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The Stringer family have been breeding Angus bulls for 50 years. Reporter Diane Bishop talksto Dougal and Gay Stringer, of Wendon Valley in Eastern Southland, ahead of their annual bullsale, about how the breed has changed throughout the years. Story, pages 4 and 5.

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THE 2005 Golden Gumbootwinner Tony Buckingham is setto do battle in the ultimatechallenge at Fieldays at MysteryCreek in Hamilton next month.Mr Buckingham, who farms atWaimahaka, in southern South-land, has been invited back tocompete in the Fieldays RuralBachelor Best of the Bestcompetition, alongside sevenother former winners to find thesupreme champion.National Agricultural Fieldayscommunications assistantSamantha Linn said many of thecontestants now had partners,wives and children, but did theystill have what it takes to betitled best of the best?The competition would have astrong rural focus reflecting theknowledge and skills requiredon the farm and in theagriculture industry, she said.The new challenges includefencing, horse handling, generalknowledge, dog handling and

excavating. The competitionwill be during the four days ofFieldays and the Best of the BestGolden Gumboot will beawarded to the overall winneron June 18 at noon in the Ag ArtWear pavilion.The winner will also receive a

huge prize package whichincludes a luxury trip for two toRarotonga, a Suzuki Trojanmotorbike, a Swanndri clothingpackage, a STIHL voucher and aSkellerup voucher. The People’sChoice winner will receive amountainbike from Cycle Time.

Things are looking up

ALL the silliness that isduckshooting has somewhat dieddown.My partner managed to get 15 ducks(not a great day out) and stayrelatively sober, but many otherhunters bagged less than their usualcatch.Was it the weather or the possibilitythere were less ducks aroundbecause the spring storm killed a lotof ducklings?A few less ducks to shoot is small frycompared to the thousands of lambsthat were lost last spring. But it’sgreat to see things are looking up for

the sheep industry after severaldifficult years for the sector.There have been reports of farmersaveraging more than $110 per headthis season, which is helping tooverset those huge losses.But it will be difficult for many toerase that spring storm from theirminds. With many capital stock alsosuccumbing to the weather, manyfarmers will be rebuilding their eweflocks and more replacements willbe kept.With lamb prices looking good forthe coming season, it may be timefor farmers who haven’t lambedhoggets to consider doing so.It’s a good time to be a sheep farmer.I couldn’t have said that a few yearsago, when many were choosing tomake the switch to dairying, and theMeat Industry Action Group wascampaigning for consolidation of themeat industry.

But with a worldwideshortage of lamb, andstrong wool pricesbetter than they havebeen in 20 years, thingsare looking up.Your thoughts: Email:[email protected]

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Half-yearly lamb slaughter figuresput production at 50-year lowHIGH lamb prices don’t showany sign of slowing down.Prices for April have averaged$116 per head, which is anincrease of 53 per cent on lastyear’s $76 per head for the samemonth.They look set to continuebecause of tight global supplies,according to Beef + Lamb NewZealand’s Economic Service.Provisional half-yearly slaugh-ter numbers show total lambproduction is on track to reach aforecast 19.3 million head for thecurrent season, which is thelowest lamb slaughter figure in50 years.Economic Service executivedirector Rob Davison said it wasimportant to inform farmers,

processors and the market of theactual state of play at this pointof the season.‘‘At this time of the year – justover halfway through the season– people begin to speculate onwhere the lamb kill will end upand whether forecasts made atthe beginning of the season willhold up.‘‘This season’s lamb prices havebeen strong and all indicationsare that they will remain so forsome time, thanks to tight globalsupplies,’’ Mr Davison said.The global supply situation,including lower than usualexports out of Australia, haveimpacted positively on muttonprices, which have enjoyedrecord highs throughout the

season. Mutton prices were up63 per cent on 12 months ago andfor April averaged $97 per head.But unlike lamb, mutton exportvolumes were well up and 4million head were expected to beprocessed, which was 9.9 percent more than last season.Anecdotal comment suggestsfarmers were culling from thebottom end of their flocks totake advantage of higher muttonprices which could lift themutton volume a further 5 percent (0.2 million), Mr Davisonsaid.However this may be offset bymore lambs being kept asreplacements which wouldlower the export lamb slaughterby a similar number.

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Brashly speakingNew Act Party leader Don Brashwill be the special guest speaker atFederated Farmers Southlandannual meeting on Monday, May23. The meeting starts at 1pm atthe Invercargill Workingmen’s Clubwith the meat and fibre, dairy andgrains sector meetings. Mr Brashis expected to speak at 3pm on thestate of the New Zealandeconomy. Federated Farmersnational president Don Nicolson isthe after dinner speaker. Toregister ph 03 218 2869 or [email protected]

Top work, ScottyClinton’s Scott McKenzie ploughedhis way to 17th equal placing in the2011 World Ploughing Contest heldin Lindevad, Sweden, on May 13and 14. McKenzie was 16th in thestubble and 21st in the grasslandplots and shared 17th place withKjartan Skadsem, of Norway. Thecontest was won by ChristianLanz, of Austria, while BengtAnderson, of Sweden, was secondand Andrew Mitchel jnr, of Scot-land, was third. It was the secondtime McKenzie had competed inthe World Ploughing Contest.

Lord dismissesrorting claimsIRD figures suggestfarmers getting offeasy, reports DianeBishop

Keeping countTax paid by 17,244 dairy farms in 2009: $26 million

Tax paid by the agricultural, forestry and aquaculture sector: $319m

Tax paid by individuals through PAYE and source deductions: $23b

Total government tax take: $54.7b

Tax credit paid to Fonterra over three years: $28m

Average annual tax paid by 17,244 dairy farms in 2009: $1508

Tax paid by an unemployed beneficiary over 25: $1229

Tax paid by a couple on the state pension: $3136

Tax paid by single person on the average wage: $8020

Tax paid by a single person earning $100,000: $32,869

Debt talk: Federated Farmers Otago president Mike Lord said the averagedairy farmer’s debt was about $23 per kilogram of milksolids.

CLAIMS that New Zealanddairy farmers are not payingtheir fair share of tax has beenrubbished by an industryleader.Figures released by InlandRevenue last week showed thatin the latest full year, for whichfigures were available, theaverage dairy farmer paid just$1506 a year in tax, which wasslightly more than an unem-ployed beneficiary over the ageof 25.Federated Farmers Otago presi-dent Mike Lord said it wasridiculous to suggest that dairyfarmers were not paying theirshare.‘‘We play by the same rules asany other business, whether it’sa dentist, GP or panelbeater.‘‘To say we are rorting thesystem is wrong,’’ he said.Mr Lord believed the IRDfigures related to the 2008-09year when the payoutplummeted to $5.20 per kilogramof milksolids and the averagedairy farmer reported a cashloss.‘‘Picking on something thathappened two years ago iscompletely irrelevant.‘‘When you compare the averagedairy farmer’s gross farmincome and taxable income –they’re not making a lot ofmoney,’’ Mr Lord said.The IRD figures released toLabour revenue spokesman Stu-art Nash, on the eve of theBudget announcement onThursday, indicated dairyfarmers were getting off lightlyand that wage and salaryearners could end upshouldering most of the taxburden.Mr Lord said dairy farmerswere not creaming it and that

average debt levels were about$23 per kg of milksolids, whichmeant the average supplierproducing 100,000kg of milk-solids owed $2.3 million plusinterest.An independent report releasedby the New Zealand Institute ofEconomic Research last Decem-ber showed that dairy farmingcontributed significantly to theeconomy and accounted for 26per cent of the country’smerchandise exports.Fifty cents in every dollar dairyfarmers received was spent on

locally produced goods andservices, such as fuel, fertiliserand labour, while a $1 increasein the milksolids payout wouldgenerate 4600 more fulltimeequivalent jobs, the report said.‘‘New Zealand can not dowithout its dairy farmers,’’ MrLord said.Labour was expected to investi-gate whether dairy farmerswere paying their fair share oftax and whether there were anytax avoidance issues.◗ Your thoughts: [email protected]


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FamilyFamily traditiontraditionIn 1961 the late ColinStringer established theKowai Angus stud, nowone of the largest Angusstuds south of theWaitaki. His son DougalStringer takes reporterDiane Bishop on a tripdown memory lane.

Opening the gates: Dougal and Gay Stringer will hold their 17th on-farm Angus bull sale on Friday, May 27.

Sale timeFifty years of breeding Kowai Anguscattle will be celebrated at Dougaland Gay Stringer’s 17th on-farm saleat Wendon Valley.

Twenty-four rising, two-year Angusbulls, which have all been semenquality tested, will be offered forsale on Friday May 27, inconjunction with PGG Wrightson.The sale starts at 2.30pm with abarbecue of branded Angus Puresteak available afterwards.

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DOUGAL Stringer flicks throughsome old photos and finds one of a‘‘short dumpy’’ Angus.Taken in the early 1960s, the photois reminiscent of one of thecountry’s most loved beef breedsof that era.‘‘That was the type of the time.‘‘It was what the chiller marketwanted,’’ Dougal said.Fast-forward 50 years and Dougaland his wife Gay, along with theireldest son Joe, are continuing afamily tradition of breedingAngus cattle.But they’re different from theones his father – the late ColinStringer – bred and showed.The Angus of today are thick,meaty heavy-boned animals thatgrow quicker and yield well, suitthe hill country and hold theircondition.


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Big boys: Rising two-year-old Angus sale bulls are thick, meaty heavy-bonedanimals that grow quick and yield well.

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THE Stringers farm aregistered herd of 250females, including 50 first

calvers, on their 267ha property inthe Wendon Valley of EasternSouthland.They have run a complete cattleoperation for the past 10 yearsafter a demand for dairy bulls sawthem quit the sheep industry,during the last period of highsheep prices, and more thandouble their cow herd.‘‘A neighbour rang up wanting abull for dairy cows and it sort ofsnowballed,’’ Dougal said.Now fully stocked, each cow mustperform to its potential.‘‘They (the cows) have to workhere,’’ Gay said.The Stringers don’t perceive anyrisk with their enterprise becausethey have several differentmarkets for their cattle.They will sell their top 24 risingtwo-year bulls at their 17th on-farm production sale on May 27.The bulls that make it to sale dayhave endured a rigorous cullingprocess.They must to be true-to-type andhave a good temperament and

pass the ultimate test of theirmanhood – a sperm quality test –which is performed by ExcellBreeding Services.The quality, volume and motilityof the semen is examined duringthe process and the bulls arechecked for penile defects.‘‘We can guarantee the fertility ofour bulls to any prospectiveclient.‘‘Some of our commercial clientsare now doing it (testing theirbulls),’’ Dougal said.The Stringers artificiallyinseminate up to half of their cowseach year and have used geneticsfrom New Zealand, Australia,Canada and North America.The heifers are naturally mated toslightly below averagebirthweight sires.The Stringers regularly weightheir cattle to ensure they aremeeting targets and use DNA toconfirm parentage.They also buy bulls on thedomestic market and own a halfshare in Angus bull Fossil CreekUpdate, who earned theChampion of Champions titles atBeef Expo in 2008.Update, who is now five, residesfulltime at Wendon Valley, and a

few of his progeny will be for sale.The Stringers, who retain a fewheifer replacements forthemselves, sell the surplus in-calf, and also steer a percentage oftheir bull calves which they finishfor the Angus Pure programme.The couple enjoy mixing with likeminded breeders and recentlyattended the national Angus tourand conference in Waikato.‘‘We’ve been around the wholecountry now, met some wonderfulpeople, and every year learn a bitmore about which genetics areperforming well in New Zealandconditions,’’ Gay said.


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Strowger electedOamaru sheep and beef farmerRichard Strowger has been electedpresident of the North Otagobranch of Federated Farmers. Hereplaces Ross Ewing who hastaken temporary responsibility forthe meat and fibre portfolio, whilea replacement for Tony Fox isfound.Robert Borst returns to theexecutive as dairy spokesman andreplacing Peter Borrie. After manyyears as secretary/treasurer ColinHarvey has been replaced byBruce McNab, a former presidentof the North Otago branch.Federated Farmers president DonNicolson attended the meeting inOamaru.

Greenfeeds tourA tour of greenfeed cropsincluding fodder beet, kale, turnipsand ryecorn will be held in CentralOtago on June 1. The ‘Greenfeedsfor Profit’ field day is a Beef +Lamb New Zealand initiativefunded by farmer levies, and kicksoff at the Poolburn Hall at 1pm.Speakers include nutritionistCharlotte Westwood, who willspeak about the importance ofproviding a balanced diet whenfeeding brassicas and greenfeeds.Central Otago’s highly regardedforage agronomist Emma

Crutchley will cover theimportance of feed budgeting offorage crops and the benefits ofbest practice crop grazingmanagement. Contact monitorfarm facilitator Peter Young on0274 445 927 [email protected]

Fed Farmers new bloodNew blood has been injected intothe Otago branch of FederatedFarmers. Eloise Neeley waselected junior vice-president at itsannual meeting in Dunedin on May3 while Andrea Shore becamedairy section vice-chairperson.Greenfield farmer Simon McAtam-ney was elected meat and fibrechairman. All other office holderswere returned including the re-election of president Mike Lord.

Salary boostFarm workers recorded an overallaverage salary increase of 4.9 percent in the year to October 2010,according to the FederatedFarmers/Rabobank FarmEmployee Renumeration Reportfor 2010. At $45,410 per annum,the average farm employeeearned $8567 more than theaverage personal (mean) annualwage and salary income earner.This was up from $43,294 in the2009 report.

Better irrigation thekey for our country

Water force: Developing irrigation has huge potential to unlock economic growth and prosperity for our primarysectors and, by extension, for all New Zealanders, according to Agriculture Minister David Carter.

ABUDGET aimedsquarely at getting theNew Zealand economy

back on track has deliveredgood news for freshwaterreform.Firstly, $35 million has beenallocated to the IrrigationAcceleration Fund (IAF) tosupport the development ofirrigation infrastructureproposals to the ‘investment-ready’ prospectus stage.The fund essentially expands onthe existing CommunityIrrigation Fund model, but has amore ambitious scope.The Government is alsoproposing to invest up to $400million of equity from 2013/14 inthe building of regional-scaleirrigation projects. This showspotential investors that we areserious about acceleratingbetter irrigation systems forNew Zealand.NZIER research suggests the

fund could support 340,000ha ofnew irrigation, which couldboost exports by $1.4 billion ayear by 2018, rising to $4 billiona year by 2026.Of course, there’s nothing newin the idea that better storageand distribution of water canmake greater productivitygains. What’s new is theGovernment choosing to getinvolved in larger-scale projects,and as an equity partner, ratherthan simply encouragingprospectus development.There are two key reasons.One, New Zealand’s investmentmarket is simply not used toinvesting in irrigation. Thismeans those with the capital toinvest often don’t fullyunderstand the risks andreturns inherent in this sort ofinvestment, and tend to shyaway from it.The second reason is that thepotential gains are simply tooimportant to be left to an ad-hocapproach to development.New Zealand’s only way out ofits current challengingeconomic state is to growexports. To do that, we need tobe able to produce more goodsfor market, more efficiently.

Developing irrigation has hugepotential to unlock economicgrowth and prosperity for ourprimary sectors and, byextension, for all NewZealanders.I want to point out, however,that this is not irrigation at anycost. The IrrigationAcceleration Fund will includestrict environmental andcommunity engagement criteriato ensure that schemes aredeveloped with all water usersin mind.Alongside the irrigationinvestment announcement,Environment Minister Nickannounced measures to addresshistoric pollution in waterwaysand to set a consistent,nationwide regulatoryframework for setting waterquantity and quality limits togovern the allocation and use offreshwater.This balanced package is aboutgetting the right rules andfunding in place to supportirrigation development andeconomic growth, whileensuring protection of theenvironment.◗ David Carter is theAgriculture Minister

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Readers will be able to recall atime when they had to call onthe services of a two-wheelmotorbike, old ute or truck tocarry out many of the daily

tasks on and around the farm.The advent of the ATV (all Terrainvehicle) changed that and made life awhole lot easier for those who derivetheir living off the land.

Initially, the three-wheeled versionswere welcomed with open arms andmade light work of tasks like bringingmotherless lambs in, carrying fencinggear around the property with the aidof a lightweight trailer, shifting mobsfrom one part of the farm to another aswell as many other jobs. Then camethe four-wheeled model, which couldjust about go anywhere.

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tripping. The continual run of reports involving suchaccidents may not continue if people operatingvehicles on farms took basic and simple precautions.Before even mounting the machine, operatorsshould ensure that long hair is tied back or securedunder a hat. At the same time they should check theyare not wearing clothing that is loose fitting. Havingdone this the operator should then check earmuffsand put them on as soon as he or she has mountedthe machine.This latter precaution is not just another one of thosefrustrating recommendations from a ‘‘nannygovernment’’. For many years southern farmers wererenowned for their back problems. Today modernmachinery has meant there are fewer back problems,but more and more southern farmers are sufferingserious hearing impairment because of working withloud heavy machinery such as bulldozers andexcavators. When this happens, they are also lesseffective in farming and are much more likely to beinvolved in serious personal injury accidents.Having mounted the vehicle, the operator must weara seatbelt. This is essential. So many fatal and seriouspersonal injury accidents occur because on themachine toppling, the operator falls out and is killedof injured by the rolling machine.Note in this regard also, that both bulldozers andexcavators in high-risk activities must have cabinoperator protective structures to protect theoperator in a roll over.Once the seatbelt is checked, the operator shouldcheck that all the fitted shields and other protectiveequipment is in place before starting the engine.

It is only common sense to say that only people whoare trained in the operation of bulldozers andexcavators, should be permitted to drive them.Unfortunately this has not been the case. With a direshortage of farm labour, farmers often employworkers on the basis of their own recommendationwhen it come to operating heavy equipment. Justbecause a prospective employee can drive and steera heavy machine, does not mean he or she is acompetent operator.It is the farmer’s own interests to check thecompetence of employees with heavy machinerybefore allowing them to operate it on their own. Thisis not only for safety reasons, but also because underthe provisions of the Health and Safety inEmployment Act, a farmer may be prosecuted fornegligence were an accident injury occurs on thefarm-whether or not he or she is physically present.This means contractors as well, so it is a good idea tocheck out the competence of a contractor’semployee who is operating heavy machinery on theproperty.However, most other safety hints about operatingbulldozers and excavators are simply common sense.For instance, machinery should not be serviced ormaintained while it is operating. This includes oilingor otherwise lubricating moving parts.It is also common sense to ensure the vehicles areserviced and maintained regularly and in accordancewith the manufacturer’s specifications and that theirload limits are not exceeded. This means that thevalue of an expensive asset is maintained and at thesame time the risk of breakdowns and accidents isreduced.Operators of heavy machinery must not allow otherpeople (including small children) to ride with them.Failure to observe this rule has led to many seriousinjury accidents in rural New Zealand.


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In the field: 2011 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Award supreme winnersGrant and Bernie Weller.

High-fertilitytexels the aimat CrossHill2011 Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awardwinners Grant and Bernie Weller hosted a field day ontheir Waimea Valley property attended by more than 150farmers recently. Diane Bishop reports.

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GRANT and Bernie Wellerhave taken the unusual stepof farming pure texel sheep.

But the decision has paid off for thecouple, who are achieving topproduction on their summer dryproperty.The Wellers have leased CrossHillFarm, an 850ha effective hill countryproperty, from Bernie’s parents Patand Mary Ryan, since the late 1990s,but were in the process of developinga farm succession plan.Back then they were farmingtraditional romneys, but in a bid tolift performance they started cross-breeding 11 years ago using texelrams from the Kaweku stud.Grant was familiar with texels,having previously worked for studowner Mark Shallard.He was so impressed with the texel-romney cross progeny that hecontinued using texel rams to thepoint that he and Bernie now farm astraight texel flock of 3300 ewes and770 replacement ewe hoggets, andhave been finalists in the Beef +Lamb New Zealand Golden LambAwards (aka The Glammies).They also winter 200 hereford-anguscows and their progeny, which havesince been reduced to a moreefficient elite herd of 140 cows.The Wellers, who were the supremewinners of the 2011 SouthlandBalance Farm EnvironmentAwards, have adopted a holisticapproach to livestock managementusing the Falkirk System.

The ewes are split into two mobs –the A mob are the high-performancetexel ewes which are mated back totexel rams to breed replacementswhile the terminal sire B mob aremated to texel-south suffolk crossrams.A similar A + B system is applied tothe cattle, with 90 per cent of thecows being mated to hereford-anguscross bulls and the balance to thecharolais.The Wellers focus on breeding high-fertility texels, which are currentlylambing 130 per cent, with thestructure to ‘‘walk around the hills’’,which is critical given that CrossHillhas 712ha of native and oversowntussock country, rising to 600 metresabove sea level, while just 178ha isflat to rolling pasture.They also have an equally strongfocus on wool which is sold throughHD Direct for a $1 per kilogrampremium above market price.‘‘Our wool is going into homes inChristchurch as quality carpet.‘‘Its been great to see the endproduct,’’ Grant said.The Wellers were happy scanning175 per cent last season, but don’twant to go any higher, as the placedoesn’t suit too many triplets.‘‘It’s more efficient running twinsand singles on our colder blocks,’’Grant said.

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from chaff making it easier to grind and make intoflour.Moore’s machine was drawn by 16 horses, with strawfrom the harvested chaff fueling a boiler that movedit. However, his idea didn’t catch on and it wasn’tuntil Cyrus Hall McCormick designed the McCormickreaper some years later that the combine harvesterreally took off.Although noisy, the McCormick reaper worked reallywell and put paid to the days when farm workerstoiled long and hard in the field cutting chaff byhand – an arduous and back-breaking task at thebest of times.In just 60 years, the McCormick harvester was selling4,000 units a day. So successful was the venture thatMcCormick merged with other harvesting companiesand created the International Harvester Company.Today’s combines are quite large and comfortable, afar cry from the earliest versions.Present models have air conditioning and you canlisten to music while operating the harvester. Theyare also sealedand pressurised.


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Shelterbelts cut lamb lossesFROM Page 9

Under cover: Shelter belts enhance pasture production and animal health.

CrossHill FarmLeased by: Grant and BernieWeller

Owners: Bernie’s parents Pat andMary Ryan

Farm size:

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BY splitting the ewe flock, theWellers have been able tofocus on feeding the bottom

20 per cent of their ewes better.Pasture production and stockhealth has been enhanced withthe planting of many shelterbeltson CrossHill since the late 1990s.‘‘We used to have big losses atlambing time, but we have veryfew losses now,’’ Grant said.The Wellers have planted ley-landi, poplars and pines, and goodsurvival has ensured less than 1per cent tree deaths.Bernie’s father Pat Ryan took upCrossHill in 1954, as part of areturned serviceman ballot, andhe leased the property, until hecould afford to buy it.Many years were spent exten-sively developing the previously‘‘rabbit infested’’ property.‘‘Dad started out with 20 pensioncows, 1300 romney ewes and 300hoggets,’’ Bernie said.The Wellers eventually took overthe lease of CrossHill in the late1990s and in 2004 bought the 56haLerrig block of the farm, over theroad from the home block.The Wellers are making hugegains in lamb production.This season they finished 2871lambs at 17.6kg carcass weight

and an average price of $110.30.The average lamb yield iscurrently around 56 per cent,which can be attributed to almost40 per cent of their lambs beingkilled off their mothers in mid-January, which is key to manag-ing pasture covers on theirsummer-dry property.‘‘We’ve had dry summers for thepast seven or eight years.

‘‘It doesn’t get wet like it did in thelate 1990s,’’ Grant said.However, the tussock blocks,which shade and shelter thegrasses, hold on well in the dry.‘‘We’re still getting good growtheven in cold winds.’’The Wellers are now in the finalstages of developing a farmsuccession plan using Gore-basedHarrex Group.

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With just under a month to GypsyDay it seems that this year,southern roads will be muchquieter on several years ago.People are watching to see what

will develop in the dairy industry in the South.There are fewer changes of employment assouthern dairy farmers now appreciate thatgood staff are an important capital item on adairy farm.Because of the economic situation in the dairyindustry, people in the industry have becomecautious and less inclined to move from theirpresent situations.However, the southern dairy industry remains

on an even keel. Environment Southland andother relevant organisations (Fonterra, DairyNZ, Federated Farmers, district councils, RoadTransport Association, NZ Transport Agencyand Police) have been working closely forsome time to establish a plan of action for thisyear’s winter grazing and Gypsy Daymovements in Southland.The plan is a multi-pronged approach toaddress the issue of effluent spillage fromstock trucks. As many are aware, standingstock off green feed prior to transport canreduce the amount of effluent emptied on thetruck by up to two thirds.A key focus at present is a combined

education campaign about the standing ofstock and on-farm disposal of effluent.Environment Southland has produced a factsheet for people moving stock on Gypsy Dayand this will be delivered to farmers beforethe end of the month.The various organisations are also jointlyfunding an advertisement to highlight thesefact sheets and other initiatives beingundertaken to reduce effluent spillage.Other publicity includes media releases,information in relevant organisationalnewsletters and on their websites, messageson tanker dockets, and information at publiclibraries and local authority offices around the

region. To support these efforts, EnvironmentSouthland has facilitated an agreement withtransport operators to use facilities at theiryards as temporary stock effluent disposalsites over the winter.Temporary sites will be available at Lumsden,Mossburn, Centre Bush, Ryal Bush, Wairio,Edendale and Gore.The dairy industry is also investigating thepossibility of using portable tankers astemporary sites, if effluent spillage problemsarise in any area not covered by the seventemporary sites already put in place.

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People reminded not to overfill their trucksFROM Page 11

Anetwork of permanent sites is also

being advanced by the NewZealand Transport Agency, withfunding for six sites currently beingconsulted on as part of the

Southland Regional Land TransportProgramme.Southland (Environment Southland) andOtago Regional Councils (ORC) remindeveryone involved in transferring stock tomake sure animals are prepared properlybefore cartage by standing them overnight

and not to overfill trucks.Throughout New Zealand, animal wastespillage from cartage trucks causedunnecessary mess for other road users andcould create dangers for motorists, especiallyat this time of year when stock movementsare intensified. Farmers should stand stockovernight before transporting them andtruckies should avoid overflow from theireffluent storage tanks en route.Having no storage tanks oroverflowing storage tanks onstock trucks made the potentialfor pollution of roads and theirsurrounds much worse and cancreate hazards to othermotorists.To help alleviate the problem,the ORC has developed anetwork of seven effluentdisposal sites in Otago, allowingstock trucks to off-load waste,rather than letting it spill overroads. Six sites are located alongState Highway One betweenOamaru and Clinton, withanother at Raes Junction sothere are no excuses for spillingeffluent on roads or dumpingillegally in Otago.

Russell Hawkes of Environment Southlandsays the council has now extended its effortsto supplying 11 effluent disposal sites forGypsy Day. He says Environment Southlandbelieves strongly on information andeducation rather than prosecution. Howeverhe warns that council compliance staff will beon the roads of Southland on June 1 and hewarns that anyone who fails to comply withthe council’s regulations will be prosecuted.

◗ Stock movement guidelines – For journeysof up to two hours, it’s best to stand stockoff feed for eight to 12 hours and withholdwater.While for journeys of over two hours, farmersshould gradually introduce dryer feed into thediet two to three days before transport,provide water up to departure and againstand cows for eight to 12 hours beforetransport.

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and turn it into a real on-farmmonitoring and decision-making asset. In addition tobasic identity informationand the production fedthrough from herd testing,recording offers you:◗ The ability to predictupcoming events – forexample, input your pre-mating heatdates to assist in planning andmonitoring during mating◗ A benchmarking tool – reports suchas the Fertility Focus Report provideyou with the framework andinformation with which to compareyour herd’s reproductive performancewith top performers and puts in place‘alert levels’ with suggested action

◗ Fertility monitoring for earlyintervention, planning andmanagement◗ The ability to find and follow top cowfamilies and sires in your herd to buildon their success

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Dairy industry keeping aneye on the Asian scene

What dairy farmers can expect by way ofreturns when the new season getsunderway is rather a loaded question.There are numerous variables toconsider such as demand for product

on overseas markets, the vexing question of howmany countries are going to cope with mountingnational and international debt and whethertraditional markets will remain as strong in the faceof the ever changing global commodityenvironment.In recent times the problems facing some countriesbattling to come to terms with internal debt hasbeen well documented, with many keeping a closeeye on the Asian scene, where a great deal of ourdairy products have previously been in demand. Sofar there doesn’t seem to be any cause for realconcern, but some analysts are wondering how longit is before the Asian economy takes a backward stepwhich could have serious ramifications foragricultural products including dairying exportedfrom New Zealand.However, there is little that producers can do buthope that those involved in securing overseasmarkets for our products continue to source newbuyers as they have successfully done year after year.

Fonterra’s increased payout to shareholders lastseason was definitely good news, although it doesn’tnecessarily mean that they will suddenly be flushwith money.On the local front, newcomers to Otago andSouthland will either already be on their newproperties or in transit which is a major part of theseasonal nature of the dairy industry, while otherswho have acquired longer term employmentcontracts will be negotiating with their employerswages and conditions for the forthcoming season.This time of year is definitely a busy one for thoseinvolved in dairying – with herd purchases, staffingarrangements and agreements, herd winteringarrangements a top priority for many who earn theirliving by milking cows as well as their legalrepresentatives who are relied on to finalise thepaperwork and make sure all the i’s are dotted andthe t’s crossed.Gypsy Day is also a busy one for the many transportfirms hired to transfer stock from one property toanother often taking in hundreds of kilometres overlarge stretches of rural New Zealand.Which means those that are not directly involved areasked to show a little patience if they shouldencounter a truck on the road.

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The Otago Regional Council (ORC) isurging dairy farmers, sharemilkers andtransport operators to do their bitduring the next month to help keepsouthern roads and waterways

effluent-free.As part of the annual farm changeover whichhappens from now until mid-June, manysharemilkers are shifting stock around Otagoand Southland.To minimise the likelihood of waste spillingonto local roads, ORC is reminding everyoneinvolved in transferring stock to make sureanimals are prepared properly before cartage,by standing them overnight.ORC director of resource management SelvaSelvajarah says farmers also need to beacutely aware of the need to keep stock well

away from waterways.‘‘We don’t want to see puggingof waterways by stock, ordamage to the bed of anystream, no matter how big itis,’’ Dr Selvarajah said.Farmers can do their bit bymaintaining riparian strips,while truckies are beingencouraged to empty theireffluent containers beforesetting off on a trip, rather thanrisk leakage on the road, orinto rivers and streams.Dr Selvarajah says the counciloften receives complaints frommotorists whose vehicles are soiled whenfollowing behind trucks who have not

emptied their effluent pans before startingtheir journey.

Animal waste spillage caused unnecessarymess for other road users and could createdangers for motorists, especially at this timeof year when stock movements intensify.‘‘Farmers must stand stock overnight beforetransporting them and truckies should avoidoverflow from their effluent storage tanks enroute,’’ Dr Selvarajah said.

◗ Otago Regional Council has installed sixstock effluent disposal sites on State HighwayOne between Pukeuri and Clinton, andanother at Raes Junction, at the intersectionof the Highway 8 and Highway 90.Road users can report stock effluent spills byphoning the ORC Pollution Hotline on 0800800 033. For more information on stockeffluent disposal see www.orc.govt.nz


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The lineup: Trialists in the South Island final of the Zig-Zag hunt are (from left) Fin Rowland and Coke, Mark Loye and Troop, Glen Tomlinson and Rave, Grant Calderand Cramp, John Templeton and Strut, Roy Pullen and Turk. The event was judged by John Tweed who was supported by his daughter Laura.

Dog trial teams do battle

ResultsEvent I - Long Head

Kerry Kilmister, Tinui Floyd, 191, 1

Ken Lobb, Stratford , Josie, 190, 2

Murray Child, Whangarei, Dice,187.75, 3.

Merv Williams, Raetihi, Jet, 185, 4.

Jeremy Berry, Hastings, Duzar, 184.5, 5.

Merv King, Geraldine, Kylie, 184, 6.

Barry Hobbs, Outram, Cam, 150.25, 7

Event II - Short Head & Yard

Selwyn Dorward, Hastings, Max,189, 1.

Eion Herbert, Wakefield, Haig, 188.5, 2.

Lloyd Smith, Palmerston, Happy, 187, 3.

Merv Utting, Gisborne, Briar, 186, 4.

Fred McDougal, Waipukurau, Peg, 183.5, 5.

Dick Roy, Gore, Rob,180.5, 6.

Kent Ebbett, Wyndham, Prince, 178.5, 7.

Event III - Zig Zag Huntaway

Grant Calder, St Bathans, Cramp, 191.25, 1.

Fin Rowland, Wanganui, Coke, 187.5, 2.

John Templeton, St Bathans, Strut, 184, 3.

Grant Plaisted, Taihape, Rock, 183.75, 4.

Roy Pullen, Wanganui, Turk, 182.5, 5.

Glen Tomlinson, St Bathans, Rave, 179.25, 6.

Mark Loye, Hastings, Troop, 156, 7.

Event IV- Straight Huntaway

Steve Kerr, Fairlie, Bully, 197, 1.

Lloyd Smith, Palmerston, Ernie, 195, 2.

Kerry Kilmister, Tinui, Bloom, 193.5, 3.

Russell Peek, Palmerston, Task, 192.75, 4.

Stuart McNeill, Napier, Sue, 187.75, 5.

Glen Tomlinson, St Bathans, Rex,180.5, 6.

Lindsay Wink, Waiau, Bear, 167.75, 7.

Weather no dampener to South Island finalistsBy LESLEY McINTOSH

THE hills around HakatarameaValley in North Otago echoedwith barking dogs during the TuxSouth Island Sheep Dog Trialchampionships.More than 200 entries werereceived for each of the fourevents held at the Waitaki Collie

Club grounds at Kurow from May9 to 13 in less than favourableweather.The long head was won by KerryKilmister and Floyd, from Tainui;Selwyn Dorward and Max, ofHastings won the short head andyard.The straight hunt was won bySteve Kerr and Bully, of Fairlie,

while Grant Calder and Cramp, ofSt Bathans, won the zig-zag hunt.Waitaki Collie Dog Club presidentLes Scott said it was thanks to theco-operation of the Ross family atCollie Hills and the Abelens fromGlen Cary that allowed the trialsto be held on their properties.Mr Scott acknowledged the sup-port of Hugh and Mandy Came-

ron, of Otematata Station, whosupplied merino wethers for thehunt events and Simon and KateTaylor from Maungatira Station,who supplied corriedale ewelambs for the heading events.The next major event for trialistswill be the North Island and NewZealand Sheep Dog Trial Cham-pionships at Masterton on June 6.

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The Charolais breed was developed andestablished in the Charolles district in centralFrance, the ancestors of today’s Charolaiswere not only suited to draught but by theearly seventeenth century they were also

producing highly rated meat for the markets in Lyonand Villefranche.Improvement through selective breedingcommenced early in the nineteenth century, and theFrench Charolais Herd Book was established in 1864.The first Charolais semen was imported to NewZealand from Britain in 1965 for trials at Lincoln andRuakura. The following year commercial semen wasbrought in by Mr J M Sutherland of ‘‘Centrewood’’,Waimate. He had seen Charolais while on holiday inFrance and was so impressed at their size that he wasdetermined to introduce them to the New Zealandbeef scene.Between 1969 and 1981; 61 bulls and 302 femaleswere imported into New Zealand from Great Britain,forming the basis of the Full French Charolais in thecountry.The majority of purebred cattle have been bred by‘‘grading up’’ using a French Charolais sire over abase Angus, Friesian or Hereford cow. By the fifthgeneration (31/32) purebred status is reached. In thisway a ‘‘New Zealand’’ Charolais has been developed,still with the Charolais growth rate and muscle, butbetter suited to the beef production systems used inNew Zealand.On Wednesday 4 September 1968 in the RSAClubrooms, Oamaru, the New Zealand CharolaisCattle Society (NZCCS) was born. Thirty-four peopleattended together with representatives from theChristchurch Press and Otago Daily Times.

J M Sutherland of Waimate was appointed ActingPresident. A sub-committee of J O Acland, J E Austinand P H Elworthy was given the task of setting outthe Objects and Rules of the new Society.Its stated aim: ‘‘To encourage, promote and improvethe breeding of Charolais cattle in New Zealand andto establish relationships with other breed societies.’’In 1962 when the Director-General of Agriculture, DN R Webb, was in Europe, he pursued his interest inthe Charolais breed with a visit to Nevers. There hewas escorted to several Charolais Fairs and studs bythe President of the Charolais Herd Book Mr EmilleMaurice, and his son, Francois, later ExecutivePresident of FIAERBC.On his return to London he approached the Britishauthorities for an allocation of semen so that trialwork could be started at Ruakura.However it was not possible to negotiate a wayaround the prohibition on exports then in force. Thebest that could be achieved was a promise thatsupplies would be made available when theprohibition was lifted.This happened in 1965, and fortunately for the futureof the breed in New Zealand, it coincided with a visitto Europe of Jack Sutherland. His hotel in Navarre inFrance was crowded with enthusiasts from manycountries attending the Charolais sales.He accepted an invitation to accompany thedelegates from the United Kingdom. He was soimpressed by what he saw and by what he learntfrom the experience of Angus, Friesian andShorthorn cows as matrons.His efforts to win official approval, however, were notimmediately successful.Jack Sutherland refused to surrender his ambitions.

He was determined to improvebeef performance in New Zealand.He supplied his cows to Ruakurafor evaluation to be carried out onthem and with the help of the HonDuncan McIntyre, Minister ofLand, succeeded in obtaining anallocation from the originalGovernment importation ofsemen for later insemination.Thus the Charolais breed waslaunched commercially in NewZealand, the first new breedintroduced into New Zealandsince the importation of theGalloways in 1947. Sutherland hadnever had anything like thegrowth rate achieved by thesecalves in his cattle before.

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Benatrade Marshalls at the top of table

It is a long way from Scotland to SouthlandNew Zealand, but David and Juli Marshallof Benatrade Angus Taramoa nearRiverton carry on a tradition, joining thetwo countries.

The modern breed of Angus cattle has a longand distinguished past. Cave drawings made

by primitive people in Scotland anddiscovered in the 19th century reveal cattleremarkably like the modern Angus cattle.There was little surprise at this among theAngus cattle breeders of Aberdeen, Banff,Kincardine and Angus because for centuries‘‘the black cattle’’ have survived and thrived in

the harsh conditions of those districts. Indeed,when southern New Zealand was settled byEuropeans in the mid-19th century, the Angusbreed was highly favoured in breaking in theland for farming. The powerful Australia andNew Zealand Land Company that broke in avery high proportion of Southland farmingland, particularly in the north of the province,imported the first Angus cattle to Southlandin 1875.The Scottish cattle survived and thrived in thecold and bitter southern winters where otherbreeds had fallen away and the Angus breedcontinues to flourish in the South. However, itis not only in the South where the Angusbreed found favour. Much of the hill countryof New Zealand could not have been brokenin without the black breed.The bulls bred by the Marshall Family atBenatrade have those same qualities thatmade the Angus breed indispensable for themaking of New Zealand. These include soundtemperament, hardiness and survival in anyconditions and excellent foraging.These same traits, along with good milkingability, ease of calving, strong liveweight gainsand the regular production of thrifty, strongcalves, have meant the Angus breed is awinner for livestock farmers. It is not enoughto have an excellent pedigree in today’s beefindustry.

Both stud and commercial farmers know theMarshalls of Benatrade have a high standardof production in their cattle. It is also wellknown and appreciated that the BenatradeAngus cattle are farmed in the harshcommercial environment of Taramoa at thebottom of the South Island where theAntarctic winds sweep across southern NewZealand.While Benatrade Angus started only asrecently as 1995, David Marshall’s family hashad a long and distinguished association withthe breed. When in 1995, he had a chance tosharefarm Glenwood Angus cattle, he jumpedat the chance.The foundation cows of Glenwood Anguswent back to the same bloodlines ofCricklewood used by the renowned ScotdaleStud that had been founded by DavidMarshall’s father and uncle in 1954. As well asCricklewood, the Scotdale Stud also hadfoundation cows form Armidale andKowhiwhi.So a grand tradition with the Angus breedcontinues and David and Juli’s children arethe fifth generation of Marshalls to enter theshow ring. Unlike some other stud cattlebreeders, Benatrade Marshalls continue toenter competitions at A&P Shows over a widearea of the South Island.This means the Benatrade Angus cattle areseen by a wide variety of discerningprospective buyers and the significantnumber of prestigious award won by thecattle, enhances the Benatrade reputation asthe producer of top Angus beef cattle.Benatrade’s yearling bulls are sold on theproperty in October every year. This sale hasattracted a growing number of beef breeders.

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Thomas Brydone a man ahead of his time in manyaspects of farming in New Zealand, was a verysignificant pioneer in New Zealand farming.

He was not only responsible for the first processingand shipment of frozen meat and dairy produce tothe United Kingdom, but also as the chairman and amajor shareholder in the Australian and New ZealandLand Company had a strong impact on thedevelopment of farming in the South.The company owned a vast tract of land extendingfrom Edendale to Lumsden. Later much of this wassold off as farm settlements in areas such asRiversdale, Balfour, Edendale, Wyndham andWaikaka.It also owned land in Otago and it was form one suchholding at Totara, near Oamaru, that the firstshipment of frozen meat was processed.However, Brydone saw the potential of the Angusbreed from the Aberdeen Angus herds of Scotland, inbreaking in new country and he was instrumental inintroducing the breed to this country.The first shipment of Angus cattle to New Zealand – asingle bull and three cows – was recorded in 1863.Subsequent shipments made by the New Zealandand Australian Land Company in 1875 and 1883 ledto the establishment of two herds of approximately60 head at Edendale, Southland and Totara, Oamaru.From this Angus NZ has grown to be the largest beefbreed in New Zealand today, thriving on the manychallenges New Zealand conditions have asked ofthem.Over many years Angus bulls have also been used asa ‘cross’ with other beef breeds, producing the verypopular ‘white-face’ cattle so sort after by NewZealand cattle finishers.For almost a hundred years the name Aberdeen-Angus was familiar to most New Zealanders as one ofour premier cattle breeds.These original animals were a small, short and stoutbreed and this type was retained until the 1950’s.New Zealand Angus cattle were exported to Australiaas early as 1885, with registration records for NZAngus dating back to the same time.In 1891 Angus cattle were moved to the North Island,with studs initially established in the Hawkes Bay.

The New Zealand Aberdeen Angus Cattle BreedersAssociation was inaugurated in Hastings in 1918. In1969 the Association changed its name to The NewZealand Angus Association.The first National Angus Sale was held in Hastings in1919, moving two years later to Dannevirke. Thebreed grew rapidly, with entries in the sale increasingfrom 44 bulls in 1926 to 387 in 1962.Angus NZ’s flagship brand ‘AngusPure’ has achievedrecognition in the New Zealand meat Industry as apremium brand, setting the trends and standards ofexcellence for all others to match.This has created a tremendous awareness of both theAngus breed and the AngusPure brand and adramatic increase in demand for Angus beef in thisbranded form and the associated quality beefassociated with it.Initially sold into the high profile end of the foodchain where accountability is paramount AngusPureis now found in selected Foodstuffs supermarketsthroughout the country and all manner of eatinghouses nationwide.Of recent opportunities for AngusPure have beenfurther enhanced through partnership agreementsforged with many of the leading New Zealand meatcompanies in, Hellabys, Land Meats, Taylor Preston,Anzco and Silver Fern Farms (SFF). This not onlyoffers greater access domestically but adds furtheropportunities for us through their export outlets totheir international markets.Because of these opportunities the branded productportfolio has grown to include:◗ Certified Angus Beef New Zealand (CABNZ)◗ Certified Angus New Zealand SFF (CANZ–SFF)These are used in selected international markets togain maximum exposure again for New ZealandAngus beef sourced from our members’ genetics.Further to this an agreement has been forged withthe multi national fast food company McDonalds totake some of the lesser cuts and trim from thesepremium carcasses and market them through thegolden arches outlets here in New Zealand as a‘McAngus’ burger, further increasing the awarenessof the Angus breed and the associated high qualitybeef they produce.

Bull selection crucial inHill Country farming

Fairlie farmer David Giddings, the principal ofMeadowslea Angus and Sheep Genetics, hasdevised a genetic selection index for hisAngus cattle which is, ironically, a responseto the feed requirements of high

performance sheep.Through changed land uses and the quest for morelambs, new sheep breeds are nowrun on hill country where cowstraditionally grazed. DavidGiddings says ‘‘These highperformance sheep are very goodforagers and have eaten outmuch of the easier or lowertussock blocks, as sheep farmerschase huge gains inperformance.’’ Cow country hadbecome marginalised,consequently beef cows wereincreasingly pushed up onto the harder hill countrywhere they were still expected to produce just asgood calf each year.David says his High Country Index (developed fiveyears ago) identifies and ranks bulls proven underMeadowslea’s tough hill country breedingprogrammes as the most suitable for South IslandHigh Country conditions.Selection is based on the predicted profits from cowsthat spend 10 years in a tough farming environment.It shows the most profitable bull that can bepurchased if cows were run in those conditions.Because cows are being pushed harder, Davidadvises beef breeders to be really careful whenmaking their bull selections:‘‘If we use genetics in the top 10 percent for

performance we have got to accept that feed intakegoes up into the top 10 percent as well. If the highperformance cow is expected to produce on thebottom 10 percent of feed with no supplements thenthe equation won’t work and poor fertility is the firstthing to show up with late born calves and emptycows .

‘‘Energy ingested can only go intobone, fat or muscle. But you must keepit all in balance. We all want growthand muscle in our finishing cattle butthe cow needs adequate fat to storeenergy for winter and enough bone forconstitution and survival in highaltitude.’’Australian research had shown that acow with good rib and rump fat levelscould store and retrieve up to 3500MJof energy per annum – the equivalent

of carrying about two bales of baleage on their backsheading In to winter (or 300kg of barley).At Meadowslea almost all mating is natural with upto 10 sire bulls single mated in tussock blocks. ‘‘Bullsmust be active enough to herd their cows in bigblocks on hill country and ensure they are all coveredin the first cycle. Likewise a heifer or cow must seekout a bull when she is in season. We won’t use AIsemen off imported bulls from totally differentenvironments because their progeney can’t handlethe tough South Island hill country conditions andmay lead to serious infertility problems.’’ says David.Meadowslea’s oldest stud bull is still mating on thehills at nine years old and the progeny of the Studwas well proven and popular in the High Countryenvironment.

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Winter has definitely reared its ugly head the past few days, with reports of every type of weather imaginable being experienced in various parts of Otago and Southland. From thunder, lightning and rain in the deep south, to strong winds and snow falling to quite low levels on some of the hills in Central Otago through to very wet conditions in Dunedin. If the winter woollies haven’t been dug out Winter yet, then they soon will be. With the onslaught of winter comes some of the more challenging times on the farm where miserable conditions have to be contended with by both farmer and stock. While some recent winters have heralded great conditions both overhead and underfoot, just as many past seasons have been one long memory of rain, snow, mud, frosts and wind. Never the most pleasant time of the year when feeding stock daily means it is compulsory to be in the great outdoors and inclement weather just can’t be avoided! The ensuing months is the time when extra care and vigilance needs to be taken of both the farming family and staff and the condition of stock out in the paddocks. Good health practices and layers of winter clothing should aid in keeping the Human side reasonably healthy, while good farm management, vigilance and good feed should keep the four legged variety healthy. And amongst all this, don’t forget the farm dog who is relied on so often and in so many ways out in the paddocks. Check their beds and water supply and make sure they are getting the food and nutrients they require. A few extra minutes of care and attention now can make all the difference. After all a dog’s life can’t be easy, and I have yet to hear of a human keen to swap places with them!

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HeliSouth was established to provide excellence in service to the South Otago and Southland regions,and today operates from bases in Invercargill (two helicopters) and Balclutha (two helicopters), withadditional air support available through HeliOtago’s Mosgiel headquarters.

Business director and Balclutha pilot Jeff McMillan hails from an extensive background in the industry.

‘‘I’ve been flying commercially for around 30 years, and covered just about every aspect of the businessin that time, both here and abroad,” said Jeff.

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That includes all aspects of agricultural spraying and top dressing for fertiliser, pesticide and herbicide,to heli-lifting and charter work.

Of particular interest to Southland farmers under current regional council regulations will beHeliSouth’s winter ragwort promotion.

This noxious weed has become more prevalent in recent years and needs to be removed for regulatorycompliance – a task which can be performed straightforwardly and economically by the experiencedteam at HeliSouth.

With considerable demand for the service already building up, it could pay to get in touch to takeadvantage of this great value promotion soon.

Another key area of demand for the HeliSouth team is urea spraying in springtime, frequently requiredin our damp southern climate when the ground simply becomes too wet for trucks to gain access.

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2-MINUTE FARMER – NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY

Winning ways: 2011 New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year Jason and Lisa Suisted milk430 cows at Gordonton, near Hamilton.

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Steak of OriginA south devon/friesian cross sirloin steak from PhilHoskin at Pahiatua, in the Wairarapa, has won the 2011Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origin competition.Twenty finalists, carved down from nearly 400, weretasted by a panel of judges at the grand final duringBeef Expo in Feilding last Tuesday. Each steak wasassessed on aroma, juiciness, tenderness, texture andtaste by a judging panel which included radio hostJamie Mackay. The Grand Champion was awarded theprestigious Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origintrophy, the original Beef Carcass shield and $5000cash. Riversdale beef breeders Stewart and Julia Edenwere fourth in Class 3 – crossbred & other – with theirdexter-friesian cross entry. The supreme brand awardwent to Bowmont Wholesale Meats in Invercargill withits Hereford Prime entry.

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Top sharemilkersWaikato sharemilkers Jason and Lisa Suisted werecrowned 2011 New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmersof the Year at a gala dinner in Queenstown on May 14.The Suisteds, who 50 per cent sharemilk 430 cows atGordonton, near Hamilton, won about $40,000 inprizes. The win also topped a huge week for them asthey had their third child. Judge Jo Bishell said theSuisteds were the ‘‘complete package’’. Their financialperformance, pasture management, and health andsafety practices stood out.More than 600 people attended the awards where

more than $130,000 in cash and prizes was given tothe winners. Palmerston North farm managers JasonHalford won the 2011 New Zealand Farm Manager of theYear Award. Mr Halford currently milks 440 cows on154ha. Meanwhile, Wairarapa dairy worker Ben Smithwon the 2011 Dairy Trainee of the Year Award. Mr Smithis employed by 2010 New Zealand Farm Managers ofthe Year Carwyn and Michelle Monteith.

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Fonterra buys upFonterra is in the final stages of buying land todevelop a pilot dairy farm in Brazil in line with itsstrategy to establish best practice dairy farms in thefast growing economies of Asia and Latin America. Thedairy giant has signed a conditional sale and purchaseagreement to buy an 850ha farm in the mid-west ofGoias State in Brazil. The aim was to develop twomilking platforms with a total herd of 3300 cows,which would be producing high-quality milk by late2014. Fonterra was also developing a second dairy farmin China and is conducting a feasibility study into ajoint venture dairy farm in India.

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Runaway successRural Women New Zealand has been recognised for therunaway success of its ‘‘Let’s Get Plastered for BreastCancer’’ campaign, at the Fundraising Institute of NewZealand Fundraising Excellence Awards 2011. Theorganisation received a merit award in The KiwibankSpecial Events Charity Fundraising Award for

Excellence category.RWNZ members will present a cheque for $16,000 tothe New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation at theirnational conference this Sunday. The money will go

towards research being undertaken by OtagoUniversity associate professor Susan Dovey, comparingbreast cancer outcomes for rural women comparedwith those living in urban areas.

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Livestock

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UNTREATEDSAWDUST/SHAVINGSIDEAL for wintering pads,$10 per m3 + GST, exLuggate Sawmill. Phone(03) 443-8530. 3712087

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HERD MANAGER for farm in CLINTONarea - 2 rotary sheds - split herds - shareaccom. Or 2 bed cottage available intownshipASSNT HERD MANAGERS - (2 singles) toshare all farm duties on a fully SC unit atCLYDEVALE - 450 cows - HB shed withACR’s - Share 3 bed home.GEN FARM ASSISTANT and a MILKHARVESTER - for 800 cows - 15km sth ofBalclutha - suit local persons - Travel dailyWORKING COUPLE for 900 cow farm atPUKERAU. Rotary shed - 2 bed Cottageavailable.

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STOCK MANAGER for Sheep/Beefproperty close to the lakes district(GARSTON) - ability to undertakeresponsibilities and staff supervision - 4 bedhome.ASSNT FARM MANAGER - for sheep - beef- deer property in NORTHERNSOUTHLAND - involvement withcultivation - supplementary feed and genfarm duties is also required - 4 bed home -competitive salary package.SINGLE FARM ASSISTANT for largefarming operation in the AVONDALE area -SC accommodation.

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