Drench
Jurox NZ Ltd
Selected retailers
Albendazole, levamisole
24g/L, 37.5g/L
4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Bionic Hi Mineral Capsules
Merial Ancare
Veterinary Clinics
Abamectin, 160mg Abamectin, 4.62g Albendazole, Selenium Albendazole, 26mg Selenium, & Cobalt 120mg colbalt per capsule.
20µ Abamectin, 0.5mg Albendazole/kg/day
1 capsule 40-80kg
128 days
3 capsules
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Extender SeCo Capsules
Merial Ancare
Veterinary Clinics
Albendazole, Selenium & Cobalt
ABZ 0.5mg/day Se 0.24mg/ day, Co 1.18mg/day
1 capsule 40-80kg
Nil
5 capsules
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★1
Safety Margin
Ovicidal
Parasite Maturity
Bunostomum
Available through
Product
Strongyloides
Company
Haemonchus
Trichostrongylus
Abomasum
RURAL NEWS SURVEY OF TREATMENTS FOR INTERNAL PARASITES OF PRE-LAMB EWES INJECTABLE
★★★ ★★★ ND
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★1 ★★★ ★★★
ORAL
4.62g Albendazole capsule, 24mg Selenium, 118mg Cobalt
Ivomec Maximizer CR Merial Ancare (for adult sheep) Capsules
Veterinary Clinics
Ivermectin
160mg/capsule
20µ/kg/day
1 capsule 40-80kg
126 days
5x capsules
No
mature ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★ 1 ★ ★ ★ 1 ★ ★ ★ 1 ★ ★ ★ 1 ★ ★ ★ 1 ND
Matrix Hi Mineral Oral Drench for Sheep
Merial Ancare
Veterinary Clinics
Abamectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole
1g/L Abamectin, 22.7g/L Oxfendazole, 40g/L Levamisole, 0.5g/L Selenium & 2.2g/L Cobalt
0.2mg/kg Abamectin, 4.5mg/kg Oxfendazole, 8mg/kg Levamisole
1mL/5kg
14 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
Matrix Minidose
Merial Ancare
Veterinary Clinics
Abamectin, Levamisole, Oxfendazole
2g/L Abamectin, 80g/L Levamisole, 45.4g/L Oxfendazole, 1g/L Selenium, 4.4g/L Cobalt
0.2mg Abamectin, 8mg Levamisole, 4.54mg Oxfendazole/kg
1mL/10kg
14 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Switch Hi Mineral
Merial Ancare
Veterinary Outlets
Abamectin Levamisole
1g/L Abamectin, 40g/L, Levamisole, 0.2mg Abamectin, 0.5g/L Selenium, 2.2g/L Cobalt 8mg Levamisole/kg
1mL/5kg
14 days
3x
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Abamectin Sheep
Ravensdown
Ravensdown
Abamectin
1g/L Abamectin
0.2mg/kg Abamectin
1mL/5kg
14 days
5X
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Combo Low Dose
Ravensdown
Ravensdown
Oxfendazole & Levamisole
45.3g/L Oxfendazole & 80g/L Levamisole
4.5mg/kg Oxfendazole & 8mg/ kg Levamisole
1mL/10kg
10 days
3X
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Combo Sheep
Ravensdown
Ravensdown
Albendazole & Levamisole
24g/L Albendazole & 37.5g/L Levamisole
4.8mg/kg Albendazole & 7.5mg/kg Levamisole
1mL/5kg
10 days
3X
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Moximax Sheep
Ravensdown
Ravensdown
Moxidectin
1g/L Moxidectin
0.2mg/kg Moxidectin
1mL/5kg
7 days
10X
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★
Trio Sheep
Ravensdown
Ravensdown
Abamectin, Albendazole 1g/L Abamectin, 25g/L Albendazole & Levamisole & 40/L Levamisole
0.2mg/kg Abamectin, 5.0mg/kg 1mL/5kg Albendazole & 8.0mg/kg Levamisole
14 days
3X
Yes
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Cydectin Oral Drench Vetdectin Oral Drench
Zoetis
Vets, OTC outlets
Moxidectin
1mg/mL
0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10 days
> 10x dose rate
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ND
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
Startect
Zoetis
Vet Only
Abamectin Derquantel
1mg/mL 10mg/mL
0.2mg/kg 2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
14 days
3x
No
mature ★ ★ ★ immature ★ ★ ★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Product Comment (INJECTABLE) Product Comment (ORAL)
1. Effective against L3 stages.
1. Aids in control of dags and blowfly strike in the breech area and reduce and morantal drenches and str
2. Also for use in cattle & pigs, effective against itchmite and inhibited L4 stage Ostertagia. 3. Additives: contain antigens of 5 clostridial diseases and cheesy gland. Effective against inhibited stages of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus. 4. Non-irritant injection, prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for at least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. 5. Levamisole is a short acting drench. Also contains a 5 in 1 vaccine.
2. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at le
3. Prevents reinfection wth Haemonchus contortus for 35days and Ostert
The Rural News Pre-Lamb Ewe Internal Parasite Control Survey is com responsibility or liability for inaccuracies. The efficacy classifications r
6. Also available with 1.25mg/ml Selenium 7. 1: Includes inhibited stages and BZ-resistant parasites. 2: 1st, 2nd & 3rd instars. 3: AIP Aids in Protection. 8. Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents reinfection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days.
A TOP EWE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF WEANING HER WEIGHT IN LAMBS. TREATING WITH BIONIC® ENSURES YOUR EWES ARE IN OPTIMUM CONDITION THIS SEASON TO GET LAMBS ON THE TRUCK EARLIER.
NOTHING ELSE MEASURES UP
BIONIC capsules help stock achieve peak productivity and profitability. Recent trials published in NZVJ* show an average increasein net profit of $5.36 per ewe. *NEW ZEALAND VETERINARY JOURNAL, 63(4), 220-226.
100 day lockdown on parasites, providing the opportunity for ewes to maximise production during the critical period from set stocking until the last lamber passes peak lactation.
Proudly available from your local veterinary clinic. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health New Zealand. Trading name of Merial New Zealand Limited. Level 3, 2 Osterley Way, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand BIONIC® is a registered trademark of Merial New Zealand Limited. Registered pursuant to the ACVM Act 1997 | No. A9646 | ©Copyright 2017 Merial New Zealand Limited. All rights reserved. NZ-17-BIO-087.
RURAL NEWS // JUNE 20, 2017 Lge Intestine
KEY TO SURVEY
Product Comment (INJECTABLE)
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Provides at least 35 days protection against Ostertagia circumcincta and Haemonchus contortus and at least 7 days against Trichostrongylus colubriformis
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
Note 8 also applies
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
YES
MITES (Psorergates ovis)
Trichuris
TAPEWORMS: (Monziezia)
★★★ ★★★
FLUKES: (Fasciola)
★★★ ★★★
BLOW FLY (Lucilla cuprina)
★★★ ★★★
Dictyocaulus
★★★ ★★★
Bunostomum
Chabertia
★ ★ ★ - 95% to 100% efficacy ★ ★ - 75% to 95% efficacy ★ - 50% to 75% efficacy Blank- No registered claim N/S – Information not supplied N/D – No data N/A – Not applicable
Oesphagostomum
NASAL BOT Oestrus ovis: (Larvae)
Lungs
Trichostrongylus
tine
1. Effective against L3 stages. 2. Also for use in cattle & pigs, effective against itchmite and inhibited L4 stage Ostertagia.
COMMENT
ND
Also registered for cattle (internal and external parasite control).
★ ★ ★ ND ★★★1
★★★ ★★★ ★★★1
★★★ ★★★ ★★★1
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ND
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
NO
NO
NO
NO Note 2 Registered for sheep and cattle
YES ND AIP 3
Note 2 & 7
★★★ ★★★
★★★
5. Levamisole is a short acting drench. Also contains a 5 in 1 vaccine.
★★★
Note 8 Also effective against itchmite (Psoregates ovis)
6. Also available with 1.25mg/ml Selenium
★★★
Provides at least 35 days protection against Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days, Haemonchus contortus 91 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days.
7. 1: Includes inhibited stages and BZ-resistant parasites. 2: 1st, 2nd & 3rd instars. 3: AIP Aids in Protection.
Triple combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. Contains Cobalt and Selenium.
8. Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents reinfection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days.
★★★
Dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. Contains Cobalt and Selenium. ★★★
Dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. Available in Plain and Selenised.
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
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2 2
ND ND
★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★ ★ ★ 1 ★ ★ ★ 1 ★ ★ ★ 1 ND
★★★ ★★★1 ★★★
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
ND ND
ND ND
ND ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
YES
NO
NO
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
YES
NO
NO
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
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★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★
★ ★
Fully mineralised; registered for sheep and cattle.
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★
★ ★
Mineralised; contains minerals Selenium, Cobalt, Copper & Zinc.
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★ ND ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★★
4. Non-irritant injection, prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for at least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended.
Provides at least 35 days protection against Ostertagia circumcincta and Haemonchus contortus and at least 7 datys against Trichostrongylus colubriformis.
★★★
Controls roundworm parasites including those that have single, double or triple resistance to benzimidazole, levamisole or macrocyclic lactone active ingredients.
★★★ ★★★
3. Additives: contain antigens of 5 clostridial diseases and cheesy gland. Effective against inhibited stages of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ★★
★ ★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
YES
1. Aids in control of dags and blowfly strike in the breech area and reduces pasture contamination from worm eggs for at least 100 days. Effective against strains of H.contortus,O. circumcincta and T.colubriformis resistant to benzimidazole, levamisole and morantal drenches and strains of T.axei and N.spathiger resistant to benzimidazole drenches. 1.Effective against L3 stages. Effective against itchmite and keds.
Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc
★★
★★
★ ★
Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.
★★
★ ★
Contains minerals Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Selenium, Zinc.
NO
NO
2. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days. 1. Efficacy not yet established. 3. Prevents reinfection wth Haemonchus contortus for 35days and Ostertagia circumcincta for 21days
Note 1 Also contains 0.5g/L Selenium 2.2.g/L Cobalt
The Rural News Pre-Lamb Ewe Internal Parasite Control Survey is compiled from information supplied by animal health companies. Although the information has been checked by our independent animal health advisor, Rural News accepts no responsibility or liability for inaccuracies. The efficacy classifications relate only to where no resistance is present. If a concern exists please contact a veterinarian.
Fully mineralised; contains minerals Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Iodine & Zinc.
Fully mineralised; contains minerals Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Iodine & Zinc.
★★★
★★★ ★★★
★★
Fully mineralised; contains minerals, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Iodine & Zinc.
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
★★★ ND
★★★ ★★★
Note 3 Also effective against itchmite (Psoregates ovis) Note 4. Also available with 0.5mg/ml selenium.
★★★ ★★★
★★★
★★★
★★★
★★★ ★★★
Effective against adult and immature (L4) stages of sensitive strains of parasites including those resistant to levamisole, benzimadazole, macrocyclic lactones and closantel drenches and combinations of these. 2. Also controls itchmites
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Product Comment (ORAL)
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Fendt unveils its new beast truck-style technologies for low revving and high torque; the 12.4L MAN unit offers up to 2400NM of torque at 1100-1500rpm running at a rated speed of only 1700rpm. Engine cooling is by a hydraulically driven ‘push’ fan forcing air across the engine, and warm air exiting at the sides. Emission control to Final Stage 4 is by SCR/Ad-Blue, with the low revving nature of the engine needing no extra DPF or DOC elements. A completely new transmission designated TA400 can offer 60km/h at 1450rpm or 40km/h at a low of only 950rpm. Layout takes the route of the 900 series with a hydrostatic pump and two hydrostatic motors, with each of the latter driving the front or rear axle using a system called VarioDrive. Clever engineering eliminates front wheel drag as the wheels are pushed along and at speeds over 25km/h the
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WITH A preview by selected guests in Manawatu in late May, the wraps came off the much talked about Fendt 1000 series, the most powerful front wheel assisted (FWA) tractor on the market. The company says it has identified a market for a 400-500hp FWA wheeled tractor previously only covered by tracklayers, which raise problems because of weight and size. Though the likely world market is relatively small at 2500 units annually, Fendt believes the 1000 series’ ability to do heavy cultivation or road work will find favour with potential users. There are four models: 1038, 1042, 1046 and 1050 (380, 420, 460 and 500hp respectively). Fendt says very few components are sourced from existing ranges. A case in point is the engine, with
FAST GROWTH RATE ATTENDING THE unveiling of the Fendt 1000 series, AGCO director of sales Australasia Paul Darcy said this is the company’s “time to shine,” then explained the development of AGCO, which first saw the light of day only in 1990. At that time, AGCO (Allis Gleaner Company) was doing business through about 800 US dealers, generated US$220 million and lost $20m. Fast forward 26 years and AGCO has blazed a trail by taking over 34 companies – the latest is Lely Grassland – and creating a business with
Agco NZ national sales manager Peter Scott and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy launch the new Fendt 1000 at Fieldays.
3150 dealers in 140 countries and expecting turnover of US$8 billion in 2017. Much of this success it attributes to its annual spend of US$300m on R&D. The company says its works closely with customers to understand their needs and typically takes only three years to take a product from conception to field launch. In Australia and New Zealand the business has 140 independent dealers supported by three Australian and two NZ parts warehouses carrying at least 89,000 individual line items.
drive to the front axle disconnects and the system reverts to rear axle drive only. From the hydrostatic pump, oil is free to take the path of least resistance to each motor. This allows variable torque distribution between each axle and eliminates wind-up associated with mechanical drive lines, so cutting power loss and tyre wear, and giving a better turning radius of up to 10% caused by a ‘pull-in turn effect. A new control called Grip Assist helps the operator identify the need for ballasting, its position and on-the-go
tyre pressure adjustment. This should ease the transition from heavy cultivation to road work and back again. Tyres up to 900-70R46 can be accommodated and up to 1250kg of ballast can be added to each rear wheel. This dynamic of the tractor will need careful consideration given its 14 tonne unladen weight and its ability to run to a maximum permissible weight of 23t. Two independent hydraulic circuits, using axial flow pumps, deliver oil to the left and right spool banks and allow for fine tuning flow rates and
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Side-by-Sides modified for farming MARK DANIEL markd@ruralnews.co.nz
Morphing for more muscle IF YOU’RE looking at buying a set of tyres for your tractor, first get over the cost, then decide what tyre to fit, determined by what the machine will be doing. Most tractors spend lots of time in the paddock, but equally on the highway doing haulage or moving between jobs in the hands of contractors. Global tyre manufacturer Michelin claims its latest tyre innovation, EvoBib, offers the best of both worlds: a clever rubber arrangement gives traction in the paddock and a stable and fuel-efficient configuration for the highway. Construction of the EvoBib sees an internal central rib of solid rubber that makes contact with the highway, but a unique construction arrangement that allows it to ‘hinge’, so changing its shape by reducing pressure, to come into its own in the paddock. When used on the road, tyre pressure is set at about 2 Bar, which causes the outer soil engaging lugs to be raised away from the road surface, leaving the central band in contact with the asphalt. The result is said to be a smoother ride than a conventional tyre, with a potential reduction in fuel consumption of up to 5% because of reduced rolling resistance. Adjusting tyres pressures to between 0.6 and 1.1 Bar sees the tyre’s profile change, the central band becoming elongated, which causes the surface area to increase by at least 20%, which also spreads the tractor’s weight as the lugs regain contact with the ground. Michelin suggests the EvoBib can increase traction 20-50%, effectively putting more power to the ground, leading to the ability to pull an extra furrow on the plough or a wider cultivator. Interestingly, users in the Netherlands have also reported less surface disturbance and marking when applying fertiliser to grassland than from more conventional tyres. Sceptics question the rated life of the tyres given the radical construction, but Michelin testing suggests 6000 hours plus should be easily achievable.
WHILE THE market is moving from quads to side-by-sides (SxS), the trend is for users to push these types of machines beyond their capabilities. “In many cases, SxSs are derived from components that started life in the humble quad, but Kiwis tend to use this type of vehicle for tasks more demanding of a four-wheel drive tractor,” says Hamish Gilbert, of Interfarm Imports, which markets the Avatar SxS utility. “This fact, and listening to our customers’ wish lists over the last eleven years, has led us to develop the product we sell today.” Indeed, the design and construction of the latest machines shows they’ve been listening, with standard features like a fully galvanised chassis fabricated from three different tensile strength steels, and cold rolled to eliminate welded joints.
To increase stability and load space the chassis has now been extended by 240mm, while details like ‘A’ arms are also galvanised and fitted with oversized greaseable bearings for an extended service life. Buyers can choose between petrol or diesel engines, the former, an 800cc 60hp v-twin, the latter a 3-cylinder 1000cc 62hp turbo unit. Transmissions are a CVT with high and low
ranges on the petrol unit, and on the diesel a 5-speed manual gearbox sourced from a 1.5 tonne pick-up truck. Gilbert says this is still favoured “by those pulling substantial loads”. He believes they prefer to choose the right ratio dependent on speed, terrain and load, knowing there is a much greater engine braking effect imparted by the diesel and the fixed ratio box.
Given that this type of vehicle is often used beyond its physical capabilities, Avatar’s design brief was to use where possible components sourced from the automobile industry, and with easy replacement parts supply from the motor trade. This starts up front with oversized radiators and cooling fans for cool running, and in key components like differentials. These originate in a well-known 2L
ute and have up-rated Timken bearings and a standard mechanical difflock. Likewise, drive shafts forgo the commonplace sealed-for-life format in favour of universal joints with grease nipples for guaranteed lubrication. Braking takes the same approach, with discs all round in carstyle dimensions: the discs are 14mm thick versus the more likely 6mm thickness seen on quads. Large callipers and oversized brake pads combine to give instant stopping, imparting a great sense of safety. Attention to steering and suspension reflect the particularly harsh treatment typical of New Zealand use. Wheel bearings have double-races and double-seals, the A-arms are attached by bigger ball-joints and the steering racks use heavier pinion bearings and highquality seals. Kerb weight is about 730kg, load capacity on the deck is 540kg and towing capacity is quoted as 895kg.
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Case hits 175 years and counting MARK DANIEL markd@ruralnews.co.nz
WITH 2017 the 175th anniversary of the founding of what became Case IH Agriculture, a ‘special edition’ tractor model
was inevitable. So it’s no surprise to see the Puma 175 CVX carry that honour and mark the occasion. Interestingly, the ‘Jubilee Edition’ also marks 10 years of producing the Puma
line at the St. Valentin factory in Austria. Finished in aptly named Viper Stryker pearlescent red -- was first seen on the Case IH Autonomous Concept Vehicle, the tractor
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carries commemorative decals and only 175 will be made. The company was formed by Jerome Increase Case in 1869 at Racine, Wisconsin to make farm machinery, the location remaining the world headquarters of Case IH Agricultural to this day. In 1869 Case produced the first steam engine tractor to power stationary implements and by 1886 was the world’s largest maker of steam engines. In 1902 five of the US’s largest equipment firms merged to form International Harvester Company, which went on to play a major role in agricultural mechanisation in the 20th century. Highlights included the company’s first combine harvester in 1915,
then in 1923 the Farmall tractor -- the world’s first row-crop tractor; it sold at least five million units. Case IH, as we know it today, came into being in 1985 when Case bought the agricultural division of International Harvester and united the two companies under one brand. Case IH’s first product then was the 1987 Magnum series, still one of the brand’s most recognisable models. Today the Magnum can be specified up to 380hp in wheeled or tracked versions; sales now exceed 150,000 units.
WIN A CLASSIC CASE IH New Zealand is celebrating the parent’s 175 years by giving away a new Farmall 50 B tractor. Says NZ operations manager Tim Fanning, “The Case IH 175th anniversary is a testament to understanding what customers value most: the key attributes of quality, efficiency, power and precision. “But we have never rested on our laurels. You only have to look at the autonomous tractor prototype released in 2016 to see that we continue to look towards the future.” Fanning says as part of its 175th celebration Case-IH NZ is looking to find the tractor that best represents Case IH’s history and heritage in NZ. To enter, owners need to send the company a photo of their Case IH, Case, International Harvester, David Brown or Farmall tractor, explaining why they think it deserves to be chosen. The winner, as judged by Case IH NZ, will get a new Farmall B 50hp tractor. “There are thousands of our tractors in NZ that are ingrained in our country’s farming heritage,” Fanning says. “Names like Farmall and International Harvester live in the hearts and memories of generations of Kiwis raised onfarm.” The competition will run until July 31; the winner will be announced on August 11. To enter visit www.caseih.co.nz
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Don’t get grabbed by this hand MARK DANIEL markd@ruralnews.co.nz
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MITSUBISHI MOTORS NZ has taken a top-of-therange Triton 4WD VRX to create a rugged rural beast suited for the roughest back country ranges. “We’ve taken the leader of our Triton pack – the 4WD VRX – and untamed the beast. If our regular Triton is tough, this is the ‘terminator’,” claims Daniel Cook, Mitsubishi’s general manager of vehicle sales and marketing. The Triton Huntaway special edition ute sports a robust TJM front protection bar, custom-wide fenders, roof and front-mounted Narva light bars. It also has a Rhino Rack Pioneer roof tray and personalised decal. Its DTM Fuel Ripper 20 inch wheels are shod with 35 inch Atturo Trail Blade M/T tyres. The Huntaway stands at least 100mm taller than a regular Triton, achieved using front 1 inch spacers between the strut and chassis, 2 inch rear lift blocks and a 2.5 inch body lift. Ensuring the rough stuff is taken care of in its stride, any rocks thrown up are met with resistance from a custom Huntaway undertray. And bigger boulders can be avoided with help from the Evolution 8 Brembo brakes up front and rear disc brakes taken from Pajero Sport. Water is no obstacle: standard equipment includes a snorkel air intake. The designers have also added side steps, a jack rear bar and a fully equipped trade top. In the cab, creature comforts are plenty, including leather sport interior with distinctive Huntaway stitching. – Mark Daniel
THE TAUPO Hand is a multi-purpose extension to enable a front-loader, digger or skid-steer to do a multitude of tasks. Whether it’s used fully open to push silage like a buck-rake, or to grab bales, rocks or logs, the ‘hand’ has proved useful in agricultural or industrial situations. Key to the design is two banks of curved tines that act like a claw; they open 180 degrees to handle large or misshapen loads. The latest Mark 3 version builds on the previous models with extensive use of Bisalloy steels for its construction, closed rear panels to prevent damage to the host machine, and a design that allows the unit to sit flat on the ground when removed. In addition, the Mark 3 units now have larger
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