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20 December 2017

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

As we near the end of another year it is always good to reflect on thehighs and lows that affect us as Ayrshire members.

For those of us who are farmers water has been the key word inrecent months, either too much or not enough in a large part of thecountry.

Recently I was pleased to be out and about as part of the Classifyingteam covering Wards 3-4-5 and 6. Ayrshire breeders have alwaysbeen known for their hospitality and friendliness and thankfully thisstill continues to be the case. I enjoy getting on farm to view the cowsin their own environment and conditions and discussing any issuesthose members may have with our Association in particular ouryounger breeders.

As Christmas approaches I hope that you will find time to spend timewith family and friends and remember those who are no longer withus. I am asking Santa for 100mm of rain this year, can I suggest thatsome of my fellow breeders do the same.

Best wishes to you and your families

Donald GreenPresident

Dates to Remember

NZ DAIRY EVENT, Feilding31 January - 2 February 2018

AYRSHIRE BOARD MEETING8 February 2018

BULLETIN ADVERTISINGDEADLINES23 February 2018

BULLETIN COPY DUE2 March 2018

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Latest News

FROM THE OFFICE

OFFICE UPGRADE Thanks to all members for

your patience during the fewdays we were out of the officefor the refurbishment. Theoffice is looking fantastic withnewly painted walls, newcarpet tiles, office desks andsome fantastic new valuesbased artwork. We areparticularly thrilled with thewelcoming new sign at the

office door. More artwork will be added next year, and all of thebreeds will have a presence on our walls in future months.

STAFF CHANGES In the new year, Stacey Allen will be joining the team as full

time Business Administrator. Stacey’s role will includecompleting all invoicing and accounts for Ayrshire NZ membersalong with a number of other Ayrshire administrative andcompetition functions, please help us welcome her to the team.

NEW REGISTRATION POLICY With registrations for 2017 born animals now underway, we

remind members of the new registration prices and changesfor members under the Lifetime Registration agreement.

As the Ace Herd is no longer in operation, all members whohave a lifetime registration agreement with the Association willno longer be able to register heifers free of charge. Thosemembers will roll automatically onto a standing order system,based on the same month and breed content as their currentlifetime agreement. Affected members will receive a letteroutlining these changes.

The reduced new registration prices for ALL heifers will be asfollows:

Heifer up to 1 yr (first 100) $5.50 Heifer up to 1 yr (over 100) $3.50

Heifer over 1 year $9.50 Naming on database required $1.00 (additional)

T he ‘under one year’ price is applied up to 31 August in year after the animals birth year. All Semayr sired heifers up to one year are eligible to be registered free of charge.

MALE REGISTRATIONSMembers are also remind ed that all bulls born from 1 June 2017 must be DNA parentage verified to be eligible for registrations.

Ayrshire NZ

President

Donald Green, Leeston021 221 8024

DirectorsGraeme Emslie, Norsewood027 249 1268

Brian Hutchings, Dargaville027 723 6184

Stewart Riley, Collingwood03 524 8183

Vince Steiner, Tokoroa027 482 2879

Roger Hancock, Ohinewai07 824 4602

Gordan Glentworth, Kaponga021 536 928

Peter Allison, Outram027 434 6834

Graeme Leech, Tirau07 883 1544

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TEAM MEETINGS

Team Meetings are usually held on Mondays at 10.00am for about an hour. During this time the phone will not be answered, however please leave a message as we will return your call as soon as the meeing is finished.

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

The North Island Championships was held at the Bay of Islands P&I Associations, 175 Anniversary Show & Dairy Royal Event on 11 November 2017.

The Judge for the day was Go rdon Glentworth. There was a fantastic lineup of Ayrshires and with there been a lot of rain recently the weather was fantastic with a huge crowd in attendence.

Lodore Vals Nella,E8-9 *(pictured), a nine year old sired by J Valor-ET and owned by Malcolm & Roger Hutchings, Lodore Farm, Okaihau was named as North Island Ayrshire Champion Cow with Kauri T Casio ET, V8-8 a three year old sired by Asmo Tosikko ET and owned by Brian & Carolyn Hutchings of Dargaville in reserve.

Junior Champion was named as Kauri Cream Royal, (yearling) and reserve Kauri Cream Brenice, (yearling) both owned by Brian & Carolyn Hutchings who also won the A & M Scott Memorial Shield with these two yearlings for two females in milk by the same sire, Kiteroa Cream Alfie ET.

JUDGING SCHOOLS 2018

At this stage joint Judging schools (Ayrshire/Jersey) are to be held in Northland, Manawatu & Southland by the end of February 2018.Dates and times are to be confirmed so keep an eye out on Facebook and the website.

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YOUTH UPDATES

AYRSHIRE SEMINAR

Young Breeders Seminar

Friday 20 April - T uesday 24 April 2018, CanterburySee inserted flyer

AYRSHIRE YOUNG JUDGE COMPETITION

Please contact the Ayrshire office if you intend to enter the Arran Trophy for the Ayrshire Young Judge Competition which will take place at the NZ Dairy Event in Feilding at 8am on Thursday 1 February 2018. All members under 30 years of age who have not previously won the World Wide Sires All Breeds Young Judge competition are eligible to enter.

YOUTH ACHIEVER COMPETITIONEntry forms have been sent to all on our Y outh database. But we know there are plenty of kids out there who are the children of members and won’t have received this. The entry form can be downloaded from this newsletter, or the competition can be entered directly from the website www.ayrshire.org.nz. While you’re there, make sure your kids are part of our youth database and we can get this sent out to them directly in the future.

Once again this season there will be an overall winners prize of an Ayrshire calf, kindly donated by Musica Ayrshires(Ackermann family, Leeston).

YOUTH TROPHIES:

The Fredrickson T rophy for Senior young handlers and the Greenlane Trophy for junior young handlers were recently completed at the North Island Championships, Bay of Islands. Congratulations to all the competitiors.

FREDRICKSON TROPHY:

1st Courtney Davies

2nd Hannah Nichols3rd Jackson Nichols

GREENLANE TROPHY: 1st Odyssey Travers2nd Jasmine Murry3rd Alyssa Bishop

SHOW SEASON

All members are reminded that when showing they are representing the Ayrshire breed and are asked to

dress and behave accordingly. Please also remember to send us in your show photographs for inclusion

in publications.

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE & MEETING 2018

The 2018 Annual Conference & AGM will take place at the Distinction Hotel, Whangarei hosted by the Northland Ayrshire Club. Dates are 11 – 13 June 2018 (Monday – Wednesday), with an optional tour further north 14-15 June. Please note that this is a week later than usual. Lock the dates into your calendar now, more information will be available in the coming months.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

"Expressions of interest are required for the Elite Female Video Sale which is to be held on:

T uesday 12 June 2018 at the Ayrshire NZ Annual Conference being held in Whangarei.

Requirements:

Dam to have PW above herd average.All parentage to be DNA tested.

Enquiries:

Gavin Trav ers 09 4084063 or E: travers.pahill@paradise.ne t.nz

Roger Hutchings 06 4019678 or E:lodorefarm@gmail.com

AYRSHIRE ASSOCIATION MERCHANDISEA group of passionate younger members want to see if they can make a change within the Ayrshire Association.

This survey targets how a few of us have discussed adding some colour within the ring.

While not forcing you to change your showing ways, we would very much prefer you answer these few questions which will help us out immensely. This does not only target people who show but also all members within the breed. These item(s) could possibly be worn outside of the ring.

To complete the survey check out the Ayrshire website page.

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SALES BRIEFS

KITEROA AYRSHIRE SALE 2017

The 47th Kiteroa Aryshire Sale was held on Wednesday 22 November 2017.

An offering of 37 out of 40 lots were auctioned on the day with the top selling price $3600 for Lot 36 a weaner bull calf sired by Palmyra Tri Star Burdette ET out of Kiteroa Bonny Georgina E8-9 that sold to Karen Sands. The averages are as follows: 14 x Yearlings - $1710.71

16 x Heifer calves - $1109 .384 x Bull calves - $1912.50

Overall average - $1422.3 0

AYRSHIRE NATIONAL BULL SALE 2017The Aryshire National Bull Sale was held on Monday 18 September 2017.

An offering of 30 o ut of 32 lots were auctioned on the day withthe top selling price $2600 for Lot 8 a yearling bull sired by Palmyra Tri Star Reality out of Goldwyn FS Prettyface that sold to DL & PE Robinson.The seller was Goldwyn Enterprises. Average of the 30 lots was $1507.67.

NOTIFICATIONS

More and more we are able to contact members electronically via e-mail. We try to use the method preferred by each member, so if you wish to change your method please contact the office. You will not be receiving anything electronically if we don’t have your e-mail address, so please ensure that this is up to date with us. Electronic notification is now the simplest, quickest and least expensive way for us to contact you. But the choice is always yours, so give us a call.

Vision – Ayrshire New Zealand will develop, promote and maintain the Ayrshire breed as acredible option for New Zealand dairy farmers.

Purpose – To be the number one dairy population among all breeds, under the NZ paymentsystem.

Ayrshire New Zealand Email: pgoodin@ayrshire.org.nz Phone: 07 856 0816 Fax 07 856 0670

595 Ruakura Road, RD 6, Hamilton 3286, New Zealand Ayrshire NZ Website: www.ayrshire.org.nz