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Merger no ‘game changer’ “We have a clear strategy that we articulate publicly and that’s what we’re pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz pushing on with. “If there is the opportunity to do CONSOLIDATING ALL the processors and the resultant gain of $10/lamb something in terms of taking out progain at the farmgate, as estimated by cessing and overhead costs, we will Meat Industry Excellence, is still not a consider that. But that in itself is not “game changer” for sheep farmers, says a strategy; just reducing costs is not a Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean strategy; it is an enabler, but not a strategy.” Hamilton. The meat industry will never build And you cannot build a “Fonterra” from the meat industry because there a Fonterra from the ground up, he says. are too many players, Hamilton told Fonterra had 100% of the supply and Rural News, commenting on issues only two co-ops in the end. The meat industry has an enormous array of parraised by disgruntled shareholders. Hamilton says Silver Fern Farms’ ticipants. Hamilton says Meat Industry Excelview is you need a strategy that can conlence’s own analysis shows that if all trol and deliver. PAM TIPA
processors combined, the gain would be $10/lamb, but realistically not all processors would ever combine, so any gain would be less. “Even if you stuck to the $10 if everyone combined, does that change the world for a sheep farmer? It improves it but it doesn’t turn his business from a challenging business to a higher returning business. And that’s why we don’t believe that combination by itself is a strategy. “We have a clear plate-to-pasture strategy of investing in the value chain, creating retail products – seen in supermarkets here and overseas – and investing in branded product into restaurants,” he says. “So the primary
strategy we’re introducing is trying to extract a higher price for the product and share that with our farmer supplier base, so we capture more value in the process and farmer part of that supply chain. “We have been on that journey for five years now, creating the Silver Fern Farm branded product range, and we believe there are higher earnings from that long term. “Does that require the industry to rationalise its capacity? No. Are there benefits from rationalising its capacity? Yes.” Silver Fern Farms will consult with shareholders in August on options for TO PAGE 5
DROUGHT TAKING A TOLL North Canterbury farmers are facing big losses this year due to the ongoing drought impacting the region. Greg Chamberlain, who farms 500ha at Domett, 3km south of Cheviot, is bracing for $500,000 of drought-associated costs and losses. Winter signals the wet season, but the rains have kept away: rainfall over the past 12 months on the farm has been 60% below average. Chamberlain normally has 3000 sheep roaming the paddocks at this time of the year; the farm has only 30 rams left. He sold 1000 ewes and sent another 1300 for grazing. “I have been farming here for 25 years and this is by far the worst dry season for us.” Rural News visited North Canterbury last week – see more on the big dry and the impact it is having on farmers in the region on pages 6-7.
STOCK FIRMS UNDER FIRE LIVESTOCK FIRMS PGG Wrightson, Elders New Zealand (Carrfields) and Rural Livestock are facing claims of price fixing by Commerce Commission. The commission is the country’s competition regulatory agency. On its website it describes its purpose as, “…enforcing legislation that promotes competition in NZ markets and prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct by traders”. It claims that the three livestock firms fixed fees charged during the implementation of the NAIT national livestock tagging scheme. Its consumer protection authority is investigating fees charged during the adoption of the scheme. A spokesman for the commission says it will file proceedings against the three companies and five undisclosed individuals before the end of July. In a statement to Rural News the commission said: “The commission can confirm that its investigation into alleged price fixing by NZ livestock companies is in its final stages. The commission expects to file proceedings against PGG Wrightson, Elders New Zealand and Rural Livestock Ltd and five individuals by the end of July. We cannot comment further at this time.” Last week PGG Wrightson advised that the commission believed it had breached the Commerce Act over how it charged fees during the scheme’s implementation.
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CONCERN IS growing in political and economic circles that the low dairy prices could tip New Zealand into a recession. Stephen Topliss, of BNZ, was quoted as raising the prospect of a recession triggered by low dairy prices, the falling NZ dollar and the potential for a drought. And two Government ministers, Steven Joyce and Bill English, have also expressed concern in the past week about dairy prices. Asked on TV3’s The Nation if there could be a recession for two years, Joyce responded by saying ‘it’s going to be bumpy’ and conceded that in his view dairy prices might stay lower than predicted by Fonterra. Finance Minister Bill English describes the slump in dairy prices as “concerning” and the indications are that the low prices on the GDT auction are likely to persist. But English claims dairy is only 20% of exports, that other sectors are performing well and that in the past the NZ economy has been “pretty resilient”. Meanwhile, ANZ rural economist Con Williams predicts the next quarter will be brutal for the dairy industry. He told Rural News some of the forces affecting dairy prices are “structural” and depending on what happens to the Kiwi dollar the lower dairy prices could continue. ANZ has just lowered its forecast for the farmgate milk price for this season to $4.50-$4.75/
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farmers react to the lower prices and cashflows. But he emphasises that the next few months will be difficult. He says the effects of the low payout are being felt in the wider communities dependent on the dairy industry. Job security and cashflows in support areas are starting to be affected. No one can say with certainty what might happen in the international dairy market. The international investment banker Goldman Sachs predicts a five year low in dairy prices, but in NZ even the most pessimistic are saying three years maximum.
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FLOOD-HIT FARMERS HOPE FOR MORE HELP ABOUT 100 farmers in the Whanganui area are facing production losses this season of up to $100,000 as a result of the recent floods. That’s the view of Whanganui Federated Farmers provincial president Brian Doughty, a key man in assessing damage and co-ordinating help. Last week he stayed in Whanganui doing this rather than attending the Feds annual conference. Doughty says in the worst cases up to 25% of the land has been damaged and many hit badly in the 2004 floods have been hit again. “The loss of production, plus some re-instatement, is a substantial loss for those farmers,” he told Rural News. “If you take the whole Whanganui area it amounts to over $1 million and probably more like $2.5m if you include the Waitotara Valley area.” Doughty says some farmers want the event declared ‘major’, which would trigger more cash from the Government. But MPI and Minister Nathan Guy say it is a ‘medium scale’ event and that farmers are resilient and will help each other. “I told the minister ‘that’s true, but farmers holding hands won’t grow any grass’. I left it at that.” Doughty says from what he’s heard farmers don’t necessarily want a lot of money, but rather to be recognised for their plight. @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews
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Meat marketing rejection a ‘missed opportunity’ SUDESH KISSUN sudeshk@ruralnews.co.nz
A MEAT industry stalwart says the rejection of a joint marketing model between processors and farmers is a missed opportunity. North Canterbury farmer Andy Fox says if approved the proposed deal would have boosted confidence among sheep and beef farmers, embroiled in constant infighting in the meat industry. It would also have presented the meat industry as a cohesive group, helping to attract funding from the Government.
Under the deal floated by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, a 50:50 funded market development entity would have focussed on country-of-origin promotion; it was hoped companies would split $8 million a year funding the organisation currently puts into meat promotion. Fox says the proposal by BLNZ had merits, but the failure to get all meat processors on board led to its demise. “A cornerstone of the proposal was [agreement that] everyone must be in it,” Fox told Rural News, “so that everyone contributed. [Otherwise,] those
who did not contribute -- the free riders -- could therefore also potentially benefit. “As long as I have been involved with meat company boards or sitting around industry good organisations, the fear of the free rider has been a limiting factor. Instead of just getting on with it, they won’t do it because someone else might get something for free.” Fox served for 10 years as a Silver Fern Farms director and nine years as a board member of BLNZ and the New Zealand Meat Board. He says many farm-
ers would be disappointed because the proposal would have given them the opportunity to work together with processors on marketing for the first time. “From my time in Wellington, I have noticed the constant infighting within the meat industry; we don’t present a cohesive group for any assistance from the central Government. “I believe he same amount of disagreement takes place within the dairy industry but the difference is it takes place behind closed doors; in the meat industry there are often open scraps between
farmers and different meat companies and between the companies themselves.” Fox says if nothing the proposed marketing entity would have boosted morale among farmers. “For the first time in history, the industry -processing, distribution, shipping and exporting -would have come together with people who produce the raw material in a joint country-of-origin marketing.” BLNZ wants its farmer levy payers to decide whether they would continue funding meat promotion and, if so, at what
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level. Farmers will decide on promotional funding when BLNZ holds a referendum in spring to renew its levies. Fox believes in light of the meat companies’ decision BLNZ should pull out of marketing and let the companies do their own thing. “The industry has chosen to go it alone; I hope Beef + Lamb has the balls to say ‘we’ve led the horse to water, you’ve chosen not to drink so we are going to let the horse
go free’.” Fox hopes BLNZ will return to its core business of delivering value behind the farmgate. “We will do what we know our farmers value -R&D and technology transfer to farmers behind the farmgate.” He points out that one of BLNZ’s best spends is on trade access; whether this remains with the organisation or is spun off to the New Zealand Meat Board remains to be seen.
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HARD WORK does pay off, says Matt Bell (28), who won the 27th Young Farmer of the Year contest. Helped by his fiancée Samantha, Bell put hundreds of hours into preparing for the competition. The Canterbury dairy farmer took the top honour at the grand final in Taupo on July 4. “It is very much a team effort. There is no way I could have done it without Samantha. She has read questions until she couldn’t talk… and the support – like knowing I could come home and start studying while tea was cooked,” he told Rural News. “The biggest piece of advice, especially for guys who want to make grand final, is make sure you’ve got a great partner who will put up with it.” The title is something Bell says he has wanted for a long time and it’s “awesome to achieve it”. He was placed third in the grand final in Auckland in 2013 and has been build-
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raising capital. “We’ve got people who are interested; it is taking time to work through. If the company believes one of those transactions is in the interests of shareholders they will be recommending it. If they think none of those are attractive they won’t be doing it.” In the modern world it is a “dangerous position” to see foreign capital as a bad thing, Hamilton says. “We are not purposely pursuing foreign capital, but if taking in that capital is the right thing to do and in the best interests of everybody I’m sure the board will be recommending it. Hamilton says accusations that SFF had ignored the MIE report were not true, but he adds it did not introduce anything new that an experienced industry participant hadn’t thought of. Meanwhile, Alliance chairman Murray Taggart says the company has new proposals – not necessarily mergers – which it will take to the shareholders in spring. To reveal those plans now to anyone would be “commercially stupid”. However, he has informed shareholders calling for a special meeting that those proposals would be forthcoming and says it is up to them whether they still want to pursue the special meeting. Taggart says the company talks with different industry players and looks for opportunities to restructure to operate better. “For mergers to work we need two companies that are both profitable, have strong balance sheets and a stable-to-increasing livestock supply,” he says. People can reach their own conclusions as to what companies they could work with on that basis. “As a company we are open to opportunities, but those are some of the boxes that the commercial opportunity has to tick.” Taggart says the status quo is not an option, but a merger of Alliance with any other player in the industry is not necessarily a solution. Taggart says he gets the sense people think Silver Fern and Alliance don’t get on or “throw rocks at each other”. “I think people try to portray it that we don’t see eye to eye as companies but that is just not the case. The same applies whether you’re talking about Anzco or Affco or any other companies in the industry.” @rural_news
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THE SHEEP industry is in rapid decline and can’t afford to make any more wrong decisions, says Silver Fern Farms shareholder Allan Richardson. He believes Silver Fern Farms needs to investigate whether a $100 million in savings from consolidation projected by a Meat Industry Excellence report is an option before going down the foreign investment track. By raising the support of 5% of the shareholders Richardson has forced a special meeting to consider whether the board should fully investigate a potential merger with Alliance Group. Alliance shareholders Jeff Grant and Gaye Cowie are working to
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reach the same 5% threshold in Alliance, to also trigger a special meeting to consider the same resolution. The resolution asks for an analysis of potential benefits and risks of a Silver Fern Farms and
Alliance merger into one cooperative entity, along with a risk mitigation plan verified by an independent firm. “There are projected $100m savings in the latest Meat Industry Excellence [plan]
and the board is looking for $100m capital,” he says. “You would think they would examine that first before going down the foreign capital track. Instead of making foreign capital the first option, let’s make it the last one.”
Richardson claims he does not oppose foreign capital in principle, but is concerned about implications for ownership down the track. “We’re not talking a full merger here; in the current cultures that wouldn’t work. But there are areas where the two companies can work together.” The sheep industry is in rapid decline and hasn’t got too much freeboard left, Richardson says. Decisions are needed to turn the company and the industry around. “If we get it wrong the implications are far reaching,” he says. Since 2008 both companies have talked but there has only been “one willing dance partner” at any one time. “There will be two companies at the dance now.”
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Homebaking and laughs help SUDESH KISSUN sudeshk@ruralnews.co.nz
IT MAY not be a drought breaker, but home baked biscuits have strengthened the resolve of drought-stricken North Canterbury farmers. Scargill farmer Andy Fox arrived home to find a packet of home-baked shortbread; he says the small gesture has helped restore his faith in human nature. The biscuits were delivered by some Canterbury churches, one of the many projects underway to bring temporary relief to 300 sheep and beef farmers struggling with one of the worst droughts in the region. The local Rural Support Trust has been around farms donating bags of goodies and free hot pool passes for farmers and their families; the local school in Scargill has organised a comedy evening for rural residents. Rainfall in North Canterbury has been at least 40% below average and most farmers have taken the unprecedented step of send-
ing ewes to mid and south Canterbury for grazing; many are unsure how many ewes will return home for lambing. Fox says while farmers are used to the vagaries of farming, natural disasters can sometime be hard on families; small gestures like biscuits and school events help farmers and their families cope better. The North Canterbury community, local council, Federated Farmers and agribusinesses have rallied around farmers. A local drought committee, chaired by Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley, has been set up. Last month a field day was held on Fox’s farm to look at the nutritional needs of ewes and options for grazing stock; organisers expected 40 farmers, about 130 turned up. Fox says this showed the real need to get off-farm and talk to other farmers. “There is a saying that a problem shared is a problem halved; it helped a bit to know that someone else is going through the same thing.” When Christchurch residents
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were hit by earthquakes, farmers from the region were on hand to help. A Christchurch businessman, Grant Silvester, saw it was time to return the favour. He set up a Facebook page to help North Canterbury farmers; last month he organised the delivery of over 400 bales of feed to affected farmers; the feed was donated by farmers from around the country. Federated Farmers North Can-
terbury meat and fibre chairman Dan Hodgen was a volunteer first responder with Search and Rescue and helped during the earthquakes. He saw firsthand the power of knowing someone cares. He says the donated feed won’t make drought-stricken farmers turn the corner but is appreciated. “It’s really nice to know others are aware and concerned about your situation. It’s a bit like a bandage on a broken leg but it has certainly lifted spirits.” Hodgen, who farms at Waikari, has not sent stock for grazing; instead he saw the writing on the wall and culled 15% of ewes in January and all cattle soon after. He believes his business will lose about $200,000 because of a lower lambing percentage, selling stock at reduced prices and buying extra feed for stock left on the farm. The drought is not only hitting the pockets of farmers; local towns and contractors are also feeling the pinch. While farmers are resilient and will get through, the flow-on effects on the community will be strongly felt, he says.
RIVALS WORK TOGETHER THE DROUGHT in North Canterbury has brought together meat industry rivals. In an unprecedented first, a group of North Canterbury stock agents and meat processors have joined forces; they are working with Federated Farmers as the coordinator and the Rural Support Trust to help affected farmers. As feed supplies in the province dwindle large numbers of stock have to be relocated elsewhere or other solutions need to be found. Dan Hodgen, Federated Farmers North Canterbury meat and fibre chair is encouraged by the commitment from the stakeholders to work together. “This hasn’t happened before and it reflects how serious the situation is heading into lambing and calving,” he says. PGG Wrightson, Hazlett Rural Ltd, Rural Livestock, Silver Fern Farms, ANZCO Foods, Peter Walsh and Associates, South Pacific Meats and Alliance Group Ltd are looking at working together to facilitate solutions such as share farming to retain farmers’ breeding flocks rather than seeing them forced to sell. Katie Milne, Federated Farmers adverse events spokesperson, says the farmer lobby is providing the platform for this initiative. “These companies are not just opening up their commercially sensitive channels of communication, they are actively looking for solutions to help.” – Sudesh Kissun
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D-day looms for drought-hit farmers SUDESH KISSUN sudeshk@ruralnews.co.nz
D-DAY IS looming for drought-hit sheep and beef farmers in North Canterbury. More than 80,000 sheep have been forced off-farm in Cheviot alone; a decision to bring them back from grazing must be made within two weeks. However, if the rains stay away and paddocks remain parched, most of the breeding stock will have to be sold. Some farmers have already offloaded stock and are bracing for huge financial losses. Cheviot farmer and local drought committee member Nick Ensor says the harsh reality is that a lot these ewes are unlikely to come home to lamb. Ensor says agents and meat processors have been given a heads-up. “We are in talks with stock-agents and freezing works; letting them know potentially 30,000 ewes from Cheviot alone could require a novel solution before August” Ensor told Rural News. Ensor says other affected areas in North Canterbury will also face a similar situation.
Nick Ensor says 80,000 sheep have gone from the district and most are unlikely to come back.
“D-day is looming for Cheviot and North Canterbury; farmers will need to make a decision at least 4 weeks prior to lambing on how many stock can come home. It’s quite scary; the flowon effects on the region will be massive,” he says. Federated Farmers, stock agents, meat companies and other stakeholders are working together to assist affected farmers.
“We have got all the meat processors together in a bid to stay one step ahead of this beast otherwise it will totally consume us,” says Ensor. Cheviot, one of the hardest hit areas in North Canterbury, has 103 farmers; all have suffered losses. Greg Chamberlain, who farms 500ha in Domett, 3km south of Cheviot, is bracing for drought-related costs and losses to top $500,000 this year.
Winter signals the wet season, but the rains have kept away; rainfall over the past 12 months on the farm has been 60% below average. Chamberlain normally has 3000 sheep and 300 cattle roaming the paddocks at this time of the year; the farm has only 30 rams and 140 cattle left. He sold 1000 ewes and sent another 1300 for grazing, along with 550 hoggets and the rest of his cattle. “I have been farming here for 25 years and this is by far the worst dry season for us,” he told Rural News. “Normally this time of the year, I would be shifting six to eight break fences a day…. Sheep are normally wintered on an all grass system, so I shift breaks for them but this year if you shift a break you don’t know which way to shift them.” Chamberlain is worried about 1300 ewes sent for grazing; they are due to come back early next month. “The issue now is whether we can bring any back; I may have to sell them or get someone to share farm. “If we don’t get 4 inches of rain in the next month we are probably looking at totally destocking and not bring-
ing any ewes back; maybe 300-400 if we can, but most ewes would have to be sold.” Chamberlain has spent $100,000 on feed and grazing stock this year; with 2000 lambs down on last year he expects $180,000 loss in earnings, based on last year’s average prices. If the remaining ewes don’t come back, he will take another $150,000 hit. Chamberlain will also spend more to replace stock and lose out on wool income of $30,000. While Cheviot and surrounding areas received some rain last week, more is needed. “The long range forecast for the next three months is below average rainfall,” he says. “People banking on the rain to arrive are beginning to worry; the mood’s dropping as the reality hits home.” “People have spent money to buy feed in the hope the rains will come; now they have handed stock to someone else to look after them. “Most of the stock are unlikely to come back; farmers realise it’s out of their hands and they are losing control of the situation.”
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Visionary leader gone too soon CRAIG NORGATE – Fonterra’s first ever chief executive – died last week aged 50. Norgate had led Kiwi Co-op Dairies prior to taking on the inaugural chief executive role at Fonterra when it was formed. He was chief executive of Fonterra from 2001 to 2003 and afterwards headed PGG Wrightson for six years. PGG Wrightson’s chief executive Mark Dewdney described news of Norgate’s passing as very sad, saying he was one of the industry’s leading visionaries. “Craig was the catalyst for putting together Wrightson, Williams and Kettle and Pyne Gould
Guinness.” Norgate was one of the youngest-ever dairy industry leaders when he took the helm of Kiwi Dairies and was only in his mid30s when he took on the Fonterra role. Former Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung also called Norgate a visionary. “He was inspirational, clever and energetic. He loved this country and NZ is the poorer for his passing.” Fonterra chairman John Wilson said he was deeply upset by news of Norgate’s death and passed on his thoughts to his family and friends. “Craig played a key role in the formation of Fon-
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1983-85: Massey University, Bachelor of Business Studies, Accounting and Finance
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1985: Maori Affairs Department
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1987: Lowe Walker
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1988: Lactose Company
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1991: Joins Kiwi Co-operative Dairies
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1994: Chief executive, Kiwi Co-operative Dairies
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2001: Chief executive
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2003: Sets up Rural Portfolio Investments
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2004: Takeover of Wrightson
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2005: Takeover of Williams & Kettle
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2005: Merger with Pyne Gould Guinness to form PGG Wrightson
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2007: Float of NZ Farming Systems Uruguay
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2008: Wool business merger planned with Wool Grower Holdings
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2012: Chief executive of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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terra and made a significant contribution to the co-operative as our first chief executive, helping bring together key players in the NZ dairy industry with the strategic vision
he was known for. “He remained a close and trusted friend and mentor to many of our people. “Craig was a proud and passionate New Zealander
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Kiwi sheep flourish on Mexican p Despite claims of death, destruction and imminent slaughter some 45,000 sheep and 3000 cattle, exported from Timaru last month, arrived in Mexico safe and sound last week. David Anderson reports. AFTER 15 days and six hours at sea, the MV Nada berthed in Manzanillo – located on the Pacific Ocean and one of the bus-
iest ports in Mexico – in late June and 45,110 breeding ewes and 3224 cattle sourced from New Zealand were unloaded and
quarantined on ‘quality’ Mexican pastures. Some 100 trucks took three days to unload one of the largest live sheep
breeding exports in NZ’s history to quarantine and then on to help droughtstricken Mexican farmers re-stock their farms after
one of the worst droughts on record in that country. According to South Canterbury livestock agent and organiser of the shipment, Peter Walsh, the sheep on arrival were in such good condition they’d put on an average 4kg a head. “This meant the Mex-
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cured from 74 farms from around the South Island and then transported to the feedlot in Mid Canterbury. Here they were transitioned for two-three weeks and pre-conditioned on a mix of specially prepared baleage and pellet feed, similar to what they would be given on the ship, fed three times a day. On arrival at the feedlot all the animals were scanned and blood tested for Johnes disease, then given a drench and pouron lice treatment. Walsh says any animals with Johnes were rejected, along with any others not up to standard. He says in total 48,000 sheep were bought for shipping, but only a little over 45,000 were shipped, with 8% culled. “The decision on which animals would eventually be shipped or not was not made by us,” he explains. “It was decided by five vets appointed by the Mexican Government and the team from Asure Quality; we just had to stand back and watch.” On June 10, 20 trucks loaded with 500 sheep each time headed from the feedlot to Timaru and back three times. The sheep were loaded onto the ship in 17 hours and the cattle in around eight hours. When the ship left Timaru port it had perfect conditions – a temperature of 10-12oC, which gradually rose to 30oC it neared Mexican shores.
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Walsh says NZ, Australian and Mexican “top” stockmen were aboard, with a Mexican vet, to ensure the livestock travelled well and they all reported the animals were in “excellent order” when they arrived. Each day of the voyage Walsh received an update detailing what the animals were fed, how they were travelling, any sick animals in the ‘hospital pens’ and whether any had died. Walsh says around $10.5 million was paid to the 74 farmers for the sheep bought for export; two thirds came from North Otago and northwards, the remainder from Otago and Southland. Another $4.5 million was spent on procuring the cattle. “When you consider these [sheep] farmers were paid around $130
a head, compared with around $90 locally, it makes a big difference to their incomes,” he told Rural News. “That’s an extra $40 a head farmers can spend in their local towns and regions.” Walsh adds that including the 52 staff working at the feedlot, stockmen on the ship, Asure Quality staff, transport companies and the farmers who benefited; the shipment was a big boost to the South Island economy during a difficult, dry season. “We are delighted how this shipment went and, you don’t know, there may be opportunities in the future.” However, he admits it could be some time because the previous shipment was in 2007 and it took eight years before another was commissioned.
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PETER WALSH knew it would be necessary to keep news of the live shipment as quiet as possible, due to the stir it would cause by animal activists and other “ill-informed” commentators. “We were confident the animals would arrive safe and sound, but because we could not prove that until they arrived we decided it was best to keep our heads down,” Walsh told Rural News. He admits it was frustrating to hear all the misinformation put across in the media and believes animal activist groups get far too much unquestioned media coverage. “We respect the right of people to have a different view, but they need to be better informed and some media need to question this,” Walsh adds. “Some of
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12 FED FARMERS NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Reduce energy use scientist says NEW ZEALAND farmers have the ability to reduce their energy use, but because it is not a priority for them they don’t do it. That’s the view of Massey University’s pro-
sentatives and food technology experts also spoke. Sims coined the phrase ‘precision energy use’ – simply meaning not wasting energy on farms. He says because energy is rel-
fessor Ralph Sims, a keynote speaker at the Feds annual conference. He was one of a number of speakers on a day devoted to ‘resilient agri-business’. Economists, trade repre-
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FEDS MEAT and fibre chair believes the Meat Industry Excellence Group (MIE) has no power to instigate any change. Rick Powdrell told delegates to the meat and fibre annual meeting that MIE claims to have bank support for its latest proposal, but unless the banks drive the proposal nothing will eventuate. Powdrell says the Government have made it very clear they will not instigate any meat industry restructure, but would be prepared to look at any proposal so to see if it could take an enabling
role to assist. “To date the company directors and management have individually, and in some cases collectively, done their due diligence on the various change options they may entertain. One can argue that the results of those deliberations are their business and they are confident they are acting in the best interests of their company with the decisions they chose to make.” Powdrell says the issue is now left with meat co-ops shareholders and suppliers to work out a solution
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Stand strong – Rolleston FEDS PRESIDENT William Rolleston has called for the NZ government to stand strong in the TPP negotiations. He told delegates to the Feds annual conference that agriculture is still the country’s greatest strength and it is not for sacrificial slaughter on the table of compromise. “If nations cannot tolerate free trade, including in agriculture, they need to step aside from the TPP negotiations and let those who are willing finish the deal.” Referring to low prices in the dairy industry, Rolleston reminded delegates that as an open and trading nation NZ was vulnerable to international events. “The Greek debt default is a fast moving feast and there is plenty to play out. Falling stock markets in Shanghai, in response, could have a chilling effect on confidence in China and pose a potential risk to our exports. Panic in world affairs has never been a winning strategy so we look to the leaders involved to play it cool and settle the situation.” Rolleston, recently elected deputy chair of the World Farmers Organisation, returned from a WFO meeting just hours before the Feds met. He sees common issues for farmers worldwide, including access to modern technology and government investment in agricultural science. “While for some, lack of access to technologies is a problem of scale and finance, for us it is regulatory. NZ farmers should have access to modern technologies such as nanotechnology, genetic modification and pesticides when they are shown to be safe. “Do we need regulation? Of course we do, but it should be based on risk rather than process,” he says.
Radio man honoured RETIRING RADIO New Zealand rural broadcaster Kevin Ikin was honoured at the Feds conference. Ikin has been the voice of rural NZ on National Radio for nearly 30 years. President William Rolleston says many rural people have been interviewed by Ikin over the years, but many have never met him personally. He described Ikin as an absolute
gentleman and a professional interviewer who could at times be very probing to get a story. Rolleston said Ikin had served the primary sector extremely well over many years and would be greatly missed. A presentation was made to Ikin at the conference dinner, which was also attended by his wife Sue and several present and past colleagues from Radio New Zealand.
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Sheep and beef farmer in the gun with council PAM TIPA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz
HOLDING ON to stock longer after a drought in the hope they would reach higher weights contributed to a Taupo farmer becoming the first sheep
and beef farmer warned by the Waikato Regional Council for breaching nitrogen caps. The unnamed farmer was formally warned for breaching the Resource Management Act (RMA) by exceeding a nitrogen
discharge cap on properties in the Lake Taupo catchment over a two year period. The council’s farming services manager Nicole Botherway told Rural News the farmer tends to purchase weaner heifers
WRC has warned its first sheep and beef farmer for breaching N levels in the Lake Taupo catchment.
late/early in the year (DecJan) and sell them just over a year later at about 18 months old (R2). During the 2013-14 year the R2 heifers were meant to leave in April-May. “However, the drought hit in late summer and
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he held on to the stock in the hope rain would arrive and the cows would be able to reach higher weights,” Botherway says. “He did not [sell them until] the following January at which stage the [they] had been on the property for over a year. Thus, for almost a year, greater numbers of older (mature, bigger) stock were on the property than proposed. With regard to stocking rates, sheep on the farm were relatively similar to that outlined in the NMP (nutrient management plan). “The main differences were with cattle. In the NMP all cattle were outlined as being of Angus breed. During the monitoring years more than half of the cattle were Friesian breed. Friesians leach more nitrogen than Angus due to their higher metabolic rate which requires a greater amount of feed being eaten and therefore nitrogen being cycled through the animal’s body.” It is the first warning issued by Waikato Regional Council under the new Variation 5 consenting regime designed to protect the lake’s health from nitrogen. The warning came after it was discovered more than a tonne of excess nitrogen could eventually leach into the lake as a result of the farmer’s operations over the two years. By themselves the breaches are not expected to have a major detrimental effect on the lake’s health. Botherway says this is the first such formal warning by the council and does not know if any other council has handed out a similar warning. There are no other waterways and lakes in the Waikato
region to which limits apply for sheep and beef farmers. Botherway says the case is particularly unfortunate as the farmer has personally been involved in efforts to protect the lake. “He has been open and co-operative, and acknowledged he did not do things properly on the properties concerned,” she says. However, Botherway says the council will continue to monitor farms and hold people to account if they negligently or deliberately breach resource consents. This is for the health of the lake and in fairness to all those working within their cap. “It’s a situation where more attention needed to be paid to adhering to the details of the farm’s nutrient management plan. We are serious about protecting the financial investment that Waikato Regional Council, Taupo District Council, Ngati Tuwharetoa and central Government are making in protecting the lake.” The council’s warning letter to the farmer said the breaches occurred because he did not farm in accordance with his registered nitrogen management plan and failed to inform the council he was deviating from the plan. The breaches totalled an extra 1030kg of potential nitrogen leaching in total. Botherway says if the council ever decided to prosecute a sheep and beef farmer for breaching nitrogen caps it would be for the courts to determine what penalties were imposed under the penalty provisions of the RMA. She says the court would take into account the circumstances of each case.
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Overseer too ‘blunt’ of an instrument PAM TIPA pamelat@ruralnews.co.nz
THE FIRST-EVER warning to a sheep and beef farmer on exceeding nitrogen caps shows that Overseer is a “blunt instrument”, says Rick Powdrell, Federated Farmers meat and fibre chair. He told Rural News it shouldn’t be used as a regulatory tool. But Powdrell believes other councils will follow after the warning to a Taupo farmer by the Waikato Regional Council. He says although Waikato was obliged to enforce its rules as they stand, the rules themselves are too restrictive. “Sheep farming is an unpredictable business with the volatility in the weather and lambing percentages, which impacts
your stock’s growth rate, finishing weight and time spent on farm, which is why Overseer is unsuitable as a blunt instrument tool. “It was always intended as a guide and is great for a reference point but it should not be used as regulatory tool.” The practical impact means a good lambing may increase stock by just a few animals, which are picked up in Overseer, he says. “This is why we need to have rules that are practicable and allow farmers to farm the good years to get through the bad ones, all the while maintaining the goal of nutrient discharges. We need to give farmers certainty while enabling the regions to be sustainable economically and environmentally.”
warned over N caps. “But we will likely see the impracticality of Overseer as a blunt tool bringing more sheep farmers into the fold. “This case highlights the need to look at the unintended consequences of some council plans. We think a nitrogen loss calculation rolling over a five year average may be an interim solution to allow for the fact that nature is unpredictable and farmers need room to adapt.”
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Waikato’s move is a sign of things to come, Powdrell believes, as more regions adopt nutrient discharge rules. “Sheep and beef farmers are rapidly becoming more engaged in the limit setting process and are adapting to the limits under more unpredictable farming models,” he says. “We have real concerns about making Overseer central to the regulatory process. It has severe limitations which must be
acknowledged in all council plans.” He says the Feds’ representative in the area says farmers are enquiring about what actually happened and why it was made public, which is not the usual practice. “It is stripping away the certainty farmers need to plan ahead and invest in more environmentally desirable kit,” he says. Powdrell says there is no question that farmers are ready to be involved in
planning limits and working to meet them; turnouts have been good at Beef + Lamb’s farm environment plan workshops around the country. The industry is also putting serious effort into onfarm actions that make a difference to water quality, such as the industry-agreed good management practices relating to water quality. All farmers want is for the rules about working within limits to also work for farming, he says.
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Growing firm more than a name Mid Canterbury farming family business the Carr Group has been steadily growing and expanding its agriculture-based business for 40 years. It will be re-branded from later this month as Carrfields. livestock interests. The group owns Winslow Ltd, NZAMG (Claas Harvest Centre Canterbury), Winslow Dairy Centre (Lely Centre Ashburton), Winslow Contracting, T-L Irrigation Systems, Circle Auctions, Canterbury Seed, Pacific Seed, Winseed and Smallbone Automotive. Managing director Craig Carr believes the company has two key ingredients that help it identify with the country’s rural sector: it’s a family business and is NZ-owned and operated. Carr family members in the business include Craig, his brothers Ryan and James, sister Stacey
FORTY YEARS ago Greg Carr was a farmer battling tough rural times; to survive he diversified and started a contracting business. Now that business has grown so much that he and his family own one of New Zealand’s larger agribusinesses after last year adding Elders NZ to their already expanding network. The Carr Group was already involved in dairying, farm equipment, seeds, contracting and other farming businesses, but last year’s purchase of Elders gained the company more national attention and spread its interests to include, among others, wool and
McKerchar, and parents Glenys and Greg Carr. Carr says the Carrfields name developed from talking with customers, suppliers and its own people. “It was clear our family name Carr should be a key part of any brand and because our business started in the paddock, ‘field’ was added to give the name Carrfields.” Carr hopes the Carrfields brand will grow to mean integrity, which he says is a key value of their business. “We stand behind our service, people and products and we want our customers to know that.” He says the livestock business will be the first
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part of the business to go under the new brand, which will be progressively rolled out through other parts of the business during the year. Irrigation will be next, followed by contracting and the seeds business – which will nationally be known as Carrfields but keep the Canterbury Seeds, Pacific seeds and Winseed brands. “The joint venture wool business has already been branded Carrfields Primary Wool – CPW – while our machinery division will stay under the Claas brand, and the Lely dairy business will stay under that name,” Carr adds. He says the next 12
months will see a roll-out of the Carrfields brand, enhancing their business and ‘getting better’. “Our focus over the next year or so will be
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TB eradicated in 11 years? ANDREW SWALLOW
BY 2026 NEW Zealand livestock will be TB free and by 2046 the disease should be gone for good, if a new plan under consultation comes to fruition. And it’s actually going to cost less in TB targeted levies and rates.
A statutory review of the National Pest Management Plan (TB Plan) has to be completed by July next year and as part of that process a Plan Governance Group (PGG) has come up with three proposals, public consultation on which closes July 31.
whereas the current plan is focussed around eradication of the vectors,” chair of the PGG, Chris Kelly, told Rural News. “If this proposal is approved it will give farmers more control for less investment.” Kelly says feedback from information ses-
The PGG’s preferred option is to cut spending from the current $80m to $60m but by targeting controls better modelling shows the disease can be eradicated from livestock by 2026. “The guts of it is we’re aiming to eradicate TB from New Zealand
sions being held around the country is that some farmers would rather pay more to get rid of the disease faster but the modelling shows the PGG’s preferred $60m option offers better value than spending $70m or $80m. “Increasing the funding wouldn’t speed it
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[eradication] up hugely.” Equally, analysis of a $30m/year option shows containment could be achieved but the disease, and hence that level of funding, would be needed inperpetuity making it more costly in the longrun. Under the PGG’s preferred option beef farmers’ levy contribution will tumble from 18% of $80m to 13% of $60m by 2020/21. Deer’s share eases slightly, but dairy’s will increase (see table) reflecting both growth of the sector and greater movement of stock and therefore risk of disease spread. “All the recent outbreaks have been livestock animal to livestock animal, not vector to livestock,” points out Kelly. However dairy farmers, and indeed all farmers, can look forward to less on-farm testing with more reliance on tests at works. The exception to that will be in disease hotspots and where NAIT requirements are not met. “Where NAIT’s all correct, then it will allow for less tests but farms that do not comply [with NAIT] could face higher tests and they might have to pay for the testing themselves,” Kelly warns. It’s proposed OSPRI,
through TB Free, would be given powers to issue infringement notices to encourage NAIT compliance which currently can only be dealt with by prosecution. Live animal exporters will be brought into the scheme as they stand to benefit from New Zealand gaining TB free status and currently escape the levy scheme. Meanwhile regional councils, many of which have long grumbled about TB targeted rating, will be removed. Federated Farmer’s national board representative on OSPRI, Anders Crofoot, says the Federation will be making a submission on the consultation and while that’s yet to be finalised, it looks likely to reflect members’ concerns that reduced funding could mean controls are relaxed and TB escalates again as it did in the 1990s. “We are quite encouraged they [the PGG] are going for eradication which the previous plan wasn’t committed to. Members’ main concern seems to be that they might be underspending,” he told Rural News. However, from his involvement with OSPRI, he says the science and modelling shows eradication can be achieved even with the reduced spend.
Funding shifts Sector
Current Funding
Funding by 2020-21
Beef
$18.59m
$7.80m
Dairy
$24.07m
$26.70m
Deer
$1.3m
$1m
Live exporters
Nil
$0.5m
Crown
$30.40
$24
Regional councils
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nil
Total
$80m
$60m
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Beef’s billion dollar quarter MIA policy analyst Matt Conway told the blog that volumes were up too, but not to the same extent, meaning New Zealand earned more by the trade. Overall, beef exports were up 11% in
volume, compared to Q1 2014. “In particular, there was a significant increase in beef exports to NZ’s largest beef export market, the US. They were up 26% by volume and 72% by value, driven largely by beef shortages there,” Conway explained. He also noted that Australian beef exports to the US increased by 56% from 67,209 tonnes in Q1 2014 to 105,140 tonnes in Q1 2015. NZ beef exports to China were also up by 53% in Q1 2015 vs the same period in the previous year. However, beef exports to Indonesia remain a problem. “These were significantly down in Q1 2015 vs Q1 2014, reflecting the impact of regulations put in place by the Indonesian government at the beginning of 2015 restricting the types of cuts that can be imported into Indonesia.” MIA is watching the situation as the joint US/
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22 MARKETS & TRENDS MARKET SNAPSHOT
BEEF MARKET TRENDS
LAMB MARKET TRENDS LAMB PRICES
BEEF PRICES NI
Change
c/kgCWT
+3
P2 Steer - 300kg
P2 Cow - 230kg
+3
Local Trade - 230kg
n/c
5.65
5.62
4.65
4.83
4.80
4.00
5.40
5.40
4.75
5.58
M2 Bull - 300kg
+5
Local Trade - 230kg
4.35
5.05
4.00
3.95
4.00
n/c
3.90
5.30
5.10
+5
M Cow - 200kg
4.75
4.70
5.35
+5
P2 Cow - 230kg
5.55
4.73
+5
P2 Steer - 300kg
Last Year
+3
M Cow - 200kg
2 Wks Ago
+3
M2 Bull - 300kg
SI
Last Week
5.30
YM - 13.5kg
5.30
Mutton
SI Lamb
MX1 - 21kg
Last Week
n/c
2.42
+19
2 Wks Ago
Last Year
5yr Ave
7.74
2.40
6.05
1.95
2.42
7.93
5.37
-1%
% Returned NI
-2%
% Returned SI
2Wks Ago 70.9% 63.7%
3 Wks Ago
72.4% 65.2%
Last Year
5yr Ave
76.89%
80.1%
67.8%
73.2%
8.20
Last Year 5yr Ave 2.18
8.08
1.93
8.28
Change -1%
2Wks Ago
3 Wks Ago
59.8%
61.0%
62.8%
-1%
64.0%
Last Year 5yr Ave 75.5% 73.6%
72.8% 68.0%
8.36
1.68
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2 Wks Ago
% Returned SI
Last Week
% Returned NI
1.68
+16
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n/c
Change
Procurement Indicator
UK Leg £/lb
Export Market Demand
3.20
5.86
2.78
2.78
5.85
4.98
5.08
5.83
4.98
NZ$/kg
5.08
95CL US$/lb
5.81
4.98
Change
3.70
4.98
5.08
n/c
6.01
3.15
5.08
+10
6.00
5.16
3.15
+10
Change
5.16
+10
5.96
5.15
Export Market Demand
5.98
5.15
+10
YM - 13.5kg
5.13
5.11
Slaughter
5.13
5.11
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PX - 19.0kg
Mutton
Last Year
n/c
MX1 - 21kg
PH - 22.0kg
2 Wks Ago
n/c
PH - 22.0kg
2.97
Last Week
n/c
PX - 19.0kg
PM - 16.0kg
4.50
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PM - 16.0kg
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3.02
3.95
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Change
NI Stag - 60kg SI Stag - 60kg
n/c +5
Last Week
2 Wks Ago
6.50
6.45
6.60
6.60
Last Year 5yr Ave 6.15
6.20
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MARKETS & TRENDS 23 NEWS BEEF: Cattle slaughter prices in both islands have firmed in recent weeks. The main drivers are a lifting US market, favourable exchange rate movements and the scarcity of killable cattle. Procurement rates in both islands are historically low, enabling processors to recoup margins. In the North Island, there are some companies aggressively hunting cattle to secure their share, with some operating prices reported at 20-30cpk above others. In the South Island slaughter numbers are very hard to source. After a hard autumn many cattle left on farm will struggle to get to killable weights through winter and will rely on spring growth to make the required weight gain. With a fixed price contract for Sept at $6/kg, many farmers will be hoping the spring flush comes early.
STORE CATTLE:
Demand for short term cattle has surged in recent weeks on the back of lifting schedules and the promise of strong slaughter prices in spring. R2yr friesian bulls and traditional steers are particularly well sought after with store prices rising up to 20cpk in recent weeks. Demand is underpinned by all short term types being hard to source. Friesian bulls, both R2yrs and R1yrs are very scarce, and this is expected
PRICE WATCH to continue to underpin store prices through winter. Reports suggest that there will be plenty of bull calves reared this season, particulary in the North Island. Demand, however, is expected to absorb the numbers.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs continue to pour into processing plants in the North Island, with some plants required to increase capacity to deal with the backlogs. Bookings appear solid right through July, and on the back of this and no imporvement in global dmead, spot schedules are showing no signs of any upwards momentum. In the South Island there a hint of optimism as one company as lifted its printed schedule significantly, the first increase for lamb in many weeks. Both local trade and contract prices had been putting pressure on spot market supply, possibly forcing a lift. Whatever the reason, the move will be welcomed by South Island sheep farmers.
DAIRY: Dairy prices continued their downwards slide at the most recent GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction. The GDT index fell 5.9%, driven by a 10.8% fall in wholemilk powder (WMP). The magnitude of the fall surprised analysts, and will place pressure on farmgate prices into the
Overseas Wool Price Indicators
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Last Year
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5.57
5.54
5.25
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6.53
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4.51
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4.58
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5.15
4.60
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6.97
-
6.02
Change
new season. WMP volumes from NZ are seasonally increasing. Buyers already have short term requirements met, and there is no demand for the larger volumes. WMP and SMP prices are now at the lowest point seen since 2009. Global demand fundamentals look largely
unchanged through the next few months, with China still out of the equation, and Russian sanctions continuing to result in competitive pressure in alternative markets. With supply from NZ increasing from here on in, it will be difficult for the market to gain any upwards momentum
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The package contains A$500 million to develop new dams including pre-feasibility studies, and expands the farm management deposits [FMD] scheme. This enables farmers to better average their incomes by setting aside pre-tax income in good years for drawing on in lean years. It will be extended to smaller farms and for the first time used as an offset against farm loans. The concession is estimated to cut farmers’ interest costs by up
to $150 million a year. The maximum allowable deposit limit will be lifted from A$400,000 to A$800,000 from July 1, 2016. The package also includes A$11.4 million to establish a special agriculture commissioner on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to encourage fair trading in the sector, a further A$200 million boosting R&D, A$200 million to boost biosecurity surveillance and A$30 million to break down technical
barriers to trade. Abbott also hailed the Government’s success in North Asia free trade agreements as boosting farm exports; the Government is still pursuing the US-led TransPacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP would cover 40% of the world’s economy (including NZ). It aims to set sweeping new rules for trade and investment – tariffs, quotas, intellectual property, labour, the environment and state-owned enterprises.
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FOR THE first time Statistics NZ plans to offer farmers an online option for its agricultural survey, and it has used analysis of its own statistics to decide this is a good idea. It is offering online participation both for the first time and as the first option for the 30,000 farmers it will survey. Farmers asked to participate will then have the option of asking for a paper survey if they prefer. Previously only a paper survey was posted out. Statistics NZ will hope to equal or better its usual return rate of 85-90% of those asked to participate when the survey goes out in mid-July. It says it knows a high proportion of farmers are digitally connected because its own figures show that 75% of rural households have internet access compared to 77% in urban areas. Neil Kelly, Statistics NZ manager business indicators, says a survey goes to about 30,000 farmers in four years out of five, and in the fifth year a census goes to every farmer, about 70,000. The questions cover agricultural production information – livestock numbers, tonnes of arable products, areas of land use and a little on farm practices such as fertiliser use. “Because it is a detailed form and we know farmers are busy people we’ve gone to the internet option,” Kelly explains. “What we will do for most farmers in the first instance is send them out an information sheet which basically tells them they have been selected, gives a link to fill out the
Statistic NZ’s Neil Kelly.
survey online, and which gives them a code they can use to log in for the first time which briefly explains what to do. “Most won’t be sent a paper form but there is instruction how to request a paper form if they want it. They can either call an 0800 number or email an address we have set up. Most of them won’t be getting the paper form in the first instance. “We are hoping this will make it easier for farmers, that they will find it quicker and simpler and that most of them will take it up. We are hoping the take-up will be good, just as it was for the census.” Usually 85-90% of farmers respond. “It is a really good response rate and we’re grateful to farmers for that.” The information is used by the Ministry for Primary Industries for planning, he says. “It helps them understand the health of the agricultural sector and where the pressure points are. It is used to track the performance of the industry so they know which industries are doing well and which parts aren’t. The Ministry for the Environment also uses it for reporting greenhouse gas emissions and so on.” The survey can show long term and wider
RURAL STATS STATISTICS NZ analysis of figures from the 2001 and 2013 censuses showed: • Rural NZ householders’ access to the internet more than doubled between 2001 and 2013, from 35% to 75%. • Rural people are keeping pace with city dwellers. 75% of rural households have internet access vs 77% in urban areas. • 81% of rural households have cellphone access vs 84% in urban areas. • Very few rural households have no access to telecommunications – 2% in 2013 vs 4.3% in 2001. • Fax is dwindling – 37% of rural households had access in 2001 vs 24% in 2013.
trends. “The survey in recent years has shown the dominance of dairy; it has shown dairy becoming very strong and the number of dairy cattle increasing year on year,” says Kelly. The number of sheep in New Zealand has dipped below 30 million for the first time since
1935. “We have seen dairy growing very, very strong, we have seen beef cattle more or less flat but we’ve seen sheep numbers tail off because of conversions from sheep to dairy. Those are the kind of long term insights you can get out of the survey.” The same questions are not used every time
because every year they go through a review process with Statistics NZ customers because needs change over time, he says. In an annual process they go back to MPI and other main customers and ask them about the main topics of interest this time. “In recent years we
have seen more interest in farm practices than farm production: understanding what the farmers do rather than what they produce. That is the thing that has changed over time – things like fertiliser use and nutrient use, management of water runoff, etc.” A comprehensive
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26 OPINION EDITORIAL TPP on the way? IT IS understood that top officials from 12 Pacific nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact are planning to convene in Hawaii at the end of this month for a final push to get agreement – an indication that we may be nearing a deal. The US Congress last month expanded negotiating authority for President Barack Obama, setting up a potentially deal clinching meeting of trade officials. It’s estimated the TPP would add about 2% a year to the New Zealand economy. Services, tourism and IT would make up about 40% of this increase, agriculture 25%, the remainder coming from investment. The TPP region represents 792 million consumers and 40% of world trade. In 2012, trade among TPP partners was at least $2 trillion. According to a professor of international finance at Brandeis University, Peter Petri, recently in New Zealand, a successful TPP agreement appears more likely now the US has agreed to fast-track negotiations. For NZ, one of the biggest sticking points is access for its dairy products: the US, Canada and Japan have highly protected dairy industries. The US is believed to be pushing Japan to open its long-protected market for beef, pork, dairy and rice products. Japan, in turn, is seeking the end of US tariffs on cars and trucks. Regarding the controversy over the TPP, Petri believes the issue has not been handled well politically. “They should have kept negotiations within the room but at least described the broad lines of negotiations more publicly.” However, conspiracy claims – led by anti-TPP critics such as Jane Kelsey and politicians who know better – about the TPP being a ‘big business’ takeover of our national sovereignty, and other scare stories, are laughable. It is deplorable that the anti-TPP people like Kelsey et al get to make such uncontested claims and have unfettered media coverage. Yet the work and word of honest and dedicated people such as special agriculture trade envoy Mike Petersen and diplomatic, trade and government expert Stephen Jacobi, who believe the TPP will have huge benefits for NZ, are ignored. Petersen and Jacobi – or the NZ Government for that matter – are hardly going to sell our country or the agriculture sector down the river to benefit the Gnomes of Zurich or any other interest group. Meanwhile, Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Institute of International Economics, believes the planned high-level negotiating session suggests officials from most or all the countries believe an agreement is within reach now that Congress has approved the negotiating authority Obama sought. Let’s hope so. New Zealand – our agriculture sector especially – stand to benefit greatly.
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LABOUR’S FORMER leader and infamous dead fish holder David Shearer has been making a lot of noise about milk costing more than Coke. But as a mate of the Hound points out, milk is the product of a wondrously complex biological, economic and logistical process, limited in its production by environmental and regulatory constraints and constrained in its provision by its perishability. Whereas Coke is essentially sugary water. Why is milk more expensive in New Zealand than in London and Sydney? That’s simple. British and Australian supermarkets use milk as a loss leader to encourage shoppers to buy other products – like Coke! What does Shearer want? Does he want supermarkets in NZ to screw dairy farmers as they have done in Australia? No wonder he got the boot as Labour leader.
YOUR OLD mate has become increasingly frustrated by the ridiculous claims of animal fundamentalists at SAFE about live sheep shipment to Mexico; these are never challenged by mainstream media. SAFE claimed sheep on the trip would suffer “stressful, terrifying weeks during a long journey and many, many 100s would die”. However, when it was revealed that fewer than 0.3% died on the voyage (lower than the average death rate on most farms), SAFE then claimed these deaths were due to “starvation”. But if starvation was the cause how do the animal extremists at SAFE account for the sheep gaining weight on average by 4kg per head during the trip? The Hound suggests the name SAFE should stand for ‘Say Anything For (media) Exposure!
A MATE of the Hound recently attended the annual conference of Rural Contactors NZ, held in Blenheim in late June. He reckoned the conference was great and an added bonus was the free coffee cart put on by RCNZ for attendees. However, this old mutt’s mate had to take a second look at what he was drinking: the coffee cups were emblazoned with sponsor RoundUp’s logo
THE HOUND notes that Lincoln University’s vice-chancellor Andrew West has suddenly resigned. This old mutt hopes West’s replacement is not serial bow-tie wearer and rent-a-quote Lincoln academic Keith Woodford. The latter’s credibility has been called into question after he claimed the sheep being shipped live to Mexico would “quickly be killed and end up on the barbeque at village festivals”. As agent Peter Walsh curtly pointed out, with these sheep being landed in Mexico at around US$360 a head “that makes it a very expensive lamb chop for financially struggling Mexicans”. The Hound suggests Woodford better stick to producing dour and unreadable columns about Fonterra, because his understanding of the economics and spending power of Mexican peasants is way off beam!
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Keeping farming relevant in modern world TWO INTERNATIONAL events will take our attention this year: the TPP negotiations and the climate change summit in Paris in November. President Obama signed the Trade Promotion Agreement in late June despite the negative commentary that it wouldn’t get through. This is a major step forward in the TPP process, but time is running short to reach any conclusions before political lockdown in the US. Agriculture is an essential element of any agreement. I recently heard my Japanese counterpart, at the World Farmers Organisation’s General Assembly in Milan, argue that TPP would reduce his nation’s local production and in his mind food security. He also worried that if Japan was producing less it would have to buy food from nations who could hardly feed themselves let alone Japan. There was no consideration that Japan would be providing those nations with an income which could help lift them out of poverty and that food selfsufficiency does not equal food security. Building good and mutually beneficial relations with your trading partners leads to food security, not to mention international security. But this reflects what we are up against. I also heard from our French counterparts that non-tariff barriers should be imposed on other nations who don’t meet French standards of practice because they wanted a level playing field. No mention that those farmers he was referring to had to get their product to international markets over dirt tracks rather than six lane motorways and use hoes instead of tractors. It seems level playing fields are in the eye of the beholder. Or indeed the French Canadians who argued for supply management so Canadians could have the choice to buy
Canadian dairy products. It seemed unreasonable to them that Canadians would buy uncontrolled Canadian product if they wanted it.
forward through improved productivity and profitability. New Zealand’s leadership in the formation of the Global Research Alli-
ance has been recognised internationally including the World Farmers Organisation which has joined as a support member. Later this year, farm-
ers Doug Avery and Zac Mounsey will join other farmers from around the world for a week in Argentina in the context of climate change. This is a
chance for them to learn from other farmers, but also to impart some of the lessons that have made New Zealand such a strong farming nation.
• William Rolleston is president of Federated Farmer; this is an edited version of his speech to the federation’s national council earlier this month.
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Trying to do things smarter LAST MONTH more than 150 agricultural contractors from all around the country gathered in Blenheim for the Rural Contractors New Zealand’s (RCNZ) annual conference. The conference was a great success and we discussed a number of issues
impacting on the rural contracting – including health and safety, employment, immigration and attracting people to work in the sector. We also held our annual meeting during the conference and I was again re-elected president of RCNZ, and Southland’s
David Kean vice-president. RCNZ plays an important role as the leading advocate and strong representative of rural contractors engaged in a wide range of activities across the agricultural sector throughout the country. We have a hard working
and dedicated board that is making progress for the sector on the part of all rural contractors. One of the thorny issues we have been tackling during the past few years has been the reoccurring problem for our sector of the shortage of skilled machine operators
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within our industry. This leads to our ongoing issue with immigration that has been troubling the rural contracting sector for some years. We have had a hard time trying to convince government and immigration officials that there is a skills shortage within our industry for seasonal employees. Until recently, Immigration NZ had not been willing to include seasonal machine operators on the skills shortage list – therefore making it much harder to bring these operators into the country. However, in the past month or so, we have started having a dialogue with officials and the Government on this issue and we are looking forward to getting a resolution sooner rather than later. Another big issue for our sector over the past year – and this will be reiterated at our conference – is health and safety. Law changes in the Health and Safety Act and the formation of WorkSafe NZ highlight the need for employers and employees to know their rights and responsibilities on health and safety issues in the workplace. The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Doing it Smarter’ and we had an exciting agenda of relevant and pertinent issues for the rural contracting sector, plus topline speakers. Another benefit of our time in Blenheim is that St John in Marlborough is $22,000 better off thanks to the generosity of RCNZ members. Each year, as part of RCNZ’s annual
conference, a charity auction is held and the proceeds go to St John in the local area. Sponsors provide gifts for the auction and RCNZ members then bid for these. Rural contractors have a great affinity for the work of St John around the country and RCNZ is proud to help support such a worthy and valuable charity that plays a vital role in rural New Zealand. Meanwhile, our thoughts go out to the farmers and communities in Taranaki, Whanganui and Rangitikei after recent severe flooding in these areas. The areas hardest hit by the storm, resulting in significant damage, were Taranaki, Whanganui, Rangitikei and Westland. Some areas and locations were affected more than others, so the speed of recovery will differ for each area. Remember, rural contractors are experienced and geared–up to enable rural communities and farmers to get back on track. There is little doubt the low dairy payout for this season and muted forecast for next season is impacting on the entire rural economy and rural contractors are not immune from this. Contractors should ensure they are regularly talking to their financial advisers and bankers so the best mechanisms are in place to help manage through these tougher times. • Wellsford-based agricultural contractor Steve Levet is the president of the Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ).
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Agriculture’s ‘limitless’ potential demands closer attention AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE has almost limitless potential according to a landmark white paper on agricultural competitiveness released at the beginning of July. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce stated that “a strong agriculture sector contributes to a strong economy – and that means more jobs, more exports, higher incomes and better services to the community”. They then announced a A$4 dollar investment in “a fairer go for farm business, building the infrastructure of the 21st century, strengthening the approach to drought and risk management, farming smarter and accessing premium markets”. Agriculture in Australia is about 2.4% of the domestic economy and contributes about 13% of the export economy. In some contrast, New Zealand’s dairy sector alone delivers 26% of export value. The Australian investment is being made to enable the sector to become even more competitive as well as profitable and resilient. It recognises the importance of diversification (from mining) and that biological industries face unique challenges. It also recognises that domestic policy settings influence agricultural productivity because they shape farmers’ incentives and capacity to innovate and improve productivity. Policies have similar affects in NZ. Last June Rabobank economists Hayley Moynihan and Blake Holgate observed in their report on competitive challenges that for NZ farmers, increasing compliance costs “associated with strict environmental regulatory reform will largely be a new production cost, negatively impacting current competitiveness”. They suggested that any new environmental controls should provide scope for innovation as
a Commissioner for Agriculture, independent of Government, as is the PCE, and able to investigate matters of importance – such as the milk price, the role of the supermarkets,
well as the appropriate incentive for industry investments in science and new technology that will help farmers meet demands for increasing production and protecting the environment. Australia is now creating an enabling policy environment under the ‘fairer go’ heading. Regulation streamlining to reduce costs of doing business, and tax reform “to ensure taxes are lower, simpler and fairer for our farmers and all Australians”, the repeal of the Carbon Tax and a review of electricity prices were also emphasised. Water infrastructure is receiving $450 million and the “premium market money” includes over $30 million to break down technical barriers to trade and employ five new agriculture counsellors. Australia already spends four times as much on agricultural R&D per unit of contribution to the export economy as NZ – but is spending another $100 million more in R&D and extension because of the “unlimited potential” identified. The research money is being focussed on advanced technology, biosecurity, soil, water and management of natural resources, and the adoption of R&D. Of particular political note is the creation of a commissioner dedicated to agriculture. Quite how much influence the new commissioner will have is not yet clear. NZ has a Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) who is an independent officer of Parliament, reporting to Parliament through the Speaker of the House and the Officers of Parliament committee. Given the importance of NZ agriculture, and the challenges it faces, it is surely time to have
the importance of co-operatives, the science behind policy and regulation setting, the cost of compliance and the value of agriculture to the 85% of NZers not involved in the primary
sector on the land or in a support role. Much of what has been stated in the Australian landmark white paper could equally be applied to NZ. Achieving “almost limitless potential” is a
direction for both but Australia is ahead of us in investment and initiatives. As for the strapline - it is even truer in New Zealand than it is in Australia and deserves immediate recognition
and action: ‘Stronger farmers – stronger economy’. • Jacqueline Rowarth is professor of agribusiness, The University of Waikat0. @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews
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How the haka changed packhouses One of the country’s largest kiwifruit packhouses – Trevelyans at Te Puke – has the haka to thank for a lot of its success and refinements in its packing system. Peter Burke recently visited the operation to find out why it is so successful. TREVELYANS PACKHOUSE on the outskirts of Te Puke is reminiscent of terminal one at London’s Heathrow international airport – in that it never seems to end. It is situated on a 20ha site and packs about 10% of all the kiwifruit grown in New Zealand. The business is also family-owned and operated and it’s under the leadership of James Trevelyan that an innovative management process has emerged. Trevelyans have adopted a Japanese way, or more specifically
the Toyota system, of management and that’s where the ‘haka’ comes into play – twice-a-day, every day. But it’s not the haka you’d see the All Blacks or anyone else performing. In fact, it’s far from being a loud warcry: the word haka is in this case Japanese for ‘talk’, or more specifically ‘stand up talk’ and that’s what happens. Paul Monkley, of Trevelyans, explains that ‘haka’ meetings are held during every shift at the packhouse. He says the whole place
comes to a standstill while supervisors and then staff hold their individual hakas. “For five minutes all the divisions get together with their supervisors and discuss their progress,” he explains. “What they did last shift, what they are doing this shift and any improvements that can be made. They are also given news such as visitors to the plant. We try to keep the staff informed about everything that’s going on. Supervisors will hold separate meetings and later some information
from these will be passed to staff at their haka meetings. We have had amazing improvements come from such meetings.” Monkley says they also put out a staff newsletter to keep people informed about what’s going on. Once the main packing for the season is over, the permanent staff – about 100 – are invited to take part in company run ‘improvement groups’. “So each division will get a cross-section of their staff and they will have an improvement meeting. It’s held in work time and staff are paid to do it. They can chuck anything they like at us that they think might help them work
Trevelyans packs around 10% of NZ’s kiwifruit crop.
being done in the main packhouse is some repacking as kiwifruit is taken from the coolstore and re-checked before being exported.
or feel better and help Trevelyans improve its operation.” Right now all the main packing has been done. The only work
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But at the height of the season it’s a different story. At the beginning of the season, Trevelyans send out 24,000 huge bins to its 220 supplier orchards. Each of the bins can hold 400kg of kiwifruit. These are brought back to the packhouse and placed in a coolstore before being packed and exported. Monkley says there are three packhouses on the site and they run two shifts a day. “The dayshift runs from 7.30am until 5.30pm, and the nightshift runs from 6pm until 4.30am. Each line would pack around 35,000 trays in that shift; so in one 24-hour period 210,000 trays would be TO PAGE 31
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A commitment to sustainability ONE BIG success story at this packhouse has been its wholehearted commitment to sustainability. Trevelyans define ‘sustainability’ as looking after the environment and their people. The company has empowered its staff and used their practical skill to come up with and buy into change – which translates to better outcomes for everyone. Not surprisingly, packing kiwifruit generates a lot of rubbish, especially packaging materials. In the early 2000s waste cardboard was put in steel cages situated at various locations around the site, Paul Monkley says. The wind would blow the cardboard around, but it was worse than that. “We used to get those cages emptied every day, six days a week. So over a three month period that
meant 72 trucks coming on site just to take the cardboard away,” Monkley explains. “Now we compact it and sell it and that takes just five truck-and-trailer loads a year.” He says the decision in 2011 to compact the cardboard has changed the look of the place. Not only is cardboard separated out and compacted – so is plastic, plastic strapping and the backings of labels. The latter is sold to a local piggery for bedding for the pigs. To top it off, any leaves or dust on the site are taken away and composted and used in Trevelyans’ orchards. “The whole company has moved into sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint. We have done a number of things such as getting rid of all our diesel and gas forklifts and replacing them with electric ones,” Monkley
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“You have forklifts unloading the trucks and putting the fruit away, others operating in the coolstores and others taking the fruit to the packing lines. In that three month period we also make about 7 million boxes on site, so forklift drivers take these from the box making machines and feed the packing lines. We have special machines making the boxes.” While there is a lot of automation at Trevelyans, all the grading is done manually. So is the packing and stacking of boxes. Monkley says the manual system works well, with very low loss of fruit and gate returns to growers very good. As well as kiwifruit, Trevelyans also packs avocados and feijoas.
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GOATS CAN be like pets and easier to handle than dairy cattle, says Oete Farms director Matt Bolton. He and his wife Sarah have been – and still are – dairy farmers in Wairarapa for 15 years, but have now set up the Oete goat farm in Patumahoe, just south of Auckland, in partnership with New Image. They will solely supply goat milk to New
Image which makes infant formula and other nutritional products, mainly for export to Asian markets. Oete currently has 2400 goats in its 1.3ha of barn housing, but plans to increase to 3000, making it the largest goat farm in New Zealand. The Boltons dairy farm on two other properties in Wairarapa: he is fifth generation from the Wairarapa and milks about 1000 cows on the Pahiatua farm, as well as running
sheep and beef. They also bought a dairy farm in Greytown about six years ago milking 600 cows. Sarah is originally from Ramarama and so when they started a partnership with Auckland-based New Image it made sense to be closer to where they are based, Matt says. He says goats are lovely animals to handle. “Going from dairy cows which are a lot larger and a little unpredictable, it is almost like each goat is a pet. They are very easy to
handle: if a goat has kidded or you want to move her from one pen to another you basically just put a collar on her and lead out. “I haven’t tried that with a cow but I think she would be leading me out.” Bolton says the farm has 120ha of grass, which is cut and harvested back and fed to the goats. That is 80% of the goats’ diet and they source other roughages and locally sourced feeds to balance diets. This includes silage, canola, goat pellets and
brewers’ grain. At present they have 2400 does, all in kid and due to start giving birth this month. The goats are housed and are milked twice a day on a 56-bail ‘gotary’ – a converted dairy cow system. The super-clean and contented goats are housed in the 1.3ha ‘shed’ but will be put outside at times to graze or play. An outdoor play area is being fitted out. Bolton says they are looking at production of about 75kgMS/goat this year as most of the goats are yearlings. When they get to two and three year olds they will get up to 100kgMS/goat. They have had seven staff, but this will increase to 11 when milking gets into full production. Currently they plan on milking 10 months of the year. The goats will be dry for six to eight weeks, some will kid earlier, some later – so they may end up milking over the whole year.
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They manage the bedding by topping up the straw and shavings every three or four days when the goats go up to the milking shed, so it is always kept fresh and dry. The Boltons were starting to investigate the nutritional benefits of goat milk when the New Image name popped up. “So we started to talk to them about what they were doing and found out they were keen to have suppliers come on board. It evolved from there: we were keen to start a goat farm and New Image were keen to take us on board.” Bolton says more people are now better understanding the benefits of goat milk, so while it is a niche market it may move beyond that. “I am
pretty excited about the prospects of goat milk.” He claims goat milk has higher vitamins and minerals. With bovine milk you digest only about 60-70%, but with goat milk up to 90% is digested because it curdles differently in the human stomach, Bolton says. Three thousand goats will fill the capacity of the farm because they want to allow more space per goat than the industry standard. “We want to be pretty special here; we want to produce New Zealand’s best goats’ milk, higher quality and we want to have NZ’s happiest goats because we feel the two go hand in hand,” he told a recent official opening attended by Minister of Food Safety Jo Goodhew.
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Deer groups gain traction DEER INDUSTRY NZ says it is fielding an upsurge in the number of farmers wanting to join an Advance Party (AP). These are a concept designed to get deer farmers to encourage and support each other in adopting management practices that will make their farms more profitable. Nine APs are underway as part of a three-year trial of the concept. One of the nine is developing tools or ‘metrics’ that farmers can use to measure the performance of their deer businesses. The rest are onfarm groups located from Hawkes Bay to Southland.
“A few guys in our group, myself included, thought they weren’t bad deer farmers. But realistically when you get other people unpicking your business you find there’s a lot of room for improvement. We had a gaping hole in the middle of our business that I never saw and I don’t think I would have seen if I hadn’t been involved.” APs were developed following a 2012 review of onfarm productivity, which noted that average fawning rates and carcase weights had been static for two decades or more. There was also a growing gap between average and top performers, which
“The data will come, but as the farmers keep telling me, you make a management change on your farm and it’s normally at least a year before there is a measurable result.” “One big outcome we want is case studies, detailing what individual farmers have done to change management practices on their farms, along with the results. So we require participants to measure and record performance before and after they make any management changes,” coordinator Amy Wills says. “The data will come, but as the farmers keep telling me, you make a management change on your farm and it’s normally at least a year before there is a measurable result.” Nevertheless, the farmer participants, most of whom have now been involved for 12-18 months, are reporting major benefits. Not just in getting insights from other farmers, but in the confidence that comes from being part of a group with likeminded farmers, sharing private business information and exploring new ideas. John Falconer, Ranfurly, says APs are a huge step up from discussion groups, with a lot of open figures and “nowhere to hide”.
indicated that the problem was not a lack of technology, but enabling farmers to adopt it. “Advance Parties are only one element of the deer industry’s Passion2Profit strategy, but they are a very important one. Each AP project is tailored to an individual farmer’s objectives and business goals. So we are seeing farm system changes being made at a faster rate than if people were to simply read about it in a magazine, mainly because they have a higher level of trust in their fellow farmers who are offering the advice,” Wills says. The consensus among AP participants is that expansion of the initiative would need to come via the establishment of new groups, rather than trying to bring new participants into established groups. Wills says she has requests for groups in South Otago, North Canterbury, Waikato and two or more south and east of the Volcanic Plateau. There is also a proposal for an elk/wapiti group in Canterbury. She asks farmers in
these regions to get in contact if they are interested in hearing more about the programme so meetings can be organised. “Outside those areas
Group co-ordinator Amy Wills.
I also urge farmers to get in contact, as we will work through the regions where there is demand and establish more APs throughout the year.”
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Vets continue to look into cause of swede deaths
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THE UNUSUAL pattern of disease and mortality that affected dairy cows grazing on swedes last winter in Southland and Otago was a topic for discussion at the recent New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) dairying conference held in Queenstown. It is estimated that cattle and ewe deaths associated with swedes, particularly a novel strain known as HT (herbicide tolerant) swedes, was well into the hundreds. Swedes are a brassica crop commonly fed to many stock on the lower South Island during winter and have been used as a feeding crop for over 50 years by dairy farmers in the region. VetSouth’s Dr Mark Bryan presented findings of the first comprehensive epidemiological analysis of the region’s deaths undertaken by VetSouth, including case studies, blood analysis and mortality data, from farms in Southland and Otago – the areas most affected by the novel disease. He says determining the cause of cattle illness and disease proved very complex, especially in the initial stages. “It was essentially an emerging disease, with limited evidence to work from, unusual patterns of illness and death, and a lot of anecdotal comments from farmers. The pattern of disease varied greatly across farms and stock types. To get robust analysis, it was important to drill down to gather strong data and avoid conjecture.” Data on the relative proportion of the novel HT swede, compared with other swede varieties – had not been made available so it was not possible to simply assess mortality and disease rates across the region according to variety planted, Bryan adds. However, he says the fact that 39
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of the 41 farms initially investigated used HT swedes and only two used a different variety strongly suggested a link. By the end of spring these numbers had doubled. VetSouth analysis of his data shows there was a significantly higher risk of mortality amongst cattle in Southland grazing on HT swedes during the winter of 2014 than on any other feed type. Bryan says the case histories and the biochemistry help build a picture of the various health issues that emerged ranging from death, acute liver disease and photosensitivity, through to weight loss and abortions. It is thought that glucosinolate (GSL) levels in swedes were elevated, most likely due to an unusually mild climate in most of the south. This is thought to have caused severe damage to some cows grazing crop.
Bryan says the analysis of GSLs is the missing link; there are challenges in finding laboratories able to test for them. The Swede Working Group’s advice to farmers this season has been to take a vigilant, cautious approach to signs of illness from crops and for improved transition feeding management, which includes a gradual introduction of crops. Bryan says vets are monitoring the situation for any further issues related to brassica crops over winter. However, it is feared that the disease is not just a dairy cow issue. NZVA says it intends to capture animal health issues and mortality data across all species this winter, to develop a greater understanding of the problem facing farmers. @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews
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PGG WRIGHTSON Seeds has agreed to take responsibility for the costs associated with investigating animal health issues, including stock autopsies and blood testing. Seed & Grain general manager John McKenzie says the company will do this as a part of the Swede Action Group, “Part of what we agreed was responsibility
for monitoring swederelated animal health issues.” At least 200 dairy cows and 300 ewes died after grazing on HT [herbicide tolerant] swedes in winter 2014 in Southland and Otago. While there was testing done by PGG Wrightson Seeds last year, the protocol had changed. If a farmer notices
illness in their stock while they were feeding on brassica crops, they should inform their veterinarian. From there, the veterinarian will alert the New Zealand Veterinary Association, which would inform a specialist veterinarian at Massey University who will decide what testing would occur from there, McKenzie says. “We’ve been paying for
investigations last year and this year; there’s a better protocol this year.” He says both PGG Wrightson Seeds and the farming industry want to find out what has been happening with the animals. “We’ve been paying these costs because what we want to understand is what’s happened; it’s a learning process,” McKenzie adds.
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Potential cure for blow fly ALAN HARMAN
SCIENTISTS WAGING war on Australia’s nastiest agricultural parasite have mapped the blowfly genome in a development that offers the potential for new drugs and vaccine. All 14,544 genes of the blowfly (Lucilia cuprina) were identified by the international research team, led by the University of Melbourne, including about 2000 genes not seen before in any other organism. The blowfly is responsible for A$280 million in losses to Australia’s sheep industry each year from flystrike.
literally eaten alive. It’s horrific. The Lucilia species are responsible for more than 90% of flystrike in Australia and New Zealand.” Anstead says the fly is especially good at evolving to resist insecticides. “There has been a massive amount of research into prevention and control of flystrike, from developing a vaccine, new insecticides, to targeting weak areas of the fly, and even biological control with bacteria and fungi: none are completely effective,” she says. Anstead says some of the 2000 genes never seen in any other animal
“This vaccine could access vital proteins in the maggots, which would kill them.” Published in the journal Nature Communications, the work provides insights into the fly’s molecular biology, how it interacts with the sheep’s biology and, importantly, shows its potential to develop insecticide resistance. Blowfly maggots live on the skin of sheep and invade open wounds, where they feed on tissue and cause severe skin disease, known as myiasis or flystrike. It is an aggressive and notoriously difficult pest to control. Lead researcher Clare Anstead of the university’s Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, says the genome map has limitless potential for fighting the blowfly at home and abroad. “It is an extremely nasty parasite,” Anstead says. “The sheep is
or plant hold the key to the parasitic relationship between the blowfly and the sheep. “They could be targeted to develop a completely new method of control,” Anstead says. Prof Phil Batterham of the university’s School of Biosciences says the gene map will allow researchers to predict gene mutation in flies that could make them resistant to chemicals. “[It] means we may be able to avoid the type of crisis the medical community now faces with antibiotic resistance in bacteria,” he says. “The next step is to isolate the parasite’s ‘Achilles’ heel’ – genes that allow the parasitic interaction between the maggots and the sheep.” Batterham says a vaccine that targets this gene could stop flystrike in its earliest stages. “This vaccine could
access vital proteins in the maggots, which would kill them,” he says. Researchers now aim to use a powerful new technology called
CRISPR to investigate switching off a number of genes, including the gene responsible for the blowfly’s extraordinary sense of smell.
The sheep-killing Australian blowfly Lucilia cuprina has been genetically mapped by scientists. PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
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PRODUCT NAME
COMPANY NAME
AVAILABLE FROM
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
CONCENTRATION
INGREDIENT DOSE RATE
FORMULATED DOSE RATE
WITHHOLDING PERIOD (MEAT) DAYS
SAFETY MARGIN (DOSE RATE)
OVICIDAL
BAYMEC SHEEP HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Abamectin
1g/L
0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
21
5x
NO
BOMATAK • C.
Bayer NZ Ltd
All outlets
Oxfendazole
90.6g/L
4.5mg/kg
1mL/20kg
10
10x
YES
BOMATAK • C. MINERALISED
Bayer NZ Ltd
All outlets
Oxfendazole
90.6g/L
4.5mg/kg
1mL/20kg
10
3x
YES
CONCUR SHEEP HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Oxfendazole, Levamisole
22.7g/L, 40g/L
4.5mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10
3x
YES
DUELL SHEEP HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Albendazole, Levamisole
23.8g/L, 37.5g/L
4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10
3x
YES
DUELL TAPE HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Albendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel
25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L
5mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg, 3.75mg/ kg,
1mL/5kg
10
3x
YES
EVOLVE SHEEP HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Abamectin, Levamisole, Oxfendazole
1g/L, 40g/L, 22.65g/L
0.2mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 4.53mg/ kg
1mL/5kg
21
3x
YES
EVOLVE TAPE HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Praziquantel, Albendazole, Levamisole, Abamectin
19g/L, 25g/L, 40g/L, 1g/L 3.8mg/kg, 5mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
21
3x
YES
MOXAM SHEEP
Bayer NZ Ltd
CRT, Farmlands
Moxidectin
2g/L
2mg/mL
1mL/10kg
10 days
10x
NO
MOXAM SEL SHEEP
Bayer NZ Ltd
CRT, Farmlands
Moxidectin, Selenium
2g/L, 1mg/mL
2mg/mL
1mL/10kg
10 days
10x
NO
SATURN SHEEP HIMIN
Bayer NZ Ltd
Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands
Levamisole, Abamectin
40g/L, 1g/L
7.5mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
21
3x
NO
ALLIANCE®
COOPERS
All major outlets
Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI Abamectin
45.3g/L 80g/L 2g/L
4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/10kg
14
3x
YES
CONVERGE®
COOPERS
All major outlets
Levamisole HCI Abamectin
80g/L 2g/L
8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/10kg
14
3x
NO
SCANDA®
COOPERS
All major outlets
Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI
45.3g/L 80g/L
4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg
1mL/10kg
10
3x
YES
SCANDA® SELENISED
COOPERS
All major outlets
Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI
45.3g/L 80g/L
4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg
1mL/10kg
10
3x
YES
ZOLVIX
Elanco
PGW and Veterinary Outlets
Monepantel
25g/L
2.5mg/kg
1mL/10kg
7
10x
NO
PYRIMIDE 3 WAY COMBINATION DRENCH
Elanco
PGW and Veterinary Outlets
Abamectin, Albendazole, Levamisole
0.8g/L, 20g/L 30g/L
200mg/kg, 5mg/kg 7.5mg/kg
1ML/4kg
21
3x
YES
ARREST
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Albendazole, Levamisole
23.8g/L, 37.5g/L
4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10
3x
YES
BIONIC HI MINERAL SHEEP CAPSULE
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Abamectin, Albendazole, Selenium, Cobalt
160mg, 4.62g, 26mg, 120mg
1.6mg/0.0462g/0.26mg/ 12mg Cobalt/day
1capsule 40-80kg liveweight
128
3 Capsules
YES
EXODUS 1% INJECTION
Merial Ancare
Veterinary Clinics
Moxidectin
Moxidection 10g/L
0.2mg/kg
1m/50kg
28 days
10x
NO
EXODUS LONG ACTING INJECTION
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Moxidectin
20g/L
1mg/kg liveweight
1mL/20kg liveweight
91
5x
NO
EXODUS SE
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Moxidectin Selenium
1mg/mL 0.5mg/mL
0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10
10x
NO
EXTENDER JUNIOR SeCo
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Albendazole, Selenium, Cobalt
2.24g Ab, 11.7mg Sel 58mg Cob/cap.
0.5mg/kg/day
1 capsule 20-40kg
0
5 capsules
YES1
EXTENDER SeCo
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Albendazole, Selenium & Cobalt
4.62g Alb cap, 24mg Se, 118mg Co
ABZ 0.5mg/day Se 0.24mg/ day Co 1.18m/day
1 capsule 40-80kg
0
5 capsules
YES 1
FIRST DRENCH
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Albendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel
25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L
5mg/kg, 7.54mg/kg 3.75mg/kg
1mL/5kg
10
3x
YES
GENESIS ORAL GENESIS HI MINERAL
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Abamectin
1g/L
0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
14
5x
NO
GENESIS INJECTION
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Abamectin
10g/L
0.2mg/kg
1ml/50kg
28
5x
NO
GENESIS INJECTION + B12 & SE
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Abamectin, SE & B12
10g/L
0.2mg/kg
1ml/50kg
28
5x
NO
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COOPERS CONVERGE is a dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. CONVERGE contains:25mg Cobalt and 5mg Selenium per 5mL. Note 1.
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★★★ COOPERS SCANDA is a dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. Note 1. ★★★
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★★★ COOPERS SCANDA Selenised is a dual combination oral drench for cattle and sheep. SCANDA Selenised contains: ★★★ 2mg Cobalt, 6mg Zinc and 5mg Selenium per 5mL dose. Note 1.
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MATURE IMMATURE MATURE IMMATURE
Also contains Selenium and Cobalt.
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Adult liver fluke at standard dose rate combination drench. Arrest Hi Mineral also has additives (Se, Co, Copper, Cobalt). Note 1.
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Provides at least 35 days protection against Ostertagia circumcincta and Haemonchus contortus and at least 7 days against Trichostrongylus colubriformis
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Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days & Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days. Effective against inibited larvae of Haemonchus. Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.
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Hi Mineral additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1. Prevents reinfection with Ostertagia circumcincta for a minimum of 21 days and Haemonchus spp for 35 days.
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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days and treats and prevents selenium and cobalt deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.
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Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented period) and treats and prevents selenium deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.
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★★★ ★★★ Milk. Note 1. First Drench Hi Mineral - each 10ml ★★★ containing 5mg Selenium, 2.5mg Cobalt and 21mg Copper.
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Hi Mineral additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1.
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0.1ml per 5kg. Milk. Note 1.
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0.1ml per 5kg. Milk. Note 1. Genesis Injection B12 + Se contains 2mg/ml Vitamin B12 and 4mg/mL Selenium.
M E R S T R U S T B I O N I C S H E E P C A P S U L E S T O D E L I V E R B E T T E R R E S U LT S A N D O N A G A I N S T A L L M A J O R PA R A S I T E S .
11/06/14 1:45 PM
RURAL NEWS // JULY 14, 2015
Sheep Internal Parasites Treatment 2015
PRODUCT NAME
COMPANY NAME
AVAIL. FROM
ACTIVE INGREDIENT
CONCENTRATION
INGREDIENT DOSE RATE
FORMULATED DOSE RATE
WITHHOLD- SAFETY OVICIDAL ING PERIOD MARGIN (MEAT) DAYS (DOSE RATE)
GENESIS ULTRA HI MINERAL IVER MATRIX TAPE HI MINERAL IVOMEC LIQUID FOR SHEEP AND GOATS
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets Veterinary outlets Veterinary outlets
Abamectin, Closantel Ivermectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel Ivermectin
1g/L 50g/L 1g/L Iver, 22.7g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi 0.08% w/v solution
0.2mg/kg 10mg/kg 0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kgk Le, 4.5mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Prazi 0.2mg/kg
1m/5kg
56
3x
NO
1ml/5kg
14
3x
YES
1ml/4kg
10
20 x
NO
IVOMEC MAXIMIZER Merial Ancare CR CAPSULES LAMBS
Veterinary outlets
Ivermectin
80mg/capsule
0.02mg/kg/day
1 capsule 20-40kg
126
3x
NO
IVOMEC MAXIMIZER CR CAPSULES ADULT IVOMEC INJECTION
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets Veterinary outlets
Ivermectin
160mg/capsule
0.2mg/kg/day
1 capsule 40-80kg
126
3x
NO
Ivermectin
10g/L
0.02mg/kg
1ml per 50kg
35
5x
NO
LEVICARE HI MIN
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Levamisole
40g/L
7.5mg/kg
3ml/16kg
10
3x
NO
MATRIX TAPE HI MINERAL
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Oxfendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel
1g/L Iver, 22g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi
0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kg Le, 4.5 mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Pr
1ml per 5kg liveweight
14
3x
YES
MATRIX Hi MINERAL
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Abamectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole
1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le, 22.7g/L Ox
0.2mg/kg Ab, 8mg/kg Le, 4.5mg/kg Ox
1ml per 5kg liveweight
14
3x
YES
OXFEN C PLUS
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Oxfendazole Levamisole
90.6g/L 150g/L
4.5mg/kgs 7.5mg/kg
1ml/20kg
10
3x
YES
OXFEN Merial Ancare OXFEN DBL STRENGTH
Veterinary outlets
Oxfendazole
22.65g/L 45.3g/L
5mg/kg
1ml/10kg
10
5x
YES
TRIMOX HI-MINERAL
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Moxidectin, Albendazole, Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt
1g/L Mox plus 40g/L Le HCI, 23.8 g/L Ab, with 0.5g/L Se and 2.2g/L Co
0.2mg/kg 4.76mg/kg 8mg/kg
1ml/5kg
28
3x
NO
SWITCH HI MIN
Merial Ancare
Veterinary outlets
Abamectin, Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt
1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le, 0.5g/L Se, 2.2g/L Co
0.2mg/kg 8mg/kg
1ml/5kg
14
3x
NO
CYDECTIN PLUS TAPE
Zoetis
OTC, Moxidectin Veterinary Praziquantel outlets
1mg/mL 18.8mg/mL
0.2mg/kg liveweight 3.76mg/kg
1mL/5kg
7
> 5x
NO
DECTOMAX INJECTABLE
Zoetis
Veterinary Doramectin Outlets
10mg/mL
0.2mg/kg
1mL/50kg liveweight
35
x15
NO
EWEGUARD, EWEGUARD PLUS SE B12
Zoetis
OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians and 6 and 1 vaccine
5g/L
0.2mg/kg liveweight
1mL/25kg liveweight
49
3x
NO
CYDECTIN INJECTION
Zoetis
OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians
10g/L
0.2mg/kg liveweight
1mL/50kg liveweight
28
10x
NO
CYDECTIN LONG ACTING Zoetis INJECTION FOR SHEEP
OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians
20g/L
1mg/kg liveweight
1mL/20kg liveweight
91
5x
NO
CYDECTIN & VETDECTIN Zoetis ORAL DRENCH
OTC outlets Moxidectin Veterinarians
1mg/mL
0.2mg/kg liveweight
1mL/5kg liveweight
10
>10x
NO
STARTECT
Veterinarians Derquantel, Abamectin
10mg/mL 1mg/mL
2mg/kg 0.2mg/kg
1mL/5kg
14 days meat 3x 35 days milk
Merial Ancare Merial Ancare
Merial Ancare
Zoetis
No
N O I T C U D O R P N SWITCH O E C N A T S I S E R F F SWITCH O mbination ative du n r e lt a l fu r e w o p e h T
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COMMENTS:
NOTE – The Rural News Sheep Internal Parasite Control Anthelmintic Survey is compiled from information supplied by animal health companies. Although the information has been checked by our independent animal health advisor, Rural News accepts no responsibility or liability for inaccuracies. THE EFFICACY CLASSIFICATIONS RELATE ONLY WHERE NO RESISTANCE IS PRESENT. If a concern exists please contact your veterinarian.
42 days haemonchus contortus control. Note 1. Effective against mature and immature liverfluke. ★★★ Contains 2.2g/L Cobalt, 0.5g/L Selenium ★★★
MATURE ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ ND IMMATURE 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ ND ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ ★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ 1★★★ ND
TAPEWORMS Moniezia
FLUKES Fascioia
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NASAL BOT Oestrus ovis
DICTYOCAULUS
LUNGS
TRICHURIS
CHABERTIA
OESPHAGOSTOMUM
LARGE INTESTINE
TRICHOSTRONGYLUS
BUNOSTOMUM
STRONGYLOIDES
COOPERIA
SMALL INTESTINE
NEMATODIRUS
TRICH. AXEI
OSTERTAGIA
PARASITE MATURITY
HAEMONCHUS
ABOMASUM
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1. Effective against L3 stages. 2. Effective against inhibited (L4) stages. Also effective against BZ, Levamisole and Morantel resistant strains of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus Spp and BZ resistant Namatodirus also Itchmite. (Meat withholding period for goats is 14 days.) Plain and selenised available. Note 1.
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Aids in control of dags and blowfly strike in the breech area and reduces pasture contamination from worm eggs for at least 100 days. (120 days including worm prepatent period.) Also effective against strains of H.contortus, O.circumcinta and T.colubriformil resistant to BZ, levamisole and morantel anthelmintics and strains of T.axei and N.spathiger resistant to BN anthelmintics. Effective against itchmite and keds. 1. Effective against L3 stages. Milk 126 days.
Comment same as above (Ivomec Maximizer Cr Capsules Lambs) Also for use in cattle and pigs. Effective against itchmite. Effective against L3 stages. Also effective against inhibited L4 stage Ostertagia. Note 1.
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★★★ Contains 2.2g/L Cobalt, 0.5g/L Selenium ★★★
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Contains 2.2g/L Cobalt, 0.5g/L Selenium
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Minerals (Cu, I, Co, Zn, Se) Milk 24 hours.
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Also contains 0.8g/L Selenium
★★ ★★
Also available with minerals (Cu, Co, Zn, I, Se) Oxfen Hi Mineral. Note 1.
= 95% to 100% efficacy. = 75% to 95% efficacy. = 50% to 75% efficacy. = No registered claim = Information not supplied = No data
Prevents reinfection with Ostertagia circumcincta for a minimum of 21 days and Haemonchus spp for 35 days.
Also available non mineralised.
2 2
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ND ND
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KEY TO SURVEY: ★★★ ★★ ★ Blank N/S N/D
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NOTE 1: Sheep milk intended for human consumption or manufacture for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following last treatment. NOTE 2: Must not be used undiluted.
1 Includes inhibited stages and BZ-resistant parasites. 2 1st, 2nd & 3rd Instars. 3 Aids in protection of blowfly strike. See label for details.
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Non-irritant injection. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for at least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostronglus.
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Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days & Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days. Effective against inibited larvae of Haemonchus. Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.
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Additives: contain antigens of 5 clostridial diseases and cheesy gland. Available with or without selenium and with selenium and vitamin B12 (vet only). Prevents reinfection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for a least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. Recommended for use in adult sheep. Milk withholding period 49 days. Effective against inhibited stages of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.
Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 35 days and Ostertagia circumcincta for 21 days. Available with or without Selenium. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus. 84 hours milk withholding.
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New family of drench in a combination. Controls worms resistant to macrocyclic lactones (ML), levamisole/morantel (clear), benzimidazoles (white), and closantel based drenches and combinations of these. Also controls itch mite. Accurately dose young lambs < 15kg. Use drench guns with silicone “O” rings. Extremely toxic to horses.
THE ULTIMATE 3 WAY DRENCH MATRIX HI-MINERAL
Triple combination oral drench for sheep
It’s time to evolve to a superior drench. MATRIX® is the ultimate three way oral drench with unsurpassed efficacy against mixed infections of gastrointestinal parasites, including those with single or dual resistance to any of the three major drench families.
MATRIX MINIDOSE
Triple combination oral drench for sheep or cattle
MATRIX C
Triple combination oral drench for cattle
FOR USE IN: SHEEP OF ALL AGES INCLUDING LAMBS
FOR USE IN: CATTLE & SHEEP OF ALL AGES
FOR USE IN: CATTLE OF ALL AGES
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THE KVERNELAND CLC cultivator has been around for a number of seasons. It has proven to be a versatile cultivator for stubbles and the 3.0m version has led many campaigns on Kiwi farms. However, the new CLC Pro-Cut will widen this appeal to many farmers: the addition of a gang of cutting discs and re-spacing of legs will make it more desirable in being able to deal with far greater levels of trash. The machine consists of four zones: firstly a bank of 500mm diameter scalloped discs, each mounted with a dynatorque rubber coupling
to accommodate shock loads. Depth control is controlled by a double-acting hydraulic ram mounted beneath the headstock. The second zone is made up of seven of the familiar CLC heavy duty legs that use leaf springs for overload protection and are capable of working depths from 5-30cm. Existing users
will be pleased to see leg spacing has been increased to 440mm to promote trash flow through the unit. Also included in the standard specification are quick change ‘knockon’ points for a fast turnaround. Following the cultivator legs is a bank of spring steel levelling tines which helps tidy up the work and
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Self-loading mixer suits larger farmers ONE OF the more interesting first-time exhibitors at National Fieldays was Storti, from Verona, NE Italy, showing a selfpropelled, self-loading mixer wagon. This large machine was catching the eye of large scale dairy farmers. Dating back to 1956, this company has extensive knowledge of the total mixed ration (TMR) market, evidenced by its range of trailed and selfpropelled machines from 8-33m3 with vertical or horizontal mixing. Most types of machine are also capable of selfloading, with a hydraulically driven cutter head on a loader arm mounted on the rear or front of the machine in the case of the self-propelled units. This has the major advantage of not needing a dedicated loader tractor, or in the worst case having to unhook the mixer wagon, load up, then reconnect to carry out a mix, which is very time consuming. Storti marketing manager Ignacio Nunez mentioned standout features of the Doberman model on display: high efficiency rotor for a homogenous mix and low power consumption, bi-directional loading arm to suit all types of material being loaded, and heavy ladder construction chassis. He also pointed out
options such as the in-built weight system and the single lever control of the whole unit. Nunez also announced the recent signing of a distribution agreement for New Zealand with Robertson Manufacturing, Canterbury, well known for their bale and silage feeders. Robertson sales manager Tyronne Campbell commented, “The addition of Storti to our product offering allows us to cover the whole spectrum of animal feeding, and the decision to join forces with Storti is based on their worldwide reputation for experience in the TMR field.” Robertson plans countrywide demonstrations of the Doberman self-propelled machine.
RWC IN SAFE COMPANY IT DOESN’T seem long ago since we won the Rugby World Cup back in 2011, but it’s now less than three months before RWC 2015 kicks off in the UK. So, for the time being anyway, NZ Rugby has handed back the cup so the organising authorities can take it on a tour of the UK, to show schoolchildren what it looks like. It’s good to know it will be looked after while on the other side of the world. A specially built Land Rover 110 Defender station wagon, built by LR special vehicles operations department, has been designed to safely transport and display the Webb Ellis Trophy in the leadup to the start of the tournament on September 18. The stand-out feature of the vehicle – akin to a Pope-mobile – is its rear display cabinet that offers views of the trophy
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and controls temperature, lighting and locking systems. A 40 inch flat screen TV will replay key moments of the competition’s history, and toughened security glass will ensure there are no intruders. The interior of the vehicle has luxurious black leather seats with regal gold stitching, and the obligatory RWC logos are displayed prominently throughout. The exterior includes accessories such as an electric winch – no doubt for recoveries at the most remote rural schools – a raised air intake system, spotlights and a nod to the Kiwis with wide wheels and tyres. It’s good to know the Poms are looking after our trophy until after the final on October 31, then we can get it back to Godzone, and perhaps make a countrywide tour in the back of a good ‘ole V8 ute. – Mark Daniel
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T4 tractor series goes to Tier 4 MARK DANIEL markd@ruralnews.co.nz
NEW HOLLAND distributor CB Norwood, Palmerston North, has released the latest Tier 4 versions of the popular T4 series tractors to replace the T4000 and entry spec
T5000 ranges. With model designations of T4.85 / T4.95/T4.105/T4.115 the machines offer maximum power of 84, 98, 106 and 114hp, respectively, from 4-cyl. Tier 4, FPT engines of 3.4L. They have cooled exhaust gas recirculation and diesel par-
ticulate filtering to meet industry emission regulations. The engines offer torque backup to 35%, and a constant maximum power range of 1900-2300 rpm. They have the ability where suitable to run a 20% bio-diesel fuel mix. Engine power passes to a New Holland trans-
mission with a wet clutch (power shuttle) for clutch-free movement from forward to reverse. Adjustable three-stage modification for aggressiveness, dependant on the task at hand, should ideally suit loader work. A choice of 20x20 or 24x24 speeds is offered: the former uses five ranges to deliver creep speeds down to 250m/h, making them suitable for growers; the latter offers three ranges, and a hi-lo power-shift, which results in a 15% speed reduction and an increase in torque at the wheels of 18%. The rear transaxle uses epycyclic reduction hubs for positive transmission of power from engine to the ground through a number of tyre options. The Cat2 three point linkage has a maximum lift capacity of around 3.9 tonnes, so should handle
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Latest Navara proves old adage of working smarter not harder ADAM FRICKER
NO LONGER able to claim the coveted ‘most powerful in class’ tag for the Navara, Nissan has instead grabbed best-inclass fuel efficiency and power-to-weight ratio for its new NP300 Navara ute. Nissan NZ reckons diesel fuel economy is a crucial consideration for light commercial vehicle buyers these days. Contributing to the NP300’s efficiency gains are improved aerodynamics in the design, which includes frontal area reduction, low friction gearbox and rear differential, electric power regeneration and mass reduction in the body and rear suspension. Topping the range of engine options is a twinturbo 2.3L 4-cyl DOHC diesel unit that produces 140kW of power, with 450 NM of torque available low in the rev range at 1500-2500rpm. It has a two-stage turbocharger so torque delivery is far more linear than the old Navara
and largely eliminates the lag experienced in many turbo diesels. In 2WD dual cab manual versions this engine uses 6.3L/100km, emitting just 166 grams of CO2 per kilometre. In the top-of-the-range automatic STX 4WD we drove it uses 7L/100km. The mid-range RX model gets the same diesel engine but with a single turbo, producing 120kW of power and 403 NM of torque. An interesting addition to the range is the 2.5L DOHC petrol engine, the same one used in the X-Trail and Altima. It produces 122kW and 238Nm, and in DX 2WD double cab form, is priced at a sharp $31,990, well within reach of buyers of cheaper Chinese and Korean utes. The market demand for petrol utes is unclear but, at this price, some buyers will be tempted by the prospect of an upgrade to a Navara. Gearbox options for all models are a 6-speed manual or 7-speed automatic.
A coil sprung 5-link rear suspension in double cab models delivers better handling and off-road capability than most leafsprung utes. However, because load and tow capacities had to match that of leaf-spring setups, ride quality is still firm on Kiwi roads. Nissan argues that this rear end setup improves lateral rigidity and saves weight. Braked towing capacity on all diesel grades is 3500kg, an important feature in this segment. Offroad the NP300 offers a wading depth of 450mm and a lateral tilt of 50 degrees. Active brake limited slip (ABLS) optimises the driving force of each wheel in slippery conditions on 4WD models. ABLS functions on all wheels, whereas mechanical LSD only works on rear wheels. Hill start assist holds the truck on a slope for two seconds after the brake is released, allowing for a smooth change from brake to accelerator pedal, while hill descent control maintains vehicle speed
during steep downhill driving without the need to use the accelerator or brake pedals. Much was made at the launch of the ‘spinal support’ front seats which apparently reduce fatigue during long drives. Nissan says “the seat distributes body pressure on the seating surface through the middle section in the folding seat back, promoting a ‘neutral’ posture to reduce pressure on the spine and muscles”. We’ll reserve judgement on that until we get a longer drive. They were comfy enough, especially the heated, leather, electric ones in the STX. Buyers of this posh variant will also enjoy dualzone climate control, a
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New Triton will shake things up MARK DANIEL markd@ruralnews.co.nz
AS A dedicated SUV driver who likes the elevated seating position to do a little ‘over the hedge’ farming, the thought of picking up a loan Mitsubishi Triton from dealer Piako Motors, Morrinsville, and the prospect of a bone-shaking ride had left me with a lukewarm feeling. But imagine halfway home and into a shower of rain, as if by magic the wipers automatically came on. Rain-sensing wipers on a ute? The all new Mitsubishi Triton has a lot of new goodies to catch the eye of the onein-five new vehicle buyers who will buy a ute in 2015 – that’s if 2014 was anything to go by. They say first impressions count and the new
look Triton certainly has a more substantial presence than the previous model. The latter gave an impression that the wellside designer had been from a different company than the main vehicle designer, and that it had been dropped onto the chassis as an afterthought. The new vehicle has a strong seamless look through the flanks, and the frontal aspect is quite striking – a deep front valance, chrome aplenty and headlights that blend into the hood and wheel arches nicely. Powered by an allnew, all-alloy 4-cyl engine sweeping 2.4L, the output tops 135kW and offers torque of 437Nm, vs a max of 133Kw/407Nm in the previous version. The torque figure puts the vehicle in a number one position for torque-to-
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To keep things moving along all models feature on-the-fly selection of 2WD or 4WD up to 100km/h, diff lock selection and even a centre locking diff on the GLS. In addition the GLS is configured to run in 4WD on tarmac for safety or during inclement weather. Safety plays a big part too, with the inclusion of active traction control, active stability control and trailer stability assist, which lessens the likelihood of jackknife once a trailer starts swaying. The interior of the Triton has many touches which are car-like, although a working theme is maintained with the use of black plastic for durability. Model-specific
options such as key-less entry, Bluetooth connection, USB plugs, dual zone air conditioning and reversing cameras are available. Seating is almost carlike: bucket style seats with good side bolsters which encourage progress in rough going, and the rear seat passengers have more legroom and space for the feet under the front seats. The only note from this (taller) driver was the seat squab was a little short and could not be raked back beyond horizontal to push the backside down into the seat. As part of the test a 1.5 tonne trailer boat package was towed around a rural circuit, but it made little
difference to performance and allowed a ‘slightly illegal’ towing speed of 100km/h at a comfortable 1950rpm. The engine was smooth and quiet, and only exhibited a little ‘diesel rattle’ when the transmission was kicked down to encourage getup-and-go. Ride quality was nearly there compared to large car or a SUV, the only negative being some longitudinal bounce when hitting a lateral bump or ridge in the country roads driven. At the working end of the vehicle, the wellside has around 10% more space, with less intrusion from the wheel arches, and will swallow a euro pallet easily. At the towbar the capacity is 3100kg, a little less than its competitors, but the lighter kerb weight of the Triton will result in similar or better payloads. The vehicle tested had an optional load liner, hard lid and bull bar, and came at a Fieldays special price of $46,990 plus on road costs. Mitsubishi last year sold around 1250 utes and sees this doubling for the 2015 season. With an industry-leading warranty of 10 years, near car-like interior and ride and, of course, those rain-sensing wipers, it warrants a closer look. @rural_news facebook.com/ruralnews
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Ex-townies can now look the part markd@ruralnews.co.nz
THE RISE in the number of families moving to the country and buying lifestyle blocks was always going to be good for the agricultural machinery industry. With a lot of the older smaller tractors such as the TE 20, the MF 135 and the Ford 3000 gone to Fiji or re-invented as boat tractors, there are not enough, or the price is too high. The ex-townie wants to look the part now he lives in the country, and he wants his steed to look like those the real farmers use, so welcome to the compact tractor market, made up of tractors less than 50hp that will do all the jobs the newbie can find. New Holland importer CB Norwood recently launched the new Boomer range at National Fieldays: the Boomer 25, 35 and 50 – 27hp, 38hp and 46hp respectively. The baby – the Boomer 25 – has a 3-cyl engine of 1300cc, and delivers maximum power at 2700rpm. It is coupled to a 2-stage hydrostatic transmission, with twin pedals for forward and reverse control and offering variable speed from 0-15km/h dependant on position. So no levers to shift, and more important very easy for a novice to drive. At the rear end the cat 1, three point linkage has a lift capacity of 650kg and the hydraulics can pump out a satisfactory 23L/min of oil through one rear remote. A single speed PTO at 540rpm pushes
out around 20hp at the shaft. The bigger stablemates, the 35 and the 50, use 4-cyl engines of 1800cc and 2500cc respectively. The hydrostatic transmission option carries over, but now with three ranges on offer and a maximum speed of 24km/h. Alternatively, the option of a mechanical transmission gives four speeds and three ranges – 12 forward and 12 reverse speeds on the 35, or an extra fourth range on the Model 50 to give 16 x 16 speeds. At the back end of the 35 and 50 models, lift capacities are 820kg and 1250kg respectively, and both tractors have hydraulic flow of around 30L/ min, so should be well within their capabilities. As one would expect in a category aimed at this particular market, there are accessories such as frontloaders, mid-mount mowers and rear rotary hoes. All machines are standard with certified ROPS protection that can be folded to work under trees or enter low buildings. The tractors are designed for easy home maintenance with easy access to all the required daily checks. The Boomer range also offers peace of mind for the potential purchaser with an industry leading premium warranty of five years or 2500 hours A further addition to the range is the Workmaster 40 (38hp) which offers a value-for-money package in that the tractor is supplied with a relatively bare specification but can
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GENUINE MASSEY FERGUSON PARTS TO SUIT YOUR TRUSTY OLDER MACHINERY, AGED 10 YEARS PLUS. We realise these machines still mean the world to you and you still need Genuine parts at competitive prices with genuine peace of mind, so talk to your Dealer today about the growing range and remember to always keep it GENUINE!!
10+ MEANS • • • •
Competitive Pricing Genuine Quality Perfect Fit 12 Months Warranty
Throughout the following pages, we highlight the first of many Genuine Massey Ferguson parts to be included in the 10+ Range.
Make sure you are subscribed to The Genuine Choice Mailer for all future additions to the range.
TE20 SERIES GENUINE PARTS ENGINE OIL FILTER - $9.76 PART NUMBER: 894976M92
WATER PUMP ASSEMBLY - $78.89 PART NUMBER: 1885489M92
THERMOSTAT - $12.70
FAN - $127.19
PART NUMBER: 629004M1
FUEL FILTER - $9.40
FUEL LIFT PUMP - $56.34
DYNAMO - $245.56
DISTRIBUTOR CAP - $48.99
PART NUMBER: 1850450M2
PART NUMBER: 1446165M91
PART NUMBER: 897104M92
STEERING WHEEL - $39.20
TEA20 “SUE” MODEL 1:32 - $69.65
PART NUMBER: 180576M1
FAN BELT - $22.29
PART NUMBER: 3638250M91
PART NUMBER: X993040292100
PART NUMBER: 1884857M91
PART NUMBER: 829937M1
On January 4 1958, driving 28hp TE20 tractors, Edmund Hillary’s team became the first overland explorers to reach the South Pole since Captain Scott’s expedition in 1912. One of the actual Ferguson TE20’s (named ‘Sue’ by the team) used on Hillary’s remarkable expedition now resides in the Massey Ferguson Technology Centre in Beauvais, France. In 2014, 56 years since Hillary’s journey and 56 years since the birth of the Massey Ferguson brand, a Massey Ferguson MF5600 series tractor made a similar trek across the ice. Find out how the journey unfolded by visiting www.antarcticatwo.com
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
MF4200 SERIES GENUINE PARTS
THERMOSTAT - $19.84
PART NUMBER: 1447384M1
TOP RADIATOR HOSE - $26.95 Part Number: 3807508M1
BOTTOM RADIATOR HOSE - $23.81
WATER PUMP - $ 130.08 PART NUMBER: 4222002M91
Part Number: 3807509M1
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF200 series, MF300 series, MF3000 series, MF3600 series, MF6100 series, MF8100 series.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255. Also suits MF5355, MF6200 series
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255. Also suits MF375, MF390, MF6100 series.
RADIATOR - $ 1,085.00
RADIATOR CAP - $11.24
TOP GASKET SET - $290.95
PART NUMBER: 3808158M3
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255.
PART NUMBER: 180224M92
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF200 series, MF300 series, MF3000 series, MF3600 series, MF5300 series MF6100, MF6200 series, MF8100 series
PART NUMBER: 4224621M91
Suits MF4225, 4325 Also suits MF275, MF290.
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
BOTTOM GASKET SET - $57.20
ALTERNATOR (120 AMP) - $589.42
FUEL LIFT PUMP - $73.08
Suits MF4225, 4235. Also suits MF275, MF290.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260. Also suits 6200 series.
12� CLUTCH COVER ASSY - $659.08
CLUTCH LEVER KIT - $125.98
FLYWHEEL ASSY - $528.55
Suits MF4225, MF4235, MF4240. Also suits MF362. MF365, MF375, MF375, MF382, MF390.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF200 series, MF300 series.
Suits MF4225, MF4235, MF4240. Also suits MF275, MF290.
AIR FILTER (OUTER) - $52.45
BRAKE MASTER CYL REPAIR KIT - $106.26
PART NUMBER: 3809345M91
AIR FILTER (INNER) - $48.32
Part Number: 3901567M91
Suits MF4225, MF4235, MF4240.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF5340, MF5355.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF6200 series, MF8200 series.
TOOLBOX - $53.81
GRAMMER SEAT - $1,265.00 (MECHANICAL SUSPENSION)
PART NUMBER: 4224292Z91
PART NUMBER: 3701014M92
Part Number: 3901462M2
PART NUMBER: 3909794M1
PART NUMBER: 3900546M91
PART NUMBER: 4224451M91
PART NUMBER: 3819666M91
HEAD LAMP - $47.61
Part Number: 3901463M2
FRONT GRILLE - $377.39 PART NUMBER: 3805876M91
PART NUMBER: 1696186M94
PART NUMBER: 4272511M91
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF5340, MF5355, MF6245, MF6255, MF6565, MF6570, MF6290, MF8260.
Suits MF4225, 4235, 4240, 4245, 4255, 4260, 4270. Also suits MF200 series, MF300 series, MF5400 series, MF6100 series, MF6200 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series
Suits various makes & models
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
MF6200 SERIES GENUINE PARTS
PISTON ASSY - $161.35
CYLINDER LINER - $113.27
PISTON RING KIT - $54.49
PART NUMBER: 4222129M1
PART NUMBER: 4222136M91
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF4200 series, MF6100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF4200 series, MF6100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF4200 series, MF6100 series.
CYLINDER HEAD GASKET - $52.27
OIL SEAL (TIMING COVER) - $16.60
WATER PUMP - $457.39
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265. Also suits MF4200 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF275, MF290, MF3600 series, MF4200 series, MF6100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265.
PART NUMBER: 4222134M91
PART NUMBER: 4224501M1
PART NUMBER: 4226213M1
PART NUMBER: 4225392M91
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
WATER PUMP REPAIR KIT - $285.20
ALTERNATOR (70AMP) - $419.96
STEERING PUMP - $985.26
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF6100 series
SEAL KIT - STEERING CYLINDER - $77.56
STEERING BALL JOINT - $115.40 EA
AIR COND MOTOR - $328.50
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255. Also suits MF275, MF290, MF362, MF390, MF4200 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255. Also suits MF200 series, MF300 series, MF4200 series, MF6100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF3600 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series.
PART NUMBER: 4224675M91
PART NUMBER: 3484327M92
THROTTLE CABLE - $43.99
PART NUMBER: 3933142M91
Part Number: 3764027M2 - (RH) Part Number: 3764028M2 - (LH)
PART NUMBER: 3382280M1
PART NUMBER: 3310831M91
PART NUMBER: 3778639M1
PART NUMBER: 3617651M91
BRAKE DISC - $232.30
WIPER MOTOR (REAR) - $232.30
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255. Also suits MF6100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series, MF8400 series.
WIPER MOTOR (FRONT) - $184.30
WIPER BLADE - $17.92
REPAIR KIT - CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER - $185.15
PART NUMBER: 3777698M92
PART NUMBER: 3713195M1
PART NUMBER: 3715610M2
PART NUMBER: 1642034M91
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series, MF8400 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF4200 series, MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series, MF8400 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF2600 series, MF3000 series, MF3600 series, MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
FUEL TANK CAP - $20.89
HYDRAULIC PUMP ASSY - $938.00
PTO SHAFT - 540/1000 RPM - $562.72
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF3600 series, MF6100 series, MF8100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF8200 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF5400 series, MF6100 series, MF6400 series, MF8100 series.
PART NUMBER: 3041489M4
PART NUMBER: 3799411M2
PART NUMBER: 3382074M10
TOP LINK (HOOK END) - CAT 2 - $297.56
TOP LINK (BALL END) - CAT 2 - $244.66 PART NUMBER: 3615054M3
PART NUMBER: 3813361M1
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF5400 series (early models), MF6100 series, MF6400 series (early models).
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290 Also suits MF5400 series (early models), MF6100 series, MF6400 series (early models).
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF200 series, MF300 series, MF400 series, MF4200 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series, MF8400 series.
STRUT (REAR WINDOW) - $37.94
DOOR HANDLE ASSY - $88.20
MIRROR - EXTERIOR (EXCLUDES ARM) - $61.69
PART NUMBER: 3615052M4
Part Number: 3902140M1
Part Number: 3902356M91
IGNITION KEY - $5.03
PART NUMBER: 3806614M91
STRUT (DOOR) - $31.48 Part Number: 3902121M4
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF400 series, MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8200 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF300 series, MF4200 series, MF6100 series, MF8100 series, MF8400 series.
FRONT LENS - $27.80
REAR LIGHT LENS - $37.89
TAIL PIPE (EXHAUST) - $91.91
PART NUMBER: 3105050M1
PART NUMBER: 3383014M7
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF6100 series, MF8100 series.
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits MF4200 series, MF6100 series.
PART NUMBER: 3105505M1
Suits MF6235, 6245, 6255, 6265, 6270, 6290. Also suits 6100 series, 8200 series, 8400 series.
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
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MIGHTY MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTOR RANGE... MF5600 SERIES
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CONTACT YOUR NEAREST MASSEY FERGUSON DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION
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PARTS BOOKS TO GOTM features: -
Easily find parts with exploded view drawings Create a Parts List Send Parts Lists to an e-mail of your choice Supports off-line book viewing Multi-language support Access Parts Catalogues on the go All Models included (Old & New)
PARTS BOOKS TO GOTM is supported on all current ios and selected android devices.
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WIN AN IPAD AIR. Simply download Books To Go from the app store and contact your MF dealer for a personal log in to automatically enter.
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Meet Glenn Jackson Meet Glenn Jackson from the small town of Taumarunui, in the King Country, New Zealand. Glenn is in partnership with his father, Colin, and together they run a Silage & Hay Baling Contracting business, and it’s fair to say they are very passionate about their Massey gear. During the off season Glenn heads overseas, often to Western Australia to work the harvest, but this year he is escaping the NZ winter months and working the wheat harvest in Dalhart, Texas USA. Unfortunately Glenn isn’t operating Massey gear in Dalhart, but he is very much looking forward to being reunited with his beloved Massey’s when he returns to New Zealand in spring. We asked Glenn to give us some feedback on the new Books To Go App, and here is what he told us. What do you like most about the new Books To Go App? “Being able to access parts information anytime and anywhere. I’m an ex-diesel mechanic so I do like to do some of the smaller jobs on my machinery, but to have all the parts books in front of me and being able to talk to our local Dealer over the phone is a great help. It makes for a very simple process. Of course our Dealer always checks to ensure we haven’t missed any serial number breaks and variants in specification levels or things like that.” “I really enjoy not having to carry around parts books anymore. Because we are contractors we work in many different locations, so with the new Books To Go app, all I need is my iPad and I’m away.” Do you use the pick list function with the ability to send orders directly to your Dealer? “Yes, I use this every time. It’s so easy to just add all the items I need to a nice simple shopping cart and
then within seconds I can export the list to my Dealer by e-mail. If the parts are in stock at the Dealership it’s an extremely quick turnaround and if they need to come from the master warehouse in Melbourne, I have them the next morning. It really makes for a simple process and that service is fantastic.” Do you use “offline books”? “Yes, this is one of the best features of the App. Because we are often working in remote locations without internet access, I can download all the required books for my tractor models to my device, meaning that I can still use the app without internet coverage while I’m in the back blocks in the middle of nowhere. Then my simple e-mail list of parts sits in my e-mail outbox until I get in a reception area and then it is sent to my Dealer.” All models are included. Even the older tractors. Is this a bonus for you? “I have eight Massey Ferguson tractors in total, ranging from early
machines such as the trusty MF35, MF135 and MF168, all the way through to the MF6290, 3x MF7400’s, and the tractor I call “The Beast”, which is a big MF8160. All these models are included in the App, so it’s a must for anyone who owns Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Valtra or Challenger tractors or any Hay and Harvesting products for that matter as well.” How has the Books To Go App added value to your business? “I’d have to say it’s all about those time critical moments. This App has saved me so much time over the past six months and helped us build a more efficient operation. Less downtime when repairs are required along with better communication and interpretation methods have really made the parts ordering process so simple for me. Also, we often need to identify parts afterhours, so with this handy App I can work out exactly what I need and send it through to my Dealer afterhours, so I’m free to do other jobs during the critical working hours of the day.”
THERE’S NO TIME FOR DOWNTIME THIS SEASON!! Your local Massey Ferguson Dealer has a range of quality spare parts to suit your Balers & Hay Tools this season. No matter what age or condition your machinery is in, contact them today for a competitive quote.
GENUINE AGCO HAY PARTS GIVE YOU: Consistent O.E.M Quality Competitive Pricing
A LITTLE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IN THE OFF SEASON WILL REDUCE DOWN TIME IN THE HEAT OF THE SEASON.
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MF35 SERIES GENUINE PARTS
RADIATOR CAP - $11.74
WATER PUMP REPAIR KIT - $ 139.77
TOP GASKET SET - $69.68
OIL SEAL - CRANKSHAFT REAR MAIN - $11.24
ENGINE PRESSURE GAUGE - $50.59
GAUGE - WATER TEMPERATURE - $32.65
HYDRAULIC FILTER - $32.65
OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY - $109.35
FUEL LIFT PUMP ASSY - $68.11
PART NUMBER: 3475308M1
PART NUMBER: 731774M91
PART NUMBER: 1853097M91
PART NUMBER: 4222562Z91
PART NUMBER: 881396M91
PART NUMBER: 825208M1
PART NUMBER: 521451M1
PTO CLUTCH DISC - 9” DUAL CLUTCH - $87.25
PART NUMBER: 3637359M91
HUB BEARING KIT - $45.82 PART NUMBER: 1810416M91
PART NUMBER: 4222094M91
DECAL KIT - $51.11
PART NUMBER: 3406970M91
PART NUMBER: 3620411M91
All pricing listed on this page is RRP including GST and is correct at the time of printing, but AGCO Australia reserves the right to make price changes without notification. All images, part numbers and model applications are intended as a guide only so please ensure you check for the correct application against your model and serial number with your dealer prior to ordering.
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Check out the new range of European Massey Ferguson toys, clothing and merchandise. Talk to your dealer about the current offer and place an order today.
ALL MASSEY FERGUSON MERCHANDISE ORDERS DURING JUNE, JULY & AUGUST GO INTO THE DRAW TO WIN THEIR MONEY BACK!* WE WILL DRAW 1 PRIZE EACH MONTH (TOTAL OF 3 PRIZES).
*Maximum prize value is $500 inc gst, based on the original invoice value. Competition valid for orders $100 and over from the European Massey Ferguson Merchandise range purchased between 1st June 2015 - 31st August 2015.
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EHT FO TSER EHT TUO KCEHC DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR NEAREST MASSEY FERGUSON
MIGHTY MASSEY REIGNS SUPREME!! NOSUGREF YESSAM YTHGIM Don’t just take our word for it, the MF7615 has been independently voted the best value for money tractor in the 2015 Farm Trader Tractor Shoot Out. With a wide range of specifications, choice in transmission and unbeatable pricing, look no further than the MF7600 Series.
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It is not often you get all four judges to agree on the Top Tractor Shoot Out winner within the first five minutes of deliberation talks. The Massey Ferguson 7615 Dyna-6 was a clear winner, despite the calibre PH 073 –CASE-IH, 072 of the highly competitive line-up of entrants from the brands John Deere, New Holland, Class and Deutz-Fahr. There are a number of reasons the judges unanimously decided on the MF7615 as the Top 120 – 140 HP 140 – 235 HP 320 – 370 HP and Tractor Shoot Out 2015 for the best under $140,000 MF6600 SERIESwinner. They were looking MF7600 SERIES value for money tractor MF8600 SERIES all things considered, they were convinced this is it.
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The Massey Ferguson 7615 Dyna-6 is a good looking, well designed tractor, with many features. There is no doubt that it stood out from the crowd in terms of individual customisation, particularly of transmission and hydraulic settings all combined in a comfortable, well refined cab. SUMMARY FROM THE JUDGES AFTER THEIR REVIEW ON THE 7615 DYNA-6; 80 – 100 HP
74 – 82 HP
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