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RURAL/LIFESTYLE 30 Ashburton Courier, September 17, 2020 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz IN BRIEF WILDING PINE REMOVAL Anationwideplan to tackle more than 800,000hectares infestedwith wilding pines over the nextyear will generate 171 newjobs and investment of over$17 million in Canterbury projects.Intotal, there will be 550 jobs and $36million throughout NewZealand but most of the new funding –$17.2 million – will fund projects in Canterbury covering over 400,000hectares; $16,845,102willfund major control workin the Mackenzie Basin,West Canterbury andNorth Canterbury and $360,620will fund wilding projects on Banks Peninsula. LIVE EXPORTS UNDER REVIEW The Ministryfor Primary Industries (MPI) haslaunchedanindependent reviewofthe assurancesitreceives for the safe transport of livestock by sea.Mike HeronQChas been appointed to lead the review following thelossofthe Gulf Livestock 1atsea.Hewill be supported by retired RearAdmiral TonyParr.Itwill assess assurances MPIreceived whenconsidering an applicationfor live animal exports. The currenttemporarysuspension of cattle livestock exportswill remain in placeuntil the review report is completed and considered. It is expected to take amonth. SKILLED DAIRY WORKERS RETURN Someskilledmigrant dairy farm staffwillbeabletoreturn to New Zealand fromoverseas, butthere will be strictcriteria to follow. The visa holders andtheir familieswill needtofollowall border control processesand go into quarantineor managed isolation, before re-joining theircommunitieshere. However DairyNZ stronglyadvised migrants and employers to understand the rulesand confirm if theymeetthe exemptioncriteria before submitting applications. Some willnot meet the criteria. Anyoneinterested in findingout about dairyopportunitiesatgodairy. co.nz OCEANIA DAIRY PIPELINE An independent hearing panel has granted Oceania Dairy, in Glenavy consents to build apipeline. Oceania Dairyapplied for six consents in 2019relating to the construction of a7.5 km coastal outfall anddischargeoftreated wastewaterinto the coastalmarine area,fromamilk-processingfactory situated at 30 Cooneys Road, Glenavy. ECanappointed three independentcommissioners who have granted the applications with conditionsimposed. The construction-relatedconsents have adurationof10years and the operational consents adurationof 35 years,with alapse date of 10 years.Submitters and theapplicant have15working days to appealthe decision. INCREASING DAIRY COWFERTILITY Texas A&M University research shows the stronger the intensity ofa cow’s estrous(heat), the better chance shehas of holding a pregnancy. Findings mayhelp dairy farmers improveherdfertility with a heatdetection plan inplaceto ensure animals are put up for AI whenestrous intensity is strongest. Keeping rural women connected Marg Verrall has been named Rural Women NewZealand(RWNZ) Mid Canterburyprovincial president. Amemberofthe Winchmore branchof RWNZ,Marg is looking forward to the challenge but mindfulofthe work done by othersinthe role. “Thepeople before me have done great jobs, it’s abit daunting there are big shoes to fill.” Marg got involved with RWNZ after beingencouraged, for many years, by neighbourNgaireBrown. She resisted until her three children, now adults withchildren of their own, were older as she supported their sportingactivities.Itincluded being involvedwith AllentonNetballClub, where she is alife member. RWNZ startedasthe Women’s Division of the Farmer’s Unionin1925, and is vocal at anational level on range of rural sector services such as health,education, environment andsocial issues. Mid Canterburystill hasthree active branches: Anama, Lynnfordand Winchmore, as wellasindividual members. Marg moved to Winchmore after marrying Bob in the 1970s. Their property along State Highway 77 between Ashburton andMethvenhas been in the Verrall family now over four generations.Bob is the third generation farmeronthe 205hectare farm. There is alot of diversification on farm with cropping, fattening cattle,grazing and sileage operations duringthe year, Marg said. Theyalsorun Winchmore Gardens, by appointment during the summerseason, to showcase thehomestead’s 1.8 hectare gardenstoothers. Marg is charmed by the history of the property andfeelsanemotional connectiontoit. The house sits on thesite of theoriginal Winchmore Estate House. The estate once spanned justover 8093 Dairy industry award review completed An independent review into the NewZealand Dairy Industry Awards revocation of the national title and merit awards from Nick andRosemarie Bertram has been completedby Susan Hughes QC. The couple were announced ShareFarmers of theYear in July before tweets, publishedbyMr Bertram in 2017 became known. The award wasrevoked from the couple who had entered as apartnership. The purpose of the review was to understand more detail about what was known of the tweets sent out by Mr Bertram in 2017,how that knowledge (of the tweets) was dealt with at thetime,and howa similar situation could be avoided in the future. Ms Hughes said it was important that“all involved in these awards recognise the dangers of socialmedia and the need to remind allparties of this issue at repeated points along the application trajectory, so as to avoida repetitionofthese events.” The title of 2020 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year has since been awarded to Sarah and Aidan Stevenson, from Sarah and Aidan Stevenson, from Waikato. Waikato, with runnersup Samuel andKaren Bennett, from Southland, andthird place Simon and Natasha Wilkes,from Taranaki. The nationalmerit awardswere also reallocated with Adam and Maria Barkla awarded the Federated Farmers leadership award, and Aidan and Sarah Stevenson the Ravensdown Pasture PerformanceAward, the Westpac Business PerformanceAward and the DeLaval Interview Award. Entriesfor theNZDIA 2021awardsprogramme, with afocus on social mediafootprints,opens on October 1. Rural Women New Zealand Mid Canterbury provincial president Marg Verrall in the grounds of Winchmore Gardens. hectares (or20,000 acres). It was named Winchmore by the lease holder George Hart in 1853, whonamed it after his birth place,WinchmoreHill, in London. He planted the grounds to resemble his birthplacewith asemicirculardriveway, large vegetable and flower gardens. In the past therewere dedicated vegetable gardens full of produce to sustain the homestead household, Marg said. There arestill wellingtonia trees, aged up to 160 years, growing in the extensive gardens which have kept many original designfeatures, with modifications, as well as akissing gatefrom the era. Bob’s grandfather, HarryMiles Verrall, bought the property in 1928 and farmed sheep. Bob’s father, Ken, eventually bought the Winchmore block in 1966. His wife, Rosalie, was an avidgardener and maintained the grounds. On Ken’sretirement to Ashburtonin 2310239 1993653 We canassistinthe following: Rotaryboomirrigators serviceand repairs Dairyshedyardwork –gates, rails etc. Trailer manufacturing and repairs Full time workshop attendancefor emergencyrepairss Over countersales and courier deliveries Chains,bearings Phone 308 5903 weekdays l Email: agserve@xtra.co.nz On call 7days: Doug: 027 282 2245, Matt (Tomo): 021 518 538 Nowat15Malcolm McDowell Drive Purpose.Environment. Partnership.Innovation. Excellence. • DairyNZ accreditedEffluent Pond Design andConstruction • Pond Constructionand Irrigation Development • Hedgeand StumpRemoval • Farm Conversions 1978, the property was taken over by Bob, andMarg continued maintainingthe gardens. The familyhave compiled aphoto album withcopies of photographs of the estate, its homesteads and some of its people datingfromthe 1870s.The Verrall homeisthe thirdhomestead built on the site. The original house burned down about 1908and thesecondhomestead needed extensive roof structuralwork and major maintenance. It was demolishedin1984. Marg is hoping to use her role with RWNZ to continueoffering womenin the rural community achance to connect with others throughfacetoface meetings and by monthly newsletter sent directly to members. She said RWNZ have been involved in a number of activitiesincluding knitting Warmth Hats and are planning their distribution aroundthe district, as wellas Meals On Wheels deliveries. • DairyTracks– Lime or Gravel • PumpHire • Wellsand Galleries • Bulk Earthworks • Subdivisions PK trailer repairs and maintenance Wire rope supply and splicing Alloyand stainless weldingng Mainline repair Pivotmechanicalmaintenance, gear boxesand fencewalkers General engineering • Site Works • Tree Shear • Transportation 2307149
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