rural news 17 july 2012

july 17, 2012: Issue 519 www.ruralnews.co.nz

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biosecurity glitchesThe sapere Report is critical of failings from both MAF and Zespri. page 11

animal health chartsyour guide to treating internal parasites in your sheep. page 28-33 crunching

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The ‘quadcopter’ was one of the many technological innovations demonstrated at last week’s BLNZ science day for farmers at Massey University. This fast, small ‘unmanned aerial vehicle’ is capable of taking high quality pictures to show, among many things, which parts of a paddock are growing better than others and thus greatly assist farmers in accurately assessing their feed budgets. But while it may look like the ideal toy for boys of any age, it’s a little more expensive than the gadgets down at your local hobby shop. The starting price is around $10,000 and it goes up depending on the quality of the camera. More from the conference on page 4 and in subsequent issues of Rural News.

‘PR BS’ riles farmers legal action possibleTHE NEW Zealand Kiwifruit Grow-ers Inc (NZKGI) is seeking legal advice and Zespri is to consult grow-ers nationwide on findings of the Sapere report on Psa.

NZKGI president Neil Trebilco says “we’ve engaged Queen’s council to have a good look at the report and see if on growers’ behalf we should be taking on further action. From our perspective it is a prudent thing to do on behalf of growers.”

Trebilco says a number of defi-ciencies in MAF (now MPI) pro-cesses were identified including the need for more consultation with industry on biosecurity threats. Typ-ically in the past consultation only occurred after incursions, Tebilco says.

If there had been consultation on importing organic matter, kiwi-fruit pollen would probably not have been brought into the country, he says. “Growers were dismayed when they first heard pollen had been imported.”

It was common practice to use pollen but growers had not been aware the supplier had started importing pollen from China.

However Trebilco says NZKGI commends MPI and its director-general for commissioning and pub-lishing the independent report.

“To have that self-examination… says they’re intent on improving the border process and biosecurity for primary production. – Pam Tipa• More on Psa report, p11

FULL PAGE advertisements in recent editions of this and other newspapers by national grid operator Transpower (back page, Rural News, July 3) have sparked a strong reaction from land-owners’ representatives.

Some were left spitting by the letter-style statement signed by Transpower chief executive Patrick Strange, while others – such as Western Bay of Plenty dairy, kiwifruit and avocado farmer Steve Bailey – say at least Transpower is now publicising and communicating the issue.

But Bailey still doesn’t agree with Transpower’s assertion that the Gov-ernment’s ‘national policy statement on electricity transmission’ requires

andRew Swallowbuffer corridors to be written into dis-trict plans.

“This is a sledgehammer approach to a small communications issue,” he told Rural News.

“The whole thing is a money-go-round. Why go with such a heavy-handed approach that is going to involve a huge amount of cost for all parties?”

Bailey says it’s unnecessary because existing legislation, as spelt out in the New Zealand Electrical Code of Prac-tice for Electrical Safe Distances 2001 (NZECP34), provides the protections Transpower is seeking.

“If Transpower are finding people

breaching the Electricity Act they should go to the appropriate enforce-ment agency and get them to enforce it.”

By submitting that buffer corridors be written into district plans wherever it has infrastructure (Rural News, June 19) Transpower is seeking to pass that enforcement responsibility and cost on to district councils and, in turn, ratepay-ers, says Bailey.

If councils adopt Transpower’s sub-mission, landowners with powerlines crossing their properties will face fur-ther restrictions and costs due to con-senting processes, despite having

hosted national grid infrastructure rent-free for decades. “At some point we need to be recognised,” says Bailey.

To date, he’s not had so much as a letter from Transpower. “It would be nice to have a communication from them. We get them from Transfield Ser-vices, their subcontractor, but nothing from Transpower. Don’t they realise their business operates largely on the goodwill of landowners?”

Strange’s claim that “we are work-ing closely with landowners” also rings hollow with South Canterbury farmer Jeremy Talbot, who had a six year run-in

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with the grid operator over an upgrade to four pylons on land he farms near Temuka.

“My response is the same as with everything I see printed by Transpower. It’s just PR BS.”

Transpower recently submitted in Talbot’s neighbouring district, Waimate. Landowners’ representa-tives say the grid operator did not inform them of its plans, or consult them, prompting allegations of a “land grab by stealth.”

Talbot says in the 1950s, when the pylons and lines were erected in the area, the Public Works Act required landowners hosting the infrastruc-ture be compensated so as to be nei-ther better nor worse off.

“This compensation has never happened, despite seven pounds and 10 shillings being offered as an annual rental at the time, from reports I’ve seen. Based on this figure, the land-owner who have had to put up with these structures are currently owed $87,500+GST.

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nZ wool to be focus of global mediaNEW ZEALAND wool will have the focus of global media when the Prince of Wales visits in November.

The Prince and Duchess of Cornwell will take part in events in the Campaign for Wool NZ, this country’s branch of the global organisation convened by the Prince to highlight the benefits of wool.

Campaign for Wool NZ chairman Stephen Fookes says Prince Charles will launch some “exciting developments” at a Wool Expo in Auckland at the start of his visit.

A further event focusing on the envi-ronmental and sustainable attributes of wool will be held when the Prince visits the South Island to look at the effects of the Christchurch earthquake .

“It is focusing on the opportuni-ties for the built environment and ways wool can contribute to helping the rebuild and the New Zealand econ-omy,” Fookes says. “They’ll be inter-

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national media…. When Prince Charles travels the international media is huge – much larger than most people realise.”

Campaign for Wool NZ was last week finalising the proposed events for signing off by Prime Minister John Key

Growers besiege marketersPHONes HAVe been ringing constantly since Wools of New Zealand sent out at the end of june 12,000 letters to wool growers outlining plans for a new grower-led sales and marketing company.

“I would say 95% of the callers are positive,” says Wools of New Zealand director Mark shadbolt. “The driver is their concern about the state of the wool industry and the way prices have risen rapidly and declined rapidly over the last two seasons.

“That highlights why we as growers need to do something in connection with the market. They are concerned and they are keen for something to be done on their behalf.”

shadbolt announced the planned strong wools venture at the Federated Farmers conference. He said it would be a very different model from others proposed in the past, but similar to the successful merino model.

While inviting participation from all 12,000 New Zealand growers, he said they were prepared to start with a “very low threshold”.

shadbolt told Rural News he could not elaborate because of legal issues until the prospectus was registered which would hopefully be in the first week of september. Then they would be able to divulge the minimum entry number and their objectives for capital raising.

and the Prince.An interesting spin-off, Fookes

says, is “because of the significance of the visit, the whole industry has been working closely together to put a con-structive presentation to the Prince and accompanying global media.”

Campaign for Wool NZ will also roll out strategies next month for the Aus-tralasian market to create awareness the value of wool including fun activi-ties such as blogging and competitions.

The campaign recognises it needs to do more in the local market as most of its activities have been in the Northern Hemisphere “where 90% of the global population lives.” These have included promotions such as ‘I love wool, Italy’ and ‘I love wool, France’.

“Part of the (Australiasian) strat-egy promotes wider use of wool than just carpets.”

The Campaign for Wool is in its second year and is a coalition, headed by the Prince of Wales, of key organisations and workforces in the wool industry, united by the common goal to educate consumers on the value, benefits and versatility of wool.Sign of the times?

IF YOU’VE recently driven SH1 between Christchurch and Dunedin you might have noticed one or more of these signs.

While the message may have con-fused or been lost on the general public, for those in the dairy industry the impli-cation should have been clear in the build-up to Fonterra’s recent TAF (trad-ing among farmers) vote.

“They were not to cause conflict so much as... to make us all think,” Fon-terra shareholder Neil Smith, North Otago, told Rural News.

Besides one on his property just north of Oamaru, one went up near Winchester, South Canterbury, and another in Southland, he says.

“The New Zealand dairy industry has been built by people who challenge each

other. We love to disagree, but don’t like to be disagreeable.”

He voted against TAF proceeding but says the two-thirds for, one-third against split was “a very good result”.

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tragedy waiting to happen

A TRAGEDY may occur before stock rustling gets the attention it deserves, says Federated Farmers new spokeswoman on rural security Katie Milne.

Farmers are being urged to report all stock thefts in a bid to get more police focus.

“It’s a big worry with people creeping around at night blatantly stealing property,” Milne told Rural News.

“I hope it doesn’t end up in a really bad tragedy late at night before something changes and the behav-iour is stopped. I keep worrying that will be what it takes before it’s taken more seriously.”

Milne was voted onto the Feds national body in June and she has personally confronted armed poach-ers on her West Coast farm.

Milne says police probably do take stock rustling seriously, but have low numbers and trouble pin-ning the crime on somebody. “They are off and gone like robber’s dogs.”

The police commissioner or deputy commissioner will be tack-led about stock rustling when one of them attends the Feds’ board meet-ing in August. It’s a good time to raise the issue because of their increased

focus on crime prevention, says Feds’ outgoing rural security spokesman David Rose, who stood down from the national board at the June annual meeting.

Rose says farmers must report all incidents. They often just wrote off six or seven sheep being stolen, but it could help police solve part of a bigger puzzle.

Feds’ Gisborne/Wairoa president Hamish Cave reiterated that farm-ers, others living in the rural dis-tricts and stock agents must report anything suspicious. “It’s all about giving information to the police to put the puzzle together.”

Stock agents could be particularly helpful as they know the farmers and what numbers they have in stock and land. “They probably have the best understanding of people’s activities. They, as everybody else, have a role to play in reporting unusual activities or unusual trading of stock.”

Cave says there’s been a big upsurge in rustling, mainly of sheep because they are easier to bundle into a car boot at night.

“There’s a variety of reasons, some for home consumption right through to commercial selling. There’s been an upsurge because of the price of meat in supermarkets. Families are finding it more and

more difficult to make ends meet… tough times bring tough measures.”

Cave says boats and diving gear can be seized with fisheries prose-cutions. But with stock rustling the fines and prosecutions seem light, and there appear to be no powers to confiscate equipment such as motor vehicles, motorbikes or utes.

A Federated Farmers discussion on rustling at the annual meeting heard that one man awaiting charges for stock thefts appeared to be “back in business” with his Hilux, dogs and mobile phone.

Cave says his region has nine one-man police stations covering big areas of rural land.

“Because stock rustling is not highly reported it does not get the attention of police. If every animal that went missing was reported, the police would probably get more resources from government to deal with the problem.”

Drink driving and domestic violence now get good resources because they are high-profile.

Milne told the Feds’ conference that in countries such as Canada the driver of a vehicle carrying stock had to produce proof of ownership to police. “That’s evolved from way back when they just used to shoot cattle rustlers.”

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Farmers must tell scientists what they need

AGRESEARCH CHAIR-MAN and farmer Sam Robinson says getting sheep and beef farmers to take up new technology is “challenging”.

Robinson’s remarks came last week in his key-note address to BLNZ’s annual science day for farmers at Massey Uni-versity. About 150 heard about ‘Farming on the edge’ arranged in three sub-themes: pastures and forages, management and new technology and animal production.

Experts spoke and workshops and field trips to some Massey farms demonstrate and showed developments. Attend-ees learned about sci-ence now advancing and gained insight into what’s on the horizon. Feedback

PeteR BURKe was positive and the day well run.

Robinson says New Zealand farmers have in the past embraced tech-nology as a means of improving productivity and producing high quality food for discerning con-sumers in global markets. Now farming must gain a clear idea of its needs so that science organisations such as AgResearch can deliver the goods.

Connectivity between AgResearch and BLNZ is critical, Robinson says. “I see AgResearch as the wholesaler of science and B + LNZ as the retailer.”

The problem B + LNZ faces in technology trans-fer is the wide-ranging nature of sheep and beef farming – much wider than dairy farming, Robin-son says.

“Sheep and beef farm-

ers operate in different climates, have multiple products to manage and it’s hard to do the amount of measurement in real time that dairy farmers do.”

He says getting tech-nology across to sheep and beef farmers is challeng-ing and more needs to be done.

He told his audience the policy makers in Wel-lington need to wake up to the fact that a very small number of people are driv-ing the New Zealand econ-omy.

“There are only 12,000 sheep and beef farm-ers and only 12,000 dairy farmers. That adds up to 24,000 small and medium enterprises – which is the guts of the New Zealand economy. We wouldn’t even fill the Westpac sta-dium.”

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THE KIWIFRUIT, avo-cado, poultry and eggs, and tomato industries have come to the party on government indus-try agreements (GIAs) for biosecurity, MPI director-general Wayne McNee told Rural News.

The ministry wants all primary industry groups to sign memorandums of understanding on the GIAs to pave the way for joint decision making and cost sharing for biose-curity. The Government wants to start the GIAs by July 1 next year.

GIAs are touted as one

of the answers to recom-mendations in the inde-pendent Sapere report released late June on the biosecurity failures which led to Psa.

The report said MPI needed to improve its con-nectedness with industry and research organisa-tions.

McNee says it is clear the former MAF and industry weren’t working together to identify biose-curity risks.

“The kiwifruit industry was aware of the height-ened risk as a result of the Psa outbreak in Italy, as was Plant and Food [Research] some time

before the outbreak here, and our people weren’t as aware as they should have been.

“Clearly they weren’t communicating effectively so government indus-try agreements are part of a process of working through and identifying risks together and making sure rules are in place to mitigate the risks as much as possible.”

None of the major pastoral industries have yet signed up although a meeting was held with Federated Farmers earlier in the year which included Beef+Lamb, DairyNZ and others.

“We are talking to all industries; some have been quicker to sign than others,” says McNee. “Our goal is to have agreements with all of the industries.”

He says cost sharing was a sticking point. “It is less so now the Gov-ernment has committed to no more than 50% of the costs being borne by industry. That commit-ment was made earlier this year and I think it has helped get people to the table to sign up.”

McNee says he com-missioned the Sapere report to look at the way MAF made decisions on import health standards

and the border processes for kiwifruit products.

The review found some major shortcomings during 2007-2010.

“I commissioned the report to look at the way we could improve; it’s made six recommenda-tions and we will be imple-menting all of those,” McNee says.

An MPI committee is considering a controver-sial recommendation that MPI looks at prioritis-ing biosecurity resources towards more economi-cally significant industries and away from smaller ones, McNee says.

“Within a within a

month we will have com-mitted to whether that is the right thing to do or not. The challenge with that is a smaller industry might be the industry of the future; kiwifruit was once a small industry, the wine industry was once small. It’s not simple to make that decision.”

McNee says a lot of biosecurity systems at the border are for all industry, so the decision about pri-orities will focus more on responses and surveillance systems.

A number of the Sapere report’s recommendations

on border systems had already been implemented after an internal review of the strawberry seed incur-sion, McNee says.

Most others will be implemented by next month. “Some will take a bit longer as we need to do more work with industry or we need to put in place better IT systems.”

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Change of focus?BIOSECURITY RESOURCE could be redirected away from smaller, lower value industries in favour of high value industries.

The recommendation in the independent Psa-V report by Sapere research group is being examined by a MPI group, with evaluation due for completion next month.

In its report Sapere admits the move could be “con-troversial”

“The consequences of not adequately managing a known risk or not responding appropriately to an emerg-ing risk are heightened for New Zealand’s key agricultural and horticultural sectors,” it says in its recommendations. “There may well be net benefits in re-prioritising MPI’s resources away from smaller, less strategic industries….”

Top level directors within MPI are looking at the pro-posal, one of a number of recommendations from the report which form the basis of a ‘management action plan’ by the ministry, some completed, others in the pipeline. Minister for Primary Industries David Carter says he will monitor the work carefully and expects a progress report within three months.

Carter says ‘government industry agreements’ (GIA) will be the mechanism by which MPI, industry and research organisations work more closely together to improve biosecurity readiness and response.

“I note that a call for better connectedness between gov-ernment and industry groups is a key finding of the report. The GIA initiative is part of the Biosecurity Law Reform Bill currently before Parliament,” he says. – Pam Tipa

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WHAT ARE you doing to promote animal welfare, biodiversity and wildlife on your farm?

These are powerful selling points “coming on the radar” in the world’s

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Though her com-ments were made to Beef

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ularly with sheep and beef, there have been improve-ments,” she says. “I hate this ‘we’ve got to be low cost’. No! We’ve got to be high value.”

British consumers would “die for a fantail”; high standards of animal welfare are becoming a must for premium mar-kets. “This is a big one. It’s

British consumers would “die for a fantail” lincoln university’s caroline saunders told seminar-goers.

huge. This one could hit you overnight. How Sir Henry [van der Heyden’s induced] cows didn’t end up on the front page of [the UK newspaper] The Sun I don’t know. We were very lucky.”

Our industries need to be ready to explain prac-tices such as winter shear-ing or tail docking, if they’re to continue, says Saunders. While we know they’re done largely for welfare reasons, to con-sumers they appear cruel. Do they know about fly-strike? Be respectful and explain why [you do these things].”

Welfare and wildlife requirements are encom-passed in the increasingly widespread international audit process of Global GAP, which now has at least 100,000 accredited producers, she points out.

“Uruguay’s got a lot of its meat compliant and we haven’t.... Just think about this wildlife policy. It might come and bite you

in a couple of years if we’re not already there.”

While the food miles threat has largely been defused – thanks in no small part to work by Lin-coln’s agricultural eco-nomics research unit which Saunders heads – showing it for the fallacy it was, Saunders says tough economic times in the US and EU are driving a move to “local food”.

Within that, initiatives such as farmers’ markets or direct-to-door “box schemes” are increas-ingly popular, helping pro-ducers earn premiums. They also break down the urban-rural divide, which is “fantastic,” says Saun-ders. “But don’t tell me it’s good for the environ-ment!”

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“THINK ABOUT how you can feed your sheep more: that’s the best return on investment you can make for you, your family, your future.”

That was the timely headline message Agresearch senior scien-tist Julie Everett-Hincks presented to the Lincoln seminar.

Speaking on lamb survival, Hincks stressed the need to ramp up feed for multiple-bearing ewes as lambing approaches.

Farmers too often blame losses on bad weather at lambing when, in reality, bad weather in the run-up to the drop has a much greater impact. “It’s all about the ewes’ energy bal-ance,” she stresses.

Ewes in poor condition or hungry give birth to weak lambs less able to withstand the cold, she explains. Such ewes also take longer to deliver the lamb and are poorer mothers. “Low condition

ewes had lower maternal behaviour scores, so body condition score is really important.”

When you put a hand on a ewe’s back, if you can feel any cor-rugation, then she should be put straight into the low-condition mob and given feed priority.

Splitting out triplet bearing ewes in the closing stages of preg-nancy is essential. “If you don’t identify them they’re treated as twins and if you do that they lose condition over late pregnancy.”

Fed as they should be, with 3.5kg of high quality drymat-ter feed/head/day from a cover of 1500kgDM/ha or more, condi-tion can be maintained. Hincks presented compelling evidence from Landcorp’s Mararoa Station, Southland, showing the success of that.

By allocating just an extra 7kg

drymatter/triplet-bearing ewe in those last days of pregnancy, an extra 3.5kg of lamb was raised on average. “That’s the best return on investment I’ve ever seen.”

With stud breeders’ flocks already scanning as high as 230% and producing as many triplets as twins, such performance will be seen in commercial flocks in as little as six years. If feeding isn’t improved, losses will be massive.

“What I think is a fat ewe and you think is a fat ewe are com-pletely different. It’s about chang-ing our perceptions,” stressed Hincks.

Converting such scanning

results into more lambs to slaugh-ter could be done without any more supplement, or grain, she added. “You can do it from pasture only, but it’s a 12 month process.”

Predictably, Hincks was chal-lenged from the floor on the impli-cations of increased feeding on bearings (prolapses), but her col-league David Stevens, who’s been working on the issue “on and off for 15 years”, pointed out there’s greater evidence of poor ewe con-dition being the cause.

Where problems are associated with high feed levels, it’s generally because of a step change in alloca-tion, rather than ewe condition.

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over-grazing will damage soilBOOsTING sOIl organic matter content and biological activity will deliver big gains, but buying a bag, bottle or even bulk load of product isn’t necessarily going to help, Nicole Masters, of Integrity soils, told dele-gates.

“you can do a lot more with your pasture management than you can with any bought-in product.... Over-grazing will do more harm to your soil than anything else.”

With the growing buzz about biological farming there’s a danger of some businesses selling solutions which fail, giving the whole movement a bad name, she acknowledges.

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nZ needs to target top end markets

FOOD, SCIENCE and technology provides the platform to under-standing market preferences, says Bill Falconer.

“But in today’s world it goes well beyond using taste panels to work out what is ‘nice’ – though that is still part of the exercise,” he says.

“Rather, the challenge now is to identify what lies behind the preferred characteristics, and then to determine what the farmer has to do to breed and nurture stock to

manifest them. “Here food science and tech-

nology is focussed on genetics, and forage and supplemental feed management, and then best farm management practice with the objective of breeding stock ‘fit for purpose’, when the market wants it, whether the market is Britain, Germany, China or wherever.”

Falconer says to extract premium returns from its markets, New Zealand must be prepared to

invest in science and technology at a higher level.

This is not to say that science and technology has been lacking to date. “On the contrary our repu-tation for on-farm productivity and food safety in particular has been built on agricultural and food science and technology internation-ally recognised as world leading.

“Consumers in premium markets are now saying we must lift our game.”

time to lift our game

MEAT INDUSTRY Asso-ciation chairman Bill Fal-coner says New Zealand’s future does not lie in feed-ing the masses. Instead, our food sector should

target the top end of tradi-tional and emerging mar-kets with value-added products. Our customers should be prepared to pay a premium for the best.

Speaking last month at the New Zealand Insti-tute of Food and Science Technology conference in Hamilton, Falconer expressed frustration at media references to New Zealand’s future lying in the opportunity to feed an expanding and increas-ingly hungry global popu-lation.

Our size and scale of operation are con-straints, he says. “I believe, for example, that China, Indonesia and India are markets with exciting potential for New Zealand.

“But within them, New

Zealand has to find its niches. The real contribu-tion we can make to feed-ing an expanding world population is through leveraging our technologi-cal and scientific experi-ence and achievement, not in feeding the masses.

“As a driver of the New Zealand economy, we must see our food indus-tries as making their strongest contribution by maximising added-value in supplying and marketing to the top end of our new, as well as our traditional,

SUdeSH KiSSUn international markets – to those who are prepared to pay a premium for the best.”

Already New Zea-land’s best lamb cuts are regarded as expen-sive luxury meats, and we need it to stay that way, he adds. But what constitutes best varies from market to market.

China is the second-largest market for New

Zealand sheep meat by volume, but sixth by value, reflecting that market’s preference for lower-value flaps and offal. There are in-market challenges in cutting and presenta-tion to increase the value of New Zealand prod-uct in China, Falconer says, but there are stron-ger challenges in deter-mining what can be done to unlock Chinese market

interest in what we regard as more valuable compo-nents of the carcase.

“This calls for under-standing Chinese prefer-ences in taste, texture and smell; and practices such as purchasing, handling, preparation and eating – in the context of cultural tra-ditions embedded for mil-lennia.”

Interestingly, the chal-lenge is no different in our traditional markets. In the UK, where sheep meats have been traditional fare for millennia, a number of our companies are again doing serious market anal-ysis to determine Brit-ish preferences in taste, texture, smell, handling and presentation. And they are developing prod-uct and brand marketing resulting from this work, says Falconer. “If we want the customers to pay for the best, then we must make sure it is the best.”

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ANIMAL WELFARE officers will have a new regional focus under MPI restructuring and be expected build networks with others in that dis-trict who work with animals.

MPI director of compliance Dean Baigent says instead of officers being based in, say, Tauranga, where there are few welfare issues, and flying to assignments elsewhere, they will be based in the regions they cover.

“The philosophy is that in each district we have a stable set of officers supported by investigators,” he told the Federated Farmers conference.

“What happened previously was the officer living in, say, Taumaranui had no relationship with stock and station agents and no relationship with saleyards – no requirements to build a relation-ship. They’d get a call from a call centre and fly to wherever it was in the country.”

The new structure reflected the greater inte-gration, efficiency and productivity required by the Government.

Baigent said MPI was also responsible for com-pliance legislation regarding food, fish, biosecu-rity, hazardous substances, animal products and compounds, veterinary medicines, indigenous foresty, NAIT and the emissions trading audit scheme.

“We have to get efficiencies out of that. We are going to integrate the investigation part, the management part and leave the inspectorate part where the animal welfare guys sit with their areas of expertise….

“Don’t misread that you are suddenly going to have a lot of fishery officers going onto farms, that is not going to be the case.”

Baigent says analysis shows the animal welfare spikes were in Waikato, Taranaki, Southland and Canterbury.

“If I move an animal welfare officer from Auck-land to Southland my expectation is they will first and foremost try to grow a network of people there who are working in that space.”

That included the SPCA, stock and station agents and vets.

MPI had a $350,000 contract with SPCA to provide some services in the primary industry. He did not want the organisation taking over pri-mary industry animal welfare work. But for inter-vention for a stressed cow, SPCA would be the first responder.

A prosecutor would be based in most districts to speed up some processes.

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intensification will raise issues

THE TREND towards greater intensification of farming is set to raise a new set of animal welfare issues, says the chairman of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, Dr John Hellstrom.

He told Rural News this is a global trend

as more ‘adventurous and entrepreneurial’ approaches are taken to reduce the cost of production per animal.

We are seeing it in the dairy industry in New Zealand, and it’s happening in the sheep and beef sector.

“I was interested to visit an intensive sheep milk facility some months

ago. If you are going to rear sheep to produce milk you’ve got to do the same sort of things you do with dairying – that is, take the lambs away from the ewes as soon as possible and get the ewes into a milking routine.

“In this place the 500 or so lambs were housed inside and fed milk supplement. But when

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Hellstrom says a lot of innovation will be needed to get on top the issues arising with this type of production system. Though goats and sheep are milked overseas, these

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A MAF committee set up in 2008 specifically to identify emerging bios-ecurity risks never dis-cussed a virulent strain of Psa devastating kiwifruit vines offshore. And a MAF risk analysis team respon-sible for monitoring off-shore developments was “unaware pollen imports were even taking place”.

These are just some of the failings identified in an independent review of Psa-V by Sapere research group which looked at import and border con-trols.

MAF had no strategic view of risks to the kiwi-fruit industry, failed to response adequately, and relationships between it, industry organisations and

scientific researchers were “ineffective”.

But industry organisa-tions must also play their part in being vigilant, the report says,

The PSA-V outbreak will cost the industry $410 million and for orchard-ists “the pathway back to a profitable enterprise is uncertain”.

Zespri also came in for criticism, the report saying the company should have actively examined exist-ing import requirements after seeing the impact of Psa on Italian orchards in 2009/10. Zespri made a number of “optimis-tic assumptions” about New Zealand’s biosecurity regime.

“Agricultural and hor-ticultural sectors in New Zealand derive immense

value from remain-ing pest-free so should be investing their own resources in maintaining this status – particularly by monitoring emerging risks,” the report says.

However Sapere identified that import requirements for kiwi-fruit pollen were “inad-equate” and based on a scientific review that was

“unnecessarily definitive” in discounting pollen as a disease vector. MAF’s response to finding that live Psa could be detected on pollen was “sub-stan-dard” and it missed opportunities to track consignments.

A process to develop kiwifruit pollen import requirements was “defi-cient”. A formal risk analy-

sis should have been done and the industry consulted before allowing the first pollen imports into the country.

“The resulting lack of industry awareness may have compounded the consequences of having inadequate import condi-tions in place….”

For nursery stock, MAF should have at least

considered prohibiting imports from Psa-infected areas, the report says. And when it found out its quar-antine testing regime for symptomless plants was unreliable, it was “not suf-ficiently proactive” and did not track down plants that had already been released.

The report says there was a “lack of connected-ness between MAF and key stakeholders”, and

“a lack of concern or urgency from the kiwifruit industry”.

“MAF had opportunity to revisit the appropriate-ness of its import require-ments when a virulent strain of Psa emerged in Italy,” the report says.

“By 2009/10 there had been an observable and marked change in the risk

profile of Psa….”Unlike its traditional

spread Psa was having a severe affect on Italian orchards and impacting gold kiwifruit for the first time. By May 2010 Austra-lia had reacted to the Ital-ian outbreak by requiring all pollen imports to be tested for the disease.

The report says the reaction to the emerg-ing threat of Psa was frag-mented and delayed.

Different MAF staff managing Psa risk for specific goods lead to a “reactive and fragmented assessment of the risks of Psa across individual path-ways”.

For example the risks for kiwifruit were well managed, but those for pollen were never assessed.

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the sapere report is critical of failings at both maf and Zespri for allowing Psa into New Zealand.

Psa hits hard

PUTTING FOOD on the table for kiwifruit growers hardest hit by Psa will hopefully be the outcome of a new policy announced late June by the Government, says the growers organisation.

The new ‘primary sector recovery policy’ will result in biosecurity incur-sions being declared adverse events simi-lar to climatic events and natural disasters.

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc (NZKGI) president Neil Trebilco says there are certain “adverse events” provi-sions they wanted to access for growers but a biosecurity event didn’t come within pre-vious regulations.

“One of the key ones we wanted to access is effectively a benefit for growers

who want to remain on their orchard but no longer have any money simply to put food on their tables.

“If a grower lost part of an income and maybe is able to struggle along, it won’t help them. But it will help growers who may not have any funds and no means to buy groceries. It’s the equivalent of a ben-efit.”

However growers on the breadline won’t be able to access that yet. The new policy means adverse event provisions can now be applied to biosecurity incursions in general – but the next step is to have Psa declared an adverse event.

Trebilco is confident that will happen as the Government changed the policy because of Psa and following representa-tions from NZKGI since last September.

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EFFLUENT MANAGE-MENT on dairy farms is improving. A national snapshot, to be released in November, will show the 2011-12 season’s sig-nificant non-compliance dropping below 10% from 11% in 2010-11 and 16% in 2009-10.

Fonterra is collat-ing regional council fig-ures for the final report of the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord.

Fonterra’s general manager sustainability John Hutchings says the results will show a con-certed effort by stakehold-ers paying dividends.

“The results will show the trend over the previ-ous two seasons sustained last season, which has just finished,” he told Rural News.

Farmers are also spend-ing heavily on effluent ponds and storage. In Canterbury last season 300 Fonterra suppliers upgraded their effluent systems.

Hutchings says there is definitely a change in attitude among farmers. “Farmers have stepped up effluent management in recent years, realising it is a source of nutrients for grass.”

Fonterra runs an ‘every farm every year’ scheme whereby assessors visit its 10,400 suppliers annually. Instead of focusing only on milk quality, the asses-sors look at effluent man-agement infrastructure on each farm.

Farmers in breach of regional council rules are referred to sustainable dairy advisors who advise and help these farmers to

comply fully.The co-op has also

threatened to stop picking milk from suppliers who constantly flout effluent management rules. How-ever, it has never carried out its threat. Hutchings says Fonterra’s threat has been enough to spur sup-pliers into action.

“In most cases threats are enough and effluent-related are issues were

resolved within two or three days.”

But he admits recent prosecution of farmers by some regional councils is disappointing. However, Hutchings remains con-fident stakeholders are striving to keep breaches and subsequent prosecu-tions down.

In Northland, farmer Graham Owen Fox was last week fined $24,000

for illegal discharges of dairy effluent from a stor-age tank and pond two years ago.

Fox had been charged with intermittently dis-charging effluent from an effluent storage tank to land “in circumstances that may have resulted in the contaminant entering an unnamed contributory of the Waima River”.

Last month a farm

owned by Fonterra direc-tor Colin Armer was fined $72,000 plus costs. In October 2010, the farm’s effluent irrigation system failed, resulting in dairy effluent ponding in a pad-dock, which then flowed across land and into a stream near Maketu.

Last week the pro-prietors of Orete 2 & Other Blocks Incorpo-rated, Waihau Bay, East Coast, was ordered to pay $45,000 for allowing effluent waste to flow over land and into the Waiare Stream.

Galatea farmer Eric John Steiner was fined $25,000 plus costs and his son Michael Eric Steiner was fined $15,000 plus costs for the unlawful dis-charge of dairy effluent that flowed eventually to a tributary of the Horo-manga River, near Galatea.

THe DAIRy industry will announce a new sustainable Dairy Water Accord in November. It will replace the Dairying and Clean streams Accord, which ended on May 31, the comple-tion of the 2011-12 season.

Fonterra general manager sustainability john Hutchings says the new accord will have input from envi-ronmental groups, iwi, regional coun-cils, DairyNZ, dairy processors, Federated Farmers and DairyNZ.

He’s confident the new accord will improve effluent management in the industry. Farmers are keen to make effluent a resource, not a problem, he says.

IN CANTeRBuRy, effluent compliance continues to improve.

Preliminary effluent compliance figures from environment Canterbury for 2011-12 show 70% of dairy farmers fully comply with effluent management regulations. This is up 5% percent on last year.

Canterbury Dairy effluent Group (CDeG) representative Ron Pellow says the results of increased awareness are showing year on year.

“One of the key focuses of CDeG has been to improve awareness of effluent

management and the need for vigilance with regard to consent requirements,” says Pellow. “It’s pleasing to see a continued improvement in compliance on-farm, as verified by eCan monitoring.

DairyNZ, Federated Farmers, NZ Dairies, synlait, Fonterra, Westland Dairy Products, sIDDC and environ-ment Canterbury representatives make up CDeG. The group has initiated a range of farmer-focused effluent activi-ties.

SUdeSH KiSSUnfonterra’s John Hutchings says the improved results shows that farmers on the whole are making a concerted effort to improve their effluent management.

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Plough for profit not for funFEILDING farm con-sultant says many farm-ers feed animals well, but don’t make any money out of it.

Gary Massicks told Rural News at a recent BLNZ field day on winter cropping at Waiouru Station that he’s seen instances of farmers grow-ing a winter crop and not knowing exactly why they did it.

This supports a view that farmers and commer-cial growers indulge in ‘recreational cultivation’ – they spend a lot of time on the tractor for little mon-etary gain.

“It costs a hell’uva lot to establish a crop so it’s important they make money out of it,” Massicks says. “Farmers often over-stock and feel they have to feed all their animals.

“It must be looked at on a case-by-case situa-tion, but sometimes they might be better off to reduce their stocking rate by 5% and have 10% better performance. I’ve noticed that in the last few years when people were pushing stocking rates and perfor-

mance was compromised. They’d be better off a little under-stocked and get-ting better animal perfor-mance.”

In terms of crops, Mas-sicks says farmers must know what they are going to do with their winter crop and whether they are going to make any money out of it.

“The focus should be, ‘do they know how much crop they’ve got, which animals they are going to feed it to and what their utilization is going to be?’ Are they going to grow or just maintain the animals or have they got animals going backwards [on these crops]?” he says.

Massicks says a crop-ping programme should be driven by the feed budget and by a plan. He says some farmers have neither and just tend to be pro-duction driven.

“[Any] crop must fit the feed budget and [a farmer’s] plan. It’s impor-tant they don’t cut corners because this will compro-mise the yield of the crop. They also need to then make sure they get good utilisation of feed.”

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school cleaner Beverley Howe, Glenham school (southland); principal of Kopane school (manawatu), Neal duff; principal of waituna west school, Glen richardson (manawatu); caretaker of ohaupo school (waikato), scott coley; and friend of apiti school, Jock Bielski (manawatu) were named good sorts. each won $3000 for their rural school to spend on a project of the school’s choice.

‘Good sorts’ were able to be nominated by members of their local school or community.

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sicks drew attention to another unusual issue likely face sheep farmers in the coming months.

“This winter many ewes are carrying more condition than they nor-mally would. But the heavier the animals, the more feed they need to drive them or if you like

to keep alive every day. So there’s a problem if the ewe goes in heavy, doesn’t get fed well and comes out skinny or light because it will not be able to produce enough milk to feed its lambs.”

He says it’s important farmers feed their ewes well to avoid problems.

“For a ewe feeding twins they are not going to produce enough milk…. If they’re not going to be offered enough feed to maintain body weight then produce enough milk to keep those two lambs alive – well what’s the point.”

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14 worldCanada’s meat producers score win over US

CANADIAN BEEF and pork producers are cele-brating a victory over the US on country-of-origin labelling (COOL).

The World Trade Organisation last month ruled a US meat labelling program unfairly discrim-inated against Canada and Mexico.

The ruling, following an appeal by the US, will force US authorities to bring the scheme in line

with global trade rules.Canadian Cattle-

men’s Association presi-dent Martin Unrau says by upholding the part of the panel ruling that con-firmed the discrimina-tory nature of COOL, the WTO’s final decision has provided an important victory for its members. Unrau is hopeful the US will amend the COOL leg-islation to eliminate the discrimination.

“This is the result that we have been seeking.

The CCA will be working with its US counterparts to... eliminate discrimina-tion of Canadian cattle in the US market.”

COOL has affected bil-lions of dollars of com-merce in cattle and beef products since it was implemented in 2008, he says. At a cost of $30-50 per head, the current impact of COOL on Cana-dian producers is about $183 million per year.

Canadian Pork Coun-cil second vice-president

Florian Possberg says the way the law was set up and applied was “very discrimina-tory”.

Whole country-of-origin labelling was a non-tariff trade

barrier and that part has to be dropped, Possberg says. “It’s just not fair according to WTO and we agree.”

Under US law in force since March 2009, food processors must identify the nations from which cattle, hogs and some fresh produce originate.

The legislation has its roots in the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (‘mad cow’ disease) in a Canadian-bred animal in 2003.

Canada and Mexico say the provisions impose unjust costs on their exports, reducing their competitiveness. The WTO appeals body agrees.

But the ruling is not all bad news for the US. The appeals body also found COOL achieves a legiti-mate policy objective by telling consumers about the food they eat.

SUdeSH KiSSUn US trade representa-tive Ron Kirk says he is “pleased” with the ruling as it affirms the right of the US to “adopt labelling requirements that provide information to American consumers about the meat they buy.”

But US beef farmers say it is clear COOL vio-lates WTO rules. National

Cattlemen’s Beef Associ-ation vice president Bob McCan says the trade battle jeopardises their strong trade relationship with Canada and Mexico.

US cattlemen deserve a government that fights for and protects our opportu-nities, he says.

“We need a govern-ment that demands WTO

compliance by our trade partners and ensures the US is abiding by these same guidelines. We are committed to working with this administration and Congress to find a permanent solution to this issue in order to bring the US back into compliance. It is critical the United States leads by example.”

Spanish tilt at sullen Western australia farmland

A CENTURIES-OLD Spanish farming system is being considered by researchers looking to revitalise marginal land in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

The Dehesa system, an alternative option for the use of soils with poor suit-ability for cropping, is a farming method that combines remnant oak forests, occa-sional cereal crops, pastures and livestock.

State Department of Agriculture research officer Imma Farre, who grew up in Spain, is about to start a small field trial to test whether holm or evergreen oak trees can be grown at the Wongan Hills research station, 190km northeast of Perth.

The holm oak seeds have come from the Kings Park Botanical Gardens, where Farre said they had grown well. Evergreen oaks tolerate drought once established, due to their deep roots, recorded at depths of 20m.

“The oak trees are important to fill the autumn/winter feed gap in Spain by producing acorns which are highly nutri-tious for animals…. This year we’ll see how they establish and survive and next year we hope to plant a few more hectares in an alley farming system.”

The Dehesa system traditionally uses

grasses and legumes between trees as the primary fodder source, while intercropping is done with barley or wheat.

Farre says the system uses a low stock-ing rate, typically two-four sheep equiva-lents per hectare.

“The system traditionally uses an indigenous pig breed – the Iberian pig – to graze the acorns, [producing] a highly desired gourmet product with a distinct flavor.

“More rough areas also incorporate merino sheep now being crossbred with meat sheep from France and Germany, and goats; the best areas also use indige-nous cattle.”

Farre says there are many similarities between the Spanish Iberian Peninsula and Western Australia.

“Western Australian soils are acidic, like those in western Spain where the Dehesa exists, but Western Australian soils may be deeper than the Spanish soils and Western Australia is probably at the lower end of the rainfall scale of Dehesa farm-ing,” she says.

“Dehesa farming is suitable for Med-iterranean climates, like Western Austra-lia’s, where there is a desire to combine nature conservation with a sustainable agricultural system.”

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16 agribusiness/opinionag twitsRural News’ irreverent and hypothetical look at what’s happening in the farming world

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waynemcneempi: Whoops it looks like letting Psa into the country was probably all our fault. Apologies for all the damage to the New Zealand kiwifruit industry. #how-didthathappen?

dcarterminister: Now you can see why this Government is cracking down on the public service as its bloody union – the PSA – has totally ruined the country’s kiwifruit industry! # commiepinkos

damienoconnormp: I hate to be seen as an alarmist but @waynemcneempi your decision to allow fresh pork imports into NZ is the death knell of the local pig industry. #theendisnigh

waynemcneempi: I guess @damienoc-conormp it’d be like claiming the recent Queensland fruit fly find meant the end of New Zealand’s $1b hort exports or delaying ag’s entry into the ETS would instantly destroy planet earth and not the country’s economy #stopcryingwolf

rnormangreenmp: Excusing agriculture from the ETS leaves average household-ers paying an extra $133 a year, while free-riding, bludging dairy farmers and sheep-and-beef producers only incur an annual increase in costs of $3700 and $2000 respectively. #onedayiwantotbefinan-ceminster

henryfonterra: How the hell do I spin it that the TAF debate is now all done and dusted and we’re one, big happy, family again? #dazedandconfused

fonterrapr: It’s easy @henryfonterra: just completely ignore the fact that one third of your supplier base hate your guts and claim shareholders kicking the crap out of each other for the past year shows how really passionate they are about their industry. #wekidyounot

pstrangetranspower: How come all these farmers are claiming we’re ‘land grab-bing’ with our pylon buffer corridor plans?. We’re not! We’re just getting councils to make farmers donate on a permanent basis 64 metres under each pylon! #whatisgood-forusisnotforyou

ag training faces rebootQUALIFICATIONS AND training for the myriad components of the ‘agri-culture sector’ have mul-tiplied since 1992 when the new national qualifica-tions, including those run by the AgITO, were set up.

Along the way the origi-nal concept, whereby the skills and knowledge con-tained in a specific qual-ification’s components would be clear to every-one, including employers, has become blurred.

While most of the com-ponents of training are still guided by the wording of NZQA approved unit standards, the individual quirks of human nature and the complexities of

funding have caused the number of different quali-fications to balloon out to about 170 certificates and diplomas just for agricul-ture.

About 85 are supervised by the AgITO, and cover such diverse groupings as wool, pastoral (a huge col-lection), rural servicing, rural resale, water, equine and a clump covering pork, poultry and apicul-ture. The rest are usually referred to as ‘local qualifi-cations’, taught by private providers, polytechnics and offshoots of the major industry components.

And it’s not just hap-pened in agriculture. Last year the Minister of Ter-tiary Education ordered a full review of qualifica-

SUe edmondStions by industry/sector to ensure the correct alignment of training and education to indus-try needs and expec-tations. As usual they have given it a mnemonic - TRoQ.

As things have moved on in education ideas, the view these days is not just to have everything aimed at specific unit standard outputs, but to ‘contex-tualise’ learning at higher levels for more ‘real life’ outcomes.

The working parties (six alone for agriculture) were finalised in Janu-ary, to come up with a full report by the end of May.

Things, as usual, have stretched a bit and it’s now mid-August, but John Troutbeck of DairyNZ, chairing the pas-toral group which includes all pastoral farming, explained the considerable

work done so far. “We began with a pro-

cess of consultation which included significant input from the relevant pasto-ral industries and from a number of training organ-isations. Based on this, a draft qualification map was produced. This went out to a number of organ-isations representing the wider pastoral sector for comment. We have now collated the feedback and are pulling together a revised qual-map in con-sultation with NZQA and industry.

“Once the final map is done, we’ll be looking at the specific content, to be accompanied by a more defined ‘graduate profile’

which will specify what those achieving the quali-fication will be able to do, will know and what they will be capable of being.”

This will give employ-ers a much clearer view of how qualifications will relate to employee capa-bilities, during training and on recruitment.

The new qualifications will change their names from ‘national certificate/diploma’ to ‘New Zealand certificate/diploma’. Indi-vidual training organisa-tions may be able to adjust their programmes to suit regional, etc, differences, but graduate outcomes must be the same.

Current completion for TRoQ is May 31, 2014.

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NZ dollar keeps a lid on prices The NZ dollar is bouncing around US80c which is keeping a lid on farmgate prices. There is upward pressure with the North Island cattle kill sliding, but further cuts to capacity are on the agenda as NZ drops to more realistic winter kill rates. 300kg cwt bulls were $4.30/kg on average last week while prime steer was just shy of $4.20/kg. Local trade prices remained steady on $4.10/kg, although there is a firming undertone as a shortage of local trade cattle looms. Any lifts in local trade prices will help drive prime steer prices as competition ramps up between exporters and local trade operators for prime cattle. In the South Island, prices for local trade cattle are at a premium to export cattle with $4.10/kg paid on average last week. There are few bulls being slaughtered and prices have tended to hold just below $4.00/kg while prime steer is firm on $4.00/kg.

NZ bull kill spirals downwards The NZ cattle kill fell 9% the week ending June 30 to 48,900 head. The largest fall was in the South Island, where 2,800 fewer cattle (-21%) were killed than the week prior. The North Island cattle kill was down 1,900 head or 5%. The most noticeable fall was in the number of bulls heading to slaughter. The NZ bull kill plummeted 19% or 2,200 head in just one week, as it slides towards seasonal lows in late winter/spring. The large drop in bull slaughter will put the heat on US beef importers who will have to compete for the limited supply. Forward orders have not been a favourable option as of late, leaving many US beef importers buying hand to mouth.

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Plants reasonably full On average, 16kg cwt lamb in the North Island remained steady on $5.61/kg (net) last week. It was believed some processors would pay large premiums to try and close the gap between spot prices and contract prices, however plants have been reasonably full albeit on reduced capacity so there has been little incentive to do so. In the South Island, 16kg cwt lamb was $5.87/kg (net) last week. The lamb kill is creeping back but capacity is also diminishing as many plants have dropped shifts or are shut for maintenance while it’s seasonally quiet. Lamb prices are likely to remain subdued while capacity is low, the overseas markets are lacklustre and the kiwi dollar soars against major trading currencies such as the Euro and Sterling.

Australian lamb exports reach new high NZ’s biggest competitor for exported lamb has recorded its largest volume of lamb exports for the financial year ended June 30, 2012. According to Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), lamb exports hit 173,814 tonnes, up 11% on the previous year. This surpassed the previous record set in 2007-08 by 7% or 11,000 tonnes. Increased production in Australia, particularly at the start of 2012, was the major driver even though the AU$ is high and there is reduced overseas demand for lamb. As a comparison, NZ lamb exports the year ended June 30, 2012 are unlikely to reach the 278,220 tonnes exported in 2010-11.

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Mutton kill larger than expected The mutton kill in the North Island has gathered momentum as farmers offload their dry ewes after scanning. With more numbers available for slaughter, mutton prices have slowly crept up as competition between meat processors has increased. The South Island mutton kill is also increasing gradually. It was originally thought this season’s NZ mutton slaughter would fall 32.6% on last season’s inflated levels to 2.96 million, however season to date slaughter has already passed 3 million.

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Say it again, Jim!THe HOuND reckons former agriculture minister and long-time lefty jim Anderton should be up for a New year honour after a recent performance on TV1’s Q&A debating climate change and the eTs.“There are thousands of young farming families in New Zealand that are putting their best endea-vours into making their streams on their farms fenced off and planted and making sure their farms are in better shape environmentally than anything they inherited from their parents and grandparents.”Good stuff, jim!

meanwhile back on planet labour/greenANyONe WHO thinks the labour and Green parties are over their pathological hatred of the agricultural sector should follow the Hound in looking at both parties’ response to the Government’s sensible decision to delay agricul-ture’s entry into the eTs until other countries do the same or the tech-nology is available to help farmers mitigate biolog-ical emissions. With friends like the Greens and labour, farmers don’t need any enemies.

Really?THe NeWs is out that actors jessica Chastain and Woody Harrelson have officially been named PeTA’s sexiest Vegetar-ians of 2012. The Holly-wood stars are both committed to living a meat-free lifestyle. Previous PeTA sexiest Vegetar-ians of the year include Russell Brand, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig and Carrie underwood. However, the Hound reckons the term sexy vegetarian is a bit of an oxymoron – like mili-tary intelligence or polit-ical honesty. For starters how can pastey, unhealthy looking, stick insects – as most vegetarians tend to be – ever be classed as sexy?

diplomatic stupidity?sPeAKING OF useless politicians and the eTs, the Hound giggled at what one of Winston’s cling-ons and former North shore mayor Andrew Williams – famous for urinating on trees as well as drinking and texting – had to say about the eTs.Williams issued a self-important media release in early july castigating the eTs scheme that started in Australia on july 1. Hmmm, your canine crusader didn’t have the heart to tell the former leaky mayor that NZ First’s eTs policy is about as irrelevant to Australians as it is to New Zealanders!

Pork’s poor timingTHIs OlD mutt reckons meat industry execu-tives could be forgiven for feeling they needed to be in two places at once yesterday (july 16): Queenstown for the Red Meat sector Confer-ence and Wellington for NZ Pork’s Conference. Okay, so pork isn’t a red meat, but the clash was unfortunate and surely could have been avoided. What’s the betting most opted for the southern scenery and maybe a quick pre-conference schuss down the ski slopes?

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This is despite claims to the contrary made by the usual array of left wing politicians and envi-ronmental do-gooders.

Why would we want to unfairly penalise New Zealand’s agriculture sector – and one of the few sectors with the ability to help the country out of the current economic hole – by imposing taxes when our international competitors are not doing the same?

How does handicapping New Zealand’s main economic driver reduce international green-house gases? Surely all that will do is shift the production of these agricultural greenhouse gases from New Zealand to another country?

Federated Farmers, Fonterra, Beef + Lamb NZ and other agricultural bodies are understandably delighted by the Government’s move. The sector has always argued that it’s crazy for New Zealand producers to be hit with the costs of an ETS when they have no way of mitigating these and when other farmers around the world are not being penalised accordingly.

Meanwhile, critics and environmental doom-sayers are not so happy and are making claims about farmers being subsidised and getting a free ride – pure bunkum.

The ETS revision only delays agricultural bio-logical emissions – methane and nitrous oxide from livestock and soils. Fact is all New Zealand farms and orchards have been in the ETS since July 1, 2010. The cost impact of the ETS on dairy, horticulture, sheep, beef and deer farmers is con-servatively estimated to be a minimum of $106 million a year.

Fonterra estimates each of its dairy farmer suppliers directly pays $3700 a year in carbon costs for fuel and energy, plus their share of the carbon costs being paid by Fonterra for process-ing emissions (about $38.8 million per annum).

Beef + Lamb NZ, Meat Industry Association and Deer Industry New Zealand calculate the individual cost on sheep, beef and deer farms of the ETS, to be $2000 per annum (about $27.8 mil-lion per year). Meanwhile HortNZ estimates the ETS would add industry costs of at least $40 mil-lion per year.

These costs compare to the average house-hold only paying additional ETS related costs of about $133 per a year. The agriculture sector is playing its part in paying for and reducing its carbon emissions; it’s time uniformed critics and commentators acknowledged and recog-nised this.

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opinion 21Cooperatives play vital part in nZ

FINANCIAL CO-OPs, unfashionable in Europe until 2007, have since leapt into favour following the global financial crisis, says the general manager of the European Associa-tion of Cooperative Banks, Hervé Guider.

Guider was guest speaker at the June 22, Wellington, co-op research conference ‘Building a Better World – The Role of Cooperatives and Mutuals in Economy and Society’;

it attracted overseas and local academics and busi-ness people. Though until 2007 financial co-ops were seen as old fashioned, five years later their value and role in helping cushion the global financial malaise had placed them in a dif-ferent light, Guider said.

The event was organ-ised by the New Zea-land Association for the Study of Cooperatives and Mutuals, a new grouping chaired by Victoria Uni-versity head of school of economics and finance Prof Morris Altman, and the former chief executive of the Cooperative Bank, Girol Karacaoglu.

The conference was one of several New Zea-land celebrations of the 2012 UN International Year of Cooperatives. New Zealand is widely respected for its cooper-atives, which include the dairy giant Fonterra.

Cooperative and mutual businesses play a significant role in the New Zealand economy with $39.6 billion combined revenues in 2010/11 from the top 40 NZ coopera-tives and mutuals.

A strengthening trend to cooperatives here is seen in $4.4 billion higher revenues than in 2009/10. Fonterra, for instance, with 10,500 farmer-mem-bers, has annual revenue of $19.8 billion and is New Zealand’s only truly global business.

The three Foodstuffs cooperatives (Auckland, Wellington and South Island) have a combined turnover of $8 billion, together the third-largest business in the country.

Dunedin meat process-ing cooperative Silver Fern Farms is fifth with $1.8 bil-lion and 7500 jobs, and the Invercargill co-op Alliance Group, is sixth largest with revenues of $1.3 billion and 5600 jobs.

These six New Zealand co-ops are in the Global 300 list of the world’s larg-est cooperatives. The big rural lender Netherlands-based Rabobank is the world’s largest rural bank and a major sector lender in New Zealand.

With at least NZ$1 bil-lion in assets, Rabobank’s AA credit rating is up there with both the Gov-ernments of New Zea-land and Australia. There are 32 Rabobank branches

RamSeY maRgoliS in New Zealand and 250 employees, almost half in regional locations

Collectively, New Zea-land cooperatives and mutuals provide at least 43,000 New Zealanders with jobs, not all in the rural heartland. Vehicle repair shop co-op Capri-corn Society has members in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa – truly a

tri-nations cooperative – and a turnover of at least $1 billion.

And Co-operative Bank, founded in 1928 and now with 137,000 members, has the larg-est number of members of all New Zealand coopera-tives. Collectively coop-eratives contribute 3% of New Zealand’s GDP.

On a global footing,

cooperatives worldwide are owned by 1 billion people and employ at least 100 million. The biggest 300 cooperatives have a combined turnover of $NZ1.9 trillion and are as large as Spain, the world’s ninth-largest economy.• Ramsey Margolis is executive director of the New Zealand Cooperatives Association.

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22 opinionPressure will keep mounting on farming

recently appointed otago federated farmers president stephen Korteweg says environmentalists will not just go away because farmers ignore them.

DAIRY FARMERS have to accept they are the target of a rapidly increasing number of evangelistic environmentalists.

Recently appointed Otago Federated farm-ers president Stephen Korteweg does not believe environmentalists will go away just because they are ignored. The pres-sure from these people along with tacit support from government and local bodies will inevitably mean increased require-ments costs for those wanting to keep farming.

There will be little mercy shown those believed to be polluters. Unfortunately there is a perception, especially by some urban folk that dairy farmers are ruth-less, wealthy and uncaring,

intent on making money before looking after the environment. Much of this resentment is obviously driven by the tall poppy syndrome, delighting in using the catchy ‘dirty dairy’ expression wherever possible.

Dairy farmers know they have to lift their game and are already putting in systems to overcome problems of effluent dis-posal especially in the winter. This is a huge problem in the south where more wintering barns are being built.

In many instances, including Korteweg’s own, it was usually sounder eco-nomics to invest in a win-tering barn than buy more land. Getting bigger only meant the problem was still there but increased in size.

Among the key issues

facing Federated Farm-ers are the environment, water quality and animal welfare. Already advocates for these groups are voic-ing their demands, which if put into practice will knock back farm produc-tion and in some cases force changes to land use.

Few councils have sig-nificant farmer-friendly numbers, so it is impor-tant to have Federated Farmers with their policy advisors available to step in and make sense of unworkable plans. This work is undertaken on behalf of members as well as non-members. It is important to persuade as many non-members as possible to join the federa-tion and help offset costs. However farmers still have to make an effort with some farm practices, such as leaving dead or dying

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stock where they could be seen by the public.

Stephen Korteweg (54) has spent a lifetime in the dairy industry, first

working in the Kaitangata cheese factory and even-tually owning his own farm milking 600 cows. At school he aimed at either being a dairy farmer or working in the processing industry.

The four years spent in the Kaitangata cheese factory were enjoyable as he was involved in every aspect of production. Later in his career became a director of the Otago Dairy Cooperative.

He grew up on a family dairy farm near Kaitangata – a 44ha property milking 90 cows. At the time it was a typical one-man opera-tion. However his father’s health was indifferent and a share milking venture developed.

“I was still only 20 and keen to expand but my father was indifferent and suggested life would be easier for both of us if I bought him out, which I

did. I also bought a 16ha neighbouring block and pushed the cow numbers up to 120. It was 1979 and I was 21.”

He said for the next 30 years the concentration has been on expansion with the purchase of more land and intensification. The Korteweg operation now has 180ha milking 600 cows.

Recently there has been involvement in an equity partnership in South-land, milking 500 cows on 150ha. The aim was to put in place a system that works so well at Kaitan-gata, where a rotary milk-ing had been installed along with a state of the art wintering barn.

The barn was the cen-tre-piece of the environ-mental management plan. “We looked at every type of barn available through-out New Zealand and Holland, and came up

with the present design which ticked all the boxes. We figured the cost of $750,000 will be more than recovered in about five years.”

He said this was based on milking longer, recy-cling nutrients and the general wellbeing of the cows. At this stage 400 of the cows were sheltered and 220 wintered off-farm. Three ponds have been built with another planned if all cows are wintered on the Korteweg farm.

Three years ago Ste-phen and Rhonda Korteweg won the Otago section of the 2009 Bal-lance Environment Award. Their two sons are keen to be dairymen and Blake will be sharemilking this season.

“We’ve been keen to see them get a trade and see the world before set-tling down. We don’t want them to be clones of me.”

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WAIOURU IS a micro climate, excep-tionally cold in winter due to high altitude and proximity to Ruapehu. The township exists mainly because of the army base and now museum. Travelers heading north across the Desert Road pause for petrol and pies, have a pee, and sometimes stay longer due to snow.

It’s also a gateway to the carrot growing capital of New Zealand – Ohakune, about 30km to the east, which is where Waiouru Station owners Ron and Fran Frew hail from.

The Frew’s 670ha, about half the original station area, is flat to gentle rolling country with pumice soil. The ground makes cropping relatively easy and integrating barley and bras-sica with pasture supports a stocking rate of 16SU/ha, where pasture only would be pushed at 12SU/ha.

Having improved subdivision, they now run 4200 mixed aged ewes, 2200 hoggets, 100 R2 steers, 100 weaners, and 94 dairy grazers, despite two months of nil grass growth in winter.

“We simply wouldn’t be able to carry these stock numbers without

those winter feed crops,” says Frew. “It’s always been done here and is must for this area.”

Winter feed crops of swede and kale cover 25ha combined, 25ha goes into grain, and 10ha/year is leased to the family business to grow potatoes.

“I do the feed barley because we are doing the swedes and we’ve already got the paddocks broken in. A cash crop like barley doesn’t tie up paddocks at a critical time of the year.

“Kale follows swedes because you can’t grow then in the same place year after year. The whole programme is integrated.”

The feed grain is another source of income, as are dairy grazers and hay, he adds.

“So instead of being just sheep and beef I have five sources of income.”

Sheep and cattle are on crop during the coldest months: July, August and into September when pas-ture is “locked up” to grow grass for lambing early October.

Frew’s commercial vegetable growing background kicks in to pro-duce consistently high yielding fodder crops. Crops mean ewes are always in good condition which helps combat the climate, and means they have no trouble fattening lambs. But even then, and with shelter belts, snow can be a real killer on the station.

“Two years ago I lost 1000 lambs in three days. We did 100% lambing that year. You can scan 170% but the docking percentage will be totally dependent on the weather.” Current average is 130%.

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WHIle WINTeR crops can be of real benefit, utilising them needs careful management, Taihape veteri-narian, Anthony Oswald, stressed to the field day.

Cattle and sheep accustomed to grass need to be transitioned onto brassicas to allow rumens time to adjust to the different feed.

Failure to do this adequately can cause a string of animal health issues, including bloat, sMCO toxicity (aka “red water”), acidiosis and nitrate toxicity.

“It’s important to make sure that they are not really hungry when they go onto a crop.”

A paddock or area of grass they can go back onto off the crop is a good idea initially too.

With cattle in particular, don’t just put them on crop and forget about them, he adds.

“you need to check them regularly. They need a ready source of fibre such as hay or baleage or straw. This fills the gut so they can’t gorge on the crop.

“sometimes we are worried about crops that have too low a protein content so in those sort of cases we can use good quality baleage such as lucerne hay to build up the protein.”

Oswald believes there’s opportunity for more use of winter crops to increase winter stock rates and assist pasture renewal, but it’s not going to be for all farms: some are just too steep.

“The other thing to look at is profit. There is no point in going through a cropping programme if you are not going to make any more money or produce any more product.”

animal health angles Crunch number to plan cropsGET THE calculator out and don’t leave it to guess-work when planning winter feed crops for next year.

That was a key mes-sage to come out of a Beef + Lamb New Zealand field day on Waiouru Station earlier this month (see p23).

“Sometimes farm-ers will say I’m going to sow 10has of crop and the stock class is then going to have to fit that,” explained PGG Wrightson Seeds’ specialist Charlotte West-wood.

“Instead, they should be saying I have 2000 ewes to winter, therefore I have

demand for X amount of dry matter per head per day over a given period.

“It’s about the need to plan: how much area you need to grow; and how to grow the best yielding crop,” she stressed.

Westwood’s other key message is, having grown a crop, accurately determine the amount of feed using quadrant samples tested for drymatter.

There’s no point “eye-

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balling” crops to deter-mine yield because few, if any, people can do it accu-rately.

“There are book values out there for the crops, but they are unreli-able, especially for kale because it’s quite variable with dry matter percentage… there can up to a 2 or 3 % dry matter differ-ence.”

If the book value per-centage is higher than actual drymatter, and farmers are unaware of this, they’ll end up under-feeding stock, she warns.

“You must send a sample away to do a dry matter assessment. And while sending it away have

it nitrate tested.”Crops are a good

option in areas where pas-ture growing seasons are limited by climate but yields do need to be high, says Westwood.

Where cold winters limit pasture growth, beside brassicas provid-ing a weather-proof bulk

of feed to carry stock through, they also have a lower minimum tem-perature for growth, so will grow a little when the pasture has long since stopped.

The other benefit to factor in is growing a crop is a good start to a re-grassing programme.

“it’s about the need to plan: how much area you need to grow; and how to grow the best yielding crop.”

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26 animal healthVets spar at winter roadshowsWE ALL love a good con-test between heavy-weights. A lot of us would love to see Sonny Bill and Shane Cameron go toe-to-toe, but for various reasons it’s unlikely to happen.

At The Veterinary Centre, Oamaru, we have just finished a series of sheep and beef winter

roadshows, featuring sev-eral expert speakers, nota-bly in the area of parasite management.

Interestingly, they didn’t always agree, par-ticularly at the first couple of “rounds”. It wasn’t SBW and the Mountain Man Cameron but the debate certainly re-invigorated the need for farmers to actively engage with stock

production and sustain-able parasite management issues each year.

The underlying mes-sage is there is no one right or wrong recipe to achieve balance between production objectives and sustainable practice, and many of the attend-ees confessed afterwards to enjoying the veterinary heavyweights sparing for technical points on certain issues.

The roadshow had six

“rounds”: Hyde, Palmer-ston, Five Forks, Oma-rama, Kurow and Waihoa Forks (Waimate).

Putting the programme together I was aware it was fairly traditional: lamb sur-vival, sustainable parasite management, revisiting sheep lameness, sudden death syndromes and beef cow reproduction; so I was pleasantly surprised by record crowds. The topics have generated more post roadshow discussion and action than ever before.

Hyde hall meetings have become somewhat legendary in our practice. There was snow on the ground and a bone chill-ing southerly rattling the tin roof: an unlikely set-ting for a full house, but they crammed in from far and wide to hear and con-tribute to the discussion.

Apparently the debate on the “issues” went on long after we’d left!

Trevor Cook, national wormwise spokesman and respected sheep and beef vet consultant from Feild-ing, showed sobering evi-dence of triple drench failure in many properties throughout New Zealand. The challenge is to drench test and make the results the starting point for sound, sustainable worm control strategy.

Simon Laming, senior veterinarian with The Veterinary Centre, Oamaru, gave a punchy summary of New Zealand trial work demonstrating production costs of internal parasitism in sheep and cattle.

“Sure, if you remove all of the worms for the lon-gest time you’ll get pro-duction gains…but it’s not that simple anymore,” he told audiences. “We have to get a bit smarter about how we apply drenches so that they continue to deliver the production benefits for many years to come.”

Trevor worked through a scenario showing a drench that was 92% effec-tive would lead to an annual loss of $20,000 in a 2000 ewe flock compared with more effective con-trols. The alarming thing about drench resistance is that you cannot easily see such effects. By the time you notice it, it has probably been affecting

production for years.Both speakers

exchanged good practi-cal ways in which exist-ing drench families can be protected and supported, such as exit drenching lambs or hoggets with a novel active in mid to late autumn. If we keep ham-mering triple drenches without heed to principles of refugia, exit drenching, stock rotation, quaran-tine practices, minimal or selective use of long acting products, clean pasture and cropping to lengthen drench interval, for some it could be less than five years.

To summarise, the take home messages were:

Know what drenches work on the farm in order to a) assess if existing practice is sustainable and b) what are the best drenches for the future. We are already booking reduction tests for next season.

Use novel actives in Zolvix or Startect to quar-antine or exit drench to avoid importing or carry-ing over resistant worm populations.

Having a seasonal para-site management plan will pay: worm control is not all about drench. Create low parasite challenge feeds and leave some sus-ceptible worms on farm.

By the end of the road-shows Simon and Trevor were agreeing with each other. It made the 6th round at Waihoa Forks, our biggest crowd, a tamer affair, but it makes me think production objec-tives and sustainable farm practices are not to be viewed as antagonistic but equally attainable with good data, sound deci-sions and flexible plan-ning.• Dave Robertson is a partner at the Oamaru Clinic of The Veterinary Centre. See www.vet111.co.nz

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Pasture ploys to beat parasites

understanding worm lifecycles will help, says vet mark anderson.

BETTER PASTURE management and planning could slash losses to internal parasites and help preserve valuable con-trols for the future.

That was a headline message from Northland vet Mark Anderson to a recent Beef + Lamb New Zealand Wormwise conference in Hellensville.

Worms cost sheep and beef farmers $200-$300 million/year in lost production with drenches adding $50 million/year to input costs.

Anderson says there are a large number of controls which could be better deployed and warns costs could sky-rocket if there’s an over-reliance on anthelmintics.

If all roundworms on a sheep and beef farm develop immunity to all drenches then virtually overnight lamb-ing percentage will be back 23-25% and wool production down 10-11%.

“And this is something that could really happen on some properties,” he warned.

Understanding “how worms work” helps combat the problem. Roundworms have a six stage lifecycle: adult; egg; and four larval stages only two of which are inside the sheep.

Anderson says the stages when the parasite is on pas-ture are the ones farmers think about least, yet this is where they have the most potential to reduce impact on stock.

Worms like warm, moist conditions and consequently tend to live at the base of plants – the same place as you’ll find facial eczema spores. The parasites are only a danger to stock when consumed in the third larval stage – eaten at any other stage of development they’re digested by stom-ach acids.

Preventing grazing too low with susceptible stock such as lambs will minimise the larvae eaten, and then more tol-erant classes of stock, such as ewes or cattle, can be used to clean up.

“A worm isn’t going to do much damage if it’s been eaten by a ewe... And cattle worms come from a differ-ent strain to sheep worms so any sheep worm larvae that makes its way into a cow’s stomach will just be dissolved by the cow’s stomach acids.”

Avoid putting lambs back onto lambing paddocks, and try to avoid putting sheep in warm damp paddocks in autumn, he adds.

Hawkes Bay vet, Richard Lee, says try to avoid put-ting lambs on to new, and hence clean, pasture just after drenching.

gaRetH gillatt “Lambs won’t be able to build up an immunity to the worms... All you’re going to be left with are worms that are resistant to drench from the very beginning,” he warns.

While Anderson admits the steps are easy for vets to talk about they are much harder to put in place and take some planning.

He recommends an annual pasture use plan is pre-pared and while weather rarely works in farmers’ favour, just having some form of plan in place will help. If you only think about it the day before shifting the sheep, you’re likely to find you run out of options.

don’t stretch drench gapsTRATeGIC DReNCHING within manufacturers’ guideline intervals could lead to 10% more lambs and heavier kill weights, says Hawkes Bay vet and Focus Genetics sales and marketing manager Richard lee.

What’s more, in what’s effectively a u-turn from traditional advice to stretch intervals to minimise drench use and hence resistance, he believes this more frequent dose strategy is the best anti-resis-tance policy.

Worm burdens start rising from lambing and by autumn can hit dramatic levels, often at about tupping, he explains.

While ewes are relatively tolerant of the challenge, it can still reduce their lambing potential by 10%, he warns.

Meanwhile growth of any lambs still on the farm by that stage will be hammered by such high challenges. lee says the best thing to do is drench regularly, every 28-30 days, to make sure worm burdens never reach such levels.

The key with such regular treatments is to avoid drenching all animals.

“All your stock are individuals so you should treat them as such... Drench your tail-enders because they are likely to be the ones that are most susceptible to worms.”

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“WE GET THE BEST EWE ANd LAMB WEANING WEIGHTS USING BIONIC.”

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“MY EWES WERE CLEANER ANd HEALTHIER ANd THE LAMBS REACHEd TARGET WEIGHTS FASTER USING BIONIC.”

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“WE GET INCREASEd WOOL WEIGHTS ANd

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CAPSULES.”

BYron KIrKlaKe ColerIdge statIon

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“WITH ONLY ONE CHANCE TO SET THE EWES UP FOR

THE YEAR, WE USE BIONIC CAPSULES.”

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southland

“BY USING BIONIC WE ENSURE OPTIMAL 2 TOOTH MATING WEIGHTS ANd GET OLd EWES ANd LAMBS ON THE TRUCk FASTER.”

Matt totManrIhIa land CoMpanYtaIhape

MAL-BIO Testimonials 14 x 544mm.indd 1 11/07/12 3:22 PM

Sheep Internal Parasites Treatment 2012 ABOMASUM SMALL INTESTINE LARGE INTESTINE LUNGS

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OPTACOMBO MINERALISED SHEEP AGPRO NZ Ltd Direct from AGPRO

Albendazole, Levamisole

23.8g/L, 37.5g/L 4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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Albendazole 25g/L 3.8mg/kg 1mL/5kg 7 10x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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OPTAMECTIN MINERALISED SHEEP AGPRO NZ Ltd Direct from AGPRO

Abamectin 1g/L 0.2mg/kg 1mL/5kg 21 4x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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OPTAMECTIN MINERALISED TAPE SHEEP

AGPRO NZ Ltd Direct from AGPRO

Abamectin, Praziquantel

1g/L, 18.8g/L 0.2mg/kg, 3.76mg/kg 1mL/5kg 21 4x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Oxfendazole, Levamisole

22.7g/L, 40g/L 4.5mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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Albendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel

25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L 5mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg, 3.75mg/kg,

1mL/5kg 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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EVOLVE SHEEP HIMIN Bayer NZ Ltd Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Abamectin, Levamisole, Oxfendazole

1g/L, 40g/L, 22.65g/L 0.2mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 4.53mg/kg

1mL/5kg 21 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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EVOLVE TAPE HIMIN Bayer NZ Ltd Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Praziquantel, Albendazole, Levamisole, Abamectin

19g/L, 25g/L, 40g/L, 1g/L

3.8mg/kg, 5mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 0.2mg/kg


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SATURN SHEEP HIMIN Bayer NZ Ltd Allied Farmers, CRT, Farmlands

Levamisole, Abamectin

40g/L,1g/L

7.5mg/kg0.2mg/kg


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Bomac Laboratories Ltd

All outlets Oxfendazole 90.6g/L 4.5mg/kg 1mL/20kg 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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BOMECTIN • ORAL Bomac Laboratories Ltd

All outlets Ivermectin 1g/L 0.2mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 10x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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ALLIANCE® COOPERS All major outlets Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI Abamectin

45.3g/L 80g/L 2g/L

4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg


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CONVERGE® COOPERS All major outlets Levamisole HCI Abamectin

80g/L 2g/L

8mg/kg 0.2mg/kg


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SCANDA® COOPERS All major outlets Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI

45.3g/L 80g/L

4.53mg/kg 8mg/kg


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SCANDA® SELENISED COOPERS All major outlets Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI

45.3g/L 80g/L

4.53mg/kg8mg/kg


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STRATEGIK COMBO Jurox Selected resellers Albendazole Levamisole HCI

24g/L,37.5g/L

4.75mg/kg7.5mg/kg

1mL/5kg bwt 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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STRATEGIK COMBO + TAPE

Jurox Selected resellers Albendazole, Levamisole HCI, Praziquantel

24g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L

4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg, 3.76mg/kg


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TROIKA™ Jurox Selected resellers Abamectin, Albendazole, Levamisole HCI

1.0g/L, 25.0g/L, 40.0g/L



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Q-DRENCH® Jurox Selected resellers Abamectin, Albendazole, Levamisole HCI, Closantel

1.0g/L, 25.0g/L, 40.0g/L, 37.5g/L

0.2mg/kg, 5.0mg/kg, 8.0mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg


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PARAMECTIN INJECTION Jurox Selected resellers Abamectin 10mg/mL 0.2mg/kg 0.1mL/5kg bwt 28 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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ARREST Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets Albendazole, Levamisole 23.8g/L, 37.5g/L 4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 3 x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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Adult liver fluke at standard dose rate combination drench. Arrest Hi Mineral also has additives (Se, Co, Copper, Cobalt). Note 1.

BIONIC HI MINERAL SHEEP CAPSULE

Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets Abamectin, Albendazole,Selenium, Cobalt

160mg, 4.62g, 26mg, 120mg

1.6mg/0.0462g/0.26mg/12mg Cobalt/day

1capsule 40-80kg liveweight 128 3 Capsules YES MATUREIMMATURE

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NOTE – The Rural News Sheep Internal Parasite Control Anthelmintic Survey is compiled from information supplied by animal health companies. Although the information has been checked by our independent animal health advisor, Rural News accepts no responsibility or liability for inaccuracies. THE EFFICACY CLASSIFICATIONS RELATE ONLY WHERE NO RESISTANCE IS PRESENT. If a concern exists please contact your veterinarian.

★★★ = 95% to 100% efficacy.★★ = 75% to 95% efficacy.★ = 50% to 75% efficacy.Blank = No registered claimN/S = Information not suppliedN/D = No data

KEY TO SURVEY:

NOTE 1: Sheep milk intended for human consumption or manufacture for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following last treatment.NOTE 2: Must not be used undiluted.

rural News // july 17, 2012 29

bionic®

for 100 days lockdown of all major parasitesPROUDLY AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL VETERINARY CLINIC.

Merial is a Sanofi company.MERIAL NZ LTD. LEVEL 3, MERIAL BUILDING, OSTERLEY WAY, MANUKAU CITY, NEW ZEALAND | WWW.MERIALANCARE.CO.NZ | REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE ACVM ACT 1997 NO A9646 | SEE WWW.NZFSA.GOVT.NZ/ACVM/ FOR REGISTRATION CONDITIONS | NZ-12-BIO-037

“I USE BIONIC SHEEP CAPSULES, THEY ARE

PERFECT FOR GETTING THE LAMBS OFF THE

EWES EARLY.”

Ian MathIeson (Manager)

hangaWera statIon

taInuI group holdIngs ltd

WaIKato

“WE GET THE BEST EWE ANd LAMB WEANING WEIGHTS USING BIONIC.”

stuart ChIldWaItaKa FarMIng partnershIp ltd te anga KIng CountrY

“MY EWES WERE CLEANER ANd HEALTHIER ANd THE LAMBS REACHEd TARGET WEIGHTS FASTER USING BIONIC.”

CraIg WIggIns oueroa statIonhaWKes BaY

“WE GET INCREASEd WOOL WEIGHTS ANd

STAPLE LENGTHS USING BIONIC

CAPSULES.”

BYron KIrKlaKe ColerIdge statIon

CanterBurY

“WITH ONLY ONE CHANCE TO SET THE EWES UP FOR

THE YEAR, WE USE BIONIC CAPSULES.”

haMIsh nealnoKoMaI statIon

southland

“BY USING BIONIC WE ENSURE OPTIMAL 2 TOOTH MATING WEIGHTS ANd GET OLd EWES ANd LAMBS ON THE TRUCk FASTER.”

Matt totManrIhIa land CoMpanYtaIhape

MAL-BIO Testimonials 14 x 544mm.indd 1 11/07/12 3:22 PM


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1g/L, 40g/L, 22.65g/L 0.2mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 4.53mg/kg


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19g/L, 25g/L, 40g/L, 1g/L

3.8mg/kg, 5mg/kg, 8mg/kg, 0.2mg/kg


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Levamisole, Abamectin

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BOMECTIN • ORAL Bomac Laboratories Ltd

All outlets Ivermectin 1g/L 0.2mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 10x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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CONVERGE® COOPERS All major outlets Levamisole HCI Abamectin

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SCANDA® COOPERS All major outlets Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI

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SCANDA® SELENISED COOPERS All major outlets Oxfendazole Levamisole HCI

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STRATEGIK COMBO Jurox Selected resellers Albendazole Levamisole HCI

24g/L,37.5g/L

4.75mg/kg7.5mg/kg


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STRATEGIK COMBO + TAPE

Jurox Selected resellers Albendazole, Levamisole HCI, Praziquantel

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TROIKA™ Jurox Selected resellers Abamectin, Albendazole, Levamisole HCI

1.0g/L, 25.0g/L, 40.0g/L



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1.0g/L, 25.0g/L, 40.0g/L, 37.5g/L

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ARREST Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets Albendazole, Levamisole 23.8g/L, 37.5g/L 4.75mg/kg, 7.5mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 3 x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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BIONIC HI MINERAL SHEEP CAPSULE

Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets Abamectin, Albendazole,Selenium, Cobalt

160mg, 4.62g, 26mg, 120mg

1.6mg/0.0462g/0.26mg/12mg Cobalt/day

1capsule 40-80kg liveweight 128 3 Capsules YES MATUREIMMATURE

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EXODUS LONG ACTING INJECTION

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Moxidectin 20g/L 1mg/kg liveweight 1mL/20kg liveweight 91 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Injection site is high on the neck, at the base of the ear. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 91 days, Ostertagia circumcincta for 112 days & Trichostrongylus colubriformis for 42 days. Effective against inibited larvae of Haemonchus. Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.

EXODUS SE Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

MoxidectinSelenium

1mg/mL0.5mg/mL

0.2mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 10x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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EXTENDER 100 Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Albendazole 3.85g/capsule 0.5mg/kg/day 1 capsule 35-65kg 0 5 capsules

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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented 2 period. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

EXTENDER JUNIOR SeCo


Albendazole, Selenium, Cobalt

2.24g Ab, 11.7mg Sel58mg Cob/cap.

0.5mg/kg/day 1 capsule 20-40kg 0 5 capsules

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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days and treats and prevents selenium and cobalt deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

EXTENDER SeCo Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Albendazole, Selenium & Cobalt

4.62g Alb cap, 24mg Se, 118mg Co

ABZ 0.5mg/day Se 0.24mg/day Co 1.18m/day

1 capsule40-80kg

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Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented period) and treats and prevents selenium deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

FIRST DRENCH Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets


25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L 5mg/kg, 7.54mg/kg 3.75mg/kg


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Milk. Note 1. First Drench Hi Mineral - each 10mlcontaining 5mg Selenium, 2.5mg Cobalt and 21mg Copper.

GENESIS ORALGENESIS HI MINERAL



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GENESIS INJECTION Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Abamectin 10g/L 0.2mg/kg 1ml/50kg 28 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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GENESIS INJECTION + B12 & SE


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GENESIS TAPE HI MINERAL



1g/L18.8g/L

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GENESIS ULTRA HI MINERAL


Abamectin, Closantel

1g/L50g/L

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Ivermectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel

1g/L Iver, 22.7g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi

0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kgk Le,4.5mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Prazi

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IVOMEC LIQUID FOR SHEEP AND GOATS


Ivermectin 0.08% w/v solution 0.2mg/kg 1ml/4kg 10 20 x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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IVOMEC MAXIMIZER CR CAPSULES LAMBS


Ivermectin 80mg/capsule 0.02mg/kg/day 1 capsule 20-40kg 126 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Aids in control of dags and blowfly strike in the breech area and reduces pasture contamination from worm eggs for at least 100 days. (120 days including worm prepatent period.) Also effective against strains of H.contortus, O.circumcinta and T.colubriformil resistant to BZ, levamisole and morantel anthelmintics and strains of T.axei and N.spathiger resistant to BN anthelmintics. Effective against itchmite and keds. 1. Effective against L3 stages. Milk 126 days.

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IVOMEC INJECTION Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Ivermectin 10g/L 0.02mg/kg 1ml per 50kg 35 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Also for use in cattle and pigs. Effective against itchmite. Effective against L3 stages. Also effective against inhibited L4 stage Ostertagia. Note 1.

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Levamisole 40g/L 7.5mg/kg 3ml/16kg 10 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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MATRIX TAPEHI MINERAL


Ivermectin, Oxfendazole,Levamisole, Praziquantel

1g/L Iver, 22g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi

0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kg Le, 4.5mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Pr

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Abamectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole

1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le,22.7g/L Ox

0.2mg/kg Ab, 8mg/kgLe, 4.5mg/kg Ox


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OXFEN C PLUS Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Oxfendazole Levamisole

90.6g/L150g/L

4.5mg/kgs7.5mg/kg

1ml/20kg 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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OXFEN OXFEN DBL STRENGTH


Oxfendazole 22.65g/L45.3g/L

5mg/kg 1ml/5kg1ml/10kg


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TRIMOX HI-MINERAL Merial Ancare Veterinary Outlets

Moxidectin, Albendazole, Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt

1g/L Mox plus 40g/L Le HCI, 23.8 g/L Ab, with 0.5g/L Se and 2.2g/L Co

0.2mg/kg4.76mg/kg8mg/kg

1ml/5kg 28 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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SWITCH HI MIN Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt

1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le, 0.5g/L Se, 2.2g/L Co

0.2mg/kg8mg/kg


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KEY TO SURVEY:



THE ULTIMaTE 3 waY DRENCH

It’s time to evolve to a superior drench. MATRIX is the ultimate three way oral drench with unsurpassed efficacy against mixed infections of gastrointestinal parasites, including those with single or dual resistance to any of the three major drench families.

Both sheep and cattle parasites are demonstrating varying levels of resistance to the commonly used drench families costing New Zealand agriculture an estimated $300m annually. Triple combination drenches are the ultimate tool for slowing this down.

Choose MATRIX to help prevent resistance on your farm, now available with dose rates suitable for sheep and cattle.

MATRIXTriple combination oral drench for sheep

MATRIX MInIdoseTriple combination oral drench for sheep or cattle

For use in: Sheep of All AgeS INCludINg lAMBS

Dose raTe: 1ml/5kg B.w

WiThholDing PerioDs:

MeaT: 14 dAyS Milk: 35 dAyS

acTive ingreDienTs: ABAMeCTIN (1g/l), levAMISole

(40g/l), oXfeNdAZole (22.7g/l)

Minerals: AvAIlABle wITh oR wIThouT SeleNIuM

(0.5g/l) ANd CoBAlT (2.2g/l)

Pack sizes available: 1l, 5l, 10l, 20l & 50l

For use in: CATTle & Sheep of All AgeS



MeaT: CATTle - 14 dAyS MeaT: Sheep - 21 dAyS

Milk: 35 dAyS



Minerals: SeleNIuM (1g/l), CoBAlT (4.4g/l)

Pack sizes available: 5l, 10l & 20l

For use in: CATTle of All AgeS



MeaT: 14 dAyS Milk: 35 dAyS



Minerals: SeleNIuM (2g/l), CoBAlT (8.8g/l)

Pack sizes available: 1l, 5l, 10l & 20l

MATRIX CTriple combination oral drench for cattle

PROUDLY AVAILABLE FROM YOUR LOCAL VET.A MERCK SHARP & DOHME AND SANOFI-AVENTIS COMPANY. MERIAL ANCARE. LEVEL 3, MERIAL BUILDING, OSTERLEY WAY, MANUKAU CITY, NEW ZEALAND | WWW.MERIALANCARE.CO.NZ | REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THE ACVM ACT 1997 | NO’s A9544, A9390, A9545, A9418, A10132, A10131 | SEE WWW.NZFSA.GOVT.NZ/ACVM/ FOR REGISTRATION CONDITIONS | NZ-09-MAT-042

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WITHHOLD-ING PERIOD(MEAT) DAYS



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EXODUS SE Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

MoxidectinSelenium

1mg/mL0.5mg/mL

0.2mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 10x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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ND Hi Mineral additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1.Prevents reinfection with Ostertagia circumcincta for a minimum of 21 days and Haemonchus spp for 35 days.

EXTENDER 100 Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Albendazole 3.85g/capsule 0.5mg/kg/day 1 capsule 35-65kg 0 5 capsules


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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented 2 period. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

EXTENDER JUNIOR SeCo


Albendazole, Selenium, Cobalt

2.24g Ab, 11.7mg Sel58mg Cob/cap.

0.5mg/kg/day 1 capsule 20-40kg 0 5 capsules

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1. Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days and treats and prevents selenium and cobalt deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

EXTENDER SeCo Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Albendazole, Selenium & Cobalt

4.62g Alb cap, 24mg Se, 118mg Co

ABZ 0.5mg/day Se 0.24mg/day Co 1.18m/day

1 capsule40-80kg

0 5 capsules


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Gives continuous protection against all major species of worms for at least 100 days (120 days including worm prepatented period) and treats and prevents selenium deficiency. 2. Efficacy not yet established.

FIRST DRENCH Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets


25g/L, 37.5g/L, 18.8g/L 5mg/kg, 7.54mg/kg 3.75mg/kg


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Milk. Note 1. First Drench Hi Mineral - each 10mlcontaining 5mg Selenium, 2.5mg Cobalt and 21mg Copper.

GENESIS ORALGENESIS HI MINERAL



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ND Hi Mineral additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1.

GENESIS INJECTION Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Abamectin 10g/L 0.2mg/kg 1ml/50kg 28 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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ND 0.1ml per 5kg. Milk. Note 1.

GENESIS INJECTION + B12 & SE


Abamectin, SE & B12 10g/L 0.2mg/kg 1ml/50kg 28 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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ND 0.1ml per 5kg. Milk. Note 1. Genesis Injection B12 + Se contains 2mg/ml Vitamin B12 and 4mg/mL Selenium.

GENESIS TAPE HI MINERAL



1g/L18.8g/L

0.2mg/kg 3.75mg/kg


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Additives: Iodine, Selenium, Cobalt, Copper, Zinc. Note 1.

GENESIS ULTRA HI MINERAL


Abamectin, Closantel

1g/L50g/L

0.2mg/kg10mg/kg


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42 days haemonchus contortus control. Note 1. Effective against mature and immature liverfluke.

IVER MATRIX TAPE HI MINERAL


Ivermectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole, Praziquantel

1g/L Iver, 22.7g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi

0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kgk Le,4.5mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Prazi


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IVOMEC LIQUID FOR SHEEP AND GOATS


Ivermectin 0.08% w/v solution 0.2mg/kg 1ml/4kg 10 20 x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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1. Effective against L3 stages. 2. Effective against inhibited (L4) stages. Also effective against BZ, Levamisole and Morantel resistant strains of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus Spp and BZ resistant Namatodirus also Itchmite. (Meat withholding period for goats is 14 days.) Plain and selenised available. Note 1.

IVOMEC MAXIMIZER CR CAPSULES LAMBS



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Aids in control of dags and blowfly strike in the breech area and reduces pasture contamination from worm eggs for at least 100 days. (120 days including worm prepatent period.) Also effective against strains of H.contortus, O.circumcinta and T.colubriformil resistant to BZ, levamisole and morantel anthelmintics and strains of T.axei and N.spathiger resistant to BN anthelmintics. Effective against itchmite and keds. 1. Effective against L3 stages. Milk 126 days.

IVOMEC MAXIMIZER CR CAPSULES ADULT



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IVOMEC INJECTION Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Ivermectin 10g/L 0.02mg/kg 1ml per 50kg 35 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Also for use in cattle and pigs. Effective against itchmite. Effective against L3 stages. Also effective against inhibited L4 stage Ostertagia. Note 1.

LEVICARE Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Levamisole 40g/L 7.5mg/kg 3ml/16kg 10 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Minerals (Cu, I, Co, Zn, Se) Milk 24 hours.

MATRIX TAPEHI MINERAL


Ivermectin, Oxfendazole,Levamisole, Praziquantel

1g/L Iver, 22g/L Oxf, 40g/L Le, 18.9g/L Prazi

0.2mg/kg Iver, 8mg/kg Le, 4.5mg/kg Ox, 3.76 3.75m/kg Pr


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MATRIX Hi MINERAL Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, Oxfendazole, Levamisole

1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le,22.7g/L Ox

0.2mg/kg Ab, 8mg/kgLe, 4.5mg/kg Ox


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OXFEN C PLUS Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Oxfendazole Levamisole

90.6g/L150g/L

4.5mg/kgs7.5mg/kg

1ml/20kg 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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OXFEN OXFEN DBL STRENGTH


Oxfendazole 22.65g/L45.3g/L

5mg/kg 1ml/5kg1ml/10kg


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Also available with minerals (Cu, Co, Zn, I, Se) Oxfen Hi Mineral. Note 1.

TRIMOX HI-MINERAL Merial Ancare Veterinary Outlets

Moxidectin, Albendazole, Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt

1g/L Mox plus 40g/L Le HCI, 23.8 g/L Ab, with 0.5g/L Se and 2.2g/L Co

0.2mg/kg4.76mg/kg8mg/kg


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SWITCH HI MIN Merial Ancare Veterinary outlets

Abamectin, Levamisole, Selenium, Cobalt

1g/L Ab, 40g/L Le, 0.5g/L Se, 2.2g/L Co

0.2mg/kg8mg/kg


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OVICIDAL

CYDECTIN PLUS FLUKE ORAL SOLUTION FOR SHEEP

Pfizer Animal Health

OTC, Veterinary outlets

MoxidectinTriclabendazole

1mg/mL50mg/mL

0.2mg/kg10mg/kg liveweight

1mL/5kg 49 > 5x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Prevents reinfection with Haemonchus contortus for 35 days and Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta for at least 21 days following a single dose.

CYDECTIN PLUS TAPE Pfizer Animal Health


MoxidectinPraziquantel

1mg/mL18.8mg/mL

0.2mg/kg liveweight3.76mg/kg


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DECTOMAX INJECTABLE Pfizer Animal Health

Veterinary Outlets Doramectin 10mg/mL 0.2mg/kg 1mL/50kg bwt 35 x15 NO MATUREIMMATURE

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1 Includes inhibited stages and BZ-resistant parasites. 2 1st, 2nd & 3rd Instars. 3 Aids in protection of blowfly strike. See label for details.

EWEGUARD, EWEGUARD PLUS SE B12, EWEGUARD PLUS SELENIUM

PfizerAnimal Health

OTC outletsVeterinarians

Moxidectin and 6 and 1 vaccine

5g/L 0.2mg/kg liveweight 1mL/25kg liveweight 49 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Additives: contain antigens of 5 clostridial diseases and cheesy gland. Available with or without selenium and with selenium and vitamin B12 (vet only). Prevents reinfection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for a least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. Recommended for use in adult sheep. Milk withholding period 49 days. Effective against inhibited stages of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus.

CYDECTIN INJECTION PfizerAnimal Health


Moxidectin 10g/L 0.2mg/kg liveweight 1mL/50kg liveweight 28 10x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Non-irritant injection. Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus and Ostertagia circumcincta for at least 35 days and Trichostrongylus colubriformis for at least 7 days following a single subcutaneous injection. Use in sheep that have been vaccinated against footrot is not recommended. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostronglus.

CYDECTIN LONG ACTING INJECTION FOR SHEEP

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CYDECTIN & VETDECTIN ORAL DRENCH

PfizerAnimal Health


Moxidectin 1mg/mL 0.2mg/kg liveweight 1mL/5kg liveweight 10 >10x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 35 days and Ostertagia circumcincta for 21 days. Available with or without Selenium. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus. Milk intended for sale for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following the last treatment.

STARTECT PfizerAnimal Health

Veterinarians Derquantel, Abamectin

10mg/mL1mg/mL

2mg/kg0.2mg/kg

1mL/5kg 14 days meat35 days milk

3x No MATUREIMMATURE

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New family of drench in a combination. Controls worms resistant to macrocyclic lactones (ML), levamisole/morantel (clear), benzimidazoles (white), and closantel based drenches and combinations of these. Also controls itch mite. Accurately dose young lambs < 15kg. Use drench guns with silicone “O” rings. Extremely toxic to horses.

COMBITAPE Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Ricobendazole, Levamisole HCL, Praziquantel

20.0g/L, 37.5g/L 18.8g/L

4.0mg/kg 7.5mg/kg3.75mg/kg

1mL/5kg (1) 10 3-5x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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FASINEX 10 Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Triclabendazole 100g/L 10mg/kg 1mL/10kg 28 18x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Highly effecitve against all stages of liver fluke, early immature, immature, and mature.

LEVIBEN Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets RicobendazoleLevamisole HCI

20g/L37.5g/L

4mg/kg7.5mg/kg

1mL/5kg (1) 10 3x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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RYCOBEN SHEEP & LAMB Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Ricobendazole 20g/L 4mg/kg 1mL/5kg 5 5x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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RYCOMECTIN Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Abamectin 0.8% w/v 0.2mg/kg 1mL/4kg 21 4x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Do not use on animals under 6 weeks of age. Mineralised selenised version available. Note 1.

RYCOZOLE Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Levamisole HCI 40g/L 8mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Also available in Mineralised and Mineralised Plus Selenium versions. Minerals: Copper, Cobalt, Zinc, Iodine = Rycozole Mineralised = and Rycozole Mineralised Plus Selenium.

ZOLVIX Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Monepantel 25g/L 2.5mg/kg 1mL/10kg 7 >10 NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Only member of the AAD drench family – the first new drench family for more than 25 years.


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NOTE 1: Sheep Milk intended for human consumption or manufacture for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following last treatment. NOTE 2: Must not be used undiluted.


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OVICIDAL

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Pfizer Animal Health


MoxidectinTriclabendazole

1mg/mL50mg/mL

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MoxidectinPraziquantel

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Prevents re-infection with Haemonchus contortus for 35 days and Ostertagia circumcincta for 21 days. Available with or without Selenium. Effective against inhibited larvae of Haemonchus, Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus. Milk intended for sale for human consumption must be discarded during treatment and for 35 days following the last treatment.

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Veterinarians Derquantel, Abamectin

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COMBITAPE Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Ricobendazole, Levamisole HCL, Praziquantel

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1mL/5kg (1) 10 3-5x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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FASINEX 10 Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Triclabendazole 100g/L 10mg/kg 1mL/10kg 28 18x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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Highly effecitve against all stages of liver fluke, early immature, immature, and mature.

LEVIBEN Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets RicobendazoleLevamisole HCI

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RYCOBEN SHEEP & LAMB Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Ricobendazole 20g/L 4mg/kg 1mL/5kg 5 5x YES MATUREIMMATURE

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RYCOMECTIN Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Abamectin 0.8% w/v 0.2mg/kg 1mL/4kg 21 4x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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RYCOZOLE Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Levamisole HCI 40g/L 8mg/kg 1mL/5kg 10 3x NO MATUREIMMATURE

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ZOLVIX Novartis NZ Ltd PGGW and Vets Monepantel 25g/L 2.5mg/kg 1mL/10kg 7 >10 NO MATUREIMMATURE

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telehandler sports farming-specific featuresFARMING IS clearly in view in the design of AGCO’s new Massey Fer-guson MF 9400 series tele-handlers.

Such features as a boom-float function for floor scraping or uneven

surfaces, a curved rear window (patented), and a short and wide chas-sis, distinguish this farm materials-handling machine.

The boom-float func-tion engages as required,

and the option of boom suspension looks set for popularity – protecting the machine and operator from jarring, particularly during transport.

The series has two models: MF 9407 (100hp)

and MF 9407 S (130hp) – both ‘clean sheet’ design with new technology and features “from the axles upwards,” says MF’s gen-eral marketing manager James Lang.

“The design offers the

best visibility on the market through the unique curved rear screen. They are also very compact, agile

and manoeuvrable. The short, wide chassis (2.87m wheelbase) provides sta-bility, while the later-ally, side-mounted engine offers access for service.”

Land says the “com-pletely new” boom design and mounting pivot, and powerful new hydraulics, make the series ideal for purpose.

A newly designed boom and mounting further optimise loading efficiency. The boom configuration has a low rear pivot point for a clear view of the rear right-hand side; up to 190L/min closed-centre load sensing (CCLS) hydraulics with proportional joystick control and boom float and boom suspension option.

MF offers a hoice of tool carriages to fit exist-ing attachments from a wide range of manufac-turers.

Both models are pow-ered by Perkins 4-cyl. Engines mounted later-ally and to the side, giving good access for cooling and servicing, the maker says. A cooling pack, which

folds up for cleaning, is mounted at the front of the engine compart-ment, above the hydraulic pumps and the fan can be reversed for cleaning.

Four-wheel steering is standard and dual-range hydrostatic transmission gives true 40km/h road speed. Both models take wide tyres.

The patented, curved side and rear window (no can pillar) in the MF 9400’s new cab, coupled with its low (1.75m) boom-mounting position means no restrictions to views to the rear right side.

Air conditioning and pneumatic seat suspen-sion are standard.

The hydrostatic gearbox (4-speed) is a new one and allows 40km/h top speed. It has two mechanical gears with electric selection, and a two-speed splitter for each speed.

A new 190 litres/min closed centre, load-sens-ing (CCLS) hydraulic pump provides best in class flowrates, MF says.www.masseyferguson.com.au.

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tag reader fits palm, pocket or tool beltA NEW electronic hand-held tag reader from Leader Products fits

snugly in palm or pocket and suits close-quar-ters work, reading tags up to 200mm away, says the New Zealand compa-ny’s sales and marketing spokesman Murray Jacob.

Leader Products’ I-Read runs off a compact 9V battery and is small enough to slip into a tool belt.

“There’s a big conve-nience factor in a reader that allows a farmer to

record any stock going on and off a property at any time.

“The reader suits close-quarters work. It can be used in yards or races – ideal for out-and-about use at remote yards, though it’s not intended for an open paddock envi-ronment.”

The I-Read scans up to 2045 cattle per session, counts how many animals have been scanned and can download the data to a computer via a USB drive in txt or Excel format.

The high-visibility screen displays number of animals read, tag type and RFID number. The unit is compatible with all common RFID tags.

Software downloads free from the Leader Prod-ucts site give extra func-tionality.

Made from hard plas-tic, the I-Read withstands knocks – even being dropped on a concrete floor, Jacob says.

It is “weatherproof but not waterproof ” and like most electronics requires the protection of a clear plastic bag if rain is prom-ising.tel. 0800 242 824www.leaderproducts.co.nz

leader Products murray Jacob says the new electronic tag reader fits into the palm or pocket and suits close-quarters work.

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trailed sprayer suits large jobs

Hayden mills is pictured with silvan’s new Broadacre fieldmaster trailed sprayer at this year’s National fieldays.

LARGE TANK capacity and various fit-out options on Silvan’s new Broad-acre Fieldmaster trailed sprayer make this suitable for large orchardists, farm-ers and contractors, the

company says.Silvan business man-

ager Hayden Mills told Rural News this unit can be set up different ways with a large variety of components. That results from customers saying they needed a bigger sprayer to suit larger prop-erties and more compli-cated jobs.

Hence the 1000L and 2000L tanks and options for bolting-on numer-ous components and/or switching gear to enable the sprayers to suit a number of tasks.

For example, boom options can range from a 6m field boom to a 12-15m hydraulic folding boom.

Users may also choose to attach a manual or elec-trically controlled pump, both capable of 121L/minute at 2000kPa.

In fact the pump is powerful enough to handle a broadcast sprayer, which orchard owners can supply instead of the boom sprayer. Mills says the sprayer is equally capable of handling agricultural sprays or liquid nitrogen. And it can mix urea and

water for spraying.“There’s plenty of

room at the front of the sprayer to take a water transfer pump,” says Mills. “The transfer sta-tion will take water from the bottom of the tank and blow it back in to help mix

any solid fertilisers you put into the liquid.”

Single and tandem-axle models are available, depending on users’ needs to limit impact on paddocks. But, says Mills, with a dry weight of only 440kg its impact should

not be great.The sprayer was

launched early this year. Since then modifications – requested by customers – have included extra valves and electronic controls.tel. 07 849 6030 www.silavan.com.au

No more tatty notebooks neededA HAND-HELD ‘Archer’ computer in the Donalds range is the centrepiece of Te Pari Products’ FastEID system, claimed “the first true replacement for the traditional farmer’s note-book”.

It captures EID or visual data on the spot.

This system will pull stock weight in from a weigh scale via Blue-tooth (no wires or cables required), and can also be used to record animal

data such as dam, sire, sex, colour, etc.

This simplifies tasks such as matching cows and calves and recording birth weights in the field,

Te Pari says.“The FastEID and

Archer are rock-solid and field-ready. They’re made to handle any conditions a farmer will work in.

“You define what infor-mation you want to cap-ture. And the prompts are

user-definable, meaning you use terms that make sense for your operation. Save your settings: one for calving, another for wean-ing or shipping.”

Power comes from a lithium-ion battery lasting six-eight hours. Scanned data is stored in a pro-tected memory – no prob-lem if the battery doesn’t last the day.

Other features:A quick-edit feature

allows the user to add extra notes after a scan, e.g. correct ear tag number as sighted. Easy data upload to any database – fast transfer to a computer then into any program.

Many mobile printer options, e.g. print 25 x 50mm labels for blood or wool samples.

Weatherproof as-is and drop-proof. tel. 0800 837 274www.tepari.com

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PROSOL PCS Ultrasonic flowmeters are simple to install, reliable and suit standard council metering requirements. The transducers mount to the outside of the pipe, and will suit most pipe materials 15mm to 3m diameter. Onsite display, datalogging or telemetry options available. Transducers can be mounted up to 100m from display.

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Scarer jangles the wits out of birdsTHE CANTERBURY-developed Jangler bird scarer whose prototype made news three years ago in Rural News is now on sale.

A.B. Annand says its ‘version 4’ Jangler will work reliably and effec-tively for long periods, guarding seeding crops. Growers, merchants and trial farm managers can opt to buy machines out-right or lease to own over three years.

Jangler project man-

ager Leanne Doherty says enhancements trialled in 36 machines at sites in Manawatu and Canter-bury over the 2011/12 crop-ping season have made the Jangler more reliable and easier to operate and ser-vice.

The Jangler is a solar-powered box that jan-gles a long wire — up 600 metres long — with an assortment of visually and acoustically disruptive “jangly bits” hanging along its length.

When the wire is jerked these items pop up out of the crop in random order, frightening birds such that they fly off. Janglers run through the crop in paral-lel lines up to 600m long x 48m apart.

The device in April 2011 took the top Inno-vation Prize at the 2011 South Island Agricultural

Field Days. It is claimed more cost-

effective than conven-tional netting, and more convenient, in that the wires can easily be low-ered to the ground to allow irrigators or other plant to cross.

A.B. Annand operates from Osterley trial farm on 28ha near Lincoln and

contracts hundreds of hectares of vegetable seed production with farmers in Canterbury and Oregon, USA. All but a tiny frac-tion of this production is exported. Annand Com-pany has customers in at least 20 countries.

A brief video shows the Jangler in action.www.thejangler.co.nz

New to croplands at National fieldays was the 2000l and 3000l trailed colt broadacre sprayer with fresh water flushing. the main spray tank has a deep, centrally positioned sump and platforms both sides for access to the filling lids. running gear is tandem, with each wheel independently sprung, giving a smooth ride good for boom stability.Pumping is by annovi-reverberi 135l/min triple-diaphragm pump (pressure 0-20 bar), resistant to harsh chemicals and fertilisers. three-section electric controls include master on/off switch, electric proportional pressure adjustment and in-cab switch box. the suction filter (self-cleaning) handles 200l/m. options include broadcasting nozzles, hydraulic-folding 8-15m X-style booms and croplands new u-shaped 16m and 18m Bar-gam booms. croplands chemical suction probe allows filling without heavy lifting by the operator.www.croplands.com.au

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“The 2012 Chrysler 300 is built on the idea that luxury feels better earned – that those who worked hard to achieve their place in the world should demand as much as is demanded of them; this is the mandate from Chrys-ler Group LLC and the basis on which we formulated the Driven by the Driven campaign for our New Zealand audi-ence.” said Todd Groves, head of Chrysler brand, Sime Darby Automobiles NZ Ltd.”

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CAN-AM’S Spyder RT Roadster three-wheeler, unlike a conventional trike, has two front wheels and a single chain-driven rear wheel. It is classed as a car and may be driven on a car licence.

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