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Heat Detection appup and running
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W aikato Institute of Technology’sresearch team at AgResearch’s Toka-nui Research Farm is helping dairy
farmers decrease the cost of missing cows onheat with the launch of their new android app.
Wintec’s Agritec Heat Detection app hasgone live, giving dairy farm workers a smart andquick reminder of what to look for when cowsare on heat and ready for artificial insemination.
Free to download from Google Play, the apphas plenty of images and videos to show thesigns to look for in heat detection.
Wintec’s Agritec educator Dr Debbie Care isexpecting the tool to be popular with farmmanagers keen to teach staff the signs of cowson heat.
‘‘This is a really great on-farm tool becausethe window of opportunity for insemination isso narrow — just 24 hours. If it’s missed thenthe farmer has to wait three weeks for anotheropportunity,’’ says Dr Care.
Missed heats are also expensive, costingmore than $200 per cow, she says.
‘‘This great little app is new to the marketand it’s definitely good timing. Uptake has beensteady with more than 70 downloads alreadybut once word gets out it will pick up,’’ says DrCare.
The app has been farm tested and developedin consultation with key industry professionals,and once downloaded, can be used without aninternet connection
‘‘It takes the user through the visual andbehavioural cues so they can detect heat withaccuracy.’’
Dr Care says other apps, including one tohelp with ensuring milk quality, are in thepipeline.
The app technology is just one example ofreal-world solutions born out of Wintec’s widerresearch and development programme.
‘‘Wintec researchers are close to the market,easy to work with and grounded in the realworld. Myself and Wintec’s other researcherswork to solve some of industry’s biggest
challenges by gaining new knowledge, pushingboundaries and delivering high impact results.’’Dr Care is one of Wintec’s five full-timeresearchers who are working closely with a widenumber of commercial organisations through-out New Zealand.
■ DownloadWintec’s Agritec Heat Detectionapp at Google Play for free: goo.gl/DSrGQV
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Production awardsTe Awamutu Jersey Cattle
Club held its annual Pro-duction Awards last
month at a function at WindyRidge.McKinley Challenge Trophyoutstanding 2-year-old: P &M Johnson, Somerton 10-18VG2, 123 kgms, 278 days, 1; R& E Riddell, Rosscliff BB DreamVG2, 99 kgms, 270 days, 2; E& C Bocock, Merridowns IvinsMindy VG2, 77 kgms, 241days, 3; A & S Hamilton,Drumclog Aim Noel VG2, 76kgms, 4; S Good & M Adam,Hillstar Manzellos Trudy Ex2, 75kgms, 225 days, 5; A & VLockwood-Geck, Pukeroa ZellasBellero VG2, 71 kgms, 263days, 6; C & J Turner, KarakaZees Maid Macia Ex2, 59 kgms,300 days, 7.Outstanding 3-year-old: W& K Shaw, Paterangi MansTiffany Ex2, 208 kgms, 264days, 1; W & K Shaw, PaterangiMaungas Valda Ex2, 199 kgms,264 days, 2; P & M Johnson,Somerton Tawa Orion VG2,122 kgms, 288 days, 3; A & VLockwood-Geck, PukeroaTricks Chelley VG2, 95 kgms,269 days, 4; A & S Hamilton,Drumclog Talent Abbes VG, 94kgms, 5; S Good & M AdamPosterity 09-26 VG2, 83 kgms,232 days, 6; E & C BocockMerridowns, Man Nita VG2, 81kgms, 218 days, 7; C & JTurner, Karaka Lirsk Lily VG2,62 kgms, 276 days, 8.Te Awamutu Jersey ClubTrophy outstanding 4-year-old: S Good & M Adam,Southland TGM VG4 97 kgms,246 days, 1; R & S Hamilton,Drumclog Pat Magnolia VG, 96kgms, 1; C & J Turner, KarakaMars Rose VG4, 85 kgms, 264days, 2; A & V Lockwood-Geck,Pukeroa Strauss Melody Ex4,
58 kgms, 258 days, 3; E & CBocock, Merridowns ST2 GypsyEx2, 52 kgms, 232 days, 4; R &E Riddell, Rosscliff KC DaphieVG2, 48 kgms, 254 days, 5.Outstanding 5 to 9-year-old:E & C Bocock, Merridowns ManMaybe, VG4, 193 kgms, 222days, 1; S Good & M Adam,Hillstar Maungas May, VG4,173 kgms, 257 days, 2; C & JTurner, Karaka Mans RosebudVG4, 137 kgms, 279 days, 3; A& V Lockwood-Geck, PukeroaMaungas Venus Manzello Ex4,105 kgms, 270 days, 4; A & SHamilton, Drumclog NevsPatricia VG, 92 kgms, 5; R & ERiddell, Rosscliff Mans DebbieVG2, 85 kgms, 260 days, 6.Outstanding 10-year-old &over: E & C Bocock,Merridowns SF Crinkle Ex4,184 kgms, 206 days, 1; R & SHamilton, Drumclog KrackaLilac VG, 145 kgms, 2; R & ERiddell, Rosscliff Fab DimpleEx4, 89 kgms, 264 days, 3; C &J Turner, Karaka Samson MarieEx4, 84 kgms, 287 days, 4; SGood & M Adam, HillstarSamuals May VG6 32 kgms,248 days, 5.J.S. Pattison Memorial Tro-phy for outstanding cow,total over three latest con-secutive lactations: E & CBocock, Merridowns Man JoseyET Ex4, 2059 kgms, 1; R & ERiddell, Rosscliff Mans DennieEx2, 1684 kgms, 2; C & JTurner, Karaka Hers WorthyJoyful VG4, 1610 kgms, 3; A &S Hamilton, Drumclog NevsPatricia VG, 1571 kgms, 4; SGood & M Adam, HillstarMaungas May VG4, 1559kgms, 5.Outstanding bull of the yearbred by a club member: A &V Lockwood-Geck, PukeroaTGM Manzello.
Banter flows as mo’grow at VetFocus
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MO-MEN: VetFocus Movember participants(from left) Mike Smith, Adam Hittmann,Hamish Dooham and Feargus McConnell.
Several men at the threeVetFocus clinics arepart ic ipat ing in
Movember to raise awarenessabout, and cash for, men’shealth.
Movember team leaderFeargus McConnell says it isthe first time a staff team hasofficially participated in theannual event.
He says it is creating agood bit of friendly banterabout the offices, especiallyabout who has the best mo —and who looks sleaziest, aswell as among suppliers andclients.
Everyone is getting themessage about Movemberand hit up to support thefundraising.
Adam Hittmann is alsopart of Team Shoof andHamish Dooham is part of TeAwamutu Fire Brigade team.
Last year, New Zealandraised $1.57 million out of aglobal $176 million for men’shea l th awareness andresearch.
Movember country mana-ger Robert Dunne says lastyear was a fantastic result butthere’s significant work to bedone.
On average, men are dyingalmost four years younger thanwomen and the suicide rate isnearly three times higher formen than women. One manpasses away prematurely everythree hours from potentially
preventable illnesses.‘‘Movember is about creat-
ing conversation and a strongcommunity of understandingaround men’s health issues.
The funds raised in 2012 havegone directly to our partners,the Mental Health Foundationand the Cancer Society,’’ saysMr Dunne.
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MILK COOLINGWith calving over and production peaking,it is time to consider the efficiency of yourmilk cooling equipment.
Temperature grades are expensive and with the new requirements being implemented in the 2015 season, it is going to be hard for a lot of farmers to avoid them unless they take action and upgrade soon. New Zealand’s older vat refrigeration equipment is typically undersized and inadequate to achieve the dairy companies’ requirements. The new 2015 requirements means that milk temperature should be 6 degrees within two hours of completion of milking. Many existing systems will struggle to meet those requirements.
We also have the problem that some vats are incapable of rejecting the heat load in the time required unless the milk enters the vat a lot colder than the present 18 degree maximum.
This means most farmers are going to have to look at some kind of refrigerated pre-cooling option to ensure milk enters the vat at a reasonable temperature.
There are all sorts of options available on the market at the moment to help with this problem. Most require the need for a double pass pre-cooler and usually consist of either a chilled water or glycol solution passing through the second pass of the cooler. These can range in price from $10,000 through to $90,000 so it is important that the farmer researches the options to ensure they are suitable for their requirements.
In some cases the existing pre-cooling may be adequate and it may only require an upgrade of the existing vat refrigeration system to comply.
When seeking advice on farm refrigeration systems ensure you talk to qualified refrigeration engineers with experience in this type of work as there are all sorts of people taking advantage of the increased need for farm refrigeration upgrades. It is concern to us when we arrive on a farm to help solve problems only to find the farmer has received poor advice and fitted cheaper undersized or inappropriate equipment.
You don’t get paid for your milk if doesn’t get into the tanker. Make sure it’s at the
right temperature.
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At Power Chill we are committed to working with our clients to ensure we achieve the most cost effective solution. We operatea 24 hour 7 day call out service carried out by qualified refrigeration engineers and pride ourselves on our quick response time to all breakdowns. If you have an issue and are looking for advice give us a call at Power Chill and we will send Robin out to check over your existing equipment and give some free advice on what is required for you to be compliant.
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TOP TEAM: Puahue School’sBen Turner and Blackberry
repeated their school success,where they won the champion
ribbon, by winning the junior calfsection at Eastern Zone Group
Day.
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WHAREPAPA Southschoolmates Grace O’Brien (left)and Charlotte Smith relax afterthe days competition. Grace andher lamb Baaabara won theleading and were fifth in rearing.Charlotte competed in the calfring — the other lamb is Lucky,belonging to Grace’s sister, whois also Charlotte.
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HUG: Zeb Harris, of Pukeatua School,gives Shudder a cuddle after gaining twoseconds and a fourth at Group Day.
Great dayfor petsEastern Zone Schools’ agricultural group
day was on October 18 at PukeatuaSchool.
Wendy Jordan of Pukeatua School says itwas a fabulous day.
‘‘The weather was awesome and we hadapproximately 90 entries — calves, lambs andgoats — from Wharepapa South, Puahue,Arohena and Pukeatua.’’Most outstanding cups winners: Calves,Senior: Julia Mickell (Pukeatua); Intermedi-ate: Anna Turner (Puahue); Junior: BenTurner (Puahue), Shania Mickell (Pukeatua) andSophie Roycroft (Arohena).Lambs, Senior: Emma Anderson (Pukeatua);Intermediate: Bevan Kinston (Puahue); Jun-ior: Benjamin Anderson (Pukeatua).Kid: Matthew Ykema and Charlotte Graham(Pukeatua).
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BLACK TIE: Korakonui entrant JoshuaByles with his calf Star20 in the DairyType ring.
Te Awamutu Group DayCALVES
Leading, Junior early: Boyd Ferguson (Kor),1; MacKenzie Fitzgerald (Kor), 2; Cooper Rush(StP), 3; Trinity VanderHulst (StP), 4; StaceyThompson (Wai), 5. Late: Libby Jones (HS), 1;Summer Korkie (Pek), 2; Marcus Dods (Pok), 3;Kate Jones (HS), 4; Hollie Broughton (StP), 5.Intermediate early: Portia Turner (StP), 1; GabyWest (Pek), 2; Aleisha Thompson (Wai), 3; LilyClaydon (StP), 4; Joshua Morell (StP), 5. Late: PipWallace (Kor), 1; Chloe Wellman (Kor), 2; AshtonReid (Kor), 3; Paige Thompson (Wai), 4; RyanWhite (Kor), 5. Senior early, Group 1: SarahStocker (TAI), 1; Sophie Overdevest (StP), 2;Harry Russ (StP), 3; Chloe Drabble (TAI), 5 NykeitaPetch (Kor), 5. Group 2: Ashton McDonald (TAI),1; Keiran West (TAI), 2; Abigail Mansell (StP), 3;Sophie Stocker (TAI), 4; Cole Claydon (StP), 5.Late: Fiona Wallace (TAI), 1; Daniel White (Kor),2; Renee Raffills (TAI), 3.
Champion: Ashton McDonald; Reserve: PipWallace.
Rearing, Junior early: Boyd Ferguson (Kor),1; Stacey Thompson (Wai), 2; Justin Kasper (Kor),3; Bailey Fitzgerald (Kor), 4; Mac Russ (StP), 5.Late: Libby Jones (HS), 1; Kate Jones (HS), 2;Marcus Dods (Pok), 3; Summer Korkie (Pek), 4;Nathan Honeyfield (Kor), 5. Intermediate early:Joshua Morell (StP), 1; Portia Turner (StP), 2;Aleisha Thompson (Wai), 3; Gaby West ((PEK) ), 4;Lily Claydon (StP), 5. Late: Ryan White (Kor), 1;Chloe Wellman (Kor), 2; Ashton Reid (Kor), 3;Paige Thompson (Wai), 4; Joshua Byles (Kor), 5.Senior early: Harry Russ (StP), 1; Max Walshe(TAP), 2; Sophie Overdevest (StP), 3; ChloeDrabble (TAI), 4; Sarah Stocker (TAI), 5. Heavyearly: Ashton McDonald (TAI), 1; Abigail Mansell(StP), 2; Keiran West (TAI), 3; Mikayla McClennan(TAI), 4; Sophie Stocker (TAI), 5. Late: DanielWhite (Kor), 1; Fiona Wallace (TAI), 2; ReneeRaffills (TAI), 3.
Champion: Harry Russ; Reserve: AshtonMcDonald.
Dairy Type, light early: Portia Turner (StP),1; Joshua Morell (StP), 2; Harry Russ (StP), 3;MacKenzie Fitzgerald (Kor), 4; Aleisha Thompson(Wai), 5. Late: Lily Claydon (StP), 1; Kate Jones(HS), 2; Libby Jones (HS), 3; Hollie Broughton(StP), 4; Chloe Wellman (Kor), 5. Heavy early:Ashton McDonald (TAI), 1; Cole Claydon (StP), 2;Sophie Overdevest (StP), 3; Boyd Ferguson (Kor),4; Leah Blythe (Kor), 5. Late: Daniel White (Kor),
1; Ryan White (Kor), 2; Ruben Kasper (Kor), 3;Nathan Honeyfield (Kor), 4; Renee Raffills (TAI), 5.
Champion: Ashton McDonald; Reserve:Portia Turner
Beef Type, early: Samantha Ashmore (Kor), 1;Max Walshe (TAP), 2; Carter Walshe (TAP), 3.Late: Marcus Dods (Pok), 1; Ashton Reid (Kor), 2.
Champion: Samantha Ashmore; Reserve:Marcus Dods.
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CHAMPION COMBINATION: Te AwamutuIntermediate pupil Ashton McDonald withher calf Charlie after collecting the Cham-pion for Dairy Type, Reserve Champion forRearing and Champion Leading ribbons
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ROCK ‘N’ ROMNEYS: Pokuru’s group of three — Mya Anderson (withBuddy), Kane Fladgate (with Bronco) and Keisha Anderson (withPeppermint).
TE AWAMUTU GROUP DAY RESULTSLAMBS
Most Obvious Pet, sub-junior: Kaelyn Strawbridge(StP), 1; Boyd Maber (StP), 2;Trenyce Pratt (Pok), 3;Hannah Crowhurst (Pok), 4;Mitchell Fursdon (Pok), 5.Junior: Ashlee Strawbridge(StP), 1; Jack Sheppard (Pek),2; Kane Fladgate (Pok), 3;Alyssa White (Kor), 4; SamsonCrowhurst (Pok), 5. Inter-mediate: Alyssa McDonald(Pek), 1; Janelle Koorey (StP),2; Loryn Orr (StP), 3; ColeMatthews (Kor), 4; Rosie Hay-ward (Pek), 5. Senior: EllaYarndley (TAI), 1; Bayley Orr(StP), 2; Zoe Mason (TAI), 3;Ana McGinity (Kor), 4; MyaAnderson (Pok), 5.
Champion: AlyssaMcDonald; Reserve: KaelynStrawbridge.
Leading, sub-junior:Mitchell Fursdon (Pok), 1;Trenyce Pratt (Pok), 2; BoydMaber (StP), 3; HannahCrowhurst (Pok), 4; EvaBlythe (Kor), 5. Junior:Samantha Oakes (TAP), 1;Alyssa White (Kor), 2; JackSheppard (Pek), 3; KaneFladgate (Pok), 4; AshleeStrawbridge (StP), 5. Inter-mediate: Deven Maber (StP),1; Cole Matthews (Kor), 2;Keisha Anderson (Pok), 3;Alyssa McDonald (Pek), 4;Janelle Koorey (StP), 5.Senior: Bayley Orr (StP), 1;Caitlyn Parrott (Kor), 2; Sum-mer Fladgate (TAI), 3; EllaYarndley (TAI), 4; Zoe Mason(TAI), 5.
Champion: Bayley Orr;Reserve: Caitlyn Parrott.
Rearing, late, sub-
junior: Grace Gower (StP), 1; HannahCrowhurst (Pok), 2; Teegan Lewis (Wai), 3.Junior: Samson Crowhurst (Pok), 1; KaneFladgate (Pok), 2; Ashlee Strawbridge (StP),3; Ethan Matthews (Kor), 4; Samantha Oakes(TAP), 5. Intermediate: Cole Matthews(Kor), 1; Janelle Koorey (StP), 2; PaigeCrowhurst (Pok), 3; Keisha Anderson (Pok),4; Loryn Orr (StP), 5. Senior: Ella Yarndley(TAI), 1; Zoe Mason (TAI), 2; Mya Anderson(Pok), 3; Holly Brown (TAP), 4; AnaMcGinity (Kor), 5.
Champion: Ella Yarndley; Reserve:Grace Gower.
Early, sub-junior: Mitchell Fursdon(Pok), 1; Emma Denize (Pek), 2; Boyd Maber(StP), 3; Blake Gower (Kor), 4; KaelynStrawbridge (StP), 5. Junior: Jack Sheppard(Pek), 1; Alyssa White (Kor), 2. Intermedi-ate: Alyssa McDonald (Pek), 1; Rosie Hay-ward (Pek), 2; Devon Maber (StP), 3. SeniorCaitlyn Parrott (Kor), 1; Eden Whittaker(Pek), 2; Bayley Orr (StP), 3; SummerFladgate (TAI), 4.
Champion: Jack Sheppard; Reserve:Alyssa McDonald.
GOATSMost Obvious Pet, junior: Eleanor
Benthien-Parrott (Kor),), 1; Tayla Neilson-Smith (Pok), 2; Ashton Neilson (Pok), 3;Emma Kenny (Pok), 4. Senior: JaydenAttewell (TAI), 1; Benjamin Ranby-Al (Pek),2; Daniel Morris (Kor), 3; Dominic Cabel(StP), 4.
Champion: Jayden Attewell; Reserve:Benjamin Ranby-Al.
Leading, junior: Eleanor Benthien-Parrott (Kor),), 1; Ashton Neilson (Pok), 2;Emma Kenny (Pok), 3; Tayla Neilson-Smith(Pok), 4. Senior: Jayden Attewell (TAI), 1;Daniel Morris (Kor), 2; Dominic Cabel (StP),3; Benjamin Ranby-Al (Pek), 4.
Champion: Jayden Attewell; Reserve:Daniel Morris.
Rearing, junior: Ashton Neilson (Pok),1; Tayla Neilson-Smith (Pok), 2; EleanorBenthien-Parrott (Kor),), 3; Emma Kenny(Pok), 4. Senior: Jayden Attewell (TAI), 1;Benjamin Ranby-Al (Pek), 2; Daniel Morris(Kor), 3; Dominic Cabel (StP), 4.
Champion: Jayden Attewell; Reserve:Ashton Neilson.
Team of Three Calves, Shield Chal-lenge: St Patrick’s — Sophie Overdevest,Abigail Mansell, Harry Russ, 1; Te AwamutuIntermediate — Sarah Stocker, AshtonMcDonald, Keiren West, 2; Korakonui —Daniel White, Ryan White, Boyd Fergusson,3; St Patrick’s — Lily Claydon, Cole Claydon,Mac Russ, 4; Te Awamutu Intermediate —Sophie Stocker, Chloe Drabble, MikaylaMcClennan, 5.
Team of Three Calves, Mixed Groups:Portia Turner, Samantha Rush, CooperRush, 1; Samantha Ashmore, Joshua Byles,Chloe Wellman, 2; Gaby West, Kate Jones,Libby Jones, 3; Hollie Broughton, TrinityVander Hulst, Joshua Morell, 4; OliviaMcGinity, Pip Wallace, Fiona Wallace, 5.
Lambs/Goats: Korakonui — AlyssaWhite, Caitlyn Parrott, Ana McGinity, 1; StPatrick’s — Lauren Orr, Bayley Orr, JanelleKoorey, 2; Korakonui — Blake Gower, ColeMatthews, Ethan Matthews, 3; St Patrick’s— Boyd Maber, Grace Gower, KaelynStrawbridge, 4; Pokuru — Mya Anderson,Keisha Anderson, Kane Fladgate, 5.
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Farm to Farm tour
L ois Titchener, guestspeaker at Te Rahu RuralWomen’s meeting for
October, gave an overview of aFarm to Farm trip to Queens-land.
Mrs Titchener and her hus-band, Ken, joined 14 otherfarming couples from through-out New Zealand on the tour.
She says the couples repre-sented all types of farming andranged in age from 50 to 80years.
‘‘We travelledapproximately 7000km fromBrisbane to Cairns and visitedLone Pine Sanctuary throughthe Darling Downs, a veryproductive farming area.
‘‘Our stops included a dairyfarm, a cotton farm, a beef feedlot and Jondaryan Woolshed —one of Australia’s oldest.
‘‘We then went to RomaCattle Sale, where on average7000 head of cattle are tradedin a day.
‘‘It was then on to CarnavonGorge, which featured stunningsandstone cliffs, deep pools andrare plant life.
‘‘In limestone caves one ofour group sang Pokarekareana — it was magical.’’
The group left Carnavonand headed to Rolleston.
‘‘We always left early toavoid travelling at dusk, due tothe risk of kangaroos, wallabiesand wandering stock on theroad.’’
The group was home hostedin and around Rolleston —although some ‘neighbours’could be as far as 50km fromeach other.
‘‘We visited a table grapegrower, sheep station, whichseemed to have hundreds ofkangaroos as well!
‘‘We went to the QantasOutback Museum, Stockman’sHall of Fame, Waltzing MatildaCentre, Kronosaurus FossilCentre travelling through to
Longreach, Hughenclen and MtSurprise.
‘‘It was all dry, flat country-side, certainly not the greengrass of home. Road trainsroared past us constantly.’’
The Atherton Tableland wasa contrast, as it is an elevated‘cool tropical’ region with sugarcane, wheat, crops and seeds.
‘‘At the Jaques family coffeeplantation, I got to fly amicrolight.
‘‘We also went on a 7kmcable car ride in the Kurandarange and visited TjapukaiAboriginal Centre.
‘‘This was a journey in theirhistory — with songs, dance,bush medicine and boomerangthrowing.
‘‘A final highlight of thiswonderful trip was a two-hourboat ride out to Great BarrierReef, where I snorkelled withWally the friendly fish — aNapolean Maori Wrass(pictured above).’’
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Soil characteristicssteer effluent issuesBY BALA TIKKISETTY,Sustainable Agriculture Co-ordinator, Waikato RegionalCouncil.
Taking different soil typesinto account is a keyaspect of the dairy farm-
ing sector’s ongoing efforts toimprove management of efflu-ent and associated issues.
Farm dairy effluent can be asignificant source ofcontaminants to water by directrun-off, or through nitrogenleaching.
The amount of water (orhydraulic loading) in soil andvarious soil properties influencesoutcomes.
Texture and structure deter-mine the amount of water thatcan enter and be retained withina particular soil, as well as therate of transmission of excesswater through it.
Various soil propertiesshould be considered whenselecting effluent irrigation sys-tems and when applying effluentto pasture to maximise nutrientbenefits and protection ofwaterways.
When discussing suchdecisions with effluent advisers,it’s worth considering severalfactors.
Leaching occurs in responseto movement of excess waterfrom the soil, meaning soils withlower water holding capacity aremore susceptible to leaching.Conversely, soils with high waterholding capacity (deep silt loams)can store significant quantities ofeffluent.
Soils with low available waterholding capacity are the shallowto moderately deep soils, as wellas sandy or stony soils.
Generally, lower water hold-ing capacity is the result ofrestricted rooting depths due tothe shallow nature of the soilsand high water tables. Effluentirrigation on shallow soils withhigh water tables is likely to resultin leaching.
It’s best to put effluent onpermeable soils with a deepwater table and no drainagelimitations.
On stony soils, the risk ofeffluent draining directly toground water must be consid-ered. In such situations, appli-cation depths and rates shouldbe adjusted to cover the risk.
It’s important to consider therate effluent infiltrates soil. If toomuch is put on too quickly, it canlead to run-off into waterways.
The nature of the effluentand cattle treading on soils canaffect the infiltration rate.
Treading damage by stock,which occurs mostly when thesoils are wet, significantlyreduces infiltration rates. Forsome soils, this can result inaccumulation of effluent belowslopes and hollows. It can thenenter surface waterways.
Transmission of waterthrough soil pores is generallydescribed as hydraulicconductivity. When the soil’shydraulic conductivity is low,irrigation of effluent will result inponding and run-off once thesoil’s ‘s total water capacity isexceeded.
Low rates of hydraulicconductivity are found in soilsthat are poorly drained. Pondingand run-off often occur with highrainfall. Many need to be artifici-ally drained to reduce the inci-dence of ponding and water-logging.
For pugged soils affected bytreading, application rates ofeffluent above 10mm per hourare likely to result in ponding ofeffluent if soil water contentduring irrigation is high.
When effluent applicationrates are higher than infiltrationrates, water can enter macro-pores open at the soil surfaceand then move very rapidly viaso-called bypass flow through arelatively dry soil matrix.
This gives little opportunityfor the water to be retainedwithin the root zone and highleaching of nitrate is likely.Bypass flow of farm dairy efflu-ent can occur in soils thatundergo shrinkage and fissuringduring drying, especially soilscompacted by treading.
A key to avoiding overapplication can be adequateeffluent storage so farmers candefer irrigation in unsuitableconditions.
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Established as a division ofDe Lage Landen (DLL), PolarisFinance will operate across thePolaris dealer network in provid-ing business purpose (ie non-consumer) finance products.
DLL is a wholly-owned sub-sidiary of the Rabobank Groupand is a well-established name inthe agricultural sector.
‘‘We are pleased to bepartnering DLL to make ourproducts more accessible tofarmers and to be able to workwith our dealers to tailor finance
packages to suit the needs ofindividual farmers, saysAustralasian manager BradWolstenholme.
‘‘Some in the agriculturalmarket have done it tough overrecent years and retail financeoffers a great opportunity tokeep capital equipment new andfresh without the immediatecash-flow burden.’’
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SECOND: Kio Kio School principal ChrisPatel (left), head boy Jacob Dykshoornand head girl Mallory Fraser receive theircheque from Paul McGill (rear) fromWaikato Milking Systems and KyleOsborne from Qubik TMC.
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Three Waikato schools will be movingahead with special projects after winningprizes in a joint competition run by Qubik
TMC and Waikato Milking Systems.The schools won cash prizes in the com-
panies’ Win Cash for your School rubberwarecompetition.
For the competition, primary schools regis-tered to take part and then encouraged all thedairy farmers they knew to buy Waikato Milking
Systems rubberware from Qubik.Every purchase of a certain value gave the
farmer the opportunity to nominate the school oftheir choice.
The big winner in the competition was AriaSchool, near Piopio, which took the top prize of$2000.
Principal Pam Voyce says the school will beable to offer swimming lessons to students andthe community in the lead-up to summer.
‘‘It is absolutely amazing. It is a lot of moneyfor a small school. Swimming lessons are soimportant for children’s safety in the water,’’ MrsVoyce says.
A professional swimming coach will visit Ariafrom Auckland for about 10 days toward the endof the year for the lessons. The school will alsooffer the coach’s services to pre-schoolers,college students and adults in the communitywho can’t swim, or who want to perfect theirstrokes.
‘‘It’s absolutely imperative for us to havesupport from agribusinesses for the extra thingswe want to do,’’ Mrs Voyce says.
Second went to Kio Kio School, whichreceived $1000.
Principal Chris Patel says the prize will mostlikely go toward a playground.
The school is fundraising for the playgroundand the goal is to provide an area accessible toeveryone, including pre-schoolers and studentswith physical challenges.
‘‘The school is the hub of our community. Wewant to involve the community and a group ofour students in the concept plan for theplayground. We want it to have longevity andusefulness across the community,’’ Mrs Patelsays.
When third, Putaruru’s Te Waotu Schoolreceived $500.
Principal Bruce Darroch says the students willhave a say in what the money is spent on.Students’ ideas include iPads, school equipmentand sports equipment such as footballs, netballsand balance boards.
‘‘We’ve been buying unique pieces of equip-ment to challenge the children’s development,such as unicycles.
‘‘They are fantastic for teamwork — thechildren have to have their mates around them tolearn how to ride a unicycle,’’ Mr Darroch says.
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We value the support of our loyal customersand community, she said.
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Spring has sprungLance FielderGyde Wansbone Director
What a turn aroundwe have seen onfarms in six
months, especially here inthe Waikato. We have gonefrom desert-like conditionsthrough the summer tohaving lush spring growth.
Most farmers I talked to appreciated the mildcalving conditions and were in the enviableposition of wondering what to do with all thegrass on their farms.
This article will be a bit of a mixed bag ofthings for you to ponder.Fonterra vouchers
The term Fonterra vouchers is reasonablynew, so I thought I would outline where it hadcome from and what vouchers mean.
Fonterra requires farmer suppliers to hold theshare standard, which is a minimum of one sharefor every kg of milk solids supplied.
Production-backed shares (wet shares) areany shares held by a farmer shareholder that arerequired in accordance with the share standardfor a season.
In May, Fonterra shareholders were offeredthe opportunity to sell the economic rights for upto about 20 per cent of their wet shares to theFonterra Shareholders Fund (FSF).
This proved quite popular and farmers whotook this option received $7.92 a share, whichwas paid on May 30. The proceeds from the saleof the economic rights of the shares are exemptfrom GST and any gains would be consideredcapital and therefore tax free, unless the taxpayerwas in the business of trading shares.
Farmer shareholders who participated in theoffer effectively sold the economic rights to theshares (dividends and any capital growth) to theFSF but maintained the shares’ voting and supplyrights. For every share sold under the scheme,participants were issued with the same numberof vouchers.
For farmers, the vouchers are essentiallyequivalent to shares for compliance, voting andshare backed production payments. Vouchersare not tradeable, do not receive a dividend andhold no monetary value.Farming prize winnings
Some of my dairy farming clients have been
good enough to win prizesthrough the Sharemilker of theYear awards, including a quadbike at the Mystery Creek fielddays.
Prizes are easy to deal with.If it’s cash, the individualcollects the money and decides
whether or not to use it in their business.If they decide to use it in their business, it is
simply funds introduced by a shareholder andtreated accordingly.
It gets a bit more complex when a prize issomething like a quad bike that it going to beused in the farming operation. Again the prizetypically belongs to the individual, so if theydecide to introduce it to the farming businessthey can do so.
The question is, can we claim GST on thisquad and can we also depreciate it.
In this case GST should not be claimed on theintroduction of the quad into the business.
The reason is there is no GST tax invoice forus to make a claim and as the asset wasintroduced by an associated person (the share-holder) our claim for GST is limited to theamount of GST paid by the shareholder, whichwas nil.
The quad bike is this example can bedepreciated as the asset is used on the farm andaids in deriving income for the business.Forecasting
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Keep heifers healthyPhil BrownVetFocus Veterinarian
Early summer is a timewhen kids begin theschool holidays after a
hard school year.We send our kids to school
to learn and develop in orderthat they will have a brightcareer. This is also the timewhen most of this year’s batch of calves leave thefarm to go off to grazing.
Most will return in a year and a half as youngadults ready to produce milk for the remainder oftheir careers.
Parents take a keen interest in what their kidsdo at school, aware it shapes them for the future.
Farmers also need to be aware of what ishappening to their young stock as their futureherd and livelihood depends on it.
Unfortunately, many farmers take the attitudethat because the calves have gone elsewherethere is no need to worry about them anymore.
Too often this can result in less than idealanimals returning to the herd as heifers.
Research has shown the majority of NewZealand’s heifers do not reach their targetweights. Being underweight at their first calvinghas a double whammy effect on heifers as theyfail to produce well and also have more troublegetting back into calf, which can lead to thembeen culled after one season.
A heifer to reach its target weight will producemore milk and remain in the herd for longer.
The only way to ensure targets are been meetis by regular monitoring.
Regular weighing enables action to be takenearly if there is a check in growth rates.
This is especially important coming up tosummer when dry conditions can easily affectgrowth rates.
Recent software innovations have mademonitoring young stocks weights much easierand more efficient.
LIC has started Minda Weights to aid analysisof how young stock are growing. For farmerswho use a grazier who always returns the stock ingreat condition, there is good value in monitoringgrowth rates.
I know a case of a farmer who had a greatgrazier for several years but one year the grazierhad a difficult family circumstance and the young
stock returned in poor con-dition.
With regular weighing, thiscould have been avoided. Italso enables early identifi-cation of individual animalswho are not keeping up,which can then be given
preferential treatment and tested to ensure theyare not a BVD, or other disease carrier.
For those that do not have the equipment, ortime to weigh their calves, there are professionalweighing services available.
Weighing is best done every six weeks initiallybut this can be extended to eight weeks if theanimals are growing well.
There may be additional charges made by thegrazier to offset extra management and labourcosts.
Along with keeping an eye on how they aregrowing, ensuring they are up to date with theirvaccinations is also crucial for rearing good stock.
The recommendations for leptospirosisvaccinations have changed in the last coupleyears. It was common to wait until the calveswere six months old but this gave an opportunityfor calves to become infected before vaccination.
We suggest calves are first vaccinatedbetween age two to three months, with a boosterfour to six weeks later.
This often means they can be done beforethey go to grazing. Don’t forget yearling stockalso need a booster for leptospirosis.
Parasite control is also a key component ofraising young stock.
This is especially the case this season as themild winter did not kill off the worm larval in thepasture.
With parasite resistance an ongoing threatand several different products on the market, it isimportant to get advice from your vet clinic andset a drenching programme that works well foryou and your stock.
So enjoy the upcoming school holidays.Although young stock may also be having aholiday away from the farm, it is important tokeep an eye on what is happening to them.
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Handshake dealsdifficult to uphold
Hamish BurdonCardon Dispute Resolution
When a farmer has aspare house on thefarm, it seems a
good idea to rent it out but asigned tenancy agreementneeds to be in place.Do not under any circum-stances agree to rent a houseout without a signed tenancy agreement.Likewise in employment, never have anemployee start work without having them signan employment agreement.A recent case I have been involved in regardingrenting out a spare house has put a farmercompletely off renting out in the future.The story is as follows:The farmer saw a ‘house wanted to rent’advertisement on Fencepost. He had a sparehouse on his run-off and responded to theadvertisement.The applicant stated he was a sickness benefici-ary and wished to pay his rent in the form ofrelief milkings. Unfortunately for the farmer, hedid not keep a copy of the advert.A verbal agreement was reached and noagreement was put in writing.The agreement lasted a couple of monthsbefore the tenant failed to show for milkings andaccordingly the farmer attempted to terminatehis tenancy agreement.The tenant claimed he was an employee andraised a personal grievance. He has also refusedto vacate the property.Two months later and the farmer still has anunwanted tenant and no rent is being paid.Without the benefit of a written agreement, thetask of removing the tenant has become difficultand lengthy.The lesson to be learned is that no matter whatagreement you enter into, it needs to bedocumented within the legal requirements ofthe appropriate legislation.Handshakes do not get recognised within thejudicial system.If you have an agreement that was verballyoffered and accepted, now is the time to recordit in writing.This does not mean anything needs to change,it is just if something does go wrong there is aclear understanding of what was initially agreed.It would be pragmatic to seek legal advice as towhether or not your agreement fits into therequirements of law and accordingly you may beable to amend the agreement into somethingthat does.I cannot stress enough that it is vital to keeprecords.This relates to any employment or tenancyrelationship. Information without evidencebecomes grey when things go wrong.At a minimum, keep a shoe box with allpaperwork in it.
I have had several caseswhere, had the originaladvertisement been kept, itwould have given a clearintention to misrepresent orentrap my client.Again, this case highlightsthe old adage prevention is
better than cure.It is always better to take advice before enteringinto something. Simple guidelines and basicsare easy to obtain on the internet.If your agreement, or requirements are not inthe normal parameters, it is always best to takeadvice and avoid confusing legal proceedingsdown the track.
Seeking youngMaori farmersEntries are being sought for the Young
Maori Farmer of the Year Award, 2014.The competition coming up to its third
year — was established last year and hasbecome an exciting addition to theAhuwhenua Trophy BNZ Maori excellence infarming award.
It alternates each year between dairy andsheep and beef farming, giving deservingyoung Maori the opportunity to be recognisedfor their achievements.
This year, the award is targeted at dairyfarmers.
Sponsored by Primary ITO, Te TumuPaeroa (on behalf of the Maori Soldiers Trust)and Allflex, the award aims is to empoweryoung farmers and encourage their develop-ment and growth.
The Ahuwhenua Young Maori DairyFarmer of the Year competition is open toMaori aged 16-25 years who are employed ona dairy farm and enrolled in, or havecompleted a National Certificate in Agricul-ture Level 3, or higher, in the last year.
Applications are open until February 14and the winner will be named at the awardsdinner in Tauranga in June.
■ Entry details are available atwww.ahuwhenuatrophy.maori.nzFor more contact Jodi Delamere, Primary ITOmarketing communications adviser, ph (04)381 7820 or email her at:[email protected]
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Essential nutrient managementDarren SuttonWaikato FarmWise Consultant
Nutrient management isbecoming very import-ant to the dairy industry
and New Zealand agriculture ingeneral, as the ‘right’ to farm isquestioned by consumers ofour dairy and meat products.
To protect our farmingfuture, we need to understand how to be goodsustainable stewards of the resources we use infeeding New Zealand and the world.
This month, I will attempt to give a summary ofwhat good nutrient management looks like for adairy farm within the Waikato Regional Council’sboundaries, with a focus on farm dairy effluentmanagement.Current regulation
There is a lot of confusion of what a dairyfarmer is allowed to do in regards to effluentmanagement to remain compliant but councilconditions are clear.
They provide a freedom tofarmers which allows them toachieve compliance in a mul-tiple of ways without an exactmethod being forced uponeveryone.
Discharging dairy effluenton to pasture is a permitted
activity under the Waikato Regional Plan (excludingthe Lake Taupo Catchment), so long as you meetthe following conditions:a) No discharge of effluent to water shall occur fromany effluent holding facilities.b) Storage and associated facilities installed toensure effluent cannot enter a waterway.c) All effluent treatment, or storage facilities (e.g.sumps or ponds) shall be sealed to restrict seepageof effluent. The permeability of the sealing layershall not exceed 1x10-9 metres per second.d) The total effluent loading shall not exceed thelimits set (e.g. 150kg N/ha/year on to pasture and
200kg N/ha/year into crop ground).e) The maximum loading rate of effluent on to anypart of the irrigated land shall not exceed 25mmdepth per application.f) Effluent shall not enter surface water by way ofoverland flow, or pond on the land surfacefollowing the application.g) Any discharge of contaminants into air arisingfrom this activity shall not pass beyond theboundary of the farm.h) The discharger shall provide information toshow how the requirements of conditions a to g arebeing met, if requested by the regional council.i) The discharge does not occur within 20m of asignificant geothermal feature.
This list of conditions allows for some flexibilityfarm to farm, so if your effluent system meetsthese, then there is no immediate need to upgradea compliant system.Risk levels
This list of conditions allows farmer to check
their current system’s risk levels to non-compliance.
Ask yourself, ‘does your system allow you tomeet these conditions at all times of the year?’ Ifno, then steps should be taken to reduce any risk ofa breach and that would result in a fine.
Many farms face this issue, with systems thatare not ‘bullet-proof’, or more to the point,‘adverse weather-proof’. No effluent system cancover for the 100-year storm and flood but if asystem fails every winter little leniency will beshown by the regulatory bodies.
The onus is also written into the regional planthat farmers must be able to provide information asto how requirements are being met.
Some are easier to prove than others, with themost contentious and difficult to assess being thepermeability of earth and clay-lined ponds.
So far, regulatory bodies have been fair andgiven farmers time to make steps to lift their level ofcompliance. Only gross breaches to the regulationshave, rightly, resulted in prosecution and usuallyafter previous warnings to the farmer.What could the future look like?
This is the big question for us all and the areacausing the most confusion because how far are wemeant to go to try to anticipate and future proof thesystems?
The next review of the Waikato RegionalCouncil Plan is under way with stakeholder andtechnical advisory groups being created. Theprocess will take time with the next draft due out inthe middle of 2015.
The next plan may include changes to theregulations and conditions for dairy farms.
One change I foresee is the requirement of awhole-farm nutrient management plan for allfarms, to identify any areas of improvement innutrient management.
The recently-signed (July, 2013) SustainableDairying Water Accord, which Fonterra and theWaikato Regional Council support, states ‘effluentsystems must be fit for purpose and able to achieve365-day compliance with applicable rules’.
Dairy companies to sign up to the ‘ accordagree to implement a triennial assessment ofsupplier farms to review their ability to comply withregulatory requirements. Farms identified as beingat risk of non-compliance will go on to annualmonitoring with a management plan required untilthe non-compliance risk is remedied.
If your effluent system is sound, then great,keep maintaining the system and make sure all staffare well trained and understand all aspects of it.
If you are unsure if it will be compliant in thefuture, it may be best to ensure you have the capitalreserves available for when an upgrade is required.Support and resources
The DairyNZ website has a range of resourcesand check-lists. Visit www.dairynz.co.nz andsearch effluent systems. A list of accredited effluentsystem designers and installers is available atwww.effluentaccreditation.co.nz.
Another good idea is to talk to your neighbourswho have made improvements to find out what hasworked for them.
There are plenty of good systems recentlyupgraded around to gather information from —and any good effluent designer and installer shouldbe happy to provide references for you to completeyour research.
Scholarshipsfor Ag students
Te Awamutu Federated Farmers is calling forscholarship applications from students in itsdistrict commencing agricultural studies at a
tertiary institution in 2014.Scholarship funds have been approved by
Waikato Federated Farmers Charitable Trust forthe local branch to award.
The trust owns the Te Awamutu FederatedFarmers building in Carlton Street, which wasgutted by fire in December, 2002.
The building was almost totally reconstructedand refurbished and Te Awamutu FederatedFarmers handed over ownership to WaikatoFederated Farmers Charitable Trust which leases it.
Prior to the fire Te Awamutu FederatedFarmers used to make scholarships available fromsurplus funds.
They say they are grateful to the trust forapproving funds as it is satisfying for theorganisation to be able to assist local students withpart of the costs of their agricultural studies.
Application forms can be obtained from TeAwamutu Federated Farmers secretary KeesRombouts, by sending a self addressed envelope tohim at 2596 Cambridge Road, RD1, Te Awamutu3800. Forms need to be requested prior toDecember 24, 2013.
Applications need to be returned to him byFriday, February 7, 2014.
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Mt Pirongia Group Day
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JUDGE Kevin Mayall, pictured interviewing Jocelyn Moir(10) of Ngutunui with her calf Cocoa, reckons agricul-tural days demonstrate that community spirit is asstrong as ever in rural districts. ‘‘Look at all the familymembers here supporting the children and their pets,’’he told the Courier.
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LEADING group of three lambs: Paterangi brothers Liam McPherson (left, withMorrow) and Callum McPherson (with Choccy), flank Connie Gamble of Pirongia (withLucas).
CALVESLeading, novice:Tyla
Young (Pir), 1; Hayley Morton(Pat), 2; Daniel Garland (Ngu),3. Junior, early: JoshuaShaw (Pir), ; 1 Matthew Green-wood (Pat), 2; Asarina John-son (Pir), 3; Dean Brennan-Shaw (Pir), 4; Zara Brennan-Shaw (Pir), 5. Late: JaySeebeck (Pir), 1; Jacob Gar-land (Ngu), 2; Josh Statham(Pir), 3; Emerald Barlow (Pir),4. Intermediate, early:Alexis McClennan (Pat), 1;Dakota Attewell (Pat), 2;Daniel Moir (Ngu), 3; DanielleMorton (Pat), 4; Joseph
Abernethy (Pat), 5. Late: BradSeager (Pir), 1; Regan Scott(Pat), 2; Leah Clark (Pir), 3;Jocelyn Moir (Ngu), 4; AliceBarton (Pir), 5. Senior, early:Samantha Statham (Pir), 1;Mitchell Clark (Pir), 2; JadeWeir (Pir), 3; Cheyanne Morri-son (Pat), 4; Georgia Cutforth(Pat), 5. Late: Chloe Steel(Pir), 1; Monique Gamble (Pir),2; Makayla Lovich (Pat), 3;Alex Young (Pir), 4; BrandanGillespie, 5.
Champion: Jay Seebeck;Reserve: Joshua Shaw.
Rearing, novice: HayleyMorton (Pat), 1; Tyla Young
(Pir), 2; Daniel Garland (Ngu),3. Junior, early: ZaraBrennan-Shaw (Pir), 1; JoshuaShaw (Pir), 2; Dean Brennan-Shaw (Pir), 3; Asarina John-son (Pir), 4; Matthew Green-wood (Pat), 5. Late: JaySeebeck (Pir), 1; Jacob Gar-land (Ngu), 2; Emerald Barlow(Pir), 3; Josh Statham (Pir), 4.Intermediate, early: DanielMoir (Ngu), 1; JosephAbernethy (Pat), 2; Talia Davis(Ngu), 3; Danielle Morton(Pat), 4; Alexis McClennan(Pat), 5. Late: Brad Seager(Pir), 1; Alice Barton (Pir), 2;Jocelyn Moir (Ngu), 3; Leah
Clark (Pir), 4; Regan Scott(Pat), 5. Senior, early:Jessica Sinclair (Pat), 1;Cheyanne Morrison (Pat), 2;Jade Weir (Pir), 3; GeorgiaCutforth (Pat), 4; MitchellClark (Pir), 5. Late: AlexYoung (Pir), 1; Chloe Steel(Pir), 2; Makayla Lovich (Pat),3; Daniel Sargent-Mens (Pat),4; Tim Greenwood (Pat), 5.
Champion: Brad Seager;Reserve: Daniel Moir.
Dairy Type, Jerseyearly: Daniel Moir (Ngu), 1;Zara Brennan-Shaw (Pir), 2;Joshua Shaw (Pir), 3; AsarinaJohnson (Pir), 4; DeanBrennan-Shaw (Pir), 5. Late:Jade Weir (Pir), 1; JacobGarland (Ngu), 2; Leah Clark(Pir), 3. Friesian, earlyGeorgia Cutforth (Pat), 1; Mat-thew Greenwood (Pat), 2;Talia Davis (Ngu), 3; KateGillespie (Pat), 4; SamanthaStatham (Pir), 5. Late: BradSeager (Pir), 1; Tyla Young(Pir), 2; Chloe Steel (Pir), 3;Jocelyn Moir (Ngu), 4; MitchellClark (Pir), 5. Kiwi Cross,early: Joseph Abernethy(Pat), 1; Brendan Gillsepie(Pat), 2; Cheyanne Morrison(Pat), 3. late: Hayley Morton(Pat), 1; Monique Gamble (Pir),2; Emerald Barlow (Pir), 3;Al ice Barton (Pir ) , 4.Ayrshire, early: MakaylaLovich (Pat), 1; Jessica Sinclair(Pat), 2; Alexis McClennan(Pat), 3. Late: Alex Young(Pir), 1; Dakota Attewell (Pat),2; Danielle Morton (Pat), 3.Beef: Tim Greenwood (Pat),1; Regan Scott (Pat), 2; JoshStatham (Pir), 3; DanielSargent-Mens (Pat), 4; DanielGarland (Ngu), 5.Continued page 18.
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MT PIRONGIA GROUP DAY RESULTS
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ASARINA JOHNSON (7) of Pirongia was continuing along family tradition with jersey calf Elia (beingexamined by judge Dennis Tickelpenny).
LAMBSMost Obvious Pet, nov-
ice: Mitchell Fransen (Ngu), 1;Aidan Hodgson (Pir), 2; OliverJeffares (Pir), 3; Kelly Statham(Pir), 4; Briar Matthews (Pat), 5.Junior: Ella Jeffares (Pir), 1;Liam McPherson (Pat), 2; FinnTaylor (Pir), 3; Lucy Kavanagh(Pat), 4; Keiran Boyle (Pir), 5.Intermediate: Sammy Bryant(Pir), 1; Grace Murphy (Pir), 2;Zeta Hittmann (Pir), 3; OliviaShort (Pir), 4; Liam Johnson(Pat), 5. Senior: Ali Mills (Hau),1; Jaime Brough (Pir), 2;Gabriella Kavanagh (Pat), 3;Hannah Hittmann (Pir), 4; TroyGlasson (Pat), 5.
Champion: Ali Mills;Reserve: Jaime Brough.
Leading, novice: SethOldfield (Ngu), 1; Matthew Joyes(Pat), 2; Oliver Jeffares (Pir), 3;Molly Inia (Pir), 4; jack McGrail,5. Intermediate: ZetaHittmann (Pir), 1; Liam Johnson(Pat), 2; Callum McPherson(Pat), 3; Olivia Short (Pir), 4;Sammy Bryant (Pir), 5. Senior:Troy Glasson (Pat), 1; GabriellaKavanagh (Pat), 2; HannahHittmann (Pir), 3; Ali Mills (Hau),4; Jaime Brough (Pir), 5.
Champion: Seth Oldfield;Reserve: Zeta Hittmann.
Rearing, novice early:Blake Morrison (Pat), 1; AidanHodgson (Pir), 2; BriarMatthews (Pat), 3; Jayden Boyle(Pir), 4; Matthew Joyes (Pat), 5.Late: Mitchell Fransen (Ngu), 1;Seth Oldfield (Ngu), 2; OliverJeffares (Pir), 3; Fynn Clements(Pir), 4; Kelly Statham (Pir), 5Junior, early: Lucas Dowty(Ngu), 1; Connie Gamble (Pir),2; Liam McPherson (Pat), 3;Finn Taylor (Pir), 4; Mitchell Burr(Pir), 5. late: Lucy Kavanagh(Pat), 1; Ella Jeffares (Pir), 2;
Jack McGrail (Pir), 3; Rubi Inia(Pir), 4; Aylee Gane (Pir), 5.Intermediate, early:
Callum McPherson (Pat), 1;Olivia Short (Pir), 2; Liam John-son (Pat), 3. Late: ZetaHittmann (Pir), 1; Grace Murphy(Pir), 2; Sammy Bryant (Pir), 3.Senior, early: GabriellaKavanagh (Pat), 1; TroyGlasson, 2. Late: HannahHittmann (Pir), 1; Ali Mills (Hau),2; Jamie Brough (Pir), 3.
GOATSMost Obvious Pet, jun-
ior: Kayla Attewell (Pat), 1.Senior: Anna Carson (Pir), 1;Madi Hobbs (Pir), 2; Sinead Old(Pir), 3; Alexis Edwards (Pir), 4.
Champion: Anna Carson;Reserve: Madi Hobbs.
Leading ObstacleCourse, junior: Kayla Attewell(Pat), 1. Senior: Anna Carson(Pir), 1; Madi Hobbs (Pir), 2;Sinead Old (Pir), 3; AlexisEdwards (Pir), 4.
Champion: Kayla Attewell;Reserve: Anna Carson.
Rearing, early: Sinead Old(Pir), 1; Alexis Edwards (Pir), 2;Anna Carson (Pir), 3. Late:Kayla Attewell (Pat), 1; MadiHobbs (Pir), 2.
■ Hautapu (Hau, Ngutunui(Ngu), Paterangi (Pat),Pirongia (Pir).
Got great grass?The hunt is on for the best dairy pasture
in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.Entries are open for the Pasture
Renewal Persistence Competition run by theDairyNZ-led Pasture Renewal LeadershipGroup.
Competition organiser and DairyNZ farmsystems specialist Chris Glassey, says lastsummer’s drought was a serious challenge forpastures, as was the drought in 2008.
‘‘Farmers were keen to look after theirpastures during the 2013 drought, andindications are this lead to improved recoveryand establishment of new pastures comparedwith 2008.
‘‘We’re keen to discover what farmers didto manage their pasture and pasture renewalso well this year,’’ says Mr Glassey.
Farmers can enter in categories for bestWaikato/BOP first-year pasture sown thisyear and best Waikato/BOP pasture sownmore than three years ago.
For winners, up for grabs are two seed andherbicide packages worth $1000 each.
The Pasture Renewal Leadership Group is
a DairyNZ-led industry group, which includesresearchers, the seed industry, farmers andagricultural contractors, formed to developbetter tools, resources and advice for farmers.
Judging will involve a short interview aboutthe soil fertility and the paddock’s historybefore and since re-sowing.
Management practices, such as grazingmanagement, endophyte selection, weed con-trol and nitrogen use will be discussed.
‘‘We will also be looking for any otherinformation that will help build a picture of thebest management practice required for per-sistence of renewed pastures in this environ-ment,’’ says Mr Glassey.
Entries are open until Monday with judgingnext month.
Winners’ field days will be held fromFebruary 10-14.
■ For more information on the competition,or to receive an entry form, phone theDairyNZ farmer information Service 0800 4DAIRYNZ (0800 4 324 7969). Register atwww.dairynz.co.nz.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Rural Roundup 19
Breeding contractsprotect investments
is a monthly supplementto the Te Awamutu Courier
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Lucy TuckerEdmonds Judd Solicitor
It’s that time of year, whenbabies are arriving left rightand centre and you are
considering which of the vari-ous handsome studs about thecountry would best compli-ment your mare.
Although bloodlines, ath-leticism and looks are certainly a key part of thisprocess, you may also wish to consider the basis onwhich your mare will be served.
You should firstly clarify whether or not the studfee includes a live foal guarantee.
The terms of a live foal guarantee will varybetween studs and you may want to clarify exactlywhat the terms are.
Common terms include allowing you a freereturn service to that stallion if your mare does nottake, or if a foal is miscarried, born dead or dieswithin a certain period following birth (usually oneto 14 days).
It is also likely conditions will be imposed on anylive foal guarantee, such as your mare must be ingood health at the time she is served andthroughout her pregnancy.
It may be that your mare dies during herpregnancy, or during foaling — if this unfortunatesituation should occur, you will want to knowwhether you are entitled to a free service fee withanother mare, or whether this voids the live foalguarantee.
You also may want to confirm whether yourlive foal guarantee applies if the foal needs to be putdown soon after birth due to a congenital defect.Many of these potential issues can be resolved earlyin the piece by clarifying the specific terms of thelive foal guarantee.
If your mare is leaving your property to beserved, you should also clarify exactly what
expenses will be incurred whileyour mare is at the stud, as wellas who is responsible for theexpenses. Typically, you willbe paying a daily agistmentrate for mare while she is at thestud.
This fee may include hayforage and hard feed but is unlikely to include anyform of veterinary care if your mare should beinjured.
Check also on the possibility of insuring themare for the time she is at the stud (although thestud may have its own insurance for visiting mares,in which case you may not need to insure yourmare).
Ultimately, you will be wise to obtain theinformation before paying the stallion’s service feeand before your mare leaves the property.
There may also be tax implications dependingon whether or not the stud is GST registered,whether you have purchased semen from NewZealand or overseas.
While not as important as your mare and futurefoal’s wellbeing, it would be worth clarifyingwhether you will be able to claim the service fee,agistment fees and any related veterinary fees astax deductible if breeding horses is your business.
Many of these issues are likely to be set out in abreeding contract provided by the stud.
If you are considering breeding your mare thisseason, ensure you are clear on your rights andobligations under the breeding agreement — ifthere is one.
If there is no breeding agreement, you would bewise to get one to ensure your investment isadequately protected. If you require a breedingcontract, or advice on a breeding contract, pleasecontact a suitably qualified practitioner.
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