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30<br />
Tuesday <strong>December</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Grazing service<br />
introduced<br />
Milk company<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
wins Best Growth<br />
A new grazing service<br />
for farmers, which<br />
facilitates grazing on<br />
behalf of stock- owners<br />
and graziers, has been<br />
set up by PGGWrightson<br />
(PGW).<br />
Established two months<br />
ago, PGGWrightson<br />
Livestock Grazing<br />
aims to meet the needs<br />
of Canterbury dairy<br />
farmers requiring<br />
grazing for their young<br />
stock, matching them<br />
with farmers that have<br />
pastures available.<br />
Former stock agent James Penny has<br />
been appointed as grazing manager for<br />
the Canterbury region. Coming from a<br />
farming background, and with a “passion<br />
for animals”, James says PGW’s new<br />
business unit was developed in response<br />
to the changing face of farming in the<br />
region, which has seen large numbers of<br />
conversions from sheep and beef to dairy<br />
over many years.<br />
“The grazing facilities provided by our<br />
graziers enables young stock from other<br />
farms to be grown out to industry target<br />
live weights,” James says, adding that<br />
winter grazing can also be provided. Land<br />
put forward by graziers is first checked to<br />
ensure it is designated for grazing, has a<br />
water supply and can be irrigated.<br />
The grazing service includes a<br />
management plan and animal health plan<br />
being established, as well as a feed budget<br />
for both stock-owner and grazier.<br />
An important factor of the service is the<br />
monthly monitoring of the stock, James<br />
says.<br />
“The animals are weighed every month<br />
using our transportable autodrafter.”<br />
Strategy award<br />
Synlait Milk has won the Best Growth<br />
Strategy category at the <strong>2016</strong> Deloitte Top<br />
200 Awards.<br />
The annual awards celebrate proven<br />
excellence in New Zealand business<br />
management and governance.<br />
“We’re very proud to receive this award,”<br />
managing director and CEO John Penno<br />
said.<br />
“It recognises the effort we’ve put in since<br />
our IPO in 20<strong>13</strong> to make more from milk,<br />
and the success we’ve had as a result of this<br />
approach.”<br />
Synlait was one of three finalists in the<br />
category, and the judges said Synlait won<br />
because of a growth strategy based on<br />
selling selected products to leading brands<br />
around the world.<br />
Synlait reported a record profit in the<br />
<strong>2016</strong> financial year (FY16) of $34.4 million,<br />
a $23.8 million increase on the prior year.<br />
Mr Penno said Synlait’s point of<br />
difference was the way they partnered with<br />
their customers and milk suppliers.<br />
“Partnering with leading global infant<br />
formula companies and market disruptors<br />
is a key part of our value-added focus.<br />
Our FY16 profit stems from significant<br />
growth in our ingredients and canned<br />
infant formula volumes for our customers<br />
around the world.<br />
“Our ability to collect and process<br />
differentiated milk streams from our 200<br />
Canterbury milk suppliers consistently,<br />
and at scale, with some of the most<br />
sophisticated production capability in<br />
the world creates real value for both our<br />
customers and milk suppliers. That’s what’s<br />
driving our revenue and profit growth.”<br />
Synlait recently launched their<br />
next growth phase, which will see<br />
approximately $300 million invested over<br />
three years. In October they raised $97.6<br />
million of new equity and on November 25<br />
they commenced trading as a dual listed<br />
company on the Australian Securities<br />
Exchange (ASX).<br />
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Courtesy car available.<br />
Kiddie’s toys & entertainment.<br />
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(chair) & TV while you wait.<br />
• 24 hour fleet service<br />
• Full mechanical repairs<br />
• Nitrogen fills, batteries, WOF, shock<br />
absorbers<br />
• Car tyres, 4x4 tyres, light truck<br />
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• Wheel alignments, puncture<br />
repairs, full groom<br />
Mon-Fri 7.30am-5.00pm, Saturday 9am-12pm<br />
Call 03 347 4702<br />
or 0800 838 973<br />
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3 LUBES<br />
3 SERVICING<br />
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AND MUCH<br />
MORE!<br />
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Sat 8am-12 noon (WOFs only)<br />
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Phone Simon on 347 7110 or Mobile 027 272 92<strong>13</strong>
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