Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, April 2012

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Farming LifestylesApril 2012 Edition Phone: 09 439 6933 | Freephone: 0800 466 793 | Fax: 09 439 6930

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Blueberries, art and Shropshire sheep

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Nurturing the art of Cheesemaking

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Front Cover: Rest time in between show classes during the Best of Beef at the Central Districts Field Days — by Denise Gunn

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Central Districts Field Days event manager Cheryl Riddell said crowd numbers were well up on the previous year.

“It was fabulous weather for the field days,” said Ms Riddell.

“And we had 542 exhibitors which is the biggest it’s ever been.”

The newly introduced Taste of Central Districts marquee proved popular, giving field days visitors an opportunity to sample food and beverages from local producers

“This was very successful and is something to build on,” said Ms Riddell.

Several competitions were held during the three-day event.

Blair Duncan, a civil engineer from Otago, won the 2012 National Excavator Operator competition.

Manawatu police officer Sam Scott was runner-up, and last year’s winner Matthew Hareb from Taranaki placed third.

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and lower North Island took part in the Goldpine Doubles Power Fencing event. Gordon Hansen and Shane Bouskill from Hawke’s Bay won the competition.

Manawatu’s Reg Windley won the standard class in the Case IH Central Districts Tractor Pull competition and Keith Pirie from Gore took out the modified section.

With traditional underhand and standing chop events, axe throwing and crosscut sawing, as well as stock and modified chainsaw match racing, there was also plenty of action at the Stihl TimberAces site.

The Best of Beef competition, held in conjunction with the Central Districts Field Days drew exhibitors from all over the lower North Island and from as far north as Waikato.

“We had the best entries ever,” said show secretary Raewyn Weggery.

Glen Anthony Westerley, a rising four-year-old bull owned by Tony and Glennis Thompson of Waipukurau, won the prestigious Meat and Wool Cup. Mr and Mrs Thompson have won this trophy on several occasions.

A record number of exhibitors from all over New Zealand catered to crowd numbers topping close to 39,000 during this year’s three-day Central Districts Field Days in Feilding

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“On the whole, yields are poor this year,” said Federated Farmers grain and seed vice-chairperson Hew Dalrymple.

The devastating storm that hit Taranaki in March has affected around 90 percent of maize crops with entire paddocks in some areas flattened by gusts of wind that reached up to 140kmph.

Mr Dalrymple said although a reasonable portion of the maize is still being harvested in the Taranaki, production figures will be down.

A wet summer with lower than average temperatures has also affected crops in the Manawatu and Rangitikei districts.

“Although the Manawatu and Rangitikei had no issues with wind, a cool season has put everything at least two, possibly three weeks later,” said Mr Dalrymple.

“All crops across the board have been affected.

“Naturally, low yields will impact financially.”

Crops had a late start in spring as constant rain delayed planting.

Cool summer impacts crop yieldsby Denise Gunn

There may be surplus grass and plenty of hay around the region this year but the weather’s impact on crops has resulted in poor yields.

The wet summer also meant green feeds were drowned out resulting in lower than average production.

“It’s been a slow season right through,” said Mr Dalrymple.

“And there is always the risk of frost.”

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For dairy farmers the delay in harvesting maize also means grass will be sown later than usual.

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After purchasing the farm they set about renovating the house and two self contained B & B units, as well as pruning, tidying and extending the Blueberry Art Orchard by adding a variety of nut trees and limes. They practise spray-free management of the orchard and while the blueberries (and products) have until recently been the mainstay business, once the trees mature they will provide a complementary income.

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Maggie has a wonderful and intriguing collection of wooden hat blocks of all shapes and sizes most of which she brought from Europe. She also creates scarves and other accessories.

Jo laughs when you mention the Shropshire sheep. “We first heard about them when we were in Europe,” he says. “They are used there to keep the grass and weeds down on Christmas Tree farms as they don’t eat the trees.”

The couple hunted around to find some in New Zealand (they are a rare breed) and purchased them to run as weed control in the blueberry orchard.

“The trouble is they don’t seem to understand English,” laughs Jo. Not only did they eat the blueberry bushes, but every other tree or shrub they could get their mouths around.

“We couldn’t send them to the works — we’d named them — nor could we eat them as we are vegetarians — so they are here to stay and we sell off the offspring and these have given us some returns,” he says.

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“We studied, listened and made cheese for three days, then came home full of the wonder of how simple it really is to make cheese at home.”

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Sharon said friends soon learned of her cheesemaking passion after sampling her cheese and a couple of them asked her to show them the basics. This led to holding workshops on request.

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“This worked well as it allowed me to get my hands dirty with the potted lines.”

In 2008 the couple’s third child, Charlie, arrived.

“This sent us into an incredibly busy time with three small children and a continually growing business,” said Sarah.

Greg and Sarah also decided that the family had outgrown their cottage and more land was needed to extend the business. So the family moved to the outskirts of Ashhurst and relocated the business to a six-acre lifestyle block in November 2009.

Six months later the couple’s fourth child, Fergus, was born.

“The last two years have been hugely busy and I think I underestimated how difficult the transition from our lovely contained one acre to a six-acre block would be, along with relocating a business and raising four beautiful, busy children,” said Sarah.

“It has taken us a full two years to adjust and now finally feel we are settling and making progress on getting our new property into shape.”

The business has continued to go from strength to strength and grown to employ a full-time nursery assistant, a part-time office assistant, and a husband and wife team during the winter dispatch season.

Sarah said this now means she is also able to concentrate on new ventures which include running workshops and helping to develop an orchard at nearby Whakarongo School.

The workshops, which are held on-site, include fully-interactive practical sessions and demonstrations.

“The workshops came about from a feeling that I had of not just wanting to sell my lovely customers trees, but also to help them grow the trees successfully and feel supported in their journey to harvests.”

Edible Garden trees are shipped year-round all over New Zealand and as far as the Chatham Islands.

Sarah also intends to add to the range of trees and workshops offered at Edible Garden.

“Maybe, if time permits, a book may be in the pipeline,” she said.

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Tree planting is a family affair at Edible Garden with Sarah, her husband Greg and two of their sons at work on the property

Do you have an ‘itis?If you have a health problem that ends with ‘itis’ it is an

in� ammatory disease. The term arthritis describes various in� ammatory joint diseases. More speci� cally bursitis describes the in� ammation of the � uid � lled sac (bursar) in joints. Tendonitis is in� ammation of tendons and so on. If you have an ‘it is’ you have unwanted in� ammation.

I remember about 15 years ago having bursitis in my elbow. Goodness me it hurt. My elbow was swollen, hot to touch, red and very painful. In my case this was caused by an infection and needed IV antibiotics.

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The four main indicators of in� ammation are swelling, redness, heat and pain. This is of course what we can feel and observe. In� ammation goes a lot deeper than that. Our immune system responds to real (or imaginary) threats by sending a cocktail of chemicals with exotic names including prostaglandins, histamine, complement and cytokines. These chemicals cause a series of events that include dilation of blood vessels which increases blood � ow. This extra blood � ow causes both heat and redness. These in� ammatory chemicals then cause capillaries to become more permeable causing protein rich � uid to leak into tissue spaces. With joints this causes swelling, stiffness and of course pain.

They also attract white blood cells to help clear out pathogens and dead tissue.

This in� ammatory response is critical when needed to repair damage or � ght off bugs. It is unwanted when it occurs in otherwise healthy tissue. It is even worse when it is triggered to � x something it cannot repair. This is generally what happens with osteoarthritis. The joint tissue has eroded and the immune system thinks this is something it needs to � x and in� ames the joint unnecessarily. Anti-in� ammatory medicines such as diclofenac or ibuprofen block the unwanted in� ammation reducing the symptoms. Even better is when you can coax the immune system into shutting down the unwanted in� ammation.

There are many naturally occurring compounds including antioxidants and some fats that actually switch in� ammation off and bring sanity to in� amed tissue. If you have an ‘it is’ you it is essential you adopt the dietary changes and supplements that can reduce in� ammation and your ‘it is’ may reduce or even disappear. Feel free to contact me for personalised advice.

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As part of its nationwide quad bike safety campaign, Department of Labour health and safety inspectors will again be visiting farms in an effort to reduce accidents.

Last year 400 farms were visited during the autumn round of the campaign with nearly one third of those issued with a written warning or improvement notice.

In the spring campaign almost one half of the 503 farms visited received written warning or improvement notices.

Department of Labour central division general manager Ona de Rooy said inspectors also talk to farmers about the four key safety steps and provide them with copies of the Quad Bike Safety Guidelines.

“Our hope is that we will see a sustained improvement from farmers,” said Ms de Rooy.

“Farms are workplaces and farmers must remember that they have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their staff.”

According to Department of Labour statistics, an average of 850 people are injured each year and five people killed as a result of quad bike accidents.

“We encourage farmers and their workers to go through a quad bike rider training course,” said Ms de Rooy.

“This is the best way to ensure people learn the skills they need to ride safely.”

In a joint effort to focus on the prevention of accidents through competency and training, FarmSafe in association with Agriculture ITO (AgITO), introduced the Quad Bike Farm Licence in August 2010.

The Quad Bike Farm Licence consists of a practical training package covering safe quad bike riding practices.

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“The aim was to provide a robust method of ascertaining that not only have people undertaken training and been assessed against the standards, but also that participants are required to answer a set of questions designed to test their knowledge of the Department of Labour’s guidelines,” said FarmSafe national manager Grant Hadfield.

“This helps people understand what is seen as taking all practicable steps under the act and also what their responsibilities are.”

The FarmSafe’s Quad Bike Farm Licence is issued after graduates successfully complete the training and assessment process.

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The motor sport, which is extremely popular in Europe, USA and Australia, tests the ability of machines and drivers to pull a computerised weight over a distance of 100 metres.

TPNZ chairman Vaughan Coy said a revolutionary new sled, designed by Karel van Loo, introduced a new style of tractor pulling to New Zealand in 2008.

Mr van Loo was heavily involved in tractor pulling

in Europe before immigrating to New Zealand from Holland.

Mr Coy said as previous styles of tractor pulling in New Zealand were not suited to being mobile, the sled enabled weight transfer tractor pulling competitions to be held around the country.

TPNZ was officially formed in 2009 to establish the sport in New Zealand.

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by Denise Gunn

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The three classes held at these competitions include: standard for agricultural tractors with no modification; pre-85 for restored machines; and modified. The top three placegetters in each of these sections qualify for the national finals held at Mystery Creek.

“We have run two other non-qualifying events this year — Edendale and Reporoa,” said Mr Coy.

“Next year will likely see Reporoa being included into the qualifying competitions, subject to AGM approval.”

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“Contracting can be very isolated when you are out there in the middle of a paddock by yourself, so it’s about building up the camaraderie and having fun,” said Mr Coy.

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This year’s Taranaki/Manawatu regional winner of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest, Brad Lewis, is in his third season managing his family’s Horowhenua dairy farm

The twenty-six-year old grew up on his family’s asparagus farm in the Horowhenua. During his high school years he became involved with the dairy industry through his work as a relief milker on several dairy farms in the district.

After completing a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours at Lincoln University, Brad then took up a position on a dairy farm in Canterbury.

Four years ago, Brad’s family got into dairy farming and he moved back to the Horowhenua to take up a managing position on the property.

Brad’s family currently milk a total of 900 cows, with Brad milking 500 cows on 170 hectares between Levin and Foxton. An additional 120 hectares are used as a runoff to graze young stock and carry-over cows.

The farm’s Friesian and crossbred mixed herd should produce 192,000

Young farmer regional winner gearing up for Grand Finalby Denise Gunn

kg MS this year — equating to 384 kg MS/cow.

Hunting and fishing feature strongly amongst Brad’s interests off the farm.

“Over the last 12 months I have been doing an increasing amount of each,” said Brad. Although Brad’s short term goal is to find a good balance between work and life, he jokes that his ideal occupational policy would be to go fishing every other day.

It was Brad’s older brother Cameron who initially introduced him to the New Zealand Young Farmer (NZYF) organisation. In the four years

since joining NZYF, Brad has been an active member of the Opiki Club in the Manawatu and involved in various community fundraising projects.

“In that time I have been actively involved in helping to organise some parts of Young Farmer competitions and participating in club events.”

This year was Brad’s first attempt at a Young Farmer regional final and he said he wasn’t expecting to be leaving with a win.

“I didn’t really know what to expect and hadn’t done a lot of preparation,” he said.

“I attempted to learn to shear sheep, touched up some finer points of fencing by competing in the Young Farmer regional fencing competition, and tried to keep up-to-date with my general knowledge.”

“Some things went my way and I must have had a bit of luck,” said Brad.

As eventual runner-up, Nigel Will from the Marton Club in the Rangitikei had racked up 46 points in the question buzzer rounds, Brad said he wasn’t very confident heading into the last round.

“Going into the last couple of rounds it was neck and neck and I thought he’d just keep going, but I must have just managed to squeeze through.”

The win has meant Brad and his partner Laura Kidd have had to put their international travel plans on hold. The couple were planning to travel to France mid-May but with the Grand Final being held in Dunedin the same month, will delay their trip until after the contest.

Brad said he will be putting in a lot of extra study before the Grand Final as he knows he’s up against some tough competition.

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Can phosphate requirements be reduced?

We have to focus more on just what happens to fertiliser nutrients after application, and find out what loss mechanisms can be reduced. Ironically, with phosphate (P) we have problems at both ends of the spectrum. On many soils, and particularly the allophanic ash soils, P is ‘fixed’ onto aluminium (Al) on the surface of soil clay particles. These soils used to be called highly ‘P-retentive’. It is fashionable in some quarters today to say they have a ‘high P storage capacity’, but this is a misnomer. As your dictionary says, a store is somewhere you put something

until you need it, and can then take it out of.

However the P fixed on clay particles, especially allophone, just gets stuck, retained, or fixed (any of these words are accurate), more and more tightly, more and more deeply under Al, over time. Even when you stop putting maintenance P on, the rate at which P is ‘desorbed’ into plant-available form is far, far too slow to maintain good production. ‘Stored’ indeed!

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high level of production on a dairy farm on allophanic ash soil required 15 kg P per year more than it took to maintain exactly the same level of production on a low P-retention soil. Today, Overseer gives about the same difference in requirements. There is anecdotal evidence that the rate of P fixation is slowly declining, but if it is, it is very, very slow!

Unfortunately, while applying higher rates of fertiliser P to these soils helps offsets fixation losses, it also means a lot more fertiliser granules sitting on the surface after application. As these slowly dissolve into the soil over a few weeks, they are susceptible to some of the P — either dissolved or as particles — being washed into waterways by rainfall-induced run-off. The more P that has been applied in one hit, the bigger the risk.

Small, frequent applications of P would greatly reduce the risk of run-off, but at prohibitive cost. A far better solution is to find ways to reduce the amount of P that gets fixed in the soil, so we don’t have to put as much on in the first place. Very exciting research in this area is being done in several countries, with very promising results. In Vietnam for example, where I have been

involved in research into improving fertiliser efficiency for eight years, the treatment of DAP with ‘anti-fixing’ additives has literally halved P requirements for rice grown on acid soils. Another option is to use part of the P in slow-release form

such as RPR. The P from RPR is not soluble in water, so is far less prone to loss in run-off. This fact is recognized in Overseer. Another part of the solution is to apply fertiliser in fluidised form, so it quickly gets below the surface.

As in most fields of endeavour, necessity is the mother of invention. I think our environment, our water, is telling us that it is high time we took some of these ‘inventions’ a lot more seriously.

“ A far better solution is to find ways to reduce the amount of P that gets fixed in the soil, so we don’t have to put as much on in the first place”


The couple, now into their third season 50% sharemilking for the Wyke Partnership near Shannon, have produced 85,000kg MS from their 242 crossbred herd over the past two seasons.

“This year we are forecasting 96,000kg MS with only two and a half months to go,” said Shaun.

“We take pride in our livestock and believe they perform at their best when their needs are met as fully as possible.”

The Wyke partnership is the trading name of Massey University lecturer John Gardner and his family. The 83-hectare farm has been in the

by Denise Gunn

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Gardner family for several generations.

A runoff, close to the farm, is also leased to graze young stock and to harvest pasture silage. Palm kernel is used to fill in gaps.

Shaun and Liza first met while they were both working in Australia. Shaun was employed as a stockman on a large cattle station in Northern Territory while Australian-born Liza was working in the administration area of an aboriginal community. Liza had also worked as a remote area nurse in outback Australia and is currently a registered nurse at Palmerston North hospital.

Prior to taking up their present sharemilking position, the couple were managing 1300 cows in Canterbury.

“The seed of our business came from taking livestock (calves) as part of the wages,” said Shaun.

“After all, it’s about determination.”

This year was the second time the couple had entered the awards and found the analysis and judgement invaluable to the future of their farm business.

“You can’t help but become more aware of your farm business when you have to present every

aspect to the judges,” he said.

As well as taking out the regional Farmer of the Year category, the couple won the Westpac Business Performance; Naylor Lawrence Financial and Farm Records; and LIC Recording and Productivity merit awards this year.

Working in the dairy industry has given Shaun and Liza a greater opportunity to be their own boss.

“There’s a real pull-together attitude in the industry, perhaps personified by the Dairy Industry Awards and all the great sponsors that get behind them,” he said.

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Shaun and Liza, with their 15-month old son Oliver and second child due in April, plan to stay on for a fourth season with the Wyke Partnership before looking for the next opportunity for business growth on their path towards eventual farm ownership.

The couple are looking towards a 400-600 cow position for 1 June 2013.

“We will be sad to leave John and this farm but we must keep moving forward until we own our own land,” said Shaun.

“Part of the motivation for entering the Dairy Industry Awards was to help us find this next step.”

The New Zealand Dairy Awards final will be held in Auckland on May 12.

Manawatu/Rangitikei/Horowhenua Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year contest winners, Shaun and Liza Connor with their 15-month-old son Oliver on the farm

Shaun and Liza Connor after receiving their award


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It’s the second youth exchange, organised through Holstein Friesian New Zealand, that he has been selected to attend in the past 12 months.

The eighteen-year-old has had a lifelong association with dairy farming.

His parents, Wayne and Leeanne, started working in the dairy industry in 1983 and founded Muritai Holsteins Stud. Mr Taylor is also the president of Holstein Friesian New Zealand and chairperson of the Sire Proving Committee.

The Taylors are currently 50 percent sharemilking on a north Taranaki farm, milking 200 cows on 68 hectares, producing 400kg MS per cow from their predominantly Friesian herd.

Dwayne finished high school last year and is currently helping out on the family farm with milking and feeding

out. He has also established his own registered stud, Rangi Holsteins.

The entire Taylor family are involved with dairy farming and travel together to show their dairy cattle at several events in the North Island.

Dwayne said the shows provide an opportunity for him to meet people, especially those with similar interests.

The youth exchanges Dwayne has attended have also provided a chance for him to meet people and further his knowledge.

Last year Dwayne was selected for the Romanac Victorian All Breeds Youth Camp. This annual trip sponsored by Trevor and Betty Jones, enabled Dwayne to attend the Victorian All Breeds Youth Camp in Australia.

The week-long camp was held at the Melbourne Showgrounds and covered a variety of topics relating to health, safety, animal husbandry and showmanship.

“I was the only Kiwi, the rest were Australian,” said Dwayne.

More recently Dwayne returned from the Victorian Exchange where he attended the International Dairy Week (IDW). The IDW is the largest annual dairy cattle show and sale in the southern hemisphere.

“The International Dairy Week was a

bit of an eye opener,” said Dwayne.

“There were 1100 head of cattle there and the quality of cattle was very high.

“The opportunity to participate in these exchanges has been a great way to meet and make new contacts within the industry, and also to broaden my knowledge.”

“I’d certainly encourage other young breeders to take up these opportunities that Holstein Friesian New Zealand make available,” said Dwayne.

Dwayne plans to complete an engineering course this year to add another string to his bow.

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Taranaki dairy farm worker Dwayne Taylor has recently returned from a youth exchange to attend the International Dairy Week (IDW) in Australia

Taranaki dairy farm worker Dwayne Taylor competing at this

year’s New Zealand Dairy Event in Feilding.


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Many spring calving herds generally produce only 30-35% of their milk after December, often due to low milk yields in the latter part of lactation and/or short lactations. This indicates there may be an opportunity to increase farm income through a combination of higher daily yields later on, and extending days in milk for another 20-40 days. The extra milk produced will increase farm pro� tability, as its value exceeds the marginal cost of producing it, as overheads have already been covered. There would also be a carry over bene� t to the next lactation if feeding supplements also increase condition scores at drying off.

There are an increasing range of supplements being offered to dairy farmers, of widely varying nutritional value and handling characteristics. These can be used effectively to reduce feed costs whether purchased on their own, in blends or meals, according to feed storage, handling and feeding facilities and equipment on individual farms.

There are a number of potential pitfalls when purchasing and using unfamiliar feeds that need to be considered. High moisture feed prices should be converted to a dry matter and energy basis, and allowances made for losses in handling and storage, to gain a better understanding of their costs. Care needs to be exercised with many of the energy density predictions based on laboratory analyses, as these may be incorrect if based on inappropriate calibrations or calculations.

Many of the supplements available are not complete feeds, being by-products of some food or other manufacturing process. Therefore, it is important to understand their nutritional

composition, to identify how best they can be included in a balanced ration. This will also help minimise any risks associated with feeding some high risk feeds, such as those containing high levels of rapidly degradable starch or sugar, which could lead to acidosis.

Supplementary feeds can comprise a signi� cant part of the daily ration, often exceeding 15% on a dry matter basis. The higher the proportion of supplements, which includes maize or whole crop silages, and the lower the proportion of pasture, then the more imbalanced rations can become. It is common to balance for protein, but less so for the major trace minerals and vitamins, which can signi� cantly compromise production, health and fertility.

Therefore, it is important to seek sound advice on the best products to avoid or correct any imbalances, which can easily be determined using a reliable feed rationing programme. If supplementary feeds are fed in troughs in paddocks, on feed pads or in barns, then appropriate mineral and if necessary vitamin balancers can be added to or mixed in with these.

It is slightly more dif� cult to include minerals if feeding supplements in milking sheds, unless these have been blended and pelleted, as there may be risks of blockages or separation if inappropriate grades, ie too � ne, of minerals have been used. This may be the case with mixes made on farm, added to which is the risk of inaccurate weighing and mixing. Therefore, it will generally be safer to use products specially formulated for this purpose.

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Balancing strategic supplements in late lactation

Mallard and grey duckRegular spring rainfall provided

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The traditional opening weekend pond shooting over decoys should be well worthwhile, but walk-up shooting along streams and rivers and on farm oxidation ponds will be a good alternative. Talk with local farmers about the location of river pools that are summer camp sites for mallards.

Paradise shelduckJanuary 2012 counts of moulting

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In our agricultural history over the last hundred years, thousands of young men and women began their farming careers starting on wages. Those who chose the dairy industry worked on wages followed later on by 29%, 39% and 50/50 sharemilking agreements with dairy farm owners.

It is generally accepted that sharemilking originated from the Scottish concept of share farming and was melded with the American share-cropping arrangement in the 1880s to produce an agreement which has led to the development and institutionalisation of sharemilking in the New Zealand dairy industry.

In 1937, the Sharemilking Agreements Act was introduced by statute of Parliament. This lower order sharemilking Act allowed young men and women to be independent contractors, without having to own dairy cows to enter into the New Zealand dairy industry. Many over the years have purchased their own farms.

The Sharemilking Agreements Order 2011 has been ratified by Parliament and while there have been some changes to dividend related payments, it is still, we believe, the best performance related employment agreement available for dairy farm owners today, when employing

Farming facing a lost generationan employee in a farming management position.

As the farm manager, the sharemilker is responsible for the employment of staff and the farm owner is not subject to concerns about staff employment, the involvement of statutory and annual holidays, sick leave and ACC payments. All this is the responsibility of the sharemilker.

The farm owner still controls the farming business under a sharemilking agreement and he is comforted by the knowledge that if he has a good sharemilker and production increases, the remuneration for the farm owner and sharemilker reflects the benefit.

Some dairy farmers pay their employee managers on a kilogram of milk solids basis. This is called a Walsh type of agreement. In doing so they run the risk of the IRD not accepting that the employees are deemed as independent contractors and have sought PAYE reimbursement payments from farmer employers, who have entered such contract agreements.

There is a big difference between the

status of independent contractor and that of an employee (who is covered by the Employment Relations Act). The law requires that employers look at the control test. What is the degree of control that the employer or principal exerts over the work an employee or contractor is to do and the manner in which the work is to be done.

The greater the extent to which the principal specifies work content, hours and methods and can supervise, regulate and/or dismiss a person, the more likely it is that the person would fall under the category of being an employee, not an independent contractor.

Farmers of New Zealand encourage dairy farmers looking for managerial employees, to seriously consider using the new Sharemilking Agreements Order 2011. This is still the best way to encourage the next generation into the agricultural industry and on to farm ownership with the support of the banks.

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