NEWS 30 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> <strong>19</strong>, <strong>2021</strong> Challenges remain By DAVID HILL <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> farmers remainon ‘‘a knifeedge’’,asongoing rain is stretching the feedsupplies on droughtstricken farms. Morethan two months on from the May 31 floodevent, <strong>Canterbury</strong> Rural AdvisoryGroup chairperson Winton Dalley says alack of quality feed is threatening the conditionofpregnant stock and mothers nurturing new born animals. While farmers seem to have escaped the recent threat of snow,the lack of quality feed continuestoleave farmers ‘‘hanging by aknifeedge’’, Mr Dalley says. ‘‘Somefarmershave reluctantly accepted thattheirusually high standard of stock is unrealistic,asno amount of expensive supplementary feeding can take the place of quality pasture and green fodder, especially for heavilypregnant stock. ‘‘The autumn drought has caused this situation whichcannot be expected to be overcomeuntil well into spring.’’ In recent weeks Mr Dalley has visited farmers throughout the Hurunui district to gaugethe extent of feed shortages. While some farmers in coastal areas haveexperienced some pasture growth due to the warmerthan normal soil temperatures, inland farmers have not beensolucky. ‘‘For the coastalfarmers, the relatively mild weather has given them abit of alift,but there’s no substantial quantities of high quality pasture. ‘‘The inland areas haven’t had much growth and there’s considerablymore concern for feed availability.’’ FederatedFarmers<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> president Caroline Amyes sayswhile conditionsare more positive Challenging conditions ... Former Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley is continuing to advocate for <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> farmers facing ongoing challenges arising from drought and flooding. PHOTO: FILE thanthey were two to three months ago, the wet winterisnot helping stress levels. ‘‘The snow wasn’t as bad as it was forecast and it meltedpretty quickly, but soil moisturelevelsare high. ‘‘We’re in the thickofcalving and lambing is getting underway for some, so it makesitalittlebit harder. If it keeps goinglike thisitwill start to wearpeople down abit. ‘‘But farmersare very resilientand are usedtochanging weather.’’ As springapproaches, farmers will be looking forward to some more sunshine to get some spring growth so theycan get backontrack after a challenging period, Ms Amyes says. Meat sector careers open Young New Zealanders are being encouraged to MeatYour Career. New Zealand’s meat processing and exporting sectorhas launched a campaign to help address the industry’s chronic shortage of employees, with a new website www.meatyourcareer.co.nz which highlights the widerangeof employment opportunities. The campaign also aimstochange perceptionsofwhat working in the industry is like. The website includes videos featuring peopleworking in the industry talking about their roles,adescription of the types of positions available and guidance on remuneration. The recruitment drive is underpinned by asocial media campaign targeting potentialemployees and makingthem aware of the opportunities in the sector. ‘‘The industry is about 2000workers short andthisresults in reduced production and robs New Zealandof important exportrevenue,’’ Meat Industry Associationchiefexecutive Sirma Karapeeva says. ‘‘This campaign is focused on letting Kiwis knowour innovative and progressive sector is at the cuttingedge of food manufacturing. ‘‘Our peopleare worldleaders in producing andexporting quality and nutritious food to morethan 100 markets across the globe. We offer arange of exciting roles, competitive salaries, strongcareer pathways and an incrediblydiverseworkforce.’’ There are rolesinthe industry for those without any formal qualifications or experience as well as for those who havecompleted trainingortertiary and postgraduate study, Ms Karapeeva says. ‘‘Wehave graduates working in many areas of the industry including sales and marketing, international trade, Carving out afuture ... Career opportunities in the red meat sector are being promoted. 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