Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, April 2013

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Ram hoggets are becoming an increasingly attractive option for farmers, particularly as they face drought and cash flow issues in tough times.

Focus Genetics national sales manager and sheep veterinarian, Richard Lee said this year the ram hoggets have been very popular with more farmers contemplating using them for a variety of reasons.

“Farmers recognise that they’re getting better value with ram hoggets because they get the genetic gain a year earlier.

“This means they’ll get more value out of the rams.”

Focus Genetics, the world’s largest red meats genetics company, has around 5000 ram hoggets including six different breeds in its breeding programme. They’re born in September and many are ready to be used for ewe and ewe hogget mating from early March onwards.

Wanganui farmer, Donald Polson, has been using Focus Genetics (formerly Rissington Breedline) Primera and Highlander ram hoggets for 12 years.

“We are linked to Focus Genetics as a breeding partner for the production of Primera and Highlander Rams,” he said.

“The Highlander is bred for maternal traits and has reduced the number of dry ewes at scanning as well as significantly increasing lambing percentage over our original Romney flock.

“The higher lambing percentage has meant that more ewes can be put to a terminal sire, the Primera, so that we can get lambs away earlier and at higher weights.”

Dr Lee said selected ram hoggets are sexually mature and fertile, which is proven by on farm scanning and lambing results nationwide on a large range of properties.

“It’s been commercially and scientifically proven that ram hoggets, selected and managed correctly can have good libido and semen quality that translates into mating ability and fertility.

“They’re selected and specifically grown to be physically and commercially up to the job.”

Mr Stoddart said the ram hoggets sexual maturity is also very evident in the paddock.

“The ram hoggets are so much more energetic than the older ones.

“They waste no time in getting down to business.”

Focus Genetics also offers a lease option in conjunction with Silver Fern Farms which means farmers can purchase ram hoggets without having to open their cheque book.

“Leasing is becoming a lot more popular,” said Dr Lee.

“Deferred payment is more attractive for farmers in a tough year and is positive for cash flow.”

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Established in New Zealand in 2009, Crimestoppers is an independent charity providing a system for people to pass on information anonymously, either through a free telephone number or a secure online form. The service is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

The ‘Shut the gate on rural crime’ campaign is the first of its kind to be launched by Crimestoppers with a rural focus.

Crimestoppers chief executive officer Jude Mannion said the campaign is to let rural people know they can play a valuable role in crime prevention by telling Crimestoppers what they know.

“Every piece of information they give to us helps fill in the bigger intelligence picture.”

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“They do things differently at FMG which is what makes their involvement with this initiative a really good fit,” said Ms Mannion.

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Curwen and Marija Hare farm 275ha (230ha effective) of easy rolling to medium hill country, along with

some steep gorges, at Waituna West, north of Feilding.

Last winter the farm stocked 1050 ewes, 350 hoggets, 16 rams, 200 dairy heifers and 30 R2 year steers. Nine hectares were also leased to potato growers as part of the farm’s regrassing programme.

The couple have owned and farmed the property for 31 years.

“The first 26 years it was farmed in conjunction with another similar sized family block that when sold five years ago, had been in the family for 113 years, since being cut out of the bush,” said Curwen.

“We farmed our first 20 years in

partnership with my mother and father.”

Curwen said without their help, they wouldn’t have survived in farming.

Selling the original block owing to financial reasons was heart-wrenching for the family.

“But ultimately we decided the farm we kept suited our style of farming better.”

The Hare’s farm was originally run as a conventional sheep and beef cattle operation that finished most of its own progeny with a 75:25 sheep to cattle ratio. Since the sale the Hare’s have converted to a sheep breeding and dairy heifer grazing unit with a 60:40 sheep to cattle ratio.

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Infrastructure and soil fertility have improved as the property has undergone considerable development over the years.

The original 14 paddocks have been refenced to create 43 main paddocks.

Water quality and storage has been improved and a water reticulation system put in place. This system will provide water to all paddocks.

The existing lane has been extended to double its original length and completely gravelled to enable trucks to reach the back of the farm, even in winter.

New yards were built for both sheep and cattle. The sheep yards were also covered.

The farm’s soil fertility has improved from an average Olsen P level of 10 in 1982 to an average of 30 in the latest test performed in February this year.

When the Hare’s adoption of a Horizons Regional Council Sustainable Land Use Initiative plan (SLUI) will be completed in a few years time, 25 percent of the farm will be retired. This includes 36ha in a QEII covenant, 17.5 percent in trees — production and carbon sinks, and the remaining swampy gully areas in the process of being fenced and planted. The tree planting programme is helping with shelter improving.

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“We were asked to have a plan done as a showcase to demonstrate the positive aspects of the initiative.”

The proposed work-plan improved on a scheme that the couple had already started.

“So it provided impetus to speed up the process with only a minor change in our thinking.”

Sheep are the main enterprise on the farm, developed over the years from a purebred Romney flock, through a quarter-bred East Friesian, to a maternal composite (Kelso and Wairere).

“Having reached the point where we regularly scan in excess of 200 percent, we began using a terminal composite — Kelso Ranger.

“Selection of their progeny for replacements began in 2009 to improve

the growth rates further and also the carcass characteristics.”

The farming operation’s second major focus is contract heifer grazing with Vetcare Heifer Grazing from Wanganui.

“The heifers arrive around May 1 at an average of around 230kgs livestock and are sent home near April 30 the following year at an average weight around 495kgs, giving an average gain of 265kgs,” said Curwen.

“With the contract we have set minimum target liveweights that we are expected to exceed.

“Our aim is to have our heifers at or very near those targets by the end of January so that in a summer such as this, we are not struggling to make up for a weight deficit using expensive supplements.”

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Curwen said the climate and seasons on their property could be described as harsh.

“The bulk of the farm has no natural cover and is open to all points of the compass.

“We get every wind that blows, meaning wind-chill is quite high.

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Over a nearby hill and nestled amongst native bush, is the Hidden Valley block. This block is naturally frost free and retains heat, making it an ideal grape-growing area.

Shane and Tessa are in the process of adding extra grapevines this year.

“Two extra rows of Pinot Noir and one extra row of Riesling,” said Shane.

The couple and their three children, Madison and Chelsea (12), and Eden (8) spend most of their spare time on the property combining work with play. Although there are always chores to be done, time is made available to build huts, explore the bush and swim in the stream.

Aiming to work with nature rather than against it, the family use few sprays on the property and natural rainfall is used to water the vines.

“We do not irrigate so rainfall is important,” said Shane.

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birds inhabit the surrounding bush and the family encourage them to breed by trapping possums and other predators. They also prefer to use bird nets instead of bird scarers from mid-February until harvest time.

Most of the vineyard work at Pheasant Creek is done completely manually by the family.

“I do all the tractor work,” said Shane.

“Tessa and the girls do lots of tucking, plucking etc.

“We get two very qualified guys from the Hawke’s Bay to prune as this is an art, and this sets up the plants for the next two seasons.”

Grape-picking time is a family and friends affair with all the fruit picked by hand.

“Our network of family and friends are always eager to help which makes for fun and friendship amongst the vines,” said Shane.

Pheasant Creek currently produces Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir.

“We do have access to a very good Sauvignon Blanc which we market under our brand,” said Shane.

“We use this to fill a gap as we sell out of stock most years and this helps with range to suit customer demand.”

Although the majority of Pheasant Creek wines are sold online, several retailers in the lower North Island, including New World supermarkets in the Rangitikei and Horowhenua, are now stocking the label.

Shane and Tessa plan to continue in the same direction they are heading, growing good grapes, making good wine and selling out each year.

“Oh and actually make a profit one day would be good,” said Shane.

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Since purchasing their first breeding pair of ostriches around 15 years ago, Manawatu farmers Ian and Rosemary Blunden now run over 300 of the big, flightless birds on their 200ha property.

Ian was originally introduced to ostriches while attending agricultural field days 20 years ago and decided to integrate them with his sheep and beef farm.

With around 20 ostriches to the hectare, Ian and Rosemary have found the big birds eat less than sheep.

“Ostriches convert grass to meat better than any other animal,” said Ian.

The ostriches mainly feed on pasture, enjoying a mixture of plantain, clover and chicory grasses. Barley is also fed every day.

Rosemary said as with all animals, good pastures are required for the birds to grow quickly.

“The breeders get a daily portion of pellets prior to and over the laying season to provide extra nutritional requirements,” said Rosemary.

“We resow the chick runs yearly with chicory and clover.”

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Nutritional therapy in actionOver the past few months we have been looking at how

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Today we will look at an example of how one person has improved his health by adopting nutritional medicine principles. This man, an orchardist in his 50’s spoke to me 6 months ago with several problems. He was under good medical care and on various medications to control his symptoms. His main problems were joint pain from arthritis, lower body muscle pain and low energy. His poor mobility was having a great impact on the quality of his life.

After a full analysis we created an anti-infl ammatory diet. We made sure his diet was nutrient dense and especially targeted potent dietary antioxidants including dark berries. We actively reduced refi ned carbohydrates and sugars as these all push the body towards infl ammation. Additionally these foods are essentially ‘empty calories’ in that while they provide energy, they do not provide the vitamins and minerals needed to make energy.

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He started to notice a change within a few months. The muscle pain has almost completely gone, his joints less painful and he has had a return of his energy. A real bonus has been a reduction in tinnitus and improvements in a cataract. There was no magic in what we did. This was just a combination of personal commitment on his part and for mine making sure his nutrient intake allowed his damaged body systems to heal resulting in a substantial improvement in his health. Give the body what it needs and the results can be quite surprising. Give me a call if you need more information.

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the motorbike between him and the birds to avoid being kicked. If the eggs are accessible near fencelines, Ian uses a special tool to reach them. Egg collecting ceases around Christmas time as it starts to get too late in the year.

The eggs are stored at 14C for two weeks until there is a batch. Eggs are then placed into an incubator for 42 days.

Young ostrich chicks spend their first few months housed in sheds with outdoor runs on the Blunden’s farm. Agricultural lime, under a covering of small stones, is placed on the shed floors to reduce scours and other health problems. After their initial eight weeks under cover, the chicks are moved into paddocks where shelter is still available.

Heat lamps are used at night until the ostriches reach one month of age. The ostrich chicks live off the egg sack for the first week after hatching before being introduced to a chick crumble and pellet mixture.

The Blunden’s have found ostriches to be very inquisitive and have been known to steal Ian’s hammer and cap while he is fencing. They have also been known to peck fingers, watches, studs and other items that appeal to them.

When the young ostriches reach 100kg, the Blunden’s send them off for processing at Venison Packers in Feilding.

“We slaughter about 30 birds every two to three months in order to keep up regular supply to our customers,” said Rosemary.

The meat marketing side of the ostrich operation has gone well with the majority of the top cuts going to an Auckland company.

Two Palmerston North restaurants have ostrich on the menu and Edelweiss Butchery in Feilding takes the trim to make into sausages, salami and patties as well as selling the steak. A few places in the South Island are also buying the meat.

“Last year a Wellington restaurant put ostrich burgers on their menu and called them Moa Burgers,” said Rosemary.

“A clever takeoff we thought.”

Ian said the meat is beautiful, low in fat and cholesterol.

“It’s a dark meat with a beef/venison flavour.”

The Blunden’s have also exported some of the meat to the United States.

“We want to find a market for the skins and hope the meat market stays positive,” said Rosemary.

Ian and Rosemary plan to breed enough ostriches to sell the livestock to interested farmers.

“We would like New Zealanders to be able to sample and eat ostrich meat more often.”

A natural hatching of ostrich chicks

Ostrich parents and chicks together following a natural hatching


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Drought may bode well for huntersWhile this year’s drought has been

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Mallard and grey ducks have also flocked to the region’s rivers and streams during the drought and good mobs of ducks are present on pools and river beds containing a mix of cover and exposed gravel or sand bars that allow birds to rest in seclusion and comfort. Setting up a temporary maimai and a few decoys at these riverbed duck camps will be a good option for hunters whose opening weekend ponds are dry.

Farm oxidation ponds are also holding substantial numbers of mallards and they can provide good morning or evening hunting in addition to the usual day-time jump-shooting. Walking the rivers and streams is a good way to encounter some exciting mallard jump-shooting opportunities and this will be well worthwhile if the dry conditions and low river flows continue through to opening day.

The drought has also meant that mobs of paradise shelduck have been slow to disperse after the moult and Fish & Game staff have been kept busy dispersing parries from chicory crops, which in many areas have been the only green paddocks left in the landscape. While maize crops have generally been harvested early this year and any spilt grain will be well and truly gone by opening day, farmers have already been reporting mobs of up to 200 parries following the cows on properties where maize silage is being fed out. These areas, along with the usual over-sown stubble fields, hay paddocks

and areas of new grass will be hot spots for hunting paradise shelduck over silhouette decoys in the coming season. With 22,644 parries counted at the 80 moult sites visited in January 2013, the regional population remains stable and will support a good level of harvest.

Hunters may encounter small numbers of the fast flying shoveler duck on coastal wetlands and they make good eating despite their small size. But, hunters must ensure they differentiate them from grey teal and scaup (black teal), which are fully protected species. The maximum fine for shooting grey teal is $5,000 and for scaup is $100,000. A one month season through to 3rd June and a daily bag limit of 2 birds have been set for shoveler duck.

Nearly 1,000 black swan were counted on coastal lakes in January this year and with a daily bag limit of one bird per hunter, swan are a good bonus bird for hunters, particularly on opening weekend.

Pukeko again have an extended hunting season through to 25th August and hunters are encouraged to undertake pukeko drives following the end of the duck season to reduce numbers in areas where the birds have been causing damage to silage covers and maize plantings.

The dry conditions have been good for pheasant and quail populations and areas where there is a mix of pine forest, native bush, gorse and barberry will be holding reasonable numbers of birds.

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Prototype quad bike model aims to reduce accidentsby Denise Gunn

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Photo: Massey University

Massey University graduate, Tom Marshall, with his prototype quad bike model

Through the addition of several modifications to an existing quad bike, Massey University graduate Tom Marshall has designed a prototype which aims to reduce the number of accidents.

As a final year industrial design student, Tom was required to choose a topic to focus on.

“Every summer there are news articles about people being injured and even worse, killed on their quad bikes,” said Tom.

After researching his topic Tom began working on the design, splitting the project up into two sections.

“The first was primarily research with a few concepts being developed from my findings.

“The second part was the design development from a chosen concept which was developed into my final outcome.”

Dubbed the ‘Huntaway’, Tom said he wanted to give the prototype model a name that everyone could relate to, particularly those in the farming community.

“I wanted it to portray the sense of reliability, trustworthiness and a great working companion.”

Several safety issues were taken

into account. Input was given by farmers, tutors and other classmates, including Nick Mark who worked on the quad bike design, specifically to counter control loss.

“Through my research, I found that adding features to an existing quad bike had its own complications,” said Tom.

“My design looked at a complete redesign of the quad bike.”

A prototype model of the quad bike features a roll-cage-type roof which works through the rider being belted in, allowing their body weight to move and match the direction being driven.

“This movement of mass improves the performance of the quad bike, especially when cornering and travelling along slopes.”

The seat is also able to lean side-to-side to a 15 degree point in each direction and locks when it senses the bike could overturn.

Tom said a wider footprint gives the bike better handling and more stability.

Placement of parts, including engine and fuel tank, help lower the centre of gravity. And the use of hazard lights is especially helpful when travelling along the road.

“Along with the safety features, more practical solutions have also been added

to help the rider have a more comfortable and enjoyable riding experience.”

Other features include a roof top made from a light, all-weather sail-cloth type of fabric, and a ‘step-through’ design for the swivel seat.

“Hopefully in the future I will be able to work more with the design and push into a working product,” said Tom.


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Road safety charity, Brake, is co-ordinating the event and asking communities, schools, kindergartens and companies to start planning safety initiatives.

This year’s theme ‘Streets for People’ is a reminder that everyone should be able to use roads and streets safely. The theme coincides with the United Nations Global Road Safety Week, focussing on pedestrian safety.

Approximately 30 percent of injury crashes on all rural roads are recorded as fatal or serious.

Brake NZ spokesperson, Caroline Perry, said the most common causes of vehicle accidents on rural roads are inappropriate speed on bends and overtaking where the driver can’t see what is coming ahead.

The Brake Pledge rules also advise to keep within speed limits, drive to the conditions, slow down on windy, narrow rural roads and take extra care when the road surface changes.

by Denise Gunn

Road Safety Week runs from May 6-12 this year with plenty of ways for rural communities to raise awareness as well as funds.

“Be aware of people out and about walking and cycling in rural areas,” said Miss Perry.

“There often aren’t pavements, footpaths or cycleways so take care and share the road — give them plenty of space and only go past when it is safe to do so.”

Miss Perry also advises pedestrians and cyclists to ensure they are visible and to wear bright or reflective clothing, particularly when it is dark.

Brake’s website www.brake.org.nz/roadsafetyweek has plenty of road safety tips and fundraising ideas to support the charity.

Brake chief executive, Mary Williams, said it is valuable and important for community groups and companies to get involved in road safety week.

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• The actions of the land owner can delay settlement (and possession) on the sale which can have a number of implications, including insurance implications where the purchaser bears the risk but cannot take possession of the property.

• The purchaser’s interest will almost always defeat any other interest the mortgagor or the ‘tenant’ may have, provided the mortgagee did not consent to the arrangement. However getting possession from the mortgagors or ‘tenants’ can be diffi cult and expensive. The purchaser can in some circumstances take the land subject to existing residential tenancies.

• The mortgagor or ‘tenant’ often strips buildings and chattels, or simply destroys them. This can happen before settlement or after, where a purchaser is not able to take possession.

• Repairs to buildings and chattels are usually expensive and can involve capital expenditure that is not tax deductible.

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Pasture recoveryInspect the farm and decide whether

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Stock up on fertiliser so it’s ready to apply to pasture when significant rain does arrive. This will help increase pasture growth and aid in the recovery from drought conditions.

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We, as hoof trimmers have been very busy this season. Some farmers report that they have had less lame cows this year and others are saying the opposite. It is interesting though how many people keep on blaming the tracks and stones on yards for their lame cows.

Others are beginning to see things more in perspective, now realising that laminitis is the cause of lameness and that physical stress aggravates the problem. It seems that the articles I have been writing are helping with that as well, as some of my friends don’t ask me anymore on how I am but ask how the laminitis is doing!

Laminitis is the inflammation of the laminy which is basically an unhealthy

live tissue inside the claw. This is mainly caused by diet but can also be triggered by mastitis, calving or some other stresses. So if laminitis is the underlying problem how can preventative hoof trimming help? With trimming you can’t make a hoof healthier so you can’t solve laminitis with hoof trimming. That is correct. No matter how well the hooves are shaped if you don’t feed the cow properly you can still end up with a major problem.

Hoof trimming is not meant to solve the lameness issue, it is only a way to assist farmers minimise the effects of laminitis. Imagine a trailer that has two really old tyres on it. They are weathered by the sun and could burst at any time.

Busy season for hoof trimmersWe are getting closer to the end of the 2013 season. It has turned out to be a more challenging season for most of the country, but the milk price is looking better for next year.

Hoof PrintWith Fred Hoekstra

Now you put a load on the trailer but you put that entire load on one side. The tyre on that side bears a greater load than the other tyre and is therefore more likely to burst. If you spread the load evenly over the trailer you would get a lot more distance out of the old tyres. They may still burst but it is less likely. Trimming cow’s feet properly has the same effect as spreading the load on your trailer. Making both claws carry 50% of the weight will be much better especially when a cow is affected by laminitis.

The reality is that nearly every cow in NZ has laminitis to some degree. I don’t think that we can ever totally overcome that and we probably don’t have to. I believe that laminitis belongs to a (domestic)

cow like fleas belong to a dog. It is not a problem as long as it is being kept under control.

Preventative hoof trimming is a very effective way to minimise the effects of laminitis. Autumn is a good time of the year to go through the herd and pick the cows that have long and uneven claws and get them trimmed before the winter, this way the cow starts the new season on well shaped claws and that is particularly helpful at calving time.

Even better is, if you go through your herd two or three times during the season and keep picking the worst cows you will find you get less lame cows, and that’s got to be good for animal welfare and your pocket!


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32 Available phosphorus translates into better stock growth rates and weight gain. Replacing acid phosphorus with alkaline fertilisers and increasing calcium levels will cause elevated aluminium and iron levels to fall as the soil comes into balance. Weed pressure will also reduce.

33 Soluble phosphorus products kill vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (VAM). Mycorrhizal fungi can increase the roots effectiveness by 10-1,000 times, and plants grown with VAM have superior nutrition. Lack of VAM leads to soil erosion and leaching. New Zealand’s rates of soil erosion and leaching are very high.

34 Soil scientists claim 16 elements are required to support life. However, some geneticists maintain that at least 64 nutrients are required for healthy life. If one or more minor element is missing, another can substitute, but it cannot carry out the same function as the missing nutrients, so disease will follow.

35 Potassium chloride (KCI) kills microbes; just 2ppm (4kg/ha) of chlorine is enough to cause harm and the net effect of this is a rock-hard soil. KCI also encourages certain weed growth. Potassium chloride has a salt index of 116 — potassium sulphate has a salt index of 46. Insist on applying only potassium sulphate. Use of KCl increases the leaching/erosion of N & P.

36 If nitrogen is high, potassium should also be at high levels. If both of

by Brett Petersen

Continued from December 2012

Forty three facts about fertilisers and soils

Part Three

these elements are at luxury levels, then all elements need to be lifted to luxury levels for maximum production (1:1 N:K). If tissue tests show high manganese and low zinc, that may indicate a potassium deficiency, regardless of the reported potassium level.

37 In general, the more NPK applied, the higher the yield, but the lower the mineral content, health and quality of that product. A balance of nutrients is required.

38 NPK grows crops, but does not build fertility or humus; carbon, calcium and microbes do. The higher the humus content the greater the ability of the soil to hold nutrients and moisture.

39 NPK has grown grass and is growing grass, but the decline of organic matter (or transfer of carbon to the atmosphere) is not sustainable or acceptable and must be addressed if farming is to be sustainable in the long term.

40 The label primary, secondary, major, trace, or minor signifies quantities of nutrients required; not their importance. All of the minerals need to be included in a balanced crop fertiliser as they are all important. A shortage of trace minerals will cause crop problems the same way missing major minerals do.

41 Copper and sulphur improve flavour and nutrition, along with potassium sulphate. Potassium chloride makes

produce unpalatable. Adequate sulphur increases stem girth and leaf size. Stonefruit with uneven halves

are lacking boron. Cracked stones and shrivelled kernels signify lack of manganese, Mn deficiency may lead to an excess of bull calves. K, Mn & Cu all contribute to timber strength. Sufficient K reduces trunk taper. Silicon strengthens plants’ ability to withstand pest and disease attack.

42 When base saturation comes into balance, foliar applications work more effectively and can have a positive effect on quality and yield.

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Since its establishment in 1998, the Dairy Women’s Network has worked to develop the leadership and business skills of women in a changing agribusiness environment. The network, which has seen membership numbers grow to its current 3700, achieves this through providing a range of training and networking resources.

One-day Dairy Day workshops, organised by the network are held twice yearly at venues across the country. These sessions, led by specialists, cover a variety of topics bringing education and the latest research to help members build their dairying business.

Now the Dairy Women’s Network has gone a step further, introducing a virtual Dairy Day webcast as an extension of the training programme.

Chief executive Sarah Speight said that as dairy women’s lives were getting busier, the network needed to e innovative in how it delivered training to allow members to participate without having to be in a specific place at a specific time.

“The network was founded on using technology to empower dairying women.

“Our email forum, which started in 2002, was a leading innovation at the time and is still really well-used.

“Sure, there are limitations to what we can do, but our members have said they don’t want limited access to broadband to stop the network delivering innovative

Presenter Justine Kidd during the Dairy Women’s Network first virtual Dairy Day webcast

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Members interact with the network in a variety of forums including the hands-on Dairy Days workshops, regional group meetings which cover a range of topics and annual conference and social media platforms.

Mrs Speight said the original email forum still continues to hold robust conversations on wide ranging industry topics.

Dairy Women’s Network worked together with OneFarm to develop the webcast. OneFarm is a joint venture between Massey and Lincoln Universities, supported by DairyNZ and the Government’s Primary Growth partnership.

“The virtual Dairy Days allows

women to learn from the comfort and convenience of their own homes, at a time that suits them,” said Mrs Speight.

“Webcast technology allows Dairy Women’s Network to deliver a learning topic via a webcast format that can be watched any time via the internet and is also available as a download, on DVD, or as anaudio download.”

The first virtual Dairy Days webcast, held in October, focussed on developing human resource skills for dairy farm employers.

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The link has also been emailed to members.


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Ten years ago the average dairy farm, during the height of the milking season, spent under $1,000 per month for power. These days we are paying over twice that and it’s unlikely to get any better. As energy costs have steadily increased in New Zealand way beyond the global average and we believe this is having a serious detrimental effect on the growth and productivity of our economy.

And, it’s not just farmers, most people believe that electricity prices are too high. They find it difficult to understand why the costs have escalated well above the rate of inflation since about 2002 when the government introduced the market led model. Despite obvious evidence of profitgauging and poor capital reinvestment politicians have steadfastly defended the current structure.

Electricity is as vital to our economy as our roads and water resources. The cost of not having supply is huge. Ask those in the Far North District of New Zealand who have had to put up with a third world electricity supply for years. The network is actually turned off for a day each year for maintenance. Close to the whole district is simply turned off! I wonder if Auckland or Wellington would find this acceptable?

Power should not be managed through an artificial market model. We should simply pay the cost of

supply plus what is required to maintain the current asset and build more as it is required.

This “market” system based on selling kWh has serious shortcomings that should be obvious to all.

All power generators get paid at the price bid by the highest bidder. Because generators only earn income when they actually generate electricity there is no incentive to build spare generation. The greater the shortage the better the price!

It has been estimated that as a result of the ‘market system’ we have paid more than $4 billion more than we needed to for electricity. The market is seriously flawed and acts against the interests of the consumer and it’s about to get worse.

We are now selling half this monopolistic market system to the private sector that will by its very nature optimise profits for shareholders. As the government talks about the average ‘kiwi mum and dad investors’ getting the opportunity to be a shareholder they are unlikely to be adequately compensated for the exponentially increasing cost of power.

We should not be privatising this commodity because there is simply no alternative or substitute. The market model does not work either effectively or efficiently in such circumstances. If this government was really determined to build and grow our economy to provide good well paid jobs they should not have an energy policy that escalates cost per kWh and reduces any incentive to maintain or build capacity.

Our energy costs used to be one of our global competitive advantages. Due to meddling politicians this is increasingly not the case.

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