. 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. 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. Naturally, I rolled my eyes and dismissed the concept as 'ridiculous.' . It's not just a child getting the sniffles, it is a very, very serious disease. 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. . 'Think of the content opportunities,' I pitched to my boss. . It makes it relatable. At 8 am today the gates open for Fieldays 2022. 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They are right that there is a lot wrong with the worlds wildlife, that we can do much more to conserve, enhance and recover it, but much of the coverage in the media, and many of the pronouncements of Sir Bob Watson, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), are frankly weird. I. He was catching only enough blue cod to fill a small order and the at-times turbulent Foveaux Strait was flat, he added reassuringly. "So why am I now one day in to NMM? The Taranaki region was the first to hold a regional sharemilker competition and in 1990 the competition became nationwide. It's a continuous circle of adding nutrients and harvesting grass. Most farmers are good employers and to celebrate this, industry stakeholders have launched the Good Boss campaign. Posted by homepaddock. All Rights Reserved. the podcast on. . Her family has had the hunting operation for about 30 years and in a normal year she employs seven staff and provides accommodation for 70 to 100 clients in Wanaka and the Leithen Valley, near Heriot, who come to shoot red and wapiti deer, tahr, chamois and fallow bucks on guided trips. As silly as it sounds, our cows, having come from a flat farm, didn't know how to calve on the rolling hills. In 2007 we added 80ha of the neighbours to the farm and, as before, did all the water scheme and fencing ourselves. The Red Meat Sector Conference is jointly hosted by the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA), and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd. Rowena Duncum at The Country site at Fieldays 2022. . Our land doesn't handle heavy stock well in the winter. . Get more of the radio, music and podcasts you love with the FREE . recognising farmers leading the way in responsible irrigation, innovative water management and environmental stewardship. Ben Richards becomes Bayer Marlborough Young Viticulturist of Year 2019: Ben Richards from Indevinbecame the Bayer MarlboroughYoung Viticulturist of the Year 2019 on 4 July following the competition held at Constellations Drylands Vineyard. . I've never attempted Dry July, because it falls during footy season. No need to destroy the perfect way of farming Lone Sorensen: Why are we accusing farming and in particularly dairy farming for being the cause, at least here in NZ, for global warming? Further details on the winners and field days can be found on www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz. "Taiwan's professional baseball league began allowing a very limited number of fans into games in May, but loosened restrictions last weekend after the government eased coronavirus measures. Try again later. Lovely winters afternoon at the Waimakariri Gorge pic.twitter.com/2fzMnPBNuW, Murray Smith (@CharollaisRams) June 13, 2020. "This year they've (Fish and Game)pushed the message that hunters just need to be extra sensitiveto the public's reaction. It was an incredible experience and made us appreciate just how innovative New Zealand farming is!. . The chilly water fed by Lake Mountain and the Yarra Ranges makes it, the Snowy Mountains and Tasmania, among the few places in Australia that suit rainbow trout year-round. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved an application to import a new fungicide, Vimoy Iblon, into New Zealand, for use on cereal crops. The causes of the long-term drop are well understood. To date, I've never made it through a calving without my old mate Gin and I don't intend to start now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy . Visa uncertainty threatens farm crisis Richard Harman: The Government is considering extending temporary work visas due to expire over the next few months so that essential businesses do not lose semi-skilled workers. The pair met up the following year at Fieldays where Mike returned to judge the Rural Bachelor competition and a (now single), Ryley was working for Mystery Creek coordinating events. . Follow Sheep grazing a #CoverCrop on the Canterbury Plains ahead of a spring seed crop pic.twitter.com/K0AvgRPolz, Allan Lill (@allan_lill) August 22, 2019. A day or so later, I came across West Otago farmer Bruce Eade sharing the steps he and his family took in celebrating a milestone on farm. Katie Milne addresses national conference: Kiwis can be proud of the rural women and men who produce the top quality food that arrives daily in supermarkets, and the extra which is shipped offshore as exports that help fuel our economy. Rowena Duncum: No Meat May - the ultimate challenge. I fail Junk Free June on day one consistently. . . If the forestry strategy fails, we will need a more aggressive approach to meeting carbon zero by 2050 something consultancy EY calculated in 2018 would cost the country $30 billion. Thats the question Newshub reporter Michael Morrah has been trying to solve since National decided they were a good idea and promised to introduce them in 2016. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming providers. . Not only did he laugh me out of his office, but gleefully pointed out May also boasts National Lamb Day. . . Leave a Comment | environment, Farming, food, horticulture, rural, technology, trade, viticulture | Tagged: Allan Oldfield, Annette Scott, Bayer Marlborough Young Viticulturist of the Year, Ben Richards, Blue Sky Meats, Carrfields Livestock, Constellation, Dan Warman, Fiona Thomas, Horticulture NZ, Indevin, Jaimee Whitehead, Katie Doyle, Katie Milne, Libby Ogle, Mark Hammond, Michelle Hammond, Mike Chapman, Newland Farm, Overseas Investment Office (OIO), Pagan Karauria, Rabobank, Rebecca Howard, Reserve Bank, Rowena Duncum, Sheree Alabaster, Wayne Langford, Xueli Ke, Zhongliang Hong | Permalink Biosecurity cost blowout for councils Gerald Piddock: Federated Farmers is warning rural district councils could face cost blowouts in meeting the requirements of the Governments National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity. Follow her on Twitter, her handle is: @rowie_nz, Rowena Duncum on the World Shearing and Woolhandling Champs. Will the Court of Appeal order disclosure? Is National's proposed water reform enough? . Clients are mostly American, with some Europeans and a few Australians. Mitch MacRae has had to deal with everything nature can throw at a farmer, and perhaps a little bit more, because his pernickety stock simply die if the water temperature gets above about 24 degrees. Then this last week things suddenly turned volatile, dropping at one point on 4 July a further 10 percent to $3.45, before rising by six percent to $3.69 at close of trade on 5 July. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. There's been some big changes since then, along with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Detector dogs could sniff out AFB and save beekeepers millions of dollars: Training dogs to sniff out the highly infectious bacterial disease American Foulbrood (AFB) in beehives could save New Zealands beekeeping industry several million dollars a year. Alongside Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley, he chaired the first meeting of the recently formed Waimate/Waitaki Mycoplasma Bovis Advisory Group held at the Waimate District Council on Wednesday. Some of my happiest memories of childhood holidays are visiting family on their farms around the country. Rowena Duncum on the return of New Zealand rugby. (BusinessDesk) In-market prices for logs in China New Zealands largest export market have fallen in recent weeks and ANZ Bank warns the drop will make the harvest of some woodlots unprofitable. Look, I usually steer clear of voicing political opinions, but to be honest, Ive lost a lot of sleep this past week. The odds for me failing by Thursday May 24th just shortened dramatically.P.P.S. While the U.N. report pointed out that cattle and other animals do indeed produce the greenhouse gas methane no secret there he says the U.N. and special friends such as anti-animal agriculture activists and vegan promoters leave out important facts. The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are supported by national sponsors Westpac, Dairy-NZ, Ecolab, Federated Farmers, Fonterra, Honda Motorcycles NZ, LIC, Meridian Energy, Ravensdown, RD1 and AgITO. Sunset last night. New life-members for North Otago A&P Sally Brooker: The North Otago A&P Association has two new life members. Casey was born August 22, 1990 to John Mark and Angela Sue (Isham) Duncum in Arlington, Texas. "The industry's pretty divided over it. Im the third generation, my son runs the farm and weve got three grandsons running around the place now. . The Shorts and Kurigers are now farming in partnership, with the Shorts 20% equity partners and 25% variable order sharemilking 450 cows for Shortland Farm Ltd Partnership at Opunake. Being a grass-based system, use of pasture is a key to high profits.. . . "I don't think anyone has yet replicated that sense of excitement of being in a crowd, and the passions that flow from that," he said. He grew up in Decatur and was a graduate of Decatur High School, and then Abilene Christian University in 2014. The Country 19/08/22: Steven Leov talks to Rowena Duncum. . Tapora dairy farmer Earle Wright can. 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. Those #Ezicalve bulls just love getting in a cow photo @MorrisonFarming pic.twitter.com/A7W4LoxH0C, Wayne Langford (@goaheadfarms) June 28, 2019. . The move is part of ATMs plans to diversify its production and broaden its range of products. . I think it's really important to lift people's mood a little bit. Theyre fishing for the future Neal Wallace: The desire to remove the ticket-clipping middlemen is not confined to dairy and meat farmers wanting to get closer to their markets and earn higher prices. Not to mention our love for the pedigree Ayrshire cow, and later the pedigree Holstein cow. . Rowena Duncum is a passionate advocate for the agricultural and rural sectors. She swapped her red bands for radio and has been the executive producer of The COuntry since 2016. Cant get her out of the sheep yards at the moment, sure to follow in Grandad & Dads footsteps if she continues as she is now! Amy Munro, Vet and Advocate #IRWD2020 @ABCRural @millbernasconihttps://t.co/fUFfhtbuP7 pic.twitter.com/ff5GOLERNk, Josh Becker (@joshvbecker) October 14, 2020, Today we celebrate the International Day of Rural Women.So many amazing people out there doing amazing things. Making the most of NZ opportunity Yvonne OHara: Carol Booth spent an eight-month working holiday on dairy farms in West Otago six years ago. Third was Midhirst manager Carey Duggan, winning $2100. Fonterra is also now in asset-selling mode to strengthen its balance sheet. Comment: 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. . 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. Barbara and Ron Duncum are excited grandparents Thanks to the staff at amneriang r-iospnai EDGAR (nee Yeates) Sophie and Jamie are delighted to announce the arrival of Beniamin John Wilham. 'It's a social experiment,' I told my co-workers. Some in the extreme for opposing sides of the spectrum. Rowena Duncum: Bovis more than just the 'sniffles'. Rowena Duncum: Producer of The Country on the International Dairy Foundation's world summit September 20, 2022 3 min New Zealand's Dairy Industry Leaders have been attending the International Dairy Foundation's World Dairy Summit in India last week. pic.twitter.com/0jN2mc6Twf. 1,055 Followers, 365 Following, 73 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Rowena Duncum (@rowie_nz) #farmingwithpictures Positive day on the farm today. Fine skies and good vibes are greeting farmers on day two of Fieldays in Hamilton.Bad weather and flooding prevented some farmers from making it to Mystery Creek for the first day yesterday.The Country's Rowena Duncum told Andrew Dickens the crowds are bigger today. pic.twitter.com/yh3uycqgm8, Rowena Duncum (@rowie_nz) January 14, 2021, Megan whitehead on her way to setting a new world shearing record. #WeAreFarmers250 pic.twitter.com/HRnMHRiz7t, NIYIGABA Etienne (@NiyigabaEtienne) October 15, 2020, to all the fantastic #women involved in #Victorian #agriculture this #InternationalRuralWomensDay, who together are helping to shape the future of #farming and our rural communities#vicfarmers #IRWD2020 #womeninag pic.twitter.com/wjMplG0rsX, Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) (@VicFarmers) October 15, 2020, "what does you husband do? 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. People and plants need water thats a basic fact. Forestry New Zealand figures show in the first year, of the 91m trees planted, only 12 percent were native. 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. They seemed to enjoy the camaraderie that went with the role, often meeting up with sheep farming colleagues from across the country who also did the rounds of the shows. Breakfeed: Using social media to effectively tell our story, with Rowena Duncum and Ben Dooley, Scene + Herd: Podcasts from Beef + Lamb New Zealand. It's the 30th anniversary of The Country this year. While the average value of sheepmeat exports to China declined from $8.87/kg in December 2019 to $7.63/kg in January, it was still significantly higher than in January 2019 ($6.57/kg). We lost a LOT of cows that spring. He was its president in 2000 and nowadays is convener of the sheep section. 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 "LISTEN ABOVE AS ROWENA DUNCUM SPEAKS WITH ANDREW DICKENSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. . and my role with The Country, I fielded a question around how farmers can effectively communicate with urban dwellers. "I don't really have any health concerns," said one fan, who gave his name as Peter told AFP.Another spectator, Wendy, said she feared New Zealand would have stayed locked down longer "but I'm happy that we're not. Horticulture NZ says New Zealand needs more water storage schemes like Northland: HortNZ says New Zealand needs more water storage schemes like the one just announced for Northland. There were four contestants competing in total, the other two being Brigitte Allan from Pyramid Valley and Lucas Percy from Pegasus Bay, who gave it their all, making it a great competition. . Rather it is a payback for years of effective environmental stewardship of his 120ha farm, a property backing on to an estuary in the Kaipara Harbour north of Auckland. Rowena Duncum: Fine skies greeting farmers on day two of Fieldays in Hamilton. I'm sure rugby fans all over the world have the same feeling right now. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is contributing $50,000 through Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) towards the one-year, $95,000 project. "Dancing, partying. Posted by homepaddock, Todays International Rural Women's Day. We then found the piece of dirt we now call home. New Zealand is not really short of water, it is short of water capture and storage, says HortNZ Chief Executive, Mike Chapman. Posted by homepaddock. The couple hope to raise their equity stake to 100%, to maintain an environmentally sustainable farm and to get time off from the farm. Farmers leading the way in responsible irrigation could win a trip to America. 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. Its about how we adapt to customers and consumers Swales said. 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. We got here through hard work (very hard work) and dedication. There was also an interview. From biological control products for crop protection to robots for asparagus harvesting and greenhouse spraying, they will all be demonstrated during the morning of second day of the conference. So, for me it came down to an inability to fathom why anyone would create a gimmicky 'flavour of the month' fad that's so unpatriotic. M. bovis eradication going to plan but still work to do: Significant progress has been made in driving down the numbers of farms affected byMycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). Second place in the Taranaki farm manager contest went to New Plymouth contract milkers Sergio Valverde-Nandin and Kaelee Alexander, who won $2400. 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. Tougher bank capital rules could slice 10% from dairy profits Rabo NZ Rebecca Howard: (BusinessDesk) Stricter bank capital requirements would severely dent dairy farm profits if the Reserve Bank goes ahead as planned, warn dairy interests in submissions on the contentious proposals. . "It's a world first and its a payoff for all the hard work of 5 million New Zealanders. Create and manage subscriptions through an online account. POLITIK understands that around 70,000 temporary work visas are due to expire by the end of September. That's something I could really get behind. Two weeks after returning home to Scotland, she knew she wanted to come back. pic.twitter.com/ttoPCjRfHx, William Morrison (@MorrisonFarming) August 5, 2020. . Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says theyll face the same 14-day quarantine rules as New Zealand citizens at the border, to prevent one of them inadvertently bringing in COVID-19. 'Don't worry I'll fail,' I reassured farmers.That third reason's probably closest to the truth. . 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. We had to put her down. The court ordered the owners to sell the properties and pay penalties, costs and the gain made on the investment. A2 Milk hopes to expand production at Southland plant : A2 Milk is a step closer to taking a controlling stake in Mataura Valley Milk, but says it will be at least a couple of years before it starts making profits. Our young stock is weighed and drenched every three weeks from about seven weeks of age, said Julia. Do you value your workers and is their wellbeing your priority? Rowena Duncum is a passionate advocate for the agricultural industry. Rug pulled from under trophy hunt operations Yvonne OHara: Leithen Valley Hunts owner Rachel Stewart has had no clients and no income since New Zealands borders were closed. . Surely being inclusive asSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. But most of all, theyre speaking directly to urban New Zealand, with no media spin on things. Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, rural | Tagged: Bellbird Spring, Brigitte Allan, Buxton Trout & Salmon, Carol Booth, Julia Eden, Lacey Agate, Lake Mountain, Leithen Valley Hunts, Lucas Percy, Marian MacDonald, Matthew Haugh, Mitch MacRae, Pegasus Bay, Pyramid Valley, Rachel Stewart, Rowena Duncum, Stewart Eden, Te Pari, William Morrison, Yarra Ranges, Young Viticulturist of the Year, Yvonne O'Hara | Permalink Faltering forestry risks NZs climate strategy Marty Verry: Global headwinds are lining up against New Zealands number one climate change mitigation strategy the one billion trees policy. Fonterras CEO for Asia Pacific told The Country Early Editions Rowena Duncum that Covid-19 restrictions had forced the co-op to rethink its approach to customers. . Mr Stanley adds, .and the industry now has independent, third-party certification extending right from the forest to the marketplace to prove that our wood-based packaging and construction products do the right thing by the environment. Overseas investors fined almost $3 million for illegal purchase of Auckland properties: The High Court yesterday ordered the overseas owners of two rural properties at Warkworth, north of Auckland, to pay $2.95 million to the Crown after an Overseas Investment Office (OIO) investigation found they were bought without consent. 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. M Bovis research to look at milk yield impact Maja Burry: The Ministry for Primary Industries is commissioning new research into the impacts of Mycoplasma bovis on cattle in New Zealand. Signing off - My Last Blog Post | Nicky Hager; Heather Du Plessis-Allan; Deborah Hill-Cone; Giovanni Tiso - Individualism & the Tyranny of Each Other. . . This will be interesting. And that's the best voice there is. And thats the best voice there is. Our cowshed was built by Waikato Dairy Builders. . New Zealand music and duck shooting. Want to get our weekly e-diary or receive other essential updates? The crops of kale were poor, and we unintentionally wrecked many hectares of grass along the way. A farmers tale: 25 years of highs and lows Rowena Duncan: 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. Shes also Chair of Women in Sport Otago, on the Board of the NZ Boot Throwing Association (again, this is a thing!) If I had goats, they'd totally have a goat castle.. pic.twitter.com/sPXcwfunhK, Land of cuteness (@landpsychology) June 13, 2020. New trial could lead to breeding of low methane-emitting cows James Fyfe: A trial is underway in the Waikato to see if there is a link between cows genetics and how much methane they produce. Technology helps Southland farmers replacement heifers hit weight targets : Investing in weigh scales is helping Southland dairy farmers Julia and Stewart Eden grow bigger heifers which produce more milk. Were on track to achieve eradication, but theres still a lot of hard work ahead of us. 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 . #nikon #snapbridge pic.twitter.com/DmT0xurrvs, Edwin Mabonga (@Edwinmab1) January 14, 2021, 1 Comment | Farming, rural, sport | Tagged: Edward Mabonga, Megan Whitehead, Rowena Duncum | Permalink Asking for the vegetarian option is going to hurt. Wairarapa farmers Lynley and Matt Wyeth are spearheading the'invite a townie to dinner on National Lamb Day'initiative. Alternatively, it could require the lender to fund the mediation, which we as a sector would no doubt fund indirectly through increased fees. . Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, rural | Tagged: Allan Lill, Dr Frank Mitloehner, Earle Wright, Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2), Federated Farmers, Gray Baldwin, Jessica Johnston, Luke Evans, Marilyn Baldwin, Rowena Duncum, Shannon Landmark, sharemilkers, Speak Up, Will to Live, Zanda McDonald Award | Permalink Pre-tax profit was up 36 percent at $5 million. OPINION: The race to find the silver bullet and reduce methane emissions in cows is on. 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