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An investigation done by the Ministry of Primary Industries motivated by an image shared on Facebook showing a consignment of cull dairy cows travelling across the Cook Strait has come back with no animal welfare breaches.

The image was obviously taken on a passenger’s cell phone from a deck above the boat deck on which the road transporter with the cows on board was parked for the cross-strait journey.

News media copies of the picture showed apparently emaciated cows, with backbones and ribs showing. At first glance it appeared the animals were under nourished. The passenger said “the cows eyes looked dead” and they had their bones protruding.

However, some who saw the images felt the angle of shot distorted the condition.

Federated Farmers’ Dairy chair Andrew Hoggard says that lessons can be learnt from this event.

“Even when stock comply with the provisions of the animal species and transport welfare codes of practice, there will be some people who will try to portray those stock in a bad light. For whatever reason that is, if they are going to report it to

MPI, it needs to be backed up with facts.

“People are quite free to express their opinions, but in my view the only people qualified on an animal welfare line-call are trained veterinarians. If there is a genuine concern, the farmer, industry body or local provincial presidents are available as the first port of call.”

Mr Hoggard wants to remind farmers to keep their animal welfare standards high.

“Farmers can’t be complacent around animal welfare. Just because you don’t get prosecuted or your critics might have ulterior motives doesn’t absolve you from your responsibilities.

“Farmers must especially exercise care when they are loading stock for transport. They and the truckers both have responsibilities. The code says stock must not be transported if they have any injuries, diseases or they are behaving abnormally. If a farmer has any doubt then they should involve a vet for advice.”

The animal welfare group SAFE made an official complaint to MPI, who said, “while to the untrained eye…the animals do appear to be thin our investigation

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MPI also said that The Code of Welfare for the transport of animals states that cows must have a body condition score (BCS) of 2.5 or greater, and that these

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“We’re all shocked at this, but the reality is that our animal welfare laws are extremely lax” says SAFE’s head of campaigns Mandy Carter.

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The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has reviewed the Federated Farmers idea of swapping some private land for land held by the Department of Conservation.

In her most recent report on what is known as ‘stewardship land’ held by DOC, the commissioner, Dr Jan Wright, says Federated Farmers’ proposal for swapping land on their own properties with conservation values, in return for potential farmland held by DOC, ‘has merit’.

Dr Wright expressed concern that the future of stewardship land has yet to be resolved. She recommended that the Minister of Conservation, Maggie Barry, takes direct responsibility for any decision to swap land.

Federated Farmers has been pointing out that much of the stewardship land has little or no conservation values, yet DOC’s resources have to be used to administer it.

“The Conservation Act provides for land swaps, but the process is complex and not only do farmers see it as too hard but DOC has no budget to allocate to swaps,” says Federated Farmers’ board member Katie Milne.

“We are not surprised Dr Wright likes our proposal. It is obvious that some land on farms could

ideally be professionally managed as part of the conservation estate.

“On the other hand, it is equally clear that some stewardship land is much more suited to farming development.

“We would love to see Dr Wright’s support taken on board by the Minister of Conservation and get the process obstacles out of the way. This would benefit both conservation and production.

“This has been sitting in limbo since DOC came to fruition. The process has

been overlooked and it would be nice to think that it could be made easier to go through. We understand that boxes need to be ticked but surely it could be done in a speedier manner,” she says.

“We are looking forward to a more user friendly outcome. There is some high value land available for DOC to do things which are important to them just as some of their land would be better off being maximised for productivity in farming.

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small pieces of DOC land that back onto farmland, it makes good sense that it be moved into production which would help keep the country thriving and growing. Land doesn’t always revert back to native bush, it can turn to weeds and gorse. We do not need land to revert negatively.

“We have had the push to start the process off, now we need it to move forward and have it looked into,” she said.

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Dollar Values? MPI needs to protect domestic consumers and organic farmersEconomic commentators have been very excited lately

watching the value of the New Zealand dollar against that of the Australian.

The previous focus relating to the United States dollar has been temporarily overlooked for the traditional Trans Tasman rivalry. Political commentators too got in on the excitement with all sorts of uninformed predictions.

Those more closely linked to the urban consumptive side of life, as prevails with most of our mainstream media, failed to understand there was much of a downside to equity with the Aussies.

If it works on the sports field then it must be good for our economy too, they think.

Well it’s about time they took a ride to the country and remained there for a while.

Whether it be in forestry, fishing or farming, the net effect of an overvalued dollar is detrimental to New Zealand’s export economy. On top of this

Last month I wrote on the big differential between the conventional milk powder price on the global market and the price for organic powder, organic being about 300% above the export value of conventional.

While that differential looks fantastic for the processor, I noted that Fonterra’s recent revised premium for organic dairy farmers, up to $1–50/kg above the conventional milk price, is only about a third more.

The premium for organic producers goes a little towards levelling the playing field against the subsidy of environmental costs that intensive conventional farming benefits from. There is no immediate financial benefit otherwise for organic producers whose nutrient leaching is less, and whose soil carbon storage is increased, although generally veterinary costs and external feed inputs are down.

Do organic producers with their reduced pesticide, environmental, and animal welfare footprint deserve more financial returns? I

the manufacturing sector that relies on the valuable Australian markets will also struggle to compete with such a high valued dollar.

John Key and the National Government refuse to acknowledge the negative impacts and refuse to make any moves to effect a downward movement of the dollar. The reality of high interest rates relative to international rates attracts speculative investment driving up the nominal value of our currency.

The ability to earn a capital gain on investments without tax also contributes to speculation on our dollar and the head in the sand approach by Bill English and John Key at the expense of exporters defies logic.

There are growing clouds in our economy and having survived the Global Financial Crisis

think so. They are good for the environment and the clean green brand that still underpins the New Zealand brand. Whether a dairy farm, cropping or orchards, similar environmental and human health benefits come from organic production compared with conventional, including less pesticide residues and more nutrient bang for the buck in the consumer purchase. So why should the Ministry for Primary Production not protect the integrity of genuine organic products in the New Zealand marketplace.

MPI have told Organics Aotearoa New Zealand, the sector body for organic grower and consumer organisations, that organic regulation was not a priority and would not talk further on the subject until 2017. OANZ had been talking with MPI for more than a year, aiming for progress on regulating the local organic sector to protect certified and other genuine organic producers. There is widespread abuse of the term organic in the domestic market where anyone can

because Labour had all but eliminated government debt in 2008, National seems determined to drive up the debt while driving down the export sectors to satisfy the opportunities for financial speculators and banks that are milking record profits.

I have spoken to some of New Zealand’s major agricultural exporters in the last month and all express serious concern that the National Government has lost its way and the Export Double Goal is no more than another of the empty promises that National continues to hand out, like free doctors visits for all children under 13 years of age.

Both of these two broken promises are serious misjudgements for a country that relies on the hard work of farmers and the potential of our children for a better future.

call almost anything organic, regardless of how it has been produced. The Commerce Commission has fined some sellers for mislabelling, but only when the false claim was for certified organic. Apparently, no legal teeth exist for false claims of organic if the fraudster doesn’t mention certification. New Zealand consumers are not protected, nor are local organic producers who are doing the right thing for the environment and organic consumers.

MPI appears to be selling out for trade deals, consulting just the big export players, such as Fonterra and Zespri, on rules to meet overseas requirements such as the United States standards. Without wider consultation there is serious risk that trade deals like the TPPA will allow GE contamination in New Zealand organics.

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An important initiative Wool contest alive and wellRecently the Government announced 29 new projects have been approved for $7.8 million in new funding over four years through the Sustainable Farming Fund.

Record entries faced the two judges of the Royal Agricultural Golden Fleece contest recently which must bode well for the industry.

This is a very important initiative that funds projects that support farmers, growers and foresters to tackle shared problems and develop new opportunities. This is about grassroots leadership from the sector that will deliver real economic, environmental and social benefits.

One project will develop industry tools for farmers to improve their farm practices to improve water quality and infrastructure while reducing nutrient loss. Other projects aim to increase the productivity of onion and potato growers, improve farmer uptake of summer forages, and help tackle the risk of rot in apples.

A full list of the projects can be found on the Ministry for Primary Industries website — www.mpi.govt.nz/funding-and-programmes/farming/sustainable-farming-fund.

This latest round of funding brings the total amount invested through the Sustainable Farming Fund over the last 15 years

The two judges, Peter McCusker and Doug McKay both from PGG Wrightson, said the standard was very high and their job was extremely hard.

To make the point, the top fine wool fleece exhibited by AD and SD Paterson from Armidale, Ranfurly was credited with 99 out of 100 points.

The general consensus was that the standard displayed was showing farmers that the wool industry was certainly alive and well, and that those who took pride in their clip can and do reap rewards.

With numbers dropping as capital stock are slaughtered through drought and land being lost to other forms of land use, the stock left are the cream so future moves

to $120 million across 948 projects benefitting New Zealand’s dairy, meat, arable, forestry, horticulture and aquaculture sectors.

A recent evaluation of the Sustainable Farming Fund concluded that it is funding projects that contribute to the economic, environmental and social well-being of New Zealand’s primary industries.

I believe every one of our farmers, foresters, fishers and growers are up to the task of greater environmental performance — how we tell this story to wider New Zealand and the world is the challenge.

One of the biggest challenges in growing and protecting value in our primary industries is our ‘social licence’ to operate.

My definition of social licence is the ability to produce our products sustainably, bringing the community with us, and earning their respect and understanding.

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forward will come from a very good genetic base.

Jon Hickford from Lincoln University told the assembled breeders that the challenge is certainly still there as people are now spending a lot more on transport and housing than they did a few decades ago, and that is at the expense of clothing that doesn’t wear out and is now a very low cost item.

So the message is that the battle will be hard, but not impossible and aim high because we do have the best wool in the world.

The fashion parade at the Golden Fleece was fabulous with a range of garments that would collect accolades at any international affair. In fact several of the designers do sell internationally.

bunch and want to be the best across a wide range of indicators, including both environmental and economic. They manage and improve their assets sustainably for the benefit of their children and grandchildren.

But we all need to tell a better story to Kiwis about the importance of the primary sector to New Zealand.

The challenge for producers is to get the positive stories out there on issues like environmental sustainability.

This is because environmental performance is no longer a ‘nice to have’ — it’s a necessity for the New Zealand public and our global consumers.

Farmers, growers and fishers have come a long way in a relatively short amount of time, but we need to do more. The country and our markets are demanding more of us.

This is not a choice between the economy or the environment — it has to be both.

Jon showed the crowd photos of garments that sell overseas for several thousand dollars. That is the market New Zealand should be targeting.

To endorse that, there was a man’s suit made from New Zealand wool modelled in the fashion parade here that was valued at $24,000.

We are well on the way, but just need to be proud of what we produce and like all our produce, sell to the niche markers.

How often have you heard or read that!

For the record the top strong wool fleece was exhibited by the Butler number 2 Trust, Waipawa.

It was a successful night hosted by the Oxford A&P Association, and congratulations to them for a job well done.

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Zero hour contracts Investment markets update (Covering the quarter ended March 31, 2015)

The global economic outlook has brightened, boosted by lower oil prices and European monetary stimulus.

Zero hour contracts seem to have sprung up like mushrooms in recent years. After a good deal of negative publicity and bad press a number of employers using these contracts have relented, but some remain.

There are a number of types of employment relationships: permanent (full-time, part-time); fixed-term/seasonal, casual. Employment, in the traditional permanent sense, brings with it a number of hard-won protections and securities: annual, sick and special leave entitlements; good-faith relations with the employer in light of a shared commitment going forward in the business, etc.

There are, however, a number of genuine circumstances where causal or fixed-term employment is more appropriate — if, say, a shearing gang needs a shed hand for a short spell during the school holidays, or a farmer needs a seasonal employee to help with the harvest, and so on. In these circumstances neither party has any genuine expectation of an ongoing commitment to the other party, so it is appropriate that holiday pay be

paid with the wages for hours worked and so on.

Zero hour contracts, in contrast, are a mutant form of casual employment — exploiting some permanent-type employment relationship aspects while offering the employee next to nothing in terms of good-faith, benefits, or job security. They are particularly pernicious given they tend to be used in the service sector, which can be populated by, at times, vulnerable and low-skilled workers.

Under a zero hour contract the employee signs up to be available on call for a given employer on a ‘casual’ basis without the employer being obligated to provide any weekly hours of employment. These contracts tend to come with an undertaking that the employee will not enter into any other employment relationship. They remain on tenterhooks at the employer’s beck and call. Often the work roster will be provided only slightly prior to the week and an employee’s shift can be scrapped on little notice with the employee having no recourse. Zero hour employees are effectively unemployed,

United States economic growth is leading the developed economies, with the degree of household deleveraging over the last four years allowing consumption growth to accelerate.

European economic indicators are now surprising positively and we expect growth to better expectations. China and Russia are the areas of weakness, with the IMF having moderated their forecasts for both regions. China however, has the ability to stimulate activity. Their central bank governor has already noted that their economic growth rate has ‘tumbled a bit too much’. Monetary policy stimulus is therefore likely and expected to include a reduction in bank required reserve ratios. At 20% versus the lows of 7.5% during the Global Financial Crisis there is ample room to lower requirements and help stabilise growth rates.Global Equity Markets

With longer-term global interest rates lower over the quarter and company results broadly in line with expectations, equity returns were positive across all major markets.

The strongest local currency returns were delivered by European equities (helped by a lower Euro). Japanese equities

delivered the strongest New Zealand dollar returns, bolstered by the Japanese Government Pension Fund being directed to increase its asset allocation to local equities.Australian and New Zealand Equity Markets

NZ equity market returns lagged behind those of most markets we follow. Index performance would have been even less had the run in the share price of Xero not provided ~25% of the total market quarterly return. However, strong gains were also delivered by transport and utility sectors, with consumer stocks the laggards.

Australian equities performed in line with global markets. Financials were the biggest driver of the returns as investors continue to seek income. The weaker AUD benefitted Australian companies with international earnings, while positive returns from the gaming sector helped offset the weakness elsewhere in the consumer sector. Energy stocks were the laggards, with oil prices weakening further on the back of higher US inventories.Fixed Interest Market

Longer-term interest rates declined over the quarter albeit having rallied from their January lows. With global inflation being lower than expected

with their unemployment ‘supersized’ by employee obligations and insecurity. While they could have it out with their employer or refuse to come in on short notice, the result is likely to be that their hours are punitively reduced beneath their minimum income requirement. Such insecure circumstances make paying a mortgage, or even the power bill, impossible, risky, or stressful.

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At this stage zero hour contracts have no explicit legal definition and lurk around the fringes of our employment law. The issue is a social issue. No one dreams of flipping burgers or emptying bed pans when they grow up, but these are valued and necessary services. Those that fill these roles should be treated with dignity and their positions valued at law in ways many of us take for granted.

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and many central banks either cutting rates or implementing quantitative easing measures, it is difficult to see interest rates moving significantly from current levels.

Even the US normalisation of monetary policy is expected to be slower. “While ‘patient’ has been removed from the Federal Reserve rhetoric, interest rate rises are expected to be further out and European capital flows are also expected to cap global interest rates for longer. A change in the global savings glut is a necessary pre-condition to shift this outlook, most likely requiring a widespread consumer boom in the US.

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held within the group, which enable members to learn new techniques and from others experiences. These days are social encouraging members to play an active role in the club and usually include an inspection of the club hives.

Tom’s mother, Fran Reynolds, has also become involved with beekeeping and is secretary of the North Canterbury Beekeepers Club.

She says club mentors such as Olly Glintmeyer and his wife and Graeme and Jenny Narbey have offered Tom and the other members a great deal of help, donating resources and sharing their wealth of knowledge.

“The club has grown from four members to over 70 in two years due to the

dedication of these people. They have helped so much to encourage and grow the club and foster the supportive, generous nature of the club to all. The club offers free hive removal as well,” she adds.

It is compulsory for all New Zealand hives to be registered on the AsureQuality’s national register and to display their apiary registration number on each hive.

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Tom is a DECA holder and in keeping with the culture of the North Canterbury Beekeepers Club, not only

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Beekeeping is by no means an easy hobby. “It requires a lot of heavy lifting,” says Tom, whose mother used to help him when he was too young to lift the boxes.

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personality. Some you’ll open up and there will be lots of honey whereas others won’t have much at all.”

As he is still at high school, Tom lives on a 30-acre lifestyle block in Amberley with his family.

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The most surprising thing he has learnt about bees is the amount of honey that can be produced.

“I mostly collect it and give it away to family and friends just as a bit of fun.”

The youngster has already got a lot of experience having worked for a commercial beekeeper in his spare time.

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move through autumn and into the first half of winter, we confidently expect to see this trend continue.

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A reliable water supply for irrigation is critical for this — it provides the foundation on which a diverse range of crops can be grown.

We have an opportunity to lead global best practice with modern, environmentally sustainable water storage and distribution infrastructure combined with SMART on-farm water management.

The recent drought in the South Island — a repeat of what happened in the North Island in 2013 — has been a stark reminder of why we should do this. It particularly highlights the importance of harnessing alpine water to combat climate change.

Currently there are 350,000 hectares under investigation which will likely cost around $2.5–3 billion, this includes off-river dams in Canterbury, Hawkes Bay, the Wairarapa, Otago, Marlborough and Tasman. Through realising this by 2025 irrigated land would contribute an additional $4bn per annum to GDP.

But the industry is faced with a big challenge — financing this development.

To get a modern water storage and irrigation scheme off the ground involves an initial outlay of hundreds of millions of dollars. Approximately $275 million

in the case of Ruataniwha or $500 million in the case of Central Plains Water (CPW).

Thus far, irrigation scheme development has been supported by local councils, private investors and water users. Central government has also provided targeted funding through the Irrigation Acceleration Fund ($35 million) and an investment company, Crown Irrigation Investments Limited ($120 million with a $400m overall investment limit).

But considering the costs of making water storage and irrigation feasible on a national level across the country, the combination of this government investment, some regional investment and farmer debt, will not be enough.

Overseas, large scale water infrastructure is recognised as a well-proven regional economic development tool and as a result is typically 60–80% funded by government — Tasmania and Alberta for example, so we are trailblazing.

So looking at future financing options in New Zealand, one of the biggest challenges we have to work through is the tension between the commercial terms required for private capital investment and the

traditional ‘cooperative’ nature of irrigation schemes.

The cooperative approach is typically when farmers debt finance their shares in a scheme. It is unlikely that enough capital can be raised to finance the construction of a new modern regional storage based scheme through this method, particularly given that new environmental legislation requires farming systems, including on-farm irrigation infrastructure, to be of a much higher standard than previously. This increases cost and reduces the ability to leverage debt.

But the cooperative approach works well for irrigation. Owners have a vested interest in upgrading and modernising the infrastructure into the future and it is proven that water infrastructure governed and managed by the end users is the most efficient and effective.

The cooperative model is also the most effective at ensuring uptake as farmers buy-in early and become committed to the journey seeing the benefits of a long-term game.

Private capital seeking pure return is very different, and there is a question as to whether this can

work within a scheme’s cooperative framework.

So, what are the options to satisfy both models? Is a hybrid model between cooperative and private capital a workable solution? Could an overarching company be created with both cooperative and private investor shareholders within it? Or could storage infrastructure or the head race be split from the other distribution infrastructure and built through different financing models?

In this scenario the dam/head race supplying the water could be owned and managed by the private investors (with a take or pay CPI/PPI linked price for water) and the irrigator builds the distribution system.

Lake Coleridge provides an example of such an arrangement, noting that the storage in this case is a switch from hydro to irrigation priority rather than a new storage construction.

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Autumn’s worst enemyWe are now nearly one or two months into autumn (depending on the definition and your leaning) and still the drought lingers.

Whatever the position, autumn ‘reared its head’ about a week ago and brought with it the worst enemy of a drought — low soil temperatures

Meteorologists generally consider March as the calendar month for the beginning of autumn, while astronomically the autumn equinox (March 22) marks the first day of autumn. Other meteorological definitions are based on average temperatures rather than astronomical or calendar events. Regardless of definition, autumn ‘reared its (ugly) head’ last week, April 13 and 14, ie ‘something unpleasant (snow, sleet, hail and bitter temperatures) appeared/became obvious after lying hidden’.

This weather brought our worst enemy following or within a drought — cold soil temperatures. Last month I noted we were far from

being out of the woods and that the ‘dribs and drabs’ of rain may have been of great assistance to those who irrigate, but for those that don’t irrigate there was a long way to go to be through the worst. The soil moisture deficit is still big despite a further 35mm since my last assessment. At the airport drainage lysimeter site the soil moisture deficit is now 70mm over the depth 0–200cm. Because nothing was done and little is now growing at the site, most of rainfall has gone to reducing the deficit by about 25mm — as the time plot of soil moisture shows. There is still considerable ground to be made up before the deficit is eliminated and drainage into the deeper sub-soil and ultimately groundwater can occur.

(see Figure 1)The second plot of soil

moisture content (VSW%)

plotted against depth illustrates the ‘recovery’ since early March. Soil moisture is no longer at wilting point throughout the entire profile. Also noteworthy is that soil moisture does not systematically refill from the top down. Some of the rainfall has replenished soil moisture as deep as 50cm. This is because soils have macro-pores (aka pipes) that take moisture into the soil rapidly and wet up deeper areas at the same time as the surface layer(s) is being wetted. There is still considerable ground to be made up before the deficit will be in zone where growth is not limited by moisture (down to 30cm) — in the plot the soil moisture content will need to be greater than 15% at 20cm for growth to be seriously kick-started.

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— the southerly had a serious bite to it, there has been snow on the ground in places and the foothills and mountains were dusted. I wrote last month we were on the steady downward slide heading into autumn and this will become more marked once we get past the equinox on March 22.

So it has been, and the plot of soil temperatures shows that last week was the first time below 10°C at 9am for more than one day since October 4, 2014 — six months ago.

The sudden lowering of soil temperatures and the continued soil moisture deficit (especially in North Canterbury) is not good news for unirrigated properties. The soil moisture deficit could also have implications for groundwater recharge this winter — the deficit must be replenished before drainage to groundwater can occur.

Figure 2. Depth profile of volumetric soil moisture at the Airport lysimeter site

Figure 1. Time plot of soil moisture (mm) at airport lysimeter site


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The result of this almost perfect storm is a staggering US$15 drop in price in one month. Most commentators are suggesting there is another US$5 to $10 drop before the market basically bottoms out.

In this report I will focus on China since I have just been there and although a very sobering week, it has brought home the realities of something I predicted would happen three years ago. At that time I took a team of four other people from New Zealand who had interests spanning government, corporate and medium scale forestry. At that time I suggested there would be dark days ahead when the China construction sector faltered.

Regrettably it has faltered, but it has come at a time when there are wide ranging factors that have contributed to the rapid and significant drop in price. Some are completely out of our control. Some are not.

To recap on some of the critical elements relating to current conditions in China:

• Current softwood log consumption is running at about 60,000 cubic metres per day across the China eastern seaboard;

• Consumption compares to about 70,000 per day at the same time last year. Spring time is the major construction period before the onset of the hot summer;

• Current consumption is based on a seven day working week so equates to 1.8mil cubic metres per month;

• NZ remains the largest supplier with 60–65% of the total volume;

• Deliveries in February and March were each about 2.2 million tonnes (all countries); • The Russian Rouble

has reduced in value by 70% against the Yuan in six months resulting in a dramatic increase in lumber and log volumes heading to China; • United States and

Canada log volumes have declined slightly but lumber sales, ultimately heading to the same markets as Radiata pine, have remained unchanged; • At least 70% of all

softwood log and lumber sales are for making apartment construction plywood and lumber, basically to hold up concrete, until it dries; • Inventory levels are

heading well above 4.5 million cubic metres across all eastern seaboard ports.

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and traders are in default. Three major liquidations or cessation of involvement in the log trade have occurred in recent weeks; • Cash and credit is in

short supply. Letter of Credit deposits for logs have gone from 20% required to at least 50% due to nervousness about default. There have been many instances of buyers walking away from the earlier 20% deposits; • House prices appear to

have bottomed out in tier-one cities but nationally house prices have fallen 5% year on year across the 70 major cities. The Chinese government has just

announced a new construction and house purchase incentive programme including reducing interest rates for the second time in four months. We can expect at least a two month lag before this revised suite of policy starts to take effect; • China has been focussing

on reducing environmentally poor performing polluting industries. In the case of the wood sector this is seeing the forced closure of plywood operations particularly; • China buyers do not want

any more logs. NZ sellers are therefore trying for sales at any level just to move cargos. Heavy discounting thus becomes the order of the day; • Most commentators are

suggest this years growth in GDP will drop just below 7%, firmly ending a 30-year double digit run up until 2012; • The speculative run on

the housing sector has come to an abrupt end with

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Available cash within the general population and from the investment sector has been very firmly heading toward the sharemarket. Exponential growth has been the order of the day with many companies experiencing a very strong bull run. Thus cash has been diverted from the housing sector contributing to stalled projects and construction company liquidations.

The only saviour for NZ in the current significantly difficult situation is for supply to slow down and inventory to reduce. And then we must remain at a reduced supply level to avoid a repeat this time next year.

The only instrument available to reduce supply is to reduce price.

Based on the imposition of this very blunt instrument called price, and what we see of the market in the next quarter, we can expect the current situation to last at least until July. If demand wanes at all and supply does not decrease, it could last longer.

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He will have developed a collaborative approach, have strong values and communication skills, which will make a difference to him and those around him. He will leave with an education equipping him for life in the 21st Century.

For more information please contact Tanya Moore (Headmaster’s PA) on 03 351 6169, email [email protected] or visit www.medbury.school.nz.

values, Timaru Girls’ High School has an exceptional culture. Students interact, compete, and make lifelong friends within the school’s house groups.

Students are encouraged to challenge themselves by participating in co-curricular activities ranging from Netball to Stage Challenge. Our strong ties to schools throughout the South Canterbury region, and to sister schools in Christchurch, Oamaru, and Japan, add to our competitive, social and cultural traditions.

Boarding facilities Situated in the park-like grounds of the school ‘The House’ offers a safe and comfortable environment for students from around New Zealand

and the world. Students are encouraged to focus on their studies, discover and explore new opportunities and have fun while they are doing it.

We do everything possible to ensure the girls’ academic, co-curricular and social interactions are rewarding, productive and enjoyable experiences. ‘The House’ helps foster good habits and enables boarders to become self-motivated and responsible learners who have respect for themselves and for others.

Open Day — Wednesday, May 6, 2015.

We welcome you to come and visit Timaru Girls’ High School, educating South Canterbury’s young women since 1880.

20 April 2015 CANTERBURY FARMING EDUCATION

Education FeatureAn Ashburton Guardian Advertising Feature

His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...His home...

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Adams House is a superb Boys’ boarding facility with exemplary standards.

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A strong academic focus with facilities second to none

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Waihi is a small, family oriented, Independent School with spacious rural grounds and up to date facilities situated north of Winchester on State Highway 1 in South Canterbury. Christian values, small class sizes, extensive pastoral care by peers and staff ensure every Waihi boy responds to the challenge of personal development.

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For over one hundred years boys have enjoyed a remarkable education here in the heart of beautiful South Canterbury.

The boys of today are no different, they travel from across the South Island to live, grow and learn in our very special school.

The experiences, values and challenges presented to each

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Helping him excelA D V E RT O R I A L A D V E RT O R I A L

Waihi is an independent preparatory school for boys aged eight to thirteen.

We cater for both day and boarding boys from Year 4 to Year 8. Situated north of Winchester in South Canterbury on 10 hectares of attractive grounds, Waihi is a small, family-orientated school with Christian values.

At Waihi we aim not merely to get the best out of the boy, but to give each boy everything that he needs to thrive. We want to help him discover what he enjoys most and to help

him excel at it, both in the classroom and in cultural, sporting and recreational areas. We encourage boys to try everything.

We understand how boys think and learn. We present them with opportunities and challenges that seek to inspire and motivate. And whilst we foster those qualities that help boys mature into young men, Waihi is also a place where a boy has the freedom to simply be a

boy, and our unique rural environment gives them many opportunities to play and learn together.

Waihi is a family, a cohesive community drawn together by customs, traditions and a strong sense of belonging. We look out for one another: peers and staff provide extensive pastoral care to ensure every Waihi boy responds to the challenge of personal development.

For me, it goes without saying that Christchurch Boys’ High School is one of the best secondary schools in the country and after being a part of its boarding school for the past � ve years I can say the

A strong academic focus with facilities second to none

by Duncan, Adams House Student

“We could tell you all about why Adams House has built a reputation as one of this country’s premier Boarding Schools, but why not get it straight from source? Here is what the students have to say…

same for Adams House. It was a huge decision for me and my family coming to the boarding house after growing up in a small town on the West Coast.

Living away from home in the big city of Christchurch seemed very daunting at the time. The routine of hostel life helped me to settle in along with the friendly staff and prefects who were all extremely welcoming. Adams House itself is an exciting place to live in, with facilities second to none. The swimming pool, tennis courts, cricket nets, weights room, dedicated music room, and great food, make the ‘hostels’ the envy of the rest of the school.

The boarding house has a strong academic focus and I have found the structures and staff to be extremely supportive

towards my education. No favour is ever too much to ask of them. Although having to do homework each night may at � rst seem like a chore, it has certainly helped me develop good work habits which I will take into the future. Also, the convenience of living with others doing the same assignments and courses is a huge advantage come exam time.

Looking back, being put out of my comfort zone and making the move to Boys’ High has bene� tted me greatly, allowing me to mature more quickly, make lifelong friends, and become a lot more independent.

I have no regrets whatsoever, and I cannot emphasise enough the opportunities which lie ahead when you are fortunate enough to board at Adams House.

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Why choose Garin College• Small community based Catholic College

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Our off-site boarding hostels provide awelcoming family environment for

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Pride in excellenceA D V E RT O R I A L A D V E RT O R I A L

Garin College has, yet again, proved to be a school of choice in the ‘Top of the South’.

At Nelson College for Girls we take great PRIDE in all that we do.

Why is this? What are the hallmarks of a college that has excelled in NCEA, the Arts, Cultural and Sporting endeavours?

The only South Island Catholic Secondary School north of Christchurch, mirrors values of Father Garin who opened schools and orphanages in the local area to help people aspire to reach ful� lment in their lives. This legacy drives the Garin College Community towards excellence in all areas of school life.

One key factor to this success is that staff are selected, not just as superior classroom practitioners, but also as individuals who have lived interesting and varied lives with histories that can inspire and motivate students. From writers for BBC TV to performing artists and respected sportspeople, staff at Garin College ‘walk the talk’ as they encourage, motivate and support students to be the best they can be.

We offer high quality, affordable education for young women in a very dynamic and supportive environment. Our Boarding Hostel, Clarice Johnstone House, offers high quality accommodation for up to 150 students, from New Zealand and overseas. For many of our boarders, there are signi� cant opportunities for them to be involved in sporting and cultural activities that would not otherwise be available to them.

Our boarding students are part of a very large family, proactively supported by our senior students through a wide variety of student led activities. Nelson College for Girls has a strong house system and all of our boarders are members of the same house, Whangamoa. They are passionate participants in all house activities in the school and revel in the ‘purple’ house succeeding well.

Our Year 9–12 students live in Clarice Johnstone House where they enjoy considerable facilities for

Small class sizes, innovative learning methods — including laptops as main learning tools in class — and a commitment to innovation, review and development set the scene for the remarkable academic record achieved in 2014. The off-site hostels offer comfortable, secure and caring family environments for up to 56

young people and contribute to the college’s success.

If Garin sounds like the learning environment for your child, visit the website and contact the Head Teacher John Boyce or the Hostel Manager Robert Booth to arrange a tour. Places/spaces exist for both Catholic and non-Catholic students.

study and recreation. Our Year 13 students have the privilege of living in the Levels building. This very modern accommodation, opened in 2011, provides them with a more independent living experience, while still ensuring our most senior students play a pivotal role in creating the family atmosphere of the boarding community.

Our boarders enjoy academic success, make lifelong friendships and enjoy strong connections within the school and its community. They take PRIDE in taking part in activities such as sporting clubs, choirs, jazz bands and drama productions. These are wonderful opportunities for them.

Nelson College for Girls has an outstanding reputation for academic excellence. This is demonstrated strongly by our NCEA and Scholarship results for 2014. For example over 90% of our year 11 and year 12 students were awarded a National Certi� cate. At the end of 2014, in the Scholarship examinations, a total of 18 Scholarships were gained by our students. Our boarders are well represented in these statistics.

Enrolments are now being accepted for 2015. Join our happy family! For more information contact Jo Purcell on 03 548 1332. Email: [email protected] or visit our website www.ncg.school.nz/boarding.


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Ensure there are smoke alarms in homes and buildings and change the batteries annually unless you have the recommended long-life photoelectric smoke alarms. These are powered by a non-removable battery with a lifespan of about 10 years. It is suggested they are installed in every bedroom, in the hallway between living areas and on every level of

the dwelling. Clean chimneys and flues before your first fire of the season and always use a fire or spark guard with open fires. Never throw rubbish into the fireplace especially batteries or aerosol cans.

Ashes can take up to five days to cool. Always empty ashes into a metal bin and pour water over them before disposal. Before you go to sleep or leave the house make sure fires are out.

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Make sure the ceramic heater element is not broken or chipped and that the element guard is in place. Check to see that the hose is in good condition and doesn’t show any signs of damage or wear.

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You have seen the petrol advertisements that some special additive improves your car engine performance.

While that may be true, we know that deep in our cells is a mysterious protein called SIRT1 which acts like better fuel for your car.

These proteins seem to prevent cell aging by improving the function of our cell engines, our amazing mitochondria. The question is whether there is anything that can stimulate SIRT1 making our cell engines run better for longer.

Over the last 10 years, researchers found that resveratrol, a naturally occurring compound in grape skins significantly increased the activity of SIRT1. Harvard Medical School Professor David Sinclair said that resveratrol binds to SIRT1 to make it run faster.

He said this is the opposite of most drugs which actually reduce SIRT1 activity. The researchers also looked at many other compounds and found only resveratrol had this incredible effect.

The exact mechanisms are still under investigation but it appears that resveratrol helps our cell engines perform better. Poorly

functioning mitochondria produce less energy, produce more free radicals and create accumulated mutations in DNA. In short, this can accelerate the aging process.

If resveratrol improve SIRT1 then this could be one of the best compounds to add via supplements. Adding resveratrol through supplements is like changing your car’s petrol from standard 91 to 100 octane. To get the best from resveratrol, it ideally should be combined with complementary compounds that all work together to protect and rejuvenate our cells.

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Cuppa leads to great mixWhere to house the new community olive press was the hot topic of conversation when president of Awana Rural Women’s group, Gendie Somerville-Ryan, met with Carol and Trevor Rendle of Barrier Olive Growers Ltd.

Maggie Barry, Gendie Somerville-Ryan, Trevor Rendle, Nikki Kaye and members of the Great Barrier Island Local Board

The Great Barrier Island branch of Rural Women NZ owns its own premises, which at the time was undergoing a major upgrade.

Their garage, it seemed, would make the perfect place for an olive press — and after a cup of coffee, the olive press had a new home.

“Awana Rural Women act iv i t ies encourage

community co-operation and development and what better way to demonstrate this than to help promote economic growth through horticulture,” said Mrs Somerville-Ryan.

“Our facilities are centrally located, of a high standard, and well-known around Great Barrier Island. Housing the olive press is very much in line with our philosophy of

helping the community to help itself through education, personal development and building community capacity. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

The community olive press was officially opened by Hon Nikki Kaye, MP for Great Barrier (and Auckland Central), who acknowledged the perseverance and hard work of everyone involved

in getting the project off the ground.

“The reason this co-operative approach has worked on the Barrier is that so many people contribute. The olive press is important

for economic reasons — it gives people another option to stay on the Island,” said Ms Kaye.

A recent survey showed that there are over 600 olive trees already fruiting on Great

Barrier Island but developing an industry from the olives was impractical if fruit had to be shipped off the Island for pressing. Barrier Olive Growers has now purchased the press and growers will be able to press their fruit for a nominal charge — hopefully kick-starting an olive oil ‘export’ industry for the Barrier. Awana Rural Women can see a great future for Barrier olive oil, from an olive oil festival to an olive picking and pressing experience.

The first step however, is to get the 2015 vintage harvested and pressed — and enjoyed by those on the Barrier and beyond.

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Planning is key to managing a dry season. A good plan will reduce stress and ensure that the dry summer will not impact on the following season’s production.

Increasing stock levels in the hope of a wet season with an abundance of feed is asking for trouble, not just in the drought-prone regions but any region. It is a better option to have fewer stock and if farmers do end up with a surplus, it will provide good insurance for the rest of the season or can be sold.

Daily rainfall records and regular pasture cover assessments should be part of farming routine. Lack of rainfall, low soil moisture, poor pasture growth rates and dwindling feed supplies are all obvious indicators of a longer-than-usual dry spell.

Farmers should guard against being over-optimistic with how many cows can be

milked. It helps to assess feed supplies and cow condition and calculate a feed allowance, allowing for having supplement on hand for when it rains in winter.

Consider the options for buying in feed and supplements and for reducing feed demand. If feed is running short check the possibilities of grazing animals elsewhere or it may be better to cull some cows

early than to hang onto stock in the hope that it will rain.

It is also an option to put scarce feed or expensive supplements into cows that are producing well. The others will eat a lot less when dry and you might be able to graze them off.

It may not be easy to predict when it will rain, but a plan provides the framework for what decisions need to be made and when. The plan

needs to be reviewed as conditions change.

DairyNZ advises keeping a check on long range weather forecasts and checking NIWA’s long range weather predictions can help with planning. Some forecasting companies have a seasonal outlook. Checking the Met Services 16-day forecast is also an option and some regional councils provide weather information.

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“This is a very important role for our organisation as our regional teams connect every day directly to farmers across the country through leading our events, focus farms and discussion groups. Andrew is very passionate about the opportunity to help dairy farmers with their challenges and opportunities and he has extensive experience in coaching teams. I’m delighted he’s coming on board.”

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Why is it so important to understand all these things? This is what makes the difference between a good and an excellent farmer. Look at it this way, your job is to convert a low value product like grass into a high value product being milk. The more milk you can send away from the same amount of grass the more money you will make, and the fewer cows you can farm to convert that grass, to

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The couple credit their success to their passion for the industry and are aiming to own their own farm before they turn 35. They are 29 and 28 years old respectively.

“We are determined to push ourselves to be the best we can be in our industry, and look forward to the day when we own our own dairy farm,” they said.

“We’re also flexible and willing to adapt to changes in the dairy industry to manage our farm as efficiently and effectively as possible.”

They are currently 50% sharemilking a herd of 550 at Culverden which they started this season.

They hope to double the size of their business and aim to purchase a 100ha dairy farm in the next five years.

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Farm Manager of the Year, Mark Cudmore, received the award for most promising farm manager last year and has lived up to expectations with this years win.

He says the awards: “highlight your strengths and weaknesses, which gives you a greater focus of what you require to develop yourself further.”

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Third place were Oxford contract milkers Ben and Jemma Abernethy.

The Dairy Trainee of the Year, James Davidson, has worked on farms across the world before launching his dairy farming career back home in 2012.

It is his second time entering the awards and says, “It’s good for testing your skills and abilities and to get feedback on your strengths and weaknesses.”

Oamaru farm assistant Blake Harvie placed second in the region’s dairy trainee contest and third place went to Rakaia farm assistant Daniel McAtamney.

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Wool market remains healthyA generally healthy tone to the wool market was evident throughout the March and early April period with good clearances from broker auction catalogues at sales held in both Christchurch and Napier.

As wool flows slowed towards mid-April, demand remained stable enabling prices to hold, despite challenges posed by currency volatility. Although rain fell in many places across the South Island, unfortunately those areas most desperate received little respite from the biting drought and as cooler temperatures loomed concern mounted for traditional Autumn-shorn clips as much of the landscape became almost billiard-cloth like.

As mentioned wool sales held in each Island were well supported by exporters and the majority of wool offered was successfully sold under the hammer. The percentage of wool passed-in for failing to reach grower reserve was, in the main, limited to single figures, apart from one South Island auction where the passing rate reached around 24 per cent. Crossbred full length fleece from across the South Island and offered at Christchurch was of good colour and style, which was somewhat of a surprise given the time of year, however a few more tender and cotted fleeces began to appear as time wore on into April. Prices for the good full fleece types held on well and at time of writing, three days out from the final April auction, were sitting around 505 cents clean with poorer types around 495 cents clean. Second-shear crossbred types also held their own at levels not too dissimilar from the full length wools with good colour early-shorn types measuring a staple

length of 75mm to 100mm reaching around 500 cents clean, and 50mm to 75mm genuine second-shear reaching around 480 cents clean. The levels for second-shear were regarded as very good, considering a number of European wool users had been withholding their wool requirements in face of weaker Euro and GBP currencies against the Kiwi.

A continued stream of lamb’s wool poured into broker stores with large numbers of lambs being shorn due mainly to their inability to grow sufficiently to be slaughtered at relatively profitable returns for either the breeders of such stock or store-lamb buyers and finishers. Prices for lamb’s wool remained buoyant throughout the March/April period with

most proving to be extremely good ‘currency’.

Only a few Halfbred and Corriedale wool types witnessed in catalogues during the period with solid support once again evident. A few lines of poorer types which had been neglected at previous auctions managed to gain traction and were cleared with good improvement compared to their passed-in levels earlier.

The few lines of Merino appearing at Christchurch auctions realised levels as expected and sold well.

As we proceed towards the end of the 2014/15 wool selling season, reality is that wool quantities have diminished once more compared to the previous season and the outlook for wool production for next season is again pessimistic.

The effect of drought for many of the Autumn shorn clips still to come this season is a bit unknown at this stage, as are ewes to be shorn, although a couple of Corriedale clips in store at time of writing appeared to be of reasonable quality, however maybe we should expect to see a few tender wools and lighter than normal fleece weights in the not too distant future.

On a positive note, the Oxford A&P Assn recently hosted the RAS Golden Fleece competition and associated activities. It was extremely pleasing to see a gathering of such positive and passionate ‘woollies’ attend the Friday afternoon competition, displays, fashion parade, and awards. Well done to all involved. That’s my view.

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He will be at Cambridge from 29th June to 3rd July and then in Ashburton, hosted by Golden Bay Dolomite and Kiwi Fertiliser. The starting point at Cambridge is trace elements. Many farmers’ soil tests do not even measure them; so they are not applied. Is it any wonder some farms frequently have costly animal health problems? There will be good advice on offer for farmers and reps involved in all types of farming and growing.

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and every ailment to mineral de� ciency.” If you accept this statement, then improvements can be made in the following areas by improving fertiliser practices: Stock health; insect problems (including ticks and mites) on stock, pastures and crops; bacterial and fungal diseases; dipping, drenching and dagging regimes; fruit and vegetables that do not keep; fruit and vegetables that don’t taste at all good; kauri die-back; Psa of kiwifruit; weeds including YBG; the need to inoculate silage; or the fact that large areas of pasture have to be re-grassed each year. One test for a

dairy farmer is the ef� uent pond. If it is anaerobic, it will have a tendency to crust over and require constant and costly maintenance. If it is aerobic, no such problems will be observed.

The pond is a re� ection of the health of the rest of the property.

If it is not healthy, then neither are the soil or the stock. All the above problems are related to soil fertility and can be mitigated to a greater or a lesser degree.

The course will cover all essential trace elements including silicon; plus ni trogen, phosphorus,


potassium, sulphur, compost, carbon, calcium, magnesium, and much more.

Prior to the course itself, we have the opportunity to

visit properties carrying out the principles of correct soil fertility. These properties have not been on the system very long, but have already

showed clear improvements. For more information go to goldenbaydolomite.co.nz or kiwifertiliser.co.nz for details and registration.


Fresh Feed to your Farm

Stockfeed made fresh onsite or delivered premixed.

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Supplementary FeedA crucial time of year for

feed budgeting and cow conditionFeed supply and demand must be matched for the autumn and winter so target cow condition can be achieved for the spring and the new lactation, to achieve maximum productivity.

A sacrifice paddock is one way to manage cows and pasture when there are no purpose built stand-off facilities, or where off-farm grazing is not an option.

This can take the pressure off the rest of the farm by allowing grass cover to build up while vulnerable soils are wet.

Sacrifice the regrowth of a small area of pasture to enhance the regrowth on the rest of the farm. This needs to be done in a way that is not risking the environment. Some farmers use sacrifice paddocks when it is dry in autumn. Feeding supplements on a sacrifice paddock allows future paddocks in the round to build up pasture covers.

There are risks. Soil structure can be damaged due to compaction leading to impaired drainage properties.

There is also the potential for sediment and effluent runoff to enter waterways

from disturbed soil. No effluent should be discharged into waterways.

If not well managed, there is an increased risk of mastitis and lameness in stock due to the often muddy and wet conditions of sacrifice paddocks. There is also a chance that cows may not get their daily feed requirements while on a sacrifice paddock.

Feed quality is important. Feed quality is the energy value of feed. It is measured by the amount of usable or metabolisable energy (ME) in a given weight of feed. In New Zealand the energy value of feed is referred to as the megajoules of metabolisable energy per kilogram of dry matter — MJME/kg DM — or M/D for short.

The decision on which supplement to include in your farm system should be based on the cheapest form of energy, for example

cents/MJME. Infrastructure, storage, wastage, the logistics of feeding and utilisation of the supplement should all be considered in your comparison.

Apar t f rom the supplement and milk price, the profitability of feeding supplement depends on milk response per unit of energy in the supplement. The milk response decreases significantly when the cow is well fed on pasture, for example residuals are greater than 1,500–1,600 kg DM/ha.

In spring, supplements will almost never be profitable when there is enough pasture. Due to substitution, the pasture left behind is going to be wasted and the quality of the pastures in future rounds will be reduced.

In the autumn, supplements can be used to build cover and in these cases it can be profitable to feed supplements even when you have enough pasture.

For more information go to dairynz.co.nz/feed/seasonal-management.


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Supplementary FeedFarming

supplement optionsChoosing the right type of supplementary feed can be difficult and there are many different options to explore.

Cereals are flexible as they can be grazed or used as a whole crop silage. Silage quality has lower metabolisable energy than good quality maize silage but is less risky in exposed locations.

Oats are best suited to single grazing or multiple cut and carry where the height is controlled. Quality changes with maturation, protein declining, soluble carbohydrate increasing.

Multiple-graze cereals such as triticale, rye, corn and oats are sown in autumn and grazing time in winter and are not as flexible as Italian ryegrass.

Brassicas fall into two categories, summer feed or winter feed. All provide high quality feed and bulbing brassicas are a source of carbohydrate.

When feeding turnips, use long narrow breaks. Introduce cows gradually to adjust to the crop and offer a maximum of two kilograms DM/cow in the first five days, increasing over the next five days, up to five kilograms DM/cow/day but making sure not to exceed a third of the daily ration.

Chicory management is similar to turnips with time required to adjust to the crop. Pre-graze at 25–35cm height, graze to 5–10cm and no lower than 5cm.

Plantain is a forage herb which has become popular due to its ability to grow quality forage in drier summer conditions. Research into its establishment and grazing management by DairyNZ is reported in the Farmfact section on their website.

Fodder beet does not have the same management

as kale and swedes. Cows need to transition onto the crop over a 10–14 day period. Graze the roots and crop together transitioning cows off the crop two to three weeks prior to calving and supplement them with magnesium.

Palm kernel extract is the by-product of the palm fruit harvested for the palm oil industry in South East Asia. It is derived from the nut after palm oil is extracted mechanically or through solvents.

It then becomes a dry meal which can take time for cows to develop a taste for but is popular as it provides a good level of energy and protein and can be introduced to cows on many farm types.

When pasture is ensiled, its sugars are converted into lactic acid by bacteria. The lactic acid effectively pickles the pasture meaning it is able to be preserved for longer than it would have been if left in the open air.

To create high quality silage farmers need high quality pasture regardless of how good the fermentation is and both the quality of the ensiled pasture and the quality of the fermentation must be considered.

For more information visit www.dairynz.co.nz.




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BRAND NEW FOR 2015 BRAND NEW

by Andy Bryenton

Kiwi farms run on diesel power — from burly utes to rugged tractors. And now a new diesel UTV brings that power to even more jobs around the farm.

Adding to its already impressive range of models, Polaris have announced the impending arrival of the 2015 Ranger 1000 Diesel HD (Heavy Duty) — built specifically for the New Zealand and Australian markets.

That HD tag indicates the inclusion of a suite of heavy duty upgrades, beefing up the Ranger for the hard knocks Kiwi farming is famous for. Add in electronic power steering and engine braking with 4-Wheel descent control to combat New Zealand’s hilly terrain, and this diesel-powered workhorse begins to look like just what the doctor ordered.

The 2015 Ranger 1000 Diesel HD receives a number of upgrades over the 2014 model, including being built on the more modern Ranger XP platform. Styling has been given a fast-forward too, and under all that rakish bodywork sits a powerful 1,028cc Diesel Engine, up from 900cc in the previous iteration. A massive 110 Amp Alternator is bolted to this diesel mill, cranking out the kind of power usually associated with utes.

Heavy duty diesel rolls out

And a new, tough cab frame keeps riders safe, even in the worst conditions.

With upgrades to the chassis, the Ranger 1000 Diesel HD now shares the same attributes which have made the Ranger XP 900 a top choice for New Zealand farmers.

This new model also boasts innovations such as a restyled cockpit for driver comfort, dual A-Arm front suspension for a smoother ride, and a larger 37.6 Litre fuel tank for longer trips between fill ups.

The 1,028cc Kohler Diesel under the hood is a 3 cylinder

overhead cam liquid-cooled symphony of power.

This proven, high performance mill utilises indirect injection to deliver smooth torque and reduced combustion noise. The big donk also delivers a class-leading 907kg towing capacity, 680kg payload capacity and helps haul a rear dump box with gas-assist dumping operation that can carry up to 454kg of materials and a full-sized pallet.

That’s an impressive suite of upgrades — and more than enough reason to book a test drive with your local Polaris dealer.

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Beyond the lawnby Andy Bryenton

For those with a lot of lawn space to maintain, the comfort and versatility of a ride-on lawnmower is the ultimate luxury.

Ditching the old push-mower is often seen as the best decision many lifestyle block owners have ever made, as it frees up time to appreciate the great outdoors rather than spending hours taming it.

But what happens when it’s not just manicured turf you need? Enter the Kubota BX 2370 — a whole new breed of small utility tractor, which goes from ground maintenance to all-round tractor duties effortlessly. What’s more, Kubota’s little powerhouse comes with the added advantage of diesel power — 23 horses under the hood for far more than just chopping grass down to size.

With a compact design, the BX series can fit into tight spaces. It’s nimble turning circle and low weight mean that it is well suited to garden duties where a bigger machine would tear

up the turf. But the seriously powerful three-cylinder diesel mill under the hood can make short work of far more than just your average lawn.

Full-sized tractor features such as optional roll-over protection and work lights, and hydraulic power steering make this a serious heavy hitter.

As well as a mid-mounted mower deck which combines heavy duty blades with roomy ground clearance, the BX 2370 is able to be fitted with implements usually only seen on its bigger ‘cousins’ — such as a fully featured front end loader and a backhoe. The addition of these add-ons makes the little machine into a small orange version of the mighty JCB. There’s even the option to attach a rotary sweeper or a dozer blade.

Many farms straddle the boundary between what was traditionally seen as

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when it’s time to consider a second machine for utility, the Kubota BX series is a smart idea, replacing a small conventional tractor and a ride-on for truly all-purpose use.

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Green machines a versatile choice

by Andy Bryenton

Deutz Fahr’s range of tractors lived up to their reputation as the ‘Mercedes Benz of Farming’, displaying

a range which covered a wide scope of applications, from row cropping through to the toughest tasks in

pasture management. It was little surprise that the big German marque put on a good showing.

Deutz Fahr — winners of this year’s Golden Tractor award for design

Their 9 series of large 270-hp-plus machines have just received the award for best design in the coveted European Golden Tractor competition.

This may be because of the advances in fuel economy, power, stability and ease of operation which have marked out Deutz Fahr as a market leading innovator.

Certainly, these machines are made to pass the very

stringent European Union emissions standards, and do so with a suite of technological engine advancements which also aim to save fuel.

But there’s also the fact that the ‘Mercedes Benz’ comparison also extends to the comfort and logical layout of the 5 and 6 series’ cab — a place where spending hours behind the controls seems a lot less like a chore.

With tractors in the ‘mid range’ horsepower band a popular choice with farmers looking for a versatile, multi-role machine, it’s good to know that, at Deutz Fahr at least, top-tier technologies aren’t just lavished on the big 300hp beasts at the top of the intensive farming line. Awards, as Deutz Fahr knows, come and go, and there are always more to strive for.

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Weeds as indicatorsby Dr Tim Jenkins

Weeds may be a plant growing in the wrong place but you can still make use of them in many ways.

They can be an indicator of soil conditions or of management methods that could be changed. Sometimes the remedy for a weed is easy with just a single element that is mainly limiting the growth of pasture or other crops. Common daisy (Bellis perennis) for instance often grows in pastures short of potassium, so start addressing the potassium

requirement and the daisy presence will diminish. This is not because the daisy doesn’t like potassium. If it was growing by itself it would grow even more with potassium fertiliser. But the shortage of potassium holds other plants back more — the daisy had a competitive advantage due to this one element.

It won’t always be so easy. The daisy could be in that

paddock due to overgrazing in winter. It’s worth thinking of the range of reasons that could be allowing the weeds a foot in the door and design your farm or garden system to manage the risk of weeds.

Dock may mean that there is a problem with soil drainage, compaction or acidity. Improving calcium levels and soil pH may reduce the risk of dock. Again it is

not that dock doesn’t like a well-drained soil with moderate pH, it’s just that it has a competitive advantage in those suboptimum soil conditions. Note that dock can also be related to high available nitrogen, short-term pastures cut for silage, and seed spread from effluent applications or hay.

For many annual weeds, there are peak times for

seed germination. What weed spectrum comes up will depend on when you do your cultivation. Alternating crop rotations especially the timing of crop establishment can avoid consistently favouring one or two species of weed each year. If one species of weed becomes a severe issue, plan to have crop cover at the main risk time for that species’ germination (or use the false seed bed technique — preparing an area as if for crop but then allowing the weeds to germinate, then controlling young weeds with shallow cultivation before sowing your crop).

In a pasture, annual weeds indicate that there are gaps in the pasture at some time eg from pugging or from the initial pasture establishment.

Some perennial pasture weeds also start from seed and ensuring reasonable pasture cover at all times and particularly at the peak time for a problem species germination will reduce the risk of that weed. For example avoid low pasture cover in autumn to reduce nodding thistle risk.

A take home message is to grow those plants that you do want as well as you possibly can. The main thing that weeds are doing is taking advantage of any limitations that your crops or pasture have (in soil conditions and nutrients) and any gaps in space or time that they have left. For a table of weeds that are useful as indicators of soil conditions and germination timing, see www.csat.co.nz.

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Where to from here?As we head towards 2050 and we are expected to feed twice the present world population on half the current land, questions are being asked about how we are going to do it.

It is expected that the large cities will gobble up areas that will collectively cover an area the size of China, so how do you get food into them, and how do you keep it fresh when you do.

The answer, well one of them, is to grow it within the city.

On a recent trip to Sydney I was shown a multistorey building that literally had vegetables growing up the walls, on balconies and on the roof. It not only looked great from where I was looking from, but it made a lot of sense. One person was able to oversee the operation and hydroponics did the rest.

I wasn’t able to get a decent close up look, but it certainly endorsed what Professor Tony Bywater from Lincoln University has been saying. Obviously meat and milk will need to be farmed

outside the city, but the vegetables and such can be produced where it will be consumed.

Water is also a factor but with science looking at supplying cities for human consumption, I can see that being fixed. Grey water can be cleaned up already so that is well under way as well.

In a strange way, there’s already a swing back into home vegetable gardens as schools are teaching very young students how to grow vegetables and being encouraged to take their skills home.

Small apartment building dwellers are growing salad plants in pots, and there is now a very comprehensive range of dwarf fruit trees that produce normal sized fruit for those who want to grow and eat fresh.

On a patio or deck, the trees display blossom in

the spring, produce fruit and then autumn colours in the autumn, so the occupants have a full year experience and have the chance to show off to friends and family about their green fingers.

On a bigger scale, it will certainly work if blocks of apartments were to catch on.

Obviously those living in homes with a traditional garden area can also produce their own, but as the world housing goes skyward rather than sideways, the need for small potted areas is increasing.

My daughter in Sydney has an apartment that has a balcony that is very small, but she is planning to grow herbs, citrus and some salad plants all in pots.

I think it’s wonderful that she thinks that sitting in her deck chair plucking tomatoes of the vine and eating them is romantic.

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