June 9, 2024 • 35 mins
Jamie Mackay talks to Phil Duncan, Jeremy Rookes, Kate Acland, Luke Chandler, and Chanelle O'Sullivan.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Catch all the latest from the land. It's the Country
Podcast with Jamie McKay. Thanks to Fred. You're specialist in
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
Did you burn that?
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But you've burn that slay, You're going to burn this
down house down.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Gooday, New Zealand. Welcome to the Country. Coming to you
today from a fishbowl. It's an inside joke. We're getting
our studios done up in Auckland, so and Donedan. Should
I say where we're based, please to say I'm heading
to Hamilton for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the field days.
I'll be away from the technical mayhem anyhow. We're going
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to get there one way or t'other. Today, Hey, thank
you to Andy McDonald who's paneling for me out of
Auckland today. Rowena Duncan's up there. She's made her way
to field days tomorrow. We'll be there. As I said, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday on the show today. It's very important
weather week, not only for field days but for farmers. Obviously,
we've got a lot happening out there, including some cold
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weather coming our way. We'll see if we can get
some rain for the dry regions. With Phil Duncan out
of weather Watch talking about the dry regions. Jeremy Rook's
our guy and well he's a hobby lifestyle farmer in
Canterbury these days, but he took a weekend tickie tour
around North Canterbury. Sent me some pictures, not flash at all.
It looks like a lunar landscape. We're going to get
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Jeremy's take on that. Kate Ackland, chair of Beef and
Lamb New Zealand, some good news on the farming front
on farm inflation has dropped down from record highs last year.
We'll talk to Kate about that. Luke Chandler, I'm going
to chat to him. He knows a thing or two
about green tractors. He's the MD Managing Director of Australia
New Zealand for John Dare. I think we used to
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chat on a past life and another capacity. And chanell
O'Sullivan is the communications director for the ear Tipo Agri Summit.
It's all happening at Field Days at Mystery Creek obviously
this week. Next week Palm North for the tip of
Agri Summit. More about that later in the hour, but
up there we're going to kick it off should I say,
with Phil Duncan from weare the watch Fell a very
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important week, do we need to bring our gun boots
to Mystery Creek?
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Now? I don't think you need to these days because
it's all sealed, isn't it? A lot of it. It's
not like it was back in the late nineties. But
it's certainly going to be a little wet on Thursday night.
Got a cold front moving through and so that'll dump
some rain and clear up gradually slowly on Friday. That's
really the only blemish at this stage. Most of the
field day's event doesn't look too bad, with a lot
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of dry weather hopefully in the forecast.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Oh, I am pleased to hear that. And as you
quite rightly point out, the only place you'll get mud
on your boots or your shoes at field days these
days is in the car park anyhow. So yeah, that
doesn't sound too bad. We have got some I guess
winter weather coming our way, surprise, surprise, for the middle
of June. Later this week.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
Yeah, there's a there's a very large low pressure zone.
It's going to cover most of the Tasman Sea and
so that's a big system. But that doesn't always mean aggressive,
and in fact, the larger these loads get kind of
the lazier they become. And so a few days ago
we were looking at all sorts of severe weather risks.
Doesn't look quite so bad now. It's still going to
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be cold and wintry, but this system, by the end
of the week, some of the rain coming into Dunedin
and Otago Southland is actually coming from an airflow coming
out of Tonga, so it's not exactly from Antarctica, it's
the wrong way. So high pressure zone is actually going
to drop south of New Zealand and kind of cut
off any major Antarctic blast and send it more off
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towards Australia. So we've got, yes, the risk of severe weather,
but it looks more like a rain event, which I
think is not a bad thing. And if it can
come with some warm air with it as well, at
least of the top of the South Island and the
North Island, that's another bonus that we've got. At least
towards the end of the week.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
We're going to be chatting to Jeremy Rooks very shortly
about the situation in North Canterbury. And as I said
at the top of the show the east coast of
the South Island. Literally the whole thing, certainly from Dunedin
upwards is pretty dry. And then we'd look at the
lower east coast of the North Island talking to Shane
mcmanaway last week, still dry and the likes of the
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Waira Rapa region. Is there any good news on the
way for those people.
Speaker 4 (04:33):
There's a little bit, you know, these big systems coming through.
There was rain over the weekend at the top of
the South Island, and then this week we're still not
one hundred percent sure about how the rain is exactly
going to fall, because it all does depend on the airflow.
So it looks like Otago will get some rain, but
there's still a chance that if this logos even a
little bit further north by one hundred ks or so,
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that could then push more rain into Canterbury. So it's
not a bad forecast. It's messy. It means that it's
kind of like a kid trying to color in a
picture and you're sort of not doing it properly. You're
going over the lanes, and that's sort of what New
Zealand's getting.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
At the moment.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
There's rain falling around us. The different airflows are bringing
it into different regions, but it's not hitting everyone at
the same time with a big wet day. And so
to answer your question, there is some rain coming across Canterbris.
Various parts will get more, others will get less. It's
a messy forecast, but there is rain in the forecast
and so that's a positive. That's a silver lining that
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I see at the moment.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Well, let's hope some of the dry regions get it.
Feel done and thank you very much for your time.
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After the break, we are going to Canterbury. Jeremy Rook
spent the weekend north Canterbury. He sent me some pictures.
It's not flash. We'll update the very very dry situation
in there next on the Country.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Ex Fun.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Seventeen. After twelve you're with the Country brought to you
by Brandt catching up with Luke Chandler Abo. But later
in the air. He's South. Actually, I wondered where I'd
heard that name before, and I finally figured it out.
He sounds like an American soap opera sort of guy,
but he's not a very interesting background. Looking forward to
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chatting to Luke Kate Ackland coming up from Beef and Lamb,
New Zealand of course with Brandt will be at field
Days before. I forget the field Day's ticket winners for
the two family passes that we handed out on Friday,
Robbie Robinson and Hamilton and Yarna or Janna Vales from Tiaraha.
That's Phil duncan Territory or his mum and dad still
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lived there. Jeremy Rooks is a Canterbury well what do
I call them these days? A lifestyle farmer, Jeremy. Because
you didn't have a rugby team to support over the weekend,
namely the Crusaders who were gone, you went on a
bit of a road tour around North Canterbury, your old
stomping ground, and you sent me back. You were kind
enough to send me back some picks. It's looking like
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a lunar landscape.
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Yeah, it's pretty grim up there. Jamie. Mary and I
went up to see her cousin at Layt's up at
Mount Helton, and we drove up the back of Amberley
round through the back of Heart and then it's pretty
grim up there. I can tell you. It's just a
it's great, it's terrible.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
You've loved most sorry, you've loved most of your life
in Canterbury. Put this into some sort of historic perspective.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
For me, Well, it's hard because it's just another one basically.
I mean, I was a shepherd in eighty eight. That
was a really bad drought. We fed out till October,
and then ninety two was bad. We had the snow
as well as the drought, and then there was ninety
seven ninety eight, then there was two thousand and one,
then there was seven h eight and then we're away
for the bad one a few years ago. But it's
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just another bad one. But this one's really bad because
there just hasn't been any sort of miracle range to
get crops going, so there's a lot of crops are
barely struck or there's basically nothing there. So it's pretty grim.
I mean, I think said he'd add seventy mills for
the year, which is you know, that's pretty meager offerings.
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Really it is grim and there's a lot of tough
decisions having to be made out there, but you've got
to make them.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
So what are those decisions that you can make. I
know people say make decisions early, quit stock early, but
there hasn't been great demand in some places for store stock.
The markets aren't that flash. Sometimes even space can be
an issue. So what are these farmers having to do?
Because like buying grazing or bringing in feed, both of
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them are expense so very expensive.
Speaker 5 (08:57):
We just got to make a decision, Jamie. I mean,
there's a lot of capital stock hole it's being killed
or sold store at the moment, which is a good movie.
You've just got to make a decision, like you either
go right, I'm going to spend fifty grand on bailage
and balley or whatever, or I'm going to get rid
of stock. I mean, I mean, you just have to
be very black and white about it. I mean, it's
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it's always sad to get rid of capital stock. But
it's already sad till the back door of the truck
shuts and they drive out the drive and then you've
got a bit of money to help you get through.
I mean, you've just got to you know, it's happened
before and they're in it again now and it's just
you know, it's hard, but you just got to do it.
I mean, that's just farming, you know. Unfortunately.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Yeah, one of the big issues that you've alluded to
is if we get a major weather event, like a
major snow event, you need you need the feed supplies
or resources to get you through that, and that could
really be an issue.
Speaker 5 (09:52):
Yeah, of course, but I mean there's nothing you can
do about that. You've just got to hopefully if something
like that comes, the forecasters get it right for a
change and w you know, and people just can move
stock down. But yeah, I mean it's just going to
be a long tough winter and say it's happened again,
and for a lot of guys it should be muscle
memory now really, but because things are so financially stretched,
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guys have been a little bit slow to react. I
think this year would be a fair comment. It's not
a criticism, but it's just I think you just go
not again, surely not and surely it's going to rain.
And then when stock, as you said, it aren't worth much.
It kind of makes that decision a bit harder, people
get a bit of mental or inertia, but you know
there's always a way through, you know, and it will
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rain at some point. So I just got to guts
it out and make good decisions. And as I learned,
you've got to get on with your back manager when
things are tough, because if you don't, you know, it
can lead to further trouble down the track.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
On a light to note, because your rugby team is
nowhere to be seen in the Super Rugby playoffs, who
are you supporting now, Jeremy the Warriors? You I know
that you privately, and I'm no no, I know, I
know that you privately, and I'm just going to make
it public. Have real concerns about the state of our
national game. Warriors are going to sell out again against
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the Melbourne Storm this weekend. What are they doing right
that rugby is doing wrong? Although to be fair to Rugby,
I think there's been somewhat of a renewed interest in
Super Rugby, certainly when we get to the playoffs, I
must admit myself, I'm not interested in Super Rugby in
February or March.
Speaker 6 (11:26):
No.
Speaker 5 (11:26):
Well, I mean, look, I watched I watched the orishin
the other night, and I love the Warriors. I've always
been a closet Warriors fan through sick and tin. But
the problem with rugby is that the ball was not
in motion enough. Like I watched it halftime. I whipped
over from the Warriors to watch the Blues drew again,
and in the seven minutes I watched, I reckon there
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was like two minutes of play, whereas the ball and
league is just just always in motion. And you look
at those wonderful old videos of rugby back in the
day when wet around with scrums and there was lucky
and the game was faster, I mean good, a good
game a Sibert of rugby and all back run is amazing.
But you know, you Lee just got it right because
the bull was in motion, you know. And obviously you've
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got some fantastic guys like Del and Tini's a lesliak.
I mean, I haven't got a job at the moment.
I wouldn't mind being his hairdresser.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
Well you you probably had one of those in the eighties,
A mullet like that. He's glorious, isn't he.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
Oh, I imagine the amount of sun silk and blow
drying and that goes into that wonderful day. It's an
absolute sensation, all right.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Jeremy Rooks, thank you very much for your time. And
I hope and there is some I guess hope out
there on the horizon for some of those farmers in
the dry regions. Phil Duncan was talking about the prospect
of maybe some rain out of this week's events. Let's hope.
So hey, thanks for your time, Jeremy. Thanks for those pictures.
We might just even chuck them up on our website
because they're a bit they're a bit sobering. It's very
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very dry. Thanks for your time. Okay, thanks, but there
we go, Jeremy Rooks out of Canterbury. There it is
twenty four after twelve year. With the country up next,
we're going to have a look at we're going down country,
just to weave it from where Jeremy is. Kate Ackland
Mount somers Shelby at Field Days, no doubt. She's the
chair of Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Some I guess
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better news coming out on the on farm inflation front.
It was something like sixteen percent last year. It's dropped
way down this year. But in saying that I do
need to temper that by saying, of course this year's
inflation rate is based on last year's and that inflation
number is baked into the system. We'll crunch the numbers
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on those before the end of the hour. Luke Chandler
out of Australia, the New Zealand Australia Managing Director for
John dare Shonello Sullivan. We'll talk to us about the
e Tepu Agri summit happening in Palmi North next week.
I think it's Tuesday and Wednesday. Rowena Duncan and Andy
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McDonald the dynamic duo out of Auckland with the Rural News,
Andy with the Sports News. All to come on the Country,
brought to you by Brandt. Kate Ackland is the chair
of Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Looking forward to catching
up with her at Field Days. But I thought we
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would catch up on a good story. Well, I think
it's a good news story on farm inflation. Kate is
down for sheep and beef farmers. It's down to two
point eight percent and that's a far cry from last
year when it was sitting at sixteen point three percent.
That's the good news, I guess the bad news is
some of that inflation is baked into the system already.
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Good afternoon, Good.
Speaker 6 (14:40):
Afternoon, Jamie. Look, thanks for having me, and fiercely congratulations
on your recent honor. That's very well deserved.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Well, thank you very much.
Speaker 5 (14:47):
Kate.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
I'll give you half an hour to stop that flattery. Now,
I'm just joking. Talk to me about inflation, because it's
been a killer.
Speaker 6 (14:54):
Oh look, it has been a killer, and it is
really positive that it's trending downwards and it sort of
appears to have stabilized, but the reality is it is
still incredibly tough on farm Over the past three years,
sevenb farmers have seen a thirty two percent increase in
on farm costs and that's sixteen point three percent that
you mentioned for last year. That was the highest on
farm inflation rate was seen since the early eighties.
Speaker 3 (15:16):
No surprise that intrast rates was the major contributor coming
in at what let me have a lock twelve twelve
percent and we've got insurance. Is there any measure on
rates because the local body authorities, the local council seemed
to be having happy hour on farmers.
Speaker 6 (15:35):
Yeah, it is a concern look, rates increased just under
six percent last year. I think it was five point
seven percent, So most of those rates increases that farmers
already pushing back on at the moment, they haven't happened yet,
so that is something that could play into this coming
year's inflation figures.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
I think the interest rates at twelve percent, as we said,
the biggest contributor to on farm inflation. I think we're
through the worst of that. Hopefully in the next twelve
months we'll see some relief there.
Speaker 6 (16:04):
Well, I desperately hope through the worst of that. I mean,
any any relief in that space will be a relief
for a lot of us. So he's hopefully you're right.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
And insurance costs, it seems like cyclone, Gabrielle keeps on
it's the gift that keeps on giving here in New Zealand,
and we're seeing more and more of global events and
insurance is just something, whether we like it or not,
that's just going to be more expensive in the future.
In fact, I think a lot I know a lot
of farmers Kate, who for instance, aren't ensuring things like
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hay barns anymore.
Speaker 6 (16:36):
Right, Yeah, Well, but I mean the three key areas
were interest, insurance and animal health, and fertilizer was the
other one that featured in there is contributing to that inflation,
So I mean the positive. We've seen a bit of
a softening the fertilizer process since this inflation rate was released.
But you're right, I think things like insurance are just
baked in there.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
Kate Acklin with this chair of Beef and Lamb, New Zealand,
that's enough about the on farm inflation. Hopefully that numbers.
I know you guys have got a big presence at
field Days and I think on Wednesdays show I'm going
to be chatting to one of your Do they still
call them iron maidens? Stacy Walker one of my favorite
rugby players. I call her a smiling assassin.
Speaker 6 (17:16):
Yeah, look, Stacey's so great. She's a brand ambattator for
beef and lamb. We don't call them iron maidens anymore.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
But is that politically incorrect now, Kate?
Speaker 6 (17:25):
Oh sure, maybe we don't have as many of them,
so it's only one maiden. But look at what it
is is just sharing that really positive message about the
role that red meat plays and a healthy, nutritious start,
particularly for active people. So it will be at Field
Days along with Beef and Landlink, the domestic marketing arm
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of our organization, so we'll be there. We'll have the
on farm team showcasing a lot of the stuff and
the resources that we have available to farmers behind the
farm gate and you'll be able to order some of
those resources and chat some of the stuff there, and
then we'll have a bunch of Olympians and we'll have
an Olympian cycle challenge. So lots going on in the
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main pavilion at Field Days.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
A final comment, you're farming at Mount Summrs in Canterbury
there up the road awe Bit and North Canterbury. It's
very very dire. In fact, it's still very dry up
the east coast of the South Island. In the lower
east coast of the North Island. Historically where does it sit, Kate.
Speaker 6 (18:26):
Look Historically they would be getting some decent moisture now
and still have a little warmth for some gross to happen.
So it is incredibly dry up there and it is
a real real worry.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
Hey Kate Aclan, thanks very much for your time. I'm
looking forward to meeting you at Field Days.
Speaker 6 (18:42):
Fantastic Thanks Jamie.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
Twenty nine away from one. Thank you, Kate. I'm looking
forward to meeting Kate at field Days. Chatted to her
for the best part of a year since she's been
the chair of Beef and Lamb New Zealand, never met
a face to face. That's one of the great things
about Field Days networking. We're going to take a on
the other side of it. Rowena Duncan. Yes, she's making
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a way to field Days tomorrow. We'll catch up with
row for the latest and rural news. Any McDonald's doing
a sterling job, as you'd expect from a highly paid
producer like him, of course, the producer of Jason Pine's
Weekend Sport. He's pushing the buttons for me today in Auckland.
He'll have sport before the end of the hour. We're
going to chat to Luke Chandler and Australia and Schinello
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Sullivan at Saint Batham's all on the country. Twenty four
away from one. You're with the Country, Rowena Duncan these
days domicil sort of an Auckland good a row How
are you hi, Jamie good? Thanks well, I'm looking forward
to seeing you and the rest of the team at
field days tomorrow. In the meantime, we've got to get
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through a couple of shows on in the fish bowl,
you know where I am Rowena and I got I
got an email from Tom O'Sullivan who's a real advocate
for wall and he's already plugging the fact that because
we're doing up our studios we need to use wall
insulation for soundproof and good on your Tom, never never
let a chance go by. Here's the latest and rural news.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
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Speaker 7 (20:20):
In rural news, New Zealand ky Refrint Growers have produced
a record breaking crop. A record one hundred and ninety
three million trades have been submitted each train with around
thirty pieces of ken we fruit. It follows last year's
disappointing crop at one hundred and thirty three million, so
that's one ninety three plays one thirty three million trays
exported and of course obviously we saw more than a
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million trays destroyed early in the season as well. Our
New Zealand key Refrint Growers Incorporated CEO Colin Bond says
where the plays a huge role and it's been a
fantastic growing season and just speaking of Wall, the Canterbury
Shares and New Zealand Corridale Sharing and Wool Handling Championships
will go ahead in November, despite the Canterbury am Pank
Society's decision to cancel the New Zealand Agricultural Show. New
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Shears Committee chairman Jonathan carden Holdstock confirmed the championships with
take place November fourteen and fifteen, the Thursday and Friday
of the traditional show week. It'll be the fifty seventh
Canterbury Shares and the decision means fifty nine shows will
be held in the twenty twenty four to twenty five
Sharing Sports New Zealand season. That is your real news
hes Andy McDonald's.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
Sport Sport with AFCO. Visit them online at AFCO, dot
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Speaker 8 (21:31):
Yes, thanks broh. The Warriors are polased to come up
trumps on the NRL League's second four A to start
the season in Las Vegas. They're in line to join
the Panthers, Sharks and Raiders for an opening round doubleheader
at the Gambling Resort Scotti. Scheffer has clinched a fifth
PGA Tour win an eight starts to underline his status
as the world's best golfer. He closed with a two
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over seventy four to finish eight under at the Memorial
Tournament in Ohio, hosted at the Jack Nicholas designed Miwa
Field Village and former All Black Ralph Colton has died
aged eighty seven. The winger played fifty matches for New Zealand,
including sixteen tests. He was also a Mulber selector when
they nabbed the Ranfully Shield off Canterbury in nineteen seventy three.
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That is Sport Jamie.
Speaker 3 (22:15):
He had in Ralph Corton near Rest in Peace, a
member of that marvelous nineteen sixty three sixty four All
Black touring side to Britain and France. They were away,
They played thirty six matches. They were away for about
three or four months. Not many of them left at
all now, So rest in Peace. Ralph Corton. Up next,
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Luke Chandler out of Australia. Two sleeps to go and
then we're off to Field Days broadcasting from the Brandt
site see thirty one Field Days not a mile away
from the village screen. Hey, looking forward to catching up
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with the BRANDT team at Field Days. In the meantime,
I thought I'd have a yarn to a bloke about
green tractors because he knows a wee bit about green
tractors because he's the managing director Australia New Zealand for
John Dare. His name is Luke Chandler. And Luke. When
I heard your name and they said I was going
to have a wee chat to you today, I thought,
where have I heard that name before? And it comes
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to pass that you and I have chatted on the
show about ten or a dozen years ago. Good afternoon, Yes.
Speaker 9 (23:25):
We have Jamie yeh no, great to be back. Have
had a lot of experience across agriculture in Australia and
New Zealand and looking forward to the chat today and
obviously we're really excited that brand and our John d
team are able to participate in the Field Days later
this week.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
So in a past life when we last caught up,
you were working for a Rabobank. You're effectively are Luke
Chandler and economists by trade.
Speaker 9 (23:51):
I am Jamie. Yeah, I had ten years with Rabobank,
in Australia and also are in Europe and probably talk
to you about dairy prices and all those sorts of
things when I was in that role and then had
a number of years with John Deere at our headquarters
in Molein in Illinois as the global chief Economists with
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John Deere and been lucky enough to be back representing
John Deere in the Australian New Zealand region for the last.
Speaker 5 (24:19):
Couple of years.
Speaker 3 (24:20):
Luke, I'm hoping to take a group of farmers over
to Illinois to your HQ and Mowlen and I think
twenty twenty six of I'm still hanging about and we're
going to go and do the Calgary Stampede. But most
importantly for me, we're going to try and coincide it
with the John Deere Classic, the golf tournament, the PGA.
You've played in the pro am there I.
Speaker 9 (24:41):
Have, yes, you know, it's an exciting time a year
in the Quad Cities over there with the John d
Classic on and all of the pros that come to
town and concerts around the area and those sorts of things,
and a number of customers and dealers that we bring
into the city to help cele with us, so that'll
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be a fantastic event. And certainly July is a better
time to be in Moloin than January because the winters
can be pretty pretty brutal over there, so I'm sure
it'll be a great trip for there.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
Let's have a look at the state of global agriculture,
because you're well placed to comment on this. Are American
farmers doing better than Australasian farmers at the moment? And
the reason I ask that, for instance, when it comes
to beef, they're getting record beef prices over there.
Speaker 9 (25:28):
Yeah. Look, I think obviously the last couple of years,
we've been through the COVID economy and demand for almost
all agricultural commodities has been extremely high. It's been a
peak demand period for almost everything, whether it's be a tractor,
a boat, a caravan. We've then come out of that
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and had a lot of inflationary pressure, the central banks
around the world aggressively hiking rates, and now we're starting
to really see some of the the impacts of those
hire interest rates. So we are starting to see a
slow down across a number of markets. Just last week,
I think it was the Central Bank of Canada the
(26:12):
first major central bank to actually reduce rates. So I
think from a from a broader macro environment, we have
started to really see a slowing in demand and that's
that's across the across the globe. We've also seen you
know a number of geopolitical tensions, whether it be in Russia,
(26:33):
Ukraine or in the Middle East as well, which is
adding to that uncertainty. And then later in the year
we've we've obviously got some elections in the US. So
it's a pretty interesting time from a from a macro
point of view in terms of what that means for
for for farmers and for agriculture. We have seen you know,
broadly a softening in commodity prices, demand a little bit
(26:56):
weaker and uh and some pressure on it costs around
the world as well. So certainly a more challenging economic
period for farmers than where we were a.
Speaker 2 (27:08):
Couple of years ago.
Speaker 3 (27:09):
I know, just finally you were hoping to make it
over to field days across the Tasman you can't make it, unfortunately,
but the brand team have put a huge investment into
field days, so it'll be interesting to see how many
green track does they move.
Speaker 9 (27:24):
Yeah, look, it's a big event for our brand team.
There will be a number of our John d leaders
over there as well, which we're excited about. I think
Brand even have some of their leaders coming out from Canada,
so we know it's a really important event for New
Zealand agriculture and our teams and the brand team really
excited to be able to be there to talk to
(27:46):
customers and talk about some of our new products, new
technologies that are really exciting, but also here feedback from
customers around you know, what we're doing well and what.
Speaker 4 (27:57):
We can improve on.
Speaker 9 (27:58):
So you know, those events are just a really important
time for the industry to come together. We know, you know,
some of the commodity price cycle in New Zealand has
been challenging of late, and these events are really important
to bring everyone together and you know hear about the
latest and greatest, but also just as an opportunity to
(28:19):
spend some time together.
Speaker 3 (28:20):
Well, Luke Chandler, it's been great to spend some time
together with you after all those years way back in
your rabobank days. Thanks for your time and I look
forward to broadcasting. We'll be at Site C thirty one
at Field Days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with the brand team.
Thanks for your time.
Speaker 9 (28:38):
Thanks Jamie, have a great Field Days and I'm sure
you'll be well hosted of the brand temps there.
Speaker 3 (28:45):
Indeed we will. It is nine or no make cunting
can tell the time and the fish bowl it is
eleven away from one. Broadcasting from the branch site Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Come along and say hello. I'm sure
we'll have some gover of some description.
Speaker 4 (29:01):
To give you.
Speaker 3 (29:02):
That's what Field Days is all about. We're going to
take a break on the other side of it. Chanello's
Sullivan she was the founder of that farming Mum's end
zed Facebook page. These days she's the communications director for
the e Tepoo Agri Summit which is happening next week
in Pami North. Chanell O'Sullivan and Rowena Duncan to wrap
(29:23):
the country. Tis the season four farming events. Of course,
what have we got two sleeps to go and then
we're off to Field Days looking forward to broadcasting from
there Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and then next week it's
off to Pami North for the air Tippoo Agri Summit.
(29:46):
The person who is the director of communications well known
to our listeners. She was the originally the founder of
farming mums end zed facebook page based out of Beautiful
Saint Bathan's and Central Otago schanell O'Sullivan And now you're
like me, you're never at home.
Speaker 2 (30:02):
Yeah, yeah, I'm a little bit more attached to the
land these days. I'm a bit sad when I leave
now because you've got so much to do. But no,
it's nice to be able to stick around the country
as well.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
Well. I was at your conference last year in christ
Church and you had a glittering array of speakers and
I'm looking through some of the names again this year
and you've done well.
Speaker 2 (30:23):
Yeah, it's an absolutely fantastic line up. Many of them
have seen personally myself before and I loved and heats
a new one which is very exciting.
Speaker 3 (30:33):
Well. Wayne Langford, the old yolo you only live once,
President of Federated Farms. He would turn up to the
opening of an envelope. But he's just the go to
guy for conferences because that man has boundless energy.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
He does and he brings it with him and performs
everywhere he goes. I actually the first time I ever
met Wayne was at the twenty nineteen to at the
conference at the VIP event before beforehand. So yeah, it
actually links us through that and he's been going ever since.
I think.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
Well, the guy I met at last year's at TEPOO
conference was Mike Casey. He's the carbon zero cherry grower
out of Cromwell There. Gee, he's a smart character, a
smart dude.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Yeah, he's going to be coming along and presenting on
the new report that's going around how they electrify farms
and looking at the lowest hanging fruit local to me
and yet doing fantastic work. And there is so much
more that him and his wider team are working on.
It's going to be exciting to see where they take
it and how what this report summarized.
Speaker 3 (31:37):
As in his speak, You've got a couple of women
who I admire greatly, Dame Farah Palmer or Farah Palmer wonderful.
Dad's listening. I think he listens into the show. And
MAVs Mullins Mavos is an absolute legend in New Zealand
agribusiness and sharing for that matter.
Speaker 2 (31:54):
Yes, yes she is. She is fantastic, both of them.
I've just been going through their bios and putting them
up on a website we can find whoeverone is and
what they do. And yeah, having been familiar, I just
love the the just the depth and how many things
that they've been involved with over the years. It's mind flying.
It's such a incredible woman.
Speaker 3 (32:13):
Now the one man who will obviously be doubling up
over the two big events we're talking about over the
next two weeks field Days and the Etepu Agri summit
as en Proud, but I'll be speaking to him, I
think on Thursday at field Day's KPMG. Always good value.
And then the other name I picked out of your
speaking roster, shanell O'Sullivan, was Ben Perua, This young guy
(32:38):
who has a wonderful story to tell. We had him
on the show a couple of weeks ago and the
feedback we got was unbelievable. Here's a man who was
raised on the wrong side of the tracks, got into
all sorts of trouble and has turned his life around.
Inspirational story.
Speaker 2 (32:55):
Yeah. Actually, you know how I heard of him is
because my husband was listening to the Country and he
sends me the podcast recording so I could listen to it.
And yes, fantastic, fantastic human being. Cannot wait to hear
more from him and what he's doing and is what
his aspirations are absolute game changing.
Speaker 3 (33:12):
So where and when for the E Tippoo Agri Summit Chanel.
Speaker 2 (33:17):
So this is happening Tuesday and Wednesday next week, so
the eighteenth and nineteenth of June and Parmerston North for
the first time, which will be fantastic. We're not too
far out off sailing out. But we've just launched our
justin Time tickets today and for country listeners we have
a ten percent off code which is just the country
(33:37):
all together upper case into our website and that will
get you a cheeky little discount.
Speaker 3 (33:43):
What is the website?
Speaker 2 (33:45):
The website is let me get this completely perfectly right,
E Tipper e Tipu dot Boma dot Global and that'll
take you to everything you need to say, as well
as the program for the two days coming up.
Speaker 3 (33:59):
You're a very busy one. Are you going to field days?
I dare say you won't have time.
Speaker 2 (34:04):
I am not going to field days. No, I haven't
been in years, not to not to the big one anyway,
but it's on the plan Sunday. I want I want
to go when I have a loaded credit card. I
want to go when I can go and buy, not
just window.
Speaker 3 (34:17):
Shot, go with a loaded gun. A Shanello Sullivan. Always
good to catch up with you. You keep up the
good work and joy farming and the at some bathams
in central Otago. There and if you don't get to
Field Days you can hear all about it on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday on the country. Good luck for your
event next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (34:36):
Amazing, Thank you so much, shemy.
Speaker 3 (34:38):
Thank you Chanelle that wraps the country. Rowena Duncan. I
thought you were going down to Field Days tomorrow, but
I hear you're heading down the Savo.
Speaker 7 (34:46):
Heading down the Savo yep, trying to beat the traffic.
Jamie tomorrow. Everyone's heading down ahead of the big event,
looking forward to it. Four massive days for the tron.
Speaker 3 (34:56):
Are you wearing your Auckland Towny red vans?
Speaker 7 (34:58):
Well, I forgot them, someone said the small when I
got to work, if you packed your red bands? I said,
I finally unpacked them from Dunedin yesterday. Forgot to throw
them in the car. So I'm shooting via home to
grab my red bands.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
All right, Well, thank you very much for helping out
today I'll catch you later on tomorrow night in the
tron and you will catch us again from the fish
bowl here in Dunedin. I need danger money for this work.
Today it's been very fraud it's been very tense and trying.
Speaker 1 (35:26):
We'll be tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (35:28):
Yeah, we'll be back tomorrow. Take care.
Speaker 1 (35:31):
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Speaker 2 (00:13):
Did you burn that?
Speaker 1 (00:21):
But you've burn that slay, You're going to burn this
down house down.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Gooday, New Zealand. Welcome to the Country. Coming to you
today from a fishbowl. It's an inside joke. We're getting
our studios done up in Auckland, so and Donedan. Should
I say where we're based, please to say I'm heading
to Hamilton for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the field days.
I'll be away from the technical mayhem anyhow. We're going
(00:51):
to get there one way or t'other. Today, Hey, thank
you to Andy McDonald who's paneling for me out of
Auckland today. Rowena Duncan's up there. She's made her way
to field days tomorrow. We'll be there. As I said, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday on the show today. It's very important
weather week, not only for field days but for farmers. Obviously,
we've got a lot happening out there, including some cold
(01:15):
weather coming our way. We'll see if we can get
some rain for the dry regions. With Phil Duncan out
of weather Watch talking about the dry regions. Jeremy Rook's
our guy and well he's a hobby lifestyle farmer in
Canterbury these days, but he took a weekend tickie tour
around North Canterbury. Sent me some pictures, not flash at all.
It looks like a lunar landscape. We're going to get
(01:36):
Jeremy's take on that. Kate Ackland, chair of Beef and
Lamb New Zealand, some good news on the farming front
on farm inflation has dropped down from record highs last year.
We'll talk to Kate about that. Luke Chandler, I'm going
to chat to him. He knows a thing or two
about green tractors. He's the MD Managing Director of Australia
New Zealand for John Dare. I think we used to
(01:58):
chat on a past life and another capacity. And chanell
O'Sullivan is the communications director for the ear Tipo Agri Summit.
It's all happening at Field Days at Mystery Creek obviously
this week. Next week Palm North for the tip of
Agri Summit. More about that later in the hour, but
up there we're going to kick it off should I say,
with Phil Duncan from weare the watch Fell a very
(02:19):
important week, do we need to bring our gun boots
to Mystery Creek?
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Now? I don't think you need to these days because
it's all sealed, isn't it? A lot of it. It's
not like it was back in the late nineties. But
it's certainly going to be a little wet on Thursday night.
Got a cold front moving through and so that'll dump
some rain and clear up gradually slowly on Friday. That's
really the only blemish at this stage. Most of the
field day's event doesn't look too bad, with a lot
(02:44):
of dry weather hopefully in the forecast.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Oh, I am pleased to hear that. And as you
quite rightly point out, the only place you'll get mud
on your boots or your shoes at field days these
days is in the car park anyhow. So yeah, that
doesn't sound too bad. We have got some I guess
winter weather coming our way, surprise, surprise, for the middle
of June. Later this week.
Speaker 4 (03:07):
Yeah, there's a there's a very large low pressure zone.
It's going to cover most of the Tasman Sea and
so that's a big system. But that doesn't always mean aggressive,
and in fact, the larger these loads get kind of
the lazier they become. And so a few days ago
we were looking at all sorts of severe weather risks.
Doesn't look quite so bad now. It's still going to
(03:27):
be cold and wintry, but this system, by the end
of the week, some of the rain coming into Dunedin
and Otago Southland is actually coming from an airflow coming
out of Tonga, so it's not exactly from Antarctica, it's
the wrong way. So high pressure zone is actually going
to drop south of New Zealand and kind of cut
off any major Antarctic blast and send it more off
(03:49):
towards Australia. So we've got, yes, the risk of severe weather,
but it looks more like a rain event, which I
think is not a bad thing. And if it can
come with some warm air with it as well, at
least of the top of the South Island and the
North Island, that's another bonus that we've got. At least
towards the end of the week.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
We're going to be chatting to Jeremy Rooks very shortly
about the situation in North Canterbury. And as I said
at the top of the show the east coast of
the South Island. Literally the whole thing, certainly from Dunedin
upwards is pretty dry. And then we'd look at the
lower east coast of the North Island talking to Shane
mcmanaway last week, still dry and the likes of the
(04:28):
Waira Rapa region. Is there any good news on the
way for those people.
Speaker 4 (04:33):
There's a little bit, you know, these big systems coming through.
There was rain over the weekend at the top of
the South Island, and then this week we're still not
one hundred percent sure about how the rain is exactly
going to fall, because it all does depend on the airflow.
So it looks like Otago will get some rain, but
there's still a chance that if this logos even a
little bit further north by one hundred ks or so,
(04:55):
that could then push more rain into Canterbury. So it's
not a bad forecast. It's messy. It means that it's
kind of like a kid trying to color in a
picture and you're sort of not doing it properly. You're
going over the lanes, and that's sort of what New
Zealand's getting.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
At the moment.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
There's rain falling around us. The different airflows are bringing
it into different regions, but it's not hitting everyone at
the same time with a big wet day. And so
to answer your question, there is some rain coming across Canterbris.
Various parts will get more, others will get less. It's
a messy forecast, but there is rain in the forecast
and so that's a positive. That's a silver lining that
(05:31):
I see at the moment.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Well, let's hope some of the dry regions get it.
Feel done and thank you very much for your time.
It is thirdey and after twelve year With the Country
brought to you by Brant will be broadcasting from the
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Keep it tuned to us here at the Country Up.
(05:54):
After the break, we are going to Canterbury. Jeremy Rook
spent the weekend north Canterbury. He sent me some pictures.
It's not flash. We'll update the very very dry situation
in there next on the Country.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Ex Fun.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Seventeen. After twelve you're with the Country brought to you
by Brandt catching up with Luke Chandler Abo. But later
in the air. He's South. Actually, I wondered where I'd
heard that name before, and I finally figured it out.
He sounds like an American soap opera sort of guy,
but he's not a very interesting background. Looking forward to
(06:36):
chatting to Luke Kate Ackland coming up from Beef and Lamb,
New Zealand of course with Brandt will be at field
Days before. I forget the field Day's ticket winners for
the two family passes that we handed out on Friday,
Robbie Robinson and Hamilton and Yarna or Janna Vales from Tiaraha.
That's Phil duncan Territory or his mum and dad still
(06:58):
lived there. Jeremy Rooks is a Canterbury well what do
I call them these days? A lifestyle farmer, Jeremy. Because
you didn't have a rugby team to support over the weekend,
namely the Crusaders who were gone, you went on a
bit of a road tour around North Canterbury, your old
stomping ground, and you sent me back. You were kind
enough to send me back some picks. It's looking like
(07:20):
a lunar landscape.
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Yeah, it's pretty grim up there. Jamie. Mary and I
went up to see her cousin at Layt's up at
Mount Helton, and we drove up the back of Amberley
round through the back of Heart and then it's pretty
grim up there. I can tell you. It's just a
it's great, it's terrible.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
You've loved most sorry, you've loved most of your life
in Canterbury. Put this into some sort of historic perspective.
Speaker 5 (07:44):
For me, Well, it's hard because it's just another one basically.
I mean, I was a shepherd in eighty eight. That
was a really bad drought. We fed out till October,
and then ninety two was bad. We had the snow
as well as the drought, and then there was ninety
seven ninety eight, then there was two thousand and one,
then there was seven h eight and then we're away
for the bad one a few years ago. But it's
(08:07):
just another bad one. But this one's really bad because
there just hasn't been any sort of miracle range to
get crops going, so there's a lot of crops are
barely struck or there's basically nothing there. So it's pretty grim.
I mean, I think said he'd add seventy mills for
the year, which is you know, that's pretty meager offerings.
(08:27):
Really it is grim and there's a lot of tough
decisions having to be made out there, but you've got
to make them.
Speaker 3 (08:33):
So what are those decisions that you can make. I
know people say make decisions early, quit stock early, but
there hasn't been great demand in some places for store stock.
The markets aren't that flash. Sometimes even space can be
an issue. So what are these farmers having to do?
Because like buying grazing or bringing in feed, both of
(08:54):
them are expense so very expensive.
Speaker 5 (08:57):
We just got to make a decision, Jamie. I mean,
there's a lot of capital stock hole it's being killed
or sold store at the moment, which is a good movie.
You've just got to make a decision, like you either
go right, I'm going to spend fifty grand on bailage
and balley or whatever, or I'm going to get rid
of stock. I mean, I mean, you just have to
be very black and white about it. I mean, it's
(09:17):
it's always sad to get rid of capital stock. But
it's already sad till the back door of the truck
shuts and they drive out the drive and then you've
got a bit of money to help you get through.
I mean, you've just got to you know, it's happened
before and they're in it again now and it's just
you know, it's hard, but you just got to do it.
I mean, that's just farming, you know. Unfortunately.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Yeah, one of the big issues that you've alluded to
is if we get a major weather event, like a
major snow event, you need you need the feed supplies
or resources to get you through that, and that could
really be an issue.
Speaker 5 (09:52):
Yeah, of course, but I mean there's nothing you can
do about that. You've just got to hopefully if something
like that comes, the forecasters get it right for a
change and w you know, and people just can move
stock down. But yeah, I mean it's just going to
be a long tough winter and say it's happened again,
and for a lot of guys it should be muscle
memory now really, but because things are so financially stretched,
(10:13):
guys have been a little bit slow to react. I
think this year would be a fair comment. It's not
a criticism, but it's just I think you just go
not again, surely not and surely it's going to rain.
And then when stock, as you said, it aren't worth much.
It kind of makes that decision a bit harder, people
get a bit of mental or inertia, but you know
there's always a way through, you know, and it will
(10:35):
rain at some point. So I just got to guts
it out and make good decisions. And as I learned,
you've got to get on with your back manager when
things are tough, because if you don't, you know, it
can lead to further trouble down the track.
Speaker 3 (10:48):
On a light to note, because your rugby team is
nowhere to be seen in the Super Rugby playoffs, who
are you supporting now, Jeremy the Warriors? You I know
that you privately, and I'm no no, I know, I
know that you privately, and I'm just going to make
it public. Have real concerns about the state of our
national game. Warriors are going to sell out again against
(11:08):
the Melbourne Storm this weekend. What are they doing right
that rugby is doing wrong? Although to be fair to Rugby,
I think there's been somewhat of a renewed interest in
Super Rugby, certainly when we get to the playoffs, I
must admit myself, I'm not interested in Super Rugby in
February or March.
Speaker 6 (11:26):
No.
Speaker 5 (11:26):
Well, I mean, look, I watched I watched the orishin
the other night, and I love the Warriors. I've always
been a closet Warriors fan through sick and tin. But
the problem with rugby is that the ball was not
in motion enough. Like I watched it halftime. I whipped
over from the Warriors to watch the Blues drew again,
and in the seven minutes I watched, I reckon there
(11:47):
was like two minutes of play, whereas the ball and
league is just just always in motion. And you look
at those wonderful old videos of rugby back in the
day when wet around with scrums and there was lucky
and the game was faster, I mean good, a good
game a Sibert of rugby and all back run is amazing.
But you know, you Lee just got it right because
the bull was in motion, you know. And obviously you've
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got some fantastic guys like Del and Tini's a lesliak.
I mean, I haven't got a job at the moment.
I wouldn't mind being his hairdresser.
Speaker 3 (12:18):
Well you you probably had one of those in the eighties,
A mullet like that. He's glorious, isn't he.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
Oh, I imagine the amount of sun silk and blow
drying and that goes into that wonderful day. It's an
absolute sensation, all right.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Jeremy Rooks, thank you very much for your time. And
I hope and there is some I guess hope out
there on the horizon for some of those farmers in
the dry regions. Phil Duncan was talking about the prospect
of maybe some rain out of this week's events. Let's hope.
So hey, thanks for your time, Jeremy. Thanks for those pictures.
We might just even chuck them up on our website
because they're a bit they're a bit sobering. It's very
(12:53):
very dry. Thanks for your time. Okay, thanks, but there
we go, Jeremy Rooks out of Canterbury. There it is
twenty four after twelve year. With the country up next,
we're going to have a look at we're going down country,
just to weave it from where Jeremy is. Kate Ackland
Mount somers Shelby at Field Days, no doubt. She's the
chair of Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Some I guess
(13:15):
better news coming out on the on farm inflation front.
It was something like sixteen percent last year. It's dropped
way down this year. But in saying that I do
need to temper that by saying, of course this year's
inflation rate is based on last year's and that inflation
number is baked into the system. We'll crunch the numbers
(13:35):
on those before the end of the hour. Luke Chandler
out of Australia, the New Zealand Australia Managing Director for
John dare Shonello Sullivan. We'll talk to us about the
e Tepu Agri summit happening in Palmi North next week.
I think it's Tuesday and Wednesday. Rowena Duncan and Andy
(13:56):
McDonald the dynamic duo out of Auckland with the Rural News,
Andy with the Sports News. All to come on the Country,
brought to you by Brandt. Kate Ackland is the chair
of Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Looking forward to catching
up with her at Field Days. But I thought we
(14:17):
would catch up on a good story. Well, I think
it's a good news story on farm inflation. Kate is
down for sheep and beef farmers. It's down to two
point eight percent and that's a far cry from last
year when it was sitting at sixteen point three percent.
That's the good news, I guess the bad news is
some of that inflation is baked into the system already.
(14:38):
Good afternoon, Good.
Speaker 6 (14:40):
Afternoon, Jamie. Look, thanks for having me, and fiercely congratulations
on your recent honor. That's very well deserved.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Well, thank you very much.
Speaker 5 (14:47):
Kate.
Speaker 3 (14:47):
I'll give you half an hour to stop that flattery. Now,
I'm just joking. Talk to me about inflation, because it's
been a killer.
Speaker 6 (14:54):
Oh look, it has been a killer, and it is
really positive that it's trending downwards and it sort of
appears to have stabilized, but the reality is it is
still incredibly tough on farm Over the past three years,
sevenb farmers have seen a thirty two percent increase in
on farm costs and that's sixteen point three percent that
you mentioned for last year. That was the highest on
farm inflation rate was seen since the early eighties.
Speaker 3 (15:16):
No surprise that intrast rates was the major contributor coming
in at what let me have a lock twelve twelve
percent and we've got insurance. Is there any measure on
rates because the local body authorities, the local council seemed
to be having happy hour on farmers.
Speaker 6 (15:35):
Yeah, it is a concern look, rates increased just under
six percent last year. I think it was five point
seven percent, So most of those rates increases that farmers
already pushing back on at the moment, they haven't happened yet,
so that is something that could play into this coming
year's inflation figures.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
I think the interest rates at twelve percent, as we said,
the biggest contributor to on farm inflation. I think we're
through the worst of that. Hopefully in the next twelve
months we'll see some relief there.
Speaker 6 (16:04):
Well, I desperately hope through the worst of that. I mean,
any any relief in that space will be a relief
for a lot of us. So he's hopefully you're right.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
And insurance costs, it seems like cyclone, Gabrielle keeps on
it's the gift that keeps on giving here in New Zealand,
and we're seeing more and more of global events and
insurance is just something, whether we like it or not,
that's just going to be more expensive in the future.
In fact, I think a lot I know a lot
of farmers Kate, who for instance, aren't ensuring things like
(16:33):
hay barns anymore.
Speaker 6 (16:36):
Right, Yeah, Well, but I mean the three key areas
were interest, insurance and animal health, and fertilizer was the
other one that featured in there is contributing to that inflation,
So I mean the positive. We've seen a bit of
a softening the fertilizer process since this inflation rate was released.
But you're right, I think things like insurance are just
baked in there.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
Kate Acklin with this chair of Beef and Lamb, New Zealand,
that's enough about the on farm inflation. Hopefully that numbers.
I know you guys have got a big presence at
field Days and I think on Wednesdays show I'm going
to be chatting to one of your Do they still
call them iron maidens? Stacy Walker one of my favorite
rugby players. I call her a smiling assassin.
Speaker 6 (17:16):
Yeah, look, Stacey's so great. She's a brand ambattator for
beef and lamb. We don't call them iron maidens anymore.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
But is that politically incorrect now, Kate?
Speaker 6 (17:25):
Oh sure, maybe we don't have as many of them,
so it's only one maiden. But look at what it
is is just sharing that really positive message about the
role that red meat plays and a healthy, nutritious start,
particularly for active people. So it will be at Field
Days along with Beef and Landlink, the domestic marketing arm
(17:46):
of our organization, so we'll be there. We'll have the
on farm team showcasing a lot of the stuff and
the resources that we have available to farmers behind the
farm gate and you'll be able to order some of
those resources and chat some of the stuff there, and
then we'll have a bunch of Olympians and we'll have
an Olympian cycle challenge. So lots going on in the
(18:06):
main pavilion at Field Days.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
A final comment, you're farming at Mount Summrs in Canterbury
there up the road awe Bit and North Canterbury. It's
very very dire. In fact, it's still very dry up
the east coast of the South Island. In the lower
east coast of the North Island. Historically where does it sit, Kate.
Speaker 6 (18:26):
Look Historically they would be getting some decent moisture now
and still have a little warmth for some gross to happen.
So it is incredibly dry up there and it is
a real real worry.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
Hey Kate Aclan, thanks very much for your time. I'm
looking forward to meeting you at Field Days.
Speaker 6 (18:42):
Fantastic Thanks Jamie.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
Twenty nine away from one. Thank you, Kate. I'm looking
forward to meeting Kate at field Days. Chatted to her
for the best part of a year since she's been
the chair of Beef and Lamb New Zealand, never met
a face to face. That's one of the great things
about Field Days networking. We're going to take a on
the other side of it. Rowena Duncan. Yes, she's making
(19:04):
a way to field Days tomorrow. We'll catch up with
row for the latest and rural news. Any McDonald's doing
a sterling job, as you'd expect from a highly paid
producer like him, of course, the producer of Jason Pine's
Weekend Sport. He's pushing the buttons for me today in Auckland.
He'll have sport before the end of the hour. We're
going to chat to Luke Chandler and Australia and Schinello
(19:27):
Sullivan at Saint Batham's all on the country. Twenty four
away from one. You're with the Country, Rowena Duncan these
days domicil sort of an Auckland good a row How
are you hi, Jamie good? Thanks well, I'm looking forward
to seeing you and the rest of the team at
field days tomorrow. In the meantime, we've got to get
(19:49):
through a couple of shows on in the fish bowl,
you know where I am Rowena and I got I
got an email from Tom O'Sullivan who's a real advocate
for wall and he's already plugging the fact that because
we're doing up our studios we need to use wall
insulation for soundproof and good on your Tom, never never
let a chance go by. Here's the latest and rural news.
Speaker 1 (20:11):
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Speaker 7 (20:20):
In rural news, New Zealand ky Refrint Growers have produced
a record breaking crop. A record one hundred and ninety
three million trades have been submitted each train with around
thirty pieces of ken we fruit. It follows last year's
disappointing crop at one hundred and thirty three million, so
that's one ninety three plays one thirty three million trays
exported and of course obviously we saw more than a
(20:41):
million trays destroyed early in the season as well. Our
New Zealand key Refrint Growers Incorporated CEO Colin Bond says
where the plays a huge role and it's been a
fantastic growing season and just speaking of Wall, the Canterbury
Shares and New Zealand Corridale Sharing and Wool Handling Championships
will go ahead in November, despite the Canterbury am Pank
Society's decision to cancel the New Zealand Agricultural Show. New
(21:04):
Shears Committee chairman Jonathan carden Holdstock confirmed the championships with
take place November fourteen and fifteen, the Thursday and Friday
of the traditional show week. It'll be the fifty seventh
Canterbury Shares and the decision means fifty nine shows will
be held in the twenty twenty four to twenty five
Sharing Sports New Zealand season. That is your real news
hes Andy McDonald's.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
Sport Sport with AFCO. Visit them online at AFCO, dot
co dot NZED.
Speaker 8 (21:31):
Yes, thanks broh. The Warriors are polased to come up
trumps on the NRL League's second four A to start
the season in Las Vegas. They're in line to join
the Panthers, Sharks and Raiders for an opening round doubleheader
at the Gambling Resort Scotti. Scheffer has clinched a fifth
PGA Tour win an eight starts to underline his status
as the world's best golfer. He closed with a two
(21:52):
over seventy four to finish eight under at the Memorial
Tournament in Ohio, hosted at the Jack Nicholas designed Miwa
Field Village and former All Black Ralph Colton has died
aged eighty seven. The winger played fifty matches for New Zealand,
including sixteen tests. He was also a Mulber selector when
they nabbed the Ranfully Shield off Canterbury in nineteen seventy three.
(22:14):
That is Sport Jamie.
Speaker 3 (22:15):
He had in Ralph Corton near Rest in Peace, a
member of that marvelous nineteen sixty three sixty four All
Black touring side to Britain and France. They were away,
They played thirty six matches. They were away for about
three or four months. Not many of them left at
all now, So rest in Peace. Ralph Corton. Up next,
(22:38):
Luke Chandler out of Australia. Two sleeps to go and
then we're off to Field Days broadcasting from the Brandt
site see thirty one Field Days not a mile away
from the village screen. Hey, looking forward to catching up
(22:59):
with the BRANDT team at Field Days. In the meantime,
I thought I'd have a yarn to a bloke about
green tractors because he knows a wee bit about green
tractors because he's the managing director Australia New Zealand for
John Dare. His name is Luke Chandler. And Luke. When
I heard your name and they said I was going
to have a wee chat to you today, I thought,
where have I heard that name before? And it comes
(23:20):
to pass that you and I have chatted on the
show about ten or a dozen years ago. Good afternoon, Yes.
Speaker 9 (23:25):
We have Jamie yeh no, great to be back. Have
had a lot of experience across agriculture in Australia and
New Zealand and looking forward to the chat today and
obviously we're really excited that brand and our John d
team are able to participate in the Field Days later
this week.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
So in a past life when we last caught up,
you were working for a Rabobank. You're effectively are Luke
Chandler and economists by trade.
Speaker 9 (23:51):
I am Jamie. Yeah, I had ten years with Rabobank,
in Australia and also are in Europe and probably talk
to you about dairy prices and all those sorts of
things when I was in that role and then had
a number of years with John Deere at our headquarters
in Molein in Illinois as the global chief Economists with
(24:13):
John Deere and been lucky enough to be back representing
John Deere in the Australian New Zealand region for the last.
Speaker 5 (24:19):
Couple of years.
Speaker 3 (24:20):
Luke, I'm hoping to take a group of farmers over
to Illinois to your HQ and Mowlen and I think
twenty twenty six of I'm still hanging about and we're
going to go and do the Calgary Stampede. But most
importantly for me, we're going to try and coincide it
with the John Deere Classic, the golf tournament, the PGA.
You've played in the pro am there I.
Speaker 9 (24:41):
Have, yes, you know, it's an exciting time a year
in the Quad Cities over there with the John d
Classic on and all of the pros that come to
town and concerts around the area and those sorts of things,
and a number of customers and dealers that we bring
into the city to help cele with us, so that'll
(25:01):
be a fantastic event. And certainly July is a better
time to be in Moloin than January because the winters
can be pretty pretty brutal over there, so I'm sure
it'll be a great trip for there.
Speaker 3 (25:13):
Let's have a look at the state of global agriculture,
because you're well placed to comment on this. Are American
farmers doing better than Australasian farmers at the moment? And
the reason I ask that, for instance, when it comes
to beef, they're getting record beef prices over there.
Speaker 9 (25:28):
Yeah. Look, I think obviously the last couple of years,
we've been through the COVID economy and demand for almost
all agricultural commodities has been extremely high. It's been a
peak demand period for almost everything, whether it's be a tractor,
a boat, a caravan. We've then come out of that
(25:50):
and had a lot of inflationary pressure, the central banks
around the world aggressively hiking rates, and now we're starting
to really see some of the the impacts of those
hire interest rates. So we are starting to see a
slow down across a number of markets. Just last week,
I think it was the Central Bank of Canada the
(26:12):
first major central bank to actually reduce rates. So I
think from a from a broader macro environment, we have
started to really see a slowing in demand and that's
that's across the across the globe. We've also seen you
know a number of geopolitical tensions, whether it be in Russia,
(26:33):
Ukraine or in the Middle East as well, which is
adding to that uncertainty. And then later in the year
we've we've obviously got some elections in the US. So
it's a pretty interesting time from a from a macro
point of view in terms of what that means for
for for farmers and for agriculture. We have seen you know,
broadly a softening in commodity prices, demand a little bit
(26:56):
weaker and uh and some pressure on it costs around
the world as well. So certainly a more challenging economic
period for farmers than where we were a.
Speaker 2 (27:08):
Couple of years ago.
Speaker 3 (27:09):
I know, just finally you were hoping to make it
over to field days across the Tasman you can't make it, unfortunately,
but the brand team have put a huge investment into
field days, so it'll be interesting to see how many
green track does they move.
Speaker 9 (27:24):
Yeah, look, it's a big event for our brand team.
There will be a number of our John d leaders
over there as well, which we're excited about. I think
Brand even have some of their leaders coming out from Canada,
so we know it's a really important event for New
Zealand agriculture and our teams and the brand team really
excited to be able to be there to talk to
(27:46):
customers and talk about some of our new products, new
technologies that are really exciting, but also here feedback from
customers around you know, what we're doing well and what.
Speaker 4 (27:57):
We can improve on.
Speaker 9 (27:58):
So you know, those events are just a really important
time for the industry to come together. We know, you know,
some of the commodity price cycle in New Zealand has
been challenging of late, and these events are really important
to bring everyone together and you know hear about the
latest and greatest, but also just as an opportunity to
(28:19):
spend some time together.
Speaker 3 (28:20):
Well, Luke Chandler, it's been great to spend some time
together with you after all those years way back in
your rabobank days. Thanks for your time and I look
forward to broadcasting. We'll be at Site C thirty one
at Field Days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with the brand team.
Thanks for your time.
Speaker 9 (28:38):
Thanks Jamie, have a great Field Days and I'm sure
you'll be well hosted of the brand temps there.
Speaker 3 (28:45):
Indeed we will. It is nine or no make cunting
can tell the time and the fish bowl it is
eleven away from one. Broadcasting from the branch site Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. Come along and say hello. I'm sure
we'll have some gover of some description.
Speaker 4 (29:01):
To give you.
Speaker 3 (29:02):
That's what Field Days is all about. We're going to
take a break on the other side of it. Chanello's
Sullivan she was the founder of that farming Mum's end
zed Facebook page. These days she's the communications director for
the e Tepoo Agri Summit which is happening next week
in Pami North. Chanell O'Sullivan and Rowena Duncan to wrap
(29:23):
the country. Tis the season four farming events. Of course,
what have we got two sleeps to go and then
we're off to Field Days looking forward to broadcasting from
there Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and then next week it's
off to Pami North for the air Tippoo Agri Summit.
(29:46):
The person who is the director of communications well known
to our listeners. She was the originally the founder of
farming mums end zed facebook page based out of Beautiful
Saint Bathan's and Central Otago schanell O'Sullivan And now you're
like me, you're never at home.
Speaker 2 (30:02):
Yeah, yeah, I'm a little bit more attached to the
land these days. I'm a bit sad when I leave
now because you've got so much to do. But no,
it's nice to be able to stick around the country
as well.
Speaker 3 (30:12):
Well. I was at your conference last year in christ
Church and you had a glittering array of speakers and
I'm looking through some of the names again this year
and you've done well.
Speaker 2 (30:23):
Yeah, it's an absolutely fantastic line up. Many of them
have seen personally myself before and I loved and heats
a new one which is very exciting.
Speaker 3 (30:33):
Well. Wayne Langford, the old yolo you only live once,
President of Federated Farms. He would turn up to the
opening of an envelope. But he's just the go to
guy for conferences because that man has boundless energy.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
He does and he brings it with him and performs
everywhere he goes. I actually the first time I ever
met Wayne was at the twenty nineteen to at the
conference at the VIP event before beforehand. So yeah, it
actually links us through that and he's been going ever since.
I think.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
Well, the guy I met at last year's at TEPOO
conference was Mike Casey. He's the carbon zero cherry grower
out of Cromwell There. Gee, he's a smart character, a
smart dude.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
Yeah, he's going to be coming along and presenting on
the new report that's going around how they electrify farms
and looking at the lowest hanging fruit local to me
and yet doing fantastic work. And there is so much
more that him and his wider team are working on.
It's going to be exciting to see where they take
it and how what this report summarized.
Speaker 3 (31:37):
As in his speak, You've got a couple of women
who I admire greatly, Dame Farah Palmer or Farah Palmer wonderful.
Dad's listening. I think he listens into the show. And
MAVs Mullins Mavos is an absolute legend in New Zealand
agribusiness and sharing for that matter.
Speaker 2 (31:54):
Yes, yes she is. She is fantastic, both of them.
I've just been going through their bios and putting them
up on a website we can find whoeverone is and
what they do. And yeah, having been familiar, I just
love the the just the depth and how many things
that they've been involved with over the years. It's mind flying.
It's such a incredible woman.
Speaker 3 (32:13):
Now the one man who will obviously be doubling up
over the two big events we're talking about over the
next two weeks field Days and the Etepu Agri summit
as en Proud, but I'll be speaking to him, I
think on Thursday at field Day's KPMG. Always good value.
And then the other name I picked out of your
speaking roster, shanell O'Sullivan, was Ben Perua, This young guy
(32:38):
who has a wonderful story to tell. We had him
on the show a couple of weeks ago and the
feedback we got was unbelievable. Here's a man who was
raised on the wrong side of the tracks, got into
all sorts of trouble and has turned his life around.
Inspirational story.
Speaker 2 (32:55):
Yeah. Actually, you know how I heard of him is
because my husband was listening to the Country and he
sends me the podcast recording so I could listen to it.
And yes, fantastic, fantastic human being. Cannot wait to hear
more from him and what he's doing and is what
his aspirations are absolute game changing.
Speaker 3 (33:12):
So where and when for the E Tippoo Agri Summit Chanel.
Speaker 2 (33:17):
So this is happening Tuesday and Wednesday next week, so
the eighteenth and nineteenth of June and Parmerston North for
the first time, which will be fantastic. We're not too
far out off sailing out. But we've just launched our
justin Time tickets today and for country listeners we have
a ten percent off code which is just the country
(33:37):
all together upper case into our website and that will
get you a cheeky little discount.
Speaker 3 (33:43):
What is the website?
Speaker 2 (33:45):
The website is let me get this completely perfectly right,
E Tipper e Tipu dot Boma dot Global and that'll
take you to everything you need to say, as well
as the program for the two days coming up.
Speaker 3 (33:59):
You're a very busy one. Are you going to field days?
I dare say you won't have time.
Speaker 2 (34:04):
I am not going to field days. No, I haven't
been in years, not to not to the big one anyway,
but it's on the plan Sunday. I want I want
to go when I have a loaded credit card. I
want to go when I can go and buy, not
just window.
Speaker 3 (34:17):
Shot, go with a loaded gun. A Shanello Sullivan. Always
good to catch up with you. You keep up the
good work and joy farming and the at some bathams
in central Otago. There and if you don't get to
Field Days you can hear all about it on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday on the country. Good luck for your
event next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (34:36):
Amazing, Thank you so much, shemy.
Speaker 3 (34:38):
Thank you Chanelle that wraps the country. Rowena Duncan. I
thought you were going down to Field Days tomorrow, but
I hear you're heading down the Savo.
Speaker 7 (34:46):
Heading down the Savo yep, trying to beat the traffic.
Jamie tomorrow. Everyone's heading down ahead of the big event,
looking forward to it. Four massive days for the tron.
Speaker 3 (34:56):
Are you wearing your Auckland Towny red vans?
Speaker 7 (34:58):
Well, I forgot them, someone said the small when I
got to work, if you packed your red bands? I said,
I finally unpacked them from Dunedin yesterday. Forgot to throw
them in the car. So I'm shooting via home to
grab my red bands.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
All right, Well, thank you very much for helping out
today I'll catch you later on tomorrow night in the
tron and you will catch us again from the fish
bowl here in Dunedin. I need danger money for this work.
Today it's been very fraud it's been very tense and trying.
Speaker 1 (35:26):
We'll be tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (35:28):
Yeah, we'll be back tomorrow. Take care.
Speaker 1 (35:31):
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