The Country 27/08/25: Rick Ladd talks to Jamie Mackay

Brandt’s director of sales, New Zealand – agriculture, on how Fonterra’s $3.2 billion capital return will affect the rural supply industry.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
I thought it was going to be Gisbon two days
in a row here on the country, of course. Sandra
Matthews from Rural Women and z Gisbin Sheep and Beef
Farmer on the show yesterday. This bloke's normally domiciled there,
but today we find him in Stratford, Taranaki, where, no doubt,
where I know the carving is in full swing. His
name is Rick lad He's the director of sales for

(00:21):
New Zealand for our wonderful sponsors Brand and Rick, what
do you make of this news? And I bet you
all you guys in the rural supply industry, especially tractor
selling tractors and farm machinery, like you guys do make
of the announcement from Fonterra last week that three point
two billion dollars will go back to Fonterra farmer shareholders.

(00:42):
I reckon there's a bit of pent up capital expenditure,
not only on farm machinery but also on capital, fertilizer
and all sorts of stuff on farm. It's got to
be good for provincial New Zealand.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
Yeah, good afternon Jamie listens, Yeah, no, it is good mate,
And I think obviously been a co op, mate, it's
going to go to get voted in, but I think
it's fairly obvious where they're going to go. So yep,
dead right. It's been to date, it's been good on
a calendar year for us in terms of the industry,
and I think for next year, for twenty twenty six,

(01:15):
only good things is going to come from this mate.
It's great to see the deer industry getting those written,
the rewards made of what's been pretty tough couple of
years for them.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
Absolutely, And you're in heartland dairying country at the moment
in Taranaki. What's it looking like?

Speaker 2 (01:29):
It's looking good, mate, So yeah, Carvin's well underweight. Although
it's been a bit cold of late. It's beautiful over
here today. It's gonna shine in the mountains out and yeah,
grass growth is away, so yeah, everything's looking looks looking
positive over here in Zanaki.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
Now talking about Gisbine, I'm going there on October the seventeenth.
We're going to broadcast the show from the Gisbone or
is it the Poverty Bay amp Show? Best little A
and P show in the country from the branch side.
Have you got the red carpet ready for me, Rick.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
We'll be sure to ut the Red Carver Jamie.

Speaker 3 (02:00):
Yeah, hey, like Neville and.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Dump are doing a buddy and Thompson doing a good
job their mate, And yeah, we're looking forward to having
you along the AMP shows. It's been bloody good to
us over the years and has been in this capacity
obviously going in sales. It's the country comes to town
and the town comes to the country mate. So it's
a hell of a good show. And you're right, it

(02:24):
is one of the best mph the best AMP show
around the country.

Speaker 1 (02:27):
Well, some people in Wanaka might disagree, mind you. I
think yours is a true AMP that's a bit more
lifestyle of the Ononic one. And of course, and we
can't forget the Canterbury A and P Show, which is
really making a comeback. Talked about some of this money
that's available for capital expenditure, you want to get your
hands on some of it. What deals have you got
for the farmers at the moment, because at Field Days

(02:48):
you had a deal on what you would call a
base John Dare tractor. I think about ninety five horsepower
chuck a loader on that. It'll do all the handy
jobs around the farm.

Speaker 3 (03:00):
Yeah, well, we've continued that momentum from the field days, Jamie.
The seal days, by far has been I think we'reluded
to last time we spoke. It's by far the most
buoyant that well I've seen definitely going in this capacity.

Speaker 2 (03:11):
So we've continued that momentum with that, the five oh
ninety five m, the little half framed tractor with the
lift capacity of a six thousand, and the power cord transmission.
That's been bloody good to us, so we've decided to
continue that and keep rolling with it. So by men's
come see us, mate, and to your local John Dy
dealer and we'll see what we can do. And we've

(03:32):
also complimented that as well with the point ninety five
percent finance over five years and an extended warranty. So
we've continued that too. And as well as that, we've
got the higher horsepower too for the contractor the farmers
that require that little bit more grunt to get the
job done. We've got one hundred and ninety five horse
power tractors. We've got some aged units, age new and
stuff that we want to get rid of to bring

(03:52):
the new six SEM series in. So come see us
and see what we can.

Speaker 1 (03:55):
Do, all right, the ninety five horsepower base stractor you've
got the one hundred and nine five horses for the
guys who want a bit more grunt for some of
that agricultural work. Rick, lad enjoy the rest of your
day in Stratford and the Taranaki. We'll catch you in
Gisbon mid October.

Speaker 3 (04:11):
Looking forward to Jamie good On your mate. Thank