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Taranaki Federated Farmers marks 50th anniversaryby Denise Gunn, photos courtesy of Neville Wallace

Federated Farmers Taranaki marked its 50th anniversary recently with a one-day conference held in Hawera.

First formed in 1963, Federated Farmers Taranaki is an amalgamation of 37 branches of the Farmers Union which originally covered northern, central and southern areas of the region. An initial annual meeting, held in 1964, saw Claude Green of Rahotu elected as the first Federated Farmers Taranaki president.

Close to 1,200 active members currently belong to Federated Farmers Taranaki. The provincial organisation liaises with the four councils in the region on behalf of its members and Taranaki farmers.

A line-up of guest speakers at the ‘50 Years of Growing Taranaki’s Farming Future’ conference included Labour, Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges, Green MP Gareth Hughes, Trade Minister Tim Groser, and New Zealand Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills.

Federated Farmers Taranaki president Bronwyn Muir said the conference flowed well.

“The guest speakers collectively addressed quite a few areas of the industry.”

Conference attendees were then given an opportunity to have their input during a question and answer session.

Several former presidents who held positions with the organisation over the past 50 years attended the conference.

Mrs Muir said they were also able to have an input, and a couch session towards the end of the conference gave them a moment in

Former presidents couch session. From left: Richard Hodges, Barrie Smith, John Boddy, Jack Hawkes, and MC Harvey Leach (standing)

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“We had a panel of young farmers up there as well to see their view of the next 50 years,” said Mrs Muir.

Mrs Muir said the conference was a good opportunity to recognise the passion, enthusiasm and thousands of volunteer hours that members had put in.

“It also recognised the past and future together.”

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Horses and western riding have been a way of life for Catherine Ladd. Her family have bred American quarter horses for many years, travelling all over the North Island to compete in various competitions.

Since learning to ride when she was about five years old on her first pony Lady, Catherine has

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Catherine said she and her brother both rode Lady, mostly around the family’s farm east of Stratford.

“She wasn’t a little pony, maybe 14.3hh.”

“I remember we weren’t allowed any stirrups as we had to learn to balance without.”

Although Catherine attended pony club for a short time, it was western riding that interested her. And when she was about eight years old, began western riding and competing on her second horse.

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cutting, reining, western pleasure and trail classes. Although the sport originated from the North American cowboys, it doesn’t include rodeo or barrel racing.

Catherine said it is a very disciplined type of riding.

“The horses are very tuned-in to their riders and the aim is to get them to perform their manoeuvres with little contact with their mouths.

“It is a sport that the whole family can take part in, right from kids doing lead-line.

“There are some 70 plus year-olds that compete as well.”

American quarter horses are particularly suited to the manoeuvres required in western riding events. Ranging in height from about 14hh to 16hh, the breed is not classified into pony or horse classes for competitions. With no height restrictions for events, the size of the horse plays a big role as to how well the horse can perform in each class.

Catherine said the smaller quarter horses are more suitable for events where they are required to stop and turn quickly with fast spins and sliding stops.

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“But now, with more specifically-bred horses being imported and trained, you really need to train horses for just a few events rather than all the events to be competitive.”

With a long list of show successes on various horses behind her, Catherine was selected for the New Zealand team to compete at the Quarter Horse Youth World Cups on three occasions. This selection took her to Arizona in 1996, Texas in 1998 and Italy in 2000 to compete against other teams of five from all around the globe.

Competitors, including those from the host country, are lent horses for the competitions to ensure a level playing field.

The Ladd family’s quarter horse stallion, Melody Jay, was imported from Australia as a yearling and bred for reining. Catherine has trained and shown him for many years to become a successful show horse. Melody Jay has won the reining classes at the Quarter Horse Association New Zealand National Show every year he has been entered, as well as numerous open reining competitions. He was semi-retired a couple of years ago. “We breed a small amount of foals each to our stallion

and sometimes outside stallions,” said Catherine.

Due to parental commitments with a new baby, Catherine has decreased the number of horses she is riding and brought Melody Jay out of semi-retirement to compete on.

“As my partner and I had a baby in August, it was going to be too difficult to show too many horses and still be a mum.”

Catherine and Melody Jay won the High Point Senior

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Feilding. Catherine has competed at the nationals every year since 1995.

Although she doesn’t have a personal trainer, Catherine does try to take part in clinics when international trainers come to New Zealand. She also trains clients’ horses on a part-time basis.

Currently Catherine’s main priority is to be at home looking after her young son, Clayton. But long-term she plans to keep on training more well-bred horses, and to continue improving through attending clinics with overseas trainers, and giving lessons to other riders.

‘It is really rewarding seeing people that I have given lessons to, go out and improve and do well at the shows.

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“The first stock wasn’t as well-shedding yet, but looked promising.”

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arriving as weaners in February. “Last season the heifers’ weight on May 1 was an average of 230kg, and now they are on track to leave the farm 12 months later at 500kg,” said Hans.

“We draft and weigh all our works lambs ourselves and send them to AFFCO.

“This season’s average is about 19kg, and most are gone by the end of February which gives us room for the dairy weaners to come on.”

Eventually the couple would like to take the marginal heifer paddocks out of the rotation to allow them to run more sheep.

“That’s the joy of farming — having a piece of land and adjusting the system so it works.”

The Michels have found the Wiltshires to be fast growing, easy care sheep.

“We don’t have to crutch, shear (no need), or dip them.

“They seem to have much less of a worm burden than the crossbreed mob we ran.”

Hans said as the Wiltshire lambs grow little wool, they grow more meat faster. The breed’s high fertility rates and easy lambing have also impressed the couple.

“They suit our philosophy of working smarter not harder. “We are actually really enthusiastic about the way the breeding programme has gone so far.”

The Michel’s farm, located in a sheltered valley, receives an annual rainfall of two metres, and frosts are a regular occurrence.

“Spring growth can be a bit slow,” said Hans.“If needed, we apply seaweed and gib as a boost

to the flatter paddocks.“We only start lambing in September because

we need the early grass for the heifers to be ready for the bull.”

Between 25 to 30 hectares of the farm is used to grow haylage and big square bales.

The Michel family also milk a few goats, and make feta cheese and yoghurt. An extensive vegetable garden with a tunnel house and diverse orchard produces well to feed the family.

“Hans and our son Martin enjoy hunting and fishing which supplies our family of six, plus our many overseas visitors,” said Stephanie.

Farming has provided the family with a lifestyle where they can all work together outdoors, along with plenty of versatility and opportunities.

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Kiwi legend pushes the boundariesby Andy Bryenton

Bruce McLaren’s name is synonymous with speed. From the Circuit De La Sarthe at Le Mans to the CanAm tracks of North America, and the gruelling F1 circuit, his legacy is one of engineering excellence, velocity, and grit.

The Kiwi driver was born in 1937, the son of a gas station owner, and his early life was shaped by the crippling Perthes disease he contracted at age nine, leaving one of his legs shorter than the other. Denied the chance to pursue more physical team sports like rugby, the man who was called ‘fearless’ and ‘an unstoppable force’ by his rivals took to motor racing, in an Austin Seven tuned by his father Les.

By 1958 Bruce was in the driver’s seat at the New Zealand Grand Prix. Aussie racing legend Jack Brabham was so impressed by his performance that he asked Bruce to race for his team, ushering in an era of what can only be called total domination of motorsport by the young man from Auckland

In 1959 he won the United States GP, at age 22 the youngest driver ever to do so. In 1962 he took the ultimate

F1 crown on Monaco’s glittering Riviera-side circuit. But it was as a designer and engineer of race cars that he made an even greater mark, developing new aerodynamic techniques — sometimes literally in the pit lane with a pair of tin snips!

Bruce’s untimely death was foreshadowed by the words he wrote for another young racer who lost his life — team mate Timmy Mayer. Bruce eulogized:

‘To do something well is so worthwhile that to die trying to do it better cannot be foolhardy. It would be a waste of life to do nothing with one’s ability, for I feel that life is measured in achievement, not in years alone’.

Tragically, the same words rang true when Bruce’s car lost traction at Goodwood circuit, England, disintegrating on impact. He was only 32 years old.

Even after his death, the legacy of this driving legend has been carried forward in a spirit he would no doubt have appreciated. First, by the formula one team which still bears his name — and subsequently appended to a range of cars which, like the man himself, have taken on the world’s best and won. The McLaren F1 was the definitive hypercar of the 1990s, beating all comers in flat out speed, and even putting the multi-million-dollar-developed Bugatti EB110 in the shade. Now the incredible P1 carries on this legacy.

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Dairying drives success

If we don’t, no-one else will do it for us.

That’s why I was proud to attend the Dairy Industry Awards in Auckland recently — a black-tie event attended by nearly 1,000 people. Congratulations to all the winners on the night. There were some inspiring winners like Ruth Hone who became the first ever woman to win Dairy Trainee of the Year. Out of the 11 dairy trainee finalists, five were women.

27-year-old Nick Bertram was named 2014 Farm Manager of the Year, which is a great achievement given he joined the industry with no family background or experience in farming.

Congratulations also to Charlie and Jody McCaig, 2014 New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year. In my speech I pointed out to the audience that every hour of every

day, the dairy sector earns another $2 million in exports. It’s the hard work of farmers that pays for our schools, roads and hospitals and I don’t believe you get thanked enough for that.

There is a lot to be proud of. According to Dairy NZ, the productivity of dairy farmers has doubled in the last 50 years. I’m very proud of the efforts farmers have made to improve their environmental performance, with around 90% of waterways now fenced off from stock.

We’ve also seen big strides forward in animal welfare. Farmers realise they need to be proactive and take the lead on these issues, because there are plenty of critics out there who will take any chance to bash you.

I see part of my job to be an advocate in Parliament and I’ll keep fighting

Nathan Guy gives Prime Minister John Key a few pointers on milking

A key message I always tell farmers, growers, fishers and foresters around the country is that we need to celebrate our success loudly and proudly.

From the Minister Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries

in your corner. All of us need to keep talking to our urban cousins, reminding them of what we’ve achieved. We’ve got some very exciting opportunities and challenges ahead of us. The world population is going to reach 9 billion by 2050 and as they get wealthier, they will want more and more of the protein we produce.

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with four bulls but I really wanted a bull that was a breed changer and we got that with Manhatten,” said Bruce, who credits Manhatten with siring daughters that exhibited the strong, robust physical characteristics ideal for New Zealand’s pastoral dairy systems.

“They are cows of strength and style. They stand a little taller than most of their breed and exhibit what I call good ‘dairyness’.

“They have excellent udders and the ability to generate high volumes of milk and carry it well.”

Manhatten’s pedigree deserves some recognition. His sire, Lemvig, is the Danish son of Highland Duncan Lester, bred in the USA whilst his dam was sired by Judds Admiral, who was the son of US bull Quicksilver Royal.

Manhatten has also been credited with expanding CRV Ambreed’s exporting market across both hemispheres. One of the first countries to receive Manhatten genetics was South Africa.

“CRV Ambreed sent me there a few years ago and it was quite a humbling experience. I could go to a farm and see 200 Manhatten daughters in one paddock. It was probably one of the highlights of my cattle breeding career, being party to the pleasure and the

profit those farmers had enjoyed by having him as a sire.”

CRV Ambreed NZ managing director Angus Haslett says Manhatten helped put CRV Ambreed on the map in New Zealand.

“Bruce and Ngaire contributed a bull that has established a significant presence and one that continues to do so. He is a bull whose genetics are in the pedigree of at least 13 Jersey sires on the latest New Zealand Animal Evaluation list, released in May.”

The Okura herd is now owned by Bruce and Ngaire’s daughter Lyna, and her husband Luke, who continue to focus upon breeding elite Jersey cattle alongside their dairy operation.

Okura Manhatten’s legacy will continue to benefit the NZ dairy industry for years to come

Breeders, Bruce and Ngaire Cutforth of Okura Stud in Northland, say they are proud of Manhatten’s contribution to the national herd’s productivity, which came in the form of 44,000 daughters and genetics that were a ‘game changer’ for the Jersey breed in New Zealand.

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A number of readers did respond and I very much appreciate your emails and feedback. I didn’t get any evidence, but I did get some questions regarding the causes of lameness. I will endeavour to cover those questions in my articles but it will take more than just this one. Lameness is a multifactorial problem. Most of us already know that. What are the factors that are involved in this problem?

To make it as simple as I can, I believe that the main issues are nutrition and stress. There are other factors, but if we control the nutrition and stress then we can eliminate a great deal of our problems to the point where we have minimised the issue. These two factors are both broad aspects that need more explanation.

Before we start addressing the nutritional aspects of the problem I have to advise that I am not a nutritionist. I do have some knowledge in this area but I am by no means an expert. A lot

of what I say about nutrition comes from nutritionists that I work with and have a lot of respect for.

Many pasture-fed cows do not get enough effective fibre in their diet, and I am aware that this contradicts what some nutritionists believe.

Fibre has a big impact on the health of the corium. Whilst there is nothing in the fibre that is directly involved in the healing process of the corium, the fibre does help with the processes in the rumen, creating a better, more stable, rumen pH.

The microbes in the rumen function better and there will be less acidosis — acidosis being an important factor in laminitis. This can be particularly important when cows are out of the paddock for long times due to milking.

If the cows are fed meal in the cow shed then it may be even more important. Cows gorge themselves when they are in the paddock and starve when they have been out of the paddock for

In my last article I asked you to show me some solid evidence to demonstrate that stones and pushing cows in the yard would bruise the hooves. cause sole penetration and cause white line separation.

too long so there is a big pH fluctuation in the rumen.

This is made worse if the cows are getting meal in the cowshed. I am not saying that we shouldn’t feed meal in the cowshed but it is important to know what can potentially happen when we do. I know that it is believed that the fibre content in the grass on our pasture-based systems is enough.

My question would be: “How do we know how much fibre a cow needs?” How do we know what the lowest acceptable pH in the rumen is?

If we only look at some elements in the rumen and just draw our conclusions on that then we may be missing the boat. One scenario I would like to put before you is how come beef animals on nice lush pastures in Canterbury have haemorrhaging and even sole ulcers?

I can show you beef cow feet with just that. These cows have never been pushed, don’t know what stones look

like and yet have so called ‘stone bruises’. Of course, there could be other factors like calving, cows being on heat or whatever. The thing is that the haemorrhage in the hooves is quite constant over the year.

When you look at cows that are being kept in the high country, they don’t have anywhere near the amount of haemorrhage, yet they have a lot more stones to deal with than their counterparts on the flat. I will continue this subject and endeavour to follow up on those questions in my next article but please keep those emails coming. Email me at [email protected] for further discussions.

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The Minister of Finance the Hon Bill English stated when commenting on the budget, that he did not view the budget as steady as you go with a few freebies, but a reflection on New Zealand being able to move forward confidently.

Over the years the government budgets have demonstrated a significant shift in the relationship between government and the farmer, which began in the late 1800s when New Zealand was an emerging nation reliant on agriculture for export income.

In May 1881 under the heading of Bonuses on Colonial Industries, the government offered £500 for the first 25 tons of butter or 50 tons of cheese to be exported. There was a stipulation that the produce had to have originated in a factory operating on the ‘American principle’ of a producer co-operative and was quite different from those of

the butter and cheese dairies in the United Kingdom.

The underlying theme in the government’s budget is that with a government debt of $60 billion the nation will be reliant on New Zealand’s primary industries to provide the export income needed to repay debt.

It wasn’t so long ago that every National government Minister of Finance in presenting the budget acknowledged the value of New Zealand’s agricultural exports and farming subsidies were available for fertiliser, stock incentive schemes and several other incentives. National Prime Ministers the Rt Hon Keith

Holyoake and Rt Hon Rob Muldoon, also in his capacity as Minister of Finance, always expounded the value and the need to support the New Zealand farmer. The 1984 election resulted in David Lange’s Labour government being elected and Sir Robert Muldoon was removed as National Party leader. The Lange government removed all farming subsidy incentives.

The sudden transition from subsidies to a free-market economy under ‘Rogernomics’ caused a number of farmers to lose their farms through the resultant high interest rates — some in excess of 20 per cent, that were charged at the time. As a young farmer I and other farmers struggled financially. Federated Farmers’ leadership of the time embraced the new free-market economy and with others were highly critical of Muldoon’s former monetary policies. 17,000 farmers marched on Wellington protesting against the new Labour government’s policies as being unfair and not even-handed. During this time it seemed ironic to me that those farming leaders who embraced the free-market economy had been responsible for asking for farming subsidy incentives in the first place. While sitting at home one day, I decided to telephone Sir Robert Muldoon at his home. His wife Lady Thea answered and said Bob is in the United States and will be home next week. I told her I was getting a beast processed at the local butcher for them and I wanted

to meet Sir Robert. She invited me to come down the following Saturday. When I arrived at their Auckland home, Lady Thea had just returned from a run. We unloaded the meat and filled the freezer. The freezer was brand new and empty. She introduced me to Sir Robert who I had not met before. Sir Robert asked, why had I given them the meat? It is a wonderful gesture. I replied, it is in appreciation of all the support you have given to farmers over many years. I asked him how come his freezer was empty. He

said no farmer has ever given me a beast before.

I learnt a valuable lesson here and that was, in spite of his generosity to farmers, it didn’t necessarily mean that he received any reciprocal

acknowledgement. I received a letter from Sir Robert and his wife thanking me for the meat, which they said they thoroughly enjoyed and he certainly never forgot, because on a number of occasions after, when I invited him to farmer meetings in Northland, he always obliged.

Today’s National government which was once described as the farmers’ party in gumboots, has clearly come to the realisation that it can no longer simply rely on the rural sector to get re-elected. Bill English’s budget is clearly targeting the young urban voter, the majority of which live in Auckland. Every political party knows that whoever gets the majority of the Auckland vote becomes the government.

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Contestants from across New Zealand are putting in the hard yards during the build up to the 2014 ANZ Young Farmer Contest Grand Final in Christchurch on July 3–5.

Representing the Taranaki/Manawatu region is Brad Lewis of the Opiki Young Farmers Club. This year’s competition will be his second and last attempt at the grand final. Mr Lewis placed third overall at the 2012 grand final in Dunedin. Competition rules stipulate that a competitor can only advance through to the grand final twice.

Twenty-eight-year-old Mr Lewis grew up on his family’s asparagus farm in the Horowhenua. During his high school years, he worked as a relief milker on several dairy farms in the district.

After completing a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Honours) at Lincoln University, Mr Lewis took up a position on a Canterbury dairy farm. He now works as a farm manager on his family’s 500 cow dairy farm near Levin.

Seven grand finalists were determined from 56 competitors at regional level. Those grand finalists will prepare, through study and practical practice, for an agricultural test of skills, strength and expertise.

“It’s a fair bit of work, but it’s good fun and you meet lots of like-minded

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The grand final begins with an official opening at Lincoln University library on July 3. The practical day will be held at the university on July 4. On Friday evening, an ANZ Sponsors and Speeches Dinner will be held at Wigram Airforce Museum. The competition continues on July 5 with the live televised evening show at CBS Arena, followed by the Celebratory Ball at Addington Raceway.

The grand final has a total prize pool of over $300,000. The champion will go home with nearly $70,000 in prizes including cash, scholarships, products and services from ANZ, Lincoln University, Ravensdown, AGMARDT, Silver Fern Farms, Honda, Husqvarna and Vodafone.

Contest chairman Kyle Goodwin said the grand final is shaping up to be a very strong competition.

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Gypsy week has come and pretty much gone and rural communities nationwide will be awash with new faces.

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Thankfully, due to huge advances in communications and technologies, much of the stress associated with moving from one location to another has disappeared. Looking back, it was a different story.

In the early days, news travelled by word of mouth — stuff like, what stock and produce prices were doing. Then along came newspapers, telephones, and railways, and eventually, New Zealand got connected.

City newspapers dropped off by the rural postie, became an important source of information for country folk.

For many rural people, radio was also an important means of contact with the rest of New Zealand. Veteran broadcaster Jim Henderson, recalled his mother saying as she first switched on the radio in their isolated rural home ‘We’ll never be isolated again’. Then, in 1960 television was introduced and as transmission towers were established, it gradually spread from the cities to the hinterlands.

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