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Supplement to Te Awamutu Courier, Tuesday, August 17, 2010Supplement to Te Awamutu Courier, Tuesday, August 17, 2010

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TC170810RR02NEWEST Te Awamutu Jersey Cattle Club life members Don and Lyn Shaw.

Te Awamutu JerseyCattle Club has hon-oured the extra-

ordinary work of membersDon and Lyn Shaw byawarding them life member-ship.

The couple are alreadylife members of Jersey NewZealand and recipients ofthe Jock Singers Scroll fortheir work in promoting theJersey breed.

Their Kiwi stud prefixwas first registered in 1939when Mr Shaw was ayoungster, and it developedinto a quality herd knownfor its sound type and pro-duction ability.

The Shaws continuedthat tradition, and havebeen great supporters of TeAwamutu Jersey CattleClub and Jersey New Zea-land.

Mr Shaw is a Jerseyjudge, TOP Linear inspec-tor and served a two yearterm as president of the TeAwamutu Club and was acommittee and sub-committee member formany years, with a specialinterest in Youth TrainingFieldays.

Together, the couplewas responsible for settingup the scholarship fundwhich helps sons anddaughters of Jersey New

Zealand members who goon to University to takedegree courses with rele-vance to agriculture.

Mrs Shaw has been TeAwamutu Club newsreporter and Mrs Shaw

organised the Club newslet-ter for several years, helpingkeep members informed —especially concerning LICmatters.

The Shaws are also co-ordinators for the World

Youth Exchange Schemeand have been responsiblefor helping place youngpeople from around theworld on New Zealand Jer-sey farms as the stay andtravel in our country.

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Winning scenes of Summer capturedA series of scenes envisaged by farmer and

photographer Nigel Riddell have made their markin the farming world — and more is yet to come.

The image featured on this page won Mr Riddell andhis wife Juliette first place in the 2010 Alpha NominatedJersey NZ Photo Competition in the Jersey Scene class.

The photo features Mrs Riddell and daughter Ellie Maywalking the cows to the shed one hot summer afternoon attheir sharemilking position near Pirongia.

Mr Riddell, who also operates CowShotz, says heasked the girls to put on summer frocks and theirgumboots as he loaded up the camera bag and went to getthe cows.

‘‘I had some farm scenic shots in mind for quite sometime and decided this was the day it was going to happen’’.

‘‘We got some top photo’s and they have been used forvarious publications.’’

Another photo featured in the Farmlands Share-holder magazine for a Vision Genetics advertorial, and thebest shot has been taken up by Jersey NZ to be painted inoil and auctioned along with a few prints as part of theirfundraising for when they host the 19th World JerseyInternational Conference in February next year.

‘‘We are honoured to donate the image for thispurpose and look forward to seeing the final piece of art,’’says Mr Riddell.

The Conference runs from February 6 — 26. Thestudy conference week is being held in Hamilton.

The Te Awamutu Jersey Club is playing a significantrole in hosting the whole delegation for a day and a third ofthe delegation for a second day.

Club members say it is a great opportunity to show offthe quality of our club’s Jersey genetics, farmingoperations and the wonderful community we live in.

‘‘They will visit some of the country’s best Jersey studsright here in Te Awamutu,’’ says Mr Riddell.

After the study week many of Te Awamutu’s JerseyClubs members will be off to the New Zealand Dairy Eventin Feilding.

This event will host the World Jersey ConferenceShow, dedicating a whole day to Jerseys, The Big Show,Elite Jersey Sale and much more.

Te Awamutu members’ cattle can be expected toperform with the best.

ALPHA NOMINATED PHOTO COMPETITIONLocal placegetters: Class A — haltered 2 & 3

year in milk: Ferdon W.D. Merle (Ferdon Genetics), 1;Ferdon Follys Lucy (H. M. The Queen and Don Ferguson),2.

Class B — haltered 4 year & older in milk: FerdonBerretta’s Merle (Ferdon Genetics), 1; Ferdon FollysViyella (Ferdon Genetics), 2; Thornlea Marks Lalo (Nigeland Juliette Riddell), 3.

Class C - unhaltered all ages in milk: BraedenePomeroy (Brett Thompson), 3.

Class D - Herd Scene: Nigel and JulietteRiddell, 2; John and Thelma Bailey, 3.TE AWAMUTU JERSEY CATTLE CLUB

PRODUCTION AWARDSMcKinley Challenge Trophy — 2 year

old bred and tested: E and C Bocock,Merridowns STZ Maxi, 7-8 VG2, 504kgms,287 days, 1; E and C Bocock, Merridowns FreeCrunch 8-8 Ex2, 484kgms, 293 days, 2; R andP Adam, Carnmor Bowie Babs, 435kgms, 3; Rand P Adam, Carnmor Herms Olinda,421kgms, 4.

J.S. Pattison memorial Trophy — 3previous lactations: R and P Adam,

Thornwood Als Begonia, 1565kgms, 1; R andP Adam, Carnmor Freds Fragrance,1561kgms, 2; R and S Hamilton, DrumclogKracka Lilac, 1531kgms, 3; T and L Blackburn,Wyburn Sams Girl VG, 1431kgms, 4.

Te Awamutu Jersey Club Trophy — 4year old: E and C Bocock, Merridowns TGMChik 7-8 VG4, 633kgms, 291 days, 1; E and CBocock, Merridowns Man Josey ET 8-8 Ex4,625kgms, 281 days, 2; T and G Blackburn,Wyburn Mini Gin Ex4, 525kgms, 288 days, 3;R Adam Snr, Thornwood Aces Polette,518kgms, 4; R and P Adam, Carnmor SultansOllie, 508kgms, 5.

Te Awamutu Solids Trophy — Mostimprovement of solids/cow from lastseason: E and C Bocock, 08/09 — 149 cows,383kgms, 254 days, 09/10 — 158 cows,460kgms, 266 days. 77kgms/cow improve-ment, 1; T and L Blackburn, 08/09 — 98 cows,340kgms, 219 days, 09/10 — 95 cows,404kgms, 262 days. 64kgms/cow improve-ment, 2.

INSPIRE CONFERENCEAimed at young Jersey farmers, novice

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It is these people and their storiesthat have enticed ‘Big Al’ to write hisfifth book.

Some of the yarns are Lesters’s, ofcourse, but most were told to him byothers and risked being lost forever ifnot recorded.

He says most hunters are hard-cases with a grand sense of humourand a liking for a beer or two.

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TC170810RRSP05ABAGGED: placegetter Jayden Fynn with medaland certificate from judge, former Intermediatepupil and ‘What Now’ presenter Charlie Panapa.

TC170810RRSP05BBELLE OF BALL: Laura Hilhorst models thewinning garment created by Bailey Rose andGrace Armstrong.

TC170810RR05CSHOT: Mikayla Emery models the second placeentry in ‘Down on the Farm’. It was created byZak Ramsey and Cameron Dunn.

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To create their wearablearts, students used a widevariety of objects found on afarm - from fertiliser bagsand woolpacks to balingtwine, silage tape, feathersand the iconic number eightwire.

Overall winners BaileyRose and Grace Armstrongcreated an outfit for a ruralball.

The skirt was madefrom silage netting and thebodice from plaited twineadorned with bows madesilage wrap.

The shoes are modelledon classic Kiwi jandals. Asilage wrap bow completesthe outfit modelled by LauraHilhorst.

Second place went to acreation by Zak Ramseyand Cameron Dunn. Thebasis of the garment is aseed sack which has beendecorated with magnolialeaves and paradise duckfeathers. Shot gun catridgeswere used to make the‘flowers’, while the modelMikayla Emery hasmatching accessor iesincluding necklace, braceletand hairpiece. Oldgumboot socks are adornedwith a similar theme tocomplete the outfit.

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"Silver Fern Feeds is afamily run animal feedcompany offering qualityfeed supplement pro-ducts.’’

Established in Februaryby Brent McFarlane, thecompany has grown fromsupplying baleage, hay,straw and maize to a varietyof other products includingPKE, dairy meals, calfblends and specialty feedproducts.

Mr Heffer says a largenumber of farmers, includ-ing many in the RuralRoundup readership area,now understand the bene-fits of straw to the dietaryrequirements of a cow.

‘‘Straw is used to helpthe rumen’s enzymes andmicroflora unlock the fullpotential of feed materials.Used well it can improveboth rumen function andbiological activity, allowingmore nutrients and energyto be extracted from thegrass and supplementaryfeeds.

‘‘Straw can aid con-sumed grass to be retainedlonger in the rumen pro-ducing more milk and milksolids from every kg of drymatter consumed. Grassintakes are maintained,feed efficiency is improvedand milk response isoptimised," Mr Heffer says.

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Mr Heffer says he iscommitted to customersatisfaction and providingeffective and efficientsupply with service to cus-tomers.

"With our knowledgeand bulk buying ability wecan provide farmers withthe most economic andsustainable options in live-stock feeding. Silver FernFeeds also offers qualitytechnical services such asdiet checks and pasturemonitoring."

Bruce Arnold isthanking his lucky starsafter receiving the phonecall to say he’d won $5000worth of silage bales inSilver Fern Feeds Fieldays

Giveaway — the first of anumber of promotions tocompany will be running.

Mr Arnold had enteredthe draw which was beingrun by Silver Fern Feedsand McFarlane Contractingat this year’s NationalFieldays.

After a heavily drought-affected summer, MrArnold says he has usedabout 40 tonne more stockfeed than planned on hisTatuanui dairy farm andthe win was a welcomesurprise.

"The cows didn’t fire inspring and then thedrought hit. It was great towin and the silage willcertainly fill a feed gap."

The Arnolds’ intensive600 cow operation wasdown 10% in profit afterthe $4.55 kg payout andtherefore budgeting forextra winter feed was goingto be a struggle.

As for the foreseeablefuture, Mr. Arnold’s morepositive seeing his feedbunkers full once again.But in terms of the greaterdairy outlook, he agreesthat New Zealand needs toremain sustainable ataround a $6.50 payout. Headds that farmers shouldnot get over excited aboutthe payout increasing, anda largely ’unknown’’ futurein dairy.

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TC170810RR07AGRICULTURE ITO student Ross McGuire with the Challenge Cup — one of his training awards forthis year.

As long as he can rememberRoss McGuire has wanted to bea farmer. Now that he has that

opportunity he doesn’t plan to wasteit.

Ross is working for Alfons andHeather Te Brake and recently pickedup a number of awards through theAgriculture ITO for his Level 3 year.

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Ross has consistently achievedsince he commenced training withAgriculture ITO and was motivated tocomplete his assessments.

He is in his second year with the TeBrakes after starting his career inearnest on a farm in the Mamakus.Previously he had also undertaken aseason milking — so had a reasonablebackground and level of experience.

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Claudia cleans up Calf Club

TC170810RR08WINNING PAIR: Claudia Megaw and her calf fromlast season, Princess (Megaw Princess Lily), withtheir collection of ribbons which saw them takeout the Jersey New Zealand Holley GeckMemorial Trophy for most Calf Club points fromA & P Shows.

Children answercall of Calf ClubThe start of a new farming calendar heralds the arrival

of lambs and calves around the country and the startof preparations for a much loved rural New Zealand

tradition — calf club.Many rural

children andcommunitieslook forwardeach year totheir localcalf club day,and with thearr iva l oflambs andcalves someof ouryoungest ani-mal lovers willbe about to makesome pretty ser ious decisions as theydecide on a pet to care for, raise and later compete at theirschool event.

It’s at the moment the pet is selected that farmimprovement company, LIC, steps in with a website(www.calfclub.co.nz) which — over the last few years — hashelped regenerate calf club events around New Zealand byproviding a child-friendly step-by-step source of informationwhich guides them through the feeding, training andshowing of calves and lambs for calf club.

‘‘Calf club, or agriculture day, is one of the fewremaining rural community events, drawing children, theirfurry friends, families and rural support organisationstogether in a celebration of the bond which results when youput children and baby animals together,’’ says LICcommunications manager Clare Bayly.

‘‘Choosing a pet can be simply a matter of’love at firstsight’, especially for first-timers,’’ says the mother andformer dairy and livestock farmer.

‘‘However, older children, seasoned in the judgingprocesses of calf club, take the selection process seriouslyand apply a scrutiny, particularly to calves where theygenerally have a choice as dairy farmers retain heifer calvesand are often quite amenable to them being selected forspecial treatment.

‘‘I remember how seriously and competitively mychildren chose their pets for calf club.’’

Ms Bayly says because of their size, lambs can makeideal calf club pets for younger children.

‘‘As ewes often give birth to more lambs than they canfeed, farmers may have orphaned lambs which they arehappy to give to children to rear, most taking them backwhen calf club is over.’’

She says owning, caring and training young animalsrequires motivation, commitment, responsibility and com-passion.

‘‘Calf club provides a wonderful opportunity for childrento learn these skills.

‘‘Our website provides a step-by-step guide on every-thing children need to do with their pets, freeing Mums,Dads and teachers up at a time of year which, on-farm, ispretty frantic.’’

The www.calfclub.co.nz website has been relaunchedfor the 2010 season of calf club events with LIC writing tomore than 700 rural schools inviting them, and theirstudents, to register their events and utilise the informationon the website.

Ms Bayly said calf club isn’t just for children who live onfarms.

‘‘We have plenty of instances of farmers making animalsavailable to children who live in town or on lifestyle blocks.

Most farmers have fond, nostalgic memories of theirown days at calf club and are generally very happy to fosterthe tradition by encouraging another generation to getinvolved.’’


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Heifers selected forJerseyGenome TeamFour local in-calf heifers have been selected for the

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‘‘The past few tough seasonshave proven the benefit of alwayshaving a stack of maize silage onhand,’’ says Wendy Dewar, For-age Specialist with Pioneer brandseeds.

‘‘Consequently we are receiv-ing a lot of early inquiry fromfarmers who are planning to growor purchase in maize silage thisseason.’’

Whether they are planning togrow a crop or buy one in, MrsDewar recommends farmersshould start planning their maizesilage supply now.

‘‘If you plan to grow maizesilage on farm or a run-off identifythe paddock that you will crop andsoil test as soon as possible,’’ saysMrs Dewar.

Recent research has shownthat maize silage crops grown inhigh fertility dairy farm paddocksincluding those with a history ofeffluent application may require noadditional fertiliser.

‘‘Growing maize silage in efflu-ent paddocks can reduce the directcost of your maize silage to as littleas 10-15 cents per kilogram ofdrymatter,’’ says Mrs Dewar.

‘‘It also allows you to decreasesoil nutrient loadings decreasingthe risk of nutrient leaching.’’

‘‘We are seeing a growingnumber of farmers who are eitherextending their effluent area, orusing local contractors to spreadeffluent to other parts of the farmso that they can cash in on itsnutrient content by growing amaize silage crop.’’

Mrs Dewar also urges farmersto contact their local maize silageplanting contractor so that theycan book the job in and talk to theirlocal merchant representative toorder insecticide treated Pioneer

brand maize seed.‘‘Hybrid choice is critical

because it drives silage yield, qual-ity and profitability and will alsodetermine when you can get thepaddock back into grass,’’ saysMrs Dewar.

‘‘Choose maize silage hybridsthat are backed by extensivetesting and sound statisticalanalysis.’’

To receive your complimentarycopy of the New Zealand MaizeSilage Research Hybrid Perform-ance Update Spring 2010 phone

0800 PIONEER (0800 746 633)or visit www.pioneer.co.nz .

If you plan to purchase a cropin autumn 2011, talk to your localcontract grower or maize silagecontractor and sign a contractprior to planting.

‘‘Contracting maize silage priorto the spring makes good sense forboth the grower and the pur-chaser,’’ says Mrs Dewar.

‘‘Maize silage demand is pre-dicted to be high and unlessfarmers commit in advance, theresimply won’t be enough supply.’’

There are often other benefitsof making an early commitmentincluding the opportunity to influ-ence the choice of hybrid andsubsequently the time of maizesilage harvest.

‘‘Cows milk well on maizesilage and it is a top cowconditioner,’’ says Mrs Dewar.

‘‘A little bit of forward planningnow will help ensure that you havea stack on hand to capture thecombined benefit that a stack ofmaize silage on-hand and a highmilksolids payout can deliver.’’


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FlockFinder is a world first and wasdeveloped by Sheep Improvement Limited(SIL) — part of Beef + Lamb New Zealand(B+LNZ).

SIL works with 500 ram breeders and750 flocks throughout the country, gath-ering performance records and providinga genetic evaluation service for NewZealand sheep farmers.

B+LNZ invests in sheep geneticsthrough SIL to promote continuousimprovement in sheep performance andthis is one of the range of tools that theorganisation invests in to help drive sheepand beef farmer profitability.

FlockFinder is the first ram buyer-focused tool of its type, which directlyaddresses the question of ‘‘where can I goto buy rams’’, without baffling users with alot of different figures.

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‘‘Some SIL breeders identified theneed for a simple tool that locatedbreeding flocks where sheep were beingselected for particular genetic traits.

‘‘Because there is more genetic varia-tion within flocks than between flocks, allflocks contain good sheep.’’ ‘‘The tool,therefore, focuses on finding flocks withgenetic information for traits the rambuyer rates as important.

‘‘FlockFinder trawls through theworld’s largest genetic evaluation ofsheep, held in the SIL database, to locateflocks meeting the search criteria. As aresult, it can find flocks a user didn’t knowabout, but which may be able to supplyrams that suit their needs.’’

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Contact details are available with onemouse click and the user can follow these,if they wish.

‘‘There is no need to log on or for us torecord your details.

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‘‘We encourage farmers to have a‘play’ and familiarise themselves with thepotential of the tool.

‘‘If they run several searches, they willsee that the most effective results aregenerated by concentrating on a couple ofprimary traits — rather than too many.

‘‘This is because only some sheep excelat everything and they are usually used byram breeders themselves.’’

SIL has developed the underlyingsearch engine and the user interface ofFlockFinder with an awareness of ruralinternet limitations, however, a broadbandconnection is required to give acceptableresponse times.

Mr Wakelin says FlockFinder’s resultsare particularly relevant because they arebased on the most up-to-date informationgenerated from the large-scale, acrossflock and breed ‘SIL-ACE’ genetic evalua-tion.

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Shelter helps productionand the environmentBY BALA TIKKISETTY

The generally wet soil conditions of mid-winter meanit’s the season for planting trees for shelter.Providing such shelter is good for farm production

and the environment.Shelter is one of the few ways of protecting stock from

unfavourable weather conditions, which are one of themajor causes of animal suffering. Animals living in naturalhabitat find their own shelter but farm animals may nothave enough, especially in a field of grass surrounded by awire fence.

An example of the benefits of shelter for stock includesrecent research reports revealing that sheltering andfeeding ewes before lambing has a major impact onreducing lamb losses. The reports also say that shelteringand feeding ewes two weeks before lambing has a biggereffect on lamb survival.

Growing a shelterbelt of trees is one longer-termoption for reducing the adverse effects of wind on stock(artificial windbreaks can also play a part where cost allowsand rapid protection is essential).

When establishing a shelterbelt, careful considerationneeds to be given to site selection and tree species. Anunderstanding of the terrain and local weather conditionsis also important, along with an appreciation of the waythese affect livestock behaviour. Strategic planting is likelyto be more worthwhile than blanket planting and, becauseof the long-term commitment, a careful decision should bemade over where to plant.

Besides protecting stock, shelterbelts help reduceevaporation of soil moisture and transpiration from thegrass, making them particularly helpful in drought orprolonged dry spells, as we experienced in the last fewseasons.

Strong winds in particular accelerate transpirationrates from grass and, if water absorption rate by the rootsis lower than the transpiration rate, the plant develops aninternal moisture deficit. Once this deficit reaches acertain threshold, stomatal closure occurs, the plantappears to lose its turgidity, photosynthesis is constrained,and growth is curtailed.

The most important factor here in reducing grassgrowth is mechanical agitation of the grass by the wind,cutting dry weight, leaf area, and height.

Wind can also cause physical damage to grasses,leading to stunting or desiccation. The threshold forphysical damage in herbaceous plants in general is oftenstated as being about six metres per second. At higherwind speeds, grass blades knock and rub together, bendover, and frequently rotate about their longitudinal axes.Such movements may produce permanent lateralfractures and wilting of the leaf tips.

Another benefit of trees relates to the way their rootshold the soil together and prevent erosion. The ability ofindividual species to help prevent erosion relates to thingslike tree size, tree stocking per hectare, root tensilestrength, and rate of root decay after tree harvest.

Shelterbelts also control the removal of top soil by thewind, when the establishment of shelter is undertakensimultaneously with other sustainable land use practicessuch as minimum tillage.

As well as protecting stock, grasses and soils, sheltertrees can be aesthetically pleasing and:

· provide shelter for homes and buildings, stock yards· be a haven for birds· increase the tree species in an area.Shelter can also screen noise and reduce odours

associated with livestock operations.The use of native plants, particularly those naturally

occurring in the locality, help to preserve the localcharacter and provide forage for bees.

Good shelter improves the microclimate of plants andsoil by improving plant water relations and conservingheat and reducing physical damage.

There are four main contributing factors relating toeffectiveness of shelter — orientation, permeability,length, and height.

Orientation: Shelter is most effective when sited atright angles to the eroding wind. The wind barrier shouldbe sited directly across the most harmful wind to givemaximum protection. If east-west belts are required theyshould include deciduous species to lessen the wintershading of pastures.

Permeability: Porosity of the shelter belt determinesthe wind behaviour on the leeward and, to some extent,on the windward side. Practical experience has shownclearly that shelterbelts of medium porosity (50 per cent)produce a much more even wind-flow over a much widerarea. Good porosity can be achieved by correct specieschoice and subsequent management. When porosity islow, the wind profile is changed and turbulence occurs. Itis important that shelter filters the wind to avoidturbulence. This is achieved by planting at pre-determinedspacings and pruning.

Length: The longer the windbreak the better theprotection. Short plantings have a disproportionate edgeeffect, where wind slips around the ends reducing the areaof protection. Gaps in a shelterbelt cause the wind tofunnel through at excessive speed. This can happen wherethere are missing trees or when there is a draughty spaceat ground level. It is very important to see that stock do nothave access to planted shelter.

Height: Height of the shelter directly influences thearea of wind reduction on the leeward and windward side.The greater the height the greater the area influenced.Generally, good wind shelter is provided for 15 times (andup to 20 times) the shelter height on the leeward side andup to five times on the windward side.

For further details, please call Bala Tikkisetty atEnvironment Waikato on 0800 800 401.

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Sales have topped expectations since the premium beefrange was introduced in August 2009, with demand farexceeding forecasts.

McDonald’s managing director Mark Hawthorne says thesuccess of the partnership with AngusPure has not only givena considerable lift to the local Angus supply, it is evidence ofNew Zealand consumers’ demand for premium productswhen eating out, even in the face of a recession.

‘‘The last 12 months or so have been pretty tight, andMcDonald’s is proud to have continually supported localfarmers. We’ve purchased close to 4.7 million kilos of beef inthe last year, including the Angus beef we’ve used in the newrange, which is great for the industry, ’’ he says.

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Holding a farm leaseBy Mervyn Gyde — Chartered Accountantin the Te Awamutu fi rm Gyde Wansbone.

Many of our clients hold theirfarms in a trust (lessor) andlease it back to their operating

partnership or company (lessee).Because of the association

between the lessee and the lessor, thelease is very informal. Often they arepoorly documented, adjustments tolease values are not made on timeand/or are made when the annualaccounts are done, and sometimespayments are not even made ifcashflow is tight. This in turn leads toGST issues with a GST wash up madeat year end.

This informality could create prob-lems if the arrangement wasquestioned by the IRD. The Goods andServices Tax Act 1985 requires allassociated party transactions to beconducted at market value, and theIncome Tax Act 2007 deems anadequate rental to have been paid, andcorrectly brought to account for taxpurposes.

The GST Act also requires GST tobe accounted for ‘at time of supply’ soas a lease is provided continuously for365 days a year, the lease is deemed tobe received by the owner (lessor) on adaily basis, and therefore GST is

deemed to be received daily and needsto be accounted for each GST period.This is so even though the farmer(lessee) may not be claiming GSTbecause he isn’t paying the lease.

One way to avoid these problems isto ensure that the lease is conducted ina similar manner to any other normalcommercial rental or lease agreement.

Lease agreements should be drawnup as though they are between twoseparate individuals transacting atarm’s length and should be signed byboth parties (generally the samepeople).

Where the lease also involves adwelling, the lease calculation shouldapportion the lease rental between theland and farm buildings and the GSTexempt dwelling. Once the agreementand lease price have been finalised, atax invoice must be created (a GST Actrequirement).

There are several methods ofpaying the lease between the parties.We prefer to have clients set upautomatic payments so that the lease isactually paid on a monthly or quarterlybasis. This mirrors the commercialreality of an arm’s length transactionand provides a clean audit trail, whichproves useful when processing GSTand annual accounts.

Other methods of paying the leaseinvolve cheque swaps or end of yearjournal entries between advanceaccounts. We tend to avoid these asneither reflects an arm’s lengtharrangement and both cause GSTcomplications because of the time ofsupply rules.

We prefer to account for GST onthe lease each GST period. Thisreflects commercial reality and avoidsclients facing large year end GSTliabilities. If the lease is a cash paymentthis is easily picked up duringprocessing.

Best practice would be to adhere tothe following simple rules:

Have a formal lease documentsigned by both parties.

Document rental calculations toverify the commercial reality of thelease amount, particularly if a residen-tial house is involved.

Issue a tax invoice at the com-mencement of the lease and annuallythereafter.

Physically pay the rent monthly orquarterly by automatic payment.

If the rent changes to reflectchanging market values, physically paythe adjustment and change the auto-matic payment.

Account for the GST each GSTperiod as it is paid.

Clients also often get confused withwho should pay for what, particularlydevelopment or capital expenditure onthe land. Once again, think as if thelease was with an arms length party.Generally this would mean thatdevelopment or capital expenditureshould be paid by the lessor (the trustas the owner of the land), as the benefitis retained by the lessor when the leaseends. Similarly, operating costs shouldbe paid by the farmer (the lessee).

Problems arise when the trustdoesn’t have the cash to pay for theexpenditure. Often the farmer has thecash available. In this case the farmershould advance the cash to the trust toin turn make the payment to thesupplier. If external borrowing isinvolved this should be in the name ofthe trust. In this way the correct entitydoes the spending, and more import-antly, is able to claim the deduction ordepreciation.

When you meet with your account-ant next, discuss the position regard-ing your lease and ensure that thingsare up to date and reflect an armslength position.


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PHONE: 07 871 5151

The busiest time of year is themost critical in the yearly cycleof dairy farming: calving

season. We are often so busycollecting calves, managing 3-4 oreven 5 mobs of cows, that we forget toprepare for mating.

In Calf is the national herd fertilityprogramme and consists of a learningpackage with tools to help improveherd fertility all season long. Manythings contribute to fertility and the 3key things that need addressing duringcalving are nutrition: minimisingweight loss between calving andmating, cow health: minimizing dis-eases that affect fertility, and calvingspread: tight calving will usually makefor tight mating. Addressing everysingle one of these 3 key issues iscritical this time of year but this articlewill focus on minimising weight lossfrom calving to mating and how tomonitor the herd looking for signs ofweight loss.

It is well known that cows losesome weight after calving.

However how much they lose willhave a dramatic affect on fertility atmating time. The more they lose, theless likely they will be to cycle and thelower their conception rates will bewhen they are inseminated. Researchhas shown that cows that have a body

condition score (BCS) of 4 or more atmating or more are more fertile thancows below that. Other researchshows that cows losing more than awhole BCS from calving to mating areless fertile than cows that lose lessthan that. We cannot do anything nowabout what condition cows are calvingin, but we can minimize weight lossfrom calving to mating with goodfeeding and management.

What you can do:1. Body condition score at least 70

dry cows and 70 recently calved cowsnow and score again just prior tomating. If they are losing too muchweight, get some advice about howyou can improve feeding strategies toreduce more weight loss (supplementfeeding is one option). Review theresults with your advisor(s) and make aplan.

2. Do a feed budget to know howmuch feed you have available andwork with your advisors to provideoptimum nutrition to the recentlycalved cows to minimise weight lossand maximise production.

3. Don’t estimate what cows needto eat to minimize weight loss andmaximise production, actually knowexactly how much dry matter cowsneed to consume to meet their needsto milk, minimise weight loss, grow (iffirst calvers) and cycle. If you needhelp with this, ask your advisors and ifyou do not have advisors, find one.

4. The principals of feeding cowsto minimise weight loss after calving:

a. Feed the highest quality pastureand be sure that the cows have accessto as much pasture as your feeding

wedge will allow. If you are short,supplement!

b. Allow the cows to increaseenergy intake by increasing pastureallocated but watch the residuals. Ifthere is not enough grass, sup-plement!

c. Get advice on feedingsupplements and balancing them pro-perly with grass available to be surethat energy and protein requirementsare right for the cows.

d. Make changes in the dietgradually to allow cows to adjust tonew feeds.

5. Things you can monitor otherthan BCS to indicate whether nutritionis right between calving and mating:

a. Check pastures for residualsafter very grazing and document them

b. Check supplement residuals andbe sure they are being eaten if fed

c. Monitor daily milk solids yield —if there is a drop lasting more than 3-4days of .07-.1% seek help

d. Look at daily milk proteinaverage over 10 days and compare itto last year

e. Monitor milk fat and look formilk fat/milk protein inversions

f. Check cud chewing of the cowsg. Check manure consistency — if

not right, seek helpSeek action if any of these things

look off for more than a few days in arow or if more than one of them is offat once.

There are many strategies to mini-mise weight loss from calving tomating. Work with your advisory teamto find which work best for you to havethe best possible results.


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The Totalspan Undercover KidsBus Shelter Programme hasannounced it will this year give

another 100 bus shelters to schoolswith rural bus routes.

Totalspan has established this sig-nificant programme aimed at protect-ing children as they wait for buses onrural school routes. The programme,now in its third year, is a long terminitiative with almost 200 sheltersalready in place or under constructionacross New Zealand.

Leon Skylakis from Totalspan saysthe company is thrilled to be involvedin such a worthwhile programme forour children.

‘‘Many parents and communitiesworry about children waiting by theside of busy roads for their bus,’’ hesays. ‘‘Often bus stops are no morethan a slightly wider section of road-side with no protection from theweather.

‘‘The Undercover Kids Bus ShelterProgramme helps reduce the risk toour children by providing a safelocation for them to wait for their bus.

‘‘This year we again received alarge number of applications and aredelighted to announce we are giving100 more bus shelters to New Zealandschools’ rural bus routes. It gives ourteam great pleasure to contributetowards keeping our children safe,’’ hesays.

Each shelter is valued at around$2,000 and Totalspan plans to supplymany more shelters to rural bus routesin 2011 and thereafter.

‘‘The quality of applications wasagain excellent this year,’’ says LeonSkylakis. ‘‘It was extremely difficult tochoose which schools would be suc-cessful and we are actively encourag-ing unsuccessful schools to reapply for2011.

‘‘The significant number ofapplications we get each year clearlyshows us this programme is needed inthe rural community. Our suppliershave been crucial to the success of this

programme and we have found theirsupport, and the support we havereceived from many other organisa-tions, truly humbling,’’ he says.

Government organisations andlocal councils have also been briefed aspart of the process. Leon Skylakis saysall of these groups, in particular NewZealand Transport Agency and localcouncils, have been extremely obligingin ensuring the programme meets alllegal and regulatory requirements.

‘‘Totalspan does a lot of work inrural communities, so we are happyour Undercover Kids Bus Shelter

programme gives something back tothe community that supports us,’’ saysLeon Skylakis.

Locally owned and operated,Totalspan is New Zealand’s leadingmanufacturer of steel buildings and ispart of Spanbild New Zealand Ltd,which has been operating for morethan 30 years.

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T e Awamutuidentities Phil Ryeand Wendy Harker

were amongst the guestspeakers at the recent Cen-tennial Conference ofHolstein Friesian New Zea-land held in PalmerstonNorth.

Mrs Harker, along withhusband David and formerPirongia resident MareeOrmsby, dressed up at theCentennial Conference totake part in the paradethrough the streets ofPalmerston North, whichdisplayed farm equipmentover time, from horse andcart to the modern tractor.

Following the parade,members of Holstein Frie-sian New Zealand enjoyeda luncheon function wherea number of membersspoke of their involvementin Holstein Friesian NewZealand.

Mrs Harker spoke ofhow she got involved in theorganisation and how it

has led from her showingthe occasional animal atlocal shows to her nowbeing a Councillor, ShowJudge and Classifier ofHolstein Friesian New Zea-land.

Phil Rye also spoke ofhis involvement in the

Association, explainingthat his philosophical view(s**t happens) has helpedhim, and from thereallowed him to help othersover his many yearsinvolvement as a memberof Holstein Friesian NewZealand.


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EW increases farm monitoring

CFPPROTECTING waterways is one of the reasons Envrionment Waikato is stepping up monitoring of dairy farms this season.

Environment Waikato says itwill be taking a more inten-sive approach to monitoring

of dairy farms during the 2010-11season.

Normally Environment Wai-kato (EW) monitors about 15% ofWaikato dairy farms each year tocheck compliance with dairy efflu-ent rules.

In the coming season it plans tomonitor about 25%.

The announcement comes asnew figures show significant non-compliance with EW’s permittedactivity effluent rules rose from20% of monitored farms in2008-09 to 25%.

Permitted activity rules coversthings like spreading effluent usingirrigators.

Significant non-compliance isdefined as an event whereuntreated effluent has enteredwater or is likely to enter watergiven the right circumstances (suchas during heavy rain).

The council’s compliance andeducation manager Rob Dragten

says it is encouraging that re-inspections of the significantlynon-compliant properties from2009-10 show 80% of the farmshave already improved effluentmanagement infrastructure orimplemented management prac-tices to reduce risk.

"However, what these2009-10 figures do show is aconcerning upswing in significantnon-compliance at a time whenthere has been a lot of attentionput on farmers lifting their game,"says Mr Dragten.

"We are about to start monitor-ing again for the new season andwe expect compliance with ourrules.

‘‘Our stepped up level of moni-toring means more farms canexpect to be visited.

"We believe the rate of sig-nificant non-compliance in ourregion is mainly due to effluentmanagement systems problemsrather than farmers deliberatelyflouting the rules.

‘‘These problems often involve

inadequate storage and poor con-tainment facilities for effluent andsludges.

‘‘Another common problem isirrigators applying effluent tooheavily, either because they arenot shifted, they are moving tooslowly or because of poor mainten-ance on the nozzles.

"We are very supportive ofFonterra’s plan to do effluentsystem appraisals on every farm inthe Waikato this year, as we hopethis will help farmers identify anyshortcomings with effluent man-agement infrastructure."

Mr Dragten says Dairy NZ isavailable to provide advice andassistance to farmers, as are farmconsultants.

Fonterra has a network ofsustainable dairying advisors whocan provide help and assistance totheir suppliers.

Also, in conjunction withFonterra and Dairy NZ, copies ofEW’s effluent compliance checklistare being sent to all dairy farmersin the region shortly.

"The aim is that every farmerwill use the checklist to audit theirown system and use that informa-tion to fix any problems before wecome across them.

"We believe that working withthe likes of Fonterra and DairyNZis the key to achieving a longlasting improvement in effluentsystem compliance."

Another measure is that EW isgetting Massey University todevelop a calculator that canprovide a guide to farmers on thefactors that should be consideredwhen constructing an effluentpond for storage of effluent that isto be applied to land.

"Following the rules is import-ant for environmental protection,particularly the health of ourwaterways, given that poor efflu-ent management can boost bac-teria and nutrient levels in waterwith negative consequences.

"Farmers, industryorganizations and suppliers, andEW will all need to work togetherclosely to lift compliance levels."


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Rearing replacements

By Darren Sutton— Waikato FarmWise consultant.

Over the past couple of monthsI have been seeing an all tocommon problem on farm —

rising two-year-old heifers cominginto the herd under grown.

Some of these heifers are at 5.0BCS (body condition score), but undergrown.

This is in part due to somechallenging summers and autumnswhere feed pinches have occurred.However, as convenient as thatexcuse may be, I have also seen verywell grown stock above weight targetsand at 5.5 BCS despite the past twochallenging years.

So how can you ensure that thestock you have paid around $1,000 tobring into the herd produces well andalso gets back in calf?

COST OF FAILUREThe costs of bringing in under

grown and under conditioned heiferscan really add up over the first year,and if not corrected will continue intolater years.

Often these losses can be quiteinsidious.

The first cost will come from loss inmilk production. A heifer at 90% ofmature liveweight will still only pro-duce about 75% of what a five-year-old will.

Your top few heifers (above weighttargets) will produce around 80-90%of her mature herd mates. Thedifference between a top heifer and anaverage heifer can be about 50 kgsMS in year one (assuming herdaverage is 330 MS/cow/year). Usinga $6.00 payout, this is a $300difference.

So if you have a portion of your

heifers below target, this lost oppor-tunity is even greater.

The second cost is poorer repro-duction, from the perspective of botha greater calving spread, and from thewastage of empty cows.

If a heifer calves 21 days later inher second lactation, this is about$190 in lost milk production that maybe hard to recover later on.

In a large study of 100,000 cows,the two year olds had a six-week Incalfrate of 67%, compared to 75% of thefour year olds. The final Incalf rate wasalso lower by 4% for two year olds,compared with the four year olds.

So there is the challenge for you!CALF REARING

There is a lot of detail that could becovered here, but here are some mainguidelines in getting a calf weaned andeating grass only:

· Ensure that all new-born calvesget one-two litres of colostrum withinthe first six hours of life.

· Provide clean drinking water anda quality pellet (18% crude protein)from day one. Provide good qualityhay whilst kept in-doors.

· Wean off milk when Friesiancalves are at 90-110 kgs, and Jerseycalves are at 70-85 kgs. All calvesshould be eating about 0.75 kgs ofmeal per day at weaning off milk.

· Run weaned calves on highquality pastures, with some form ofshelter from wind if possible.

· When sending calves off-farm forgrazing it is worth keeping behind thebottom 10% to run on the milkingplatform. If they go off farm light, theywill come back light.

WEIGHT TARGETSYoung stock do not have the

capacity to absorb feed checks at anystage. A check of feeding levels for justtwo months will mean that specialfeeding and treatment will be needed

to get weights back on target. A checkfor longer than three months, andrarely will they catch up that lostweight.

In the table below are the targetsthat you are aiming to hit. Thesetargets are not averages. All stockshould be at, or above these.

Heifers should be weighed everythree months. This allows for theidentification of those stock fallingbehind, which can be drafted out andpreferentially fed to ensure catch up.

MONITORJust because the stock are off-farm,

and you are paying someone else tolook after them, does not guaranteethat they will achieve the weights youare seeking.

Stock off-farm and out of sight,should not mean out of mind. If yourfarm is having a feed pinch (drysummer or autumn), then quite likelyso is your grazier.

Go and visit your stock every four-six weeks to check on them. Time thiswith drenching for the calves. If you dothis in the first year with a new grazier,then you can assess what level ofexpertise they have, and calculate iftargets will be met. After this, fewervisits will be needed.

If you are on a weight gainprogram, then this usually means thecarrot will have the desired effect forthe grazier. Any additional costs forextra weight gained will be money wellinvested.

So as a new season of replacementrearing begins, set some weight targetsfor your stock, and then monitor them.Write some dates in your dairy toremind you to keep monitoring theseweights at those three-month stages.

If you are not satisfied with theproduct that has been coming ontoyour farm, then it’s up to you toimprove this.

Genetics provide solutionto inducing dairy cowsDairy farmer-owned Livestock

Improvement (LIC) has beenworking on a solution to

reduce gestation lengths in latercalving cows and, thereby, avoid theneed for inductions.

The answer lies in a mix ofmanagement tactics and genetics,and LIC has been breeding a line ofcattle with shorter pregnancies.

‘‘We saw the need a decade agoand started selecting animals whichnaturally had shorter gestation,’’ saysLIC General Manager of GeneticsPeter Gatley.

‘‘Today we’re still the only com-pany in the world working on thissolution. Already the service offers afive-day advantage but we’re continu-ing to make progress and expect togo beyond a week to ten days andmore.

‘‘We’ve also tested other breedsand have found a huge advantage inthe Yak, but we need to improve theconception rate. This is anotherproject which is well underway.

‘‘The aim is to enable farmers touse high Breeding Worth bulls tobreed replacement heifers from their

early cows, then Short Gestation orYak semen for any late calving cows— avoiding the need to induce them.’’

Jon Nicholls, the Manager of LIC’sfarm advisory consultancy, FarmWise,says farmers are enthusiastic about agenetic solution.

‘‘Inducing cows is the last resortand is one which fewer and fewerfarmers use. In the end it comes downto a herd of cows which, throughmanagement and breeding practices,all calve within a defined period oftime, enabling the farm to be pro-ductive and sustainable.’’


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Changes coming forEPoA, trusts, gifting

By Hayley Willers — a solicitor in theTe Awamutu fi rmEdmondsJudd.

ENDURING POWERSOF ATTORNEY

Since the changes that weremade to the Protection ofPersonal and Property Rights

Act 1988 in 2008, there has been arequirement that the lawyer or legalexecutive witnessing the signature ofa person who wants to give anEnduring Power of Attorney (EPoA)must be independent of the attorney.

This has meant in many situa-tions that it has been necessary torefer the person granting the powerto another firm to have their signa-ture witnessed and obtain independ-ent legal advice.

Where two people want toappoint each other their attorneys itwas necessary to refer them to twodifferent law firms. Ultimately, inmany cases, three legal firms havebecome involved with a client’sEPoA.

In light of this, more legislativechanges have been made with theintention of making it easier for twopeople to appoint each other as theirattorneys.

The Act now provides that awitness to the signature of oneperson does not fail to be independ-

ent of the other person if the witnessis a lawyer or legal executive in thesame law firm.

This is a step in the rightdirection, however, it is still neces-sary for the witness to be independ-ent of the person being appointedattorney.

This means that the firm respon-sible for drafting the EPoA isincapable of witnessing and mustrefer the donors to a second law firmto have their signature witnessed.

The benefit of the recent changeis that now both people can go to thesame law firm as long as they see twodifferent lawyers or legal executivesin that firm to have their signaturewitnessed.

For more information of Endur-ing Powers of Attorney contact yourlawyer.

FAMILY TRUSTS ANDBENEFICIARY INCOME

Recent changes to the IncomeTax Act 2007 mean it is necessaryto review Family Trust Deeds.

The definition of ‘beneficiaryincome’ changed from April 1 thisyear.

The new definition means thatthe previous years trust income canbe distributed as beneficiary incomefor up to 12 months after the end ofthe financial year. Previously thisperiod was six months.

If the income is not distributedwithin the period provided it willthen be treated as trustee incomeresulting in tax being paid at a highertax rate.

However, where a trust deed hasa capitalisation clause whichprovides that income not paid withinsix months is trustee income (as isoften the case) the trustees cannottake advantage of the amendeddefinition.

Where this is the case it may be

possible to vary the trust deed so thatthis limitation will no longer apply.

For more information aboutbeneficiary income and how to varya deed of trust please contact yourlawyer.

REPEAL OF GIFT DUTYThe Government announced in

June that it is considering repealinggift duty provided concerns aroundcreditor protection and social assist-ance targeting can be addressed.

Gift duty was originally intro-duced to prevent people fromcircumventing the estate duty rules.

When estate duty was abolishedin 1992, gift duty was retained toprevent people from giving awaylarge assets, when doing so mayundermine the interests of creditors,minimise income tax liability orenable access to social assistance.

Many people still give away largeassets for example when they trans-fer assets to a Family Trust.

This is possible to do withoutbeing liable for gift duty by using agifting program.

A gifting program allows a debtbetween two parties to be forgivenat $27,000 per year until all of thefull debt has been forgiven.

Gifting programs result in verylittle revenue being collected by theIRD and this is problematic becausethere is a significant compliancecost.

This cost is the reason that theGovernment is looking to repeal giftduty.

If the Government is able toaddress its concerns it is very likelythat gift duty will be repealed.

If the repeal is to go ahead it willbe included in the tax bill that is to beintroduced in November 2010.

For more information on therepeal of gift duty contact yourlawyer.


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