Canterbury Farming, October 2014

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Around 12,300 farmers voted in the postal ballot which was around 47% of the eligible voters, with just over 57% rejecting the proposal.

The plan had been to use the levy to raise around $4.2 million with the bulk of those funds, $2.7 million being tagged to raise the demand for wool.

Chair of the Wool Levy Group which facilitated the vote, Sandra Faulkner, said they were pleased with the voter turnout.

“Growers have elected to operate in a purely commercial environment and there will be some disappointment that this continues to see our $700 million wool industry without an independent, internationally recognised, non-commercial voice.”

She said the result indicated there was greater appetite for levy funded activities from smaller sheep farmers than larger enterprises.

However wool industry veteran John Betts, the founder of Yaldhurst Wools Ltd, said he didn’t think that was the case.

“Farmers are tired of being asked to dip into their pockets to fund these types of promotional organisations.

Where to from here for woolby Kent Caddick

“At the end of the day all they want to be able to do is to get a good price for their product and be paid promptly without someone clipping the ticket on the way through.

“People always seem to be coming up with some scheme or other in the search for the golden fl eece at the end of the rainbow.”

Mr Betts, who has around 50 years’ experience in the New Zealand wool industry as a merchant and exporter, is a believer in the adage of ‘if it’s not broken why try and fi x it’.

He doesn’t think the New Zealand wool industry needs the type of promotion like that being proposed as part of the wool levy.

“Internationally it is well recognised that New Zealand produces the Rolls Royce of wools and consequently it is in high demand.

“Overseas buyers can always see what price New Zealand wool is fetching and know they are always going to get a top quality product which is often blended with inferior wools from Australia and South Africa.”

He believed some of those who voted against the levy would have been burnt by the

excesses of the now defunct Wool Board.

However, Canterbury sheep farmer Jeanette Maxwell, said it was time to let go of the past.

Mrs Maxwell, along with her husband Alister runs Rosehill Farm, a 300ha sheep and beef farm at the foot of Mt Hutt.

While she was a member of the Wool Levy Group, she said she would have voted yes to the levy irrespective of her involvement and is hugely disappointed it was rejected.

“What really summed it up for me was my 16-year-old son

who after hearing the levy had been rejected said to me ‘don’t they care about my future’.

“The message this sends to young up and coming sheep farmers is no one cares about the future of wool as there is no investment in education, training and developing new technologies and better pasture in the wool sector.

“Those who voted ‘no’ seem to be only concerned with what happens behind their farm gates but if the wool industry is to develop there needs to be some focus on

what is happening beyond the gate. The co-ops and bigger enterprises have a product to push rather than fi nding ways to create the best product to take to market both nationally and internationally.”

Mrs Maxwell hopes that with Beef + Lamb’s commodities levy coming up for review they may be able to take a more holistic approach to sheep.

“If they were to look at changing from a meat levy to a sheep levy it could be used to promote the fi bre as well as meat.”

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Wool scours to mergeCavalier Wool Holdings (CWH) and New Zealand Wool Services International (NZWSI) have signed an agreement to merge the scouring assets of the two organisations.

Joint venture to assist emerging dairy industriesFonterra and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) have agreed to work together to help developing countries build viable dairy industries and increase dairy nutrition knowledge.

The proposal is subject to regulatory approvals and Commerce Commission authorisation.

CWH is New Zealand’s largest scouring operator, commission processing wool on behalf of its exporter clients from its plants located in Clive, Napier and Timaru. Its shareholders include NZSX-listed Cavalier Corporation, ACC and Direct Capital.

NZWSI is New Zealand’s largest exporter of wool and also operates two wool scouring operations, located in Napier and Christchurch.

CWH director Ross George said they are pleased to have reached an agreement with NZWSI.

“This is an opportunity to right-size the industry in line with current wool volumes and to ensure an effi cient and world-class scouring industry is retained in New Zealand.”

The merger will see existing CWH shareholders, Cavalier Corporation, ACC and Direct Capital retain a 55% shareholding in the business, and NZWSI’s parent Lempriere, a 45% shareholding.

“We are excited about the partnership with Lempriere and the platform this merger

provides for further industry initiatives,” Mr George said.

“For example in wool logistics, we believe this will achieve signifi cant benefi ts for wool growers and exporters that can only be achieved through a combined wool scouring business.”

The proposal sees the separation of the NZWSI wool trading operation from its scouring operation, to become a stand-alone wool exporter and a commission customer of CWH.

Mr George believes wool growers and exporters will be supportive of the merger.

“The merger will result in exporters, including NZWSI, competing on a level playing fi eld without cross-subsidy, or the perception of it, between scouring and wool trading activities.

“From a grower perspective, retaining a strong domestic processing industry also ensures that New Zealand wool will continue to be differentiated in export markets.

“There are over a 100 scouring lines operating in China alone and this remains the key competitive restraint for the industry in New Zealand.”

Under the partnership, called Framework for International Development in Dairy Excellence, Fonterra and MFAT will seek to develop initiatives to enhance food security, knowledge and nutrition in emerging markets with relatively underdeveloped dairy industries. It will also help to build economically viable farm systems with a focus on food safety and quality.

“New Zealand and our dairy industry have an important, global role to play in promoting dairy as a source of good nutrition and helping developing economies meet local demand for dairy products,” Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings said.

He said Fonterra’s work under the development framework will focus on markets where Fonterra is building a signifi cant consumer presence and is seeking to strengthen the support it can provide local dairy farmers and communities.

“We’ve been dairy farming and processing for over a hundred years, and sharing that

expertise with others ensures a strong reputation for dairy quality and safety globally.

“This is particularly important in developing economies where an increasing knowledge base and rising incomes sees more consumers turning to dairy products,” Mr Spierings said.

Activities undertaken by the partnership will include initiatives to raise on-farm milk safety and quality standards, increase farmer productivity and profitability, build co-operative governance, improve milk collection and transport, and educational nutrition programmes with local communities.

MFAT CEO John Allen said the goal of the framework is to enhance food security, income and nutrition in targeted developing countries by promoting dairy industry development and food safety and quality.

“New Zealand is one of the best-performing agricultural nations in the world. That is why MFAT is seeking to use its expertise and innovation and that of Fonterra’s to bring about development solutions.

“We are pleased to be able to sign this framework with Fonterra. It will allow MFAT to investigate potential future projects in areas like building the capability of farmers in developing countries, or enhancing co-operative models and business structures.”

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Family businesses dominate awardsby Kent Caddick

Two North Canterbury farming families have been named as fi nalists in this year’s Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year competition.

In fact all four fi nalists in the 2014 competition are family-owned businesses, ranging from an organic dairy producer to a large free-range pig farm.

Lincoln Univers i ty Foundation judging co-ordinator Tricia Macfarlane said the standard of entries was again high.

“One of the standout features of the fi nalists this year is the strong family ownership models,” Ms Macfarlane said.

“These are innovative, successful businesses at the cutting edge of their industry, performing at the levels we would expect of a very sophisticated corporation, but with a strong foundation of family involvement that gives them an assurance of consistency and sustainability.”

North Canterbury fi nalist Zino Holdings is operated by brothers Mark and Sam Zino. The brothers, along with their respective partners Rachael and Keri, run a 1008ha property at Hawarden in North Canterbury, focusing on breeding and fattening sheep, deer and beef cattle.

The judges said the Zinos were farming to the property’s strengths and the income base was well diversified. They also noted that by joining the

Hurunui water project there were good future prospects for irrigation of the fl at land on the property.

The other North Canterbury fi nalist, Patoa Farms, is also based in the Hawarden area.

Patoa Farms, a 580ha pig farm, is owned and managed by Steve and Josie Sterne, along with daughter Holly Sterne.

Steve started the pig operation from scratch with then business partner Jens Raven in 1998 when the pair purchased 400ha in 1998. Starting with $1.3m capital an additional 180ha was bought in 2006 which included including 70ha pine trees used for spreading pig litter.

Raven was bought out in 2013 and currently Patoa has 3500 breeding sows and sells 115,000 fat pigs annually.

It currently supplies around 15% of New Zealand pig meat and employs 43 staff with an annual turnover of $25 million.

The Judges said Patoa has a very robust technical production system at all levels including sows, and the condition and performance of stock along with the company’s fi nancial results shows a high calibre of management.

The other two fi nalists are: Robin and Lois Greer, who

operate both a conventional and an organic dairy farm on adjoining properties at Tuturau, Southland, and Barry and Julie Crawford who run a sheep breeding and fi nishing property near Gore with a strong focus on high-end lamb meat production.

The four fi nalists will be visited and scored by a new set

of judges for the second round of the competition, with the last of their marks coming from their presentations at the fi nals event at Lincoln University on November 19, at the end of which the winners will be announced.

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O’Connor Commentswith Damien O’Connor Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture

From the MinisterNathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries

Alarm bells over foreign capital Focus on export valueThe election has been and gone. The National Party is back in power and the vast majority of farmers that voted for National will be happy.

This is my fi rst column after the election so I want to say a big ‘thank you’ to everyone who supported us for re-election.

The free market approach espoused by the Government seems to be in favour. Indeed, the proposal to take a small levy from wool growers to put into a co-ordinated and co-operative industry structure was voted down last week.

The increase in options for dairy farmers to supply milk to companies other than Fonterra offers new competition in the dairy sector. The sheep meat industry continues to be one of many players competing desperately for less livestock from farmers who are not prepared to endure ongoing uncertainty. While the beef industry looks positive in the short term, the inevitable over supply will result in the downturn for beef farmers.

A conference on Future Farming heard a speech from Federated Farmers Chief Executive, warning of risks from increasing costs to the New Zealand agriculture sectors.

What was omitted from the Federated Farmers speech, as with many other commentators’ views on agriculture, is the ever upward cost of rural land and its effect on farming system profi tability.

The National government has stated, quite clearly, that it is enthusiastic towards ongoing foreign investment and I am sure with the support from both the bankers and the real estate agents, foreign investors will continue to have ready access to New Zealand farmland, New Zealand businesses, and New Zealand residential properties.

The very low cost of capital for these foreign investors means New Zealanders now and in the future will face increasing barriers to property ownership. We will simply become tenants in our own land as John Key warned some years ago, but has done nothing to prevent.

While farmers celebrate their so called ‘friendly

government’ be warned that future generations are going to suffer from a massive infl ux of foreign capital that will continue to see farmers being milked for dividends while their efforts to farm dairy, beef, sheep and wool for real wealth creation will result in diminishing net returns.

New Zealand had a unique competitive advantage in the international area of food production. That advantage has all but disappeared and without a strategic view and plan on where we head next, our primary industries may fail.

While they are our most important industries, they could become owned and controlled by an increasing number of foreigners who do not necessarily share New Zealand’s best long term interests. Someone has to stand up for real Kiwi farmers.

Be warned.

The National Party had very strong support from farmers, growers and rural areas which helped us get across the line.

I was thrilled to get a phone call from the Prime Minister asking me to carry on as the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Racing.

This is a role I’m really passionate about that suits my background.

We should be proud of our primary industries as the backbone of New Zealand’s economy.

They generate around 73% of our merchandise exports, and help pay for things like schools, hospitals and roads. They are a big part of the economy in Canterbury, supporting many jobs and families.

Since becoming the Minister early last year I’ve spent a lot of time listening to industry and developing strong relationships right across the sector.

My focus will remain strongly on doubling the value of our exports to $64 billion by 2025. Already New Zealand produces enough food to feed 40 million people, and exports to around 200 countries.

To achieve the Export Double, we will need a strong focus on growing value. Just increasing volume isn’t going to be anywhere near good enough, or even desirable.

I want to push ahead with water storage and irrigation projects, deliver real value from Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) projects, lift the output of

Māori agribusiness, and attract more skilled people to the primary sector.

I will keep working closely with Trade Minister Tim Groser on trade agreements and market access, particularly with Korea and the TPP.

Biosecurity will remain my number one priority. We need to keep beefi ng up our protection at the border and working smarter and more effi ciently to protect our producers. Racing contributes more than $1.6 billion to the economy and supports around 17,000 full-time equivalent jobs.

I’m looking forward to carrying on working with my colleague Jo Goodhew who is now the Minister for Food Safety as well as Associate Minister for Primary Industries.

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Caution over GE agriculture Lucerne: The golden gooseFriends of mine live on the very edge of Christchurch, on the Halswell side, and are desperate to know what they can do with the land that isn’t under garden.

The similarities between genetically engineered crops relying on large amounts of herbicide and the HT (herbicide tolerant) swedes in Southland and dying cows, should have been better understood by Federated Farmers ahead of their chief executive’s speech recently at the Future Farms conference in Wellington.

Federated Farmers continued push for the introduction of genetic engineering and similar technologies is missing a key New Zealand marketing point. GE free is desired by the best value export markets and consumers worldwide are clamouring for GE food to be labelled so that they can choose to avoid it.

Federated Farmers chief executive Graham Smith’s parroting of his president William Rolleston’s claim that some new technologies reduce the unpredictable nature of genetic engineering is scientifi cally misleading. Unpredictability occurs whether the same species or multiple species are involved in GE.

The claims also continue to promote a technology that

benefi ts few and is consistently involved with increased litigation, heavy pesticide, herbicide and fertiliser use, and raises questions about safety and long term yield. GE technology to date has resulted in more unsustainable agriculture.

Federated Farmers Southland president Russel McPherson recently came back from time with GE giant Monsanto promoting direct drilling of herbicide tolerant GE seeds. In his home region cows were dying following feeding on a similar product.

Federated Farmers should be exercising far more caution especially at a time when swedes, developed using chemical mutagenesis technology conferring a herbicide tolerance in brassicas, have been associated with animal welfare concerns, including the deaths of cows. The technologies have similar uncertain safety outcomes and mostly require increased heavy herbicide, pesticide and fertiliser use which is not what our customers expect from New Zealand.

That China has banned the use of the herbicide involved

with the HT swedes fed to dairy cows is all the more concerning. It seems that New Zealand companies and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), which has helped fund Wrightson Seeds forage development through a Primary Growth Partnership deal, have not learnt from other dairy export contamination events.

Both Monsanto’s Roundup Ready crops and the Wrightson Seeds — Dupont (Telar herbicide) HT swede products have or will lead to herbicide resistant weeds and environmental contamination with herbicide residues potentially found in the food supply. We said they would for Monsanto’s crops and they did. Wrightsons, DuPont and MPI should expect the same.

Federated Farmers, which represents a minority of farmers, appears to be captured by a pro-GE clique, hell bent on increasing unsustainable technologies for the benefi t of the herbicide and patent controlling seed companies. That there are better more sustainable farming systems compatible with our markets seems to be beyond Federated Farmers current voice.

The grazing area, or non-garden area, is around six acres and currently supporting a handful of sheep and a couple of exotic goats.

They are both well past their forties, and both work off the property and put in long days. Six of them a week.

By Sunday they are exhausted and face a very sizeable garden that needs attention.

Now before you suggest it was their choice, fate put them into this role, not a wish to drive themselves into an early grave.

So what do you suggest we do Rob?

Over a very pleasant cold chicken and salad dinner I explained there are people such as Peter Walsh and Associates who can move the sheep onto pastures that have

people watching them all week so that concern can be removed without a skinning knife and plastic bags in sight. I hadn’t told you the sheep weren’t common breeds, but exotic types that had cost a fortune.

Then the master stroke. As the wine glasses were being topped up I told them about lucerne and how I had organised for a property owner near Kirwee to have a crop of lucerne planted and how she was now on the very brink of making $12,000 to $15,000 a year without lifting a fi nger.

More chicken appeared before me as two eager faces focussed on the plan.

First we spray off the pasture as it won’t be needed for the sheep anymore as they will have left home.

Then we sow a crop of oats. Feed ones not the wild

variety (a moment of mirth and a sigh as the main point was momentarily diverted), then we get someone in from Mainland minerals to do a soil test that will indicate what has to happen in preparation for the Lucerne crop and then sit back and watch as the appropriate fertiliser is applied.

Once the oats are at a stage they can be turned into ‘oatage’ and sold the paddock is again sprayed off with a Round Up-type poison and either left to fallow or perhaps another crop before planting the Lucerne.

At the mention of the oats paying all the set up costs a delightful fruit tart was produced with lashings of cream.

I will let you know progress as the story and dinners unfold.

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We see this if somebody dies without a will. The law has default provisions tracing who the estate should be left to and in what shares.

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Global markets maintain recoveryA review of the fi nancial markets over the last three months indicates that the global recovery is continuing, despite ongoing low interest rates that can signal a higher risk environment.

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Global equity markets were mixed over the last quarter, with European and Asian equities declining in local currency terms.

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While a surviving spouse will always take priority, your children can also claim against your estate. You might think they have grown up and have their own life and family and shouldn’t expect anything from you, but they may still feel hurt if they are left little.

Young children who still need assistance growing up will have claims. However, even your adult children can make a claim.

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Even if they don’t have financial needs they can also claim for emotional recognition as part of your family.

It is diffi cult to translate these emotional needs into financial awards, but the courts do have to do so where such claims are made. Even if you’ve had little to do with your child in their adult years the law will expect you should leave them something to recognise their special place in your life.

Children who are upset about what their parent has left them and parents who are concerned about how to structure their will should both talk with their lawyer. Specifi c advice relating to your unique circumstances is necessary in these situations.

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Phil has been farming near Doyleston for 28 years, and is now joined

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They run around 1,200 Shorthorn Red dairy cows they have bred from semen imported from around the world.

Prior to moving to Doyleston Phil farmed at Heathcote Valley, but he wanted to spread his wings a little. He started with 103 hectares at Doyleston, on Rushbrook, a farm which boasts the fi rst freehold farm dwelling in the Selwyn district.

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property pool so the family now owns a total of 440 hectares.

The farm has had its challenges. Situated close to Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere and with a very high water table Phil said the Waterton clay soil would lie wet and cold in the winter and at times water would fl ow across the paddocks.

His early days of dairying added to the stress on the land. With the farm pugging in winter under the weight of the cows, it became diffi cult to grow feed as the pores in the soil are crushed, reducing the soil’s macroporosity, compromising the soil’s drainage capabilities.

This in turn can lead to a number of problems including nitrogen loss as well as soil and nutrient loss through surface runoff and erosion. To solve the problem Phil had to make a radical change to his farming practices.

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“We put it up to protect the land and for the welfare of the cows. The cows only go out to the grass in the winter if the conditions are suitable.”

Phil insists his cows are happy, which is a practical concern as much as a sentimental one.

“If the cows aren’t happy they won’t produce.”

Beside the shed is an effl uent storage facility with a capacity of 12,000 cubic metres. The effluent is spread onto the paddocks to encourage growth. Phil said this new way of dairy farming has resulted in a 40% increase in production in the fi rst two years. The soil is looking much healthier with the ground covered in worm casts, producing organic

matter. “That’s got to be good for everything.”

That’s not the only improvement Phil and his family have made to the farm. In fact long before it was hip to do so Phil was repopulating his patch of the Canterbury Plains with native plants.

He first started planting native grasses, shrubs and trees 16 years ago along Boggy Creek which runs through his dairy farm towards Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere. That was despite his neighbours thinking him a bit mad.

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But beyond the practical environmental benefits Phil enjoys the aesthetic pleasures of seeing the breaking up of large tracts of barren land and the return of bird life to the area.

“The real benefi t is it gives the farm a different perspective. It’s not just a hunk of land looking at the sun. It has a style.”

In the years since those fi rst tentative plantings, Phil and his family have adorned the property with totora, kauri, kahikatea, kanuka, manuka, kowhai and fl axes.

Recently Phil and his family were awarded the Diana Isaac Cup for native planting at the Sensational Selwyn Awards.

“It was a real surprise. It said what we’d been doing was signifi cant.”

Nowadays Phil pretty much leaves the running of the farm to the next two generations.

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“I do it because I love it. Cattle are total characters and much like people — they have their own personalities. You learn their quirks and they become part of the family,” Georgia said.

Georgia had her fi rst taste of competing in the Lowline cattle herdsperson classes at the 2009 Canterbury A&P Show as part of a team sponsored by Phil Worthington of Fernside.

“I was the highest placed at the show out of our group and

so he paid for me to go to the Sydney Royal Easter Show in 2010.”

Impressed by what she saw Georgia decided to continue with showing and has gone on to become a leader in her fi eld.

“Showing beef cattle is certainly a different hobby but it is pretty cool. It’s always a challenge, going out trying to make things perfect in the show ring. We’re a close knit family. It’s a great way to make friends.

“Preparation starts long before the show when you break the cattle in and teach them to lead on the halter. We wash, blow dry, clip and prep the cattle before the show and do

the fi nal touch ups at the show. Showing also teaches you about stockmanship, feeding, animal health and responsibility.”

Last year Georgia won the Lady Diana Isaac Scholarship at the Canterbury A&P Show, and took out the Junior Herdsperson title which saw her return to Sydney for the Royal Easter show this year.

“It’s one of the best opportunities I’ve had. In Sydney I competed in the youth events including the state judging fi nal. I had a great time over there and saw some exceptional cattle. I also came home with some great ideas for the youth programme in New

Zealand.” Georgia is keen to see other people get into showing animals.

She is a member of Young Farmers and this year joined the Royal Agricultural Society Youth Committee. She hopes to introduce exciting and enticing activities and events that will see more youth involved in A&P shows.

“Seeing the youth movement over at the Sydney show, it really gives us something to aspire to. They have all sorts of activities for young people, such as camps.”

Animal rearing and handling has always been a part of life for Georgia who grew up on her

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the decision to go to Lincoln University. She enrolled for a Bachelor of Agricultural Science in 2012 which is giving her a good overall knowledge of general farming practices in New Zealand.

She is supplementing this with hands-on experience on different types of farms, including spending a couple of summers shepherding sheep and cows in Central Otago.

Having just finished her third year, and with one year to

go, Georgia isn’t sure what she will do after university, but she knows it will include farming. In the future she would like to travel to Canada and see how horse and cattle handling are done in that country.

“It’s probably always been in me to go farming. My ultimate goal is to own my own hill country sheep and beef farm.” This year Georgia started her own cattle stud called Blackrose Angus. Her fi rst acquisition was purchased from Martin Farming

in Nelson and given to Georgia for her 21st birthday.

“I got to choose her. She’s beautiful. Her bloodlines are good,” Georgia said.

Georgia hopes to build up her stud over time. In the meantime the busy show season is starting again in Canterbury and Georgia’s mind is on ensuring that showing continues strongly in the future.

“We’ve got to change people’s ideas that A&P shows are just for old people. We’re

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“For young people coming into the game they need to know it’s hard work but not

to be discouraged. Take every opportunity to talk to people, look at cattle, judge cattle, handle cattle and get your show skills up to speed.

“Even if you just want to compete for fun, I would still recommend you getting out there and practising your skills.”

Georgia Davies and show judge Tom Turner from the United States after taking out the Junior Herdsperson title at last year’s Canterbury A&P Show

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It is also seven weeks since we recommended irrigation on rotational irrigation (on pasture) and there seems little respite in the current weather pattern — El Niño it is and predicted to be.

As I begin this article I am crossing the Cook Strait back to the South Island in a blustery, nay strong NW wind and a one-metre chop. And so it continues it seems — the prevalence and continued development of El Niño type weather conditions. Nothing it seems but NE-NW-SW weather and winds, typically El Niño conditions. And little or no rain ‘to boot’’ — one can use idioms like this when writing and this one has nothing to do with footwear but everything to do with ‘moreover or in addition to’.

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Irrigation Issues Dr Tony Daveron

Harping onIt is over three months now since we had rainfall suffi cient to refi ll soil profi les.

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Furthermore, the SOI has been particularly strong for about nine weeks of the period since July 6.

The one saving grace has been the absence of prolonged or persistent NW winds that typically accompany El Niño conditions. It might be the persistence of high pressure systems over what is now a dry east coast of the South Island that will be the feature of our weather. Regardless of the reason, rainfall is significant by its absence and El Niño by the absence of the NW.

While groundwater is in good shape for irrigation, the same cannot be said about ‘run-of-the-river’ water. Just looking at my favourite mid-plains bore, the last water level measurement in September was 41.14mbgl, a good 16m above the level of concern

(when there might be some self-limiting of pumping because water levels are too low).

The lack of snowpack has meant reliance on some decent NW rain to maintain fl ow in the Waimakariri and Rakaia Rivers to enable irrigation.

Just last week (October 14–15) Band 4 and 5 in the Rakaia were on 47% and 42% allocation, just a little early for comfort.

As I update this article, everyone is back on with the Waimak fl owing at 141m³/s and the Rakaia 190m³/s.

Reliance on NW rainfall is in my mind little comfort, especially if it high pressure and not El Niño weather that continues to produce dry east coast conditions. This could be the season when Coleridge storage would be a ‘life-saver’.

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maintain southwesterly airfl ow over the region.

Rainfall was below normal, with totals in most areas between 40 and 70% of normal. The number of days with rain was also well below normal. By the end of the month soils were noticeably drying out, despite a relative lack of northwesterly winds.

Temperatures were cooler than usual by between −0.5 and −1.0deg, with night time minimum temperatures especially cold, exceeding −2.0deg below the long-term normal in some places. Sunshine hours were above normal by 20% to 40%.

In the tropical Pacifi c a confused picture remains.

Many oceanic indicators are continuing to point towards weak El Nino conditions, with regions of warmer than usual water surfacing near the equator. However, many of the usual trends we expect to see in a typical El Nino event are still not occurring, and this despite over six months of trying.

Many atmospheric indicators are failing to show any signifi cant El Nino development. The SOI has trended negative through September indicating weak El Nino conditions, but in the early part of October has moved back near zero and neutral.

The latest computer models are now showing at best a weak El Nino event, with some suggesting the expected El Nino has peaked at low levels, and will decay steadily throughout the summer period.

There are some suggestions of a signifi cant La Nina event developing early next year. As we are currently in a phase in the Pacifi c where La Nina events are expected to be more dominant, we too expect this El Nino to be in imminent decline, and likely to be replaced early next year by potentially strong La Nina conditions.

As the El Nino decays we generally see increased westerly or southwesterly airfl ow over New Zealand

and this spring has shown that pattern so far. We expect this to continue through the next three to four months and into early summer.

We expect to see pressures generally lower than usual over the seas east of New Zealand, and generally higher than usual in the Tasman Sea and Southern Ocean, resulting in increasing southwesterly airfl ow over New Zealand through November and December.

This effect should reduce in January with more anticyclones developing over or near New Zealand.

However, by later in the summer season more easterly airfl ows may be developing.

For November and December we expect to see temperatures colder than normal in Canterbury with frequent periods of southwesterly airfl ow.

Rainfall is likely to be near to or a little below normal. Sunshine hours may well be above normal. For January and February we expect to see sunshine hours continue above normal, with rainfall likely lower than normal, and temperatures near to or a little above normal.

Forecast – Canterbury

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Nov Near normal

Cooler than normal

Sunnier than normal

More SW airflows

Dec Near normal

Cooler than normal

Sunnier than normal

More SW airflows

Jan Drier than normal

A little milder than normal

Sunnier than normal

More anticyclones

Feb Drier than normal

A little milder than normal

Sunnier than normal

More anticyclones

Weather Watch by Tony Trewinnard

September was a dry and cool month for Canterbury with persistent southwesterly airfl ows bringing few rainy periods and increasing sunshine hours. Frosts were more frequent and more severe than usual.

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Monitoring water useThe ‘Great Irrigation Challenge’ is over for another year. Thanks go to those dairy farmers and rural sector reps who joined us in Ashburton earlier this month for two days of intensive irrigation training.

IrrigationNZ would also like to thank principal sponsor Aqualinc and supporting sponsors for their assistance in running this event: ANZ Bank, Environment Canterbury, Nelson Irrigation Corporation of Australia Pty Ltd and EECA.

If you didn’t get to the Challenge you missed some useful presentations tackling common irrigation challenges. We will upload workshop notes soon so keep an eye out at www.irrigationnz.co.nz-events-and-training.

On Friday, November 7, dairy farmers, managers and staff have the chance to attend a one-day ‘Irrigation Operator and Manager’ workshop at the Ashburton Events Centre. The latest advice on irrigation scheduling, regulation, operation, maintenance and calibration will be covered. Full details, including how to register, are on the website.

Water measurement is integral to effective irrigation. If you don’t know how much water you are applying and

whether your irrigation system is reliably delivering, you can’t expect to maximise your pasture potential.

IrrigationNZ takes water measurement seriously. We developed the Water Measurement ‘Blue Tick’ Accreditation programme, which is currently being updated with help from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), regional councils and industry service providers.

The programme provides guidelines and standards for companies offering water measurement services. It sets minimum requirements for how water meters should be installed and verified, for open and closed conduits, and how water use data should be recorded and reported.

For irrigators, one of the highlights of the ‘Blue Tick’ programme is the register of accredited providers listing companies whose water measurement skills and work place systems have been assessed as meeting industry standards. A User Guide for water permit holders is also

available to guide farmers through the decision-making process for full pipe (water meter) and open channel installations.

Work on the ‘Blue Tick’ programme is ongoing and includes developing a national standard for data management and the updating of unit standard workbooks. IrrigationNZ is always looking for input, so if you would like to be part of this work and have a say, or simply want more information about the programme, look at the website www.irrigationaccreditation.co.nz/watermeasurement.

For those working in water measurement, keeping abreast of regulatory developments is paramount.

IrrigationNZ recently hosted its second ‘Water Meter Master Class’ in Auckland to discuss current issues facing the water measurement industry.

Topics included the national standardisation of data management, challenges around in-situ verification and

how the Australian pattern approval of water meters could potentially be adopted in New Zealand.

More than 30 participants from across New Zealand and Australia took part in the two-day master class.

IrrigationNZ Project Manager Charlotte Butler, who organised the event, said industry support for this year’s event was up, with around 60% of those attending coming from water measurement companies.

“Given the robust discussions, higher numbers of registrations and positive feedback following this event, we’re confident we’ll be able to follow up with another master class in the future,” she said.

For more information on IrrigationNZ’s accreditation programmes — including water measurement, irrigation design and farm dairy effluent design — look at www.irrigationnz.co.nz or contact Charlotte Butler, IrrigationNZ Project Manager, on phone 03 341 2225.

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a consequence of China Government interventionist policies focussed on keeping the lid on growth. Letters of Credit (LC) are problematic with the number of companies prepared to open LC reducing as their umbilical cords to the banks’ face fl ow issues.

Overall we anticipate the current settlements will be the top of the market for the next few months and some commentators are suggesting we could see US$2 or $3 per cubic metre declines in November.

The good news for the longer term is the erosion of the shadow banking players in the China wood commodities sector.

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have seen CIF settlements in China stabilise at around the US$132 to $134 mark. Most commentators are suggesting a very strong note of caution regarding China. Log inventories across the eastern seaboard have fallen below four million cubic metres, but remain much higher than was predicted.

The first seven days of October in China is Golden Week and a national holiday. This effectively means reduced consumption of about 400,000 cubic metres for October.

While we are seeing a slowdown in log and lumber volumes arriving from United States and Canada, the continuation of vessels from New Zealand, and to a lesser degree Australia, will likely see inventory start to build again. That is exactly what the market does not need right now.

Consumption throughout the construction sector in China remains subdued as

to the earthquake recovery is not happening and most seem to believe it never will, at least not to the extent it would create a supply demand imbalance in favour of forest owners. However, demand is steady and local sawmill owners appear positive.

Some negative commentary continues with regard to the larger Nelson and North Island sawmills continually hammering the city box stores and big retailers. Some of the sillier ones are continuing to offer discounts in order to move volume. So for local forest owners the road to the local sawmills may not be paved with gold, but it is paved when it could be a rough old dirt track if it were not for the tenacious ‘locals’.

As indicated last month in the log export segment we

Domestic sales have been strong with local sawmills continuing to struggle to keep an adequate log bank in front of them.

Domestic prices have improved very slightly with local sales strong and some spot lumber opportunities in export markets also adding to a better mood of optimism. There is no question the lowering exchange rate is adding a spring to the step of exporters.

Given the skinny margins available in the lumber segment in recent years, this might be a time to suggest profi t is not a dirty word. I suspect there will be a few bank managers who will agree.

Demand for framing grade logs by Canterbury sawmills is good and expected to remain that way for some time. The big surge in demand expected due

wanting to establish long term and sustainable sales structures.

Despite some of the negative elements, back in good old New Zealand the election is over, thank goodness, and, the RBG’s and PM’s focus and rhetoric surrounding the wildly too high exchange rate is music to our ears.

For the next few months we don’t see great change ahead at the wharf gate for export sales

as long as the New Zealand dollar value does not pitch down to seriously.

This would potentially add price and volume to a market which is not in overly good shape and prices could start to head south.

Thus, it has never been more timely, to remember the only way forward for climate, country and the planet is to get out there and plant more trees.

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Log prices fi rmingSeptember heralded further fi rming in prices in both the log export and domestic segments. Neither would justify getting out a case of champagne but improve they did.

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The survey is being organised by Lincoln University lecturer in agricultural management and agribusiness, Dr Victoria Westbrooke, and research fellow, Dr Peter Nuthall.

Dr Westbrooke said irrespective of the fl uctuating price for milk solids, dairy farmers with smaller herds face unique challenges and considerations when it comes to questions of progressing their business or improving their lifestyle.

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Trial indicates HSG could boost meat yieldLambs grazing high sugar ryegrass (HSG) grow faster and heavier than lambs grazing a standard ryegrass (SRG), according to a two-year trial on three farms in the southern South Island.

The trial results show a consistent improvement in lamb performance when grazing a mix of AberMagic and AberDart HSG cultivars compared to lambs grazing a popular and high performing SRG cultivar.

The significance of the fi ndings for farmers is that faster growing lambs could help to improve their fi nancial returns.

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Mowing in greener pasturesby Andy Bryenton

The days of pushing a mechanical rotary mower across acres of verdant lawn are far behind us — replacing the clack and clatter of blades with the purr of horsepower on any given Sunday.

And it’s quite an arms race out there, with lawn-care engineers vying to create the perfect machine to tackle the maintenance of even the wildest back yard.

In rural New Zealand, larger lawns (which quite often blend seamlessly into the acreage reserved for livestock) have often meant that a push mower was never enough — like TV’s Hank Hill, men of the land have developed an abiding respect for the convenience of the ride-on mower. Technology in this fi eld has proceeded apace with developments in quad bikes, utes, tractors and other vital tools often lumped together under the unfair classifi cation of ‘big boy’s toys’ — we know for certain that machines like the new Victa NXT lawn tractor are vital time saving, back-ache-reducing godsends.

Victa have been crafting mowers for Kiwi lawns for over fi ve decades, and though they began in New South Wales, they have been embraced on this side of the Tasman for their powerful, no-

nonsense approach to mower design. The NXT series is no exception, drawing on Victa’s alliance with parent company Briggs and Stratton to put more power at the driver’s command. That power comes from a Briggs and Stratton professional series fl at v-twin — an engine with a similar layout to that found in a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Here, the two cylinders are laid out horizontally, and produce an ample 23 horsepower, driving a wide, 1.17 metre triple bladed cutting deck. This means less passes to cut the average lawn down to size, but Victa’s engineers haven’t stopped with simply beefi ng up the NXT’s grunt. As very few lawns are fl at, cricket-pitch expanses of easily tamed ryegrass, the NXT has been designed with stability and nimble turning in mind, enabling whoever is in command to handle this 263 kilogram lawn tractor as deftly as a safety razor for edging and nipping around trees.

To enable this, the NXT has a tiny 35cm turning

radius, and comes equipped with cruise control for those back-and-forth switchbacks. And, for that professional looking finish, it will cut down to a militarily precise 3.8cm, evenly across the yard. With Spring well and truly here, many folks are looking at the riot of verdancy out the window with growing trepidation. The good news is, like modern utes, ATVs and other serious farming equipment, the ride-on mower is keeping pace with technology, offering better ride comfort and ergonomics to match a boost in power and reliability.

So it’s also worth mentioning that the NXT comes with another must-have automotive feature — a conveniently placed cup holder, for some well-earned refreshment as you survey a neat and tidy lawn.

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That’s certainly the view of bulk fuel supplier RD Petroleum (RDP).

Since spring 2009, RDP has been rolling out a programme of expansion into rural fuel supply and becoming the new fuel supplier to Waimate’ s High Street petrol station started things off. Then in early 2010, Clinton became the � rst rural community in Otago/Southland to have its very own RDP supplied and branded 24-hour self-service fuelstop.

Other similar RDP fuelstops are now in Ranfurly, Hyde, Tarras, Te Anau, Wyndham, Milton, Weston, Herbert, Waimate, Kaiata, Hawarden and Rai Valley, with many more still to come.

Importantly, the bene� ts of an RDP fuelstop extend well beyond the physical space it occupies, into the surrounding farms and broader community framework.

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That the smaller, more nimble, more economical car will win out over big, brash and fuel-heavy stablemates is the tortoise and the hare story of modern motoring.

It’s easy to feel nostalgic for the muscular brutes which dominated the highways in the past — and indeed, to be covetous of the last great examples of the species. But small cars are undoubtedly the future, and making them appeal to those who would normally rather pilot a rumbling V8 monster is the name of the game.

With 60 years of producing some of New Zealand’s favourite cars, Holden are in a state of transition right now, facing the end of the iconic Commodore badge which is known and loved by petrolheads across Australasia. From the FJ, through to the Kingswood and the mighty SS Commodores of today, Holden have always done big cars well, toe to toe with Ford’s V8 Falcon offerings each year both on the streets and on the hallowed tarmac of Bathurst.

So it’s a bit surprising to learn that the more diminutive Cruze actually outsold the Commodore at the start of its lifespan. The Cruze offered a refi ned and well appointed package for a tidy price, but over time the big sedan has caught up with it, and so Holden have added some spice, creating

the new Cruze Sri-Z series hatch.

The mid-sized Holden benefi ts from the loss of a boot when it comes to looks — a tough transition, sometimes, but one which looks natural here. Any suggestion that the car’s silhouette resembles the previous Focus must be quickly quashed. Under the hood there’s a 1.6 litre turbo charged engine, giving this new Cruze hot hatch credibility and a fair amount of boost with minimal lag. A crisp 132kw of power are sent to the road through a six-speed box, with purists preferring the manual option for its satisfyingly light touch. A six-speed auto is also available.

But the best part of this Z-series ‘remix’ of the Cruze is the ride, improved immeasurably by a more advanced Watts link rear suspension setup. The little hatch carves through the corners like its bigger cousin the Commodore wishes it could — and when you add up the facts that this eminently reasonably priced car features a grab-bag of electronic gadgetry, leather-wrapped heated seats and handling like this, going Euro begins to look like a needless

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Green machine for all seasonsby Andy Bryenton

The story of John Deere tractors is one of humble beginnings and big results.

Founded in the 1830s by a town blacksmith, who listened to the needs of local farmers and developed better tools in his forge, John Deere got their start manufacturing steel plows to turn the midwestern American soil from prairie into fertile croplands.

Nowadays, of course, the big green and yellow machines carrying the smith’s name are a symphony of hydraulics

and diesel power, a fi xture of worldwide agriculture.

At the cutting edge, though, John Deere continue to innovate. And not just upward into the stratosphere of horsepower, either. Recognising the need for a mid-weight, all-purpose tractor, especially one for the small block farmer or for use as a second utility machine, John Deere have released the 5E series, a mighty little tractor

which punches above its weight. Part of this winning formula is the PowerTech M series engine, the 4.5 litre turbo-diesel heart of the 5E.

Willing and able, this efficient little mill pumps out over 300 newton metres of torque. Cutting back on the profusion of levers and pedals seen in monster-sized tractors makes the 5E a good proposition for farmers who

A 5E tractor nimbly managing bales of silage with hydraulic ‘hands’

want to simply jump in and work. Because hard work is just what this little dynamo does best. A no-nonsense approach to design has made the 5E series very versatile, and able to be kitted out to a variety of specifi cations to meet the needs of varied agricultural tasks.

A popular addition here in New Zealand is the H240 loader, which turns the 5E into an adept handler of silage, just right for dairy operations at this time of year.

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The Polaris Ranger has proven a hit on Kiwi farms, with its combination of utility, safety and economical power.

In both petrol and diesel powered forms, the tough side-by-side UTVs have become a fi xture of the rural landscape, spawning many imitators and contenders for the crown.

That’s why Polaris have engaged in some serious research before unveiling their new Ranger 570 — a machine which they say sets a new benchmark. To do this,

they haven’t turned to the lab or to a specially designed wind tunnel — not even a closed racetrack. They’ve instead taken in feedback from actual working farmers, listening to the demands of our terrain and our hard-as-nails rural conditions. They’ve been told — loudly — that a machine fi t for parks maintenance or a hunting jaunt along a tidy trail

access grease fi ttings for quick maintenance.

From the winning formula of the Polaris Ute super-ATV they have brought in four-wheel descent control, a safe and sure-footed way to tackle steep and slippery terrain.

Ground clearance is higher, suspension travel longer, engine power up by 10 per cent, and power steering is now standard.

The core of the Ranger’s new incarnation is a powerful 567cc engine producing 44 horsepower, all fed to the ground through a clever four-wheel drive system and

understanding already exists on what’s required, so I also viewed many second-hand horse trucks that are much lower than the local price.”

Gary was also invited to attend the annual Irish ploughing championships trade show that is held for

three days each year in a different location in Southern Ireland with over 90,000 people attending each day to visit a staggering 1,400 trade sites! “Wow, the only way you can describe it is ‘organised chaos’ it is truly magni� cent.”

is likely to take a hammering when subjected to the knocks, bumps, hard labour and muddy winters which are sure to be thrown at any serious farming tool. What has come out of this process is new from the ground up. Polaris begin by strengthening the chassis and suspension components with thick, heavy duty steel for endurance, and easy-

Farm Machinery Canterbury Ltd have recently added a very nice range of United Kingdom manufactured horse � oats and car trailers to its range of products available from its local depot near Rolleston.

those grippy, knobbly tyres. And, although it will soon be covered in proper Kiwi mud, it’s not a bad looking beast either, in fi re-engine red trim.

Following extensive communications and more recently a factory visit to their Belfast facility, Gary Baker of FMC was well impressed with what he saw.

“I was after a simple well priced � oat with that ‘European � are’ said Gary. I felt it had to be stronger than what was already available.

“I was after quality not just a price. The manufacturer had a real good understanding of the agricultural business so we have included many other products that they make ensuring that container space is fully utilised.

“With pressure from young family members involved in the local equestrian scene a good

Polaris burst onto the scene with their original Ranger, carving out a niche as

a versatile working man’s UTV and winning fans with no-nonsense performance on the farm. This new iteration of the Ranger stays true to the old

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any indications. But it does improve on what is already a popular package, and its ‘heavy duty’ rural focus is sure to be welcomed by those who now see the UTV as a farming necessity.

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Viking 4000 fertiliser spreader - 4 tonne single axle - high spec - stainless steel - can

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Farmtech 2.4m aerator - ideal for grass - 1.2 to 6m - $7,880 to $15,000

Jeantil manure spreader - 11m3 - high capacity machine - $55,000

Omarv mulcher - 2,0m cut widthhyd slide - robust at only $6,800

Agmech 4B multi feeder - highly optioned -trade in - $42,500

Cheapest Soft hands I’ve seen - only $2,250

Fert spreader trailed - 180L to 900L models - this one at $2,760

Fert spreader 3 point linkage - Disc or pedular - 400L to 900L - From $2,960

Flatbed trailer - ideal for hay - 2 for sale at $4,990

Good second hand telehandlers with known history - priced from $45,000

Old Taege 2 bale feederall working order - only $4,000

AS Marston slurry tanker - never used7,000L - save big at $27,500

AS Marston barrel spreader - never used10m3 - brakes - $35,000

6.2m Kverneland hyd folding roller - in good shape for age - coming soon - $13,900

Agrisem speedy disc 6m3m to 9m width - $20 to $90,000

MF187 baler - 80,000 bales needs new home - cheap at $35,000

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New Holland 560A 15231belt baler up to 1250mm bale, very low bale count, very tidy silage baler, 2.0mtr pick up, farmer owned

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EntertainmentSalmonella Dub, Jody Direen and Nomad will

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Young Auctioneers’ Competition

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Bringing town and country together in this way is the stated aim of the Canterbury A and P show — and it’s a role which the yearly get-together has fulfi lled admirably for many, many years.

With over 100,000 visitors expected, this year’s show is set to be a big one. More than 7,000 livestock and feature competition entries are expected, and there will be over 3,000 animals on site — chewing through 60 tonnes of green feed.

Some 550 volunteers help run the show — contributing to well over 20,000 volunteer hours and they will be supporting 600 trade exhibitors. Over the course of the show $100,000 in prize money and 4,000 prize ribbons are distributed, and the event generates total direct spending of around $16.7 million.

Around 60 baby lambs will be born in the Sheep Maternity Ward and 45 baby chicks hatched in the Mike Greer City Farmyard.

There are few events which sum up the spirit of rural New Zealand better than a traditional A and P show — the livestock, the wood chopping, the home baking and the carnival atmosphere make for a memorable day for both farmers and their families — and for cosmopolitan folk who may only see real sheep and cattle at show time from year to year.

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November. Young Auctioneers under 30 years of age from throughout the country are put through their paces in a mock auction where they must display their quick wit and selling skills. It won’t be uncommon to hear phrases thrown around such as: “One more bid and you back the truck in — I’ll help you load him.” The top Young Auctioneer will win $2,000 to go to the Sydney Royal Easter Show to watch the Australian Young Auctioneers Competition.

Food and Wine NZ PavilionAlong with loads of great exhibitors, once again we’ll have some

great chefs demonstrating at the Electrolux Kitchen. Currently we have signed up: Mark Sycamore — Tequila Mockingbird; Variety of chefs from the Selwyn Food and Wine Trail; Lauren Carmichael from Langdale Vineyard Restaurant; Taka from Monkey Spices; Simonetta Ferrari from Gunyah Country Estate (plus more to announced), Simo — from Mosaic by Simo.

Ballantynes Grand ParadeThe highlight of the Show on Friday.

Shetland Grand NationalA hugely popular event at the Show. Eight ponies and jockeys

will take to the fi eld, steeplechase style.And of course all the usual events and areas: Mike Greer Homes

City Farmyard, Zilco Scurry NZ Racing, Shearing Competitions, Wood chopping, Show jumping, Rare Breeds Display and more!

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Everyday our spines are often put under situations of stress, lifting, bending, twisting.

One of the most stressful things on the lower lumbar spine is sitting, especially when we slouch. Because of people sitting for longer hours in a day, back pain is more prevalent and a big cost to society.

The Better Back Company is dedicated to helping people maintain a healthy back and can offer solutions for those already suffering back pain. They have a range of back supports that help support the spine and help keep the back in the correct position preventing pressure on the discs.

The supports are an essential tool when doing heavy lifting or manual work, for those jobs requiring prolonged forward bending and for retraining correct posture both sitting,

The Air Filter Blaster is a patented method for air filter cleaning that dramatically reduces air � lter replacement and fuel usage on motorised equipment. The system requires no expensive add-ons or external devices, only a simple source of compressed air.

Ports within the Air Filter Blaster’s centrifugal forced air induction chamber create a shaft rotation that uniformly vibrates and discards dirt and particles from the inside of the air � lter outwards. Although the process is simple and direct, cost savings for a single application upon even small sets of equipment may well pay back the acquisition cost in a single application!

Huge cost savings for a single application upon even small sets of equipment may well pay back the acquisition cost in a single application!

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or standing. “I used to have 2/7 good days with my back now with these products its 7/7,” J Morris, Morrinsville.

“I use to get a massage every week to free up tight muscles and get some temporary relief from the ongoing pain I had. With the aid of your devices my pain levels are well and truly manageable and with an increase in � tness because of less pain, life is more enjoyable, so thank you very much,” M Smith, Queenstown.

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BACK or NECK PAIN?If you suffer from Back or Neck Pain then come along to our stand at the Tip Top lawn opposite the Ravensdown silo at the Canterbury A&P Show on the 12th to 14th November.

Inversion NZ Ltd0800 62 62 83www.inversionnz.co.nz

In 2006, a three and a half year medical study using the Teeter Hang-Ups was completed in the Regional Neuroscience Centre at Newcastle General Hospital. It was conducted by one of the UK’s leading Neurosurgeons and authorities on back care and it was found that Inversion Therapy reduced the need for spinal surgery for Sciatica by 77% compared to 22% with traditional methods of treatment.We will set the table to the relaxing angle of 20 degrees, which gently relieves the pressure on your spine and leaves you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.

After over seven years in NZ there are now thousands of people using the Teeter Hang-Ups to dispel the last of any doubts that these really do work if you suffer from Back or Neck Pain or simply just want to age healthily, bring this ad along for a free 10 minute treatment. “I promise that you will be pleasantly surprised!”

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A lot of people in our Recharge ConditioningProgram are getting 8 to 10 years out of their batteries. Just dose them when you buy them, treat them every two years and give them an

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New hope for long-term back pain sufferers

Inversion Therapy is rapidly gaining a reputation for success with long-term sufferers of back pain. Inversion New Zealand was started seven years ago by Dave and Nancy Hare. Dave had suffered over twenty years of back pain from degenerated discs and had basically given up and decided to just live with it. “To me surgery was never an option,” he said, “as long as I still could walk, there was hope.”

Dave tried everything every time he was overseas he would search for anything that could possibly help. While on one of these overseas trip eight years ago, Dave discovered the Teeter Hang-Ups.

“The � rst time I tried it, the pain disappeared and I was completely pain free for about 30 minutes. Nothing had done that,” he told me. Dave never believed it would � x him, “as specialists had told me it was irreversible. I now knew I had a place to go every time I wanted some serious relief.”

To Dave’s surprise the more he used the table the longer the pain stayed away, until after nearly three months he was completely pain free, “I couldn’t believe it,” he told me, “I had spent large amounts of money on every form of treatment available and here was something I had never heard of sorting it out for me in a very short period of time.” It was then Dave

decided to introduce Teeter into New Zealand and Inversion NZ was born.

Over the years INZ have helped thousands of people get some serious relief and have seen results in not only backs, but necks, hips, knees, posture, circulation, increased height, blood pressure and lots more. “We have testimonials from people with over � fty years of back problems and even have them in a number of schools in New Zealand for their special needs children,” he told me, “the blood to the brain helps these kids and the results are excellent.” What this means for the aging population is that it maintains the health of the brain as we all get older.

INZ now have a division putting them into industry as back pain costs companies a considerable amount of lost production.

Both Dave and Nancy will be attending the show, Dave told me that he realised that, had he not tried the Teeter for himself he would still be suffering, “I would still be a miserable grumpy bugger, living with pain, that is why we do the shows, people need to try it for themselves, we let the tables do the talking,” he told me.

Come along to the Canterbury Show for a treatment, if you have completely resigned yourself to having back pain for the rest of your life, the chances are you will be pleasantly surprised.

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Recharge is available from Farmlands and Auto-One in the NI and CRT Farmcentres and Butler Automarts in the South Island, and will be featured at the upcoming Canterbury A & P and the Camping Caravan Shows in Christchurch in November. RECHARGE is also available at Farmlands.

You can also check out the revamped website www.recharge.net.nz and the new FaceBook page.

And yes you can treat sealed batteries — just ask Gerard how. Email [email protected] or call 0800 36 33 36.

Recharge is also great for deep cycle batteries like forklifts, golf carts, scissor hoists and lighting system batteries.

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According to the Canterbury Development Corporation, agricultural production is worth $4.5 billion to Christchurch.

Nationally, agriculture is worth more than $30 billion to the New Zealand economy and the Government has a goal of doubling annual primary sector exports to $64 billion by 2025.

Ravensdown Chief Information Of� cer Mark McAtamney says “the only way this goal will be achieved, while minimising the environmental impact, is by improving high-tech precision farming techniques

to achieve increased pasture growth, through tools such as Smart Maps.” Smart Maps is an interactive farm management tool allowing farmers to make real-time management decisions based on accurate data. The tool is available to Ravensdown customers through its myravensdown.co.nz website.

Since launching Smart Maps in May 2013, more than 4,000 farm maps nationwide are now used

within the system. The online interactive mapping tool allows farmers to monitor and record events on their farm through accurate proof-of-placement information and approved GPS-controlled machinery and GIS Systems.

Leanne Browne is a dairy farmer who is new to the computer world and had her daughter walk her through the online ordering on MyRavensdown. “I don’t have much experience on

computers but I know the process on MyRavensdown now and tend to order the same products on it so it is getting easier to go through the steps. If I can do it, anyone can. The best thing is that it makes you double check. Better than my online shopping for other things.

I can’t type very well, so having the lists to choose from is good too.”

She says she does work at strange hours sometimes, so checking prices or availability or even ordering in the middle of the night makes MyRavensdown the only real option. Leanne has

mainly been ordering animal health products — dairy minerals such as magnesium sulphate.

Fertiliser orders usually go through her Agri Manager, but she’s looking forward to attempting a urea order in the near future.

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Health and safety top priority

Farmers are being urged to access and improve health and safety practices and to take advantage of new initiatives and policies being displayed at the Canterbury A and P show.

A and P association president Richard Parkes, who is also a partner at Christchurch law fi rm Cavell Leitch, said that there has been a renewed focus on health and safety across New Zealand after the Pike River disaster and Canterbury earthquakes which has resulted in the introduction of WorkSafe New Zealand as a regulator, enforcer, and resource for farmers.

“Farmers know that they need to consider more carefully good health and safety practices on their farms. Increased health and safety publicity, new legislation planned, and farmers becoming more sophisticated in their practices have resulted in many farmers developing good plans to isolate, understand and prevent on-farm risks.”

Mr Parkes noted that there has already been an encouraging

level of engagement through WorkSafe consultation with farmers and employees in the dairy industry over guidelines covering health and safety issues in a number of areas.

“We expect that the number of workplace fatalities, serious harm injuries and work-related disease and illness will steadily decline, and have confi dence the agricultural industry will play a large part in achieving a 25 per cent reduction by 2020 of the workplace death and injury toll in New Zealand.”

Mr Parkes is believed to be the fi rst lawyer and non-farmer to hold the top position at the Canterbury A&P Association and has been eager to lend his expertise to ensure that the Association’s Health and Safety plans are up to scratch.

“In particular we have a blanket rule that helmets must be worn at all times on ATVs as this has been a growing area of concern on farms.

“Specific guidelines for ATV best practice have now been published following consultation, so it’s important that the urban and rural communities see the Association sticking to and promoting these practices during the Show.”

Mr Parkes said that the Association has put other initiatives in place in 2014 which included increased St John’s ambulance presence during the Show, construction of a robust earthquake plan, and also running educational days for volunteers that will operate forklifts during the set up for the Show.

Salmonella Dub to headline showThis year’s Canterbury A&P Show will see New Zealand band Salmonella Dub perform on the Main Stage from 12–14 November.

This will be the fi rst time the full band line-up has performed together on stage since 2012.

The iconic band has won fans around the world with their unique mix of dub, rock, jazzy horns, drum ‘n’ bass, electronica and reggae and has seen them produce several multi-platinum

and gold-selling albums. Founding member Andrew Penman says that playing at the Canterbury A&P Show is a homecoming of sorts.

“As Cantabrians, our rural landscape has shaped us culturally and our music refl ects this. I fi rst remember

going to The Show as a six-year old having just moved from Southland to Christchurch in the early 70s and then later as a young university student trying to sneak into the Baa Baa Bar!”

Canterbury A&P Show Event Director Geoff Bone is looking

forward to hosting the band across all three days of the A&P Show. Typically the headline act play on Show Day, Friday only, but this year Canterbury A&P Show Event Director Geoff Bone is really looking

forward to being able to offer our Wednesday and Thursday Show visitors the same level of top-quality entertainment.” Salmonella Dub will play on the Main Stage of the Village Green on Wednesday

12, Thursday 13 and Friday 14 November 2014.

Tickets for the Canterbury A&P Show and to see Salmonella Dub perform live are available at www.theshow.co.nz.

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TAURANGA

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HAMILTON

Turbo & Diesel Specialists 281 Kahikatea Drive, Frankton, Hamilton

Ph: (07) 847 3339

TAUPO

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Ph: (07) 376 5982

WHANGAREI

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KAIKOURA

Kaikoura Auto Centre 83 Beach Road Kaikoura

Ph (03) 319 6009

TIMARU

Stewart Farming & Recreation 227 Hilton Highway, Washdyke

Ph (03) 688 7517

CHRISTCHURCH

Terraquip NZ Ltd 176 Waterloo Road, Hornby, 8042

Ph: (03) 349 0037 Mob: 027 296 2346 Email: [email protected]

NELSON

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Ph (03) 548 2731

HOKITIKA

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DUNEDIN

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Sold in more than 120 countries, Ironman 4x4 will deliver the comfort and safety you demand as well as quality and value for money. A full range of vehicles and accessories along with expert advice will be available at the Canterbury A&P show at site G8A from November 12 — 14, 2014.Bullbars

The range of bullbars is extensive with an entry level commercial black bar which is airbag and winch compatible, a deluxe bar which is similar to the commercial bar but has an integrated driving light, and the protector bar with a grey � nish and stainless steel hoops. All have an aerial lug as well as spotlight mounting points and high lift jack slots.Winches

Ironman monster winches are becoming very popular with two in the range, a 9,500lb and a 12,000lb. The gearbox on the winches has an upgraded

design with hardened gears to eliminate float for precision operation along with an improved sliding clutch with straight cut gears which eliminates any gearbox slip. The rotatable gearbox allows positioning of the clutch handle to allow � tment to most bars easy hand access. Winches come complete with a wireless remote with a 40m range as well as a 3m lead remote. The 12,000lb monster winch has a 6hp (4.5kw) motor which is fully sealed and is supplied with a breather tube for mounting high on the � rewall away from water. Winches have 28m of steel cable or have the option of 28m of synthetic rope.Lighting

To help you enhance your current vehicle lights, Ironman 4x4 produce a range of lights including the Gamma 175 H3 halogen with a pencil

Ironman 4x4 products have been developed in the harshest proving ground in the world – Australia, and have been available to 4WD users for over 50 years.


and spread beam, the Vega 220 H1 halogen and the Supernova HID 35W with internal ballast, a glass lens, polycarbonate lens cover and with a range of up to one kilometre! A recent addition are a range of LED lights from small modular types through to a 756mm long LED bar producing 90W of power at 8,100 Lumens.

Ironman 4X4 also have an extensive range of recovery equipment including snatch straps, recovery kits, highlift jacks and exhaust jacks. With a big range of suspension kits, diff locks and underbody

protection, Ironman has your whole vehicle covered.

Camping accessories available from Ironman 4x4 are always expanding with the proven rooftop tents and awnings available, and a new range of fridges from 30–50 litres, camping chairs, tables, swags, tent lights and picnic sets recently released — there is something for everyone who enjoys the outdoors.

The Ironman 4x4 range of accessories is extensive. For a full run down see the website www.ironman4x4.co.nz or phone 0508 IRONMAN.

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Trimming lame cows correctlyWe all know that prevention is better than cure, however, you fi nd that you are faced with a number of lame cows so the question is what can be done about it?

This month I would like to look a bit more at what you can do once the cow is lame. In reality, this is often the only time when a cow is trimmed in New Zealand, so consequently most farmers are the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff when it comes to lame cows.

Trimming lame cows is always reactive management,

and trimming cows only when lame doesn’t make good business sense, as lameness issues in herds has a signifi cant impact on profi ts. Obviously, just looking at the hoof is not going to fi x it, so more attention is needed.

Assuming that the cow is lame in her claw then by trimming her well we can

usually help her tremendously. The principle of good hoof trimming is that we need to reduce the weight bearing of the sore claw and let the air get to it.

A cow is most commonly lame on her lateral claw because the lateral claw is often overloaded when the cow is walking or standing still on a hard surface. So, in this case, we don’t just level the two claws to the same height, we actually trim the lateral claw thinner so more weight is transferred to the medial claw. The more weight we can get off the lateral claw the more rest this claw is going to get.

Rest is one of the most common pieces of advice you hear from your doctor and it is also very effective for lame cows.

Some people are worried about making the lateral claw thin. It feels like you make the cow more tender when she has a sole thickness not much more than the thickness of a piece of paper. The thing is that we are reducing the weight on the claw with a thin sole. If we make both

The other thing we need to do is let the air get to the wound. We do this by opening up the wound. We trim away all loose horn so that live tissue is exposed.

We try not to make the claw bleed because it makes it a whole lot harder to see what you are doing and the healing process only takes longer. It all seems very easy when you read this. The principle is straightforward but putting

claws thin we are possibly going to end up with a problem.

However, cows are very resilient and having thin soles is not necessarily a problem to them unless we make them walk long distances over rough tracks. If we have made the lateral claw thin and yet we don’t have a lot of height difference between the medial and lateral claw we can artifi cially raise the lateral claw by gluing a wooden block under the medial claw.

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Chief executive Tim Mackle was also quoted as saying that the industry acknowledged it used to be naive but that was years ago. ‘We have moved on from the time when we were damaging the environment unashamedly. We know what we are doing now and are continually trying to improve how we conduct our business’.

There are two issues in those statements worth exploring.

Firstly having been part of the dairy industry since 1979 our own practices and attitudes and those of farmers we’ve worked with never involved activities that unashamedly damaged the environment.

We have always been mindful of any potential long-term harm and with the knowledge and resources available at the time damage has always been minimised.

Secondly the issue urban New Zealanders are becoming

increasingly troubled about is Nitrate-N levels in our water, and part of that concern is how serious the dairy industry really is about addressing it.

Currently in excess of 600,000 tonnes of urea is applied to pastoral land in New Zealand. At best 50% of the nitrogen contained in urea is taken up by plants — a little is lost direct to the atmosphere, with the remainder leaching into fresh water.

There’s no reduction in total urea usage and conventional advice strongly suggests that there is no intent to make the required changes.

Regulations being introduced by local and district authorities will restrict usage however some farmers anticipating that these would be based on a percentage of historic inputs, have in the last two years deliberately increased the amount being applied.

This situation will self-correct and probably quite rapidly. Social pressure is obviously starting to impact, and even dairy farmers don’t wish to feel ostracised from the wider community. However, it’s the present and predicted payouts for the next fi ve years that will kick-start the necessary changes.

There is an increasing number of farmers that are using less than 20kgN/ha annually and are currently operating well within the N loss regulations.

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A very small amount is necessary for the proper function of a few plants such as bladder saltbush (Atriplex vesicaria) and many of the C4 plants such in the amaranthus, fathen and Cyprus families.

What is little recognised is that there can be a fertiliser benefi t from the application of sodium for sugar beet (and other beets), turnips and perhaps cabbage, radish, peas, linseed, wheat and spinach even when there is plentiful potassium to supply the plants’ needs for electrolytes.

Sodium is an essential element for animals and supplementation often shows benefi ts for livestock. Application of fertiliser sodium as a means of addressing livestock requirements is not always effi cient since some plants are natrophobes (sodium hating) and they are poor at taking up sodium and/or at transporting it to their shoots.

Red clover, lucerne, and the grasses, browntop, kikuyu, paspalum and timothy, are all noted natrophobes. When natrophobes constitute a major proportion of the diet, direct sodium supplementation (eg salt blocks or licks) is recommended.

Some of the benefit in applying sodium as a fertiliser can come from the partial replacement of need for potassium.

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Mineral nutrition of plants — sodiumby Dr Tim Jenkins

In the previous three months I have covered the base cation minerals, calcium, magnesium and potassium.

pasture production when potassium is lacking but the application of sodium may be a way of providing more balance in plant mineral status helping avoid some of the potentially negative effects of excess potassium levels on livestock metabolism.

Just as sodium is essential for livestock above the soil, sodium is also required by the earthworms in the soil. Thus fertiliser sodium and sodium in the dung and urine of supplemented animals may be benefi cial in soils that are typically defi cient in sodium.

Sodium is the main base cation in the earthworm’s fluid outside of cells and helps balance and ensure the right amount of potassium going in to earthworm cells.

Excessive sodium levels in the soil can lead to problems for many plants. The sodium levels can build up from salt in irrigation water or waste water such as effl uents. If some of the applied water evaporates away, the salts including sodium are left behind. Over time in greenhouses and drier areas this may lead to saline soil. Saline soils can also exist naturally near coastal lagoons and on tidal fl ats.

Appropriate choice of natrophilic (sodium loving) pasture plants may help performance in such affected soils. There will also often be an advantage in fl ushing out excess sodium levels where drainage is possible. Gypsum assists this (when sulphate sulphur levels are not already high) by providing sulphate to leach out the excess sodium and calcium to replace the sodium.

Reducing excess sodium levels is very important where there are dispersive clays present (clay particles in the soil that easily lose structure in the presence of sodium and water).

Regarding the balance between the base cations, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. There is no hard evidence for the existence of ideal ratios of the base cations but some balance is important for both soil structure and for plant and animal nutrition. To make matters complex, different soil types and different times of year affect the desired levels of each base cation.

When interpreting soil tests, it can be useful to check that each base cation is at a suffi cient level and that none are in excess. The balance between those cations can be taken as an indication of potential benefi ts of any of the bases and this can be used to tweak fertiliser recommendations or affect the way in which soil pH may be adjusted e.g. with lime if calcium is a major requirement and pH meeds lifting, dolomitic lime if there is also a magnesium requirement.

Gypsum (or a small dose of fi ne lime fl our) is useful if calcium is short but a pH lift is undesirable. Sodium

applications as fertiliser can typically be from 10 kg/ha to 150 kg/ha and may be benefi cial

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Bladder saltbush requires sodium for growth and performs well in dry saline soils

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It is now seen by many as the most prestigious award one can win in the South Island farming world.

The names on the trophy read like the ‘who’s who’ of farming and all people who have made a huge impact in their area of the industry in particular and the whole industry in general.

The judging is across the board with respect to many issues, but the overall theme is sustainability and profi t.

Winners are very diverse as well with all aspects of the industry taking out the honours. For example, the past three winners have been potato growers who launched their own crisp range when they lost their Bluebird crisp contract, a corporate based group of dairy farms, and a winery owned by a family that think right out of the square. While the winners are all top line operators, anyone who gets into the list of fi nalists can be very proud of themselves and their achievements.

Having been involved with the competition for the past years, I can assure you that the depth of excellence in the finalists list is astounding. However that doesn’t mean others shouldn’t have a crack at entering on any one year.

The Kiwi way is to keep your head down and not promote yourself.

Wrong! Entering is all about learning and personal development. Even the fact that the fi nalists do a presentation to the judges and assembled guests is part of their learning and on many occasions they have said they learnt huge amounts themselves and their operation by preparing their presentation.

This year the fi nalists are:• Robin and Lois Greer, who operate both a conventional and an organic dairy farm on adjoining properties at

the ‘last’ wordwith Rob Cope-Williams

South Island Farmer of the Year

Tuturau, Southland that includes on-site production of their own brand of organic dairy products.• Barry and Julie Crawford who run a sheep breeding and fi nishing property near Gore with a strong focus on high-end lamb meat production.• Zino Holdings Ltd, operated by Mark & Rachael Zino and Sam and Keri Zino, a 1008ha fl ats and rolling hills property at Hawarden in North Canterbury, focussing on breeding and fattening sheep, deer and beef cattle.• Patoa Farms Ltd, managed by Steve and Josie Sterne, with Holly Sterne — a 580ha pig farm at Hawarden, North Canterbury, that produces some 15 per cent of New Zealand pig meat in an outdoor free-roaming stock operation.

We wish them well.


Should I takeCo Enzyme Q10? (Part 1)Co Enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a vitamin-like substance essential for life. While we normally make all the CoQ10 we need, some people because of age, health problems or medications can benefi t from taking extra through supplements.

CoQ10 is essential to make the energy our bodies need. The � nal stage of extracting energy from food requires a carrier for the hydrogen needed to make energy. If your body levels of CoQ10 are low this can cause low energy and will often be felt as weak and stiff muscles and as general fatigue.

CoQ10 is also an exceptional antioxidant protecting cells and fats from free radicals. The most important antioxidant function is to prevent the oxidation of cholesterol as it circulates in the body. This is a critical part in our natural defences against blockages in heart arteries and other blood vessels.

Possibly the most common reason for CoQ10 supplementation is for those using cholesterol lowering (statin) medication. The side effects of statins are so common that they are a diagnosable disease called statin myopathy. The most common side effects are muscle stiffness, pain and weakness. This can also cause general fatigue which often feels like a lack of motivation.

Statins effectively inhibit the enzyme needed to make cholesterol. Unfortunately this enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase) is also needed to make CoQ10. Blocking this enzyme reduces cholesterol but also CoQ10. A booster course of rapid absorption CoQ10 as CoQsol® can really help.

Drug companies are well aware of this problem and hold patents for combining CoQ10 with statins. Until such drugs become available I recommend that people on statins supplement with 100-200mg of rapid absorption CoQ10. My favourite is the patented CoQsol®. If you are unsure feel free to phone or email your questions.

John Arts (B.Soc.Sci, Dip Tch, Adv.Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. Contact John on 0800 423 559 or email [email protected] Join his full weekly newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz and to read back issues.

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Quality assurance sounds boring, but it’s playing a vital part in the climb of New Zealand deer velvet antler to the top of the tree.

Long part of the allure of deer farming, with an Asian medical pedigree going back thousands of years, velvet has

stepped into the modern era. Farm gate prices have steadily increased from an average of $60 a kilogram six years ago

to around $100 a kilogram last season. Industry observers are hopeful of further increases this season.

Decreased supply from other countries has helped boost demand.

But the most important factors are a growing recognition in major markets that New Zealand is the best in the world — a status once held by velvet from the Altai Mountains of Russia — and growing demand among affl uent consumers in Asia for health foods and tonics based on traditional ingredients like velvet and ginseng.

“Because of New Zealand’s reputation for natural, safe and quality-assured products, respected Korean food companies see us as the ideal source of velvet,” Deer Industry NZ chief executive Dan Coup said.

He estimates 20 per cent of New Zealand’s velvet production goes into health-foods and tonics in South Korea… a market segment that was near non-existent 10 years ago. The retail value of these products is now more than US$100 million a year, with one children’s tonic alone taking around eight per cent of NZ’s velvet production.

“Our velvet is seen as clean and natural, so we must do everything we can to ensure that this is a reality. As dairy and meat exporters have learned to their cost, China — which now buys 55% of our velvet — is vigilant when it comes to food safety and other compliance issues. There is no room for complacency,” Mr Coup said.

“It is crucial we stay ahead of the game with animal welfare, biosecurity, food safety, the use

of veterinary products and the perceived naturalness of our production systems.”

New Velvet Status Declaration forms have just been posted to all registered velvetters. These are intended to reinforce the traceability provided by the numbers on the tags that farmers attach to their velvet.

“Traceability helps to link the product in the market back its origins, enabling any issues to be isolated to a particular batch where it can promptly be dealt with.”

A vital ingredient in velvet QA is animal welfare. Velvet is a tissue unique to deer that

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DINZ reminds farmers that velvetting is a Controlled Surgical Procedure under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. Failure to follow the law could prove extremely expensive, with maximum penalties of up to six months’ imprisonment and/or fi nes of up to $50,000. Not to mention the impact a prosecution could have on the growing international reputation of the industry.

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Wool exporters with shipping commitments to meet were extremely active at auction sales during September and early October, creating an urgency somewhat similar to last year at the same time of the wool selling season.

But exporters also signalled the current strength of the market in general is likely to be tested over coming weeks as greasy wool supplies increase and wool quality deteriorates slightly with post-lamb shorn fl eece offered for sale.

At the latest Christchurch wool auction held on October 9, full length crossbred fl eece measuring between 33 and 35 micron received around 605 to 625 cents per clean kilogram, 36 to 38 micron approximately 590 to 600 cents, and 40 micron approximately 580 to 585. Second-shear types improved

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The book Women of West Melton, Then and Now contains stories of over 30 women’s lives and has been compiled by West Melton resident Joyce Davey.

“I knew there was another book being written this year about farming in West Melton and I thought what about all the women? Women are just as important,” Mrs Davey said.

The book contains stories collected from people about their great-grandmothers, grandmothers and mothers.

Mrs Davey said common themes of strength and getting things done in an at times harsh rural environment were woven through the stories.

“Women were pretty much the same all over. They were stoic and determined. Family meant a lot to them. Most women were good at cooking and getting things organised.”

“There was nothing here (in West Melton) when they fi rst arrived. There were no phones, no power or running water. They had old coal ranges and candles. Some had special lamps.

“There was no transport. They had to walk for miles. Some of the women learnt how to drive.

“The nor-west winds were a problem. People from England could cope with the cold, but the nor-west winds drained them.” Mrs Davey said from the early days the people of

West Melton had a strong sense of community.

“There seemed to be a lovely community spirit. It is still very much alive now.”

In his book West Melton: A History of the District to 1971 author Colin Watson described the rural scene facing those early pioneering women.

“For the women who had been brought up amongst the amenities of civilisation, early farm life must have been hard. They showed remarkable initiative, courage and perseverance in carrying out their daily tasks.”

Water and fuel were scarce in those early days with medical services practically non-existent.

“If a doctor was required someone had to travel into Christchurch and bring him out. Women were usually assisted at childbirth by a midwife or a neighbouring farmer’s wife.”

And harvest time was often as strenuous for the women as for the men.

“After an early breakfast, dinners would have to be prepared, and along with billies of tea, driven out to where the men were working.

“The dirty dishes were taken home and washed on a large bowl on the table. Afternoon tea would be taken out to the men and another meal served when they came home at night.”

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“There is no doubt the agriculture sector is an important and valuable part of New Zealand’s economy — and rural contracting is a vital and important component of that,” he explains. “However, as RCNZ has been saying for

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Europe and in New Zealand,” he said. Power Farming distributes McHale balers in New Zealand, with the new McHale Fusion 3 Plus baler proving to be very popular with Kiwi contractors and farmers. “One of the options

they have for net replacement film is Baletite, developed specifi cally for the Film-on-Film wrapping system. Baletite has been around for three years and now test results are coming in that show it produces better

quality balage than that made with netwrap,” he added. In 2013 Dr Dave Davies, formerly of the UK’s Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research and now a consultant, was commissioned to conduct an independent commercial farm

trial in the UK to test the quality of the silage produced using Baletite instead of netwrap.Graeme Leigh says Dave Davies oversaw the production of 44 silage bales from one fi eld of a grass that had been cut, wilted for 24 hours and then baled

using a McHale Fusion 3 Plus fi tted to apply either netwrap or Baletite. To ensure similar grass was ensiled in each treatment, chamber wrapping alternated between netwrap and Baletite every eight bales.

In February 2014, 206 days after ensiling, 12 bales from each treatment were opened and assessed for silage quality using:

• A pressure test — to see how quickly, the vacuum in a bale returned to normal atmospheric levels;

• Mould assessment — determined by removing all mould in a bale and weighing it to assess the per centage of the bale affected;

• Silage analysis — by taking a core sample from each bale for standard silage analysis.

The pressure test showed that the vacuum in Baletite bales took 180 seconds to dissipate compared to the vacuum in the netwrap bales which took just 20 seconds indicating a much better seal for the Baletite bales.

The Baletite bales had a much lower mean mould weight per bale at 5.5kg fresh matter (FM) compared to 23.9kg FM for the netwrap bales.

Once the bale is secured in the chamber with Baletite, it is wrapped with stretch wrap as normal

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The total silage lost, which includes storage losses plus mould losses, showed that the netwrap bales lost on average over twice as much DM as the Baletite treatment.

The chemical analyses of the silage received from the laboratory indicated that the Baletite treated bales had better quality silage.

The Baletite bales had a higher DM than the netwrap bales, and the Baletite silage

had higher sugar levels (89gm per kg DM compared to 70g per kg DM for netwrap silage). Baletite silage also had a lower pH (4.46 compared to 4.52 for netwrap silage).

The results showed lower levels of ammonia-N in the Baletite bales compared to the netwrap bales. Ammonia-N concentration in silage provides a gauge of protein breakdown, and the lower the level, the less protein has been degraded.

In summary, this trial, undertaken in working farm conditions showed that the Film-on-Film wrapped bales had:

• 7.5 per cent less DM losses compared to netwrap bales thanks to better fermentation;

• 80 per cent less DM losses compared to netwrap bales through mould;

• 52 per cent less total DM losses compared to netwrap bales.

Analyses showed that Film-on-Film bales had higher DM levels and less loss through mould than netwrap bales

“If these results are translated into outcomes for dairy farmers, Film-on-Film bales would give an average of 7.35kg more DM per bale than netwrap,” Graeme Leigh says.

“If you follow this to its logical conclusion, 1.0kg DM equals 11.8 mega joules of metabolisable energy (MJ ME). This means that the farmer gained 86.7 MJ ME per Film-on-Film bale.

“Given that it takes about 5.8 MJ ME to produce one litre of milk, the additional 86.7 MJ ME in each Film-on-Film bale could produce an additional 15 litres of milk.”

Dave Davies says the Baletite bales in the farm trial showed better silage fermentation and lower losses than the netwrap treated bales. This can be explained by the fact that Baletite net replacement fi lm is tensioned onto the bale in the bale chamber, forcing air out of the bale to promote faster fermentation in the early stages whilst maintaining a more oxygen-free environment during the entire time the bales are in storage.

Film-on-Film wrapping also enables automation of the feeding process and easier recycling after use.

Graeme Leigh say last year 70 per cent of the fi xed chamber McHale Fusion 3 baler-

wrappers Power Farming sold in New Zealand were Film-on-Film machines and he expects the per centage to be 90 per cent this year.

“People are seeing benefi ts without a doubt. Feedback from farmers has been extremely positive and this is refl ected in the sales we have had this year. One farmer told me if he puts out a bale of Film-on-Film balage and a standard bale, the cows clean up the Film-on-

Film silage fi rst and then eat the other,” he says. “The tests that Dr Davies conducted not only show that Film-on-Film can increase the DM in the bale, because it reduces the incidence of mould, it will also improve animal health.”

There are lots of reasons to opt for the Film-on-Film system, Graeme Leigh concludes.

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