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This is just one conclusion from research being conducted by Lincoln University’s senior lecturer in Farm Management Research, Dr Kevin Old, and research fellow, Dr Peter Nuthall.

Last year more than 2000 farmers were mailed a questionnaire which sought opinions and preferences with regard to farm succession and governance. A response rate of 36% was achieved.

Dr Old said with this response rate being greater than the norm, that it was clear that farmers were interested in the topics covered.

“With the decisions made by farmers having a signifi cant impact on New Zealand’s economic wellbeing, it is important to know how farming decisions are made, particularly when it comes to ascertaining how farm management skills could be improved.”

He said most farmers have the potential to access farm consultants, but the results found that only a small number actually utilised such services on a regular basis.

“The average use across all farmers was 21 hours per annum, however, over half the farmers surveyed use less than 10 hours per annum, which indicates infrequent or irregular use.

At the upper end of farm consultant use, just 4% used more than 70 hours per annum — equating to nearly six hours per month.

The research showed that young farmers (those under 35 years) tend to use consultants more (an average of 42 hours per annum) compared to relatively older farmers.

“For instance, for those over 55 years of age, the fi gure is 21 hours per annum. However, these are averages, and many farmers will not employ consultants at all.”

It was found that farmers with a net farm investment of less than $5 million paid $1,330 per annum on average. In contrast, farmers with a net investment of more than $25 million spent $17,700 per annum on average.

“When all farm sizes were averaged out, it was found that

dairy and crop farmers spent the most on consultants, $4,240 and $5,800 per annum respectively. This is perhaps unsurprising as crop farms have important decisions to make each year regarding selecting crop mix.”

The researchers considered whether a lack of trust was one reason for the relatively low use of consultants.

The research showed 56% of the farmers rated their trust in consultants at 1 or 2 on a 5 point scale (with 1 being good and 5 poor).

“The remaining 44% were ambivalent or worse when it came to trust in consultants. In fact, the average score overall was 2.42, which strongly suggests an overall ambivalence.”

Dr Old said from their research it would appear that strategic decisions are largely made by the farmers themselves even if some ‘trusted person’ discussions occur fi rst.

“Clearly professional help is very important to some farmers, although most do not employ a consultant. They rely on their own experience and

Low use but high gains from farm consultants

By Kent Caddick

observations, and on discussions with family and ‘trusted persons’.”

He said it appeared that risk factors are seen by farmers as problematic.

“When asked whether they wanted help in controlling risk, the average score, again on a fi ve point scale, was 2.6. Expressed differently, 52% noted they needed help.

“With profi t data analysis showing that farmers who employed a consultant received $4 for every dollar spent, the question is raised as to why more farmers don’t utilise these services.

“It is perhaps worth noting that this dollar fi gure is an average, meaning some farmers would receive more while others less. Also, the analysis does not consider a farmer’s inherent skill or objectives. Some, for instance, may be content with their current situation.”

Overall, the researchers concluded that any initiatives concerned with improving farmers’ managerial ability should focus on the farmers themselves in light of the fact that they tend to make most of their decisions without professional assistance.

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Although professional help with farm management is very important to many farmers, most do not employ a consultant, even though an analysis of profi t data shows farmers who do receive $4 return for every dollar spent.

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Entries open for prestigious farm awardsby Kent Caddick

Canterbury farmers will be looking to continue the region’s stranglehold on the country’s premier environmental farming award, the Gordon Stephenson Trophy.

Entries have opened for the 2015 Canterbury Ballance Environment Farm Awards. The awards, which have been running in the region for 12 years, celebrate responsible land stewardship and sustainable farm management.

Canterbury regional co-ordinator for the Ballance Awards Jocelyn Muller said the awards continue to grow in Canterbury.

“The awards recognise and celebrate that good practice on-farm management is

benefi cial to the business as well as the environment.

“By entering the awards, farmers have the opportunity to have their farms assessed by a team of skilled judges, all with expertise in their particular area.

“Many farmers believe the judging process itself makes entering the awards a worthwhile experience. Farmers can discuss their ideas and business practices with the team of highly experienced and knowledgeable judges.

“It also provides an opportunity for farmers to benchmark the sustainability of their farm practices and see where they can make improvements,” she said.

The nation-wide awards are run across 10 regions by the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust (NZFE). A National Award, the Gordon Stephenson Memorial Trophy, is chosen from theregional winners.

Jocelyn Muller said the awards are going to go from strength to strength in Canterbury.

“Since Canterbury’s beginning in 2002 the awards have involved more than 200 entrants, 80 trained judges, as well as 11 supreme, and around 60 category award winners.

“This year our regional winners Mark and Devon Slee went on to win the coveted national Gordon Stephenson Trophy making it two years in a row for the Ashburton district after Methven farmers Craige and Roz Mackenzie won the title last year.

“Having the names of Canterbury farmers engraved on the Gordon Stephenson

Trophy in consecutive years shows Canterbury farmers are taking the lead in sustainable farming and are serious about contributing to the region’s environmental, social, and economic wellbeing,”she said.

The Slee’s business, Melrose Dairy Limited, is based on 1014ha in the Ealing district, south of Ashburton. With a milking platform of

660ha, Melrose Dairy milks over 2600 cows on three dairy units.

BFEA judges said the Slees are top performers who have demonstrated the ability to run a highly profi table dairy business while ensuring excellent environmental management.

Mark Slee said being involved in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards was

a valuable and informative experience.

“The awards are a great opportunity to learn, network, and receive feedback on farming operations. The process provides us with a great opportunity to tell our story about irrigated agriculture and its benefi ts to our community.

“The awards show that profi tability and environmental sustainability can go hand in hand and they are a welcome recognition for our industry and for the teamwork, passion, and commitment we have made to our business,” he said.

The period for entering the Canterbury awards is open until October 1, with the awards evening to be held in March, 2015.

Entry forms for the 2015 competition are available from the NZFE website at www.bfea.org.nz.

Mark and Devon Slee of Ealing, winners of the 2014 Ballance Environment Farm Awards supreme award making in two in a row for Canterbury

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Chair of the Wool Levy Group, Sandra Faulkner

Spending the proposed wool levy

NZPork signs biosecurity partnership

The Wool Levy Group has released details of how it intends to spend the money the levy will raise.

NZPork has become one of the fi rst organisations to sign the Deed for the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity Readiness and Response.

Voting papers for the Wool Levy Referendum will be sent out on September 10 with voting to close on October 10.

Chair of the Wool Levy Group Sandra Faulkner said farmers’ feedback has been instrumental in building the proposal for the wool levy.

“We have also been consulting with a pan-industry group including researchers, brokers and exporters.”

Ms Faulkner said the wool levy proposal will be bringing to life the business case which sheep farmers have voted on three times.

“The core principles remain the same: innovation, which includes research and development and education, which is about raising demand and communication.”

A levy of 3c on the average 5.4kgs (including slipe) greasy weight equivalent per head produced per annum would equal around 16.2 cents per sheep.

Ms Faulkner said initially the levy will be no higher than 3c per kilogram and there will

be an upper limit of 5c per kilogram stipulated in a new Wool Commodities Levy Act.

Education will get the bulk of the around $4.6 million the levy is expected to raise.

“Education is one of the most critical aspects of the levy with $2.7m being set aside for this,” Ms Faulkner said.

“The money will go to a Campaign for Wool which will replace the existing test house contribution, a contestable fund for collaborative projects such as educating retail staff and consumers, tertiary teaching fellowships and a contestable scholarship fund as well as funding New Zealand’s IWTO obligations.

“Key stakeholders will be consulted to ensure there is a better understanding of lead markets including fi nding the most effective ways to create demand.“

In addition to the education fund another $0.5m will be set aside for communication and advocacy which among other things will be used to support

trade negotiations, improve market access, provide a voice for wool and be a fi rst point of contact for government, business, banking and universities.

A further $0.5m will be set aside for R&D innovation which will include a contestable fund to allow research projects, which are not covered by current funding but are clearly of benefi t to the industry, to be carried out.

Finally $0.5m will be set aside for governance and administration of the fund.

“Administration will be kept to a minimum, with a proposed board of three farmer elected directors (elected nationally) and up to two appointees post-harvest,” Ms Faulkner said.

NZPork was the fi rst animal-based industry to enter into a GIA and the second industry overall, behind Kiwifruit Vine Health.

The GIA deed sets the legal framework for NZPork’s participation with MPI in regard to readiness activities for its priority biosecurity risks. It also gives the industry an equal voice in decisions in the event of an exotic disease incursion.

NZPork chairman Ian Carter said the industry continues to have concerns about how biosecurity is being managed.

“But the GIA Deed creates an opportunity for us to partner with government in a very real and practical way on some priority issues.

“This agreement gives the pork industry a place at the decision table when it comes to preparing for and managing biosecurity risks specifi c to our industry. This is a positive step toward sorting out a critical area for New Zealand’s economy.”

Mr Carter said the structure of the GIA is indicative of MPI

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“The rural sector needs good working relationships

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NZPork chairman Ian Carter welcomes the partnership with the Government over biosecurity readiness and response

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O’Connor Commentswith Damien O’Connor Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture

From the MinisterNathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries

Foreign money Red meat sector con� dence on the riseNew Zealand industries including agriculture have all relied

for their development on access to foreign capital to grow and prosper. After some challenging years, there are strong signs of

improved results for many in the red meat sector. This is a refl ection of the hard work of everyone — from farmers through to processors and exporters.

We are a relatively new country without the history of wealth creation and banks have provided the money for expansion and growth. There has always been a sizeable component of foreign ownership of the larger companies which oscillates with international trends.

The early British ownership of meat companies allowed them to control the fl ow of our produce into the traditional homeland retailers. The development of farmer owned co-operatives was the logical way for Kiwi farmers to gain more control of the quality export meat we produce in this country for a much wider range of off-shore customers.

The co-ops for the most part have served the interests of farmers and the country well, especially in dairying. However, the individual minded farmers who buy the shares don’t always buy into the culture and as we are

realising in the meat industry, can undermine the structure and objectives of the co-operative models.

It has been with concern that we hear rumours of greater foreign purchase of the meat sector at a time when we desperately need to determine a better future for New Zealand, not foreign investors.

It has also been interesting to note that when we are the focus of a growing foreign interest in our valuable farmland and houses, the organisations which have fuelled the speculation have been making record profi ts. Last week both ANZ and ASB announced record profi ts.

The logical question that should be asked by farmers is who is milking who. The cows, the farmers, or the banks? With the big drop in payout for milk and the high land and capital costs of farming, will a downward market adjustment in values

put a large portion of the bank debt at risk?

The only security available for the banks is speculative foreign purchases that will tend to underpin values because the cost of the off-shore capital is so much lower.

There are some challenges ahead for all our agricultural sectors. Opening the door to foreign purchase of more New Zealand farm land will not serve the interests of our country, our young Kiwi farmers, or our ability to control the future direction for high value primary exports.

We now have a slowly increasing quantum of domestic capital that can fuel real growth in agriculture if we plan for a better future of higher value to all stakeholders from the market.

The decision on who drives that future will be decided at the upcoming election and every farmer should think very carefully about their vote.

Overseas prices for New Zealand manufacturing beef are now 28 percent higher than 12 months ago, and farm gate prices for lamb are 13% higher than a year ago.

The meat and wool sectors make up 21% of total primary sector export revenue. The export value of $8 billion for this year ending June 30, 2014 is a record, which is a fantastic result. This is expected to keep increasing, and reach $9.4 billion by 2018.

Opening up new markets is going to be very important in maintaining this progress and helping farmers.

New Zealand has a busy trade agenda, with current negotiations including Korea, India, the Middle East and the Trans Pacifi c Partnership which includes the United States and Japan. Trade with China has been a massive success with two-way trade between our

countries now worth $20 billion a year. Recently 13 new meat premises were approved for export to China which will be worth millions to the industry.

While there is plenty of good news, there is still a determination to ensure the sector is operating to its full potential.

The continued sharing of ideas about the structure of the industry, including through the election of Meat Industry Excellence representatives to the boards of the major co-operatives, can only improve understanding of the sector’s complexity.

Of course, September 20 is just around the corner. As we enter the election period, it is inevitable that certain political parties will put the boot into the primary sector. Little do they realise that most farmers are environmentalists, and that they want to leave their farms in

a better state for their children and grandchildren to enjoy.

I think this quote from Dwight Eisenhower summarises this perfectly: ‘Farming looks bloody easy when your plough is a pencil and you live a thousand kilometres from the paddock’.

And so I’d like to thank you for all you do, because I don’t believe that farmers get thanked enough. Through hard work and passion, your product is exported to the fi nest restaurants and dinner tables around the world.

As a Government, we realise the hard work of all those in the primary sector has driven our economy. This has helped the Government get back into surplus and help fund things like new schools, hospitals, and roads. If we are fortunate enough to be re-elected, it won’t be something we forget.

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Country Matterswith Rob Cope-Williams

Kiwi dominance of global dairy trade slips

Cold blasts from the north and west

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Clouds have been gathering off shore with respect to dairying here in God’s own, and they are now starting to appear over the horizon.

The recent Fonterra milk price forecast cut of 14% down from $7 to $6 a kilogram of milk solids shows the risks to the economy of reliance on production of unsustainable dairy commodities.

The drop to farmers from an estimated payout in the latest season of $8–10/kg and exceeding $13b collectively is looking to fall $4b, a huge hit for fi nancially exposed farmers and the New Zealand economy.

Milk solids are processed into a variety of grades of milk powder and other dairy products, but most can hardly be called value added in the true meaning. Our dairy is mostly feeding into an increasingly competitive commodity market. Regardless of fl uctuations and occasional rosy years, it is diffi cult to see a consistent future of high milk price returns.

The management and board of Fonterra are taking New Zealand dairy increasingly

offshore, diluting New Zealand production with herds in South America and China, using signifi cant volumes of United States and Australian milk and other overseas production.

New Zealand is slipping from its strong share (about a third) of internationally traded dairy products. New Zealand is unique, exporting 95% of about 20 million tonnes of milk production, whereas most countries’ production is consumed at home. However, other countries are cranking up production, responding to perceived market opportunities and New Zealand has limited production capacity.

As New Zealand’s dominance of the global dairy trade slips, it is important our competitive point of difference in the world is clearer. Mostly in pasture production, rather than cows in large sheds or feed lots, New Zealand dairying should not be muddied with offshore production or poor

practice at home. Fonterra must not sell its overseas production on the New Zealand pasture image.

Clean green 100% Pure Aotearoa New Zealand is an international prize winning brand and one that our best value international consumers recognise. The brand needs to be maintained and built.

For dairy that means keeping on the pasture and keeping the 100% Pure brand in sight in every decision that’s made. Stand-off pads and herd homes should be used sparingly and moves to permanent housing braked. Intensifi cation isn’t the picture our best value customers have with product from clean green 100% Pure Aotearoa New Zealand.

Love New Zealand, the Greens new strap line, works well with 100% Pure Aotearoa New Zealand and in part refl ects the need for sustainable production for a smarter economy.

While many thought it would have been Europe who would have been the main threat, it seems the real risk is from the United States of America. You know, that wonderful nation that we so desperately want to love us, protect us and be our best mates.

While their leader plays golf with ours, they are setting up huge, and I mean huge, dairy farms with massive milking sheds and square miles of dairy support areas for their cut and carry regimes. I understand that these units make our Canterbury units look very small in comparison.

The situation seems simple. They have seen what we are doing and in true American style have taken a great idea and thrown a lot of grunt at it. Remember that’s what they did to British sports cars in the 1960s when

they took a good handling 4-cylinder car and shoe horned in a V8. It meant the thing no longer handled but went like the clappers.

They are very focussed on the Chinese market and are equally happy to admit that.

The scary thing is that if they were to increase their production by just fi ve percent, it will equate to 35 percent of Fonterra’s production and I don’t need to tell you what that will mean to our exports to China.

So while digesting that, ponder on the fact that our very own Fonterra sets the world price by their open auction system and all the Americans have to do is slip their price slightly under ours and the Chinese celebrate the extra margin in their bank.

Perhaps David Cunliffe was right when he said, ‘we shouldn’t put all our cows in the one basket’. I recently

had the chance to watch the Aussie farming programme called Landline on television and there again were the threatening clouds.

Aussie is already exporting into our markets with both bottled milk and baby formulas, and the reporter was very openly saying that the industry is very focussed on expanding production and just as focussed on taking on the New Zealanders in the market place.

Rugby rivalry is one thing, but that’s hardly cricket!

Again they are putting a lot of money and effort into development and while I was thinking they wouldn’t be able to match our irrigated pasture, the reporter gave me a very full explanation about how much land is now going under irrigation, that there is enough water and that their technology is world beating.

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United States leading indicators were up for the fi fth straight month, while United Kingdom gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the June quarter was the strongest since 2007.

China also improved, with the renewed fiscal stimulus in the June quarter emphasising their commitment to maintaining a minimum level of ongoing economic growth.

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and the increased sanctions being applied to Russia have also weighed on sentiment, particularly given the risk of potential gas shortages in the coming winter. Accordingly, supportive monetary policies are expected to remain in place for longer with the increased risk to activity leading to a contraction in longer-term interest rates.

Global equity markets have tended to refl ect local economic conditions with European stocks being weaker but United States stocks continuing to post gains. United States stocks were also helped by June quarter corporate reporting, where both revenue and earnings exceeded expectations.

Asian equity markets showed the strongest regional gains, refl ecting investor confi dence that China’s renewed fiscal stimulus activity is proactively

managing the risks that are present in their economy.

In Australia, resource stocks were assisted by this improved Chinese sentiment, but gains were also made across other parts of the market. The fi nancial sector was the biggest driver of the ASX200 index as Australian investors continued to buy higher yielding stocks.

New Zealand equities had a quieter quarter on lower turnover, with the market contending with a large number of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), as well as a further tightening of monetary conditions by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and weaker commodity prices. However, New Zealand remains one of the best performing equity markets (in New Zealand dollar terms) over the year.Looking at the fi xed interest

market, the RBNZ’s monetary policy tightening was in line with expectations however indications are that any further rise in the Offi cial Cash Rate (OCR) is unlikely before the end of the year.

Accordingly, while the increase in July contributed to increases in short-term interest rates, the moderated outlook for the cash rate meant the New Zealand dollar did depreciate slightly against most currencies over the quarter. Lower dairy and log prices have also contributed to some weakness in the New Zealand dollar.

Declines in longer-term interest rates were driven by global trends. The difference between shorter and longer-term interest rate movements has resulted in a fl atter yield curve, with investors now receiving less yield pick-up for investing in longer-dated instruments.

Better United States economic data and infl ation beginning to emerge also suggests that the low point in longer-term interest rates is now behind us. Recent new bond issues have been well sought after and we expect similar demand with any new issues.

For further details contact Andrew Wyllie, an authorised fi nancial adviser with Forsyth Barr in Christchurch. He can be contacted regarding portfolio management, fixed interest, or share investments on 0800 367 227 or [email protected]. To fi nd out more about Forsyth Barr visit www.forsythbarr.co.nz This column is general in nature and should not be regarded as personalised investment advice.

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“My son at 12-years-old has shorn a sheep already. We enter wool in the local show. It’s fun for the kids,” Polly said.

Six years ago Polly decided to carry on the family tradition and make a career out of wool.On an overseas trip she visited

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A passionate promoter of the properties of wool Polly is a supporter of the Campaign for Wool global initiative whose patron and ardent wool advocate is HRH the Prince of Wales. The campaign promotes the versatility of wool and its potential in architecture, interior design, carpet and modern fashion. Polly said British farmers were slowly seeing higher returns for their wool. “At the moment wool is a niche

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The wool industry in New Zealand has some big decisions ahead of it. In October New Zealand wool farmers will have their say in a wool levy referendum which could see the reinstatement of an independent industry body to operate under the Commodity Levies Act 1990.

Jeanette Maxwell from the Wool Levy Review Group believes wool can have its day again, but in order to be successful New Zealand needs a centralised voice or touch point for wool. “Things are slowly turning around for wool.

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Ms Maxwell said if the referendum is successful, the organisation will be able to provide education, communication and innovation, and enable research and development opportunities which have not been possible since farmers voted against the levy in 2009, a move which resulted in Meat and Wool New Zealand being renamed Beef and Lamb New Zealand.

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But if you can’t get to the ‘Great Irrigation Challenge’ IrrigationNZ has scheduled further training opportunities for Canterbury and Otago farmers beginning next month.

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Kicking off in Cromwell on September 8, new Irrigation Operator and Management Training workshop dates include Oamaru on September 9, Pleasant Point on September 10, Ashburton on the October 23 and 24 and Rangiora on November 7.

Aimed at farm staff managing and using irrigation on a daily basis, these courses are also valuable for rural professionals and industry representatives wanting a refresher on the latest irrigation recommendations.

Combining classroom learning with in-the-field application, the one-day workshops are both practical and interactive. Comprehensive resources provided at the end of the day assist further learning.

IrrigationNZ CEO Andrew Curtis says the Irrigation

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“Anyone attending can expect to leave these workshops knowing the core knowledge and skills to streamline irrigation procedures so problems can be minimised and farm profi tability maximised,” Mr Curtis says.

Four modules are covered including Irrigation Regulation, Scheduling, Operation and Maintenance, and Calibration. For more information visit www.irrigationnz.co/nz/events-and-training or phone IrrigationNZ on 03 341 2225.

The Irrigation Operator and Manager Training workshops have been designed by IrrigationNZ with support from DairyNZ, Primary ITO, ANZ Bank and Agstaff.

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Rainfall was below normal generally by around 50%, but with rainfall totals between 50 and 75% in North Canterbury and on Banks Peninsula, and under 50% in much of the Plains and high country. Sunshine hours were near normal.

Temperatures were warmer than normal, with both day time maximums and night time minimums around +1.0 to +1.5 deg above long term averages. Consequently the month saw fewer than usual frosts and cold outbreaks and more days with mild westerly or northwesterly conditions.

In the tropical Pacific many oceanic indicators are continuing to point towards weak El Nino conditions, with regions of warmer than usual water surfacing near the equator. However, many of the usual trends we expect to see in a typical El Nino event are still not occurring, and many atmospheric indicators are failing to show any signifi cant El Nino development.

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El Nino event will be a minor one, which may have already peaked and is on the wane.

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There are some suggestions of a signifi cant La Nina event developing early next year. As we are currently in a phase in the Pacifi c where La Nina events are expected to be more dominant, we too expect this El Nino to be in imminent decline, and likely to be replaced early next year by potentially strong La Nina conditions.

As the El Nino decays we generally see increased westerly or southwesterly airfl ow over New Zealand and we cautiously expect this through the spring months (which usually see westerlies dominant anyway) and into early summer.

However, the presence of warmer than normal ocean waters around, and especially just east of the South Island suggests we may see continued development of low pressure systems over and near New

Zealand in the next few months, despite a general trend towards more periods of westerly airfl ow. This has been a feature of August so far.

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While early summer months may be a little drier than usual, there are some tentative indications that the mid to later summer could be wetter and cloudier.

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Forecast — Canterbury

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Sep Near normal Milder than normal

Sunnier than normal

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I’ve put it out thereSpring is all but here according to the calendar and winter has just two weeks left as of the date I write.

It is shaping up to be an early start to the irrigation season and potentially a warm dry one to boot. Soil moisture, soil temperature and the climate prediction all point to an early start. But will it be a long season?

When asked on Rob’s Country a couple of week ago ‘I put it out there’ — I believe we could be irrigating on light shallow soils under pasture about September 1 — the fi rst day of spring.

This is not just ‘throwing an idea into a conversation’. I am not shy of ‘putting it out there because no one else wanted to or dared mention it’, but an early start needs to be on the agenda.

In the mid Plains soil moisture defi cit has been developing since July 20, the last time the profi le was at fi eld capacity (full point). At this time of the year the defi cit is an insidious development — at about 0.8mm/day.

The last week or so (from beginning of August) the

odd shower (2–5mm) and the overcast weather has slowed the development of the defi cit. BUT, a return to high pressure and cool-mild days (11–14°C) will see the defi cit reach stress point about September 1.

The question will be — if it doesn’t rain (10-15mm), should I irrigate?

See Graph 1.The next determinant

is soil temperature. Is it

warm enough to irrigate? By soil temperature standards this has not been a cold winter. A minimum temperature at 10cm of 4°C is really not that cold. Since 20 July:

• The average soil temperature has been 8.1°C.

• The average 9am soil temperature has been 6.0°C.

• On 31 July and 1 August the 9am soil temperature was a balmy 9°C.

Not what one would call cold for the middle of winter and not temperatures that would exclude irrigation.

See Graph 2.Little wonder the grass

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Graph 3.

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About 25% of any organic nitrogen will have been nitrifi ed. So not only has the soil temperature been relatively warm for this time of year, there is also a ready supply of nitrate-N sitting there to kick start growth.

Will it be a long season?The Southern Oscillation

Index is still indicating El Niño conditions, ie the index

is still negative, though not as strongly negative as it was shaping to be earlier in July. It is not ‘deep’ (less than about minus 6 over a two-month period, with little change over that period) even though it is consistently negative.

This is consistent with the NIWA outlook, ie ‘the equatorial Pacific Ocean continues to remain ENSO-neutral at the end of July 2014, with atmospheric and oceanic conditions failing to

suffi ciently couple to initiate an El Niño event’.

See Graph 3.Weekly SOI trend for

2014 (from Weatherzone).The SOI does not provide

any defi nitive answer to ‘will it be a long dry season?’ By next time for writing an article we will have a better idea.

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“We are running the competition in conjunction with the Ministry for Primary Industries to tell the stories behind the primary products we grow on our farms,” says Rural Women national president, Wendy McGowan.

MPI will use some of the photos, videos and stories to promote the New Zealand primary industry brand and our rural values.

“We encourage people to get their creative juices fl owing to share the challenges and triumphs of farming and today’s sustainable business practices. We hope to see entries that refl ect our care of the land and our animals, and the skills and ingenuity of the people that make New Zealand’s primary industries so successful.”

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everything suddenly changes as the road dips into Kowai Pass, wending its way towards the Waimakariri River and the foot of the Torlesse Range.

In this idyllic and seemingly remote spot a bus load of Japanese high school students arrive early on a chilly winter morning. Within the next couple of hours they will feed a friendly sheep, watch a farm dog herd some frightened looking ewes into a pen, cuddle an alpaca, watch a shearing demonstration and take a ride on a jet boat on the Waimakariri River.

This is the tourist side of farming, where those not fortunate enough to have been raised on farms can pay for the experience of getting up close and personal with rural life, even if it is asanitised version.

Running the show is retired police constable Chris Lowe and his wife Del. The Lowes took on the tourist operation nine years ago, combining it with their horse trekking business which they run on the same property. It’s a family affair with their son Jonathan working as trek leader. As a qualifi ed chef Jonathan comes in handy providing meals for tour groups also.

After working in the police force for 20 years Chris decided to seek a friendlier clientele. Growing up on a sheep and beef farm at Prices Valley on Banks Peninsula, he couldn’t wait to get back to the country. The hills around Kowai Bush were reminiscent of the peninsula and were ideal for his lifelong love of horses.

“I loved growing up on the farm and working in the outdoors. When I grew up, everything on the farm was done by horses,” Chris said.

“I moved here so I could do horse trekking. Kowai Bush has good terrace fl ats and places to trot and canter.

“The scenery is amazing and it’s so quiet and so big. Some people come here and ask where are all the people? They’re used to highly populated areas. They love the space and that’s what I like too.”

The Lowes took over the tourist venture nine years ago, leasing it from the farms owner Hamish Faulkner. Prior to the 2010 Canterbury earthquakes most of the businesses clientele were from destinations around the globe, including Korea, Japan, England and the Middle East. That all changed overnight.

“We took a huge knock after the earthquake with around 80 percent of our business gone. The schools lost a lot

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The changing face of New Zealand tourism means that nowadays half of Chris’clientele are Kiwis, usually city people

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OTHERSRenault 610 bare tractor 6,295 hrs $30,000 + GSTNH TS115 bare tractor 8,265 hrs $30,000 + GSTClaas 530 front linkage cab suspension 6,278 hrs $35,000 + GSTMcCormick MX80 Pearson loader $35,000 + GST

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USED IMPLEMENTSClaas 3500 mower 1 season old $20,000 + GSTClaas 3500 mower $12,000 + GSTTulip Multi discs $12,000 + GSTGiltrap RF 21 silage wagon with scales $28,000 + GSTLely Hibiscus rotor rake 1015 $42,000 + GSTSilage Grab $2,500 + GSTMchale HS200 wrapper $22,000 + GST

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Demonstrating how to herd sheep is part of the farm show experience at the Rubicon Valley Tourist Centre based at Kowai Bush

who are looking to experience the country life they’ve seen on postcards and television.

Chris gives the example of a family from Wellington who visited the day before.

“How many kids from the city have never touched a sheep? Most kids are really interested. They want to know where their food comes from and what wool is. They want to interact with animals.”

The tourist centre began in 1992 when farm owners Murray Faulkner and son Hamish were approached by a tour company interested in running a farm show, complete with jet boat ride on the Waimakariri River which bordersthe farm.

Hamish said the tourist venture gave them a chance to

diversify, bringing a new source of income into the farm.

“It was a chance to try something else so we went with it. Murray did the farm shows back then and he really enjoyed it,” Hamish said.

They ran the business for around 15 years, but Hamish said the time spent trying to get new customers took time away from farming, so they eventually decided to sell the business including leasing out the premises.

Hamish said currently the 650 hectare farm runs 3000 stock units, Perendale ewes, a breed of sheep developed in New Zealand in the 1950s by crossing Cheviot with the Romney.

He is looking to diversify once more and is

considering dairying among other options.

“There are plenty of grazing options. The old sheep and beef farming days are pretty much gone. There are a lot of other options out there for making a dollar,” Hamish said.

Hamish is the third generation of Faulkner to farm at Kowai Bush, a family steeped in early Canterbury farming history. Hamish’s grandfather W H Faulkner farmed at Grassmere and Cora Lynn Station in the Canterbury high country, in partnership with Walter Taylor in the 1920s.

In the 1930s Harry and Walter parted ways and Harry moved to his farm at Kowai Bush, bringing the name Cora Lynn with him to his new home.Hamish said a homestead was

built out of weatherboard. His father Murray grew up there, as did he and his own children.

“The kids have all left at the moment and are off doing

their own thing. One or two of them might end up coming back farming.”

Who could blame them for wanting to? Even though he’s lived at Kowai Bush all his life

Hamish says he has never taken the place for granted.

“It’s bloody good. It’s so peaceful. You’ve got to make the most of what you’ve got, and have fun doing it.”

A Japanese high school student learns how to draft sheep

20 August 2014

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This is one area when DIY is not an option.

But there are steps you can take before the electrician – with his professional licence, moves in.

Carry out an electrical inventory, creating a list of all the devices you’ll be using in the house, and where. Your electrical system needs to match your needs - fi guring out where and how you’ll be using power makes it easier to draw up a plan for the job.

Then check with the local council to see what permits and standards you must comply with. Failing to get permits can result in having to pull out fi nished work, but your electrician should take care of the legal side for you.

Decide whether you want to run just electrical, or data, fi re,

and security as well. Modern wiring doesn’t just carry electricity, and wireless systems are getting increasingly cheaper and more sophisticated.

Once you’ve done your initial homework, sit down and create a list of what you want done and when you want it completed, but be fl exible too - surprises invariably show up when you’re digging deep into an old house structure.

And it’s probably a good idea to fi nd an electrician who knows and understands older buildings because it can prove to be a complex, demanding, and diffi cult process.

It’s also a good idea to include demolition and reconstruction as an integral part of the job.

If dealing with the damage done by rewiring isn’t at or near the top of your list, you’re asking for trouble. It is a good thought to make clean-up and restoration as important as the

wiring itself. And fi nally – you can keep the whole operation in character with your older home.

Integrate switches and plates into the historic look and feel of the house. There are fi ttings

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Spring is nearly here, heralding the beginning of a busy and productive period for Kiwi farmers. But as contractors mow and

bale silage, and dairy herds move from calving season into milk production, there’s another aspect of rural business which also needs to be addressed while the sun shines.

Spring is the perfect time to break ground on new rural buildings, from sharemilkers’ cottages to covered feed pads, machinery barns to new, high-tech cowsheds. In fact, the range of buildings on offer from local Northland construction companies stretches just about as far as the imagination can reach, with everything from one-man cabins to vast, fully automated rotary milking parlours on offer from a range of professionals.

With new building laws fi rmly entrenched, farm owners are advised by industry bodies to check the credentials of any contractors undertaking work on their farms.

It’s not just an issue of liability and accountability should something go wrong in later years, it’s also about the health and safety status of the whole farm. As a type of workplace under the rules of OSH and the ACC, new farm buildings must be safe to work in and around.

Choosing a licenced and fully qualifi ed builder (along with top-notch plumbers, roofers, sparkies and other subcontractors) means that you’re covered, and will guarantee a better job.

Rural buildings, like farm machinery, have to be constructed tough. Fully exposed to wind and weather, as well as the rigours of livestock and hard work — structures designed for a working farm should defi nitely be built to last.

Thus prepping the ground beforehand, selecting hard-wearing materials, and building

to tolerances which may not be needed for a small townhouse!

The reward for not cutting corners early on is a building which will stick out the test of time — despite the worst of what a demanding environment can throw at them.

Here in Canterbury we have professionals on hand to help out with all aspects of your building projects — from the prosaic and simple to the technical and complicated. From the lowest foundations, shifting the earth to prepare for building, all the way up to the fi nal roofi ng nails, these folks have the experience and the qualifi cations to bring the job together on time, and on budget. Planning now for a stress-free spring and summer build means you’ll be home and dry when the winter weather returns — and the tradies you hire will appreciate working in the sunshine, too!

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Building without a building consent where one is required is an offence in New Zealand that could result in fi nes and possibly the removal of the building work. It may also make it diffi cult to sell the building, or even to get insurance.

When is a building consent required?

The Building Act (Schedule 1) sets out certain building work that does not require a building consent.

This is often referred to as ‘exempt work’. However, it is important to note that all building work, whether or not it requires a consent, must be done to meet the standards of performance set by the Building Code.

Some basic building, such as laying a patio or installing kitchen cupboards, does not require a building consent.

Most building work, however, does. The lists below provide a summary, but check with your local council (territorial authority) to be sure.

Plumbing and drainage are likely to require a building consent.

Some earthworks may also require a building consent or other approvals.

Examples of work that does require a building consent:

• Structural building - additions, alterations, re-piling, some demolitions

• Plumbing and drainage (except repair and maintenance of existing (using comparable) components) where additional sanitary fi xture is created

• Relocating a building• Installing a woodburner or

air-conditioning system• Retaining walls higher

than 1.5 metres (3.0 metres

in rural area if designed by CPEng)

• Fences or walls higher than 2.5 metres, and all swimming pools and their associated fences

• Decks, platforms or bridges more than 1.5 metres above ground level

• Sheds greater than 10 square metres in fl oor area

Examples of work that does not require a building consent:

• A patio or deck at ground level

• Garden trellis less than 2.5 metres high

• Maintenance of your house, for example, replacing spouting or a piece of weatherboard

• Building a small garden shed (provided it is no closer than its own height to the boundary, is under 10 m², and less than one storey high)

Building consent requirementsThe purpose of the law is to ensure that building work is safe, durable and does not endanger health, both for the current users of the building and to protect those who may buy and use the property in the future.

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New premisesfor growing business

For Specialty Seeds, an organisation that prides itself on constantly evolving to meet the needs of its clients, the decision to shift to the Izone Industrial Park in Rolleston was a straightforward one to reach.

In fact the timing couldn’t have been better — with traf� c issues, poor access and a lack of space at their former site making a move the obvious ‘next step’ in the ongoing development of this independently-owned company.

“As our business grew we ran into several problems with our old facilities”, says Managing Director Stephen Finch.

“It was dif� cult for large trucks to access the site,

while ongoing roadworks around the city often made it hard to reach us.

And then there was the issue of space — we were, quite simply, running out of room.”

Those challenges cease to exist at Izone, a 180-hectare business hub located just eight minutes from the Hornby industrial area. “It’s closer to our clients, and easier to get to”, says Finch.

“It’s also an easy drive to both the Christchurch

International Airport and the Port of Lyttelton, and has been designed to accommodate a high volume of heavy vehicles.”

The move presented this pro-active organisation with the perfect opportunity to review their entire operation, and the new facilities are a re� ection of that process.

“We put the whole business under the microscope”, continues Finch. “We’ve not only doubled our potential

PASTURE preparationA D V E RT O R I A L output and drastically

increased our usable space, we’ve also improved our communications system, investing significantly in new technology which will

enhance efficiency and enable us to provide even better customer service.”

To celebrate their move to 10 Centrum Lane, Rolleston, Specialty Seeds are running

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Roger Beattie with Nigel Greenwood at his carrot crop harvest in Autumn 2014

With spring sowing just around the corner, a commercial scale testimonial shows remarkable results when Zelp kelp powderwas used.

NZ Kelp customer Nigel Greenwood experienced a 27% increase of 1st grade carrots last autumn.

Half the carrot crop was sown with Zelp at the rate of 23kg/ha while the other half was sown without. The resulting crop from the Zelp bed produced 41,684kg/

Breakthroughfor root crops

“We’ve seen a massive increase in productivity when Zelp Kelp Powder is used with root crops. This is a breakthrough; a complete game changer for effi ciency and output levels for commercial growers, which will be directly and immediately refl ected in their income.”

PASTURE preparation

ha of 1st grade carrots compared with 32,909kg/ha from the control bed. In bottom line terms, Nigel’s $483 investment gave him a $7,898/ha return.

Alongside in house trials on radish, carrot, chicory and potato at the Beattie farm, Nigel’s independent trial demonstrates the tremendous potential for Zelp when it is sown with seed.

“Zelp works equally well in organic or conventional agriculture and horticulture; as well as with coated or uncoated seed.”

Roger ran a trial on his Banks Peninsula farm with brassicas which produced 49% greater yield when 2kg Zelp kelp powder was sown with uncoated rape and turnip seed, compared tothe control.

Control paddock 0.91ha = less than 1 turnip per 10 square metres



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PASTURE preparationIncreased germination of

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to see the huge quantity of turnip in the paddock with Zelp compared to the control crop. There were an average of 7 turnips per square metre where 2kg Zelp per ha was sown with the seed, compared with less than 1 per 10 square metres in the control section of the paddock.” See photo comparison.

Kelp will work best when your paddock fertility is at its optimum level. Zelp kelp is extremely high in antimicrobial properties, high in growth hormones, contains a large number of bioavailable nutrients, is high in complex sugars and has the ability to keep a moist environment around germinating seeds.

Roger Beattie is amazed that we’ve got all the way to the 21st century and have only just realised that dried Giant Kelp can have a staggering effect when used with seed.

2kg Zelp/0.91ha sown with seed = 7 turnips per square metre

The business is growing rapidly. “We want lots of people to be using Zelp on root crops because we now have evidence that it’s the best way to use this product.”

Roger is so convinced of success that he’s inviting all his customers to clearly record and share their results with him.

He promises to refund the cost of the Zelp to the

customer who he believes has achieved the most signi� cant result.

”We can’t wait to see how productivity increases for our customers.

We’re following more trials with spuds, and brassicas and new uses with barley, asparagus, berries and all kinds of other fruit and veges.” Roger and Nicki Beattie set up NZ Kelp and

have been ocean harvesting Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) off the Akaroa coastline for over a decade, with an organic dried kelp product range for animals, plants and people.

The point of difference to other kelp, is that NZ Kelp harvest from live and slowly but constantly dry the Giant Kelp so as not to denature it.

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Market picking upNews out of the market is a little better this month.

Domestic sales along with new house and construction starts in Canterbury are adding a volume and value mix rarely seen before. While demand is strong, log prices remain stubbornly stable and for the moment that is a positive outcome.

Log flows through local sawmills have been brisk. Forest owners are more than happy to support this vital lifeline while log export sales in our key market of China hang in the bottom of what has been a catastrophic trough. Domestic sawmill prices and demand has been steady for many years, thus they have continued to provide a stable and valuable platform to Canterbury forest growers.

News out of the China market suggests the worst is over with discussion about price shifting away from how low it is going to go to when can we expect it to rise. Last month I reported the China market indicator A grade was reaching a bottom point at USCNF$120 per

cubic metre. Indeed sales during July and August have continued to hover in the US$120to 125 range.

Other key market contributors like shipping cost and FOREX have moved to the advantage of New Zealand wharf gate prices but also add to a forecast of an improved outlook to future sales. Shipping costs are showing signs of weakening to the tune of US$1–2 per cubic metre.

A US$/KIWI$ movement of one cent adds or decreases the value of a log at wharf gate by about NZ$1.35 per cubic metre. It is great to turn the computer on each morning and see the exchange rate quietly creeping down rather than up as it has in the recent past.

Over the last month inventory levels across the China eastern seaboard have remained stubbornly high as New Zealand divests itself of gross over production. In the last two weeks we have just started to see inventories creep down

off a recent high of 4.7million cubic metres as vessel arrivals start to dwindle.

Meanwhile usage rates have also started to lift in the last fortnight to an average 60,000 cubic metres per day (seven days a week in China), effectively two vessels per day. This is up from 40,000 cubic metres per day in June.

Improved consumption is a sign of a key market factor called confi dence returning to the mix. The China Government have announced a revised credit control programme releasing more funds into key development sectors and the weather has cooled in general terms. This latter factor sees workers returning to construction sites and working longer hours.

Over the last month also, log deliveries from forests to New Zealand ports have dropped a staggering 30% in volume terms. While this is badly needed to bring the supply/demand balance back,

you cannot help but ponder the downstream effect this will be having on NZ Forest Industry families. And as reported previously the frustration I share is that there was really no need for this to ever happen.

In terms of a two month forecast for China, I see maybe a USCNF$5 per cubic metre increase in September and continuing price improvement to Christmas. However I also suspect the market will have learnt its lesson. With plenty of wound licking going on,

I do not see a giddy increase anywhere in our near future. Indeed rapid increase in price should be resisted at all cost if we are to avoid the severe price wave effect.

But as I have said before we should not settle in to that easy chair of complacency and continuum. Our total reliance on the construction sector in China is fraught with challenge ahead. The New Zealand forest industry needs to focus on how we can diversify Radiata pine away from being used to hold

up concrete, and that is the challenge I have embarked on in developing the direct sales programme to China.

As suggested last month the now even stronger indications are for a relatively short lived down market with higher level positiveness now a strong element to the mood and confi dence levels.

Thus it has never been more timely to remember, the only way forward for climate, country and the planet, is to get out there and plant more trees.

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To arrange a visit to the College and a tour of the new boarding houses please contact Registrar Lynn Smith on 03 940 2016 or [email protected]

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Working closely with families, we deliver a challenging and inspiring academic experience. Supportive and engaged teachers, local and global connections and an exciting learning environment means StAC students leave school prepared for their next stage in life.

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Top class facilities for learningSt Andrew’s College is an independent, coeducational school founded on the Presbyterian faith. It is a school with four distinct areas — pre-school, preparatory school, middle school and senior college, and has a boarding community that is at the heart of the College campus.

The focus at St Andrew’s is on a well-rounded education, which values academic learning along with spiritual, social, cultural and sporting development. Celebrating 23 years of coeducation in 2014, Rector Christine Leighton believes that coeducation is ‘exciting, supportive, inspiring and natural and real’.

Leighton has worked across multiple sectors of secondary school education including single-sex schools, coed, state, integrated and independent education for the past 32 years. This is her seventh year as Rector at St Andrew’s College.

“It is a privilege to be working with young people and to help shape their lives. One of the best things about my job is the relationships I form with students, parents

and our Old Collegians who are now spread all around the world. Our graduates take their place amongst the top ranked universities and go on to make a signi� cant difference in their lives beyond school.

I always enjoy hearing stories about what our alumni are doing. Recently we heard that another two StAC Old Collegians have received Fulbright Scholarships which is something that is inspirational to our students today. Once you are part of the St Andrew’s community, you are a member for life and we enjoy connecting with our alumni regularly.”

S t u d e n t s e x c e l academically and teachers often provide extra tutorials and mentoring to ensure students are as prepared

as they can be. The recent success of three students who achieved the Top Scholar award in their subject for the highest marks in the New Zealand Scholarship exams was a testament to the hard work and dedication of not just the students but also their teachers Leighton believes.

“To be the only school in New Zealand to have three Top Scholars was fantastic and an achievement celebrated by everyone. The size of our school allows us to offer a wide range of subject choices, which cater for different individual pathways as students develop a preference or strength in different subject areas.”

Top class facilities also go a long way to enhancing the St Andrew’s experience. A number of new facilities

have been opened over the past six years and currently in development are a second gymnasium, new junior

school and pre-school, sports and cultural centre and a new chapel. For more information please contact Lynn Smith,

Registrar, on [email protected] or 03 940 2016 or visit the website: www.stac.school.nz

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Gain skills with equestrian academyThe National Equestrian Academy, based in Rangiora at Community College North Canterbury has been offering top quality equestrian training for over a decade.

In a beautiful rural setting on a seven hectare site, the Equestrian Academy provides students with the education and practical skills required to complete

a National Certificate in Equine Stable Procedures Level 3. An option of continuing on and completing the National Certi� cate in Equine Preliminary Coaching

is also available for those wishing to pursue this career path.

The facilities at the Academy include an all weather arena, lunging arena, stable complex, tack room, exercise track and much more. There is also access to a cross country course thanks to the Rangiora Pony Club and Rangiora A & P Association.

Career opportunities include breeding, training, stable hands, farriers, riding instructors, horse trek guides, polo, and horse racing and

more … There are many opportunities today for young people to work with horses and the National Certi� cate quali� cations offered by the Academy can open many doors in the industry.

“Horses don’t just speak one language, they speak horse. So whatever you learn here you can do in another part of the world.”

Students ride and work with a variety of Academy horse’s onsite to gain skills required to complete the quali� cation and work in the industry. About 65% of the

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Exceptional characterAt 134 years old, Timaru Girls’ High School is one of the oldest secondary schools in the country, and remains in tune with the core values instilled within its founding.

Our motto Scientia Potestas Est, ‘knowledge is power’ is as true today as when the � rst school building was erected

has been over decades, is to give your daughter all of the bene� ts that a boarding school will bring to her education and growth as an individual on the way to adulthood.

‘The House’, as our boarding house is called, offers fantastic value and encourages development of these desirable attributes. There is a special focus that your daughter’s academic development will be a high priority and alongside that boarding at Timaru Girls’ High School will help build her con� dence, independence, social skills, cultural awareness, community spirit, respect for others, self-motivation and responsibility. There is also the opportunity to explore a

wide range of interests and sporting choices second to none. Life is never dull or boring at Timaru Girls’ High School.

‘The House’ provides a safe, close-knit community with a strong emphasis on good health and well-being.The residential manager and her team create a special rapport with each girl always offering a caring and homely environment. If you want your daughter to enjoy an active and balanced life now is the time to talk to Timaru Girls’ High School.

We welcome you to come and visit Timaru Girls’ High School, educating South Canterbury’s young women since 1880.

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in 1880. We have a proud history of educating and empowering young women, building the knowledge and self-esteem necessary to help them realise their ambitions.

The school is situated in park-like surroundings, possesses modern, well-resourced facilities and has a skilled and enthusiastic staff giving students every opportunity to excel academically, athletically and culturally. Due to its strong history and values, students are encouraged to discover more about themselves with many co-curricular opportunities available. We also possess strong ties to several other schools in the Timaru region.

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Garin College Small School, Big HeartGarin College is a co-educational Catholic College with boarding facilities for boys

and girls based in Richmond, Nelson. Our modern facilities and extensive grounds back onto Saxton Field, Tasman’s premier sporting grounds. We have a number of

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Why choose Garin College• Small community based Catholic College

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Nurturing family environmentSmall school — big heartSelwyn House School specialises in girls’ education, it knows what girls need, how they learn best and how to motivate and engage them.

If you look at the Garin College website you will see explanations of many of the things teachers do to make Garin College a unique and effective school.

The education that Selwyn House School offers speci� cally caters for girls aged between 5 and 13 years — it’s an international education that meets their needs for their age and stage of development, and in an environment that stirs their curiosity.

It’s an education that is much more than just academic. The school encourages each girl to discover her strengths and talents and use them for personal growth and to celebrate her individual worth. Likewise the Selwyn House Boarding House, situated within the school, caters speci� cally for pre-adolescent girls offering boarding to girls in years 5 to 8, which focusses on a small family environment that provides for the unique demands of each boarder.

“Boarding can be a daunting experience and

You will see four key reasons the college is different and successful:

• It is a small Catholic school (470 students) and that means the school is able to set high standards of work and behaviour based on traditional values;

• The school emphasises academic success (hostel manager Robert Booth is very disappointed if anyone in the hostels does not pass NCEA — and that rarelyhappens);

• Students are very busy in the classroom (junior students study 15 subjects!) and the school’s sporting and arts participation is well above national averages;

• The arts are valued as highly as sporting achievement, for example two of the � nal 30 for this year’s national RockQuest � nalists are from Garin College.

The website (www.garincollege.ac.nz) also

we understand that within the grand scheme of things, 10 and 11 year-olds are still relatively young children for whom arrival into a large secondary school is a potentially overwhelming experience,” says Dr Lyn Bird Selwyn House School principal.

“So we offer a small, nur turing ‘family- l ike’ environment. By year 8, our boarders have a clear idea of their strengths. They have the opportunity to carefully consider their secondary

school options and choose the school that will best meet their needs for the next � ve years.

“Selwyn House School believes boarding is a valuable and very enjoyable option for girls. In some ways, it could almost be regarded as an extra-curricular activity. Boarding helps develop independence, self-con� dence and maturity,” adds Lyn.

And, we have the best boarding school chef in the South Island say our boarders.

explains how the school removes bullying and keeps students safe.

Find out why they keep their junior classes to just 22 students, and why no-one slips through the cracks in a school of 470.

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Find out about the boys’ and girls’ hostels:

26 boys and 26 girls in well-supervised family environments. Garin is a Catholic school, but has places for 67 students who are not Catholic.

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Putting the passenger fi rstby Andy Bryenton

There’s a sense with some UTV off-roaders on the market that one feature alone has been chosen as the engineering goal of the exercise.

Whether it’s simply providing the most power, or the greatest speed, or the biggest

towing capacity, this kind of arms race can end up very much like the one being waged by the

that despite not being all about big fi gures, the Viking still packs a punch.

Yamaha have drawn on their motorcycle building experience, installing a big, water cooled four stroke single cylinder in the Viking. This 686cc mill provides an excellent power and torque curve, assisting

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The choice of a large capacity one cylinder motor also means bags of pulling power, giving the Viking over 650kg

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That’s why the Yamaha Viking is proving so popular. It’s not focussed on simply stump-pulling torque or fl at-out speed. Yamaha’s engineers have taken it back to fi rst principles, making everything about the new Viking centre on the driver and passengers.

That’s passengers, plural, because one of the first things Yamaha realised was that many jobs around the farm need more than two pairs of hands. With three seats in line at the centre of the chassis and frame, the Viking builds out from the concept of safety, utility and comfort for the crew on board. This naturally led to the development team choosing a high ground clearance double wishbone front and rear suspension setup, tuned for the smoothest ride they could achieve over the harshest terrain they could fi nd. Good thing too — because Yamaha’s engine choice has made sure

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by Andy Bryenton

When Toyota announced a ‘junior’ addition to their popular Land Cruiser-dominated 4x4 family in 1995, it was no surprise that it became an instant hit.

The RAV4 offered maximum thrills for a very tidy price, packing it all into a neat little design that is instantly recognisable all over New Zealand today.

So the fourth generation RAV4 has big boots to fi ll. Figuratively of course — because it is larger than the 1995 iteration in all the ways that count. More powerful, more roomy, and thanks to some tech wizardry, incredibly economical for a vehicle this size.

The whole family can be packed up and whisked away to the beach or the snow in comfort, while a modern 2.5 petrol inline 4 or a 2.2 diesel

does the hard work. But that’s not the surprising thing about the RAV4’s fourth generation. We were already confi dent that Toyota (who have been on a roll recently, with the FJ Cruiser and the 86) would produce a thoroughly practical machine for the adventurous Kiwi family. What came as a nice surprise was just how this 2130 kilogram vehicle handles.

That’s no lightweight. But to give you some idea of how the new RAV4 feels in the corners, I had arrived at the dealership in a much earlier Toyota — the 1987 MR2-S. This thing has a chassis designed by Lotus

and weighs less than a paper bag. But the big, full-featured RAV holds its own in the corners just like the little sports car. Along a winding road, in light rain, uphill, the RAV4 felt comfortable in the corners at twice the suggested turn-in speed. And that’s not in any way pushing its capabilities. Just a cruise in the country.

This is, then, effectively a kind of super-Corolla — a Toyota which can go anywhere you want with no fuss, in comfort. It might be bigger than it was in 1995, but then again, we’re willing to bet that you are, too!

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Mahindra have been making off-road vehicles since 1947, when they picked up the plans to the WW2-era Willys jeep and put them into

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driven on the subcontinent will agree that the roads, weather, other drivers and even wild animals make a tour through this ancient land anything but soothing.

That's why it's no surprise that Mahindra's Pik-up, a rugged, rural-focussed ute for the budget conscious, is so amazingly tough. After all, a machine designed to tackle monsoon rains, potholes which can swallow small hatchbacks, semi trucks with no brakes and unlit Morris Oxford taxis on the wrong side of the road at night should fi nd farming life in New Zealand a breeze.

With a 2.5 litre turbo diesel offering up enough torque to stop an elephant (this test may well have actually been carried out), and a host of creature comforts including cruise control and some of the roomiest back seats in any crew cab — anywhere, this ute packs in a lot for a little price.

Certainly, the on-road handling of the Pik-up is

an extra whack of torque — the all important fi gure when discussing working utes.

The choice, for many, may come down to purchasing a new Mahindra or a second hand 'mainstream' ute, based on price alone.

But when you factor in the sheer toughness of this

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After all, surviving for over 60 years in one of the harshest driving nations on earth must be the best testbed ever for building 'em strong.

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The company has secured the dealership for the Skiold brand of disc mills, from Denmark. Unlike roller mills which crush or � ake grain, a disc mill grinds it providing a great option in preparing cattle feed, so farmers can customise to suit their own needs. The disc mills are also ideal for pig andpoultry feeds.

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Payout prediction in line with othersNew Zealand’s second largest dairy co-operative, Westland Milk Products, recently announced a payout prediction of $6 to $6.40 per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS) before retentions for the 2014–15 season just commenced.

The move follows Fonterra’s to cut its forecast by 14% down from $7 to $6 a kilogram of milk solids. Westland has kept its payout prediction for the 2013–14 season at $7.50 to $7.70 per kgMS before retentions.

Westland’s chief executive Rod Quin said the predicted payout is in line with the predictions by other New Zealand companies, all of which are experiencing the same international market conditions.

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“The decline in payout for 2014–15 is due to lower international dairy prices and the relatively high New Zealand dollar,” Mr Quin said.

“The market has continued to decline as customers limit their purchases due to higher inventories in their supply chains, and growth in milk and dairy product supply from Europe and the United States.

“What we have to consider is whether we are at the bottom of the price cycle, and here the signs are slightly more encouraging.

There are indications that customers are buying more than prior months to refi ll theirsupply chains.”

Mr Quin said some industry commentators have speculated that the weakening New Zealand dollar might off-set the impact of lowered dairy prices and therefore benefi t pay-outs, but he cautioned that to date, the decline in the dollar has been very small and the currency remainsover-valued.

“Westland’s response to this situation is to continue its

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“Our traditional reliance on bulk dairy commodities makes us more vulnerable to the cyclical swings of the international dairy market.

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Is science missing the point?Our experience of late is that if data is not from a science fraternity initiated project, collected by trained technicians, and evaluated by scientists with the same belief systems then the information is invalid.

Our focus has been on measuring pasture growth rates and Nitrate N under grazed pasture on intensive dairy properties applying total nutrient programmes where fertiliser N for the last 10 years has been almost entirely replaced by increased benefi cial fungi and bacteria activity.

The measures show that the two monitored properties grow around 30% more total pasture than conventional properties relying on regular applications of fertiliser nitrogen.

The measures from the property monitored for Nitrate N indicate that losses are around 30% (70% less) of those from a neighbouring property regularly applying urea. The concentrations from the biological property are close to the acceptable Ministry for the Environment standard.

A n i n d e p e n d e n t performance analysis of these properties stated: “Based on the 2011–12 season it appears the Biological farm had an advantage over the Conventional farm in all areas analysed. The Biological farm had a lower stocking rate and grew more pasture per hectare therefore had a reduced reliance on grazing off and applying nitrogen … It also had a signifi cantly smaller environmental footprint in terms of nitrogen leached from the farm and nitrate concentration in groundwater. Nitrogen conversion efficiency was also elevated’.

Both properties produced in excess of 1300kg milksolids per hectare. The Biological property grew 19’300kg DM/ha based on Overseer, while

the Conventional property grew 14’800kg DM/ha based on the same model.

We’ve been told that the Overseer fi gures for pasture grown are not accurate, however, with regular upgrades we’re confi dent they will be become increasingly precise. Overseer was never developed as a regulatory tool, but with standards rapidly becoming tighter a useful model is required.

A single analysis of one season isn’t proof but its only one part of the jigsaw. It’s easy to dismiss the validity of any single piece of data that has been shared however when viewed collectively the independent report makes sense.

The science approach to date has been to ask for the analysis of the inputs so judgement may be passed on the likely outcome. The resultant fi nding has been that any improvement can be attributed to better management.

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The refusal of the scientists we’ve approached recently to become involved in any part of the monitoring process is based on analysis of the inputs. Because current models don’t explain the performance it is deemed there is nothing worth investigating.

Science is about measuring, and in order to measure fi rstly there has to be observation. With the refusal to be involved in that part of the exercise the decision to dismiss is sound, but what if there is something of value.

Our work over the last thirty years has been based on observation first and

foremost and reworking our understanding to incorporate fresh information before measuring to see if the effect is real.

The demand that New Zealand lessens its reliance on fertiliser nitrogen is gaining momentum. Local body authorities would like this issue sorted and because so much groundwork has already been done co-operation with the science fraternity could quite quickly ascertain whether a biological approach to this problem has genuine merit.

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Last month I talked to you about the effects of the track and how it can put a lot of stress on cows by reducing their resting time. Let’s go with that train of thought for a bit.

Did your cows get the rest over the winter that they needed? Many of you may think this to be a ridiculous question as all the cows did was spend time in the paddock, so of course they got all the resting that they needed. Is that true? When cows are in the paddock for

a whole day, does that mean they can automatically get the rest they need?

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more resting time over the winter they will be less likely to come in lame after calving. And I believe that this is what we are seeing.

So what can we learn from this? I believe we need to farm in a much more cow friendly manner. It is my belief that most farms are not set up or managed in a particularly cow friendly way.

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plants – Magnesiumby Dr Tim Jenkins

Magnesium is a frequently overlooked element that is important for the nutrition of both plants and animals.

In plants, it has quite literally a central role in photosynthesis since a magnesium ion is required right in the middle of the chlorophyll molecule. Leaf yellowing can be a tell-tale sign of magnesium defi ciency since magnesium is required not only in chlorophyll but also for the formation of the chlorophyll proteins.

Since several other elements cause leaf yellowing, diagnosis needs to take the pattern of yellowing into account - look for yellowing in between the leaf veins on older leaves. In animals, magnesium is important for the proper function of the muscles and nervous system as well as brain function and bone structure.

Plants and animals can be efficient at maintaining the right amount of most minerals but magnesium is more of a challenge than most.

Livestock require a narrow range of blood magnesium levels for good muscle function, yet have a limited capacity for storing and releasing magnesium within the cells and have no trigger to release magnesium from the bone in response to

low magnesium levels (unlike the well-controlled mechanisms for maintaining blood calcium level). So adequacy of magnesium is quite dependent on availability of magnesium in the feed. And this availability is often compromised by high potassium levels.

A seasonal issue is the release of high levels of potassium from the soil in spring while temperatures are still too cool for much release of magnesium from soil organic matter. Plant uptake of magnesium can also be limited in low pH conditions.

Plants have some ability to compensate for low uptake of magnesium but this is through the export of magnesium from older leaves to younger leaves thus reducing photosynthesis and pasture quality. Low plant magnesium levels can also result in higher levels of non-protein nitrogen such as nitrate when protein synthesis is compromised as well as issues with the transport of sugars to where they are needed in the plant, all further compromising plant growth and feed quality.

A basic soil test will include pH and available magnesium. Try to maintain a good soil pH to improve magnesium availability and if soil magnesium levels are low and/or potassium levels

high, dolomite lime could be appropriate to lift magnesium availability in the long term as well as lifting the pH of an acid soil. Serpentine is another long term approach to lifting magnesium availability.

Seasonally low magnesium availability can impact on both plant growth and livestock health.

Within a pasture it will often be clover that is hit hardest by poor magnesium availability. A white clover only leaf test in late October or early November before the clovers go to fl ower can help pick up magnesium and other requirements. If you notice magnesium defi ciency symptoms in crops, magnesium can be directly addressed with fast available fertilisers such as the sulphate form, natural kieserite or magnesium oxide. Foliar application of soluble magnesium can very quickly address magnesium requirements.

Dusting or even more direct forms of livestock supplementation are often required to prevent livestock hypomagnesia. A general improvement in magnesium content of pasture and feed throughout the seasons may also assist in good temperament and muscle function in livestock.

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Demand and currency, infl uence wool priceWhile the Kiwi dollar began to ease in reaction to global economic data, international activities and a softening dairy price outlook, the wool market improved as keen buyers, representing wide-spread demand, fronted to bid strongly for the limited volumes of new season’s wool on offer during July and early August.

Local wool exporters representing mills based in mainly Europe, Asia and Australia competed fiercely at wool auction sales held in Christchurch and Napier and a similar market trend to last season began to emerge (albeit earlier this season than last) with prices being pushed close to the highs experienced during October andNovember 2013.

Crossbred wool offered drew good interest and buyers’ comments were positive towards the very good wools presented for sale. The majority of pre-lamb shorn fl eece types were extremely well grown and tensile strength was superb.

However, a number of lines, although visually of good scouring colour, did refl ect some degree of slight yellowness in the colour test result, probably

due in the main, to a wetter than usual autumn experienced in some regions and with lesser than usual wind to dry the obviously heavy fl eeces on the sheep’s backs priorto shearing.

Having said that, a few lines of fl eece which tested slightly poorer for colour, had not been prepared well enough in the wool shed and too many fi rst pieces were evident within the grab samples, not only affecting base colour but also contributing to a more mixed length of fi bres than desirable by manyin the trade.

A handful of fl eece lines also contained some vegetable contamination which, while unavoidable in most cases due to the nature of foraging and pasture availability, may have contributed to a slightly lower price than that received for some of the better vegetable matter contaminant-free fl eece lines.

While buyers obviously ‘average’ their purchases to achieve their forward sold orders, they definitely, however, prefer the better wools ahead of those carrying any degree of fault, and discountsapply accordingly. A good quantity of second-

shorn crossbred types was also on offer at recent wool auctions also commanding widespread interest. Prices remained solid for the longer second-shear/early-shorn types, however, demand seemed rather limited for shorter genuine second-shear (fi ve to six months’ growth) types and an unusually larger than expected price gap between the two types emerged.

A small quantity of long lamb’s wool (probably more correctly referred to as ‘wooly hoggets’) also met with enthusiasm from the export trade with prices for these types often reaching extreme levels.

Finer wool types were also well represented at the July and early August auctions in Christchurch with a few very nice lines of Halfbred and Corriedale wools on offer as well as a small number of very attractive Merino types. Halfbred/Corriedale wools measuring finer than approximately 28 microns, well grown and well prepared,

drew good interest from theexporting trade.

Poorer types were a much more diffi cult sell. The few Merinos available during the same period were rather mixed for both micron and type and, although some sold very well due to their good tensile strength and evenness of type, the majority sold at around pre-sale expectations. Australian wool auctions also resumed in August after a short recess, and prices appeared to rally slightly for medium andstronger wools.

The latest wet spell experienced in southern regions may postpone some usually pre-lamb shorn clips until October or later, with lambs at foot, and is likely to place added demand pressure on the market, as well as a question mark over future wool quality.

Next Christchurch Wool Auctions: August 28, September 11 and 25. Depending on wool fl ow, catalogues close approximately 10 days prior. That’s my view.

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For several months now the experts and others have been singing from the same song sheet — we are facing a long hot summer with nor-westerlies and the likelihood of very little if any rainfall.

Some are saying that the irrigators may well be kicking into life as early as the first week in September. That’s not far away, but with heavy frosts and deceivingly few rain falls despite the cold southerlies we are getting drier than we would have guessed. Just because there are puddles on some of the paddocks doesn’t mean other areas aren’t getting dry.

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swung over to lucerne will be sleeping a lot better than those who are still relying on what nature allows to grow traditional cereals and such.

It is nice to be warned about such events as it does allow people to make plans and decisions to try to work around such events.

We didn’t have such luxuries in the 1980s when we literally took whatever the weather threw at us on a day to day and week

by week basis. I remember doing stories for TVNZ at the time and highlighting the despair many farmers were feeling.

Some had no option but to literally walk off their farms having destocked to the point that there was nothing left and they were faced with no money, no income and huge debts.

I pray that will never happen again, but if it were to loom, thankfully we now have some

amazing people who are there as a support system.

I know it is a record that I keep playing, but we must all be there and be watchful as people face more and more stress.

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