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RuralLife Farm’sperformance praised By DAVID HILL Lastseason has been hailed asuccessfor the LincolnUniversity Dairy Farm. FarmconsultantJeremySavage has praised the workoffarm manager Peter Hancox, afterthe Lincoln farmexceeded its targetsfor the2018/19 season. ‘‘Tobeabletoproduce 500 kilogramsof milksolids per cow on agrassbased systemwithout using palmkernel,with a low cost structure,low nitrogen inputs and lowsupplements, is afantastic effort. ‘‘Peterdoes avery goodjob.’’ Lastseason the farmproduced 277,293kgMS, milking552 cowsatpeakor 502kgMS percow,whichworked out at 1733kgMSper hectare across160 hectares. Around232kg of drymatter per cowof Academic to speak on state of environment Lincoln University looks forward to hosting Dr Marilyn Waringasthis year’s presenter of the annual State of the Nation’s EnvironmentAddress. The event is free to the public and all are welcome. Dr Waring is an author, academic,and activist who became New Zealand’s youngest parliamentarian at the time, at 23, when electedasaNational PartyMP in 1975. For the past 13 years, she has been a professor of public policy at the Auckland University of Technology, focusing on governance,the political economy, gender analysis and human rights. Her work has had asignificant silage was fedout and operating costs worked outat$3.86 per kgMS. With Fonterra’sfarmgate milkpriceat $6.45/kgMS, this gave the farmanincome of $1,788,524or$12,191per hectare andan operating profit of $815,648. Despite the success,MrSavage said the farm had set the sametargetsfor thenew seasonofmilking 560 cowsatpeak, of producing490kgMS/cow, and keeping costs below $4/kgMS. ‘‘By settingatarget of 490kgMS/cow we allowfor any hiccups and in casewefall offthe pace, but you can be surePeterwill be going for 500kgMS/cow. ‘‘This season we are lookingatour management of breedingand reproduction, as we madeafew mistakes, so we areplanningfor those going forward. influence on other academics, United Nationspolicies and government accountinginseveral countries. For her presentation, Dr Waringwill discuss the current Government’s wellbeingbudgetand its likely impact on the wellbeing of the environment. The university is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its annual event, which focuses on an aspect of the current condition of the environment in New Zealand. Sinceits inception in 1999,the address has attracted severalnotableNew Zealand speakers, including former primeministerHelen Clark,former Nationalminister NickSmith, and Ngai Tahu Maori leader Mark Solomon. ‘‘Weare also focusingongood pasture monitoring and management.It’san ongoingskillthatpeople can keep honing.’’ Mr Savagesaidthe option of increasing cow numberswas considered, ‘‘but the conclusion we cametoisthat what we are doing at themoment is pretty uniqueand it’sprofitable’’. While thefarm hashosted winter workshops in Julyinrecent years, Mr Savagesaidthe farm’smanagementhad opted to release the season’s results online insteadthiswinter. But he hoped thefarm wouldget back on track withits seasonalfocus days, with its springupdate on October 10, focusing on matingprogrammes, genetic gain, managing milk pricerisk and afarm updatefromMrHancox. www.jj.co.nz 03 344 5645 2191656 FENCING • Post Driving • Stock Fencing • Stockyards • Post and Rails • Lifestyle etc Ph Andy Horn 021 2141201 or (03) 314 9460 Dr Marilyn Waring
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