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ARMERS now control their emissions destiny but industry leaders warn the hard work starts here. The Government has adopted He Waka Eke Noa – the Primary Sector Climate Change Commitment, which Beef + Lamb New Zealand chairman Andrew Morrison said is a good outcome for farmers. “I hope farmers understand the importance of today,” he said. “This is a piece of work that empowers us as a sector to put the tools in place to measure the mitigations, the sequestrations against our liabilities. “That’s our goal and that will drive the right behaviours.” But now the office work is done the farm work will start. “The challenge of this is now we have to do a whole lot of work. “It’s okay not paying a processor levy but now we’ve committed to getting these tools and these farm plans in place.” Ardern said applying a levy at the processor level would not have had the desired effect of lowering emissions. “If the levy sat at processor level it didn’t necessarily change anything about the behaviour at farm level. That’s what we ultimately need. “We need emission reduction, not just to pay a price for

emissions but we need them to come down.” Ardern said reinstating the levy, if progress isn’t made by 2022, will be written into law. “That’s exactly what the mechanism is for. From the relationships that we’ve built and the conversations we’ve had ... I don’t believe that’s going to be necessary. But it exists to hold us all to account.” DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle said the Government’s initial plan was unworkable but the right decision was made.

Deal’s nuts and bolts THE climate change agreement’s key points are: • Primary sector emissions will be priced from 2024 for livestock and at farm level from 2025. • The Government and an industry governance group will in the next five years develop systems to reduce emissions, which will become a formal agreement in 2025. • A 2022 review will assess progress on developing pricing and implementation. If unsatisfactory, agricultural emissions will be included in the ETS. • Farm plans will require a climate module. • Commitment to invest in research, advisory services and estimating and benchmarking farm emissions. • Incentives offered for early adopters. • Recognition of on-farm mitigation such as small plantings, riparian areas and natural cover.

It’s practical, it’s innovative, it’s achievable. Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister “I think it’s a win-win for us in the sense that what was proposed initially was never going to work for anyone. “It’s about what result we’re trying to achieve and that’s to ultimately manage our emissions down to a level that’s appropriate and stabilise them. In that sense it is a world first. “So we’re really grateful that the Government has listened to farmers and now we can put in place the best steps to get to 2025.” Mackle says farmer reaction will be mixed. “There will be a range of views.

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Fonterra’s increase of 30c/ kg in its farmgate milk price forecast should let dairy farmers make debt repayments in full rather than in part this year, AgFirst Waikato agricultural economist Phil Journeaux says.

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WEATHER OVERVIEW This week is a bit messy with a fair amount of high pressure around but so too is a large but weak area of low pressure. The week kicks off a little unsettled but high pressure grows later in the week. We expect temperatures to be warmer than they were last week, which was especially cold for some regions with below-normal daytime and overnight temperatures. It’s hard to lock in wind flows with the air pressure a bit all over the place but a colder southerly is possible for a day or two this week as well. There is a good chance high pressure will dominate the start of November, bringing drier and milder weather.

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7-DAY TRENDS

Rain Rain this week is broken up with larger dry areas, most likely driest in eastern New Zealand and wettest on the West Coast. There is a chance of some patchy rain. Modelling suggests the North Island and eastern areas will be drier than average.

Temperature Warmer this week than last week with more days average to above average. However, a brief cold change is possible for a time.

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Wind Westerly quarter winds still dominate but this week does get a little messier wind-wise because of a weak but large area of low pressure combining with large high pressure. But expect lighter winds this week overall compared to last week.

Highlights/ Extremes Not too much in the way of severe weather. The North Island, in particular, might start to lean drier than average thanks to an uptick in high pressure.

14-DAY OUTLOOK

Spring in eastern NZ is usually drier than normal and western areas are wet but this year we have seen more rain than is expected for eastern regions. The good news is westerlies bode well for drier and warmer-than-average weather in the east. Western areas over the North Island aren’t overly wet either. Southland was cold last week but this week has more warmer days in the mix. Overall, a pretty positive week ahead for pasture growth.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

Farmers only lukewarm on deal Staff reporters FARMER and new Environment Canterbury councillor Ian Mackenzie is cautious in his enthusiasm for the Government’s about-turn on the Emissions Trading Scheme. In a world-first governmentindustry partnership the Government has backed down on taxing farmers and brokered a deal with the agricultural sector to manage and mitigate on-farm emissions. It will avoid farmers being included in the ETS if they can commit to a new sector-led plan. “Clearly, this is good news but it doesn’t necessarily send me skipping across the spring green paddocks with joy,” Mackenzie, an Ashburton cropping and livestock farmer, said. He was also Federated Farmers environment spokesman and a member of the Land and Water Forum. “I am slightly underwhelmed being in the first country in the world to tax farmers on emissions, even given the five years to come.” Mackenzie said a plan to come up with a regime that reflects options to reward farmers who are doing things right is encouraging. “A regime that reflects on-farm activities tailored to individual farming operations is a sensible plan. “But we will still be the only country in the world sacrificing some notion we can save the planet by growing less grass. “I expect the reporting process

Continued from page 1 “There will be those who are closer to it, those who are in the middle and those who are not. “We’ve got to talk that through but things are moving fast and we needed to find a practical outcome pretty quickly and that’s what we’ve done.” Morrison said the best farmers will now be recognised.

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on that will be quite onerous and result in another cost to farmers.” Mackenzie hopes industry bodies such as the Foundation for Arable Research, Beef + Lamb NZ and DairyNZ will be working on a net emission profile rather than the gross emission profile farmers are being accused of now. “Once we can do net emission in agriculture the Government can pay us (farmers) rather than take money from us – that’s the sensible position for net benefit to agriculture.” The deal means farmers will improve their tools for estimating

and benchmarking emissions, commit to more research and development and use integrated farm plans that include a climate module. If the industry does a good enough job and a new mechanism for pricing on-farm emissions is found, farmers won’t have to be concerned about being included in the emissions trading scheme. But if industry is not performing that can be reversed, even as early as 2022 when the Government measures progress. The deal takes a lot of the emotion out of the issue,

Northland dairy farmer Jane Hutchings says. The Bay of Islands farmer is chairs the Northland Farm Environment Awards and is a kiwi conservationist. “The decision has given us the chance to work out the science behind greenhouse gas emissions and what we can do about it. “Farmers will respond to this opportunity and there won’t be many who won’t try to reduce their emissions. “I hope this consensus approach can be taken with water too,” she said.

Southland farmer Dean Rabbidge still has reservations about the climate change policy. He is pleased he won’t be levied but says farmers are being constrained in the tools they can use to reduce emissions. “We are going into a gunfight with a knife,” he says Air NZ can offset emissions by asking ticket buyers to pay for the airline to plant trees while farmers are denied the ability to offset their emissions, at least until 2025, with tree planting. Similarly, farmers are being outbid for land by forestry companies that can gain financially from sequestering carbon while affecting communities, landscape and biodiversity. In contrast, restrictive laws on gene editing have not kept up with technology and limit the sector’s ability to develop new products such as low greenhouse gas emitting grasses and feed.

“Some farmers won’t understand the importance of today. But the point is it is around the behaviours because we’ve got some guys that have done a lot of stuff on their farms and they need recognition for the decisions they’ve made on-farm and this is what’s driving the whole process.” And more good work will happen now farmers have certainty, Mackle said.

“A couple of nights ago at our annual meeting a farmer got up and said ‘we can do this, if farmers know what they need to do they can get on and do this’ and that’s a really big part of it – working through this with farmers.” The Government has also left the door open for the industry to work with it on freshwater reform.

“Obviously, we’re in the middle of consultation and the goal is to make sure that we can achieve our shared ambition of stopping degradation and restoring our waterways and I believe that’s a shared ambition and that’s why we’re out consulting at the moment,” Ardern said. In the meantime, the climate change plan is the best outcome

for everyone. “This is about certainty but it is also about opportunity. “We know we need to take the time to get this right but we also need to make progress. “So the five-year work programme set out today is true to the unique nature of the sector that created it. “It’s practical, it’s innovative, it’s achievable,” Ardern said.

SENSIBLE PLAN: Ian Mackenzie says a regime that reflects on farm activities tailored to individual farming operations is a sensible plan. Photo: Annette Scott

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THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

Climate deal universally welcomed Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz THE Government’s decision to work alongside the primary sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been welcomed by farmers, scientists and some environmentalists. Farmers and growers say it will ensure they stay viable and the industry competitive, scientists say it addresses an issue that has been long ignored and environmentalists say it is an innovative and pragmatic solution.

The Government deserves credit for listening to good scientific and policy advice and for being prepared to reject outdated approaches. Dave Frame Climate Change Research Institute The agreement means agriculture will not join the Emissions Trading Scheme but instead the sector will work with the Government to reduce emissions. The Government says the ETS

was developed for a small number of big companies, not tens of thousands of individual entities. The primary sector also welcomed the decision not to impose a processor levy on farm produce from 2020 to 2025 provided farmers and growers make progress on lowering emissions. Progress will be assessed in 2022. “We are pleased that the Government has recognised that it does not make sense to bring agriculture into the ETS and that we have a pathway to work with the Government to develop a more appropriate framework,” the Primary Sector Group said. “We welcome this pragmatic and sensible decision by the Government to work in partnership with industry to achieve tangible on-farm change and hope that it might provide a blueprint for the way we work together to solve environmental challenges in the future.” The 11-member group has committed $25m over five years to achieve the goals. Members are Apiculture NZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, DairyNZ, Dairy Companies Association, Deer Industry NZ, Federation of Maori Authorities, Foundation for Arable Research, Federated Farmers, Horticulture NZ, Irrigation NZ and the Meat Industry Association. Federated Farmers vicepresident Andrew Hoggard says his organisation remains opposed to entering the ETS because it will not work for the sector. “We need more tools in the tool

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EXPECTANT: Farmers are looking forward to exploring all avenues for climate change response with the Government, Federated Farmers vice-president Andrew Hoggard says.

box. We are looking forward to exploring all these avenues further with the Government. “New Zealanders also need to realise that any reduction in emissions achieved here through reduced production will likely only be replaced with production in countries that have higher emissions per unit of output and usually by subsidised farming sectors.” Hort NZ chief executive Mike Chapman also welcomed the agreement saying his organisation is already working with growers to address climate change issues using technology. “Our industry’s biggest challenge is to be as effective as possible with fertiliser application. “This is why research and

development and tech transfer in the area of precision horticulture are so important.” Climate Change Research Institute director Professor Dave Frame welcomed the news saying for too long the issue has not been addressed. “For too long we have circled the drain on agricultural climate change issues so it is great to see a sensible, practical, scientifically defensible deal being worked out. “The Government deserves credit for listening to good scientific and policy advice and for being prepared to reject outdated approaches. “Farming leaders deserve credit for listening to the science and developing practical plans that put their sector on a path to a

healthier planetary future.” NIWA’s chief climate scientist Andrew Tait says the organisation is keen to help. “Our scientists have worldleading expertise in very accurately measuring atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations using a range of instruments and techniques and we are already thinking about novel ways of using and adapting these systems for paddock and farm-scale application.” While welcoming the agreement Environmental Defence Society chief executive Gary Taylor was sceptical the 10% methane reduction target by 2030 will be met given the overall poor response of the sector with respect to the freshwater challenge.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

Gas targets not too tough, Shaw PROPOSED laws to mitigate climate change are designed to encourage farmers to adopt low-emission systems that do not undermine food production, Climate Change Minister James Shaw says. It has been claimed the Government’s policies contradict a clause in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change not to threaten food production but Shaw says that is not the case. “The intention of that clause is

to ensure that globally people are fed. “That’s not necessarily the same proposition as saying that today’s form of production needs to be locked in for all time,” he said. The relevant clause in the Paris Agreement’s global commitment encourages adaption of lowemission food production and protection from threats such as droughts, storms and land salinisation. That does not necessarily mean reducing stock numbers to meet lower emission targets but might require a switch in focus from production to profitability.

VARIETY: James Shaw says solutions to farm emissions will come from several sources including technology and management and business model changes.

The way NZ farms are managed has changed dramatically and will change again in the future,” Shaw said. “I think farmers will be as valuable and different 30 years from now as today’s farmers are compared to 30 years ago.” NZ has a role preserving global food security and the world is looking to it to develop low greenhouse gas-emitting foodproducing farm systems. “There is an expectation that if anybody can solve this, it is probably us,” he said. A report by the industry-based Biological Reference Group has a high degree of confidence farmers can reduce methane emissions by 10% using existing technology and best practice without significantly affecting production. The group believes there is a medium to high probability farmers can cut methane emissions by 24% to 47% by 2050. “Which is one of the reasons I felt confident of putting that provisional range in,” Shaw said. That 2050 targets will be reviewed by the incoming Climate Change Commission. Shaw also cites research that finds changing business models, innovation and technology can in many cases reduce emissions 15% or more while increasing profitability. Acknowledging that is not universally possible, Shaw said the main driver is to lower input costs and focus on improving productivity to boost profitability. He believes solutions to farm emissions will come from several sources including technology and management and business model changes.

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

Plants are chewing through peak milk Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA’S spring milk peak has been a daily intake in the low 80 million litres so far, the giant dairy processor’s manufacturing director Alan van der Nagel says. “We haven’t hit peak yet but we must be getting pretty close.” Warmer weather in the far south might push the peak to near last season’s 85m litres/day, he said. Milk production in most dairying regions is even or a little behind this time last season except in Canterbury, where it is ahead. Cold, wet weather has dragged Otago-Southland the furthest behind and that means South Island milk flows have yet to peak, van der Nagel said.

We haven’t hit peak yet but we must be getting pretty close. Alan van der Nagel Fonterra The North Island production is at peak or very close to it with perhaps only 500,000 litres a day more to come. The latest figures from the Dairy Companies Association say milk production was up 0.7% in September compared with September 2018 and season-todate is running 2% ahead. But those figures were three to four weeks before the season’s peak and October has included considerable weather variability. Late winter and early spring production was good throughout the North Island but that impetus has slowed, van der Nagel said. Daily collections in upper and lower North Island areas are

even on last year while Waikato is perhaps a little behind on some days. All 30 of his NZ manufacturing plants are operating and the bigger powder plants are going 24 hours, seven days a week. At this time of year about 55% of all milk goes into whole or skim milk powders, van der Nagel said. His job is to fill priority orders of higher-value products like cheese, creams and proteins while ensuring all milk is processed every 24 hours. Plant reliability is the key factor as peak milk flows back up very quickly if any breakdowns occur. Power outages have been minor so far and confined to Northland and Taranaki. Northland plants are running full and in Waikato there is a little spare capacity at Morrinsville and Tirau. The newest drier, at Lichfield, began three weeks earlier this year and is at full capacity to use its leading efficiency. Without Lichfield more suboptimal products at lower prices would have to be made in Waikato. Plants in Taranaki are at maximum throughput as is Pahiatua and the Longburn casein plant is operating to share the load. The Nelson plants are operating and the Tuamarina reverse osmosis plant near Blenheim is feeding concentrated milk to Darfield in Canterbury, where the biggest driers are flat out. The Clandeboye driers are operating at maximum throughout and all cheese plants likewise, including mozzarella three when driers are being washed. “It wasn’t intended to be full in year one but have more mozzarella capacity as market demand increases,” he said. The same pertains to the new cream cheese plant at Darfield, now operating at 45-50%. Further south all the smaller

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plants are full with only Edendale having spare drier capacity. Nonetheless Edendale is taking in the largest volume of milk daily compared with all other Fonterra sites. Fonterra is concentrating 1.6m litres of milk at Longburn and loading out 16 rail wagons every day from Manawatu to Taranaki. It has 1600 drivers employed in round-the-clock shifts in the company’s 484 tanker and trailer units picking up an average of 8000 litres a day from each of 10,000 farms. Contracted drivers and units are used for plant-to-plant movements, he said. Tatua Co-operative had an exceptionally early season with a peak intake of just under 860,000 litres in one day in late September, about two weeks earlier than last year. “The relatively dry and warm winter meant that pasture continued to grow throughout and there was very little pasture damage during July and August when the rain did come,” co-op affairs general manager Paul van Boheemen said. The early start was welcome after three slow seasons previously and the peak was 5% higher than 2018. The Tatuanui site is still receiving 800,000-plus litres a day and season-to-date processing is ahead of several recent seasons, he said. Colder weather in late winter meant Miraka farmers on the Central Plateau started the season slowly, being 3% behind last year in August and September. “October’s intake has been the same as last year but we haven’t caught up on the slow start yet and are still 1.7% behind, from the same cow numbers,” milk supply general manager Grant Jackson said. Miraka is at peak milk now, he said.

HANDY: Without the new Lichfield dryer, which started up three weeks early and is at full capacity, Fonterra would have had to make more sub-optimal products at lower prices in Waikato plants.

Synlait buys dairy firm for $112m SYNLAIT Milk is buying Canterbury’s Dairyworks for $112 million, subject to Overseas Investment Office approval. If approved Dairyworks will operate as a stand-alone business under the Synlait umbrella, with its chief executive Tim Carter reporting to Synlait chief executive Leon Clement. “The acquisition allows us to get closer to consumers, a key part of our long-term strategy,” Synlait said. Synlait says it has sufficient bank facilities to fund the acquisition and, given it is subject to OIO approval, payment is not expected until sometime in the first quarter of 2020. The price represents about 7.5 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation based on the last year’s earnings. “This business is a great strategic fit for us and an important step in growing our presence in the everyday dairy category,” Clement said. “Opportunities exist in

both businesses to streamline supply chains and enhance our competitiveness. It gives us the ability to optimise how we process milksolids and get the most value from our supply of milk.” Dairyworks is based in Hornby, Christchurch, about 37 kilometres from Synlait’s Dunsandel site. It specialises in processing, packaging and marketing dairy products including cheese, butter, ice cream and milk powder. According to Synlait, it supplies nearly half of NZ’s cheese and a quarter of its butter. It has a 9% market share in ice cream and a 19% share in milk powder. Its brands include Dairyworks, Rolling Meadow and Alpine. The purchase complements the $37.8m purchase of cheese manufacturer Talbot Forest Cheese, which it completed on August 1. Dairyworks has 240 staff and will take Synlait’s total headcount to about 1200. – BusinessDesk

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THE NZ FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

Livestock trade goes virtual Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz PGG Wrightson started talking in 2014 about looking for gamechangers as part of the business strategy and now believes it might have unleashed a good one. It’s the virtual sale yards show … live bidding for livestock online. Bidr went live in July after nearly three years in development and the PGW group is encouraged by early performances, chief executive Stephen Guerin told shareholders at the annual meeting. That was after saying in the annual report it has the potential to be a game-changer in the livestock trading market. PGW’s livestock general manager Peter Moore said PGW is not trying to displace the physical sale yards, which will always have their place. In the past five years the number of yards has dropped to 58 from 70 as trading has centralised on major yards such as Stortford Lodge, Feilding, Temuka and Canterbury Park. “It’s another channel to market and if we can get it to 10% to 15% of the market, as AuctionsPlus has got to in Australia, we’ll be happy.” On-farm sales will also continue to have their place. “We’ve got clients who will still want to go to the yards or sell in the paddock and that’s still important.” Farmers buying from home have to be on their toes at the Bidr keyboard. Bidding for each lot is set for just one minute, Bidr general manager Tania Smith says.

AS WELL AS: PGG Wrightson livestock general manager Peter Moore says Bidr is not intended to replace sale years or on-farm auctions.

“It can get really active at the sharp end, in that last few seconds.” A bid in the last 20 seconds automatically triggers a 20-second extension. Smith says it is exciting and a good challenge to be working in a very new part of a very traditional industry. Over time Bidr is likely to be extended to other agriculture products. Moore said there are two key parts to Bidr. The system has full certification of the animals up for sale; they are assessed by agents who are themselves assessed by senior

agents and then accredited by government agency AsureQuality. PGW also wants other livestock companies and their agents involved to make it a multipleparty system. To help that process Bidr was set up as a separate company, though fully-owned by PGW. Moore is chairman and the other directors are Guerin and PGW chief financial officer Peter Scott but the idea is for it to operate separately. Earnings will not be significant in the short-term. Hamilton-based Smith has a science background, worked in forestry genetics and went to Bidr from DairyNZ. The business

development manager Liam Beattie came from Air New Zealand. As market operator he’s the auctioneer but in the background, not out front as the auctioneer is at the sale yards or an on-farm sale. Smith said agents from six stock agencies are among the 160 so far accredited to assess livestock for Bidr. The stock are certified as true to class and specification, supported by video and photographs. The outside agencies pay a fee for the platform as they do at a sale yards. Bidr, based partly on overseas models, went live in July, a quiet time and has proved itself gradually. At time of writing 5000 head of stock worth $3.8 million had been traded. Most of the trades have been cattle. Smith says Bidr hopes for warmer weather soon to get some lambs ready for the virtual sale yards. An early success was a sale of deer hinds from Southland to buyers in Rotorua, Moore said. “Buyers wouldn’t be driving down to Southland from there so it shows how Bidr can widen the buyer pool.” Canterbury-based agency Hazletts has been on board since the launch and its North Island general manager Tom Mowat described it as a really good, simple-to-use platform as an alternative to the sale yards and a lot of people enjoy it. “We haven’t got sale yards in the North Island so it’s logical for us.” The online live auctions will

It’s another channel to market and if we can get it to 10% to 15% of the market we’ll be happy. Peter Moore Bidr not suit everyone but there are benefits for farmers, including more control over their stock because they don’t leave the farm until sold. Freight is be paid by the buyer so vendors don’t pay to transport stock to the sale yards. There are animal welfare benefits from direct farm-to-farm transfers, rather than being mixed with other stock at sale yards. The thorough documentation rules are also a positive for farmers. One issue is the possible loss of community if too much business is taken away from the sale yards but he doesn’t see that as a major risk. “They’re great meeting places and sale yards will still be there and there are a lot of people who are very busy and just want to do the transaction.” Mowat agrees Bidr is a potential game-changer though it will take time in an older, historic industry. Bidr has separate North and South Island sales and specialist sales. The business is separate to PGW’s AgOnline service, which it sees as a classified advertising platform.

Farmers warned: be careful what you promise Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz FARMERS should act early to reduce their environmental footprint but to also ensure they stay profitable, AbacusBio consultant Kevin Wilson from Dunedin says.

Farming will undergo significant change in the next decade, even more so when the Action for Healthy Waterways plan is implemented, he said. “Once the dust settles on the wintering task force and water quality, farming systems in the south could be quite different.”

Wilson says the Government’s proposed one-size-fits-all freshwater quality proposals do not take account of the features of catchments, soil or weather and penalise farmers who have minimised their environmental footprint. Farmers should start looking

at environmental risks on their properties and could introduce steps that are not costly, such as care in selecting paddocks for winter cropping, how winter crops are fed, the timing of fertiliser application and using direct drills for seed. Farm environment plans, while

are likely to be compulsory, will focus on managing areas where there are environmental risks. But Wilson warns of the need to be careful about what is promised in those plans, such as vowing to shift a silage stack by a certain date, because farmers could be held accountable.

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Synthetic milk tech advances Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz SYNTHETIC milk technology isn’t perfected yet but when it is it should have the New Zealand dairy industry on high alert, food industry consultant and dairy processing specialist Danielle Appleton says. The spectre of cow’s milk, minus the cow, is a clear danger to the dairy sector. She echoed similar concerns raised two years ago by governmental scientific adviser Sir Peter Gluckman who described synthetically produced milk as an existential threat to the sector. Appleton said a talk she gave on the threat was simply a means to get the subject out into a domain for discussion. She intends to spend more time interrogating the numbers behind the apocalyptic farming prospects contained in the RethinkX report, also out earlier this month. The San Francisco company

predicted the United States dairy and beef sectors will be virtually wiped out by emerging protein technology in a decade as proteins five times cheaper than existing animal proteins emerge by 2030. The emerging synthetic protein technology can mimic cow’s milk by synthesising dairy milk proteins made from genetically engineered yeast in a lab. Similarly, synthesised proteins are also being developed to mimic meat cuts though that is expected to take longer to perfect than bulk milk. And it is the dairy sector Appleton expects will be hit harder and faster by the technology. NZ’s tendency to export about two-thirds of its dairy production as bulk powders does not bode well if ingredients buyers choose not to be specific on needing the grass-based cow version. “There will be some customer sectors who may care, possibly ice-cream manufacturers, but by and large most of it just goes in

as an ingredient. There will be a place but it’s likely to only be a niche.” The footprint to produce synthetic milk is lab sized. But Appleton says the outputs are not simply straight milk, rather the fractions of it including the whey proteins and casein proteins used to make cheese. They can be isolated and produced specifically, using a process that runs on an 8:1 ratio of input sugars to output proteins. That is high and expensive but destined to fall in coming years as the technology matures to more economic levels of 3:1. “The technology is not perfect. There are unintended consequences of using sugars, such as the damage sugar farms are doing to the Great Barrier Reef. But there is no way cows can compete. Generally, the smaller the animal the greater its protein production efficiency and nothing is smaller than yeast.” Dairy ingredient processing

SYNTHESISED: Danielle Appleton says the dairy sector needs to put synthetic cows’ milk on its radar now.

is highly integrated where one product is a by-product of making another, such as skim milk powder from butter production or whey from cheese making. That makes the sector vulnerable to a disruptive synthetic technology that can produce such specific components. “This would leave those byproducts with nowhere to go, with severe environmental consequences in dealing with that milk you can’t process and sell.” She says there is intense debate in the synthetic sector over just how cheap the proteins will become, some claiming $1 a kilogram and others $10/kg. “But the time line suggests $10 is a kind of natural point it will

achieve in our lifetime.” Appleton said she is acutely aware of the implications of her predictions on rural communities and NZ society. She sees potential for a growing artisan dairy sector, similar to how wool responded post-synthetics by eventually producing highvalue branded products like Icebreaker. “But that was Merino and did not apply to everyone producing wool.” For the greater number of farmers still committed to dairying there will be a need to consider more mixed land use where possible, possibly including regenerative agricultural practices now gaining more profile.

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Threat to meat is a distraction Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz NEW Zealand is being distracted from its export mission by the hype from alternative protein makers seeking promotion and funding, AbacusBio consultant Sharl Liebergreen says. Food producers here have a decade or more to confront the impending threat but decisions must be made soon about where in the market we want our food to be and how we target it. “Is NZ supplying ingredients or the natural whole food space? “We don’t need to be distracted. “If that’s our strategy then let’s focus on it,” he said. Plant protein alternatives are already on sale in NZ while cultured cell technology to produce alternative protein is real and will initially be a threat to ground meat and milk. But Liebergreen says scaling up production will be a major challenge for cultured meat companies because their manufacturing process is energy intensive and requires large volumes of nutrient additives. Those companies have slick marketing programmes promoting their strategy but

Liebergreen says little is known about other aspects of their business, such as their product’s life cycle, energy use, impact on resources and the environment. “Their life cycle analysis is a pure puzzle.” The millennial generation, who now outnumber baby boomers, appear to be the main consumers of alternative proteins. But with the global population of 7.7 billion expected to grow by an extra two billion by 2050 NZ food producers have opportunities. “We are facing nine to 10b people. It’s all opportunity. “We produce an incredibly good product and the market is growing. There has got to be opportunity in that.” Many of the competitors are focused on developing protein as an ingredient but in a different form to animal protein so NZ producers need to assess if that is a market they want to participate in. Technology is advancing fast and the image of cultured meat being grown in petri dishes by people in white coats in a sterile laboratory is not accurate. Manufacturers use precision fermentation, bioreactors and gene editing to produce the

DON’T WORRY, YET: There is still time for New Zealand to define what it wants to do in terms of farm production and how and who it wants to sell it to, AbacusBio consultant Sharl Liebergeen says.

ingredients, which are then grown in large stainless-steel silos. “It’s brewed like beer,” he says. Israeli scientists at Future Meat Technologies have successfully brewed meat cells and are now brewing fat cells. Once they have accumulated all the cells need they will use a 3D printer to produce a cut resembling a steak. Liebergreen says while they are testing the technology the backers

are also gaining media coverage and attracting investors. This early stage technology is expensive with Future Meats estimating its initial products will cost $560 for 450 grams. It believes that could eventually be reduced to between $3.60 and $7 for 450 grams. Bloomberg reports a San Francisco company, Just Inc, is growing chicken protein and

has developed chicken nuggets, costing $78 each to produce. Despite the cost and texture not being perfect Just Inc is commercialising the product. While investment in alternative protein is growing, Bloomberg reports publicly announced investments in cellular agriculture total about $220 million, still well short of the $2.2 trillion global meat business it wants to displace.

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Pan Pac boss defends fast track approval Richard Rennie richard.rennie@globalhq.co.nz PAN Pac Forest Products managing director Doug Ducker has defended his Japanese-owned company’s fast track path to buying land without Overseas Investment Office approval for every purchase. Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage gave the company approval to buy up to 20,000ha of land for forestry between now and 2022 with a maximum of 25 transactions without specific OIO approval for each purchase. Ducker strongly disputes claims the company has been given a free pass around OIO regulations. “We do not in any way shape or form get a free pass on the purchases. “This standing consent just eliminates the need to make every purchase conditional on OIO approval.

“However, the OIO conditions on being able to do so are more stringent than those traditionally required and we have to demonstrate to OIO we are meeting those conditions.” The company was granted the standing consent based on its long, successful history in NZ with a proven track record for forest management and processing. “It is not rape and pillage. That’s something the minister was trying to eliminate.” The fast track approval or standing consent is one of the key components of the Government’s efforts to ramp up forestry plantings, partly to meet NZ’s Paris Accord commitments and to boost regional development. Ducker said after operating in NZ for almost 50 years Pan Pac has established a reputation as a sound operator that has not only managed and felled forests but also added value to products

TOUGHER: Pan Pac has a sound track record and its standing approval to buy land for forests is more stringent than those given for individual purchases, managing director Doug Ducker says.

through its 500,000 cubic metres sawmilling facility in Hawke’s Bay. “It is ironic but when Pan Pac was first established in the 1970s one of the requirements from the government of the time was to have processing plant to add value and we have continued that ever since.” The provision of processing plant by foreign companies helps with OIO approval under the Government’s forestry promotion plan today. The company manages 35,000ha of its own forest from planting to harvesting, largely in Hawke’s Bay. It employs 450 staff including those at one of the country’s largest sawmills. It has also more recently invested

in a 100,000 cubic metres mill at Milburn, Otago. In recent years Pan Pac has struggled to maintain supplies to its Hawke’s Bay mill with quality trees and was casting around for more. “We have taken timber from Wairarapa and Gisborne but its expensive wood by the time you get it here.” Ducker emphasised the company is not intent on wholesale purchase of drystock properties for conversion to forestry. “We are not going out to buy land regardless. “It depends on validation that the capex is sound. It will not be all bare land any more than it will be all forestry.”

We do not in any way shape or form get a free pass on the purchases. Doug Ducker Pan Pac Forest Products Forest Owners Association chief executive Peter Weir says the opportunity for a foreignowned forestry company to buy thousands of hectares of land for trees without Overseas Investment Office approval is evidence the streamlined buying process is working as it should.

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Will payout lift cut farm debt? Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz FONTERRA’S increase of 30c/kg in its farmgate milk price forecast should let dairy farmers make debt repayments in full rather than in part this year, AgFirst Waikato agricultural economist Phil Journeaux says. The forecast range is now $6.55-$7.55/kg milksolids with an advance rate schedule based on $7.05. The prospect of a $7-plus payout puts about $17,000 more after farm working expenses into the budgets of the average Waikato-Bay of Plenty dairy farm this season. “Cashflow projections show farmers get about half of the announced increase this season and half in delayed payments next season.” Journeaux said the extra money will be available for debt servicing, potentially allowing payment of interest and principal in full for the first time since 2013-14. Over the past three $6plus payouts AgFirst budgets included two-thirds of principal repayments, equivalent to $60,000 a farm a year. Its model is based on a 20-year table mortgage and farm working expenses about $4/kg.

We have repeatedly told Fonterra not to over-promise and underdeliver and I am assured this rise in forecast is sound. Chris Lewis Federated Farmers The higher milk price also makes banks look good after their campaign to get dairy farmers to put a higher priority on principal repayment was criticised earlier this year. The Fonterra increase will flow on to other dairy processors, especially to Westland Milk Products now under Chinese ownership which guaranteed to match Fonterra’s price. Westland’s 400 farms should receive at least $1 more this season than last. Five of the six regular dairy analysts have already predicted a $7-plus payout before Fonterra made its move last Tuesday. They based the more optimistic numbers on milk production remaining steady but subdued around the world and sustained

OPTIMISTIC: Fonterra expects whole milk powder demand to remain firm and it is selling skim milk powder for prices higher than those being obtained by European and American rivals, chairman John Monaghan says.

demand from China for dairy products. Fonterra said the same, along with good prices already achieved for this season’s whole milk powder. “Demand for WMP has been firm and for the full season we’re expecting it to be above last year,” chairman John Monaghan said.

“Global WMP production is down year to date and expected to continue to decrease for the remainder of 2019. “We are also continuing to sell our skim milk powder at higher prices than European Union and United States dairy companies in Global Dairy Trade events.” Chief executive Miles Hurrell

added an explanation on the $1 width of the forecast band, citing global trade tensions and political instability in some key sales regions. Fonterra’s new strategy to prioritise New Zealand milk is evidenced by the better prices received for the products on world markets relative to other milkproducing regions. The prior earnings outlook for FY20 (15c-25c/share) was based on a farmgate milk price within the revised range but sales teams will have to push harder to achieve the budgeted gross margins, he said. “So far we’re comfortable with how this season is shaping up in terms of underlying business performance.” Federated Farmers dairy section chairman Chris Lewis said he heard a big collective sigh of relief from the country’s dairy farmers when Fonterra made the announcement. “We have repeatedly told Fonterra not to over-promise and under-deliver and I am assured this rise in forecast is sound.” As to whether the money will go into debt repayments, Lewis said it has not been paid to farmers yet and he is sure they won’t spend it until they get it, being very cautious and conservative.

Green cred ensures velvet sales continue Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz NEW Zealand’s reputation for high-quality velvet has ensured trust in both traditional and health food markets, industry leaders say. The velvet market is in a good space, Deer Industry NZ says. DINZ Asia markets manager Rhys Griffiths said the market is steady going into the new season

but demand will have to increase to absorb future production increases to maintain the steady returns. Last season about 800 tonnes were exported, up from 700 tonnes the previous season. On the back of growing herd numbers, genetic improvement and better herd management this year’s production is expected to lift again.

While not predicting an easing of prices this season Griffiths cautioned there are headwinds including trade tensions between Japan and South Korea and the trade war between the United States and China. Economic growth has slowed in South Korea, the largest velvet market. “Healthy food companies are cautious about their ability to

absorb increasing NZ production.” Echoing the positivity for the new season Provelco, a farmerowned exporting co-operative, general manager Ross Chambers said the days of speculating are over and it’s now about building trusting relationships. The co-operative, formerly Velexco, celebrated its 20th anniversary this month and more than ever the co-operative

principles suit new-age velvet markets where strong provenance is an important feature, Chambers said. Provelco can this season pay $100 a kilogram deposit on main grades with the balance paid throughout the season. The lift from $50/kg in previous seasons has come from the focus on regular, repeat business to an established customer base.

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MIA big guns next up in China push Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz MEAT Industry Association leaders are going to China in the first week of November to push for regulatory approvals for more New Zealand companies and meat plants to export chilled products there. It follows a successful visit by a smaller technical team in late September that made clear NZ’s keenness to partner with the Chinese industry to help modernise and improve supply chain systems, including cold store infrastructure, the association’s trade and economic manager Sirma Karapeeva said. She led that team and the message received was that faced with the African swine fever outbreak reducing pork supply by 30% according to official estimates, and facing a five to 10 year recovery, the Chinese government is very focused on modernising the whole sector. That visit was designed to build a strong relationship with the association’s counterpart, the China Meat Association (CMA).

“We told them we’ve got a lot to offer in technical expertise, in meat hygiene and setting standards. “Our impression was that they are looking to the global village to draw expertise from and that is a positive sign,” she said. Now the bigger group, led by association chairman John Loughlin and including processing and export company chief executives, will seek a breakthrough with regulators. Only 10 NZ plants, owned by six companies, are certified to export chilled beef and lamb to China, which is unfair on the companies not approved, given how dynamic the market is, Karapeeva said. “It’s important for all our members that we have a level playing field for everyone.” The delegation hopes talks with regulators will open doors to government decision-makers. China is NZ’s biggest red meat market but it is overwhelmingly frozen product. United Kingdom beef plants have just been certified for chilled exports and Karapeeva said the association hopes that signals the

It’s important for all our members that we have a level playing field for everyone. Sirma Karapeeva Meat Industry Assn Chinese are working through the application process. “They are heavily dependent on South American supply of beef and are looking to diversify so we hope this is a positive for us.” The UK will be another competitor but Chinese beef import demand has grown at 50% in the last two years. Karapeeva’s delegation found a lot of interest in NZ products and the NZ industry among large companies and importers. “They all want meat products because there is a shortage and there is a particular interest in NZ red meat because there is a good understanding and appreciation of the quality and food safety and

GOOD SIGN? The meat industry hopes the approval of British plants to export to China signals the Chinese are working through the application process for more Kiwi plants, Meat Industry Association trade and economic manager Sirma Karapeeva says.

that it is a premium product.” NZ has a challenge because Chinese consumers are used to the taste of grain-fed meat, such as supplied from Australia, so there is work to do educating them about the grass-fed value. “This is a good challenge to have because affluent consumers are looking for new experiences.” In Chengdu in southwest China, a tier-two city moving towards tier-one status, the

delegation visited a high-end supermarket selling a range of NZ meats, seafood and kiwifruit. Karapeeva said the supermarket runs an online/offline business model with many consumers placing regular small orders for fresh items, rather than doing one weekly shop, by their mobile phones and getting delivery by moped within 30 minutes. E-commerce is driving consumer preferences.

Full dealing for agents in new StockX system Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz AN ENHANCED StockX livestock trading platform has been relaunched, four years after the original site opened. Designed for farmers to buy and sell stock directly to and from each other, the new platform also allows stock agencies to buy and sell, rather than just buy

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They can also set up automatic alerts by keying in descriptions or requirements of stock they want to buy. Bidding on the site is anonymous and trade details are confidential to the parties involved. Roebuck said buyers have access to photographs, videos and descriptions of stock listed. The sellers provide a warranty to the

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CHANGE: Buyers of dairy land for kiwifruit conversion are already in the industry.

Kiwifruit pushes onto dairy land Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz TWO properties destined for conversion to kiwifruit are among the few dairy farms being sold. The farms are in the Pukehina area, east of the main kiwifruit zone at Te Puke in Bay of Plenty. It is fringe kiwifruit land away from the main post-harvest infrastructure and indications are the buyers are already in the industry with the knowledge to make the bare-land investment, Real Estate Institute rural spokesman Brian Peacocke said. “It is mixed-contour with some flat land and then hilly country likely to stay in livestock.” Bay of Plenty was a busy region for rural real estate activity in the September quarter. Dairy farm turnover is low but prices are strong for the good farms, which are selling, the institute’s latest rural report says.

The median price for dairy farms has increased about 23% over the year to the end of September and the institute’s dairy farm index is nearly 21% stronger than a year earlier. The index adjusts for differences in farm size and location and is regarded as the best guide to values, though both measures are uniformly strong. For the three months to the end of September the median sale price was $38,102/ha, up from $29,470/ha in August and from $30,876/ha in September last year. As part of the strong annual gain, the dairy farm index rose 10.3% from August to September. Peacocke said the trend for good dairy farms to sell well but second and third-tier properties to struggle to find buyers is continuing. In the wider market new listings are coming on stream now for the spring sales season and early

indications are that good-quality farms are getting a bit of interest. “There’s quite a few coming out and it’s quite widespread.” In the year to the end of September 1361 farms were sold around the country, a 6.7% fall on a year earlier. The number of dairy sales fell 37%, finishing farms were down 7.8% and arable farms by 4.4%. An exception was a 3.2% lift in grazing farm sales. The overall median price was $25,754/ha, just up from the $25,447/ha a year earlier. For finishing farms the median price for the September period was $33,643/ha, up from $31,660/ ha in August and from $32,412 in September last year, for a year-onyear gain of 3.8%. Though there were more sales of grazing blocks the median price fell 7.1% over the year to $11,090/ ha from $11,936/ha for the September period a year earlier. The latest period was also down

from $11,337/ha in the August quarter. Buoyant activity was recorded in the horticulture sector with the median price up 10.1% yearon-year, to $212,985/ha from $193,517/ha.

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and Auckland had seven fewer. Bay of Plenty/Rotorua had good activity at good prices in both the finishing and horticulture units. There were no dairy farm sales reported in Waikato nor in the western North Island or central South Island. The latter area had good activity in finishing farm sales as did the northern North Island and in Marlborough and Nelson but the eastern North Island had just light sales activity. The institute’s report said there was a bright patch of sales at good prices of smaller finishing units and Otago had a strong run of grazing unit sales in the Dunedin to Clutha zone. Overall, grazing farms made up 35% of all sales over the September quarter followed by finishing farms at 27%, horticulture blocks at 17% and arable blocks 8%.

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Processors shoot holes in DIRA Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz

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WORRY: Fonterra can manipulate its competitive position by overvaluing the milk price and undervaluing the Fonterra share price, Synlait chief executive Leon Clement says.

milk supply share has dropped below 75%. That is because open entry and exit remove risk from the farmer and incentivised the entry and growth of independent processors. Fonterra wants the Dira to require all processors to publish the average price paid for milk and the key parameters of their milk price so farmers will be better informed. Miraka said the base milk price should be a benchmark against which Fonterra and offers from other processors can be assessed. The base milk price now can be inflated, effectively reducing the money available for reinvestment in the industry and condemning the industry to remain commodity focused. “The amendment bill provides new and effectively unconstrained

opportunities for Fonterra to reject a new entrant.” Miraka said the open entry and exit provisions are being diluted and undermined and Fonterra doesn’t have to actually use its new powers of refusal to have a chilling effect. Open Country has strongly objected to clause 28 of the amendment bill saying it will explicitly allow Fonterra to change its milk price paid to farmers in a tactical and uncompetitive way. The wording says Fonterra may pay a farmgate milk price to its shareholder farmers that differs from the base milk price. Open Country argues that is not just a technical clause inserted for clarification and the avoidance of doubt. “Fonterra would be free to diminish competition and contestability and be unconstrained from continuing to

undermine its own balance sheet due to governance failings. “Clause 28 will effectively render the Milk Price Manual, Milk Price Panel and Commerce Commission oversight meaningless for the purposes of promoting contestability.” Synlait supports the proposed changes in the open entry and exit provisions allowing Fonterra to refuse milk from a new conversion or from concerns over the environment, animal welfare, employment or health and safety. For greater clarity about Fonterra’s reasons for rejecting a returning supplier Synlait suggested publication of the terms of supply, ensuring there is no prohibition against a farmer who has previously supplied a competitor. “We also support Fonterra being able to apply differential pricing for milk to reward good farming

practises. This is consistent with Synlait’s approach under our Lead With Pride programme.” Greater transparency around the farmgate milk price mechanism is needed because independent processors find it difficult to accurately forecast where the market price will land. “This has led to a continual concern, widely held, that Fonterra is able to manipulate its competitive position through overvaluing the milk price and undervaluing the Fonterra share price.” Fonterra can make unilateral and arbitrary choices about earnings allocation between milk price and capital, Synlait chief executive Leon Clement said. Dairy industry analyst Peter Fraser said the options for Fonterra to decline milk supply from a farmer on worthy grounds will instead create a sticky exit because of risky re-entry. Instead of Fonterra having a considerable degree of discretion Fraser proposes a supplier probationary status subject to a compliance process. Federated Farmers supports the proposal for Fonterra to refuse a farm on the grounds it is unlikely to meet the terms of supply. It suggests the right of open entry be repealed after a suitable phase-in period. New processors should have a limited time to take milk from Fonterra before seeking their own supply, regardless of size.

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DAIRY processors have made strongly worded submissions to the Primary Production Select Committee about the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act. Some have concerns over the Ministry of Primary Industries’ proposal to enable Fonterra to reject milk supply from a farm not meeting its terms of supply. Fonterra says the Dira revision is a chance to put New Zealand farmers first, mainly by rescinding most of the regulations over the market conduct of the dominant co-operative. As the proposed legislation stands it is a missed opportunity to tilt the balance back in favour of NZ farmers or at the least even the playing field, chairman John Monaghan said. After 18 years the Dira legislation had done what it was designed to do and the industry should move on. Fonterra has 10 competitors with 15 manufacturing plants, all, except Tatua, fully or partly owned by overseas interests. “If Dira continues to tilt the competitive playing field in favour of foreign-backed competitors with significant capital resources the dairy industry runs the risk of over-capacity,” Monaghan said. Over-capacity could lead to plant closures and the loss of farmer control as is happening in Australia. Fonterra has called for removal of all the open entry requirements for Fonterra to take milk-supplying farmers, greater milk price transparency across the industry, removal of the requirement that Fonterra supply milk to new processors intent on exporting and a clearer time line for deregulation. If the open entry and exit provisions are not repealed Fonterra wants them selectively cancelled in regions where its own

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Young dairy staff need more help Dairy farmer Blake Marshall recently studied the importance of developing positive stress management and mindset skills in young dairy workers. Here’s what he found.

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BLAKE Marshall is production manager on a 1000-cow operation near Christchurch, one of Ngai Tahu’s eight dairy farms in the area. He grew up on a sheep farm in Southland and this is his sixth season dairy farming. Marshall, a keen learner, enrolled in Kellog’s rural leadership programme this year to take a closer look at the wellbeing challenges young dairy workers face and recommend some ways forward for the industry. After surveying and interviewing dairy farmers and workers he found 75% of respondents are unlikely to tell their employer if they are facing a personal or emotional problem and 45% of people wouldn’t tell anyone if they are facing such problems. His research concludes the dairy industry needs to do more to help younger staff manage stress. He recommends the industry change its workplace culture too so managers are properly trained in emotional intelligence and receive gatekeeper training to recognise stress and mentor staff. Marshall also did an extensive literature review. “The research shows people in extreme distress often won’t reach out. Their brain is consumed by the problem in front of them so they can’t think logically. “I think there’s a real need for first responder, mental health facilitator training for those who work with them. We need to make sure people managing farms have adequate skills to identify others with emotional challenges and can facilitate getting them to professional help.” Practical measures such as looking at rosters and proactively encouraging young workers to

get off farm regularly are also important. “I guess a lot of the rosters, especially around Canterbury, are always shifting around, which makes it hard for young workers to have a normal kind of connection with the community they’re living in. We need to start designing rosters so that if one of your workers wants to go to a Young Farmers event or something like that, you make sure the following day they get to sleep-in so they can go there.

The research shows people in extreme distress often won’t reach out. Their brain is consumed by the problem in front of them so they can’t think logically.

FINDING TIME: Blake Marshall makes sure he has time to enjoy with his daughters every day.

Blake Marshall Farmer “Making sure they can form relationships with the community is a big factor in combating loneliness and isolation.” Marshall’s study also highlights the need to teach dairy workers how to keep a positive mindset despite the daily challenges of farming. “Sometimes one thing goes wrong in a day and people will automatically think the whole day’s written off. We need to teach them to stand still for a bit and just have a think about it because it’s just one small part of the day. I think knowing how to frame stuff in your head when you’re under pressure really helps. “You can’t always get off the farm if you’re busy but if you’ve got coping strategies you’ll deal with stress a lot better. “If something goes wrong on the farm I often

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just think ‘What I am actually grateful for today? What is going right?’ Sometimes it’s easy to feel a bit negative at three in the morning but then I just think ‘Well, I’m going to get to see the sun rising and I get to work outside and milk my cows’. It’s about stepping back, keeping perspective and focusing on the positive.” Marshall has also learned to let go of what he can’t control. “I can’t control the milk price

or exchange rate or government policy. All I can do is control the way I respond to those things. If people can learn to deal with a stressful situation in a positive way they’re much more likely to move out of it quickly. “Often there’s an event on-farm you can’t control – that’s like the first kick and you can’t change that. But you can stop yourself getting kicked twice, getting stressed all over again by having a good response to it.”

How to do it BLAKE Marshall actively practises Farmstrong’s Five Ways to Wellbeing to keep on top of his game. Here’s how he does them: • Stay connected – I try to contact five friends a week. Just a message or a call. • Take notice – I really try to focus on the time I have with my two daughters at home. For a couple of hours after I get home from

work I focus on enjoying my time with them and forget about the farm and everything else for a couple of hours. When I’m on farm I try to keep focused on the job at hand and enjoy the little parts of the job that I like. • Give your time – I’ve completed the GoodYarn facilitator’s training, and will be facilitating courses at Ngai Tahu. I’ve

volunteered with Lifeline and am just waiting to go through the selection process. • Keep active – I like mountain biking and running. • Keep learning – Learning is a big thing for me. I always feel a bit flat if I’m not learning. I’ve just completed the Kellogg course. Now I’m looking into ways to gain a counselling qualification.”

Marshall believes the dairy industry can learn from other results-driven areas. “High performers in professional sport or business are really aware of their emotions and know how to regulate them. They don’t class emotions as weak or try to bury them. The opportunity for the dairy industry lies in developing these skills in its own leaders and staff. “I think that as leaders and managers we need to use all the tools and resources available – mental, physical, social and emotional – to make sure we get the best out of people. “Dealing with stress well is a learned skill and one young people might not have had the necessary life experience to develop. Some of our young workers come from pretty challenging backgrounds so showing a bit of empathy and instilling a growth mindset in them will help them cope. “People should be able to talk through life situations they have going on. And if we notice someone is extremely stressed we need to take it seriously.” is the official media partner of Farmstrong

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Positive PGW talks up crown jewel Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz PGG Wrightson is hinting at good profits but says it is too early in the trading year to be guiding for any change in the expected operating earnings of above $30 million. The hint came from chairman Rodger Finlay when he told shareholders at Tuesday’s annual meeting in Christchurch the directors’ expectation is for an interim dividend of not less than 8c a share. This is half a cent or nearly 7% more than last year’s interim and final payments each of 7.5c a share after allowing for the group’s change in capital structure. The payout boost relies on trading staying within the guidance, Finlay said at a positive annual meeting, the first since PGW sold its big seeds business, his first as a director and Stephen Guerin’s first as chief executive. With the seeds business sold it is time for PGW’s Fruitfed Supplies business to show itself as the true crown jewel of the group, Finlay said. “It’s not had enough time in the sunshine.” The Ebitda earnings guidance included the impact of estimated savings of more than $2.5m from corporate restructuring following the seeds sale, Guerin said. It also assumed a more normal trading pattern than the difficult environment last year, continuing confidence in commodity prices and further Fruitfed gains. Ebitda last year was down to $24.4m, compared to $35.5m in the buoyant 2017 year. The seeds sale led to a big, one-off, after-tax

MONEY FLOWS: PGG Wrightson is continuing to sell seeds intellectual property every day through its deal with DLF Seeds, Wrightson chief executive Stephen Guerein says.

profit and a big return of capital to shareholders. In reply to a shareholder question chief financial officer Peter Scott said based on the Ebitda guidance of above $30m this year’s after-tax figure could be expected to be in the more normal $15m to $20m range before the impact of accounting rules on non-operating issues. While allowing for reduced confidence among farmers in the face of environmental and regulatory hurdles, PGW noted the continuing strong commodity prices.

Finlay and Guerin were bullish about the prospects of Fruitfed and major initiatives in the livestock arm of the agency business, the Go products funding client livestock trading and the new Bidr business with its virtual stock auctions. Farmers can borrow Go funds for sheep and beef buying and finishing before onselling. Last year peak funding was $49.3m, right up against the $50m cap on the programme. Finlay said further funding is the highest priority for the group in its free cashflow budgets and the board is

reviewing how it can grow. “We know that other funding players want to be part of it but it’s ours. It’s a unique bond with our customers and at this stage we’re not prepared to share.” Also, on livestock, a shareholder asked about opportunities for the group to take advantage of sheep meat demand resulting from Brexit. Guerin said there are signs, with dairy farms being bought to move back to sheep and beef, and demand from clients for sheep genetics that over the next couple of years there could be a lift in sheep numbers because of strong sheep meat demand and prices. When a shareholder lamented the seeds sale and said he did not feel better-off as a shareholder, Finlay replied “We will have to prove we are better off”. Seeds had become a much bigger business than its historic levels, requiring substantial capital to keep growing and not delivering consistent earnings. “They were very volatile, very good or very bad.” Later, he said the sale also meant PGW does not have to worry about South America, part of the seeds business. He was not on the board when the sale to DLF Seeds was agreed but the price was exceptional on any measure, he said. Seed technology intellectual property was not lost to NZ with the sale because it is owned in joint-ventures with Crown research institutes. “Rather than having sold it off, we are also selling it every day to our clients through the seeds sales agreement with DLF.” Before becoming chief

executive Guerin ran Fruitfed as the retail and water general manager and he showcased it in his address. The horticulture technical specialist has averaged 4.9% annual revenue growth since 2015 for cumulative growth of 24.6%. “The team is very proud of this and has positioned the business

It’s a unique bond with our customers and at this stage we’re not prepared to share. Stephen Guerin PGG Wrightson to continue to grow as several key crop sectors continue to invest in and develop further land for production.” Last year staff did more than 60 pre-commercialisation trials and 250 treatments were tested cross the Fruitfed, Rural Supplies and Agritrade businesses. About half of them were proprietary chemistry. Four new agri-chemical products, taken through trial programmes, will be launched for retail sale this year. There is also innovative chemistry in the pipeline in a joint-venture with a multinational company, which wanted to partner with PGW because of its technical capability, market reach and ability to take product to market. Similar partnership models are being discussed with other companies, Guerin said.

Trade dips knock back finer wools, crossbreds make gains Alan Williams alan.williams@globalhq.co.nz DISRUPTIONS in the international wool pipeline led to a conservative approach from buyers across all wool types and breeds at Thursday’s Christchurch auction. Political pressures continue to challenge confidence in the industry, especially for highervalue fleeces, with traders working on a hand-to-mouth basis with their customers, PGG Wrightson’s

South Island sales manager Dave Burridge said. The market was decisively in buyers’ favour. At the top-end Merino fleece was 2% to 5% cheaper than at the previous Christchurch sale and mid-micron wool was 2% to 4% cheaper. The challenges continue for strong wools with 31-35 microns cheaper across the board and crossbred second shear also easier. The pass-in rate was 15%. At the crossbred-dominated sale

in Napier there were gains over the sale a fortnight earlier, PGW’s North Island auctioneer Steve Fussell said. However, there was a very big problem with non-scourable raddle and spray branding marks coming through and the auction struggled to get bids on those lines. The pass-in rate was 13%. Christchurch sales, full wool, good to average colour, all prices/ kg clean: 25 microns, $12.52, down 64c; 26, $10.85, down 75c; 27, $10.68, down 46c; 28, $9.59, down

19c; 29, $8.49, down 47c; 30, $7.07, down 5c; 31, $4.87, down 49c; 32, $4.70, down 21c; 33, $4.37, down 5c; 34, $3.05, down 15c; 35, $3.14, down 25c; 36, $3.22, up 7c; 37, $3.20, down 4c; 38, $3.25, steady; 39, $3.14, down 6c. Crossbred second shear: 33, 3-4 inches, $3.28, down 40c; 2-3 inches, $2.80, down 1c; 35, 3-4inches, $2.83, down 12c; 2-3 inches, $2.60, up 1c; 37, 3-4 inches, $2.90, steady; 2-3 inches, $2.55, down 7c; 39, 3-5 inches, $2.85, down 7c; 3-4 inches, $2.80, down 3c; 2-3 inches, $2.53,

down 7c. Merino, best topmaking styles: 16, $21.55, down $1.05; 17, $21.64, down 73c; 18, $20.58, down 18c; 19, $20.16, down 31c; 20, $18.88, down 44c. Napier sales: Full wool, good to average colour: 34, $3.08, up 6c; 36, $2.80, up 3c; 37, $2.82, steady. Crossbred second shear: 33, 3-4 inches, $3.41, steady; 2-3 inches, $2.68, down 7c; 35, 3-4 inches, $2.85, up 5c; 2-3 inches, $2.58, up 7c; 37, 3-4 inches, $2.91, up 23c; 2-3 inches, $2.59, up 9c; 39, 3-4 inches, $2.75, up 5c.

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Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz WOOLS of NZ has launched a programme to reeducate consumers on the value and attributes of wool. Executive director Mark Shadbolt, says the 12-part Wool Benefits Marketing Programme aims to show international consumers wool is sustainable and renewable, a message that has already won Wools of NZ a flooring innovation marketing award. “The messages are simple, premised on the fundamentals of style, people and planet and backed by research to give front line retailers and others throughout the supply chain the confidence in promoting crossbred wool as a truly sustainable, naturally occurring fibre.” Winning the marketing award at this year’s National Flooring Innovation Awards at Harrogate in Britain was recognition of its promotional campaign and Shadbolt says a fillip the programme needed. “British consumers are the highest per capita consumers of wool carpets in the world so it is important that we reiterate to the retail sector that this is a key focus for Wools of NZ.” Demand is growing significantly for certified wool and fully traceable products from brands looking for a trust mark, something Wools of NZ is fulfilling. An information booklet provided to sales staff highlights the attributes of wool such as being biodegradable, having a low carbon footprint, traceable to source and being allergy, asthma and fire safe. The material also promotes its natural attributes of colour fastness and being easy to clean, naturally stain resistant and improving room acoustics. Scientific evidence supporting the claims is also provided along with glossy, high-quality photographs tracing wool from the farm to carpet.

AgResearch to address three trends Hugh Stringleman hugh.stringleman@globalhq.co.nz

AGRESEARCH had a revenue gain of $11 million or 8% to $157m during the 2019 financial year and spent $151m on operational expenses. The largest Crown research institute employed 722 staff in four research centres and at 11 research farms. It had net science revenue of $116m and $66m was paid to staff during the year compared with $64m the previous year. Revenue came from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ($72.5m), from commercial contracts ($62m), from farm produce ($5m) and from other sources ($17m). At balance date it had total assets of $304m, down from $309m the year before. It made a loss of $4.8m, mainly because of an $8.8m impairment on the joint facility with Lincoln University. AgResearch now proposes a building it will own. The annual report, subtitled Driving Prosperity by Transforming Agriculture, mentioned three trends challenging the value the nation derives from its primary industries. The first is growing awareness of the climate change implications of greenhouse gas emissions from intensive livestock farming. The second is the impact of alternatives to pastoral-

produced meat and dairy products and the third is changing consumer views and preferences on meat consumption. “The position our farmers hold in the fabric of society, their social licence to operate and the markets they participate in are all changing at a rate never witnessed before, largely due to the influence of the global digital revolution.” AgResearch will embrace the challenge and refocus its science plan to bring it into line with the imminent changes. Areas such as animal genomics and promoting farm systems for the betterment of the environment were mentioned. AgResearch’s role is to do the science to let the pastoral sector transition to a more adaptive and sustainable bioeconomy. The gender profile of staff showed women increased from 52% to 55% over the past three years and men went from 48% to 45%. The ethnicity profile in 2019 was 61% NZ European, 11% Asian, 9% European, 4% British and 3% Maori. Employee turnover was a little over 7% in the financial year, compared with 8% in the two previous years. The average tenure is 11.5 years and 78% of employees work full-time. AgResearch has international collaborations with more than 60 countries, for a total of 332 collaborations last year.

BOOST: AgResearch made an $11m gain in revenue in Tom Richardson’s last full year as chief executive.

The United States led the way with 55, followed by 40 with Australia and 30 with China. Social media was used more to find targeted audiences for building sample size for research projects. AgResearch has 5754 Twitter followers, 9029 LinkedIn connections and 2830 Facebook followers. Paul Reynolds was appointed chairman on September 2 to succeed Jeff Grant after a period as acting chairman. Reynolds is a former chief executive of the Ministry for the Environment. Rukumoana Schaafhausen was appointed a director at the beginning of the financial year. She is chairwoman of Te Arataura, the executive arm of Te Whakakitenga o Waikato, the tribal authority representing the people of Waikato-Tainui. Chief executive Tom Richardson is stepping down

The position our farmers hold in the fabric of society, their social licence to operate and the markets they participate in are all changing at a rate never witnessed before. AgResearch at the end of October after nine years in the role. Finance and business performance director Tony Hickmott will be acting chief executive during the recruitment process for the $700,000-plus position.

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Farmers fire up their gun lobby effort Neal Wallace neal.wallace@globalhq.co.nz FARMERS are ramping up their campaign to change new firearm laws to allow some of them to use otherwise banned firearms for pest control on their properties. The legislation as proposed will compromise the ability of landowners with significant pest problems to do control so Government officials were invited to hear the concerns from some affected Central Otago farmers, Federated Farmers board member Miles Anderson says. The federation wants an exemption for a small number of farmers who need semi-automatic firearms with large capacity magazines, of the type the bill will outlaw. Proposed exemptions in the Bill extend only to people directly involved in pest control and employed by or working for the Department of Conservation, regional councils and professional pest controllers. Farmers with a genuine pest problem should also be given

dispensation to use these prohibited weapons. “We are not talking a large number of farmers being exempt but for those where it is necessary, otherwise we will end up with the pests spreading everywhere,” he said. They also want the proposed five-year firearm licence extended to 10 years. The federation’s South Island high country committee chairman Rob Stokes said “We believe a few minor amendments to the Bill would allow a limited number of farmers, who can display a legitimate need, to continue to undertake their own pest control.” Anderson says it appears Government officials have not realised the firearms are needed to control growing populations of rabbits, deer, Canada geese, pigs, wallabies and hares. At high pest levels these are most effectively controlled with semi-automatic rifles and shotguns with large capacity magazines, he says. Tararua landowner Mark Wheeler says goats are an

NECESSARY: Farmers with genuine pest problems should be given dispensation to use banned weapons, Federated Farmers board member Miles Anderson says.

increasing issue on his farm but as a keen hunter he has found semiautomatic weapons essential to effectively control pests like Canada geese and wallabies. “There is a place for them and I’m not talking recreation and sport shooting but from a farming perspective. There is a need.” The proposed legislation exempts only DOC employees involved in pest control, the holder of a DOC concession doing wild animal recovery or a person controlling wild animals and pests under Biosecurity Act. That definition is limited to a department, a council, a territorial authority or a body corporate. Nowhere are landowners mentioned as able to seek exemption for pest control. It does say “A person whose sole business or a substantial part of whose business is providing

services to control any prescribed wild animals or animal pests or a person employed or engaged by that person for that purpose.” Stokes says eligibility for exemption should be restricted to a person who is fit and proper and owns, manages or works on a farm that has pests at a level requiring prohibited firearms. Those firearms must be of the correct calibre and configuration for the role. Conservation Minister Eugenie says pest controllers can apply to the police for approval to use exempt firearms to control pests on both public conservation land and private land. Meanwhile, the National Party’s police spokesman Brett Hudson says amendments it proposed to provide flexibility for pest control have largely been ignored by the Government.

“Some of our proposed changes that are outside the scope of the Bill include removing excessive regulatory powers from the Act, introducing new and consistent exemptions for sports shooting and providing for greater flexibility for pest control exemptions.” One that has been picked up and will be considered by Cabinet is a proposed firearm prohibition order. If made law it will give police greater power to search and take firearms from people it suspects of breaching a prohibition order against holding a firearm or committing an offence. The police have also clarified that cartridges filled with steel or lead shot, often referred to as birdshot, are not prohibited by the proposals.

Zespri tries to whet US Summerfruit growers vote on levy appetite for kiwifruit SUMMERFRUIT growers are voting on whether to continue industry funding for biosecurity, crop protection and export market access. The sector’s commodity levy order ends before the start of the 2020 summerfruit season. The new order will let Summerfruit NZ levy growers for another six years. Summerfruit NZ spokesman Tim Jones says “We found

almost unanimous support for our current levy calculation method, which is based on a percentage of sales value”. “So we are putting this option forward for growers to vote on in the levy referendum. “We’re also proposing no increase for the maximum levy rates – currently one rate for apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums and another rate for cherries.

“Cherries are treated differently because they have higher value and lower overall production per hectare than the other fruits covered by our levy.” The outcome of the vote will be known soon after voting closes on November 8. Summerfruit NZ represents more than 220 growers. The summerfruit market is worth $127 million a year, 69% of it export sales.

RESEARCH has become a bigger part of Zespri’s marketing mix as it reverts to basics to increase sales in the United States. The US is a comparatively recent market for Zespri, which has previously looked to China and Japan for growth. The kiwifruit marketer opened a pan-American office in 2017. Last year US sales reached almost $100 million, an annual increase of 50% and Zespri chief grower David Courtney says this season will see even more fruit sold. Volume to the US will account for about seven million of the 140m trays it expects to sell, with sales driven by the SunGold variety. “The US has been a green market with fruit from either Chile or California so we see gold as the opportunity to open up the market to the different taste profile.” Courtney was in Auckland for the Export NZ Go Global conference where he addressed 260 exporters on how to customise their marketing regionally. The United States is a relatively underdeveloped market for kiwifruit where it is number 21 in the overall fruit bowl. In Europe and Asia it is in the top 10. In more developed markets such as China and Japan, Zespri’s

top sales generators, more sophisticated messaging, such as promoting the fruit’s nutritional value, is required. In the US Zespri tries to just get people to buy kiwifruit, Courtney says. Zespri hopes US sales will drive it toward its sales goal of $4.5 billion by 2025. In the 12 months ended March 31 global kiwifruit sales and licence release revenue broke the $3b mark for the first time. Global trade uncertainty has little impact on Zespri because it moves little into the United Kingdom and if anything tariffs have hurt US exporters wanting to get their fruit into China, Courtney says. “We manage it accordingly but anything that upsets the global confidence in trade – we export 99% of our fruit – is unhelpful.” Zespri is still finalising the commercialisation of red kiwifruit, which could be grafted by growers as early as the middle of next year if it goes ahead. Zespri is still testing how well the fruit travels. In the March year tray volumes were up 21% at 138.6m. Net profit after tax was up 77.6% at $179.8m. Zespri shares are traded on the Unlisted platform. They last traded at $8.90, from $8.20 at the beginning of the year. – BusinessDesk

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Water policy stymies green work HILL-COUNTRY farmers will be deterred from doing environmental protection and enhancement because of limits put on land use by the proposed Essential Freshwater policies, Tararua farmers Simon and Trudy Hales say. They believe restrictions on farmers’ ability to realise the productive potential of their land will stymie investment in environmental protection. The couple, this year’s Supreme Award winners in the ManawatuWanganui Region Ballance Farm Environment Awards, estimate over the past four years they have spent about $120,000 on environmental protection on their 970ha, 819ha effective, hill country farm. They have retired land and more actively managed other areas through planting but have been able to do it only by lifting productivity.

We will just see our environment spend being absorbed by third parties. Trudy Hales Farmer That has included growing 60ha of forage crops including kale, which, along with genetics and body condition scoring the Hales credit for significantly lifting reproductive performance in their 3700 Romney ewes. Since using kale to flush ewes, scanning percentages in light ewes, below BCS 3, have lifted from 150% to 185%. This lift in performance has allowed them to drop ewe numbers and reduce their stocking rate from a peak of 9.9 to eight stock units/hectare. The farm system changes are known as eco efficiency gains, which result in increasing farm performance while reducing the environmental footprint across soil health, greenhouse gas emissions and freshwater health. Feed crops have become a critical part of the Hales’ system and chicory and clover are used to drive pre- and post-weaning lamb growth and put condition back on ewes after lambing and lactation. Rape crops are used to grow out ewe lambs to get them up to mating weights. Kale is used to tup early and light ewes then again pre-lamb to maintain ewe condition while improving pasture covers for lambing. Under the Government’s proposed policy the growing of these feed crops on slopes of 10 degrees or more, which is most of the Hales’ property, would be prohibited without a resource consent. And they would be unable to increase the area of crop grown under the land use change restrictions and freshwater module. For the Hales, that would affect production and significantly slow

QUANDARY: Simon and Trudy Hales plan more environmental protection but they need the farm to make a profit to do it without the surplus being taken up paying people to enforce regulations.

down investment in environment work because they wouldn’t be generating the income to enable them to invest in fencing, land retirement, erosion control or wetland development. Beef + Lamb environmental policy leader Corina Jordan is also concerned the Government’s proposals to restrict increases in cropping area and farm emissions, irrespective of a farm’s starting point, will prevent other farmers wanting to follow the Hales’ example and increase farming efficiency and improve environmental performance. “Cropping is an important tool in the hill country farmers’ toolkit as it provides for pasture regeneration, can be used to break pest lifecycles and supports animal health and wellbeing. It can be used to build resilience both economically and environmentally.” Lincoln University research found hill-country cropping can be done in a way that reduces losses of phosphorus and sediment to water bodies by 70% to 90% and, as shown by the Hales, losses of nitrogen can also be kept to really low levels. Trudy says they would love to give their children the chance to go farming but the broad regulatory brushstrokes being proposed remove their financial confidence. “If we have to pay for resource consents to grow crops, pay a tax on our carbon and pay for audits on top of what we are doing already without having the ability to intensify then we won’t be able to do the environmental work we have identified as a key part of our farm. “We will just see our environment spend being absorbed by third parties.” As part of Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council (Horizons) sustainable land use initiative Simon and Trudy have done land use capability mapping and identified vulnerable and sensitive areas they have protected. They also identified areas that had not reached their productive potential and it is those areas that drive the business and allow investment in environmental protection and enhancement. Their plan is a constant work in progress as each year, in consultation with their council field officer, the Hales allocate

funds to environmental protection work on areas they consider a priority. Coming work includes fencing off a wet area to create a nutrient and sediment trap and more pole-planting. “We are working hard to make the right environmental decisions,” Trudy says. But their ability to do that depends on generating a profit and they can only do that when the land resource is managed in a way that enhances stock

performance over the long-term. Simon says they have identified an area of hill country in the middle of their farm that has been cut, burnt and sprayed three times in his lifetime. “We now want to let it regenerate and add to the biodiversity on the farm and while we haven’t entirely excluded stock yet, the long-term plan is to exclude stock, but we can only do that if we intensify on other parts of the farm.”

The intensification is done following best practice, which includes minimal cultivation, identifying and isolating critical source areas, grazing forage crops across the slope and using standoff areas in wet weather. Despite intensification their Overseer-calculated nitrogen loss is minimal at 19hg N/ha. “It’s a whole approach to stock and land health and they usually look after each other,” Simon says.

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Top agri student started young As a child top Massey University agriculture student Megan Robertson used to discuss farm budgets around the dining table on her parents’ West Coast farm. She’ll soon be off to see the world and spoke to Riley Kennedy about her love of all things farming.

HIRD-YEAR agricommerce student Megan Robertson has been crowned Fonterra Farm Source Massey University Agriculture Student of the Year. Robertson grew up on a 340cow dairy farm at Hari Hari on the West Coast. Then she boarded at Nelson College for Girls where she studied agriculture by correspondence and was a founding member of the TeenAg club. “My parents openly talked about their budgets and maintaining a financially viable business, which helped me during my degree,” she says. Robertson has been a DairyNZ undergraduate scholar throughout her time at Massey. The scholarship let her attend mentoring meetings and networking events and put $18,000 to her study costs. “The mentorship and guidance provided by DairyNZ is invaluable when it comes to academic support and career advice. The skills and networks gained through this scholarship have helped make the transition into the workforce less daunting.” Robertson also picked up a other scholarships from a range organisations such as Young Farmers and Farmlands. She went to Massey University because of its wide range of majors.

WINNERS: Grace Burmeister and Megan Robertson at the Massey University awards dinner.

“Massey University let me build the fundamental business and science skills and also exposed me to the career opportunities available in the agri-food industry.” In July she was part of a team representing New Zealand at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association conference and business case study competition in China. The conference theme was how e-commerce is shaping global agribusiness. The competition put them up against 20 teams from 15 universities around the world.

They came second, which made them the first NZ team to reach the final. One of the highlights of university is the annual Massey and Lincoln exchange where the two universities compete against each other in rugby, netball and debating. “This is always a highlight for me, the trip down to Lincoln this year with 50 others made for a memorable experience.” She believes university has been a great opportunity to gain independence and develop timemanagement skills, especially when taking on co-curricular responsibilities.

CROWING: Gary Massicks, left, and Scott Cameron with Massey University’s top agriculture student Megan Robertson.

Robertson was elected chairwoman of Massey University’s Young Farmers club in her final year. “The leadership, personal development and networking opportunities within Young Farmers is invaluable.” As chairwoman she oversaw the launch of Rural Student of the Year competition pitting 21 Massey students in a range of agri-food challenges for a $3000 prize pool. She won the Young Farmers Club Sally Hobson Award for service to the club this year. Early next month she is going to Chile and Peru for four weeks as part of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Latin America. “This trip will allow me to learn and understand agriculture from a global perspective will put me in good stead for my career.” After completing her degree she will start work in Fonterra’s agribusiness graduate programme in February. “I’m looking forward to soaking up as much information about the primary sector and hope to one day move into a governance position.” The William Gerrish Memorial Prize recipient was agri-commerce student Grace Burmeister. The prize is for outstanding performance in various farm management papers and for demonstrating a high level of personal integrity, intellectual curiosity, vision and social conscience. Burmeister has also been a DairyNZ undergraduate scholar for the past three years. Farm and agribusiness management Professor Nicola Shadbolt said “Grace has a very strong academic record in farm

management and sets high personal goals.” “She has a passion for dairying, both on and off the farm, a good appreciation of global issues and their impact on agriculture now and in the future. She demonstrates a high level of personal integrity and intellectual curiosity and has a strong social conscience – all values that will hold her in good stead in her future career.

My parents openly talked about their budgets and maintaining a financially viable business, which helped me during my degree. Megan Robertson Massey University The Zespri Award for excellence in horticulture was won by agriscience horticulture student Emma Simpson. “Throughout the duration of my degree Zespri has provided me with many valuable experiences,” Simpson said. “Through summer work placements, international experience and in class visits, which has greatly expanded my knowledge and love for the NZ kiwifruit industry. These experiences and connections have now provided me with the awesome opportunity to work for Zespri after graduation and I am looking forward to working within a dynamic and innovative company like Zespri.”

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Helping farmers to make green dough A team of agricultural innovators wants to help farmers take clever ideas to market across at least 100,000ha of mixed Kiwi farmland. Tim Fulton reports.

HE self-described social enterprise-plus, Leftfield Innovation, is helping farmers explore alternative land uses and contracts. Funding the enterprise mostly from trust grants, processing companies, farmers and science funds the co-founders Nick Pyke and Susan Goodfellow and four colleagues are exploring commercial opportunities for farmers to convert low-yield farmland to grow high-yield crops. Pyke, formerly Foundation for Arable Research chief executive, said they’re about capturing more value from farms and processing and from the wholesale and retail sectors. “It could be a mix. “We’re not advocating for only plants or crops or only animals. “We’re saying ‘what does the consumer want and what are the high-value food products that we can make for market?’” Leftfield’s initial market study looked at milling wheats, cereal, ancient grains, pulses, fresh and processed vegetables and plant oils as well as supply chain and manufacturing and processing capability. Goodfellow said they could see industry silos in New Zealand farming aren’t helping farmers find real, market-led opportunities. Any proposition has to be environmentally-sustainable, financially rewarding and enduring. And it also requires trust, in so much as farmers are expected to reveal their on-farm data. As a result of the initial market study Leftfield has several initiatives at various stages of

development from concept, to plants in the ground for the 201920 harvest. For milling wheat and ancient grains Leftfield is working with a globally owned milling company and has established grower groups in Canterbury and Wairarapa to meet increasing demand for highquality, locally sourced wheat and ancient grains across NZ. Establishing grower groups provides certainty of supply for the next phase of development, which includes novel premium food products from speciality wheat varieties for export. Insight studies identified demand for locally sourced pulses, including GM-free varieties for novel food product development for local and export markets. Leftfield is working with plant breeders to source specific seed varieties and aims to have growing trials under way next year. In fresh and processed vegetables, following an inmarket assessment in Dubai to assess fresh and processed vegetables opportunities, Leftfield is identifying opportunities in a range of Asian markets, which could see the expansion of vegetable growing options across Canterbury. Arable industry leader Brian Leadley, a member of Leftfield’s Future Grain Growers Group, said grain growers often see themselves as producers of commodity products with few links to the supply chain beyond their broker or miller. Farmers are good at ensuring product leaves the farm in good condition so the next logical step for farmers is to identify highervalue crops and contracts that reward arable expertise, he said.

Goodfellow said Leftfield’s strategy allows farmers to transition to sustainable land use options immediately, doing what they know but better. Lessons learned from the best practices will be shared among the groups, scaling the environmental benefits faster. Capturing on-farm data will enable the provenance story to be told through the use of data to prove how the food was grown – including the carbon footprint, water use and impact on biodiversity. “We’re developing a traceability piece to allow that information to be relayed to the consumer. This whole provenance piece is really important and it’s something that anyone in our group has access to through our work.” While the value capture strategy helps farmers transition to more sustainable land use options in the near future, Leftfield is focused on creating new value, Goodfellow said. The work includes a feasibility study looking at a nutritionally dense water plant that has the potential to soak up nitrogen directly from water. The food opportunities for both people and animals are potentially considerable, not to mention the environmental benefits, she said. Leftfield originated at a FAR meeting at Sheffield, a mixed dryland sheep/beef and cropping area that was weighing up how to make best use of Stage 2 of the Central Plains Water (CPW) scheme. Goodfellow, CPW’s environmental general manager at the time, asked Pyke to talk about ways to make irrigation pay. Many farmers taking water from

ON SITE: Leftfield Innovation co-founders Susan Goodfellow and Nick Pyke at a seed company plot near Christchurch. Photo: Shane Jones

Stage 2, the scheme’s largest land area, were multi-generational cropping farmers who did not want to go dairying. They were saying they were all competing for the same grower contracts. “And this is where you get the prices undercut and no-one wins.” It was evident that while farmers could potentially plant a variety of temperate-climate crops, no-one had the markets sorted or looked like making money from the alternative land use. In the CPW scheme area, where irrigation is relatively expensive, it begged the question: what might a farmer actually do with their irrigated property? Pyke suggested farmers might have to look at their farm and catchment differently. “Our initial concept, at the end of that day when we realised something needed to happen, was ‘what would you do if CPW was a 60,000ha farm’?” Pyke and Goodfellow agreed they would operate a farm on that scale totally differently, perhaps

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breaking it for all sorts of land uses. In the same way, individual farmers could look for alternative income from all or part of their land, as contributors to a much larger farming landscape. At that moment Leftfield Innovation was born, based on the use of at least 100,000ha nationwide. Pyke said many of Leftfield’s producer groups are irrigators looking for ways to offset the cost of the piping, pumping, shares, supply and maintenance. “They’ve invested so much money in the water infrastructure that you can’t just rock up to them and say ‘hey, you’ve just spent $10,000 a hectare on water, why don’t you spend $10,000 a hectare on the next opportunity for your farm business’.” Over time Leftfield will create spin-off companies like Leftfield Innovation Land, Food and Digital. “That will create licensing that will continue to fund us to continue to search and understand and develop more opportunities,” Pyke said.

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EDITORIAL Now we’re all in this together

HEN primary industry leaders tabled a report offering an alternative to the Government’s plan to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions I don’t think many though it would stay on the table for long. But in a world-first move, according to the Government, that report didn’t go in the bin but was instead framed and put on the wall. He Waka Eke Noa – the Primary Sector Climate Change Commitment is now the Government’s preferred policy. This Government has been firm in its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global heating. Industry leadership agreed emissions need to be addressed but balked at the plan to do it. Instead of fighting a battle they couldn’t win, those farming leaders worked on a compromise. That’s good leadership. It’s an historic moment for New Zealand farming, the sector is once again the world leader on innovating in the face of change. But it won’t be plain sailing. Checks are in place in the coming years and if farmers don’t make good on their pledge they’ll be taxed by the processor as was to be the case under the initial proposal. But a good business owner will see the finish line for a 10% emission reduction and work to get his or her operation there with the least stress. That means starting now. He waka eke noa means we are all in this together. The Government has realised working together with its biggest industry is better than working against it. That is to its credit. And there was a hint last week the same approach could be used for the next bit legislative issue – freshwater management. Farmers love to control their own destiny and this partnership lets them do that without immediate financial penalties. There will be costs, make no mistake, but farmers will be incentivised to improve rather than being simply taxed. It’s not often the sector and this Government have sung from the same song sheet but it turns out when they do the tune’s pretty good.

Bryan Gibson

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Key to success is in the soil THE lack of positive comment on the Government’s Freshwater Quality discussion document is disappointing but not unexpected. Federated Farmers has been bereft of leadership and ideas for future-proofing New Zealand farmers’ incomes for several years and is no different on this issue. This is how I see it. We have been frantically farming, increasing efficiency and production for 30 years blissfully unaware of any ill-effects from this worldrenowned pasture-based farming system. However, a trickle of farmers started realising that all was not as it should be. Loss of ecosystems, overuse of toxic chemicals and water degradation were not only

some of their concerns but also the concerns of consumers of their products. Media started picking up on these keen and dedicated individuals and groups. Horticulture was reined in on spray use, Fonterra introduced rules and planting riparian margins became the thing to do. Now the Government is involved. It wants to put some base lines with means of enforcement so farmers doing the right actions are not let down by the laggards. What is the right action? Riparian planting addresses part of the problem but is masking the cause. If we continue to ignore the cause the problem will come back and be even harder to solve. The real issue with farming in NZ is ignorance around

soil. It has not been on the radar. Stick as much ryegrass and clover down the cow’s throat and whatever else to get as much milk as you can and a successful farmer you will be. You might be but the consequences of that strategy are with us now. Unfortunately, in all the years of listening to DairyNZ and its predecessors I heard them talk about soil biology and its importance only once. The soil is our greatest asset so it deserves a lot of attention. The soil and the pasture sward need much diversity so the mind-boggling number of soil creatures can do their thing. Fertilisers that enhance not just growth but also the root biosphere to halt leaching and farm management practices that allow an accumulation of organic matter to minimise runoff are required.

I challenge the agricultural science community to acknowledge they have been inadequate in advice given on farming practices that could have avoided the changes we face now. Just as well for the enlightened farmers who are looking after their soil, their neighbouring environment and growing quality products. They are future-proofing their incomes. What a great outcome to aim for. John O’Connor Westport

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When the council prosecutes ... Nathan Batts

F YOU haven’t been subject to one you are likely to know someone who has and, despite good intentions, it might be only a matter of time before your farming operation is feeling the heat of a council prosecution. Unfortunately, they are something of an occupational hazard for farmers – particularly when it comes to the discharge of effluent in dairy farming. Council prosecutions are nothing like a speeding ticket. The fines imposed by the courts can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and have the potential to cripple a business. Farmers should, therefore, have at least a basic understanding of the process and consequences of a council prosecution and know where to turn for help if they find themselves in the hot seat. Council enforcement action begins with an investigation. That is the informationgathering stage where council officers try to confirm the nature and extent of suspected wrongdoing. Offending on farms often comes to the attention of council officers during routine monitoring of properties. Public complaints are another common way concerns are referred to councils. Once a council has learned of suspected non-compliance its officers have legal powers to enter private property to collect information and evidence. One important exception, however, is that council officers are not authorised to enter private homes. If council officers want to do that they must apply to a court for an order or search warrant. If, following an investigation, council officers are confident the evidence they have collected is sufficient to support a prosecution and that such a step is in the public interest, ie, worth ratepayers’ money, then formal charges will be filed in court against the alleged offender. There are a number of charges available to councils under the Resource Management Act (RMA) and Building Act (BA). Common RMA charges include using land in breach of the district rules, usually doing something without a consent when one

Continued from previous page Alison Stewart commented on the 25 years of GE food grown having no consequences. It makes me wonder if she lives in New Zealand. GE has not been grown in NZ commercially – so how can we look back and say there have been none of the consequences predicted? Her comment is misleading and seriously incorrect. In the last 25 years GE has worsened the agricultural footprint. In the Americas, where around 90% of GE crops are grown, there is a life-threatening destruction of the rainforest so GE

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CONSEQUENCES: Farming fines are not like speeding tickets and can cripple a business, lawyer Nathan Batts says.

was required, and discharging contaminants into or onto water or land. The most common BA charge is doing building work without or not in accordance with a building consent. For most offences under those acts councils do not need to prove a person or company intended to commit the offence. Usually, it is enough for a council to show that a person or company was responsible for the wrongdoing in terms of having caused or allowed the incident to happen. That does mean the ability to defend a charge is limited. Furthermore, if you or your company employs or contracts others to do work in relation to your property and they fail to comply with the law then you could also be liable for their offending. There are certainly avenues for defending council prosecutions. Significantly, charges under the RMA and BA must be filed in court within six months of the council learning of the offending or within six months of the date when the council should have become aware of the offending. That could mean, for example, if council officers had been at a property for a building consent inspection and should have observed wrongdoing at the same time then the six month clock would start ticking even if the officers did not actually notice the issue at the time. Charges might also be defended on the basis the action or event triggering the offending was beyond your control and could not have been foreseen, eg, a

natural disaster or sabotage. More often than not council prosecutions are resolved by the person or company charged pleading guilty at an early stage in the proceeding. However, some prosecutions do go all the way to trial. The usual consequence of pleading guilty or being found guilty of an RMA or BA offence is a fine. The maximum penalty for BA offences, such as building contrary to or without, a building consent is $200,000 though the penalties actually imposed are

generally at or below $20,000. The most commonly charged RMA offences carry maximum penalties of a $300,000 fine and two years jail for an individual or a $600,000 fine for a company. Fines imposed for RMA offending are often significantly more than for BA offending. For example, fines in excess of $100,000 are not uncommon for offending concerning the discharge of dairy effluent. Good legal representation at sentencing can be essential for ensuring the fine you are required to pay is reasonable. Individuals or companies pleading or found guilty of BA and RMA offending will also usually receive a conviction on their record. However, it is sometimes possible to apply for a discharge without conviction if it can

crops can be grown, devastating overuse of pesticides that has led to 60 million acres of herbicide resistant super weeds. Rising insect resistance to the insecticide in GE crops, which are now being destroyed by the corn root worm. GE crops need more water that conventional ones, pesticide levels in GE foods are now around 20 times higher than they were 20 years ago. Pesticide and fertiliser use have increased by millions of kilos instead of reducing. GE crop yields are on average 7% down on conventional crops so they won’t feed the world.

There is no evidence GE plants will produce better health benefits or environmental benefits than ones already existing as there are still no trials to look at longterm safety for the people who eat them, though animal studies have shown organ damage and a higher-than-normal mortality rate. The rhetoric and completely blinkered approach by GE promoters like Dr Scott, who have maneuvered themselves into influential roles and long been advocating for the removal of the laws around the precautionary approach to GE, are not unbiased and ignore or denigrate any

independent research that finds different to their views. We need the developers and owners of the patents on GE to meet the standards of the legislation. It is a big concern to realise that certain scientists have compromised their scientific standards by trying to circumnavigate protectionary laws. As can be seen, the dangers of bad regulation and being able to buy unquestioning approval have led us to finding out a generation later that in fact fossil fuels, fertilisers and pesticides are killing the planet, soil ecosystems, polluting the waterways and

Council enforcement action begins with an investigation.

be shown the consequences of conviction are out of all proportion to the seriousness of the offending. If such an application is successful it usually means you will still pay a fine but will avoid a conviction. If you or your company are facing a council investigation or a full blown prosecution we recommend seeking urgent legal advice.

Who am I? Nathan Batts is a senior lawyer at Haigh Lyon.

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causing deformities and chronic ill health which have exponentially escalated since GE was introduced. Until we stop our dependence on the things that brought us to this crisis and start rebuilding our environment GE has shown it only adds to the risk. We should be focusing on regenerative, organic systems of agriculture to build the soil, increase diversity and support ecosystems. Unless we have the correct microrhyzza plants cannot absorbs the nutrients they release. Claire Bleakley Wairarapa

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Farmers fired up over forests Alternative View

Alan Emerson

I CAN remember twice farmers have marched on Parliament. The first was in 1986 when thousands of farmers marched protesting against Rogernomics. They had a point. The Rural Bank estimated that between eight and nine thousand farmers were in serious financial difficulty. Then there was the fart tax of 2003 when 400 farmers stopped the traffic. They won.

All New Zealand farming communities want is a fair go.

We’re about to have another march, on November 14, organised by the conservation group 50 Shades of Green. The group started protesting against good productive farmland being blanket planted in trees and has become a focus for ire at other anti-farming moves. It says all New Zealand farming communities want is a fair go. Rural communities are fragile enough now. Gutting them by removing the employment and wealth that food production generates and replacing that by planting a tree isn’t smart. It is at best misguided.

At worst it is insane. Four out of five of the largest private landowners in NZ are foreign-owned forestry companies. The total land area owned offshore for forestry is 550,000 hectares. Putting that in perspective, the farmed area of Northland according to the Environment Ministry and Statistics NZ is 562,847 hectares. Tararua is 427,000 hectares. Why would you agree to the sale of the family silver to overseas forestry investors, meaning a halt to food production and income here. The argument local companies aren’t big enough to be involved in large-scale forestry is spurious. We have the Government Superannuation Fund and numerous Kiwisaver accounts. The Government could have also floated forestry companies as it did Air NZ and the energy companies. Instead it headed offshore with indecent haste. The issue is that with the Zero Carbon legislation and the Emissions Trading Scheme investing in forestry is a sure-fire bet for wealthy foreigners. The economics are simple. Some overseas investors have been paying $6000 a hectare for forestry land. It costs $1000 to plant it at 1000 stems a hectare. That hectare of pines at age 30 will, using Wairarapa figures, have sequestered 852 tonnes of carbon. At the current price of $25 a tonne that will generate an income of $21,300. The carbon price is set to increase, meaning the final figure will be far beyond that. That’s against a local mate who pruned and thinned his forest and ended up with $12,000 a hectare at harvest.

BIG BASH: The provinces haven’t been hit this hard since Rogernomics, 50 Shades of Green chairman Andy Scott says.

And pines absorb carbon until age 50, all 1345 tonnes of it giving a return at current prices of $33,625. At that point investors can just spray and walk away. There are two other factors. The first is that Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton has said pine trees are not a good counter for carbon dioxide emissions but are fine for shortterm greenhouse gases. Why are we planting pines for carbon dioxide then screwing farmers over methane? The second is Victoria University geography, environment and earth sciences head Professor James Renwick has said pines extend the life of methane in the atmosphere which will, inevitably affect farmers’ methane liabilities. Again, why are we planting them?

Finally, when you harvest a pine tree the carbon dioxide it absorbed is largely released back into the atmosphere. So why are we selling precious, productive farmland to overseas people including European aristocrats to take out of food production forever? The Overseas Investment Office fined an Austrian countess a paltry $10,000 for breaching the overseas investment rules then let her keep the iconic food-producing farm for blanket forestry. Tararua Mayor Tracey Collis has been monitoring sales in her region. So far eight properties involving 5500 hectares worth $35 million have been sold just for carbon farming. They are lost to NZ forever. She describes the impact as challenging because it happened so fast.

‘It’s impacting rural communities, local employment, sports teams, shearers, fire volunteers and schools.” There 39 Tararua properties covering 11,618 hectares worth $80 million sold recently. Most are for carbon or forestry farming. Andy Scott is the chairman of 50 Shades of Green. The former shearer and shearing contractor is co-owner of the Professionals in Masterton. “If the Government wants to reduce the population of the provinces and the income for New Zealanders they’re going the right way about it,” he says. “The effect on food production, jobs and rural communities is considerable. “That’s why 50 Shades of Green is taking its complaints to the city folk.” The Government’s freshwater package is another issue for farmers. Add to that the crazy compliance costs and you have a march. Asked how he thinks it will go Scott is adamant. “I’m confident of a good turnout. We’ve support from farmers, shepherds, stock agents, shearers, vets, rural supply companies and those ordinary people concerned about their future. “The provinces haven’t had been hit this hard since Rogernomics.” The meeting starts at Civic Square at 11am and moves to Parliament by 1pm.

Your View Alan Emerson is a semi-retired Wairarapa farmer and businessman: dath-emerson@wizbiz.net.nz

How to be a success in your career From the Ridge

Steve Wyn-Harris

I BROADCAST a twice-weekly radio show on Tuesdays and Thursdays out of one of the few privately owned stations left in the country, Central FM. Its based in Waipukurau and the two frequencies cover most of Hawke’s Bay and go into Tararua District. Being on iheart radio the potential listening audience can be anywhere in the world nowadays and occasionally I am contacted by people from all sorts of unusual places, which is interesting. The show is called The Cockies Hour and has just turned 21. I do eight interviews a week, give five-day forecasts and sale reports and can inflict my musical

taste on a captive audience. The music is what I get the most feedback on and most of it is critical. It’s hard to please some people. So, that’s a bit over 8000 interviews and you’d think by now I’d be reasonably good at it but I’m still learning the craft. When Jamie Mackay’s show went nationwide I convinced the owners to pick it up on the other three days and stopped interviewing politicians and the like, leaving that to Mackay and just focused on real people – farmers, consultants, stock agents and the good news stories that make our sector great. I was interviewing Geert Gelling the other day. Geert is Dutch with a reasonably thick accent but is one of our top local vets with Vet Services. He’d just been to a conference for veterinarians in the United States and was very excited, for a Dutchman, about one of the addresses he heard, which we discussed on air. It was very interesting and gave me and, I assume, my audience something to think about. I pinched his notes

afterwards so I could expand on them in this forum. The speaker was a fellow called Dan Grooms who presented the keynote address to the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Grooms is the dean of Michigan State University and has, among other things, been a top referee of American football.

Success is usually measured by having a great career, making lots of money and having all the trappings. The presentation on how to be successful in your career was aimed at the veterinary workforce. Worldwide, the veterinary profession struggles to keep people in large animal practice. Mental health issues and suicide rates are worrying and is something the association here is giving some thought to.

Grooms said success is usually measured by having a great career, making lots of money and having all the trappings that come with that wealth accrual. He asked the audience to define success in their career. Keywords entered by participant’s telephones into the clever app showed up on the screen and as the words were mentioned repeatedly, they got fatter on the screen. The audience highlighted happiness in work and selffulfillment as the two key items for a successful career. John Wooden, a teacher famous in the US as a basketball coach, defined the most important factors for a successful career as self-satisfaction and peace of mind that you have done your very best. Asked about the core values needed to be successful the audience answered honesty and integrity. Groons formulated a gateway to career success as having big but realistic goals and surrounding yourself with good people. Good people were defined as good

teammates and team players. Have fun in your work, working hard and have a good work ethic along with integrity and accountability were there too. If you screw up just be accountable. Do not hide or try to get away with it. Grooms screwed up an important football match by a wrong call. Admitting the call was wrong did not damage his career. If you follow this path it is hard not to be happy in your work. And failure is part of success. Michael Jordan missed 9000 shots, his team lost 300 matches and his team lost 26 matches because Michael missed the defining shot. However, Jordan is still the most successful basketball player ever. That was great material Gelling supplied me with and, I hope, food for thought. Now I just have to work out how to sneak it back into his possession without him noticing.

Your View Steve Wyn-Harris is a Central Hawke’s Bay sheep and beef farmer. swyn@xtra.co.nz

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

China is now the dominant protein buyer Meaty Matters

Allan Barber

IN A remarkably short time China has become the single biggest factor in global protein consumption and its influence is likely to continue growing at a fast rate. An analysis by Australian Simon Quilty of MLX suggests the impact of African swine fever in particular will cause a critical global protein shortage next year with no sign of a correction in the foreseeable future. The United States Department of Agriculture has just published World Market and Trade Report that forecasts a shortfall of 6.4 million tonnes carcase weight of pork, chicken and beef next year but Quilty believes the figure will be three times as high at 20m tonnes. USDA predicts global exports of the three main sources of protein will increase in 2020 by 6% or 2m tonnes, which is only a fraction of the deficit, whether it or Quilty is correct. Though China is not the only market driving consumption it is the engine room of global demand and in Quilty’s opinion the protein shortfall in China alone could be as high as 18m tonnes. While swine fever and the massive reduction in domestic pork supplies are the main reasons for this perfect storm, the effect of drought on Australian beef exports, the decline in buffalo volumes entering China through the grey channel and the increased demand for lean cow beef cuts are forcing beef prices to unprecedented highs.

In the past year New Zealand’s beef exports to China have overtaken the US in both volume and value, representing 41% of both, while the American share has dropped from its five-year average of 50% to about 30%. The emergence of China as a major customer has completely changed the dynamics of NZ’s export markets. The average beef export price for 2018-19 was 9% ahead of the five-year average while the value was 18% up because of a 30,000 tonnes increase in volumes shipped. China has forced up the price paid by American buyers for bull and cow beef as well as positively influencing prices in other Asian markets like Taiwan, Korea and Japan. While for many years the US took well over half of total beef exports, mostly in grinding beef, with other destinations each taking less than 10%, there is now competitive tension for the whole range of beef cuts. Instead of a being a price taker, NZ is in a much better position to negotiate strongly.

The emergence of China as a major customer has completely changed the dynamics of NZ’s export markets.

Lamb exports follow a similar pattern to beef though lamb’s broader range of cuts targeted at generally higher-end markets enables exporters to take a more diversified approach with sizable markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia rounding out the top 10 after China and Britain. Today’s trading environment, where lamb is a sought-after

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luxury protein, particularly in chilled form, is a far cry from those days when everything went frozen to Britain and in a stockinette sleeve. But the influence of China in recent years has been a major factor in ensuring good prices for all parts of the lamb and indeed sheep carcase when compared with even as recently as 10 years ago when prices were in the doldrums. The 2018-19 year saw China’s share rise to 44% compared with the five-year average of 31% while the British share fell from 19% to 13% over the same period. The price of lamb during the latest year was 21% higher than the five-year average with the total value of exports up by nearly the same percentage at nearly $3.2 billion, on a par with the total value of beef exports. While not yet at a critical point, the growing Chinese influence poses a strategic challenge for NZ meat exporters. Economic theory says the highest payer will obtain a product for which demand exceeds supply but it might not be

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the most sensible course of action. One logical cliche cautions against putting all the eggs in one basket. The answer lies somewhere between the two. Anzco’s sales and marketing general manager Rick Walker told me the growth of Chinese business has happened so fast exporters are playing catchup while they decide on the appropriate strategy for supplying that market in preference to traditional export destinations. Companies are likely to focus on acting strategically so they can service competing customer needs in an optimal way. The main advantage of Chinese demand is the increased competition it introduces for all the different lamb and mutton cuts, whereas other sheep meat-consuming countries tend to favour specific parts of the carcase, notably legs for Britain and racks for the US. Walker says it is important to plan for the next 10 years, not just one year out, but it is uncertain where the Chinese sweet spot sits. That market presents a huge

opportunity but comes with a need to balance the risks of over or under supplying any one market. On a final, somewhat whimsical, note it occurs to me that had Chinese demand for all protein, most particularly lamb, taken off 10 years earlier the massive increase in dairy conversions might not have happened. NZ farming might then have achieved better-balanced land use and Fonterra would have avoided the worst of its 3V excesses while irrigation and water use wouldn’t be quite such emotive topics. We will never know the answer to those questions but China has certainly proved itself to be, like a crouching tiger, hidden dragon, a market with previously hidden talents.

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We’re taking health to farmers The Voice

Craig Wiggins

WHY don’t farmers go to see their doctors was the question I was asked at a health provider meeting in September. The meeting was attended by the local doctor, suicide prevention team leaders, Rural Support Trust, the Asburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service and support counsellors from the local hospitals and schools. Primary Industries Ministry welfare team members were also there to inform the group of issues and support around Mycoplasma bovis.

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My involvement came about when my own doctor asked me to give a farmers’ perspective on rural issues as well as to improve the lines of communication between all concerned to benefit the farming families around Mid Canterbury. As usual I laid it on pretty thick regarding the disconnect between what the providers of the services think is needed and what the farmers really want to help them through their working week. It’s hard to understand the

needs of rural NZ when the directives given to the health providers are set in Wellington on advice from people who might not have a real understanding of the continually changing environment farmers now face as well as working in the low financial envelop the rural health budget finds itself in. The last three years have seen an increase in many external pressures on farmers that were never around before the run-up to the last election. They include huge social media and mainstream media analysis of the perception of farming, serious vote catching by the Labour Party at the farmers expense and the fallout since as those policies on water and environment are implemented or proposed, M bovis and, of course, the insecurity around the milk price and milk co-ops to name a few. Now we see a rise in pressure from banks as equity in farm ownership is challenged by the falling share price of Fonterra and uncertainty around land values while the water and environment policies are in the pipeline. Farmers are just too busy getting through the day and do not prioritise their own health as an important cog in the wheels of success and sustainability of their business. Match that with the increasing difficulty of getting an appointment with a doctor who has both the time and knowledge of farming issues to do the visit justice and many farmers put it on the back burner for when it’s necessary to see a doctor not as proactive personal management. I told the group to stop expecting farmers to go to them but for them to go to farmers and to put my money where my mouth is I literally threw the good doctor Sue Fowlie and her nurse

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in the back of my horse float and went to the Coalgate sale yards. We put farmers, stock agents and sale yard workers, men and woman, through a mini health check where we found about 25% of those tested needed further medical advice or testing and perhaps medication for high blood pressure, lung capacity and breathing issues matched with a family history of serious issues and a lack of recent doctor visits. The same tests were done at the Waimate shearing competition and the results showed closer to 30% needed to take preventive action. Fowlie, from Rakaia Medical Centre along with the team here at GlobalHQ are now going to where

the farmers are and facilitating these health checks for those who are too busy to look after themselves. We see you rural people as the most important part of the community and without you this country is sliding backwards. Healthy communities are made up of healthy people. Doctors used to be a pivotal part of those communities, however, that has been diluted but they want to be at the forefront of farmers’ minds when it comes to wellbeing. They can facilitate a lot of support for mental health and physical issues and use the many government and volunteer support networks that might be needed. With the support of local doctors and nurses looking

to extend their practice and contribute to their communities the team at GlobalHQ will be taking its health and wellbeing caravan to an event or sale yard near you. The checks are free and will help rural people make an informed decision about their health rather than living in the unknown. If we gather enough data we might be able to put rural health back at the forefront of talks in Wellington leading up to the next election or we might just save a life. Either way this for you so look for the bright orange caravan and pay us a visit. Brought to you by PGG Wrightson Livestock.

Fences won’t stop nutrient leaching DEAR Aunty Thistledown, Just wanted to let you know that calving and lambing are going well but I heard on the telly that David Parker wants me to add some fencing to my to-do list. I am afraid I was so tired that I must have fallen asleep while he was explaining the ins and outs of it. Could you please tell me where to put my fence? Cheers, WaterSchitt Down Dearest Waterschitt, Where to put your fence? I’ll tell you where to put your fence. It’s pretty simple really. The Government wants you to erect a fence that is 5m but not less than 1m away from the edge and/ or centre of the waterway if you have land that is flatter than an average slope value of five, seven or 10 degrees (to be decided by a submission process) on a farm that carries more than 14 stock units a hectare or in a paddock

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that carries more than 18 stock units a hectare. That is for a waterway that is at least a metre wide. If you have a waterway that is less than 1m wide you should look into the tea leaves and follow your heart. With that question adequately

answered I want to use the rest of my word count to take us on a thought experiment. What if, for a moment, we imagine the Government wasn’t there to expertly guide us through the process of putting up a fence. What would we need to know to make our own decisions? Firstly, we would need to understand there are three threats we need to protect the waterway from. We need to stop E coli, nutrients and sediment from entering water that flows off the property. E coli comes from the arse-end of your stock and causes issues when it enters the front end of people further downstream. Reducing the E coli concentration in the water is as simple as keeping the arse-end of your stock out of the waterway. Note that I said reducing not eliminating because your fence is probably not going to prevent birds putting their bottoms in the water. “I want my stock playing in the river,” cried no farmer ever.

Fencing off waterways is a winwin for stock management and the environment. Luckily, the Government has calculated that it costs only about $14,850 a year and pushes the poor couple in their example (pg 93 of the freshwater document) below the living wage. But we aren’t done yet because the fence is only part of the solution. Nutrients and sediment are not great for the waterway because they feed the algae in the water causing a green hue that upsets green-tinged voters. Sediment gets into the waterways when dirt gets into the water. This occurs through erosion (which was how the waterway was formed in the first place) and via surface flooding that washes soil into the waterway. This can be mitigated by riparian planting. But planting is a loose term because even rank grass will do. All you need is something that will sieve the surface water on its way to the waterway. Does it

need to be five metres wide? No, it probably doesn’t, unless you are going to be dealing with a lot of surface flooding. Does there need to be trees? No, unless you are dealing with an erosion-prone site. But trees are lovely and they sequester carbon dioxide. Though the Government will give you no credit for your tree-planting efforts until there is at least a hectare of them in one place. That just leaves us dealing with the nutrients. How does your fence stop nutrients from entering the water? Well, the nutrients we are most concerned with here are nitrates. Stopping your stock from urinating in the water is a good start but, if I am honest, your fence will barely scratch the surface of the nitrate issue. Grab yourself a tea and a nice bickie cause there are a few more items going on that to-do list. Have a question for Aunty Thistledown? Email her at aunty. thistledown@globalhq.co.nz

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FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019

Freshwater rules an are all-in fight Off the Cuff

Andrew Stewart

FARMING at this time of year is flat out as many go about all the tasks associated with calving and lambing. But this year farmers have the added pressure of trying to decipher the proposed legislation of the Essential Freshwater policies our three-legged monster of a government has created. There are a number of issues in the proposed legislation that are flawed in terms of practicality. For example, farmers will have to create and audit annually a farm plan that includes a freshwater module by 2025 though many already have a farm plan, regional councils simply don’t have the resources to do it and, in my opinion, the ability to accurately monitor and measure water in this way is impossible.

Regional and district council rates will increase dramatically and many farmers will simply stop spending money.

Likewise, the proposal to exclude stock from waterways with a five metre buffer is madness personified. In practical terms it will mean thousands of farmers who have already fenced off waterways closer than five metres will have to rip out those fences and start again. This simply defies any logic and there is no scientific data to support the Government’s proposal that the five-metre zone will have any

significant difference on water quality. Don’t get me wrong, there are some aspects of the proposed legislation that I agree with. Better planning and restrictions on winter grazing policies will be much better for not just farmers but our whole economy. But farmers should be heavily involved in the framework of this legislation and not simply told what rules they will have to farm by. So why do I feel this is important to everyone and not just us farmers? Farming is the backbone of our national economy. That is a fact. It provides a fabric for our rural communities to prosper and extends into the towns that enjoy the benefits of providing services. Make no mistake, this threat will not only hurt farmers, it will hurt all those in urban New Zealand as well. Regional and district council rates will increase dramatically and many farmers will simply stop spending money in an attempt to remain financially viable. I attended a public meeting in Whanganui last week where a large group of farmers discussed the proposed legislation with some industry representatives. Their messages were crystal clear: this is not just a battle for us farmers to fight. It is a war that all New Zealanders need to be a part of. One Taranaki rep disclosed proposed rates increases in her region for all ratepayers are likely to be above 10% in one year as the regional council simply doesn’t have the resources to cope with what is being proposed by the Government. By their own admission farmers know improving water quality is essential to sustainable business. But what many fail to pick up on is that farmers actually just want to do it as well. They want cleaner streams, creeks and rivers and if something is ingrained in farmers’ minds you can guarantee they will invest in it.

REWIND: Farmers who have planted riparian strips and fences less than five metres from waterways will have to rip them out and start again.

They view it as an investment and not a cost but the proposed legislation will take that choice from them. If you take away the profitability of a business, in this case farming, then all the investment that has previously been optional simply won’t happen. As Kiwis, I think we can all agree improving water quality is important. But having legislation forced upon us with very sweeping and constricting regulations is not the best option for anyone. There are already catchment groups working hard and investing considerable amounts of money to improve waterways all over NZ. These are organised and run by those who live in the catchments as a means of improving the environments they live in. The Government would be far better to invest in them, work alongside

them in collaboration and actually stop and listen to what locals have to say because they know their own regions best. But, perhaps, the most significant part of this legislation is the way it is being done by the Government. The policy documents were released for consultation at the busiest time of the farming calendar. Initially there was only six weeks for consultation. extended by two weeks after a public outcry. Once submissions close on October 31 they will be summarised by officials and reviewed by an independent advisory panel. The final decisions will be made by Cabinet ministers with no hearings and no options for debate. In my opinion that is a deliberate attempt to fast track legislation all but agreed on and goes against the very fabric of what a democracy means.

I encourage all Kiwis, both town and country, to make a submission to the Government before October 31. The only way to make a difference to what is being proposed is by sheer weight of numbers in terms of submissions. It might be just a simple sentence or two or summary of what is important to you personally but it all counts. More information about the proposals can be found on the website: mfe.govt.nz/ consultation/action-for-healthywaterways. Submissions can be emailed to: consultation. freshwater@mfe.govt.nz. Have your say before it is too late.

Your View Andrew Stewart is a sheep and beef farmer and tourism operator in Rangitikei.

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They grab every opportunity Driving their business to grow and intensify while keeping true to their farming values for Mt Somers Station is a challenge for David and Kate Acland who are also heavily involved in both their local community and wider industry groups. They talked to Annette Scott.

T SOMERS Station is a 3800 hectare family property in the heart of the Mid Canterbury

foothills. The Acland family has farmed the fully integrated property with proud traditions of caring for their land, environment and people for almost 40 years. The philosophy has always been to farm with minimal impact, recognising that to farm sustainably they must farm profitably and remain open to change as they take a 100-year view on their farming business decisions. David and Kate took over the running of the station from David’s parents, the late Mark and Jo Acland, who bought part of the station in 1983.

Diversity is what we enjoy, we are both projects people and driven by what we want for our children and their children and the generations to come on this land. David Acland Farmer

The property was relatively underdeveloped with limited housing and no deer fencing. Mark, a deer farming pioneer, did a lot of development and the first deer arrived on the property in August 1983, when deer farming was in its infancy. The Aclands bought the rest of the station in 2002 from the

Burnett Estate, the same year David returned home to the farm. In its core business today David and Kate run 9000 Romney breeding ewes, 2500 hoggets, a Red deer finishing unit, a pure Hereford beef cattle finishing operation and an 850-cow dairy herd. The property includes 500ha of native vegetation and beech forest retired from grazing but providing food for the 400 hives producing manuka and honeydew honeys in addition to the clover honey produced from the lower terraces. There’s also a forestry block. Off the farm there’s a winery, a wool business with blankets made of 100% pure lambs’ wool grown on Mt Somers Station and spun and woven in NZ. Then there’s the station’s farm shop and cafe at nearby Staveley and the couple have recently taken ownership of the local general store, cafe and fuel pumps in the small rural town of Mt Somers. Both David and Kate have long realised the importance of off-farm involvement with David pursuing his interest in farming politics on Federated Farmers national meat and fibre executive and as vice-chairman of Feds Mid Canterbury and chairman of the meat and fibre section. Kate’s off-farm industry involvement includes being an associate director on the Beef + Lamb board, and a member of the Wools Project Action Working Group. While both are extensively engaged off the farm they are both also hands-on farming alongside the 14 staff in their various operations. With three young children, Leo aged 9, Otto, 7, and Harriet, 6, intergenerational farming, care of the environment and being involved in their local community

BOSSES: It’s no show without Lucy and Jess to oversee operations.

FUTURE: Despite its external pressures David and Kate Acland say farming is a great lifestyle and they want their children Otto, Harriet and Leo to realise that farming and growing good food is a noble profession. Photos: Annette Scott

and wider industry are paramount for the Aclands. So how do they do it? “We work well as a team, we each have out areas of responsibility and key to it all is we love what we do,” Kate said. It’s about always having a project on the go.

It could be on-farm or it could be beyond the farm gate but it will always have a purpose that will fit with the farming operation on Mt Somers Station. The farm sells an average 12,000 lambs a year, the bulk for export. The sheep flock is Romney, a hardy breed that copes well with

the high rainfall in the area while still having fast-growing offspring. The foundation of the English Red deer herd was captured in the 1970s and early 80s from wild deer between Mt Somers and Orari Gorge stations. Beef genetics are used across a large number of the dairy herd with the Hereford-Friesian calves reared on the station. This year 700 calves are being reared, making it a big chunk of the business. The dairy unit, a mix of Friesian and Jersey cows, was converted in 2013 and formed a significant part of the farm succession for David with his younger brothers Ben and Hamish, who own Wanakabased Merino clothing label Mons Royale. The younger siblings were initially joint owners of the dairy platform, which David and Kate leased back and farmed in a separate title. Following Mark’s death in 2014 it was a matter of sitting down and finalising the estate. It had always been the plan for David to take over the station and the succession structure was in place. “Dad’s passing accelerated that. The timeframe got shrunk pretty dramatically. “We wouldn’t have been able to achieve the succession as we now have without the dairy operation as the banks wouldn’t have lent on the sheep and beef so we were very fortunate in that and our move to full farm ownership three years ago has freed up my brothers to get on with life,” David said. “Most importantly we are all still talking and we still have family Christmas, which has been front and centre for all three boys,” Kate said.

MIXED: David Acland checks a paddock of beef cattle and Romney ewes.

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BIG BUSINESS: David and Kate Acland run a highly diversified, values led, multi-generational agrifood business on Mt Somers Station.

But farming doesn’t come without its challenges, more so now than ever with new freshwater policy, carbon zero and biodiversity regulation making planning very frustrating, David said. The entire farm is unirrigated, consequently with a lower stocking intensity. “We aim to farm with minimal impact on our surrounds with cows excluded from all of the waterways on the farm and extensive native planting initiatives under way.” “We are just trying to do it more efficiently and better with a focus on the hoggets and young stock, getting more lambs on the ground without increasing numbers.” Finishing and selling two-thirds of the lambs includes the station’s store lamb sale in February while two-thirds of the hoggets go to the ram. “Our goal is to mate all of our hoggets at over 40kg this year. That’s the driver in the sheep operation so we are growing a lot of finishing pasture, clover and lucerne. The Hereford beef operation is in a growth phase driven by the Mycoplasma bovis incursion and the need for bulls on the dairy platform.

“We used to buy in cows but we shut that down because of the risk. Bulls were an area we saw as a risk so we have moved to a closed dairy system now.” The beef operation finishes 200 Hereford-cross cattle. The 850-cow dairy platform runs 2.5 cows to the hectare with a plan to get to the point of not buying in any supplement. That means this year there’s 40 hectares of barley being grown for grain alongside oats for silage that can be used for both the livestock and dairy operations. While lower producing than the Canterbury average the dairy operation is also lower input. The deer operation includes breeding and finishing, calving 1200 Red hinds this year, but the plan is likely to change. “If we could maintain the status quo that’s the goal we wanted to achieve and where we wanted to stay but the freshwater action plan could see us having to change that with the Government’s goals making it no longer a profitable enterprise to fawn and finish. “Our family has been farming deer since 1977 but we would become a trading operation – that’s a huge change for us and a big worry for the deer industry.”

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ON WAY OUT: The traditional English Red deer fawning could become a business of the past on Mt Somers Station.

Life is just busy enough but the vibrant young couple like a challenge. “That means more projects,” they said. With a large stand of manuka on the property the Aclands got into honey, initially earning a royalty from an independent beekeeper until they took the plunge and employed their own, adding bees.

We work well as a team, we each have our areas of responsibility and key to it all is we love what we do. Kate Acland Farmer The plan is to sell more bulk and branded honey product alongside what they sell in their own stores. When the Staveley store cafe and station farm shop went on the market in 2016 David and Kate got quite excited. “We had always thought of

SWEET: A tourist shows interest in the station honey at the Mt Somers general store.

the English farm shop concept. We liked the idea when we saw it in the United Kingdom and we had talked about doing it on the farm,” Kate said. And that was to be five to 10 years down the track, David said. “But the Staveley Store offered the right opportunity and it was one we couldn’t let slip by.” Three years on and the cafe retains its famous reputation for good food and coffee on the South Island’s inland scenic route but now with the added attraction of a farm shop selling fresh produce. Then late last year the Mt Somers general store and fuel outlet appeared on the market. “We bought that partly through protectionism that another cafe wouldn’t start up in competition to Staveley but also because we felt strongly that a local store is important to keep a village growing – Mt Somers is a growing rural town and we want to be a part of that growth.” Kate also operates the Sugar Loaf winery at Blenheim, a business she built from scratch. Sugar Loaf, producing from 26ha of vines in Marlborough, exports 95% of its produce with up to 20,000 cases of its own label produced annually. In a new venture Sugar Loaf has

started making mead and a lowerstrength sparkling wine is due for launch at the Christchurch wine and food festival in December. Sugar Loaf wines have made their way into the Station Farm Shop at Staveley and are also enjoying rapid growth in the United States. “We are both just really passionate about food and wine and wanted the opportunity to bring it all together,” Kate said. “We are incredibly proud of what we do at the station, so proud of what we make and how we look after the beautiful farm and the environment. “This is part of telling that story and the story of agriculture, and you have to keep life and farming – fun and interesting. “Diversity is what we enjoy. We are both projects people and driven by what we want for our children and their children and the generations to come on this land.” she said. “Despite the current external pressures it is a great lifestyle and we want our children to realise that farming and growing good food is a noble profession,” David said. >> Video link: bit.ly/OFSacland

SELLING: Mt Somers Romney lamb wool blankets are going out the door like hotcakes with 1500 sold this year at both the Acland local stores and outlets around NZ.

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US starts trade war with EU

BAD MOVE: Resorting to tit-for-tat tariffs is not in any country’s best interests, British International Trade Secretary Liz Truss says.

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Association (NPA) said the US is Britain’s second biggest non-EU pig meat customer after China. In the first seven months of 2019 the United Kingdom exported 6768t of pork to America and the tariffs will add unwelcome costs to British producers, the NPA said.

As well as causing temporary disruption to UK businesses, it would also hit American consumers in the pocket. Liz Truss UK Trade Secretary Scottish barley producers will also be hit as tariffs will be imposed on single-malt whiskies, which make up £370m of the total £1.2b of exports to the US each year. NFU Scotland said maltsters bought almost 850,000t of malting barley in 2019, supplied by Scottish growers. Of that, 96% was spring barley – equivalent to the production from about 150,000ha. The UK government has started a

round of talks with sectors affected in a bid to reassure businesses that it will fight the imposition of tariffs. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said the government is taking the matter seriously and has held talks with her US counterpart Robert Lighthizer. After the meeting Truss said “Resorting to tit-for-tat tariffs is not in any country’s best interests and we are in regular contact with the Trump administration, urging them to refrain from resorting to such measures. “As well as causing temporary disruption to UK businesses, it would also hit American consumers in the pocket.” She said the UK has complied fully with the WTO’s ruling on the Airbus dispute. However, the situation could get worse as the European Union has also won a case against the US at the WTO but is waiting for authorisation to impose punitive tariffs on American goods. The WTO is expected to say early next year how much the EU can penalise the US for its billions of dollars of illegal subsidies to Boeing. Annual reciprocal trade between the US and EU is worth about $800b. UK Farmers Weekly

Farmers demand climate action

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A GROUP of farmers with a pink tractor joined the Extinction Rebellion demonstration in London demanding urgent action on climate change. The group, called Extinction Rebellion Farmers, went on manoeuvres with its biodieselpowered tractor rocking up in the capital as part of a two-week worldwide rally in 60 major cities including Paris, New York and Delhi.

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THE United States government has begun imposing $7.5 billion worth of tariffs on British and European food exports in a burgeoning trade war. The dispute is over European Union subsidies handed to aerospace giant Airbus, which has manufacturing assets in France, Germany, Spain and Britain. US President Donald Trump’s administration argued successfully that the payments contravened trade rules and won World Trade Organisation (WTO) backing for the retaliatory sanctions including British food and drink exports. The list of food and drink exports from Britain that will be subject to 25% tariffs includes pork, cheese, yoghurt, butter, biscuits, wool products, fruit, vegetables and whisky. The extent of the tariff regime is starting to emerge with Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board figures suggesting 75% of EU cheese exports to the US will be affected. The UK exported about 7700 tonnes of cheese to the US last year. That accounts for about 4% of Britain’s total cheese exports and more than 99% of it is product that will be hit by the tariffs, AHDB Dairy said. Beyond dairy, the National Pig

Inspired by the Extinction Rebellion pink boat, which blocked Oxford Circus in central London for five days in April, a team of farmers tried to drive the vivid magenta tractor into the heart of the capital to share positive farming messages with the public. However, they were stopped by police before reaching their destination on Horseferry Road, which is near the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs headquarters in Smith Square, Westminster.

Protesters are blocking roads and transport links as they occupy the city in a drive to get the attention of governments worldwide. More than 100 arrests have been made in connection with the protest. One of the group’s founders, Welsh sheep farmer Sarah Shuffell, said their aim is to promote the work farmers do to combat climate change rather than contribute to any disruption caused by the general protest. The group say they are arable and livestock farmers who are passionate about regenerative agriculture. “We’re trying to dispel the view that Extinction Rebellion is just for vegan hippies,” she said. “We want to show that farmers do care about the environment and this demo seemed to be a good opportunity to do that. “Farmers are already doing fantastic things for the environment and there’s much more we can do.” Other farmers involved include Hampshire organic water buffalo farmer Dagan James and North Yorkshire conventional farmer Graham Clark. “It’s not for fun, we don’t want to get arrested, we don’t want to cause trouble but the gravity of this situation means we have no choice,” James said. Climate change means

MISSION: The British Extinction Rebellion Farmers group on the way to London with their pink tractor.

the weather has become less predictable, which is putting extra pressure on farmers, Clark said. “I’m rebelling because I want to draw attention to the man-made climate change – there’s an ecological disaster happening at the moment. “We’re in the middle of an extinction event that’s as big as the loss of the dinosaurs,” he said. The group say their mission is to get the public thinking about farmers in a more

positive way on the climate change issue by championing the industry and talking about the power and potential farmers have when it comes to the environment. To do that they want farmers to receive greater public recognition for the work they already do to bring environmental benefits to the countryside and call on the government to provide greater financial support to take this even further. UK Farmers Weekly

Kaiaua 11 Workman Road

Enviable opportunity abounds

In the rolling hills of Kaiaua at the southern end of the Hunua Ranges, lies Nesley Park, a covetable 380 hectare slice of rural New Zealand. A truly spectacular fattening and equine establishment with picturesque views over the farm to the mighty Firth of Thames. On entry your escorted through a mature tree lined driveway to a 350 square metre homestead surrounded by acres of green landscaped grounds. This stunning rural property offers 275 hectares (more or less) of excellent fattening country and 105 hectares (more or less) of native and exotic trees. The latter is a significant aesthetic and ecological feature of the property where magnificent kauri trees, abounds one of the best privately owned Kauri stands in New Zealand. An admirable lifestyle setting elevated above the rolling hills of Kaiaua. Intelligently arrayed and positioned, a taste of rural sophistication.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 11am-12pm Fri 1 Nov Karl Davis 027 496 4633 karl.davis@bayleys.co.nz Lee Carter 027 696 5781 lee.carter@bayleys.co.nz

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Oruanui 1274 Poihipi Road

Kiwitahi Station Kiwitahi will not disappoint the most discerning buyer, carved out of the native rainforest in the early 60â€™s this property boasts a very high standard of improvements, unrivalled stock performance and set so close to town. Kiwitahi offers the new owner a real investment in the dry stock sector. Very well subdivided, two water systems, three dwellings, a large workshop and four stand woolshed with 1200 night pen space, tractor sheds and new calf rearing barns. The magnificent stands of native bush, home to fellow deer and native birds also offers shelter to the stock run on the property. This property has to be seen to be believed.

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Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Fri 29 Nov 2019 44 Roberts Street, Taupo View by appointment Stan Sickler 021 275 7826 stan.sickler@bayleys.co.nz WESTERMAN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Galatea 4572 Galatea Road

124 hectares to be sold This 124.5335ha(more or less) dairy farm that is well supported by improvements comes with untapped potential. Three dwellings, the main being a spacious two story five-bedroom home, a three-bedroom weatherboard and a two-bedroom staff home provide ample accommodation for labour. The real attraction to the Galatea basin is its contour and soil type. Good free draining soils that handle wet periods well grows a tonne of grass in these warm spring periods. The flat contour on two levels is fenced and raced to 56 paddocks with approx. 75ha of irrigation, half on permanent poles is an easy draw from the Rangitaiki River, the other is a Bosch system that draws water from the Haumea Stream. The improvements consist of a 44 aside herringbone dairy with rectangular yard for approx. 450 cows, a large modern six bay calf barn and a disused dairy for workshop.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Mon 25 Nov 2019 1092 Fenton Street, Rotorua View by appointment Ben Hickson 021 433 283 ben.hickson@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Gisborne Maranga Station, 1877 Tiniroto Road

Superior breeding and finishing Years of investment and meticulous farm management, paired with exceptional natural attributes, provide the platform for one of the leading farms in the region. Recognised as one of the country's top Maori farmers, Maranga excels as an early breeding/finishing unit. Wintering circa 10,000 SU, finishing on the farms extensive portion of flats, this well-balanced 1,068ha's is a convenient commute west of Gisborne. Boasting two strategically located woolsheds, excellent fencing, tracks and lanes, an extensive fertiliser history, and reticulated waters systems. Set on multiple titles surrounding roads provide widespread access throughout the farm. Nestled amongst exotic gardens is a refurbished six-bedroom homestead. Two other homes provide staff housing, with enviable recreational benefits. An award-winning combination of scale and location.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Wed 27 Nov 2019 10 Reads Quay, Gisborne Simon Bousfield 027 665 8778 simon.bousfield@bayleys.co.nz James Bolton-Riley 027 739 1011 james.bolton-riley@bayleys.co.nz

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Mahia Pahnui Station, 330 Mahanga Road

Substantial coastal dairy and fattening Rarely do expansive flat land parcels, capable of dry stock fattening or dairy come to market on the East Coast. This highly desirably contoured property is 590ha (320ha being flat land) and includes a water take consent. The two platforms (288ha in total) are complemented by additional flat cropping land and approx. 170ha of medium to steep hill country, an ideal run off, or a separate proposition for buyers. Previously milking up to 1,200 cows, but more recently reducing numbers to 800 via the automated 44 bail rotary cowshed. The dairy infrastructure, constructed in the early 1990s is centrally located surrounded by a range of sheds, and previous dry stock infrastructure. Fertility throughout the farm is excellent. Three sturdy homes provide good on-farm accommodation, near the shores of Mahanga beach and a handy 75km south of Gisborne.

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Hawke's Bay 3986 Puketitiri Road, Patoka

Patoka district provides return on investment Are you looking for summer safe farming on fantastic free draining fertile ash soils? Possibly the best dairy return on investment in New Zealand? Then look no further. Ben Alpin, a 351ha dairy farm, located in the premium Hawke's Bay farming district of Patoka. Boasting approximately 240ha of mainly flat and easy milking platform with a further 50ha of support land and a further 51ha of QEII bush for recreation, this well set up dairy unit must tick all the boxes. Improvements include two dwellings, single men's quarters, a 60 bail rotary shed with cup removers and in shed feeding, excellent housed calf rearing facilities for 350 calves, numerous implement sheds, as well as a convenient on farm quarry and large on farm dam. Ben Alpin is a must view for discerning local and out of town buyers who recognise quality when they see it, all at prices half that of some other dairy regions.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 21 Nov 2019 17 Napier Road, Havelock North View by appointment Tony Rasmussen 027 429 2253 tony.rasmussen@bayleys.co.nz EASTERN REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Awatuna 2174 Eltham Road

Prime 266ha dairy farm

Many titles give purchase options for this impressive farm. Purchase all titles or possibly titles to suite. The 60 bale rotary shed comes with a square yard, cup removers, Protac and in shed feed system. Beside the shed is a feed pad, on the other side of the road which is connected by an underpass is another feed pad. Races are in very good order as are the four homes, bach and plentiful sheds. There are two storage ponds for effluent and a spray irrigation system to apply effluent over the pasture.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 1pm, Tue 12 Nov 2019 15 Courtenay Street, New Plymouth View by appointment John Blundell 027 240 2827 john.blundell@bayleys.co.nz

The Waimate West water scheme gives certainty of quality water for a quality farm. The opportunity to purchase such a large quality dairy farm in Taranaki is not common. This flat farm with excellent infrastructure and amenities awaits your inspection.

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Taihape 1397 Moawhango Valley Road

Te Maai - 491 hectare breeding and finishing farm

Superbly located in the sheltered Hiwera Valley only 18 kms East of Taihape, Te Maai features an attractive modern homestead with outstanding uninterrupted views including Mt Ruapehu and the Ruahine Ranges.

Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Fri 29 Nov 2019 The Workingmans Club, 34 Kuku Street, Taihape View by appointment Peter Stratton 027 484 7078 peter.stratton@bayleys.co.nz

Te Maai offers fertile and free draining soils with a strong production history of sheep breeding and finishing complimented with finishing cattle and dairy grazing. Favoured with 54 cubes/day of pristine stock water from the Erewhon Rural Scheme, the contour is mainly rolling to medium hills with 150ha that has been cultivated. The modern five bedroom architecturally designed homestead built in 2004 commands extensive and uninterrupted views from an elevated site in a sheltered valley.

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Taupiri 847 Lake Road Premium dairy unit This exceptional 118 hectare (more or less) dairy unit is a truly appealing proposition. A property of this calibre with a desirable location, close to northern outskirts of Hamilton, presents all the attributes of a quality farm investment. The current operation milks approximately 400 cows through a well-equipped 30-aside herringbone shed. The average production over the past three seasons is 193,256kgs of milk solids. An extensive array of shedding and centralised lane ways provide quality access and stock flow with a great balance of contour. An exquisite main home with two further quality homes provide ample workers' accommodation.

Waimamaku 812 Waiotemarama Gorge Road 11

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Wed 20 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View by appointment Scott Macdonald 027 753 3854 scott.macdonald@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Affordable dairy and beef This affordable 161 hectare dairy and beef unit is seriously for sale. Situated in the stunning Waimamaku Valley, the farm is approximately 12 minutes from the playground that is the Hokianga Harbour, this provides many recreational opportunities, fishing, diving, hunting, coastal exploration. The dairy platform is 70 hectares (more or less), producing up to 30,000kg/MS. The balance of the property is used as dairy support and beef. The homestead is surrounded by established trees, an orchard, veggie garden, chook house and private swimming hole, all providing a stunning backdrop from the outdoor living at the rear of the homestead. Purchase price is plus GST (if any). Seriously for sale, the opportunity is yours.

Dargaville 5780 State Highway 12

Location scale value

Poised for profit

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Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wed 4 Dec 2019 84 Walton St, Whangarei Phone for viewing times Todd Skudder 027 439 1235 todd.skudder@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Northland 250 Apotu Road Kauri Farms is a first class farm featuring prime location and all flat fertile soils. Offering scope and investment opportunity rarely available. One of Northland's premier farming ventures comprised of 538ha located close to Whangarei featuring quality improvements with an 80 bail rotary shed complex including multiple feed and silage pads, milking 1050 cows with production to 499,632kgMS. Available as full going concern if required. Location, contour and soil types render it suitable for various farming options. Astute investors need to compare this property with similar ventures in other regions and do the sums - this is an investment prospect not to be missed. The family wishes to move on and are keen to consider all realistic offers.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 2pm, Thu 28 Nov 2019 84 Walton St, Whangarei View by appointment Lin Norris 021 959 166 lin.norris@bayleys.co.nz Tracy Dalzell 027 535 9162 tracy.dalzell@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Located only 10km out of Dargaville, this 247 hectare dairy farm boasts amazing infrastructure, simplistic flows for cows, fertile productive flats and is proven to be cost effective on a low input system. Featuring an excellent modern 50 bale rotary dairy with Westfalia plant, automatic cup removers, fully automated drafting, plant wash system and teat spraying all combine to set this shed apart from others. The management and control of livestock is a particular key attribute, the yard and standoff pad have capacity for up to 700 cows. Shedding includes six bay calf shed with river rock system with workshop, four further implement sheds with large limestone based pads. The four dwellings offer good levels of accommodation.

Auction (unless sold prior) 1pm, Wed 4 Dec 2019 84 Walton St, Whangarei View by appointment Catherine Stewart 027 356 5031 catherine.stewart@bayleys.co.nz Todd Skudder 027 439 1235 todd.skudder@bayleys.co.nz MACKYS REAL ESTATE LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Mid Canterbury 172 Flynns Road

A rare find 394 hectares

Winston Farm is a well developed 394ha sheep and beef unit with three titles, versatile soil and medium contour. The property is surrounded by dairy farms and with multiple soil types it is very adaptable. Comprising a good proportion of quality finishing country with easy contour, with the balance and steeper sidings well-suited to the current operation. Infrastructure includes a three bay implement shed, two haybarns, three stand woolshed, Te Pari cattle yards, and a tidy homestead positioned on an elevated site. If you are looking to capitalise on the positivity and profitability of the sheep and beef industry, diversify into forestry, or harness the possibilities as a large run off, this outstanding farm provides many options and is well worth your inspection.

Tender (unless sold prior) Closing 4pm, Thu 14 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 10.30-11.30am Wed 30 Oct & Wed 6 Nov or by appointment Peter Kelly 027 432 4278 peter.kelly@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Golden opportunity Are you looking for a rural lifestyle and a future in farming? This 58 hectare (approximately) of bare land could be just what you need. Located on Flynns Road, in the stunningly scenic area of Staveley, Mid Canterbury and bordering the Ashburton Lakes District, this property is suitable for all stock types. Numerous scenic platforms are also on offer here to build your dream home and enjoy the beautiful alpine vista on offer. Option to purchase adjoining 234 Flynns Road to complete the property.

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Summerhill 345 Ashley Road Retiring vendors - now's your chance “Bucklands” is a well located farm of 164.1656 hectares in four titles plus excellent road frontage. Flat contour, well tracked, plentiful subdivision including deer fencing, reticulated water supply, and older support buildings. Irrigated from WIL scheme and its own water source. Currently leased, running mainly dairy support stock. The four bedroom homestead with Historic Places Trust status, set in a delightful woodland setting, has consent to be subdivided off. With service towns handy and a short drive to Christchurch and the airport, there are numerous possibilities here with the vendors open to all options.

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Matamata 373 Tower Road 4

For Sale by Deadline Private Treaty (unless sold prior)

1pm, Wed 20 Nov 2019 Dean Pugh 027 335 6303 dean.pugh@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Aratiatia Farm • 134Ha in three titles of predominately level contour with quality free draining soils. • Currently milking approximately 470 cows with a three year production average of 173,300 kgMs. • Quality improvements including a modern 40 bale rotary with a good range of support buildings and five dwellings. A rare offering of prime land in a prime location just minutes from town.

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Auction (unless sold prior) 11am, Thu 21 Nov 2019 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton View 11am-12pm Fri 25 Oct, Fri 1 Nov & Fri 8 Nov Sam Troughton 027 480 0836 sam.troughton@bayleys.co.nz SUCCESS REALTY LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Birchview Farm An excellent central Waikato dairy unit, particularly well farmed and achieving first-class results, unique in size and location, situated between Roto-o-Rangi and Puahue districts, approx 11 kms from Te Awamutu and 16 kms from Cambridge  1167 Roto-o-Rangi Road, R D 3, Cambridge - accessed from Cowan Road off Parklands Road, Puahue  211.1 ha - flat contour mixed with a nice area of easy rolling country  v. attractive with a scattering of mature specimen trees  good fertile soils including a mix of strong silt and volcanic loams  well subdivided & raced; v.g. water reticulation system  strong pastures reflect regular cropping, regrassing and consistent fertiliser applications  620 cows calved, best production 312,650kgs ms under a System 4 feed regime - 140 calves reared annually  50 bail rotary farm dairy, auto cup removers, in-shed feeding system, large area of concrete with independent undercover AB / vet race  very good effluent system; a good range of farm shedding & calf rearing facilities

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Te Awamutu Sports Club

 4 dwellings including a quality 4 bedroom brick homestead in an attractive setting plus an additional 3 well maintained homes  well located for quality primary and secondary schooling  a unique opportunity to acquire a special property in an especially good location On Farm biosecurity protocols will apply vehicles and footwear to be clean prior to arrival

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“Tarawai” Dairy Support A special opportunity to acquire a first-class dairy heifer grazing property, equally adaptable to an excellent beef finishing unit, located in an area renowned for producing quality livestock, approx 18 kms from Te Kuiti and 15 kms from Pio Pio  234 Mathers Road (off Troopers Road), Te Kuiti  326.9 hectares - 3 titles  attractive easy to medium rolling country, areas of

steeper sidlings, enhanced by pockets of native bush  strong, healthy volcanic ash soils over limestone  subdivided into approx 208 paddocks, with a central

lane through the farm; metal quarry on property  v.g. water reticulation system; good consistent

fertiliser history  currently carrying dairy heifers; approx 138 x 20 mth;

547 x 15 mth; 117 x calves; 38 x dairy bulls  excellent cattleyards, substantial area of concrete

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Panorama Motor Inn - 59 Awakino Road

 very well maintained Lockwood homestead, including

3 brms with ensuite off master bedroom, office, spacious living, log fire, open fire, heat pump, attached double garage & carport, set in attractive north facing garden area  motorbikes, quads or 4wd side x side required for

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Taree Farm - 220 ha

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WEB ID TOR70312 WHAKAMARU 1790 State Highway 32 View By Appointment This is one of two modern commercial scale dairy farms TENDER closes Thursday 7th November, 2019 at 4.00pm, in South Waikato district. Mangakino is a 503.5 ha dairy (unless sold prior), 37 Swanston Street, Tokoroa property. Also available is Twin Lakes - 482.8 ha. These properties are separated by State Highway 32, each having access to the waters of a picturesque hydro lake. Paul O'Sullivan Each farm has been developed to the highest standard, Mobile 027 496 4417 improvements are second to none. Information Office 07 280 8502 Memorandum available upon request. Astute investors paulo@pb.co.nz will recognise the opportunity presented here to capitalise on prevailing market conditions. Each farm has a 60 bail Rotary dairy shed. Doug Wakelin

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WEB ID PR69084 MANGAMAIRE 431 Mangamaire Road Located 10 km south of Pahiatua and only 30 minutes from Palmerston North, this self contained dairy operation will appeal. Consisting of 120 ha flat platform, 18 ha flat support and a 81 ha support property located nearby. Available as one unit or separate properties. Key infrastructure includes a centrally located 25 aside HB cowshed, two family homes and numerous outbuildings of a high standard. Ongoing regrassing and consistent fertiliser applications on well sought after Manawatu and Kopua silt loams has resulted in an excellent production history of 138,000 kgMS (3yr avg).

Mobile 027 321 1343 dougw@pb.co.nz

TENDER View By Appointment TENDER closes Friday 15th November, 2019 at 2.00pm, to be submitted to Property Brokers, 129 Main Street Pahiatua

Jared Brock

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Mobile 027 444 7380 Office 06 376 4364 johna@pb.co.nz

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Top Grass Farm - 238 ha

TENDER WEB ID PR68345

DANNEVIRKE 221 Tamaki River Road One of a kind, this excellent dairy unit is extremely well located just minutes south of Dannevirke township and centrally located to the Manawatu and Hawkes Bay. A development programme over the last 5 seasons has resulted in impressive production from this self-contained dairy operation with a 3 year average of 216,000 kgMS milking 500 cows. A 2016 built 60 bail rotary cowshed is centrally located to the operation and features auto drafting and weighing, milk metering, ACR and inshed feed system.

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Four homes provide ample accommodation on the property with the main homestead an impressive 5 bedroom 240 m2 two storey family home.

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TENDER closes Thursday 7th November, 2019 at 2.00pm, to be submitted to Property Brokers, 129 Dairy units of this calibre in an affordable location which Main Street, Pahiatua are fully compliant are unique in the current market. Call Jared or John to view today.

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The cream of the crop

TENDER WEB ID FR70501

OPIKI 753 Poplar Road Located in the renowned farming area of Opiki, some 15 minutes south of Palmerston North, this 175 ha dairy farm is situated on some of the finest soils, being a mixture of silt loams and Opiki peat. Currently milking +/- 520 cows and producing 1,350 kg MS per ha on a system II basis, the property offers a scale and quality which are seldom found together. Features include high fertility levels, well maintained races, an ample supply of

quality bore water, a 50 bail rotary cowshed plus an excellent range of support buildings. Dwellings include a 4 bedroom manager's house and a 3 bedroom cottage, both of which are very tidy, featuring modern refurbishments. An executive, four-bedroom family home, is available for purchase in addition to the main farm if desired.

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DEADLINE SALE

WEB ID TMR71070 WAIMATE 1590 Pikes Point Road View By Appointment 235 ha of a well laid out farm in a prime location, with DEADLINE SALE closes Friday 22nd November, 2019 at 175 ha of irrigation from the MGI Irrigation Company. 4.00pm, (unless sold prior) This property will support all farming but in recent years has been part of a neighbouring dairy platform milking approximately 600 cows. Currently used for dairy support and beef finishing, with kale and green feed planted over approximately 50 ha. The farm is 4 Michael Richardson very well subdivided with all-weather lane-ways Mobile 027 228 7027 connecting to most paddocks, a large 4-bedroom Office 03 687 7145 Home 027 228 7027 warm home with modern kitchen and separate lounge 1 michael@pb.co.nz set in mature gardens.

DEADLINE SALE

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VIEW By Appointment DEADLINE SALE closes Wednesday 13th November, 2019 at 11.00am, (unless sold prior), Property Brokers Ltd, 54 Kimbolton Road, Feilding.

DEADLINE SALE Blair Cottrill

Mobile 027 354 5419 Office 06 323 1538 blair@pb.co.nz

Stuart Sutherland

Mobile 027 452 1155 Office 06 323 5544 Home 06 323 7193 stuarts@pb.co.nz

NEW LISTING

72 Harding Road Matamata The Complete Package In A Premium Location

When we describe this Matamata dairy farm as immaculate it is an understatement of what's on offer. This property leads with the beautiful tree-lined driveway to a stunning home built to a high quality standard that won't disappoint.

Just over 119ha of mainly flat free draining soil the Waihou sandy loam will support virtually any form of

farming. The daily consent allows for 2500m2 of clean water to be drawn from a tributary of the Waihou river eliminating the risk of droughts and providing for many different forms of horticulture or agriculture. It has

allowed this farm to milk through any summer conditions producing high quality low cost pasture, the envy of all neighbouring farms. As a result the farm has consistently averaged 152,000ms on a system 3.

For Sale Deadline Sale - Closes 2pm 28th Nov 2019 (unless sold prior) _______________________________________________ View By Appointment Only matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/G6ZHR1 _______________________________________________ Agent Jack Van Lierop 0274 455 099 LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677 Licensed Agent REAA 2008

NEW LISTING

Ironhill Chicken Farm

Supreme Free Range Chicken Farm

Matamata

Matamata For Sale Tender - Closes 1pm, 28th Nov 2019 (unless sold prior) ___________________________________

Established in 2015 on 62.5 hectares. Animal

Inghams Enterprises & consists of six automated

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today. Ignore these at your peril. Get ahead of the

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million birds annually. To be sold as a going

concern including three good homes. A great

Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276

chicken farm which has a high return on capital

and delivers on all of the above. Serious investors

Agent Peter Begovich 027 476 5787 Rex Butterworth 021 348 276

Cambridge. The figures stack up!

LJ Hooker Matamata 07 888 5677

apply for further information.

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Progressive investors are recognising the chicken

industry for its secure & enticing return on capital. Iron Hill Farms has a long term contract with

growing sheds on 9.45ha, rearing in excess of one

location partway between Matamata &

welfare, clean water, food production and

environmental impact are the buzz words of

game and secure an investment in this free range

wanting a leading edge agri-business should

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FARMERS WEEKLY – October 28, 2019

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RONGOTUI DAIRY FARM DEADLINE SALE

Dairy Farm

This very attractive productive dairy unit offers a consistent 112,903kg milksolids from the 117 hectare farm, supported by 57ha runoff.

1212 Tower Road, Matamata

With it being mainly flat on Waihou sandy

loam soils and a central race this farm has

got the basis for good production. Two homes & well subdivided. The cowshed is a 36 ASHB

with an in-shed feeding system. 116 ha approx.

(STS) producing 1212kg/ms/ha (av. last 3 years). Call Jack for more information.

A pleasant setting with native bush, quality soil types, a complete range of improvements including a 4 bedroom renovated homestead, 3 bedroom Share-milkers home, 24 aside HB cowshed and support buildings.

View Tues 29th October, 5th & 12th November 11am - 12pm matamata.ljhooker.co.nz/ G5SHR1

Craig Boyden M: 027 443 2738 O: 06 374 4105 E: @craigb@forfarms.co.nz

An investment in the waiting, consider many of the purchase options available. Deadline sale by 21/11/2019.

Jack Van Lierop 027 445 5099

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the 2020 season in a very sought after area.

For Sale Deadline Sale - Closes 2pm 21st November 2019 (unless sold prior) ___________________________________

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A chance to get onto your new dairy farm for

For Sale by Deadline Sale

Open Days: Monday 11th & 18th November 11am-12pm TENDER - DAIRY FARM / HEIFER GRAZING BLOCK 509 Denbigh Rd, Midhirst, Taranaki

85 hectare of predominately flat land dairy farm is a great opportunity for a young couple to get into farm ownership. Buildings include a 20 aside herringbone cowshed, calf shed and haysheds. 4 bedroom weatherboard home with open plan living areas, DVS and 2 heat pumps. This property offers a great opportunity for a first farm buyer or a heifer grazing / wintering block. Kevin Walsh Tender Close Thursday 28th November at 1pm, 201 Broadway, Stratford. Licensed Under REAA 2008

06 765 8550

210 Staniforth Road

Pack your bags and move… But don’t stop farming altogether, the ultimate lifestyle close to Mangawhai. Untapped potential, majestic wide angle sea views to the Hen and Chicken Islands and Little Barrier Island. A must have for any discerning buyer with guilt edged property investment value in mind. The 44.6 hectares is in three titles, dual road access, brilliant north easterly aspect, majority easy rolling grazing contour. Some fourteen paddocks, stock water pumped creek supply tanks and gravity reticulation, central access raceway. Structural improvements include modern 2005 built four bedroom home, implement shed, half round hayshed and cattle yards. Handily located to the vibrant café and restaurant amenities of Mangawhai Village. Prime location for semiretirement and with future land investment in mind. Recreation activities include east coast beaches, wineries and golfing to include the internationally recognised Tom Doak designed Tara iti course. Seeing is believing, don’t be left wondering. Live the life. Ring for a viewing today.

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Enquiries: Over $2,650,000, plus GST if any

Looking for the complete package?

Viewing: By Appointment Trademe Ref: 2214352368 (incl. video)

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MANGAWHAI

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SILT AND SANDY LOAM SOILS + IRRIGATION & 65HA OF LEASE RUNNING ALONGSIDE 1637 Parewanui Road, Bulls, Rangitikei Located 16km west of Bulls and enjoying a temperate coastal climate, "Scotts Ferry" combines Manawatu, Rangitikei and Parewanui silt loams and sandy loams with centre pivot irrigation to offer a highly productive base irrespective of whether you wish to produce milk, meat, grow crops or vegetables. Running alongside the boundary is 65 hectares of regional council lease, that provides a long-term extension of the grazing area, on similar soils. Operated as two separate dairy units, milking a total of 860 cows for an average of 335,000kgMS, via 32 and 36 ASHB sheds; however with six titles the potential exists for this property to be split back into the two properties it once was or run a mixed farming model. Five centre pivots irrigators, plus some K-Line cover approximately 220 hectares and provide flexibility of application. There are four dwellings, two at each end of the farm, with a bus to either of the two Bulls primary schools and Rangitikei College close-by. The unique combination of silt soil types, irrigation, temperate climate with higher sunshine hours than further in-land, makes this one of the most productively versatile land resources we have offered for sale.

KILLYMOON - PRODUCTION RELIABILITY 287 State Highway 1, Bulls, Rangitikei Located just to the north of Bulls, reliability of production is a strength here, with close to 60% irrigation coverage from two centre pivots and K-line. The Ohakea silt loam and Crofton silt loam soils present are cropped on (incl. maize), dairied on and used for intensive livestock finishing in the immediate district, so you have options for land-use. Just over 500 cows produce 210,000kgMS on average, via a 40ASHB dairy, with a wintering barn (not currently used by owners) providing self-contained potential. With a large homestead and two cottages, Bulls offers two primary schools and buses to various high schools.

181.80 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2070898 Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

246ha + 65ha lease Video on website

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Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE & PRODUCTIVE 442 Porewa Road, Marton, Rangitikei â€™Sudburyâ€™ is one of the most visually appealing dairy farms in the region. Ashhurst stony sandy loam and Tokorangi fine sandy loam soils are overlaid with approx. 130 ha of centre pivot irrigation and some K-line, provide you the ingredients of a highly productive unit. Currently milking just over 600 cows via the 50 bail rotary, with average production of just over 290,000kgMS. An added bonus, to provide versatility in your productive system, (un-used by the current owners), is a covered feed-pad for up to 1,000 cows with concrete silage bunkers. Three homes complete this property.

240.40 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2069758 Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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"MAHI" TOP NOTCH IN ALL REGARDS 468 Ruanui Road, Taihape

nzr.nz/RX1857077 Auction 11am, Thu 5 Dec 2019, Taihape Town Hall, Taihape. Jamie Proude AREINZ 027 448 5162 | 06 385 4466 jamie@nzr.nz NZR Central Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

FIN AL

N O TI CE

If you are looking for that farm to just walk in and start farming then this 219 ha farm has to be seen. Well balanced contour with approximately 96 ha of cultivable land along with clean medium hill country and smaller margins of steeper country. Strong soils types comprise of Ohakune and Mangaweka silt loams that are all renowned for producing quality livestock production. Reliable springs providing fresh, clean water all year long for stock and domestic use. Infrastructure comprises of a quality, low maintenance 3 bedroom home, set among well-established gardens along with garaging, 2 large implement/workshop sheds plus horse stable with tack room all located in a central location at the front of the farm. Well formed metal tracks provide great access to all of the buildings and beyond, forming part of the approximately 10 km of internal production farm tracking, all aiding in ease of stock movement and easy access to the two sets of satellite sheep yards which are strategically positioned within the farm.

219 hectares Video on website

ENVIABLE BALANCE, GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE & POTENTIAL - 775HA Te Rau, 10284 Route 52, Pongaroa, Tararua Te Rau is an extremely well balanced sheep and beef breeding and finishing unit located a few minutes from Pongaroa. Over one third of the 730ha effective area is cultivable offering the ability to finish all stock and to trade. The balance contour is a mix of medium front hill country and medium to some steeper back hills. Te Rau has quality infrastructure with two tidy homes, a substantial modern woolshed and covered sheep yards complex, along with cattle yards and satellite yards. Water supply is provided from the well proven Pongaroa water scheme to troughs in every paddock. Access is excellent, with road boundaries on three sides of the main farming block and several well sited tracks and lanes. Around 85ha of the 285ha flat to easy land has been extensively drained, and a capital fertiliser program over the last five years is starting to pay dividends. There are seven titles allowing purchase options. Te Rau is a high quality and well scaled breeding and finishing block with rural services and community facilities all close at hand. The hard work has been done - Te Rau is now set to provide a new owner with plenty of options to take it to the next level - an opportunity not to be missed!! A detailed property report is available. Viewing by Appointment. Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 7 Nov 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

775 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2044219 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

LANGDALE STATION - APPEALING CONTOUR & SOILS - 556HA Langdale Road, Whareama, Masterton Historic Langdale Station is a visually appealing and very well-balanced sheep and beef breeding and finishing unit located 30 minutes east of Masterton. A key feature of Langdale are the 80ha of alluvial based silt flats which are complemented by 30ha of terraced valley flats running up to another 220ha of easy to medium front hill country. The balance of around 163ha of medium to steeper hills to the rear total the 493ha effective grazing land, with a further 63ha of pine trees, scrub & bush. There are around 20 paddocks on the flats and 46 paddocks on the terraces and hills with fences predominantly conventional. LangdaleÂ´s excellent mix of land class and soils offers the opportunity to intensify the production utilising multiple land use options including; breeding & finishing, dairy support/supplement and cropping. The farm is supported by a tidy two-bedroom cottage, four stand woolshed and covered sheep yards, cattle yards and various other hay and implement sheds. Good scale, great contour mix and versatility are the hallmarks of Langdale. Langdale will attract those seeking a high quality and well scaled block with genuine land use options close to Masterton, in a very well-established farming community. Interest will be high- call today for a property report! Tender Closes 4pm, Wed 20 Nov 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

NGAPUHI - ATTRACTIVE HILL COUNTRY AND FINISHING 851 Clifton Grove Road, Gladstone, Carterton Ngapuhi is a picturesque, nicely balanced and well established sheep and beef breeding and finishing unit , located close to the vibrant rural hub of Gladstone and only a 35min drive from Masterton. Ngapuhi has been in the vendors family for several generations, each undertaking extensive planting of gully and hill country faces in a wide selection of trees. Several mature stands of native bush, including some significant Totara trees bring added character and beauty to Ngapuhi. There are around 340ha effective with some 50ha of alluvial & terrace flats used for green feed crops to support lamb & bull finishing, the balance being medium hill with steeper faces towards the back of the main breeding block. With 3 titles purchase options exist of 150ha & 227ha. There is a well sited and modernised homestead with 4 bedrooms, rumpus room and attached studio. Farm buildings consist of a main 3 stand woolshed, second 3 stand woolshed alongside cattle yards, three satellite yards with well-located storage and implement shedding supporting the farming operations. Set in a well-established farming area and with good balance of contour, enabling breeding and finishing options, Ngapuhi has been faithfully farmed and developed over many years- an opportunity not to be missed! Tender Closes 4pm, Thu 21 Nov 2019; Address for Tender; NZR Level 1, 16 Perry Street, Masterton 5810

556 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2027974 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

377 hectares Video on website

nzr.nz/RX2028088 Blair Stevens AREINZ 027 527 7007 | blair@nzr.nz Dave Hutchison 027 286 9034 | dave@nzr.nz NZR Real Estate Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

IMMACULATE PRESENTATION, TOP SOILS 147 Puawai Road, Glen Oroua Part of the Morison Estate, this property, along with their bounding 74.5ha (sts) farm that is also for sale, combines quality soils with 78 years of careful guardianship. Predominantly Kairanga loams, a 100,000kgMS+ average has been achieved on a simple system, however soils of this quality have so many options. With a freshly painted home, recent capital expenditure in the 28AS dairy, along with well maintained farm improvements, the new owner of this property (and/or both farms), can be confident they are buying well maintained assets.

MAUNGAROA "LONG RIDGE" 862 State Highway 4, Manunui, Taumarunui Held in the Tylee family for the past 66 years it is with great pleasure to offer this attractive 279 hectare farm for sale. The location of this property to amenities is a huge benefit in this day and age, all within 8 km to town. The entirely effective land area is of a favourable easy to medium hill contour with the majority laying well to a warm northerly aspect. Infrastructure includes a quality three bedroom home with an inground swimming pool, easily accessed off SHWY 4 and a four stand wool shed and cattle yard at the front of the property, all in tip top condition. Currently carrying 2500 su on very reliable soils.

113.4 hectares (sts) Video on website

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Tender Closes 11am, Thu 14 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

279 hectares Tender

nzr.nz/RX2022947 Tender Closes 11am, Thu 28 Nov 2019, NZR, 1 Goldfinch St, Ohakune. Jamie Proude | Alan Blackburn 027 448 5162 | 027 203 9112 jamie@nzr.nz | alan@nzr.nz NZR Central Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

VERSATILE SOILS, QUALITY FARM 107 Puawai Road, Glen Oroua With 30+ years of careful stewardship by the current sharemilkers and the Morison Estate, pride in presentation is clearly evident on this 200 cow dairy unit. With options to buy this property and/or the bounding 113ha (sts) dairy property concurrently for sale by the same vendors. Comprised of Kairanga loams, close to 83,000kgMS has been averaged on a simple system; equally this could be an outstanding finishing, support or maize block. Very tidy farm improvements, with a well maintained home with modern kitchen and bathroom, set in an immaculate garden.

74.52 hectares (sts) Video on website

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Tender Closes 11am, Thu 14 Nov 2019, NZR, 20 Kimbolton Road, Feilding. Peter Barnett AREINZ 027 482 6835 | peter@nzr.nz NZR Limited | Licensed REAA 2008

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TRANSFORMING REAL ESTATE INTO REAL ADVANTAGE FOR SALE

FOR SALE

HONIKIWI FOREST WAIKATO 1753 HONIKIWI ROAD, OTOROHANGA

VIADUCT OLIVE GROVE 3962 STATE HIGHWAY 2, HAWKE’S BAY

Boundary line indicative only

SECOND ROTATION FOREST WITH ALL HARD WORK COMPLETE The Honikiwi Forest is an attractive landholding containing a mixture of younger Pinus radiata crop, various other exotic species, significant areas of established bush, picturesque streams and surplus grazing land. With cost effective cart distances to markets, this is an ideal standalone forestry investment with all the hard work complete. Contact CBRE today for a detailed Information Memorandum and for access into the online data room.

VERSATILE HORTICULTURE LAND WITH CONSENTED WATER

+ Total Freehold Land Area of 394.46ha (more or less) + Total Stocked Area of 228.9ha (more or less) + P.Rad established between 2011-2015 + Harvest infrastructure in place + Suit ground-based and hauler harvesting methods DEADLINE OFFERS Thursday 21 November 2019 at 4.00pm* WYATT JOHNSTON 027 815 1303

JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

CBRE Agribusiness offers to the marketplace New Zealand’s second largest olive grove.

+ Total land area of 91.15ha (more or less)

Planted in six varieties across 62.25ha (more or less) of flat fertile land, the sale of the Viaduct Olive Grove is a fantastic opportunity to secure a large standalone property with an eye on future development. Home, work sheds, plant and equipment included in sale.

+ Free-draining ‘Mohaka Sandy Loam Soils’

Call today for a detailed Information Memorandum and for access to the online data room.

DEADLINE OFFERS Tuesday 26 November 2019 at 4.00pm*

+ Productive area of 62.25ha (more or less) + Majority share in ‘Mohaka Water Company’ + Irrigation infrastructure in place + Revenue from hive placement + Rateable Value - $4.08M (2018)

WYATT JOHNSTON 027 815 1303

JEREMY KEATING 021 461 210

*Unless sold prior

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Reach more people - better results faster.

Beckoning the serious lifestyler, this large 20ha block of flat to easy rolling contour dotted with specimen trees and shelter belts, commands a spectacular site in easy reach of Rotorua and Tauranga. Well composed, with a finely appointed family homestead and excellent infrastructure, this prime piece of Hamurana real estate provides a ringside seat to beautiful lake and rural views. Nestled in a peaceful, park-like environment, the home embodies rustic elegance and provides ample room for everyday living. Revitalised interiors are exquisitely presented in a showcase of character features, tasteful finishes and modern comforts. From the stylish country kitchen to the picturesque dining area, stately lounge, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, the bespoke nature of the home is revealed. Outdoors presents a selection of outbuildings to suit sheep, cattle or deer farmers. They include, but are not restricted to, a boat shed, woolshed, deer shed, cattle yards and hay barn. The property is deer fenced, has generous parking, good accessibility and a serene back-to-nature vibe.

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ARAPOHUE, NORTHLAND Make This One Your First Farm • • • • •

81 hectares Four bedroom home Garaging/workshop/outside room 14 ASHB cowshed Good implement sheds

A lovely first farm with character, 13km to town, and has many options to suit either dairy, beef, calf rearing and lifestyle. The owner has had the farm since 1998 and the time to retire has come so are offering this farm to market.

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 2.00pm Tuesday 26 November

Megan Browning M 027 668 8468 B 09 439 3344 E mbrowning@pggwrightson.co.nz

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THE DESTINATION FOR RURAL REAL ESTATE Land is the biggest asset to any farming business so it pays to stay up to date with the market.

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RUAWAI, NORTHLAND Rare Opportunity on the Ruawai Flats 1124 hectares over four properties. Two of the dairy farms and cropping blocks are flat. Cartwright Road dairy farm, the support block and beef unit are easy rolling. Average of 689,000kg MS over last three years. Individual farm kg totals are available. Milking 1690 cows across the three farms. 60 bail rotary, 40 ASHB, 18 ASHB and 10 houses. The location is desirable and is an established dairy farming area. These farms carry options around utilisation of the flat land for future management. A unique opportunity to purchase either the entire holding or individually.

DEADLINE SALE

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 2.00pm Wednesday 20 November

Ron Grbin M 027 471 6388 E rgrbin@pggwrightson.co.nz Dennis Wallace M 022 312 7704 E dennis.wallace@pggwrightson.co.nz Mel Currin M 021 134 6472 E mel.currin@pggwrightson.co.nz

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MATAMATA, WAIKATO 468 Waharoa Road East

In a Different League Whether you want a high producing dairy farm, fertile land for cropping or an equine facility this 126 hectare trophy property is something special for the astute purchaser looking for a first class farming investment. Proudly presented to the market in immaculate condition, this well located property has been farmed by the same family for 110 years. This dairy unit comes with a proven history of consistent milk production with a three year average of 253,509kg MS from approximately 530 cows. The contour is flat and fertile with predominately free draining soils. The farm is well fenced and subdivided into 45 paddocks accessed by a well designed looped race leading to a 36 ASHB cow shed, making farm management a breeze. Situated in close proximity are concrete feed bunkers, feed pad, and a full range of sundry buildings offering ample room for calf rearing and storage requirements. A feature of the property is a tree lined tar-sealed entrance way leading to an executive homestead surrounded by specimen trees and landscaped grounds. Two other homes accommodate staff and complement the property. Don't hesitate as properties of this calibre and location rarely come to the market.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 14 November

VIEW 11.00-12.30pm, Thursday 31 Oct & 7 Nov Peter Donnelly M 021 449 559 E pdonnelly@pggwrightson.co.nz Trevor Kenny M 021 791 643 E trevor.kenny@pggwrightson.co.nz

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WAIKINO Swetman Road Quality Finishing/Dairy Support Unit • • • • • •

57ha (140 acres) more or less. Currently farming Hereford breeding stock. Mixed contour of easy to medium, regular fertiliser application Excellent covered calf rearing facility, large implement shed Strong cattle yards, Cattlemaster crush Bore water supply Subject to subdivision and title

$1.38M

Plus GST (if any)

VIEW By Appointment Only

Lester Mullan M 021 121 4940 E lester.mullan@pggwrightson.co.nz Mike Matutinovich M 027 474 5345 B 07 863 6587 E mmatutinovich@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/WAH31216

TE PUKE, WBOP 1460 No 2 Road 'Kiwi Park Farm' - Quality Grazing and Kiwi's • • • • • •

152.8 hectares total area 64.5 hectares easy grazing Prime grazing at the front of the property Exclusive native bush at the rear Good set of stock yards Excellent summer country that can really grow the grass • Majority of the grazing land is easy contour • Located approx 15km from Te Puke Kiwi Park is a special parcel of paradise. Phone or email to receive the full Information Memorandum

TENDER

(Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm Thursday 14 November

VIEW 2.00-3.00pm

Sunday 3 November

David McLaren M 027 223 3366 E dmclaren@pggwrightson.co.nz Karen McLaren M 027 555 0421 E karen.mclaren@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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AWAKINO, WAITOMO Manganui Road The Top Farm • • • • • • •

780 hectares, more or less, approximately 520 hectares effective, 12km north of Awakino. Big hill breeding farm, on average running 520 2th ewes, 1140 mixed age ewes and 120 mixed age cows Contour - mix of approximately 34 hectares flat, 90 hectares rolling and balance is steep. Good fertiliser history, natural water Four stand wool shed, lockable shed, two sets of cattle yards and three sets of sheep yards, no house 30 paddocks, post and batten 9 hectares of lease in between river and road Access is excellent and is by way of formed tracks throughout farm

Please bring motorbike and helmet to open days.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 1.00pm, Friday 6 December

VIEW 11.00-1.00pm Tuesday 5, 12, 19 November

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 | B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/TEK31225

OPEN DAY

TE AWAMUTU, WAIKATO 2/4798 Ohaupo Road Options Aplenty, Superbly Located Just north of Te Awamutu on Ohaupo Road, you will find one of the most desirable properties and all within approximately 13km south from Hamilton Airport. Nestled back off Ohaupo Road in an elevated setting and often admired from afar, you will find a generous four bedroom 1970s brick family home. This home is perfectly set up to raise a family, downsize and retire from a bigger farming operation or possibly run a contracting business from home, the list goes on. The home itself is east facing and you will be absolutely taken in by the stunning views of the sun rises while standing at the bench of the family kitchen and open plan dining/lounge. On Ohaupo Road there is the option of school bus transport which services both Te Awamutu and Hamilton schools. But wait, there is oh so much more! The total land size is 20.9395ha more or less, beautifully fenced into 18 paddocks. The farm infrastructure includes cattle yards and load out and two three bay sheds (one lockable, concrete floor and includes a sheep pen and shearing stand plus workshop area). Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a great lifestyle property on the doorstep of the mighty Waikato!

TENDER (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 3.00pm, Friday 29 November

VIEW 11.00-12.00pm Saturday 9, 16, 23 November

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 | B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

THORNTON, BAY OF PLENTY 63 Magee Road Developed for Sustainability 145ha STT main farm, plus 28.75ha support block, plus 29.30 support block, all flat contour. Recent and exceptional capital investment has been made in infrastructure, with a forward-thinking vision for a sustainable long-term future. Aiming to be environmentally friendly, to achieve compliance better than the regulations require, and looking toward alternatives, such as A2, organic and the retail of whole milk products. The near new industry leading 40ASHB high tech dairy, with fully covered yard and feedlot, has an ultra-modern water conservation system, solid effluent disposal system, remote herd and dairy monitoring systems, full staff facilities and recently upgraded fencing and raceways. Only 5km out of Whakatane, continue the vision, profit is to be gained from this opportunity.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 28 November 2019

VIEW By Appointment Only

Phil Goldsmith M 027 494 1844 | B 07 307 1620 E pgoldsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/WHK31158

OPEN DAY

OWHIRO, WAITOMO 657 Owhiro Road Belvedere 264 hectares, more or less. Contour is a very well balanced farm and healthy hills to croppable country - approximately 230 hectares effective. On average wintering approximately 725 MA ewes, 225 hoggets, 60 MA cows, 80 dairy graziers, 60 yearlings. The vendors have successfully utilised all contour mixes to optimise stock performance. To be offered as three options: 1. Complete farm 2. 81 hectares bare land 3. 182 hectares includes house and farm buildings Please bring motorbike and helmet to open days.

TENDER

(Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 1.00pm, Friday 29 November

VIEW 11.00-1.00pm Tuesday 5 November

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 | B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

OPEN DAY

WHAKATANE, BAY OF PLENTY 1956 State Highway 2 Intensive Finishing - 314.52 Hectares • • • • • •

Highly productive land with contour from flat and easy through to medium hill Currently finishing cattle, dairy grazing and has a South Suffolk sheep stud Intensively sub-divided, extensively raced, includes 60hectare deer fencing Strong fertiliser history, on fertile Whakatane Loam soils, reticulated water to most paddocks A good range of improvements maintained to a high standard, including two homes Ohope Beach is only 20km away, multiple schooling options, a rare opportunity

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 14 November

VIEW 12.00-2.00pm Thursdays, 31 October & 7 November

Phil Goldsmith M 027 494 1844 | B 07 307 1620 E pgoldsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/WHK31052

OPEN DAY

THORNTON, BAY OF PLENTY 24 Smith Road Pumping Grass All Season • • • • •

Available for sale - 95 hectares in three titles - can be sold separately Average production - 92,601kg MS from 85ha milking platform 30 ASHB, two hay barns, three bedroom manager's home A simple farming operation, with low cost management Great natural soil and water attributes, allow all year grass growth

The property pumps up grass all year round and is suitable for any investor looking for income from dairy, or a first farm buyer. Our motivated vendor has leased out the property for the past 10 years. With the lease now up, the vendor wants it sold. The manager is happy to stay, and the herd is available. All tenders will be considered!

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 4.00pm, Thursday 14 November 2019

VIEW 12.00-1.00pm Wednesdays, 30 October & 6 November Phil Goldsmith M 027 494 1844 | B 07 307 1620 E pgoldsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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OPEN DAY

TIROHANGA, TAUPO DISTRICT 176 Okama Road

Time To End The Pain! Unforseen issues have led to the point of no return, the vendors have reached the decision where the farm must sell. Situated in the renowned dairying district of Tirohanga, some 41 kilometres north of Taupo, this farm consists of around 138 effective hectares of easy rolling and some steeper contours. Having produced up to 129,019 milk solids when on a twice a day milking regime, however last season, with a manager, this fell to 70,154 milk solids on a once a day system. Currently the vendors are back on farm with a target of some 95,000 milk solids from 320 cows once a day milking. 345 mixed aged cows, 65 heifers and 27 bulls were wintered on farm. Approximately 210 ton of PKE is purchased, 13 hectares of summer crop sown, and 30 ton of grass silage made on farm, with the NRP calculated at 66. Infrastructure includes two three-bedroom Lands and Survey style dwellings, a tidy 22 aside straight rail dairy with in-shed feeders, two large calf sheds, three PKE or fertiliser bins and a disused woolshed. Water is well catered for by way of a farm bore and council water supply.

AUCTION

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) 1.00pm, Thursday 21 November 2019

VIEW 12.00-1.00pm Thursdays, 31 October & 7 November Graham Beaufill M 027 474 8073 E graham.beaufill@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/ROT31119

OPEN DAY

TENDER

WHAREPUHUNGA 184 Grice Rd Quality, Cattle Grazing, Production, Location 547 hectares, approximately 435 hectares effective. Fertiliser truck does bulk of spreading. Driven by contour, fertiliser applications, superb infrastructure, this is an excellent grazing/finishing farm. 191 hectares deer fenced, 244 hectares conventional fencing, excellent lane-way access. Three bedroom quality brick home built 2012. Good standard of farm buildings. This is a proven performer and getting better year by year. Motivated vendors, fantastic opportunity.

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

(Unless Sold Prior) Closes 11.00am, Friday 22 November

VIEW 11.00-1.00pm

Wednesday, 30 October, 6 November

ELSTHORPE, HAWKE'S BAY Great Sheep Country • • • • •

Peter Wylie M 027 473 5855 B 07 878 0265 E pwylie@pggwrightson.co.nz

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242.8114 hectares (600 acres) more or less Good percentage of flat land complementing the bigger hill country Comfortable 3-bedroom Summit Stone home Large areas of the flats in plantain/clover mixes and short rotation grasses Running mainly breeding ewes plus replacement hoggets Good fertiliser history Located 31km south east of Havelock North Three-stand woolshed & two sets of sheep yards Good opportunity for aspiring sheep farmers

3 TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 4.00pm Thursday 28 November

Paul Harper M 027 494 4854 B 06 878 3156 E paul.harper@pggwrightson.co.nz Doug Smith M 027 494 1839 B 06 878 3156 E dougsmith@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/HAS31058

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

TENDER

POHANGINA, MANAWATU 322 Finnis Road 'Glengarnock' A well balanced farm between Pohangina and Colyton, 199.38 hectares (492.67 acres) is for sale. Large areas of flats and easy undulating country is currently grazed for dairy support and sheep. The six bedroom home has recently had the open plan kitchen/dining/and lounge room redecorated and modernised and double glazed. The three stand woolshed and sheds area have all steel framing and the covered yard has sheep drafting. The cattle yards with a Cattlemaster crush system are beside the outside sheep yards. There is tractor and implement shedding. Water is sourced on farm by springs, pumped to a header tank and gravity fed to troughs. There are two stands of Pinus Radiata near to harvest. A property of this size rarely available only 22km to Feilding.

TENDER Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 2.00pm, Thursday 28 November

VIEW By Appointment Geoff White M 027 274 1478 E geoff.white@pggwrightson.co.nz Wayne Brooks M 027 431 6306 E wayne.brooks@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/FDG31150

TENDER

OHAU, HOROWHENUA 'Tangimoana' 1320 Hectares (3200 acres) PGG Wrightson Real Estate are proud to offer for sale by Tender on behalf of the Verry Williams Trust approximately 1320 hectares at Ohau, Levin, including 164ha flat to rolling pasture, 173ha rough hill some fenced, 16ha forestry, 958ha bush. Two homes, woolshed, yards, airstrip and fertiliser bin. This property offers a mix of alternative land uses and land development opportunities - growing, grazing, carbon credits, forestry, recreational. Full details and farm brochure from the exclusive agent. Viewing is by appointment only. Clean vehicles only permitted. 4WD quads necessary. OSH and Bovis protocols apply. Expect vehicle wheel spraying and footwear baths.

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 1.00pm, Friday 29 November

VIEW By Appointment Only

Joe Havill M 027 437 0169 | B 06 367 0835 E joe.havill@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/LEV30961 PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL

OPEN DAY

NEW LISTING

EAST TARATAHI, WAIRARAPA Farming, Lifestyle, Location • • • • • • •

180.19 hectares (445.26 acres) Extremely well-balanced farm with a variety of soil types giving you options High level of farm infrastructure including K-line irrigation, woolshed, sheep and cattle yards Reliable, quality water reticulation system Outstanding five-bedroom modern executive home, plus additional three-bedroom cottage Two rivers on the boundary giving an array of recreational activities Don't miss this opportunity to purchase this premium part of the Wairarapa

TENDER

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 3.00pm Tuesday 19 November

VIEW

1.00-4.00pm, Thursday 7 November 661 Cornwall Road

Bevan Edwards M 027 204 2895 E bevan.edwards@pggwrightson.co.nz

pggwre.co.nz/MAS31070

METHVEN, MID CANTERBURY Scale And Splendor In The Foothills Seldom do properties of this scale come to the market in the rain belt of the Canterbury foothills. This picturesque 476ha block has been well run as a cattle and lamb fattening operation as well as dairy grazing through the winter. Known for its finishing prowess, this block at the base of Mount Hutt has a baseline of 66kgN/ha. There are three dwellings, outbuildings and cattle yards, with a newly refurbished set of sheep yards. Purchase options include - as one unit 476ha; or in parts, 101ha, 374ha with dwellings and farm buildings; 67ha, 154ha or 152ha (subject to final survey).

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 3.00pm, Friday 29 November

Robin Ford M 027 433 6883 Tim Gallagher M 027 801 2888

pggwre.co.nz/ASH30667

TENDER

HINDS, MID CANTERBURY Traditional Sheep Breeding On The Plains • • • •

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360.0849ha for sale for the first time since 1901 Immaculately presented and traditionally farmed for four generations Four-bedroom homestead and a large array of farm buildings including covered yards Baseline of 17kgN/ha (over whole farm) with options to bring scheme water/nutrients over (subject to MHV board approval) Available as one unit of 360ha or as separate parcels of 43ha, 66ha, 63ha, 91ha and 95ha With buyer enquiry over $19,000/ha, this property is genuinely for sale

DEADLINE PRIVATE TREATY Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold Prior) Closes 3.00pm Thursday 14 November

Tim Gallagher M 027 801 2888 Robin Ford M 027 433 6883

pggwre.co.nz/ASH30992

CASTLEROCK, NORTHERN SOUTHLAND Extensive Sheep/Beef/Deer Unit • • •

1026.3915ha Four bedroom home with office Full range of farm buildings including a four stand RB woolshed, large covered yards and deer shed • 330ha cultivated, balance of oversown and native tussock • 290ha deer fenced PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited are privileged to offer this long-held property, 'Barnhill', to the market after 114 years in the family, with an earlier connection dating back as far as 158 years.

Plus GST (if any) (Unless Sold By Private Treaty) Closes 12.00pm Thursday 5 December

VIEW By Appointment Only

Andrew Patterson M 027 434 7636 B 03 211 3144 E apatterson@pggwrightson.co.nz

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TENDER

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Helping grow the country

Winter Trading / Finishing Flag Range Road, Sherenden Hawke’s Bay (See inside for details on this property)

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NZ’s #1 Agri Job Board

FARMERS WEEKLY – October 28, 2019

– Northbank Station

Temporary Manager required for 300ha heifer grazing property.

An exciting and challenging opportunity exists to join the team at Northbank Station, in a senior position. Northbank Station is a spray irrigated deer finishing property in central Canterbury. The 668ha property finishes up to 6000 weaners annually, supplying Mountain River Processing. Breeding hinds, finishing cattle and short term grazers also complement the deer finishing system.

20 November to 4 May 2020. 15km from Pio Pio. Tidy 3-bedroom home with office.

We have a vacancy for this position at Glenaray Station, Southland. We farm 2500 hinds and carry all fawns through winter for meat production and breeding. We are currently in the process of increasing hind numbers to 3500.

This position requires an excellent understanding of deer finishing systems, including livestock and pasture management. Applicants should have some experience with feed budgeting, animal health have good communication skills and a positive outlook on life. This could be the perfect opportunity to utilise and hone your grazing management and husbandry skills in an intensive, large scale but supportive finishing operation.

You’re reading the Farmers Weekly and so are the people you want to employ.

We seek someone who has a passion for working with deer and a thorough understanding of all aspects of them.

The farm utilises modern finishing pastures and has the latest stock handling technologies and modern machinery and infrastructure. The property is approximately 16km from Leeston, and 40km from Christchurch. Leeston is a rural servicing centre and provides access to primary and secondary schooling and a full range of other amenities. The location means abundant recreational opportunities are on the doorstep, with opportunities for local employment for a working partner.

Accommodation is a good quality 3-bedroom home with primary school bus at gate. Glenaray is near Waikaia township which has a primary school, store, bistro, tea-rooms and pub. Also rugby, squash and tennis clubs and a golf course. There is excellent hunting on the property.

A new four bedroom home will be available with completion expected in January, with a school bus at the gate.

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For more information please contact: Mike O’Donoghue, Manager 03 202 7720 evenings To apply please email CV to: office@glenaray.co.nz

For further information including a job description please phone Adam Waite (Farm Manager) at 027 688 4782

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Applications, including two referees should be sent to: Wayne Allan, Allan Agricultural Consulting Ltd PO Box 69014, Lincoln Email: admin@ allanag.co.nz Applications Close: Monday 11th November

Head Shepherd

Block Supervisors

Shepherds

Papuni Station is a 30,000su sheep and beef station located in the Ruakituri Valley.

Auckland Council Farms

Auckland Council’s farming operation spans across 19 Regional

Auckland Council’s farming operation spans across 19 Regional Park locations throughout the Auckland region and at 1430ha is thought to be one of the world’s largest urban farming enterprises. The farming operations comprise 6650 sheep/1200 cattle in total, both breeding and finishing. Stock class management, breed type, stocking rates and sheep to cattle ratio are set on the best fit for managing public land without compromising the park resources and wider objectives.

Papuni Station

We are looking for an experienced Head Shepherd to join our team.

Park locations throughout the Auckland region and at 1430ha is

Must be: • Honest, reliable and have a high standard of workmanship • Can work in a team and alone • Excellent record keeping • Have a full competent team of dogs • Have experience with large mob shifts • Ability to organise staff • A big regard to health and safety is a must

The farming operations comprise 6650 sheep/1200 cattle in

thought to be one of the world’s largest urban farming enterprises. total, both breeding and finishing. Stock class management, breed type, stocking rates and sheep to cattle ratio are set on the best fit for managing public land without compromising the park resources and wider objectives. Reporting to either the Northern or Southern Operations

Please email CV and two references to: Marklaw1251@hotmail.com

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Great location close to recreational hunting and fishing.

With a new structure in place, Auckland Council now requires two Shepherds to work on the region’s Northern and Southern farms. The key focus of these positions is to work collectively with the Farming Operations Manager and Block Supervisors to implement the operational plan in a way that optimises farm performance.

Manager, two Block Supervisors are required to assist with

A warm fully insulated three-bedroom house is on farm. Local school bus 3km from front gate, with station vehicle provided to transport children to and from bus stop.

feed budgeting and record keeping. These varied positions will also involve ensuring maintenance/development works are

This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your shepherding skillset with involvement in all day-to-day tasks on farm including stock work, animal health, pasture management and general maintenance.

undertaken, supporting the team with training and development and assisting the Farming Manager with financial budgeting.

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practical sheep and beef farming skills, including a high level

Agronomy Block Supervisors (2x) Cattle Data Collector Dairy Dairy Sheep Opportunities (4x) Deer Stock Manager Full-time Caretaker Manager Programme and Product Lead Senior Agricultural Analyst Senior Deer Shepherd Sharemilker Shepherd Shepherd / General Station Cook and General Hand Station Manager

The successful applicants for these positions will have 1 – 3 dogs under good command along with proven practical farming skills such as stockmanship, fencing, general maintenance and the ability to use farm machinery and equipment safely. You will be committed to ongoing self-development and receptive to learning new technologies to help improve farm productivity and profitability.

working dogs. You will have excellent communication skills, a mind-set around continuous improvement and will be receptive to learning new technologies. The confidence to lead others and make on-farm decisions in the absence of the Farming Manager is essential. Auckland Council stands for excellent environmental, social and

Auckland Council stands for excellent environmental, social and farming outcomes and has committed a specialised business unit to ensure the farming strategy is executed. This is your chance to be involved in a farming business where quality land, livestock, infrastructure and the best people are central to its goals.

farming outcomes and has committed a specialised business unit to ensure the farming strategy is executed. This is your chance to be involved in a farming business where quality land, livestock, infrastructure and the best people are central to its goals. To view a Job Information Pack or to apply, please visit

Applications close 5pm Monday, 4th November 2019.

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Applications close 10 November 2019 Email CV and references to: ke.rowlands@xtra.co.nz

Senior Deer Shepherd

Temporary Manager Required

Property has good facilities and is well fenced. Wages by negotiation depending on experience.

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PARAPARA/MAKIRIKIRI DOG SALE 25th January 2020 at 996 Ruatangata Road, Whangaehu. Sale starts at 12 noon. All dogs to be entered for sale with Secretary Brenda O’Leary by 18th January 2020. Email brenda.dog@inspire.net. nz or ph 06 342 7508. Hydatid cards and Parvo certs for pups must be presented. Enquiries to Duncan Atkinson Phone 06 342 6807 or Roy Pullen Phone 06 342 4010.

DOGS WANTED 12 MONTHS TO 5½-yearold Heading dogs and Huntaways wanted. Phone 022 698 8195.

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FORESTRY/ SCRUB CUTTING

GOATS WANTED

2-YEAR HEADING bitch, fast running, careful pulling. Mob sides, make useful farm dog. Phone 021 022 41610. HUNTAWAYS, HEADING DOGS. Deliver NZ wide, 30 day trial. www. youtube.com/user/ mikehughesworkingdog/ videos 07 315 5553. SMITHFIELD BEARDIE pups. Bob tail and long tail available. Good working lines. $400. Phone 027 255 7217.

QUICK SALE! No one buys or pays more NZ Wide! 07 315 5553. Mike Hughes.

Enquiries to: Rex Roadley 09 4318 266 rex.roadley@farmside.co.nz

First Beltex/cross ram auction in North Island Wellsford Sale Yards – Tuesday, Nov 19, 12.30pm

FARM MAPPING FOCUS ON YOUR strengths with a farm map showing paddock sizes. Contact us for a free quote at farmmapping.co.nz or call us on 0800 433 855.

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When: Friday, 1 November Where: 506 Batley Rd, Maungaturoto Time: 1.30pm onwards

PINE WOODLOT VALUES Ltd. If you’re thinking of logging your pine woodlot, our totally independent assessment will tell you what you’ve got, what its worth, and how to achieve your share. Contact Ray Hindrup 027 353 4515 or hindrup.logs@gmail.com.

FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80.

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DEERLAND TRADING LTD buying deer velvet this season and paying above the average. Also contractor required to buy deer velvet. Payment on commission basis. Contact 021 269 7608.

2 YEAR WARRANTY. NZ ASSEMBLED. ELECTRIC START & QUALITY YOU CAN RELY ON 13.5HP. Briggs & Stratton Motor. Electric start. 1.2m cut

FAST GRASS www.gibb-gro.co.nz GROWTH PROMOTANT Only $6.00 per hectare + GST delivered Brian Mace 0274 389 822 brianmace@xtra.co.nz

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GOATS WANTED. All weights. All breeds. Prompt service. Payment on pick up. My on farm prices will not be beaten. Phone David Hutchings 07 895 8845 or 0274 519 249. Feral goats mustered on a 50/50 share basis.

Ram Auction

Monday 4th November 12:30pm Feilding Sale Yards Flock Rams from FE tolerant sires

SIL recorded. EMA Scanned. 20 years Ramguard testing

Puketauru Coopworths Inquiries: Ryan Shannon, PGGW M: 0275 650 979

KAAHU GENETICS COOPWORTH | ROMWORTH | COOPDALE

HORTICULTURE NZ KELP. FRESH, wild ocean harvested giant kelp. The world’s richest source of natural iodine. Dried and milled for use in agriculture and horticulture. Growth promotant / stock health food. As seen on Country Calendar. Orders to: 03 322 6115 or info@nzkelp.co.nz

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE WILTSHIRES-ARVIDSON. Self shearing sheep. No1 for Facial Eczema. David 027 2771 556. B R O O K L A N D SIMMENTAL, LBW, short gestation, bulls, suitable for beef or dairy, EBV’s available. Phone 06 374 1802. FOR ONLY $2.10 + gst per word you can book a word only ad in Farmers Weekly Classifieds. Phone Debbie on 0800 85 25 80.

RAMS FOR SALE WILTSHIRE & SHIRE® Meat rams. Low input. www.wiltshire-rams.co.nz 03 225 5283.

STOCK FEED HAY 12 EQUIVALENT squares $70. STRAW 12 equivalent squares $55. BALEAGE at $70. Unit loads available. Phone 021 455 787.

FE Tolerant Worm Resilient Meaty carcase & good bone MYOMAX muscling gene SIL Recorded Top performance

Open Day 1 November, 1pm-3pm 122 Kaahu Road, RD 1, Mangakino, 3492

Auction Day 14 November, 12.00pm Te Kuiti Sale Yards

58 Elite 2th Rams to be Auctioned 20 Coopworths | 20 Romworths | 18 Coopdales Private treaty sales from November 18th

KAAHU GENETICS Murray Sargent 027 392 7242 murraysargent@hotmail.com kaahu.co.nz

Cam Heggie 027 501 8182 camheggie@pggwrightson.co.nz

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INAUGURAL RAM AUCTION 1.00pm Tuesday 19 November 2019 312 Tutaenui Road, Marton

• Cattle Grazing on Live Weight Gain or Weekly • Lamb Grazing on Live Weight Gain

Please Contact Mark Grace 021 222 8470 mark@rathmoy.co.nz

HIGH PERFORMANCE GENETICS

Call now for pricing & timing options

Sale date Monday, 4 November Tuakau Saleyards, 12:30 pm

160 SIL ELITE HIGH INDEX 2th RAMS

www.nikaucoopworth.co.nz  09 2333 230

WANTED

Private Treaty Sales from November 25th

LIVESTOCK ADVERTISING

PGG Wrightson: Callum Stewart 027 280 2688 Phil Transom 027 442 0060

CALL ANDREA 0800 85 25 80

2018 spring born hfrs

100kg lwt hfrs

• Structurally sound • Robust functional sheep that survive • Achieving less Parasites and Dags • No ewes worm drenched, dipped or vaccinated WormFEC™

North Island Ph Tim Brandon 027 443 7420

Keith Abbott Raglan 027 463 9859 www.waiteikaromneys.co.nz

F12s $1250

2019 spring born

Transporting your ram from Vendor to Buyer efficiently & competitively

South Island Ph TJ Visser 027 314 8833

Owner/Driver 502 Lees Road, RD 5, Feilding 4775

Your Studstock Specialist P: 027 444 1937

ROMNEYS

The mainstay and back bone of our breeding operation. Over 40 years’ of high selection pressure under commercial conditions has put these rams on the map. Sheep that ‘hold it together’ during tough times and deliver predictable and repeatable performance.

Banklea Stud 100 Years Breeding and Marketing Romney Rams Celebration Auction 13 November 2019

30 Elite high index rams

ROMTEX

Bred out of our replacement stud Romney ewe hoggets (genetic gain) by robust and structurally sound high index Texel rams. Robust and meaty rams run under the same conditions as the Romneys and subject to the same strict culling standards.

On farm: 2183 Kimbolton Road Kiwitea (north of Feilding) Wednesday 13 November at 1.30pm Rams on view 12.00pm

Enquiries to Richard Brown 027 449 7866 banklea@inspire.net.nz or Ryan Shannon, PGG Wrightson Livestock Genetics – 027 565 0979 Tom Suttor, Carrfields – 027 616 4504 Brent Bougen, NZ Farmers Livestock 027 210 4698

Genetically linked to Waimai & Kikitangeo Romney

Are you one tup ahead?

E: coombs@vetta.net.nz

SUFTEX

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***** RATING

2019 autumn born hfrs

Tim Coombs Deer & Stock

TIM COOMBS

RAMGUARD TESTING SINCE 1985

F12s $1650 F8-F11s $1550 Unrecorded $1450

A nationally proven and predictable terminal ram. We understand and appreciate the need for culling/ selection pressure so have a strong focus on providing structurally sound rams with a focus on longevity.

Zandy Wallace P: 06 372 2551 M: 0226 580 680 E: farm@waiitirams.co.nz

www.waiitirams.co.nz

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Contact: Ed Sherriff 021 704 778

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Give me a call to facilitate your ram cartage requirements throughout NZ

ECZEMA TOLERANT

Open Day on farm in Waikaretu Friday 1 November

50 FE Tolerant Coopworths 50 FE Tolerant Romworths 60 Terminal • Suffolk • Suftex Texel x Poll Dorset

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Lamb and Cattle Grazing Wanted

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A r v i d s o n W I L T S H I R E S - Pure Meat, No Shearing

MANA STUD

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NZ’s No1 F.E. Meat Breed Flock * SIL * Parasite Testing Well Muscled - Fast Growth. Ph: David 027 2771 556

PAKI-ITI SUFFOLK

PAKI-ITI SUFFOLK Growth with Meat – breeding a Suffolk like a Suftex with meatier, high yielding carcasses

PAKI-ITI SUFTEX

Meat with Growth – breeding a Suftex like a Suffolk with dark coloring and high growth

PERFORMANCE SHEEP GENETICS

• 500 Suffolk and Suftex rams sold and leased last season • 12 years of wintering all Suffolk and Suftex ram hoggets on steep hill country • 97% of sale rams fully SIL performance recorded

Malcolm Wyeth 06 3727875 2019 RAM SALE Tuesday

12th November at 1.30pm

LONGEVITY, STRUCTURAL SOUNDNESS, CONSTITUTION AND PERFORMANCE

On Farm 127 Admiral Road, Gladstone, Masterton. Inspection invited from 12 Noon.

paki-iti.co.nz

Visit to view our breeding programs

30 Stud and Top Commercial Romney Rams to be sold at Auction

Stewart Morton 06 328 5772 • Andrew Morton 06 328 2856 R D 54 Kimbolton, Manawatu • pakiroms@farmside.co.nz

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Romney and Romdale rams also available for private sale

Rams selected on structural soundness and high performance data

PAKI-ITI SUFTEX

SIL Maternal worth indexes from 2000 to 3300 All enquiries: Please contact Malcolm Wyeth 027 252 7151 or Ryan Shannon/PGG Wrightson 027 565 0979 or Tom Suttor/Carrfields 027 616 4504

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STOCK REQUIRED YOUNG EWES with LAF

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2YR BEEF BRED HEIFERS 350-420kg 550kg+ ANGUS STEERS

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Expected yarding 2800 cattle. Enquiries Jamie Hayward

0274 434 7586

Nov - 1-3pm at SH3, Mahoenui

– ON FARM SALE –

Tuesday 19th November 2019

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For more information: Carrfields | Callum Dunnett: 027 587 0131 PGGW | Simon Eddington: 027 590 8612 HRL | Geoff Wright: 027 462 0131 Rural Livestock | Anthony Cox: 027 208 3071 www.theshow.co.nz

Tuesday, 5th Nov 2019 @ 11.00am

Suffolk and Suftex terminal 2ths are available

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PERENDALES ARE

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Corriedale, Charollais, Hampshire, Romney, Poll Dorset, Border Leicester, English Leicester, Texel, South Suffolk, Suffolk, Dorset Down, Southdown, Dorper.

Perendale 2 th Rams Romdale 2 th Rams SufTex 2 th Rams Beltex 2 th Rams Suffolk 2 th Rams

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MATAWHERO CATTLE SALE

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SIL Dual Purpose Facial Eczema

Russell and Mavis Proffit: 2033 State Highway 3, RD, Mahoenui 3978 M: 027 355 2927 • E: rnmwproffit@xtra.co.nz • www.raupuhastud.co.nz

SALE TALK Two men are hammering floorboards down in a brand new house they were building. Paddy picks up a nail, realises it’s upside down and throws it away. He carries on doing this until his mate Murphy says, “Why are you throwing them away?” “Because they’re upside down!” says Paddy. “You daft twat” replies Murphy, “Save ‘em for the ceiling.” Supplied by Lindsay Thompson

Here at Farmers Weekly we get some pretty funny contributions to our Sale Talk joke from you avid readers, and we’re keen to hear more! If you’ve got a joke you want to share with the Farming community (it must be something you’d share with your grandmother...) then email us at: saletalk@globalhq.co.nz with Sale Talk in the subject line and we’ll print it and credit it to you.

Merchiston Angus Yearling Bull Sale MANU 14/13tw

Auction Starts 8.00 pm – Wednesday, 30 October 2019

To be held on the property 201 Drake Road, Purua, Whangarei

Weekly Auctions Wednesday night – North Island & Merchiston Angus Yearling Bull Sale Thursday night – South Island

Monday 25th Nov 2019, 1pm start 61 Top Quality One Shear Poll Dorset Rams • All rams Ovine Brucellosis accredited • All rams eye muscle scanned

For more information go to bidr.co.nz or contact the team on 0800 TO BIDR

• All Manu rams performance recorded (SIL)

Contact: Alex Clements 09 433 5871 clements@ubernet.co.nz

Bid, buy, sell all things rural

Conditions apply

Auctioneers: Carrfields Livestock - PGG Wrightson

PGW New Zealand Hind/Stag/Wapiti Bull Sales Itinerary November 2019 Sales Fri 29th

Melior Genetics Balfour Open Day

December 2019 Sales Fri 6th

Tue 10th

Peel Forest Est. Peel Forest Forester Sale Venison Genetics 1.00pm. Velvet Awards Dinner Invercargill

Wed 11th Ruapehu Red Deer Taihape 1.30pm Fairlight Station Northern Southland 11.00am

Sat 14th

Tower Farms Cambridge 5.00pm

Tue 14th

Sun 15th

Sarnia Deer Cambridge 9.00am

Wed 15th Netherdale Deer Balfour 1.30pm

Fri 13th

Sun 12th

Sat 14th

Forest Road Farm. NZ Red Deer Hawkes Bay 12.30pm Wilkins Farming Ltd. Hawkes Bay 3.00pm Crowley Deer Hamilton 1.00pm

January 2020 Sales Peel Forest Est. Peel Forest 1.00pm Deer Genetics NZ Geraldine 4.30pm

Mon 13th Ruper t Red Deer Geraldine 11.00am Rothesay Deer Methven 4.00pm

Thu 16th

Fri 17th

Black Forest Deer Park Outram 2.00pm

Arawata Red Deer Pinebush 12.30pm Altrive Red Deer Riversdale 5.00pm Annadale Deer Invercargill Open day/ Auction? 9.30am Wilkins Farming Ltd. Athol 2.00pm

Sun 19th

Lochinvar Wapiti Te Anau 11.00am

Mon 20th Littlebourne Wapiti Winton 1.00pm Tikana Wapiti Winton 3.30pm Tue 21st

Clachanburn Elk Ranfurly 1.00pm

Thu 23rd

Edendale Wapiti Mt Somers 12.00 Raincliff Station Wapiti Raincliff 5.00pm

PGG Wrightson Deer Specialist Team Graham Kinsman NZ Deer Stud Co-ordinator 027 422 3154

Murray Coutts Mid & South Canterbury 027 403 9377

John Williams Otago 027 241 4179

Ben Beadle Southland 027 728 1052

Ron Schroeder North Canterbury/West Coast 027 432 1299

John Duffy Deer Auctioneer 027 240 3841

MARKET SNAPSHOT

Market Snapshot brought to you by the AgriHQ analysts.

Suz Bremner

Mel Croad

Nicola Dennis

Cattle

Reece Brick

Caitlin Pemberton

Sheep

BEEF

William Hickson

Deer

SHEEP MEAT

VENISON

Last week

Prior week

Last year

NI Steer (300kg)

6.10

5.70

NI lamb (17kg)

8.70

8.10

NI Stag (60kg)

9.50

9.60

11.30

NI Bull (300kg)

6.00

5.10

NI mutton (20kg)

5.90

5.75

5.00

SI Stag (60kg)

9.50

9.60

11.30

NI Cow (200kg)

4.85

4.80

3.90

SI lamb (17kg)

8.60

8.55

7.90

SI Steer (300kg)

6.00

5.60

SI mutton (20kg)

5.85

5.75

4.90

SI Bull (300kg)

5.80

5.75

4.90

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

SI Cow (200kg)

4.50

4.00

UK CKT lamb leg

11.59

11.60

9.29

US imported 95CL bull

8.87

8.91

6.38

US domestic 90CL cow

7.49

7.56

6.42

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Last week Prior week

Last year

Export markets (NZ$/kg)

6.25

7.0

$/kg CW

Oct

5-yr ave

Dairy

Jun

2018-19

Aug 2019-20

Feb

Apr 2018-19

Jun

Prior week

Last year

Coarse xbred ind.

2.79

3.16

37 micron ewe

2.70

30 micron lamb

$/tonne

6.25

Jan-19 Mar-19 Sept. 2019

May-19

Last price*

Last year

Urea

616

523

3.15

Super

314

304

DAP

787

753

Top 10 by Market Cap YTD High

480

4.95

5.54

3.38

Auckland International Airport Limited

8.92

9.9

7.065

440

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd

18.82

19.53

12.3

The a2 Milk Company Limited

12.8

18.04

10.42

Company

Spark New Zealand Limited

4.45

4.705

3.54

Mercury NZ Limited (NS)

5.02

5.62

3.51

Ryman Healthcare Limited

13.11

13.62

10.4

360

Contact Energy Limited

7.69

9.05

5.82

Port of Tauranga Limited

6.48

6.8

4.9

Mainfreight Limited

40.85

29.95

Sep-18

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

Listed Agri Shares

3100

420

SMP

2690

2680

2565

400

AMF

4925

5075 4000

Milk Price

7.15

7.12

6.85

$/tonne

3125

4100

380 360

* price as at close of business on Thursday

YTD High

YTD Low

The a2 Milk Company Limited

12.8

18.04

10.42

Comvita Limited

3.05

5.42

2.5

Delegat Group Limited

10.6

12.5

9.4

Fonterra Shareholders' Fund (NS)

4.1

4.85

3.15 1.47

Foley Wines Limited

1.75

Livestock Improvement Corporation Ltd (NS)

0.85

1.08

0.75

Marlborough Wine Estates Group Limited

0.21

0.24

0.192

New Zealand King Salmon Investments Ltd

2.3

2.98

1.76

320

PGG Wrightson Limited

2.44

2.52

0.47

Sanford Limited (NS)

7.24

7.25

6.35

Scales Corporation Limited

5.15

5.23

4.34

SeaDragon Limited

0.001

0.003

0.001

Seeka Limited

4.86

5.35

4.2

Synlait Milk Limited (NS)

9.71

11.35

8.45

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

WAIKATO PALM KERNEL

3300

350

T&G Global Limited S&P/NZX Primary Sector Equity Index

$/tonne

US$/t

3200 3100

Nov

Dec Jan Latest price

Feb

Mar 4 weeks ago

Apr

5pm, close of market, Thursday

340 Sep-18

WMP FUTURES - VS FOUR WEEKS AGO

Company

440

3130

4100

YTD Low

400

vs 4 weeks ago

Butter

NZ average (NZ$/t)

WMP

3000

Aug 2019-20

Prior week

CANTERBURY FEED BARLEY Prior week

Jun

Meridian Energy Limited (NS)

320

Jul-19 Sep-19 Sept. 2020

DAIRY FUTURES (US$/T) Nearby contract

Apr 2018-19

Last week

CANTERBURY FEED WHEAT

6.75

Nov-18

Feb

FERTILISER Last week

7.25

5.75

Dec

Fertiliser

Aug 2019-20

Grain

Data provided by

MILK PRICE FUTURES

$/kg MS

Dec 5-yr ave

(NZ$/kg) Apr

Oct

5-yr ave

WOOL

Feb

8.5

6.0

5.25

Dec

9.5

6.5

5.75

Oct

South Island stag slaughter price

7.5

5.0

4.75

$/kg CW

South Island lamb slaughter price

8.0

$/kg CW

South Island steer slaughter price

8.5

10.5

9.0

6.25

9.5

11.5

5.0

4.75

10.5

6.5

6.0

5.25

Last year

North Island stag slaughter price

11.5

7.0

5.75

Last week Prior week

7.5

8.0

$/kg CW

North Island steer slaughter price

North Island lamb slaughter price

9.0

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

$/kg CW

Slaughter price (NZ$/kg)

Ingrid Usherwood

300

2.58

2.81

2.43

16313

17434

15063

S&P/NZX 50 Index

10832

11219

8732

S&P/NZX 10 Index

10421

11001

8280

250 200

Sep-18

S&P/FW PRIMARY SECTOR EQUITY

Nov-18

Jan-19

Mar-19

May-19

Jul-19

Sep-19

16313

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX

10832

S&P/NZX 10 INDEX

10421

NI SLAUGHTER STEER ( $/KG)

6.10

NI SLAUGHTER LAMB ( $/KG)

8.70

NI COW SLAUGHTER PRICE ( $/KG)

4.50

WEANER HEREFORD-FRIESIAN BULLS, 115-125KG, AT FRANKTON ( $/HD)

650

Weather hampers progress NORTH ISLAND

ORTHLAND’S been showery and quite cool but the grass is growing well on volcanic country but clay soils are a bit slower. There’s plenty of demand for store cattle and for prime from the works. The schedule’s holding up really well. It typically peaks for one or two weeks but prime cattle have been fetching more than $6.10/kg for a while. Plenty of demand and a lack of supply are keeping prices up. Around Pukekohe it still feels like winter. Crops have been battered again with cold, strong winds, rain and hail and veggie growers have been applying growth stimulants to the bruised crops. Spring onions have developed seed stalks and the colder temperatures with overcast skies might stimulate main-sown onion crops to do the same. Early potatoes are just starting to come out of the ground. In Waikato asparagus production is down significantly because of cooler, wetter conditions this spring. It’s miserable out there for the pickers. If asparagus has been growing in the wind the tips will point in the direction it’s blowing. Labour’s not an issue this year but if the weather ever decides to improve, more pickers will be needed. The large-scale grower we spoke to says his company is no longer exporting because they can’t compete with product coming in from Mexico and Peru where labour costs are so much lower. In Bay of Plenty the export avocado season is going full steam ahead and ships are heading to Australian and Asian markets. Wind has been devastating for some growers. There have been three big blows in Katikati and through to Tauranga that have knocked avocados off trees or bashed them together or against branches, damaging them. In more exposed places 10% to 15% of the crop has been lost to the ground. Lots of avocados are flowing onto the domestic market. When the export season is in full swing there’s a reject rate of about 35% and many of them go into shops here. Taranaki has been wet, cold and windy, which is fairly typical for Labour weekend. Early calving herds are well into AI, others have just started. Milk flow was well ahead of last year but has dropped back to being on par. A winegrower in Gisborne says conditions have been great despite persistent southerlies and a midweek frost. He’s noticing the big swings in temperature. To have so many is unusual for this time of year. The air in his vineyard is filled with the scent of orange blossom – oranges are planted among the vines for the workers to munch on. Lots of rain last week has kicked pasture growth along in Hawke’s Bay. It’s typical spring weather with some warm days and some cold but the countryside’s looking great. Most farmers have finished docking with good results. Production-wise and price-wise things are going really well with some exceptional lamb prices being fetched. Our contact says there will be some relief on farms about the delay in including agriculture in the Emissions Trading Scheme. Farmers will appreciate

TWO-MAN JOB: Nathaniel Hoskin teamed up with Sean O’Halloran in the doubles fencing competition at the Hawke’s Bay Show on Friday. The Ohaupo-based pair from Fully Fenced had to put up 30 metres of five-wire electric fence, including five wooden posts, and hang and latch a steel pipe gate. Photo: Colin Williscroft

the signal from the Government beause they’ve had a lot to deal with. There’s fresh snow on the ranges above Manawatu and bitter temperatures this week have been a shock to the system. The weather’s hindered docking. Farmers are seeing the ETS announcement as a good result though they feel under the thumb with a stick being dangled over them. But they say the challenge is to get on and play their part. It’s been a wet and cold week in Wairarapa. Cropping contractors are chomping at the bit to get going. Balage and silage are waiting to be done and there are feed crops to get in. The lambs and the farmers need some sunshine. SOUTH ISLAND Apple orchards in the Nelson region are coming to the end of flowering but the fruit set’s been patchy. One grower thinks the bees haven’t done as well as they could have, maybe because it’s been cold. He’s a week behind where things normally are for the time of year but says tree health is good and more trees are going in. Dairy farms in the Rai Valley in Marlborough have had a fair amount of rain but elsewhere it’s been drier and windy. In fact soil moisture levels are quite low. There has been the odd bit of frost around too. Grapes are in bud now and cherry and apple trees have had a good blossom. On sheep farms the last of the docking’s being done with farmers noticing a lower tail count than last year.

Grass growth’s down to a snail’s pace on the West Coast. Our contact at Rununga says it’s drizzly and unseasonally cold and he’s concerned the weather could have an impact on mating. He says cows don’t move around as much in the cold and, even if they mount another cow they’re less likely to rub off tail paint and that means it’s hard to detect which cows are on heat. People have started weaning calves too. Everyone’s struggling to get crop paddocks back into grass. A farmer in Mid Canterbury says they just don’t seem to be able to break out of the cold and wet weather cycle. Snow fell on the upper plains on Tuesday night and there were scattered hail storms throughout the area on Thursday. The positive is soil moisture levels are good throughout the region, which means dryland properties will start the summer in a good position. There’s been stop-start rain all week in south Otago. Our contact at Balclutha says it’s frustrating as he hasn’t been able to get any ground work done. The cows aren’t happy either. They’re getting a topup of supplementary feed to keep them warm. Because of the conditions, milk production’s back a few notches. Mating’s already under way on some farms. Coastal Southland’s had a huge amount of rain this month. There’s 160 millimetres and rising in the gauge at a Wallacetown farm near Invercargill. The farmer says he’s pleased to have finally finished tailing. Earlier last week he sold a mob of dry, mixed-aged ewes for $190 each so prices are looking good.

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Wild wintry weather doesn’t deter buyers At some stage last week all regions delved back into winter but that didn’t hinder the markets now grass is responding in most areas. Yearling cattle were more of a focus around most of the yards and results reflected the increasing demand as a grass market is established. At Frankton and Taranaki yearling beef-dairy heifers averaged 265kg and $3.19/kg and $3.21/kg respectively. Traditional steers are in high demand on both islands and at the beef-only sale at Temuka on Thursday they averaged 310kg and $1210 at $3.91/kg. NORTHLAND Wellsford store cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 424-453kg, made $3.29-$3.31/ kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 370-454kg, improved to $2.99-$3.08/kg • Yearling beef-dairy steers, 326-376kg, ranged from $3.24/kg to $3.44/kg • Yearling Angus-Friesian heifers, 270kg, earned $3.19/kg A reduced yarding of just under 400 cattle were penned at WELLSFORD last Monday. The offering was a very mixed bag, though those with quality were well-rewarded. Twoyear beef-dairy steers, 401-428kg, were solid at $3.20-$3.27/ kg. Hereford-dairy heifers, 203kg, traded at $705, $3.47/ kg. Quality was chased in the yearling section with Angus & Angus-Hereford steers, 211-281kg, strengthening from $3.40/kg to 3.58/kg, and eighteen Simmental-cross steers, 315kg, managed $1170, $3.71/kg. Angus-Friesian heifers, 164-258kg, improved to $2.87-$2.91/kg, while five Angus, 309kg, returned $960, $3.11/kg. Friesian bulls all strengthened with 201-213kg up to $3.12-$3.21/kg, and 300kg, $2.92/kg. Just a smattering of autumn-born weaners was on offer and all steers, 157-222kg, eased to $565-$750. Eight Angus bulls, 208-238kg, fetched $730-$785. Kaikohe cattle • Two-year traditional and exotic steers earned $3.25-$3.32/kg • Better yearling beef-dairy steers returned $3.25-$3.35/kg • Yearling beef-cross and beef-dairy heifers all improved to $3.00$3.25/kg • Big Friesian cows earned $2.20/kg Just on 500 head of cattle were penned at KAIKOHE last Wednesday, with most steers selling at steady levels, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich reported. Heifers were good quality and sold freely. Bulls were predominantly lesser types and returns reflected this. Two-year HerefordFriesian steers managed $3.05-$3.15/kg. Lighter yearling beef-dairy steers earned up to $3.50/kg, while cross-bred bulls traded at $2.50-$2.65/kg. Lighter Friesian cows fetched $2.00-$2.05/kg.

AUCKLAND Pukekohe cattle • Medium prime steers lifted 4-6c/kg, to $3.19-$3.21/kg • Good 15-month steers sold well at $3.28-$3.33/kg • Top prime heifers returned $3.07-$3.14/kg • Boner cows traded at a varied $1.91-$2.65/kg Cattle sold on a very strong market at PUKEKOHE last Saturday October 19. Good grass growth and more rain forecast has upped buyers’ confidence, improving results. Good forward 2-year steers held at $3.05/kg. Lighter yearling steers varied from $2.64-$3.58/kg, as did crossbred heifers at $3.20 to $4.10/kg. Weaner steers lifted to $590-$680, as did their sisters up to $540-$760.10.

COUNTIES Tuakau sales • Exotic steers, 668kg, sold well at $3.26/kg • Good Charolais steers, 327kg, made $3.92/kg • Prime Angus steers, 701kg, firm at $3.29/kg • Prime lambs averaged $185 Over 1000 store cattle were yarded at TUAKAU last Thursday and the market was on fire, PGG Wrightson agent Chris Elliott reported. Heavier steers sold especially well, where 500-700kg made $3.17$3.30/kg, and 400-500kg varied from $3.15-$3.52/kg. Steers in the 300-400kg range were good buying, where most made $3.20-$3.50/kg. Heifers at 370-430kg earned $3.15-

$3.27/kg, and 195-300kg fetched $630-$960. HerefordFriesian bulls, 330kg, made $3.25/kg. Wednesday’s prime market was strong, where heavy steers traded at $3.18$3.29/kg, and medium, $3.00-$3.15/kg. Top Charolais heifers made $3.23/kg, while other heavy beef-types returned $3.10-$3.20/kg. Beef cows sold strongly at $2.10$2.65/kg and boners firmed to an average of $2.25/kg. Prime lamb prices ranged from $140-$245 on Monday, where hoggets made $135-$157 and stores $115-$140. Prime ewes sold to $236, averaging $180.

WAIKATO Frankton dairy-beef weaner fair • Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian bulls, 133-150kg, improved to $650 • Autumn-born Friesian bulls, 150-214kg, strengthened to $620$700 • Spring Hereford-Friesian heifers, 110kg, pushed to $590 • Spring Hereford-Friesian bulls, 111-126kg, fetched $610-$675 • Spring Friesian bulls, 108-126kg, traded at $560-$600 Just under 1000 weaners were penned at FRANKTON last Tuesday, and spring weaners made up the majority. Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian steers, 153kg, sold well at $730, and heifers of the same breed, 137-156kg, earned $525-$600. Friesian heifers, 158-165kg, traded at $365-$370. Autumn-born Angus-Friesian bulls, 139-159kg, improved to $665-$700. Spring beef-cross steers, 127-128kg, managed $600-$670. Most Hereford-Friesian heifers, 101-122kg, traded at $520-$545, and Hereford-dairy, 100-118kg, $480$545. Hereford-Friesian bulls, 99-104kg, earned $582-$600, while red Hereford-Friesian, 102kg, made $540. Most other Hereford-dairy, 102-112kg, realised $518-$550. Friesian bulls were well-sought after, as 96-107kg earned $490-$540, and lighter 70-94kg lines managed $355-$470. Jersey bulls, 81-95kg, traded at $250-$430. Frankton cattle sale • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 585-700kg, eased 4c/kg to $3.17/ kg • Small two-year Angus steers, 338-353kg, reached $3.86-$3.91/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 343-362kg, lifted to $3.29$3.33/kg • Autumn-born yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 383-410kg, sold well at $3.45-$3.55/kg • Yearling beef-dairy heifers averaged 265kg and firmed to $3.19/ kg High prices attracted nearly 80 prime steers to market at FRANKTON last Wednesday. Prices eased due to the extra supply, though Hereford-dairy heifers, 412-490kg, held at $3.10-$3.17/kg. Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 480508kg, returned $3.35-$3.45/kg, while Friesian heifers, 380419kg, were consistently priced at $3.01-$3.08/kg. Local buyers dominated the yearling market with prices largely firm across the board. Hereford-Friesian steers, 346-353kg, sold for $3.64-$3.68/kg, and most steers ranged from $3.48/ kg to $3.68/kg. Angus-Friesian heifers proved popular as 317-344kg lifted to $3.12-$3.19/kg, and 242-250kg, $3.20$3.29/kg. Bull prices were consistent for a small entry as 272-318kg traded at $3.07-$3.11/kg, regardless of breed.

BAY OF PLENTY Rangiuru cattle and sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 510-560kg, were $3.22/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 310-500kg dropped to $3.22/ kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 375-490kg were $3.10/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 325-355kg, made $2.77/kg • Prime hoggets fetched $100-$201. It was very windy at RANGIURU last Tuesday with the cattle pens full of a colourful mix of breeds. Quality

remained variable, with one line of Hereford, 312kg, the best-selling heifers at $3.22/kg. Hereford-Friesian, 375490kg, sold for $3.05/kg to $3.18/kg. Over half of the store yarding were yearlings where Hereford-Friesian steers softened as 183-235kg were mostly $3.62-$3.72/kg. Most yearling bulls were Friesian in the 325-355kg range and averaged $2.77/kg. The first of the spring weaners appeared, with 130kg Hereford-Friesian heifers at $540. The highlight in the prime section was a single pen of 30 Angus steers, 620kg, that realised $3.27/kg. All other steers tipped the scales over 500kgs and made $3.15-$3.26/kg regardless of breed.

POVERTY BAY Matawhero sheep • 63 Coopworth breeding ewes made $220 • Top prime ewes made $240-$247, and second cuts, $200-$222 Following a week off for the A&P Show, volumes at the MATAWHERO sheep sale last Friday were low with only 315 head yarded. Prime hoggets were the bulk of the tally and very-good quality with a pen of eight rams making $325, beating the previous sales record of $292, with another pen of three close behind at $300. Lighter mixed-sex were mostly $182-$210. The lighter prime ewes sold for $150$193.

TARANAKI Taranaki cattle sale • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 420-575kg, made $3.30/kg • Two-year beef-dairy heifers, 410-470kg, earned $3.03/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 220-315kg, traded for $3.33/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian steers, 210-235kg, traded for $3.80/kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 496kg, were $3.19/kg. Store cattle throughput was 500 head at TARANAKI last Wednesday, with a bigger gallery battling to secure stock. Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 451-508kg, fetched $3.28-$3.35/kg while Angus-cross, 465-540kg, averaged $3.20/kg. Angus-cross bulls made the most per head of the sale at $2000, $3.38/kg with the best-selling HerefordFriesian heifers, 468kg, sold for $3.11/kg. Most other beef-dairy heifers, 402-465kg, were $2.91-$2.98/kg. Prime numbers were light, with the bulk of the steers in a pen of 571kg Angus-cross that made $3.22/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers, 496kg, were $3.19/kg. Heavy 615-645kg boner Friesian cows were $2.49-$2.51/kg. Taranaki dairy-beef weaner fair • Autumn-born Friesian bulls, 168-178kg, firmed to $620-$660 • Autumn-born Hereford-Friesian heifers, 151-166kg, returned $540-$575 • Spring Friesian bulls, 115-120kg, fetched $528-$550 • Spring Friesian bulls, 100-110kg, sold for $500-$518 • Spring Hereford-Friesian bulls averaged 105kg and $565 TARANAKI offered up a reduced yarding of 550 weaners last Thursday, and the lower volume only attracted a small bench of buyers. More Friesian bulls were offered than the same time last year, with an increase in autumn-born lines also, but fewer spring-born beef-dairy. Prices overall were firm on 2018, but Friesian bulls did not meet expectations. Speckle Park-cross, 103-110kg, were a standout as they sold for $630-$650, with the lighter lines exceeding $6.00/ kg. Spring heifer numbers were low, but on average prices firmed $15, with an average weight of 110kg and average per head price of $465.

HAWKE’S BAY Stortford Lodge prime cattle and sheep • Very-good ewes traded at $180-$186.50 • Medium-good ewes improved to $144.50-$159 • New season mixed-sex lambs fetched $216.50 • Heavy male hoggets strengthened to $211-$221 • Heavy ewe hoggets held at $185-$205 A warm spring day set the scene at STORTFORD LODGE last Monday, with good demand throughout the sheep section. A small number of top end ewes lifted to $234$239.50, and heavy improved to $195-$204, as did lightmedium and medium up to $126-$143. Hoggets traded at steady to firm levels as heavy cryptorchids improved to $195-$205, while very heavy male lines held at $226$237.50. Good to heavy mixed sex hoggets lifted to $164$190. Just 23 cattle were penned and all met with solid competition. Seven very-good Hereford-Friesian steers, 650-798kg, returned $3.10-$3.15/kg. Angus heifers, 480516kg, went one better at an improved $3.20-$3.22/kg. Good prime cows sold on a buoyant market with Angus, Angus-Hereford and South Devon fetching $2.50-$2.73/kg. Stortford Lodge store cattle and sheep • Yearling Simmental steers, 342-358kg, earned $3.77-$3.83/kg • Angus cows with calves-at-foot made $2105 per unit • Autumn-born weaner Simmental-cross bulls, 275-315kg, sold for $3.82-$3.87/kg

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kg, while 275-345kg beef-Friesian were $3.47-$3.53/kg. The bigger lines of 295-340kg Friesian bulls made $3.26-$3.39/ kg. Beef-Friesian heifers were mostly between $3.10-$3.35/ kg at all weights. There was zero change of pace for the sheep sale. Ewes with lambs-at-foot were excellent selling again, with only a single line going below $130 all counted. Spring lambs sold at $145.50-$165 for the more forward lines, $120-$131 for the mediums and $105-$105.50 for the few light pens. The few store hoggets around mainly made $136-$153. Rongotea cattle • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 400-511kg, returned $2.75$3.38/kg • Two-year Hereford-Friesian heifers, 425-455kg, managed $2.87/ kg-$3.03/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 225-345kg, made $3.02-$3.17/kg • Yearling Hereford-Friesian heifers, 193-302kg, traded at $2.96$3.19/kg • Friesian boner cows, 546-612kg, earned $2.13-$2.38/kg A large yarding of cattle was penned at RONGOTEA last Wednesday with 2-year steers and spring-born weaners featuring, New Zealand Livestock agent Darryl Harwood reported. Two-year Friesian steers, 435kg, fetched $2.53/ kg, with Belted Galloway-cross, 425kg, at $2.78/kg. Yearlings had more weight this sale. Hereford-Friesian steers, 288295kg, returned $2.71-$3.12/kg, and Angus-cross, 314kg, at $2.74/kg. Hereford-Friesian bulls, 242-343kg, managed $2.85-$2.97/kg. Speckle Park-cross heifers, 315kg, sold well at $3.03/kg, and dairy-bred lines, 208-285kg, ranged from $1.57-$1.93/kg. Weaner Hereford-Friesian steers, 145kg, earned $510-$640, while their sisters, 140-148kg, returned $2.13-$2.38/kg. Friesian bulls, 102-205kg, fetched $400$625. Hereford-Friesian bull calves traded at $80-$250, with Friesian earning $40-$90. Hereford-cross heifers managed $60-$120. TOP OF THE MORNING: These autumn-born (March to May) weaner Simmental-cross bulls, from Lynmar Farms in Hawke’s Bay, were sold at Stortford Lodge last week. The top line weighed 315kg and sold for $1220, $3.87/kg. • Good mixed-sex blackface lambs made $158-$160.50 • Medium mixed-sex lambs eased to $135-$151 A boost in grass levels and demand drove yearling cattle to STORTFORD LODGE last Wednesday, and sellers were rewarded. Traditional steers averaged 285kg and $4.24/kg, and heifers, 250kg, $3.39/kg. Hereford-Friesian heifers were not far behind at an average of 250kg and $3.35/kg. One line of yearling Friesian bulls, 373kg, made $3.12/kg. Twoyear cattle were split between Hereford-Friesian, Angus and Angus-Hereford. The latter steers, 520-552kg, held at $3.60$3.62/kg, while Angus heifers firmed to $3.21-$3.34/kg for 346-392kg. Hereford-Friesian steers, 400-442kg, returned $3.35-$3.38/kg, matched by 370-401kg heifers. New season lamb prices eased $5-$10, though that was expected. Two-way options for ewe hoggets meant these sold for a premium over comparative male and mixed sex pens. All traded at $185- $190, while heavier males reached $216.50. Good mixed-sex sold for $143-$145.

MANAWATU Feilding prime cattle and sheep • Prime South Devon heifers, 540kg, made $3.20/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 560-660kg, improved to $2.21/kg • Boner Friesian cows, 420-500kg, rose 6c/kg to $2.23/kg • Very heavy male hoggets were $217-$233 • The top ewes were $212-$215, with the bulk $195-$206 Good volumes of hoggets were still flowing through the FEILDING sale yards last Monday. Throughput fell by 700 to sit just under 3500 head, with vendors rewarded with another stronger market. The best very heavy reached $228-$231, while three quarters of the tally made $213-$227 and the balance $189-$209. A reasonable yarding of Friesian cows had the cattle section reaching 191 head, the biggest tally since June. Prices lifted over the past few sales with prime bulls, 543-640kg, all sold for $3.30/kg to $3.42/kg. A smaller yarding of mostly Hereford-Friesian feeder calves was sold. Good Hereford-Friesian bulls improved to $250-$310, with medium $140-$220. Feilding store • Traditional 3-year steers, 675-745kg, made $2230-$2410, $3.23$3.31/kg • Traditional yearling steers averaged $4.06/kg at 265kg • Yearling Charolais-cross heifers, 235-300kg, made $3.66-$3.70/kg • Ewes with terminal lambs-at-foot were $137-$142.50 all counted • Spring lambs averaged $136.50 A smaller and more mixed quality yarding of cattle largely enjoyed a strong sale. Good-sized lines of 425-525kg traditional two-year steers made $3.48-$3.61/kg, whereas 395-525kg Hereford-Friesian were mainly $3.10-$3.20/kg. Straight-beef yearling steers, 275-295kg, made $3.86-$3.89/

CANTERBURY Coalgate cattle and sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 495-510kg, firmed to $3.20/kg • Light 2-year Angus steers, 333-381kg, sold well at $3.36/kg • Yearling Hereford heifers, 218-275kg, returned $3.36-$3.39/kg • Most prime hoggets eased to $180-$227 • Prime ewes firmed and most traded at $160-$198 The onset of a short week tends to make selling prime stock harder, but COALGATE bucked that trend last Thursday, with bids flowing for both cattle and sheep. Prime cattle supply dropped by 100 head, with heifers prominent. A line of Angus & Angus-Hereford heifers, 457kg, made $3.18/kg, while heavy, high yielding steers sold up to $3.30-$3.32/kg. Store entries were low and 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 463kg, made $3.05/kg, while heifers, 424kg, returned $3.16/kg. Only a handful of prime new season lambs were penned and made $164-$212. Demand was still solid for prime hoggets, though prices eased slightly. The lighter end fetched $150-$179, while the best of the ewes earned $200-$230. Hoggets with lambs-atfoot sold well at $116-$125 all counted. Canterbury Park prime cattle and sheep • Traditional prime steers, 565-595kg, improved to $3.32/kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 525-580kg, were $3.19/kg • Prime Speckle Park steers, 505-570kg, fetched $3.37/kg • Prime Hereford-Friesian heifers, 470-580kg, rose to $3.12/kg • Five pens of ewes with lambs-at-foot sold for $127-$138 all counted. Cattle numbers dropped to 149 head at CANTERBURY PARK last Tuesday. Prime beef and beef-cross steers, 485kg and over, sold in two cuts - the better end made $3.25$3.33/kg, and second cuts $3.00/kg to $3.15/kg. Heifers firmed with beef-cross, 460-545kg, $3.06-$3.15/kg, while lesser lines were mostly $2.90-$3.00/kg. Most beef bulls made the same as steers with beef-types at $3.07/kg to $3.33/kg. The sheep market remained firm with a few new season lambs making $211. Quality was lower in the prime hoggets with very heavy types at $220-$244 and a quarter of the yarding $190-$219, with another quarter $181-$188. Very heavy ewes were $208-$251, and heavy $177-$200. 150 store hoggets were penned, and these mostly sold for $91-$145. Culverden sale • Two-year traditional steers, 410-515kg, were $3.21-$3.29/kg • Traditional yearling steers averaged $3.63/kg at 325kg • Traditional yearling heifers averaged $3.08/kg at 310kg There was mixed interest on the 800 odd head yarding of mainly yearling cattle at Culverden. Breeding was quite varied, which explained the lack of consistency at times. Traditional and exotic yearling steers, 310-410kg, were mainly at the lower-end of the $3.40-$3.70/kg range. The 250-355kg Hereford-Friesian steers were $2.85-$3.00/kg. Usually 230-405kg beef heifers sold for anywhere between $3.00-$3.25/kg, while 305-355kg Hereford-Friesian heifers were $2.85-$3.05/kg.

SOUTH-CANTERBURY Temuka prime and boner cattle; all sheep • Prime Hereford-Friesian steers, 520-680kg, held at $3.12/kg • Prime Angus heifers, 530-670kg, improved to $3.18/kg • Friesian boner cows, 545-600kg, rose 5c/kg to $2.17/kg • Friesian boner cows, 455-535kg, dropped 6c/kg to $1.99/kg • The top ewes made $232-$290, with most $170-$198 A smaller bench of buyers attended the TEMUKA sale last Monday. Hereford-cross steers, 520680kg, held at $3.10-$3.16/kg, with 493-503kg $3.05$3.06/kg. Small pens of traditional steers made a premium with Hereford, 480-580kg, at $3.15-$3.20/kg while top Angus made $3.22/kg. Many heifers outperformed the steers as a pen of Charolais, 612kg, sold for $3.26/kg and Angus, 530-668kg, rose 9c/kg to $3.13-$3.23/kg. Just shy of 6000 head was penned in the sheep section. Prime hoggets attracted plenty of spirited bidding and the top 315 made $220-$235. A third were very heavy at $201-$219, while heavy lines were $180-$199. Fine-wool types contributed to most of the store section, where a special entry of 300 Perendale ewe hoggets sold for $189. The best Merino made $147, with most other pens $131-$142. Temuka beef-only store cattle • Two-year and three-year steers, 420-635kg, were mainly $3.23$3.27/kg • Two-year Angus heifers, 395-470kg, made $3.07-$3.20/kg • Yearling steers, 310-345kg, lifted to $3.84-$3.99/kf • Yearling heifers, 270-325kg, were largely $3.33-$3.51/kg A little under 900 straight-beef store cattle, mainly yearlings, exceeded pre-sale expectations at TEMUKA. The yearling steers were mainly traditional or Simmental-cross, with the good-sized, well-presented 265-300kg lines paying out $3.97-$4.09/kg, and the rest at similar weights within 20c/kg. Some 390-410kg traditional pens where the highest per head at $1460-$1500, $3.66-$3.73/kg. Exotic yearling heifers usually sold to a small premium compared to the traditionals. Almost all 270 – 360kg heifers were $3.30$3.50/kg.

OTAGO Balclutha sheep and cattle • Heavy prime hoggets improved to $190-$210 • Heavy prime ewes returned $180-$200 • Mixed-age ewes with lambs-at-foot earned $117 all counted • Two-year Hereford-Friesian steers, 380kg, realised $1120, $3.10/ kg A good yarding of prime sheep was on offer at BALCLUTHA last Wednesday, PGG Wrightson agent Russell Moloney reported. All sold to increased demand with prime ewes on buyers’ shopping lists. Light to medium prime ewes traded at $120-$160. Hoggets saw an average $10 improvement on last sale to $120-$170. Quality 2-year cattle sold to good demand, with Hereford-Friesian heifers, 440kg, earning $1280, $2.90/kg. Buyers were selective throughout the yearling section as many are still waiting for a spring pasture flourish. Yearling Wagyu-cross steers, 270kg, fetched $795, $2.94/kg.

SOUTHLAND Charlton sheep sale • Heavy prime hoggets held at $170-$195 • Top prime ewes were steady at $180-$200 A moderate yarding of quality prime sheep was penned at CHARLTON last Thursday, with good demand from the rails. Ewes had strong interest and light to medium types saw good improvements, up to $120-$175. Light to medium hoggets softened with medium types earning $160-$168, and light $140-$158. Lorneville cattle and sheep sale • Heavy prime hoggets held at $170-$197 • Heavy mixed-age ewes eased to $190-$224 • Top store hoggets improved to $130-$145 • Best prime heifers held at $2.90-$3.00/kg • Yearling Friesian bulls, 300kg, earned $2.66/kg A small yarding of sheep was on offer at LORNEVILLE last Tuesday, with store hoggets a highlight. Light to medium store hoggets improved to $90-$125, though primes softened with medium discounted to $148-$168. Medium to lighter ewes held at $134-$188, and ewes with lambsat-foot improved to $110-$125 all counted. A small prime cattle yarding sold at steady to improved levels for most. Good prime steers managed $2.90-$3.10/kg, with good cows strengthening to $2.00-$2.15/kg and lighter types $1.60/kg. Good bulls earned $2.60-$2.90/kg. A moderate number of store cattle were penned. Two-year Friesian and Friesian-cross steers, 417-433kg, earned $2.63-$2.74/kg, and Belted Galloway-cross $2.75/kg. Friesian-cross bulls, 459kg, managed $2.81/kg. Yearling Hereford-cross steers, 261kg, returned $2.96/kg, with Friesian, 258-319kg, at $2.61-$2.72/kg.

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70 FARMERS WEEKLY – farmersweekly.co.nz – October 28, 2019 NI MUTTON SLAUGHTER PRICE

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Venison spreads its wings

Annette Scott annette.scott@globalhq.co.nz ARM-RAISED venison is changing with New Zealand no longer having all its eggs in one basket, new Deer Industry NZ chief executive Innes Moffat

says. With established markets evolving and new ones emerging some important new markets have been developed. They are the result of active market development programmes by both individual venison companies and collectively by the five main venison exporters supported by DINZ. Moffat said demand from the United States has steadily grown over the past 10 years to make it NZ’s largest year-round market for chilled venison. Demand from China has developed over the past three years, making it likely to become a valuable complementary market to continental Europe. The Middle East, Britain and Sweden are other emerging niche market opportunities. “On the other hand there are changes that, as with markets for all food products, are unpredictable or outside our ability to influence.” He cited the sudden spike in demand two years ago from American pet food manufacturers for venison meat and bone meal and manufacturing grades that pushed farmgate prices up by $1 a kilogram. “This was very much in the unpredictable category, arising from pet food companies seeking to secure supply for pet foods containing venison.” Prices for pet food grades have since eased sharply but venison’s place as an ingredient in premium pet foods looks reasonably assured with consumers seeing venison as a positive in the diets of their pets. Meanwhile, northern Europe, particularly Germany, continues to be a highly seasonal market with a tradition of autumn and early winter game season demand providing farmers with peak prices in September and October.

TUCK IN: Deer Industry New Zealand chefs Graham Brown and Shannon Campbell presenting the farm-raised venison story to food writers at a dinner in Germany.

On the other hand there are changes that are unpredictable or outside our ability to influence. Innes Moffat DINZ For many years the industry has worked to develop non-seasonal markets while building awareness in Europe of the attributes of NZ’s premium farmed product. Moffat said that awareness-building continues with a key influencer programme under way. DINZ chefs Graham Brown and Shannon Campbell are hosting dinners for food writers and chef seminars in partnership with importing and distribution companies in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden.

While many European chefs and retailers recognise the quality of chilled NZ venison, market conditions there are subdued following poor sales of frozen venison at very high prices in 2018. That is reflected in schedule prices to farmers sitting at $9.60/kg compared to $11.30 this time last year. “Looking ahead, venison marketers are mindful that with climate change, winter in Europe is arriving later and is shorter than it once was. “A shorter winter means a shorter game season and for NZ a continued emphasis on the development of new markets.” That includes developing a market during the European summer for premium Cervena venison as a grilling item. “Achieving this along with exploring the potential market in China is a key element in Passion 2 Profit, our Primary Growth Partnership programme with the Government,” Moffat said.

$3.77-$3.83/kg Yearling Simmental steers, 340-360kg at Stortford Lodge

ACROSS THE RAILS SUZ BREMNER

Prime hogget sales volume spikes in the South Island IT IS a busy time at the South Island sheep sales as the last rush to get prime hoggets offloaded produced a spike in volume. September and October are busy months, though the season and schedule prices dictate which is more hectic, and this year October is winning. While processors are checking teeth and discounting any that have cut them, the need to fill space and strong overseas demand have pushed schedules to $8.40-$8.65/kg CW with some murmurs of it still possibly pushing higher. Good lamb survival has seen few cull ewes coming forward to fill space and tight feed levels mean new season lambs are still a way off. So that has put the focus directly on the prime hoggets still available and sellers are reaping the reward. Temuka has had higher-than-normal volume over the past two weeks with fiveyear averages exceeded by 800-1000 head at each. PGG Wrightson agent Jonty Hyslop said “Processor space is readily available but it is that very competition that is keeping prices up at the yards and therefore attracting them to auction. Even a North Island processing company has been unbeatable in the past few weeks on very heavy hoggets, which are usually dumped into the yards and heavily discounted due to being penalised at the processors. But too many are now cutting their teeth and the edge is starting to fray.” Hyslop said it has been a fantastic season but he does wonder what will happen if and when China pulls back its demand “We have a dwindling supply of sheep in general in New Zealand, therefore, there is less product available for export. But with a large proportion of that now heading to just one purchaser, that leaves us in a very vulnerable position.” At Coalgate a few weeks back prime hogget volume was up 1700 on the five-year average as more farmers cottoned on to the fact potential returns were very high. Close to 60% of those offered sold for $200-$242 while 400 new season lambs made $160-$224. suz.bremner@globalhq.co.nz

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