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November 2014
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A little bit French Page 10–11
Shows celebrate farming successes
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Top prize to pig farming operation
Barry Thompson from Pigeon Bay and his dog Ned do battle with some headstrong sheep during the dog trials at the 2014 Canterbury A&P Show. Both competitor and numbers attending the show were up this year mirroring attendances at other regional A&P shows around Canterbury and the West Coast. Canterbury Farming looks at how the region’s A&P shows are garnering more attention on the back of Canterbury’s dairy boom. See story on page 10 …
Mega meat co-op mooted by Kent Caddick
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The creation of a new mega meat co-op is vital to the growth of the industry in New Zealand and to stave off foreign ownership of the industry. That is according to Alliance shareholder and director candidate Russell Drummond, who runs three sheep and beef units in Southland with 22,000 stock units.
“If Bay of Plenty Fertiliser and Southfert can become Ballance, if CRT and Farmlands can come together to grow membership and out-perform on merger benefits, of course the
red meat sector can create a cooperative capable of performing at the highest level.” Mr Drummond said the creation of a new mega co-op is vital to the survival of both
Alliance Group and sheep and beef farming as a land use. “No sheep meat company is in a strong position with declining numbers, and while Alliance group may have
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performed better than some an analysis of Alliance Group’s financial results shows that the Co-op’s performance remains poor.” continued on page 2 …