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2 Wednesday [Edition datE] 28 June 19 2019 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SELWYN RURAL LIFE SELWYN TIMES Providing shelter or shade reduces adverse impact of winter weather Diesel Blower Heaters • An industrial diesel powered blower heater, which is ideal for warming a large area. • Clean burning technology and diesel economy allow it to operate for up to 14 hours on a single tank. • Designed especially to keep operation noise to an absolute minimum. • Plug the heater into a standard three pin plug power point and turn the thermostat to the desired heat setting and the burner starts automatically and will continue operation until it reaches the preset heat setting, automatically turning itself off and on as required to maintain the temperature. • A truly powerful, versatile and economical heater 30 kW - $795.00 GST incl 50 kW - $895.00 GST incl Tuatara Machinery Ltd • 291 Weedons Ross Road Tel. 03 347 4956 • Mob. 0274 770 070 www.tuataramachinery.co.nz New Zealand’s temperate climate means farmers produce world-class livestock from grass-based outdoor systems. High standards of animal welfare are a key part of any successful, sustainable livestock enterprise, and farmers take great pride in managing their stock in the best possible way, to produce high quality products. Keeping grazing livestock at a comfortable temperature makes good sense for both animal welfare and productivity reasons, especially at times of the year when livestock are vulnerable to either very hot weather or cold, wet, windy conditions. This includes when animals are heavily pregnant, around lambing and calving, and immediately post-shearing. By providing shelter or shade, the farmer can reduce adverse impacts on livestock, mitigate the risks and impacts of the weather on farm productivity and HON AMY ADAMS MP FOR SELWYN Working hard for our communities If you would like to sign up for my newsletter please visit: www.amyadams.co.nz CONTACT P 03 344 0418 E selwynoffice@parliament.govt.nz Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by Amy Adams, 829 Main South Road, Templeton, Christchurch. enhance the reputation of the livestock industry in the eyes of the public and consumers. Planting trees or live shelter also creates a more pleasant living and working environment, enhances biodiversity, prevents erosion, improves water quality, and improves the value of the property both in economic terms and recreational use. Sheltering against cold, wet and windy weather can benefit livestock productivity and welfare in a number of ways: • Better food conversion efficiency and increased growth rates – more shelter means less energy spent keeping cool or warm • Better survival chances for young lambs and calves • Reduced stress on vulnerable animals, such as heavily pregnant ewes and cows, or any sheep post-shearing • Better pasture growth and utilisation – warmer temperatures encourage growth; animals will graze more evenly over widely sheltered areas • Reduced drying of pastures reduces moisture loss • Better reproductive performance – rams and bulls, especially lowland breeds, will perform better in more sheltered environments. Shade too can contribute to animal welfare and productivity, reducing the risk of heat exhaustion and sunburn. More information is available at Beef + Lamb New Zealand including a recently produced fact sheet called “Shelter, Maintaining the welfare and productivity of sheep and cattle on drystock farms” available in the Knowledge Hub on their website at www.beeflambnz.com. 3 TRUCKS 3 CARS 3 LUBES 3 SERVICING 3 FLEET WORK 3 BOATS 3 DIESEL INJECTOR 3 & PUMP SERVICING 3 ENGINE TUNING Mon-Fri 7am-5pm Sat 8am-12pm (WOFs only) 3 BRAKES 3 MAXXIS TYRES 3 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS 3 BATTERIES 3 WOFs 3 CAMBELTS AND MUCH MORE! 839 Jones Road, Rolleston P.O. Box 16 Rolleston Phone Simon on 347 7110 or Mobile 027 272 9213 Canterbury Timber & Hardware WIRE SPECIAL 2.5mm Hi Performance Wire 25kg 650m coil $85.00 3.15mm Hi Performance Wire 25kg 408m coil $91.47 4.00mm Hi Performance Wire 25kg 253m coil $98.67 All prices are Including GST Call in today for your free quote! NEW ENTRANCE: 167 Manion Road, Rolleston Jason Pester P 03 347 7465 F 03 347 7032 E jason@cthl.co.nz Mon-Fri: 7am-5pm Saturday: 8am-12pm Canterbury C T H Timber & Hardware We are here
SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Wednesday [Edition June 19 datE] 2019 293 SELWYN RURAL LIFE Sound environmental farm management needn’t cause grief The new effluent system It has been two years since Marv Pangborn had his dairy farms and support properties near Rakaia audited by an independent farm environment plan auditor, and the outcome of today will affect his farming business going forward. At his last audit, Marv received two B grades and one A grade for his Selwynbased farms. The audit showed he needed to check the efficiency of all irrigation systems, improve effluent storage and pond management, and undertake a quantitative assessment of the soil moisture status on the run off block to meet an A grade standard. With the goal of achieving three A grades this year, Marv had some work to do. Under the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, all consented farms in Canterbury are required to have a farm environment plan (FEP) which identifies on farm risks and sets out how the farm is going to manage its environmental impact. All FEPs must be audited by an independent auditor and the results are reported to Environment Canterbury or an irrigation scheme as part of its consent conditions. Farms achieving a C or D grade are considered non-compliant and are required to be audited more frequently, while farms achieving an A or B grade are compliant and are audited once every two to four years depending on consent conditions. Farm auditor Alison van Polanen first met Marv two years ago and is revisiting his farms understand what changes to infrastructure and management have been made since his last audit. “Our role is to understand the parameters each farm operates within and assess its progress towards meeting good management practices. We do this through a combination of discussions, reviewing records and an on-farm assessment. “We advise farmers of solutions, but rather to identify when something isn’t meeting good management practice. If a farmer seeks further clarification we can provide examples of what and how we have seen other farmers achieving good management practice, but it’s the farmer who determines what is appropriate and relevant for their farm system,” Alison says. In the past two years leading up to this farm audit, Marv has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars upgrading his effluent ponds and irrigation system as well as investing in bucket testing and soil moisture monitoring in the hopes of reaching that A grade. Overlooking his old effluent storage system, Marv reflects on how things have changed. “Back when we got our previous effluent system, we could get no one to help us design it - there was no one doing it. There was no effluent calculator and we designed it too small with only about 7-8 days storage which we thought was lots, because we were coming from a system where we only had one day storage,” he says. This year, he installed a new effluent system which now includes 30 days storage. On his run-off paddock, he shows Alison how he’s made changes to the way he irrigates. At the last audit, he only had one pivot, but now he’s using a fixed grid and two pivots and has found land has been much more productive. “The farm used to be irrigated in a 16- day round with 50ml of water at a time; now we’re using 5 ml at a time but more frequently which has helped with the leaching. We use half as much water than what we used to, and the land has been more productive.” Having reviewed Marv’s farm environment plans, nutrient budgets and other data as well as viewing changes he’s made to infrastructure on farm, Alison was able to award him three A-grades. “Receiving an A grade was pleasing as it showed we are on the right track and means that I do not have to spend the time and money on an audit for another three years,” Marv says. For more information on farm audits see www.canterburywater.farm. Farmer Marvin Pangborn and farm auditor Alison van Polanen on Marv’s Selwyn farm. WINTER TYRE SALE BUY 1 GET 1 HALF PRICE* Bridgestone Tyre Centre - Rolleston 847 Jones Road, Rolleston 03 347 4702 Visit us us at: at: Cnr Your Main nearest South Rd local & Barters Totalspan Rd, Templeton franchise | Ph 344 0331 * Valid until 30 June 2019. On selected Bridgestone and Firestone tyres. Conditions apply. For details visit us in-store or see www.bridgestonetyres.co.nz.
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