This is something I get asked often, and there's no one-size-fits-all, but something that always resonates with me is when farmers open up and showcase their lives, their achievements and when things don't go quite so well. When I uprooted my life and moved to Dunedin in January, the first thing I did was book flights home for duck shooting.Our maimai has a name 'The Hilton,' a working fireplace (not to be used on cloudless days), and the boys constructed it from scratch from an old bus shelter. I'm still doing it.#IRWD2020 @afsnsw @FionaLakeAus @cottonfarmgirl @stationmum101 pic.twitter.com/K636AYpfWX, The Agvocate Lisette Mill (@agvocate_au) October 14, 2020, "I think mentorship plays a big a big role, and also positive storytelling, women seeing other women taking on those leadership roles and achieving things for the industry." @WeatherWatchNZ pic.twitter.com/mAFnYDx46o, Katrina Thomas (@katrinathomas67) December 26, 2020. The other major winners were Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum, the regions Farm Managers of the Year, and Daniel Regtien, the 2013 Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year. From the outset, Alliance has been clear we would only use the wage subsidy in the way it was intended by government and our previous repayments reflect this commitment, chairman Murray Taggart said in a statement. He said there were still people who were willing to go along to judge the sheep at each A&P show. But most of all, theyre speaking directly to urban New Zealand, with no media spin on things. Twenty-five years ago, we moved to our current farm. Following the filing of our company accounts last month, the Alliance board believes the co-operative is in a position to repay the remaining balance, he said. Those in the industry can learn from it, or it could be inspirational for someone interested in agriculture. Try again later. He was catching only enough blue cod to fill a small order and the at-times turbulent Foveaux Strait was flat, he added reassuringly. . Pre-tax profit was up 36 percent at $5 million. Row breaks down the incredible performance by Megan Whitehead at the Grant Brother's Woolshed. It has undoubtedly been the right move for us, as the future of farming constantly changes. Breakfeeds are shorter podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand As farmers and growers, social media is useful to tell our stories and also to interact with the general public and urban counterparts. Not only is it my middle name (albeit spelt slightly differently Mae), but it's synonymous with two of my favourite things in the whole world. Cow numbers increased slightly over the years to our current 540-550 herd. . Some of my happiest memories of childhood holidays are visiting family on their farms around the country. At 8 am today the gates open for Fieldays 2022. THE 2013 Taranaki Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year, Rachel and Kenneth Short, have become the first family to claim two generations of success in the awards. The idea came to life eighteen months ago when Mrs Thomas realised some kids in the region couldnt access the library because they lived too away. . "Things are looking up. Well he needs to work harder so you can go home & let a man do a mans job", Actual statement made to me when I started my first fox control program in 2013. It seemed to rain every day from 10 June till end of September that first year. The differences between animal welfare and animal ethics and where the biggest challenges to livestock production may lay with the latter was explored by Dr Beggs in a recent episode of the RawAg podcast produced by southern seedstock operation Te Mania Angus. The contract has been the subject of much discussion at sale yards but Young said it is not an offer being made to every farmer. Whos calling the shots on co-governance? Asking for the vegetarian option is going to hurt. Lovely winters afternoon at the Waimakariri Gorge pic.twitter.com/2fzMnPBNuW, Murray Smith (@CharollaisRams) June 13, 2020. IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. A former dairy farmer and 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, she hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016 to become Executive Producer of The Country - NZME's long-standing rural radio show, hosted by Jamie Mackay. He and wife Marilyn own 713ha south of Lichfield, near Putaruru. . Being a grass-based system, use of pasture is a key to high profits.. Did I want to go fishing, Nate Smith asked from the wheelhouse of his boat Gravity. Some in the extreme for opposing sides of the spectrum. Five Rivers, Northern Southland.Yip, that is snow! Interesting reading in the 2022 Farm Salaries Report from Fed Farmers and Rabobank It's the 30th anniversary of The Country this year. There was also an interview. #IRWD2020 to all women #farmers out there who proudly produce to feed the country. . Rowena Duncum gives voice to the high and lows, hard work, love and dedication of all farmers through the story of one farmer, Bruce Eade, as he celebrates 25 years on his farm. The players know that the crowd is there. 'Don't worry I'll fail,' I reassured farmers.That third reason's probably closest to the truth. 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To date, I've never made it through a calving without my old mate Gin and I don't intend to start now. She spent days in the hay shed, with us carting feed and water to her, lifting her and such like, but to no avail. Rowena shares tips for women with a passion for a similar career or similar might benefit from, and talks about how farming can use social media better. Hakataramea Valley pic.twitter.com/SmLLCG5mdc. . Ok here it is. . Nobody's wearing masks, it's good".South Africa broadcaster Kaunda Ntunja tweeted: "Watching live rugby with a crowd at the stadium is something I didnt think I would see anytime soon. I have a tremendous love of machinery and have amassed a large collection now, but it wasn't always the case. . . SIGN UP FOR THE COUNTRY NEWSLETTER. Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you. So that's a small insight into our journey over the past 25 years. 'Think of the content opportunities,' I pitched to my boss. The rest of the story about animal agriculture and climate: In the wake of a United Nations report pinning much of human-caused global warming on animal agriculture and promoting veganism as the logical alternative, Mitloehner, a professor of animal science and air quality specialist at the University of California-Davis, wants to set the record straight. . Second place in the Taranaki farm manager contest went to New Plymouth contract milkers Sergio Valverde-Nandin and Kaelee Alexander, who won $2400. Sometime in the early 2000s we extended the 30 ASHB to 40. I thought it would be worth sharing again:https://t.co/wvMs6spqwR pic.twitter.com/DjoRtDXQ6K, Mark Ferguson (@Fergenetics) October 14, 2020, Leave a Comment | Farming | Tagged: #IRWD2020, International Rural Women's Day, Janelle South, Josh Becker, Kerry Anderson, Lisette Mill, Mark Ferguson, Niyigaba Etienne, Rowena Duncum, Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) | Permalink . . Food envy could be the undoing of me.Another factor that could come into play this month, is my utter lack of vegetarian cooking skills. Dr Hay told Saturday Morning that the disease was very hard to diagnose, and in many other countries it was only detected after it had already been spreading for several decades . Big list of jobs completed This Bull mob, putting on big weight gain. The government has allocated $120 million in grants to landowners to plant trees on their properties, and wants two-thirds of those planted to be natives. In fact, the build was so late we ended up milking 70 heifers on a two-cow plant in the hay shed. iHeartRadio app. That was a very dark day and had us questioning if we had made the right move. Earlier in the week, the country removed just about every remaining virus restriction, with the notable exception of keeping the border closed.That meant there were no masks or social distancing required when more than 20,000 fans poured into the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin to watch Saturday's match between the local Highlanders and the Chiefs, who had traveled from Hamilton. The properties were bought in 2012 and 2014. "Everyone has been dying for this moment," he told AP. People and plants need water thats a basic fact. Plenty of bad days, but we stuck at it. One of our strengths is being able to control the cost of production, so we can achieve a system that is profitable and sustainable at all payouts, she says. Andrew Hoggard, Sandra Matthews, Jane Smith, Steve Hollander, Chris Russell. In 2013, they bought a Te Pari cattle crush fitted with digital scales, enabling them to regularly weigh their replacement heifers. Regtien, aged 25, won a DairyNZ undergraduate scholarship that helped him get his Bachelor of Agricultural Science. And thats the best voice there is. . Congratulations to Lacey Agate from Bellbird Spring: After a tough day in the vineyards Lacey Agate from Bellbird Spring became the Corteva North Young Viticulturist of the Year 2020 on 31st July following the competition held at Greystone in Waipara. . It was heart-wrenching to let our staff go, as we are a tight team. When Mike Short entered the Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year competition back in 2009, he wasn't expecting to meet his future wife. In the last seven days, weve heard a range of opinions. There are just so many opportunities here, Ms Booth said. A lot of maimais don't allow female shooters, let alone temporarily vegetarian ones.But that's not going to be the only challenge this month. Opunake contract milkers Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum won the 2013 Taranaki Farm Managers of the Year title and have set their sights on moving up the dairy farming ladder. . Over 65% of our exports come from agricultural food production and we produce it with a lower carbon footprint than any other country in the world. "Anyone who's a fan of live sport or even live music knows that if you're there, it's totally different," he said.For fan Iki Uele, it was a pleasure just seeing all the people. I recently had the honour of being the first guest speaker on new agriculturally focused online platform Herd it. The passion and commitment to their chosen careers has seen Queenslander Shannon Landmark and the NTs Luke Evans offered a unique mentoring opportunity under the Zanda McDonald Award, which recognises outstanding young professionals in the ag sector. Many industries claim to be driving towards lower emissions but none have the low carbon profile of the wood sector. Rachel Short began farming in 2004, with Kenneth Short joining her in 2007 while keeping on in building until 2010. #farmingwithpictures Positive day on the farm today. There are a lot of farmers who are glad the ban is. . A former dairy farmer and 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, she hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016 to become Executive Producer of The Country NZMEs long-standing rural radio show, hosted by Jamie Mackay. Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, forestry, rural | Tagged: Affco, Allan Oldfield, Colin Williscroft, Craig Rowley, Daniel Birchfield, David Connolly, Fonterra, Gary Kircher, Jim Salinger, Keith Woodford, Mycoplasma bovis, One Billion Trees, Rowena Duncum, Shane Jones, Susan Kilsby, Tom Young, Tony Dobbs, Waimate/Waitaki Mycoplasma Bovis Advisory Group | Permalink The Red Meat Sector Conference is jointly hosted by the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA), and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd. Rowena was a dairy farmer and won the Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year. Blurred lines between animal welfare and animal ethics Shan Goodwin: ONE of the key elements of animal welfare science commonly misunderstood is that it is the animals perception of its conditions that counts, not those of humans. Photo / SuppliedSponsored contentOpinion: The Country's executive producer Rowena Duncum had a yarn to a few exhibitors and got a sneak peek at their innovative ideas and products before the gates officially opened at Fieldays today. Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, rural | Tagged: Anna Nelson, Dairy Womens Network (DWN), DairyNZ, Dr Paul Le Mire, Federated Farmers, Federation of Maori Authorities (FoMA), Gerald Piddock, Golden Shears, John Roche, Lone Sorensen, Maja Burry, Meat Industry Association (MIA), Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Mycoplasma bovis, NZ Young Farmers (NZYF), Riker Swan, Rowena Duncum, Snow Harrison, Soil Connection, Te Horipo Karaitiana, Toha, Whenua Ora Tangata Ora, Zimmatic Trailblazer Sustainable Irrigation Awards | Permalink . They won $7400 in prizes. Along with pushing the buttons to take the show to air at midday each weekday, she also contributes to the shows direction, hunts down people for interviews and tries to keep the shows host Jamie Mackay in line as NZs champion cow-pat thrower and the 2nd best gumboot thrower in the world, shes more than qualified. Dismantling free markets wont solve biodiversity threat Matt Ridley: Driven perhaps by envy at the attention that climate change is getting, and ambition to set up a great new intergovernmental body that can fly scientists to mega-conferences, biologists have gone into overdrive on the subject of biodiversity this week. "Uele said he did have concerns that somebody in the crowd might have the virus without knowing it. When Mike Short entered the Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year competition back in 2009, he wasn't expecting to meet his future wife. Ms Landmark, 28, was born in Mount Isa to a mining family, and garnered an interest in agriculture throughout her time in regional Queensland. . Casey was born August 22, 1990 to John Mark and Angela Sue (Isham) Duncum in Arlington, Texas. Posted by homepaddock. Nominee Olliff Farm north of Auckland faced a dilemma. Back in 1987, Rachels parents Barbara and Louis Kuriger won the Taranaki Sharemilker of the Year title. Shes also Chair of Women in Sport Otago, on the Board of the NZ Boot Throwing Association (again, this is a thing!) Is National's proposed water reform enough? Naturally, I rolled my eyes and dismissed the concept as 'ridiculous.' "Craziness," is how 20-year-old student Charlotte Power described the scene. Those #Ezicalve bulls just love getting in a cow photo @MorrisonFarming pic.twitter.com/A7W4LoxH0C, Wayne Langford (@goaheadfarms) June 28, 2019. Rachel and Kenneth Short, will host a field day on April 11, while Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum, will host a field day on the Opunake farm they manage on April 4. . We are so grateful that Rowena has taken some time out of her busy schedule to join us on the podcast. At 8 am today the gates open for Fieldays 2022. Falling log prices may make some woodlots unprofitable ANZ -Rebecca Howard. ""It's massive," the country's sports minister, Grant Robertson, said on the sidelines. Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE Read more: Golden Gumboot leads to Fieldays love for rural bachelor, Ryley confirms Mike's version of events but adds it wasn't love at first sight, saying she fell for his charms only "after he had a haircut.". Weve been there since 1955, Gray says. Short spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay and Rowena Duncum about his first encounter with Ryley McGougan saying the timing wasn't perfect, but it all worked out in the end. We track down our globe-trotting producer in a bus in the south of France, heading home from the final evening of the World Shearing Championships, as the Kiwi team took home three of the six gold medals on offer, with Rowland Smith narrowly missing the open shearing title to Welshman Richard Jones. Glad the ban is lovely winters afternoon at the Waimakariri Gorge pic.twitter.com/2fzMnPBNuW, Murray Smith ( @ )! Day and had us questioning if we had made the right move for us as! 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