April 3, 2025 • 6 mins
Our upper North Island brother and sister farming panel discuss rainfall numbers and preview the last regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Farmer Panel, The Dungeon Zone Panel, Tim Paul, Tim Paul,
let's try Tim Dungeon and Emma Paul brother and sisters
consecutive young farmers of air and twenty twenty two and
twenty twenty three. For the purposes of the conversation today, guys,
we're going to start with you, being Upper North Island farmers.
Will start with you, Tim west Auckland there out at Mrraway.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
How much rain you, Jamie, good to be here. We've
heard about seventy meals mate, so it's been perfect. Yea
really welcome rain. It was very dry up here leading
up to this, so we're expecting some good grass growth
off the back of it and yeah, much needed, mate,
very good.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Is it a drought breaker?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I think it is.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
The problem is is that it seems to be in patches,
So just talking to a few other farmers around the district,
there's some pretty varying results and how much rain every
in his heads. I think we've gotten the better end
of it, so but everyone's got something, Jamie, that's the
main thing. And as long as we get those follow
up rains then yeah, I think it will be a
drought breaker.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Although one of my text is Northern king Country, South
Waikato has only got seven mills thus far. Hopefully that's changing.
We'll head a wee bit further south to Waikato. Emma, Emma, Paul.
I'm getting confused with your names. Emma. How are you
getting on rainfall wise? Because you've been incredibly dry.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Youday, Jamie. I hope his name's not Tim Paul. We've
got your problems on our hands. But no, we're going
good here in the Waikedo. We liven't had as much
as Tim. We're sort of only at the fifteen mill mark.
But it's very steady and very weaking rain coming down
at the moment, so we're hopeful that it's going to
keep increasing. And it was really really needed. A lot
(01:36):
of farmers in the district's head their grass sowing and
it was up but it was starting to struggle with
the lack of moisture. So this bit of follow up
rain will just be perfect for those little seedlings that
are just germinating.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
When you're not a dairy farmer, you're a vet have.
Many of the farmers in the Waikato region, of course,
our biggest dairying region, had to dry off.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Yep, there's been an influx at the clinics, and I
think the vets have been quite overwhelmed in the last
few weeks trying to get through our vms for farms
and prescribe their prescription dry cow and titzel and then
actually getting teams out onto farm. A lot of farmers
sort of took a segregated approach and did the like
cows first and sort of tried to hold on. But
(02:17):
I have suddenly heard of a lot of whole herds
being dried off since then, So it's just, yeah, even
with this reiin, it's going to be a long time too.
We've got feed ahead of us, so it's probably the
right call for some of those farms now. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Okay, and if you're listening in the Taranaki region, just
drop us a text on five double O nine. I
want to see how you guys are fearing, because you've
had a stinker of a drought. Okay, you too, You're
very learned. You don't get to be a young Farmer
of the Year unless you're learned. Tim Danjon, what do
you make about Trump's tear us?
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Yeah, it's very interesting listening to a lot of the
commentary around it, Jamie, I'm not too worried mate, to
be fair, I think, yeah, there's still lots to be
optimistic about it. With our beef schedule and prices here
largely driven by a procurement at the moment, so we're
still getting record prices up our way, and I was
just looking, you know, we're twenty five percent up for
year on year for the beef schedule, and the lamb
(03:07):
schedules at twenty percent above what it was last year.
So there's still lots to be positive about. It would
just be interesting to see where it washes out in
probably six months time. But I think I'll be keeping
a closer eye on what he does with Canada and
Mexico really, because they're too big exporters into the US
of beef. So if he puts higher tariffs on them
(03:27):
than what he's put on us at our ten percent level,
then there might be some opportunities and advantages there. But
for the meantime, I'm not too worried.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Yeah, it makes us more competitive, Emma, what about our
biggest trading partner, China. They've got thirty four plus the tariff.
It's all very confusing You're never sure which numbers he's using,
but he's slapped a good strong tariff on China. Ditto
for the EU. They're at twenty percent, both major markets
for US. There is going to be collateral damage with
(03:55):
some of our bigger trading partners.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Certainly Jamie and I guess this well. Tindery optimistic and
I am too. At The part that worries me, I
guess is the uncertainty that it creates for farmers and
small business owners and just weir to place your money
in the future and what horse you're going to betting on,
I guess with things up in the air and changing
like that. So yeah, we're certainly going to create a
(04:18):
lot of uncertainty here, even though we've you know, we've
been slept with the last rate, which is awesome, but yeah,
it's it's going to mix things up a bit, isn't
it right?
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Okay, let's just finish on the final regional final of
the FMG Young Farmer of the Air contest at so
Targo's Southland happening in Winton, Central Southland, Great Farming Area
that on Saturday. There's a young Southland lady by the
name of Meghan White just twenty four years of age.
(04:48):
She's up against quite a few blugs. She Emma is
the last chance to get a female through to the
Grand Final years.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
And hoping she goes well. We had no females in
the final last year in the WORL Kido Grand Final
that we had here, so it would be good to
see Megan make it through there and may she go
well out there against the blokes. But I'm sure there'll
be more females to come in the following years to Jamie.
Even if Meghan doesn't make it this weekend.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Tim, there are three second time Grand finalists. Hugh Jackson
who actually finished third when you won Emma, George Leatham
he came runner up to George Dodson in the Grand
Final last year, and Gareth mckirtcheer. George's from Tasman, Gareth's
from Arangi. Hugh Jackson, by the way Waikato Bay are plenty,
(05:32):
but he did represent Otago in Southland two years ago,
and Gareth's heading to the Grand Final for the second
time he finished third last year. Those guys would be
the ones to watch out for, Tim.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Yeah, I think so, Jamie. It's funny how the contest
goes in cycles like this where there's sometimes some leaner
years and then and then you get an influx like
this where there's you know, the competition sort of builds
up and gets really dense and even more competitive of
another years. I'd say, so it should make for a
good spec to kill him. As long as we find
the best farmer in New Zealand, I'll be happy. And yeah,
(06:06):
I'd like to give a little shout out to Tom
Slee who's competing this weekend down in Southold Tigo there.
I'm sure he'll go pretty well and everyone we've put
him the best foot forward. But yeah, really looking forward
to the Grand Final and nimber Cargo two Jamie. It
was the first Grand Final I went to about seven
years ago now and I remember the weather was bloody horrible.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
There was a.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Southerly coming in and it was sleeping, but yeah, the
Southland community still turned out and drove and we had
a great time and it was an awesome spec to
kill mate. So really looking forward to it this year.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Tom. What doesn't Kelly? It makes you strong to ask
any Southland and Tom Slee has got very good breeding.
His old man's a former young Farmer of the Year
and his grandfather as an absolute champion of a bloke,
know the family well, all right, got to go team,
Thanks for your time here, Jamie
Farmer Panel, The Dungeon Zone Panel, Tim Paul, Tim Paul,
let's try Tim Dungeon and Emma Paul brother and sisters
consecutive young farmers of air and twenty twenty two and
twenty twenty three. For the purposes of the conversation today, guys,
we're going to start with you, being Upper North Island farmers.
Will start with you, Tim west Auckland there out at Mrraway.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
How much rain you, Jamie, good to be here. We've
heard about seventy meals mate, so it's been perfect. Yea
really welcome rain. It was very dry up here leading
up to this, so we're expecting some good grass growth
off the back of it and yeah, much needed, mate,
very good.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Is it a drought breaker?
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I think it is.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
The problem is is that it seems to be in patches,
So just talking to a few other farmers around the district,
there's some pretty varying results and how much rain every
in his heads. I think we've gotten the better end
of it, so but everyone's got something, Jamie, that's the
main thing. And as long as we get those follow
up rains then yeah, I think it will be a
drought breaker.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Although one of my text is Northern king Country, South
Waikato has only got seven mills thus far. Hopefully that's changing.
We'll head a wee bit further south to Waikato. Emma, Emma, Paul.
I'm getting confused with your names. Emma. How are you
getting on rainfall wise? Because you've been incredibly dry.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Youday, Jamie. I hope his name's not Tim Paul. We've
got your problems on our hands. But no, we're going
good here in the Waikedo. We liven't had as much
as Tim. We're sort of only at the fifteen mill mark.
But it's very steady and very weaking rain coming down
at the moment, so we're hopeful that it's going to
keep increasing. And it was really really needed. A lot
(01:36):
of farmers in the district's head their grass sowing and
it was up but it was starting to struggle with
the lack of moisture. So this bit of follow up
rain will just be perfect for those little seedlings that
are just germinating.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
When you're not a dairy farmer, you're a vet have.
Many of the farmers in the Waikato region, of course,
our biggest dairying region, had to dry off.
Speaker 3 (01:56):
Yep, there's been an influx at the clinics, and I
think the vets have been quite overwhelmed in the last
few weeks trying to get through our vms for farms
and prescribe their prescription dry cow and titzel and then
actually getting teams out onto farm. A lot of farmers
sort of took a segregated approach and did the like
cows first and sort of tried to hold on. But
(02:17):
I have suddenly heard of a lot of whole herds
being dried off since then, So it's just, yeah, even
with this reiin, it's going to be a long time too.
We've got feed ahead of us, so it's probably the
right call for some of those farms now. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Okay, and if you're listening in the Taranaki region, just
drop us a text on five double O nine. I
want to see how you guys are fearing, because you've
had a stinker of a drought. Okay, you too, You're
very learned. You don't get to be a young Farmer
of the Year unless you're learned. Tim Danjon, what do
you make about Trump's tear us?
Speaker 2 (02:46):
Yeah, it's very interesting listening to a lot of the
commentary around it, Jamie, I'm not too worried mate, to
be fair, I think, yeah, there's still lots to be
optimistic about it. With our beef schedule and prices here
largely driven by a procurement at the moment, so we're
still getting record prices up our way, and I was
just looking, you know, we're twenty five percent up for
year on year for the beef schedule, and the lamb
(03:07):
schedules at twenty percent above what it was last year.
So there's still lots to be positive about. It would
just be interesting to see where it washes out in
probably six months time. But I think I'll be keeping
a closer eye on what he does with Canada and
Mexico really, because they're too big exporters into the US
of beef. So if he puts higher tariffs on them
(03:27):
than what he's put on us at our ten percent level,
then there might be some opportunities and advantages there. But
for the meantime, I'm not too worried.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
Yeah, it makes us more competitive, Emma, what about our
biggest trading partner, China. They've got thirty four plus the tariff.
It's all very confusing You're never sure which numbers he's using,
but he's slapped a good strong tariff on China. Ditto
for the EU. They're at twenty percent, both major markets
for US. There is going to be collateral damage with
(03:55):
some of our bigger trading partners.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Certainly Jamie and I guess this well. Tindery optimistic and
I am too. At The part that worries me, I
guess is the uncertainty that it creates for farmers and
small business owners and just weir to place your money
in the future and what horse you're going to betting on,
I guess with things up in the air and changing
like that. So yeah, we're certainly going to create a
(04:18):
lot of uncertainty here, even though we've you know, we've
been slept with the last rate, which is awesome, but yeah,
it's it's going to mix things up a bit, isn't
it right?
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Okay, let's just finish on the final regional final of
the FMG Young Farmer of the Air contest at so
Targo's Southland happening in Winton, Central Southland, Great Farming Area
that on Saturday. There's a young Southland lady by the
name of Meghan White just twenty four years of age.
(04:48):
She's up against quite a few blugs. She Emma is
the last chance to get a female through to the
Grand Final years.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
And hoping she goes well. We had no females in
the final last year in the WORL Kido Grand Final
that we had here, so it would be good to
see Megan make it through there and may she go
well out there against the blokes. But I'm sure there'll
be more females to come in the following years to Jamie.
Even if Meghan doesn't make it this weekend.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Tim, there are three second time Grand finalists. Hugh Jackson
who actually finished third when you won Emma, George Leatham
he came runner up to George Dodson in the Grand
Final last year, and Gareth mckirtcheer. George's from Tasman, Gareth's
from Arangi. Hugh Jackson, by the way Waikato Bay are plenty,
(05:32):
but he did represent Otago in Southland two years ago,
and Gareth's heading to the Grand Final for the second
time he finished third last year. Those guys would be
the ones to watch out for, Tim.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Yeah, I think so, Jamie. It's funny how the contest
goes in cycles like this where there's sometimes some leaner
years and then and then you get an influx like
this where there's you know, the competition sort of builds
up and gets really dense and even more competitive of
another years. I'd say, so it should make for a
good spec to kill him. As long as we find
the best farmer in New Zealand, I'll be happy. And yeah,
(06:06):
I'd like to give a little shout out to Tom
Slee who's competing this weekend down in Southold Tigo there.
I'm sure he'll go pretty well and everyone we've put
him the best foot forward. But yeah, really looking forward
to the Grand Final and nimber Cargo two Jamie. It
was the first Grand Final I went to about seven
years ago now and I remember the weather was bloody horrible.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
There was a.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Southerly coming in and it was sleeping, but yeah, the
Southland community still turned out and drove and we had
a great time and it was an awesome spec to
kill mate. So really looking forward to it this year.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Tom. What doesn't Kelly? It makes you strong to ask
any Southland and Tom Slee has got very good breeding.
His old man's a former young Farmer of the Year
and his grandfather as an absolute champion of a bloke,
know the family well, all right, got to go team,
Thanks for your time here, Jamie
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