August 29, 2025 • 42 mins
Chris Wilson talks to Jamie Mackay, Morgan Greene, Phil Duncan, Richard Erwood and Jamie Thompson, and Warren Ross.
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Whether it's on the show. We've got Nathan eav and
Athy from Regional Ford Good. Have to know Nathan, how are.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
You getting after Chris beautiful day? You're getting on really
well the end of another month and by Jingo's it's
been a busy one. So let's hope that it carries
on now through it all to Christmas just like this. Yeah, say,
fantastic months. New vehicle sales coming really really well. Used
vehicle sales have been great and of course and it's
as busy as that. We just keep seeing lots of
ups of used vehicles coming through the doors. So their
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job on a Friday is to see if we can
tempt anybody.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Out there that's potentially.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Looking to upgrade their truck or they car or their
RESUV or whatever, because we've got plenty of all here
on the in the secondhand truck line here, we've got
a huge range of Ford Rangers through here at the moment.
We've also got other brands of course that we trade
on new ones. And there's one truck here that I'm
just standing by. It's a toy to high AXSR side
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that the twenty nineteen comes from the factory with the
with the ultraraine tires and it's got the side steps,
it's got the twelve full bump of replacement bullbar on
the front of it with snorkel and such like. This
truck is tveled one hundred and fifty five thousand k's
forty two nine ninety. It is in blue. It's including
GST at forty two, nine hundred and ninety. Really really
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nice truck. One owner truck from Central Otago. We've got
other high axes here as well, but no shortage. We've googing,
got transit vans. We've got a twenty and twenty four
to Ford Puma ST that's just coming in the last
week as well. Traveled very very low case for thirty
three grand. That car a year ago was in the
vicinity of mid forty so it's a really good buye
(01:38):
but less than if. Yeah, we just urge you if
there's anybody out there that's been thinking about doing something,
come in and talk to the team. We're on dt'l
after five doors and we open at half past nine
in the morning. As always, we've got finance on the
spot and we can make it all happen very very easy.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Get on your nath and it's perfect carbuye weather, so
hopefully people get along and get into it.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
It's always perfect carbine.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Were there two rights? Hey Nathan, thank you?
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Okay, Welcome to the Muster on this day, the twenty
ninth of August twenty twenty five, just about the end
of the month. Come Monday, we're into a new one.
Hopefully this weather holds up with us. On the show today,
we're gonna have the Country Crossover go across to Jamie
McKay the Dunedin studio about what's going on, cover off
a little bit of sport.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
After that, we're.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Gonna have Morgan Green from Northern South and Vettz just
covering off what's happening on farm and how the season's
starting for the dairy farmers and also landing about to
get underway. Phil Duncan from weather Watch New Zealand just
covering off the weather.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Hopefully we can get some good stuff once we get
past this rubbish.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Coming up, and he's got a recording from Manco Fertinaliser
just covering off of their products and following that we're
gonna have Wyren Ross dear Farmer from White MOOO.
Speaker 5 (02:52):
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Speaker 6 (02:57):
The proof is in the progeny tiff Ron co dot NZ.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Friday, the twenty ninth of August, scattered showers, possibly heavy
about the coast until afternoon. Westerly is strong about the
coast and Stuart Island, easing at night. Saturday, the thirtieth
of August, isolated showers becoming widespread and heavier in the afternoon.
Snow larering to four hundred meters in the afternoon and evening.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
North Westerly is turning south easterly in the afternoon.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Sunday, the thirty first of August, isolated showers becoming widespread
in the afternoon. Westerly is rising to gale about the coast. Monday,
the first of September, showers, some heavy easing westernly is developing. Tuesday,
the second of September, showers, some heavy clearing, strong westerlies easing. Wednesday,
the third of September, rain and northwesterlies.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
The music we've got.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
This hour is based on deafit all Day, So I'll
start the program with yellow and every song that comes in,
except for one which was pre recorded, we'll have the
yellow theme to it, and just a shout out to
Eugene O'Neill who was selling death DoLS outside the night
and day. Get along and see Gobble, give him a
(04:06):
hard time and part with some coin. Get a few flowers,
Tell im Jock Sent't you all right?
Speaker 7 (04:11):
On?
Speaker 4 (04:12):
With the show?
Speaker 8 (04:29):
Up?
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Next on the program, we've got Jamie McCoy with the
country crossover, Jamie, how you getting on?
Speaker 7 (04:35):
Chris? What a great song to intro me? Elton John,
Goodbye Yellow Brogrod. It's probably my favorite song. I should
have stayed on the farm, should have listened to my
old man. That's the story of my life.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
I might be able to relate to that silver le
as well. I wouldn't say that out loud day.
Speaker 7 (04:51):
Unfortunately, Elton John in later years, and I've seen him
in concert about three or four times, I wouldn't bother
now because he's I don't think he's performing now. He's
lost his voice. But even more latterly he couldn't do
that song because he just couldn't hit the high notes anymore.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
I don't mind.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
I can watch on Graham, the wrdon or something, and
you just hear the stories they come out with, and
he's you know he's a knight now and these stories
and he's swearing in all the antics he got up
to anyone's laughing. Forty years ago they thought it was disgusting.
Speaker 7 (05:20):
Oh well, those guys, excuse me, I'm losing my voice
a bit like Alton those guys, you know, the Mick Jaggers,
the Alton Charns, those sort of guys. Rod Stewart, I
mean they played the Eagles, you know, the beat Alls.
They played Mary ac DC, Mary Hell with the drug sex, drugs,
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rock and roll. I mean, the modern day rock stars
have got nothing on that lot.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
Oh, how on earth Keith Richards is still going is
beyond me.
Speaker 7 (05:49):
Have you read his book?
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Not yet, but I might have to.
Speaker 7 (05:51):
Oh, it is honestly one of the best reads of
a biography. I don't know if he wrote it himself,
whether it was an autobiography or someone for him, but
it is honestly a great book. It's a great read.
He's such an interest in character, Keith Richards, and he
looks like he shouldn't be alive. Technically he shouldn't be,
but he's still going strong.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Oh it's amazing, isn't it.
Speaker 7 (06:14):
Yeah? I think the well the rolling Stones are the
greatest rock almost probably the greatest rock band of all time,
just for longevity if nothing else.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Clearly they had beat a drug speak in the.
Speaker 7 (06:24):
Day, Yeah, well say that, Well, I don't know. I
mean the Eagles apparently, or they all sobered up. Joe
Walsh doesn't. None of them drink anymore. They drink green
tea before they go on concert. It didn't help Glenn
Fry much. But anyhow, those were the days.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
How the mighty have fallen?
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Yep, speaking of falling, I'd like to think that the
whiteheado are going to be falling on Sunday afternoon to
the spirited challenge from Southend.
Speaker 7 (06:53):
Yeah, it's quite exciting. This one came from nowhere. Really,
we probably weren't expecting it. I haven't honestly at this stage. Anyhow,
I don't know if you have seen the Whitecato team
sheet and how many of those all blacks are going
to start, or how many are coming off the bench,
or how many aren't even in the playing twenty three.
So that's a bit of supposition. But they'll be very
strong and and they'll be the favorites. But I must
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say the last two games of the Stags because I
was a wee bit disappointed with our start. But the
last two games, man or two great comeback and then
they have plenty up and wrote a last Thursday was
just major proud, didn't it. Some of those some of
those Southland born players are doing really well. And I
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look at Sean Withy and I think he wouldn't embarrass himself,
and the All Blacks, that bloke, and then young Mollyena
at first five he's great, and then we've got a
we've got a We've got Jack Taylor, and then we've
got a Jimmy Taylor coming through. So I'm assuming that
the Stags will have his signature sign sealed and delivered
so we could see Jimmy Taylor and Young Molly both
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playing in the Stags next year. How good would that?
Speaker 4 (08:02):
That would be awesome?
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Just going on last week's game, I had that bad
feeling just after halftime when the Babe clearly got in
front and mate, we've in the past, we've given up
those games or the bounce of the balls going against us.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
They just dug in. Man, it was awesome to just
watch them see it through.
Speaker 7 (08:19):
Yeah, and I don't even I don't even know that
my sons are a huge Stags fan, and I was
watching the game with them up in torong Or. Unfortunately,
if I'd known they were playing in Roads, uh, I
would have changed the air fares and landed in there
when I was up there last week. But the number
eight and the number twelve, the second five eighth g
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they were impressive. And I know one of them is
playing super rugby. I don't know that much about them,
but I thought, gee, those guys are really impressive. And
then and then you've got Michael Manson. When you've got
as Earl Curtain would say, like that gas, it's just
good to see a bloke running really fast, so give
that guy space and shut the gate.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
It was also I've read the fact with mates about
we just stand there and we head it up, you
get and I've wanted them to get a bit of
depth on the ball and hit the line. And that
was just a perfect example of it, wasn't it.
Speaker 8 (09:13):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (09:13):
Absolutely no, go the Stags. And then of course, and
we mentioned Jimmy Taylor Southland boys. Are they playing today?
Seem today? And what final is it? Someday?
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Quarter to two, quarter to three?
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Sorry this afternoon he gets raid Boys High, which is
gonna be tough, but we're the underdogs.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
We're a team that can do it well.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
They were underdogs two years ago and they got there.
So look no, very very proud. And it's just I mean,
Southland's a rugby mad province. We all come from rugby
mad towns. I know you're belfer the traditional enemy for
us guys, tribalism. I say this to Muur all the time,
but I think it's wonderful that tribalism rules and club rugby.
(09:56):
You know that that's where it all starts. And you
know a lot of ways, Chris, and you'll better reflect
on this when you're a bit older like me. The
best years of your life years playing club rugby, I reckon.
Speaker 4 (10:08):
I've already made that.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
Yeah, that put two and two together on that big
time and I've been involved weave it with Pine Ed
the last few years and it's amazing how many rivalries
they have.
Speaker 7 (10:20):
Oh well, if you think Riversdal and balf Is a
good rivalry, or Riversdale and Waikaia back in the day,
or Riversdale and Monsden for that matter, you want to
try Pioneer versus Alby I have. That's tribal hatred.
Speaker 4 (10:34):
That's amazing.
Speaker 7 (10:35):
It is amazing. And you get some of those storms
and I know them from both clubs and I think
that is one of the great rugby rivalries in Southland.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
Well, when Steve I can't remember the previous general manager
for south and came down a few years ago, I
said he was watching it a woman play one sunday.
I said, tell you what, you got to do anything
in south and you've got to go and watch pioneerplay Albion.
I see it's next week, come along and he couldn't
believe it. Just the people that turned out, the level
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of rugby was fair enough and it was the one
and he's gone. There's some heart in this province, which
was really good to hear from an outsider. Yeah, bring
it on, absolutely all right, Jamie, Well, I think we're
probably cover it off as much as we probably can
without going on too long.
Speaker 7 (11:25):
I just want to say to all the farmers out there,
and I'm fond of saying, Chris, that's September. It certainly
is in Southland the most important month on the farming calendar,
especially for all the sheep farmers once they get into lambing.
I know it's just sort of kicking off now. But
the dairy farmers have had a hell of a start,
a really mild winter and a really good start to carving.
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I know there's a bit of cold weather coming, but
you can't escape that in Southland in September. And I
think back to what a diabolical spring last year was,
And for all those farmers out there grafting away, I
say good luck and may the way the Gods be
with you.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
I completely agree with that, and I hope you have
a great weekend too, and I'll try my best.
Speaker 7 (12:08):
Yep, go the Stags and go Southland boys. It's going
to be a great weekend.
Speaker 9 (12:11):
Up the Stags the Musters.
Speaker 7 (12:29):
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Speaker 10 (12:43):
I'm good, thanks, Chris. How are you doing?
Speaker 4 (12:45):
Oh? Very good.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
Yeah, it's just trying to piece together a part of
this little gig here, which is my main concern.
Speaker 10 (12:54):
That you're in the hot seat for sure.
Speaker 4 (12:56):
Yeah, yeah, I just got to make sure I do
any some justice.
Speaker 10 (13:01):
It can't be that hard.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Well, I did not say time much. I'll get myself
into trouble here. That's what's hittening out there in the world.
Speaker 10 (13:10):
Oh look, things pretty busy, like obviously, yes weather, it's
been amazing so far. We might get be looking for
a wee bit of a change over the next few days,
but you know, up to this point, really it's just
been fabulous. Geep. You know, we were eighteen degrees here
about midday yesterday and it was just glorious. So now
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look pretty busy. Calvin is getting well through. You know,
most guys are probably going to be sixty plus, you know,
which is which is good and generally without too much
in the way of issues. I know, there seems to
be a lot of issues further north, especially on calf scours.
So that's one thing that we do have a bit
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of a problem with is products supplied. There's a whole
load of product outages at the moment for whatever reasons
we don't know, but there's yeah, there's issues there around
product supply. So you know, we've we've been lucky that
things have gone pretty smoothly so far. Down here. I
think in general the number of down cows has been less.
Obviously there's going to be individual exceptions there, but in
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general it's been less. Cows have been in good condition
generally the calve down well, you know, so that that
all makes a big start. So you know, at the
moment on the cowside of things, yeah, still doing the
odd calving, but we're now into our metro checking metrocuring,
so that probably started, you know, a week ago or so,
and but we'll really kick into that next week and
the week after a lot of disputting of calves. So
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you know, it's cowsided. Things is pretty busy on the
sheep side, I guess we'll look, we're for most guys
just about start lemming. It'll be any day now, I
guess between the first and fifth of September is very
very commondate for us here in northern Zobland. So yeah,
look it's all to look forward to have.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
You saign any metabolock issues. As far as now, grass
did grow away off through water. It probably got a
bit burned in a feat that during the window with
some light for us in particular, but there's still plenty
of fight in front.
Speaker 4 (15:09):
Is that right.
Speaker 10 (15:10):
Oh, look at here in northern set and I think
things have tightened up a wee bit. So while we
have had good weather, I think those frosts that we
had last week probably stop you stop things quite a bit.
So things are just a little bit tight from a
feet point of view as well at the moment. Yeah, look,
it was good earlier on. But look, when cows are
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on top of the ground rather than thinking into the ground,
it makes a huge difference. And you know, for a
lot of guys they'll do you know, compared to ten
years ago or so. You know, we're doing a lot
of woods to day milking in August. You know, that
just takes a wee bit of pressure off staff.
Speaker 4 (15:48):
Yeah, so while it is a.
Speaker 10 (15:49):
Very very busy time, if people are not milking all
everything twice a day, it makes it does make a
bit of a difference. So yeah, the likes of the
cow collars and things like that are taking cow wearables
have made a big difference for you know, for how
people are treating their cows post calving. You're able to
do a lot more individual animal selection and treatment around
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when they go onto twice a day. All of that
sort of stuff and the longer cows are on once
a day. From the point of view of staff, it
certainly makes life a whole lot easier. And you know,
I guess we probably haven't had the same staff pressures recently,
as you know, that's what we have experienced sort of
four or five years ago. Especially sort of you in
the couple of years post COVID, people tend to be
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a lot more stable in their staff in situation. They're
for the more experienced, and it just makes a huge difference.
You know, we're in a similar situation here at work.
You know, we've got a really good experience team on board,
and it just makes life so much easier.
Speaker 4 (16:48):
It's amazing, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
With you know, low unemployment, I like, sort of POSTCIVIAD
years and people would throwing to name the process and
thought they were valued a lot hoiger And they turned
around pretty quick when the pinch came on the iding
months ago, you know, two years ago, with the cost
of living crisis, certainly people wanted jobs and they weren't
scouting that like can earn an extra twenty k ye
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and they just were taking jobs, which is good.
Speaker 10 (17:13):
Yeah, look it is, and you know it's how I
guess how the whole economy revolves around. But generally in
farming agriculture at the moment, things are pretty positive.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
You know.
Speaker 10 (17:26):
I know, sheep farming isn't necessarily out of the doll
drums yet, but yeah, certainly there's a lot more positive signs.
And you know, just the general attitude of farmers now
compared to even three or four months ago, is massively different.
Dairy farmers have been reasonably chirpy for twelve months, well
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maybe not twelve months, but ever since the rain stopped
last year, there've been even things have been pretty good
in that space. And you know, when you're getting paid
reasonably well for the products you're producing, it makes life
a whole lot easier. Is nothing worse than working your
guts out and not getting paid for it at.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
The end of the day.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Yeah, I've got a theory that a lot of people
can work and work and work and work and work
needlessly as long as you're something in it, or they
can earn not a lot of money as long as
you're not at working all the time.
Speaker 4 (18:16):
But you can't have both.
Speaker 10 (18:17):
Yeah, No, and that's that's probably a fair assessment of
things for sure.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
Yeah, yeah, Hi, brilliant. Well and I think we'll rap
that up theear. But thank you very much for your
time coming on the Master Gain and all the beast,
for the weeke and the and the laming season, the heat,
and I guess soon i'd been mating. So you guys
don't really get a break, do you.
Speaker 10 (18:36):
Yeah, I know, from sort of early August really right
through until late November, it's it's pretty full on. And
then of course we have a pretty large amount of
horse stood work as well at Maca Lodge, you know,
so that kicks into gears sort of early to mid October,
and that carries all the way through as well, so
you know that that keeps us busy. Hey, just before
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we finish up, I'd like to put ash out to
the war Wonders women's soccer team who have just won
the Thousand's League for the first time ever, so you know,
congratulations to them. Yeah, it was, it was. It was
well deserved league victory, so yeah, first time.
Speaker 4 (19:16):
Everyone needs more exposure.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
I didn't even know that they had a women's team,
the guy, and that's ignorance on my part. But let's
get that out there and let people now because it's
a big enough area with plenty of talent. That is
no reason why it can't dominate that competition for years.
Speaker 10 (19:30):
Oh no, look absolutely, Yes, the sort of women's fame
was first formed in two thousand and two, but so
you're looking at twenty three years, Yeah, they haven't. They
haven't won the league so it's always gone to inver
cargo teams. So first time that that happened that the
women have won. So yeh know, it's a really nice
good for the club.
Speaker 4 (19:50):
Yeah, and everybody get behind these lack of teams, come on.
Speaker 10 (19:53):
Yeah, look absolutely, and women's sports is certainly on the up.
You know, look at the World Cup at the moment
and the fee for women's World Cop that was here
a couple of years ago, and you know, there's a
lot more interest in us and and yeah it's great
to see. And I think the longer we can keep
girls and women playing sports, the better it is for
for everybody too.
Speaker 4 (20:12):
Right, all right, mate, thanks very much.
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Hey, have a good weekends.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Cheers Chris.
Speaker 1 (20:32):
Right on the show we have right now. Philip Duncan
from weather Watch. Good afternoon, Philip.
Speaker 3 (20:37):
Here, you are I'm very good mate, How are you?
Speaker 2 (20:39):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (20:39):
Very good. Thanks.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
You can't complain with the we're getting a little bit
of rain, but we're getting some not bad days out
of it too.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
Yeah, that's good. It's been typical kind of end of
the season and you know, going out of winter going
into spring. Although I'm saying that, you know, the spring
where the patgeant at the beginning is almost identical to
the winter, so we don't really see a a massive,
massive shift. But what we are seeing now is sort
of days in between the really wintry stuff where the
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temperatures kind of bounce up a bit, and that's a
sign that we are changing seasons. But I got to say,
we are still in a bit of wintry weather because
the polar airflow that's been moving up and around the
country a lot over this month is sticking around the
South Island, especially the lower half of the South Island
as we go into the start of spring. So it's
not going to magically change overnight. And that's why a
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lot of people don't go with the meteorological date for
the start of spring. They go with the astronomical date,
which is still three weeks away.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Could we change it, maybe the terminology from polar whether
to bipolar.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
Or well, that sums up spring, that's for.
Speaker 1 (21:41):
Sure, because yeah, we're getting well. We're meant to be
in for a bit of a sting in the town
next week, I think. But as you can, you'll probably
allude to. But you know, it got cold yesterday and
then it came out quite nice in the afternoon and
rained overnight. Then it's a beautiful day out there.
Speaker 2 (21:57):
Now.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
Everything is moving very fast at the moment. So once
you gain the reason why weather forecasters talk about spring
earlier maybe than some people do, is because we see
it in the weather forecast. You need in the actual
weather maps, and that is often defined as westerlies. And
just think about a westerly quarter wind. That means it's
always got west in it, but it can swing northwest
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and southwest. It sweets to northwest, it feels like spring.
Lambs are bouncing around outside. We're all feeling like summer
is coming. And when it tilts southwest only a slight difference,
that's when everyone goes, when will this winter end? It's miserable,
it's cold, it's raining, And that's what we've seen a
lot of as we go through the next ten days,
a lot of northwest southwest winds. Temperatures are not really
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dramatic for you, but hints of days where it's a
little bit milder where you get up to twelve or thirteen,
and other days where the maximum may only be around
seven or eight, and so it's not it's not dramatic
in any kind of sense. But we are into that
time of year where obviously if you're lambing and carving,
which people are doing already are then t whiches that
are like this with rain around is not not ideal.
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So you just got to manage that, I guess, yeah.
Speaker 1 (23:05):
And it's funny you say about that the westerly direction.
I remember going years ago lambing and or before lambing,
sometimes the rotten weather coming in actually felt like lambing,
whether you coming from the southwest go that reminds me
of lambing last year. But hopefully it's not going to
be like too much of that this year.
Speaker 8 (23:25):
No.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
I mean, the good thing about a windy westerly is
that everything moves fast, and so you know, like the
downpours don't linger, snow flurries don't linger. Everything moves fast
and goes through. Now the wind can be a problem though,
because obviously if you've got web chill. That's that's really
tough for the newborns. But the good news is, you know,
like I say, the winds are going to swing around
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from warm to cold. The polar are that that is
the air flow that sits predominantly around Antarctica. And when
we get a southerly blast or sometimes you hear in
the news, you know the pole of vortex that is
that is when that it's kind of like a river
that bursts US banks and it comes over where you know,
to a flood plate where you would expect it, but
it's not normally sitting there. The water is normally in
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the river. So with the cold polar air, it normally
sits south of US, and then when you get these
wintery outbreaks, it spills northwards. It comes right over the
top of US, it comes into even Queensland of Australia.
And that's what's happening at the moment this month. That's
why it's colder. But it's coming, you know, from the
southern Ocean, it's not coming from Antarctica. We have not
had one single Antarctic blast this year where the wind
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properly came off Antarctica. And if we did have that,
because I do recall talking about that at one moment.
It was only one day, very briefly for about twelve hours.
So this winter has not been as brutal as it
can be. But in saying that, it's been colder than
previous years, it has.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
Been, but it's been settled, so you generally know you're
going to get a good day out the other end
from it.
Speaker 4 (24:52):
Other than it's probably.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Ten days and June or early July there where we
hit a lot of rain and it was just and
cold for a few days. But we've had good frost.
But for me would point to more of a traditional winter.
Speaker 3 (25:05):
That's right. And even even the North Island, you know,
like I to me, white cattle in the North Island
is my northern measurement of frost. It's kind of like
if you're on the beach and you go how far
when a wave crashes and it's you know, the high
tides in how far does that wave go? And you
can usually see the seaweed on the line and go, oh,
that's kind of as far as it will go up right,
go a little further than that. Cold is the same,
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and so frosty weather goes up to about whitecapso Bay
a plenty area fades out about Auckland. So when you
start seeing frosts in Auckland and Northland, you know that
that wave of cold air that's moving over the country
is really significant where you are. So I'm the only
weather forecast in the country who when I talk about
frosts in Auckland, I'm doing that to actually highlight how
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cold it is, how the parts of New Zealand. I'm
not one of those guys at Auckland centric because I
you know, most city people don't care about the weather
like the rural folks.
Speaker 4 (25:55):
People I don't know, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
They moan about it, but they don't. They don't use
it the same way as a lot of the rules.
Speaker 4 (26:04):
I thought you were just checking it out there for
a bit of sympathy for the jaffers.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
No, not at all. No, No, they don't care like
That's the thing is even from a business model, you know,
there's one and a half million people in Auckland or
sitting there, and I don't cater to them because there's
no money that they don't They're never gonna, you know,
really get invested into my website and into surfing and anything,
and it's outdoorsy.
Speaker 1 (26:25):
Yeah, correct, Yeah, what about with the spring coming, you know,
well it's just around the corner. Are we looking pretty
seattle going forward or is it just going to be
more of the same.
Speaker 3 (26:36):
I think at this stage we are seeing a slight
shift in the weather panels. So it's a weather forecast
or what I look for as we go into spring.
First of all, are those westerlies coming in and are
they lasting for more than a day or two? And
if they look like they're lasting for a couple of weeks,
that's a good sign that things are changing. And the
reason why that's a good sign that we're going into spring.
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Or when I say good, I mean, you know, like
a firm sign that we're going into spring. Get those westerlies.
You need two things. You need big lows south of
New Zealand, but you also need big highs just to
our north. And that is exactly what we're seeing in
the in the change to the weather pattern around Australia
and New Zealand over the next two weeks, more high
pressure coming through places like Queensland, the North Tasman Sea
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and the upper part of the North Island up towards
New Caledonia, so high pressure acts as a lid. Low
pressure can't go into that it tries to, and when
it does that, you get those big windy westerlies halfway
between the highs and blows and that is smack bang
over in New Zealand over the next two weeks. So
that is a bit of a change to our weather
pattern because it's got a bit more uniform or uniformity
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to it. But it's you know, an any time. We
could have a major winter storm over the next couple
of months. So I'm not getting ahead of myself, but
we do seem to be going into a bit of
a traditional westerly set up, at least for the first
half of the month.
Speaker 4 (27:54):
Perfect we need that change.
Speaker 3 (27:56):
Yeah, it's good, I think, you know, I said to
someone on our radio station. Yes that the lack of
complaints from the rural sector, and I don't just mean
if you live rural, but like a farmer and an orchardist,
anyone that's growing outdoors or working outdoors. Very few complaints
this year compared to previous winters, which makes me think
there's been a pretty good balancing act for a number
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of regions. Even if it's you know, never it's never perfect,
but it's maybe not as bad as other years. Even
if it's been a bit colder.
Speaker 4 (28:25):
Just means you've done your job well.
Speaker 3 (28:27):
Or maybe it maybe so Yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:30):
Okay, mate, look, I'll have to wrap it up there,
but thank you for your time again and we'll be
back in touch my pleasure.
Speaker 3 (28:35):
Enjoy the weather over the weekend. It's going to be
a bit up and down, and certainly went the on Monday.
Speaker 1 (28:39):
Thanks mate, Thank yous.
Speaker 6 (28:56):
Welcome back to the muster twice a tract. The afternoon.
We've got Richard Rwood here from Manco Fertilizer, who we
caught up with not that long ago, but on the
line as well Jamie Thompson. He is commercial manager for
Mark Gentlemen. Good afternoon and welcome Richard. Good Andy, Jamie House.
Things up there in Napier, Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 8 (29:17):
Yeah, good afternoon, Andy, and thanks for having us here.
Things in Napier beautiful.
Speaker 6 (29:21):
Is the Hawk's Bay ticking along in a rural sense
and a farming sense.
Speaker 8 (29:25):
Yeah, look, I think Hawk's Bay, like the rest of
the country's ticking on reasonly nicely in the rural space.
And you know it's hope it last a long time
because we certainly need that the country needs the rural
sectors will be strong.
Speaker 6 (29:38):
Richard, good to catch up once again since we last
had you on board for a yarn hel it's been happening.
Speaker 11 (29:43):
Oh, you know, we're starting to crank into it now.
Obviously the calving's well underway, and yeah, guys are thinking
for it to go on the ground. So yep, start
to happen.
Speaker 6 (29:53):
You'll be running like a read up a drain pipe
at the moment, wouldn't you.
Speaker 11 (29:56):
You're getting around the country quarter.
Speaker 6 (29:58):
But we're talking about man CA fertilizer options. Coincidentally as well.
Manco sponsors are the best of the must of five
am Friday morning Saturday mornings here on Hakanui. Look, Jamie,
we talk about fertilizer options is coming around very very quickly,
ripping up the ground. We're going to turn over some worms.
Looking at ferred options is something that comes into the calendar.
Speaker 8 (30:19):
Absolutely. Look, and we're starting to see, you know, a
lot more demand, a lot more inquiry for fertilizer. You know,
the weather conditions, particularly down on the bottom half of
the South Island, they have been reasonably kind. Yeah, and
we're starting to get phone calls and emails and people
contacting us and crying about fertilizer.
Speaker 11 (30:38):
Richard, you'd agree with that, Yeah, I would, Yep, Yeah,
I definitely starting to take off.
Speaker 6 (30:43):
When you're talking to cockies at the moment, they're all
thinking this is a new year. We don't have to
worry about last year and thinking about how going to
make ends meet. When it comes to ferd, they're just
ripping into it.
Speaker 11 (30:52):
Yeah, the season's a lot earlier, I think this year
because it's been such a good winter. The growth, you know,
they're just it's but it's not a head if that
makes sense, because the fertilizer is going just starting to
go on now, which is earlier, but the grass is
still there. If it makes you know, total sense.
Speaker 6 (31:10):
It does make sense. And the season's just dryer full stop.
Speaker 4 (31:13):
As well.
Speaker 6 (31:14):
We'll go back twelve months, which we won't speak of
again down here, Jamie, because it was horrific, But certainly
the mood as well heading into the start of September
is a positive one down here.
Speaker 8 (31:24):
Look, I agree we've found that, you know, farmers are
in the more positive mood, as you say, any this
time last year. I was struggling to get ferilizer on
at all using helicopters. We were getting acquiries from helicopter
companies wanting to you know, half ton bags a ferilizer
to apply over blocks that would normally have a speed
of truck five a customs. So yeah, completely different season,
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a lot more positivity in obviously a revolt of much
better weather conditions.
Speaker 6 (31:49):
So Richard, when you're talking to farmers and talking about
the difference of Manco, what are they thinking.
Speaker 11 (31:54):
Ah, yeah, they're liking it. They're thinking that, you know,
a new player in the game is definitely well over
due and having us here as a big positive for them.
Speaker 6 (32:06):
What would you say the appeal of Mancos for new
people coming on board.
Speaker 8 (32:10):
Look, we're an absolute no frills model. Look at it
like New World versus pack and Save. I mean, we
don't pay rebates, we're not giving away free beef, there's
no cross subsidization between farmers. That's a basic no frills model.
It's trying to offer the best price fertilizer in the market.
So that's our model and that's our point of difference.
Speaker 6 (32:35):
And Jamie organizing an account with Marco for people who
want to get involved it's pretty easy.
Speaker 8 (32:41):
Yeah, look, it's really easy. Go onto the Marco dot
com website. At the bottom of the page, there's a
credit application button. Click on that into your farm entity's
name and a lot of the boxes are prepopulate, you know.
And if they have any problems with opening up a
account with Manco, just get rich At a call. Richer
(33:02):
will come out and help you. Talk your throat. They'll
even bring us computer out and help you do it
if you need help.
Speaker 6 (33:08):
That easy, Richard, just get you. Anybody having any issues,
get you to come and help out so they can
set up and account with Marco as such.
Speaker 11 (33:14):
Yep, definitely very easy.
Speaker 6 (33:16):
Well that's the thing we talk about a Jamie. It's
all about competition for different things, and Marco being a
new player or a reasonably new player in the market
as well. Just something else to consider.
Speaker 7 (33:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (33:26):
Absolutely, And look, as I said, you know, it's a
no frills model and we make no secret of that.
And the reason, you know, because we're a no frills
model offering the basic nutrients. You know, we're offering products
like r EA At the moment, somewhere between sixty and
eighty sixty and ninety dollars a ton cheaper than anyone
else in the market. So you can't you know, you
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can't have your cake and eat it too. If you
want good quality, well priced fertilizer, you know we could
be your answer.
Speaker 6 (33:56):
Yeah. As far as Uria being uloaded, Jamie, what's the situation.
Speaker 8 (34:00):
We've just unloaded a vessel in New Zealand, a full
vessel thirty thousand tons between Taranaki and the cargo and Timaru.
In fact, we had two vessels unload in the last
couple of weeks. We've had dap MP and other core
nutrients unload and a full vessel of UREA.
Speaker 6 (34:19):
Now, Richard, you got your facility down there at Kennington
for storage, so it is available in Southland definitely.
Speaker 11 (34:26):
Yep, we're leaning into it. It's it's yeah, there's a
full shed down there ready to go.
Speaker 6 (34:31):
So what about Okay, guys, forward contracting, what's that about?
Speaker 8 (34:36):
Look, I think we are one of the few companies
that have been able to offer forward contracting. So right
now we can offer UREA pricing out till the end
of January. I know that some of the co ops
are starting to offer that now, but before we entered
the market, it wasn't an option and farmers had to
pay the price on the day they picked up the fertilizer.
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So as in a example, if I ordered fertilizer today
off one of the other companies and they moved the
price at the end of this week and I didn't
pick it up until next week and the price had
gone up, I'd be paying the new price that the
new price that they had moved to during the period
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between me ordering and picking it up. What we're able
to do is we're able to offer a fixed price
right through till the end of January twenty twenty six,
so it's locked in. The farmer knows what he's going
to be paying for the product. He knows what his
returns are for his milk solids. So it's a win win,
you know, they know what they're going to pay, they
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know what the returns are. They can lock in some
of their gross margins.
Speaker 6 (35:43):
That's a game change for a lot of people rich
and always reconfiguring budget at this time of year, wondering
what you're going to have to do to make ends made.
But this concertainty, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (35:52):
It does.
Speaker 11 (35:53):
Yeah, it's a good initiative, and it's a positive. It's
a positive way of doing it now.
Speaker 6 (35:58):
Okay, guys, the team man COO. If anybody wants to
get in touch Jamie, what's the best way to get
in touch with the team so people can talk Fertilizer.
Speaker 8 (36:07):
Or Richard's always available and he's based down there. Give
first of all, give Richard her with a call his
numbers on the website. Look up the website and give
him the call to come out and see you. We'll
talk to you over the phone. If you can't get
hold of Richard because he's too busy down at the Valodrome,
give the eight hundred man Co number a call. It's
eight hundred six two seven sixty two six and speak
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to the one of the customer services customer experience reps. Yeah,
and if either they'll be able to help you or
Richard'll be able to help you, or my name's on
the website as well with my phone number. If you
as a last resort you need to speak to me,
give me a call.
Speaker 6 (36:44):
Hey, good on you guys, Thanks very much for your
times afternoon. Jamie Thompson based up there on the Hawks Bay,
Commercial manager Marco Fertilizer and of course Richard Irwood and
no well known face down here in the South and
Marco Fertilizer sponsors are the best of the muster five
am Saturday mornings here. Appreciate your time, guys, m H.
Speaker 4 (37:21):
On the show with us. Now we've got Warren Ross farmer.
Speaker 1 (37:25):
Why memory Warren Probably not a bid melee chewing to
come into I think a bit of pearl jam on
a day like yes after.
Speaker 12 (37:32):
It's not too bah, it's not too bad.
Speaker 1 (37:34):
So what's it been hitting on the farm in the
last couple of weeks since I Probably a couple of
weeks since I spoke to you, isn't it?
Speaker 12 (37:40):
Yep, a couple of weeks yere not too much to
be honest, sort of where we don't do laming in
not day timing of course, so this is probably juniors
are all one of our quietest on the year at
Lista now, just just cruising quite quietly really and if.
Speaker 1 (37:55):
You managed to turn a wheel and anger with cultivation,
I know we had a good drop of rain at
the beginning of last week.
Speaker 12 (38:01):
Yeah, well we have actually hit the tractor out and
and and all the petics are grubbed up once in
the house. So yeah, so there was just a weave
a four a bit came up in those paddocks, but no,
we're yeah, sort of got them done last week, so
it's all just lat three days. So now it's it's
give the year a wet bit more munching for a
bit longer.
Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah, so you put them in just to clean that
stuff up instead of it going to waste.
Speaker 12 (38:23):
Absolutely yep, yep. So well year there wasn't much wasted
Genie happy fear would have been dry. But some years
the duken bob paddicks up and and you got to
frip them up and bring us a bit of feed
up for them.
Speaker 7 (38:35):
There.
Speaker 12 (38:35):
So so that's the stage a.
Speaker 4 (38:37):
Read anyhow, Yes, I guess the problem is which is
a good problem.
Speaker 1 (38:40):
But you're into them now, but you can't really do
a lot until things do warm up a bit further, anyway,
can you. And we get into that growing season.
Speaker 12 (38:47):
Absolutely absolutely, So that's all team just it's taken along
quite nicely, but it's still still early enough to be
doing anything. See, you know, we we just dropped them
up and then set for for a little while, so
litt and breathe and there and towards into the early taber.
I suppose we'll get into a little bit more.
Speaker 1 (39:03):
So you get a few days or weeks, will you
out of cleaning up what's left?
Speaker 12 (39:08):
So it tends on some pics. Is one nothing come
up at all? And another another pair? Have we've done?
There's quite a bit come up, so uh yeah, but
but we've still got horns to feed on them for
another month heat any how? So yeah, that they'll definitely
clean up.
Speaker 1 (39:22):
The note Tom, Well, every day that you have got
something on there is an extra day's growth, isn't it
for everything else?
Speaker 2 (39:27):
Oh?
Speaker 12 (39:28):
Absolutely? Yeah? And so and you can definitely start seeing
the grass growing this this last week you eat how
so you know, things that take on quite nicely.
Speaker 4 (39:35):
Certainly it'll be shine to it, isn't it.
Speaker 12 (39:37):
Oh absolutely, yes, Yeah, that's good, that's great.
Speaker 4 (39:40):
Anything else been helping any fishing in the last fortnight?
Speaker 12 (39:44):
No, No, we're with me and dad. We're talking about
it actually just to the day. See that we need
to plan and book a truck way to Doubtful. So
it's on the cards for September some times. Yes, it's
going to plan plan.
Speaker 1 (39:55):
It now perfect all right, Oh well we're on unleas,
can't see too much else we can probably you know,
not a lot's changed in the last fortnight, has it?
Speaker 4 (40:04):
Since we are We.
Speaker 12 (40:05):
Were just cruising along quite nicety. It's Lisa, it's along slowly.
It's quite a good complaint, be sir. That's all good.
Speaker 1 (40:13):
We'll go with that anyway, right I mate, thank you
very much for your time, and we'll keep in touch
a yep.
Speaker 12 (40:18):
Good as Yeah, I'm sorry, sorry, I didn't have too
much to talk about.
Speaker 1 (40:24):
No, maybe that was part of what I should have
been doing by calling a head to but no, no,
we're all good because I've still got to do with
a laugh yet loud, and I'm just tired enough on
time today too, So yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4 (40:39):
All right mate. Hey, I'll love you and leave you
and we'll catch up again.
Speaker 5 (40:53):
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Speaker 1 (41:03):
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Speaker 4 (41:17):
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Speaker 9 (41:18):
Well that's the show.
Speaker 1 (41:19):
The muster wrapped up for again for another episode Today
on a Friday where this is currently holding up right.
We're gonna get a little bit of rubbish later on,
but hey, I think we can just take it for
what it is. I'd like to thank everybody for listening again,
Class Harvest, send differently. I to get out and do this. Tractors, mowers,
you name it, we can supply it. Come and see
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us and macarill Gore and again another shout out for
Eugene Gobble O'Neil on the death of today stand outside
night and day. I'm about to go and see him,
So get along heavy on with him and have a laugh.
Good on, you have a good weekend. I don't Rea
Whether it's on the show. We've got Nathan eav and
Athy from Regional Ford Good. Have to know Nathan, how are.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
You getting after Chris beautiful day? You're getting on really
well the end of another month and by Jingo's it's
been a busy one. So let's hope that it carries
on now through it all to Christmas just like this. Yeah, say,
fantastic months. New vehicle sales coming really really well. Used
vehicle sales have been great and of course and it's
as busy as that. We just keep seeing lots of
ups of used vehicles coming through the doors. So their
(00:30):
job on a Friday is to see if we can
tempt anybody.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
Out there that's potentially.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Looking to upgrade their truck or they car or their
RESUV or whatever, because we've got plenty of all here
on the in the secondhand truck line here, we've got
a huge range of Ford Rangers through here at the moment.
We've also got other brands of course that we trade
on new ones. And there's one truck here that I'm
just standing by. It's a toy to high AXSR side
(00:57):
that the twenty nineteen comes from the factory with the
with the ultraraine tires and it's got the side steps,
it's got the twelve full bump of replacement bullbar on
the front of it with snorkel and such like. This
truck is tveled one hundred and fifty five thousand k's
forty two nine ninety. It is in blue. It's including
GST at forty two, nine hundred and ninety. Really really
(01:17):
nice truck. One owner truck from Central Otago. We've got
other high axes here as well, but no shortage. We've googing,
got transit vans. We've got a twenty and twenty four
to Ford Puma ST that's just coming in the last
week as well. Traveled very very low case for thirty
three grand. That car a year ago was in the
vicinity of mid forty so it's a really good buye
(01:38):
but less than if. Yeah, we just urge you if
there's anybody out there that's been thinking about doing something,
come in and talk to the team. We're on dt'l
after five doors and we open at half past nine
in the morning. As always, we've got finance on the
spot and we can make it all happen very very easy.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Get on your nath and it's perfect carbuye weather, so
hopefully people get along and get into it.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
It's always perfect carbine.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Were there two rights? Hey Nathan, thank you?
Speaker 1 (02:03):
Okay, Welcome to the Muster on this day, the twenty
ninth of August twenty twenty five, just about the end
of the month. Come Monday, we're into a new one.
Hopefully this weather holds up with us. On the show today,
we're gonna have the Country Crossover go across to Jamie
McKay the Dunedin studio about what's going on, cover off
a little bit of sport.
Speaker 4 (02:21):
After that, we're.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Gonna have Morgan Green from Northern South and Vettz just
covering off what's happening on farm and how the season's
starting for the dairy farmers and also landing about to
get underway. Phil Duncan from weather Watch New Zealand just
covering off the weather.
Speaker 4 (02:35):
Hopefully we can get some good stuff once we get
past this rubbish.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Coming up, and he's got a recording from Manco Fertinaliser
just covering off of their products and following that we're
gonna have Wyren Ross dear Farmer from White MOOO.
Speaker 5 (02:52):
Five day forecasts brought to you by twin farm tiff
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Speaker 6 (02:57):
The proof is in the progeny tiff Ron co dot NZ.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Friday, the twenty ninth of August, scattered showers, possibly heavy
about the coast until afternoon. Westerly is strong about the
coast and Stuart Island, easing at night. Saturday, the thirtieth
of August, isolated showers becoming widespread and heavier in the afternoon.
Snow larering to four hundred meters in the afternoon and evening.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
North Westerly is turning south easterly in the afternoon.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Sunday, the thirty first of August, isolated showers becoming widespread
in the afternoon. Westerly is rising to gale about the coast. Monday,
the first of September, showers, some heavy easing westernly is developing. Tuesday,
the second of September, showers, some heavy clearing, strong westerlies easing. Wednesday,
the third of September, rain and northwesterlies.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
The music we've got.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
This hour is based on deafit all Day, So I'll
start the program with yellow and every song that comes in,
except for one which was pre recorded, we'll have the
yellow theme to it, and just a shout out to
Eugene O'Neill who was selling death DoLS outside the night
and day. Get along and see Gobble, give him a
(04:06):
hard time and part with some coin. Get a few flowers,
Tell im Jock Sent't you all right?
Speaker 7 (04:11):
On?
Speaker 4 (04:12):
With the show?
Speaker 8 (04:29):
Up?
Speaker 1 (04:29):
Next on the program, we've got Jamie McCoy with the
country crossover, Jamie, how you getting on?
Speaker 7 (04:35):
Chris? What a great song to intro me? Elton John,
Goodbye Yellow Brogrod. It's probably my favorite song. I should
have stayed on the farm, should have listened to my
old man. That's the story of my life.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
I might be able to relate to that silver le
as well. I wouldn't say that out loud day.
Speaker 7 (04:51):
Unfortunately, Elton John in later years, and I've seen him
in concert about three or four times, I wouldn't bother
now because he's I don't think he's performing now. He's
lost his voice. But even more latterly he couldn't do
that song because he just couldn't hit the high notes anymore.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
I don't mind.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
I can watch on Graham, the wrdon or something, and
you just hear the stories they come out with, and
he's you know he's a knight now and these stories
and he's swearing in all the antics he got up
to anyone's laughing. Forty years ago they thought it was disgusting.
Speaker 7 (05:20):
Oh well, those guys, excuse me, I'm losing my voice
a bit like Alton those guys, you know, the Mick Jaggers,
the Alton Charns, those sort of guys. Rod Stewart, I
mean they played the Eagles, you know, the beat Alls.
They played Mary ac DC, Mary Hell with the drug sex, drugs,
(05:42):
rock and roll. I mean, the modern day rock stars
have got nothing on that lot.
Speaker 4 (05:45):
Oh, how on earth Keith Richards is still going is
beyond me.
Speaker 7 (05:49):
Have you read his book?
Speaker 4 (05:50):
Not yet, but I might have to.
Speaker 7 (05:51):
Oh, it is honestly one of the best reads of
a biography. I don't know if he wrote it himself,
whether it was an autobiography or someone for him, but
it is honestly a great book. It's a great read.
He's such an interest in character, Keith Richards, and he
looks like he shouldn't be alive. Technically he shouldn't be,
but he's still going strong.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
Oh it's amazing, isn't it.
Speaker 7 (06:14):
Yeah? I think the well the rolling Stones are the
greatest rock almost probably the greatest rock band of all time,
just for longevity if nothing else.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Clearly they had beat a drug speak in the.
Speaker 7 (06:24):
Day, Yeah, well say that, Well, I don't know. I
mean the Eagles apparently, or they all sobered up. Joe
Walsh doesn't. None of them drink anymore. They drink green
tea before they go on concert. It didn't help Glenn
Fry much. But anyhow, those were the days.
Speaker 4 (06:42):
How the mighty have fallen?
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Yep, speaking of falling, I'd like to think that the
whiteheado are going to be falling on Sunday afternoon to
the spirited challenge from Southend.
Speaker 7 (06:53):
Yeah, it's quite exciting. This one came from nowhere. Really,
we probably weren't expecting it. I haven't honestly at this stage. Anyhow,
I don't know if you have seen the Whitecato team
sheet and how many of those all blacks are going
to start, or how many are coming off the bench,
or how many aren't even in the playing twenty three.
So that's a bit of supposition. But they'll be very
strong and and they'll be the favorites. But I must
(07:16):
say the last two games of the Stags because I
was a wee bit disappointed with our start. But the
last two games, man or two great comeback and then
they have plenty up and wrote a last Thursday was
just major proud, didn't it. Some of those some of
those Southland born players are doing really well. And I
(07:36):
look at Sean Withy and I think he wouldn't embarrass himself,
and the All Blacks, that bloke, and then young Mollyena
at first five he's great, and then we've got a
we've got a We've got Jack Taylor, and then we've
got a Jimmy Taylor coming through. So I'm assuming that
the Stags will have his signature sign sealed and delivered
so we could see Jimmy Taylor and Young Molly both
(08:00):
playing in the Stags next year. How good would that?
Speaker 4 (08:02):
That would be awesome?
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Just going on last week's game, I had that bad
feeling just after halftime when the Babe clearly got in
front and mate, we've in the past, we've given up
those games or the bounce of the balls going against us.
Speaker 4 (08:14):
They just dug in. Man, it was awesome to just
watch them see it through.
Speaker 7 (08:19):
Yeah, and I don't even I don't even know that
my sons are a huge Stags fan, and I was
watching the game with them up in torong Or. Unfortunately,
if I'd known they were playing in Roads, uh, I
would have changed the air fares and landed in there
when I was up there last week. But the number
eight and the number twelve, the second five eighth g
(08:39):
they were impressive. And I know one of them is
playing super rugby. I don't know that much about them,
but I thought, gee, those guys are really impressive. And
then and then you've got Michael Manson. When you've got
as Earl Curtain would say, like that gas, it's just
good to see a bloke running really fast, so give
that guy space and shut the gate.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
It was also I've read the fact with mates about
we just stand there and we head it up, you
get and I've wanted them to get a bit of
depth on the ball and hit the line. And that
was just a perfect example of it, wasn't it.
Speaker 8 (09:13):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (09:13):
Absolutely no, go the Stags. And then of course, and
we mentioned Jimmy Taylor Southland boys. Are they playing today?
Seem today? And what final is it? Someday?
Speaker 4 (09:23):
Quarter to two, quarter to three?
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Sorry this afternoon he gets raid Boys High, which is
gonna be tough, but we're the underdogs.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
We're a team that can do it well.
Speaker 7 (09:33):
They were underdogs two years ago and they got there.
So look no, very very proud. And it's just I mean,
Southland's a rugby mad province. We all come from rugby
mad towns. I know you're belfer the traditional enemy for
us guys, tribalism. I say this to Muur all the time,
but I think it's wonderful that tribalism rules and club rugby.
(09:56):
You know that that's where it all starts. And you
know a lot of ways, Chris, and you'll better reflect
on this when you're a bit older like me. The
best years of your life years playing club rugby, I reckon.
Speaker 4 (10:08):
I've already made that.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
Yeah, that put two and two together on that big
time and I've been involved weave it with Pine Ed
the last few years and it's amazing how many rivalries
they have.
Speaker 7 (10:20):
Oh well, if you think Riversdal and balf Is a
good rivalry, or Riversdale and Waikaia back in the day,
or Riversdale and Monsden for that matter, you want to
try Pioneer versus Alby I have. That's tribal hatred.
Speaker 4 (10:34):
That's amazing.
Speaker 7 (10:35):
It is amazing. And you get some of those storms
and I know them from both clubs and I think
that is one of the great rugby rivalries in Southland.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
Well, when Steve I can't remember the previous general manager
for south and came down a few years ago, I
said he was watching it a woman play one sunday.
I said, tell you what, you got to do anything
in south and you've got to go and watch pioneerplay Albion.
I see it's next week, come along and he couldn't
believe it. Just the people that turned out, the level
(11:06):
of rugby was fair enough and it was the one
and he's gone. There's some heart in this province, which
was really good to hear from an outsider. Yeah, bring
it on, absolutely all right, Jamie, Well, I think we're
probably cover it off as much as we probably can
without going on too long.
Speaker 7 (11:25):
I just want to say to all the farmers out there,
and I'm fond of saying, Chris, that's September. It certainly
is in Southland the most important month on the farming calendar,
especially for all the sheep farmers once they get into lambing.
I know it's just sort of kicking off now. But
the dairy farmers have had a hell of a start,
a really mild winter and a really good start to carving.
(11:45):
I know there's a bit of cold weather coming, but
you can't escape that in Southland in September. And I
think back to what a diabolical spring last year was,
And for all those farmers out there grafting away, I
say good luck and may the way the Gods be
with you.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
I completely agree with that, and I hope you have
a great weekend too, and I'll try my best.
Speaker 7 (12:08):
Yep, go the Stags and go Southland boys. It's going
to be a great weekend.
Speaker 9 (12:11):
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Speaker 10 (12:43):
I'm good, thanks, Chris. How are you doing?
Speaker 4 (12:45):
Oh? Very good.
Speaker 1 (12:46):
Yeah, it's just trying to piece together a part of
this little gig here, which is my main concern.
Speaker 10 (12:54):
That you're in the hot seat for sure.
Speaker 4 (12:56):
Yeah, yeah, I just got to make sure I do
any some justice.
Speaker 10 (13:01):
It can't be that hard.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
Well, I did not say time much. I'll get myself
into trouble here. That's what's hittening out there in the world.
Speaker 10 (13:10):
Oh look, things pretty busy, like obviously, yes weather, it's
been amazing so far. We might get be looking for
a wee bit of a change over the next few days,
but you know, up to this point, really it's just
been fabulous. Geep. You know, we were eighteen degrees here
about midday yesterday and it was just glorious. So now
(13:30):
look pretty busy. Calvin is getting well through. You know,
most guys are probably going to be sixty plus, you know,
which is which is good and generally without too much
in the way of issues. I know, there seems to
be a lot of issues further north, especially on calf scours.
So that's one thing that we do have a bit
(13:50):
of a problem with is products supplied. There's a whole
load of product outages at the moment for whatever reasons
we don't know, but there's yeah, there's issues there around
product supply. So you know, we've we've been lucky that
things have gone pretty smoothly so far. Down here. I
think in general the number of down cows has been less.
Obviously there's going to be individual exceptions there, but in
(14:12):
general it's been less. Cows have been in good condition
generally the calve down well, you know, so that that
all makes a big start. So you know, at the
moment on the cowside of things, yeah, still doing the
odd calving, but we're now into our metro checking metrocuring,
so that probably started, you know, a week ago or so,
and but we'll really kick into that next week and
the week after a lot of disputting of calves. So
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you know, it's cowsided. Things is pretty busy on the
sheep side, I guess we'll look, we're for most guys
just about start lemming. It'll be any day now, I
guess between the first and fifth of September is very
very commondate for us here in northern Zobland. So yeah,
look it's all to look forward to have.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
You saign any metabolock issues. As far as now, grass
did grow away off through water. It probably got a
bit burned in a feat that during the window with
some light for us in particular, but there's still plenty
of fight in front.
Speaker 4 (15:09):
Is that right.
Speaker 10 (15:10):
Oh, look at here in northern set and I think
things have tightened up a wee bit. So while we
have had good weather, I think those frosts that we
had last week probably stop you stop things quite a bit.
So things are just a little bit tight from a
feet point of view as well at the moment. Yeah, look,
it was good earlier on. But look, when cows are
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on top of the ground rather than thinking into the ground,
it makes a huge difference. And you know, for a
lot of guys they'll do you know, compared to ten
years ago or so. You know, we're doing a lot
of woods to day milking in August. You know, that
just takes a wee bit of pressure off staff.
Speaker 4 (15:48):
Yeah, so while it is a.
Speaker 10 (15:49):
Very very busy time, if people are not milking all
everything twice a day, it makes it does make a
bit of a difference. So yeah, the likes of the
cow collars and things like that are taking cow wearables
have made a big difference for you know, for how
people are treating their cows post calving. You're able to
do a lot more individual animal selection and treatment around
(16:12):
when they go onto twice a day. All of that
sort of stuff and the longer cows are on once
a day. From the point of view of staff, it
certainly makes life a whole lot easier. And you know,
I guess we probably haven't had the same staff pressures recently,
as you know, that's what we have experienced sort of
four or five years ago. Especially sort of you in
the couple of years post COVID, people tend to be
(16:33):
a lot more stable in their staff in situation. They're
for the more experienced, and it just makes a huge difference.
You know, we're in a similar situation here at work.
You know, we've got a really good experience team on board,
and it just makes life so much easier.
Speaker 4 (16:48):
It's amazing, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
With you know, low unemployment, I like, sort of POSTCIVIAD
years and people would throwing to name the process and
thought they were valued a lot hoiger And they turned
around pretty quick when the pinch came on the iding
months ago, you know, two years ago, with the cost
of living crisis, certainly people wanted jobs and they weren't
scouting that like can earn an extra twenty k ye
(17:10):
and they just were taking jobs, which is good.
Speaker 10 (17:13):
Yeah, look it is, and you know it's how I
guess how the whole economy revolves around. But generally in
farming agriculture at the moment, things are pretty positive.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
You know.
Speaker 10 (17:26):
I know, sheep farming isn't necessarily out of the doll
drums yet, but yeah, certainly there's a lot more positive signs.
And you know, just the general attitude of farmers now
compared to even three or four months ago, is massively different.
Dairy farmers have been reasonably chirpy for twelve months, well
(17:46):
maybe not twelve months, but ever since the rain stopped
last year, there've been even things have been pretty good
in that space. And you know, when you're getting paid
reasonably well for the products you're producing, it makes life
a whole lot easier. Is nothing worse than working your
guts out and not getting paid for it at.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
The end of the day.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Yeah, I've got a theory that a lot of people
can work and work and work and work and work
needlessly as long as you're something in it, or they
can earn not a lot of money as long as
you're not at working all the time.
Speaker 4 (18:16):
But you can't have both.
Speaker 10 (18:17):
Yeah, No, and that's that's probably a fair assessment of
things for sure.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
Yeah, yeah, Hi, brilliant. Well and I think we'll rap
that up theear. But thank you very much for your
time coming on the Master Gain and all the beast,
for the weeke and the and the laming season, the heat,
and I guess soon i'd been mating. So you guys
don't really get a break, do you.
Speaker 10 (18:36):
Yeah, I know, from sort of early August really right
through until late November, it's it's pretty full on. And
then of course we have a pretty large amount of
horse stood work as well at Maca Lodge, you know,
so that kicks into gears sort of early to mid October,
and that carries all the way through as well, so
you know that that keeps us busy. Hey, just before
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we finish up, I'd like to put ash out to
the war Wonders women's soccer team who have just won
the Thousand's League for the first time ever, so you know,
congratulations to them. Yeah, it was, it was. It was
well deserved league victory, so yeah, first time.
Speaker 4 (19:16):
Everyone needs more exposure.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
I didn't even know that they had a women's team,
the guy, and that's ignorance on my part. But let's
get that out there and let people now because it's
a big enough area with plenty of talent. That is
no reason why it can't dominate that competition for years.
Speaker 10 (19:30):
Oh no, look absolutely, Yes, the sort of women's fame
was first formed in two thousand and two, but so
you're looking at twenty three years, Yeah, they haven't. They
haven't won the league so it's always gone to inver
cargo teams. So first time that that happened that the
women have won. So yeh know, it's a really nice
good for the club.
Speaker 4 (19:50):
Yeah, and everybody get behind these lack of teams, come on.
Speaker 10 (19:53):
Yeah, look absolutely, and women's sports is certainly on the up.
You know, look at the World Cup at the moment
and the fee for women's World Cop that was here
a couple of years ago, and you know, there's a
lot more interest in us and and yeah it's great
to see. And I think the longer we can keep
girls and women playing sports, the better it is for
for everybody too.
Speaker 4 (20:12):
Right, all right, mate, thanks very much.
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Hey, have a good weekends.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Cheers Chris.
Speaker 1 (20:32):
Right on the show we have right now. Philip Duncan
from weather Watch. Good afternoon, Philip.
Speaker 3 (20:37):
Here, you are I'm very good mate, How are you?
Speaker 2 (20:39):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (20:39):
Very good. Thanks.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
You can't complain with the we're getting a little bit
of rain, but we're getting some not bad days out
of it too.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
Yeah, that's good. It's been typical kind of end of
the season and you know, going out of winter going
into spring. Although I'm saying that, you know, the spring
where the patgeant at the beginning is almost identical to
the winter, so we don't really see a a massive,
massive shift. But what we are seeing now is sort
of days in between the really wintry stuff where the
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temperatures kind of bounce up a bit, and that's a
sign that we are changing seasons. But I got to say,
we are still in a bit of wintry weather because
the polar airflow that's been moving up and around the
country a lot over this month is sticking around the
South Island, especially the lower half of the South Island
as we go into the start of spring. So it's
not going to magically change overnight. And that's why a
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lot of people don't go with the meteorological date for
the start of spring. They go with the astronomical date,
which is still three weeks away.
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Could we change it, maybe the terminology from polar whether
to bipolar.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
Or well, that sums up spring, that's for.
Speaker 1 (21:41):
Sure, because yeah, we're getting well. We're meant to be
in for a bit of a sting in the town
next week, I think. But as you can, you'll probably
allude to. But you know, it got cold yesterday and
then it came out quite nice in the afternoon and
rained overnight. Then it's a beautiful day out there.
Speaker 2 (21:57):
Now.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
Everything is moving very fast at the moment. So once
you gain the reason why weather forecasters talk about spring
earlier maybe than some people do, is because we see
it in the weather forecast. You need in the actual
weather maps, and that is often defined as westerlies. And
just think about a westerly quarter wind. That means it's
always got west in it, but it can swing northwest
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and southwest. It sweets to northwest, it feels like spring.
Lambs are bouncing around outside. We're all feeling like summer
is coming. And when it tilts southwest only a slight difference,
that's when everyone goes, when will this winter end? It's miserable,
it's cold, it's raining, And that's what we've seen a
lot of as we go through the next ten days,
a lot of northwest southwest winds. Temperatures are not really
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dramatic for you, but hints of days where it's a
little bit milder where you get up to twelve or thirteen,
and other days where the maximum may only be around
seven or eight, and so it's not it's not dramatic
in any kind of sense. But we are into that
time of year where obviously if you're lambing and carving,
which people are doing already are then t whiches that
are like this with rain around is not not ideal.
(23:03):
So you just got to manage that, I guess, yeah.
Speaker 1 (23:05):
And it's funny you say about that the westerly direction.
I remember going years ago lambing and or before lambing,
sometimes the rotten weather coming in actually felt like lambing,
whether you coming from the southwest go that reminds me
of lambing last year. But hopefully it's not going to
be like too much of that this year.
Speaker 8 (23:25):
No.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
I mean, the good thing about a windy westerly is
that everything moves fast, and so you know, like the
downpours don't linger, snow flurries don't linger. Everything moves fast
and goes through. Now the wind can be a problem though,
because obviously if you've got web chill. That's that's really
tough for the newborns. But the good news is, you know,
like I say, the winds are going to swing around
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from warm to cold. The polar are that that is
the air flow that sits predominantly around Antarctica. And when
we get a southerly blast or sometimes you hear in
the news, you know the pole of vortex that is
that is when that it's kind of like a river
that bursts US banks and it comes over where you know,
to a flood plate where you would expect it, but
it's not normally sitting there. The water is normally in
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the river. So with the cold polar air, it normally
sits south of US, and then when you get these
wintery outbreaks, it spills northwards. It comes right over the
top of US, it comes into even Queensland of Australia.
And that's what's happening at the moment this month. That's
why it's colder. But it's coming, you know, from the
southern Ocean, it's not coming from Antarctica. We have not
had one single Antarctic blast this year where the wind
(24:33):
properly came off Antarctica. And if we did have that,
because I do recall talking about that at one moment.
It was only one day, very briefly for about twelve hours.
So this winter has not been as brutal as it
can be. But in saying that, it's been colder than
previous years, it has.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
Been, but it's been settled, so you generally know you're
going to get a good day out the other end
from it.
Speaker 4 (24:52):
Other than it's probably.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Ten days and June or early July there where we
hit a lot of rain and it was just and
cold for a few days. But we've had good frost.
But for me would point to more of a traditional winter.
Speaker 3 (25:05):
That's right. And even even the North Island, you know,
like I to me, white cattle in the North Island
is my northern measurement of frost. It's kind of like
if you're on the beach and you go how far
when a wave crashes and it's you know, the high
tides in how far does that wave go? And you
can usually see the seaweed on the line and go, oh,
that's kind of as far as it will go up right,
go a little further than that. Cold is the same,
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and so frosty weather goes up to about whitecapso Bay
a plenty area fades out about Auckland. So when you
start seeing frosts in Auckland and Northland, you know that
that wave of cold air that's moving over the country
is really significant where you are. So I'm the only
weather forecast in the country who when I talk about
frosts in Auckland, I'm doing that to actually highlight how
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cold it is, how the parts of New Zealand. I'm
not one of those guys at Auckland centric because I
you know, most city people don't care about the weather
like the rural folks.
Speaker 4 (25:55):
People I don't know, I don't know.
Speaker 3 (25:57):
They moan about it, but they don't. They don't use
it the same way as a lot of the rules.
Speaker 4 (26:04):
I thought you were just checking it out there for
a bit of sympathy for the jaffers.
Speaker 3 (26:07):
No, not at all. No, No, they don't care like
That's the thing is even from a business model, you know,
there's one and a half million people in Auckland or
sitting there, and I don't cater to them because there's
no money that they don't They're never gonna, you know,
really get invested into my website and into surfing and anything,
and it's outdoorsy.
Speaker 1 (26:25):
Yeah, correct, Yeah, what about with the spring coming, you know,
well it's just around the corner. Are we looking pretty
seattle going forward or is it just going to be
more of the same.
Speaker 3 (26:36):
I think at this stage we are seeing a slight
shift in the weather panels. So it's a weather forecast
or what I look for as we go into spring.
First of all, are those westerlies coming in and are
they lasting for more than a day or two? And
if they look like they're lasting for a couple of weeks,
that's a good sign that things are changing. And the
reason why that's a good sign that we're going into spring.
(26:56):
Or when I say good, I mean, you know, like
a firm sign that we're going into spring. Get those westerlies.
You need two things. You need big lows south of
New Zealand, but you also need big highs just to
our north. And that is exactly what we're seeing in
the in the change to the weather pattern around Australia
and New Zealand over the next two weeks, more high
pressure coming through places like Queensland, the North Tasman Sea
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and the upper part of the North Island up towards
New Caledonia, so high pressure acts as a lid. Low
pressure can't go into that it tries to, and when
it does that, you get those big windy westerlies halfway
between the highs and blows and that is smack bang
over in New Zealand over the next two weeks. So
that is a bit of a change to our weather
pattern because it's got a bit more uniform or uniformity
(27:40):
to it. But it's you know, an any time. We
could have a major winter storm over the next couple
of months. So I'm not getting ahead of myself, but
we do seem to be going into a bit of
a traditional westerly set up, at least for the first
half of the month.
Speaker 4 (27:54):
Perfect we need that change.
Speaker 3 (27:56):
Yeah, it's good, I think, you know, I said to
someone on our radio station. Yes that the lack of
complaints from the rural sector, and I don't just mean
if you live rural, but like a farmer and an orchardist,
anyone that's growing outdoors or working outdoors. Very few complaints
this year compared to previous winters, which makes me think
there's been a pretty good balancing act for a number
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of regions. Even if it's you know, never it's never perfect,
but it's maybe not as bad as other years. Even
if it's been a bit colder.
Speaker 4 (28:25):
Just means you've done your job well.
Speaker 3 (28:27):
Or maybe it maybe so Yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:30):
Okay, mate, look, I'll have to wrap it up there,
but thank you for your time again and we'll be
back in touch my pleasure.
Speaker 3 (28:35):
Enjoy the weather over the weekend. It's going to be
a bit up and down, and certainly went the on Monday.
Speaker 1 (28:39):
Thanks mate, Thank yous.
Speaker 6 (28:56):
Welcome back to the muster twice a tract. The afternoon.
We've got Richard Rwood here from Manco Fertilizer, who we
caught up with not that long ago, but on the
line as well Jamie Thompson. He is commercial manager for
Mark Gentlemen. Good afternoon and welcome Richard. Good Andy, Jamie House.
Things up there in Napier, Thanks for joining us.
Speaker 8 (29:17):
Yeah, good afternoon, Andy, and thanks for having us here.
Things in Napier beautiful.
Speaker 6 (29:21):
Is the Hawk's Bay ticking along in a rural sense
and a farming sense.
Speaker 8 (29:25):
Yeah, look, I think Hawk's Bay, like the rest of
the country's ticking on reasonly nicely in the rural space.
And you know it's hope it last a long time
because we certainly need that the country needs the rural
sectors will be strong.
Speaker 6 (29:38):
Richard, good to catch up once again since we last
had you on board for a yarn hel it's been happening.
Speaker 11 (29:43):
Oh, you know, we're starting to crank into it now.
Obviously the calving's well underway, and yeah, guys are thinking
for it to go on the ground. So yep, start
to happen.
Speaker 6 (29:53):
You'll be running like a read up a drain pipe
at the moment, wouldn't you.
Speaker 11 (29:56):
You're getting around the country quarter.
Speaker 6 (29:58):
But we're talking about man CA fertilizer options. Coincidentally as well.
Manco sponsors are the best of the must of five
am Friday morning Saturday mornings here on Hakanui. Look, Jamie,
we talk about fertilizer options is coming around very very quickly,
ripping up the ground. We're going to turn over some worms.
Looking at ferred options is something that comes into the calendar.
Speaker 8 (30:19):
Absolutely. Look, and we're starting to see, you know, a
lot more demand, a lot more inquiry for fertilizer. You know,
the weather conditions, particularly down on the bottom half of
the South Island, they have been reasonably kind. Yeah, and
we're starting to get phone calls and emails and people
contacting us and crying about fertilizer.
Speaker 11 (30:38):
Richard, you'd agree with that, Yeah, I would, Yep, Yeah,
I definitely starting to take off.
Speaker 6 (30:43):
When you're talking to cockies at the moment, they're all
thinking this is a new year. We don't have to
worry about last year and thinking about how going to
make ends meet. When it comes to ferd, they're just
ripping into it.
Speaker 11 (30:52):
Yeah, the season's a lot earlier, I think this year
because it's been such a good winter. The growth, you know,
they're just it's but it's not a head if that
makes sense, because the fertilizer is going just starting to
go on now, which is earlier, but the grass is
still there. If it makes you know, total sense.
Speaker 6 (31:10):
It does make sense. And the season's just dryer full stop.
Speaker 4 (31:13):
As well.
Speaker 6 (31:14):
We'll go back twelve months, which we won't speak of
again down here, Jamie, because it was horrific, But certainly
the mood as well heading into the start of September
is a positive one down here.
Speaker 8 (31:24):
Look, I agree we've found that, you know, farmers are
in the more positive mood, as you say, any this
time last year. I was struggling to get ferilizer on
at all using helicopters. We were getting acquiries from helicopter
companies wanting to you know, half ton bags a ferilizer
to apply over blocks that would normally have a speed
of truck five a customs. So yeah, completely different season,
(31:44):
a lot more positivity in obviously a revolt of much
better weather conditions.
Speaker 6 (31:49):
So Richard, when you're talking to farmers and talking about
the difference of Manco, what are they thinking.
Speaker 11 (31:54):
Ah, yeah, they're liking it. They're thinking that, you know,
a new player in the game is definitely well over
due and having us here as a big positive for them.
Speaker 6 (32:06):
What would you say the appeal of Mancos for new
people coming on board.
Speaker 8 (32:10):
Look, we're an absolute no frills model. Look at it
like New World versus pack and Save. I mean, we
don't pay rebates, we're not giving away free beef, there's
no cross subsidization between farmers. That's a basic no frills model.
It's trying to offer the best price fertilizer in the market.
So that's our model and that's our point of difference.
Speaker 6 (32:35):
And Jamie organizing an account with Marco for people who
want to get involved it's pretty easy.
Speaker 8 (32:41):
Yeah, look, it's really easy. Go onto the Marco dot
com website. At the bottom of the page, there's a
credit application button. Click on that into your farm entity's
name and a lot of the boxes are prepopulate, you know.
And if they have any problems with opening up a
account with Manco, just get rich At a call. Richer
(33:02):
will come out and help you. Talk your throat. They'll
even bring us computer out and help you do it
if you need help.
Speaker 6 (33:08):
That easy, Richard, just get you. Anybody having any issues,
get you to come and help out so they can
set up and account with Marco as such.
Speaker 11 (33:14):
Yep, definitely very easy.
Speaker 6 (33:16):
Well that's the thing we talk about a Jamie. It's
all about competition for different things, and Marco being a
new player or a reasonably new player in the market
as well. Just something else to consider.
Speaker 7 (33:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 8 (33:26):
Absolutely, And look, as I said, you know, it's a
no frills model and we make no secret of that.
And the reason, you know, because we're a no frills
model offering the basic nutrients. You know, we're offering products
like r EA At the moment, somewhere between sixty and
eighty sixty and ninety dollars a ton cheaper than anyone
else in the market. So you can't you know, you
(33:48):
can't have your cake and eat it too. If you
want good quality, well priced fertilizer, you know we could
be your answer.
Speaker 6 (33:56):
Yeah. As far as Uria being uloaded, Jamie, what's the situation.
Speaker 8 (34:00):
We've just unloaded a vessel in New Zealand, a full
vessel thirty thousand tons between Taranaki and the cargo and Timaru.
In fact, we had two vessels unload in the last
couple of weeks. We've had dap MP and other core
nutrients unload and a full vessel of UREA.
Speaker 6 (34:19):
Now, Richard, you got your facility down there at Kennington
for storage, so it is available in Southland definitely.
Speaker 11 (34:26):
Yep, we're leaning into it. It's it's yeah, there's a
full shed down there ready to go.
Speaker 6 (34:31):
So what about Okay, guys, forward contracting, what's that about?
Speaker 8 (34:36):
Look, I think we are one of the few companies
that have been able to offer forward contracting. So right
now we can offer UREA pricing out till the end
of January. I know that some of the co ops
are starting to offer that now, but before we entered
the market, it wasn't an option and farmers had to
pay the price on the day they picked up the fertilizer.
(34:58):
So as in a example, if I ordered fertilizer today
off one of the other companies and they moved the
price at the end of this week and I didn't
pick it up until next week and the price had
gone up, I'd be paying the new price that the
new price that they had moved to during the period
(35:19):
between me ordering and picking it up. What we're able
to do is we're able to offer a fixed price
right through till the end of January twenty twenty six,
so it's locked in. The farmer knows what he's going
to be paying for the product. He knows what his
returns are for his milk solids. So it's a win win,
you know, they know what they're going to pay, they
(35:40):
know what the returns are. They can lock in some
of their gross margins.
Speaker 6 (35:43):
That's a game change for a lot of people rich
and always reconfiguring budget at this time of year, wondering
what you're going to have to do to make ends made.
But this concertainty, Yeah.
Speaker 4 (35:52):
It does.
Speaker 11 (35:53):
Yeah, it's a good initiative, and it's a positive. It's
a positive way of doing it now.
Speaker 6 (35:58):
Okay, guys, the team man COO. If anybody wants to
get in touch Jamie, what's the best way to get
in touch with the team so people can talk Fertilizer.
Speaker 8 (36:07):
Or Richard's always available and he's based down there. Give
first of all, give Richard her with a call his
numbers on the website. Look up the website and give
him the call to come out and see you. We'll
talk to you over the phone. If you can't get
hold of Richard because he's too busy down at the Valodrome,
give the eight hundred man Co number a call. It's
eight hundred six two seven sixty two six and speak
(36:29):
to the one of the customer services customer experience reps. Yeah,
and if either they'll be able to help you or
Richard'll be able to help you, or my name's on
the website as well with my phone number. If you
as a last resort you need to speak to me,
give me a call.
Speaker 6 (36:44):
Hey, good on you guys, Thanks very much for your
times afternoon. Jamie Thompson based up there on the Hawks Bay,
Commercial manager Marco Fertilizer and of course Richard Irwood and
no well known face down here in the South and
Marco Fertilizer sponsors are the best of the muster five
am Saturday mornings here. Appreciate your time, guys, m H.
Speaker 4 (37:21):
On the show with us. Now we've got Warren Ross farmer.
Speaker 1 (37:25):
Why memory Warren Probably not a bid melee chewing to
come into I think a bit of pearl jam on
a day like yes after.
Speaker 12 (37:32):
It's not too bah, it's not too bad.
Speaker 1 (37:34):
So what's it been hitting on the farm in the
last couple of weeks since I Probably a couple of
weeks since I spoke to you, isn't it?
Speaker 12 (37:40):
Yep, a couple of weeks yere not too much to
be honest, sort of where we don't do laming in
not day timing of course, so this is probably juniors
are all one of our quietest on the year at
Lista now, just just cruising quite quietly really and if.
Speaker 1 (37:55):
You managed to turn a wheel and anger with cultivation,
I know we had a good drop of rain at
the beginning of last week.
Speaker 12 (38:01):
Yeah, well we have actually hit the tractor out and
and and all the petics are grubbed up once in
the house. So yeah, so there was just a weave
a four a bit came up in those paddocks, but no,
we're yeah, sort of got them done last week, so
it's all just lat three days. So now it's it's
give the year a wet bit more munching for a
bit longer.
Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah, so you put them in just to clean that
stuff up instead of it going to waste.
Speaker 12 (38:23):
Absolutely yep, yep. So well year there wasn't much wasted
Genie happy fear would have been dry. But some years
the duken bob paddicks up and and you got to
frip them up and bring us a bit of feed
up for them.
Speaker 7 (38:35):
There.
Speaker 12 (38:35):
So so that's the stage a.
Speaker 4 (38:37):
Read anyhow, Yes, I guess the problem is which is
a good problem.
Speaker 1 (38:40):
But you're into them now, but you can't really do
a lot until things do warm up a bit further, anyway,
can you. And we get into that growing season.
Speaker 12 (38:47):
Absolutely absolutely, So that's all team just it's taken along
quite nicely, but it's still still early enough to be
doing anything. See, you know, we we just dropped them
up and then set for for a little while, so
litt and breathe and there and towards into the early taber.
I suppose we'll get into a little bit more.
Speaker 1 (39:03):
So you get a few days or weeks, will you
out of cleaning up what's left?
Speaker 12 (39:08):
So it tends on some pics. Is one nothing come
up at all? And another another pair? Have we've done?
There's quite a bit come up, so uh yeah, but
but we've still got horns to feed on them for
another month heat any how? So yeah, that they'll definitely
clean up.
Speaker 1 (39:22):
The note Tom, Well, every day that you have got
something on there is an extra day's growth, isn't it
for everything else?
Speaker 2 (39:27):
Oh?
Speaker 12 (39:28):
Absolutely? Yeah? And so and you can definitely start seeing
the grass growing this this last week you eat how
so you know, things that take on quite nicely.
Speaker 4 (39:35):
Certainly it'll be shine to it, isn't it.
Speaker 12 (39:37):
Oh absolutely, yes, Yeah, that's good, that's great.
Speaker 4 (39:40):
Anything else been helping any fishing in the last fortnight?
Speaker 12 (39:44):
No, No, we're with me and dad. We're talking about
it actually just to the day. See that we need
to plan and book a truck way to Doubtful. So
it's on the cards for September some times. Yes, it's
going to plan plan.
Speaker 1 (39:55):
It now perfect all right, Oh well we're on unleas,
can't see too much else we can probably you know,
not a lot's changed in the last fortnight, has it?
Speaker 4 (40:04):
Since we are We.
Speaker 12 (40:05):
Were just cruising along quite nicety. It's Lisa, it's along slowly.
It's quite a good complaint, be sir. That's all good.
Speaker 1 (40:13):
We'll go with that anyway, right I mate, thank you
very much for your time, and we'll keep in touch
a yep.
Speaker 12 (40:18):
Good as Yeah, I'm sorry, sorry, I didn't have too
much to talk about.
Speaker 1 (40:24):
No, maybe that was part of what I should have
been doing by calling a head to but no, no,
we're all good because I've still got to do with
a laugh yet loud, and I'm just tired enough on
time today too, So yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4 (40:39):
All right mate. Hey, I'll love you and leave you
and we'll catch up again.
Speaker 5 (40:53):
Laugh out loud with ag proud because life on the
land can be a laughing matter. Brought to us by
sheer well done working to help the livestock farmer.
Speaker 1 (41:03):
Bit of an average one. Here two windmills were sitting
on a hill. One asked the other do you have
a favorite song? The other one replies, well, all my
life I've been a heavy metal fan.
Speaker 4 (41:17):
Boom boom.
Speaker 9 (41:18):
Well that's the show.
Speaker 1 (41:19):
The muster wrapped up for again for another episode Today
on a Friday where this is currently holding up right.
We're gonna get a little bit of rubbish later on,
but hey, I think we can just take it for
what it is. I'd like to thank everybody for listening again,
Class Harvest, send differently. I to get out and do this. Tractors, mowers,
you name it, we can supply it. Come and see
(41:40):
us and macarill Gore and again another shout out for
Eugene Gobble O'Neil on the death of today stand outside
night and day. I'm about to go and see him,
So get along heavy on with him and have a laugh.
Good on, you have a good weekend. I don't Rea
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