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Anawai Beef + Lamb New Zealand Hawkes Bay Monitor
Farm Program
Community group meeting handout
15/11/2012
Farm Update
Covers
Following a September cover outlook with covers holding above 2000kgDM/ha through to Autumn
Colin has found and introduced 400 grazing Steers. These are included in the above outlook
Pasture losses are reading at a good level our target is between 15% and 22%. However this should
also be subjectively assessed. Are some blocks over grazed and some under grazed?
Stock Movements
Purchases
Aug/Sept
– 145 Weaner Bulls
– 51 Autumn born R1 Bulls
– 74 Yearlings
– 562 SIL ewes
– 264 Ma Hinds (Total wintered at year end will be 1237, 83 short of target 1320)
Oct 500 Angus grazing steers @400kglwt have been introduced
Stock sales this season
6 R1 Stags @ 55kgcwt
75 2yr Stags @ 57kgcwt
42 Out of season wks lambs (born may) @ 18kgcwt
334 Old season lambs @19kgcwt
15 yearling bulls @ 127kgcwt
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Jul 12 Aug 12 Sep 12 Oct 12 Nov 12 Dec 12 Jan 13 Feb 13 Mar 13 Apr 13 May 13 Jun 13
Cover Actual 1595 1714 1989 2107 2303 2359 2196 1925 1806 1811 1762 1618
kgDM/ha Target 1250 1350 1397 1595 1896 2000 2200 2103 2010 1912 1800 1496
Potential Pasture Growth Actual 7.9 14.7 24.6 34.0 41.7 35.3 23.2 17.3 23.5 23.4 18.4 10.5
kgDM/ha/d (incl N) Plan 7.9 14.7 24.3 33.7 41.8 35.6 23.1 17.2 23.5 23.4 18.4 10.5
Demand Actual 12.7 14.8 16.2 19.9 26.3 26.8 25.6 23.8 24.6 19.9 17.4 16.1
kgDM/ha/d Plan 12.6 14.9 17.0 19.7 21.5 22.5 21.5 20.1 21.3 20.0 17.5 15.9
Effective Area Actual 1394 Gross Margin Actual $946447 Conversion Efficiency Actual 30.33
ha Plan 1394 $ Plan $738490 kgDM Eaten/kg Product Plan 31.68
Pasture Loss Actual 21.5 Gross Margin Actual 678.94 Gross Income Actual 4.57
% Plan 26.9 $/ha Plan 529.76 $/kg Product Plan 4.33
Product Actual 220.0 Gross Margin Actual 10.2 Gross Margin Actual 9.0
kg/ha Plan 193.6 c/kg DM Plan 8.6 c/kg Potential DM Plan 7.1
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There are 1115 additional cattle on this spring
Crop establishment spring 2012
Area planned Progress
Lucerne 16.5ha Sown
Chicory/red clover 3.7ha Sown
Plantain/red clover 25.8ha Decision was made due to the wet conditions of the
paddocks to postpone establishment until Autumn with
a December spray out and summer fallow
Titan rape 22.6ha Sown
Kale 23.3ha Sown
Swede 13.3ha Sown
Titan rape (rosewood) 20ha Sown
Action taken to date following the community groups feedback
• + 1 labour unit employed John Hallgarth
• Staff assigned blocks for responsibility
• Weekly staff planning meetings to be held on Fridays
• Bulls integrated and Grazers taken on – Opening up the closed stock policies, introducing
greater flexibility and introducing spring pressure.
• Plantain rather than Chicory is to be planted on the Elsthorpe country
• Work being done on a formalised winter grazing plan
• Working on a formalised Animal Health Plan
• In the process of engaging a fertiliser rep for a fertility plan with an independent review by
Agfirst to follow.
Discussion points
Is the stocking plan next winter aggressive enough?
Did we miss opportunity this past spring?
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Key targets 2012/2013
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Cover levels will be reviewed monthly with actions planned monthly to optimise proactive decision
making
Winter rotation targets of
98 days breeding stock
84 days bulls hoggets and finishing heifers
30th August target cover of between
1300-1500kgDM/ha.
Below which we will be restricting early
season growth and above we will have
challenges keeping spring/summer control
30th April target cover of between
1700-2100kgDM/ha
To ensure we have sufficient cover to carry
stock through winter and hit the late
winter/early spring target
Discussion points
What are the key targets to monitor this coming year?
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Winter Grazing Plan Developed
Key principles
• 3.5 day shifts (avoiding weekend shifts)
• Paddocks in multiples of 4ha
• 98d winter round – breeding stock
• 84d winter round – bulls, hoggets and finishing heifers
• Deer in forestry on silage pad
• Out of season ewes set stocked
• All systems will be allocated a set area. Rotation length targets will be relatively inflexible,
flexibility will be in days per shift for individual breaks/paddocks
Subdivision requirement
• 19.8 km of new fencelines and existing fencelines to reinstate
• 87 paddocks are required excluding rosewood (planning yet to be completed)
• Troughs will be centralised wherever possible to allow further subdivision
• Permanent or 5 wire fences will be used between systems with lower cost internals
Subdivision and water system development schedule
2012
7 wire, 2 electric – 4.9km (3.3 km Elsthorpe hill country, 0.9km lucerne blocks Maraetotora country,
0.7km bull block Maraetotora country))
Deer fencing – 2.8km (Maraetotora country)
2013
7 wire, 2 electric – 7.5km (2.5km Elsthorpe hill, 2.7 lower Elsthorpe country, 1.1km Maraetotora
lucerne, 1.1km Maraetotora bull blocks)
2014
7 wire, 2 electric – 4.6km (Elsthorpe hill)
Discussion points
Order of priority for subdivision and water schedule
Mob sizes vs paddock size – If we reduce one we need to increase the other
to meet winter rotation length targets. What is the optimum?
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Benchmarking & Performance Summary - Anawai AgFirst Accounts Analysis
Abreviations are defined in the glossary of terms found at the end of this report
Anawai Financials
2011 Benchmarks
2011 2012
Projected
2013 Target
AgFirst AA*
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AgFirst AA*
Top 10% Fmx Av
Fmx
Top20%
GFI/ha 884 985 987 1000 774 1029 969 1072
GFI/SU 102.3 101.3 - - 85.44 101.9 - -
EFS/ha 289 386 - 450 313 557 335 539
EFS/SU 33.4 39.7 - - 35 55 - -
GM c/kg pot DM 8.0 9.0 7.2 10.0 - - 9.1 12.1
GM c/kg DM eaten 9.8 13.1 9.9 11.2 - - 10.6 13.6
GFI c/kg pot DM 11.6 12.8 13.0 14.7 - - 13.0 16.3
GFI c/kg DM eaten 14.7 18.6 14.8 16.2 - - 15.2 18.3
FE /ha 574 599 - 550 461 472 634 533
FE /SU 66.3 61.6 - - 50.9 46.7 61.4 49.4
FE % GFI 65% 61% - 55% 60% 46% - -
3.14 3.94 - 2.04 - - 3.04 2.32
% Maintenance P applied 2% 19% - - 64% 71% - -
% Maintenance S applied 3% 120% - - 87% 105% - -
Labour % GFI 12% 11% - - 16% 12% - -
Prepared by: Ben Harker, Farm Management
Consultant, AgFirst Pastoral
Cost of production c/kg of
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Discussion points
Is the gross farm income target and operating cost targets a little too
conservative? Our 3 year target base Farmax model suggests $1266 gross
farm income per hectare and our budgeting suggests $650 per hectare is
achievable.
Should we be targeting $1100-1200 gross farm income per hectare and
operating costs of $650 per hectare?
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2011 Benchmarks
Expenditure / SU 2011 2012
AgFirst AA
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AgFirst AA
Top 10%
Wages Total 12.32 11.61 13.39 12.04
Animal Health 5.43 4.89 3.55 2.96
Electricity 0.72 0.64 0.67 0.59
Freight 0.79 1.34 0.83 0.69
Stock Food 8.23 11.84 3.31 1.55
Shearing/ssu 9.41 5.84 6.82 6.73
General 0.70 0.70 1.51 1.29
Total 34.23 32.98 24.46 22.18
Vehicle Expenses 4.36 4.00 2.67 2.66
Repair & Maintenance
Fertiliser 1.80 3.88 6.06 6.77
Fencing 6.27 3.68 2.32 1.40
Tracks & Dams 1.92 0.20 1.36 0.75
Buildings 0.16 0.68 1.05 0.83
Other 6.82 1.31 2.24 2.15
Total R & M 19.47 9.76 13.03 11.91
Standing Charges
Insurance 0.85 2.03 0.62 0.60
Rates 4.16 3.80 1.74 1.61
Other 0.61 0.00 0.05 0.01
Total Standing Charges 5.63 5.83 2.42 2.22
Administration Expenses
Total Administration 2.89 2.01 2.78 3.16
Depreciation 2.30 5.94 3.19 4.07
Enterprise Income2011 Benchmarks
2011 2012
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Top20%
Sheep
Sheep & Wool Income $/ssu $92 $99 $100 $119 - -
Total Sheep Income c/kg DM eaten 14.8 20.5 15.9 15.7 16.7 19.8
Total Sheep Income $/ha $514 $589 - - 484 615
Cattle
Cattle Income $/csu $66.25 $62.63 $64.16 $74.05 - -
Cattle Income c/kg DM eaten 9.7 9.8 14.2 14.1 12.9 16.3
Cattle Income $/ha $290 $281 - - 364 451
Deer
Deer & Velvet Income $/ d.s.u. $83 $86 $75 $97 - -
Deer & Velvet Income c/kg DM eaten 14.8 14.4 13.5 18.6 14.1 17.9
Deer & Velvet Income $/ha $186 $376 - - - -
Gross margin (c/kg DM)
Sheep 11.3 16.5 14.4 11.8 - (Breeding) 12.5* 16.3*
Out of Season Sheep 11.7 24.8 1.0 15.1 - - -
Sheep Grazing 22.7 - - - 15.2 23.5
Beef 7.7 7.3 9.5 11.1 - 8.9* 15.0*
Grazing Cattle 9.1 - 6.3 - - - 15.3 26.0
Deer 12.4 10.6 9.8 13.6 - - 8.4 -
Bulls 21.1 13.5 - - 12 19
Stag finishing Clive Grange 14.7 23.5 - - - -
Lamb finishing Clive Grange 18.7 23.0 - - 18 34
Steer finishing Clive Grange 6.4 8.1 - - - -
* Breeding stock benchmark
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AV Pasture cover trend graph AV Pasture growth trend graph
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Production stats
WHOLE FARM 2011 Benchmarks
2011 2012
Projected
2013 Target
AgFirst AA
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AgFirst AA
Top 10% Fmx Av
Fmx
Top20%
Effective area 1157 1177 1395 1395 1127 1236 1021 597
Paddock numbers 189 198 236 303 83 98 - -
Average paddock size 6.1 5.9 5.9 4.6 14.0 13.0 - -
Stocking rate su/effective ha 8.6 9.7 - - 9.1 10.1 - -
Standardised stocking rate su/effective ha 11.1 9.6 12.2 14.2 - - 10.2 11.7
liveweight wintered/ effective ha 565 583 527 791 - - 615 675
Sheep:Cattle:Deer
% of feed demand 62:20:18 64:15:21 50:31:20 50:25:25
% of income 58:07:20 63:07:21 51:29:20 47:23:29
Kg product/ha 183 152 217 270 - - 195 244
Conversion efficeincy 32.3 36.0 30.9 29 - - 29.5 26.7
Potential pasture production (tDM/ha) 7.6 7.7 8.03 8.6 - - 6.91 7.72
Pasture losses 21% 29% 21% 15-22% - - 21% 20%
N boosts (tDM/ha) 0 0 0 0 - - 0.11 0.19
Total Supply (tDM/ha) 6.5 6.3 7.4 8.4 - - - -
Total feed eaten (tDM/ha) 6.0 5.3 7.4 8.3 - - 5.62 6.46
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Stock performance
2011 Benchmarks
2011 2012
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Top20%
Sheep 29 32 28 28 - - 32 28
Out of Season Sheep 39 25 158 27 - -
Sheep Grazing 21 - - -
Beef 37 38 36 34 - - 35 26
Grazing Cattle 17 - 21 -
Deer 61 55 53 46 - - 52 -
Bulls - - 17 17 20.9 19.6
Stag finishing Clive Grange - - 21 22
Lamb finishing Clive Grange - - 23 18 21.6 17.6
Steer finishing Clive Grange - - 26 26
Sheep
Lambing % (ewes only) 109% 108% 116% 140% 127% 133% 127% 146%
Hogget lambing % 0% 36% 55% 56% 61% 77% 49% 59%
Hogget contr. to lambing 0% 11% - - 4% 4% - -
Total lambs/Ewes wintered 109% 119% - - 130% 137% - -
Death,Missing & Killers % 6.4% 6.1% 7.7% 8.0% 4.6% 4.6% - -
2 Tooth Replacement % 18% 20% 25% 25% 24% 29% - -
Ewes To Ram 61 51 - - 77 84 - -
Conventional ewes
Average pre wean GR 222 238 226 270 - - 252 253
Scan index 2.46 2.76 - 2.9 - - 2.8 3
Weaning % 112 127 127 140 - - 127% 146%
Ewe efficiency 43.2 56.6 54.8 64% - - 54 59
Tupping body weight 65 58 55 65 - - 59.9 61
Average birth date 8-Sep 8-Sep 14-Sep 9-Sep - - 7-Sep 16-Sep
Losses scanning to tailing 28.0% 20.4% 20.5% 22.0% - - 26.0% 24.0%
Losses tailing to weaning 2.5% 1.2% 3.8% 3.0% - - 3.2% 2.8%
Out of season breeders
Average pre wean GR 246 236 180 395 - - - -
Scan index 2.14 1.66 2.71 2.2 - - - -
Weaning % 85 99.3 138.9 102 - - - -
Ewe efficiency 36.3 42.3 44.1 68.9 - - - -
Tupping body weight 64.1 62.4 66.9 60.4 - - - -
Losses scanning to tailing 36.0% - 19.9% 19.8% - - - -
Losses tailing to weaning 2.9% - 4.3% 4.4% - - - -
Cattle
Calving Percentage % 80 89% 89% 84% 85% 88% 88% 90%
Death & Missing % 3.2% 4.4% 6.0% 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% - -
Average pre wean growth (kg/day) 1.05 0.96 1.03 1 - - 1.07 1.1
200-day weaning weight 238 220 234 220 - - 244 252
Cow efficiency 35 39 37 37 - - 42.4 43.3
Average birth date 27-Sep 3-Oct 10-Oct 14-Sep - - 3-Oct 15-Sep
Losses 1st July to weaning 20.3% 9.3% 9.9% 11.0% - - 12.0% 10.0%
Av steer growth (kg/day) Anawai 0.60 0.59 - - - - -
Clive grange 0.13 0.59 0.68 0.6
Deer
Fawning Percentage % 73% 60% 80% 80% 83% 80% 79% -
Scanning % - 87% 98%
Deer Losses % 6.4% 4.4% 3.2% 4.3% - - - -
Velvet Weight Kg/hd 7 5.7 - - 3.7 18.6 - -
Average pre wean growth (g/day) 363 331 328 380 - - 336 -
Hind efficiency 67.3 62 37.1 37.3 - - 35 -
Av stag growth (g/day) Clive Grange 180 200 190 220
Conversion Efficiency kgDM/ kg product
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Glossary of terms
* AgFirst Accounts Analysis (AA) Gisborne region
GFI (Gross farm Income) = Sales - purchases + change in capital value
EFS (Economic farm surplus) = gross farm income -
GM (Gross Margin) = Gross farm income - interest on capital - standardised stock costs (grazing, animal health, shearing, velveting, transport)
c/kgDM = cents per kg of total dry mater eaten
Kg product/ha = kg of carcass, wool and velvet per hectare
Scan index = kg lamb weaned per kg ewe mated
Lambing% = weaned lambs over sheep mated
Calving% = weaned calves over cows wintered
Fawning% = weaned fawns over hinds wintered
Conversion efficiency = dry matter intake devided by total production of wool, carcass and velvet
Ewe/cow efficiency = kg of lamb/calf weaned per kg of ewe mated
Hind efficiency = kg of fawn weaned per kg of hind at weaning
SU (stock units) = 1st July stock units
Standardised stocking rate = total stock demand divided by 550 kgDM/SU
Liveweight wintered = liveweight at the 1st of July based on effective area
Deaths and missing = deaths and missing numbers over opening numbers
Pot DM (potential dry matter) = Is the pasture production that would have occurred if the optimum pasture height had been achieved through
the year plus or minus any change in pasture cover from the start to the end of the year
DM eaten (dry matter eaten) = total animal intake derived from pasture cover levels, potential pasture production, pasture losses and animal
performance
FE (Total Farm expenses) = Labour + R&M (maintenance fertiliser + maintenance fencing + tracks and dams + buildings + other) + standing
charges (insurance + rates + other) + vehicle expenditure + shearing costs + feed costs (crops and supplements) + animal Health + ACC +
electricity; and excludes any capital development expenditure
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Thank you to Progressive Meats Ltd and Lean Meats Ltd for putting on the BBQ and catering
Sponsors
We are looking forward to having the New Zealand Deer Farmers Association on board subject to
completion of the memorandum of understanding, which currently sits in Mark Harris of Beef + Lamb
New Zealands court.
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safe as possible. They clearly point out that you enter the property at your own risk. The Owners will
accept no responsibility for any incident or injury to any person or property that takes place while
you are visiting the property.
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