Rural Roundup - June 15th, 2010 - Te Awamutu

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Payout great news, but what cost?Fonterra announcement of an open-

ing forecast payout beforeretentions for the 2010/11 season

of $6.90-$7.10 is 50c increase on theforecast price for the current season.

This payout combines a forecast MilkPrice of $6.60 per kilogram of milksolids(kgMS) and forecast Distributable Profitof 30-50 cents per share.

Fonterra Chairman Sir Henry vander Heyden said if international dairyprices and foreign exchange rates wereto hold to current levels for most of thecoming year, then it is possible that the2010/11 payout could be well over$8.00.

‘‘The forecast payout has been set at$6.90-7.10 reflecting a more cautiousoutlook given the high degree of vola-tility in the market,’’ he said.

‘‘That’s what the market looks likeright now, but we know that there issubstantial volatility in the market. Thereality is that we are seeing big swings inforeign currencies and turmoil in someeconomies. These factors could have abig impact on demand for dairy productsand the prices we ultimately realise.

‘‘Accordingly, farmers doing theirbudgets for the coming season shouldbase their planning around a payoutbroadly in line with this year.

‘‘If prices hold up throughout nextseason, we could be looking at asignificant improvement during thecourse of the year. But at this stage, inthe current volatile environment, itwould not be sensible to count on this.’’

The Co-operative has also set theFair Value Share (FVS) price for2010/11 at $4.52 per share.

PLAN CAREFULLYFederated Farmers has welcomed

Fonterra’s prediction that the payout tofarmers next season may top $8/kg ofmilksolids, but has warned them not tocount on milkflows turning into whitegold.

‘‘Farmers and Fonterra need to makehay while the sun shines,’’ saidFederated Farmers dairy chairmanLachlan McKenzie. ‘‘If anyone thinksthis will lead to another dairy boom thenthey should think again.’’

But the farm lobbyist said next year‘will not be 2007 revisited’.

A record payout in the 2007-2008season of $7.90/kg of milksolids meantFonterra’s 10,500 suppliers averagedpayouts of more than $900,000, andthose with interests in multiple farmsreceived multi-million dollar payouts.

But Mr McKenzie noted that therehad been few conversions of drystockproperties to dairying in recent times,and only half a dozen dairy farms werereported to have been sold in April.

‘‘Federated Farmers advice is tobudget conservatively and use any wind-fall to retire debt, especially expensiveshort-term facilities’’.

‘‘Analysis highlights volatility ofupwards of $2kg of milksolids isincreasingly the norm,’’ Mr McKenziewarned.

‘‘We urge caution both inside andoutside the farm gate,’’ he said.‘‘Expectations have to be realistic.’’

But Fonterra Shareholders’ Councilchairman Blue Read said the cooper-ative’s $6.90-$7.10 opening forecastfor the 2011 season was ‘great news’ for

Fonterra’s supplying shareholders.‘‘With many farmers still feeling the

impact of the recent drought this strongforecast cashflow will be most helpful,’’

said Mr Read.He also advised farmers to remain

‘vigilant’ in managing their businesses.PRICE RISE

The downside is a litre of milk could costconsumers about 10c more off the shelfas a result of the higher payout.

If the forecast payout went evenhigher to close to $8 per kilogramme ofmilk solids late next season as Fonterrahinted, Fonterra Brands managing direc-tor Peter McClure said the price of milkcould rise a further 10c a litre.

A three litre container of milk sells forabout $4.85.

Mr McClure said cheese, butter andother products were less likely to move,having increased in price in recentmonths due to international price pres-sure.

He said milk was an internationalcommodity and domestic prices weresubject to international movement justlike oil and wheat.

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TC150610RR04RURAL Women New Zealand Enterprising Rural Women SupremeAward winner Tineke Verkade of Ohaupo.

Supreme Winner of the RuralWomen New Zealand Enterpris-ing Rural Women Award 2010 is

Tineke Verkade and her Waikato-basedbusiness Homeopathic Farm SupportLtd.

Mrs Verkade featured in last month’sRural Roundup when she wasannounced as the North Island winner.

The Award recognises an outstand-ing rural businesswoman running herown enterprise and celebrates thesuccess of al l rura l womenentrepreneurs.

Rural Women New Zealand nationalpresident Margaret Chapman said ruralbusinesswomen often have to overcomeadditional geographical and technologi-cal challenges in running their busi-nesses.

In the case of this year’s SupremeWinner she says ‘‘Tineke has over theyears had to show real resilience and adetermination to succeed in the face ofskepticism and little belief in alternativemethods of healing.’’

Mrs Verkade says she is very excitedabout winning the Supreme Award,having been entered by her own staff.

She hopes winning the award willhave an impact in increasing awarenessthat homeopathy can support farmersin New Zealand not only in dairy, butalso dry stock, sheep and alpacas.

Mrs Verkade says the growth in theuse of homeopathy is a vital tool inmoving towards organic farming andincreases opportunities for farmers tocommand a premium price for theirproducts. She points to a growingawareness as over one-third of dairyfarmers now use homeopathy.

‘‘So many farmers are usinghomeopathy successfully, they might aswell be organic because then they get apremium price,’’ says Mrs Verkade.

Tineke has since written two bookson homeopathy for dairy and alpacafarmers and has seen her business growfrom a one woman operation to abusiness employing eight part time staffincluding six homeopaths. Runner up inthe Rural Women New Zealand Enter-prising Rural Women Award 2010 wasTracey Robinson of Rotherham, Can-

terbury, who set up her merino sockbusiness Cosy Toes Ltd after experienc-ing frustration that wool socks were notavailable for her two pre-schoolers.Researching the market, she discoveredthat inexpensive imports of syntheticsocks had led to New Zealand busi-nesses closing down and selling theirmachines.

Mrs Chapman says ‘‘both Traceyand Tineke are strengthening their ruralcommunities by sourcing products andservices locally and providing employ-ment for others.’’

‘‘Rural Women New Zealand isdelighted to help recognise and pro-mote such women and to celebrate theirefforts and their successes.’’


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Agricultural activity highlights at FieldaysEvery year the New Zealand National

Agricultural Fieldays sets out toimprove and maintain the level of

activities and entertainment at theagribusiness event. Although the Fieldaysexhibition is focussed on the importanceof business to business, the sub-events atFieldays are still a significant contributor tothe success of the super event.

THE INNOVATIONS CENTREKiwi ingenuity is celebrated in the

Innovations Centre powered by the Uni-versity of Waikato. Now located outsidethe Mystery Creek Pavilion for 2010, youcan expect to find all the latest agriculturaldevelopments and technology. TheInnovations Centre, hosts finalistsentrants vying for the prestigious GoldenStandard award with their genius back-yard inventions. This year the inventiveagricultural hub is intent on giving theentrants the opportunity to realise themarket potential of their creation. Theintroduction of ‘The Next Step’ seminarevening, allows inventors to seek advicefrom industry leaders, ask those who have‘made it’ in the industry and network withpotential national and internationalinvestors.

RURAL GOOD KEEN GIRLDue to the popularity of the ladies

afternoon with the bachelors in 2009, theRural Good Keen Girl Competition hasemerged, making it one of the hottestadditions at Fieldays. Eight rural singlegirls will compete on Friday the 18th ofJune for the title of the Rural Good KeenGirl and an array of superb prizes. Theheats will test their rural proficiency andgood keen girl character while contestingalongside the Rural Bachelors.RURAL BACHELOR OF THE YEAR

Unlike the Rural Good Keen GirlCompetition, the Rural Bachelor of theYear Competition runs over the four daysof Fieldays and is always a big drawcard atthe event. The competition sees the ladscontend for major prizes, the GoldenGumboot and being awarded as the mosteligible Rural Bachelor of 2010. Through-out the week of Fieldays, the Bachelorswill fiercely fight throughout the variousheats that test all aspects of the single rurallifestyle. From digging to dancing, theywill be put to the test physically and

mentally; determining who is worthy ofthe Rural Bachelor of the Year title.

AG ART WEARThe Ag Art Wear competition invites

designers to create a unique wearable artgarment from agriculturally derived mater-ials, the imagination and innovation of thepieces in the competition is inspiring. Thehighly anticipated design competition hasa new spin on the competition for 2010.This year the creative aspect of garmentdesign will be transcended into theshowcase of the wearable art by havingthe standard catwalk transformed into aperformance extravaganza. The stylishspin on the show is certain to add to thepopularity of the competition, making itthe most fashionable event at Fieldays.

FENCING COMPETITIONThe Fencing Competition also keeps

up with the latest developments in theagricultural sector. The staple competitionat Fieldays attracts many competitorsfrom across the country to compete in thesingles and doubles competitions for up tofive hours of intensive labour. Every yearthe type of fence required in the doublescompetition alters to maintain the skill ofthe fencers and to correspond with thetrends in fencing. To complement thefencing competition the introduction ofthe new Fencing Demo Area is set to bean exciting addition to Fieldays. Experi-enced fencing professionals will demon-strate and educate the crowds on all typesof fencing in this dedicated area.

THE REGIONAL EXCAVATORCOMPETITION

The Regional Excavator Competitionis yet another display of expert ruralprofessionals that can be discovered at theNew Zealand National AgriculturalFieldays. The competition is intended totest and develop the skilfulness of theoperators. Excavator operators are com-peting for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty titleand will then go on to represent the areain the national finals.

STIHL FESTIVAL OF LOGGINGThe STIHL Festival of Logging

celebrates chainsaws throughout the weekof Fieldays. In the carving competition,contestants create sculptures out of woodby using nothing but a chainsaw; thepieces are then sold at a charity auction.

Other sub-events of the festival include;the team competition, the ladies race, thehot saw race and daily demonstrationsfrom the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS ath-lete, Jason Wynyard.

CUTTING HORSETo see some exceptional horse hand-

ling skill, the Cutting Horse demonstra-tions are a must at Fieldays 2010.Originating from the Old West, the riders

use the ‘cow herding instinct’ of the horseto separate a cow from the rest of theherd. Cowboys and cowgirls demonstratetheir horse handling skills in the AgriSeaStock Handling Area at Fieldays.FIELDAYS NO. 8 WIRE NATIONAL

ART AWARDAnother rural art inspired competition

is the No. 8 Wire Art Award. Thecompetition invites artists to create an

original work of art by utilising the iconicfarming material, no. 8 wire. The No. 8Wire Art Awards are sponsored by theNew Zealand National AgriculturalFieldays and is now a must on the artscalendar. The exhibition is installed at ArtsPost from the 4 — 28 June 2010, entry isfree and all pieces in the exhibition are forsale.

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Fieldays award events

From page 5.TRACTOR PULL

Tractor Pull is another cornerstone competition atFieldays and is a highlight of the year for many of theentrants. From standard farming tractors to highly modifiedmachines, horsepower and speed are the only two measuresthat count. Both driver and tractor are put through theirpaces in the Tractor Pull Competition to establish whichmachine can pull the most weight in the quickest time. Thereis also a tractor pull competition for the kids, making theTractor Pull area enjoyable for the entire family.

BIG LITTLE TOWN FESTIVALThe BIG Little Town Festival is a chance for the smaller

towns of the Waikato to demonstrate their support of theNew Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays to the thousandsof visitors of the region. The towns can get in behind theagricultural event in numerous ways, showcasing the ruralroots of the Waikato. The most popular aspect of the festivalis the Window Dressing Competition, where retailer’s kit outtheir shop displays in any way they feel captures the Fieldaysspirit.

BEST SITE AWARDSThere are many activities that happen around Fieldays,

adding to the overall character of the iconic event. Exhibitorsalso get their chance to be distinguished through the Best SiteAwards. The awards recognise the time and effort theexhibitors put into their sites by awarding the top sites ofFieldays 2010. Sites are judged on creativity, relevance,appearance, staff relations and safety.

Australasia’s definitive agribusiness event, New ZealandNational Agricultural Fieldays continues to attract visitorsinterested in the variety of demonstrations and competitions,providing a balanced mix of business and pleasure. While theexhibition prides itself in being a rural business centre, theentertainment element continues to play an important role inconnecting farmers to their industry.

New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays openstomorrow until Saturday. Fieldays is proudly supported bystrategic partners; The National Bank and the University ofWaikato.

Big show season for Kiteroa Ayshires

KITEROA Bonny Georgina (Ex). KITEROA Bo Peppernadia (VHC).

The father and son part-nership of KiteroaAyshires, established in

1961, has enjoyed one of itsbest show seasons this sum-mer, taking out Ayshire andAll Breeds titles.

Wally and Zane Kite milk210 cows on 75 effectivehectares on their Ohaupoproperty. Two cows haveexcelled this year on the localshow circuit.

Kiteroa Bonny Georgina(Ex), who is named afterGeorgina Evers-Swindell,won the Supreme Ayshireaward at Waikato and Breedand All-breeds ChampionCow at both Cambridge andMorrinsville Shows.

She is a six-year-old cowand this season produced6793 litres, 494 M/S in 266days.

The other successful showcow is Kiteroa BoPeppernadia (VHC), who isnamed after NadiaComaneci.

She was undefeated inwinning Intermediate (for twoand three-year-old cows)Breed and All-breed Cham-pion Cow at Waikato, cam-bridge and Morrinsville.

She has produced 6271

litres, 501 M/S in 269 daysas a three-year-old.

Both cows are in calf andthe Kites are looking forwardto a big season next year,including competing at theNorth Island Championshipswhich are being hosted in theWaikato.


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Finalists foundFinalists for the 2010 Rural Bachelor of the Year and

the Rural Good Keen Girl competitions have beenfound.

They come together from all over New Zealand tocompete at the New Zealand National AgriculturalFieldays.

The 2010 Rural Bachelor of the Year finalistsare:• Lance Isbister, a 27 year old Rural Reporter fromAshburton.• Scott McGregor, a 19 year old Farm Managers Assistantfrom Tauranga.• Kelvin Meek, a 21 year old Shepherd from Taupo.• Jacques Reinhardt, a 22 year old Stock Manager fromNapier.• Drew Riordan, a 38 year old Fencer from Southland.• Shaun Thomas, a 23 year old Farm Manager fromAshburton.• Nicholas Torrens, a 27 year old Sharemilker from TeAroha.• Simeon Ward, a 23 year old Managing Director fromPuketaha.

The finalist will compete over the four days of Fieldaysfor the esteemed Golden Gumboot trophy and the title ofbeing the 2010 Rural Bachelor of the Year.

The array of prizes for the Rural Bachelor champion isvalued at $20,000, from the generous support of thefollowing sponsors; Classic Hits, Swanndri, Skellerup,Stihl, Cook Island Tourism, Leisurerite Spas, Cycle Time,Hyundai, SKYCITY Hamilton and Trader Jacks.

The heats the Rural Bachelors will test their ruralcapabilities and genuine good bloke character.

From digging to dancing, all aspects of the rural, singlelifestyle will be closely observed from a panel of judges.

The lads will also be competing alongside the RuralGood Keen Girl finalists on Friday, June 18.

The 2010 Rural Good Keen Girl finalists are:• Kimberley Anderson, an 18 year old Agricultural Workerfrom Taupo.• Kaye Crawford, a 48 year old Farm Manager fromAshburton.• Emma Fletcher, a 30 year old Ultra Sound Technicianfrom Hamilton.• Nedine Greyling, a 30 year old Laboratory Technicianfrom Gordonton.• Charlotte Meehan, a 30 year old General Manager fromPukekohe.• Rochelle O’Hara, a 25 year old Stock Manager fromCarterton.

Erin Reed, a 28 year old Shepherd from Napier.• Jaimee-Mairee Schimanski, an 18 year old FarmWorker/Hatchery Worker from Taranaki.

The Rural Good Keen Girl competition is a one dayevent at Fieldays, where the girls will face the samechallenging heats as the Rural Bachelors.

The new competition is bound to be a favourite at theagricultural event, with the ladies showing the lads howrural girls can hold their own on the farm and in thecompetition.

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More innovationsaimed at profit

Resulting from the 2010 Premier Feature, ‘Inno-vation for Future Profit’, there are many companiesreleasing new technologies at the large exhibition.

The Gallagher Group are set to launch yet anotherrevolutionary creation, which is bound to create a buzz inthe rural sector. Corkill Systems Ltd is also introducing aunique world-first at the exhibition; milk handling in dairysheds is guaranteed to transform after you view the newproduct.

Many diverse agricultural products and services arebeing launched at this year’s New Zealand NationalAgricultural Fieldays.

Two highly anticipated products from Hansen Products(NZ) Ltd will also released at Fieldays. The new creationshave been refined by the Hansen’s in-house Research andDevelopment team ensuring quality of valve products.Another inventive company, Scion will be demonstrating aprototype of a new online land management tool which willhelp farmers capitalise from their land. A new ruralpublication will also be launched at Fieldays 2010 from theself-governing organisation, NZ Landcare Trust. Thepublication is titled ‘Landcare: A Practical Guide’,presenting landowners realistic information on sustainableland management. These new products are just a sample ofthe varying types of developments on offer at Fieldays in2010.

This year marks 100 years of business for two majorNew Zealand brands exhibiting at Fieldays. Masport arecelebrating 100 years of manufacturing outdoor, reliablepower equipment and lawnmowers. Masport equipment isdesigned and engineered in New Zealand and are now soldin over 30 countries. Skellerup, the producers of theinfamous red band gumboot is the other leading businesscommemorating 100 years of success. Dependability andquality have been the holding factors for Skellerup andMasport and are a must see during your visit at Fieldays, tohonour their success in the agricultural market.

While at Fieldays, ensure you discover the InternationalExhibition area where you can expect to find agriculturalcompanies from across the globe. The French AgriculturalEquipment Manufacturers Union, (Axema) can be found inthis section. The Union has over 200 members whomanufacture an array of agricultural machinery atcompetitive prices. Other countries represented in the areainclude; New Caledonia, China, Belgium, Australia andItaly.

At Fieldays, check out the best deals and compareindustry prices, all in one venue. Supporting the 2010premier feature, ‘Innovation for Future Profit’ there will bevast amounts of businesses with agricultural inventions,designed to make your farming business prosper. Thereare so many interesting and exciting exhibits at the event toview; it will take the entire four days to see them all.

Ohaupo sculptor finalist inFieldays No.8 wire contest

TC150610RR08VALYNDA CHADWICK with her No.8 wire hinaki (eel trap) and matai eel.

BY CEANA PRIEST

The dining table was nearly destroyed andher hands will never be the same again,but for Ohaupo artist Valynda Chadwick

being a finalist in the Fieldays No.8 WireNational Art Award made it all worthwhile.

Her piece, ‘Beyond the point of no return’involved hours of shaping No.8 wire and tie wireinto a traditional Maori hinaki (eel trap).

Inside the hinaki a twisting eel made of nativematai tries to escape.

Mrs Chadwick’s husband, Bill, thought thecurved eel was ambitious.

“I suggested she make a straight one, but it’sso typical she went for the hardest option,” hejokes.

Mrs Chadwick is studying Toi Rauangi (visualarts) at Te Wananga Aotearoa in Te Awamutuand her tutor Zena Elliot encouraged her toenter.

“Without support from my tutor and family Iwould not have entered,” she says. “This was thefirst time I exhibited outside the course and eventhough the process was a bit painful at times, I’mreally pleased with the results.

“I didn’t directly copy the design off anotherhinaki, instead I spent a lot of time researchingthe different styles and drawing up the processesI needed to take.

‘‘The hardest challenge was finishing ontime. I’d told so many people I was entering so Icouldn’t let them down.”

Mrs Chadwick’s hinaki is on display atArtsPost in Hamilton along with the 12 otherfinalists. Although her piece didn’t place in thefinals, it is eligible for the People’s Choice Awardand voting at ArtsPost will continue until theexhibition closes on June 28.

“Everyone’s entries were so different,” MrsChadwick says.

“It was neat to see what everyone was doing.The winning fence post is very true to the No.8wire concept,

“I gained so much confidence from being afinalist at the exhibition this year. I’ve already gotideas lined up for next year. Hopefully my twodaughters will enter with me.”

Mrs Chadwick’s hinaki was made from oldfencing wire donated by a neighbour and a

salvaged block of matai – fitting the theme of kiwiingenuity and the possibilities of No.8 wireperfectly.

Jacqui Cooper, events co-ordinator for NZNational Agricultural Fieldays, said she wasimpressed by the standard of this year’s entries.

“The high quality of this year’s entrants isinspiring. Hours of intensive labour have obvi-ously been dedicated to create art of this calibre.The New Zealand National Fieldays Society isvery proud of its association with the No.8 WireNational Art Award and the talent it showcases.”

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Mastitis an eternal problem

By Steve Cranefi eld — veterinarian in theTe Awamutu fi rm VetEntTe Awamutu.

We know that mastitis is costingthe country a fortune. In fact itcosts the dairy industry an

estimated $180 to $300 million a yeardepending on the payout.

Despite penalties from the dairycompanies for high somatic cell countmilk and industry efforts such as theSAMM plan the national bulk milksomatic cell count (BMSCC) hasincreased steadily since 1996.

A recent survey showed that 80% offarmers were not reaching their goalsfor BMSCC and 81% were not reachingtheir goals for clinical mastitis. So whereare we going wrong?

To find the answers it is best to startwhere it all happens — on the farm.

Mastitis results from a complexinteraction between the cow, bacteria,environment, milking machines and thefarmer.

Over the fifteen month periodbetween July 2008 and October 2009,200 milking visits were conducted in theTe Awamutu / Otorohanga andAsburton districts to investigate andcorrect the causes of mastitis on thesefarms.

The key areas assessed during thesemilking visits were:

a) The milking machine set up (egpulsators, pipeline sizes etc);

b) The milking machine recordingsbefore and during milking (static anddynamic tests of vacuum and pulsation);

c) Cow factors including teat enddamage and degree of milk-out;

d) Milking staff factors includingcluster handling technique, teatspraying etc.

The most common finding was poorteat spray effectiveness with only 12%of assessments that had both correctdilution and good coverage. This isdespite the overwhelming evidence andreadily available information on thevalue of teat spraying.

Reasons for incorrect dilutioninclude:

(a) inability to work out the labelinstructions;

(b) lack of clear instructions by herdmanager;

(c) not measuring the quantities;(d) saving money.Reasons for poor coverage include:(a) inadequate training on import-

ance of coverage;(b) rushed job in efforts to milk as

many cows as possible in the shortesttime possible;

(c) poor coverage by some automaticsystems in rotary dairies.

The next most common finding waspresence of teat end damage with 73%of assessments with greater than 20% ofcows affected.

Contributing causes were:(a) 42% of liners were considered

unsuitable;(b) 32% had high vacuum; and,(c) 21% of herds were over-milked.The risk of impacts through poor

cluster removal technique (49%) andcup slip (7%) rank third in mastitiscausing incidence with a combinedresult of 56% of assessments. Poorcluster removal technique is a result ofinadequate knowledge of its importanceand poor training, and cup slip weremostly due to poor cluster alignmentand incorrect liner choice.

Poor milk-out of cows was consid-ered significant in 34.5 % of theassessments. Poor milk-out has multiplecauses including low and high vacuum,incorrect liner tension, unsuitable liners,poor cluster alignment, cup slip, anddiscomfort due to teat end damage.

Mastitis detection of new clinicalmastitis was discussed with the farmstaff during each visit.

Though this was not formallyassessed, it was a weak link in mostmastitis problems as undetected casesare high risk for other cows.

Most farmers would check at the firstmilking after calving, some would checkevery milking while cows are in thecolostrum mob and most would check atlast milking before the cow goes into themain milking mob. During lactation themost common method was to checkonly if there were in spikes in theBMSCC or if there was presence of milkclots in the filter sock.

Clearly, cows are being missedwhich adds to the new infection rate.

The most practical procedure formost farmers that were willing to adopta checking procedure, was to check oneteat per milking, rotating around thecow every four days. In some highBMSCC herds, the high level ofsubclinical mastitis has been due tofarmers keeping non-responders totreatment that should have been culled,but have been kept due to a policy ofexpanding their dairy herd.

This has made lowering of BMSCCin these herds more challenging.

Mastitis control measures have beenaround ever since we started milkingcows with machines.

It is evident from this work the basicfactors that lead to mastitis still need tobe addressed and that milkingassessments are an important com-ponent of a mastitis control pro-gramme.For more information see VetEntadvertisement on Page 7.


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Think security whilevisiting Fieldays

TC150610RR11DON’T leave any valuabvles in view inside your car.

Heading towards next week’sNational Fieldays at MysteryCreek Western Waikato Police

are appealing for visitors not to providetempting targets for opportunistthieves.

Officer in charge of Police at theevent, Sergeant Gordon Grantham, ofthe Cambridge Police said with over100,000 visitors it would be fair to saynot everyone attending was there withhonest intentions.

‘‘Theft ex-car is probably our biggestconcern during the Fieldays and Policeand on-site security work very closelyensuring incidents are kept to a mini-mum.

‘‘While this is going on the publiccan play their part as well by ensuringthey secure their vehicles, don’t leaveitems in view and if at all possible, if youcan’t take valuables with you, lock themin the boot.’’

Mr Grantham said while vehicleowners wouldn’t leave laptop com-puters, purses or wallets on the roofs ofcars for thieves to take often Police findpeople have done all but that consider-ing some of the items that have been leftbehind for opportunistic thieves.

On the subject of vehicle securityWestern Waikato Police are warningrural property owners that their iso-lation was no protection from thieveswho often see farm properties as easypickings.

‘‘There’s been several reports fromproperties around Te Awamutu, Cam-bridge, Puahue and Otorohanga of carsbeing parked up at the farm and leftunlocked with the owner or farmergetting up in the morning to find thatsomeone’s been into them and stolenproperty.

‘‘It’s the same with farm houses andoutbuildings, you wouldn’t leave yourhome unlocked in town and we suggestpeople don’t do the same in thecountry.’’

Several farms have reported thefts of

quad bikes, Waikato wide. One of themost effective means of deterring suchthefts is to take the keys out of the bikesand lock them in the shed.

‘‘Sometimes however the bikes willstill be taken, what Waikato Police havedone have asked our Rural Neighbour-hood Support network members torecord the registration numbers of any

vehicles seen carrying quad bikes, par-ticularly at night.’’

‘‘That’s probably an opportune timeto speak on the value l of such networks,they act as extra eyes and ears for Policeand we would encourage all ruralresidents to make contact with theirnearest Police station about joiningone,’’ he said.


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Sexed semen on market

TC150610RR12SEXCESS: Marcelo Gil Stiaque of Sexing Technologies NZ, who has worked alongside AgResearchand Waikato Innovation Park to offer farmers freshly sexed embyos and semen.

N ew Zealand dairyfarmers will nextseason have ready

access to fresh sexed semenand embryos following suc-cessful on-farm trials bybreeding companies.

Thanks to an agreementbetween US-based SexingTechnologies, AgResearchand the Waikato InnovationPark, the technology becameavailable this season to arti-ficial breeding and embryocompanies to offer farmersfresh sorted semen andembryos for the first time inNew Zealand.

Liberty Genetics and Ani-mal Breeding Services (ABS)initiated a trial to evaluate theuse of sexed semen in thedairy industry. 4600inseminations were carriedout in the 2009 springmating period and furthertrial work is planned.

Results from the trial arepromising and Liberty Gen-etics Managing Director,David Hayman, says, ‘‘Lib-erty is offering sexed semenas a commercial product thisyear as it is demonstratingreal value providing farmerswith cost efficient geneticgain.

‘‘There have been valu-able lessons learnt throughthe trial process, particularlywith regards to what isrequired to achieve accept-able conception rates withsexed semen.’’

ABS is implementing theuse of sexed semen inembryo production and cansee several promis ingapplications.

The technology providesfarmers with the opportunityto accelerate the rate ofgenetic advancement of theirherds. Semen-sexing techno-

logy gives farmers the abilityto demand female semenfrom the best bulls for the top25% of their herd and getenough replacements fromthe very best genetics.

The outcome of this beinga heifer calf from a knownsire X dam combination willcontribute significantly toproductivity and profitability.This also offers the ability totighten the calf rearingperiod.

Marcelo Gil Stiaque ofSexing Technologies NZexplains that millions ofstraws of sexed semen have

been use by dairy farmersaround the world in the pasttwo years.

‘‘Improvements in thetechnology have resulted inincreased conception ratesand lower product prices,’’ hesays. ‘‘Sexing Technologiesis committed to producingthe highest quality productthat will fulfil the expectationsof New Zealand dairyfarmers.’’

Waikato Innovation ParkCEO, Derek Fairweather,says, ‘‘The Park is proud tobe facilitating the introduc-tion of a technology that is

going to add significanteconomic value to NewZealand’s agricultural indus-try.

‘‘Over time, this techno-logy has the potential toachieve genet icadvancements that will trans-form dairy herds and helpboost farmers’ productivityand profitability.’’

The technology also hasenormous potential for bullbeef farming as well as NewZealand’s horse breedingindustry, in part icularStandardbreds, according toDr Lee Morris of Equibreed.

‘‘We have had very goodresults in a fertility trial thispast season using fresh sex-sorted semen and look for-ward to using sex-sortedsemen in our client mares inthe upcoming season.

‘‘EquiBreed NZ Ltd andSexing Technologies willcontinue to work together tomake this technology readilyavailable to the horsebreeders in New Zealand.’’

Dairy farmers looking totake advantage of sex sortedsemen should inquire throughtheir artificial breeding ser-vice provider.

Grass-fed beefpromoted toJapaneseMeat & Wool New Zealand’s 2010 beef promotion

programme in Japan is focused on differentiatingNew Zealand grass-fed beef from products offered by

key competitors, says General Manager — Market Develop-ment, Craig Finch.

This will be done through a range of activities in hotels,restaurants, in-store tasting promotions and media coverageof the healthy benefits of New Zealand grass-fed beef.

‘‘Japanese consumers are among the most health-conscious in the world. Our New Zealand grass-fed beefbrand aims to grow awareness of our product amongJapanese consumers and position it as inherently distinctfrom other beef supplied to the market.’’

Mr Finch says the Japanese market was significantlyaffected when American beef exports were banned after BSEwas discovered in the United States in 2003. Restrictions onbeef from United States cattle under 21 months were lifted inJuly 2006.

‘‘In early 2007 Meat & Wool New Zealand launched aJapanese language New Zealand grass-fed beef logo,accompanied by the slogan ‘New Zealand grass-fed beef,grass-reared is safe and delicious’.

‘‘We aim to connect with consumers by using messagesbased around the clean, green natural environment that NewZealand beef is raised in. We emphasise that cattle are freeranging and eat their natural diet of grass, our product is safe,and that grass-fed production has health and nutritionalbenefits.’’

Japanese consumers are accustomed to grain-fed beef, asAustralia and the United States have the largest presence inthe market, along with the domestic Wagyu beef.

Mr Finch says this year’s beef promotion activities, whichare funded by farmer levies, aim to spread awareness of NewZealand grass-fed beef and grow demand for the product.

‘‘The most cost effective way of doing this is to participatein existing events that are designed to reach our targetaudience. Events conducted around sports events for youngchildren, for example, are a good match for our focus onhealth and nutrition. In-store tasting promotions are anothervaluable platform for connecting directly with consumers,and introducing them to the taste and tenderness of NewZealand beef.’’

KEY STATISTICS· Japan’s population is over 127 million.· Japan is New Zealand’s number two beef market byvalue, at $188 million (FOB).· Imported beef is 60% of the beef market in Japan.· 80% of New Zealand beef exports to Japan arefrozen product.


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A warm welcome to all new farmers andresidents to our area

The Veterinary Centre is a farmer owned co-operative with a Board of Directors elected from among its members. The “return” for being a member and supporting the business includes:

1. Better service delivered by passionate vets and support staff2. Business profi ts are reinvested in the business – education, technology and equipment3. Being an incorporated society provides a signifi cant cost benefi t which is passed on to members4. Members own the business and can infl uence its direction through the elected board

The team at our clinic aim to take care of your individual animal health queries and supply a full range of products at competitive prices. The range of farm supply products, coupled with a delivery service aims to improve the effi ciency in the way you operate your farming business.

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We would like to invite you to join our team at our Pre-Calving Evening to be held on Wednesday 23rd June at ourTe Awamutu Clinic kicking off at 5pm. There will be supplierreps on site and never to be repeated prices.

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Tyre burners toface hefty fines

TC150610RR14BURNING tyres creates toxic smoke and oil.

Environment Waikato is warningpeople they face stiff fines if theyillegally burn tyres.

The warning follows a noticeableincrease of cases of tyre burning fromaround the region with one or twocomplaints being investigated each week.

Investigations and complaints managerPatrick Lynch says tyre burning is bannednationally as it produces toxic smoke and oilwhich can harm people’s health andcontaminate the environment.

“People who burn tyres put themselves

and down wind residents at risk and canexpect instant fines of up to $750.

‘‘There is the prospect of prosecutionsresulting in heavier penalties where circum-stances warrant.

“There’s simply no excuse for tyreburning.

‘‘Taking them to an authorised dumpingfacility is the proper way to get rid of them,’’Mr Lynch says.

For more information on the rulescovering the burning of waste, phoneEnvironment Waikato on 0800 800 401.

Regional council settleson 2.12% rates increaseEnvironment Waikato has finalised its

work plan and budgets for nextfinancial year, settling on an average

rates increase of 2.12% to existing rate-payers.

Earlier this year the regional councilconsulted with the community about arange of proposals, including the introduc-tion of a new targeted rate for west coastcatchment work, the collection of a levy onbehalf of the Animal Health Board (AHB),new rates funding for surf lifesaving, andchanges to the rating package aimed atsimplifying administration and reducingrates overall by removing the early discountpayment.

The council received 650 submissionson the draft plan which proposed anaverage rates rise for existing ratepayers of1.86% for the financial year starting July 1,2010.

Following deliberations earlier thismonth, the regional council agreed to$1.598 million additional funding for keyworkstreams including:• $204,000 –river and catchment serviceswork.• $200,000 – co-management of WaikatoRiver.• $190,000 - extension of the Orbiter buscontract.• $109,000 - aquaculture.• $100,000 - Tui Mine remediation pro-ject.• $95,000 - Lower Waikato catchmentpeat soils investigation and river survey.

The increases were offset by increasedrevenue, budget adjustments and costsavings.

Chairman Peter Buckley said the councilhad worked hard to keep rates down whileincreasing service delivery in some areas,particularly pest management, river andcatchment services and transport.

The council agreed to continue to collect$650,000 from rural ratepayers on behalfof the AHB.

Only rural ratepayers pay the levy whichfunds the region’s share of bovine-Tberadication work.

After considering submissions, the coun-cil also agreed to provide $50,000 fundingfor groups that work with the council’snavigation safety team, such as surf life-

saving and Coastguard.The regional council’s decision to

remove the early payment discount hastaken about $1 million dollars from theoverall rates bill.

Previously, all ratepayers paid more inrates so that a 2.5 per cent discount couldbe given back to people who paid their ratesin full by the due date.

The council considered it was fairer andmore transparent to do away with thediscount because those who paid their ratesafter the due date, or opted to pay byregular direct debit, subsidised those whoqualified for the discount.

The payment due date will move fromSeptember 20 to October 30, givingratepayers an extra six weeks to pay theirrates or go on a payment plan.

The penalty for late payment willincrease to 10%, with a penalty applied inJuly for the previous year’s rates and inNovember for the current year unpaid rates.Ratepayers on a payment plan will not incurpenalties.

Cr Buckley said the impact of the ratesincrease would affect property ownersdifferently depending on where they lived,the services their communities received andwhether their properties had been recentlyrevalued.

Using the example of a $350,000property, the changes in the rates allproperties pay, excluding targeted rates,will range across the region from areduction of 0.2% or 32 cents to anincrease of 9% or $14.68.

These changes are mainly due to a one-off adjustment in the way the differentialgeneral rate is calculated.

The council currently calculates thedifferential general rate using a three-yearaverage.

It will now move to an approach thatbases the rates calculations on independentvaluation advice about the annualmovement of property values in thosedistricts not revalued that year.

This aims to smooth the three-yearlyspikes in revaluation adjustments and bringEnvironment Waikato’s rating system moreinto line with other regional councils.

The council will formally adopt the planon June 29.


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Young farmers make most of rural lifestyle

TC150610RRSP15ATE KAWA WEST chairman Trent Nicholson competing in the Honda module ofthe Young Farmers’ district final. Watching is farm owner Stephen Fullerton(left) and judge Glenn Horner.

TC150610RRSP15BTE KAWA West’s entry in the recent district Young Farmers raft race.Other activities enjoyed by theclub include trips to the rugby, movie nights, trips to the snow, clay bird shooting, car rallies andtasting challenges.

Years ago the common perception of Young FarmersClubs was a group of guys meeting in a pub to talkabout farming.

These days Young Farmers Clubs are very different.Part of the rural backbone of New Zealand for more than

60 years, popularity of these clubs has surged in recent times.Now not only focussed on farmers but anyone interested

in rural life, members are aged between 16 and 30 and thepercent of female members is increasing.

Young people are realising personal and professionalbenefits of belonging to a club of like-minded people.

The 2009/2010 year has been another successful yearfor the ever-growing local Te Kawa West Young Farmersclub.

Now one of the biggest Young Farmers Clubs in thecountry with a membership of almost 50, this club continuesto welcome new members, especially those new to the area.

This club holds regular events and is a fantastic way tomeet people. As well as a lot of fun and social events, there isalso a focus to help members learn and also to give back tothe community. Guest speakers and upskilling modulesoccur, and the club has helped out at community events suchas the junior farmer day at Pokuru School and attending theANZAC Day service in Te Awamutu.

The club always has a very busy social calendar with clubevents combining with District and Regional events.

‘‘We have a wide range of members and our club eventscater for everyone. Past events include trips to the rugby,movie nights, regular pub nights, club parties in the famousgreen woolshed, trips to the snow, clay bird shooting, carrallies and tasting challenges. Fieldays also means the returnof the famous mechanical bull night held at Axces Bar inHamilton.’’

This will be on Friday (June 18). Entry is free ($5 to ridethe mechanical bull) and everyone is welcome.

‘‘This is a legendary night and is a great way to meet someof the members of the club, as well as other Young Farmersfrom around the region and country.’’

Club meetings are held on the first Monday of everymonth at the Alpha in Kihikihi at 7.30pm.

For more information contact club chair Trent Nicholson(027 282 8974), go to www.youngfarmers.co.nz or just headalong to the next meeting.

‘‘Everyone is really friendly and we all look forward tomeeting anyone interested in finding out more.’’

Trading eventstwice monthlyFonterra has announced that from September the Global

Dairy Trade, CRA International (CRA), will increase thefrequency of trading events to twice a month.

Kelvin Wickham, Fonterra Managing Director GlobalTrade, says the increase in frequency is a significantmilestone that highlighted Global Dairy Trade’s success as anonline trading platform and a credible price discoverymechanism.

“This will add more depth and credibility and even moretransparency around pricing trends,” says Mr Wickham.“With a more frequent pricing signal, market participants willbe able to have even more confidence they have up-to-dateinformation on the current balance of supply and demand.”

Brad Miller, head of CRA’s Auctions & CompetitiveBidding Practice, says, “Global Dairy Trade has grown to280 qualified bidders from 56 countries, an increase from107 at inception.

There are now between 100 and 140 active biddersparticipating in each event and around 65% of biddersjoining the event win product. We are very pleased with thesuccess of this innovative sales channel.”

Fonterra also announced that beginning with the August3 trading event it will be adding one new product, ButtermilkPowder, and two new specifications of existing products –High Heat/Heat Stable Skim Milk Powder and AnhydrousMilk Fat in 1000 kilogram bulk packs - to Global Dairy Trade.

Mr Wickham says Global Dairy Trade continues to growas an efficient and effective sales channel. “To date we havesold 500,000 metric tonnes worth US$ 1.5 billion on theplatform.”

“The current forecast is to sell 530,000 metric tonnes ofproduct over the next 12 months, or approximately 24% ofFonterra’s New Zealand production.

“We are very optimistic about the benefits the entireindustry will get from a more open, transparent market.”


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LIC purchases Waikato dairy farmto be new centre of innovationDairy farmer cooperative, Livestock

Improvement (LIC) has purchaseda 104 hectare Waikato dairy farm

to be a development centre for what itcalls its ‘information integration strategy.’

LIC CEO, Mark Dewdney, said thecompany’s information integration strat-egy reflects a philosophical shift ‘‘fromLIC being an animal focused business to awhole farm focused business.

‘‘Traditionally, farmers have relied onanimal recording services like LIC’sMINDA, which is used by the majority ofNew Zealand dairy farmers. But thecomplexity and volatility of dairying hasadded another dimension and today’sfarmers need packages which combine arange of data — things like animal,production, weather, nutrients, land,sustainability, financial data and genericmerit — into a single view of their farmingbusinesses.

‘‘That’s what our information integra-tion strategy is about — providing farmers

with integrated information and decisionsupport tools so they can make betterdecisions, and providing them with arange of automation tools that willincrease productivity, and save labour.

‘‘The purchase of this property, whichwill be known as the LIC Innovation Farm,will accelerate that technology develop-ment and provide farmers with a show-case for its practical application on acommercial farm.’’

Mark Dewdney said the farm, locatedat Rukuhia in the Waikato, ticks all theboxes.

‘‘The farm is located within 17km ofour head office; it’s an established, highlyproductive dairy farm with an excellenthistory. Over the last two years the farmhas averaged around 145,000 kgms from370 LIC bred crossbred cows.

‘‘We bought the land, Fonterra sharesand livestock for around $7.1 million.Takeover date was June 1.’’

Mark Dewdney said that the purchase

of the property marks a change in focusfor the dairy farmer owned cooperative.

‘‘Until now, we have owned largetracks of land (at Newstead, in theManawatu and at Balfour in Southland) togrow and prove our elite teams of artificialbreeding bulls and stags. However,advances in DNA technology mean we nolonger need to farm large numbers of bullsand so the company is currently selling itsFeilding farm, and investing in thisWaikato farm.

‘‘This property will be the centre forour technology research and innovation,providing farmers with practical examplesof how integrated information and auto-mation tools can take their profitability tonew levels.’’

Mark Dewdney said the farm’s role asa centre for innovation will not affect itscommercial focus.

‘‘This is a productive, profitable dairyfarm and we’ll continue to operate it toobtain maximum production and pro-ductivity.’’


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ABC Software Founder and Director, Sharon Chap-man, says all fruit growers have the common needs ofaccuracy, efficiency, traceability and visibility in theirmanagement systems. ‘‘ABC pack house managementsolutions deliver that, irrespective of the type of fruit.’’

The company designed a system for Seven Fields’Treviso estate in Mildura, Victoria, to track more than300,000 boxes of three different varieties of grapes fromup to six farms.

Seven Fields’ Produce Marketing Manager, ClareMcMahon, says some of the grapes are owned by SevenFields, some are owned by investors whose investmentsSeven Fields manage, and some are owned by its jointventure partner. Up to 90% of the grapes are exported.

‘‘Because the grapes are packed directly into boxes bythe pickers, it’s extremely important for our investors thatwe’re able to trace the returns for each box back to thegrower. ABC has enabled us to guarantee that traceability.

‘‘Being able to trace a single box back to a particularday, block of land and picker using the barcode is also greatwhen we have to deal with claims,’’ says Clare. ‘‘It tells meif fruit’s been held on to for too long in the market or ifcartons with problems have been picked by the samepicker or come from the same block. It’s put us ahead ofour competition and enabled us to give better assurances toour customers.

‘‘We can also get on-the-spot reporting whenever welike, and so provide our seven contractors with reports thatspecify what each picker picked. Our accountants can alsoeasily see the returns that should be allocated to eachinvestor. Previously, we only reported that information atthe end of the season.’’

Clare says she looked at a number of systems and choseABC because it was able to be customised to Seven Fields’needs. ‘‘You don’t have to go overboard; you only build thesystem that you need. They also had a very goodunderstanding of how our business works and were soenthusiastic.’’

Advance Packing and Marketing Services (APMS) inWestern Australia is using an ABC-designed system totrack thousands of kilograms of avocados from 29 avocadogrowers. Barcode labels on bins from the orchard and oncartons leaving the pack house ensure the company cantrack the fruit from the orchard to the marketplace. Thesystem also provides on-line reports to growers that detailtheir financial and fruit pack-out positions, and is a valuabletool for trialling new avocado varieties and comparingdifferent rootstocks and production areas.

APMS Director, Jennie Franceschi says the systemmaximises both efficiency and profitability. ‘‘I can’t believehow much time it’s saved. It’s provided the full functionalitywe were looking for and has future-proofed our business.’’

One of ABC’s first tracking systems was developed forNew Zealand’s largest apple grower, packer and exporter,Mr Apple, which processes three million cartons of applesa year. The system effectively manages the fruit from theorchard to the pack houses and cool stores, on to marketsand through to customer invoicing and grower payments.Data is only entered once and all parts of the system arefully integrated.

ABC has since designed systems to manage Mr Apple’scool store operations and the financial transactions for thehundreds of seasonal workers that return each year to workfor the company.

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“The trip is a celebrationof reaching the half-waypoint in pursuit of a gruellingveterinary degree”, says vetstudent Lucy Russell.

“In order to subsidise thecost of the bus, accommo-dation and bonding activitieswe fundraise - by making atasteful nude calendar.”

She says the students finda photographer gameenough to take the picturesand then travel to uniquelocations, undress and pose‘artistically’ with animals.

The calendar features thenude students in vet clinicsettings such as an animalsurgery or x-ray room and

also includes a festive inter-pretation of Easter – com-plete with bunny ears.

Ten percent of moneyraised from the calendarsales will be donated to PawJustice - an organisationdedicated to the fight againstanimal abuse and neglect.

She says the donationfrom the calendar sales willhelp Paw Justice continuetheir work protecting NewZealand’s animals fromabuse.

It is the fifth year thestudents have held afundraiser.

The ‘July to June’ calen-dars are available for pur-chase via the websitewww.vetcalendar.co.nz for$10 (plus postage).

The New Zealand Veter-inary Association is a majorsponsor of the 2010 BarelyThere calendar.


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Men’s health is in thespotlight at this year’Fieldays.

Health statistics for men arenot that impressive — yet manywill still put off seeing theirdoctor even when they are sick.

To address this, the Waikato/Bay of Plenty’s exhibit at thisyear’s Fieldays is once againencouraging men to see their GPif they think something isn’tright, and focusing on the healthissues relevant to men, particu-larly skin, lung and prostatecancer.

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“With so many people at theFieldays it’s a wonderful place toeducate men and their familiesabout cancer in a relaxed,friendly and interactive environ-ment,’’ she says.

Cancer Society staff and vol-unteers will be on hand to talkabout any health issues men areconcerned about, and theinteractive BodyWorks Quiz willonce again provide aninteractive way to learn abouthow to live a healthy lifestyle andreduce the risk of many cancers.

“The Fieldays coincides withInternational Men’s HealthWeek, June 14-20, so it’s anideal time to get men thinkingabout issues that affect them.’’

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CFPRIGHT: While Arapuni is usuallybest known for its swing bridge anddam, Zoagn is hoping the new stateof the art milk powder processingplant will ‘put it on the map’.

Zoagn Ltd, the specialist diary indus-try project development group, haslodged resource consent

applications for its planned $100 millionstate-of-the-art milk powder processingplant at Arapuni in the South Waikato.

The Resource Management Act appli-cation is on a fully notified basis.

As part of the Resource Consentprocess Zoagn has carried out extensivecommunity consultation with all interestedparties, according to Zoagn (pronounced‘zone’) spokesman Stuart Gouk.

“Almost without exception our pro-posals have been favourably viewed andreceived good support”.

The company had consulted with some42 affected parties, mainly relating totraffic and environmental issues and ineach case those concerns were satisfied,says Mr Gouk.

Key aspects of the Resource ConsentApplication and aspects of mitigations tolocal impacts include significant localemployment during construction andafterwards, significant benefits to theArapuni townships’ water supply andmajor environmental waste treatmentmitigations.

Mr Gouk says the plant will employ250 workers per day during construction,with the plant delivering 55 new perman-ent jobs in the factory with a further 25ancillary jobs plus 10 seasonal jobs. Thiswill see up to 50 new families moving intothe area which would help rejuvenateArapuni.

The Resource Consent Applicationidentifies significant economic benefit withabout $8 million in wages during theconstruction period and an anticipated $4million in spending in the immediatevicinity during construction.

Longer term the annual wage bill forthe plant would be around $4 million perannum.

Major environmental benefits includean upgrading of the Arapuni water supplyto deliver better volume and cleaner waterand water storage on-site to assist firefighting capacity in the area, which iscurrently limited.

The plant will have its own entirely self-contained wastewater system for distri-bution to irrigation on local farms, and the

local sewerage lines will be extended alongArapuni Road to the new facility, enabling10 properties currently on tank sewerageto connect into the system.

The plant and the supply chain will bemonitored on line for Carbon footprint tosupport and provide proof of Carbonreduction initiatives and energy savings.

Farmers will be supported by ArapuniMilk to improve on-farm managementsystems for the irrigation, fertilisation anddistribution of effluent as fertiliser, andArapuni Milk will be working with Environ-ment Waikato and local Iwi to achieve anet reduction in the flow of nutrients intothe Waikato River and lakes systems, fromfarming activities.

A new road system would decrease thespeed of traffic through the village.

Arapuni will also be ‘put on the map’says Mr Gouk, with finished dairy productssold nationally and internationally beingbranded as ‘Arapuni’.

Zoagn, founded by dairy technologyspecialist Rob Gifford and a group ofinvestors and executives, announced theplans at a public consultation meeting inArapuni last October.

The small Arapuni community sits onthe banks of the Waikato River and is bestknown for the Arapuni Hydro Dam on thetown’s front step.

The new plant is expected to take ayear to build and be ready for fullproduction by August 2011, with anintended processing capacity of 37,000tonnes a year from 220 million litres ofmilk.

With a population of just 300 Arapuniis expected to enjoy a major economicstimulus from the plant, which will assist inreviving some of the infrastructure busi-nesses which had closed down such asgarages and food outlets and wouldcoincide with the opening of the planned$9 million Putaruru to Rotorua CyclewayProject, which will pass through theArapuni River Trail.

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The Department of Conservation,NZ National Commission for UNESCO,NIWA, and Forest & Bird are seekingentries now for winning photographs ofour wonderful native wildlife.

The themes of this competition are:Biodiversity of land and sky, Marine andfresh water biodiversity and People andbiodiversity.

The competition will be judged bywildlife photographers Craig Potton,Kim Westerskov, and Norman Heke.Winning entries receive cash prizes:winners of each theme, under bothyoung and adult categories, will win acash prize of $300.The overall winnerwill receive a $1000 cash prize andrunner up $500.

The United Nations declared 2010to be the International Year ofBiodiversity. It is a celebration of life onearth and of the huge value ofbiodiversity for all of our lives. The world

is invited to take action in 2010 tosafeguard the variety of life on earth: itsbiodiversity.

UNESCO sees the InternationalYear of Biodiversity as an effectiveinstrument to advance the cause ofbiodiversity conservation.

DOC General Manager Conserva-tion Engagement Nicola Holmes saidthat the global recognition of theimportance of biodiversity was in realitya celebration of the variety of life.

‘‘For New Zealanders, the photocompetition provides an opportunity totake delight in our amazing naturalenvironment, but also to think about theactions we need to take to protect thethousands of unique plant and wildlifespecies we have in this country,’’ shesaid.

‘‘With increasing land-use changes,agricultural intensification, pollution,and development, much of ourbiodiversity is now under more threatthan at any time since Europeansarrived,’’ says Forest & Bird Conserva-tion Advocate Kirstie Knowles. ‘‘Thisyear and this competition are about

getting out there and experiencing ourfantastic range of plants and animals,and giving people a sense of responsibil-ity to safeguard their future.’’

NIWA Chief Scientist Biodiversityand Biosecurity Dr Don Robertsonsays, ‘‘Marine and freshwaterbiodiversity is at least as important asbiodiversity on land. And smallorganisms — many that we can seeonly with a microscope — are at leastas important as the plants and animalswe can easily see.’’

The winners and runners up will seetheir photos featured in a road showdisplay touring New Zealand in 2011.Prizes will be presented at an awardsceremony.

There are two entry categories,Young entrant — less than 18 years ofage, and Adult entrant — 18 years andolder.

The closing date for entries is July30 and photos can be sent via email [email protected]

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Horse flu biggest threat to racing industry

Equine influenza (EI)has been spread bythe internat ional

movement of horses, saysdirector of the South AfricanEquine Research Centre,Alan Guthrie.

‘‘Since EI was introducedin to the USA from SouthAmerica in 1963, it hasbeen associated with majoroutbreaks of disease incountries all over theworld,’’ says Mr Guthrie,speaking at the Pan PacificVeterinary Conference.

New Zealand is the lastmajor horse producingcountry in the world that

does not have EI, which isendemic in al l othercountries with significanthorse populations.

The disease is seen as thegreatest threat to the horseindustry here.

‘‘It would cause a com-plete shut down of all horseracing throughout thecountry,’’ says New ZealandEquine Veterinary Associa-tion president, Dr BillBishop.

‘‘New Zealand horseswould be highly susceptibleas they are animmunological ly naıvepopulation, having never

been exposed to the EI virus.EI is highly contagious and ifit did get here we wouldexpect that it would spreadrapidly and affect most ofthe horse population. Itwould be a nightmare.’’

Dr Bishop says althoughwe are free of EI, thanks torobust quarantine regula-tions, horse owners shouldalways be on the look out forthe possible signs of infec-tion.

‘‘The virus causes similarsigns to human influenzawith a high temperature andrapidly developing signs ofan upper respiratory infec-

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‘‘While most will recover,it can take a long time, andyoung foals and horses withcompromised health maydevelop pneumonia andother potentially fatalcomplications.’’

He says although unlikelyto be EI, any concerns withhorses showing these signsshould be discussed with aveterinarian.


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It has been piloting theprogramme on four largeherd farms in both Southlandand Canterbury over the pastseason.

“Large herds are notachieving the productivitygains expected througheconomies of scale and arethe target of poor publicity inthe areas of environmentalcompliance and animal wel-fare.’’

He adds the image oflarge herd farming is poor,making it difficult to attractand retain staff.

“Large herds have agreater potential to cause

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The fact is that large herddairy farming will be anintegral part of the futuregrowth of our dairy industryand there is too little focus ongood management prac-tices.”

“The key messages fromthe research centred arounda lack of on-farm leadershipand the fact that our peoplemanagement skills generallyaren’t great.

“And it is these lack ofskills that cause flow-on con-sequences for the animals,the environment and thefarm business generally.”

Dr Jellie says that one ofthe main concerns is that thestatus of the animal on largeherd dairy farms is not highenough.

‘‘For example there werepoor practices in identifyingand dealing with lamenessamongst the cows.

‘‘An issue such as this,not properly managed, canhave adverse consequencesfor the performance of thebusiness and there are wel-fare issues associated as well.

“Most health conditionson farm are preventable,” hesaid.

“It all starts with the visionyou have for the farm. Likeany business a large farmneeds to have a vision thatpeople understand and worktowards all the time – andthat requires leadership bythe owner and manager.”

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“After that it is applyingthat to all aspects of runningthe farm.”

He says that farmersneeded to understand thatlarge herd farming required avery different approach to

running the traditional herdof 150 – 250 cows.

“Large herd farmers mustrealise that it’s not like run-ning a small farm the sameway we’ve always done it inNew Zealand.

‘‘There needs to be a newapproach – and that is whatCaring Dairying is here tohelp farmers do.”

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Over the past seasonthere have been four pilotprogrammes running in bothSouthland and Canterbury

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“Even good operators arestruggling with people man-agement, which is funda-mental to all other aspects ofgood farming.”

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By Darren Sutton— Waikato FarmWise consultant.

Firstly welcome to anyone whohas just moved into the area. TheWaipa district is a great place to

be farming and I have noticed that wehave enjoyed more rainfall over thepast two years than many other partsof the Waikato region.

June 1 is for dairy farmers theequivalent of January 1 for mosttownies.

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CLOSE OFF LAST SEASONNow is a good time to sort out that

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Get animal records tidied up beforecalving starts.

This is a good time to get all thephysical data loaded into DairyBasewhile it is fresh in your mind.

Example data includes; animalhealth, supplements on hand, fertil-isers applied, stock tallies. Go towww.dairybase.co.nz to download acalendar to record data for this season.

TAKE A HOLIDAYThere are many great options both

here in New Zealand or overseas inwarmer countries. Even if you can onlyget away for an extra long weekend, youwill be better off for it — a break awayfrom the coal face will help you torefocus on the important things andhelp you plan for the new season better.

If you have not got staff, get yourneighbours to look after the place whileyou’re away, and then reciprocate forthem.

This type of community supportseems to be happening less and less inrecent times, and I believe we are allpoorer for it.

SET TARGETS/BUDGETSEither while on holiday, or soon after

your return, talk with all the people vitalto your business, set some targets andobjectives and both physical and finan-cial goals.

Talk with your bank and accountantto ensure these are loaded into theirsystems for monitoring and feedback.

Don’t get caught up in the ‘$8.00payout’ hype.

Ask your bank what figure they usefor their medium — term payout figureand design your budget around that.

This will help keep your ‘farmworking expenses’ (FWE) under controland if the higher payouts actuallyhappen then you are in an evenstronger position with more options.

Set some physical goals with staff aswell, such as cow deaths, calf weights,monthly milk production targets and in-calf rates. To make them more real,these can be written up onto a monthlycalendar to be checked against as theyear progresses.

STAFF INDUCTIONMost staff changes should have

occurred by now. Do you have aninduction programme? If not, at leasttake the time to write a list of the most

important jobs or systems that apply toyour farm, and then ensure these areadequately explained.

Don’t just assume that someone willhave experienced your way of doingthings.

Legally you are also required to havestaff trained in using all machinery andhave identified with them the mostcommon hazards on your farm.

June is also a good time to re-writeand laminate all the procedures carriedout in the dairy shed.

These should include, washing ofplant, management processes of cowsinto and out of the colostrum mob, calfcollection and rearing, administratinganimal remedies, and mixing recipes ofminerals.

PERFORMANCE REVIEWSThis is an obvious time to do staff

performance reviews. Many employershate doing this and avoid it. But withoutthem, it will be detrimental for your staffand their performance.

To help get you started it maybenefit you to seek help or find someguidelines on how to conduct reviews. Agood idea is to allow a 360° review totake place with questions asked by theemployer, such as, ‘what could I do tomake your job more enjoyable’, or‘what would you change if you were theboss?’

Two-way communication helps cre-ate honesty and buy in from theemployer. Make sure these reviews aredocumented and two copies signed sothat areas for improvement and rewardsare recorded — verbal promises areeasily forgotten.

So take time to review last season.Make a list of what went well and whatcan be improved on.

Break the list down into monthlybites with goals that are achievable, thencommunicate these to all those thatneed to know.

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trucks spilling stock effluent onto or beside roads are a worry-

ing sign and just the tip of the iceberg,says the chair of the multi-agencyRegional Transport Committee.

‘‘Trucks spilling stock effluent on toroads is dangerous for other users as itmakes the highway slippery and canspatter on to windshields blockingdrivers’ vision,’’ said Cr Norm Barkerfrom Environment Waikato.

‘‘In 1992, we had a motorcyclistdie after he lost control of his bikebecause of slippery road conditionscaused by stock truck effluent.

‘‘Also, dumping effluent besideroads is an unlawful form of pollutionwhich can affect land and waterways.’’

The reported incidents recentlyweek were especially concerningcoming just ahead of Gypsy Day onJune 1 when dairy farmers tradition-ally shift a lot of stock around thecountryside in trucks. One truck driverhas reported effluent from stock trucksdumped beside state highway 30between Tokoroa and the WhakamaruBridge, while a tanker driver reportedstock effluent on the roads near TeAwamutu on a regular basis.

‘‘Stock truck operators can dumpeffluent at authorised sites or ensurefarmers can receive effluent fromincoming trucks,’’ said Cr Barker.

‘‘This can involve settling ponds orsome holding tank arrangement.

‘‘Another option for the truckdriver, with agreement from thefarmer, is to release the effluentstraight on to pasture by driving thetruck on to a nearby paddock, makingsure to keep the effluent away fromwaterways.

‘‘Some 400 litres of effluent wouldrequire approximately 16 squaremetres of paddock. As long as theconditions associated with Rule3.5.5.1 of the Waikato Regional Planare followed, this land application is apermissible activity.’’

A strategy to deal with a range ofissues to do with stock truck effluent iscurrently being finalised and is due togo to EW’s council meeting thismonth.

The strategy has involved a rangeof stakeholder agencies.

In the Waikato, the biggest dairyregion in the country with more than1.6 million dairy cows, the roads getparticularly busy with stock trucksaround this time of year.

Besides deliberate illegal spillage, aprimary way for stock effluent to get

on to roads from trucks is overfulleffluent storage tanks on the stocktrucks.

‘‘Standing cows off green pasturefor a minimum of four hours beforetransporting them is one of the keys tolowering the amount of effluentanimals produce while on the move.That will help ensure effluent storageon trucks doesn’t get overloaded,’’ saidCr Barker.

Standing off involves keepinganimals away from any green feed,with access to water and dry feed.


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Tips to survive winterBY DR CLIVE DALTON

June is going to be a peak monthfor stress on pastures, stock andhumans. The effects of the sum-

mer and autumn drought and thefloods have already bitten deep withsupplementary feed hard to find oroutside many people’s budget.

Many farmers are not lookingforward to spring as stock, especiallycattle, will show the stress of being inlow condition for calving. Ewes willalso be thin too so make sure you arenot fooled by their wool cover.

If money is tight and the farm haslittle pasture cover, destock and let thefarm recuperate. It’s better to takewhat you can get for the stock now,rather than wait till they are thinnerand get less.

PASTURESMany pastures are dead, killed bydrought and black beetle, it has taken along time for levels to get back tonormal.Pasture renewal is an expensive busi-ness at around $500/ha and, in anycase, June is too late in many areas.After prolonged drying, some soilparticles actually repel water after along drought, and peat is notorious fornot wetting from the top — water justsits there like oil. It has to wet from thebottom, which can take months.Winter rains will not grow a lot ofpasture, especially if soil temperaturesare reduced below 6C with frosts.Ryegrass stops growing below thistemperature.If pasture renewal is not possible, thenthe only option is to scratch the surfaceof the dry paddock with some harrowswhen the rains come and see whatgrows. There is always plenty of old‘‘hard’’ seed in the soil, some of whichwill germinate and give some newplants for the future.Weeds will flourish so be prepared forthis. Cut them and graze them offrather than spend money on chemi-cals.If you can rely on the weather forecast,apply 25kg of nitrogen per hectare just

before rain to give germinating seedand young grass a boost. If frosts start,don’t bother as it’s too late.After a drought, swards will be bare sothe main priority with pastures in Juneis to prevent them getting pugged bycattle when it’s wet. This is especially arisk with new pastures that have notdeveloped a thick sole.Sheep pastures get thick quicker, butcattle paddocks rarely do and you cansee bare areas of soil in the bottom ofcattle pastures where the light cannotget in to encourage young cloverplants.Organise an area you can hold cattleoff pastures over night. Concrete is toohard on their feet but a stand-off padwith bark is ideal. The bark is nowquite expensive, and you should seekadvice about how to deal with any rainrun-off. A bark pad will last 12 monthsand makes good compost at the end.

SHEEPGo through and condition score allyour ewes. See our website on how todo this.Any emaciated ewes will need extrafeed if you have any or be disposed of.If they are in trouble now, then you willhave even worse problems at lambingtime, so be prepared for this.Check with your veterinarian aboutwhat emergency treatments you mayneed such as treatments for metabolicdiseases such as sleepy sickness andstaggers.If you put a harness on the rams, you’llhave a good idea of any ewes that arebarren or are so late lambing that theyare probably not worth keeping whenfeed is short and would be best culled.Contact a pregnancy-scanning con-tractor to see if they’ll come and scansmall numbers. Or consider joiningwith a neighbour to bulk up a group forscanning. Then you’ll have an accuratepicture of what the ewes are carryingand you’ll know which ones need yourprecious feed.If young sheep are scouring, suspectinternal parasites, but talk to your vetbefore drenching to make sure wormsreally are the problem and the correct

product is used to avoid drenchresistance.Mature sheep should not need drench-ing but their low body condition maychange this situation.Don’t shear ewes (if on twice-a-yearshearing) until at least six weeks afterthe start of mating. If you are intowinter shearing, make sure you haveshelter or a shed if the weather is reallybad. Chilled sheep off shears can diefast.Don’t treat for external parasites for atleast six weeks after the ram came outand remember a six-week chemical-free period is needed before any woolcan be sold.

CATTLESkinny pregnant cows are a bigconcern because, if they calve in thiscondition, there will be on-goingproblems with them and their calves inspring, and they won’t get in calfagain.You’ll need good quality supplementsto replace condition before nextcalving and you’ll need time as well.Check any scouring young stock forinternal parasites. Consult your vetbefore drenching to use the correctproduct and avoid drench resistance,which is becoming a problem in cattletoo. It’s the regular use of pourons thathas caused the problem in particularwith Cooperia worms.Young stock are of special concernover winter and they should be keptgrowing even at slower rates. If theystop, it takes a lot of extra feed andtime to catch up and reach targetweights for mating in October.Check with your veterinarian aboutgetting blood profiles done on anystock not thriving and advice on whataction to take.Facial eczema should have gone butthe long-term effects may not so checkcopper levels in cattle as they may needsupplementing (using copper sulphatein water troughs or injections).Remember that if you had a few clinicalcases, there will be other stock withdamaged livers which will cause prob-lems at calving.


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Fifty finalists have beenchosen across the foursections of the competition,all with one thing in com-mon; the garments are madefrom materials originatingfrom agriculture.

Avante Garde, the super-creative, contemporary cat-egory asks designers to pushtheir wearable art pieces tothe end of their imaginationand create something trulyoriginal.

The Under 21 sectionalso expects the same uniquedesign concept although isrestricted to entrants aged21 and under.

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Effluent management workshopsA new workshop being

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owners and managersensure they have effective,appropriate effluent man-agement systems on theirfarms.

The Effluent Manage-ment Planning workshop,developed by the AgricultureIndustry Training Organisa-tion (Agriculture ITO) in con-junction with DairyNZ, willbe available from thismonth.

Agriculture ITO is thenon-profit organisationresponsible for managingnational agriculture trainingand qualifications.

“The workshop is aimedat those who take responsi-bility for - and influence -how effluent is dealt with ondairy farms,” says Agricul-ture ITO pastoral businessco-ordinator Katr inaKnowles.

“Participants assess thesuitability of their currenteffluent management sys-tem, look at what’s requiredto future-proof their system,and develop a training planto ensure their staff are fullytrained and know what todo.

“It’s designed for herdmanagers, farm managers,equity managers, share-milkers, operations mana-gers, and owners.’’

Farmers who completethe Effluent ManagementPlanning workshop canhave their knowledge andpractice recognised throughthe new NZQA-registeredNational Certificate in DairyFarming (Managing DairyFarm Effluent).

To qualify, participantsmust also complete the com-panion workshop released

last year, Dealing with DairyFarm Effluent, and two unitson soil studies.

“The new certificate andworkshops are designed toencourage best practice inthe dairy industry and makesure everyone who works ona dairy farm, from the reliefmilker right through to theowner-manager, is aware oftheir farm’s plan and how toimplement it successfully,”says Agriculture ITO chiefexecutive Kevin Bryant.

“It’s about having a clearand practical effluent man-agement plan in place thatincludes a staff trainingschedule, an applicationplan with appropriatemethods and levels of apply-ing effluent to paddocks,and contingency planning,to avoid mistakes and mini-

mise environmental risks.”There are more than four

million dairy cows on11,000-plus farms in NewZealand.

Depending on their diet,cow effluent contains highlevels of nitrogen and otherminerals which, whendiluted and sprayed on topasture, acts as a fertiliser.

This can save farmersthousands of dollars a yearin fertiliser costs. In mostregions, farms must get con-sent to spray cow effluentonto the land.

Agriculture ITO has con-tracted independent tutorsthroughout the country torun the workshops and con-duct one-off follow-upsess ions in whichparticipants’ effluent man-agement plans are peer-

reviewed.“This course is absolutely

the right direction: thequicker we can get this outthe better,” says Southlandfarm owner John Dowdle,who was part of a group thatpiloted the new workshop inFebruary.

“I thought the course wasbrilliant and that it almostshould be compulsorybefore someone cansharemilk or run a farm.”

Better nutrient budgetingwill also save him a sig-nificant amount in fertilisercosts.

The training has beendeveloped in consultationwith dairy companies includ-ing Fonterra, Synlait andWestland Milk Products,a long with DairyNZ,regional councils and farm-

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“There are some basicthings farmers can do toreduce the potential stress,including understanding thestrengths and weaknesses oftheir effluent system andhow regional council rulesapply on their farm.”

Mr Bryant says heexpects uptake of the courseto be very strong, based onearly feedback and theincreased awareness ofenvironmental performancein agriculture.

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By Adam Hittmann — Operations Manager at The Veterinary Centre.

New grass, nitrate poisoning— and sudden death

For a farmer there can be fewexperiences more distressingthan being faced with a large

number of sudden deaths in theirherd.

The recent weather conditionshave resulted in very fast pasturegrowth rates. Since early May wehave seen deaths in cattle of all agesdue to nitrate poisoning in animalsgrazing autumn sown rye grass.WHAT IS NITRATE POISONING

Nitrate poisoning occurs due tothe ingestion of preformed nitratewhich accumulates in fast growingryegrass, brassicas, grain crops andsome weeds like redroot particularlywhen nitrogen boosted and in lowlight or dull conditions. The nitrate isconverted to toxic nitrite in therumen where it is absorbed, andinterferes with the oxygen carryingcapacity of blood. Cattle then diequickly from cellular asphyxiation.The unborn calf is sensitive to lowblood oxygen levels and abortionsare often seen following an outbreak.Sheep, goats and horses are lesssusceptible to nitrate poisoning.

Signs of Nitrate Poisoning:A DESPERATE SITUATIONCattle usually show signs of

poisoning 4 to 8 hours after grazingtoxic pasture as the nitrate needs tobe metabolised in the rumen beforetoxicity occurs. We usually get calls tosee affected stock in the afternoon,

cattle having been put onto toxicpasture that morning.

Affected animals are drunken,weak and staggery and deterioraterapidly prior to death. They maygasp for breath and have very dirtyblue coloured gums and conjunctiva.If you take a blood sample, it isdistinctly milk chocolate colouredrather than the normal dark red.However most animals are founddead.

Animals that have apparentlyrecovered may abort — usuallywithin a week after exposure to highnitrate feeds.

REDUCING THE RISKManagement factors you should

adopt to reduce the risk of deaths dueto nitrate poisoning include:

• Testing new pasture and suspectcrops prior to the first grazing. Takea pasture sample in the morning andtake it to your vet for analysis.Alternatively, you can purchase anitrate testing kit from your vet.• Introducing cattle to suspect feed inthe late morning or early afternoon.Pastures accumulate nitrate duringthe night and in dull weather such asour Waikato foggy mornings. Sun-light reduces accumulated nitrate.• Making sure cattle are not hungrywhen you put them onto a suspectbreak. Provide supplementary feedslike hay, silage or even safer maturepasture before cattle go onto thebreak.• Reducing the time period cattle aregrazed on suspect pasture. Allow

cattle no more than 1 to 2 hoursgrazing on suspect feed.• Check cattle regularly for signs ofpoisoning. The toxin peaks in theblood about five hours after ingestionof nitrate.• Contact your vet immediately if anysigns are noticed. Cows die rapidlyfrom nitrate poisoning and requireemergency treatment with an anti-dote.

Remember, prevention is theonly solution to nitrate poisoning andall your farm staff need to be in theknow. Recognise the risk, adopt aplan and closely observe your stockthis winter.For more information see TheVeterinary Centre advertise-ment on Page 13.

Farmers look forwardto end of gift duty

Reports backs approachby Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is openly welcoming Governmentproposals to repeal the arcane gift duty tax, which itbelieves is an impediment to smooth farm succession.

‘‘Federated Farmers is extremely happy as we’ve lobbiedsuccessive Governments to end this arcane but avoidable tax,for those who have the means and time to restructure theiraffairs,’’ says Philip York, Federated Farmers economics andcommerce spokesperson.

‘‘The current gift duty threshold of $27,000 per annummeans it can take decades to gift a farm from parents to theirchildren. Succession is a major issue in farming today so theend of gift duty is a major step forward for Federated Farmerspriority of farming for generations.

‘‘In tragic circumstances gift duty greatly amplifies anysense of loss if affairs are not in order. Unless gifted, for every$1 million up to $250,000 is payable to Inland Revenue.

‘‘Yet gift duty is easily avoided over time thanks toaccountants and lawyers, so that makes gift duty not onlyinefficient, but punitive and pointless as well.

‘‘Federated Farmers believes an end to gift duty is a goodthing for the overall transparency of the entire tax system.

‘‘Ending what is widely seen as an envy tax is a positivestep forward and the Government has Federated Farmers fullsupport in this. It’s actually marvellous news,’’ Mr Yorkconcluded.

Following an independent review, proposed changes tothe Dam Safety Scheme will remove many low riskfarm dams from exposure to significant compliance

costs.‘‘Federated Farmers believes the review has come to

some sensible conclusions, especially that the Dam SafetyScheme needs to be modified in order to reduce compliancecosts,’’ says Bruce Wills, Federated Farmers buildingspokesperson.

‘‘Many farmers will be pleased to see a proposal thatremoves many low risk farm dams from the Dam SafetyScheme’s application. This has been Federated Farmerspolicy line and the independent review has agreed with it.

‘‘Federated Farmers welcomes the review’s recommen-dation to redefine a ‘large dam’ as one being at least eightmetres high and holding a reservoir of 50,000 cubic metres.That’s about the same as 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

‘‘This change will eliminate around 36 percent of lowimpact dams from the scheme, many of which will be farmdams.

‘‘With the costs of an initial classification for a low impact‘large dam’ being estimated at $3,000, we’re talking about asaving of nearly $1.2 million in engineering fees alone. Therewill also be further savings in ongoing compliance costs.


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Giving farm rent anew lease of life . .

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This article is going to discusssome potential issues that mayarise in a farm lease arrange-

ment between landlord and tenant,ranging from the obvious to the not soobvious.

Many farmers will remember thedays when the lease of a farm wasbased on a gentlemen’s agreement.The inadequacies of this sort of agree-ment are;

a) Terms not clearly identifiedb) Parties understanding of their

respective obligations possibly quitedifferent.

As with any contract the conditionsmust be clearly identified and under theContracts Enforcement Act a lease ofland is required to be in writing. To thatend the obligations of all parties needto be carefully thought out and docu-mented.

Essential detail to be included in alease of farm land (be aware that this isnot an exhaustive list);• Maintenance: To what extent is thetenant responsible for maintenance?;

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b) In a long term lease — Keep ingood repair?

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Most leases exclude a tenant fromobligation to repair damage arisingfrom ‘‘fair wear and tear and an Act ofGod’’. This provision is potentiallydangerous as should this exclusionapply to farm improvements ie fencesit would mean that they have noobligation to maintain fences.• Management and good husbandry:Pasture Maintenance, cropping and re-grassing, fertiliser applications (type,quantity and timing), control of noxiousplants and vermin, stocking levels etcand most importantly the condition ofthe farm at termination. What must beleft in terms of autumn saved pasturesupplementary feed, crops and re-grassed areas.• Improvements: In some instances thetenant may wish to makeimprovements to the property. Pro-vision should be made in the lease forthe landlord to get an indemnity fromthe tenant for any liability arising fromthe works. The parties also need todiscuss removal of the improvementsat the end of the lease or whether thelandlord is required to purchase at anagreed formula.• Term of the Lease: The periodinitially fixed as the term of the lease isoften followed by a right of renewalwhereby the tenant may require therenewal of the lease for a further term.If the tenant wishes to renew the leasethe landlord must grant the furtherterm unless the tenant is in breach.From the landlords perspective rightsof renewal are dangerous in that theywill impede, if not bar, the landlord’sability to sell the property until allrenewal rights have been exhausted.

If the lease is allowed to run onbeyond the expiry of the term theprovision of the Property law Act willapply and the lease will continue on amonthly tenancy.• Rent Review: the option to review the

rent is another important thing toconsider. Consideration should begiven to the frequency of the rentreview, the process in implementingthe rent review and what happens if thetenant does not agree with the newrental. Disputes often arise betweenparties at this time and if the lease doesnot clearly outline the process it hasbeen known for disputes to drag on andbecome very costly for both parties.• Annual farm meetings: It is invaluableif the landlord and tenant have a goodrelationship. If the relationship is good,both parties are more likely to worktogether, which will inevitably benefitboth. Annual farm visits or moreregular meetings between landlord andtenant are a great way of dealing withoutstanding issues and potential issuesin the coming year.• Sale or re-letting: The landlord shouldensure provision is made in the lease toallow him/her to market the farm forre-letting or sale. In those circum-stances, the landlord needs the abilityto access the property for inspection bypotential buyers and tenants and toattach signage if required.• Right to purchase: Tenants may seekto have a first right of refusal to buy theproperty should the landlord wish tosell. The landlord should avoid such acommitment as it can greatly restrictthe landlord’s ability to deal with theproperty. On the other hand, fortenants with a long lease, this can be anincentive to invest more into theproperty.

There are many legal and non-legalissues that need to be considered in thenegotiation of a farm lease. We can notemphasis enough the importance ofseeking legal advise when negotiating alease and in particular the drafting ofthe lease document. We have seentime and time again lease documentsthat have a different meaning to whatthe intention was because of the way inwhich the document has been drafted.


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Don’t just imagine it, try it out, in ashed just like yours. That’s what LIC(Livestock Improvement) is saying

about herd testing product EZ Link EID,which will be available for farmers to try outin simulated cow sheds, both Rotary andHerringbone, at this year’s Fieldays.

Billed as herd testing ‘ . . . at the wave ofa wand’ EZ Link EID consists of an EIDwand that transmits a cows EID tag to an EZLink hand held unit, avoiding the need tomanually enter the cow numbers.

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TC150610RR37MURRAY SHAW of Bella Vista Farms is sold on the Cleantec system.

Dairy farmers are taking advantageof a solid local business partner-ship — and benefiting from the

improvements and savings on offer.Total Farm Services has rebranded

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Many local farmers have alreadybenefited from this supportive partner-ship approach, chemical products andsuperior dosing equipment.

Cleantec offer great introductoryspecials for those wanting to try theirproducts.

They also have special systems forteat spray mixing and dosage pumps toensure correct usage rates.

Many farmers using the Cleantecproducts have reported improved resultsin their milk quality.

‘‘The Cleantec teat spray mixingsystem is great — we have not touched itsince it was installed so we no longerhave hit and miss teat spray mixing orinterruptions during milking to refill apressure tank that was overlooked,’’ saysMurray Shaw of Bella Vista Farms.

‘‘And it is adjustable to suitconditions. It even lets us know inadvance when we should replace achemical drum.

‘‘We use all Cleantec products nowand our herd is in great condition and weare getting top grades. The service hasbeen really good, the people work wellwith our milking system servicer — and

are competitively priced — really goodvalue.’’

Cleantec national manager PhilDayson says his company has over 60years involvement in the dairy farmsector under the Campbell Cleantecbanner.

‘‘As the leading Australian basedsupplier to the dairy industry as a whole,and fastest growing successful supplier inNew Zealand, we remain committed tothe simple principal of providing dairyfarmers with the best quality cleaningand hygiene chemicals backed up withskilled field support,’’ he says.

‘‘Our local service partnership tech-nical skills base includes dairy specialists,formulation chemists, applicationengineers and field service people whoare constantly kept up to date with thelatest developments in dairy plantcleaning and sanitation techniques.

‘‘Regular skills based training to ournetwork of over 50 distributors acrossAustralia and rapidly growing distributor/ farm-service specialists in New Zea-land, provides you, the farmer withfurther immediate point of sale supportand advice second to none.

‘‘Because each dairy plant is uniqueand regional situations may differ, forexample water supply and its quality,there can be variables in determiningcleaning and sanitising programs, wedevelop a close working knowledge ofyour individual operation enabling a pro-active approach to your current andpotential needs’’.

Papamoa bringing ray of sunshine to FieldaysSun, sand and surfers are coming to

Fieldays this year thanks to oneexhibitor’s stand which will literally

be hotter than anything the MysteryCreek event has ever seen before.

Bronzed, wetsuit-clad surfers — withtheir surfboards in tow — will be mixingthings up among the muddy gumbootsand cow cockies to help promote CoastPapamoa Beach’s presence at Fieldays

this month.Visitors to the top-class residential

development’s stand in the Rimu mar-quee (located at RM9 in the Fieldaysbrochure) will literally get to feel the sandbeneath their feet and heat radiating outlike the

summer sun.The aim is to give Fieldays’ visitors a

taste of the lifestyle that awaits them just

one hour’s drive away from Hamilton,while showing off all the benefits that aCoast Papamoa Beach home has to offer.

Coast director Steve Short saysFieldays is guaranteed to be hot this yearthanks to Coast Papamoa Beach’s eye-catching exhibitor’s stand.

‘‘I’m sure our surfers will also attract alot of attention around Mystery Creek andon the streets of Hamilton. Our goal is to

remind people just how close to the Bayof Plenty coast they really are.’’

Coast Papamoa Beach offers Waikatoresidents the chance to live the ultimatelifestyle as it’s the perfect location foreither a permanent or holiday home inthe burgeoning Western Bay of Plenty.

Statistics New Zealand predicts210,000 people will call the Western Baytheir home by 2031 — that’s a 41 per

cent increase on the region’s currentpopulation.

‘‘We have chosen this site at Papamoabecause it offers the duel benefits ofbeachside bliss and big city living.

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TC150610RR11PEARL HAMID, new field officerfor Federated Farmers in theWaikato/Bay of Plenty area.

As part of a new grass rootsstrategy, Federated Farmershas appointed Pearl Hamid to

the position of field officer for theprovinces of Waikato and Bay ofPlenty.

“While we influence decision mak-ing both internat ional ly anddomestically, it’s our grass rootsconnections that are vital to thesuccess of agriculture and New Zea-land,” Federated Farmers chief execu-tive, Conor English, said.

Hamilton based Mrs Hamid willliaise with the Federation’s electedleaders to identify and clarify issues forlocal farmers (including throughout TeAwamutu area), while promoting theFederation’s work to prospectivemembers.

“I’ve worked for Federated Farmersfor the past two years in customerservices, so have a solid understandingof the vital issues farmers face and

what the Federation can do to make areal difference,” says Mrs Hamid.

“The Federation is working so hardon a wide range of issues that I’mcontinually amazed by the calibre ofstaff and elected representatives, aswell as how much goes on behind thescenes.

“Growing up on a Waikato dairyfarm, I’ve got a strong connection tothe land so I’m looking forward tomoving out of the office and gettingback onto farms to communicate thebenefits of being a Federated Farmersmember.

“I’m excited about getting to knowthe local farming community better, soif you see me out and about, feel freeto give me a wave or stop me for achat,” Mrs Hamid concluded.

In her spare time, Mrs Hamidenjoys spending time with her husbandand their two children as well asgardening.

Realty upswing predictedBY IAIN HYNDMAN

A 10-year review of the NewZealand rural real estate markethas suggested farm sales may

have bottomed out and could be on theverge of an upswing in activity.

Rural agent Peter Barnett, hasbeen in the game eight years after 12years as a rural bank manager andalong with his time as a livestock agentis well qualified to assess markettrends.

Using sales data from the RealEstate Institute of New Zealand, MrBarnett was able to reveal there wasfar more confidence today than therural sector had enjoyed in recenttimes.

‘‘For a considerable period of time,the dairy industry has dominated the

activity within the rural real estatemarket. At least anecdotally we haveseen a linkage between the dairypayout and the number of farm sales,’’Mr Barnett said.

‘‘In the 2009-10 rural real estateyear the lowest number of farms havechanged hands in any of the past 10years; in the same season that willlikely see the second highest dairypayout.’’

The 2007-08 season, generallybenchmarked as the peak rural realestate season in recent history, hadgiven way to significant falls in salevolumes.

Generally this has been blamed onchanges to the bank lending criteriafollowing the global finance meltdown.

Mr Barnett said it may have beenthe meltdown itself or the uncertainty

and tentativeness of both buyers andsellers as they searched for cleardirection in the rural property market.

‘‘However, evidence is now emerg-ing that farm sale volumes havebottomed out and we could be on theverge of an upswing in activity. Whilesale numbers have been down thisseason and last, farms are still selling,although different regions have faireddifferently. With some very positivesigns emerging, we do expect to bebusier in the spring as the marketbecomes more confident.’’

Mr Barnett said the downwardcycle of the rural real estate sectorappeared to be flattening.

‘‘It’s interesting to note thatapproaching 1000 farms are still likelyto change hands this season,’’ MrBarnett said


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The most highly antici-pated event for agricul-ture and farming

experts is fast approachingand this year, iconic Kiwibrand Masport’s presenta-tion promises to be ashowstopper.

This year, in celebrationof its centenary, Masport willbe represented with animpressive array of machin-ery, from grenades andmilking machines to BBQ’sand lawnmowers, manufac-tured by the company overthe past 100 years.

The General Manager ofMasport Steve Hughes saysthe company is proud to beshowcasing products from its100-year history at Fieldays.

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Starter Plus has been reformulated for2010 to provide one of the highest levelsof energy of all the molasses basedenergy drenches.

It retains by-pass fat, which is provento move beyond the rumen and provide alonger term energy source, in addition toincreased levels of oil which will give ashort term energy boost whilst not beinghigh enough to interfere with rumenfunction.

The combination of MPG, molassesand two sources of fat provide a goodspread of easily utilisable energy that helpto prevent cows that are teetering on theknife edge of metabolic disease fromtipping over and becoming clinicallyketotic or developing milk fever.

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As part of the product’s re-launch,Vetpak is running an exciting newpromotion on Starter Plus.

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Increase to sciencebudget welcomedThe Government’s budget allo-

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Meat & Wool New Zealand Chair-man, Mike Petersen said the organisa-tion invests around $11 million annuallyin research and extension projects toenable farmers to be able to adapt andmeet challenges, improve productivityor gain an advantage in the marketthrough superior products.

‘‘Government funding, in partner-ship with farmers and industry, is vitallyimportant because it allows us to growthe overall investment.’’

Mr Petersen said for Meat & WoolNew Zealand, this leverage delivered asignificant portfolio of $20 million topastoral sector research.

This money is used in a range ofprogrammes targeted at sustainableland and environment management,improved forage and feed efficiency,developing more productive andefficient cattle and sheep, and reducing

the impact of internal parasites.Mr Petersen said Pastoral 21 for

instance, was a collaboration betweenindustry and government, driven byinvestment from Meat & Wool NewZealand, DairyNZ, Fonterra, and FRSTand it targeted animal productivity gainsacross whole farm systems.

‘‘This sort of investment is critical forthe future of the New Zealand economyas we continue to enhance our reputa-tion as a respected producer of qualityfood products, sought after by theworld’s most discerning consumers.’’

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Responding to news of prelimin-ary talks to scope a Free TradeAgreement with Russia, the twoorganisations said this could providea real advance in New Zealand’sability to trade with Russia.

MIA Chairman, Bill Falconer saidwhile Russia is currently a relativelysmall market for the New Zealand redmeat industry, it is a country that hasa substantial population of red meatconsumers with growing incomesand the potential to support sig-nificant market growth.

Over the last five years, exports toRussia have been around $30 millionannually, mainly consisting ofsheepmeat and beef offals. Exportspeaked at $56 million in 2008 beforethe impact of the global financialcrisis softened Russian demand forimported meat last year.

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DairyNZ Progression Groups will beoffered nationwide from early June fortwo key groups: Biz Start and Biz Grow.

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As an investment by New Zealanddairy farmers through the DairyNZ levy,Progression Groups are free to attendfor all people involved in dairy farming.

‘‘Investing the time to attend thesegroups will give an instant payback toyour career in the dairy industry,’’ saysMark.’’ However numbers are limitedso register your interest early to avoiddisappointment.’’

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Waikato Tramping Clubcelebrates marathon effort

TC150610RR30TRAMPING MARATHON: Waikato Tramping Club long-standingmembers Jean and John Wilson prepare to celebrate the club’s60th birthday.

When the Waikato TrampingClub celebrates its 60th birth-day next year there’ll be more

than a billy of tea, dehydrated mash andscroggin on offer.

Members Jean and John Wilsonrecall with fondness the friendships,building projects and club characters, aswell as the many tramps embarked onover the years.

John, who joined in 1963 as a16-year-old and Jean, who joined in1967 as an 18-year-old, met throughthe club and are the longest-standing (ormore accurately, tramping) active mem-bers.

‘‘In those days it was quite amarriage bureau,’’ John laughs.

Founded in 1950, the club grewfrom strength-to strength with member-ship increasing to over 300 in the 70s.

In the early 50s the club secured asite on Ruapehu, which was adminis-tered by the National Park Board at thetime, to build a hut for skiing andclimbing trips and some tramping insummer months.

Over 20 tons of building materialwas shifted by the Whakapapa Club’sflying fox and on the shoulders of clubmembers, and the hut was ready forbusiness in the winter 1956.

The 29-bunk hut was extended andupgraded in the 70s to a magnificent32-bunk lodge, and John and Jean say itis an achievement the club feels enor-mously proud of.

The club’s first hut in WaiorongomaiValley and the Waitengaue HutKaimai’s built in 1968, both in theKaimais, were used on the club’s manytreks,.

Sadly both were plagued by vandal-ism and finally succumbed to arsonattacks.

John and Jean have seen manychanges to tramping over the 40 plusyears they have been involved.

From the equipment, clothing andfood to the technology available,tramping life has become easier forthese intrepid hikers.

‘‘Tramping gear has improvedgreatly,’’ John says

‘‘We used to sleep on a bit of black

polythene,’’ Jean laughs‘‘If you added a few fern fronds you

might have a comfortable night,’’ Johnadds.

A trampers ‘uniform’ was not com-plete without the obligatory black bushsinglet, Jean says, which was sometimesjazzed up with a bit of lace by the ladies.

John still has the first backpack,bought in 1965 for the princely sum of20 pounds; the unwieldy trampingaccessory is a far cry from today’sstreamlined packs.

With a membership now of over200, the club is still going strong andnearly every weekend there is anorganised tramp planned.

The Waikato Tramping Club inviteall past and present members to cel-ebrate 60 years in May 15 — 16 nextyear.

Send contact details to WaikatoTramping Club 60th, PO Box 685,Hamil ton 3240, emai [email protected] or visit the websitewww.wtc.org.nz.


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An innovative on-line system has justbeen launched by Independent Verifi-cation Services Ltd (IVS), who oper-

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IVS, a New Zealand Customs designatedbody for the issue of Certificates of Origin,has released a unique web-based product andhas tailored it to specifically meet the needsof New Zealand exporters.

‘‘Exporting products to a country of 1.3billion people without having your profitseroded by tariffs is an exciting prospect forany New Zealand business,’’ says PeterWebb, IVS chief executive.

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IVS’ web-based systemwas officially launched at theCustoms Brokers and Freight ForwardersFederation of NZ (CBAFF) Conference inQueenstown last month.

The system not only allows exporters tomanage their own certificates, but has addedfunctionality to enable agents, such as freightforwarders and customs brokers, to providean improved level of service by managingcertificates on their client’s behalf.

‘‘We’ve put a lot of thought into what’s

required and have come up with a secure,efficient system which should ultimately helpexporters capitalize on all the free tradeagreements which New Zealand now has inplace’’ says Mr Webb.

The Certificate of Origin website is splitinto three areas — one relating to CFTA,one for AANZFTA and one for non-preferential certificates.

The site enables exporters to import andsave their product lines along with allconsignee and exporter details. Informationcan also be transferred between the threeareas so the information doesn’t need to bere-entered for different agreements, and asnew free trade agreements come into forcethe system will be expanded and streamlinedto accommodate them.

‘‘It can sometimes be a difficult andcomplex process to determine whethergoods qualify as originating under variousfree trade agreements and IVS is here toprovide that specialist help,’’ Mr Webb says.

In order for exporters or their agents toobtain Certificates of Origin using the newsite, they need to register with IVS.

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Rent review of leases

The relationship between a Land-lord and a Tenant is usuallygoverned by a Deed of Lease. A

lease can come in many different forms,and a well drafted one will determinethe majority of the Landlord and theTenants obligations with respect to thepremises or property being leased.

Leases can be a substantial commit-ment for both Landlords and Tenants,and often operate for long periods oftime. With fluctuations in the propertymarket it is likely that the Landlord willwant the opportunity to review therental that is being charged. Thepurpose of the rent review is to restorethe rent to a rate reflective of thecurrent market rental for the premises.

The rent review process can strainthe relationship between Landlord andTenant. This may be avoided with aclearly drafted lease which outlineshow rent is to be reviewed and theprocess to be followed if there is a

disagreement.There are different types of rent

review clauses, and depending onwhether you are the Landlord or theTenant, will determine which clause ismost ‘‘in your favour’’. A common rentreview clause enables the review to beat the option of either party, althoughin practice it is usually the Landlordwho initiates a rent review. The optionto review may be at specific timesduring the term of the lease. Thesespecific times are agreed when thelease is signed. A valuation of thepremises should be sought so that thecurrent market rental can be fairlydetermined.

The lease may contain a ‘‘ratchetclause’’. This type of clause preventsthe proposed new rent from being setlower than the rent being paid immedi-ately prior to the review. A ratchetclause gives the Landlord a measure ofprotection while the premises areleased to the current Tenants in thatthe rent can never go down below acertain level.

If there is a dispute about theamount of rental to be paid on a rentreview then the Lease should set out aclear resolution process for the partiesto follow. One such resolution processfor instance is if the dispute remainsunresolved for a certain period, thenthe parties have two options. Theparties could attend arbitration. In thissituation the Landlord and the Tenantwould present their argument aboutthe rent review and provide anyinformation they have about currentmarket rental. The arbitrator would be

the person who has the end decisionon what the new rental amount wouldbe.

The other option is for both theLandlord and the Tenant to eachappoint a valuer. Each party mustcommunicate in writing with the otherparty who their appointed valuer is. Ifone party fails to appoint a valuer orfails to communicate then the new rentwill be determined by the valuer whohas been appointed. If two valuers havebeen properly appointed, they meet totry and determine the new rental. Ifthey fail to do so, a third expert willbecome involved.

A paramount consideration for avaluer is the quality and quantity of theleased premises. Such valuation shouldignore the improvements made to thepemises by the Tenant. It is importantthat the rent review process is followedcarefully. Your Solicitor can give youthe necessary advice to guide youthrough what can sometimes be adifficult procedure.

There are other issues that can ariseduring the rent review process such aswhen the new rental becomes payable,can the new rent be back dated andwho is responsible for any costsassociated with the review. Theseissues should be addressed in a welldrafted lease.

Before signing a lease, carefullyread the terms. It is a good idea to haveyour Solicitor check the terms of thelease and where necessary, assist withthe negotiations and any other particu-lar issues relating to the lease and anyrenewal or rent review.

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The scheme, launched by Farmers’Markets NZ in late 2009, aims toprovide assurance that when peoplevisit an authentic Farmers’ Market, they

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added products made from their own orother local produce sourced from thedefined region of the market.

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Research funding a stepin the right directionFederated Farmers has welcomed

the research funding announce-ment made by the Minister of

Agriculture David Carter, but says moreis needed.

As a part of the Primary GrowthPartnership project tender concept, thefunding is a step in the right direction,but more is needed if New Zealandwants to safeguard the future of primaryproduction.

‘‘For Government and industrygroups to inject extra money into newresearch initiatives is definitely a posi-tive. We always welcome new invest-ment in the primary sector because ithelps to ‘future-proof’ New Zealand,’’says Don Nicolson, Federated FarmersPresident.

‘‘Federated Farmers is most inter-ested in the business plan that NewZealand Merino has put forward. Thisplan intends to generate $868 million

added value for the fine wool industry by2019.

‘‘To me this looks like a huge goal,especially given the current state of themeat and wool industries. But I com-mend them for showing such ambition,this is exactly what’s essential if we wantto lift profitability within the sector.

‘‘If New Zealand is to fully realise ouropportunities, New Zealand needs tostart taking risks. We need to bedeveloping solutions to problems,rather than repeating them as we havedone in the past.

‘‘I think that the merino woolproject, if successful, will provide assist-ance towards a recovery for sheepfarmers and will provide fine woolbreeders with a valuable opportunity. Ofcourse they are only a small segment ofthe meat and wool sector, but anyprogress is highly encouraged.

‘‘The Primary Growth Partnership

aims to boost the primary sectors inNew Zealand. Federated Farmers fullysupports this and we’ve submitted thatGovernment commit three percent ofGross Domestic Product to researchand development by 2029.

‘‘Through investing in research,we’re playing into New Zealand’s com-petitive advantage and we will be able todevelop new industries that will helpNew Zealand get ahead in the interna-tional arena. If we want to assist ourcompletive advantage, a good start willbe the creation of new ideas.

‘‘But if we don’t significantly investin research and development, we’regoing to be caught and passed by othercountries.

‘‘I look forward to seeing moregrowth in primary sector research andcongratulate the Government on takingthe Primary Growth Partnership for-ward,’’ Mr Nicolson concluded.

Right plant, right placeFarmers are being reminded of a

great opportunity to learn abouthow to better protect the environ-

ment from the impacts of agriculture.The ‘right plant in the right place’ is

the theme of a farmer information dayat the Waiwhakareke Natural HeritagePark in Hamilton on Wednesday, June23.

The University of Waikato’s Pro-fessor Bruce Clarkson, a specialist inenvironmental restoration, says thatplanting trees and other vegetation inthe right place can help farmers protectboth the environment and their financialbottom line.

‘‘I encourage farmers to attend theopen day at Waiwhakareke aspresenters will be giving out a range ofvaluable technical information.’’

Waiwhakareke Natural HeritagePark is spread over 60 hectares on aworking farm on the north west out-

skirts of Hamilton, bounded byBaverstock, Rotokauri and BrymerRoads. The vision for the park is tocreate a self-sustaining habitat sanctuarythat represents the original ecosystemdiversity of the Hamilton Basin. Thisinvolves a reconstruction from farmlandof native lowland and wetlandecosystems once widespread but nowrare in the Waikato.

This reconstruction is beingsupported financially by Hamilton CityCouncil, Environment Waikato, theUniversity of Waikato and the WaikatoCatchment Ecological EnhancementTrust.

At the information day, organised bythe Waiwhakareke Advisory Committeeand Friends of Waiwhakareke, topics tobe covered include:• What to plant where — for exampleon steep erodable land and wetlandmargins.

• How to use wetlands as a nutrient/water runoff treatment facility.• How this working farm is beingconverted to a natural heritage park forthe Waikato region

EW chairman Peter Buckley says ofthe work at Waiwhakareke: ‘‘It is a verygood example of how co-operationbetween various agencies can helppromote environmental protection andmore sustainable agriculture. ‘‘

The information day is onBaverstock Road, Hamilton (oppositeFarnborough Drive) from 10am untilnoon. Gumboots are recommended.

To help decide how many trees tohave on hand for planting at the event,organisers are keen to hear fromfarmers who are planning to attend.

Contact Catherine Smith from theFriends of Waiwhakareke [email protected] or call 07 8558296.

New Rural Women leader

LIZ EVANS

L iz Evans wasannounced as the newnational president of

Rural Women New Zealandat the organisation’s nationalconference in Oamaru, asformer president MargaretChapman stepped down atthe end of her three yearterm.

Mrs Evans brings to therole a strong rural back-ground, having lived andworked on her family’s sheepand beef farm in the Marl-borough high country formore than 30 years.

A past Kellogg’s scholar, Mrs Evans has aprofessional background in journalism, andcontinues to work as a freelance contributorto rural and other media.

She says: ‘‘Although I spent the first 21years of my life living in big cities and towns,I have grown to have a considerable respectfor agriculture, rural life and the people wholive and work in rural communities.

‘‘For this reason I have had a longcommitment to Rural Women New Zealand

— a voluntary, not-for-profitorganisation that puncheswell above its weight in termsof rural support activities andadvocacy.’’

Mrs Evans has been aRural Women New Zealandnational councillor for thepast five years, during whichtime she has had a specialinterest in land use issues.

Her conservation interestsare inspired her family’s3,700 ha holding in theWaihopai Valley, where she,husband Geoff and son David

farm ultra-fine wool merino sheep and Anguscattle. They voluntarily retired 500 hectaresof high country in the 1980s.

She says Rural Women New Zealand is amotivated, positive and forward-lookingorganisation that can and does make adifference.

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Contribution to dairy herdsof New Zealand marked

TC150610RR41SUE PRIEST, mother of bull breeder Rowan Priest, with Priests Solaris-ET member of thePremier Sires KiwiCross DNA Proven team in 2009.

The contribution Hamiltondairy farmers, Alan Powell,R.G. Morrow, Bill and Kay

Taylor and Rowan and J. Priest,have made to the genetics of NewZealand’s dairy herd was celebratedrecently.

About 70 breeders and theirfamilies travelled from far afield togather at Livestock Improvement’s(LIC) head office in Newstead tocelebrate the contribution bulls theybred, have made to the industry andthe economy as members of LIC’selite Premier Sires team of artificialbreeding bulls.

LIC has two Premier Sires teams– those proven on the basis of theirDNA and, older bulls, proven tradi-tionally on daughter performance.

Holstein Friesian dairy farmersand Monowai Stud owner, AlanPowell has two Hamilton bred bullsfeaturing in the 2009 Premier Sireteams. SRB Monowai Debonair andMonowai EL Dusky-ET S2F.

With a breeding worth (BW) of189/86, Debonair has featured inthe Holstein Friesian Premier SiresDaughter Proven team for twoyears. Debonair daughters areknown for extreme fertility andoutstanding longevity – Debonairhas, to date, 65 herd tested daugh-ters in 42 herds around NewZealand.

Bill and Kay Taylor’s Hamiltonbred bull, Taylors Performer, has aBW of 215/88 and has been anoutstanding sire.

Performer has been a memberof the elite Holstein FriesianPremier Sires team for an amazingthree years, he has 78 daughtersherd tested in 46 New Zealandherds known for their outstandingfertility, longevity and easy calving.

Morrows Super Hero-ET S1F, aHolstein Friesian bull bred byHamilton’s R.G. Morrow, has a BW

of 241/87. Living up to his name,Super Hero is the number oneHolstein Friesian for fertility andranked among the best for lon-gevity. He has 73 herd testeddaughters in 47 herds.

The Priests’ two KiwiCross DNAProven bulls, Priests Brigadier andPriests Solaris-ET earned places onthe Premier Sires KiwiCross DNAProven team in 2009. Son of thefamous sire Scotts Northsea,Brigadier has a BW of 279/61 andhis half brother, Solaris has a BW of300/62.

LIC Premier Sires ProductManager Mike Wilson said BreedersDay is a very special day on

Livestock Improvement’s (LIC)calendar because it celebrates aunique group of farmers whoseexpertise, as breeders, deservescommendation.

“Breeders Day 2010 recognisesthose breeders who have bred bullsused throughout the country in bothDaughter Proven and DNA ProvenPremier Sires teams.

“Premier Sires accounts formore than 70% of all the NewZealand dairy industry artificialinseminations carried out, and thusproduces the next generation ofhigh genetic merit, high performingdairy animals.

“With the dairy industry account-

ing for somewhere in the region of40% of New Zealand’s GDP ourPremier Sires Breeders make a realdifference not only to dairy farmersthroughout the country but thecountry as a whole,’’ Mr Wilson said.

”The contribution of the PremierSires team to the New Zealandeconomy is conservatively estim-ated to be in the region of 17 billiondollars and its net present valuearound 300 million dollars eachyear – and growing.”

“And Breeders Day is way ofthanking all the Breeders of all LICPremier Sires bulls and the teamswithin LIC.”

Innovation vital tofuture of thedairying industryI nnovation on-farm, in

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To keep New Zealand dairy farmersahead of the world, innovation will continueto be vital.

DairyNZ is taking part in the ‘Innovationfor future profit’ premier feature in the mainpavilion at the New Zealand NationalAgricultural Fieldays.

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This is a great opportunity to see anddiscuss where milk solids levy dollars arebeing invested, as well as the outcomesfrom that investment.

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150610RR46HOT water used for plant clean-up can be reused — to wash out buckets, forexample.

I an Elliott has been dairy farming in theWaikato near on 40 years. He reckonsefficient water use is simply a part of

good farm management.When I gave him a ring to tell him about

the Smart Water Use programme, he said,‘‘Why don’t you come and talk to my staff.We’ll do it over morning tea. I’ll ring aroundto some neighbours and invite them along,too’’.

It was a great session. There was gooddiscussion on simple ways to use watermore efficiently and reduce water loss inoperations.

We talked about quick detection of leaksand losses out on thefarm. We also lookedat things you can do inthe dairy shed to cutwater use.

Like installing anauto shut-off on thewater cylinder/CIPdrum (if it’s shut off byhand now) to elimin-ate the risk of waterloss.

Or like installing asolenoid valve at theinlet to the cooler(linking it to the milkpump) if your system now provides acontinuous flow of water even if milk comesthrough intermittently. Installing a variableflow drive can achieve the same effect.

Or simply setting floats in tanks farenough down from the top to avoidoverflows.

There are other easy actions, but you’llhave to get a copy of the Smart Water Usekit to check them out.

After this first session at Ian’s, he said,‘‘Let’s do another one. Those who couldn’tmake it today can come and there are someothers I’d like to invite’’.

So we had another go at it. And I’vedone the same for other farm owners,managers and staff around the region.

Dairy farmers receiving a Smart WaterUse kit at one of these sessions or directlyfrom DairyNZ are automatically in a draw towin a 22’’ LCD TV generously provided byRD1 and Marley.

Those who give us feedback on theresources (on a simple form provided) havea shot at $500 worth of on-farm servicescourtesy of J Swap Contractors, a 100-litredrum of Bloateze DFA from FIL, a BowersBrothers 250-gal stock water trough, or giftcertificates for The Muddy River Cafe in

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Entries for thedraw close 30 June,so there’s still time for

interested dairy farmers to order a kit, tell uswhat they think, even do a water use plan.Prizes await!

Gord Stewart is a specialist in water useand conservation. He is assisting DairyNZwith the Smart Water Use on Dairy Farmsprogramme.

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2010 Budget recapped

By Lance Fielder —associate in theTe Awamutu fi rm Gyde Wansbone.

Income band$0 - $14,000$14,001 - $48,000$48,001 - $70,000$70,001 and above 38% 33%

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I t has been a few weeks now sincethe latest budget announcement,which was made on Thursday, May

20, so I thought I would provide youwith a little recap of the major changesthat were announced and how thismay impact your business.

GST RAISED FROM12.5% TO 15%

From 1 October 2010 the GSTrate increases from its current rate of12.5% to 15%.

The increase in the GST rate notonly affects the end consumer whocould end up paying more for theirgoods and services but also createssome practical issues for all businesses,including farmers, who should makesure their systems can cope with thechange.

The major issues that you shouldconsider include:• Ensuring your accounting system cancope with two different GST rates atthe same time — being 12.5% and15%?• Can your system cope with the rateincrease occurring during your GSTperiod and not at the end?

The Inland Revenue Departmentwill no doubt issue guidance on how tocope with the GST rate increase,ensuring that you process transactionsat the correct rates.

All business, including farmers,should ready themselves as soon asthey can to deal with the GST rateincrease.

PERSONAL TAX RATESDROPPED

The decrease in personal tax rateswas widely expected and indicated.The below table shows the change inpersonal income tax rates that will takeeffect from October 1, 2010:

This reduction in personal tax ratesnow aligns the top personal tax rate forincome of $70,001 and higher withthe trust tax rate of 33%. Thisalignment is seen as a positive; how-ever there will be a differential of 5%between the company tax rate of 28%and the top personal tax rate of 33%.

COMPANY TAX RATEDROPPED

As mentioned above, one of thebiggest surprises in the budget for mewas to see the company tax rate dropfrom 30% down to 28% and this takeseffect from the beginning of the2011/2012 income tax year, so if youhave a March 31 balance date thereduction will commence from April 1,2011 and if you have a May 31 balancedate this reduction will commence fromJune 1, 2011.

QUALIFYING COMPANIESLOSS ATTRIBUTING

QUALIFYING COMPANIESThe government is considering

changing the rules for the QC andLAQC regime. The changes contem-plated consist of not only passing thelosses generated in an LAQC out to theshareholders based on their proportionof shareholding, but also passing anyprofits out to the shareholders basedon their proportion of shareholding.

Many farming operations thesedays involve a company structure ofsome description and depending onyour circumstances these proposedchanges could have a significantimpact on your tax, particularly if yourfarming operation makes a significantprofit.

The changes to the QC and LAQCregime need to be passed into legisla-tion before they can come into effect.

If you operate under a companystructure and are registered as a QC orLAQC, we recommend you discuss thiswith your accountant before March 31,2011 to determine if this structureremains suitable for you.DEPRECIATION ON BUILDINGS

As was expected, depreciationdeductions will no longer be availablefor any building with an estimateduseful life of 50 years or more. Thisincludes residential rental propertiesand most commercial buildings. Thechange will take effect from the start ofthe 2011 / 2012 income tax year.

The 20% loading factor for newassets purchased has also beenremoved for any assets purchased afterMay 20, 2010.

It has not yet been made clear whatbuildings will be classed as havinguseful lives of less than 50 years,however an indication has been giventhat farm buildings (cowsheds, barnsetc) will be allowed a deduction fordepreciation. This is yet to be con-firmed by the Inland Revenue Depart-ment.

If you consider that your buildinghas an estimated useful life of less than50 years you can apply to the InlandRevenue Department for an interimdepreciation rate.

The changes to the tax system andtax rates recently announced in thebudget will impact the majority of usand all business owners (includingfarmers) will need to ensure they are upto date with the impact of thesechanges to their business.

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Rural Roundup - June 15th, 2010 - Te Awamutu

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