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RURAL 14 Ashburton Courier, November 18, 2021 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz IN BRIEF STEAK WINSGOLD Alliance Group's Handpicked55 Day AgedBeef haswon prestigiousgold medalsatthe WorldSteakChallengeinDublin. The Pure South beef wonthree gold medalsfor its rib eyeand filletproducts. Alliance Group generalmanager salesShane Kingstonsaid the aged beef was aremarkable productwith unprecedentedlevels of tenderness andamilder beef flavourprofile. Theselection for the challenge was based on quantifiable meat qualitycharacteristics suchas marbling,fat cover, fat colourand pH. Selectedcuts areagedina vacuumbag for 55 days. Theproduct is onlyavailable in premium restaurants across New Zealand andatwww. puresouthshop.com New Zealand’s Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is on track to achieve aworld first eradication. Mbovis review; lessons learned An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme acknowledges the disruption andstresscausedto affectedfarmersand says lessons have beenlearnedand improvements made. It alsofindsthe Programmeis on track to achieve aworldfirst eradication and has made recommendations to improve the wider biosecurity system. Thereview found the programme, apartnership between the Ministry for Primary Industries(MPI), DairyNZ and Beef+Lamb New Zealand,had made many improvements after it was scaleduptoprevent spread of the disease. Mbovis Governance Group independentchair Kelvan Smithsaid theprogramme had come alongway since it started, andhad prevented the longterm financial and animal welfare costs of endemic Mbovis in herds. “We’ve previously acknowledged the issues at the startofthe Programme and the Independent Review acknowledges that lessons have beenlearned and improvements made as the Purpose. Environment. Partnership.Innovation. Excellence. • DairyNZ accreditedEffluent Pond Design andConstruction • Pond Constructionand Irrigation Development • Hedgeand StumpRemoval • Farm Conversions • DairyTracks– Lime or Gravel • PumpHire • Wellsand Galleries • Bulk Earthworks • Subdivisions MPI directorgeneral Ray Smith Programmeprogressed. “There’s no denying the disruption andstress experienced by farmers affectedbythe eradication Programmeand this review will help to ensurewehavebetter systems and support in the future for disease responses.” The review panel’s recommendations covered areas focused on responding to animal diseases –all of which MPI and its partners had accepted andwere implementing. MPI directorgeneral Ray • Site Works • Tree Shear • Transportation Smith said valuable lessons had been learned for future disease responses, andbeingapplied to areas of work like theFootand Mouth Disease Readiness Programme. “The Mbovis Programme has already led to changes across the biosecurity system, however,there’salwaysroom to improveand the review panel’s recommendations will help us in the future. “One of the key recommendationsisthatweall needtowork more closely together to ensure the right capability andsupport is in placefor people affectedby a disease incursion.” Reviewchair Professor Nicola Shadbolt said the panel considered the evolutionofthe Mbovisprogrammefromits startin2017totoday. “Our reviewwas informed by the experiences of both farmers and thosewho worked in the Programme.Weacknowledge the significantimpact the eradication has had on farmers and ruralcommunities, as well as those workingonthe programme. Alarge number of people, including ourfarmers, worked incredibly hard to get to 2427881 where we are now. “We nowneed to make sure we capture these lessons learned, improve our preparedness for the next animal healthresponse, have a world class biosecurity system that all players commit to, and that will deliver.” Improvements include: The appointment of anew specialist welfare advisor within Biosecurity New Zealand to ensure agreater focus on the needs of people affected by future incursion responses. Anew Chief Veterinary Officer for MPI Investment in anew data strategy to ensure the information needs of biosecurity responses can be adequately met in future. Anextensive programme of projects for increasing readiness. Threatspecific plans are in place for some other diseases of concern. The strengthening of importing requirements for cattle semen. Completion of the new National Biocontainment Laboratory at Wallaceville. Mbovis impact, four cases There arefour active confirmed propertiesnationwide with Mycoplasmabovis compared to 16 at thesametime in 2019. All fourcurrentpropertiesare in Canterbury. Atotal of 268confirmed propertieshavebeencleared andnearly 173,000 cattle culled. There are 18 farms which areunder notices of direction (NOD)compared with297 at thesametimein 2019. Thetimeafarm has spentunder NODhas dropped from97daysaverage to 27 days in thepasttwo years. Therehas been atotal of $212million compensation paid across 2676 claims. Just53claimsare currently open, which is 1.9per cent of the total. Sincethe beginningofthe response, the average number of working days to pay anoncomplex Mbovis claim has reducedfrom 47 days to 20 days. In total2,444,594tests and counting have been carried outfor Mbovis. FREEMEMBERSHIPS New Zealand Young Farmers has announced Federated Farmers has jumped on boardas abenefitpartner to offera complimentary NZYF Federated Farmers Membership, exclusive to its members. NewZealand Young Farmers chief executive officer Lynda Coppersmith said providing adirect linkwith Federated Farmers formembers was goingtobenefit the sector hugely.“As an a-political organisation,NZYF does not promote or get involvedin decisionsaroundgovernment or council policy and regulation, but we have always encouraged our memberstohave their voice heard on the issues that matter to them,” shesaid. Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard saidworking togetheracross the agricultural sector wascrucial to create a prosperous andsustainable sector into the future. NETWORKAWARDS Nominations are openfor the annualDairyWomen’s Network regionalleader of the year award, celebrating the work of the organisation’s volunteers at grassroots and theirimpact in localrural and dairying communities. Theaward, supported by FMG, highlights the passionfor people among the network’s volunteerregional leaders. Dairy Women’s Network chief executive Jules Benton encourages members to celebrate their regionalleaders who actively demonstrate leadership, and the values of DWN, withasubmission. Nominationsclose in March, whenfinalists will be put before a judging panelofrepresentatives from DairyWomen’sNetwork and FMG. DAIRYFARM SALES Farm salesare warmingupwith buyerseyeingmultimillion-dollar dairyingpropertiesagain. Aftera two-yeartothree-yearlag, listings andpricetags are on the rise.The big-spenders of the golden years are absent, but agents indicatethat dairy farms worth $5 million to $10 millionwill be appearingonthe market soon. PGG WrightsonReal Estate manager PeterNewbold said starswere liningupfor amore positive market afteralong trough. ‘‘We saw in the last six months adefinite increaseinsales and somevalues, but remember we are coming off alow base. Ithink it will continue,but we have some waystogo.’’
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz RURAL Ashburton Courier, November 18, 2021 15 Youth sought for national rural contests Primary andhigh school aged students can enter teams for next year’s AgriKidsNZand FMG Junior YoungFarmer of the Yearcontests. The eventsrun alongside the FMG Young Farmer of the Year regionalfinals nationwide and aim to excite and stimulate primaryschool children, aged between eight to 13 years old, and high school students, to learnabout the primary sector andwhere food is sourced. Teams of three compete in theAgriKidsNZevents, while teams of twohigh school students compete in the FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year competition. NZ Young Farmers chief executiveLynda Coppersmith said competitors didnot need to be from afarm to enter. “Mostofthe challengesin both AgriKidsNZ and FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year are agriculturally based to introduceour youth to the sector, where their food comes from andtoalsoget them excitedaboutall of the differentopportunitiesinthe primary industries,” shesaid. Across both events, teams compete in eight different modules before movingonto thefinalrounds of the day –the race off forAgriKidsNZ and the face off for FMG Junior competitors. Thetop three AgriKidsNZ teams fromeach regional final would be invitedtocompete in the grand final with 24 teams from around the country, which runs alongside the FMG Young Farmer of the Year grandfinal in July in Whangarei. The top twoteams fromthe FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Yearregionalfinal would alsobeinvitedtothe grand final,competingagainst 14 teams. “We see the whole contest series as apathwayto excellence, with many competitorscoming through from AgriKidsNZ,toFMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year and then on to the FMG Young Farmer of theYear contests. It’s aboutour tamariki learning to work together, develop lifelong skills,make new friends, learn something new.” Enter at www.agrikidsnz.co. nz or www.teenag.co.nz Photos: Top; Hinds School pupils Kate Sheppard, Alison Harbutt and Morgan Harbutt take the AgriKids online quiz last year, far right Ashburton Intermediate School pupils Callum Tait, James Lansdown and Ethan Graham (of AIS2), and Laura Hyde, Alice Johnson and Kaira Wright (of AIS5) competed this year in the AgriKids grand final and, right, Liam Lash, Aiden Smollett and Milli Pottinger placed third in last year’s AgriKids Aorangi regional final. WAITANGI WEEKEND Tutor Jeff TaylorHurst, of Compliance Partners, at apast Agri Training course. Learning skills for sector The agricultural industry is a multimillion dollar industry requiring many levels of skilledwork and professionalism,Agri Training’s Bryn Price says. Mr Price is the business development manager at the Winchmorebasedtraining facility and was runninga freegovernment funded Primary Trade Certificate Programme to get young people, aged between 17 and 24, into careersinthe agricultural sector. ‘‘Thisfulltime 40week programme hasbeen designed to meet theneeds of young people who are not looking for degree qualifications, but whoare looking for career opportunities and managerial pathways.’’ It offers an NewZealand Qualifications Authority Level3Certificate, and saw graduates introduced to an employer who would foster continuedlearning. “As we have seen, Covid19 has negatively affected all types of industries however, the world needs food production andNew Zealand farming is leadingthe way in innovationandgrowth. “It’s no longer aoneman band. Theagricultural industry is amassivemultimilliondollar industry that requires all levels of skilled work andprofessionalism,” Mr Price said. “Thereare managerial roles available in the agriculturalsector that often have fast pathways to sixfiguresalaries.” The foundationbuilding programmestarts with entrylevel core subjects before advancing into elective programmes, dependingon studentsareasofinterest. “It can take people years working on farmtogainthe knowledgetosupport the practicalworkthey are doing. ... canunderstand the ‘why’ not just the‘howto’,’’ he said. New Zealand Dairy Careers projectmanager Trina Moore workswith industry leadersand government agencies and saw ahugedemand for a skilledworkforce. The programmefees are covered under government’s feefreescheme for2022 and once completed earneda New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture NZ 3869 and the Agri Training Primary Trade Certificate. View up close Military Vehicles,Uniforms,Weapons, VintageCars,PreservedAircraft, Living History, EnjoyGood Food &Entertainment. 2436376
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