April 16, 2025 • 5 mins
The 2022 Young Farmer of the Year and Muriwai beef farmer updates the fallout from ex-tropical Cyclone Tam
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We're going to kick off the show today with the
twenty twenty two Young Farmer of the Year, Tim Dangein.
His sister's younger sister, Emma Paul won it the next year. Well,
the reason we want to talk to Tim today is
because he's a mirroll I beef farmer, just x of
Auckland there, and we're getting some noisy noises. Let's get
(00:21):
see if we can bring him to it. Right, Okay, Tim,
have I got you?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Yeah? Here are you going, Jamie?
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Yeah, it's all right.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
We're just getting a wee bit of reverb here. I
don't know where the hell that's coming from, but anyhow,
we'll battle away. Tell us, tell us talk to me
about X cyclone, Tam.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
It's pretty bloody windy, that's for sure.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
We've had about thirty mills of rain overnight and it's
still sort of coming down steady here now, Jamie. It's
nothing too crazy though, mate. His power out in parts
of West Auckland.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
But to be fair, whenever the bloody weather.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Sneezers up here, the power seems to go out. So yep,
we'll just bend down the hecches and might be in
for only a couple of days.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
I guess you're still welcoming the rainfall.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Absolutely, yeah, yep, yep, Yeah, we don't mind having no
power for a couple of days and a few trees down,
because yeah, this is the end of the drought for us.
I'd say it's suddenly greened up since that last rain
at the start of April, and yeah, a little top
up like this is just gold for us. So we're
up and away, Jamie, which is good growing grass and
happy farmers.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
And when you're farming at the top end of the
North Island like you are, you're still going to get
meaningful grass growth, certainly through April and May, and you
grow a bit during the winter, unlike your southern counterparts.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Yeah. Absolutely, Yeah, summer is our challenging period for us
up here, Jamie. So I think it's still about twenty
one degrees today, and you will carry on growing really
good grass right up till June, and even through June
and July to b fair soil temperatures stay up above
that sort of twelve head end degree. So yeah, we're
happy to finally have some decent rainfall and everything's looking green,
and the stock are a lot happier, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Have you been talking to you younger sister Emma down
in the White Gaddow?
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Are they is the drought over down there?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I'd say they're getting a fair bit of this as well.
Speaker 4 (02:07):
I haven't heard from em this morning, but yeah, they
got most parts of the White catdow. As we know,
we got that rain in early April, so yeah, this
sort of follow rain is just important as the first one,
isn't it. So I'd say the white cattle will be
up and away and all those farmers that managed to
hang in there feed and supplement to their dairy cows
will be grateful that they did, and Emmi Grass will
(02:27):
be dancing away.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
It'll be a great Easter present for all the North
Island farmers, especially because actually the South Island, apart from
a wee area Inland North Otago, is pretty good. So
we hope that it's a drought breaker for all you
North Island farmers. You're a beef farmer, Tim, two questions
for you, what are you going to do with all
your money this year? Because you'll be making a fortune
(02:50):
and you'll probably be spending that fortune buying some calves.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
I'm not sure about a fortune, mate, but we've got
a bit of debt to repay over the last couple
of years that have been really tight, So you sort
of need the you know, back to back high prices,
I think, to drive some real confidence back into us.
But we're certainly optimistic at the moment. We've just been
a little bit cautious. And yes, the store market has
gone pretty crazy up here. As very unusual to see
(03:18):
the beef schedule not drop away and to drive someone
like what we've had, and that just all has signaled
around procurement basically, so have been large shortages of stocked
and stock and that's largely due to a lack of
calve's been read over the last few years. So the
feeder calf prices up here have gone absolutely crazy.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
We normally do about.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Three to four hundred autumn calves, so we've sort of
steared away from it this year. And yeah, we just
think there's a little bit too much risk associated with
paying four hundred dollars for four day old black white
facebooll calves. So yeah, it'd be interesting times to see
how this plays out in this coming spring. But at
least the calves are back being read, So yeah, it's funny.
(03:59):
With beef, it takes a couple of years for the
cycle to even its south out, So although the cars
will be read this year, it often takes a year
or two for the.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Follow through to even the prices out.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Jamie, you're a learned and scholarly sort of chap. That's
why you won the Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Tim, what do you make of Trump? And as tariffs?
Speaker 4 (04:20):
You're stretching again there, mate, But it's been interesting to
see it play out, and as most people have been commentating,
I think it's the wider economic effects rather than the
direct terrorists themselves that will have an impact on us
long term. I think the next six months seems, you know,
really positive, So that's all we can really hope for.
And what plays out beyond that, nobody knows, I don't think.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
So you sort of have to take the good money
while it's there and invest it. Wisely, we're repaying.
Speaker 4 (04:48):
A little bit of debt and putting putting any seplaces
back into investments on the farm. So there's there's no
flash holidays or batches been brought up here, mate.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Well you did buy a ride on Moha for your
money was the prison.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
There was a prison for mon though.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, more than you're a wonderful son.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
I know you haven't got the power on, and you've
got to charge up your phone so we won't use
all your battery. Thanks for some of your time to
do appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, got on you, Jo me and he runs. Stay
safe earlier, right,
We're going to kick off the show today with the
twenty twenty two Young Farmer of the Year, Tim Dangein.
His sister's younger sister, Emma Paul won it the next year. Well,
the reason we want to talk to Tim today is
because he's a mirroll I beef farmer, just x of
Auckland there, and we're getting some noisy noises. Let's get
(00:21):
see if we can bring him to it. Right, Okay, Tim,
have I got you?
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Yeah? Here are you going, Jamie?
Speaker 3 (00:29):
Yeah, it's all right.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
We're just getting a wee bit of reverb here. I
don't know where the hell that's coming from, but anyhow,
we'll battle away. Tell us, tell us talk to me
about X cyclone, Tam.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
It's pretty bloody windy, that's for sure.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
We've had about thirty mills of rain overnight and it's
still sort of coming down steady here now, Jamie. It's
nothing too crazy though, mate. His power out in parts
of West Auckland.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
But to be fair, whenever the bloody weather.
Speaker 4 (00:54):
Sneezers up here, the power seems to go out. So yep,
we'll just bend down the hecches and might be in
for only a couple of days.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
I guess you're still welcoming the rainfall.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
Absolutely, yeah, yep, yep, Yeah, we don't mind having no
power for a couple of days and a few trees down,
because yeah, this is the end of the drought for us.
I'd say it's suddenly greened up since that last rain
at the start of April, and yeah, a little top
up like this is just gold for us. So we're
up and away, Jamie, which is good growing grass and
happy farmers.
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 1 (01:23):
And when you're farming at the top end of the
North Island like you are, you're still going to get
meaningful grass growth, certainly through April and May, and you
grow a bit during the winter, unlike your southern counterparts.
Speaker 4 (01:37):
Yeah. Absolutely, Yeah, summer is our challenging period for us
up here, Jamie. So I think it's still about twenty
one degrees today, and you will carry on growing really
good grass right up till June, and even through June
and July to b fair soil temperatures stay up above
that sort of twelve head end degree. So yeah, we're
happy to finally have some decent rainfall and everything's looking green,
and the stock are a lot happier, that's for sure.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Have you been talking to you younger sister Emma down
in the White Gaddow?
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Are they is the drought over down there?
Speaker 2 (02:05):
I'd say they're getting a fair bit of this as well.
Speaker 4 (02:07):
I haven't heard from em this morning, but yeah, they
got most parts of the White catdow. As we know,
we got that rain in early April, so yeah, this
sort of follow rain is just important as the first one,
isn't it. So I'd say the white cattle will be
up and away and all those farmers that managed to
hang in there feed and supplement to their dairy cows
will be grateful that they did, and Emmi Grass will
(02:27):
be dancing away.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
For sure.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
It'll be a great Easter present for all the North
Island farmers, especially because actually the South Island, apart from
a wee area Inland North Otago, is pretty good. So
we hope that it's a drought breaker for all you
North Island farmers. You're a beef farmer, Tim, two questions
for you, what are you going to do with all
your money this year? Because you'll be making a fortune
(02:50):
and you'll probably be spending that fortune buying some calves.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
I'm not sure about a fortune, mate, but we've got
a bit of debt to repay over the last couple
of years that have been really tight, So you sort
of need the you know, back to back high prices,
I think, to drive some real confidence back into us.
But we're certainly optimistic at the moment. We've just been
a little bit cautious. And yes, the store market has
gone pretty crazy up here. As very unusual to see
(03:18):
the beef schedule not drop away and to drive someone
like what we've had, and that just all has signaled
around procurement basically, so have been large shortages of stocked
and stock and that's largely due to a lack of
calve's been read over the last few years. So the
feeder calf prices up here have gone absolutely crazy.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
We normally do about.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
Three to four hundred autumn calves, so we've sort of
steared away from it this year. And yeah, we just
think there's a little bit too much risk associated with
paying four hundred dollars for four day old black white
facebooll calves. So yeah, it'd be interesting times to see
how this plays out in this coming spring. But at
least the calves are back being read, So yeah, it's funny.
(03:59):
With beef, it takes a couple of years for the
cycle to even its south out, So although the cars
will be read this year, it often takes a year
or two for the.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Follow through to even the prices out.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
Jamie, you're a learned and scholarly sort of chap. That's
why you won the Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Tim, what do you make of Trump? And as tariffs?
Speaker 4 (04:20):
You're stretching again there, mate, But it's been interesting to
see it play out, and as most people have been commentating,
I think it's the wider economic effects rather than the
direct terrorists themselves that will have an impact on us
long term. I think the next six months seems, you know,
really positive, So that's all we can really hope for.
And what plays out beyond that, nobody knows, I don't think.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
So you sort of have to take the good money
while it's there and invest it. Wisely, we're repaying.
Speaker 4 (04:48):
A little bit of debt and putting putting any seplaces
back into investments on the farm. So there's there's no
flash holidays or batches been brought up here, mate.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Well you did buy a ride on Moha for your
money was the prison.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
There was a prison for mon though.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, more than you're a wonderful son.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
I know you haven't got the power on, and you've
got to charge up your phone so we won't use
all your battery. Thanks for some of your time to
do appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Yeah, got on you, Jo me and he runs. Stay
safe earlier, right,
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