Rowena Duncum on the return of New Zealand rugby. 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. Some in the extreme for opposing sides of the spectrum. The overseas owners Chinese businessmen Zhongliang Hong and Xueli Ke, and IRL Investment Limited and Grand Energetic Company Limited should have applied to the OIO for consent to buy both properties because they are rural land of more than five hectares. Ruapehu rural reading scheme spells out a winning idea Katie Doyle: A pair of librarians from the central North Island town of Taumarunui are bringing a love of reading to rural school children. . As I reached adulthood and became a farmer myself, I loved being on the other side of the fence hosting friends and family as they came to visit, bringing their own budding farmers to see the animals or milking. . Diverse in nature, the entries all reflect the Kiwi brand of innovation and community spirit that has flourished during the COVID-19 crisis ensuring New Zealand has access to fresh, local produce. . "New Zealand on Saturday became one of the first nations in the world to welcome hordes of fans back into a packed sports stadium, thanks to the country's remarkable success in eliminating the coronavirus.As countries try to reopen after lockdowns, the evening rugby match marked a milestone of sorts, and its importance wasnt lost on fans.After instituting a strict lockdown in March, New Zealand has not reported any new cases of the coronavirus for more than three weeks, and says all those who contracted the disease have now recovered. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy . 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. New Zealand cannot afford to add that to the $60b Covid tab, so the forestry strategy simply must succeed. Our teams have adapted really quickly and theyve done a lot of great work. As silly as it sounds, our cows, having come from a flat farm, didn't know how to calve on the rolling hills. Heres a few gentle correctives. Follow her on Twitter, her handle is: @rowie_nz Rowena, health, wellbeing, agriculture industry, journalism, good stories, twitter, different points of view, media, social media, It's the 30th anniversary of The Country this year. We've always been ones to control as many aspects of daily farming life as possible and becoming fully self-contained was part of this. Posted by homepaddock, Todays International Rural Women's Day. The Country from Newstalk ZB, Hokonui and Gold Sport. I recently had the honour of being the first guest speaker on new agriculturally focused online platform "Herd it". Not only did he laugh me out of his office, but gleefully pointed out May also boasts National Lamb Day. 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. 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. Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive Fieldays 2022 is currently underway. iHeartRadio app. The Tipperary Station 1st annual cotton picking. 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. . Farmers want armys help to control crime. "To bring the country together since New Zealand is turning into one bubble. 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. New Zealand music and duck shooting. It was an incredible experience and made us appreciate just how innovative New Zealand farming is!. . 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. . Is National's proposed water reform enough? Post calving snack! In a former life, Rowena was a dairy farmer, and won the 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, She has since hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016- becoming Executive Producer of The Country. But he was willing to take the chance.German exchange student Johanna Lindner said she'd never watched a rugby match before, and people back home were both curious and perhaps a little envious. "LISTEN ABOVE AS ROWENA DUNCUM SPEAKS WITH ANDREW DICKENSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. . 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. They won $7400 in prizes. The Young Vits were tested on all aspects of vineyard management, including trellising, pruning, machinery, pests & diseases and budgeting. 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. This is something I get asked often, and theres 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 dont go quite so well. From baking to business models nominations for the NZ Food Heroes Awardare flooding in. Just last month I had a bad day. We had to put her down. New fungicide approved for use on cereal crops . 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. Rowena Duncum at The Country site at Fieldays 2022. 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. Andrew Hoggard, Sandra Matthews, Jane Smith, Steve Hollander, Chris Russell. 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. We cant wait to get our own piece of dirt but know itll be a hard slog and is a way off yet., It was the first time the couple, milking 360 cows for Craig and Lucy Bradley, had entered the awards. Stream unlimited music, thousands of radio stations and podcasts all Posted by homepaddock, And shes done it!! . 1,055 Followers, 365 Following, 73 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Rowena Duncum (@rowie_nz) The build seemed to take longer than it should have. I've driven past the original farm a few times and thought how different things would have been if we'd ended up there. They already have to protect and map those areas in district plans and many have already done so. ""It's massive," the country's sports minister, Grant Robertson, said on the sidelines. 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. . 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. Many industries claim to be driving towards lower emissions but none have the low carbon profile of the wood sector. Last night in Rotorua, WPMA highlighted that both major international certification programmes for forestry: Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification and Forest Stewardship Council guarantee that wood products from New Zealand come from sustainably-managed forests. Earlier this week, Dr Merlyn Hay was given the Outstanding Contribution to the Primary Industries Award, for her work to identify M Bovis in July 2017. 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 won $4400 in prizes. Federated Farmers wants migrant workers on Govts COVID exemption A-list: Auckland officials are emphasising the economic benefits of letting in Americas Cup crews, but farmers feel theyre being left off the A-list. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is contributing $50,000 through Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) towards the one-year, $95,000 project. They started in May and lived on site most of the time, in a caravan in the hay shed, that still is next to the cowshed to this day. The Government has granted border exemptions to cup challengers American Magic and INEOS Team UK, each bringing a couple of hundred crew and staff into the country. 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. (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. I can already picture walking past on my way to the studio and oh so casually, popping a savoury in my mouth.I'll be taking bets on how long I'll last at this folly. 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. An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. We went from milking 180 cows through a 12-aside herringbone (ASHB) all year round at our old farm at Tisbury, south of Invercargill, to milking 300 through a 30 ASHB in the first year at Kelso. 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). 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. New Zealand Wood Industry Zero Carbon And We Can Prove It: If New Zealands ambition is to be a zero carbon economy by 2050 then it must nurture its wood industry. Ms Landmark, 28, was born in Mount Isa to a mining family, and garnered an interest in agriculture throughout her time in regional Queensland. And that's the best voice there is. While some price softening is not unusual at this time of year as construction activity slows in the hot months, the scale of the correction was unexpected, said ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby. 'My chance to walk in someone else's shoes and attempt to understand their ideals and values,' I explained to our urban listening audience. . IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. GET THE BEST RURAL NEWS. . MVM provides a unique opportunity to acquire a new world class nutritional products manufacturing capability in New Zealand, alongside a highly respected China state owned enterprise in China Animal Husbandry Group (CAHG), A2 Milk chief executive Geoff Babidge said. 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. So lets look at the prospects for forestry. . pic.twitter.com/ttoPCjRfHx, William Morrison (@MorrisonFarming) August 5, 2020. Massey University. . There was also an interview. Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, media, rural | Tagged: Black Heels & Tractor Wheels, Rowena Duncum | Permalink So often we just see the end result and don't understand what it took to get there, so I want to share Bruce's story with you. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved an application to import a new fungicide, Vimoy Iblon, into New Zealand, for use on cereal crops. . . - Lyssna p Rowena Duncum: They've had to offer truck drivers double the pay av Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive direkt i din mobil, surfplatta eller webblsare - utan app. But most of all, they're speaking directly to urban New Zealand, with no "media spin" on things. Most farmers are good employers and to celebrate this, industry stakeholders have launched the Good Boss campaign. We got here through hard work (very hard work) and dedication. 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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. . So, farmers generally should not raise their hopes it signals prices higher that they might usually expect as the season unfolds. pic.twitter.com/Ewbl8BbAZB, Got to sing the New Zealand anthem a second time: Allan Oldfield World Blade Shearing Champion 2019! Posted by homepaddock. Hey government lets K.I.S.S. 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. . Regtien, aged 25, won a DairyNZ undergraduate scholarship that helped him get his Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Councils will have to map all land classified as a significant natural area in five years. TV Shows. One billion tree flawed says climate scientist: The Forestry Minister Shane Jones one billion trees wont reduce carbon emissions, as too few natives are being planted, climate scientist Jim Salinger says. . Here we are one week on from the big water policy announcement and I dont see that abating anytime soon. Alliance Group to repay wage subsidy in full: Invercargill-based Alliance Group has chosen to return the balance of the Covid-19 wage subsidy to the Government.The farmer-owned meat processor had already repaid $21 million of the $34m wage subsidy and will return the balance, it said. This button displays the currently selected search type. . . Sometime in the early 2000s we extended the 30 ASHB to 40. Five years later, she is in her first year managing the 290ha Cottesbrook Farm for Mr Haugh. . So says one of the countrys leading experts in the field, Warrnambool veterinarian and senior lecturer in cattle medicine at Melbourne University Dr David Beggs. They call one section of the stadium The Zoo, and it's easy to see why: thousands of university students in team colours standing on their seats, steadying trays of beer, swaying to music and erupting with joy when their team scores. Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, forestry, rural, trade | Tagged: Fonterra, HortNZ, Iain Lees-Galloway, James Fyfe, Judith Swales, Marty Verry, Michael Morrah, Murray Smith, Nathan Guy, NZ Food Heroes, Olliff Farm, Politik, Richard Harman, Rowena Duncum | Permalink Our cowshed was built by Waikato Dairy Builders. But I find the concept ridiculous. About the same time, Matthew Haugh, a dairy farmer near Heriot, offered her a job, so she jumped at the opportunity and moved back to New Zealand permanently. "It's a world first and its a payoff for all the hard work of 5 million New Zealanders. Clients are mostly American, with some Europeans and a few Australians. . Latest technology to be demonstrated at the Horticulture Conference 2019: Technology that will help fruit and vegetable growers now and in the future will be demonstrated at Our Food Future, the Horticulture Conference 2019 between 31 July and 2 August at Mystery Creek, Hamilton. Pre-tax profit was up 36 percent at $5 million. Its a rite of passage growing up in Aotearoa. By the time you read this, the Will to Live charitys Speak Up Tour will have just completed its 13th event, with four still to come later this month. Trees replace top cattle Annette Scott: As far north as sale yards get in New Zealand the Broadwood selling centre in Northland hosted one of the countrys more notable capital stock clearing sales last week. . They have been farming five years, including a year in Wales. Im the third generation, my son runs the farm and weve got three grandsons running around the place now. . Biosecurity threats, geopolitics, alternative proteins, robotics, disruptors, food and environment sustainabilitytheres no shortage of challenges and change confronting us. "Uele said he did have concerns that somebody in the crowd might have the virus without knowing it. Casey was born August 22, 1990 to John Mark and Angela Sue (Isham) Duncum in Arlington, Texas. Being a grass-based system, use of pasture is a key to high profits.. 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. Andrew Hoggard, Sandra Matthews, Jane Smith, Steve Hollander, Chris Russell. . 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. . We have the scope to feed all our stock, not just heifers, but rear bulls as well, which also means we are on the path to zero bobbies. Lovely winters afternoon at the Waimakariri Gorge pic.twitter.com/2fzMnPBNuW, Murray Smith (@CharollaisRams) June 13, 2020. New Zealand 241 followers 236 connections Join to view profile NZME. Big processors pursuing staged transition Brent Melville: Weaning New Zealands primary sector off fossil fuels could cost the industry and the agri-sector hundreds of millions of dollars. . David Surveyor, chief executive of Alliance Group, said energy requirements were sourced across a range of fuels. She spent days in the hay shed, with us carting feed and water to her, lifting her and such like, but to no avail. 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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. 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. Movies. Succulent lamb, tender beef, mouth-watering chicken. 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. . "You've got to think of the impact on the cows, the impact on the farmers, there's economic impacts here if the cows are aborting their calves. We were only the third dairy farm in the district, and we paid $1 million for the farm, which was a lot of money back then. Outside of work, Rowena is the sideline commentator for Dunedin-based Super Rugby and NPC games, Assistant Manager for the Otago Spirit in the Farah Palmer Cup, and the 2019 World Boot-Throwing Champion (I promise you this is a thing!). The Red Meat Sector Conference is jointly hosted by the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (MIA), and Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd. . Because we went from 180 to 300 cows and Ayrshires were hard to come by, we had to buy a few budget cows. Our young stock is weighed and drenched every three weeks from about seven weeks of age, said Julia. The threat to biodiversity is not new, not necessarily accelerating, mostly not caused by economic growth or prosperity, nor by climate change, and wont be reversed by retreating into organic self-sufficiency. "This year they've (Fish and Game)pushed the message that hunters just need to be extra sensitiveto the public's reaction. They have a 200ha dairy farm running 900 cows and 160ha planted in maize. Rowena Duncum: Fine skies greeting farmers on day two of Fieldays in Hamilton. Falling log prices may make some woodlots unprofitable ANZ -Rebecca Howard. Five Rivers, Northern Southland.Yip, that is snow! "Things are looking up. The group, modelled on a similar Ashburton arrangement, was formed to support the ministrys M. bovis eradication programme and assist with regional decision-making to benefit farmers. Third was Midhirst manager Carey Duggan, winning $2100. It's not just a child getting the sniffles, it is a very, very serious disease. 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. 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). We're back, because it's a very special day. . 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. Group aims to help farmers improve M. Boris response Daniel Birchfield: Lines of communication between the Ministry for Primary Industries and farmers impacted by cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis have been muddied for too long, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says. The crew actually came down from the Waikato. The other major winners were Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum, the region's Farm Managers of the Year, and Daniel Regtien, the 2013 Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year. Posted by homepaddock. We then found the piece of dirt we now call home. Its not everyone who can relax after a hard days work, throw out a line and hook a snapper for dinner from their own backyard. Break Feed: Farmer to commentator, with Rowena Duncum, Rowena is proud to be the producer of The Country, the longest running rural radio show in New Zealand. Not to mention our love for the pedigree Ayrshire cow, and later the pedigree Holstein cow. So incredibly proud of our Allflex New Zealand World Shearing and Woolhandling team. Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you. . . When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. It is the most significant networking event on the red meat calendar, bringing together all sector participants. ATM disclosed its intentions in August and has now entered binding agreements to buy a 75 percent stake in the Southland based infant formula maker. 661 lambs in 9hrs. How to avoid harm on the farm Rowena Duncum: Growing up beside a farm, Id spend hours hanging over the back fence talking to the animals or across the road in the other direction, feeding grass and carrots to the rescued horses in the SPCA paddock. It was heart-wrenching to let our staff go, as we are a tight team. 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 - Newstalk ZB's long-standing rural radio show, hosted by Jamie Mackay. It ticks all the boxes I've just mentioned and is a really interesting tale to boot. I'm dreading the office morning tea, now that Boss 1 (The old Pipesy) initiated a revolt and succeeded in getting sausage rolls and cheerios put back on the menu. The rest of the property is in forestry or retired land. Everyone I've spoken to once again today is positive, as they were yesterday but there's a lot more people here today. I think it's really important to lift people's mood a little bit. . . Despite global market instability as a result of the Coronavirus, the market prices achieved in January were still stronger than the same month last year. in one app. That brief exchange revealed plenty about Smith and his business, Gravity Fishing. But you should also know especially if youve been fortunate enough to catch some of the keynote addresses and panel discussions of the inaugural Primary Industries Summit that Federated Farmers organised and has hosted Monday and Tuesday that New Zealand also has a wealth of ideas, talent and drive to deal with these big issues coming at us. . . The WPMA Chair, Brian Stanley, says; no other major industry in New Zealand can deliver carbon sequestration, carbon storage and emissions reduction like the wood industry. 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. 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"Peter Miskimmin, the chief executive of government agency Sport New Zealand, said the return of stadium games is enormously significant, and that sports are part of the nation's DNA. . 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 . . If youre a dairy farmer reading this, then ask yourself, are you a good boss? I recently had the honour of being the first guest speaker on new agriculturally focused online platform "Herd it". 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